@@poppatheegoat They have had them 4 like 10 games in a close 4th qtr. They will be dangerous if all healthy for sure. I do not trust their D at all or to be honest the offense they are running. They are basically just great cuz each of those players can go get a bucket but Im not sold on the offense they run at all either.
I don't trust the cavs starting 5 fit wise. They have garland being an off ball guy when he's more suited to be the point guard and Mobley and Allen just don't fit together
@@SmoothCriminal12 I agree, although I would rather them trade Allen and keep Mobley. Also if Mitchell isn’t wanting to commit long term, they should trade him and keep Garland
To me, the Heat are either barely worth discussing, or worth an entire video, simply because literally anything could happen and I wouldn't be surprised. Play in loss? Sure. Second round sweep? That's rough buddy. Finals appearance? Why not?
Knick fan here, we’ve never seen our playoff starting 5 play together and Julius will never be 100% this season, we will have to see what they are in the playoffs but I’m not hopeful given these circumstances
I'd be fine with a tough 2nd round out especially if it's against a team like the Bucks or Celtics who are clearly on a different time line. The Knicks healthy can beat everyone else.
Cavs - I mean its the same thing as all the Jazz teams. For them to be good its all about Mitchell he will have some amazing games but flame out 2nd round, 3rd tops Suns Need 1 of those big 3 to play insane every game to win. Capable but improbable. Also Royce and Grayson are huge Xfactors. Clips needed Someone like Kelly O for more size and spacing. Denver gonna give them some issues tho clips can beat anyone if healthy just concerned about them getting beat on the boards Heat - They are the same team every year, they know how to win in the playoffs they gonna be a tough out Knicks Randle gonna collapse in the playoffs like every year has no right hand at all. Good team adding OG and Bojan are big additions them and Miami would be an insane matchup GSW - 1 round and out tops. I can't see them beating any real time unless Klay somehow from the bench is back to peak offensive Klay and Wigs is peak playoff wigs again, both of those very unlikely. biggest to least biggest fraud GSW, Cavs, Knicks, Suns, Heat, Clips Tho to be fair if the playoffs started today 1 of the KNicks or heat would be out in round 1 and 1 of the Suns or clips would be out in round 1.
Agreed, as long as you are not talking about the Bucks or Celtics. Unfortunately for you, it will look like they are frauds because they will play the Bucks in the first round (assuming they make the playoffs) in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
Pacers are 2-9 or something awful on the second nights of back to back. If they were just .500 in those games they’re firmly the 4 seed. Rested and motivated they can beat anyone with their pace. so much depth.
Pacers have a winning record vs playoff teams Knicks have a losing record vs playoff teams Preview? Idk. As a pacers fan i still think it’s a next year type thing but who knows.
Pacers are next year / matchup depending thing. Their offense is good but is that THAT good to be unstoppable and offset their quite bad defense? Especially in playoffs and their defense while slowly improving is still nowhere close to compete with the actual contenders. NBA winners historically were either lockdown defensively or balanced at both sides of the floors teams. However, this leads to matchups and there are already signs of them slowly shifting to more balanced territory after Siakam-Hield trade. They most likely won't be tough for someone like Celtics but I can see them easily knocking Bucks due to Bucks being too incompetent to defend to shut down them and Pacers simply beating them with their superior offense. I can see even Knicks possibly being upset by them. Not because of their defense, their defense is solid but because their offense seems not very inspiring and depending on the form and peaking timings there can be a world where Pacers surprisingly start performing better on defense for a series while Knicks fall victim to their quite one dimensional offense dipping down in playoffs majorely which then leads to them also tilting and not defending as well as they usually do. Pacers feels like dark horse that more likely than not won't have a deep playoffs run but their are so great at certain things that they posses potential especially if some kind of momentum ignites leading them to overperform at things they are not that good currently but can improve at least temporary (like a few playoffs series). @@RealFlankenBerry
Warrior makking playoff is longshot at best they aren't getting out of playin unless a team in top 8 drop off and they play perfectly. If they are in playin they face laker and a team that would be far better and consistent
I think Cleveland needs to move DG this offseason. He and Mitchell are a very awkward fit. Mitchell has been very public that winning is his number 1 priority. If the organization moved DG for a better fit, Mitchell would stay.
@@theNBAlife23 No, they are pretenders because the media has been pushing for them to win the chip for a few years now (not their fault). Is KD this, and KD that, Booker, Bradley Beal, bla bla bla...
wolves and thunder wont be in the finals. the goal should be to go as far as possible and gain playoff experience. i have both of them as top 5 contenders for next year though (especially the thunder)
the timberwolves are this good because of their defense. whos their best defender? gobert. can gobert play the same in the playoffs? hell no. this dude regularly gets benched in the playoffs because of his defense. dude is a non-factor as soon as his matchup can shoot and sits at the perimitor. just look at his entire career.
Cavs are pretenders, they still have spacing issues and their best version was one which wasnt the 5 guys who will be finishing games, a wacky fit will be abused. Suns are pretenders the chemistry will be shit cos Beal barely played and they have 0 depth, they will win gsmes off talent, maybe a series but far from enough. Clippers are legit but depends on health/injuries as it has basically every year. This is their best version in Kawhi era prolly but still the only variable that really counts is if Kawhi will play whole playoffs. Knicks are not legit cos Randle is consistently way worse in playoffs and he still is at worst their 3rd option, that will get abused. They can make ECF but im never betting on them against Boston especially cos if a team stops or slows down Brunson Knicks are cooked. Heat arent legit contender imo, they can go far if Jimmy pops off again but they simply dont have enough talent to go toe to toe vs top dogs as they consistently shown. Warriors I'd bet against in every round cos i dont think Kerr has it in him to bench Klay or wiggins for a young guy in big playoff monents.
I don't trust The Cavs or Clippers. Not that they aren't really good this year. With the Clippers, it is always a matter of can they stay healthy for a playoff run? If they are healthy, will they collapse in the first round like they have before? As long as Steph Curry is on the Warriors, I can never fully count them out if they make the playoffs or play in. Because he is just that dangerous. The Knicks, I think with the way Brunson is playing and the lockdown defender OG is, it will be hard to count them out. Philadelphia, only if Joel Embiid comes back healthy. Milwaukee, I don't see it, I think the defense issues and Doc Rivers probably doom them to a first round exit. Miami, again...even though they don't look all that great, there is a switch that goes on for Jimmy Butler and he plays out of his mind basketball, so it is hard to count them out. Indiana, a team you didn't mention, I think they are a really good team. I am not sure if they have enough right now to contend. I think they are really damn close though and I can see it possible that they could play spoiler for teams come playoff time. I think Sacramento is a complete fraud this year, if they win more than 40 games, I will be shocked. They seem to have regressed. It looked like De'Aaron Fox might be a legit top 5 MVP candidate during the first 20 games of the season. But the team hasn't played with the same offensive firepower they had last season and they haven't gotten better enough on the defensive side to make up for the loss in offense. I think the Thunder, Nuggets and Wolves are legit contenders. The Clippers, I wish I could trust them. The Lakers....a big bag of nope. I know they are a dangerous team. However, with the way LeBron has teated his own teammates and coaches this season, with the inconsistent lineups, with the lack of accountability from LeBron, I can't see them getting past the first round. Boston of course is the overwhelming favorite, regardless of conference. They might win 65-68 games this season. With that starting 5 they have it is really hard to make any case that they aren't in it to win it all.
Heat are on fire right now and look wayyyy better than last year imo. They’ve won 5 straight and 9 of their last 11 almost all on the road. They are definitely unpredictable though
Both 5-8 race in both conferences are crazy The 76ers may fall out of top 6 which is crazy Imagine if its Magic v 76ers in play in in phily and fultz beats his former team in a postseason game the
I think all other NBA CZcamsrs are frauds compared to you, Tucker,lol. Love your vids. The league wanted parody and this is what it looks like. It can literally go either way for all 6 of these teams. There's no slam dunk winner amongst playoff hopefuls. I will say I'll be disappointed if Cleveland flames out like last year . Even if they lose in the first round again,it needs to be a far more competitive series than last year's Knicks series
They won’t be favorites until they win in postseason. Vegas heavily favors experience (rightfully so) in the postseason. There are A LOT of players with rings or have played in a finals in the west rn. If OKC can make a run this year they’ll be favored in the future
Barring health let’s stop Talking like The clippers don’t have the ability to win it all the only year it was ability was the bubble and I mind you no one wanted to be in the bubble
I use to love this guys videos, but he is just blatantly a mavs hater. The knicks and the macs basically have the same record and somehow they get a “ envision of making a run” or a team like the warriors who's really fsr behind the mags and somehow he talks about them. Bro like what did the Mavs do to You?
Tucker your allowed to have whatever opinion you want but please don’t act all shocked when the franchise that leads the league in postseason wins this decade once again is successful in the playoffs. The heat get it done when it matters no coach in the league can matchup with Spo
What a useless video honestly. You just mentioned a bunch of teams that you're not sure about. You played it safe by saying they can perform well, but they might be tricking you into thinking they're contenders.
Nuggets will repeat. They have hit their stride and, barring any injuries have a world class roster with championship chemistry. I would love for Golden State to prove me wrong, but they have begun the long slide back into obscurity…
In 2022, people said the Bucks would repeat. In 2023, people said the Warriors will repeat. Now in 2024, you are one of them. You “fact” is wrong. I hope you are consistent in not saying that the Bucks and Warriors were going to repeat.
@@theNBAlife23the bucks and warriors were frauds tho. They benefited way too much from injury. I dont have denver repeating, but they actually played teams that had their stars all avaialble
He says the Suns are dangerous in the last 4 minutes, but the Suns are the 29th ranked 4th quarter team this season.
He said 4 not 12 minutes, and if the game was close.
@@martianmurraythey shouldn’t be ranked 29th in 4th . They have booker , kd , Beal .
Because this guy just watches talk shows and repeats what they say
The suns 4th quarter meltdown is a classic
@@poppatheegoat They have had them 4 like 10 games in a close 4th qtr. They will be dangerous if all healthy for sure. I do not trust their D at all or to be honest the offense they are running. They are basically just great cuz each of those players can go get a bucket but Im not sold on the offense they run at all either.
Feels like this is just a list of second round exits
Only 4 teams can make it to the conference finals
Bro commented this like a 2nd round out is a bad thing which it isn't except for literally like 4 teams in the NBA
Bro just starting spitting bars at 7:09
Facts 😂
Bro was eminem for a second there
I don't trust the cavs starting 5 fit wise. They have garland being an off ball guy when he's more suited to be the point guard and Mobley and Allen just don't fit together
Offensively yes, the fit isn’t great. Defensively though I love the fit. Still don’t know if that makes them contenders though
Yeah, I feel like unless they make it to the ECF, Garland and/or Mobley are gonna get moved for better fitting guys.
@@SmoothCriminal12 I agree, although I would rather them trade Allen and keep Mobley. Also if Mitchell isn’t wanting to commit long term, they should trade him and keep Garland
@@SmoothCriminal12 I'd rather move Mitchell or JA than Mobely or Garland
Pumping out vids recently man keep it up!
Huge L thinking the suns aren’t frauds cmon now smh
yeah lol
Sun's suck
Also do u have ears
@@liammmmccullochcasual
Suns are winning the title
having warriors but not mavs on here is crazy
Lol at that Brunson pic always being used for him
Unknown but your contents make us reevaluate
To me, the Heat are either barely worth discussing, or worth an entire video, simply because literally anything could happen and I wouldn't be surprised. Play in loss? Sure. Second round sweep? That's rough buddy. Finals appearance? Why not?
have option to get louder volume got you on max not enough
Knick fan here, we’ve never seen our playoff starting 5 play together and Julius will never be 100% this season, we will have to see what they are in the playoffs but I’m not hopeful given these circumstances
I'd be fine with a tough 2nd round out especially if it's against a team like the Bucks or Celtics who are clearly on a different time line. The Knicks healthy can beat everyone else.
The clippers are prtenders but the knicks arent? huh 😂
He’s a Nets fan, so he probably has no intention on being right.
Cavs - I mean its the same thing as all the Jazz teams. For them to be good its all about Mitchell he will have some amazing games but flame out 2nd round, 3rd tops
Suns Need 1 of those big 3 to play insane every game to win. Capable but improbable. Also Royce and Grayson are huge Xfactors.
Clips needed Someone like Kelly O for more size and spacing. Denver gonna give them some issues tho clips can beat anyone if healthy just concerned about them getting beat on the boards
Heat - They are the same team every year, they know how to win in the playoffs they gonna be a tough out
Knicks Randle gonna collapse in the playoffs like every year has no right hand at all. Good team adding OG and Bojan are big additions them and Miami would be an insane matchup
GSW - 1 round and out tops. I can't see them beating any real time unless Klay somehow from the bench is back to peak offensive Klay and Wigs is peak playoff wigs again, both of those very unlikely.
biggest to least biggest fraud GSW, Cavs, Knicks, Suns, Heat, Clips
Tho to be fair if the playoffs started today 1 of the KNicks or heat would be out in round 1 and 1 of the Suns or clips would be out in round 1.
I trust the pacers over the Cavs and Knicks ..
The heat are not frauds i rather not play them in the playoffs honestly
Agreed, as long as you are not talking about the Bucks or Celtics. Unfortunately for you, it will look like they are frauds because they will play the Bucks in the first round (assuming they make the playoffs) in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.
Cavs don’t have a true wing. Also Mobley gotta learn how to shoot or play physical
Pacers are 2-9 or something awful on the second nights of back to back. If they were just .500 in those games they’re firmly the 4 seed. Rested and motivated they can beat anyone with their pace. so much depth.
Pacers have a winning record vs playoff teams
Knicks have a losing record vs playoff teams
Preview? Idk. As a pacers fan i still think it’s a next year type thing but who knows.
Pacers are next year / matchup depending thing. Their offense is good but is that THAT good to be unstoppable and offset their quite bad defense? Especially in playoffs and their defense while slowly improving is still nowhere close to compete with the actual contenders. NBA winners historically were either lockdown defensively or balanced at both sides of the floors teams. However, this leads to matchups and there are already signs of them slowly shifting to more balanced territory after Siakam-Hield trade. They most likely won't be tough for someone like Celtics but I can see them easily knocking Bucks due to Bucks being too incompetent to defend to shut down them and Pacers simply beating them with their superior offense. I can see even Knicks possibly being upset by them. Not because of their defense, their defense is solid but because their offense seems not very inspiring and depending on the form and peaking timings there can be a world where Pacers surprisingly start performing better on defense for a series while Knicks fall victim to their quite one dimensional offense dipping down in playoffs majorely which then leads to them also tilting and not defending as well as they usually do. Pacers feels like dark horse that more likely than not won't have a deep playoffs run but their are so great at certain things that they posses potential especially if some kind of momentum ignites leading them to overperform at things they are not that good currently but can improve at least temporary (like a few playoffs series). @@RealFlankenBerry
Okc and Minnesota should be on this list
My optimism for the Clippers is definitely rattled. Feels like the spark is gone.
Warrior makking playoff is longshot at best they aren't getting out of playin unless a team in top 8 drop off and they play perfectly. If they are in playin they face laker and a team that would be far better and consistent
I think Cleveland needs to move DG this offseason. He and Mitchell are a very awkward fit. Mitchell has been very public that winning is his number 1 priority. If the organization moved DG for a better fit, Mitchell would stay.
The suns are pretenders... Big time
If your definition of a pretender is the Suns losing in the 1st round to the team that will win the NBA Finals, then yes.
@@theNBAlife23 No, they are pretenders because the media has been pushing for them to win the chip for a few years now (not their fault). Is KD this, and KD that, Booker, Bradley Beal, bla bla bla...
wolves and thunder wont be in the finals. the goal should be to go as far as possible and gain playoff experience. i have both of them as top 5 contenders for next year though (especially the thunder)
Lakers are for sure contenders, they just need to avoid Denver and they have a good shot at the Finals this year.
What are you yapping about
the timberwolves are this good because of their defense. whos their best defender? gobert. can gobert play the same in the playoffs? hell no. this dude regularly gets benched in the playoffs because of his defense. dude is a non-factor as soon as his matchup can shoot and sits at the perimitor. just look at his entire career.
If clips are healthy they are the best team in the west. Health is everything
Cavs are pretenders, they still have spacing issues and their best version was one which wasnt the 5 guys who will be finishing games, a wacky fit will be abused.
Suns are pretenders the chemistry will be shit cos Beal barely played and they have 0 depth, they will win gsmes off talent, maybe a series but far from enough.
Clippers are legit but depends on health/injuries as it has basically every year. This is their best version in Kawhi era prolly but still the only variable that really counts is if Kawhi will play whole playoffs.
Knicks are not legit cos Randle is consistently way worse in playoffs and he still is at worst their 3rd option, that will get abused. They can make ECF but im never betting on them against Boston especially cos if a team stops or slows down Brunson Knicks are cooked.
Heat arent legit contender imo, they can go far if Jimmy pops off again but they simply dont have enough talent to go toe to toe vs top dogs as they consistently shown.
Warriors I'd bet against in every round cos i dont think Kerr has it in him to bench Klay or wiggins for a young guy in big playoff monents.
Interesting takes, who do you have winning it all this year?
Humma humma humma, how wishy washy can you get?
I don't trust The Cavs or Clippers. Not that they aren't really good this year. With the Clippers, it is always a matter of can they stay healthy for a playoff run? If they are healthy, will they collapse in the first round like they have before?
As long as Steph Curry is on the Warriors, I can never fully count them out if they make the playoffs or play in. Because he is just that dangerous.
The Knicks, I think with the way Brunson is playing and the lockdown defender OG is, it will be hard to count them out.
Philadelphia, only if Joel Embiid comes back healthy. Milwaukee, I don't see it, I think the defense issues and Doc Rivers probably doom them to a first round exit.
Miami, again...even though they don't look all that great, there is a switch that goes on for Jimmy Butler and he plays out of his mind basketball, so it is hard to count them out.
Indiana, a team you didn't mention, I think they are a really good team. I am not sure if they have enough right now to contend. I think they are really damn close though and I can see it possible that they could play spoiler for teams come playoff time.
I think Sacramento is a complete fraud this year, if they win more than 40 games, I will be shocked. They seem to have regressed. It looked like De'Aaron Fox might be a legit top 5 MVP candidate during the first 20 games of the season.
But the team hasn't played with the same offensive firepower they had last season and they haven't gotten better enough on the defensive side to make up for the loss in offense.
I think the Thunder, Nuggets and Wolves are legit contenders. The Clippers, I wish I could trust them.
The Lakers....a big bag of nope. I know they are a dangerous team. However, with the way LeBron has teated his own teammates and coaches this season, with the inconsistent lineups, with the lack of accountability from LeBron, I can't see them getting past the first round.
Boston of course is the overwhelming favorite, regardless of conference. They might win 65-68 games this season. With that starting 5 they have it is really hard to make any case that they aren't in it to win it all.
Heat are on fire right now and look wayyyy better than last year imo. They’ve won 5 straight and 9 of their last 11 almost all on the road. They are definitely unpredictable though
Both 5-8 race in both conferences are crazy
The 76ers may fall out of top 6 which is crazy
Imagine if its Magic v 76ers in play in in phily and fultz beats his former team in a postseason game the
Sending phily to an elimination game before round 1 v bulls or Hawks
Do u think Minnesota is a true contender
If beating a team like the Kings in the 1st round and then losing to the eventual NBA Champions in the 2nd round, then yes.
@@theNBAlife23 didn't see u make a video about it.
I think all other NBA CZcamsrs are frauds compared to you, Tucker,lol. Love your vids. The league wanted parody and this is what it looks like. It can literally go either way for all 6 of these teams. There's no slam dunk winner amongst playoff hopefuls. I will say I'll be disappointed if Cleveland flames out like last year . Even if they lose in the first round again,it needs to be a far more competitive series than last year's Knicks series
U jus want cavs to lose so u can start talking about a Mitchell trade again
not mentioning the lakers is a mistake i think
Don’t say I think, you are right. Feel free to come back here when they win it all in the 2024 NBA Finals. 🫡
@@theNBAlife23see you never
& people need to giv it up Miami suck Dey not doin that sht again
Okc is not only a contender they should be the favorites in the west they’re young hungry and don’t give up
Favorites? No way their lack of experience will show when the playoffs start
i have them second best behind denver
They won’t be favorites until they win in postseason. Vegas heavily favors experience (rightfully so) in the postseason. There are A LOT of players with rings or have played in a finals in the west rn. If OKC can make a run this year they’ll be favored in the future
Bro relax 😂😂😂
@@bolderblood5240 Big facts 🫡
Barring health let’s stop
Talking like
The clippers don’t have the ability to win it all the only year it was ability was the bubble and I mind you no one wanted to be in the bubble
I use to love this guys videos, but he is just blatantly a mavs hater. The knicks and the macs basically have the same record and somehow they get a “ envision of making a run” or a team like the warriors who's really fsr behind the mags and somehow he talks about them. Bro like what did the Mavs do to You?
A big L on this video SMH
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Spelling is hard
@@zakking4983 Lol 😂
Tucker your allowed to have whatever opinion you want but please don’t act all shocked when the franchise that leads the league in postseason wins this decade once again is successful in the playoffs. The heat get it done when it matters no coach in the league can matchup with Spo
What a useless video honestly. You just mentioned a bunch of teams that you're not sure about. You played it safe by saying they can perform well, but they might be tricking you into thinking they're contenders.
Clippers is the only team I would consider a pretender in this list, all others do not convince anybody. Heat on the other hand... Careful!
Nuggets will repeat. They have hit their stride and, barring any injuries have a world class roster with championship chemistry. I would love for Golden State to prove me wrong, but they have begun the long slide back into obscurity…
In 2022, people said the Bucks would repeat. In 2023, people said the Warriors will repeat. Now in 2024, you are one of them. You “fact” is wrong. I hope you are consistent in not saying that the Bucks and Warriors were going to repeat.
@@theNBAlife23the bucks and warriors were frauds tho. They benefited way too much from injury. I dont have denver repeating, but they actually played teams that had their stars all avaialble
Can’t wait for all the excuses when the Clippers disappoint in the playoffs again