Shaq dropped a STACK against Chuck & Ernie picking the Knicks 💵😳 | Inside The NBA

Shaq dropped a STACK against Chuck & Ernie picking the Knicks 💵😳 | Inside The NBA

Welcome back to uh ESPN tip off. Oh, it’s presented by Popeyes. Have we mentioned that? I think so. Uh so here’s the way they finished last year in terms of seating in the Eastern Conference. This was after the playin and uh Cavs were the number one seed, knocked out the Miami Heat, etc., etc. So, you look at these teams, guys, and tell me who you would take this year, keeping in mind, Jason Tatum out for the Celtics. Two and four don’t even have a chance right now to be in Yeah. Without Tyrese Hallebertton. Is it There’s only two teams you can realistically take. The Cavs in the Knicks? The Cavs. In which order? Shaq, I’m I’m I’m going with the Cavs. You know, last year they had a very impressive year. As you can see, they were number one. I think Donovan got hurt towards the end, but listen, it’s time for him to step it up. I don’t I don’t know the mindset of some of these players, but I know I know a lot of times, like for example, every time Tim Duncan won, it just really enraged me and it just made me work hard on the offseason and I would, you know, win after him and we lose and they win again. So, I mean, you know, a lot of these guys play the same position as as SGA. They have the same talent, but if they’re not mad that he won and and and coming back with vengeance, then we’re just wasting my time. So, I think Donovan going to play like an MVP this year, and I’m going with the Cavs. This I mean, last year was a dream season for Cleveland. They start the year 15-0. They wind up the highest scoring team in the league. Uh number two in field goal percentage, number two in three-point percentage. You had Mobley, who was the defensive player of the year. You had everything going your way. And then you stumble in the conference semis. Yeah. You know, I went out on a limb for the Cavs last year and I I’ I’ve probably never been as disappointed in a team like losing the first two games at home when you’re the number one seed. Like that’s a shocker. I ain’t going to lie, Ernie. Um, you never do. I’m going with the New York Knicks. Oh, stop it. I I think the Knicks Why? Why? cuz they were in conference found last year, fool. Yeah, that’s last year. Yeah, that’s a Okay, so if you got I trust Bronson more than I do the Cavs. Dylan Bronson is a better player than Donovan Mitchell. That’s what you’re saying. Yes or no? Better at what he does. Okay. I I I both terrific. No, no, no. I listen if they they got a new coach. There’s a lot of pressure on Mike Brown. Okay. I’m Listen, I’m going with the Knicks to win these. Slice. Go get my money out my safe. We all got safe, fool. Slice. I mean, you’ll save money. He’s going to the safe. Actually, but I’ll tell you this. Uh, we can’t wait to see this fake money again. But they haven’t sold on ESPN. They never seen it on ESPN tonight. By the way, Shams reporting. You know what? I Shams does a good job. I’m glad to be working with him again. thoughts. Um, if you knew it would be better, but uh, the Knicks have everything that they need to get to the NBA finals, except we have to see if Mike Brown will have the same usage for Cat and and Jaylen Brunson that Tibido did. We We mocked Tibido. Well, they had five guys in the top 20 in minutes playing, right? We we mocked Tibido about, you know, we didn’t mock him. That’s a fair criticism. We we mocked him about not having not playing more guys. Wait, how why is that mocking him? But I’m just saying, but he got the Knicks to the furthest part they had ever been in the last 25 years. So now you’re here to bring them over the hump. You’re not here to bring them to the same place. You’re here to win an NBA championship or get to the finals. Or get to the finals. We’ll disappoint oursel every year with the Knicks. What do you mean? What? Even picked the Knicks before. I picked Cleveland last year. Went to the conference finals. That’s last year. Chuck was fat. Chuck was fat last year. And I look at him. He’s a sex symbol. Can I have a question? He got a point about the sex symbol. Yeah. Come on. He out here being fat. Slice. Come here, Slice. Bring that. Yeah, man. Come on. Come on. Bring it. Bring it, man. You went to the safe. All right, Slice. Thank you. Oh, good. You got the Cavs? I got the Cavs. Can Can I see one of those things? Yes, you can. Whose face is it? Bet it. Oh, these are actually good ones. These are actually good fake money. This is actually good though. Ernie. Ernie, there’s a couple intriguing teams. Um, there’s a couple intriguing teams and for motion picture use only. No, but they actually have a real The other ones have we had Usher Bills in here on everything in here. Thanks, Ernie. What? There’s a couple really intriguing teams in the Eastern Conference this year. I agree with you. I’m gonna say this, okay? If not with stop with all the ifs. If Embiid, if Paul George, if Paul George and Joel Embiid make the Allstar team, okay, and they’re helping play 65 game. That’s a lot of ifs, man. Come on. If they 65 healthy allstar game, I’m Dr. Jay comes back and finish one and two in all in MVP. I’m just saying if Paul and George and both Alan Iverson takes out his cornrows. Come on, man. Like these first of all be has the best resume out of the Cavs and the Knicks. What? He has the best resume. A resume of what? Winning or playing? Like as far as he’s been an MVP. He’s came in second a few times. No denying. Paul George has been a perennial allstar in this league. But we’ve seen this picture too many too many times. guys with a basketball with in street clothes. Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta Hawks or Orlando Magic. Detroit Pistons. Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta Orlando Atlanta’s going to be good. The Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks to me are sleepers because the one guy we never mentioned cuz he’s been out basically for two years. Brandon Ingram. He is he was an allstar. Nobody mentioned him when he got traded to Toronto. Scotty Barnes, I’m telling you, Scotty Barnes to me is a top 20 player. I know. I think you know I love Scotty Barnes. We talked about that a lot. If if Ingram plays like gets back to where he was, we don’t even mention him anymore because he’s been out. So, what about Toronto and Atlanta tonight? Tonight. Yeah. Yes. The East is predicated on health. Like there’s too many variables with the three of the top five players in the conference. But we have to rule out we have to rule out the Celtics. We have to rule out the Celtics and Hallebertton. But not just Hallebertton. But I’m saying those are because they got rid of Drew Holiday and Porzingis. How’s he going to do with the Hawks? Porzingis. It depends on how healthy he is. That’s another big if. There you go. The Hawks The Hawks had the Rockets had a great summer getting KD. The Nuggets had a great summer getting Joker some help on the bench. But the third best team in my opinion, the Atlanta Hawks had a great summer. Um, so you’ve got them third in the East. the Atlanta Hawks. No, you’ve got them ahead of Orlando. No, I didn’t say that. You got them ahead of Detroit. Uh, I don’t know about that. Those team those teams is pro. I think the Atlanta Hawks will finish ahead of the Pistons. I think Kate Cunningham is going to be a better basketball player than was last year. Listen, if Porzingis, that’s a big gift, man. Health is a big deal. [Music] So, these teams that did not make it, only two teams can make it. Well, the Raptors Hawks and Sixers. The Hawks and the Raptors can all make the playoffs in my opinion. Okay. Then who’s dropping out of that? Who’s dropping out of that? Can I see the top eight? Let’s go to the top eight. If those three teams are going to go get into the playoffs, let’s see the top eight. Waiting patiently, anxiously. Like you got one job and push a damn butt. Bang. Okay. Pacers are out. Oh no. Tyres’s coming back. No, wait. They lost Miles Turner, too, fool. Yeah, that’s that’s that’s And Miles Turner. He he got hurt in the finals. Okay. So, who’s Okay, so you So, the Pacers are out. Okay. You got the Celtics. The Heat are out, too. Heat out. The Heat are out. No, I don’t believe that. Okay. They play too hard, too. And they play hard. That’s like when you go out with a girl and you say she got a great personality, that means she ugly. The Heat play hard. The Heat are not going to be in the top eight. The Heat are not going to be in the top eight. How about How about Milwaukee top eight? That means you’re ugly. Milwaukee Milwaukee having a great personality means you tomorrow he going to be like the ESPN want me to say something about about women in their life. You could turn that damn TV on cuz I’m not Hey Milwaukee Milwaukee Ernie Milwaukee can win the East. They got Giannis and Miles Turner. Milwaukee can win the East. They can win the East. That is a That is my sleeper team if I had to say. They can win the East. Well, cause because listen, as much as we like the Knicks, as much as we like Cleveland, they don’t put no fear in your heart. They they’re both good teams, but they both got to prove it. Especially the Cavs. You can’t be the number one seed, lose your first two games at home and come you got you have a Hail Mary in one game and then just gets beat 4-1 that quickly. Well, [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]

The Inside Guys pick who they think has the best chance to come out of the Eastern Conference by the end of the season with Shaq going all-in on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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