Griff loses six in a row and wins six in a row (all in one season) – Quarter-Finals, 2002
A two-game losing streak, nothing. A three-game losing streak, worry, but no big deal. A four-game losing streak, you have problems, but you could survive. A five-game losing streak, trouble. A six-game losing streak, season over…or is it? Heading into 2002, Griff was coming off his worst season, finishing 5-9 and missing the playoffs. Griff began his bounce back by dominating his division, winning his first three games. But then everything went wrong.
One defeat was followed by another, then another; 3-0 become 3-3. He would drop his next three and just like that Griff lost six-straight games and was sitting in last at 3-6. Luckily for him though, 2002 was a rough year for a lot of people and at 3-6, Griff was actually only one-game out of second place in his own division. Also, in the six defeats, only once did Griff lose a game by more than 200 points. So it wasn’t that surprising when his players just started playing and he broke the losing streak in week ten against Masterson. After knocking off Burrier, he was back in his division, which outside of Molly was pretty bad with (4-7) Jimmy and (2-9) Brian.
After upsetting Molly, Griff cruised over Jimmy and Brian. After fears of missing the playoffs just five weeks earlier, Griff was now 8-6, earning the 5th seed. In the quarter-finals, Griff would win his six-straight game,taking down the league’s top scorer, Justin Acerno. In the semis, Griff lost to his nemesis, Robio, falling to 0-3 against me in the playoffs. Despite not winning it all, Griff became the only team to make the playoffs despite having a six-game losing streak. Griff would end up winning eight of his first ten in 2003. His 14-3 record is tied for second with the best record in a 17-game stretch.
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