“The situation there overall, I would tell you guys, being on the inside, was it was a team that just didn’t know how to get along,” Barry stated. Starting with Bradley Beal, it became clear that he never fully bought into operating within a true team structure. But the laissez-faire approach, the mentality of wanting to hoop and nothing else, showed up in exactly what Barry was describing. That disengagement, that singular focus, warped the hierarchy of the team and bled into the locker room. When there is a clear hierarchy behind the scenes, it shows up in how the team plays.

Source: Daily Sun January 22, 2026 02:32 UTC