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Inside the NBA Break Down the Trade Deadline!



Inside the NBA Break Down the Trade Deadline!

GAME WITHOUT TYREE HALLIBURTON. UM MAN THIS EAST IS GOING TO BE FUN TO WATCH AS WE HEAD TO THE TRADE DEADLINE. AS WE HEAD TOWARD THE ALL STAR BREAK, BASED ON SOME OF THE MOVES WE’VE SEEN ALREADY. AND YOU JUST WONDERING WHAT’S THE NEXT, WHAT’S THE NEXT MOVE A

TEAM MAKES? AND WE SEE MILWAUKEE WITH A COACHING CHANGE. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF WHAT WE’RE GOING TO SEE DOWN THE STRETCH HERE? >> WELL YOU KNOW I HATE TO KIND OF PUT IN POSITION OF LIKE WHO SHOULD BE MOVED AND WHAT CHESS PIECES SHOULD BE PLACED. YOU KNOW YOU DON’T

HAVE TO DO THAT. >> JUST SAY WHO SHOULD MAKE A MOVE? >> I THINK OVERALL THANK YOU, CHUCK. I THINK OVERALL, YOU KNOW THEY’RE UP 4 OR 5 TEAMS. COULD I SEE THE LIST HERE? 4 OR 5 TEAMS WHO ARE IN CONTENTION AND I GIVE YOU THE STANDINGS WHEN I SIT DOWN.

>> THERE WE GO. >> EVERY NIGHT. SO IF WE’RE TALKING EASTERN CONFERENCE, WE PROBABLY WE’VE SEEN THE HEAT MAKE THE MOVE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO SEE IF THE MAGIC AND BULLS, UH, MAGIC TRYING TO MOVE UP AND ADD A PIECE. THE BULLS KIND OF DISSEMBLING AND SAYING, THIS

IS NOT OUR TEAM. UM, SO THE BULLS HAVE THE PIECES THAT COULD AFFECT THE EASTERN CONFERENCE OR WESTERN CONFERENCE. >> WHO IS WHO IS BEST POSITIONED TO MAKE A MOVE ON BOSTON 76ERS THE SEVEN AND SIX, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE THEY GOT TWO GUYS WHO ARE GOING TO BE ALL STARS.

>> THEY GOT AN I THINK THEY NEED TO MAKE A MOVE. PERSONALLY, I TOLD YOU, I TOLD YOU, WHAT WOULD YOU ADD IF YOU’RE PHILLY? I’D GO OUT. UH, CARUSO I LOVE CARUSO. HE’S JUST DYING IN CHICAGO. UH, DEJOUNTE MURRAY HERE IN ATLANTA. UH, BRUCE BROWN UP IN TORONTO. YOU GOT

TO DO SOMETHING EVEN IF YOU JUST LOOK WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN THE LAST WEEK ERNIE. THE MIAMI HEAT SAYS NO NO NO WE NEED TO BE RELEVANT 8. THEY MADE A MOVE TO MILWAUKEE. BUCKS MADE A MOVE THE ONLY TEAM, IN MY OPINION, IS SET IS THE CELTICS. THEY DON’T

HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. EVERYBODY ELSE GOT TO GET BETTER BECAUSE MILWAUKEE DON’T SCARE YOU. PHILLY DON’T SCARE YOU. THE PACERS THE PACERS. AND REMEMBER I TOLD YOU LAST WEEK I SAID YO MAN I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE CLEVELAND CAVALIERS GET HEALTHY BECAUSE THEY GOT A TON OF TALENT. THEY JUST

NEVER GET HEALTHY. BUT OTHER THAN THE CELTICS THERE’S NOBODY IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE SCARE ME. >> AND YOU GIVE CLEVELAND CREDIT BECAUSE THEY’VE HUNG IN THERE IN THAT TOP FOUR AND FIVE WITHOUT OUT EVAN MOBLEY IN THERE WITH DARIUS GARLAND OUT JARED ALLEN AND DONOVAN MITCHELL HAVE DONE A

GREAT JOB OF KEEPING THOSE GUYS WHERE THEY ARE. YEAH. >> BUT LIKE I SAID GO AHEAD JACK. IT’S ONLY TWO TEAMS THAT IF THEY MAKE A MOVE IT’S A DEFINITE CHAMPIONSHIP. ALL THE OTHER TEAMS, IF THEY MAKE MOVES THAT’LL JUST GET THEM BETTER WHEN THEY’RE TALKING, WE’RE TALKING CHAMPIONSHIPS. I AGREE WITH CHUCK.

PHILADELPHIA NEEDS TO MAKE A MOVE, BUT THEY DO HAVE ENOUGH PIECES. BUT I THINK THE SECRET WEAPON FOR THEM IS TOBIAS HARRIS. YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A BROTHER THAT PLAYS GREAT. >> LIKE AND HE SAT OUT TONIGHT SICK LIKE I NEED I NEED LIKE, YOU KNOW, SAME THING LIKE YOU KNOW

PORZINGIS IS DOING PORZINGIS IS AVERAGING 20. >> IF I CAN GET TOBIAS HARRIS 15 TO 20 TO 25. EVERY GAME ESPECIALLY IN THE POSTSEASON. PLUS EMBIID THE WAY HE’S PLAYING LIKE RIGHT NOW EMBIID IS UNSTOPPABLE. MAX IS UNSTOPPABLE. THEY HAVE A SHOT. >> HOW IMPORTANT IS A BENCH I MEAN WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING

TOWARD PLAYOFF TIME AND YOU’RE LOOKING AT A TEAM LIKE PHILADELPHIA LAST IN THE LEAGUE IN BENCH POINTS. HOW HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT. OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO SAY, HEY LOOK MAXI AND EMBIID ARE GOING TO. >> AND TOBIAS NO YOU CAN’T HAVE YOU CAN’T HAVE TWO GUYS. SEE I THINK THAT’S WHY

I THINK PHILLY NEED TO MAKE A MOVE TO IMPROVE THEIR BENCH. I DIDN’T KNOW THEY WERE LAST IN THE LEAGUE. BUT THEIR THREE BEST PLAYERS ALL START. THEY DON’T GET ANYTHING OUT OF THEIR BENCH. I KNOW THEY WERE LAST OUT, BUT YOU HAVE TO SETTLE YOURSELF. OKAY. WHO ARE WE

TRYING TO BEAT? MILWAUKEE NEEDS TO GET MORE ATHLETIC. THEY HAVE ZERO ATHLETIC ABILITY OTHER THAN GIANNIS. UH, ON ESPECIALLY ON THE PERIMETER. BUT YOU HAVE TO SAY WE DON’T HAVE TO BEAT TATUM AND BROWN. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO BEAT THEM WITH SLOW GUYS I MEAN YOU I MEAN SHAQ

TALKS ABOUT PORZINGIS. AND I LOVE JRUE HOLIDAY. YOUR FIRST TWO PROBLEMS ARE GOING TO BE TATUM AND BROWN. >> LET ME ASK YOU THINK AT ANY LEVEL ERNIE HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE OR PRO YOU COULD PLAY 567 GUYS LIKE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BENCH IF YOU WANT TO WIN IT BECAUSE WHAT

HAPPENS AND YOU HAVE TO DEVELOP YOUR BENCH BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THREE BEST PLAYERS, ALL GET 30, IT’S 90 POINTS. YOU’RE NOT WINNING AN NBA GAME WITH 90 POINTS. AND SO THOSE EXTRA 30 POINTS ARE VITAL BECAUSE. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS AS A SCOUTING REPORT, YOU CAN’T PREPARE FOR THEM. SO YOU

DON’T YOU CAN’T SAY ALL RIGHT LET’S LET’S TAKE ADVANTAGE. LET’S MAKE SURE THAT THIS GUY OFF THE BENCH DOESN’T DO THIS. AND THEN THE OTHER GUY, IT’S TOO MANY PLUG HOLES TO PLUG. >> AND LET ME LET ME JUST ASK THIS AS WE CLOSE OUT THIS DISCUSSION OF THE EAST

WITH MILWAUKEE, WITH DOC, UH, IF YOU’RE GOING TO FIX THE DEFENSE THAT AND MILWAUKEE’S BEEN POROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. IS IT IS IT A PERSONNEL THING? IS IT A SCHEME THING? IS IT AN EFFORT THING. WHAT IS IT? >> IT’S ALL FIRST OF ALL GO AHEAD SHAQ ABOVE. BUT YOU

KNOW AS A PLAYER, WHATEVER SYSTEM YOUR COACH BRINGS INTO YOU HAVE TO BUY INTO IT. YOU KNOW, LIKE CHUCK WASN’T A GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAYER. I WASN’T. BUT AS A SYSTEM YOU HAVE TO BUY INTO THE DEFENSE LIKE YOU CAN’T TEACH EFFORT LIKE YOU AS A COACH. I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO

TELL YOU WHEN YOU LOSE THE BALL DRIBBLING BETWEEN YOUR LEGS TO RUN BACK. LIKE IF YOU WANT TO WIN, YOU SAY, I’M GOING TO RUN BACK, BUT YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO BUY INTO WHAT YOUR COACH IS SAYING. LIKE THEY TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE LAST COACH, YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN’T

LIKE THEIR SCHEMES. YOU DON’T LIKE YOUR COACH’S SCHEMES. YOU’RE DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO WIN. SO WHATEVER YOUR COACH IS SAYING, YOU HAVE TO BUY INTO HIS SYSTEM AND YOU HAVE TO WANT TO DO IT. YOU KNOW, CHUCK TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER. DEFENSE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE. YOU HAVE TO TAKE

PRIDE, BUCKLE DOWN AND SAY, HEY, I GOT TO PLAY DEFENSE. THAT’S WHY I SAY TIMELY STATS, BECAUSE EVEN IF YOU’RE NOT A GOOD DEFENSIVE PLAYER FOR THE LONG HAUL, YOU CAN GIVE ME TWO MINUTES. ERNIE YOU CAN GIVE ME. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT YOUR ENES

AND DAME. THEY HAVE THE TALENT TO GET YOU THERE. BUT NOW WHAT’S GOING TO GET US OVER THE HUMP? SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT TIMELY STOPS, I’M LIKE TWO MINUTES. ALL I NEED TWO MINUTES. BOBBY PORTIS I NEED TWO MINUTES. JUST STAY IN FRONT. JUST GIVE ME EFFORT FOR TWO MINUTES. AND

THAT’S WHY I THINK THEY CAN WIN. AND SEE. THAT’S WHY I DISAGREE WITH SHAQ. I DON’T THINK YOU CAN PRACTICE BAD HABITS ALL THE TIME. THEN WHEN YOU GET IN AGAINST JOEL EMBIID, TOBIAS HARRIS, MAX STRUS, SAYS NOW WE’RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN JAYLEN BROWN. TATUM PORZINGIS JRUE HOLIDAY. IF YOU DON’T

PRACTICE GOOD HABITS, THEY SAY SOME ABOUT COACHING. I LOVE MY NFL FRIENDS. I LOVE WATCHING RYAN CLARK AND MARCUS SPEARS TALK ABOUT IT. CHRIS CANTY DOES A FABULOUS JOB. ALSO THEY SAYS IF A COACH DOES DO TWO THINGS. THEY THE TEACHING IT OR THEY LET LET IT HAPPEN. AND I

SAID, MAN, THAT’S REALLY GOOD. AND YOU ARE YOU EITHER TEACHING IT OR YOU LETTING IT HAPPEN. AND I THINK SHAQ YEAH I TRIED TO BUCKLE DOWN WHEN THE GAME WAS ON THE LINE, BUT IF I HAD A WORKED HARDER ON DEFENSE, THE FIRST QUARTER IN PRACTICE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, I COULD

HAVE BEEN A BETTER DEFENDER. AND THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS, HEY , DEFENSE IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO BECAUSE IT SUCKS. NOBODY WANTS TO PLAY DEFENSE. >> AND I KNOW WE GOT A QUICK SECOND, BUT I HAVE TO AGREE THIS A LITTLE BIT. BUT MORE WITH SHAQ IN TERMS OF YOU

GOT TO BUY IN LIKE THERE IS A DEFENSIVE SCHEME. THAT’S WHAT I MEAN. NO, NO, I MEAN LIKE WITH SHAQ SAYS BUY IN IF I KNOW I’M SENDING DAMIAN LILLARD I’M GUARDING DAMIAN LILLARD WHEN THE PICK AND ROLL COMES WITH BLITZING, WHICH MEANS WE’RE DOUBLE TEAMING HIM AND HE DOESN’T

STEP OUT. I HAVE A I’M GUARDING YOU DIFFERENTLY WHEN I HAVE A BELIEF THAT MY GUY IS GOING TO JUMP OUT BECAUSE I’M A I’M A GET A LITTLE TIGHTER. I COULD BE A LITTLE CLOSER AND MORE AGGRESSIVE BEFORE THE SCREEN COMES. BUT IF MY GUY’S NOT DOING THE SCHEME THAT WE’VE

TALKED ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID, I HAVE TO BUY IN, THEN IT DOESN’T WORK. IF DOC RIVERS IS THERE, ADRIAN GRIFFIN HERE, YOU GOT TO JUMP OUT ON THE DOUBLE SCREEN BECAUSE I BELIEVE IF I’M SENDING YOU BASELINE THAT YOU’RE GOING TO BE THERE, IT’S ALL ABOUT BELIEF BECAUSE EVERY DEFENSE

IS SCHEME STARTS WITH BELIEF BECAUSE EVERY COACH ADRIAN GRIFFITH KNOWS THE NBA. HE KNOWS WHAT GUYS SHOOT WELL, WHICH GUYS YOU NEED TO DOUBLE TEAM. ARE YOU COMING AGGRESSIVELY. ARE YOU PLAYING AROUND. >> THAT’S THE THAT’S WHY I SAID YOU HAVE TO YOU HAVE TO. >> HE’S NOT LETTING IT

HAPPEN. YOU GOT TO YOU GOT TO DO IT. YEAH. NO. >> BUT THAT’S WHY I SAID THE PLAYER’S GOT AGENT GRIFFITH FIRED. BECAUSE THEY’RE NOT DOING WHAT THEY’RE SUPPOSED TO DO. THAT’S THAT’S WHY I SAID I DISAGREE WITH SHAQ SAYING WE’RE GOING TO MAKE TIMELESS TOP IF YOU DON’T

PRACTICE THIS STUFF LIKE YOU SAY, YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU PRACTICE DEFENSE. YEAH, I AIN’T NEVER PRACTICE NO DEFENSE THAT EXPLAINS THAT EXPLAINS YOU NEVER. >> YOU PRACTICED. YOU GOT DEFENSIVE SCHEMES THAT Y’ALL WENT OVER IN EVERY SCOUTING REPORT, EVERY WALKTHROUGH, EVERY SHOT. COME ON, JACK, I WENT TO Y’ALL WALKTHROUGHS

AT MIAMI. I WATCHED YOU ACTUALLY DO IT. >> THAT WASN’T REAL. THAT WAS JUST LIKE, THAT WAS REAL. >> Y’ALL DID THE EXACT SCHEME WHEN Y’ALL WERE PLAYING LEBRON AND THE MAN I SAW IT THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE BELONGS TO THE TEAM YOU SAW. I’MA TELL PATRILLIONILEY. LISTEN, THE

CELTICS ARE 35 AND TEN. I DON’T KNOW WHAT I WAS SAYING AT THAT TIME, BUT I DON’T THINK I SAID DECEMBER DERLICH IF YOU IF YOU DID, WE KNEW. >> HEY, SEE Y’ALL TOMORROW GUYS. >> 0101 SEE THERE WE GO. >> RIGHT THERE COREY 101 LET’S GO. >> YOU MISS COME ON YOU

MISS. >> CLOSING TIME. NOW YOU GOT TO STAY. WE’LL BE BACK

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  1. As a Bulls fan, as much as I love watching Caruso and him as a player in general, his value is sky high right now. We aren't going anywhere and we need to move him when he's got value. We have a few good young guys to keep around, but moving Caruso sadly has to be the play. Vuc, Lavine and Derozan are all top of the list as well. We need to move at least 2 of those guys. Build around Coby and despite PWill's slow start he's getting more steady and confident.

  2. Chuck’s opinion was formed when the bulls ruled the roost. Shaq’s opinion was formed when the Lakers ruled the roost. Hard to argue with Chuck, impossible to argue with Shaq.

  3. Don't really see how Barkley's point on Boston how R they so scary. Brown & Tatum together to get 70, in Philly the MVP did that solo 😂

  4. What the hell is chuck talking about the bucks don't scare you chuck needs to stop nobody really cares about your opinion

  5. Chuck actually Shannon Sharpe been saying that for yearsss on TV u ain’t wanna give him his credit lol not RC and others

  6. Shaq makes no sense u don’t just randomly wake up and become a defender or magically find effort in the 4th quarter if u don’t practice it or want to do it then it won’t happen

  7. Jimmy buckets for cp3, draymond green for smart, klay needs to take a seat in the back and Steph will get his 5th ring.

  8. Kenny is the only one spitting knowledge and understands the game the other ones are just dumb in the head with no real reasoning behind what they say

  9. People see Chicago and say Lavine or Demar for the contenders but its definitely Caruso because he's the kind of person you actually need when it comes to things besides scoring because both Lavine and Demar are pretty much useless if they have an off night at least Caruso you'll get Hustle every game

  10. Seems like at mid-season, there are four tiers of teams in each conference, all sorted by almost identical records, each comprising roughly a quarter of the teams in the league.

    BOS, PHI, MIL in the East, and OKC, MIN, DEN, and LAC in the West, are Tier 1 Contenders at roughly 30+ wins, and within a game or two of each other (23% of teams in the league).

    Tier 2 Competitors rounding out playoff spots are NYK, CLE, MIA, and IND, and in the West, SAC, PHX, NOP, and DAL. All are 5-6 games behind Tier 1, and capable of being Tier 1 contenders by April (27% of teams).

    Tier 3 scrappy play-in teams, include ORL, CHI, ATL, BKN, TOR, LAL, UTA, HOU, and GSW, all are around 10 games back, who could pull off an upset and win a first round playoff series should they qualify for a post-season (30% of teams).

    Lastly, there's a Tier 4 of tanking, featuring CHA, WAS, and DET in the East, and MEM, POR, and SAS in the West, all playing for lottery position 20+ games behind Tier 1 (20%).

    To me, this clustering suggests Tier 2 teams need to be the ones to make moves at the deadline to become more competitive, and we've seen that so far in the East – Rozier to MIA, Siakim to IND, Anunoby to NYK. Based on this trend, I'd expect it continue with SAC, NOP, DAL – and maybe even PHX if they can afford it – to make a move before the deadline as well, acquiring players from Tiers 3 and 4.

  11. kennys slow, in the playoffs you only play 6-8 guys .. if you can have your 7th and 8th man be able to give you starter quality production any given game thats huge.. especially with the new apron coming were gonna see a lot more teams (basically built like Boston)with only 2 max guys and maybe another close one, and then their 4-8 spots are all gonna be good role players and pieces that fit their team. your 9-12 spots dont really matter in the playoffs when your best guys are playing 40+ min

  12. Kenny is right. It’s like the nuggets offense, or the 80s Celtics/lakers. Why do those flashy no look passes work? Because they believe their teammate will be there. You shouldn’t have to worry about where your help defense is, you should know they’ll be there if you send your man to a certain spot. That’s on the players not caring on defense.

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