1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 1: Hmmm, it will be interesting to see what happens. But 2 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: man like like that was that was you know, if 3 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: you were thinking the Suns would fold under a real 4 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:32,559 Speaker 1: Laker punch, you're wrong, because they they they definitely do 5 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: not think that they're an underdog. They play like someone 6 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: who thinks they can win the series, which makes it 7 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 1: a lot more interesting. No. Absolutely, I was upset that 8 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: anyone who thought this was gonna be something super short series. Like, 9 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: I think the Sons are really good. You don't win 10 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: that many games in the regular season without being a 11 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: legit team, and they have all the continuity, even with 12 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Chris Paul going out, which we'll talk about later, but 13 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: they have all this continuity they've built us through the 14 00:00:56,240 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: regular season and it shows. It shows in pressure moments 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: their guys have confidence to take big shots. We'll go 16 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,840 Speaker 1: I guess we'll cover campaign as well, but just huge 17 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: shots from those role players. Yeah, Like we're like you said, 18 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: we're going to dive into the actual intricacies of it all, 19 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: but the biggest Like if you're gonna add like a 20 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: kind of like a story of this game, the story 21 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: of this game was that the Sun's kind of came 22 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: with you know, one of their best punches, so to speak, 23 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: in an effort on both ends that included, you know, 24 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: a huge run at the end of the game, and 25 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: the Lakers punch was just a little better. And and 26 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: we're going to dive into all that. Um, welcome everybody 27 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: to the State of the Lakers postgame show. Thank you 28 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: guys so much for being patient with Rog and I 29 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: as we were engaged in travels around the around the country. 30 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: Rog came to my home state. I left my home 31 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: state to go to my family's home state, and I've 32 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: happened to catch the game one in a podunk, Texas 33 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: sports bar in a town called Graham, which is that 34 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: two hours outside of Dallas, at this ranch that we 35 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: stopped by on the way out of town. And very 36 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: fortunate to catch the game. Very unfortunate to be able 37 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: to record anything because there was like no self service 38 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: out there or anything like that. But I appreciate you 39 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: guys being patient with us. We're gonna try to cover 40 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: as much as we can from these first two games, 41 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: and then depending on how long we go, we'll try 42 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: to get some of you guys up here to hang out. 43 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: But I guess, I guess my first question for you, 44 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: Roj is just where are you standing? How do you 45 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: feel after that game? Do you feel like the Lakers 46 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: are in for an absolute fist fight here? Do you 47 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: think the Lakers figured some stuff out? Do you think 48 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: this is kind of flukey from Phoenix to be this competitive? 49 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: Where what's where you at mentally right now with with 50 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: this series? It's not glucky at all to me, like 51 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: that you win that many games in the regular season, 52 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: you're good team Phoenix is really well coached. They weren't 53 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: going to go down easy, even with Chris Paul out. 54 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: A lot of people are trying to pick the Lakers 55 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: in foo. I think you picked him tie. Um. I 56 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: always thought this was a little longest series six previous 57 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: probably not seven, but at least the sixth game. I 58 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: just think they're really good. Devin Booker is a tough cover. 59 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: The Lakers definitely figure some things out. But I guess 60 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: my main takeaway here is like we need Anthony David 61 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: to show up to the playoffs. Um, he was not 62 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: there for Game one. He was definitely here tonight. He 63 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: was more aggressive. Um. I know there were still points 64 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 1: of the game where he could have been a little 65 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: bit more aggressive. But I thought he played a really 66 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: good overall overall game. Um, he got to the foul 67 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: line a lot and just Jumper didn't go down. But 68 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: it was a good game from him, and that the 69 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: Phoenix is just they're a tough team and they don't stop. 70 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: They have guys off the bench who aren't scared of 71 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: the moment. Cam Johnson campaign all this DeAndre Aden I thought, 72 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: had another list strong game inside. Even the Lakers figures 73 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: and things out. So but the Lakers, their job, hero 74 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: is to steal one, right, Like, that's what your job is. 75 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:51,560 Speaker 1: When you have the road team in the playoffs. Your 76 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: your job is to get a split. Everyone would like 77 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: to get to but your job really is just get one, 78 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: get at least one. And they did that. They still 79 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: home courtback and they go back to State full is Um. 80 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: I think, as we know in regular playoffs, the home 81 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: the home team's role players shoot better. I think hopefully 82 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: we get some of that. I want to go back. 83 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think that was a pretty solid game 84 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: is what I expected. I didn't think we were just 85 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: going to blow them out. Yeah. So one of the 86 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: things that I talked about a lot last year, Um gosh, 87 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 1: I can't even remember which series it was or which game, 88 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: but I'm pretty sure I talked about it with you. Um. 89 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,239 Speaker 1: But essentially the reason why it's so dangerous to trick 90 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: a game off, you know, to essentially let a game 91 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: slip away to feel things out or whatever it is 92 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: that you do, uh, whatever it is that the Lakers 93 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: did in game one, whatever you want to call that effort, 94 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: which we'll get into later. When you do that, and 95 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: then you talk all the right stuff and you say like, oh, 96 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: you know, we you know, we're gonna come out and 97 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: be more aggressive in game two, We're gonna make the adjustments. 98 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: And Anthony Davis is like, that's on me. I'll come back, 99 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: I'll be better. That's all well and good, but you're 100 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: never guaranteed to win a basketball game even when you 101 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,559 Speaker 1: play your best. And I thought the Lakers put forth 102 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: a considerably better defensive effort. I thought Anthony Davis was 103 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: way better than he than he was in game one. Um, 104 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: but here comes campaign with like the game of his life, 105 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, you still you still can't 106 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: guard DeAndre and in any screening role action with one 107 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: of their guards, and Devin Booker goes on a run 108 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: in the third quarter where he's surgical attacking you in 109 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: the half court and so you almost lose. And don't 110 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: get me wrong, it worked out, um in this series, 111 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: very well may work out for the Lakers. But that 112 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: was what was frustrating to me about that game Game 113 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: one in particulars It's like, yeah, you're feeling things out, 114 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: Yeah it might all work out, but what if campaign 115 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: makes one more of those shots, he misses a couple 116 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: of those threes, and Lebron who is clearly a little 117 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: bit hampered, I'm not concerned about it in the long run, 118 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: but that's the reality of his situation right now. Um, 119 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: it's clear that that if some of those shots don't 120 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: go in, they could be heading back to l a 121 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: down to oh um. And so that's one of those 122 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: things where it was a little frustrating for me hearing, 123 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: you know, Darius story on Our Friend from the Laker 124 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 1: Film Room podcast. He said this, Uh, he said this 125 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: on his post game show the other night. He goes, 126 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: I'm a little sick and tired of hearing the same 127 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: usual stuff from the Lakers after dropping a game one 128 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: and and I and I kind of share that sentiment, 129 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: but that's that. It is what it is. It all 130 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,799 Speaker 1: worked out in this particular game. As far as Anthony 131 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: Davis in particular, you know what I was most impressed 132 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: with is he made huge, huge plays in that game 133 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: even though his off the dribble jump shooting game is 134 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: still completely broken, including his last one being an absolute 135 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: airball uh long over the rim, a shot over DeAndre Ayton. 136 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: So for you know, for him to continue to be 137 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: physically aggressive on both ends of the floor. He drew 138 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: some fowls in the paint being aggressive, trying to drive 139 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: to the basket, and then obviously the two huge threes 140 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: he made in the second half. For him to do 141 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: all that when his you know, mid range game, which 142 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: was his bread and butter and last postseason. For him 143 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: to do all that while his mid range game basically 144 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: completely abandoned him, I thought was a pretty impressive game. 145 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: And at the end of the day, all you need 146 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: is the wind who cares about all the details. Yeah, 147 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: you brought up those late two threes. I think that 148 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: was huge for him to just keep shooting them. There 149 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: are a lot of players and some of my mentions 150 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: hoing to just tell me that, like people are passing 151 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,160 Speaker 1: up shots. They definitely were. The Lakers shot thirty percent 152 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: from three. They went out to him for thirty three. 153 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: I thought they got a lot of open looks right, 154 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: like a lot of them were good. K CP passed 155 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: up a lot of them. I think he missed all 156 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: his three. Um Kuzma missed his open threes. Just a 157 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: lot of dudes who usually have been hitting him through 158 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: the regular season, just we're not making the three. Phoenix 159 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: also only shot. They only took twenty six three, which 160 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: feels low for them, but that the Lakers really kind 161 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: of closed them out. But yeah, think Davis Man, his 162 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: his jumper wasn't going. Um. He was kind of adding 163 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: to that, adding to all the players who weren't shooting 164 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. It looks like nobody 165 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: wanted the ball. Um. Nobody wanted the ball at the end. 166 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: And he was one of these passing up shots. But 167 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: he hit those two big ones late and he saw 168 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: him like delt how to stream Um and they have to. 169 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: He has to keep shooting those that that midrange a 170 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: little shot there, like he does settle sometimes, but it's 171 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: part of their offense, like it's part of what makes 172 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: them so tough. His isolation scoring, especially when they're playing 173 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: with two bigs. They closed with him at the five, 174 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: which I thought really read him up a little bit more. 175 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: But if they're playing with two big that little that 176 00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: jumper has to be falling at some point, and I 177 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: think it will, especially off picking roles. Um he was 178 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: missing all of them, but it has to go that 179 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: that that's part of his game. Um, So I think 180 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: it will. I think some home games will help for 181 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: him and the whole team. Just get the shooting right. 182 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: Usually can't win shooting thirty percent from three, like usually 183 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: just do not win. Um, the Lake has held next 184 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:54,840 Speaker 1: to like ninety four points before that. I don't know 185 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: what that Devin Booker foul pest was at the end. 186 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: That was kind of dude. But before that they had 187 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: on like ninety four points in the first game. That's 188 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: really good for the Son's team. That's that's a high 189 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: powered offense. Again, there's no Chris Paul, but that's it's 190 00:09:07,920 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: still a really good offensive team. And to hold him 191 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: to that is is good. So I guess we can 192 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: kind of keep moving here, Like what did what do 193 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: you see from like their defense? Like what what change 194 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: do you think in that in that first in that 195 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: in that game before after Game one, so well, first 196 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: of all, we saw a complete shift away from Montrez 197 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: Harrold into Marcusol. There was there was a bunch of 198 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: really interesting stuff with the rotation. I don't know if 199 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: you noticed this, but in the first quarter they stayed 200 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: with Lebron and sent a D to the bench and 201 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: they brought in Marcusol. And then in the third quarter 202 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: they took Lebron out early left a D in the 203 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: game with marcusol. Um. But you know, for all the 204 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: things that Marcusol did to help them on offense, I 205 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: thought his lack of foot speed actually hurt them a 206 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: bit and pick and roll, and you know, as far 207 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: as the Laker defense goes, they this is the most 208 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: fascinating part of of of an NBA playoff series is 209 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: when when a really elite defense like the Lakers turns 210 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: it up and brings the effort in a way they 211 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 1: did not in Game one, and they shut down all 212 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: of the easy stuff, and yet still the Phoenix Suns 213 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: managed to generate a bunch of advantages and it obviously 214 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: for them, it came through screen and roll with campaign 215 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: and Chris paul A little bit of Devin Booker in 216 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: the second half, although he wasn't as good as he 217 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: was in Game one, but it was all the same 218 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: exact thing. It was DeAndre Atan setting a really solid 219 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: screen at the point of attack that got whoever it was, 220 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: whether it was k C. P Cruso, Dennis Shrewder off 221 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: the ball handler. So now the ball handler is craning 222 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: into the paint and the Lakers are trying to corral 223 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: him with the big man, but the foot speed is 224 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: too quick with those guards and they're getting around the 225 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: big man and when the help comes there, spraying it 226 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 1: out around for threes and so it will be really 227 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: interesting to see is even though the Lakers stepped up 228 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: their defensive intensity and there's gonna be a lot fewer 229 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 1: mistakes when we look at the film, they're gonna have 230 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: to figure something out on how to slow down that 231 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: pick and roll because they made the Sons made it 232 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: look easy at a lot of stretches tonight. And Eton 233 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: is so good after setting that screen, diving to the 234 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: rim and just making himself available, and then when he 235 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: catches the ball, he keeps it high above his head 236 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: and he just dumps it into the basket and and 237 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: and that pairing works extremely well. And so what I'm 238 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: really really interested to see what what Frank Vogel wants 239 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: to do. My personal opinion is that they need to 240 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: drop the center's put a d in that screening action 241 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: and start switching some of this stuff. Now. The problem 242 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: is is that then Eton is doing a really good 243 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: job of diving to the rim and then uh posting up. 244 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: But that's where you know, the the overall foot speed 245 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: of the Lakers. By dropping a center and going with 246 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: another Wayne player or another guard will make it so 247 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,839 Speaker 1: that they can rotate and do a little bit better. Um, 248 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 1: And then we can also talk actually, what's your opinion 249 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: on the defense and then specifically what did you think 250 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:12,600 Speaker 1: about Dennis Shrewder defensively tonight? Yeah, so I thought defensively, 251 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: like they really try to sell out on eight and 252 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: he still had he still got a lot of good 253 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: looks in the paint. But I thought they had like 254 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: a dum and Drummond kind of step up a lot 255 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: higher right on Devin Booker trying to not let him 256 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: get that mid range pull up a little easier. And 257 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: they have Lebron who got a bunch of steels early, 258 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: right because he was just reading that past and I 259 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 1: was going to eight, and I think he picked off 260 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: like two or three eight. He got a few picks 261 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: as well, and just having those dudes as a help defender, 262 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: and you could just see there their engagement was so 263 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: different right just to start this game. You could tell 264 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: their engagement on defense a d lebron. Both of them 265 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: were just ready for that play. And I think the 266 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: son's kind of adjusted a little bit eight and still 267 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 1: got good looks. He has some good passes out to 268 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: like mckel bridges and other dudes to hit threes. But 269 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: I thought they were really trying to sell out and 270 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: eating and not let Devin Booker kind of get to 271 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: that mid range jumper. That's what I thought they did, 272 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: and I think it kind of worked out. You hold 273 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: them to like ninety seven points, he should be able 274 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 1: to win. Um, that's a winnable formula for them, and 275 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: I think they'll still they go to it. They'll live 276 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: with h Like I know you said, Mark up beat 277 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: off the dribble a few times by campaign. I believe 278 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: it was right campaign campaign. Oh man, he had some 279 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: step back threes that were just like prayers and I 280 00:13:15,840 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: was thinking that just might not be that, this might 281 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: not be the game. But I think I think they'll 282 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: live with like Campaign and like even book are kind 283 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: of getting to the rim a little bit right instead 284 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: of like hitting those those jumpers over them getting threes 285 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: um creating shots for three. I think they'll live kind 286 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: of with trapping him up top, and then if they switch, 287 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: they switch and try to give help on eating and 288 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: live with Campaign and those dudes hitting layoups at the rim. 289 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: I just have to hit a few crazy layoups DeAndre 290 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: and also had like a crazy backhanded lay up around 291 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: Andre Drummond. But I think it looks like David Man. 292 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: It looked looks special. I was like, well, I was 293 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: not expecting that, but yeah, like that, I think they'll 294 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: live with those shots. And if you can take away 295 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: the open threes from mckel Bridges, Cam Johnson who got 296 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: who got away a couple on a couple of threes 297 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: to end the third, But like you can take away 298 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 1: their three point shot, you'll live with that and then 299 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: try to make it as tough as you can. Jevin Booker, 300 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: m K c p who So we're really chasing him 301 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:11,719 Speaker 1: hard to kind of give him back pressure there. He 302 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: got cooking a little bit in the third, but I 303 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: thought they did a pretty nice job, like as they could. 304 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: And Jannis schuder Man, what a what a playoff level 305 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: form of game, right, what a huge game to step up. 306 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: They needed every one of his points. I don't know 307 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: what he finished with. There's like twenty something points, I think, 308 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: but it was huge. He was the only really one 309 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: going for a little while. He kind of kept them 310 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: afloat up there while the Suns we're kind of trying 311 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: to come back. His pressure at the ram I thought 312 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: was huge. He got to the basket and got to 313 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: the foul line, d a few threes, his majorines jumper 314 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: as well. Um, he still got a little bit like 315 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: score heavy, like he wasn't he wasn't passing his much, 316 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:47,720 Speaker 1: but they needed his points. What did you see from 317 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: him so offensively? I thought he was fantastic And for 318 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: all the reasons you said, like when things get staggered, 319 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: because things get stagged in a couple of different ways 320 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: for the Lakers. A lot of times when Lebron gets fatigued, 321 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 1: he rests s Wally's on the four, so he gets 322 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: like he just starts throwing swing passes across the top, 323 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: like basically just begging for somebody else to make a 324 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: place that he can rest, you know. And then and 325 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis will get bullied off his position and won't 326 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: even look at the rim or if he sees it. 327 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: Sometimes when he sees the double, he doesn't even want 328 00:15:15,480 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: to look at the rim. So there are times when 329 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: things we get stagnant, and having Dennis be aggressive is 330 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: a huge value. But I do think there's a trade 331 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: off there, and it's an interesting trade off because Vogel 332 00:15:26,320 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: throughout the season, you know, when push comes to shove, 333 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: he tends to favor defense, and I thought that Dennis 334 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: shrewder in his inability to uh to really do anything 335 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: to fight through those screens at the point of attack. UM. 336 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: I thought that that was part of the issue why 337 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: the Lakers had so many defensive breakdowns in the second half. 338 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: So it's an interesting conundrum because you need Dennis um 339 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: on the floor to take some of the offensive pressure 340 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: off of Lebron and a d but he's just not 341 00:15:57,040 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: as good as a defensive player. Uh. Then when the 342 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: Lakers go to like a Crusoe k CP type of backcourt, 343 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, and so, and again we 344 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: don't we don't have the answers. And that's what's interesting 345 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:10,720 Speaker 1: to me is I'm interested to see what Frank does 346 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: because there's so many different things he could do. And 347 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: you know, maybe maybe it's not switching. Maybe it's putting 348 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: a D in the screening action and having him do 349 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: a traditional drop coverage. But just because he's faster and 350 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: more mobile and just a better defensive player, maybe maybe 351 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: it just works better. I don't know. I'm really interested 352 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: to see what they do. But I thought I thought 353 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: that was the interesting conundrum of the Dennis Shrewder experience, 354 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: was he was kind of a lifeline for them and 355 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: the defense on the offensive end in the second half, 356 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: but I thought he was also the one of the 357 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: primary culprits for them falling apart and pick and roll defense. Yeah, 358 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: he's a little small for Kevin Booker, right, like the 359 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: match up with him, a little small Frand but he fights, 360 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: but he gets hit on screens a lot too, and 361 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: it really freed up Booker. Um in that third quarter. Yeah, 362 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: they needed his offense. They need another ball handler. Um. 363 00:16:58,400 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: I think they ran a line up. I forgot what 364 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: it was. They also had THHD out there, which I 365 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: guess we don't really talk about, but that was that 366 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: was weird. His minutes as well, but they had a 367 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: line up out there. I think it was with a 368 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,840 Speaker 1: d um a d at the five and I forgot 369 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:12,400 Speaker 1: who else was out there, but there was no ball 370 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: hammer out there. They had to kind of call a 371 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:15,679 Speaker 1: time out, and I thought he was huge with that, 372 00:17:15,760 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: allowing them to not just have to have Lebron bring 373 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: it up every time, and that's a huge we we 374 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 1: talked about this all year, like that's gonna be used 375 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, and it was tonight, like just having 376 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: him to be able to create create his own shot. 377 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: They needed every single point out of that. They only 378 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: scored I think what like a hundred hundred nine nine 379 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 1: to nine, so they needed his points. He had a 380 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: see what he finished with, Yeah, and he finished with 381 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: twenty four, So he was he was huge. Um. I 382 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: guess the other guy, like we can really move on 383 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: to was Andre Drummond, who seems to be the main, 384 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 1: the main character every single night. Um. I thought he 385 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,199 Speaker 1: I thought he had a really good game. What do 386 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 1: you what do you see from Andre Drummond? I thought 387 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: he was fantastic. Um really throughout the game, you know 388 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: his you know, we always say that Andre Drummond is 389 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 1: a good play, bad play guy. Right, It's kind of 390 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: the joke that we like to make. Yeah, and the 391 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 1: truth is just tonight it was good play, good good play, 392 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: good play, bad guy. You know, bad plays. Sorry, butchered that, 393 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: but you get the point, Like he just he made 394 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: a lot of good plays, and so the bad plays 395 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 1: were a lot easier to stomach, Like when Andrew Drummond 396 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:18,200 Speaker 1: gets uh beat to his spot when he's trying to 397 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: make a post move and then he turns to face 398 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: the basket and he holds the ball at his waist 399 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 1: and every single time and gets snatched away from him. 400 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: That's frustrating. But those were the those plays were in 401 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: the minority. Today. I thought he was excellent on the 402 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: defensive end. I thought he grabbed a bunch of key 403 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: rebounds on contested rebound type of plays where it could 404 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: have gone either way. Um. I thought that offensively, he 405 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: did a really nice job and a couple of like 406 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,719 Speaker 1: those you know, ducans and seals underneath the basket, and 407 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: and he's starting to generate a little bit of chemistry 408 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,239 Speaker 1: with Lebron that all works. You know, if it were 409 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: up to me, you know, it would be kind of 410 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: staggering him with Anthony Davis. I'd play him, you know, 411 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: fifteen to twenty minutes and basically have him be the 412 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: five when eighties off the floor, and then I'd have 413 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: a handful of minutes a game where you played both bigs, 414 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: maybe in the minutes when Lebron's not out there where 415 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,399 Speaker 1: you're just hoping to physically dominate them because you know 416 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: you're not gonna be able to score. I don't know 417 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: what that looks like, but you know this today was 418 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: a good, good Andre Drummond game. And uh and for 419 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: the most part he was. He had his moments in 420 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 1: game one where he was okay too. He's just a 421 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: little bit less. That balance wasn't really there for him 422 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: where where his productivity was high. But I thought Drummond 423 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,880 Speaker 1: was great. I'm sure you feel the same way. Yeah, 424 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: he was. He was off his his physicality. I thought 425 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: I was really important in this game. I'm really trying 426 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: to match up with DeAndre and he got twelve rebounds. 427 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 1: I think a lot of them are offensive offensive rebound 428 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: and he was finishing down low. I know, we always 429 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: talked about he has a lot of loudness, takes a 430 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: lot of loudnesses. He had a few again tonight, a 431 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: couple of like fox balls where you try to catch 432 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 1: it and it just falls out of bounds. But I 433 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: thought he was really good. He really finished down low, 434 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: finished some passes from Lebron cut at the right time, 435 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: pretty much like fell fell into the scheme that they 436 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,639 Speaker 1: were trying to run. I'd think to be a nice 437 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: job kind of stepping up on book here and being 438 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: in the right possessions where he was supposed to be 439 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: on defense. Um, so yeah, I thought he had to 440 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: get to get a really good game. Um, I guess 441 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 1: like the other guy, I think that's really important. Here 442 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: is Marcosol. We've been begging for Marcus all minutes, right 443 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,399 Speaker 1: and uh and we and we finally got him. And 444 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: I thought it was nice to have both of them there. 445 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: Tres kind of got cut out the rotation. But I think, 446 00:20:24,880 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: what do you seem from Marcusol from tonight? Well, offensively, 447 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: the the the impact was immediate. I mean I think 448 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: it was their first I think it was their first possession, 449 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 1: like late second quarter where or what late first quarter 450 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: excuse me, where he immediately went to Lebron. James posted 451 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: up and they put Marcusol one pass away, which is 452 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: my favorite thing that they do with him, because if 453 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't take a three, he can make a quick 454 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: decision up there, and he's such a good passer that 455 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: he's like the ideal guy to be making that second 456 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: read off of a Lebron double team. Um uh. And 457 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: he made it three immediately and kind of free things up. 458 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 1: There were a couple of moments where I thought he 459 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:06,199 Speaker 1: was overpassing. Uh. Specifically, there was one in the in 460 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter where he caught the ball wide open 461 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: at the top of the key with two seconds on 462 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: the shot clock and should have taken the three and 463 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: then swung it to Crusoe and he was shot clock violation. Um. 464 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: Where that's like classic Marcusol, like being a little too passive. Uh. 465 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: The he you know, Marcosol always unlocks this like back 466 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: door cut part of the Laker offense. But you know, 467 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: clearly Monty Williams has coached the hell out of those 468 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: guys because they weren't giving up any of the back 469 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,280 Speaker 1: door stuff to the Lakers, and they were trying like 470 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: they would they give the ball to Market at the 471 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: top of the key or at the elbow, and Lebron 472 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: would do a hard V cut or any of these 473 00:21:41,400 --> 00:21:43,439 Speaker 1: other guys would do these hard cuts and just nothing 474 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,919 Speaker 1: was open. Uh, So credit to Monty Williams. Like that 475 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: was again, I'm going to reiterate this the biggest takeaway 476 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: I had from this game is like, the Suns are 477 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: extremely well coached team that plays their ass off, has 478 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:58,640 Speaker 1: guys that can make plays, and they like, you're gonna 479 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: have to beat them. They're not just going to roll over. 480 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a lot like the Denver Nuggets series 481 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: last year in my opinion. But again, and we mentioned 482 00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: this earlier, the only downside with Mark was on the defensive, 483 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: and I thought his lack of foot speed was a 484 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 1: little bit of a problem. He made some defensive plays, 485 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: but in general, like that, when you when you're doing 486 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: some sort of catch head or drop coverage and you 487 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: still get beat to the basket, it's like the mother 488 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: of all defensive breakdowns because now you've got two guys 489 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: on the guy who had the ball, but he no 490 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: longer has the ball because he's kicking it out to somebody. 491 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: So you're you're trying to cover too much ground in 492 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,719 Speaker 1: your rotations and you're just inevitably gonna give up an 493 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: open shot. So again, I'm not sure if this is 494 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 1: necessarily the series for him because of how much pick 495 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: and roll he's gonna have to guard. Uh. I like 496 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: him better if Denver advances and he's in the next round. 497 00:22:46,640 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: But it's unquestionable what he does for them offensively, just 498 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: by keeping the floor a little bit more spaced. And 499 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 1: he had the biggest shot of the game in my opinion, 500 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: And when Phoenix went up to I think on the 501 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: it was and nobody wanted to shoot. It felt like 502 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: nobody wanted to take a shot. The ball swung around, 503 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,880 Speaker 1: Sun swung around, and finally went to Mark and he 504 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 1: he kind of set his feet for a few seconds 505 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 1: and I hit that huge three to put him up one, 506 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: and yeah, I hit the space thing he gives I 507 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: thought was great. Again. He got beat up to dribble 508 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: a few times on defense, but I think you live 509 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: with that. Um his it's smart to his i Q 510 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: next to Lebron, I think really showed off and he 511 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,640 Speaker 1: did a nice shot on defense as well. I don't 512 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: think even though he just got beat a few times, 513 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: I thought he was in the right place, um, and 514 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: he was connected with the team. So yeah, I love 515 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: that he played tonight. We'll see if it continues in 516 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: game three. Right, you never know how the how the 517 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: rotations go. But I feel like you proved that he 518 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,159 Speaker 1: should be out there. There's no way he should be 519 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: collecting uh D m ps um and in playoff games 520 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: like he shouldn't be them on playing. We touched on 521 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: this a lot, like he should be the one out 522 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: there if you want to take away minutes from someone 523 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,640 Speaker 1: his treads and drummond, but this all should be out there. Um, 524 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: But what are you looking forward to? Uh? In game three? 525 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: Of the most like what are you are you looking 526 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: forward to? See? What adjustment? Maybe? Uh, it's the most 527 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: most important thing. You want to see a couple of things. 528 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,160 Speaker 1: So first of all, like I would expect to see 529 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: a lot of Chris Paul in game. In game three, 530 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: I thought, uh, you know, I thought Reggie Miller was 531 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: flapping off at the mouth without really knowing what he 532 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: was talking about about the Chris Paul injury. And that 533 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: kind of bothered me because like, don't get me wrong, 534 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 1: and Chris Paul has heard he's clearly having some stuff 535 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: with range emotion with his shoulder. But I thought the 536 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: primary reason why Chris Paul sat out a lot in 537 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 1: the second half was because Campaign was literally going nuclear 538 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 1: and Campaign is small, and you know, like as I 539 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: was watching the game, there was a moment like I 540 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: think nine minutes left in the fourth quarter where Chris 541 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: Paul checked back in, and I was like, oh, this 542 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 1: will be interesting because if they check Chris Paul back 543 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: in this game and they leave Campaign in, uh, They're 544 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: gonna have a massive problem with rebounding. And if they 545 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 1: take Campaign out, you know, even with Chris Paul at 546 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: his absolute peak, you know, like Campaigns is having an 547 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: all time or type of role player game. Like You're like, 548 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 1: he's just like it would be like the seven Mario 549 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 1: charms that Thomas out in his point NBA Finals game. 550 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: Like sometimes when the role players that hot, you gotta ride, 551 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So that was the interesting 552 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: dynamic there. And guess what they left him both in 553 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 1: and immediately that they started giving up offensive rebounds and 554 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: fouls and Anthony Davis Scotts in the line a couple 555 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,360 Speaker 1: of times, and if you watch those plays, the Lakers 556 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: would put him in screen and roll, and uh, you know, 557 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 1: Aton would get switched out and put on the perimeter 558 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,720 Speaker 1: against somebody, and then guess what You've got campaign and 559 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: Chris Paul trying to box out gigantic guys underneath the 560 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: basket and they're giving up offensive rebounds. So I would 561 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: expect a lot more Chris Paul in game three, just 562 00:25:35,119 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: by virtue of the fact that you know, they're not 563 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: gonna bank on campaign play in the way that he 564 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: did tonight. I thought that was more of a of 565 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: an in game adjustment. Um. I also think Frank Vogel 566 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: is gonna have something for that screening role. I don't 567 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 1: know what it is, but he's gonna have something for 568 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: that screen and roll. I also expect role players to 569 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: make shots. This is something for the Lakers. This is 570 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: something you and I have talked about at length. When 571 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 1: when the Lakers, uh, when the role players played poorly 572 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: like they did tonight, but Lebron and a D are great, 573 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 1: they win. They just win by a small margin. And 574 00:26:11,280 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: then when Lebron and a D play great and the 575 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:17,199 Speaker 1: role players play okay, they win by like fifteen. And 576 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: then when Lebron and a d played great, and the 577 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 1: role players played great. The Lakers are just gonna beat 578 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: the ship out of you. Like that's that. That's you know, 579 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: game six of the NBA Finals kind of stuff. So 580 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: tonight was one of examples where the role players like 581 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: Kuzma had another pretty bad game. I mean, everyone was 582 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: a lot better defensively, but Kuzma couldn't shoot, k CP 583 00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:40,400 Speaker 1: couldn't shoot. Wesley Matthew's got a couple of open looks, 584 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: couldn't make him. You know, Crusoe wasn't really making threes, 585 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 1: although he made a couple of big offensive plays, uh 586 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: you know where he got into it. But that that 587 00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: little like driving fade away he made in the order 588 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: was unbelievable. Uh, you know. But for the most part, 589 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 1: the l a role players didn't have a fantastic, you know, 590 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: uh perform like performance on offense. But it was in 591 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 1: for them to win. And so what I look forward 592 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,200 Speaker 1: to it and what the Lakers are gonna need in 593 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: in Game three and four is inevitably you're gonna get 594 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: you know, a laxidi a laxadaisical defensive performance in there somewhere. 595 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: Probably if they go up two games to one, you're 596 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:18,159 Speaker 1: gonna need the role players to make shots to compensate 597 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: for that, and I think they will. But that's gonna 598 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: be the big thing that I'm watching. The other thing 599 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna watch is the crowd. I'm really interested to 600 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 1: see how many people Los Angeles lets into the arena, 601 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: because that Phoenix crowd was something else. And as we 602 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:37,040 Speaker 1: just saw, the Clippers got housed twice at home by 603 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: the Mavericks and they look flat, and I you know, 604 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: probably most of that is probably Clippers itis, but a 605 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 1: good portion of that probably has to do with the 606 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: fact that they don't have that rock and scrowd to 607 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 1: kind of drive them, you know, because I think they 608 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,679 Speaker 1: were only letting like four thousand fans in. I'm not 609 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: I can't remember the exact number. So I'm really interested 610 00:27:56,240 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 1: to see how many fans l A lets in and 611 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: to see if if the Lakers can ride that because 612 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,680 Speaker 1: going going back to Phoenix up three one, I think 613 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: is very very important because with LA, with the Lakers 614 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 1: health issues, I would not want to get into a 615 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: long series in the first round. Yeah, every single every 616 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,440 Speaker 1: single playoff game feels like it's like five regular season games, 617 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 1: right that aways talking about this, this team really needs 618 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: continuity in chemistry, and it feels like every game they 619 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 1: kind of build that. And that's why I'm seeing game 620 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: three just to continue build UM and to see Anthony 621 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: Davis continue to be aggressive early. I don't know if 622 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: he'll see sixteen three does again, but hopefully his jumper 623 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: starts to go. But you can tell they get a 624 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: little bit more comfortable every game, and that's all I 625 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: want to see really in game three. UM, they should 626 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: be able to ride the whatever fans are in their 627 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 1: whatever home crowd is in that. They should be able 628 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:46,040 Speaker 1: to ride that, hopefully to a win. And you're ride 629 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: role players hit shots at home, and they should. They should. 630 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,120 Speaker 1: They should hit shots when we go back to Staples, 631 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,880 Speaker 1: KHP Kusma. They did that for two Shape games, not 632 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: hitting a shot. I don't think who's hit a shot 633 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: in game one either. They can't do that at Staples. 634 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 1: I think Phoenix is a good and row team that 635 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: they'll make you pay eventually. You can ride the run 636 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: and a d like this, but they need a little 637 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: bit help. Right. You can't be shooting from three. I 638 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: think that's even worse if you take out what Lebron 639 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: made from three. UM they're probably like or something for 640 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: the rest of the team, like that's just not sustainable 641 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: winning basketball. Phoenix is too good. They'll eventually win those possessions. 642 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: And yeah, a lot of Chris Paul is probably coming. 643 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: Like Chris Paul is a huge part of the team. 644 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: Obviously they missed them ons they're going back and thinking, 645 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: if we had Chris Paul, we probably win tonight. Um. 646 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: I think that's a fair kind of assessment from them. 647 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: And yeah, we'll see if he's healthy, if he's ready 648 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: to go. Um and Devin book Rade, it will be 649 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: a lot more aggressive and what's to night and Money's 650 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: a really good coach, like he's gonna have them ready. 651 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: So that's not just my want to see what they do. 652 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: And hopefully Marcus Faull needs to play. Um, do you 653 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: have anything else from from this game and the one coming? Yeah, 654 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Chris Paul is the kind of 655 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: player that offsets some of Lebron's mental advantage. Um. What 656 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: I mean by that is, I'm so used to rooting 657 00:29:56,560 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 1: for Lebron teams and they're always the smarter and or 658 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: prepared team later in the series because they have you know, 659 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: arguably the smartest player in the league on their team. Well, 660 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: you know, Chris Paul is right up there in the 661 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,479 Speaker 1: top two or three smartest players in the league. So 662 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: I expect, you know, the Suns to continue to make 663 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: adjustments and continue to find ways to score against this 664 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: Laker defense, and it'll be a really it'll be a 665 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: really really interesting, a really really interesting chess match. Um. 666 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: The other big thing too to see is you know, 667 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: like you mentioned that if if Anthony Davis can get 668 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: some more of his intricate levels of his offense going, 669 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: because that's something that they're absolutely going to need in 670 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: my opinion, uh, in the long run as they face 671 00:30:36,960 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: better teams. But you know, that's pretty much it. I'm 672 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:42,520 Speaker 1: trying to think if there's anything else, um from tonight, 673 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: I don't pick up my notes really quick, go ahead. Yeah, 674 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 1: that's the last thing was just those huge shots from Lebron, 675 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:51,000 Speaker 1: like I think, uh actuated, don't take Levaka granted and 676 00:30:51,080 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 1: I think you tweeted that you told your wife you 677 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 1: would know that Lebron is gonna win that one. Um, 678 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: but just crazy to see him continue to do that. Um, 679 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: he had a huge three a huge fatally umper. Well 680 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,680 Speaker 1: I'm not sure he had bolts of his legs under him, 681 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: but it went in. They were down one, I think, 682 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 1: and he hit that over Cam Johnson. Just humans baskets, 683 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 1: just playoff Lebron Like he always said, I'm not going 684 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: to worry about Lebron. I guess I was right with that. 685 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: But he didn't seem like he was a little passive 686 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: in the fourth but once once it came down to it, Um, 687 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 1: he had some big shots. So credit to him. Credit 688 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: to him did for doing that so consistently throughout the years. 689 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 1: But it was cool to see him se him to 690 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: it again tonight because they needed it. Yeah, it was 691 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: so funny because you know, campaign makes that ridiculous jab 692 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: step jumper. I think it was over Caruso and the 693 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: top of the building just blows off. It hits Yeah, 694 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: it's none of the ram just literally snaps the net 695 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: and he just kind of captured the whole Camp john there, 696 00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: the whole campaign night of this greatest night of his 697 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:51,040 Speaker 1: life kind of performance. I think it was actually Monty 698 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: who called the time out, if I remember correctly. Um, 699 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: but there there was a time out right there, and 700 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: in that time out, I looked over and I was like, yeah, 701 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:03,880 Speaker 1: like throughout his career, he just kind of finds a 702 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 1: way to win these games, you know. And and it 703 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: wasn't just eight six eighties six. It was eighties six 704 00:32:10,320 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 1: with them having all the momentum, the Suns and you know, 705 00:32:15,400 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 1: and and Lebron and and the rest of those guys. 706 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:19,920 Speaker 1: They just picked him apart at the end of the game, 707 00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,719 Speaker 1: made smart basketball plays, you know, Like you said, there 708 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: was that huge shot that Marcusol hit, uh, Anthony Davis 709 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:28,520 Speaker 1: hit a big three, and then that shot against Cam Johnson. 710 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: You know, he went to post him up um and 711 00:32:31,320 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: this this is something that Jason Apples tweeted out, and 712 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: I actually thought it was interesting. You know, like on 713 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: that play, he couldn't get much separation, Like he he 714 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: drove baseline, got beat to the spot, um, turned, took 715 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: a couple of power dribbles into the paint, wasn't really 716 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: back in Cam Johnson down much. And I think a 717 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:51,880 Speaker 1: big part of that is he's just not pushing off 718 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 1: super well on that leg. And then on that fade 719 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: away he didn't get great lift. There was a lot 720 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: of arm and wrist on that shot. But but he 721 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: just he just nailed it. And and you know, like like, 722 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: like Maple said in his tweet, there was a lot 723 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 1: of Lebron getting getting by on his brain and getting 724 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: by on his experience at the end of that game, 725 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: and for the record, like I said in the tweet, 726 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 1: you know, like this is just this is why. This 727 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: is one of the biggest reasons why I've I've I've 728 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: always advocated for Lebron over the years, Like this is 729 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: just what it's like rooting for him, Like he just 730 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: he just finds a way all the time, and he's 731 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: such a winner. And that's why it always drove me 732 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: so insane when his detractors would claim that he doesn't 733 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: care about winning, or they use his finals record to 734 00:33:41,080 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: try to say that he's a loser, or they act 735 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 1: like it's lower on his his list of priorities. No, no, no, 736 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 1: like above all, above, and beyond all else about this guy. 737 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:53,479 Speaker 1: He is a winner. That's what he does. He has 738 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:57,280 Speaker 1: and he has an innate ability sometimes it's hard to 739 00:33:57,320 --> 00:34:00,479 Speaker 1: really describe, but it just it just he knows how 740 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: to win basketball games and and generally speaking, he's gonna 741 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 1: win all the important ones. And I think that is 742 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: kind of part of the experience. And you know, obviously. 743 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:11,879 Speaker 1: I'm sure Laker fans are very excited to have them 744 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 1: on their team. Yeah, it was cool seeing him like 745 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: just chilled through the game, Like even though we were 746 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 1: down one, it it never seemed like he was rattled, 747 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: Like he was still just trying to make the right play, 748 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: UM trying to pass it off kind of, and he 749 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 1: got kind of trying to give the ball to KCP 750 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: get him shots while like a game isn't balanced right 751 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: now while you're shaking, and eventually pulls it out. So 752 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: it was cool to see him kind of win the game. 753 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 1: I think you're right, he won it with his mind 754 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: more than like his athleticism. He wasn't really getting to 755 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 1: the basket like zoom fadeaways over Cam Johnson, which I 756 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:41,959 Speaker 1: just don't think he does if he's if he's feeling great, 757 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 1: and I think that was still with the a D 758 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: at the pot. So hopefully like these few days, it's 759 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,399 Speaker 1: where the Lakers play every other day, so I guess 760 00:34:47,440 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 1: they play again on Thursday. They don't get a two 761 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: day break in between. But I hopefully he's feeling even 762 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: more better. I think he's getting his conditioning back as well. 763 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 1: Um as these games go on, so yeah, looking forward 764 00:34:57,640 --> 00:34:59,400 Speaker 1: to game three, UM, what you see him? Do you 765 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:04,280 Speaker 1: see them winning? And three? I think the Lakers in five. 766 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: So a couple of things, if you remember. I actually 767 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:08,840 Speaker 1: I didn't get a chance because I was out of 768 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,160 Speaker 1: town too to listen back to our postgame show after 769 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:15,399 Speaker 1: the Warriors. Um, but when I was driving back from 770 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: from Texas yesterday, I listened to it, and there were 771 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 1: a couple of things that stood out to me that 772 00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:23,399 Speaker 1: we talked about that were interesting, uh not, the least 773 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: of which was the fact that we all just assumed 774 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: the Warriors would beat the Grizzlies, which obviously did not happen. Um, 775 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 1: But we talked. We talked a lot about how like 776 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, I specifically, in my pick said that I 777 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: picked the Lakers in five, and I said they'd neither 778 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,680 Speaker 1: lose Game one or Game three, and so they they 779 00:35:39,719 --> 00:35:42,359 Speaker 1: lost Game one, and so my pick obviously is that 780 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: they'll win Game three and four. I think there's two 781 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: days off between Game four and Game five, if I 782 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: remember correctly, So then they have an opportunity, they have 783 00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:52,480 Speaker 1: an opportunity to go home for go back to things 784 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 1: for Game five, beat them, and then have some time 785 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,160 Speaker 1: off before they faced, you know that the winner of 786 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:00,360 Speaker 1: Denver Portland. But the things that we talked that was, 787 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 1: like I said, you know, the UH, some of the 788 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: coverages that they took from the Warriors, they may have 789 00:36:07,760 --> 00:36:11,320 Speaker 1: to use those against some of these Phoenix suns guards 790 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: when they get going. So this was kind of a 791 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 1: nice tune up game. And well, that very well may 792 00:36:16,120 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: be the case here in Game three or four. The 793 00:36:19,160 --> 00:36:21,120 Speaker 1: Lakers may have to start trapping some of these pick 794 00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:24,000 Speaker 1: and rolls because of how much they're getting picked apart 795 00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,239 Speaker 1: by campaign and by and by Chris Paul. Chris Paul 796 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 1: was unbelievable in the first half and pick and roll 797 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:33,040 Speaker 1: by the way. UM, So that that was that was 798 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: one of the things I said. There was another thing 799 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:40,040 Speaker 1: where I had mentioned that, um that if Devin Booker 800 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 1: went absolutely surgical like Kobe, that it would be a 801 00:36:44,280 --> 00:36:46,800 Speaker 1: wrinkle in the series that could go in Phoenix's favor. 802 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: And I would say that he has um that that 803 00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 1: stretch that he had there in the UH in the 804 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,719 Speaker 1: third quarter and then pretty much all the game one. 805 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,640 Speaker 1: You know, the Lakers were just playing fantastic defense and 806 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,839 Speaker 1: it just wasn't enough because Devin Booker. Booker was giving 807 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:02,320 Speaker 1: you lefty little push shots. He was giving you a 808 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: little ten foot runners in the lane. He was in 809 00:37:05,120 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 1: transition euro step one leg fade away, you know, three's 810 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,359 Speaker 1: off the dribble. He's just giving you everything. And so 811 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,200 Speaker 1: uh that that that was definitely something that you know, 812 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 1: could have gone either way. Like Devin Booker could have 813 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,439 Speaker 1: had a rough first playoff series, but he's very much 814 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:22,719 Speaker 1: um every bit as good as he is in the 815 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: regular season, which is an interesting wrinkle to this series. 816 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:27,319 Speaker 1: But it was fun just going back and listening to 817 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: that podcast and and looking at all the things you 818 00:37:29,640 --> 00:37:32,040 Speaker 1: and I were gonna be looking for, and and I 819 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: guess what, some things have gone in the Sun's favor. 820 00:37:34,719 --> 00:37:37,439 Speaker 1: But the Lakers are still one one and heading back 821 00:37:37,480 --> 00:37:39,360 Speaker 1: to to l A. That's a pretty good spot for 822 00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: them to be in. Yeah, I think that's the biggest 823 00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 1: adjustment of Phoenix. I think they'll know now that the 824 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,680 Speaker 1: Lakers are gonna sell out. I'm Devin book going to 825 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: see what they'll do on the Game three. I think 826 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 1: I think they'll bring it, bring the right adjustments, and 827 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:53,239 Speaker 1: then that's what's fun about the playoffs. It's like an 828 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:56,279 Speaker 1: adjustment to the adjustment to the adjustment and no one 829 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:59,239 Speaker 1: has done that more than Lebron Ron and a got eight. 830 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:00,719 Speaker 1: He got some of that. Next year. We'll see how 831 00:38:00,760 --> 00:38:03,360 Speaker 1: Devin Booker kind of handles that this is his first Playoffs. 832 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,480 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think Chris Paul will be ready. Um, 833 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:07,600 Speaker 1: those dude, that team is good and they're gonna be well, 834 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,440 Speaker 1: they're well prepared, and they're young. Guys, aren't don't look 835 00:38:10,480 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 1: like they're scared of the moment at all. So it'll 836 00:38:12,040 --> 00:38:14,200 Speaker 1: be It'll be a fun series, and it could be worse. 837 00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: It could be the watching the Clippers highlights right now 838 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: and man, that just that team just looks absolutely down, 839 00:38:20,040 --> 00:38:24,879 Speaker 1: absolutely just depressed after that loss. Um, so yeah, it's 840 00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,680 Speaker 1: gonna it should be fun. It should be a fun game. Three. 841 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: Uh yes, I agree. Why don't we get to why 842 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:33,360 Speaker 1: don't we do why don't we do four callers? And 843 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: then let's call it a night since it's so late. 844 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:39,520 Speaker 1: All right, let's see who we have, uh think? George 845 00:38:39,840 --> 00:38:56,239 Speaker 1: was first? All right, Hello, I was going on all right, 846 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: So quick question. I wanted to ask because I heard 847 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: you guys talking about Drummer earlier, so I was curious, 848 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: do you think that that can work moving forward. What 849 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:08,360 Speaker 1: would you guys rather go with like Trays and Marcus 850 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:13,719 Speaker 1: song go ahead? Oh yeah, So I definitely think it 851 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:15,560 Speaker 1: can be. It can move, you can go moving forward, 852 00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:17,600 Speaker 1: and I think it will um. I think Drummond will 853 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:19,600 Speaker 1: continue to start. I always said like I think the 854 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:21,800 Speaker 1: guy that should be in irritation and Marcus Saul, But 855 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:23,399 Speaker 1: if he wants to play Drummond, I think it's fine. 856 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,759 Speaker 1: I think he fished for this series. I think he's 857 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 1: a pretty good matchup for eighteen at least he should 858 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:30,560 Speaker 1: be like his physicality and I think he can move 859 00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:33,840 Speaker 1: his speed on screens. He gets beat sometimes but definitely 860 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:35,840 Speaker 1: can't work. He had a nice impact to night and 861 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:37,920 Speaker 1: I think Jason talked about it. He's he he had 862 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 1: he had an okay Game one as well. I think 863 00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 1: that that was his fault. So I think you can 864 00:39:42,840 --> 00:39:49,839 Speaker 1: I think it definitely can can continue. Okay, Okay, Yeah, 865 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:54,879 Speaker 1: So I actually like Montrez in this specific matchup, and 866 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:59,200 Speaker 1: you know, I like him better defensively than Mark because 867 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:01,879 Speaker 1: he's more mobe and because it gives them a little 868 00:40:01,880 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: bit more flexibility to do things like trapp and rotate 869 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:07,840 Speaker 1: and recover. The trick is is obviously he's a nonshooter, 870 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,399 Speaker 1: so how do you weave that out? And I think 871 00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:11,520 Speaker 1: I think the thing with the Lakers that puts them 872 00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:15,839 Speaker 1: into trouble is when they play Anthony Davis, who prefers 873 00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:20,399 Speaker 1: to post up and isn't a great surgical passer with 874 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:23,040 Speaker 1: a guy who's in the dunker spot that clogs everything up. 875 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:26,279 Speaker 1: And for the record, that a D montrese minutes at 876 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:28,040 Speaker 1: the end of the first quarter in Game one, where 877 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,400 Speaker 1: really where the wheels came off, because I think it 878 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:32,400 Speaker 1: was I think it was tied when when Drummond was 879 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:35,400 Speaker 1: in there. So that's kind of the interesting conundrum because 880 00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:39,920 Speaker 1: like I would play tres with Lebron while a D 881 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 1: s off the floor because he's a good pick and 882 00:40:42,719 --> 00:40:45,200 Speaker 1: roll guy to have with Lebron because he's super mobile 883 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:48,279 Speaker 1: on the defensive end um and he's just a little 884 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,120 Speaker 1: bit better at that some of the stuff that Mark 885 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:53,160 Speaker 1: got torched by today. But I just don't think it 886 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:56,279 Speaker 1: makes sense to play treads with Anthony Davis because a 887 00:40:56,400 --> 00:40:58,640 Speaker 1: D is not a great passer, so he's not going 888 00:40:58,680 --> 00:41:00,719 Speaker 1: to see the double teams and see the gaps in 889 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: the defense super super well, and and it shuts down 890 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,680 Speaker 1: his driving Williams and takes away his physical aggressiveness. So 891 00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:08,400 Speaker 1: it's a conundrum. But I mean, at the end of 892 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:11,560 Speaker 1: the day, like like it's just about which guys you 893 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,600 Speaker 1: play with, which guys you know, like it's it. There's 894 00:41:14,719 --> 00:41:18,960 Speaker 1: there's mixes that work, and there's mixes that clearly don't. Okay, 895 00:41:19,360 --> 00:41:21,799 Speaker 1: last question before you guys are passed the mike. Do 896 00:41:21,840 --> 00:41:24,800 Speaker 1: you feel like we're gonna go all out on Devon 897 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,520 Speaker 1: Brooker in game three or do you think it's going 898 00:41:26,600 --> 00:41:31,399 Speaker 1: to be more of a help as army type of thing. Yeah, 899 00:41:31,520 --> 00:41:33,680 Speaker 1: I still think they'll go out all out on Devin Booker. 900 00:41:33,719 --> 00:41:34,920 Speaker 1: I think he's the main one that they want to 901 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:37,719 Speaker 1: focus on, trying to keep his scoring limited. But it 902 00:41:37,719 --> 00:41:39,440 Speaker 1: depends that Chris Paul is going off too, and then 903 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: it makes that tough. That's what's tough about Phoenix, Like 904 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,319 Speaker 1: it's hard to track Devon Booker and then you have 905 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:46,879 Speaker 1: Chris Paul, one of the best taking all pastors ever 906 00:41:47,239 --> 00:41:49,879 Speaker 1: kind of orchestrating after that. But I think they live 907 00:41:49,880 --> 00:41:51,879 Speaker 1: if they can make me tell Bridges guys like Cam 908 00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:54,839 Speaker 1: Johnson um make them the shock creators. I think they'll 909 00:41:54,840 --> 00:41:57,000 Speaker 1: live with that, even aiden if he has to get 910 00:41:57,040 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 1: Pillot s ups and stuff like that. I think they 911 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:00,360 Speaker 1: list so. I think they're still gonna sell out okay, 912 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:03,120 Speaker 1: and trying to make everyone else m let's go ahead. 913 00:42:03,120 --> 00:42:07,040 Speaker 1: What do you think? Yeah, I'm less convinced that they'll 914 00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:11,400 Speaker 1: double Booker than that they'll double the campaign and Chris 915 00:42:11,400 --> 00:42:14,919 Speaker 1: Paul actions, because that was where they were primarily getting 916 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,480 Speaker 1: beat today. I thought, just in general, KCP did a 917 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,799 Speaker 1: much much better job on Booker today than he did 918 00:42:20,160 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 1: in the last game. Um and just in general, the 919 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:26,239 Speaker 1: five man units, it's again, it's never just one guy 920 00:42:26,280 --> 00:42:28,719 Speaker 1: on one guy. It's always the way the five main 921 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:33,200 Speaker 1: unit works, and the five man defensive unit cohesively tonight 922 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,040 Speaker 1: was so much better than it was in game one, 923 00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:38,279 Speaker 1: and that, in conjunction with KCP doing a better job 924 00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:40,240 Speaker 1: on the ball, just did a better job on Booker. 925 00:42:40,640 --> 00:42:44,799 Speaker 1: The problem with doubling Booker is he does a lot 926 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:48,600 Speaker 1: of isolation action mixed in with his pick and roll action, 927 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:52,240 Speaker 1: and doubling a guy in isolation is so much harder 928 00:42:52,560 --> 00:42:55,719 Speaker 1: because it compromises your defense more than doubling a guy 929 00:42:55,760 --> 00:42:57,680 Speaker 1: in pick and roll. Because the double guy pick and roll, 930 00:42:57,719 --> 00:43:00,440 Speaker 1: there's that split second there where the other offensive players 931 00:43:00,560 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 1: right there next to you, so he doesn't have an 932 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:06,399 Speaker 1: advantage yet. So the ball handle has to always throw 933 00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 1: some crazy looping pass or some perfect pocket pass to 934 00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:11,520 Speaker 1: get to that other guy. So it's a little bit 935 00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:15,719 Speaker 1: easier to recover. The Lakers got torched in Game one 936 00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:19,080 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the game by sending open court 937 00:43:19,360 --> 00:43:22,840 Speaker 1: like nobody else around double teams at Devin Booker, and 938 00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:25,120 Speaker 1: it led to a bunch of open shots. So I 939 00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:28,320 Speaker 1: tend to think that you keep going with the same 940 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,960 Speaker 1: coverage that you used on Booker tonight, and then you 941 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: you if you're gonna trap where you're gonna do some 942 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:36,840 Speaker 1: extensive double teaming, you do it on that screen and 943 00:43:36,920 --> 00:43:39,319 Speaker 1: roll action, which is the one that gave them the 944 00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:46,399 Speaker 1: most problems. All right, man, thanks, I'm I'm a past 945 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:49,319 Speaker 1: to thank you. Thank you for having on. Man, we 946 00:43:49,360 --> 00:44:10,280 Speaker 1: really appreciate it. I'm gonna sally, it's so is connecting. 947 00:44:10,360 --> 00:44:13,920 Speaker 1: That's that I that's the only request left I have. Okay, 948 00:44:14,840 --> 00:44:19,399 Speaker 1: that's fine. We've already been going almost an hour anyway. Yeah, 949 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,759 Speaker 1: and then these will be up for the podcast as 950 00:44:23,800 --> 00:44:28,560 Speaker 1: well for everyone. I'll put the podcast version up directly 951 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:33,319 Speaker 1: after and then Roger will be going again on Thursday. Yep, 952 00:44:33,560 --> 00:44:42,000 Speaker 1: and uh doesn't look like it's connecting. Um hm, try again, 953 00:44:42,840 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 1: excitly it went off. Okay, anything else you wanted to 954 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:51,880 Speaker 1: have today? I think I think that pretty much covered it. 955 00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:55,080 Speaker 1: Um yeah, I'm not sure what else there is looking 956 00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:57,360 Speaker 1: forward to with good Game three and then go and 957 00:44:57,400 --> 00:45:01,520 Speaker 1: watch these Clippers Mavericks highlights, um and see see what 958 00:45:01,560 --> 00:45:04,920 Speaker 1: happened there. All right, everybody, thank you guys so much 959 00:45:04,960 --> 00:45:06,840 Speaker 1: for coming to hang out with Rog and I for 960 00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:09,399 Speaker 1: the postgame show. Like I said, podcast will be out 961 00:45:09,400 --> 00:45:12,560 Speaker 1: here shortly, and then we'll be going again after Game 962 00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:14,920 Speaker 1: three on Thursday, which will hopefully be a Laker win 963 00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:17,640 Speaker 1: in front of a very large Laker crowd. But we 964 00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:19,400 Speaker 1: will see what happens. Thank you guys so much, and 965 00:45:19,440 --> 00:45:20,560 Speaker 1: we will see you on Thursday.