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SignUp Now!I have a theory about the late season collapses year after year. It's obvious that a short rotation could be part of it, but it's hard for me to believe that 19 year old kids are getting tired playing basketball. If they were at the park, they would play for 6 hours a day.
I honestly think that they get to the point that they know the defense is stupid and unsustainable, but they aren’t going to mutiny, so they just go through the motions, realizing that it's pointless. They have to know, right?
I think that's true, but wouldn't even put it all on K. I think the fan base and media have fairly consistently overrated our teams, especially in the post-2015 era, and have created a culture where the players (and a lot of the fans?) feel like it's a letdown every single year if they don't make the Final Four. Like in the postgame ceremony in Cameron, where K was trying to give his players credit for getting the first-place regular-season finish and the fans drowned him out by chanting "We Want Six".I agree, but I have a feeling K also just wears players down mentally, in general. I imagine being in an abusive relationship can be draining.
Of course, there were also 2012 and 2014, which seem like the closest comps to 2022 in terms of overall vibes.
Paolo really is kind of like an 80%-as-good Jabari. Moore and Hood probably suffer from some similar inconsistency issues too, although I'll give the edge to Moore here by a decent bit in terms of making big plays on both ends of the floor.Yeah, though this team has shown a higher ceiling and more sustained success than those. I'd say 2012 was just a bad team. 2014, there are unfortunate parallels. Including losing in the final of the ACCT.