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I love that. 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: All right. 11 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: Well, between the Luca trade and the Chiefs getting humiliated, 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 1: I did not have that as a two team parlay. 13 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: You know, I was thinking about this. Listen. The Chiefs 14 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 1: are gonna be fine. They got to They knew they 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: were going to probably draft an offensive tackle in the 16 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: first round, and there's plenty of them. But it's interesting 17 00:00:56,160 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: Brady's three super Bowl losses, the point differential was minus fifteen. 18 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: He could have literally run the table. Mahomes, it's minus 19 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: fifty three. With two super Bowl losses, he'll be three 20 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 1: and two in Super Bowls. But I do think I 21 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: would say this again Philadelphia. We both said they have 22 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: the better roster. It's just hard to go against Andy 23 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: Reid on two weeks and Mahomes, who never loses close games. 24 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: I did not think it would be this, but I 25 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: do think. You know, one of the things I was 26 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 1: thinking in the first half is that, you know, Brady 27 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: would always generate something. He was just so good pre snap, 28 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: and it was a little you know, listen, I know 29 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: Philadelphia's defense is dynamic, and you know, we didn't think 30 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: Kansas City would run much on them, but were you 31 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,639 Speaker 1: a little disappointed that they couldn't generate six and seven 32 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: yard throws, They couldn't max protect it. It was like 33 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: they weren't moving off their game plan. 34 00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:00,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought they were overwhelmed at levels in which 35 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: you just don't see good teams overwhelmed the line of 36 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: scrimmage because it wasn't just edge pressures, it was interior pressures. 37 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: I mean, Mahomes was under siege that they had I 38 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 2: think seven yards after the first quarter Colin or excuse me, 39 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: nineteen yards on seven plays. That's because they got a 40 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: first down on the first play from scrimmage and then 41 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 2: they essentially went three and out, three and out so 42 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 2: I just thought the defensive line. Remember two years ago 43 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 2: when the Eagles were in the Super Bowl, they led 44 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 2: the league in sacks and they had an excellent defensive line. 45 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 2: I don't think this defensive line was looked as good 46 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: as that one because it wasn't productive top to bottom. 47 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 2: But the way they played to night, I mean, that's 48 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: as well as you can play. And I don't know 49 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 2: what you can do when your defensive tackles are doing that. 50 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 2: When when your defensive ends are doing that. I mean, 51 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 2: the Chiefs do have a guard playing left. 52 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 1: Tackle right well, ten quarterback hits six sacks, zero blitzes. 53 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,360 Speaker 1: I mean, think about that. And you know, as I 54 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: was watching this game with Philadelphia, I kept thinking about this. 55 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: You know, for years and years when Peyton Manning was 56 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: in your division or Brady was, it affected how people 57 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: in the division drafted. You watched Philadelphia's D and O Lions, 58 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: And if you're the Rams or the Lions or San 59 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: Francisco or Dallas, don't you watch this game and think, Jesus, 60 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: I'm the Rams. I'm like, you know, a corner or 61 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: defensive tackle in the third round. Like it was so 62 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: dominating that it makes me think all the rivals of 63 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: the Eagles have to look at this and think, you know, 64 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: we've we've got to get better in the lines or 65 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: we're not going to compete with this team for years. 66 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean that's to me how he and Andy 67 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: has done this too, and the two Super Bowls they've lost, 68 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: their offensive line has just let him down in those games. 69 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: I mean the Tampa situation, Remember they were missing two 70 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 2: tackles and tonight they just got overwhelmed. But it's not 71 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 2: just Jalen Carter tonight, right, I mean Brandon Graham does 72 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 2: everything to come back off a torn shoulder or elbow 73 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 2: sweat was incredible. Milton Williams has that play destroying. You know, 74 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 2: he was a third round pick years ago. Like he's 75 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 2: about to be a free agent. He's gonna get a 76 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 2: ton of money. And to me, the offensive line for 77 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 2: the Eagles, how about the difference when they would go 78 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 2: back and forth, the Chiefs would punt and then the 79 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: Eagles would come back and you'd be like, well, they're 80 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 2: just not generating any pressure. Jalen's sitting back there having 81 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: a hot dog, He's having some gumbo in the backfield. 82 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 2: Just who's open, who's not I'll just scramble where mahomes. 83 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 2: Within a second, he's moving around, scrambling left and right, 84 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 2: and yeah, I just think the offensive line and defensive 85 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: line for the Eagles tonight and really all season down 86 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 2: the stretch once they remember they started slow like two 87 00:04:52,839 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 2: and two, and then since then they were the best 88 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 2: team in football. And tonight they dominated. They absolutely dominated 89 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 2: this game. Yeah. 90 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: I mean before tonight, Kansas City had won the last 91 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 1: nine playoff games where they did not score first where 92 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: they trailed, but in those games, I mean, it was 93 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: really interesting even early in the game. My first take 94 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: after the first three drives for each team is it's 95 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: one thing if you make mistakes, if you're nervous. I'm 96 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: like Jesus that Philadelphia is not even adding edge pressure. 97 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: They're just putting their four guys out there and they 98 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: can't lock them. You know, as I look at over 99 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: my notes, only three minutes time of possession in the 100 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: first quarter, I think we forget. We've been spoiled John, 101 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: We've had First of all, it was a great season. 102 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: The quarterback play has never been better. A lot of 103 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: people that were watching our podcast right now are in 104 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: their twenties and thirties. This is what super Bowls look 105 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: like in the late seventies and eighties and nineteen ninety 106 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: I can remember. I can remember the Giants beating Denver 107 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: thirty nine to twenty, and then San Francisco beating Denver 108 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: fifty five to ten, and Denver got beat by Washington 109 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: forty two to ten, and then the Raiders hammered a 110 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: couple of teams. You go back to the eighties right now, 111 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: Google it if you're listening to us and you're watching 112 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: it home. This is what super bowls look like. I mean, 113 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: there was a decade people that was talking about the 114 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: seventies NBA where there were no great teams. The eighties 115 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: NFL were very few great super Bowls. So we were 116 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: on a run. We've had so many good Kansas City 117 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: Buffalo games or Buffalo Baltimore games. We've just been so 118 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: lucky in the AFC with Mahomes and Allen and Lamar. 119 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: But there was a run in college football with Alabama. 120 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: This is what the title games were looking like, the 121 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: Bama Notre Dame. This is what super bowls looked like. 122 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: So we hadn't had I mean, I thought the Celtics, Mavericks, 123 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: was a lobsided mess, but this is one of those 124 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: where I think it resonates beyond the game. I think 125 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: you look at Philadelphia and they're going to have an 126 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:01,839 Speaker 1: impact on the draft and free agency. People will feel like, 127 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: in the NFC, you cannot compete with this roster for 128 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: the next two to three years if you just don't 129 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 1: get better up front. 130 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: Well, I also think it's pretty rare in you know, 131 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 2: in football, right the coaches are such stars, where in 132 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 2: basketball and baseball the executives can be pretty big names. 133 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 2: You know, in basketball, GM's are a really big deal. Listen, 134 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 2: I've known Bret Veech for I don't know, fifteen plus 135 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: years Redvechs stud and he's well known. I mean he 136 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 2: should be. He's been to five Super Bowls, he won 137 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: three of them. But how he is kind of the 138 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 2: guy that serves the drink with the Eagles. He is 139 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 2: much closer to someone in baseball or basketball where he's 140 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 2: the boss, you know, when they needed coordinators. He's going 141 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 2: after Vic Fangio. And I'm not trying to take anything 142 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 2: away from Sirianni. Clearly the guys, you know, they beat 143 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 2: to his drum like he gets them going from an 144 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 2: inspirational standpoint, and he's good with the players, but he 145 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 2: doesn't call plays or anything. And he's a younger guy. 146 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 2: It's pretty rare to see US CEO head coach in 147 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: his early forties. But the talent on that team and 148 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 2: the offseason moves. I mean, Colin they signed a one year, 149 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 2: four million dollars back then, who was fantastic guard. They 150 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 2: got Zach Bond, immediate All Pro, and they got Saquon Barkley, 151 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 2: who had one of the better seasons of the history 152 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 2: of the league. So I mean, it's a large remarkable 153 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 2: Howie Roseman became a Hall of Famer tonight. He's won 154 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: two Super Bowls with two different coaches and two different quarterbacks. 155 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: Listen, I don't want to overreact to the game, but 156 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: in this instance, John, it's hard not to overreact. I mean, 157 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: it's I'm watching the Celtics drub the Knicks last night, 158 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: and I'm like, this Celtics team has so much depth. 159 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to overreact, but when they won the 160 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: finals last year, You're like, they're like significant, significantly better 161 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: than every team in the league. And I watched them 162 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: last night and I'm like, I'm not overreact. Boston's gonna 163 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: win it again. They're just better than everybody. Yeah, And 164 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: I'm watching Philadelphia here and I'm like, yeah, this team's 165 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: not going anywhere because it would be one thing if 166 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback was cocky, or if they had a bunch 167 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: of free agents or they didn't draft well John, seven 168 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: of their best players are like in year one or two. 169 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 2: Well, think about it. They just won the Super Bowl 170 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 2: and two of the better players in franchise history, Jason 171 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 2: Kelsey and Fletcher Cox, had retired this year. So do 172 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 2: you know what hit me tonight is remember when Fangio 173 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 2: and the Miami Dolphins like got a divorce and then 174 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 2: how he hires him twenty four hours later in the Dolphins, 175 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 2: he was just too mean, he was too demanding. It's like, guys, 176 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 2: this is football, and this is defensive football. I got 177 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 2: news for you. The guy knows what he's doing. And 178 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 2: the one thing we've seen with VIC with Jim Harbaugh, 179 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 2: the one year when they was he was with the 180 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 2: Naggy and the Bears and they traded for Khalil Mack 181 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 2: and then this year with you give him talent, it 182 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 2: is on because one thing you and I talked about 183 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,959 Speaker 2: is like his record against Andy Reid, but it's like, well, really, 184 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 2: if you siphon those teams out, he did not have 185 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 2: good teams in Denver, so nothing of the caliber of 186 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 2: talent that he was rolling into this Super Bowl with. 187 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 2: I mean, Colin the when you have one good unit, 188 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: you could have a good defense, right when all four 189 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,679 Speaker 2: of you or three of your levels of defense are good. 190 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 2: Their defensive line is outstanding, the linebackers, they have an 191 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 2: all Pro linebacker and Bond who had a pick tonight, 192 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 2: And then all their dvs are good, you know, I 193 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 2: mean CJ. Will Hit, Cooper Dejeen and Mitchell. The rookie 194 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 2: corners are excellent and Slay is still a solid player. 195 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 2: So they're good at every single level of the defense. 196 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 2: And they have one of the best defensive coordinators in 197 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 2: the league. Like he's he can't win it because he's 198 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 2: a coach. But if you told me they gave the 199 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 2: Super Bowl MVP to Vic Fangio because the game was 200 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 2: it felt like over pretty early on because defensively the 201 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 2: Eagles were I don't remember the eighty five Bears, but 202 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: I would have had they smothered him, And it was like, 203 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 2: have they even made it past midfield and then finally 204 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 2: Burkhard's like they have not crossed midfield yet, Like didn't 205 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:51,320 Speaker 2: feel like it. 206 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: You know, John. One of the of the many reasons 207 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: the NFL is king and I'm you and I are 208 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: both football guys. I do love the NBA playoffs, and 209 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: I love March Madden, and I love a good I 210 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: love a good golf Major, and I love the World Cup. 211 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: And by the way, last year I loved baseball playoffs. 212 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: Last year I thought they was just Oh. I thought 213 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: the National League Playoffs were insanely good. But one of 214 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: the reasons that the NFL continues to have such a 215 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:24,479 Speaker 1: visceral connection with us is college football and the Eagles 216 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: are an advertisement forget the draft, right, And this is 217 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: why you and I are draft guys, and I've told 218 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 1: my friends this for years, is you can't buy your 219 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: way to a championship. All the bad gms in football 220 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,719 Speaker 1: overspend in free agency. We're in the NBA. If the 221 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: Lakers get Luca, you're like in a big trade. At 222 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: the trade deadline, You're like, Wow, the Eagles are just 223 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: an advertisement for you start nailing multiple drafts. That's when 224 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: That's why you can go get AJ Brown. That's why 225 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: you can pay Saquon and AJ Brown because you just 226 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: keep nailing draft pick after draft picks. Like the Rams 227 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: are in a spot now they'll they'll keep Stafford, but 228 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: they've hit on like six straight defensive draft picks. If 229 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: they have another good draft, it's like, okay, then you 230 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:12,320 Speaker 1: then you get to the point where you can just 231 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: go buy elite players. 232 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean, I've mentioned this to you and it's 233 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,199 Speaker 2: I think it's been well documented. Is once they missed 234 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 2: on Jalen Rager for Justin Jefferson, they had an internal 235 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 2: meeting that what are we doing overthinking this? We're gonna 236 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 2: take the best players from the best program. So when 237 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 2: you listed all those players, that was a lot of 238 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 2: Alabama and Georgia in that list of players, and it 239 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 2: paid dividends. I mean, it paid big time dividends because 240 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 2: you know, from Jalen Carter to DeVante Smith to Landon 241 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: Dickerson to This year was somewhat unique with Mitchell and 242 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 2: Cooper Dejen but Mitchell is a good example of a 243 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 2: guy like Ashton Genty this year with Boise, he could 244 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 2: have got a million dollars and gone to Alabama Georgia 245 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 2: Ohio State, but he chose to stay at his program. 246 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 2: That's why he was I think Tulane or Toledo. I 247 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 2: think it might have been Toledo, and Koober's gene was Iowa, 248 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 2: which is one of the better defenses in the league. 249 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 2: But they're not drafting little school guys anymore. They've been burned, 250 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 2: you know, Carson, I think you know that situation. 251 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: Then. 252 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 2: Obviously, the Jalen Reaguer over Justin Jefferson at the time 253 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 2: was the COVID draft. And remember the Minnesota Vikings were 254 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 2: on the clock next and they go to the video 255 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 2: of Spielman and he's laughing him and Zimmer because they 256 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 2: couldn't believe that they didn't just take Justin Jefferson, and 257 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 2: that scarred how he and how he's come back swinging. 258 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 2: I mean to go to two Super Bowls in three years. 259 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 2: And let's face it, this was a lot different team 260 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 2: than than two years ago. Right, Kelsey's gone, Fletcher Cox gone, 261 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 2: So they had to kind of, you know, reshape the 262 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 2: squad with some impact players, and they did it with 263 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 2: you know, Jurgens and Landon Dickerson inside and Aden Beckton. 264 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 2: But to me, Jalen Carter, who you know, tonight's not 265 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 2: going to be his greatest performance, but what he's meant 266 00:13:55,920 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 2: to him this year he was He's a dominant, dominant 267 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 2: impact player. 268 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:07,839 Speaker 1: Jordan Schultz and then Jay Glazer reported the Jets moved 269 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 1: off Aaron Rodgers. So for the second time in a 270 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: couple of years, a team as Aaron flew out to 271 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: New York thinking positively optimistically it would happen, they moved 272 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 1: off him. I think the Colts and the Raiders work. 273 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 1: I think Chip Kelly, they have two tackles, they have 274 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: a center, they have two good tight ends, then they're 275 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: running back in a receiver. I think I think the 276 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,080 Speaker 1: Raiders works for Aaron Rodgers. He'd take that over the 277 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 1: Colts and Shane Steichen. But you know, Peyton Manning and 278 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: Tom Brady late in their careers leave and have some success. 279 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: Brett Farve did as well, got to an NFC championship 280 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: a throw from the Super Bowl. Are you surprised that 281 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 1: it was just two years of nothing and the second 282 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: team bailed on him? 283 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 2: I'm not. But are you you know this new culture 284 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 2: coming in? You know Aaron Glenn's at former high level player. Yes, 285 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 2: It's like, do I want to deal with some old aging? 286 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 2: You know, what's the hardest thing to deal with sometimes 287 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 2: in pro sports an aging former superstar, especially one that's 288 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 2: a little different. You know Peyton Manning that last year. 289 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 2: Remember Kubiak and Elway had to sit him down and 290 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 2: like it was difficult, he took a pay cut. These 291 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: are these are tough conversations. But I think it was 292 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 2: pretty clear that the Johnson family was over this guy 293 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 2: about two months left to go in the season. I 294 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 2: wonder if part of the interviews was like Aaron's done here, 295 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 2: which most of these new code who cares like it's 296 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 2: not like okay, fine, I don't need them anyway. I 297 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 2: think the question now is is he even tradable because 298 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: he's on the books for this year, his cash, you know, 299 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 2: his cap pits twenty three million dollars. I honestly think 300 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 2: they'd probably have to cut him. Yeah. I wonder if 301 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 2: anyone had even trade for him, so it's not I 302 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 2: think they just cut him, cut them, and then someone 303 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 2: signs him for ten million bucks. I mean, is he 304 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: is that what he's getting? Kind of because if you 305 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 2: think about it, Roethlisberger's arm gave out on him. It 306 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 2: was clear, but he just ends as a steeler. Manning's 307 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 2: arm doesn't work, wins the Super Bowl, but then no 308 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 2: one would resign him. Breeze's arms started going and it 309 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 2: just ended. Is he really just going to go play? Like? 310 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 2: What if the Titans outbid that and they give him 311 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 2: twelve million? The Raiders were only willing to give him, 312 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 2: So he's gonna finish his career on the Titans. Because 313 00:16:24,920 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 2: I do think it wouldn't just be those two. I 314 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 2: think a lot of teams would be interested just to 315 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 2: try to get their franchise. You know, these owners give 316 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 2: them a little oomph. If you got some cap face, 317 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 2: I'll give Aaron Rodgers fifty if you're the Titans, why 318 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 2: wouldn't you pay him? 319 00:16:38,720 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, he has a house in Nashville. I mean, let's say, hey, listen, 320 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: we'll give you two years. Got a house in Nashville. 321 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: It's an easy division, and then you have that number 322 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: one pick you could trade down, get a bunch of 323 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: players around him. It's just interesting. I was told that 324 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: Aaron Glenn for the people that didn't hear my pre 325 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: Super Bowl fifteen minute rant, I was told by somebody 326 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: I trust that Aaron Glenn, coming from a really strong 327 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: culture in Detroit, wants to mimic that right, duplicate that 328 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: in New York, and he didn't want Aaron Rodgers the 329 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: player or the person in the room. And they'll say 330 00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: all the right stuff. But in the end, I mean 331 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 1: Green Bay caught him off guard. The Jets kind of 332 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: caught him off guard. Aaron has that disease of has 333 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: to be the smartest guy in the room. I'm gonna 334 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: do my own homework on the internet, and you know, 335 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: I think in the end, Aaron, I mean, I could 336 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: write chapters in a book on things I've heard from 337 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: people that have been around him. He's really moody guy. 338 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: You can get good Aeron or bad Aeron, but in 339 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: the end, he's just not good enough. Now he's probably 340 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 1: the fifteenth best quarterback in the league, he's just not 341 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: good enough for the bs you deal with. Like he's 342 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: not early to the locker room. He's not optimistic like 343 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:55,719 Speaker 1: Brady to the end. I mean, it was just like 344 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: high energy, high optimism, high standards. I'm not sure Aaron 345 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,439 Speaker 1: loves the game. I think, you know how when he 346 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 1: ever worked with somebody or you have somebody in your 347 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: family and they're like, I work hard, and you're like, dude, 348 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: hard work is sixty five hours a week, not forty two. 349 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: I think Aaron says he loves the game. I don't 350 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: see it, don't. I don't see that just just unbridled, 351 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: like just relentless passion for it. I think I think 352 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: Aaron thinks he loves the game, but he doesn't love it. 353 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 1: He doesn't love it the way the guys that I 354 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: see it in pro sports love it. 355 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 2: I think it'll be very telling that when they cut him, 356 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,640 Speaker 2: if he's only getting seven, eight, ten million dollar off, 357 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 2: he doesn't need the money, right, He's worth hundreds of 358 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,159 Speaker 2: millions of dollars. At this point in time, it was 359 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 2: clear he did not want to get hit last year. 360 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 2: Don't blame him. He's forty years old, right, So is 361 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 2: he gonna go play for some of these teams? 362 00:18:50,280 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 3: You know? 363 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 2: Pete Carroll calls the Titans, call like, yeah, this might 364 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 2: not go well again. Right. The one thing Aaron Rodgers 365 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 2: has a good feel for, you know, the most of 366 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:02,959 Speaker 2: his career is what a good team looks like. So 367 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 2: this could be really like, you go sign up for 368 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 2: one of these teams. Best case scenario might be like 369 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 2: seven wins and you know, struggled to stay hurt last 370 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 2: year on a roster that's going to be better more 371 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 2: than likely than one of these teams interested in you. 372 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 2: So I wonder if he gets to the point where 373 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 2: it's like, am I really going to do one year 374 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 2: for eight, nine, ten million dollars? Yeah? I don't want 375 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 2: to say you jest this year paying him thirty five 376 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 2: million dollars. 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One of the things watching the Lakers last 412 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: night with Luca is that I felt like they were 413 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,959 Speaker 1: kind of on a train to nowhere, and it was 414 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 1: like Ad was a great defensive player, bit hit and miss. 415 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: Offensively good, not consistent like the great offensive scores. I 416 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 1: think he's been the last two years the best defensive 417 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: player in the league. I like Austin Reeves if he's 418 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: the three or the four. Lebron having an insane year, 419 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: but he's gonna take some nights off. And if he 420 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: does take nights off or Ad does, then Austin Reeves 421 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: because your second option, that's not good enough. And then 422 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: I'm watching them last night and I'm like, well, Luca's 423 00:21:52,880 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: missed a lot of time, so he's not taking time off. 424 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 1: It's almost like Lebron is going to try to impress Luca. 425 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,680 Speaker 1: He's not gonna take his May nights off. And now 426 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: I've got Austin Reeves is a third on virtually every night. 427 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: Ruey can always hit the corner shot, Dalton connect. You 428 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,479 Speaker 1: keep him. He creates space. And I'm watching last night 429 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: and I'm like, God, there's so much younger and more 430 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,560 Speaker 1: fun to watch, Like I got to I got to 431 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: a place where I really respected them, but I just thought, 432 00:22:21,359 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: this is there's not enough. I don't know, I know, 433 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 1: I don't They don't have a rim protector Jackson Hayes again, 434 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: Ali up guy, fun energy. It's just it's weird how 435 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: just inserting Luca into it, the whole team feels younger 436 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,880 Speaker 1: and different. Does it feel like that to you? 437 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 3: No? Absolutely. I mean I hated this Laker team at 438 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 3: the start of the year. They had this personality that like, 439 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 3: I don't care about the work that was driving me crazy. 440 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,760 Speaker 3: But over the course of the last month, they've been 441 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 3: playing a really likable and fun brand of basketball. Lebron 442 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 3: was playing super well, Austin was playing super well. Before 443 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 3: Ad got hurt, he had a couple of monster game. 444 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:04,719 Speaker 3: He played really well twenty Yeah, but I felt like 445 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,200 Speaker 3: they weren't good enough on either end of the floor 446 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 3: to really do what you need to do to win 447 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,720 Speaker 3: four playoff rounds. And I've been really keyed in on 448 00:23:10,720 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 3: this concept lately, like if you're gonna win the title, 449 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 3: you have to be able to do something well enough 450 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 3: that it really gives people problems, like where teams can't 451 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 3: even match up with it for one reason or another. 452 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 3: And the Lakers just didn't have that punch on either 453 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:26,800 Speaker 3: end of the floor, even with Lebron and Ad. It's 454 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 3: not the defensive team it was back in twenty twenty, right, 455 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 3: So they didn't have that punch with Luca. One of 456 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 3: the unique things he does. This Laker team has a 457 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,560 Speaker 3: lot of guys who are good offensive players as long 458 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 3: as they're set up well, even with Lebron and Austin, 459 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 3: Like one of the reasons why they struggled against defenses 460 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 3: that did a lot of switching all year long is 461 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 3: Lebron's forty and it's hard to get him to just 462 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 3: get downhill time and time again in a random regular 463 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 3: season game in January or December. Or Austin not an 464 00:23:56,119 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 3: elite athlete in terms of getting past top tier NBA talent, 465 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,399 Speaker 3: and Anthony Davis obviously has offensive limitations. But once you 466 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 3: bring Luca in, he just has this magical ability to 467 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 3: get the ball to the basket. He's so big, and 468 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 3: he's so strong, and he's so going to change of 469 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:13,600 Speaker 3: pace and he's so going to getting guys sealed on 470 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 3: his shoulder, sealed on his backside, he can get downhill 471 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,119 Speaker 3: and now he's spraying out to all these guys And 472 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 3: they're actually all really good offensive players when they have 473 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:26,439 Speaker 3: an advantage, Like Ruly shoots fifty three percent on unguarded 474 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 3: catch and shoot threes, but you need to get him 475 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 3: unguarded catch and shoot threes. Luca can do that. And 476 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 3: one of the biggest things that it's allowed is it's 477 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 3: allowed Lebron James. Like, have you ever watched a guy 478 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 3: say like, oh, Lebron should drive to the basket every time. Yeah, 479 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,239 Speaker 3: it sounds great, but it's really exhausting to do that, 480 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 3: especially at his age. Now, Lebron when he gets his 481 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 3: touches can be super physically aggressive because he knows he 482 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 3: has Luca to carry the lion's share of the offensive load. 483 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 3: And so now when I look at this situation, yeah, 484 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 3: they have defensive question marks and we can get into 485 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 3: that here in a minute, but I try I don't 486 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 3: have to overthink it. This team is going to be 487 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 3: basically impossible to guard. And so they have a unit 488 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 3: now their offense that presents legitimate problems for every single 489 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 3: team in the league. That is it. That is a 490 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 3: foundation you can build on. 491 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, and remember Dallas won the West last year and 492 00:25:16,160 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: their two best players are below average suboptimal defensive players, 493 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,479 Speaker 1: Kyrie and Luca. Is that. Let's be honest about the West. 494 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: Denver has Jokic, but they're atrocious defensively. Houston's young, can't shoot, 495 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: and I don't think they translate to a playoff team. 496 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: I think they're just one of those teams that they 497 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 1: are so young and twitchy and athletic in the regular season, 498 00:25:37,080 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: if you're not well rested, if you don't have a 499 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 1: lot of tape time, they are a tough matchup. If 500 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: I get to play them seven times. They can't shoot. 501 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,920 Speaker 3: There's a team like that every year. Every year there's 502 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 3: that team. 503 00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, So all of a sudden, Denver can't defend, Houston 504 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: can't shoot. Oklahoma City I don't trust chet Honggren's health. 505 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: I think they're the best team. Golden State doesn't have 506 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: enough offensive firepower, very steph reliant, even with Jimmy Butler. 507 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: You know, Memphis is Memphis plays with a lot of 508 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 1: pace and they're a lot of fun to watch. I 509 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: don't trust him. You know said this part. They're just 510 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: teams like Philadelphia in the plaus I don't trust them. 511 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: Memphis in the Plus, I don't trust them. I know 512 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: Jaron Jackson, I know John mort I get it. So 513 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: if you look at the West, O case is clearly 514 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,920 Speaker 1: the best team. They have the most kind of diversity 515 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: of options. They have so many different players, and they're 516 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,879 Speaker 1: really good and really young. They're what I think Utah 517 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,680 Speaker 1: wants to be in about three years with all those 518 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: draft picks. But the Lakers are an exceptional offensive team, 519 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: and if you're giving me, it's also a team Lebron 520 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 1: clearly likes Austin Reeves. He likes to play with him. 521 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: It's obvious. Lebron's like a city. He's like a fifteen 522 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:53,439 Speaker 1: year old with a crush on Luca, the way he plays, 523 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 1: the energy, and I just think they're so good offensively 524 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: that there's nobody that's complete enough in the West to 525 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: roll them. Boston would, but Boston's got you know, Boston's 526 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,280 Speaker 1: been playing these guys. You know, I watched them the 527 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: other night against New York. Jesus, They're good. God, They're good. 528 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: So my take is, if you put them in the East, 529 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: I don't think they can I don't think they can 530 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: beat Boston. I think They're a Western Conference finals team. 531 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: And I'm not trying to be a La Homer. 532 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm with you every team below. To me, oka See, 533 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 3: Denver and the Lakers are the clear top three in 534 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 3: the West. And Denver and like you were talking earlier 535 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,919 Speaker 3: about the young, feisty athletic team, Memphis used to be 536 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 3: that team. That Houston's that team. Now there's always a 537 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 3: team like that, and that team always wins a lot 538 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 3: of regular season games and then loses in the first 539 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 3: two rounds. It's just that's what happens. And let's just 540 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:46,320 Speaker 3: put it this way. Who are you picking in a 541 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 3: playoff series, Fred van Vliet and Jalen Green or one 542 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 3: of these duos from the top of the of the conference. Right, So, like, 543 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 3: I'm with you on that. To me, Denver and the 544 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,840 Speaker 3: Lakers are both closer to oka See than people realize, 545 00:27:57,880 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 3: just because Oka See is also super young and athletic 546 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,840 Speaker 3: and has a ton of energy for the regular season. 547 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 3: The question marks that you talked about in terms of 548 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:08,640 Speaker 3: the Lakers with the defense, that's where it gets interesting 549 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 3: because the Lakers were playing some pretty damn good basketball 550 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 3: before Luca joined the squad. There in their last thirteen games, 551 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 3: they have the best record in the league, and they 552 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 3: have the number one defense in the league. The Lakers 553 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 3: do the number one defense for about a month now. 554 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 3: Now there's a reason for that. Jared Vanderbilt is healthy. 555 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 3: He is an excellent defensive player. And you turn Dangelo Russell, 556 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,920 Speaker 3: a bad defensive player, into Dorian Finney Smith, who's a 557 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 3: good defensive player. And then a huge part of that 558 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 3: is part of that excitement from Lebron has manifested and 559 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 3: he's playing a lot of defense this year, and he's 560 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 3: been very good on that end of the floor. But 561 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 3: if you take a player out of that lineup and 562 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 3: you insert Luca, you're not going to be as good defensively. 563 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 3: That's just acknowledging reality. So when Luca's in this picture 564 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 3: full time, you're not going to be as good defensively 565 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 3: as you've been in the last month. But we've seen 566 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,959 Speaker 3: an NBA history like with Denver. Denver in twenty two 567 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 3: twenty three, they were not an elite defense, no, but 568 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 3: they had bad defenders on the court who did a 569 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 3: job and did it well, that's right, And they were 570 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 3: and they were anchored by good defenders. Contavious Calbo Pope, 571 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:15,160 Speaker 3: Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown. They had guys who did compete 572 00:29:15,160 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 3: on defense. They did the hard jobs and then they 573 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 3: created easier jobs. That's the thing. You can imagine a 574 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 3: scenario where you've got Luca, Lebron Austin, but you have 575 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 3: Dorian Finney, Smith and Van Doo out there. This is 576 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 3: going to be a small ball team. Colin Alex Lenn 577 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 3: hasn't played a thousand minutes since twenty nineteen. Lebron's played 578 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 3: sixteen hundred just this year. Like Alex Lenn, He's not 579 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 3: going to come in there and save the season. So 580 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,960 Speaker 3: this is a small ball team. But you can imagine 581 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 3: a universe where Lebron's playing defense. You've got two professional 582 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,680 Speaker 3: defenders in the lineup, and what if they just score 583 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,560 Speaker 3: every time or get a great shot every single time? 584 00:29:49,280 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: A team that I think, and I don't know historically, 585 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: if this happens, I'll tell you the team in the 586 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: West that I would not want to play. And right 587 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: now they're not even a plan team. Keep your eye 588 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: in San Antonio, Okay, Stefan Castle out of Yukon is 589 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: no fun to defend. That guy is this time next year? 590 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: We're gonna have different conversations. Daron Fox. I think because 591 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: he plays in Sacramento, you don't realize it. He's a 592 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: twenty five point a night scorer with a high IQ. 593 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: He's so good, we just don't watch him. Stefan Castle 594 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: Wemby Daron Fox, you know guys that get lost, but 595 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: I don't know his EPA. Yeah, I don't know what 596 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: all the numbers are, But like Harrison Barnes, you know 597 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,920 Speaker 1: it's this guy that. Harrison's one of those players that, 598 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: like Shane Battier, You're like, I think he's really good 599 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: and he ends up making your team better, but nobody 600 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: wants to talk about it. I think san Antonio, if 601 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: you told me they went on like right now, they're 602 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: not a playing team, I think they're gonna go in. 603 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: Popovich is gonna steal a game in a series. Houston's 604 00:30:57,560 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: the team we all think is gonna be dangerous. I 605 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: don't san Antonio the team nobody's paying attention due. I mean, 606 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: can you imagine Lakers end up you know, Denver ends 607 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: up playing them, and Wemby neutralizes Jokic to some degree 608 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: and castles a pain and gets the whistle. I mean, listen, Denver, 609 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: you can score on Denver like they're just not good. 610 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: They're not effective at all. So I think I think 611 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: the West is really fun I thought the NBA had 612 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: a tremendous fourteen day period. I thought, Jimmy Butler, you 613 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: know it's funny about this, Jason, is that I know 614 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: the analytic people think Wiggins maybe a better fit with 615 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: Steph than Jimmy Butler. I read an article on that, 616 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: but my take is Jimmy Butler's the anti Wiggins. He's tough, 617 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 1: he's a badass, he's physical, he's ornery, and he's a 618 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: really good number two. It's like in baseball, it's when 619 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: you try to make a two to one you're pitching 620 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: staff's not good. Jimmy's an excellent two behind Steph, and 621 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: he's the opposite of Steph. He's tough physically, he's a 622 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: mid range guy. He'll defend you. I don't think Golden 623 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: State's a championship team, but I just thought between Luca, 624 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: between Deer and Fox to San Antonio, between Jimmy Butler 625 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: the Warriors thought, I just thought the West got really 626 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 1: and we've talked about this. The West has been better 627 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: than the East for twenty five years, a lot of 628 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 1: it's just better gms, And I thought the West had 629 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: a great fourteen days. 630 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, they completely flipped the conference over in a bunch 631 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 3: of different ways. I liked what you said about san Antonio. 632 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 3: Like we were talking earlier about like having a problem 633 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 3: that other teams can't solve. Victor is a problem around 634 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 3: the rim that other teams can't solve. Try and then 635 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 3: the Deer and Fox as a two man game partner 636 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:45,080 Speaker 3: with Wemby is a problem that teams can't solve. The 637 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,080 Speaker 3: Jimmy Butler thing, it was amazing to me how many 638 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:49,640 Speaker 3: people overthought this. And when I was watching the Bucks 639 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 3: game last night and I saw Jimmy Butler constantly operating 640 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,120 Speaker 3: in the middle of the floor as kind of like 641 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 3: a hub out of the attention that Steph would gather, 642 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 3: it reminded me of when we'd watch the Warriors back 643 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 3: in their heyday, where it's like everyone talks about shooting, 644 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 3: but when it comes to the Warriors with Steph, you 645 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:10,040 Speaker 3: don't actually want shooting as much as you want playmaking, 646 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 3: because what happens is is Steph gets two to the ball. 647 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 3: As soon as Steph gets two to the ball, it's 648 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 3: a four on three, and it becomes more about quick 649 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:21,280 Speaker 3: processing and decision making and guys being in the right 650 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 3: spots to get dunks and maybe a wide open corner 651 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,880 Speaker 3: three for a certain player out of that sequence to 652 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,080 Speaker 3: pay it off than it is about, like with Lebron 653 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 3: or a rim pressuring guy, where you want spacing, you 654 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 3: want shooting that pulls guys further away from the rim. 655 00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 3: Steph inverts your spacing in that way, and it actually 656 00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 3: reminded me a lot of Andre Guidala. Remember when Andre 657 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 3: Guidala was there. He was never a great shooter, but 658 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,600 Speaker 3: he constantly greased the wheels for them because he was 659 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 3: a rangy Ford who could screen and operate in the 660 00:33:48,680 --> 00:33:50,960 Speaker 3: middle of the floor, make quick decisions new and to 661 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 3: cut new and to relocate, do all those sorts of things. 662 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:54,960 Speaker 3: There was a play in the Bucks game last night 663 00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 3: where Steph took a ball screen from Jimmy. Steph got two, 664 00:33:58,280 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 3: He dropped it to Jimmy and Jimmy made a little 665 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 3: ball faked buddy, healed, and then dropped it off to 666 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 3: Draymond Green for an easy layup underneath the basket. And 667 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 3: I literally just watched this and I'm like, this works 668 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,319 Speaker 3: this just works. You weren't comfortable with Wiggins as a 669 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 3: processor in the middle of the floor, you are comfortable 670 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 3: with Jimmy. Simple stat how many times has Jimmy or 671 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 3: how many times has Andrew Wiggins had seven plus assists 672 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 3: in a basketball game in his NBA career fourteen? How 673 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 3: many times did Jimmy have seven plus assists last year 674 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 3: with the heat fifteen? So like, it's an entirely different 675 00:34:29,200 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 3: stratosphere of playmaking talent that you plugged in. There. You 676 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 3: have a guy that can quickly process those situations. And 677 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 3: they've been killing teams Colin so far. Obviously small sample. 678 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:42,799 Speaker 3: They've been really good with Jimmy on the floor with 679 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 3: Steph off, which is all that really matters. 680 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 1: That's the key. I mean when I watched them two 681 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: weeks ago when Steph left the floor, not only were 682 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 1: the inefficient, they were unwatchable. They were a bad tell. 683 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,439 Speaker 1: I said, this, make the move to be a better 684 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,840 Speaker 1: TV product. You're terrible. 685 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 3: Well, and like Pat Spencer, like at the lacrosse story, 686 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,600 Speaker 3: it's really cool. He probably shouldn't be your like secondary 687 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 3: ball handler. In a Thursday night National TV game against 688 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:11,239 Speaker 3: the Lakers, when steps off the floor, like that that's 689 00:35:11,280 --> 00:35:13,080 Speaker 3: an issue. But I'm with you, like I don't see 690 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,800 Speaker 3: the Warriors necessarily as a substantial threat. 691 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 2: To me. 692 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 3: What's cool about it is we get to watch Steph 693 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,919 Speaker 3: play meaningful basketball again. Because I do think they're gonna 694 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 3: get out of the playing tournament. I do think they're 695 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,359 Speaker 3: gonna end up getting at least a first round series, 696 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:25,720 Speaker 3: and that team's just gonna be fun to watch. 697 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,440 Speaker 1: I think the NBA has always been better when the 698 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:32,920 Speaker 1: Knicks irrelevant and between Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Kat Josh 699 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:38,000 Speaker 1: hart Og, it's a really good basketball team. But they 700 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 1: do not match up with the Celtics, and this is 701 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: where you're really good. I mean, I've watched them play 702 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 1: the Celtics twice and that shift's not competitive, Like it's 703 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 1: it does not work now. It's it's almost like the 704 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 1: Celtics have circumvented the NBA CBA. The NBA CBA they 705 00:35:56,120 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 1: don't want you to have like five really good players, 706 00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:02,160 Speaker 1: and it's almost like the Celtics figure out a way 707 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:04,640 Speaker 1: to be the last team that can have a roster 708 00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:07,360 Speaker 1: that you're not supposed to have anymore, where Derek White's 709 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: your fifth best guy some night. 710 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 3: And now they're trying to sell the team so someone 711 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 3: else has to pay for it. Yeah. 712 00:36:12,239 --> 00:36:15,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like it's like they're almost circumventing the new CBA. 713 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,320 Speaker 1: Like this is not really fair, and you can tell. 714 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 3: So. 715 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: I think New York's a really good basketball team, and 716 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: I think I trust them in the playoffs. I think 717 00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: they're smart. I think they've got you know, it's well chronicled. 718 00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 1: They're kind of got a Villanova field. They play hard, 719 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: they're smart. I think they're one of those teams that 720 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,160 Speaker 1: will be a better playoff team than a regular season team. 721 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:37,120 Speaker 1: And they're a good regular season team. They're teams like Houston, 722 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:38,880 Speaker 1: I think are a better regular season team than a 723 00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:41,239 Speaker 1: playoff team. The next you're gonna be fine. But I 724 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:44,400 Speaker 1: watch them now twice play Boston, and I want you 725 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:47,239 Speaker 1: to break it down because they don't match up and 726 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: this is a good team. Let's just be honest about this. 727 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: They got five to six guys in that rotation. The 728 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: Knicks can match up with almost every team in the league. 729 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 1: Why is Boston? You can tell Boston like when they 730 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:03,799 Speaker 1: played this past week, think that's a national TV game. 731 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:07,840 Speaker 1: They're like, okay, all right, guys, I mean that thing was, 732 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:11,840 Speaker 1: I mean it four minutes in You're like, yeah, yeah, 733 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,920 Speaker 1: Boston came to play. Boston's not fing around. Why doesn't 734 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: New Because I think New York has enough different players, 735 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:21,400 Speaker 1: and they play hard enough, and they're really smart and 736 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,840 Speaker 1: they're well coached. They kind of match up with everybody. 737 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:27,319 Speaker 1: They do not match up with Boston, Like what is it? 738 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,320 Speaker 3: So there there are two kind of prevailing theories in 739 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 3: NBA offense right now, which is like matchup hunting versus 740 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 3: like running motion. And the motion is like what you 741 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:39,920 Speaker 3: see with the Warriors. There's tons of screens. Guys are 742 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,920 Speaker 3: running in circles all over the floor. Boston's like, where's 743 00:37:42,920 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 3: your weakest defender, Let's get him up here, Let's play 744 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,359 Speaker 3: some basketball. And like that's literally all they do. And 745 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:50,360 Speaker 3: when I watched that game, the way they surgically attacked 746 00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 3: Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony Towns every single time down 747 00:37:53,600 --> 00:37:55,480 Speaker 3: the floor. They'd get them both in, they'd bring the 748 00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 3: ball off the floor, they'd have Jalen Brunson's man comes 749 00:37:57,719 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 3: screen for Tatum. Okay, now Jalen Brunson's on Tatum. Okay, 750 00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:02,640 Speaker 3: now we're gonna get cat into the action. So now 751 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 3: it's like Tatum and one of his teammates attacking kat 752 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:09,560 Speaker 3: An Brunson in the same action, and there's just nothing 753 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:12,680 Speaker 3: they can do about it. The Knicks are really, really good. 754 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,440 Speaker 3: They can score whenever they want, They get out and 755 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 3: transition like crazy. They've got all these good players that 756 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 3: are super bought into their r They're super fun to watch, 757 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 3: and they have beat the shit out of some good 758 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,800 Speaker 3: teams this year. But every time I've watched him against Boston, 759 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 3: it's the exact same issue. We are going to get 760 00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 3: Karl Anthony Towns in space and make him guard and 761 00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:34,840 Speaker 3: just get right past him and then spray out and 762 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:37,919 Speaker 3: get great shots and beat you. It's actually kind of funny, Colin, 763 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 3: because you can tell that they really want to beat 764 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 3: the Knicks. Because the Celtics have played some pretty bad 765 00:38:42,760 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 3: basketball in the middle of the season where they're not 766 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 3: deliberate and where they do take bad shots and they 767 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:50,239 Speaker 3: settle and they don't do the things they need to do. 768 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,440 Speaker 3: They see the Knicks and they like snap back to 769 00:38:52,480 --> 00:38:55,680 Speaker 3: the playoffs last year and they just get surgical in 770 00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:57,360 Speaker 3: the way that they pick on those guys. But it 771 00:38:57,400 --> 00:39:00,560 Speaker 3: really just comes down to they go at York's worst 772 00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 3: defenders every single time, and then they play driving kick 773 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:05,839 Speaker 3: out of it to get great shots, and that really 774 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 3: is the issue. And then Jalen Brunson, he just has 775 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:14,319 Speaker 3: this wall of athletic, bigger defender every single possession. As 776 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 3: it goes down to the other end, it's like, here's 777 00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:18,880 Speaker 3: Jalen Brown, Here's Drew Holliday, here's Derek White. He's just 778 00:39:19,239 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 3: it's such a difficult job for him to consistently break 779 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 3: down that Boston defense because they just have so many 780 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:26,040 Speaker 3: different defenders they can put on him. 781 00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:29,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's interesting to say that because I really like 782 00:39:29,680 --> 00:39:33,040 Speaker 1: the dexterity of the next I think they're a matchup problem. 783 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,680 Speaker 1: Karl Anthony Towns is offensively gifted. He's shooting threes like 784 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:38,520 Speaker 1: right now, like the best he's ever. I mean, he's 785 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:41,920 Speaker 1: really shooting the ball. Well, he's quirky. I've seen him 786 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:45,000 Speaker 1: play live four times, and there'll be halfs you're like, 787 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:47,440 Speaker 1: is he a top ten player in the league? Like 788 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 1: he can destroy people, he can embarrass people, and then 789 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:54,640 Speaker 1: in the second half you'll be like, did he take 790 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:58,840 Speaker 1: a made did he have a thorough flu at half 791 00:39:58,920 --> 00:40:02,600 Speaker 1: like what happened, but it is interesting you break it, 792 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:05,920 Speaker 1: and I'm so glad for our audience listening. Jason is 793 00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:08,800 Speaker 1: so good at this and that's why I just foisted 794 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:11,080 Speaker 1: it up to him. Is when I watched them play 795 00:40:11,120 --> 00:40:14,240 Speaker 1: twice the Celtics and it shit is not competitive. They 796 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:21,040 Speaker 1: just do not match up at all. The volume