48 Minutes with Jared Greenberg of TNT and NBA TV

0:00 ... Hello and welcome to the show ... Episode #93 is in honor of Metta World Peace ... then Ross introduces the panel

0:59 ... Bet online live commercial read

1:43... Bruce welcomes Jared Greenberg to the show ... who points out another player who wore #93 (PJ Brown)

2:36 ... Jared discusses his new show called "Crunch Time" on the NBA app and shares details on why the show is so valuable to NBA fans.

5:06 ... Can the Warriors hang onto their play-in spot and make the postseason now that Chris Paul is back?

6:43 ... Bruce asks Jared about Chris Paul "T-ing up" official Matt Myers after Myers "T-d" Paul up on Wednesday night.  Jared was impressed with Myers' demeanor in the moment.

8:25 ... World B asks Jared for his opinion on the Sacramento Kings and how high their ceiling is.  Jared points out that it's hard to go from "good to great," and that's where the Kings are right now.  It is harder to do that than to go from from "bad to good."

10:31 ... What about Domantas Sabonis and his spot on the MVP ladder.  Jared feels his numerous triple doubles have not led to enough wins so he isn't a top candidate.

12:14 ... The Phoenix Suns could win the west but their injuries have plagued them all season and there is danger of those woes continuing into the postseason.

13:58 ... The New Orleans Pelicans have quietly been excellent this season and Jared feels they have a huge upside heading into the playoffs and are possibly the most talented team "top to bottom" in the NBA.

16:50 ... Jonas Valenciunas of the Pelicans could be a matchup nightmare in the postseason.

17:56 ... The crew discusses the teams currently seeded 7-10 in the west and which ones could make real noise in the playoffs.  Dallas and the Lakers don't impress him but the Warriors and Suns do.

20:32 ... Jared feels the Lakers will stay in the play-in hunt despite being bad on the road and having 9 of their final 15 games away from home.

21:35 ... Ross initiates a discussion on the Milwaukee Bucks, but Jared feels that despite their talent, they will not be a threat to the Celtics.

24:16 ... Jared feels the Celtics will not need motivation and will be totally focused on the postseason despite their mostly unscathed cruise through the regular season.

25:36 ... Jared is not concerned that Boston doesn't cause opposing teams to foul them and get into foul trouble due to all the three point shots the Celtics jack up.

27:31 ... Jared agrees with Brian Scalabrine that star players should play MORE minutes and not FEWER minutes as they prepare for the playoffs.

31:15 ... The Knicks have a lot of players who play big minutes and Jared expects Mitchell Robinson to return this season before Julius Randle.  He also feels that the Knicks could be more dangerous in the postseason than Cleveland, Milwaukee, and every other eastern conference team not named Boston.

36:36 ... The Orlando Magic have been a nice surprise, but Jared feels that Oklahoma City has been THE top surprise team in the league this season.

37:35 ... Ross and Jared discuss the chances for the Timberwolves to do well in the playoffs with Karl-Anthony Towns injured.  While they're a great defensive team, they won't have enough offense without Towns.

38:59 ... Jared shares his thoughts on the race for MVP this season.  Had Joel Embiid not been injured, it very well might have been him.  There are up to 8 legit candidates but Nikola Jokic is Jared's pick at this point.

40:21 ... Jared and the crew discuss some of his favorite interview subjects and who stands out and we all agree that Michael Malone of the Nuggets is at or near the top of the heap.

42:57 ... Jared shares more details about his whiparound show on the NBA App called "Crunch Time" and why it's a "must watch" for serious NBA fans.

45:16 ... Ross wraps it up and thanks Jared for joining us ... bye bye

 

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