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Message: [QUOTE="KembaStepback, post: 1975331, member: 5881"] I'm not an optimist. I feel like I'm a realist. It takes time for teams to gel. Teams full of seniors and juniors who have played together for 3 seasons have a HUGE advantage over teams who haven't played together at all. Why do you think Team USA started practicing together more? They were playing teams like Spain and Argentina who have played together for ages and USA teams that were far more talented were losing. It happens. It's absolutely a thing. My main point is that people who blame Ollie's coaching are just far to quick to jump on him. I don't know how many times watching these games these guys get open shots that they just don't make. That's on the players, not the coach. Enoch not being able to finish around the basket is not Ollie's fault. Vital not being able to make an open jumper is not Ollie's fault. Any team losing 2 of it's top 3 players will lose. They were a young team to begin with. Everyone needs to calm down, this season is over. Let's try to be positive. [/QUOTE]