WEBVTT - 07/19/21 DPS Hour 3 Reggie Miller 0:00:00.640 --> 0:00:03.480 You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 0:00:03.560 --> 0:00:06.360 Sports Radio Final Hour on this Monday, Dan and m 0:00:06.440 --> 0:00:11.160 Dannet's Dan Patrick's Show Back Row consists of Fritzie mclovin 0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:14.320 is off this week, more phone calls, best and worst 0:00:14.360 --> 0:00:16.720 of the weekend, What you Like you didn't Like? Eight 0:00:16.800 --> 0:00:19.840 seven seven three d p show. Also, Reggie Miller will 0:00:19.920 --> 0:00:22.240 join us coming up in about twenty minutes from now. 0:00:22.280 --> 0:00:25.599 A few things to talk to Reggie about, including Damian Lillard. 0:00:26.079 --> 0:00:29.400 Does he want out of Portland? Does he want others 0:00:29.440 --> 0:00:31.960 to say that he wants out of Portland? Either way, 0:00:32.520 --> 0:00:35.880 the Blazers better be listening because if you read between 0:00:35.920 --> 0:00:39.280 the lines, feels like Damian Lillard once out of Portland. 0:00:40.240 --> 0:00:43.159 It's been an interesting week for Team USA men's basketball. 0:00:43.560 --> 0:00:47.240 They lost Bradley Beale because of COVID, Kevin Love dropped out. 0:00:47.520 --> 0:00:52.640 They added JaVale McGee and Kelden Johnson. Not exactly dream teamers, 0:00:52.800 --> 0:00:55.840 but they needed a big guy and JaVale McGhee does 0:00:55.920 --> 0:00:58.800 some silly things on the court at times, but he's 0:00:58.840 --> 0:01:01.120 got a lot of length. He's one couple of titles here. 0:01:01.440 --> 0:01:05.000 As for Kelton Johnson, it's okay to admit and you 0:01:05.080 --> 0:01:07.640 never heard of him. He's a twenty one year old 0:01:07.680 --> 0:01:10.319 forward who plays for the Spurs. And keep in mind, 0:01:10.319 --> 0:01:15.839 Team USA still has Durant Lillard Jason Tatum. Other countries 0:01:16.280 --> 0:01:18.840 would love to be dealing with the same difficulties Team 0:01:18.959 --> 0:01:24.120 USA has had. But despite those losses to Nigeria and Australia, 0:01:25.080 --> 0:01:28.520 America is still figures to be the heavy heavy, heavy 0:01:28.560 --> 0:01:31.959 favorites to win a gold medal. They beat Spain last 0:01:32.080 --> 0:01:34.319 night and now they go to Tokyo. So we'll talk 0:01:34.360 --> 0:01:40.199 to reg about all things NBA basketball coming up. Let's 0:01:40.240 --> 0:01:43.039 see update the pull results there, Todd, if you can 0:01:43.600 --> 0:01:46.640 which athlete stock would you invest in today? Show Hey 0:01:46.720 --> 0:01:50.440 thirty seven percent, Trevor Lawrence, It's twenty six percent, Markawa, 0:01:50.880 --> 0:01:55.600 twenty five percent, Colin more Kawa winning the Open Championship. 0:01:55.600 --> 0:02:00.760 You're not even twenty five Showhyo, Tani, you got Yannas now, like, 0:02:00.880 --> 0:02:04.520 there's a lot of young players doing some pretty amazing things. 0:02:05.720 --> 0:02:07.880 If I was going to invest in Showhy, it would 0:02:07.880 --> 0:02:09.840 have been last year. It would have been the year 0:02:09.880 --> 0:02:13.960 before that. It would have been when he was just 0:02:14.080 --> 0:02:18.320 coming over to the United States. But he had another 0:02:18.320 --> 0:02:21.440 home run yesterday. But you're looking, you know, like justin Herbert, 0:02:21.440 --> 0:02:26.480 you'd invest in that if he was his stock. But 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:28.880 it feels like, you know, with what more Kala did, 0:02:29.360 --> 0:02:32.560 what Jannis is doing. And you know, because Jannis has 0:02:32.600 --> 0:02:35.960 got two MVPs and he's on the verge of winning 0:02:35.960 --> 0:02:37.720 a title. There's only a couple of players in the 0:02:37.800 --> 0:02:41.200 history of the sport who've accomplished that by this age, 0:02:41.560 --> 0:02:46.640 by the age of twenty six. I think Bill Russell 0:02:46.760 --> 0:02:51.440 was in there, Tim Duncan is in there, Lebron was 0:02:51.639 --> 0:02:54.960 close to doing it. But this is Yannis right now 0:02:55.280 --> 0:02:58.480 doing something and you know, stepping up in a big 0:02:58.560 --> 0:03:03.919 moment with his season performance. Because we've seen where great 0:03:04.000 --> 0:03:06.680 during the regular season, and I always maintain that they 0:03:06.680 --> 0:03:08.920 were a great regular season team. They're built for a 0:03:08.960 --> 0:03:13.160 regular season. They were not built for a seven game series. 0:03:13.360 --> 0:03:17.359 Just weren't. They've made a lot of good moves here, 0:03:17.880 --> 0:03:21.240 Mike Budenholzer, who's been criticized and rightfully so, for some 0:03:21.280 --> 0:03:24.800 of the moves in previous postseasons, even this year's postseason, 0:03:25.200 --> 0:03:28.880 but he's made some moves here. Now it's up to 0:03:28.919 --> 0:03:31.359 the Phoenix Suns to try and to counter and as 0:03:31.400 --> 0:03:34.399 great as Jannis is. There was something he said over 0:03:34.400 --> 0:03:39.520 the weekend that I loved hearing, And you know, I 0:03:39.840 --> 0:03:45.600 sometimes you listen because you're a journalist, you're a sports announcer. 0:03:46.240 --> 0:03:49.920 Other times I listen as a parent, Like I'll listen 0:03:49.960 --> 0:03:51.800 to somebody and what they say or how they say it, 0:03:51.880 --> 0:03:54.080 or how they conduct themselves. You know, I was very 0:03:54.120 --> 0:03:57.160 critical Bryson Deshambo, who's around the age of my son, 0:03:57.840 --> 0:04:01.160 and I thought that he was a little child, he 0:04:01.240 --> 0:04:03.360 was a baby, didn't get his way, he threw a 0:04:03.400 --> 0:04:06.360 temper tantrum. Then you listening to Colin more Kawa after 0:04:06.600 --> 0:04:09.640 winning the Open championship, it sounded like he was thirty five, 0:04:09.760 --> 0:04:13.400 not twenty five. But what Janna said over the weekend 0:04:13.960 --> 0:04:18.039 really stood out, like this is about staying humble, and 0:04:18.160 --> 0:04:21.400 this is what he had to say from my experience, 0:04:21.520 --> 0:04:23.360 right like when I think about like, oh, yeah, I 0:04:23.880 --> 0:04:27.760 did this, you know, I'm so great. I had thirty, 0:04:27.960 --> 0:04:29.760 I had twenty five, ten and ten or whatever the 0:04:29.760 --> 0:04:31.520 case might be. Because you're gonna think about that or 0:04:31.560 --> 0:04:34.520 we want this and that. Usually the next day you're 0:04:34.520 --> 0:04:38.880 gonna suck, you know, simple as that. You like the 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:41.159 next few days you're gonna be terrible. And uh, I 0:04:41.200 --> 0:04:45.599 figured out like a mindset to have that, Like when 0:04:45.640 --> 0:04:48.720 you focus on the past, that's your ego. I did this, 0:04:49.200 --> 0:04:54.440 you know, um we were able to you know, beat 0:04:54.480 --> 0:04:57.279 this team. For all we did. I did this in 0:04:57.320 --> 0:04:59.880 the past. I want that in the past and for 0:05:00.120 --> 0:05:03.440 in the future. Is my pride, Like yeah, next game, 0:05:03.480 --> 0:05:06.400 game five, I do this and this and this. You know, 0:05:06.480 --> 0:05:09.000 I'm going down and that's your pride tale Like it 0:05:09.040 --> 0:05:12.680 doesn't happen like you're right here. And I kind of 0:05:12.720 --> 0:05:14.559 like tried to focus in the you know, in the moment, 0:05:14.600 --> 0:05:17.800 in the present. And that's humility that's been humbled, that's 0:05:17.839 --> 0:05:21.760 not setting no expectation. That's going out there enjoying the game, 0:05:22.120 --> 0:05:25.279 competing a high level. And I think I've had people 0:05:25.279 --> 0:05:28.240 throughout my life that helped me that. But that's a 0:05:28.360 --> 0:05:32.720 skill that I've tried to like perfect it. Yeah, I 0:05:32.880 --> 0:05:36.440 mastered it, and it's been working so far. That's a 0:05:36.480 --> 0:05:41.520 wonderful answer dealing with being in the moment. Don't talk 0:05:41.560 --> 0:05:46.840 about what you did. I mean at that age, come 0:05:46.880 --> 0:05:49.400 over here and do what he's doing, how he's done it, 0:05:49.440 --> 0:05:53.360 how he's improved. It's easy to criticize his free throw shooting, 0:05:53.360 --> 0:05:56.240 and I have because at some point somebody has to 0:05:56.320 --> 0:05:59.039 help him with just the rhythm of a free throw. 0:05:59.520 --> 0:06:03.920 But he is so close to perfection. I don't need 0:06:04.000 --> 0:06:06.800 him to shoot threes. But if he's a seventy five 0:06:06.839 --> 0:06:12.279 percent free throw shooter, who it's gonna be some long 0:06:12.400 --> 0:06:17.160 nights for NBA players dealing with him. But keep in mind, 0:06:17.200 --> 0:06:20.080 you come over to the United States. We didn't know 0:06:20.120 --> 0:06:23.360 what he was, we didn't know who he was, and 0:06:23.480 --> 0:06:28.800 he made himself better every year. So will he get 0:06:28.839 --> 0:06:32.000 better as a free throw shooter. I hope, But he's 0:06:32.040 --> 0:06:34.480 got to get a rhythm down, and it starts from 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:38.520 your legs moving up and then a nice smooth release. 0:06:38.960 --> 0:06:42.760 I don't need him to shoot threes, because put him 0:06:42.760 --> 0:06:45.240 anywhere else on the floor, he's going to score. But 0:06:45.320 --> 0:06:47.680 the free throw shooting, if he gets that to the 0:06:47.720 --> 0:06:51.320 point where you can't do the hacker shack, then there's 0:06:51.320 --> 0:06:55.159 no way you can stop him because and maybe he'll 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:58.400 get that. If you get the free throw down, you 0:06:58.440 --> 0:07:01.560 should be able to get that fifteen to eighteen foot 0:07:01.720 --> 0:07:05.000 shot down because if they back off you, you don't 0:07:05.000 --> 0:07:07.320 have to have a jumper. You just have to have 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:10.360 them respect that shot. Then it makes you even more dangerous. 0:07:11.000 --> 0:07:14.080 But I mean, that's a great success story with the 0:07:14.160 --> 0:07:17.000 NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks. And he chose to stay there. 0:07:17.160 --> 0:07:19.960 And then they made the trade for Drew Holiday, and 0:07:20.040 --> 0:07:22.720 they gave up a lot for Holiday. And Holiday is 0:07:22.760 --> 0:07:25.240 supposed to be really good and supposed to be a 0:07:25.240 --> 0:07:30.960 really good defender. That last game was career defining for him. 0:07:31.080 --> 0:07:33.360 Now you got to do it one more time. But 0:07:33.560 --> 0:07:38.640 because Janis stayed, they got Holiday, Chris Middleton has emerged, 0:07:38.880 --> 0:07:43.000 Brook Lopez, Conaton. You have some players who are doing 0:07:43.080 --> 0:07:46.920 some really impressive things for the Bucks. Because the Greek 0:07:46.920 --> 0:07:49.680 freak will not win this by himself. But when you 0:07:49.720 --> 0:07:54.160 have that team effort, and if you if you look 0:07:54.160 --> 0:07:55.760 at the Suns, you go, well, you got Aid and 0:07:55.840 --> 0:07:58.880 Chris Paul and Devin Booker. But the role players, the 0:07:58.920 --> 0:08:01.840 bench players, that's where I think that they've lacked. And 0:08:01.920 --> 0:08:04.640 I think that's where Milwaukee has taken advantage of the 0:08:04.680 --> 0:08:08.000 Phoenix Suns. But if you have a big lead like 0:08:08.080 --> 0:08:14.440 they did, no like Milwaukee was trailing by sixteen points, 0:08:15.920 --> 0:08:19.440 the biggest comeback in an NBA Finals game since the 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:24.520 twenty twelve Game four Finals, when the Miami heat rallied 0:08:24.560 --> 0:08:29.120 from seventeen down. Sounded like a stat of the day. 0:08:29.440 --> 0:08:34.000 There you go, just stat and it's a day. It's 0:08:34.080 --> 0:08:42.240 stat of the day, duds. That what? By the way, 0:08:42.280 --> 0:08:44.559 the one night when the whole world comes together the 0:08:44.600 --> 0:08:47.960 world's biggest show in the world's biggest stage, opening Ceremony 0:08:48.040 --> 0:08:52.760 of the Tokyo Olympics, Friday, seven thirty Eastern on NBC. Yes, Polly, 0:08:52.840 --> 0:08:55.640 you're talking about Janie's development. His first year in the league, 0:08:55.640 --> 0:08:58.720 he was nineteen. He averaged seven points and four rebounds. 0:08:59.000 --> 0:09:00.600 He didn't make an All Star tea until his fourth 0:09:00.640 --> 0:09:03.600 year in the league. His second year average twelve and seventeen. 0:09:03.679 --> 0:09:05.840 Then he kind of went crazy. But just to compare it, 0:09:06.160 --> 0:09:08.800 Zion Williamson at the same age average twenty three points 0:09:09.360 --> 0:09:13.360 in his second years, Zion's averaging twenty seven and Yannis 0:09:13.400 --> 0:09:16.439 the second year he is everaging twelve. Yeah, you almost 0:09:16.440 --> 0:09:21.400 sleep on how quickly Zion's become a score. Yeah. And 0:09:21.520 --> 0:09:23.760 I but if you said, who would you rather have 0:09:23.840 --> 0:09:27.640 Yannis or Zion? Right, yeah, and you might have people say, well, 0:09:27.679 --> 0:09:30.880 you know, I like Zion if he develops that three 0:09:30.920 --> 0:09:32.439 point shot and then you're not going to be able 0:09:32.480 --> 0:09:37.319 to stop him inside. What Yannis does defensively, I mean 0:09:37.559 --> 0:09:41.800 just that that alone is value. I mean it might 0:09:41.840 --> 0:09:44.720 be the you know, one, two, three top defenders in 0:09:44.760 --> 0:09:47.920 the league, but he just so long and covers up 0:09:48.000 --> 0:09:51.160 so much territory in there. Now you add the offense, 0:09:51.240 --> 0:09:54.080 and he's getting better with his offense. Kawhi Leonard was 0:09:54.120 --> 0:09:56.640 a defensive player. When he first got to San Antonio, 0:09:56.880 --> 0:09:59.960 he wasn't known as a score and then he developed 0:10:00.040 --> 0:10:02.760 and he got better. He added to his game, and 0:10:02.840 --> 0:10:05.640 that's what you love. Like these next two or three 0:10:05.679 --> 0:10:09.920 years for Zion, the next two or three years for Luca, 0:10:10.040 --> 0:10:12.600 what are you doing with your game? What are you 0:10:12.640 --> 0:10:16.800 doing differently? How much better are you Because there will 0:10:16.840 --> 0:10:20.000 be players that just level out and that's it, and 0:10:20.400 --> 0:10:22.720 you wonder if they're going to get better. Like I'm 0:10:22.720 --> 0:10:28.079 waiting for Anthony Davis to be unstoppable. I want him 0:10:28.080 --> 0:10:33.160 to be consistently unstoppable. Now he has shown pockets, but 0:10:33.559 --> 0:10:36.240 he's got to stay healthier. He got to truly commit 0:10:36.320 --> 0:10:39.880 to his body and invest in it, literally invest in 0:10:39.880 --> 0:10:42.600 it to say I'm going to take it to the 0:10:42.640 --> 0:10:46.760 next level. Because you know this is the escalator. Lebron 0:10:46.920 --> 0:10:50.680 is coming down. Anthony Davis should be going up and 0:10:51.000 --> 0:10:54.480 maybe they meet somewhere. Maybe a d is already moving 0:10:54.559 --> 0:10:58.760 up past Lebron. But Lebron can't be in better shape 0:10:58.800 --> 0:11:02.920 than you. And he's ten years older. West in Indiana, 0:11:03.040 --> 0:11:04.800 best and worst of the weekend? West, what do you 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:09.959 have for me? Hey? Dan? The first time all time 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:15.040 five nine, two ten. Uh, didn't have the worst of 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:17.880 the weekend, but my best of the weekend. Uh, it's 0:11:17.920 --> 0:11:20.880 got to travel up to Michigan and see my grandma 0:11:20.880 --> 0:11:23.800 who is ninety seven for the first time since COVID. 0:11:23.920 --> 0:11:28.080 So that was wonderful. And uh, I know it's been 0:11:28.080 --> 0:11:29.680 a little bit, but you guys are talking about the 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:33.400 frisbee drinking game earlier. Yeah. Um, around here, we have 0:11:33.440 --> 0:11:34.720 a couple of names for it. We call it either 0:11:34.800 --> 0:11:39.480 beersbee or frizbeer. Oh okay, and uh suck it back row, 0:11:39.600 --> 0:11:42.320 all right, thank you West. Well, it's only Fritzie back there. Wow. 0:11:45.240 --> 0:11:51.839 McLevin is in Iceland? Is it cold in Iceland? Now? 0:11:52.000 --> 0:11:54.920 He's wearing a like a down jacket right now in 0:11:54.920 --> 0:11:57.480 a hat in the picture he sent, Yes, Don is 0:11:57.520 --> 0:11:59.960 he gonna send that he like, where's Waldo? Where's mcleven picture? 0:12:00.000 --> 0:12:01.280 Does that be kind of fun in the middle of 0:12:01.280 --> 0:12:03.480 the mountains and all those houses to see where his 0:12:03.559 --> 0:12:06.040 little face is somewhere? Yeah. See, people in la are 0:12:06.040 --> 0:12:09.720 also wearing that same outfit, so you really can't tell 0:12:10.280 --> 0:12:13.520 why Russell he oh remember that one came in hat, 0:12:13.760 --> 0:12:17.719 puffy jacket, flip flops and flip flops, and I went, 0:12:17.760 --> 0:12:20.839 welcome to La. Hey. You know it gets cold that 0:12:20.960 --> 0:12:23.679 marine layer in the morning. I go, are you kidding me? 0:12:24.640 --> 0:12:28.360 I take that temperature all day long come wintertime on 0:12:28.360 --> 0:12:36.760 the East coast. Let's see Marco in Arizona. Hey, Marco, Hey, 0:12:37.040 --> 0:12:40.600 Dan Patrick's show real quick. I wanted to get to 0:12:40.640 --> 0:12:42.719 the Ramones topic just because this one a lot of 0:12:42.760 --> 0:12:47.480 people don't know. The Ramones copied there sound from a 0:12:47.559 --> 0:12:51.560 band from Detroit. Actually it's an all black band that 0:12:51.920 --> 0:12:54.720 played punk music called Death. A band called Death. There's 0:12:54.720 --> 0:12:57.720 a documentary on them and it's fantastic seat and I 0:12:57.760 --> 0:12:59.599 think you would love it. But my best of the 0:12:59.640 --> 0:13:01.719 weekend was Nicia tates Win. I know you guys don't 0:13:01.720 --> 0:13:03.600 talk a lot of MMA, but her backstory on her 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:05.800 brain injury, on her recovery, is pretty awesome. So her 0:13:05.840 --> 0:13:08.120 win was pretty big. And then obviously the worst the 0:13:08.160 --> 0:13:12.000 sun's dropping the ball. You know, hopefully they can rally back, 0:13:12.040 --> 0:13:14.160 but you know, come on, Valley, we got a rally. 0:13:14.240 --> 0:13:16.240 We got to do this, all right, Marco, thank you. 0:13:16.960 --> 0:13:20.360 I'm not aware of that band or that documentary, but like, 0:13:20.440 --> 0:13:23.240 I'm not down on the Ramones. I'm just not up 0:13:23.280 --> 0:13:25.600 on the Ramones. 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Team 0:15:11.920 --> 0:15:19.200 USA Beach Spain last night head to Tokyo and Game 0:15:19.320 --> 0:15:22.440 six will be tomorrow night in Milwaukee as the Bucks 0:15:22.520 --> 0:15:26.400 try to close out the Phoenix Suns up three games 0:15:26.400 --> 0:15:28.840 to two. We bring in the Hall of Famer Turner 0:15:28.960 --> 0:15:32.760 Sports NBA analyst Reggie Miller joining us on the program. 0:15:32.800 --> 0:15:36.680 Good morning, Redge, how are you now working? We just 0:15:37.800 --> 0:15:42.480 a week ago, seven days ago, when it was two 0:15:42.800 --> 0:15:48.960 nothing Phoenix Suns. Everyone in Milwaukee thought it was over. 0:15:50.000 --> 0:15:54.840 Everyone was dwot ready to get rid of coats, booten Holzer, 0:15:55.200 --> 0:15:59.600 Javist was going to be a forever choke artist. Now 0:16:00.920 --> 0:16:05.320 now they are on the verge of winning in India Championship, 0:16:05.360 --> 0:16:09.400 their first in what fifty plus years? What a week 0:16:09.520 --> 0:16:12.520 makes right? And didn't you and I talk about? Well, 0:16:12.520 --> 0:16:16.040 Phoenix did what they had to do, They secured their 0:16:16.040 --> 0:16:20.400 home court advantage, went back to Milwaukee. That's what Milwaukee did. 0:16:20.760 --> 0:16:26.040 But Milwaukee went on the road, got Game five and 0:16:26.280 --> 0:16:31.040 is in total control of this series. You expect Milwaukee 0:16:31.120 --> 0:16:37.000 to win Tuesday night? I do unless and there's one 0:16:37.080 --> 0:16:40.160 caveat because we have not really seen that this series. 0:16:40.920 --> 0:16:45.040 Chris Paul hasn't had a signature game yet, and I 0:16:45.040 --> 0:16:48.760 think we're all waiting on that. Booker has been great, 0:16:50.000 --> 0:16:52.960 But the other half of that equation is Chris Paul. 0:16:53.280 --> 0:16:59.000 He had signature moments versus the Lakers, versus Denver games 0:16:59.000 --> 0:17:02.080 I'm talking about, and versus the Clippers. There was always 0:17:02.120 --> 0:17:06.639 one game he had where he was phenomenal. Game six. 0:17:07.040 --> 0:17:10.480 It has to be that for him. If not, then 0:17:10.600 --> 0:17:15.160 this series is over. I mentioned last week that by Thursday, 0:17:15.160 --> 0:17:18.879 we're either going to be talking about Jannis and getting 0:17:18.920 --> 0:17:21.879 two MVPs in a title at this age, which is 0:17:21.960 --> 0:17:24.560 really really rare in the history of the sport, or 0:17:24.680 --> 0:17:28.159 will probably be talking about Chris Paul finally elevating himself 0:17:28.200 --> 0:17:31.919 into a different category as a point guard. I know 0:17:32.040 --> 0:17:34.560 Devin Booker will be the MVP of Phoenix wins and 0:17:34.680 --> 0:17:37.360 Yannis will be the MVP if the Milwaukee Bucks win, 0:17:37.680 --> 0:17:39.679 but do you think those are still are we going 0:17:39.720 --> 0:17:42.440 to be Is that fair to Chris Paul. If let's 0:17:42.480 --> 0:17:45.720 say the Phoenix Suns lose this, are we going to 0:17:45.760 --> 0:17:49.199 look at Chris Paul as opposed to the rest of 0:17:49.200 --> 0:17:53.560 the team. Monnie Williams. Should it all be on Chris 0:17:53.560 --> 0:17:56.240 Paul that Hey, didn't get it done again, you led 0:17:56.280 --> 0:18:00.440 two games to none with home court advantage at thirty No, 0:18:01.920 --> 0:18:06.280 I think Chris Paul will probably get a pass because 0:18:06.280 --> 0:18:08.960 of his age and because of the hard docks. It 0:18:09.359 --> 0:18:13.320 has taken Chris Paul to even get to the NBA Finals, 0:18:14.000 --> 0:18:18.160 and I'm not saying this will be his last look 0:18:18.200 --> 0:18:22.560 at it, but he will get a long pass because 0:18:22.560 --> 0:18:25.440 of the signature games along the way. I think people 0:18:25.480 --> 0:18:29.440 will remember those more as opposed to he just hasn't 0:18:29.440 --> 0:18:32.720 played great here in the finals and there's still time 0:18:32.720 --> 0:18:35.159 for him again. I think he needs to put a 0:18:35.240 --> 0:18:41.120 stamp and have a signature thirty plus twelve assists, but 0:18:41.800 --> 0:18:45.399 impactful points like he had versus the Clippers in that 0:18:45.440 --> 0:18:48.520 close out game, like he had against Denver in that 0:18:48.600 --> 0:18:51.760 close out game. Those close out games, he was phenomenal 0:18:52.280 --> 0:18:54.400 and we just haven't seen that. And I give all 0:18:54.440 --> 0:18:59.640 the credit to Drew Holliday, PJ. Tucker, Pat Connington. Those 0:18:59.720 --> 0:19:03.240 three guys have been the principal defenders on CP three 0:19:03.280 --> 0:19:05.679 and they've done a great job of really just locking 0:19:05.760 --> 0:19:08.640 him down. Yeah, my point that I've been making is that. 0:19:08.680 --> 0:19:10.560 I know we want to focus on the stars, but 0:19:10.600 --> 0:19:13.040 it's the role players. You can go down through history. 0:19:13.400 --> 0:19:16.080 You can have great players. There's a role player who 0:19:16.160 --> 0:19:20.880 does something, whether it's baseball football, like Malcolm Butler with 0:19:20.960 --> 0:19:24.359 the Patriots. Nobody had heard of him. You know. You 0:19:24.440 --> 0:19:26.560 get a role player like John Paxon or Steve Kerr 0:19:26.600 --> 0:19:28.840 who hits a big shot. You can have star power. 0:19:29.280 --> 0:19:31.919 It's what kind of contributions am I getting. It feels 0:19:31.920 --> 0:19:35.800 like Milwaukee has depth that they can rely on, and 0:19:36.040 --> 0:19:39.080 Montie Williams isn't sure what he has with Phoenix. And 0:19:39.119 --> 0:19:42.240 I mentioned Pat Connington, but people are not talking in 0:19:42.320 --> 0:19:48.040 a Bobby Cortise Jr. He has been fantastic throughout these playoffs, 0:19:49.720 --> 0:19:53.560 barely sniffed the floor in that Brooklyn series at all, 0:19:54.000 --> 0:19:56.479 and then comes back in Atlanta and has a huge, 0:19:56.840 --> 0:20:00.760 huge impact because of the injury t Honist and has 0:20:00.800 --> 0:20:04.400 been fantastic in the finals here. And you're right, I 0:20:04.440 --> 0:20:10.040 think Coach Budd and the Bucks they have more luxury 0:20:10.160 --> 0:20:13.760 because of their bench, and I think the injury to 0:20:14.280 --> 0:20:18.080 shariche has has hurt Phoenix. Tory Craig has not been 0:20:18.119 --> 0:20:20.080 the same since he went down with the leg injury. 0:20:20.119 --> 0:20:23.320 I know he's played since then, but he hasn't been 0:20:23.320 --> 0:20:27.680 the same. But look, I'm not going to count Phoenix 0:20:27.720 --> 0:20:31.200 out because they've been fantastic on the road all postseason. 0:20:31.440 --> 0:20:33.920 I think coming into the NBA Finals they were six 0:20:33.920 --> 0:20:36.680 and two on the road, So they're certainly capable of 0:20:37.240 --> 0:20:42.240 winning on the road, but everything has to fall into place. 0:20:42.400 --> 0:20:44.400 They got up to a great start in Game five, 0:20:44.640 --> 0:20:47.520 I mean, they shot the lights out. Can they do 0:20:47.600 --> 0:20:50.960 that for forty eight minutes on the road? Daniell Ben 0:20:53.160 --> 0:20:55.480 Lebron was at the game and he brought in his 0:20:55.520 --> 0:20:59.840 own tequila. I didn't know you're allowed to do that. 0:21:00.080 --> 0:21:03.880 He had a bottle tequila underneath his seat. If you're 0:21:03.920 --> 0:21:07.920 the king, don't you normally travel with your own tequila. 0:21:08.160 --> 0:21:10.879 I don't know. I would have others who traveled with 0:21:10.920 --> 0:21:14.080 my tequila for me, But well, I'm sure they were 0:21:14.119 --> 0:21:16.919 sitting in the cheap seats. They brought the tequila to 0:21:17.040 --> 0:21:21.040 the key. Yeah, store this under your chair, your highness. 0:21:21.040 --> 0:21:25.600 But he was there with his leisure and his agent 0:21:25.760 --> 0:21:31.120 is reportedly dating Adele. Rich Paul is reportedly dating Adele, 0:21:32.520 --> 0:21:36.879 and my comment on that would be good for you, 0:21:37.000 --> 0:21:44.879 Rich Faul no story here, no story here, no confirmation 0:21:44.960 --> 0:21:48.600 on that story. Dude, I have no idea who Rich 0:21:48.680 --> 0:21:51.440 Faul is dating. Okay, all right, just these are things 0:21:51.440 --> 0:21:55.520 that are important, and you're a will no important? Are 0:21:55.560 --> 0:21:59.280 you kidding? Lebron bringing his own tequila and Adele sitting 0:21:59.320 --> 0:22:04.040 next to Lebron on and Rich Paul. No Lebron bringing 0:22:04.119 --> 0:22:08.680 his own tequila. That's a cute story. Rich Paul potentially 0:22:08.760 --> 0:22:11.439 dating a Danel that's a non story. Who care? I 0:22:11.600 --> 0:22:16.360 do you entertainment tonight? I love a doll. I want 0:22:16.359 --> 0:22:20.199 her to be happy. Well, I'm sure Rich Paul is 0:22:20.200 --> 0:22:26.480 making her very happy. If what is Damian Lillard saying 0:22:26.720 --> 0:22:33.240 without saying it? Yep, Portland trail Blazers, you're on Dame time, 0:22:33.600 --> 0:22:37.960 You're on the clock. I want to see some movement, 0:22:38.040 --> 0:22:41.560 as some changing changes. You brought in a new coach. 0:22:41.680 --> 0:22:46.400 You've got an injury plagued roster here. I love Chauncey Billis. 0:22:47.240 --> 0:22:50.280 I had a lot of headbutting with him and his 0:22:50.400 --> 0:22:53.760 Detroit pistons. I think he's going to be a fabulous coach, 0:22:54.000 --> 0:22:57.560 but he's also unproven, so I think that's probably the 0:22:57.640 --> 0:23:00.800 question that Dame in his camp are happy right now? 0:23:01.359 --> 0:23:05.560 What could be on a level of success with Chauncey 0:23:05.640 --> 0:23:08.800 coming in and what kind of moves can we potentially 0:23:08.880 --> 0:23:13.359 make to make us a championship team. So I don't 0:23:13.359 --> 0:23:17.080 think all these trade rumors, I really believe they're not 0:23:17.160 --> 0:23:21.680 coming from Dame, but obviously his agent, his boys, they're 0:23:21.880 --> 0:23:26.720 they're being feel traded out. They're not necessarily coming from 0:23:26.800 --> 0:23:31.119 him himself, but he's having these conversations with these people. Okay, 0:23:31.160 --> 0:23:36.439 what could Portland possibly do to make him happy? Get Kauai? Maybe? 0:23:37.760 --> 0:23:39.440 I mean Kauai is not going to play there. I mean, 0:23:39.560 --> 0:23:42.000 what top free agent is out there that would make 0:23:42.040 --> 0:23:46.480 him happy? I don't know. Look, Dame is a loyal guy. 0:23:46.680 --> 0:23:49.040 He's always talked about not wanting to team up and 0:23:49.080 --> 0:23:52.159 make super teams and fight the good fight. But I 0:23:52.200 --> 0:23:56.359 also heard Katie say that too, So I don't know. 0:23:57.240 --> 0:23:59.879 I don't think they can get much better that. I 0:24:00.160 --> 0:24:03.040 just don't. And if you're Lillard and you think him 0:24:03.160 --> 0:24:07.320 forcing his way out or them respecting his body of 0:24:07.400 --> 0:24:09.360 work and saying, you know what, you've done so much 0:24:09.400 --> 0:24:13.160