The Mavericks will win because Kyrie Irving and Luka Dončić are better closers than the Celtics' stars
I think that this is gonna be a very close series. It's going to come down to very tight games at the end. And one team has two guys that have proven to be excellent closers against very good teams in this playoffs. And the Celtics have looked a little Iffy.
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View episodeKarl-Anthony Towns is the hardest player in the NBA to fully get behind and root for.
If you're a Timberwolves fan, I, God bless you because you are, you have to root for Karl-Anthony Towns. He must be so infuriating to root for. I'm just saying he, he is probably the hardest player to fully delude yourself into getting behind in the [NBA].
The Timberwolves lost Game 5 the moment they decided to wear their 'terrible' alternate jerseys.
The Timberwolves... you lost the game the minute you went with those jerseys. It's terrible. Jerseys terrible. Max, I saw your face... those are not back against the wall jerseys. No, those are game two jerseys. Preferably a game two of the season in October.
Karl-Anthony Towns cannot claim to be the best big man shooter of all time because he lacks post moves.
Karl-Anthony Towns is a self-proclaimed best big man shooter of all time. I feel like you have to have post moves, like really good post moves to be able to say that, to claim that. Otherwise, you're just a tall shooter. There's a difference between being tall and being a big man.
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View profileAJ Brown will be traded after June 1st
I've thought AJ Brown was probably going for a while now. I think it's just gonna, he's just gonna get traded after June 1st.
The NBA's 65-game award rule was specifically created because of Joel Embiid
It's a thousand percent... it's literally the Joel Embiid rule. No, this rule was made because of Joel Embiid. They made the rule because of Joel Embiid because people were upset that he won the MVP and they didn't think that he played enough games.
The Phillies will regress to a wild card team and lose in the first round
I think Phillies are regressing. They'll still make the playoffs as a wild card team. They'll sneak in and then lose in the first round.