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I hope all of you guys are 36 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: having a great week so far. We are going to 37 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: be continuing our top NBA players list with number twenty 38 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: through number sixteen today and we're gonna get right into it. 39 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: But before we get started. Follow me on Twitter at 40 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: underscore Jason lt. So, you guys don't miss any show 41 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: announcements as well as any video content that I produced. 42 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: Subscribe to the volumes YouTube channels. You don't miss any 43 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: more of our shows and it for whatever reason you 44 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: do miss a show and you can't get back over 45 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: to YouTube to check it out. We do release them 46 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: in audio form under our podcast feed, under Hoops Tonight, 47 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. All right, without any further ado, 48 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: let's hop into it. Number twenty Kyrie Irving. Yes, I 49 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: think Kyrie Irving is a top twenty basketball player in 50 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: the world. I'd probably have him a touch higher, closer 51 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: to fifteen if he was a little bit more reliable 52 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 1: and dependable. I do believe he's going to have one 53 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: of his best seasons on that front this year. I 54 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: think it was a bit of a wake up call 55 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: for him what happened with his contract negotiation. He very 56 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: much wanted a five year deal from Brooklyn this offseason, 57 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: and he didn't get it. For good reason. He demonstrated 58 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 1: over the previous two seasons that he's not dependable as 59 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: it pertains to fulfilling the obligations of his contract, so 60 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: he had to opt into his player option, and next 61 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: year he's an unrestricted free agent and he's going to 62 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: be seeking a long term deal. The only way he's 63 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: gonna get that is if he demonstrates this season that 64 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: the behavior from the previous seasons is over and then 65 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: he's ready to commit to playing basketball on a regular basis, 66 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: which I believe he will. Well, let's get to the basketball. 67 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: So in this regular season, he averaged twenty seven points, 68 00:03:56,360 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: four rebounds, and six assists on fifty percent sur shot, 69 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: which is excellent, albeit on a small sample size. I 70 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: think he only played right around thirty games this year. 71 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: The average twenty one five and five on fifty nine 72 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: percent true shooting. In the four game sweep against the 73 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics, which we're gonna talk a little bit more 74 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: about here in the second because I do think that 75 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: a little bit too much blame is put on Kyrie 76 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: and Katie in that specific series. So he's one of 77 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: the most reliable playoff scorers of this era. If you 78 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: take out that ugly series against Milwaukee in two thousand 79 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: nine team when he was with the Celtics, you can 80 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: pretty much reliably independably book him for twenty plus points 81 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: efficiently every single night. And it's because, as we talked 82 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: about in our criteria, I think three level scoring is 83 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: the second most valuable offensive skill in all of basketball, 84 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: and that is Kyrie's primary elite skill. He's actually not 85 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,159 Speaker 1: great at anything else, really, but he's fantastic at that 86 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: specific skill. So when you get to the playoffs and 87 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: you're attacking switching defenses, and you need guys that can 88 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: attack matchups, and you need guys that can rescue possessions 89 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: right shot clocks winding down, you don't have anything working, 90 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: you throw the ball to Kyrie. He's as good as 91 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: you'll find at those specific things, and so that makes 92 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: him an immensely valuable playoff player. He's one of my 93 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,239 Speaker 1: favorite scorers to analyze and to try to take things 94 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: from from my own game. When I'm talking to young 95 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 1: players as well, I say the same thing like and 96 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: when it comes to emulating players. Even though Kyrie is 97 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: very esthetically appealing and he has a lot of flashy 98 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: elements to his game, he's also amazingly fundamentally sound with 99 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: his footwork, with his jump shot form, with his ability 100 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: to change pace and speed his his foot speed and quickness. 101 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: He's as good as you'll find at those specific things, 102 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: and and there are a lot of parts to Kyrie's 103 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: game that young players should absolutely try to emulate. Obviously, 104 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: I think he's the best ball handler in the league. 105 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: Steph Curry's very close, but I think kyr Irving is 106 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: the best ball handler in the league, probably of all time. 107 00:05:56,080 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: That allows him to play reactionary basketball instead of, you know, 108 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: kind of like predetermining what he's going to do. Because 109 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: of that, it makes him extremely difficult to guard. He 110 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: doesn't predetermined moves. He reacts to what defenses due. He's 111 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: got an unlimited repertoire of counter moves, so he's kind 112 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 1: of just going one way or the other based on 113 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,679 Speaker 1: which way the defenders leaning, and then what he waits 114 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 1: to see what you're gonna do, and then he has 115 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: a counter for regardless of what your move is. He 116 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: can finish short from the rim, he can finish at 117 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: the rim, he can pull up long twos, he can 118 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: pull up classic midrange twos, and he has all of 119 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 1: the off the jibile three point shots in the game. 120 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 1: He's that it's there in terms of versatility and well 121 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: rounded offensive skill, sets. That's that's what makes Kyrie Kyrie. 122 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: He's as good as you'll find in the league at 123 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: that specific thing. His ball handling also makes him excellent 124 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: at taking care of the basketball. He's always been a 125 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: low turnover player. But outside of those things, which that's 126 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,679 Speaker 1: that skill set at three level, scoring, that that ball handling, 127 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: all of that, Kyrie's as good as you'll find in 128 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: the league. But everything else, literally every other area of 129 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,919 Speaker 1: the game of basketball, he's below average for his position, 130 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: and that's what holds him back from reaching what Steph 131 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: Curry can do as a small guard in the league. 132 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: He's not a great playmaker, he doesn't move well without 133 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: the basketball. He's a poor on ball defender, he doesn't 134 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: do great covering in rotations. When it comes to the 135 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: physicality areas of the game, like fighting for position and 136 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: getting contested rebounds, he's not great compared to other guards 137 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: around the league. Leadership and availability, I don't need to 138 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: say much. Just look at what happened over the course 139 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 1: of the the last two years. So he's got this lengthy 140 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: list of weaknesses that kind of hold him back. But 141 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: his peak skill is what makes him so valuable. Now, 142 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: it's it's kind of unique because as a number two 143 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: with a team like Brooklyn that didn't have great role players, 144 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: his shortcomings become a problem. But then you put him 145 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: on the two thousand sixteen calves alongside a great list 146 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: of role players, all of a sudden, his elite three 147 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: level scoring is the perfect skill set of for for 148 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: a number two alongside Lebron. I've always thought him and 149 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: Lebron's skill sets compliment each other really well. It's one 150 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: of the main reasons why I think the Lakers should 151 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: pay whatever it takes to get Kyrie on board. His 152 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: recent playoff failures are a bit overblown. He was amazing 153 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: in Cleveland, then in Boston he was a number one, 154 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: which just isn't the role that he should have. He's 155 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 1: not good enough to be a number one. And then 156 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: he was fantastic before he got hurt in that Brooklyn 157 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 1: playoff run where they lost against Milwaukee. And then last 158 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: year this this, this last season. You know, it's easy 159 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: to get caught up in the numbers. Only twenty one 160 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: points per game, right, but if you actually look at 161 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: the half court scoring, they fared better against Boston than 162 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: anybody else did. And remember I said Boston was one 163 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: of the best defenses I had ever seen. They certainly 164 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: are one of the best half court defenses that I've 165 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: ever seen. You guys probably remember me Ray thinking about 166 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,240 Speaker 1: their transition defense or their inability to take care of 167 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: the basketball in the way that compromised them frequently. But 168 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: in the half court, Boston was unbelievably dominant. And it 169 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: wasn't Golden State that scored the best against them. It 170 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: wasn't Milwaukee, it was in Miami, it was Brooklyn. The 171 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: average about nineties seven points per one hundred half court 172 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: possessions compared to ninety two for Golden State, who is 173 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: the second most effective offense offense against that Boston team. 174 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: And that was with Kevin Durant having one of the 175 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: worst playoff series of his career. So Kyrie, you know, 176 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: it's easy to look at Kyrie and to look at 177 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: KD for what happened in those series, in that series 178 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:45,080 Speaker 1: and that sweep, But Jana struggled with efficiency. You know, 179 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler was amazing, because Jimmy Butler's just a complete anomaly. 180 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: But like a lot of players struggled against that Boston defense. 181 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: You can't just specifically point at Kyrie and Katie is 182 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: the only guys who struggled in the ultimate team goal 183 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: of putting the ball in the basket. Brooklyn was better 184 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: at that against Boston than any of the other teams 185 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: were the reason why they lost that series. The reason 186 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: why they got dominated in that series is they couldn't 187 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: get stops and they really struggled to hold up under 188 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: the physicality that Boston creates with all of their length 189 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: and athleticism all over the floor. Kyrie absolutely can be 190 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: a number two. We've seen it, like in two thousand 191 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: and sixteen with the Calves. You just need to have 192 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: great role players there. It's one of the main reasons 193 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: why that Brooklyn situation was broken and why they need 194 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: to blow things up. They just don't necessarily have the 195 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 1: requisite pieces to win with with Kyrie Irving as your 196 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: second best player. Number nineteen James harden So in this 197 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 1: regular season he averaged twenty two points eight rebounds in 198 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,719 Speaker 1: tennessis on fifty eight percent true shooting. Then in the 199 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: postseason nineteen points per game, six rebounds and nine assis 200 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 1: on fifty eight percent try shooting. His best skill is 201 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: his playmaking. At this point in his career, used to 202 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: be scoring now it's playmaking. I call him a second 203 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: tier playmaker. If you look at like lebron Chris, Paul Yokich, 204 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: and Lucas like your top tier guys, I think James 205 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: Harden's in the group right below them. That's his best skill. 206 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: He's still a very efficient score, just on much lower volume. 207 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: I mean, nineteen points per game in a playoff series 208 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: in a playoff runs just isn't gonna get it done. 209 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 1: The reality is that he's lost a step. Now. Some 210 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 1: people will play in the hamstring. It's probably a combination 211 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: of that in his lifestyle, which has led to him 212 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 1: being out of shape, often not taking great care of 213 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,960 Speaker 1: his body. I think push comes to shove. James Harden 214 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: would probably admit that, but that has led to him 215 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:42,079 Speaker 1: losing a step. And him losing a step as affected 216 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: every single part of his game. You know, I talked 217 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: about this a lot on this show, especially when we 218 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 1: talk about skill development. But no move or or offensive 219 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: attack works without the counter also working, because if the 220 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 1: counter doesn't work, the defender can sit on your strength. 221 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: We talked about this with Pascal Siyak him in the 222 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: last show. If you guys, remember you can't shoot, then 223 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,040 Speaker 1: players will play off of you and take away your 224 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: rim strengths. If you can't beat them off the dribble, 225 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:13,680 Speaker 1: then they will play up on your jump shot and 226 00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: make it harder for you to get to your jump shot. 227 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: So for James Hart, for Pascal Siakim, it was the 228 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: inability to shoot that affects him as a rim score right. 229 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: But for James Harden, it's his inability to get a 230 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: step on defenders into the lane that affects his pull 231 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 1: up jump shooting. So in Philly he averaged two point 232 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: one restricted area finishes per game on As a comparison, 233 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: in two thousand eighteen, when he won the m v P, 234 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: he wont He finished three point nine layups in the 235 00:12:42,559 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: restricted area per game at sixty two percent with Houston 236 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: in two thousand eighteen, So he is half as effective 237 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: at getting to the rim and finishing as he was 238 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: in two thousand eighteen. That's a significant drop off. This 239 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: past season, he shot thirty three PC on pull up 240 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: jump shots with Philly on only six point seven attempts 241 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: per game. In two thousand and eighteen, he shot on 242 00:13:08,600 --> 00:13:12,560 Speaker 1: pull up jump shots on ten attempts per game. So 243 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: as you can see that inability to drive the ball 244 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: to the basket has allowed defenders to step up on 245 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: his step back more he's not getting as much separation. 246 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: More often than not, he's passing on those shots. His 247 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: attempts are way down, and then when he gets to him, 248 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: he doesn't have the requisite separation and he's not knocking 249 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: them down. There's always a given to take to this 250 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: kind of thing. All areas of the game of basketball 251 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: are intricate, intricately connected in all of these ways, and 252 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: James Harden losing a step has directly affected his ability 253 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: to get to his pull up jump shot, which which 254 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: makes it even harder to get to the rim. You know, 255 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: they all just kind of like compound on each other 256 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,960 Speaker 1: like that. So and and the place where you see 257 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: that affect the Sixers so much is guys like Tires, 258 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: Maxie and Tobias Hairs are really good basketball plays, but 259 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: they're not great enough to consistently attack a set defense. 260 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: And it's so important for Philly for James Harden to 261 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: get initial dribble penetration so that guys like Maxie and 262 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: Harris can attack with an advantage. And when those guys 263 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: attack with an advantage, they are deadly, and so James 264 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: Harden trying to recapture some of that athleticism is the 265 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: best pathway towards Philly reaching their ultimate ceiling, because they 266 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: need James Harden to be able to beat people off 267 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: the dribble consistently. Again, last couple of nitpicky things. You know, 268 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 1: he was great, he turned into a solid defensive player 269 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: two thousand and eight team, but outside of that, it's 270 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: always been pretty bad. He's still a solid post up 271 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: defender because teams foolishly think that he's small so they 272 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: can attack him in the post. But he's a very 273 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: big six five and trunky and has a low center 274 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: of gravity, so trying to post him up as kind 275 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,800 Speaker 1: of a fool's Errand my main beef with James Harden 276 00:14:57,800 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: has always been like leadership and body language. It's one 277 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:01,880 Speaker 1: of the big reasons why I was a huge fan 278 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: of the PJ. Tucker signing and the Daniel House signing. 279 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: You know, toughness and and like remaining competitive in basketball 280 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: games was one of James Harden's biggest weaknesses. You see 281 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: it all the time. You saw it again in this 282 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: Miami series where remember that play where uh, he kind 283 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: of like was walking the ball up the floor as 284 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: it was rolling on the ground, and then I can't 285 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: remember who it was. I might have been Victori La Depot, 286 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: but they just ran in and grabbed the basketball, win 287 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: and laid it up the other way. You remember the 288 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: end of the two thousand nineteen series against Golden State 289 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: where he's just throwing the ball all over the court, 290 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: like when the going gets tough. James Harden's body language 291 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: is poor, and and that's tough when your best player 292 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: has that type of body language, because the whole team 293 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: will traditionally follow. So hopefully guys like Daniel House and 294 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: p J. Tucker will help the Sixers in that specific 295 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: department and make this team a little bit more capable 296 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: of holding up in some adversity in the playoffs. So 297 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: last question with James Harden is he washed? I don't 298 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: think so. First of all, he's still relatively young. He's 299 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: in his early thirties, is only a couple of years 300 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: older than me, And I think what he's going through 301 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: right now is actually kind of similar to something that 302 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm going through, just in a different way. Like I 303 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: always grew up with an incredible metabolism. I could eat 304 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: whatever the hell I wanted, and I just never put 305 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 1: on anyway, And I always I always felt like I 306 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: could get away with anything. And as I've noticed, as 307 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 1: I've gotten earlier, like my digestive system is a little 308 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: bit more sensitive, like if I if I do what 309 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: I did on vacation and eat like crazy and don't 310 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: work out like I put on twelve pounds in fourteen 311 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: days on a lake and on a cruise ship, right, Like, 312 00:16:33,880 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 1: It's a lot of you guys who are listening can 313 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: probably relate to that to a certain extent now, But 314 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: James Harden, it's a little bit more intense because it's 315 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: on the on the level of a professional athlete, right. 316 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 1: So he's a professional athlete, and for him, it's more 317 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: his lifestyle, the clubbing, the late nights, all that kind 318 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: of stuff, right, And for a long time he could 319 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: get away with it. But I think over the last 320 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: couple of years he's had some glaring examples of the 321 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: fact that he's aging to the point where he can 322 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: no longer live that lifestyle. He might have to turn 323 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:06,439 Speaker 1: away from the clubbing in the late nights until the 324 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: off season. And I genuinely believe, based on absolutely no 325 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: intel I genuinely believe that James Harden has learned that lesson. 326 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: I believe he will come into camp this year in 327 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: much better shape. I think he understands the urgency of 328 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: what this Philly team is capable of. With Tyres Maxie, 329 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: Tobias Harris, and Joel Embiide on the roster. I believe 330 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: he will come back and have a bounce back season. 331 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: I expect James Harden to be a dominant top ten 332 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 1: level player this year. He doesn't deserve that recognition now, 333 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: but I think he's got at least one or two 334 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: great seasons left in him. He'll just have to take 335 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 1: care of his body, and I think he's learned that lesson, 336 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,439 Speaker 1: that lesson, and I believe we will see a bounce 337 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: back season from James Harden this year. We'll see if 338 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: he makes me look stupid for saying something like that, 339 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,120 Speaker 1: because I mean, here's the thing. When James Harden has 340 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: got it going to the rim, when he's got that burst, 341 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 1: he is a top ten player. Like in two thousand eighteen, 342 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 1: he was creeping into that five or six spot. And 343 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: he may not be that good again, but if you 344 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: can get to the ninth or tenth best player in 345 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: the league type of of production. All of a sudden, 346 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 1: Philly becomes a much more interesting championship threat. Alright, guys, 347 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: I have some big news. 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One that I've been looking forward 373 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: to talking to talking about for a long time because 374 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: I do think this is a super interesting topic and 375 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: it's very, very important to this success of the Los 376 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:45,479 Speaker 1: Angeles Lakers. Number eighteen Anthony Davis. Now I've been for 377 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: all of these other rankings, I've been giving the last 378 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: season's UH stats in last playoff run stats for Anthony Davis, 379 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give the last two seasons because it's he 380 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: has been so unavailable that and it's just kind of 381 00:19:57,600 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: gives a better UH does a better job of capturing 382 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 1: the way that he's fallen off. So in the last 383 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: two regular seasons, he's averaged twenty three points, nine rebounds, 384 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: and three assists on fifty seven percent tur shooting in 385 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: Games one through three against Phoenix and last year's playoff 386 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,399 Speaker 1: run because he played two additional games, but he barely 387 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: played in both of those games because he got hurt. 388 00:20:18,760 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: But in games one through three Verse Phoenix, he average 389 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: twenty seven, nine and three, which is great, but on 390 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 1: forty three percent shooting in from three. I'm gonna compare 391 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 1: that to the twenty twenty season for you guys real quick, 392 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: so you could see how big of a drop off 393 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: we're talking about. Regular season twenty six points, nine rebounds, 394 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:46,639 Speaker 1: three assists on six true shooting in the playoffs twenty 395 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: eight points, ten rebounds, four assists on sixty seven percent 396 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,120 Speaker 1: true shooting. It was one of the most dominant playoff 397 00:20:55,200 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: runs that we've seen. Now, a lot of people are 398 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: gonna say things like, oh, it was the bubble, but 399 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: I encourage to look at Anthony Davis's production in the 400 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: month or so leading into the bubble, before the shutdown, 401 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: and early the very early part of the of the 402 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:13,240 Speaker 1: following regular season. His jump shot really was coming around. 403 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 1: He really was developing into a better version of himself, 404 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 1: and then something happened after that point. It's funny because 405 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: I was watching a Tom Brady or saw a tweet 406 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: come across my timeline the other day of Tom Brady. 407 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: Someone was quoting something that happened in training camp and 408 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,199 Speaker 1: Tom Brady was like turning to Leonard four Nett and 409 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: cussing him out because he got tackled for a loss 410 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: on a running play in training camp. And I was 411 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: sitting there thinking, I'm like, man, that dude is such 412 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: a psychopath. Like he's got seven championships, he's undisputed the 413 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: best football player ever, and he's still every bit of 414 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: a psychotically competitive asshole now that he was back then. 415 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: And it's so strange to see that juxtaposed with what 416 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: happened with Anthony Davis, which is after the bubble, you 417 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: could make a solid case that he was as high 418 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 1: as the second best player in the world. I had 419 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 1: I think I had him four if I remember correctly, 420 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,159 Speaker 1: after that playoff from but he was like unassailably a 421 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 1: top five NBA basketball player again, ten and four on 422 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,640 Speaker 1: six seven percent true shooting on the way to a title, 423 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: and not so much in the finals, but in the 424 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,479 Speaker 1: previous rounds he was every bit as good as Lebron 425 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: James was. That's how good he was. And then he 426 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: just completely fell off. Now health did play a role, 427 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,440 Speaker 1: but some of it is controlled and some of it 428 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: is out of his control. Landing on someone's foot. Yeah, 429 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:42,919 Speaker 1: there's nothing you can really do about that. That happened 430 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,959 Speaker 1: late in this past season, but there's great intel out 431 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: there for multiple people that he came into camp in 432 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 1: one and in two out of shape. I should yeah, 433 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: like in the season in two season, he showed up 434 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: into camp out of shape. He looked big, He visibly 435 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: looked big on the screen, and then you see things like, oh, 436 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: he's having achilles tendinosis, which is a wear and tear injury. 437 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 1: You know, you see him getting wrist injuries and things 438 00:23:13,920 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: like that from falling down all the damn time. That's 439 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,879 Speaker 1: stuff that's absolutely under his control. And I mean, like, 440 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 1: I can't just sit there and be like, oh, man, 441 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis top five player just needs to be healthy. No, 442 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,640 Speaker 1: he showed up into camp out of shape and then 443 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: proceeded to get hurt. That that that's that's the thing 444 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: that tends to happen when you show up into camp 445 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: out of shape. There are two Anthony Davis is. There's 446 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 1: the defensive Player of the Year candidate who's a knockdown 447 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: three point shooter who has a deadly high post attack 448 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: and is a monster around the rim. That guy's a 449 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: top five player. But then there's the all defense ish 450 00:23:55,920 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 1: level big who can't score efficiently anytime. He's a a 451 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:03,360 Speaker 1: from the basket and is basically Clint Capella around the rim, 452 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 1: who can roll and dive, and he still is a 453 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 1: pretty dominant offensive rebounder. So Clint Cappela is probably under 454 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: selling it to a certain extent, but offensively that you know, 455 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: that's that's the kind of player we've seen the last 456 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: couple of years, and that's why I call him the 457 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: Lakers X factor. That's why I think he's the most 458 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: important piece to whether or not the Lakers can get 459 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: back to championship contention. There's two Anthony Davis is that 460 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: first Anthony Davis the deep, the defensive player of the year, 461 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,159 Speaker 1: is a perimeter monster and a number under the rim monster. 462 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: That guy is going to take the Lakers back to 463 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: championship contention if it's more of the last two years, 464 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: and it's the guy that doesn't make the extra effort 465 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,239 Speaker 1: plays on defense anymore, who can't score efficiently away from 466 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: the rim, who doesn't take care of his body. The 467 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: Lakers are going to be a you know, a play 468 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: in team. So I mean, yeah, I hope the Lakers 469 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: make some moves to spruce up the roster. Yeah, we 470 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 1: hope Lebron stays healthy. Yeah, we hope Austin Reeves takes 471 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:01,399 Speaker 1: a leap. None of that matters unless the old Anthony 472 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: Davis comes back. It's the only it's the only thing 473 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: that matters as it pertains to the Lakers reaching their ceiling, 474 00:25:08,440 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 1: because when Anthony Davis is that guy and when Lebron 475 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: is healthy and on the floor, those two guys, it's 476 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: extremely difficult to beat them in a basketball game when 477 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:23,159 Speaker 1: they're at that level. Now, what do I expect? This 478 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: has been a lot of noise, and he's been consistently 479 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: criticized for two years fairly. I saw a tweet come 480 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:33,199 Speaker 1: across my feet from some random accounts today it's like, 481 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: why Anthony Davis is a top ten player in the NBA, 482 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,719 Speaker 1: And I wanted to be like, you can't make that 483 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: case anymore. He has absolutely no case to be considered 484 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: among the top ten players in the league. In fact, 485 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,239 Speaker 1: it's insulting to the other players that are in that 486 00:25:46,320 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: area to put him there. He has massively fallen off 487 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years. I genuinely believe that 488 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: all of that will lead to him waking up and 489 00:25:57,600 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: having a big bounce back season this year, just like 490 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,440 Speaker 1: what happened with James Harden. But that's in Anthony Davis's hands, 491 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:05,880 Speaker 1: and it's up to him to make that happen. And 492 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: and and again. I know I've just been really critical 493 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: of him, but he's one of my favorite players, and 494 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: he's so incredibly dominant when he's locked in. I just 495 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: want to see that again. I just I'm trying to 496 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: light a fire under his butt. Man, I want to 497 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: see the old Anthony Davis number seventeen. Demarda Rosen. In 498 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: this regular season, he average twenty five and five on 499 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 1: true shooting. Damn good playoff run, albeit in a quick 500 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: gentleman sweep to the Bucks, he average twenty one five 501 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: and five on forty percent true shooting. Um. The Bucks 502 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: are really good, and they were a bad matchup for Chicago. 503 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,399 Speaker 1: We talked about this in our playoff previews, uh, you know, 504 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: several months ago, but the Bulls were basically the worst 505 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,800 Speaker 1: three point shooting team in the league. They were dead 506 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: last in three point attempts per one hundred possessions and 507 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 1: they were twenty nine in makes per one possessions. And 508 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: the Bucks, they are a team that sells out to 509 00:26:56,240 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: the paint and makes you shoot threes. And so it 510 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:02,840 Speaker 1: was a really really bad matchup specifically for the Bulls 511 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 1: and specifically for Demarta Rosen. Like Demarta Rosen average five 512 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 1: made field goals in the paint this season, the Bucks 513 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 1: held him to three point to Why because it's just 514 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,199 Speaker 1: completely crowded in there. So a huge part of that 515 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: is the Lonzo ball injury, and I he's just the 516 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: poor kid just can't stay on the court. And he's 517 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: he's a really really talented young guard, particularly on the 518 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,240 Speaker 1: defensive end of the floor, and he's turned himself into 519 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: such a good three point shooter that just a Lonzo 520 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 1: getting healthy and getting back into the lineup will go 521 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,439 Speaker 1: a long way towards alleviating that spacing issue. They need 522 00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: Patrick Williams to take a leap, They need to get 523 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: a better front court athlete because Vussovitch struggles in some 524 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: of those things. So I do think that I want 525 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: to cut the Rosen some slack in what happened in 526 00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:50,639 Speaker 1: that uh in that specific playoff matchup against the Bucks. 527 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: But the reality is is that he does need to 528 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: get better as a three level score. Demarta Rosen is 529 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:01,199 Speaker 1: a great two level score, but he's methodically works as 530 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: a way closer to the basket as a back to 531 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: the basket player, and when you're playing against teams like 532 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: the Bucks that packed the paint, that's just not enough. 533 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: He needs to become a dynamic pull up three point 534 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: shooters so that he can get more slashing opportunities, so 535 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: that he can actually get downhill a little bit more 536 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: instead of methodically working his way into the lane. He's 537 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,120 Speaker 1: always been a very good playmaker, specifically since he went 538 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,199 Speaker 1: to San Antonio, but that took a little bit of 539 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: a step back here in Chicago. I think he averaged 540 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,159 Speaker 1: two fewer assist per game than he did the previous season. 541 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: But a big part of that is the role that 542 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,360 Speaker 1: he's in on this team, and like we said earlier, 543 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: that lack of shooting to kick out to uh to 544 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 1: allow him to make plays for his teammates. Um On defense, 545 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: he's okay below average comparative most of the better defensive 546 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: wings around the league. His confidence has always been one 547 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: of his biggest issues because the drop off between his 548 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: regular season production and his playoff production has been kind 549 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,480 Speaker 1: of consistent throughout his career, and I've always associated it 550 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 1: associated it to confidence, Like you just don't see the 551 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 1: same you know, like moxie from him on the court 552 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: in the playoffs and you do in the regular season. 553 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: But I did see in this last regular season the 554 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: last couple actually, he you saw it, like him start 555 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: to get a lot more comfortable with who he was, 556 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: a lot more confident. I saw him outduel some really 557 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: good basketball players in big moments at the end of games. 558 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: But then that completely faded against Milwaukee after that game, 559 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: to which he was amazing in Game two and basically 560 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: shot the Bucks out of their own building. But the 561 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: rest of the series he really really struggled. And again 562 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: it's because they took away his strength. They packed the 563 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: paint and Dmarda Rosen methodically working his way downhill into 564 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: traffic just wasn't gonna cut it. And and so he 565 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:43,880 Speaker 1: will eventually again, like him being such a great midrange 566 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: score is uniquely great for this era. Like we've talked 567 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: about so much, NBA defense is prioritized the three point 568 00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: line and the rim, so if you can operate in 569 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: that middle area, there's a great deal of value there. 570 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: But you can't be a two level score. You have 571 00:29:57,360 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: to be a three level score. He did up his 572 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: uh A usage at the three point line a little 573 00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: bit this year. I think he went from about one 574 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: point to three point attempts the previous season to one 575 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,160 Speaker 1: point nine, which is okay, but he really needs to 576 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: be a guy who's taken at least three or four 577 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:16,400 Speaker 1: or three point shots uh per game number sixteen. And 578 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: this is the guy that I think is the breakout 579 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: player of this past postseason. Jalen Brown the average six 580 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: and four ont s percent true shooting in the regular season. 581 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: He average twenty three seven in four on fifty eight 582 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: percent true shooting in the playoffs, so ticking up in 583 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Just like I said with Anthony Edwards, I 584 00:30:37,320 --> 00:30:40,560 Speaker 1: think it's a huge uh indicator of the value of 585 00:30:40,680 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 1: size and strength. He's a big, strong wing, which allows 586 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: him to thrive in the physicality of the playoffs. I 587 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: have a couple of wild Jalen Brown stats for you. 588 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,800 Speaker 1: He led all players in the NBA playoffs and fourth 589 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: quarter scoring in total scoring. He shot fifty eight percent 590 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: from the yield in the fourth quarters, fifty six percent 591 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: on threes. He's straight up one a bunch of games 592 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: for Boston and on many nights was their best player. 593 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 1: He shot a hundred and twenty six pull up jump 594 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: shots that was the revelation from Jalen Brown in this 595 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 1: playoff run and made fifty four of them, which is 596 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: forty two point nine percent. As a comparison, Tatum took 597 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: a hundred ninety two and only made thirty three percent 598 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 1: of him the Nightmare pull up shooting UH playoff run. 599 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: Thirty players in this playoff run attempted at least fifty 600 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: pull up jump shots. Jalen was fifth in percentage, seventh 601 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: in effective field goal percentage which waits threes in sixth 602 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:42,040 Speaker 1: in total makes. Specifically, what he's really great at is 603 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: his pound dribble step back going to the left um. 604 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: This is great for players to have a low center 605 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: of gravity that have a good first step. When you 606 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:54,560 Speaker 1: beat someone UH, you drive left and the defenders usually 607 00:31:54,600 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: trying to ride you, but you're bigger and stronger. You 608 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: work him down one or two dribbles and you pound 609 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,000 Speaker 1: the basketball and take step back. Jalen Brown is excellent 610 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: at that. Specific pull up jump shot. At me, it's 611 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,480 Speaker 1: borderline unguardable with how gifted he is at getting to 612 00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: the rim. And then the other thing that's interesting with 613 00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: his off the dribble shooting is where he releases the shot. 614 00:32:11,440 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: Because he's a great athlete, he elevates and shoots at 615 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: the top of his shot. There's pretty much like three 616 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 1: different shot releases that you'll see around the league. Really 617 00:32:19,960 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: short players will shoot on the way up because they're 618 00:32:23,080 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: not tall and they typically don't elevate, so they have 619 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: to get the shot off quickly when they have separation. 620 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 1: Classic examples of this are like Steph Curry and Trey Young. 621 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:35,160 Speaker 1: Steph Steph Curry is a lightning quick release on the 622 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 1: way up. Spot up shooters think like Klay Thompson or 623 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: any of the other great spot up shooters around the league. 624 00:32:40,760 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: They typically shoot just before the apex of their shot, 625 00:32:43,600 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: so they get lots of elevation to take away how 626 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: much they need to use their arms, which makes it 627 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: easier to do for muscle memory. Right, if you have 628 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: to jacket really if you have to throw the shoot 629 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: the ball really hard with your arm, it's hard to 630 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: control that. But if you elevate, you get good power 631 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:01,880 Speaker 1: from your legs and then you can be really controlled 632 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: and replicate your release. And then, last, but not least, 633 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: there's elevating jump shooters. One of the only guard that 634 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: does this extremely well that I've seen is Kyrie Irving. 635 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: But these guys shoot at the top of their shot, 636 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: and the idea there is they're hanging in the air 637 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: waiting for you to come down so that they can 638 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: shoot over the top. And that's the type of pull 639 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: up jump shooter that Jalen Brown is. He It's it's 640 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:24,800 Speaker 1: really really pretty pretty to watch to see the way 641 00:33:24,800 --> 00:33:27,440 Speaker 1: that he hangs over the defender and shoots. Another great 642 00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 1: example of that is Mr Devin Booker. He was fifth 643 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 1: in total finishes in the restricted area, only six, though 644 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 1: he's struggled to finish through contact. That's something he's gonna 645 00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: have to to get a little bit better at. For 646 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 1: a big slashing wing like him, you'd want to be 647 00:33:42,600 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 1: higher than seventy. You want to be around seventy. He 648 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: had average three point five assists and had three point 649 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: one turnovers per game. He has a tendency to over 650 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: complicate his dribble and dribble into traffic now you'd see 651 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: people on Twitter say things like, oh, Jalen Brown can't dribble. 652 00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown can dribble, fine. It's just there's two different 653 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 1: elements to ball handling. There's the technical aspect of controlling 654 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: the basketball, and then there's understanding how to avoid situations 655 00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 1: where you can lose the basketball. In the NBA playoffs, 656 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: you're allowed to do a lot of hand checking, hitting 657 00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:15,799 Speaker 1: and and and body checking and all those things. And 658 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 1: if you're even if you technically in a very sound 659 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: technical way dribble the ball, well, if someone hits you 660 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: on the arm and the ref doesn't call it, you're 661 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: gonna lose the basketball. And one of the big issues 662 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: that Jalen Brown ran into is he'd get over complicated 663 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 1: with side to side dribbles when he's a better athlete, 664 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: so he could simplify it and just hit the gaps, 665 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:37,320 Speaker 1: and then he would dribble into traffic and keep the 666 00:34:37,400 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 1: dribble alive and people would slap his arms and stuff, 667 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 1: and he'd lose the basketball. Simplifying things. Lebron is great 668 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: at this, simplifying things to where it's a rip through 669 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,799 Speaker 1: and you gather early and tuck the basketball and take 670 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 1: it strong to the ram. That'll be the next step 671 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:52,920 Speaker 1: to him for him to take care of the basketball. 672 00:34:54,120 --> 00:34:56,400 Speaker 1: So the big question with Jylen Brown can he be 673 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:59,400 Speaker 1: a number one? And this is a very relevant question 674 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:02,239 Speaker 1: because of a specific trade that was thrown out, a 675 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: trade possibility that was thrown out while I was on 676 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:08,239 Speaker 1: vacation involving Jalen Brown going to the Brooklyn Nets. I 677 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: believe he can and I'm so high on Jalen Brown 678 00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:13,880 Speaker 1: that I think the Brooklyn netshould make this particular trade 679 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: if they can't get Zion, if they can't get Scottie Barnes, 680 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:19,840 Speaker 1: I would get Jalen Brown if I was the Brooklyn Nets. 681 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 1: And a big part of that is he's taking care 682 00:35:22,520 --> 00:35:25,319 Speaker 1: of the basketball and becoming a better playmaker away from 683 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:27,839 Speaker 1: being a bona fide star and a guy who's consistently 684 00:35:28,080 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 1: a threat to be considered a top ten player. That's 685 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,399 Speaker 1: how good of a basketball player Jalen Brown is. I'm 686 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,879 Speaker 1: extremely high on him. He's not a number one right now, 687 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,320 Speaker 1: but he absolutely can believe it can be, and I 688 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 1: think it's realistic that he could be one day, and 689 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: I think Brooklyn should potentially make that move if they 690 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: can't get something better from Toronto or from New Orleans. 691 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: Very very high on Jalen Brown. Uh. It's cool to 692 00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,240 Speaker 1: see him this high on the list because I watched 693 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,399 Speaker 1: him play in person when he was at CAL. I've 694 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: watched his career developed and he's become a fine, dependable 695 00:35:58,320 --> 00:36:00,920 Speaker 1: NBA playoff basketball player, and I'm excited to see what 696 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: he can do this last year. All Right, that's all 697 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 1: I have for tonight. We'll have fifteen through eleven sometime 698 00:36:05,400 --> 00:36:08,080 Speaker 1: this weekend. As always, I appreciate your guys support, and 699 00:36:08,080 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: I'll see you in a couple of days. The volume