There are exceptions, but almost every team goes through some lean years where they, in a word, stink. They don’t have the talent and, more importantly, no leadership. Kind of like the 1971 NBA Championship series when Willis Reed, the NY Knick center, had a knee injury. The rest of the team floundered and was on the verge of losing to Wilt Chamberlain and the L.A. Lakers (which is what I was hoping for).
Then, in a dramatic comeback, Reed comes out to play. The Knicks are energized and go on to win the Championship. Now Jesus didn’t have a knee injury. HE’S DEAD! When you’re dead, you don’t just suck it up and play hurt! You don’t put
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