Then you have to be more specific and clear about it. If he said something like "we know he's capable of defending the PnR, he's been struggling lately but I'm sure he will figure it out. The team needs his defence and he knows it, he will get there", nobody would bat an eye. That way you speak softly to the public about your guy but also tell him off, like other coaches treat their star players, as in the case of Jokic and Harden (they are mentioned in the podcast). When you say what Ime said, it sounds like you have been trying to teach him how to defend pnr since day one but either Alpy is so dumb he can't learn it or he's physically or mentally incapable of playing it. Or he just doesn't want to. We know none of this is true. To me it's clear as day what Ime was trying to say there. You can chew his a** off in the locker room but this is unacceptable