I don't think I said one way or the other... I don't have a strong opinion about them. They're dangerous with star power, but they don't feel like a HCA team to me. Even if you go on the premise that everyone said they will be a top-4 team, which I disagree is the case, the vast majority of those people also said they'll be a work in progress as they integrate all the new pieces and figure out their depth. So, beating them early in the season isn't terribly meaningful no matter how you look at it.
Yeah, the only reason we win games is because we have a better version of the prime D Rose on our team. It reminds me of when the warriors had Mark Jackson as their coach. He was a fucking moron, and the players “loved” him.