Speaker 1: I also saw in the comments when when this was
Speaker 1: posted on the All the Smoke page, people wanted to
Speaker 1: know what we were talking about when I mentioned David Stern.
Speaker 1: And so you know, Jack obviously came over from Indiana
Speaker 1: off of motherfucking gun shootout. I told Jack one day
Speaker 1: to come out and like assumed the position like he
Speaker 1: was about to get arrested. So Jack would put his
Speaker 1: hands on his head and I would frisk Jack. And
Speaker 1: then we got into the playoffs and David Stern stuff.
Speaker 1: He did it again. He's gonna suspend him, and everybody
Speaker 1: left him when we did that. The second half of
Speaker 1: the season is officially underway, and this is what's burning. Uh.
Speaker 1: Joel and b went down Friday night with the hyper
Speaker 1: extended knee I think had the whole city on their toes.
Speaker 1: Luckily no structural damage, just to bone bruise. Scheduled to
Speaker 1: be out two weeks. Bone bruises are tricky, Jack, What
Speaker 1: are your thoughts on and be going down? It just
Speaker 1: sucks man having a great year m VP season and
Speaker 1: his team needs him. You know that day there was
Speaker 1: on there was playing good and just not having him
Speaker 1: on the course sucks man. So I'm just glad it's
Speaker 1: gonna be for two weeks, not too long. Absolutely, Um,
Speaker 1: should Philly be concerned, you know with his absence? He
Speaker 1: obviously he's on an m v P type season. Uh,
Speaker 1: he's the go to guy in that team. Should they
Speaker 1: be concerned? In your opinion? I think so, because you
Speaker 1: gotta figure out who's gonna be able to hold his
Speaker 1: team up. You gotta think a lot of that offense,
Speaker 1: but the other guys besides him, be comes off double
Speaker 1: teams and a lot of guys get their shots from
Speaker 1: him from him from him being double teams. So to
Speaker 1: not having him out there, it's going to change up
Speaker 1: the offense a lot. And I don't know what guys
Speaker 1: are good enough to hold this team up. Why he's down,
Speaker 1: So we'll see. I don't think it's it's that concerning.
Speaker 1: I think my main concerned is him being healthy because
Speaker 1: they have no shot in the playoffs without him. Um,
Speaker 1: I think there's still some wiggle room at the top
Speaker 1: of the East. Worst case scenario, they could fall to third.
Speaker 1: There's still six games ahead of UM the Heat currently
Speaker 1: which is in the fourth spots, so you know whether
Speaker 1: Brooklyn overtakes them, Milwaukee slides into two, I think they'll
Speaker 1: still be a top four team. And uh, you know
Speaker 1: in bed or within b down, Simmons and Harris's numbers
Speaker 1: are great, which will visit a little bit later. So
Speaker 1: to me, the most important thing is making sure Joel
Speaker 1: stays on the sideline until he's completely healthy and these
Speaker 1: guys just go out there and hoop. I think that
Speaker 1: you know there's time. Luckily this happened early, early in
Speaker 1: the second half and not later in the second half,
Speaker 1: so you hopefully you'll have him completely healthy, um come
Speaker 1: playoff time. So you know with this move, you know
Speaker 1: Dwight Howard is gonna have an opportunity to step up
Speaker 1: and get some significant minutes. You know, as a starter,
Speaker 1: he's at about eight points and nine rebounds field goal
Speaker 1: percentage UM. Do you think Dwight can like I said,
Speaker 1: you can't feel a star like and beads shoes, But
Speaker 1: you think dwighte can do h an admirable job while
Speaker 1: he's in there. Yeah, I mean he can go and
Speaker 1: he can go on and feel a role a little bit,
Speaker 1: but that's not gonna win them games. But you know,
Speaker 1: Dwight has always been solid. Why why does the future
Speaker 1: Hall of fame. Um Uh, he's gonna do the same
Speaker 1: thing he did when he was in l A, you know,
Speaker 1: fill in the rows and do what he needs to do,
Speaker 1: a rebounding block shot. So he's gonna, right, is gonna
Speaker 1: do his part, But you don't want to start losing
Speaker 1: too many games while he's down. And that's my only
Speaker 1: thing I know do I can do, and I know
Speaker 1: he's gonna contribute, but he's not gonna win games for him. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean, they beat the dog shit out of the
Speaker 1: Spurs last night. They gotta you know, they got some
Speaker 1: good games coming up this week, so we'll be interesting
Speaker 1: to see, uh, you know, what they do while it
Speaker 1: beat is down. In the week ahead Wednesday night, we
Speaker 1: have a nice playoff rematch between Luca and the Mavericks
Speaker 1: verse Kauai and the Clippers. Dallas is finally healthy eleven
Speaker 1: and three over the last fourteen, and in that same
Speaker 1: time span, the Clippers are eight and eight struggling right now, Um,
Speaker 1: I think there's something going on over there. I think
Speaker 1: there's a little disconnect with lou Will right now. It
Speaker 1: seems like, um, as much as I love Pat Bev,
Speaker 1: I really feel like they need a starting point guard,
Speaker 1: whether that be Reggie Jackson or someone else. Um Jack
Speaker 1: thoughts on this game, It's gonna be exciting. Like you said,
Speaker 1: that has been playing well man, Lucas, Lucas finally uh
Speaker 1: where his team is finally coming along and picking up
Speaker 1: and playing to his level of play and starting to
Speaker 1: get dubs. But the Clippers, man, I've always said this, Man,
Speaker 1: I love Patrick Beverley as a competitor, but I don't
Speaker 1: like him as a point guard, and definitely not for
Speaker 1: that team. Um, they need some They need more of
Speaker 1: a Chris Paul type point guard that can get guys
Speaker 1: in position, that know when to get Uh Kauai and
Speaker 1: Paul George the ball, know when to make plays, just
Speaker 1: just know how to run the team because it's only
Speaker 1: so much t Lou can do as a point guard
Speaker 1: as being a coach from the sideline. So they definitely
Speaker 1: need that, Matt, and I think that's what's hurt That's
Speaker 1: the only thing that's really hurting him right now. Every
Speaker 1: all other pieces to the puzzle are cool. I think
Speaker 1: they can get uh, can bring Lou back in into
Speaker 1: the foe a little more, but for the most part,
Speaker 1: a solid point guard is the answer. To their problem. Yeah.
Speaker 1: I mean, I think in today's game, your point guard
Speaker 1: either needs to be a playmaker or a score and
Speaker 1: the really good ones are both. And you know, like
Speaker 1: I said, Pat Beverley is one of the best on
Speaker 1: ball defenders, you know, leaders in this game. But to me,
Speaker 1: he's not the starting point guard that this team needs
Speaker 1: to be able to move forward. Um, so this is
Speaker 1: gonna be fun. Uh. You know, quite addressed last night
Speaker 1: after their game about consistency, you know, and that's something
Speaker 1: he feels they don't have. And obviously all good teams
Speaker 1: have consistency. So Clippers got to pick it up. Um.
Speaker 1: Second half of the season, it's time to go, you know.
Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens moving forward. But definitely looking
Speaker 1: forward to this game Wednesday night. Wednesday night, we also
Speaker 1: have seventy sixers versus Bucks UH and Beat down. This
Speaker 1: is both teams first matchup against each other this year.
Speaker 1: That's gonna be a huge test for them, obviously without EBID.
Speaker 1: But the one thing that's encouraging to me is Tobias
Speaker 1: Harris and Ben Simmons numbers. While UH E beat has
Speaker 1: been down, Tobias is at almost twenty five points a
Speaker 1: game and seven rebounds and Ben's at nineteen seven and
Speaker 1: a half, seven and a half, so you know they've
Speaker 1: got two guys stepping up. Um. You know, Janice has
Speaker 1: been dominant this uh against this team last year at
Speaker 1: nearly twenty nine and seventeen a game. So this is
Speaker 1: gonna be a fun game. But it's gonna be a
Speaker 1: good test for him to see. You know, how how
Speaker 1: do they maneuver, you know without inbeat against against some
Speaker 1: of the better teams in the East. We're not out
Speaker 1: of ten nights. R honest, is gonna be shock on
Speaker 1: the court, but not when it beads out there. So
Speaker 1: he's licking his chops. He's licking his chops for this game.
Speaker 1: You know, the big fella not gonna be out there.
Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna be able to dominate and push
Speaker 1: everybody else around. So he's looking his chops. But like
Speaker 1: you said, there's more shots. You know, Harris and Sammon
Speaker 1: is definitely gonna get more shots. They're gonna have a
Speaker 1: bigger role with him beat out, and uh, it's gonna
Speaker 1: be entertaining to see. And the plus side to that,
Speaker 1: when if n B comebacks healthy and come back playing,
Speaker 1: how he was before he got hurt. With those guys
Speaker 1: picking their level of play up, it could be a
Speaker 1: good thing going into the playoffs. So I think that's
Speaker 1: a great point that that we didn't touch on earlier.
Speaker 1: You know, this gives guys, you know, that rhythm they're
Speaker 1: gonna need come playoff time. You know, if Beat isn't healthy,
Speaker 1: some of these guys aren't gonna get the minutes going
Speaker 1: into the playoffs that they would need to have that
Speaker 1: kind of rhythm. So this could be a positive. Like
Speaker 1: it said to me, the most important thing with with
Speaker 1: with Philly right now, because I feel like they have
Speaker 1: a chance uh to come out of the East, is
Speaker 1: just making sure and Beat gets healthy, so you know,
Speaker 1: the rest of the guys are gonna have I mean,
Speaker 1: you remember, you know when the star player on you know,
Speaker 1: on whatever team we played on when down, that meant
Speaker 1: you know, everyone had to step their game up. So
Speaker 1: it's gonna be interesting to see what these role players
Speaker 1: can do. Danny Green, Seth Curry getting his rhythm back,
Speaker 1: h Dwight and and the rest of the guys coming
Speaker 1: off that bench. Um, but this is gonna be a
Speaker 1: nice battle. Wednesday night is gonna be a fun night
Speaker 1: and definitely gonna have to roll up and kick my
Speaker 1: feet up and enjoy it. Next up on the Radar,
Speaker 1: presented you by Draft Kings to round the week out,
Speaker 1: Lakers and Phoenix Suns matchup two teams at the top
Speaker 1: of the West UH. Currently, the Lakers are plus one
Speaker 1: twenty to win the West, Phoenix a little longer odds
Speaker 1: at plus twelve hundred. Jack Lakers have been struggling since
Speaker 1: a d has been down. Thoughts on the way they've
Speaker 1: been playing and when should we expect a D back?
Speaker 1: Good question, man, I think having a D back is imperative. Man.
Speaker 1: You don't You don't want to get too late in
Speaker 1: the season and put too much pressure on him to
Speaker 1: try to get in shape and to carry the load
Speaker 1: and and just and just put a big load on
Speaker 1: them too soon. You want to be able to work
Speaker 1: his way back in. But for the most part, two,
Speaker 1: you don't want Lebron jack Us to wear down. You know,
Speaker 1: he's been playing a lot of minutes, you know, trying
Speaker 1: to hold his team together. So it's a funny situation
Speaker 1: in l A right now. Man. I think some of
Speaker 1: the pieces they added are not panning out to the
Speaker 1: way they want them to. You know, I E Marcosol.
Speaker 1: So it's it's gonna be interesting to see how how
Speaker 1: the season ends out with with for them, considering they've
Speaker 1: been going through so much this year. Yeah, I mean,
Speaker 1: obviously we know the importantcy of a d being on
Speaker 1: the court. I think, uh, last thing I heard, he's
Speaker 1: going to be evaluated in two weeks, So he's probably
Speaker 1: a good two and a half three weeks from coming back. Um.
Speaker 1: Some of their pickups not haven't worked, just haven't panned
Speaker 1: out the way they thought it was. I thought Marcus
Speaker 1: would be a good pickup because it's basketball. Que is smart,
Speaker 1: ability to pass the ball. But it's been an open
Speaker 1: season on that paint. They really miss Dwight Howard and
Speaker 1: Jamal McGee. Um. You know, so you hear guys out
Speaker 1: there on the wire they could be possibly looking at
Speaker 1: with Andre Drummond being bought out and possibly looking at
Speaker 1: the Lakers. I definitely think they need a big man,
Speaker 1: uh to solidify that middle. Drummond would be a dream
Speaker 1: come true, I'm sure for that team. Um. But outside
Speaker 1: of that, you know, it's it's it's not as smooth sailing.
Speaker 1: And I think he made a great point. You know,
Speaker 1: how much do you push lebron Um. You know, to me,
Speaker 1: this team healthy, it doesn't matter what seed they are
Speaker 1: because there's no real home court advantage anymore with the
Speaker 1: way uh you know, the COVID has affected the NBA.
Speaker 1: So to me, the Lakers just have to be healthy
Speaker 1: as they possibly can going into the playoffs and they'll
Speaker 1: most likely be odds on favor So it's gonna be,
Speaker 1: you know, obviously a fun game to watch with Phoenix,
Speaker 1: you know, being my team at the beginning season to
Speaker 1: to look out for and crazy to see what you know,
Speaker 1: Chris Paul has been able to get these guys to
Speaker 1: do two in the West, and uh you know him
Speaker 1: and Book both All Stars. So definitely gonna be a
Speaker 1: fun game to check out on Sunday with Phoenix sitting
Speaker 1: at two in the West and their odds of coming
Speaker 1: out of the West are plus twelve jack and they're
Speaker 1: the best long shot in the West. I think so, man,
Speaker 1: the way they've been playing, having Chris Paul directing this
Speaker 1: team now and it's sitting number two in the West
Speaker 1: right now. I bet a hundred odds to win a
Speaker 1: twel hunting any day, good bet for me fleet Devin
Speaker 1: Bookers at twenty seven game shooting from the field, CPS
Speaker 1: at sixteen and nine and leading this team. This was
Speaker 1: my surprise pick and they definitely haven't let me down.
Speaker 1: So great odds for them to come out of the West.
Speaker 1: Our favorite segment coming up. Now we have fan questions, Jack,
Speaker 1: Let's get right to it from J. S. Middy dot
Speaker 1: twenty three. Great question to start it off. The Warriors
Speaker 1: Big three or Nets Big three? Come again? Come again?
Speaker 1: Come again? I don't know how to answer that. Man, fun,
Speaker 1: ain't it? I mean, Katie on both teams, So to
Speaker 1: exit out you got m vps with Steph uh James,
Speaker 1: I'm I'm going Net's Big three. I just like the
Speaker 1: I just like James, Kyrie and and and and Katie together.
Speaker 1: I mean, you can't go wrong with Steph play and Katie.
Speaker 1: But I like having Kyrie and James, James and next
Speaker 1: to Kab. I love the Nets Big three, but I've
Speaker 1: seen the Warriors do it. And the reason why I'm
Speaker 1: picking the Warriors is because of Draymond, not because of
Speaker 1: the big threes. I think the big threes are right there.
Speaker 1: They can almost cancel each other out. But what but
Speaker 1: what Draymond brings the both sides of the floor the
Speaker 1: Nets don't have. So that was a hell of a question. Though, Man,
Speaker 1: you can't go wrong with either. But we've all seen
Speaker 1: them with the Warriors have done with their three. We're
Speaker 1: excited to see what the Nets can do with their three.
Speaker 1: But man, great fucking question to start off and questions,
Speaker 1: good question, bro at young restipute in one. If you
Speaker 1: guys wear each other and you're primed today, what current
Speaker 1: teams do you think would benefit most from players like
Speaker 1: you both? I'm gonna say the Lakers. I would I
Speaker 1: would want to go to the Lakers um play with Lebron,
Speaker 1: bring that defense and three mentality, the way that team
Speaker 1: can pass the ball, I know I would eat all
Speaker 1: day cutting two. So my choice is the Lakers. With yours,
Speaker 1: I would go to Philly. They need a defensive stop,
Speaker 1: but they need a tougher guy. They need a guy
Speaker 1: to take some of that pressure off. And bet he don't.
Speaker 1: He shouldn't have to be the best player and the protector,
Speaker 1: you know. So I think I think I would benefit
Speaker 1: great in Philadelphia. Right now, I will go there be
Speaker 1: a defensive stopper and uh and and make this team
Speaker 1: a little tougher than what it is. Uncle underscore Phil.
Speaker 1: Whenever he leaves San Antonio, does the Marcus Aldrich have
Speaker 1: enough to help a team compete for a chip? Oh
Speaker 1: he's still in the league. I didn't even know that.
Speaker 1: He don't talk, he don't do nothing like. He was
Speaker 1: one of the best players in league, one of my
Speaker 1: favorite playersant But now, just like the last couple of years,
Speaker 1: he got to San Antonio and with hid in the Alamo.
Speaker 1: So I don't know, Bro, I don't think. I don't
Speaker 1: know if he can help anybody. I don't see the drive.
Speaker 1: I don't see the want to win. You know, you
Speaker 1: get to San Antonio, you had a chance to feel
Speaker 1: Tim duncan shoes, and you just you just disappear. So
Speaker 1: I don't. Oh, well, that's a good question. Maybe you
Speaker 1: can help us out with that. I mean he was tough,
Speaker 1: you know, for a handful of years in San Antonio.
Speaker 1: You definitely haven't heard from um a lot of late.
Speaker 1: But you know, someone who can a big that can
Speaker 1: stretch the floor, I think can help a team. Um,
Speaker 1: I'm not really sure. I mean San Antonio just hasn't
Speaker 1: you know, they're San Antonio, you know, so they're not flashy.
Speaker 1: We haven't seen much of them. We haven't heard much
Speaker 1: of them, so I really don't know what his game
Speaker 1: is like today, to be honest with you. You know,
Speaker 1: but I remember obviously the markets I played against three
Speaker 1: years ago was, you know, still doing this thing. So um,
Speaker 1: they're obviously pardon ways him and Pop have had that conversation.
Speaker 1: So it'll be interesting to see where he lands um
Speaker 1: and if he still has anything left in the tank.
Speaker 1: All right, Next fan question, Rob really six oh seven?
Speaker 1: Top three basketball movies Matt m M. I'm gonna start
Speaker 1: with above the Rim okay um classic what you got?
Speaker 1: I'm going with a other room my number one? Two?
Speaker 1: Okay um, next up for me? Um he got game.
Speaker 1: Next up for me, I'm gonna go Who Dreams? Oh,
Speaker 1: Who Dreams? I like that? Uh number three for me?
Speaker 1: Uh Man, I liked White Men Ken Jump. That is
Speaker 1: the classic. Matter and I hate not to go with
Speaker 1: that one because that is the classic. But I grew
Speaker 1: up watching this movie and it has nothing in my
Speaker 1: basketball background was nothing like it, but it was one
Speaker 1: of my favorite movies. Hoosiers is a classic for me. Okay,
Speaker 1: I've never seen who used to be honest with you.
Speaker 1: Some honorable mentions for me are Sunset Park, Uh, Coach
Speaker 1: Carter Um. Those are also some other basketball movies. I
Speaker 1: I enjoyed watching what was the Sixth Man too? With
Speaker 1: the with with with the with the with the with
Speaker 1: the waying brother that was disappearing and could come back
Speaker 1: as a ghost, and some ship. I can't forget Space Jam, Oh,
Speaker 1: Space Jam, Space TM two is coming. Last question, mahat Bazato.
Speaker 1: I don't know if that's how your handles said, but
Speaker 1: that's your fault if it's not. He Uh, they said,
Speaker 1: we just want some funny or crazy locker room stories.
Speaker 1: What else? Oh my god, we left it with the
Speaker 1: classic bearn story. Yeah, we left him with a classic
Speaker 1: bearing story. Oh man, we just we just got so many. Man.
Speaker 1: I wasn't prepared for that question. I thought we gave
Speaker 1: him a good one last time. Um, what about we're
Speaker 1: stick around the playoffs? We're in, We're in, We're We're
Speaker 1: in Utah. And Nellie puts me, you and Barn's room
Speaker 1: all next to each other and puts a high school
Speaker 1: Jim fan at the end of the hallway because he
Speaker 1: knew we're gonna be blowing it down. Hey you know what, now, Okay,
Speaker 1: that's a good one because I am ever because men
Speaker 1: Beati had our last drug test in Utah, and when
Speaker 1: we came out, Nellie was right there at the tunnel
Speaker 1: with the high five giving this test. Yeah yeah, Nellie
Speaker 1: was happy. I remember that. Remember that ship. We all
Speaker 1: had the rooms on the all had connecting rooms right
Speaker 1: next to each other. I think we're in Utah too,
Speaker 1: Like they don't smoke in Utah, they don't, you mean,
Speaker 1: like we're They were blowing down the hotel in Utah,
Speaker 1: and Nellie put that had the big gass Jim fan
Speaker 1: Uh in the hallway just to look out for us. Man.
Speaker 1: He wanted his players comfortable. He wanted his players comfortable.
Speaker 1: He wanted us ready to rock out. I also saw
Speaker 1: in the comments when when when this was posted on
Speaker 1: the All the Smoke page, people wanted to know what
Speaker 1: we were talking about. When I mentioned David Stern and
Speaker 1: you obviously mentioned Baron, I was thinking about another story,
Speaker 1: but the David Sterns ship was when did we start
Speaker 1: doing it? We started doing a pat down. So when Jack,
Speaker 1: so you know, Jack obviously came over from Indiana, off
Speaker 1: of motherfucking gun shootout, So I don't know, you know,
Speaker 1: me being an asshole, I'm always trying to be funny
Speaker 1: about everything. So I told Jack one day to come
Speaker 1: out and like assumed the position like he was about
Speaker 1: to get arrested. So Jack would put his hands on
Speaker 1: his head and I would frisk Jack. And we're doing
Speaker 1: it for a while. But we got into the playoffs
Speaker 1: and obviously that's the time we beat Dallas, so the
Speaker 1: world is watching. So I'm every every pregame Jack comes out.
Speaker 1: This is the only time in my life I act
Speaker 1: like I'm a cop. This motherfucker will come out, our
Speaker 1: cat Jack down and then we do a little handshake
Speaker 1: and be it. But David Stern kind wind even was
Speaker 1: gonna suspend us. David Stern said, if we did it,
Speaker 1: rest in pieces, David Stern, if we can, because they
Speaker 1: warned us a couple of times and we just didn't listen.
Speaker 1: We just kept doing it. And then we got into
Speaker 1: the playoffs and David Stern stuff, he did it again,
Speaker 1: He's gonna suspend us. So we that that ship had
Speaker 1: to come to an end. It was funny too. When
Speaker 1: I first got to the team, I was on the
Speaker 1: Seven Games suspitches. So I remember, I remember you coming
Speaker 1: to me today, like, no, check it out. You know
Speaker 1: what I mean? You know, I look when you come out,
Speaker 1: I'm gonna fish you shape. And everybody left him when
Speaker 1: we did that when they first I got footage of it.
Speaker 1: I got footage of it. Yeah. I want to see
Speaker 1: that ship when they first s people like, you know
Speaker 1: what the funk? These dudes are crazy fresh out. Yeah,
Speaker 1: that ship was funny. This week on All the Smoke,
Speaker 1: we have c. J McCullum patiently awaiting his comeback. Here's
Speaker 1: a quick teaser of our conversation. Enjoy. What is unique
Speaker 1: about your team? I'm although you've only been on this
Speaker 1: team since you've been a pro, but your mental toughness,
Speaker 1: your mentality, your ability to stay together when you lose
Speaker 1: stars or key members of this team. Like I said,
Speaker 1: I touched on it earlier, but what is that? Is
Speaker 1: there a person? Is there? A model? Is it the organization?
Speaker 1: What keeps you guys one? Um? When sometimes with the
Speaker 1: situation do you guys have been presenting some teams will
Speaker 1: go on to islands. I think it's a combination that
Speaker 1: and you look at our leadership. Um, look at who
Speaker 1: we have in place. You know, you look at that
Speaker 1: and he's solid. You know what I'm saying, He's always steady.
Speaker 1: He's the right type of captain. He's not the type
Speaker 1: of pilot who's gonna go back there and be like, yo,
Speaker 1: the the plane going down. You know what I'm saying,
Speaker 1: Like the pilot come back there and start panicking. Everybody panic.
Speaker 1: I think that he isn't even killed. This and his
Speaker 1: work ethic rubs off from the rest of us. And
Speaker 1: then you look at the top of the organization, from
Speaker 1: our gyms, to our presidents, to our owners, to our
Speaker 1: coaching staff. They believe in empowerment, they believe in our culture,
Speaker 1: they believe in continue to develop guys, and we go
Speaker 1: after certain types of players who myself like underdogs, who
Speaker 1: who got something to prove, who had to work for
Speaker 1: everything they got in life. I wasn't a five star.
Speaker 1: I didn't go to McDonald's all American nothing, you know
Speaker 1: what I'm saying. I was taking ice bats and trash cans.
Speaker 1: I had, you know, two pairs of shoes that who
Speaker 1: been for the season, and then they might give you
Speaker 1: something for the instable a tournament like That's how we
Speaker 1: got to this point. So now when you get all
Speaker 1: these resources around you that back you. You got twenty
Speaker 1: four access to a gym where I used to have
Speaker 1: to sneak in the gym because we used our our
Speaker 1: oxygen for wrestling, and then we also took exams in it,
Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. At my university. So I
Speaker 1: used to have to move the chairs so I can
Speaker 1: shoot free throws, I can get to my MIDI and
Speaker 1: I can get to like certain spots at the three
Speaker 1: point line. But now I got a team with suits, Like,
Speaker 1: how can I fail with all of these resources you know,
Speaker 1: set up for me to succeed. And I think our
Speaker 1: appreciation for the game is different because we we had
Speaker 1: to to outwork everybody to get to this point, and
Speaker 1: we still outwork people to this day. Winding down the show,
Speaker 1: next step, we have quick hitters. Jack are the Hawks
Speaker 1: turning the corner? U five OSes, Nateman Millet's taken over
Speaker 1: Trey Young. That about twenty six points a game, eight
Speaker 1: assist in that five game run, shooting nearly from the
Speaker 1: three point line. I know Nate's are really dis defensive
Speaker 1: minded coaches and holds players accountable. Uh do you think
Speaker 1: he's what they need to make a little push to
Speaker 1: get in the playoffs. Definitely experiences player, was a tough
Speaker 1: minded coach, play with Hall of famers, coached a lot
Speaker 1: of great players he's been around. I think having a coach,
Speaker 1: you know, I'm hiding player coaches, man, I'm hiding players
Speaker 1: that played the game at a high level, that played
Speaker 1: on great teams because they know the situations in and
Speaker 1: out the game to enable to help players make adjustments
Speaker 1: doing the game. So I love Nate mac millan, and
Speaker 1: it's not rocket science for them to for him to
Speaker 1: step in. They automatically go five and old. It says
Speaker 1: a lot to the experience he has, and and and
Speaker 1: and and these guys are actually paying attention and buying
Speaker 1: into what he's what he's coaching them. But also it
Speaker 1: gives Rondo the room to be more of a teacher,
Speaker 1: because I know Nate Millan is giving him free rain
Speaker 1: to do more of being a coach, and and and
Speaker 1: and the teacher right now now he now that he's coach.
Speaker 1: So it's a lot of dynamics that add up when
Speaker 1: they being coached right now. And as you see his working,
Speaker 1: I mean, they're right now they're eighth in the East,
Speaker 1: but only two games out of fourth. You know, there's
Speaker 1: a traffic jam right here, so anybody really can make it,
Speaker 1: you know, a run and hop into you know that
Speaker 1: five six, seven seeds. So, um, you know, tough young team.
Speaker 1: I thought they would be better at this point than
Speaker 1: they've been, but you know, it's all about getting hot
Speaker 1: at the right time. You know, Gallinari has kind of
Speaker 1: had a down year considering you know, what they paid
Speaker 1: him and what he's normally accustomed to. But with McMillan,
Speaker 1: his numbers are at nearly seventeen points a game and
Speaker 1: from the three point line. So I think Nate fresh face,
Speaker 1: new energy, like I said, like everything you said, Uh,
Speaker 1: proven experienced winner and coach, and uh it's serving the
Speaker 1: Hawks right right now. Next up, that Miami Heat are
Speaker 1: hot as can be, winning ten out of their last
Speaker 1: eleven over this run. Jimmy Butler's that nine assists and
Speaker 1: nearly three steals a game shooting from the floor. Um,
Speaker 1: we both know this team goes as Jimmy goes. And
Speaker 1: they were out of the playoff race not too long ago,
Speaker 1: and they crept quietly up to number four. Thoughts on
Speaker 1: the heat. They got a dog leading that team. I'm
Speaker 1: not surprised. It just took a couple of weeks with
Speaker 1: Jimmy to get back in this folded thing and get healthy. Uh,
Speaker 1: they're they're a championship team. Especially with Jimmy Butler leading
Speaker 1: that team. Everybody goes that he's as he goes. He
Speaker 1: says the tonal offense, he makes play, I mean on defense,
Speaker 1: he sets the tonal offense, make plays on offense. He
Speaker 1: does everything for that team. And I think when his
Speaker 1: level rises, everybody else level rises, and that's why you see,
Speaker 1: you know, them having their success. But he fits Miami.
Speaker 1: He fits Miami. Pat Riley needs a guy like him
Speaker 1: to be the face of the organization and he fits
Speaker 1: it and that's the reason why everything's working. Yeah, go
Speaker 1: and drop his back. Um. I would like to see
Speaker 1: Tyler Hero and Duncan Robinson kind of find that form
Speaker 1: and confidence they had in the bubble last year. But yeah,
Speaker 1: this team goes as Jimmy goes. Uh. And you never know,
Speaker 1: you know, last they came from the fifth seed to
Speaker 1: represent the East. Um, so you can never count out
Speaker 1: a Jimmy Butler led team. And uh, you know Miami's
Speaker 1: looks like they're getting back on track. Blake to Brooklyn.
Speaker 1: Brooklyn is already the hottest team in the league when
Speaker 1: he twelve out of the team games, Jack, what does
Speaker 1: Blake to Brooklyn do for them? Everything? He's a big piece.
Speaker 1: You know, we talked about big threes and what big
Speaker 1: three would take with the Warriors and the Nets and
Speaker 1: you chose the Warriors because it's Raymond. Well, this is
Speaker 1: why I chose the Brooklyn Nets is because of Blake Griffin.
Speaker 1: He can pass just as well as Raymond, but he's
Speaker 1: a better score He's not as athletic as he used
Speaker 1: to be, but he's a better offensive player and that
Speaker 1: would be a great dynamic for this team. He knows
Speaker 1: he's not gonna come in any average in twenty thirty points.
Speaker 1: But what Blake gonna bring to this team is definitely
Speaker 1: gonna put them over the hump. And I definitely got
Speaker 1: them winning the East by landslide now, especially if it's
Speaker 1: a healthy Blake Griffin. Yeah, I love you know, Blake,
Speaker 1: Uh getting in a situation to win, uh, you know,
Speaker 1: getting a chance to play with them with Live City,
Speaker 1: one of the most talented guys I've ever got a
Speaker 1: chance to play with. Um. You know Detroit experiment didn't
Speaker 1: work out. Um, He's definitely not healthy. So my main
Speaker 1: concern is, you know, will he be healthy? Um, you Brooklyn,
Speaker 1: but if he is, or anything close to healthy is scary.
Speaker 1: You know, Blake, like I said, All Perennial All Star,
Speaker 1: you add him in the mix with you know, their
Speaker 1: big three. UM still needs searching for some defense though,
Speaker 1: because Blake is not you know, someone who's going to
Speaker 1: control the paint. Um. You know, DeAndre to me is
Speaker 1: the only one out there that's really kind of controlling
Speaker 1: the paint. You know, Katie getting back. Katie definitely gets
Speaker 1: after on the defensive end, but you know, the defensive end,
Speaker 1: to me is the only thing they're gonna have to
Speaker 1: share up. But I definitely think this addition to Blake,
Speaker 1: if he's healthy and can stay healthy, will definitely pay dividends, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, for them throughout the East and in the
Speaker 1: finals and makes him a bigger team man. Shout out
Speaker 1: cares LeVert, who made his debut after he was traded. Uh,
Speaker 1: and they found a mass on his kidneys, successfully had
Speaker 1: that removed, and just to see him back on the
Speaker 1: court playing, Uh, it's truly a blessing. Man. Yeah, man,
Speaker 1: it was good for me to see. Obviously I'm one
Speaker 1: of them people mat when now when I saw it happening,
Speaker 1: you know, I said a prayer for him, man, because
Speaker 1: I love the kids game and everybody speak highly. Um,
Speaker 1: so that's the last thing I wanted to see taking
Speaker 1: away from the game. But to see him back out
Speaker 1: there doing what he loves, you know, making the shots
Speaker 1: and making and uh being a impact on the court again,
Speaker 1: it was refreshing for me to see. And I hope
Speaker 1: he continues to get healthy. Yeah, solid young player was
Speaker 1: playing great basketball when he was traded. Um, you know
Speaker 1: that trading was a blessing in disguise. You know, it's
Speaker 1: being able to have to go through that physical and
Speaker 1: find that mass before it got too much. You know.
Speaker 1: Obviously cancer is you know something that that that took
Speaker 1: my mom. So I take it very seriously. So very
Speaker 1: happy to see him back on the court healthy and man.
Speaker 1: Continued success in health to you, my brother. One Hall
Speaker 1: of Fame finalists announced some big names on there, Paul Pierce,
Speaker 1: Chris Bosh, great coach, Rick Adelman, Coop from the l
Speaker 1: A Lakers, some other finalists. My o G mentor big brother,
Speaker 1: Chris Webber, Uh, Ben Wallace, Tim Hardaway, the first crypt
Speaker 1: it went to U C l A and Marcus Johnson
Speaker 1: and Bill Russell as a coach. Loaded class. Uh you know,
Speaker 1: still looking forward to this class um being inducted. But
Speaker 1: that's a great list, you know. I think Chris Webber
Speaker 1: is someone who's been overlooked his entire career. I think
Speaker 1: Paul pierces A shoeing, Chris Bosh very deserving. Um, you know,
Speaker 1: great list. Yeah, I'm happy for all everybody's deserving. Everybody
Speaker 1: had Hall of Fame career, so it's the only white
Speaker 1: that they get. If they don't even get in, at
Speaker 1: least they get a nod. Yeah. I mean Ben Wallace too.
Speaker 1: Shout out Ben Wallace, HBCU player with the potential to
Speaker 1: go to the Hall of Fame. I think what four
Speaker 1: time defensive Player of the Year Championships. We should definitely
Speaker 1: see him in there. So congratulations to all the nominees
Speaker 1: and uh, we hope you guys all get in. And closing,
Speaker 1: shout out to our brother Steph Curry turning in thirty
Speaker 1: three yesterday and on his birthday he showed up and
Speaker 1: balled out at thirty two, nine and five, help them
Speaker 1: beat the number one team in the West, the Utah Jazz,
Speaker 1: and the end of the four game skid for them.
Speaker 1: So definitely shout out Steph Man. Happy birthday the kid chef.
Speaker 1: Big shout out to our brother Carmelo Anthony. Uh still
Speaker 1: need you on the show. But congratulations for passing Hakim
Speaker 1: Elijah one man. I think he says so many times,
Speaker 1: your name is on the list for anything next to
Speaker 1: the Kim. That's a hell of accomplishments. So shout out
Speaker 1: to Melo Uh surpassing Hakim to become the eleventh all
Speaker 1: time leading score in the history of the Late the League.
Speaker 1: Next up, Elvin Hayes. Uh thoughts on mellow Man, I
Speaker 1: love it, Man. Continue to grow, continue to defy the odds,
Speaker 1: continue to do what everybody said you can't do. They
Speaker 1: tried to count you out. You know, Man, met some
Speaker 1: of your biggest fans. So continue to grow. Bro, your
Speaker 1: stories being still being written and we're watching. Well that's
Speaker 1: a rap. I hope you guys enjoyed today's show. I'm
Speaker 1: fresh off vacation. I know I'm a little tanner. I
Speaker 1: feel good, but you can catch What's Burning available every
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Speaker 1: Basketball Peace. See y'all next week.