«I've watched the games back. We didn't play as fast as we did in the regular season,» Montgomery pointed out. «Those are things that are going to eat at me until we start playing again next year. We simply didn't do what we did. And there's no hiding from that. We're not going to hide from that.
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You look at that those things and look at body language, looking at guy's eyes, wanting the moment versus not wanting the moment. I've done some reading on some body language stuff that might help me as a coach, you know, moving forward, but in the end, we know we didn't get the job done. And that stays with us. It's gonna stay with me forever. I think we had the team to win at all. And, for me, I've always felt I've been able to talk about that last third of the year. Get my team to play its best at the most important time. And I failed the process.»
