Does this feel like the Championship Team?

[Green Hell]

I would say yes but I don't want to be wrong again.

[Megatron]

The quick answer is yes, it feels like a chip team.

So did 07-08 (26-3 thru december)
So did 08-09 (27-2 until L to lakers)
So did 09-10 (23-5 thru christmas)

1 outta 3 ain't bad I guess. We'll see how we handle the waters in Jan.

Rasheed Wallace launching threes and KG limping around on one leg last year didnt feel right to me.

Thank god those days are over.

Getting to game 7 in the Finals didn't feel right to you?

Last season was a bit messed up, I admit.. but once the playoffs started I thought for sure we were a championship team.

Yes it felt right. So far this years team seems lightyears better the last years. We have legit big men all over the roster, Rasheed Wallace isnt on the roster, we are playing in the paint more, KG is back to a superstar level and is healthy.

Everything just seems more "No doubts about it, this team is the best."

Last year there were too many question marks.

[coco]

Does this feel like a Championship team? I would say yes, but with all these injuries, who knows....

How ironic, we build up a deep bench, the bench gets injured and our starters end up login in big minutes, which is what we were trying to avoid from the start. It've got to be taking a toll on our "healthy big three". If not sooner, then later. 

Hope this constant injury bug doesn't cost the team the championship because when healthy team, I think we are the best team this season, hands-down.

[Greenbean]

Coming from an eternal optimist...


Not yet.


I cant get that feeling until at March at the earliest

[guava_wrench]

Feels quite different than the championship team. That team shut people down at the ends of games. This team seems to be more of an offensive force at the end of games.

Did anyone off the bench score like Baby in 2008? We seemed to be all about role players on the bench in 2008. Now we have much more dynamic guys like Baby and Nate.

We were also healthy in 2008, but had much less talent. We also knew we needed midseason help in 2008, while we could be fine for the playoffs with this roster. We worried that our bench couldn't bring the ball up the court, but there is nothing we have to fear this year beyond health. We have pretty much all bases covered.