Dominique Foxworth

It's still fun.

It's a different type of fun.

But realizing what your team can do and hoping that players will cooperate, it's a little bit fun, but it's also a little stressful.

I miss the old days of the NBA where it was like, actually, you can do whatever you want as long as your owner is willing to pay.

That feels like a much better place to be when you have a superstar.

Can I throw in there also that I think we have to accept that the NBA has been NFL-alized a little bit in that there was a time for most of our lives that it was like either you're the championship favorite or you're not winning a championship.

Like it was one, two, maybe three teams that had a chance.

We're not that way anymore.

It feels like if you can get into the tournament now, you can make a run because of the injuries and because of like,

The harder cap, like the team, the talent is a little bit more spread out.

So I feel like if we are projecting that Giannis is at his best and this team is able to build up a little bit around them, they're going to get into the playoffs.

Obviously, everyone gets into the playoffs and wants to be in the playoffs in the NBA.

And then it's like you actually have a better chance than you have in the past.

And I think it's taken us some time.

Or I can speak for myself.

I think the Pacers making it to a game seven last year is like the best possible example of that.

And like, you don't have to go far.

Just got to cross the street to see a team that's like made deep runs with a low seed unexpected.

So I think that's part of it.

I'm having a hard time realizing that like normally in NBA history,