“I think it’s obvious, it’s not where it needs to be. But it’s difficult when you’ve entered the league and a lot of good things have happened for you, and then you come back, and all that momentum goes away.
But confidence isn’t something that’s in your back pocket and you just lose it at the mall or leave it in your car. Over time, it erodes, and you’ve got to find ways to stop the momentum and get it back. And he’s frustrated, he got in a fight at the end of the game, and maybe that will trigger it.
I know, he knows, and his teammates know he’s a better player than what we have right now. Everyone has to participate in cracking that nut, including Marco…. we need the best from him, and right now he doesn’t look like the same player.”