On the bright-side, no overzealous UK fan will get a premature unbeaten tattoo this year.
PKM whats the word on Mulder? DNP?? I wish they'd swap Matthews minutes with his.. I know Matthews is a high energy guy out there to force the action. They looked like they could've used another shooter though - It'd make things easier for Jamal Murray.
After re-watching the game a few times.. I've concluded - beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Coach Cal wasn't playing his best hand. at-all. He was testing the squad.
He wanted to see how certain players would perform in less than ideal situations, with less than ideal spacing.
I like it. The loss will prove to be insignificant in the grand scheme of this season. They'll still easily secure a #1 seed.
Mulder is getting torched on D and his shot is way off. I think Cal is not convinced Mulder is willing to put in the effort to become a good defender.
There is NO question that it was a sink or swim thing with Cal. He was teaching them a lesson throughout the game. He has had to have done it a few times in the past 6 years. Usually, there is a mini-mutiny and he handles it by saying, fine, let's try it. Then gets their attention.