HawkeyeWalker
Well-Known Member
A little different take on this topic. Yes, the number of close losses looks bad, and many of them were heart ripping brutal.
Maybe it is an "issue". But you can look at it a different way. We were competitive in every single loss this year. If I recall correctly, we did not lose a game by more than 8 points, and most were by 6 or less with a few by 3 or less.
Yes, a loss is a loss, they all suck. And yes, we "folded", "choked", "melted", etc, etc a few.
For those comparing this "collapse" to the one a couple years ago, I disagree, if for nothing else other than the margins of loss, having a chance to win inside of a minute to play in every loss but 1 or 2, and the fact that the overall quality of opponents is higher.
Do I believe the team has played well over the last 6 games, no I don't. But I haven't questioned effort like I did 2 years ago.
I typically don't buy into the mental thing, but it's fair to say confidence of the players is down.
I didnt ever believe we were going to sustain a top 5-8 rating, although this team did show they could play at a top 15 level. Don't know if they'll bounce back, but a single win could do wonders.
It's been a tough 6 games.
Go Hawks.
Maybe it is an "issue". But you can look at it a different way. We were competitive in every single loss this year. If I recall correctly, we did not lose a game by more than 8 points, and most were by 6 or less with a few by 3 or less.
Yes, a loss is a loss, they all suck. And yes, we "folded", "choked", "melted", etc, etc a few.
For those comparing this "collapse" to the one a couple years ago, I disagree, if for nothing else other than the margins of loss, having a chance to win inside of a minute to play in every loss but 1 or 2, and the fact that the overall quality of opponents is higher.
Do I believe the team has played well over the last 6 games, no I don't. But I haven't questioned effort like I did 2 years ago.
I typically don't buy into the mental thing, but it's fair to say confidence of the players is down.
I didnt ever believe we were going to sustain a top 5-8 rating, although this team did show they could play at a top 15 level. Don't know if they'll bounce back, but a single win could do wonders.
It's been a tough 6 games.
Go Hawks.