My friend and podcast co-host Jayson Buford joined me to talk about a lot! First we discussed his New York Knicks and their surprise season, how they can beat the Hawks in the first round and whether they have a shot against the Sixers in round two (1:35). Next we talked Eastern Conference playoff roads for the Bucks, Nets, and Sixers and why the Sixers could have the easiest road to the conference finals of any recent contender (34:10). We also discussed Lebron vs. Curry play-in tournament matchup and how it could shake up the Western Conference first round (43:00). We touched on why the Celtics vs. Wizards is so hard to pick and finally (52:25) we gave our predictions for the play in tournament and the first round of the playoffs (58:11). Lastly we had a throwback to our old podcast 808's and Bars and discussed J. Cole's new album The Offseason (1:03:01). Enjoy!

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