Washington coach Flip Saunders is not happy with Andray Blatche and is not afraid to tell everyone about it. Saunders, breaking from the code that a coach should never publicly criticize a player, called out Blatche for his poor attitude following the Wizards’ overtime loss to Charlotte Tuesday.
Wiz Coach Saunders Throws Blatche Under The Bus
↵“In my fifteen years [of coaching], I’ve never seen anything like it,” Saunders said. “I’m more disappointed in him that I’ve ever been with a player in my coaching career.”↵Ouch. But Saunders did not stop there. In a post-game press conference, he continued his rant, calling Blatche’s actions “uncalled for.”
↵Saunders said Blatche told him he didn’t want to play any more after Saunders had criticised the fourth-year forward from Syracuse for failing to get back on defense.
↵Obviously, this did not sit well with Saunders who made sure the Wizards’ leading scorer and rebounder sat for the rest of the game.
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"When a coach wants to teach you something, and you think you're above that because you've played, what, 16 games?"↵↵"Right now, [with] those teammates, he's lost his credibility, that ability to be in the trenches. What's going to happen when things go bad? You just can't do those things," Saunders said.
↵"If you don't want to be coached, you're in the wrong spot," he added.
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↵This on a night when the Wizards distributed flyers promoting Blatche for the league’s Most Improved Player.
↵Right now, I’m thinking he won’t be receiving Saunders’ vote.
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