It's hard not to get sucked into early season success. I remember in 2008-09 when Markov opened the season with points in his first seven games and 16 points in his first 12 and thought he could go for 80. Well he ended up with 64 that season. When the points are coming so easy early in the year it's hard to see how they wouldn't continue but there's always some sort of stumble.

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