It's like the Warriors are the worst team in all of professonal sports, Ice Hockey, Rugby, NFL. MLB. Premier League at defending a lead with 5 minutes to go. How many times have we seen this team be run down by a miracle last minute comeback and the raiders albeit for a missed conversion nearly did it to us last year.
I think the players are traumitised from it happening so often and instead of sitting on the lead and playing conservatively keep taking risks like Roger going for a fast play of the ball because we want one more try to put the game away beyond all shadow of a doubt instead of having faith we can defend an 8 point win.
We need to have the coaching staff address how to nurse a lead into a win in the last 5 minutes of the game.. And this is not the first bad play of the ball penalty I have seen when it really mattered.
Bayley Sironen two years ago did one when we were trying to stop a comeback and
James Gavet did one when the other team completed a 20 point comeback from seemed like a certain victory. It got the point where we just needed to complete one set to and good kick chase and we win the game and in both cases Sironen and Gavet did bad plays of the ball. They are etched on my mind permanently.