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Speaker 1: let's get into the stuff that we need to talk
Speaker 1: about the landscape of the NBA and what's going on.
Speaker 1: Number one, Steph Curry's return versus the Sun's very happy
Speaker 1: and excited. That stuff is bad. Uh. These last um
Speaker 1: a few weeks without him have been tough. Now we've
Speaker 1: been winning, uh until as of late, losing the last three.
Speaker 1: But you know how I put together a five game
Speaker 1: winning streak uh at the beginning of the steps absence,
Speaker 1: and that was kind of great. We were in a
Speaker 1: really unstable position, UM, coming out of Brooklyn and coming
Speaker 1: back from that road trip and then losing Steff during
Speaker 1: that road trip, everybody's going haywhile and wondering what the
Speaker 1: hell is gonna happen. And to go on that five
Speaker 1: game win the streak was great. Now the last three
Speaker 1: games we have to contin you know, get back on
Speaker 1: the right side of things. But to have stepped back
Speaker 1: it was absolutely incredible. And you know, I think initially
Speaker 1: you can kind of see a little bit of the rust,
Speaker 1: miss some shots that he would normally make and wasn't
Speaker 1: quite as aggressive as normal, which is a normal thing.
Speaker 1: And saying that, as the game went on, you started
Speaker 1: to see him find that rhythm and you started to
Speaker 1: see him get more aggressive, and I think that boats
Speaker 1: well for us. Um, we're about to start a five
Speaker 1: game road trip and we all know our struggles we've
Speaker 1: had on the road, so I think this road trip
Speaker 1: is really coming out a good time for us, and
Speaker 1: you know, get out on the road, get together, as
Speaker 1: you know, with the guys spent some time, and start
Speaker 1: winning some of these down road games. So extremely excited
Speaker 1: and looking forward to the road trip, but definitely was
Speaker 1: happy to have step back. Andrew Wiggins came back since
Speaker 1: the last time we've talked, and you know, it's great
Speaker 1: to see Wiggs backs as well. And then Andre Igudala
Speaker 1: made his season debut debut, which was also great and
Speaker 1: bows well for the Doves now and saying that, I
Speaker 1: think when you get guys coming back from injury, especially
Speaker 1: missing the amount of time that guy has missed, it's
Speaker 1: a it's weird because as players, you kind of settled
Speaker 1: into those roles and then it abruptly ends. You know,
Speaker 1: Dante DiVincenzo has settled into a role with those guys
Speaker 1: being out, and then abruptly comes to an end. Um,
Speaker 1: you know, and and the list goes on and on
Speaker 1: and on, and so I think that's also a very
Speaker 1: weird thing. And with so many guys coming back at
Speaker 1: one time, you you know, the rotations get funky and
Speaker 1: the play calling gets funking. There's no one's, no one's fault.
Speaker 1: You know, it's not Steve's fault, it's not anyone's fought
Speaker 1: in particular. That's just what you have to go through
Speaker 1: and reincorporating guys and especially um, so many guys at
Speaker 1: one time, just getting them back in the mix. And
Speaker 1: so I felt like last night's lost to the Suns
Speaker 1: was what's kind of a byproduct of that where we're
Speaker 1: going in, we're kind of figuring out, you know, who
Speaker 1: shoots here, the ball goes, They're figuring out, refiguring out
Speaker 1: the patterns because quite frankly, when stuff is out, we're
Speaker 1: totally different team. Stephan wigs out, We're we're and absolutely
Speaker 1: completely different teams. And then Andrea out. You know, um
Speaker 1: some of these guys on this team, which you have
Speaker 1: to realize has never played with Andre and so you're
Speaker 1: figuring those things out as well. And so I think, um,
Speaker 1: you know, last night's loss was it was definitely somewhat
Speaker 1: of a byproduct of that. Now, in saying that, snow
Speaker 1: excuse to go lose at home to a Phoenix Suns
Speaker 1: team that's probably down down for their top five players,
Speaker 1: snow excuse to go lose that game. But we did
Speaker 1: and we have to move forward. Um, but that was
Speaker 1: a shitty loss and I can't do anything about it now,
Speaker 1: and got to go back and right the ship, and
Speaker 1: we got to do it on the road. So it's
Speaker 1: tough to see dre get ejected from that game last night. Um,
Speaker 1: you know, but you know, things happen, and for us,
Speaker 1: we have to turn our focus to the next game,
Speaker 1: which is Friday at San Antonio, and I'm excited about
Speaker 1: that game, by the way, playing at the Alamo Dome.
Speaker 1: Never played at the Alamo Dome as obviously they were already,
Speaker 1: um moved to a T and T center by the
Speaker 1: time that I came in the league. But you always
Speaker 1: ride by the Alamo Dome, and you know the history
Speaker 1: of the Alamo Dome, and they're trying to break the
Speaker 1: attendis record. Now, a part ofment is like, why the
Speaker 1: hell the game has to be when we're coming to
Speaker 1: town and you're trying to break the attendis record and
Speaker 1: all of this, but quite frankly, we face a lot
Speaker 1: of things like that. Um, you know, over the years Dallas,
Speaker 1: we'll have white outs when we come to town and
Speaker 1: different things and so um. From the business side of things,
Speaker 1: I always wonder like if if you're trying to break
Speaker 1: the attendis record in the big catches, like we're doing
Speaker 1: this at the Alamo Dome, do you really want to
Speaker 1: waste your game against the Warriors? With Steph Curry coming
Speaker 1: to town and and the draw that that brings, do
Speaker 1: you waste that game and do it at the Alamo Dome?
Speaker 1: I don't know that would be I think that would
Speaker 1: be an interesting question to have, would say the president
Speaker 1: of a team or you know, and just really understanding
Speaker 1: that business side further. But I am extremely excited about
Speaker 1: that game just because the opportunity. The last time I
Speaker 1: played in the Dome had to be college. Um yeah,
Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure it was college and the n c
Speaker 1: A tournaments and and it's a top by the way.
Speaker 1: Excited for the experience, but playing in domes is weird,
Speaker 1: Like the depth perception when you're shooting the ball, it's
Speaker 1: like so much space behind, you know, You're used to
Speaker 1: shooting in the gym, and even in the arena it's
Speaker 1: still kind of enclosed. But a dome like the depth perception.
Speaker 1: It is crazy in a dome. I remember planning the
Speaker 1: in and the Aircraft Carrier Classic, which was the first
Speaker 1: one played in San Diego my senior year against North
Speaker 1: Carolina on the aircraft carrying like you're shooting the ball
Speaker 1: and looking at open sea, and it was the weirdest thing.
Speaker 1: And you get some of that in a dome. So
Speaker 1: I'm not really excited about the death perception, and it's
Speaker 1: great that we'll get a chance to practice there before
Speaker 1: the game. But I am excited about the opportunity to
Speaker 1: playing the Alamo Dome, uh that you know, all the
Speaker 1: guys playing them before I ever made it to the league.
Speaker 1: And then also seeing if they'll break their tennis record.
Speaker 1: I think that would be cool to be a part
Speaker 1: of that game. So looking forward to that, and then
Speaker 1: most importantly too, really right this ship back and you know,
Speaker 1: get back on the winning track and start this road
Speaker 1: trip off right in the San Antonio Spurs team, they're
Speaker 1: not they're not laying down to nobody. They're giving tough
Speaker 1: games to everybody they play, So we gotta make sure
Speaker 1: that we come in locked and ready to go and
Speaker 1: do the things that it takes necessarily to win a
Speaker 1: game in the NBA, but more importantly to win a
Speaker 1: road game, as those tend to be a little different
Speaker 1: and a little tougher than the home game. So I'm
Speaker 1: looking forward to that when we return from this road trip.
Speaker 1: Obviously we got the uh arching hot Brooklyn Nets come
Speaker 1: into town, and was really looking forward to Katie getting
Speaker 1: an opportunity to play in front of the fans. Um
Speaker 1: that he was able to capture two championships and go
Speaker 1: to three NBA finals in his three years here. Um,
Speaker 1: I was really looking forward to that for him. And
Speaker 1: obviously Katie I just went down with a knee injury.
Speaker 1: They're saying uh to mcl spraying and he'll be out
Speaker 1: for about a month. Um, I don't know. Injuries are
Speaker 1: never good, so let me say that first. It's never
Speaker 1: a good time to be injured. But it'll be interesting
Speaker 1: to see, uh, you know, the nets like they're rolling
Speaker 1: and it's not. I think the interesting thing is it's
Speaker 1: not just Katie and Kyrie, Like Ben is playing a
Speaker 1: lot better. T Add and t j Warren back to
Speaker 1: add and t J warrnt to that lineup has really
Speaker 1: been a spark for them and it's been really good.
Speaker 1: T J is playing well, Seth is back, Joe Harris,
Speaker 1: um Claxton is playing really well, and so there's still
Speaker 1: gonna be a team to be reckoned with even with
Speaker 1: Katie out, but it'll be interesting to see how much
Speaker 1: of an impact that it does have. Um And I
Speaker 1: think they have won eighteen of their last twenty games
Speaker 1: or nineteen or their last twenty one, so uh, they're
Speaker 1: in a really good spot. But you know, injuries. Injuries
Speaker 1: are tough, and so definitely wishing Katie well, get well soon,
Speaker 1: brother come back healthy. Having an m v P year,
Speaker 1: and like I said before, to see Kevin having m
Speaker 1: VP year like he's having a special because for him
Speaker 1: to get mentioned in that category, not only does he
Speaker 1: have to be playing great, but his team has to
Speaker 1: be doing great because when he plays great, everyone's just
Speaker 1: so accustomed to it, like the Lebron effect, like the
Speaker 1: Steph Curry effect, where you kind of get bored. And
Speaker 1: it's been interesting to see how people have gotten bored
Speaker 1: with like those guys performances and yet Joker now is
Speaker 1: kind of getting into that category of where you just
Speaker 1: expect the dominance. But it doesn't feel like people has
Speaker 1: gotten bored with Joker's performances yet, And I wonder why, Like,
Speaker 1: is it because of the assists as well? And it's
Speaker 1: just not scoring, but Lebron is full of assist Steph
Speaker 1: Curry Irish I think more than six assists for his career,
Speaker 1: um Katie assists. So I don't know, I've been trying
Speaker 1: to figure that one out, but it seems like with
Speaker 1: Joker's production that he's starting to work himself into that
Speaker 1: category of people just expecting it. So and I say, board,
Speaker 1: Maybe board isn't the right term, but it's just so
Speaker 1: expected that you got to be so above and beyond
Speaker 1: to get mentioned in the m v P category. And
Speaker 1: so to see Kevin mentioned now in the m v
Speaker 1: P category obviously before the injury, it's great to see
Speaker 1: him getting his due because he plays at that level
Speaker 1: pretty much every time he steps on the floor, and
Speaker 1: so it's good to see that. Um and we'll we'll
Speaker 1: see how that plays out and how many games he misses,
Speaker 1: and you know, dependent on how many games he misses,
Speaker 1: that question always comes up of how many games do
Speaker 1: you have to play in order to win m VP?
Speaker 1: How many games do you have to play in order
Speaker 1: to win Defensive Player of the Year, Like that question
Speaker 1: always comes up in the conversation, always comes up. So
Speaker 1: hopefully Kevin doesn't miss too many games and you know,
Speaker 1: he can continue to have a great season and if
Speaker 1: m v P is in his future, he can go
Speaker 1: capture that Steph Curry coming back from injury, looking forward
Speaker 1: to Steph getting back to the m v P level
Speaker 1: that he was playing, that he gets back to the
Speaker 1: m v P level, which I have no doubt that
Speaker 1: he will. Our team can take to jump and and
Speaker 1: he can work himself back into that conversation. So I
Speaker 1: think it gets interesting. But like I said, I wanted
Speaker 1: to wish Kevin well on his injury and his recovery
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Speaker 1: net in West Virginia. Amongst other news around the NBA,
Speaker 1: one of the biggest stories of the week has been
Speaker 1: in Lebron's comment, um, y'all know what the beef should
Speaker 1: be going on or should be happening. I'm sorry, And
Speaker 1: I saw a lot of people start talking immediately about
Speaker 1: essentially Lebron throwing his teammates under the bus. I did
Speaker 1: not tell that away from that comment. What I took
Speaker 1: away from that comment was, and Lebron went on to
Speaker 1: clarify on Twitter that his focus is on the guys
Speaker 1: in the locker room. What I took away from that
Speaker 1: comedy even before Brian went and clarify, what he meant
Speaker 1: was trade those draft picks because the draft picks does
Speaker 1: not help him and it doesn't help that current team.
Speaker 1: And so that's what I took away from it. So
Speaker 1: when everybody went up in arms, uh that like that
Speaker 1: he was throwing the teammates under the bus. I was
Speaker 1: a little I wasn't confused by it because I know
Speaker 1: what people took away from it, but that just wasn't
Speaker 1: my take. My take was more so that you know,
Speaker 1: everybody's been talking about again, it's been the biggest news
Speaker 1: in the NBA. Everybody's been talking about the draft pick,
Speaker 1: in the draft pick, and I just thought it was
Speaker 1: interesting because I just didn't take away he was saying, Oh,
Speaker 1: this guy needs to be traded or that guy needs
Speaker 1: to be traded. I thought it was more about like
Speaker 1: maybe the draft picks like that. That was my reading
Speaker 1: of the situation. It wasn't necessarily, uh that I was
Speaker 1: reading that Brown was throwing his teammates under the bus
Speaker 1: or especially I think at that point they were like
Speaker 1: maybe on like a five game winning streak or something
Speaker 1: like that. So I just didn't really understand, um, why
Speaker 1: people would think immediately that it was the throat of
Speaker 1: teammates under the bus thing. As I said, I thought
Speaker 1: it was more so if anything, like if you wanted
Speaker 1: to make anything of it, I thought, if you if
Speaker 1: you're gonna make anything of it, then if I was
Speaker 1: going to make something of it, I would have made
Speaker 1: something of the draft picks situation, I wouldn't have necessarily
Speaker 1: made much of Oh, the teammates like as far as
Speaker 1: the guys, he takes the floor within and it's in
Speaker 1: the locker room with every day. So I don't know
Speaker 1: um and and and in saying that I'm not in
Speaker 1: their locker room, I'm not with their team. I don't
Speaker 1: quite know. I have not talked to Brown or anything
Speaker 1: about that, nor will i UM as I have my
Speaker 1: own team to worry about. But as you know, UM,
Speaker 1: I keep tabs on the NBA at all times, or
Speaker 1: whether that's for um just me as a fan, whether
Speaker 1: that's for to gain a mental edge on somebody, because
Speaker 1: you best believe if we played the Los Angeles Lakers,
Speaker 1: and I believe Lebron was saying that the teammates should
Speaker 1: be traded, Oh, you better believe I'm telling those teammates
Speaker 1: your boy, you don't even want to play with you
Speaker 1: when we play against them, and kind of trying to
Speaker 1: get in their head a little bit. So that's another
Speaker 1: reason I like to keep tabs on the NBA because
Speaker 1: at times you get in the game and you need
Speaker 1: to use some of those tip bits to get in
Speaker 1: the under God's skin to get into guy's head to
Speaker 1: kind of affect their game and try to get that
Speaker 1: mental ass. So you guys believe if I believe that
Speaker 1: I'm using that for a mental ass However, I didn't
Speaker 1: quite think that was the case. Who knows. That's on
Speaker 1: them to figure out. It's not really my problem. But
Speaker 1: I was going to talk to you about it because
Speaker 1: I know it's been news around the NBA, and that's
Speaker 1: what we do. Whatever you make of it is what
Speaker 1: you make of it. But in saying that, that's gonna
Speaker 1: be a rat for this Top of the Show. Will
Speaker 1: be back next week with another Top of the Show
Speaker 1: with what's going on around the Association. Keep you up
Speaker 1: to date. I always share my thoughts and we have
Speaker 1: a very very very fun guess next week. Very intelligent
Speaker 1: um a legend in the NBA. Uh now my teammate
Speaker 1: in a different way. Hint hint. Jamal Crawford will be
Speaker 1: our guests for next week's show. Make sure you check
Speaker 1: it out. Very very very excited about this guest. Jamal
Speaker 1: and I came into the league, was one of those
Speaker 1: guys who really like just embraced me and we were
Speaker 1: He was with the Clippers like and as you know,
Speaker 1: at that time, we kind of had that little thing
Speaker 1: brewing against them, the two young up and coming teams,
Speaker 1: which one would be the next one out to west.
Speaker 1: Obviously we all know how that ended up turning out.
Speaker 1: But um, one guy that really embraced me and that
Speaker 1: I got a lot of respect and a lot of
Speaker 1: love for. So excited to have the conversation again. If
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