The team will deny it. The players will deny it. The organization will deny it. A number of writers and fans will deny it or ignore it to grind irrelevant axes. I’m saying they quit, and I’ll stick by it.
I’m a fan, I don’t take any shame in that. Nor do I think it takes away from my ability to analyze and write about the team with an objective perspective, but it rather motivates me to look at the team from all angles rather than simply hardening my heart. No knock on other writers, but I’m fine embracing both parts of my basketball life, and I’ll quit before I have it any other way.