Pitchforks down, let’s just discuss this freely and see what we can come up with.
We all have seen it countless of times, I’m not totally certain I know what exactly it is, but I know exactly what it looks like
This core has a habit of fielding teams who look borderline unstoppable at times, like some games they’ll blow you out by 50, the ball is whizzing around the court, everyone is getting open shots, defense looks dominant, etc etc
Then the next game it’s like watching a group of 5 guys that just met each other an hour ago play unmotivated basketball.
Why do we think this happens? I personally struggle with the answer, I’m not sure if it’s Joe’s fault for not installing a consistent enough offense to create open shots on a regular basis or if it’s on the players and it’s their fault for losing focus too often and randomly not getting up for games
Step 1: Team that has won five straight loses two in a row, one in OT and the other by 3 points. Step 2: We conclude there must be some deep flaw in the team.
Maybe they just lost to two good teams on the road playing really good ball (including stifling defense).