Celtics News: Jae Crowder Calls Out Teammates
The Boston Celtics are now just 2-6 since they traded point guard Rajon Rondo to the Dallas Mavericks, and that doesn't sit well with forward Jae Crowder, whom the Celtics required in that trade.
“We can give more fight to that,” Crowder said, referring Boston's loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. “We’ve fought each other in practice harder than what we did in the first half. So we were aware of it and we just tried to come out and give a better effort in the second half.”
“I don’t know what he can do to prepare, but when something like [Monday’s loss] happens, I guess hold guys accountable early. Just don’t let it keep happening. We just kept digging ourselves in a hole. I just feel like he’s [head coach Brad Stevens] got to hold guys a little more accountable. It’s not even coach, I think, for the most part. Guys as NBA players should always come here ready to play hard. It’s not on the coaches. It’s not on anybody. It’s on us as players. And I think that’s first and foremost for us. We just have to hold ourselves accountable. You always have to come ready to play without a coach yelling at you, without any of that stuff happening. You should always come ready to play a basketball game. That’s what we’re here for. That’s our job.”
Jeff Green backed Crowders comments, putting the blame on himself.
“When you are playing so many games, you are not going to be up for every game. It’s tough. The effort has to pick up. It starts with me. I will blame myself for the way we came out and played [Monday night]. As a leader, you have to lead by example and I don’t think I’ve been doing a great job of that.”
Boston's next game is tonight against the Brooklyn Nets at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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