1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: I mean, you're one player. I feel like if your 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: career started over in this new era, there ain't no telling, 3 00:00:06,720 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: fan man, it ain't no telling. Ain't no telling with 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: Jack told he welcome back to what's burning Jack, Let's 5 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: get to it. Heat check Alert the Heat. The Knicks, 6 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: the Bulls, and the Wizards have all started off at 7 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: five at one at the top of the Eastern Conference. 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: Out of those teams, who do you feel like as 9 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: a real top four contender? The Heat? For sure? Did 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:37,880 Speaker 1: he belong on the top four? Um, they can stay healthy, 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: you know with the new additions they added with Kyle 12 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: Lowry and and the way those young guys been playing 13 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: and continuing to grow. Uh, they definitely belonged on the 14 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: top four and will be in the top four. I 15 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 1: like the way that Jimmy Butler is playing. You know, 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: he's back on his game. I think it points of game, seven, rebounds, 17 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: almost six assists. Um, heater playing very well. I agree 18 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: my surprise team of the season the way I picked 19 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: Phoenix last year and they made their run. I don't 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: know if the Bulls can do this, but my surprise 21 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: team of the season is going to be the Bulls, 22 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: and I see the Bulls with the seventies sixer is 23 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: kind of being uncertain of where they're at. I see 24 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: the Bulls being that fourth UH seed in the Eastern 25 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: Conference this year. Like good young team playing well, playing 26 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: together led by Levine, then to Mars right there behind them, 27 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: so I love what they're doing. Lonzo Balls playing well. 28 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: So I'm excited for this Bulls team. But I really 29 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: like the Wizards, man. I like what they've done. You know, 30 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: Bradley Bild is over there doing Bradley Bild things. Uh 31 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: Denwoodie is almost that twenty points of game. Harolds that 32 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: almost twenty and ten. Kuzma is at sixteen and twelve. 33 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:40,839 Speaker 1: These dudes are playing off the wall. They've got Kyle 34 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: will Pope over there. So I like what the Eastern 35 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: Conference is really looking like. You know, the Knicks are 36 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: the Knicks but playing well as well, so we'll have 37 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: to see what they do see, you know, if they 38 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: can advance for them they did last year. But the 39 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference looks fun right now. Headed out west, Golden 40 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 1: State is at the top of the Western Conference tie 41 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: with Utah Jazz at five and one. Jack. This team 42 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: is playing with the confidence they definitely need to play with. 43 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: Still don't have Clay, still don't have Wiseman, but still 44 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: are doing what they do. Talk to me about this team, Yeah, 45 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: they did it last year. You know they did last year. 46 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: Stepball Doll last year. He had the m v P 47 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: season last year, and he's getting out to a great start. 48 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: This team is too, and the young players that they 49 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: got a chance to play a lot the last year. 50 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: They last two years Clay has been hurt, they're started 51 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: coming today on You add Clay, you got a championship team. 52 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 1: You know, Jamond is gonna do what he does. So 53 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 1: I like what they've been doing. I like the direction 54 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 1: they've they've been going. But when we get Clay back, 55 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be exciting for not only just for the Warriors, 56 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: but for the game of basketball. Man. I keep my 57 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: fingers crossed every day the Clay can just come back 58 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: and be healthy. You know, he's coming off two major 59 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: injuries achilles and a c L injuries. But been looking 60 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,919 Speaker 1: at him on social media. Looks great. I definitely hope 61 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: to have him back. And then Wiseman. Wiseman was very 62 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: impressive to me last year. He just did his job. 63 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 1: He wasn't someone that needed the ball on the block, 64 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: he can step out, hit the mid range, jumper, runs 65 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: the court, hard, block shots, catch lives, rebounds. The Warriors 66 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 1: are going to be something to mess with it. Don't 67 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 1: be surprised if they If they have a lot of 68 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: trade assets. Now man Lee and Pool are both at 69 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: fourteen points a game. I loved the uh uh Pool. 70 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be a really good player out 71 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: of Port of Jr. Round out that bench. So don't 72 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: be surprised. We didn't even mention Iguodala. Don't be surprised 73 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: if they have you know, I wasn't saying Iggy, but 74 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: you know, something at the trade deadline to bring them 75 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: in some more either depth or more star power. Uh 76 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: to make a final push at the end of the season. 77 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 1: Next up on the Radar, presented you by DraftKings Jack 78 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: good early season test for the New York Knicks this 79 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: Friday versus the world champion Milwaukee Bucks. Bucks are still 80 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: odds on favor although they're off to a slow start. 81 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: Their three and a half one odds to win the 82 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference title. Although they're three and four, the Knicks 83 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: are thirty five to one odds to win the Eastern 84 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: Championship starting off five and one healthy New York Knick team, Jack, 85 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: what does that look like in your mind? And what 86 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: can they do? It looks like a great regular season, 87 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: making it to the playoffs and getting exit after the 88 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: first round. Um, they got, like I said, they got 89 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: a great group of young guys. Is playing hard. Dad 90 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: Roses coming into his own again and playing well, and 91 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: he's finally healthy and great coach, a great tough minded coach. 92 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: And the fans of the fans that getting back into 93 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: the rain and screaming and and being great, being exciting 94 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: Nick fans again. So it's good to see. But first 95 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: round Nixon for those guys, You're happy to see that 96 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: team you know back in just playoff talks. Agreed. I 97 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: think they're definitely a playoff team. I don't see them advancing. 98 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: I think they're one piece away still, so see if 99 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: they're able to get that. But just love the fact that, 100 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: you know, the Nick basketball is better when the Knicks 101 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: are in the playoffs for however long that maybe uh 102 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: Bucks are still trying to find their footing. We talked 103 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: last week about the absence that you know, p J. Tucker. 104 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: It doesn't alway show up on the stat sheet, but 105 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: they will definitely miss him. Guys still in and out. 106 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,919 Speaker 1: Bobby Porters just returns uh Lopez has only played one game. 107 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: It seems like they've kind of replaced Pj's defensive presence 108 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: with offensive scoring. Grayson Allen's having a good season, have 109 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 1: thirteen off the bench. I think we have to kind 110 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: of hold judgment for the Bucks right now. So they 111 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: really figured out, but you know, with Joannice, we know 112 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: they're going to be there at the end. So this 113 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: will be a fun early test for the Knicks. Um, 114 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: you know, the Bucks kind of know what it takes. 115 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: They're still trying to find their footing with the Bucks 116 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: thought matter like people. What people don't understand is they 117 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:21,239 Speaker 1: won the championship from rebounding and defense. You know, they 118 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: score points and they make some big shots with militant 119 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: and Greek freak, but they won games and all the 120 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: big games with defense and rebounding. People was walking into 121 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: the arena k even k D knowing I gotta wrestle 122 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: with with with p J. Tucker for four quarters. Now 123 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: they're going in that arena seeing Grayson Allen and cuttingson. 124 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 1: They know they'ven go get thirty. So it's it's it's 125 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: a different feeling. It's a different feeling walking into that arena. 126 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: But I'm telling you, no, I agree. I agree. That 127 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: team was great, grind, defense, rebounding, holding down the middle. 128 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: You know, they tried to juice it up with scoring. 129 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: So we'll see if that works for next up. One 130 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: of our new segments, but one of our favorite segments, 131 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: secured the bag by moneyline. Uh, Miles bridges to me, 132 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 1: this kid is going to have a breakout season. He's 133 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: already started that he'll be the most improved player. He 134 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: turned down an extension that he didn't feel was adequate 135 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: to his abilities, which turns out to be Jack looks 136 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: like he made the right decision. I want to say 137 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: they offer him around sixty million. Uh. The way this 138 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: kid's playing, he's easily going to get over a hundred million. 139 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: Thoughts on this young up and coming star. Yeah, he 140 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: deserves money, and he's showing that he was worth it. 141 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,240 Speaker 1: If he don't get it in Charotte, he's gonna get 142 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: it from another team. But I think Charlotte needs Sharotte 143 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: is gonna do what they got due to keep him 144 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: because they see the connection and the camaraderie to him 145 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: and LaMelo have you know, they got the hand they 146 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: got the handshake together. They looked for each other up 147 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: and down the court almost every play. So they're gonna 148 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: have to make some decisions there, and I don't know 149 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: if it's gonna behave with he's making a lot of money. 150 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to try to find some way to 151 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: get Bridges paid right there, and Sharlotte Bridges is a 152 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: cornerstone for this team. He's a franchise player. Him, Illa, 153 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: Milla Ball are the faces of this team. To me, 154 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,280 Speaker 1: they would be absolutely crazy to let this young kid go. 155 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: He's a monster. He plays defense too. He's always garden 156 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: the best players, you know what I mean. So this 157 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: on the offensive end, he's incredible. I remember my last 158 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: year with the Warriors, draymm was telling me about this 159 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: kid and he was debating whether to come out or stay, 160 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: and he was talking to the parents and everything, like 161 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: in front of me and Ship and he was just 162 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: telling me, like rotch Man, this little dude is gonna 163 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: be a monster. And this motherfucking kid is a man. 164 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: He's got a little bit of Blake Griffin in him. 165 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: From from that athletic ability, but he's a he's a monster. 166 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: He's a dog too, So love him definitely over a 167 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: hundred million. I think MJ knows that, um, so don't 168 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: expect him to hit the open market. Jack. They got 169 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: a nice core over here in Charlotte. Um is this 170 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: setting them up for long term success? I mean they 171 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: got you know, they got still got Hayward, they got Rozier, 172 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 1: who's very underrated to me. I love him. Uh you 173 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: bre is having a nice season because this team, you know, 174 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: long term do something in the Eastern Conference a long term. 175 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: Maybe the core looks good, but the core doesn't look 176 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: good with out Bridges and somebody who had to come 177 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: out that core on Bridge us to be happy. So 178 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,239 Speaker 1: we'll see how they put how that plays out. Greed, 179 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: I definitely think that again, if the two cornerstones are 180 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: mellow and bridges um to build around that should be 181 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: easy because it's it's fun now, it looks like it's 182 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: fun to play over there. MJ is the owner. They 183 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: got their ship together. So again, look for Charlotte too 184 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: in the next couple of years to to make some 185 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: noise in the Eastern Conference. Make sure you catch our 186 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: brother Ace Boogie Wood Harris. His episode drops November four. 187 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: Enjoy this teaser. Let me tell you a story. Okay, 188 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: I'm in New York pract I forgot what I'm working 189 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: and working on something, but I'm telling them in New 190 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:38,599 Speaker 1: York City to something man had proper Manhattan. I'm in 191 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: a hotel one of my homies. We're about to get 192 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: on the block, right, and you know it's New York City. 193 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: Were walking, you know what I'm saying. So I see 194 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: this little area. They got this caution tape up. It's 195 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: kind of thugged out to get the men on one 196 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: side of the street and then women on the other sides. 197 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: Though something had happened, right, This is a I being 198 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: in the least. It's a long time ago. So I 199 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 1: see I see the little security dude inside the inside 200 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: the club and it's it's it's caution tape all in 201 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,680 Speaker 1: the club and ship we're walking by. I see the fly. 202 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: I picked it up. It's supposed to be an Alan 203 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 1: iverson party, right, So I'm like that probably, but is 204 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: it really? Or they're throwing him other name on some ship, 205 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: pulling in the crowd and you know what I'm saying, 206 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: And get the money. Now they cleared the club out. 207 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 1: The fight happened. They cleared the club out. No, Allen Iverson, 208 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: who cares? We got all these people. So I see 209 00:09:22,880 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: the security. Dude, I'm trying to keep game. I go 210 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: ask him what's the game? Though? Bro? He know who 211 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: I am. You know what I'm saying. He recognized the Yeah, 212 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: so what's the game? Does this is this fake ship? 213 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: Because you know I'm gonna keep it pushing, But is 214 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,599 Speaker 1: this fake? It's policing there and everything, right, So he 215 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: said no, this was really Allen Iverson. Man, you know 216 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: this and that? So okay, cool, I leave me in 217 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: the homie league. We did. We're walking down the street 218 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: and we get to the corner stretched white jag right, 219 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,320 Speaker 1: it's a I. He dipped the window because I had 220 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: met him before, so you know, AI dipped the window down. 221 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 1: Boom boom wood this and that. Yo. I jumped in 222 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: the whip with him, so now we're chilling. We're driving 223 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: when we kicked back, so I tell him as soon 224 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: as I get in there, I was like, yo, man, caution, 225 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: that's it dead over there. Like we drove by, We've 226 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: seen the crowd all like it was and we gets 227 00:10:09,240 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: kept it pushing right. So we end up driving around 228 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: city of New York for like while. I just talking, talking, talking, talking, talking, 229 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: chopping it up right and just having a good time. 230 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: And put you like having a good time. So he 231 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: take me back to the crea. I go back to 232 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 1: the hotel. Now it's probably like two in the morning. 233 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: You know, it might be two thirty three in the morning. 234 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: I watched a little tier of false slip. I wake up. 235 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: He on TV now, right, they're playing Jason Kids. He 236 00:10:34,320 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: playing the nets. So he over the he over the 237 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: water now playing the nets. So it's the AI with 238 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: the dark circles and the hair ain't done right. So 239 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,599 Speaker 1: I know that AI now when you see and the 240 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: hair ain't done right. He might have had a good time. 241 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: He might have had a good time to night before, right, 242 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: but he put forty three and twelve on the He 243 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: had forty three and twelve. He had That's my story. 244 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: He had forty three and twelve. If he don't go 245 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: out and have a good he might not play good. 246 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: His routine has to be the same. He just different. 247 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:18,199 Speaker 1: That's super different. Jack. Today, we got a fund with 248 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: men our brother someone we've been trying to track down 249 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:24,479 Speaker 1: for a long time, no fingerprints, no evidence, Fam himself 250 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: Jamal Crawford, I know you've been looking forward to this interview. Yeah, man, 251 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: that's my brother, man, one of my favorite backcourt mates. Man, 252 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:33,559 Speaker 1: one of the most talented players I've ever played with 253 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: the game. I call him Dion prime time, you know, because, uh, 254 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 1: you know when he like Dion, he showed up when 255 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: when the popcorn pop And that's what he used to 256 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: always say. But somebody who I highly respect, man, and 257 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: somebody who I hope he gets his his just due 258 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: from the from the basketball family, in the basketball world, 259 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: because you know, he's definitely a Hall of fame in 260 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: a lot of people's minds. And and somebody that they 261 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: pushed out the game to earlier. Agree, long, beautiful twenty 262 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,200 Speaker 1: year career. Um. So, man, make sure you got stay 263 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: tuned for the Jamal Crawford interview. Alright, we now bring 264 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: in our brother Jamal Crawford, uh to finish up this 265 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: episode of What's Burning? Uh. Also, his episode of All 266 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: the Smoke will be dropping eleven eleven, so make sure 267 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: you tap in and check that out. Fam. How was 268 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,000 Speaker 1: the game changed? As we celebrate seventy five years of 269 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: the NBA, in your mind, the game has changed a 270 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: couple of different times. I remember when we all first 271 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 1: came to the league. You know, you had a dominant 272 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: post players, so you had a shock and call him alone. 273 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: You know, you had Tim Duncan, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnet exactly, 274 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: so it was inside out. I remember, you know, coming 275 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: and training him and I'll take my first three point 276 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: off the drew and they stopped practice, like, man, what 277 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: are you join? Like you can get that shot with 278 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: five seconds left? Like you know what I mean, Like 279 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:53,719 Speaker 1: that's the worst shot in basketball. But now if you 280 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: can shoot that shot, it's a weapon. So if you 281 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: can do that, you're more likely a probably your franchise player, 282 00:12:57,840 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. You're the one of the 283 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: ones and one of the faces of the league. So 284 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: to see it go from one opposite end of the 285 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 1: spectrum to the other has been crazy. I mean, you're 286 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: one player. I feel like if your career started over 287 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 1: in this new era, there ain't no telling, fan man, 288 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: it ain't no telling. It ain't no telling, ain't no 289 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: telling what, ain't no telling what Jack told Helen be crazy? 290 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: You got you got you got role players shooting fifteen 291 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: threes in the game, like you know what I mean, 292 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: Like it's it's crazy, so don't get hot, you know 293 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,200 Speaker 1: what I mean. That's where it's really over. You might 294 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: have dropped. You might have dropped eighty nine. I couldn't 295 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: pull a cold, you know, it was one on one, 296 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: but I could have. I think I could have got 297 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: like my prime in this era. I probably could have 298 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: got like seventy five. I think, yeah, I think you 299 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: could have touched seventies. Like you said, people could. People 300 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 1: are shooting at abnormally a large number of three pointers, 301 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 1: so I mean he touching back on the seventy five anniversary. 302 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: Obviously they dropped the seventy five players. Um, you know, 303 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: I really don't get too into that, you know, especially 304 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: because to me, I think it's so hard to judge 305 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: the older players based on the way the game has 306 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: transpired and transformed so much athletically and skill wise. But 307 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: with all that said, there were some snubs T mac Um, 308 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: Dwight Howard. Who are some other ones? Jack Kyrie, Kyrie, Yeah, Kyrie? 309 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:28,040 Speaker 1: Who were some of the did anyone stand out? I mean, 310 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: I obviously Kyrie is Kyrie he's you know, super talented, 311 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: definitely deserves to be on the list. But I was 312 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: looking more at what Dwight Howard brought to the table 313 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: here the first ten eleven years of his career and 314 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: how he was snubbed off it. Thoughts on Dwight, you 315 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: know you battled against him a lot in the Eastern Conference. 316 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,960 Speaker 1: You've seen him at his best. Was he something he 317 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: felt got snubbed? Absolutely? Dwight was superman man. Look at 318 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: his body and work. He checks off the I test 319 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,280 Speaker 1: box and he checks off the body of work box. 320 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: So it's it's actually a no brainer, you know what 321 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: I mean. Like it was one of the faces of the 322 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: the league, and people forget the White had a McDonald's 323 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: commercially with the bron Like, like, you know what I mean, 324 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: liked White was putting in work for years and I 325 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: think the past the past four or five years, people 326 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 1: will start disrespecting him and not getting his full credit. 327 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: It's full dude, if you look at it, it's undeniable. 328 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: How how he should be on that hit look at 329 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: I think he was a leading vote getter and for 330 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: the All Star Game with Lebron, Kobe, you name it. 331 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: All these dudes is still in the league. De White 332 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,600 Speaker 1: with the leading vote getter in the All Star Game, 333 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: So I definitely think he's someone who's overlooked and disrespected. 334 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: I not to cut you off, mad, but I feel 335 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: like the league the list of some bullshit because some 336 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: of them old players. I know, I know I would 337 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: have bust some of them old players that as a 338 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: whole bunch of them, and uh and then and then 339 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: the two. You gotta think about it too, bro, some 340 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: of these people that's on there. It was only eight 341 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: teams in the league, so you're planning against the same dude, Like, 342 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: you're planning the same dude over and over and over 343 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: and over to get your stats. So if I had 344 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: to play against Luke Walked my whole career, I prober 345 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: the average eighties. So you know what I'm saying. I 346 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: look at stuff different team mcnaw and that teeth. Come on, man, 347 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: that's all bullshit to me. Yeah, I'm not. I'm not 348 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: really rolling with honestly, like and I have. I'm such 349 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 1: a student of the game, and just like if you 350 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: go back and look in time, you know what I mean, 351 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: And just look at some of these people. If you 352 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: put some of these people playing right now on that 353 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: time era with no disrespect. It wouldn't even be like 354 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 1: and the game has just grown, It's evolved, and that's 355 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: how I supposed to, you know what I mean? So 356 00:16:26,200 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: we have to start looking at things besides that, just 357 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: like eye test, what's your eyes tell? You know what 358 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: I mean? Yeah? I think they because I didn't want 359 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: to just I just started looking up some of the 360 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 1: guy's names and I don't even want to mention their 361 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: names because I just had never heard of them. And 362 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: I looked at what they did and their numbers and 363 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: and and the way the game was played back then. 364 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: I was like, there's no fucking with these guys wouldn't 365 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: even make the NBA today, And you got him on 366 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: the Greatest List. And I tweeted that too. Afterward. I said, 367 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: we gotta start making our own You gotta stop letting 368 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: people get creating people that have boats and say so 369 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: that I haven't actually done it, like Pierce North. You 370 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: need to start a governing board. Fam We'll follow right along. 371 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,200 Speaker 1: We'll start making our own lists. Every time ESPN come out. 372 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: I got time. Hey, uh a player who reminds me 373 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: of yourself in this present day. Do you see anybody 374 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 1: out there like young fam? Oh, that's some young go getters. 375 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,639 Speaker 1: I like. I love Caris LeVert obviously the John Murray's 376 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 1: from home. He got some stuff that's similar Kevin Porter 377 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 1: as well. Uh. Then you look at like Bones Highland, 378 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: like that new energy coming in, he go get it, 379 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,200 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And then there's some people 380 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: I see like that, like the younger one's coming up. 381 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: I don't think there's one person like exactly, but I 382 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 1: think some of those guys who you gotta see. Who 383 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: do you see man? Oh man? I don't know. I 384 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: wanted to talk about John Murray because I remember when 385 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: we came to your wedding and we played that basketball game, 386 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: and you would tell me about this a little dude 387 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: that's kind of like me. It's still he was still 388 00:17:47,560 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: in high school. I wanta say, left grade, twelfth grade, 389 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: right eleven grade or going into twelve. This little young 390 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: nigga came in and killed I said, oh my god, Oh, 391 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: I mean all I mean, majority of us were high 392 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 1: and drunk, So it was to me it was just 393 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: fun to watch him do what he does. Because this 394 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 1: dude wanted to start the game. What time was like 395 00:18:06,920 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: eleven o'clock, twelve o'clock at night, Jack the gym. Jack 396 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 1: the gym was fucking rocking, eight thousand people in there, 397 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,480 Speaker 1: and I'm like, you know me, I'm I'm going to 398 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: a wedding, so I'm already in vacation most so I'm 399 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: blow drunk everything. We gotta play the glass like, oh, 400 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 1: we're really playing that ship? Was man, you already know that. 401 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: You know I'm gonna do what I'm supposed to do. 402 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: I just you know, just mindus the alcohol. That's how 403 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: he played in the league cause I wasn't really tripping. No, absolutely, 404 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: it was crazy to watch and knowing he knowing he 405 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 1: was special. Even after that performance, Matt where everybody's talking 406 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: about him, everything's going viral. He wasn't one of the 407 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: ones on Twitter like yeah I did that ship he was. 408 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: He didn't like nothing, he didn't favorite nothing, just another 409 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: day and he kept working. Yeah. I like that point 410 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: grind to grind. Uh. This new NBA and the rules, Um, 411 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: I think you were someone who, if you know, I 412 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: found not mistaken. You lead the league and four point 413 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: plays right, So I really feel like on a different level, 414 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: with all due respect to how great James harden was. 415 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: I think this new rule is because of him. I 416 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 1: think he mastered that manipulation of arms and contacted everything 417 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 1: so much that they had to do something, and that 418 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: I think everyone else kind of started following along. What 419 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 1: are your thoughts on them not calling that kind of 420 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: stuff no more and these guys not really getting to 421 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,239 Speaker 1: the line as much. Draymond Treated tweeted something the other 422 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 1: day he loves just to flow in the pace of 423 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: the game. A lot of people are fans of just 424 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: letting these guys play more. I love this ship, and 425 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: I tweeted, and I'm gonna score you guys know I'd 426 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: rather do offense and give me offense twice. I'll sit 427 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:44,119 Speaker 1: down here, give me offense, give I love. And I 428 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: love this rule like I love it. I absolutely love 429 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: it because it took out the defender. Like I hated 430 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 1: team saying, oh, we need a defender, and it's like 431 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: Jackie's crazy, we need a tea, say we need a defender, 432 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: and you can't play on these things you can't touch, right. 433 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:01,960 Speaker 1: I mean so now, like the area we grew up in. 434 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: I hate to sign the old guy in the room, 435 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: but the area we grew up in you had Ai 436 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: and those guys they were getting fouls. You couldn't. It 437 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: wasn't like you know what I mean. So it was 438 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: like they showed their skill boards, like, okay, some of 439 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: these some of these fouls guys have been getting over 440 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: the years. It will start a fight if we're opened, Jim, Like, 441 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 1: come on, that's some bullshit, you know what I mean. Like, 442 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: so now we're getting back to it. I'm loving seeing 443 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: the double overtime games. You went on six, you know 444 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: what I mean? Like, I love that ship. Yeah, this 445 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:33,879 Speaker 1: nigga said give me offense twice twice. Yeah, you were 446 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: someone that could score in a variety of different ways. 447 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 1: Get hot with the hottest of them. Uh. I want 448 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 1: to have just like a little open conversation right now 449 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 1: with some of the top guards in the league. John Moran, 450 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: Luca LaMelo, Trey steph Uh, talk to me about that 451 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: group of young talent right there, and not young steps 452 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: a little older, but that group of talent right there. 453 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 1: I love it. I love it because I'm thinking of 454 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 1: the energy of young guards. This remind me with like 455 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: Bead and Steve Francis, like the then young guards that 456 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: come with that new energy a new way of playing. 457 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: I love all them guys, you said, because they're all 458 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: a little bit different, you know what I mean. Jobs 459 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: doing his thing where he's kind of like a mix 460 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 1: of meats, like a young Rose and young CP, you 461 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: know what I mean. Luca got a little bit of 462 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: b roy and with how cool and smooth he plays 463 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: at the time, right, Yeah, And so Tray Tray Young 464 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,239 Speaker 1: is doing some ship where it's like damn, like you're 465 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:23,560 Speaker 1: shooting from there. He's like a young stuff, right, So 466 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: they all come with a different energy, but that it's 467 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: all needed. It's all at the same time. And truth 468 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: be told, they're keeping each other sharp because they're all 469 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: paying attention who's doing right. It's that young energy. And 470 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:38,560 Speaker 1: I'm loving thoughto I love LaMelo, love his He doesn't 471 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: play with an agenda, you know what I mean, Like 472 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't play. He's not the guys like all playing 473 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: just to get in assist. I'm watching them play. He's 474 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:46,719 Speaker 1: always head up early here. You can you can make 475 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: the play like his. Trust his his style of players contagious. 476 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: He's somebody you want to play with, you know what I 477 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 1: I mean. He brings that that youth to him. He 478 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: brings that energy to him. He's not faced by pressure. 479 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: I just love watching him. He's a He's a great 480 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: young player for sure. If they added a comeback Player 481 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 1: of the Year award, um, who would have won the 482 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: last season? I know Katie came back from Achilles and 483 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 1: dominated last year. Was the player that we all thought 484 00:22:10,600 --> 00:22:12,960 Speaker 1: that he would be. Um, your thoughts are to his 485 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,159 Speaker 1: two questions starts on Katie and the evolution of the 486 00:22:15,200 --> 00:22:17,199 Speaker 1: nets and then who would have who would be your 487 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: comeback player to year? Well, I think that question is 488 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: rolled it one because Katie made a chat to look 489 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:27,360 Speaker 1: like an angler screening later. He was just unbelievable. He 490 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:31,879 Speaker 1: was unbelievable like Jack, he was better than that. Like 491 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: he was so sharp, he was so sharp, he was 492 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,639 Speaker 1: so crisp, And I think it gave him time to 493 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: climb another mountain in a different way. Like I think 494 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 1: that's part of the reason why he left Golden State, Like, yeah, 495 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: we can go the finals, we can win it, but 496 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: I need a new challenge. And when you're that great, 497 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: you're always looking for challenges, the same reason why MJ 498 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: may have left and came back, you know what I mean. 499 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: So I think Katie, I think they do need to 500 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: bring back comeback player of the Year, and Katie would 501 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: have wanted it going away because he's better than he's 502 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: ever been. Whatever he say, he lost his uh you 503 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,919 Speaker 1: know a miller step your stuff, just progression of that 504 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 1: injury he shot through that He's sharper, he shoots better. 505 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 1: He he's so unselfish like and you guys both know 506 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: him and playing with him, it's like he's he's something different. 507 00:23:11,280 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: He's been the best in the world to me for 508 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: a while, agreed. I think what you said at the end, 509 00:23:15,160 --> 00:23:17,440 Speaker 1: he's been and and and when we say that, it's 510 00:23:17,480 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 1: not a disrespect to Lebron or what Lebron. Lebron has 511 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: done and what he's continuing to do. But just as 512 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 1: far as one player, the best player, I think Katie 513 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: has been the best player in the league for a 514 00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: minute now for sure. And and like you said, all 515 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: respects with I got Lebron is one of the very 516 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: best ever, just like I got killed. But Lebron is high, 517 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: high on it. So yeah, no disrespect to Lebron or 518 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: no other players. Just Kevin. What I'm looking at my 519 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: eyes a lins right, they definitely not well will we 520 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: ever see will we ever see another team back in Seattle, Yes, 521 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: we absolutely will. I got word a few years ago 522 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: the hockey team was coming before they came, and they 523 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:54,679 Speaker 1: told me that was part of the one two steps 524 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: to kind of kind of get things in motions. So 525 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,160 Speaker 1: the hockey team is here, is is thriving, is getting 526 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: seventeen eighteen thousand people every single night. I think the 527 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: NBA will follow. I mean, Seattle such a beautiful city. 528 00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: I mean we was talking about Jack's family restaurant out there, 529 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 1: and just the energy out there in Seattle is incredible. 530 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: Everything it's incredible. You guys remember that trip when we 531 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:14,679 Speaker 1: when we when we came to the league. It was 532 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: you hit Portland, Seattle and cool like that whole that 533 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: whole strip. Yeah, that whole strip. Yeah, for sure, different times, 534 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:25,199 Speaker 1: the good old days, the good old days. If you 535 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: were to start a franchise in Seattle again with one 536 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: young one of the younger players, I would probably say 537 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,760 Speaker 1: four years and under. Who would you start that Seattle 538 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: franchise with. I think I'll started with Job. I think 539 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:43,640 Speaker 1: I'll started with Job just just because his maturity level. 540 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: Remember when the bubble happened, and you know, people had 541 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,119 Speaker 1: certain complaints about this or that he was one of 542 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: the young ones, like, I have no excuses. The food 543 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: is good, I have somewhere to sleep, I'm good, I'm 544 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 1: ready to go. And you could just tell the way 545 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: he was raised and his maturity is far beyond just 546 00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,439 Speaker 1: basketball and how you listed things. You can tell his 547 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: father has been president. Everybody there has been doing a 548 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:04,719 Speaker 1: great job with him, so he can handle that kind 549 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: of responsibility. Be in the face of franchise of the 550 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 1: new place. I think he'll put people in the seats. 551 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: But I think he's maturity level of vets who want 552 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 1: to play with him too, so I would put him 553 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,920 Speaker 1: in there like that dark horse. This season, Chicago Bulls 554 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: is gonna make noises. I said it before the season starting. Yeah, 555 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: I don't think they'll I think they can win a 556 00:25:19,520 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: playoff series now, you know, after not going for so long. 557 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,520 Speaker 1: I think the margin Rosen gives them stability. He stabilizes them. 558 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: He can, you know, be on that wing with Zach 559 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: but also kind of teach him why he's there. I will. 560 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: I think they'll make a run. I think Billy Donovand 561 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: has the hell of the offense. I like Lonzo with them, 562 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: so I think they'll be right there and making a 563 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: winning a series and play Yeah, I picked uh, I 564 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:40,719 Speaker 1: mean obviously not knowing what they're gonna do as far 565 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: as they were gonna go. But I picked Phoenix last 566 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,360 Speaker 1: year as my surprise team, and I feel like this 567 00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: is gonna Like I said, I agree, I think they 568 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: can get to the playoffs. I think they can win 569 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: a series. I think they could definitely get to the 570 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 1: second round and compete in the second round. So this 571 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,120 Speaker 1: is my surprise team and the year. I agree with you, Jack, 572 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: finish it out going. Who would end up at the 573 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: top of the East and the West? He's person If 574 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: Kyrie is playing basketball by time of the season, and 575 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,480 Speaker 1: the Nets will not only be at the top of 576 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: the East, they will win the championship, no doubt about 577 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: if they If he does not, if he does not 578 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: come back, then I got mil walking from out the 579 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:20,000 Speaker 1: EGI West the Lakers. I think the Lakers are built 580 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. I think they're built when the game 581 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:25,479 Speaker 1: slows down. They have the the i Q, and Lebron 582 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: is gonna find a way to make sure the competitive 583 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: mellow states hot like he will and does what he does. 584 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: He's the key for them because he's the one person 585 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: that he's the one person that can play with everybody 586 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: because it's catching shoe game and so lethal right now, 587 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: you know, I think that he'll they'll be there in 588 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 1: the end games if Kyrie playing Kyrie is playing five. 589 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: I still think it's see the thing about the thing 590 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 1: about as he's so dynamic, he's so like he he's 591 00:26:56,800 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 1: the one that can get your your your crowd with you, 592 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 1: the other crowd, which you your your team, which he 593 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: gives a whole different energy when he's going. His two 594 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: points is so loud that it gets everybody excitement. Now 595 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: you're like, okay, the things just start moving like that. 596 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: Especially when James said, okay, I'll be the point guard. 597 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get you going. I'mnna get you in care 598 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: of all. That was the game changer right there. James 599 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: became a supersized okay see virgin when he used to 600 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 1: make players like you know what I mean? So that 601 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: was that was the thing that was a lot of 602 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 1: people forget. Before James got hurt last season, he was 603 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 1: one of attention for m v P because he was 604 00:27:26,920 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: averaging the triple double. Yeah, which is crazy. He's been 605 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 1: what I think three of the last three the last 606 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: five years, he's finished the top three m V people, 607 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: which is crazy. Yeah, he's always been there, but his 608 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: his basketball intelligence is what I think he's underrated about him. Well, 609 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: thank you Jamal for closing out this episode of What's 610 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: Burning with Us and What's Dope Is? You're about to 611 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:50,160 Speaker 1: jump right on all the smoke with us too? 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