The library has a number I cannot argue with. Marcus Delgado has won six straight against Sam Okafor. Six. That is the longest run in the series, and it is also the entire run, because with seven meetings between them, one win for Okafor is all the history has to offer.
A man in a tie with an animal on it looks at that and sees two things: a streak that wants to become seven, and a manager who is one loss away from a footnote that reads 'the other guy.' Okafor has not gotten the job done. Hell, he has barely gotten started. Six in a row is a number that separates a rival from an opponent, and right now this is not a rivalry. It is a ledger with one name on it.
The only thing standing between Sam and a different story is a single Sunday. One week, one lineup, one chance to make the number seven look like a memory instead of a wall. If he cannot do it now, when does he. The accountant can print the standings however he likes. The real number is six.
