An 82-game season is equally maddening and incredible simultaneously. On one hand, it’s just way too many games, and it’s overly demanding with respect to travel, time and fatigue. On the other hand, it’s a remarkable sample size and tool for evaluation and understanding. My friends who don’t love basketball don’t understand my desire to watch a conference powerhouse beat down on a lottery team on Tuesday nights, and ya know what? Sometimes I don’t either!
When watching Cade Cunningham drag the Pistons to a closely-contested loss to the Denver Nuggets and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic on Sunday night, I had this thought ring out in the back of my head.
