Collapse has several and varied definitions. I guess mine are close to "fall, cave in, crumble, breakdown, lose vital energy". I did not expect a 20 point loss to Houston; maybe a loss, but not downright whippin. I didn't expect to get just one win in Hawaii and that by a mere one point. I didn't expect that we would be so dependent on one player. I didn't expect all the hyped talent on our new roster to be so void of perimeter shooting, ball handling, rebounding, etc. I reviewed our various posts from back in October and into November after beating NM and NMSU. The expectations remained very high at that point and even after a narrow loss in Cruces. Since then however, things haven't gone so we'll. I see no signs of improvement, in fact to me it's stagnant. Lathon has pretty much defined the team's progress from last season to the beginning of this season to now. More than one of us suggested giving Hawkins time at the point and watch him develop and now he's gone and I ask, "Who is Lathon's backup?". Terry finally caved in and changed his lineup to allow Tarke, Archie, occasionally Stroud, maybe more of Efe, etc. so this gives me some hope that things have the potential of moving away from stagnation and toward some kind of an effective offense. I'll stop here, but I could ramble forever.
Collapse! Maybe my pal Fanaticoog is right; in my mind it's been a collapse due to my unwarranted expectations.
I didn't want to rely on the worn out "wait till next year cry" again. I was primed for THIS year.