Howard Beck

Bancaro, Wagner, and Bane.

And then Suggs is like in the 70s in our top 100.

So they have like four really good guys, and three in particular.

Those three guys...

as we've discussed, can do a lot with the ball in their hands.

They also have Wendell Carter Jr., who's got size.

So now you have Carter, Wagner, and Bancaro all have size, which has meant that Durin just never has a moment to breathe.

He's got Wendell Carter all over him, and then if there's a switch, now you're banging with Bancaro, not exactly some shrinking violet.

Um...

And the Magic were supposed to be like a top four team this season in the East, right?

They had injuries that all kinds of shit go wrong.

Chemistry was bad.

We thought Jamal Mosley was on the firing line and suddenly like he may pull off one of the great upsets of all time.

I guess we could put, you know, that particular coaching vacancy story to bed.

And then the Pistons.

the Pistons are not your average 60 win number one seed because they have never won a playoff series up until now.

Usually you've got steps between breaking into the playoffs, becoming a really good team, and then waking up one day and being the number one seed with a 60 win season.

They, they, they skipped over it all to their credit.

They made these huge leaps the last couple of years.

Um,