Who will win the West?

Who will win the West?

Was about a fiveyear window where I had an opportunity every year to tr try to win a championship from 20 2008 to 2012 yeah right 2008 to 2012 man I went to Cleveland okay went to the finals but damn it when I went to New Orleans and was down there we stunk

It up it gave me a friendly reminder never take that for granted again are the Lakers doing that with LeBron and Anthony Davis hell no hell no and and guess what they say it’s not a move out there that they can make that’s gonna help them get back into that

Contention so it’s over yeah like the Lakers oh so so so you know what you saying right is that your way of saying what I suspect you’re saying and what I believe is correct what what you get LeBron James is done winning championships no I didn’t I didn’t I did

Not say that I say I’m saying well well that’s your if he’s in La what can they do that’s your opinion I’m talking about this year I don’t know what they could do for next year but I’m talking about this year it’s nothing that they could do this

Year in my opinion that’s going to put them over the home because they’re too they’re too slow at the guard position and I I don’t know if Zack LaVine is the answer and the the the the money that he’s making I don’t first of all I don’t

Know when Zack LaVine started being like this horrible player that everybody’s trying to paint him to be the guy I don’t I don’t agree with I know he Aver 28 a couple Seasons ball yeah Cano but I just don’t see it’s just too tough they’re not better than a

Clippers they’re not better than the nuggets and to be honest with you if they was to see Anthony Edwards and uh the Minnesota timber wolves at any part of the postseason they would get stomped out are you sold on Minnesota and I asked that question not because Anthony

Davis because I’m so Anthony Edwards I’m sorry I’m sold on him even though Anthony Davis is having a great season props to him he’s he’s playing games averaging 25 and 12 balling helping LeBron James he’s only helped that LeBron James is getting to be quite honest with you for the most part but

When I go to Minnesota and I think about Anthony Edwards this brother’s a young Superstar and the making he is something special and he’s bringing out the dog and cat and Rudy go that I haven’t seen anybody be able to do including Jimmy Butler even though Jimmy Butler didn’t

Have Rudy go he just had cat I’m wondering though how legit is Minnesota when you know all they going to do come postseason time is go small and then Rudy B ain’t going to be able to be out there cuz he can’t guard anybody on the perimeter okay and and that’s when you

Go and N re the Minnesota timber wolves let me let me let me say something to you the Minnesota timber wolves are set up in a perfect spot to Dethrone the Denver Nuggets they got two bigs they got two bigs so if Rudy get in fou

Trouble damn it catch you go to the fou we going to bring in Nas Reed but here’s the here’s the here’s the whole thing that everyone is missing when it comes to starting fives the only other starting five in the NBA that I could say is better than

The Minnesota timber wolves is the Boston Celtics the kid MC Daniels might be one of the top 3 and D guys in the league okay we know what Mike connley is going to bring to the table right he’s steadying this veteran leadership the whole bit Yeah and go knock down shots

SA do what he do best he’s going to stretch the floor let them go to work and he’s going to knock down shots right now one could argue Rudy go bar is is is is is the defensive player of the year right now front runner for that car

Anthony towns damn it is looking like the call Anthony towns we’ve been waiting on and then you got dep Off the Bench Nas Reed slowmo the kid slowo uh uh damn it I can’t think of his name right now the one from San Antonio y we

Go we we we I’ll remember him in a second I forgot yeah but but but that’s say I’m tell you man this timberwoods team they for real what about OKC no no OKC got too many holes they got too many flaws and I saw this over this past weekend when

They played against the Lakers and the Clippers they get punished man in the interior like they they really I think this upcoming offseason Sam pry has to go out and get a center and move Chad homd to the four position man plumbley and AD they was having it they way in

The interior they was giving up offensive rebound after offensive rebound don’t get it twisted they go to be around I just don’t see them making that much noise by the way you were talk when you were talking slow-mo you talking about Kyle Anderson K that’s who

You talking about I got it I got it I got you uh last question here so as we handicap because we know Boston should be the team in the East we don’t like Milwaukee’s defense we’re not sold on Philadelphia as of yet even though they’re legit if Tobias Harris steps up

And Elevate his level of play Go continues to play offensively aggressive as he has been playing we get that but Boston is the team to beat in the Eastern Conference you and I are aligned there the team to beat out west based off of what you just said about

Minnesota based off of we just brought up about the Clippers and of course Denver can’t be ignored by the way Phoenix has been playing well with Bill k d Devin Booker who you got in the west I got the Clippers I got the Clippers with all that stuff you just said about

Minnesota the best start five in the conference it don’t matter I got the I got the Clippers that don’t mean they got the best team in the Eastern in the Western Conference the depth of the Clippers and the coaching see that’s what people CS say you know this but a

Lot of people forget that that that that man that’s walking up and down that sideline the two that’s on both sides that’s doing the play calling that’s calling the timeouts that’s drawing atos that matters that’s a competition in the playoff series as well and I’m going

Tell you this man that damn Norman P when he does I like straight up and him and Russell Westbrook coming off the bench do something for you thank you I’m telling I love what I’m you see you see how you see you see how tud didn’t slid

In a little bit of the the young fell coffee he got manned up in there you know what I’m saying that’s what Steve K should be doing you see how he mixed the the the how the mixture of the two PJ Tucker you got a sacrifice big fellow we

Might have to S might have to find another home for you but you’re not in my rotation right now and because of that we’re seeing tyo do what Steve Kerr has been unable to do for the longest time involving kaminga Moody Jimi can ball he’s playing him as a rookie

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