Dig yourself into a hole

Dig your well before you're thirsty

If you dig yourself too big of a hole in this league, it's too hard to get out. This was big for the psyche of this team to get a win. Once you start losing and that ball starts rolling, it's tough to change direction.

We didn't want to dig our hole any deeper. We don't want to be eight or nine and have to play in the play-in game for the tournament. The only way we're going to avoid that is to get some wins.

It's hard to come back when you dig such a deep hole for yourself.

Digging a hole for yourself