Question 1: Say the Boston Celtics lost to an Orlando Magic team with no players on it. It was… (choose one response)
- …a statistical fluke!
- …pathetic!
- …deeply concerning and justification for widespread alarm — light the lantern in Old North Church!
- …perfectly normal. All teams lose occasionally.
Most of the time, option 1 and 4 are reasonably and measured responses. Occasionally you have to fire up answer 2, like when Boston blows a game at full strength to the Anthony Davis-LeBron Jamesless Los Angeles Lakers, and I really try to avoid going full Paul Revere with option 3.