(01-09-2021, 12:20 PM)Tyler Wrote: Let's put what happened into context.'
After a series of bad losses against bad teams, Collins stood up in a team meeting and said what everyone else was already thinking -- that the offense needs to be more diverse than one guy jacking up 30-foot 3's with 15 seconds left on the shot clock if they want to win. The very next game against the Hornets, Young straight-up quit on the team to try to prove a childish point. Note that the Athletic article didn't come out until after that game. Young is clearly in the wrong, Collins is absolutely right, and the issue is about so much more than a personal beef between Collins and Young.
They are both wrong. Collins is going behind the back on Young. He could have in more proper way discusss this with Young directly in a way teammates can do privately. Many of these things are solved in this manner without making a huge franchise mess about it.
And this is coaches job to address this and the strategy of the team. Its not Collins job to tell the team how to be run, "Offense needs to be more diverse"? Collins is not a coach. You dont want this guy to tell Luka and KP how they should play and that he should be the main guy, just because we lose a few games in a stretch. Losses will come, but you need to stick behind your leaders of the team. Especially since they heavily improved.
Collins clearly ignited the issue, and did not solve it internally with Young and his coach. He is clerarly jealous being the 2nd option now that Young has taken over the team. I do not believe this guy is a fit to be a "3rd star" ,he won't accept even being the 2nd option.
Of course the thing will leak when you tell it in front of all staff members and the team. This is going behind the back on Young. Young on other hand clearly handled the issue wrongly as well. To his defense, it is also more difficult cicrumstances. If Collins came to him directly and the coach, it would have been all much easier for him to respond well. He probably felt embarrassed in front of the entire team and it came a shock why this was not told to him directly if someone has an issue with him.
And to be honest, Young is asked to do this (play the way the team does) by his coach, so he aint doing anything wrong. This is coaches decision. I think Collins should ask this directly the coach and not in front of the team. THis would be much better than addressing Young directly. ANd the worst to do is to go with this to everyone. This is basically the same as going public. Of course it will leak.
I dont hink Collins nor Young are winners. They are good players, but you need to handle a team and issues way better.