1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Welcome back to What's Burning. I'm joined by my U 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: C l A brother, Jolini McCoy um as we send 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: in our thoughts and prayers out to the Jackson family today. Uh, 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: Jackie is burying his little brother today, Donnie. Very unfortunate situation. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: Sending a lot of love, light and energy to the 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:23,279 Speaker 1: family and hopefully we'll see jack back here soon. Line, 7 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: let's get to it. Man Bucks loss to the Sixers 8 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: Friday night, Johanna shot four from four for eleven from 9 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: the free throw line. Uh. Post game, he wanted to 10 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: go out and get a few free those, which is 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: very common. I don't think fans understand how common it is, 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: whether you're on the road or you're the home team, 13 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 1: to come out and get shots after the game. Uh. 14 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: So when I really love Montrese Harold, a younger brother 15 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 1: of mine, came out and I really honestly thought he 16 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 1: pulled a bullshit um again, even though Milwaukee was on 17 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: the road. Uh, you know, Jannice that court, you know 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,959 Speaker 1: Joanna should be able to go out there and get 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: a few shots. I just didn't really like the way 20 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 1: at all transpired. To understand, Montrez normally get shots too. 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: That's why there's a full court Uh. You know, we 22 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: saw Joannice push the ladder over and I just saw 23 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: fans you know, taking shots at them from that standpoint 24 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: in julyn You know, you've been the league long enough. 25 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: You know, when you're a worker there, you sign up 26 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: for the long haul. You know, no matter what, if 27 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: that's a triple overtime game or a concert, there ain't 28 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: no telling what time you're getting out of there. So 29 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: the fact that they felt like they needed to hurry 30 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: up and do this that piss me off. Um, what 31 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: are your thoughts on this situation? Every NBA player owes 32 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: the rights to that quarter afterwards, like nobody stopping Kidney 33 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: Kenny Chatsney or any pop artists or or anybody that's 34 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: that's on the line from stopping and coming back and 35 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 1: redoing anything that they felt like they did on stage 36 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: and recorrecting their mistakes. You know, this is an entertainment 37 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: based league. This is an entertainment based, UH based venues. 38 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: They know from tear down to different you know, different 39 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: NBA games and NHL games, they know what they signed 40 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: up for. Joannice is a top tier generational talent and 41 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: to to take it even further, I've been like you said, uh, 42 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: this it's a full court. He was just getting his 43 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: free throws in. It's not like he's doing the whole 44 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 1: wing or post series out there with a coach. And 45 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: at the same time, a lot of a lot of 46 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: people don't realize is when you're not playing minutes um, 47 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: you go out there. So I was interested to see 48 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: what you what's your tech was on trash because I 49 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: know as a guy that what has to work out 50 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: after games, whether it's riding a bike for thirty minutes 51 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: because you didn't play a certain amount of minutes, or 52 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: just going out there, what's your favorite ball developed excuse me, 53 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: player development, coach and getting your extra reps up. It's 54 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: a common thing whether to keep your touch, even if 55 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,079 Speaker 1: you're in a good group where you want to keep 56 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: that group going, or you're adding something to your game 57 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: in the middle of the season, you don't want to 58 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: miss days. That court is a haven. That's why you 59 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: can go out on the road and do it. You 60 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: can feel free to go out on the road, you 61 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: can do it at home. You can use sometimes that 62 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: the guy's practice facility if you're if it's in the gym, 63 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: so very common thing, very common thing for fail need 64 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: to come out and act like that. But at the 65 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: end of the day, I'm all for Yannest looking like 66 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: he got a little bit of Hennessy in his blood 67 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: stream and pushing that ladder away like, nah, it's not 68 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: gonna happen. He always has to play a good guy, right. 69 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: I mean, this is definitely right along with Philly energy. 70 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: I don't mind the Philly energy at all, but I 71 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: just definitely didn't like this situation. Um again, I've seen 72 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: Kobe do it. I've seen other superstars do it. You know. 73 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 1: My my question is, you know what, would would Treas 74 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: have that energy for Lebron but Trea's have that same 75 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: energy for Steph with trev had that same energy for 76 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: k D. I don't think so, And not that he's 77 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: afraid of him, but it's just he wouldn't he had. 78 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: I think he has more respect for those guys. And 79 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: let's keep it the buck. Yannest is the best player 80 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: in the world right now. So you're trying to tell 81 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: me he can't get twenty minutes. I'm get a funk 82 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: where we're at to get some extra free throws up. 83 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: Um again, they're lucky. All it was was a push ladder. 84 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: And I didn't really like the assistant coaching there too, 85 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: with his energy out in his chair, Like, who the 86 00:03:55,200 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: funk are you? Yeah, yeah, get to the side, bro, 87 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: you over here, you know you over here trying to 88 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: do to you, motherfucking assistant coach. You go sit down 89 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 1: and let the grown men talk. So I didn't like 90 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: the energy, and you know that Janice is gonna you know, 91 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: Janice will definitely internalize this and remember this, and uh, 92 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna make Philly pay for it in the long run. 93 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: It's a hell of a double double coming Philly his way. Absolutely, 94 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: he said. He I mean, I agree, he said. I 95 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: felt like I didn't really do outside of pushing the 96 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: ladder down. I felt like I didn't do it. Like 97 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: I said that that worker was lucky. All he did 98 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: was pushed the ladder down and not him down. Or 99 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,839 Speaker 1: is a nice guy any lucky? Janice is a nice 100 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: guys in front of that shock, Lynne is like, if 101 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 1: Shack was really an asshole like it run, it would 102 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,159 Speaker 1: be dangerous. I mean, just imagine if that if that 103 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: was shot out there shooting free, you know what I mean. 104 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: I'm just saying there's to me, I just didn't like 105 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 1: I didn't like the energy. And again and I funk 106 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: with Treads. Shreads is to homie, but I again, I 107 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: just didn't like that energy. There's two, there's a full 108 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: court Treads. You want to get your shots up, Broke 109 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 1: knock your shots down, but don't sunk with Joannice is 110 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: quick little fifteen twenty minute routine to get some extra 111 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: free throws up. I thought that ship was weak. Nets 112 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: match their longest ringing streak with actor back wins. Kyrie 113 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: returns to the lineup after missing eight games, a solid 114 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 1: fourteen and five Ben Simmons, Uh, it's starting to show 115 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: signs of life, which I love. He had a nice 116 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 1: little two games stretch. Thursday he had fifteen, thirteen and seven. UH. 117 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: Sunday he had twenty two, eight and five. UM. In 118 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: the midst of this, I think some of Kevin Durant's 119 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: comments were taken out of context about his team when 120 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: it's Chris Hayes interview. UM, it just seems like they're 121 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: always seems to be some ship going on. UM, what 122 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: do you think about this team? What do you think 123 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:38,359 Speaker 1: about Kyrie being back? How do you think it's a 124 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: loaded question. How do you feel like Katie's teammates are 125 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: looking at him in the locker room and will this 126 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: team ever just be able to play basketball? Feel it 127 00:05:47,640 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: feels like amoungst all this during this stretch, they half 128 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: out of a way to play basketball. Um, Kadis has 129 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 1: been scoring at the k D clip, but he's been 130 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: also been doing some playmaking, you know, making bringing some 131 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: other players to life on on that roster. Um. I 132 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 1: know he wishes he can pull back what he said 133 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: on Chris Haynes. That was just some weird ship to 134 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: say at the end of the day. But Katie is 135 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: starting to be in front of the camera a lot 136 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: more than I feel like it in past years. So 137 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to find his rhythm and you know 138 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: how he's presenting himself as a as an elite superstar. 139 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: But you know, Kyrie being away from the team probably helped. 140 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: I'm interested in saying what Ben is gonna do? You know, 141 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: I hope this is the we're starting to see the 142 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:33,159 Speaker 1: uptick of being getting himself together, his confidence back together, 143 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: his health back together. I'm still seeing him turn down 144 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: a lot of those you know shots that we wish 145 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: he would take, but I think it's on the way. Um, 146 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: if they can get him, if they can get Ben together, man, 147 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:44,919 Speaker 1: just to do what he's doing on a you know, 148 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 1: they don't even need him at a at a at 149 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: an eighteen twenty point clip. He can take him out 150 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,719 Speaker 1: of fifteen seventeen with all the other intelligibles that he brings, 151 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: and I think they can find their way amongst you know, 152 00:06:55,760 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: the contenders for the East, because there's nobody there to 153 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: call her a bluff at the end of the day. Reilly, Toronto. 154 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: You know, you know when Milwaukee stayed. Chicago's having some 155 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: questions with Zach Levine in and out of the lineup 156 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. So nobody's really taking a strong 157 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: hold of the East except Boston. We know Boston's playing 158 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: well and the in the you know the at Boston, Milwaukee, 159 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: those front line. But I think they can find their 160 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: footing if for Kyrie can come back and just play basketball, 161 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: and like you said, this team can just come back 162 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: and play basketball. I think Jacques von might be the 163 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: right guy ironically for this job, because he's been through 164 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: a lot in his career professionally as a professional player 165 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: and as a coach, so I think he might be 166 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: the right guy for this group of players to just 167 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: come out and play basketball. Yeah, um, sticking to stricty basketball. 168 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: Happy to see Kyrie back on the court. Um, I 169 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: just you know, I just think there's been a lot 170 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: of stuff going on outside of basketball since he's been 171 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: a Brooklyn Net and I'm just as a fan of 172 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: the game, as a fan of his basketball game, I'm 173 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: happy to see him back on the court because he 174 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: just brings so much to the game and I feel 175 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: like the NBA misses that when he's not out there. Uh. 176 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: To Ben Simmons, I don't think. I don't think people 177 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: have appreciation, um enough for guys coming back from real injuries. 178 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: Let's keep him mind. Ben Simmons had back surgery and 179 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: he has a need now that's constantly being drained. And 180 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: if any of your motherfucker's out there have had your 181 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: knee drained, that is not an easy process to maintain. 182 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: You know, you get water on your knee and you 183 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: have to have to keep being drained. And this even 184 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: carries over to Clay And we'll get to Clay later, 185 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: which he had a breakout game last night. But people 186 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: understand Clay was almost out for three years, and I 187 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: think we live in a in a in a seven 188 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 1: media market where people expect, and it's really driven by 189 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: the media. People expect these players coming back off. Think 190 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: about Clay's injury. Clay's injury ended both the Clay's injuries 191 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,199 Speaker 1: could end careers back in the day, a back injury 192 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,079 Speaker 1: can end anybody, period, whether it's civilian or athletes. So 193 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: I don't think we have enough appreciation for guys that 194 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: are that are really making a pushback from an injury. 195 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: So again I agree with you. I hope this is 196 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: you know, an uptick that we start to consistently see 197 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: more of Ben Simmons because I just think he's such 198 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 1: a tremendous talent. I would love to see him continue 199 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: to get more aggressive. Um as far as Katie, you know, 200 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: Katie is is that guy on the court every night. 201 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: You know what you'reat to get with Katie. Um, I 202 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: saw he got a chance I think on his podcast 203 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: or with a Little Home. You don't even know what 204 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: it's called, but he got a chance to kind of 205 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: explain what he meant by it. And I know Katie 206 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: is not someone that that is here to bash his teammates, 207 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: and hopefully none of his teammates took it that way. Obviously, 208 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: you know, once it gets out into the media, it's 209 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: gonna get twisted in turn. But again I hope you know, 210 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: everyone in that locker room can can overlook that and 211 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 1: kind of understand that it was just out of context. 212 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: And you know, Katie is a team guy and wants 213 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: to see the team win. Um. And again another good 214 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 1: point with jack Von. Jack Van has been through some 215 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 1: ships as a player. Remember back not to cut you off, 216 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 1: Remember back in the day when Jack Von couldn't buy 217 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: a field goal and he finally made a shot and 218 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: they did the run of the book Wars on ESPN BRO. 219 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: He had like a month where he couldn't buy a 220 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 1: layerub but free throw like nothing, and then like he 221 00:10:06,200 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: finally made a shot in the middle of the season 222 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: and the ESPN in this whole day edit where it 223 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 1: was the run of the Bulls and like this whole 224 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: celebration across the world. So who better for Ben Simmons 225 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: to have. I wish we could pull that up then 226 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: somebody who went through the public humiliation of his job Von. Seriously, yeah, no, 227 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: it takes tough skin. Man to be in the positions 228 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: we're in, but I think that sometimes people still forget 229 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: we're human. Um. So again, I hope this team can 230 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: can find their footing because again, I mean between those 231 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: three guys, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irvan and Ben Simmon, there's 232 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: a lot of talent there. Uh. So, you know, hoping 233 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: for the best for the Nets because it's really been 234 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: an unfortunate disaster since Kevin has decided to leave Golden 235 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: State and go to Brooklyn. Speaking of Ben Simmons, uh, 236 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 1: you know he's got his next matchup again will be 237 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,960 Speaker 1: against his former team. He saw him in his postgame 238 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: press conference. Someone asked if if the energy has died 239 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: down and he made a crazy look like, huh, it's Philly. 240 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: So unfortunately, Philly will be without their hitters. Maxi's down 241 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 1: and Beat has been ruled out, and we know Hardness 242 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: still struggling with injury. Um. But we know that the 243 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: show is Ben Simmons going back to Philly. So I'm 244 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: I'm excited for him and his team, and I hope 245 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: he just has one of those fuck you games like 246 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty and ten, you know, all over the place 247 00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: of dimes. You know what I mean, Steals, I even 248 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: hope you can knocked down a couple of three. And 249 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: he's not even a ship talker. But being talking your ship, bro, 250 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: you need Like I said, he Philly is a cutthroat 251 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: city man, and again I love and respect that energy, 252 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: but you definitely got to stand up for yourself and 253 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: they'll walk right over you. Moving out West and it 254 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: would be it be who of me to not mention 255 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: our the best of the West that we're both representing today, 256 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: I say you got pack and I got my Mount 257 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:05,439 Speaker 1: Westmore album. Yeah, album dropping the beginning of December. Shoutout Cube, 258 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: I got a chance to I got this from Q 259 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: when I co hosted hot Box on Mike the other day. 260 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: But I got a forty snoop short, so make sure 261 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: you guys tap in with that. But again, moving out West, man, 262 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: Clay broke out of it and I couldn't be happier. 263 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: You know, Clay always holds a special place in my 264 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: heart because he's just such a good fucking dude man, 265 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 1: just such a great dude. Um. But last night Captain 266 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: Clay was back. He outscored the Rockets single handedly uh 267 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: in the first quarter with twenty points, four for five 268 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 1: from the three point line, finished with forty one and 269 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: hit ten threes. I think Steph finished with thirty three 270 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: and hit seven threes. Uh, obviously it's been a tough start. 271 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: And you know, I mentioned it a little bit ago 272 00:12:48,200 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: about Ben Simmons and his injury. Clay has come back 273 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: from more than a probably and if I'm not miss speaking, 274 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: any professional athlete has ever coming back from and achilles, Yeah, 275 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: come on to monster injuries that either one could have 276 00:13:01,880 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: ended a career. So talk to us about you know, 277 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 1: obviously the early season struggles for Clay and how he 278 00:13:08,880 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: continues just to try to keep his mind that didn't 279 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: push forward through it. Yeah, I want to know what 280 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: he's doing. Is he floating? You know what I mean? 281 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: What what type of mental device is he using to 282 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: put on? I hope he's on. I hope he's on 283 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: that tree. Well, you know, I wasn't gonna tell Clay business. 284 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: I'm just saying I'm hoping he's on that. He gotta 285 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: be something trees, something from the tree. Yeah. But but 286 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: but yeah, because he's just been amazing on how he's 287 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: dialed in even in understanding that he's going to get 288 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 1: pinned back on the back to back days and his 289 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: minutes are going to be cut. You know, let this 290 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: be a lesson to all you young ballers out there. 291 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: You know that Clay can go out there, you know, 292 00:13:54,400 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: not even a hundred percent of itself, But that was 293 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 1: a Clay Thompson. Clay Thompson quarter, you know, when he 294 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: doesn't even put the ball on the floor, and when 295 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,839 Speaker 1: he's just catching and shooting and there's not a lot 296 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 1: of hum drum to the ship, you know what I mean. 297 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 1: It's just girl a great shooter, taking the open shots 298 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 1: and knocking them down and getting into a good rhythm 299 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 1: to where he doesn't need you know, all of the 300 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 1: extra fluff that that we see sometimes in the game. 301 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: So I'm happy for Clay, you know what I mean. 302 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: You know, you know, Clay's the hommy been around Clay 303 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: for a few years now, you know, watched him, uh 304 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: watching him on this magnificent round and all he wants 305 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: to do is hoop and like play soccer on the beach. 306 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 1: At the end of the day, hommies and barbecue and 307 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: that's all you wanna do, you know what I mean. 308 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: And at the end of the day, we love we 309 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: celebrate guys like that, who who could be assholes or 310 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: could be you know what I mean, I got there 311 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: all the reasons too. But Clay's just a good salt 312 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: of the earth. I believe that's what people call them 313 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: sometime type of guy who's just cool. Somebody wants to 314 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: have a joint with a beer with, go fishing with, 315 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: you know, play darks, you know what I mean, whatever 316 00:14:59,560 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: it is, you know, pretty much down for and I'm 317 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: happy to see, you know, even with him in this 318 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: kind of limited role, that he's able to remind people 319 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: who the funk he is. Yeah, I mean, I just 320 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: again I think it's it's I saw for the first 321 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: time him really kind of pressing and you know, trying 322 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: to find his rhythm, taking shots that he normally wouldn't take. 323 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: But he came out and and said, you know when 324 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: when when he hears you know, his peers, you know, 325 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: people in the media who've played criticized him, that really 326 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: hurts because again, we've all been through our injuries. You know, 327 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: everyone has a different extent to their injury. But to 328 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: understand that, like you don't have normally long they used 329 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: to say, however long you're out, that's how long it's 330 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: gonna take you to get your feet back under you. 331 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: Clay was nearly out three years, you know what I mean, 332 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: three seasons, you know what I mean. So for him 333 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: to be back already and you know, starting to find 334 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: his rhythm, I'm happy for him. It could again because 335 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: there couldn't be a better dude. Uh. You know that 336 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: Golden State team is going to keep their arms wrapped 337 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: tight around him and make sure they have his back. 338 00:15:56,400 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: So again, man shout out Captain Clay. The beautiful demonstratation 339 00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: of shooting, and we hope the hot shooting continues coming 340 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: down South. Lebron misses his fourth straight game, but Lan, 341 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: I'm more interested in what Anthony Davis has done these 342 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: last three games. And for you that haven't been paid 343 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: attention to him, thirty eight sixteen one game, thirty eighteen 344 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: another game, and thirty seven and eighteen always shooting above. 345 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: I think A d is obviously taking a lot of 346 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,800 Speaker 1: heat in the past from just injuries and his inability 347 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: to be on the court. He's found a way to 348 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: be on the court and he's put up these video 349 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: game numbers that we know he's capable of doing. The 350 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: question is how can this work with Lebron coming back 351 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: because we hear the lip service Braun wants to you know, 352 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: everyone wants it to go through a D and it's 353 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 1: got to do this and it's got to do that. 354 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: But is Braun really okay or or or gonna allow 355 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: that because again that everyone said that's what needs to happen, 356 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 1: And now we're seeing that a D is really finding 357 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: his rhythm. When Braun comes back hopefully the next week 358 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,479 Speaker 1: or so two weeks at the most, um can can 359 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:21,880 Speaker 1: they continue to ride a D like this? Thoughts? First thought? 360 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: Is a D looking good man? You know, even even 361 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: I think he's rounding his body into shape because you know, 362 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: Eddie has been playing out on the perimeter for a 363 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: while now, you know, he hasn't been on the block 364 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: and a live threat just as quite as often as 365 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: year now and used to getting spoon fed on the 366 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: block in positions to where he has to just take 367 00:17:39,880 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: one or two dribbles. You know, the a D that 368 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,280 Speaker 1: we saw that was off the injured was out on 369 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 1: the floor a lot, you know, a lot like k 370 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 1: D making a lot of perimeter moves. Ye know that's 371 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,199 Speaker 1: hard on a on on the big body. You know, 372 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: although he's he's skilled and can do it. I think 373 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,680 Speaker 1: I heard you guys talk about this with Sheid one 374 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: time when he was at the three, and he was 375 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: talking about just a little movements that he's not used 376 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: to make it. And you know that you guys do 377 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: on pinned downs and guarding all that ship. So a 378 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: D is a five at the end of the day. 379 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: I hope that he um now at this point in 380 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: his career and he's the most dead probably one of 381 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: the most deadly fives in the league, constant lob threat. 382 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:21,440 Speaker 1: The ability to just post up. You know a lot 383 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: of bigger players have problems posting up smaller players. A 384 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,120 Speaker 1: D doesn't, you know what I mean. So he's able 385 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: to just get to the basket and one or two 386 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: moves and get am ones and make it and just 387 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: run back down court. And I think at this point 388 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: in his career is a big dude coming in your thirties, 389 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 1: that's what you want. That's what Kareem got from Magic 390 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: when Magic came to the Lakers, and Magic was just 391 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: spoon feed him. Here's a lob, here's a dunk. Now 392 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: you don't have to post and work out of the perimeter. 393 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: Against triple teams. Um, these are numbers we haven't seen 394 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: since Shock and el Jin Baylor as far as you know, 395 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: the production and the field goal percentage and the rebound 396 00:18:56,040 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: so um, it's good for Rest having somebody up front 397 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: of the rim that he can you know, deliver to 398 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: to do those little quick rust passes with and and 399 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,239 Speaker 1: a lot of even Austin Reeves, you know, he's had 400 00:19:08,280 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: a three game stretch where he's looking like a very 401 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: solid NBA player. I think Lebron's kind of come back 402 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: in Lebron fashion. I think he sees everything and he 403 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: hears everything. You know how Lebron hears everything in the media, 404 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: even right he likes to act like he blacks out. 405 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: I think he sees and hears everything. So hopefully he 406 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,159 Speaker 1: comes back and he just continues to let a d 407 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:31,399 Speaker 1: cook because that's what this team needs. It's looking good. 408 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: They got their first three game ring straight, and he 409 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 1: could just come back in healthy and you know, just 410 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: you don't have to average thirty like he did last year. 411 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: He can come in get getting off the ball and 412 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: getting everybody better. Yeah. I mean Russ has bought in 413 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: two coming off the bench, which I think is beautiful, 414 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: A d is funny is rhythm, the Great White Hope. 415 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves is his final note rhythm. And again, like 416 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: I said, Braun has such an amazing basketball mind, I 417 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: Q and just understanding. And you know he's sitting on 418 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: the sidelines and seeing this, and and and and saying like, Okay, 419 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: I see where where I come in back and fit 420 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: in to make the team the best. Not necessarily for 421 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: me to have all the points or need all the points, 422 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: but for this team to you know, continue on this 423 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: hot streak. So again, to me, basketball is just better 424 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: when the Lakers are better, you know what I mean. 425 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: So forward, I'm looking forward to Brown coming back in 426 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: and and and these boys getting on a run back 427 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: up north like the Beam. The Sacramento Kings are the 428 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: hottest team in the Western Conference. After pulling off a 429 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: tough late come back when last on Sunday Night versus 430 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: Detroit UM, They've won six in a row. They beat 431 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 1: the Calves, the Lakers, the Warriors, the Nets, the Spurs, 432 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: and the Pistons. I'll be up doing their next game 433 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: against the Grizzlies. Uh minus John Morant and I don't 434 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: even think Bane is in So they got a chance 435 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: to keep this moving line. I don't know if you've 436 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 1: got a chance to see too much Sacramento Kings, but 437 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: the boys have been playing well. They've all bought into 438 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: Mike Brown's system. Um thoughts about you know, you got 439 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,399 Speaker 1: folks up in Sacramento. We get up there often. You know, 440 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: sixteen straight years of no playoffs. Um, everyone up up 441 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: there is hoping this could be the year. What do 442 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 1: you what have you seen from this King's team trying 443 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: to find the rhythm excitement, you know, excitement. I feel 444 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 1: like there are another one of those young programs like 445 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: Memphis that it has an opportunity to carve a new 446 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: niche out for themselves. And you know in today's new NBA. Um, 447 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: it's exciting for Sacramento, a team that's been starving for 448 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:33,239 Speaker 1: some postseason activities ever since they ran into you know, 449 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,160 Speaker 1: the beloved leg show, you know, and couldn't get over 450 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: those times. Yeah, can get over being you dig um. 451 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, I'm happy for 452 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: the city that city is is going to come out 453 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: and supports that you know they can put Hey, shout 454 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: out Mike Brown. Mike Brown coming over there and bringing 455 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 1: some winning ways. I know that there's been some talks 456 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: about it. I know we talked about how hard Mike 457 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: Brown and be to play for as far as preparedness 458 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: and how he wants young guys to lock in. But 459 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: I think he's done a great job. That staff has 460 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: done a great job up there, taking their blows on 461 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 1: the chin. You know, about their player development and the 462 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: Tyree letting go of Tyree's Halliburton. That was something I 463 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: even questioned, but they doubled down on young fella swiped 464 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: the fox. He's doing an excellent job. They got some 465 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 1: good pieces around him. The beam is dope, you know 466 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: what I mean. I'm I'm with everything Sack is doing 467 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: right now. So congrat hats off to Mike Brown and 468 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: the Sacramento Kings, and hats out, hats talk to you 469 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: for doing one of your thirty jobs up there in Sacramento. 470 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: It seems like, you know what, It seems like you 471 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 1: really be out there with the fans though from looking 472 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 1: at you and social yeah, yeah, yeah, But that's what 473 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: Sack is. That's what Sack is, and I believe that's 474 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: for part of the being and why Sack is doing 475 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: so well, because the Sack is getting that energy and 476 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:56,680 Speaker 1: reminding them how how customed of you know. What I 477 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: mean of a fan base is Sacramento is cat from 478 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: calb the else to whatever else it is. They got 479 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: a lineage up there that I'm they're glad it's re enthused. 480 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: Yeah again, I think dear and Foxes is playing his 481 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: way onto making his first All Star appearance. It's done 482 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: a great job of that. But I also want to 483 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 1: touch on Mike Brown. Definitely shout out Mike Brown. Um, 484 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: I've got a chance to play for Mike twice and 485 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,239 Speaker 1: the reviews weren't so good. From a standpoint of I 486 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:26,199 Speaker 1: think this is a perfect situation because Mike, with veteran guys, 487 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: his ways didn't really move the needle um the way 488 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 1: they should. But I think with younger guys that are 489 00:23:32,800 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: hungry for leadership, hungry to build a foundation in direction, 490 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:40,239 Speaker 1: it couldn't have been a better fit. Um. You know, 491 00:23:40,280 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 1: every time I talked to some of those players are 492 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: always mentioning Mike, which I think is great because that 493 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: means that means they've bought in. So very happy for 494 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: Mike's success, very happy for the team's success, and happy 495 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 1: for the city. UM to actually again smell that postseason 496 00:23:55,560 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: for the first time in sixteen years. Next up, Money Talks, 497 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,720 Speaker 1: presented to you by Moneyline, the only money app you'll 498 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:08,880 Speaker 1: ever need. Lebron James is putting out the Nipsey Hustle docuseries. 499 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: Um behind spring Hill nor release date yet, but we've 500 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: seen some trailers. Let's talk about athletes and and the 501 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 1: ability to create this content that has always been created 502 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 1: about us. Now we're creating it for us by us. 503 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: Guys like Lebron, steph cp K, d uh Me and 504 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: you have been Shaken and Bacon in this spot. How 505 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: important is it for us to be able to create 506 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: these platforms, have these production companies and tell our own 507 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: stories about not only us but our people. Man, this 508 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: ship is dumb at the end of the day. It's 509 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,400 Speaker 1: super important for us to learn the way we've been 510 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: able to learn about production and telling our stories from 511 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: it being from from from show Time to Dangerous Minds, 512 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: you know, Media thirty four whatever. We've been involved in 513 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 1: the Revolution project, thinking how much we beat each other 514 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: up over over Revolution, you know, trying to make sure 515 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,560 Speaker 1: that we have something to put together that people would enjoy, 516 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: that we would be proud of. Think of how painstate 517 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: we we we we thought about everything from artwork to 518 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: you know, how it was shot to you know, NBA life, 519 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: learning about licensing and everything and all the the finances 520 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: in production. You know, before we were always talent, I 521 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: feel like, and there were a handful of people that 522 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: could be talent production business, you know what I mean. 523 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,360 Speaker 1: There there have only been a couple of people that 524 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: they've been able to do that. So as as athletes, 525 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 1: we've always been able to do multifaceted things on a 526 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: basketball court, on the on the field, whatever that is. 527 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,240 Speaker 1: And some of these we make decisions at genius like levels. 528 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 1: You know that at the end of the day, if 529 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: you can think of in the middlesecond, how to get 530 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: this ball between five people between somebody's legs and somebody 531 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: can get it done, or how to drop a dime 532 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: over somebody's shoulder on the sideline. These are these are 533 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: things that that that that can help you in this 534 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: space because we lose factor the site of the fact 535 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,800 Speaker 1: that we are highly intelligent human beings at the same 536 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: time as being intelligent on the field, and if we're 537 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: gonna be telling these stories, who better than have an 538 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:19,199 Speaker 1: authentic lens then an athlete who has been in this 539 00:26:19,280 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: situation who can tell you how another athlete can talk 540 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: would talk to another one, even if it's about action, 541 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 1: how an athlete would never do this on the on 542 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 1: them so on the field. So typically we've been consultants. 543 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: So I'm happy that not only do we have ownership, 544 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: but we have places to go now where we can 545 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: produce things at a premium level that everybody is proud of. Yeah, 546 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: I mean it's been a great learning curve for myself obviously, 547 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: learn from you and learn from other people. But I 548 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: think it's important for these up and coming athletes to 549 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: understand the value of of of owning and creating your 550 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 1: own content moving forward because all the streaming, all the 551 00:26:53,640 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: different platforms out here that are thirsty four content, like, 552 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: we have the manpower now to read our own and 553 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: and it to be just like just as just as good, 554 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: if not better than the other people that are always 555 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: creating it for So, man, shout out to all the 556 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,120 Speaker 1: athletes doing their thing in this special man, and shout 557 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: out to you and you, you and Jack Man. You 558 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:14,399 Speaker 1: and Jack are don't don't get a lot of credit, 559 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? A brother that's not here 560 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: heavy on our mind. I don't get a lot of 561 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: credit for Spearhead in this movement. You know, there's a 562 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: lot of people that go around saying it's our version 563 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 1: of all the Smoke, you know what I mean, there's 564 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:28,479 Speaker 1: a lot of people. I was at the Grammy party 565 00:27:28,560 --> 00:27:30,640 Speaker 1: with you when we saw some of our idols. Ben 566 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:35,359 Speaker 1: Stiller came up, Yeah, uh, Trevor Noah. These these are 567 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 1: some dope as people in the space, and the first 568 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: thing out of their mouth was, I love all the Smoke. 569 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 1: So somebody watching you know what I mean at the 570 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 1: end of the day, and it's nice to know that 571 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 1: what you guys have done, you guys make a lot 572 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: of sense. I've made a lot of sacrifices that the 573 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:51,679 Speaker 1: people don't know about and put in a lot of 574 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: work that it's also inspiring other people on our platform. 575 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: We see Draymond coming out with a great show. We 576 00:27:58,800 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: see even payton E Lie able to do the things 577 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: that they do. But it's been something remarkable that you 578 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: guys have done. It's been a lot of hard work, 579 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: has been a lot of sacrifice. But you know what 580 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you guys have set the tone and you're 581 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 1: actually going to see. Sometimes you don't get to see 582 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,520 Speaker 1: the benefits of what you sacrifice for. But you, guys, 583 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: I believe in the upcoming years, are going to actually 584 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 1: see the things that you sacrifice for for other athletes 585 00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: and yourselves in this space. So I just wanted to 586 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 1: give that flowers out to y'all. Appreciate that man. Love 587 00:28:27,160 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: that love to be the spark that that starts that 588 00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: kind of fire. So out there, Yes, sir, And that's 589 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: it for Money Talks, presented to you by Moneyline, the 590 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: only money app you'll ever need. Next up on the Radar, 591 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: presented you by Draft Kings, let's take a look at 592 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: the hottest team in the league right now and what 593 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: their win total should be according to Draft Kings. Currently 594 00:28:49,400 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: holding the best record in the NBA despite all the 595 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 1: offseason drama they've had, despite not having their big man 596 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: Robert Williams in the middle, the Celtics over under right 597 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: now is at fifty seven and a half. It was 598 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: three wins less to start the season. Big jump for them, Gilanni, 599 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: would you bet on this pretty eight wins? Like it? 600 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: Don't like it? Like it? Um? Like? Yeah, Bert, they could, 601 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: they could, but I'm about against it. Just because that's 602 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 1: how I get down. You know, you know what time 603 00:29:26,840 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: it is on this side, There's no doubt about it. 604 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm slightly biased about the Celtics and l a you know, 605 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: but uh but at the same time, I don't know 606 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:40,000 Speaker 1: nobody wants to hear this, but shout out to email something. 607 00:29:40,080 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: I know you out of there. But he didn't started 608 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: to winning culture. You know, if they can continue to 609 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: roll up there a couple of games they headed last 610 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: year and Jayson Tatum and Jaysan Brown and the easy 611 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: he said it that without the big fella uh in 612 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: two games they headed last year's pace, they very well 613 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,640 Speaker 1: could do it. But you know, I know they're gonna 614 00:29:56,640 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: get me in the comments, but you know, it is 615 00:29:58,520 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: what it is. I'm saying they ain't gonna do it. 616 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 1: The only Celtics I ride with is truth to take it. 617 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:07,400 Speaker 1: And that's how a lot I can do it. Honor 618 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum and what Jaylen Brown is doing. But that's 619 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:11,840 Speaker 1: all I can do for you. That's all I can do, 620 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: truth and taket and that's all you need from California. 621 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,120 Speaker 1: I'm not mad at that. Uh. Fifty seven and a half, 622 00:30:17,160 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 1: that's a lot um I feel like they're playing great basketball. 623 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 1: I feel like to really make a run this year, 624 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,160 Speaker 1: they're gonna need Robert Williams to be healthy. Um, but 625 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: I'll just I'll take it. I'll take the bet just 626 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: because you didn't take the bet. But I think they're 627 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: right in that range. I think they're anywhere from like 628 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: fifty four to like fifty eight wins Um. You know 629 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: which is should be, you know, top of the East. 630 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: So we shall see how that goes. Closing thoughts man, 631 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 1: shout out our boy. Dwight Howard made his debut in Taiwan. 632 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,720 Speaker 1: Who would ever thought we would see Dwight Howard the 633 00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: point guard? Uh? He put up thirty nine assists, nine blocks. 634 00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: Was coming off picking rolls, splitting picking rolls, going down 635 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: the lane, finishing, obviously catching lobs, shot a lot of 636 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: mid range jumpers, shot some threes. Um. Do you think 637 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: there would be any chance for him to touch an 638 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: NBA floor again for a team? I certainly hope. So 639 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: we've seen guys come from China and other obscure places 640 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: around around international basketball and have success before playing in 641 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: the playoffs or during you know, when they get their 642 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:30,840 Speaker 1: all Star breaking hand get acclimated ship. I've been one 643 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,360 Speaker 1: of them to come from over overseas and get on 644 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: the NBA roster based on just being there. But get 645 00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:38,360 Speaker 1: some film. You know, if Dwhite was here, they're just 646 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,280 Speaker 1: trying to you know, they're taking to White's word for 647 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:42,480 Speaker 1: it that he's at the career of working out. He 648 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: obviously was. You know some of them highlights, it looked 649 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 1: like Dwhite, Dwight, you know, touching, touch, touch the top 650 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 1: of the back door. D White. And we always know 651 00:31:50,440 --> 00:31:53,920 Speaker 1: that whatever you see on TV, regardless of what roles 652 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: the NBA players for a team, a lot of NBA players, 653 00:31:56,880 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: if you'd be surprised big get Yeah, they can go. 654 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: They can be ball handlers. So mid brain just get 655 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: to see him knocking down threes, and he's obviously advanced 656 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: this game. So I'm happy for Dwhite as a guy 657 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 1: who played Overseas and Asia, especially a big guy, you 658 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,880 Speaker 1: can go out there and find your offensive game again 659 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: and drag it back. And he's a Hall of Famer level, 660 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,160 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame level player, So I hope that he 661 00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: does get an opportunity to act back into the league 662 00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: after this. I would love to see him get back 663 00:32:25,400 --> 00:32:28,320 Speaker 1: in the league. Um, I don't know if it will happen, 664 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: because I remember why we were interviewing him. He was 665 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: saying that they won't let me play my game. That's 666 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: what he said, like, they won't let me be me. 667 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: They're not letting me play my game. And although he 668 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:39,600 Speaker 1: put up those monstrous numbers over there, he won't be 669 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: able to do that over here, you know what I mean. 670 00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:43,520 Speaker 1: So I'm not really sure where his head head is 671 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,640 Speaker 1: at as far as, Okay, what he didn't hit, the 672 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: beginning of it, what he did in Orlando, what he's 673 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 1: doing in Taiwan, and how that mixes and and and 674 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:55,800 Speaker 1: comes to you gotta think, I mean a guy coming 675 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: into your nineteen or twenty in the NBA, he would 676 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:02,840 Speaker 1: be strictly a old player. Uh, fifteen to eighteen minutes, 677 00:33:03,320 --> 00:33:07,040 Speaker 1: maybe two or three shots, a couple of rebounds. That's 678 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: a hard fall, Yeah, a hard fall from grace and 679 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: just kind of a hard mental grasp to do it. 680 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 1: I remember we talked to Ticket and the truth about 681 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: you know, what it's like being a star and kind 682 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: of understanding when it's time to go or what's your 683 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: role when your role is diminished a little bit, how 684 00:33:21,680 --> 00:33:24,200 Speaker 1: do you handle that mentally. So I would love to 685 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 1: see Dwight back in the NBA. UM. I just don't know, 686 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,720 Speaker 1: um if it will happen, so, you know, praying for 687 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,479 Speaker 1: the best um that he does. But if it doesn't happen, man, 688 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: just keep having fun out there. I mean he obviously 689 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: still loves the game. Go out there, you know, and 690 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: continue to expand his brand. All he's doing right now 691 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 1: is expanding his brand out there, which is great. I 692 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 1: mean he's all over ESPN, We're talking about him. Everyone's 693 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: talking about him. So you know, I probably got a poppy, Yeah, 694 00:33:47,720 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: probably gotta poppy. He looks happy. Man at the end 695 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: of the day. You know, at this point in your career, 696 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: you want to go out there and who the people 697 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: that are loving on him out there probably look like 698 00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: some gracious people out there. And Taiwan, you know, they 699 00:34:00,240 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: couldn't wait for the wire Hiward to come out there 700 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 1: and be part of w W. E. Parkson, you know 701 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:08,560 Speaker 1: whatever that they needed. So I'm happy. Yeah. Fans stay 702 00:34:08,560 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: locked in on our Instagram and submit fan questions for 703 00:34:11,560 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: next week's episode of What's Burning Gilani. Before we get 704 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 1: out here, I sent you something my phone on Instagram 705 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 1: this morning, and I wanted to chop it up real quick. 706 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 1: Janice was talking with Serge Ibaka about how he feels 707 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:28,439 Speaker 1: like a European starting five would destroy an American starting five, 708 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 1: and his starting five was tough. So he had him 709 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,359 Speaker 1: Beat at the five, Joker at the four, Him at 710 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,920 Speaker 1: the three, Fourgnyer at the two, and Luca at the one. 711 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:42,400 Speaker 1: That is a tough ass lineup. If anyone says, who's Fourgnyer, fourgner, 712 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:45,960 Speaker 1: He's got no hair, but a lot of game, a 713 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 1: whole lot of game. And then I don't like the 714 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: the the I think we can make a little better 715 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 1: uh American player roster. So he put Bam at the five, 716 00:34:57,120 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 1: KD at the four, Lebron at the three, Clay at 717 00:34:59,840 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: the two, and Steph at the one. So, with all 718 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: due respect, I replaced Clay and Bam with Jason Tatum 719 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis. So we got Steph and Luca at 720 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 1: the points. We got Jason, Tatum and Fournier at the two, 721 00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: we got Lebron and Greek Freak at the three, we 722 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:24,480 Speaker 1: got k D and Joker at the four, and we 723 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: got a D and Embid at the five. That's the 724 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,440 Speaker 1: hell of a game, man. I mean, yeah, he hearing, 725 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,920 Speaker 1: he hearing. Picked a lineup that you know that, But 726 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: what happens when that game goes up and down is 727 00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: that the game we're gonna be played half court? You know, No, 728 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: you gotta run, you gotta run. So what I'm saying like, 729 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 1: these boys gotta run with Braun and they gotta run 730 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: with k D on the flip side. So there's definitely 731 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 1: mismatches to me on both sides. Um. But like I said, 732 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,919 Speaker 1: the shot shout out to Hoop, Shout out to Hoop. 733 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:57,200 Speaker 1: That's how far you know we need, That's how far 734 00:35:57,560 --> 00:35:59,920 Speaker 1: I love it. The game is coming that the Johnnie 735 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,720 Speaker 1: should be comfortable and saying because while we got guys 736 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:06,840 Speaker 1: playing a youth basketball, they got dudes overseas and hold 737 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: basketball academies, you know what I mean, where they just 738 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:13,279 Speaker 1: sit there all day, eat, learn a little bit, and 739 00:36:13,360 --> 00:36:15,439 Speaker 1: play basketball, you know what I mean, two or three 740 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:18,479 Speaker 1: times a day. And they're running regiment and programs over there, 741 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: so they're playing real basketball. But at the end of 742 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,160 Speaker 1: the day, I don't see that at some point in time, 743 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 1: NBA talent, as we see in the Olympics, has when 744 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,720 Speaker 1: they catch up with the European thing and the rules 745 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 1: of like what what rules are we using? Are we 746 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: using FEVER rules? Are we using NBA rules? They're gonna 747 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: do the funny traveling ship, you know, both as soon 748 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: as NBA players figure out that, you know, the funny 749 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: little thing to the traveling ship is a wrap. And 750 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: we see the international play a lot, you know, with 751 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: the USA team. So I love a Janice, but I 752 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 1: had anybody trying to hear that I love you know, 753 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 1: I'm not mad, but Yanna said, I mean these international 754 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: players if you look at the team he mentioned, Uh, 755 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:00,040 Speaker 1: you know, two of those guys have been dominating the 756 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: m v P the last handful of years, and Bead 757 00:37:02,760 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 1: is yet to get one but has deserved it. You know, 758 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:07,200 Speaker 1: you Luca hasn't got one yet, but you know he's 759 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: got a handful of him coming. But on the flip side, 760 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 1: I'm taking Steph Tatum, braun k D and a d 761 00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: adverse anyone in the world. So very interesting conversation. Man 762 00:37:18,600 --> 00:37:23,040 Speaker 1: shout out to uh Janice and search for the combo. Uh, y'all, 763 00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: let us know what you think in the comments. I 764 00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:27,000 Speaker 1: think that would be a hell of a game. But Lan. 765 00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,399 Speaker 1: That's a rap man. I appreciate your time. You can 766 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: catch what's burning available every week on Showtime Basketball YouTube 767 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:37,760 Speaker 1: and on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at show Basketball. Sending 768 00:37:37,840 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 1: love to you, Jack. Hopefully we're talking and see see 769 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:43,359 Speaker 1: you soon. Bro. We'll see you guys next week