“You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling,” the quote from the movie Inception was never meant to be referenced when making predictions. I certainly doubt Christopher Nolan expected the line to be used in a Toronto Raptors column. Yet, nine years later, here we are.
While it wasn’t his intention, the quote perfectly fits the state of today’s NBA predictions. Writers and analysts don’t want to predict outlandish results (at least the ones we respect), nor should they. When predicting what will happen over the course of the NBA season, we predict the most probable result.