Jalen Rose joins the NBA Today crew to preview Kyrie Irving’s return to TD Garden to face the Boston Celtics and how both his game and the franchise have evolved since his departure before touching on LeBron James as a floor general.
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His game has never been a issue just his ego.
Perk never knows what he's talking about and some people still take him seriously
Lebron is a all around demigod
Kyrie going for 40 today
Name 3 foods that you despise that a vast majority of people love to eat ???
1.Shrimp
2.Sushi
3.Potato salad
F the racist saltines in the stands
My Clippers are still NOT where we want to be but as long as we keep improving. I look at our last 28 games and we can at least try to go 5-5 this month. It's our most difficult month.
February
@ Milwaukee, L
@ New York, 50-50
@ Brooklyn, 50-50
Dallas, W
Milwaukee, 50-50
Golden State, W
@ Phoenix, 50-50
Sacramento, W
@ Denver, L
Minnesota, W
Clippers don’t lose ground if we can maintain .500 basketball. Then in March, I feel we can win at least 8 more times. Then add another 2 Ws from the 4 in April.
29 + 5 + 8 + 2 = 44-38
On FiveThirtyEight projections, they do have Kings, Clipper, Warriors, and Suns winning somewhere between 43-45 wins. A lot will be decided by H2H tiebreakers with the Suns still 8-0 against their division.
My Clippers
vs. Kings: 1-1
vs. Warriors: 0-1
vs. Suns: 0-2
vs. Lakers: 3-0
Clippers can only beat the Lakers and nobody else. While Lakers have been far more competitive against the elite teams. Played Boston and Philly close twice even though they lost. Beat Denver twice. Beat Milwaukee and Brooklyn once.
I think Kings will win the division but they don’t want to face any team from their division in the 1st round. They are the most vulnerable 3rd seed we’ve seen in years. Sabonis and Fox knows nothing winning in the playoffs.
The Pacific division is the one division I think I’ll lose. I’m confident Milwaukee, Miami, Denver, and Memphis will win theirs. I do think Boston will hang on because Philly has the most brutal schedule remaining next to my Clippers. Projection from 538 states 51-31 for Philly while Boston goes 57-25.
I’m still trying to contemplate if I should include the Lakers to win the WCF? It’s at +1600. A part of me thinks they’ll go 20-10 the rest of the way and go all the way up to 4th or 5th seed. It’s LeBron. A furious LeBron and healthy AD is difficult to beat. I don’t care what their record says.
The other part of me thinks the Lakers will bomb like the Cowboys always do. You hope and pray and then nothing. AD is back on the floor holding his knee or foot. Something always goes wrong with these Lakers no different than my Clippers. The two LA teams are both a tease. They’ll find a way to disappoint their fans.
My Top Teams In The West
1. Nuggets
2. Clippers
3. Warriors
4. Suns
5. Lakers
6. Grizzlies
7. Mavericks
8. Pelicans
Lakers are really a top 5 team in the West if healthy. Maybe top 2. Seriously, they can handle the Warriors. The only team who can beat them consistently are my Clippers because we hate them so much.
The problem with the Clippers is they don’t know how to beat anybody else. We only have 1 player in our roster taller than 6’8 because I highly doubt we’ll use Moses Brown and Moussa Diabaté much come late-April.
When we beat the Lakers, it’s like winning a championship. Then we’ll blow a 3-1 lead to Denver in the next round because that’s what’s Clippers do. Only care about beating the Lakers. We don’t have a point guard or any real size beyond Zu to protect the paint while Lakers do have this with LeBron and AD. LeBron is still the best passer and leader in the game.
I don’t know how the Pacific division will play out. I just hope Kings hold on to win the division title if my Clippers can’t do it. I’ll surely hit $500 regardless who wins the Super Bowl since I have both Chiefs and Eagles covered with the current 6 NBA division leaders.
I just won’t be surprised if Lakers go on a tear late because LeBron and AD are the most unstoppable scoring duo since Shaq and Kobe. Except LeBron is bigger and stronger than Kobe. More willing to make the right play than play hero ball. AD is more skilled than Shaq. Can hit threes and free throws.
I really do wish we get a Lakers vs. Clippers playoff series. Of course the Lakers-loving media will say my Clippers are ducking again like in 2021 when we were targeting Dallas to fall to 4th and Lakers were 7th. Suns were 2nd. Had we beat Houston and OKC late in the reg season, Suns would still be 2nd. The media are so stupid saying Clippers were ducking.
I want Lakers early because it seems the only way for my Clippers to advance. We are Laker killers but everyone else can kill us including Minnesota and New Orleans. But again, Clippers can’t underestimate LeBron in the playoffs. That 35-7 doesn’t matter. Playoff records goes back to 0-0. I don’t care if Clippers beat the Lakers a million straight times in the reg seasons. Playoffs are different.
Why Perk so Unprofessional disturbed the Vibe
Perk talks like he was Tim Duncan.
Perk has no idea what he’s talking about. Tatum loves Kyrie
Whole Celtics team looked glad Kyrie was gone honestly
Amazing video and thank you for breaking it down!! Despite the economic downturn, I'm so happy 😊I have been earning $ 60,000 returns from my $9,000 investment every 21days.
Brown and Tatum do not care he left
Has lost 9 straight to Boston and hasnt gotten past the 2nd rd since Lebron…straight LOSER!
perk is so bias is actually nauseating 🤢
Kyrie bout to go crazy
KY will go crazy! Nets 112 – Celts 108
Jason Tatum swept Kd last year , JT > Kd
What perk talking about ? Jt and Jb always embrace Kyrie and talk good about him vice versa
The mist significant moment of kyrie’s time in Boston? When he broke another bird bone and the the core young boys pushed Lebron to the brink before succumbing to GoatJR. Cant speak for all of us up here, but sound minded die hards look at him as a necessary douchenozzle . 😂. Thanks, guy!
JT AND JB love they Dad Kyrie
Need Jalen on his own show mannnnn
If nets can keep celtics less than 120, they will have a shot over celtics.
Kyrie finna get lit in the fourth quarter stop playing !!
Man Perk is dumb af whoever takes him serious as a analysis needs to get their 🧠 check 😣
Chiney got me dizzy lookin at that phatty 😵
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Parking wasn’t lying either 😅😅😅😅😅
Perk called it