Hoops Tonight - NBA Cup Predictions + What's next for Steph & Warriors, Luka & Mavericks, Nuggets

Jason Timpf shares his NBA Cup predictions before diving into an NBA mailbag segment. Will Steph Curry's Golden State Warriors and Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks survive the first round of elimination games? Later, Jason discusses why Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks missed his power rankings, what the next move should be for Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets, and what the most important factors are to him for deciding MVP. Timeline: 4:00 - Introduction 6:30 - NBA Cup preview 9:30 - Luka playing off-ball more 11:30 - Should Knicks be in power rankings? 13:30 - Why don't Warriors use pick and roll more? 25:00 - Best metrics that correlate with success in NBA 31:45 - Does winning matter to MVP? 35:00 - Nuggets next move? 37:15 - How will defenses adjust to defend 3? 39:15 - How should Rudy Gobert be valued? 40:30 - What do Grizzlies need to be legit contender? 42:00 - Why is Luka considered better than Giannis? (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.) #Volume Follow Jason Timpf on social: https://twitter.com/_JasonLT https://www.instagram.com/jtimpf15/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.