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I think a lot depends on Luka's health in terms of regular season wins. If we get lucky and he plays 80+games then a top 2 seed is very much on the table.
But being so Lukacentric scares me when the playoffs roll around especially since all this regular season work is going to wear him down

watching the dress rehearsal, my first thought was we are too Luka dependent.   It is tough not to be, but it would be great to have other ways to attack defenses consistently.  Hopefully other options are up to the task. 

I don't think we see 80plus game from Luka.   Look at most of the stars.  They miss games.  I am going to account for 10-15 missed games from Luka and Dinwiddie (hopefully not more).   Those 10-30 games making up for missing either is what troubles me.  

One thing that would increase my optimism is if they prove last years top 10 defense was not a fluke.  When I look at our personnel, I don't think it is top 10 defense worthy.  But if they are good on defense, their offense is more than good enough.