Gotta say, even though we're inevitably gonna hit some rough patches, the high level defense we've played in our wins is sustainable and although tonight was ugly, we have seen a semblance of a real life offense more often than not.
I'm absolutely ready to take my 34 win season prediction and revise that shit higher. It's not like our schedule has been a cakewalk so far and yet our wins have not felt like a fluke. Hopefully we stay healthy this year.
I hope you are right and you may well be right. Some developmental arcs, both individual and team, can move faster than expected.
That said:
-The first 8-10 games of the year and the last 8-10 games of the year is where bad/lesser teams often sneak in a lot of wins against superior teams. There's a variety of reasons for this but you see it every year.
-Injuries our a part of the NBA and we certainly had our share last year but let's examine our three wins so far:
ATL: missing Gallinari, Lou Will, and Okongwu(albeit not a huge deal but still last years lotto pick)
DEN: missing Jamal Murray
LAC: missing Kawhi, Marcus Morris, and Serge Ibaka
Again, a win is a win, and I am super excited about all three. ESPECIALLY these last two coming on the road.
Perhaps this year, if our injuries are minimal and far lesser than last year, we will exceed that high 20's/low 30's win total, I just think it's more likely we don't than we do.
Totally ready to be dead wrong and love every second of it