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Message: [QUOTE="KingOtis, post: 232654, member: 1599"] As for yesterday's game and the notion that JB was coaching not to lose... The players aren't robots that JB moves around the court like a high-tech game of chess. Do you think that maybe - just maybe - the suspension of Melo was the straw that broke the camel's back? There have been so many distractions this season and, from a mental standpoint, perhaps the weight of it all has become too much. We're not the same team without Melo. The players know that better than anyone. It's one thing to ignore the Bernie Fine and drug stuff, but the loss of Melo has a direct impact on the team. No, they're not robots. They're kids. They put everything into going 31-2 and getting a top seed in the tournament. And on the eve of the dance, they had the wind taken out of their sails. For the second time in three years. [/QUOTE]