@ASDFGHJKL wtf have you been reading? He's not trying to understand their lives, just their ego in game to understand their decisions so he can beat them. Isagi was never bad, he's always put in effort but either the shi*** team at the start that couldn't keep up with his play making or he just lacked the physicality or game sense to keep up with Rin. We watch him put forth effort every chance he gets to improve.