Wolfay wrote:The departure of Malone suddenly doesn't take their control of their own play away. They're crying over something they still can control. All they have to do is make the choice and we're playing better.
There's multiple factors. Your comment ostensibly implies the coach doesn't matter. I'm sure you'd agree coaching is important.
Players are still human. You can't continuously **** on them and expect them to be unaffected.