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Do I think they\'re going to win the west? No. But they can shock some people because they\'ve got a lot of talent. (Alperen) Sengun can ball. Jalen Green can ball. Amen Thompson ... this is going to be a future star in this league.&quot;', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm8g9nij8002k357p3pnc8dlf@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Smith then went on a rant about how the Boston Celtics railroaded Ime Udoka from his head coaching job there a few years ago, essentially to make the point that he believes Udoka is an elite coach.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm8g9rl8j003c357pbgp58ec5@published'}, {'data': {'url': 'https://twitter.com/BiasedHouston/status/1902042515437711718', 'html': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨THE ROCKETS FINALLY GOT ESPN PRAISE🚨<br><br>“(Alperen) Şengün can ball. Jalen Green can ball. Amen Thompson is going to be a future star in this league.”<br><br>“Houston will win a championship with (Ime Udoka) as coach. He is THAT elite.” <a href="https://t.co/A4c3AjmvOb">pic.twitter.com/A4c3AjmvOb</a></p>&mdash; ᵂᴵᴸᴸ (@BiasedHouston) <a href="https://twitter.com/BiasedHouston/status/1902042515437711718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2025</a></blockquote>\n\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cm8ga2f4x004j357pt6zv4dhx@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<em>Payne &amp; Pendergast </em>react to Stephen A. 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