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I'll all if you guys are having 33 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: a great week. Today is mailbag Day this week, bunch, 34 00:01:58,080 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: you guys drop some really good questions in the you 35 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: two comments. Make sure if you want to get questions 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: in the mail bag, drop them in the YouTube comments 37 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: under our full episodes with mail bag and a cull. 38 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: And that's a signifier that makes it easy for me 39 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: to find them in the mix of all the comments. 40 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: Make sure you get your comments in there for next 41 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: week's mail bag. You guys know the joke before we 42 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: get started. 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Make sure 50 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: you guys follow us there and then, last but not least, 51 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: like I mentioned off the top, keep dropping those mail 52 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: bag questions in the YouTube comments. All right, let's talk 53 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: some basketball. First question, Hey, Jason, love to show it. 54 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: I think any questions about the Lakers offense are misguided. However, 55 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: with the defense, I think the uniqueness of it with 56 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: no real big in the middle poses a problem. That 57 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: being said, I can't recall a modern team winning the 58 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: title with a defense where there isn't a center. Sure, 59 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: we've seen lineups such as the twenty seventeen Warriors with 60 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: their death lineup. That team always started either JaVale McGee 61 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: or Zaza. I'd also argue Draymond Green functionally as a 62 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: center on defense. Do you think a team can win 63 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: a title in the NBA without a true starting caliber 64 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: defensive center. Thanks and please keep doing this show. We 65 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: have no intentions of stopping. Thank you for the thank 66 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: you for the support over the years. A couple things, so, 67 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: you know, focusing on the idea of like that this 68 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: has never been done before thing. There's just so many 69 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: examples in recent NBA history of new trends kind of 70 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: taking a foothold and having real success. So a recent example, 71 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: for instance, I talked a lot before the twenty twenty 72 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: three title, the Denver Nuggets title. I talked a lot 73 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: about how in NBA history there's never been a team 74 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: that's had a not in recent NBA history, there had 75 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: not been a team that had a weak defensive front 76 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: court that won the time. If you go back before 77 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three, every year I will list them all now, 78 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: but every team had either a dominant defensive four and 79 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: a dominant defensive five, or at least a dominant defensive five, 80 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: and so in a weird way, like Denver bucked those 81 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: trends and set a new standard for a way to 82 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: succeed in the NBA through, you know, just doing the 83 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: best you can defensively and being an excellent defensive rebounding team, 84 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: and then just being this surgical offensive team in the 85 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: half court. They proved it was possible a lot of 86 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: going further back, a lot of you guys might remember 87 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: Charles Barkley and many others talking about how the Warriors 88 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: rely too much on jump shooting, and a lot of 89 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: people there conveniently glossed over the fact that they were 90 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: the best defense in the league for most of that 91 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: early phase of that era. And you know, what Steph 92 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: does offensively opens up so many things in the paint, 93 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: as we saw in the twenty fifteen finals when Steph 94 00:04:58,560 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: got robbed of his Finals MVP because no one understood 95 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: what a blitz was or what was happening to the defense. 96 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: So the thing is is that there's a certain amount 97 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: of reticence I have involving the Lakers simply because of 98 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: the fact that they are a kind of a prototypical 99 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: type of team that has never had success in the 100 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: NBA before real big picture Larry O'Brien type of success. 101 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: That doesn't mean it's impossible, though. One of the things 102 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: that I've been keeping an eye on is, you know, 103 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: what do you worry about without a center? Defense and 104 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:38,679 Speaker 1: rebounding right and defensively, they've demonstrated extensively since Anthony Davis 105 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: was traded away, or since he got hurt, I should say, 106 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: since he heard his groin, they've demonstrated extensively in a 107 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,799 Speaker 1: very large sample that they can still play good defense 108 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: without Anthony Davis. Can they play you know, top three 109 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: OKC style of defense, No, but they can get into 110 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: the top ten as a defense without a real center. 111 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: They've demonstrated that. And then I've been really key in 112 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: on the rebounding and I've continually gone to check the numbers, 113 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: and they've just in the Luca Era consistently been in 114 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: that like ten to fifteen range, which is fine. And 115 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: then I watched them against like a matchup like Houston 116 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: last night that's bringing a bunch of giant centers, a 117 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 1: guy like Steven Adams that is so just physically imposing 118 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: underneath the basket, who has the highest offensive rebound rate 119 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: in the history of basketball, like there's a huge mismatch 120 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: that they presented there, and the Lakers held up well 121 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 1: on the glass. One of the reasons why they rebound 122 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: pretty well despite not having a center is that aggregate 123 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: size on the perimeter that we talk about. So like 124 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: all these six' eight sixty nine, guys and where that 125 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: helps you in rebounding is like crackdown. Rebounding so for, 126 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: instance if you're trying to box Out Steven adams and 127 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: your groundbound and you're sitting in a, squat you got 128 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: your arms. Out you're making it so That Steven adams can't. 129 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 1: Jump that's the important part about a box. Out it 130 00:06:57,040 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: basically removes jumping from the. Equation Because Steven adams jumps 131 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: as you're trying to box him, out he could get 132 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: like his legs taken out from under. Him it's just 133 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: too dangerous of a. Play so you keep the big 134 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: groundbound from. There though he has a huge size. Advantage 135 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: he's gonna reach over the top and he's gonna grab it. 136 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: Right that's where you need those other six to nine 137 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: guys to come flying in from the perimeter and tap 138 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: the ball. Out you guys might remember a few examples 139 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: from last Night Ruy hatchamura come and flying in at 140 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: A Steven adams or An Alburn shangun and knocking the 141 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: ball away when someone else was battling those guys on the. 142 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: Ground and, so, honestly, like The lakers do not have 143 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: an elite defensive rebounding type of, look but they have 144 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: a decent defensive rebounding type of, look and they have 145 00:07:37,240 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: a good defensive look even though they don't have a. 146 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: Center so that to me kind of falls into the 147 00:07:43,600 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: category of like what we saw With, denver where if 148 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: they can reach a point of being truly surgical in 149 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: the half court, offensively then they absolutely can get this thing. Done, 150 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: now the question, is and this is one of the 151 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: big reasons Why i'm not as high on The lakers 152 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: right now compared to what their potential is next year 153 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,360 Speaker 1: after making tweaks to the roster and bringing in a 154 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: better center look and getting more continuity a full training, 155 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: camp and like next Year's lakers TEAM i think is 156 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: going to be a top tier contender right out the. 157 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 1: Gates but this year there's a certain amount OF i, 158 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: like like you said in your, QUESTION i Think. Lakers 159 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: questions about The lakers' offense are. MISGUIDED i agree in 160 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: the big, picture like there's just no way That, Austin 161 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: lebron And luca with all of that play finishing talent 162 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: don't figure out how to score a million. Points, LIKE 163 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: i know those guys are going to eventually figure it. 164 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: Out it's been a little clunky, though because it's, new 165 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: because all of the geometry on the court is just 166 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,319 Speaker 1: presenting all these like different situations For lebron And, austin 167 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 1: and so they're kind of acclimating themselves to. It and 168 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: all these guys are getting more catch and shoot looks than. 169 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: Ever The lakers got thirty eight catch and shoot looks last. 170 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: Night that was their second highest total of this entire. 171 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: Season so like there's a certain amount of adjustment around the, 172 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: board and so so much of whether or not The 173 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: lakers can actually get it done this year comes down 174 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: to can they get their offense into peak form in 175 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: time for a Late april Early may series with one 176 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: of the better teams in The Western. Conference AND i 177 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: think that that's a question mark at this. Point that 178 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: doesn't MEAN i don't believe that this time next year 179 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: The lakers won't be a well oiled. MACHINE i believe they, 180 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: will but these things take. Time basketball chemistry takes time 181 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: to build, out AND i just think there's a little 182 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: bit of like a risk in the short term this 183 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: year that they won't have it ready in. Time next. 184 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,079 Speaker 1: Question in The, west seeds two through four are separated 185 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: by two, losses and five through eight are all separated 186 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: by one, loss so matchups are very up in the air. 187 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: Currently what's the best case scenario first round matchup for 188 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: The clippers and how far do you think they could 189 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: go with How kawhi And zoo are playing at the. 190 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: Moment IF i was The, Clippers i'd Want. Houston there's 191 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: a couple of specific reasons why Shang goun kicks ass 192 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: against the opposing centers in the league at, large for 193 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: the same reason That jokic kicks ass against the centers 194 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 1: of the league at, large except For shangun is not 195 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: as big As. Jokic so every TIME i See shangoun 196 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 1: run into other really big centers that can hold up 197 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: in the ground battle Against shangoun as long as they're 198 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: not so damn slow that they have no chance to guard. 199 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,199 Speaker 1: Him And zubach is much more mobile and a much 200 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: better rim protector than people give him credit FOR i 201 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: Think zubach can Guard shangun and hold up better in 202 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: a playoff series there than a lot of the centers 203 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: in The Western. Conference and Then houston has a certain 204 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: amount of physical size on the. Perimeter we're gonna talk 205 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: about this in juxtaposed With okay see soon in another, 206 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: question but they have so much perimeter size that having 207 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: a guy Like, kawhi who is kind of a unique 208 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: case in the MODERN, nba is a guy who kind 209 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: of holds up super well in those sorts of. SITUATIONS 210 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: i think they just match up pretty. Well they're zer 211 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: and three Against houston this, year But quiet didn't play 212 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: in any of the, games so obviously that fundamentally changes. 213 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: IT i just look at it as as a type 214 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:12,560 Speaker 1: of matchup where they hold up well, physically AND i 215 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: Think houston in general is a high risk for an 216 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: upset in the first, round regardless of who they, play 217 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: just because of how playoff basketball. Changes houston Is we're 218 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: going to dominate The margins type of. Team it's all, defense, transition, offensive, 219 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 1: rebounding physical, dominance and The clippers should be able to 220 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: hold up under. That and every team in THE nba 221 00:11:32,360 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: holds up better under that when they get into the, 222 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: postseason as they start to leverage their athletic tools more, 223 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 1: SO i would Want houston IF i was The. Clippers 224 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: why do you think the media coverage of THE nba 225 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: has changed so much over the last forty? Years looking 226 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: at old Nineties bulls, broadcasts they're almost always speaking glowingly 227 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: about the players and coaches and x'es and. O's now 228 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: it teams way more negative, driven way more narrative driven and. 229 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: Negative thanks love your, show the BEST nba comment tur 230 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,320 Speaker 1: in the. Media thank you so much for the kind 231 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: words since for supporting the. Show SO i think it's 232 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,839 Speaker 1: a combination of a couple. THINGS i think a big 233 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: part of it IS i would say like the vast 234 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: majority of it comes down to. Jealousy it's really easy 235 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 1: to be supportive and appreciative when you look at the 236 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: the people that you're praising as experiencing more or less 237 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 1: the same thing that you. Experienced but if you were 238 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: a professional player and you had a certain experience as 239 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: AN nba, player you've made some good, money you had 240 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: some cool, experiences but nothing. Extravagant and then you see 241 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: guys Like Jalen brown signing a seventy million dollar year 242 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: a year. Deal there's a certain amount, of, LIKE i 243 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,679 Speaker 1: think these guys look at the younger generation and they 244 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: just get jealous and they're, like these guys don't work 245 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: as hard as. Us AND i think there's a certain 246 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: amount of that, like get off my lawn type of 247 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: attitude that we all have from every generation towards the younger. 248 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: GENERATION i think that's just a fundamental part of the human. 249 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: Experience but, LIKE i think they look at those guys 250 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: and they, go they're not doing as much as we, 251 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: did and they're flying fancy and getting all this high 252 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: tech equipment and care and making all this, money and 253 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: we didn't get any of those. Opportunities AND i think 254 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 1: it just breeds, bitterness AND i think it just manifests 255 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: in the way that they talk about the. GAME i 256 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: think the second part of it is is that like in, 257 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:30,920 Speaker 1: general our players are just so much better now and 258 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: the skill development is so much. BETTER i was talking 259 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: about this With colin the other. Day but like you 260 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: notice when you go back and you look like at 261 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: a nineteen sixties or nineteen SEVENTIES nba, game even into the, 262 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: eighties all the jump shots looked. Weird and part of 263 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: the reason for that is is, that like everyone kind 264 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: of had to teach themselves at a shooter jump shot based, 265 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 1: on you, know whatever they perceived at the time to 266 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: be the best way to get the ball in the. 267 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: Hoop we've optimized. That now you can go on YouTube 268 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: and watch footage of you, know five of the greatest 269 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: shooters IN nba, history and everybody's jump shot looks more 270 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: or less the same now because of the fact that 271 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: we just have, better you, know sample data to look 272 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: at and sample, information sample examples of jump, shots and 273 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: we're able to convert that into a pretty well proven. 274 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 1: Form you, know where you put your guide hand and 275 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: how you follow, through and how to limit motion and 276 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: unnecessary motion and all that kind of. Stuff it's all 277 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: kind of streamlined at this. Point and SO i think 278 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: there's a certain amount of when they watch guys shooting 279 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: lots of threes and the skill development, PIECE i think 280 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: there's just a general amount of jealousy that we see 281 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: from the older. GENERATION i also think it's worth mentioning 282 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: this is a weird industry in the sense that you 283 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: are incentivized to generate, traction AND i don't ever judge 284 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: for that because at the end of the, day we're 285 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: paying our, bills like it's a, job and SO i 286 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: think there's a certain amount of like if you're not 287 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: playing the game a little, bit then you're you, know 288 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: doing a disservice to your, family who you're financially responsible. 289 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: For but at the same, time like there's a certain 290 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: amount of negativity cells and negativity gets, clicks AND i 291 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: think that there's some of that that you'll see from 292 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: parts of media that lean exclusively into, that and it's 293 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: a bad product in my. Opinion but at the same, 294 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: time like that's just a pathway towards some amount of 295 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: success in the. Media SO i think all of that 296 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: comes together into making a UNEVEN nba media. Experience that, 297 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: SAID i don't get anywhere near as negative about it 298 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: as everyone else, does BECAUSE i think the reality is 299 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: is if you go back ten fifteen years and you 300 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 1: look at the amount OF nba coverage that was out, 301 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: there there's a there was very little in the form 302 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: of like detailed quality, analysis and what has happened is 303 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: the sheer amount of content has skyrocketed and now there's 304 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: thousands of, options and, yeah that means there's a lot 305 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: more dog shit out, there but that also means there's 306 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: a lot more quality content out. There and the truth 307 00:16:04,560 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: is is that there's half dozen dozen guys nationally who 308 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: do a great job covering the league and focus on 309 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: the basketball and stay away from the junk and just 310 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 1: do an excellent. Job there are probably somewhere between sixty 311 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: and ninety team specific pods of guys that focus on 312 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: their FAVORITE nba team and do incredible work covering the, 313 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: league getting in the, weeds helping educate their fans on 314 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: what their team does on both ends of the. Floor 315 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:36,600 Speaker 1: and SO i look at it as like there's never 316 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: been a better time to be AN nba, fan and 317 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: there's never been a better time for you to FIND 318 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: nba content for your team or for the league at. 319 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: Large there's more of it than. Ever it's better than, 320 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: ever that we're all smarter about it than. Ever the 321 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: video elements of it are better than. Ever i'm generally 322 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: bullish on THE nba media who would be the perfect 323 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: starting for The lakers in the off, season as well 324 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: as how much Would Nikkeil Alexander walker improve The lakers 325 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 1: this summer if they were able to get him on 326 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: a tax payer mid level. Exception Nikkeile Alexander walker would 327 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: be an amazing get at THE mL because he can, 328 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: Guard he's specifically good at guarding, guards and he's really 329 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: turned himself into a good spot up, shooter which is 330 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: obviously very valuable in the context Of Luka. DANCIC i 331 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 1: think he's a decent driving kick player. TOO i think 332 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: thinkil would be. Perfect it's just kind of a pipe 333 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: dream at this. Point there's also the question of whether 334 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: or not they should use that mly on a, center 335 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: or if they should target it through the trade. Market 336 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: the guys That i've looked at is starting caliber. Centers 337 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: What i'm looking at there is like reasonably. Affordable you 338 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: don't want to have to give up depth on a 339 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:45,639 Speaker 1: team that doesn't have a ton of, depth but also 340 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: needs to have some scheme, versatility need to have the 341 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: size and athleticism. Piece BUT Jj redick likes to, switch 342 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 1: so there's a certain amount of, like this has got 343 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: to be a guy who can guard on the perimeter 344 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: a little. BIT i really like the idea of like 345 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,719 Speaker 1: A Nick. CLAXTON i think he would be just a 346 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 1: dream fit lob threat guy that can be that vertical 347 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:11,360 Speaker 1: spacer next To Luca, scheme, versatility can switch and can 348 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: run drop. Coverage not the best rebounder at his, position but, 349 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 1: again he's a. Center he gives you some more athletic 350 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: in position at that. Spot Nick clackson would be a 351 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: Dream yakapertle is a guy That i've always liked a good, 352 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:26,480 Speaker 1: amount ALTHOUGH i don't think he's as good of a 353 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 1: fit As Nick. Claxton there's also a version of this 354 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: where like if The lakers look at it and they're, like, 355 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: man would we rather have a mediocre center at an 356 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: mL e or in the trade, market or do we 357 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 1: really lean into player development and bet on a guy 358 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: Like Christian coloco Alongside Jackson hayes and use THE mle 359 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: or a trade to bring in a higher level perimeter, 360 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: option like just a really good three AND d? Player 361 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 1: what would be better a really good three AND d 362 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: player or a mediocre. Center that's where it gets, tricky 363 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: and so like a lot of it is Like i'd 364 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 1: almost come down to it where it's, like IF i 365 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: could Get Nick claxton at a reasonable, price like let's do. 366 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,679 Speaker 1: It but if it's expensive or if it's a lesser, 367 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: PLAYER i think you can make a strong case that 368 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: The lakers would be better off making a talent play 369 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: versus a position specific. PLAY a lot of it will 370 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: depend on you, Know Christian cloco has a lot of 371 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: room to, improve and he had THAT i think it 372 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: was a blood cloud issue IF i remember, correctly but 373 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,440 Speaker 1: he you, know has been away from basketball for a. 374 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: While it's The Brownie james. Thing so, like even what 375 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: you've seen From christian this year is not close to 376 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 1: what his ultimate potential, is and so there is some 377 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: player development opportunity. THERE i couldn't help but watch that 378 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: game Against houston and feel like The lakers have zero 379 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: chance Against. Okac imagine that level of defense against The 380 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: lakers with a top three player in a high level. 381 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: Offense first of, ALL i said last night that The 382 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: lakers would have to play better if they were to 383 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: be able to handle this type of matchup in the. 384 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 1: Postseason AND i specifically called The rockets a better version Of, 385 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 1: houston or excuse, me The thunder a better version Of. 386 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: Houston there is a big. Difference Though houston is bigger 387 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: on the, perimeter they have a lot more of, that 388 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 1: like strength and size Guarding luca And lebron Than okase 389 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,400 Speaker 1: can put on them With. Oka, see there's Lou dort 390 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 1: who is shorter than A Dylan brooks and has Caused 391 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: lucas some, problems AND i think there's some reality. There 392 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: but once you get Past, dort like your next biggest 393 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: guy Is jada as a perimeter athlete type of, player 394 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: or An Aaron, wiggins AND i just there's a lot 395 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: of Like Casson wallace And Alex cruso is like six' 396 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: six has, some size but like there's considerable size advantages 397 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: down the board on the perimeter For. The lakers there's 398 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: gonna be Like A lebron Luca and ruey are, out 399 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: there and you're gonna Put a Adort on luca and 400 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna put a J dub On. Onto lebron but, 401 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: after that, It's, like Okay is Chet guarding rui because 402 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: now We're pulling chet out of. Rim, protection Okay Is 403 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: isaiah Hartenstein guarding Ruey because ruey can put the ball 404 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: on the floor a. Little bit there's a certain amount 405 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: OF like i Think the lakers have some advantages on 406 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: the perimeter in. THAT matchup i want to be clear 407 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: about THIS because I had i had someone say something 408 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,680 Speaker 1: to Me on twitter about it. THIS morning i don't 409 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: Know who i'm gonna pick In A thunder. LAKERS series 410 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 1: i am inclined as an older veteran team against a 411 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: very young team and a team that has some you 412 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: know some there's some concern, with them and they're young 413 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: players knocking down open catch and shoot jump shots in. 414 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: The postseason we saw that last year versus this older 415 00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: team and those specific, SIZE advantages I haven't i am 416 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: tempted to Pick the lakers To, beat okay see if 417 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: they should play in a series, THAT said i have 418 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: a very healthy Fear. Of. OKA see i am firmly 419 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: aware of what they are, capable OF and i absolutely 420 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 1: think they can beat everybody and potentially hoist. The trophy 421 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: so we'll SEE how i feel when we get closer to. 422 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: The Postseason the lakers are still a work in progress 423 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: in a lot. Of ways they've what if they played 424 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 1: four Games with lebron back in, the lineup or, five 425 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: games whatever, it is They the lakers could potentially be 426 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: much Better on may first than they Are on, April 427 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,840 Speaker 1: first And so i'm not gonna make a pick Between 428 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: the lakers And the thunder until we get to a 429 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 1: series Between the lakers And, the thunder and we'll SEE 430 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 1: how i feel at. That point if we get There 431 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: and lebron still doesn't trust his jump shot and the 432 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: defense has been bad for a month and they just 433 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 1: haven't looked, as Imposing then i'm gonna Probably. Pick. Oka 434 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: see but if it comes together and they're defending really 435 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: Well and Lebron and Luca and austin are all clicking 436 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: at the, same time and they kick the shit out 437 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: of somebody in the first round and it turns into 438 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: an Okay see lakers second round or third, round SERIES 439 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:04,880 Speaker 1: like i might be more tempted to Pick. The lakers 440 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: and so a lot of it depends on like here's 441 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 1: Where the, thunder, are now here's Where the. Lakers are 442 00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: there's a theoretical range For the lakers that potentially extends 443 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: Above the thunder depending on how this goes over the 444 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,199 Speaker 1: course of the next, Couple weeks and we'll see how we 445 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: feel when we. Get there love, the Show but houston 446 00:23:22,119 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: not playing their second Best Player, jalen green at the 447 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: end Of The lakers rockets game. Is inexcusable how can 448 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: you agree to that saying that's the. Right move that's 449 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 1: Like the lakers Not playing Austin or luca at the end. 450 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:36,199 Speaker 1: Of GAMES so i just disagree. With this there's a 451 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: certain Thing With jalen green where there's a higher upside 452 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 1: in terms of, you know like he was able to 453 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: get to the rim in a way last Night that 454 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: Fred van. Vliek couldn't he was able to hit some 455 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: pull up jump shots last night in a Way that 456 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: Fred van. Vliek COULDN'T but i thought it really came 457 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: down To emy udoka Didn't Trust jalen green to take 458 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: good shots down. The stretch there were a couple of 459 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: ugly possessions towards the end of that game before he, 460 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:07,359 Speaker 1: got benched including that one where he randomly tried To 461 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: iso austin and. Got STRIPPED and i think the way 462 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: He may udoka looked at it was. Pretty simple Gotta 463 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: have shanegun. Out there he's the biggest. Matchup problem he's 464 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:18,199 Speaker 1: the guy who's consistently bringing two to. The, ball okay 465 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: Gotta Have dylan brooks. Out there he's the guy Who's 466 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: making Lebron and. Luca Uncomfortable jabari smith was hitting threes 467 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 1: in playing defense functionally in the in the in the 468 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: offense and, on defense he's, playing well he's rebound he's getting. 469 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: Offensive Rebounds jabar smith was playing. Super well hit a 470 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: huge shot in, the lane that little elbow jumper on the, 471 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,359 Speaker 1: left elbow that three along the Right Wing jabar smith. 472 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: WAS playing I Think javarr smith was the right. Call 473 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 1: there and then you're looking at It As, aman thompson 474 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: who's Torching the lakers all over, the floor on the 475 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: glass and along, the baseline and so then you need. 476 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: One guard AND so i think the way that He 477 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: may udoka looked at it was we're gonna be Playing Through, 478 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 1: shane GOON and I trust Fred van vliet to make 479 00:25:03,280 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: the right reads in. These Situations and Fred van vliet 480 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: is a better defensive Player Than, jalen green AND so 481 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: i think the way He may udoka looked at it, 482 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: was LIKE if I put jalen, out, there yeah he 483 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:16,160 Speaker 1: might take a bunch of stupid shots and they might. 484 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,120 Speaker 1: Go in but if he goes, out there he could 485 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:20,960 Speaker 1: also co opt, the offense shoot us out of the 486 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: game and not be as. Good defensively AND so i 487 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: think he just made a call right there in. THAT 488 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,159 Speaker 1: moment i Think If jabari smith wasn't having as good of. 489 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: A game He Sits jabari Smith And jalen green ends 490 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: up getting. Those minutes but in, that situation with the 491 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 1: Way That jabari smith was playing with How Good dylan brooks, 492 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: was defensively With How amen thompson was wrecking them on 493 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:42,040 Speaker 1: both ends of, the Floor And shane gun consistently bringing 494 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: two to, THE ball i think he just Looked at 495 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: Fred van vliet as the higher floor option for him 496 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: on Both For emi udoka on both ends of the 497 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:51,600 Speaker 1: floor to give them the best chance to win. That, 498 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:56,199 Speaker 1: Game Hey, jason love the show has always been following 499 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: for years and the interests of spreading more positivity IN the. 500 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: Nba media what do you think would be the most 501 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 1: fun finals? To watch, for me it would be Either 502 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: the Warriors versus Warriors or lakers versus Either the calves Or. 503 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: THE celtics i think the storylines would be. Really fun 504 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,400 Speaker 1: lebron Facing the caves and the finals would. Be crazy 505 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 1: lakers Versus the celtics is an. OBVIOUS One A warriors 506 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: celtics rematch Or A calvest warriors finals for old. Time, 507 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: Sakes yeah lebron Versus the calves would be. REALLY Fun 508 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: A warrior celtics rematch would be. Really fun it would 509 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: kind of remind me of the dynamic Between the Lakers 510 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,440 Speaker 1: and nuggets Of When anthony davis was. There where it's 511 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: Like when lebron, was younger, you know he was best 512 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: player in. The world he Beats, the nuggets But then lebron. 513 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 1: Ages out Here comes Jokic and murray. Getting revenge similar 514 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:42,479 Speaker 1: kind of thing could happen. There where It's like steph 515 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: Is The elder statesman at peak of his powers in twenty, 516 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: twenty two Beats some tatum's not quite, ready yet but 517 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: Then suddenly tatum shows that. HE'S ready i would be 518 00:26:52,560 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: really really excited To see Okac. Versus boston i've talked 519 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:58,880 Speaker 1: a lot ABOUT how i Think the lakers Can Beat 520 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: okay see that based. ON matchups i have a equal 521 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: and opposite Fear of boston as a terrible matchup For. 522 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: The Lakers So oka see, to me is the TEAM 523 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: that i think has the real potential To make boston 524 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: uncomfortable on offense for the entirety of. The series and 525 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:24,239 Speaker 1: so THERE'S a i think there's a certain element like 526 00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: basketball fans at large should be very excited about A 527 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:31,239 Speaker 1: potential Okc versus boston series just because there'd be an 528 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: absurd amount of talent on the floor and it'd be 529 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: a really really. INTERESTING matchup i would like To see 530 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: Lakers versus boston As a. Lakers, FAN also i think 531 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: there are some fun storylines There with lebron playing in 532 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:45,560 Speaker 1: the finals again at age forty that you can't beat something, 533 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: Like that luca getting a redemption opportunity after he was 534 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: kind of Embarrassed by boston, last year, You know boston 535 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: having an opportunity to get another like win Against the 536 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: lakers in this. HISTORIC rivalry i think that'd. Be fun 537 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 1: BUT ultimately I think Okc versus boston would be the 538 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: most COMPETITIVE finals i think Right now i'm still Leaning 539 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: towards boston would Beat the lakers if they faced them in. 540 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: A series love the show and thank you for the 541 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:14,639 Speaker 1: time you put. INTO it i have a fun hypothetical. 542 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:16,880 Speaker 1: For you if you could pick one team to replace 543 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:20,880 Speaker 1: any starting player, with yourself which team from this year would? 544 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,800 Speaker 1: You pick and? Why so on a really, basic LEVEL 545 00:28:26,440 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: if i wanted for any, of us if we wanted 546 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: our best opportunity to have any success IN, THE nba 547 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: i think it would be playing alongside Like a luca Or, 548 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: a jokich because there's A certain i talked about the 549 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 1: concept of king of the court and like offensive success 550 00:28:43,560 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: when a defender sprinting at you versus when you have 551 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: a defender squared up in front. OF you i like 552 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: my chances to score AT the nba level playing with 553 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 1: a huge advantage MORE than i view any sort of 554 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: potential without that sort. Of Advantage. Like luca, LAST night 555 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 1: i was watching, him BECAUSE like, i like the pick 556 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:08,760 Speaker 1: and pop is a basically an unguardable action if you 557 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: have a big that stays on the ball and there's 558 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: a certain amount of like you can just dribble off 559 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: the screen and just throw behind the back pass and 560 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: the guy's gonna be open every. Single time but one 561 00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:19,960 Speaker 1: of the Things that luca does that's so insane, is 562 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: like and it's a thing that we as coaches literally 563 00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: coach every kid to, not do is he, Over penetrates 564 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: like the guy will, be open but instead of throwing 565 00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: the pass, right away he'll like take two or three 566 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: extra dribbles into the lane and like really collapse the 567 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: defense before he somehow finds some absurd passing angle that's 568 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:42,000 Speaker 1: why you. Don't overpenetrate the passing angles are, so difficult 569 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: that's where guys turn the. Ball Over but luca just 570 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: has this superpower where he can find these bizarre passing 571 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: angles and all this traffic and throw these. Kickout passes 572 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: and he'll do that specifically so that Instead Of Dorian 573 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: phinney smith having to hit a shot against a ten foot, 574 00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:59,959 Speaker 1: close Out Now Dorian phinney smith is hitting a sh 575 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: against like a seventeen or eighteen foot. Close out he's 576 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 1: buying him an extra second to really stare down. The 577 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: shot and, SO like i like my chances to hit 578 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 1: wide open catch and shoot threes Playing Alongside. Luka DODCI 579 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: so I think i think that that would be the 580 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,040 Speaker 1: type of role THAT if i had to put myself INTO, 581 00:30:16,040 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 1: the nba THAT'S where i. Would, go obviously though. The 582 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 1: obligatory i'm NOT an. NBA player i have too much 583 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: RESPECT for. Nba players we don't get to just say 584 00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: that we'd go in the league and. HAVE success i 585 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: was wondering what your thoughts are On beam atabio To 586 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: The chicago bulls. This offseason vouch needs to go and 587 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: we need to Capitalize In kobe Madas And josh gitty 588 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: seemingly clicking. AND cooking i think he'd be the clear 589 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: cut top dog and would anchor the defense. As well 590 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: he's not a player that needs the ball in, his 591 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: hands so he won't hinder our young. Players, development however 592 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: you can get his and brings, winning experience or is 593 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,720 Speaker 1: a better space or slash shooter. Needed instead thanks for 594 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: all the hard work you guys. Put in it's the bet. 595 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: Show around thanks for. Supporting us so there's. A LET'S 596 00:30:58,000 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 1: as i said, last night we should be allowed to have, some. 597 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: Fun right SO do I think miami is just going 598 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 1: to dump A bam At a bio without taking back 599 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: Someone like Manas Or. Kobe, WHITE no i don't think. 600 00:31:09,840 --> 00:31:12,959 Speaker 1: They would but let's set that aside for a second 601 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: and just Imagine bam At a bio as a option 602 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: alongside those. Three Guys as JACKSON and i were talking 603 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: about In The late show mail, bag yesterday the ultimate 604 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: defensive floor for your team is a guy that can 605 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: both protect the reymen to, drop coverage but also can 606 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 1: defend in a. Switching scheme that scheme versatility is what 607 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: gives you the best opportunity to win from matchup, to 608 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: matchup and so that type of player would be, the 609 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: dream especially a Guy like bam who's demonstrated a little 610 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:43,560 Speaker 1: bit more of ability to shoot from the perimeter as, 611 00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 1: of LATE and i do think that he'll continue to 612 00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:48,920 Speaker 1: trend towards being a little bit better as a shooter. 613 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 1: Each year, that said it's like one of, those things 614 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:56,080 Speaker 1: where's that type? Of player acquiring that type of player 615 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 1: given the type of talent on the roster, right now 616 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: and keeping all of that talent just seems like a 617 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: little bit of a. Pipe DREAM so i think it's 618 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: worth at least acknowledging, that part. All right three, More 619 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 1: one since you always talk about energy transfer in, jump 620 00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:12,959 Speaker 1: shots does the type of jump? Shot matter, For Example 621 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 1: Karl anthony twents has a quick set shot versus Someone, 622 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:17,880 Speaker 1: Like tatum and is there a type of jump shot 623 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: that's more immune? To disruption so set shots have less 624 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: motion in the first two phases of. The shots so 625 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: like as we always, talk about there's the, the base there's, 626 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,640 Speaker 1: the gather and then there's. The release a set shot 627 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 1: takes less off the base in the gather and puts 628 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,320 Speaker 1: most of the power of the shot on. The release 629 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,719 Speaker 1: and what that does is it makes it so that 630 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: the energy transfer process is. Very simple and a lot 631 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: of the set shooters in the league are very good 632 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: when they're. Wide open not Just Kat tyrese halliburton's an 633 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 1: example of a guy, like that where when, he's open 634 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:56,480 Speaker 1: it just feels like it's going in every. Single time 635 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,239 Speaker 1: but those are the types of jump shots that are 636 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: easiest to disu because there is so much on the 637 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:08,719 Speaker 1: upper part of. The shot and that Means that so 638 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: think of it, Like THIS if i jump into a three, 639 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 1: point shot get a, good lift the top of the 640 00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:19,400 Speaker 1: shot is very light flip of, the wrist VERSUS if 641 00:33:19,400 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: i shoot a, set shot there's much more Power that 642 00:33:22,280 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 1: i'm trying to drive out of that out of that 643 00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 1: follow through at the very top of, the, Shot right 644 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: So if i'm Disrupted and i'm, leaning fading my base, 645 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: is off whatever, it is there's just so much on 646 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:38,640 Speaker 1: the top of the shot that all of, a sudden 647 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: there's just so much more likelihood, for air, you know 648 00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:42,840 Speaker 1: one of your fingers being in the, wrong spot your 649 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: follow through not being, as crisp just so much opportunity 650 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: for that to get. Messed up when you're a shooter 651 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: that shoots with a lot of work from. Your base 652 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: that's what allows you to shoot on, the move shoot, 653 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 1: in traffic shoot on, step backs shoot, on spins whatever, 654 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,440 Speaker 1: it is because you're doing so much work with your 655 00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 1: lower body that the top of the shot is just 656 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: this light, and easy breezy flip of. The wrist so 657 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: what's so amazing when you watch like a when you 658 00:34:09,680 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 1: watch Like Old michael jordan fadeaway jump shots over his 659 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 1: left and. Right shoulder any of you guys who have 660 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: ever played and have relied on a turnaround fade away 661 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:22,840 Speaker 1: from about fifteen feet knows that that's a tough shot 662 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 1: to get to. The rim you need to get a lot, 663 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 1: of lyft and it feels like you're shooting a twenty 664 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: five footer when you're fading away from the basket from, 665 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:33,759 Speaker 1: you know sixteen. Seventeen feet and that was what was 666 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:37,800 Speaker 1: so amazing About Watching MJ's he was just so incredibly 667 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:40,640 Speaker 1: like spry off the ground when he would make those 668 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:44,120 Speaker 1: turnaround fade moves that he'd just get fantastic lift and 669 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: you just see, this, light easy breezy flip of the 670 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 1: wrist at the top and it would go in what's 671 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:51,640 Speaker 1: going On? In memphis why would they fire their coach 672 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: with two weeks left in the season when they could 673 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: have waited to. THE offseason i get that it could 674 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: be a locker room issue or a, rotation issue but 675 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,280 Speaker 1: they are the five seed in A tough. WESTERN conference 676 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: i do not see a championship in, this team probably 677 00:35:01,680 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: a first or second. Round exit so why not just 678 00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: fire him at the end of. The season love, the 679 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:10,319 Speaker 1: show keep up the, Good. WORK jason i did some 680 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:14,720 Speaker 1: digging behind, the scenes couldn't get any. Real answers nobody 681 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:18,560 Speaker 1: really understands why specifically it happened when. IT happened, i 682 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: mean there. IS truth i talked about This With frank 683 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 1: vogel when he got fired From. The lakers there's truth 684 00:35:23,760 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: to the idea that like sometimes the team just tunes the, 685 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:29,080 Speaker 1: guy out and when he when the team tuns the, 686 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: guy out you got to make, A change like it's 687 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 1: just what you have, to do even if the guy's a. 688 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: Good coach and all indications Are That taylor jenkins is 689 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: going to get. Another opportunity i've never been A Big 690 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 1: taylor jenkins GUY because i think his defensive strategy, is 691 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: foolish like is way too aggressive on, the ball way 692 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: too aggressive packing. THE paint i just don't think it 693 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: works in THE. Modern nba, that, said like they're under 694 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 1: no circumstances for a team that's above the plane In The. 695 00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:54,640 Speaker 1: Western conference should you be making this dramatic of a 696 00:35:54,680 --> 00:35:56,440 Speaker 1: coaching change this close to the end of. The SEASON 697 00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 1: so i don't know what's going on behind, the scenes 698 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:00,400 Speaker 1: but it doesn't make a ton of sense to me 699 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:02,840 Speaker 1: as far as the team and the way. THEY'RE spiraling 700 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 1: i think injuries have played. A role their defense and 701 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: them conceding all these open shots has. Burned them their 702 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: defense is falling apart in the seven. GAME span i 703 00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:12,440 Speaker 1: think there is a little bit of a lack. Of 704 00:36:12,480 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: belief some of this. Is schedule they've run into a 705 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:16,920 Speaker 1: bunch of really tough teams in. A row, It's, like 706 00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,959 Speaker 1: okay you gotta Play. The, lakers okay you Gotta. Play 707 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,360 Speaker 1: boston Here Comes golden state to. Town NEXT the nba 708 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 1: schedule is brutal and it can beat the shit out 709 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:28,120 Speaker 1: of you and wipe away. Your CONFIDENCE and i think 710 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,200 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways that's. What's happened memphis does 711 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:33,000 Speaker 1: not seem to, Have that just like attitude that they used. 712 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:36,799 Speaker 1: To have, last question there's a lot of Rumors about 713 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 1: booker To the, pistons recently and this has quietly been 714 00:36:39,560 --> 00:36:41,399 Speaker 1: a Thing On piston's twitter for like three or four. 715 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,959 Speaker 1: Years now my first question would be do you think 716 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 1: the trade? Is possible and how would he fit Next? To, 717 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 1: kaid second if that, isn't possible what superstar do you 718 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: think fits Best with kid to maximize his skills? Moving, 719 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:59,239 Speaker 1: forward Look the pistons have plenty of. Draft compensation they 720 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,839 Speaker 1: could include a Guy like Jade and ivy and that type. 721 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,879 Speaker 1: Of deal And If i'm Phoenix and I'm getting Jade 722 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:07,200 Speaker 1: and ivy in a bunch of, Draft picks i'm going 723 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:09,800 Speaker 1: to seriously consider that type of Deal For. Devin booker 724 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:13,719 Speaker 1: so that's absolutely. A POSSIBILITY do i think he's a 725 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:16,759 Speaker 1: good fit Next? To kid you bet. Your ass he's 726 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: like perfect fit Next, to kate a decent point of attack, 727 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: defender who next To, sar thompson can guard the second 728 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:28,279 Speaker 1: best perimeter players, just, basically like Imagine What malik beasley's done, 729 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,960 Speaker 1: this year which is not just aggressive spot, up shooting 730 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,520 Speaker 1: but really. Aggressive Scoring malik beasley's been a bucket getter 731 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 1: For the pistons. This Year devin booker brings all of 732 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 1: that at, a higher more resilient rate while also being. 733 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,839 Speaker 1: A guy Although the devin struggled to shoot the three, 734 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:46,279 Speaker 1: This YEAR but i think there's a little bit of 735 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: an aberration there and all of that alongside the ability 736 00:37:50,760 --> 00:37:52,360 Speaker 1: as well to bring two to the ball and be, 737 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:54,640 Speaker 1: a playmaker like a real second side, shot creator a 738 00:37:54,680 --> 00:37:56,560 Speaker 1: guy who can take a load Off. Of, kate, SO 739 00:37:56,719 --> 00:37:59,520 Speaker 1: like i think that'd be an. AMAZING fit i think 740 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:01,800 Speaker 1: it's also fits that concept we talked About, with wemby 741 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:03,799 Speaker 1: where it's like the timeline and whether or not it 742 00:38:03,840 --> 00:38:07,040 Speaker 1: actually makes sense to Wait for Jade and ivy's development 743 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:10,640 Speaker 1: or Wait For stefan Cassel Or devin vessel's development to 744 00:38:10,760 --> 00:38:13,319 Speaker 1: match With a wemby Or, A kaid like there's a 745 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 1: certain amount Of like, caid's, ready Now the pistons. Are 746 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,360 Speaker 1: ready now you got to. Do something the question is 747 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:19,839 Speaker 1: do you feel like cashing. That in do you feel 748 00:38:19,840 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 1: like cashing that in all those draft picks on a Guy, 749 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 1: like booker or do you want to take it as 750 00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,040 Speaker 1: a more. Patient APPROACH and I think i think this 751 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:29,279 Speaker 1: year's playoff run will give us some data on just 752 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: how far or close they are to where they want 753 00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 1: to get and if, they're close you can Advocate. For 754 00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 1: booker if they're, not close you can advocate. For patients, all, 755 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:39,520 Speaker 1: right guys it's all had. For today, as always a 756 00:38:39,560 --> 00:38:41,600 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting me and suporting. The 757 00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:44,480 Speaker 1: show we'll be back tomorrow morning breaking down The packed wednesday. 758 00:38:44,520 --> 00:38:47,719 Speaker 1: Night slate i'll see you. Guys then, what, So guys, 759 00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:50,480 Speaker 1: AS always i appreciate you for listening to AND supporting. 760 00:38:50,520 --> 00:38:53,120 Speaker 1: Oops tonight it would actually be really helpful for us 761 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 1: if you guys would take a second and leave a 762 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:57,719 Speaker 1: rating and. A review, AS always i appreciate you guys, 763 00:38:57,719 --> 00:38:59,319 Speaker 1: supporting us but if you could take a minute to, 764 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: DO that i really. Appreciate it the volume m