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Have Thursday, everybody. 27 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: I hope if you guys are having a great week. 28 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: I'm coming to you guys from North Star in California 29 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: by Lake Tahoe for one of my favorite ski trips 30 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: every single year. But we had some really entertaining basketball 31 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: last night. So before I hit the slopes today, we're 32 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: gonna talk about some hoops. Just gonna hit Grizzlies, Warriors, Lakers, Spurs, 33 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: and Sixers nets. You guys know the drill before we 34 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: get started. Subscribe to the Volumes YouTube channels so you 35 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: don't miss any more of our videos, following me on 36 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: Twitter and underscore Jason Lts, you guys don't miss any 37 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: show announcements. And then, last but not least, for whatever reason, 38 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,839 Speaker 1: you guys miss one of these videos and you can't 39 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: get back over to YouTube to finish, don't forget. You 40 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: can find them wherever you get your podcasts. Under hoops tonight. 41 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: So the Warriors beat the GRIZZLIESE twenty, super weird game. 42 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: The Warriors were out playing the Grizzlies in a bunch 43 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: of different phases of the game. Uh. The Grizzlies usually 44 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: physically dominate teams, that's their m O. They defended an 45 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: extremely high level. They grabbed a ship ton of rebounds, 46 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: but the Warriors out rebounded them thirty six. They grabbed 47 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: fourteen offensive rebounds, a bunch of key offensive rebounds late 48 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: in the game. So big dry ever of their uh 49 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: come back there in that fourth quarter. They shot better 50 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: from the field, they shot better from three, they shot 51 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,119 Speaker 1: better from the line. But a story that you Warriors 52 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: fans probably remember many times over the years, they just 53 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: couldn't take care of the basketball. They had twenty two turnovers. 54 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: The Grizzlies scored twenty nine of their twenty points off 55 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: of Warriors turnovers. Like I've always said with the Grizzlies 56 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: in particular, they're constantly trying to run. They're constantly trying 57 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: to force turnovers and get out in the open floor 58 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: because that's their best chance to score. This is not 59 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: a good half court offense team. And then things slowed 60 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: down there at the end of the game and it 61 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: became time to execute, and the Warriors are a better 62 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 1: execution team and they came back to win. Um. They 63 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: were down ten midway through the fourth quarter, Classics flash 64 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: Brothers from their Clay comes flying off the screen on 65 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: the left side to hit the three. Then he has 66 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: a really nice bat cut off a feed from Draymond 67 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 1: for reverse layup. Uh. Then Steph Curry comes flying off 68 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: the screen. Steph had ten points out of twelve for 69 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: the Warriors over a two minute and thirty second stretch 70 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: to put the Warriors up three. But then we got 71 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: to the bizarre ejection and this was a really weird sequence, 72 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: so UM, I believe it was Clay Thompson. This is 73 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: like a short, little like floater in the lane and 74 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 1: Dante DiVincenzo comes flying in and taps it out. And 75 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: to keep an eye on that in particular, because Dante 76 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: all game long was crashing the offensive glass with guys 77 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: like Tius Jones and John Morant on him, guys that 78 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: he has a big physical advantage over, and he was 79 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: capable of tapping the ball out and saving some possessions. 80 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: He only registered too offensive rebounds, but he got a 81 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: bunch of contested like taps that effectively amounted to offensive 82 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: rebounds even though it wasn't him. But the ball gets 83 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: tapped out, ends up in Jordan Pool's hands. Shot clock 84 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: resets to fourteen. Um, Jordan's kind of open right like, 85 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: It's not like he was um smothered or anything, but 86 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: it's a thirty foot shot about a little over a 87 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: minute left. You have an opportun need to run some 88 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 1: more time off the clock. And he puts it up 89 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: and misses it, and Steph just loses his mind and 90 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: chucks the the mouthpiece out of bounds. And I mean, 91 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: it really is this simple. I get. I understand where 92 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: Steff is coming from. You've lost a bunch of games 93 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: this year in late game decision making. Jordan's Pool in particular, 94 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: especially in the last month, has had some bad late 95 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: game moments where he's made some poor decisions. So I 96 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: understand the frustration. But Steph's You're the best shot creator 97 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: on the team. You just scored ten points in two 98 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 1: and a half minutes to get the Warriors in position 99 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 1: to win. They need you down the stretch. Gotta keep 100 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: your emotions and check that said, like, I'm not worried 101 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: about that, particularly with Steph. That's getting himself kicked out 102 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: of games has not been an issue for him over 103 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: the years. But it was just kind of a bizarre 104 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: sequence and in the moment as I was watching it 105 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: last night, it's definitely like, what one of the things 106 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: you probably did not have on your bingo card last 107 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: night as a Warriors fan was Steph gets ejected for 108 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: yelling at Jordan Pool and chucking a mouthpiece. But the 109 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: encouraging part is the way Golden State responded, because John 110 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: Murant really sees the momentum. After that play had a 111 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: really nice driving scoop shot and pick and roll. Then 112 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: he had another play where he drove and drew a 113 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: foul and Draymond Green and he actually put the Grizzlies 114 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: up one of what was it, one eighteen to one seventeen. 115 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: But then the Warriors ran that like variation of Spain 116 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: pick and roll that they've run a bunch of times 117 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: this year. I've talked about Spain pick and roll is 118 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: usually where you have a shooter relocate from under the 119 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: basket to the top of the key. But the Warriors 120 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 1: have a variation of that that's kind of like a 121 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: five outset where they'll have uh Steph start on the 122 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: left wing. In this case it was Jordan Pool, but 123 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: they'll have Draymond Green set the first screen, then they'll 124 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 1: have Clay set the second screen, and then they'll have 125 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: the other two guys spotting in the opposite winging corner, 126 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: and so the whole side is cleared on the left side, 127 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: and as Jordan Pool comes over the screen, Clay Thompson 128 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: just relocates across the top. It's like a hybrid of 129 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: Spain pick and roll where instead of your relocating relocating 130 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: from the basket to the top, he's relocating from the 131 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: wing to the opposite wing. And essentially what you're trying 132 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: to do there is in that screening action, you're trying 133 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:06,839 Speaker 1: to get Clay's defender to lag a little bit to 134 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: help on that screen and roll action so that Clay 135 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: can find an opening on the weak side. And what 136 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: was really smart about this particular play was Draymond re 137 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: screened so Clay had Clay comes off the screen and 138 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: he's not entirely open, but Jordan takes his retreat dribble 139 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: and looks back that way, and Draymond reverses the screen 140 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: and screens back for Clay coming back towards the top 141 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: of the key and gets tons of separation, gets a 142 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: good look at three and knocks it down. Clay Thompson 143 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: was unbelievable in the fourth quarter of this game. But 144 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: you go down the other end and John Moran, who 145 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: I said, like the Grizzlies half court offense issues are 146 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: not because of John Moran, It's because they don't have 147 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: nearly enough ball handling and shooting. After John Morand and 148 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: John makes really nice isolation move, draws the help from 149 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: Draymond Green makes a really nice wrap around past to 150 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: Brandon Clark and we're tied. We called time out. Go 151 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: down the other end and on the baseline, uh uh, 152 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson shoots a quick little fifteen foot or he 153 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: misses it once again. Dante DiVincenzo with a little bit 154 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: of help of him Anthony Lamb. They go after that 155 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: contested rebound, trying to tap at it. John Morand hits 156 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: it out of bounce. Warrior stick with the ball, and 157 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: this is where it gets really interesting because where they're 158 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: gonna run a baseline out of balance play and John 159 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: Murant is guarding the inbounder. Now, uh, everybody who has 160 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: a coaching doctor and I coach a little bit high 161 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: school basketball here in Tucson. You have a specific ideology 162 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: when it comes to certain situations. Whether that's like, oh, 163 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: like I like to foul when we're down or up three, 164 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: or no, I like to play defense when we're up three, 165 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: or whatever, it is your specific ideology. My audio ideology 166 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: for guarding baseline out of bounds is I always take 167 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 1: the guy who's guarding the inbounder and I put him 168 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: directly under the basket, no matter what, and his one 169 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: job is to prevent any sort of pass, an entry 170 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: pass underneath the basket. And the main reason why is because, 171 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: especially in a situation like that, like, yes, the inbounder 172 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: relocating out is a threat, but you can switch that. 173 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: So for instance, if the inbounder throws the pass and 174 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: then flares out to the three point line, the guy 175 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: he's throwing the past two to get the ball back, 176 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: his defender can jump out there. But no matter what, 177 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 1: I need to protect the basket at all costs if 178 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: I'm going to lose in a situation like that, I 179 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: want to lose on a jump shot. I don't want 180 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: to lose on an easy layup under the basket. And 181 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: even more strange than that was so John rand Instead 182 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: of guarding the basket, John around John morand lunges out 183 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: and guards the three point line. So no one's protecting 184 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: the rim. Zaire Williams is guarding Jordan Pool and in 185 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: all of the chaos, he's shading onto Jordan Pool's right 186 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: hand as if he's gonna run out to the sideline 187 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: to get a jump shot. And to Jordan's credit for 188 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: the poor decision he made on that three, he made 189 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: a really smart read. He saw that Iyer Williams was 190 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: overplaying him and he just bat cuts him to the rim. 191 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: Now that doesn't work if John Morant is protecting the rim, 192 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: but he wasn't. So he saw the read. He saw 193 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: John Morant lunge out, he saw Zaire Williams shading on 194 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: his right hand towards the sideline, and everything was wide 195 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: open under the basket. Jordan went quick. He didn't try 196 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: to get cute with the layup. He just went right 197 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: to the front of the rim. He caught Zayre Williams 198 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 1: sleeping and he won the game. And you know, once again, 199 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: here we go late game situation. It's close. Execution is 200 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: what wins games. It's one of the biggest reasons why 201 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: I have the Warriors as my championship favorite. Two plays 202 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: at the end of the game, that hybrid Spain pick 203 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: and roll for Clay Thompson and then that baseline out 204 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: of bounds. They executed it properly, got wide open looks 205 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: and won the game. I've just seen way too many 206 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: basketball games over the years be decided by execution. That's 207 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,559 Speaker 1: why I value that the most, and that's why I 208 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: trust Golden State the most, even though they've had so 209 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: many issues this year um in other areas of the game, 210 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 1: so kind of zooming out a little bit. The Warriors 211 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: have alternated between wins and losses since Steph returned. But 212 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: they have the Raptors at home on Friday to break 213 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: that trend. But the Rattors just wanted to sacramental last 214 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: night kind of main handled them. So they're playing some 215 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: decent basketball right now, and they present a bunch of 216 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: specific physical issues, uh at that, especially with perimeter size, 217 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: that might give the Warriors some issues. It's gonna be 218 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: a tough challenge on Friday, but that's a good chance 219 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: to break that trend. Memphis followed up their eleven game 220 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: winning streak with a four game losing streak. In addition 221 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: to the general lack of ball handling and shooting that 222 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: causes their half court issues, I also excuse me. I 223 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: also just don't think they're disciplined enough to win a 224 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: seven game series against a great team, so I still 225 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: have them a level below Denver and Golden State out West. Alright, 226 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,680 Speaker 1: net Sixers, this was a really fun game. I'm gonna 227 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: move pretty quickly here. Wife's actually waiting on me. We 228 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: got we gotta get up to the slopes here soon. Um. 229 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: Really valiant effort from Kyrie and Seth Curry, particularly in 230 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: that fourth quarter to keep this game close. Seth Curry 231 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: had a little heater in the middle of the fourth 232 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: quarter and then and then Kyrie had a heater towards 233 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: the end. But James Harden was just unbelievable in that 234 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. He hit back to back step back threes 235 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 1: to undo the damage from Seth's big fourth quarter push, 236 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: and then he had a really nice driving lay up 237 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: to his left. He had U I want to say, 238 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: all five of his makes before that shot were threes, 239 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: and then he finally got all the way to the 240 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: room and made a layup that effectively ice to the game. 241 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: After Kyrie kept his a little heater. What I wanted 242 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: to talk about was Philly's late game offense for a minute. 243 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 1: So the Sixers of now won six games in a row, 244 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: which was a uh something I predicted back in December, 245 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,400 Speaker 1: and I didn't think it was that ballsy of a prediction. Literally, 246 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: all I was thinking was, this is one of the 247 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: most talented teams in the league. They're starting to get healthy. 248 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: You know, James Harden is playing really good basketball, joe 249 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: lymbeats playing like an m v P tyvers, maxis starting 250 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: to get his rhythm back. Uh. They were already having 251 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:57,240 Speaker 1: a ton of success in half court defense. I had 252 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: a feeling that when their offense started to because they 253 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: were kind That was the weird thing with the Sixers 254 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: throughout that first half of the season, as their offense 255 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 1: was kind of hovering in that round fifteen in the 256 00:13:07,440 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: league range. They're all the way up to fifth in 257 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: offense now because how much they've been cooking on that 258 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: end of the floor and they have an offensive rating 259 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: of one hundred and twenty five and fourth quarters during 260 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: the six game win streak. And it really is this simple. 261 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: There's just no easy way to guard them. If you 262 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: have if you leave James Harden in an ice so 263 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: he's well over a point per possession and pick and roll, 264 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: you've got a bracket James Harden, which is getting Joel 265 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 1: embiid all these super high quality touches right at the 266 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 1: foul line that he's converting at a high rate. Joel 267 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:40,719 Speaker 1: Embi post ups are present their whole set of problems. 268 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: And then it's like Tyree s Maxie and Tobias Harris 269 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: on the week side with either you know, Georges kneeang 270 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,720 Speaker 1: or Shake Milton as that like knockdown shooter in that 271 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: fifth spot. There's just there's just a high quality shot 272 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:56,719 Speaker 1: every time down the floor. And you know, basketball is 273 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: a maker mislead to a certain extent, but at the 274 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: same time, like chances are if your shot quality is 275 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: better than the other team, it's more likely that you're 276 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: gonna make the shots, and that's gonna be the difference 277 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. Um I I think 278 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: that like this again, everything comes down to hardening and 279 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: beat in the playoffs and whether or not they're gonna 280 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: be able to maintain their level of play. But they 281 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: they they're gonna get high quality shots in late game situations, 282 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: and they're gonna have an outstanding half court defense. They're 283 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: gonna be tough to beat. And the same goes for 284 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: the nets. I mean, look no k D last night, 285 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: and you saw on display from Seth and Kyrie just 286 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: the absurd level of offensive skill that those two guys have. 287 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: And again, their biggest weakness is gonna be physicality, and 288 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: that's why I'm worried about them specifically in a Celtics matchup. 289 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: But if they can hold up in the physicality better 290 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: than they did last year, they're gonna be really tough 291 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: to beat as well. The the n B a uh 292 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: top tier of teams this year is so much better 293 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: than last year. It's gonna be this year is going 294 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: to be so much fun when we get to the playoffs. 295 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: I can't wait. I'm so excited. Tip off the new 296 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: year with fan Duel, America's number one sports book. New 297 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: customers get one hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets 298 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: guaranteed when you place your first five dollar bet. Just 299 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: download the Fandel sports Book app. It's safe, secure, and 300 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: super easy to use. Then you can bet on everything 301 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: from the money line to point scores too. Three's drained. 302 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: My favorite bet for this week is Tuesday Night the 303 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: l A Clippers in crypto against the Lakers minus four. 304 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 1: The Lakers are gonna probably be integrating Ruey Hatchemura in 305 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: that game, and it's gonna dramatically shift the Lakers rotation around, 306 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: which I think is gonna make it a very weird game, 307 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: and a lot of guys are gonna be out of rhythm. 308 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: So I like the Clippers in that game. Plus fand 309 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: will even lets you combine your bets for a chance 310 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: at a bigger payout with a same game parlay. So 311 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: don't miss out. Place your first five dollar bet to 312 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: get one hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets, win 313 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: or lose with promo co Jason t make every moment 314 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: more with fan Duel, the official sports book partner of 315 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: the NBA Alright Spurs Lakers. I'm not gonna spend two 316 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: long on this game. I just have four quick thoughts. 317 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: So first of all, Ruey had to Murray's debut. He 318 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: makes the Lakers look big. He bothered a half dozen 319 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,160 Speaker 1: shots just by having his hands up. Again, He's six 320 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: ft eight with a seven two wingspan. Um. He grabbed 321 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: six rebounds in twenty two minutes, which is great, several 322 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: contested rebounds. It's like seeing a real big forward fly 323 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: in to grab a rebound for the Lakers not named 324 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: Lebron and Anthony Davis. Is kind of bizarre to watch 325 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: because we just haven't seen that in a few years. Um. 326 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: He gives them a legit NBA front court with Lebron 327 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: on the bench, and that's vitally important for a couple 328 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 1: of reasons we're gonna talk about here in a second. 329 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:36,920 Speaker 1: They ran twenty three possessions last night with a d 330 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: and Ruey had to Murray at the four with no Lebron, 331 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: and they were plus nineteen net rating. And those twenty 332 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: three possessions, again very small sample size against a bad team, 333 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: but it allows them to stagger Lebron and Anthony Davis effectively, 334 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: which is immensely important if they do decide to trade 335 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook, because Russ is on a like and he 336 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,280 Speaker 1: was really good in the previous ten games. I want 337 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: to be clear, but he's been nightmariagely bad in his 338 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 1: last three games. The Lakers are minus thirty four in 339 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: the last three games when Russ plays uh and even 340 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,760 Speaker 1: when he's off the floor. Last night he was minus 341 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: ten and a nine point win. But it goes even 342 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: beyond the box score to just one. He can't make 343 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: it three to save his life. I think he's like 344 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: one for his last thirteen or something like that. Um 345 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: in his body language is weird, and his decision making 346 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: has fallen off after being really good in the previous 347 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: ten games. So I wonder if he's hearing things from 348 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: his agent or just in general from Rob if they're 349 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: hinting at him that it's likely that he gets moved 350 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: or something, because the shift in his body language has 351 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: been really strange in the last couple of of games. 352 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: But here's the thing. If they do trade Russ, you 353 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: need to be effective with Lebron off the floor, because 354 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,439 Speaker 1: that's one of the ways Russ has been great this 355 00:17:46,480 --> 00:17:49,400 Speaker 1: year's running those bench units. So I wonder if he's 356 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: hearing something um because but then again, but but again, 357 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: with Russ off the floor and Lebron off the floor, 358 00:17:57,880 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: having Ruey Hot tomorrow with Anthony Davis gives you a 359 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: real traditional NBA front court to build a defensive foundation on, 360 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: and Ruby flash some of the high level shot creation 361 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: last night which helps you score in the half court 362 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: in those situations. Um offensively, Ruey showed a little bit 363 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: of everything. He had two buckets in transition to transition 364 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: run out in the first half. Then he had a 365 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,760 Speaker 1: trailing three in the second half that he made. Remember 366 00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: what I was saying in my deep dive with Ruey 367 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: the other day, He's actually shooting the three much much 368 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: better in transition than he is in the half court. 369 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: And I think a big part of that is his 370 00:18:29,680 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: momentum is already heading towards the rim. He's got a 371 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 1: little bit of a hitch in his shot, and so 372 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: because his footing and balance is better in transition, because 373 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 1: his forward momentum, I think he's hitting those shots at 374 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: a higher clip as a result. But he had a 375 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: little transition three that's gonna be big when the Lakers 376 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: are running. Then he had two buckets in the half court. 377 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 1: There was a broken possession in the first half. Nothing 378 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:51,119 Speaker 1: was really open. Max Christie swings in the ball on 379 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: the right wing and he just breaks his man down 380 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: off the dribble and hits a pull up fifteen foot 381 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: or that's gonna be big time, especially when they get 382 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: into the playoffs. Uh, those you guys who listen to 383 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,919 Speaker 1: the dray On Green Show. He specifically talked about that 384 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 1: a little bit in his last episode. Um and then 385 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: the second bucket was a post up play. A d 386 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,359 Speaker 1: actually joked after the game that they called one of 387 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,239 Speaker 1: a d s plays for Ruey. Um and then he 388 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:13,439 Speaker 1: and then he said he went up to Ruey and 389 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: was like, hey, if they don't double team that shot, 390 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: better go up. And he took a post up fade 391 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 1: away over his right shoulder. Great footwork, knocked that thing down. 392 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: And uh, again that's super encouraging. It's bad team, small 393 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: sample size, need to see a lot more, but having 394 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: that functional, real NBA forward next to Lebron James and 395 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis just adds a dimension to this team that 396 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: they haven't had since they won the title. Anthony Davis 397 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: was a little out of rhythm, which is to be expected, 398 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,479 Speaker 1: but he blocked four shots. It's it's truly amazing how 399 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,360 Speaker 1: much he changes the physical profile of the Lakers. When 400 00:19:44,359 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: a D was out almost every single game. The Lakers 401 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: were physically outmatched. Um, they were fast, Like I said, 402 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: their advantage was their speed as they went small, and 403 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:56,160 Speaker 1: they had some really good downhill players that were difficult 404 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,560 Speaker 1: to deal with, like Dennis, Lebron and Russ. But in 405 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 1: the aggregate, if you factored all of the physical elements 406 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: of the game, the Lakers were outmatched every single night. 407 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 1: And they basically just made up for that with Lebron's greatness, 408 00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: a bunch of guys in the on the bench playing 409 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: well in relentless effort. They've been a team that just 410 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: doesn't quit over the course of the last couple of months. Um. 411 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 1: But when you watch them last night with a D 412 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: back and especially with Ruby out there, they're huge. They're 413 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: a huge NBA team now. When they play Ruey and 414 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: Lebron and a D together, they're gonna be bigger than 415 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,159 Speaker 1: just about every single team they play. That's three seven 416 00:20:32,200 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: foot wingspans in the front court. That's Orlando Magic stuff, 417 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: that's Cleveland Cavaliers stuff. That is high level defensive length 418 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: on the front court. And you saw some sequences last 419 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: night where the Lakers were swarming on defense and it 420 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: was kind of frightening to see the long arms everywhere 421 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: as they were making defensive plays. You probably remember that 422 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 1: play there, uh in late fourth quarter for Dennis Schroder 423 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: flies over and blocks the three point shot on the wing, 424 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: which gets saved in bounds. And then uh, they drive 425 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,199 Speaker 1: on Ruey and Ruey swallows up the drive and and 426 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 1: it gets swung too. Uh. I think it was Zach 427 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: Collins in the middle of the lane and Anthony Davis 428 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: comes over and blocks it like that type of frightening 429 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: defensive rotation. Those are the physical advantages that were missing 430 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,040 Speaker 1: before this trade and before Anthony Davis came back from 431 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:20,840 Speaker 1: the injury. You want to have multiple advantages so that 432 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:23,879 Speaker 1: you can win multiple ways. The Lakers have shown that 433 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: they can win with speed, but now they have the 434 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:30,280 Speaker 1: ability to win with size, and that last missing piece 435 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,800 Speaker 1: is the ability to win with skill. And there's a 436 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 1: couple of specific ways that will help their one Lebron 437 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: getting his jump shot back to where it was the 438 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: last few years, he has been shooting better, and really 439 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: what they need to do is make a trade for 440 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: a real shooter, a professional jump shooter, because as you 441 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:47,919 Speaker 1: can imagine, if you got to line up with lebron 442 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis with Ruby Hotchmer and Dennis Schroeder and 443 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:54,560 Speaker 1: a real shooter, whether that's someone like a Gary Trent Jr. 444 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,639 Speaker 1: Buddy heeled or a like a boy On Bugdanovich, and 445 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: I'd probably order them. I'd probably go boy On one, 446 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 1: Gary Trent Jr. Two Buddy, He'll three. I prefer boy 447 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: On as like a uh that that keeps Ruey is 448 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: more of like a we can go big, but we 449 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 1: can use them off the bench, or I can sco 450 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 1: more skilled and go Dennis Austin Reeves boy and Baganovitch 451 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: lebron A d or I can go huge with like 452 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 1: Dennis boy On Ruey lebron A d do more switching 453 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: and yeah, you give up a lot of foot speed 454 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: and give up some driving lanes, but you have so 455 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: much length and athleticism on the court you can recover it. 456 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: You get a bunch of different looks there. I don't 457 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: hate the idea of Gary Trent Jr. I think he 458 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 1: fits really well as well. I just think Boyan is 459 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 1: a better player, and and he so lights out as 460 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: a spot up shooter that I think I think that 461 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 1: he gives them real intimidating shooting off the ball in 462 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,160 Speaker 1: those late game situations to score in the half court. 463 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, they need to 464 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: be able to score in slow down half court games, 465 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: and having a real shooter along those guys is that 466 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: one missing piece. Lebron, he had eleven assists last night. 467 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: Spear headed the biggest run of the game there in 468 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: that early fourth quarter put the Lakers up ten. He 469 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: did it by picking them apart with the pass. Uh. 470 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,159 Speaker 1: There was a sequence there were three straight assists. He 471 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,680 Speaker 1: had a transition play where dribbles up the floor and 472 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: he fakes like he's gonna pull up at the top 473 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,439 Speaker 1: of the key, gets the man to jump at him, 474 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: and swings it over to Dennis Shuder knocks down three. 475 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,879 Speaker 1: Next possession, they run a pick and roll from the 476 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: right wing, Lebron works his way into the middle and 477 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 1: makes an awesome back pass back to the week's or 478 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: back to the corner he just came out of across 479 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,439 Speaker 1: his body that hits Max Christie in the shooting pocket 480 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: for three and then sid know by the way, Max 481 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: Christie has been awesome. He's already one of the lakers 482 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: best defensive players and he's shooting on catching shoot threes 483 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: this year. Again, like, there's this difference between the Lakers 484 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: front office and their scouting department. The front office is 485 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: dictating NBA players, whether that's you know, uh, this guy 486 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: for this free agent that we're targeting, or this trade 487 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 1: that we're trying to make. But their scouting department, which 488 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,919 Speaker 1: is actually made up of of members of the Bus family, 489 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,320 Speaker 1: they have a consistent track record of success and Max 490 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: Christie appears to be another huge home run for them. 491 00:24:11,280 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: That the work that the scouting department is done to 492 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,919 Speaker 1: cover for the weaknesses of the Lakers front office is 493 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 1: not talked about enough um. But then finally, on the 494 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: last possession in that sequence, Lebron in transition just patiently 495 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: waited for Thomas Bryant to break open in the middle 496 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: of the floor, hit him in stride for dunk, and 497 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: the Lakers were up ten. Uh. You guys know, Lebron's 498 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: my favorite player, But those kinds of sequences are my 499 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: favorite Lebron sequences where they are locked in on defense 500 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: and they're getting stops and Lebron is just attacking the 501 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 1: other way in transition and making passes two guys. He's 502 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: always been one of the best surgeons in basketball. It's 503 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: always been one of the most underrated parts of his game. 504 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: And uh, that like seeing that kind of vintage sequence 505 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:56,439 Speaker 1: last night was definitely a lot of fun, especially for 506 00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: me as a Lebron fan. Um one last note and 507 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: then we'll be done for the day, Darvin Ham. Uh, 508 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: he basically removed when you in Gabriel from the rotation 509 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,160 Speaker 1: last night. He only played one minute in garbage time. 510 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: He was basically the only forward that was playing for 511 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: the Lakers before the Ruby hatcha Mura trade. And so 512 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:15,880 Speaker 1: I get it, it's tough. It was a weird day. 513 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,359 Speaker 1: You bring it back a D and Ruey, you have 514 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: weird rotations because a D and Ruey are coming off 515 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: the bench. So I get that it was weird. But 516 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,119 Speaker 1: when Ian is too good to not play, he needs 517 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: to be out there in some capacity. So I'd like 518 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: to see them cut back a bit, maybe on Patrick 519 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,719 Speaker 1: Beverley's minutes and maybe a little bit on Russ's minutes, 520 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 1: to try to find at least one shift each half 521 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,639 Speaker 1: for when you in to play. Because again, like especially 522 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: with what the work he's been doing on the offensive glass, 523 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: and he's actually one of their better defensive players. I 524 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 1: think they need to find a way for him to play. 525 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: All right, guys, That is all I have for today. Uh. 526 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: Saturday night is when I get back from this trip, 527 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: and we're going to be covering a bunch of games 528 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: from Saturday night, including Lakers Celtics on Sunday morning, So 529 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: keep an eye on it feeds on Sunday. As always, 530 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 1: they sincerely appreciate your supports, your support. I'm gonna go 531 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: hit the slopes and I will see you guys in 532 00:26:05,320 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 1: a couple of days. The volume