Maybe a bit of complacency creeping in when they hear that a veteran is coming back? Just let the foot off the gas slightly thinking things will be easier or go better now that the team appears better on paper? Same thing as last season, sort of. They played well with youth in the lineup. The spark from the youth isn't sustainable either so maybe it was a bit of a perfect storm with youth energy dwindling and veterans coming back in. Plus other teams playing better that had slow starts
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