1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Hey, what's up, everybody, 2 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: It's me Jason McIntyre. Welcome to Week two of Straight 3 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: Fire with Jason McIntyre. Week one a rousing success. Week 4 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: two we get the NBA playoffs. Could we have gotten 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: any luckier? To start week two on the podcast, I'm 6 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: bringing in a longtime friend, UH colleague at FS one. 7 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: He definitely knows the NBA, Chris Broussard from The Odd 8 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: Couple on Fox Sports Radio, joining the podcast. Jason likes 9 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: to think he knows everything when it comes to sports. 10 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: I know what sports fans want, but for everything he doesn't, 11 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: he knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 12 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: know a guy who who knows a guy knows another guy. 13 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: The NBA playoffs again today, wall to wall NBA. We're 14 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: talking four games a day, probably for two weeks or 15 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 1: until several sweeps happened. But Uh, I figured the most 16 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: fun too thing to do here to start off the 17 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: week was bringing one of my guy I've known for 18 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: several years. He's a pillar in the sports media industry, 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: has been covering the NBA for like twenty years. We 20 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: have a lot of fun back and forth Chris Brussard 21 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: from The Odd Couple. Chris, how are you man? I'm 22 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: great man in twenty five years of coverage from the NBA, 23 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: aging myself a little bit, but it's always good to 24 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: be with you. Uh. We always have a lot of 25 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: fun together. So this should be this should be exciting. Yeah, 26 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: and you know, before we dive into the NBA, I'm 27 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: just curious what are your initial thoughts Chris on how 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: the bubble has played out. We've seen college football really 29 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: struggle with getting their act together. Major League baseball has 30 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: been something of a disaster, but the NBA no positive tests. 31 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: What did you think of the quality of basketball and 32 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: and how it went off for at First of all, 33 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: I I do have to give the NBA props, uh 34 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: for what they did. They were they did an outstanding job. 35 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: I'd have to give them an eight. Uh as a 36 00:02:11,040 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: great There's no denying it. The bubble was great. I 37 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: think the bubble was probably hardest on the players because 38 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: obviously they're used to being able to do whatever they want. 39 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: They had to be apart from their families, so I 40 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: think for them it was a challenge just you know, 41 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: to to live in that bubble and not be able 42 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: to interact socially with people outside of the teams that 43 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: were there. But for us as fans, it was tremendous. Um, 44 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: Like you said, nobody got the virus, which was great. 45 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: The product on the court, like the way it looked 46 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: just watching it on TV. It looked great. Like I 47 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: was thinking beforehand, it was gonna look like open gym 48 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: with uniforms. You know, it was be clear there in 49 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: an empty stadium like baseball. You see, it's just unavoidable 50 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: that you can clearly see their an empty stadium. But 51 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: with basketball, they did a great job with the virtual 52 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: fans and you know, having you know a few other 53 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: people there, so there are actually a few people in 54 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: the arena. It looks good, it doesn't. You don't feel 55 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: like you're watching a subpar production when you watched the games. 56 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: And then as far as the play on the court, man, 57 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,119 Speaker 1: I mean, number one, I want to say the quality 58 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: was good. Obviously, some guys are out of shape. Some 59 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: guys were shooting, you know, their shot was off, like 60 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: a lot of the Lakers, of course, Um, but overall, 61 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: I mean the quality I thought was good. Some guys 62 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: shot tremendously well. Uh, you know, a lot of teams 63 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: really shot the ball well. Um. And then the games 64 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: were exciting. I mean, you really could not have asked 65 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: for a better way to end the Bubble than Portland's 66 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: last two games. I mean, Brooklyn that was incredible, which 67 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: was needed because the first three games that day were 68 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: just you know, they mailed them in. Uh, the teams 69 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: that didn't have you know, they mailed those games in. 70 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: But and then yesterday the playing game was close, and 71 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: you saw the budding of a young star. I've been 72 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: telling you as much as I like Zion, John Morant 73 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: five years from now is gonna be the guy that 74 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: is the best player in this draft. Um. But and 75 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: then the last thing I say about the Bubble, it 76 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: was a strange place, man. It was a strange place 77 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: in terms of the players that you know stood out. 78 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: And and it's interesting because I I picked my all 79 00:04:36,640 --> 00:04:41,359 Speaker 1: Bubble team for uh the you know from my radio 80 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: show The Odd Couple, Brusar's Fab five, and I called 81 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: him the Bubble Bunch. Shout out to Jimmy Spicer, old 82 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: school hip hop. You don't know nothing about that, j MC. 83 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: I know, but but still, my my off my first 84 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 1: five was the same as the one that was named 85 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: by the media who were actually in the bubble, which 86 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: was Luca Dochees, t J. Warren, James Harden, Damian Lillard, 87 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: m v P and Devin Booker. And obviously there's no Lebron, 88 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: there's no Jannie, there's no Kauai, although Yannis and Kauai 89 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: make second team, you know. Um, so the players that 90 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: really stood out in the bubble were surprising, most notably 91 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: t J. Warren, but obviously Lillard played like he was 92 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: the best player in the world. Devin Booker, he I've 93 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,719 Speaker 1: I've liked Booker for years, but he really this was 94 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: his coming out party to the casual NBA fan um. 95 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: And you know, Harden and Luca are just tremendous. So yeah, 96 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: it was. It was a strange place. Obviously, the Lakers 97 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: didn't do well, the Clippers were so so, the Bucks 98 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 1: didn't do well. Uh that the Mavericks didn't do well, 99 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: and yet Phoenix goes ain't no in Portland's six and 100 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: two and you know, so it was it was a 101 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,279 Speaker 1: lot of fun, man, I really I really enjoyed it. 102 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: And like you said, in compare us in the baseball 103 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: and then what we see going on with college football 104 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: and what we potentially may say we see with the NFL. 105 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: You just this this Adam Silver was viewed as a 106 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: guy who had had, you know, even though he was 107 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 1: obviously respected people and and the Donald Sterling thing was 108 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: a challenge, but a lot of people viewed, is it 109 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: him as a guy that had inherited some you know, 110 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 1: a great situation from David Stern and besides the Donald 111 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: Sterling thing, didn't really have you know, have any challenges 112 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: facing him yet. And he this was obviously a major 113 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: challenge and he ran circles around Rob Manfred and the 114 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: n C double A so so props to Adam Silver 115 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: in the NBA, Yeah, I would agree with everything might 116 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 1: only equival with the all Bubble team, your bubble bunch. 117 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: I would have put Michael Porter Jr. In Overhearden. Now 118 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: I know Harden was excellent, but Michael Porter Jr. Who 119 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 1: will get to when we talk about who was better? 120 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: Who was the better? I thought Michael Porter Jr. Had 121 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: uh four straight double doubles for a guy who basically 122 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: had hardly played during the season and he didn't have 123 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: a starting backcourt. I was stunned it how good he was. 124 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: And I agree he was. He was fantastic. Rob g 125 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: knows uh. The week before I had had my kind 126 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: of unlikely heroes in the bubble and he was one 127 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: of them. But you're to me, it sounds like you're 128 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: grading on a curve. You're saying, which I get, Hey, hey, 129 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: this guy just started playing. He's basically he's a rookie. 130 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: He sat, you know, sat out his first year, sat 131 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: out most of this year, and he surprises. So I'll 132 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: give you that as a surprise. But Harden average who 133 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: at thirty four and nine and nine and shot from 134 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: the floor like he was incredible, So I get where 135 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: you're coming from as a surprise. But Harden was the 136 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: better player though in the bubble A right, So Chris, 137 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: to preview the first round, I thought we would have 138 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: a draft. You could pick any series you want to 139 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:07,239 Speaker 1: talk about first. I will go second than you which 140 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: series most intrigues you, or maybe intrigues you the least 141 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: that you just want to get the heck out of 142 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: the way. But which series you want to talk about first? 143 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: We'll go through all eight. Some will be quicker than others, obviously. Yeah, 144 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: I don't know that. I don't know if there's one 145 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: that intrigues me more than others. Um, but I will 146 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: go with Portland's l A. Let's let's start with the 147 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: big boys, Portland and the Lakers. Um. It intrigues me 148 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: because you got prominent people Charles Barkley, Greg Anthony picking 149 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: Portland's to win, and I I, I'm not there. I 150 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,199 Speaker 1: think it'll go six. I think you got them in 151 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: a sweep. You have l A in a sweep. I'll 152 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: get to it shortly, okay, but I think they'll go six. 153 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: But I would say I'm intrigued because I want to 154 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: see what Dame does. Does he remain hot? And let's 155 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: face it, the Lakers have a problem guarding the perimeter, 156 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 1: so that is an issue and obviously that's part of 157 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: Portland's strength. Uh, Lebron and a d can they turn 158 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: it on? I believe they can, certainly Lebron. But I'll 159 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: say this j Matt. If the Lakers lose, which I 160 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: don't see happening, but let's say for sake of argument, 161 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: they do, I would say, I guess this has to 162 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: be the end of the Lebron James era, not saying 163 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: he won't be good next year. In the top ten, 164 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: top five, ten, players still, but as far as being 165 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,080 Speaker 1: the best player in the world, as far as being 166 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 1: essentially a shoe in for the finals, you know throughout 167 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: last year when he was hurt and it was just 168 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: a strange situation. Um, this would you would have to say, Okay, 169 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: this is the end of the Lebron era where he 170 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: was definitively the best player in the world for a 171 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: decade and he was always gonna be E's in the 172 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: finals or right there if they lose to Portland. And 173 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: I know some people maybe you will write it off 174 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: as hey, it was a strange here the bubble that 175 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: you'd have to say, Okay, this is the beginning of 176 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: the end of that era. But I don't see that happening. So, um, 177 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: I got l A in six, But yeah, I want 178 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: to see that. I think it'll be a fun series 179 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: to watch. I think it sounds like the best series 180 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: because Portland's so hot. Chris and and I would agree. 181 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard has been you know, Bubble m v P 182 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: has been phenomenal. You know, he had sixty one in 183 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: a game. I mean maybe he tops Michael Jordan's playoff 184 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: record of sixty three. Right the way he's shooting the ball. However, 185 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: I am picking the Lakers. Chris. I think everybody's excited. 186 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: You know, this kind of reminds me of like late 187 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: season NBA when bad teams go on a tear and 188 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: they get hot and they win a bunch of games 189 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: and everybody's excited for next year. Now, the difference here 190 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: is Portland's got nurkicch and Zach Collins back. They were 191 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: missing all seasons. But but Chris, the the four quick 192 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: reasons that I don't like Portlands in this series. Uh, 193 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: Number one, Damon c J leading the bubble in minutes played. 194 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: If you look at their playing over forty minutes of games, 195 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: they had to work so hard just to get Portland's 196 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: to this spot. You know, extra game you want me 197 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: to wait till you give your four or rebut yeah, 198 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 1: I'll just I'll just give the four real quick. Yeah. So, um, 199 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,599 Speaker 1: you know Portland's tired, There's no doubt about it. You 200 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: saw Dame kind of gas at the end of that 201 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 1: Brooklyn game. Deferring to c J did it as well 202 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,319 Speaker 1: in the Memphis game. Obviously he's a great player and 203 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,079 Speaker 1: he's that doesn't mean he's not going to perform well 204 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: because I would, I would shine in with the hearty 205 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: stop it and let me number two per point, because 206 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: we'll forget okay, j Mac. It was eight games, nine 207 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: games for Portland's If they can't play forty minutes a 208 00:11:57,640 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: game for nine games, and I'm sorry, sorry, they don't 209 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: need to be in the NBA and they certainly don't 210 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 1: need to be regarded as top players in the NBA. 211 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: Are you serious? They play eight so they just have 212 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: four months off. I don't want to hear about they're tired. 213 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: This is what it's all about. One of the things, 214 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 1: Chris that backs up the tired. I don't know if 215 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: you saw this article, but dunks were down twenty in 216 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: the bubble because guys didn't have their legs. You could 217 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: you saw several miss dunks and people just didn't have 218 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 1: the up. I mean, let's let's be honest. Lebron wasn't 219 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: knifing through and dunking all over guys as normal. Guys 220 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: are tired. They're still getting their legs after that four 221 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: and a half month break. So number my second point, 222 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: Chris would be the lack of defense from the Portland Trailblazers. 223 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: It is embarrassing they can't stop a nosebleed Brooklyn with 224 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: Caris LeVert, Joe Harris and guys who aren't close to 225 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: Lebron at a D S level. Portland just gave up 226 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: buckets on buckets. They don't play a lick of defense 227 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: and Chris, when they played good defenses, they struggled. The 228 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: best defense they faced in the Bubble was Boston, which 229 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: was fourth and defensive efficiency. They lost that game. The 230 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 1: Lakers are third in the league in defense, best in 231 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: the West. I think that this will be just a 232 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: shock to the system when Portland's like, oh, Anthony Davis 233 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: is going to protect the rim, We're not getting free layups. 234 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:18,280 Speaker 1: This is tough. So the for me Portland's lack of 235 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 1: defense and then not having faced any good defenses. By 236 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: the way, the Clippers are the second best defense they 237 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 1: faced in the Bubble and there was no Kauai and 238 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: Portland also lost that game. Listen, they did a great 239 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: job dismembering really bad teams and you know, bottom of 240 00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: the bubble feeders. But again, this is a huge step 241 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: up in class for the Blazers. I do agree with 242 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: you on that. I they got nobody to guard Lebron, 243 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: not hoodie, mellow, not skinny mellow, not orange mellow, not 244 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: playoff mellow, Olympic mellow, whoever you wanna call it. Lebron's 245 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: gonna have his way. A d will have his way. 246 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: And you're right, Dame. If you watch the games, Dame 247 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: and c J to a lesser degree, they were living 248 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: at the rim. You know they just finished. They will 249 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: even though they obviously hit a lot of three pointers 250 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 1: as well, and that will be erace not only by 251 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: a d but why Howard JaVale McGee. So yeah, I'm 252 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: with you. That's Portland's achilles seals, their lack of deep things. Yeah. 253 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 1: My next point was who's gonna guard Lebron, but you 254 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:17,880 Speaker 1: already touched on that. It's the The options are basically 255 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: Chris Gary Trent Jr. Who's like twenty two years old. 256 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: He's shot well, but he can't. He can't Mellow, no chance. 257 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: Uh Mario Hasnia. I believe he's their third small forward. 258 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: You know, he's been playing like ten minutes a game, 259 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: So I think Lebron's gonna dominate. But my final one, Chris, 260 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: and we've seen this in the playoffs. The last three 261 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: times Portland has been to the postseason. In the regular season, 262 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: their guards can dominate in the postseason when premiums every 263 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: possession is at a premium. We've seen Portland really struggled 264 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: the last three times they've lost a playoff series. They've 265 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: been swept. Now I know two were by the Warriors, 266 00:14:56,200 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: but one was by the Anthony Davis Pelicans, Anthony day 267 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: This and Drew Holiday. We've just seen teams focus on Dame, 268 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: focus on c J, and there isn't like another guy 269 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 1: to carry them. And I can totally see that happening. 270 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: So I am picking the Lakers in a suite. Yes, uh, 271 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: more power to you if you're right done. Maybe the 272 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: gentleman sweep. Maybe six. Initially I thought six, but then 273 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: I looked at Portland and they really haven't been as 274 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: dominant as you know. Dame's huge sporting indications games because 275 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: I want to go to the East now real quick, 276 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 1: and I wanted Celtic Sixers. Um, I like Boston a 277 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: lot in this series. It wouldn't shock me if the 278 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: seventies Sixers just got blitzed and I'm talking like four 279 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: or five games and then you know, you talked about 280 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: the end of the lebron James era. I mean, this 281 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: could be the end of the process. Now, I know 282 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons is injured, but if Portland gets dusted in 283 00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: the first round and we know Joel and He's gonna 284 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: get his against Boston small front line, but I don't 285 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: see a path to victory for the Sixers. And yeah, 286 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,280 Speaker 1: maybe you can just say we'll fire the coach. But 287 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: I just don't understand this team has not progressed. It's 288 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 1: an injury here, it's an injury there, it's you know, 289 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: let's try to shake up the lineups. I don't know, Chris, 290 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: it feels to me like the process is over. Well, 291 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: I agree with you that Boston wins this series. Now 292 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: I picked him as six um and and and obviously 293 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,800 Speaker 1: Philly had their way with Boston during the regular season, 294 00:16:31,840 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: but I think Boston's got the better coaching. They've got, 295 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: you know, a larger group of high end players. With 296 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons being out and Simmons being out, that's gonna 297 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: hurt their defense if Philly. So yeah, I'm with you 298 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: on Boston. What I would do if I were running 299 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: Philly and they made a huge mistake when they did 300 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: not hire Monty Williams to be their coach. Remember he 301 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: was on their bench, he was the assistant, and a 302 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: lot of people around the league thought he was going 303 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: to get that job. Steady ends up in Phoenix and 304 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: they go eight no in the Bubble and that team 305 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,359 Speaker 1: has gotta It's just unfortunately there in the West. They 306 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: may not even make the playoffs next year in the West, 307 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: but they've got a bright future with Monty and their 308 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: young core. But I would get rid of Let's assume 309 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,719 Speaker 1: they go out in the first round. It's unfortunate that 310 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: they don't have been Simmons playing because it would give 311 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: you a better parameter of Simmons and m B playing together. 312 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,439 Speaker 1: But I what I would do is I would get 313 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: rid of Brett Brown and hire a coach who I 314 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: believe who sold me, whether it's from his history or 315 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: from his interview, or how you can maximize him Bed 316 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: and Simmons together, and then hire that coach, give him 317 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: a year, give him essentially a year next year to 318 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: see if he can get the most out of those 319 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,679 Speaker 1: two together, not individually but together, and then if it 320 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 1: does work, if they go out prematurely again, then I'm 321 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: making a move. And right now now he could change. 322 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: But right now m b would be the guy I'd 323 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: moved because what I would do is moved in b 324 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: for a host of shooters and played Ben Simmons like 325 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: Milwaukee plays Janice because Simmons obviously can bring them off 326 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 1: the floor, pushed the ball. He's an outstanding passer. He 327 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: can play in the post and then you put shooters 328 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: around him and he could pick you apart if you 329 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: doubly more down lower whatever. That's That would be the 330 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: route I think I would go if I'm Philly interesting, 331 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: I just you know, and Philly is just such a mess. 332 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 1: The Al Horford situation. I gotta be honest, I don't 333 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: know how Al Horford plays with and beat against Boston, 334 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: Like who's he gonna guard Gordon Hayward? Uh dat Jalen 335 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: Brown like it's gonna and like they got they got 336 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: so much money into Tobias Harris. I don't know this 337 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: Philly team man a lot of optimism at the start 338 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,959 Speaker 1: of the season. It's just hasn't panned out. All right, 339 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: you're you're up next on the board. Well, this isn't 340 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 1: the sexiest series, but I do think it could be 341 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: one of the most competitive. Is Miami and Indiana now 342 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: I got Miami in I hate to say all the 343 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: series so far, and I didn't pick all of them 344 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 1: in six, but I got Miami and six in this one. Um, 345 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,680 Speaker 1: that's I think the intriguing thing and and it didn't 346 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:29,040 Speaker 1: really paying out in their game in the bubble. But 347 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: it is gonna be interesting to see Jimmy Butler going 348 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 1: against t J. Warren. We know they had their little 349 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,639 Speaker 1: tea tet in the regular season. I think it was 350 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: in January, and um, you know they jawed in each other. 351 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler is a better all around player. He kind 352 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: of shut Warren down in the bubble. But it'll be 353 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,120 Speaker 1: interesting to see with all the defold t J. Warren 354 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:54,120 Speaker 1: if they can stay hot or be hot against Miami. 355 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 1: And Miami, you know, they played well against Milwaukee in 356 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: the regular season. That who they want and that would 357 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:04,439 Speaker 1: be that second round matchup. But I got uh, like 358 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: I said, I got Miami and six and this, Yeah, 359 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: I'm with you. I like the Heat here. I actually 360 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 1: took a little bit at plus eight fifty, so a 361 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 1: hundred bucks wins eight hunder fifty dollars for the Heat 362 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: to win the East because like you, I watched them 363 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: against the Bucks, and man, Chris, I mean this team 364 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: can play now. My concern is that they have three 365 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 1: guys who are crucial to their cores who have like 366 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: zero playoff experience with Duncan Robinson, Bam out of Bio 367 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: Tyler Hero. But they they led the league in three 368 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: point shooting this year. And I liked the move with 369 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: Jake Crowder into the starting lineup because they become more switchable, 370 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 1: like like a Clippers team where they can switch everything 371 00:20:44,760 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: on the perimeter. U remember Myers Leonard had started like 372 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: forty nine games for them this year and he was 373 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:51,959 Speaker 1: he was all right. But Jake Crowder is just a 374 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 1: perfect fit. I think this Heat team is very real. 375 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: Um I. I have some Indiana friends, uh Indiana Pacers 376 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 1: fan to her friends, and you know, they like the 377 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: t J. Warren story. But you know, without sa Bonus, 378 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: it's just gonna be it's gonna be too too tall 379 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: of an order. Oladipo doesn't look but I'm with you, Chris, 380 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: I like the Heat in that one. All right, I'm 381 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,199 Speaker 1: gonna go to a series that I think might be 382 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: the only one we disagree on. Okay, see Thunder and 383 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: this is this is the one that intrigues me the most. 384 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: This is the one I'm trying, as you were saying 385 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 1: that I'm trying to run through my hand in the 386 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: different series. Go ahead first, But yeah, this is that 387 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: I liked the Rockets coming into the bubble. I like 388 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: what I saw. Um, you know, obviously they look really good. 389 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: But even without Eric Gordon. But then the Russell Westbrook 390 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: injury hit Chris and you know, unfortunately I'm gonna you know, 391 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,719 Speaker 1: maybe you get knee jerk here. I'm picking the okay 392 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 1: See Thunder in a mild upset. I just without what 393 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: I don't think there is the depth for the Suckets. Now, listen, 394 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: if Westbrook plays in Game one and he's healthy, I'm wrong, 395 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: the Rockets are gonna win. But okay see, is a 396 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: phenomenal matchup for Houston because of their ability to play 397 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 1: on the wings with Shay Gildas, Alexander Dennis Shrewder, Chris Paul, 398 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 1: even lou Dort kid from Arizona State who is really 399 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:21,359 Speaker 1: thick and tough. Uh, they can play well on the wing, 400 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: and then Steven Adams can just do some bullyball inside 401 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: and kill Houston on the glass. Uh, you know, I 402 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: know Houston has the capability with being i think to 403 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,600 Speaker 1: the fourth team in NBA history to have four guys 404 00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 1: top forty points in the season. We saw Austin Rivers 405 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: do it in the Bubble, so they have a lot 406 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: of guys who can score. But they also, Chris didn't 407 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 1: have their starting five for any games in the bubble, 408 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: and now Westbrook's hurt. So it's like, you know, I 409 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,360 Speaker 1: know Harden is capable of doing a lot, but I'm 410 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: gonna go with okay, see here, Chris Paul, by the way, 411 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 1: I know I've battered him a lot on FS one 412 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: and on The Odd Couple and on my radio show. 413 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: Chris Paul leads the NBA in clutch minutes points this season. 414 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: He has been phenomenal down the stretch, something of an awakening, 415 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 1: and I'm taking okay see to upset Houston. Well, I 416 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: love this series. Like I said, it is the most intriguing. 417 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: It's the one I'm most interested in. And and you 418 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: you failed to mention a lot of the drama. I mean, obviously, 419 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 1: Chris Paul, last year's in Houston, he and James Harden, 420 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: you know, ended on a bad note. So and Russ 421 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 1: obviously was in Okay. See, so you got all of that, 422 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,679 Speaker 1: which I think is delicious and I can't wait to 423 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: see this. But believe it or not, J Mack, I'm 424 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:39,520 Speaker 1: with you. I've got Okay see in six. I picked 425 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: him in six because I think if it goes seven, 426 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: then I I would tend to go with Houston because 427 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: and people can say, well, Chris Paul's clutch and James 428 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: Harden has had his his issues, but the fact that is, 429 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: both of them have had great games in the playoffs 430 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 1: and both of them have had mass struggles in the clutch. 431 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: So in the off so, um, I think Oklahoma needs 432 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: to get rid of them as fast as they can. 433 00:24:06,280 --> 00:24:08,119 Speaker 1: I think as fast as they can is in six. 434 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: So if it goes seven, that that means Westbrook's probably back, 435 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: Houston's kind of getting its groove, and I think they win. 436 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 1: But uh yeah, I look Chris Paul, Dennis Shrewder, who 437 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: was my pick for six Man of the Year, Um, 438 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: Shade Gil just Alexander can guard uh well, offensively, they 439 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: can match up with Houston small ball, but they also 440 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: can guard them and double team Harden, and that's what 441 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: they're gonna do. They're gonna pick up hardened a half 442 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: court and forced the ball out of his hands. And 443 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 1: without Westbrook, who is making that defense pain. And now 444 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 1: it's good they got Eric Gordon back. But remember well 445 00:24:48,680 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 1: west Westbrook was critical too small ball critical because he 446 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: keeps the defense on its heels with the urgency and 447 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: the intensity and constantly being an attack mode. You just 448 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: can never relax. Take him off the court. And now 449 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: they're predictable. Their half court team. They're gonna be slow 450 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: even though they're small, and it's gonna be James are 451 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 1: and creating everything. And one thing we know about Mike 452 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:21,639 Speaker 1: dan Tony he does not make adjustments. So he's just 453 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: gonna play the same way whether Russ is there or not. Now, 454 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: I'm with you. If Russ is back by game two 455 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: or something like that, then I'm leaning like if he's 456 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 1: not injured, I'm I'm I'm going with Houston. But right now, 457 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: with the way it looks, I got okay, see and 458 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 1: this upset, Now this Chris. We touched on the Lebron 459 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: big picture. We touched on the big on the process 460 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: maybe ending in Philly. Let me ask you this. Russell 461 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,440 Speaker 1: Westbrook was with Kevin Durant. They had that amazing run. 462 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: They got to a finals. They lost in seven to 463 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:57,000 Speaker 1: the Warriors. K D leaves Okay, RUSS loses in the 464 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,919 Speaker 1: first round to Houston. RUSS gets Paul George a lou 465 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: to Utah in the first round. RUSS loses with Paul 466 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: George to Portland in the first round. If Russell Westbrook 467 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: comes back and they lose again in the first round, 468 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,399 Speaker 1: are you gonna be with me that Russell Westbrook is 469 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: not a winning player. That will be four straight first 470 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: round exits since Kevin Durant left. No, I won't because 471 00:26:19,200 --> 00:26:22,239 Speaker 1: when Durant was there, they won at a high level. Now, 472 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 1: obviously they didn't win a championship, but it wasn't all Durant. 473 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: I mean when when when they went down three one 474 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: too or you know, they were up three one against 475 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 1: Golden State and they lost. Durant was just as bad 476 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,119 Speaker 1: as Westbrook. Neither one of them delivered in those last 477 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: three games, um and so and Westbrook and when Westbrook 478 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:45,040 Speaker 1: was hurt Okay see, and Durant was by himself, he 479 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: couldn't take them far either. So and I think had 480 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: they not had some injuries, remember they were they Serg 481 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: Jebacca would be out here or somebody else would be 482 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: out there. Um so I I would not say he's 483 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: not a winning player. Uh h, you know, but I 484 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: think that, you know, he's gonna have to stand up 485 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: to those that do say that because he wouldn't have 486 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: the ultimate win, which is the championship. But no, I 487 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 1: think he's you know, he just joins the Charles Barkley's 488 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: and the Patrick Ewings and that era, you know, are tremendous, 489 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: but never one as like a number one guy not 490 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: able to get out of the first round. I just 491 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: fans and anytime I bashing people come after me, I'm 492 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: not bashing. The reality is four straight years you lose 493 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: in the first round in basically the prime of your career, 494 00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: when you're averaging a triple double. I mean, I don't know, Chris, 495 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: It's just okay, that's the classies in Domini never got 496 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: passed the second round. J Carter, you know, got what 497 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: passed to the conference finals once or twice. But has 498 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:57,360 Speaker 1: Chris Paul been to a conference finals? Yes? Remember when 499 00:27:57,359 --> 00:27:59,359 Speaker 1: he went down, they were up five three to the 500 00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: Golden State. That's right. And remember Alan Iverson also didn't 501 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: have a lot of playoffs success outside of that one 502 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 1: season when they went to the finest, did he Yeah, 503 00:28:10,119 --> 00:28:12,680 Speaker 1: he did carry that really weak team to the finals. 504 00:28:12,680 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: That was joy Larry Brown. Yes. Um, so there is 505 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 1: one word, one word I got for you on Westbrook. 506 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 1: Remember this iconic alright, iconic Russell Westbicker. I don't see it, 507 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 1: but I'm not gonna deny it. Twenty five years of 508 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 1: covering years. About in thirty years, people will still be 509 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 1: talking about these guys. He averaged a triple double three 510 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: straight years. What's the first thing that comes to mind 511 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:42,680 Speaker 1: when you think of Oscar Robertson, even though he won 512 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: the championship, the first thing that comes to mind is 513 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 1: triple double. And that's what will be the case with 514 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 1: Russ h Okay, all, I really want to challenge on that, 515 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: but we got some other series left. We'll have to 516 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:57,520 Speaker 1: have you back with is in your ear like don't 517 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:06,440 Speaker 1: don't do it? Don't, I can't, Uh, you can't, speaking 518 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: of which you are, and I appreciate it. You are 519 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: much calmer now or straight fired then I've ever witnessed 520 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: you before, whether it was knocked down ja, those are 521 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:23,240 Speaker 1: all fun, yeah, I mean, and also like those weren't 522 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: my vehicles I was part of. This is the real 523 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 1: j mac No. I think the real Jason is high energy, 524 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:34,479 Speaker 1: very uh into my points. So this is the I'm 525 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: willing to no, no, I'm willing to defend anything but Chris. 526 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: I don't want any other one to keep it down. No, 527 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 1: listen that I'm this is the real Jason. You known 528 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: me down. We've known each other for like four I 529 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: think four years? Right, we got the FS one I 530 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:55,800 Speaker 1: got there, yes, but you know we yeah we met 531 00:29:55,960 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 1: and I took you under my wing briefly. Yeah that now. 532 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: I we still have never played basketball against each other. 533 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: I was ready, Jay MC, I had my Douffel bag, 534 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 1: my sneakers, everything. You're the one who bailed on that, 535 00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: like Avery Bradley bailing on the bubble for the Lakers. 536 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: All right, so what do you want? You want Mass Clippers? 537 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: Do you want to go to uh some of those 538 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: sweeps in the East Mass Clippers? Yeah? Can Luca get 539 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: a game here? I got him in Uh, I got 540 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: Dallas in five. I think he gets a game and uh, 541 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,479 Speaker 1: look in two years Clippers and Clippers and two years 542 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: the Mavericks will be major contenders. I mean, if you 543 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: want I don't think they'll be there next year, but 544 00:30:44,440 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: you know, somebody could try to argue that. But in 545 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 1: two years they're right there as an elite team. But 546 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: it's they're not there yet. Kauai and Paul George, they 547 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: are just tremendous. Paul George is shooting the three really 548 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: well above the bubble. Their defense, their perimeter defense, their nastiness. 549 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 1: You know, Luca and the crew aren't ready for that 550 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: mantras Harold Kauai, Pat v Marcus Morris. They got dogs, man, 551 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:15,479 Speaker 1: And uh, I know you don't like that because it's 552 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: an intangible that you can't look at. Uh look at 553 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: Basketball Reference dot Com and get an analytic for it. 554 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: But trust the brothers. They that is a factor. And uh, 555 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: the Clippers in five Chris, let me ask you this, 556 00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:36,400 Speaker 1: have the has the Clippers full roster had one practice 557 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: yet in the bubble? Oh my gosh, I mean, listen, 558 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna be O's no, every Bradley is not there. Well, no, 559 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: no that, but I'm saying their team every Bradley's gone. 560 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: I guess you're right you. Rondo hasn't been there. He's 561 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: coming off the injury. But I mean they've had like 562 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,240 Speaker 1: their core of guys, Like if Rondo misses the first round, 563 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: the Lakers will have been practicing throughout the bubble their 564 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:05,880 Speaker 1: team that they have. But like with Montrez, Harold Patrick, 565 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 1: Beverley in and out. Uh, you know, Kauai missing a 566 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: game like that, I do have some concerns about chemistry. Obviously, 567 00:32:13,360 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: it won't impact the mav series. Um, I are you 568 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 1: jumping the gun on Dallas, Like, what are they gonna 569 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: do so much that in two years they're gonna be 570 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: major contenders? Well, I think Lucas just gonna keep getting better. Uh, 571 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: it's not out of the realm and possibility. Well, you 572 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: got you honest. But Luca he may have I will 573 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: say he'll be the best player in the world, although 574 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: as possible, Um, but he will. He probably he made 575 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: very well, good chance he has an m v P 576 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 1: within two years, so that I think he improves, continues 577 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 1: to improve. I think KP, assuming Kristof stays healthy, he 578 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: will improve. They got a great coach in Rick Carlisle. 579 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: I think they add the necessary pieces and some of 580 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: those guys are getting better, you know already, Dorrian Phinney, 581 00:33:04,680 --> 00:33:09,200 Speaker 1: Smith and Cleber or Cleber. However, you say it, um 582 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,480 Speaker 1: so they You know, I think they have a few 583 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: key role players and that seam improves. I got concerns 584 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,120 Speaker 1: about Luca in this series. He did not play well 585 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: against the Clippers this season, only shot twenty seven percent 586 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: on threes. Uh, it was three games against the Clips. 587 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: But they will switch everything on the perimeter, and it's 588 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:32,120 Speaker 1: not like an obvious matchup, like he's gonna be getting 589 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 1: switched on to Paul George Kawhi Leonard one of the 590 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: more is twins Patrick Beverley, like as as you like 591 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:38,719 Speaker 1: to say, those are dogs. And you know, I know 592 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: Luca is an awesome player in dynamic, but he he 593 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: might struggle mightily. It would not shock me if this 594 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: was a sweep. And remember it's not going to be 595 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 1: an indictment on Luca. I mean, Jordan lost his first 596 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: playoff series to the Bucks. They got swept by the Celtics. 597 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: You know, I think Lebron missed the playoffs for his 598 00:33:54,600 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: first two years. You know, like two years is same 599 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 1: year is better than Lebron's second year. Yes, I don't 600 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: disagree on this third year. So that's where is Luca 601 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,920 Speaker 1: the best twenty year old ever? Like you know, Lebron. 602 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: If you can consider Lebron's third year is twenty year 603 00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: old year, then you go, I go with Lebron. But 604 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,799 Speaker 1: second year Luca, Yeah, Luca has been phenomenal, So we 605 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:24,439 Speaker 1: we were in basically agreement on everything. Chris. That only 606 00:34:24,560 --> 00:34:28,879 Speaker 1: leaves uh to well no, no, wait, Nuggets Jazz. That'll 607 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:33,000 Speaker 1: be my next pick. Um. I really am on the 608 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: Michael Porter train. I mentioned it earlier. Um averaging twenty 609 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 1: two and h on threes, and now he's going up 610 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: against a Jazz team that's deficient on the wing. I 611 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 1: like Denver a lot here. They swept Utah during the 612 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: season three and Oh Yoki was utterly dominant against Um 613 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: Rudy Gobert, averaging like twelve and nine assists. I don't know. 614 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,399 Speaker 1: I think the Nuggets just totally boat race the Jazz. 615 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: Remember the Jazz wanted no part of Houston, so they 616 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,160 Speaker 1: kind of sort of set their players so they would 617 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:06,399 Speaker 1: avoid Houston. And now they get the Michael Porter Jr. Show. 618 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 1: And remember, I don't think we've seen the best Denver yet, 619 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:13,320 Speaker 1: with Gary Harris not really playing, Will Barton hasn't really played. 620 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 1: I'd like what I've seen from Jeremy Grant. I know 621 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: I'm getting gushy about getting especially gusty considering what you 622 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:23,760 Speaker 1: just said about the Clippers, because Denver has the same 623 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 1: problem that the Clippers have, but to a higher degree, 624 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: which is what if Gary Harrison Will Barton are back now, 625 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:37,439 Speaker 1: And it's a good problem to have amazing talent, but 626 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,720 Speaker 1: you do have to figure out the rotations now because 627 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 1: Yogi just out. So when he's out there with Michael Porter, 628 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,080 Speaker 1: to your Michael Porter Jr. Can feel like I'm the 629 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: first option as far as shooting the ball. You know, 630 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray, you know he probably was the first option 631 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: then Michael Porter Junior when he came back. But now 632 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: if you've got Gary Harrison, Will Barton say you got 633 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:03,040 Speaker 1: Harris Barton, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. And Yokitch on 634 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 1: the floor, now Michael Porter Junr. Goes from or has 635 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:11,440 Speaker 1: to deal with. Okay, I'm used to kind of shooting 636 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: it whenever I want, I averge twenty two in the bubble, 637 00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:16,880 Speaker 1: but now I'm kind of looked at to do the 638 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:21,439 Speaker 1: little little things or or Barton has to say that 639 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: or which Barton is a is a flat out shooter 640 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 1: and score or score Harris. You know, so they have 641 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:30,480 Speaker 1: even a bigger challenge as far as working out the chemistry, 642 00:36:30,520 --> 00:36:34,680 Speaker 1: working out the rotation than uh the Clippers do. Now. 643 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:37,520 Speaker 1: I do think they'll win the series, but I think 644 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,760 Speaker 1: going forward, I just think that's gonna be a challenge 645 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:45,560 Speaker 1: for them. Mike Malone is a great coach, but that 646 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: team is stacked. I mean, man, they got talent. The 647 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:51,240 Speaker 1: Lord and I love I'm with you on Michael Porter Jr. 648 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:54,839 Speaker 1: I love it. I think eventually he'll be like I 649 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:58,360 Speaker 1: think he's better, not yet, but he will be better 650 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: than Jamal Murray and Gary Hair. So he should be 651 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:06,160 Speaker 1: the guy, you know as your number one guy. Is 652 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: great to have because again he's passed first. He's gonna 653 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,839 Speaker 1: want to move the ball. I think he imported our 654 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:17,719 Speaker 1: a dynamic duo in the future. So futures, right, they 655 00:37:17,760 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 1: get past Utah and then they, you know, unfortunately run 656 00:37:21,600 --> 00:37:24,800 Speaker 1: into the Clippers in the second round. That's a tough one. Yeah, alright, 657 00:37:24,840 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 1: So that only leaves to series the in the East, 658 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,839 Speaker 1: which are you know, the mid day series. Their games 659 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:32,520 Speaker 1: will be on it like one o'clock Eastern on a Tuesday. 660 00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:35,000 Speaker 1: I don't think we need to go much into the Bucks. 661 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:38,359 Speaker 1: I guess, does Orlando get one game from Milwaukee and 662 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 1: if not, do they come within ten points in any 663 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:44,920 Speaker 1: year a sweep um? And probably not? To be honest, 664 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not saying it will be a blow 665 00:37:46,680 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: alpha all four quarters, but if it's like Milwaukee will 666 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 1: pull ahead in the fourth to the extent that, I 667 00:37:54,280 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: don't think they get within and tip before the lockdown 668 00:37:57,080 --> 00:38:00,640 Speaker 1: they won by what toil points a game Net Raptors. 669 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:02,640 Speaker 1: I kind of have a similar feeling. I think the 670 00:38:02,760 --> 00:38:07,040 Speaker 1: Nets can win one. I would target game one Toronto. 671 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:10,280 Speaker 1: Incredible stat that I was able to find. So Toronto 672 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:13,320 Speaker 1: has been in the playoffs eleven times in their franchise history. 673 00:38:13,520 --> 00:38:16,920 Speaker 1: They've lost game one in the first round ten of 674 00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:19,800 Speaker 1: eleven years. I don't know what that means. I don't know. 675 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,120 Speaker 1: I remember last year they lost the first game. They 676 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 1: last lost the first game too, I think it was 677 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:27,279 Speaker 1: Orlando last year Game one with Kauai and it was like, whoa, 678 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:30,600 Speaker 1: here we go again with Toronto. But yeah, then the 679 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 1: Nets just they don't have any guys. I mean, Carris 680 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 1: Laverte and Joe Harris are not beating the Raptors, and 681 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 1: you know, we'll have you back Chris and go deeper 682 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,440 Speaker 1: um for for the second round and the Bucks play 683 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 1: a real team and the Raptors play this I think 684 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 1: they gets a game. If they get more than one, 685 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:52,200 Speaker 1: then Shan Vaughan should get that job, you know, assuming 686 00:38:52,560 --> 00:38:59,359 Speaker 1: d and Yrie all right with it? Right? Question? All right, Chris, 687 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:01,600 Speaker 1: Bruce or well, I have taken up more time than 688 00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:03,080 Speaker 1: I thought I would. Are yours? I know you're going 689 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 1: on a mini vacation here obviously. Thank you for jumping 690 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 1: on the show. You know, continued success with all your 691 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,200 Speaker 1: uh sports stuff, and then you do a lot of 692 00:39:11,239 --> 00:39:13,399 Speaker 1: non sports stuff that I really like and respect. We've 693 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:15,480 Speaker 1: talked a little religion in the past. Maybe we'll have 694 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: to do that on one podcast. Uh, because you know 695 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:20,319 Speaker 1: you and I, uh, we we get wet. I know 696 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 1: people think, oh, you guys must hate each other yell 697 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 1: at each other on radio man, we get along great. 698 00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:28,040 Speaker 1: Bruchard and I text a lot. He's a good human 699 00:39:28,080 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 1: being obviously, really good at his job. And Chris, thanks 700 00:39:30,640 --> 00:39:33,520 Speaker 1: again for for coming on straight fight. Love you man. 701 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: Any time you need me let me know. And uh, 702 00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:40,800 Speaker 1: next time they'll put a shirt you always signed the 703 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:44,399 Speaker 1: show off your guns you know, suns out, guns out, 704 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: that's your Monstra alright, Chris Brussary. Thanks Remember everybody, subscribe, rate, 705 00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 1: and review. We'll see you tomorrow.