Kevin O’Connor

Best time of the year, Bill. And I have to say, you know, I called you on the phone when I left for Yahoo, but I have to thank you for everything, you know, over those eight years of the ringer publicly. I have to, I have to. Yeah, we're always good.

Best time of the year, Bill. And I have to say, you know, I called you on the phone when I left for Yahoo, but I have to thank you for everything, you know, over those eight years of the ringer publicly. I have to, I have to. Yeah, we're always good.

Best time of the year, Bill. And I have to say, you know, I called you on the phone when I left for Yahoo, but I have to thank you for everything, you know, over those eight years of the ringer publicly. I have to, I have to. Yeah, we're always good.

Yeah, I think with this Lively injury, there's been some trickling out for a few days that like, oh, maybe they're going to go after a center. But I'm like, huh, maybe they want to just have some versatility in the front court. But now that we know about the injury, it completely explains why they're going for a center here. And so my question is, what type of center are they going to go for?

Yeah, I think with this Lively injury, there's been some trickling out for a few days that like, oh, maybe they're going to go after a center. But I'm like, huh, maybe they want to just have some versatility in the front court. But now that we know about the injury, it completely explains why they're going for a center here. And so my question is, what type of center are they going to go for?

Yeah, I think with this Lively injury, there's been some trickling out for a few days that like, oh, maybe they're going to go after a center. But I'm like, huh, maybe they want to just have some versatility in the front court. But now that we know about the injury, it completely explains why they're going for a center here. And so my question is, what type of center are they going to go for?

They're going to go for another lob, vertical guy like Lively, like Gafford. But if you add a third guy like that and then Lively comes back, Right, then what's your roster? Yeah, exactly. So I wonder if maybe for them they still go after a pick-and-pop big or a switchable big, somebody like that to give them some frontcourt versatility.

They're going to go for another lob, vertical guy like Lively, like Gafford. But if you add a third guy like that and then Lively comes back, Right, then what's your roster? Yeah, exactly. So I wonder if maybe for them they still go after a pick-and-pop big or a switchable big, somebody like that to give them some frontcourt versatility.

They're going to go for another lob, vertical guy like Lively, like Gafford. But if you add a third guy like that and then Lively comes back, Right, then what's your roster? Yeah, exactly. So I wonder if maybe for them they still go after a pick-and-pop big or a switchable big, somebody like that to give them some frontcourt versatility.

But Gafford looked damn good in the first half of their game on Sunday. So Gafford, we know he can step his play up. So I wouldn't say, I don't think I'd go as far as you to say that they're screwed, but it is going to be a lot dependent on what they do to fill that center gap because it can't just be Gafford. That's all they have now.

But Gafford looked damn good in the first half of their game on Sunday. So Gafford, we know he can step his play up. So I wouldn't say, I don't think I'd go as far as you to say that they're screwed, but it is going to be a lot dependent on what they do to fill that center gap because it can't just be Gafford. That's all they have now.

But Gafford looked damn good in the first half of their game on Sunday. So Gafford, we know he can step his play up. So I wouldn't say, I don't think I'd go as far as you to say that they're screwed, but it is going to be a lot dependent on what they do to fill that center gap because it can't just be Gafford. That's all they have now.

I mean, even with a healthy lively, I'm curious, do you still view them as upper tier in the Western Conference, right on the same level as Denver, who's really come along lately? Russell Westbrook, you've got to give the dude credit. He is playing at the best level that he has in years. Jamal Murray getting along better now.

I mean, even with a healthy lively, I'm curious, do you still view them as upper tier in the Western Conference, right on the same level as Denver, who's really come along lately? Russell Westbrook, you've got to give the dude credit. He is playing at the best level that he has in years. Jamal Murray getting along better now.

I mean, even with a healthy lively, I'm curious, do you still view them as upper tier in the Western Conference, right on the same level as Denver, who's really come along lately? Russell Westbrook, you've got to give the dude credit. He is playing at the best level that he has in years. Jamal Murray getting along better now.

It's kind of crazy. Like with Russ, it didn't work with LeBron. It works sometimes with the Clippers, but not all the time. It didn't in one of their playoffs. And not at the end. Yeah. And then with Jokic, it's like you have Jokic after the game talking about like we can read each other's minds. There is some chemistry that they have.

It's kind of crazy. Like with Russ, it didn't work with LeBron. It works sometimes with the Clippers, but not all the time. It didn't in one of their playoffs. And not at the end. Yeah. And then with Jokic, it's like you have Jokic after the game talking about like we can read each other's minds. There is some chemistry that they have.

It's kind of crazy. Like with Russ, it didn't work with LeBron. It works sometimes with the Clippers, but not all the time. It didn't in one of their playoffs. And not at the end. Yeah. And then with Jokic, it's like you have Jokic after the game talking about like we can read each other's minds. There is some chemistry that they have.

It feels like every other game, once it's Jokic and Westbrook, then it's Jokic and Murray, then it's Jokic and MPJ. It's always a different connection. Their offense, sometimes I felt like it got a bit dry.

It feels like every other game, once it's Jokic and Westbrook, then it's Jokic and Murray, then it's Jokic and MPJ. It's always a different connection. Their offense, sometimes I felt like it got a bit dry.