Jim Rutherford has watched his team sputter and stumble out of the postseason for two years in a row.
If his players have shown any significant urgency or desperation to try to avoid being jettisoned after just four games on each occasion, he hasn't seen it.
Neither have most other observers.
If it happens once, he told a conference call Tuesday, it might be a fluke.
Twice in a row, and it's becoming a trend.
And a reason to consider major changes before the 2020-21 season.
And while Rutherford didn't specify what he has in mind, he conspicuously did not rule out including at least some members of the coaching staff.