Back in 2016, the much-hyped Los Angeles Clippers were struggling. They were supposed to take the next step toward being an elite team in the Western Conference but weren’t playing to that level. Center DeAndre Jordan explained why in a brief and memorably hilarious way. “I think we are smelling ourselves a little bit,” Jordan said.
The very same can be said for this Hurricanes’ team. Yes it’s early and yes, I even said that a loss in Week One does not end the season. But being absolutely crushed in all three phases of the game makes it harder to predict that Miami will have the sort of season we expected from them.