1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 2: All right, Well, good to hoops tonight here at the 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: volume Heavy Monday, everybody. Hope all of you guys had 4 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 2: an incredible week. I got a jampack show for you 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 2: guys today. I want to hit every single angle of 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: the All Star weekend. We finally got what I think 7 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,159 Speaker 2: is the best All Star game that we've had in 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 2: certainly many years, if not much longer than that. Also 9 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: some other details that I want to dig into you 10 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 2: guys on the drip before we get started. Subscribe to 11 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:37,559 Speaker 2: the Hoops to Night YouTube channels. 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We had several really 22 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: cool moments. We had three game winners, between the Scottie 23 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 2: Barnes game winner the Kawhi Leonard game winner. There, Kawhi 24 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 2: ended up having this insane thirty one point game out 25 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: of forty eight points for the American Older Team, which 26 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: we'll talk about. Victor Webbin Yama looked like a wrecking 27 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: ball in that game, was hitting all sorts of shots. 28 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: He had a nineteen point game in just a twelve 29 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 2: minute quarters That was impressive in its own way. We 30 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 2: had Karl Anthony Towns blow the world's chances by making 31 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 2: a couple of head scratching defensive plays, kind of staying 32 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 2: on brand there. We had some insane highlights, although most 33 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: of those were from Wemby. Ironically, the improved effort got 34 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 2: rid of many of those flashy transition dunks that we've 35 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 2: grown accustomed to in the NBA All Star setting. I 36 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,279 Speaker 2: just thought it was a big win for the NBA. 37 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: The All Star Game was very fun to watch, which 38 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: for the most part, it has not been over the years. 39 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: It was a good television product yesterday and that I 40 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: think was a big step forward for the league. I 41 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 2: think it basically came down to two factors. One, a 42 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 2: few guys came out and just set the tone early 43 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 2: from an effort standpoint, and then two Adam Silver, through 44 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: all the tweaking, has finally found a format that actually 45 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: works really well. Adam Silver has caught a lot of 46 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 2: flak over the last couple of days, and I think 47 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: some of it is fair, and I think some of 48 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: it is a little bit over the top and unrealistic, 49 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 2: and we'll get to that when we get a little 50 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: bit deeper in the show. But Adam Silver did through 51 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,119 Speaker 2: tweaking the format, I think, find something that works really 52 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 2: well through the combination of shorter games and finding some 53 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: rivalry built in through the roster construction, which we'll get 54 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 2: to in a minute. So I want to start with 55 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: the effort. I really don't think it's overly complicated. Enough 56 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 2: guys decided to play hard so that it became embarrassing 57 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: for any of the players who decided not to meet 58 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 2: that level. Effort in exhibition basketball games is almost purely 59 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 2: driven by that pure competitive energy because it's devoid of 60 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: the normal things that drive a basketball player in other 61 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 2: basketball settings. So like in the regular season or in 62 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 2: the playoffs, you have your big picture team goals of 63 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 2: winning a championship that drive you possession to possession. No 64 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: one's playing for their contract in an exhibition game, in 65 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 2: a regular season game, in a playoff game, how you 66 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: play can have a direct impact on your money. Just 67 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: trying to earn playing time, like you're gonna play hard 68 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: and execute, if you're somewhere in the rotation, if you're 69 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: fighting for more minutes, if you're fighting for more opportunity, 70 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 2: if you're fighting to be in the closing lineup. None 71 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 2: of those things exist in an exhibition basketball game. There's 72 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 2: no big picture trying to win a championship. Your money's safe, 73 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: especially in the All Star game. I mean, just by 74 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: getting selected, you've essentially increased your ability to earn money. 75 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: The playing time piece. All these dudes are stars. They're 76 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 2: all gonna play thirty thirty five minutes a game when 77 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 2: they get back to their team. So when you get 78 00:03:55,960 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 2: in this exhibition setting, it's it's going to have to 79 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: be pure, unadulterated competitive will. That's the one thing that 80 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: is going to drive effort in a game like that, 81 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: the desire to prove yourself as better than your opponent. 82 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 2: There were several guys yesterday that came out and set 83 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 2: that tone. Kate Cunningham was a big one who stood 84 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 2: out to me. Anthony Edwards was one that stood out 85 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: to me. But I want to use Victor Webbinyama as 86 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 2: a specific example here. Victor came out wanting to murder everyone, 87 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 2: trying to block everything around the rim, mean mugging people 88 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 2: trying to drive, and dunk everything on his touches. He 89 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 2: made it clear that he wanted to compete. Once that happens, 90 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 2: when Victor webin Yama decides I'm going at you on 91 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 2: both ends of the floor, you have two options as 92 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 2: a player. 93 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: You can either stay in that. 94 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 2: Relaxed mode and just get your teeth kicked in on 95 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 2: national television, or you can meet his competitiveness. You can 96 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 2: hold your ground, you can try to win from there. 97 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 2: It's a very simple dynamic of momentum. If you get 98 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 2: three or four dudes who come out and truly try 99 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 2: to compete, and then another three or four dudes who 100 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: are like matched up with those guys hold the line 101 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 2: in response instead of staying in chill mode, all of 102 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 2: a sudden, you have seven or eight dudes on the 103 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 2: floor are playing super hard, and now we have ourselves 104 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 2: a real basketball game. Even though there were no real 105 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:39,799 Speaker 2: stakes simply because of the pure competitive nature of the players. 106 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 2: Any of you guys have probably seen this dynamic when 107 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: you're playing pickup towards the end of your run, but 108 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 2: it can go the other way. You'd show up for 109 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 2: an eight am run. Suddenly it's nine to thirty, you've 110 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 2: played six or seven games. A couple of dudes decide 111 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 2: they've played one too many and they start cherry picking 112 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 2: or walking around. The game falls apart quickly, right because 113 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 2: you have the one or two dudes that are not 114 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: playing anymore, the one or two dudes that are guarding them, 115 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 2: they stop playing. Suddenly half the dudes on the floor 116 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 2: aren't even trying, and now you realize it's time to 117 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 2: go home. Or in the NBA All Star environment, when 118 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 2: we see that, we know it's time to turn off 119 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 2: the TV. Right, that momentum dynamic is very fragile in 120 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 2: either direction. That's why it's so important that those guys 121 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: like Cad, like Aunt, like Wemby, especially in that first game, 122 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: came out and set the tone the way that they did, 123 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:36,040 Speaker 2: because at that point it becomes embarrassing if everyone's playing 124 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 2: hard and you're the dude who's not. If everyone's trying 125 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: to win, and you're the dude who's actively hurting your 126 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 2: team by not giving a shit. It stands out like 127 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 2: a sore thumb. Like, I thought, it was really cool 128 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 2: that the American vets in particular responded in a real 129 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 2: way to that and brought that nostalgia and excitement to 130 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,280 Speaker 2: the arena. Like you watch that second game and all 131 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: of a sudden, it's Katie Lebron in Kawhi and it's like, 132 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: are we going to get them in chill mode or 133 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 2: are they going to bring it? And they looked at 134 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: it and they're like, oh, we're getting after it today. 135 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 2: All right, let's go. We're kd where Lebron, We're Kawhi. 136 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: We're legends in this game. We can do this too. 137 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 2: And each one of those guys really met the moment 138 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 2: in their own way, and so you know, especially for 139 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 2: me as a basketball fan that grew up watching that 140 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 2: generation of hoops, it was awesome to watch. That's why 141 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 2: I want to shout out Wemby and Cad and Aunt 142 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: and the others who brought the initial effort that set 143 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: that tone. They started a chain reaction that gave us 144 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: an excellent showcase for the NBA. That is something that 145 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: I think is intrinsic in a player. I've told this 146 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 2: story on the on the show before, but there was 147 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 2: a specific pickup run that I remember when I was 148 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 2: when I was in my early twenties that I thought 149 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 2: was a perfect example of this dynamic. I was playing. 150 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: I was like twenty two to twenty three years old. 151 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 2: I just finished playing in college. I just move back 152 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 2: to Tucson and I would go play pickup basketball at 153 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 2: the University of Arizona Rec Center. And in that environment, often, 154 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 2: especially in the stretches kind of outside of the season, 155 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 2: you'd see a lot of the UFA basketball players go 156 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: up and play pickup and I remember this specific time 157 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: is the one time I ever ran into him in 158 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 2: this environment. I actually played it with him in some 159 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 2: private run separately, but in this pickup environment, sloppy pick 160 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 2: up basketball, college kids on the floor, you know, just 161 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 2: like some dudes who didn't even play in college that 162 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 2: are on the floor right that are playing on my 163 00:08:35,760 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 2: team in this specific environment. But then you on the floor, 164 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: you have TJ McConnell, who's like a longtime NBA vet 165 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 2: at this point, but just at this point, just a 166 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 2: guy playing at the University of Arizona in his senior year, right, 167 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 2: and there, I'm not gonna go name by name, but 168 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 2: there were some other guys on the court that ended 169 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 2: up eventually playing in the NBA who were on the 170 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 2: University of Arizona basketball team at that point, and you know, me, 171 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 2: twenty three years old, I'm like, oh, I'm going to 172 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,320 Speaker 2: try to bring it against these guys because these dudes 173 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 2: are a measuring stick, right, And I'll never forget in 174 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: this game how the other dudes from the UVA they 175 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 2: they're just kind of too cool for school, just going 176 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 2: through the motions, and TJ McConnell was out there like 177 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 2: red hot, like one hundred percent savage competitor, trying like 178 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 2: crazy to win this damn meaningless pickup game against a 179 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 2: bunch of frat boys at the rec center at the 180 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 2: U of A. And it stood out to me like 181 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 2: a sore thumb, because he is still in the NBA 182 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 2: in this long established career and some of the lottery 183 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: talent that was out there is now out of the league. 184 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 2: And it was just one of those things where I 185 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 2: was like, this is a fundamental demonstration of that natural 186 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 2: competitive energy which I think is literally one of the 187 00:09:56,559 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 2: most underrated traits that a basketball player can have. That's 188 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 2: what drives you to do all the little things that 189 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 2: help your team wins win games. That's what drives you 190 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 2: to do all the work behind the scenes to make 191 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 2: yourself the type of basketball player that can stick in 192 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 2: the NBA. I just remember that it was a kind 193 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 2: of a first impression of sorts for me with TJ 194 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 2: that like changed my perspective on him as a basketball 195 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 2: player forever. And when I look at Wemby and Caid 196 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,559 Speaker 2: in particular, and I would I would love Banton and 197 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 2: here as well. 198 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: But like, there have been. 199 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 2: A lot of stars over the years that don't have 200 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 2: that same level of competitive energy. And you want to 201 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 2: know what's going to drive the next era of NBA basketball, 202 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 2: It's going to be Wemby being an asshole competitor. It's 203 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 2: going to be Kid being an asshole competitor and building 204 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 2: the rivalries and the huge competitive moments that form the 205 00:10:48,760 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 2: history of the NBA. It's just I think it's always 206 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 2: been one of the most underrated traits of a basketball player, 207 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 2: that intrinsic competitive energy, and our next generation of stars 208 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 2: has it, And I think that's huge for the future 209 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 2: health of the league and Wemby in particular. 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Visit the website for 252 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 2: full terms and conditions. I don't think this matters as 253 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 2: much as the competitive piece, but I do think Adam 254 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 2: Silver is starting to find the right mix here. And 255 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 2: it basically comes down to two things. One, shortened games 256 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 2: that make blowouts less likely. Right Like, if you're in 257 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 2: a forty eight minute game, there's just too much potential 258 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 2: for a bad five minute stretch where a team gets 259 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 2: lazy and it's like dunk dunk wadum three wide up 260 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 2: and three, and suddenly it's a twenty point lead for 261 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 2: one of the teams. And then the effort really falls 262 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 2: off of a cliff because then they don't think they're 263 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 2: gonna win and there's too much time left anyway. And 264 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 2: it just if the game is too long, I think 265 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 2: it just breeds. It increases the potential for a really 266 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 2: bad game. The twelve minute games are more likely to 267 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 2: drive effort because it's like stepping into the fourth quarter 268 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: of a tied game, you're basically in crunch time right away. 269 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 2: The second piece of it, splitting into three teams, I 270 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 2: think makes a ton of sense. It allows your shortened games, 271 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 2: your twelve minute games, to each kind of feel like 272 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 2: their own entity. And when you split the teams upright, 273 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 2: you can drive some natural competitiveness, like for all to 274 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 2: talk about the US versus the World stuff, which I 275 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 2: think mattered. Each of those America versus the World games 276 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 2: felt like Team USA trying to prove they hadn't lost grounds, 277 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 2: So that obviously helped a lot. But I even thought 278 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: the old guys versus the young guys on the American 279 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 2: team was a genius dynamic. Splitting it up so that 280 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 2: you have Katie, Kawhi and Lebron all on that same 281 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 2: team and the younger up and coming American stars on 282 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 2: the other team. It forms a different kind of rivalry. 283 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 2: It felt like an old guard versus the new guard 284 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 2: type of dynamic. Again, Adam Silver has caught a lot 285 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 2: of crap for his management of All Star and for 286 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 2: the League at Hole, which we'll talk about in a minute, 287 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 2: And again I don't agree with every tweak he's made, 288 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 2: but I also don't knock him for trying. The thing 289 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 2: was broken. He's just trying to find something that'll work. 290 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 2: This idea from yesterday is actually a continuation of previous ideas. 291 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 2: He's knocked on the door of this idea of shortened 292 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 2: games or splitting the teams up. It wasn't perfect. Like 293 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 2: I didn't I didn't agree with putting the rising stars 294 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 2: in there. It felt kind of wrong to have those 295 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 2: young inferior basketball players share the All Star stage with 296 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 2: real All Stars. But it was a refinement on that 297 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 2: idea that gave us what we had yesterday. Like I 298 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 2: saw some folks yesterday saying like, oh, these young stars 299 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 2: will bring the effort, let's just go back to the 300 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 2: old format. I disagree. If you go back to the 301 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 2: forty eight minute format, I think you're gonna get some 302 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 2: really bad All Star games again, because they end up 303 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 2: going forty two to twenty seven and then suddenly it's. 304 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: Like sixty two to thirty two. 305 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 2: And then all of a sudden, the game's out of 306 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 2: hand and it's just gonna be You're gonna have some 307 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: bad games mixed in there. If you keep the games 308 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 2: short but you have just two teams, they'll play super 309 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 2: hard in the first one and maybe the second one, 310 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 2: and then they'll be in chill mode by the third game. 311 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 2: Remember when they tried that with like each game kind 312 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 2: of had its own like charity that you get to 313 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 2: donate to at the end, But it was still the 314 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 2: same guys playing every game, so it didn't work. It's 315 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 2: the unique combination of shorter games, but also the split 316 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 2: teams that make each one of the shorter games feel 317 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 2: like their own entity. That's what works. Get creative with 318 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: the roster again, World versus USA, that's good. Young versus old, 319 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,800 Speaker 2: that's good. Maybe in the future there's like these two 320 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: All Stars that clearly dislike each other. 321 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: Put them on opposite teams. 322 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 2: Maybe there's a fun public debate like the old Darren 323 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 2: Williams versus Chris Paul debates or the Jokis verse MB debates. 324 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:58,400 Speaker 2: Put them on opposite teams. Stay creative within this format, 325 00:16:58,640 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 2: and I think you'll be in good shape. I think 326 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,479 Speaker 2: these tweaks really do matter in the grand scheme of this. 327 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 2: All right, let's get to the actual basketball. I have 328 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 2: five takeaways that I want to hit from the games themselves. First, 329 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 2: Kawhi Leonard's huge All Star moments, so Kuhi goes for 330 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 2: thirty one points out of the forty eight that they score. 331 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 2: In the matchup with the World team, he was eleven 332 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,880 Speaker 2: for thirteen from the field, six for seven from three. 333 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 2: Just kind of crazy, heater. I loved his comments after 334 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 2: the game when he was asked why his teammates kept 335 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:32,120 Speaker 2: feeding him, he said, these guys know how to find 336 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 2: a hot hand. It's a big part of why these 337 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 2: guys have all won so many championships. And he's right, 338 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 2: Like I was thinking about, there were nine Larry O'Brien 339 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 2: trophies on team stripes. Those guys have won a lot 340 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 2: of basketball games, and they wanted to win this one, 341 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 2: and they knew Kawhi was hot, so they kept feeding 342 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 2: him the ball because they knew it was their best 343 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:56,399 Speaker 2: chance to win. I thought again, like when you put 344 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 2: really good, really smart, winning basketball players together, there is 345 00:18:00,800 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 2: no ego, There is no me worrying about getting mine. 346 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 2: All they really care about is winning, and when you're 347 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 2: in that environment, you feel it out. This is what's 348 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 2: working for us. Sometimes it's a single player like, oh, 349 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 2: we're gonna match up Hunt Karl Anthony Towns with Kawhi 350 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 2: Leonard because that's our best opportunity to score, right, or 351 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,880 Speaker 2: maybe it's an action they can't guard this two man game, 352 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 2: or hey, these guys can't handle us in the open floor. 353 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 2: Let's run more. Smart talented winning basketball players diagnose how 354 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 2: to win a game, and they did. Kawhi was red hot, 355 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 2: Give him the damn ball and get out of the way, 356 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 2: and that was their best chance to win. I also 357 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:40,959 Speaker 2: thought it was a great showcase of what specifically Kawhi 358 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 2: has done so well this entire season. Kawi's been at 359 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 2: a top tier superstar level this year, career high twenty 360 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: eight points per game. He's been flirting with the career 361 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 2: high in efficiency on and off throughout the year. He's 362 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 2: at sixty two percent true shooting right now, and the 363 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 2: specific thing that has driven this crazy season from him 364 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 2: is his pull up shooting. Kauai has always been a 365 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 2: good pull up shooter throughout his prime, but he has 366 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 2: stepped it up, especially in terms of volume, in a 367 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 2: big way. He's making over four of them per game 368 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 2: this year, over four pull up jump shots. That's far 369 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 2: and away the most in his career. He's specifically been 370 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 2: awesome on those pull up threes, like that game winner 371 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 2: he hit over Karl Anthony Towns. He's taking one hundred 372 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 2: and forty one of them this year, and he's hitting 373 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 2: over thirty eight percent of them. So it was just 374 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 2: a cool moment because Kawhi's team has literally no shot 375 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 2: to win the title this year. I mean, they were 376 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 2: selling talent at the deadline, but All Star gave Kawhi 377 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 2: a nice, big stage to demonstrate that he's still one 378 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 2: of the very best basketball players in the world, and 379 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 2: to demonstrate the specific way that he's been doing it, 380 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,160 Speaker 2: which is being surgical with his. 381 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: Jump shot off the dribble. 382 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 2: Two Anthony Edwards straight up called out Nikole Jokich and 383 00:19:59,840 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 2: Lou Kadoncic in a postgame interview for not wanting to 384 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 2: play an All Star. I thought it is a little 385 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 2: bit different because of the injury situation with the two guys, 386 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 2: and we'll get into that in a minute, but I 387 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 2: thought it was for the most part, fair criticism. All 388 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 2: of the best players in the world are out there competing. 389 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 2: This is a showcase for the league, and they're out 390 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 2: there competing and we're already decimated in terms of injuries. 391 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 2: Among the star power in the league. Four of the 392 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 2: top seven players in the league are dealing with some 393 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 2: kind of injury. Now Luca has this hamstring, I'm gonna 394 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 2: give him a little more slack than Jokic because Jokic 395 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: has been back from his knee injury for two weeks. 396 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:42,120 Speaker 2: Jokic before the All Star Break logged four consecutive triple doubles, 397 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 2: So like, Jokic should have been able to go out 398 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 2: there and give it a real game, right Luca, at 399 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 2: least you can be like, the dude hasn't played any 400 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 2: competitive basketball in weeks. I'm gonna cut him a little 401 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 2: bit of slack. But like shake gilg Just Alexander abdominal issue, 402 00:20:56,000 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 2: Giannis calf strain, Steph Curry knee issue. That's four of 403 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 2: your top seven players in the NBA that are basically 404 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 2: out of the game since Luca was on the minutes restriction, right, Yo, 405 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 2: get straight up decided he just didn't care about playing 406 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 2: in this game. And I think that's a bad look. 407 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 2: It's not the end of the world. Doesn't rewrite his 408 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 2: legacy or. 409 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: Anything like that. 410 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 2: I just thought it was a bad look, and I 411 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 2: thought it was fair for Anthony Edwards to go, like, Yo, 412 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 2: what's going on here? Because you log four straight triple 413 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 2: doubles going into the All Star break, You're the best 414 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 2: basketball player in the world. All the best basketball players 415 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 2: in the world are out there trying, and you're like, nah. 416 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: Y'all got it. I thought it was a bad look. 417 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 2: Again, not a huge world, not a huge like end 418 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 2: of the world kind of deal. Just I didn't think 419 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 2: it was a good look. Three the Young Stars winning 420 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:47,159 Speaker 2: so convincingly in the final game, I thought this was 421 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 2: a classic case of overwhelming athleticism just finally winning the day. 422 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,639 Speaker 2: The Young Americans had a huge athleticism advantaged, not just 423 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,879 Speaker 2: on the perimeter. They even had Jalen Duran and the 424 00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 2: older American team didn't have a center on the roster. 425 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 2: So it was going to require an especially diligent defensive 426 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 2: effort and a lot of jump shots over the top 427 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 2: for the old team to beat the young team, and 428 00:22:09,760 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 2: they did. 429 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: In that first game. 430 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 2: They were more diligent on defense, they were able to 431 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 2: get more stops, and Kawhi obviously provided the surgical over 432 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,360 Speaker 2: the top jump shooting. A couple other guys hit big shots. 433 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 2: They were able to get it done. But in that 434 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 2: second game, the jumpers weren't falling and the efforts slipped 435 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 2: a bit as they looked fatigue, and then the young 436 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 2: guys just ran them off the floor because they were 437 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 2: getting to the rim so much more easily. They had 438 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 2: a twenty eight to eight points in the paint advantage 439 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 2: in a twelve minute quarter, to give you an idea. 440 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 2: So that was kind of what I thought happened in 441 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 2: that last game. Just the old guys just moren't able 442 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 2: to maintain it. Not a big shot under the circumstances, 443 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 2: given the athleticism disadvantage. Number four Victor women Yama is 444 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,440 Speaker 2: a damn problem. In the two games, he logged thirty 445 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 2: three points. He's ten for thirteen from the field, four 446 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 2: to five from three, eight rebounds, three blocks. Was doing 447 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 2: it everyoney which way. Was bullying dudes in the posts, 448 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 2: hitting smooth mid range jump shots, nailing big threes even 449 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 2: in crunch time, just causing all sorts of problems with 450 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 2: his defense, and in general just bringing the effort and 451 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 2: energy that set the tone for the entire event. I generally, 452 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,359 Speaker 2: I'm generally of the opinion that when it comes to 453 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 2: these kinds of environments where everyone's playing super hard and 454 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 2: you have that kind of talent on the floor. I 455 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 2: don't think it's necessarily the end of the world when 456 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 2: certain guys don't look good in that environment, because it 457 00:23:31,040 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 2: could be a variety of factors. The ball doesn't find you, 458 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 2: you're in a smaller role because another dude has the 459 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 2: ball more. It's just kind of a weird setting. But 460 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 2: when a dude looks awesome in that setting, I think 461 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 2: it does matter. And Wemby everyone knew he was going 462 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 2: to come in and play hard, Everyone knew exactly what 463 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 2: he was trying to accomplish yesterday, and no one could 464 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 2: do anything about it. 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And then lastly number five Karl Anthony Towns 501 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 2: does it again. You might have wondered why Wemby demonstratively 502 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 2: looked pissed off when Scottie Barnes hit the game winner 503 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 2: in that first game. It was because for the second 504 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 2: time in that game, Kat made a huge defensive mistake 505 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 2: in the form of a bad read. And if he 506 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 2: makes the right read in either of those situations, team 507 00:25:57,720 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 2: World probably wins that game. So, for instance, on the 508 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 2: play that ended over time that Victor wemen Yama got pissed, 509 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 2: it was first one to five, basically elam ending style. 510 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 2: Wemby had hit a three, they had hit a two, 511 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,399 Speaker 2: so it was three to two World first to five, 512 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,959 Speaker 2: So as long as they overplayed the three point line, 513 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 2: they were guaranteed to get the ball back with a 514 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 2: chance to win even if they would have given up. 515 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 2: A wide open dunk doesn't beat you. So Caid runs 516 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 2: a ball screen on the right side of the floor. 517 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 2: Victor wembin Yama shows on the ball screen up high. 518 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 2: Why why did Wemby show up high? Because if Cade 519 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 2: shakes free and hits a three over the top of 520 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:45,760 Speaker 2: the screen, that's game over. Wemby's taking away the three, 521 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 2: which is the right read in that situation. But what's 522 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 2: gonna happen when you show up at the level? You're 523 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: gonna let the roller get behind, So Jalen Duran gets 524 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 2: free on the roll. From there, Kat has a decision 525 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,399 Speaker 2: to make. Do I tag the roller or do I 526 00:26:59,520 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 2: stay home on my man at the three point line. 527 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 2: It's a very simple decision. You either let Jalen Duran 528 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:10,199 Speaker 2: get the dunk, which does not beat you, or you 529 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 2: give up the three to Barnes, which does beat you. 530 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,679 Speaker 2: And Kat made the wrong read he tagged the roller. 531 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 2: Wenby tried to rotate from all the way on the 532 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 2: opposite side of the floor. Yeah, Scotty Barnes isn't a 533 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 2: great shooter, but he damn sure can make a wide 534 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 2: open catch and shoot three and he did, and it 535 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 2: cost his team the game. There was a very similar 536 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,679 Speaker 2: sequence at the end of regulation. Ball gets swung across 537 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 2: the floor. Anthony Edwards is wide open on the right 538 00:27:36,960 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 2: wing as they're in rotation. Team World is up by three. 539 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,919 Speaker 2: Kat is on Scotty Barnes in the dunker spot. If 540 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 2: Kat's paying attention and is aware of the fact that 541 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:50,120 Speaker 2: you can take away a three there and essentially put 542 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,480 Speaker 2: yourself in a very strong position to win the game, 543 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 2: he gets out to aunt. Maybe you give up a 544 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 2: dunk to Scottie Barnes, but there's fourteen seconds left in 545 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 2: your up ones, so they have to foul. You have 546 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,880 Speaker 2: a really good chance to win that game. But no, 547 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 2: he stayed on the dunker spot. Let Anthony Edwards have 548 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 2: a wide open three on the right wing to tie 549 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 2: the game. They go to overtime. The rest is histories. 550 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 2: You guys know that's a bad read. I've talked about 551 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 2: this concept on the show a lot over the years, 552 00:28:19,600 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 2: but there's a big difference between being a physically limited 553 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 2: defender being too small or too slow, versus being a 554 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 2: mistake prone defender. The mistake prone defender is far more 555 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:36,680 Speaker 2: damaging to the team specifically because he cannot be game 556 00:28:36,760 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 2: planned for. A defender who is limited, but who is 557 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 2: always in the right spot in the scheme and who 558 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,760 Speaker 2: makes good reads in big spots can be game planned for. 559 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:48,880 Speaker 2: The coach can sit down with his staff and go, 560 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 2: how are we going to protect our guy against this 561 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 2: team and the specific way they like to attack. And 562 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 2: by the way, most teams have a guy like this 563 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 2: that need to be protected, they come up with a scheme. 564 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 2: You know, hey, we're gonna we're gonna double team, or no, 565 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,000 Speaker 2: we're gonna gap, or we're gonna strong side zone, or 566 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 2: there's a variety of different ways that they can protect 567 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 2: a guy in that situation. Your game plan for it. 568 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:12,840 Speaker 2: You can count on guys being in the right spot. 569 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 2: You can slide the shot profile towards the kinds of 570 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 2: shots that you want to give up. But when you 571 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 2: have a wild card, someone that will randomly just do 572 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 2: stupid shit, there's no game plan for that. The simplest 573 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 2: way I could describe it is if it is a 574 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 2: real organized basketball team in that late game sequence, and 575 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 2: let's say you're playing the Pistons and you're the Knicks, 576 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 2: and you have cat off the ball guarding a non 577 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 2: shooter of a non shooter like Scottie Barnes in this case, right, 578 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 2: and it's like, oh, you're sitting in the huddle and 579 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,840 Speaker 2: Mike Brown goes, all right, hey, you know we've got 580 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 2: you know we're too big. Look, we got Mitchell Robinson 581 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,600 Speaker 2: out there. We know they're gonna go to the k 582 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 2: Jalen Duran pick and roll. Right, Let's pretend Cat's guarding 583 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 2: a sar Thompson. Okay, you're gonna you want to be 584 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:01,200 Speaker 2: able to go like, hey, all right, we're gonna bring 585 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 2: Mitch up to the level to force k to get 586 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 2: rid of the basketball because we don't want to give 587 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 2: up a three. Cat, No matter what you do, do 588 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,479 Speaker 2: not leave your man. If you can count on that, 589 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 2: they have a chance to get a stop or at 590 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 2: least give up a two and have a chance to 591 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 2: win the game. If the coach says that to his 592 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 2: team and a guy goes out there and just goes 593 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 2: off script and randomly tags the roller when they need 594 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 2: a three, it doesn't matter what Mike Brown says. It 595 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 2: doesn't matter what scheme you have in place to protect 596 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 2: your weaker defensive star. A guy who does stupid shit, 597 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 2: a guy who is mistake prone is far more damaging 598 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:45,840 Speaker 2: to a defense than any sort of physically limited defender, 599 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 2: and I just thought it was interesting that we got 600 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 2: another example of that out of Cat yesterday. A couple 601 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 2: other thoughts from the rest of the weekend. I think 602 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 2: it's time to get rid of the dunk contests. I 603 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 2: think if you're insistent on having a dunk contest like event, 604 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 2: just bring in professional dunkers. I've talked about this on 605 00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 2: the show before. The problem is dunks have become so 606 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 2: played out over the years that it's extremely difficult to 607 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 2: have a creative element anymore, because everyone's just copying previous 608 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:20,280 Speaker 2: great dunks in NBA history, And in order to be 609 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 2: creative enough to do something new at this point in 610 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 2: the world of dunking, you have to spend an enormous 611 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 2: amount of time practicing crazy dynamic dunks, which all these 612 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 2: NBA players don't have time for. So they can go 613 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 2: up and they can throw something down through the legs, 614 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 2: maybe something through the legs off of some sort of 615 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 2: fancy LB, maybe some sort of fancy windmill over the lob. 616 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 2: Maybe they can jump over somebody. But you've seen all 617 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 2: that shit before. It's the dudes that are professional dunkers 618 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 2: that are going to go out there and do something 619 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 2: unique and different. We've already seen this dynamic kind of 620 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 2: work with Mac McClung, who kind of is more of 621 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 2: a professional dunker than he is a professional basketball player anyway, 622 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 2: So why not just bring in eight legit professional dunkers 623 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 2: or four legit professional dunkers, have all the NBA stars 624 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 2: there celebrating while it happens, and then you can do 625 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 2: a dunking event if you want. But I don't see 626 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 2: any point anymore and having Jackson Hayes or Kishat Johnson 627 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 2: or any of these other lower level NBA players going 628 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:22,200 Speaker 2: out there and throwing down mediocre dunks anymore. I would 629 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 2: personally like to see it eventually get replaced with a 630 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 2: one on one competition. Now we all know this is 631 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:29,360 Speaker 2: hard to pull off because the players don't really seem 632 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:31,240 Speaker 2: to want to do it. There's a lot of fear 633 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 2: of embarrassment. But I actually have a vision of this 634 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 2: kind of event that could be legendary. I think that 635 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 2: there could be enough cachet or respect that comes with 636 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:47,440 Speaker 2: winning a one on one competition that could become such 637 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 2: a feather in a cap for a scorer's resume that 638 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 2: it could eventually be something that players desire to compete in. 639 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 2: What are the kinds of things like if your score, 640 00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 2: if you're an elite one on one player, what are 641 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 2: the kinds of things that you want on your resume? 642 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:04,840 Speaker 2: When a scoring title average thirty points a game for 643 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 2: an entire season, scoring fifty in a game multiple times, 644 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 2: scoring sixty in a game, having like a highlight reel 645 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 2: of awesome ISO buckets in crunch time, whether it's game 646 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 2: winning buzzer beaters or huge clutch shots. Those are the 647 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 2: kinds of things like when we piece together what it 648 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:22,920 Speaker 2: looks like to be one of the great scorers in 649 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 2: the NBA, those are the things that you expect to see. 650 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 2: I think go one on one competition could trump all 651 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 2: of those. I think having a situation where like, oh, 652 00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 2: in the future, some stars are competing in it, and 653 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 2: it's like this guy won three to one on one 654 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,600 Speaker 2: competitions in twenty twenty eight, twenty thirty, and twenty thirty one. 655 00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:44,480 Speaker 2: That could be a hell of a thing to have 656 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:48,560 Speaker 2: on a resume. If dudes show up and if dudes compete, 657 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 2: what I would do is I would just try it. 658 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 2: Even if you get kind of mediocre participation at first, 659 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 2: I still think it could be a very compelling event. 660 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,720 Speaker 2: Like even if at first you don't get any big stars, 661 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 2: but you just get eight other, you know, bucket getter 662 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 2: of one on one type of dudes, I think it 663 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,400 Speaker 2: would still be way more entertaining than the dunk contest. 664 00:34:11,960 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 2: Like just humor me on this. Imagine if you turned 665 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 2: on next year one on one competition and the guys 666 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 2: that got to sign up were Cam Thomas, Michael Porter, 667 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:27,320 Speaker 2: Junior Keyante, George Trey Murphy, Shaden Sharp, Dylan Brooks, Brandon Miller, 668 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 2: and Ty Jerome just kind of like a random mix 669 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 2: of like different types of one on one scores, perimeter defenders, 670 00:34:34,560 --> 00:34:38,799 Speaker 2: that sort of thing, all lower level NBA town you 671 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 2: piece that together, you don't think that would make for 672 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 2: an awesome one on one tournament. You don't think watching 673 00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 2: Cam Thomas at crazy step backs over good contests or 674 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 2: Dylan Brooks just mauling somebody in one on one defense. 675 00:34:52,160 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 2: Ti Jerome would be a sneaky kind of like really 676 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,279 Speaker 2: difficult dude to guard in a situation like that. Like 677 00:34:56,640 --> 00:34:59,680 Speaker 2: I think that could work, And then maybe as you 678 00:34:59,719 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 2: see the aura build up around the event, suddenly it's like, 679 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 2: oh man, Tyrese Maxey just agreed to do it, oh man, 680 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,799 Speaker 2: like we did Victor, just say yes, you know, and 681 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,359 Speaker 2: like it could gain some momentum, It could can turn 682 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 2: into a bigger event. But at the very worst case scenario, 683 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 2: I would personally rather watch eight middling NBA players play 684 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 2: a one on one competition and actually compete against each other. 685 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,839 Speaker 2: Then whatever the mess the dunk contest has become at 686 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 2: this point, and you could do both, Bring in some 687 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:33,840 Speaker 2: professional dunkers, do a dunk contest, make it short and sweet, 688 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:36,839 Speaker 2: just have four of them, short and sweet, twenty twenty 689 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 2: five minute event. Get some dunks on your social media feeds, 690 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 2: Bring in all the middling NBA players, let them play 691 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 2: one on one, and maybe, just maybe it will turn 692 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:48,839 Speaker 2: into something bigger. But worst case scenario, I'd argue that'd 693 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,040 Speaker 2: be the most entertaining event of the entire weekend, even 694 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 2: if it was middling type of NBA talent. Last thing 695 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 2: before we get out of here today, I generally don't 696 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:03,920 Speaker 2: like how much people complain about the NBA. Yeah, All 697 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:07,720 Speaker 2: Star sucks, but it basically sucks in every major American 698 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 2: sport or at least is prone to having bad versions 699 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:14,240 Speaker 2: of their All Star weekend. Generally, I think the NBA 700 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 2: is very healthy. It has some things that it needs 701 00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 2: to address eventually. Yeah, yeah, I think they need to 702 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,040 Speaker 2: shorten the season. Yeah, I think they need to come 703 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 2: up with a solution for tanking. Yes, I think they 704 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 2: need to get foulgrifting out of the game. But all 705 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:30,440 Speaker 2: those things are more easily said than done. And Adam 706 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 2: Silver is at least trying. He's tinkering with the All 707 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 2: Star format. Why because he's trying to figure out how 708 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,360 Speaker 2: to get these guys to compete and guess what, he 709 00:36:37,520 --> 00:36:39,160 Speaker 2: might have just found the right formula. 710 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: So like, if this formula. 711 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 2: Works and sticks, are we really going to care that 712 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 2: for five years he was dancing around with a bunch 713 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:46,839 Speaker 2: of bullshit, just trying to figure things out. He's throwing 714 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 2: stuff at the wall seeing what will stick. At least 715 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 2: he had ideas. At least he was trying stuff. He's 716 00:36:52,480 --> 00:36:54,680 Speaker 2: finding the hell out of teams who are tanking. He's 717 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 2: allegedly been threatening to abolish the draft. Do I think 718 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 2: he's done perfec? 719 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:00,360 Speaker 1: No? 720 00:37:00,440 --> 00:37:02,319 Speaker 2: Do I think he could take a harder line on 721 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 2: some stuff. Yeah, absolutely, But I think the discourse with 722 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 2: Adam Silver has actually got too far in the negative direction. 723 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 2: I want to see some changes on some of these 724 00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:14,640 Speaker 2: things too. You guys hear me bitch and moan about 725 00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 2: foul grifting on occasion or the long schedule. 726 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:19,320 Speaker 1: But this thing that we seem. 727 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 2: To do every year where we get to the All 728 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 2: Star break basically after the trade deadline, and then for 729 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 2: a month we just bitch and moan about the league 730 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:29,000 Speaker 2: and talk about how it sucks. 731 00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:30,640 Speaker 1: I don't I don't get that. 732 00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:33,360 Speaker 2: I think for the most part, the NBA is in 733 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 2: a really good spot. I think the league is aware 734 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,160 Speaker 2: of the issues, and I think they're trying to do stuff. 735 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,879 Speaker 2: I've heard a lot of radical ideas, I haven't heard 736 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:45,640 Speaker 2: a lot of reasonable ideas coming from the masses. So 737 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:48,200 Speaker 2: I think discussing the league burning it down as though 738 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:53,839 Speaker 2: it's fundamentally broken is kind of inaccurate. Adam Silver could 739 00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:56,640 Speaker 2: do better on some stuff. The league clearly has some 740 00:37:56,680 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 2: things that they need to fix, But overall, I think 741 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,800 Speaker 2: the NBA is in a pretty good spot under the circumstances. 742 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,920 Speaker 2: All right, guys, that's all I have for today. As always, 743 00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 2: I sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting us and supporting 744 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:08,920 Speaker 2: the show. 745 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:10,040 Speaker 1: We have a fun week. 746 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 2: We're gonna be hitting some different stuff as we don't 747 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,720 Speaker 2: have any games on the schedule to cover this week, 748 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:19,239 Speaker 2: where we're gonna be hitting some NBA Draft stuff. I 749 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:22,080 Speaker 2: really want to talk about AJ Debonsa and Darren Peterson. 750 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 2: We're gonna do some like awards check in just talking 751 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:27,600 Speaker 2: about like all NBA player ranking style stuff, just kind 752 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 2: of talking about how the league looks at this point. 753 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:30,719 Speaker 1: We're gonna have another. 754 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:33,280 Speaker 2: Mail bag later in the week, a lot of interesting 755 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:34,880 Speaker 2: stuff that we're gonna get into as we kind of 756 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 2: have our last little break before we get into the 757 00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,719 Speaker 2: home stretch again. Sincerely appreciate you guys for rocking with us. 758 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:40,800 Speaker 1: We will see you tomorrow.