i know they're far from being contenders for a championship. But I believe they are closer to the 49 win 2007 team than to the 33 win 2008 team. Winning ugly, Brad Gilbert style ...
And if you watch them more closely, you see
- a team with very little offensive firepower so far
- a team playing only good in short spurts
- a team staying in games through defense
- a Derrick Rose still hobbled from injury without the explosiveness he's know for
- a Tyrus showing more composure, but held back by injuries in preseason and twice the reg season already (not that he will be the saviour, but for now a #22 picked rookie plays major minutes at PF
Nobody on that team plays above his potential (or even his known skills) for now. Deng is being the 2007 version of Deng again, Noah nicely improved like he should be. Otherwise that's a team with big room for improvement wherever you look. And still they sit at 4-2 with a tough schedule so far.
In that regard I asked where's the ceiling ...