November 02 , former NBA player and current basketball commentator Kendrick Perkins earlier talked about Celtics player Marcus Smart.
Smart spoke about teammates Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown after today's game, saying: "Now every opponent is clear, we are playing around Jason and Jaylen, and every opponent is trying to defend them both. I think every commentator and story is writing to let them pass the ball. They don't want to pass the ball, and of course that's where they have to learn. ”
Perkins was unhappy with Smart's approach, commenting, "Marcus shouldn't have come out and said these things publicly. He can't blame his teammates in an interview on live national television, which is the dressing room rule. If you're unhappy with the team's offensive system, then you should go to the manager.
"You publicly blame your teammates, and that doesn't inspire the best of Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum. Now, you're just going to cause a lot of locker room chaos, and you can't do that. Marcus Smart should know this better.
"You can't just blame the two of them for losing the game after leading by 19 points, we've been talking about offense, let's talk about defense. They don't do a good job of defending, and defense is a cooperative thing. They failed to produce a dominant defensive performance in all four quarters. Don't say anything good about defense, if they defend well at key moments, they will win. ”