Eric Nehm

It's true in January, just like it was true in December, just like it was true in November, and just like it was true in October. This ain't new. This isn't something they weren't aware of.

It's true in January, just like it was true in December, just like it was true in November, and just like it was true in October. This ain't new. This isn't something they weren't aware of.

It's true in January, just like it was true in December, just like it was true in November, and just like it was true in October. This ain't new. This isn't something they weren't aware of.

This is the reality for an older team as they're trying to win games, get through a regular season, and most importantly, something that they haven't done for the last two years, stay healthy for the postseason. They haven't done that. They've been trying to do that. They keep having injuries. Giannis keeps getting hurt, not playing in the last two playoffs. Chris Middleton's dealt with injuries.

This is the reality for an older team as they're trying to win games, get through a regular season, and most importantly, something that they haven't done for the last two years, stay healthy for the postseason. They haven't done that. They've been trying to do that. They keep having injuries. Giannis keeps getting hurt, not playing in the last two playoffs. Chris Middleton's dealt with injuries.

This is the reality for an older team as they're trying to win games, get through a regular season, and most importantly, something that they haven't done for the last two years, stay healthy for the postseason. They haven't done that. They've been trying to do that. They keep having injuries. Giannis keeps getting hurt, not playing in the last two playoffs. Chris Middleton's dealt with injuries.

Dame's dealt with injuries. They've just not been able to be healthy. They know what they can do if they can stay healthy, which is where all of this becomes very interesting. They know that to win games, you have to compete every night. They also know it's really hard. They also know you could get hurt if you do those things. And to me, it's just fascinating to see

Dame's dealt with injuries. They've just not been able to be healthy. They know what they can do if they can stay healthy, which is where all of this becomes very interesting. They know that to win games, you have to compete every night. They also know it's really hard. They also know you could get hurt if you do those things. And to me, it's just fascinating to see

Dame's dealt with injuries. They've just not been able to be healthy. They know what they can do if they can stay healthy, which is where all of this becomes very interesting. They know that to win games, you have to compete every night. They also know it's really hard. They also know you could get hurt if you do those things. And to me, it's just fascinating to see

This team go through this because for five years under Mike Budenholzer, they pushed really hard. They won all the time. It was an easy 50 wins every season, and they would blow teams out. Guys would sit out the fourth quarter. You honestly play 30 minutes a night, and they'd just be destroying teams. And that was the whole thing. They would just like be locked in.

This team go through this because for five years under Mike Budenholzer, they pushed really hard. They won all the time. It was an easy 50 wins every season, and they would blow teams out. Guys would sit out the fourth quarter. You honestly play 30 minutes a night, and they'd just be destroying teams. And that was the whole thing. They would just like be locked in.

This team go through this because for five years under Mike Budenholzer, they pushed really hard. They won all the time. It was an easy 50 wins every season, and they would blow teams out. Guys would sit out the fourth quarter. You honestly play 30 minutes a night, and they'd just be destroying teams. And that was the whole thing. They would just like be locked in.

And this is how hard we're going to compete every night. Yeah, it's just turned 30. You know, it's it's a little bit harder now. It's not quite as easy to get up every night and compete in that same way, which to answer your question, where are they? What are they going to be? it feels like this is what it's going to be. There's going to be nights where they decide that they got it in their legs.

And this is how hard we're going to compete every night. Yeah, it's just turned 30. You know, it's it's a little bit harder now. It's not quite as easy to get up every night and compete in that same way, which to answer your question, where are they? What are they going to be? it feels like this is what it's going to be. There's going to be nights where they decide that they got it in their legs.

And this is how hard we're going to compete every night. Yeah, it's just turned 30. You know, it's it's a little bit harder now. It's not quite as easy to get up every night and compete in that same way, which to answer your question, where are they? What are they going to be? it feels like this is what it's going to be. There's going to be nights where they decide that they got it in their legs.

There's going to be nights where maybe they don't. And hopefully by the end of the season, they're somewhere around the third, fourth, or fifth seed, and they can then attempt to compete every night in the playoffs. It might be harder to do considering they didn't do it for the whole season. But when you have older legs, these are some of the concessions you sometimes have to make.

There's going to be nights where maybe they don't. And hopefully by the end of the season, they're somewhere around the third, fourth, or fifth seed, and they can then attempt to compete every night in the playoffs. It might be harder to do considering they didn't do it for the whole season. But when you have older legs, these are some of the concessions you sometimes have to make.

There's going to be nights where maybe they don't. And hopefully by the end of the season, they're somewhere around the third, fourth, or fifth seed, and they can then attempt to compete every night in the playoffs. It might be harder to do considering they didn't do it for the whole season. But when you have older legs, these are some of the concessions you sometimes have to make.

So it is a really fascinating team to watch on a nightly basis because of really that. It's not existential in the way that the Warriors are trying to figure out who are we and what's going on. Can we actually do this? The Bucs know they can actually do it. They just know how hard it is to do it on a nightly basis in an 82-game regular season.

So it is a really fascinating team to watch on a nightly basis because of really that. It's not existential in the way that the Warriors are trying to figure out who are we and what's going on. Can we actually do this? The Bucs know they can actually do it. They just know how hard it is to do it on a nightly basis in an 82-game regular season.