Tiranis
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The thing that pissed me off, probably the most, about Gillis's press conference is his stance that this team needs to react to the trends. I fully disagree with that. The trends are what they are because some teams took this approach and they won with it. Now other teams are taking a similar approach, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are successful. St. Louis was bounced in round 1 this year, and was swept in round 2 last year, and they're probably the epitome of a defensive but gritty team.
IMO the most successful teams dictate their own style and don't just react to what other teams are doing.
The trends Gillis talks about have to do with refereeing standards and not how other teams play.