Truth About It · Nov 29, 2016
When a Win Isn’t a Win, But Still Better Than a Loss
In the athletic realm, the best medicine for melancholy has to be the thrill of victory—unless you’re Gregg Popovich, who you might confuse with the Grinch who stole Christmas, even after a win. The thing that makes San Antonio’s leading man one of the all-time great coaches is the fact that his satisfaction is not driven by wins or losses on any given game day, but by a process in pursuit of a long-term result.
Against the Kings, the Wizards found themselves victorious at the end of what can be described as a “non-aesthetically pleasing” display of Dr. Naismith’s game, and it would greatly behoove them to focus a hell of a lot more on aforementioned process rather than the box score result.