HEAD coach Paul James questioned the future of some of his Worcester Wolves players following their 102-87 humbling by Newcastle Eagles.

Tuesday’s defeat at the University of Worcester was their third in five days and has left them sixth in the British Basketball League.

Although Wolves had previously won eight on the spin, the current slump has lead to James pulling few punches ahead of the visit of Plymouth Raiders tomorrow (7.30pm).

He said: “I’m very disappointed. We have to find a way of getting some fire back into the team. If that means changing things up, then that’s what I’ll do.

“Certainly the last few performances from some of the players have not been good enough. Some of the players need to take a hard look at themselves and decide if they want to play for the Wolves or not.”

He continued: “We’ve got to show more passion, more spirit, more fight and play for the shirt. Kalil Irving came out and played with no fear and even Albert Ziwa came on and found a way to get to the free throw line.

“Our more experienced players have got to bring that sort of passion to the game.”