Guest 4
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And I'm like, that's Tremont Green, one of the best defensive players in my life. And he can't even stop it. It is weird.
The Cavs? Man, listen. I know, like, every single smart NBA person, you guys included on the over-unders, had the Cavs over Kenny Atkinson winning coach of the year. And I was like, yeah, they're going to play better. They're going to be way healthier this year. But, like, I don't know. They kind of took off last year when their guys weren't playing. But Kenny Atkinson has been smart about...
The Cavs? Man, listen. I know, like, every single smart NBA person, you guys included on the over-unders, had the Cavs over Kenny Atkinson winning coach of the year. And I was like, yeah, they're going to play better. They're going to be way healthier this year. But, like, I don't know. They kind of took off last year when their guys weren't playing. But Kenny Atkinson has been smart about...
The Cavs? Man, listen. I know, like, every single smart NBA person, you guys included on the over-unders, had the Cavs over Kenny Atkinson winning coach of the year. And I was like, yeah, they're going to play better. They're going to be way healthier this year. But, like, I don't know. They kind of took off last year when their guys weren't playing. But Kenny Atkinson has been smart about...
Deploying the lineups, letting Mobley play center at times, being the lone big. He's gotten these guys to understand the importance of spacing. And they're like Niang, for instance. This guy is completely unconscious. He shoots with the green light of a freaking Kevin Durant at certain points. And Donovan Mitchell... God bless him.
Deploying the lineups, letting Mobley play center at times, being the lone big. He's gotten these guys to understand the importance of spacing. And they're like Niang, for instance. This guy is completely unconscious. He shoots with the green light of a freaking Kevin Durant at certain points. And Donovan Mitchell... God bless him.
Deploying the lineups, letting Mobley play center at times, being the lone big. He's gotten these guys to understand the importance of spacing. And they're like Niang, for instance. This guy is completely unconscious. He shoots with the green light of a freaking Kevin Durant at certain points. And Donovan Mitchell... God bless him.
He's getting off of the ball a lot faster than he has at any other time in his career. That's always been my biggest criticism of him is that he doesn't see the floor as well as a lot of the guys that I think are a little bit better than him. But this year, he's seeing it. They're believing it.
He's getting off of the ball a lot faster than he has at any other time in his career. That's always been my biggest criticism of him is that he doesn't see the floor as well as a lot of the guys that I think are a little bit better than him. But this year, he's seeing it. They're believing it.
He's getting off of the ball a lot faster than he has at any other time in his career. That's always been my biggest criticism of him is that he doesn't see the floor as well as a lot of the guys that I think are a little bit better than him. But this year, he's seeing it. They're believing it.
And I think there's something to everybody feeling like they have ownership of the offense, which Atkinson, You know, he spent some time in Golden State with Steve Kerr. We make fun of Steve Kerr a lot of times with his hippy-dippy, like, the ball finds energy shit. But Atkinson has brought it... Hippy-dippy. That's what it feels like to me.
And I think there's something to everybody feeling like they have ownership of the offense, which Atkinson, You know, he spent some time in Golden State with Steve Kerr. We make fun of Steve Kerr a lot of times with his hippy-dippy, like, the ball finds energy shit. But Atkinson has brought it... Hippy-dippy. That's what it feels like to me.
And I think there's something to everybody feeling like they have ownership of the offense, which Atkinson, You know, he spent some time in Golden State with Steve Kerr. We make fun of Steve Kerr a lot of times with his hippy-dippy, like, the ball finds energy shit. But Atkinson has brought it... Hippy-dippy. That's what it feels like to me.
It feels like he's on a commune when he's saying some of that stuff. But, like, Atkinson has brought that ethos to Cleveland, and they've been way better for it.
It feels like he's on a commune when he's saying some of that stuff. But, like, Atkinson has brought that ethos to Cleveland, and they've been way better for it.
It feels like he's on a commune when he's saying some of that stuff. But, like, Atkinson has brought that ethos to Cleveland, and they've been way better for it.
And if you look at the Eastern Conference standings right now, a lot of teams are going to have trouble getting to 50. It's crazy how these things flip because... You know, there was all this smoke around Donovan Mitchell for years that he was not going to, he was not long for Cleveland.
And if you look at the Eastern Conference standings right now, a lot of teams are going to have trouble getting to 50. It's crazy how these things flip because... You know, there was all this smoke around Donovan Mitchell for years that he was not going to, he was not long for Cleveland.
And if you look at the Eastern Conference standings right now, a lot of teams are going to have trouble getting to 50. It's crazy how these things flip because... You know, there was all this smoke around Donovan Mitchell for years that he was not going to, he was not long for Cleveland.
He ends up doing his extension. Shams puts out that report that Garland's representation might seem to trade.