Jake Kleinberg

in the restricted area against them and then philly which makes sense but then you have the los angeles lakers which when you think about their personnel like yeah it makes sense but you just wonder if teams are shooting 68 in the restricted area and teams are able to get there on both the lakers and clippers i just think that is a pretty big achilles heel for both those teams

that if if either one of them are going to take big steps forward i think like that's where they take steps forward in the off season it's like finding guys that can really defend and block off the rim um but for both the la teams i just think that that is particularly interesting um when even thinking about a memphis and we'll talk about memphis i i think less of memphis now than i ever have but they're the team that drives the most in the league

that if if either one of them are going to take big steps forward i think like that's where they take steps forward in the off season it's like finding guys that can really defend and block off the rim um but for both the la teams i just think that that is particularly interesting um when even thinking about a memphis and we'll talk about memphis i i think less of memphis now than i ever have but they're the team that drives the most in the league

that if if either one of them are going to take big steps forward i think like that's where they take steps forward in the off season it's like finding guys that can really defend and block off the rim um but for both the la teams i just think that that is particularly interesting um when even thinking about a memphis and we'll talk about memphis i i think less of memphis now than i ever have but they're the team that drives the most in the league

And if they played the Lakers in round one, I think a lot of people would dismiss Memphis. But that's a team that gets a ton of paint touches. They drive more than anybody in the NBA. And so when you're thinking about a four or five matchup, I think that that stat is something that I would circle going into a series like that.

And if they played the Lakers in round one, I think a lot of people would dismiss Memphis. But that's a team that gets a ton of paint touches. They drive more than anybody in the NBA. And so when you're thinking about a four or five matchup, I think that that stat is something that I would circle going into a series like that.

And if they played the Lakers in round one, I think a lot of people would dismiss Memphis. But that's a team that gets a ton of paint touches. They drive more than anybody in the NBA. And so when you're thinking about a four or five matchup, I think that that stat is something that I would circle going into a series like that.

He's been great. Very, very impressive. Okay. So my, my player of the week is not one player, but I actually had this conversation with Trey Kirby earlier this week. He did a list of eight X factors going into the playoffs. And I've got a bone to pick with, with our, with our guy, Trey Kirby from the no dunks pod, which I'm sure you guys listen to because it's spectacular. Yeah.

He's been great. Very, very impressive. Okay. So my, my player of the week is not one player, but I actually had this conversation with Trey Kirby earlier this week. He did a list of eight X factors going into the playoffs. And I've got a bone to pick with, with our, with our guy, Trey Kirby from the no dunks pod, which I'm sure you guys listen to because it's spectacular. Yeah.

He's been great. Very, very impressive. Okay. So my, my player of the week is not one player, but I actually had this conversation with Trey Kirby earlier this week. He did a list of eight X factors going into the playoffs. And I've got a bone to pick with, with our, with our guy, Trey Kirby from the no dunks pod, which I'm sure you guys listen to because it's spectacular. Yeah.

So here are the eight guys that he had as X-Factors. Jamal Murray, Mikael Bridges, Jaden McDaniels, Jared Allen, John Morant, Porzingis, J-Dub, and Ben Matherin. There's some of these that I don't have a problem with, and we'll add them to my list here in a little bit. But... Listen, I think some of these guys are just factors and not X factors.

So here are the eight guys that he had as X-Factors. Jamal Murray, Mikael Bridges, Jaden McDaniels, Jared Allen, John Morant, Porzingis, J-Dub, and Ben Matherin. There's some of these that I don't have a problem with, and we'll add them to my list here in a little bit. But... Listen, I think some of these guys are just factors and not X factors.

So here are the eight guys that he had as X-Factors. Jamal Murray, Mikael Bridges, Jaden McDaniels, Jared Allen, John Morant, Porzingis, J-Dub, and Ben Matherin. There's some of these that I don't have a problem with, and we'll add them to my list here in a little bit. But... Listen, I think some of these guys are just factors and not X factors.

I just when I think of X factor, I don't think of guys that I think of. Okay, so you take the Lakers, for instance. Yeah. There are guys that have clear expectations for what's going to happen with them, right? Luka Doncic, LeBron James. To me, you can't call them X factors because they're just going to be there. They are just factors. You know what to expect. You need them to be what they are.

I just when I think of X factor, I don't think of guys that I think of. Okay, so you take the Lakers, for instance. Yeah. There are guys that have clear expectations for what's going to happen with them, right? Luka Doncic, LeBron James. To me, you can't call them X factors because they're just going to be there. They are just factors. You know what to expect. You need them to be what they are.

I just when I think of X factor, I don't think of guys that I think of. Okay, so you take the Lakers, for instance. Yeah. There are guys that have clear expectations for what's going to happen with them, right? Luka Doncic, LeBron James. To me, you can't call them X factors because they're just going to be there. They are just factors. You know what to expect. You need them to be what they are.

in order to win and then you're going to have these other guys that rise up around them that become the x factors like the robert ory's of the world is like one of like the biggest x factors in the history of the nba um you think about kcp and bruce brown on that denver run like those were x factors in my opinion that really led to them winning the title and so

in order to win and then you're going to have these other guys that rise up around them that become the x factors like the robert ory's of the world is like one of like the biggest x factors in the history of the nba um you think about kcp and bruce brown on that denver run like those were x factors in my opinion that really led to them winning the title and so

in order to win and then you're going to have these other guys that rise up around them that become the x factors like the robert ory's of the world is like one of like the biggest x factors in the history of the nba um you think about kcp and bruce brown on that denver run like those were x factors in my opinion that really led to them winning the title and so

To me, there are a few that I want to keep for this list that are, I do believe, X factors. But I would like to remove some of these because, in my opinion, they're just factors, not X factors. So the guys I would like to keep, I think Ben Mathurin is a great X factor for the Pacers. I think he is somebody that I think...