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All right, welcome to Hoops tonight, 30 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: presented by Vanduel here at the volume Happy Tuesday, everybody. 31 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: I hope all of you guys are having a great 32 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: week so far. Little change of plans tonight. So originally 33 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: we were gonna do an instant reaction video to Grizzlies 34 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: Pelicans before we got to the rest of the show, 35 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: but then Desmond Bain was ruled out, Zion Williamson was 36 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: ruled out, And now that particular game doesn't quite take 37 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: on the same field that it had earlier today, so 38 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna skip that and just go to the rest 39 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 1: of the show, We're gonna do a deep dive into 40 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,959 Speaker 1: the Boston Celtics and their recent success. After beating the 41 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: Thunder yesterday, they've won seven in a row and now 42 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: they have the best record in the league. Then yesterday 43 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: there was this kind of this debate running around as 44 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: to whether or not Tatum and Brown are the best 45 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: duo in the NBA, which obviously got me thinking. So 46 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: I've got a list of the top ten duos in 47 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: the NBA for you guys today. After that, I finally 48 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: got to spend a good amount of time this morning 49 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: doing a deep dive into shake guil Just Alexander. With 50 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: him being buried in Oklahoma City, haven't gotten to spend 51 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 1: much time watching him, but he's been unquestionably one of 52 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: the top ten players in the NBA to start the season. 53 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: So I did watch almost two hours of footage on 54 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: him this morning and just about every basket he's made 55 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: over the course of the season, and I cannot believe 56 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: how good he is. So we're gonna spend some time 57 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: talking about him, and then at the end, we're gonna 58 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: talk to some Golden State Warriors. Has got back on track? 59 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: Would they win against San Antonio Spurs last night. Their 60 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: bench got going, Jordan Pool got back on track. And 61 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: then I want to talk a little bit about Clay 62 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: Thompson because there was a report that came about came 63 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: out about him and some of the frustrations with his shooting, 64 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: which I'm gonna come out in his defense a little bit. 65 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: And then Grizzlies fans. I promise we are going to 66 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: get to the Grizzlies eventually soon. Desmond Baine is experiencing 67 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 1: a leap and a lot of it has to do 68 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: with his ability to create his own shot, which is 69 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: something I was specifically critical of about him in previous seasons. 70 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: We will get to that eventually. You guys know the 71 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: drill before we get started. Subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channels. 72 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: You don't miss any more of our videos. Follow me 73 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: on Twitter at underscore Jason lt S. You guys don't 74 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: miss any show announcements as well as footage breakdowns and 75 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: things along those lines. And the last but not least, 76 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, you miss one of these shows and 77 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: you can't get back over to YouTube to finish, you 78 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: can find them wherever you get your podcasts. Under Hoops 79 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: Tonight all right, let's talk some basketball. So Boston Celtics 80 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: seven wins in a row. You know, I had a 81 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: couple of people complaining in my mentions on Twitter that 82 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: I haven't talked about them that much to start this season, 83 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: and you know, it's funny, because they were basically all 84 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: we talked about at the end of last year. Because 85 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: if those of you guys who've been following the show, 86 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:40,559 Speaker 1: I was super high on the Celtics the entire last 87 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,640 Speaker 1: half of last season, and going into that playoff run, 88 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: basically up until the finals, I picked them to win 89 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: um and so they're a team that I've talked about 90 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: a ton, and so it was kind of nice to 91 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: kind of get away from the Celtics and talk about 92 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: some other teams to start the season. But we can't 93 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: skip over them anymore. They have the best record in 94 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: the league. They are five and two against five hundred 95 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: or better teams, which is best in the league by 96 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: a mile. They are first in offense by a mile 97 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: four points per one hundred possessions, ahead of the Nuggets, 98 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: who I predicted would be number one in offense. However, 99 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,679 Speaker 1: they are twenty one in defense and that's not getting 100 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: any better. They are seventeen and defense during the seven 101 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: game win streak. But I have a theory there. So 102 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: you know, rim protection in particular is far more valuable 103 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 1: in the regular season because the prospect of sitting in 104 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: a defensive stance and containing ball handlers is extremely taxing physically. 105 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 1: It takes a lot more effort, right, versus a funneling 106 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: scheme where you have a big man that's lingering around 107 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: the basket, say like Robert Williams, when he's lingering around 108 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,599 Speaker 1: the basket and guys are funneling to them, which is, 109 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: you know, a scheme that a lot of teams use 110 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: over the course of a two games to try to 111 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 1: just work their way and eat innings. During the regular season, 112 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: that's just a lot less taxing to do. It's more 113 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: focus and understanding your rotations and just making sure you 114 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: funnel in the right directions and things along those lines, 115 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: and then the big man it can linger around the 116 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: basket because there's not really the game planning that you 117 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: see in playoff series that require you to be better 118 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 1: on the perimeter. Right. So Robert Williams's injury specifically was 119 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: going to ask the Boston Celtics to defend in a 120 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: different way. Now, They've always had that look, even in 121 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs last year they had their Robert Williams look, 122 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: and then they had their Al Horford at the five 123 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: look when they would bring Derk Derek White into the game. Right, 124 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: I liked their Al Horford at the five lineups better. 125 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: We've been over that extensively. The gist of it is 126 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 1: is I think Robert Williams and what he does is uh, 127 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: you know, It's like the vertical spacing is good, but 128 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: vertical spacing is never the same as five out spacing. 129 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 1: In my opinion, I've said that time and time again 130 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: on the show. It's just way harder to make defensive 131 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: rotations in five out spacing and then in general on 132 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: the defensive And I thought Robert Williams also gambled quite 133 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: a bit and got out of position, and them using 134 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: him as a roamer actually hurt their defense in a 135 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: lot of specific cases. And most importantly, they still defended 136 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: really well without Robert Williams on the floor last year. 137 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: Now in this regular season, without Robert Williams, their defense 138 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: hasn't been the same, but it's been because of that 139 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: perimeter defense that I'm talking about. You're now asking that lineup, 140 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, with Al Horford at the five, you're asking 141 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: those groups to sit in a stance and contain at 142 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: a higher level than they're used to doing during the 143 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: regular season, and they just simply haven't done that. But 144 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: I'm encouraged because you're still seeing these pockets of really 145 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: good defense when the Celtics lock in, and they still 146 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: look every bit as stifling as they did last year. 147 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: And you've seen that a lot over the course, just 148 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: in the last week. So last night against the Thunder, 149 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: for instance, Jalen Brown really struggling to guard Shay Guild 150 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: just Alexander. In general, everything looks sloppy. They're killing you 151 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: with pick and top with poku, and it doesn't look good. 152 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: You're down. You know. The Thunder pretty much controlled that 153 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: game through through three quarters and some change. But then 154 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:11,800 Speaker 1: from the eight minute mark to the one minute mark 155 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: of the fourth quarter, Boston sat in a damn defensive stance. 156 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown did a much better job on Shade Guil 157 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: just Alexander. Tatum gotta stop on Shade Gil just Alexander 158 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: as well. They forced to turn over on the door 159 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: down a drive they blocked Josh Kiddy at the rim. 160 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: They sat in the stance, and they played much better defense, 161 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: and they allowed just eight points over seven minutes from 162 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 1: the eight minute mark to the one minute mark. Now, 163 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: Boston's offense wasn't light in the world on fire during 164 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: that span. They only scored sixteen points themselves, but their 165 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: defense gave them a chance to win that game. And 166 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: then it was tied at one fifteen and Marcus Smart 167 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,559 Speaker 1: hit that tough, contested three on the left wing, and 168 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: then Derek White hit a nasty movement three coming up 169 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: from the left wing and turning and squaring up in 170 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: mid al mid air to knock down the three. And 171 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 1: then Marcus Smart hit a driving layup on s g 172 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: A to ice the game, and the game's over. So again, 173 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: like when I'm looking at, especially teams that have had 174 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: a lot of deep playoff runs who might succumb to 175 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: some regular season malaise, I'm curious to see what their 176 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: switch looks like. What does it look like when they 177 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: really turn it on? And as far as I can tell, 178 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: Boston is still able to flip that switch and strangled 179 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: teams when they need to. You guys might remember, I 180 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: think it was just over a week ago and um 181 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: uh when they played the Memphis Grizzlies, similar type of deal. 182 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: Game tied at ninety with eight minutes left. We covered 183 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: this game if you guys remember there was uh. It 184 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,680 Speaker 1: was tied at ninety, was just about eight minutes left, 185 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: and they held the Grizzlies scoreless five possessions in a row. 186 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: They forced Desmond Baying into a tough step back, they 187 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: forced John Moran into a tough step back, they couldn't score. 188 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: Then on the other end of the floor, Boston scored 189 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: ten points and the game was over. So they flipped 190 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: the switch and they were able to get the win. 191 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: Earlier this weekend when they played the Nuggets, same deal. 192 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: They're only up eight seven with three minutes left in 193 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 1: the third, and over the course of the next seven 194 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: minutes they allowed just eight point they score twenty three. 195 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: Suddenly you're up sixteen in the game is over. So 196 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: there's clear examples for Boston of them being able to 197 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: flip the switch, because during the regular season without Rob Williams, 198 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: you're asking them to contain on the perimeter, which is 199 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:19,679 Speaker 1: just really taxing emotionally, physically, and mentally. Right, So they're 200 00:10:19,720 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: they're not. They're not dialed in enough on that end 201 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: of the floor. You know, a possession and in possession 202 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: out over the course of the season. But they're still 203 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 1: demonstrating that when they lock in, they can do that. 204 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: And Robert Williams will come back, and when he does 205 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: that should bolster their regular season defense. They should take 206 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: over at that point. And here's another thing too, with 207 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 1: how good their offense has been. Again, I predict that 208 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: the Nuggets would be the best offense in the league. Nope, 209 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: their second, and the Celtics are four points better per 210 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: one possessions. I talked about how the Clippers were the 211 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: best driving, kicked team in the league and the Celtics 212 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: were like the team that wanted to be the Clippers. No, 213 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: that that's not the case anymore. The Celtics are the 214 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: best driving, kicked team in the league. They're the best 215 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 1: offense in the league, and it's not close. Their combination 216 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: of ball handling and shooting now has made them incredibly 217 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: difficult to guard. Jayson Tatum and Jalen Brown have both 218 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: taken leaps and and you know, here's the deal. I'm 219 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: still picking Milwaukee out of the East, but we are 220 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: set up for what should be an all time great 221 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference Finals. I can't wait. And yes, i'd picked Milwaukee, 222 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: but Boston absolutely has a chance to win that series. 223 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: So over the course the last couple of days, as 224 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: the Celtics have gotten back on track, there's been this 225 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: debate that's been thrown out. You know, are Jayson Tatum 226 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: and Jalen Brown the best duo in the NBA? Now, 227 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: I was inclined to agree, but I wanted to dig 228 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: into it a little bit and just make sure that 229 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: my head was in the right place. So I did, 230 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: and I put together a list of the top ten 231 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: duos in the NBA. So what I'm gonna do, for 232 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: time's sake, for the top five, I'm gonna dive into 233 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: some numbers. I'm just gonna list sixth through ten, and 234 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: then I have an honorable mentioned list as well. So 235 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: I agree Number one, I have Jayson Tatum and Jylen Brown. There, 236 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: I reaging fifty seven, fourteen rebounds, and seven assists. Both 237 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,560 Speaker 1: are over fifty percent true shooting, so they're both scoring 238 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 1: at an incredibly high rate and an incredibly efficient rate. 239 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: They're two of the best perimeter defenders in the league. 240 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: I think Jayson Tatum is clearly a top five player 241 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: right now. Look like I have a lot of predictions. 242 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: It's part of the job. I'm wrong sometimes, and you 243 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: guys always let me know when I'm wrong. I'm gonna 244 00:12:23,880 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: be wrong. Sometimes I'm gonna be right sometimes. One of 245 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: the things I was right about was when I put 246 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,079 Speaker 1: Tatum at six. I put Tatum at six because I 247 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: said his playoff run was real and if it was 248 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: anybody else, you guys would be acknowledging it. And everyone 249 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: called me insane. And Jayson Tatum has been a top 250 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: five player this year. That's been one of the things 251 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: that I've been right about. And then Jalen Brown is 252 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: firmly a top fifteen player in this league. So top 253 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: five and top fifteen, two of the best perimeter defenders 254 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,960 Speaker 1: in basketball. Fourteen and seven. Yeah, I think Jayson Tatum 255 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 1: and Jalen Brown are the best duo in the league. 256 00:12:56,679 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 1: Number two Johannas Antenna Coompo and Drew Holiday fifty one points, 257 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: eighteen rebounds, thirteen assists. Both will make all defense teams. 258 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: Although I think Janice is pretty clearly the best defensive 259 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: player in the world right now. He's the best player 260 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:13,320 Speaker 1: in the world right now, but Drew somewhere around thirty. 261 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: But you can't, you know, we can't overlook the team's 262 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: success Janice and Drew. You know, without Chris Middleton last year, 263 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: damn near beat that Celtics team. Okay, and then this 264 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: year they have been right up at the top of 265 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,319 Speaker 1: the league without Chris Middleton, without Pat Connaughton. Those dudes 266 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: just know how to win basketball games. They play both 267 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: ends of the floor. Janice is the best player in 268 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: the world. I have them as the second best duo 269 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 1: in the league, all right, number three, Steph Curry and 270 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins fifty points, twelve rebounds, nine assists, both overt 271 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: true shooting. Steph Curry is at a career high sixty 272 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: nine point two percent true shooting. He's the best that 273 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: he's ever been. Steph is a good defensive player. Andrew 274 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,120 Speaker 1: wigginses is in the converse station for the best perimeter 275 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: defender alive. I have Steph as the second best player 276 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: in the world right now. Andrew Wiggins is somewhere in 277 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: that thirty five to forty range. Once again, we got 278 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 1: to acknowledge the winning that they've done over the course 279 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: of the last couple of years. I have them at 280 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: number three, number four, Joel em Beat and James Harden 281 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: combining for fifty four points, seventeen rebounds, and fourteen assists, 282 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 1: both over fifty true shooting, and Beat is having the 283 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: best perimeter shooting season of his career. Don't look at 284 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: the three point numbers. He is lighting the world on 285 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: fire from mid range this year. He's somewhere around the 286 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: sixth or seventh best player in the league. And then 287 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: James Harden, Like, I know he's hurt right now, but 288 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: he definitely looked more spry before the injury. Not quite 289 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: two thousand nineteen, James Harden, but he looked more spry. 290 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: He's somewhere around the twenty best player in the league. 291 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: As a duo, they aren't as good defensively as they 292 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: should be. But with as good as joe El em 293 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: Beat has been this year, and with James Harden firmly 294 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: being right around the twentieth best player in the league, 295 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: I have them as the fourth best duo in the league. 296 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: All right, number five, And again I need you like 297 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: we gotta look past the roster here and look at 298 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: the players. I have Lebron, James and Anthony Davis. They're 299 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: averaging fort twenty rebounds and tennisis both are top four 300 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: in the league and restricted area makes per game. For 301 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: the record, They're gonna because of how terrible the Lakers are. 302 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a ton of pushback here, but we 303 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: have to look past that. They are playing with far 304 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: and away the worst supporting cast in the league. It's 305 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: not close. Every other due on this list has significantly 306 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: more help flanking them than Lebron James and Anthony Davis. Too. 307 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:43,120 Speaker 1: There are players starting games for the Lakers, multiple players 308 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: that have started games for the Lakers that would not 309 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: even make rotations for other players on this list. Rob 310 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: Plink and Genie Buss have absolutely destroyed the roster around 311 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: Lebron James and Anthony Davis. That is why the team 312 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: is struggling as much as they have been. However, I 313 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: used to consider or Lebron James top five Anthony Davis 314 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: top five as well. In Anthony Davis has declined and 315 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: l Lebron James has declined as well. I think both 316 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: of them have still firmly been in that fifteen to 317 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: eleven range, and they're Look, here's the thing is, we're 318 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 1: looking at this list. The only other due on this 319 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: list that I can firmly say both players are top 320 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: fifteen players in the league is Tatum and Brown. So 321 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: you can slander the Lakers all you want. Hell, I 322 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: do too. I do it half of the week here, right. 323 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: But and and we can acknowledge that Lebron James and 324 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis are having down years. They absolutely are, But 325 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 1: there's still an incredibly imposing duo. And I would imagine 326 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: that Lebron James is going to pick his game up 327 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: over the course of this season. And Anthony Davis just 328 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: played his best game probably in the last two seasons. 329 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: So we can slander the Lakers, but we can't look 330 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: past the fact that Lebron James and Anthony Davis two 331 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: top fifteen players in the league. They are the fifth 332 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: best duo in the league. They just play with the 333 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: worst roster in basketball. Right now, all right, I'm gonna 334 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: rip through the the back five pretty quick here. So 335 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: number six, I have Zion and Brandon Ingram. Number seven, 336 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 1: I have John Rand and Desmond Bain. Number eight, I 337 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 1: have Nicola Yokich and Jamal Murray. Number nine, Luca don 338 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: Chich and Spencer Dinwoodie and number ten Trey Young and 339 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: Dijonta Murray the groups that missed the cut for me, 340 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,719 Speaker 1: Katie and Kyrie because Kyrie can't stay by Kevin Durant 341 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: side long enough to even be considered a duo. Same 342 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: goes for Kawai and Paul George Is Kauai just can't 343 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: stay on the court. I had Trey Young and de 344 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: gent Day Murray narrowly missing the cut, Damian Lillard and 345 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: Anfreny Simmons. Oh, you could even go with Jeremy Grant there, 346 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 1: depending on how much you value the defensive end of 347 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: the floor. And then Donovan Mitchell and Darius Scarland. So 348 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: if I was going to fifteen, those would be the 349 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: next five that I would do. All right, Before we 350 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: move on to the Warriors, I wanted to talk about 351 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: Sail just Alexander for a little bit. I I literally 352 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: can't believe how good this kid is, Like I said, 353 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: just by virtue of like it's the nature of this job, 354 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: Like if I'm covering the top teams in the league, 355 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:09,639 Speaker 1: and with how much footage I have to watch, how 356 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: much film I have to watch, how much research I 357 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 1: have to do into the numbers, and and especially when 358 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: we get into the postseason. In the workload there, I 359 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: can't I can't spend a ton of time watching the 360 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 1: Orlando Magic or watching these teams that are at the 361 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,320 Speaker 1: bottom of the league. And so over the course of 362 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: the last couple of years, I've you know, occasionally caught 363 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:30,640 Speaker 1: in ast us say, Gils Alexander game. I've I've watched him, 364 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,639 Speaker 1: you know, a few dozen times over the course of 365 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,159 Speaker 1: the last few seasons, but I haven't really dived. I 366 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: haven't taken the chance he had to really dive into 367 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:40,160 Speaker 1: Shay the way that I do with the other top 368 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: players in the league. And so I did this morning, 369 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: and I watched about two hours of film on him. 370 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: I watched almost every single basket that he's made this season, 371 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: and I literally can't believe how good he is. I 372 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: I like, I sent out a poll just too, because 373 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 1: I was like, man, this kid is one of the 374 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 1: ten best basketball players alive. And so I sent out 375 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: a poll to Twitter just to get a feel for 376 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: the way that everyone else was thinking. And I was like, 377 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: is she Gil just Alexander a top ten player in 378 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: the NBA? And over eight percent of you agreed with me. 379 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,400 Speaker 1: He's only twenty four years old, so he's Jason tatums age, which, 380 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: by the way, that's insane that Jayson Tatum is only 381 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: twenty four years old. He's six ft six with a 382 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: six eleven wingspan, um he's only a hundred pounds, but 383 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: he plays strong and and there's there's a huge difference 384 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: between playing strength and actual strength. It's it's the the 385 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: willingness to be physically aggressive, regardless of what your physical 386 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: tools are. Obviously ideally you want both if you're gonna 387 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: play bullyball right like a Lebron James type of guy. 388 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: But even if you're not overly strong, you can play 389 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: strong and that will make up for a lot. Kevin 390 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: Durant is one of my favorite examples of this. He's skinny, 391 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: but physical defenders don't have a ton of success on 392 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: him because he plays physical back even though he is skinny. 393 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: And Shay kind of falls into that class as well. 394 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: So there's a play in the middle of the third 395 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: quarter last night against against the Celtics where s g 396 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: A had Jalen Brown and the ISO on the left 397 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 1: wing and Jalen sitting in his stance and Shay drives 398 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: left and Jalen cuts him off and catches him on 399 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: the chest like squares him up, and Shay just bumps 400 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: him off and then hits the gas again, and Jalen 401 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: retreats and catches off and catches back and cuts him 402 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: off again in the chest, and Shades pushes through him 403 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: and gets all the way to the basket, makes a 404 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: right handed lay up on the left side of the rim, 405 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: and I'm watching that and I'm like, Jalen Brown is 406 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: significantly bigger and stronger than Shay, and Shay bullied him, 407 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: and it's because he was playing with physicality, understanding angles, 408 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: understanding the way that the officiating works, and knowing that 409 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: he was able to punch those gaps even at only 410 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: a pounds. That's really impressive to me. This year, he's 411 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: averaging thirty two points, four rebounds, and six assists on 412 00:20:55,840 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: sixty true shooting. They've won six games out of thirteen 413 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: games that he's played in, which is pretty damn solid 414 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: when you look at the rest of that roster. And 415 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,239 Speaker 1: I'm excited about the Thunder in the future, but right 416 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: now they still don't have that much talent. They beat 417 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: the Clippers twice, they beat the MAVs they beat the Raptors. 418 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: They're just a solid basketball team. These are not This 419 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: is not you know, guy putting up good numbers on 420 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,160 Speaker 1: a bad team, the Thunder when they're on your schedule. Now, 421 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: other NBA coaches are like, oh no, Like my locker 422 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: room thinks this is the Thunder and they don't realize 423 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: that this is a good basketball team coming to town. 424 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: If you don't bring your a game against the Thunder, 425 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: you lose flat out. Because Shay is a top ten player, 426 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: you know, Mark Dagenald of I hope I'm pronouncing that correctly. 427 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,600 Speaker 1: Is is has got these guys playing beautiful basketball on 428 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: both ends of the floor. They're like, you, you you 429 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 1: have to be prepared to play the Thunder. You're going 430 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: to lose. So looking into his skill set a little 431 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: bit there, there are some stats with s g A 432 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:02,760 Speaker 1: that defy that defy any conventional basketball wisdom. Here's the 433 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: first one. He gets to the rim at an insane 434 00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: rate for a hundred and ninety five pound guard. These 435 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,959 Speaker 1: are the league leaders in restricted area makes. Jana Santena 436 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: Coompo's number one, Zion Williamson is number two, Anthony Davis 437 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,360 Speaker 1: is number three, Lebron James is number four. That's why 438 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: they're still one of the best duos in the league 439 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 1: despite having that terrible roster. Luca don Hitch is at 440 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: number five and Shakil just Alexander is number six in 441 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: the league and restricted area makes per game, He's making 442 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,199 Speaker 1: five point two shots in the restricted area at seventy 443 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: And remember, for a guard, I'm looking at like six 444 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 1: as an efficient right there, He's above Joel Embiid in 445 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: restricted area makes. He's above jommer Rant in restricted area makes. 446 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: He's above Nickela Yokich in restricted area makes. What do 447 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: I say is the most valuable skill on the offensive 448 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: end in the NBA this year pull up jump shooting. 449 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: You guys know how much I value that. He's forte 450 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 1: on ten pull up jumpers per game. That top tier. 451 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 1: That's not I'm good. That's not I'm great. That's I 452 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: am among the very best pull up jump shooters in 453 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: the league. He's also shooting forty six percent on catch 454 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: and shoot threes and then passing the basketball. Six assists 455 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: is perfectly fine and acceptable for a score at the 456 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: volume that he's scoring. He does not have an offensive 457 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: weakness right now. And this is where it gets crazy. 458 00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:27,159 Speaker 1: This is the second great stat. How many players in 459 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 1: the league do you think average at least one point 460 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: five steals and one point five blocks. It's one. It's Shay, 461 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 1: That's it. Nobody else. Like, how ridiculous is that he's 462 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: the only guy in the league who's blocking one and 463 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 1: a half shots and getting one and a half steels 464 00:23:47,720 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: as a hundred and nine pound guard like every again, 465 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: between that in the rim finishing, it just completely defies 466 00:23:56,400 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: any conventional basketball wisdom. He has unquestionably be one of 467 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: the ten best players in the league to start the season. 468 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: I messed up bad by leaving him off of my 469 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: Power of My Player rankings last week. Will not make 470 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: that mistake again. He's going to be on next week's list. 471 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,119 Speaker 1: And the Thunder have themselves one hell of a franchise cornerstone. 472 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: You know what impresses me the most was Shay When 473 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:21,919 Speaker 1: I was watching the footage today, There's he's got all 474 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: the stuff that you look for in a lead guard 475 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 1: right Like, he's got good size and good length, um 476 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: a great pull up jump shot, great catch and shoot 477 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 1: jump shot. He's got a great floater, he's got a 478 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: great handle. But so many of the players that you 479 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: see that fit that mold only play one way, especially 480 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,520 Speaker 1: as freak athletes, which she is also a very gifted athlete, 481 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: most of them are just downhill. Everything's a hundred miles 482 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: an hour. Shay has old man game already. He's extremely shifty, 483 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: lots of starts and stops. He plays slow sometimes, but 484 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: then he can hit the jets and play fast like 485 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: you're you're watching him like it's almost like like you 486 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: know how I was talking about Carris Laverte and how 487 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,000 Speaker 1: he kind of plays that old man game. Shay can 488 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: do that, but then he can also hit the Jets 489 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: with his first step, and that's what makes it such 490 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:14,200 Speaker 1: a deadly combo because like you'll see him methodically work 491 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: his way to a basket, but then it'll be like 492 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: crunch time against the Boston Celtics and he'll just hit 493 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: the Jets going left and just toast by Jalen Brown, 494 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:25,159 Speaker 1: one of the best perimeter defenders in the basketball in 495 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: the in the league, and make a left handed layup 496 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,720 Speaker 1: and one against al Horford. So like he can hit 497 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: the Jets, he can play slow, he can shift gears 498 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: the the way that that specifically helps him so much 499 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:41,679 Speaker 1: is it's about being unpredictable. You know, almost none of 500 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: Shay gil just Alexander's baskets look the same. Every one 501 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: of them kind of has a different flare to it. 502 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: Even is pull up jump shots to a certain extent, 503 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 1: the footwork is a little different. His quickness of his release. 504 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: Sometimes he rushes the release, sometimes he's slow with the release. 505 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: What that means is he's always available to make a 506 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 1: count and that makes him extremely difficult to defend. Luca 507 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,440 Speaker 1: is very good with this as well, where it's kind 508 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 1: of like he's entirely planning his approach based on what 509 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,280 Speaker 1: the defense is doing instead of based on what he 510 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: feels like doing, and that constantly keeps you off balance. 511 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: It espect it will make him a very good playoff 512 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:19,719 Speaker 1: player when he gets to that point, because defenses will 513 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: continue to throw new wrinkles at him like the like 514 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: he he kind of doesn't have a weakness right now. 515 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: It's it's wild. He's he's one of the ten best 516 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,159 Speaker 1: players in the world. I can't I can't believe it. 517 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 1: I can't believe how good Shay Gildas Alexander is. And 518 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: I'm really excited because I'm gonna be watching him a 519 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: lot more now, especially since the thunder are probably you know, 520 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 1: when chet Holmegren comes back, they're gonna have like that, 521 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 1: you know, because they were really hurting Boston last night 522 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: with that picking Pop with Um with Alexei Polkashevski, and 523 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:55,719 Speaker 1: they're just gonna be this like really interesting team that 524 00:26:55,800 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: has shooting bigs and consistently plays five out and and 525 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: has ton of length and athleticism on the perimeter because 526 00:27:03,240 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 1: they kind of sneaky have a bunch of wings as well, 527 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 1: and lou Dort's one of the best perimeter defenders in 528 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: basketball as well. Like they're they're super interesting team. They 529 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 1: just need that one more piece and maybe Chet ends 530 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,120 Speaker 1: up being that guy for them, and who knows, maybe 531 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: they'll end up shutting down s g A at some 532 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: point this year and they'll end up moving up in 533 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: the draft lottery and getting you know, another good player 534 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: this year. They have a ton of draft picks, so 535 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: they've always got that like, let's flip two or three 536 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,959 Speaker 1: salaries and five picks for you know, some disgruntled stars 537 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: somewhere in the league and then you could see somewhere 538 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,080 Speaker 1: where you're looking at, you know, Shay Gils just Alexander 539 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 1: lu Dort you know, chet home Grin, you know, and 540 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: and one other legitimate NBA All Star. You know, when 541 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: you're in great shape. So man like, the Thunder have 542 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: been really just you know, uh like hanging out around 543 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: the bottom of the league ever since the Russell Westbrook trade, 544 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: and uh that you could see the light at the 545 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:57,160 Speaker 1: end of the tunnel. Now there's like a really exciting 546 00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: future there alright. So the Warriors get back on track. 547 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: They beat the hell out of the Spurs. Jordan's pool 548 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: got back out track. If you on track. If you 549 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: remember our last show, I was talking about how him 550 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 1: in particular has really been struggling in his last six games, 551 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 1: and it's a big part of why the Warriors bench 552 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,000 Speaker 1: has been struggling. Well what do what do I always 553 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 1: say to do when you're in a slump, Find easy shots, 554 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: build your rhythm with easy shots instead of trying to 555 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: pound your head through the wall like, oh, I'm in 556 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,040 Speaker 1: the slump, I can't believe it. Let me keep taking 557 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: these step back threes, you know where it's gonna make 558 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: you get further into your head because even on your 559 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 1: best day, a difficult three might go in thirty five 560 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: percent of the time, which means you're twice as likely 561 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: to miss it as you are to make it right. Well, 562 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: he attacked the rim for his first two shot attempts. 563 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:42,720 Speaker 1: He got a driving layup on the right side of 564 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:44,080 Speaker 1: the rim and then a reverse lay up on the 565 00:28:44,120 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: left side of the rim. Got his confidence in rhythm. 566 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: Then the three point shots started following. Next thing, you know, 567 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: he has thirty six points on an assortment of shots. 568 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: You're driving layups, transition layups, pull up threes, movement threes, 569 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: transition three's got to the foul line. Just an all 570 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: around scoring performance from Jordan pool Hot take guys, the 571 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,720 Speaker 1: Warriors are better when Jordan Poole is playing well. Um. 572 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: But the exciting part is the bench played really well. 573 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 1: The Jonathan Cominga, Moses Moody and Anthony Lamb trio played 574 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 1: really well. They were all moving without the basketball and 575 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 1: hunting for each other. They had a really good chemistry 576 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 1: working last night. Uh, they combined for tenness is and 577 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: ten made threes. I want to zoom in on Anthony 578 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: Lamb for a minute, so you know, it's interesting because 579 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: I would argue that he's been their best bench wing 580 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: to start this year because Moody's had a rough defensive season. 581 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: Jonathan Cominge is all over the place. And it's interesting 582 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: because he's undrafted. He's an undrafted player from was bounced 583 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: around the league, playing the G League a little bit, 584 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: got some you know, brief stance in Houston and in 585 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: San Antonio. But he started getting minutes about halfway through 586 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: this season when Steve Kerr was really grasping at straws 587 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,320 Speaker 1: to get something going from the bench. And I don't 588 00:29:51,320 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: think it's a coincidence why he's succeeded. He's six ft six, 589 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: he's almost two hundred and thirty pounds, so he can 590 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: guard up in position SI. He competes like crazy on 591 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: the defensive and in fact, he has the best defensive 592 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: rating on the team among rotation players. The Warriors are 593 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 1: allowing just a hundred and eight point four points per 594 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: one Hunter possession in his minutes, which is best on 595 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 1: the team. Him and Dante DiVincenzo are right there at 596 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,680 Speaker 1: that level. And then he can make shots. He's shooting 597 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: fift on threes this year. And then this is an 598 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,320 Speaker 1: important part. He makes all the right reads in the 599 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: Warriors system. He just does He doesn't force things. He 600 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:27,959 Speaker 1: understands how to work in those four on threes, make 601 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 1: the extra passes, attack close outs well. This season he 602 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:35,240 Speaker 1: has ten assists to just five turnovers so far. They, 603 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: like I've said so many times, they need a couple 604 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: of guys to rise up to the role of dependable 605 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:44,920 Speaker 1: playoff bench wing. It might be a trade, it might 606 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: be the buyout market, or it might be Moses Moody 607 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: and Anthony Lamb. Obviously, we need to see a lot 608 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 1: more good basketball from them from them for the Warriors 609 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 1: to trust them in those situations. But you're starting to 610 00:30:57,160 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 1: see some progress there. Anthony Lamb looks like a that 611 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: they might be able to use. Obviously, with their luxury 612 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: tax situation, I'm sure they'd prefer to not have to 613 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 1: go out and sign more bodies or bring in a 614 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 1: larger salary. So hey, that would be perfect if if 615 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: Anthony Labon Moses Moody kind of developed into those guys. 616 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 1: Last note on the on the Warriors, Clay Thompson, there 617 00:31:19,120 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: was a report that came out, and who knows um 618 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,479 Speaker 1: had the legitimacy of this one. I personally doubt it, 619 00:31:24,760 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 1: but that there was some frustrated, some frustration building in 620 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: the Warrior's locker room over Clay Thompson's shot selection and 621 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:32,880 Speaker 1: that he's been trying to shoot his way out of 622 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: his slump. I personally don't believe the report. It just 623 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:39,720 Speaker 1: it just doesn't seem like something that the Warrior's locker 624 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: room would complain about. I don't think Dre would complain 625 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: about it. I don't think Steph would complain about it. 626 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: I don't think Jordan Pool would complain about I don't 627 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: think any of the coaches would. It just doesn't It's 628 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 1: just just something stinks about that I'm not I'm not 629 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: really sure, and honestly, I just don't think that there's 630 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: any chance that they end up changing his role, like 631 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: bring him off the bench or using him less. First 632 00:31:58,560 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: of all, it's not as bad as it looks. He's 633 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,760 Speaker 1: shooting thirty on catch and shoot threes this year, which, yeah, 634 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: is that below where you expect Lay Thompson to be sure, 635 00:32:08,040 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 1: but that's also zero point nine three points per possession. 636 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: That's the advantage of the three point shot. They're just 637 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: worth more points. So everyone's freaking out about Klay Thompson's 638 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: shooting and he's still getting you almost a point per 639 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: possession when he rises up into a shot, and this 640 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: is the most important part. Teams are still guarding Clay 641 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: Thompson as though he's Klay Thompson. That is arguably more 642 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: valuable than the actual shot going in because of the 643 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: things that it opens up for the Warriors on the interior. 644 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: He's also shooting when he's wide open this year, when 645 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: the defenders at least six ft away, that's just an anomaly. 646 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: Those shots are gonna go in. Eventually. We saw a 647 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 1: similar thing last year was Steph. Steph was having a 648 00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: rough shooting year. Weirdly enough, it was the wide open 649 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: shots that weren't going in and it ended up not 650 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: mattering because he figured it out in time for the playoffs. 651 00:32:56,200 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 1: And most importantly, Clay Thompson is one of the best 652 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:04,040 Speaker 1: perimeter defenders in the league. Him figuring out how to 653 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: guard Jalen Brown and contain his dribble drive over the 654 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: second half of the NBA Finals turned that series around 655 00:33:11,520 --> 00:33:13,600 Speaker 1: because Wiggins was doing such a good job on Jayson 656 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:17,320 Speaker 1: Tatum that the Celtics offense went to ship and then 657 00:33:17,320 --> 00:33:19,920 Speaker 1: they couldn't score and the Warriors ran away, winning three 658 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: games in a row. If he's guarded the way that 659 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: he's guarded, and he is guarding the way that he's guarding. 660 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: Then if he hits even thirty of his catch and 661 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: shoot threes, he's an immensely valuable NBA playoff player. He's 662 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:37,000 Speaker 1: not the problem. I'm not worried about him at all. 663 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: He's also coming off these two massive injuries, so yeah, 664 00:33:40,120 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: he wasn't quite in the best shape coming into this 665 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: season because he's a little bit paranoid about working too 666 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: hard over the summer because of what happened to him 667 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: when he tore his achilles. I get it. I just, 668 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: I'm just I could not possibly be any less worried 669 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: about Clay Thompson and and in general with the Warriors, 670 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 1: they still have so many cards to play here, Like, yes, 671 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,440 Speaker 1: it's great that Anthony Lamb is developing. Yes, it's great that, 672 00:34:03,720 --> 00:34:05,720 Speaker 1: you know, Moses Moody might be one of those guys 673 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:08,120 Speaker 1: and they might need to make a trade, they might 674 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:09,880 Speaker 1: need to sign a buyout guy. But they still have 675 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,160 Speaker 1: so many other moves in their deck, Like when push 676 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: comes to shove, they're gonna play Clay Thompson forty two minutes, 677 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: Steph Curry forty two minutes, Draymond Gray and forty two minutes, 678 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: and then suddenly the bench becomes less important. You know, 679 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins could play forty six minutes. You know, uh, 680 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 1: they could dust Andre Guadala off to play little bench 681 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:32,720 Speaker 1: shifts here and there. I'm just I I just remain 682 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:36,359 Speaker 1: completely unconcerned, Like, yeah, like they're struggling this year. We 683 00:34:36,400 --> 00:34:39,000 Speaker 1: need to account for that when we're doing things like 684 00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:43,120 Speaker 1: power rankings and talking about you know, potentially them up 685 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 1: against the best teams in the league, right like the 686 00:34:45,080 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: Bucks and Celtics, who have both looked so good. But 687 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: it just these are small problems. And I still when 688 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: we're looking at the rest of the Western Conference, there's 689 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: a bunch of issues there. The Nuggets are struggling against 690 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:59,959 Speaker 1: the good teams. The Clippers can't score, right, Like, there's 691 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 1: just there at the end of this, when this is 692 00:35:02,760 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: all said and done, I would be stunned if the 693 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: Warriors didn't win the Western Conference. The Eastern Conference is 694 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: way more up in the air. There's still so much 695 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:13,239 Speaker 1: you know, kind of like intrigue there. I just you're 696 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,880 Speaker 1: the safe bet in the West is to stick with 697 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 1: the Warriors, all right, guys. That is all I have 698 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: for tonight. Remember, we're going double live tomorrow. We're doing 699 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:22,799 Speaker 1: a cover in the early game on AMP and then 700 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:27,720 Speaker 1: we're going live after. I believe it's Warrior Sons tomorrow 701 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: night on YouTube after the final buzzer. As always, I 702 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:32,680 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate your guys support and I will see you 703 00:35:32,719 --> 00:36:18,560 Speaker 1: next time. The volume