Demar Phillips came to Real Salt Lake with decently high expectations. Staff, ownership, and pundits talked up his arrival as something fans would be excited to watch.
The usually spot on Brian Dunseth went as far as to say that "Demar Phillips will be the most underrated acquisition of the 2015 season." That was a bold statement that the most die-hard RSL fans heard and, whether or not Dunny intended it, built some expectations of what that might look like. In my mind, I expected at the very least a handful of assists and a few goals as well as disciplined, entertaining play on the field.