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I 40 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: think there's just an unbelievably loaded field with a ton 41 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: of talent. I personally can't wait. We are going to 42 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: break down that Calves Nets game, which went about exactly 43 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: as I expected, and then we're gonna spend the second 44 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: half of the show focusing on a breakdown of what 45 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: I think is going to be the most interesting series 46 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: in the first round, which is Brooklyn versus Boston. As 47 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: a result of tonight's playing game, I'm not gonna tell 48 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: you guys who I'm picking until the end of the video, 49 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: but I do think that series is going seven games. 50 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: That's how close those teams are. We're gonna get into 51 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: the weeds of what that series is going to look like. 52 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: And then for those of you guys listening on the podcast, 53 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: I'm gonna tack on a couple of breakdowns I did 54 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: earlier having to do with the Bucks Bowls series and 55 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: the Sixers Raptors series. I made predictions for both of 56 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: those series. Stick around at the end, and you guys 57 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 1: will hear those as well. So let's get into this 58 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: game tonight between the Calves and the Nets. So in 59 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: my playing breakdown, my preview that I did, I picked Brooklyn, 60 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: which is to be expected. They're the better team, But 61 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,239 Speaker 1: the big reason why I picked Brooklyn is because of 62 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: the fact that Brooklyn's perimeter initiators are so much better 63 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: than Cleveland's, which goes without saying. How However, Cleveland lost 64 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: their biggest advantage in that matchup With Jared Allen on 65 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: the floor, the front court of the Cavaliers would be 66 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,799 Speaker 1: so imposing as to allow the Calves some margin for 67 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: air with their stars, because obviously Derris Garland, Darius Garland 68 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: and Carris Lavert can't go punch for punch with Kyrie 69 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: Irving and Kevin Duray. That's an absurd thing to expect 70 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: to happen, So you have to have advantages elsewhere on 71 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: the floor in order to make up for that. I 72 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: talked about this a lot in my breakdown of the 73 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: Bucks Bulls series, which you guys will hear later. So 74 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: if I'm trying to over I'll play Janice with DeMar 75 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: Dea Rosen. That's not gonna work. But the Bucks are 76 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: really bad at guarding the three point line. So if 77 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: you're a good three point shooting team that generates a 78 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: ton of three point shots, you might be able to 79 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: make up some of that gap. Problem is the Bulls 80 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: don't generate any three point shots. They literally generate the 81 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: fewest three point shots per game in the entire NBA, 82 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: so their ability to attack the book Bucks greatest weakness 83 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: is not there, and so it's gonna be a battle 84 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: of the stars, and the Bucks just have better stars. 85 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: And that's what happened to the Calves tonight losing Jared Allen. 86 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: They lost their interior advantage, which is something that they 87 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: would have been able to use in that type of 88 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: game to try to make up for some of that 89 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: talent disparity, and they didn't have that. So it was 90 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 1: gonna come down to Kris LeVert and Darius Garland trying 91 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,839 Speaker 1: to go punch for punch with Kyrie Riving and Kevin Durant, 92 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 1: and that went about exactly as you expected. It was 93 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: forty to twenty after the first quarter. In that first quarter, 94 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: Katie and Kyrie combined for nineteen points. In tennisis Caris 95 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: LeVert and Darius Garland only managed ten points and two assists, 96 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: and they looked kind of out of sorts, forcing things. 97 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: Both of those guys seemed intent to just drive into 98 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: Brooklyn's rim protection to Brooklyn. We're gonna get into their 99 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: defense here in a little bit when we're talking about 100 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: the Celtics series. But Brooklyn has a lot of interior 101 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: rim protection. Andre Drummonds a good rim protector, rim protector, 102 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: Nick Claxton's a good rim protector. And Kevin Durant, who 103 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,559 Speaker 1: you saw hit the gas on the defensive end tonight 104 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: also when he's dialed, and is a very very effective 105 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: rim protector. So when you are playing a team like 106 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 1: that that has guys camping around the rim, you can't 107 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: drive into them and try to finish that's playing directly 108 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: into their into their strengths. You have to pass out 109 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: of that and try to get open shots away from them, 110 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: or start stop short and go to your floater or 111 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: your pull up fifteen foot or your pull up ten foot, 112 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: or anything other than driving right into the super tall 113 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: guy that's going to block your shot, or you're gonna 114 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: have to distort your shot so much that there's almost 115 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: no chance of it going in. And so that went 116 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: about exactly as I expected. Now, over the course of 117 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: the game, Brooklyn let up a little bit and the 118 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: Calves got back into it. But then here we are 119 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 1: Calves back within six. Late in the fourth quarter, Katie 120 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: goes down and makes a jump shot of what his 121 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: patented one dribble pull up to the right. Here comes 122 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: Carris Lavert, works into his into the lane, drives into 123 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: a bunch of traffic and trips and falls. He ends 124 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: up kicking it out to Evan mobile and it gets 125 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: worked around. But your perimeter initiator tripped and fell in 126 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: the lane. They go down the other way. Kevin Durant 127 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,119 Speaker 1: makes another to dribble pull up, going along the right side, 128 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: and here comes Darius Scarland gets into the lane, but 129 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: he panics because here comes the ring protector and he 130 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: throws up a jan Kee left handed layup and shoots 131 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: it all the way over the rim. So even when 132 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: things got close at the end of the game, it 133 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: came down to we have Kevin Durant, you have Carass Laverton, 134 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: Darius Scarland. I like our chances, and that's how it went. 135 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: And so in this particular matchup, there's just too much 136 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 1: star power for them to be for the Calves to 137 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: be able to overcome. That's why it went the way 138 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,799 Speaker 1: that it went. So let's get into this series between 139 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: the nets and the Celtics, which I think is going 140 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: to be an incredibly interesting matchup. So we're gonna break 141 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: this into three sections. We're gonna take a look at 142 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,799 Speaker 1: what the series looks like with the Nets on offense, 143 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: then we'll look at it with the Celtics on offense, 144 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: and then I want to look at the Tatum versus 145 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: Durant matchup, which is how the public is going to 146 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: view it as the although basketball is always a whole 147 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: lot more complicated than that. So let's start with the 148 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: Nets on offense. First of all, the Nets have a 149 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: one point eight offensive rating with k D and Kyrie 150 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: on the floor, which is absolutely amazing. The Celtics with 151 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart, Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, and Jalen Brown on 152 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: the floor had to take Robert Williams out of that 153 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: obviously because he's hurt, but with those four guys on 154 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: the floor, they have a defensive rating of nine point eight, 155 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: which is absolutely amazing. So this is the side of 156 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: the floor where you're gonna have one of the best 157 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: offenses that you could possibly have in a playoff series 158 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: versus one of the best defenses that you can possibly 159 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: have in a playoff series. The other thing that's gonna 160 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: be really interesting is I expect the Celtics to switch everything, 161 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: which is what they've been doing all season, but with 162 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: Kab and Kyrie in particular, it's going to test Boston's 163 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: willingness to avoid double teaming. This is something that I 164 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: talked about all season. There's switching defenses all over the league, 165 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: but there's different variations of it. You have teams like 166 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: Boston that don't send a ton of help and leave 167 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: guys on an island and hope to stagnate you. And 168 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: then you have teams like Dallas that send a ton 169 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: of help and a ton of the Toronto is another 170 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: team like this, ton of help, ton of doubling, tons 171 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: of stunting, lots of gimmicky stuff, and there usually is 172 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: a lot of opportunity to swing the ball around the 173 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: perimeter to try to get open shots on the back line. 174 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: But when you're playing Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, I'm 175 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: not sure you can get away with staying in in 176 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,679 Speaker 1: single coverage. You're probably going to have to start sending 177 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: multiple bodies, especially on screen and roll actions to both 178 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: of those guys. This is where the Rob Williams loss 179 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: can be really concerning because this is the it's the 180 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: concept of back line help. So when you send two 181 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: defenders to a screen and roll, Let's say that Kevin 182 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: Durant brings the ball to the floor and he wants 183 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: to work against Marcus Smart, So you come instet a 184 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: ball screen and Tatum and Smart both go with Kevin Durant. Well, 185 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: chances are you're gonna have someone rolling to the basket 186 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: into that short roll area right around the free throw line, 187 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 1: probably gonna be Bruce Brown or someone like that. In 188 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: that position when you dump the ball there, you're playing 189 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: four on three on the back end, and that's where 190 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: having that back line defender, the guy that steps over 191 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: from the weak side to try to disrupt that action 192 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: becomes so important. And Robert rob Williams has been one 193 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: of the best back line defenders in the league this year. 194 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: Him being out of the picture turns that into yeah, 195 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: Al Horford is gonna be there a lot, but it's 196 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of Daniel Tye or maybe they'll 197 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: have to go small. Sometimes it changes that whole dynamic 198 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 1: on the back line. Bruce Brown played really well tonight, 199 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: but he has at stretches over the course of the season, 200 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: struggled in that type of situation catching the ball in 201 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 1: the short roll because he doesn't have a great floater, 202 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: he's a little bit under size. He struggles around shop blocking. 203 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: So it's an interesting dynamic there. How the Celtics are 204 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: going to manage when they decide to double team and 205 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: send help at Kyrie and Katie and when they do, 206 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: will they have the athleticism on the back line to 207 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,079 Speaker 1: be able to compensate for that. This is where the 208 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: question becomes, where do you go this year? For the 209 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: most part, the Celtics have been going with Al Horford 210 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: at the four and Robert Williams at the five. Especially 211 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: in pivotal moments, they go huge because Al Horford and 212 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: Robert Williams can both switch onto perimeter players. So with 213 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: Rob Williams out of the picture, you have a decision 214 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,840 Speaker 1: to make. Do you prioritize a guy like Daniel Tye, 215 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: another big who's nowhere near as good as Robert Williams, 216 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:00,719 Speaker 1: or do you go small and go with someone like 217 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 1: Derek White, stick with your switching and essentially bank on 218 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: that your athleticism and your effort to compensate with that 219 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,599 Speaker 1: dip in size. I would go with Derek White, but 220 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna see a lot of both, But 221 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: it would be interesting to see as the series progresses 222 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: which direction they decide to go. The question becomes which 223 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: matchups do you attack? If you're Brooklyn, So when you 224 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: play switching basketball, usually it's it's kind of it's it's 225 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: a waste of effort to attack the guy you're originally guarding. 226 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: So if Kevin Durit brings the ball off the floor 227 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: and he's going against Jayson Tatum, yeah he can create 228 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: shots against Jason Tatum. But if you know the Boston 229 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: Celtics are switching every screen, why would you waste your 230 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: energy going against Boston's best perimeter defender. You're better off 231 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: trying to find someone else, someone you have an advantage against. 232 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: Was whether that Smarcus Smart or someone like Derek White 233 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: or someone like Daniel Tys or if you like your 234 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: chances against Al Horford. So the interesting dynamic in this series, 235 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: and we're gonna get to this when we get to 236 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: the Celtics on offense, is which matchups are the Nets 237 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: going to attack most frequently? And this is where the 238 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: Rob Williams injury becomes another issue. Whenever you're thirty something 239 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: minutes out of rob Williams is gonna be dispersed among 240 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: a mix of perimeter players like Derek White and you know, 241 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: Peyton Pritchard, guys like that, and a big guy someone 242 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: like Daniel Tye. Right, that just opens up thirty four 243 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,439 Speaker 1: extra minutes where there's a better matchup for a guy 244 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: like Kevin Durant to attack. That's an interesting wrinkle in 245 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: this series I would have picked. To be clear, I 246 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 1: would have picked the Celtics to win this series in 247 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:31,599 Speaker 1: five if Robert Williams is healthy. That's how good the 248 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: Celtics were. But Robert Williams was that perfect fifth guy 249 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: to put alongside Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown and Jayson 250 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: Tatum and Al Horford, and taking him out of that 251 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,520 Speaker 1: picture just decreases the Celtics margin for error. That's why 252 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: I think the series is going to be pushed longer 253 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: and probably the seven games. So nets on offense is 254 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: gonna be the most interesting dynamic to this series. One 255 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: of the best defenses that I've seen in recent NBA 256 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: history versus one of the best offenses that I've seen 257 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: in recent NBA history. Those two going against each other 258 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: is going to be really interesting and it's gonna be 259 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: really close and competitive. Let's move to the Celtics on offense. 260 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 1: So this year, first of all, everybody who's been watching 261 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: the Nets needs to reconsider the way that they evaluate 262 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: their defense. So from the top down looking, you think, oh, 263 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: the Nets are terrible defensive team. They finished your twentie 264 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: and defensive rating. You see all these games where Charlotte 265 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: comes into Brooklyn and Katie and Kyrie are playing and 266 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 1: they hang like a hundred and thirty three points on 267 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:29,439 Speaker 1: them and they lose, and you're like, oh, the Nets 268 00:12:29,480 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 1: don't play any defense, they don't have a chance. Well, 269 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,599 Speaker 1: we need to throw that out because the reality of 270 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:36,599 Speaker 1: the situation is with Kevin Durant on the floor of 271 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: the season, they've actually been a pretty good defense. With 272 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: Katie on the floor, they have a one o nine 273 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: point seven defensive rating. It's one fourteen point four with 274 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 1: him off, and Kevin Durant has been out so long 275 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 1: this season that that one four teen point four number 276 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: is poisoning the overall metric for the season. So the 277 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,599 Speaker 1: twentie in defense on the season, but they're actually a 278 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: top ten number with Kevin Durant on the floor. That's 279 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: not a perfect logic because every team has bad lineups 280 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: mixing up with their data. But the bottom line is 281 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: is the Nets are actually a pretty decent defense with 282 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant on the floor. The Celtics on that end 283 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: of the floor have been good, not great. That same 284 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: four man grouping that I told you about, Marcus Smart, 285 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 1: Al Horford, Jayson Tatum and Jalen Brown was scoring about 286 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: a hundred and fifteen points per one Hunter possessions with 287 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,559 Speaker 1: that four on the floor. That's an okay number. So 288 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: this side of the floor is gonna be a little 289 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: more interesting on the with the a little bit different. 290 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: The Nets on offense, it's an amazing offense versus an 291 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: amazing defense. With the Celtics on offense, it's gonna be 292 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: a pretty good offense versus a pretty good defense, a 293 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: totally different type of of dynamic. I expect the Nets 294 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: to double Tatum as the series progresses. In their last matchup, 295 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 1: when the Celtics went into Brooklyn and won that game, 296 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: they left Tatum on an island for the most part, 297 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 1: and he killed the Nets because he was able to 298 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: attack specific matchups. We were talking earlier about which matchups 299 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,439 Speaker 1: would Brooklyn attack, Who would Kyrie and Katie attack. It's 300 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: gonna have to be someone like Daniel Tyson the minutes 301 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: that he's on the floor, someone like Derek White, maybe 302 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart if you think you can shoot over the top, 303 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: those are the kinds of guys that they'll be attacking. 304 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: Boston's gonna have better matchups to attack. You're always gonna 305 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: have someone like Seth Curry on the floor. You're gonna 306 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: have moments where you can attack Patty Mills, Kyrie Irving. 307 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: He's an okay defensive player in in certain matchups, but 308 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: you're gonna be able to shoot over the top of him. 309 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: So Boston's gonna have better matchups to attack. That gives 310 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 1: Tatum a margin for air, which will get into a 311 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: little bit when we talk about the Tatum Durant matchup. 312 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: But I think as the series progresses, the Nets are 313 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: gonna end up having to send multiple bodies at Jayson Tatum, 314 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: which is something that he's been seeing a ton as 315 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: the season has come to an end, especially over the 316 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: course of the last few months. This is where it 317 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: gets interesting because the Nets have a great back line. 318 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: You've got Nick Laxton. You've got Andre Drummond, you got 319 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 1: Kevin Duran. We talked about that earlier, how dominant they 320 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: were against the Calves tonight. They have a ton of 321 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: size right around the basket, So I expect the Nets 322 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: to overplay the paint in double team Tatum. So it's 323 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of Tatum coming off of screen 324 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: and rolls or being doubled in the open floor and 325 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: is making decisions out of the short roll guys like 326 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart. This is where corner three point shooting is 327 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: is gonna become really, really important. The Celtics are gonna 328 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 1: get a lot of wide open corner three's against this 329 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: Nets defensive scheme this year, and the Celtics are only 330 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: okay shooting out there. Derek White has been a really 331 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: bad three point shooters since he came to the Celtics, 332 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: but strangely enough, he's actually okay in the corner. He's 333 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: been shooting from the corner since he's been a Celtic. 334 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: Al Horford is right around Marcus Smart's like thirty seven 335 00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: percent in the corner. Jalen Brown is like thirty four 336 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: percent in the corner of the corner. Three is one 337 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: of the weirdest shots in basketball. For a lot of shooters. 338 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: It's a shorter distance, but the optics of it are 339 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: very different, and you're usually stationary, which is difficult to 340 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 1: adjust to in the up and down flow of the game. 341 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: So big part of the series is gonna be will 342 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: the Celtics be able to make corner three's when the 343 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: Nets double Jayson Tatum on the perimeter and they make 344 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: decisions out of the short roll and the Nets overplay 345 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: the paint with their size. That's gonna be an interesting aspect. 346 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: Whether or not the Celtics make those threes could go 347 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: a long way to determining this series. So let's look 348 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: at the Tatum verse Durant matchup. Tatum has ascended in 349 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: my book this season. I call him a bona fide superstar. 350 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: He it's hard to say where he places in the league. 351 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: I put him with John Moran Devin Booker as guys 352 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: who are kind of fighting in that nine ten eleven 353 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: range of players in the n B A like firmly 354 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: beneath the guys above them, but firmly above the rest. 355 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: And they call it like the third tier of players 356 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,560 Speaker 1: in the NBA. That's a compliment to Jayson Tatum. Kevin 357 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: Durant's the best player in the world in my opinion. 358 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: So on the surface, you look at that, like, can 359 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: Jayson Tatum out played Kevin Durrant. That's a lot to ask. 360 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: But this is where those matchups become such an important detail. 361 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant is going to be going against the best 362 00:16:47,600 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: defense in basketball and j Jayson Tatum is gonna be 363 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: going against an okay defense. Now, if the Nets double 364 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: him all series long, that takes that decision out of 365 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: Jayson Tatum's hands. I trust Jayson Tatum to make the 366 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: right plate, get the ball to the short roll, make 367 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: the right reads, and give the Celtics a chance to 368 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: make plays on the back end. But in single coverage situations, 369 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: Jayson Tatum simply has a better selection of players to attack. 370 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 1: He's going to be able to pick on Patty Mills. 371 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: He's gonna be able to pick on Kyrie Riving. He's 372 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: gonna be able to pick on Seth Curry. He's gonna 373 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 1: be able to pick on slow footed bigs like Andre 374 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 1: Drummond on the perimeter. If he gets a chance, Duran's 375 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: gonna have lesser He's gonna have greater defensive players that 376 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: he has to choose from who's gonna attack. You saw 377 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 1: that specifically take place the last time the Celtics played 378 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: the Nets and beat them up in Barclays Center. At 379 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: the end of the game, Kevin Durant was coming down 380 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,959 Speaker 1: the floor shooting pull up jump shots over Jayson Tatum 381 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: and Robert Williams and Al Horford, and he was still 382 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: making some shots, but they were tougher shots. And meanwhile, 383 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: Jayson Tatum was getting down the floor and attacking Seth 384 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 1: Curry out of the high post and getting to his 385 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: jump shot and knocking stuff down the Celtic. The Nets 386 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: ended up having to double team him in the open 387 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: floor when he would get Seth Curry in those isolation situations, 388 00:17:57,920 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: and they were getting wide open looks out of it. 389 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: So again, Durant is the better player. Tatum has an advantage, 390 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,880 Speaker 1: He has more margin for error because his defense is better, 391 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,959 Speaker 1: and Kevin Durant doesn't have the same thing behind him, 392 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:12,640 Speaker 1: So that would be the interesting dynamic. This is why 393 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:14,960 Speaker 1: I don't like it when people say, like, if Boston 394 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: wins a series, I wouldn't say Tatum beat Durant. Tatum 395 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: is better than Durant. No, no, no, it's a team sport, 396 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 1: but I think Durant is a significantly better player. Tatum 397 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: has more margin for error that gives him an opportunity 398 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: to win. So this is as close to a fifty 399 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: fift series as I could possibly imagine. Home court plays 400 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,120 Speaker 1: a big role. Boston's a really, really difficult place to play. 401 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: But Kevin Durant is impervious to that sort of thing, 402 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: as you've seen so many times over the years, including 403 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: his Game five in Game seven in Milwaukee last year. 404 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: In a series this close that is split by the 405 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: thinnest of margins, I have to go to the better player. 406 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: So I'm picking Kevin Durant in the Nets to beat 407 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: the Celtics in seven games based purely on the fact 408 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: that Kevin Durant's the best player in the series. Everything else, 409 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: to me is so split evenly down the middle. Both 410 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: teams have advantages. Both teams, I think will have moments 411 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,400 Speaker 1: in the series where it feels like they're in control. 412 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: Home court will play a role. I think Kevin Durant 413 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: overcomes that. NETS and seven. All right, let's move on 414 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: to the Sixers and the Raptors. This is one of 415 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 1: the most interesting series in the first round a couple 416 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: of wrinkles. Matisse Tyble is not allowed to play in 417 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 1: Toronto because he's unvaccinated. I'm not as concerned about this 418 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: because Toronto is a massive help team. They do a 419 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: ton of help, digging, doubling things along those lines. They 420 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: are very disruptive defense. So I think shooting is gonna 421 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: be a very very important factor for the Sixers. And 422 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 1: I've talked about a lot on the show about the 423 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 1: difference between using Georgias Kneeing and Matisse Thyble and their 424 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: pros and cons Matisse Tybles this incredibly disruptive defensive player, 425 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: but he's not a great shooter. And Georgia Kneeing is 426 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 1: at three point shooter at decent volume of guns. He's 427 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: not scared to take any shot, but he's not a 428 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: great defensive player in that trade off. Because of the 429 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: way Toronto plays as an over help, over, double, over, 430 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,159 Speaker 1: overdig over crowd type of team, you need guys that 431 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: can make you pay on the back end, so I 432 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: think Georgia Sneeing might actually be a better option than them. 433 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: So I don't really look at the matissetybel The thing 434 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: is that much of a problem. I think the Raptors 435 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: are gonna win the series in six games. The reason 436 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: why comes down to the fact that this particular Toronto 437 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:32,200 Speaker 1: team and the style that they play directly is going 438 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: to affect the two best players on the Sixers, and 439 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 1: we're gonna let's let let's just get Let's just get 440 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: into the weeds a little bit here. So first of all, 441 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: Joe l embat So, the Raptors have won three of 442 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: their four matchups with the Sixers this year in large 443 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:51,719 Speaker 1: part because of their ability to disrupt Joe l Embiad, 444 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: particularly double teaming. So as Joel, Joe Embiad has talked 445 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: about this a lot. He talked about this in his 446 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 1: appearance on the JJ Reddick Podcast, but he credit to 447 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: Toronto is one of the best teams guarding him because 448 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:06,239 Speaker 1: of their ability to just stunt and double and all 449 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: those things that I've been talking about. Here's the issue. 450 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: In those three games, Joel Embiads only played in three 451 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: of the four matchups. In those three games, Joel embiad 452 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,120 Speaker 1: Is only managed eight assists against all of that double 453 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: teaming and all of that overhelping. And this is an 454 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: issue that I've talked about a lot with Joe el Embide. 455 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: It's very similar to an issue that Anthony Davis has. 456 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: He doesn't see help very well. He's not good at 457 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: attracting double teams and making that killer pass. There's always 458 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: passes out of a double team that are easier, but 459 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 1: that a band in the advantage, like a quick uh 460 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: like Anthony Davis does this all time. Catching the post 461 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: and a double team will common He'll kind of just 462 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: dribble away from the double out to the perimeter and 463 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: just find the first outlet pass to the wing as 464 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: a you know, as a guard does like a V 465 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: cut to try to get open on the perimeter. But 466 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: once that pass has made, the advantage is gone. Now 467 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: you have a guard with the ball thirty from the 468 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: basket and you accomplish nothing. Joel Embiid does a lot 469 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 1: of that as well. The best post pastors in the league, 470 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: the two in my opinion, are Nicola Yokich and Lebron James. 471 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: What they do is as the double comes, they get 472 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 1: stronger with the basketball and advance ground and almost and 473 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,879 Speaker 1: and and keep their head up the whole time and 474 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: look for the killer pass the past that compromises the 475 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: defense for you making that double, it's usually to the 476 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: weeks side corner, because good double teams will always take 477 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: away the easy reads and make the longest pass the 478 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: only available pass because if they can make you throw 479 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,080 Speaker 1: a looping skip pass, that gives you more time to 480 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: recover back. But guys like Yo Kitchen Lebron, they're hitting 481 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: that week's side cornerman in the pocket for three every 482 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: single time against these doubles, and if you just stunt 483 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 1: at that and try to take away the corner three, 484 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 1: they'll hit a cutter or they'll They're just they're very 485 00:22:51,480 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: very adept at taking advantage of those types of coverages. 486 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: And Joel Embiad is not for him to only get 487 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: eight assists, and by the way, he had eight turnovers 488 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: as well, so eight his eight turnovers in three games 489 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: against that Toronto aggressive help defense. That doesn't spell well 490 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: for himbiads ability to solve the chess match that will 491 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 1: be this playoff series. Then we go to James Harden. 492 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: In the two matchups against Toronto as a seventies sixer, 493 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,359 Speaker 1: he's eight for twenty four from the field. He was 494 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: three for twelve in their last matchup, one for eight 495 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: from three three assists but nine turnovers to go with it. 496 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: This just comes down to James Harden's overall decline, which 497 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: is something that I've chronicled in depth on the show. 498 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: We're not gonna get too much into it, but the 499 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: gist of it is James Harden is not athletic enough 500 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: anymore to consistently beat people off the dribble, and everything 501 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 1: about his game is predicated on rim pressure because when 502 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: he's beating people off the dribble, the defender plays further 503 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:48,880 Speaker 1: off of him and on his heels, which allows James 504 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: Harden to get quality looks out of his step back, 505 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: which then opens everything else up. But when he's not 506 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: driving to the basketball, defenders are on their toes. They're 507 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: in an advancing position guarding James hard and leaning onto 508 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: that step back. So now the step backs James Harden 509 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,399 Speaker 1: is taking are contested and usually low percentage. He's just 510 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 1: trying to draw fouls at that point, and he's not 511 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: generating that rim pressure when he's getting to the basket. 512 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 1: That's when he opens up his ability as a playmaker 513 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: as well. Bottom line, if James Harden can't create quality 514 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: looks against this Raptors defense, the way he used to 515 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: when he was you know, four or five years ago. 516 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: I don't know that they're gonna be able to create 517 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: enough advantages here. The other thing too, the Toronto Toronto 518 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 1: has had a lot of success against the Sixers with 519 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 1: a lot of guys out with injury. You've had Fred 520 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: VanVleet dealing with a knee issue that's held held him 521 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: out a lot. They've beat the Sixers a couple of 522 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,439 Speaker 1: times without Fred VanVleet, O g and and Noby has 523 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: just returned. You're going to see a more offensively talented 524 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 1: version of this Raptors team in this postseason run. There's 525 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: a group in particular that I'm excited to see Fred 526 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: VanVleet with Gary Trent Jr. Then O G. Pascal and 527 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: Scotty Barnes in the front court. That team is. That 528 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 1: lineup has only played three forty five. It's this year 529 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,440 Speaker 1: that that allows the Raptors to play a lot of 530 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: the same style they've been playing with the younger athletes, 531 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: but with a ton more offensive firepower. This team is 532 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: going to be a huge pain in the butt to 533 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: beat this year, and they have specifically had success against 534 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 1: the Sixers because of their inability to create advantages against 535 00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: the defense like this. And then, last, but not least, 536 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:28,479 Speaker 1: the Sixers have a similar issue that the Bulls are 537 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: gonna have in their first round series with the Bucks. 538 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: The Raptors give up a ton of three point shots, 539 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: just like Milwaukee does because of their overhelp defense. So 540 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 1: it's very important for you to be able to generate 541 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: a lot of three point shots in your offense. And 542 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: the Sixers are seven in the NBA and three pointers 543 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 1: attempted per game, so similar to Chicago, there's a gaping 544 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: issue there with their ability to exploit the raptors very 545 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 1: specific defensive weakness. So I expect the Raptors to win 546 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: in six games in Canada in front of their home crowd. 547 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 1: This season, the Bulls lost all four matchups with the Bucks. 548 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 1: I will be predicting the Bucks to sweep the Bulls. 549 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure that they have enough advantages to 550 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: take one game off of Milwaukee. I want to start 551 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: by throwing out a couple of stats for you and 552 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: we'll get a little bit into the weeds. And first 553 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: of all, the Bulls are twenty four and paint points 554 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: allowed per one hun possession. It's not a big shock. 555 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: They don't have a great front line, they don't have 556 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: a ton of size and athleticism, and they've struggled defending 557 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: on the perimeter this year ever since Alex Crusoe Alonzo 558 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 1: ball went down twenty four and pain points allowed allowed 559 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,400 Speaker 1: is a big concern when you're going up against Janice. 560 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: They they are very good at defending the three point line, 561 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,479 Speaker 1: which is interesting dynamic there because the Bucks are one 562 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: of the best teams in the league at generating good 563 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 1: quality three point shots. The Bulls only give up fourteen 564 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: point three wide open threes per game, which is second 565 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:51,200 Speaker 1: best in the NBA. The Bucks generate twenty point one 566 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: wide open threes per game, which is second best in 567 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: the NBA. So there's an interesting little clash there. The 568 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: issue is is that as I've always told you guys, 569 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 1: the but the Bucks have a catastrophic flaw and their 570 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: defense and that they allow a ton of threes there. 571 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: They're sell out to protect the paint and they're bad 572 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 1: at rotating on the back end to take away three 573 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: point shots. But the problem is is the Bulls only 574 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 1: attempt point eight threes per game, which is dead last 575 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: in the NBA. So the Bulls are not set up 576 00:27:21,840 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: to attack the Bucks very specific weakness. So if you 577 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: can't match the top end talent, if you can't handle 578 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 1: Janice and Chris Middleton, which obviously they can't, the the 579 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: star power of the Bucks is better. You better have 580 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 1: some advantage out there that you plan on unleashing on them, 581 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: something that they would struggle with. So, for instance, if 582 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: the Bulls were an excellent three point shooting team that 583 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: generated a ton of three point shots, I would say, hey, yes, 584 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 1: you can't stop your honest, but the Bucks are bad 585 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 1: at guarding the three point line. You're great at generating 586 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: wide open threes. That's your opportunity to gain an advantage. 587 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 1: But the Bulls don't have that advantage, which makes me 588 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: feel like this is going to end quickly and it's 589 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 1: going to end ugly. To look at the matchups the 590 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 1: way they were guarding each other. In their last matchup, 591 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: they put Alex Crusoe on Chris Middleton. Chris Middleton can 592 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: shoot over the top. I love Alex Caruso, excellent defensive player. 593 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: I would have him on an All Defense team this 594 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: year if he had played enough games, But it's he's 595 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:21,399 Speaker 1: constantly had a problem with this type of matchup. Not 596 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: not his, not by any of anything that's his fault. 597 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 1: It's just that shorter defensive players, even if they're very 598 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: very good at what they do, very tall offensive players 599 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: can shoot over the top. You guys all probably remember 600 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,919 Speaker 1: last year a game in Philly where Tobias Harris made 601 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: a game winner over the top of Alex Cruso. It's 602 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: just what happens when a six nine or six eight 603 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: guy goes up against a six five or six six 604 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: guy and has that ability to shoot over the top. 605 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: They put um uh janice. They guarded with Patrick Williams, 606 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: which is to be expected. Patrick Williams is thin, very athletic, 607 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: very good defensive player, but he's thin, not as tall 608 00:28:57,760 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 1: as your honest. He's giving up a lot of ground there. 609 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: The Bulls made up for that by doing a ton 610 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: of stunting and crowding and doubling like uh In their 611 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: last matchup, they held you Honest to just thirteen shots. Uh. 612 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 1: J Honest was content to make the right play, kind 613 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,640 Speaker 1: of just draw in that attention and let his teammates 614 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,000 Speaker 1: go to work. I like that matchup in the sense 615 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: that I think he can hold his own well enough 616 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: with them crowding. I just think the Bucks are gonna 617 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:26,320 Speaker 1: have tons of success scoring around him. It looks like 618 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: zactly didn't play in their last matchup, but I think 619 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: that's gonna be Drew Holiday there, and then Vosovic is 620 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: gonna be guarding brook Lopez. The only interesting dynamic there 621 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: is brook Lopez is a drop coverage big. When he's 622 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,959 Speaker 1: in the lineup, they run a very traditional drop coverage, 623 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: and Nikola Vusovich is a pickin pop guy. A pick 624 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: and pop is a classic counter to a drop coverage 625 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: because any drop coverage, the big has to to fall 626 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: back to contain the ball handler and the guard has 627 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: to chase over the top. So if the biggest dropping 628 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: back and the guard is chasing over the top and 629 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:01,640 Speaker 1: the screener pops to the three point line, he's probably 630 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: going to be completely unguarded. They did get a lot 631 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: of wide open looks for Vosovic out of those sorts 632 00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: of action, so that's something that you'll see a lot 633 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: in that particular matchup. And then the last matchup you'll 634 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: see is they're gonna put Wesley Matthews on Demarta Rosen Um. 635 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: Demarta Rosen has been the best player on the Bulls 636 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: this year. He's having a fantastic season. Wesley Matthews is 637 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: arguably the perfect type of defender to put on Demard 638 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: Rose And I've talked about this a lot on my 639 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: on my twitter feed. If you guys ever see the 640 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: stuff that I do with basketball videos and skill development, 641 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: like the fade away jump shot, which is what Demarda 642 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: Rosen uses as his bread and butter, it's impossible to 643 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: guard up top. That's the whole point of the fade away. 644 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: You're turning and fading and you're usually initiating initiating contact before, 645 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: so you don't see a ton of blocked fade aways. 646 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:49,240 Speaker 1: So you're not going to disrupt a guy up top. 647 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: But what you're supposed to do defensively on a guy 648 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: who's taking fade aways is trying to disrupt the base 649 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 1: as much as you can. Anytime you're bumping bodies and 650 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: post up situations, the refs due allow a good amount 651 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:03,440 Speaker 1: of contact to go without calling fouls, and if you 652 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: can disrupt the base of the fade away, you can 653 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: affect the lift and those fade aways I always call him, 654 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:12,040 Speaker 1: they're like dunks. In order to make a fade away, 655 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: you have to get a ton of lift in order 656 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: to get that separation so that it feels like an 657 00:31:17,080 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: open shot at the top of the shot. So Wesley 658 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 1: Matthews is an interesting matchup there because he is one 659 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: of the best undersized wing defenders in the league because 660 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: of his the way he disrupts the base. He keeps 661 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: his feet sliding, he sits really low, he is a 662 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: low center of gravity, and he just pushes on your 663 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: base to keep you off balance all the time. That's 664 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: why he's had success in the past against a lot 665 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: of the bigger scoring forwards that we have in the league. 666 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: So I like the way that the Milwaukee can guard Chicago. 667 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: Chicago's uh, Milwaukee's greatest defensive weakness also happens to be 668 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 1: Chicago's greatest offensive weakness, so I don't think they have 669 00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: an advantage there. And the Bulls don't defend the paint 670 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: well and Janice is just an absolute monster in the paint, 671 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,080 Speaker 1: especially in the postseason. As we know, I think this 672 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: is going to be a sweep. I would be shocked 673 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: if the Bulls even took one game off of them. 674 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: All right, guys, that's all I have for tonight. As always, 675 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate your support and I'll see you guys in 676 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 1: a couple of days.