Felt you pain last year, with a team that did not return to the playoffs this year.
It's rough when injury or the wish of injury is involved. It fired me up last year, however I have learned from my mistakes and try to take the hard turn of the other cheek. We get wiser as we get older. Just some faster than others.
It is easy to look at hindsight, however at the time it is an unbelievable revelation. The thing that bitters me is the "adults" condoning such actions. And they do it blindly to no end. Good luck.