1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 2: What is up straight Fire? Fam h's me Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Tuesday, May the fourteenth. Somber mood this 4 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: morning in Casa de McIntyre. I am absolutely livid up 5 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 2: my guy Luka Dancic. I I go out on limbs 6 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: to defend this guy. I defend Kyrie Irving and these 7 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: guys just totally soiled their pants. On Monday. It ruined. 8 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: I mean, I was off to a banger of the 9 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 2: start of a week. I mean, Monday was just phenomenal. 10 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 2: I got a haircut. You're kind of feeling it extra 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: when you get a haircut, had a good show with 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: the Herd. Found out I don't have to host next 13 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 2: week except for one day, which makes my life a 14 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 2: little easier, right. And I thought my passports were expiring 15 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 2: soon and we're trying to go to Europe this summer. 16 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 2: I was like, oh damn, I gotta check the passports. 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: We're good. 18 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: We're good for. 19 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: Another like two years. I'm like, oh, like everything just 20 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: coming together. Dallas takes a lead and then Dallas unbelievable 21 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 2: meltdown on the fourth quarter and Luca Man listen, this 22 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 2: is where I like to say I keep it real 23 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 2: on this podcast. You guys know, I have my favorites. 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: I like Steph Curry, I like the Jets, I like 25 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 2: the Yankees, I like the Knicks. I like Luka Doncic. 26 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 2: I have my favorites. I like Katy Perry. I don't 27 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 2: know where that came from. I will defend the people 28 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 2: I like, but but when it is necessary and you 29 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 2: gotta call them out, I'm also willing to do that too. 30 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: And listen, we're not gonna go I mean, Jason Tatum's 31 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 2: one of my guys. I'm not gonna go after Tatum 32 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 2: when they beat the Calves. Maybe we'll do a minute 33 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: on it later. Rob g floated the idea of talking 34 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: about Lebron showing up at the Calves game. You know 35 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 2: it's gonna go a third tour duty in Cleveland. Well, 36 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 2: maybe we'll talk about that. I just I think we 37 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: just really need to sink our teeth into this bed 38 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 2: soiling by the Dallas Mavericks. I am. I mean, listen, 39 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 2: I went to bed distraught last night. Like legit, I 40 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 2: was angry. I mean, besides the fact that I lost 41 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 2: a little money on Dallas, I have futures on the MAVs. 42 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: And this is a weird thing to admit, and I'm 43 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 2: sure Rob would probably scoff at me, but this is 44 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: a real thing. Like when you go out there and 45 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 2: stick your neck out and you make predictions, there are 46 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 2: people who will bet with you right. And I obviously, listen, 47 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: none of us are professional gamblers. We would love to be, 48 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 2: but that's difficult. And you know, if you hit fifty 49 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,679 Speaker 2: six percent, your amazing fifty four is like, oh, nice job. 50 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 2: But when you're on a TV show, in a podcast 51 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: five days a week, it's like you're putting out a 52 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 2: lot of predictions and you'd like to be right, so 53 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: you root. Whether it's me saying forty nine ers in 54 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: the Super Bowl going against my homes, well, that was dumb, 55 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 2: but you want to be right. So I'm invested in 56 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 2: the Niners financially as well. And that's the case with 57 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 2: the Dallas Mavericks. Okay, everybody had Denver and then everybody 58 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: jumped on the Minnesota bandwagon. All my whole time, I 59 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 2: was like Denver, eh, Minesota, eh, gimme Dallas, and I 60 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 2: rode these mass and I'm feeling good. They lose game 61 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,079 Speaker 2: one of the Clippers. How we're gonna be fine. They 62 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: lose Game four to the Clippers. We're gonna be okay. 63 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 2: They destroy the Clippers at five and win in six, 64 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 2: lose game one to Oka. See, I'm not that concerned. 65 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 2: You can go listen to last week's spot. They come 66 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: out of the weekend up two to one, and they 67 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 2: take this game early and they're banging threes. PJ. Washington 68 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: continues to do his I can't believe they referenced Dale 69 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: Ellis on the telecast last night. Sure, PJ. Washington just 70 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: slamming threes from the corner. He leads the NBA Playoffs 71 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 2: in corner threes made and attempted. It's crazy. Kyrie and 72 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: Luca just keep finding him. The problem is Dallas, for 73 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: whatever reason, kept foiling and Okayse, He's making all these 74 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 2: free throws and Dallas is dominating the first half, but 75 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 2: only up eleven. At the break. They had made nine threes. 76 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 2: Okac one. When you're outscoring the other team twenty seven 77 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: to three from deep, you should be up twenty and 78 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: yet it was only eleven and I had bad vibes. 79 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: I was texted, my boy, don't I don't feel great 80 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 2: about this just doesn't feel good and like all the 81 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: fowls like slowed the game down and there was just 82 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: no energy in the building. It's tough when there's a 83 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: whistle every frigging minute. 84 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: It sucks. 85 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 2: And then the fourth quarter you knew it was gonna happen. 86 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 2: You just knew it was coming a Dallas meltdown. And 87 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: I got the numbers here. My guy is Luka Dancic. 88 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 2: I will admit the first time I saw him live, 89 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 2: Preston Johnson, who was on the pod last week, Yeah, 90 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 2: we met at the Laker game, got media passes, went 91 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: on the court and stuff, and we're watching him like 92 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: up close, and it's just cool. And Luca's just amazing. 93 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 2: He makes it look so freaking easy at six seven 94 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 2: and slow. Well, he look extra gat. I thought he 95 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 2: looked heavy. And I don't want to channel Billy Crystal, 96 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 2: the great comedian, actor, comedian, whatever, but it just it 97 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 2: looked like Luca was heavy and like maybe he was 98 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 2: like retaining water or something, but he was just moving 99 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 2: extra slow. And he had a good start in the 100 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 2: first quarter five fine, but in the final ten minutes 101 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 2: he was over two, shooting two out of four from 102 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: the free throw line, and the free throws are a 103 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 2: big story. I would say that's probably fifty percent of 104 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 2: the reason they lost. When okayse goes twenty three to 105 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 2: twenty four in Dallas goes twelve of twenty three, a 106 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 2: shade above fifty percent shack like from the free throw line. 107 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 2: Let's see who the biggest screw ups were. Derek Lively, 108 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: who I think needs more minutes. He was one of three, 109 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 2: Luca miss two, Kyrie Irving miss one, Gafford miss two, 110 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 2: Derek Jones Junior miss two, PJ. Washington miss two. Nobody 111 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 2: could hit free throws. They were twelve of twenty three 112 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 2: from the line, twelve of thirty five from three. And 113 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 2: I know that the casuals will look at Luca Oh, 114 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 2: he had eighteen twelve and ten. They only scored ninety 115 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 2: six points, like, that's not a bad game. That's not 116 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 2: about eighteen twelve to ten. It's way below a scoring average. 117 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 2: But and then you drill deeper. Oh six of twenty 118 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 2: shooting seven, turnover six baskets. And he was largely invisible 119 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter. And again maybe he's laboring anytime 120 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:10,919 Speaker 2: he hits the deck. I mean, he's like slow to 121 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 2: get up on a key moment there, he collided with 122 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 2: Chet on the sideline and he was slow to get 123 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 2: up and he kind of lost Chet and d hit 124 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: a three from the corner, and it's like, you know, 125 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 2: he complains about a lot of calls. Not his best 126 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,600 Speaker 2: effort last night. I don't want to let Kyrie off 127 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 2: the hook, guys. This was just a weird frigging game. 128 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 2: So Kyrie twenty points in the game one loss. Game 129 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 2: two he only had nine points and eleven assists, but 130 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 2: they won handily. Game three, he had twenty two and seven. 131 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 2: It's like, well, Kyrie, oh yeah, it's poppin'. Game four 132 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 2: when you need him, when Lucas struggling, Kyrie had nine 133 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 2: points and nine assists. That's it. Now, I'll give Kason 134 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 2: Wallace some credit. If you notice, Josh Giddy played a 135 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 2: series low twelve minutes. They went heavy with kase on Wallace, 136 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: who hit two big threes and played excellent defense. 137 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. 138 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: I think he had a block on Luca and Kyrie, 139 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: or maybe no, I'm sorry, just the block on Kyrie, 140 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: which surprised him. Wallace a young kid out of Kentucky, 141 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 2: and Kyrie also picked up his fourth and fifth thousand 142 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 2: in the third quarter, So essentially he's playing like a 143 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 2: quarter I think at least a quarter and a half 144 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: or a quarter and a third with five fouls. I 145 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 2: was like, well, that's not good. So Kyrie, bad game, 146 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: Luca putrid, and yet Dallas is still winning. And this 147 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 2: is the point where I start to turn some of 148 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 2: my gaze toward Jason Kidd. So Dallas has two bigs, 149 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 2: Gafford and the rookie Derek Lively. Both are solid, but 150 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 2: in my opinion, I like Lively because he's better at dunking. 151 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 2: I swear Gafford miss two dunks. I don't know if 152 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 2: it's accurate. Rob could check that, but I swear he 153 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 2: missed too. Lively, better shot blocker and more active around 154 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 2: the rim, had four offensive rebound gafferd only had one. 155 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 2: And in the fourth quarter, Lively's on the bench for Gafford, 156 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 2: and you just see, okay see starting to win the 157 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 2: hustle place get to every ball. It was super frustrating, 158 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 2: and then Okayse said, you know what, you're gonna play 159 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 2: the game where you're letting Josh Giddy get the ball. 160 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 2: We're gonna let Derek Jones junior, get the ball and 161 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 2: listen in on two pointers. He's good, but he's opened 162 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: at the three point line and he was one of five. 163 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 2: So kid had to then pull his best defender because 164 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 2: Jones guards SGA, and then you have to bring on 165 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 2: Tim Hardaway. Well, Tim Hardaway has no chance against SGA. 166 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 2: It's like total barbecue, chicken and shake kills. Alexander just 167 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 2: eight on all the middies step back the side shot, 168 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: not quite over the backboard, but like a rainbow arcing stuff. 169 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,959 Speaker 2: Fourteen to twenty seven, thirty four points. He decided, I'm 170 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 2: gonna abandon the three. I'm just gonna drive and get fouled, 171 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 2: or I'm gonna stick them with the MIDI and man, 172 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 2: I don't. It's a disappointing. I'm straight up crestfallen. I'm 173 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: actually it's it's moved on to anger at this point. 174 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 2: I'm just straight up pissed. So, OKAYSE had sixty five points. 175 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 2: Through three quarters, they had twenty twenty three to twenty two. 176 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 2: They offense was garbage, and the fourth quarter they had 177 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 2: thirty five points. What in Dallas? How the frick do 178 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,560 Speaker 2: you blow that game? This is honestly season type stuff. 179 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 2: You could go up three to one and you got 180 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 2: the series. Three to one is basically a death sentence 181 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 2: if you fall down three to one and you blow that. 182 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 2: Now the only saving grace, rob is the same damn 183 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: thing happened in Dallas Game four against the Clippers. Remember 184 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 2: Paul George kind of went off and Harden had the 185 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: mid range shots, and if you remember, there was no 186 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:39,359 Speaker 2: rim protector and Harden hit like three or four floaters 187 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 2: in the lane down the stretch and the Clippers steal 188 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: it and it's like two two going back, and then 189 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 2: Clippers were feeling themselves, and you know what happened after that. 190 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 2: Dallas goes in and smacks fish taste out their mouth, 191 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 2: wins by like fifty in LA and then that was 192 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 2: a wrap. I don't know if Dallas is going to 193 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 2: be with buy fifty or ten. You know, we shall see. 194 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: Robert I would say, I'm way more nervous after this 195 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,839 Speaker 2: loss than after the Game one loss. 196 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, as you should be. And this game ultimately came 197 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 3: down to the biggest stars from each team having polar 198 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 3: opposite nights. Luka, doncis you mentioned it? Six baskets, seven turnovers, 199 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 3: some more turnovers than baskets and he missed the game 200 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 3: time free throw in the final seconds. That game was 201 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 3: a microcosm of what has been Luka Doncic's entire postseason. Really, 202 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 3: you know, outside of Game five against the Clippers and 203 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 3: Game two against these thunder he has been extremely subpar. 204 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 3: I know that the counting stats don't look too bad, 205 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 3: and you know the efficiency is not there either way. 206 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 3: But if you just look at his numbers overall, you're like, well, 207 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 3: you know, Luca may not be shooting the ball well, 208 00:10:57,679 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 3: but he's still giving you, you know, a very solid 209 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 3: twenty seven, nine and eight, Like you'll take that all 210 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 3: day of the week. And it's like, no, no, we won't. 211 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 3: Because Luka Doncic is one of the guys who has 212 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 3: built up a reputation as being a postseason performer. So 213 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 3: if in the regular season he's giving you thirty four, 214 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 3: ten and nine on forty nine thirty eight, seventy nine splits, 215 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 3: you're expecting that to be the benchmark because he, like 216 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 3: Jimmy Butler, like my guy Jamal Murray, like these are 217 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 3: the guys who historically they don't just reach their regular 218 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 3: season numbers, they exceed them in the postseasm they ratcheted 219 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 3: up to an entirely another level, and Luca has gone 220 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 3: the complete opposite direction. His points per game are down 221 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,319 Speaker 3: by almost eight, his rebounds and assists are pretty much 222 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 3: the same, but the shooting efficiency has fallen off a cliff. 223 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,559 Speaker 3: In the playoffs, his shooting splits are forty one p 224 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 3: twenty six, seventy eight. And it gets even worse in 225 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 3: this specific series against the Thunder, going against Lou dor 226 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 3: the Dorcher Chamber, a guy who could start in the NFL. 227 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 3: Right now, that's right, I said it. Oh, come, I 228 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 3: said it. James Jones position. I don't know what he's 229 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 3: out there just doing stuff. I don't know what he's doing, 230 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 3: but he's doing a lot of it, all right. But 231 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 3: in this series, Lucas shooting thirty nine, thirty one and 232 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 3: sixty eight. That's not going to get it done America. 233 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 3: And then you juxtapose that with SGA, who is having 234 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 3: a coming out party. I know that this regular season, 235 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 3: even last Sea's first team all NBA, but because they 236 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 3: didn't make the playoffs, and then in this season, because 237 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 3: he plays in a small market, you have all of 238 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 3: the super teams out West, with the Suns and the Lakers, 239 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 3: and of course the defending champion Denver Nuggets. So the 240 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 3: Thunder very quietly were the one seed. If there's such 241 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 3: a thing like, you know, people never really took them seriously. 242 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 3: I know myself. I didn't think that they would be 243 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 3: much of a match at all for these Dallas mavericks. 244 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 3: I thought that if the Lakers faced them around one, 245 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 3: the Laker would run through them. It's six games at most, right, 246 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 3: But SGA yesterday thirty four, eight and five, including all 247 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 3: of the clutch baskets down the stretch, that one from 248 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 3: behind the backboard is something you're going to be seeing 249 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 3: on Sports Center here for the next forty eight hours. 250 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:21,199 Speaker 2: Listen it officially behind the backboard. 251 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 3: The camera angle that I saw was behind the backboard, 252 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 3: So I'm gonna give him credit. Okay. But on Monday 253 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 3: Night they say the thing about the NBA is threes 254 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 3: in layups, right, because that's what the analytics say are 255 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 3: the most high value, high percentage shots. You either want 256 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 3: a three or a layup. SGA is not that kind 257 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,440 Speaker 3: of a player. SGA makes a lot of his money 258 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 3: in the mid range. SGA is just a certified bucket getter. 259 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 3: And threes and layups will play out. The math will 260 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 3: math across in an eighty two game season, because even 261 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 3: if you go cold for a week from three, you'll 262 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 3: go hot following week and it's going to average out 263 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 3: to about the same no matter what. In the playoffs, 264 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 3: you can't afford that kind of thing. If you go 265 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 3: cold for a week and a half, like Luka Doncic 266 00:14:06,840 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 3: has been, you might find yourself out of the playoffs 267 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 3: entirely right. There's no coming back from that. So what 268 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 3: you need is just guys who are gonna find ways 269 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 3: to get buckets by any means necessary. Sga, because of 270 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,960 Speaker 3: his penship for shooting the mid range, gets a lot 271 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,359 Speaker 3: of mid range baskets in the play in the postseason 272 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 3: and Monday Night he shot ten of fourteen on middies, 273 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 3: becoming just the second player in postseason history to make 274 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 3: at least ten mid range shots becuse me in the 275 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 3: last five years. I'm sorry I read that wrong, but 276 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 3: he is doing everything that they need him to do 277 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 3: on a night to night basis to keep his team 278 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 3: in contention. And this is because you know, Chet Holmgren, 279 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,520 Speaker 3: I like Check Holmgren. He's not an offensive hub yet 280 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 3: JDub Jaylen Williams has been uneven saved for a couple 281 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 3: of fourth quarters, So SGA has had to carry the 282 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 3: load for this OKC OKC offense, and he's doing it 283 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 3: going head to head with what many considered to be 284 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 3: a top three or four player in the NBA. In 285 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 3: this series, SGA thirty two, ten and seven on forty 286 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 3: eight forty five ninety one splits. Look, man, still I 287 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 3: still have Dallas in this series because I picked them 288 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 3: before the series, and like you, I want to be right, 289 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 3: But if I'm just watching these games, if you have 290 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 3: to tell me who do I trust more likely to 291 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 3: get it done here over games five, six, and seven, 292 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 3: it's gonna be SGA because up until this point, Luka 293 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 3: Doncic has been uneven, He's been a roller coaster, and 294 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 3: SGA has been consistent and consistent at a very high level. 295 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 2: Yeah again, sample size matters, but yeah, so SGA's definitely 296 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 2: been better in this series. And it's weird. It's like 297 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 2: the lost art of the throwback, right. Everybody's like you said, 298 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 2: threes in layups, and yet here is SGA just totally 299 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 2: eating in the mid range. And I don't know what 300 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 2: The solution is I would say more Josh Green. When 301 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 2: it's not Derek Jones, it should be Josh Green. I 302 00:16:10,280 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 2: don't know if it should be Dante Exhem. I don't know. 303 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 2: It just they don't really have an answer for him. 304 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 2: And if Luca's not gonna play well, I'm legit concerned 305 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 2: for the MAVs, but I'm too pissed. I don't want 306 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 2: to say stuff that I regret. Let's just say Rob, 307 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: I have faith in a bounce back spot for Luca 308 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 2: and Kyrie. They're not going out like that. There's no way. 309 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 2: And my only concern is if they over commit to 310 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 2: SGA in the mid range game. That's when it opens 311 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 2: up the three point shots and listen, Okaysee could do 312 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 2: nothing from deep and then of course they over commit 313 00:16:48,480 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 2: to SGA light and then door it hits one, Chet 314 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 2: hits one. It's like, oh gosh, give me a freaking break. 315 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 2: So yeah, it just doesn't mean I hate okay See. 316 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 2: I just I picked the MAVs. I pit the MAVs, 317 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 2: I like the MAVs. I'm rooting for them. 318 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,000 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 319 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports radio 320 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:12,360 Speaker 1: dot Com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to listen. 321 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 2: Live the other game. I don't know, man, Boston Cleveland, 322 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 2: Donovan Mitchell doesn't even freaking play. Like I'm the jerkoff 323 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 2: who goes on social media, you know, I post some 324 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,440 Speaker 2: bets on Instagram stories, and I had a good run 325 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 2: earlier in the playoffs, and now it's just like not great, 326 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden, I'm like, yeah, let me 327 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 2: go calvs. First quarter. I think they come out fired 328 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 2: up plus two and a half. And then like an 329 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 2: hour later, oh, Donovan Mitchell's not gonna play. 330 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:37,959 Speaker 1: He's got a calf injury. 331 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 2: Like what one? Up to four and a half didn't matter. 332 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 2: Celtical on like a twelve nothing run. Of course, the 333 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: rest of the game was kind of close after the 334 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 2: first quarter because you know whatever. Anyways, uh e gad zookes. 335 00:17:50,560 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 2: I can't ride with getting excited about Cleveland. It feels over. Honestly, 336 00:17:55,640 --> 00:18:00,160 Speaker 2: the most interesting thing from this story about this game 337 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 2: is pretty much that Lebron was there in Cleveland, and 338 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:13,360 Speaker 2: Lebron is technically a free agent, and no, I cannot 339 00:18:13,520 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 2: put that together, and he's gonna go back, Come on, Robert, 340 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 2: give me the pulse of what Laker Nation was saying. 341 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 2: Were they on pins and needles? Worried that Lebron who 342 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 2: owns a school in Ohio, who I guess still has 343 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 2: multiple houses there, has a lot of friends and family, 344 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 2: who's probably just back in his hometown hanging out and 345 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 2: took in an NBA game. Or was he recruiting Donovan Mitchell? 346 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 3: You know what, Jason, what you said is probably the truth. 347 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 3: But you know, us Laker fans, we do not operate 348 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,159 Speaker 3: in the black and white of you know, when it 349 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 3: comes to these kind of hypotheticals, there's a lot of 350 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 3: gray area, a lot of room for interpretation. If you 351 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 3: want to talk about this Lebron James court side situation, 352 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 3: you can't have your mind go from A to B. 353 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 3: You got to go from A to Z back to 354 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,280 Speaker 3: F then get to see and then to be well 355 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 3: final way you know, going to w F like you 356 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 3: got to be willing to go all the way down 357 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 3: into the rabbit hole and not come back with the 358 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:09,360 Speaker 3: way you came. 359 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: You got to go. 360 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:12,440 Speaker 3: The only way out is through at this point, and 361 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 3: according to Twitter, and I don't know how reliable Twitter is, 362 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 3: but it seemed reliable to me because it had like 363 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 3: fifty thousand retweets outside of an NBA Finals game during 364 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 3: COVID when Chris Paul faced off against the Milwaukee Bucks, 365 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 3: because you know, Chris Paul famously part of the Banana 366 00:19:30,240 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 3: Boat Crew, one of his best friends in the league. 367 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 3: Outside of that game, Lebron James the last time that 368 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 3: he sat courtside for a game that did not feature 369 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,919 Speaker 3: the team that he was playing for was twenty seventeen 370 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 3: to watch Lonzo Ball in the Summer League for the Lakers. 371 00:19:55,960 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 3: What happened after that, Jason Lebron James went, yeah, signed 372 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 3: with the Los Angeles Lakers. So if you want to 373 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,400 Speaker 3: go down the rabbit hole, you know, there's a lot 374 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 3: of speculation going on right now but the Lakers front 375 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 3: office whether or not they might hire his guy, JJ 376 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 3: Reddick as the head coach. According sources that they are 377 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 3: very quote intrigued by the prospect of hiring JJ. They 378 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 3: may or may not draft Bronnie James. According to Sham Sharanya, 379 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 3: that's something that they're very you know, serious about doing. 380 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 3: Whether that's in the first round or second round, I 381 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 3: don't know. But if Lebron James wants to hold his 382 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 3: player option over the Lakers head and use whatever kind 383 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 3: of leverage that he has, and I don't fault him 384 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:43,800 Speaker 3: for it. I think that's part of free agency. Use 385 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 3: your leverage when you can. If he wants the Lakers 386 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 3: to pull the trigger and make sure that they draft 387 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:54,159 Speaker 3: his son Bronni and they hire his guy JJ, what 388 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 3: better way to make that happen than to show up 389 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 3: courtside in Cleveland and just give the threat that you 390 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 3: might have the return. Part two. Maybe get a couple 391 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 3: of your burner accounts or your friend's burner accounts to 392 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 3: put out there. 393 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: Hey. 394 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,439 Speaker 3: I don't want to say and cause any you know, 395 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 3: confusion or cause any hysteria, but if you were to 396 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 3: combine the contracts of Darius Garland and Jared Allen, that's 397 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 3: almost exactly what you would need and to sign and 398 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 3: trade to get Lebron James just saying, Oh, I'm not 399 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 3: a guy who read that and went and went down 400 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 3: the rabbit hole, but that is true. 401 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 2: Would you would you if you were the Lakers, would 402 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 2: you consider Evan Mobley Garland Man, I don't know Max Strews, 403 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 2: so whoever you need to toss. 404 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 3: In absolutely. 405 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 2: Interesting. You ready to move off Lebron? 406 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 3: No, but if he wants to go back home, I'm 407 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 3: they have plenty of players I would love to take. 408 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 2: There's no zero evidence of that. Damn it. Now you 409 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 2: got me like kind of intrigued. 410 00:21:56,119 --> 00:22:00,040 Speaker 3: By Twitter's a dark plays, man. If you're on the 411 00:22:00,160 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 3: long enough, you'll find yourself in some weird corners. 412 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 2: The discussion about Lebron pushing JJ Reddick as the next coach, 413 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 2: I don't know. It almost feels like the Lakers are like, oh, 414 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 2: we'll do a ma solid we'll mention his name was 415 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 2: up for you know, and help him get like another 416 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 2: interview next time. Right, there's no way they're gonna hire 417 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 2: JJ Reddick, are they? 418 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 3: I didn't think so. But there's just too weird. But 419 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 3: there's too much smoke around it now. And he's host 420 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 3: some podcasts with Lebron and now you're gonna hire. 421 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 2: Him as your coach. 422 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 3: Yes, there is smoke from reputable people. Chams woaj Man, 423 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,040 Speaker 3: Lakers beat reporter daviing Miniman, who's been on the show, 424 00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 3: like all of these guys have reported that JJ is 425 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,239 Speaker 3: a very real possibilit here's another one for you. I 426 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 3: have one source. You know, I don't like saying stuff 427 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 3: with one source. I'm on the record infact, have multiple sources. 428 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:46,959 Speaker 3: I want to go public with it. But because I 429 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 3: like you, I'm gonna tell you. I've been told that 430 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 3: one reason why James Barrego, you see, his name got 431 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 3: floated out there as a guy they're gonna interview right 432 00:22:57,480 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 3: for that coach it. Now, I didn't think James Barrego 433 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 3: was very good. I think he was with Charlotte. Yeah, 434 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 3: with Charlotte for a hot second there. He wasn't terrible, 435 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 3: But I didn't think he did anything that would get 436 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 3: me super excited about it. But according to one source, 437 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:13,600 Speaker 3: the reason why they are interviewing James Barrego and giving 438 00:23:13,600 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 3: the illusion that he's up for that coaching gig is 439 00:23:15,800 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 3: that if they ultimately decide to pull the trigger on 440 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 3: JJ Redick, you know who was an assistant coach during 441 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 3: his younger days with JJ Redick on one of the 442 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 3: teams he played on James Barrego. So James Barrego would 443 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 3: slide into his staff either as a lead assistant or 444 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 3: one of the assistant coaches, and that way JJ Reddick 445 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 3: number one, as somebody's comfortable with and number two has 446 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,439 Speaker 3: a coach on staff with head coaching experience, thus alleviating 447 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 3: any concern about his lack of experience. 448 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:52,160 Speaker 2: That's an interesting. Now that angles super interesting. Reddick, the 449 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 2: player communicator, the Steve Kerr if you will, stacks his 450 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 2: staff with Shuell coaches, So Reddick is more of a 451 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 2: CEO walk around guy, and the coaches are doing the 452 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 2: heavy lifting. Like is JJ Reddick drawing up plays in 453 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:10,959 Speaker 2: the huddle? I don't know. 454 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 3: Is he he does on his podcast, so I would 455 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 3: hope so a little different, a little different. 456 00:24:18,560 --> 00:24:22,520 Speaker 2: Let me just quickly listen. I don't I enjoy this podcast. 457 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 2: I don't want to get in trouble. But rob WNBA 458 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 2: season starts this week. Okay, And I told you guys, 459 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 2: we secure tickets to Caitlin Clark's the game out here 460 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 2: Fever versus Sparks. Oh you got money, it would know 461 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 2: it was. It was pricey, but it wasn't like that pricey, 462 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,920 Speaker 2: I mean reasonable. I'm not front row five thousand dollars, 463 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 2: nothing like that. But then there was the news that 464 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 2: the WNBA is getting their flights chartered. Okay. And now 465 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 2: I don't know if you saw this, but there was 466 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 2: this big rollout like the day before the season. This 467 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 2: season begins tonight the day yesterday about how Skims, which 468 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 2: is Kim Kardashian's like underwear brand, is partnering with the WNBA. 469 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 2: Did you see any of this. 470 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 3: Or no, no, I did not see. 471 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:15,479 Speaker 2: This, Okay. So essentially they found like, I don't know, 472 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 2: five pretty attractive WNBA players and got them in like 473 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: underwears and bras and had like a photo shoot and 474 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 2: it was all over social media and the comments from 475 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:33,520 Speaker 2: some thirsty dudes are kind of funny. But like one 476 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,800 Speaker 2: of them, like Kelsey Plum, who apparently is single now 477 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 2: with after Darren Waller, I guess she announced on social 478 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 2: media she dumped him. Skyler Diggen Smith, who went to 479 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 2: Notre Dame and was like a huge deal, like five 480 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 2: years ago, she's still a good player. A girl's name 481 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 2: I can't pronounce, Cameron Brink of the La Sparks, And 482 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 2: it was like, again, I don't want to go get 483 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 2: get in any trouble, but this is just a reality. 484 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 2: It felt like they're trying to change the narrative of 485 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:08,919 Speaker 2: the WNBA. They took five women who I mean, it 486 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 2: looks like it was like one of these photo shoots 487 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 2: where they're like kind of like oiled up and they're 488 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 2: not wearing a lot of clothes, and it just gives 489 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 2: the appearance of look at these sexy players in the WNBA, 490 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 2: and it's just interesting. The day before the season starts, 491 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 2: Charter Flights Caitlin Clark, it feels like the WNBA has 492 00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 2: gotten the memo that guys, we've got some momentum, let's capitalize. 493 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 2: And I will just say the macro step, you know, 494 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 2: ten thousand feet up view is the WNBA is really 495 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 2: really going all in right now, which I think is 496 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 2: absolutely genius. And on the heels of the WNBA season, 497 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 2: I don't know if you saw like Connecticut is gonna 498 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 2: now play usc this in like a home and home 499 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 2: the next two seasons, pitting Juju Watkins against Cage Bookers, 500 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 2: and they're like alread hyping out the games in like December, 501 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 2: and I saw it all over Instagram and I'm like, 502 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 2: it's like seven months away and they're hyping the game 503 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 2: and I was like, Okay, that's listen, smart business. Right, 504 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 2: NFL release schedule, rob They said the schedule will be 505 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 2: released on I believe it was Thursday, right, Yeah, well, 506 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 2: what do they do Monday? They start the week with 507 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 2: we got Chiefs, we got Ravens in the opener, first 508 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 2: game of the season. Everybody's beak is wet. Then what's next. 509 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,479 Speaker 2: Michael Strahan gets on the stage at Fox Upfronts and 510 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 2: it says to Tom Brady. 511 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 4: Tom, we got your first game. You're calling it Week 512 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 4: one Cleveland Browns, And like Tom Brady's like, well, lefg baby. 513 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 4: So they're like, the NFL knows, We're not gonna wait 514 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 4: until Thursday and dump the whole schedule. We're gonna have 515 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 4: like a slow. 516 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 1: Drip all week. 517 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 2: We're gonna give you a little taste. We're gonna wet 518 00:27:44,640 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 2: your beak. We're gonna give you this. I mean, I saw. 519 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 2: I don't know if you saw this. The Jets are 520 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 2: opening allegedly with the forty nine ers because George Kittle 521 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 2: puts something on Instagram stories saying see you soon, Darren Rodgers, 522 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 2: and instantly I was like, damn it. The Jets have 523 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 2: a really good in ahead and they're gonna start ze 524 00:28:01,280 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 2: one losing to the Niners. But like, and I contrast, Rob, 525 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 2: because we didn't get to talk about this. The NBA 526 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,120 Speaker 2: Draft lottery usually is on like a Tuesday in May. 527 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 2: They had it on Mother's Day, Rob, I cannot express 528 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 2: how disappointed I was in the league for that. And again, 529 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 2: I'm not like freaking out. I'm not outraged. It just 530 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 2: felt like, what an embarrassment. You're burying the NBA draft lottery, 531 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 2: which is exciting, and they had a crazy exciting result 532 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 2: on a Sunday, which is Mother's Day. I don't know. 533 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,159 Speaker 2: I just an NBA. I know they're getting a big 534 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 2: TV deal and they don't give a rats ass. I 535 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 2: just found it a little disappointing. I don't know. I 536 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 2: just said a lot of stuff, so fire away. 537 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 3: Well I'll go in order. The WNBA are to me 538 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 3: doing the right thing. I know some people might say 539 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 3: that that's objectifying women or that's inappropriate. You know that 540 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 3: you should be just embracing their style of play, and 541 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 3: in a ideal world, sure that would be the case, 542 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,280 Speaker 3: but in a situation where the league has never quite 543 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 3: been as viable as it probably should be. As far 544 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 3: as I know, the NBA is still basically financing the 545 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 3: entire league as far as I know. IoT to double 546 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 3: check that, but at this point in time, they have 547 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 3: a moment or they're having a moment women's basketball. Caitlin 548 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 3: Clark by herself, it feels like has gotten them charter flights, 549 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 3: is going to lead to them renegotiating their CBA here 550 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 3: in about a year. It's led to them, you know, 551 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 3: having increased ticket revenue, ticket sales. You know, the Vegas 552 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 3: Aceans had to move their game against the Fever to 553 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 3: a bigger arena. The home games in Indiana, I moved 554 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 3: to a bigger arena. So anything they can do at 555 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 3: this point to bring more eyeballs, even if that includes 556 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 3: dressing a few of your more attractive athletes in underwear 557 00:29:49,400 --> 00:29:52,840 Speaker 3: to gain eyeballs, I have no problem with it, providing 558 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 3: the women are okay with it, and obviously they're okay 559 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 3: with their all. They wouldn't have signed up for it, right, Yeah, 560 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: So all power to them. As far as the NBA, 561 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 3: part of me believes that this may have been intentional 562 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 3: because they know there isn't a great prospect available at 563 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 3: the top of the draft, or at least a historically 564 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 3: great prospect, So it might have been a way like, hey, 565 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 3: you know what, we don't want to ruin our Tuesday 566 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,560 Speaker 3: night doubleheader, you know, with whatever I think Denver Place tonight, 567 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 3: and we don't want to ruin that by playing the 568 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 3: lottery there to someone's gonna drop Alexander Sar, a guy 569 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 3: you've never heard of and who've never seen play outside 570 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 3: of the basketball degenerates like Jason McIntyre, So we're gonna 571 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,560 Speaker 3: go ahead and hide him there. The NFL one is 572 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 3: funny because I don't know if you saw this one, 573 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 3: but they already announced that there are two different networks 574 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 3: at least NBC and I believe Fox is going to 575 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 3: have a primetime game on Saturday, December twenty first, why 576 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 3: is that important? That is also the night reportedly of 577 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 3: the college football Playoff semi final. So NBC and NFL, 578 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 3: we see Fox and the NFL have decided to come 579 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 3: together and say we believe we are so much bigger, batter, 580 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 3: and better than everything that's out there. We will go 581 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 3: head to head with your marquee product in college football 582 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 3: on purpose, just to prove and flex our muscles and 583 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 3: show that a Week fourteen game between the Miami Dolphins 584 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 3: and the Jacksonville Jaguars whatever, I don't know, it's gonna 585 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:30,760 Speaker 3: outdraw Texas versus Ohio State and college football semifinal. I 586 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 3: thought that was just a power move by the NFL. 587 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 2: Well, now that's super I didn't even see that. So 588 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 2: we don't know who the game is right in the 589 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 2: NFL yet not yet, there's two obvious gonna be two games. 590 00:31:45,320 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 2: Oh goodness, you're just going all it's just like we're 591 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 2: gonna go straight up head to head against you guys. 592 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,280 Speaker 2: Listen for us, Rob, it's a win. I'll give a shit. 593 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 2: I got two TVs right my remote control works. I 594 00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 2: will get batteries for Christmas, just so I'm ready, Like 595 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 2: I don't this doesn't bother me. If the NFL feels like, oh, 596 00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:07,440 Speaker 2: we want to have a ratings showdown, like to get 597 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 2: what like win social media for the day, I don't know. 598 00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:14,280 Speaker 2: It seems kind of odd, but yeah, NFL is a 599 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,080 Speaker 2: beast and people like football, but I like sports, and 600 00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 2: like tonight we got two games and like it's they're 601 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 2: back to back, so it's a little different. But like baseball, 602 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 2: right now, I don't really know what's happening. I know 603 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 2: Dodgers are doing well and Yanks are, but we know 604 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 2: what's happening in the NBA most of the season, and 605 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 2: Rob will be confess I didn't think we would be 606 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 2: staring down the barrel of an OKC Minnesota Conference Finals. 607 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:42,560 Speaker 2: I didn't think that was even humanly possible. NFL, that 608 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 2: would be the equivalent of I guess the Texans being 609 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 2: in the AFC Championship game against Miami. I don't even know. 610 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 2: That's how randomness is. 611 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:01,200 Speaker 1: The only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 612 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: the game. He's making money while you do it. Here's 613 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: your best bat. 614 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,880 Speaker 2: Let's get to tonight's games. Pacers at Knicks nixt two 615 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 2: and a half point favorites. All signs point to no 616 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:20,160 Speaker 2: ogn Andobi. I do think the Knicks probably bounce back, 617 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 2: but the confidence levels low. I saw some numbers on 618 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 2: New York. So Devincenzo remember he had thirty five in 619 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,400 Speaker 2: Game three, and they like went all in to try 620 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 2: to win that game. Since I guess in the final damn, 621 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 2: I can't find the stat here, but basically in the 622 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 2: final core in the final five quarters, so the fourth 623 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 2: quarter of game three and the four quarters of last game. 624 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 2: Devincenzo is three for seventeen shooting. So he emptied the 625 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 2: clip in the first three quarters in Indiana and then 626 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 2: has made three of his last twenty shots and apparently 627 00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 2: after Indian moved Aaron Nesmith to Jalen Brunson after game two. Remember, 628 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,680 Speaker 2: Nemhart just got lit up like a Christmas tree and 629 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 2: TJ McConnell had some success, but the coach was riding Nemhart. 630 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:14,560 Speaker 2: They moved Nie Smith to Brunson in the last two games, 631 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 2: and Brunson's nine of twenty seven against him. And apparently 632 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:20,800 Speaker 2: I don't know where they got this stat from at ESPN, 633 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:25,800 Speaker 2: but in games three and four, ten jumpers by Jalen 634 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:29,759 Speaker 2: Brunson hit the front of the rim, perhaps a sign 635 00:34:29,800 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 2: that he's tired. And it's only game four, so we 636 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 2: will see what the Knicks have in the tank. I mean, 637 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,719 Speaker 2: I think the under would probably be a look here, 638 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:42,359 Speaker 2: I did read this Rob that there's the Knicks catch 639 00:34:42,400 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 2: a huge break after game five because there's some there's 640 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:49,319 Speaker 2: like an extra day maybe two in between games, and 641 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 2: I read that Caitlin Clark is the reason for that. 642 00:34:52,520 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 2: So she opens the season tonight, but her home opener, 643 00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 2: I believe, had coincided with a Pacers playoff game, and 644 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 2: wouldn't you know it, but Caitlin Clark's taking precedent, so 645 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 2: they bumped the Pacers a day for Game six, which 646 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:11,319 Speaker 2: is a huge win for the Knicks. Any extra rest 647 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 2: you can get for Anonobi and Brunson and Hart and 648 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 2: Evincenzo is massive. So I still think the Knicks win 649 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:22,799 Speaker 2: the series. I don't feel ultra confident about tonight in 650 00:35:22,840 --> 00:35:24,839 Speaker 2: any way, shape or form. I would guess the Knicks 651 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,440 Speaker 2: wins something of a low scoring game. It's kind of 652 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 2: sort of close, but I don't know, Robi don't. I 653 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 2: just don't feel like I have a total read on 654 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:34,480 Speaker 2: the series at this point. 655 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, nor do I. And as far as betting, I 656 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,399 Speaker 3: would not actually bet on this game. I just don't 657 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:42,880 Speaker 3: feel good about it. And that's one thing that people 658 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 3: need to know about what's betting. We talk about it 659 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 3: all the time. Is it's great to throw it down 660 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 3: money if you have a good feel about it, you 661 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:53,839 Speaker 3: have some educated information, you have a good insight into 662 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 3: what might happen in that game. But if you don't, 663 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:59,480 Speaker 3: and that's totally fine, then don't fire on it. So 664 00:35:59,800 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 3: for purposes of this show, though, if I had to 665 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 3: give advice, I would give the Pacers to cover the spread, 666 00:36:04,880 --> 00:36:08,120 Speaker 3: giving up to getting the points. But this series has 667 00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 3: just been so inconsistent, and a lot of it is 668 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,240 Speaker 3: because of the injuries. You know, the Knicks are limping 669 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 3: their way through every quarter. It feels like every game 670 00:36:18,719 --> 00:36:21,920 Speaker 3: to game, quarter to quarter, there's somebody is more nicked up. 671 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: You know. 672 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 3: Josh Hart finally admitted that he was tired after Game four. 673 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 3: Donte Vincenzo's been in a slum since he emptied the 674 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 3: clip there in Game three, and Jalen Brunson is dealing 675 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,760 Speaker 3: with the foot issue that I'm sure once this season 676 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:35,640 Speaker 3: is over, they're gonna say he had some kind of 677 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 3: foot sprain or something more serious than what he's being 678 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:41,879 Speaker 3: led on. So of course, you know, if I had 679 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 3: to make any kind of bet, I would bet on 680 00:36:43,680 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 3: the Pacers. But I'm honestly staying away from this one. 681 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 2: Yeah. I don't even feel great about Minnesota Denver. Who 682 00:36:50,560 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 2: which team is gonna show up? I mean, the obvious 683 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 2: answer is Denver, But isn't this where Minnesota would respond? 684 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:00,839 Speaker 2: I don't know what to do this series. This series 685 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,440 Speaker 2: has me totally shook. If you're looking for fun, I 686 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 2: guess you just moneyline parlay the home teams. Let's see 687 00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 2: what Nicks and Nuggets do on a money line parlay 688 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:15,880 Speaker 2: just to win one hundred. It'll get you. Oh wow, 689 00:37:17,040 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 2: that's not bad, get you one hundred and seventy three dollars. 690 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:22,759 Speaker 2: What am I? 691 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:24,839 Speaker 1: Who's who's screwing that up? 692 00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:32,760 Speaker 2: Pacers? Let's teams win Nick Probably if Nuggets money line. 693 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:39,480 Speaker 3: Parlay, Oh gosh, who screw I mean, Nuggets aren't losing again, 694 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:39,959 Speaker 3: are they? 695 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 2: You know what? 696 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:46,360 Speaker 3: I feel more confident in Denver than any of the 697 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,919 Speaker 3: possibilities in this one. I just feel like they've unlocked something. 698 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:50,719 Speaker 3: They figured out a way to attack that dual. Big 699 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 3: look with Rudy Gobert, because you know that whole narrative. 700 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 3: Remember people said that Gobart is unplayable in the playoffs, 701 00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:59,919 Speaker 3: and then he was great against Phoenix and it's like, see, 702 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:01,920 Speaker 3: you know, the analytics were right. There's a reason why 703 00:38:01,960 --> 00:38:03,320 Speaker 3: he's going to be a four time defensive Player of 704 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 3: the Year. He's just the issues in Utah, you know, 705 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:09,320 Speaker 3: totally different than here in Minnesota. Then he goes against 706 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:14,080 Speaker 3: Jokic and this Denver team, and the most success they've 707 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 3: had in this series across four games has been when 708 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:19,359 Speaker 3: Gobert has been out there. He has been He's just 709 00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 3: a total liability offensively and defensively. He does, you know, 710 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 3: one thing really well, and that's defend the rim. But 711 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 3: Jokic is so skilled and the Denver offense is such 712 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:31,480 Speaker 3: a unique organism that they find ways to attack him 713 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 3: and that other teams just don't. And so I feel 714 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 3: really good about Denver. I think Denver figures something out 715 00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,400 Speaker 3: and less Minnesota makes the drastic change to just go 716 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:43,840 Speaker 3: with the nas reed Carl Town's lineup more often. I 717 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 3: think Denver's got this one. 718 00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:51,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, I just I keep looking at that Aaron Gordon performance, 719 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:55,399 Speaker 2: the Jokic, Gobert. They played their best when Gobert didn't 720 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:57,000 Speaker 2: even play, like you said, because of the birth of 721 00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:59,080 Speaker 2: his kid. It's like, I don't know. I just I 722 00:38:59,120 --> 00:39:02,319 Speaker 2: don't know a Minnesota had had me. They I fell 723 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:04,320 Speaker 2: for them. I think it's over now. I think Denver 724 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:07,839 Speaker 2: Denver cruises. All right, We'll be back tomorrow, probably some 725 00:39:07,880 --> 00:39:13,440 Speaker 2: more NFL leaks w NBA Caitlin Clark season debut. By 726 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:15,520 Speaker 2: the way, just for fun, rob I did bet Fever 727 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:17,799 Speaker 2: to win the title and Kitlin Clark to be the MVP, 728 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:19,800 Speaker 2: just just to have some skin in the game. Not 729 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 2: significant money, pizza money, fun play and then you get 730 00:39:24,040 --> 00:39:26,160 Speaker 2: to root any interest in tailing me on that. 731 00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 3: Uh no, I will not be doing that. 732 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 2: Quickly shut that down. Talk to you tomorrow.