A playoff appearance? Not getting swept in first round? Making it to the 2nd round? Trading Gasol?
For me, as of right now, I would be happy with a 2nd round appearance with everything else being gravy.
A dream scenario would be playing the Lakers in the 1st round and knocking them out. Finally giving DDR a chance to knock Lebron out of the playoffs.
As long as we don't play GSW in the first round I believe we have a chance to advance.
Continuing the upwards trend in their play, winning a playoff round, getting the younger guys some experience and building for next season. Seems like a 2-year project considering how the contracts align and most players will be back for next season, there won't be that much roster turnover , so they'd be able to carry whatever camaraderie, internal improvement and experience they've built into next season, while a lot of other teams would likely have major changes.
Championship or bust.
I demand excellence!!!
On paper they should be a top 4 seed. LMA and DD should be enough to get us into the 2nd round at least. Both are choking gots though so that ain't happening. Anything less is a failure.
Based on the roster and overall mAkeup of the team, I would suggest that winning the 1st round would be a good accomplishment. Making it to the WCF would be a truly successful season.
I have no expectation of championship. The only team I have locked to make the finals is the warriors. If the warriors lose both kd and curry, then I would think that there is a reasonable chAnce to make it to the finals.
a successful season to me is beating anybody in the playoffs not named Golden St or Houston. Everybody else is on our level and we should beat them. Also getting Derrick White a taste of the playoffs while getting rid of DeRozans fear of the playoffs. Honestly if we somehow beat the Lakers I think the cartharsis for Demar would be unreal and his confidence would grow in the bigger moments of the playoffs. Demar needs to beat Lebron real bad. Kinda like Steve Young needing to beat the Cowgirls and win the Super Bowl. He needed that monkey off his back.
They are nothing more than a 6th seed in the West
Anything more is homer fantasy
If they are lucky and draw anyone besides showers or lolckets they could possibly have a chance in and win 2 games in round 1. Itd be extremely hard to win a 3rd game or a game on the road save an injury to the opponent.
So best case scenario is a 6th seed and losing in 7
winning the first round 4/5 seed matchup
Getting a good draft pick
Dittos.
They'll screw it up.
7 games series in 2nd round or better.
we already did it. Beat Kawhi.
Also secure 2 good 1st rounders and dont overpay more role players
Winning a round would be a success.
But I have a feeling we are getting the Rockets, and the playoffs will be very frustrating for multiple reasons.
Make the playoffs and up the Rockets...
Manu will sit front row and Harden will have nightmares of him
Sneak in the playoffs and be pitted against GS in the first round.
Upsetting the warriors would make a fine season - even if they lose the next round.
Injuries & the state of the team's health could play a factor in making it into the playoffs & advancing. We've seen this movie before back in the day when an injury to a key player dashed our chances to advance. Hopfully this team can stay healthy & rested going into the playoffs. If they can get their act together, I can see this team either in the 4th or 5th place in the regular season standings. The Worriers are still the team to beat, followed by the Rocketts. OKC can be a challege also, but given situations & cir stances, any team has a chance... any team is beatable... any team, including the Spurs, can win... Beating the Fakers, Rocketts & even OPee Pee would be wonderful gifts of JOY ON A SILVER PLATTER! GSG!!!
Second round.
as far as i'm concerned, the measure of success is inversely proportional to the amount of whining threads TD21 starts
It's such a strange year because of the extreme parity...
The only team I think the Spurs can't beat is a healthy Golden State. Denver has been impressive, but they're not unbeatable. Houston, Portland, OKC, and the Lakers all have flaws and are definitely beatable. I went into this season thinking of it as a year for DeRozan to get acclimated and for Derrick White and Davis Bertans to get minutes and improve. It seems like that is happening. Considering that a month ago quite a few people were calling for the Spurs to tank the entire season, I'd say they've already achieved success.
It goes the other way too: I don't think there's any team in the west, other than Phoenix of course, that can't beat the Spurs in a seven-game series. This Spurs team has a high ceiling, at least at home, but the floor is abysmal.
Simply getting better at defense.
Realistically, making the playoffs will be a success. It means from now on winning .600 of the games (21-15) -based on last year's standings. And that includes the rodeo trip.
I am a bit skeptical of all this taking for granted the playoffs, and talking about 2nd round. I am all against tanking and the playoffs streak must continue, but that is the realistic extent of the success for this season. Anything more will be more than a miracle -unless some crazy stuff happens with trades, like somehow getting AD, or Manu gets back to pester Harden
If healthy and everything clicking WCF tbh. Have the squad get a taste of the playoffs win, motivate them to want more next year when Murray is back, White got his feet wet, and the team with a year on their belt. Next year is when I expect them to really make noise. Regarding Pau, I hope they move him and package whatever pick(s) necessary to get a solid 3 and D, a 50/50 hassle guy. Preferably Metu pans out, Huestis and Moore, and Walker becoming a stud. That’s it. Everything next year before our older players regress tbh
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