1 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: All right, what could you lass any boy? Dash Radio? 2 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: Happy Friday, everybody. I hope you all had a great week. Ros. 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: How are you doing, buddy, I hope you had a 4 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: good week as well. I'm getting well. We're bad championship right, 5 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: I'm getting little man. I'm packing for my you know, 6 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: trip out to Vegas tomorrow. Um see, getting ready for that. 7 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: How are you, man? How are you doing? I'm doing good. 8 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: I'm pretty annoyed to be honest with you, man, like this, 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,279 Speaker 1: this was like probably one of the worst thing. This 10 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: is the this is the worst team you could see 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: on the schedule after a night like Wednesday for a 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: lot of reasons. One of the biggest reasons is, you know, 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: success against a bad team is not the same as 14 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: success against a good team. This is one of the 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: biggest things that I talked about with the high school 16 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: players that I coach. You know, like, I have a 17 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: young athlete on my team who frequently when we play 18 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 1: against bad teams, will make a lot of plays by 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: gambling and getting out of position. But because he's a 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: better athlete than some of the guys on a bad team, 21 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: he'll have some success. But then we'll play against a 22 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: good team and you do that same gamble and the 23 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: guy just behind the Bactora ble and he leaves you 24 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: in the dust and he's going all the way to 25 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,040 Speaker 1: the rim, you know, And I was worried coming into 26 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,479 Speaker 1: this game. I'm like, Okay, Frank's going with the same strategy, 27 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: and this is kind of what I was hoping wouldn't happen. 28 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,199 Speaker 1: The starters actually did pretty well, you know. The bench 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: player lineups didn't do as well. And I thought a 30 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: huge part of that was just because it's the Orlando 31 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: freaking Magic, because that was one of our worst efforts 32 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 1: of the season. So that part was frustrating. And then 33 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: it's about habits, right, like it's it it becomes very sloppy, 34 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: like we're about to play a team on Sunday that 35 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: is a bona fide championship contender. And so what's unfortunate 36 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: is you that some of the things that you do 37 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: against the Orlando Magic in a sloppy game like that, 38 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: like just the sheer number of botched switches and mistrotations, 39 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: lazy passes, lazy full court passes, lazy cross court passes, 40 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: all that sort of just unsound owned fundamentally sloppy basketball. 41 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: That we played tonight in a win. Um, it's going 42 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: to be the thing that gets us killed by on Sunday. 43 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: So that part was really concerning. We're not going to 44 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 1: talk too much about this game tonight for that very reason, 45 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: but we we'll talk about it for a second, of course, 46 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: but we're gonna talk a little bit about um some 47 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: Frank rotations and ideologies, and then we're gonna talk a 48 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: little bit about this trade, this potential John Wall for 49 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook trade marks. Sein reported today. But what's your 50 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: what's your quick overhead taking from this game? Where you 51 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: as irritated by the sloppiness as I was, Well, you 52 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: know you're texting me and we're texting back about topics 53 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: of was like your Land of Magic are just terrible, right, 54 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: They're just a really bad team. And you know you 55 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: said bad, that's probably putting it nice. Uh. They's just 56 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: a really struggle of an offense. Though I think they 57 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: have the worst offense in the league. We gave up 58 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: sixty two to them in the first half. Just a 59 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: lot of weird coverages against Thing and that you know, 60 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: drop coverage. Even when we went small, I thought they 61 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: got going with that, leaving shooters wide open. I thought 62 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: we got lucky on some of those as well. We 63 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: came back and won this one, Like this is not something. 64 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 1: You know, we're not really in position to be picky 65 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: about wins either, but I just didn't have any feel 66 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: about this one. I told you as well, this felt like, 67 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: you know, it just delayed the inevitable, which is like 68 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: another kind of fire type of game, another super chaotic 69 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 1: game where we lose by thirty or something to a 70 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: good team. This is just felt like a layover game, 71 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: like it's just over. Yeah, yeah, you did your job here, 72 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,680 Speaker 1: you came back on your Orlando Magic are just bad. 73 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: They're eighting like thirty eight, which, like I think you 74 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: have to try to be that bad like, and they 75 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: have some talent like like I like friends what Wagner Like, 76 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: I think he's a nice player, but um yeah, they're 77 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: just a struggle of an offense. They went over the 78 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: top on Russell Westbrook screens, which you know almost no 79 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: other team does. Like this is a lot of stuff 80 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: that you know Orlandos does that's just not replatable to 81 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: other squads. So that's the main point. I think in 82 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 1: this Orlando game, they did their job Lebron and thought 83 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: again came through offensively. Super lazy start though, and that's 84 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: why I wanted to see man. I was hoping to 85 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: see some emergency after all the articles we got about, 86 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: like you know, the three straight articles that off, the 87 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,839 Speaker 1: quotes that came out, YadA YadA, the Frank Voglar, Russell 88 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: Westborok stub. I was expecting some urgency in that first quarter, 89 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: and I just didn't see it. I saw guys going 90 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: through the motions, and maybe that's just because you're playing 91 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: the Orlando Magic, Orlando Magic, but we're what like five 92 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: hundred I think now, or maybe a game under above it. 93 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: But yeah, I was hoping for some emergency and I 94 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: didn't see it. But there are some some things we started. 95 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: Stanley Johnson in the second half, I think that's like, 96 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: you know, a point in the good process direction. He 97 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 1: played fourteen minutes at first half, only six minutes in 98 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:30,360 Speaker 1: the second. I think that was more towards because Carmelo 99 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: was just on fire. You got an Inferno Carmelo game again. 100 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: I don't know what to take from that. You got 101 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: Avery Bradley hitting step back jumpers to start the third quarter. 102 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: Don't know what to take from that just a game 103 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: that I'm not really sure much you can take from 104 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: from this one. Ye. The two things that I broke 105 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: down as meaningful takeaways were Stanley Johnson shooting. There was 106 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: a really interesting point I think it was by a friend, 107 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: Alex Regula, who was who was tweeting out some details 108 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: from a player's tribute article that Stanley Johnson when he 109 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: was a rookie talking about how difficult the n b 110 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: A is and that kind of he kind of connected 111 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: that to a recent interview where Stanley Johnson basically was 112 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: talking about how MASSI U. Jerry looked him in the 113 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: face and was like you suck man, Like yeah, and 114 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 1: like how that was just kind of like a wake 115 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: up call for him. And you know, we've seen video 116 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: footage of him working hard with Phil Handy, and you know, 117 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: the truth of the matter is is like a lot 118 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: of every every I think every player that's gifted with 119 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: a certain amount of athletic ability reaches that point at 120 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: some point in their career where they're like, hey, I 121 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: gotta take the skill development a little more seriously. And 122 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,919 Speaker 1: it seems like Stanley's there. Obviously, It's one game, a 123 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: long way to go. But the way he's handling the basketball, 124 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: the way he's making decisions, the way he's shooting, I 125 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: think is absolutely a positive we could take. And then 126 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: the other thing was Mellow you know, like, you know, 127 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: I thought it was really stupid that they played him 128 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: for thirty minutes the other night. That goes without saying, 129 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: but if there was one positive in that, it was 130 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: the reason why I should say the motivation for it 131 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: is like, hey, Melow is one of the best spot 132 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: of shooters in the league, So we gotta get him 133 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: back out there. We gotta get him reps because when 134 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: he does get it going, he can help you win 135 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: basketball games. Now, that doesn't change you and I, in 136 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: our opinion, how he should be used. He should be 137 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: used in limited quantities. It should be maybe one or 138 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: two ships a half short. First, make it so that 139 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: he's playing around defensive pit players that are capable of 140 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: covering for his defensive shortcomings, like stop putting him at center. 141 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: Like there's a bunch of that kind of stuff that 142 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: we could talk about. But I'm happy with the fact 143 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: that Mellow shooting better. That's definitely a positive step in 144 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: that direction. But I wanted to so really quickly because 145 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: you know, um, I think what happened to Orlando tonight 146 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: is another interesting example as we as we get to 147 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: this first idea of of scheming. You know, Orlando, the 148 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: announcers for the Lakers were really talking trash about how 149 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: unorganized the Magic offense was. But a huge part of 150 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: that was the switching, which is the thing that we've 151 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: been talking so much about. When you switch screens, it 152 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: basically renders any defense or any offense defunct. And you'd 153 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: see it like they would. You know, Jalen Suggs would 154 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: come up a pin down and then there's somebody already 155 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: waiting for him because of the switch, And then Jalen 156 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 1: Suggs would have to flare out the half court to 157 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 1: catch the ball, and he'd kind of turn and take 158 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: two dribbles. And then here comes Mobamba, but in set 159 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: of screen, and he come off the screen from Obamba, 160 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: but they're Stanley Johnson. He just switched on to him, 161 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: and you could tell Jalen Suggs is like, what do 162 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: I do? And so then they kind of like throw 163 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: it around, and Franz Vogger was like the only one 164 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: big enough and athletic enough to try to create his 165 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: own shots, so you'd usually see him and try to 166 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: put the ball on the floor and make something happen. Now, 167 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: obviously against a bad team, it's gonna look way more 168 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: effective than it would against a good team, but that 169 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: same concept does translate against good teams. That I that 170 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: ability to make teams shoot over the top of contests 171 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: rather than funneling them to the paint. It's a huge 172 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: difference between those two defensive schemes. And I'm such a 173 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: huge believer in and I have no idea why Frank 174 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: is so hesitant to accept it. Now, they can get sloppy, 175 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: Like you guys saw tonight, there was there's a big 176 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 1: play the first half on the on the three that 177 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: I think put Orlando up that put them up ten 178 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: where Stanley Johnson, Austin Reeves and th h t were 179 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: all in a cluster and they had almost like a 180 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: flex action with like three offensive players in the same screen, 181 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: and they miscommunicated and someone got left wide open. That 182 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: kind of thing can happen from time to time, but 183 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: if we practice it, if we lean into it and 184 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: we use it more often, and we give our guys 185 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: a chance to perfect it, it can be something that 186 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: we can depend on in the postseason. So I want 187 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: to see I just want to see Frank lean into 188 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: that more, if that makes sense. Yeah, and I thought, 189 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: you know, someone brought a good point. I forgot who 190 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: it was that said that, you know, we run these 191 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: like drop coverage kind of schemes because it might be 192 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: what we run in Anthony Davis is back, right, and 193 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 1: so we want to kind of keep that structure together. 194 00:08:43,360 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: It's why you know you badly starts. Maybe, but I 195 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: just don't think we're in a position to do that. 196 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: And definitely, like, I don't know how high our ceiling is, 197 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: I guess with this type of team, with these type 198 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: of defenders, but I know the floor is pretty low, right, 199 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: especially when we're not running the correct stuff and we 200 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,719 Speaker 1: don't have the correct lineups and you know, we got 201 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: the a little rest stuff going back and forth, but 202 00:09:01,920 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, these lineups and stuff have to kind of 203 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 1: make sense. And I would like to see more switching. 204 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: I think Stanley needs to play like thirty minutes a 205 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: game right now, and that's crazy for a guy on 206 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: a ten day, but we just need an athletic dude. 207 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: Nesta lebron I the Dwight can still you know, sit 208 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: as the backup center, uh, in a lot of nights. 209 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: But you're right, man, Like I would hope we would 210 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: go to more switching. And I think it's really clear, 211 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: right we were down ten. I think I have now 212 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: down eight a half time. We go in the third quarter, 213 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: but we start standing again. We go on a nineteen 214 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: to two run, I believe. I think I wrote that 215 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 1: down correctly. Two run just by going small against a 216 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: team like Orland. Yeah, right, and because you know Orlando, 217 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: and like this is I think the my bigger kind 218 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: of point on this. We need to start coaching night 219 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: to night. Like I get, we have seasonal goals to 220 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: kind of you know, pick on, and we can do 221 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:48,839 Speaker 1: that when a d comes back. But we're in a 222 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 1: situation where we need to rack up wins and we 223 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: need to have a belief from the players to the 224 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: you know, coaches that are walking in unison, that believe 225 00:09:56,800 --> 00:09:58,599 Speaker 1: in the stuff they're doing. And I feel like, I 226 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: don't know, I wrote this down for my a few notes. 227 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: I feel like our energy picked up when we started switching, right, 228 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: There was like a tangible like energy shift, uh in 229 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: all the players, And I think that just lends to 230 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: the kind of personnel that we have. We have guys 231 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: that are kind of better that way. You don't want 232 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook chasing all the time over the top of screens. 233 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: He's just not that type of defender. He's not a 234 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: good defender in that way. Um, maybe that's that works 235 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:20,959 Speaker 1: well when dwy Howard's playing, But yeah, man, I think 236 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: we need to go more small, especially a team like 237 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: Orlando that doesn't have a guard that's really gonna punish 238 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: you on switches. They hunted Mellow a bit, but we 239 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: talked about he was inferno and when he's when he's 240 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: doing that, you can kind of play him in those lineups. 241 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 1: But yeah, I don't not much really to take from 242 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:37,080 Speaker 1: this woman That Lebron was great. He torched a terrible 243 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: Orlando defense r So Westbrook was good tonight, Like he 244 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 1: had a really good floor game, got to the rim, 245 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,079 Speaker 1: took some questionable three point shots, which is going to happen, 246 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:47,800 Speaker 1: took some one leg fadeaways. Um that's just part of 247 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: his you know, shot selection repertoire. But you know, a 248 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: good floor game, got to the room, was able to 249 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: They picked on Cole Anthony a lot tonight because the 250 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: Orlando Magic did not want to switch Cole Anthony onto 251 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: Lebron or Russ. Uh, so they kind of picked on 252 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: that to get get to get open actions. But Russell 253 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: was good tonight. I've got to see it against Miami 254 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: of course, but like there's not really much take on 255 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: this one man. Yeah, agree, So we wanted to, uh, 256 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: you know, Mark Stein reported today that the there was 257 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: one team that would for sure be interested in a 258 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:21,720 Speaker 1: trade for Russell Westberg gift draft compensation was involved. Now, 259 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 1: I tend to think that when push comes to shove 260 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: and we get closer to the deadline, that there will 261 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: actually be a couple of options there. They may not 262 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 1: all be good options, and we'll talk about that here 263 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: in a second. But this John Wall concept, I wanted 264 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: to shoot this down immediately, and I'm gonna use my 265 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be a little self deprecating here and use 266 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: myself as an example. Have you guys seen some of 267 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: these videos of John wallplay and pick up lately, and 268 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: like you know, there's there's athleticism and then there's real athleticism. 269 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 1: Like you guys see a video of me at it 270 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: elic fitness, Like Duncan or running up and down the floor, 271 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: and I look pretty athletic compared to those guys. I'm 272 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: not anywhere remotely close to an NBA level lathlete. You 273 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: guys have no idea what these guys can do. And 274 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: when I see these John Wall videos, I look at 275 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: that guy and I'm like, man, you look like you 276 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 1: should be at an l A fitness like. He looks overweight, 277 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,599 Speaker 1: he looks slow. He still can't shoot. I think he 278 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: was at like six attempts and thirty two last year 279 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: in Houston. There's there's just the The idea of swapping 280 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook for John Wall, to me, is like the 281 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: equivalent of cutting Russell Westbrook. Like there's just there's no 282 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: advantage there. John Wall certainly doesn't fit into what we're 283 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: trying to do. That would be like trading a really 284 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 1: really big problem for another really really big problem. I 285 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: just I just don't get that one. And we can 286 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: get to in a minute what I would classify as 287 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: a good Russell Westbrook trade in the platter of crap 288 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 1: that we're gonna have to choose from. But I can 289 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: say one thing for absolute certain, John Wall is not 290 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: the move. What was your initial uh takeaway when you 291 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: when you saw that, I mean, this team could use 292 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: prime John wall like, like that's a that's a you know, 293 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: that would be a viable thing. They could also use 294 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: the prime Russell Westbrook. None of those two are on 295 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:05,560 Speaker 1: the table. None of those two are available. Um. I 296 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: think Houston w also asked for a first round pickback. 297 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: I just don't think that's realistic. I've been on the 298 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: like these last few days have been the closest I've 299 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: seen like, oh man, maybe you know, like a small 300 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: short percentage chance that a Russell Westbrook trade could happen, 301 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: But it looks like I don't know of that. But 302 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,719 Speaker 1: but yeah, like I still don't see it happening. I 303 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: think Russell west is gonna be on the team. Look, 304 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: tonight probably delayed the real type of conversations that you're 305 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 1: gonna have with that. This type of stuff, it's much 306 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: easier to ignore it after a win, no matter who 307 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 1: the win is against. Uh, you know you have all 308 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,319 Speaker 1: these happy kind of quotes that are gonna come out tonight. 309 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: Of course after a win. That just makes sense. Every 310 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: gonna delay, um in an inevitable kind of thing that's 311 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: going to happen. But yeah, I don't think john Wall. 312 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: Uh that just to me, Like you said, it's like 313 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: cutting Russell Westbrook. That's exactly what it is, right, That's 314 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: just what it is. John Wall is the guy you 315 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: don't have to play like. He wasn't here in the beginning. 316 00:13:55,760 --> 00:13:57,679 Speaker 1: He wasn't part of the story of this team. Right, 317 00:13:57,679 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: you want to trade Russell Westbrook for John Wall, maybe 318 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: you get you know, some type of backup, productive guy. 319 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:03,959 Speaker 1: I don't know what John Wall has been doing these 320 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: last you know, months without playing, But yeah, I just 321 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: don't see that happening. Uh, they understand. I understand it 322 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: from Houston's perspective, like, yeah, we'll get a free first 323 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: round pick for a guy we're telling not even to 324 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 1: come to game. I don't know if he's at games 325 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:16,959 Speaker 1: or not, for a guy pretty much sitting at home, 326 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: Like we'll take a first round pick for that. That 327 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: makes sense, as Houston sends. But yeah for the Lakers 328 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: that and I just I wouldn't be able to sit 329 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: with that, I mean, trading what we traded to trade 330 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: that for John Wall four months later. It's just I 331 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: know you said there's no you know, there's no winning 332 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: and having a prideful kind of feel about this, but 333 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: just would be a bad look. I don't. I think 334 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: you gotta at least give this the chance it deserves, 335 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: you know, even if it hasn't looked pretty so far. 336 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: When I look at like a potential Russell Westbrook trade 337 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: and look at it, is like kind of like a 338 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:47,920 Speaker 1: similar vibe to some of the moves that the Calves 339 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: made in two thousand eighteen. Like you're you're acknowledging that 340 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 1: this isn't working. You're giving the other guy an opportunity 341 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: to go be happy elsewhere, right, Like, let's be, let's 342 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: face it, like under all this pressure in l A 343 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: with all of the you know, the the Laker fan base. 344 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: You know, there's a lot of like stuff about the 345 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: Laker fan base and then being you know, kind of crazy. 346 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: They're they're crazy in number, without a doubt, but every 347 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:11,840 Speaker 1: fan base can be crazy. But the Lakers are just 348 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 1: an extremely loud fan base because of how many of 349 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: them there are. And you know, Russ is under a 350 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: lot of pressure. Every time he has a rough night, 351 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: every time he has a bad highlight. It becomes a 352 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: meme that gets shared thousands and thousands of times on 353 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: the internet, like it's tough here and there's there's a 354 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: case to be made that you know, he might be 355 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: happier somewhere else, you know, And that's where you look 356 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,880 Speaker 1: at it from his perspective. Our friend Ruge came on 357 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: the podcast last week with me and reported from his 358 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: connections and when Russell was in Houston that Russ basically 359 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: went to upper management and said, like, I care more 360 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: about having the ball in my hands than winning. Like 361 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: that's basically what he said. And I think you can 362 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: kind of see that a little bit in his demeanor 363 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: this year, with things like him talking about how he's 364 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: been utilized in the offense um in press conferences, despite 365 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: the fact that we all have eyes and we see, 366 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: we see what Russ has been doing on the floor. 367 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I saw that article that came out yesterday 368 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: talking about how like the Lakers went small ball to 369 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: help Lebron and Russ is trying to figure out how 370 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: to fit in. I wanted to be like, are you guys, 371 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 1: are you guys kidding me? Like Russ is a big 372 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: athletic point guard who puts his head down and goes 373 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: to the rim, can't succeed in a small ball, five 374 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: out attack, like, come on, man, Like, how can you 375 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 1: possibly blame that on the situation and not on Russ. 376 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: They literally did that in Houston for him, the exact 377 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: same thing they did in Houston for him. The reason 378 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: why Russ hasn't succeeded in this system is because Russ 379 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: has declined as a basketball player. It is nothing other 380 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: than that. Has nothing to do with touches, has nothing 381 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: to do with the way he's been utilized. Yeah, you 382 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: can argue some stuff with spacing, but the Lakers have, 383 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: you know, leaned into shooting in a lot of ways, 384 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: and most of their spacing concerns have to do with Russ. 385 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: And if you want to tell me, how is it 386 00:16:56,960 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: that this system that's geared towards Lebron, you know, is 387 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 1: hurting these other players? And why is Molik Monk looks 388 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: so comfortable in offense? Like, I just don't buy any 389 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,959 Speaker 1: of that. So Russ isn't working out here. He'll be 390 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: happier somewhere else. So from that angle, it's it's just 391 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: about it's about accommodating him, similar to the way in 392 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: two thousand eighteen the Calves accommodated Dwayne Wade by sending 393 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: him to Miami where maybe he wasn't gonna win as much, 394 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: but he could be happier. That's kind of the way 395 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: that I look at it from that perspective. Now looking 396 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: at trade return, there are bad contracts in the league, 397 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 1: not many as bad as Russ's. The John wall contract 398 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: is on the short list. I'd probably put John Wallas 399 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: contract as the worst in russ Is at second, but 400 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 1: there are some others that are nearly as bad. Maybe 401 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 1: not in terms in terms of how much they're paying 402 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: and how bad the player is, but in length. This 403 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: is where your contracts like Tobias Harris come in. And 404 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: there are dozens of contracts like this around the league. 405 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,239 Speaker 1: But just think about it. What ends up happening with 406 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: those types of players is franchises are put in a 407 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: hard spot. Player plays pretty well, he's in a contract year, 408 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: you have a problem. You can either pay for the 409 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: guy over, pay for him for him to stay, or 410 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: you can let him go and you lose him for nothing. 411 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: This is like the J. R. Smith or the Tristan 412 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: Thompson contracts when they were in Cleveland. When you when 413 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: you're trying to contend, you end up having to over 414 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 1: pay for guys just to keep the team together and there, 415 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: and there are a bunch of contracts like that in 416 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: the league. And so when push comes to shove, there 417 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a GM GM out there that's gonna 418 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: look at their roster and be like, man, like, I 419 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,359 Speaker 1: don't like these guys. They're tied up for three or 420 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 1: four years. Maybe I take on Russ, who I also 421 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: don't like. But he can come in here and he 422 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: can have fun and he can do his thing, and 423 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 1: then I have flexibility in the next season. Maybe you 424 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: could literally, if you had to, you could find some 425 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: way to to move his contract the following season because 426 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: now it's an expiring right so because Russ's contract becomes 427 00:18:53,000 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: less complicated at that point. So my point is, what 428 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: is what is j R? Smith? What is that type 429 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 1: of deal? What is like Otto Porter Jr. When he 430 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: was in Chicago, These kinds of big, bloated deals. What 431 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: are they? They're overpaid players, but they're useful players. They're overpaid, 432 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,359 Speaker 1: they might be in a bad situation, but they're still 433 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 1: good NBA players, where Russ may not be that anymore 434 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: so in terms of improving the team, what I would 435 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: look for is two or three bloated contracts and that 436 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: million dollar range that can add up to what Russ 437 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 1: is that in their current situation or flawed. But with 438 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 1: the Lakers in a winning concept, they might be able 439 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: to contribute again, at least more so than what Russ 440 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 1: is doing. It's gonna be difficult to find. It may 441 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,239 Speaker 1: come down to the wire. There are going to be 442 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: people out there looking for something better until that very moment. 443 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: But that's the kind of trade that I would look 444 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: at with Russell Westbrook as useful rather than here's John 445 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: Wall you know what I mean? Does it does that 446 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: make sense? Like? I just I think, like I think 447 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: they're overpaid guys out there that still bring value and 448 00:19:58,240 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: that that just maybe you're stuck a bad situation where 449 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 1: their their GM doesn't believe in then their coach doesn't 450 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 1: believe in them, and with the Lakers that could be 451 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: reinvigorated a little bit. Yeah, No, I don't think you're 452 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 1: wrong there. That's probably the way to go. I just 453 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: think that's more like a dream scenario, you know what 454 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: I mean, Like trading Russ for you know, uh players 455 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: that contribute, Like I think that would be really tough. 456 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna more get into the other Albatroz 457 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: contracts in the league. And that's why I don't even 458 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: really like to even get into this because I don't 459 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: think it's happening. But you know, a Tobias Harris is 460 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: the one that's been floated around. I just, you know, 461 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: I don't see Philly doing that. I don't understand that 462 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 1: from them, And you go around the league, it's just tough, 463 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: especially in the middle of the year, especially with the 464 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 1: playing game. Now you have a bunch of teams who 465 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: think they can, you know, have a shot at making 466 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs that aren't really going to be sellers, right, 467 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a lot more, I believe buyers on 468 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: you know, in this t excuse me, in this like 469 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: trade deadline. So you even have like a team like 470 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: the Pelicans who started awful, who you know, think they 471 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: have a you know, puncher's chance at the plane. So 472 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: that's why I just don't see it. I think we're 473 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:52,880 Speaker 1: gonna have to try to fit rust in. And now 474 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 1: the only my only caveat to this is like if 475 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: this road trip goes you know, like really south, like 476 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: there's a chance that you know, you get into that 477 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: situation of like cutting bait, but and this Orlando game 478 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: kind of delayed that, of course, but we're about to 479 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 1: get into some really good teams. I think we can 480 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: kind of come back to this during that time and 481 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: kind of be like, Okay, is there time to cut Bay, 482 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: is the coach, is the coaching staff gone? Like that stuff? 483 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 1: Then that you can get into rush trades, but I 484 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: think for now he's going to be here. Again, your 485 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 1: scenario of trading him for other contracts of you know, 486 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: overpaid players, but they're playable players, right, that's a difference. 487 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: There's got a lot of guys who are overpaid and 488 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: also you can't play. And I think that's more of 489 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: the situation you get to with Russell Westbrook and not 490 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: a cap guy at all and stuff like that. But 491 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: four million dollars, it's a lot to get to. That's 492 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: a lot of players, or that's one player that if 493 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: he's going to be if he makes that much and 494 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: he wants to be moved, then obviously there's an issue 495 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: on that team. So I just I just don't see it, 496 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: and hopefully you know Russ and kind of figure his 497 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: lane out here. I've talked about before We're moving him 498 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: so much more off the ball. He's getting way less 499 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: you know, on ball touches. All his stuff is isolation. 500 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 1: We've pretty much tooken away the pick and roll possessions 501 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: that he has, so everything is a come up the 502 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: left of the floor. Um, if you have a one 503 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: on one, the whole other team's clear to the right side. 504 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: He gets an isolation there. In Orlando, Magic is the 505 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: team that doesn't have guards that can really you know, 506 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: physically match up with him. You know, guys like Cole Anthony, etcetera. 507 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: Just can't stop him from getting to the rim. And 508 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: I thought that's why he had a know, a good 509 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: game tonight. But yeah, we'll see with russ Many. I 510 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: think this road trip will be very telling though. These 511 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,160 Speaker 1: next five games, they have five more on the road 512 00:22:23,200 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: here against you know, I think they go to they 513 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: play Brooklyn and then Miami and then uh and then 514 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: Philly as well. I believe on this trip and I 515 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:33,159 Speaker 1: think there's one yeah, So I think, you know, this 516 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:34,760 Speaker 1: road trip will tell us a lot in terms of 517 00:22:34,760 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: where the teams, where the team goes to goes from 518 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: from here. So this Orlando Magic game, like I said, 519 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: kind of delayed what I think is in an inevitable, 520 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: very important conversation that this team is about it. But Jason, 521 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: if they go five, five and oh like six, if 522 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 1: they go six and o on this road trip, Uh, 523 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: then we also have different conversations, right, Like, I think 524 00:22:52,520 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: you know that that's probably unlikely, but I'm saying the first. 525 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: But but that's the conversation we're gonna have here, Yeah, 526 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: you know, and like, and this has been my thing 527 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: from the beginning with with Russ is you know, because 528 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:12,239 Speaker 1: I've seen a couple of people talk today about like, hey, like, 529 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: I think the Lakers are gonna wait to see what 530 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: this looks like with Anthony Davis before they make a move. 531 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: Now they will by virtue of them having to because 532 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: if I'm a team that's going to trade for Russell 533 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: Westbrook and get an asset in return, you know, like 534 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: whether that's the first round pick or if it's the 535 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,360 Speaker 1: first round pick Anti HD or whatever it is that 536 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: that that looks like in order to take on Russell Westbrook, 537 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: chances are like that's way down on my list and 538 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be looking for something else, and it's gonna 539 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: be like a you know, midnight type of deal right 540 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: when the deadline hits, Like, that's the kind of deal 541 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 1: that this will be. Like Russ isn't gonna be moved tomorrow, 542 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: It's gonna be He's gonna be moved at the deadline. 543 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: So you're gonna get to see what he looks like 544 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: with this anyway. But I am of the opinion that like, 545 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: if you've been watching this team this year, and if 546 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: you've been watching the way Russell Westbrook plays, and you've 547 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: been watching what he brings to the table as a 548 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,600 Speaker 1: basketball player at this point in his career, and you 549 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: think Anthony Davis coming back is going to be what 550 00:24:10,240 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: puts him back on track, I don't. I don't know 551 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,719 Speaker 1: what to tell you, guys, Because yes, the lineups with Lebron, 552 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: Russ and a D without a center have done okay 553 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,200 Speaker 1: this year. Um I say okay because typically a line 554 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: up with Lebron and a D should utterly destroy teams. 555 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:31,199 Speaker 1: Um sample samples just too low, samples too low, And 556 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,800 Speaker 1: we played bad teams and so then I so as 557 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: just you know, our job, BRAJ, you know, looking at 558 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: this as analyst is like, hey, like, what what's what's 559 00:24:39,400 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: he gonna do when that happens because you've been talking 560 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: a lot about how they've been pulling Russ out of 561 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: the offense a little bit right and kind of relegating 562 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: him to support roles. So that's only gonna be further 563 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: exacerbated by the Anthony Davis thing. So now now we're 564 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: talking about like guys, like a lot of those bots 565 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: switches tonight were Russ, you know, like too two days 566 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: after one day after he told WoDES like, you know, 567 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: willing to do whatever it takes to win, Like I 568 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,879 Speaker 1: see him a lot not standing in a defensive stance 569 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: and watching switches and things along those lines, and and 570 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: all the stuff that you see, the inability to finish 571 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,439 Speaker 1: around the rim, the inability to get a step on 572 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,639 Speaker 1: perimeter defenders, the way that these bigger forwards can shut 573 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 1: him down when they switch, Like when these teams have 574 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 1: figured out that they just put bigger defenders on him. 575 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: All that's just going to be exacerbated against the good teams, 576 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 1: teams like Miami and phil Like, Like, if I had 577 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,679 Speaker 1: to ask you what kind of game you expected Russ 578 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: to have on Sunday against the Heat, what would you say? Yeah, No, 579 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: I mean it's more likely that he'd probably struggled. But 580 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 1: you know, that's why I think that's why I think 581 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: we've seen the move that we have and you're totally right, 582 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 1: when Anthony Davis comes back is going to exacerbate, you know, 583 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: the issues of Russ being more off ball. But I 584 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,760 Speaker 1: think that's where this team probably is at best, and 585 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: you have to find a thin a gray area. Of course, 586 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: you can't just you know, relegate Russ to a full 587 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: off ball because he's not a shooter, so he's not 588 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,000 Speaker 1: a thread there. But I think you're kind of seeing 589 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: what it will look like. Even when Orlando started, you 590 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: know a little bit making the run tonight, it's just 591 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 1: you know, Lebron at the top of the key and 592 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:08,760 Speaker 1: he's running off and so it's it's it's interesting to 593 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: kind of think about. But I don't know, like we'll 594 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: we'll see. I think you have to see all three 595 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 1: together at least a little bit a little bit of 596 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:17,479 Speaker 1: a large example. I'd like to see what we can 597 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: do to kind of make those three kind of work together. 598 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: But but you're right, many it's been a struggle. So 599 00:26:22,640 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: this is the last thing I'll say about it, because 600 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 1: you know, part of the issue here is the egos involved, right, 601 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: So the E bench Russ at the end of the 602 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:36,120 Speaker 1: game and he allegedly and there's been some conflicting reporting 603 00:26:36,160 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: on this because Russ of course is upset that this 604 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: is what was reported. But he tried to leave the 605 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:44,560 Speaker 1: floor and apparently DeAndre Jordan ran over there and tried 606 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: to like herd him back to the bench or something like. 607 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: Rust didn't take well to being benched. So this is 608 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: the other part of it, because I've heard people say 609 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: this like, oh, it'll be easier to move him in 610 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: the summer. It'll be easier to move him in the summer. 611 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: And don't get me wrong, I absolutely think it'll be 612 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 1: easier to move him in the summer. Why the go 613 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: is at that point teams are just more willing to 614 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: make trades. That's just the fact in the NBA. And 615 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: then also he's an expiring contract at that point, so 616 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: now it's your training for cap space effectively, right. But 617 00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: the thing here is the attitude, right, because I think 618 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,639 Speaker 1: this year, when push comes to shove, when we're in 619 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: our biggest moments, like we're in a first round playoff 620 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:21,159 Speaker 1: series against one of these top teams in the West, 621 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis is healthy and Lebron James is healthy. 622 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: Our best lineup will not include Russ in my opinion, 623 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 1: because of his skill set, in his diminished athleticism, it 624 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: will not include Russ. So Frank is going to have 625 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: a really difficult decision. Am I gonna bench Russ and 626 00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: deal with whatever comes with that, with the attitude or whatever, 627 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: or am I going to play him and actively handicapped 628 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: the team. That's a tough decision to make. And so 629 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: one of the advantages of trading him at this deadline 630 00:27:53,160 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 1: is you get rid of any sort of angst or 631 00:27:56,000 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: attitude or blowback from benching a super alleged superstar who 632 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,919 Speaker 1: makes forty four million, you know what I'm saying. So 633 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: like that, that's kind of the thing. It's clearly Frank 634 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: thinks his best chance to win is with somebody like 635 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: in Austin Reeves in that role, right, somebody who's going 636 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 1: to completely and thoroughly embrace the defensive responsibilities and on 637 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: the offensive end just spot up an attack closeouts. That's 638 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: what Frank actually wants out of that role, and he's 639 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: clearly been frustrated with the way Russ has played. So 640 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: my thing is like that's not going to change in 641 00:28:29,160 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: a playoff series. So if you don't think Russ can 642 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,880 Speaker 1: fit that role in a playoff series, almost just purely 643 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: based on the attitude, almost just purely based on the ego, 644 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: in any ramifications from benching him, you have to consider 645 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: moving him now, just just because of that. I think 646 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: it's too risky to keep him around and have that 647 00:28:48,800 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: that potentially be a wild card in the playoff series. 648 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: Allah Andre Drummond against the Suns, that makes sense. Well, 649 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: I mean, like just I'm not saying I disagree, but 650 00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: like you know, Russ shouldn't be happy he got bench, 651 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: like that's should have happened, Like Russ should be the 652 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,320 Speaker 1: one he should be want to be on the floor, 653 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: even if and look against Orlando. You know, I don't 654 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: think that was the reason. I don't think Russ was 655 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: like or wherever we played and forgot we played where 656 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: we got bench, but I believe it was Indiana. But yeah, 657 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: like benching Russ, I don't think it was our issue. 658 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: Our issue was defensively in that game, and Carmelo continued 659 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: to get picked on defensively even when Russ took out. 660 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: But understanding your point, Ron, like I can say lebron 661 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,600 Speaker 1: a D and three, you know, play three and D 662 00:29:25,720 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: guys is probably a winning formula. No matter where you 663 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: kind of go with that, that's been a winning, proven, 664 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: winning formula. We have Russ in the rotation now, like 665 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: he's going to play he got bench, you know against Indiana. 666 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be very rare. I feel like 667 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: that was more of a like Vogel trying to Senda 668 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: like you need to play defense to be on the floor. 669 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: I don't care that he was about to get fired. Yeah, 670 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: maybe that too, And maybe this is just the Maybe 671 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:52,240 Speaker 1: this Orlando game is just delaying that. Who knows. But look, 672 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: Russ is going to be on the floor, and these 673 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: things we have to kind of work on. I think 674 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 1: he can still push in transition. He's not going to 675 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 1: play the full role player role. That's not gonna happen 676 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: with Russell Westbrook at all. But can he take some 677 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: ball handling duties out when eighties on the floor? Can 678 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: we give him a Russell Westbrook has complained about and 679 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: you know it's not it's obviously he has issues that 680 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: are bigger than just lineups. But he's complained about like 681 00:30:13,480 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: his offensive roles switching from line up to line up. Right, 682 00:30:16,120 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 1: He's kind of complained about that in terms of, like, 683 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:20,320 Speaker 1: one time I'm playing with Dwight Howard, so like this, 684 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: I have to run this way. Next time I'm playing 685 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: with the Brown and center. Next time I'm saying with 686 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: Stanley at center. My my offensive duties kind of shift 687 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: in those places. Right, he's in the dunker spot, he's 688 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 1: in the weak side, he's at the top, and I 689 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: think we're moving more and more to where he's off 690 00:30:31,960 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: the ball. But when he when A comes back, I 691 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be Russ and a D running those 692 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 1: you know, back those second unit options, and we have 693 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 1: to try to find stuff that works there. I just 694 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: don't see a trade coming, man, I just really don't. 695 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: And the only way is if you want to cut 696 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: that bait. But I think that's an awful place just 697 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:51,000 Speaker 1: from like asset management. I hate using the word asset, 698 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: but it's just you. I just can't go that route yet, 699 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,080 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Like, we've we've seen fifteen 700 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: games of a D, Brown and Russ playing together. Uh, 701 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 1: we've seen fifteen into that. The rest are kind of 702 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 1: sprinkled in with He's with a d or he's with 703 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: Lebron becau Russe has missed what I think one game 704 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: or has he not misced the game yet so or 705 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: maybe he hasn't missed one. So that's I think what 706 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,920 Speaker 1: what we have to see first, and I think the 707 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 1: team is gonna want to see that as well. We 708 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 1: saw Kendrick Nunn as well tweet about, um, he's trying 709 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:18,480 Speaker 1: to get back and you know these aren't saviors. I 710 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: think Trevor Reason come back, coming back has opened a 711 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: lot of eyes as well. Uh, Trevor Reason is seen 712 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 1: as like this wing savior and you know he looks 713 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,320 Speaker 1: like he's forty six and said thirty six sometimes. But 714 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna be interesting. I just don't see a rest 715 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: deal on the horizon here. So I'm trying to I 716 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: think the team as well, Vogel as well, trying to 717 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: find things that we're trying to have Russ buying to 718 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: a defensive like a defensive role in the next forty games. 719 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: And that's gonna be this team's uh issue here. You 720 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: have to kind of fit him into our defensive lineups 721 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: and our defensive schemes and everything we're doing. And Vogel 722 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:51,719 Speaker 1: has some faults in that as well. There's been low consistency. 723 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:54,960 Speaker 1: There's lineups that make no sense. Austin Reeves didn't play 724 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: in the third quarter and was again Carmelo was on fire, 725 00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: so I guess that makes sense. But I think Reeves 726 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 1: needs to start up putting all these lands like there's 727 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:04,640 Speaker 1: stuff all around and Russ hasn't been great, but you know, 728 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:06,840 Speaker 1: that's just where we are. I don't see him going anywhere, 729 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: and that's the that's the pivot to me where the 730 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: team has to go. Team. Yeah, no, I hear you, man, 731 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: And if you're not willing to go there, I'll go there. Alright, guys, 732 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: So we're gonna call it short tonight. We appreciate you 733 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: guys hanging out. This is gonna be on our podcast 734 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: feed here in about a half hour. As always, we 735 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys support. Ross is going out of town, 736 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 1: so for the next two games. I will try to 737 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 1: find replacement, probably be someone like venet Um. So we'll 738 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,200 Speaker 1: be back for the my Heat game on Sunday, which 739 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: I believe starts at three at three o'clock Pacific time, 740 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: so early one. Alright, cool, sounds good, So we'll see. 741 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: We'll see you guys on Sunday night, right after the 742 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 1: final buzzer against Miami. Thanks everyone,