As usual, Mr. Negative ignores the fact that there are other teams in the same boat, and always will be.  Nothing new here, and nothing wrong with it.  In a window where, as Kelly admits, the championship is out of reach anyway, what's a mid-level team to do? The options are to sink into the lottery, or get lucky with a couple of mid-level players who blossom late.  Many baseball and hockey teams are in the same situation. Even the part where one or two aging stars are keeping them in the playoffs.