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I like the off season move of picking up Ibaka, especially on the deal.
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They did, but he's not gonna fix what you just said, Stephen A.
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I would be with you on the Clippers if I thought Paul George was a rise to the occasion kind of guy.
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Now co I choked in Game seven, right?
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Like he had a bad game, especially in the second half.
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But it was like him on the what.
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What I'm saying is, when you point to Paul George and talk about becoming a superstar instead of just in All Star, you are the one who made a big deal about him hitting the side of the backboard, right?
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The acquisition of Serge Ibaka doesn't fix that Paul George, who is really one of your centerpiece like you have to centerpiece right Cornerstone Guys CO I and Paul George.
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When I look at the Mavericks and I look at their cornerstone guys, Luca dodges a killer and Kristaps Porzingis give me Porzingis in the playoffs.
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If he's healthy all day over Paul George in the playoffs.
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Especially, and then I mentioned the supporting cast guys like the Dorian Finney Smith right, like good long they could defend, they could shoot.
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And they had Josh Richardson, a real three and D kind of wing.
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And they had a good offseason.
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Especially considering it looked like they had limited resource is if they stay healthy to me, the Mavericks have a top to that stack up with just about anyone.
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Even if you wanted to say, Who's the best top two other than LeBron and a D this upcoming season, I anticipate that's gonna be Luca and Poor Zynga's, and they have a deep and effective supporting cast and the rial coach.
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I really think it only matter health is really the only question for me if they stay healthy.
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To me, that's the team.
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Well, that's a big if because of poor Zynga's, and we know how fragile he is talented but fragile.
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And when the game slows down in the postseason, they tend to get more physical with you.
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Obviously, he could put up buckets.
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He's 73 and he could shoot the rock We get what Porzingis brings to the table went healthy.
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The reality is, though, because the game slows down and you're allowed a bit more physicality that usually hinders him in some capacity.
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That's number one.
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Number two again.
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You don't expect that you can't fix Paul George, but that was an aberration.
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I don't expect them to hit the side of the backboard again.
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Okay, I still expect them.
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The average over 20.
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I think it's shooting percentage would be better.
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But Serge Ibaka isn't upgrade from Harold, who I love love, Harold.
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But he's not Serge Ibaka on the defensive side of the ball as a rim protector.
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And he's certainly not Serge Ibaka in terms of the ability to hit those shots.
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And you got to remember because Serge Ibaka can hit those shots.
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He's a guy that's going to get some of those opportunities that Montreal's Harold never presented.
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Third.
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And more important, let's understand this about the game of basketball.
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If you are not a threat from the perimeter, it allows me is a defense to key, even mawr on the perimeter threat because I don't have to spread my defense, but so much and I'm not compromised because I you know I don't have to worry about Harold on the perimeter, But I gotta worry about Ibaka because not only can Ibaka hit a 15 to 17 ft shot.
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He can hit threes and if he can hit threes and he's on the court with, Ah, Koel ended with Paul George with a little Williams.
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I'm sorry.
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I think that when you look at the Clippers against everybody outside of the Lakers, I definitely believe that the Clippers could easily be the number one threat to the Lakers, especially when you consider the fact that this is this could be CO y and Paul.
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George is last year in L.
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A with the Clippers.
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They got a player option after this upcoming season.
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Look, I hear you're Ibaka point.
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Him and Morris especially give you power forwards who can shoot the ball and defend.
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But as I just mentioned, the Mavericks also have power forwards with size who can shoot the ball and defend.
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And the Mavericks have size, obviously, with poor Zynga's.
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And the Mavericks have a superstar who leads in the way that you want co wider lead.
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You lament that doesn't lead the way Luca leads.
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And by the way, as opposed to the Clippers, who we know who they have, Kawai is who he is.
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He's great, Paul, George is who he is, and he's excellent.
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They have ascending talent on the Mavericks, and they got better in the office.
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Offensive talent.
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We just offensive talent.
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Not offensively.
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We just defensive talent.
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Not offensively way.
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Just who, Who?
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Who doesn't have offensive talent?
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Dallas, I said.
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They haven't ascended offensively.
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They've ascended defensively.
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They lost Seth Curry.
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That's a big loss.
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Richardson.
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They lost Seth Curry.
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That's a big loss.
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I hear you.
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I hear you because because of Richardson.
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But Richardson does give them defense and enough three to call him a three and D player like he is legit on this team.
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Stephen A.
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You have ascending superstars, and the main thing for me is this.
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They were my sleeper team last year, right in so far as you have a sleeper team in the MBA, I saw a Siri's that the Clippers were lucky toe win.
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They won because the Mavericks weren't healthy.
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Had the Mavericks been healthy, they have beaten the Clippers.
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