The Masses cohort, aware of the prosecutory artifice, played up a lackadaisical performance of absurdist humor.

That was why their lackadaisical performance on Sunday, at home, with so much at stake, was puzzling.

He was such a genial and considerate host that I found it hard to square that behavior with his lackadaisical performance and meanspirited policies.

But more than numbers, the Nets sought an enthusiastic effort rather than the lackadaisical performances they have so often delivered of late.

"We learned a lesson from the last game at home," he said, referring to the Devils' lackadaisical performance Sunday night.

After a lackadaisical academic performance, he said, he transferred to Marietta College within a year.

That, he said, can lead to lackadaisical performance.

Coach Colin Campbell was angered by the Rangers' lackadaisical performance.

The only people who are affected in an adverse way are the fans, who are already subjected to some mediocre, lackadaisical performances by grossly overpaid ballplayers.

It was such a lackadaisical performance that it drew boos from the 13,146 fans at Madison Square Garden.