dude.. we missed the playoffs.. we finished near the middle of the NBA. As of right now we are Average!!!! Did we do the best we could with the pieces we had? Absolutely. Do we have a lot of assets and trade chips? Absolutely! Do we have the chance to be contenders next season if Yao returns healthy?? Yes Absolutely!! We just need to get another all star caliber player. Yao plays 30 mins a game avgs 15pts 9rebs. Kevin Martin continues to play well. Throw in our bench of lowry, scola and ariza and we are a pretty damn good team. (I have a feeling brooks will be used as a major trade asset to aquire a all star player). Now if all that happens then we are definitely not a avg team. But as of right now ESPN, Chron, etc are right. WE ARE AVG!