Los_29 wrote:UnderdogRaptors wrote:C_Money wrote:
Pacers are not winning and especially not in 5.
Knix are the worst 2 seed in nba history
Then what does that say about the teams who finished below them? lol.
It says the East is really weak. While that poster is being hyperbolic, there is some validity there as far as them being one of the weaker #2 seeds in recent memory. It's the lowest win total for a #2 seed in 17 years.
Honestly, I can see why it's tempting to try and take a shortcut and make a win-now move, when you see all these deeply flawed EC teams and one of them is going to make the ECF (and get thumped by BOS). I will be all over Masai if he does this, but having said that, I think I would if I were in his shoes LOL.
I am the first one to say that our team has been garbage for 2 seasons now, but we are not THAT far away from these teams (BOS excluded of course).
MIL has Giannis but his reliability is becoming an issue more and more. I'm a pretty big Dame fan but I have this feeling his decline won't be graceful, I think it will be an overnight thing one day. Lopez and Middleton are pretty washed.
We saw what Philly looked like without Embiid this season and his health is literally always an issue. I think he's on his last legs, no pun intended. I mean, that's a pretty damning indictment on their depth when despite not missing anyone, a 38-year old Lowry is starting for them in the playoffs and he was a buyout pickup. They can nab PG and I still won't consider them a contender, considering he plays when he wants to and is one of the most injury prone guys around.
The rest aren't worth mentioning because none of them have a top 10 player (like we don't). Are they all better than us? Undoubtedly. Without question. I just don't think the gulf is THAT wide. I can see how a competitive person, like Masai, could talk himself into cheating this process, especially if you're a believer in Barnes and IQ like I am.