Eric Nehm

The entire Eastern Conference, I think the entire Eastern Conference has three wins right now other than the Bucks and the Celtics and the Cavs. Like everyone else is right in the middle. So that's where they would have been. But that didn't happen. They lost those two games. And now you're in this deep hole.

And speaking of our friend Vork, he had also kind of laid out the stat about how since 1970, 150 teams have started one in six. Only 12 of those teams have made the playoffs. And I shared that statistic with Doc Rivers after the game. And Doc's response before I could even phrase a question was, we'll make the playoffs. I'm not worried about that.

And speaking of our friend Vork, he had also kind of laid out the stat about how since 1970, 150 teams have started one in six. Only 12 of those teams have made the playoffs. And I shared that statistic with Doc Rivers after the game. And Doc's response before I could even phrase a question was, we'll make the playoffs. I'm not worried about that.

And speaking of our friend Vork, he had also kind of laid out the stat about how since 1970, 150 teams have started one in six. Only 12 of those teams have made the playoffs. And I shared that statistic with Doc Rivers after the game. And Doc's response before I could even phrase a question was, we'll make the playoffs. I'm not worried about that.

And I think that's like obviously what you want to hear. I don't know if Doc is the most trustworthy narrator of any journey that he has been on as an NBA coach. Like, I understand that. But I mean, when you're in the locker room, like I was talking to Dame Lillard tonight and Dame's kind of saying the same thing, like, hey, We have too many good players to be like this the rest of the season.

And I think that's like obviously what you want to hear. I don't know if Doc is the most trustworthy narrator of any journey that he has been on as an NBA coach. Like, I understand that. But I mean, when you're in the locker room, like I was talking to Dame Lillard tonight and Dame's kind of saying the same thing, like, hey, We have too many good players to be like this the rest of the season.

And I think that's like obviously what you want to hear. I don't know if Doc is the most trustworthy narrator of any journey that he has been on as an NBA coach. Like, I understand that. But I mean, when you're in the locker room, like I was talking to Dame Lillard tonight and Dame's kind of saying the same thing, like, hey, We have too many good players to be like this the rest of the season.

Like this is not going to be what it is. And obviously you don't want it to happen at the start of the year. And that's why those stats exist. And that's why all these things happen. But. You know, I've been on plenty of teams where you do go one in six in seven games. It just looks really bad because it's at the start of the season and it makes the rest of the season a little bit more difficult.

Like this is not going to be what it is. And obviously you don't want it to happen at the start of the year. And that's why those stats exist. And that's why all these things happen. But. You know, I've been on plenty of teams where you do go one in six in seven games. It just looks really bad because it's at the start of the season and it makes the rest of the season a little bit more difficult.

Like this is not going to be what it is. And obviously you don't want it to happen at the start of the year. And that's why those stats exist. And that's why all these things happen. But. You know, I've been on plenty of teams where you do go one in six in seven games. It just looks really bad because it's at the start of the season and it makes the rest of the season a little bit more difficult.

But like that doesn't mean it's over at that point. So I don't know. Did that sound panic? Yeah, I think so.

But like that doesn't mean it's over at that point. So I don't know. Did that sound panic? Yeah, I think so.

But like that doesn't mean it's over at that point. So I don't know. Did that sound panic? Yeah, I think so.

I think there's some panic, but I don't know that it's. Yeah. And I don't know that it's like the extreme panic that that kind of comes from the outside. Like, oh, my gosh, is the Bucks contention run, which is run the entirety of my tenure at the Athletic from the moment I was hired.

I think there's some panic, but I don't know that it's. Yeah. And I don't know that it's like the extreme panic that that kind of comes from the outside. Like, oh, my gosh, is the Bucks contention run, which is run the entirety of my tenure at the Athletic from the moment I was hired.

I think there's some panic, but I don't know that it's. Yeah. And I don't know that it's like the extreme panic that that kind of comes from the outside. Like, oh, my gosh, is the Bucks contention run, which is run the entirety of my tenure at the Athletic from the moment I was hired.

in 2018 to this very moment, they have been one of the very best teams in the Eastern Conference, one of the very best teams in the NBA. That has been a fact. That's just who they are. I think from the outside, the thought is, oh, my gosh, it's over. Like we had no idea that it was going to end so quickly and we're here and it's over. And I think that's a bit that's a bit too much.

in 2018 to this very moment, they have been one of the very best teams in the Eastern Conference, one of the very best teams in the NBA. That has been a fact. That's just who they are. I think from the outside, the thought is, oh, my gosh, it's over. Like we had no idea that it was going to end so quickly and we're here and it's over. And I think that's a bit that's a bit too much.

in 2018 to this very moment, they have been one of the very best teams in the Eastern Conference, one of the very best teams in the NBA. That has been a fact. That's just who they are. I think from the outside, the thought is, oh, my gosh, it's over. Like we had no idea that it was going to end so quickly and we're here and it's over. And I think that's a bit that's a bit too much.

Like Chris Middleton still has not played. when they, when Chris Middleton plays, they're very good. Uh, they've been very good when Chris Middleton plays for a very long time now. And, and I think you factor that in, you factor in the fact that, I mean, I rattled off some of the teams that they've played already, right?