Really lol? You're being disingenuous again bro I'm not wasting any more time with this because you already know. You're ignoring what Fournier said
How am I being disingenous?
Why are you taking Fournier's word as gospel? He's a fukking jock basketball player and a veteran of course he felt a way being benched after what he considered one of the better years of his career.
The man is delusional. He has an inflated sense of self worth. Let's break down his quotes shall we?
"Do you know Dragon Ball Z? When the hero Goku finds himself on planet Namek, injured, in a regeneration capsule? I had this image in my head all year, every practice," Fournier said.
You not Goku
"You want to spit on everyone. You have hatred. Derrick Rose and I looked at each other and said to each other: 'What the hell are we doing here?' During the five-on-five practice, we were on the side like some prospects. Uncool times. And when I realized that wouldn't change, I took things more slowly," he said. "I focused on myself and didn't let the rest get to me anymore. I did three cardio sessions, two weight training sessions per week, a lot of travel work, [analyzing] game situations with an assistant coach Daniel Brady."
Spit on people?
Also, why is he mentioning
@Another Man
This is nothing but his ego speaking talking about we were on the side like some prospects. He felt that was beneath him despite the fact that his replacements were bringing more value to the hardwood and helping the team win.
"I have nothing to say because I have none," Fournier said about rapport with the specialist."When he took me out of the five, he just told me he was going to try something else. Then at the first match of a road trip, he announced to me that I was leaving the rotation, and ciao."
This was the communication right here. Thibs told him he was going to try something else go in a different direction and told him he was out of the rotation this is clear direction. Fournier due to his own self-inflated ego and having been a rotational player his entire career for a decade obviously wasn't going to be happy about this.
"If you want to trade me with a good return, why didn't you use me? I was coming out of a season where I was the fourth-best 3-point shooter in the league. Why not take advantage of it?" Fournier told. "Now they won't get anything interesting and that's normal because I couldn't show anything [on the court]."
This is again delusion. We were never getting anything interesting for you dude. You were traded for a retiring Jeff Teague and two second rounders to Boston before you signed with us. You're a good shooter but overall not a very valuable or coveted player in this league ultimately--->replaceable.
Fournier is an expiring contract, salary filler for a potential trade that is all he is at this point...