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So much going on in the NBA. 33 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis has hurt again, gonna be out a month. 34 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 1: So we're gonna talk about all this stuff as it 35 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: pertains to the Lakers and the grand scheme of things. 36 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: The Golden State Warriors found a way to win on 37 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: the road in Toronto without Steph and Curry. So we're 38 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: gonna talk about the Warriors a little bit. The Rafters 39 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: have lost eight out of ten. The bottom really fallen 40 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: out from that team. We're talking a little bit about 41 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: them in a big trade that I want them to consider. 42 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: The Brooklyn Nets came from behind to beat the Detroit 43 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: Pistons on the road last night. Kevin Durant Kyrie Irving 44 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: combined for one points and they are a half game 45 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: back of the best record in the league over the 46 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: course of the last month and a half or so. 47 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: So we're gonna talk to Brooklyn Nets. And then, last, 48 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: not least, the Boston Celtics lose two games in a 49 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: row at home to the Orlando Magic. 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So we don't have any real 94 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: details about this Anthony Davis injury. Apparently something showed up 95 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: in the m r I that they didn't like, because 96 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: we've received reports that the Lakers are bracing for at 97 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,919 Speaker 1: least a month without a D and a D is 98 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: currently trying to get a second opinion. So for starters, 99 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: I feel really bad for him because it's got to 100 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: be really discouraging to kind of feel like yourself again 101 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: and then to immediately suffer this type of setback. You know, 102 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: the first couple of years, conditioning played a big role. 103 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: His work ethic I thought played a big role, but 104 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: he learned his lesson. He came into the season locked in, 105 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: in shape, ready to go, and looked like maybe the 106 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 1: best player in the world, at least the best two 107 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: way player in the world to start this season. And 108 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: then you get hurt and and that's really really unfortunate. 109 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 1: But it's kind of the reality of the Anthony Davis experience, 110 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: like there's been some bad luck in there, you know, 111 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: like there was a play last year. We're gonna in 112 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: on someone's foot. There was a play last year where 113 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: someone landed into his knee. Those are contact injuries. There's 114 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: nothing you could do. Even the Yokis play, it's not 115 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: like he did anything weird. He kicked Yokich's leg. So 116 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: in reality, there's a lot of bad luck there, but 117 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: there's also some clear signs of fragility that Achilles tend 118 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: to nosis that he suffered. That's a non contact injury 119 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: that was associated with conditioning the groin strain in the playoffs, 120 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: like that was just he came back, played a few 121 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: playoff games and he broke down in a non contact situation. 122 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: And even the Yoki kick play, the play that hurt 123 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: his foot. For the vast majority of players in the NBA, 124 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 1: that might be a small ankle tweak and for Anthony 125 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: Davis it's a serious foot injury. So it's not an 126 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: insult to a d because some of this is just 127 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: the reality of super tall basketball players. We've seen this 128 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,080 Speaker 1: time and time again in NBA history. They tend to 129 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: have foot and knee issues. It's kind of part of 130 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: the deal. But it's a huge bummer for the Lakers 131 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: because they were playing some really good basketball. They won 132 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: again last night against the Washington Wizards without a d 133 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: that's two straight wins based sickly without a D because 134 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 1: in the Nuggets game, he was a non factor in 135 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: the first half as we know now because of his 136 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: foot injury, and they won that game against a good 137 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: team without Anthony Davis and uh Lebron James was amazing 138 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: again thirty three, seven and nine last night. Lebron is 139 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: playing like a two way superstar. Over the course of 140 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: this last several weeks since returning from the groin injury, 141 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: He's averaging twenty nine points, eight rebounds, and six assists 142 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: on six true shooting. He The Lakers are plus seventy 143 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,679 Speaker 1: three and fourty foty one minutes with Lebron on the floor, 144 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: minus thirty nine in a hundred and ninety three minutes 145 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: without him. So this is like m v P level production, 146 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: both in statistical accumulation and in value that he brings 147 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: to the basketball team on both ends of the floor. 148 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: Now for a pretty significant span, like we're talking close 149 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: to a month of basketball at this point, since November. 150 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: So now five weeks, the Lakers are eleven and six, 151 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 1: which is the fifth best record in the league. And 152 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: that's despite choking away two massive leads to Indiana in 153 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: Boston that they had no business losing. They're up seventeen 154 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: with nine minutes left against Indiana, up thirteen with four 155 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: minutes left against Boston. The Lakers are now just two 156 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: and a half games back of eight in the West, 157 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: three and a half games back of fifth four and 158 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: a half games back of Phoenix, in six games back 159 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: of first place in the West. For how disastrous their 160 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: start is, to only be six games back of first 161 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: place in the West is pretty remarkable. The Lakers are good, 162 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: maybe even great, but they need Lebron or they need 163 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis to be great. Without Anthony Davis, even with 164 00:08:41,520 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: as well as Lebron is playing, they are an average 165 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: basketball team. So the the Anthony Davis injury puts them 166 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: in a very precarious position for the next month. Their schedule, 167 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: if you look at it, is very similar to Golden State. 168 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: There's several winnable games and there's several really tough games, 169 00:08:57,760 --> 00:08:59,680 Speaker 1: you know, like they played tonight in Phoenix. That's gonna 170 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: be a newly impossible game to win and win without 171 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis. After that, they play the Kings. That's gonna 172 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 1: be a tough game to win without Anthony Davis. But 173 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: over the course of this next month, they play the 174 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: Charlotte Hornets, they play the Orlando Magic, they play the 175 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: Charlotte Hornets again, and they play that Hawks team that 176 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:19,599 Speaker 1: is absolutely reeling twice over that span. So this is 177 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: a span that even though it's unfortunate will happened Anthony Davis. 178 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: It is possible for the Lakers to float over this span. 179 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: But the bottom line is the Lakers have to make 180 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: a decision now because without Anthony Davis, that stretch of 181 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: games is precarious no matter what. There's just not enough 182 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: talent on the roster. But if you make a move 183 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 1: that gives them a chance they have they could absolutely 184 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: float around five during that span. Anthony Davis could come 185 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: back and then they could go on a run. So again, 186 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: they have to make a decision. Robin Genie have been 187 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: putting off this decision for a really long time, ever 188 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: since last season's disaster, And that decision was do you 189 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: invest in the labra on James and Anthony Davis core 190 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 1: or do you move on from it? And they've put 191 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: it off. They put it off. They put it off. 192 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: They could have traded Russ, they did it. They could 193 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 1: have made an aggressive trade early in the season. They 194 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: did it. They have the two draft picks, they have 195 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: salaries that they can move. They have players, they have 196 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: Kendrick Nunn and Patrick Beverley that are less important players 197 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: on the roster that they can flip for a player 198 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: that's around, you know, twenty million a year. They've got 199 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: the pieces necessary to make a deal to invest in 200 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 1: this group, and they have not done so they've been 201 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: putting it off. And that decision has to be made now. 202 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: And the way I see it, you've got two choices. 203 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:37,240 Speaker 1: You can commit to Lebron and a D invest heavily 204 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: into giving them the best possible chance to compete during 205 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: the stretch Without Anthony Davis. You trade Russell Westbrook, Kendrick Nunn, 206 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: Patrick Beverley and both picks, and you bring back as 207 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: much as possible, and you give the keys to Lebron, 208 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: and you say, carry us for a month Anthony Davis 209 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,240 Speaker 1: comes back, we go on and run. Or you can 210 00:10:57,280 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: decide that fundamentally the Lebron James and Anthony Davis or 211 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: does not work. A D is too fragile, Lebron's too old, 212 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: whatever your idea is there. If that's the case, now 213 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: is the time to blow it up, because during this stretch, 214 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis's value is as high as it's ever going 215 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: to beat. He yes, he's hurt, but he just played 216 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: arguably the best stretch of basketball in his career. The 217 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:27,319 Speaker 1: injury like that, injury prone label that's permanently attached to 218 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,959 Speaker 1: him now, and and it's for the record, it's factually correct. 219 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, like it or not, cannot stay available. And 220 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,199 Speaker 1: regardless of how you may feel, if you, as a 221 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: Laker fan, feel like that's an unfair label for Anthony Davis, fine, 222 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: I promise you all thirty NBA g MS view Anthony 223 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: Davis as a significant injury risk. That is a permanent 224 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: label attached to him. But you've got him now in 225 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: an injury phase, right after he played some really damn 226 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: good basketball, like best player in the world type basketball. 227 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: So now is the time when his value is as 228 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: high as it's ever going to be. So, if you're 229 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: going to make a rebuild, if you're going to decide 230 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: that this is no longer the core you're going to 231 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: move forward with, now is the time that you have 232 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: to make that type of move. You move Anthony Davis 233 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: for as many future assets as you can, You let 234 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: Lebron break the scoring record in a Laker jersey, and 235 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: then you trade him away this summer, give him a 236 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 1: chance to go play somewhere with a team that has 237 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: a legitimate chance to compete. Then you start looking towards 238 00:12:28,280 --> 00:12:31,800 Speaker 1: the future with all of those recruit recouped assets. But 239 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: no matter what, waiting is no longer an option the 240 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: page the being patient and waiting for something better is 241 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: an unacceptable approach at this point. If you believe in 242 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: the core, you've got to give them a chance to fight. 243 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: If you don't, now is the time when the trade 244 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: values are as high as they're going to be. So 245 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: here's what I would do if I was running the Lakers. 246 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: The reality is is that full rebuilds, like complete blow 247 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 1: it up rebuilds, even when you get a bunch of 248 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: high draft pick back, are not guaranteed to lead to contention. 249 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 1: They're not guaranteed to lead to a very good roster. 250 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: Look at the Warriors over the course of this last span, 251 00:13:08,920 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: by virtue of trades and by virtue of a couple 252 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: of seasons where injuries blew them up, they have three 253 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: lottery picks James Wiseman, Jonathan Cominga, and Moses Moody. They 254 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: even have a late first round pick in Jordan Pool 255 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: that that hit and is a fringe All Star. Now, 256 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: so you have a fringe All Star from a late 257 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: first round pick and three lottery picks and all of 258 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: it amounts to a bunch of guys that aren't superstars. 259 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: Jonathan Coming is the only guy in that group that 260 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: I think has legit superstar upside, and that is a 261 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: long shot because he's super young and he's super raw. 262 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:46,320 Speaker 1: Superstars win titles, not stars. Superstars win titles. We've been 263 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: over that time and time again. If you go back 264 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: through NBA history, the team that gets the trophy has 265 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 1: one of the top five guys in the league on 266 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 1: his team sometimes too. So the reality is the rebuild approach, 267 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 1: the let's go after draft picks approach, is not guaranteed 268 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,200 Speaker 1: to leap you back into contention. But you do have 269 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: a superstar right now in Lebron James who's playing like 270 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: a superstar. And you do have Anthony Davis, another superstar 271 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,440 Speaker 1: who's even better than Lebron, who's currently out but will 272 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: return to the lineup at some point before the end 273 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: of the season. So if your ultimate goal as a 274 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: franchise is to win an NBA championship, investing in now 275 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: is still your best chance. So that's what I would 276 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: do now. Originally I preferred wing centric deals because I 277 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: wanted the Lakers to load up on wings, keep a 278 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,920 Speaker 1: d at the five. Thomas Bryant's playing really well off 279 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: the bench. That's all great, that would that would have 280 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: been the direction I would have gone. But with Anthony 281 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: Davis out, you really need another center. Thomas Bryant was 282 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: awesome last night. He had sixteen and ten, hit two 283 00:14:42,320 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: massive corner three's on kickouts from Dennis Shrewder, was battling 284 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: on the glass for a bunch of contested rebounds. Thomas 285 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: Bryant was great, but he can't be your only functional 286 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: center when in Gabriel, I don't think can really play 287 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: center for for a long stretch. So you ideally want 288 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: to keep Thomas Bryant slotted off the bench. So I 289 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 1: would call up Indiana and I would offer two first 290 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: round picks and Russell Westbrook for Miles Turner and Buddy Heal. 291 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: With the influx of both of them as shooters, that's 292 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: real spacing with the two of them, and with Miles 293 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: Turner as a defensive anchor. Moving Thomas Bryant back to 294 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 1: the bench, you give yourself a significant chance to float 295 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: in the schedule over the course of the next month, 296 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: and then even then you can potentially buy Anthony Davis 297 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: another week or two to make sure he's a hundred 298 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: percent recovered from the injury not have to force things back. 299 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: And then you make an ancillary trade with Kendrick Nunn 300 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 1: and Patrick Beverley and a couple of second round picks 301 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: for a wing player. Maybe that's boy and Bogdanovitch, maybe 302 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: that's Kyle Kuzma. You might not be able to get 303 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 1: those two guys because of the draft pick situation. It's 304 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: complicated because Indiana probably wants two first round picks. If 305 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: you can get them one first round pick in two 306 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: second round picks, maybe you can use that other first 307 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: round pick to get a guy like boy On or 308 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: get a guy like Kyle Kuzma. But there's a chance 309 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: that you have to pay both first round picks for 310 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: that Indiana deal, in which case you need to probably 311 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: go for some lower hanging fruit on the wing market. 312 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: And if that's the case, maybe you call the Knicks 313 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: and you try to Priory Camradish and Evan Fournier. I'm 314 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: sure the Knicks would like to get off of Evan 315 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 1: Fournier salary next season, um, so that gives you a 316 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: better chance of getting that deal done without a first 317 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: round pick. But with that, with that type of structure 318 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: bringing in you know, let's just say it's the Knicks 319 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: deal and the Pacers deal. You get two legitimate wing 320 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: shooters in Evan Fournier and and Buddy Healed, a young 321 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: wing that who knows what's gonna happen. I don't think 322 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: Cam Raddis is that good. I don't think he's uh. 323 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: I don't think he has a high basketball like you, 324 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: which I think with drive Lebron completely insane um. But 325 00:16:42,320 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: at least you have some raw potential there. And then 326 00:16:45,160 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: you have Miles Turner as a legitimate center to fill 327 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: in the Anthony Davis minutes. That gives you a legit 328 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: chance to try to float the ship Anthony Davis comes back. 329 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: And when he comes back, you have like a legit 330 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: a d at the four. Look where Miles Turners at 331 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,880 Speaker 1: the five. You also have really strong bench units that 332 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: are led with Miles Turner at the center position. And 333 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,199 Speaker 1: you have a considerable a considerable amount of shooting that 334 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: you didn't have earlier in the season with Miles Turner, 335 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: with Buddy Yield, with Evan Fournier to give Lebron and 336 00:17:12,080 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: um uh Anthony Davis more space to work with in 337 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: that in that um a scenario where Anthony Davis comes back, 338 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: but either way they have to decide between those two 339 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 1: options give them a fighting chance punt the season. What 340 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: you can't do is do nothing where you flounder in 341 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: the standings for the next month. Then Anthony Davis comes 342 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: back and tanks his value because he's you know, rushing 343 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: his way back from injury to try to save the Lakers, 344 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: and you know who knows if he gets hurt again 345 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 1: or he doesn't play as well as he did before 346 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,199 Speaker 1: the injury, all those things can only serve to lower 347 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 1: his trade value. And in the idea of just like, oh, 348 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 1: let's just wait till next season, well, Anthony Davis is 349 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: still injury prone. Lebron will be in year twenty one 350 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 1: at that point, I just don't understand that approach. Now, 351 00:17:56,320 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 1: before we move on, there is door number three, and 352 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: I think this is for the record up front, this 353 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: is a mega long shot, and I see door number 354 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:09,360 Speaker 1: one and two is far more likely. But the other 355 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: thing you could do is you could make an aggressive 356 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: win now type of trade with Anthony Davis to try 357 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: to win with Lebron. Like we talked about earlier, Lebron's 358 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 1: playing like a top ten player in the league. What 359 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: if you call up the Toronto Raptors, a team that 360 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: has lost eight out of ten games and probably want 361 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: has some desire to shake things up on their own 362 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: side of things, and they clearly don't have enough high 363 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: level offensive talent, which we'll get to later. But what 364 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: do you offer them Anthony Davis for Gary Trent Jr. 365 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: O g And and Nobi Precious Schua in two first 366 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 1: round picks. Then you make similar you know, Russell Westbrooke, 367 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: Kendrick nun Patrick Beverley deals on the side to bring 368 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: in the shooting, maybe even the same deals we just 369 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: talked about. But even if that doesn't work out, you 370 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: make it run with Lebron. With that group, Lebron James 371 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: a legit wing and O g n and and Nobi. You 372 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: have Miles turn Or at center. You have Precious Chew 373 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: as a backup big. You've got shooting that you brought 374 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: in on the side. Gary Trent Jr. Is a real 375 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,479 Speaker 1: pull up shooting threat that gives you a lot of 376 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: offensive skill in the back court that they haven't had 377 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: this season. You make a run at things. Maybe it 378 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: doesn't work. But then you still after that have o 379 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: g And and and Nobi in precisus ache, a couple of 380 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,200 Speaker 1: kind of interesting young players and a couple of first 381 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 1: round picks that you're coup. Then you can move Lebron 382 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: in the summertime if you need to. That would be 383 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: another opportunity if you wanted to give Lebron a fighting chance. 384 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:32,120 Speaker 1: But I see that is extremely unlikely. I think door 385 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 1: number one and door number two are there far more 386 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,280 Speaker 1: likely scenarios. And again, no matter what, a decision has 387 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: to be made, and soon all right, moving on to 388 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: the Warriors in the Raptors. So if you guys remember 389 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: in our video last week I talked about how we 390 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: haven't really seen much of the Warriors starters play without Steph. 391 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: I think we attract one possession where it was the 392 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: existing starting lineup, but with Jordan Poole in for Um 393 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: in for Stephen Curry if I remember correctly. But we 394 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: had seen plenty of Jordan Pool and Draymond together because 395 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: when the bench was struggling earlier, Stephen Steve Kerr started 396 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 1: uh staggering the lineups a little bit better, and he 397 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: started playing Draymond Green alongside Jordan Pool a lot, just 398 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: to raise the defensive floor a bit and to rain 399 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: in some of Jordan Pool's decision making. Um. I think 400 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: before last night's game, they were hovering right around plus 401 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,719 Speaker 1: six and a half net rating in their minutes together, 402 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:24,719 Speaker 1: Jordan Pool and Draymond So they've been playing some good 403 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 1: basketball with those two guys together. And the reality is 404 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: is the best chance that the Warriors have to compete 405 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: over the course of the next month is for those 406 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: two guys, Jordan Pool and Draymond Green to play like 407 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 1: all Stars, which is not too much to ask because 408 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: they are all star level players. Um. You know, I 409 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: thought there was a really interesting play at the beginning 410 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: of this game. It's kind of like a shooting contest 411 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: between Draymond Green and Pascal Siaka. Was like three three 412 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: three three both ways. And Draymond Green makes three threes 413 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: in a row to start the game. And then he 414 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 1: gets hit at the top of the key with another 415 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: wide open catch and shoot opportunity. But he spots Jordan 416 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: Pool on his right, and you know, Draymond Green's is 417 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 1: super smart basketball player. He's in a rhythm, he's made 418 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: three in a row. He's probably got a good chance 419 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: of making that shot if he puts it up, but 420 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: he knows that for forty eight minutes for them to win, 421 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: he needs a lot out of Jordan's Pool. And so, 422 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: you know, one of what I always talked about, one 423 00:21:13,720 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: of the best ways to get a score in a 424 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: rhythm is to get him easy shots early. That's why 425 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: you know, bad defensive teams usually give up great offensive 426 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 1: nights two stars because they come out early, they hit 427 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,959 Speaker 1: a couple of easy shots, they get the rhythm. Now 428 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: they have their confidence, and now even when you're throwing 429 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: contests and doubles at them, they're still making shots over 430 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 1: the top because they're confident in their in rhythm. Well, 431 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 1: he dribbles over to Jordan Pool, does a little pitch 432 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: off to him. Jordan Pool gets a wide open three 433 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: and knocks it down, and that was what triggered an 434 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 1: incredible night for Jordan. Pool finished with forty three points 435 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: and six assists. So I got kind of like, um, 436 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: you know, understanding from Draymond to know that he needs 437 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Pool and to lean into that um specific responsibility 438 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: has especially is one of the best playmakers on the team. 439 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: I thought was really really impressive. So Jordan Pool has 440 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: forty three and six. Draymond has seventeen nine and five, 441 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 1: and then they had a really smart defensive game plan. 442 00:22:05,680 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: What do we know about Toronto? They're outstanding in the 443 00:22:08,040 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: open court, but they struggle in the half court. I've 444 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: been talking about this all season. Toronto is now twenty 445 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: seven in half court offense. They scored just zero point 446 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 1: nine zero four points per half court possession. Only the 447 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 1: Charlotte Hornets, the San Antonio Spurs in the Houston Rockets 448 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: are worse. Now are they actually that bad? No? Injuries 449 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: play significant role there. When Gary Trent Jr. And O 450 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:29,439 Speaker 1: g and Obi are out the way that they are 451 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: right now, this team already does not have enough offensive 452 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:37,680 Speaker 1: skill level right like this, the Toronto Raptors are, uh, 453 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: you know, a cautionary tale in roster building. You know, 454 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: I always talk about how on both ends of the 455 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: floor you need to fill the responsibilities with a five 456 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: man unit. And yeah, there are things that are really important, 457 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: like six eight wings that can defend multiple positions. That's 458 00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: an incredibly valuable thing, but it's not the only thing. 459 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: On a basketball court. You need a certain amount of 460 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: ball handling and shooting and off the dribble shot footing 461 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,920 Speaker 1: to allow lineups to function unless you've just got world 462 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: beating to the basket guys like Lebron James and Anthony 463 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: Davis or a Zan Williamson or Jani s Antenna Coombo. 464 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 1: If you don't have one of those guys, and maybe 465 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:12,919 Speaker 1: Scotty Barnes will be one of those guys in the 466 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: distant future, but he's not one of those guys yet. 467 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: If you don't have one of those guys, you need 468 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: a lot of ball handling and shooting to score in 469 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: the half court, and the Raptors don't. And then when 470 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,199 Speaker 1: you take Gary Trent Jr. Out Of the game, you 471 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: take o Gna Nobi out of the game, they just 472 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: simply have very very little offensive skill on the court, 473 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: which makes it borderline untenable at that point. And you know, 474 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 1: I was digging into some numbers on Synergy this morning. 475 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:40,400 Speaker 1: So according to Synergy, Toronto averages about twenty four points 476 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 1: per game and what they count as transition possessions. So 477 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: fast breakpoints just counts like runouts, but transition can include 478 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: a lot of other things, like there's uh, basically anything 479 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: that's not a set half court set. So like you know, 480 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: there could be three guys back, and there could be 481 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: four guys back and four guys on offense running and 482 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: three guys trailing to play, and it's a quick bang bang, 483 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,160 Speaker 1: you know, driving kick for an easy three. That it's 484 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: technically a transition play. And the Raptors thrive in those settings. 485 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,479 Speaker 1: They average about twenty four points per game. There, Golden 486 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: State held them to just twelve, just twelve transition points, 487 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 1: just five fast breakpoints. They forced the Raptors to play 488 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: half court basketball. And here's the thing, even without Steph Curry, 489 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,199 Speaker 1: the Warriors are a better half court basketball team than 490 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,040 Speaker 1: the Raptors without O. G N and O B and 491 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 1: Gary Trent Jr. So really smart game plan from Steve Kerr, 492 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: commitment from the players to sprint back and talk and 493 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: get matched up in transition, and then Jordan Pooling Draymond 494 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: Green playing like all stars was enough to win the game. 495 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: And then they got some shot making contributions. You know, 496 00:24:36,880 --> 00:24:38,920 Speaker 1: I always talk about how the difference between a good 497 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: offense and a bad offense is often shot making, because 498 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: you know, if a bad offense is a hundred and 499 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: seven points per hunter possessions and a good offense is 500 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,119 Speaker 1: a hundred nineteen points per one hunter possessions. That's just 501 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 1: twelve points. That could be a handful of late shot clock, 502 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: tough shots that guys hit. That could be a handful 503 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: of possessions where you get a good matchup and you 504 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: have a guy who can score against that Pacific specific matchup. So, 505 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: for instance, there's a wild play in the in the 506 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: first quarter of this game where you know, Jordan Pool 507 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: is trying to get a shot off and I can't 508 00:25:06,359 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: get a shot off that Daymond Green keeps hunting him 509 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: with these dribble handoffs. Nothing's working. He ends up just 510 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 1: pitching it over to Anthony Lamb on the left wing, 511 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,560 Speaker 1: who's not even open, and the shot clocks running out, 512 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 1: and Anthony Lamb just rises up and knocks down an 513 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: incredibly difficult contested jan Kee spot up three. That's shot making. 514 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: That turned a good defensive possession for Toronto into three 515 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: points for the Golden State Warriors. Early first half, early 516 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: second half, same type of deal. They run a couple 517 00:25:34,520 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: of Golden State interchanges. At the top of the key, 518 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: Jamichael Green pops to the left wing and takes a 519 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 1: movement contested three and knocks it down once again good 520 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: defensive possession from the Raptors that Jamichael Green turned into 521 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: three points with shot making Clay Thompson pitched in seventeen 522 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: on some tougher shots as well. Like at the end 523 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: of the day, if you lose that high end shot 524 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: making from Steph, you're not gonna win games unless other 525 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 1: guys step up make shots. And that's what the Warriors 526 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: did last night. If they do those things, they defend 527 00:26:05,280 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: at a high level, have good game plans, get some 528 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: offensive contributions. That's a good way for them to hang 529 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 1: around five and not lose any ground in the standings 530 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:16,639 Speaker 1: before Steph returns. Like we talked about earlier, the Raptors 531 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: have now lost eight out of ten. Yes, you're waiting 532 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: on og And and Nobody to come back. You're waiting 533 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 1: on Presses a TiO to come back. Your waiting and 534 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:23,679 Speaker 1: get on Gary Trent Jr. To come back. But the 535 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: reality of this roster is that it doesn't nearly have 536 00:26:26,160 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 1: enough ball handling or shooting like we talked about earlier, 537 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: So I would I think it's time for the Raptors 538 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: now at thirteen and seventeen to start considering a little 539 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: bit more roster balance. That means turning one of your 540 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 1: wings that specializes in defense and rebounding and athleticism, physical 541 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 1: confrontation things, and flip him for a highly skilled player. 542 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: You know, I've talked about this trade a bunch of times, 543 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: but I really like the idea of something between the 544 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 1: Calves and the Raptors that sends Darius Garlands to the 545 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: Raptors and sends O g And and Noby to the Calves. 546 00:26:57,280 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: I think it's mutually beneficial for both teams. I don't 547 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: think the Calves can hope to succeed with two small guards, 548 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: especially when neither of them are good defensive players. I 549 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 1: think the Raptors, you know, get Fred van Vleet is 550 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:12,479 Speaker 1: a very good defensive player, and they have enough lineup 551 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: flexibility to go without him from time to time. Giving 552 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: yourself a great pull up jump shooter and super skilled 553 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,240 Speaker 1: guard and Darius Garland could offset some of your offensive 554 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: skill problems that you've had. And again, what O g 555 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 1: Na Nobi does is extremely valuable, but the Raptors have 556 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,879 Speaker 1: that in uh, they have a great amount of that already, 557 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 1: So it's it's basically like sacrificing from your surplus to 558 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,639 Speaker 1: fortify a weakness basically for both teams. And you know 559 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: that that small forward position for the Calves has been 560 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,199 Speaker 1: kind of up and down um all season anyway. You know, 561 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,959 Speaker 1: like Isaac accro is a freaky good defensive players, very 562 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: athletic and makes a lot of place for them, but 563 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: he has all these offensive limitations, you know. And then 564 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: Dean Wade is a great shooter and is much better 565 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: offensive player, but struggles on the defensive end of the floor. 566 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: You know, Uh, they just they just don't have a 567 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: really like Chetty Osmond is kind of up and down 568 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: and and has some athleticism limitations. So there's like there's 569 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: just that's a weak position for them there. But they're 570 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,120 Speaker 1: loaded up at skill at the guard position, and Carris 571 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:13,640 Speaker 1: Lavert's playing really well, So why not you why don't 572 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: you go with Donovan Mitchell and Carris Lavert and give Darius, 573 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: give that Darius Garland resource over to an O, G 574 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: N and Noby. That really rounds out your lineups to 575 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 1: give you a really solid player at small forward position. 576 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: Not to mention the fact that you'd probably be the 577 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: best defense of this decade with Jared Allen, Evan Mobley 578 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: and og And and Nobi in the front court. They 579 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: would be terrifying for other teams to deal with, especially 580 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: with the way that Carris Lavert is playing defense this year. 581 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:40,719 Speaker 1: So Raptor's calves we might need to get the two 582 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: of you guys in touch, because I feel like there's 583 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: some opportunity there all right, the nets and the pistons. 584 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: So this was a fun game to watch. Ja Ja 585 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,320 Speaker 1: Nivy had three nasty dunks, including a poster dunk on 586 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: you to want nabby Um. I always talked about how 587 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: he moves like young Dwayne Wade, and that dunk on 588 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: you to want Nabby was the first play this season 589 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: I've seen that really demonstrates to its full potential. He 590 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: is my favorite rookie. I don't think he's the best rookie. 591 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 1: I think Polo is, but I think he's the second 592 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: best rookie. And I was super impressed with him in 593 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: Summer League, and I've been super impressed with him throughout 594 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: most of the season as a young guard kind of 595 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: finding his way throughout the league. But his athleticism and 596 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: his ability to beat people off the dribbles one excites 597 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: me so much. Killing killing and Hayes eight assists and 598 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 1: no turnovers. He's playing good basketball after a pretty rough 599 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,520 Speaker 1: start to the season. But this game was about Katie 600 00:29:24,520 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 1: and Kyrie. They combined for eighty one points on just 601 00:29:26,600 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: forty five shots, which is of course completely ludicrous. Um. 602 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:32,880 Speaker 1: The Pistons led by as many as nineteen before another 603 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: methodical second half Nets come back. This is becoming a theme, 604 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: the Nets coming out of the locker room in the 605 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 1: third quarter and just strangling teams on the defensive end 606 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: of the floor, which some of that is Jacque Vaughan, 607 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: and that's a defensive game plan thing. You're going halftime, 608 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: here's where we're getting beat. Okay, here are adjustments. Let's 609 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: come out and let's execute. And then it's also on 610 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: the players for coming out with good energy. A lot 611 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: of teams struggle with coming out with energy in the 612 00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: third quarter. Um, Katie, who's struggled a little bit shooting 613 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: the three for the most part of the season, got 614 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: his pull up three going late in the third quarter 615 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: of this game. He had back to back to back 616 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: threes that flipped the lead to end the third and 617 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 1: then Kyrie came in and took over the fourth quarter again. Um, 618 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 1: we got a little sloppy late the boy um Boy 619 00:30:14,320 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: Bgdonovitch made a transition three off of a Katie turnover 620 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 1: to cut it down to one point, but then Katie 621 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: went Kyrie went right back to that step back three 622 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: that he beat Toronto with and got foul and ice 623 00:30:24,840 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: the game at the free throw line. Make that six 624 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: wins in a row for the Brooklyn Nets and ten 625 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: out of eleven And since November four they are seventeen 626 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: and six, which is just a half game back of 627 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: Boston for the best team in the league over that span. 628 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: So Brooklyn is really really looking like an interesting basketball 629 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:50,920 Speaker 1: team right now. Still waiting on that signature win, UM, 630 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: but they're gonna have their opportunities here in the coming month. UM. Alright, 631 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: moving on to Orlando Boston. So that's six wins in 632 00:30:57,400 --> 00:30:59,640 Speaker 1: a row for Orlando. They sweep the Celtics on the road. 633 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: Palo was awesome in this game. He was red hot 634 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: from three to start. UM. It really carried them offensively 635 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 1: in the first half. He's been lights out from three 636 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:11,480 Speaker 1: during this entire wind streak. He's shooting on five threes 637 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,400 Speaker 1: per game during the six gamer UM. The second half 638 00:31:15,440 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: was a complete sloppy mess, but it was fun to watch. 639 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: I was enjoying the game. I actually chose to watch 640 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 1: this game over football. UM. Boston was just missing all 641 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 1: sorts of wide open threes on one end, and then 642 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: on the other end of the floor. When Boston really 643 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 1: locked in defensively and started switching everything, it kind of 644 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 1: neutralized that Franz Wagner pick and roll that they ran 645 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:34,080 Speaker 1: a lot in the first game. UM and just in 646 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: general stagnated Orlando and they made a lot of sloppy decisions. 647 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,560 Speaker 1: There was a lot of sloppy basketball both ways. But 648 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: then at the end of the game, a bunch of 649 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: key players for the Magic stepped up and made hustle 650 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 1: plays that ended up changing the outcome of the game. 651 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: I thought Admiral Scofield came in and played really good defense. 652 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:51,960 Speaker 1: He also hit two huge threes in the fourth quarter 653 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: and a nice closeout attack for a layup. And then 654 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:57,880 Speaker 1: Marquelle Foltz Um five minutes five minutes left in the 655 00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: game in the fourth quarter had a really nice ice 656 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 1: o drive and finish on Jalen Brown in two gigantic 657 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: offensive rebounds in crunch time, including a key one grabbed 658 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: and kicked it out. The Franz Wagner at the top 659 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: of the queue hit the dagger for three to put 660 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:14,960 Speaker 1: the magic up four. You know, he's a freak athlete 661 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,280 Speaker 1: at the guard position. I know he's had a really 662 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 1: complicated and unfortunate start to his career for a bunch 663 00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: of different reasons. We don't have to get into that, 664 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: but at the end of the day, from a talent perspective, 665 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,640 Speaker 1: he's still one of the most athletic guards in the 666 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: league who can dribble the basketball really, really well. And 667 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,720 Speaker 1: what I appreciated the most is you can tell he's 668 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 1: playing with a chip on his shoulder, like competing on 669 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: the glass and trying to win games that way that 670 00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: you don't see that overly often from young players who 671 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 1: are high level draft picks, because they try to impact 672 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 1: the game with their supreme level of skill. And you know, 673 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 1: I think in a lot of ways, the unfortunate start 674 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 1: to Mark hell Foltz's career has forced him to play 675 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: with a chip on his shoulder, and it's kind of 676 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 1: cool to see him impacting winning in ways that go 677 00:32:56,440 --> 00:33:02,440 Speaker 1: beyond what we saw from him in college. Um. You know, 678 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: it's funny because the story of this Orlando streak is 679 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: it really comes down to defense. Their fifth in defense 680 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: over the span. Their perimeter size is just a legitimate 681 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:17,640 Speaker 1: issue for teams when they get crowding you on the 682 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: ball and in help side. There's just so many long 683 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: arms everywhere that it makes it really difficult for you 684 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:24,760 Speaker 1: to score and feel comfortable as you're going into your shots, 685 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: as you're going into your kickouts and things along those lines. Um. 686 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: But what's most interesting to me is everybody on that 687 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: magic roster is playing like a shockingly physical brand of basketball. 688 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 1: Like I really thought they bullied Boston in both of 689 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: these games. And that's so unusual because usually young players 690 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: struggle with physicality. It's usually the grown men in their thirties, 691 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, an old veteran basketball team that's comfortable and 692 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 1: loves to play in the physicality because as you age, 693 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:57,240 Speaker 1: you have to make up for your lack of athleticism 694 00:33:57,280 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: with more leverage, physical leverage situations just how you learned 695 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: to you know, kind of make up for that decline. 696 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,480 Speaker 1: But it's unusually a very physical team for Atlanto. Their 697 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: fifth in defensive rating over their last six games, fifth 698 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,560 Speaker 1: and rebounding percentage, and then on the offensive end of 699 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:14,480 Speaker 1: the floor, it's just four big guards leading the way, 700 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:18,959 Speaker 1: Palo Fronts, Bow, Wagner and Bull Bull. Those four guys 701 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,600 Speaker 1: are combining for seventy one points per game, twenty five rebounds, 702 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: and tennis sists over the course of the six game 703 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:27,840 Speaker 1: Street Stretch. All of them are hitting their three point shot. UM. 704 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: They continue to just be a really really interesting young team. Now, 705 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 1: we'll see, as you saw against Boston there in that 706 00:34:32,480 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 1: second half, their decision making still is a problem. You know, Uh, 707 00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:39,720 Speaker 1: Cole Anthony is all over the place with his decision making. 708 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:43,319 Speaker 1: Markel Folts made some questionable decisions down the second half 709 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 1: of that game. They compete, They have a lot of talent, 710 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,919 Speaker 1: but what they really desperately need is a smart guard 711 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 1: that can come in and just kind of organize them, 712 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: especially when the game really slows down. UM. Looking at Boston, 713 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 1: they've lost four out of five. Should be five in 714 00:34:57,600 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: a row if it wasn't for the Lakers blowing that 715 00:34:59,360 --> 00:35:02,000 Speaker 1: thirteen point leave befour minutes left. And to be honest, 716 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:04,279 Speaker 1: you know, I've I've I've watched every single one of 717 00:35:04,280 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: these games, and I've I've looked closely at the numbers, 718 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,799 Speaker 1: and i know it sounds really simple but it just 719 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:15,319 Speaker 1: comes down to missing shots. They are fifty three for 720 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 1: one on threes that were tracked as open or wide 721 00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: open during this five game stretch. Um for the season, 722 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:27,840 Speaker 1: coming into this stretch, they were making sixteen shots a 723 00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:31,760 Speaker 1: game in the restricted area and averaging seven assists after 724 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:33,839 Speaker 1: that stretch. So in this last five games they're only 725 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: averaging eleven makes and the restricted area, leading to just 726 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:38,880 Speaker 1: twenty two assists. So, as you can tell, it's kind 727 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,880 Speaker 1: of like a cascading effect. They're not hitting their open threes, 728 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: which is leading teams to to pack the paint more, 729 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:47,880 Speaker 1: which is taking away their opportunities at the rim, and 730 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,359 Speaker 1: it's really stilting their driving kick game. Their defense has 731 00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,919 Speaker 1: been okay, not great. They're allowing a hundred nine point 732 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 1: five points per a hunter possession. But again, when you're 733 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:02,040 Speaker 1: missing a lot of threes, those are long rebounds, and 734 00:36:02,239 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 1: long rebounds lead to fast break opportunities. And they're not 735 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,759 Speaker 1: rebounding well either. They're only securing forty seven point six 736 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:10,520 Speaker 1: percent of available rebounds, which is twenty three in the 737 00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 1: league over that span. So when you're missing a lot 738 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: of shots and you're not securing rebounds, you're gonna give 739 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: up transition opportunities, and that's where problems are gonna arise. 740 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: They're giving up fifteen fast break points per game um 741 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:25,280 Speaker 1: over this five game stretch, which is nineteen in the league. 742 00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: So honestly, if they can beat a little bit harder 743 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:28,840 Speaker 1: on the glass and they start to hit some shots, 744 00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: things should turn around. And then, honestly, Jayson Tatum, uh uh, 745 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 1: he's only shooting about over this span. He needs to 746 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: get his act together as well. Al Right, guys, that 747 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,040 Speaker 1: is all I have for today. As always, I sincerely 748 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:43,399 Speaker 1: appreciate your support. Game plan for this week, We're gonna 749 00:36:43,400 --> 00:36:46,440 Speaker 1: be doing night shows on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Then 750 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,279 Speaker 1: we're taking Thursday, Friday, Saturday off for the holiday. We 751 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: are doing three different instant reaction videos on Sunday for 752 00:36:53,280 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: Christmas Day. I'm very very excited about that. I will 753 00:36:55,680 --> 00:37:52,800 Speaker 1: see you guys tomorrow night. The volume