In case you’re not considering massive anymore, you’re only a defeatist. Or a Detrimental Nancy. Or simply caught within the Isiah Thomas/Stephon Marbury/Phil Jackson eras.
And that’s comprehensible. I get it. It’s been a very long time. Too lengthy.
However even for these pessimists, it should’ve been inconceivable to look at Friday evening’s utter annihilation of the Celtics and never take into consideration the Larry O’Brien trophy.
It’s, gasp, real looking. Actually.