They did, but he's not gonna fix what you just said, Stephen A.

I would be with you on the Clippers if I thought Paul George was a rise to the occasion kind of guy.

Now co I choked in Game seven, right?

Like he had a bad game, especially in the second half.

But it was like him on the what.

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?

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.

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.

If he's healthy all day over Paul George in the playoffs.

Especially, and then I mentioned the supporting cast guys like the Dorian Finney Smith right, like good long they could defend, they could shoot.

And they had Josh Richardson, a real three and D kind of wing.

And they had a good offseason.

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.

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.

I really think it only matter health is really the only question for me if they stay healthy.

To me, that's the team.

Well, that's a big if because of poor Zynga's, and we know how fragile he is talented but fragile.

And when the game slows down in the postseason, they tend to get more physical with you.

Obviously, he could put up buckets.

He's 73 and he could shoot the rock We get what Porzingis brings to the table went healthy.

The reality is, though, because the game slows down and you're allowed a bit more physicality that usually hinders him in some capacity.

That's number one.

Number two again.

You don't expect that you can't fix Paul George, but that was an aberration.

I don't expect them to hit the side of the backboard again.

Okay, I still expect them.

The average over 20.

I think it's shooting percentage would be better.

But Serge Ibaka isn't upgrade from Harold, who I love love, Harold.

But he's not Serge Ibaka on the defensive side of the ball as a rim protector.

And he's certainly not Serge Ibaka in terms of the ability to hit those shots.

And you got to remember because Serge Ibaka can hit those shots.

He's a guy that's going to get some of those opportunities that Montreal's Harold never presented.

Third.

And more important, let's understand this about the game of basketball.

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.

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.

I'm sorry.

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.

George is last year in L.

A with the Clippers.

They got a player option after this upcoming season.

Look, I hear you're Ibaka point.

Him and Morris especially give you power forwards who can shoot the ball and defend.

But as I just mentioned, the Mavericks also have power forwards with size who can shoot the ball and defend.

And the Mavericks have size, obviously, with poor Zynga's.

And the Mavericks have a superstar who leads in the way that you want co wider lead.

You lament that doesn't lead the way Luca leads.

And by the way, as opposed to the Clippers, who we know who they have, Kawai is who he is.

He's great, Paul, George is who he is, and he's excellent.

They have ascending talent on the Mavericks, and they got better in the office.

Offensive talent.

We just offensive talent.

Not offensively.

We just defensive talent.

Not offensively way.

Just who, Who?

Who doesn't have offensive talent?

Dallas, I said.

They haven't ascended offensively.

They've ascended defensively.

They lost Seth Curry.

That's a big loss.

Richardson.

They lost Seth Curry.

That's a big loss.

I hear you.

I hear you because because of Richardson.

But Richardson does give them defense and enough three to call him a three and D player like he is legit on this team.

Stephen A.

You have ascending superstars, and the main thing for me is this.

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.

They won because the Mavericks weren't healthy.

Had the Mavericks been healthy, they have beaten the Clippers.

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