Michael Pina

I, you know, no disrespect to Kyrie or Klay, but, you know, Kyrie Irving is not Tony Allen and Klay Thompson is not who he used to be as an on-ball defender. It's one of the reasons the Golden State Warriors couldn't afford to pay him to be besides Steph Curry in that backcourt as much as he wanted. So, yeah, I just think it's kind of all, you know, totally ridiculous.

I, you know, no disrespect to Kyrie or Klay, but, you know, Kyrie Irving is not Tony Allen and Klay Thompson is not who he used to be as an on-ball defender. It's one of the reasons the Golden State Warriors couldn't afford to pay him to be besides Steph Curry in that backcourt as much as he wanted. So, yeah, I just think it's kind of all, you know, totally ridiculous.

I, you know, no disrespect to Kyrie or Klay, but, you know, Kyrie Irving is not Tony Allen and Klay Thompson is not who he used to be as an on-ball defender. It's one of the reasons the Golden State Warriors couldn't afford to pay him to be besides Steph Curry in that backcourt as much as he wanted. So, yeah, I just think it's kind of all, you know, totally ridiculous.

And one of the other parts of it is that the justification Nico has had for doing this falls back on, you know, basically trust me because I made the Kyrie trade and everyone criticized the Kyrie trade. Look how that turned out. I made the PJ Washington trade and the Daniel Gafford trade at last year's trade deadline. Everyone was killing me. Look how that turned out. Time will tell.

And one of the other parts of it is that the justification Nico has had for doing this falls back on, you know, basically trust me because I made the Kyrie trade and everyone criticized the Kyrie trade. Look how that turned out. I made the PJ Washington trade and the Daniel Gafford trade at last year's trade deadline. Everyone was killing me. Look how that turned out. Time will tell.

And one of the other parts of it is that the justification Nico has had for doing this falls back on, you know, basically trust me because I made the Kyrie trade and everyone criticized the Kyrie trade. Look how that turned out. I made the PJ Washington trade and the Daniel Gafford trade at last year's trade deadline. Everyone was killing me. Look how that turned out. Time will tell.

And the thing is, like, yeah, you made those trades when you had Luka Doncic on the team because he's incredible. And he's the reason that you went to the NBA finals. And by the way, like, defense wasn't the problem in the NBA Finals. I know Luka did not play particularly well, and Kyrie did not play particularly well on that end.

And the thing is, like, yeah, you made those trades when you had Luka Doncic on the team because he's incredible. And he's the reason that you went to the NBA finals. And by the way, like, defense wasn't the problem in the NBA Finals. I know Luka did not play particularly well, and Kyrie did not play particularly well on that end.

And the thing is, like, yeah, you made those trades when you had Luka Doncic on the team because he's incredible. And he's the reason that you went to the NBA finals. And by the way, like, defense wasn't the problem in the NBA Finals. I know Luka did not play particularly well, and Kyrie did not play particularly well on that end.

But you were going against a team that was, like, a really terrible matchup for you that didn't have a great offensive series. So I just... I think, like... Fundamentally, this is so ridiculous and I'll never really get over it. And I wrote a column at like 2 a.m. My first reaction to the trade when it happened, calling it the worst trade in NBA history.

But you were going against a team that was, like, a really terrible matchup for you that didn't have a great offensive series. So I just... I think, like... Fundamentally, this is so ridiculous and I'll never really get over it. And I wrote a column at like 2 a.m. My first reaction to the trade when it happened, calling it the worst trade in NBA history.

But you were going against a team that was, like, a really terrible matchup for you that didn't have a great offensive series. So I just... I think, like... Fundamentally, this is so ridiculous and I'll never really get over it. And I wrote a column at like 2 a.m. My first reaction to the trade when it happened, calling it the worst trade in NBA history.

I still believe that maybe even more so in hindsight after all of these injuries have happened. It's been just a worst case scenario for the Dallas Mavericks. I feel for their fans. terribly and i think that that press conference is another like just notch on a long string a continuum of um absurdity in the post luca dallas mavericks existence so we've long passed the point where

I still believe that maybe even more so in hindsight after all of these injuries have happened. It's been just a worst case scenario for the Dallas Mavericks. I feel for their fans. terribly and i think that that press conference is another like just notch on a long string a continuum of um absurdity in the post luca dallas mavericks existence so we've long passed the point where

I still believe that maybe even more so in hindsight after all of these injuries have happened. It's been just a worst case scenario for the Dallas Mavericks. I feel for their fans. terribly and i think that that press conference is another like just notch on a long string a continuum of um absurdity in the post luca dallas mavericks existence so we've long passed the point where

Absolutely. Can't wait.

Absolutely. Can't wait.

Absolutely. Can't wait.

It's a great question. I think that the key for Houston all season long has been the possession game. Houston does not turn the ball over, and they are the best offensive rebounding team in the league. They averaged five more shots per game than their opponent this season, which was second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder team.

It's a great question. I think that the key for Houston all season long has been the possession game. Houston does not turn the ball over, and they are the best offensive rebounding team in the league. They averaged five more shots per game than their opponent this season, which was second only to the Oklahoma City Thunder team.