ESPN: Archuleta: 'I don't like getting lied to'

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My half baked theory is this, Williams hasn't talked to him because he pretty much made up his mind weeks ago that Arch is a project that he's given up on and he won't be back, so why bother. Probably not the best way to go about things, GW is a hard ass no doubt but he's a no BS guy as well. He's not going to sugar coat things by telling him to keep working hard when he knows he's a guy he no longer wants in his system.

As much as Arch is disappointed in the coaches, the coaches are probably equally as disappointed in his piss poor play and overall inability to pick up this defense. He's a lost cause in their eyes.

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

My half baked theory is this, Williams hasn't talked to him because he pretty much made up his mind weeks ago that Arch is a project that he's given up on and he won't be back, so why bother. Probably not the best way to go about things, GW is a hard ass no doubt but he's a no BS guy as well. He's not going to sugar coat things by telling him to keep working hard when he knows he's a guy he no longer wants in his system.

As much as Arch is disappointed in the coaches, the coaches are probably equally as disappointed in his piss poor play and overall inability to pick up this defense. He's a lost cause in their eyes.

Half baked yet delicious. I agree. AA was a huge letdown, and Williams was the one who campaigned for him and got him here. Evidently GW's way of dealing with that is to say nothing and move on.

Maybe it's GW being a hard ass, maybe it's his "personality" or whatever, but frankly I think it boils down to crappy management. If it's true that AA was yanked and nobody has said word one to him, I feel bad for him regardless of whether or not he could cover his own shadow. That's no way to treat somebody, no way to lead a team or boost morale or inspire a group of people. It's immature and asinine.

This whole thing sounds like Arrington's story all over again just with Archuleta's name. Hell, it sounds like pretty much like the story of a half dozen or so players who have left this organization over the past few years.