now, we have shown we can play with any team in the league. we have beaten some good ones but lost to the very best....barely. this is with what we have and we are only gonna get better in the next couple years. as i look at this i think man, we got to win those close games against the good teams but upon closer thought....i didnt figure this to happen for a couple more years, next at best. we are doing this now!!!
that said, if we slide in at say 8 does anyone like our chances in a 7 game playoff series with the lakers?? learning process at best i think....can we steal a game? we have played them tough this year. did they take us lightly? can we handle it when they turn it up a notch? keep in mind we play at times with 3 rookies on the court at the same time. the more i watch us the less i buy into the statements made that utah and some of the others will pull out the 8 seed from us....i honestly believe we are a better team. we are still learning, how many games have we had a shot to win at the final buzzer this year only to miss? in that respect we have been hard luck....look at the record we have now and think if half of those shots had gone in...we would be up around a 3-4 seed right now and i say that without research but i gotta be close right?