Rubio and Markannen aren’t simply replacement level players. And Sexton isn’t coming back. And the replacement PG brought in to help in Rubio“s absence has now missed three times a many games as he has played.
You're going to hard time finding a team that would not struggle to make up for the losses of players like that.
So what do you freaking expect?
At our worst, we’ll play like this and either lose to good teams or win over crappy teams like OKC
At our best, we”ll look really good and win a bunch of games.
But yeah, you don’t simply get to say “the team has regressed” without giving full acknowledgment of the losses, another one suffered mid game today