Originally posted by matta
Originally posted by Payton3434
And yes..... While NBSK certainly has been the more publicized hard-luck story in this league, we've been wallowing in the same misery for a couple seasons winning out the regular season only to take a crap in the playoffs, so yeah.... It's nice....
I hate to say it, but we're going to try hard to win the championship but it feels like the monkey is already off our backs..... We'll try not to have too much of a "We're just happy to be here" syndrome in the last game... 
But you guys were never the overwhelming favorites like NBSK have been in the past (notably last season). NBSK could win 18 straight blowout wins then lose the conference championship game. There was always a lot more parity in the West (though, the East was pretty even at the top this season). Definately true..... Not trying to say we've been on the same plain as NBSK as far as dominance, but in the previous two seasons we'd lost only one game in all in the regular season and won three straight regular season division crowns only to be bumped in the conference semis all three seasons.....
The MAJOR disappointment is that we never had even PLAYED for the conference championship....
