I know we couldn't help it because it was largely due to Crowder's injury at the end of the season, but we really screwed ourselves by playing like crap down the stretch and losing the three seed. I wholeheartedly believe we would've convincingly won our way to the conference finals.
Just think - if Jae wouldn't have got hurt, then we would have most likely done enough to keep the third seed. Then playing Charlotte in the first round we both wouldn't lose Bradley to injury AND we wouldn't have a bad matchup. Then we would've played Toronto, who has looked absolutely terrible all playoffs long with their backcourt folding under pressure. Does anyone really think that a fully healthy C's squad wouldn't have took it to these Raptors? I think we would've won in 6.
It's amazing how much Jae's ankle injury screwed us down the stretch.