"It's unacceptable to be 2-5," said the GM, who watched practice yesterday. "It's unacceptable for us to play the way we did in Cleveland [in a 94-80 loss Monday]."

Layden didn't single out any player and went out of his way to praise Don Chaney.

"I can't say enough about him," Layden said. "I have tremendous faith in him and his staff."