on one hand you've got analysts saying "this doesn't bring them any closer to competing in the Finals" which is non-sense. It's clear that this team is better equipped for a deep playoff run and will fare better against GSW/HOU than the previous squad.

Conversely, the notion that after 2 games we can say they even will get through East unequivocally is also non-sense. Despite two impressive wins (where Bron really was the engine with two spectacular games and was complemented nicely) - they still have to gel on the fly with less than 30 games until the playoffs.

If they can get to the Finals with essentially a new squad - it should be seen as an immense accomplishment. If they can somehow win the Finals it would eclipse the impossible title of 2016 - so that's how improbable it should be viewed that they can somehow synthesize, gel, and beat the breaks off of an egregiously stacked GSW team.

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