1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Jason McIntyre Straight 2 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: Fire the final day of September, Wednesday, September, and I 3 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: kind of like the baseball during the day on Tuesday. 4 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: And if you like that, oh my gosh, Today's ridiculous 5 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: baseball Walt Walls starting at noon Eastern eight games and 6 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: then at night we get NBA Finals Game one. Very excited. 7 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: We'll do a lot of NBA Finals a bit later 8 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: in the show, will close out with a best bet. 9 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,239 Speaker 1: I wanted to quickly just say a quick word. I 10 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: hope you guys enjoyed the Tuesday interview with Edward E. 11 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: Gross on baseball and gambling. Um, really smart stuff. So 12 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: I you know, I'm sitting at home Tuesday watching the 13 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 1: baseball games, and it was weird that with no audience, 14 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: no fans in the stands, and you could hear every 15 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: every time the batman contact with the ball, you could 16 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: clearly hear it. And what surprised me was the lack 17 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: of excitement during the daytime games. I'm talking about the 18 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: announcers just they didn't seem geeked and into it. And 19 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: I'm sitting here like this is postseason baseball. Well, I mean, 20 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: the White Sox now have three home runs and it 21 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: was a pedestrian call as if it were a regular 22 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: home run in July, you know, game nine, seven of 23 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: one sixty two or whatever. I was just I was 24 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: called off guard. And I mentioned this on social media 25 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: and a couple of people were like, you know, not 26 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: all the announcers are in the stadiums due to COVID, 27 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:41,559 Speaker 1: and I was kind of stunned. I'm like, okay, so wait, 28 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: you're calling the game from your house and you're not 29 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: geeked and excited. I was just I don't know. I 30 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: don't know if that caught anybody else off guard. Maybe 31 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: I was excited for the beginning of the baseball postseason, 32 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: but um, for whatever reason, I was just caught off 33 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: guard that. Jeez, these announcers are you know, just not 34 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: give get the postseason treatment. I mean, this is playoff baseball. 35 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: It's October. Come on, we're October, the men of October. 36 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: This is exciting, and the announcers weren't that into it. 37 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe I'm just too high energy of 38 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: a guy. But the Yankees one big, the damn Astros 39 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: came back. I was not happy to see that UM 40 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: should be a fun Wednesday in baseball. Listen, UM. It 41 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: would be remiss if I did not at least touch 42 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: on the ship show that went on Tuesday night that 43 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: was the presidential debate. I know this is a sports podcast, 44 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: and I we listened. We did this during the NBA 45 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: playoffs when they had to UM postpone a day maybe 46 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: two days of games because of the police shooting UM 47 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: in Wisconsin. And I said to you, guys, I don't 48 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: like diving into this stuff, but I'm gonna pin this 49 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: one on my wife because she made us watch it. 50 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: She wanted to record it, and we watched it later, 51 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: but sat down to dinner and we're watching it and 52 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: it just didn't go well. I cannot. My first thought was, 53 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: my gosh, we've got at least a country of one 54 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: hundred million people eligible to run for president and this 55 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: is what we've got. This, this is it And it 56 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: felt like an SNL S get guys, honestly, I mean 57 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: it's two old white guys shouting each other for ninety minutes. 58 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: I know Rob G loves the movie Last Vegas. Rob G, 59 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: that's is that your favorite movie? Is it fair to 60 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: say that that's your number one movie of all time. Oh, 61 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: it's not even a question, is my favorite movie? Yes? 62 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: Did you get that vibe during the debate? Just a 63 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: scene out of maybe like uh footage that ended up 64 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: getting cut from Las Vegas, and that's what it was. Um, 65 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: I would not say that. I I think what you said 66 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: about Last Vegas. There's kind of slanderous for you to 67 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: insinuate that that debate was anything close to that movie. 68 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: But it was bad. I mean, no matter which side 69 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: of the your on, whoever you're voting for, I don't care. 70 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: I'm sure you don't really care either. But if you 71 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: watch that debate and felt, you know what, we're in 72 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: good hands, you are lying to yourself so hard right now. 73 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it was a ship show. It was embarrassing. 74 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 1: Even after the debate, I turned on CNNA, turned on 75 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: Fox News, and normally in those debates that whatever side 76 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: they're on, like hey, Biden clearly want this, Trump clearly 77 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: want this to a man almost they were just like, yeah, 78 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: that was not good. There was no winners. Don't there's 79 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 1: no case to have another debate. It doesn't make sense 80 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: unless you can have the moderator essentially turn off someone's 81 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: mic when it's not their turn. It's just there's it 82 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: accomplished nothing. It was frustrating, and you know, my kids 83 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: are there watching it, and you know, I think they 84 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: know what time it is. I gotta text folks. I 85 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: got a text today. Uh, you know, we let the 86 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: kids go hang out with their friends and bike and 87 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: all this stuff. And I get a text from my dad, Hey, Jason, 88 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna love this. Rice was telling everybody, Hey, guys, 89 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 1: you gotta go home and watch the debate. Who seriously, 90 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: it starts soon. And a dad was texting me this, 91 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 1: and I was like, you know, on some level, I'm 92 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 1: kind of proud of my kid for mentioning that is 93 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: only in fourth grade. Um. And at the same time, 94 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 1: you know, he tells me that, you know, other kids 95 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 1: are like, oh, sleepy Joe Biden. He's asking my son's that, 96 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: what does sleepy Joe mean? I'm like, she so, I 97 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: don't listen. All I can say is, um, you know, 98 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: my wife was heavy into politics in high school and college. 99 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: He was like into it. That was her jam and 100 00:05:36,560 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 1: it's we try to talk about it now and it's 101 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 1: just it's it's it's a nonstarter. Um. I don't know 102 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: I just somebody told me that there's now the second debate, 103 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:49,239 Speaker 1: assuming it happens happens at the same night as Monday 104 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: Night football, so it's like, goodness, Uh, maybe we'll get 105 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: the Jets on now we will not have the Jets. 106 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: I think it's Pat Mahomes against Josh Allen Chiefs Bills 107 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,039 Speaker 1: could be from the number one seed in the a 108 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: f C. But I'm hopeful. Let's just pivot to football 109 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: real quick. We will get to the NBA Finals preview shortly. Um. 110 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: So I did this last week and I got some 111 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: pretty good response. A couple of games that I'm really 112 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 1: looking at gambling on midweek, and I think the line 113 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: is probably gonna go in my way. Hopefully it's actionable 114 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: for you guys. The first game that really jumps out 115 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: at me is Arizona is going to Carolina, and I 116 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: can't believe the line was four Arizona favorite by four, 117 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: and then somebody's betting on Carolina. I guess there's a 118 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: professional group out there who really saw something in the 119 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: Panthers that they liked. Um and I know there's also 120 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: gonna be some people out there saying, Jay Jay, why 121 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:40,159 Speaker 1: are we talking about Arizona, Carolina. Who cares about Kyler Murray, 122 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater. And I'm reminded of a great Warren Buffett quote. 123 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: You have no edge if you try to evaluate every horse. 124 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: You only have an edge if you pick your spots. 125 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 1: You have to find games where you can find an advantage. 126 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: And you know, listen, Patriots Chiefs is a great game. 127 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,640 Speaker 1: I don't know the line seven. I don't think there's 128 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: I don't think I have a play there, at least 129 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: at first blush. Everybody's gonna want to take the Chiefs 130 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: because of what happened on Monday night football. I would 131 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: actually lean slightly to the Patriots, but I we talked 132 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: about it yesterday. I don't want to gamble and get 133 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: in front of Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson. These 134 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: are risky bets, um, but I do want to get 135 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 1: in front of Teddy Bridgewater. And I think a lot 136 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: of people, maybe the people who are betting, are saying, hey, 137 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: you know what. The Chargers played the Chiefs really tough, 138 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: and the Charges only lost by three. And then Carolina 139 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: went to the Chargers in one Carolinas on the uptick, 140 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: but they didn't watch the game. I actually um had 141 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: Carolina getting six and a half. I really like that play. 142 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: And they were not the better team. I mean, the 143 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: Chargers turned the ball over four times. If you watched closely, 144 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: the Panther's longest scoring drive with sixty two yards, they 145 00:07:57,120 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: had short fields of forty yards or less on three 146 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: of their six scoring drives. That's because of the turnovers. 147 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert his second career start. And you know, there 148 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: was an article on s I that last week that 149 00:08:09,720 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: talked about Matt Rule of the Panthers. He's the coach 150 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:17,239 Speaker 1: that came from Baylor and Matt Rule and the Panthers 151 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: were looking to draft Justin Herbert, so they scouted him intensely. 152 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 1: They had months to summer to look at Justin Herbert. 153 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:26,880 Speaker 1: Do we want to draft him? That's what they did. 154 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: They looked and broke down Justin Herbert. Well, and guess 155 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: what they did. They broke him down on the field. 156 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: Um it was. It was a pretty good defensive performance. 157 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: But I'll say this, Chargers still moved the ball pretty well, 158 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: ten for fifteen on third down. I mean, the Panthers 159 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: can't get off the field on third down. One of 160 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: the most important things that I like to look at 161 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,560 Speaker 1: in a handicap is can you extend the drives on 162 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: third down or can you get off the field on 163 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:52,680 Speaker 1: third down? Carolina is second worst in the league getting 164 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: off the field on third down, giving up the first 165 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 1: fifty percent of the time. Only the New York Giants, 166 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: who are total trash, are worst. And I know the 167 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: other aspect of this is well Kyler Murray, he had 168 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: three interceptions against Detroit. Detroit was winless. Detroit stinks. He 169 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: didn't have a great game, but specific to that matchup, 170 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: Detroit likes to do what Belichick does In New England. 171 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: Of course, Matt Patricia's a Belichick guy. He only rushes 172 00:09:21,880 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: for man type man defense and you just keep everything 173 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: in front of you, do not give up the big play. 174 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: I think that through Kyler Murray off Jeff Okuda had 175 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: a great interception. Kyler Murray also didn't run as much 176 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: as you'd expect. Five carries twenty nine yards um. If 177 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: you look at the Panthers game plan, they went after 178 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert heavily. They were able to pressure him. They said, 179 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: like a Chargers offensive line stinks um. And you know 180 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: this is a twenty eight rated Panthers defense on the 181 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: against the run. The Arizona Cardinals have a top ten 182 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: running game. I think meet everything points to Arizona and 183 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: I'll leave you with this. So Teddy Bridgewater of Carolina 184 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,319 Speaker 1: has faced two below average defenses in the Raiders, sorry 185 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: Rob G and the Chargers. Now, the Chargers did not 186 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 1: have Melvin Ingram. They lost Chris Harris, their second best 187 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: cornerback during the game, and he faced one good defense 188 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay, which is a little bit better according to 189 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: the metrics than Arizona. Against Tampa, Teddy b four turnovers. 190 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: They were down twenty one nothing before he patted his 191 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: stats in the second half. And this is why. Oh well, Jason, 192 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: it's four turnovers. Is Tampa They're good? Okay? But Bridgewater 193 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: saw this defense last year when he was in New Orleans, 194 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: same unit, Todd Bowls unit. Bridgewater had four touchdown passes 195 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: and they rolled. Okay. They don't have the personnel in 196 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,079 Speaker 1: Carolina to protect Bridgewater a and be to move the 197 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: football down the field, especially without Christian McCaffrey. I got 198 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 1: Mike Davids in fantasy. I'm just telling you, guys. For me, 199 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: everything point to Arizona. The other game. I want to 200 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: point out, listen, this is risky, but I just have 201 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,720 Speaker 1: to say this, And I know I just said, you 202 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: don't want to get in front of certain quarterbacks. Miami Seattle. 203 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: If you look closely at the line the game is 204 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 1: in Miami, the professional gamblers will not let this hit seven. 205 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: As soon as the line hit seven, it goes six 206 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,280 Speaker 1: and a half. Seven, Boom, they get hit and they 207 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: have to move the line back down to six and 208 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: a half. Two things to watch, well, actually three Number one. 209 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, keep an eye on the weather. We 210 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: know this Miami heat usually September. It's an issue. It's 211 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: been abnormally warm down in Miami, Miami Gardens to be specific. 212 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: If you're looking on weather dot com, which I do, um, 213 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: it looks like it's going to be the high eighties. 214 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: If it gets in the nineties, that's where it gets 215 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,719 Speaker 1: real interesting because we know Miami obviously trains down there 216 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: during the week. They're used to the heat. Opponents. Remember, 217 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: Seattle played their opener indoors in Atlanta, then they went 218 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: home to cozy Seattle for a couple of games. Second 219 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: big thing is just Jamal Adams injury. He left the 220 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 1: game growing injury unknown as of yet. If he's gonna play, 221 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: and again you're taking second best. If he's behind Bobby 222 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: the linebacker, Bobby Wagner, he's either the best or second 223 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 1: best defender on that team. He's only played two games, 224 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: so I don't know. Three games. I don't know if 225 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: he can be their best defender talent wise. Yes, you 226 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: take Jamal Adams off the Seattle defense that has given 227 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: up th hundred yards in three games, and that's only 228 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 1: against Matt Ryan, cam Newton, Dak Prescott. I think Ryan 229 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick could shed that could just shred these guys. Honestly, 230 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: I think fits Magic can come in the back door 231 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,720 Speaker 1: like he did against Buffalo two weeks ago. Now I 232 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 1: had Miami in that one. They like to hang around. Listen, 233 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: I don't think Miami's the side to win here. But 234 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: this is why I love gambling. If it's thirty three 235 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: to twenty Seattle with five minutes left, oh seeah, that's 236 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: got the game. It's over, They've won. We understand that 237 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: all fits Magic has to do is come down against 238 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: the PREVT defense and score. And listen, this is a 239 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: Seattle defense. It gives up points by the bushels. Listen, 240 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 1: if I could get a seven, I might have to 241 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,599 Speaker 1: take Miami and break one of my cardinal rules. The 242 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: other two games, well, the other big NFL story on 243 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 1: Tuesday was Pittsburgh Tennessee was pulled off the board because 244 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 1: of COVID tests on the Tennessee Titans. Three players not 245 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 1: key players at all. I believe there was the long 246 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: snapper and a couple other you know guys um tested positive. 247 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: Now we'll see what happens to the rest of the team, 248 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,959 Speaker 1: but they're unable to practice. I already love Pittsburgh before. 249 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: I think we may have touched on that on Monday's podcast. Um, 250 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: but I Pittsburgh was my favorite bet of the week 251 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: before this COVID stuff. So hopefully that game happens. So 252 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: there's just a little insight into, um, what I'm looking 253 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: at for the weekend. Listen, guys, on a Tuesday Wednesday, 254 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: I'm spending a lot of the day just combing through 255 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,439 Speaker 1: numbers and seeing if if you listen to the Edward 256 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:57,439 Speaker 1: Egros podcast yesterday, UM, it's all numbers driven and if 257 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: you can find that edge, you have a big Advantaginum, 258 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: I love the NFL, So that's that's where I spend 259 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: a lot of my time. Unfortunately, UM, it's not a 260 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:07,960 Speaker 1: not a sexy life, not that exciting. But you know 261 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: what is exciting The NBA Finals. They tip off tonight 262 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: from the bubble. I believe it's a six o'clock Pacific 263 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: nine Eastern. And UM, you know, rob G, I was 264 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: trying to make a case to someone for the Miami 265 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: Heat to win the series. Lakers are big favorites. And 266 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 1: I don't think you're gonna want to hear this, rob G. 267 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: Unabashed Laker fan. I'm a Laker fan too. Kids like 268 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers. I like the Lakers. What's not to like? 269 00:14:35,240 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: Go on, who doesn't root for Lebron James. This is 270 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: where it gets really interesting. Rob Okay, think about the 271 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: last time Lebron was favored when he was a first 272 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 1: time NBA Finals person in that jersey, And I think 273 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: back to the Miami Heat against the Dallas Mavericks. Lebron 274 00:14:56,400 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: was favored. There was pressure, the super team Heat, the 275 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: Heat rolls and they won game one, and they were 276 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: winning in Game two and then collapsed and and Rob G, 277 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: you know, We've tried to get to the bottom of this. Um, 278 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: I've asked Eddie House. I've asked Karen Butler, anybody. I 279 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: think Jason Terry I might have asked on on a 280 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: TV set, what on earth happened in that series to Lebron, 281 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: Because folks, that series Miami Dallas is the biggest blemish 282 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: on Lebron's record, and he averaged seventeen point eight points 283 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: per game. He had an eight point game, which is 284 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: very uncharacteristic. And the biggest shock was jj Barea, all 285 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: of five ft ten, was able to slow down Lebron 286 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: at times, even when Lebron would post up, and it's 287 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: this big, mysterious series and a lot of people would 288 00:15:47,400 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: just say, listen, the pressure got to them. It was 289 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: the first time he was in the finals with a 290 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: team that could compete, obviously, the first time with Cleveland 291 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: they had no chance, and there was a lot of pressure. 292 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: And I just wonder, Rob, you Lakers bubble isolated from 293 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: your family. Now for cheese, it must be like eight 294 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: ten weeks um, you're you're on the Lakers. The weight 295 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: of chasing Michael Jordan's ghost, you know it's there, being 296 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 1: thirty five years old, hearing man Lebron shooting the first half. 297 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: But oh, jeez, he's only shooting in the second half. 298 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: And one of the most stunning stats I found. I 299 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: was looking at clutch time points final five minutes of 300 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:35,080 Speaker 1: a game that's close. You can look it up on 301 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: NBA dot com. Um, I don't even know if you'll 302 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: believe me when I say this. Clutch time points. Okay, 303 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler is tied for the most with Jamal Murray 304 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: with thirty nine points. Obviously, Jamal Murray a lot of 305 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:56,200 Speaker 1: close games Jimmy Butler as well. Lebron has four points 306 00:16:56,200 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: in the clutch in seventeen minutes in the NBA playoffs. 307 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:04,080 Speaker 1: That's it. Anthony Davis, also seventeen minutes, has eighteen points. 308 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,120 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying this to get anybody panicking. I'm 309 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: not being I'm not bashing Lebron. I'm stating facts. Lebron 310 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: has four points in clutch time minutes in the NBA playoffs. 311 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 1: Rob G I'm not saying the Lakers are gonna lose, 312 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:23,239 Speaker 1: but I can see a case where the pressure, the 313 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: enormity of being with the Lakers, you want to throw 314 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: in the Kobe Bryant stuff. We're running up for Kobe Bryant. 315 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: You throw in the bubble. I mean it's there's a 316 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: lot of pressure on Lebron James. There's no pressure on 317 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: the Miami Heat. They're playing with house money. Yeah. I 318 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: could agree that within to an extent. And Lebron actually 319 00:17:43,720 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: said that on Tuesday. He came out on his UH 320 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: media day for the before Game one, and he admitted 321 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: that this is the toughest run he's ever been on professionally, 322 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: you know, not saying he didn't have the tough upbringing 323 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: or other things went on outside of basketball, but in 324 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: turn of a professional athlete, he admitted that he did 325 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: not fully comprehend coming into the bubble what he was 326 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: getting himself into. Today would be the eighty second day 327 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: that they've been in the bubble away from their families 328 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: up and through. I think it was the end of 329 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:16,960 Speaker 1: August is when they finally got family in. So you 330 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: had six weeks just you and your teammates, and then 331 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: six weeks we have up to four family members. I 332 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: do believe Rob Lebron told his family not to come, right, 333 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: He told his kids not to come. He said kids, 334 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: he said there was nothing for them to do. And 335 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: I guess based on what you see on social media. 336 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,360 Speaker 1: I think that kind of is true because his kids 337 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: can swim in a pool at home. You know, it's 338 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: not like you know that would go to a hotel 339 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: to do that. But even though I would disagree with 340 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: you about Lebron feeling the pressure about the season itself 341 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: and everything coming into it, I definitely understand what you're 342 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: trying to get at. I mean to say that Lebron 343 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: has had and the Lakers the whole has had an 344 00:18:55,800 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: easy twenty nineteen season would be blasphemous. I mean, not 345 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: only were they a brand new team all thrown together. 346 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: I think there's seven or eight brand new players, a 347 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: whole new coaching staff. Anthony Davis comes in, You trade 348 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: away your entire future for him. So also, it's pretty 349 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: much right immediately this year and next year is what 350 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: you're kind of pinning your hopes on, because you know 351 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: how much longer Lebron can be good. They get off 352 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: to this great start, everything's looking good, they're playing well, 353 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: and then Kobe dies. So there's one. There's another thing. 354 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: They get people in l a questioning if Lebron is 355 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: a real Laker and if he really felt what he 356 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: claimed to feel about kobex considering we didn't see him 357 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: during the memorial service on TV. Now, there were some 358 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: people in Clutch Sports saying he didn't want to be 359 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: on TV, and he was there, but you know, we 360 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: don't know because we didn't see him. Yeah, that situation, 361 00:19:45,720 --> 00:19:49,919 Speaker 1: then you had the COVID shutdown, and and then you 362 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: had the protest in the bubble and everyone's looking at 363 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: Lebron while Lebron's the face of the league. So whatever 364 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: he does, we're all gonna do. That's pretty much what 365 00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 1: it comes down to. And I think all of those 366 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: things kind of add up and he and luckily for him, 367 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 1: he has big, broad shoulders. He can carry a lot 368 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: of weight on him. But in terms of athletes that 369 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: we have nowadays, I don't think there's anybody more equipped 370 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 1: than Lebron to to compartmentalize his thoughts and just focus 371 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: on the task at hand. I hope you're right. UM. 372 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: A couple other numbers though, Rob and again I have 373 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: picked the Lakers to win. I think I will probably 374 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: bet some money on the Heat to win in six, 375 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: just you know, pizza money. UM. A couple other things. 376 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: So the Lakers have faced thirty possessions of zone in 377 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs, right, the Miami Heat have played one hundred 378 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: and seventies seven possessions of zone and it was all 379 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: against the Celtics in the conference finals. They played no 380 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: zone in the first two rounds, the most in the playoffs. Listen, 381 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: if they try that zone, rob g to you know, 382 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: contain a D and keep Lebron out of the lane 383 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:03,600 Speaker 1: and slow the game down so the Lakers can't get 384 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: that transition game going. I you're talking about, can k 385 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 1: CP hit threes? Can Kuzuma hit threes? Um? How is 386 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: thirty what Rondo's like thirty four? How is thirty three 387 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: or thirty four year old Rondo gonna chase around Tyler 388 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: Hero on the perimeter? Like there are some things that 389 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: scare me again. Lakers twelve and oh when leading by 390 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: double digits in the playoffs, oh and three when trailing 391 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: by double digits. They're great front runners. The one double 392 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: digits game they almost one was coming from behind against 393 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: Denver down twenty um oh and three when trailing by 394 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: double digits. The Heat meanwhile five and two in the 395 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:52,160 Speaker 1: playoffs when trailing by double digits. Most wins when down 396 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: double digits in the playoffs, they have they can come 397 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 1: back because of the three point shooting. If the Lakers 398 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: are down big, they might be toast. If the Heater 399 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: up down, it doesn't matter. They're always gonna be in 400 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: the game because there's a three point shooting. Um. I 401 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: don't know. The more I started to think about it, Rob, 402 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: I think we might actually see like big minutes from 403 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: Dwight Howard and the Lakers try to get the Miami 404 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 1: Heat to play big, so Bam isn't the center and 405 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: they have to bring in like Kelly Ola Nick or 406 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: uh Myers Leonard Um because I don't know if if 407 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 1: the Lakers go with heavy Dwight and a d minutes 408 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: and you want Bam on Anthony Davis, Dwight's gonna kill 409 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 1: you on the offensive glass. That's what he was doing 410 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 1: against the Denver Nuggets. I mean, he was destroying on 411 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: the offensive glass. Like I don't. Can you put Jake 412 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: Crowder and Jimmy Butler on Dwight Howard? Are they gonna 413 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 1: be able to box him out and get the second 414 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: chance points for the Lakers. So it's gonna be a 415 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: fun chess match. I'll say this my last point about 416 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: the Heat before we get to the Lakers. Spolstra coach 417 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 1: Lebron for four years has to know him as well 418 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:03,360 Speaker 1: as any coach in the league. He also has Andrea 419 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: Gudala at his disposal, a guy who won a finals 420 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: MVP for not I don't even know if you can 421 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: call it containing for slowing down Lebron when the Warriors 422 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 1: won the title in I mean Jimmy Butler's he's a 423 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: based Jake Crowder has seen him plenty in the East. 424 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: I mean, Crowder usually got his butt kicked by Lebron. 425 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 1: This isn't it's am I am I convincing you it's 426 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: gonna be worse than Lakers in five. It'll be a 427 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 1: little tougher. Robs, you know, not at all. And you 428 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: have some good stats, but I ask some good stats too. 429 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: You know, we both can play that game. So you 430 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: brought up the fact that the Heat play a lot 431 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: of zone in that Eastern Conference finals, and they did, 432 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:40,640 Speaker 1: and they did a good job at it. Everybody knows 433 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: or he's excuse me, people who know basketball, no, because 434 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 1: I know not a lot of our listeners are that. 435 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,879 Speaker 1: You know, in tune to the exits and o's of 436 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,639 Speaker 1: of hoop. The best way to attack a zone is 437 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 1: not by shooting a much at three is over the 438 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: top the best ways to get to the middle of 439 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: the of the zone and operate from inside. Well, Anthony 440 00:23:59,119 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: Davis is having a volume shooting stretch during this postseason 441 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:07,080 Speaker 1: that's almost on par with what Kevin Durant did in 442 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: and Kauai did last season in terms of true shooting 443 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: percentage and volume that he's shooting at his shoe shooting 444 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 1: percentage to the posting sixty six, which is pretty good, 445 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, but especially for a big man. But it's 446 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: even more impressive when you consider that of his two 447 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,679 Speaker 1: undred and sixty one shots, a hundred and forty five 448 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: have been jumper jumpers. So he it actually, I mean, 449 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: I have to look it up again, but heading into 450 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: game five, his mid range jump shop conversion percentage was 451 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 1: higher than Kawhi Leonards during this post and Kauai is 452 00:24:42,520 --> 00:24:45,119 Speaker 1: known as the mid range monster, So that tells you 453 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: what Anthony Davis is doing. That's number one. Number two. 454 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,679 Speaker 1: Assuming they get inside that zone and Anthony Davis is 455 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: operating from within there, eventually they collapse and they start 456 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 1: trapping him, double teaming and whatever they're gonna do, because 457 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,920 Speaker 1: you know that spoke was gonna pull out of the stops. 458 00:24:57,920 --> 00:25:00,600 Speaker 1: He's a great coach. Here's another fun fact for you. 459 00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: I think we would agree that the Miami Heat have 460 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: better shooters on their roster than the Lakers. I think 461 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 1: that that's seemed to be the consensus, no doubt. Unfortunately, 462 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: k C p, Markief Morris, re Gen Rondo all have 463 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 1: better three point shooting percentages of this postseason than any 464 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 1: member of the Miami Heat. Now a lot of that 465 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:26,199 Speaker 1: is because that he shoots so many more three so 466 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:28,760 Speaker 1: we kind of bounces off out. But to say that 467 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: the Lakers don't have an answer to all these different 468 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 1: things that they can throw out at them. And then 469 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:35,920 Speaker 1: you brought up Eric Spolstra. Again, he's a great coach. 470 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:39,160 Speaker 1: He brought up Andrea Gudalo's a widely vet at this point, 471 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 1: but he does still have some of the fastest hands 472 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 1: defensively in the NBA. There's there's no secret how to 473 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: guard Lebron James. There's no you know, special notebook that 474 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: someone has access to. We've seen his story for twenty 475 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: years now. He's gonna bullyball his way to the basket. 476 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: If you double team, is gonna pass to the open man. 477 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: If you go underneath screens, he's gonna pull back and 478 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: shoot at three. That's pretty much what like. If there's 479 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: no secret he does what he does, then you just 480 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: got to try to stop him. And up until this point, 481 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: not just in this postseason, in his career, outside of 482 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:11,720 Speaker 1: one series against the Dallas Mavericks all those years ago, 483 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: no one has ever been able to stop him. So 484 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: I don't understand, and I know that this is our job. 485 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: We kind of have to to play it up for 486 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: the media to make it seem like this is gonna 487 00:26:23,440 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 1: be some great series that you know, it's closer than 488 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 1: people think. I don't understand the mental gymnastics that some 489 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: people are going through to make us believe that this 490 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: is going to be a tough series. I get that. 491 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,439 Speaker 1: Let me let me counter with this and this is 492 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: a fun CounterPunch. Okay we um. I did this for fun. 493 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: I posted it on the Instagram stories. So Thursday Night Football, 494 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 1: you know they have the people in the studio picked 495 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 1: the game. It was Jack's Dolphins. Everybody picked the Jacks. 496 00:26:56,320 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: Jack's got crushed. Monday Night Football, everybody in the studio 497 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: picked the Ravens to beat the Chiefs. The Chiefs crushed 498 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: the Ravens. This happens all the time. The media makes 499 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 1: picks for the game, and it's usually wrong because they 500 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: don't really you know, they don't really know they're they're 501 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: covering the sport, they don't really know the gambling aspect 502 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: and all that fun stuff. I haven't seen, rob g 503 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: one person in the media picked the Miami Heat to 504 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: win the finals. Not one. Have you seen one outside 505 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 1: of like, you know, somebody from Miami, an impartial media member. 506 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:35,200 Speaker 1: I haven't seen one, and that scares me a little bit. Usually, listen, 507 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 1: some people picked the Houston Rocket stops at the Lakers. Okay, 508 00:27:38,520 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 1: obviously it wasn't gonna happen. Um, some people I was 509 00:27:42,119 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 1: one of them, picked on this podcast the Heat to 510 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: take down the Books. It happened. I haven't heard anybody 511 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: picked Miami and that I mean, listen, maybe everybody's right, 512 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,960 Speaker 1: but usually the crowds not. I mean, if you can 513 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: find somebody who's picking them, imy Heat, I would love 514 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: to see that person. Maybe they're just trying to be 515 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: like a hot take artist, you know, Stephen A Smith 516 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: or something like that. I think universally everybody's expecting the 517 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:12,040 Speaker 1: Lakers to witness. Are you getting an O four Pistons 518 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: vibe from this team? Oh no, no, no, no, nothing 519 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 1: like that. The vibe I'm trying to figure out is 520 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: what was that Dallas Mavericks vibe? Because I don't know 521 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:23,840 Speaker 1: is this team that different from those maps? Like I 522 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 1: guess Jimmy Butler is not as good as Dirk, But 523 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: who's the second best player after Jerk, like Jason Terry? 524 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: Well he I think real quickly. This is one thing 525 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: I think that people um And there's no excuse for 526 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: Lebron playing terrible in the final, because he did. He 527 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: played like acid. He knows that, he'll tell you himself. 528 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: But I think we dismissed that MAVs team a little 529 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: too quickly, in the media especially. And if you look 530 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: back at who they beat on that run, they swept 531 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: out Kobe. I think they beat Kevin durand Russell Westbrook 532 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: in five games. Wait wait, wait, hold on, was that 533 00:28:56,720 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 1: the final series for Phil Jackson. Yes, when Andrew By 534 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: Remember they beat the Spurs and Tim Duncan and then 535 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: they went and beat the Heat. So it's not like 536 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: you know, it was some fluke that they were just 537 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: some flash in the pan that you're like, how the 538 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: hell did they get here? No, Like, they had a 539 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:21,520 Speaker 1: run that was on par with anything that I've seen recently. 540 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:23,800 Speaker 1: It's it's definitely a more a tougher rold than the 541 00:29:23,840 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 1: Lakers have had this year. Do you remember what happened 542 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: the year afterward? They got swept in the first round 543 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: by Kevin durant Um and then Durant and Russ went 544 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: to the finals. Um No, But that's a good point, 545 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 1: and I think just made me think of another aspect. 546 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: So let's go through the best eight players in the series. Okay, 547 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: let's go number one Lebron right number two Anthony Davis. 548 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: We agree, I have a D one. But yes, okay, 549 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: a D one Lebron. To give me three, four or five, six, seven? 550 00:29:54,840 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: Is there a Laker? Or are all the next four 551 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: or five guys by me? Heat obviously Butler and Bam? Yeah, 552 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: I would go Bam Butler. I'll tell you right now, Hero, 553 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: I don't know, okay, and I probably go Hero, But 554 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: then everything after that I go Lakers, So kind of 555 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: balances out. And then again, here's another thing is just 556 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 1: because that they're better overall players doesn't mean that they're 557 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 1: not as good of a fit for their system. Like 558 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: what what what the Lakers asked Dwight Howard to do? 559 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: He is awesome in in that role. All you gotta 560 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: do is play defense, rebound and dunk, you know, Ksep 561 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: hid an open jump shot occasionally, and play hard defense. 562 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: You know, Alice Cruso, we don't even ask you to score, 563 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: just played defense. And and I just I went to 564 00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: look at the three point shooting when you mentioned a 565 00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: Crusoe from deep in the person. Look up Danny Green 566 00:30:46,320 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: when you get a chance. That'll make you sad. He's 567 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: I think he's thirty four. Yeah he's alright. Um, I'm sorry, 568 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: Danny Green. But for some reason, you could show it. 569 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: You could show it to me. And I still want 570 00:30:58,280 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: to believe that. But like you know what someone messing 571 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: about Rondo. It's on two point nine. Three is a 572 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: game Morris forty three on two point six? Like, yeah, 573 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: I mean k c P has been the guy who's 574 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: been impressive. Um, I just huh, I I don't. I 575 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 1: got silly. And I thought the Lakers would sweet Portland. 576 00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: I was wrong by one game. I thought they would 577 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: sweep Denver. I was wrong by one game. And this 578 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:25,120 Speaker 1: is the one time I think that the Lakers are 579 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 1: gonna get pushed back. Maybe I'm just so wrong and 580 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: I don't see it in the Miami Heat are gonna 581 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 1: are gonna get destroyed. You're gonna be again. You have 582 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,080 Speaker 1: Lakers and six gonna be Lakers. And you you mentioned 583 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: um oh four vibes. Now that was the Shaq Kobe 584 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: behind the scenes stuff shot Kobe crame alone and Gary 585 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: Payton and that whole So that Pistons team, I guess 586 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:53,200 Speaker 1: you're right, is probably more similar to this Heat team 587 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:58,160 Speaker 1: than the MAVs with Dirk Um. Yeah, it's it would 588 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: be so devastating if the Lakers lost this for Lebron. 589 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: I don't even want to entertain it. I died. Yeah, 590 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: it's not where that. There's our NBA Finals preview and 591 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: um coming up next. I will do a best bet 592 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: obviously for Game one of the NBA Finals. The only 593 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: thing better than sitting on your couch watching the game. 594 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: He's making money while you do it. Here's your best bet, 595 00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:29,000 Speaker 1: all right. We took the night off best bet on Tuesday. 596 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: I was gonna force a baseball bet, but I didn't 597 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: want to because the record is so beautiful twenty three 598 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: and two really rolling. Um, I kind of want to 599 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: do a double tonight. I'm feeling it on the NBA game. UM, 600 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: First up, Lakers first quarter minus one and a half. 601 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: The Lakers are the best first quarter team in the Bubble. 602 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: It did not appear that way. UM. Early on in 603 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 1: the regular season bubble the fire I guess they played 604 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: eight gay games. They were really struggling out of the gate, 605 00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: and then in Game one they came out flat, and 606 00:33:04,520 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: even a Game two against Portland. They've righted that ship, 607 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,800 Speaker 1: and I think the spotlight is gonna be a little 608 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: bit big on the heat again. Igu Daala is the 609 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 1: only guy there with finals experience. I mean, Jimmy Butler 610 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: has ever been in the finals, you know, like all 611 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:20,400 Speaker 1: the pivotal players there, well, I guess Udonis has them 612 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: on the bench, but he's more of a cheerleader than 613 00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: um anything at this point. So I'm gonna go Lakers 614 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: first quarter minus one and a half and I'm taking 615 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,920 Speaker 1: the Lakers minus four and a half. In Game one, 616 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: lines come down a bit, so I've got the better number. 617 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: It was five. I saw five and a half. Um, 618 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: I don't know why people are betting the Heat in 619 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 1: Game one. I'm curious if Spolstro will kind of feel 620 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: things out here. Um, are we gonna see some of 621 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: that zone that we touched on earlier in the podcast. 622 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: Some of those numbers are pretty crazy, but he didn't 623 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 1: trot it out in the first two rounds. It's like 624 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:55,800 Speaker 1: he saved it for Boston. Does Spoilster have something saved 625 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:58,560 Speaker 1: for Lebron? I would be stunned if we didn't see 626 00:33:58,560 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: a similar defense to what they did against the Honest 627 00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: essentially word off the foul line and refuse to let 628 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 1: Lebron get in there. And now the Lakers transition game 629 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,840 Speaker 1: gets going, it's a wrap. The Heat are gonna be 630 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:14,400 Speaker 1: in big trouble. Um, So I'll go Lakers first quarter 631 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: minus one and a half, Lakers full game minus four 632 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: and a half. Everybody enjoyed the game tonight. We will 633 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: talk to you tomorrow.