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So number 58 00:02:55,960 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: seventeen in our power rankings, the Cleveland Cavaliers not too 59 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: much to get into. In their offseason, they lost Damian Jones, 60 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: Isaiah Mobley, and Marcus Morris. They added JT Thor from 61 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: South Sudan who had that super impressive game against Team 62 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: USA in the exhibition, Luke Travers, a player that drafted 63 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: a while ago who's coming over from Australia on a 64 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: two way contract, and they drafted Jalen Tyson in the 65 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 1: late first round. All changes to their back end of 66 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: their roster. They're more or less the same team they 67 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: were last year. I don't think any of those guys 68 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: will be in their regular rotation this year. It'll be 69 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: guys that probably come in and out of the lineup 70 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: based on injuries. We'll see how things progress over the 71 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: course of the season. So the Cavs are more or 72 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: less the same team that they were last year. They 73 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: re upped with Donovan Mitchell, Jared Allen, and Isaac Accorro, 74 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: so all five of their starters are now contractually locked 75 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: up for each the next three seasons, including Isaac Accorro 76 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: as presumably a bench player, he usually will only start 77 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: if one of their main guys is out of the lineup. 78 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: The Max Drews edition has been really fun for their 79 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: offense in the sense that, like you know, a lot 80 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: of times we talk about five out offense as a 81 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: concept of like the ball moving from side to side 82 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: and guys like dribbling off of off of ball screens, 83 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: but it can be a lot more complicated than that, 84 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: and we're going to talk about this when we get 85 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: into the Magic as well. But having a real movement 86 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: shooter is another dynamic that comes in with five out offense, 87 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: not just the side to side flow and having Max 88 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: be able to come off of a dribble handoff and 89 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: look to shoot, but also an off ballplayer movement, which 90 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: is an important part of occupying help defenders to open 91 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: things up for your main ball handlers. Right, and I 92 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: went back and I watched game one of the Magic 93 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: Calves series this year. I've watched it on Monday morning 94 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: as prep for the Calves as well as for the 95 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: Magic as we were coming up on them in this list. 96 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: And the very first play of that series for the 97 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: Calves was a really, really nice example of beautiful five 98 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: out offense. Darius Garland came up the floor. He ran 99 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: a ball screen that flowed into a dribble handoff for 100 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell coming off the opposite end of the floor, 101 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: who then swung the ball and that flowed into kind 102 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: of like a Chicago action coming out of the corner. 103 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: It's a pin down into a dribble handoff where Max 104 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: Druce comes flying off of it, and as he comes 105 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: flying off, Darius Garland sets the first screen. The second 106 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: screen I think was mobile if I remember correctly, and 107 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: Max comes off of it good pick. Darius throws a 108 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: good pick, and so when that second pick comes, Max 109 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: gets plenty of separation and he just gets that left foot, 110 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: right foot down in textbook shooter footwork and rises up 111 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: off the move and knocks down that three. He's been 112 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: a really a greaser of the wheel, so to speak, 113 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: in that Calves five out offense because of his ability 114 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: to hit threes while on the move, or at least 115 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: his willingness to take them, including Struce and Georgis Niang, 116 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: definitely helped with their spot up efficiency, which was their 117 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: ultimate goal with those moves. If you guys remember two 118 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: years ago, the Calves were twentieth in spot up efficiency 119 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: according to Synergy, the rate at which they converted spot 120 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: up possessions into points that went all the way up 121 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: to ninth last year with the additions of Struce and Kniyang, 122 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: so definitely a significant increase there. That said, though they 123 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: actually dipped in offensive efficiency as a team from eighth 124 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: to sixteenth year over year, despite them massively increasing their 125 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: three point volume. They went from twenty fourth and three 126 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 1: point volume to eighth and three point volume. But the 127 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: main driver there the reason why their offense slipped. Darius 128 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: Garland and Donovan Mitchell combined to miss twenty five more 129 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: games than they did the previous year. So a lot 130 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: of offensive progress last year for the Caves, even though 131 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 1: it didn't necessarily show up in the metrics. The Evan 132 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: Mobley issue on the offensive end kind of like took 133 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: a different form this year in the sense that like 134 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: he actually improved substantially as a spot up guy. Two 135 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: years ago, Evan Mobley was converting spot up possessions at 136 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: zero point six to one points per possession. Last year, 137 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: he got it all the way up to one point 138 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: zero four. That's like a gigantic improvement. That's almost like 139 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: a two x year over year improvement, and he went 140 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: from atrociously bad to actually slightly above average. But the 141 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: main issue the issue that rose in the Knick series, 142 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: which was his inability to score on the role, actually 143 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: took a dip. He went from one point zero nine 144 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: points per possession in rollman situations two years ago to 145 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: one point zero one, so roughly a eight percent decrease 146 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: in his efficiency on the role. Still shot just thirty 147 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: nine percent on hooks and floaters and shot just fifty 148 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: seven percent on layups, right, So for a big guy 149 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: like that, we're hoping in the mid sixties for layup efficiency, 150 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: hopefully overall at the rim closer to seventy. Right. So 151 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: that's the real issue with Evan Mobley is just when 152 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: he's catching in the middle of the floor and he 153 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: needs to make a quick move for a floater, a 154 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: quick like drop step into a left shoulder hook, or 155 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: even if he just needs to finish in traffic in 156 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: a way that's not an easy dunk, he just can 157 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: be relatively inefficient there compared to his peers. And that's 158 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: really the crux of the issue. Because Donovan Mitchell is awesome, 159 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: Jared Allen is a rock solid NBA center, Max Struz 160 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: is what he is, but Evan Mobley has significant offensive limitations. 161 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,199 Speaker 1: And then Darius Garland as even though he's a productive 162 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: offensive player in the regular season, has consistently gone down 163 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: a level when he's run into high level NBA playoff defenses. 164 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: So so far in Darius Garland's career, in seventeen playoff games, 165 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: he's getting just seventeen points per game on fifty three 166 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,599 Speaker 1: point six percent true shooting with just five and a 167 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: half assists. That is, both of those numbers, including the efficiency, 168 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: significant dropoffs from his regular season production. And that is 169 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: while he's also Cleveland's most targeted player on the defensive 170 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: end of the floor. And so he goes from being 171 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: kind of like a net positive in a big way 172 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: for the Calves in the regular season to somewhat of 173 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: an issue when he gets into the postseason. And really 174 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: you have to look beyond the individual production, even for 175 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell, and just look at the fact that the 176 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: Cavs offense just hasn't been successful when they get to 177 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They had a one oh four point seven 178 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: offensive rating in the playoffs last year, that's putrid. The 179 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: year before, when they lost to the Knicks, they had 180 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: a one oh one point nine offensive rating. That's even worse. 181 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: Last year when they played teams in the top ten 182 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: in point differential in the regular season, they went just 183 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: ten and sixteen in overall record, and when they played 184 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: against a top ten defense according to Cleaning the Glass, 185 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 1: they scored just one hundred and eleven point three points 186 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: per one hundred possessions in the regular season, which ranked 187 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: twenty first among NBA teams against the top ten defenses 188 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: in the league, and so like pretty consistently, when the 189 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: competition wraps a ramps up for the Cavs, they can't score, 190 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: and that really is the main issue that puts a 191 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: hard ceiling on this team. They're core five guys last year, 192 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Max Strus, Evan Mobley, and Jared Allen. 193 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: When they shared the floor together, they were just plus 194 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: one point four net per one hundred possessions. And so 195 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 1: there seems to be kind of like a ceiling here 196 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: and they're essentially locked in for the next three years 197 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: with what I think is the seventh best team in 198 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference. Boston is clearly better. New York is 199 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: clearly better, Milwaukee is clearly better. I think Indiana's better. 200 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: Philly I think is pretty clearly better. I even think 201 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: Orlando will be better than them this year. Obviously, Cleveland 202 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: got the advantage in the playoff series over them last year, 203 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: but they were trailing big in Game seven. Orlando upgraded 204 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,079 Speaker 1: a starting spot and their young players have a lot 205 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: more potential for improvement year over year. I think Orlando 206 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: is going to be better than them. So it's you know, 207 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: I get it. Not everybody has access to top to 208 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: your free agents and the ability to manipulate the agent 209 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: market to pull consistent high level talent, So like, not 210 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: everybody gets to be a Boston, you know, and have 211 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: five thirty million dollar players, So I get it. But 212 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: at the same time, like that's a you're essentially locked 213 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: in to a play in team. With the way this 214 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: is currently constructed, you might be able to leap one 215 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: of those teams as a regular season team due to 216 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: injuries or maybe just inconsistency of effort, and maybe you 217 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: get into that five or six spot, but it's very 218 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: possible that you're a playing team, and it seems very 219 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 1: unlikely that they'll win a playoff round this year. And 220 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: so again, like I've I've been preaching about this for 221 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: a long time, and maybe this is something they look 222 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: to do the course of this season, but I would 223 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 1: look to turn Darius Garland into more of a Ford weapon, 224 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: and then I would try to slide Max Strus to 225 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: the two. I don't know who that is. Maybe that's 226 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: a brandon Ingram, maybe that ends up being a Julius Randall. 227 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: I'm not sure who it ends up being in the 228 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: long run, but at a certain point, I think the 229 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: Caves need to be a little more aggressive. Number sixteen 230 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: The Sacramento Kinks. Significant offseason for them, a lot of 231 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: roster turnover. They lost Harrison Barnes, Quis Duarte, Kessler Edwards, 232 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 1: JaVale McGee, Davion Mitchell, and Sasha Vazankov. They added Devin Carter, 233 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: their first round pick, guy I really like, but he 234 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: injured his shoulder, so he's not going to be available 235 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: at least for the start of the season. Jalen McDaniels, 236 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: the brother of Jaden McDaniels from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jordan 237 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: McLaughlin a backup guard from the Minnesota Timberwolves, more of 238 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: a defensive minded guy. Orlando Robinson, a backup center is 239 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: playing for the Miami Heat last year, and then Tomarta Rosen, 240 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 1: a high usage two guard. We're gonna spend a good 241 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 1: amount of time talking about today. That was the splashy 242 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: move that Sacramento made their new depth chart at guard 243 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: really guard heavy. Darren Fox, Tomarta Rozen, Malik Monk, Kevin Herder, 244 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: Devin Carter, and Keon Ellis who started for them in 245 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs and towards the tail end of the season 246 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: last year. I should say not in the playoffs, but 247 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: at the tail end of the season last year, because 248 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: they didn't make the playoffs. The forward position they're a 249 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: little thin. They have three guys that I look at 250 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: as legitimate rotation guys, Keegan Murray, Trey Lyles, and Jalen McDaniels. 251 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: So when you got six guards and three forwards that 252 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: presumably can play for you, that kind of like tends 253 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:42,080 Speaker 1: to push towards the obvious inevitable outcome that they will 254 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: make some sort of consolidation trade where you try to 255 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: turn some of that guard talent into talent at the 256 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: forward position. The guy that kind of like obviously stands 257 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: out there for me is Kevin Herder, because Demarta Rosen 258 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: is clearly just going to slot into that starting spot. 259 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:01,199 Speaker 1: He was already looking like a lesser option then Keon 260 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 1: Ellis anyway, because of Keon Ellis's ability to defend at 261 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: the point of attack, and so like I think that 262 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: Kevin herd her ends up being the obvious guy that 263 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: you could see Sacramento try to turn into a forward 264 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: prospect or a forward rotation piece at some point this 265 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: season at center demonas Sabonis, Alex lenn and Orlando Robinson. 266 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: Question is who's going to start at the forward spots. 267 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: So again, as we know in the past, it used 268 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: to be Hurd Heer at the two, than Keegan Murray 269 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: at the three, Harrison Barnes at the four, and then 270 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: it turned into Keon Ellis at the two. But that's 271 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: obviously going to be DeMar Derozen now. So the question is, 272 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: with Harrison Barnes gone, are you sliding Keegan Murray to 273 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: the four and then cramming Kevin Herder in at the three, 274 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: or are you just moving Trey Lyles into the starting lineup. 275 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: My guess is that's what they'll do. My guess is 276 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: they'll end up starting the season with Trey Lyles at 277 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: the four and then you roll with Fox and de 278 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: Rozen in the back court. With Keegan Murray at three 279 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: and Demonisa Bonis at the five. But that's just again 280 00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: a really weak defensive front line, which it already was 281 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: under Harrison Barnes. But it's just it's not super vertically athletic. 282 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: It's not a group that is great at contesting shots 283 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: on the front line, and that just puts a lot 284 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: of trouble or responsibility on your perimeter defenders. And again, 285 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: if we're talking Deer and Fox, Keegan Murray and Demart Rosen, 286 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: you know, Keegan Murray has shown a lot of defensive potential. 287 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: We're going to talk about that in a little bit. 288 00:15:22,600 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: Deer and Fox. I think that's a huge untapped part 289 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: of his game that we might get to see more 290 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: of in the future. But as a core right now, 291 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: with those three perimeter guys, it's not a lot of 292 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: defensive pedigree there at that point in time. So we'll 293 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 1: get a little bit more into the defensive end here 294 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: in a minute, but my guess is that they will 295 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: look to bolster that frontline at some point in the 296 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: future with Kevin Herder in a trade. Uh the Demart 297 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: de rozen fit I actually really like. I think he 298 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: brings a great combination of scoring and playmaking that'll work 299 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: really well in dribble handoffs and the King system. He's 300 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: was one of the most efficient shot creators in the 301 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: league last year. He made all three of our high 302 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: volume lists. So those are the guys who've watched their 303 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: player rankings videos, we'll know what I'm talking about. Yeah, 304 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: one point zero six points per pick and roll that 305 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: was eight out of fifteen players to run at least 306 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: a thousand, one point one to five points per ISO 307 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: including passes. That was second out of twenty four players 308 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: to run at leastwo hundred fifty, so second best ISO 309 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: player in the league. And then one point one to 310 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: one points per post up that was third out of 311 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: the eighteen players to run at least two hundred and 312 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: fifty including passes. That was just behind Yo Kitchen Lebron. 313 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: So like, he's gonna eat up a ton of usage 314 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: and he's gonna generate high quality offense for you with 315 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:33,920 Speaker 1: that usage. That's going to open up a lot in 316 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: terms of like resources of energy that Deer and Fox 317 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: was having to spend throughout the season last year. Malik 318 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: Monk was a guy that was capable of taking up usage, 319 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: but there was a little bit more of an inconsistency 320 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: factor there, and then anytime you tried to play him 321 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: alongside Deer and Fox, things got a little bit undersized, 322 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: Things could get a little bit sketchy on the defensive end. 323 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: To Marta, Rozen obviously brings his own defensive limitations, but 324 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 1: at the very least a little bit bigger and a 325 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 1: little bit more got a little bit more like strength 326 00:17:04,280 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: and girth in that starting lineup. But what I like 327 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 1: is like it allows it frees up Deer and Fox 328 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: on offense to one be more picky and efficient, meaning 329 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: like he doesn't have to take as many bad shots 330 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: when he's tired because he can actually depend on his 331 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: his co star there to eat up that usage successfully. 332 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 1: And then the second piece of it is it'll allow 333 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: Deer and Fox to devote more resources to the defensive 334 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:29,959 Speaker 1: end of the four, which I think is an area 335 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: of Daran's Dearen's game that is really untapped at this 336 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: point in his career. I saw a lot of reps 337 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: during that Warrior series in the playoffs two years ago 338 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: where I was like, man, this guy has the potential 339 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: to be a truly outstanding guard defender in this league, 340 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: and so if you put him next to a guy 341 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: that can eat up massive amounts of usage, then he 342 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: can be more picky and be more of like a 343 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: twenty three to twenty four point per game guy that 344 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: is a all defense its candidate instead of a twenty eight 345 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,959 Speaker 1: point per game guy that picks and chooses his spots 346 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: on the defensive end of the floor. With that, even 347 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: though it might hurt Dearren Fox in terms of his 348 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: overall scoring output, I think it will increase something like 349 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,320 Speaker 1: a version of that, a version of himself that looks 350 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,359 Speaker 1: like that. I think would earn him more respect around 351 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 1: the league and also would make the Kings a better 352 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,360 Speaker 1: basketball team, which is really the ultimate goal here right. 353 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: One of the big question marks for this season is 354 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: what type of ceiling can Keegan Murray get to as 355 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: a two way player. He was actually the best ISO 356 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: defender in the league last year to hit at least 357 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: one hundred ISOs defended. He allowed to zero point six 358 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,719 Speaker 1: to eight points per possession one hundred and thirteen reps. 359 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: Really good at like understanding his advantage's length, meaning he 360 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: gives a little bit more space so that he can 361 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:53,399 Speaker 1: contain the drive, and then he offers great contests after 362 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: absorbing contact, he anticipates which direction the player is driving, 363 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: beats him to the spot by virtue of the fact 364 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: that he can give more space, and then he's got 365 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: the long arms to close that gap and get really 366 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: good contests. Again, one hundred and thirteen ISOs defended last 367 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,719 Speaker 1: year just zero points six to eight points per possession allowed. 368 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: But he was a twenty ninth percentile ball screen defender. Now, 369 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: some of that is their frontline. Again, anytime you're defending 370 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: a ball screen, there's two sides to that bracket, right, 371 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: there's the big guy in his ability to bother the 372 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: ball handler, and then there's the back pressure element. Right. 373 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:28,720 Speaker 1: But on film, I watched a bunch of clips of 374 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: Keegan Murray defending ball screens just kind of refamiliarize myself 375 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: with it. This morning, he did not navigate screens very well. 376 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: He was a little slow with his back pressure, and 377 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: so combined with that front line, they need Keegan Murray 378 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:44,639 Speaker 1: to just do a better job just staying attached in 379 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 1: those trailing situations where he has to navigate screens. And again, 380 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: like if they're gonna have any chance to make real 381 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: noise in the Western Conference, especially with Demarto's and demonis 382 00:19:56,359 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: bonus on the floor and a weak power forward owing 383 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: to need Keegan, Murray and Deer and Fox to be 384 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: all defense level defenders, maybe not receiving the award, but 385 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: certainly in that conversation to make any real noise. And 386 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: then on the offensive end, he increased his scoring volume 387 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 1: last year, but he did take a dip in efficiency. 388 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: The main reason why there is he massively increased the 389 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: volume of pull up jump shots he was taking. He 390 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: took sixty six two years ago, took one hundred and 391 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: ninety six last year, but only got zero point eighty 392 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: five points per shot on them, So like a lot 393 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,400 Speaker 1: of long twos, not hitting them at a super high rate. 394 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: That's going to hurt his efficiency. But he's going into 395 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: year three now, so what type of improvement can he 396 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: make on both ends of the floor. That's a major 397 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: swing factor for the Kings this year. In summary, I 398 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: expect the Kings to take a leap offensively this year. 399 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: They were thirteenth in offensive rating last year. I could 400 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: see them getting up to six or seven just with 401 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: more consistency of shot creation. But I could also see 402 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:55,680 Speaker 1: a dip for them on the defensive end of the floor. 403 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: Tomarta Rozen is not a good defender, and they're very 404 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: limited on the front line this year. If you guys remember, 405 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,680 Speaker 1: they finished the year with Kean Ellis in the starting lineup. 406 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 1: He's more of a traditional three and D guard, and 407 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: they had some really high level defensive performances sporadically throughout 408 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: the season. Now you're going to be having Deer and 409 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: Fox and Keegan Murray take the primary perimeter assignments every 410 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: single game. That's a lot to ask for them, So 411 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: a lot is going to come down to how they do. 412 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,680 Speaker 1: As of right now, though, I have the Sacramento Kings 413 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: as a play in team number fifteen. One of the 414 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: most interesting teams going into next year the Orlando Magic. 415 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: A little bit of roster tunnover. They lost Markel Foltz, 416 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 1: Joe ingles Chumo Keke and Admiral Schofield. They added Centavious 417 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 1: Caldwell Pope. That's the splashy addition for them this summer. 418 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: Jared Kulver, a former lottery pick two guard from who 419 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: was originally drafted by Minnesota, Corey Joseph backup point guard, 420 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: and then they drafted Tristan to Silva in the first round, 421 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,560 Speaker 1: who is a kind of traditional three and D wing 422 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 1: type of prospect. So presumably KCP is going to get 423 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: the Gary Harris starting job. That'll put our starting lineup 424 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: at KCP, Jalen Suggs, Franz Wagner, Palo Buoncara, and Wendell 425 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: Carter Junior. I think Orlando Magic fans are gonna love KCP. 426 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: I obviously covered him very closely with the Lakers as 427 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,560 Speaker 1: a fan rooting for that team and then eventually covering 428 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: the league. And I also covered him very closely with 429 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: the Nuggets. That's a team that I covered extremely closely 430 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: over the last three years. Right, he's getting a little 431 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: bit older and a little bit more worn down. He's 432 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: thirty one years old now. But I have a little 433 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: bit of a positive outlook on that that we'll get 434 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: to in a little bit, and that has to do 435 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,560 Speaker 1: with Jalen Suggs we'll get to in a minute. But 436 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:50,679 Speaker 1: he is just a rock solid starting guard in the NBA. 437 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:54,200 Speaker 1: He's a very good guard defender. He can struggle a 438 00:22:54,240 --> 00:22:57,679 Speaker 1: little bit against size and strength guys that can overpower him. Right. 439 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: We saw that in the second round series against Anthony Edwards. 440 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: He just was hopeless. The ant is built like an 441 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: F one fifty, you know. But I also saw that 442 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: back when he was with the Lakers. Whenever the Lakers 443 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: would use him to guard opposing forwards, he just would 444 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: struggle with those types of matchups. But against guards guards 445 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 1: that don't have outstanding size and strength. He pressures the 446 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: ball really well, he navigates screens well, he applies back pressure. 447 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,720 Speaker 1: He's actually one of the better point of attack defenders 448 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,160 Speaker 1: in the league. He just needs to be aimed at 449 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: somebody that's not quite as big and strong. But that 450 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 1: is where the Jalen Suggs factor is a huge advantage. 451 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: KCP was the primary point of attack defender in Denver. 452 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray was not getting those types of assignments. Aaron 453 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: Gordon was guarding bigger forwards, right, So having Jalen Suggs 454 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: to one be able to guard the bigger, stronger types 455 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: of guards, and two to primarily put KCP on the 456 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: second and best perimeter initiator for the other team. That 457 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: is going to make a thirty one year old guard 458 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: who looks a little bit on the downslope into a 459 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 1: guard that's actually staying within matchups that he can handle, 460 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: which will make him look younger and more effective than 461 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: he was last year in Denver, and so it's I 462 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,920 Speaker 1: actually look at this as a as an interesting move 463 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: for Cacp's career because now he's slotted more in an 464 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: achievable role for him on an elite defensive team, and 465 00:24:24,040 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: I think he's going to benefit from that. He's also 466 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,200 Speaker 1: a very good off ball defender. He's always where he's 467 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: supposed to be. He shoots passing lanes well, he can 468 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: jump those gaps, just does his job on every single possession. 469 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: He is a rock solid NBA starter. Again, I just 470 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: think I think Magic fans are really going to like him. 471 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,440 Speaker 1: On offense, Cacp is a master at scoring on the margins. 472 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: He's a good spot up player. He converts spot up 473 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: possessions at one point one to six points per possession. 474 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: That's in the eighty second percentile. That ranked twenty seventh 475 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 1: out of one hundred and nineteen players in the NBA 476 00:24:55,840 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: last year to log at least two hundred spot up reps, 477 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: so a very very good floor spacer. He's an excellent 478 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: transition player. He was over eightieth percentile in both volume 479 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: and efficiency for transition scoring last year. He's a very 480 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,400 Speaker 1: fast straight line runner. When he runs the rim, he's 481 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 1: a very good leaper off of his left leg and 482 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: single leg jumping situations, which allows him to extend and 483 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: get the ball to the backboard before defenders that are 484 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: pursuing behind him. But he also runs his lane to 485 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 1: the corners well. He can run and quickly get his 486 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: feet set in transition in the corner, knockdown corner threes. 487 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: He's a very good three point shooter from the corner. 488 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: He knocked down forty two percent of his corner threes 489 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: last year, so very effective transition score. And he's a 490 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:45,879 Speaker 1: legitimate movement shooter. Whenever he's curling around screens or slipping 491 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: out of guard screens, he can quickly get his feet 492 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: set on the move and knockdown shots. And as we know, 493 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: that's a significant part of The Magic's offense. They run 494 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: a lot of inverted ball screens where they'll have Fronz 495 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 1: or Pollo with the ball, but they'll have you know, 496 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: someone like a Gary Harris or Jalen Suggs set the 497 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,240 Speaker 1: screen and then quickly slip out of it and try 498 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: to make themselves available at the three point line, and 499 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: those guys can knock down those shots, but they are 500 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: not as consistent with it. I think ACP comes in 501 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: immediately as a better movement shooter than both of those 502 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: guys to help kind of unlock a little bit more 503 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: of that inverted ball screen game that Orlando likes to 504 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,800 Speaker 1: play again. Just a rock solid starter, a legitimate upgrade 505 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: over Gary Harris. I think that Magic fans are going 506 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 1: to love rooting for KCP. The strength of this Orlando 507 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: Magic team as a in totality is their defensive end 508 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: of the floor. Right. They finished third in defensive rating 509 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: last year. They did a wonderful job in the playoff 510 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:47,240 Speaker 1: series of grinding offense Cleveland's offense down into the mud. 511 00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 1: It's not hard to figure out why they have top 512 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: tier guard defenders, right. Jalen Suggs is about as good 513 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: a guard defender as you'll find in the league. Gary 514 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: Harris is also solid. Contavious Cobop Hope is better than 515 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: Gary Harris too, so it'll be even better this year. 516 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: So they can get after the damn basketball like they 517 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 1: can pressure the ball, but they also have a ton 518 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: of interior size behind that. This is a massive frontline 519 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 1: with Franz Wagner, Palo Buoncaro, Wendell Carter, Junior Jonathan Isaac 520 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,480 Speaker 1: when he's out there. They have a ton of length 521 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: and size on the interior. So you combine good perimeter 522 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 1: defense that funnels into a ton of interior size, and 523 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:27,400 Speaker 1: they are a dominant defensive rebounding team. They grabbed seventy 524 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: four percent of opponents misses last year. That was the 525 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 1: second best mark in the entire NBA. So that's just 526 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: an end of the floor that I don't worry about. 527 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: Elit defensively and just about every phase. An elite defensive 528 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: rebounding team, that's not something I worry about. I think 529 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,400 Speaker 1: they're gonna be another top three defense in the NBA 530 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,400 Speaker 1: this year. The offensive end is Worlando gets really hard 531 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: to watch. Obviously, the numbers aren't pretty. Just a couple 532 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,880 Speaker 1: examples for you guys. They were twenty second in offensive 533 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: rating last year thirtieth so dead last, and three point 534 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 1: volume three pointers made per game twenty fourth and three 535 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: point percentage twenty eighth, and assists here's the weird one, 536 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,439 Speaker 1: twenty seventh in fast break points scored per game, twenty 537 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 1: fifth in overall transition frequency. According to Cleaning the Glass, 538 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:17,159 Speaker 1: twenty fourth in transition efficiency according to Cleaning the Glass, 539 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: So they don't For an athletic team that defends really well, 540 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: they don't capitalize on that in transition, which just feels 541 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: like a waste of an opportunity there, which we'll get 542 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: a little bit more into in a little bit, but 543 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 1: I want to start in the half court because it's 544 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 1: just a really ugly brand of offense. I rewatched, as 545 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 1: I mentioned earlier, I rewatched Game one of the Caves 546 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: Magic Series earlier this week to help prep for both 547 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:41,160 Speaker 1: of these teams, and it's just jarring to watch the 548 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: difference in ball in player movement between those two teams. 549 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: I talked about how the first possession for the Caves, 550 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 1: they come up the floor and they run a beautiful 551 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: five out sequence with two different ball screen actions that 552 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: switch sides to the floor, and then they switch sides 553 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: to the floor again for a Chicago action with Max 554 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: Strews coming off and hitting a movement jump shot. You 555 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: go over to the other end of the floor. Orlando 556 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:03,840 Speaker 1: just consistently walks the ball up the floor and everyone 557 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: stands around while Franz Apollo decide if they want to 558 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: go one on one and if they decide not to 559 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: go one on one. They'll call for a guard to 560 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: comes set a screen and then slip out of it. 561 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: And then so many of those palo ISOs turn into tough, 562 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: fade away jump shots that he just doesn't hit a 563 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 1: high percentage of. Franz tends to get a little closer 564 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 1: to the rim and he takes more floaters, but he's 565 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 1: been nightmarishly bad as a jump shooter. He shot below 566 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: thirty percent overall and field goal percentage on jump shots 567 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: last year. So, like it just was an issue, right 568 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: And when they get into the half court, it's so stagnant. 569 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: There's no off ball movement, there's no getting the ball 570 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: from side to side, there's no flowing into multiple actions 571 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: on the same possession. It just it just is ugly. 572 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 1: It's ugly basketball to watch, and like a lot of 573 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: it is personnel, I want to be clear, but there 574 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,800 Speaker 1: are ways to get more out of that personnel and 575 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:01,440 Speaker 1: make things easier for them. There are two main areas 576 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:05,760 Speaker 1: where I'm looking for improvement from the Orlando Magic this year. One, 577 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: I want them to look to score and transition more frequently. 578 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: You're a dominant defense, that means you're going to get 579 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: a lot of live ball rebounds, right, live ball defensive 580 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 1: rebounds where you can get up and down the floor. 581 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: You're also a very athletic team. You're athletic now, especially 582 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: in a different way in the sense that KCP is 583 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,480 Speaker 1: one of the best transition scoring guards in the league. 584 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: So when you struggle to score in the half court, 585 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: you need to try to turn defense into easy offense 586 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: as much as possible, to supplement that and to avoid 587 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: that static half court situation as much as possible. Then two, 588 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: when you get into the half court, incorporate more ball 589 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: and player movement. Now, to be clear, I understand some 590 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,680 Speaker 1: of the reason why teams like Orlando don't move the 591 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: ball a time. Right when your primary ball handlers are 592 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: bigger bullyball players forwards like Palo in fronts, most NBA 593 00:30:55,800 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 1: defenses will just switch actions that are involve those big 594 00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: guys because you don't want to ask your big forwards 595 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: on defense to navigate screens. That's always a recipe for disaster. 596 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: So teams will do a lot of switching, so screening 597 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: actions aren't as effective. But this is where I actually 598 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 1: want to use the Lakers as an example, because I 599 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 1: actually think they're a perfect example of why that shouldn't 600 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,920 Speaker 1: matter when you're designing your offense. The Lakers have a 601 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: similar construct on their frontline. They have Rui Hachimura, Lebron James, 602 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis, three really big, offensively gifted forwards, and 603 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: they ran into similar issues two years ago. Teams were 604 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: switching against their front line. Things were getting stagnant, and 605 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: they were a bad offense. Now to a lesser extent 606 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 1: because they have a lot more talent offensively, but a 607 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: similar issue in terms of a ball handling, big front 608 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: line that teams were switching against a lot. In twenty 609 00:31:55,600 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 1: twenty three, there were fourth in excuse me, fifteenth in assists, 610 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: and nineteenth in offensive raiding, so an average ball movement 611 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 1: team and a bad offense. But then they moved to 612 00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 1: a lot more ball in player movement in a five 613 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: out context last year and their offense exploded with the 614 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: exact same front line. In their last forty six games 615 00:32:19,360 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: last year, they were fourth in assists in third in offense, 616 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: just by getting the ball flowing from side to side 617 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 1: and having more on and off ball player movement. Right now, 618 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: to be clear, the guard ball handling situation in Orlando 619 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: is not as good as Austin Reeves and D'Angelo Russell, right, 620 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,840 Speaker 1: So I'm not expecting it to look as fluid and 621 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: nice as it did for the Lakers towards the tail 622 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: end of the year last year. But KCP is an 623 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:48,240 Speaker 1: awesome five out guard. He can make a play coming 624 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: off of a dribble handoff, but he's also an extremely 625 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 1: gifted off ball cutter and screener. We talked about this 626 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 1: in the Cavs segment, right, Like five out offense, there's 627 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 1: a lot of misconceptions about five out offense. One, you 628 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: need a shooting five No, you don't. The Warriors run 629 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: a beautiful five out attack with two non shooters on 630 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: the floor at all times. It's not about that. It 631 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: is about ball and player movement going from side to side, 632 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: and then two thinking that it's about flowing only with 633 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 1: on ball action, meaning like a lot of people think 634 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: five out is like dho's and ball screens just alternating sides. 635 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:24,800 Speaker 1: That's a way that some teams play five out, but 636 00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:27,200 Speaker 1: that's not the only way. Another way to play play 637 00:33:27,200 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 1: five out is to have your bigs, your non shooting 638 00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:32,600 Speaker 1: fulcrums or whatever you want to call them, operating at 639 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 1: the elbows while you're running off ball screening actions. The 640 00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: Nuggets are really good at this. Right, Like Yokis should 641 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 1: be dribbling at the elbow, and like you'll have KCP 642 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 1: and Jamal Murray like screening for each other, and like 643 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,120 Speaker 1: one of them will go to get a dribble handoff 644 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: from Yokics, but then the other guy will just quick 645 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 1: slip to the basket and Yoki, you'll throw them a pass. Right. 646 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,239 Speaker 1: That's where you use the guys at the elbows as 647 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 1: passing fulkrums while the dudes are running off ball action 648 00:33:57,560 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 1: looking to slip to the three point line into the 649 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: for easy catch and shoot threes and layups when teams 650 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: botch switches right. So like KCP may not be able 651 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: to dribble the way that d Loo and Austin does, 652 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:13,399 Speaker 1: But why can't you have Polo and Franz operating around 653 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 1: the elbows the way they do a lot, but then 654 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: just have an off ball action running near by them 655 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: that either one will occupy help defenders show that Palo 656 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 1: and Frans operate with more space, or two give them 657 00:34:27,080 --> 00:34:30,560 Speaker 1: opportunities to throw passes over the top for easy offense 658 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: off the ball again more ball in player movement five 659 00:34:34,160 --> 00:34:35,880 Speaker 1: out does not mean you take the ball out of 660 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: Palo in Franz's hands. It's just as simple as running 661 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:40,839 Speaker 1: a lot of the same stuff you do with more 662 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 1: off ball ball in player movement, right clearing the side, 663 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:47,920 Speaker 1: run a two man game with like Jalen Suggs and 664 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:51,400 Speaker 1: plow like you always do, and then just have KCP 665 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:55,760 Speaker 1: screening and cutting along the backside while guys are moving, 666 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,560 Speaker 1: and it will make life easier for you. Again, I'm 667 00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 1: not expecting the Magic to turn in to a well 668 00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:05,400 Speaker 1: oiled machine on offense, certainly not right away. But if 669 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 1: they incorporated more of those sorts of things and they 670 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: built that rhythm over the course of the season, it 671 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: might just squeeze a little bit more out of this sponge. 672 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: When you're a top three defense and a top three 673 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: rebounding team, you only need to be average on offense 674 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 1: to be a real threat to win. You can get 675 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:27,239 Speaker 1: up into that eleven to fifteen range on offense. Now, 676 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you have a shot to win 677 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,680 Speaker 1: the conference in a way that you wouldn't otherwise. And 678 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:34,319 Speaker 1: this is stuff in the long run that will make 679 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 1: this a better team. There are very few teams in NBA. 680 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:38,759 Speaker 1: I can't even think of one off the top of 681 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,920 Speaker 1: my head that don't have ball and player movement in 682 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,080 Speaker 1: that win. It's a difficult style to win. You've got 683 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:46,839 Speaker 1: to get the ball moving from side to side. You 684 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:50,239 Speaker 1: got to get the ball popping around. Last piece of this, 685 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: Palo and Franz have to become better jump shooters. Specifically, 686 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,440 Speaker 1: Franz has to become a better catch and shoot shooter 687 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 1: and Palo needs to become a better off the dribble shooter. 688 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:00,800 Speaker 1: Franz was overall twelve for forty on jump shots in 689 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs and shot below thirty percent in the regular season. 690 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: His jumpers just broke. Got to figure that out. Paolo 691 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:09,279 Speaker 1: actually shot his catch and shoot jump shot pretty well 692 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: in the postseason, but he took fifty eight pull up 693 00:36:12,239 --> 00:36:15,319 Speaker 1: jump shots in that seven game series and got just 694 00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 1: zero point eighty six points per shot out of them. 695 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:20,959 Speaker 1: That ended up hurting his efficiency. He ran forty six 696 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,320 Speaker 1: ISOs in that series and got just thirty one points 697 00:36:24,360 --> 00:36:27,360 Speaker 1: including passes. That's just zero points sixty seven points per possession, 698 00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: which is awful. So again, like Frauds, has to be 699 00:36:29,960 --> 00:36:31,760 Speaker 1: able to knock down an open ketch and shoot jumper 700 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,759 Speaker 1: when his man's helping off of him. Polo needs to 701 00:36:34,800 --> 00:36:37,600 Speaker 1: be able to become more efficient as a score in 702 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:41,200 Speaker 1: those ISO situations. For me, I love him to turn 703 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: more of those like left shoulder fades where he's taking 704 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 1: really tough fades, and turn them more into hooks. There's 705 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 1: a reason why, like NBA two guards will take tough 706 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:57,720 Speaker 1: left shoulder fades. They're freaky, vertically athletic, and they're typically 707 00:36:57,760 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 1: shooting over tall, lanky wing defenders. Polow has a size 708 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 1: advantage on everyone. I'd love for him to turn those 709 00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:09,279 Speaker 1: more into a physically aggressive move that's a hook rather 710 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:12,880 Speaker 1: than a fade over that left shoulder. He basically doesn't 711 00:37:12,880 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 1: take hooks right now. He made six all season and 712 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,919 Speaker 1: made zero in the playoffs. I think that's a part 713 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 1: of his game that he could build out. But improving 714 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:23,640 Speaker 1: as a jump shooter overall for both players is important. 715 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 1: Polo just being a little bit more of a bully 716 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:27,600 Speaker 1: ball player rather than a fadeaway jump shooter I think 717 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: would go a long way. But I'm very excited to 718 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: watch the Orlando Magic this year. They are built to 719 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: one day be a great playoff team because they defend, 720 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,919 Speaker 1: they rebound, and they're really physically imposing. They can drag 721 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,359 Speaker 1: games down into the mud. But they have to find 722 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:42,440 Speaker 1: ways to make things easier for them on the offensive 723 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 1: end of the floor, and there are just some proven 724 00:37:44,920 --> 00:37:48,080 Speaker 1: ways to do that that are untapped for them, including 725 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: running the ball more in transition and just more ball 726 00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:52,880 Speaker 1: in player movement in the half court. I have them 727 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,319 Speaker 1: as the sixth best team in the East this year, 728 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: and the teams above them are all just a little 729 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,280 Speaker 1: bit more older and experienced, and they made some substantial 730 00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 1: improvements to their roster over the offseason as well. But 731 00:38:04,160 --> 00:38:06,480 Speaker 1: this team obviously the sky's the limit with their young 732 00:38:06,520 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: players and the growth that we project for them over 733 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,400 Speaker 1: the course of the next few years. Very much looking 734 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,520 Speaker 1: forward to covering them closely this year. All right, guys, 735 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: that is all I have for today. Is always as 736 00:38:15,120 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting the show. We'll be 737 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:19,759 Speaker 1: back on Friday with three more teams. I will see 738 00:38:19,760 --> 00:38:25,640 Speaker 1: you guys then the volume. What's up guys. As always, 739 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:28,680 Speaker 1: I appreciate you for listening to and supporting hoops tonight. 740 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:30,800 Speaker 1: They would actually be really helpful for us if you 741 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 1: guys would take a second and leave a rating and 742 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:35,759 Speaker 1: a review. As always, I appreciate you guys supporting us, 743 00:38:35,760 --> 00:38:37,160 Speaker 1: but if you could take a minute to do that, 744 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:38,719 Speaker 1: I'd really appreciate it.