re: 3rd Quarter Malaise: Reality or Myth?

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It's not just losing leads, it's how they are lost. Over the last few years this team could go for 10 minute stretches where they have more turnovers than made field goals. Not scoring and turning the ball over puts you on your heels on defense. In theory Ryno and Tyreke leading the bench unit should help address these scoring luls and improve the defense as well. We'll see what happens in the next few weeks.

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Yes.

The scoring droughts with bad defense happens often.

People remember leads slipping and notice less when it happens when they have already written off the game.

The manufactured idea of a game they 'should' win causes issues... Punishments for others not living up to 'our' expectations can be severe.