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Originally Posted by jeedee

Great post Skinny. A positive one that I haven't seen in awhile

It also makes me wonder why they tend to "struggle" against the weaker teams like Columbus, Carolina and Montreal.

I don't know if it's a motivational factor, but it's a good sign that they "show up" for the big games against the Detroit's, San Jose's, Chicago's etc.

They may be professionals, but it's the same at every level. Growing up playing volleyball it was the same. We were bouncing back and forth with one other team as the #1 ranked Sr. guys vball team in the Province but still sometimes had issues with the teams that were bad during regular season. It's all mental, you play down and play at their level. Then going to regionals, then provincials etc. and playing it was a totally different game. Everyone was there to win and it showed.