After an undermanned Lakers team fell to 2-8 with an uninspired loss to the Jazz on Monday night, first-year coach Darvin Ham delivered an impassioned take on the state of his team.
Davis took accountability for his play on the defensive end by pointing out how he was saddled by early foul trouble and didn't do enough to stopon drives to the hoop. He said the team's failure came in the third quarter, when the Lakers were outscored 39-27.
"It's like we just stopped communicating in the third quarter, stopped helping one another," Davis said. "We can't afford that.""S---, 2-8 is a hard pill for me to swallow," Davis said. "Obviously, it can change around. I think New Orleans was 1-12 or something last year, come back and go on a run. We've got to put it together. Offense has found its rhythm. It seems like we've lost all our defensive intensity.
Ham specifically said he was not aiming his postgame comments at Davis -- "That's not directed at AD," he said -- but remained steadfast in his optimism in the Lakers' situation. "I don't want anyone around me with a defeatist mentality," Ham said. "I don't want anyone around me that's not competitive. I don't want anyone around me that's selfish. We got to be on the same page at all times, through the good, bad and indifferent. And that's all I can say about that. ...
"I've always seen the glass half full, regardless of the circumstance. And it's damn sure not going to stop now. We're going to push through this and we're going to be better for it."
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