1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to this week uncut in the world of NA News. 2 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: Chris Hans works time. It's some time. This Lincoln Cut 3 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: is underway, on fire. This should be a good one. 4 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: You are correct, Tim kits Ro, Voice of NBA JAM 5 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: and voice of this league. Uncut. This is gonna be 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: a good one. It's gonna be a great one. This 7 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: is Part two of our conversation with Draymond Green. Chris 8 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: and I spoke to him for about an hour over 9 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: the weekend. We decided to break this thing up into 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: two parts because he went so in depth with us 11 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 1: on so many different subjects. In Part one, we talked 12 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: about defense, and we specifically got into the game against 13 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: the New Orleans Pelicans that Draymond himself said he felt 14 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: like really turned around Golden States season, his approach to 15 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: the game, the state of the Warriors. D We talked 16 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,039 Speaker 1: about all these things. In Part two, though, he goes 17 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: really in depth on the Jordan Pool situation in training camp. 18 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: He talks about his future with the Warriors. He talks 19 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: about what this Western Conference looks like, who's the favorite 20 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: after such a wide open and tumultuous regular season. Draymond 21 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: Green unplugged on this League uncut. Here's part two with 22 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: Chris and I. So I wanted to read you this 23 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: from January. This was this was on your own podcast, 24 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: The Draymond Green Show, which is of course on the volume, 25 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: and and it's being nominated. It's being nominated right for 26 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: the war He mentioned, Yes, I've been nominated for a 27 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: Webby award, like I think the Best Sports Podcast or 28 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: something like that, which, like we said at the top, 29 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: we need you on our show more than you need us. 30 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: But in January you had our friend Jamal Crawford on 31 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: and you guys ended up talking about what happened with 32 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: Jordan Poole and training camp, and your quote was, I 33 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: think a lot of our shortcomings this year is my fault. 34 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 1: Why is it my fault? I have not been the 35 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: leader that I am and that I need to be 36 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: for this team. The reason I have not been that 37 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: leader is also my fault. Right. We all know what 38 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: happened with your young Wolverine brother JP. So for me, 39 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: I've kind of had to walk a fine line of 40 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: not really being Draymond. And when I'm not really being myself, 41 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 1: that's not the best thing for this team. Three months later, 42 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: how close to the full Draymond, are you in terms 43 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: of leadership? I think I've been a lot better since then, 44 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: And just you know, Stanny, I had to get to 45 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: the point of where to really get back to just 46 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: being me and myself. And what that meant is you 47 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: can't really care about feelings. You know, there's no space 48 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: in this game for winner. If you're winners for feelings, 49 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: feelings will get hurt often if you're trying to win, 50 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: because winning and feelings don't live in the same place. 51 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: They live in two totally different spaces, and oftentimes what 52 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: you do is you try to cater to both, and 53 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: those that cater to both you end up stuck in 54 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: the middle. Well, what's the middle of the middle is 55 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: five hundred? The middle is not quite good enough, not 56 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: quite bad enough. That's the middle. Well guess what. That's 57 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: where we've been all year until as of late, stuck 58 00:03:34,560 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: right in the middle. And so I just had to 59 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: get to a point to where I said, listen, I 60 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: can't sit here and worry about feelings. I've never worried 61 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 1: about feelings. Well, all of a sudden, am I so 62 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: worried about feelings now? And not that it's Jordan's feelings 63 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: to anyone's feelings about anything, like not just the JP incident, 64 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: but anything that you could be feeling that you may 65 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: have a feeling about. I really don't have time to 66 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: worry about that because I can't lead and worry about 67 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: how your feelings, how you may take something, how your 68 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: feelings may get hurt, because guess what, and being a leader, 69 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: there's actually a time where you need and have to 70 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: hurt feelings, like intentionally have to hurt feelings, and it's 71 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: totally necessary, and guess what, it can spark something totally 72 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: different than the team. So I had to just kind 73 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: of get back to that mindset of like, when have 74 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: you ever worried so much about feelings that you allow 75 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: that to get in the way of leading. And like 76 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: I said, that's not just JP's feelings, that's that's organizationally, 77 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: that's publicly because that was a big part of it, 78 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: right the video never get released, that's a totally different thing, 79 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: and so the public's feelings. I had to stop worrying 80 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: about that as well. I think that was a bigger 81 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: worry than Jordan's feelings or the organization's feelings. Is how 82 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: I'm viewed in the public Man, I have a family, 83 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: my wife that followed everyone, and so I think that 84 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: had more of an impact on me than necessarily what's 85 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: happening to organization, Because at the end of the day, man, 86 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: we're going to play basketball, like and when you get 87 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: between those lines, nothing else matters but going out there 88 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: to play basketball, competing at the highest level. But I 89 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: think for me, I'm going out there, I don't want 90 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: to necessarily say something to Jordan because if I say 91 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: something to Jordan he react the wrong way. Everybody in 92 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: the public is going to pick it up and say, oh, 93 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: he's doing this and he's doing that right. And so 94 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: I was more worried about those things than I actually 95 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,919 Speaker 1: was what would actually happen if I did say something 96 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: to Jordan, or what would actually happen on our team 97 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: if I did say something to somebody else. I was 98 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: more worried about everyone else picking up what happens if 99 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: something did happen. Well, guess what, stuff like that happens 100 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,600 Speaker 1: all the time throughout the season. Teammates get into it 101 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: and I know that and I've been a part of 102 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: those And guess what those things build character, Those things 103 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: build bonds and so and understanding that and being the 104 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: leader and leading the way that I lead. I had 105 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: to just accept that, you know what, I may say 106 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: something to Jordan, I may say something somebody else. It 107 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: may blow up at times, but guess what if it 108 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: does and the public picks that up or the media 109 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 1: wants to pick that up, AND's so be it, because 110 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: I don't have the time to worry about everyone else 111 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: feelings and everyone else perception of what's going on in 112 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: our locker room, what's going on with us between the lines, 113 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 1: except for doing what I have to do that I 114 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: know and what it takes that I know, or excuse me, 115 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 1: doing what I know it takes to win at the 116 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: highest level. And it's like, oh, man, you know the Okay, 117 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,479 Speaker 1: see game in Okay, see when I got pissed at Jordan? 118 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: All right, am I supposed to keep holding all of 119 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: those emotions in so that no one picks it up 120 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: or everybody picks it up and talk about it the 121 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: next day, and who cares? And that's kind of the 122 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: mindset that I had to get back to and just 123 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: accepting that, and I think I've done a much better job. 124 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: I couldn't have had that game against New Orleans nor 125 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: could my team have followed that game against New Orleans 126 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: game forty just couldn't. Like, it wasn't possible. I'm not 127 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: sure they were capable of following that. I'm not sure 128 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: we were capable of banding together the way we did. 129 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: I'm just not sure it was possible. But in working 130 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 1: through the things that I needed to work through, that 131 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: we need to work through, I think we've gotten to 132 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: that place. And lastly, and saying that, I also think 133 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: it required me to take that approach initially and not 134 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: just try to be Draymond Boss to the walls. Yeah, 135 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: right out the gate. Now I think it sets us 136 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: up for a better come playoff time, which is now joy. 137 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to harp on that because we didn't 138 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: want to touch on that really, but you mentioned the leak. 139 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: The leak took it to another level, and I think 140 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: that made matters worse for everybody involved. Was that leak. 141 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: Was that issue resolved as far as from your knowledge 142 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: finding out who did it? Like? Was it resolved to 143 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: your satisfaction? No, not at all. I was never really 144 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: given a concrete I'm sure on how it came about. 145 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: But anything else that gets investigated, you get to concrete things, right, like, 146 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: this is why we got to our investigation. That's that, 147 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: and it doesn't end until you reach a concrete place. 148 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 1: That wasn't the case with this investigation. Could it have 149 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: been the case if I pressed the issue? Probably so, right, 150 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: Like we probably could have got all the way to 151 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: the bottom of it if I pressed the issue, if 152 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: rich Paul pressed the issue, we could have gotten all 153 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: the way to the bottom of it. I'm sure. But 154 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: but in hindsight or I mean even looking at it now, Hans, 155 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: I didn't want to get to the bottom of it. 156 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: I didn't want to chase Oh, man, who leaked this? Uh? 157 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: Is there a way for me to find out, you know, 158 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: where this league came from? Like if I do find out, 159 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:31,319 Speaker 1: what I'm gonna do? Like, am I going to sue someone? No? Like, say, say, 160 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,719 Speaker 1: a lot of people said, man, that leade came from 161 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: the organization, all right, So if I find out the 162 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: organization leaked it, am I going to sue the Golden 163 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:43,319 Speaker 1: State Warriors? Of course? Not like I love to Going 164 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: State Warriors. I've been at the Golden State Warriors for 165 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: eleven years. Like my entire knowing as a professional basketball 166 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: players synonymous with the Golden State Warriors. Why am I 167 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: going to run and try to sue them for that. 168 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: I did it like I did it. The thing that 169 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: happened I did it did get leaked. It's unfortunate, and 170 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: if I'm being quite honest, it's bullshit that it got leaked, 171 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 1: because you know, what don't get leaked, what don't get 172 00:10:10,480 --> 00:10:13,680 Speaker 1: leaked is when we running through plays. What doesn't get leaked. 173 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: This when we're going when what doesn't get leaked This 174 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: when we're going through a team's scout and we're scouting 175 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: on you know, we're putting our game playing together, or 176 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: when coach gets pissed off in practice and go ape 177 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: shit on all of us. That doesn't get leaked. But 178 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: that thing gets leaked. It's unfortunate and it sucks. But 179 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: the reality is I did it, and you got to 180 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: face the music. Man, I'm not about to get so 181 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: deep into trying to find out who leaked it that 182 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: I'm that it almost appears as I'm not willing to 183 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: face the music or something. So I did I As 184 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 1: you know, man, I am someone who stands on everything 185 00:10:53,840 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: I say. I stand on everything I do. Good battering 186 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: different to be quite honest with you, it was unfortunate 187 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: that it got out there. It's one of my worst 188 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: moments as a pro. Like, I've never punched anyone as 189 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: heated as things have gotten, as much things as I've 190 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: been into. I'm not someone who just walks around punching someone. 191 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: And so it's something that I had never done. It's 192 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: unfortunate that it got leaked. But the reality is I 193 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: let myself go to that space and I did do it. 194 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: It's not like somebody altered the video and put out 195 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 1: there and alter video. No, no, no, the video that 196 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 1: was out there is something that I did. And regardless 197 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: if it got leaked, if it was or it wasn't 198 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: supposed to get leaked, I did it. And because I 199 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: did it. You can approach that one or two ways. 200 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: You can bullshit around and try to get to the 201 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: bottom of who leaked it, or you can accept it 202 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: it got leaked and you shouldn't have done it. And 203 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,480 Speaker 1: because you shouldn't have done it, it would have never 204 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: been in a space to get leaked if you hadn't 205 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: done it. So control what you can control, and don't 206 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: worry about what you what you can't control. And so 207 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: again answer you a question. No, we never got to 208 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 1: the bottom of it. To be honest with you, I 209 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 1: was given some lousy answer that you know me very well. 210 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: If I really cared to get to the bottom of it, 211 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 1: I would ate that lousy answer up. But it was 212 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: just no point. It is what it is. The damage 213 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: was done. So getting to the bottom of the leap 214 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: like it does nothing like I heard, relationships and all 215 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: of that, and so the damage is done, like move forward, 216 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 1: correct what you can correct, and be better and learn 217 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: from it. And that's kind of what I what I 218 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: tried to do with the whole situation. Well, I mean, 219 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 1: that was an incredibly candid answer and reminds me of 220 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: why I don't go in locker rooms very much anymore. 221 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: We are allowed back in locker rooms, but after a 222 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: few years off, I don't like going in there anymore. 223 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: But in the years that we did go into locker 224 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,959 Speaker 1: rooms a lot. That's why they're all That's why there 225 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: was always a crowd around yours, because we know we're 226 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: gonna get we know we're gonna get that incredible detailed answer. 227 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 1: But you said something in there. You've been a warrior 228 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 1: for eleven years. Chris knows this. He's heard this speech 229 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: a zillion times. Because I'm a basketball romantic. I would 230 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: like to see Draymond Green and Stephen Curry and Clay 231 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: Thompson play their whole careers together. It doesn't happen very 232 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: much anymore. I don't know how realistic it is. We're 233 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: in a different era, this is a different time. It 234 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: is a business more than it's ever been. So, just 235 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 1: as generally as I can ask this, what do you 236 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: How likely is it that Draymond Green finished his career, 237 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: his career as a warrior well number one for something 238 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: you just said. I think this is the last time 239 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: we'll ever see it, especially with the new CBA. I 240 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 1: don't think the new c BA will allow you to 241 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: see this again. You know, if there were things added 242 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: into the CBA, like you know, you drafted all of 243 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 1: these go you drafted Jordan Pool, you drafted this Clay Times, 244 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: you drafted Steph Kerry, you drafted Kevon Loon, and you 245 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: drafted Draymond Green. If there was things that was added 246 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: to the CBA like it should have been, and you're 247 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: not penalized with drafting, well then maybe we will see 248 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: it again. That's not the case to my knowledge, and 249 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: so because that's not the case, I don't think we'll 250 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: ever see this again. With the penalties and the way 251 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: the money is increasing, I just don't think we will 252 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:42,200 Speaker 1: as far as my situation goes. Man, I've been here 253 00:14:42,200 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: eleven years. I've done everything that you can possibly do here. 254 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 1: Why would I want to go somewhere else and try 255 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: to do it again to prove to the people that 256 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: say Draymond can only play on that team, he can't 257 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: play anywhere else. Should I try to go prove those 258 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: people wrong. I've been proving those people wrong. Those same 259 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: people said I would never make it in the NBA, 260 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: So I'm not going to waste my time trying to 261 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,960 Speaker 1: prove the same idiots wrong that I prove wrong a 262 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: million times over. I would love to finish my career here. 263 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: That's been my goal since maybe signing this current contract 264 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 1: been on own. It's like it looked like a more 265 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: realistic thing of me finishing here. And I also don't 266 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: want to play twenty years in the NBA. I want 267 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: to play fifteen years in the NBA. So I think, 268 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: you know, it's very realistic that in four more years 269 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: I will still be contributing at a high level, I'll 270 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: still be able to give to a team and live 271 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: up to the contracts that I'll be on, and so 272 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: I do want to be here. As far as the 273 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: probability goes, I can't necessarily give you that because it's 274 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: not up to me. You know, if it's totally up 275 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: to me, I can one hundred percent tell you I 276 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: would finish my career here, But that's not something that's 277 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: totally up to me, you know, And I do understand you. 278 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: Remember when I told you, I said, I told you guys, 279 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: I said, guys don't know how to play. Another one 280 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: that's even more baffling than me is guys don't understand 281 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: the business of basketball. I actually understand the business of basketball, 282 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: and so I do understand why that's not totally my decision, 283 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: and I don't have any hard feelings with that because 284 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: I do understand that at the end of the day, 285 00:16:37,000 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: this is a business. This is a multi billion dollar business, 286 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: and it keeps moving. It doesn't matter who the characters 287 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,520 Speaker 1: are within it. The business has to keep moving. And 288 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: so the likelihood or the probability, if it's up to me, 289 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: it's one hundred percent, But I can't give you the 290 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 1: actual likelihood, because ultimately, you know, we all want to 291 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: in any job that we do, we all want to 292 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 1: be compensated for what we bring to the table. We 293 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:11,479 Speaker 1: all want our fair market value, and so you know 294 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: that end of the bargain has to be uphill, and 295 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,360 Speaker 1: my end of the bargain has to be uphill. I 296 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 1: do think I am still holding the mind of the bargain. 297 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: We're defending the championship. I am still playing at a 298 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: high level. And I don't doubt that that Joe and 299 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: Bob and our front office and ownership group will hold 300 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: up their end of the bargain. They always have. I 301 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: have no contrary to the reports out there and all 302 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:42,400 Speaker 1: the things, I have zero reasons to believe that they 303 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: won't hold up their end of the bargain because they've 304 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: never shown me that. And I think so many times 305 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: we get caught up in this constant media cycle and 306 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: all of the news and reports that we get caught 307 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: in our feelings and we stop believing what we what's 308 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: right in our face to believe. I saw on Twitter 309 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: You're coming to Dallas, so I said, oh, that's good 310 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: for me. I saw that as well, But like right 311 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: in our face and my face and you guys face 312 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,800 Speaker 1: in the public face, is that the Warriors has always 313 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 1: making sure that I was taken care of. The Warriors 314 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,239 Speaker 1: has always making sure that Clay Thompson was taken care of. 315 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: The Warriors have always made sure that Steph Curry was 316 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: taken care of, Kavin Luney was taken care of. That's 317 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: what's right in our face. That's what's been right in 318 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: our face. So I am not going to I am 319 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: not going to essentially, for lack of a better term, 320 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: shit on the Warriors or not believe what they've shown 321 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: and not give them their credibility and what's due, which 322 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: is they have taken care of the guys that they're 323 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: supposed to take care of, so I have no reason 324 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: to believe that they won't still do that. Joy. I 325 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: have my final question. I know you got busy schedule 326 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 1: I wanted, by the way, I'm cool if I got 327 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: fifteen more minutes. If y'all got something, no problem. If not, 328 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: don't let us get greedy. We will take off fifteen Drey. 329 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: You gave before, you gave a team bulletin board materials, 330 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: a team that's near you guys, before the season about 331 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: you know you talked about and you know that you 332 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: hear that. I think again, it's it's one thing about 333 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: saying that publicly, I think kind of runs people the 334 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: wrong way. I don't know why, but it was always 335 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,440 Speaker 1: known what I'm talking about was always known that you 336 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:40,439 Speaker 1: get up for certain teams and you just don't have 337 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,480 Speaker 1: it for other teams. But you know you made your 338 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: made those believe it was on the shop when you 339 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:47,120 Speaker 1: made those comments earlier in the year saying the Kings 340 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: are one of those teams where you had a hard 341 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: time getting up for them, and you know they took 342 00:19:51,840 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: it and ran with it, and they've had a really 343 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: good year, bounced back a year and Mike Brown, to me, 344 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 1: should be unanimous Coach of the Year over there with 345 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: the King. Has the dynamic change for you now that 346 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: they're been like, what what has the dynamic been like 347 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: for you going to play the Kings this season? Has 348 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: it felt different? Well? Quite frankly, if people go back 349 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: and watch that episode, it was actually math saying who 350 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: those teams weren't? I agree? But okay, my bad. But 351 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: in saying that, like I said, you know me, I'm 352 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: always standing on everything I say. The Kings have sucked, Like, 353 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: let's just face it, um, since I've been in the NBA, 354 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: they have sucked. I have not made the playoffs since 355 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: I've been So it's not like some like bulletin board 356 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: of disrespect. It's actually a fact. They are who we 357 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: were when I came into the NBA. Yes, they're changing that. 358 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: I also said on that episode. Now the Kings got 359 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: Mike Brown, and I expect that to change. I also 360 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: had Dear Fox on my podcast and I told Fox, Fox, 361 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: this is on you, keens get to the playoffs. It's 362 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 1: on you, my brother, like you have to. They traded 363 00:21:08,119 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: Tyrese Halliburton. Dave essentially said the Aaron Fox is our 364 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,600 Speaker 1: point guard. Fox, you need to go out there. You 365 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: need to lead this team the playoffs. There's no reason 366 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: you shouldn't be an All Star, and so on and 367 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 1: so forth. Guess what. Fox went out there and led 368 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: this team to the playoffs. Fox went out there and 369 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: became an All Star, and he's leading that organization in 370 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: the right direction. When they trade it another all star, 371 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: Tyrese Halliburton, he's doing exactly what they hoped he would do. 372 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:47,439 Speaker 1: By trading Tyrese Halliburn and so I give all credit 373 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: to them. I give credit where credits do. Another team 374 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,360 Speaker 1: that I spoke about was the Orlando Magic. Let's face it, 375 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 1: we get thrown in Orlando on the back to bat 376 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: with Miami because Orlando has sucked. Let's just face it, 377 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: like you get them coming out of two three days 378 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: in Miami y because they've sucked. No one cares about 379 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: the game. They are changing that Jamal Mosley is doing 380 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: an incredible job, and most importantly, they have a guy 381 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: that it's about winning, that loves basketball, that you can 382 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: build around, and Polo ban Carol. Before anyone was ever 383 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,640 Speaker 1: really talking about Polo ban Carroll as the number one pick, 384 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: and everybody was saying Jabari Smith and this guy and 385 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: that guy who was on the podcast talking about Polo 386 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: ban Caro is the guy. Now. I think the Orlando 387 00:22:34,080 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: Magic why they want to take the bulletin board material 388 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: about me saying they sucked. I think they also took 389 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: the willetin board material from my podcast and evaluating talent 390 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: because all of a sudden, out of nowhere, they drifted 391 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: Polo number one out of nowhere. But come on, let's 392 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 1: face it, he don't know man, news don't stay private 393 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: in the NBA no more. Like so they're not that 394 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: discreet to where they had somebody think and they was 395 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: taking someone else, and then all of a sudden they 396 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: take Polo ban Carl. They ain't that goddamn the street. 397 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: No one is in the NBA anymore. So let's face it, 398 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: they were watching, they took the kid, and they did 399 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:14,359 Speaker 1: the right thing. I give credit where credits due. I 400 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:18,679 Speaker 1: think the Orlando Magic are headed and trended in the 401 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: right direction. They got Paolo fren Wagner as a player, 402 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: like a real player. They got guys, They got guys 403 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 1: that they can really build around and continue to move 404 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 1: in the right direction. But let's let's also be real. 405 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 1: That also takes a commitment from the organization. Has that 406 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: organization really made that commitment as of late? You know, 407 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:46,919 Speaker 1: That's that's where you guys to discuss. I don't want 408 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: to get fund about that, but you know, you are 409 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: you going to make that commitment to keep it all together. 410 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: That's what all of this stuff ultimately boils down to. It. 411 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:00,359 Speaker 1: It's never really um, you know, it's never really any 412 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: shot at you know guys in particular, but you know, 413 00:24:03,960 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: I'm always keeping a Hunter, and I'm not afraid of 414 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 1: you know, bulletin board material. You can post something on 415 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 1: your bulletin all you want. You still got a guard 416 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: and win the game. I get the Memphis Grizzy a 417 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,120 Speaker 1: million bulletin board points all last year and we still 418 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: beat them in the playoffs. So you still got to 419 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: guard and like win the game. And I'm totally fine 420 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 1: with that, and you know, it is what it is. 421 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: But I give credit where credit is due. What Mike 422 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: Brown has gone to Sacramento and done, it's absolutely amazing. 423 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: I expect him to continue taking that that franchise upward 424 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 1: in the right direction. And you know, I give credit. 425 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: I give them their props. They're doing a great job. 426 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: This has been such a weird season. I mean the 427 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: West where really since Jordan retired the second time from Chicago, 428 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: the West has been the power Conference. And we've had 429 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 1: years where I remember there was a year when the Warriors, 430 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,200 Speaker 1: you know, this was before your time, but the Warriors 431 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: won forty eight games and missed the playoffs. They were 432 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: the ninth seed. And in the last twenty years we've 433 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: usually seen five fifty win teams in the West. We 434 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: only have two of the season just a bizarre season 435 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: with this big clump of teams in the middle. But 436 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 1: I'm asking you today, given everything that's happened this season, 437 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: where you guys started where you are now, it sounds 438 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 1: like you feel pretty good about things. But who should 439 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: be favored to come out of this Western Conference? Steph 440 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: Curry healthy? I think so, sources say Clay Thompson, and 441 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: I saw Clay said that the other day. He said 442 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,440 Speaker 1: the the OC goat said that if we're healthy, nobody 443 00:25:43,480 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: can beat us in a seven game series or like 444 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: our chances in a seven game series. I think I 445 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: can tell you personally, I'm pretty healthy. No one at 446 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: this point pretty healthy. Body feels good. Looni's healthy, Jordan 447 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 1: Poole's healthy. I think the Warrior should be the favorite because, 448 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: quite frankly, you know, Steiny, Hey, you guys want to 449 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: look like geniuses. Let's go all right now and say 450 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: the Warrior's gonna look the Warrior's gonna win a championship, 451 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: and in about two and a half months, the Warriors 452 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 1: are going back to back. You're saying it here, can 453 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: I get us thought? I'm just telling you. I told 454 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: y'all last year, and you wanted to give a thought 455 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: and you didn't jump on the bandwise your opportunity to 456 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: look like a genius. So I'm just telling you again 457 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: you know no. But honestly, though, um and all seriousness, 458 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: I think I don't think there's any clear cut favorite 459 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: in the Western Conference. I think, you know, we love 460 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,119 Speaker 1: our chances if we're healthy. Um. You know, Denver has 461 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 1: had a great year. You see everybody saying they're not, 462 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: you know, afraid to play Denver. That's neither here nor there. 463 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: You know, Memphis has had a great year of Sack 464 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: has had a great year. Phoenix adding KD, hasn't lost 465 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,719 Speaker 1: a game without KD. The Lakers are a totally different 466 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:14,240 Speaker 1: team now than they were to start the year. Clippers, 467 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: will they get Paul George back? I think that matters. 468 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,200 Speaker 1: Russ is playing at a high level now, like everyone 469 00:27:20,640 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: has grown accustomed to rush plan over the years. I 470 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 1: think it's a lot that can happen. And if I'm 471 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, I never really take this stand on anything, 472 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: but if I'm being honest with you, I think it's 473 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: wide open. I think it is wide open as we've 474 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:40,720 Speaker 1: ever seen it before. And that's no cop out. You know, 475 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: I'm always gonna be real. I'm not just gonna come 476 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 1: on here and say the Warriors should be the favorite 477 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: just because I play with the Warriors. That's not how 478 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: I roll. Do I think the Warriors could win the championship? 479 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: I one hundred percent. We believe we can win a championship. 480 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: But guess what, the Warriors also could have missed the playoffs. 481 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: That was also or possibility two days ago, you know. 482 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,439 Speaker 1: And so I'm always going to be honest. I do 483 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: think we have a great opportunity and I think, you know, 484 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:11,200 Speaker 1: like Clay said in the seven game series, I haven't 485 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 1: seen anyone beat us healthy in the seven game series. 486 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: I said that last year. I said again, no one 487 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: has proven that they can do that yet. Until someone 488 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: proves that they can do that, I always believe that 489 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: it's us. But in saying that, I think it is 490 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:32,120 Speaker 1: why though, well look this, I knew this was gonna 491 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: be good, but it was even better than I hoped. 492 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 1: And again to complete this lopsided trade that we absolutely 493 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 1: robbed you. Now, so you said, your policy is you 494 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,640 Speaker 1: do not do interviews during the playoffs. So is your 495 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: podcast changing during the playoffs. It's just just gonna be y, No, 496 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: so I didn't. I didn't do interviews during the playoffs 497 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: last year. I just did. I just did a bunch 498 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: of podcasts. So you may shut like I did, gosh, 499 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:01,800 Speaker 1: but I really during the playoffs, I really just lock 500 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: in on the games and break down games because as 501 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: you guys know, man, the scheduling gets tough and for 502 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:15,000 Speaker 1: me and scheduling guests during the playoffs and trying to like, man, 503 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: I don't even focus on my wife during the playoffs, 504 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: and I love her so much. She's the best. My 505 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: kids are incredible, Like I try to unless I'm in 506 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:29,200 Speaker 1: between series. I stayed like this on the game, and 507 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 1: I can watch other games and I'll break those games 508 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: down because I'm consumed with basketball and also watching possible opponents. 509 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,600 Speaker 1: But just as far as like doing interviews and stuff 510 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: during the playoffs, unless we lose early, then I'll start, 511 00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: like doing some interviews. But if we're in it, like 512 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: I'll be breaking down games and doing that whole thing. 513 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: But it just trying to schedule and work around different 514 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: people schedule. Like I'm all for that during the regular 515 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: season and like you know, you have to continue to 516 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: live your life, but during the playoff, nothing else matters, 517 00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: but the playoffs, and so I just don't really be 518 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: wanting to hassle trying to make schedules work in different 519 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:12,800 Speaker 1: things and taking away my focus from the playoffs. It's 520 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:16,239 Speaker 1: one thing. It's one thing of me coming to this 521 00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 1: hotel room after a game, popping my laptop up, popping 522 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:23,800 Speaker 1: my light up, and shooting a podcast. Right. Um, it 523 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: takes me all the twenty twenty five minutes to do that, 524 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: but you start getting in the interviews and you know, 525 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 1: it gets me out of character a little bit, and like, 526 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: I just like to stay locked there, So I don't 527 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: really do them during the playoffs. Well, Dre, you're on 528 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: the road, You're you're important, I believe, sir. Nice nice hotel. 529 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: I believe I know the hotel that is. But Dre 530 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: makes sure you stay away from those small hotel soaps. 531 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: I didn't get to see what Chuck said that the 532 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: day I'm gonna hotel so I saw, but I saw 533 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: like a headline there says why Chuck said he will 534 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: never use hotel. So don't watch it. Don't watch I'm 535 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:06,960 Speaker 1: not sure why try try he said. He said he 536 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: carries his own big bars of soap with him now. 537 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: Because the hotel soaps are so small that he that 538 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: he had an accident that it almost disappeared. Chuck say 539 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: that for somebody who want to hear that. Man, No, 540 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: I keep my soul with me. One thing my wife 541 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: jud has done, and she makes sure I keep my 542 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: soap with me when I go to hotels and not 543 00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,720 Speaker 1: using bad soap that ain't quite great for your skin. 544 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: She makes sure I keep my skincare routine with me, 545 00:31:38,360 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: uh you know, and make sure I'm dialed in there. 546 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: So I like to keep my soap. But Chuck man 547 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: say that ship for somebody who aren't hearing Chuck. Nobody 548 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: want to hear that way too much information, God Lee. 549 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: Somebody says, hey, somebody says to Charles Barkley, man, this 550 00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: is getting like like I said in the hallway when 551 00:31:57,720 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 1: I when I saw you, h you your podcast. You 552 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:02,680 Speaker 1: don't even need guests. You like you said, you turn 553 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: on the mic, open the laptop, and you're a smash hit. 554 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:10,000 Speaker 1: But we needed we need guests on this fledgling little podcast, 555 00:32:10,040 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: so we were grateful to host you today on this 556 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:16,960 Speaker 1: league uncut. And when you are ready to resume interviewing, 557 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,880 Speaker 1: Haines and I will be there too. After eleven years 558 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: of throwing questions at you, you get to fire all 559 00:32:23,240 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: the questions at us. I'm looking forward to that, fellas, 560 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 1: I really appreciate it. I'm looking forward to just having 561 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 1: that conversation because I think so oftentimes it gets lost. 562 00:32:35,560 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: Like I said at the start of this, when I 563 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: speak new media and old media, there's a space for 564 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 1: both their audience for both. And quite frankly, we all 565 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 1: live in the same bubble. And you know, I always 566 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: speak about how like man like this game works and 567 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: fees all of our families, you know, and at the 568 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 1: end of the day, you know, I know oftentimes things 569 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: are so separate, but we're all one group putting together 570 00:33:06,120 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 1: a product that ultimately is sold to the masses, and 571 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 1: it's created a wonderful life for all of us. And 572 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: so I don't take that for granted. I never look 573 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 1: at it like it's any hard feelings at time. Doesn't 574 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 1: get emotional, of course, but what doesn't get emotional when 575 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: it matters. I think anything that matters gets emotional, And 576 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: so you know, it's never really any hard feelings. You 577 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: do get heated, and things are will always get heated, 578 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:40,840 Speaker 1: but ultimately it's one big team, NBA, NBA reporters, NBA players, 579 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: NBA staff, NBA media. It's all one big team ultimately 580 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: putting together the best product in the world to be sold. 581 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: And I'm very thankful and appreciative of that. I'm appreciative 582 00:33:53,760 --> 00:33:56,440 Speaker 1: if you brothers and all that you are bringing to 583 00:33:56,480 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: the game and the diligence that you do and doing 584 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:04,320 Speaker 1: your work, because it doesn't go unnotice our game honestly, 585 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: like I can do as much as as many podcasts 586 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: as I want, um, Ultimately, it is not building the 587 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 1: game the way you guys build the game. I'm not 588 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:18,520 Speaker 1: doing it every day, right, I'm not breaking down things 589 00:34:18,520 --> 00:34:20,759 Speaker 1: and keeping up on all of the current things that 590 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:23,520 Speaker 1: you guys are, And so I don't take that for granted, 591 00:34:23,560 --> 00:34:25,320 Speaker 1: and I'm looking forward to grilling the hell out of 592 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: y'all soon. And you're not spying. You're not spying for 593 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: the Calves either, I'm not. Hayes is definitely spine. One day, 594 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: I was a drink and he's going to admit it 595 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,720 Speaker 1: to me. He was texting. He was he was texting 596 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: Lebron notes after Warrior's practicing. I appreciate y'all appreciate good 597 00:34:47,800 --> 00:34:50,879 Speaker 1: luck in the playoffs. Man. Thanks to ILL for doing this, absolutely, 598 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:55,800 Speaker 1: thank you. I see both of y'all soul and that'll 599 00:34:55,840 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 1: do it for us. See you next time. This League 600 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 1: Uncut is an iHeartRadio production BUSCKA Loca Chris Haines and 601 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 1: Mark Steyne.