"If the players win, they lose," Galatioto said, "because some teams can't function under this economic model."
"Most teams can't function on the road," Edwards said.
The team hasn't functioned well and we can't continue like this.
"We won because we never got lost and because the team functioned as one."
The teams function as a "one-stop-shop" for anything you need.
What remains to be seen is how the team will function without Mr. Smith.
A team could not function without them, as coaches are quick to point out.
That is, the team not only develops its people but also functions better.
George Young had been hired and given extraordinary powers as general manager so the team could function.
"Perhaps the team would function more efficiently if a certain amount of lubrication was included in the operation."