When a sports team, like, say, the Toronto Raptors, puts in a dreadful performance, for instance, yesterday in Indianapolis, there are a couple of reactions possible from team management.
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They could pooh-pooh the result, brushing it off as just a bad day at the office. If that were their conclusion, little or no change in the roster or players’ playing time could be expected in their next outing.
Or they could react in a mood little short of panic, in which some players are benched while others are pushed to the forefront in a desperate attempt to re-establish the team’s footing before it’s too late.