1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,639 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: straight Fire, Fami, It's me Rob d back at it 3 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 1: again with Gavin here on a Thursday June and Gavin, 4 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: it was a big day on Wednesday for us specifically 5 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: over at Fox Sports Radio. I don't know if you know, 6 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,920 Speaker 1: but the mask mandate has been lifted in the Fox 7 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: Sports Radio studios. Management came to me during the Doug 8 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: Gottlieb Show to tell us personally that the highest up 9 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: we have had removed the mask mandate. And right away 10 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: I stripped that thing off. I didn't set a fire 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: in the studio, but very happy. Easier to breathe. That's right, 12 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: that's right. And it also is a big day for 13 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: us specifically because you know, when you're a fill in 14 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: show for anything, I don't care if it's radio, TV, podcasting. 15 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: In this case, your goal is to at least hold 16 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: the lead. You know, if if you're coming off the 17 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 1: bench and the starters are getting a break, you say, hey, 18 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: as long as you don't give back the lead, we're 19 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: doing okay. Right. So Jason has a pretty high you 20 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: know bar here on this Straight Fire podcast. He's pretty 21 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: good numbers because I see him every day, and I said, well, 22 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: as long as Gavin and I cannot screw this up, 23 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: I think we might get some fat bonuses. I think, 24 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: I think come Christmas time, I mean, you're gonna be 25 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: making the rain. And so I check the numbers this week, 26 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: and not only are we holding steady, but I can 27 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: tell you for a fact that we are doing bigger 28 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: numbers than at least one show. That is great to hear. 29 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: We are winning the missing Jason McIntire minutes right now, right, 30 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: I feel like you know, Montrez and Lou will for 31 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: the Clippers. You know, not not only are we winning 32 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: what we are, we are extending the lead at this yes, yes, 33 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: So don't don't you know, stay in Hawaii, j Mac, 34 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: wherever you are, Just stay on the canoe. That's a 35 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: straight fire is on fire without Jason McIntyre. And you 36 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: know who else was on fire on Wednesday? I think 37 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: everybody knows it was. That was Trey Young forty eight points, 38 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: eleven assists, seven rebounds in the one sixteen one victory 39 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: over the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, Gavin, I know you're a 40 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: big numbers guy. That's why you make so much money gambling. Well, 41 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: you know other than on this game. I think I 42 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:30,360 Speaker 1: think you had under that ship was gone by like 43 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: the two minutes into the third quarter. Um. But Trey 44 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: Young had himself a night. Okay. He uh became the 45 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: first player in NBA history with at least forty five 46 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:48,119 Speaker 1: points or tennis and ten assists in a conference finals game. 47 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: That's including you know, Lebron James, Michael Jordan's uh, Kobe Bryant, 48 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 1: Shaquille O'Neil, Tim Duncan, whoever you can think of, whoever 49 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: your favorite player is, never did what Trey Young did 50 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: last night. Okay. He scored or assisted on seventy two 51 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: of the Hawks and sixteen points. Okay, to put that 52 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: into perspective, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, and and 53 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: they're all over this kind of stuff. That is the 54 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: most in a conference or division finals, which is even 55 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: the round before that in NBA history. Okay, he had 56 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: him self a game. And naturally, when something like this happens, 57 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: the first thing that everybody wants to do. And I'm 58 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: sure you're you're gonna see that later this morning on 59 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: all the debate shows, who's better? Who would you rather 60 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:54,480 Speaker 1: have Trey younger Luca done? And who won the trade exactly. 61 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: You know, you know, for for a long time it 62 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: was well Luca, of course, I mean Luca. Jason Mcatar 63 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 1: calls him the best player in basketball right now. Well, 64 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 1: Luca's never done what Trey Young just did last night. 65 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: And I personally don't like doing that kind of debate. 66 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: I think we leave that to the debate shows. That's 67 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: what they do, that's not necessarily what we do. But 68 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: I'll just say this about that whole discussion, it's no 69 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: longer cut and dry. There is a legitimate case right 70 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: now to call Trey Young the best young player in basketball. 71 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: And that's not taking anything away from Luke because again 72 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to compare or debate who's better, and 73 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: and and whatnot. But one of the things, and I 74 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: think the thing that makes Luca don Che so great 75 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: is that he can elevate everybody around him, and in 76 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: large part because whatever team he is on, he is 77 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: going to be the system. As Chris Brussard would say, 78 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: he is going to have the ball, he's gonna dictate 79 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: what your team does offensively, he's gonna have a high 80 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: usage rate, he's gonna score a lot, he's going to 81 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: assist a lot, and your team is just gonna be 82 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: revolving around him. He is going to be the sun 83 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: and the rest of you guys are the planets. Trey Young, 84 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: while he does handle the ball a lot as well, 85 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: his game is a little bit different. He has a 86 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: little bit of Steph Curry to him, where yes, he's 87 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,799 Speaker 1: great with the ball in his hands. That's the reason 88 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: why he got so many assists and why I think 89 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: he almost had twenty in a game last round against Philadelphia, 90 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: But he also is just as deadly, maybe even more 91 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: deadly away from the ball, coming off pin down actions, 92 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: coming off back screens, you know, um getting into the 93 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 1: teeth of a defense, not necessarily looking for himself to score, 94 00:05:54,960 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: but setting up Badanovich or setting up Lou Williams, or 95 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: setting up Gallinari, and from there they set up Capella, 96 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,719 Speaker 1: they set up John Collins. That hockey assist that everybody 97 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: talks about. That for a long time, Trey Young was 98 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: critiqued about because they thought he was hunting assist and 99 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: that he was doing his best Y gen Rondo impersonation. 100 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: And what we've seen in these playoffs, and what we 101 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: saw last night especially is that he can kill you 102 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: in a lot of different ways. And that's one thing 103 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: that I've always appreciated about a guy like Kevin Durant 104 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: is when you see a Kevin Durant shot chart, it 105 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: looks a lot different than what you see from Janice 106 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: than what you see from Lebron. Like they can both 107 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: end up with forty points, or all three of'm gon 108 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: up with forty points. And you look and you compare 109 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: the shot charts and you see while Janice got twenty 110 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: or at the rim, he got nine of it in 111 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: free throws, and then he kind of mixed in three 112 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: or four shots. And the same thing goes with Lebron James. 113 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: Maybe he hits a couple of threes, but a lot 114 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: of it's near the paint, or it's in the three 115 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: point line, or it's not the free throw line. Kevin 116 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: Durant and Trey Young are unique in that they'll hit 117 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: you from anywhere. If you look at Trey young shot 118 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: chart last night against the Bucks, it looked like somebody 119 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: was spray painting graffiti on the Milwaukee Bucks floor. It 120 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 1: was at the free throw line, on the elbow, in 121 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: the lane, at the three point line. I mean, he 122 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: was doing damage from everywhere. He is arguably the most 123 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: lethal scorer of anybody you know outside of Brooklyn, the 124 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: way that he can score from anywhere, the way that 125 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: he can manipulate a defense to do almost whatever he wants. 126 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: And so I'm glad that he had what many are 127 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: calling is coming out party. But if you've been paying 128 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: attention Gavitt, and I know you have been, this isn't 129 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: like a one night thing. His coming out party has 130 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: been what a month long now, and so I'm just 131 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: glad that people are starting to recognize how great he is. 132 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I was a slow person to come around 133 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: as well. I'm not going to say that I wasn't. 134 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: It wasn't until this postseason that I really appreciated what 135 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: it is he was doing. And I'm glad that now 136 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: anybody who wants to have that Luca versus Trey Young debate, 137 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a fair fight. Yeah. I mean, Trey 138 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: Young makes you played their style of basketball. And he's 139 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: done this since high school and college. He's been dominant 140 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: for a long time. We just didn't see it, but now, 141 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: especially at this level, it's amazing how young he is 142 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: in the confidence he plays in I mean those shots 143 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: when he was shimmying before a three and it goes in. 144 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: I felt that that was a personal attack on my 145 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: best against him. But I mean, and we want to 146 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: give Nate McMillan all the credit as well. But there's 147 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: something about this Hawks team. They go into New York 148 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: and winning game one, into Philly and winning game one, 149 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 1: and now into Milwaukee, and that's not the most hostile atmosphere. 150 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:26,239 Speaker 1: But that is three of the Juggernauts right there, And um, 151 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,959 Speaker 1: I mean, I just I have in my notes here 152 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: Trey Young what the funk? And I know what play 153 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: that was. That was the floater off the backboard passed 154 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: to John Collins for a dunk, a play you would 155 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: think is a preseason game, and then you find out 156 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: after the game he did do that in the preseason. Um. 157 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: He is absolutely phenomenal. But he's also one of the 158 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: most fun players to watch. So it makes the the 159 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: Luca debate really fun because they both have such a 160 00:09:55,920 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: high ceiling. But I agree with you if you're if 161 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: you were in the camp of well, this isn't even close. 162 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: Don't even make this a discussion. It's a lot closer 163 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: than you think, or you're not paying attention, and I 164 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: didn't plan on going here, but I just kind of 165 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: came to me right now as you were talking last 166 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,559 Speaker 1: year's Miami Heat team. You know, they kind of came 167 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 1: out of nowhere. I don't think anybody really expected them 168 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: to make a deep playoff run. You might you think that, hey, 169 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: they might match up with this team, Well, they might 170 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: managic with this team, well, and we'll see what happens. 171 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: And with that team, it was Jimmy Butler, who was 172 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: a star, but I don't think anyone really appreciated what 173 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: level of star he was at that point in his career. 174 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: And a bunch of guys who are all very good, 175 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 1: but they all kind of peaked at the right time 176 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: and that's why they had this cinderella run through the 177 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: bubble into the NBA Finals. And watching last night's game 178 00:10:56,080 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: with the Hawks, it felt very Miami. He to me, 179 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: like we all knew that Trey Young was good, Like 180 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 1: we saw the status. You can't deny that, but I 181 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: don't think anybody realized he was this good. And shout 182 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: out to Nate McMillan, who I think we can both 183 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 1: agree he's going to remove that instraim tag. If not 184 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: during these playoffs immediately afterwards. But he's pushing the right buttons, 185 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: and Trey Young is helping to elevate the guys around 186 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: him in the same way that Jimmy Butler has in Miami, 187 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: Like he's getting them to not just play well because 188 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: I don't want to take anyth away from those guys, 189 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: because they're all good players. I think John Collins is 190 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: going to be a Max contract kind of guy anyways. 191 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: But it's one thing to put up good numbers. It's 192 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: one thing to play well in the regular season. It's 193 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: something entirely different. Two go into the playoffs on the 194 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: road and no going into it that you're going to 195 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: perform well. I think Trey Young the way that he 196 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: plays the villain and he's not afraid to do the shimmy, 197 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: he's not afraid to sneer when he does something well. 198 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: He's not afraid to throw it off the glass in 199 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 1: the middle of a playoff game because he's just using confidence. 200 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: And I think that's rubbing off on his teammates the 201 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: same way that Jimmy Butler's toughness and his bravado and 202 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: his never say die attitude rubbed off on Miami. So 203 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 1: It's great to see not only his own individual performance 204 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: with Trey Young, but to see the way the rest 205 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: of the team is kind of gravitating towards him and 206 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 1: playing off of it. It's fantastic. They have kind of 207 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: a college feel to him, and it's like they've all 208 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: bought into the culture and uh and right now they're 209 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: playing with house money, just like that Heat team. Nobody 210 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 1: thought they would be here. We all thought the Bucks 211 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: would be here. But you know, and I think that's 212 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 1: affecting Janice and Boodenholzer as well. Like they they have 213 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: a lot of X expectations and they have a big 214 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: history of failures. And that's the dichotomy there is the 215 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: Hawks they don't have that. They weren't expected to be here. 216 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: They're playing with confidence. They're led by this twenty two 217 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: year old just phenomen and it's showing on the court. 218 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: And and you've got to give credit to Nate McMillan. 219 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: It's it's it's been amazing what they did. Uh when 220 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 1: when they made that move earlier this season. Um, but 221 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: Trey Young, I just you can't say enough about them 222 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: and the way that they are able to do this 223 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 1: night and nine out in hostile territories. It's just it's 224 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: just phenomenal. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 225 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 226 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 227 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. I 228 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 1: guess if we're gonna you know, shower Trey Young with 229 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: praise and rightfully so, we do have to look at 230 00:13:56,920 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: the other side of that coin and Chris Middleton. Yeah, 231 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: Christ I mean, I've kind of given up on on 232 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: going after Chris Middleton because I think that he's being, um, 233 00:14:06,720 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: what's the way. I like that they're over selling him. 234 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: He's not a number two at this point. He's a 235 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: bigger name than he is, you know, on the court 236 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,839 Speaker 1: right right. And I think that you touched on it 237 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: about a minute ago. I think the big problem in Milwaukee, 238 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: and it's something we talked about earlier this week on 239 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 1: the Monday Show, is Mike Budenholer. His flat out refusal 240 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: to change what he does and what got them there 241 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: is done founding to me, like, I don't know if 242 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: he just didn't watch the Hawks against Philadelphia because he 243 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 1: was so busy with Brooklyn, or he just doesn't bother 244 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 1: to make changes because he believes so much in his 245 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 1: team and his system. But his insistence on running that 246 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: drop defensive coverage against Trey Young, who, as we talked 247 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: about earlier, feasts on getting into the creases, pulling up 248 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: from the elbow, shooting that floater, throwing the lobs over 249 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: the top of the defense right there. I mean, Trey 250 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: Young had a fantastic game, and I think the way 251 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: he was playing, he was going to have a fantastic 252 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: game regardless. But I think the reason why people like 253 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: you and I thought that your bat coming into it 254 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,160 Speaker 1: was a smart one, the under twenty nine for Tray Young, 255 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: why they felt it was a good move was because, hey, 256 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: you got Drew Holiday. If there's anybody who can match 257 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: up with Trey Young in the Eastern Conferences, Drew Holiday. 258 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 1: What I think that people like myself, people like you, 259 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: and other people in sports media neglected to remember is 260 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: that the way that Mike Budenholzer calls his defense, as 261 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 1: soon as there's a pick, Drew Holiday is out of 262 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: the picture, and you have Trey Young coming with a 263 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: full headed steam, either to pull up and hit the 264 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: three or to attack the rim. Now, Trey Young in 265 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: that first half had points. He was eleven of sixteen shooting. 266 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: Good luck stopping Trey Young when he's already going like that, 267 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: Like he's going to keep shooting whether he's making or missing. 268 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: We learned that against Philadelphia. But if he gets into 269 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: a rhythm, good night. This was what you were mentioning 270 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: earlier in the week with the danger of this series 271 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: is you don't want to be locked into Bud in 272 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: this team, depending how far you go. But they've already 273 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: come out and said, and there's been reports that his 274 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: job is safe that no matter what happens, Blood is 275 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: their guy through the future. And and look, this is 276 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: only one game, but this looks like the same Bucks 277 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: teams that have been knocked out the past couple of years. 278 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: So I I don't know. I mean, unless you have 279 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: p J. Tucker and Drew Holiday out there on screens 280 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: like just I don't see how they can make the 281 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: right adjustments quick enough for this because I didn't expect 282 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: Trey Young to go off that much with how great 283 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: of the defense they've been all season. But to your point, 284 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: Budenholzer isn't the guy that's going to be able to 285 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: adjust and make those changes. I'm still not ready to 286 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: proclaim the Atlanta Hawks as your Eastern commerce representative in 287 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: the NBA Finals. I think that I'm pretty close. Wow, 288 00:17:29,880 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: I'm pretty close after today, Okay. I mean, you know 289 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: the Milwaukee Bucks, they they are heavy favorites coming in 290 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: for a reason. Um, I think that if you saw 291 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,119 Speaker 1: last night, and you know, as much as we're showering 292 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 1: Trey Young with love and he well deserves it. But 293 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: you know Jan has played great too. They didn't have 294 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: an answer Rahim on the other end. So we'll see 295 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: what happens in game two. Do you have any final 296 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: thoughts on this before we move on to something else. 297 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: I have one more note here and it was from 298 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: Trey Young's post, and they asked him about the floater. Um. 299 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: You could see him doing throughout the game. One of 300 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: the more impressive ones was he drew a foul and 301 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: drew holiday and during a floater and it went in 302 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:15,440 Speaker 1: amazing shot. And he said that he has trained himself 303 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 1: so that on his floater it's the same motion as 304 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: his for his shot as a pass. So at this 305 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: at the very last second, he can change and turn 306 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: it into a pass or a shot. And I just 307 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:30,719 Speaker 1: I just feel like this guy is like a Jedi 308 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: level basketball player right now, So I you know it 309 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: is uh I And I know, I know these debates 310 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,959 Speaker 1: are gonna fly about Luca versus trade, But I just 311 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: Trey himself deserves credit for what he's done at such 312 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: a young age. I just he does things I've never 313 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:51,200 Speaker 1: seen before in all my years watching basketball. Fox Sports 314 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 315 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 316 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 317 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. Now, Gavin, before we get 318 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 1: to the best bet, we do have a little bit 319 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: of time here, so I wanted to get this take 320 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,880 Speaker 1: off if I may really quickly. Um. You know yesterday's pod, 321 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,280 Speaker 1: I had every intention, as I said, of getting to 322 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: the NBA Draft lottery, and what happened on Tuesday night now, unfortunately, 323 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: um or fortunately up and now you look at it, 324 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: the Sun's Clippers had one of the wilder finishes in 325 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: NBA playoff history. So that whole idea got scrapped in 326 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:29,479 Speaker 1: and we decided we got to push it off at 327 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,119 Speaker 1: least for one day. And you know, we'll get to it. 328 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: Whenever we get to it, Well, we do have some 329 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: time here, so I wanted to share my thoughts on 330 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: what went down on Tuesday night at the NBA Draft Lottery. Now, 331 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: as you guys know, the Pistons earned and I guess 332 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 1: that's you know, one way that they're calling it. They 333 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: earned the right to the number one pick WO which 334 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: has already reported and he reported during the Draft show 335 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: as a matter of fact, that Kate cunning at Olkaloma 336 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: State will only visit with the team that has the 337 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,120 Speaker 1: number one pick, which we now know is the Detroit Pistons. 338 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: That doesn't necessarily mean, though, that the Pistons should take him. 339 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: In case you all forgot, Kate Cunningham was Charles Barkley tourable, tourable, 340 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: and really bad Okay in the NT double a third 341 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: of it uh in two tournament games, he shot a 342 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: combined nine for thirty four from the field, including six 343 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: for twenty in their loss to Oregon State. I mean, 344 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: he was not good at all. If I'm Detroit, I 345 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: don't know if I make him the surefire one percent 346 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: slam dunk number one draft pick. To be all honest, 347 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: and I said this earlier during the tournament. You can 348 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: run the tape back if you'd like, I really, really 349 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: really like Evan Mobley of USC. He's very thin, you know, 350 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: I think that might be an understatement. You're not brandon 351 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: ingland thin, but he is skinny. But like I said 352 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: at the time, he reminds me a little bit of 353 00:20:53,200 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis. You know, Anthony Davis is another strateustry. Let's 354 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:57,800 Speaker 1: get that out of the way. But he does have 355 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: a little bit of like a d light to his game. 356 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,199 Speaker 1: He's a defensive monster. He can handle the ball a 357 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 1: little bit, he can shoot it a little bit. He's 358 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: very athletic running to the rim, and I think once 359 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: his body fills out, I think he could be a 360 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 1: fantastic NBA player. And um, you know, I've heard people 361 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: comparing to Chris Bosh. I think that's fair to um. 362 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: I think he's a little bit more active defensively than 363 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: Chris Bosh was coming out of college. So, like I said, 364 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: I think Evan Mobley, if I'm Detroit, I think he's 365 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: the guy I would take at number one. I think 366 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: he's the one with the most upside. And if you're 367 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: a Detroit you're not close to winning anything anyways. I 368 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 1: mean this time next year, we might be talking about, hey, 369 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: how do we get Jeremy Grant out of Detroit, Like 370 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: they're wasting his talents in Detroit. So if I'm them 371 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,600 Speaker 1: and I know that I'm not close to contending for 372 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: the playoffs, then I swing for the fences and I 373 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,719 Speaker 1: go with Evan Mobley. I think that he would be 374 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: a better pick at number one than Kate Cunningham. The 375 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 1: big story of the lottery, though, is the Golden State Warriors. 376 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: Now again, they made that trade a couple of years back. 377 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 1: It was um Andrew Wiggins for D'Angelo Russell, with Russell 378 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 1: going from Golden State to Minnesota, Wiggins heading back to 379 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 1: the Warriors, and as a way to make that deal 380 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: happy and again, Minnesota made this pick. Excuse me, made 381 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: this trade because they're concerned about the future of Karl 382 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: Anthony Towns. Like they they've already had the countdown in 383 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,200 Speaker 1: their head that if we don't start winning and winning fast, 384 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: that he's gonna leave. And I think they knew that 385 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,399 Speaker 1: they weren't really close to winning, so instead of trying 386 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: to get a better team around him, they decided, let's 387 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: just get one of his friends. And he's allegedly really 388 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: really tied with the Angelo Russell and that's what they 389 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: decided to do. So now the Golden State Warriors come 390 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:49,960 Speaker 1: away from the lottery with the number seven overall and 391 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: the number fourteen overall picks. Now, before all you Bay 392 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: Area fans start pouring over the ring or Draft Gride, 393 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,439 Speaker 1: or or you go on the ESPN Big Board and 394 00:22:59,480 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: start trying to figure out who might fall in the 395 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: draft and you start comparing prospects, let me just say 396 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:10,280 Speaker 1: you some time, Okay, if the Warriors front office is 397 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: really quote unquote light years ahead as they've been telling 398 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:18,360 Speaker 1: us for years now, they will not be using either 399 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:23,639 Speaker 1: of those picks. They'll be making a trade and packaging 400 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 1: those two picks for another star player. Now, I know, 401 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: heading into draft, man, I put this out on Twitter 402 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,880 Speaker 1: as the results were being read, the hope was that 403 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 1: they would be able to get a pick somewhere like 404 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:40,919 Speaker 1: five or six. That's what you know they were hoping for, 405 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 1: because I believe it was top three or four protected. 406 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: I'm not exactly sure, but I know they were hoping 407 00:23:46,280 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: to get somewhere around five or six. And the reason 408 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 1: why you wanted to be there was because the general 409 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: consensus around the NBA Draft community is that this is 410 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: a five player draft. There was the top five and 411 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 1: there was everybody else. Okay, so it was Kaid Cunningham, 412 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:10,399 Speaker 1: it was Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, Jalen Green from the 413 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 1: G League, and Jonathan Comingo who's also from the G League. Like, 414 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: those were considered to be the five marquee players. Not 415 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: depending which order you like, that's up to Beauty's Needi 416 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: to beholder. But those are gonna be the five guys. 417 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: Obviously there are number seven. No chance to get any 418 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 1: of those guys. So fast forward. What this means now 419 00:24:30,600 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 1: for the Warriors is you no longer have the luxury 420 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,199 Speaker 1: of being able to try to make a trade without 421 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 1: including James Wiseman. Now I know that the Warriors are 422 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: very high and Wiseman. I've talked with people in the 423 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: Bay Area and they really liked depending into the draft. 424 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: I mean how they passed on LaMelo Ball for James 425 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: Wiseman because they believe in his talent. The problem, though, is, 426 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: as we saw this past season, is that James Wiseman 427 00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: is very clearly several years away from being a high 428 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: level contributor on a good team. And I might be 429 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: in the minority in this opinion. But I think I'm 430 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 1: right on this one. I believe that the Warriors are 431 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: ready to win right now. And when I stay ready 432 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: to win, I mean win an NBA championship. Um. I 433 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: had said after Kevin Durant left that you know, the 434 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: the window was shut, it was over. The dynasty has folded, 435 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: it has crumbled, and the Warriors proved me wrong this year. 436 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: You know, Steph Curry, even though I don't think he 437 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: is the greatest point guard in NBA history like Jason mcindard, 438 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: he he does still have it. He he is a 439 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: tremendous offensive player. He can absolutely still be the best 440 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,560 Speaker 1: player on a championship team. He showed this past season 441 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,400 Speaker 1: he can elevate a team of guys you've probably never 442 00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: heard of to at least playoff contention, and in my opinion, 443 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: they should have been in the play else because I 444 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: think that the play in tournament is stupid. Draymond showed 445 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: that he can still carry an elite NBA defense. I 446 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 1: mean the job that he did on Anthony Davis in 447 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 1: that playing game in the first half was herculean. I mean, 448 00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:20,199 Speaker 1: he absolutely shut down Anthony Davis and made him very 449 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: uncomfortable in that first half of play and and it 450 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: enabled the Warriors to get out to a league that 451 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:26,919 Speaker 1: you know, ultimately, the Lakers came back and won, but 452 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: Draymond was fantastic. And if Clay Thompson, who was coming 453 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: off a torn achilles and a torn a c l 454 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: is even of what he was, I'm not expecting to see, 455 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: you know, for Clay Thompson again, I think that would 456 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: be unrealistic. But at a minimum, he's still going to 457 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: be a knockdown three point shooter. At a minimum, he 458 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:52,120 Speaker 1: may not be first team All NBA defensive caliber Clay Thompson, 459 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: but he's still gonna be above average. He's never been 460 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: the most athletic guy to begin with. He got by 461 00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: because he is smart and he understands angles, and that's 462 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: what makes him such a good defender. So those three guys, 463 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: assuming health again next season, I believe that the Warriors 464 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: are already absolutely a playoff team, but in contention from 465 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: home court, you know, with those three guys alone. But 466 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 1: if we've learned anything from these NBA playoffs, it's that 467 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: you know, you're really only one poorly times sprain ankle 468 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:30,719 Speaker 1: away from a deep playoff run, I mean shout out 469 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: to the Milwaukee Bucks. If if James Harden doesn't pop 470 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:39,679 Speaker 1: his hammy or Kyrie Irving doesn't badly sprain his ankle, 471 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,199 Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets are in the Eastern Conference Finals. The 472 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: Brooklyn Nets are probably the favorites to win it all, 473 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:50,360 Speaker 1: even with just one of those guys being healthy. So 474 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: if I'm the Golden State Warriors and I see what's 475 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 1: happened this season where an injury, not even you know, 476 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: a guy being actually out of the game but just limited, 477 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: can really change things in your favor if you're the 478 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: other team. Now. Back in March, Warriors general manager Bob 479 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: Meyers said that the team had a quote responsibility to 480 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:18,120 Speaker 1: try and capitalize on the rest of steps prime years. 481 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: So I got a message for Bob Meyers. Prove it. 482 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:28,160 Speaker 1: Put your money where your mouth is. Don't worry about 483 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,680 Speaker 1: what your team is gonna look like three years from now, 484 00:28:30,840 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 1: five years from now, seven years from now. You have 485 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: an opportunity right now, with the current team that you 486 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:41,480 Speaker 1: have and the assets that you accumulated in the draft lottery, 487 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: to keep steps window open for at least another one 488 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: to two years, maybe two to three, depending on who 489 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,719 Speaker 1: they get. If I'm a Golden State Warriors, I take 490 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: that number seven pick, I take that number four team pick. 491 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:59,160 Speaker 1: I take James Wiseman. If it comes down to it. 492 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: I don't have an issue that on and I know 493 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: that they don't want to, but I throw him in 494 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: there too. I combine all of the all three of 495 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: those assets along with the contract of Andrew Wiggins, and 496 00:29:10,280 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: I call up d C. I say, hey, what's it 497 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: gonna take to get Bradley Beale. This is what I got. 498 00:29:16,600 --> 00:29:18,640 Speaker 1: You don't think that that the Wizards would would be 499 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: open to that. You don't need to be open to getting, 500 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: you know, arguably the best big man prospect to come 501 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: into the n b A in like the last five years, 502 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: in James Wiseman. You don't think they'd be happy to 503 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: have two more lottery picks because you know, they're not 504 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: going anywhere, like even at their peak, like they had 505 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: to play fantastic basketball just to get into the playing game. 506 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 1: Like the Wizards aren't close to anything. So if brad 507 00:29:44,680 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 1: Beale gives them the okay, says, hey, you know, I 508 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: tried my best here, it's not really working out. I'd 509 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: like to try to go somewhere else who can make 510 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 1: a better offer than the Warriors. If I'm Bob Myers, 511 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: I call up Portland, I say, hey, rumor has it 512 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:09,240 Speaker 1: Dame Dollar is not happy. We got Wiseman seven fourteen, 513 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: we got the Wiggins contract. We'll throw in some more 514 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,400 Speaker 1: pick swaps and future picks, which seems to be all 515 00:30:14,400 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: the rage these days. You don't think Dame Lillard would 516 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,120 Speaker 1: love to return home to the Bay and team up 517 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:24,800 Speaker 1: with Steph and form the greatest backcourt, arguably offensively in 518 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: NBA history. Okay, maybe you call up Philly. Now. I 519 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: know a lot of people are down on Ben Simmons. 520 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: I'm down on Ben Simmons as well. But you don't 521 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: think that Ben Simmons with Clay Thompson and Steph Curry 522 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: around him couldn't unlock all that raw talent that we've 523 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: been seeing coming out of l s U. You don't 524 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: think he could play center for them in a small 525 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:57,080 Speaker 1: ball death lineup two point oh? I mean those are 526 00:30:57,080 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: just three guys off top of my head. I'm sure 527 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: that there's more. If you were really the I've deep 528 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: into it. But Golden State has a golden opportunity, no 529 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: pun intended, to keep this championship window open. And I 530 00:31:09,440 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: think that Bob Myers would be doing his team and 531 00:31:13,040 --> 00:31:16,120 Speaker 1: his fan base and Steph Curry, to be quite honest, 532 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: a disservice if he didn't call around the league shopping 533 00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 1: those two lottery picks and James Wiseman to try to 534 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: get another star up in Golden State. And on that note, 535 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: I know I went a little bit longer than expected. 536 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry about that, Gavin. Let's get to your best 537 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: bet for Game three of the Western Conference Finals Sons 538 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: and Clippers. The only thing better than sitting on your 539 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: couch watching the gag. He's making money while you do it. 540 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: Here's your best beat, Okay. Trey Young put us in 541 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: our place on Wednesday night picking against him. He went 542 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: off for forty eight points. We had him under twenty nine. 543 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,080 Speaker 1: It wasn't even close. We are two and two on 544 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: the week. We're going to be looking to Game three 545 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: at home for the Clippers. They are one point underdogs 546 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: to the Phoenix Suns total of twe in the game. Look, 547 00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,240 Speaker 1: the Suns are absolutely hot right now. They shot fifty 548 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: in game one, fifty pent in game two. They get 549 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:20,760 Speaker 1: Chris Paul back. They are dominant in the paint. We 550 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: saw that on Tuesday night, sixty points in the paint 551 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 1: for the Suns. And look the Clippers. They still don't 552 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:29,959 Speaker 1: have Kawhi Leonard. They're fatigued, they're coming off a really 553 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: emotional loss. Paul George might be in his head a 554 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 1: little bit after those two miss free throws. The Clippers 555 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,440 Speaker 1: have lost seven games this postseason by a total of 556 00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: thirty seven points, so we think this game will be close. 557 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 1: But I don't see the Clippers being able to adjust 558 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 1: their way out of this one. They've battled back from 559 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 1: two oh and two deficits, but I don't see that 560 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: happening this series. I'd love to see the series go seven, 561 00:32:53,000 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: but we don't bet with emotion. We're gonna go Sons 562 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: on the money line. We'll see you guys back here 563 00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: on Friday.