1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: The volume. This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 2: What is up? Straight Fire, Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Wednesday, April nineteenth. We are coming to 4 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 2: you live live early Wednesday morning. It is twelve thirty 5 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 2: East Coast time. I decided listen. The playoff games were important. 6 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: Let's record right afterward. Drop it on the audience immediately. 7 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:43,879 Speaker 2: The West coast people stay up late, they can get 8 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: it early, but I gotta say overshadowing the games late. 9 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 2: I think this happened technically it was Tuesday night, late 10 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: before the clock struck midnight. But Draymond Green officially suspended 11 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 2: by the NBA. How can you not get fired up 12 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 2: about that? Now? I will say, if you listen to 13 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 2: the podcast yesterday, you heard me say his ass is 14 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 2: getting suspended. And I know people like Damian Lillard are 15 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 2: out there like this suspension is crazy. Listen to the 16 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: wording from the NBA. The suspension was based in part 17 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 2: on Green's history of unsportsmanlike acts. And I'm going to 18 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 2: open with this because I really did think he deserved 19 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 2: it for the stomp. But if you are the NBA 20 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: and you are reviewing the footage multiple times. I mean, 21 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 2: you only need to see it one or once or twice, 22 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: but if you look at it. I wonder the aftermath 23 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: where Draymond Green decided to goon it up with the 24 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: crowd pointing at him and doing the whole cogan I 25 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: can't hear you and yelling and bring it on. That 26 00:01:48,400 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: definitely did not help his case we're talking about and 27 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: again I listen, two things can be true about Raymond Green. Yes, 28 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: he is a future Hall of Famer. He is one 29 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: of the great defense players of his era, one of 30 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: the most versatile forwards we've seen. This is a guy 31 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: who does so many things. He's a high IQ player, 32 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: he's a point power forward if such a thing exists. 33 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: And at the same time he's a friggin' liability because 34 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 2: he's so unstable. It reminds me of the great original 35 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 2: Top Gun movie. Both Top Gun movies were great, Top 36 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 2: Gun and Maverick. But one of my favorite lines I 37 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 2: repeat this because I'm a nerd often, and I'm sure 38 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 2: Rob do you remembers this. They are in the locker 39 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: room and Maverick Tom Cruise is talking to Val Kilmer, 40 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 2: and Val Kilmer goes, you're everyone's problem. That's because every 41 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,240 Speaker 2: time you're up in the air, you're unsafe. I don't 42 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: like you because you're dangerous, and Tom Cruise relishes it. 43 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: Maverick's like, that's right, Ice Man, And it's a classic 44 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: moment because that's what makes Maverick great is his sketchiness 45 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 2: in the air, he's unsafe. It ends up killing his 46 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: friend goose Right, and ultimately he becomes, you know, the 47 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 2: hero for the war and then Maverick comes and you 48 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 2: know the second movie. If you haven't seen it, sorry 49 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 2: spoiler alert, you should have seen it. That being said, 50 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 2: like Draymond Green is a high risk, high reward player. 51 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 2: He has been instrumental in their championships, but he's also 52 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 2: a ticking time bomb and I would consider him at 53 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: this stage in his career a massive liability. Folks. You 54 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 2: can go look on YouTube the kick to the Balls 55 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 2: of Steven Adams where he was jumping and he tried 56 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 2: to act like it was a natural act fighting with 57 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 2: Bradley Beale. James Hardeney mushed him in the face in 58 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: the middle of the game. Mike Conley was wearing a 59 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: mask for like a broken nose. I'm pretty sure he 60 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 2: was wearing a mask and Draymond Green like hammers him 61 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: in the face. Like the guy is a little crazy. Now, 62 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 2: it also makes him highly valuable and perfect in the 63 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 2: Steve Kurr system. But I know by guy rob g 64 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 2: I think he's attached future Laker to Draymond at least once. Folks, 65 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 2: this is an incident that now the Warriors are down, 66 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: oh two, they're going home, and they're without there. I 67 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 2: don't know what third, fourth, best player, fifth, I don't know. 68 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: He's certainly a starter. He's playing heavy minutes and there 69 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: is I'm sorry I didn't go at Cowherd yesterday on 70 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: the air, because you know, Draymond's guy with the volume 71 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 2: and everything. But if we are being realistic, there's no 72 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 2: way you can watch a video and say, oh this 73 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 2: is this is no, this is not a big deal. 74 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: He's stomped on the guy. Now, I'll say this, Sabonis 75 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: is not without blame as well. If you really watch 76 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 2: a video, all the angles and they're all out there, 77 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: Sabonis essentially grabs Clay by the jersey and like rag 78 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 2: dolls him out of the play. And that's when Sabonis 79 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: kind of falls down to the side and Draymond's foot, 80 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: is it. He definitely grabs Draymon's foot, no question. He 81 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 2: got a technical for it. But for Draymond to react 82 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: the way he did, like coming up and then stomping down, 83 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: that'sund sportsman like. That's not natural behavior. Now, I'm one 84 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 2: hundred percent with the Draymond suspension, and I will say this, 85 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 2: the Golden State Warriors are in a absolutely brutal spot, folks. 86 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: Not only do they have to win this game without Draymond, 87 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 2: but in the offseason, Draymond Green is in line for 88 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 2: some big money. And listen, if you're looking for a 89 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 2: reason to get out and they can't pay everybody. Klay 90 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: Thompson has gone on record saying he wants a max deal. 91 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 2: Who are you paying the other Splash brother or is 92 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: Raymond Green? Now I think the question would be who's 93 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 2: easier to replace? And if that's the question, I think 94 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: Clay's probably easier to replace at this stage in his career. 95 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 2: Obviously not prime Clay, but he's not a plus defender anymore. 96 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: His shot is spotty, he's got the injury history. If 97 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 2: you told me, Jason, who would you rather have, Bradley 98 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 2: Beel or Clay I would take Bradley Beal obviously like Bradley, 99 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 2: Bil's younger, Zach Lavine or Clay. Give me Zack Levine 100 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: and a heartbeat. Now, I know some people will grown 101 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: on Jason, Come on, I'm not talking about Hall of 102 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: Fame Clay record setting three point Clay, talking about twenty 103 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 2: twenty three and going forward, Clay off the two missseasons, right, 104 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,919 Speaker 2: getting just absolutely cooked by Malik Monk, Who's good, but 105 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 2: still like this isn't the prime Dre sorry, prime Clay 106 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 2: who wants that big, big money deal. And now you 107 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 2: got Draymond And it's like, oh boy, they already got 108 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 2: rid of Wiseman. They were willing to move off that 109 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 2: mistake quickly. Need I say, oh yeah, Draymond punched out. 110 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 2: Can I add soccer before sucker punch? Can I add 111 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 2: soccer punch? Everybodys seeing the video Draymond Green sucker punch 112 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 2: to teammate in the preseason, Jordan Poole in the twenty 113 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 2: sixteen finals, you guys remember this, Lebron goes to set 114 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 2: a screen on Draymond. And again, this is not me embellishing, 115 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 2: this is not my opinion. Go look at the friggin video. 116 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: It's on YouTube. Twenty sixteen Finals, Warriors are up by 117 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 2: ten in the fourth, They're about to go up three 118 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: to one, and Ramon goes to set a screen on Lebron. 119 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 2: And if you look at the screen, you guys know 120 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 2: how to set a screen. I teach the fourth grade girls. 121 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 2: This the sixth grade boys that I coached both the championships. Yes, 122 00:07:09,040 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: humble brag. Draymond comes over to set the screen. He's 123 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 2: moving all over the place, both feet are moving. I mean, 124 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: it's right in front of everybody. I guess they just 125 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 2: didn't care to call it. And him and Lebron get 126 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 2: tangled because he's moving so much, and Draymond kind of 127 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 2: is off balance because he's moving so damn much. Lebron 128 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 2: extends the arm. Draymond goes down, but of course Raymond's 129 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 2: so proud as Lebron stepping over to him to get 130 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 2: back in the play, Draymond swings the arm up right 131 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 2: into his junk groin shot. Folks, ain't no denying it. 132 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 2: Draymond hit Lebron in the nuts, got suspended for Game 133 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: five when they could have closed it out. This is 134 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: the seventy three win Warriors YadA, YadA, YadA. Lebron and 135 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 2: Kyrie I think both drop forty. He goes to Game six, 136 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 2: back to Cleveland, Lebron dreim on his back. But he 137 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 2: couldn't be the usual Draymond. Now this is seven years ago. 138 00:07:56,920 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 2: Now he couldn't I'm sorry, yeah, twenty sixteen, seven years ago. 139 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 2: He couldn't be the usual Draymond because if he got 140 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: another tech, he would be suspended. So he had to 141 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 2: kind of rein it in. He wasn't himself. Lebron and 142 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 2: Kyrie go bonkers again, and then you guys know, Game 143 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 2: seven happens, and you know, I know that what's his name, 144 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 2: Andrew Bogant was injured in that series. That hurt. But 145 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: with no Bogut and no Draymond, you had zero rim 146 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 2: production at all. And I'm just saying there is a 147 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 2: very large body of work that shows Draymond Green has 148 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 2: got some problems. Okay, he is out of control on 149 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 2: the court. He has become a liability and you never 150 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: want to pin a loss. And they haven't even lost 151 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 2: Game three, for all I know, they'll probably win Game three. 152 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 2: It is, by the way, Thursday night. I don't think 153 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 2: there's any way you can look at this and say, boy, 154 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 2: Draymond really screwed up here, and if you're looking for it, 155 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:54,719 Speaker 2: yet another reason to move on from Draymond. As if 156 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 2: punching Jordan Poole in the face wasn't enough. I think, Rob, 157 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 2: this is it now. The final question I got to 158 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 2: ask you guys is what do you do in the 159 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 2: starting lineup? And this is where it could play to 160 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 2: Golden State's advantage because they've got so many options. And 161 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 2: let's be real, Traymond was a bit of a turnover machine. 162 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 2: I know he played some good interior defense, but it's 163 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: not like it was great. I mean, Sabona's got whatever 164 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: he wanted. Herrison Barnes got some stuff inside. Warriors have 165 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 2: gotten killed on the glass. Oh sorry, not killed on 166 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: the glass, killed on the points in the paint. Golden 167 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: State is minus thirty points in the paint to Sacramento 168 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 2: in the first two games. I think it was plus 169 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 2: sixteen for the Kings in game one, plus fourteen game two. 170 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 2: But you could go Jonathan Kuminga who's young and bouncy. 171 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 2: Maybe gives you an early dunk to get the team 172 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: fired up, a big block shot. I don't know if 173 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 2: he's skilled enough to be able to handle Sabonis. Obviously 174 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: you've got Kevon Looney, and then you start getting creative. 175 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't know, do we go small with Pool, 176 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 2: do we go small with Gary Payton? Like they've got options. 177 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 2: It's gonna be interesting, I think ultimately. And again, I 178 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 2: know Rob g is a big Lakers fan, but I 179 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 2: don't know what like a market's gonna be like for 180 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 2: Draymond Green, especially if the Kings end up winning the series, 181 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 2: and that's all she wrote for Draymond, like who wants him? 182 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 2: I don't. Again, we're talking about a declining asset, right. 183 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 2: I tried to teach my kids a house appreciating in value. 184 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 2: It's an asset. A car is a depreciating asset. You 185 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 2: drive it out of the showroom instantly the value on 186 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: the car goes down. So I think at this stage 187 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 2: in his career, Rob Draymond is a declining asset. I 188 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 2: do believe the Warriors will win Game three. I don't 189 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: know how I think they will, But then again, I 190 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 2: thought they win Game two, and my guess is this 191 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 2: would be all she wrote for Draymond Green and the 192 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 2: Golden State Warriors. 193 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 3: Absolutely, you know, even before this stomping incident, it was 194 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 3: looking increasingly likely that this was going to be the 195 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:59,680 Speaker 3: last you know, hurrah, the last dance, if you will, 196 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 3: for the Golden State Warriors, not only because of Klay 197 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 3: Thompson wanting Max money, which was reported over the weekend. 198 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 3: Draymond Green has been very vocal for about a year, 199 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 3: which many have suggested that that's what led to the 200 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 3: Jordan Poole punch because Jordan Poole secured the bag and 201 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 3: Draymond was left kind of wanting still, but assuming Draymond 202 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 3: opts out of his deal after the season and tries 203 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 3: to get an extension a longer one from Golden State, 204 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 3: they'd be looking at a payroll and luxury tax over 205 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 3: five hundred million dollars right now. That's obviously a lot 206 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 3: of money, so it but then again they've been paying 207 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 3: the lucky your tax anyway, so you're like, well, babe, 208 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 3: they might do it for a year or two and 209 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 3: you know, kick the can down the road. However, that 210 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 3: new CBA that is going to get into effect, that 211 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 3: believes starting next season, installed a tax apron which would 212 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 3: make it damn near impossible for you to feel the 213 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 3: team like the Warriors currently have teams that exceed over 214 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 3: seventeen and a half million dollars over the luxury tax line, 215 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 3: which the Warriors have obliterated that obviously right now, would 216 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 3: not be able to use their taxpayer mid level exception 217 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 3: AD players, would not be able to sign buyout players 218 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 3: during the season, would not be able to take back 219 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 3: additional money in trades, which means, you know, usually if 220 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 3: you're within like twenty percent, you can get more salary 221 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 3: as the way it works. And more importantly, if a 222 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 3: team goes over that apron, their first round pick seven 223 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 3: years out is no longer eligible to be traded. So 224 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 3: you know, if you're a Lakers fan, the twenty seven 225 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 3: twenty twenty nine picks were like the hot commodity for 226 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 3: them for like two seasons because that's all they could trade, 227 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 3: and it was seventy years down the road. If you 228 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 3: exceed that apron twice the following four years will have 229 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 3: that pick dropped to the end of the first round, 230 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 3: no matter where you're picking. So what they basically did 231 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 3: was say the Los Angeles Clippers, the Brooklyn Nets, the 232 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 3: Golden State Warriors. Your buying of a basically New York 233 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 3: Yankees version of the NBA is not gonna fly. So 234 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 3: the Golden State Warrior, we're gonna have to make a decision. Anyways, 235 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 3: Draymond's Green play, coupled with his antics and what's been 236 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 3: going on, I think it's just gonna accelerate the process. 237 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 3: If I'm him, I'm opting into that deal. I'm keeping 238 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 3: the twenty seven million, trying to stay around for one 239 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 3: more season because I think that, as you alluded to, 240 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 3: the book is out on him. 241 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, what's the market? What's the market for Dre? 242 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 3: I don't see any team that's going to be willing 243 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 3: to pay thirty million dollars or even twenty million dollars. 244 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 2: For a age. 245 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 3: Thirty four to thirty five power forward who can't shoot, 246 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 3: who so far is shown that he's only successful in 247 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 3: a certain system that literally nobody else in the NBA runs. 248 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 2: Well, maybe other people should run it. Here's a fun 249 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 2: stat from Stats and Info. Draymond Green is the only 250 00:13:56,840 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 2: player in the last ten seasons to be suspended multiple 251 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: times in the playoffs. That is, this is such an indictment. 252 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 2: And again, Draymond Green has had a great career. This 253 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 2: is not I'm not kind of besmirching his legacy or whatever. 254 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 2: I don't know that he has a legacy, but he's 255 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 2: been an instrumental part on I guess five titles, right, 256 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 2: So they would two with KD no No. Four titles, 257 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 2: two with KT one last one. 258 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 3: Five if you count the three to one, because now 259 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 3: he was instrumental by getting himself suspended. 260 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 2: Can't count. And I'll say this, listen, oh man, I 261 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 2: probably should not mention this guy's name in the same sentence. 262 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 2: But there is something too. I wasn't drafted early. I'm 263 00:14:39,240 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 2: chip on my shoulder guy. And Draymond who was like 264 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: a Big ten Player of the year, unbelievable college player 265 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 2: in Michigan State, falls to the second round, really did 266 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 2: not have a role in Mark Jackson's Golden State. Do 267 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 2: you remember that? By the way, before Steve Kerr got there, 268 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 2: have we forgotten that Draymond Green like was not a 269 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 2: big deal in the NBA. He just he wasn't like 270 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 2: I mean, he barely played in the first season with 271 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 2: uh with Mark Jackson. I think he uh, you know 272 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 2: he was. He was a bit of an older rookie. 273 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 2: He was twenty two, started one game. Second year, he 274 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 2: got up to twelve games, twenty fifteen starts all of them. 275 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 2: Remember David Lee, I don't know if you guys remember him, 276 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 2: was kind of blocking uh Draymond and then Steve Kurr 277 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 2: unlocks like the death line up and realizes, like Draymond's perfect. 278 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 3: I mean, David Lee had to get hurt for that 279 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 3: to even happen. That's right, Kerris said. If David Lee 280 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 3: does not get hurt in the preseason, Draymond is never 281 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 3: getting that opportunity. 282 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 2: If Drew Bledsoe doesn't go down, we don't know what 283 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 2: the hell happens with Tom Brady, dude. I mean, it's 284 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 2: not like if let's just say Bledsoe continued to be 285 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 2: fine and Brady played out the string and it was like, 286 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go somewhere and be a starter. I don't 287 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 2: know Tom Brady goes to Indy or not Indy because 288 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 2: Peyton was there, but you know where else is he 289 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 2: gonna go? I'm just you toss out a tea. I 290 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 2: don't even know if the Carolina Panthers. Yeah, the Carolina Panthers. 291 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:06,640 Speaker 2: He met them in the Super Bowl. But let's say 292 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:10,000 Speaker 2: he goes there for whoever the Panthers Sharter was, It's 293 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 2: not like Brady's winning seven Super Bowls in freaking Carolina, right, 294 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 2: he had Belichick. I mean, Draymond Green fits perfectly with Kurt. 295 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 2: Only only a dumb franchise would consider offering him thirty mil. Now, 296 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 2: I do wonder Damian Lillard was, like I believe, the 297 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 2: first NBA big time player that I saw to chime 298 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 2: in last night, or well technically to night early this morning. 299 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 2: I wonder if Damian Lillard has visions, Hey, maybe maybe 300 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 2: we get Draymond on the cheap, you know, maybe we 301 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 2: bring him up here. He would be ready to help 302 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 2: us win a championship. I totally disagree with that. That's 303 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 2: probably where Draymond is coming from. I mean, it's I 304 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 2: feel bad for the teams that played on Tuesday because 305 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 2: this by far overshadowed everything. 306 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 307 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 308 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR 309 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: to listen live. 310 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 2: We could quickly go through the games. Drop there's not 311 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 2: a ton on these. I don't know which one do 312 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 2: you want to start with? Did any of them interest you? 313 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:15,199 Speaker 1: Well? 314 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, the nightcap interesting. 315 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 2: Okay, just just make sure. 316 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,959 Speaker 3: The Clippers sons, which, unfortunately for them, the NBA dropped 317 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 3: that Draymond bombshell right in the middle of the game. 318 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 3: Was getting spicy. So that's one thing I didn't like. 319 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 3: But I have a big Takeawy. I didn't run it 320 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:33,919 Speaker 3: by you before we recorded the podcast. I'm more worried 321 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 3: about the Phoenix Suns now than I was after Game one. 322 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 2: You were expecting a route right Game two. 323 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I expected them to come out strong early. 324 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 3: I expected them to send a message and they just didn't. 325 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 3: They needed a brilliant third quarter by Devin Booker. Fantastic. 326 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 2: He was fantastic, you know what, you know, I was 327 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 2: fantastic right now. I don't know if he's one of 328 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 2: your people, but this whole bad Bunny dating Kendall Jener 329 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 2: thing that had to just work, that work in a 330 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,239 Speaker 2: pop culture reference, No d book was outstanding. I'm with you. 331 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 2: I'll tell you this. Rob first game, I know Westbrook 332 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 2: did not play particularly well, but Westbrook was better down 333 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 2: the stretch with the two free throwers, the offensive rebounds. 334 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: The block. 335 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 2: First quarter, Westbrook came out like we're trying to steal 336 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 2: one and I don't know about you, man. Booker did 337 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 2: not look great. I thought first quarter. 338 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,199 Speaker 3: No, he didn't. But luckily for him, he turned it 339 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 3: on in a big way in the third quarter, played 340 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 3: a great second half. I thought them using him other 341 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 3: than the last two minutes to kind of close it out, 342 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,199 Speaker 3: where he was basically playing as their point guard from 343 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 3: the middle of the third quarter to the middle of 344 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter, and I thought he was great. What 345 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 3: I'm concerned about though, is number one was a slow 346 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 3: start because I expected them to have a little more 347 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:46,959 Speaker 3: urgency than what they had. But more importantly, Kevin Durant 348 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,080 Speaker 3: had to play forty four minutes, Devin Booker had to 349 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 3: play forty five minutes. Chris Paul who had was terrible 350 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 3: in Game one, played thirty eight and was great down 351 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 3: the stretch in this one. This team has zero depth. 352 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 3: There the most top heavy roster probably left in these playoffs. 353 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 3: And the good thing is that the top heaviness is 354 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 3: still good enough to win a championship because Booker, Durant, Ayden, 355 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 3: and Paul Ers are legitimately a great foursome. 356 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. 357 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 3: However, here's the thing. The NBA did them zero favors 358 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 3: by only giving one day off in between each of 359 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 3: these games. 360 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, no extra day like, no rant day off. 361 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 3: So if your Phoenix, you have to end this series 362 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,400 Speaker 3: in five games. I don't because I don't know if 363 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 3: you can count on Devin Booker Kevin Durant having to 364 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:42,600 Speaker 3: play forty five plus minutes in every single game and 365 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 3: expect them to win a long series. 366 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, this is a team that looked very suss 367 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 2: I did not think. I thought Phoenix was gonna sweep 368 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 2: the series. So I have not been impressed with them 369 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 2: at all. I'll say this, Tory Craig, the experiment did 370 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 2: not seem to work in Game one, even though he 371 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 2: played well, it was like a disjointed effort. Tory Craig 372 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 2: is playing, He's hitting every shot, five of eight from deep. 373 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,959 Speaker 2: Chris Paul was even clutched down the strets. For all 374 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 2: the Chris Paul has washed fans, he had a couple 375 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 2: of big elbow jumpers, and more importantly, he ended the 376 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: Scott Foster Jink Scott Foster in notoriously bad NBA referee 377 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 2: who's always had beef with Chris Paul. I believe Chris 378 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 2: Paul had lost thirteen straight with Scott Foster as the 379 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,160 Speaker 2: ref and he finally gets the dub with some clutch 380 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 2: shots late, but I clearly underestimated the paper clips. Russ 381 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 2: played good. Listen, He's gonna have his wacky turnovers, He's 382 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 2: gonna do his stupid taunting shit with Kevin Durant. I 383 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:40,840 Speaker 2: can't get with that. But ultimately Kawhi Leonard needs like 384 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 2: two more guys. Norm Powell not his best effort. They 385 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 2: could have used a little more out of Powell, just 386 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 2: four for eleven twelve points. I like Terrence Man, energy guy. 387 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 2: It seems like they're trying to go small. Did you 388 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 2: notice that Rob with Tyler said you know what, we 389 00:20:56,160 --> 00:21:00,879 Speaker 2: will play Kawhi at center and that's to work. But 390 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 2: they still were not. 391 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:04,719 Speaker 3: Able to break to Yeah. I think that this is 392 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 3: I mean they mentioned a lot during the broadcast. I 393 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 3: think it was stand in Gundy that the Clippers, because 394 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,920 Speaker 3: they were playing so small, We're playing a lot of 395 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 3: drop coverage with Zubach and Plumbley to protect the paint 396 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 3: because they were trotting out basically four guards if you 397 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 3: count Kawhi through most of the second half. I would 398 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 3: not be surprised if now that the series shifts back 399 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 3: to Los Angeles, if we start seeing Robert Covington and 400 00:21:31,560 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 3: Marcus Morris get dusted off just to have some more 401 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 3: length on the perimeter. And what the Clippers have the 402 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 3: edge in a big way in this series is their 403 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 3: depth is far and away better than what Phoenix has. 404 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's not great, but it's better than Phoenix. 405 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's much better. 406 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 2: I like how you talking about dusting off Covington and 407 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 2: giving a new wrinkle Covington dmp CD did not play 408 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,239 Speaker 2: Coach's decision. Would not be surprised if we saw a 409 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 2: sighting from the Morris twin. I'm assuming he's healthy. I 410 00:21:57,320 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 2: don't recall him being healthy at times late in the season. 411 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 2: But it's of you mentioned that, Like there are adjustments 412 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 2: teams can make. There's some break in case of emergency, 413 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 2: either lineups. Remember the death line up They just saved 414 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 2: that for like dire straits moments, there's certain rotations that 415 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 2: you can do, certain plays that you know are gonna 416 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 2: work that if you need to go back to it 417 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: over and over and over. But you don't want to 418 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 2: burn it early in the series because there's you're still 419 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 2: feeling each other team out and I would hope Monty 420 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 2: Williams has some stuff up asleeve, because you know, Tylo 421 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 2: is very well respected. My guy Dante Jones is on 422 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 2: the bench with the paper clips. I would not be 423 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 2: surprised to see some wrinkles from the Clippers. I just 424 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 2: don't know how the Suns revolved. They don't have a 425 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 2: lot of bullets in that chamber. Sorry for the gun analogy. 426 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 2: They just don't have a lot they can do. And 427 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 2: it's interesting. And I think I said this on yesterday's pod, 428 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 2: but we recorded right after the game, so I might 429 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 2: not have. But I saw the Warriors at least two 430 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 2: new wrinkles, which was Moses Moody coming out of nowhere 431 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: to actually play meaningful minutes. That was like a change 432 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,800 Speaker 2: of pace. And then they went to a zone defense 433 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:03,840 Speaker 2: to sell the Kings down, and that did briefly work. 434 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 2: But you know what happens, rob right, you go back 435 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 2: in the lab, and the Kings are gonna be ready 436 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:09,639 Speaker 2: for that. In Game three, They're gonna be ready for 437 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 2: the zone. And you know this is all, folks, not 438 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 2: unlike the Gray Foxes. My men's basketball team in the 439 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,240 Speaker 2: Torrents League, we're in the championship Sunday night, Sunday evening. 440 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 2: We are considerable underdogs, and we have a text chain 441 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 2: about strategy, and you know, I hope they're not listening, 442 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 2: but you know, you're able to watch all their games 443 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 2: on YouTube. You know, if you guys, if you're really interested, 444 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 2: sending me you know, it dropped me a DM on 445 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 2: ig and I'll send you the link. But we're able 446 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 2: to see what they do when they go, how often 447 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 2: they go man, how they go zone, who's your target? 448 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,160 Speaker 2: You know all that stuff, and you're able to pick 449 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 2: up a lot and we've got a lot of stuff 450 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 2: we're ready to unleash because they've seen us now twice 451 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 2: and they were watching our game in the semi final, 452 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 2: just as we watch theirs. And you've got to be 453 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 2: ready with adjustments. And I'm gonna use that to pivot 454 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 2: to the Hawk Celtics game, because Rob, I mean like, 455 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:02,240 Speaker 2: I like gwinn Snyder as a coach. I think he's 456 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 2: got good upside. The Hawks played about as well as 457 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 2: they can and they still got smacked by the Celtics. 458 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 2: It's just an awful matchup. There's nothing they could do. 459 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 2: I don't want to hear the bashing tray Young, you 460 00:24:11,760 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 2: got swept. So the Celtics offense is just unstoppable. Against Atlanta, 461 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 2: they had twenty eight assists, they had fifty five percent 462 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 2: shooting forty five percent on threes. But again, you when 463 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: you were I was playing the game, playing my son 464 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 2: in chess, watching this game, and I'm like, man, the 465 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 2: Hawks are grabbing a billion offensive rebounds. Rob Let this 466 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 2: sink in. The Hawks had nineteen more offensive rebounds resulting 467 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 2: it or at resulting in fifteen more shot attempts. If 468 00:24:44,760 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 2: you get fifteen more shot attempts than your opponent, you're 469 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 2: probably gonna win the game, right, fifteen more shots, even 470 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 2: if you make six or five's, that's free points right there. 471 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 2: You're getting way more shots than your opponent. They even 472 00:24:57,720 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 2: made more threes than Boston, so they don't say Boston, 473 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 2: like me, twenty one threes, you can't can't do anything. 474 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 2: They made more threes than Boston and they still lost 475 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 2: by thirteen. Like, I don't know really what they can do. 476 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 2: They eventually said said, you know what, let's not play cappella. 477 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 2: It ain't working. We gotta go small. So they go 478 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 2: with a kong Wu who's good, and they go with Pogdanovich, 479 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 2: who had a bunch of threes and it kind of worked. 480 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 2: But they can't get stops. You know, if you don't 481 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,439 Speaker 2: have Capella on that but on the back line and 482 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 2: you've got Trey Young in there with Pogdanovich, you're getting torched. 483 00:25:27,280 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 2: You just you can't get stops. And so I think 484 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 2: the next bullet, no bullet, Okay, the next option the 485 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 2: Hawks have is heavy Sadiq Bay. You know, maybe they 486 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 2: tinker with Griffin the rookie, like it's tough. This Boston, 487 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,959 Speaker 2: I would say, without question, Rob for me, Boston's been 488 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 2: the most impressive team through how long have we been 489 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 2: The playoffs only started Saturday, right, it's a few days, 490 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 2: but Boston's been by far the most impressive team. 491 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you and I look very smart for predicting 492 00:25:56,320 --> 00:26:00,360 Speaker 3: before the playoffs started that Boston win the championship. This 493 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 3: Celtics team, I kind of wish they had a different 494 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 3: first round matchup because Atlanta is not a good test 495 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 3: for them at all, especially considering they're gonna get Philadelphia. 496 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:14,439 Speaker 3: Looks like here in round two. What Atlanta does well 497 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,719 Speaker 3: is they have, you know, okay, a good backcourt with 498 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 3: Trey Young and Johntay Murray, Clint Capella is a good 499 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 3: rim protector, and you know, the rest of it, it's 500 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 3: hit or miss. I know they have some depth, but 501 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 3: that's basically what they like to do. The problem with 502 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 3: that is Boston runs a five out offense, so Clint 503 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 3: Capella is basically rendered obsolete. You know, there's no point 504 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:39,199 Speaker 3: of having a great rim protector if there's nobody in 505 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 3: the paint. Really, you know, and the Boston Celtics guards 506 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 3: and wings are a defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart. 507 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 3: Two guys who could be defensive all defense teams, Jason 508 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 3: Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Oh, and they have Derek White, 509 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 3: who is a very good defender in his own right. 510 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:03,399 Speaker 3: So whatever advantage or whatever thing that Atlanta may have 511 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 3: going in their favor, it just immediately gets erased, like 512 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,520 Speaker 3: they have nothing that they can do in this matchup 513 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 3: that would give them an upper hand. You're basically just 514 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:13,399 Speaker 3: throwing shit out a wall and hope it sticks. 515 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 2: I'm sorry to go back, but I was just looking 516 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 2: at the player points pool I'm doing, and a guy. 517 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 2: This is a guy's team. Rob Tatum, Donovan Mitchell, Jalen Brunson, 518 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 2: Darren Fox, Sabonis and Bridges. Wow, he's only gonna lose Bridges. 519 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,200 Speaker 2: A lot of people thought, oh dude, what's he doing 520 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 2: drafting two kings. Well, it looks like they're as of now, 521 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,359 Speaker 2: it looks like they're going to advance, and he's rolling 522 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 2: right now. But there's a chance if the Warriors rally, 523 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 2: he's gonna lose Spider or Brunson, which is a little 524 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 2: high risk, and then he's just gonna have Tatum go 525 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 2: to the finals. But like, I mean, I think I'm 526 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 2: in fourth of eight right now. It's not looking good 527 00:27:51,880 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 2: for me. But let's go to that Cavs Knick series 528 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 2: real quick, Rob, The only thing that jumped out. Only 529 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 2: thing is you're down two in the fourth quarter, two 530 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,960 Speaker 2: and a half minutes left. Thibodeau still has Julius Randall 531 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 2: out there, and Julius Randall going for a dunk on 532 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 2: a fast break, tries to grab the rim, or tries 533 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 2: to hang on the rim, but loses it because he's 534 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,240 Speaker 2: getting fouled and lands on his back. And now he 535 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 2: did get up. He seemed okay, But dude's gonna be 536 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 2: sort tomorrow. And this is typical Thibodeau. Rob, you know this. 537 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 2: He keeps his stars in lad in games even though 538 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 2: they're getting blasted, like down twenty Why is Julius ran 539 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:33,399 Speaker 2: On in the game Josh Hart played with the injury. 540 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 2: My guy Josh Hart role players Matter minus twenty nine 541 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 2: In twenty seven it was a rough one. Not a lot, 542 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 2: as my son likes to say, NGL, Dad ANDNGL. You know, 543 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,959 Speaker 2: Cavs look good. My guy LeVert, who is on my 544 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 2: player points pool, very excited for him. Yeah, I put 545 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 2: out of this tweet on was it Sat? Yeah, Saturday 546 00:28:56,160 --> 00:29:00,080 Speaker 2: after the Knicks. After the Knicks won, I was like, 547 00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 2: what is this o'co what is this Osmond? You gotta 548 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 2: go with Lavert? Obviously I have him, so I'm invested now. 549 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 2: I didn't see did a Cooro get hurt? Rob? I 550 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 2: didn't see it that he played three minutes. I know 551 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 2: he basically did not look good early. They go to Osmond, 552 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:18,840 Speaker 2: he missed a billion shots and it's like, what are 553 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 2: we doing here? Lavert ends up playing forty minutes off 554 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 2: the bench. Now, I don't think they start him, but 555 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 2: I think you got to consider it. He's not a 556 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 2: natural small forward and it's good to have him coming 557 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 2: in off the bench, but they are just so bad 558 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 2: at small forward, Like, I don't I just don't see 559 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 2: what on earth the Knicks can do here. Uh, yeah, 560 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 2: it's looking I'm just doing a quick search. It looks 561 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 2: like Ocoro had two turnovers and a miss in the 562 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 2: first three minutes and did not come back in the game. 563 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 2: Now do you think he starts well? 564 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 3: According to JB. Bickerstaff, he said that, Uh, I think 565 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 3: you said he's still gonna go with the move forward. 566 00:29:57,480 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 3: Here's the quote. It's not a long term decision with isa. 567 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 3: Isaac has done a ton for us this year, and 568 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 3: we will always shoot our guys with respect. So maybe 569 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 3: he gets his minutes reduced, then he has a short leash. 570 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 3: But I don't know if they would make this kind 571 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 3: of a change in the middle of a playoff series, 572 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 3: considering that he's been their guy for basically all season. 573 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 2: My guy played three minutes, Well, no, not my guy. 574 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 2: Ocoro played three freaking minutes. 575 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 3: Now you claim a coral, you can claim him. 576 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 2: I don't want. I don't want to. I will pass. 577 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 2: Thank you for the offer that I could claim one 578 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 2: of the weakest small forwards in the league. I am 579 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,000 Speaker 2: an RJ. Barrett Truther. I loved him at Duke. I 580 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 2: still think he can be a number two, but I'm 581 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 2: starting to wonder if he's a three in the series. 582 00:30:37,600 --> 00:30:41,840 Speaker 2: R J. Barrett is six for twenty five shooting. That's bad. 583 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 2: He is one for eight from three and he's got 584 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 2: twenty one points. It's a struggle. I'm just gonna be 585 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 2: blatantly honest just what I've heard that Tibbs doesn't love 586 00:30:55,280 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 2: him the way the front office does. Front Office Light 587 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 2: likes JR J. Barrett a lot. Tibbs just not a 588 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,160 Speaker 2: huge fan. He plays a lot of heart, which I 589 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,680 Speaker 2: get a lot of quickly, which I like also, But 590 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 2: I think Barrett's got a lot of value. Nix gets 591 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 2: smoked and hopefully Randall doesn't have any any issues going forward. 592 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,840 Speaker 2: D By the way, Darius Garland woke up thirty two points. 593 00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 2: He went off, had a great game. 594 00:31:18,800 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 595 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 596 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 597 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: listen live. The only thing better than sitting on your 598 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: couch watching the game. He's making money while you do it. 599 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: Here's your best bet. 600 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:44,600 Speaker 2: Rob let's you want to wrap up with some best 601 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 2: bets for two night's action. 602 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: I have the. 603 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 2: Gambling app open in front of me. It's a big 604 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 2: night for your Lakers. What's the vibe with Jah Morant? 605 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 2: Unlikely to play? According to Woods, was that the word 606 00:31:58,600 --> 00:31:59,840 Speaker 2: he used, unlikely or something else? 607 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 3: I believe that was the word he used. That the 608 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 3: viges are good. It's feeling like, you know, I'm getting 609 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 3: my chair ready for the championship parade down Fingeroa here 610 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 3: in about two months because the Lakers are gonna steam all. 611 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 2: This guy. I'm looking at the line. I'm seeing Memphis 612 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 2: favored by one or it's pick them. I'm seeing the 613 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 2: l interesting divergence. Now, I told you guys about this 614 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 2: this app right, It's called bets Stamp. You can essentially 615 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,080 Speaker 2: go and put in any sports book you want and 616 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:38,479 Speaker 2: line up what the options are. And the three in 617 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 2: Vegas that are the most well, two in Vegas and 618 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 2: one off shore that are the most respected are bet Cris, 619 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 2: Super Book, and Circa Sports. They all have a different 620 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 2: line for this game. Bet Chris has Lakers plus one, 621 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 2: super Book has pick them, Circa has Lakers minus one. 622 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,680 Speaker 2: So there's really no edge here, Robert, you surprised with 623 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 2: the Jamaran indecision that it's still this low. Maybe somebody 624 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 2: an important gambler who's willing to put six figures on 625 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 2: some information on John Moran. Does somebody know something there? 626 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 3: Definitely sounds like that. Yeah, that's kind of the read 627 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 3: that I got to because it was funny. Even on 628 00:33:16,520 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 3: Tuesday afternoon, they had pictures of John Moran at practice 629 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 3: and they said he had a big old ice wrap, 630 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 3: and they said he didn't do much when the media 631 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 3: was there, And then there was another report that said 632 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 3: he also did some dribbling and shooting. So you can't 633 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 3: be both right. There's something is conflicting there, So somebody 634 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 3: knows something. I'm expecting him to play just as a 635 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 3: Lakers fan, even though hot take. I guess I'm more 636 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 3: worried about Tias Jones in this series than I am 637 00:33:41,600 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 3: about John Moran, because Tias Jones can shoot. He can 638 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 3: do a lot of the things that Mike Conley did 639 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 3: to them, where he can hit those little creases, little 640 00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 3: pull up, especially against the ads drop coverage. He can 641 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 3: shoot the long ball much better than John Moran can. 642 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,160 Speaker 3: Tias Jones is the real deal. 643 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,719 Speaker 2: Okay, let me ask you this. Let's say, let's just hypothetical, 644 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 2: Joah Morand is out. Let's say they announced it two 645 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:08,960 Speaker 2: hours before the game. Does Rob not Rob Polinka? Does 646 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:15,320 Speaker 2: Darvin ham tweak the starting lineup because he had Jared 647 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 2: Vanderbilt on John Moran? Do you keep Vanderbilt, a really 648 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 2: a non shooter in the starting lineup and you put 649 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 2: him on Jared Jackson? Or do you pull him from 650 00:34:25,640 --> 00:34:28,240 Speaker 2: the starting lineup and get more offense out there because 651 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 2: they got options? You know, Tias Jones is a small guard, 652 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,399 Speaker 2: and I gotta be honest, I don't know how much 653 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 2: I trust Dangela Russell to be locked in to stop him. 654 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 2: He is not known for his defensive prowess. If you 655 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:42,319 Speaker 2: ask me who the weakest link in the defense for 656 00:34:42,320 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 2: the Lakers is starting lineup, it's Danzel Russell. I guess 657 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 2: you could put Austin Reeves on him. It's a lot 658 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:50,760 Speaker 2: of chasing around a point guard for a max player 659 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,960 Speaker 2: in Austin Reeves. Come on, he's supposed to laugh for 660 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 2: a game one hero in Austin Reeves. I don't know. 661 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 2: I think you just got a ride with the same group. 662 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 2: And if you're able to put Vanderbilt on Triple J. 663 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,600 Speaker 2: You can hide a d On Tilman, who's its total zero? 664 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 2: And yeah, I guess Austin Reeves is a guy. Now, 665 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 2: Dennis Shrewder should be able to have no problem guarding 666 00:35:14,200 --> 00:35:16,880 Speaker 2: Tyas Jones. We both like Tyas Jones. What about you 667 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:17,800 Speaker 2: tweak the lineup or no? 668 00:35:19,400 --> 00:35:21,640 Speaker 3: Probably not, just because what you have is working. And 669 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:23,920 Speaker 3: I don't know if you want to be making adjustments 670 00:35:23,960 --> 00:35:25,879 Speaker 3: like that in the middle of a series when this 671 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 3: team has not played together for that long as it is, 672 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:32,040 Speaker 3: so I would assume that they wouldn't make any adjustments. 673 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 3: But I will say I do not like the idea 674 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:37,120 Speaker 3: of Jared Vanderbilt trying to guard Triple J. He's just 675 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 3: he's too thin. 676 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:38,879 Speaker 2: So who do you put on? 677 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:40,840 Speaker 3: I would stick with Lebron? 678 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he did, That's what I list. We 679 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 2: both love Lebron. He really he got his way. He 680 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 2: had his way with Lebron and the button paint didn't. 681 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 3: He he did? But I mean, at least Lebron's like 682 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 3: two sixty. I think Jared Vanderbilt might be too ten. 683 00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, my gut tells me Rob that if John Morant 684 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 2: is out, You're going to see a letdown from the Lakers, 685 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:03,640 Speaker 2: with the exception of Lebron James My and again, no, 686 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 2: I've never have I met Lebron. I don't know. I 687 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 2: don't think I have. I don't think this is a 688 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,799 Speaker 2: game Lebron lets his team lose if Ja Morant is out. 689 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 2: So if Ja Morant is out, my my gut will 690 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,439 Speaker 2: tell me Lebron is not letting them lose this game. 691 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 2: Even if he struggles, I can see him doing whatever 692 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,320 Speaker 2: it takes to go home to La up to nothing. 693 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 2: You trust in the Draymond suspension, King's Warriors. I still 694 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,680 Speaker 2: think that series probably goes seven Kings Warriors Lakers. Can 695 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 2: you imaginef they got a week of rest rob Oh, 696 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:37,719 Speaker 2: that would be awesome for a for the for a 697 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 2: d and Lebron. I don't want to look ahead, but 698 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 2: you know we're in the thirty thirty five what forty 699 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 2: minute mark on the podcast? How did the Lakers match 700 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 2: up with the Kings? Just asking hypothetically, don't laugh. Austin 701 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:56,040 Speaker 2: reves On on Deer Fox, so bonus Anthony Davis, But 702 00:36:56,160 --> 00:37:00,520 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis like Monk and Fox to get in a 703 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:02,480 Speaker 2: lane and if ad comes to try to block every shot. 704 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 2: Sabonas is going to grab a billion offensive rebounds. Lebron, 705 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:10,840 Speaker 2: maybe I can Jared Vanderbilt. Maybe you put Vanderbilt on Fox. 706 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:13,960 Speaker 2: That's I don't know, that's a tough one. Vanderbilt on 707 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,040 Speaker 2: Harrison Barnes. I think you want to hide Lebron on 708 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:20,280 Speaker 2: the rookie Keegan Murray or Lebron on Harrison Barnes. Shucks. 709 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 2: This matchup starting to look favorable for the Lakers. 710 00:37:24,520 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 3: You seem shocked. 711 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 2: Well, I mean, the Kicks have been beaten down the 712 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 2: defending champs in two games when it mattered in the 713 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 2: fourth quarter. If they were, you know, winning in a 714 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 2: different way, I might have a different opinion. But essentially 715 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 2: had two fourth quarter games and the defending champs, who 716 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 2: have won a lot of rings against the seeming that 717 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:42,400 Speaker 2: a lot of guys have never played in the playoffs 718 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 2: and they're beating them like that. I'm still a little 719 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 2: shell shocked by this, aren't you. 720 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,319 Speaker 3: Uh Yeah, I mean, even though I expected it to 721 00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,360 Speaker 3: be a competitive series, I was not expecting the Sacramento 722 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:53,799 Speaker 3: to go up two. 723 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 2: Oho. 724 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 3: You know, I've been on record sitting on the pot 725 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 3: as far as the Lakers go. And I said this 726 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 3: before the playoffs even started. This their side of the 727 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:04,120 Speaker 3: bracket is wide open for them to get to the 728 00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 3: Western Finals. You know, Memphis being down their to best 729 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:13,920 Speaker 3: centers basically with Adams and Clark. Sacramento is not a 730 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:16,080 Speaker 3: good defensive team. Don't let what you saw in Game 731 00:38:16,120 --> 00:38:18,160 Speaker 3: two against the Warriors kind of fool you that that's 732 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:22,000 Speaker 3: just not what they do. And the Golden State Warriors 733 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:26,080 Speaker 3: have no size at all. So those things all work 734 00:38:26,080 --> 00:38:28,360 Speaker 3: in the lakers favor. They live in the paint. Anthony 735 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:31,959 Speaker 3: Davis as a monster, Lebron James gets downhill probably better 736 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,960 Speaker 3: than you know, ninety percent of the NBA, even at 737 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,840 Speaker 3: age thirty eight. So it's shaping up for them to 738 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,759 Speaker 3: make a run to the Western Finals. And you know, 739 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:42,240 Speaker 3: let's see what happens. 740 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,319 Speaker 2: MM. Interesting. I'm not going to touch Bucks heat until 741 00:38:45,360 --> 00:38:48,960 Speaker 2: we get clarity on Giannis. I guess if I had, 742 00:38:49,239 --> 00:38:52,360 Speaker 2: if you're looking to wait a beta bet in Denver, Minnesota, 743 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 2: I would look at the t Wolves in the first 744 00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:59,040 Speaker 2: quarter because, interestingly enough, we saw the Knicks come out 745 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 2: in Game two in the first quar are really really strong. 746 00:39:02,680 --> 00:39:05,040 Speaker 2: Calves eventually rebound at the end of the quarter. The 747 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 2: Clippers lead bite I think four or five. At the 748 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:08,839 Speaker 2: end of the first quarter, I think they were leading, 749 00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 2: and the Celtics were getting pasted for the first nine 750 00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,800 Speaker 2: minutes of the quarter maybe the first day, maybe not pasted, 751 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,719 Speaker 2: but they were down or trailing, struggling definitely the first 752 00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:20,319 Speaker 2: five minutes they were trailing was like ten to four, 753 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:25,080 Speaker 2: and all three of those teams down one played their 754 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:29,400 Speaker 2: butts off. So now you get a Minnesota team that 755 00:39:29,440 --> 00:39:34,760 Speaker 2: got thrashed. Adjusting to altitude off the play in games, 756 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:39,560 Speaker 2: I would look at Minnesota first quarter, but using that 757 00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:43,799 Speaker 2: logic of the extra day and the team down oh 758 00:39:43,880 --> 00:39:46,440 Speaker 2: one playing hard, it feels like I would I would 759 00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:49,640 Speaker 2: lean Memphis in the first quarter, even if John Moran's 760 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:53,759 Speaker 2: out now. First quarter betting not really. I don't think 761 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,600 Speaker 2: you can get down big money if you're interested. But 762 00:39:55,640 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 2: I would look at the home team in Memphis in 763 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 2: the first quarter, and and Minnesota going on the road 764 00:40:02,600 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 2: first quarter. They've had some good starts, started great against 765 00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:09,640 Speaker 2: the Lakers, started great in Game one. Rob any other thoughts. 766 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:14,239 Speaker 3: Well in that game, specifically Minnesota and nugget I like, 767 00:40:14,400 --> 00:40:16,719 Speaker 3: I like Minnesota, plus I think I see eight and 768 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 3: a half. And then when I'm looking at so that 769 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,000 Speaker 3: I like them in that game you mentioned it. The 770 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,719 Speaker 3: two days off really gonna help them no longer having 771 00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:26,160 Speaker 3: to play three play in games. Basically they had the 772 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:28,240 Speaker 3: first one as the Lakers, they had an actual playing 773 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,759 Speaker 3: game to Do or Die, and then Game one. So 774 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:34,120 Speaker 3: I like them getting some rest and shameless self promotion. 775 00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:36,000 Speaker 3: I will be co hosting The Odd Couple on Fox 776 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 3: Sports Radio Chris Broussard on Wednesday afternoon four to seven Pacific, 777 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:42,440 Speaker 3: seven to ten pm Eastern. So if you want to 778 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:45,680 Speaker 3: hear me recycling these takes, that's where you have to 779 00:40:45,719 --> 00:40:46,040 Speaker 3: tune in. 780 00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:47,959 Speaker 2: Don't forget the little people on your way to the top. 781 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,439 Speaker 2: How about this is a Draymond Green team, just off 782 00:40:50,440 --> 00:41:00,000 Speaker 2: the top of my head, Chicago Bulls, no Kobe White, 783 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:04,439 Speaker 2: Zack Lavine, Demarta Rosen with the folkrum being Draymond Green 784 00:41:05,040 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 2: backed up by Andre Drummond. They can move off of No, 785 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:10,480 Speaker 2: absolutely not, And. 786 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:12,960 Speaker 3: I don't know why if you're in Chicago you would 787 00:41:13,320 --> 00:41:13,680 Speaker 3: want to do. 788 00:41:13,760 --> 00:41:17,520 Speaker 2: I've found leadership completely. Zack Lavine's a quiet leader. Patrick 789 00:41:17,560 --> 00:41:18,440 Speaker 2: Beverly's a clown. 790 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:21,920 Speaker 3: I'm just Pat said he wants fourteen million a year 791 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 3: or two. 792 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:25,719 Speaker 2: Goodbye Miami. How about the Miami Heat. He could fit 793 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:28,200 Speaker 2: in the culture there alongside baym I don't know how 794 00:41:28,200 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 2: they would they They probably couldn't affordab unless they moved 795 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 2: off Lowry and something. 796 00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:33,440 Speaker 3: They Their issue is they can't score too well, so 797 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:36,440 Speaker 3: I think I think Miami is more looking for punch, 798 00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 3: scoring punch than defense. 799 00:41:38,640 --> 00:41:42,400 Speaker 2: All Right, that's a long one on a Wednesday. Enjoy 800 00:41:42,680 --> 00:41:46,160 Speaker 2: the day and Lakers tip time four thirty in La. Jeez, 801 00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:48,800 Speaker 2: that'll be that traffic home, Ladies and gentlemen. Talk to 802 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:49,240 Speaker 2: you tomorrow.