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3 teams that could fold under preseason hype
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"The best laid plans of mice and men, often go awry"
Hype is dangerous. Do you realize that we don't actually judge any team, in any sport, based on performance? We don't say "you won more games than you lost, therefore this season was a success," or "you lost 2/3 of your games, therefore you failed." It's all relative to expectation.
In the NBA, the offseason is a time for endless optimism.