From where will the focus come?

I read an article today that quoted both Theo Ratliff and Steve Blake as saying, in a nutshell, "we lost focus" and "we didn't stick to the game plan". I'd say these are keys to winning any game. If this were a once in a while situation it wouldn'tbe so bad, but how is a team of guys supposed to find a focus when they are emotionally defeated? Emotional defeat is what I refer to as "blazerized". Our guys have been put into a situation that few players would ever handle well in the short term, let alone the long term, as in a full season. How much defeat can these guys take? It goes beyond losing games. The Blazers are losing fans, losing their pride, losing hope, and yes, losing focus.

I think this is a direct result of the so-called "youth movement", the "grand experiment" if you will. John Nash, Steve Patterson, and Paul Allen have been so focused on image that they lost focus of the team. They forgot that the players are human beings. They forgot what happens to people who are continually beaten down. It has been no secret that we need to make key moves and bring in key players, players that are game ready. They have ignored this need and tinkered with trying to create a "cinderella" team by trying to save a few bucks by investing in "hopeful" talent rather than "proven" talent. Now that I think about it, I would say that these things were not forgotten but rather they were never known.

Enough is enough. Moves have to be made, they must. If for no other reason than to give the guys that are left something to focus on. With new proven players those that remain Blazers could at least spend the second half of the season focusing on getting better rather than looking back at all the losses. How do you build team pride by not sending the message to your players (and fans) that you are playing to win and not evaluating? I wish I could get what I am feeling across better, perhaps you get what I mean...

Game plan? What game plan? Playing the game knowing that you are being "evaluated"???