Brad Stevens moved to the front office because he knew the Celtics needed a different voice to reach the next level
I want somebody that I believe can take these guys to the next level. ... It doesn't mean that Brad couldn't win a championship as an NBA head coach. ... It just means that this, he just wanted to be in a, in a different space. So he, but he's still there in a day to day.
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I don't understand what the warriors were doing where like Peyton Pritchard was on Steph Curry because Marcus smart was on the bench and they didn't attack Peyton Pritchard the entire fourth quarter. It was crazy. Like they just didn't, they, I don't know why they didn't attack him.
The Golden State Warriors might be done after losing Game 1 to the Celtics
I actually believe that... the rest, you know, they're done. Yeah. They might be done. I think they might be done when they're done. I think they might be done. I really do think the way they lost this and the fact that the Celtics, like I know that they're their shot-making... what the Celtics can rely on and what they do better than anyone else is, they locked down on defense.
Draymond Green's offensive game has completely disappeared compared to the 2016 era
Has there been a solid offensive player that has gone downhill as much as Draymond Green? ... Back in 2015, 2016, he was a good third option for the Warriors. ... Now it just looks like he's allergic to the ball.
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I would say the two people... I mentioned Grant Williams, I think Grant Williams... he's going to be key because the Warriors just force everyone to play small... If he plays well, like he did in the Milwaukee series where he hit eight threes, 93, whatever it was, then, you know, Boston's going to be a problem.
Milwaukee would have won the East and reached the Finals if Khris Middleton was healthy
I think that Milwaukee was the best team this year. If they would have had Middleton, they'd be in final right now.
The Warriors will win the NBA Finals in 7 games with an overtime finale
I'm going to [say] warriors in seven in an overtime game seven. Wow.