1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: Mmmm. Welcome to the State of the Lakers Show on 2 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 1: dash Radio. This is part two of our postgame show 3 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: from the lakers last preseason game against the Kings uh 4 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: and this one we had Mr Jason Maples and Mr 5 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: Venette Killer Whala coming on to bounce around some of 6 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: the more important topics from the Lakers preseason. As always, 7 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: we appreciate you guys to support. This one will air 8 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: on Monday morning at seven a m. Pacific Standard time 9 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: on DASH Radio. Thank you guys as always, and enjoy. 10 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,680 Speaker 1: How's it going, man, We're going on with John. That's 11 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,480 Speaker 1: going on. We're doing good. We're happy to be talking 12 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: to you. What's going on? Man? Hey, So I have 13 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: a question, Jackson. I saw a couple of tweets you 14 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: put out about how do you think the Lakers are 15 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,919 Speaker 1: gonna start out super fast? And I'm kind of feeling 16 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: the other way. I think they might go on to 17 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: the player I'm gonna pick them come out of the West. 18 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: I think they might end up being like a fourth 19 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: seat to curb the note because it's gonna just take 20 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: a lot of time to jail with all the new 21 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: movement pieces. Okay, let me let me plead my case 22 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: here and then you can tell me. Okay, So in 23 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: their first twenty three games, they play six teams that 24 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: I think are gonna end up outside of the play 25 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: in and I'm gonna try to rip them, rip them 26 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: off the top of my head. And I'm not sure, 27 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: but it was Golden State, Phoenix, Miami, Portland's and then 28 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: the Celtics and the Bucks. Okay, but the other what's 29 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: that six out of three? What's at seventeen other games? 30 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: There are? Other? Seventeen are all against playing teams, including 31 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: against several several games against teams like Houston and San 32 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: Antonio and Oklahoma City who are going to be intentionally 33 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: losing games or maybe not intentionally on the floor, but 34 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: at least in terms of their upper upper management. So 35 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: the case for the Lakers winning sixty something games and 36 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: getting the one seat is really simple. Kinks that have 37 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: to do with them kind of figuring out how to 38 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: play with each other are going to be resolved by 39 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: their super easy early schedule. They could literally lose to 40 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: all six of those teams, drop an additional two, and 41 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: go fifteen and eight, and over that time they have 42 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: lots of time to kind of find their rhythm figure 43 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: out how to use for us, get more adapted to 44 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: the defensive scheme, get guys a little bit more acclimated. 45 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: Then outside of that, there's one basic stat that is 46 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: the is the whole foundation of this type of of optimism. 47 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: When Lebron and the d are on the floor, they've 48 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: won seventy percent of their regular season games and seventy 49 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: of their playoff games. So there's just a and that's 50 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: based on I think almost a hundred and twenty games 51 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: of evidence. So when Lebron and a D are healthy 52 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: and they're playing, the Lakers just win almost all the time. 53 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: And anything that might undercut that they have such an 54 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: easy schedule to start the season that their records should 55 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: still be okay. Yes, after that things are gonna get 56 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: really tough, but hopefully at that point they have a 57 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 1: little bit better rhythm, in a little bit better understanding 58 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: of how to win with this particular group. So what 59 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: do you think, Am I being too optimistic or does 60 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: that make sense? It makes sense of the vacuum, but 61 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: I just think it's just, um, it's a lot has 62 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: to go right for that that happen. And you know, 63 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: I'm one of the people who was on the mess 64 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: side of the Westbrook edition, just because of the funky 65 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: fit um. I just think I think last year I 66 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: called Utah being a number one. I never would think 67 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 1: Utah to come out to the the west but I think 68 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: to be a number one seed. I think to be 69 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: a number one seed because of their continuity. I think 70 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 1: that that has a lot of I think I think 71 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,119 Speaker 1: Utah and Phoenix are going to be the top two 72 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: seeds because they're just they barely changed their rosters, right, 73 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: and then everything coming back there there's are off at 74 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: a just square run, keep everything going from last year. 75 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: Like That's why I think that those are will be 76 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: the top two seeds. I'm still picking the Lakers to 77 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: come out the webs. I think they'll figure it out. 78 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: But sixty something wins with a beat your roster, like 79 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: I'm factoring in, you know, probably ten or sold games 80 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: missed by Lebron and a d each at minimum. Other 81 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: guys are a little older, they are injuries backed up, 82 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: So I think I just I can't see sifty something games, 83 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: you know. I think like low fifties is a good 84 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: a good point and then be healthy for the playoffs, 85 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: and I think that's where they should go from there. 86 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: But Stacy stuff wins. I respect the I have to 87 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: miss brother. I like the glass. That's the way to 88 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: attack life. Man, What do you think? I think there's 89 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: like a middle ground from like where you are, Jason, 90 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: I have to say, Jason timp Now we have two 91 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: Jason's up here. Um. But but like I think there's 92 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: like a middle ground between where you're at and we're 93 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: Like you saw the five thirty eight projections, did you 94 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: guys both see that they have us like they have 95 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: us like at forty two and forty That's that that 96 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: that was that was to just strictly get clicks, that's all. Yeah, Yeah, 97 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: there's some middle ground between there. I don't think this 98 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: team is gonna row like sixty five wins or something 99 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: like that. I think like a fifty five win season 100 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: is probably what we're looking at. I kind of agree 101 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: with Maple. There's gonna be some games where Lebron sits. 102 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: There's gonna be seeing some games probably wh rust sits, 103 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: you know, so we'll see. But they should be able 104 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: to start off greade. They have a really really easy 105 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: skeldule early, so they should be able to have like 106 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: a good kind of lead on the on the first 107 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: seed if if they can. But I'm not sure how 108 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: much home cooreps matters to this team. But me and 109 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 1: J and g JT always talked about it like they 110 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: were they were twenty one and six last year with 111 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: a D kind of not being a D for for 112 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 1: that whole stretch, right, and I think and they were 113 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: still behind Utah right even Yeah, there like a game 114 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: by I think. I just think, like Utah that's a 115 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: regular season machine. Like nobody really game plans for Gobarton 116 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. He's like, he's a top five defense 117 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: by himself. You just put him in there. He just recks. 118 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: He recks the rim in a regular season. Um. I 119 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: think Phoenix is just like I said, things bringing everybody back. 120 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: I just like I think I think the third of 121 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: fourth seed, the negagent third and seed and healthy. I'm 122 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: comfortable with where they are in the playoffs. Like I 123 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: also think the Warriors are a dark horse. I think 124 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: it's the conference planals depending on matchup. So I think 125 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: I just think the West at the top is really 126 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: gonna have really good teams, that's all. But I'm still 127 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 1: picking the Lakers come out through. I just don't know 128 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,359 Speaker 1: if it will be a number one seed. But I 129 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: want to ask you, guys, Jason one one more uh. 130 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: I heard you guys kind of like he didn't go 131 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: into it too deeply, but where where are you with 132 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: with Westbrook thus far? I heard you say some good, 133 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: some bad. Where where are you guys, like just overall 134 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: with with him? I'm super low on Westbrook right now, 135 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: to be clear, To be clear, I was with I 136 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 1: was with you Raples, uh from the start. I remember 137 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: I work in real estate. I was holding an open house, 138 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 1: and I was scrolling through my phone and and would 139 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: would came out with that tweet with the uh, with 140 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: the I think it was Montrez Harrold opting in if 141 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: I remember correctly, And then he said, you know we uh, 142 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: this clears the way for the buddy heeled trade. And 143 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: I was starting to get super optimistic. I thought it 144 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: was such an obvious basketball fit, you know what I mean, 145 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: just like a like almost a one man person that 146 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: could come in and and change that offensive versatility that 147 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: we were talking about earlier. And then when the Shams, 148 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: when the Shams tweet came in about Westbrook, I was, 149 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: you know, frankly a little bit like shocked. I could, 150 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: I like, but in a bad way. I just couldn't. 151 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: I couldn't believe that the obvious answer was right there 152 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: in front of them, and they went in this other direction. 153 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: And then I tried to kind of talk myself into 154 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: how it could work, you know, for you know, hey, 155 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: Lebron is Lebron is this different level of player that 156 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,640 Speaker 1: might be able to, you know, with his resume, almost 157 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: flex r us into changing in some way reason. You know, 158 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 1: maybe this Frank Vogel culture can reinvigorate his defensive attention 159 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: and all of that. But here's the reality of the situation. 160 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: Man Like, he he has absolutely horrid shot selection to 161 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: the point where it's like actually throwing away possessions. And 162 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: while I don't think it will hurt them necessarily in 163 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: the regular season, because there's so much better than most 164 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: of the teams are gonna play night in and night out, 165 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: like man like, like, look at that Buck soun series, 166 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: Like if like how close it was. So let's say 167 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: let's say the Bucks had a player on their team 168 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 1: that tricked off eight possessions in each game, Like the 169 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: Bucks are gonna lose that series? Like you're both those 170 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: games are decided by the razor thin margins. And when 171 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: you go back through Russell Westbrook's career, there are so 172 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:52,559 Speaker 1: many examples of that. I was literally just watching the 173 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: other day the two thousand and fourteen Western Conference Finals 174 00:08:55,240 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: Game six, Spurs Thunder and in Westbrook trick that him 175 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: off with just a handful of mistakes in the fourth quarter. 176 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: Um that that that blue and opportunity to send that 177 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: series to a game seven. And you you might look 178 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: at the end and be like, oh, Katie missed this 179 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: open three at the top of the key, but it's like, actually, 180 00:09:14,880 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: they should have been up by eight. So if there 181 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: were these handful of mistakes and like, and it's one 182 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,199 Speaker 1: of those things where like man like I I worry 183 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: about the hemorrhaged possessions from Westbrook and the impact that 184 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: can have on a razor fin series with a healthy 185 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: Golden State team or a Brooklyn team that quite frankly, 186 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: the Lakers need to play absolutely at their peak. That 187 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: makes sense. Yeah, So he's kind of, uh what I 188 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: was thinking. So at first I'm with you. I'm like, 189 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: hell though, this makes so I'm all the way there. 190 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: So the more I watched, but I'll say this, this 191 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: is before Westbrook even became a Laker. Um. I was 192 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: tweeting about how like the more I watched them actually 193 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: gave some respect for him. I think the pendulum have 194 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: swung too far to that it upon him because you know, 195 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: just the playoff foibles. So I got you mentioned. But 196 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: what I say, he brings his hard hat every night, 197 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: has an incredible motor. I think the Lakers could use 198 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: something like that regular team because his team does to 199 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: to get lazy during regular season games. I think in 200 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: that aspect, Westbrook will help. And I was just trying 201 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: to think how offensively you make it fit. So to me, 202 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 1: step Steph Curry is is a It is a mount 203 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,319 Speaker 1: reshmore offensive player in NBA history. Like they just based 204 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: on what I saw, Um, and teams are gonna guard Rest. 205 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: They're already Guardady Restbrook like they guard Draymond right, So 206 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: I'm thinking to try to maximize Rest like you gotta 207 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: put him in a lot of like use him as 208 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: a cut I think Riser Benet mentioned it tonight about 209 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: how they did a better job of using him as 210 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: a cutter. Um not because they're just got guarding him 211 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: off ball, so they gotta move them around They're not 212 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: gonna guard him, and I think just have him initiated 213 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: a lot of gimble hand off action with like Lebron 214 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: or even a D to get them going downhill, just 215 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: like stuff like that, to to like minimize the spacing. Also, 216 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: it's happy because I thought that, Okay, Westbrook, this is 217 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 1: for sure E's going I think Davis is going to 218 00:11:12,240 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: percent center. You know, it looks like that is not 219 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: gonna happen, And that is kind of what worries me, 220 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: Like this has no chance of working if a D 221 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: does not play center the majority of the time. I 222 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:29,719 Speaker 1: cannot fathom DeAndre Jordan's uh, what's the rest? Brook and 223 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,679 Speaker 1: a D on the floor at the same time offensive, 224 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: But it's just teams are gonna zone, uh like pay 225 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:41,320 Speaker 1: a pack line defense and not guard rest. Right, Maybe 226 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: do you feel differently with how many people players are injured? 227 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: Don't now, like who would you start? I guess if 228 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: you're starting a D at the five, like who's your 229 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: who are you playing just with all the guys injured, 230 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: because I'm wondering if that's part of this as well. 231 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: And you guys are spot on about rust. We had 232 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: rush on our part. Who covers the rockets, and and 233 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: like and and pretty much everything he's saying is kind 234 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 1: of coming true, right, Like everything he talked about the 235 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: negatives and the positives, Like obviously he brought up both, 236 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: and Russ has negatives and they're they're very loud, right, 237 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 1: Russ doesn't go quietly into the night, Like this game 238 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 1: is loud. It's gonna pop up the screen, like he 239 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 1: misses layup sometimes, Like that's just what you have to 240 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: kind of give. And we've we've all been watching basketball 241 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: log times, like we know Russell Westbrook is as a 242 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: basketball player, and you're trying to fit those skills that 243 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 1: he brings that are positives into a championship corps in 244 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: Lebron and a d And that's what's fascinating about this, 245 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: Like Anthony Davis is probably the best big he's ever 246 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: played with. Right, Lebron is other than Katie, Lebron is 247 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 1: the best player he's played with the like it it's 248 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: interesting to see him try to work as a third 249 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: option while still trying to be himself. So I don't 250 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: know if it words, but I think we're in the 251 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: really early stages of this. Veneta, what's up, run, I 252 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: see you up? Here. Uh, what's up? What's up? What's up? 253 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: J both Jason's Uh. I got an alert on my 254 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,440 Speaker 1: phone from the Why Not Foundation that you guys are 255 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: talking about Russ uh and the Defender's honor. No, but 256 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: um not. I think you guys are bringing up some 257 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: some pretty good points. UM. I thought he looked really 258 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: good at the start of the game today. It almost 259 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,880 Speaker 1: seemed as though, you know, maybe they watched some film 260 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: from the past couple of games and they saw how 261 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:18,079 Speaker 1: people how teams were starting off games playing off of him, 262 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: and so he was attacking a little bit earlier. Uh, 263 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: and then they started kind of not doing that anymore. 264 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,599 Speaker 1: Like then then the lane opened up for Braun a 265 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 1: little bit more and stuff like that. So, UM, I 266 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 1: think I think everybody's conversation about Russ as a player 267 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: and his deficiencies are fair. UM. But I think one 268 00:13:37,240 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: of the things, um, that's sort of a silver lining 269 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: that I've and you guys know, my glass have full 270 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: guy pretty much anything. UM, I think one of the 271 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: silver linings of the injuries have come to like Taylor Horton, Tucker, 272 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: mom Ken, Ellington and into none is it's actually forcing 273 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,120 Speaker 1: him to have to play with bron and A d 274 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: And and dj And and Dwight and this wonky lineup 275 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: that he's got with Rondo, and it's actually it's forcing 276 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: him to get into a groove because if we were 277 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: playing some of those other guys, he probably doesn't get 278 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 1: as many minutes UM in the preseason, and I think 279 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: he'll figure it out. Um. I think one of the 280 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: things that I've been tracking just just watching is the 281 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: like when he takes his shots like that was that 282 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: was the thing, Like with Russ when he plays with 283 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: like a very prolific score like Kadi or Paul George, 284 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: like he'll just keep giving him the ball, like he's 285 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: not gonna shoot the ball. He's not gonna he's not 286 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: gonna try and um, you know, Carlton banks it or whatever. 287 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: But like when things start falling apart is when he 288 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: starts trying to force things, and that's when things look 289 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 1: really really bad because you know, he's not that great 290 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: of a shooter and stuff like that. So I think 291 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: he hasn't seemed like he's really forced too much outside 292 00:14:44,680 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: of those turnovers that he's been forcing, like trying to 293 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: figure out where people want to capture the ball and 294 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: pass it. So I think there's still a part of 295 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: him that's sort of figuring stuff out. UM, but it's 296 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: gradually gotten better. Uh. And I my one prediction was 297 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: um for this season, and I wouldn't be surprised if 298 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: Russ takes the least amount of shots per game then 299 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: he has in his entire career. This season with the Lakers, 300 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: that matter. No, but no, you don't speaking to what 301 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: to what Vane just said. I thought the preseason adjustment 302 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: that Breast made from game the game is the first 303 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: few games he was attacking with the specific intent to 304 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: pass and people were guarding him with scored. I think 305 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 1: they're just went tonight was he was like, I'm gonna score. 306 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: This just made him much more effectus. I will say 307 00:15:36,280 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: that like the game, that's the adjustment he's made that 308 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: I've seen just in two preseason games. I think that's 309 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: a good thing. He had a couple of possessions where 310 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: he followed his way all the way to the rim 311 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: early and got lay up. So that's that's that matchup 312 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 1: attacking mentality that I'd like to see him weaponize against 313 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: teams like Golden State in Brooklyn. You know, in those 314 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: specific matchups Maples. You had mentioned, and this is something 315 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: you've been harping on this entire season about how you 316 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: know with Westbrook you need a D at the five 317 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: in order to have the the space for him to 318 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: be able to operate. I think you could say that 319 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: about a bunch of these specific lineups. Like I think 320 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: Russ's minutes should be in single big lineups. You know, 321 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: either put him with just Dwight and Lebron or put 322 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: him with Anthony Davis, but never with both Anthony Davis 323 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: and Dwight or Anthony Davis and Deondre Jordan. And the 324 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: same goes for a lot of these guys in these 325 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: different roles, right, Like I like Anthony Davis. If you're 326 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: gonna play Anthony Davis by himself, I'd rather have him 327 00:16:36,720 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: play with a big because at that point, you know, 328 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: the without Russ and Lebron, I almost want to just 329 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: be this big, physically freakish, you know, imposing team. Or 330 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 1: with Carmelo Anthony. Like I don't think Carmelo Anthony should 331 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:55,080 Speaker 1: ever play with Dwight or with Lebron as the only 332 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: front court partner. I would only play Carmelo Anthony with 333 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis. So that the total defensive floor of the 334 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,199 Speaker 1: lineup is high enough to kind of compensate for some 335 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,440 Speaker 1: of those shortcomings. Like those are the kinds of things 336 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 1: that I would look at, Like I'd like to see 337 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: a lot more Wayne Ellington in monk in minutes with Lebron, 338 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: someone who's gonna actively hunt them, you know, as a 339 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: as a passer, Like those are those little intricacies of 340 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: the lineups in the way they mix. Those are the 341 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: things that I'd like to see because Roger and I 342 00:17:24,160 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: and I'm sure you feel the same way Maple's and 343 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: Venet like we were never like eight should only play 344 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: the five. That's never what our opinion was. It was 345 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: that the you you haven't you haven't seen the great 346 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: chat Maples, I join you continue a real quick, real quick. 347 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 1: The one season a d played majority signals seventy five games. 348 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:56,000 Speaker 1: I think he played like seventy five of his minutest 349 00:17:56,000 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: center he was twenty nine. Some of my something ridiculous 350 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: like that it was first team everything, And that was 351 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: when the conversation started, Hey, this guy can be the 352 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: best player in the world. Like that one year that 353 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: it was just with Rondo. Yeah, that one year he 354 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: plays it's a personnel thing for me though, because I 355 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: agree that the majority of his minutes should be at center. However, 356 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: I think Dwight and a D presents a really interesting 357 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: matchup problems for other teams. So from that standpoint, as 358 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:35,959 Speaker 1: an audible, I like the idea of playing you know, 359 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: if it're up to me, about a third of the minutes, 360 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna end up being closer to half 361 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 1: um with the way that Frank wants to play. But 362 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 1: I would like the idea of third of the minutes 363 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,480 Speaker 1: putting a D with Dwight or a D with DeAndre, 364 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: because it really does just scare the hell out of 365 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: other teams in terms of the size, and it throws 366 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 1: a weird wrench into the to the flow of the 367 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: game that keeps teams off balance and keeps the out 368 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,920 Speaker 1: of rhythms, you know what I mean. I do like that. 369 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: So here, So here's my thing with that, my father, 370 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: here's my thing with that, Jason. I'm looking at a 371 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,119 Speaker 1: playoffs way and drive. So let's say second round of 372 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:17,960 Speaker 1: the playoffs, Like so Phoenix, they go like Aighten, Crowder, Bridges, 373 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: then Booker and CP three right, So it's just like 374 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: I don't know how you play the white or right, 375 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: so or let's go even Warriors, like so you can go, 376 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: they go, Let's say Clay comes back, keeps seventy percent 377 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:35,199 Speaker 1: of himself, right, so they go, you know, Draymond, Clay Pool, 378 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 1: Steph you know in Wiggins, Right, It's like, how do 379 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: you I'm saying, I'm just thinking, like deep into the playoffs, 380 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: I just can't see how that line up over the season, Like, sure, 381 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: go to against Orlando or wasn't that only NBA TV 382 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 1: with the hell go for it? But against good teams, 383 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 1: I just can't see how that lineup is viable. The 384 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: way these teams played basketball, the way the good teams 385 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: played just just one thing to just to add to 386 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: Jason's points. So this is this is a discussion that 387 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: we had in the off season with with Kings in 388 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: a group chat like it it. So in today's game 389 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: in Sacramento, you saw them run a three guard lineup, 390 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: and like you know, obviously most of our guards are hurt, 391 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: so we can't really run a three guard lineup like that, 392 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: So we gotta run like Reeves, Russ and Rondo, So 393 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: which is not ideal obviously, but I think I think 394 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: the concerning trend for me for the as it relates 395 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,320 Speaker 1: to the Lakers, is that when teams see the Lakers 396 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: go big um with with two big specifically eighty at 397 00:20:31,640 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: the form and whoever at the five, they try to 398 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: actually go in the opposite direction to speed the game 399 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: up to a point where the Lakers have to eventually 400 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: make a switch. And like, if you watch the Phoenix 401 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,639 Speaker 1: preseason game, there's a play where eighty makes a layup 402 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 1: right at the rim, like they almost give it to him, 403 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,360 Speaker 1: like they're not going to stop him, but they outlet 404 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: the ball so fast that eighty and the other big 405 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: are are way behind the play. So they're sitting up 406 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,359 Speaker 1: an open corner three, which is what they like to 407 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: do early in transition. And my concern is is that 408 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: if the Lakers in the regular season fall in love 409 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 1: with playing two bigs and they try to try to 410 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: do that into the playoffs. In the playoffs, it's you know, 411 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: you gotta win a game, and it's the best of 412 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: best of four, sorry, best of seven and stuff like that, 413 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 1: so our margin of error is not, hey, we can 414 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 1: afford to punt the game, so like you can't wait 415 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: a whole game to make that adjustment later. And my 416 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: concern is that the Lakers, they try to do this 417 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: two big thing, teams are going to keep doing that. 418 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 1: They're gonna keep trying to speed the game up. And 419 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: the only way that two big works against the speed 420 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: lineup is if you're making layups every single time. And 421 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: if it is not making layups or Dwight or or 422 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,439 Speaker 1: DC whoever it is, if they're not making lamps at 423 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: the rim, there's no way that ball is getting stopped, 424 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:43,919 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, it's not it's not doing anything 425 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: to the other team's defense. So that that's my concern. 426 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 1: If it's a game of styles that I'm concerned about. 427 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: But we saw that line up, that lineup not play 428 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: right when it mattered in the playoffs. I guess like 429 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,719 Speaker 1: Local is a counterpuncher. I think like he does like 430 00:21:57,800 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: to kind of do with what he likes. In the 431 00:21:59,720 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: first game, right, he's gonna go to that too big 432 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: lineup in the regular season, like we're already have to 433 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 1: be ready for it, and in the playoffs he's going 434 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: to go to it a few times. That's just what 435 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: he likes. His defensive philosophy is that he likes two 436 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: bigs at the rim and and then he'll counter if 437 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: he has to. And we saw that he will, right. 438 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: We saw a D started the five a bunch. We 439 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: saw Javelle get bunched to get banned, Dwight get benched. 440 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:20,720 Speaker 1: I think it works if you have a like do 441 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: you guys agree it works if you have like a 442 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: non shooting center, right, like I think it. DJ looked 443 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: okay tonight a lot because Rashaun Holmes is kind of 444 00:22:27,480 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: the center and Alex Land is the center and you 445 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: can kind of get away with that. Aiden is a 446 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,080 Speaker 1: tough matchup. He's just kind of scoring big. But I 447 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: think that's why it works. And I think those are 448 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: the kind of games will go with it. Vane and Jason, 449 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,800 Speaker 1: I feel like we won't see it when it matters. 450 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: I guess, like these are any eaters for a D 451 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: and it is some kind of mental thing for him. 452 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: It obviously matters to him. You could tell the way 453 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: he talks about playing at five. You could tell the 454 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: way he talks about it in a way like yeah, alright, 455 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: I guess I'll do it, you know what I mean? 456 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: Like you could tell he just you you can tell 457 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 1: it's just it's not something that he prefers. And this 458 00:22:57,200 --> 00:22:59,680 Speaker 1: is a superstar driven league. Superstars get what they want. 459 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: He doesn't want to play center for a majority of 460 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 1: these minutes in the regular season. He's not going to, 461 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: no matter what we think, no matter how wash. DeAndre 462 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: Jordan is just what we're gonna see. And I think 463 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: I think I think you'll see him play the five 464 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: when it matters, and I think that's what's important here. 465 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: Maples is gonna terrorize Lakers Twitter if he if he 466 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,640 Speaker 1: keeps playing the four all season, I think I think 467 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: I'm not seriously, seriously, I've gotten much better with my chant. 468 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: I'm just going to say I to be much more pleasant. 469 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: I planned to be much more pleasant this year. Well, 470 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: we we have we need, we need a little bit 471 00:23:34,440 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: more Maple's optimism. I think we can all get get 472 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: on the same page there. I'm just kidding anyway. I 473 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:44,200 Speaker 1: think it's matchup specific like you brought up to You 474 00:23:44,240 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: brought up two teams, Maples that I think are interesting. 475 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,040 Speaker 1: You know, I disagree with you about Phoenix. I think 476 00:23:49,800 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: I think Phoenix is a team you could occasionally do 477 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,439 Speaker 1: that to mix it up when they have Crowder and 478 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: Eton on the floor because you have Dwight bang with 479 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,359 Speaker 1: Eton and then a d S guarding Crowder almost in 480 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: a like a roaming role um, you know, giving more 481 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: space and just kind of trying to disrupt stuff everywhere 482 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: else on the floor. You know, I think this is 483 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: one of those things not to get into revisionist history here, 484 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 1: but like, like Dwight is, Dwight is so much better 485 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: than Andre Drummond, like so much better than Andre Drummond. 486 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:24,640 Speaker 1: And and in retrospect, the Montrez Harrold move made absolutely 487 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: no sense if you if you really look at it. 488 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 1: And what I what I kind of look at with 489 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: this group is returning to something that worked, because the 490 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 1: truth of the matter is is in the playoff run, 491 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: most of the Dwight minutes worked. There were devail minutes 492 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: that where he got kind of attacked by Yo Kitchen 493 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,400 Speaker 1: had some problems, but you know, look at the way 494 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,479 Speaker 1: Frank Handle did. It was like, Okay, we're playing the 495 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,520 Speaker 1: Portland is throwing this weird double center line up at us, 496 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 1: so we're gonna arride with Dwight Nade and we're just 497 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: gonna kill him. Then we come into Houston and they're 498 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,439 Speaker 1: playing five guards and Dwight doesn't see the floor for 499 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: most of the series. Then we go into the Denver 500 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: series and all of a sudden, Dwight's back involved. And 501 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: then Dwight actually started some games in the NBA Finals 502 00:25:10,680 --> 00:25:13,560 Speaker 1: and no one really cared because the Lakers were basically 503 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: in control of every single one of those series. But 504 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: the reality is is in that playoff run, a d 505 00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:22,200 Speaker 1: played the majority of his minutes at center, and the 506 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: Dwight stuff was just a wrinkle. It was a curveball, 507 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And so that's that's kind 508 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: of the way that I look at it. Is like 509 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: if it were up to me and Roger and I 510 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: have been talking about this all summer, but DJ would 511 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 1: never see the floor and Dwight would play his usual 512 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: twenty something minutes, nineteen minutes, whatever it is, and most 513 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: of those minutes would be without a D. But there 514 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:45,160 Speaker 1: would be a couple of stretches in each half where 515 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: the two of them are on the floor and it 516 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: just confuses the hell out of the other team because 517 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: there's just so much length on the floor that they 518 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: don't know what to do. The rim is basically shut off, 519 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 1: and but you're right, Golden State Golden State would kill 520 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: two big Laker lineup like that just is a terrible 521 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 1: decision on any front, Like that makes absolutely no sense. 522 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: I'm with you. Do you think that you think the 523 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: line up rotation, the big line up rotation that they 524 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: used against Golden Sat in that last preseason line up, 525 00:26:13,240 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 1: So that that's what I think that they're going to do. 526 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 1: I think try and run. Yeah, but let me I 527 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 1: want to ask you guys this because like I was 528 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: trying to ask you guys before, So like right now 529 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: with all our guards and wings hurt, Like I get 530 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 1: you want to go eighty at the five? But who 531 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: are you playing? I guess, so like once that starting 532 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: lineup is done, so you start maybe bays Moore and 533 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: who can you start? I guess if you want to 534 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,359 Speaker 1: start Austin Reeves or whoever you want to start, Like 535 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: where do you go as a second unit? I guess, 536 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: like once you have you're playing eighty at the five 537 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: at the full time. It's basically Carmelo, you know what 538 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: I mean? Like what are you? What are you doing defensively? 539 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: Like that's what I worry about. There's there's not what 540 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: So the lebron is your power for and then is 541 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: he not. Yeah, absolutely right, that's that's something I mean, 542 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: that's something that's his. He had a great gear to 543 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: entery when he was healthy last year, just being that 544 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 1: back sign roamer right playing play re safety. I think 545 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: him at the four, it's like the optimal place to 546 00:27:07,440 --> 00:27:09,360 Speaker 1: do that. But I understand what you're saying though, like 547 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,840 Speaker 1: all this is moved because of the injury. So I understand, Hey, 548 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: he's gonna play a lot of power forward just because 549 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:16,159 Speaker 1: of the lack of bodies at this point. Because I 550 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:18,719 Speaker 1: was really looking forward to a Reason playing a lot 551 00:27:18,760 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: of that Lebron playing a lot like how looking like 552 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,600 Speaker 1: just having super persontile and athletic, uh, you know, much 553 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: more modern you know, basketball lineups at their disposal, and 554 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,600 Speaker 1: hopefully our Reason is able to come back. And then 555 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: is there any uh ths out for a while, But 556 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: is there any word on like month? Is there like 557 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 1: a week or two? They said I'm fired better correctly, 558 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 1: So believe he's gonna be ready shortly after the certain season. Yeah, 559 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: because as I know, he's not missing you know, too 560 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: much time. So like when everybody's healthy, you know, I 561 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 1: would love and you know, I'm to be honest, with you. 562 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: I'm more worried about Bates more than I am about 563 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: Westbrook at this point, Like we know who Westbrook is. 564 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: Basemore was brought in for a specific skill set and 565 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: we have been seeing any of that in preseason. He 566 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: brought all his bad decision making from Golden State without 567 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 1: the jump shot, and that's a little troublesome thus far. 568 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: So hopefully that Yeah, I think I think the four 569 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: has to be if you're gonna be playing a d 570 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: at the five, like one of one of the most 571 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: I think one of the most difficult parts for Vogel 572 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,439 Speaker 1: to figure out is if a plays at five. We 573 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: know that he has a natural tendency just because he's 574 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: a defensively inclined big, like he's gonna go after blocks, 575 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: like he's gonna try and se shots and stuff like that. 576 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 1: So they're the vacuum. Like this is a basketball thing, right, 577 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,600 Speaker 1: Like when you're big man goes to block a shot, 578 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: there's a vacuum of space behind them that has to 579 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 1: be filled, whether it's a defensive rebound or whether it's 580 00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: just you know, just putting a body in boxing out 581 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 1: on somebody. And I think that's something that the Lakers 582 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: haven't yet figured out. I know it's been mitigated with 583 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: like mellow um the game where he started I think 584 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:54,520 Speaker 1: Next Day a D I think it was. I think 585 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,120 Speaker 1: it was that Warriors game, Like he did a pretty 586 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: good job, like just maving rebounds and stuff I got. 587 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:02,320 Speaker 1: Like my thing with Braun, you know, I'm doing air 588 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: quotes being the four is I don't you know Bron 589 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:06,959 Speaker 1: if he wants to can go and grab ten rebounds 590 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 1: a game? But is Bron going to grab ten rebounds 591 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: a game? You know? Like that That's that's kind of 592 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: where my head is at. So it's like if Russ 593 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: is crashing the class and eighties, challenging shots like somebody 594 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 1: you know, like bays Moore and whoever that fourth guy is, 595 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:22,400 Speaker 1: it has to be somebody who's gonna help him on 596 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: the boards, help him do like some of that grunt 597 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: work and stuff I got, And so Melos fit that 598 00:29:26,360 --> 00:29:28,720 Speaker 1: role ideally. I think it would have to be a 599 00:29:28,760 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: reason because that's kind of what he's that's been his 600 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: like Hallmark, you know, and he's a guy who does 601 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: some of that groundwork for you. So that that's the 602 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: way I see it, Like it has to be somebody 603 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: who covers up for stuff like the defensive rebounding or 604 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: sports Vogo is not gonna He's not gonna play a 605 00:29:42,560 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: D at the five. He's gonna play a D at 606 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: four the entire season. If the defensive rebounding his suspect. 607 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: You're absolutely right about that. That that's something that Frank 608 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: has straight up told us, like, if we can't get rebounds, 609 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to go bigger. Um. You know, I 610 00:29:56,800 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: think I look at the Roger's question about you know bench, 611 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: there's to me, there's like two bench phases, right, Like 612 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: there's the Lebron leaves at that first media of the 613 00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: first stoppage after the media time out in the first quarter, 614 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be Russ and a D right, and 615 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 1: then Lebron is going to come back in you know, 616 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: very end of the first quarter. But for the majority 617 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: of the stretches with the start the second quarter, and 618 00:30:21,120 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: it's usually alongside Dwite. So you've got Lebron at the 619 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,000 Speaker 1: four and Dwight at the five in terms of who 620 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: fills in the filler spots around that. The way I 621 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: look at it is give Lebron the challenge, Like, if 622 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: you like Lebron, will figure it out. So it's like 623 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: you're trying, you're struggling, struggling how to figure out how 624 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: Mellow is gonna fit. Like I'd like to see him 625 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,760 Speaker 1: with Lebron because they like they'll Lebron will find a 626 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: way with that group to win. Those minutes with the 627 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: Russ A D minutes at the middle of the excuse me, 628 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: at the end of the first quarter and in the 629 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: middle of the second quarter when Lebron takes the second rest, 630 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 1: those are the minutes where we've got to start looking at. 631 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: You know, us is initiating everything with some you know, 632 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: pick and roll with a D and then some post 633 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: ups for a D mixed in. So that's where I 634 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: favored shooting. And in that case, I saw that at least, 635 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:14,440 Speaker 1: you know, if the wheels are going to come up 636 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,920 Speaker 1: with the defense, at least you're scoring to kind of 637 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: keep up with that, you know, Um, I would that's 638 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:22,479 Speaker 1: where I would look to put you know, Monk and 639 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: in Ellington, And yes, it'll be asking a lot for 640 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,240 Speaker 1: a D to clean up all the defensive mistakes that 641 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: come from that group, But at that point I would 642 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: just be like, at least we're scoring and Lebron, Like 643 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 1: that's that second phase with Lebron. He's just going to 644 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: figure it out. Like Lebron minutes are positive, they just 645 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: always are going to be. So it's really just about 646 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: what are you gonna do end of the first quarter, 647 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: middle second quarter, you know, and same thing in the 648 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:49,760 Speaker 1: second half when when Russ and a D are on 649 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: the floor. If that makes sense. Now that that that 650 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:53,959 Speaker 1: makes sense, So I just have WEX. I dont want 651 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: to hug everybody. Make everybody listening to my voice, bring 652 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: some other speakers up there. This is one thing that 653 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: I want to say, Like the one thing I'm probably 654 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 1: looking at with this Rust edition is the shock quality 655 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: that A D and Braun get when Russ is on 656 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: the floor. Like I know we've talked about spacing and 657 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,600 Speaker 1: stuff I got, but I think one of the things 658 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: like Braun has been kind of messing around in the preseason. 659 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,640 Speaker 1: He's been like turning the ball over, like doing funny 660 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: stuff like spring the ball in his hands and stuff 661 00:32:19,480 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 1: I got. But his shock quality, like the way he's scoring, 662 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:27,440 Speaker 1: like how he's getting his points have been so easy 663 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: to some degree, like he's just running down the court 664 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 1: taking layups. He's like he's doing the midrange stuff a 665 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: little bit, but it's like nothing seems like it's very 666 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 1: difficult for him right now, and obviously that will change 667 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,080 Speaker 1: because it'll be a regular season. I'm with and and 668 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: A D hasn't been making shots, but his shock quality 669 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: has been really good. So I'm hoping that, like the 670 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: ancillary effect or one of the biggest positives from this 671 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: is that regardless of what Russ looks like and what 672 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: his stats look like and stuff like that, as he 673 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 1: figures it out, that the shock quality continues to remain 674 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 1: high for those two guys. I think if you're a 675 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: Lakers fan, that's probably the most important thing that we 676 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: want to see because if our two stars can get 677 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:06,320 Speaker 1: really high shot quality, like, eventually those shots will start 678 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: falling and then the offense will fix itself, um and 679 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: everything will fall into place. So that's that's that's the 680 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,160 Speaker 1: last thing I got. Uh. You know you guys, keep 681 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:17,080 Speaker 1: it up. Man, It's wonderful space. Thanks for We appreciate you. 682 00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 1: Man is always Yeah, I'm out too, Man, appreciate Maples. 683 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: Have a good night, brother. That's all we have for today, guys, 684 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:28,680 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your support. As always, if 685 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 1: you missed part of this show on dash radio, you 686 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,840 Speaker 1: can find it on our podcast feed under State of 687 00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Our next show will be a postgame show 688 00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:41,560 Speaker 1: after the season opener on Tuesday against Golden State. We're 689 00:33:41,560 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: looking forward to it again. Thanks, as always for your support, 690 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:45,479 Speaker 1: and enjoy the rest of your weekend.