Although I don't think the season hinges on pat Williams, thr truth is the past 2 seasons the East had teams that had prior great unsuspected success, fall apart the following year. Season before last the Knicks fell off after a surprising years. Last season the hawks fell out after a surprising run to the ecf. And right now unfortunately if it's a team that can fall off it's us. Especially with a question mark at pg.
Now if Ayo has really made the jump they saying he has, lavine can secure himself as a legit problem for the East, derozan gets more into play making and not having situations where the offense is standing around him shooting mid range shots AND pwill steps up and looks like a 4th pick, we can sustain success in the east imo. All of those things are possible.
I still feel like that’s being too hard on us.
I hate the East got better argument with how it’s used against us. It’s based on people relying on teams making moves during the off-season. And making moves doesn’t automatically make you better than teams who made less moves. Not how it works.
Not specifically asking you this when I’m just ranting. But I’m just supposed to believe the hawks are a better team than the Bulls, and won’t be a play-in team just because they added Murray lol?
People will say Toronto will for sure make the playoffs and be better than last year because they were hurt a majority of the year but won’t give us that same benefit of the doubt.
And then these stats don’t even take in a lot of other information. For example, team chemistry and off the court antics. We saw it last year with Nets. And based on the Celtics injuries and off the court antics right now, I’m not gonna go with them automatically taking that first spot so easily.
Then no one is taking into the fact that most of our core is the same, which is a good thing in our case. Everyone is growing together and progressing as players. And if Lavine is better than last year and healthy the entire season then how are we not legit?
Like u said you don’t see the Knicks and hornets being better than us but no one here is really arguing it.
We need to have some hope and self-respect got damn it. This fan base is too pessimistic and soft. Yeah we’ve had some rough years but I’m tired of acting like our franchise isn’t historic.
Knick fans have more balls and hype than us every year and they have nothing to show for it
on a number that low. if ayo/pat take a leap, the bulls are gonna be tough.
y’all trippin
