00:00Let's start with the teams I like in Eastern Conference and that's the Philadelphia 76ers the Philadelphia 76ers came in
00:07And also break winning wins of six of their last ten games
00:10I know one game throughout the last game
00:13Of the blowout to the Knicks they were not they were without Joel Embiid
00:17You know obviously Paul George has been out. So to me, I kind of throw that game away
00:22So I'm gonna say six out of our last night
00:23So why am I so high on Philadelphia? Number one, it's that guy Tyrese Maxey the all-star who's had
00:31an absolutely phenomenal season
00:33For Philadelphia. I think with that backcourt with BJ Etchcombe. They're very dynamic and young and they got a lot
00:40of Moxie
00:41behind them
00:43The biggest reason I'm backing this team is Joel Embiid
00:48Joel Embiid
00:50Is I feel like towards the all-star break folks
00:54I saw a
00:56A bounce in his step
00:58A level of play in Joel that I had not seen in over two years
01:05Gotta remember folks
01:07When we were talking about best player in the world
01:11Two years ago
01:13Three years ago
01:14Folks, we all had Joel Embiid in our top five
01:17And injuries have derailed that
01:21If Embiid can stay healthy
01:23I know it's a big F
01:24If Maxey and Etchcombe could be that backcourt
01:28If Paul George comes back and gives him something after the 25-game suspension
01:33And in the fact that the Philadelphia 76ers have the fourth easiest schedule in the East the rest of the
01:40way according to Tankathon
01:42Philadelphia to me should be a safe bet to be in the top six
01:45And they will be ready folks
01:47And extremely tough out in the playoffs
01:51When it's half-court basketball
01:53And they got a dominant player down low
01:56And Joel Embiid
01:58Let's head to the team
02:00That I love in the West
02:02And that's Minnesota
02:04Everybody knows I've long been a fan of this team
02:08And particularly of Anthony Edwards
02:10Team has won seven out of their last ten games
02:13And playing really good basketball
02:15But you're going to say
02:16Well coach, you just took Philadelphia
02:18As one of your team in the East
02:20And they have the fourth easiest schedule the rest of the way
02:25In the Eastern Conference
02:26But you're taking Minnesota
02:27Because they have the third toughest schedule in the West
02:32Yeah, well, see that guy right there?
02:35That guy Ant-Man
02:36Who I think is one of the ten best players
02:38Maybe
02:40Uh-oh, I may get in trouble for doing that
02:41Six or seven best player in the world
02:44I think he's that good
02:46And I keep saying
02:49It's coming folks
02:50It's coming
02:51He's not going to be the seventh or eighth best player in the world
02:54He's going to find himself in that top five
02:57Because he's so dynamic offensively
02:59Julius Randle, now that he's removed from New York
03:02And he's got his mind right
03:04Is playing to Julius Randle
03:06That I think he's capable of playing
03:09Rudy Gobert
03:09I know he doesn't score
03:11But in the playoffs
03:12You need someone that's going to protect the paint
03:15McDaniels
03:16Three and D guy
03:17Can't say enough about
03:21McDaniels
03:22But they made a sneaky good trade at the deadline
03:25And although they lost a veteran Mike Conley
03:28Who's coming back
03:29They got Io DeSumo
03:31From Chicago
03:34He's averaging about 15 points a game
03:36And limited playing time
03:37But he's another guy
03:39That could shoot the ball well from three
03:41As a rugged defender
03:44And
03:45Ready for this
03:46Can be a secondary ball handler
03:50And run the point
03:51So Ant has less on his plate
03:56Because of Ant
03:57Because of Randle
03:59Because of McDaniels
04:00Gobert
04:01Even DiVincenzo
04:02But especially DeSumo
04:04I think that this is a team to watch
04:07That can make some serious noise
04:09In the Western Conference playoffs
04:11This is a team to see
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