1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: The volume. This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What 2 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: is up straight Fire, Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight 3 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Fire for Monday, May eighth. Oh my gosh, what a weekend. 4 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:36,560 Speaker 1: Unbelievable basketball, unbelievable action for your boy. Super busy kid sports. 5 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: Went to a concert with a wife on Friday, went 6 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: to the Lakers Warriors Game three at the Crypt. What 7 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: a scene. If you follow me on the gram, obviously 8 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: you saw some of the videos that I was posting 9 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: outside the arena was just chaos. It was just a 10 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: humongous party, just an all around pretty awesome weekend ladies 11 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: and gentlemen. And Sunday, I'm exhausted from it. By the way, Saturday, 12 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: in the middle of the day, I just like sat 13 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: down while my kids went to a birthday party at 14 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: Top Golf. My wife like, I'll take him. You look 15 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 1: a little tired because after we went out Friday night, 16 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: I came Saturday morning. That's I try to play hoops 17 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: every Saturday morning. I get out there and I'm like, oh, 18 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: I'm a little exhausted, not quite hungover, just hurting. I 19 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: didn't sleep a lot. I think I'm gonna play terrible. 20 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: I play incredible. I had like an awesome day and 21 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: I come home and I end up just crashing and 22 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: falling asleep for like ninety minutes. I'm so thankful because 23 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: it gave me the energy to go hard. Saturday night 24 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: Lakers was incredible. My buddy Jeff season tickets, so his 25 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: wife went to a concert with my wife and I 26 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: was able to go do the Lakers Warriors game. Unbelievable atmosphere. 27 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: That was the biggest Laker playoff game in probably a decade. 28 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: We'll talk about it with Rob g later. Obviously, Game 29 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: four tonight we will preview that. But at the end 30 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: of the weekend, I'm gassed. My son had a volleyball 31 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: tournament on the beach Sunday, and you know, I'm there 32 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: for like four hours in the sun, and then my 33 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: daughter has a soccer game. I'm like, I'm I'm just tired. 34 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: You know, I'm getting old. And I lay down to 35 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: watch son's Nuggets Game four, and you guys know, I'm 36 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:09,920 Speaker 1: all in on the Nuggets. In the series that got 37 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: the player points pool with Jokich, I'm sorry with Murray 38 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: and Gordon. I also have Kevin Durant, but the series 39 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,839 Speaker 1: has been good. Friday Night was just a treat, unbelievable. 40 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: But I just saw Friday and I'm like, there's no 41 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: way that this is sustainable. Kevin, Durant and Booker cannot 42 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: just carry the team, and it turns out they largely 43 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: can just carry the team. And what was an amazing 44 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: basketball game. Sons win by five. They survived both games 45 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: at home in narrow fashion. And all anybody's gonna be 46 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: talking about today is the incident on the sideline, baseline, 47 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: whatever you wanna call it, involving Yokich who was otherworldly 48 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: fifty three points on a mere thirty shots, and it's 49 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: funny as an aside. Joelnbi plays earlier. We'll talk about 50 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: it later, but he was just an abomination in the 51 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. I know he's kind of banged up. I 52 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: got it. And then he wins the MVP. And then 53 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: Yokic plays a game later, drops fifty three. Now, he 54 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: did have a turnover late when they were down three, 55 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: they had a chance, but nevertheless, let's just get into 56 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: the incident. Weird moment, right, So the Suns and the 57 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: Nuggets like the ball's loose, it goes out of bounds, 58 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: a Sun's player kind of tumbles into the stands, into 59 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: the lap of some fans, and the ball lands right 60 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: in the owner of this guy wearing a green jacket, 61 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 1: and he's just like holding the ball like he's like 62 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 1: on the team, you know, or something. He's just holding 63 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: the ball. Jokic is like, come on, come on, you 64 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: want to fast break. This guy on the Suns is down, 65 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 1: We get the ball that's inbound and go. So Yokic 66 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: comes over to get the ball, and the guy in 67 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: the green's like not giving the ball to him. So 68 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: eventually Yokic grabs for the ball. The ball pops up 69 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: and the guy in the green kind of thrusts his 70 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: chest into Jokic, and Yokic kind of gives him like 71 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: a forearm, like get off of me. What are you doing. 72 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: You're a gnat, I'm a huge at large Serbian. Okay, 73 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, Yokic gets a technical foul for 74 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: shoving this fan, who we quickly find out is not 75 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: just any dude with a green jacket, but he is 76 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: the billionaire owner of the Phoenix Suns matt Ishbia. So 77 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: remember Ishia, who owns the Sons just took over what 78 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: back in February and then like five minutes later trades 79 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: for Kevin Durant. You know, this is a guy who 80 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: played at Michigan State and mostly sat on the bench. 81 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: But whatever he's you know, he knows how to flop, 82 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: and Jokic gives him a little shove. But again, this 83 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: is on Ishbia, who was holding the ball from Jokic 84 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: and then thrust his chest into him. After Jokics popped 85 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: the ball loose, jokis like back off and he flops 86 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: and throws his arms up like he was just like injured. 87 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: It was real cheap, pathetic stuff from Ishbia. A billionaire 88 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: should be above that. But I digress, and for some reason, 89 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: Jokic gets a technical found Now, this is an interesting 90 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: stat that I saw on social media. I have not 91 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: confirmed it, but afterward the referee who gave Jokic the tech, 92 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: Tony Brothers, was asked about it and he's like, Jokic 93 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: grabbed the ball from a fan, then del deverately shoved 94 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: and pushed him down. He did not, He just gave 95 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: him like a get off me, and so he was 96 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: issued an unsportsmanlike technical foul and nuggets. Fans are quick 97 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: to note that Jokic has been ejected six times in 98 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: his career by Tony Brothers. Now, again this is unverified. 99 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: I didn't bother look it all up, but six ejections 100 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: in Yokich's career are all by Tony Brothers won the 101 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: rest of the league in his career. So does this 102 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,479 Speaker 1: ref have it out for Yokic? I don't know. It 103 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: was a very suspect technical foul. And now all anybody's 104 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: talking about is will Yokic be suspended for Game five 105 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: in Denver? And my thought is, why is the NBA 106 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: even looking at this? The NBA should send a message 107 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: by not even addressing it. When the media goes, hey, 108 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: hey what about Yokich? What about what about it? There's 109 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: nothing here, nothing to investigate. The billionaire owner grabbed the ball, 110 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: wouldn't relinquish it like he was like, you know, relevant here, 111 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: And he is relevant, he owns a team, but he's 112 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 1: not relevant to the game. If a normal fan gets 113 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: the ball, is not giving it back, what's gonna happen? 114 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: Tell me what's gonna you know, the player's gonna go 115 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: for it and then the flop like this is just 116 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: such a nothing. Yokic should not be suspended. However, if 117 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: he is. We can just go ahead and open an 118 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: investigation and let it be known that the league wanted 119 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant to face Lebron James next round, or the 120 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: league wanted Kevin Durant to face Steph Curry in his 121 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: first playoff series since leaving the Warriors against Steph Curry. 122 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: That's all this is. That's it. The league would want that, 123 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: and this is their opportunity because let's be real, folks, 124 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: Denver's been the better team in this series. That is undeniable. Now, 125 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: it's amazing that I'm what five six minutes into the 126 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: podcast and I have not mentioned the greatness of Devin Booker. Now, 127 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: he did not score in the fourth quarter, but in 128 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: the third quarter, Devin Booker was unconscious and in what 129 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: might be the craziest out of the postseason so far, 130 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: in the two games at home, Devin Booker from the 131 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 1: field is shooting seventy nine percent thirty four of forty 132 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: three from the field, eight of twelve on threes at 133 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 1: sixty six percent. I don't know if I've ever seen 134 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: anyone get this volcanic and a two game stretch in 135 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: the playoffs, Like I remember Isaiah Thomas when I was 136 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: a kid against the Lakers. I think it was game 137 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: six or seven, that was what it was, the two 138 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: three two format. It was game six and Isaiah and 139 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: the Pistons were trying to close about and Isaiah had 140 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: like forty three points, like twenty something in the third 141 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: quarter on like a bomb ankle. It was unbelievable. Yes, 142 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: I've seen the Jordans sixty three he lost against the Celtics. 143 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: To stop Curri's fifty against the Kings was unbelievable. This 144 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: two games stretch by d book where he seemingly cannot 145 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: miss shots is stuff that I can't recall seeing now. 146 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: I will note Kevin Durant had thirty six. He was great. 147 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: Booker was just unbelievable. Fourteen of eighteen shooting. And it's 148 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: not like there's a layup droll. He's shooting mid range, 149 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: he's shooting deep threes. He's getting the line. Booker has 150 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: been unbelievable, And I know he's gonna get a lot 151 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: of the headline for a shooting and jokichill get a 152 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: lot of the headlines for the shove of the billionaire 153 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: who tried to get involved in the game. But ultimately 154 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: I think this came This game came down to a 155 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: pretty impressive move from Monty Williams of the Suns. He 156 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: has quickly realized that at the small forward position, Tory 157 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: Craig ain't it okay. His minutes were eight. He did 158 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: not attempt to Sorry, Tory Craig played less than one minute, 159 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: did not attempt to shoot. They started Josha Kogi and 160 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: that just doesn't seem to work, oh for one on threes. 161 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: So he decided, screw small forward. I'm just gonna put 162 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:40,080 Speaker 1: out a guard who could shoot there. We can't really 163 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: defend anyway. They're gonna score on us, so why don't 164 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: we just score back? And in what was a pretty 165 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: big stroke of genius from Monty Williams, he now has 166 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: decided that Landry Shammitt is going to be a guy 167 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: and Terrence Ross, the former Orlando Magic shooter, is going 168 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: to be the guy. And folks, I mean nobody saw 169 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: this coming, absolutely nobody. I don't want to act. I 170 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,319 Speaker 1: don't want you guys acting like, oh, this was gonna happen. 171 00:09:05,600 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: But the Sun's bench outscored the Nuggets bench forty two 172 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: to eleven. That is why they won this game. Booker 173 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: was able to not score in the fourth quarter because 174 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: they didn't need it because Landry Shammitt was dropping bombs. 175 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: Four threes for Landry Shamman in the fourth four he 176 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: had twelve points in the quarter. I don't know. I mean, 177 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: I could look it up, but I'm assuming he didn't 178 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:32,439 Speaker 1: have twelve points in this series through three games. Landry Shammitt, 179 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: they sat him in the corner. And it's not like 180 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: the Nuggets defense was bad. It wasn't the giy were 181 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: letting Landry Shammitt cook. They were wisely doubling d Book. 182 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: They were like, we gotta stop him. He wasn't missing. 183 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant wasn't missing. So are you gonna You know, obviously, 184 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: you'd love Tory Craig to be shooting. You'd love it 185 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: to be ian Waynwright or whatever kid Wayne right, I 186 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: think that's his name, ian Wayne Wright. You'd love it 187 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: to be Joshakogi. But going Landry going small paid off. 188 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: By the way. Landry Shamman did not play in game one, 189 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: played mop up duty, garbage time in game two, saw 190 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: a little more playing time in game three, and now 191 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: in game four goes for nineteen points just unbelievable. Maybe 192 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: Monty Williams got lucky, but whatever, it was a stroke 193 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: of genius. Now, obviously Denver will have to counter the 194 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: way that the Warriors and the Lakers are playing, you know, 195 00:10:26,640 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: basically chess out there. But this series is sneaky good. Now, 196 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: the other story that I think is interesting, and I've 197 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: been talking about this for a while, I think DeAndre 198 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,679 Speaker 1: eight is criminally overrated. I think the contract they gave 199 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: him is an absolute joke. He has been a non 200 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:43,200 Speaker 1: factor in this series. I know he had a couple 201 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: of plays late in the game that were effective, but 202 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,599 Speaker 1: for large swaths of this game, Aighton was pinned to 203 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: the bench and the Phoenix Suns rode Jack Landale of 204 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: NBL fame. Yes, you guys know, I own a team 205 00:10:56,679 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: in New Zealand, the New Zealand Breakers. Jack Landell has 206 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: faced the Breakers. I know his work from the NBL, 207 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: and he looked pretty good. Plus sixteen and twenty one minutes, 208 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: eight points, five boards. He was like a factor. He's 209 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: energetic eight and is kind of robotic. I listen, the 210 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: bench really came through for Phoenix. Now, this is what 211 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: happens at home. Bench players play better. What about the 212 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: bench players in Denver. Are they gonna show up because 213 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this, Durant and Booker they can't shoulder 214 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 1: the load in By the way, Phoenix was blown out 215 00:11:28,520 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: in Denver twice and that was with Chris Paul so 216 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: more depth and they got blown out. So I'm not 217 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: sold on Denver winning the series. I mean, sorry, I'm 218 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: not sold on Phoenix coming back to beat Denver in 219 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:43,880 Speaker 1: the series. Denver CA. All they have to do is 220 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 1: win two of three, and they have two of three 221 00:11:45,760 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: at home. If they can hold, they gotta win game five. 222 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: You cannot go back to Phoenix down three two. I 223 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: like their chances. Now, I will remind you guys, this 224 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: is a Phoenix team that did not have Kevin Durant 225 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 1: last year, that was at home in Game seven against 226 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: Luka Danjet and lost by like thirty five points. So 227 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: I know, Kevin Durant obviously changes the equation just a 228 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: little bit. KD thirty six, eleven and six. This is 229 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: a pretty damn good Denver team. I just I mean, 230 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: Michael Malone is gonna have to go back to the 231 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: drawing board on how they defend, Like you can't just 232 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: do the same thing every time, and Landry Shamont must 233 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,320 Speaker 1: have hit three corner threes in like a five minute span. 234 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: He was just ready locked and loaded. By the way, 235 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,559 Speaker 1: Michael Malone had a great quote the coach of the 236 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: Nuggets when he was asked it by the media afterward, Hey, 237 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: so what do you think of the incident with Yokich. 238 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: She's like, listen, it was a fan holding the ball. 239 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: You can't have that. You can't have some fan holding 240 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: the ball holding up the game. And then a media 241 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: members like, hey, that was the billionaire owner of the 242 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: Phoenix Suns. And he goes, I don't give a shit. 243 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: He just was straight. He's like, I don't care, Like 244 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: what does it matter? And he's right, the billionaire owner 245 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: should not catch a break there. Denver to two and listen, 246 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: the NBA has to be abssly thrilled. Three series are 247 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: two to two. Okay, we've got a I'm sorry wait 248 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 1: did I say three? I'm sorry? Two series are two 249 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: two Sons, Nuggets, two two six er Celtics, which will 250 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: get too shortly as two two and the other two 251 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: have game four tonight. All right, so the earlier game 252 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: Sixers Celtics Game four kind of a slow start for Boston. 253 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,559 Speaker 1: I don't I got it like a weird vibe from 254 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: them watching. It was just lack of interest, or we've 255 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: got these guys. We got game three. We came here 256 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 1: to get one and they were down. Let me see here, 257 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 1: Sixers were up sixteen in the second quarter, Sixers were 258 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: up sixteen, and the third they're up eight with eight 259 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,719 Speaker 1: minutes left, and then you could just see Boston essentially 260 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: say okay, we're gonna play. We got this, and they 261 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: just took over seventeen to four. Run Marcus Smart tending threes, 262 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: Tatum my guy unstoppable, and Joel Embiid, and it's weird. 263 00:13:57,520 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: I have like this strange thing where suddenly I'm a 264 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: joy Embiid hater on social media because I don't gas 265 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: him up. Philadelphia thinks I don't respect Embiid and all. 266 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: The easiest counter into any Mbid discussion is has he 267 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: been to a conference finals? And they, well, no, it's shop. 268 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 1: I don't want to hear excuses. Has he been to 269 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: a conference finals? That's like a very basic thing. You 270 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: can have the MVP Award, that's wonderful, but what matters 271 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: is showing up in the playoffs, like, it's wonderful, outstanding 272 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 1: that you have a great eighty two game regular season, 273 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: but what are you doing when it matters in the postseason? 274 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: And the answer is not a whole hell of a lot. 275 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: Their best team was the one with Jimmy Butler where 276 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: they lost on the Kawhi Leonard backbreaking three pointer. And 277 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: I still remember where I was watching that because I 278 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: had sixers in that series and it hurt. Man, it 279 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: was it was a stinger badly. I like Jimmy Butler. 280 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 1: You guys know, I'm a big fan. I was rooting 281 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: Sixers at that point, and I just the way that 282 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: ball bounced with Kawhi Yah an iconic shot. That's gotta 283 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 1: be one of the top ten shots in NBA history. 284 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: I know it was only a second round matchup, but 285 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,840 Speaker 1: a buzzer beater in Game seven on like an improbable 286 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: shot that was just crazy. But since then, it's always 287 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: something with him, bead Well, let's blame Ben Ben Simmons. Man, 288 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: you know Ben Simmons, He's a problem, Okay, And then 289 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: it was like, well, embad's not one hundred percent. It's 290 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 1: always someone else. And so what happens when you need 291 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: to have Game four at home. Down the stretch, Joel 292 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: Embiid basically gets rejected on repeat by Al Horford. Al 293 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 1: Horford has got to be like forty seven years old, ancient. 294 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: The Sixers tried getting al Horford a couple of years 295 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 1: back because he would kill him beads. So they're like, oh, 296 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: you know what, can't beat him, let's join them, Let's 297 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: bring on al Horford to Philly. And it looked at 298 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: that point like he was watched. He was terrible, bad fit. 299 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: They didn't know how to use him. This is a 300 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: big theme in sports, like you can have players with 301 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: a lot of tools, and if you don't know how 302 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: to use them or put them into your puzzle, it 303 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: just is a flop. And al Horford goes to Boston, 304 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,440 Speaker 1: has a rejuvenation, and down the stretch he just keeps 305 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: rejecting him beat I think he had three blocks in 306 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter of Embiid and ultimately the MVP Joel 307 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: Embiid has to have James hard And bail him out 308 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: on a runner, a sixteen foot runner to tie it 309 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: with like less than twenty seconds left. And it was 310 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:19,880 Speaker 1: odd because not only did hard And bail out and 311 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: beat at the end of regulation. He did it at 312 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: the end of overtime, and it didn't totally remind me 313 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: of Lebron against Memphis in that gotta have Game four 314 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: when they were up to one. Like listen, Lakers got 315 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: to have this ad struggling. I mean, Joel Embiid had 316 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: good counting numbers for the game. I'm not gonna just 317 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: say he was terrible. Listen, the guy put up Let's 318 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: see here, he had thirty four points to thirteen boards. 319 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: But thirty four points are twenty six shots. He just eat. 320 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: I know, I know, Jason, he come on, he's coming 321 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: off an injury, that's a four to six week injury. 322 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: Of course he is, he always is, and he played 323 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: forty six minutes. I get it. I understand he started 324 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: to look gas down the stretch, couldn't get a shot off, 325 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: and that's fine. He needed help. Listen, Anthony Davis, he 326 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: needs Lebron. Everybody needs somebody. Steph Curry's waiting for Klay 327 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: Thompson to have a complete game, not eight threes when 328 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: you know you're blowing out the opponent. But Embiid gets 329 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: bailed out by Hard at the end of regulation. Then 330 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: at the end of overtime, which we'll get to, but 331 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,400 Speaker 1: it reminded me of Lebron saving AD's hide in Game 332 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: four Lakers grizz Lebron high off the glass over Jaron 333 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: Jackson to tie it force overtime, and then in overtime 334 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: the game clinching bucket where he flexed after he beat 335 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks for the end. One still amazing moment, maybe 336 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: the number one moment of the postseason. It's certainly up there. 337 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: But you watch Harden and James Harden is like, yeah, 338 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: I got this. Joel Ebid double teamed on the final 339 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: play of down one in regulation and beat double team 340 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: by Tatum and Jaylen Brown, and Bid turns around, sees 341 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: Harden in the corner, hardened, wide open, like I could 342 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: have probably made that jumper. Now, clutch moment, fans a 343 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 1: city waiting, like you need to hit the shot if 344 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: you're hard, and the harder bangs it. And this is 345 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: where the game gets super fascinating, as if it wasn't already. 346 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 1: In overtime, they take the lead on the hard and 347 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 1: three and I clocked it. Eighteen seconds were left when 348 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: the ball goes through the hope, eighteen point two to 349 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,919 Speaker 1: be exact ball goes through the bucket, Boston has a 350 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: timeout and just like at the end of regulation, they said, Missoula, 351 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: we're gonna play it out. Here's the problem again. Eighteen 352 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: seconds after the Harden shot goes through the bucket, Boston 353 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,120 Speaker 1: essentially walks the ball up the court and they don't 354 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: get the ball to Tatum until there's five seconds left. 355 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: So they just wasted thirteen seconds. And Tatum gets the 356 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: ball top of the key, like thirty two feet away. 357 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:42,520 Speaker 1: He's not shooting from there. I'm like, what are they doing. 358 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: Tatum makes a great move, gets to the hoop, but 359 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: of course the defense collapses. Somehow he's able to see. 360 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: Smart gets the ball to him, but you're like, they're 361 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: not gonna have enough time, and Smart fires it probably 362 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: like four tenths of a second too late. It goes in, 363 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: but ultimately too late, and the Sixers survived. So I 364 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: think the the macro storylines here are James Harden saves 365 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 1: Joel Embiid. James Harden has now beaten beaten the Sixers. 366 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: I had beaten the Celtics with money three pointers in 367 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 1: the final twenty seconds in two games, Game one, hardnet 368 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:19,359 Speaker 1: forty five in Game four, Harden at forty two Nina 369 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:24,479 Speaker 1: Sis eight boards, four steals, James Harden's playing defense, six threes. 370 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: James Harden was incredible. I don't want to hear this. 371 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: Tyree Max is the second best player like that was 372 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:33,680 Speaker 1: a popular refrain during the Brooklyn series, and it feels 373 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: like we need to we need to squelch that James 374 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: Harden is the number two. Now, Harden haters are gonna 375 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: say that. We'll wait to say. Where was Harden in 376 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: Game two? He was two of fourteen twelve points loss. 377 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 1: Where was Harden in Game three? Well, three of fourteen 378 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: sixteen points loss. Harden in those two losses is two 379 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: of thirteen on threes in the two wins, thirteen of 380 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: twenty three. So hot Harden Sixers are gonna win cold 381 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: Harden Celtics are gonna roll him. And Celtics won both 382 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: when Harden's stunk by double digits. So as James Harden goes, 383 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: goes to sixers. And as good as that sounds, Rob, 384 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: we've seen this before. Okay, we've seen James Harden have 385 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:23,120 Speaker 1: his mouth. I'm not bagging on Harden. He's an all 386 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 1: time great player. He is a Hall of Fame lock. 387 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: But Game five back to Boston Tuesday, Harden is coming 388 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 1: off playing a staggering overtime game forty seven minutes EMBIID 389 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: with the LCL injury forty six minutes MAXI can't really 390 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:43,200 Speaker 1: get in a groove in this series. I know it's tied, 391 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: but to me, it took two six ers late game 392 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: heroics by Harden to get us here. I still feel 393 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 1: like sixers in six. I don't think it goes seven. 394 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: I would say six ers and six rob Celtics and 395 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:57,359 Speaker 1: six Celtics and six. 396 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that that's a fair SAT. I mean, look, 397 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 2: there's a reason why playoff Harden was considered an insult 398 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 2: for a long time, because James Harden has a history 399 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 2: of coming up small in big moments. And credit to him, 400 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 2: Games one and four, he was fantastic. He was the 401 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,639 Speaker 2: best player on the floor for either team. I like 402 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:20,280 Speaker 2: what you said though about Joel Emb because anyone who's 403 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 2: just a box score watcher, like if you go to 404 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 2: stat News or ESPN, like, oh look, look how thirty 405 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 2: three or thirty four and thirteen Joel emb doing everything. 406 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 2: He has not been good in these playoffs, even before 407 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 2: the knee injury. All right, he came in MVP thirty 408 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 2: three and fourteen on fifty five percent shooting. He was awesome. 409 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 2: In the postseason, those numbers have cratered twenty one to 410 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 2: ten on forty six percent shooting. Now, twenty one to 411 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 2: ten is not bad. But for the seventy six ers 412 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 2: to get to where they want to go, Joel Embiid 413 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 2: has to be MVP Joel Embiid. He has to be 414 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 2: the best player, or at worst the second best player 415 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 2: in every series he plays in, and unfortunately for them, 416 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:02,880 Speaker 2: he just hasn't been. And if you look at yesterday's game, 417 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,640 Speaker 2: you mentioned that he kind of you know, ran out 418 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 2: of gas there late in the fourth quarter in overtime, 419 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter and overtime facing a Boston Celtics team. 420 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 2: But if they lose it down three to one and 421 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 2: the series is basically over, Joel Embiid six points, two 422 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 2: for eight shooting three times, blocked by alhor for two 423 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:24,959 Speaker 2: fouls to turnover a plus minus of minus twelve in 424 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 2: the fourth quarter and overtime. James Harden on the flip side, 425 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 2: don't call him Jim Harden because he came to play 426 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 2: yesterday thirteen points five of eight shooting, four rebounds, two assists, 427 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 2: three steals, and the game winning three. 428 00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 1: Now, let's give him beat credit. He did have the 429 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 1: game winning assist. 430 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 2: Yes, he has. 431 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: Recognized that the defense was collapsed. It's all give him 432 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,360 Speaker 1: for props. Just but what does it say? 433 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 2: I mean, look, I don't know if this says more 434 00:22:47,119 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 2: about Joel Embider says more about Joe Mizzula. But on 435 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 2: that last play that led to the game winning three pointer, 436 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 2: what would have been the game in the three pointer 437 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:57,080 Speaker 2: for James Harden, they opened up with Jason Tatum guarding 438 00:22:57,119 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 2: Joel Embiid, Like, does that mean that they just didn't 439 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 2: think that Embiid was actually gonna make the play for them. 440 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 2: They that Boston wasn't confident or they didn't believe that 441 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 2: Embiid had the legs in him anymore to kind of 442 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 2: make him pay. So they were just gonna switch a 443 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 2: potential pick and roll with James Harden. I don't know 444 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 2: what it was, but there had to have been a 445 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 2: reason why they opened up with Tatum on him instead 446 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 2: of Horford. 447 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: Well, can you take your cues from Laker's Warriors and 448 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:28,919 Speaker 1: we'll get to what Darvin Ham's big move was, but 449 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:33,200 Speaker 1: putting Vanderbilt on Draymond Green was a stroke of genius. 450 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,399 Speaker 1: I don't know how I didn't see it. I like 451 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: to think of myself as a basketball genius. I was like, 452 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: what else Darvin Han gonna do? Puts Vanderbilt on Green 453 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 1: because Green is the screen setter. Well, now, if you're 454 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: Green set and screens, you're putting essentially your best wing 455 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: defender onto the ball. So that move worked by him. 456 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: I wonder if they thought that, like PJ. Tucker was 457 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: gonna come and screen or somebody was gonna come and 458 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: screen for EMBIID and that would then put Horford. I 459 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 1: don't think Robert Williams was on the. 460 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:01,679 Speaker 2: Court for that, No, he was not. 461 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: Now, so maybe they were anticipating a switch and they 462 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: didn't want it to come late and get screwed. But 463 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,400 Speaker 1: ultimately you could you could fault Jalen Brown a little 464 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: bit for doubling so hard. Although you know the problem 465 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: with the double there is EMBIID scores. You're tied exactly, 466 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,600 Speaker 1: EMBIID kicks it out for the three. You lose. Now, listen, 467 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 1: Jaylen Brown taking a lot of heat, rob and listen, 468 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 1: I don't want to say that Tatum and Brown have 469 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: a little CJ. McCollum Dame Lillard wing version. But there's 470 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: something going on here where it feels like your turn, 471 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: my turn at times. Because this is incredible stat fourth 472 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: quarter and overtime, Jalen Brown only took three shots and 473 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: there was a lot of standing around on the corner. 474 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart ends up jacking a lot. He had a 475 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: great look at the end of regulation for three that 476 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: he should have hit. It was short. Jalen Brown did 477 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: say after the game, and this is the only like 478 00:24:54,560 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: little drama if you are Boston and nervous. I'm not 479 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: a Boston fan, but I'm not nervous for them. Jalen Brown, 480 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: I guess I got to demand the ball a little 481 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,360 Speaker 1: bit more. I thought good things happened when I had 482 00:25:05,400 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: it in my hands. Now, if you want to spin 483 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: this way forward, A lot of Celtics fans thinks, think 484 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 1: if Jalen Brown is not named all NBA, he's gonna 485 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: be out and he's gonna say I want to be 486 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: the man somewhere else. I don't want to be, you know, 487 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 1: Robin or one be to Tatum, and I guess I 488 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: got it to demand the ball like, that's not something you 489 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: want to hear after a loss. But it's an understandable 490 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: question coming from Celtics fans who are, like, you know, 491 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,479 Speaker 1: they're even tweeting at me, Rob, Why isn't Brown like 492 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: Brown at like twenty points at halftime? What on earth 493 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: is happening? Well, as you guys know, if you watched him, 494 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:45,919 Speaker 1: Brown is a really, really, really good player. His weakness 495 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,879 Speaker 1: has to be his handle attacking the basket tends to 496 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: get a little loosey goosey. He's not as like Tatum's 497 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: handle going to the baseline, going on the spin, moves, 498 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: all that stuff. He's in his bag working with that 499 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: guy we had as a guest here on the pod 500 00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: last last year, Drew Hamlin, and he just talks about 501 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:04,920 Speaker 1: Tatum's work ethic. I'm not saying Brown doesn't have that, 502 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: but you could see when Tatum goes to the basket 503 00:26:07,160 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: utmost confidence. He's not a turnover machine. I'm not saying 504 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: Brown is, but Brown's not as good with the ball. 505 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:15,119 Speaker 1: You want to make Jalen Brown put the ball in 506 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:18,679 Speaker 1: the court and attack you, and he just his handle 507 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,160 Speaker 1: isn't that tight. Now, he did have only one turnover 508 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,880 Speaker 1: in forty four minutes. But I think it's a reasonable 509 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: ask for Jalen Brown to be like, hey, why is 510 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,120 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart getting all the end of game looks? And 511 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,199 Speaker 1: I'm sure the Boston staff will say, well, that's what 512 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,960 Speaker 1: Philly wants. They're hugging you up. They're not giving They're 513 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 1: giving Marcus Smart any shot. He's not a great three 514 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 1: point shoot. If we lose to him, we tip our cap. 515 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,159 Speaker 1: But if you get it, we know we're losing. And 516 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: for instance, in the opener Brown, as good as he 517 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 1: was with twenty three points, he had four turnovers and 518 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: in Game three he had four turnovers. And if you 519 00:26:50,200 --> 00:26:52,199 Speaker 1: want to look at the last series against Atlanta, I 520 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: mean he had a game with six turnovers four he 521 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,120 Speaker 1: had four and the tough game five loss at home. 522 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: Like he's really good, rob them a lot. And I'm 523 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: not saying he's CJ. McColl They're a rich man's version 524 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 1: of McCollum and Dame, but at wing and they've been 525 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:11,439 Speaker 1: to a finals, which CJ and Dame did not. But 526 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: it starts to make you wonder, man, you know, would 527 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 1: Brown really leave? Because if you can get the supermax 528 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: when you're named all NBA and Brown could get that. 529 00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: So he's not gonna get that money elsewhere. He could 530 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: only get it from Boston. And so if he doesn't 531 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: get all NBA, Jalen Brown might just say, hey, you 532 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:37,680 Speaker 1: know who needs an alpha? Hey, you know, I'm looking 533 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: around at the standings, Rabo, there's not a lot of teams, 534 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: like would he go to Charlotte? Would he go to Orlando? 535 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: Do you want that? Like, I don't know what Jalen 536 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: Brown ultimately wants, but I mean he's in a great 537 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 1: spot where they're you know, they they've been really close 538 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,239 Speaker 1: here the last couple of years. I think they got 539 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: a good thing. But I don't know. Maybe Jaylen Brown's 540 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: not happy there. 541 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that's kind have been the open secret 542 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 2: for a while. We talked about on the pod a 543 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 2: few months ago that he's made it very clear that 544 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 2: he is not a big fan of the people of Boston. 545 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 2: You know, some of his comments and the ringer, Yeah, 546 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:16,479 Speaker 2: the fans, excuse me, the comments of the ringer, some 547 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,239 Speaker 2: of the comments to Aandscape. You know, he's made it 548 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 2: pretty clear that they're not his particular cup of tea. 549 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:27,239 Speaker 2: That some of the things that he hears from the 550 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 2: fans and the stands and around the community is just 551 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 2: not really what he likes. So if he were to 552 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 2: not get the Max super Max contract, I think he's 553 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 2: as good as gone. Like he's one of those guys 554 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 2: who's very thoughtful, he's very socially aware and a lot 555 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 2: of different things, and that kind of stuff really bothers 556 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 2: him in a way that it probably doesn't bother your 557 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 2: run of the mill NBA superstar. 558 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: Would you do a D and something for Jalen Brown today? 559 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think. I think Jalen Brown's probably 560 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 1: got a higher value than a D simply because of 561 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: the injury history, right and. 562 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 2: At the age. 563 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, so the Lakers would have to throw something else 564 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:20,959 Speaker 1: in there. I mean, my guy Lonnie Walker will get 565 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: to him shortly finally, but we've been lobbying for it forever. Like, 566 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: I don't even know that I part ways with Lonnie Walker. 567 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: Lonnie Walker and a D for Jayleen Brown, now, I 568 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:33,720 Speaker 1: know you think that's crazy. I like Jalen Brown. Again, 569 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: you get Jalen Brown to play with Lebron Like, I 570 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: don't know, Rob, That's that's not a ton is it? 571 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown and Lebron is like the same position you 572 00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: getting Tatum in Lebron, but he's just simply you know, 573 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: Lebron's like twelve years older. It's a tough one. I 574 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: what would you say is an easier position to fill 575 00:29:53,960 --> 00:30:02,479 Speaker 1: wing three and D or like shoe guard? Probably probably 576 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: win three and D. That's the most coveted player in 577 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: the league, right, Yeah, And I just look at like 578 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 1: Jylen Brown and Lebron on the same team and it 579 00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: just doesn't make sense, Like, what do you're duplicating the position? No? 580 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we're kind of getting ahead of ourselves 581 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 2: projecting him to the Lakers already because at that point, 582 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 2: Lebron be like forty years old. So I don't know 583 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 2: if that would be something that we could talk about. 584 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 2: But as far as Jalen Brown goes, I know that 585 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 2: he had the gaff in Game four coming off the 586 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 2: James Harden three. But entering that game, entering game four 587 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 2: one matched up with James Harden, he was giving up 588 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 2: two for eleven shooting and forcing four turnovers. 589 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: So why are you leaving him exactly? 590 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 2: It's just Jylen Brown is really really good. He's borderline great. 591 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 2: I just don't know if he has the same mentality 592 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:54,560 Speaker 2: that a guy like Jason Tatum has, and I think 593 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:55,960 Speaker 2: that's what separates the two of them. 594 00:30:56,040 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: All right, let's quickly get to tonight's games. We have 595 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 1: Knicks Heat. I know this is not gonna be popular. 596 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: I'm a Knicks fan. I'm not that into this series. 597 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: Rob It's tough because I feel like Tiboeau is just 598 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: getting body bagged by Spolstra like any Tipoteau has barely 599 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 1: made adjustments Spolstra since that first half where the Knicks 600 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 1: looked amazing in Game one, I feel like the Heat 601 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: have dominated the series except for the fourth quarter in 602 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 1: the next one in Game two, and now you're down 603 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,840 Speaker 1: to one. Jimmy Butler's back and looking good, and I 604 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: just don't have any confidence in the Knicks here. And 605 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: it looks like the Heat not your traditional eight seed. Well, 606 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: actually they were the seven, weren't they? And then they 607 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: lost in the play it, and then they had to 608 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: win the second game, So I think they were the 609 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 1: seven and the Hawks were eight, that's right, So the 610 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 1: Heat technically were a seven. So they play as an eight, 611 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 1: beat the Bucks, and now they face the Knicks, and 612 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: I don't know rob it feels to me like this 613 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: series kind of over at three to one, and I 614 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: don't even know that I back the next three. Give 615 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: me one thing you've seen from the next that would 616 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: have you backing them at getting four to a half, 617 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: and I don't think it's Brunson. I don't know that 618 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,600 Speaker 1: it's Randall, who was really bad in Game three. The 619 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: offensive rebounding that they had against the Calves, that's out 620 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: the window. You know, heart and hustle can only get 621 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:23,719 Speaker 1: you so far for this next team with Josh Hart, 622 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: And here's the problem. The Heat have that in spades 623 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: with a bunch of undrafted dudes. So I don't know, Robi, 624 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: this is a tough one for me, longtime Knicks fan. 625 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: I was feeling optimistic, but I think the Heat win 626 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 1: this game would probably take the series in five, maybe six. 627 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:40,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's tough for me to say that too, 628 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 2: because I picked the Knixt before the series in six. 629 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,600 Speaker 2: I was really confident about what they were building. I 630 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 2: thought their defense was really good, it travels well, and 631 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,719 Speaker 2: everything that we liked about them coming into this series 632 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 2: has kind of fallen by the wayside. You know. Julius 633 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 2: Randall has just been a disaster. 634 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: You know. 635 00:32:56,080 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 2: I know that he's coming off the ankle injury, but 636 00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 2: he's shooting thirty six percent in the series and against 637 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 2: the team that has bam Adebayo on the front line 638 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 2: and nothing else, and he's he just can't get anything going. 639 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 2: Jalen Brunson has been okay, you know. I mean the 640 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 2: last game wasn't notwithstanding he was really good before that. 641 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 2: But the difference is that for them to win and 642 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 2: overcome Julius Randall basically being a no show, he has 643 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 2: to be the best player out there, basically, and Jimmy 644 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:28,320 Speaker 2: Butler has that lockdown when threw away the key. So 645 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,240 Speaker 2: if he if it's gonna come down to Jimmy Butler 646 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 2: versus Jalen Brunson, and whoever wins that matchup is gonna 647 00:33:33,640 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 2: win the game and the series, then Jimmy Butler's gonna 648 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 2: win that nine out of ten times. 649 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. 650 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 2: So like you, I lean Miami, especially at home. I 651 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 2: think they got this when they go through one ultimately 652 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 2: finish it off in six at home. 653 00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:50,479 Speaker 1: In the postseason. So if he played five games against Cleveland, 654 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,760 Speaker 1: he's played two against Miami. Randall thirty three percent shooting 655 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: twenty three percent from deep, and his average it looks 656 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: like he's averaging sixteen fifteen and a half a game. 657 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: That's just not gonna cut it for a guy who 658 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: was really really good during the regular season. Yeah, average 659 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 1: twenty five in the regular season, shot forty six from 660 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: the field, thirty four from three. Nixer screwed. Now let's 661 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:18,960 Speaker 1: get to Lakers Warriors Game four. I talked earlier in 662 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: the pod about going to Game three in the atmosphere. 663 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 1: I'll just say this, it felt, you know, obviously, like 664 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: the biggest game for the Lakers have had first playoff 665 00:34:29,920 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: game at home. I'm not counting the Twolves playing game, 666 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,319 Speaker 1: although I was there for that one. This is like 667 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:37,600 Speaker 1: the biggest playoff game. Game four will be the biggest 668 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:40,359 Speaker 1: playoff game in You can't say a decade, can you? 669 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: Postseason Rober, What was the last big, big, big Laker 670 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: playoff game? Like Kobe didn't make the playoffs the last 671 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:52,200 Speaker 1: like four years. I think for about six years they 672 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 1: were bottom feeders. They haven't played a game at home 673 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,520 Speaker 1: with this kind of atmosphere because a bubble. Obviously, the 674 00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,440 Speaker 1: playoff games were big, but they weren't at home. They 675 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,239 Speaker 1: were in the bubble, So you have to probably go 676 00:35:01,280 --> 00:35:04,319 Speaker 1: back close to a decade. The vibes and the energy 677 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:06,879 Speaker 1: are going to be off the charts. And I still 678 00:35:06,880 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: think the Warriors win tonight. 679 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,440 Speaker 2: Just because you spotted Steph Curry at the gym one 680 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 2: time and you helped them get like a super set 681 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:19,000 Speaker 2: in that you just you've refused the cave on what 682 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 2: you think about the word. Look, I don't and then 683 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 2: this is me not even being a Laker fan. I 684 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 2: don't know what people see in Golden State that makes 685 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 2: them think that though they're just the better team, because 686 00:35:31,640 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 2: they're not. Like at this point in the playoffs, basically 687 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:38,280 Speaker 2: every team is on the same level for the most part. 688 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 2: The difference is is matchups and basically and who gets 689 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 2: hot that night kind of like that pretty much it 690 00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:46,600 Speaker 2: comes down to and the Lakers, even when they played 691 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 2: terribly in Game two, they have mismatches inside that that 692 00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:55,480 Speaker 2: Golden State just can't match up with at all. Like 693 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:58,759 Speaker 2: they just there's nothing they can do. Draymond defends a 694 00:35:58,840 --> 00:36:01,440 Speaker 2: d better than anybody, but then if he's hugged up 695 00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 2: on Ad that's not going Who's gonna stop Lebronckian into 696 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,680 Speaker 2: the basket? If he wants to nobody. So what Golden 697 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:10,240 Speaker 2: State has to do is shoot a lot of threes, 698 00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:12,640 Speaker 2: which they did in Game two, and they've basically done 699 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 2: all series. And they have to win that by a 700 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 2: considerable margin plus twenty plus twenty five from the three 701 00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 2: point line in order for them to win, because they're 702 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 2: not gonna win inside the paint for the most part. 703 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 2: They're not gonna win it the free throw line for 704 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,760 Speaker 2: the most part. And if the Lakers can limit Golden 705 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 2: State to even an above average game from three and 706 00:36:32,800 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 2: not a historically great one like they were in Game two, 707 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:38,760 Speaker 2: the Lakers should win most of the time they play. 708 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:42,600 Speaker 1: Them well, all right, So the free throw thing is 709 00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,880 Speaker 1: a thing for sure. The Warriors do not attack the 710 00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:50,280 Speaker 1: basket a lot, but what they do is foul like useless, silly, 711 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:54,040 Speaker 1: dumb fowls and I'm talking like not even on shots 712 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,200 Speaker 1: all the time. But the Lakers are in the bonus early. 713 00:36:56,840 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: There's one to one super early in the game, and 714 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: essentially at halftime. I don't remember the exact numbers from 715 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 1: Game three, but I finally get through the crappy Wi 716 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: Fi at Crypto and I look at the numbers. I'm 717 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: like Okay, they're about even from the field. Warriors had 718 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 1: more offensive rebounds. They're about even from three. Oh. The 719 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:18,960 Speaker 1: reason the Warriors are getting their butts kicked is because 720 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,760 Speaker 1: the free throws. And it's like when ads shooting twelve 721 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,960 Speaker 1: free throws. Yeah, Lakers are in great shape. If Lebron's 722 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,799 Speaker 1: shooting eight free throws, Lakers are in great shape. The 723 00:37:27,800 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 1: thing I loved about Lebron's game in Game three was 724 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 1: he kind of slow played it. Remember Game two first half, 725 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,319 Speaker 1: it was all me, all Lebron, I'm gonna keep us 726 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:36,960 Speaker 1: in it. He had like twenty one in the first 727 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: half and they're still down like double digits. I can't 728 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:43,320 Speaker 1: remember a time where I've seen Lebron play a full 729 00:37:43,400 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: quarter of basketball, or like eight minutes of the first 730 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: quarter before he was subbed out, and not even attempt 731 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 1: to shot, Like I'm just gonna set the table for 732 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: you guys. I'm not even shooting. I'm saving my energy, 733 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:57,000 Speaker 1: I'm conserving it. It was very clear, and that worked 734 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: for a while, and then the Warriors clays making threes 735 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:02,200 Speaker 1: in the quarter. Curry takes over in the second, Andrew 736 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:05,080 Speaker 1: Wiggins a playing well, and the Warriors were actually up 737 00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 1: eleven in the second quarter, and then all of a sudden, 738 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:12,600 Speaker 1: Lebron says, okay, I'm ready to activate, and Lebron starts 739 00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:14,839 Speaker 1: going to the basket, getting to the foul line, and 740 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: he got them back in it, and you could just 741 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:20,920 Speaker 1: tell he's getting to that next level of thought. Well, 742 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 1: here's my thing. What happens if Dangela Russell doesn't go 743 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:25,839 Speaker 1: off again early? D'Angel Russell had three threes to start 744 00:38:25,880 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 1: the game, nine points, celebrating like he won the title. 745 00:38:29,239 --> 00:38:32,720 Speaker 1: I'm not allowed to bash in d'andelo Russell. He did 746 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:34,839 Speaker 1: come through against Memphis. I said I would not bash 747 00:38:34,920 --> 00:38:37,360 Speaker 1: him again in the post series, postseason, so I'm not 748 00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:40,920 Speaker 1: gonna bash him. He had a great start. But the 749 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:45,080 Speaker 1: Lakers are finding that third score right ad is twenty 750 00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:48,120 Speaker 1: five and thirteen, amazing, Lebron twenty one, eight and eight 751 00:38:48,440 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: and D'Angelo Russell twenty one points down. My guy, Lonnie Walker, 752 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: who Rob has been wondering a lot of people. I've 753 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,839 Speaker 1: had people ask me why do you like Lonnie Walker? Soon? 754 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,160 Speaker 1: What's going on? And I'm just telling you, guys, when 755 00:39:01,200 --> 00:39:03,240 Speaker 1: I went to a couple of games early in the season, 756 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,719 Speaker 1: and I know the roster was different. He was their 757 00:39:05,800 --> 00:39:09,360 Speaker 1: third best player, better than Westbrook. He was active on 758 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:13,160 Speaker 1: the wing, defensively, make shots, Slasher, you know, one of 759 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: these guys who can make emphatic dunks and fire up 760 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:19,600 Speaker 1: the crowd. And Lonnie Walker dusted off by Darvin Ham, 761 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,719 Speaker 1: ahead of Beasley, ahead of Troy Brown, finally ahead of 762 00:39:22,760 --> 00:39:26,080 Speaker 1: Troy Brown, and he was tremendous. Lonnie Walker listened. I 763 00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:27,520 Speaker 1: know there was a lot of garbage time, so it's 764 00:39:27,560 --> 00:39:30,959 Speaker 1: tough to suss out exactly what he did in time 765 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:34,200 Speaker 1: that mattered. But I felt like Lonnie Walker has winning 766 00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:37,640 Speaker 1: player attributes that I liked now Rob. I know it's 767 00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 1: a little bit much getting excited about Lonnie Walker in 768 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:44,399 Speaker 1: limited playing time, but these minutes when Ad goes out, 769 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:49,040 Speaker 1: when Lebron goes out, when Russell and Reeves, and by 770 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:52,840 Speaker 1: the way, Austin Reeves clearly has hit a I know 771 00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: he's not a rookie, but he's hit some kind of 772 00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:57,520 Speaker 1: wall because for as good as he was against Memphis, 773 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:02,920 Speaker 1: he's just really cannot get anything going in this series. 774 00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:05,000 Speaker 1: I know he's only twenty four years old, young guy. 775 00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 1: I think he turned twenty five later this month, but 776 00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:11,000 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves now could be that he's drained defending Curry 777 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:14,920 Speaker 1: in a Memphis series when he averaged sixteen shot forty 778 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:18,280 Speaker 1: four thirty four percent from three. He's at nine points 779 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,239 Speaker 1: per game, thirty two percent shooting, and he looks a 780 00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:23,399 Speaker 1: little timid. I don't know if you notice that, Rob, 781 00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:25,600 Speaker 1: he almost looks like he don't want it against Memphis. 782 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 1: He's like, if I'm open, it's going up. And then 783 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,840 Speaker 1: twenty eight percent from three. He at least got to 784 00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:32,919 Speaker 1: the foul line a bunch in Game three, which is good. 785 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: Sometimes you know you're struggling as a shooter. Attack the basket, 786 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:37,879 Speaker 1: change up, change it up. And he did a good job, 787 00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:41,280 Speaker 1: but it is draining to defend Curry. I think Reeves 788 00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: on Curry is good. But the question becomes, Rob, what 789 00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:48,960 Speaker 1: do the Warriors do to adjust for Hey, Vanderbilt's on Draymond. Now, 790 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:52,080 Speaker 1: we can't make Draymond the screener. And I think one 791 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:55,400 Speaker 1: of the options is do we start the pool party 792 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:59,000 Speaker 1: Draymond at center? Because I think the the Jamichael Green 793 00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:02,239 Speaker 1: experiment's over right. It worked in game two. Hey what work? 794 00:41:02,280 --> 00:41:04,479 Speaker 1: We're gonna try it again. See how they adjust. Let's 795 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:07,479 Speaker 1: do it again. In Game three, I believe Jamiael Greene 796 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:11,880 Speaker 1: got a technical foul from the bench in that disastrous 797 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:15,399 Speaker 1: second quarter where the Lakers had I think, I'm sorry 798 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,320 Speaker 1: the Warriors had two technical fouls, they had a defensive 799 00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:21,799 Speaker 1: three seconds and Draymond started to get in foul trouble. 800 00:41:21,880 --> 00:41:27,080 Speaker 1: It was just a horrible, horrible quarter for the Warriors, 801 00:41:27,560 --> 00:41:31,080 Speaker 1: And I wonder if Steve Kerr says, We're gonna start 802 00:41:31,120 --> 00:41:34,960 Speaker 1: the pool party lineup and see what they do now. 803 00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:37,120 Speaker 1: The other option is, I can see I don't think 804 00:41:37,120 --> 00:41:40,600 Speaker 1: he's been great, Rob. I can see him tinkering with Devincenzo. 805 00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 1: I like Devincenzo. I haven't liked what I've seen from 806 00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:47,319 Speaker 1: in this series for whatever reason. Man, he just he's 807 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:50,040 Speaker 1: not making shots. This is the kid from Villanova who 808 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,600 Speaker 1: had like seven threes in the National championship game or 809 00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:55,600 Speaker 1: maybe it was a Final four, I forget, but like 810 00:41:55,640 --> 00:41:57,319 Speaker 1: he had a really good and then they liked him 811 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,520 Speaker 1: a lot in I think it was Mwai. He was 812 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:04,960 Speaker 1: a top twenty pick and just it never really panned out. 813 00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:08,040 Speaker 1: He certainly looks the part. He can jump with just 814 00:42:08,080 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: about anyone, and he's got active hands. But the guy 815 00:42:11,280 --> 00:42:15,320 Speaker 1: in the series, is shooting twenty seven percent from the field, 816 00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:17,960 Speaker 1: twenty one percent from three. Like, what do you even do? 817 00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:23,120 Speaker 1: He doesn't attack a basket four points per game, Like, 818 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 1: you gotta find a fitth starter. You can't go back 819 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:27,279 Speaker 1: to Looney and Draymond, can you? 820 00:42:30,440 --> 00:42:33,440 Speaker 2: I mean you could, you'd just be leaning into the defense. 821 00:42:33,480 --> 00:42:35,160 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. I got two thoughts and everything 822 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:37,279 Speaker 2: you just said. Number One, I as a Laker fan, 823 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:39,279 Speaker 2: I hope they bring in the pool party because he 824 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:41,279 Speaker 2: has been and we talked about this before I went 825 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:44,080 Speaker 2: on vacation. He has been absolutely terrible all right in 826 00:42:44,120 --> 00:42:48,040 Speaker 2: the playoffs. He's averaging eleven points per game, thirty five 827 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 2: percent from the field, twenty eight percent from three, which 828 00:42:51,719 --> 00:42:55,319 Speaker 2: is not great for a guy who is, to put 829 00:42:55,320 --> 00:42:59,480 Speaker 2: it lightly, a traffic cone defensive. Oh come on, Like, yeah, 830 00:42:59,600 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 2: I remember I was reading on Twitter during Game three 831 00:43:03,040 --> 00:43:06,719 Speaker 2: one of the basketball coaching accounts that I follow. They 832 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:09,000 Speaker 2: said that he's going to average five files a game 833 00:43:09,040 --> 00:43:11,320 Speaker 2: in this series, and I thought it was kind of funny. 834 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:12,960 Speaker 2: And then sure enough, like in that game he had 835 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:14,920 Speaker 2: five foules in the middle of the third quarter, Like 836 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:19,200 Speaker 2: he just he he doesn't have any real awareness defensively. 837 00:43:19,800 --> 00:43:21,880 Speaker 2: He is the king of the if they get passion, 838 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:23,440 Speaker 2: I was gonna slap down on him and try to 839 00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:25,640 Speaker 2: get a stealing cause of foul like that's what he does. 840 00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:27,520 Speaker 2: So I would like to see that. But if I 841 00:43:27,600 --> 00:43:30,840 Speaker 2: were to be objective about this situation, let me know 842 00:43:30,840 --> 00:43:32,279 Speaker 2: if you think this is crazy, if I'm Golden State, 843 00:43:32,640 --> 00:43:34,680 Speaker 2: whether whoever your fifth starter is, if it's Looney, if 844 00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:40,600 Speaker 2: it's you know, Jordan Pool, whoever. What about making Andrew 845 00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:43,839 Speaker 2: Wiggins the screener for Steph Curry instead of a big 846 00:43:43,880 --> 00:43:46,840 Speaker 2: guy or a smart Lebron and then putting Lebron in 847 00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:47,240 Speaker 2: the action. 848 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:49,520 Speaker 1: But is Lebron defending Wiggins? 849 00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:52,440 Speaker 2: Yeah? Yeah, And in that in that line up, the 850 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:54,960 Speaker 2: last lineup, you know, Jamichael Green was with Draymond or 851 00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:58,320 Speaker 2: was with ad Jared Vandervelt was on Draymond, and Lebron 852 00:43:58,400 --> 00:43:58,880 Speaker 2: was on Wiggins. 853 00:43:58,960 --> 00:44:01,680 Speaker 1: So the only problem and then is Vanderbilt. So where 854 00:44:01,719 --> 00:44:03,840 Speaker 1: do you just put Draymond in the corner or do 855 00:44:03,920 --> 00:44:07,080 Speaker 1: you put Draymond in a dunker spot because by the rim, 856 00:44:07,160 --> 00:44:07,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. 857 00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:11,000 Speaker 2: But what I'm saying is if you're Golden State, and 858 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:14,200 Speaker 2: obviously you can't put Draymond in the action of Jared 859 00:44:14,239 --> 00:44:16,680 Speaker 2: Vandergilts Guardian because you don't have any real advantage in 860 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:20,120 Speaker 2: there if they switch Jamichael Green. You're saying that you 861 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:23,080 Speaker 2: think that's experiments kind of run his course already, So 862 00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:28,400 Speaker 2: why not put Lebron in the action? And because you 863 00:44:28,440 --> 00:44:30,279 Speaker 2: saw how tired he looked in Game four when they 864 00:44:30,280 --> 00:44:33,239 Speaker 2: were up by twenty five, Like, like, I don't know 865 00:44:33,280 --> 00:44:35,120 Speaker 2: how you could be physically spent in the middle of 866 00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:37,319 Speaker 2: the third quarter of an NBA playoff kick. 867 00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:39,000 Speaker 1: He's an old man man, he is. 868 00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:40,760 Speaker 2: And that's what I'm saying. So if you're a Golden State, 869 00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:44,480 Speaker 2: maybe you, as crazy as it sounds, maybe you go 870 00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:46,200 Speaker 2: at him the same way Lebron used to go at 871 00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:48,120 Speaker 2: Steph Curry. You do with the inverse. You have Steph 872 00:44:48,120 --> 00:44:51,799 Speaker 2: Curry coming down alt Lebron. Whether he's efficient scoring the ball. 873 00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:53,000 Speaker 2: I don't know if that would work out for you, 874 00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:54,880 Speaker 2: but at the very least, you're gonna run his legs 875 00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:58,080 Speaker 2: into the ground. Yeah, So maybe that's something they can 876 00:44:58,160 --> 00:45:00,480 Speaker 2: have at their disposal heading into to Game four. 877 00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:04,520 Speaker 1: What about starting Looney and Pool and come having Draymond 878 00:45:04,560 --> 00:45:06,520 Speaker 1: come off the bench. Remember when he got suspended in 879 00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:09,080 Speaker 1: the Sacramento series. They had him come off the bench 880 00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:13,399 Speaker 1: and it seemed to work. It just feels like they 881 00:45:13,440 --> 00:45:17,040 Speaker 1: need more offense, man, because if it's not a track meet, 882 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,600 Speaker 1: and it wasn't, I mean they had I think like 883 00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:23,440 Speaker 1: maybe fifty something at halftime. They were just not scoring 884 00:45:23,480 --> 00:45:25,640 Speaker 1: a lot and it doesn't help the Like you said, 885 00:45:25,640 --> 00:45:28,400 Speaker 1: Pool's really on the struggle bus. He had twenty one 886 00:45:28,400 --> 00:45:30,680 Speaker 1: points in Game one, He's got eleven points since, hasn't 887 00:45:30,719 --> 00:45:33,520 Speaker 1: made a three since Game one, not getting to the 888 00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:36,160 Speaker 1: foul line. He needs space to operate, and at that 889 00:45:36,160 --> 00:45:38,239 Speaker 1: point he can cook anybody off the dribble. He is 890 00:45:38,320 --> 00:45:41,000 Speaker 1: so quick. I know you don't like him and Coward 891 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:44,440 Speaker 1: cannot stand him, But in terms of just watching players, 892 00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:47,480 Speaker 1: I get so much fun watching Jordan Poole. He is 893 00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:49,560 Speaker 1: so electric with the ball. I know he's a bit 894 00:45:49,600 --> 00:45:52,879 Speaker 1: of a turnover and Warriors fans can't stand it, but yeah, Rob, 895 00:45:52,920 --> 00:45:55,319 Speaker 1: I think the play here for me would be I 896 00:45:55,360 --> 00:45:58,040 Speaker 1: would look at Jordan Poole over points and I would 897 00:45:58,080 --> 00:46:00,640 Speaker 1: look at Warriors with the on the money line. Those 898 00:46:00,680 --> 00:46:02,440 Speaker 1: are the two I think Jordan Poole's gonna bounce back. 899 00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:04,720 Speaker 1: I'm not now. Listen, there's a chance. He gets benched 900 00:46:04,760 --> 00:46:07,640 Speaker 1: and barely plays because he's so sloppy and like you said, 901 00:46:07,640 --> 00:46:10,720 Speaker 1: doesn't play defensively. But if you do look at one stat, 902 00:46:11,200 --> 00:46:14,400 Speaker 1: look at the assists. Six assists in game one, six 903 00:46:14,480 --> 00:46:18,160 Speaker 1: in game three, so they're unlocking his playmaking abilities. Next 904 00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:19,439 Speaker 1: thing they need to do is get him to play 905 00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:23,200 Speaker 1: a lick of defense. This was a lengthy Monday pod, 906 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:25,160 Speaker 1: but that's what we do when the playoffs heat up. 907 00:46:25,400 --> 00:46:27,000 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow, talk to you then,