Not very realistic IMO. I don't see how Horford alone takes us to that point. Are we really better than Toronto? Hope I'm wrong but they will have to prove it to me.
Yes. Completely realistic. Horford was exactly what the team needed.
Third best record in the league IMHO.
WOW! I guess you think a lot higher of Horford than I do. I have him as a good player not a great player. Remind me again how many games Atlanta won last year and how many games they won against Cleveland?
Love the optimism, hope you're right but I don't see it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGAPmPDhMjYIt's ok to be cautiously optimistic.
But BOS could have something VERY special, here.....VERY similar to 1986.....when we won Banner 16 AND had a top pick in the draft right after...
We're LONG shots to win it all this season BUT we'll be within striking range. An injury to a Star (God forbid this happening, of course) on one of these contenders, or some slick coaching moves by our bright young coach COULD be the intangibles that would help us to be playing into June 2017....right up until we pick 1, 2 or 3 in the draft AGAIN..
Al Horford is going to help this team a lot, I believe. I watched 10 or so games last year where I thought that if we had just ONE MORE threat we'd win the game...someone else to take the pressure off of IT4..
We have that 2nd threat now.
Toss in an improved Smart, AB, Jae, Jaylen and the rest of this fine team and opposing teams will not want to face us.
Just that core of AB, Smart, Jay and potentially Jaylen will be an NBA Junkyard Dog to many opponents..
Mean, nasty, territorial, unpredictable and dangerous on any given night.
I'm excited about this upcoming season AND the future of this team.