1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Are you ready, guys? Oh heck, yeah, hell yeah, here 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: we go, pal, We're going up there. Here we go. Oh, folks, 3 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: the league just keeps on leagueing in the incredible basketball 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: just does not stop. We're here to discuss the latest 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,800 Speaker 1: from around the NBA with NBA analysts Saracus Stock. I'm 6 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: Miles Gray and I'm Jack O'Brien and this is my 7 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: life got mad Boothyes, wow, we did it to sail 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: this time. Yeah wow, okay, Well, let's welcome our guest, 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: Sarah Coustock, NBA analysts with the Brooklyn that's how are you, Sarah? 10 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: Welcome fomastic, Thank you for having me. I appreciate this. 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: Se you good to see you. I mean, there's so 12 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: many exciting things we have to get to. But the Lakers, 13 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: like the Lakers, of course, the Sixers, you know, we're 14 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: trying to break even the Lakers get their first win. 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: But the Calves, though we thought they were going to 16 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: be something, they look really really good. Like the Calves 17 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: are the team that everyone was like, yeah, I could 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: see them like even being like a six of five seed, 19 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: like and now it's early, very early. Everything we should 20 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: we should just like footnote everything with like this is 21 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: very can we but but but to your point, like 22 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: I think early on with they made the trade for 23 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell, understanding how banged up they were at the 24 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: end of last season, um, and the injury you know, 25 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: Mobile being injured, Jared Allen and it's kind of the 26 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: ebbs and flows of that. Uh. But how they look 27 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: and like the potential of Darius Garland and and Donovan 28 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: Mitchell together and the bigs and just their entire I'm 29 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: really excited about. And I think just the taste of 30 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: the experience they got last year and now heading into 31 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: this season. Um. But but that's like part of it, 32 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: that's part of the East. We could look at players 33 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: or teams that have had a lot of the stars 34 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: for many many years, but there's there's newerations of young 35 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: players or how teams are playing that are um, that 36 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: are really fun to watch but also producing on the floor. Yeah, 37 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell, his interesting stat is he's averaging thirty two 38 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: point two points per game, second highest in league history 39 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: in a player's first six games with the team, second 40 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: to Wilt Chamberlain points. Anytime you're with Wilt that I 41 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: feel like that that that's a lot, yeah off to 42 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 1: a rip off to a he had some Esjubari called 43 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: them soul snatchers and that win over the Celtics just 44 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: like yoking on people uh in in ways and just 45 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: having fun. Like he just gives them something that I 46 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: think every team needs. They needed like that a list, 47 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: you know, just somebody who like wants the spotlight and 48 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: wants the ball in his hands at all times, especially 49 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: in the clutch. The Calves are super fun. The Celtics 50 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: continue to be really really scary, really good on both 51 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: Their offense looks better than it did all less season. 52 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: I feel like for for some stretch is so they 53 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: figured something out. Like we said, we still love k D. 54 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: One of our favorite things on the show about Katie 55 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: is like he's great at spotting young up and coming 56 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: talent and then like his relationship to like the younger 57 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: generation of players. Like there there was that clip where 58 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: he was somebody was like, yeah that this dude twenty 59 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: one year old says he like wears number thirty five 60 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: in honor of you. You want to hear that, Yeah, 61 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: let's play let's play that audioce Kevin. Earlier this year, 62 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: Raptors rookie Christian Cloaco said that he wore thirty five 63 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: in honor of you, and you're his favorite player growing up. 64 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: What does it mean to have a player, um, you know, 65 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: wear that number in your honor? He said it. He 66 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: said that earlier this season, right when he was drafting one. 67 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: Maybe it just shows that I'll get every time I 68 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: hear stuff all right up, all right, I mean you 69 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: watched me as you was growing up. I mean I 70 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: just feel but I mean I always appreciate stuff like that. 71 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you never know who's watching you when you're 72 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: out there doing your thing, and you want to inspire 73 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: and ignite the whoever is watching in some ways, some 74 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: shape or form. So there's always cool hearing stuff like that. 75 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 1: And uh, I'm seeing to wear my shoes to night 76 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: and thirty five, so that's pretty cool. Oh, he noticed. 77 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: He added, I should have been more on that in 78 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: the Toronto broadcast. I didn't. I didn't realize that about Cooko. Um, 79 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 1: but maybe his frame and all that stuff. That's great, 80 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: But that that's that's a part of what I think 81 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: with this league and now in this era, and this 82 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: always happens, but just the changeover of a lot of 83 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: these young stars that are coming into their own or 84 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: those that are coming into the league and um, seeing 85 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 1: some of the things they're doing, and yeah, I mean 86 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: it's have a broadcasting Indiana Pacers, but Benedict Mathrin and 87 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: like watching him and watching his athleticism and then being 88 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: able to say, oh, man, I wonder what he's gonna 89 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: look like in two years and five years, um, And 90 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: it's it is so hard to predict because there's so 91 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: many different factors. Is that play into that and the 92 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: work ethic and the fit and what team guys are 93 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: on um. And that's why I think watching Kevin Durant 94 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: in the consistency of what he's done in the entirety 95 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: of his career, the resume he's put together, but just 96 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: how he plays, you know, and during some of the injuries, 97 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: like all of that stuff. So watching him now in 98 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: the early part of the season, it's like, man, it's wild. 99 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: It's wild. He's a person in the league. I most 100 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: feel like I'm watching someone who both both when he plays, 101 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: but also just like in interviews, like somebody who genuinely 102 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: like loves basketball, so like just has such an awareness 103 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: of everybody's game, what everybody's doing, Like knew about job 104 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: when he was at Murray State and was telling people 105 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 1: before it was like on the mainstream media radar, like 106 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: this is the dude, like a true hooper, Like he 107 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: just he sit there and watches everything, like you were 108 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 1: joking about league Pass, Like he's someone who is sitting 109 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:52,800 Speaker 1: there on league Pass, Like I want to watch this guy. 110 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: I want to watch this team and part of it 111 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,360 Speaker 1: maybe you know. I mean, I think all guys now 112 00:05:57,839 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: was scouting in film and you're thinking about stuff in 113 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: preparation for what you play. I think he just truly 114 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: loves the game and appreciates what guys have poured into 115 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: their craft so much that it's a big part of 116 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: that right, And his ego doesn't get in the way 117 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: of any of it either. He feels like an objective 118 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: observer and appreciator of the game of basketball and there's 119 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 1: no agenda, and he's like, wow, that's that's wow that 120 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,440 Speaker 1: the kid really likes I was like, watching me play, 121 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: that's awesome. He's like, I'm glad I'm able to inspire people. 122 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: I like that. He was also kind of like, oh yeah, 123 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: the one with thirty five and my shoes something all right, 124 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: And before we throw the break Miles. Shall we do 125 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: our boosts Underrated Performers of the Week. I feel like 126 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: we should call this the Jabari Underrated Performers of the Week. 127 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: This is where super producer Jabari, who has his all 128 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 1: seeing eye across the league is scanning, scanning, scanning for 129 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,239 Speaker 1: performances that may have flown under the radar of other people, 130 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: certainly not us, no, no, I mean I squarely have 131 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 1: my eye on every single game Unlessian Basketball Minds who 132 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: hosted this podcast, obviously didn't fall under our radar. But 133 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: if you play like I don't know, fantasy or something, 134 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: and these guys were on your team, like, this is 135 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: probably something that major week. And let's let's kick it 136 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: off with Denver's Bones, Highland Bones the bone Man. The 137 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: bone Man came through and collected seven three pointers on 138 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: his way to twenty six in a game versus the Jazz. 139 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: So probably extremely good value there, either daily fantasy or 140 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: even if you're season season long. And then Charlotte's Dennis 141 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: Smith Jr. Put up thirteen points, nine boards, and eight 142 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: assists in an ot win over the visiting defending champs 143 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 1: Golden State Warriors. I bet not a lot of people 144 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: had their eye on Dennis Smith Jr. I mean I 145 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 1: put up thirteen nine and eight once against the defending 146 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: champs of the Wily. It wasn't elementary school league, but 147 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: there's a fifth grade you're counting assist in elementary school. 148 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I was dime like counting and I would 149 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: go back the scores table and I would count the scores. 150 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: Mark that, mark that, mark that. Get back on d 151 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: No like Miles, and I'm like, what do you mean? 152 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: And I'm like, Miles, you just inbounded it to the 153 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: point guard. He came up, passed it to somebody else 154 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: who scored. Yeah, that's a hockey assist. That's called a 155 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: hockey assist. Bro second phase, second phase, second phase of play. 156 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: All right, let's take a quick break. We'll be right 157 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 1: back and we're back, so I guess, you know, let's 158 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 1: get into the m v P conversation. Luke Cornett. Um. 159 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: You know he's changing the game. It's changing the game. 160 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: Did you guys see that clip of Luke Cornett? I 161 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 1: forget who there laying, but he's he's a Celtics seven 162 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: to Celtics center. Who is They're playing Cleveland, They're playing Cleveland. 163 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 1: That's right. Uh, And he's contesting threes just standing on 164 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: the block jumping up when the person shoots from three, 165 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:18,599 Speaker 1: so he's like, you know, ten ft fifteen ft away. 166 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: But I guess his theory of the cases that it 167 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: actually affects shooting percentage because they can't see the rim 168 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: when they when they release the ball, and it's just 169 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: like disrupts something. It feels like something I would do, 170 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: like from the stands at my high school basketball games 171 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 1: because I wasn't playing. I'd be like I would try 172 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: and be do something on the sidelines and like, see, 173 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: I told you that works. Did he say though that 174 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: was his reasoning? Yeah, he did. I'll say this, this 175 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: reminds me of something when you're a myself being a 176 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 1: former college basketball player, Like you're taking a class and 177 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: you got to do some research analysis on something and 178 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: you're like an idea, I'm gonna I'm gonna get my 179 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: team and practice and see how many misses, how many 180 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: makes And yeah, I don't know is a shooter that 181 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: chooses the point shots and being that far, but yeah, 182 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: maybe it works. Hey, anyone that's putting in extra effort 183 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: or energy on any play, unless he's supposed to be 184 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: the one that's actually going out to contest this, actually 185 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: rotating blocking someone out to get a rebound. And I 186 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: think that that's where you start upright, That's where you 187 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: start to picking shoes where you're putting your effort towards. 188 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 1: It's also interesting that he's like going with the stats explanation. 189 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, you know, the stats back it up, 190 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,840 Speaker 1: because my guy, you're the only person who's ever done 191 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: this as far as I can tell. So like I've 192 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: I've never seen someone do this before. So are you 193 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: just going off of the sample size of those two 194 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: shots or what are what are we working with here? 195 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: Did you see the full quote? He said? That was 196 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: something that I started doing, and I've been told it works. 197 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: I kind of came about it pretty organically. I've been 198 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: told that it makes a difference from the amount of 199 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: times I've used it, it seems to make a difference, 200 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: which if numbers start indicating otherwise than I'll adjust. I 201 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 1: started doing it a little bit, but like two years 202 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: ago and then last year, especially in the G League. 203 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: It's not perfect every time, but we're visually dependent people, 204 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 1: So I got a little science woven into that as 205 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: somebody pointed out it might not be the best decision 206 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: because the reason they got to three point shots is 207 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: because while he was jumping to contest the shot, somebody 208 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: was getting the offensive rebound behind him because he was 209 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: he was off the ground and putting his hands up. Hey, 210 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: but he didn't go in. Yeah, other young people change 211 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: in the game. Palo Bancaro, seventh player in NBA history 212 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: to start his career with five consecutive twenty point games, 213 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: is another example. When will is on the list, will 214 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: have fifty six, Elvin Hayes ten, and then he got 215 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: Grant Hill, Dominique Wilkins, Oscar Robertson uh and John Williamson, 216 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: who's not a name, I'm familiar, super John Williamson and 217 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: net Okay, yeah, yeah, I got you, I got you. 218 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 1: Not the Australian singer songwriter according to a hasty Google search. 219 00:11:56,440 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: Okay to know, but should we talk the m v ps. 220 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,559 Speaker 1: I mean we just talked about one. Okay, So Luke 221 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: Cornette book, there's another Luke out here doing things. Luke 222 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: don Chech just became the first player since m J 223 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: and eight s eighties seven to score at least thirty 224 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: points in his team's first six games of the season, 225 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,319 Speaker 1: and he's a what is he averaging? He's like, obviously 226 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: it's it's still early. We don't know if these numbers 227 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: are gonna keep up. But he's averaging like a Jordan's 228 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: in late eighties type number. He's close to forty. I 229 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: think he's Yeah, we just had Dallas and he was 230 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,640 Speaker 1: he's just absolute stud I saw that game and he 231 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,720 Speaker 1: looked like an uncle playing in the driveway with his 232 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: hits with his uncle game is It's wild, Like at 233 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 1: the moment, you're like, this guy's out of controlling, Like 234 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: that was the most accurate past I've ever seen, just 235 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: how we see and he's someone who I think it's 236 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,959 Speaker 1: um so fascinating watching him and then watching him being 237 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: coached by Jason Kidd, because a lot of the same 238 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,680 Speaker 1: comparisons of just seeing a play plays ahead a couple 239 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,040 Speaker 1: of steps ahead and hitting guys in stride where they 240 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: get the ball, how he orchestrates the offense. I think 241 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: the balance with Dallas though still figuring out, like how 242 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: do you not make this eight such you always want 243 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands, you want him to be 244 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: incredibly high usage, but how do you balance that. How 245 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: do you balance that in the postseason um of teams 246 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: game planning against him in that capacity of just you know, 247 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: making sure you have some other relief points and other 248 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: night tim Hardaway, Junor had a really big game. Obviously 249 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 1: you got Christian would coming off the bench, other you know, 250 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: Spencer Dinwie, what they can do. But um, Luca is 251 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: just like it's it's wild the things he sees. Um 252 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: I think he also just like watching how he had 253 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: some flare to stuff, but he he is just so 254 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: exceptional on the way he runs offense and how they 255 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: operate and you know for a Dallas team that went 256 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: to the Western Conference finals last year, or just um 257 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: how they were playing, what they were doing, beating that 258 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 1: Phoenix team, like all of that stuff. I think adding 259 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: that experience to what they potentially could do this season 260 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: is gonna be interesting to watch. Yeah, I mean all 261 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,200 Speaker 1: the highlights are passes, and maybe that's because we're just 262 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: tired of seeing him hit the same step back three 263 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: over and over and over and over again. But yeah, 264 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,520 Speaker 1: points are coming from the pain he's only second to 265 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: and he gets in there because he's so big, Like 266 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: he's so big, he's not and you make a about 267 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 1: Uncle playing, but I think it's because you think about 268 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: him and he's not you know, he's obviously not the 269 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: quickest guy, but he has such a level of strength 270 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: and he knows how to use that leverage his body. 271 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: He can get anywhere he wants to on the floor 272 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: and he attracts. He's got so much gravity that you 273 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: put some shooters around him. You've got different guys like 274 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: working that pick and roll game. Um. I think for 275 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 1: all of those reasons, and Dallas plays super slow like 276 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: they're a half court team, um. And a big part 277 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: of that is just him picking up part defenses. But 278 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: I think, you know, overall, it's his ability to to 279 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: be able to you go back. He's been a pro forever. 280 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: So you look at his age and you look at 281 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: how young he is, but he has been in every situation, scene, 282 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: every defensive coverage. He's seen it all and he has 283 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: got the ultimate level of confidence and he should. Yeah, 284 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,800 Speaker 1: for sure, him and Job both seem like they when 285 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: you're watching them, they're getting into the lane and creating 286 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: space in the lane because Jaws the other person who 287 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,520 Speaker 1: it feels like at this point we're going to be 288 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 1: having a conversation towards the end of the season, barring injury, 289 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: that's like, is it Luca or is it job this 290 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: season for m v P. I was just calling a 291 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: Nets Christlies game in Memphis, and I assume you guys 292 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: saw this highlight. There was like a hundred throughout them. 293 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: It was the first regulation game that two teammates Durrant 294 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: in Kyrie had each had thirty five plus him and 295 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: does Bane thirty five plus Jaws shooting the lights up 296 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: from three, which good luck trying to ever regard him 297 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: if if that remains a consistency. But Highest Joe. It 298 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 1: was on the break, Highest Jones tossed up a passing 299 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: transition for an alley and it was like a bullet 300 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: So with straight line, I was like, oh, it's about 301 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 1: to go out of bounds, you know, pass off. Jah 302 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: grabs it with his left hand and was hanging and 303 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 1: I swear the ball was almost below the rim Cox 304 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: and back throws it down. It was like his ability 305 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: to make the catch, finish it off, do it with 306 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: the left. It was absolutely bananas. But that was just 307 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,120 Speaker 1: like a normal That was just another play in the 308 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: game for him. I mean, it's his shiftiness and I 309 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: think the thing we've seen about him and you're starting 310 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: to continue to see a play out and with the 311 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: rest of the Grizzlies roster. I think also Taylor Jenkins 312 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: is extraordinary coach. But he always had a really sophisticated 313 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: understanding of the offense or the nuance of the game. 314 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: It's not like he's just this crazy athletic guy that 315 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: is able to score in different ways just because of that, 316 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: like his the refinement of his skills, the athleticism he 317 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: brings the table, and then just how he understands defensive 318 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: coverages or guys are getting guys open. He is a special, 319 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: special talent. Like I said, if he keeps shooting three 320 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: point shots like this, watch out, Yeah, he's a as 321 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: of this recording, which is and that's that's good, right, 322 00:16:59,480 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: You're like, if he keeps doing that, I think he's 323 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: gonna have a good season over half the time it 324 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 1: goes in. Okay, Okay, even if he's a thirty eight 325 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: percent three point shooters over the league. Where I mean 326 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: that in and of itself, it's weird. It's like he 327 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: could have a precipitous drop. Do you know what I 328 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: mean about them both scoring in the paint on shots 329 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: that like Jaws, like Human Highlight Film Part two, like 330 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 1: doing wild things. But like when you watch him, like 331 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,959 Speaker 1: even that game when he took over against the Grizzlies, 332 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: the shots he's getting are just he's using his quickness 333 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: to create like six extra inches and then just like 334 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: put a little like light touch like floater up in 335 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,919 Speaker 1: the in the paint. And Luca similarly, a lot of 336 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: the points that both of them are getting they figured 337 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 1: out something with like footwork. It is footwork, like I 338 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 1: don't know if this is what you're talking about, Jack, 339 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:56,159 Speaker 1: but one is entirely footwork and the mechanics of it. 340 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: But to they, I feel like they get to your point, 341 00:17:59,160 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: they get in the paint, they get wherever they want 342 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: to go, and it's almost one of those things where 343 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: it's not on their first or second move and a 344 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:09,360 Speaker 1: defense and almost is so concerned about Okay, I think 345 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:11,679 Speaker 1: I stopped them in some way, where are they going 346 00:18:11,720 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: to kick it to? Where the shooters? Who are they 347 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: going to pass it to? And then it's that little 348 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: like stuff at the end of the dribble of like 349 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:19,280 Speaker 1: oh wait a second, you just left me with a 350 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: window to get off this lay up, we take another 351 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: extra They got such long like Lucas just big and strong. 352 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: Jock can take one step and he's like go go, 353 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: gadget legs and arms of being able to finish um. 354 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: But it's to me at the end of the dribble. 355 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: Their footwork is so good, their pivots are so good. 356 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: Their understanding of that is that you're right, you think 357 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 1: you got a bottled up and then all of a 358 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 1: sudden they create like two extra feet of space to 359 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: get a shot off. Yeah, yeah, Yeah, it's frustrating. You 360 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: can you either get get handed, you get served by 361 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: your uncle or Spider Man. Either way. We're comparing them 362 00:18:51,600 --> 00:18:54,240 Speaker 1: aways that We're like, they're they're the most entirely different 363 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: style Spider Man and the things you say about the 364 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: are kind of the same, Yeah, which is wild. It's 365 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,359 Speaker 1: like the Avengers. It's like, yeah, man, you have Hulk 366 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 1: and Spider Man on the same team. Like they're both talking, 367 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, different ways. Yeah, the league's over at that point. 368 00:19:12,080 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: All right, Well, speaking of people who could do incredible 369 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: things with their body and with dunks, we got to 370 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,880 Speaker 1: talk about this. So you you host a show NBA 371 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: Flashback and you had a segment on one of the 372 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 1: dunks from a moment that I think it's seminal to 373 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: any NBA fan who was like alive and following the 374 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: league at the time, which is the Vince Carter dunk contest, 375 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: right yep, I was in my freshman year of college. 376 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 1: After every dunk, everyone was pouring out into the hallway, 377 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: hugging each other, crying, uh, just laughing, like just speechless. 378 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,679 Speaker 1: Uh it was. It was so much fun. One of 379 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: the iconic dunks from that he puts his whole forearm 380 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: through the through the basket and you talk to him 381 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: about that, right yeah. Yeah, So Vince I've known for 382 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: we actually, um obviously him playing with the nets and 383 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: covering the league and covering him, but we were able 384 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: to call for Fox Sports, um the Junior NBA Global 385 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: Championships together down in Florida. They had him for a 386 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: couple of years down there pre COVID and so, dear 387 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: friend of mine, I'm just so obviously we're all in 388 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: awe of his dunks is in game dunking ability, um, 389 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: I think the greatest ever. But the way he describes things, 390 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: and that's what thanks thanks for let me pump NBA 391 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: flashback because this was by far, for many of the episodes, 392 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: my favorite, because how he thinks about things, describes things, 393 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:37,000 Speaker 1: described his dunk was there with his his cousin Tracy 394 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: McGrady talking through, but just the whole lead up to 395 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: not knowing what dunks he was gonna do, not pre planning. 396 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: Their car didn't show up, so he didn't even get 397 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: a chance to like go warm up, do anything like 398 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: going to practice, Jim to do all the stuff and 399 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: and just all that led to that dunk that has 400 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: become iconic. Windmill. Yeah, when you're talking the mechanics of 401 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,960 Speaker 1: dunk king and that it's more than just I got 402 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: crazy leaping ability and have an opportunity to make these 403 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 1: type of dunks because of that, because the god given ability, 404 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,880 Speaker 1: it's the practice that goes into it. And that dunk 405 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: contest is still like I mean it was to me 406 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: think about that, and that was also when the dunk 407 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: contest in the end be it like all Star Gailer, 408 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,160 Speaker 1: you're trying to get the more popular again and things 409 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: like that, and Vince understood, I think obviously the magnitude 410 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: of it and what that meant, what that moment meant. 411 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: So just really really cool to to hear him go 412 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: through the the entirety of the event. Yeah, you want 413 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: to play the let's let's play the clip real quick. 414 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: The last thing my coach, Butch Carter said to T 415 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: McK and I before he was going on vacation, because 416 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: he said, I'm not gonna be I would be on vacation. 417 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:46,199 Speaker 1: I gonna be on the boat. I don't want to 418 00:21:46,200 --> 00:21:48,440 Speaker 1: have to get a phone call saying that you guys 419 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: broke something because y'all doing something stupid in the dunk contest. Okay, cool, 420 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: I said, I got your coach, no problem, all right, yeah, 421 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,959 Speaker 1: right whatever. So I'm thinking about man, all right, I'm 422 00:21:58,000 --> 00:21:59,440 Speaker 1: gonna hang up. So I hang on this rim. So 423 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: I walked, I walked it off, and I remember looking 424 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: at the rim. That's the gud. Please don't let me 425 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: break my arm. You were rubbing your arm. You were 426 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: rubbing your arm beforehand. Let's see that swagger. He's looking 427 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 1: at me like I'm supposed to say something. He's got 428 00:22:13,920 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: the swagger. He's got it all the same kind of 429 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: swagging at the Dominques in the joint Sam Hard French 430 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: Connor when us first, I'm a final rod ladies, waout, 431 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,360 Speaker 1: Can I take a time out? How can you say? 432 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: That was such a wild year too for dunks? Right, 433 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: because later that year he dunked on Frederick Weiss in 434 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: that Brands Games, right when he jumped over him. That 435 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 1: was Olympics. I remember, this is like peak like, I 436 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: couldn't imagine things going wilder than that dunk contest. You're like, 437 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 1: watch him jump over seven foot minutes is wild. But 438 00:22:57,240 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: even him talking like he was talking about the one 439 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 1: of the early dunks, but he was going through his 440 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 1: legs like he was taking the ball through his legs 441 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: before he was And he's like, I was worried that 442 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 1: my shorts were too big and it was gonna get 443 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: caught like between my shots. So I was rolling like 444 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 1: rolling out my shorts. And I think he he had 445 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: messed up his hand. There was something with his left 446 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: hand that he But there's this, And I think that's 447 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: the beauty of getting inside stories of things, because you're 448 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: like all you you're like, this is that nasty, nasty dunk, 449 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: and you don't think about all the lead up of 450 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: the small details that go into it. Right, because in 451 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 1: my mind, he was improvising that whole dunk contest. I 452 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: was like, Okay, what's he got his first? Like, no 453 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: I've ever seen before? Ye yeah, just off top. All right, 454 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: let's take a quick break and we'll be right back 455 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: to wrap it out with the rapid fire round of 456 00:23:48,400 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 1: questions with Sarah right after this, and we're back and 457 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 1: Sarah were honored to have you in the quickest segment 458 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,720 Speaker 1: in sports podcasting, the rapid fire Round of questioning, where 459 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: we're just gonna ask you some simple questions and you 460 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,800 Speaker 1: reflexibly just give your answer. This is a quick segment. 461 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,400 Speaker 1: We don't want to have meandering answers, and if Jack 462 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,439 Speaker 1: or I start meandering, it's gonna be your responsibility to 463 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: catch the second. Okay, are you ready ready? We don't 464 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: have time to do anything more. Are you ready? Here 465 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:32,440 Speaker 1: we go start the clock. Jack, you do you want 466 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 1: to go first? Can I go first? Actually? Yeah, yeah, 467 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: go for it. Thank you. Wow, that was normally we 468 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:43,359 Speaker 1: fight over that thing. Thank you. Okay, okay, sh whoa, whoa, Okay, 469 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: Sarah looking here we go first? No, no, no no, hey, no, 470 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: And I appreciate that. I appreciate you and you're listening. 471 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: You understood the assignment. First question here we go start 472 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,160 Speaker 1: the clock back up. Coach Darvin Ham opted to test 473 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: the waters with Westbrook as a six man and Russ 474 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 1: we're responded with eighteen eight and eight off the bench 475 00:25:02,880 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: in a fantastic win over the Denver Nuggets. Are you 476 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: a believer in this path for the Lakers and specifically restaurant? 477 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: I am, and I think the more Russ excels in 478 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: that role, which I believe you will, the more he's 479 00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: going to buy in and this is this is what's 480 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: best for the team. So yes, yeah, it's interesting. I 481 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: wonder if the O M five was like Darvenham just 482 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: being like a like, okay, we can we can try 483 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,120 Speaker 1: it your way and and then and now like that's 484 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: that's how you can fully get buy in with players. 485 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: You need to see it, Yeah, you just need to 486 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: see crashed the car. Oh you know how to drive? Okay, 487 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,719 Speaker 1: go ahead, go ahead? Oh wow, you like one more 488 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,120 Speaker 1: of that? Okay, you want to get to McDonald's. But yeah, 489 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: Russ makes so much sense as like a change of 490 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: pace and think about like the guys you want to 491 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: surround Lebron with, like that's it's yeah, yeah, yeah, um Jack, 492 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: you really gotta keep this going. Alight, so we have 493 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: the official so Luca as of right now averaging thirty 494 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: six point seven points per game. That's how he responded 495 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 1: to the preseason m v P chatter Where were you 496 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: with m v P conversation heading in? Does Luca have 497 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:16,240 Speaker 1: the ridiculously early inside track? Um, I would say him 498 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: and jab him and Job I think it's right there. 499 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: I can't. I think they both have the inside track. 500 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: I think it's early. So I'm not a big fan 501 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 1: of MVP conversations nine ten games in the season. However, 502 00:26:28,560 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: if you're if you're however, if you're putting me through 503 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: it to me Luca and Jaw right side by side, 504 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,440 Speaker 1: I think we can call it. It's one of those two. 505 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: Let's just all right, they're listening, y'all. Just do what 506 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: you gotta do to make that happen, please, will you? Um? 507 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 1: And the really important question, I need to pivot to 508 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: other sort of world news topics. I hate to do 509 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: this because the world is a complicated place right now. 510 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: Sarah is a hot dog of sandwich. I've heard this 511 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: question a lot, obviously, just some people asking it. Just shockingly, 512 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,159 Speaker 1: I've never thought what my answer would be because I 513 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: don't know why. I never anticipated someone would ask me it. 514 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: You never know what you're going to do until it 515 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: happens to you, you know, because my argument, for one 516 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: would say, yes, it's a piece of meat between two pieces, 517 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,119 Speaker 1: but it's not. It's folded piece of bread. Even if 518 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: you folded a half of a sandwich, like, it's still 519 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 1: a sandwich. However, I'm gonna say no because I'm from 520 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: Chicago and hot dogs are a big thing there, and 521 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,119 Speaker 1: when you go to the ballpark, you don't say I'm 522 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: gonna get a sandwich and then go get a hot 523 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,159 Speaker 1: dog and say I'm gonna get it's it's one of 524 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 1: It's its own entity. So maybe it's in the family 525 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: of sandwiches, right, oh, like a cousin. Right, But in Chicago, 526 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: Like if you ask people in Chicago, would they laugh 527 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: to be like, why would you even insinuate or imply 528 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: a hot dog? I don't know, to be honest, that 529 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,879 Speaker 1: would to me that he like, is it is like 530 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: casadilla part like a pizza, or like, yeah, that's very 531 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: that's very different because it's crust and yeah, that's yeah. 532 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,920 Speaker 1: Hot dog is the taco? Is one argument that I've 533 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: heard I'm sorry. I'm sorry, we have I'm sorry. Yeah, 534 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: uh you know, yeah, we do have to get to 535 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: this next one. This is important. Uh. Finally, the last question, 536 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 1: we need your answer on Jacker Miles. You can't do that. 537 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: You're a team. That's true, You're a team. I can't. 538 00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:31,200 Speaker 1: I will will say. We can sit here all day. 539 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: I won't. I can't pick a favorite. I can't. I 540 00:28:35,800 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 1: can't pick. Your answer is we're team Jack and Miles? 541 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: Your team? Oh who my name was first? Cool? Uh? 542 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: It was so close. We've blocked it in. We've blocked 543 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: it it. I need to win. I'm out. Oh and 544 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 1: thirteen and one or thirteen and two. Yeah, but we 545 00:28:55,400 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: don't reveal that. I don't want any saying that. Man. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, 546 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: that's my wife, like over the weekend she picked my 547 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: own Yeah yeah, because she's like, why see every day hunt? Yeah, 548 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: she knows all, she knows all the bad. That's right, man. Sarah, 549 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining us on Miles and 550 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 1: Jack got mat boost these Um, Where can people find 551 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 1: you and follow you and listen to your words and 552 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: all of that good stuff? Find me on Twitter at 553 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: Sarah Coustock. And that's with an h s A r 554 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 1: A h k U s t ok on Instagram at 555 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: s G k U s t ok. My middle name 556 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: is Grace, that's g and yeah, yes, network you can 557 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: find me there, Colin Brooklyn, nets games, some other stuff 558 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: on Fox Sports, we need to talk on CBS Sports, 559 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: some serious x M NBA radio and of course I 560 00:29:49,640 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: heart media podcast Stay absolutely absolutely uh and that's gonna 561 00:29:55,760 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: do it for us. You can follow us at mad 562 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: boost these M A D b O S the I 563 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: E s on Twitter and shout out this week's listener 564 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: sasion no kiseki? Right? Is that I just at sejonki seki? Yeah? 565 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: I think I just crushed that handle for someone. Love 566 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: to the show. You said, boostis is your favorite show? 567 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, But Miles your Jack your favorite. Let us 568 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: actually don't don't bother we We can kind of assume 569 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 1: that you may. Uh, so let's move one. I mean, 570 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: it's eople more taste for me to ask for that, 571 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: knowing the answers much as well. So okay, well, thanks 572 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: so much for listening y'all. We'll check you back next 573 00:30:30,840 --> 00:30:33,479 Speaker 1: week with more NBA action and we'll see that. Bye 574 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: bye