Complacency

Complacency will kill a team.  Not the quick get it over with death but the very slow painful agonizing type death that makes you only wish it was quick.  Its painful to watch and painful to live.  For a team I think its harder to watch as a coach and know there is really nothing you can do about it.  You can encourage, you can motivate, you can even yell, but unless they players decide to change none of it will help.

Unfortunately, I believe we are there!  We started the season off well and at one point were 5-2 but now all that has changed after a 7 game losing streak.  We see moments of brilliance.  There are times of perfection.  Even minutes of masterful teamwork.  These seem to be all short lived and the old crummy complacency creeps back in.  Its not that they enjoy losing, no one does!  Its that they almost seem to not want to push themselves, not want to get better, no want to step-up.  Its frustrating and heartbreaking at the same time.  We can only sit and wait and hope they soon snap out of it.