A Season On The Brink: FC VH Returns Home Down 3-2

And here we are again.  Warning: This is NOT a rerun.  But just how did we get to this all-too-familiar situation, once again?!

With last season's premature ousting surely serving as motivation, FC VH raced out to a 22-4 start before regressing to the mean with a more pedestrian 8-5 record.  Included in that 8-5 stretch, however, was an impressive and dramatic 4-game series comeback against newly returned SGJ.  Despite the layoff, SGJ showed himself to be in mid-season form by leading all players in useless on-court coaching, carrying violations called, and needless orgasmic "ooooooooooo!s" on routine passes that led nowhere.

 

In overcoming an early double digit deficit to pull out the win, FC VH displayed the defensive tenacity and timely shooting that had many predicting BSR and NVE would be hoisting the W. Lance George championship trophy aloft at season's end.  All seemed well last week, as FC VH left John Martin Arena via chartered Gulfstream up 2-0 in their first round playoff series.  NVE and BSR seemed confident enough, even briefly talking about a quick vacation between the playoff series in Lake Havasu with former teammate Cedric Ceballos.

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What a difference a week makes.  Fast forward to last Tuesday, as FC VH boarded the team bus (courtesy of Norm Reeves Honda - call today and mention "BSR" for 0% financing on all 2013 closeouts!) for a long return trip carrying the weight of three consecutive playoff losses.  Talk of championship parades and dynasties turned to questions of team chemistry and missing strategic adjustments.  

At FC VH team headquarters in Walnut Center, NVE was surprisingly upbeat given the daunting task ahead.  He calmly answered question after question about the team's recent downturn, his own poor playoff shooting percentage and prospects of how long the core of FC VH would remain together.  When finally asked by a local reporter what kind of atmosphere he expects on Tuesday, NVE leaned back grinning and responded: "I've been waiting for y'all to ask that.  Here's what I expect: a W.  Then another W.  That is all.  Let me spell it out for you: NVE GUARANTEES a series win.  Any more questions?"

From the back of the room, a white-bearded elderly gentleman boomed out: "Can you explain why you put Mr Jackson in 3518 on daptomycin instead of ceftaroline?"