J. Kyle Mann

But between that and what Dylan Brooks was doing and what you're getting from Devin Booker, it's like this feels like it should kind of be enough to get you in the mix.

And yet, OKC was just kind of keeping him at arm's length all the way down the stretch.

It's me.

What does that even mean?

Absolutely not.

You know, it's a very sacred space for me.

A half dozen pro personnel scouts and assistant GMs who swear up and down that Jordan Goodwin will help your team.

But we are in the mass Eyes Wide Shut style.

It is a part of the formula.

And how often are you going to get the 30 piece from Dylan Brooks in this series?

Well, this season, I don't know.

This is the thing.

I mean, I don't want to write it off because my understanding of Dylan Brooks as a basketball player, as he stands today,

85, maybe, let's say 90% of the time, he's just like a good winning, feisty, walk the line kind of role player in terms of what he gives you on the floor.

Any team would love to have him.

5% of the time, he is a ticking time bomb.

And 5% of the time, he is...

the absolute best basketball player I've ever seen in my life.

So you can roll the dice and you just might get that 5% enough times in the series to make things a little bit more competitive and interesting.

It's just going to be a tall order to get that, you know, to get the sixes to come up every single time.