Really bummed with this 3-5 start. Could be 3-6 after tonight. However we have also played a lot of good tough teams.
Losses so far @ Cleveland, Boston, Detroit
Losses at home Houston, Utah
Wins @ Chicago
Wins at home Memphis, Brooklyn
You think about it other than Brooklyn, we may have played all playoff teams so far. Our schedule has not been easy. Tonight @ Raptors - another very good team on a back to back. I know it will suck and the media will be all over this when we go 3-6 but I'm still hopeful this team is much better than a 3-6 record would indicate.
The really bright side is the play of the younger players. Porzingis has shown improved shooting and scoring ability. Hernangomez looks like a heck of a player. Kuzminskas has broken the regular rotation as well. That's a great feature for this team moving into next year. Those 3 definitely have chemistry together.
The negative is the Rose/Melo tandem does not look high impact. Both look past their primes and inconsistent. Rose still has great speed but he's not shown to be better than an average starting point guard. Melo looks like a good scorer but not much else and not a player that can carry a team. The ESPN ranking looks legit. These two should be playing with a fire and purpose to win a championship yet I see more of that from Noah, KP, Lee and Jennings.