for my recap. I was struck by that level of praise, although in some respects it was more about him saying his team isn’t ready yet. But it’s another in a growing line of hosannas from around the league, AFTER teams play the Blazers. The players and coaches know it, the stat nerds can see it—but the Barkleys and whonot are still stuck in “young teams don’t win”-land.

Good catch…