What this is, is a
munchausen by proxy situation in a basketball context. Create a fake crisis, then send in the so called savior to fix it. Petey! VIVEK! Mully! Save us! It's no accident
PDA is trying to claim it was all his idea to sign Cousins, and Rudy, and all they other things he's claiming. That's part of building the fake scenario where Malone was holding the team back.
The problem is, sometimes the thing under the care of this form of abuser, dies. That's what may happen to this team in the metaphorical sense.
Definition: is a behaviour pattern in which a
caregiver fabricates, exaggerates, or induces health problems in those who are in their care.
[1] With deception at its core, this behaviour is an elusive, potentially lethal, and frequently misunderstood form of
child abuse[2] or medical
neglect[3] that has been difficult to define, detect, and confirm.
You didn't know
munchausen by proxy could be a management style?