1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, everybody, 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire or Tuesday, June first 3 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 1: turn the calendar, Ladies and gentlemen. June one, obviously a 4 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: special day in Casa McIntyre. June one, of course, twenty 5 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: six me and the family hop on a plane. We 6 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: leave the cold, dreary Northeast. We moved from Pennsylvania to 7 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: southern California. It's been a wild uh five years, so 8 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: a little celebratory week for for us here as a family. 9 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: And of course, if you gotta go a little further 10 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:52,279 Speaker 1: back in my history, UM, June one, two thousand and 11 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: I think it was two thousand ten. I can't believe 12 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 1: I'm spacing. UM. I sold the website that I started, 13 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: and it was written about in the New York Times. 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: It's so funny. June one was the date on the 15 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: New York Times. You know, my family hasn't like framed 16 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: in their whole way. It's like a big deal for them, 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: and it was a big deal for me at the time. UM. 18 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: Since then, several other websites in sports have been sold. 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: Clay Travis has recently sold UM. I don't know dead 20 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:17,199 Speaker 1: Spin didn't get sold, but there's been a couple of others. 21 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: Whop whop. Uh. I think it was Henry Abbott had 22 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: a website. Uh, that was true, true, Thank you Rob G. 23 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: That was so there's been a plenty of that have 24 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: been sold. Um, pretty cool time to be uh in sports, 25 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: although websites are kind of sort of dying blogs that is, 26 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: you know, big websites are fine, but the small guys 27 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: kind of getting squeezed out at any rate. June one 28 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: always a great day, and obviously this is a monster 29 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: weekend for me personally. Um, I'm in a dad soccer 30 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: tournament this coming weekend. I am nervous as all hell. 31 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: Played in two years ago we won the title. I 32 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: don't need to rehash for you all the goals that 33 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: I scored. I think it was our second or third 34 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:01,360 Speaker 1: leading score. Um. I'm just purely a hustle guy at 35 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: this point. And um, we have the tournament this weekend. 36 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: I I'm trying to get into four. But uh, there's 37 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: a lot of work left to be done this week, obviously, 38 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: and this is a big week, huge week in the 39 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: NBA playoffs. We will find out if the Lakers advanced Uh, 40 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets will probably advanced tonight. The l A 41 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: Clippers and the Maverick series has gotten fun and you know, 42 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: for me unhappy. Uh, we'll find out a lot about 43 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: that this week. So there's a huge week in the 44 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: NBA playoffs. I'm gonna start with the Lakers and Anthony 45 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 1: Davis obviously the big story. Lakers play tonight. We're sure 46 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis will not play. But I do want to 47 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: say I'm not done with the Kyrie Irving story. It's funny. 48 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: I got a text from a friend who said, do 49 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: you remember how freaked out everyone was when Terrell Owens 50 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: of the forty Niners ran to center field and stood 51 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: and celebrated on the Dallas Cowboys star. I think the 52 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 1: player was George Tigue, who ran at him and knocked 53 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,399 Speaker 1: him off the start, and it started like a brujaha, 54 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: and it made me think, like, listen again, under no 55 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 1: circumstances did Kyrie Irving deserve to get a bottle thrown 56 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: in his head? He could have gotten seriously hurt. I 57 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: don't think that Yahoo who threw it saw Kyrie stomp 58 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: on the lucky. I do think there's an immaturity angle 59 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: that we need to spin forward, and um Rob g 60 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: has an interesting take on the Celtics in the immediate future. UM, 61 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 1: So we'll get to that, but I need to start 62 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: with Anthony Davis because you know the Lakers are talking 63 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: tough on Monday. Hey, Lebron, I got broad shoulders, I'm 64 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: built for this, and you know Kyle Kuzmin willing to 65 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: step up, and maybe k c p will be back, 66 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: and Dennis shrewder Is is excited, and folks, I just 67 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: keep looking at that line and it is one of 68 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: the tastiest lines I've seen this postseason. I have told 69 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: you that the Lakers in Game two was my number 70 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: one bet. The Hawks in Game three was my number 71 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: two bet. I'm gonna let it marinate. But the Phoenix 72 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: Suns tonight with no Anthony Davis for the Lakers, if 73 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: it's if he's officially ruled out, I don't see how 74 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: the Suns lose this game. Now. I have been wrong 75 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: once before, and it was a bad, bad, bad, bad 76 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: bad miss. Several years ago, Warriors Rockets. Warriors were headed 77 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: to Houston, and I believe that was the game where 78 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant was not going to play, and the Warriors 79 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: were like it was it was not going well for them. 80 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: They were supposed to lose that game, and it turned 81 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: out to be the Steph Curry game. He had zero 82 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: points in the first half. He dropped thirty three in 83 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: the second half. They stunned the Rockets in a colossal, 84 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: colossal upset. I think they were big underdogs in that game, 85 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: and it was just an incredible performance. So sometimes when 86 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: the world thinks something Sons got this game, take a 87 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: look at the other side. I just can't make a 88 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: case for the Lakers down two starters. No k c 89 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: p Who's your best peri or defender, Anthony Davis your 90 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: best interior defender. And I haven't seen it from Kuzma 91 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: in a game that matters when he has to step 92 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: it up. Like I don't even know what the Lakers 93 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: due to start. Um. You know this podcast comes out 94 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: this morning early I would say by midday early afternoon. 95 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: We have an idea who's starting for the Lakers. Do 96 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: they go Andre Drummond and Kyle Kuzma up front with 97 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: Lebron at the three? I don't know. Do you go 98 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: Crusoe and Struder? Do you spot start th h T 99 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: For some energy. I really do believe we're gonna have 100 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: to see talent Horton Tucker, Taylor and talent rob you 101 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: can check be on it. We need to see him, 102 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: and yes, I said we on accident, the Lakers must 103 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: play Tucker. I don't know if Montrez Harrold is gonna 104 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: get minutes. He played a little bit in the loss, 105 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: but I need to see Tucker. He is that guy 106 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: you know what campaign brings for the Sun's steadying point 107 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: guard off the bench. Now. I know he's a little 108 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 1: bit older. He played a lot in college. Th h 109 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 1: T much younger, he's only twenty. Turnover are prone, but 110 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,200 Speaker 1: when you need an energy boost at both ends of 111 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: the floor, th h D cobreed, he's gonna get you 112 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 1: that spicy dunk, that spin move, dish and one for 113 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: Marcus Olor whatever. Some Horton Tucker will make a splash 114 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: play that you need on the road. And I am 115 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,359 Speaker 1: of the belief that he's probably going to have to 116 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: play a big factor because you know, Rob g I 117 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: don't know where you take away twenty five and nine 118 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: from the Lakers and you make that up easily. I 119 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: just don't know where you get that from. Oh they're 120 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: not going to be able to, you know, make it 121 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: up at least collectively with those guys. What it's gonna 122 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: come down to is how able Lebron James is to 123 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: turn back the clock because he is still the only 124 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: mismatch even before a D got hurt, that Phoenix just 125 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,040 Speaker 1: has zero answer for. You could say, Aidan, can kindness 126 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: slow down a D a little bit? Jay Crowder's the 127 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: archetype for the defenders that gives a D problems of 128 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: these stock. You know, Lebron, if he puts his mind 129 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: to it, cannot be stopped by that team. The problem, though, 130 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: is he's thirty six, he's got a bum ankle, and 131 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: heading into Game five, the Lakers as a team are 132 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: shooting subt on wide open threes, not just three pointers 133 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: in general, but what the NBA considers wide open, which 134 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: means at least four ft of space between you and 135 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: a defender. So I'm confident that tonight Lebron James is 136 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: gonna give you a thirty point triple double, thirty five 137 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: plus point performance. The problem though, is do they have 138 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: anyone who's gonna be able to go there with him? 139 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: Because he can't do it by himself. Against the team 140 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: as good as Phoenix, and and you know you mentioned 141 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: the three pointers. Horton Tucker is not a three point guy. 142 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: If three pointers are the strategy for Vogel, it's probably 143 00:07:54,360 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: gonna be a little bit more of Ben McLamore, who 144 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: can get hot. I think he had like six threes 145 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: in a game earlier this season, like his third game 146 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: with the Lakers. Something in saying Wes Matthews can get hot, 147 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: pulling out the bow and arrow, Rob, I just want 148 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: to read to you the most jarring stat. Okay, there 149 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: is one for Luca and the MAVs. I'll save it 150 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: for tomorrow. But for the series, through four games, the 151 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: Lakers with Lebron on the floor, that's been a hundred 152 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: and fifty one minutes there plus thirty seven. Lebron has 153 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: sat for forty one minutes. They are minus thirty three. 154 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: So the second he goes off the floor, the Lakers 155 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: offense falls apart. That's not something that's shocking. Here's the problem. Usually, 156 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: when Lebron's off the floor, Anthony Davis is on the floor. 157 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 1: And if they're still minus thirty three without Lebron, what 158 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: are they gonna be without Lebron? And Anthony Davis like, 159 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: what does that second unit look like? And Rob this 160 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: is the other thing that really gets me nervous about 161 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: the Lakers. If you think Lebron's gonna go out and 162 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: play thirty minutes and four the issue show he barely 163 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: has to sit, you then rusting the risk and you lose. 164 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: You then run the risk of going down three two. 165 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: You've got an exhausted Lebron and and not a d 166 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: coming back to l A for Game six. And honestly, 167 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: I would rather, I would almost rather the Lakers get 168 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 1: blown out too. So Lebron saves the legs for game 169 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: six and seven, because again, if you go game seven, 170 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: I'm definitely not taking the sons who have Monty Williams 171 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: has never coached a game seven one a playoff series 172 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: in his career. We know the history of Chris Paul 173 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: in the playoffs and all these all this jaw jacking 174 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 1: from Jake Crowder, Okay, what's he gonna look like in 175 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: a game seven? Jake Crowder and Michael Bridges, by the way, 176 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: combined to make six threes in Game four. They couldn't 177 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: make any They couldn't throw in the ocean before that, 178 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: I I mean, listen, I like Devin Booker a lot 179 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: awesome player. This is first game seven. You know who's 180 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: played in several games sevens as Lebron James. I trust 181 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: him in game seven. That's why you just gotta get 182 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 1: to seven. Rob. I don't want to empty the tank 183 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: on Lebron. Now, if it's like a two point game 184 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: was like five minutes left, you can't help it. But 185 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: I think their best bet is to win this at 186 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: seven as opposed to try to steal five in Phoenix. 187 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,559 Speaker 1: Normally I would agree with you, but I think that 188 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: Phoenix is a much better opponents save the Golden State Warriors. 189 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: They Lebron, you know, kept going into and he won 190 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: that game seven. Actually, but like I told you before, 191 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,280 Speaker 1: even before this year started, said I don't I can't 192 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: go with my usual Lakers and five because Phoenix is good, 193 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: like Phoenix is legitimately good, and they pose matchup problem 194 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:34,719 Speaker 1: to the Lakers that not a lot of teams in 195 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: the West can present, and that they have guys where 196 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: they're not so dependent. Holy on, Chris Paul and Devin Booker. 197 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: Like with the Lakers, you take Lebron out, or you 198 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: take in this case, take a d out and they 199 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: are like a shell of themselves. Everything around them is 200 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: built specifically around these two guys, probably more so than 201 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: any team in the NBA, save maybe like Denver with Yokich. 202 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: Like when they're down one or maybe both of them, 203 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: their their team is terrible. There there are a lottery team. 204 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: They might arguably be the worst roster in the NBA 205 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: because all they have our specialists who do one specific thing. 206 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: And what Phoenix has is they have three four five 207 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: guys who can do multiple things. So even if Chris 208 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: Paul's banged up with the shoulder, they can be competitive. 209 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 1: If Devin Booker shots not falling, they have other guys 210 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: who can do things to stay competitive. And the Lakers, 211 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,839 Speaker 1: you know, this is Lebron's emo. Now he he kind 212 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: of gives away game one or he doesn't really give 213 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: max effort in Game one, so they can feel things 214 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: out while looking back on it, now that decision could 215 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,199 Speaker 1: have back fair in a big way because now on 216 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: the day was may not be available the rest of 217 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: the series. I know there's gonna be some Lakers fans 218 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: like Jay Rob you guys are killing the Lakers. Will 219 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:54,719 Speaker 1: you ease up? Let me offer some positivity. Okay, the 220 00:11:54,880 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: Lakers are nineteen and seventeen without Anthony Davis this season, 221 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: um and eleven and seven when they have Lebron and 222 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: no a D. Now, I don't have all the opponents 223 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: of in front of me, but the eleven and seven 224 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,839 Speaker 1: mark offer some positivity. Like if it were a D 225 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: and no Lebron, I would say game over. The Lakers 226 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,120 Speaker 1: are toast because Lebron runs the offense, but it will 227 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:25,719 Speaker 1: be interesting. No. Again, we cannot overestimate the loss of 228 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: k CP. He is their best perimeter defender. He is exceptional. 229 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: I'm telling you right now. Caruso is a good, good, 230 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: good defender. I like him a lot. He's not the 231 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: offensive threat from deep that KCP is. When KCP can 232 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,439 Speaker 1: stretch the floor, that's a huge win. Rob, was k 233 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:43,559 Speaker 1: c P the third best player in the Bubble playoffs 234 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 1: for the Lakers? Is it its entirety? Yes? Yeah? I 235 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: mean I I there's no I mean, so we can't 236 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: just all of a sudden say, oh, k CPS garbage like, well, guys, nothing, 237 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 1: I mean, Rob, here's the scenario. Okay, you you want 238 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: to wrest Lebron, tell me the five guys you're trotting out. Okay, 239 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: second quarter, you're starting to say, can quarter? Who is 240 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: your who are your five guys? Foul Trouble's not an 241 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: issue like I just what's the lineup. There's a couple 242 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,199 Speaker 1: of guys you have to have out there, right, You 243 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,719 Speaker 1: immediately have to have Shrewder in to Shrewder has to 244 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 1: be staggered minutes with Lebron regardless. I don't care if 245 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: they both have to play forty plus minutes. They cannot 246 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: rest eat both of them at the same time. I 247 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: think Marcusol has to be any because you need to 248 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: have another facilitator. Um. I would assume that Kyle Kuzma 249 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 1: would be in all those minutes, but he's been so 250 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: terrible offensively. I mean, I don't know if you can 251 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,440 Speaker 1: afford to play a non factor on offense in those moments. Well, 252 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: he can be a fact. He's got potential. Um, he 253 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: just hasn't been this entire series. Yeah, I mean he's 254 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: been active and trying. It's not like a lethargic. He 255 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: just can't make shots right now, So that I wouldn't 256 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: be surprised those three Who would you do? Um? I 257 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 1: mean de Penny of Ksep's healthy, He's I mean, I 258 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: believe that you have to have most of the game 259 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: at least two of these three guys on the court. 260 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: A lot it would be Ksepp's healthy, Wes Matthews and 261 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: Ben McLamore, and just because they have not been able 262 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: to Dennis Shrewder, Kyle Kuzma and Mark Gassole. Like, honestly, 263 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: if that that's starting five, do is like one of 264 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: the worst fives in the league. Yep, yep. And the 265 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: problem also is it's really tough to play Montres Harold 266 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 1: in this series because in the end the playoffs, everybody 267 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: gets hunted, gets matchup hunted, and you definitely can't play 268 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: him against DeAndre Ayden. So you got a hope that 269 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: in those minutes that I guess Kaminski or or sorry 270 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 1: is getting those minutes Minsk how bad has he been? 271 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: But but then the problem with that is, let's say 272 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: Lebron's in at that time, all Montrez does is clogged 273 00:14:56,640 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: up the lane for Lebron. So I they're in, they're 274 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: in a catch two for something I just noticed. So 275 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: you know what the first play the Sons get there, 276 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: if they win the tip or their first possession. It's 277 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: gonna be Chris Paul saying come out here eight and 278 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: set the screen on Drummond. We do not have to 279 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: worry about Anthony Davis is a ring protector like DeAndre 280 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: and as a guy would look at for monster numbers 281 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: in tonight's game. UM one final quick note on the Lakers. 282 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: What do we do with the Morris twin? Like what 283 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: happened to him? He he had a one? Do you 284 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: remember last year in the series against the Houston Rockets. 285 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: I think it was like game two or game three, 286 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: like he erupted. I think he had like three or 287 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: four threes, and like I haven't seen any of that 288 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: from him. Did he get just fat and happy with 289 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: the title? Last year? I got my ring. My name 290 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: is Mickey Morris. I'm a champion. I'm gonna He had 291 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: a rough start to the season because they had so 292 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: many guys, so he was getting a lot of d MPs. 293 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: And then when a d got hurt, he got a 294 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: lot of opportunity and he looked just like in the bubble. 295 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: He was really hot, he had a good stretch going 296 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: and then he just fell off a cliff. It's like 297 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: he could not I think there was a stretch he 298 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: missed twenty five street three pointers. But if you if 299 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: you believe him and his social media, he put a 300 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: big thing on Twitter um yesterday just an opportunity period, 301 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: got like seven tweets. So I don't know if that 302 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: means that he's gonna be getting some minutes as the 303 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: small ball five. Maybe even he starts a power forward. 304 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: So I looked it up. Portland's series, he played like, 305 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: you know, fifteen to twenty minutes non factor. I mean, 306 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: you can make like one or two shots against Houston. 307 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: They lost game one. He came out in Game two 308 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: had sixteen points at four or five threes. I feel 309 00:16:31,400 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: like he did a lot of that damage early and 310 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: then in the closeout game he had sixteen another four 311 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: for four from d In the NBA Finals, he did 312 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: have a nineteen point game against the Heat. So he's capable. 313 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: And you know, you want to talk about dog, I 314 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: know Patrick Beverley is now a dog on the bench. 315 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: He's been chained to the bench. Um, I would say, 316 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: unleash Morris, give me some th h T. And I 317 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: would like to see some Morris for the Lakers tonight. 318 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna reserve judgment because if KCP starts, I definitely 319 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: think that's a huge win. A lot of the general 320 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: public will not. But no KCP, no A, Anthony Davis. 321 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: I will be on the Suns. I'm sorry to say. 322 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 323 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports 324 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app 325 00:17:13,840 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: search f s R to listen live. Rob, I quickly, 326 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: what you know, he's kind of skipped over Monday's games 327 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: because they were not that great. I didn't watch a 328 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 1: ton of Whiz beating the Sixers. How did that happen? Well, 329 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 1: Joel Embiid got hurt again, and Rob, we've now seen 330 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: the playoffs were still in the first round. And these 331 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: are the following players who have been hurt and either 332 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: left the game or miss the game. Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis, 333 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: uh Kemba Walker, Robert Williams. I know it's Robert Williams. 334 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: He's not a huge deal. Um, and that's just this 335 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: past weekend. Okay, Luca Donte just dinged up. Now he 336 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: hasn't missed any time, hopefully he will not. Um, But 337 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 1: I look at these injuries, I'm like Chris Paul Russell. 338 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: I mean, like, this is just brutal for the league. 339 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 1: I know it's a it's a it's a marathon and 340 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: not a sprint, But I don't know what the league 341 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: can do. You can't have your marquee product and players 342 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,399 Speaker 1: dropping like flies. That's just that's terrible. I don't know 343 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,680 Speaker 1: the solution other than, you know, stop cramming so many 344 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 1: games into you know, and I know that relates to money, 345 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: and I don't. I don't know what the players would 346 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,200 Speaker 1: rather have. I'm sure they would rather have the money, 347 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 1: um than and you know that pretty much anything, but 348 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:29,560 Speaker 1: no Jamal Murray. I know that happened kind of before 349 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs, but it's like you just look around. You're like, 350 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: are we getting the best of everyone? And I think 351 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: unequivocally the answer is no, we're not. Like Denver with 352 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray might be my pick to come out of 353 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: the West, the Lakers with a D were my pick. 354 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: You know, it's seventy two hours ago, so I don't. 355 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,200 Speaker 1: I just wanted to mention that, like, I think the 356 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 1: Sixers could close them out at home. They're really good 357 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: at home even if MB doesn't play. But I'll tell 358 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: you right now, if the Hawks take down the Knicks, 359 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: I can see the Hawks pushing the seventies six. I 360 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 1: know a lot of people are gonna think that's crazy, 361 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: but the more I watch Russell Westbrook and Bradley Bill 362 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: just get whatever they want. Now, they're not shooting great 363 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: because there's really no other weapons on that team. But 364 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: I'm telling this Hawks team, rob, I feel like they 365 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: can push the sixers possibly well. They they do have 366 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: something that Washington does not have, and that is great shooting. 367 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I actually picked the Knicks to win that 368 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: series before against Atlanta because I thought that the Knicks 369 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: had a defensive strategy and a defensive identity that was 370 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: going to shine through even if they couldn't score. I 371 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: didn't anticipate that Julius Randall would turn into h Julius Randall. 372 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I didn't even think of a good way 373 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 1: to describe he just kind of fell off. But um, 374 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 1: you know, Trey Young wrote to the occasion, Bogdanovitch hidden threes, 375 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: Herders hidden threes. John Collins got off the schnine in 376 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: the last two games. So they are very impressive, a 377 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: lot more than what I had I had going into 378 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: the series. And so let's say that, you know, Philadelphia 379 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: does win and Embiid is if he's not all the way, 380 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: but if he's not, he's in the game, but he's limited. 381 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: They can absolutely score against that deef against that team 382 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:16,720 Speaker 1: against Philadelphia because Philadelphia was known as a defensive team. 383 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 1: And just like you mentioned, Washington's getting pretty much whatever 384 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: they want. It's just that Russell Westbrook can't can't throw 385 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: the ball in the basket. I'm not gonna. I promised 386 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: I would lay off Russell Westbrook. I think he was 387 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: three for eighteen yesterday or something like that. By the way, 388 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: to go back to Julius Randol, your guy twenty six 389 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: percent shooting, not from three from the field from three, Um, 390 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: I mean you feel bad now. Now it's not just 391 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: Julius ryandold missing everything. But they have that kid from Virginia, 392 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hunter. Um, you guys will probably remember him. He 393 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: missed the game against was a un BC when they 394 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: were it was one verse sixteen. I think it was UNBC, 395 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: but he missed the game. They lose as a one 396 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 1: seed first time ever. He's back the next year healthy, 397 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: they win the CHIP. Now, obviously they had other good players. 398 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: The kid Jerome Um, Kyle something or other. I'm spacing sorry, 399 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 1: Kyle Guy, Kyle Guy. Goodness, was he used to have 400 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 1: a man bunn? I think, um, but like, I hate that. 401 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 1: I know that these guys. DeAndre Utter is a great 402 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: defensive player, and I am very curious if they put 403 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: him on Tobias Harris, and Tobias Harris is reduced to 404 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:33,080 Speaker 1: I don't know very little product. Who's your second scorer now? 405 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: And I you know a Ben Simmons guy. I don't 406 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: know who their second scores. It's gonna be interesting. I'm 407 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: not giving away a pick this early. Again, it's super 408 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: duper early. Well more bad news. You just mentioned Julius 409 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: Randall shooting percentage, My guy, Kyle Kuzma shooting nineteen in 410 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 1: the playoffs so far, Oh my god, nineteen brutal Alright, 411 00:21:53,280 --> 00:21:55,120 Speaker 1: so I do. Let's wrap up the podcast by going 412 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: back to Kyrie Irving. For second, I mentioned that a 413 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:02,640 Speaker 1: buddy texted me, hey man Terrello and scored a touchdown, 414 00:22:02,760 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: ran right to midfield and celebrated, and it was like 415 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: the worst thing ever. It almost prompted a huge fight. 416 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:14,639 Speaker 1: And logos matter in sports for certain teams hard stop. Okay, 417 00:22:15,520 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 1: I don't care. Jayson Tatum could score sixty tonight, stomp 418 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 1: on whatever the Brooklyn Nets have at mid court. I 419 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: don't know what they have because you don't know what 420 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,320 Speaker 1: they have because it doesn't matter. The Brooklyn Nets have 421 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 1: never mattered. Okay. The Boston Celtics logo is one that 422 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: has some cash a okay, Um, In the rest of 423 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: the NBA, Lakers don't really have, you know they have 424 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: like there, they don't really have a like a logo 425 00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: um where there's like a person in it, like like 426 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 1: the lepre Con guy the Celtics have, And I don't 427 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 1: know that there's any others really in the NBA where 428 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: there is a logo that has some cache. Benny the Bull, 429 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bulls mascot. You know, maybe twenty years ago 430 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: when Jordan mattered. Uh in the NFL happens, a college 431 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 1: football happens a lot. But Rob, it's pretty clear that 432 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: logos matter because a couple of former Boston Celtics we're 433 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: not happy with Kyrie. Kevin Garnett went on social media 434 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: and was like, Yo, Kyrie not cool. I'm not gonna 435 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: say what he said, and then Big Baby Davis. Um. Yeah, 436 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: I've done some work on TV with Big Baby Davis 437 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 1: and FS one. I've sat on a desk with him. 438 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: He's super friendly, cordial guy. Um. When he had that 439 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,479 Speaker 1: incident on the private jet with the money and all 440 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: that stuff, I was a little stunned. I haven't seen 441 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: him since obviously. Um, But Rob, were you surprised that 442 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: Celtics former players jumped in and we're like, Yo, not cool, 443 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: because frankly I'm not. And again, I do want to 444 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: be clear. I'm not saying stomping on a logo means 445 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: you can throw a bottle at somebody's head. I'm just 446 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 1: saying it's a sign of immaturity, and it's like something 447 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: that's really not that cool. Terrell Owens, what was he? 448 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: Immature as hell? He got it, fights in locker rooms, 449 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 1: he's a problem everywhere. He went that what you want 450 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: to be? Kyrie Like, that's the kind of dude that 451 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: does that. And this is not a knock on dlow 452 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 1: And he does follow me on the Graham Thank you, Terrell. 453 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,920 Speaker 1: Rob you're either laughing now or you're about to get 454 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: serious with no. Well, let me just say, and I 455 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 1: think when you made it clear but let's reiterate again 456 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: to America. This is not a justification of a fan 457 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: throwing a bottle at Kyrie Irving. This is just looking 458 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 1: at what these players and they how they feel about 459 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 1: the logo and what it means to them. The big 460 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: Baby Davis thing, I may, I know what Kevin Garnett. 461 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: Garnett is intense and I think he made quite possibly 462 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:40,639 Speaker 1: the worst messenger for that message, given that his documented history, 463 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: you know, because he said this is what Kyrie did 464 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: was disrespectful. Kg told Charlie Villinueva that he looked like 465 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 1: a cancer patient. As you know, he suffers from a 466 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: disease that means he can't really grow. Yeah, so that 467 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: that was one. He told Carmelo Anthony that his wife 468 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: La La tasted sweet like hunting nut cheerios. And the 469 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: third one, which apparently has not been confirmed, so let's 470 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: just get out of the way, But allegedly he told 471 00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 1: Tim Duncan on the floor during a free throw happy 472 00:25:12,080 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: Mother's Day mother effort, knowing that Tim Duncan's mother had died. 473 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,520 Speaker 1: So quite possibly the worst guy to give a message 474 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: about respect and and what's acceptable in basketball. But to 475 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: be honest with you, even with the Big Baby Davis 476 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: and the whole incident with Kevin Durant back and forth 477 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: on Instagram. I was shocked that they were caping forward 478 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:40,120 Speaker 1: the way that they were, only because there's no loyalty 479 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 1: in sports anymore. Like there there's no such thing as 480 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: a one franchise player anymore. Like all of these guys 481 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: are dagabonds, they're transactional. Step Steph Curry will probably stay 482 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: in Golden State. I don't know if you will. I'm 483 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: just saying I think he was. But Patrick Ewing ended 484 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: his career in Seattle with the Sonics, Elijah One ended 485 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: his career with the Raptors, Michael George the Wizard with 486 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: the Wizards. So so I don't understand, Like it's one 487 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: thing I guess in college because that's all they have 488 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: is their pride. They're they're not um their own brands. 489 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:25,080 Speaker 1: Yet there you're representing a school the Kevin Garnett spent 490 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,159 Speaker 1: most of his career in Minnesota. He's if you forget 491 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:31,439 Speaker 1: Kevin Garnett got traded from Boston to Brooklyn to end 492 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 1: his career, so why he at the He's probably loyal 493 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: to Boston forgetting him a ring, right, I guess, but 494 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:43,280 Speaker 1: it's not like he may have gotten enough rings if 495 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: he had gone somewhere else. But he's eating free in Boston, 496 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: the which city that a lot of people will say 497 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: is still racist. He's gonna be cool in Boston forever. 498 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 1: Nobody's going at him, right, they love him in Boston. 499 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: Brought up a title Paul piercest Paul Pierce, by the way, 500 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: is he still drunk on Instagram? That he's uh, he's 501 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: got a weed company, and I think he said he 502 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 1: made a bunch of money on Ethereum that ESPN couldn't match, 503 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: and so you know, of course shout out to Pa. 504 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: And he also um for whatever reason, went live on 505 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: Instagram while playing poker, and it was like chicks dancing 506 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 1: around in thongs and like massaging. It was a very 507 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: interesting scene. I I was a little bit late to that, um, 508 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 1: but wholely cow was that fun. That's a way to 509 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 1: go out by that. I think he had a cigar 510 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: he's now and he was drunk as hell right off 511 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:37,080 Speaker 1: to Henny. Yeah, So I was just I was surprised 512 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: by that aspect of it, because you know, Kevin Duran 513 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: when he responded, this is what now is one to 514 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: third team. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends on 515 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: another team and he'swhere. Yeah, you know, Kyrie Irving has 516 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: gotten a loyalty. Lebron doesn't have loyalty, and he's probably 517 00:27:52,840 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: the best player ever or top two at lowest. So 518 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,479 Speaker 1: for these guys to get as upset that they did 519 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: about you know, s offing your foot on a center 520 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 1: of a court, I think was stupid. Fox Sports Radio 521 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 522 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com 523 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,159 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f s 524 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: R to listen live. I do wonder though this incident, 525 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 1: the Kyrie thing, Kyrie talking about how fans are yelling 526 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: the N word at his family and the stands. You know, 527 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 1: a guy, uh, you know, white guy in a KG 528 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: jersey throwing a bottle at Kyrie Irving, the history of 529 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: Boston and you know racism. I just you wonder, like, 530 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 1: huh Jayson Tatum, Jalen Brown, if they don't get it 531 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: done here soon, is it gonna be tough to get 532 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: a free agent there? Like, I mean, obviously they're not 533 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: gonna go after a Lonzo Ball. The Kemba Walker's knee 534 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: has been an issue. Um. I just I don't know 535 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: how tough it's gonna be to get a free agent 536 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: to to go there. Remember Gordon Hayward left, Now, he 537 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: left for money, but he did leave Utah for Boston. 538 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure some of you were saying, well, he's a 539 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 1: white guy. J Yeah, I'm aware of that. Um. Kevin 540 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: Durant took a meeting. If you remember back when the 541 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: Hampton's five or Hampton's four whatever recruited him, he did 542 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: take a meeting in Boston. You know, Tom Brady is 543 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: a pretty decent pitchman for the Celtics. I just I 544 00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: don't know that the throwing a bottle thing, which by 545 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: the way, isn't even the latest moment in idiot sports 546 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: fans history. Some drunk, imbecile ran down the stands in 547 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: Washington on Monday, ran on the court. I don't know 548 00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:48,959 Speaker 1: if his pants were at his ankles or he got 549 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: tackled that way, but he looked like a hot mess. 550 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: He was wearing a mascot, which is kind of funny. Um, 551 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean, like, what are you doing, dude, Like why 552 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: do you want to run on the court. I just 553 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 1: I'm sorry. I don't have take on these people because 554 00:30:00,880 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: they're all ask clowns, you know, like throwing stuff at fans, 555 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: dumping popcorn on them, like this's just you're dumb. Get out, 556 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 1: go By. I don't want to see you. I don't 557 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: want to be in an arena with you. The players 558 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,440 Speaker 1: shouldn't want to see you in the rooms. Just get 559 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: the hell out, um. But anyways, many ranked on Boston 560 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: and free agents. I don't know, Rob, this isn't the 561 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 1: summer for it. But if the Mavericks somehow win, um 562 00:30:24,720 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 1: just Kauai kicked the tires on Boston. I mean he 563 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 1: could have New York as an option, he could have Miami. 564 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: It all is moderately interesting. Yeah. I mean, I've gone 565 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: on record and I've told you privately. I'll say it 566 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: now publicly. I don't think that Boston is going to 567 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: be able to keep both Jalen Brown and Jayson Tatum 568 00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: long term. I think I know Jayson Tatum's contract extensions 569 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 1: kicking in I believe this summer, and he haven't opt 570 00:30:55,600 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: out in summer. I would be shocked if he gets 571 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 1: to the end of that contract. I think he'll be 572 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:06,479 Speaker 1: the next guy to try to force a trade out 573 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: of town and go whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa. 574 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: He's the next start to force a trade. Yes, of 575 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: of the guys that we haven't already identified. Yes, So 576 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,480 Speaker 1: he's going to the Eastern Conference finals, I believe three 577 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 1: of his first four years, and this year they're gonna 578 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 1: get swept in the first round, perhaps by the the 579 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,760 Speaker 1: NBA Champs, and he didn't have his number two. The 580 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 1: only reason I'll give that an ounce of credibility is 581 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,960 Speaker 1: because if you look at Tatum and Brown, are they 582 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: similar ish to Kawai and Paul George in that same position? 583 00:31:46,320 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: You know? Wing? Is it duplicating efforts? Every other combo? 584 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: Lebron and Wade were kind of on the wing, but 585 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: Lebron was like the point guard in Miami? Wasn't Mario Chalmers? Um? 586 00:32:00,160 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: Do you? Is it? Because you think they duplicate each other? 587 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: Is it the city of Boston? Is it? Brad Stevens Like, 588 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,960 Speaker 1: what what is it? I think the city of Boston 589 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: has something to do with it. Um, you know, especially 590 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: with Jalen Brown. Jalen Brown is one of the most 591 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:16,040 Speaker 1: socially aware players, not just in basketball, but in all 592 00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 1: of sports. Smart guy. Yeah, he's very intelligent, very tuned 593 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: in with what's going on, and he actually had some 594 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: profound comments about the whole situation with Kyrie that I think, 595 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: if you haven't heard it yet, go check it out. 596 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 1: But with Boston, it's the fan base that I think 597 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 1: it's an open secret that a lot of black players 598 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: are hesitant to want to go over there. I believe 599 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis's dad even went on the record and said 600 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: that that he's like, he's not going to resign in Boston. 601 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:44,360 Speaker 1: We have no interest in being in Boston. Um. But 602 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:51,400 Speaker 1: even more so than that is Danny Ainge completely utterly 603 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: botched this window that they had. He got all these 604 00:32:56,880 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: picks from Brooklyn, two out of fifteen amounted to anything. 605 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: Isaiah Thomas played hurt for them, played i think with 606 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: his hip off of its socket or something like that. 607 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: They traded in while he was hurt. Kemba Walker this 608 00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: pass off seasons an open secret. Now he had a 609 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: bad knee, Danny Aine tried to trade him. Anyways, Danny 610 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 1: Age has created this culture in Boston that implies that 611 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: all of their players are movable, They're all expendable, they 612 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:37,200 Speaker 1: can all there, they are just pieces on a chessboard, 613 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:42,240 Speaker 1: and and in reality that everybody kind of is they are, 614 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 1: but that you can't have that atmosphere around your team 615 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:49,480 Speaker 1: and create a positive culture. But does everybody already know that? 616 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 1: I mean, everybody in the league is tradeable, I would say, 617 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: except for like six or seven guys. No that that 618 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: I mean, that's the harsh reality. But the Brooklyn Nets, 619 00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:01,240 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving may or may not show up to a 620 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 1: game on a night to night basis. Kevin Durant is 621 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: coming off from achilles injury. James Harden was like thirty 622 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,600 Speaker 1: pounds overweight when he got into town. They understand that 623 00:34:11,719 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 1: players run this league. They understand how valuable they are. 624 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:19,160 Speaker 1: They're gonna make concessions for their players. They're gonna make 625 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:23,320 Speaker 1: them feel like they are part of something bigger. And 626 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 1: Danny Ainge has decided that all of these guys can 627 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: be moved around at his win. Well, I I don't. 628 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: I don't think he's put Jalen uh sorry, Jason Tatum 629 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,640 Speaker 1: on the on the block Brown. I think maybe, But 630 00:34:38,680 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: then he gave him the huge extension just to correct 631 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:43,960 Speaker 1: something Tatum's first year in the league. They make the 632 00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: conference finals, they lost to Lebron. Remember Game seven was 633 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: at the Garden. By the way, that series, Tatum as 634 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:54,760 Speaker 1: a rookie average seventeen point nine a game. He was incredible. 635 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: The next year was when they had Kyrie and they 636 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:58,960 Speaker 1: lost to the Bucks. They got dusted. They won game 637 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: one and they got their kicked the rest of the series. 638 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:03,840 Speaker 1: Then last year, Tatum's third year, they go back to 639 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: the conference finals against the Heat, losing six. Tatum was 640 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,920 Speaker 1: exceptional again and again that was his third year in 641 00:35:10,920 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 1: the league. You average twenty six and a half points 642 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,800 Speaker 1: per game. And then this is his fourth year and 643 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:17,000 Speaker 1: they'll lose in the first round. I don't think they've 644 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:21,959 Speaker 1: ever put Tatum on the block. Um, But again, you're 645 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:26,920 Speaker 1: always I mean, this isn't quite Rob g in sophomore 646 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: year of college where he's looking to upgrade at any 647 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:31,920 Speaker 1: opportunity he could get where you're dating some girl, but 648 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: it's college, yo, I ain't lockdown? Oh you hello, Hi? 649 00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:39,840 Speaker 1: How are you? You're you're you're playing the field. Like 650 00:35:40,120 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: to an extent, Danny Ainge is like, well ship, can 651 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: I get Luca here? Okay? Who are you willing to 652 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:50,319 Speaker 1: part with you? I mean, you got to do. If 653 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:52,839 Speaker 1: you don't operate like that, you're not doing your job. 654 00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:57,400 Speaker 1: Like I think everybody accept Tatum is untouchable. And I 655 00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 1: like Jalen Brown a lot. And I have a friend 656 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 1: who trains in UM and I'll leave it at that. 657 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,920 Speaker 1: And I'm very high on Jyleen Brown in every aspect. 658 00:36:05,200 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: Like Marcus smart Heart and sold a team trade bait, Yeah, 659 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 1: you give up them, I mean all honesty, Like the 660 00:36:12,520 --> 00:36:16,360 Speaker 1: Atlanta Hawks are incredible. Is anybody on that team untradeable? Is? 661 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:21,200 Speaker 1: Would you not trade trade Young? In reality, of course 662 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: they're all tradable. The problem though, is they don't operate 663 00:36:25,360 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: like that. Good teams do not operate like that. Good 664 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: teams make you feel like you're part of something, make 665 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: you feel like they care about you. And the Boston 666 00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: Celtics and Danny age have made zero allusions to that, 667 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:45,000 Speaker 1: is to anything different to what they're doing. Jayson Tatum 668 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:46,560 Speaker 1: is gonna get He's gonna get to a point. Now 669 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:49,920 Speaker 1: we missed on all these draft picks. The city may 670 00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,399 Speaker 1: or may not have a racism problem with our fan base. 671 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 1: Because of the way Danny Ainge handled things, and because 672 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,080 Speaker 1: of our fan base, we keep striking out on free agents. 673 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:01,320 Speaker 1: There's no reason me to be here anymore. Then the 674 00:37:01,480 --> 00:37:04,759 Speaker 1: nets have passed them. The Bucks looked like they might 675 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 1: have passed them. Um. The interesting thing one is like 676 00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:11,800 Speaker 1: when if you think back to the Celtics pre Danny Age, 677 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,400 Speaker 1: it was Antoine Walker on Paul Pierce and it was 678 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:17,680 Speaker 1: those are the cornerstones? Was are your guys and you're 679 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:19,799 Speaker 1: getting bounced every year in the first or second round. 680 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: Then the only point Danny Ainge brought the Celtics back 681 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,359 Speaker 1: to relevancy, got them back to the finals, was going 682 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:32,720 Speaker 1: to Super Team round and getting Ray Allen and getting 683 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:35,960 Speaker 1: Kevin Garnett, and they got back to super team status 684 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 1: and they got a championship. I think they went to 685 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 1: the finals twice. It should have been a third time. Um. 686 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: And then it ended. And then you move on and 687 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 1: you reboot and you get picks and you flip those 688 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:50,040 Speaker 1: guys who brought to the gampship Paul Pierce, Peace, Kevin 689 00:37:50,080 --> 00:37:53,440 Speaker 1: Garnett later like that, I'm sure that hurt, but you 690 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: gotta had to do it, didn't you. And it got 691 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:57,759 Speaker 1: you a bunch of picks, and you got Tatum and 692 00:37:58,040 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: you thought you could win with the picks. And now 693 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: you're not, and it's like we were closed. But I 694 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:06,239 Speaker 1: don't really have a major issue with what he did. 695 00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:08,520 Speaker 1: Is he going to get creative and get into the 696 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: top three of this draft? It might be interesting. I mean, 697 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:17,720 Speaker 1: if the Warriors get it. Can the Warriors somehow flip 698 00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: that pick and whatever the hellless Celtics want and they 699 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: get Jalen Brown? Can you imagine Jalen Brown on the 700 00:38:22,680 --> 00:38:28,400 Speaker 1: wing and in Golden State, like Golden States win now 701 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:32,680 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown's borderline All Star game? Well okay, well, let 702 00:38:32,719 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: me just ask you this. If you're a player, if 703 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 1: you're an All Star caliber player, if you are Kawhi Leonard, 704 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,359 Speaker 1: who can't be a free agent this offseason, Let's say 705 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 1: even Boston did have salary cap space. Given the history 706 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:48,759 Speaker 1: of the Boston Celtics, just the recent history, I guess 707 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:52,359 Speaker 1: you would say, with the way Danny Ages treated his players, 708 00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:54,279 Speaker 1: would you want to go there? It's that, I mean, 709 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,920 Speaker 1: come on, it's it's too difficult of a question. That 710 00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:01,880 Speaker 1: being said, Um, you know I recently had you know, 711 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,480 Speaker 1: my contract recently came up, and of course you know, 712 00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:07,279 Speaker 1: my agents out there shopping me around and talking to people, 713 00:39:07,360 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 1: and I love it. Out here in l A like 714 00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:13,120 Speaker 1: it's I mean if somebody told me, hey, do you 715 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: want to go to Boston and get get a snowblower? Uh, 716 00:39:17,080 --> 00:39:21,000 Speaker 1: and you know, um, get a generator and have to 717 00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 1: deal with like, you know, six months of winter and 718 00:39:24,440 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: you know, some occasional twenty two inch snowstorm, I would 719 00:39:28,600 --> 00:39:34,840 Speaker 1: be like, yeah, I don't. I mean no, Um. That 720 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,800 Speaker 1: being said, like you know, we're very close to the 721 00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:40,600 Speaker 1: beach out here, very thankful, happy with life, like it 722 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:42,600 Speaker 1: would take a lot to lure by. Uh. If I 723 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 1: was like a U, you know, mediocre player in the 724 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:48,800 Speaker 1: NBA and Boston offered me a max deal, well I 725 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 1: think you gotta take the max deal and you suck 726 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 1: it up for five years and you make generational wealth 727 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:55,560 Speaker 1: for you and your family and your kids and your grandkids. 728 00:39:56,120 --> 00:40:01,480 Speaker 1: That's a different story. Um. But like Gordon Hayward went 729 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:05,960 Speaker 1: to the Hornets for a Max steel, I mean, he 730 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: could have stayed in Boston and maybe challenged in the East, 731 00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:12,719 Speaker 1: but you gotta look out for number one, don't you Like? 732 00:40:12,800 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't hate Gordon where they they almost 733 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 1: got to the playoffs. I mean Gordon A word was 734 00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:22,279 Speaker 1: hurt again. Um, but he probably saw how fleeting things 735 00:40:22,320 --> 00:40:25,800 Speaker 1: can be in the NBA. Gets to Boston in his 736 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:28,800 Speaker 1: first game, first quarter, I don't know, first three minutes 737 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:32,359 Speaker 1: and he has a gruesome broken leg and he's never 738 00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,920 Speaker 1: been the same player since. Like, that's how fleeting it is. 739 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 1: Like you gotta enjoy it while you can. And uh, 740 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:40,640 Speaker 1: you know that's why on one level, I say, get 741 00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:42,560 Speaker 1: that paper, and I don't know that Boston is going 742 00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 1: to have that much of an issue. Is there gonna 743 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:47,799 Speaker 1: be a tax to pay well, they have to overpay well. 744 00:40:47,840 --> 00:40:49,840 Speaker 1: I think the Lakers deal with that. I think the 745 00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:55,480 Speaker 1: Knicks deal with that. Why shouldn't Boston. Are you referring 746 00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 1: to the clutched sports tax. I'm not not talking about 747 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:02,239 Speaker 1: the highest taxes in the country in New York, uh, 748 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:06,440 Speaker 1: New Jersey and and California. Um. But at anyway, let's 749 00:41:06,480 --> 00:41:08,360 Speaker 1: wrap up on that. We've gone way longer than we 750 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:13,600 Speaker 1: thought we would. Monster night in the Association. Um, I'm sorry, guys. 751 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:16,640 Speaker 1: I I even got a really nice d M from somebody. Hey, 752 00:41:17,320 --> 00:41:18,759 Speaker 1: you know what, are you gonna do? The best bet? 753 00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:21,400 Speaker 1: And like, I gotta be honest, some of these injuries 754 00:41:21,600 --> 00:41:23,759 Speaker 1: we rattled them off earlier, like I don't know as 755 00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:26,400 Speaker 1: we record this if ads playing at night, so I 756 00:41:26,480 --> 00:41:28,480 Speaker 1: can't give out the best bet and then eight doesn't play. 757 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:31,320 Speaker 1: Look at what happened over the weekend. To me, I 758 00:41:31,440 --> 00:41:36,200 Speaker 1: gave out on Sunday Anthony Davis points over he gets 759 00:41:36,239 --> 00:41:38,640 Speaker 1: hurt in the second quarter. Toast, I give out on 760 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,960 Speaker 1: Monday six ers, they're gonna get the sweep favored by 761 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,680 Speaker 1: eight and a half. Good number one at the nine 762 00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:46,359 Speaker 1: nine and a half and be gets her the second quarter, 763 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:51,160 Speaker 1: doesn't play second half Toast, like, I can't give that out. 764 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:54,000 Speaker 1: I mean, like, listen, do I think Brooklyn will cover 765 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:58,400 Speaker 1: twelve and a half and finish out Boston? Yes? I do. 766 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 1: If you wanna make a bet it and you look 767 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:05,200 Speaker 1: at the three games, I'm a little surprised Denver is favorite. 768 00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:08,560 Speaker 1: Is there a Portland injury? I'm not aware of. Uh. 769 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:11,680 Speaker 1: The injury would be their defense, John, They don't play 770 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:15,000 Speaker 1: any defense of the three games tonight. If if you said, Jason, 771 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:17,239 Speaker 1: we need you to make a bet, I would I 772 00:42:17,320 --> 00:42:19,800 Speaker 1: would just get chalky with it and go with with 773 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,560 Speaker 1: Brooklyn the cover. But I also am looking at Sons 774 00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:24,960 Speaker 1: and I like Portlands here in this one, um to 775 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,080 Speaker 1: to go up three two on the road. Do you 776 00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 1: have a pick? Rob g Um Brooklyn the cover for sure. 777 00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: I think they're going to finish it off. That's the easy, easy, 778 00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:36,719 Speaker 1: easy money. I do have Denver minus the one and 779 00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:40,239 Speaker 1: to have I'll take the Lakers plus five. I don't 780 00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:41,719 Speaker 1: know if they're gonna win, but i'll take the five. 781 00:42:42,239 --> 00:42:44,200 Speaker 1: The thing about Denver is they were not supposed to 782 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,279 Speaker 1: win Game three in Portland. I really like Portland, and 783 00:42:46,320 --> 00:42:49,719 Speaker 1: that one Denver proceeds to shoot like fort On from three, 784 00:42:49,880 --> 00:42:54,040 Speaker 1: like Austin. Rivers had more threes than maybe you know, 785 00:42:55,000 --> 00:42:58,400 Speaker 1: Damon c J combined something insane and when those freaky 786 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 1: games happened. Jake Crowder hits three three, eamcl Bridges hit 787 00:43:01,080 --> 00:43:04,799 Speaker 1: three threes. The entire Denver team hits a bunch of threes, 788 00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:08,680 Speaker 1: like you can't do anything. That's just that's how unlucky, 789 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:11,360 Speaker 1: and it's a maker misleague. The Mavericks couldn't make a 790 00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:15,520 Speaker 1: three on Sunday night to save their life. Let's hope 791 00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:18,279 Speaker 1: they can on Wednesday. Al Right, guys, we'll talk to 792 00:43:18,320 --> 00:43:18,640 Speaker 1: you more