re: Realistic Expectations

I think how you laid it out Bronc is about right as far as each team in the West goes, assuming relatively good health for everyone.
I think Denver could rise to the top if they are truly healthy, and im talking more for Murray than MPJ. With how Jokic is leading that team, adding two quasi all-star players to that team will make them very dangerous. I think they are a better team than Phoenix when at full strength.



My realistic expectations for this team should be to win 50 games with a healthy Zion and BI. I've been saying that for about 3 years now. This is the season i expect to start the rise to annual title contention. Last year was a very small appetizer to that rise. I'm not going to say i expect to make the 2nd round, even though that would be nice, but it's completely matchup dependent. I mean you could get a 4 seed and have to play the Clippers b/c they had some injuries but are at full strength come playoff time. I can't expect to win that series, but you can definitely show you belong in the conversation even with a round 1 loss.


and i'll say this. I think our team for the future is pretty much set, especially next year once Zion's extension kicks in. We are going to go as far as BI and Zion can take us. I think we are going to see a very fun run over the next 4 years at minimum, and hopefully longer. Role players will matter, sure, but when it comes to winning playoff series, it comes down to BI and Zion willing their ways to victories. We'll see what they are made of. It's going to be fun.
Dyson can be a very big wild card in all of this, even if he's just a very good role player. Herb is just a role player, and his impact was huge.