Some people expected this team to be the 4th best in the NBA. They are not.
While they may be close to Toronto, both teams are pretenders. GSW, Cle, (a mile down the road) SA, and (a couple miles away) LAC are the contenders. Every other team should be building for the future, in my opinion.
This doesn't mean that teams should tank. They should play hard, develop youth, and try to win basketball games.
Keeping this in perspective has helped me to not overreact to a Detroit loss or a close game against Philly.