This team just isn't "there" yet.

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(12-13-2021, 12:01 PM)leonardfan40 Wrote: Yesterday’s loss was tough to swallow. Offense did not look good, but if you remove Phillips from the equation we still probably win against a playoff (albeit mediocre playoff) team.

Season is not over. The next two games are huge though. If we can get to 9-6 while handing Baltimore another loss we’ll be in decent shape. If we can’t do that then we can start to think about next year.

Defense played well until the last minute of regulation. Offense got a little mojo late. This team doesn’t need to be great all year long. Just good enough to make the playoffs and hopefully get hot down the stretch.

They’ve put themselves in a position where their backs are against a wall, but they’ve also put themselves in a position where they’re playoff contenders in mid December. When they got blown out 2 games in a row earlier this year they responded. They’re in a similar position where they need to string tougher some wins or the season is lost. We’ll see how they respond, but it’s still too early to write this team off. Even after two tough losses. Everyone said how tough our stretch run was going to be. It was never going to be pretty but let’s see how it plays out.

Fair points, and just like they haven't been able to win three in a row this year, they've yet to lose three in a row.