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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Well yeah, because it included a surprise playoff run.
But growth isn't linear. Players have a bad month - they've stopped progressing. A coach gets off to a bad start - fans are calling to have him fired after 3 games.
Building a solid team takes time, and there are inevitably going to be speed bumps and periods of frustration. But too many fans cant handle them and scream for change.
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Even with the disaster of a season last year, it was only a small minority of people like polak and Treliving who thought drastic changes were needed.
I get that growth isn't linear, but we've had 77, 97, and 77 points the last 3 seasons and are on pace for 71 this year. Even removing the 97 as a fluke (which I think is a mistake, because you can't just get lucky over 82 games), the trend is still uninspiring to say the least.