Jalen Bluntson wrote:Scoreboard watching lately has been very eye opening for me. We have been dominating everyone for a month. Just won three in a row very shorthanded. Beat the Pacers with a 7 man rotation. Meanwhile the so called better teams are struggling to beat the Wizards/Hawks/Blazers and a Lakers team without AD/LeBron just beat the Celtics.
This is potentially the year we could shock the world! We need to get everyone healthy and make our run NOW. No star trade available except Murray. I really think we are a true contender right now if we can get everyone healthy for the playoffs. Maybe one more player can help us get over the hump. Maybe we can do it as is. I fully trust the FO to make the right decisions moving forward. This team could be as close as we have been since 1994! I have to contain myself but, it just feels right!!
Loving the optimism but I'd be careful. Thibs has his guys playing Playoff intensity in January/February while less insane coaches/teams tend to conserve energy this time of year. The real test will be whether we've got enough gas in the tank to handle playoff defenses running full-court pressure and double-team traps at Brunson all night while collapsing the paint.
Pound for pound, our talent level needs every advantage it can get, so I just hope that our mid-season dominance doesn't come at the cost of playoff performance later. And conversely I just hope that these sandbagging teams don't come out fresh when it counts.
"Sell the team. Sell the team. Sell the team."