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

LoweYeah, I think the biggest,

Goldsberrybiggest red flag is defense. And if you look at NBA history, the way you and I have through the Dean Oliver stats, if you're not a top half defense, you're in big trouble. And I, if I had to predict the defensive rating ranking of the Philadelphia 76ers right now, I think I would choose 19, 20.

GoldsberryI don't think there's a lot of young, energetic defenders on that side. And then on offense, I would just add the cliche. There's only one basketball thing. That's less of a concern for me. You're going to hear that a lot this preseason. But for me, both the Lakers and the Sixers, they have that same concern.

GoldsberryI was like, show me the defense because I don't think it's going to show up.

LoweI think the offense is going to be fun.

LoweObviously, there'll be some some things to work out. Like, I think Cleveland, frankly, with the Peyton Watson fit, I think that's going to be clunky for like 30 games as they figure that one out. I think Philly has a pretty first world problem with the one ball problem. And I also think like.

LoweI think people are underrating the, the, just the, and this is why I had them in this tier and I would pick them as a top six team.