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Well Tmusa comes 36 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: away with the gold medal today, an incredible steph flurry 37 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 2: down the stretches. They would stand a hectic French comeback 38 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 2: and Timyo s gets the gold. We're gonna be breaking 39 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: that game down from the perspective of a bunch of 40 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: different angles, a bunch of different players. Talk a little 41 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 2: bit about Victor Webbin Yam as well. You guys know 42 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: the job before we get started. Subscribe to the Hoops 43 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 2: and Out YouTube channels. You don't miss any more of 44 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 2: our videos. Follow me on Twitter at underscore JSNLT so 45 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 2: you guys don't miss show announcements. Don't forget about a 46 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 2: podcast feed wherever you get your podcast under Hoops Tonight, 47 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: don't forget. It's also helpful if you leave a rating 48 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: in a review on that front. And the last, but 49 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: not least, keep dropping mailback questions in the YouTube comments 50 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 2: so we can keep hitting them throughout the remainder of 51 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: the summer. All right, guys, let's talk some basketball. So 52 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: the story of this game was obviously Steph Curry. This 53 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: was a very very close game late, kind of unexpectedly, 54 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 2: and this was kind of the story for France in 55 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 2: the entire tournament. Right. They were the three best defensive 56 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 2: teams by the metrics in the tournament were USA, Germany 57 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,799 Speaker 2: and France. And France in particular really dependent on their 58 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,399 Speaker 2: defense to get out in transition because they don't really 59 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: have a great half court offense. They struggle to score 60 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: when things really really slow down. But what they do 61 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 2: is they just keep playing hard the entire game. They 62 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,239 Speaker 2: apply a ton of ball pressure, they play passing lanes. 63 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 2: They try to get out in transition as much as 64 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 2: possible because that's where it gets easier for them to score. 65 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 2: And they did forced a bunch of turnovers. In that 66 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 2: mid fourth quarter stretch. There was this chaotic sequence where 67 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: kd ends up getting a wild chase down block and 68 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 2: the ball just kind of in that ensuing chaos just 69 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: lands in Victor women Yama's hands right at the basket. 70 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: He gets a little easy bucket there where he shoots 71 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 2: a bang shot and then just follows it and just 72 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 2: stuffs it through the rim. It's kind of interesting watching 73 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: FEBA rules because it's like guys are just literally like 74 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 2: as the ball goes up to the rim, everyone's just 75 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 2: jumping up to the rim to try to either force 76 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: it down or force it back out. It's kind of 77 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 2: a funky thing with FIBA basketball. We even saw like 78 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: a dunk attempt where Gray Shan Yabuseli tried to dunk 79 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: on Steph and like as he went up, like the 80 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: balls like in the rim, and Lebron's like not swiping 81 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: at the ball is slapped the swiping at the top 82 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 2: of the rim. It's kind of just an interesting angle 83 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: to basketball with those FEBA rules. But anyway, Wemby gets 84 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 2: to put back. All of a sudden, France is within 85 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: three with three minutes left, and then Team USA begins 86 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 2: to just spam Lebron's Lebron's Steph two man game, and 87 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 2: Steph hits I think what was it. It was either 88 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 2: three or four consecutive threes, and they were able to 89 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: withstand because France kept hitting shots. Nick Tuom hit a 90 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: three in the right corner, Victor Wimbenyama hit a three 91 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 2: along the left wing. They kept hitting shots, and Steph 92 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 2: just kept stiff arming them. Every time Franz got it 93 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 2: to six, He'd hit another. Di'd get it to six, 94 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 2: he hit another. And it was just an awesome Steph 95 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 2: moment specifically in the context of how the tournament went. 96 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 2: And you know, I thought a lot of people were 97 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 2: overblowing Steph's struggles early in the tournament, because again, Steph 98 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 2: obviously has some shooting variants that is kind of baked 99 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,039 Speaker 2: into his game, right that's that's just how it works 100 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 2: when you rely on jump shooting, right, And I mean 101 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: this tournament has been the most hilarious, exaggerated example of 102 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: that because it could make shit for the first half 103 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 2: of the tournament, and then he makes obviously every single 104 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: big shot in the semi final and the final game. 105 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 2: So we all know that variance plays a certain role 106 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 2: in Steph's game. That said, that's it's not just about 107 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 2: making shots with Steph, like he puts, he took an 108 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 2: important role in this team it specifically as the guy 109 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 2: who's running a lot of off ball action and just 110 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: staying active moving around. And remember, when it comes to 111 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 2: the offensive end of the floor, how you're guarded matters 112 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 2: every bit as much as whether or not you're actually 113 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 2: making shots. And even though Steph was missing, he was 114 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: still being guarded like he was Steph Curry, which opens 115 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 2: up things for the US team, who, by the way, 116 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 2: had a really really effective offense in the Olympics. I 117 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 2: remember after the quarterfinals, throughout the stat they were at 118 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 2: like one point one four points per half court possession, 119 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: which is completely off the charts good. And so that 120 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 2: was with Steph missing shots. And obviously there are a 121 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 2: lot of other talented players that are benefiting from that. 122 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 2: But I did think some of Steph's struggles were overblown. 123 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 2: That said, you bring Steph Curry on Tsai because you 124 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 2: need him to hit shots, And he hit so many 125 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 2: big shots in these last two games. From all those 126 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 2: shots early in the semi final game, as Serbia would 127 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 2: not miss, just to keep USA attached close enough so 128 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 2: that a comeback was feasible. To the big shot that 129 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: was the lead changing shot in the fourth quarter after 130 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,480 Speaker 2: Serbia went back up by two. He hit that three 131 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 2: curling around the screen, from Joe El Embiid to every 132 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 2: shot he hit down the stretch today, when France tried 133 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 2: to make their comeback. I'm glad he was missing when 134 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 2: he was missing, because basketball gets like that sometimes, Like 135 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 2: i'ven't actually looked at the numbers, but I imagine if 136 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 2: you zoom out, it looks kind of like typical Steph 137 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 2: shooting in the larger sample, right, But in the small 138 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: sample it was like couldn't make anything to making everything. 139 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 2: And I am glad, thankfully as a basketball fan, as 140 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 2: a team USA fan, that he was broke when he 141 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 2: was because we didn't need him in that game. We 142 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 2: needed them in the Serbia game, we needed them in 143 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: the France game. Steph got it done. And I will 144 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 2: say being on this side of it was a hell 145 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 2: of a lot more fun than being on the other 146 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,239 Speaker 2: side of it, because as a Lebron fan, I've rooted 147 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 2: against Steph a ton in my life, not just in 148 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: the Calves years, but even extending into these Lakers years 149 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 2: with the play in tournament and then that series in 150 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: twenty twenty three, which was a crazy, hectic series. Like, 151 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 2: I've had to root against Steph a lot, and like 152 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:12,080 Speaker 2: there was a different version of Steph in that Lakers series. 153 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 2: It was very on the ball and like we couldn't 154 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 2: do anything with him, and pick and roll is very different. 155 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 2: But like being on this side of it and actually 156 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 2: rooting for him for a change was very, very nice, 157 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 2: and I understand why you Warriors fans love rooting for 158 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 2: him so much. Step It's interesting, like so many Lebron 159 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: fans hate Steph and so many Steph fans hate Lebron 160 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 2: for whatever reason, and that's somewhat to be expense to 161 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 2: be expected when it comes to rivalries. But Lebron's my 162 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 2: favorite player, Steph's literally my second favorite player. I absolutely 163 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 2: love watching him play basketball, and it's been an absolute 164 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 2: joy rooting for him with Team USA this year. I 165 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 2: do want to take a look a little closer look 166 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 2: at the Lebron Steph two man game. You know, I've 167 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 2: always been fascinated by basketball tactics, and this was a 168 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 2: very specific action that was deadly against France at the 169 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 2: tail end of this game, and I want to get 170 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 2: into the specific reasons why. So. Obviously, when this team 171 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: was conceptualized and put together a lot of different things 172 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 2: to be excited about as a basketball fan, right Like, 173 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,680 Speaker 2: Timosa has an awesome front court, Right Like, it was 174 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 2: fun to watch Ad and Bam play together, Ad Bam, 175 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 2: Lebron kd Jason Tatum, even Joel Embiid coming over and 176 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 2: not playing for France, Like it just we had a 177 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 2: really fun front court that was fun to look at, 178 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 2: right Like, There's all these different exciting things to look at, 179 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 2: But Lebron and Steph playing together was obviously the thing 180 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 2: that we were most excited for. These are the two 181 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 2: greatest winners of this era. They have four titles each 182 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: since twenty twelve, just do basic, Matt, there have been 183 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 2: thirteen NBA champions that have been crowned since twenty twelve, 184 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 2: eight of them involved Lebron James and Steph Curry. That 185 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 2: is unbelievable dominance from those two guys. That is why 186 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 2: they are the two greatest winners of this era. But 187 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 2: it extends further into the basketball fit. Obviously, there was 188 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: an aura piece where it's like, it's gonna be fun 189 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: watching Lebron and Steph play together and try to win 190 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,080 Speaker 2: basketball games. But there's also a basketball fit element, and 191 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 2: this has been a little bit up for debate over 192 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 2: the course of the last couple of years. I remember 193 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 2: around the trade deadline when there was some buzz about 194 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 2: the Warriors maybe trying to go after Lebron. How some 195 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 2: people were hesitant to think that the Lebron and Steph 196 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: fit would work. I always thought it would work very well. 197 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 2: And the main reason why, before we get into the 198 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 2: specific basketball tactics, is they're two of the greatest winners, 199 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 2: meaning they understand how to win basketball games, but they 200 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 2: do very different things. And when you get basketball players 201 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 2: that do very different things and feel very different responsibilities, 202 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 2: like that's just going to kind of accentuate each other 203 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 2: in a way that gets more complicated when guys play 204 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: similar roles, right like Lebron and Lebron this entire tournament 205 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 2: was like a Swiss army knife. He was a dominant 206 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: defensive reboundary guarded Jokic in the fourth quarter of the 207 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,440 Speaker 2: semi final game, like, he just did all sorts of 208 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 2: crazy shit because he's six ' nine and this freaky athlete, 209 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 2: right like Steph Curry that over the top shot making 210 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 2: is so important in FOBA because of the defense of 211 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 2: three second rule. Obviously, he's a movement shooter who constantly 212 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 2: stays active in off ball situations. They just do very 213 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 2: different thing. So I just had a feeling that they 214 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 2: would impact each other or help elevate each other, and 215 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 2: that the two of them would impact winning at an 216 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 2: amount even greater than the sum of their parts would 217 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 2: lead you to believe. But specifically the Lebron Steph two 218 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:16,440 Speaker 2: man game was something that I was very excited about 219 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 2: because of the dynamic of trying to defend it. Now, 220 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: what is two man game? Two man game is just 221 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 2: any action that you run between two players, right. That 222 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 2: could be a bunch of different things. It could be 223 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 2: a dribble hand off, It can be a ball screen 224 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 2: it could be an off ball action. You can there's 225 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 2: so many different ways that you can run two man game. 226 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 2: And for Lebron Steph at the tail end of this game, 227 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 2: it was some Lebron on the ball with Steph screening 228 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 2: for Lebron, some Steph on the ball with Lebron screening 229 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 2: for Steph. But it all effectively is the same thing, 230 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,480 Speaker 2: which is two man game. Right now, What makes guarding 231 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 2: the Lebron Steph two man games so difficult is that 232 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,959 Speaker 2: both guys have to be guarded by very different types 233 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 2: of defenders. Lebron James has to be guarded by a big, 234 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 2: strong forward. If you don't put a big, strong forward 235 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 2: on him, Lebron's just gonna bully that dude everywhere on 236 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 2: the floor. If not on the ball, then he'll do 237 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 2: it off the ball on the offensive glass, right like that, 238 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,719 Speaker 2: that's a physical matchup that you have to account for. 239 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,080 Speaker 2: Right for France at the end of this game, that 240 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 2: was Gershan Yabuseli, right, big strong forward that can hope 241 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,199 Speaker 2: to hang a little bit with Lebron in some of 242 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: those physical situations. Right for Steph, it's a moving shooter. 243 00:11:16,040 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 2: He's chasing around like crazy, right so you need a 244 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 2: guy who can navigate, navigate screens, you need a lock 245 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 2: in trail defender. That's typically going to be a smaller guard, right, 246 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 2: And so in this particular case, Steph's being guarded by 247 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 2: a small guard, Lebron's being guarded by a big Ford. 248 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 2: That's what starts to cause these particular issues. And so 249 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 2: for France, the smaller player that was guarding Steph down 250 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 2: the stretch ended up being Nick patumbho by the way, 251 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 2: six foot eight, but skinny, slender, quick footed. This was 252 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 2: a guy, if you guys remember in the Knick series 253 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 2: that was guarding Tyrese Maxi for a large portion of 254 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 2: that series. Nick Batum guards guards pretty well. That's why 255 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 2: you put him there. Right. He's not quite as quick 256 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 2: as some of the quicker guards, but he can get 257 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 2: a hand up and get some good contests in. Right. 258 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 2: So we saw quite a bit of Lebron on Steph 259 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 2: two man game throughout the game, but they started spamming 260 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: it at the end. Now, there was a play in 261 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: the third quarter where Lebron hit Steph for three and 262 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 2: two man game, which was the first iteration of how 263 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 2: you expect teams to guard it. So Lebron was being 264 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:17,520 Speaker 2: guarded on this play by Gershan Yabuselli, and Steph was 265 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 2: being guarded by one of the French bench guards. I 266 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 2: can't remember his name. He was number six, right, Steph 267 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 2: goes to set the screen for Lebron on that play, 268 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 2: Steph's defender has no choice but to hedge. He absolutely 269 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,360 Speaker 2: has to hedge, because if he doesn't, Steph will just 270 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 2: screen Yabuselli and Lebron just go downhill because Yabuseli cannot 271 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:40,319 Speaker 2: recover to get in front of Lebron James while he's 272 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 2: getting screened. That's just not gonna happen. Right now, Lebron's 273 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 2: barreling downhill. He's gonna draw to help defender make a pass, 274 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 2: or he's gonna get it dunk, right, So you have 275 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 2: to hedge. So number six throws out a hard hedge 276 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 2: to try to stop Lebron from driving past Yabuseli. Steph 277 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 2: identifies this slips right out to the left wing. Yah 278 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 2: Bucelli is kind of like stuck in no man's land 279 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 2: because he sees the hedge. He's getting ready to recover 280 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 2: to Lebron, but he identifies that the last second, Lebron's 281 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 2: going to pass to Steph, so he throws his hands up. 282 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 2: Lebron just jumps and throws a beautiful over the top pass. 283 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 2: Steph is wide open because Steph's defender had to hedge 284 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,600 Speaker 2: on Lebron. Lebron, so Steph can switch a slip out 285 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 2: of it and he has an opening there on the 286 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 2: left wing. By the way these plays, I put together 287 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 2: a thread on Twitter at underscore json lt where every 288 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 2: single one of these plays you can see the video, 289 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 2: so you guys can get a visual example of what 290 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: I'm talking about. But that was the third quarter example. 291 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 2: On the third quarter example, they try to hedge in 292 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 2: the hedge, Steph got wide open, wide open three, he 293 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 2: hit it. That's not gonna work. So Victor wimin Yama 294 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 2: gets his put back of his own miss. That puts 295 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 2: him back within three with three minutes left, and so 296 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 2: Tosa decides to start running Lebron Steph two man game. 297 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,600 Speaker 2: So at this point, remember Nick toomb is guarding Steph. Yeah, 298 00:13:55,600 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 2: Buceli's guarding Lebron. Steph sets the screen for Lebroun once again. 299 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 2: Lebron's kind of at the top. Step sets it on 300 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 2: his right side, slips out of it. On this play, 301 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 2: Batoum and Yabu Seli decide to switch. But on the 302 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 2: switch yabu Selli because he's not used to guarding movement shooters. 303 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: That's the reason why you don't switch. Right. If you 304 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 2: switch yabu Selli onto Steph, he's too slow. You switch 305 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 2: but tomb onto Lebron, he's too small. So it just 306 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 2: presents all these issues. They switch yabu Selli onto Steph. 307 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 2: They Lebron throws you over the top pass to Steph. 308 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 2: All Steph does is just throw pump fake. Why Because 309 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 2: Yabu Selli hasn't guarded movement shooters, he doesn't face guys 310 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 2: that pump fake a lot. He's not used to like 311 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,000 Speaker 2: kind of like chasing and recovering. In this type of situation, 312 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 2: Boom pump fake easily gets yabu Seli out of position. 313 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 2: Quick little side step boom knocks down the three. There's 314 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 2: just nothing that France can do there. Okay, so we 315 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 2: tried hedging, that didn't work. We tried switching, that didn't work. 316 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 2: What's the next thing that we can try? So this 317 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 2: next possession down the floor, tm Usa switches to Steph 318 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 2: being on the ball and Lebron being the screener. So 319 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 2: it's a little bit of a different look than the 320 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 2: previous two possessions, right, but the same like overarching problems exist. Right, 321 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 2: You can't switch the action because you don't want Yaboucelli 322 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 2: on Steph on an island. You can't hedge because Steph's 323 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 2: gonna get open, or in this case, with Steph on 324 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 2: the ball, if you hedge, Lebron's gonna get open. He's 325 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 2: just gonna barrel down the lane and make something happen. 326 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 2: So what's the next logical progression. Well, they try to 327 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 2: get Nick Patum just to chase over the top of 328 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 2: the screen. So Lebron goes up and sets a screen. 329 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 2: Nick Patum goes way out on the high side to 330 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:38,800 Speaker 2: try to chase Steph. Yabuceli doesn't hedge. He just kind 331 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:40,400 Speaker 2: of like sits in like a little bit of like 332 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 2: a defensive stance right on the other side of the 333 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 2: screen in case Steph tries to curl, but he stays 334 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 2: home on Lebron. So now you didn't switch, you asked 335 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: Nick Patum to chase. Now Steph is coming off with 336 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 2: Nick Patum in trail position. Steph has the ball live dribble. 337 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 2: Batum is trailing him down the top of the key. 338 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 2: Just it's a simple step back dribble into a pump fake. 339 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 2: But since Batum is completely out of position, he's sprinting 340 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 2: back into the play. He has no choice but to 341 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 2: sell out to stop that shot, so he jumps out 342 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 2: of his shoes to try to block the step back. 343 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 2: Steph just simple pump fake, leans over, knocks down the three. 344 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 2: So now we've tried hedging. That didn't work. We tried switching, 345 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 2: that didn't work. We tried asking Nick Patum just to 346 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 2: chase over the top. That didn't work. And after that 347 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 2: that's when it turned into double team. So very next 348 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: trip down the floor, they just try switching yabousellly onto 349 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 2: Steph and they double team him. Swing past to Kevin Durant. 350 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 2: Devin Booker's wide open in the left corner because you 351 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 2: just threw a double team swing to Devin Booker. Victor 352 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 2: wemen Yama closes out hard. Booker has an advantage, so 353 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 2: he just rips to the baseline, beats women Yam off 354 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 2: the dribble. All of France collapses, easy kickout pass to Steph. 355 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 2: Now STEP's open again because you're in rotation, and guess 356 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 2: what Kevin Durant Devin Booker know how to play in rotation? 357 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 2: Boom pump fakes gets another clean look. And then the 358 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 2: final possession was just silly, like Franz tried switching Abu 359 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 2: Sally on to Kevin Durant and putting Evan Fournier onto Lebron, 360 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 2: and so then they just brought Kevin Durant into the action, 361 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 2: same sort of thing they switched and they doubled, and 362 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 2: then guess what, Steph hit a step back three over 363 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:18,720 Speaker 2: a double team, because that's what can happen when Steph 364 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 2: enters into that transcendent zone. But I think it's I 365 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 2: do think it's fascinating because like that was what was 366 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 2: interesting about watching those two together in that final sequence. One, 367 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 2: Like Lebron James doesn't care about how they win. He 368 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 2: just wants to win. Steph had a heater, He's gonna 369 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 2: trust him. There were earlier moments in this tournament where 370 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 2: Lebron had it going in clutch time and Steph just 371 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 2: back the hell off and let Lebron do his thing, right, 372 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 2: Like that's trust in each other, that's understanding what your 373 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: advantages are that's sticking with something like if an action 374 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:52,919 Speaker 2: isn't broke, you stick with it. You run the exact 375 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 2: same thing over and over again until they figure out 376 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 2: how to get a stop. And France could not get 377 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 2: a stop on that Lebron Steph two men. I thought 378 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 2: it was just a really fascinating kind of basketball chess piece. 379 00:18:02,920 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 2: They tried everything. They tried the hedge and recover, got burned. 380 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 2: They tried switching, got burned. They tried asking Nick Patum 381 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 2: to chase, got burned. They tried switching and double teaming, 382 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 2: got burned. Like there was literally nothing that they could do. 383 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 2: Even the one possession they defended perfectly where they doubled 384 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 2: and rotated. Well, Steph just hit a shot over a 385 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 2: double team. And that's what's so much fun about watching 386 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 2: the all time great basketball players is there's not a 387 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 2: coverage that works. There's not a trump card, there's not 388 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 2: a fix that you can throw out there to stop 389 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 2: these guys. And honestly, it's a little unfair to have 390 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 2: all that talent on tmusa right, like, oh, you want 391 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,239 Speaker 2: to switch so that Lebron's not in the action, Well, 392 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 2: here comes Kevin Durant. It's gonna be the same sort 393 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 2: of issue, right, or like the end of the Serbia 394 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 2: game where Lebron and Steph were both clearly tired at 395 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 2: the end and so they just tossed the ball to 396 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 2: KD and then KD went and got a bucket. It 397 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 2: was a lot of fun watching this team. I will 398 00:18:55,480 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: say this in general was one of my favorite memory 399 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 2: as a basketball fan, the watching all of my favorite 400 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 2: players that caused me to fall in love with the 401 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 2: game as I was growing up, play in this high 402 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,199 Speaker 2: stakes environment when everything was on the line, and to 403 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 2: watch how much it meant to them to watch their 404 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 2: competitiveness shine through the big one. I tweeted this out 405 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 2: after the Serbia game like that it was the last 406 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 2: legacy defining moment for Katie, Stephan Lebron And like, you 407 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 2: guys know me, I don't do the first take thing. 408 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 2: I'm not here to like to just sit here and 409 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 2: debate legacies all day long. That's that's not really my 410 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 2: favorite thing to do as a basketball fan. However, these 411 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 2: guys do have a legacy, and their legacy to me 412 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:42,160 Speaker 2: is they are winners. These guys have ten championships between 413 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 2: the three of them, and the main thing that stands 414 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 2: out to me when I watched this tournament was seeing 415 00:19:47,680 --> 00:19:51,199 Speaker 2: the little things that led to them winning in the 416 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:55,360 Speaker 2: NBA come together in this environment to help this team win. 417 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 2: And it's a reminder that it's not a coincidence, it's 418 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 2: not fluky. These guys are These guys are as successful 419 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 2: as they have been because they do the things on 420 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 2: the basketball court that you watched them do with Team USA. 421 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 2: And when it all came together, that's what made this 422 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:14,479 Speaker 2: team unbeatable, even against a red hot Serbia team that 423 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 2: made over fifty percent of their threes through three quarters 424 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 2: and is led by Nikola Jokich, the most indomitable force 425 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 2: in the game of basketball right now in my opinion. 426 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 2: All of that was the set of circumstances in that game, 427 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 2: and it still wasn't enough to beat them because Lebron, 428 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,160 Speaker 2: Steph and KD and everyone else on this roster has 429 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 2: that winning character that they've leaned on in the NBA 430 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,000 Speaker 2: and then they leaned on here with Team USA. It 431 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 2: was just as a basketball fan, I just I can't 432 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:43,960 Speaker 2: believe it. I can't believe that we had this much 433 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 2: fun in August in July watching basketball our video the 434 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:51,919 Speaker 2: Serbia instant reaction video was the most watched video in 435 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 2: the history of the new channel, not counting the volume stuff, 436 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,439 Speaker 2: but since we've been on our own channel, it's the 437 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 2: most watched video we've ever had. That tells me is 438 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 2: that it tells me you guys loved it. That tells 439 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 2: me if we got more views for that than we 440 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 2: did for Luca's game winner, or for that crazy Nuggets 441 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: Lakers series or some of the other big moments that 442 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 2: we encountered along the way, Like this seemed to be 443 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 2: a real moment that resonated with basketball fans. It almost 444 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,760 Speaker 2: felt like it just felt like we were all kind 445 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 2: of enjoying it together. There was no fan bases. We're 446 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 2: all kind of together, just kind of having fun enjoying it. 447 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 2: And I just had a ton of fun. 448 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,440 Speaker 1: Preparing for your upcoming fantasy football draft, do you wish 449 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,199 Speaker 1: that you could wave a magic wand and somehow know 450 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: who exactly your league mates are going to take? Well? 451 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: With draft Intel from Fantasy Pros, you'll know exactly how 452 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: your league mates draft better than they do. 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Again it ended up 467 00:22:41,520 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 2: not mattering because the ball ended up popping back to 468 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 2: Victor webbin Yama. But that's that type of like championship level, 469 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 2: complete and total commitment to leaving everything on the line 470 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 2: type of defensive play that is memorable. And that's a 471 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 2: little one that might get lost to the shuffle year, 472 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 2: but that was an incredible defensive play I thought, just 473 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 2: in general, KD just he brought the vitally important, like 474 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 2: juiced up superstar version of Michael Porter junior to this team, 475 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 2: meaning like excellent help side defense, excellent defense of rebounding, 476 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 2: excellent weak side scoring, and again like that, all of 477 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 2: this stuff had a vital importance to this particular team. 478 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 2: They needed an initiator, a guy who could just focus 479 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 2: on feeding guys in their spots. Lebron fed into that 480 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 2: spot perfectly. They needed a guy who could just run 481 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 2: around and be a movement shooter and just be really 482 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,520 Speaker 2: active off the ball. That ended up being Step. They 483 00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 2: needed a guy who was just a green light jump 484 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 2: shooter who would just make the defense pay every single 485 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 2: time they helped off of him. That was Kevin Durant. Obviously, 486 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 2: Devin Booker did a little bit of that as well. 487 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 2: A lot everybody filled in unique roles, but for those 488 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 2: specific three guys, you saw them all kind of slot 489 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 2: into their unique roles, and I thought KD was awesome 490 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 2: in this particular game. Anthony Davis a monster game in 491 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 2: this one. Got a huge series of stops on Evan 492 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 2: Fournier on a switch in crunch time when they were 493 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 2: trying to pull away late. He did a bunch of 494 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 2: work on the gloves. He had four offensive rebounds, he 495 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 2: had four blocks. He was just an absolute monster in 496 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 2: this game. I thought it was the right Reid two 497 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 2: to go with him instead of him beat given the matchup, 498 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,640 Speaker 2: and just how most like Victor wemen Yama was going 499 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 2: right at Joel Embiid early in this game. He was 500 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:14,760 Speaker 2: just kind of struggling with his foot speed, and I 501 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 2: thought that was the right read. Really good game from 502 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis. And then Devin Booker just once again solid 503 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 2: fifteen points, six rebounds, three assists, hit some big shots. 504 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 2: That huge drive drive of the Victor wemen Yama close 505 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:29,400 Speaker 2: out late that got the wide open shot for Steph. 506 00:24:29,440 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 2: I thought that was a huge play. Everyone played awesome. 507 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,959 Speaker 2: I just had a blast. I can't even tell you, 508 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 2: guys how much I enjoyed watching this team USA. All right, 509 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 2: let's talk MVP and then we'll talk some Victor wemen 510 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 2: Yama and then we'll be out of here for the day. 511 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 2: So Lebron wins MVP of the tournament. I thought he 512 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 2: deserved it. I thought he was the player on TMUSA 513 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 2: that impacted winning the most overall throughout the tournament. I thought, 514 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 2: even though he didn't score as many points as Steph 515 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 2: Curry did in the semi final, I thought he was 516 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 2: equally important to the win in that particular game. It's 517 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,879 Speaker 2: so much work defensively and just battling Yokic on the 518 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: glass and just doing a lot of the dirty, ugly 519 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 2: work in the physical battle that was that game. I 520 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,159 Speaker 2: thought he was incredible. That said, I thought Steph had 521 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 2: a real case. I thought him and how well he 522 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 2: played in those last two games. If you told me 523 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 2: that you thought Steph deserved MVP, I don't think you're 524 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 2: wrong necessarily. Like I think both guys deserved it. I 525 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 2: think I think Steph had a really good case. I 526 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 2: think Lebron had a slightly better case, and I thought 527 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 2: he deserved to win it. But I didn't really have 528 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 2: a problem with it either way. The most important thing 529 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:34,320 Speaker 2: is is they don't care. Lebron and Steph don't care, 530 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 2: and that's why they've won like they've won in their career. 531 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 2: They care more about winning than they do whatever the 532 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 2: accolades are that come from it. If Steph cared about MVPs, 533 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:48,120 Speaker 2: he wouldn't have brought Kevin Durant to the Golden State Warriors. 534 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 2: If Lebron cared about MVPs, he wouldn't have asked Kyrie 535 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 2: irving to take that big shot at the end of 536 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 2: twenty sixteen, he wouldn't have kind of seeded. Lebron controlled 537 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 2: the offense this entire tournament, and then when it mattered 538 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 2: against Steph, when Steph had it going, he was like, 539 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 2: here you go, it's your moment, Steph, because he didn't 540 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 2: give a damn. They just want to win. Steph wants 541 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 2: to win. Lebron wants to win. Yeah, Lebron ended up 542 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 2: getting the MVP, but like, it just doesn't matter. That's 543 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 2: for the kids to argue about on Twitter and let them. 544 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 2: I know there's a big appetite for that sort of thing, 545 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 2: and I'm sure the stand bases will be going at 546 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 2: it over the course of the next forever. I'm sure 547 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 2: they'll be arguing the twenty twenty four Olympic MVP for 548 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 2: a while. But to me, they both had a real 549 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 2: case and I just don't care. But I'm happy for Lebron. 550 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 2: I thought he was a deserving winner in the same 551 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 2: way that Steph would have been. Here's a crazy Lebron 552 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 2: stat for you. Lebron was twenty seven for thirty at 553 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,320 Speaker 2: the RIM in this tournament. Jannis led the tournament with 554 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 2: thirty four makes and the restricted area, Yokich was second 555 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 2: with twenty eight. Lebron was third with twenty seven, and 556 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 2: he was the only guy like the Both Jannis and 557 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 2: Jokic shot below eighty percent in the restrict at the rim. 558 00:26:57,400 --> 00:26:59,520 Speaker 2: Lebron shot ninety percent at the rim. It was just 559 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 2: completely insane. Again, that's the I will miss watching this 560 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 2: tm USA group, and I'm really curious to see where 561 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:09,400 Speaker 2: what the team looks like in twenty twenty eight, obviously, 562 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 2: with so many of these guys aging out. Last note 563 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 2: for today, Victor wibin Yama twenty six points, seven rebounds, 564 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:19,199 Speaker 2: just an absolute competitive monster. He broke a d off 565 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:20,920 Speaker 2: for a step back three at the tail end of 566 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:22,120 Speaker 2: the game up at the top of the key where 567 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 2: he made a dbuckle and got great separation and great 568 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 2: lyft and it looked like a good release too. He 569 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 2: just left a little short, and I just remember sitting 570 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 2: there thinking like, this guy is gonna be so insanely 571 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 2: good when all this stuff clicks for him in the 572 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 2: long run. He is so physically competitive for a guy 573 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: who's thin that I think is a huge piece. Like 574 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,199 Speaker 2: I've just I've told you guys many times on the show. Like, 575 00:27:43,200 --> 00:27:46,680 Speaker 2: I think basketball is a is a very very physical game, 576 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 2: and most big basketball games are bloodbaths physically, and so 577 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 2: he just seems cut out for that. He's really aggressive 578 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 2: around the rim. There's a confidence piece there, there's a 579 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 2: competitiveness piece there. We saw him crying after the loss. 580 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 2: I I'm so excited to see what that kid can 581 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 2: do in the long run in his career. I was 582 00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 2: impressed by him in this tournament, even beyond the stuff 583 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:07,919 Speaker 2: he did in the box score. He's just such an 584 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 2: impactful defensive players, just a guy that's gonna be fun 585 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:13,919 Speaker 2: to root for over the course of the rest of 586 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 2: his career. All right, guys, that is all I have 587 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 2: for today. I'm back for the evening. I'm actually after 588 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:25,199 Speaker 2: this going to record a mail bag episode for just 589 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 2: to help have some more content while I'm out of town. 590 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 2: I am turning around and flying out of flying out 591 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 2: again tomorrow to Seattle. I've recorded three player rankings videos 592 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:35,280 Speaker 2: as well, so you guys will get the mail bag. 593 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 2: You'll get three player rankings videos. All that's going out 594 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 2: while I'm in Seattle, and then I return a week 595 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 2: from Sunday and that following Monday, we'll get right back 596 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 2: into those player rankings from there. As always, I appreciate 597 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 2: you guys, and I will see you soon. The volume