And this is why I'll take Harden over Steph. I can't believe those words are coming out of my mouth, but I see what's now. Yeah, I'll take Harden over Steph. The the harden that I saw this year. By the way, there was no guarantee he and.

We were doing so well.

That was Max Kellerman saying more stuff I disagree with really enjoyed his visit. I'm going to check him out and some NBA stuff to get you ready for the playoffs in the open and life advice.

I want to run through some storylines and some history lessons here to open today's podcast or get ready for the play in games this week and the opening of the playoffs.

So Utah finishes up the season with the best record in the NBA. That's right. Utah Jazz finished with the best record in the NBA. So you're like, ah, whatever weird season you said it all year long. Yes, I have.

But there's still somebody that has to have the best record and they have it now.

There doesn't seem to be anybody picking Utah to even come out of the West and remind win a title, but another number that you should pay attention to here is that there's 17th all time in point differential 17th all time this season.

That's that's like a significant number because when you look at those all time teams on point differential.

Usually some of the best teams that we've ever seen in this game now you can immediately counter that with last year and say, yeah, wasn't Milwaukee 12th and point differential.

They lost in five games in a second round. You would be correct to point that out. But look, that's more of an anomaly than it is now.

Okay, go ahead, Brazil, a little pick Utah go ahead pick them. I used to do that to Vanpele all the time in the radio show where there be some team that was good that wasn't getting enough credit.

No one was picking and he would say they don't get enough credit. They don't get enough credit. And I would just say, hey, pick them then.

And then one time he did and they lost whoever it was like super early. He was like, I can't believe I got bullied into picking them when I didn't want to pick him. I just want to give him more credit.

But if you're not picking Utah, are you are you not picking because of something basketball related because basketball related.

There's some million things I like about this team. I love the way they shoot. I love how many options they have offensively and even though Mitchell can be a little.

A little it's my time to shine at the end of some of these games at least he has that in him as opposed to some apprehensive stuff we can see from other scores.

So, you know, it's still early enough in Mitchell's career. Despite some of those concerns, I'd rather go to war with a guy like that.

The not. All right. And we know that go bear depending on the match up though is still somebody that anchors you and has enough size to deal with. I like their size options with Utah better than Phoenix's.

You you've seen this league go small, but then it kind of got big again. And it definitely got big again in the West. And it's also something that teams in the east are going to have to deal with with somebody like Mb.

But if this team which this franchise is true, they haven't been to the Western conference finals since 2007.

All right. And now you're sitting there with the best record, the one seed and a chance a real chance to come out of the West and contend for a title because I think we do have six or seven title contenders.

Maybe we don't maybe we only have one, but it really feels like there's six or seven.

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