optimistic: the synder system is so complex it’ll take a season for our core to get the hang of it and for quin to adapt it to our group. we’ll reap the benefits of it next year.

pessimistic: trae doesn’t shy away from the big moments, granted. but how likely is this group to take the step forward we’d need to get us to the big moment that actually counts. feels like this group’s ceiling will always be beneath several other teams. weaknesses are simply too exploitable.