Hopefully being the underdog here will actually work to inspire our guys. .
Think about it, when's the last time the guys had a gruling 7 game series? The magic, a few years ago. And then right after that we were REALLY competitive against the would-be champions of that year, Celtics. Took them 6 games. It was SO close... that we we probably would've won that series if Garland, Allen, and Mitchell were healthy. But when Mitchell played... he was lights out.
I think expectations really fuck with this teams mental. I know it did vs. Indy last year... and it almost did with the Raptors. I'm hoping if everyone starts to count us out... that we respond LOUD AND LET EM * * C * * * * KNOW