Doug Collins is out of answers. But the that won’t stop the questions. And it won’t stop the absolute disaster this Sixers season has turned into.
Collins gave one of the all-time post-game interviews after last night’s debacle of a loss to the lowly Magic as boos rained down from the few fans who remained in the Wells Fargo Center. You can see some of the video here.
Make no mistake, this is not Andy Reid.
Collins isn’t interested in “doing a better job.”
He’s laying this one squarely at the feet of his players.
Collins called last night’s effort “mind-numbing” in a 10-minute post-game monologue that laid out a franchise bereft of answers. The embattled coach said he did not see last night’s effort coming, although he did notice that several starters had not even worked up a sweat before tip-off.
Collins said he’s exhausted every avenue in looking for answers in this season that has been framed by the haunting absence of what was expected to be their focal point, center Andrew Bynum, who has yet to make a single practice because of balky knees.
Unfortunately, Collins might have been a little too candid. Yes, I realize those words are hard to hear after 14 years of Andy Reid. But Collins intimated he didn’t know what else he could do to turn things around. That’s his job. If he doesn’t have any ideas, it’s a safe bet the team owners will soon be looking for someone who does.
Doug Collins' starters didn’t work up a sweat last night.
It’s their coach who might be sweating at this point.
Collins is a good guy. He deserves better than this.
So do the fans.
If the owners had any heart, they would hold a press conference today and announce they are releasing Bynum and giving Collins a vote of confidence.
That’s probably not the way it will work.
Collins is out of answers. His team is out of hope. It’s likely he’ll soon be out of a job.
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