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Who are the NBA Playoff Breakout Candidates?| Morning Shoot Around
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Andrew Schlecht, Dave DuFour, and Es Baraheni discuss 10 questions about the NBA Post Season
1. Which team from the Play In pool will win the most Playoff games?
2. Which 4/5 or 6/3 series do you feel most confident about?
3. Which role player will have the best playoff?
4. Which team will have the biggest changes if they don't get out of round 1?
5. Which star will we change our opinions of most throughout the Playoffs
Host: Andrew Schlecht
With: Dave DuFour, Es Baraheni
Producer: Andrew Schlecht
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