00:00Let's go to the Sixers here and get your thoughts again.
00:02Daryl Morey, you know, I've made this comment about him,
00:06even when he was the Houston GM.
00:08You know, what has he won?
00:10What has he brought to the table when it comes to the 76ers?
00:15In your opinion, where's Philly going?
00:17Now, the East is not really deep.
00:20So, again, I mean, people will sit there,
00:22and it's wide open for anybody.
00:23But is it time to rip this thing up
00:25and really start all over again in Philadelphia?
00:29I mean, you don't want to,
00:30but it looks like they're going to have to.
00:33There's probably 12 teams with better odds
00:35to win the NBA championship this year.
00:37Maxie has been great.
00:38They added that young kid, Vijay.
00:42I don't know.
00:43I mean, George, you know, he's 100 years old.
00:45I don't even know why he's still on the team.
00:49I think it's time to blow it up.
00:50Like you said, Dan, I think it's time to, you know,
00:56maneuver things around and start fresh, start you.
00:59Because the way the Sixers team is built,
01:01they're on the edge looking at the playoffs,
01:04too.
01:04They might not even make the playoffs this year.
01:06So, we'll see what happens.
01:08What about the Knicks?
01:09Your takeaway on the Knicks this year?
01:11They have a shot to win the East and really go far,
01:13maybe even into the NBA Finals?
01:16I think so, man.
01:17So, I mean, it's them and the Cavaliers.
01:19The Pistons are playing some great basketball,
01:21and you can never count out the Celtics.
01:23I mean, they're the four horses in the East.
01:26But, yeah, the Knicks are battle-tested.
01:27They've been there before.
01:28They've got a great nucleus.
01:29They play really good basketball.
01:31And, yeah, I think they've got, like,
01:32the third or fourth best odds to win it all, actually.
01:35How about Giannis?
01:36Were you shocked that Giannis wasn't moved?
01:42A little bit.
01:43You know, I think he wants to leave.
01:45But, you know, it's a big contract.
01:48And, you know, he's not the greatest shooter in the world, either.
01:53So, you know, he's got to fit in with the right teams.
01:56A little shocked he didn't go,
01:57but I think it was more of a contract thing than anything.
02:00Absolutely.
02:01And, you know, you mentioned the Celtics.
02:02I mean, the Celtics, you know,
02:04when you look at the depth that they have on that team,
02:06you know, it's really about just being healthy, no, for them this year.
02:10I mean, you know, they've been banged up at the beginning of the year
02:13this year here.
02:14So, for more of them, that's going to be more.
02:16They're probably the deepest team in the Eastern Conference, no?
02:21Yeah, probably.
02:22They're one of the better defensive teams.
02:24I think they might be the best defensive team in the Eastern Conference.
02:27And they've got the second-best point differential in the season
02:29right behind the Detroit Pistons.
02:31So, as the season progresses, if they can stay healthy and get healthier,
02:35they're definitely going to make a splash in the playoffs.
02:37But, again, this Detroit Pistons team, very dangerous team,
02:40offensively puts up a ton of points.
02:43Defensively, maybe the second-best team in the East.
02:45And they do have the best point differential right now on the East.
02:49So, yeah, Pistons, Celtics, Knicks, Cavaliers,
02:53the four horsemen of the East.
02:55Are you buying the Pistons?
02:57I mean, that record's insane right now.
02:59Bickerstaff has done a spectacular job coaching that team.
03:03You know, the front office has done a really nice job.
03:0520 seconds.
03:06Do you think this team really has a shot to win the East also?
03:10I mean, how can you argue with 40 wins on the season?
03:13They play great away.
03:15I think they got 18 wins on the road this year.
03:188-3 in the division, 26-7 in the conference.
03:20Yeah, the team's for real.
03:22I mean, if anyone thinks they're not, I don't know what they're looking at.
03:25One of the better defensive teams.
03:26You know, defense wins championships,
03:27and they've got one of the better defensive squads in the NBA.
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