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Quick Hits: The Push vs Punch Edition

“Certainly we’d like our record to be better than it is,” Blashill said. “In critical moments, we’ve stubbed our toes a lot, no doubt about that. But our guys came back the next night and came back ready to get after it and they’ve done that consistently.

I agree with this. I think where last year’s team had a collapse and really struggled to climb out of quicksand, the resilience this year has been much better. They’re not immune to collapses (because nobody is), but the creeping blowouts have slowed and they’ve been more fun to watch this season because of it.