Right now there's probably a false sense of security with them winning despite Ingram being out. So any loss to a fully loaded contending team will appear like they were playing with house money anyway... which is partly true but they gonna be in regret come May if this complacency carries through the Feb trade deadline.
They need a healthy January with Zion/Ingram/CJ/Val/Nance Jr/ etc all playing and no setbacks, vs some heavy contenders. So mgt can see clearly what works/doesn't work without any perceived safety nets.