Eric Nehm
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However you want to say it. He's a young vet. Yeah, he's a young vet. However you want to say it, he can help with the legs. Maybe Dame and Chris and Brooke still doing his thing. All those guys can be a little bit older.
uh but the young guys are starting to get folded in and that has been like a real priority of the season but i think at the same time those guys don't know how to win in the same way so you have some of the mistakes that come along with these things the inconsistencies the ups and downs so uh again it just puts them in this fascinating place where uh i don't know if they will ever like make the decision like as a team like
uh but the young guys are starting to get folded in and that has been like a real priority of the season but i think at the same time those guys don't know how to win in the same way so you have some of the mistakes that come along with these things the inconsistencies the ups and downs so uh again it just puts them in this fascinating place where uh i don't know if they will ever like make the decision like as a team like
uh but the young guys are starting to get folded in and that has been like a real priority of the season but i think at the same time those guys don't know how to win in the same way so you have some of the mistakes that come along with these things the inconsistencies the ups and downs so uh again it just puts them in this fascinating place where uh i don't know if they will ever like make the decision like as a team like
you know what, screw it. We are going to compete every night. And let's say in the next 40 games, they rattle off 25 and 15. They could do that. Or they could just be like, you know what, we're good. Like, let's just keep getting through this. Let's stay healthy. Let's get the four seed. And then let's make our run in the playoffs.
you know what, screw it. We are going to compete every night. And let's say in the next 40 games, they rattle off 25 and 15. They could do that. Or they could just be like, you know what, we're good. Like, let's just keep getting through this. Let's stay healthy. Let's get the four seed. And then let's make our run in the playoffs.
you know what, screw it. We are going to compete every night. And let's say in the next 40 games, they rattle off 25 and 15. They could do that. Or they could just be like, you know what, we're good. Like, let's just keep getting through this. Let's stay healthy. Let's get the four seed. And then let's make our run in the playoffs.
Like it's, it's a really, I think a tougher decision than it may look like from the outside, because you do have to, Figure out how much you have in your stamina bar. How low is it getting? Do you need to have this much to get through the whole postseason? That could end up being, what, 40 games? An extra 40 games at the end of the year that you end up playing? It's tough. It's a lot.
Like it's, it's a really, I think a tougher decision than it may look like from the outside, because you do have to, Figure out how much you have in your stamina bar. How low is it getting? Do you need to have this much to get through the whole postseason? That could end up being, what, 40 games? An extra 40 games at the end of the year that you end up playing? It's tough. It's a lot.
Like it's, it's a really, I think a tougher decision than it may look like from the outside, because you do have to, Figure out how much you have in your stamina bar. How low is it getting? Do you need to have this much to get through the whole postseason? That could end up being, what, 40 games? An extra 40 games at the end of the year that you end up playing? It's tough. It's a lot.
It's tough to get to those 16 wins. I think it's easy.
It's tough to get to those 16 wins. I think it's easy.
It's tough to get to those 16 wins. I think it's easy.
I think they believe they are a championship team now. That is something that when you talk to Giannis, Dame, Chris, Brooke, Bobby, Doc Rivers, all of them say, we can compete with anyone. We have no doubts about that.
I think they believe they are a championship team now. That is something that when you talk to Giannis, Dame, Chris, Brooke, Bobby, Doc Rivers, all of them say, we can compete with anyone. We have no doubts about that.
I think they believe they are a championship team now. That is something that when you talk to Giannis, Dame, Chris, Brooke, Bobby, Doc Rivers, all of them say, we can compete with anyone. We have no doubts about that.
Even when they lost their eighth game against the top three teams in the East on Sunday, and I brought that stat up to Doc Rivers and said, hey, you're 0-8 against the top three teams. He just kind of laughed and said... You know, that's something you guys, like, write about. Or that's something Tim Bontemps is going on TV and he's going to talk about. Oh, you know, Evan won against whatever.
Even when they lost their eighth game against the top three teams in the East on Sunday, and I brought that stat up to Doc Rivers and said, hey, you're 0-8 against the top three teams. He just kind of laughed and said... You know, that's something you guys, like, write about. Or that's something Tim Bontemps is going on TV and he's going to talk about. Oh, you know, Evan won against whatever.
Even when they lost their eighth game against the top three teams in the East on Sunday, and I brought that stat up to Doc Rivers and said, hey, you're 0-8 against the top three teams. He just kind of laughed and said... You know, that's something you guys, like, write about. Or that's something Tim Bontemps is going on TV and he's going to talk about. Oh, you know, Evan won against whatever.
And he's like, but coach is a big athletic guy. Yeah, I know. Hey, I mean, he knew I was writing. So I guess bomb temps on TV. Like, I'll have to work on my TV presence. It's a good point, Dave. But just, like, the idea that, like, that matters more outside of their locker room than inside their locker room. So I think there's a high level of confidence inside the locker room.