1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 2: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntire. What is up 3 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: Straight and Fire Fan, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire 4 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 2: for Wednesday, April tenth, Your Boy's Dragon A little bit 5 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 2: this morning. My buddy Jeff, who has season tickets to 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: the Lakers, invited me and another buddy, Dan, and we 7 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: went to the game last night. And I'm not gonna 8 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 2: go overboard here, folks, but things went from looking awesome 9 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 2: literally ninety six hours ago for the Lakers. I think 10 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: they had won nine of ten and now I kid 11 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: you not. You have woken up on this Wednesday morning 12 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: and the Lakers have a twenty three percent chance of 13 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: getting the eighth seed. That's behind Golden State and behind Sacramento. 14 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: The Lakers went rememmind you, they were for a hot 15 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: minute there. I know, the NCAA tournament was going on. 16 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 2: The Caitlin Clark stuff was happening. The Lakers were in 17 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: the sixth out of the play and things were looking awesome. 18 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 2: And Lebron gets sick. Missus the wolf's game ad gets 19 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: poked in the eye and now he missed the Warriors 20 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: game last night with a concussion. We walked in the arena. 21 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 2: You know, we're hanging out in the car talking blah 22 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 2: blah blah. I didn't I wasn't looking at my phone, 23 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: didn't see AD was gonna be out. I walk in. 24 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 2: You know, we time it perfectly, so we're walking into 25 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 2: the arena, not like show your tickets, but like to 26 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 2: go to the seats. As the players take the floor, 27 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 2: I'm like, Jackson Hayes, what the I look at the 28 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 2: Laker bench, No Ad, I'm like, oh, sheeez, we're toast. 29 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 2: And the Warriors proceeded to make every three pointer they 30 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: took in the first quarter. Now, they were seven or 31 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: nine from three in the first I lost track after that. 32 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: They ended up twenty six of forty one from three. 33 00:01:56,360 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: That's right, sixty three percent. I'm just gonna remind you 34 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: we just watched Perdue play the National Championship Monday against Yukon. 35 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 2: Perdue made one of seven threes. The Golden State Warriors 36 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 2: made twenty six of them on Tuesday night and whooped 37 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: the Lakers. Ass College basketball and the NBA are two 38 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 2: totally different sports. And I mean, we'll get to it later. 39 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: I don't know, maybe a minute. But the Celtics and 40 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: the Bucks played a game that was just a blood bat. 41 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: The Bucks opened up a can early. They led by 42 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 2: twenty for like the entire game. The Celtics attempted zero 43 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: free throws. The Bucks attempted two. I thought it was 44 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 2: a misprint. I had to quadruple check. Okay, there's a 45 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: different sport, the NBA in college basketball, and last night 46 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: the Golden State Warriors, they couldn't miss from three. Draymond Green, 47 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 2: who I don't think he's made five three pointers all 48 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: this season. That's a joke, hyperbole. He made five in 49 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 2: a row to start the game. And it's funny because 50 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: I'm sitting there and the Lakers did the strategy. Do 51 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 2: you guys remember watching the Final four that Alabama said 52 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: we're gonna castle the freshman. We're gonna let him shoot threes. 53 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 2: And he makes two of his first three, and like, oh, 54 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: gonna be a long night for Alabama. Draymond Green. They 55 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 2: left him open, literally left him open. Nah, he's with us. 56 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 2: You know that. That's the saying, if you play me, 57 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: pick up the guy's setting ready to shoot a three, 58 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,239 Speaker 2: you kind of sag back, give him that. You don't 59 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: even contest. You say, oh, he's with us, he's with us. 60 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: It's good, and Draymond buries it and buries it and 61 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 2: buries it. Andrew Wiggins is hitting. Klay Thompson makes five threes. 62 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: Steph Curry six of six from three. Gary Peyton Junior 63 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 2: not known as a shooter, he hits two. Chris Paul 64 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 2: hit one, Kuminga hit one. Pud Zemski. Pud Zemski hit 65 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: three threes. Folks, I don't know what to make of 66 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: this scheme, and I'm maybe Rob's getting ready to jump 67 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 2: off a cliff. I don't know. All I know is 68 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 2: in the span of about ninety six hours, the Lakers 69 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: went from six seed, looking good, we rolling, we good? Okay, 70 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 2: see in the first round. They don't want this smoke 71 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 2: to oh damn, Anthony Davis gonna be okay because this 72 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: was embarrassing for the Lakers without Ad. It just shows 73 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: his value. He's certainly a second or third team All 74 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: NBA player this year, second or third, your pick, top 75 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 2: ten or top fifteen, your call. I don't care what 76 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,599 Speaker 2: it is, but he's one of those. He is invaluable. 77 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,239 Speaker 2: He's been immensely helpful, and without him, they can't defend 78 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 2: the rim. They they can't defend the prim but they 79 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 2: can't do anything. And it was it was one of 80 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 2: the more you know, they were vibes where the Lakers, 81 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: Austin Reeves got hot, Lebron carried them. They got within three, four, five, six, 82 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: and then every single time it would be the answer 83 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 2: would be a three pointer, somebody would bang it and 84 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 2: Darvin Ham, you know, there was a moment where end 85 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 2: of the third quarter, Lakers were within six and Darvin 86 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 2: Ham says, I'm gonna go ahead and pull Lebron and 87 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,359 Speaker 2: Austin Reeves and I look at my buddies, I'm like, 88 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 2: what is his lineup? This isn't like a boxer with 89 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 2: thirty second left. Let me just get to the bell. 90 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: There was like two and a half minutes left and 91 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 2: he trots out. I don't even It was like Torrian Prince, 92 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,280 Speaker 2: who it was a nightmare. My gosh. He was awful, 93 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 2: minus eighteen, worst on the team, could not make an 94 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 2: open shot to save his life. And a bunch of 95 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:20,039 Speaker 2: guys in D'Angelo Russell and I'm like, they're screwed. And 96 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,919 Speaker 2: the Warriors going a fifteen to three run and that 97 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 2: was that the worst part of all this is Golden 98 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: State has now won the season series against the Lakers 99 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 2: three to one, and as a result, if they are 100 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: tied at the end of the regular season, the Golden 101 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 2: State Warriors will host the play in game and the 102 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 2: nine ten game will be an elimination. So the Lakers, 103 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 2: it's looking like increasingly, will be in two not one, 104 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 2: two play in games with the season on the line. 105 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 2: And I know you're thinking, Jay, they could be fine. 106 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: It looks like the playing games are slated for hold 107 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 2: up next wed Nest Day and next Friday. Not ideal, 108 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,679 Speaker 2: not the end of the world. As of right now, 109 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 2: April seventeenth, yeah, that is a week from today, and 110 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: then April nineteenth would be the second game. If you're 111 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 2: in the seven eight game, you get an extra day 112 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 2: of rest. Do you play on the sixteenth? That's slated 113 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 2: as of now. Suns Kings, by the way, absolute carnage 114 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:20,479 Speaker 2: at the bottom of the West. I know, not that 115 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 2: many people. It's granular. We're getting locked in, but this 116 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 2: is getting it's getting close to crunch time. And I'm 117 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 2: obviously at the Laker game and there was like a timeout, 118 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 2: so I look on my phone, I look at the 119 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 2: NBA's course because I know there were a lot of 120 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 2: good games last night and I see the Clippers are 121 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: up twenty eight to four on the Suns. I was like, Oh, 122 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 2: my gosh, is Kevin Durant dead? What happened to book 123 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 2: And no, they just were awful. Devin Booker one of eleven, 124 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 2: Kevin Durant eight of twenty two and the Suns get 125 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 2: smacked by the Kawhi Leonard less Clippers. Why does this matter? Well, 126 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 2: the jockeying just continues. Sacramento Kings, by the way, they 127 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 2: lost to the Thunders are interesting. Lakers only have two 128 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 2: games left, Kings have three. Kings have Blazers to end 129 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 2: the season. That should be a win. They play the 130 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 2: Suns in a big game. Let's just assume that's a loss, 131 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: and they play the Pelicans in a huge game on Thursday. Now, 132 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 2: the Pelicans has done are back to back, so there's 133 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 2: a chance that if the Lakers can right the ship, 134 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 2: they can get out of that nine to ten game. 135 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: And I'm telling you they don't want to face the Kings. 136 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: They don't. Now, I know the Kings are kind of 137 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 2: banged up, but I'm wondering if they even want to 138 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 2: face the Warriors after seeing this, My gosh, the Golden 139 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 2: State Warriors just went nuclear from deep. So the jockeying 140 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 2: is big now, Rob, I'm gonna turn it to you. 141 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 2: But here is my This is not gonna be liked. 142 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 2: I'm sure this is my conspiracy theory as to how 143 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 2: the Lakers in ninety six hours could go from sixth 144 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 2: and fall to the nine to ten game and Lebron 145 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 2: getting sick and ad getting poked in the eye and 146 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 2: then a concussion. The working theory, it looks like looks 147 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 2: like the Nuggets are gonna be the two seed. Okay, 148 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 2: that's what it looks like to me. According to the 149 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 2: ESPN metrics, Number one is gonna be Minnesota fifty eight percent. 150 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 2: Number two Denver ever so slightly over OKAC and then 151 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 2: OKC three, four and five up heer locked. It's gonna 152 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 2: be the Clippers of Maps. We just don't know who's hosting. 153 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 2: The Clippers win last night was massive toward their cause 154 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 2: of hosting the series against the Maps, but I don't 155 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 2: know if it matters without Kawhi. The working theory, Rob is, 156 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 2: you know, it was great to be the six, but 157 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 2: it's not the end of the world to be eight 158 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 2: in face Minnesota. 159 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: It's not. 160 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 2: Now. The problem though, is wait a minute, Jay, come on, 161 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 2: you're really saying you want to put your season on 162 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 2: the line, like you're not gonna have a chance to 163 00:08:56,520 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 2: face Minnesota if you don't win two games, and that's 164 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 2: the only problem with this. And the counter is, well, 165 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 2: you saw what they were like when Lebron and ad 166 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 2: were healthy, right, They won nine of ten. They were 167 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: I think twenty one and nine since February first, which 168 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 2: is like tied for best in the league, and Lakers 169 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 2: have been rolling and then you have this weird hiccup. Now, 170 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,880 Speaker 2: the timing could not have been worse. I don't know, Rob. 171 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 2: Is that two conspiracy theorists that the lake. I'm not 172 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 2: saying they threw the game. I'm just saying they were 173 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 2: like a d don't force it like I thought they 174 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 2: would have badly wanted the skain. This game was huge 175 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 2: and they got smoked. 176 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: Jami, you gotta take the tinfoil cap off back. You're 177 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 1: way too deep in the conspiracy theories. There is several 178 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 1: issues with what you said, one of them being that 179 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: Minnesota and Denver play each other tonight on the National 180 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:48,319 Speaker 1: Game on ESPN, So whoever wins that game is going 181 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: to be in the driver's seat for the one seed, 182 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: So you can't even say for sure whether or not 183 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: you'd be able to avoid in we're in that situation 184 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: because you don't know if you're gonna be the one 185 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: or the two. So that's probably number one. Number two 186 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: is I don't think the Lakers could have possibly thrown 187 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: this game against the Warriors. They would never give given 188 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: that specifically Golden State. You mentioned twenty six of forty 189 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: one from three sixty three point four percent, which is 190 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: the single greatest three point shooting performance in NBA history. 191 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 1: Minimum of forty three point attempts, like what they did 192 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: in that game last night is unheard of in NBA history, 193 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: and even for them, a team that's known for three 194 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 1: point shooting for the better part of a decade, like 195 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: even they weren't doing stuff like this in their heyday. 196 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: So whether Ad plays or not, I know that he 197 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: has a concussion. It's kind of funny that Lakers are 198 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: just saying, oh, he's got it, uh headaches and nausea, 199 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: but won't just say he has a concussion because on 200 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: a bench right if they say he has a concussion, 201 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: my understanding is he'd have to go under concussion protocols, 202 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: and that will put him at risk for missing the 203 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: next game in Memphis. So even if ad played last night, 204 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 1: when a team shoots like that from three, it's highly 205 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: unlikely you're ever gonna beat that team no matter what 206 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 1: you have going for you. That's number one. Number two. 207 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: Even with all that said, I thought that that game 208 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,560 Speaker 1: last night for the Los Angeles Lakers was yet another 209 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: indictment on Darvin Ham. Darvin Ham, for my money, again, 210 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: I watched a lot of Lakers games relative to the 211 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: rest of the NBA, But for my money, he's the 212 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 1: worst end game coach in the NBA. Like and I 213 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: don't even think that it's close. You touched on that 214 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: point at the end of the third quarter, they finally 215 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:34,839 Speaker 1: clawed their way back. They get to within five to six, 216 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: They pulled Lebron, they pulled Astro Muids. At the same time, 217 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: the lineup that they had out there that you were 218 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: trying to figure out was D'Angelo Russell Spencer, Dinwiddie, cam Reddish, 219 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: Torrian Prince Jackson Hayes. In the span of a two 220 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: and a half three minutes, that game went from a 221 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: six point deficit to seventeen and the rest is history. 222 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 1: During that time, not only was the lineup terrible, Darvin 223 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: Ham did not call a single time out out during 224 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: that run. What makes it even funnier is at the 225 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: end of the game, when there's about ninety seconds left, 226 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: the game's already over, the benches have been cleared. Oh 227 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: now Darvin Ham calls a timeout to drop some plays. Right, 228 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: he is basically just standing there watching the game with 229 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: his hands in his pockets. He is the only guy 230 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: in America who gets paid to have courtside seats like that. 231 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: That's what his job is in Los Angeles. Darvin Ham. 232 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: As much as I'm a Laker fan, I want my 233 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: team to do well. I want us to win the championship. 234 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,040 Speaker 1: The flip side of that is, if by some stroke 235 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: of luck they're able to get out of this playing 236 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: situation and get to the postseason and have a deep 237 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: playoff run, what have you. The flip side of that 238 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: is that could mean that Darvin Ham is back next 239 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: season and he is absolutely terrible. Like it might even 240 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: actually be better for the Lakers long term, in a weird 241 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: about way, for them to flame out in the play 242 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: and lose to Golden State in that first nine to 243 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: ten game. So that way, Darvinham, they have no choice 244 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 1: but to fire in. 245 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: Boy. Yeah, well, the first of all, the league would 246 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 2: be pissed if Lebron wasn't even in the playing, much 247 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 2: less playoffs. 248 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: Well, they're gonna be in the plane either way, Like 249 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: the ten in the West is locked down. 250 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,080 Speaker 2: Oh that's right. Well, I mean they have to go 251 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 2: to Golden State as the ten, and I have to 252 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: win two games road and road. That's gonna look freaking 253 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 2: bleak as hell. 254 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: It's bleak for the NBA as it is the fact 255 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: that I mean in this scenario, if one of these teams, 256 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: the Lakers or the Warriors are not able to climb 257 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 1: to that eight seed, having Steph versus Lebron in the 258 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: nine to ten where the loser goes home is bad 259 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: news for the NBA. Like I know, everybody likes the 260 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: idea of the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Kings and 261 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 1: the Pelicans, and you know, that's fun, it's good to 262 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: talk about, you know, the up and coming teams. But 263 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:47,240 Speaker 1: at the core of the NBA, it is a business. 264 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: And when two of your top three or four stars 265 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: in the league are going heads ahead and a winner 266 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: take all. That's great for one game, but that's terrible 267 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: for the future of the league and the rest of 268 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: the postseason. 269 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 2: Yeah something, did you notice some of the little stuff 270 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 2: Draymond was doing that it still feels like he's kind 271 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 2: of a volcano getting ready to erupt. If I am 272 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 2: the Lakers, And again, this is not like a suggestion 273 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 2: to get him ejected, but I would do it where 274 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 2: I have someone guarding him, a someone dispensable, a Torrean Prince, 275 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,560 Speaker 2: a cam Reddish, and I would try to get in 276 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: his head. And I'm not saying goad him, but see 277 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 2: if you can get under his skin a little bit. 278 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 2: And listen, this is not the trust me. Other coaches 279 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 2: have suggested this. This is not like a novel concept. 280 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 2: That being said, you know he is waiting to erupt. 281 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 2: There was a moment where Austin Reeves drove on him. 282 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 2: Draymond clearly fouled him. Austin got the lay up and 283 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 2: Draymond went down and was like pretending like Austin pushed off. 284 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 2: Austin scored and then looked down at him and was 285 00:14:55,160 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 2: like dude, stop, like touched himself like stop, and they 286 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 2: went They called like a timeout or something because the 287 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 2: Lakers were rolling. And afterwards Draymond did his thing where 288 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: he had been laying down for a while, Rob, and 289 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 2: he just like jumped up and like was headed toward 290 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 2: the Laker bench, and you could tell, ooh, ooh, ooh something. 291 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: This is. 292 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: This is classic Draymond. He's losing his mind just at 293 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: a bivotal moment. This is gonna be great for the Lakers, 294 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: and Chris Paul put his arms around him and got 295 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: him out of there. I don't know. I don't know 296 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 2: if you saw this part or what the announcer said, Rob, 297 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 2: but I know people love Draymond and that's fine. You know, 298 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 2: he had basically the best shooting game he's had in like, 299 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: I don't know what six seven years. Fifteen points, ten rebounds, 300 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 2: six assists, made five threes. I mean, he was unbelievable offensively. 301 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 2: But I still feel like he's more of a liability 302 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 2: in a one game setting. And I don't know. I'm 303 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 2: not asking anybody to get in a fight with Draymond Green, 304 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 2: but I'm saying you put somebody who's who you wouldn't 305 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 2: It wouldn't be the end of the world if you 306 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 2: lost him for the game in an injection to kind of, 307 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 2: you know, mix it up with Draymond, like get under 308 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 2: her skin and try to push his buttons. You know 309 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 2: what they are? This is this is gamesman ship. And 310 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 2: I can totally see Draymond losing his mind in LA. 311 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 2: I mean, the crowd's booing him as he's attempting free throws. 312 00:16:10,360 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 2: He is very not He's not liked at all in LA. 313 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: I don't think he's liked around the league. But Rob, 314 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 2: I don't know. Draymond still feels like a dangerous, dangerous 315 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: character both ways for Golden State. 316 00:16:22,040 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: It's funny that you brought up that play because I 317 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: was watching the TNT broadcast instead of the local LA broadcast, 318 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: and as that play was unfolding, they were actually going 319 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: to commercial break. They were showing a highlight package of 320 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: showing the Warriors scoring before they go to break. And 321 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: I believe it was Kevin Harlan was the play by 322 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: play man, and he's, oh, and the benches are clearing 323 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: in the game and the Draymond Greens at the center 324 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 1: of it, and we'll come back after this, and it 325 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: was just so awkward. They no one really saw what 326 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: was going on. He was just kind of talking about it. 327 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: They came back, and by the time that they replayed 328 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: the whole situation, they only showed you the very very 329 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: end of it, when the guys are getting separated. Interesting enough, 330 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: Draymond Green addressed that little skirmish in the post game afterwards, 331 00:17:04,520 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: and his contention is that Austin Reeves actually elbowed him 332 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: on that play, and that if he was Austin Reeves 333 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 1: and he is the one who you know, accidentally elbowed somebody, 334 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: that he be ejected and that he you know, he 335 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,199 Speaker 1: doesn't get a fair shake and all the which is 336 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,920 Speaker 1: classic Draymond. That's kind of been his his whole mo. 337 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously, I know you were out the game, 338 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: so you weren't able to follow much of the other 339 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: games as closely. But this Gyiannis injury to me has 340 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: to be the biggest story, the biggest income implications for 341 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: this postseason. You know, just a cramp though no non 342 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: contact injury as he's jogging down the court, grabs at 343 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: his calf, which he has been dealing with calf issues 344 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: for at least a month now, and you know, speculation 345 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: online about what it could be. Obviously, he's gonna have 346 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: MRI later this morning. 347 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 2: But it looked like he was limping, like walking on 348 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 2: his own, right. 349 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, So again they're gonna do MRI later this morning 350 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: to rule out anything more serious. Right now, they're calling 351 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: it a calf injury, some speculated achilles. If that seems 352 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: highly unlikely. The more likely situation is it's a really 353 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: bad calf strain, specifically like the solarius or solorious muscle 354 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: in your calf. And apparently, interestingly enough, this is the 355 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: same kind of injury that Damian Lillard. If it is 356 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: that that Damian Lillard had suffered back in Portland some 357 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: time ago, and there was a reporter in Milwaukee who 358 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: spoke to Dame about that kind of injury and what 359 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: it was like, and he basically said, it's one of 360 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 1: the worst calf strains you can possibly have, just in 361 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: terms of your functionality. Not only is it an injury, 362 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: but your calf muscle almost feels useless at the time 363 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: that it happens. And he said it took him at 364 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 1: two weeks of doing nothing to even feel like he 365 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:54,680 Speaker 1: could move regularly again. So if it's that kind of injury, 366 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: again it's purely speculation. We'll find out more later today. 367 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: But if it's longer than a day to day type injury, 368 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: not only are the Bucks not contenders to go deep 369 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: in Eastern car they might get bounced in the first round. Well, 370 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: and then what does that mean for from Milwaukee moving 371 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: forward after that? 372 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 2: Well, how's this? It could be a blessing in disguise 373 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 2: that Giannis has hurt and they get bounced. Well, we 374 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 2: didn't get to see the team. They really only got 375 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 2: thirty games with doctors. You can you can what about 376 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 2: your way to Hey, we're gonna run this back, We're 377 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:25,639 Speaker 2: gonna full season, it's going to be all good. You 378 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 2: could do that. If Yannis doesn't even play, If he 379 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 2: plays it like sixty seventy percent and they lose, that 380 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:36,199 Speaker 2: that's probably even worse. Right, Yeah, all I saw in 381 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 2: the Celtics game was absolute beat down. Look like the 382 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 2: Celtics were not even really trying. Again, the Celtics have 383 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,439 Speaker 2: to number one seed locked up. I'm not reading anything 384 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 2: into the Celtics. I'm not reading too much into the 385 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 2: Lakers because Ad didn't play. I'm not reading too much 386 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 2: into the Bucks when ultimately, like I just don't think 387 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:57,320 Speaker 2: you can go overboard really about any result. But I 388 00:19:57,359 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 2: am curious Rob the one game I wasn't able to 389 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 2: watch a second, just the high like this morning Sun's 390 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 2: paper clips. Can you like, what was the vibe? I 391 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 2: know social media sometimes has some stuff, but the highlights 392 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 2: I saw the Suns just looked like they just did 393 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 2: not care. They have a chance to get out of 394 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 2: the plan and they get smashed at home. Just perplexing stuff. 395 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 2: They had their big three. 396 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: They were down thirty five to four in the first quarter. 397 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:28,919 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, Like it's incredible to me that a 398 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: team with that much offensive firepower can only score, you know, 399 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: be out to score by thirty plus points in any quarter, 400 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: much less the first quarter of a game that means 401 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: so much to them in the standings and given their history. 402 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: Recall a couple of years ago when they played Dallas 403 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: in that game seven at home and that infamous Luca 404 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: meme where he's bent over smiling at Devin Booker, you know, 405 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: at half court that game, they did not show up 406 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: and they just got blown off the off the floor. 407 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: This game, they come in facing the Clippers, no Kawhi Leonard, 408 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: no James Harden, and you get absolutely throttled in the 409 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: first six minutes where the game was basically over. They 410 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: were down by thirty one in the first quarter. They 411 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:12,359 Speaker 1: were doubled up in this by the end of the 412 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: first half. Interestingly enough, they fought back Claude all the 413 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: way back down to single digits in the fourth quarter, 414 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: and then they went back to doing Phoenix Sun's things 415 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 1: like inopportunity turnovers, hero ball, which none of the guys 416 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: had it going. So I don't know why anyone want 417 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: to go hero ball. But that's a game. Obviously, it 418 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 1: feels like a must win because of the standings. You 419 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: want to avoid the plane at all costs. But it's 420 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 1: one thing to lose, it's another thing to get absolutely embarrassed. 421 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:41,640 Speaker 1: And that's exactly what happened in Phoenix. 422 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, very weird game. I know we didn't really talk 423 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 2: about Anthony Edwards going off, but I don't know. Timberwolves. 424 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 2: Timberwolves looking pretty good. I guess it. Maybe I'm undervaluing 425 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 2: them and not giving them the respect they deserve. But 426 00:21:57,040 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 2: I don't know. Do you really think the timberwo Wolves 427 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 2: are like a threat in the in the West. 428 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: It depends on who they match up with. 429 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 2: I mean, let's say they get the one, and Denver's 430 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 2: the two. They don't they wouldn't have to face Denver 431 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 2: till the conference finals, so they would face I don't know, 432 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 2: Golden State or Phoenix, Sacramento Lakers. I just don't think 433 00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 2: any of those teams are scared of Minnesota. You know. 434 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,679 Speaker 2: I like Anthony Edwards a lot. I like McDaniels, I 435 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 2: like Go Bear. There's a report, I don't know if 436 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 2: you saw this, that Karl Anthony Towns is like scrimmaging 437 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 2: with the team this weekend and he could be a 438 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 2: go next week. It feels a little forced, but I 439 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 2: don't totally know. 440 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: And then if they end up with the one seed, 441 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,360 Speaker 1: they don't get out of the second round, who did 442 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 1: so the four seed would be It would be MAVs Clippers, 443 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: and both of those teams are uniquely qualified to take 444 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: extreme advantage of that kind of defense that they run. 445 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: Rudy Gobert cannot play in a series with Luka Dancic. 446 00:22:58,640 --> 00:23:00,360 Speaker 1: That's funny, that ends up being the matchup. 447 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 2: All this whole, Like, oh, JACKI Edy can play Jackie 448 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,160 Speaker 2: Zakid's gonna be fine. I don't think people remember in Utah, 449 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,679 Speaker 2: go Beart was a liability in the playoffs because they 450 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 2: would be relentlessly attacking him, and you can't have a 451 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 2: non shooter on the floor. And there were series with 452 00:23:18,080 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 2: Gobert in Utah where he was pulled off the court 453 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 2: and he wasn't on the court in crunch time because 454 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 2: he's just not an offensive kind of guy. And again, 455 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,480 Speaker 2: you can't play drop coverage in the NBA anymore. You 456 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 2: just can't do that. There's too many good shooters. I 457 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 2: mean again, the Warriors are twenty six threes, twenty six. 458 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 2: Somebody's gonna hit twenty and I'm seventeen eighteen nineteen a 459 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 2: game regularly in the playoffs, maybe the Celtics. But this 460 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 2: idea that like Zach Edy could be a pro because Gobert, listen, 461 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,800 Speaker 2: go Beart is awesome in the regular season. Sure, he's 462 00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 2: a great integral part. I don't know if he's all NBA, 463 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 2: but apparently he's in the mix for Defensive Player of 464 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 2: the Year and is the favorite over woman Yama, which 465 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,239 Speaker 2: I think is crazy. But I also have a one 466 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 2: Mian Yama ticket. Yeah, I just I'm not diminishing okay 467 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 2: See or Minnesota. It's just I've got to see it. 468 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, Like I just have memories of Memphis last year. 469 00:24:11,480 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 2: Remember that. Oh Memphis is the two. They're so dangerous, 470 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 2: John Moran Jackson. Oh this team, man, they got guys. 471 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 2: I think Dylan Brooks was on this team last year. 472 00:24:19,600 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 2: Dylan Brooks has been Vaine. They are good and Lakers 473 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 2: just rolled them. What was that for one or four? 474 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: Two for two? 475 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 2: Right? 476 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: Four to two? 477 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, yeah, So I'm sorry, And that's not disrespectful 478 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 2: to Okay see or Minnesota, is it? No? 479 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: I don't think so at all. And again, so much 480 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: of the postseason has really just comes down to matchups 481 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: because you mentioned Rudy Gobert in the regular season. In 482 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: the regular season, this is the thing like with analytics 483 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 1: and sports analytics, through the course of a regular season 484 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: is almost always going to be proven correct because it's 485 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: it's large. The math is eventually gonna start mathing no 486 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: matter what you do. If you shoot enough threes and 487 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 1: you defend this enough, it's gonna play out in your favor. 488 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,480 Speaker 1: And that team, the way that they play, the drop 489 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: coverage defense, they're they're one of the best defensive I 490 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,920 Speaker 1: think they are the best defensive team actually in the NBA. 491 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: Their offense just middle of the road, but they hang 492 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 1: their hat on defense. The issue though with Rudy Gobert specifically, 493 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: is he cannot defend in space, and to your point, 494 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,199 Speaker 1: he's a total non factor offensively. So you get to 495 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:20,639 Speaker 1: the postseason and everybody is good, and you're going against 496 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: the best of the best. When they face the team 497 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: like in this case, the Dallas maverage will say, Luka, 498 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:31,480 Speaker 1: Doncic is going to hunt him over and over and 499 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: over and over, and there's nothing you can do about it. 500 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: Exit you're gonna pull him off the floor. Okay, cool, 501 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: And then suddenly that big advantage that you had all 502 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 1: regular season, that you won all these games with doesn't 503 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: exist anymore. It feels kind of almost counterintuitive, But if 504 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 1: I'm Minnesota, I'd almost rather be the two seed. I 505 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,360 Speaker 1: think they actually match up better in like a two 506 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: to three matchup with Denver than they do with either 507 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: the Clippers or the MAVs potential one four, one five matchup, 508 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: because the way Denver is built, they don't play that 509 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: one on one let me just isolate my guy against 510 00:26:09,800 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: your guy. That's not the way they run their offense. 511 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: So I think they lose either way. But I just 512 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: I think they actually have a better chance against the Denver 513 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: than they would have get the other the other two teams. 514 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 2: So tonight Minnesota Denver. I mean to listen, I know 515 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 2: the NBA haters are like, who cares, I'm just telling 516 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 2: you to last night was good. Tonight you get Orlando. 517 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 2: Orlando shockingly, shockingly has a chance of the two seed. 518 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 2: They would have to beat Milwaukee tonight. It almost seems 519 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 2: certain Yanis will be out, so they'll have a chance. 520 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:40,160 Speaker 2: They'll be live. Uh, you have Dallas against Miami, always fun, 521 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 2: Luka Doncic. Then you have chet one Bin Yama final 522 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:46,159 Speaker 2: matchup between those two, assuming one b plays, and you 523 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 2: get the Minnesota Denver showdown for the number one seed. 524 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 2: And then you get a Suns Clippers rematch a night 525 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 2: after the Suns get spanked. I listen, I'm not ready 526 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 2: to bet NBA. I'll save it for the playoffs. But 527 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 2: I would look closely at the Phoenix Suns in the 528 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 2: first quarter, coming out their hair on fire, after getting 529 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 2: depanted at home against the paper Clips and then going 530 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: to LA I would assume they come out and make 531 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,400 Speaker 2: a statement early Sons first quarter. I mean, I haven't 532 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 2: looked at the lines yet, but I'll take a look later. 533 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 2: All right, that's it for an NBA heavy Wednesday podcast. 534 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 2: We are back tomorrow. Talk to you then.