The post-relegation interviews saw the usual apologetic platitudes trotted out, near offensive in their banality.
The Hundred Days Offensive was nearing its conclusion and Allied victory was just a week away.
The chaos has made some outside observers ask why people did not leave earlier, before the ground offensive neared them.
The "trail" stands on the same side, near the offensive player farthest away from the basket, and the "slot" is near the sideline on the other side of the floor (the "weak side"), roughly halfway between the lead and the trail.
The killings occurred on May 26, near the offensive's end and as the streets of Tivoli Gardens were quieting down, she said.
But this season, armed with a progressive, near-inverted offensive methodology and a sturdy, hyperactive defense, the Raptors are racking up wins in new ways.
Miley Cyrus has defended the sexually charged performance she gave at the MTV VMAs last month, claiming her dance moves and drug references were nowhere near as offensive as scenes in the Emmy-winning TV show Breaking Bad.
As the play moved toward the Washington net, though, Ovechkin glided near the offensive blueline, slowly moving up toward the red line and then completely missed Whitney as he cut in front of him to drive down the slot.
Actually, what the email said was nowhere near as offensive, but whatever the circumstances of the latest Klass spat, there are signs that there is a transactional element in the world of gift-giving these days that doesn't feel quite right.
Arizona State couldn't manage near the offensive production it had in a 65-24 roft of Stanford last season.
They missed the playoffs for four years in a row but drafted productively and created a near impregnable offensive line; and it all came together this year.
