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Last night, I don't know 0:01:45.560 --> 0:01:48.240 if we ever see Steph Curry in an NBA Finals again, 0:01:48.320 --> 0:01:50.840 because the Warriors are at the crossroads. I thought that 0:01:50.880 --> 0:01:53.320 they had a great chance to compete for the championship 0:01:53.400 --> 0:01:56.520 this year if everybody was healthy. Klay Thompson, of course, 0:01:56.680 --> 0:02:00.000 is not. But the Warriors are at a crossroads right now. 0:02:00.040 --> 0:02:03.320 The nucleus of the championship team getting older and they 0:02:03.360 --> 0:02:06.000 haven't been able to stay healthy. But last night Steph 0:02:06.080 --> 0:02:09.080 Curry gave us a not so subtle reminder of what 0:02:09.160 --> 0:02:12.680 he's capable of. First, he hits the final shot to 0:02:12.720 --> 0:02:15.880 beat Mike Conley in the three point shooting contest. Then 0:02:15.919 --> 0:02:19.040 he decides to extend his range to half court in 0:02:19.080 --> 0:02:23.760 the actual game, hitting a couple of multi, multi long 0:02:23.840 --> 0:02:27.000 distance bombs. And he's had such a huge impact on 0:02:27.040 --> 0:02:29.760 the sport. And you've heard me talk about this. I 0:02:29.800 --> 0:02:33.400 think he's the most influential basketball player as far as 0:02:33.760 --> 0:02:36.639 the playing of the game in the last thirty years. 0:02:37.160 --> 0:02:42.080 And yes that factors in Michael Jordan and Lebron James. 0:02:42.240 --> 0:02:45.840 Everybody shoots threes. Everybody thinks they can shoot threes, and 0:02:45.880 --> 0:02:49.520 they're going deeper and deeper and deeper. But Curry's the 0:02:49.560 --> 0:02:53.799 og and he shooting from the logo. Jerry West may 0:02:53.919 --> 0:02:58.160 be the logo. Steph shoots from the logo. And last 0:02:58.240 --> 0:03:00.560 night he reminded everybody's the best shooter of all time. 0:03:00.600 --> 0:03:04.120 And I know it sounds like hyperbole or recency bias, 0:03:04.160 --> 0:03:06.320 but the numbers back it up. He's a player for 0:03:06.320 --> 0:03:08.520 the history books and it's a joy to watch him 0:03:08.600 --> 0:03:10.640 while we still can at the top of his game. 0:03:11.240 --> 0:03:12.920 He didn't have to take part in the three point 0:03:12.919 --> 0:03:16.240 shooting contest. I think this was Steph way of saying, 0:03:16.600 --> 0:03:19.680 I don't know this, but just my feeling, Hey, don't 0:03:19.680 --> 0:03:22.680 forget about me. We might not be playing for championships, 0:03:22.840 --> 0:03:26.080 we may not be on national TV anymore. Last year, 0:03:26.200 --> 0:03:30.680 bad year, But hey, I'm still around and he should 0:03:30.680 --> 0:03:34.040 have been the MVP last night. The Greek Freak was 0:03:34.120 --> 0:03:39.800 sixteen of sixteen, and you know, I get it's an 0:03:39.800 --> 0:03:42.360 All Star game. He banked in a couple of threes. 0:03:43.080 --> 0:03:45.320 It's happened before where you've had a player have a 0:03:45.320 --> 0:03:49.000 perfect game. Will Chamberlain did it twice. He went eighteen 0:03:49.120 --> 0:03:51.960 for eighteen one game, and he went sixteen for sixteen 0:03:52.040 --> 0:03:54.680 one game. Back then. They actually played a little more 0:03:54.760 --> 0:03:57.280 defense back in the sixties. In the All Star Game. 0:03:57.840 --> 0:04:02.240 Last night, it's just basically of an and one game, 0:04:02.840 --> 0:04:06.760 but fun to watch. Damian Lillard is fascinating as well. 0:04:07.200 --> 0:04:11.400 I love watching Steph. But it's strange to say if 0:04:11.480 --> 0:04:13.440 a game was on the line and you said, all right, 0:04:13.480 --> 0:04:15.320 I got somebody who's got to hit a big shot, 0:04:16.839 --> 0:04:21.640 I might lean towards Damian Lillard. May sound blasphemous after 0:04:21.680 --> 0:04:25.440 what I said about Steph Curry, but Damian Lillard just 0:04:25.520 --> 0:04:27.880 has something that there's always going to be a chip 0:04:27.880 --> 0:04:32.400 on his shoulder always because he you know, didn't wasn't 0:04:32.440 --> 0:04:36.400 heavily recruited Weavers, stayed, had a nice tournament run, went 0:04:36.480 --> 0:04:38.359 an All Star until I think his fourth year in 0:04:38.360 --> 0:04:41.400 the league. He plays in Portland, people forget about him, 0:04:41.440 --> 0:04:46.479 not on national TV. Man when comes to Daggers, he's 0:04:46.560 --> 0:04:50.920 not afraid and he loves the moment, and so does 0:04:50.960 --> 0:04:54.280 Steph Curry. But I want to give credit to both 0:04:54.279 --> 0:04:57.440 of them because I think they're fabulous players. I think 0:04:57.600 --> 0:04:59.760 Dame gets left out of the picture a little bit, 0:05:00.720 --> 0:05:03.479 but you know, he's one of those guys when you watch, 0:05:03.480 --> 0:05:07.279 you go, it's right, Steph, you don't go, Oh, I 0:05:07.400 --> 0:05:10.880 remember he can shoot really well. But watching last night, 0:05:11.640 --> 0:05:14.120 it was just I'm gonna give Lebron credit for being 0:05:14.160 --> 0:05:17.159 a great GM as he you know, he those were 0:05:17.200 --> 0:05:18.960 his picks to be able to build the team. And 0:05:19.000 --> 0:05:21.560 you could tell there's certain players who just sort of 0:05:21.600 --> 0:05:23.880 wanted to be out there, but didn't really want to 0:05:23.880 --> 0:05:26.320 be out there. Luca was just sort of, hey, I'll 0:05:26.360 --> 0:05:29.760 pass the ball. Lebron was passing the ball. Chris Paul 0:05:30.200 --> 0:05:33.200 wanted to make sure that people remember that Chris Paul 0:05:33.400 --> 0:05:35.440 is a Hall of Famer and can play at a 0:05:35.480 --> 0:05:40.040 very high level. Had sixteen assists last night, but it 0:05:40.080 --> 0:05:42.159 was fun. You know, it's back and forth. It's a 0:05:42.200 --> 0:05:45.640 shame that you didn't have Joe ll mbad Ben Simmons 0:05:45.680 --> 0:05:48.440 able to play. You nearly had a barber who took 0:05:48.480 --> 0:05:52.760 down the Super Bowl, and you nearly had a barber 0:05:52.800 --> 0:05:55.960 taking down the All Star Game. With Joe Ellenbad and 0:05:56.040 --> 0:05:59.800 Ben Simmons, we'll come up with a pole question. Got 0:05:59.880 --> 0:06:02.120 a play of the day, got a couple of stats 0:06:02.120 --> 0:06:05.000 of the day as well. Got a little information on 0:06:05.120 --> 0:06:10.440 Russell Wilson to share with you, Not much, but something interesting. Also. 0:06:10.520 --> 0:06:13.480 I just got this from Ian Rappaport of the NFL Network. 0:06:13.839 --> 0:06:17.520 The storyline to follow going forward is if the official 0:06:17.560 --> 0:06:21.680 salary cap number doesn't come today and soon, the NFL 0:06:21.720 --> 0:06:25.280 will have to move back the trade the tag deadline 0:06:25.320 --> 0:06:30.720 franchise tag deadline to Tuesday from Tuesday. I'll get it right, 0:06:31.200 --> 0:06:33.359 that it's supposed to be on Tuesday. They'll have to 0:06:33.400 --> 0:06:37.360 move it back from Tuesday. It's a situation several gms 0:06:37.360 --> 0:06:40.480 are bracing for, according to Ian Rappaport, and would further 0:06:40.600 --> 0:06:44.920 stall business for a bit. But tomorrow is the deadline 0:06:45.200 --> 0:06:49.120 to franchise tag a player. McLevin, what do you have 0:06:49.160 --> 0:06:52.040 for me today. Okay, All Star weekend question, Would you 0:06:52.160 --> 0:06:56.280 rather win the three point Contest, the dunk contest or 0:06:56.320 --> 0:07:00.919 the All Star Game MVP. I would rather win the 0:07:00.920 --> 0:07:03.960 All Star Game MVP because you're an All Star. Yeah, 0:07:04.000 --> 0:07:06.520 I mean you're playing against everybody. Not everybody was in 0:07:06.560 --> 0:07:09.720 the three point shooting contest, and nobody knew who was 0:07:09.760 --> 0:07:12.320 in the dunk contest. How can you have somebody in 0:07:12.360 --> 0:07:15.560 the dunk contest who doesn't have a dunk this year? 0:07:18.080 --> 0:07:21.920 Cashus Stanley was in the dunk contest. He doesn't have 0:07:21.960 --> 0:07:28.160 a dunk this year? Yeah, mclovin. But Curry won both 0:07:28.280 --> 0:07:30.880 what could have won both? So he almost had the choice. See. 0:07:30.880 --> 0:07:32.880 I don't think anyone ever remembers. I can't name another 0:07:32.920 --> 0:07:37.720 All Star Game MVP. I'm well, we do remember three 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:40.600 point shooting contest back when Larry Bird put up his 0:07:40.880 --> 0:07:45.200 crooked finger he you know, famously said to everybody, who's 0:07:45.480 --> 0:07:47.920 who's playing for second in the locker room prior to 0:07:47.960 --> 0:07:53.320 the start of that. I don't know who won it 0:07:53.440 --> 0:07:58.360 last year. I feel like Jannie has never missed a 0:07:58.400 --> 0:08:01.920 shot in the All Star Game shop probably him. No, 0:08:02.240 --> 0:08:04.280 we're not in the three point No, I'm talking about 0:08:04.280 --> 0:08:06.720 three point shooting contest. Oh last year, buddy heeled, I 0:08:06.800 --> 0:08:09.840 heard them says, okay, yeah, yeah, Now the Greek freaks 0:08:09.840 --> 0:08:13.080 should not be shooting threes. He should note. And the 0:08:13.120 --> 0:08:15.880 more I watched him last night, the more I don't 0:08:15.920 --> 0:08:19.400 want him on the perimeter. I would just set him 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:23.520 low and just say go just turning. Nobody can guard 0:08:23.640 --> 0:08:29.400 him down low on the perimeter. Take the jumper all day. Now. 0:08:29.440 --> 0:08:33.120 I know that he uses that sort of to get 0:08:33.160 --> 0:08:37.320 to the hoop, but you know, at some point somebody's 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:41.360 gonna go. Not everybody should be shooting threes. How about 0:08:41.400 --> 0:08:44.080 we dominate down low. How about we get you in 0:08:44.120 --> 0:08:47.199 foul trouble. How about we take advantage of the skill 0:08:47.280 --> 0:08:50.720 set of our players instead of everybody's got a shoot 0:08:50.720 --> 0:08:53.560 at three. I will say this, and I did think 0:08:53.559 --> 0:08:59.280 this last night. Steph Curry probably made life really really 0:08:59.320 --> 0:09:04.240 difficult or some grade school coaches, some high school coaches, 0:09:04.679 --> 0:09:09.880 some college coaches after last night's performance, because I could 0:09:09.960 --> 0:09:13.800 just about guarantee you at today's practices with these kids, 0:09:14.160 --> 0:09:17.480 they're all going to be shooting out there. All you 0:09:17.559 --> 0:09:19.720 have to do is go to a game. Fifth grade 0:09:19.760 --> 0:09:24.480 or sixth graders, they are launching it. There's none of 0:09:24.520 --> 0:09:28.520 this get the ball inside. Everybody wants to be Steph 0:09:28.600 --> 0:09:34.000 Curry and watching those shots last night, first thing I 0:09:34.040 --> 0:09:40.240 thought of is those aren't easy shots from a strength perspective. 0:09:40.559 --> 0:09:44.280 Damian Lillard and Steph Curry are not big guys, but 0:09:44.320 --> 0:09:47.160 they're shooting jumpers there. It used to be a half 0:09:47.160 --> 0:09:53.679 court heave. We would use the word heave. I'm surprised 0:09:53.679 --> 0:09:58.760 when they miss. And if you go out just to 0:09:58.800 --> 0:10:01.600 the court, even if you can't get the shot up there, 0:10:02.120 --> 0:10:05.080 just go out and go back to where they're shooting 0:10:05.120 --> 0:10:13.959 from and realize that's a special, special trait. What else 0:10:14.000 --> 0:10:17.920 do you have McLevin Okay, Blake Griffin and that's the 0:10:18.040 --> 0:10:20.400 favorite in the East or overall? Which is a better 0:10:20.400 --> 0:10:23.640 poll question? Well, I don't know if Blake Griffin makes them, 0:10:23.720 --> 0:10:26.199 you know, changes anything. As far as are they the favorites. 0:10:26.240 --> 0:10:29.200 I would put them as the favorites right now in 0:10:29.200 --> 0:10:33.600 the NBA, but that's because I don't know Anthony Davis. 0:10:33.679 --> 0:10:35.200 Is he going to be in and out of the 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:38.640 lineup the rest of the season. Second half. I still 0:10:38.679 --> 0:10:41.640 like what the seventy sixers they're doing, but I think 0:10:41.640 --> 0:10:44.400 in fairness to Doc Rivers and that team. I want 0:10:44.400 --> 0:10:47.360 to see, are they going to be consistent second half 0:10:47.360 --> 0:10:50.720 of the season, ready to go in the postseason? You know, 0:10:50.760 --> 0:10:53.240 it comes down to the Nets. Is everybody going to 0:10:53.280 --> 0:10:54.960 stay healthy. They don't have a lot of depth, but 0:10:55.000 --> 0:11:00.160 they they obviously have, you know, three powerful players there. 0:11:00.760 --> 0:11:04.960 And look, I think Kyrie Irving can be wacky, but 0:11:05.080 --> 0:11:08.600 I also think he can be stunningly brilliant as a 0:11:08.600 --> 0:11:12.199 basketball player. That handles the best handle I've ever seen. 0:11:13.559 --> 0:11:17.400 It is and now there's there's a lot of players 0:11:17.440 --> 0:11:20.200 who have had great handles. You know, Iverson had a 0:11:20.240 --> 0:11:23.920 great handle, uh Mak Muldabduel, ry Wolf had a great handle. 0:11:24.160 --> 0:11:26.319 I mean, there's so many players in the history of 0:11:26.360 --> 0:11:32.439 the game. Kyrie in traffic, that ability in small spaces 0:11:33.559 --> 0:11:36.760 second to none, and there is that all that's right, 0:11:36.960 --> 0:11:42.880 Kyrie can be spectacular, But this is going to come 0:11:42.920 --> 0:11:45.240 down to everybody stays healthy. It comes down to Kevin Durant. 0:11:45.240 --> 0:11:50.520 If Durant's healthy. With James Harden in the East, you know, 0:11:50.679 --> 0:11:52.720 I still like their chances to get to the NBA 0:11:52.760 --> 0:11:58.240 Finals with Kyrie playing like Kyrie. Circa a couple of 0:11:58.320 --> 0:12:00.920 years ago, when they beat Golden State. Yeah, then I 0:12:01.640 --> 0:12:04.480 like what the Nets are doing. Blake Griffin is only 0:12:04.559 --> 0:12:08.160 thirty one, And I say only thirty one. He came 0:12:08.160 --> 0:12:11.320 into the league he was twenty, but he's an old 0:12:11.360 --> 0:12:14.959 thirty one. I don't think he's dunked in a game 0:12:15.080 --> 0:12:20.360 in over two years. How is that possible? That's what 0:12:20.440 --> 0:12:24.760 he was known for, and he came out he was explosive, 0:12:25.880 --> 0:12:27.800 but he got injured his first year. But he came 0:12:27.800 --> 0:12:30.640 out of Oklahoma, and I remember we had him on 0:12:31.000 --> 0:12:34.480 maybe after his freshman year, during his freshman year, and 0:12:35.160 --> 0:12:38.600 he had that ability where you said, if he gets 0:12:38.600 --> 0:12:42.240 a mid range jumper, he's going to be unstoppable. And 0:12:42.280 --> 0:12:44.480 then he kind of moved out to the three point 0:12:44.559 --> 0:12:47.880 line as everybody does. But now he goes to the nets. 0:12:48.080 --> 0:12:50.240 I don't know what he can give the nets. It 0:12:50.880 --> 0:12:56.120 sounds good, looks good on paper. But when's the last 0:12:56.160 --> 0:12:58.439 time you talked about Blake Griffin doing anything on the 0:12:58.480 --> 0:13:02.400 basketball floor? Been a long time, yeah, point. Blake's first 0:13:02.440 --> 0:13:04.360 five years in the pros, he was a five time 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:07.480 All Star. He attempted less than half a three per game. 0:13:07.520 --> 0:13:10.679 He never took threes. Two years ago in Detroit, he 0:13:10.720 --> 0:13:15.760 was averaging seven three point attempts per game. Seven. Yeah, 0:13:15.840 --> 0:13:18.920 what are his numbers in Detroit? Hey? This year he's 0:13:19.040 --> 0:13:24.280 averaging about thirty minutes a game, twelve points and five rebounds. Yeah, yeah, 0:13:24.320 --> 0:13:26.560 I guess it's a nice pick up. He doesn't play deal, 0:13:26.600 --> 0:13:30.920 you'll be perfect nut. Yeah, yees m. Forget Blake, But 0:13:31.040 --> 0:13:33.120 how did you know? You say Kyrie is a great 0:13:33.120 --> 0:13:35.959 ball hailer. So is James Harden, so is Kevin Durrett. 0:13:35.960 --> 0:13:38.240 But how does that all mess together? I still don't 0:13:38.280 --> 0:13:41.360 totally get it because there's only one ball, so well, 0:13:41.360 --> 0:13:44.360 they can't all handle it well. Kyrie, to me, is 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:48.880 the interesting one to watch because he's the two guard. 0:13:48.960 --> 0:13:51.840 Now Harden is your point guard. He will pass, you know, 0:13:51.920 --> 0:13:54.600 Kyrie may not have to pass as much or be 0:13:54.720 --> 0:13:57.160 expected to pass as much. How does the guy who 0:13:57.160 --> 0:13:59.400 has the ball that much average five assists a game 0:13:59.760 --> 0:14:03.760 that I don't understand. But Katie, it feels like there's 0:14:03.800 --> 0:14:06.480 a common goal that they have that it's not one 0:14:06.520 --> 0:14:09.560 of those identity crisis where I got to be the star. 0:14:09.960 --> 0:14:12.640 Who's the star who's taken the last shot? As long 0:14:12.720 --> 0:14:16.360 as you don't have the egos that clash then it'll 0:14:16.400 --> 0:14:20.400 all work together. I think they'll actually go out and 0:14:20.560 --> 0:14:23.760 have fun playing basketball, because a lot of times I 0:14:23.800 --> 0:14:26.920 can't imagine playing for Greg Popovich is fun. I mean 0:14:26.960 --> 0:14:30.920 there's certain coaches where I go that's not fun. Doc Rivers, 0:14:31.040 --> 0:14:35.640 I'd probably have some fun there. Steve Nash probably have 0:14:35.760 --> 0:14:37.960 some fun there. But do you want to have fun 0:14:38.160 --> 0:14:40.880 or do you want to win? And that's where they 0:14:40.920 --> 0:14:43.640 have to make sure that, Hey, the common goal is 0:14:43.640 --> 0:14:47.000 to win, not treat every night as an All Star game? 0:14:49.000 --> 0:14:50.880 So where does Steve Kurfitt? Is he more the fun 0:14:51.000 --> 0:14:55.080 or the Popovich guy? He's fun because of their style 0:14:55.120 --> 0:14:58.440 of offense. Well that's what you want, Yes, you want 0:14:58.520 --> 0:15:00.560 you I heard the Chealsey when you're about the range 0:15:00.640 --> 0:15:04.480 kids are shooting with these days, Well, who wouldn't want that? Right? 0:15:05.040 --> 0:15:07.520 Who wouldn't want to play for the Golden State. If 0:15:07.880 --> 0:15:11.120 you know you're allowed to shoot, you got to make 0:15:11.160 --> 0:15:13.280 them though. I mean, there are a lot of somebody 0:15:13.320 --> 0:15:15.080 will say, man, that guy's a great shooter, and I'll go, 0:15:15.160 --> 0:15:16.840 is he a great maker? That's what I want to 0:15:16.880 --> 0:15:20.360 know because I was a great shooter. I didn't always 0:15:20.360 --> 0:15:24.920 make him. 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If you can get your guy, 0:15:59.760 --> 0:16:02.720 get your guy. That's why when I looked at this 0:16:02.840 --> 0:16:06.280 package with the Chicago Bears of what they might offer, 0:16:07.200 --> 0:16:13.000 because I learned yesterday the four teams that are on 0:16:13.080 --> 0:16:18.800 Russell's list are not getting phone calls back. At least 0:16:18.840 --> 0:16:21.000 I was told by you know, somebody with one of 0:16:21.000 --> 0:16:24.520 the teams or like we've called, we don't get any 0:16:24.520 --> 0:16:27.520 calls back. So not like you know, the Bears going, hey, 0:16:27.520 --> 0:16:30.120 we're gonna off your Khalil Mack, Nick Foles, and a 0:16:30.160 --> 0:16:34.240 couple of draft picks here they haven't. It's like playing tennis, 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:36.840 but there's nobody at the other side. You're going, Hey, 0:16:36.880 --> 0:16:39.600 I hit it back to you. Are you gonna call us? 0:16:40.480 --> 0:16:44.400 But do if I'm Seattle, I don't want Khalil Mack. 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:47.920 I don't want Nick Foles. I don't want a scattering 0:16:48.040 --> 0:16:51.000 smattering of a first round or second round. I don't 0:16:51.320 --> 0:16:54.000 give me younger, cheaper people and give me some draft 0:16:54.040 --> 0:16:57.920 picks here, Like, why would I do if I'm the Bears? 0:16:58.040 --> 0:17:01.880 What can I possibly give you? Just tell us what 0:17:01.960 --> 0:17:05.199 you want. That's what I That's where I would start 0:17:05.800 --> 0:17:09.360 if I'm the Bears. But if I'm Seattle, Like, why 0:17:09.359 --> 0:17:12.720 am I trading him to Chicago where he wants to go? 0:17:13.160 --> 0:17:16.760 And we're not getting what we really need here? I mean, 0:17:16.800 --> 0:17:19.240 do you think Pete Carroll at age sixty nine goes 0:17:19.880 --> 0:17:23.960 Nick Foles, Hey, they want a super Bowl in Philly. 0:17:24.160 --> 0:17:26.399 He doesn't want to do a rebuild, and then you're 0:17:26.440 --> 0:17:30.720 gonna get Khalil Mack. No, doesn't make sense at all. 0:17:31.640 --> 0:17:35.280 The teams that make sense are the teams that are 0:17:35.320 --> 0:17:41.600 not on Russell Wilson's list, the Jets and the Dolphins. 0:17:43.160 --> 0:17:46.160 I can get Sam Darnold, and I can get draft picks. 0:17:46.480 --> 0:17:49.119 I can get to UH, I can get draft picks. 0:17:50.200 --> 0:17:52.080 You gotta look at We always look at it from 0:17:52.119 --> 0:17:55.640 one angle, like, hey, Russ with the Bears, would they 0:17:55.640 --> 0:18:00.840 be Super Bowl contenders? Yeah? I mean wishful reporting. How 0:18:00.840 --> 0:18:04.720 about we look at it from Seattle's perspective. Thirty nine 0:18:04.760 --> 0:18:11.399 million dollars cap hit, who's our quarterback Geno Smith? And 0:18:11.520 --> 0:18:14.040 you're gonna give me some draft picks that we gave 0:18:14.119 --> 0:18:19.399 up to get Jamal Adams. I wouldn't do it. But 0:18:20.000 --> 0:18:23.680 if you said to me, Pete Carroll or John Schneider 0:18:23.720 --> 0:18:27.439 their GM to the Jets. Not that Russell wants to 0:18:27.440 --> 0:18:29.440 go to the Jets, at least I don't think he does. 0:18:30.240 --> 0:18:33.040 What will you give us? Give you Sam Darhol, give 0:18:33.040 --> 0:18:37.080 you the second pick overall, we'll give you Quinnon Williams, 0:18:37.400 --> 0:18:42.840 and we'll give you two other first round draft picks. Okay, now, 0:18:43.240 --> 0:18:46.840 if i'm Seattle, all right, I got my quarterback in 0:18:46.960 --> 0:18:52.280 Zach Wilson, no relation to Russ. I got a rookie 0:18:52.280 --> 0:18:59.280 contract here. I'm good. But that's not going to happen. Yeah, mclovin, Well, 0:18:59.280 --> 0:19:01.080 that's a little tricky with Miami in New York. Do 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:03.159 you want Darnold and do you want to or do 0:19:03.160 --> 0:19:04.760 you just want to draft a guy and not have 0:19:04.880 --> 0:19:07.359 to deal with like a two headed situation. Well I 0:19:07.400 --> 0:19:10.399 have to consider both if I'm Seattle. But it's not 0:19:10.520 --> 0:19:14.240 happening because Russell has a no trade clause. He's not 0:19:14.280 --> 0:19:16.240 going to the Jets, He's not going to the Dolphins. 0:19:17.359 --> 0:19:21.280 I don't think he's going anywhere. I truly believe this 0:19:21.359 --> 0:19:23.720 year he plays in Seattle. Also, keep an eye on 0:19:23.760 --> 0:19:29.600 free agency. Does Seattle do anything for Russell? And if 0:19:29.640 --> 0:19:32.679 they don't, then what happens? Do they go out and 0:19:32.800 --> 0:19:36.240 sign some linemen? Usually what they do is they sort 0:19:36.240 --> 0:19:40.000 of wait for lineman to become available. They don't necessarily 0:19:40.080 --> 0:19:42.880 go out and get those linemen. Do they draft them? 0:19:42.960 --> 0:19:45.200 I don't know, but that, to me is the key 0:19:45.240 --> 0:19:47.760 with Russell Wilson moving forward is what do they do 0:19:47.800 --> 0:19:53.119 in free agency? And I don't know what Seattle's philosophy is, 0:19:53.440 --> 0:19:56.359 but it feels like that philosophy is whatever Pete Carroll 0:19:56.800 --> 0:19:59.520 wants to do. Because Pete Carroll answers to no one 0:19:59.560 --> 0:20:02.679 in that orderanization, and this might come down to a 0:20:02.760 --> 0:20:07.639 clash of egos personalities with Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll. 0:20:07.800 --> 0:20:11.240 We may find that out after the fact that those 0:20:11.280 --> 0:20:16.080 two what started out as a wonderful story where Pete goes, hey, 0:20:16.200 --> 0:20:20.200 we just signed Matt Flynn, we overpaid, we drafted you. 0:20:20.200 --> 0:20:23.159 You're our starting quarterback. And then we saw what happened 0:20:23.160 --> 0:20:26.520 after that. Do I think Russ is there after the 0:20:26.520 --> 0:20:30.640 following season? I do not. This season, I do. We'll 0:20:30.680 --> 0:20:33.320 take a break, phone calls, best and worst of the weekend, 0:20:33.960 --> 0:20:36.880 all of that coming up. We'll talk some basketball coming 0:20:36.960 --> 0:20:39.119 up next year. It's twenty one after the Hour. 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Blake Griffin's not that 0:22:56.800 --> 0:22:59.480 rim protector, but you know it sounds impressive. You got 0:22:59.520 --> 0:23:04.119 Blake Griff. Howard Beck, Sports Illustrated senior writer, co host 0:23:04.160 --> 0:23:08.080 of the Crossover podcast, joining us on the program. Howard, 0:23:08.119 --> 0:23:10.040 let me start with that. Give me the logic behind 0:23:10.080 --> 0:23:14.800 the nets picking up Blake Griffin. Good morning, Dan, listen. 0:23:15.359 --> 0:23:18.200 I think let me address what's not the logic behind it. 0:23:18.560 --> 0:23:21.120 This is not the nets loading up on you yet 0:23:21.160 --> 0:23:24.960 another All Star to join Kyrie and James Harden and 0:23:25.080 --> 0:23:29.080 Kadi and DeAndre Jordan. People are talking about five years ago, 0:23:29.119 --> 0:23:32.080 could you imagine these guys altogether? Yeah, yeah, five years ago, 0:23:32.200 --> 0:23:34.240 these guys weren't the same guys, well three of them more. 0:23:35.560 --> 0:23:38.159 DeAndre Jordan's not that guy anymore, and Blake Griffin's not 0:23:38.200 --> 0:23:39.480 the guy that he was when he was playing with 0:23:39.520 --> 0:23:45.199