Isn't it interesting how a team loses its mystique when other teams see they lose?

[konex]

I really feel that a big part of being a great team is winning so much that other teams feel they have no chance against you (even though you're not that good). Once you start losing games, no one is "afraid" anymore even though you're a formidable team.

Cavs and Warriors are examples of both sides of this...

[iamgine]

You mean the Mike Tyson factor.

[konex]

Kind of like that. Like tonight, Cavs are a much better team but Suns don't fear a team with LeBron on it as much as they should. Because of that, they are playing free

[oarabbus]

Kind of like the 2013 Miami Heat. They won 26 in a row, then the Bulls broke the streak. The mystique was lost, and no one was afraid of the Heat anymore.


:facepalm

[SamuraiSWISH]

I really feel that a big part of being a great team is winning so much that other teams feel they have no chance against you (even though you're not that good). Once you start losing games, no one is "afraid" anymore even though you're a formidable team.

Cavs and Warriors are examples of both sides of this...
Psychological warfare aspects to sports have always been there. You're just now realize this?

[AnaheimLakers24]

Happend to the hiward kobe lakers

[konex]

Happend to the hiward kobe lakers

Yep. Happened to them quite early

[SugarHill]

sucks when you lose your mystique

it's hard to find her again because she knows how to hide

[Mr. Jabbar]

sucks when you lose your mystique

it's hard to find her again because she knows how to hide

:banana: