The talent difference is astronomical. Effort and desire only get you so far. Last year's team was waaaayyyy better than this team. Period. Plus they had the cohesion and consistent effort.
A problem could be Boeser has been relegated to grinding and setting up others, which he did nicely a few times last night.
Why is that a problem? Cause they need him to score and score alot!
Oh, you're in the know. We all know what happened, not hard to figure out he was getting long in the tooth. Doesn't mean the new narrative is that USD "fired" their entire staff and blew it all up.