634: NBA Playoff Time! w/ Picks, Predictions and all the Minutia from Around the Association’s “Real Season” - The Roundup Podcast, w/ Your Host, Vincent, & the Guru, Gabe Goldfield

On today’s show, it’s NBA Playoff time, the “real season”, where the intensity ramps up, everyone plays thru injuries, the matchups are, for the most part, pretty competitive and it’s all happening every single night, so we’re breaking it all down, talking…

- Warriors’ path to the 7 seed, including how…

- Jimmy Butler impacts this team, as well as a look at…

- Jimmy’s proclivity for getting to the line and whether he’s a free throw grifter or the whistles are legit…,

- and a look at his unique career path and Hall of Fame chances.

- (Plus, Steph’s end of season stats, Draymond’s DPOY chances and some other regular season awards talk…)

- That takes us directly into our NBA Playoff Previews as we hit the Warriors/Rockets series first, then weave our way through each conference with picks, predictions and sub-plots, including…,

- what the optimal LeBron/Luka dynamic looks like…,

- is Rudy Gobert still the “Stifle Tower”…,

- Kawhi’s rejuvenation and his possible return to that top elite level of NBA superstar who has shown he can lead a team to an NBA title, w/ Jokic, LeBron, Steph, Giannis, and KD, and maybe Luka. SGA and Ant might be there soon, maybe even Brunson or Donovan, Tatum is close, but it’s an elite group and Kawhi, looking as spry and efficient as ever, is definitely a part of it…,

- and much, much more!

So sit back, it’s NBA Playoff time, and we’re breaking down how it’s all unfolding, next on the Roundup Podcast so let’s get rolling . . .

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