torch19 wrote:
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I just feel at the end of the day, hard work pays off. That's always what I've kept in mind, it's happened to players in the league no doubt about it, I just feel if your mind is not with your game, it's never going to work out the way you want it too.
Confidence, concentration, composure, poise. Even when Demar had great games, he was disappointed with different plays. I remember when we played New Jersey, Demar had 30. From my TV, I can hear Demar going "Fuck outta here." to Johan Petro after almost dunking on him. When he missed an opportunity for a 3 point-play, I also heard "Get in mothafucka, Get in!" I mean, emotion is a part of the game, but his emotion causes doubt... Swearing, head down, bad body language, it wasn't nice to see from a young player with a high ceiling.
He had VERY shaky confidence under Coach Casey, it was really terrible to watch him play as if he made a mistake, he would be subbed right off.
Look at a guy like LeBron, EASILY the best basketball player in the world, but last year in the finals against Dallas. His mindset was to prove people wrong, as we've heard day in, and day out. He was playing angry, playing frustrated, playing with cockiness. Now, he changed. After all the criticism he faced, from what we saw in the playoffs, he turned into one of the most mature players in the game.
My point is, Demar has talent, and works extremely hard, but if he doesn't have the mental toughness the best players in the game have, he's not going to reach the potential that he most clearly has.
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