dudes need to stop acting like the Macro variables in the east/league will be the same. Thinking that raps making changes will propel them to further heights next year, all else being equal. All else will not be equal next year, especially in the east. The east had one of the worst years from a record & injury perspective. If rose was in and healthy all season, we wouldn't have gotten 3rd. Celtics traded away their whole team and will be making major moves off season, and a lot of teams str8 up tanked to make it a race to the bottom in hopes of gaining from one of the best drafts it looks like we'll have in the past 5 years.
Raps need to get right, or get left. There is a damn good reason they went nowhere for the past 7 years. We got very lucky with that Rudy deal, with things working out how they did, but again, all else will not be equal from the macro perspective next year. Knicks/Phil already plottin, Celtics plottin, Nets billionaire will prob just buy more ppl and pay more tax, he gives no fuks, and who knows what will happen with Rose & the bulls.