A 25-5 record means nothing if we can't get out of the second round of the playoffs again. It's not the 5 losses that are discouraging but the way we lost those games. We lost because of poor decision making, defense, and not knowing who to get the ball to when the game is on the line. You can slide by with these things in the regular season but they'll get killed in the postseason. Thus I see the arguments about improved defense, decision making by both the coaches and players, and getting Dirk touches regularly (This has nothing to do with shots but touches as well as where to get him the ball and especially making sure this happens in the crucial parts of games)extremely relevant and as important as our current record because afterall the goal is to win the championship not the regular season title. And, I don't think thatbeing proud of our present record and pointing out certain things that need to be improved to excel in the playoffs are mutually exclusive.
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This post made sense until I got high
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