1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,959 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntire. 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 2: What is up straight fire fame. It's me Jason McIntyre, 3 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 2: Straight fire for Monday, May the thirteenth. Hope everybody had 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 2: a spectacular Mother's Day weekend. Lot of fun was had 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: on our end. Of course, you know when you're slapping 6 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: your kids around to chess tournaments, volleyball, soccer in addition 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: to Mother's Day weekend, a lot of fun stuff another 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:35,440 Speaker 2: May weekend in the books, a month is just cruising 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 2: by Memorial Day weekend on the horizon. We had some 10 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: crazy NBA happenings. I did see a sportsbook in Vegas 11 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 2: drop their new wind totals and everybody's going to piggyback 12 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: off them at circle. I'll talk about those shortly. The 13 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: Atlanta Hawks stunned the world by winning the NBA Draft lottery. Also, 14 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: I know it's not a great draft and nobody cares. 15 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 2: I'm gonna talk about it, but what on earth is 16 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 2: the NBA thinking of the NBA Draft lottery on Mother's 17 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 2: Day weekend? Really? I mean, guys, first of all, we 18 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: did mention it was coming up on the pod, but like, 19 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: come Sunday morning, I'm like, not even in the NBA 20 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 2: draft lottery mode. I mean, I know it's not a 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 2: great draft, but I totally had forgotten about it until 22 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 2: after it happened. I get out of church and I 23 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 2: had a text like, oh my gosh, who are the 24 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 2: Hawks taking? Who are they trading trade young for? I 25 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 2: was like, huh what, Oh got it? Yeah, anyways, NBA 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 2: doing some interesting things. Let me start with this NFL 27 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:35,119 Speaker 2: win total thing. And again I'm not gonna go too deep. 28 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 2: It's the off season. We got plenty of time to 29 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 2: chew on these. But CIRCA released their regular season win 30 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 2: totals and the top two are the San Francisco forty 31 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 2: nine Ers at eleven and a half and shocker, the 32 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 2: Kansas City Chiefs at eleven and a half. Right after 33 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 2: them are the Bengals ten and a half, the Bills 34 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: ten and a half, Cowboys ten and a half, Eagles 35 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 2: ten and a half, Lions ten and a half as well. 36 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: Oh I'm sorry I missed the Ravens. Ravens are eleven. 37 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: So essentially the market saying Niners, Chiefs, Ravens, which should 38 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 2: really surprise nobody. If you do want to know where 39 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 2: there are some mild surprises, I would start with the 40 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: Rams being eight and a half, I don't know. I 41 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 2: don't see them as eight and a half. But I 42 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: went against them last year and it looks stupid, and 43 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 2: the Rams were really, really good, so I'm not gonna 44 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna fade the Rams this year. I would 45 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: consider the under on the Ravens at eleven. Interesting number 46 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 2: for the Steelers at eight, I don't see that Tomlin's 47 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: final year. I think it's gonna be some interesting things 48 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:46,919 Speaker 2: happening in Pittsburgh. That's a team, not good interesting things. 49 00:02:46,919 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: That's the team I would keep an eye out on. 50 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: In the well, it's interesting. Dolphins are nine and a half, 51 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: as are my Jets, which is the same wind total 52 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 2: as the Packers and the Chargers. Huh Tampa Bay at eight, 53 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 2: Denver five and a half? Oh, how the Mighty have fallen? 54 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 2: Poor Sean Payton goes there. They got Russell Wilson. They're 55 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 2: supposed to be cooking. They are now tied. Let's see 56 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 2: five and a half for the Broncos is also matched 57 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 2: by the Panthers at five and a half and the 58 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 2: Patriots at five and a half. The Titans at six 59 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 2: and a half. Where are the Washington Commanders. Oh, six 60 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 2: and a half. Interesting, Yeah, it's a little too early 61 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 2: to go all in on any any of these bets. 62 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: Bears at eight and a half, now it's a juice 63 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: eight and a half. If you want to go over, 64 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 2: it's minus one sixty. So everybody and their mom's going 65 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: over eight and a half on the Bears. I think 66 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: I think they're probably a wildcard team. I know that's 67 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: an overreaction, that's fine, but gotta love NFL win totals. 68 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 2: I'm gonna have a guy on I think so next week, 69 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 2: not this week. Next week, I believe I'm hosting the Herd, 70 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 2: and obviously hosting The Herd versus being the wingman is 71 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: signific different. I am totally locked in. I've got to 72 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: prepare multiple segments. It's it's difficult. So I'm gonna try 73 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 2: to get some podcast guests next weekending at a memorial 74 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 2: of the weekend. Obviously, got to have some NFL content. 75 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: I know a lot of people will be going to 76 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 2: Vegas for that weekend. Anyways, let's get back to the NBA. 77 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 2: I'm not going to start with the draft lottery. I 78 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 2: guess we'll do that right at the end before Best 79 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 2: bets for tonight. But I think you've got to start 80 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 2: with the Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves series. And I got 81 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: to be honest. I saw my buddy Nico at church 82 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 2: on Sunday and instantly he's like, well, what do we 83 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 2: think of Timberwolves? And I was like, bro, I don't. 84 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 2: I think. I don't know. I'm totally lost on this series. 85 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 2: Sometimes listen, I don't mind admitting this, I am lost 86 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 2: totally on what the hell's going on. So Denver host 87 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 2: the first two games, gets you know, loses kind of 88 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: a close one in the first game, kind of interesting. Okay, 89 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: Minnesota pulled away. Everybody expected Denver to bounce back. Denver 90 00:04:56,320 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 2: gets smacked around. I'm talking destroyed. Quarter was extensive garbage time, 91 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: and now it's Minnesota up to nothing. Historically, if you 92 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 2: lose the first two at home, it's a death sentence, 93 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 2: say good night. Now these are the defending champs, and 94 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 2: in Game three they came out swinging heavily. And now 95 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 2: they did have I believe it was three days off 96 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 2: usually for for instance, Nick's pacers. Nicks can't catch a break. 97 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 2: We'll get to them, but they're getting like one day 98 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: off in between games. Denver for some reason, got three 99 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 2: and I don't. We still haven't read about what happened, 100 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:34,160 Speaker 2: but something clearly clicked, and the Nuggets are rolling. They 101 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 2: have essentially won or I mean like eight quarters since 102 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 2: they came to Minnesota, and they have either won every 103 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 2: quarter or at best, it's been a push. Minnesota has 104 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 2: not gotten and I'm not talking just points. I'm just 105 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 2: talking all encompassing, like who won the quarter? If you 106 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 2: want to just go twenty seven twenty six Minnesota, no, no, 107 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 2: come on, that's basically a push. You're at home, Okay, 108 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 2: you're favored, You're supposed to win quarters. Denver has just 109 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 2: kicked her ass. And here's what was crazy. Anthony Edwards 110 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 2: in Game four basically decided sometime in the third quarter, jeez, 111 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 2: I'm getting nothing from my guy. Cat. Cat's just not 112 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 2: showing up. 113 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Where is he? 114 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,600 Speaker 2: What's going on? I'm just gonna take over. And Anthony 115 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 2: Edwards went volcanic. He finished with a franchise record forty 116 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 2: four points. He's getting to the hoop, he's dunking. He 117 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 2: is seriously the total total package, and it didn't matter 118 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 2: because they couldn't get stops. I'm gonna ask you guys this, 119 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 2: How do you go from the best defensive performance anyone 120 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 2: has put on the Denver Nuggets in the last six years. 121 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 2: That's what the numbers said for Game two, the best 122 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: defensive showing, Yo Kitchen Company have faced in the last 123 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 2: six years too. We can't get a stop to save 124 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 2: our life at home in games three or four. I 125 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 2: don't It doesn't make sense. Nothing makes sense, nothing adds up. 126 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 2: How does Denver go to Minnesota where Phoenix, by the way, 127 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: couldn't get a dub and Denver shoots fifty seven percent 128 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 2: and runs away with it. Now, you could say that 129 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: it was a come to Jesus woman in lock garroom. 130 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: Aaron Gordon woke up, Yo kitch woke up. You could 131 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 2: say whatever you want. Jamal Murray took on the challenge 132 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 2: of Jayden McDaniels. Maybe Minnesota was feeling themselves and reading 133 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 2: the press clippings and seeing all this stuff about Minnesota 134 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: favored to win the championship, all this nonsense, and then 135 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 2: all you got to do is win one game at 136 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 2: home to get that three to one series lead, and 137 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 2: they couldn't do it. I mean, it was the end 138 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 2: of the first half of Game three was absolutely bonker. 139 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: So Minnesota's down seven and they're playing good. There's like 140 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: twenty two seconds left. KCP bangs a three and you're like, ah, damn, 141 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 2: that's deflating. Okay, well there's twenty seconds left, you're down ten, 142 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: let's get it, let's hold it for the last shot. 143 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: We'll get to single digits, and we'll going to the 144 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 2: half down single digits. Anthony Edwards, in a rare mistake 145 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 2: from him, decides I'm gonna go early and he turns 146 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 2: the ball over in traffic. Michael Porter Junior leak out dunk, 147 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 2: and now all of a sudden, it's deflating and you're 148 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: down twelve, but it's come by. The Timberwolves quickly try 149 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 2: to throw it up the court to get anything. The 150 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 2: passes errant. Jamal Murray snags it on behind half court 151 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 2: and then just chucks it up and it goes in 152 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 2: and Jamal Murray flexed in front of the TNT crew 153 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 2: for like what felt like a minute. So you go 154 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 2: from down seven with twenty seconds left to down fifteen 155 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 2: in twenty seconds. Three two two three two three sorry, 156 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 2: three two three, And I mean it felt like that 157 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:35,719 Speaker 2: was the game. Now you know, Minnesota fought capably in 158 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: the fourth quarter. I think Aunt cut it to seven twice. 159 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 2: And I'm gonna say Aunt because he was getting no help, folks. 160 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 2: I'll give you to Carl Anthony Towns numbers in a secon. 161 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: But it just felt like one of those things like, Okay, 162 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 2: are they getting a little bit exposed here? What on 163 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 2: earth is going on? They can't stop Aaron Gordon at all, folks. 164 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: If you remember after Game two, there was some chatter, 165 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 2: not just from me, does Denver have to go smaller 166 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:06,199 Speaker 2: to make it so that Gobert has to guard Jokic 167 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:11,599 Speaker 2: because essentially things were not working well for Minnesota. For 168 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: Denver offensively, they scored their season low points and it 169 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 2: was like, oh man, they're kind of too big, They're 170 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: easy to defend, and all of a sudden, Aaron Gordon 171 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 2: doesn't miss a shot for the first forty forty minutes 172 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: and then ends up eleven of twelve to twenty seven points. 173 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 2: He was hitting. Now you could say that was an 174 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,199 Speaker 2: out of body experience. I don't know he had a 175 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 2: game like that against the Lakers. He had a really, 176 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 2: really good NBA Finals. Michael Porter Junior took four shots 177 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 2: in thirty five minutes. Four shots. That's it. He's out 178 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 2: there getting cardio. Four shots for a chucker. Now Jokich 179 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: thirty five points, seven boards, seven assists. He was a beast. 180 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 2: Jamal Murray's back nineteen points. That that three was huge. 181 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 2: And here's the key for Denver. Their bench was getting 182 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 2: obliterated in the first two games at home. Well, they've 183 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 2: worked justin Holiday, they dusted him off, got him into 184 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 2: the rotation because they needed some size and length on 185 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 2: the wing. Christian Brown had eleven, Justin Holliday had ten, 186 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 2: and then Reggie Jackson pumped in six. You can get 187 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:16,199 Speaker 2: twenty seven off a bench. It's inferior to Minnesota's and 188 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 2: you know, NOAs Reid at eleven, but Alexander Walker was putrid. 189 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 2: Kylie Anderson gave you nothing. How does Kyle Anderson go 190 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 2: from starting and being an impact player in game two 191 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 2: to playing six minutes and literally missing one shot and 192 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: doing nothing else in six minutes. I'm sorry he had 193 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 2: a foul, not a rebound, on assistant, a steal, nothing. 194 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 2: He was a minus eighteen and six minutes. That is insane. 195 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 2: So Minnesota's bench didn't show up at home. And that's 196 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 2: what's weird. That's another perplexing thing in this series. Role 197 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 2: players historically play well at home, then the data backs 198 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 2: this up. That's why nas Reid in game one was like, 199 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 2: whoa where did that come from? I think he had 200 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 2: fourteen in the fourth quarter, and then now at home 201 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, Alexander Walker, who had who was 202 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 2: good in Denver? No show whatsoever? Kyle Anderson, no show. 203 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: And it was just a very strange game, strange series. 204 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: I'm gonna highlight Carltowns for a second. If you guys 205 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 2: remember I think rob and I I think it was Robin. 206 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 2: I yeah, I'm pretty sure. After game two it was like, 207 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 2: well this is the Karl Anthony Towns. That was the 208 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 2: number one pick. You can't break up this deep Karl 209 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 2: Anthony Towns. Game two in Denver, right ant wasn't doing 210 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 2: much kat twenty seven points, ten to fifteen shooting, didn't 211 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:38,119 Speaker 2: miss a three pointer. He was awesome. Just a great performance. 212 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 2: Last two games at home since that Monster game, he's 213 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 2: nine of twenty five shooting, not great, and he was 214 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 2: five of eighteen on Sunday night. One of those performances 215 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 2: where you look at the construction of this team, and 216 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 2: you think, Okay, that's a spot to upgrade. And I 217 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 2: know it's only been too gay since Game two, but again, 218 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 2: for at his price point, I'm just not feeling what 219 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 2: he's offering you. Yeah, sure he showed up grade in 220 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 2: Game two, but more often than not, it feels like 221 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 2: Game four Cat is what we're getting. In Minnesota, he 222 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:18,319 Speaker 2: feels a little uncertain in his role, and it's I 223 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 2: don't want to compare him to Andrew Wiggins, but if 224 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: you guys, remember Andrew Wiggins in Minnesota was a big, 225 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 2: empty calories guy. He would score next thing. You know, 226 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 2: Andrew Wiggins is like, oh, he's twenty two points a game. 227 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 2: This guy's good. Wow, a good player. Then you look 228 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 2: up and they got like twenty seven wins, and you know, 229 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 2: it's just like, somebody's got to score the basketball. This 230 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 2: is the NBA. And I'm not putting Towns in that 231 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:46,960 Speaker 2: category because he's more talented than Wiggins, but I just 232 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 2: I don't know. I think it's clear he's not a 233 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 2: number one on a team. Right. He was a number 234 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 2: one overall pick. You thought he could be a one. 235 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 2: It's not a one. It's fine, there's not many ones 236 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 2: in the league, Okay, And that's the same situation with 237 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 2: Wiggins and Listen, I don't mean to be smirtch the 238 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 2: name of Kevin Love, but Kevin Love was drafted with 239 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 2: the thought that he could be a number one, and 240 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 2: he put up number one numbers in Minnesota. I think 241 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:08,719 Speaker 2: he was like twenty five and twelve or twenty five 242 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 2: and fourteen. Some he put up big numbers. But the 243 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 2: reality is Kevin Love is a one. Is gonna get 244 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 2: you like thirty wins and the coach is gonna get 245 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 2: fired in two years. Kevin Love is a three behind 246 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 2: Lebron and Kyrie Irving. Oh, you're gonna be in the finals. 247 00:13:25,840 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 2: Like Kevin Love is a three? Does what does that 248 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 2: mean for Karl Anthony Towns. He's kind of in the 249 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 2: same vein as Kevin Love. Shooter stretch for big guy 250 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 2: defense questionable just because of the factor of moving his 251 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 2: feet quick enough. But like a lot of people are 252 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 2: penciling Karl Anthony Towns. Okay, Nicks, that's a good fit. 253 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 2: He could be the two to brunts And I don't 254 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:51,959 Speaker 2: know is he better shooted as a three? But again, 255 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 2: price point matters, and like I don't know. I don't 256 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 2: know what to do with Towns. But Anthony Edwards has 257 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 2: got to be frustrated because he was other world with 258 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 2: the forty four points. That turnover at the end of 259 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 2: the half I know killed them, But anyways, I think 260 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 2: it's you're not gonna like this. I thought it was 261 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 2: over for Denver after Game two. I thought Minnesota had 262 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 2: the series. Again. When you lose the first two at home, 263 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 2: it's over. This is one of those rare exceptions. Minnesota 264 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 2: goes home and gets destroyed in Game three and largely 265 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 2: destroyed in Game four. Come on, I don't care that 266 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 2: it was an eight point game, double digits for most 267 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: of the fourth quarter. Okay, I don't whatever Denver solved. 268 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 2: I don't know that Minnesota can bounce back short of 269 00:14:35,360 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 2: cat waking up. I mean, where's the offense coming from. 270 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 2: Jade McDaniel's four of eight, go Bear three of five, 271 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 2: Conley five of twelve, Town's five of eighteen. Like Anthony 272 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 2: Edwards had forty four points, the rest of the starting 273 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 2: lineup had fifty. You know, winning that way unless a 274 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 2: bench is coming out of strong and they're not. So 275 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 2: I think I know I'm jerking around but I'm just 276 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 2: being realistic, not knee jerk like, based on what we've seen, 277 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 2: can you make a case Minnesota wins this the series? 278 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 2: So Denver's at home for two out of three, and 279 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 2: I know Minnesota did beat them, but it's pretty clear 280 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 2: something was off with Denver in those two games because 281 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:15,000 Speaker 2: that was out of character form what we see from 282 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 2: this team the last two postseasons. And you could kill 283 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 2: me for flip flop and I don't care, I'm not, 284 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 2: I don't. I just don't see how anybody could say 285 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 2: otherwise that Denver's in total control of the series right now. 286 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 2: And again, if you look at Vegas, Minnesota was favored 287 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 2: to win the series after Game one and then after 288 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 2: Game two was like, yeah, they got the series, and 289 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 2: now it's totally flipped. Now. I wasn't smart enough to 290 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 2: buy Denver to win the series down oh two because 291 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 2: they look so bad, But you guys know how it works. 292 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 2: Usually that's when you have that's when you make a 293 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 2: great bet, is when nobody else wants to touch it. 294 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 2: And you couldn't have paid me to take Denver down 295 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 2: oh two. 296 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 297 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 298 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: dot com within the iHeartRadio app, search FSR to listen live. 299 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 2: That being said, my New York Knicks also now in 300 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 2: Deep Deep Doodo. The Knicks get blitzed in Indy. They 301 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 2: lose by thirty two points in a game that was 302 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 2: never ever remotely close. And I think this game, Game 303 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 2: four is basically all about Friday night. Friday night, highly 304 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 2: contested game. Pacers keep wasting leads. It felt like the 305 00:16:27,840 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 2: Knicks were gonna get it and go up three to zero. 306 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 2: My buddy of mine, former neighbor in Pennsylvania, we still 307 00:16:33,640 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 2: talk and text. He's a huge Pacers fan. He's from Indiana, 308 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 2: and he's just texting me like, I can't believe this. 309 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 2: We're not built for this. We're not gonna win the series. 310 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 2: It's just not our year. Blah blah. He's like so pessimistic, 311 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 2: and I'm like, they got this, they got and then 312 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 2: you watch them and you're like, jeseus God, what the 313 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 2: hell's house? Dante DiVincenzo Open guy's got thirty five friggin 314 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 2: points and they're not guarding seven threes and they're not 315 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 2: even closing out anyways. Andrew Nemhard, who was a scapegoat 316 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 2: in game two because everybody wanted TJ McConnell except the coach. 317 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 2: Nemhar's on the court, lady has one basket and he 318 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 2: hits a step back thirty one footer as the shot 319 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 2: clock expiers, it swishes. You know, that's like, come on, odds, 320 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 2: he's making that shot. He's making that step back with 321 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 2: the shot clock winding down with thirty seconds left. Probably 322 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 2: ten percent of the time, I don't know, Come on, 323 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,439 Speaker 2: it's Andrew Nemhard, guys, and they were able to survive 324 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 2: and win that game, and the carryover effect. Oh og 325 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 2: Innernobi still not playing. And again I don't have data 326 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 2: to back this up, but if you lose a close 327 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 2: game on the road in game three up two, oh, 328 00:17:37,840 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 2: I'm willing to bet if you looked at twenty years 329 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 2: of data that that game four game is a blowout 330 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 2: to the home team because you want to go on 331 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 2: the road after up to Oh, just steal one and 332 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 2: you win the series. Just steal one. And they went 333 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 2: all in on game three and they nearly stole it, 334 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 2: and you go three to Oh, it's over. It's the 335 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 2: series is done. They tried Pacers had a lucky deep shot. 336 00:17:58,320 --> 00:17:59,679 Speaker 2: You go out to Game four and you could just 337 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:04,680 Speaker 2: see New York came out a little bit lethargic and 338 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,480 Speaker 2: couldn't make a shot. This is one of those Josh 339 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 2: Hart one of six, Devincenzo three of thirteen, Brunson six 340 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 2: of seventeen, zero for five from deep. They just couldn't 341 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 2: make a shot. This is the Knicks team that scares you. 342 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 2: And Precious Achua, who barely played in early in the series, 343 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 2: is now starting. That's the problem with og annob out. 344 00:18:28,080 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 2: Here's the problem with annob They're twenty six and five. Now, 345 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 2: they're zero and two in the series without not great, 346 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 2: and it sounds like probably not good. According to woj, 347 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 2: it sounds like he anonnob unlikely to go in Game five. 348 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 2: That is not good at all. And listen, I still 349 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 2: think the Knicks are gonna be okay. I am a 350 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 2: little concerned. If Annoby's not back for Game six and 351 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:57,959 Speaker 2: they're down three to two, I think the pacer are 352 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 2: gonna get it, obviously. And listen, it's so this past 353 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 2: week in the NBA was so crazy because we all 354 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 2: want to like look to the future. Are the Nicks 355 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 2: to team of the future. Can they challenge the Celtics 356 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 2: and they're one player away? Right? I know they had 357 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 2: the injuries, but like doing all this up to oh 358 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 2: no Randall and then you lose another guy and it's like, shit, 359 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,840 Speaker 2: we're not back to the drawing board. But maybe we're 360 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 2: not as close as we thought. Or do we just say, well, 361 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 2: you know, this was a random situation. With Ancobe going down, 362 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 2: we were in total control of the series and let's 363 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 2: just chalk it up to that. I don't know all 364 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 2: that can go away. If they can ride the garden 365 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 2: crowd Tuesday night to victory, I am nervous for my 366 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 2: next I still think they'll be Okay. They do have Brunson. 367 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 2: And we're talking about the Indiana Pacers. Guys. Okay, these 368 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 2: are not the twenty seventeen Warriors. These aren't the ninety 369 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 2: seven Bulls. We're talking about an Indiana Pacers team that 370 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 2: was one of the worst defenses in the entire league. 371 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,439 Speaker 2: You think in a big game at Madison Square Garden, 372 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,479 Speaker 2: they're gonna be up for the challenge. I mean, we'll see, 373 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 2: but I don't know what Halliburton. Are we going to 374 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 2: see the aggressive one who's looking to score thirty points 375 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 2: and couldn't take control of the game, or is he 376 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 2: gonna play Halliburton with McConnell. You know there's one guy 377 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 2: on If there's one guy on Indy that I'm not 378 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 2: concerned about, seriously, it's TJ McConnell. There was an inbounds 379 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 2: play on the sideline where the ref kept telling mcconne's 380 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,120 Speaker 2: step back, step back, and McConnell was just like, kind 381 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 2: of I don't want to say, like jerking the ref around, 382 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 2: but he was like not backing down, not giving an inch, 383 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 2: and Brunson's just looking at him like, dude, what are 384 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:40,199 Speaker 2: you doing? You wasting time? And McDonald's TJ McConnell is 385 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 2: he's that guy's a warrior man, coach's son. I'm just 386 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 2: telling you he's an easy guy to root for if 387 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:47,439 Speaker 2: he happens to move out here. No, I'm just kidding. 388 00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 2: Great Foxes could could use a hound like that, although 389 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 2: that's kind of the role I try to play, But yeah, 390 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 2: TJ mcconnll probably a better fit. He was plus twenty 391 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 2: seven in twenty one minutes at fifteen to ten, and 392 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 2: he's tenacious, and let's see what happens with Siakam, Halliburton 393 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 2: and McConnell. Because this is a high leverage game. You know, 394 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 2: Aaron me Smith Andrew Nemhart will see how they're doing 395 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 2: on the road in a big spot Tuesday night in 396 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,360 Speaker 2: Game two. All right, before we get to best bet, 397 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 2: I just need and I No, nobody really cares about 398 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 2: the NBA draft the way the NFL draft. People care, 399 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 2: but something crazy it continues to happen. And this is 400 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 2: one of those. I'm not going to get conspiracy theory 401 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 2: on you guys, but I'm just saying the Atlanta Hawks 402 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 2: did not have the worst record in the NBA. Okay, 403 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 2: they had a three percent chance to get the number 404 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 2: one pick. They won the draft lottery. Okay, this is 405 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 2: six years in a row in which the team with 406 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 2: the worst record did not select first overall six straight years, 407 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:55,199 Speaker 2: and according to the story here a coincides with the 408 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 2: new lottery format, which began in twenty nineteen. Okay, all right, 409 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 2: So what's a big thing in the NBA that everybody, 410 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 2: well not everybody hates. I don't mind it. I'm pro tanking. 411 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:10,760 Speaker 2: It's tanking anything. Oh, everybody's just tanking. Nobody's trying. So 412 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 2: first the NBA wanted to stamp out skipping games and 413 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 2: load management and resting. No, no, no, you got to 414 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 2: play it, okay, And now it's like, all right, well 415 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,240 Speaker 2: everybody's tanking anyway, the lottery is rigged. Blah blah blah blah. 416 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 2: Well now you can rid lottery. Come on, Patrick Ewing, 417 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 2: frozen envelo, all this nonsense. And now you have six 418 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 2: years in a row where the NBA has said, guys, 419 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 2: tanking doesn't work. It doesn't. The team with the worst 420 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 2: record the last six years has not got the number 421 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 2: one pick. And again this is conspiracy level stuff. But 422 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,919 Speaker 2: are they saying to the NBA franchisees, stop tanking. You 423 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 2: will not be rewarded. Think about this. The Detroit Pistons, 424 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,879 Speaker 2: Now they didn't just tank, they sucked. This is the 425 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: second straight year they had the worst record in the 426 00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 2: league and ended up drafting fifth. It's not like they 427 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: got second. They didn't get the consolation prize. They're drafting fifth. 428 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 2: That is brutal. They're not good. So the first five 429 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 2: are Hawks, Wizards, Rockets, which they get from Brooklyn. Rockets 430 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 2: were borderline a play in team there at the end 431 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 2: the final week they were in the mix maybe two 432 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 2: weeks Spurs at four and Pistons at five. Now I 433 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,440 Speaker 2: did a mock draft for Fox like three and a 434 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 2: half weeks ago, and the Pistons were supposed to go first, 435 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 2: Wizards were supposed to go second. They did get second, 436 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 2: Blazers were supposed to be third. Again, just this is 437 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,639 Speaker 2: just based on the records and stuff. And the Blazers 438 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 2: end up with seven. That's rough for Portland. Now here's 439 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 2: where it gets interesting. If you are a fan. You 440 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: guys know, I'm a minority owner, not just of a 441 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 2: soccer team, but of a basketball team in the NBL, 442 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 2: the New Zealand Breakers. So I watched their games on YouTube. 443 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 2: We lost in the finals two seasons ago. Last season injuries, 444 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 2: you know, it is tough. Made the playoffs though. And 445 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 2: there's a kid there named Alex Saar, a big center 446 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 2: for the Perth Wildcats. He is a teenager, didn't play 447 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 2: a ton of fifteen to twenty minutes a game. But 448 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 2: when you watch the eclips of him and he just 449 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,399 Speaker 2: jumps off the screen. He's not quite one Ben Yama. Obviously, 450 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 2: nobody's one Ba Yama. But when you look at the 451 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 2: length we're talking about like nearly a seven footer with 452 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:27,959 Speaker 2: jumping jack ability. He's going to block a million shots. 453 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,200 Speaker 2: He reminds me, and I wrote on the mock draft 454 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 2: on Fox that he reminds me of like a Jaron 455 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 2: Jackson who was like Defensive Player of the Year, Like 456 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 2: Jared Jackson's a good player, and we'll see he has 457 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 2: some perimeter skills. We'll see. So I think Sar probably 458 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:43,479 Speaker 2: goes one. But here's the problem, and this is why 459 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 2: it's interesting even if you don't care about the draft. 460 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 2: The Atlanta Hawks having the number one pick could target 461 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 2: this kid, Rob Dillingham out of Kentucky, and we've talked 462 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 2: about it. But Kentucky guards who kind of were in 463 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 2: Calipari's system and kind of hand cuffed and held back, 464 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 2: if you will, Historically they pop in the NBA. Jamal Murray, 465 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 2: I think he went lower than he definitely wasn't the 466 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 2: number one pick. He's like awesome in the NBA. He 467 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 2: clutched NBA champion, Devin Booker was in. It was good 468 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 2: at Kentucky and now it's like an incredible score. But 469 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 2: you go down the list, the all a lot of 470 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 2: players from the Kentucky system end up popping So Rob 471 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 2: Dillingham I think is the name to watch it one? 472 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 2: And why does he get interesting? Who wants a small guard? Well, well, well, 473 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 2: if you're gonna move Trey Young and you bring in 474 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 2: Rob Dillingham, I mean you're telling me you can't get 475 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 2: fifty percent of Trey Young's production for Dillingham in year 476 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 2: one on a rookie deal. Like this kid. His kid's 477 00:25:51,600 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 2: really exciting and bouncy. Don't look at the final game. 478 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 2: He did not play well in that loss to what 479 00:25:56,600 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 2: Oakland or whatever. I'm just this kid is really skilled 480 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 2: and special. We'll see what happens. But the Hawks are 481 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 2: interesting at one. And remember there's some chatter that the 482 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 2: Spurs may want Trey Young. Well, the Spurs have the 483 00:26:12,280 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 2: fourth pick. Could the Hawks consider a full on reset 484 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,919 Speaker 2: and say, yeah, we'll give you Trey Young, give us 485 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 2: the fourth pick, and then you know, at four, the 486 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:26,600 Speaker 2: Hawks will go with someone like the kid clinging from Yukon. 487 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:28,800 Speaker 2: I like the guy Castle. I love his game, a 488 00:26:28,840 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 2: lot of wing. He's like one of these like Jaden 489 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 2: McDaniel's type players, not quite six ' nine, but I 490 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 2: like them a lot. I mean, listen, I'll do a 491 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 2: plenty of NBA Draft here. I don't know if the 492 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 2: audience will care, but I'm into it way more than 493 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 2: probably you guys. And there's a kid named Jared McCain 494 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 2: who's a big TikToker and he went to Duke and 495 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 2: he has nice He's got some of his workout videos. 496 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 2: I'm already, like you know, on Instagram, favoriting them because 497 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 2: they just look awesome. I'm into that nerdy stuff, but 498 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 2: I do like the draft that I'm interested. What I like, 499 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:06,159 Speaker 2: even though, is Tonight's incredible, huge NBA game For my yes, 500 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 2: my Dallas Mavericks. 501 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: The only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 502 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:16,959 Speaker 1: the game. He's making money while you do it. Here's 503 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: your best bet. 504 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 2: So for a moment, it looked like Dallas was in 505 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 2: trouble after game one. Then it was like okay, game two, 506 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 2: they went on the road and look like this is 507 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 2: probably gonna go seven. And now all of a sudden, 508 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 2: Dallas tonight can go up three to one on OKC. 509 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 2: And here's the most interesting part. Dallas is only a 510 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:44,960 Speaker 2: one point favorite. Like what for some reason the sharp 511 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 2: money came in on OKC. I had a Game three 512 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 2: and of course, you guys know, Dallas, depending on what 513 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 2: number you got either pushed or covered. I don't know 514 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 2: what people are seeing in OKAC. I'm not quite saying 515 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 2: it's gonna be similar to PACER's Knicks game for okay See, 516 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,800 Speaker 2: you know, too young to be that rattled the way 517 00:28:07,600 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 2: the way the Knicks were with that close loss. But 518 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 2: I do wonder what are people seeing in okay See. 519 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 2: I'm betting Dallas tonight. You know, I like them a lot. 520 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 2: They get this. They go up through one, but you 521 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 2: go up three to one. I think you win like 522 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 2: ninety plus percent of the series. Guys, probably ninety five. 523 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 2: As long as Doc Rivers is not your coach, you're 524 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:31,120 Speaker 2: in good shape. So I like Dallas tonight. I'll played ignorance. 525 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 2: I don't see what the folks on OKCCEE. I mean 526 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 2: you could say, oh, well, is PJ. Washington continue to 527 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 2: be hot? I don't know. I mean, really, does anybody 528 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 2: on OKAC scare you? Outside of Shake Gildes Alexander. I mean, 529 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 2: let's be real. Well, like, I know that game was 530 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 2: close in game three, and I did watch it while 531 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 2: I was at my son's chest tournament, sitting in the 532 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 2: car watching Kyrie Irving clutch it up. I mean, Kyrie 533 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 2: Irving was so money down the stretch, but yeah, I get. 534 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 2: I think my guess is people are betting on the regression. 535 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 2: Plus Dallas is never really consistent and PJ. Washington is 536 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 2: down like twelve threes in the last two games, and 537 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:12,400 Speaker 2: essentially they were PJ. Washington, Kyrie and Luca Lucas strong early, 538 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 2: Kyrie strong late, and Dallas gets the win. Derek Lively 539 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:19,400 Speaker 2: was big off the bench. They tried to do hack 540 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 2: a shack on the on the rookie from Duke. It 541 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 2: didn't really phase him. Eight of twelve free throws. I'm 542 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 2: just gonna ask, like, we'll see what happens with the 543 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 2: Josh Giddy stuff because they're they need to move on 544 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 2: from him. He just doesn't work against Dallas because they 545 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 2: hide their center on Giddy Darren to shoot. He shot 546 00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 2: one of four from deep and it didn't matter. So 547 00:29:38,640 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 2: they'll play Joe or Wiggins. But again, I'm just being honest, 548 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 2: Guys like, yeah, Chet Holmgren, are people terrified of him? Really? 549 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 2: Chet Holmgren, Jaylen Williams, I don't know it to me, 550 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 2: loud Dort can't say out of foul trouble. I don't know. 551 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 2: It's it's Sga versus the world, and maybe he shoots 552 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 2: fifteen free throws and o case he steals it. But 553 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,239 Speaker 2: I'm on Dallas tonight and I think the MAVs this 554 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 2: is one of those the mass They can't lose this, 555 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 2: They just can't. This is a game. Remember they had 556 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 2: Game four against the Clippers and they showed no urgency 557 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 2: and they lost. It was a big Paul George game. 558 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 2: And I got the MAVs tonight. Celtics eight and a 559 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 2: half point favorites on the road. I don't know when 560 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 2: they're locked in. They're the best team in the league, 561 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 2: but are they always locked in? I don't know. Do 562 00:30:23,120 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 2: you go Calves first quarter to come out in the 563 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 2: zigzag theory and say, okay, Calves are gonna They're gonna 564 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 2: play their butts off in the first quarter. They're not 565 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 2: gonna get blown out at home. So I would go 566 00:30:30,520 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 2: Calves first. Let me see what number first first quarter 567 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 2: not listed yet here? Huh? First half is Celtics four 568 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:41,160 Speaker 2: and a half that cashed on Saturday. So I guess 569 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 2: if if you want to get exotic in the okay, see, 570 00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 2: I would say maybe Okac first quarter or Calves first quarter, 571 00:30:47,480 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 2: both teams bouncing back. But ultimately I like Dallas and 572 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 2: I do probably think Boston covers. All right, that's a 573 00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 2: long thirty minutes. Rob G was doing Mother's Day things 574 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 2: on Sunday, so I just decided to fire away early 575 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 2: on a Monday morning. I'm here all week, Rob, You'll 576 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 2: be back, obviously, tinkering with some guest ideas, which should 577 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 2: be a fun one. Keep it locked. Talk to you tomorrow.