People like to assert that close losses are due to bad luck. Maybe there is some portion of the outcome that is due to luck. However, when a phenomenon occurs repeatedly in a system, luck is not the variable of importance because it cannot be controlled. Other controllable variables are important. Ross is the decision maker and more times than not his decisions have negatively affected the outcome. Luck is an empty box one can place blame but it mutes discussion of variables that are amenable to control.
The long view is that they are losing winnable games that count.