1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: Straight Fire fan? It's mean Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Thursday, 3 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: June nine, And I gotta say, it is not a 4 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: good morning in the Bay Area if you are a 5 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: Warriors fan, if you are a Steph Curry fan, it 6 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: ain't good. It feels like doom. If you're a Golden 7 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: State Warriors fan, this is not a good vibe right now. 8 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: It feels like Boston is the better team and they 9 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: took Golden State's best punch in the third quarter and 10 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: we're able to hold him off at home and now 11 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: game poor Friday night feels like the series and all 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: of a sudden after Game three, You've got so many 13 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: narratives popping up, folks. Has Kevin Durant chipped in? Are 14 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: we waiting for Kevin Durant to say the Warriors? Like? 15 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: Is that coming? Um? It's weird? After three game I 16 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: think finals MVP is still a toss up, right it's 17 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: at Jalen Brown has been outstanding, Jayson Tatum has been 18 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,760 Speaker 1: very good, but not as good as he was against 19 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: the Bucks. And it feels like this m VP is 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:18,039 Speaker 1: hanging into balance. You've got Steph Currie um having it. 21 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: It's just a tremendous performance carry Golden State. Just what 22 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: are those electrifying third quarter avalanches that we've seen that 23 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: brought it back from down nineteen to leading briefly, but sadly, 24 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: I think the biggest storyline is a guy who continues 25 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: to play terrible in the series. And I think, and 26 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: this is not some incendiary hot take, I think if 27 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: the Warriors want to get back in the series, they're 28 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to play a little bit of less Draymond Green. 29 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: He is such a net negative folks. I don't know 30 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: if you're aware of this. I tweeted it out the 31 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: time because of somebody texted it to me. There was 32 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: like five minutes left in the second quarter and Draymond 33 00:01:54,520 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: Green had zero points, zero rebounds, and zero assists. We're 34 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: talking midway through the second quarter. He had done nothing 35 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 1: literally getting cardio in an NBA Finals game. He was 36 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 1: I mean, he's only listed for two turnovers, but goodness, 37 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: it felt like when that ended up fouling out, then 38 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: ends up going off on a reporter afterward because of 39 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,399 Speaker 1: his stupid podcast, Like Draymond Green doesn't seem locked in 40 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, does he think he's already Charles Barkley? 41 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: Is is that the movie here? Like, Oh, I'm ready 42 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: to go to media and be Charles Barkley, Like I'll 43 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: go to the Hall of Fame. Like that's I just 44 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: don't see it out there. And I don't know if 45 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 1: you guys even saw the highlight. It was circulating all 46 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: over this morning on my Twitter. The first thing I 47 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: saw was on the foul line. You know, the UM 48 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,639 Speaker 1: Warriors are shooting a free throw and Draymond has lined 49 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 1: up next to Jason Tatum and he's like grabbing at 50 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: Tatum's shoulder and trying to toss him out of the 51 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: way on a free throw. You know, it kind of 52 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: just felt a little dirty, like what are you doing? Bro? 53 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: And then to attack a reporter and say, you know, 54 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: I don't know. It just Draymond Green. You know his 55 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: move is I'm gonna get under the skin. I'm gonna 56 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 1: get in their head. Every team kind of needs one 57 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: of those guys. But when it's taking away from your 58 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: play and you're out there for thirty five minutes, you 59 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: have three assists, four rebounds, and one basket, what are 60 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: you doing? Draymond Green is hurting the Golden State warries 61 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: right now in this series. I know that people want 62 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: to say he gave an emotional lift in Game two, 63 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: and that is right, but like that seems to be 64 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: his only punch, folks, I'm not basking Draymond Green. These 65 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: are real stats in the series. He is shooting five 66 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: of nineteen. He is over seven on three. They are 67 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: not guarding him. He's five of ten from the free 68 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: throw line. I mean, we're talking thirty percent shooting zero 69 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: percent from three from a line like I mean, he's 70 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: filed out twice in both games they've lost. I don't 71 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: know exactly how they handle it, but I'm ready for 72 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: more Kevon Looney who only played seventeen minutes and less 73 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: Draymond Green, And I get it. Draymond Green is a 74 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: very good player. He's a historically great defensive players, high 75 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: i Q guy. He probably will be replacing Charles Barkley 76 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: whenever Barkley decides to step down and Draymond retires, and 77 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna do great. He apparently has a podcast. I 78 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: myself have never listened to it, but you know, he's 79 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: getting asked questions about it, and he just is full 80 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: on heel and I get that. I understand where he's 81 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: coming from. But rob again, it seems like it's taking 82 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: away from his play. And I don't want to say 83 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: he's lost focus because I'm not trying to get in 84 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: Draymond Green's head, but watching the game, he's playing terrible. 85 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: Oh that's an understatement of the century right there. I mean, 86 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: I tweeted it out last night after the game. You 87 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: brought up the total numbers. But in case that sounds bad, 88 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: I think he makes sound even worse here if you 89 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: just hear what I have to say. Per game averages 90 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: Draymond Green through three NBA Finals games five points, six rebounds, 91 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: five assists, five fouls, two turnovers on thirty six zero 92 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: fifty shooting splits like he has been beyond unplayable offensively. 93 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: He he has just been an absolute train wreck. And 94 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: I don't I disagree with the notion that you hadn't 95 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: said that other people had that he can't do his podcast, 96 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 1: he can't comment on certain things while he's in the 97 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: NBA Finals because it needs to be solely focused on 98 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 1: winning a championship. I disagree with that idea. I went 99 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: through a traumatic experience a couple of weeks ago, about 100 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: a month ago, and I can tell you the one 101 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,119 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to do was go back to work. 102 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: You know. So however, you get your escape and you 103 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: get your downtime. Whatever makes you feel good in high 104 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: pressure situations, by all means, go ahead and do it. 105 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: The problem, though, becomes, is that Draymond Green has become 106 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: a storyline damn near every single Gold Day until Finals, 107 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: and it's most of the time has nothing to do 108 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: with what's going on in these games, other than this 109 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: morning when he was just absolutely terrible, whether it was 110 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: pot shots like Kevin Durant saying, you know what, we 111 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 1: always built our team around around Kate. He's just trying, 112 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: trying too hard. You know why say that? Exactly what 113 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: he said on this podcast. You know, Steph was doubled 114 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: seven times more than than than Katie and they had 115 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: a little back and forth on Twitter than on on Wednesday, 116 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: he has a back and forth with um vernon Maxwell 117 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: about the toughness of the nineties and eighties players versus 118 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: didn't even see them. And so again, you can have 119 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: your other interests. You can talk about these other things 120 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: if that's what you want to do, If that's what 121 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: you're find interesting. If that gives you a release from 122 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: what's going on in the game, that's fine. What you 123 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: can't do, though, is have your name pop up in 124 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: all of these other stories and then proceed to play 125 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: like ass in the thing that matters the most. Okay, 126 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: here's another fun staff for you. Through seventeen excuse me, 127 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: through the postseason, the entire playoffs. I think it's what 128 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: they're like, twenty games something. Right now, Draymond has recorded 129 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: fourteen games where he's recorded double digit points, rebounds, or assists. 130 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: He's recorded seventeen podcast episodes. He's done seventies seventeen and 131 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: maybe I'm missing out on something. Rob The other thing 132 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: I looked at, he currently in the finals has just 133 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: two blocks, and I tweiteted this out like you're watching 134 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: the second quarter. It was a layup line for Boston. 135 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: Where is the back line of the defense. It ain't Draymond. 136 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: He's just foulon guys. He's not blocking shots, he's not 137 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: altering shots. No, he's gooning it up. Everything that that 138 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: he was disrespecting with his back for the Vermi Maxwell 139 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: all about nineties basketball, and you know Rick Mahorn would 140 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: punch you in the face. And you know guys like 141 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: your boy Anthony Mason as ookally like those guys were 142 00:08:01,400 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: known for their physicality first, second, and third, and then 143 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 1: their basketball ability and acumen fourth and fifth. Like they 144 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: weren't known as basketball players at the height of their career, 145 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: they were known as goons. And what Draymond Green has 146 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: been doing during these playoffs, but specifically in these finals, 147 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: is all of the things that your point to get 148 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: under your skin to piss you off. But it's not 149 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: actually basketball, like he's he's almost tackling guys in the 150 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: middle for instead of setting screens, he like point. He 151 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: almost tried to rip Jayson Tatum's shoulder out at the 152 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:37,839 Speaker 1: free throw line. Wait do you hold on the screen? 153 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: Are you talking about the Grant Williams play. Yeah, exactly. 154 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: I couldn't believe that my kids and I was watching. 155 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: That was one of the craziest things he He straight 156 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: up fouled the hell out of Grant Williams then threw 157 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: his arms in the air like he was getting felt. 158 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: That's like a w w E wrestling move. Dude, Like 159 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: the ref see through that stuff. Draymond, what are you doing? 160 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: Play basketball? But I don't care to your point, don't 161 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: think that he is capable of playing high level basket, 162 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: at least offensively anymore. Like he was never a great 163 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: offensive player to begin with, even in his heyday, but 164 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: now he's almost like a net negative offensively because he's 165 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: he's not a good shooter. He's never been a good shooter. 166 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: He's a decent passer, but he's also not good around 167 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 1: the rim, So you can't do like pick and roll 168 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: where he gets the ball he scores, because if he's 169 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: always looking to pass, it makes you highly ineffective. I mean, 170 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: if you're shooting splits are thirty six zero and fifty 171 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: and and and you see the slander we give Russell 172 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: Westbrook're hitting the side of the backboard. Russell Westbrook's worst 173 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,800 Speaker 1: week of his career is not thirty six, zero fifty. 174 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: It feels like forever ago that he had that game 175 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: seven game against the Actually it was six years ago. 176 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: Next week, Game seven Calves with a lost forty seven minutes. 177 00:09:55,920 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: He's scored thirty two points, fifteen rebounds dynosis. But that 178 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: was six years ago. I mean, Rob, that's an eternity 179 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: in the NBA. He just isn't that kind of guy anymore. Also, 180 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: in that series, he had twenty eight points in the game, 181 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: and I don't think he's capable. I need to look 182 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: at his When was the last time Draymond Green had 183 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: twenty points? I'll just ask you. You take a gender. 184 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: I don't know the answer. I'm gonna look at it. 185 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, has he had twenty in the playoffs? No, 186 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 1: no way, I'm going to guess. Oh my gosh, January 187 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: of holy cow. He did not score twenty points in 188 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,559 Speaker 1: a game this season. Okay, so my my guest is 189 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: still available. January is pretty bad. If you go through 190 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: last season, you don't see it at all. It's just 191 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: we'll move on because I don't want to go through years. 192 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: So he just can't score. He is not an option 193 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: at this point. And they finally got Clay delivering. Clay 194 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: had a good game the one bet that I did 195 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: win last night, which was nice, and you know they 196 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: still get the lost. That's the scary part, right, So 197 00:10:57,679 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: he didn't score. Draymond did not score twenty points this 198 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: season or last. So I'm not gonna command you looking um, 199 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: but Rob, the reality is like they got a Curry game. 200 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: He was volcanic. They got Clay Going. Wiggins had average 201 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: slightly above average game. And when you get nothing from Draymond, 202 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: who is Is he a Max guy or he's close 203 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: to Max. Either way, he's like million a year. Like 204 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: this will be the equivalent of like Kevin Love giving 205 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: you two, four and three in one of those Cavs 206 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: Finals games. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 207 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 208 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: Fox sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 209 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. Jordan 210 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: Poole did come off the bench and play all right. 211 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: Um had ten points. Otto Porter hit one big shot 212 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: and was okay. Gary Payton did not look like he 213 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: had it last night. I don't know early he missed 214 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 1: a dunk and then got thwarted at the rim. It 215 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: just looked like his confidence offensively is just not there. 216 00:11:57,160 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: And Igudala doesn't look like he's ready. They tried a 217 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: little b alita um, but ultimately, you know, one of 218 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: the I guess the second biggest storyline after Draymond is 219 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,080 Speaker 1: how is Curry's ankle? Because you know he on that 220 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: dirty Al Horford playing. Yes, folks, it was dirty Okay, 221 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: I know, I gotta call it um. Like Curry landed 222 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: on Horford's ankle, you could see a twist like that 223 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: could have been bad. And hopefully it doesn't swell up 224 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: here because if Curry's down, this series is toast. I 225 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: just wonder if it kind of already is. I don't 226 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,719 Speaker 1: know how the Warriors get stops. You've just got to 227 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: hope that U Marcus Smart isn't three for seven from 228 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: three and Jaylen Brown four for eight and Jayson Tatum 229 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:40,719 Speaker 1: three for nine. I mean, they didn't get much from 230 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: Horford from three, Derek White did not hit a three, 231 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: and they still want kind of handily rob It's starting 232 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: to look bleak for the Warriors, and I'm to get 233 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: they did have an epic run in the third quarter 234 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: that took a lot out of their tank, and they 235 00:12:54,920 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: just ran out of gas of the fourth and they 236 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: couldn't They can't stop Tatum when he wants to score. 237 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 1: They really can't stop Brown own. And by the way, 238 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: Draymond Green was tasked with Jayleen Brown. If you notice 239 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:05,319 Speaker 1: that's like that was like the matchup. He did a 240 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: pretty good job. The final three quarters a Game two, 241 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: he got lit up like a Christmas tree. In Game four, 242 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: nine of sixteen, Brown got to the tin whenever he 243 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: wanted five or six in the line hit his threes. 244 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, I don't know how this happens 245 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: short of the Celtics having a major off night and 246 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: like I don't know, a Corey might need forty five 247 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 1: and Clay have to have thirty. Because I don't know. 248 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: I don't think it's happening in five, but I can. 249 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: I'm having a harder and harder time seeing a path 250 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: to victory for the Warriors in this series. Let's see 251 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: if Robert Williams is fully healthy. He did look gimpy 252 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: at times, but again he had he was a factor 253 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: four blocks. Um. I'm waiting more than anything to hear 254 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: what Steff not staff Kevin Durant has to say, because listen, 255 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: and I know this shouldn't be a thing, but everybody 256 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 1: was piling on KD because they got swept and you 257 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: know he wants to change the narrative. Well, the Warriors 258 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: don't win. What have they want without Kevin Durant? I 259 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: know people hate that, and then why you got to 260 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: talk about that, j um, Listen, that's that's kind of 261 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: the reality they have not one without him. This is 262 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: a great run. We know the West is going to 263 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: be much tougher next year with Lakers and Clippers back, 264 00:14:16,000 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: and they just they're gonna I mean, I can't believe 265 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: I said this, but like they needed like a James 266 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: Wiseman tonight, Like there was zero rim protection rob Essentially 267 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: it was Jayleen Brown or Jayson Tatum breaking someone off 268 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: the dribble and they would have to come over and 269 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: rotate for help. And the passing and the high i 270 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: Q of this Boston team was just on point. It 271 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: was just bing bing bing easy layup or bing bing 272 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: bing open three. And I don't know what Steve Kerr 273 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: has can do here at this point. I really do 274 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: think a little less Draymond Green. I would go with 275 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: maybe a little more pool, which is even less defense 276 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: and super risky. But if you're not gonna get the 277 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: stops anyway, you need the offense and eleven points in 278 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, that's just that's not gonna cut it. No, 279 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: they may have to break in case of emergency dust 280 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: off Jonathan Cominga, which is what they did against Memphis, 281 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: where they knew that athletically they just couldn't keep up 282 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: with them, and Cominga was fine in spurts, but you 283 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: know he's so young, Draymond. Yeah, I guess you're right, 284 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: or you know what, I would give Auto Porter more 285 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: minutes and then find minutes for Cominga just because you 286 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: you need to see what you can do on the 287 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: wings because you're they're getting pummeled. Um. But to your point, 288 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: all of that's not gonna matter. All of the rotations 289 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: aren't gonna matter, even Draymond's you know, offense isn't gonna 290 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: matter if Steph Curry is not at least bye bye Friday, 291 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: because he said after the game that it was an 292 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: injury similar to the one he suffered at the end 293 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: of the regular season, that that foot sprain which costed 294 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: him what three weeks four weeks, and then he's saying, well, 295 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: I think I'll be able to play in Game four. 296 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: So even if he does play, you have to imagine 297 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: that he's not going to be Steph Curry. All caps 298 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: that were used to and I think he's been the 299 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: best player in this series. Um. I wanted to run 300 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: something by you though, So we didn't prep for this 301 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: or anything like that. So this is just off the 302 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: top of my head last night during or after the game. 303 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 1: You know, Steph Curry's hurt, he may or may not 304 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: play in Game four, and the only Warriors name player 305 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: who was trending was Draymond Green, which to me I 306 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 1: thought was really interesting. You know, you would imagine the 307 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: best player in the series not being able to play 308 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: in Game four would be the headline. But you know 309 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: it's Draymond. People love to hate Draymond. Someone told me 310 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 1: before the series started that Draymond Green was going to 311 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: be the reason why even Laker fans would be rooting 312 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 1: for Boston to win this series, and crazy like that, 313 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,440 Speaker 1: that's not gonna happen, Like, you know, Lakers Celtics goes back, 314 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 1: you know, to my grandparents, you know, Like that's how 315 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: far the hatred goes back. Do you think, just you 316 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: know what we saw last night, what we've seen in 317 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: these playoffs so far, that Draymond and all of his 318 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 1: antics has made it so that America is almost rooting 319 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 1: for Boston in this series. I think that's a little 320 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: bit of a stretch. I know a lot of people 321 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: like Curry as I do, and um, I went to 322 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: play pick up soccer last night because we got a 323 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:22,919 Speaker 1: tournament coming up, and all anybody cared about, with the 324 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,119 Speaker 1: exception of one of my friends who is from Boston, 325 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: was how the Warriors do. And you know, um, it's 326 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: I know, l A is not the Bay Area, obviously, 327 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 1: they are very, very different. And I'm just understanding that 328 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: being out here now, UM North northern California, ver southern California, 329 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: as Rob could probably spend ten minutes on UM. But 330 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 1: it's weird. I get the vibe. A lot of people 331 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: like the Warriors. I don't think people care for Draymond Green, 332 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 1: but Curry is so likable that everybody's just kind of yeah, 333 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: rooting for him. I mean, look what he's doing in 334 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: this series forty percent on three pointers, averaging thirty one 335 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: five and three thirty one point in the NBA Finals. 336 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy had now has nine games in 337 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: this postseason of thirty or more points. I said this 338 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: earlier this week on the Pod. Guys who are thirty 339 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 1: four years old and have had more than seven thirty 340 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: point games and in one playoff run Michael Jordan and 341 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: Lebron James. That's it. That's the that's the area Curry's 342 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: living in right now. And the bomb ankle, it's lights out. 343 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:32,919 Speaker 1: If if he's not um, it's kind of disappointing. And 344 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: I you know, you can't really this isn't um one 345 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: of those Well, the playoffs are so long and guys 346 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: are gonna get hurt, and guys are always hurt. This 347 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: is just one freak play. Or he was in the 348 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: zone up until that moment. Now I don't know Rob 349 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,560 Speaker 1: did how did he fare after that? I think you 350 00:18:47,600 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: only played another minute or so before the rest of 351 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: the game. Yeah, because it was the middle of the 352 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 1: fourth quarter when it happened. Oh I no, No, I 353 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: think that the Horford thing happened in the third. No, 354 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: it happened in the fourth quarter during the big four 355 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:03,120 Speaker 1: point Draymond picked up his sixth foul because Draymond said 356 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:05,920 Speaker 1: after the game that the reason why he threw Marcus 357 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: Smart off of the pile and took and took the 358 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: sixth foul was because he heard Steph screaming and he thought, 359 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: any a six foul is worth it to protect staff. 360 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: But by then he had already been rolled up on 361 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: by Al Horford. Oh, I thought the Curry injury was 362 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: more landing on Horford's foot. There was a second incident. 363 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: Huh No, No, no, the one in the in with 364 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 1: that play which was the flagrant. Um Steph said that 365 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: he was fine, but he said where he got hurt 366 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: was in the fourth quarter when Al Horford was a 367 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: loose ball and he dove Ford and Horford kind of 368 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 1: rolled up on him and his foot got caught underneath 369 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: the bodies. That's it's weird. That's such a common play. 370 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: I didn't think that was it. The The landing on 371 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,120 Speaker 1: Horford's foot was the one that scared the hell out 372 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,080 Speaker 1: of me. Yeah, that one looked I mean when they 373 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 1: ruled it a flagrant foul, I was like, come on, like, 374 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,639 Speaker 1: did he didn't look like he tried to hurt him? 375 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: And then you run it in super slow mo and 376 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: to your point, it looks like like almost like the 377 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,000 Speaker 1: Kauhi Leonard injury that we saw in the playoffs view 378 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: years back, where it looked like if he would have 379 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 1: landed what an inch to the left or whatever it was, 380 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: then that could have been a serious ankle injury or 381 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: a foot injury or whatever. But um Steph Curry has 382 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,639 Speaker 1: been awesome. He's been the best player in this in 383 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: this finals by far. But I do have you know, 384 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: I've been wanting to do some Steph Curry slander for you. Yes, 385 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: of course, let's hear it. You know Steph Curry last 386 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: night in the fourth quarter, because you know that Steph 387 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 1: Curry has a penchant for coming up small in the 388 00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: final frame one for three, shooting three points, three turnovers. 389 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: And now, if you go through the entirety of the 390 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: NBA Finals, in the fourth quarter, Steph Curry shooting thirty 391 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: percent from the field and the fourth assisted turnover ratio 392 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:49,639 Speaker 1: was one to one, and he is minus thirty in 393 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter in the two losses. So he did 394 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: not say all in the second game, I've been the 395 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: Curry slander you know, you know I can't let it 396 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: like marinate with, I mean and get these takes off. 397 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: And I had to do it. So basically that it's 398 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 1: games one and three, since he didn't play in the 399 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,160 Speaker 1: fourth of Game two, correct, yes, because they were winning 400 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: by too much, so they he had an epic cut 401 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: back in the third quarter and in the fourth they 402 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:15,919 Speaker 1: just ran out of gas or whatever. And then in 403 00:21:15,920 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 1: the first game, inexplicable Curry I think was on the 404 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: bench for the first three or four minutes of that 405 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 1: UM came into like the eight minute mark, maybe seven 406 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: eight or nine minute mark, something like that. Well, even 407 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: with those stats, it's hard for me to really like, 408 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,600 Speaker 1: I'm just joking because Steph Curry was awesome last night 409 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: like that. Sure, there are people out there, you know, 410 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: you work with one of them who I think is 411 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: I had to you know, we we don't really talk 412 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: as much as we used to because he's so sensitive 413 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: on the Twitter machine, so I haven't I don't follow 414 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:47,160 Speaker 1: him anymore. I'm assuming he's just going after Curry. Huh oh. Yeah. 415 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 416 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 417 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio app. 418 00:21:56,560 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: Search f s R to listen live. I mean, favorite 419 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 1: stat that he's been pumping out is I can't wait 420 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:08,680 Speaker 1: to hear it. Since Kevin Durant, excuse me, The Warriors 421 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 1: are now two and nine in their last eleven games 422 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: without Kevin Durant. How could that be? Because Kevin Durant 423 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 1: got hurt in the Toronto Series. No. Two and nine. Wait, 424 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: that's impossible. They were like eleven and three in the 425 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: playoffs this year. No in the finals. In the finals, 426 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: two and nine in the finals. Yes, okay, so since Durant, 427 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,720 Speaker 1: So they they blew the three one against Cleveland all 428 00:22:34,920 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: time without Kevin, correct, so it would be nineteen, it 429 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:51,119 Speaker 1: will be nineteen and then this season. So he's so no, 430 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: because well, yeah, you know since the Kevin Durant excluding 431 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 1: the finals that they won four two, and then they 432 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:03,239 Speaker 1: lost twenty team four to three, and then nineteen what 433 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: was it four to two? Mm hm, and then two 434 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 1: is one to two, So they are four seven. They've 435 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: lost They've lost nine of their last eleven without Kevin Durrett. 436 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:24,360 Speaker 1: Oh we shall go from being up three to one, yes, correct, 437 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: lost nine of life riveting content. By the way, as 438 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 1: you're working the numbers on the podcast, listen, I mean, 439 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: I love the cherry picking. So it doesn't matter that 440 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: they did win the championship without him or that they 441 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: were up three one. What matters is they've lost nine. 442 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: That's exactly what matters. I mean. Look, and this is 443 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 1: you know, credit to Tracy mcgreene. I think he said 444 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 1: it to NBC Sports. I think it was on Monday 445 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: where someone asked him, you know, if Steph Curry wins 446 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,199 Speaker 1: this ring, you know, what is this going to mean 447 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: for his legacy? And he said it's gonna be huge 448 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: because when you're dissecting guys at that level, which is 449 00:24:02,680 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: you know, you have to go through with the fine 450 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: tooth comb because everybody's fantastic. You're gonna say, Steph Wan 451 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: when Love and Kyrie were hurt blew the three one lead, 452 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant shows up and immediately becomes the best player 453 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: on the team. Kevin Durant gets hurt, you lose to 454 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: Kauai and then you potentially lose to Boston. So suddenly 455 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: the narrative around Steph Curry takes a huge turn if 456 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 1: they lose this series, whether it's fair or not, I 457 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: I completely. First of all, they also lost Clay in 458 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: game six for the series. Okay, that was one game, right, 459 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: and and they had Durant for like fourteen minutes in 460 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,080 Speaker 1: the series. If you lose your best player and then 461 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: your third best player, but what do you expect to happen? 462 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,440 Speaker 1: That's what happens when you're when you're talking about all 463 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: of the greatest players ever, like you, they're the only 464 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: way to separate, you know, Shack and Tim Duncan is 465 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: like the miniscule little details. There's no other way because 466 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: you say they're both awesome. Have we done that one? 467 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: By the way, No, we have it, But like that, 468 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: that's what you have to do to to separate these guys. 469 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: I'm a shot guy, but it's probably Duncan, right. I 470 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 1: think Shack's peak is better, but Duncan career long? Is 471 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: that some apart? Interesting? My only thing is, like I 472 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 1: understand that, Like there's a lot of close centers, and 473 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: obviously Jordan Lebron is interesting debate and Magic Bird is 474 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: a solid debate, but like to me, Currie really has 475 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,439 Speaker 1: no peer, Like he is so out in front of 476 00:25:35,440 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: Isaiah Thomas and John Stockton and Jason Kidd and Oscar 477 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: Robertson that it's not even there's no discussion. I think 478 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: the only discussion was does he crack like the top ten? 479 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 1: Can he boots somebody out with the finals MVP in 480 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: another ring? Does it seem like that's going to happen then? 481 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: But yeah, I don't know that that's gonna I don't 482 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: think that's in the cards. But this is the other 483 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: weird thing. I don't think once you get to this level, 484 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: like I think you can only go up. I don't 485 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: really think you can go down because everybody else is 486 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: in the clubhouse, Like, what do you want to say. 487 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna pick a name. Dr J is fifteenth 488 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: all time and Curry passes Dr J. Curry is never 489 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,240 Speaker 1: gonna fall below Dr J again. You know, at least 490 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: I don't see it that way, do you know I 491 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 1: agree with you. I think what the conversation is is 492 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: because you know, Steph's accolades, assuming he would have won 493 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 1: this one, would have given him a fantastic argument to 494 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: be top like eight. You know, he'd be able to 495 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: to say whether you think he's a better player or not, 496 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: Like his resume would have stacked up really well against 497 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: like Hakim and Shack and and Larry Bird or whoever. 498 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: Like you know, whether whoever you think is better is 499 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: is is unimportant. It's just you look at their resumes 500 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: and Steph Curry's would line up fantastic. But if he 501 00:27:02,600 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 1: loses this one, then suddenly you started looking at it 502 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,240 Speaker 1: all the rest of you start going over everything with 503 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: the details, and you're like, okay, so he won the 504 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,680 Speaker 1: m v P s, but you know, Lebron probably could 505 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:17,679 Speaker 1: have won all those m VPS because he could have 506 00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,399 Speaker 1: won it every year, or you go through the thing 507 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 1: about blowing the three one lead, whatever it is, and 508 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 1: instead of you saying he has a case for eight 509 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: to your point, oh well, he has a case for 510 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:30,879 Speaker 1: like fourteen fifteen or sixteen seventy whatever wherever you have him, 511 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:34,320 Speaker 1: Like suddenly he doesn't. He no longer has that argument 512 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: about where his resume matches up with the elite of 513 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,879 Speaker 1: the elite guys. I do kind of like the way 514 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 1: you were just phrasing it and if you slow it 515 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:45,400 Speaker 1: down as what you're like, I don't think you can 516 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,520 Speaker 1: do this with baseball, like who is the top ten 517 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 1: players of all time? I don't think you can do 518 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:54,880 Speaker 1: it with football maybe by position, right, but it's not 519 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: like Patrick Mahomes is like top ten all time when 520 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 1: he's like years old, you know, m And like I 521 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson, I don't think it's cracked that so like 522 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 1: it's it's very tough, but we are still adjudicating these 523 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,199 Speaker 1: guys unlike a game by game basis, which is kind 524 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 1: of asinine. Um interesting stat the Warriors under Steve Kerr 525 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: in the finals oh and six while trailing by seven 526 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,239 Speaker 1: or more at halftime they were down a ton. In 527 00:28:20,320 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: Game three, fought back valiantly, still came up short. Um, 528 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, Rob, do you want to weigh in 529 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 1: the finals MVP if you had a vote now? Which 530 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:31,800 Speaker 1: is idiotic because the series still has many, many more games. 531 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: I give a slight, ever so slight edge to Jaylen Brown. 532 00:28:35,160 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: But um, I guess he would be the first All 533 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 1: Star not All Star since Igudalla. Well, no, Igdala was 534 00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: an All Star with the Sixers. I think first guy 535 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: who's never made an All Star team two win an 536 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: all start of finals MVP, Right, I have to look 537 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: it up. Um, Like that seems like something that I 538 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: should know, but I just don't. Unfortunately. Uh, but yes, 539 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: I would have Jalen Brown and him and Tatums. Their 540 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: numbers are really close. Tatum twenty two, five and eight 541 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: and Jalen Brown is seven and four. But where I 542 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: would go Jalen Brown over Jayson Tatum is the efficiency 543 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: is so much higher with Jalen Brown and he's been consistent. Like, 544 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: I know, Jason Tatum had that huge game, you know, 545 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: it felt like a huge game in Game two even 546 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: though they lost. But you know, Jalen Brown has just 547 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: been versus You know, Jayson Tatum had twelve in Game one. 548 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: He was just terrible, so I would lean Jalen Brown. 549 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: Do you remember the final day of the regular season, 550 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: the Celtics were pretty much ripped by a lot of 551 00:29:36,920 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: NBA people for not of trying to avoid the Nets, 552 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,720 Speaker 1: and one of the arguments was, well, the Celtics can't. 553 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: I don't want to have to face the Raptors in 554 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: their first round because they would have fallen and lost 555 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: the tiebreaker or something because Jalen Brown of the rumor. 556 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if it's true, Brown and Horford, or 557 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: Brown and someone else or unvaccinated, and they would not 558 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: have been able to play lay in Toronto. Do you 559 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: remember this? I don't think I'm envisioning it. It is 560 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: quite interesting that we've gone in the span of two 561 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: months from boys Celtics they they you don't want to 562 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:16,360 Speaker 1: face the Nets in the first round, two two wins 563 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: away from a NBA Championship rookie coach after bumping Brad 564 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: Stevens upstairs. I think they were five hundred early in 565 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: the season. This has been quite a run for Boston 566 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 1: and I will say the one ace card up the 567 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: Warrior's sleeve is worse, and it's not really an ace, 568 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: it's more of like a queen. Uh. We're still waiting 569 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: for Boston to have a collapse the way they collapsed 570 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: against the Heat, the way they collapsed against the Bucks. 571 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: We haven't seen that yet. We saw it in the 572 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: third quarter, but we haven't seen fourth quarterfinals pressure on 573 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: them yet. Would you agree with that? I mean Game 574 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 1: one was they just kept making a bunch of threes. 575 00:30:53,240 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 1: It was not in the final minute or anything. We 576 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: haven't had a close game in the finals yet, No, 577 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 1: we haven't. There hasn't yet. I don't think it's It 578 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 1: might have been single digits in Game one with like 579 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 1: two minutes left, but it didn't feel close. It was 580 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,480 Speaker 1: like eight or nine, and you know, I think the 581 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 1: stadium was, you know, was emptying out at that point. 582 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: But we haven't seen what's going to happen in crunch time. 583 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:17,480 Speaker 1: Will the Celtics get typed the way they did against 584 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: Milwaukee in Miami? So there's still that, But man, I 585 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't feel great about the Warriors. Yeah, 586 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: it's it's really hard to feel good about the Warriors, 587 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: especially given the uncertainty around Steph Curry. I mean, even 588 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: if he was healthy, you wouldn't feel great about it, 589 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: just because it feels like Boston has been the better 590 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: team outside of the third quarters in every game, and 591 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: then to have him get hurt, it's just a body 592 00:31:43,080 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: body blow to the Cold State Warriors. Happen? Um? All right? Well, 593 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: who we got one day off before Friday's game four. 594 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 1: I hate that they put it on a Friday rob 595 00:31:55,160 --> 00:32:00,160 Speaker 1: It's like, you know, schools ending. There's just so much 596 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: action going on in terms of like family, friends, all 597 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: that stuff. But I got I gotta, I gotta be 598 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 1: locked in on this guy. I can't do anything. You know, 599 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: are you staying in for this? Are you going out? Uh? 600 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: Friday night? I will probably watch that game. Yeah, I 601 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,400 Speaker 1: will definitely be because I've got big plants the Jurassic 602 00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: World over the weekend. Oh, I was gonna close with 603 00:32:20,840 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: a Jurassic World note. Um, a buddy of mine was 604 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:29,880 Speaker 1: able to secure tickets for a viewing today, So I 605 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:33,880 Speaker 1: will be seeing Jurassic World today. They're with the kids, 606 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: very fired up. I don't even know it was the 607 00:32:35,920 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 1: last one in the series. Um, which sounds crazy, like 608 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,040 Speaker 1: why don't they just keep doing dinosaur movies. They're fine. 609 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: Um and like I'm stoked, So, uh, can I do 610 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: a no spoiler recap for for the pod tomorrow? If 611 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: you can promise no spoilers, I will like really good 612 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: at that. And then also we are we are going 613 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: to line up a interview with a former NBA finals player. 614 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: How about this, I'll drop the hint we're gonna talk 615 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:08,560 Speaker 1: to him. He played against Jordan's in the finals and 616 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 1: he played with Lebron in the finals. Yeah, that'll be that. 617 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: That'll be your homework. Who let's even guess that. I'm 618 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:17,160 Speaker 1: not going to respond if you get it correctly. Just 619 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: I'll give you a shout out on the pod when 620 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: we do it. But that's it for today. We'll talk 621 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: to you tomorrow.