Back in June, I think many of us figured there would be NO season at all, none. Then there were signs some conferences would try, and many of us figured that might well implode after 3-4 games, rational expectations. And here we are now, better off than either of those guesses, which to me means things are better than many expected.
Nobody expected a perfectly run operation. I'm impressed with how flexible the conferences have been, I would NOT have expected that.
So, my own rating is "better than expected", not "much better", but better.