bushwick_bill
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It is very hard to compete in the NBA when your starting lineup played approximately 33% of the season together, on top of new coaches, new teammates etc.Horse Hockey.
Mitchell expanded his PG game.
JA had a better season.
Strus was fine.
Mobley improved in several aspects.
We had a lot of injuries. It happens. Doesn't mean our players are worse.
JA's comments Friday night below and I think JA's comments were pretty spot on. The NBA season is such a ride of ups and downs... On December 15th or whenever everyone went out of the lineup, so many wrote this season off. Again, from the Game Thread.
If I could go back in time before the season began and tell myself 48 wins would get the 4th seed and play the Magic first round( with the starters only playing 28 games together all season) and being kind of healthy for the playoffs and Philly would get the 7th seed and play the Knicks first round, I would take that every time, be estactic and not believe it... Wild Season
All things considered, this team still finished with 48 wins and the 4th seed. Vegas had them winning 50.5 games this year before the injuries; yes, other teams experienced tons as well. The bottom line is that they ended up with a favorable draw in the playoffs. This season could have been a total disaster, and it was not. I will tip my cap to JBB, the organization, and the players for fighting through all their adversity, etc. There is a ton to be excited for with this team, especially, as some are suggesting, when Don signs his extension. This has been a very successful small-market team that has rebounded from four straight NBA Finals and losing LBJ. We had a tough enough time getting talented players all the years when LBJ played here. I do not think we have ever had a more talented team; we just do not have the best player on the planet.
My rant is over as I keep putting off finishing this tax questionnaire. lol lol lol - again this is my opinion, but I think it has been a relatively successful regular season.