Expectations for 23/24 season

[KillerLeft]

I don't think you will get what you want without winning. If Mavs season will be closer to last one regarding the result, all the negativity will be out again. Green will be scared offensive player, Lively and Omax not ready or not good enough, many of the same old faces (Maxi, Powell, THJ,...) will still have all their warts. I am affraid result will be similar to last season.

You might be right, in terms of how the locker room responds to a slow start and tough going, competitively. And, it's a decent point you're hinting at - that their negativity will prevent any positives from taking center stage. That's a real possibility. 

But just speaking for myself, not even for all fans, all I hope for is a team to follow that's overtly improving. It wasn't the results that ruined last season for me, it was the feeling that the team was doing stupid things, backing themselves into a corner and had doors closing all around them. In short, it seemed like hope was dying. This off-season has done much to restore some of my optimism.