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I would imagine Porzingis 58 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 1: would defend chet, Tatum would defend Hartenstein, Brown would defend 59 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: Shay Holiday would defend Dort, Derek White would defend Jalen Williams. 60 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: Is this close to what you'd expect or do you 61 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: disagree with me? Also, if possible, could you maybe list 62 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: what you think would be the key factors for each 63 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: team to win a seven game series. Love the show, 64 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: keep up the great work. I hope your skiing trip 65 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,359 Speaker 1: was tons of fun. Thank you for the kind words 66 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: and for the support. I agree with you that Boston 67 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: and OKAC are looking to me like the clear two 68 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: best teams. I don't think they're separated enough to be 69 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: on completely different tier than the teams that I have 70 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: below them, being right now Cleveland, Denver and the Lakers. 71 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: But teams like the Knicks or the Warriors could potentially 72 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 1: join that tier for me as well before the end 73 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: of the season. But I do think that there's a 74 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: slight gap between those two teams and the other teams. 75 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: I think it's more likely that oka see gets upset 76 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: in the Western Conference than Boston gets upset in the 77 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference. That said, if I had to pick what 78 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: I would expect to see in the finals at this point, 79 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: I do believe it will be Boston versus Oklahoma City. Now, 80 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: with the matchups that you talked about, there's an interesting 81 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: dynamic that you're referencing that I think gets a little 82 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: bit more complicated because of the way that Oklahoma City 83 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: can They're two bigs together. So we've seen the Celtics 84 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: put Jason Tatum on centers before with the intention of 85 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: being able to switch ball screens right and shut down 86 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: the team's primary ballscreen attack. Now, so much of this 87 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:18,599 Speaker 1: depends on what direction the Thunder go with their starters, 88 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: Like is this gonna be a situation where they play 89 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: Chet and Isaiah Hartenstein together with the starters, or is 90 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: this gonna be a situation where they choose to start 91 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: and Alex Caruso instead and go with Chet at center. 92 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: Like those are the different dynamics that could change this. 93 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: But I think it's actually far more likely that they 94 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: put Tatum on Chet than on Hartenstein. The main reason 95 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: why is because Hartenstein is not a pick and pop threat, 96 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: and he's not really much of a vertical spacing threat. 97 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: So it's not like the Dallas Mavericks problem where you 98 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: could open up a bunch of easy lob dunks. Because 99 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: while Hartenstein does have some finishing ability, on the role 100 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: and some really a good short role finishing ability with 101 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: this floater. He's not the vertical spacing threat that you 102 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: see from some of the other vertical centers in the league, right, 103 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: and so Chet's ability to pick and pop on Porzingis 104 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: would be a problem because you're not gonna want to 105 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: switch with Porzingis as much. And if you put Porzingis 106 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: on Chet, they're just gonna spam, pick and pop and 107 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: get Chet into space at the top of the key 108 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: with an opportunity to shoot a three or drive a closeout. 109 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: So if you put Tatum on Chet, then you can 110 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: switch the Shay Chet ball screen or the j Dub 111 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 1: Chet ball screen, and with Porzingis you can at least 112 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: force Hartenstein to make his little floater that he has 113 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: to make as he attacks Porzingis helping in those ball 114 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: screen situations. I think that's more likely how they'd match up. 115 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: The JDub and Sha thing gets really tricky because conventional 116 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: wisdom would tell you putting Jalen Brown on Shae, he's 117 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: your best perimeter defender. When he's locked in and engaged, 118 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: he's your best opportunity to slow Shade down, so to speak. 119 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: But I would argue that that creates a complicated matchup 120 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: with a guy like a Jalen Williams, like I don't. 121 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 1: I wouldn't put Derek White on Jalen Williams because I 122 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: think you're giving up a little bit too much strength there. 123 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: Derek White is such a good off ball defender, such 124 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: a good rim protector. As a guard, I would slide 125 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: Drew Holliday onto Jalen Williams and put Derek White on 126 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: Lou Dort and have him as the roamer, the guy 127 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: who's helping but still offering contests in those situations, I 128 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: think you could go either way with Drew on Jalen 129 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: or excuse me with yeah, with Drew on Jalen and 130 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: Jalen on Shay. Or you could go with Drew on 131 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: Shay or Jalen on Jalen. But either way, I think 132 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,599 Speaker 1: it's most important to keep Porzingis out of the pick 133 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: and pop and to keep Derek White out of a 134 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: situation where he's guarding somebody that's too strong for him, 135 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: and I think that gives them their best chance. On 136 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: the other end of the floor, I think it's pretty straightforward. 137 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: You're gonna get Dort on Tatum. I think you're gonna 138 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 1: get j dub On. You're gonna get Jay dub On, 139 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown, right, I think you're gonna end up getting 140 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: Hartenstein on Porzingis because he's more of a post up threat. 141 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:10,119 Speaker 1: And again with Boston, it also depends like are they 142 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: you know, how often are you gonna see two big looks? 143 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: How are you gonna match up when they do go 144 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: to two big looks? There's gonna be situations where that 145 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: gets complicated. But I look at the Thunder as more 146 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: of a switch and contained type of team with trying 147 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: to guard Boston, and so I think we will see 148 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: some small ball looks, we will see some chat at center, 149 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: a lot of switching everything and trying to contain the ball. 150 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: And to me, the biggest swing factor of the series 151 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: is gonna be decision making for both teams. To me, 152 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: the Thunder actually remind me a lot of the Celtics 153 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: back in twenty twenty two, where they just have this 154 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: sky high potential based on what they do on the 155 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: defensive end of the floor, and they have all this 156 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: offensive talent, but they just make some sketchy decisions a 157 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: lot in big spots and Boston has outgrown a lot 158 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: of that over the last couple of years in their 159 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: growth into becoming a champion. And that's my number one 160 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: concern with Oklahoma City is when they get into high 161 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: leverage situation, their decision making. That said, as we saw, 162 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: we can see Oklahoma City do similar things to Boston 163 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: that Boston struggled with in the past in terms of 164 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: decision making, handling perimeter defenders that contain the ball and 165 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 1: force them into tough, contested pull up jump shots instead 166 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: of the wide open catch and shoot jump shots that 167 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: make their offense so unguardable. And so I think decision 168 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: making on offense is going to be the biggest key 169 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: for both teams in that series. Again, I'll go much 170 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: deeper into that. If we get to that point, we're 171 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: gonna do season We're gonna do series previews for every 172 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: single playoff series like we do every single year, and 173 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: so no matter who ends up playing in the finals, 174 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: we will do deep dive breakdowns before the series when 175 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: the time comes. Hey, Jason commenting from all the way 176 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: across the Pond and not so Sunny England. Love the 177 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: show and I've been watching for years. How much of 178 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 1: a realistic shot. Do you think Draymond has a defensive 179 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: player of the Year this year? With Wemby unfortunately getting hurt, 180 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: it opened up for someone else to sneak in and 181 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: grabble in this year. The Warriors went say ten and 182 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 1: three in their last games this year, and drey plays 183 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: excellent defense as he did its Milwaukee. Is he in 184 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: with a real shot again? Love the show and hope 185 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: all as well. Thanks again for support, and hopefully he 186 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: get some better weather over there here in Tucson. It's 187 00:09:09,400 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: gonna be like yesterday it was ninety six degrees, so 188 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: we're already heeading into the summertime. I think Draymond would 189 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 1: be my pick for defensive player of the year if 190 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: the season ended today. I think Evan Mobley's had a 191 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: great defensive season. I just think Draymond Green is a 192 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: better and more disruptive defensive player. I think Draymond suffers 193 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 1: a little bit from the reputation in the sense that, 194 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: like he's just been such a good defender for so 195 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 1: long that people just don't think about it as often 196 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: and mobilely, even though he's been a defensive prospect his 197 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: whole life. This season has just been a lot of 198 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: narrative weight behind him and what the Cavs have accomplished 199 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: this year. But like I don't think you have to 200 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: do much more than just watch some some of these 201 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: two teams play and just watch how important Draymond is 202 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: to what they do defensively and his ability to show 203 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: up at the level but get back and he's one 204 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: of the best defenders in the league at being two 205 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:01,079 Speaker 1: places at once, having a foot in the pint disrupting things, 206 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: but being able to close out and get excellent contests 207 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: on three point shots on the weak side. He's such 208 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: a great defensive playmaker. To me, he's the best defensive 209 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: player that I've watched this season. On DraftKings, Draymond right 210 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 1: now is the favorite at minus one p thirty, Evan 211 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: Mobley at plus one ten, and then Dyson Daniels at 212 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: plus thirteen hundred in third place. I like that value 213 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 1: for Draymond simply because Golden State has a lot more 214 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: to play for over the course of this final stretch 215 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 1: of the season. Cleveland has nothing to play for but 216 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: get to mid April healthy, and so you're just gonna 217 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: see a higher level of intensity out of the Warriors 218 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:40,280 Speaker 1: over the course of these final few weeks of the season, 219 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: and I think that just bodes well for Draymond's capability 220 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: to lock up that award. I understand resting your team 221 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: during the regular season is really important. Don't you think 222 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: teams like the Cavs or even OKC should practice their 223 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 1: playoff rotation more. I doubt they are both going to 224 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,079 Speaker 1: be running ten man units with their stars playing thirty 225 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: minutes per game. I like what Missoula is doing, playing 226 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: Tatum and Brown forty plus minutes important games to kind 227 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: of prepare their bodies for that grind. What do you 228 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: think the balance should be. I think any sort of 229 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: upside from pushing minutes like that is counteracted by just 230 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,760 Speaker 1: the process of getting to the postseason healthy. I think 231 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:20,040 Speaker 1: it's important context that Joe Miszula, like, for instance, in 232 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: the Lakers game, he pushes Jason Tatum's minutes way up, 233 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: but he sits them for the two games surrounding that game. So, yeah, 234 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: he played, you know, forty six minutes or whatever it was, 235 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 1: but that was the only basketball he played in like 236 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 1: a five day span, and so I don't think it's 237 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: as straightforward as like, oh, Missoula's pushing his guys a 238 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: lot harder. I think both of these teams, in just 239 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: different ways, are conserving themselves to make sure that they're 240 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: ready to go when they get into the postseason. And 241 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: like again, it's like it's like with Tatum's ankle injury, 242 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: it's like there's just absolutely no reason to push it 243 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: because you're gonna end up in a first round series. Again, 244 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: if you think about okay See, think about Boston. Boston 245 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: is gonna end up playing a playing team from the 246 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference and Oklahoma City is gonna end up playing 247 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: a playing team from the Western Conference. Right now, if 248 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: the season ended today and the Seeds stayed where they were, 249 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: Boston's gonna get a seven game series against the Atlanta Hawks. Okay, 250 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: if the season ended today, Oklahoma City is gonna get 251 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: a tougher matchup someone like a Clippers or a Wolves, 252 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: but they're gonna be a substantial favorite in that series. 253 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: I would argue okay See has a little bit more 254 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: danger in terms of a first round potential upset. But 255 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 1: like if you're Boston, for instance, like you could theoretically 256 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: use the Atlanta Hawks series as like a playoff training 257 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: camp to get ready for the rest of the postseason. 258 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I remember the Warriors the year they won 259 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: the title. Steph came off the bench in the Nuggets 260 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 1: series as he was coming back from a footstrain, and 261 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: it just didn't matter because they had the Nuggets without 262 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Junior as a tune up 263 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,200 Speaker 1: to prepare for the rest of the postseason. And by 264 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 1: the way, that's the reward you get when you win 265 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: a shit ton of regular season, you get a little 266 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: bit more of a lighter opponent in that first round. 267 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 1: Now get to Oklahoma City. That is such a dude, 268 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: that's so brutal that like, if Oklahoma City has to 269 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 1: face like the full strength Minnesota Timberwolves as a first 270 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: round opponent as their reward for starting the season sixty 271 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 1: to twelve, it's just completely insane. But that said, I 272 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: don't think either team is making any sort of mistake 273 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: in the way they're managing their health over the course 274 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: of the final phase of the season. Where would a 275 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: second title put yanis all time I assume top ten. 276 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: If that is the case, does he become undoubtedly undoubtedly 277 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: the greatest player of this generation. So, first of all, 278 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: I think Giannis is very far away from a second title. 279 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: I think it will require him changing teams, But like 280 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: we talked about in the show on Wednesday, there's a 281 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: version of this where he gets traded to Oklahoma City 282 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: and he can win a title as soon as next year. 283 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: My thing is like, you have to start digging into it, Like, 284 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: let's say that Yannis has two titles in this era, 285 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: and his two titles are in twenty twenty one in 286 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: the COVID year, beating the injury demolished Nets, the Trey 287 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: Young Hawks and the Devin Booker Sons, and winning a 288 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 1: title on the Oklahoma City Thunder team that we've talked 289 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: about would be the most talented roster since the twenty 290 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: eighteen Warriors versus what Nikola Jokis has accomplished in his era. Again, 291 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: I think all titles are titles, but we can all 292 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 1: agree that no two titles are the same in terms 293 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: of just the degree of difficulty in the way they 294 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: resonate in the court of public opinion. I just think 295 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: Jokic has been a better basketball player over the course 296 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: of this generation than Yannis, and so unless Yanis did 297 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: something insane, like let's say, win the title with this 298 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: year's Bucks, I would have a hard time moving in 299 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: past Jokic. Now, to be clear, if Yannis goes and 300 00:14:51,800 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: carries this Bucks team to a title, totally different conversation. 301 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: I would argue that Yannis winning with this Bucks team 302 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: would be a more impres accomplishment than anything Jokic has 303 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: done over the course of his career so far. So 304 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: like a lot of it just depends on the circumstances 305 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 1: surrounding that second title. How do you view career accolades 306 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: factoring into your all time rankings? Accolades like titles, Gold medals, MVP, 307 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year, All NBA career point rebound, 308 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: assist totals, scoring champion, et cetera, compared to eye test 309 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: and who's better. I would argue, compared to most people 310 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: who cover the league, I look at awards less, there's 311 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: a certain amount of politics involved, There's a certain amount 312 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: of like data and advanced metrics involved, and how that 313 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: can kind of kind of poison that sort of situation. 314 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: I do pay attention to that sort of thing, Like 315 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: I think you know All NBA for instance, like if 316 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: a guy is racking up first team All nbas it's 317 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: a pretty good sign that he's just been, you know, 318 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: perennially considered one of the five best players in the league. 319 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 1: If a guy is, you know, perennially get it, like 320 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: like Jokic winning three MVPs in four years, I don't 321 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: think that's an accomplishment that you can just ignore or 322 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: make light of. That said, to me, ultimately, what I 323 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: look at as the number one accomplishment is a singular 324 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: player performing for a team in long playoff runs slash 325 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: championship runs. You can't only look at championship runs because 326 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: only one of the thirty teams wins, and so there's 327 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: a certain amount of Like if a guy just routinely 328 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: every year, like Jimmy Butler, for instance, like him just 329 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: routinely taking his team to the conference finals and finals 330 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: year after year like he did with the Heat there 331 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: for a while, that to me is more impressive than 332 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: a guy racking up a bunch of regular season accolades, 333 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: right Like, for instance, like if you asked me who 334 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: I thought was a better basketball player, Jimmy Butler or 335 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: James Harden, I'm going to pick Jimmy Butler because James 336 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: Harden has all of these accolades, but he struggled to 337 00:17:10,000 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: get it translated to the phase of basketball that determines 338 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 1: who wins the trophy. Ultimately, why do we play NBA basketball. 339 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 1: We play NBA basketball for the Larry O'Brian Trophy. That 340 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: is the one thing that everything comes down to. From 341 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: the moment you show up to training camp and you 342 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: have those first meetings with the coaching staff and they 343 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: start establishing their expectations and culture and stuff. What do 344 00:17:33,080 --> 00:17:36,120 Speaker 1: they talk about, We're here to get to Larry O'Brien trophy. 345 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: That goes that same goal translates all the way through. 346 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 1: They've added things. You know, we have our in season 347 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 1: tournament now as a mix up. You know, obviously Olympic 348 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: basketball carries its own weight. But ultimately, the dream for 349 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: every professional basketball player in the world is to make 350 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,359 Speaker 1: it to the NBA and to win the Larry O'Brien Trophy. 351 00:17:53,600 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: And so to me, everything in the context of the 352 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: pursuit of that and what translates to the pursuit of 353 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: that is going to outweigh the accolades. Doesn't mean the 354 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: accolades don't matter, doesn't mean the accolades aren't something that 355 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 1: I factor in and on the on the pursuit of 356 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: the Larry O'Brien trophy front. You don't even necessarily have 357 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: to get it for me to think that you're capable 358 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: of getting it. Like there's a version of Jimmy Butler's 359 00:18:17,800 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: career where he plays with more talent and he has 360 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: two or three titles. You know, there's there's a version 361 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: of it where he plays for the San Antonio Spurs 362 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: and the Toronto Raptors and he gets multiple titles the 363 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: way that a guy like Kawhi Leonard did. Right, And 364 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 1: so even though I think Kawhi Leonard at his peak 365 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 1: was a better player than Jimmy Butler, I think Jimmy's 366 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: closer to that level than he is to the James 367 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 1: Harden type of regular season accolade machine that can struggle 368 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: to succeed in the postseason context. Is an interesting one. 369 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: Who's a bigger liability on defense between Jokic and Luca? 370 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: This one's tough. I think they're close, but I would 371 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 1: give a slight edge in terms to who's a bigger 372 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:06,400 Speaker 1: liability to Luca, And ultimately it just comes down to size. 373 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: They both really struggle. Neither of them can guard one 374 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: on one on the perimeter very well in space. They're 375 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: both elite defensive rebounders, which I think is an asset 376 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 1: on the defensive end of the floor that is under discussed. 377 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 1: Like Luca has helped make the Lakers a serviceable rebounding 378 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 1: team despite a lack of size at the center position, 379 00:19:27,680 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: because he's an excellent defensive rebounder, not as an athlete, 380 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: but he just has a nose for the ball, meaning 381 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 1: he's just good at anticipating where the ball is going 382 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 1: to come off the rim, and he's got a good 383 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: pursuit of the ball that allows him to get a 384 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: lot of defensive rebounders rebounds. That's said, two things, Jokich 385 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: is a little bit better defensive rebounder than Luca, and 386 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,959 Speaker 1: two Jokic is big, which allows you to set up 387 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: potential defensive schemes that keep him around the rim or 388 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: put him in situations where he can be successful. It's 389 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 1: harder to do with Luca. Point being, if you're building 390 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,719 Speaker 1: an a Lee defense from scratch, I think it's a 391 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 1: little bit easier to build one around Jokic than it 392 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: is to build one around Luca. That said, they're both 393 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: defensive liabilities. Jokic has been a substantial defensive liability since 394 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 1: he won the title. I don't know what's going on there. 395 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:15,520 Speaker 1: He just hasn't really committed to that end of the 396 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: floor as well as he used to. They're both bad 397 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: on that end, but I would give Jokic a slight 398 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,560 Speaker 1: edge as a better defender than Luca. Do you think 399 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: that this is Lebron's last chance to win a title? 400 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: Next year, even they improve the team, he will be 401 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 1: on the same level and get the Lakers to come 402 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: back into contention. I don't think this is Lebron's last chance. 403 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: I think the next year will certainly be his last 404 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: chance in terms of like at a star level, there's 405 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: an offseason here where the Lakers immediately become a buyout 406 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: destination or not a biout gestation, a veteran minimum destination. 407 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: The Lakers are going to get some discounted talent this 408 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: summer because you want to go play in La for 409 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: Luka Dancich and Lebron James and have an opportunity to 410 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 1: contend for a title like that's going to be really 411 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,720 Speaker 1: appealing to people, especially players that are play finishers that 412 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: would benefit from what Luka Doncic does. Next year's Lakers 413 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,200 Speaker 1: I expect to be a top tier contender right out 414 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: the gates. I think they're going to be a really, 415 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: really good team with a summer to rebuild around Luca 416 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: and Lebron. That said, right before Lebron tour not tour, 417 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: but strained his groin against the Celtics, he was playing 418 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: at a top five level. You combine that with Luka Doncic, 419 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: who has been playing at a top five level since then, 420 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: the two of them together with Austin Reeves, with Ruby 421 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,679 Speaker 1: Hotchi Murau, with Jackson Hayes as the vertical spacer, with 422 00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:33,919 Speaker 1: Dorian Finney, Smith gave Vincent Jared Vanderbilt is as this 423 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:38,160 Speaker 1: is certainly the best chance he's had since twenty twenty one, 424 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,119 Speaker 1: and I certainly consider this to be a real chance. 425 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,360 Speaker 1: I just think he'll probably have a slightly better chance 426 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: next year. Now to your point, Lebron will be forty 427 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: one next year when they get to the postseason, he'll 428 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: be older, probably won't be as good. There will be 429 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: some small amount of decline barring a severe injury. If 430 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: that's the case. Though, with better supporting talent and now 431 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: that Luca's in the picture, they don't need Lebron's top 432 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: end as much anymore. They need a consistent floor with him, 433 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: which I still think will be there next year, and 434 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: I think that that's something that they will be able 435 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 1: to leverage into competing again for a title one more 436 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: time next season. Last one Denver fan here, with the 437 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: roster shortcomings of the Nuggets, what are some off season 438 00:22:19,600 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: things you think they should consider. Players they should think 439 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:25,360 Speaker 1: about trading, players they should go after. Seems they could 440 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: use it restructuring the roster, but I still love the 441 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 1: ceiling of the core five when firing on all cylinders. 442 00:22:30,440 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: I've thought about this a lot, and it's complicated because 443 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 1: Michael Porter Junior in particular has been so important to 444 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: this team and what they do on offense over the 445 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: course of this era. That said, if they lose again 446 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: and it looks like defense is the issue which has 447 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: been an issue over the course of the last couple 448 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: of years, I would strongly consider doing everything in my 449 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: power to upgrade the Michael Porter junior spot with more 450 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: of a two way type of talent. It'd be really interesting, 451 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: For example, if you could imagine a scenario where let's 452 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:02,439 Speaker 1: just just as a theoretical example. I'm not saying this 453 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: is gonna happen. Let's take a theoretical example. What if 454 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: you were to swap Michael Porter Junior and Jada McDaniels. 455 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: You bring Jada McDaniels in. Suddenly you have Christian Brown, 456 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: Jaden McDaniels, and Aaron Gordon anchoring Yokichen Murray. That is 457 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: a version of this team that has a level they 458 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: can get to defensively that is different than what they're 459 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: at right now. Aaron Gordon has turned himself into a 460 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 1: knockdown three point shooter. You can invert the roles so 461 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 1: that Jaden McDaniels is operating more as that baseline finisher 462 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,000 Speaker 1: and Aaron Gordon is operating more as the floor spacer. 463 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 1: Right in that sort of scenario, you reconfigure the team 464 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: to being good enough defensively. You can imagine a version 465 00:23:43,160 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: with Minnesota where you're putting just this knockdown week side 466 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:51,359 Speaker 1: score spacer. That creates a lot more space for Julius Randall, 467 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: but he might not even be there anymore, but for 468 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards to get downhill and get to the basket. 469 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: And so that's just an example. But like I would 470 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 1: just straw only consider actively hunting for a defensive minded 471 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:08,239 Speaker 1: three so that you can up your defensive floor and 472 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 1: count more on Yo Kitchen Murray to just score enough 473 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: to push you over the top, versus being in this 474 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: situation now where they have to beat this world beating 475 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: offense to have any chance to win, which I think 476 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: is unsustainable. All right, guys, it's all I have for 477 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: this week's mail bag. Is always as sincerely appreciate you 478 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,240 Speaker 1: guys for supporting me and supporting the show. We will 479 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: be back with our breakdown with Samus fondi Ari on 480 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: the Warriors, which would be coming up tomorrow. I'll see 481 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: you guys then, Lovo, what's up guys. As always, I 482 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: appreciate you for listening to and supporting OOPS tonight. It 483 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: would actually be really helpful for us if you guys 484 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: would take a second and leave a rating and a review. 485 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,239 Speaker 1: As always, I appreciate you guys supporting us, but if 486 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: you could take a minute to do that, I'd really 487 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 1: appreciate it.