If there’s one thing I like doing in this here hodgepodge of screen space that I call a column, it’s delving into “narratives.”
You know a “narrative” when you see one, right? It’s one of those things that coaches, players or writers — and sometimes, all three! — start saying so often that, eventually, they’re just taken as established fact.
Some of them are fairly useful. “Defense wins championships,” for instance. Yes, it’s an oversimplification but, also, yes, teams with great defenses tend to increase their odds at winning at high levels.
Others aren’t quite as useful.