Tyler Marsh taking heat amid Chicago Sky’s ‘loser mentality’

Chicago Sky head coach Tyler Marsh is at the middle of all the frustration surrounding the team’s current slump.

On Tuesday, Chicago absorbed its eighth loss of the season in 12 games, falling 82-75 to the Atlanta Dream. This added more tension to the tumultuous locker room, with their head coach at the center amid player criticism.

When the Sky lost a lopsided game to the Toronto Tempo on Sunday, Skylar Diggins surprisingly passed on one of the questions during the post-game interview. This was after she called out the Sky’s “loser mentality.”

Diggins said that Marsh should answer their offensive problems since he’s the one drawing the plays from the sidelines. Besides, he’s the head tactician of the team.

Currently, Chicago ranks 13th in total points per game (80.2) and 13th in field-goal percentage, which speaks volumes about their lack of offensive power. Additionally, they don’t have a player averaging over 15 points per game this season, as Diggins is their leading scorer at 14.6 points per game.

But despite the current state of the team, coach Marsh still believes that everyone is on the same boat.

The Sky’s struggles on offense began when their star forward Rickea Jackson went down with an ACL injury in just their fourth game of the season.

Before the season-ending injury, Jackson was averaging 18.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 blocks.