J. Kyle Mann

Yeah.

Not only did he look amazing, he looked so loose.

Like, it's one thing to say, oh, he's just like having fun out there.

It's a really hard thing to do in a playoff atmosphere.

A lot of young players come into these games and they are just like,

Babes in the woods cannot handle that initial blush of noise and pressure and all of the conflicting information in their head about how you're supposed to guard this guy and who you're supposed to close to.

It just becomes a lot for a lot of young players.

And Vijay Edge comes not only nailing shots, not only looking amazing, but winking at the camera, having his moment.

It feels like any other basketball game to him.

And if you can turn a game like that into any basketball game, I think you're going to go to some really special places.

Are there any other young playoff dogs you wanted to highlight?

Unquestionably a playoff dog.

Not a young playoff dog, though.

Just kind of squarely in the prime of dogdom.

I was reminded of his doggedness.

I honestly think it happens more with those sorts of college performances than it does even NBA performances.

Like you can have a great NBA run or a great NBA moment and it just becomes part of the tapestry.

But if you're Kemba Walker with the step back, they're going to talk about the step back every time you play a game.

How do you feel knowing even now that that's going to be the first line of your obituary?

It's your legacy, man.