What team are you honestly looking at???
This roster is going to be featuring a legit top 5 overall player in the whole world and another big with deep shooting range that is a legit top 15-20 player...again....IN THE WORLD!
No team will be able to realistically contain that Frontline. Add in the fact that Diallo has come into his own and will be by seasons end the third big in the rotation and you've got three guys that won't be stopped night in and night out. The entire point of this off-season was to retain Jrue and get another above average primary passer and ball handler to put next to him. Rondo fits that bill perfectly.... especially when looking at what was still out there. His previous relationship and time spent with Boogie only makes me think that the two of them will be a fantastic 1-2 pick a roll punch all season, leaving Jrue and AD to do the same type of two man stuff in their own right. Jordan Crawford will surprise many when he duplicates his play late last year over the course of an entire year and improvements to hill and Moore's game is also expected. If Quinn Cook can give you some quality play for a few minutes a game then this lineup is not a first round sweep victim, it's a potential top 4 team in the west. AD is coming around to the point of being so good that he can simply will his team to victory. Boogie is the best center in the game. You have totally underestimated this roster in it's entirety, this is not an 8 seed destined to lose to the warriors. Maybe they aren't top 4, but there are not 7 teams better top to bottom ahead of the pelicans anymore.