The Fatal Flaws of the Eastern Conference Contenders! Plus, Awards and TV Talk!

Lowephysical player. Violent. I like that. And violent is violent. Violence is good in the NBA. I like violent players. There's violent, violent stuff is fun. Oh,

Goldsberryhe's like, I always, I've compared him to Shaq for years, like a young Shaq. When you look at his interior production, it's as good as anything we've seen since Shaq.

GoldsberryBut that that that takes a toll on a body, especially when playing 82 games like this. So I think they did a marvelous job surrounding this questionable core after the big trade, bringing Clay Thompson. I think what I've heard from Clay is really exciting.

GoldsberryBut ultimately, if I had to project their their weakness, it would also be on offense like Toronto. I think their defense could be top 10, maybe even top five. But that offense, I think, is going to be 15, 16, 19, something like that. And ultimately, that profile is not going to get you to the Eastern Conference Finals, Zach.

LoweIndiana is, to me, the last team who really belongs in this discussion. Because Orlando and Atlanta, which we can hit,

Lowethem winning three playoff series feels kind of unfathomable to me. even though I'm kind of higher on Orlando, I'm a little lower on Atlanta probably than consensus, but like we'll talk about them. I just, I have them a tier down. I'm going to shove Orlando into the next year. I just three playoff series, Orlando first has to win one and so do the Hawks and it just feels a little far -fetched.

LoweIndiana's got the track record.