"It doesn't stop," Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich said before it got worse with a loss to the Nets.
A big part of this "how" would involve the Grizzlies' inability to stop Spurs point guard Tony Parker on Monday night.
Harry Kane returned, but couldn't stop Spurs from sliding to a defeat that puts a dent in their title challenge.
For all his talent, there wasn't much Hoddle could do to stop Spurs dropping into the old Second Division that season, a disappointment the fans saw coming more clearly than did the management, but he did not flee, as is the modern habit.
It was only the outstretched hand of Ruddy which then stopped Spurs taking the lead.
The talk before the game was about how to stop Spurs' in-form forward Gareth Bale but, in the end, the Gunners essentially played into his hands.
A superb display by Tottenham keeper Carlo Cudicini could not stop Spurs slipping to defeat against Rubin Kazan in a one-sided Europa League encounter.
Aaron Lennon was having a lot more joy on the other flank, though, and that is the problem with trying to stop Spurs - if you nullify one of their wingers, you have got the other guy to deal with.
Various studies have found that between 4.5 million and 5 million homes are worth less than their owners owe on their mortgages, a condition that leads many to stop making loan payments, spurring foreclosures.
took control of the Senate floor last week in a 15-hour filibuster-style marathon aimed not at stopping something, but at spurring action on gun violence.
