Lakers coach Luke Walton after loss to Blazers: I thought guys on our bench were pouting
Walton: I just didn't think we were very in character tonight. Maybe it's this tough stretch we've been through. I don't know. We just didn't seem to be ourselves
Some of the Lakers player were pouted for the rumors about the future of some players as Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson.
ESPN reported on Friday that the Lakers tried to shop Julius Randle to the Mavericks for Nerlens Noel before the Dallas big man got injured and that the franchise is confident that it will be able to trade Jordan Clarkson next offseason.
The Lakers lost to the Blazers 95-92.
Per ESPN, Walton said he knew his team had exhausted a ton of mental and physical energy playing against Cleveland, Golden State and Houston in the previous four games. But he sensed something different than his team just being tired.
"We're gonna be tired," Walton said. "It's our job to be ready. I didn't think we did a good job of that. I thought guys on our bench were pouting. I thought there was too much feeling sorry for ourselves as opposed to being professionals. The main thing that we do is always about our team and about what's best for the team, how do we win as a team. Our guys have been great at that all year long. I just didn't think we were very in character tonight. Maybe it's this tough stretch we've been through. I don't know. We just didn't seem to be ourselves.
"It just didn't feel like our normal group. There wasn't a great energy. I just didn't feel like our bench was jumping up and cheering guys on that were in and communicating and calling stuff out. It just didn't feel like the same group that was locked in and bought into what's been going on."
ESPN reported on Friday that the Lakers tried to shop Julius Randle to the Mavericks for Nerlens Noel before the Dallas big man got injured and that the franchise is confident that it will be able to trade Jordan Clarkson next offseason.
The Lakers lost to the Blazers 95-92.
Per ESPN, Walton said he knew his team had exhausted a ton of mental and physical energy playing against Cleveland, Golden State and Houston in the previous four games. But he sensed something different than his team just being tired.
"We're gonna be tired," Walton said. "It's our job to be ready. I didn't think we did a good job of that. I thought guys on our bench were pouting. I thought there was too much feeling sorry for ourselves as opposed to being professionals. The main thing that we do is always about our team and about what's best for the team, how do we win as a team. Our guys have been great at that all year long. I just didn't think we were very in character tonight. Maybe it's this tough stretch we've been through. I don't know. We just didn't seem to be ourselves.
"It just didn't feel like our normal group. There wasn't a great energy. I just didn't feel like our bench was jumping up and cheering guys on that were in and communicating and calling stuff out. It just didn't feel like the same group that was locked in and bought into what's been going on."
E. Carchia
@Sportando
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