1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, straight 2 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: Fire Fan, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Wednesday, 3 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: May eighteen. Thought we'd have a good game in the 4 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: NBA last night. Nothing special. Miami pulls to win the 5 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: second half. We'll dig into a Jimmy Buckets getting busy 6 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: on Tatum and Brown and basically everybody on Boston. It's early, 7 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: no big proclamations. I have some good takeaways from this game. 8 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: Can't wait to talk about it. I do want to 9 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: also mention NBA Draft lottery happened last night. Quick winners 10 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: and losers. Idea of what's happening at the top. If 11 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: you're looking to gamble on the draft, that can be profitable. UM. 12 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: I already have texted with a couple of people who 13 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: I think, I think their opinion carries some weight with 14 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: the draft. So I have some ideas on where I 15 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: think I can enact some value coming up. Draft is 16 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: in about a month, right after the NBA Finals, I 17 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: think late June. And finally, and you're gonna love this 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: if you guys follow me on. I g one of 19 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: my buddies who used to live out here with me 20 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: in l a. He moved across the country and he 21 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: is not a Kevin Durant fan, so he, you know, 22 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: continues to slander Durant things. He's weak because he left. 23 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: Of course, I have pushed back repeatedly. It was a 24 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: tough move to leave. Okay, see where your love to 25 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: go to Golden State where you know nobody and you're 26 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 1: hated by twenty nine other teams in the league. And 27 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: we just got back and forth over this for four years. 28 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,960 Speaker 1: It's it's fun and spirited and I'm not going to 29 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: change his mind. He's not gonna change mind. And you know, 30 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: he sent me a d M on on I g 31 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: about this and I tagged Kevin Durant and wouldn't you 32 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: know that Kevin Durant responded within like three minutes. So 33 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: we had like an exchange on Instagram in the d 34 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: MS on Tuesday. It was fun. Uh. You know, I 35 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: probably shouldn't talk about it openly like this, but I 36 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: don't care. I invited him on the podcast. He said, Nah, 37 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: I don't know if it was like a negative man 38 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: or not. So I'll mention what he said. It is 39 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: no little slander. I'm not spilling any beans. I'll tell 40 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: you all star. I'll read the exact messages later in 41 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: the podcast, but we gotta start with the big news. Also, 42 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: I'll use that Kevin Durant jumping off point as a 43 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: preview of sorts for MAVs Warriors tonight. That's gonna be good. 44 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: I'll talk about Miami first. Miami beats Boston one eight 45 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: team one oh seven. If you missed the game because 46 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: your Tuesday nights are just so thrilling. Boston dropped sixty 47 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: two in the first half. Tatum had twenty one. They 48 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: wouldn't bananas. It was just like, oh my gosh, Boston. 49 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: They they're not tired at all. No, Marcus Smarten, o 50 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: Al Horford, They're fine. They got this. Peyton Pritchard was 51 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: lightening it up. Uh, Jalen Brown, Robert Williams dunking. I mean, 52 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: Miami looked like kind of shook, but as expected, Boston 53 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: got tired. Miami. I don't know what happened in the 54 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: locker room. I'm sure we'll hear more about it later today. 55 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: Clearly something went down because Miami came out on a 56 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: staggering twenty two to two run. They came out and 57 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: physically beat up Boston. Fighting for every loose ball. Jimmy 58 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: Butler takes over. Butler outscored the Celtics by himself in 59 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,839 Speaker 1: the third quarter. He had seventeen. Boston only scored four. 60 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: Team thirty team blood bath in the third quarter from Miami. 61 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: Fun side note to file away ahead of game too. 62 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: This was the only quarter Miami one in Game one. 63 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: They lost quarter one, they lost quarter two, and they 64 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: lost the fourth. Miami won the third so big they 65 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: were able to win the game by double digits. Now 66 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: a lot of it is a lot of people can 67 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: say Jameson Tatum out a bad game, Jayson Tatum missing 68 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: two starters okay, Marcus Smart defensive player of the Year 69 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: and Al Horford who had a turn back the clock 70 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: series against the Bucks. Tatum was basically all alone until 71 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: Peyton Pritchard hit a bunch of threes and Jaylen Brown 72 00:03:57,320 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: kind of bailed him out with some drives. Tatum at 73 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: twenty eight and six four steels. He did have seven turnovers. 74 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: Struggled in the Boston struggled to basically keep the ball. 75 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: In the third quarter they had eight turnovers. Miami came 76 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: out helped Bent defensively to just wreck havoc on the 77 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: game they were essentially Miami was like picking up full 78 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: court and just hounding. Butler had four steals. Victor Oladipot 79 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: played well, just picked Tatum's pocket at one point. Listen, guys, 80 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 1: it's one game. It's forty eight minutes. Let's not go 81 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: overboard and start bashing Tatum. Ten or twenty one didn't 82 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: shoot the three particularly well. Miami won the game. They 83 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: pulled away in the third. Uh, Jimmy Butler was incredible. 84 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 1: I will quickly point out before I start to say 85 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: nice things about Jimmy Butler, who, you guys know. I 86 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: have a soft spot for Grant Williams, the hero from 87 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: Sunday where he was the prodigal son in Boston. Oh 88 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: my gosh, I think they gave Grant Williams a parade 89 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: for his performance in Boston. And for what it's worth. 90 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: I have a buddy who is a diehard Celtics fan. 91 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: He's from Massachusetts. I played pick up with him on 92 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: Tuesday and he was telling me about how great of 93 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: a guy. And I have a family Grant Williams has. 94 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: His mom is like an astronaut or an astro physicist something, 95 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: and she's a great human and I'm like, great, awesome story. 96 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: Grant Williams loved the guy. Congrats. He returned to Earth 97 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: in Game one against Miami two or five, that's it, 98 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: thirty five minutes. He shot the ball five times, coming 99 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: to five fouls, seven points, one of two from deep. 100 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 1: There's a guy who attempted eighteen threes on Sunday. Attempted 101 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: five shots in game one. Now, there was an incident 102 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: where he came to the bench, the coach gave me 103 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: an ear full and he kind of shot back. He 104 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: was unhappy, I guess, and I think this is one 105 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 1: of those like, hey, you guys have seen role players 106 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: explode for points, huge games and then they come back 107 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: the next game and either they're feeling themselves and you know, 108 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: not locked in, or they think they're bulletproof and they 109 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: have a terrible game. That was Grant Williams minus fourteen 110 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: um hot, worse by the bar of any starter for 111 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: the Celtics. Now, quick words on Jimmy Butler, who continues 112 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: to be the most underappreciated superstar folks. He was seventeen 113 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: of eighteen from the free throw line. So not only 114 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: is Jimmy Butler clutch and by far Miami's best scorer, 115 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: best pretty much everything, but bam Adebio the best defender. 116 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 1: But I mean Jimmy Butler forty one nine and five 117 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: lead the Heat with nine boards, lad the Heat with 118 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: five assists, lad the Heat with four steals, and he 119 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: had three blocks. What a stat sheet? Stuff for forty 120 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: one points and forty one minutes. And this is interesting. 121 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: It's a fun stat. Jimmy Butler now has his many 122 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: forty point playoff games as Charles Barkley. Wow, that's a stat. 123 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: They each have five forty point playoff games. Lebron and 124 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: Chack had more. Obviously, I'm sure there's other guys who 125 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: have more. I'm I don't know if his forty one 126 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: is more than Steph Curry. I was unable to find that. 127 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: But Jill is a clutch guy and I have been 128 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: a huge fan of his. If you guys are listened 129 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: to my radio show, I would rave about this guy. 130 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I think I dedicated like two hours one 131 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: show to his story. Like he he was like broke 132 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: um his you know, his parents, Like he had like 133 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: a tough upbringing. He would like couch surf for like 134 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: two years of high school. He had to go to 135 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: McDonald's to fax in his uh is college acceptance to Marquette. 136 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: He had to go to McDonald's to fax it in. 137 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: He couldn't. He couldn't get to college out high school. 138 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: He went to JUCO. Wasn't even a top one d 139 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: JUCO by any of the recruiting services. Lends up Marquette 140 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: is averaging like five points a game by the end 141 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: of his career at Marquette, of course he's all big East. 142 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: Gets drafted by the Bulls. What does he do as 143 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: a rookie? Nothing? What does he do second year? Not 144 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: really much? And then boom, you just splodes And everywhere 145 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler has been This is the sign of a 146 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: winner and a clutch player. Everywhere he goes. He gets 147 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: to the second round of the playoffs, not just the postseason, like, hey, 148 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: we're happy to be here. Oh we lost Chicago without Rows. 149 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: Gets to the second round twice, Philly, remember with him 150 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: beat in the company, gets to that excruciating loss to Toronto. 151 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: Then of course he took Miami to the finals in 152 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 1: the bubble. And I did see a report that the 153 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: Heat are kind of angry that everybody keeps talking about 154 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: how they made it to the Bubbles finals and that 155 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: doesn't really count. And I'm like, I don't know who 156 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: these people are. They're saying that these like Gabbroni fans 157 00:08:42,840 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: on social media because they don't know anything. You talk 158 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: about getting to the final and the Bubbles, it was 159 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: harder than any normal season. I mean, you're sequestered from 160 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: your family, You're living in a bubble. Remember that was 161 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: like the early what five months in on COVID, maybe 162 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: six months in COVID, and you were like in your 163 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: hotel room being tested every day like this. That was 164 00:09:05,240 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: nothing compared to this way more hard getting the finals. 165 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: They lose to the Lakers, whatever. I looked this up. 166 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler four times All NBA, Reggie Miller three times 167 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: All NBA. James Worthy, Big Game, James mom Man. I 168 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: love James Worthy. He wore the Rexpects. I wore Rexpects 169 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: when I was a kid. James Worthy two times All 170 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: n B A. I mean, are we underappreciating Jimmy Butler. 171 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: I already have said last week he's better than Reggie Miller, 172 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: better career, no doubt. He's carried the heat to the finals, 173 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: He's carried the heat back to the conference finals. They 174 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,959 Speaker 1: get to the finals. I don't know. I think that James. 175 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: I think like, who's a better small forward? Jimmy Butler 176 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: is starting to crack, Like is he top ten small 177 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: forward all time? I looked it up. James Worthy obviously 178 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: has an NBA Finals MVP at a triple double in 179 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: game seven. I'll never forget it. But James Worthy also 180 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: zero times all defensive Jimmy Butler five. Jimmy Butler is 181 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: a great two way player. He's so underappreciated. He's basically 182 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,959 Speaker 1: the grit and grind version of Kawuahi Leonard. And it's 183 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: not a knock on Kawhi Leonard, but you know, Kawhi 184 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: Leonard obviously a tremendous defensive player, an excellent offensive player, 185 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: but he gets all the love and the attention because 186 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 1: you know, he got that one title with the Raptors 187 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: when the entire Golden State Warriors were injured, and he 188 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: got the championships in San Antonio when he was the 189 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: second Tonnner to Duncan and Janoblean Parker. Like, now that 190 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 1: Kauai has to be the guy a little tougher, it's 191 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: a little bit tougher in paper, clip Land, and of 192 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: course he was injured last year didn't play, but you 193 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: know they failed now twice in the playoffs with Kauai 194 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: and the Clippers. Now I know he's been injured, and 195 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 1: you know that's kind of part of it, right, what 196 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: is it? Availability is the best thing you could be. 197 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler is always available. I mean, that guy is 198 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: a warrior. I'm a huge Jimmy Butler a fan, love 199 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: everything about him. I don't think the series is over obviously. 200 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: I mean, for instance, how's this stat First half Celtics 201 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: had forty two of their sixty two points in the 202 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 1: paint lay up line. Second half six total points in 203 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: the paint. Miami just locked it down. I would love 204 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: to know. I hope there was a camera in the 205 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,319 Speaker 1: locker room for spoilstra at halftime. I did bet the 206 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 1: under you're under is not going to hit when sixty 207 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: six free throws are attempted. I mean, it was like 208 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: a w W E match up inside, just a total 209 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: war and that killed the under. I mean, you know, luckily, 210 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: I mean the heat did cover, so that's nice, but overall, 211 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: not a great night of gambling. I was hoping to 212 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: double up. There will be some bets for Warriors maps 213 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: but um impressive win for the Heat. I don't think 214 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:51,559 Speaker 1: this changes my outlook on the series. I still think 215 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: Boston when they get Marc a smart back. We'll see 216 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: if Horford's back for Game two. If they're not in Miami, 217 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: goes up to nothing. Boss is in real trouble. If 218 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: Marcus Smarten Horford come back, I think the Celtics win 219 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: Game two. I think I think they'll come back and 220 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: listen Jimmy Butler forty one. He was exhausted after that one. 221 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: Like Tyler, Hero had eighteen um Max s Trusse eleven, 222 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: Vincent Gabe Vincent seven teen points. That are you kidding me? 223 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: Nice one for the Heat. I don't think it means 224 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: that much. They needed to win this after Boston's Game 225 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: seven winness, this was their lock. Fox Sports Radio has 226 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all 227 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 1: of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and 228 00:12:35,559 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: within the I Heart Radio app. Search f s R 229 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 1: to listen live. All right, let's quickly go to the 230 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: NBA Draft lottery. I know you guys don't totally care 231 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: about the NBA Draft. I'm a college basketball nerd, so 232 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,480 Speaker 1: I'm way into this stuff. I read about the draft. 233 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:53,199 Speaker 1: I'll have a mock draft up later for Fox Sports. UM, 234 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: I actually have two guys on the basketball team. I'm 235 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: an owner of the New Zealand Breakers in New Zealand. 236 00:13:00,160 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: A faithful listener said, Jason, you gotta stop saying in 237 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 1: Australian basketball, just say the New Zealand Breakers. I was like, 238 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: all right, I guess New Zealand and Australia have like 239 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's like one of the I don't it's 240 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: probably a bad analogy. I'm just guessing. But if you 241 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: live in Jersey, you don't say, yeah, I'm in New York, right, 242 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: You're in New Jersey, and like, being in Jersey is 243 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: like a thing. You're a Jersey person. You're not in 244 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:31,840 Speaker 1: New York. And a lot of the Jersey people, not 245 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: a lot, I shouldn't say small sample size, but a 246 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: lot of the people I worked with back in the 247 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: day of newspapers were Jersey guys, and they didn't like 248 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: New York. It's filthy, it smells, it stinks. Jersey is 249 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: way better. We didn't get along. Let's just say that. UM. 250 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: At any rate, two guys from the New Zealand Breakers 251 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 1: basketball team are expected to be drafted, both perhaps in 252 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:56,439 Speaker 1: the first round, and one will likely go in the lottery. 253 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: So I've I've been tracking the draft a lot and 254 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: the big r of course was the Orlando Magic. They 255 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: win the number one pick. Orlando previously had taken Shack 256 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 1: one and Dwight Howard won. And my guess when you 257 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 1: look at their roster and if you have the ability 258 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: to bet on it, chet Homegrown was the favorite. I 259 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: think Paolo Bancarro had such a good n C tournament. 260 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: I would take Ben Caro first, but I think the 261 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: guy to bet on is Jabari Smith. And the big 262 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: tell is historically this Orlando front office, since John Hammond 263 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: got there, they have favored over everything. Length, that's what 264 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: they want. They got Jonathan Isaac, a bit of a reach. 265 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: I mean they could have taken Downovan Mitchell a couple 266 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: of other guys. They went Jonathan Isaac. He's a long player. 267 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: Length obviously matters in the NBA. Isaac has missed two 268 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: straight years two to a c L injuries. Um, they 269 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: got Mo Bamba sixth overall. Couple pretty solemnly. Let me 270 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: find the guys who went after after Mo Bamba Um. 271 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: Colin Sexton won a couple of picks later, Shad Gilder's 272 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: Alexander went ninth. Mo Bamba. I mean he's all right, 273 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 1: he's back up right now. I don't know if he's 274 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: got a future as a starting center putting up big numbers, 275 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: I I don't um. And then again Orlando with their length, 276 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: they got the kid Okay a out of Auburn. Remember 277 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: he was injured in the tournament and kind of fell 278 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: a little bit, but again he's a long wing. And 279 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: of course who did they miss on? Grant Williams went 280 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: to Boston twenty second, they got Okay sixteenth, and then 281 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: Brandon Clark twenty one. He's good on Memphis. So like 282 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: they take length over everything, and if you look at 283 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: the length, I know I'm not going to at home. 284 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: It's Jabari Smith length plus three point shooting. And in 285 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: all honesty, like Jabari Smith, I think shot forty on 286 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: twos and then forty two on threes. Good luck finding 287 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: a six thinks someone looked U up. There's never been 288 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: a guy six is it six ft ten or taller 289 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: who's hit seventy three is in a college basketball season. 290 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: I'm I'm almost certain Jabari Smith is the first and 291 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: he really does look like Chris Bosh out there. And 292 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: if you project ahead, which is all that's this, This 293 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: is only a projection again, Paolo ben Caro, right now 294 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: will help somebody win more than chat Homegren and Jabari Smith. 295 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: And then you're gonna ask, well, okay, even if you're 296 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: projecting ahead, Jay, why are you going Jabari over Chet? 297 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: My only fear with Chet is yes, I do think 298 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: maybe in a perfect storm, he could be Kristaps Porzingis. 299 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: Why not? I mean Porzingis guys were forgetting was an 300 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: All Star. Porzingis was on track to be a stud. 301 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: But what happened? Foot injuries, And that's the concern these 302 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: big seven footers with abnormally long feet, Greg Odin with 303 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: the foot injury, Like I'm just telling you these seven 304 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: ft is just now. I know Porzingis is like seven three, 305 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: but I mean this is a guy who was I 306 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: don't want to say ticketed for greatness, but the injury 307 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: is caught up with him quick and when you can't 308 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: stay healthy like he put up I think twenty to 309 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 1: a game in New York and yeah, he was an 310 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: All Star. I mean, this guy he can shoot the 311 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: lights out from deep and he was just scratching the 312 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: surface before the injuries hit. And now it's like, geez, 313 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: what port let's see here? Porzingis uh New York, Dallas, Washington. 314 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: I don't know. I mean, he could put up numbers, 315 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: he can get your buckets, doesn't defend, and he just 316 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: gets hurt way too much. It's just that's just how 317 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 1: it is now. I'm not saying Homegroun is going to 318 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: have the same injury issues as porzingis. But I see 319 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 1: that thin, wiry frame. Can it? How is it going 320 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: to hold up the first three years? Now? Yes, he 321 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,639 Speaker 1: will get in the weight room. Yes, the end NBA 322 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: UH team that takes him, I think he'll probably go second. 323 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: That's will be able to be my guess. Okay, see 324 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:00,040 Speaker 1: you get a unicorn in there, similar to Ken and 325 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: Durant right six ten, shoot it from a high now, 326 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant obviously is way better off. The bounce Chet's 327 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: gonna help you immensely defensively. You'd listen, he's a really 328 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: good player, excellent prospect like him a lot, I just 329 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:18,239 Speaker 1: from everything I've heard and seen, and you look at 330 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: the numbers, Jabari Smith is immediately going to be an 331 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:24,640 Speaker 1: impact player, and I think by like gear three, he's 332 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: looking at like being an All Star now. I think 333 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: this leaves Paolo ban Caro falling three to the Rockets, 334 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: which is good. And man, I'm listen. I know I 335 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:37,000 Speaker 1: shouldn't be doing this because it's way early, but if 336 00:18:37,040 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: you just look at the Houston Rockets and how these 337 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: NBA playoff teams are panning out in the final four, 338 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 1: it's switchy on the wings, right, It's no big plotting 339 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,679 Speaker 1: guy in the middle. Everybody's got to be able to 340 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 1: guard guards. You know, your bigs need to be able 341 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: to defend. You put Christian Wood three points sniper and 342 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: a big guy h pal Low ban Carroll, and you 343 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: surround him with I don't know, young guys, right, Kevin 344 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: Porter Jr. Assuming he can stay out of trouble. I 345 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: like Jalen Green. Uh you know, I'm very bullish on 346 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: Jalen Green. Josh Christopher is a young, exciting prospect. I 347 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: don't know how much longer Eric Gordon will be there, 348 00:19:16,280 --> 00:19:19,080 Speaker 1: but you're starting to see the makings of a fun, 349 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,959 Speaker 1: explosive team. Now. They're years away from contending or anything 350 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: but you've got the pieces in place to really have 351 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: something nice if you if you lamb Ban Carroll, and 352 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: I'm telling I think Ban Carroll is like a fifteen 353 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: and fifteen and nine guys a rookie. I think he 354 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: will have the inside track on rookie the year. We'll 355 00:19:38,119 --> 00:19:40,919 Speaker 1: see where Jade and Ivy goes. Jade and Ivy the 356 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: produce kid. I have some Purdue buddies who listen, and 357 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: I think Ivys is a really good player. The only problem, 358 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: the reason I think he'll slip a little bit in 359 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: the draft is he needs the ball in his hands. 360 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: And I don't think Sacramento takes him. I don't think 361 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 1: the Pistons taken either. And they're trying to make Cay 362 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:04,159 Speaker 1: Cunning him the point guard. And I know he was 363 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,400 Speaker 1: better as a shooting guard, but that's because good luck 364 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,400 Speaker 1: point guard rookie. It just never works. So I think 365 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:15,200 Speaker 1: ultimately Jaden falls probably to the Pacers where they say, hey, 366 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: this is a regional fit. This kid is from Indiana, 367 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: he went to Purdue. He's explosive. Let's move Brogden, Let's 368 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 1: maybe package Brogden and something else, get a piece, and 369 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,639 Speaker 1: then we get we get Ivy in the backcourt. Folks, 370 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: you're telling me, if you're the Indiana Pacers and you 371 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: can get a backcourt of Jade and Ivy and Terrese Haliburton, 372 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: you don't have something that's explosive and dynamic, that's fun. 373 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: I don't know what you're doing at the followard position. 374 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: I like Miles Turner, but uh we'll see what buddy 375 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: he'll can do, or if he gets shipped in a 376 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: package with Brogden. But um, I think Ivy is a 377 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: great fit for the Indiana Pacers, and we'll do more 378 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 1: on the draft as we get closer. A lot of 379 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: guys working out here in l A. I'll do my 380 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: best to get in workouts, but uh, no guarantees. Fox 381 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,119 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 382 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 383 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f 384 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: s R to listen live Mike. If you want exclusive 385 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: insight from the biggest names in the sports game, what's good? 386 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,439 Speaker 1: This is national champion and former pro bowler Chris Johnson. 387 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: Let me tell you a little bit about my new 388 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: series kJ Live. 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I actually like the Warriors here. 398 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:11,719 Speaker 1: I think, you know, I think Dallas is good at 399 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,639 Speaker 1: the adjustments. Jason Kidd made tremendous adjustments set series went on, 400 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: and I think Golden State comes in a little more rested, 401 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: more time to marinate on Luca, who has done well 402 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: against them this year. I think Luke and some of 403 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: the matchups really do favor Dallas going forward in this series. 404 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: I think Game one, I think is that the play 405 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: is Golden State and now go after that, I think 406 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: I'll pivot back to Dallas and take get them taking points. 407 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: But this is the fun aspect of having a podcast 408 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 1: and you know, engaging with athletes occasionally. So as I 409 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 1: said at the outset, my buddy disparaged Duran was like, 410 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,640 Speaker 1: the comment that set off Durant was if the Warriors 411 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:58,119 Speaker 1: win this year, what does it say about Kevin Duran? 412 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: He goes there, they won before him, they went with him, 413 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: and then he leaves and they win again. So what 414 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 1: does it say about Durant who hasn't won with anyone 415 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:14,119 Speaker 1: but the Warriors and they wont with and without him? 416 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: So what does Durant? He sees that comment right, and 417 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 1: his initial reaction. Let me just get the exact wording here. 418 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: I don't want to misquote anybody. His initial reaction, what 419 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: if Golden State lose? And you see how he flipped 420 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: it on you little pause, their pregnant pause. Well what 421 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 1: if Golden State lose, I'm saying exactly what he wrote, lose, 422 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: not loses. If Golden State goes down, Ken Kevin Durant 423 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: then come out and say, well, they can't win without me. 424 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: They lost the year before I got there. Without me, 425 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,360 Speaker 1: we won. I was the final m VP twice and 426 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: they haven't gotten back to the finals. So I said, 427 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: in response to k d ha, bro you know me 428 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 1: and in parentheses, if you remember, this is me being 429 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: a uh honest and revealing I don't mind. I got 430 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: nothing to hide here. I am a Kevin Durant fan. 431 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: You guys know this one. I've taken major, major heat 432 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,719 Speaker 1: in sports since coming to FS one for like if 433 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: you boil down, like the top five me saying Lebron 434 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: is passing the torch to k D was certainly in 435 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:38,120 Speaker 1: the top five. There was another one about Baker Mayfield. 436 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: There was one about Russell Westbrook. Those just come to 437 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: mind where like people were legit attacking me for days 438 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: on social media. Then there was one about the Toronto 439 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:55,879 Speaker 1: Raptors when they beat the Warriors. That that one also, um, 440 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: and then k D goes, what's the narrative I get 441 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:02,679 Speaker 1: to push if cool the state loses and think, just 442 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: think about it for a second. Can he just say, hey, man, 443 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: Warriors need me to win? And that's when I said, 444 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:15,760 Speaker 1: I answered his question. I said they need you well, 445 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: said I could take that from my podcast tomorrow, right, Hey, 446 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: why don't you why don't you join me? And that's 447 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: where he's like, nah, And then I asked him who 448 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,639 Speaker 1: he thinks he's gonna win the series? And I'm not 449 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: going to reveal what he said on that until afterward. Um, 450 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,600 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I'm just I don't know if he's doing, 451 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: if he's got appearances or whatever to talk about it, 452 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: or he doesn't want that out there. But I'm not 453 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: gonna say who we picked to win the series. Um. 454 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: I think it's two good series, and I do wonder 455 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: Matt's playing with how some money? Right then? Were't supposed 456 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: to take down the Suns. Warriors kind of did not 457 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: look great there the last three games against the job 458 00:25:52,280 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: Morantless remembers Grizzlies. Is there pressure on the Warriors here? There? 459 00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: They got home court advantage, They're facing an unstoppable force 460 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 1: in Luca Donchech who they don't have a good matchup for. 461 00:26:06,240 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: They'll probably start Wiggins on him, They'll give Cominga a 462 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: couple of reps on him. I'm sure Clay will have 463 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: a chance. Otto Porter. I don't even know if he's 464 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 1: gonna play tonight. Maybe he gets a crack. They're gonna 465 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: throw the kitchen sink at him. But we're talking about 466 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: Luka donte here. He's seen the kitchen sing from everyone. 467 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:30,399 Speaker 1: He has seen the best that Tylou and Doc Rivers 468 00:26:30,480 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: had to offer. Right, They've thrown everything at this guy. 469 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: Everything He's faced the best wing defenders, he faced the 470 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: best team. Folks. There was a stat floating around from 471 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 1: Game seven on Luca don chech and in the Sun's series. 472 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: After Game seven, this came out, So Luca don che 473 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: who I believe is the best player in the league, 474 00:26:57,760 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: against the best team in the league the entire season. 475 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: In that series, Luca had more points than Devin Booker, 476 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 1: more rebounds than DeAndre Ayden, more assists than Chris Paul, 477 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: and Luca had more steals than McKay Bridges. So wrap 478 00:27:15,520 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: your mind around that this guy's doing everything points, rebounds, 479 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: assistant steals than the best that the Suns have to offer. It. Elvos, 480 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,959 Speaker 1: this is Lebron level stuff. Guys. You can disbelieve it 481 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: and say he's not Lebron. He doesn't play both ends. 482 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 1: That's fine, that's fine. I get it. He doesn't play 483 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: both ends. He's Luca don He's coming. This is musty TV, man. 484 00:27:39,160 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 1: It is absolutely staggering. How excited I am for this. 485 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: I was gonna play soccer tonight. I'm not playing. I 486 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: gotta watch. I gotta watch Game one. I have to listen. 487 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 1: My my gut tells me that the Warriors win this game, 488 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: this one fairly easily, and everybody says, Luca, come on, 489 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: they got no chance. I don't think that's gonna be 490 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: the case. I think the Warriors definitely let out against 491 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 1: the Grizzlies. What Jab was ruled out? And I think 492 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 1: without question we will see a pretty ferocious, aggressive Warriors 493 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: team in game one. Um, the way that the Heat 494 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:17,680 Speaker 1: came out in the third quarter, I think we'll see 495 00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: that with the from the Warriors from jump Street. Um, 496 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 1: I'm seeing that the Sun's shot there is another good 497 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: stat think about this. The Sun shot at least fi 498 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: in their first eight playoff games, and then Phoenix held 499 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: them below that. Phoenix was held below that in their 500 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:41,880 Speaker 1: last five. Now is that the Dallas defense? Is that 501 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:47,520 Speaker 1: just Phoenix missing a bunch of mid rain shots. I 502 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: want to believe there's some Mavericks defense being a factor. 503 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: Dorian Phinney, Smith, Reggie Bullock, those guys are gonna give 504 00:28:55,760 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: Steph problems. They're gonna give Pool problems. The problem I 505 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: really need to see to believe. It was like what 506 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: the heat was like, can Jimmy Butler get help? Well, 507 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: Jimmy's gonna give you forty one And he had four 508 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 1: other guys in double figures. That's gonna I'm sorry, five 509 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: other guys in double figures. So you're not gonna get 510 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:17,440 Speaker 1: a forty and then a smattering. You're gonna get a 511 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: thirty five forty from Jimmy and then you're gonna have 512 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: five other guys contribute ten to fifteen points. Right, Tyler 513 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: Hero Bama to Bio. Maybe they dust off Duncan, Robinson, 514 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: Gabe Vincent had a good game. Maybe next game it 515 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:35,400 Speaker 1: will be Max Struss. They are by committee, the Warriors, 516 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: it's their guns, the big guns. Dallas is more of 517 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:42,640 Speaker 1: the by committee situation. I needed to see how Miami operated, 518 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: and they did not look great in the first half. 519 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: They looked a little shook. The Boston game plan was 520 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: great at both ends. Obviously adjustments matter. Miami adjusted and cruised. 521 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: Is Jason Kidd who knows the Warrior as well? Right, 522 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,400 Speaker 1: I mean Jason Kidd has seen them. Was on the 523 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: Lakers bend, he was on the He's been around the league. 524 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: He knows what's coming. And Steve Kerr's back on the sideline. 525 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: I am optimistic that the Warriors pulled this off. The 526 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: big problem I have, guys, is like I for the 527 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 1: first time in forever that Steph Curry has been played. 528 00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be devastated. I devastated strong. I wouldn't be 529 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 1: bummed if the Warriors lost. And that's only because of 530 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: the Luca factor. I don't know about you, guys. I'm 531 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:34,479 Speaker 1: obsessed with watching him. The guys just what he does 532 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: is incredible. And I got friends texting me jokes about 533 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: does your wife know that you're leaving her for Luka 534 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: don Chech like, I support you. You know, you guys 535 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: are funny out there. I get it, dan ha ha ha. 536 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 1: And I'm just saying, like, this guy is fun to watch. 537 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:54,520 Speaker 1: There's a chance that we see Remember what Lebron did 538 00:30:54,880 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: after Kyrie left Lebron versus Kevin Durant and Steph Curry 539 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:01,640 Speaker 1: and Lebron I think had like fifty one in game one. 540 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: That was the game of course where j R. Smith 541 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: screwed up and they went to overtime and lost, and 542 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: Lebron punched a blackboard afterward and like broke his hand 543 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: or whatever busted up his hand. I can see Luca 544 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: having a forty five point game tonight. Piece to open 545 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: things up, doesn't get help from anyone else. Warriors win 546 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: by eleven, something along those lines. We'll see how it 547 00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: plays out. Can't wait, cannot wait for the game tonight. 548 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: Enjoy it. We'll talk to you tomorrow.