Has Mel found his spot?

[bcl20]

his head isn't in this. He was yawning on the bench the other night. If you are into it and really, really want to play...you aren't showing disinterest on the bench. With his physical tools, and the fact that this team needs rebounding, wouldn't you think he would just come in with the attitude that I'm going to get every board and be a demon on the offensive glass...he doesn't want it...period.

He could have been yawning because his brain was hot.

 

[tm3308]

his head isn't in this. He was yawning on the bench the other night. If you are into it and really, really want to play...you aren't showing disinterest on the bench. With his physical tools, and the fact that this team needs rebounding, wouldn't you think he would just come in with the attitude that I'm going to get every board and be a demon on the offensive glass...he doesn't want it...period.

I'm not too concerned with the yawn. He looked plenty into the game when he was on the floor. Hell, I used to yawn all the time in the dugout between at bats. That didn't mean I didn't have my mind locked into the game. I always brought my A-game mentally. There were simply times when the adrenaline rush wasn't enough to carry me through the "down" time between at bats/time in the field. But once I got back in the box on on the infield, that rush came back.

 

[WinOneThisCentury]

If he were into the game, he would have been on the floor at the end of the game...at least on the defensive end. Fran chewed his butt at about the 5:00 minute mark and I don't think he saw the floor again...we were really small at the end of that game.

Honestly, I rather see him play guys that give the effort and play with purpose on the floor. Mel needs to figure it out.