Honestly, no. Do I miss the personalities and the fact that guys liked each other and tuning in each night with a legit chance to win the game? Sure. But I don’t miss having to delude myself at the start of each season into thinking that THIS year we’d finally see them make some noise in the playoffs, maybe even win a series or two, and have something to really build on for the next year, all the while knowing that Zion and BI would stay healthy JUUUUUUUST along enough ensure we wouldnt get a high enough lottery pick to draft a needle moved, then immediately go down with turf toe or something and resign us to watching CJ have to try to be a number one option and the team limping into the ten seed at the end of the season only to make zero changes in the offseason because “THIS year our guys will be healthy, you’ll see!”. At least now I get to actually watch young guys develop knowing we’ll be bad the next couple years, and have hope that four years from now Queen and Fears and our 2027 top five pick and whoever we get for Trey and Herb might be ready to make a playoff push.
Yes
2023-24 season was my favourite season of all time. Had so much fun tuning into games and seeing each one of these guys provide something special to the team.
That lineup was never good. The run in early 22 was when BI was injured. The 23-24 season was just a slog in spite of the good record.
the 23-24 pels are my roman empire so yes. hindsight is 20/20 however, i love what we have now, even if it doesnt look all the way right yet
I mean, how many guys did this 5 actually play together?
Yes
Should have had Jrue on the far left and Julius Randle on the far right. Whoever they traded Zion for after the first few years of him riding the bench would be in the middle. So maybe like jimmy butler next to BI.
No? None of the Zion/BI lineups ever looked that good.
Zion already injured in the photo. Can’t even take a team pic without a bandage
I hate injuries
I miss boogie
I miss the idea of them but considering only 4/5ths (3.5/5ths really) played then not really 🥲
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No
No but I do wish Z was healthy and starting
I believed in them I really did.
Did they every play together?
Honestly, no. Do I miss the personalities and the fact that guys liked each other and tuning in each night with a legit chance to win the game? Sure. But I don’t miss having to delude myself at the start of each season into thinking that THIS year we’d finally see them make some noise in the playoffs, maybe even win a series or two, and have something to really build on for the next year, all the while knowing that Zion and BI would stay healthy JUUUUUUUST along enough ensure we wouldnt get a high enough lottery pick to draft a needle moved, then immediately go down with turf toe or something and resign us to watching CJ have to try to be a number one option and the team limping into the ten seed at the end of the season only to make zero changes in the offseason because “THIS year our guys will be healthy, you’ll see!”. At least now I get to actually watch young guys develop knowing we’ll be bad the next couple years, and have hope that four years from now Queen and Fears and our 2027 top five pick and whoever we get for Trey and Herb might be ready to make a playoff push.
Yes
2023-24 season was my favourite season of all time. Had so much fun tuning into games and seeing each one of these guys provide something special to the team.
That lineup was never good. The run in early 22 was when BI was injured. The 23-24 season was just a slog in spite of the good record.
the 23-24 pels are my roman empire so yes. hindsight is 20/20 however, i love what we have now, even if it doesnt look all the way right yet
I mean, how many guys did this 5 actually play together?
Yes
Should have had Jrue on the far left and Julius Randle on the far right. Whoever they traded Zion for after the first few years of him riding the bench would be in the middle. So maybe like jimmy butler next to BI.
No? None of the Zion/BI lineups ever looked that good.
Zion already injured in the photo. Can’t even take a team pic without a bandage
I hate injuries
I miss boogie
I miss the idea of them but considering only 4/5ths (3.5/5ths really) played then not really 🥲
Yes
No
Fuck no