1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 2: What is up, Great Fire, fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, 3 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Tuesday, April sixteenth, NBA play in Night 4 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 2: is here? 5 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: Fired up? 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness, I cannot wait. Lakers, Pelicans and Kings 7 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 2: hosting the Warriors. Two pretty good games tonight. I'll be 8 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 2: locked in, no doubt, very excited for that. We'll get 9 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 2: to that shortly. I should open by welcoming Rob G back. 10 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 2: He was in Vegas hanging out with Cowherd and all 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 2: the famous people at the UFC event. I mean, geez, 12 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 2: rob G living it up? Rob G? I will a 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 2: did you gamble a lot in Vegas? And b how was. 14 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:53,319 Speaker 1: Well? 15 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 2: Is it called good Guys or Good Guys Too? Which 16 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 2: is the one that the jiggle joint you went to? Yeah? 17 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 3: You know, this is a family podcast and my wife 18 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,119 Speaker 3: listens and don't talk about that kind of stuff. 19 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 4: Now, you know what? 20 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 3: Fun fact, for the first time in years, I went 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 3: to Vegas and did not gamble once. 22 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: No future's bets. 23 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 4: Not at all. 24 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,479 Speaker 3: Oh bro, I walked through the well. Part of it 25 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 3: being is that I was not really there for myself. 26 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 3: I was there because my niece is Treening twenty one, 27 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 3: so we're there to celebrate her. That's number one, is 28 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 3: the biggest thing. Had a great time. We had a 29 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 3: table at a bar. 30 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:28,160 Speaker 4: It was awesome. 31 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: But the other reason is, as you alluded to, it 32 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 3: was UFC three hundred weekend and I was staying at 33 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 3: the Aria Hotel and Casino, just like my guys in 34 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 3: the movie Last Vegas. As you can see in our zoom. Yeah, 35 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 3: and the Aria Casino is beautiful. Have you ever been there? 36 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 3: It's also one of the more upper scale hotels in Vegas, 37 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 3: and for a guy like me, fifty dollars minimum bets 38 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 3: is just not where I'm living at right now. So 39 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 3: it was real easy for me to walk through the 40 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 3: casino and be like, you know what, I'm good, I'm good, 41 00:01:58,480 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 3: keep it moving. 42 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 2: It's funny. I talked about when we went to the Bahamas. 43 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 2: There were casinos there, and the first thing I told 44 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 2: my kids was, okay, so you want to look for 45 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 2: like the cheapest tables, right to make your money go long. 46 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: This is for entertainment. You're not coming in here trying 47 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: to break the bank. So you see that's a twenty 48 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 2: five dollars table, that's a fifty. You want to find 49 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: the ten dollars tables now in the afternoon, and I'm 50 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 2: breaking it down for my kids. In hindsight, it's like, 51 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: that's stupid. Why did I even tell them that? But 52 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: I'm glad you ducked the fifty dollars tables, rob Gie. 53 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: I thought I figure you were maybe a card counter, 54 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 2: but it's probably smart to keep the powder drive for 55 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 2: the Lakers playoff runt. 56 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 3: Huh, that's right, that's I mean, when you get him 57 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: at twenty two to one or twenty four to one, 58 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 3: I got him earlier the season. I'm basically holding cash 59 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 3: in my bank account because that's coming eventually. Yeah, but 60 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 3: you know, until then, we got to pace yourselves a 61 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 3: little bit. 62 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 4: Yeah. 63 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 2: Very interesting. When tonight I told you guys on yesterday's pot, 64 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 2: I bet the Lakers. I thought they would take money, 65 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,119 Speaker 2: and weirdly they have not. Now it is the play 66 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,119 Speaker 2: in we'll probably see some day of money. I'm sure 67 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 2: some people are waiting on Anthony Davis to see about 68 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 2: the back which kind of flared up in Sunday's game 69 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 2: and he missed like the final eight minutes. It sounds 70 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: like the Lakers are going to play Ad and Lebron. Now, 71 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: obviously we're recording this early Tuesday morning. Things could change, 72 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: but nothing is leaked out about the Lakers sitting there 73 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 2: two horses and kind of resting up and then hosting 74 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 2: the Kings or Warriors with a spot against the OKC 75 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: Thunder in line. Now, I floated that I see it 76 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 2: after I did it. You know, we record early Monday morning. 77 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: Right after I did it, all these other shows come out, 78 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 2: and I don't know, I'm not saying they listened and 79 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: copied or whatever, but it definitely felt like other people 80 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: are on the scent of should the Lakers not really 81 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: tank but rest their guys and dodge the Denver Nuggets, which, 82 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 2: you know, the number two seed, who are the defending 83 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: champions and clearly the best team in the West. Now 84 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: I've told you I'm not picking them my futures bets elsewhere, 85 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 2: it doesn't sound like the Lakers are going to be 86 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 2: doing that, But we'll dive in a little bit later. 87 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: I actually thought the most interesting thing and it wasn't 88 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 2: the w NBA Draft on Monday, which was interesting. Clark 89 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 2: obviously going one to the Indiana Fever take bringing my 90 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 2: daughter home from volleyball practice. I tell her Caitlin Clark 91 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: was first. She goes Dad can I quickly google the 92 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: jersey and I don't know how many were sold, but 93 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 2: the Indiana Fever Kaitland Clark jerseys were sold out instantly. 94 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 2: And obviously we would like to go to the Caitland 95 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:24,119 Speaker 2: Clark game out here when the Fever come to the Spark. 96 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:25,840 Speaker 2: So we looked it up on the calendar and weirdly, 97 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: the game's not at Crypto and I was like, huh, 98 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: I wonder what that's about. And the game is like 99 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 2: at the Long Beach Pyramid. I'm like, why the hell 100 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 2: would they hold the game there. I don't know if 101 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 2: anybody's onto this, but the reason is because the crypt 102 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 2: is being held in case the Lakers are hosting a 103 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 2: playoff game next month. It's not out of the realm. 104 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 2: They'd have to make a run to the Western Conference Finals, 105 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 2: I believe, yeah, or maybe it would be like Game 106 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 2: seven in the semifinals, but the Western Conference Finals, if 107 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 2: the Lakers are in it, they're gonna get dibbs on Crypto. Obviously, 108 00:04:57,000 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: you know the home stadium. But let's say the get 109 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: bounced in the play in or the first round. All 110 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 2: of a sudden, they're going to move that Caitlin Clark 111 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 2: La Sparks game to the crypt and all of a sudden, 112 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 2: you open up. I mean, I guarantee you it will 113 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: sell out twenty thousand people. I mean, listen to WNBA draft. 114 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 2: I ran into I was at the gym on Monday afternoon. 115 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: I ran into this guy who runs a club basketball 116 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: program in LA and I play hoops with him. He's 117 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 2: a pretty good hooper. He played like on the club 118 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: team at USC and you know, we talk and he 119 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 2: works with athletes, and the first question he says to 120 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: me is have you been following the WNBA draft before? 121 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 2: Any questions about the NBA playoffs anything? And I'm not 122 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 2: gonna say the athletes he represents, but he works with 123 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 2: them closely. He was like in the gym when Clay 124 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 2: popped his achilles to or maybe no, it was the ACL. 125 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 2: I think after he was coming off the achilles he 126 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:52,239 Speaker 2: popped the ACL. Second, he was like in the gym 127 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 2: when that happened. He plays pick up, high level pickup. 128 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 2: And the first question is, oh, hey, what do you 129 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 2: think about the WNBA draft. You guys going to talk 130 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 2: about this and I was like, Damn, this WNBA draft 131 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 2: is some real stuff. They had her on at the gym, 132 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 2: and it's not like a circle of people were watching, 133 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 2: but people were definitely looking at the screen to see, Oh, 134 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 2: Kitlin Clark goes first and camera bring second, and then 135 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 2: it's like Angel Reese falls to seven. I mean, there's 136 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 2: not drama around it, but there's interest. I'm just curious. 137 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 2: Rob I did post a video about the Kaitlin Clark 138 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 2: take last week and it did pretty good numbers on 139 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 2: Instagram and Facebook. I am curious. In your world, you're 140 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 2: producing a pretty popular radio show five days a week. 141 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 2: Are you still seeing an appetite for Kaitlin Clark. Obviously 142 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: it's diminished from what it was during March madness, but 143 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 2: are you still seeing people discussing it an interest in it? 144 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: And I'm not talking about the haters necessarily, just general 145 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 2: Caitlin Clark topics. 146 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 3: To be honest, not really, and part of that it's 147 00:06:50,240 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 3: not her fault at all. It has nothing to do 148 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 3: with Kaitlyn Clark or her superstardom or whether or not 149 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 3: she has what it takes to carry the WNB on 150 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: her back, which is gonna have to at least you 151 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 3: know in the short term has everything to do though, 152 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 3: with the fact that the NBA playoffs are right here 153 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 3: about to start. The NHL Playoffs are about to start, 154 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 3: that's a much lesser degree, and the Major League Baseball 155 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 3: season is in full swing. Not to mention, the biggest 156 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: star in the sports show, Heyo Tani was embroiled in 157 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 3: a sports Gamley scandal, so Caitlin Clark has kind of 158 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 3: faded into the background. We talked about her getting drafted 159 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 3: yesterday on The Odd Couple Show, but we didn't do 160 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 3: more than seven eight minutes on it, and that was 161 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 3: it because there's so many storylines in this upcoming NBA 162 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 3: playoff that it's hard to really discuss her impact moving 163 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 3: forward when that's not going to be found out till 164 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 3: the summer. 165 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, that's fair, I get it. I just in 166 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 2: the sports world yesterday. I thought that was kind of 167 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 2: a big one. 168 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 169 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 170 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR to 171 00:07:58,400 --> 00:07:59,040 Speaker 1: listen live. 172 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: I will say the second tier story is what I'm 173 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 2: hotter on, and that's the US Olympic basketball team for 174 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: the Olympics in Paris this summer. I'm obviously a big 175 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 2: Parisian now that I went to Paris last year. Just 176 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 2: an amazing city. I can't believe I hadn't been there. 177 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 2: I'm learning so many things later in life, Like I 178 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: wish I had known dogs were this cool. Our Golden 179 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 2: retriever is so amazing. 180 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 4: I love them. 181 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 2: I come in the door, I take off my shoes, 182 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 2: he goes and gets my slipper, like just awesome. 183 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 4: I love the guy. 184 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 2: And I also wish I had been to Paris more 185 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 2: when I was younger. It's just an awesome, vibrant city. 186 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 2: The Olympics are going to be there this summer, and 187 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 2: the US basketball team is going to dominate. Now I 188 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 2: don't think they're going to dominate like the ninety two 189 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 2: Dream team. Well, the ninety two Dream Team famously stomped 190 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 2: and Gola and like Venezuela and you know, not great teams. 191 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 2: And you've got this twenty twenty four Olympic team and 192 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: they got eleven of the twelve spots. We'll talk about 193 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 2: the twelve spot a minute. So the eleven spots locked up. 194 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 2: The big guys are Embiid bam Ouda Bay, Anthony Davis, 195 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,560 Speaker 2: the big you know. The three fours are KD, Lebron 196 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 2: and Jason Tatum, and the guards are Anthony Edwards, Drew Holliday, 197 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 2: d Book Halliburton, and Curry. Which is just such a 198 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: formidable team. And I start looking at the roster. I'm like, 199 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, this is probably the greatest ever collection 200 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 2: of talent. And I start looking and then I see 201 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 2: this stat that this season everybody's gonna be like, no, 202 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 2: these guys are washed. Kd's passed his prime, STEP's passive prime, 203 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 2: Lebron pasink past prime is probably inaccurate. I would say 204 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 2: they're on the back end of their prime. And here's 205 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: why I saw stat rob most points per game in 206 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 2: a season by a thirty five or more someone who's 207 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 2: thirty five years are older minimum sixty five games. Kevin 208 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 2: Durant this season twenty seven points per game, Alex English 209 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 2: twenty six point five, Steph this season twenty six, Lebron 210 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 2: this season twenty five. Just like how Tom Brady did 211 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 2: not age, Just like how Tom Brady was dominant and 212 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: winning MVPs and Super Bowls into his forties, NBA players 213 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 2: now are aging way way better than they did in 214 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 2: the eighties and nineties. I will point out and again 215 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 2: the nineteen ninety two Dream Team. I loved it. I 216 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 2: watched all the games. I was a massive fan of 217 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 2: the Dream Team. My favorite player at the time was 218 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 2: Magic Johnson. Okay, guys, that team, Larry Bird was thirty 219 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 2: five years old and he was basically spent, only played 220 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 2: in two games, barely did anything. They had Magic Johnson, 221 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 2: who I think two years earlier had left, or maybe 222 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,319 Speaker 2: it was one year. I think it was two left 223 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 2: because of HIV. Okay, After that, you had a lot 224 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 2: of guys in their twenties and early thirties. Clyde Drexler 225 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 2: was thirty, John Stockton was thirty and listen, in any 226 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 2: way you sliced it. This was an amazing team. But Rob, 227 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 2: my take is that this twenty twenty four team is 228 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 2: infinitely better. I think they you know you're not gonna 229 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 2: he wiped the floor with Michael Jordan and stuff. I 230 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: think they handily beat the ninety two Dream Team in 231 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 2: a series. And before you just think it's a hot take, 232 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 2: the key here is that, remember in ninety two, basketball 233 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 2: was not a global sport. The reason it's a global 234 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 2: sport is because of ninety two. And if you want 235 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 2: to fight me on that, you can, but you'll be wrong. 236 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 2: I looked at the rosters in the ninety two Olympics 237 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,559 Speaker 2: and like Venezuela had a couple guys who had a 238 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 2: cup of coffee, okay, in the NBA, Puerto Rico had 239 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: a center who you know, basically played the five minutes 240 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 2: with the Atlanta Hawks. Puerto Rico no NBA players. Lithuania 241 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 2: at Marcellonis and they had Cornsivus who was really good 242 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 2: at Seaton Hall. But like, these aren't all stars, these 243 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 2: aren't elite players. China nobody in the NBA. Australia had 244 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 2: Luke Longley, who was like a role player at best 245 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 2: with the Bulls. No Americans. Germany had debt Li of Stremp, 246 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,720 Speaker 2: who was a good player, a good NBA player, solid, 247 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 2: Henrik Rode who played at UNC. I'm just you look 248 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 2: at the rest of the rosters. Drazen Petrovic was probably 249 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 2: the best non US basketball player in the tournament. I'm 250 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 2: sure some of you guys want to come up with 251 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 2: someone and fight me, and that's fine, I get it, 252 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 2: but that's about as good as it got. Now you 253 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 2: look at the current Olympics and you don't even need 254 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 2: to go through the rosters. All you need to do 255 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 2: is look at the NBA player efficiency stats. Because Jokich 256 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 2: is two in the NBA and he's playing for Serbia. 257 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 2: Giannis is three, and he's playing for Greece Sga is four, 258 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 2: and he's playing for Canada Lucas five, and he's playing 259 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 2: for a country that in America. Like you look up 260 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 2: and down the NBA and it's ridiculously loaded with the 261 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 2: world's best talent. So the USA in ninety two, Steam World, everybody, 262 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 2: it was a joke. Guys were asking for Barkley's autograph. 263 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 2: Now here we are two years later and the world changed. 264 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 2: They're coming for the US. They have beaten the US. 265 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,559 Speaker 2: Now they haven't beat this iteration. That's one key, one 266 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 2: key fact. I'm sure Rock can quote me on all 267 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 2: the important USA Olympic or international losses. But this roster, 268 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 2: and we'll talk about this, the snub. There is one 269 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 2: roster spot open. This roster. I can tell you this confidently. 270 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: They ain't losing. This roster is way way too stacked. 271 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 2: I mean guard I mean they're built to win a 272 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 2: tournament like this. They're not the best players in the NBA, 273 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,439 Speaker 2: like Drew Holliday is not one of the eleven best 274 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 2: American players, but he's a perfect fit for this brand 275 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 2: of basketball. He can defend guards, he can defend up 276 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 2: you know, Halliburton, I don't know if he's ready for this, 277 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 2: but he's a hell of a player in the NBA. 278 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 2: And then you look at like bam Antebayo, is he 279 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: is he third best? Oh, he's all NBA center, sure this, 280 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 2: but he fits on this team. And listen, you guys 281 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 2: can argue all you I'm just telling you. You look 282 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: at the three point shooting ability this team has. You 283 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 2: look at the athleticism, you look at the length. They're 284 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,679 Speaker 2: gonna be incredible. They're gonna they should dominate. And no, 285 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 2: I'm sure there'll be some close games. It usually happens. 286 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 2: The basketball around the world's gotten better. But Rob, I 287 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 2: think this team, Yah, I'm loath to say handily, but 288 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 2: I don't think they have a major problem with the 289 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 2: ninety two Dream Team. And it's just the basketball's gotten better. 290 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 2: And again, I counted up forty two to three point 291 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 2: shots made in the ninety two Olympics. That's it. Forty two. 292 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 2: I think Curry and Kevin Durant probably make more than 293 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:36,680 Speaker 2: that by themselves. 294 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 4: Rob, Yeah, probably. 295 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 3: And you know what's interesting is, I'm sure there's gonna 296 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 3: be people who are longtime loyal listeners in the podcast 297 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 3: who are gonna say, well, Jason, didn't you say two 298 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 3: weeks or two months ago when Kevin Durant said on 299 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 3: the boardroom that you know, they expected to win these 300 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 3: games by forty fifty points and you laughed. 301 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 4: I'm like, oh, Katie, you're crazy. 302 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 3: And that's why he's sending you these fire dms because 303 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 3: you're talking crap about Team USA basketball. And here's the 304 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 3: thing is, both of those statements can be true. To 305 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 3: your point, basketball around the world has gotten better. There's 306 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 3: a reason why all of the MVP candidates this season 307 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 3: are all international form born players. 308 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 4: Right. There's a reason. 309 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 3: Why you said two months ago that there is no 310 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 3: chance that no matter how loaded this they call them 311 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 3: the Avengers, right, because they don't want to be the 312 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 3: dream team or the redeem team. They're the Avengers because 313 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 3: we're sending our mightiest heroes to take on the rest 314 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 3: of the world. 315 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 4: And we have a great team. 316 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 3: We have great talent, but the fact remains basketball is 317 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 3: better than it's ever been global no matter who you 318 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 3: put out there. Because these guys don't play together, it's 319 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 3: going to be a lot more competitive than the talent 320 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 3: would suggest. These teams in Canada and Spain and France, 321 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 3: they're not just cobbled together for a six week program 322 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 3: and then thrown over to the Olympics. These guys play 323 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 3: together in the off seasons, they play together for on 324 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 3: club teams, and that's why they have this cohesion that 325 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 3: the Americans quite frankly, just can't match up with. 326 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 4: And the reason we win is because we just have 327 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 4: more raw talent. 328 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 3: As it relates to this ninety two dream Team comparison, 329 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 3: I know that you might think that it's a hot take. 330 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,479 Speaker 3: It's really not, and it's for every reason that you suggested. 331 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 3: The reality is about that dream team is Larry Bird 332 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 3: was old Magic Johnson had I believe that just retired 333 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:31,400 Speaker 3: and he had come back, so he wasn't really at 334 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 3: his peak form at that point in his career. The 335 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 3: guys who were really the headliners, the ones who really 336 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 3: dominated in a big way, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pip and 337 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 3: Charles Barkley, like, those were the guys who really really 338 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 3: took it to the rest of the world because they 339 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 3: were at the peak of their powers, and it really 340 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 3: didn't matter who we threw out there because basketball. 341 00:16:53,560 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 4: Had not been globalized yet. 342 00:16:55,840 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 3: The other thing is, at that time, save foresayh Thomas, 343 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 3: they just said, we're gonna get the best players in 344 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 3: the league and put them all together, and we're gonna 345 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 3: showcase American basketball. And it worked fantastically if you're looking 346 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 3: at like skill sets, though and complementary pieces. That dream 347 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 3: team was not necessarily made with that in mind, because 348 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 3: it didn't matter how the pieces fit together, they were. 349 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 4: Gonna win either way. 350 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 3: What we've learned now over the last twelve sixteen years 351 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 3: of American Olympic basketball is that that doesn't necessarily work anymore. Again, 352 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 3: basketball is too good. There's a reason why at the 353 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:39,160 Speaker 3: last Olympics, team USA lost to France in the first 354 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 3: round of pool play. It was their first loss in 355 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 3: two thousand and four, right, And the reason that they 356 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 3: lost is because even though we threw what we thought 357 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 3: at the time was our best players, the guys didn't 358 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 3: fit together and their style of play did not lend 359 00:17:55,760 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 3: itself to international play. This current team, it's more of 360 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 3: like a happy accident that we just happen to have 361 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 3: our best players. 362 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 4: Because reality, the way. 363 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 3: This team is built, it's built to be a cohesive unit. 364 00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:11,959 Speaker 3: You have the shooting with Steph and KD and Devin Booker. 365 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 3: You have the playmaking with Halliburton and Lebron. You have 366 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,239 Speaker 3: the raw athleticism of Anthony Edwards and Jason Tatum, and 367 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:24,399 Speaker 3: most importantly for this Olympic team, you have size. You 368 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 3: got Ad, you got Bam, and most importantly, you got 369 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 3: Joel Embiid. So this team was built with a thought 370 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 3: in mind that we're not just gonna get the best player, 371 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 3: because if we did, then maybe Kyrie's on this team, 372 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 3: maybe Trey Young is on this team instead of Drew 373 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 3: Holliday instead of Tyree's Halliburton, Right, But we need guys 374 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,880 Speaker 3: who are gonna fit together. We need some guys who 375 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 3: are gonna defend, some guys who are gonna rebound, some 376 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 3: guys who are gonnass, some guys who are gonna shoot. 377 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 3: And that's why, if you're gonna go head to head 378 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 3: dream team versus this upcoming twenty twenty four team, I'm 379 00:18:52,720 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 3: with you. I'm taking the twenty four team all day long. 380 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's interesting you mentioned Kyrie. I hadn't. Really I 381 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 2: have a list of guys I had not considered him. 382 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 2: I mean, listen. I had Josh Hart under consideration because 383 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 2: he does so many things so well A great I mean, 384 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 2: he could defend multiple positions. He glue guy. I mean 385 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 2: I had Desimond Bane on the list for three point 386 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 2: two Paolo Banko. I actually I thought Jalen Brunson off 387 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 2: the season had an amazing case. Now I don't know 388 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 2: how amazing he would be in the international level because 389 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,000 Speaker 2: of the mid range game. I don't know if they 390 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 2: play the drop coverage like a lot of NBA teams do, 391 00:19:27,720 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 2: just protecting the rim. I mean, Jalen will kill you 392 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 2: in the mid mid range, but the problem is they 393 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 2: have so many guards. So I was looking at a 394 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 2: wing and Rob I will be honest, I kind of 395 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 2: looked at Paul George and Kawhi Leonard and I was like, 396 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 2: how are they not on this team? And Kawhi obviously 397 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:42,800 Speaker 2: he's always hurt. Now heading into the playoffs, Paul George 398 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 2: makes a lot of sense, although he's a free agent 399 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 2: and do you remember the last time he played international ball. 400 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 2: That grew some broken leg I think it was a 401 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 2: decade ago. But even guys like Michale Bridges, Scottie Barnes, 402 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 2: Jalen Brown, I mean, they have so many dudes that 403 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 2: have a case to be here and are not. I 404 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:01,640 Speaker 2: don't know. I know that's a bit of a rant. 405 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 2: And it's you know, nineties versus current basketball, which is 406 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 2: kind of a discussion where there's no right answer. And again, 407 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 2: I'm not one of those guys who only leans on, Oh, 408 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 2: the newest is always the best. I don't think that's 409 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 2: always the case, but in this case, I definitely. I mean, 410 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 2: and I know that Jason, you said Lebron, yeah I did. 411 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 2: And you said the Warriors better than the Bulls. Well, 412 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 2: come on, guys, that's obvious now. The brand of basketball 413 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 2: is different. They weren't shooting threes like Chris Mullen was 414 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 2: an absolute sniper and or over half of his shots 415 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 2: were threes, you know, and he was a good, good 416 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 2: role player on that team, and you know, Chris Mallin 417 00:20:41,600 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 2: a legendary player. But it's like, I don't know, is 418 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 2: Chris Mullen guarding anybody on the current USA team. Like 419 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 2: if Jason Tatum gets the ball against Chris Mallin on 420 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,440 Speaker 2: the wing, it's like barbecue chicken. I mean, you could 421 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 2: say about Devin Booker against any a lot of these guys. 422 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 2: And again, it's not to knock Mullen to knock a 423 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 2: guy like Larry Bird, who, like you said, his past 424 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,239 Speaker 2: is from I just this this Olympic teams also, it's 425 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 2: gonna be a point of viewing for me. And I'm 426 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 2: not a huge Olympics guy, but definitely the the Avengers 427 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 2: or whatever Rob is calling for. 428 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 3: Right, I'm not calling him, That's what the Internet's calling. 429 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 3: And then quickly as the relates to the last roster spot, 430 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,479 Speaker 3: it's been reported that Kawhi is their first choice if 431 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,199 Speaker 3: he's available, and he's not hurt. But just put it 432 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 3: this way. Remember in the was it the Summer Games 433 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 3: last year, Athy Andrew was the best player. You know 434 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:31,520 Speaker 3: who was the second best player? It was Austin Reeves's 435 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 3: Austin Reeves. Austin Reeves is not as good as a 436 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 3: lot of those guys who were on that team last year. 437 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 3: He's not as good as Jalen Bruns. They're not as 438 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 3: good as Michal Bridges. But for that style of play 439 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,920 Speaker 3: for Olympic basketball, for what they needed a guy who's 440 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,640 Speaker 3: gonna move the ball, hit open shots, cut things like that. 441 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 3: He was perfect. And I'm just interested to see when 442 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 3: this current team goes out there to France this summer, 443 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 3: who's gonna be the guy who takes a step back 444 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 3: and said, you know what, I'm only going to defend. 445 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 3: I'm only gonna cut and move with it. Because Devin Booker, 446 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 3: I said publicly, he's gonna do all the little things 447 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:04,719 Speaker 3: it takes to win that he just wants to win, 448 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 3: and he'll he'll be that reserve role whatever. 449 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 4: You need him to do. 450 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 3: So I just want to see which of these superstars 451 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 3: is gonna, you know, humble themselves a little bit for 452 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 3: the team. 453 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 2: I can see Lebron being more of a playmaker some 454 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 2: of the stuff he does with the Lakers, some of 455 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 2: this like Okay, I'm just gonna hold the ball for 456 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 2: ten seconds to get off of three or back somebody dead, Like, 457 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 2: I don't see that happening in the Olympics with these 458 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 2: stacked teams. But I just quickly looked at the odds. 459 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 2: Rop USA is a big favorite minus two forty right, 460 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,760 Speaker 2: gotta play a hundred, two hundred forty bucks to win 461 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 2: one hundred. The closest next team is Serbia plus four hundred, 462 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 2: followed by Canada plus six hundred. Serbia is interesting. I 463 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 2: looked at their roster assuming Yokic plays. Now, if they 464 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 2: have another run to the finals, you know, I we'll see. 465 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 2: But you're looking at Jokic, Bogdanovich, Poku, the young kid Djovic, 466 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 2: who's on the heat Nicola Djovic. Uh, there's a point 467 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 2: guard who's play who's on the Hornets currently. And there's 468 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 2: a center who played Againzaga, And I don't know if 469 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 2: he's on the Sixers or their G League team, petricev. 470 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:10,400 Speaker 2: That's six guys in the NBA on the Serbian team. 471 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 2: Six like that's the Canada team. By the way, has 472 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 2: between Canada and Serbia, they have more NBA players than 473 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 2: the entire rest of the nineteen ninety two Olympic men's 474 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 2: basketball teams combined had NBA players. Canada has Lou Dort, 475 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 2: Alexander Walker. I thought he was gonna be really good 476 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 2: coming out of Virginia Tech. He's okay, Sga, Dwight Powell 477 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,760 Speaker 2: and the MAVs RJ. Barrett, Kelly, Olinok, Zach Edie, Dylan 478 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 2: Brooks bro that's like an NBA team. They're going to 479 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 2: be a problem anyways, too long in the Olympics, which 480 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:43,919 Speaker 2: are still a few months away. I guess Rob, we 481 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 2: could just go right to the games tonight. Do you 482 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:50,320 Speaker 2: expect the Lakers to win? I'm loath to think they'll 483 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 2: register another blowout the way they have in three of 484 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 2: the four meetings. It is a bad Matt. I just 485 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 2: it's so tough to smash a team on Sunday, embarrass them, 486 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 2: deepens them on their home court to do it again 487 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 2: two days later. So I do think this will be closer. 488 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 2: I don't think it would shock me if the Lakers lost. 489 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 2: I do think they get to win here. I saw 490 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:14,080 Speaker 2: some crazy stats about Valentiunis and Zion Williamson on the 491 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 2: floor against the Lakers, Like the team just doesn't respond. 492 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis dominates the inside in this in this in 493 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 2: this series, So I'll go with the Lakers. I did 494 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: bet them not big money, and I think they take 495 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 2: down the Pelicans and secure the seventh seed. 496 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 4: I'm with you. 497 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:34,879 Speaker 3: This is one of those games where I think the 498 00:24:34,880 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 3: Pelicans are really good team. The problem is they just 499 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,880 Speaker 3: do not match up well at all with the Lakers. 500 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 3: I saw a fun stat during that game. What was 501 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 3: it on Sunday in the first half points in the 502 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 3: paint Pelicans twelve, Lakers fifty. Okay, the lake that you 503 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:55,760 Speaker 3: alluded to it. They can't play Valentiunis and Zion together 504 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:57,919 Speaker 3: because of the spacing against the Lakers. Lakers are just 505 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 3: too big. Maybe they're not out super athletic, but they're 506 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 3: just a big team that looks very tall and long. 507 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 3: So if you're if you're packing the inside and there's 508 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 3: no spacing. Really, because those two guys are both non shooters, 509 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 3: you have to take one of them off the floor. 510 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 3: So they usually take Valentiunis off. They bring in former 511 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 3: Laker Larry nass Junior. I like Larry nas Junior. I 512 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 3: think he's a great player, but he's also a six 513 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 3: eighth center. So when you have Lebron James and Anthony 514 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 3: Davis going into the paint at will against an undersized 515 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 3: front line like that, you're asking for trouble. And the 516 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 3: biggest factor, most importantly is Zion Williamson has been playing 517 00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 3: great basketball as of late, he's a very he's healthy 518 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:38,959 Speaker 3: number one, He's looked like he's slimmed down a little bit, 519 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 3: and he has been playing very, very well for the 520 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 3: last month or two of the season. The issue with him, though, 521 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 3: is he doesn't shoot like I alluded to, and his 522 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 3: game is predicated on being bigger, stronger, faster than the 523 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:53,119 Speaker 3: guy who's going up against him. The guy landing up 524 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,720 Speaker 3: against him, in this case, Lebron James. Lebron James, last 525 00:25:55,720 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 3: I checked, is like two inches taller and concern pa 526 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 3: maybe what ten to fifteen pounds lighter, but just as strong. 527 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 3: There's a few guys in the NBA who can match 528 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 3: Zion Williamson's physicality, and Lebron's one of them. Oh and 529 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 3: he also has an IQ that's nearly double triple basketball 530 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 3: wise that Zion has. It's a terrible matchup. The Lakers 531 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 3: have already played them twice in high leverage situations. One 532 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 3: of them they want on Sunday, the other one they 533 00:26:20,560 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 3: beat him by forty four in the play in game. 534 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:23,200 Speaker 4: Now, I'm not. 535 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 3: Expecting another blow like you said, but I think the 536 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 3: Lakers will comfortably win this game and cover the spread. 537 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:31,520 Speaker 2: I guess the night game. And this is what makes 538 00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 2: it tricky. If Kings Warriors were the early game, the 539 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 2: Lakers theoretically could decide, you know what, here, we're gonna 540 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:42,400 Speaker 2: kind of we like this matchup better and we will 541 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 2: sit Lebron a ad. They can't do that being the 542 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 2: early game. But you guys know, I like the Kings 543 00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 2: a lot. I definitely worry that no Malik Monk, no 544 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 2: Red Velvet. That's two of their top seven guys. It's 545 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 2: gonna be different. A lot of Keon Ellis and Davion 546 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 2: Mitchell and those know. Tian Ellis has been a revelation. 547 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:05,959 Speaker 2: You know, I love Davion Mitchell. I don't totally see 548 00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:09,679 Speaker 2: how the Kings can hang here. This is gonna have 549 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,639 Speaker 2: to be a Fox and Sabonis game where they just 550 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 2: go off and I'm I'm hopeful it's competitive, but I 551 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 2: saw this number leak out to two and a half. 552 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 2: The Warriors did rest Curry the other night. It kind 553 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 2: of sort of feels like maybe Warriors win handily. And 554 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 2: that's why if you're the Lakers, I don't I don't 555 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 2: think you want to face the Warriors. I know that 556 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 2: they match up great, the Lakers do, but just that 557 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 2: recent game was such a beatdown from three. Obviously Lakers 558 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 2: will be motivated, they should be okay, But I don't know. 559 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 2: I'll go. I'll go Warriors winning. I'm not going to 560 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 2: touch it just because Sabona. You know, I can totally 561 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 2: see Draymond losing his mind over Sabonis, who he struggled with. 562 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 2: And you know, if Deering Fox goes postal, if they 563 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 2: get a good game, I would play Davion Mitchell over 564 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,800 Speaker 2: ellis a lot of Davian Mitchell was a great defender 565 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,960 Speaker 2: on Curry and that would be interesting. So I'll go 566 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 2: Warriors win, but I'm not taking it. 567 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 3: I don't feel great about this one because I believe 568 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 3: in order for Sacramento to win. 569 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 4: Sabonus has to have a big game. 570 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:14,399 Speaker 3: And if the playoffs last year or any indication for 571 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 3: whatever reason, maybe it's all the dirty play, the elbows, 572 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 3: the trash talk, whatever. Draymond Green has a way of 573 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 3: getting its Bonus' head and he has a way of 574 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 3: getting him off his game, making him uncomfortable, and he 575 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 3: doesn't play the way that he would expect from a 576 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 3: guy of his caliber. I believe Danon Fox is gonna 577 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 3: come out and ball out. I believe Steph Curry is 578 00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 3: gonna come out and ball out, and Sabonis is going 579 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 3: to be the X factor if he plays the way 580 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 3: he played during the regular season. I like Sacramento to 581 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 3: win this game. If, for whatever reason, Draymond Green find 582 00:28:46,680 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 3: the ways to pat bevm's way into this game and really, 583 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 3: you know, muck it up with the bonus and having 584 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 3: more worried about the whistle than what's going on in 585 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:59,760 Speaker 3: the court, then the Warriors' experience is going to factor 586 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 3: in like it did in the series last year. But 587 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 3: for now, tentatively, if I got to make a pick, 588 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 3: give me Sacramento. I'm not taking to the spread. I 589 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 3: just give me the money line. I don't feel good 590 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 3: either way in which direction. So if I had to 591 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 3: make a bet, they'll give me sacrament on money line. 592 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 2: Huh, that's a mild surprise. Uh. Like the beam, baby, 593 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm I do like the like the beam 594 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 2: I like to get. You know, the NBA would love 595 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 2: it if Curry prevailed, and they would love Curry Lebron 596 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 2: on Friday, and they would also love those two. I No, 597 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 2: I disagree. I think they would prefer Curry and Lebron 598 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:36,440 Speaker 2: both in the first round. 599 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:38,920 Speaker 4: Oh yes, yes, over just to. 600 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:42,520 Speaker 2: Play because then you lose one and like, listen, I 601 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 2: know people are excited about okay See. They're gonna be 602 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 2: spicy and fun. I'm sure I'm not one of those guys. 603 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 2: I'm not as excited to see okay See this year. 604 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 2: I would say, if you're ranking, you know, the eight, 605 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 2: let's just say the Warriors and Lakers get in. You're 606 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 2: ranking the eight teams of what I'm most interested in watching. 607 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 2: Okay See might be eighth in the West. Wow, I 608 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 2: mean who who you? Who would you have? 609 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 4: Eight? 610 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 2: I mean, I know Timberwill Timber was Aunt. I think 611 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 2: Aunt is more exciting, no way, and Jade mc Jade 612 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 2: McDaniels really good defender against Kevin Durant. Like this, Anthony Edwards. 613 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 2: Get this team fired up. So Minnesota is definitely not 614 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 2: eight for me. Obviously, Clippers might be saying, I don't 615 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 2: think Kawhi is gonna play. I mean, I'm here for 616 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 2: the car, the Clippers car crash. Yeah, I just I 617 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 2: would have okay See eight. They're not a I don't 618 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 2: think they're a great watch. Who would you have last? 619 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 3: I mean I would go Minnesota only because of the 620 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 3: go Beart factor. I don't think that them in the 621 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 3: postseason is the most exciting watch They have trouble scoring 622 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:49,479 Speaker 3: in the regular seasons, so imagine in the postseason when 623 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 3: everything's against the set defense. I'm kind of the Clippers 624 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 3: is a good answer for the number seven, like at 625 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 3: least watchable team, the least exciting team, perm primarily because 626 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 3: we don't know if Kawhi is gonna play, you know. 627 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 3: Chris Brussard said on First Things First on Monday and 628 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 3: kind of went viral for a bit that he spoke 629 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,040 Speaker 3: to someone close to the team and that there's a 630 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 3: lot of swallowing in his knee. That's why he hasn't 631 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 3: practiced in basically three weeks. So it's not looking good 632 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 3: for Kawhi. I had heard separately from a totally independent 633 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 3: source that Kawhi's injury is moniscus related. Again, it's only 634 00:31:25,480 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 3: one person, so take that with a grain of salt. 635 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 3: Usually like to have at least you know, two or 636 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 3: three sources before you publicly say anything. 637 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 4: So I kind of just botched my own rule there. 638 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 3: But history says when it comes to the Clippers and Kawhi, 639 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 3: Leonard if they're not saying anything, it's because it's really bad. 640 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,760 Speaker 3: Oh like, remember he was questionable for an entire series 641 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 3: against Utah and he had a torn acl and they 642 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 3: just would never say that he's out like that. They 643 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,640 Speaker 3: just like to play that game. So if Kawhi is 644 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:53,640 Speaker 3: not ready to go, and it's just a lot of 645 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 3: James Harden, Russell Westbrook pounding the rock, not too jazzed 646 00:31:57,680 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 3: about that. 647 00:31:58,160 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a fair point. PG. Thirteen or sorry, Paul George, 648 00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 2: just for the playoff P two for nineteen showing that's upcoming. 649 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 4: Way off PA pandemic P. 650 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 2: This is harsh. All right, We're back tomorrow, hopefully after 651 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 2: a Laker win. We'll talk to you then