You're just being argumentative and purposely dense. I can only comment on what I see - that is not 'blaming the players'. Manning is a disaster. One of his worst traits appears to be the inability to motivate - I've never seen him show any fire so I don't know he could impart any to the team. Maybe Hoard is the kind of kid that needs a coach to fire him up? Maybe he's tentative because he doesn't know what he is supposed to be doing because he hasn't been properly coached - and we have no plan on offense or defense? I don't know. I don't know anything specific - again, I can only observe.
And remember, when I am watching Hoard it is with the knowledge that he is "supposed" to be a one-and-done - that creates certain expectations.
I know the kid is not literally lazy - he is a high-level college basketball player.
I think that's what happens when a kid has to be constantly thinking 'why am I here, I could have gone anywhere'.