I think it was because Maverick left his position of wing man. You never ever leave your wing position. As a wing man you always have to guard the main attacker. If you don't you isolate the main attacker do that he can be shot out of the sky.

Your not going to believe this but the same concept is true also in soccer.

The wing man in soccer is called the second attacker.

Here is an old post I made on it.

"The second attacker is important because when the dribbler (the main attacker) is under pressure the second attacker is an outlet pass that can keep the dribbler from losing the ball. Players lose the ball when they find themselves isolated with no other help.

The danger is when the dribbler has no forward option. The second attacker can not leave his support position even for a second to become that forward pass option the third attacker. In that second he isolated his dribbler. The second attacker has to be patient. He has to wait for someone else to become the forward option the third attacker.

I have not posted on that in a long time."