1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Good morning, everybody, 2 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, September. Thank you for joining us on this 3 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: glorious Tuesday. It's really good for Rob g producer of 4 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: the podcast Raiders Fan. The Raiders moved to two and 5 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: oh with I'm a little stunned here. It was a 6 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: relatively easy win over the Saints. They dominate the second half. 7 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:40,160 Speaker 1: The big takeaway Drew Brees washed, that's what everybody's gonna 8 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: be talking about all day today. We'll get to that shortly. 9 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: I just want to let you guys know. Great interview 10 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: coming up later in the podcast with one of Lebron's friends, 11 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: Dante Jones, played on the Lebron James championship team with 12 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: the Calves. They came from behind to beat the Warriors. 13 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: Dante takes us inside the locker room of Game seven 14 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: in Oracle, you know, when the Cats had to come 15 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: back and beat the Warriors. Really good stuff from Dante Jones. 16 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,839 Speaker 1: Smart guy. I've known him for a little while through FS. 17 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: One really intelligent individual and um, he's got a lot 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: of good stories. So I think you'll like that. Remember, subscribe, 19 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: rate and review. All right, now, let's get to the 20 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: NFL Monday Night Football, Raiders thirty four, Saints twenty four. 21 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: And you listen, you guys know how the Island games work. Okay, 22 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: everybody watches red Zone, but there's so many games going 23 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: on Sundays that we're bouncing around. You're not able to 24 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: really sink your teeth into one game. The Island games 25 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Thursday Night Football, Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football. These 26 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: are where the narratives are built because everybody's watching the game, 27 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: there are commercials. It's slow, and the biggest takeaway from 28 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: this game, without question, Drew Brees looked washed. And I'm 29 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: not saying that in a derogatory sense. This statistic is 30 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: going to floor you. Okay, Drew Brees, He's never had 31 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: a cannon arm, right, but now he's forty one years 32 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: old and his arms definitely becoming a liability. Drew Brees 33 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: through two games has an average air yards on his 34 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: passes of four point eight. Okay, that's the lowest through 35 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: two games for him with the Saints, and the lowest 36 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: of any quarterback in the NFL through two games since 37 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: two thousand nine. And who had the low air yards 38 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: of four point eight in two thousand nine wouldn't should 39 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: know what another forty year old, a gentleman by the 40 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: name of Brett Farve with the Minnesota Vikings. Now, the 41 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: positive spin for Saints fans is that was the year 42 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: Farv and the Vikings went twelve and four and they 43 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: lost in the NFC Championship game. Of course, far through 44 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: the overtime interception, and the Saints went on to the 45 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. But it's pretty clear if you watch that 46 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: game last night. No Michael Thomas, and of course that's 47 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: a big loss for the Saints. He led the end 48 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: of fell in receptions last year. But he's there, guy 49 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 1: who moves the sticks down the field, knows to run 50 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: past the marker, shure hands. And last night, I mean 51 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: the Saints. We're talking about dink and dunk City, Alvin 52 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: Kamara out of the backfield. I mean Drew Brees barely 53 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: looked at Jared Cook, didn't throw the ball deep at all. 54 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: And when you're unable to stretch the defense, they were 55 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: able to come up and crowd you. And the Saints 56 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: they did move the football. Now that if you just 57 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: look at the box where you're gonna say, wait a 58 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: say Jason, they rang up over four hundred yards of offense. 59 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: What's the problem here? You know, four four yards seven 60 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: point four yards per play. So the Saints moved the football. 61 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: But that's deceptive because what happened late in the first 62 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: half is the game kind of flipped and penalties started 63 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: to kill the Saints. So the Saints were in control 64 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: sev seven and then late in the first half. And 65 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: this is one of these stats you've got to read, 66 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: Like the Football Outsiders put out this huge annual every year, 67 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: and I have to go through every single team and 68 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: pull out the best facts I can. And one of 69 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: them was the Saints really struggled last year in the 70 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: final two minutes of the half to stop teams. They 71 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: were twenty six in points against in the final two 72 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: minutes and a half, final two minutes Monday night football. 73 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: Saints give up a touchdown. Okay, then they compound that 74 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: by Drew Brees throwing a terrible interception and I couldn't 75 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: tell if you look at the replace, it almost looked 76 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: like Drew Brees lost the Raiders linebacker in the logo 77 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: at midfield, they kind of blended in together. Breeze throws 78 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: a pick right to him and the Raiders get a 79 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 1: field goal out of it. So now they get ten 80 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: points in the final two minutes and a half and 81 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: they it's seventeen seven. You got momentum. Member, they were 82 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: down seventeen seven. They were looking to be in trouble 83 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: here and the Saints never were able to rebound from that. 84 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: Raiders come out first drive of the second half, smash 85 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: mouth football, a lot of running and this is where 86 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: the penalties killed the Saints, a lot of self inflicted wounds. 87 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: They had ten penalties for a buck twenty nine okay 88 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: on that opening drive of the second half, big pass 89 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: interference flag and they Raiders convert fourth and goal on 90 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: the one and they take a touchdown lead. Saints punt, 91 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 1: Saints punt again. Raiders come down the field again, big penalty. Uh, 92 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: there was a horse collar flag and again the penalties 93 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: they were they were brutal on a veteran Saints defense 94 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: that returned nine of eleven starters. You don't expect that 95 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: kind of night. And the Raiders score touchdown and that 96 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: was it. So Drew Brees unable to go deep and 97 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,839 Speaker 1: they're very predictable in offense. It's Alvin Kamara on the sweeps. 98 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: Some Alvin Kamara between the tackles, a little Latavious Murray 99 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: here and there, and then it was you know, we're 100 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: gonna try to hit the crossing routes and the Raiders 101 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: were all over it. They did a really good job 102 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: keeping the Saints in front of them. And that's a 103 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: big win the Raiders a shocking two. And oh, Rob, 104 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 1: g I got ask you, as a big time Raiders fan, 105 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: how good are you feeling about this team with the two? 106 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: And oh s are here? Oh, I'm feeling fantastic. And 107 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,679 Speaker 1: I must say that Monday Nights win was never in doubt. 108 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: You know, I went into a feeling extremely confident, so 109 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: confident that when Rob Parker text me on Monday afternoon 110 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: asking me if you should bet the Raiders plus four, 111 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 1: I told him no, So, you know, show so much. 112 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: I know, but it was. It was great to see 113 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: them win. You know, I picked them before the season 114 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: and make the postseason. I thought that would be a 115 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: loss on their record, but I did not anticipate how 116 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: wash Drew Brees was going to be. And even though 117 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: you and I spoke last week um for the Monday 118 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: Show and we were talking about the Drew Brees, Tom 119 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,039 Speaker 1: Brady matchup, and we both agree that they both looked 120 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: super old and that you know, we weren't impressed with 121 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: either one of them in that game. So I don't 122 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: know why I let myself believe that Drew Brees was 123 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: just gonna turn it on in this game, and he 124 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: obviously couldn't, you know, after those first two drives, when 125 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: the Raiders realized, hey, this guy cannot throw it past 126 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: twelve yards with any kind of accuracy. So let's just plays, 127 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: you know, a shell defense, keep everything in front of us, 128 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: and he's not gonna be able to dink and dunk 129 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: this whole way down the field without Michael Thomas. Here's 130 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: another stat. I know you were so big on the 131 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: yards per attempt in the two games that Drew Brees 132 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: has played without Malcolm Thomas. Not Week one did not 133 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 1: count because he did play in that game, though he 134 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: left early. Two games in his career without Michael Thomas 135 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: breezes oh and two with the sixty nine point oh 136 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 1: pastor rating, one passing touchdown, four picks. That's no good 137 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: right now, and they better get him back next week. 138 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: You know, they've got the Packers right right And now 139 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: a lot of people will say well, that's because Michael 140 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: Thomas is so good, and he is very good. He's 141 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: a very good wide receiver. But I would argue it's 142 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: because Michael Thomas not the guy's gonna beat you deep. 143 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: He's a slants quick outs. You know. Uh, Dez Bryant 144 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: kind of used his body to shield the defender to 145 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: make that the contested catches. Not having him out there 146 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: makes Drew Brees have to kind of stretch the field. 147 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: He has no choice because there's no one else on 148 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: that ross that's just gonna outmuscle or win these short, 149 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: quick intermediate routes. And without him available, you saw exactly 150 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: how old Drew Brees is. Yeah, I mean Emmanuel Sanders 151 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: they picked up in free agency and while you know 152 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: the opponents have to kind of brack it in Michael Thomas, 153 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: Sanders can then slip through the slot or go deep. 154 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: Emmanuel Sanders one catch for eighteen yards. He I mean, like, 155 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: you don't have to worry, you don't have to have 156 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: the safety over the top because Drew Brees isn't gonna 157 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: beat you over the top. You know. It's it's very 158 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: shocking developments. How bad the Saints looked. Now we did 159 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: on Monday's podcast if you listen back, we questioned the 160 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: arm strength and yes, the Raiders were the best bet 161 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: at five and a half early Monday morning. That went 162 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: up or they went down, sorry to four. So a 163 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: lot of professional money came in on the Raiders and 164 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,960 Speaker 1: best bet now eighteen ten and two. UM. I do 165 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: want to say this though, I'm not sold on the 166 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 1: Saints being crapped just because Drew Brees looked washed. Okay, 167 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 1: we kind of knew this. Another stat that I got 168 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: from the Football Outsiders. So in two years ago, Drew 169 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: Brees attempted just attempted seven passes of thirty or more yards. 170 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: He had one completion. That's an air completion, not like 171 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: dump it to Kamara who scoots for thirty yards. In 172 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: ten last year, again attempted just seven passes of thirty 173 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: or more air yards and completed just one. So this 174 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,560 Speaker 1: has been a trend for a while. Maybe it catches 175 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: up with them now. I will say this Packers game 176 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 1: is significant next week. You don't want to fall behind 177 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: into one and two, whereas the Packers, the Cardinals, who 178 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: are Seattle, all these teams are three and oh now 179 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: you're two games back. We don't know if there's gonna 180 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,199 Speaker 1: be fans in the stands uh in January when home 181 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: field advantage happens. But remember the number two seed no 182 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: longer has a by because they added a seventh playoff team. 183 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: So some mild concern uh for the Saints. But you 184 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: know me, I have them on a future's ticket to 185 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: win the Super Bowl. I I actually think their odds 186 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: will go down a little bit this week, and there 187 00:10:02,679 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: maybe an opportunity if you wait and they do lose 188 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: to the Packers, you could add to that because listen, 189 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: it's early. Sean Payton's too good, Michael Thomas is gonna 190 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: be healthy. As long as Kamara and Breeze and the 191 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: defense are there, I think the Saints will be okay. 192 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: A quick word on Rob G's Raiders. Rob Gie, I 193 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: know you saw Trent Brown there or best offensive lineman 194 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: did not play. Then Richie Incognito left the game within 195 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: achilles injury. They don't know how serious it is. He 196 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: he was nicked up at practice. They were down too 197 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: starting offensive lineman. They had a rookie fill in for Incognito. 198 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: They were doing some musical chairs on the offensive line 199 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: and car was sacked three times Um. This is something 200 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 1: to monitor simply because I don't know without those two 201 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: offensive linemen if they're gonna be able to open the 202 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: holes for Jacobs and protect car Um. Again, this is 203 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: a morning to celebrate the two and oh Raiders. Very 204 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: exciting stuff, but if you are looking ahead, potential problem 205 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. Now to get back to positive 206 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: Raiders thing, Listen, do you guys know that Darren Waller story. 207 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 1: I was reading about this guy at halftime. This is 208 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: a guy to root for. Okay, First of all, he's 209 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:13,319 Speaker 1: become a top five tight end in the NFL. Darren Waller, 210 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 1: I knew nothing about this guy, had never heard of 211 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: him before last year when he blew up as a 212 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 1: tight end. So this kid was an awesome high school student. Okay, 213 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: he comes from a outside grew up outside of Atlanta, 214 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: he has a two parent home. Okay, He's a great 215 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: football player in high school, and he was a great student. 216 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,840 Speaker 1: He was in advanced placement courses, his family was middle class. 217 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: Everything was going well. And and this is the part 218 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 1: that sucks, Darren Waller was just such a good student 219 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: that his black friends teased him and he told the 220 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: athletic that he was like not black enough. He dressed nicely, 221 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:56,120 Speaker 1: got good grades, and he like didn't wasn't really accepted 222 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: by his black friends, and he kind of got depressed 223 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: and kind of went into this funk and then slipped 224 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 1: in and started doing oxy and alcohol and cocaine. Like, 225 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: it's just a terrible story, uh, reading about Darren Waller. 226 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: And what's even crazier is, despite all the drug issues 227 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: in high school, he still gets a scholarship to Georgia Tech. 228 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: Okay as a receiver, and he failed double digit drug tests, 229 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: he told the athletic at Georgia Tech. And it was 230 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: so bad that when he was drafted by the Ravens 231 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: in the sixth round, he instantly went into the NFL's uh, 232 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: you know, drug rehab deal were they try to clean 233 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: up your act. He claims. He failed even more tests 234 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL, nearly flopped out of the league, apparently 235 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 1: had an overdose in his car in Baltimore and had 236 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: to go to rehab again. Like this kid, Darren Waller 237 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: rebounding from all this is just such a great story. Um. 238 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: And and listen, I'm not a huge Raiders fan. Um 239 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: I will say the NFL having a good Raiders team 240 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 1: in Vegas is a great story, and darre and Waller 241 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: is a great story. Somebody who can root who I 242 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: can easily root for. He's been now clean for thirty 243 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: seven months. If you can find that story on the 244 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: Athletic about Darren Waller, it's it's really awesome. And by 245 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 1: the way, Darren Waller twelve catches, hundred and three yards 246 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: and a touchdown. He was targeted sixteen times. Okay, Derek 247 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: Carr had eighteen other targets sixteen to Darren Waller. Really 248 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: good stuff from the Raiders. All right, that wraps up 249 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: a great Monday night football game, a lot of fun. 250 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: Let's pivot over to the NBA Big Night tonight in 251 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:40,960 Speaker 1: the NBA Lakers Nuggets Game three. It's basically put up 252 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: or shut up for the Nuggets. We talked about that 253 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 1: with Dante Jones. Really fun interview. I think you'll like it. 254 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: Jason likes to think he knows everything when it comes 255 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: to sports. I know what sports dance want, but for 256 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,319 Speaker 1: everything he doesn't. He knows a guy who does. Let's 257 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 1: just say I know a guy who who knows who 258 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 1: knows another guy. All right, let's welcome into straight fire. 259 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:10,719 Speaker 1: A former NBA champ he played at Duke at Rutgers. 260 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 1: He won't play pick up with me or invite me 261 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,560 Speaker 1: to any of the great U c l A pickup games. 262 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: Dante Jones, what's going on? Dante? How are you? Man? 263 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: I'm good? How you doing? How's quarantine treating you? Quarantines? 264 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: Do you know we're holding up well? And I gotta say, Dante, 265 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: the NBA playoffs have been phenomenal. I'm able to watch 266 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: him with my kids, like almost every night because the 267 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: games are early, And I gotta say, are you enjoying it? 268 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: I know you have young kids who play youth basketball 269 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: and are obviously destined for stardom. Are you watching a 270 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 1: lot of the playoffs with them? I'm watching every game 271 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, um, And I'm enjoying having at least 272 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 1: a game at night to be able to sit down 273 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: and enjoy basketball every day of the week. So it's 274 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: been It's been awesome for me. All Right, we're gonna cover. 275 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: We'll eventually get to Heat Heat Celtics, but we gotta 276 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: start with Lakers Nuggets. Dante. Anthony Davis has say buzzer 277 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: beating shot on Sunday night, and it was a weird moment, 278 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: you know. I talked about it on the podcast Monday 279 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: that like, it was like for about two minutes, everybody 280 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: was like on social media, Oh, Anthony Davis hits the 281 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: buzzer shot, He's great. And then it became well, Lebron 282 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: was invisible in the fourth quarter. He was so bad. 283 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: He didn't score and and I just got kind of 284 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: down in the dumps about how much people want to 285 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: go after Lebron win or losing. There's been a lot 286 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: of winning in the playoffs. It just frustrates me. Now, 287 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 1: how how you played with Lebron. You are on social media, 288 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: you you are connected to the players in the real world. 289 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: Nobody talks like this, right, Nobody bashes Lebron after every game. 290 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: People focus on the positive, right, right, And I think 291 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: it's super unfair, but it's just the way society is 292 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: right now, social media, all the opinions available. It's unfortunate 293 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: that there's something to pick apart every game of what 294 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: he did or did not do. And the only thing 295 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: I thought about when I heard those things like we 296 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: would never really be able to celebrate Robert Horry or 297 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 1: Steve Kerr or or guys like that that make big 298 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: shots for big time players who have crazy legacies, but 299 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: they were a part of of their winning and making 300 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: big shots to to help them win championships. And that's 301 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 1: something that's gonna help eighty for the rest of his career. 302 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: But it was the right read by Ray John Rond 303 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 1: though he was wide open. They actually didn't switch and 304 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: they're supposed to it, and two people were guarding Lebron James, 305 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: So I don't understand how he's supposed to um make 306 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 1: the game, win the shot when there was a defensive 307 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: era with that that brought two people to him. Let's 308 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: quickly talk about Anthony Davis, who has been incredible against 309 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: the Nuggets. He's been very, very good in the playoffs, 310 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: and I think you can make the case at this 311 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: point he just got named All NBA First Team. UM 312 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: that Anthony Davis is the best, most complete teammate Lebron 313 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: has ever had. Some people will say Wade, some people 314 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: will argue Kyrie. I'm gonna say it's Anthony Davis who, 315 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: um is the first time Lebron has been on that 316 00:16:56,360 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: guy's team that he's been First Team All NBA. Your thoughts, 317 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: I think the keyword you used was complete. And the 318 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: way a d um dominates on both ends of the floor. 319 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: I don't think he's played with a guy who can 320 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,159 Speaker 1: do that, who can be special on defense and have 321 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: special offensive performances in the same night. Um we we 322 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: we looked through the obvious two Kyrie every Dwyane Wade. 323 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: As as good as Dwyane Wade is on the defensive end, 324 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: he wasn't as special as Anthony Davis is. And then 325 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis can can dominate two categories with with scoring 326 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: and rebounding. Unfortunately, Dwyane Wade wasn't wasn't gifted from God 327 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: with the with that ability to do the things that 328 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis can do. And Kyrie is just a special scorer, 329 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 1: like he can dominate games, make big shots, He can 330 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: dominate the game by scoring, but defense is not something 331 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: that he hanks his hat on or has he won 332 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: games with. He's had some good defensive games which have 333 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 1: helped him win, but he hasn't dominated on the defensive 334 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:52,199 Speaker 1: end of the floor. So yes, yeah, Anthony Davis is 335 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 1: a terrible matchup for your kitchen. I mean, he has 336 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: no chance against a d A d is just dominating. 337 00:17:57,040 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 1: I mean the numbers through two games are staggering. UM, 338 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: and I I mean, I don't want to look past 339 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:04,919 Speaker 1: the Nuggets. I do believe it will be a Laker sweep, 340 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: but Bam, out of Bio and Daniel Feiss or Thieves 341 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,880 Speaker 1: or however you say his last name, those guys aren't 342 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 1: going to have much of a chance against say either. 343 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: I mean, it feels like it's all set up for 344 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: the Lakers to win the title, does it not. It's 345 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: a different caliber of big men. Those guys are gonna 346 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 1: have to deal with the two other trees of Dwight 347 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: Howard and JaVale McGee and then Anthony Davis. And then 348 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: on the defensive end, Anthony Davis causes is a is 349 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: a matchup nightmare for basically any big man in the NBA, 350 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: especially if you're not a prime time defender. So eight 351 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: is gonna give anybody problems, but especially these two teams 352 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: with that that we do well, any guys on these 353 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: three teams that are left in the playoffs right now, 354 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis is a matchup nightmare. I liked his postgame 355 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: interview last night though, when he's when when Chuck asked, why, Um, 356 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: he doesn't come out aggressive or have those offensive outputs 357 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 1: every night, and and he basically acknowledged the fact that 358 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,399 Speaker 1: he has he's got some growth to his own personal 359 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: game of being aggressive all the time, not trying to 360 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: be a distributor to get people involved, having that aggressive mindset, 361 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: because he's already acknowledged the fact that when he's productive aggressive, 362 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: they move better, they win more games. So he has 363 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: to come out with an aggressive mindset and not try 364 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: and not try to be unselfish and be the distributed, 365 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: but attack and be the one who's who's the most 366 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: dominant on the floor because there's not many people like him. Yeah, 367 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought up a Barkley. And it's just 368 00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: so unfair what Barkley does to these guys going after 369 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, like, I mean, Charles Barkley for whatever reason, Dante, 370 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: you may know him personally, maybe you guys are buddies. 371 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 1: I just feel like he's gotten to the point where 372 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: he's an old man yelling in a cloud like demanding 373 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: that Johannest not leave Milwaukee. When Charles Barkley himself demanded 374 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 1: his way out of Philadelphia, then demanded his way out 375 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:51,959 Speaker 1: of Phoenix at the next stop, because he was chasing 376 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: a title, and like now, he doesn't want anybody to 377 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: leave and team up, and he knocks them for it. 378 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, Man, tell me about Barkley, your your 379 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,240 Speaker 1: thoughts on Charles Barkley and and just what he's doing 380 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: to young players. I think I think he's not cognizant 381 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 1: of his own personal career um and the steps that 382 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: brought him to where he is today, and he's not 383 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: giving the young kids the benefit of the doubt to 384 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: be able to make decisions and grow like he grew. Right, 385 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: So we're looking at the guy who moved teams, who 386 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 1: demanded his way out of teams, who had some public spouts, 387 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: who had some on the court spouts like he had. 388 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: He had different deficiencies in his game that he doesn't 389 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: get give credit for when he's an all time great. 390 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: Don't get don't get me wrong, but he jumps on 391 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: these kids a little too fast, little too early, doesn't 392 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: give them the benefited doubt, just just has it made 393 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: up in his mind how things should go and as 394 00:20:40,040 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: unfortunately unfair in my opinion. Yeah, okay, to go back 395 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: to Anthony Davis, one more question. I don't know if 396 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: you saw over the weekend, but they released the voting 397 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: from the media members about All NBA and the awards 398 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: and everything, and you know, there was a little bit 399 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: of a dust up over an ESPN host, Maria Taylor. 400 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if you know her, she did not 401 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:05,719 Speaker 1: vote Anthony Davis to first, second or third team All NBA. Now, 402 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: I guess she has come out and said it was 403 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: a mistake. But people jump down her throat and we're like, listen, 404 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:12,719 Speaker 1: you don't know basketball, blah blah blah. It got kind 405 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: of ugly on social media, which happens. I'm just curious 406 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 1: from the player's perspective, do you guys look at that 407 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: kind of thing. Who's voting for? What? Um? Is it 408 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: talked about in the locker room. Now, I haven't been 409 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: a part of the conversations and who voted for what 410 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 1: and why they didn't vote, And people don't don't really care. 411 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: Most people, I don't think, understand the voting process in full, 412 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: especially if you're not a part of of being on 413 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: one of these balltolets. Like people don't really put that 414 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: much thought into the voting process. But now it's being made, 415 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 1: it's being broadcasting, and there's more information available who's doing what. 416 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: So I think there's some accountability, um in these situations, 417 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: which which I think are necessary because a lot of 418 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 1: people start voting for random people, which affect the way 419 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: these awards go sometimes affect the history of the game. 420 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: That accountabile it is necessary because people just do random 421 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: things for just just because of a dislike of an individual, 422 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: especially in case like Lebron James, Like people sometimes just 423 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,640 Speaker 1: just don't take their votes and push them somewhere else 424 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:16,960 Speaker 1: just because they don't like him or are not wanting 425 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,680 Speaker 1: to give him his d at this point in time. Yeah, No, 426 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 1: it's weird though when it comes to All NBA, these 427 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 1: media votes can take money out of people's pockets. If 428 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: you're you know, if you are an All NBA guy, 429 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: you're eligible for the super Max. And I believe I'm 430 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: not certain that that did impact someone in the last 431 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: couple You might have been Bradley Beal. I don't know, um, 432 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: but that that does make it kind of you know, 433 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: do you think the media should be voting on these awards? 434 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: And if not, the media, the new and and and 435 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: that's that's where the question lies, Like there has to 436 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: be some sort of if it's not the media. I 437 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: don't think. I think the players have a better chance 438 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: than the media. But then sometimes it comes in riffs 439 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 1: and into personality clashes. But there should be some some 440 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: governing body that of expected individuals um whether it be 441 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: a mixture of media ex. Players, um X personnel, x 442 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: X front office personnel, people who are engulfed in the 443 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: game of basketball but don't have an agenda or don't 444 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 1: have um any relationship clashes to be able to to 445 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: change the way the history is. I don't think it 446 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: should just be either media or players to understand I saying, 447 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: I think there's there's a There should be some type 448 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: of board that votes on these things that you collect 449 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: of these people who are respected in the game of 450 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: basketball and have the ability because some of these these 451 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:34,879 Speaker 1: people who have an ability to vote are not looking 452 00:23:34,920 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: at the game of basketball. They're they're paying attention to 453 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,520 Speaker 1: the narratives, and the narratives are are are not what 454 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: these awards are about. I think there is some room 455 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: for growth in the awards. I do agree that the 456 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: m v P should be broken up like other sports 457 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: are doing. Should be the best defensive player, the best 458 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: offensive player, and then the m v P. Because that 459 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: takes some of this interpretation out of the award. I 460 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: know it's gonna change history, but um, I think in 461 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 1: this if that was the case, I think Yana that 462 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: that at that point in time would have got the 463 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: best offensive player and the best defensive player, but he 464 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: wouldn't have been the MVP. And that and that's fine. 465 00:24:07,040 --> 00:24:09,199 Speaker 1: And that leads me to the perfect question. The the 466 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,199 Speaker 1: janice over Lebron for m v P. I I had 467 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 1: been consistent Lebron all season. What I don't get and 468 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: and tell me if this is fair enough when you're 469 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 1: calculating most valuable, that's very ambiguous. We don't know. There's 470 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,400 Speaker 1: no definition for that, is it? Because right now everybody's 471 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: just leaning on the advanced stats. Well, this is what 472 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 1: the net rating is and this is the peer and 473 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: they don't take things into account. Like I don't know 474 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: about you, Dante. When I look at what Lebron does 475 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: from helping the GM perspective, he's like a coach on 476 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: the floor. If you know this. When Lebron says, hey, 477 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: we need j R. Smith and I think we should 478 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: bring in moscolf those guys come to the Cleveland Cavaliers. 479 00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: When Lebron says we're gonna give up everything for Anthony Davis. 480 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:55,160 Speaker 1: The GM listens, shouldn't we take that stuff into account? 481 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: If you're talking about value, leadership is one thing that 482 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: does not get to play a a part in this situation, correct, right? 483 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: And then the accountability on personnel, Yeah, I think you 484 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 1: have to. If I was a GM, I would I 485 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: would always check in with my best player to see 486 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,280 Speaker 1: if the personalities and the style of game fit because 487 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: they are the best players like well, in a certain 488 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: caliber player, like a player like Lebron James, he's a 489 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: coach on the floor. He sees things differently than the 490 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: coach does. So great coaches talk to the player find 491 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: out where they can find some type of even ground 492 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: to make the game plan work. But great gms as 493 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: well have conversation to see what type of player that 494 00:25:33,720 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: he thinks he should be he should be playing with 495 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: or if that personality fits well with him. And I 496 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: think that makes everything um go even smoother. But I 497 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 1: think it should be changed, right. I think voting should 498 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: stop after the conference finals, right, because because if you 499 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,879 Speaker 1: stopped it there, because the the the the finals, MVP 500 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,400 Speaker 1: is only for the finals, right, you got seven games 501 00:25:57,440 --> 00:25:59,119 Speaker 1: to get that m v P. And then if you 502 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: stop voting after the conference finals, if you if you 503 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: had a great year and you lost in the first round, 504 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: you should be it should be affected on the MVP 505 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,159 Speaker 1: because you didn't do what you're supposed to. You just 506 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,800 Speaker 1: had a great regular season. And guys like Lebron James 507 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: know how to win championships. When they say it's it's 508 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 1: a it's a marathon not a sprint, you're absolutely correct. 509 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: You can. You can sacrifice games here and there or 510 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 1: posturing to win a championship on seating. Yeah, those are 511 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:25,200 Speaker 1: things that are sacrificed. So I may have to take 512 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: a night off or may not play a full four 513 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,920 Speaker 1: quarters because I'm I'm doing my team a disservice by 514 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: just logging minutes and putting up numbers. We're trying to 515 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 1: go for our ultimate goal, which is longer down the road, 516 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,600 Speaker 1: and I have to preserve my body. So like getting 517 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:41,160 Speaker 1: to the getting to the finals is a feat in itself, 518 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: and I think the MVP should be reflected upon. Actually, 519 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 1: if you're going, if you're going to weigh it as 520 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: a as the guy on a top team, who's who's 521 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: affecting winning getting to the finals should be uh, wait 522 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:56,000 Speaker 1: into that equation. That's a great pult. I've never heard 523 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: anybody say that. I absolutely love that, because you know, 524 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook averages a triple double and wins the MVP. 525 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: The next year he averages a triple double again and 526 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: he finishes fifth in the MVP voting. Like, what are 527 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: we doing? Is it the stats? Uh? Because clearly you're right, 528 00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 1: the postseason isn't taken into account, and you know, I 529 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: don't think you honest would have got it this year. 530 00:27:15,359 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 1: But there's no there's no postseason award that reflects the 531 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: first three rounds of the playoffs, and there's a lot 532 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: of work to be done in those first three rounds too, 533 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 1: And I think those I just think those are are 534 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:30,359 Speaker 1: critical games that should be associated with that regular season 535 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 1: award because even if you did get to the conference 536 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 1: finals and you dominated your team loss, I think you 537 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:37,359 Speaker 1: still could be be given an MVP. But if you 538 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:39,160 Speaker 1: just not, if you just flamed out in the first 539 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,840 Speaker 1: round and you gave everything you had in the regular season, 540 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 1: then what was it all for? It didn't it didn't 541 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:49,200 Speaker 1: mean anything. That's a great point because we're essentially putting 542 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: more value on a November regular season game than we 543 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:54,679 Speaker 1: are a game seven of the first round. Because you're 544 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,680 Speaker 1: right now, nobody talked there's no award for for any 545 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: value in the first round of the first three rounds 546 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 1: of the playoff. Listen, hopefully the NBA listens. That is it. 547 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 1: That's a great joking. Jamal Murray would be looked at 548 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 1: differently now if that if that are war popped up 549 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: on that on that progression coming up, Dame Lillard would 550 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: be looked at differently now. Um then because you had 551 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 1: to go and look at just the regular season. They 552 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,399 Speaker 1: put them teams and there's some special things. So it 553 00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:22,120 Speaker 1: would push people down, but push also people up. Who 554 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: did it at like critical times of the season. Yeah, 555 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum, I mean, Pascal Siakam being what third team 556 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: All NBA? I mean, listen, that's basically, Oh, the Raptors 557 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: are really good. They're the second seed. We gotta get 558 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:37,439 Speaker 1: somebody from the team on there. Let's just put him on. 559 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 1: Isn't that what that? It was like he was a 560 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: good player, but he's not All NBA. He was an 561 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 1: All Star, he was a good player. He just didn't 562 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: play well in the playoffs and and happened to happen. 563 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: Sometimes it happens at times, whether it would be health, 564 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: whether it be the wrong matchup, it happens. But but 565 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: but he'd been in a different light if he brought 566 00:28:56,680 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: his team back to the finals again, and he's the 567 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: best player, he's playing well in the play. You've been 568 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: looking at Pascal Siakam in a different light with this criteria. 569 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:05,840 Speaker 1: What we're talking about, true story. I mean he listen 570 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: head to head, Jason Tatum made him up. Let's let's 571 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: quickly pivot to Celtics heat. I tried to make a 572 00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 1: case multiple times this postseason that Jayson Tatum has firmly 573 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 1: gotten into the top ten player in the league. Discussion 574 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: now because Durant was hurt, you know, and and Curry 575 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: missed almost the entire season. You know, we have we 576 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 1: have some weirdness here heading into uh next season. But like, 577 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: I think Tatum could be a top He's right there 578 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: entering the top ten. He's very young. To me, he 579 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,239 Speaker 1: looks unstoppable. Dante am I going overboard. I don't think 580 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 1: you're going overboard. And what's scary with Jason Tatum is 581 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: he can get a lot better. I don't think he's 582 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 1: a finished product by no means what he doesn't get 583 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,000 Speaker 1: credit forces effort on the defensive end, the chaosity calls 584 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: on the defensive been offensively. He has a lot of 585 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: things in his repertoire right now as a as a 586 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:56,280 Speaker 1: young kid, but he can get better and do things 587 00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:58,360 Speaker 1: more efficiently. So like I think the sky is the 588 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: limit for the kid. But right now, yes, he's he's 589 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: at that point of being looked at as a top 590 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: ten player. I know how you can put him, um, 591 00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: probably in your top fift team, but he's right there 592 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,440 Speaker 1: creeping into that top ten and looking at the back 593 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: end of the top ten. And he has a lot 594 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: of growth. So we're looking at a guy who could 595 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: be one of the most special players in the game, 596 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 1: top five player in the game because of his demeanor, 597 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 1: of his presence on the defensive event, and his special 598 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: offensive ability. And now he's also making playmaking as well, 599 00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 1: which is which which has been a great addition for 600 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,040 Speaker 1: that team because now he he doesn't just score, he 601 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: makes other people around him better. Yeah, and he said 602 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: something really interesting. After they won Game three, the media 603 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,480 Speaker 1: only wanted to ask about the altercation in the locker room. 604 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if you heard any inside info, and 605 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart kind of undressing the team with some language 606 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 1: and maybe going in a little too deep, but Jayson 607 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: Tatum essentially said, well, you know, if if that stuff 608 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 1: is not happening, then you guys are okay with losing 609 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,479 Speaker 1: and we're not okay with losing. And I'm just curious 610 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: your thoughts on on how the Celtics kind of rebounded 611 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: after that ugly and to that it was the necessary 612 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 1: things that go on during my gream articulated the best 613 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 1: uh when he was on on the on the postgame show. Um, 614 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: great teams argue, Great teams vicker. Great team fight because 615 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:19,400 Speaker 1: there because they believe passionately and accomplishing their goal. Bad 616 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: teams stay in their own zone, don't voice their opinion, 617 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: don't challenge, don't challenge their teammates to be better, or 618 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: don't hold them accountable. I took this is how I 619 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 1: treat my my, my great friends, my great friends. I 620 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,960 Speaker 1: tell them the truth and I demand more out of 621 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,320 Speaker 1: them because I really really care about him. And those 622 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: special teams that want to accomplish something big, they care 623 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,320 Speaker 1: about their teammates and they care about the goal that 624 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 1: they're trying to accomplish, and there's no feelings in it. 625 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: It's it's we we have to be we have to 626 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: be held accountable at all points in times. And you 627 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: push that under the rug because you want something more 628 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: out of your teammates, You want the best for him, 629 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 1: and it's and it can get aggressive because of competition. 630 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: You you brush that off, you take all that out 631 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 1: of play. You may fight family, families fight all the 632 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:02,360 Speaker 1: time to love, but it's not it's not personal, it's 633 00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: not it's not something that you that you carry on 634 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: to the next game. I think they bounced back. I 635 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: think they found another level that they can go to 636 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: because guys, they really found out that guys really want 637 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: to want to get this done. They're not just here 638 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: just to say they got to the conference finals. All right, 639 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: I'll wrap up with this. Uh, you were famously on 640 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: that calvs team that came back from down three one? 641 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,440 Speaker 1: Were they were there any incidents in the locker room 642 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: when you guys were down three one to the Warriors? 643 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: And then you know, just anything from Game seven that 644 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 1: you still vividly remember or you know, you tell your 645 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: kids about or you go and watch it on YouTube 646 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: and just and anything from that series or especially Game seven. 647 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: Um hm, do I remember any riffs? No and no riffs, 648 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: no arguing, But I was a lot. There was a 649 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:56,560 Speaker 1: lot of accountability amongst players and through our coaching staff 650 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: to help guys get to where they needed to be professional. 651 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be ups and downs, and they're 652 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,320 Speaker 1: gonna be slips and falls. But it wasn't a lot 653 00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:07,840 Speaker 1: of finger pointing. It was you know, it was. It 654 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:11,080 Speaker 1: was a lot of communicating, and it was and and 655 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: there were penalties assessed, but guys communicated and got back 656 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: on track very very much fashion. And it would have 657 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: been if it was a different type of team with 658 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: different types of personalities. UM. Game seven, Game seven moment. 659 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: I just remember I was talking to a friend of 660 00:33:25,920 --> 00:33:27,640 Speaker 1: mine the other day and I was, I was, I 661 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 1: was rehashing halftime of Game seven and me and I 662 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:36,680 Speaker 1: just I remember Tyler being a super upset and wanting 663 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: more out of Lebron James, a guy who had been 664 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:42,800 Speaker 1: playing basically every minute, dominating the game, and wanted more 665 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: and I didn't. I could not see where there was 666 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: more to give, and when being him kind of started 667 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:53,720 Speaker 1: talking outside of locker room on the way to the tunnel, 668 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:55,959 Speaker 1: he needs to do more. I was like, I don't know, 669 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 1: I can't see what he what he could possibly do, 670 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: but he wanted to demand more out of him on 671 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: the defensive end, bodyline. There's just different things for a 672 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: guy who was dominating the game and so many categories already. 673 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:12,279 Speaker 1: And that was basically our halftime speech, him not attacking, 674 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:14,839 Speaker 1: but demanding more out of the best player in the world, 675 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 1: who's having one of the best playoff performances, wanting more 676 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: because that's what it was needed for a championship. I 677 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,360 Speaker 1: think it took the air out of the room, but 678 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: it made people think about, like, what actually am I 679 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,879 Speaker 1: doing if he's dominating the game and he's and he's 680 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:31,600 Speaker 1: being demanded more. And the way Lebron, the way Lebron 681 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:35,400 Speaker 1: was challenged but also took the criticism and turned it 682 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: up and gave more was special and just and that 683 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,600 Speaker 1: and that's that's one of my one of my great 684 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: memories because I didn't get it. I was thinking as 685 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 1: a player, like, you know what, that guy is doing everything, 686 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 1: But no, it was just the which what I think 687 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:52,880 Speaker 1: Tyron lew does not get credit for the ability that 688 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: he had to challenge a star who has done basically 689 00:34:55,239 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 1: everything under the sun, but challenge him and get his 690 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 1: respect and coach somebody who has wanted at the highest level, 691 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:05,720 Speaker 1: has dominated highest level m vps, whatever, But that mutual 692 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 1: respect from player to coach and coach the player, that 693 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,919 Speaker 1: was special because it's something that that that that only 694 00:35:11,960 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: happens on special teams with special coaches and special players. 695 00:35:15,040 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: That's that's awesome. I yeah, I just looked at the 696 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: box score and at halftime, you know, the Cabs, you 697 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: guys had forty two points, that's it, and you were 698 00:35:23,120 --> 00:35:28,920 Speaker 1: trailing by seven. So really inspiring stuff from Tyler. My 699 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,600 Speaker 1: guest is you guys will be hearing from Dante Jones 700 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:35,040 Speaker 1: in five years. He'll either be uh in the front office, 701 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: maybe as a GM or as a head coach in 702 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,399 Speaker 1: the NBA. That's my guest, Dante. That's why I guess 703 00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:41,640 Speaker 1: he'll be in about final I appreciate hopefully, I hopefully. 704 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: You're the smartest man ever. So all right, thanks for 705 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: the time, Dante. If you're the rest of the playoffs anytime, 706 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,360 Speaker 1: the only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 707 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: the game. He's making money while you do it. Here's 708 00:35:56,640 --> 00:36:00,799 Speaker 1: your best bat. All right, it's time for the best 709 00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: bet here on Straight Fire. Remember subscribe, rate and review, 710 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 1: and we're always saving the best bet for last. You 711 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:10,960 Speaker 1: gotta save the gambling for the end of the podcast. 712 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:15,520 Speaker 1: So we have Game three Lakers Nuggets tonight. Interesting line. 713 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:18,000 Speaker 1: If you look back at Game two, Lakers were seven 714 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:19,879 Speaker 1: and went up to seven and a half. Game three 715 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: now down to six and a half. Now, I don't 716 00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: totally get that because I saw what looked to be 717 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:32,640 Speaker 1: a dejected Nuggets team that was just devastated after Anthony 718 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: Davis hits the game winning three Sunday night to put 719 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:36,840 Speaker 1: them up to nothing. That was the game Denver have 720 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:39,360 Speaker 1: to have. Remember I predicted sweep in the series. I 721 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,759 Speaker 1: put money on the sweep plus two eighty and I 722 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: like the Lakers here. I know it's a kind of 723 00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:47,720 Speaker 1: a big number six and a half, but Frank Vogel 724 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 1: will definitely see on tape. Hey wait they're doing this, 725 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,560 Speaker 1: p J Dojer guy, what's going on here? Yeah? P 726 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:56,160 Speaker 1: J Dojer really surprise factor in Game two, played a 727 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 1: lot down the stretch, miss some free throws, and you 728 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: know the Lakers will have to adjudge to him being 729 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:03,200 Speaker 1: on the court. He's a big, big guard out of 730 00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 1: South Carolina. He actually guarded Lebron a little bit down 731 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 1: the stretch, and the reason I'm taking the Lakers at 732 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:11,040 Speaker 1: six and a half. Lebron was pretty awful in the 733 00:37:11,080 --> 00:37:14,800 Speaker 1: second half. The Lakers got nothing out of Kyle Kuzma, 734 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 1: to the point that Frank Vogel bench Kusma at the end. 735 00:37:17,880 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: They had Caruso Rondo and k cps the guards late. 736 00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:25,080 Speaker 1: I mean, cuz was not gonna play that badly again. 737 00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:28,719 Speaker 1: Lebron is not gonna play that badly again. I like 738 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 1: the Lakers here. That was the game the Nuggets had 739 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:34,080 Speaker 1: to have. Give me the Lakers, little Chalky, their favored 740 00:37:34,120 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: by six and a half. I'm all over the Lakers. Listen, 741 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:38,319 Speaker 1: the best bet has been hot. If you're playing it, 742 00:37:38,600 --> 00:37:43,520 Speaker 1: we're over on the best bet, folks. You're making money. 743 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,719 Speaker 1: All right. That'll do it for Tuesday's show. We will 744 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:51,319 Speaker 1: be back on Wednesday, NFL Heavy and obviously we'll do 745 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:56,680 Speaker 1: some Celtics heat, some Lakers Nuggets recap. Until then, Peace,