Rick Carlisle took no questions after the Mavericks' 120-89 home loss to Sacramento on Wednesday night. He simply made a statement, which last 31.5 seconds.
Apparently, he was saving most of his words for his players. After the game, the Mavericks locker room was open to media for about 15 minutes. Two players, Harrison Barnes and Wes Matthews, spoke to reporters, who then were ushered out.
As reporters exited, the locker room began to fill with players and assistant coaches. The 4-17 Mavericks obviously were about to commence a team meeting.
"What's difficult right now is efforts like tonight," Barnes said before reporters were ushered out.