01-15-2020, 02:58 PM
IMO, what we are seeing is a team's growing pains. They have to learn to trust each other to maximize their overall potential. This group has been together as a team for half a season now.
Some were here last year, but injuries (THJ, KP) and playing for Lottery position made it a season to be endured rather than valued. Early season success encourage this group to start believing, but a string of key injuries (Luka, THJ, KP) has impacted playing rotations and bench effectiveness. Some erratic shooting performances leaves Luka trying to do too much in late game situations, which is the part most of us remember. As everybody gets healthy and back into the comfort zone rotations, this team will start re-establishing themselves as a top tier team in the West. I still think they are a 50-55 win team, which is a hell of a lot better than the last few years and I'm enjoying the ride.
All that said, I think the NBA marketing team wants MIL (if GA wins MVP) or BOS vs either LA team for the Finals series.
Some were here last year, but injuries (THJ, KP) and playing for Lottery position made it a season to be endured rather than valued. Early season success encourage this group to start believing, but a string of key injuries (Luka, THJ, KP) has impacted playing rotations and bench effectiveness. Some erratic shooting performances leaves Luka trying to do too much in late game situations, which is the part most of us remember. As everybody gets healthy and back into the comfort zone rotations, this team will start re-establishing themselves as a top tier team in the West. I still think they are a 50-55 win team, which is a hell of a lot better than the last few years and I'm enjoying the ride.
All that said, I think the NBA marketing team wants MIL (if GA wins MVP) or BOS vs either LA team for the Finals series.