Stan Van Gundy

Well, that's the problem. How much time are they going to miss? The good thing in the East is Milwaukee is sitting a game below .500 at 8-9, and they're in the sixth spot in the East, which is a guaranteed playoff spot. So, you know, you don't have a ton of ground to make up to get back. It's just a matter of how much time they're going to have together. Look, talent-wise, they're good.

Well, that's the problem. How much time are they going to miss? The good thing in the East is Milwaukee is sitting a game below .500 at 8-9, and they're in the sixth spot in the East, which is a guaranteed playoff spot. So, you know, you don't have a ton of ground to make up to get back. It's just a matter of how much time they're going to have together. Look, talent-wise, they're good.

I mean, I really thought they and New York were the two teams that had rosters that could best challenge Boston. I didn't see this coming out of Cleveland. I thought they'd be good. Orlando's good. Miami and Milwaukee will be teams that nobody wants to play in the first round of the playoffs. But I thought the only teams that could contend with Boston were New York and Boston.

I mean, I really thought they and New York were the two teams that had rosters that could best challenge Boston. I didn't see this coming out of Cleveland. I thought they'd be good. Orlando's good. Miami and Milwaukee will be teams that nobody wants to play in the first round of the playoffs. But I thought the only teams that could contend with Boston were New York and Boston.

and Philly and all of a sudden New York doesn't guard anybody and Philly doesn't have anybody healthy. Do you understand why Milwaukee stinks? Well, They looked early in the year, I thought they looked really old and slow, older than they actually are and slow, but they don't have Middleton, and that's a key piece. He was fantastic in the playoffs last year in that series against Indiana.

and Philly and all of a sudden New York doesn't guard anybody and Philly doesn't have anybody healthy. Do you understand why Milwaukee stinks? Well, They looked early in the year, I thought they looked really old and slow, older than they actually are and slow, but they don't have Middleton, and that's a key piece. He was fantastic in the playoffs last year in that series against Indiana.

They get him at full strength, but again, he's played 88 games in the last two years, so him being hurt is not a big rarity, but if they get him back with Lillard And Giannis, then they've got a chance to be really, really good. They put shooting around those guys, and you would think Lillard's going to play better than he is right now. I mean, he's at a career-low 32% from three.

They get him at full strength, but again, he's played 88 games in the last two years, so him being hurt is not a big rarity, but if they get him back with Lillard And Giannis, then they've got a chance to be really, really good. They put shooting around those guys, and you would think Lillard's going to play better than he is right now. I mean, he's at a career-low 32% from three.

Why would you think he's going to play better?

Why would you think he's going to play better?

No, yeah. But last year he wasn't efficient either, but he was at 35% from three on high volume. I don't think he's going to stay at 32%. I don't know if he'll be up around 40%, but he's going to be better. They're starting to get into more two-man game stuff with he and Giannis. Why they haven't done more of that early in the year, I'm not really sure.

No, yeah. But last year he wasn't efficient either, but he was at 35% from three on high volume. I don't think he's going to stay at 32%. I don't know if he'll be up around 40%, but he's going to be better. They're starting to get into more two-man game stuff with he and Giannis. Why they haven't done more of that early in the year, I'm not really sure.

I'll be interested to see tonight if they get to more of it because it seems to me But over the last three or four games when I've seen it, when they get to that action, it's pretty darn hard to guard.

I'll be interested to see tonight if they get to more of it because it seems to me But over the last three or four games when I've seen it, when they get to that action, it's pretty darn hard to guard.

You don't know what you wrote in your book. Why would you be offended that I don't remember what you wrote?

You don't know what you wrote in your book. Why would you be offended that I don't remember what you wrote?

You're Stan.

You're Stan.

Yes, that was not me for sure. I was shocked when I read it.

Yes, that was not me for sure. I was shocked when I read it.