100 Words Exactly About Every Team's Upcoming Season
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:47 pm
Garbageman once did an article 100 words on every team’s offseason, and I’d like to do the same, but with a focus on what we can expect the rest of the season, so without wasting words (further ado), I present, 100 words (no more, no less) on every team’s upcoming season.
Chicago Bulls
As I sit down to start this article, I can think of no more appropriate team to start with than the reigning champion Bulls. Riding their stacked roster (and salary obligations) to the crown last year, they seemed the team of destiny after the momentum of a mid-year trade. But why can’t I help feel like their team is similar, but just a little worse this year? They’ll be at the top of the conference, no doubt, but can they win the big dance – or will they shift gears mid-season to run toward sudden fiscal responsibility? Only time will tell.
Milwaukee Bucks
The team the Bulls bested is next, helmed by their Rival in the great slime wars of seasons 40+. The Bucks are not in a tough spot. They don’t have tax issues, they have a contingent of pretty good young assets, and they have a few good vets they might be able to flip to fill the coffers ever higher. Outside of the potential of the Kings, the Bucks find themselves in probably the least competitive division, so while he might start out slow, I espect this to be short reset. Hey, did you hear Blakemore is on the block?
Atlanta Hawks
Oooooh that smell, can’t you smell that smell? Oooooh that smell, the smell of tax around you?? It really seems like Louie can’t smell that smell. He’s pretty happy, happy? Content? He’s pretty Louie, anyways, regardless of his tax situation. That being said, the Hawks still have cap to sell, they do have a b/b min to trade away for more prospects and points to trade away for more prospects and points. Louie isn’t playing the same game the rest of us might be, but it really seems like he’s winning the game he’s playing, even if it’s against himself.
Sacramento Kings
When you look at the Kings on the index, you’d think they’re sure-fire title contenders. But NOLa’s team has disappointed in recent years, whereas other GMs won titles with seemingly less talent. Why/how is that so? I think three letters are at the beginning of that: F-I-T. Starting by looking at his guards. Killian Hayes is a stud. But is he a stud at SF? No. He’s a point guard or small shooting guard, in my opinion, and he’s failing against bigger stronger players. But you have guys at those positions. I think this team will underperform until they…FREE KILLIAN!
Houston Rockets
The bottom few seeds of the Alpha conference’s playoff standings table will be interesting this year as a few teams shouldn’t be fully tank-tastic, but also not good enough to break into the upper echelon. This Houston squad falls squarely in this category. Also, if the Kings above are playing one guy out of position and it’s really impactful, I have a question. Is anyone in Houston playing in the right positions? It seems like you have a team with 6 power forwards and 6 shooting guards. Which honestly is a fun idea, but I don’t think a successful one.*
*editors note, that was 100 words on the first try without checking, and I feel pretty proud of that.
Dallas Mavericks
What can you say about this Dallas Mavericks team that you couldn’t say about the Houston squad above? Well the big difference is that this Mavericks team has some hope to be pretty good in the future, but you gotta think they’ll be pretty mediocre this season. My gut tells me that one of them will overperform and sneak into the playoffs while the other competes for a top draft pick, but I would not place money on which team. Watch, now they’ll both go 36-46 to spite me. Damn, that was only eighty-nine words that time, per Microsoft Word.
Phoenix Suns
Okay, I was going to go in a different fun order, but it’s just too easy to do the rundown by divisions. The only drama with the Suns has to do with the answer to this question: This season, the Phoenix Suns will:
A. Replace their GM after Garbageman becomes so enraged by their non-activity that he bicycles to NOLa and demands his resignation in person.
B. Pop in to the league just long enough to send all their assets to Doug for John Blakemore (who is, of course, worse than their current point guard)
C. All of the above.
San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs aren’t there yet. They’ll probably compete for a playoff spot, and are nowhere near as poor as their pre-season record (who is #amirite?) but they have a bunch of guys that are ALMOST there, and they gotta hope that Yandell hangs on to enough talent going into his early 30s to create a championship window. For what it’s worth, I think he will and Eazy has kind of proven this strategy works with previous teams, but he’s kind of in the middle of the pack in terms of this year (without a big move). Man, that backcourt, tho.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Like most supermodels, this team is really hot, but maybe a little thin? And maybe that’s unhealthy? I was going to take that further but it got a little weird. Anyways. Barring injury this is a playoff team with an excellent starting 5, but they’re probably a little worse than their pre-season stats looking at the teams they played. This team’s ceiling will come down to JNR’s nemesis: playoff GM’ing, but with 5 guys locked really into 5 positions, the only levers he’s going to have to pull are gameplan-related; at least he has a season to figure that out.
Orlando Magic
Well shit, maybe my Denver Nuggets won’t make the playoffs. The Magic look really good to me, and with their GM’s reputation for putting his team in the right spot to succeed, his players that can cover multiple positions, and his decent bench, I think this is the second best team in the division. That race between Orlando and Minnesota will be a very interesting race to watch all season long. I wouldn’t be surprised if this team’s season comes down to a second round matchup with Minnesota, and I’ll bring the popcorn if that’s what it comes down to.
Denver Nuggets
To the casual observer, this might look like a bottom feeder... To the purveyor of advanced analytics, this might SEEM to be a less than ideal squad in terms of talent... To the advocate of team chemistry, this might appear to be a squad of random guys that haven’t ever gone to war together... To the tracker of GM activity, you might come to the conclusion that this GM is less active than usual and unable to steer his team to success... To the GM-trader scout, you might jot a note that the cupboard is mostly bare outside of Silva/picks…
New York Knicks
When you pull up the Knicks team page, it’s kind of a similar feeling to when you pull up the Knicks pre-season pressers. “Like, what is going on? Which way is up? Ooooh, there’s something interesting there, maybe. Wait, where is this going?” There’s definitely some stuff to like about this Knicks roster. Oh god no, I’m not saying for this year. What was the topic of this article again? But there’s some long-term pieces to build around on this roster. Well, at least Haun looks like he could be good someday, if he doesn’t get caught at the Palazzo.
Miami He(Hor)at
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Brooklyn Nets
This article is definitely taking longer than I thought it would. Damn, maybe the only reason Josh wrote his article in the first place was to dare someone to copy him just to spite them. The Nets are a really interesting team. They look like they have a solid strategy (drain it from deep and prevent the other team from doing the same. I think it could definitely work. I think this is a 50-55 win team and could cause havoc for any squad in the post-season. Shuo is a stud, Olney just 24, they’re going to be good awhile.
Los Angeles Lakers
They got Rip City in Portland, but in LaLa land, this team really is BOARD city. They have three guys who are walking double doubles and the only reason they won’t average double doubles is each other. I think they might have trouble scoring against squads with a good answer for Delmar and Bias, and that could ultimately be their playoff downfall, but they’ll ring up a great record in the regular season and be favored in the playoffs against most teams. This is another team where an injury could really be debilitating, given the thinness of their offensive weapons.
Washington Wizards
This team, I think, is a little less talented version of the Kings or a way more talented version of the Rockets. Which is, I guess, to say that I really don’t understand how these players fit together exactly. When you’ve $100m+ over the cap, you’re just talking championships. This team is clearly good enough to have a very good shot at the division, and might even be the favorites. However, I just don’t see them as a championship contender. Cucone shouldn’t be a shooting guard even though Liberty is plenty ready to helm the point. Cassel makes sense at the C for an inside-focused team, but then you have the outside focused forwards. I just think some moves need to be made for this team to win it all. A savvy eye might see that there are more than 100 words here, but that’s only because even the Wizards section in this article’s fit is so bad! (luv u Xist)
New Orleans Pelicans
This is a team looking to the future, but the cabinet is full of interesting depth pieces for contenders to potentially trade for. I will be very interested in the moves the always-active Nick Malone makes along the way. I’d imagine he’d like a higher-than average draft pick, so I’d project this team to miss the playoffs based only on those moves. There’s an emerging core of Gabauer, Tasmin, Folse, Quack, and everyone else should be on the chopping block. Tasmin might even be too old to make the mark. That Tasmin question will be the biggest thing to watch.
Oklahoma City Thunder
This league needs some more damn trades. This is another team that’s unbalanced. For ‘core’ pieces, we got 3 SGs and no PGs (apologies to 29yo John Rainbolt and 37yo BDJ). Makur Maker and Zaire Wade are absolutely the future of this franchise, but I can’t really decide where Jackson, Haile, Oturu, or Powell fit – either this season or long-term. I think AB would be well served by dangling a couple of those pieces to get a third wheel for Makur/Wade as long term pieces. All that being said, this is maybe a playoff team? I don’t even know anymore.
Toronto Raptors
This is a tank year, but they have a really fun core. Talen Horton-Tucker and Marcel McAlister will be a formidable PF/SF respectively for the next 8+ seasons. No one in the rest of the group jumps out as a sure-fire star, and they could do with consolidating some of the quantity of youth they have for a little bit of quality. 7 first-rounders in the next 3 seasons will obviously help as this is the favorite for worst record in the league. I’m not sure that the original team needed to be torn down, but it was executed well.
Indiana Pacers
This team screams mediocre. Without some other moves, and even with all the luck in the world, I see a .500 team MAX. With a theme of ‘play stupid games, win stupid prizes’ Pauly’s division drafting strategy is going to come back to bite him in a big way, as I’m not even projecting them in the playoffs. Ja is fine but declining. Washington is undersized. Diakite is awesome, but even his value is waning. This is a team that needs to sell and reset big time, if they don’t I’m not sure when they’ll ever win their hand-picked division.*
*another perfect one on the first go.
Detroit Pistons
I don’t know how I’m going to write 100 words here. Not because this isn’t an interesting team. They are, they have a savvy owner, a few tradeable pieces, an extra pick, and plenty of cap space come next season. I just think we’re probably a season away from true fireworks. I think Cade is the only player Scott won’t entertain offers on, but I think Nix is available given his desire to focus on defense (which, I don’t think is a bad idea at all). This season look for the Pistons to ride it out, next season, grab popcorn.
Los Angeles Clippers
Oh look, ANOTHER TEAM WITH FIT ISSUES. Listen. Loredo is awesome, Turney, Stoll, and Sterner, all play great on both sides of the ball at the 1 and 2. Ratliff (original Denver pick) is probably underrated. But they have big problems (pun intended) inside. Sources tell me there might be reinforcements coming, but they better come fast as this does not look like a high-seeded team to me at first glance. I think Stoll is probably the odd man out, and if you get a similarly talented big or two (or three?)for him then this team is a lot scarier.
Philadelphia 76ers
It’s Wiseman’s MVP to lose right? With apologies to Delmar, Loredo, Dort, and other potential contenders, no one else looks close on paper to JW. I like him better at the 3, and I’ll be curious to see how KeepIt100 uses him with a roster that has some positional flexibility. The depth and supporting cast of this team is a little weaker than in the salad days of this franchise (okay I don’t know what that phrase means), but that’s certainly replaced by some increased star power. The team is probably fighting for a 6-seed, but I’ll be watching Wiseman.
Utah Jazz
You’d like to see a slightly better PF, and a slightly better SG, but this team is good. Jordan Johnson is going to plug a lot of holes, and despite training camp drama, Dangerfield looks elite at the point. They’re going to have problems with the league’s elite teams (like the Bulls), but they’ll have no problem with a decent playoff seed. Look for GM DarthVegito to make a few ancillary moves to strengthen his bench prior to the playoffs, and this should be a fun squad to watch. Can they win it all? Maybe not this year, but soon.
Portland Trailblazers
Fox and Dort are going to be the best backcourt in the league. I don’t even think that’s debatable. They’ll score at least 50 combined, and probably dish 15 combined while playing elite defense. BUT CAN SOMEONE BUY A VOWEL (forward)? There are enough interesting pieces to compel some offers for team depth (maybe a fit with the depth-laden Pelicans??). As constructed this is a fun team that could make the playoffs but needs to refine to keep up with the top of the conference. Good thing they have a semi-absent mentor help them evaluate the trade landscape, haha
Cleveland Cavaliers
Last but not least (probably), we have the Cavs. Boston and Connell look really good, but BBJ is already 25 (*gasp*), and they’re on a different trajectory than Hintz/Barnes, but that gap could be bridged with a move or two, or even just more patience than most of us have. However, the issue in Cleveland is that none of this young, awesome core plays defense. Not Boston, not Connell, not Hintz, not Barnes. I’m not sure what the record is for points allowed, but I would bet money if this team sets their pace high enough, they could break it.
So there you have it! 100 words for each team (and about 130 for Washington). Hope y’all enjoyed and would love feedback in the comments. (Would love points in the comments even more) 2828 words.
Chicago Bulls
As I sit down to start this article, I can think of no more appropriate team to start with than the reigning champion Bulls. Riding their stacked roster (and salary obligations) to the crown last year, they seemed the team of destiny after the momentum of a mid-year trade. But why can’t I help feel like their team is similar, but just a little worse this year? They’ll be at the top of the conference, no doubt, but can they win the big dance – or will they shift gears mid-season to run toward sudden fiscal responsibility? Only time will tell.
Milwaukee Bucks
The team the Bulls bested is next, helmed by their Rival in the great slime wars of seasons 40+. The Bucks are not in a tough spot. They don’t have tax issues, they have a contingent of pretty good young assets, and they have a few good vets they might be able to flip to fill the coffers ever higher. Outside of the potential of the Kings, the Bucks find themselves in probably the least competitive division, so while he might start out slow, I espect this to be short reset. Hey, did you hear Blakemore is on the block?
Atlanta Hawks
Oooooh that smell, can’t you smell that smell? Oooooh that smell, the smell of tax around you?? It really seems like Louie can’t smell that smell. He’s pretty happy, happy? Content? He’s pretty Louie, anyways, regardless of his tax situation. That being said, the Hawks still have cap to sell, they do have a b/b min to trade away for more prospects and points to trade away for more prospects and points. Louie isn’t playing the same game the rest of us might be, but it really seems like he’s winning the game he’s playing, even if it’s against himself.
Sacramento Kings
When you look at the Kings on the index, you’d think they’re sure-fire title contenders. But NOLa’s team has disappointed in recent years, whereas other GMs won titles with seemingly less talent. Why/how is that so? I think three letters are at the beginning of that: F-I-T. Starting by looking at his guards. Killian Hayes is a stud. But is he a stud at SF? No. He’s a point guard or small shooting guard, in my opinion, and he’s failing against bigger stronger players. But you have guys at those positions. I think this team will underperform until they…FREE KILLIAN!
Houston Rockets
The bottom few seeds of the Alpha conference’s playoff standings table will be interesting this year as a few teams shouldn’t be fully tank-tastic, but also not good enough to break into the upper echelon. This Houston squad falls squarely in this category. Also, if the Kings above are playing one guy out of position and it’s really impactful, I have a question. Is anyone in Houston playing in the right positions? It seems like you have a team with 6 power forwards and 6 shooting guards. Which honestly is a fun idea, but I don’t think a successful one.*
*editors note, that was 100 words on the first try without checking, and I feel pretty proud of that.
Dallas Mavericks
What can you say about this Dallas Mavericks team that you couldn’t say about the Houston squad above? Well the big difference is that this Mavericks team has some hope to be pretty good in the future, but you gotta think they’ll be pretty mediocre this season. My gut tells me that one of them will overperform and sneak into the playoffs while the other competes for a top draft pick, but I would not place money on which team. Watch, now they’ll both go 36-46 to spite me. Damn, that was only eighty-nine words that time, per Microsoft Word.
Phoenix Suns
Okay, I was going to go in a different fun order, but it’s just too easy to do the rundown by divisions. The only drama with the Suns has to do with the answer to this question: This season, the Phoenix Suns will:
A. Replace their GM after Garbageman becomes so enraged by their non-activity that he bicycles to NOLa and demands his resignation in person.
B. Pop in to the league just long enough to send all their assets to Doug for John Blakemore (who is, of course, worse than their current point guard)
C. All of the above.
San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs aren’t there yet. They’ll probably compete for a playoff spot, and are nowhere near as poor as their pre-season record (who is #amirite?) but they have a bunch of guys that are ALMOST there, and they gotta hope that Yandell hangs on to enough talent going into his early 30s to create a championship window. For what it’s worth, I think he will and Eazy has kind of proven this strategy works with previous teams, but he’s kind of in the middle of the pack in terms of this year (without a big move). Man, that backcourt, tho.
Minnesota Timberwolves
Like most supermodels, this team is really hot, but maybe a little thin? And maybe that’s unhealthy? I was going to take that further but it got a little weird. Anyways. Barring injury this is a playoff team with an excellent starting 5, but they’re probably a little worse than their pre-season stats looking at the teams they played. This team’s ceiling will come down to JNR’s nemesis: playoff GM’ing, but with 5 guys locked really into 5 positions, the only levers he’s going to have to pull are gameplan-related; at least he has a season to figure that out.
Orlando Magic
Well shit, maybe my Denver Nuggets won’t make the playoffs. The Magic look really good to me, and with their GM’s reputation for putting his team in the right spot to succeed, his players that can cover multiple positions, and his decent bench, I think this is the second best team in the division. That race between Orlando and Minnesota will be a very interesting race to watch all season long. I wouldn’t be surprised if this team’s season comes down to a second round matchup with Minnesota, and I’ll bring the popcorn if that’s what it comes down to.
Denver Nuggets
To the casual observer, this might look like a bottom feeder... To the purveyor of advanced analytics, this might SEEM to be a less than ideal squad in terms of talent... To the advocate of team chemistry, this might appear to be a squad of random guys that haven’t ever gone to war together... To the tracker of GM activity, you might come to the conclusion that this GM is less active than usual and unable to steer his team to success... To the GM-trader scout, you might jot a note that the cupboard is mostly bare outside of Silva/picks…
New York Knicks
When you pull up the Knicks team page, it’s kind of a similar feeling to when you pull up the Knicks pre-season pressers. “Like, what is going on? Which way is up? Ooooh, there’s something interesting there, maybe. Wait, where is this going?” There’s definitely some stuff to like about this Knicks roster. Oh god no, I’m not saying for this year. What was the topic of this article again? But there’s some long-term pieces to build around on this roster. Well, at least Haun looks like he could be good someday, if he doesn’t get caught at the Palazzo.
Miami He(Hor)at
He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good. He Hor looks like he’s going to be really good.
Brooklyn Nets
This article is definitely taking longer than I thought it would. Damn, maybe the only reason Josh wrote his article in the first place was to dare someone to copy him just to spite them. The Nets are a really interesting team. They look like they have a solid strategy (drain it from deep and prevent the other team from doing the same. I think it could definitely work. I think this is a 50-55 win team and could cause havoc for any squad in the post-season. Shuo is a stud, Olney just 24, they’re going to be good awhile.
Los Angeles Lakers
They got Rip City in Portland, but in LaLa land, this team really is BOARD city. They have three guys who are walking double doubles and the only reason they won’t average double doubles is each other. I think they might have trouble scoring against squads with a good answer for Delmar and Bias, and that could ultimately be their playoff downfall, but they’ll ring up a great record in the regular season and be favored in the playoffs against most teams. This is another team where an injury could really be debilitating, given the thinness of their offensive weapons.
Washington Wizards
This team, I think, is a little less talented version of the Kings or a way more talented version of the Rockets. Which is, I guess, to say that I really don’t understand how these players fit together exactly. When you’ve $100m+ over the cap, you’re just talking championships. This team is clearly good enough to have a very good shot at the division, and might even be the favorites. However, I just don’t see them as a championship contender. Cucone shouldn’t be a shooting guard even though Liberty is plenty ready to helm the point. Cassel makes sense at the C for an inside-focused team, but then you have the outside focused forwards. I just think some moves need to be made for this team to win it all. A savvy eye might see that there are more than 100 words here, but that’s only because even the Wizards section in this article’s fit is so bad! (luv u Xist)
New Orleans Pelicans
This is a team looking to the future, but the cabinet is full of interesting depth pieces for contenders to potentially trade for. I will be very interested in the moves the always-active Nick Malone makes along the way. I’d imagine he’d like a higher-than average draft pick, so I’d project this team to miss the playoffs based only on those moves. There’s an emerging core of Gabauer, Tasmin, Folse, Quack, and everyone else should be on the chopping block. Tasmin might even be too old to make the mark. That Tasmin question will be the biggest thing to watch.
Oklahoma City Thunder
This league needs some more damn trades. This is another team that’s unbalanced. For ‘core’ pieces, we got 3 SGs and no PGs (apologies to 29yo John Rainbolt and 37yo BDJ). Makur Maker and Zaire Wade are absolutely the future of this franchise, but I can’t really decide where Jackson, Haile, Oturu, or Powell fit – either this season or long-term. I think AB would be well served by dangling a couple of those pieces to get a third wheel for Makur/Wade as long term pieces. All that being said, this is maybe a playoff team? I don’t even know anymore.
Toronto Raptors
This is a tank year, but they have a really fun core. Talen Horton-Tucker and Marcel McAlister will be a formidable PF/SF respectively for the next 8+ seasons. No one in the rest of the group jumps out as a sure-fire star, and they could do with consolidating some of the quantity of youth they have for a little bit of quality. 7 first-rounders in the next 3 seasons will obviously help as this is the favorite for worst record in the league. I’m not sure that the original team needed to be torn down, but it was executed well.
Indiana Pacers
This team screams mediocre. Without some other moves, and even with all the luck in the world, I see a .500 team MAX. With a theme of ‘play stupid games, win stupid prizes’ Pauly’s division drafting strategy is going to come back to bite him in a big way, as I’m not even projecting them in the playoffs. Ja is fine but declining. Washington is undersized. Diakite is awesome, but even his value is waning. This is a team that needs to sell and reset big time, if they don’t I’m not sure when they’ll ever win their hand-picked division.*
*another perfect one on the first go.
Detroit Pistons
I don’t know how I’m going to write 100 words here. Not because this isn’t an interesting team. They are, they have a savvy owner, a few tradeable pieces, an extra pick, and plenty of cap space come next season. I just think we’re probably a season away from true fireworks. I think Cade is the only player Scott won’t entertain offers on, but I think Nix is available given his desire to focus on defense (which, I don’t think is a bad idea at all). This season look for the Pistons to ride it out, next season, grab popcorn.
Los Angeles Clippers
Oh look, ANOTHER TEAM WITH FIT ISSUES. Listen. Loredo is awesome, Turney, Stoll, and Sterner, all play great on both sides of the ball at the 1 and 2. Ratliff (original Denver pick) is probably underrated. But they have big problems (pun intended) inside. Sources tell me there might be reinforcements coming, but they better come fast as this does not look like a high-seeded team to me at first glance. I think Stoll is probably the odd man out, and if you get a similarly talented big or two (or three?)for him then this team is a lot scarier.
Philadelphia 76ers
It’s Wiseman’s MVP to lose right? With apologies to Delmar, Loredo, Dort, and other potential contenders, no one else looks close on paper to JW. I like him better at the 3, and I’ll be curious to see how KeepIt100 uses him with a roster that has some positional flexibility. The depth and supporting cast of this team is a little weaker than in the salad days of this franchise (okay I don’t know what that phrase means), but that’s certainly replaced by some increased star power. The team is probably fighting for a 6-seed, but I’ll be watching Wiseman.
Utah Jazz
You’d like to see a slightly better PF, and a slightly better SG, but this team is good. Jordan Johnson is going to plug a lot of holes, and despite training camp drama, Dangerfield looks elite at the point. They’re going to have problems with the league’s elite teams (like the Bulls), but they’ll have no problem with a decent playoff seed. Look for GM DarthVegito to make a few ancillary moves to strengthen his bench prior to the playoffs, and this should be a fun squad to watch. Can they win it all? Maybe not this year, but soon.
Portland Trailblazers
Fox and Dort are going to be the best backcourt in the league. I don’t even think that’s debatable. They’ll score at least 50 combined, and probably dish 15 combined while playing elite defense. BUT CAN SOMEONE BUY A VOWEL (forward)? There are enough interesting pieces to compel some offers for team depth (maybe a fit with the depth-laden Pelicans??). As constructed this is a fun team that could make the playoffs but needs to refine to keep up with the top of the conference. Good thing they have a semi-absent mentor help them evaluate the trade landscape, haha
Cleveland Cavaliers
Last but not least (probably), we have the Cavs. Boston and Connell look really good, but BBJ is already 25 (*gasp*), and they’re on a different trajectory than Hintz/Barnes, but that gap could be bridged with a move or two, or even just more patience than most of us have. However, the issue in Cleveland is that none of this young, awesome core plays defense. Not Boston, not Connell, not Hintz, not Barnes. I’m not sure what the record is for points allowed, but I would bet money if this team sets their pace high enough, they could break it.
So there you have it! 100 words for each team (and about 130 for Washington). Hope y’all enjoyed and would love feedback in the comments. (Would love points in the comments even more
) 2828 words.