1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, Everybody, 2 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: Happy Monday? It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire or March eighth, 3 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: March madness nearly upon us. There was some madness over 4 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,280 Speaker 1: the weekend. I don't know about you, guys. I got 5 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: into a lot of trouble. I watched Coming to America Too, 6 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: and I dared go on the internet and say it 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: wasn't awful, and so many people just hated that opinion, 8 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: like that movie sucked. You have to say that Rob 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 1: g did see it. He will chime in a little 10 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: bit later. Um, I did think that. Okay. You know, 11 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: most sequel sequels for good comedies, like historically great comedies, 12 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: they suck. Most of them. Do eight Ventral one iconic movie? 13 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: If it's on cable, I will always take a peek 14 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: and see where we are in the movie. I know 15 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: all the funny parts. I can't tell you Jack Squad 16 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: about Ace Enter two. Home Alone one, come on, that's 17 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: an all time classic. Home Alone too Lost in New York. 18 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: Like you know, you go on down the list. There 19 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: was only I think one that I jotted down that 20 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: was too I'm sorry. Two were really good. Naked Gun 21 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: two and a half Naked Gun. That whole series was 22 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: killer okay, and I'm sure that people are gonna hate 23 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: this Coming to America too. I would give it like 24 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: a c you know, two stars. But I thought twenty 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: two Jump Street, Yes, with Channing Tatum and uh, what's 26 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: his face? Jonah Haill? That movie is funny. Come Jump 27 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: twenty two Jump Street is funny. I like that series, 28 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: by the way. I'm I'm a nerd um, but that 29 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: was like one of my focal points of the weekend. 30 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:46,039 Speaker 1: Coming to America too. And then of course you had 31 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,639 Speaker 1: the monster Opal Winfrey sit down with the Royal Couple. 32 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: I thought i'd opened the podcast. Hell no, I didn't 33 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: watch that garbage. Get out of here. Come on, what 34 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: do I care about the Royal family? I know all 35 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: these people are in an uproar. I didn't watch a 36 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: second about it, don't it didn't read a darn thing. 37 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: The only thing I kept seeing in my timeline last 38 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: night was Tyler Perry did a good thing. Shocker. I mean, 39 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: Tyler Perry is immensely wealthy and does a lot of 40 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: good things. I'm a fan of Tyler Perry. All right, 41 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: let's get to my highlight of the weekend. No, it 42 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: was not the Slam Dunk contest. I will take it 43 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: to the grave saying that my daughter's second grade pickup 44 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: basketball game which we did on Saturday, which was heated 45 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: six on six with the sub It was an awesome 46 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: game and my daughter scored the game tying basket, and 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: then we called it was It was a great game, 48 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: like really a great game. Was way better than the 49 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: dunk contest. The dunk contest is basically unspeakably bad at 50 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: this point, and I'm not going to be that guy 51 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:49,839 Speaker 1: who calls for the end of it. You just got 52 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: to convince the big names to get involved. They need 53 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: Zach Lavine in there. But the three point contest, I 54 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: actually think is a big her story than the All 55 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: Star Game. Now, Rob g is gonna come in here 56 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: over the top. The All Star Game is garbage. I'm 57 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: not watching that crap. I'm just telling you I enjoyed 58 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: the All Star Game a lot. However, as I told 59 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: you guys, I started this series Friday Night Lights with 60 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: the kids. So we try to watch like half an 61 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: episode a day, or an episode. It was Sunday, so 62 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 1: we watch an episode and we you know, how you 63 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: do the thing on Netflix or Amazon Prime where you 64 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: start the next episode for like two minutes and then 65 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 1: you're like, okay, good, perfect, alright, set up the next episode, 66 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: and you stop. So we did that with Friday Night Lights, 67 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: and I said, guys, we gotta get a t o. 68 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: Steph Curry is up in the three point contest, and 69 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: you know, I'm that dad who got my son and 70 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: daughter Curry Jersey's like maybe three or four years ago, 71 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: and maybe it was five years ago. I don't know, 72 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: but they both have Curry Jersey's. I don't even know 73 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: if my son's fits anymore. Um, Curry is just unbelievable. 74 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: He is. I don't even want to hear there's oh, 75 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: this ends the debate. There was never a debate. Curry 76 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: is the greatest shooter barn On in NBA history. It's 77 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: there's no discussion, okay. But watching him step up in 78 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: that first round or whatever and drop thirty one was magical, 79 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: Like it was. It was really incredible. I think he 80 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 1: hit eight in a row at one point. It was 81 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: just like, this guy's unbelievable, and me and the kids 82 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: are shouting and screaming, and it was awesome and I 83 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 1: just Steph Curry is as wholesome as like American pie. 84 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: Like seriously, it's it's like that he's a good human being. 85 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: He's a phenomenal shooter. He he's a below the rim guy. 86 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: He doesn't look like I mean, he's a why are 87 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: he six three? And he's just magical. And then he 88 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: goes to the final against Mike Conley, and I kept 89 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: telling the kids, I'm like, listen, Conley's never been an 90 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 1: All Star. Okay, Curry, we know he's blah blah blah, 91 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: all time great. I think Conley's gonna steal this. I 92 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, Guys, I have this feeling. And Connley 93 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: goes in are nothing to lose, I mean, he was 94 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: a replacement for Devin Booker, Okay. And I'm like, jeez, 95 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: Mike coming at and Mike Conley splashing from the top 96 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: of the key leg it's nothing. I'm like, twenty eight 97 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: or twenty seven whatever is total, I don't remember what 98 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: it was. But he got a lot of points in 99 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,280 Speaker 1: the final and Curry stout start starts out over four 100 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: and I'm like, oh my gosh, and my daughter, of course, 101 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: big Curry fans like dad, he's got this, He's gonna 102 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: be fine. And Curry just catches fire. And then he 103 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: goes to the last rack and like we're on our feet, 104 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: like into this the three point contest, and Curry down 105 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: to the last ball, the money ball, needing it for 106 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,799 Speaker 1: the win, and he hits it and we just erupted. 107 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: And guys, listen. I thought it was phenomenal, excellent television, 108 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: high drama, like a superstar versus you know, a guy 109 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: that easy to root for, Mike Conley, he's likable guy. Um, 110 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: it was awesome and and you know, dare I say it? 111 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: The All Star Game was something of a come down 112 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: because it was not as competitive as last year. Um, 113 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I've got to say this, Um, people are 114 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: not gonna like it. My big takeaway is Lebron was 115 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: the m v P because he only played thirteen minutes. 116 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: Like what a genius move from Lebron. I don't know 117 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: if he faked an injury or said I'm the captain, 118 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: I'm sitting out. I don't know if he played an 119 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: entire minute in the second half because he didn't start 120 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: the second half. That was the first thing I noticed, like, oh, 121 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,039 Speaker 1: Lebron is not in Oh nice and then I don't 122 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: think he came in now. He was pretty terrible in 123 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: the All Star Game. He missed a dunk, I think 124 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: he missed another lay up. He had like a bad turnover, 125 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: and you could just tell like he wasn't that into it. Um. 126 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: And that's good because at some point this league is 127 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to transition away from Lebron to the next generation. 128 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: Lebron has been dominant for fifteen plus years. And to 129 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: watch Steph Curry and Damian Lillard each go eight for 130 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: sixteen from three, Janice, I have down here sixteen for sixteen, 131 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: thirty five points. Um. You know this is not a 132 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: surprise to anyone, but Lebron has been a GM at 133 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: times in his career, so he kind of picked a 134 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: great team. Kevin Durant, you know, you're my guy. I 135 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: don't know what you're doing. Um, that was a garbage 136 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: team you picked. Uh, And I don't know how that's 137 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: possible picking a garbage team on them among All Stars. 138 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: But like, team Lebron was thirty one of sixty one 139 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: on threes. Thirty one sixty one on threes. Come on, 140 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: I mean listen, Jalen Brown looked awesome, you know, if 141 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: you if you were in a coma for six years 142 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 1: and you woke up and that was the first thing 143 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:38,559 Speaker 1: you watched. First of all, you'd be like, jeez, where's 144 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: the defense. Psych Nobody says that. Nobody with a functional 145 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: brain says, where's the defense? Okay, there's no defense in 146 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: the Pro Bowl, right, There's no defense in the NBA 147 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: All Star Game. Nobody's trying to get hurt out here, 148 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: all right. So I thought Jalen Brown looked better than 149 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: Jayson Tatum. Dare I say? And I'm a bullish on 150 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: Jayson Tatum. I've got a Jayson Tatum m v p 151 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: uh for the league this year, ticket from Vegas. Obviously 152 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: that will not catch. He got COVID hasn't bounce back. Um, 153 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,520 Speaker 1: But I enjoyed the All Star Game was fun. Um, 154 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: you know, Janice m v P whatever. Hey, he got 155 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: thirty five points, he didn't miss the shot. Chris Paul 156 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: was pretty good at like sixteen assists. I will say 157 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: I was a little surprised. I saw Janice. I don't 158 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: want to say through an elbow, but he extended an 159 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: elbow on a screen and I don't know the cut 160 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: Tatum and the kisser but Tatum reacted like, what the hell, bro, 161 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: we're playing at All Star Game. I don't want to 162 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: get reconstructive surgery from a Jannice elbow. And the other 163 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: thing I noticed was Chris Paul really kind of locked 164 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: up James Harden a couple of times. Now, I don't 165 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: not saying he stopped him, but he got in the 166 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: defensive stance like I'm trying. You know, I remember how 167 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: it ended between us in Houston. Uh that I found 168 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: that very interesting. I also did think Kyrie Irving had 169 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 1: a And again I'm probably reading some of my narratives 170 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: into this, but I thought Kyrie Irving looked almost focused 171 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: and not happy his team got their ass kicked. Because 172 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: that's a guy who don't like losing. Um. We know 173 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: he's never won anything outside of being with Lebron for 174 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: one season. I mean, he didn't win a Duke. Okay, 175 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 1: he was injured, he didn't win. He didn't win in Boston. 176 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: He's made a lot of UM. I don't want to 177 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: say enemies, that's too strong, but a lot of people 178 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: are just like, yo, what is your program? Bro? Not 179 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: you don't want to play with Lebron. You don't wanna 180 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: play for Brad Stevens, and now you're taking shots at 181 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: the first year coach and Steve Dash and you're recruiting 182 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: k d Okay. All right, Um so Skyrie is kind 183 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: of a mysterious guy. And I noticed he walked into 184 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: the arena with his walking stick, Kyrie Irving of course. 185 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: Um So, anyways, I enjoyed All Star weekend greatly. Um, 186 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun. There was some good college basketball. 187 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: I had a really good weekend betting on college basketball. Sunday. Um, 188 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: you know, Baylor cashed easily. Michigan State as a seven 189 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: and a half point dog cashed, and um, just listen. 190 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: If you empty the account after football season, I always 191 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: take a chunk out, take out some profits. Um. You 192 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: either want to reload for March madness, um, or load 193 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: up for the first time because this is gonna be 194 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: a fun tournament. Um. I'm starting to see the ball 195 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: bounce a little bit better. I know college basketball isn't 196 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: everybody's bag, and a lot of people would rather just 197 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: fill out a bracket. But I will be firing heavily 198 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: next Sunday, six days from now, the brackets come out, 199 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: and uh, it's not your usual college basketball tournament because 200 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: nobody knows any of the players. Though seriously, nobody knows 201 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: any of the players. It's very odd. I do a 202 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: fourth grade basketball thing with some dads and a bunch 203 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: of kids, and some of the dads were talking. They're like, 204 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: I don't know anybody in college basketball, Like Michigan is 205 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: really good. Who's their best player, Like who's the best 206 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: player in the country. A lot of people just don't 207 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: know what's going on at all in college basketball. It's 208 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: hurting right now, But listen, the tournament is what it is. 209 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: It's a great, uh four week event, and I'm fired 210 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,839 Speaker 1: up about it. But this weekend was about the All 211 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: Star Game. And I know Rob G is such a 212 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: Curry fan. He must have loved Curry splashing in the 213 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: three point contest, then going to the All Star Game, 214 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: hitting bombs, just dropping bombs left and right, catching an 215 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: alley you from Chris Paul once his nemesis nemesis, and 216 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: then throwing an alley you to Chris Paul, showboating left 217 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: and right. Rob G, you had to love every moment 218 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: of its Sunday night. Fox Sports Radio has the best 219 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 220 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and within the 221 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app. Search f s R to listen 222 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,680 Speaker 1: live once again, Jason, the only thing I can say 223 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: is I really wish that you are my boss because 224 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: you are so easily pressed, you are so quick to 225 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: hand out accolades. I would have been promoted and had 226 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: a raise four different times by now since we started 227 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: this podcast. No, I mean Steph Curry was cool. I 228 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 1: mean I've seen I mean, I've seen him shoot better 229 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: in a real game before, So it's not like it's 230 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: impressive to see him shoot like that in a three 231 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: point contest or in a exhibition All Star game. I 232 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: mean he shot better, you know, in the playoffs a 233 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,079 Speaker 1: couple of times, so it's it's it was whatever. But 234 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: I will say this the one thing that set out 235 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: to me from Steph Curry. It was something he actually 236 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: said after the game last night. Um, Rachel Nichols only 237 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: tweeted it, so hopefully she has it right. Someone asked 238 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: Steph career question in the media. Here's what he said. 239 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: I have a lot left to accomplish. I don't have 240 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 1: anything to prove now. I don't know why he's feeling 241 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 1: himself after an All Star Game. But trust me when 242 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: I tell you, Steph has a lot left to prove. 243 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm glad. I'm glad we're gonna make 244 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: this a Steph Curry podcast. I didn't anticipate that, but 245 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 1: here we are. Steph has a lot to prove. Yes, 246 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: not not in the sense that to prove that he's 247 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,160 Speaker 1: a great player, because he's already a great player. That's 248 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: not that's not debated. I'm not gonna say he's not 249 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,000 Speaker 1: a great player. He's the greatest shooter of all time, 250 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: that's fine. But to say that, like you have said, 251 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: all time greatest point guard conversation every No, No, he's 252 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: not gonna surpass Magic. That will not happen. He's the 253 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: second greatest point guard of all time. And I believe 254 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:32,559 Speaker 1: right now Steph Curry is one of the fifteen greatest 255 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: players to lace him up in NBA history. Okay, so 256 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: that's something he needs to prove. Still, you know, here's 257 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: Rob's problem. Okay. Rob has been spending a lot of 258 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: time with his buddy, Rob Parker from the Odd Couple 259 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: I don't know couple, and Rob Parker is just the 260 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: biggest hater I don't maybe in all the sports. It's 261 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: a little tiresome because he don't like anybody. He hates everyone. 262 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: Tom Brady's a fraud and Steph Curry stains and everybody. 263 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,559 Speaker 1: He's a hater Lebron blah blah blah. Everything is negative 264 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: and it's starting to seep in a Rob because there 265 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: is not a thing about Steph Curry that is hateable. 266 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: There isn't. I don't know how you cannot like him. 267 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: You know who was missing this weekend? Who Russell Westbrook. 268 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: That's a guy you can dislike. And I'll be like, yeah, 269 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: I get where Rob's coming from. The guy sneering. Okay, 270 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: nobody ever wants to play with him, Okay, Like all 271 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: he's just like patting his stats by yelling to get 272 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: free throws on the foul line or grab rebounds off 273 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: free stores on the foul line. Like, come on, that's 274 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: a guy. I can understand it if you're out on 275 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook. But but but saying Steph Curry has stuff 276 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: to prove like he does, it's not I'm not saying 277 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: he sucks. I think he's a great player. And I 278 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 1: will say if you have an issue with Russell Russell 279 00:14:49,800 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: Westbrook sneering. Let me raise you a Steph Curry shimmy 280 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: and fake dump on the court, so well, we'll we'll, we'll. 281 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: Shimmying is happiness. The fake dump. The fake dump is funny. Okay, alright, No, Stephen, 282 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: Steph Curry's great. He's a great player, but he's just 283 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: not that great. That's all, okay, al right, next thing, 284 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 1: you know, he's gonna tell me Bradley Beale is a 285 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: better score that's coming up. But rob any overarching thoughts 286 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: on the dunk contest, I know you were glued to. 287 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: Dunk contest was terrible. I mean, there was some better 288 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 1: ideas on Twitter and how to improve it versus you 289 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: know what we actually saw. I will say Aaron Gordon 290 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: had a good quote leading up to the All Star 291 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: weekend in USA. Today. He was plugging some documentary that 292 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: he's he's working on and he actually thinks that he 293 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: broke the dunk contest, that he ruined it. Now, I'm 294 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: not going to go that far, but I will say 295 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: that what we've seen in the last four or five 296 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: years from Aaron Gordon, Zach Levine, it's just it makes 297 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: some of this other stuff. Number one, it makes it 298 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: seem tired because you've already seen it. And number two, 299 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 1: the fact that Aaron Gordon and Zach Lavine are considered 300 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 1: big names and the dunk contest tells you all you 301 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: need to know. Gordon wants to talk about things that 302 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: are broken. He should look at his humper. That's what 303 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: he needs to start. And I like Aaron Gordon and 304 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,320 Speaker 1: I will never forget as a gambler. He cost me 305 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:11,840 Speaker 1: money Arizona choking in the Elite eight so bad against Wisconsin. Oh, 306 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,040 Speaker 1: I'm still that still eats me up. That was a 307 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 1: four figure loss for your boy, and I am all right, 308 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: I'm over it. Um. I do want to ask Rob 309 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: g before we get to an interesting topic that I 310 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: don't know if it's on anybody's radar. I need to 311 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: ask you coming to America to a did you see it? 312 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: And be your thoughts? I did see it and I 313 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: was woefully disappointed. Heter Hayter Rob. Eventually, guys, Rob, Rob 314 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 1: will say something positive on this podcast. I'm I'm almost 315 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: certain it's a Monday, though we're starting the week nice 316 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: and happy. Rob will say one positive comment on this podcast. 317 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: I have a positive comment coming to America. The positives 318 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: they all look good. I mean, they aged gracefully, everybody 319 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: in the gig test. But no, I mean it was 320 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: this was my overarching you know, mean about the whole 321 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: thing was of all the famous people that are in 322 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: that movie, and there were a ton for no apparent 323 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: reason at all other than just to put him in 324 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: the movie. Not one of them had the ball say 325 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: you know what, Eddie, this really ain't working. This ain't working. Doc, 326 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: Let's let's let's switch it. Let's do something a little bit. Well, 327 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: that's the problem. You can't many circle exactly. Somebody should 328 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: have told him, you know what, this one is not hitting. 329 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: You know there is something, there's a parallel. This is 330 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 1: next level stuff. Okay, I don't think you're going to 331 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 1: hear this on other podcast. Coming to America two comes 332 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: out this weekend, and we all agree that comedy sequels stink. Well, 333 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: you know what else stinks when you repeat dunks. In 334 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:48,400 Speaker 1: the slam Dunk contest, and I swear Cashia Stanley had 335 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: a nice dunk to start. I was like, oh, that 336 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: was nice. And then it's like, well this person has 337 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: done that. That's this person has done Okay, Obi Toppin 338 00:17:56,720 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: comes out, nice move, oh wait, exactly. Vin did that 339 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: in the warm up line two weeks ago before a 340 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: Bulls game. And I'm not even kidding. Zach Levine did 341 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: do that dunk in the lay up line before a game, 342 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: and obi toppings out here like where's my fitty? And 343 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: then who's the kid who wanted Anthony Simons puts on 344 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: at Tracy McGrady jersey? I was like I was telling 345 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: the kids, always getting Vince Carter jersey, Tracy McGrady, Oh, 346 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: team Matt. Did he even win that dunk contest? Now? 347 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: I remember two thousand? So why are you breaking out 348 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: the jersey of a guy who didn't win the dunk 349 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: contest and borrowing his dunk? I I don't know, I 350 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: didn't see it. Listen, guys, I'm not even gonna lie. 351 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: I am on the Graham Hopefully you follow me. I 352 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: promise you. There are guys on there who have more 353 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: creative dunks than the slam dunk contest. There's this guy 354 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: a Jordan's killed Gannon or something like that, Jack the Jumper. 355 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: These guys are doing whoa ridiculous dunks? Now, I will 356 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: say the one that I liked from Anthonny Simmons was 357 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: the one where he hold it way off the backboard 358 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: and dunked it and I was like, wow, I mean 359 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:08,359 Speaker 1: he got up. Now, it didn't It didn't look like incredible. 360 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: But I hadn't seen that. Had you seen that done? 361 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 1: It was similar to Dwight Howard. Yeah, that's the problem. 362 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: It was very similar to Dwight Howard sticker dunk just 363 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: to show how high you were. But I think I 364 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: think Dwight actually have another dunk where he elevated the 365 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: rim up to twelve feet and right, yeah, but again, 366 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: creativity matters greatly, and like I don't know, I just 367 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,159 Speaker 1: I was, I was unimpressed. All right, let's get to 368 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,119 Speaker 1: uh And I know we're deep into the podcast now, 369 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 1: but I do want to say one story popped over 370 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: the weekend. Nothing in the NFL uh. This website, the Athletic. 371 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 1: We bring on writers from there from time to time. 372 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: They had a story about the best scores in the NBA. Right, 373 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: who are the best scopure scores in the NBA? Now 374 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: it's current, Okay, it's not you know, five years ago 375 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: or over the last ten years, but who is the 376 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: purest scorer in the NBA? Now, for me, this is 377 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: easy I agree with him. Kevin Durant is the best 378 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: pure scorer in the NBA. We had Katino Mobili on 379 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: the podcast maybe three or four weeks ago. He said 380 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant was the greatest score in NBA history over 381 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:22,959 Speaker 1: this guy named Jordan's. And it's tough, too tough to 382 00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: argue that Kevin Durant can get his shot off against anyone. 383 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: He is unguardable. He led the league in scoring multiple times. 384 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: He could create his own shot, his handle, his cross, 385 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: So I mean, he's ridiculous. Kevin Durant purest score in 386 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: the NBA, no doubt, Rob g you would agree k 387 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:42,679 Speaker 1: D Number one, okay. So where it gets a little 388 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: difficult for me is number two. James Harden. I thinks one, 389 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: what two or three scoring contest titles in a row. 390 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: And he's got that move where he just stands at 391 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 1: the top of the key, dribbles between his leg and 392 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 1: either does the step back three or dribbles by you 393 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: and scores or gets fouled or gets an assist. Like 394 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: that's unstoppable. So I don't have a whole hell of 395 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 1: a lot to argue against that. I will say this 396 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: about Harden if he's he's very one dimensional as a 397 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: score because he needs the ball in his hands in 398 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: a certain spot, and then he needs room. He doesn't 399 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: want any picks. He's just like I'll just get out 400 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: of my way. He does nothing off the ball to 401 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: create as a score, and I think that dings him 402 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: a little bit. And I think that's where the guy 403 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: who I have is right there with harden Um has 404 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: a great argument. That's Curry. And I know we ball 405 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 1: washed Curry, I have for most of this podcast already, 406 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:43,000 Speaker 1: but I mean this is a historically great score can 407 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,440 Speaker 1: score at all three levels. For the people who were 408 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: saying Kyrie Irving, Kyrie Irving, I did look this up 409 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 1: because I knew you were gonna come at me with 410 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: some weak ship. Steph Curry almost every season in his 411 00:21:55,560 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: career has attempted more free throws per game then Kyrie. 412 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 1: Steph Curry gets to the line better. So I know 413 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: Kyrie scores in traffic and is a great finisher. Curry 414 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:10,399 Speaker 1: drives as much as Kyrie and gets to the line 415 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: more than Kyrie, and he also gets found on a 416 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: lot of threes. I get that, But whatever advantage you 417 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: thought Kyrie had there, I don't put Kyrie quite in 418 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 1: the hardened Curry class. Where it gets interesting is we're 419 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: now three deep and we have not heard the name 420 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: Lebron James. The Athletic had KDE one hardened to Curry 421 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: three and this surprised me, Um and I think they 422 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: got it wrong. Rob. They have Bradley Beale number four. Obviously, 423 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: he's leading the league in scoring this year, no doubt 424 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: about it. He's also on a train wreck team. I 425 00:22:43,359 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: believe the stat is when he scores forty or more, 426 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 1: the Wizards are Owen six or oh in five. And 427 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: for his career, when when Brio Bill goes over forty 428 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: there like four and twenty. So that's not a winning player, okay, 429 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: and purist scorer? What a school ring me? And if 430 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: you ain't winning some of the games, Bill, yeah, great score, 431 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: I would agree. I can't have him above Dame. I 432 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,719 Speaker 1: can't have him above Lebron. Now, the problem with Lebron 433 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: Lebron is he's thirty six. He doesn't as easily get 434 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: to the rim as he did like three years ago 435 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: when he hung fifty one on the KD. Curry Warriors 436 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: in Game one and j R. Smith you know vomited 437 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:32,160 Speaker 1: all over himself and blew the game. Um, Lebron isn't 438 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: as dominant as a scorer as he was three or 439 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: four years ago. But news flash, he's averaged twenty five 440 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:44,120 Speaker 1: points a game for the last sixteen seasons. This would 441 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 1: be seventeen. So I don't want to hear this like, oh, 442 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: he's not a great score game for sixteen straight seasons. 443 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: That's absurd. He has developed a good three point shot. 444 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: He was having a career year for three has recently 445 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: sagged back a little. I think the loss of Anthony 446 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: Day this probably created a little less space for him. Um, 447 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:05,640 Speaker 1: but I would have Lebron above Bradley Beale as well. 448 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: I think other guys who weren't mentioned. Jamal Murray, Shit, 449 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: what did he do in the playoffs last year? He's 450 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: dropping fifty on everybody. Denver Clippers don't matter. I mean, 451 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray has to be in the discussion with Kyrie, 452 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 1: Joel Embiid, Paul, George, Luca, I mean, Luca makes it 453 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:29,440 Speaker 1: look easy for a guy who doesn't have the speed 454 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: uh of a Curry or of a Dame. Um, I 455 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: think Luca Donche just is in there like it's tough 456 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: like Listen zach Levine right now I am I'm driving 457 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: the zach Levine bus. He certainly is among the ten 458 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 1: best scorers in the league right now. Um, But for me, 459 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: my top five R K, D, Hardened, Curry, Lillard, Lebron, 460 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 1: I would have Kyrie right there and then beal right there, um, 461 00:24:55,560 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: rob g. Where did the Athletic get it wrong? Well, 462 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: I think what we have to clarify too is it 463 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 1: wasn't the Athletic who wrote this. While they wrote the column, 464 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: but it was them surveying and NBA executives and gms 465 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: and getting their opinion. So they didn't really have any 466 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,679 Speaker 1: kind of opinion on either way. It was these are 467 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: the results of the votes. And so the thing that 468 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 1: I noted that that you know, with the list and 469 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: now Katie, I have no qualms about I think I 470 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: think I agree with Catino. He's probably the greatest scorer 471 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 1: I've ever seen. And I'm I'm a Kobe fan, so 472 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: that says you what I think about Kadi. You know, 473 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: James Hardest, DEEPH. Curry, I kind of agree with that. 474 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: But the biggest issue I saw with the list as 475 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 1: a whole is there is entirely too much emphasis placed 476 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: on the way a guy looks scoring versus the effectiveness 477 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: of him being a score, Because when it comes to scoring, 478 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: it's just can you get the ball in the basket. 479 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: I don't care how you do it. Can you give 480 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: me two points or three points, whatever it is? Can 481 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: give me a free throw? And the fact that Lebron 482 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: is listed at let's see ten, that Embad is eight, 483 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: that Janice is fifteen, that Kauai is sixteenth, and that 484 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,360 Speaker 1: none of them are and that these guys are only 485 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: getting one fifth place vote or one fourth place vote 486 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: and nothing else tells me that a lot of these 487 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: guys who are in the front offices and and and 488 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:24,479 Speaker 1: gms and things like that, they're so blinded by the 489 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: analytics of basketball and the three point shot and can 490 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: you get off of three? Can? How do you look 491 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:32,200 Speaker 1: creating your own shot? And I'm sure that's very important, 492 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: that that's part of being a great basketball player. But 493 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: if I just need two points, if I'm not gonna 494 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: get you know, Harden or k D, why would you 495 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: not go with Lebron, James or Jannie or Mbat or 496 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: a guy who's gonna get to the rim And score. Instead, 497 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: they're more impressed with a Kyrie, Irving, Bradley Beale, Dame 498 00:26:51,840 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: Lillard because they can step back and shoot it from 499 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: thirty five and make it one at a seven times, 500 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: you know, one out of five. I think it's at 501 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: any rate. I hear what you're saying, But there is 502 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,320 Speaker 1: something similar to all the guys at the top. They're 503 00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: all prominent, prolific three point shooters. That seems to matter 504 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,200 Speaker 1: to these NBA front office guys when they're talking about 505 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: pure scoring. Now, I should add, we don't know if 506 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,800 Speaker 1: they're talking to the analytics guys in the front office 507 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: or the old fifty year old front office guys who 508 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: have been around forever who are a little more old school. Um, 509 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 1: but yeah, Devin Booker ahead of Lebron seems a little 510 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: bit curious. Now, de book did go for seventy I 511 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: think in a game. But um, I don't know. You're right, 512 00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:41,199 Speaker 1: if you need a bucket at the end of the game, 513 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,479 Speaker 1: are you going to Devin Booker or Lebron James right? 514 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: And the one that that really bugged me was the 515 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 1: Kyrie one. And it's because it's not to say Kyrie 516 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:51,480 Speaker 1: is not a great score and he is. He's a 517 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: great talent, but so many people confuse his skill level, 518 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: which is out of this world. One of the most 519 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: skilled players I've ever seen with being a good scorer. Like, 520 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,120 Speaker 1: just because you have a Swiss army knife doesn't necessarily 521 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: mean that it's more effective than a hammer in certain situations. 522 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: And Janice embiid Lebron are hammers. They're going to be 523 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: able to score or at least get a great shot 524 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,359 Speaker 1: anytime they want to, no matter who's guarding him. I 525 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: trust them more than I trust Kyrie Irving to get 526 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: a good shot. Let me, I'll push back. I don't 527 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 1: know that I'm just playing Devil's advocate here. Janice while 528 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: an incredible score, right, he's an incredible score. Is he 529 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: at the level of one of the top guys, given 530 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: that A he can't shoot three pointers to save his 531 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 1: damn life he is currently at and B he's a 532 00:28:48,040 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: sixty six percent free throw shooter. So if you are 533 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: defending you honest, we've seen the postseason. Okay, we'll give 534 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: him any three he wants, and if need be, let's 535 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: put him on the line because answers are he's gonna 536 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: hit below. I mean, he was seventy earlier in his career. 537 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: The last two years sixty three and sixty six. Um, 538 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: all those other guys hardened Cyrie there eighty five plus Lillard. 539 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, end of the game, like, do 540 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: you go to Janice? Are they Are they gonna go 541 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,959 Speaker 1: to Drew Holiday? I don't who's their closer in a 542 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: close game. One of the problems, Rob, of course, is 543 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: they blow out a lot of teams. I think they're 544 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: one or two in the East in um you know, 545 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: uh point differential. But yeah, I don't know that i'd 546 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: have Janice at the top five. Well, here's the thing is, 547 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 1: and I hate to pick on Kyrie Irving, but he's 548 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: the one who stands out to me most of the 549 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: top Geez, Rob, I mean, geez, you said you're gonna 550 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: say nice things about guys. Now you're bagging on Kyrie. No, 551 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: I can't. I can't fall to Kyrie's true shooting percentage 552 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: this year is uh sixty one seven percent, which is great, 553 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: and it's the highest he's ever had. Obviously, because he 554 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: has so much help around him, is getting a lot 555 00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: of open looks. Today's NBA is more free flowing in 556 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 1: that offense, he's gonna get a lot of buckets anyways. 557 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: Janice in a down year for him sixty eight. So 558 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: even counting the three point shot and the ability to 559 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 1: get to the fruit throw line, Kyrie is a is 560 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 1: a whiz around the rim. The even the stats say 561 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:23,520 Speaker 1: the most effective scorer between the two is Jannice. And 562 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 1: it's just it's just part of a bigger problem with 563 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: today's NBA and today's basketball fans that they confuse skill 564 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: level with what really matters, and what really matters is 565 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: putting the ball in the basket by any means necessary 566 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 1: the mid range game. Shout out to Kauai and c 567 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: J McCollum, Carmelo Anthony, whatever at getting wins. And it's 568 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: just like, if you're gonna try to convince me that 569 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,840 Speaker 1: because the guy is more skilled, that automatically makes him 570 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: a better score than You've lost the debate already. Do 571 00:30:55,800 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: you really think Kawhi Leonard is that great of a 572 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: score up up until this season? Yeah, because he could 573 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: get to his spot whenever he wanted to. He he 574 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: was deadly in the mid range game right now. I 575 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't I wouldn't put him up with the guys at 576 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: the top. I don't put him anywhere. Ne're there, but 577 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: for him to get one fifth place vote while Zach Levine, 578 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: Devin Booker, DeMar De Rosen are higher on this list 579 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 1: than him, that doesn't make any sense to me. Yeah, 580 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 1: he doesn't strike me as an amazing one on one 581 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: basketball player. Like, obviously he's talented and good, and he's 582 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: a great defender. Um, you know, does a guy who's 583 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:39,160 Speaker 1: get into the line only six times a game? He 584 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 1: was down from the last two years, Um when he 585 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 1: was one of the best players in the league. Uh, 586 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 1: thirty eight percent from deep. Like if I'm defending Kauai, 587 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: like it's a lot easier than defending Curry or Harden 588 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: or kd Right of course, of course Kyrie Kauai can 589 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: back me down and go for go for the two. 590 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: Good Even watching him in the All Star Game, like 591 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:01,680 Speaker 1: he it doesn't look like he fits. I know, that's 592 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,400 Speaker 1: not really his style to like have fun and smile 593 00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: and enjoy life. Um, he's always like serious and boardman 594 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 1: gets paid and blah blah blah. I don't know, man, 595 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: I I just have to say I feel like the 596 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 1: bloom is off the rows of Kawhi. Leonard um, it 597 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: was there two years ago when he wanted with Toronto. 598 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: I get it. Every Warrior was injured. I think the 599 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,920 Speaker 1: entire team was on the on the injury list. And 600 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: he gets his championship and oh, why is the best 601 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 1: player in the league. Well, I'm sorry, Like I took 602 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: a lot of heat when I said k D took 603 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: the torch from Lebron as the greatest player in the 604 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: league when k D was on the Warriors. I still 605 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 1: stand by that. But then Rob, what happened was k 606 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: D goes down in the finals and everybody just wants 607 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:54,720 Speaker 1: to hand Kauai the best player in the NBA title 608 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:58,680 Speaker 1: because he won the chip. I refused to do that. 609 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: I thought, so it is more of a boxer's analogy 610 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 1: where the best player in the league got injured. So 611 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:09,239 Speaker 1: the belt is kind of out there and he was 612 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,960 Speaker 1: stripped of his belt and it was kind of up 613 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 1: for grabs, and I'm sorry, but Lebron added Anthony Davis 614 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: and he got the belt back and you gotta take 615 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: it from the king. And I just haven't seen anything 616 00:33:25,520 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: from Kauai, whether it's pure scoring, defense or anything this 617 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 1: year that shows me he's a better scorer than Lebron or. 618 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: I'd rather have him with my team than lebron Or 619 00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: or even he's even a leader or anything. And now 620 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: I'm just rambling bashing Kawuahi Leonard because Rob is such 621 00:33:42,280 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: a hater that it's seeping into my pores and I'm 622 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,640 Speaker 1: now just bashing Kawhi Leonard for no reason on Monday morning. Well, 623 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 1: I think that one of you, actually your biggest uh 624 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: promos all last week was when you float to the 625 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: idea of Kauai going to Phoenix, you know, after this season. 626 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 1: And I think, Okay, as as crazy that might sound 627 00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 1: on the surface, I think that you're actually more right 628 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: than you are wrong with that pot with that comment, 629 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 1: only because looking at the landscape of the NBA, with 630 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: the Lakers in the West and now with Brooklyn with 631 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:15,480 Speaker 1: their building. He's got Blake Griffin. Didn't even talk about that. 632 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 1: You know, I don't know much you're gonna we'll wrap 633 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: up with that, but the fact they got Blake Griffin, 634 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,880 Speaker 1: and so the Clippers at this point, I think you 635 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,440 Speaker 1: would agree they're closer to having to blow it all 636 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 1: up than they are to winning a championship. Yeah, I 637 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: think if you looked at the four best teams in 638 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: the league right now, I don't think the Clippers are 639 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 1: one of them. I mean, do you, ah, well over Milwaukee, 640 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:41,439 Speaker 1: I think that's the that's the question for the fourth team. Yeah, 641 00:34:41,480 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: I mean I think the Sixers are there. Uh, you know, 642 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: COVID issues obviously right now for and beat and Simmons 643 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 1: will see what happens with that Barber positive test. Um. 644 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:54,879 Speaker 1: I think right now it's Nets one, Lakers too with 645 00:34:55,000 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: a healthy and a d Sixers three. And then who 646 00:34:59,600 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: do you have? Have the bucks of the Clippers they 647 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:03,319 Speaker 1: just played at I think they were both at full 648 00:35:03,320 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: strength that Sunday. I mean I believe they were. And 649 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:10,279 Speaker 1: you know the Clippers gagged again and with the game 650 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:13,560 Speaker 1: on the line and Janice took over. Um, I just 651 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: it's tough to trust the Clippers. And yeah, I don't 652 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,399 Speaker 1: know anyways, all right, let's speaking of let's get let's 653 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 1: go back to the Nets and wrap up the pod 654 00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: with Blake Griffin signing with the Brooklyn Nets. This should 655 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:29,920 Speaker 1: not come as a surprise to anybody. Um, you know, 656 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:34,719 Speaker 1: the Nets are super thin upfront. It's DeAndre Jordan's some 657 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: kid named Claxton, Nicholas Claxton. I think is his last name, UM, 658 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: And they're just basically shuttling guys in and out, and 659 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,680 Speaker 1: Steve Nash is just tinkering UM with you know, the 660 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 1: depth chart heading into the playoffs. You know they want 661 00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:53,440 Speaker 1: to be ready and have bodies. I think the positive 662 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 1: with Blake Griffin is, you know he could play some 663 00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:59,439 Speaker 1: small ball five. He can step out and hit the three. 664 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 1: The numbers this year are not good, so I'm not 665 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,719 Speaker 1: going to really discuss those numbers. It's embarrassing that he 666 00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,280 Speaker 1: does not have a dunk this season. A guy who 667 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:09,279 Speaker 1: has recently is like five years ago, was one of 668 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 1: the league's highlight real guys. Um. I think he has 669 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:18,440 Speaker 1: two blocks this season, so small ball five. Like I mean, 670 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,759 Speaker 1: rob g this is not slander by any means. This 671 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:27,720 Speaker 1: is not stretched slander. Okay, Jeff Green and Blake Griffin, 672 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: who are you riding with down the stretch of a 673 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:33,360 Speaker 1: basketball game right now? And I have to go with 674 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:36,440 Speaker 1: Jeff Green. I'm sorry that that's not men as a 675 00:36:36,480 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: slight to Blake Griffin. I need to see him coming back. 676 00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:41,600 Speaker 1: It's a guy who had knee surgery after he took 677 00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 1: the Piston Pistons to the playoffs against the bucks and 678 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 1: then like six months later I had to get the 679 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 1: surgery clean up again. So two knee surgeries in the 680 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: last three two years. He's a shell of what he was. 681 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: You know, in a perfect world, Rob, I can see 682 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 1: Blake Griffin in a Draymond green Ish role where they 683 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:07,400 Speaker 1: double Hardened out of the pick and roll, or they 684 00:37:07,440 --> 00:37:11,879 Speaker 1: double Kyrie. Blake Griffin gets the ball at the three 685 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 1: point line and he can either shoot the three, which 686 00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,600 Speaker 1: he was good at two years ago, not so much 687 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:20,480 Speaker 1: just past year. He can drive a dish, which he 688 00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: is capable of, or he can you know, just attack 689 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: the rim and lay it in and or a floater 690 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,839 Speaker 1: like can he do that? I think so, But that's 691 00:37:27,840 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 1: a new role for him. Blake Griffin has been a 692 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:34,600 Speaker 1: number one or number two his entire career. He's now 693 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:37,600 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not ahead of Joe Harris, Guys, I'm 694 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:42,200 Speaker 1: sorry on the pecking order of Brooklyn Nets. Like this 695 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:44,759 Speaker 1: is thirty one year old Blake Griffin who's turning thirty 696 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,319 Speaker 1: two in a year in a week. Uh. This is 697 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:49,560 Speaker 1: the point portion of the program where I remind you 698 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:56,440 Speaker 1: Lebron James is thirty six years old, averaging and eight 699 00:37:56,960 --> 00:38:00,960 Speaker 1: Blake Griffin is thirty one and he's about washed up. 700 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 1: It's just staggering with Lebron is doing staggering. But right now, 701 00:38:04,680 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 1: I would say, yeah, Jeff Green is ahead of Blake 702 00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 1: Griffin in crunch time minutes. Uh, you know, obviously that 703 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:13,160 Speaker 1: could change heading into the playoffs, but Blake is in 704 00:38:13,239 --> 00:38:16,319 Speaker 1: a spot where he's gonna have some chances to play 705 00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: minutes a night if he had gone to the Lakers. Maybe, Um, 706 00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: I don't think Blake totally moves the needle for them. 707 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:29,279 Speaker 1: It's obviously a good get, but I don't think it's 708 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,920 Speaker 1: some like oh yeah, they absolutely, that's exactly what they needed. 709 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:36,759 Speaker 1: Like this is still the James Harden Show with Kevin 710 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:40,120 Speaker 1: Durant and oh yeah, we've got to keep Kyrie happy. Um. 711 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:42,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, Robert, maybe you see it otherwise. No. 712 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:46,279 Speaker 1: I mean I think that whatever team Blake Griffin would 713 00:38:46,280 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: have went to, I think he has enough left in 714 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:49,000 Speaker 1: the tank where we would have saw a you know, 715 00:38:49,080 --> 00:38:51,520 Speaker 1: quote unquote Blake Griffin game in the playoffs, because I 716 00:38:51,520 --> 00:38:53,560 Speaker 1: think that he can he can do something to win 717 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 1: you a game at least. Um. I was a little 718 00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:59,280 Speaker 1: bit shocked that he went with the Nets only because 719 00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:04,400 Speaker 1: they were the only team that were listed as contenders 720 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 1: for his services that didn't really need him in any 721 00:39:07,680 --> 00:39:11,520 Speaker 1: kind of way, Like they they need a defensive minded 722 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:15,280 Speaker 1: big man, they don't need another score like they have 723 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: plenty of that. Can Blake Griffin defend Joel embid in 724 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:22,840 Speaker 1: the post exactly? That's the question. That's a question, Kenny. 725 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,879 Speaker 1: The Nets have decided that they're going to go with 726 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 1: the all trio at center of DeAndre Jordan, Jeff Green 727 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:32,160 Speaker 1: and Blake Griffin, and knowing that the two most likely 728 00:39:32,239 --> 00:39:35,160 Speaker 1: threats to them winning the title are Joe l embiad 729 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:37,879 Speaker 1: at at five and Anthony Davis at the five. So 730 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,360 Speaker 1: that's why it's a little bit surprising they made that decision. 731 00:39:40,680 --> 00:39:43,040 Speaker 1: I mean, they are all gas, no breaks at this point. 732 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:48,400 Speaker 1: But I mean, does it make them prohibitively better than 733 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,839 Speaker 1: they were before? Not really? But does it help that 734 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:52,880 Speaker 1: he did not go to the Lakers or did not 735 00:39:53,040 --> 00:39:56,560 Speaker 1: go to the Sons or something like that. Yeah, of course, 736 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:00,880 Speaker 1: how about this? Who is more likely to have two 737 00:40:01,200 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: key playoff games for the Nets too? Meaning man, he 738 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:07,360 Speaker 1: was instrumental. I mean Alex Scruco probably had too. K 739 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:10,320 Speaker 1: CP had two or three. But here are your choices. 740 00:40:10,560 --> 00:40:13,400 Speaker 1: Bruce Brown, who, by the way, he's playing great. I 741 00:40:13,440 --> 00:40:15,360 Speaker 1: know you're not watching the nets, folks, but that is 742 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:19,279 Speaker 1: how a role player plays. Bruce Brown, t l C, 743 00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:26,560 Speaker 1: tim Othay Luau Cabarette, Jeff Green, or Blake Griffin. So 744 00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:30,040 Speaker 1: Bruce Brown, I'll toss Landry Shammon in there. Why not 745 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:33,520 Speaker 1: Bruce Brown, Landry shamm At, TLC Green or Briff Blake Griffin. 746 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:36,480 Speaker 1: Who's gonna have two good playoff games? Who who can 747 00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 1: you count on to show up twice and have two 748 00:40:38,680 --> 00:40:42,919 Speaker 1: big games? Jeff Jeff Green to podium games from Jeff Green. 749 00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:45,239 Speaker 1: I can see that he's a veteran man. He was 750 00:40:45,280 --> 00:40:47,239 Speaker 1: on a Georgetown team who went to the Final four. 751 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:50,319 Speaker 1: Jeff Green was on some Calves teams. Um that did 752 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,600 Speaker 1: some damage in the East. I think he was on that. Okay, 753 00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:57,840 Speaker 1: see um that's Seattle. Okay, see team with Kevin Durant 754 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:00,879 Speaker 1: back in the day. That is correct. Yeah, I mean 755 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:03,439 Speaker 1: like he's played in some wars. And if you guys 756 00:41:03,440 --> 00:41:06,080 Speaker 1: remember Mandy, this guy was he was. He was a 757 00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: lottery pick coming out of Georgetown. He's a nice place. 758 00:41:09,080 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: I know he's thirty four, but I'm telling you right now, 759 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:16,040 Speaker 1: Jeff Green at thirty four, um a much difference between 760 00:41:16,120 --> 00:41:17,960 Speaker 1: him at thirty four and Blake Griffin at thirty one. 761 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:21,360 Speaker 1: I would actually argue that Jeff Green is a better 762 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:25,520 Speaker 1: bet to be consistent than Blake Griffin, Like, you know 763 00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:28,279 Speaker 1: what you're getting, Like Blake, Blake is probably gonna try 764 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,560 Speaker 1: to do too much, isn't he He's here and everybody 765 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:34,239 Speaker 1: say he's washed, Well you're you're He's definitely not gonna dunk. 766 00:41:34,239 --> 00:41:36,279 Speaker 1: He has a dunk in ten. So that's one thing. 767 00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:38,120 Speaker 1: But you know, Jeff Green or Jeff Green, I think 768 00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:41,120 Speaker 1: it's still dunk, you know. But everything that you Jeff 769 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:45,200 Speaker 1: Green can still dunky. Boy, Rob, you are just know 770 00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:49,800 Speaker 1: every everything everybody today that you're hoping that mash Mash 771 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:53,480 Speaker 1: Unit Monday. You have body bags so many guys on 772 00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:56,680 Speaker 1: this podcast. I'm stunned, Robbed. Does your wife know you've 773 00:41:56,680 --> 00:41:59,560 Speaker 1: turned into such a hater? Whatever she's saying Parker is 774 00:41:59,600 --> 00:42:03,640 Speaker 1: having is kind of impact. No, no, no, no, I 775 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,320 Speaker 1: was gonna say, was this is everything that they're hoping 776 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:09,200 Speaker 1: Blake Griffin can do on the floor is what Jeff 777 00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:12,040 Speaker 1: Green already does for them. So that's why I was 778 00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:14,319 Speaker 1: a little bit surprised. Yeah, that's that I would agree 779 00:42:14,360 --> 00:42:17,040 Speaker 1: with that. Alright, So we'll wrap up with this your 780 00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:21,759 Speaker 1: favorite cameo in Coming to America Too, And there were 781 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:25,360 Speaker 1: a lot of good ones, as you said, Um, I don't, 782 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think there's any spoilers, right unless 783 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 1: you say the former NBA player who has like one line. Um, 784 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:35,040 Speaker 1: I didn't think that was that great. But um, you 785 00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:37,480 Speaker 1: say yours, I'll say I definitely know who mine is. Well, 786 00:42:37,560 --> 00:42:39,279 Speaker 1: let's just say, for anyone who's listening, I haven't seen 787 00:42:39,280 --> 00:42:41,040 Speaker 1: it spoiler alerts, so if you don't want to hear it, 788 00:42:41,120 --> 00:42:45,080 Speaker 1: just speed through this part. Uh. My answer is Morgan Freeman. 789 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:48,520 Speaker 1: And it's because you know, my favorite movie of all 790 00:42:48,560 --> 00:42:51,040 Speaker 1: time is Last Vegas. So anytime I can get Morgan 791 00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:59,080 Speaker 1: Freeman in my life, I love it. A Last Vegas reference. 792 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:02,279 Speaker 1: I will say that rob a lot of people, you know, 793 00:43:02,320 --> 00:43:05,320 Speaker 1: they go with the chalk for favorite movie, favorite food, 794 00:43:05,320 --> 00:43:09,920 Speaker 1: favorite restaurant, you break out the Last Vegas. I've impressed. 795 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,840 Speaker 1: Um my favorite to wrap up the podcast, my favorite 796 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:18,080 Speaker 1: Coming to America Too cameo is by the talented I 797 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:22,640 Speaker 1: hope I say her name right, Tayana Taylor Iman Chumpert's 798 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:26,959 Speaker 1: wife a cameo because she kind of has a role 799 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:31,440 Speaker 1: in the movie. It's well, maybe she wasn't in the 800 00:43:31,480 --> 00:43:34,680 Speaker 1: first one, obviously, probably not even born yet. Um, but 801 00:43:34,880 --> 00:43:39,319 Speaker 1: she that dance routine she does is okay. So we'll 802 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:41,920 Speaker 1: wrap up on that. I hope everybody had a great weekend. 803 00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:46,480 Speaker 1: We've got several really uh interesting guests lined up. I 804 00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:49,160 Speaker 1: think one outside of the world of sports. There maybe 805 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:51,680 Speaker 1: a second and uh it's gonna be a good one. 806 00:43:51,719 --> 00:43:52,840 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you guys tomorrow.