If Miami wins...I would not feel any better about our team. Even if Denver wins.
2023, particularly how the playoffs unfolded was setting up to be an amazing opportunity to hang banner 18.
We BLEW it!
We underperformed and didn't live up to expectations. We did not optimize the talent, health and experience of this team. In addition, we did not take advantage of the path that was is front of us...beating Embiid, no Giannis, playing an 8th seed with game 7 at home. It was a complete and utter disaster of a season. Period!
If Miami wins...I hope its a wake up call to this team. Like them or hate them, this Miami team is well coached, play together, play with effort, doesn't fold under pressure. Literally everything I want the C's to be and everything they should be. Otherwise, we'll be looking at a team that will be handcuffed paying 2 "All NBA" players $600 million for early playoff exits.
They better wake up!