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Two ways to handle the loss

The loss was bad. It looked awful and was throughly depressing. A loss like that leaves fans in two camps.

1. It's a bad team

Take me away
Like I overdosed on cocaine
Or take me away like a bullet from Kurt Cobain

-The Game, "My Life"

These fans take the loss as a sign the team is hopelessly flawed. "They need to blow it up and try again. Concerns about philosophy and style the had been quieted by winning rise up. The team needs fundamental changes. Certain players and/or coaches need to go and fast. The best case is for the team to limp on to what will be at best a disappointment."

2. It's a bad game

Out the gutter I climbed
Spoke my mind and didn't stutter one time
Ali said "even the greatest gotta suffer sometimes"

-T.I. "No Matter What"

The proponents of this view respond, "Nobody wins them all and most teams, even good ones lose an ugly one or two. The problems are fixable. The current players and staff are good enough to win. The team caught some bad breaks. They just need to correct the mistakes and they'll be fine. The team will get back on track."