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Every NBA contender's argument to win the finals! #nba
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I think there are currently 10 contenders in the NBA that can realistically win the NBA championship this season. About six out west, four out east, I'm going to name each one. You tell me the argument for them when the finals give me one reason they can win the chip this year. This is one. Okay. If you want to give me a few, you can. I won't stop you. But one core argument for them. First off, Oklahoma City Thunder. Then I like that. Shay, that's the only reason defense lightning strikes twice. They were that good last year. They're that good again. The one reason would be J.W. It's healthy. And we know what they can do. They can do it again. Karuso starts to score 20. That's what it takes. It takes a role player's point for you. Yeah. There's not much to be said for them. They've proven they're that great. They just do it again. Yeah. Pretty obvious. San Antonio Spurs. What needs to happen for them to win the finals? Give me one good argument. Psh. Uh, it's the podcast or in Dylan Harper's shooting slash or treatment as non shooters
turns into a strength for them. And they actually turn up and they knock down timely threes and the spacing and the youth and the experience doesn't come to to fruition or the life there doesn't come to fruition like everybody says. Yeah. And when these defense and the playoffs setting is truly game breaking. That's the real one reason. Yeah. They need to have the guards be able to shoot. That's clearly like one of the contributing factors that needs to happen for the happen for four rounds. If there's one reason they win the finals, that's because when he elevates the best player in the world. Whenever we talk about the Spurs, we never mentioned Aaron Fox, like, how much dimension he's just Aaron Fox. Yeah. Not much to mention. Like, I'm not even blaming blaming us. It's just like tough. Yeah. Cause I think he's just like, we just know who he is. He's a reliable going to be a good second option for them. We'll have his down-night shooting wise, we're like, he'll give them the guard defense and slashing. They need to kind of keep their half-four offensive float. There's so many young swing factors that he's kind of just like pencil him in for his 26. Yeah. It could be a good thing. Probably is. Oh, yes. An essential thing for sure. Yeah. But yeah, if there's one reason they can win it's because when B becomes clear, best in the world caliber player, then he's on equal footing with Shay with the Oakage because
the defense is that dominant in the playoffs. Yeah. Can I agree? Detroit Pistons. Why can they win the finals? They in the East. Look at there. It's a level of 50% chance. Yeah. The one reason they can win. Somebody got to do it. Yeah. They can get there. They really isn't one reason though because like if they were in the West, we wouldn't be talking about them as like true, true contenders. It'd be great team ahead of schedule. They're so close. Get a little bit better offensively, but in the Eastern Conference, anything can happen. Yeah. I'll sign of that though. I think obviously their defenses are ridiculous. And they've been skating by on not having good spacing, by having elite cutters. Our tops is so important to this team. So yeah, very smart offensively, but really it's driven by the positioning there in the East Man. Kago stupid. K his tough. You have to explode. He has to take another like massive. He has to average 40 in the fight because like he's like he's probably going to play about 30. He's got to be Jordan.
He barely quickened 25 right now. You might have to. He's going to have to. It's either that or Dan and Jenkins are going to have to go from 25 and that's not it. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, the defense is going to carry them far, but yeah, we need to see some like unexpected shooting and scoring next decade for that to happen. Yeah. Or you don't get the shooting and scoring and K just go dummy. That's what I'm going to say to a way type of shit. Ah, I love Kate. I do not view him as a player that has that type of I'm not expecting that type of run as a real. I know. And that's why you're not expecting to do that. Okay. Boston Celtics. Ooh. If they win one at finals, Tatum, Tatum's fully back. Okay. At least 90% back. Yes. The one reason they can win the finals, Tatum's unprecedented Achilles recovery. Who's to say how long precedent is going to be? Maybe the playoffs come around and next six weeks he gets back to all NBA level. Modern medicine. Modern medicine. That's the reason they can win the finals. Yeah. Yeah. That's what's going to take. And Jellum Brown still continues to like average 30 alongside him.
That'd be tough. That'd be insane. You're asking for your top two players to average like 55 together? Damn. Well. 60 together? Might be what it takes. Jellum Brown still obviously 30. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. 28. S like that. This is a story. Yeah. The one reason they can win is honestly. We've seen them rise before. Tyree is not there. By an decrease. Or not break your heart and we've seen you play at the high slide before because we know what Jason Brunson led half court offenses capable of. Do we forget about the wing players at this moment? No.
You know, that's what it is. But could I really gotta show his value for what they gave up for her? Okay, let's apply for kale some Mikhail bridges in the court and I don't I'm smooth. It's so treacherous video I So I made a video five points right now. I can do that. So made a video I'll give the news five a fucking Donovan with the fucking basketball on his hand And I don't know who's jersey that is that you have with souls like The dog starts right now I'm just music so don't play copyright P.O.V. Mikhail bridges in March 2026 See I'm a killbred doesn't remember who he is I thought this was pretty funny And now it's been used To be a weapon against my favorite team Well, it's only because you also look like Mikhail bridges is a double-edged sword here
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It was crazy as fuck. Yeah, no, that's you That's crazy as fuck Put some veneers on you. Yeah Show twin that's crazy Similar eyebrows. Yeah, that's probably the best one actually they've all the look alike. That's the best one by far Yeah, clean the Cavaliers Came tartan defies his entire life story. Um rewrites his legacy in one year. Yes What? Kaz winning finals your crisis back, man Jesus, that's the fucking The chosen one is come back and the Cleveland Cavaliers has his favorite children Probably make that leap now. That's not happening. I know That's crazy not winning Yeah, I don't really have a good I don't really have a good Yeah, I it's so hard to see mobile like taking that next next step. That's the mirror possible I know in the postseason. That's too tough. Los Angeles Lakers Delicious spring gathering started whole foods market shop the spring and bloom sales event with yellow sales signs throughout the store
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Yeah, he's good enough to win you a finals Yes, actually on one side. No, that's what the winners are exactly if he gets if he gets out of the winners bracket and faces whatever pumpkins come out of the east Yes, he's good at the win. We're saying he got the spurs in the thunder. Yes, he can beat the nicks. I'm not got a lot of pumpkins as well And we get let's just say let's let's say that we get a magical run And we get Celtics Lakers in the finals. Oh, you know, the Celtics have a good number. My bad. If you leave to attain them all one Achilles Oh They have like seven great Luca defenders. So the Celtics are a tough matchup. Anybody else knows bring me those pistons right now Bring me those nicks right now if we get out the West. I'm not worried outside the Celtics. Yeah Bring me those calves right now. Bring me back. Give me the head on a stick Give me evermo. We bring him here Yeah, the obvious reason is they have one of the best players in the world And if they get LeBron and Reeves clicking at the right time They're offence and go for powering and you can have a magical run off of really great offense for two months
He tries Reeves Translating into playoffs. Yeah, my trust him as well as any other like low tier-all start guy next sidekick Okay, it's overblown that like oh, he does bad against elite defenses So do most players in the NBA that aren't MVP level. Yeah, they have their they have their down games against the best teams that tends to happen There's Ah, that's cool. So he will suck I'm sure a lot of some bad games. Yeah, it's just like Kyrie Irving dead on the way the finals it happens That's tough If he didn't have bad games, they'd be in the finals probably he's just a top 10 player. We just got three superstars It's what we were saying And so we were having crazy conversation earlier in the years They were true. Yeah, we're true. I'm not bad, buddy Still not that far off. He's like clearly they were it they were false Well, he's like playing closer. He's closer top 30 player, which is what I'm describing. It's like a guy who's like gonna have some off-nights Devin nuggets Why can't I win the finals? They lock in. Oh, yeah, they lock in and came Johnson is fully integrated on this team. Oh, health They also healthy first of all will suit Well, it's gonna take a little bit more than their defenses turns around. So Nikolay starts doing ladder drills
Uh, it's like in his speak quick. Yeah, but it's not it's not what needs to happen It's what's one reason they can win as currently constructed. They can win. Yeah, their defense turns around completely Honestly, they're all probably fine. I mean could you could just joking? Yeah, it's because their offense is so dynamite End of the game that maybe the defense doesn't matter that you can get a perfect yoga run and hope that like they have in past Years they flip a switch and are just good enough defensively while still not being good that yoga is just like the ultimate cheat code Yeah Yeah, he can he can go 60 20 and 20 when when you need him to know what he can do like twice in a row. It's crazy If you really need it. Yeah Catch one a good day Horses just want he's up to 50 Okay, 60, 20, 20 on back to bay needs blazing It's too much that's too much for me, man. Too much I mean Why can't the Houston Rockets win the finals One reason the Houston Rockets win the finals. I don't know if there is One argument for the Rockets to win the finals Uh, you guys coming to rent is because he thinks that he's God They got God mode on their team. I don't know. What's one outstanding trade about them? That's because they're tough and you and they can fight
Okay, they find they can get your best player suspended By sinking a man tossing on him to go punch him. Katie doesn't get the routine the whole playoffs Yeah, that people just decide they want to take it easy on them. Yeah, there's I haven't chill on Katie today He's oh, we can do that They really have no sense they really got no reason. I'm triple teaming him 80 feet away now what the Rockets would be equally As surprising to me as the patients were last year winning the finals. Yeah, I would be floored if win the finals That would be more Ha ha Mind you the pressure is soft at the beginning of last year and it's still be more surprising I'm fully out on the Rockets winning the title same. Okay last team 10th contender Minus out of timbre wolves. What is one reason they can win the finals? They got that guy It's like continue to ascend you got in there. You got real close twice in a row Stan's the reason you make it there this time. Yeah, Julia's reign will fully locks in All the world players are consistent Rudy go bear 20 20 20 games and closeout games all right. He did it last year
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