I agree with this 100%. At this point, the question would be whether or not our players have matured their games properly, and the answer to that is also no for some. But there is enough talent for their games to mature further and faster. So, either we are playing the super long game with our players and coaching staff, or the coaching staff is preparing the team but not to the level to where winning is the priority, hence playing the long game.
I think that players simply like the system and the way he teaches, but every game I feel like we end up on the wrong side of the W and L situations. Eventually, the lack of winning overtakes that aspect. Now we understand what may have caused Domi to go. It's like all the prep work is handled beautifully, and then it isn't working to the degree needed.
Unfortunately, the bigger poison in all of this is that we got matched up against a team that truthfully, should not be in the playoffs either. Of the "home" teams, I saw Nashville as the team most ripe to be knocked off, regardless of opponent. Should we beat Nashville, it provides the impression that we played into the playoffs, but truthfully, our matchup was the most favorable of the QR in the West. Maybe it will take another year for everything to gel in the system, but if we don't start the year off right next year and Hall is signed long term, I think we must move on.
