Certainly talent matters - but it wasn't our only problem. Consider our very talented center who managed to put up glowing stats while somehow doing...
Has Shough thrown more Int in 4 games than Marcus did in a season?
This is so bad I can't even bring myself to needle my Duck rooting friends.
In all seriousness, the Ducks need to stop the bragging about their great recruiting until their on field results justify the hot air.
Lordy the Ducks are awful! Mediocre running game, tissue paper defense, over-rated QB...what do they do well?
2 disappointing girls.
Did anybody else even offer Melo a contract? I wasn't expecting more than 3-4 teams to express an interest, but it seems like nobody wanted him....
Sad. Two once great fighters reduced to a carnival act.
SMH. Right...and if they played for the Blazers you would love them.
Wouldn't an answer require making some broad guesses about Collins' and Hood's health?
Not to mention he is nearly 60.
Yes, CJ is a PG - in the same sense that Damon was a PG. Damon's ball stopping, pound all the air out of the ball nonsense drove me crazy!
No sillier than relying on players with injury problems to make a major contribution.
I'm pretty much done with Collins as well.
In summation: good trades; questionable FA signings; ignored underlying issues (Stotts, Dame/CJ pairing).
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