Think about that for a second.
We have lost two road games. One against a pretty good team on the road who has a great defense. The other loss was in a venue that is known to be difficult to play against one of the top three pass rushers in the league. We lost these two games by a TOTAL of 10 points.
We lost one home game against a team that seems to be the most complete team in the league and the hands on favorite to win the SB. We lost by 2 points and we even had a chance to win at the end.
This is my fan equivalent of first world problems. This team.... well....sucks.... compared to the teams we have grown accustomed to watching these last 6 years or so. How fortunate are we when our crappiest team in 8 years is twelve points away from being undefeated? Like Aros has stated, I’m actually just enjoying the games more without the superlative expectations I’ve had in the past. A loss doesn’t seem like some blown opportunity derailing an off season of hype to me this year.
I have no idea what our final record will be at the end of the year, but I have be that feeling that every game will be somewhat competitive this year. We may lose big in LA, but I expect to be in every other game this year. If that is a team that sucks, then I hope we realize how awesome it is to be a Hawks fan right now.
What has been hard the past few years is seeing a team that you love in decline, still great, but on a downward trajectory. This team, while clearly not as good, seems to have an upward trajectory, which in many ways is just as exciting to watch. We have a tough schedule ahead, but I’m looking forward to an improving team regardless of wins and losses.
We have lost two road games. One against a pretty good team on the road who has a great defense. The other loss was in a venue that is known to be difficult to play against one of the top three pass rushers in the league. We lost these two games by a TOTAL of 10 points.
We lost one home game against a team that seems to be the most complete team in the league and the hands on favorite to win the SB. We lost by 2 points and we even had a chance to win at the end.
This is my fan equivalent of first world problems. This team.... well....sucks.... compared to the teams we have grown accustomed to watching these last 6 years or so. How fortunate are we when our crappiest team in 8 years is twelve points away from being undefeated? Like Aros has stated, I’m actually just enjoying the games more without the superlative expectations I’ve had in the past. A loss doesn’t seem like some blown opportunity derailing an off season of hype to me this year.
I have no idea what our final record will be at the end of the year, but I have be that feeling that every game will be somewhat competitive this year. We may lose big in LA, but I expect to be in every other game this year. If that is a team that sucks, then I hope we realize how awesome it is to be a Hawks fan right now.
What has been hard the past few years is seeing a team that you love in decline, still great, but on a downward trajectory. This team, while clearly not as good, seems to have an upward trajectory, which in many ways is just as exciting to watch. We have a tough schedule ahead, but I’m looking forward to an improving team regardless of wins and losses.