"The guys weren't ready to play and that falls on me"

No, of course that quote isn't from VDN but Kevin McHale after getting blown out by Warriors last night:

"That's as bad as you can play and there's no excuses for that," McHale said. "That's my fault. The guys weren't ready to play and that falls on me. We didn't get back. We didn't defend. We didn't do anything. That can't happen."

Vinny by comparison today:

"I didn't like our demeanor. I didn't like our effort. No toughness, no urgency. You have to come ready to do your job. We didn't do that. Our guys weren't ready from the jump ball. That's not good enough. When you bring new guys in, guys have to adjust. There are no excuses. We have to play hard and together."

I'd check out on this guy too, nothing's ever his responsibility...

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I think that's exactly what Joshua Chamberlain said before he led the 20th Maine down Little Round Top

BullsTwo

by Sports2 on Mar 4, 2009 8:36 AM CST reply actions

Easier

For the GM and a long tenured GM who seems to have a bit still of carte blanche in that org despite the fact that he’s McFail to be more direct than a rookie coach who inexplicably saw his guys yet again come out with no heart….

by majoyenrac on Mar 4, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions

He

did say “our”. Maybe he was including himself in everything he said.

"I guess I can’t do anything if you’re just irrational, but to point it out and move on."

- fundamentallysound

by J Theory on Mar 4, 2009 8:41 AM CST reply actions

Maybe he is a blithering idiot and we have license to ridicule everything he says

Seriously, I believe he is the worst coach in the history of Chicago sports and in contention for the worst ever of all time in any sport.

If we aren't careful, the leanness we now feel will be the starvation of those we serve.

by Chi 'Till I Die on Mar 4, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions

he also

called his players dumb and unprofessional:

“If guys were smart and professional, they’d understand the guys we brought in can help us win,” Del Negro said.

http://awsomepeoplesearch.com/

by NormVanBeer on Mar 4, 2009 9:20 AM CST reply actions

he could've made his point and said that a lot better than he did.

"I guess I can’t do anything if you’re just irrational, but to point it out and move on."

- fundamentallysound

by J Theory on Mar 4, 2009 9:31 AM CST up reply actions

Dang really thought it was him this time

by Camry on Mar 4, 2009 10:12 AM CST reply actions

What makes it worse is his arrogant demeanor

That’s what sets me off. I don’t really pay attention to what he says (cause I don’t think he really knows what he is saying himself), just how he says it. After last night’s game he shouldn’t be so confident in himself.

"Remember, I'm Italian".

by BCs71 on Mar 4, 2009 1:24 PM CST reply actions

Vinny belongs somewhere else

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3951579

Perhaps with another guy who blasts players for lack of effort when he has lost touch with reality?

Confusion breeds success. If they don't know each other, opponents can't have strategy. GENIUS.

by Ozzie Montana on Mar 4, 2009 2:24 PM CST reply actions

Saying he lost touch with reality implies he was in touch with reality at some point.

BullsTwo

by Sports2 on Mar 4, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions

I don't see what in the world Reisdorf or Pax saw in Vinny

that warranted giving him the head coaching gig. I’m not able to see what goes on behind the scenes, but I have not yet seen Vinny do anything right. What does it say about Paxson/Reinsdorf that they thought this idiot in a suit could coach a professional basketball team?

by dakoose on Mar 4, 2009 5:54 PM CST reply actions