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Oh, all of you guys are having 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: a great week. Got a jam pack show for you 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: guys tonight. The Minnesota Timberwolves ended the Golden State Warrior season. 38 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: We're going to talk mostly about the future for both teams. 39 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: Are going to talk about what it looks like from 40 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: Minnesota looking forward in a couple of their matchups, and 41 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: then we'll talk a little bit about Golden State. I 42 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,079 Speaker 1: want to talk about Jimmy Butler, who struggled to score 43 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: the ball when his team needed to in this series, 44 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 1: and talk a little bit about what they're looking for 45 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: down the line in terms of free agency and in 46 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: the trademarket this summer. After that, we have our course 47 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: correction segment with Microsoft. We're gonna be talking a little 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: bit about Jason Tatum. And then at the tail end 49 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: of the show, the Boston Celtics, in a must win 50 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: game at home, deliver a championship level punch against the 51 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: New York Knicks to extend that series to a Game six. 52 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: We're going to talk about some of the specific things 53 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: they did really well, and then we're also going to 54 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,359 Speaker 1: talk about the reality of what Game six is, which 55 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: is going to be a knockdown, drag out fight and 56 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,119 Speaker 1: should be a very entertaining basketball game to end our 57 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: second round. 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So make 74 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: sure you go to playback dot tv slash Hoops tonight 75 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: to get set up there so you can come hang 76 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: out in the playback. I've been having a ton of 77 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: fun with those Jackson's been hanging out to and we've 78 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: been taking questions and having callers and watching film and 79 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: it's informal and we talk shit, we have fun, we 80 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: have fans come up and vent, and it just I've 81 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: really enjoyed it as kind of a change of pace 82 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: in this postseason. So make sure you guys get set 83 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: up on playback so he can return to the after 84 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: show tomorrow night after thunder Nuggets. All right, let's talk 85 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: some basketball. So not going to focus too much on 86 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:16,280 Speaker 1: tonight's game. We've talked that specific matchup to death over 87 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: the last week and I'd rather just focus moving forward. 88 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: I mean, the Warriors just didn't have the horses to 89 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 1: compete in this series without Steph Curry. I do think 90 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: this series worked wonders for Minnesota's ball movement on offense. 91 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: Tonight they locked thirty six assists on forty nine made baskets, 92 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 1: and the ball was just moving around and it's happening everywhere. 93 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards as well, making really impressive reads in the 94 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: middle of the floor. He's the gap in his penetration 95 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: speed in the early part of the series, and how 96 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: rushed he was going downhill compared to how he was 97 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: just slowing down right in that middle portion of the 98 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: paint towards the tail end of this series, and just 99 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 1: letting the defense react to him and taking the easy 100 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: reads that were available hit to him. There. I thought 101 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 1: the drop off pass he had to Jada McDaniels and 102 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: the dunk out of the dunker spot was a classic 103 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: example of that, just waiting for the defense to react 104 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: rather than just flying like a bull in a china 105 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: shop towards the basket. And those ball movement sequences are 106 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: going to be specifically relevant for a relevant excuse me, 107 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: for a potential series against Oklahoma City or Denver. So 108 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: looking forward for Minnesota, they obviously match up really well 109 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: against Denver. They have won eight of their last eleven 110 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: matchups with them, dating back to the beginning of the 111 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,679 Speaker 1: Western Conference semi finals last year. They have the size 112 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: and physicality to match up with Denver at every position. 113 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: Denver is a group that is big at a lot 114 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: of positions, Like Jamal Murray's a big, strong guard, so 115 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: is Christian Brown. Michael Porter Junior is having a rough 116 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: playoff run, but he's big and tall, you know. Aaron 117 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: Gordon Russell Westbrook brings athleticism, Peyton Watson brings athleticism. Minnesota 118 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: can match that, and they've shown the ability to bother 119 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,120 Speaker 1: both Jokic and Murray, and we also saw them just 120 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: like absolutely dominate Michael Porter junior, and that dude is 121 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: already running on fumes and he had a rough series 122 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: against Minnesota last year, so that had something to keep 123 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: an eye on. But Denver's success in that series came 124 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball when they made 125 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: their runs. When Denver won Game three, four, and five. 126 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: In those three games, they held Minnesota to a one 127 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,919 Speaker 1: ZHO six offensive rating. They really worked on bringing Jokic 128 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: further out to the level and just making it so 129 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: that Ant couldn't turn the corner and ball screens get momentum. Ironically, 130 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: Christian Brown was the best defender that Denver had for 131 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: Ant in that series. And obviously, you know KCP was 132 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: just too small for Aunt. Kcp's not in the picture anymore, 133 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: so you'll see a lot of Christian Brown on it. 134 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 1: They tested Minnesota's ability to pass through their defense, and 135 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: so that growth that we've seen in this postseason run 136 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,559 Speaker 1: I think will be imperative in that matchup. That said, 137 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: I believe Oklahoma City is going to win. I just 138 00:06:58,000 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: wanted to talk through the Denver piece because I think 139 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: that's a legitimate possible outcome. I'd go I'm leaning like 140 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: seventy five to twenty five towards Oklahoma City at this 141 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: point in the series, and Oklahoma City will present some 142 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: similar issues to Minnesota that we saw. Golden State present 143 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: a steady diet of quality defenders at every position group, 144 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: a lot of loading up on the strong side and 145 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: rotating with speed to account for that, you know, kind 146 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: of over emphasis on the strong side of the floor. 147 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: And they have real rim protection, and that's the difference. 148 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: Raymond Green is a good rim protector, but mostly just 149 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: with his IQ and his physicality, this is a team 150 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: that's going to present real size and length at the 151 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: rim in a way that if we look back last year, 152 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: the one bad playoff series that Ain't had was against Dallas, 153 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: a team that could match his athleticism on the perimeter 154 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: and the team that could provide real length at the basket. Now, 155 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: one of the things that we saw specifically with Dallas, 156 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: if you guys remember correctly, he was Derek Jones junior, 157 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: and Derek Jones has a great deal of length on 158 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: the ball, and he was able to actually bother ants 159 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: like pull up jump shooting in a way that I think, 160 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: you know, shorter defenders like door to case on Wallace 161 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: might struggle a little bit. And that's why I think 162 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see if we get to a 163 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: point in the series where they go with more of 164 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: like a J. Dub on Ant just to try to 165 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: match his length a little bit more. But it's gonna 166 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: be a real challenge, and the challenge will be for 167 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: Ant to not repeatedly test Hartenstein and Chad at the rim, 168 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: but rather to make the good reads when he's there, 169 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: and so those slow down drives that we saw are 170 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: gonna be key. I think the mid range could play 171 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: a key role in this series for both Anthony Edwards 172 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: and Julius Randall to get short range, high percentage shots 173 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: before getting all the way to the rim, because whenever 174 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: Rudy Gobert is on the floor, you're gonna see chat 175 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: Holmer and sitting his ass right underneath the basket protecting 176 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: the rim there with his length. And I do think 177 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: that both Randall and Edwards can get some quality mid 178 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: range looks over Oklahoma City's smaller guards. But I'm just 179 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: super excited for that potential series. I mean, two elite 180 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: defenses that are very different. Obviously, Minnesota is bigger, Oklahoma 181 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: City is faster. Two elite on ball guards and Shae 182 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: and Ant. That what an incredible duel that could end 183 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: up being. And I would argue in that matchup, like 184 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: if Ant or Shay badly outplayed the other in terms 185 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: of just over the top shot making and probing in 186 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 1: against these defenses, I think that could swing the winner. 187 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: I think that's a I think that's a series where 188 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: the gap between Ant and Shay could be the difference 189 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 1: if both guys played it more or less the same level. 190 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: I think it probably tilts towards Oklahoma City. But if 191 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: Ant can outplay Shay, that's a series that they can 192 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: absolutely win. There's interesting co stars JDub and Chet. Obviously, 193 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: Chet you know a skinny, defensive minded rim protector that's 194 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: got some ability offensively. J dub is you know another 195 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 1: on ball guard. But then from Minnesota, it's these big forwards, right, 196 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: It's Julius Randall, it's nasrit guys that have we've seen 197 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: show the ability to score against size mismatches, and they're 198 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: gonna have plenty of size mismatches that they could attack. 199 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: And I just think this could be an all Timer 200 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 1: series a great showcase for the next generation of NBA 201 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: talent to see all of these guys on the same floor. 202 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: You know, if you had to tell me coming into 203 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: this postseason run, like Okay Lebron and Steph and KD 204 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: and Kawhi and Jimmy Butler and all of like the 205 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: establishment stars that we've seen over the last several years, 206 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: even like Tatum for instance, and all of these guys, 207 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: if you were to tell me Giannis as well, if 208 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: you were to tell me those guys weren't going to 209 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: be in the postseason when we get to the final 210 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: two rounds. If I at least got to see something 211 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: like this, to see Shay versus, to see Shay versus Ant, 212 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: I think that's a really fun matchup. And even extending 213 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: to the potential Knicks Pacers matchup, which we'll talk about 214 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,719 Speaker 1: a minix that's not set in stone. I think it's 215 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: a good showcase for the league and what the next 216 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 1: era could look like. But we will get further into 217 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: that matchup once we have more concrete information about who's 218 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,719 Speaker 1: going to play. Which will you know, we could have 219 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: an answer tomorrow night. We could be in a situation 220 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: where we don't know until games set, but when we know, 221 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: we will do a full series preview that breaks that 222 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 1: series down from the perspective of both teams on both 223 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: ends of the floor. On the Golden State front, I 224 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 1: was generally impressed with the way they battled in this 225 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: series without Steph, Like they routinely kept things close until 226 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: it was you know, in that mid second half stretch 227 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: where Minnesota consistently pulled away. But like, if you guys 228 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 1: think of it, they just if you look at Minnesota's 229 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: defensive firepower, I mean, this was a team that strangled 230 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: the life out of Luka Doncic Laighton games. This is 231 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: a team that strangled the life out of Lebron James 232 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: Lighton games. This was a team that completely and utterly 233 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: shut down Austin Reeves. And yeah, obviously they didn't have 234 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: the ball and player movement that Golden State had, but 235 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: the Warriors just didn't have the offensive firepower to keep up. 236 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: And I do want to take a minute to talk 237 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: about Jimmy Butler scoring. I don't want to hyper focus 238 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: on it because I think there's some realities in terms 239 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: of the fit alongside Steph Curry that accentuates more of 240 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:00,680 Speaker 1: his versatility. But Jimmy Butler in his career has thirty 241 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: eight games in the postseason where he scored at least 242 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: twenty five points. And under the circumstances with the way 243 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: that this series was going, they specifically needed scoring from him. 244 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: That was like the thing he could do to lift 245 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 1: the floor of this team and keep them in these games. 246 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: And he had one game in the entire series where 247 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: he scored more than twenty points one time, and that 248 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: just wasn't enough. And I thought he failed to really 249 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: emphasize that part of his game, to push that part 250 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: of his game when his team needed him to. And 251 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, it could have been the difference between this 252 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: series ending in five, where Steph potentially getting an opportunity 253 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 1: to return in game six. You needed to win one game, 254 00:12:44,920 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: and like I just the shot the shot totals, I mean, 255 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: when he takes twenty shots total in the last two 256 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: games like that, there's a certain amount of he needed 257 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: to just empty the clip, so to speak, because that's 258 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: what the matchup called for. It's like otherwise you're asking 259 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: Brandon Pajemski and Buddy Healed and Jonathan Kaminga carry the 260 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: load offensively and there's obviously going to be a great 261 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: deal of up and down that comes with those types 262 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 1: of role players. All of that said, I do think 263 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: that Jimmy Butler trade was a success. Overall. I think 264 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: they would have won this series or at least given 265 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: themselves a very good chance to win this series if 266 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: Steph Curry had played. In that case, they would have 267 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: made it to the Western Conference Finals. Now, I think 268 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: the Thunder would have crushed the Warriors. They were Houston, 269 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: but because they had the speed guards to match up 270 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: with Steph. But they also had real rim protection and 271 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,080 Speaker 1: they had the offensive firepower that Houston didn't have. But 272 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: I think they would have won this series, and I 273 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: think they would have been a conference finalist, which I 274 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: think in the first season, which Jimmy Butler would have 275 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: been a resounding success. But even getting to the second round, 276 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: I think we saw the obvious way that the fit works. 277 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: We saw how Jimmy Butler just kind of like connectively 278 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: as a playmaker in the middle of the floor, just 279 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: accentuated and greased the wheels for this offense. They reached 280 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: the level defensively with him as a defensive playmaker, not 281 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: the on ball talent that Aaron Andrew Wiggins was but 282 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: the work he did as just a defensive playmaker for 283 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: this team roaming around the floor, you know, the fit 284 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: just makes a ton of sense, and I do think 285 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: this team is worth investing in next year. The obvious 286 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: need is guys who can score the ball in the 287 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: flow of their offense, which means the ability to hit 288 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,440 Speaker 1: a jump shot running off of a screen, the ability 289 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: to attack downhill when someone's chasing you over that screen 290 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 1: and apply real ball pressure, the ability to quickly process 291 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: and make decisions when you're in those screening situations, while 292 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: also being a player that can defend at a high level. 293 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: The obvious ceiling for that type of player is like 294 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: a Cam Johnson. We've talked about him a lot over 295 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: the course of the last couple of weeks. I think 296 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: he's the perfect fit as like basically Jackson referred to 297 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: him as basically like a version of Klay Thompson, And 298 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: in that sense, it's a kind of like a proof 299 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: of concept in that, you know, we know what that 300 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: looks like because we've seen that dynamic counter spacing presence 301 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: with Steph and how that works. Right. Another discounted guy 302 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: look at for this type of role would be Malik Beasley. 303 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: He's a guy that would be a FRA agent this 304 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: summer and you could potentially get him on like a 305 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: mid level exception or something like that. But if the 306 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: Warriors make the slight tweaks that they need to make 307 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: this summer, and if they can get some year to 308 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: year improvement from younger players, guys like like Randon Pajamski. 309 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: You couldn't make shots in this post You made him tonight, 310 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: but you couldn't make shots in this postseason run like 311 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: your team needs you to make shots. So this summer 312 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: he needs to work on specifically conditioning so that he 313 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: can hit shots when the physicality and intensity picks up. 314 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: We talked about it last night on playback, but there 315 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: was an extended stretch to end the season, basically the 316 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: last fourth of the season where he was a high 317 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: forties percentage three point shooter on like seven attempts per day. Like, 318 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: we know he can make shots, it's about getting it 319 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: to translate to the postseason environment when the physicality and 320 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: the intensity raises. There's just another level he can get 321 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: to with his conditioning. Moses Moody's game completely decomposed in 322 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 1: this postseason run. Hit the threes tonight, but he's going 323 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: to have to be better next year. So if those 324 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: guys can make their marginal improvements, if Steph just identifying 325 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: that he has a real chance next year and approaching 326 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: the off season in a way where he can capitalize 327 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: on that, you know, Jimmy Butler coming into next season 328 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: with a game that is you know, tweaked so to speak, 329 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: in terms of his off season regimen to fit this 330 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: particular system and getting that type of role player upgrade 331 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: at a couple of position groups, they absolutely have a 332 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: real chance to make a run at the title next year. 333 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: All right, let's move on and talk some Celtics. First 334 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: of all, let's talk Tatum in our course correction segment. 335 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: Welcome to Course Correction, brought to you by Microsoft. Just 336 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: like star players and teams navigating performance hurdles, business decision 337 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: makers today are under immense pressure to get things right. 338 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: They must rise to the occasion, turning challenges into opportunities. 339 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: Microsoft empowers these visionaries with AI solutions, simplified cloud and 340 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: data management and trustworthy responsible AI. When you're in the NBA, 341 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: you have your own hurdles to face. In this segment, 342 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: we will highlight the role the player every week that 343 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,239 Speaker 1: has risen to the occasion when his team needed him. 344 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: Whatever challenge you're facing, Microsoft empowers you with the expertise 345 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 1: to say, bring it on. I want to use this 346 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,640 Speaker 1: week's course correction segment as an opportunity to shout out 347 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum of the Boston Celtics. I thought this was 348 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: the best season of Jason Tatum's career. Wasn't anything that 349 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 1: showed up in some sort of dramatic way statistically. I mean, 350 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: he's averaged in the previous four seasons before this year 351 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,479 Speaker 1: twenty eight eight to five on fifty nine percent through shooting, 352 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: and played in on average, over seventy games every year. 353 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,360 Speaker 1: So this guy has been as reliable as statistical performer 354 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: as we've had in the league in recent history. But 355 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: he just showed insane growth as a half court processor. 356 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 1: He's never averaged over five assists in a season in 357 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 1: his career, and he averaged over six assists this year. 358 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: A simple stat to demonstrate this is he had seven 359 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,400 Speaker 1: games this year with at least ten assists. He had 360 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: seven games in the entirety of his career in the 361 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: regular season before this year or he logged at least 362 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: ten assists, But he also just showed an understanding of 363 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: advantage creation, which is obviously very important for the Celtics team, 364 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 1: but it extends beyond assist totals. Constantly trusting basic reads 365 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: like kick ahead passes, swing passes when guys were sinking 366 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 1: off the strong side corner or sinking into nail help, 367 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 1: simple over the top passes to guys slipping out of 368 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 1: screening action when he was the ball handler. These are 369 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: the kinds of things I've talked about with the Pacers. 370 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: Like before, we just discount these as simple fundamental basketball things. 371 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: They are literally driving success in the modern MBA because 372 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:45,159 Speaker 1: these guys are all so much better scoring with an 373 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: advantage than they are without an advantage, and the guy 374 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: who's on the ball has that job. We're going to 375 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: talk about it in more detailed context here with Jalen 376 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: Brown here in a minute. But he was the kickstarter 377 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 1: of everything the Celtics did on offense. The Celtics offense 378 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: scored one hundred and twenty two points per one hundred 379 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: possessions when he was on the floor this year. Then 380 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: he starts this playoff run with an incredibly dominant performance 381 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: against the Orlando Magic, who had an elite defense there 382 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: was second best defense in the league this year. In 383 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: the final three games of that series, he averaged thirty six, 384 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:20,719 Speaker 1: ten and six. But then suddenly, out of nowhere, his 385 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: game completely fails him. In the first two games of 386 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: the Knick series, can't make a jump shot to save 387 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: his life, goes just twelve for forty two from the field, 388 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: brutally cold down the stretch, and a couple of bad 389 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: losses to the Knicks. But then it all came together 390 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:36,680 Speaker 1: in one of the best playoff games of Tatum's career. 391 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: In Game four Madison Square Garden, he had forty two 392 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: points on sixteen for twenty eight shooting. The Knicks were 393 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: switching everything and forcing the Celtics to attack matchups. No 394 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: other Celtic had any sort of legitimate rhythm in the 395 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 1: second half of that game. He had no choice but 396 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: to grab the reins, and he just hit incredible shot 397 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: after incredible shot from every spot on the floor, from 398 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 1: every type of footwork on the ball, attack, picking off 399 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 1: the catch, getting all the way to the rim for 400 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: and ones. Just truly remarkable shot making in a game 401 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 1: where his team absolutely needed him to be that guy 402 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 1: forty two points on sixteen for twenty eight, shooting seven 403 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: for sixteen from three. He was the only reason they 404 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 1: had any chance to win that game. And then his 405 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 1: achilles goes out, and I just feel terrible for him 406 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: because I can only imagine what that must have been like, 407 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: the relief of seeing all those shots go in after 408 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: the frustration of what happened in Game one and Game two, 409 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: and I must have just felt like all of that 410 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: hard work paying off in such a real way, and 411 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,360 Speaker 1: then something that's completely and entirely out of his control 412 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: comes in and ruins everything. I just feel terrible for Tatum, 413 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: and I wanted to use tonight's segment. It's just an 414 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,439 Speaker 1: opportunity to talk about how much I respect Jason Tatum 415 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: as a competitor and as one of the game's greats. 416 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: I fully expect him to return from this injury at 417 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 1: an all NBA level, and I'm very excited to watch 418 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: him play basketball again when he returns. That's it for 419 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: this week's course. Remember Microsoft's AI solutions empower you to 420 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: take bold steps and make informed decisions, sparking new ideas 421 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: to help drive your business forward. 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We talked about 427 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: this a little bit in the Tatum segment, But if 428 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: you're going to be the primary shot creator for a 429 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:34,399 Speaker 1: basketball team for an entire game, it's important to understand 430 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: that you're in charge of managing the flow of the game. 431 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: We talked about this a lot in the don of 432 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:40,960 Speaker 1: Inmagell game. I think it was Game one if I 433 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: remember correctly, but where you know, like he puts up 434 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 1: a monster scoring night, but the Kavs just don't have 435 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: any flow in their offense. The ball's not popping around, 436 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: they're not generating a ton of catch and shoot threes. 437 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: Their shooters are all uncomfortable. You need to understand that 438 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,479 Speaker 1: in that job, like you need to take advantage of 439 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: easy because your job is to create half of your 440 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 1: team's shots, Like you might have to create forty to 441 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 1: fifty shots in that game. Jalen Brown took advantage of 442 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: the easy opportunities tonight. His transition reads good. God, the 443 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: Knicks were awful in their transition defense. They lost Derek 444 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: White probably a half dozen times for wide open threes 445 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: in transition. But Jalen was the guy who was probing 446 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,359 Speaker 1: up the floor in those transition situations and making those reads, 447 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 1: identifying where the Knicks were making mistakes in screening action. 448 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 1: They ran a ton of ghost screens tonight where he's 449 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: on ball and Derek White screening and slipping out, or 450 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: Peyton Pritcher's screening and slipping out, or Sam Houser screening 451 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: and slipping out, and he just made those simple reads 452 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,479 Speaker 1: there interior passing to Cornette out of the post. I 453 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 1: just thought Jalen played a great floor game and managed 454 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: his shot selection really well, combined with some legit three 455 00:22:52,160 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: levels scoring, hitting mid range shots, hitting threes getting into 456 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,720 Speaker 1: the basket. There was a concerted team effort that sixtends 457 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 1: beyond Jalen Brown. But they were really trying to bully 458 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: Jalen Brunson tonight. So the first time in this series 459 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 1: I thought Jalen Brunson like really struggled. He was the 460 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: guy losing shooters in transition. Often he was not holding 461 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: his ground on switches the way he did earlier in 462 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: the series, and the Celtics were just going right through 463 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: his chest all the way to the front of the rim. 464 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,679 Speaker 1: But Jalen Brown set the tone with that early and 465 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 1: often in this game. Twenty six points, eight rebounds, and 466 00:23:22,920 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 1: twelve assists. Tip of the cap to Jalen Brown kind 467 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: of a teaser for what his role will be next season, 468 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: which is to be that guy for this team. The 469 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 1: Celtics did play extremely well across the board offensively, in 470 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 1: a way that they have struggled to reach consistently in 471 00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: this series, and I thought this was an interesting example 472 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: of the reality of rhythm in basketball. So Boston is 473 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:49,920 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty seven points tonight. It's the first 474 00:23:49,920 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: time all series they'd scored over one hundred and twenty 475 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 1: five points. Not to be clear, Jason Tatum is the 476 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,440 Speaker 1: best player on this team and they have no championship 477 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 1: seiling without him. Not trying to in any way denigrate 478 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum, However, this team does have a lot of 479 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: high level basketball players, and one of the things that 480 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: happens in those situations is there's a tendency for guys 481 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: to feel like they don't want to tug on the rope, 482 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: right like if you're Drew Holliday, if you're Derek White, 483 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: even Jalen Brown to a certain extent, like Tatum's the guy, 484 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: you gotta float through him. You don't want to shirt 485 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: yourself too much. And sometimes it can be tough to 486 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: establish rhythm. And so for a game like this, again, 487 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: if you went for a whole postseason run and teams 488 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,479 Speaker 1: could really scout Jalen Brown and scout the way you 489 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: like to attack, you'd be begging for Jason Tatum back, 490 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,119 Speaker 1: I promise you. But in a one game sample like this, 491 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: it just kind of simplified the pecking order. Jalen Brown, 492 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: Derek White, Peyton Pritchard, those are the three guys that 493 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,800 Speaker 1: were controlling the majority of the action. They played through 494 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: them consistently, and as a result, there was just kind 495 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: of like a rhythm and a flow that they missed 496 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: in other points of the series. And I thought, specifically 497 00:24:57,800 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 1: in this one game sample it fitted Boston Luke Cornett 498 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: I was talking with with Jackson and Shane before we 499 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: got started it. I just thought he did a much 500 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: better job of Porzingis's job. Porzingis's job in the series 501 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 1: has been to roam off of josh Hart protect the 502 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: rim while at the same time accounting for josh Hart 503 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 1: when he's you know, driving off of those kickouts from 504 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 1: the top of the key, or crashing the offensive glass 505 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: or or you know, even just shooting threes in those 506 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: catch and shoot situations. And Cornett just brought a level 507 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: of activity that they haven't had really in this series. 508 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: From that spot. He was you know, he had six 509 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,439 Speaker 1: blocks just in the second half. Some of them were 510 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: roaming off of josh Hart on other guys looking to shoot. 511 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: Some of it was josh Hart catching at the top 512 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: of the key and pumping and then trying to drive 513 00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 1: on Cornett and then trying to finish through Cornett getting 514 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: blocked there. Oh, he's going to take a three out 515 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: of the left corner. Cornette runs out out there and 516 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: blocks him there. He kept him off the offensive classic 517 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: josh Hart had just one offensive rebound in the whole game, 518 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,640 Speaker 1: and it was because Cornett swatted his shit right back 519 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: into his hands and it got logged as an offensive rebound. 520 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: So he just like completely shut down in the second half, 521 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: in particular, everything as that roam er off of Josh Hart. 522 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: You know, Josh hit some threes tonight and still had 523 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: some success, but Cornette did a ton of damage in 524 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:30,119 Speaker 1: his minutes roaming off of Josh Hart and just kind 525 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 1: of anchoring things defensively for the Celtics. Six blocks in 526 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,760 Speaker 1: the second half is incredible stuff. Like I like, I 527 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: didn't do any you know, digging into NBA history, but 528 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:44,120 Speaker 1: I would imagine it's been a very long time since 529 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: an NBA basketball player locked six blocks in a single 530 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: half in the NBA postseason. Shout out to the Celtics. Man, 531 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: these guys have their flaws, but they're a bunch of winners, 532 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:54,960 Speaker 1: and they beat the shit out of the Knicks tonight 533 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: and they showed that they're not going to go down 534 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: without a fight. And on that note, this series is 535 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,600 Speaker 1: not over. I believe the Knicks will win on Friday, 536 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: but that will not be an easy game. And if 537 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: they lose that game, they're staring down the barrel of 538 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 1: a Game seven in Boston where Boston will be will 539 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: be favored. I thought the Knicks played a horrible half 540 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: in that second half, just straight up not good enough. 541 00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: In so many facets of the game. They better be 542 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:22,680 Speaker 1: ready for a war on Friday, because it's gonna be 543 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 1: a war and if they don't survive that one, they 544 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: could be sent out of here. And I mean already 545 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: they need to be polished up in a way to 546 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: prepare for what's a very dangerous Indiana Pacers team that's 547 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 1: going to be coming their way should they get out 548 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 1: of this series. All right, guys, that's all I have 549 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,280 Speaker 1: for tonight. As always a sincerely appreciate you guys for 550 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,159 Speaker 1: supporting me and supporting the show. Again, no playback tonight, 551 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 1: but we will be back on playback tomorrow night after 552 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,920 Speaker 1: the live show that we have. Again, keep an eye 553 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: on the on the feed. I think I am going 554 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 1: to do a film session tomorrow Jackson. I think we're 555 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,120 Speaker 1: going to do something on Cornett's defense in the second 556 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: half because I thought it was just so impressive and 557 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: I just want to show some video examples of the 558 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: stuff that we were talking about. So keep an eye 559 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 1: on the feed tomorrow morning for a film session on 560 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: the Celtics, and then live tomorrow night after the final 561 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: buzzer of Denver versus Minnesota. One kind of bit of 562 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 1: fun news tonight was the last night that we're covering 563 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 1: two games in a single night, so just one game 564 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: every night from this point forward will be really zeroing 565 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:24,600 Speaker 1: in on those games and getting deeper into the weeds 566 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 1: on them. But about halfway through this playoff run, guys, 567 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: I appreciate you guys for rocking with us and rocking 568 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: with the show. I will see you guys tomorrow morning. 569 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: What's up guys. As always, I appreciate you for listening 570 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,080 Speaker 1: to and supporting OOPS tonight. 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