Making his Slumpbuster debut, Kyle Ledbetter is here to breakdown the climactic game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. Giannis Antetokounmpo cemented his legacy amongst the great with a historic 50 point performance against the Suns. This combined with his other efforts secured him his first NBA Finals MVP. Does this diminish the performance of veteran Chris Paul in what may be his last deep playoff run? Would the Suns have won if Devin Booker been an iota better in the series? Congrats to your NBA Champion, Milwaukee Bucks! #Bucks #MilwaukeeBucks #GiannisAntetokounmpo #FeartheDeer #Suns #PhoenixSuns
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This is a segment from the Slumpbuster Podcast. Calvin Domingo from the Steezy A. Smith Youtube Channel drops by the pod to discuss one of his most recent videos. Calvin makes the case why the Philadelphia 76ers 'Should Not' trade Ben Simmons. What is the fix for the 76ers to become true title contenders? If they keep Simmons can they still compete in the Eastern conference? Enjoy the segment and checkout the full episode! #76ers #Philadelphia76ers #BenSimmons #JoelEmbiid #NBA #NBANews NBA Tier 1 Rankings1. Brooklyn Nets (Previous Ranking: #3) 2. Utah Jazz (Previous Ranking: #1) 3. Phoenix Suns (Previous Ranking: #4) 4. Los Angeles Lakers (Previous Ranking: #2) 5. Philadelphia 76ers (Previous Ranking: #7) 6. Milwaukee Bucks (Previous Ranking: #8) 7. Los Angeles Clippers (Previous Ranking: #6) 8. Denver Nuggets (Previous Ranking: #5) 9. Dallas Mavericks (Previous Ranking: #13) 10. Portland Trail Blazers (Previous Ranking: #11) Tier One Spotlight: Brooklyn Nets "This team has lasted longer than I thought, and greatly outperformed my expectations. Their offensive fire power is unparalleled in the league, and this is them without KD. However, it is important to note this team does have flaws. They are currently ranked 25th defensively." #BrooklynTogether #TakeNote #WeAreTheValley #LakeShow #HereTheyCome #FeartheDeer #ClipperNation #MileHighBasketball #MFFL #RipCity NBA Tier 2 Rankings11. Boston Celtics (Previous Ranking: #16) 12. Miami Heat (Previous Ranking: #12) 13. Golden State Warriors (Previous Ranking: #9) 14. San Antonio Spurs (Previous Ranking: #10) 15. New York Knicks (Previous Ranking: #15) 16. Charlotte Hornets (Previous Ranking: #17) 17. Memphis Grizzlies (Previous Ranking: #18) 18. Indiana Pacers (Previous Ranking: #19) 19. Atlanta Hawks (Previous Ranking: #24) 20. New Orleans Pelicans (Previous Ranking: #21) Tier Two Spotlight: San Antonio Spurs "It’s great to still see San Antonio relevant after all these years. It’s crazy actually. Coach Pops ability to find success with completely different rosters over the last couple decades I believe puts him in the conversation for greatest coach of all time." #BleedGreen #MiamiHeat #DubNation #GoSpursGo #NewYorkForever #AllFly #GrindCity #AlwaysGame #TruetoAtlanta #WontBowDown NBA Tier 3 Rankings21. Chicago Bulls (Previous Ranking: #20) 22. Toronto Raptors (Previous Ranking: #14) 23. Oklahoma City Thunder (Previous Ranking: #23) 24. Sacramento Kings (Previous Ranking: #27) 25. Washington Wizards (Previous Ranking: #22) 26. Orlando Magic (Previous Ranking: #26) 27. Cleveland Cavaliers (Previous Ranking: #25) 28. Detroit Pistons (Previous Ranking: #29) 29. Minnesota Timberwolves (Previous Ranking: #30) 30. Houston Rockets (Previous Ranking: #28) Tier Three Spotlight: Chicago Bulls "This is a team that is playing hard, but just can’t beat any good teams. With Zach LaVine earning his first all-star appearance, Chicago has a bright future. Hopefully they don’t decide to trade him before the deadline." #BullsNation #WeAreTheNorth #ThunderUp #SacramentoProud #DCAboveAll #MagicTogether #BeTheFight #DetroitUP #RaisedByWolves #Rockets Portland Trail Blazer, Anfernee Simons is your 2021 NBA Slam Dunk Champion. Simons beat the Knicks Obi Toppin and Cassius Stanley of the Indiana Pacers. Was Simons a worthy Slam Dunk Champion? Why has the Dunk Contest continued to decline in recent years? What is a fix for the event and is there a way to get big names stars like Zion to compete? #AnferneeSimons #TrailBlazers #RIPCity #PortlandTrailBlazers #NBA #NBANews The Detroit Pistons released former All-Star Blake Griffin and the Nets were quick to scoop him up. Griffin signed a 1-year deal with the Nets on Sunday. Is Blake the difference between Finals Favorite or not in Brooklyn? What will his role be on a loaded team that already includes Kyrie, KD and James Harden? Here is JuJu with his thoughts! #BlakeGriffin #DetroitPistons #Pistons #BrooklynNets #Nets #BrooklynTogether #NBA Houston Rocket's owner Tilman Fertitta made a bold statement this week. "James Harden will always be a Rocket. Of course, we will retire his jersey." but... should they? Harden posted historic offensive numbers, went to multiple Western Conference Finals and secured an MVP in 2014 but was it enough? Many look at James time with the Rockets as hollow stat padding and resent him for his final few months with the franchise. What is James Harden's H- Town Legacy and is it enough for him to have his jersey hung from the rafters and not in a strip club? #JamesHarden #Rockets #HoustonRockets #BrooklynNets #Nets #BrooklynTogether #NBA #NBANews Swiss soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic made waves when he names dropped Lebron James in his recent interview. Zlatan made it a point to say he did not approve of Lebron's choice to be a political activist, in addition to a NBA star. Is it hypocritical for Ibrahimovic, who is one of his sports most outspoken stars, to criticize Lebron James? Is he right and Lebron should "Shut-up and Dribble?" Drew is here to give his reaction of Ibrahimovic's comments. #Lakeshow #Lakers #LosAngelesLakers #LALakers #LebronJames #Lebron #ZlatanIbrahimovic #Zlatan #KingJames #NBA NBA Tier 1 Rankings1. Utah Jazz (Previous Ranking: #1) 2. Los Angeles Lakers (Previous Ranking: #5) 3. Brooklyn Nets (Previous Ranking: #6) 4. Phoenix Suns (Previous Ranking: #7) 5. Denver Nuggets (Previous Ranking: #4) 6. Los Angeles Clippers (Previous Ranking: #3) 7. Philadelphia 76ers (Previous Ranking: #2) 8. Milwaukee Bucks (Previous Ranking: #8) 9. Golden State Warriors (Previous Ranking: #10) 10. San Antonio Spurs (Previous Ranking: #11) Tier One Spotlight: Phoenix Suns "This years Suns are looking a lot like the Suns team I was expecting last year. Devin Booker is looking to break the Kardashian Kurse with the addition of the Point God, Chris Paul. Being this high in the standings for any team, in the west, is no fluke at this point in the season. This team is the real deal." #TakeNote #LakeShow #BrooklynTogether #WeAreTheValley #MileHighBasketball #ClipperNation #HereTheyCome #FearTheDeer #DubNation #GoSpursGo NBA Tier 2 Rankings11. Portland Trail Blazers (Previous Ranking: #15) 12. Miami Heat (Previous Ranking; #23) 13. Dallas Mavericks (Previous Ranking: #21) 14. Toronto Raptors (Previous Ranking: #17) 15. New York Knicks (Previous Ranking: #22) 16. Boston Celtics (Previous Ranking: #9) 17. Charlotte Hornets (Previous Ranking: #16) 18. Memphis Grizzlies (Previous Ranking: #14) 19. Indiana Pacers (Previous Ranking: #12) 20. Chicago Bulls (Previous Ranking: #26) Tier Two Spotlight: New York Knicks "???????? Let’s no jinx it… Hats off to Tom Thibodeau." #RipCity #Heat #MFFL #WeAreTheNorth #NewYorkForever #BleedGreen #AllFly #GrindCity #AlwaysGame #BullsNation NBA Tier 3 Rankings21. New Orleans Pelicans (Previous Ranking: #25) 22. Washington Wizards (Previous Ranking: #29) 23. Oklahoma City Thunder (Previous Ranking: #19) 24. Atlanta Hawks (Previous Ranking: #18) 25. Cleveland Cavaliers (Previous Ranking: #20) 26. Orlando Magic (Previous Ranking: #27) 27. Sacramento Kings (Previous Ranking: #24) 28. Houston Rockets (Previous Ranking: #13) 29. Detroit Pistons (Previous Ranking: #28) 30. Minnesota Timberwolves (Previous Ranking: #30) Tier Three Spotlight: Detroit Pistons "At this point I feel like the Pistons should just start punching people again, at least it would be entertaining to watch. Get Blake outta there!" #WontBowDown #DCAboveAll #ThunderUp #TrueToAtlanta #BeTheFight #MagicTogether #SacramentoProud #Rockets #DetroitUp #RaisedByWolves NBA Tier 1 Ranks1. Utah Jazz (Previous Ranking: #5) 2. Philadelphia 76ers (Previous Ranking: #11) 3. Los Angeles Clippers (Previous Ranking: #2) 4. Denver Nuggets (Previous Ranking: #10) 5. Los Angeles Lakers (Previous Ranking: #1) 6. Brooklyn Nets (Previous Ranking: #4) 7. Phoenix Suns (Previous Ranking: #12) 8. Milwaukee Bucks (Previous Ranking: #3) 9. Boston Celtics (Previous Ranking: #6) 10. Golden State Warriors (Previous Ranking: #13) Tier 1 Spotlight : Utah Jazz "Utah is off to a hot start. They don’t appear to be losing any momentum, even after losing their 11-game winning streak. The one cause for concern I have for this team is that they currently don’t have a single player receiving MVP consideration. That is generally a must for a team looking to win a championship." #TakeNote #HereTheyCome #ClipperNation #MileHighBasketball #LakeShow #BrooklynTogether #WeAreTheValley #FeartheDeer #BleedGreen #DubNation NBA Tier 2 Ranks11. San Antonio Spurs (Previous Ranking: #8) 12. Indiana Pacers (Previous Ranking: #9) 13. Houston Rockets (Previous Ranking: #25) 14. Memphis Grizzlies (Previous Ranking: #14) 15. Portland Trail Blazers (Previous Ranking: #7) 16. Charlotte Hornets (Previous Ranking: #17) 17. Toronto Raptors (Previous Ranking: #18) 18. Atlanta Hawks (Previous Ranking: #16) 19 Oklahoma City Thunder (Previous Ranking: #21) 20. Cleveland Cavaliers (Previous Ranking: #24) Tier 2 Spotlight : Houston Rockets "James Harden leaves the team, and they end up having the best defense in the league… In all seriousness though, this team has looked great since seeing them get manhandled by the Lakers in Hardens last game. A roster of competitive players looking to elevate themselves is exciting to watch." #GoSpursGo #AlwaysGame #Rockets #GrindCity #RipCity #AllFly #WeTheNorth #TruetoAtlanta #ThunderUp #BetheFight NBA Tier 3 Ranks21. Dallas Mavericks (Previous Ranking: #15) 22. New York Knicks (Previous Ranking: #19) 23. Miami Heat (Previous Ranking: #20) 24. Sacramento Kings (Previous Ranking: #27) 25. New Orleans Pelicans (Previous Ranking: #22) 26. Chicago Bulls (Previous Ranking: #23) 27. Orlando Magic (Previous Ranking: #26) 28. Detroit Pistons (Previous Ranking: #29) 29. Washington Wizards (Previous Ranking: #28) 30. Minnesota Timberwolves (Previous Ranking: #30) Tier 3 Spotlight: Dallas Mavericks Mavericks continue to struggle despite Luka's MVP considerations. This team is way too talented not to be winning games. If they start playing defense, they should still be a playoff team. #MFFL #NewYorkForever #HEATTwitter #SacramentoProud #WontBowDown #BullsNation #MagicTogether #DetroitUp #DCAboveAll #RaisedByWolves NBA Tier 1 Ranks1. Los Angeles Lakers (12-4) 2. Los Angeles Clippers (11-4) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (9-6) 4. Brooklyn Nets (9-7) 5. Utah Jazz (11-4) 6. Boston Celtics (8-5) 7. Portland Trail Blazers (8-6) 8. San Antonio Spurs (8-7) 9. Indiana Pacers (8-6) 10. Denver Nuggets (7-7) Tier 1 Spotlight : Brooklyn Nets "Sure to be the most entertaining team to follow this year, for a variety of reason, the nets look to make a title run this year. It remains be seen how far this rocket ship will fly while being held together by duct tape. My guess is one of the big three will be gone by the playoffs, probably Kyrie." #LakeShow #ClipperNation #FeartheDeer #BrooklynTogether #TakeNote #BleedGreen #RIPCity #GoSpursGo #AlwaysGame #MileHighBasketball NBA Tier 2 Ranks11. Philadelphia 76ers (10-5) 12. Phoenix Suns (8-5) 13. Golden State Warriors (8-7) 14. Memphis Grizzlies (7-6) 15. Dallas Mavericks (7-7) 16. Atlanta Hawks (7-7) 17. Charlotte Hornets (6-8) 18. Toronto Raptors (5-9) 19. New York Knicks (8-8) 20. Miami Heat (6-7) Tier 2 Spotlight: Charlotte Hornets "LaMelo Ball was the only rookie most fans new about because of the lack of a March Madness in 2020. However, he looks great and the Hornets are already showing huge improvements from last year." #HereTheyCome #WeAreTheValley #Dubnation #GrindCity #MFFL NBA Tier 3 Ranks21. Oklahoma City Thunder (6-7) 22. New Orleans Pelicans (5-9) 23. Chicago Bulls (6-8) 24. Cleveland Cavaliers (7-7) 25. Houston Rockets (4-9) 26. Orlando Magic (7-8) 27. Sacramento Kings (5-10) 28. Washington Wizards (3-8) 29. Detroit Pistons (3-11) 30. Minnesota Timberwolves (3-10) Tier 3 Spotlight: Washington Wizards "What do you get when you mix a disgruntled Westbrook and half an NBA roster testing positive for COVID? Not a good basketball team. Bradley Beal looks great though." |
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