Kirk Goldsberry

So going forward, I think they need one more threat on offense beyond Booker to get to that next level of Western Conference.

Yeah, that's fair.

Let's see it.

Yeah, and it's almost like this mystical thing.

The year-over-year vibe differential is one of the greatest I've ever seen, if not the greatest.

I can't think of another one where it just went from so toxic to the exact opposite of toxic.

Like you're saying, that defensive identity, the rebounding, that cohesion, that give-a-shitness.

And you got to look at Jordan, not Brian Gregory is sort of reinvented the front office, but, and then Dylan Brooks on the floor, as I mentioned, just talk about a give a shit guy, like every second, every game, maybe too much, but he it's contagious.

And I just love their identity.

Well, the second place finisher in the NBA Cup is often, it's often the stepping stone is finishing second.

Winning's bad.

It's true.

And I know you probably know this or have it at your fingertips, but I think there's still the favorites to win the Eastern Conference, right?

They are.

I wouldn't bet on them, though.

When I look at the West and the East, I would take OKC versus the field still in the West.

And I know we have to address some stuff going on with the Thunder, but I am certainly taking the field over the Knicks in the East, particularly...

the pistons who i think are a superior team exhibit a last night on the basketball court um but also your team which i don't know if you're doing the the reverse jinx i think that's the best story in the nba right now ahead of the suns um and i think the celtics are going to be a real threat and wouldn't it be so great for celtics fans

to see that Knicks team again in the playoffs.

Oh, man.