Every professional season in any sport ushers in the fresh scent optimism that comes with the acquisition of both marquee free agents and role players. For most, the division between perception and reality is as thin as the woven thread on a cheap suit. The remaining teams are forced to reflect on their failed campaign as they are now reduced to bystanders filled with unrelenting criticism of those who made the sacrifices required for the right to play for a championship. At a time when when regular season records and stats are tossed out like yesterday's trash, the only thing that the history
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