ðə tˈiːm wʌz stɹˈʌɡlɪŋ ɪn ðɛɹ fˈɜːst sˈiːzən wɪð ɐ θɹˈiː dˈæʃ twˈɛnti ɹˈɛkɚd æt ðə tˈaɪm ænd ɡˈʌski wʌz lˈuːzɪŋ mˈʌni ænd nˈiːdᵻd hˈɛlp.
The team was struggling in their first season with a 3-20 record at the time and Gusky was losing money and needed help.