One of the consistently overrated things that can happen in the course of an up-and-down NBA season is the impact that “players-only meetings” have on a team.
In the wake of a gathering of Raptors last week after an ugly loss in Brooklyn, a little group chat took place.
It wasn’t huge nor was it particularly contentious and even though they’ve played better since that night, putting too much stock in the meeting is wrong.
“Just talking things out,” one player said this week.
Nothing much to see otherwise.
If there are two things that are apparent from being around NBA players for a few years, it’s this:
If they’re not playing well, they know they’re not playing well and it doesn’t matter who points it out.