There are a few buzzwords that typically precede significant changes within NBA teams.
Is a team questioning whether it is ready to play, an often damning strike against its coaching staff?
“I thought tonight was just readiness. We just weren’t ready,” Evan Fournier said after the Knicks’ 145-135 loss to the Thunder on Sunday. “Noon game, whatever. I don’t know. But lack of intensity, just not doing what we’re supposed to.”
Is a team questioning whether it is playing each possession with a proper level of urgency?
