2022-2023 Regular Season Game 31: Orlando Magic (10-20) at Boston Celtics (22-8) - 3pm

[jezzerinho]

The mental toughness of this team is really impressive. I know we joke about “I like this team” but they’ve become really likeable with how they don’t give up.

They’re going to lose games because a lot of their players are young and/or suck, but I’m impressed how they almost never fold, aside from a few times like that Raptors game.

You can certainly sense a different mindset than the Oladipo, Elf, Vuc, Evan teams. They have a toughness and belief those guys lacked when here.

Because back then the so-called leaders were complete sheep. Vuc had the gravitas and fire of a llama.

[JoshuaPotter]

Ill be blunt, traditionally good number 1 picks translate to wins. We got someone who is NBA ready with some ceiling still to go. Although he has serious gaps in his game, he is a legitimate threat.

As to the "I like this team" mentality that has suddenly arrived. That's the flavor of the week until further notice. But it is Christmas, so lets enjoy the gift of the winning streak.

After all this game is what made me decide to come back and post on the board.