The last piece of the psychological puzzle is the mental trap that a rogue trader finds himself in once the losses start stacking up and he faces an impending deadline at which point the game will be up.
The visitors were blunt in attack, having lost their top two goalscorers going into the game, Conor Sammon signing for Wigan on transfer deadline day, while midfielder Jamie Hamill was suspended.
That can make a desktop PC monitor an easy platform for keeping up with the cable TV news channels all day--or the baseball game you're missing because you're rushing to make a deadline.
New York was led then by newcomers Ryane Clowe, Derick Brassard and John Moore, who combined for eight points in their first game with New York after being picked up just hours earlier at the trade deadline.