From Champions to Bottom-Feeders: CSK's Fall from Grace
The one thing I have learned from my many years of watching sports, listening to shows, and reading articles is that there is no such thing as a great organization in all of sports. Players build organizations up, and a lack of players tears them down. The Chicago Bulls, with Michael Jordan, were considered the pinnacle of sports, and yet once he departed, they haven't sniffed a championship. Bill Belichick's New England Patriots were considered the gold standard for team management for nearly two decades, but after Tom Brady departed, Belichick's system began to fall apart. Steinbrenner's Yankees were considered the hallmark of Baseball in the '90s and 2000s, but after the departure of Jeter and all their Hall of Famers, the Yankees haven't sniffed a World Series for 16 years now. The Chiefs have not changed the way they run their organization in years, but only after the emergence of Patrick Mahomes have they risen to be considered one of the best-run organiza...
