1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: I remember ship in Golden State where used to used 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: to bring that Louis backpack and you didn't give it 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: smelled like you would just throw the weed in there. 4 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: We didn't even smell like there's in a plastic bag. 5 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: So this naked Jack would walk through the whole plane 6 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: and I'd see him walk through the uh where the 7 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: media is at, and they would kind of smell it 8 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: and look at each other. They need to motherfucker walked 9 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: through the coaching section, and you know, Nellie didn't give 10 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: a funk, but the rest of coach would kind of 11 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: look and need to get up to us. And it's 12 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: so loud. I'm sitting there like, goddamn, bro, did you 13 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: just pour the wheat inside your Louis bagas or is 14 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: it in a ziplock? Like? What is it? But Jackie 15 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: used to carry around this brown Louis bag that just 16 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: smell like a dumpe sack. I used to have my 17 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: ship vacuum sealed, or I'd have it in an extra 18 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: baggy with either coffee or fabric softener. Jack didn't give 19 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: a funk about disguising to smell at all. Jackie like funking. 20 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: I had a contract. I negotiated my own contract on 21 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: this team. I'm just gonna walk on this bitch with 22 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: weed in my pockets. I don't give a fund. That's 23 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: what you get when you let me playing having for you. Hey, 24 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: we believe documentary is in the works. It's gonna be fun. 25 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: A new week in the NBA and this is what's 26 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: burning Jack. Katie is scheduled to take the next two 27 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: games off because of hamstring soreness or tightness. Thoughts about that, Yeah, 28 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Katie worked hard to get back 29 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: on this court man, and you know, I think it's 30 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: just his body catching up with him, you know, missing 31 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: games for COVID and coming back. You know, he's not 32 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 1: in the full rhythm yet, and the team is not 33 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: in the full rhythm. But they need to find a 34 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 1: way to get guys healthy and get back, you know, 35 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: get back in the swing of things and trying to 36 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: jail a little bit more, especially defense or whatever moves 37 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: they're gonna make, they need to make them because it's 38 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: coming to crunch time. And I think I think, uh, 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, Katie needs to get health in this team 40 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: to start figuring things out. Well, I think you you know, 41 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: you hit it on the head. You know, Normally, coming 42 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: back up a big injury like that, there's nagging things 43 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: that are gonna happen. Luckily he's been able to avoid that. 44 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: M Obviously he sat out with the contact tracing. UM. Now, 45 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: I just think this is a little caution. I think, 46 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: you know, early on he was up in that near 47 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: that forty minute or a game range, which I kind 48 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: of I personally think it's too high for someone coming 49 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: off and achilles. Um. You know, so they've got to 50 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: slow him down, rev him down a little bit. And 51 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: I understand there's still more than half the season left, 52 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: you know, and it's still it's still a marathon, not 53 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: a sprint. UM. As far as CHEMISTRYLD goes, it's tough. 54 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: But at the same time, Katie's to me someone that 55 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: comes in and just does his job, you know, so 56 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: he's someone you can slide right back in and you 57 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: won't miss a beat. I think this is an important 58 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: time for Kyrie and James to continue to build chemistry, 59 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: which I think they're doing UM, which is probably the 60 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: most important. And then tightened up on defense. And we 61 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: all know defense is just energy and and and efforts. 62 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: So they've started to clean those two areas up. I 63 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: think when Katie gets back, Um, you know, he'll step 64 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: in right where he left off in in the m 65 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: v P conversation and his team will get rolling. Next up, 66 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis aggravated his achilles tendonitis against dev the other night. Um, 67 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: this is a scary situation, Jack. You know, achilles are 68 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: obviously nothing to play with with Your thoughts on this, yeah, man, 69 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: this is not nothing to play with it at all. 70 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: I mean a lot of people are not talking about this. 71 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: Injury started in the finals last year. You know, he 72 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: heard he heard the same achilles last year and he 73 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: sat out a couple of minutes, and the way it looked, 74 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: I didn't think he was gonna come back and play. 75 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: But he came back and finished and won the championship. 76 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: Now the season that started again real fast, and they 77 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: got planning all these games, and there's a lot of 78 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: way and tear on him. You know, he plays a 79 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: lot of minutes and he does a lot for his team. 80 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: So they got to be real cautious with this jury 81 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: because if he goes down, this team is in trouble. Yeah. 82 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: I think it's you know, obviously the short turnaround, you know, 83 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: similar to KD coming off an injury, but everything coming 84 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: up so fast. You know, a D, like you said, 85 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: injured it in the finals. We're creatures a habit. Were 86 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: accustomed to having a certain amount of set time to 87 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: let our bodies heal and then restart our engines and 88 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: slowly but surely get the season going. It didn't happen 89 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: this way. And um, I think Richard Jefferson was commentating 90 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: the game and made a great point. You can feel 91 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: absolutely fine, run, jump, slide, move around, but if you're 92 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: bumped awkwardly, um, at any given time, that's all it 93 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 1: takes to aggravate something. And obviously that's what he is. Um. 94 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: You know. Luckily, they have Judy over there, who was 95 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: Kobe's right hand woman and she's full time with the 96 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: Lakers now, so she's got some of the best hands 97 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 1: in the game working on him. So I hope she 98 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: can figure it out. But that another concern is do 99 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: you rant bronze minutes up for the absence of Anthony Davis. 100 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: Obviously he's a machine. He's been playing great, um, but 101 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: obvious there's a concern of you know, is it too 102 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: much too early thoughts on his minutes possibly going up 103 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: with the absence of a d well, it could be 104 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,599 Speaker 1: a good and a bad thing. But like you said, 105 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: anything could happened on the court. If you look at 106 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: Lebrons points, you know, the game's they do being out 107 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: At the last five games, he's averaging nine points. So, um, 108 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: it's good to see the way he's playing. But you 109 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: don't want that now. You want that in the end 110 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: of the season. You want that in the playoffs, and 111 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,679 Speaker 1: they got to save some of that. But Lebronze playing 112 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: was long and see healthy. You know, we we were saying, 113 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: how's he doing this stuff right now? Year seventeen, Well, 114 00:04:57,640 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: if he can do it all season, let him do it. 115 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: Yeah eighteen, it's that's your eight one year older. But 116 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: like you said, he you know, he's the he's the 117 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: driver of that car. So it's gonna take everyone else 118 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: stepping up. You know, this will be big. This is 119 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: a chance for Montrese Harold to get some increased minutes, 120 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: uh and step his role up. He's been playing really 121 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: well and we got the trade deadline looming. You know, 122 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: this is this a move that you know the Lakers 123 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: possibly at look to add some depth on that front line. 124 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: We'll have to look for that and monitor these two 125 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: injuries of A D and K D closely. Um, you know, 126 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: over the next few weeks, who's hot and who's not. 127 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 1: Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are on fire, winning 128 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: nine out of their last eleven, sixth straight in the 129 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: fourth spot, only two games out of third. Their defenses 130 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,239 Speaker 1: has been flying around their fifth in the league. Devin 131 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: Booker over the last eight or nine games is close 132 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: to twenty seven points a game. Jack. At the very beginning, 133 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: we started talking about this was gonna be my surprise 134 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: team to watch, and I thought that CP three, once 135 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: him and Devin Booker got their chemistry going, that CP 136 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: three was gonna be the best thing that could have 137 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: happened to Devin Booker. That kind of looks like I'm 138 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: right thoughts on the Suns right now and how CP 139 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: three has got not only Devin Booker, but those sons 140 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: playing on a whole nother level right now. Well, Devin Booker, man, 141 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 1: we already knew what he could do. You know. Yeah, 142 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 1: he's been killing man and I I can honestly say 143 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: I said that when he was in Kentucky, but I 144 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:20,360 Speaker 1: didn't think he was gonna be this good. But he's 145 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: a killer man. But Matt, you were right. You were 146 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: right about this team. But CP may not have the 147 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: championships like Tom Brady, but he is Tom Brady on 148 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,559 Speaker 1: the court. He gets he's he's a he's a winner. 149 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: He's a winner. He makes everybody win. That's why so 150 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: many teams wanted him through his career. He makes everybody win. 151 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: He's a quarterback on that court. He does everything. He 152 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: makes it so much easier for Booker, he makes it 153 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: easier for Aid, He makes it easier for Monty Williams 154 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: to coach because he's able to get everybody in their 155 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,599 Speaker 1: positions and coach on the court while he's coaching on 156 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 1: the sideline. So I gotta salute Chris paul Man. I 157 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: knew what he could do, but what he's doing right 158 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: now with this team is amazing. Bro. Yeah, I mean 159 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: I love to see it at this age too. You 160 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: know where they they said he was washed in Houston, 161 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: that just wasn't a good fit. He went to Okay See, 162 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 1: took them to the playoffs. Now he lands in Phoenix 163 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: with the young up and coming team. Monty Williams is 164 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 1: you know a friend of his. They go back from 165 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: New Orleans, and he's just an extension of money on 166 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: the court. You know, Cris being one of the most 167 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: clever mind's, greatest basketball minds to this game has ever seen. 168 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: Like I said, was he put his veteran leadership in 169 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: his knowledge on this young team. It can only go up. 170 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,920 Speaker 1: And you see Devin Booker benefited from that. Andre Aiden. 171 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: You know, CP has a great history of of getting 172 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: bigs paid and better. You know, he did it with 173 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: Tyson Chandler, he did with DeAndre Jordan's, he did with 174 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: Clint Cappella, and now Aidan who could be the best 175 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: out of all the all four the three men I 176 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: just uh mentioned uh is really benefiting. So this is fun. 177 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: I love to see what they're doing. Happy for Montie Williams, 178 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: happy for CP, Happy for book because books careers kind 179 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: of just been on life support over there. But it 180 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 1: looks like they have some real hope right there and 181 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna be fun to see what they can do 182 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: finishing out the season. Next up, Who's not hot? The 183 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: Atlanta Hawks are ice cold, losing seven out their last ten. 184 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: They're in the middle of the pack in every important 185 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: statistical category and Jack I could just see this as 186 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: growing pains. This was another team. This was my Phoenix 187 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: Suns of the Eastern Conference. Obviously they didn't grab CP three, 188 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: but I thought this was a year for them to 189 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: kind of break out and make a little bit of 190 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: noise in the East. And they're struggling right now. Um, 191 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, so it's gonna be important for someone to 192 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: step up as that leader. Obviously we know Rondo's over there, 193 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: but Rondo's in and out of the the lineup. They need 194 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: someone who's gonna consistently be playing to kind of take 195 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: that leadership role for that team. Thoughts on this just 196 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: this young team trying to find their identity in their footing. 197 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: I mean, you're exactly right. You know, still got a 198 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: young coach, a young team. They added a whole bunch 199 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 1: of new players. You know, I didn't I didn't expect 200 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: too much from this team, and it is growing pains. 201 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: You know, maybe they would have to switch the lineup 202 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: of you know, like other teams been doing. Even brookelen 203 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: did it. They moved Kyrie to the two and put 204 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: James at the one, start Rondo and let Trade play 205 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: it too. He might be small, you might have some 206 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: defense and some defensive mismatches, but still, you know, it 207 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: might change the floor of the game. You gotta try 208 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 1: some different things. But but nobody really expects his team 209 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: to be there at the end. So I think now 210 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 1: is the time to start experiment so these guys can 211 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: grow and get about these growing things. You no, I agree. 212 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: Like I said, I thought this was gonna be the 213 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: year that people remember, you know, that they kind of 214 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: put themselves on the map as a team on the rise. 215 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: I still think feel like they're you know, two years 216 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: possibly three years really from making noise in the Eastern Conference. 217 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: But I love what you're saying, you know, mix it 218 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: up now. Now is the time to find that chemistry 219 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 1: in that rhythm, uh, with different lineups and experiments and 220 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: guys in and out. So it would be interesting to 221 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: see how this plays out. You know, anytime you got 222 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: Trey Yo, you've got a chance. You know, there's rumors 223 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 1: of John Collins once we'll touch on later in the show. 224 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: But I just think at the end of the day, 225 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: this is growing pains and them trying to find who 226 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: they are as a team. Someone who is definitely hot 227 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 1: right now was scary Terry Rosier out there in Charlotte, 228 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: um Jack, I like what this team is doing. Rosier 229 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: in particular, you know, twenty seven points a game in 230 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: the month of February. Um he had to adjust his game. 231 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,360 Speaker 1: With Gordon Hayward coming over, who's you know at about 232 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: twenty three points a game? Mellow? Who is you know? 233 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,319 Speaker 1: My rookie of the year. I think he's just ignited 234 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: that team. They seem like they have a new energetic surge. 235 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: Their enthusiasm, their energy, their effort, all of it is 236 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: off the charge looks like they're having fun. But Terry 237 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: rose Eero is something to take note of. This dude's 238 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: killing them late. Well, you know, and he's and he's 239 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: the best defender, but just the thing, you know, coming in, 240 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: Like you said, these guys had to figure each other out. 241 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: Even the coach had to figure the line of that 242 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: works best. And for me, they finally gave the ball 243 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: to LaMelo. He's your point guard, Scary Terry is your 244 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: to guard, and hey, what is your three guard? Now 245 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: they fit. Now they're starting to figure out where they're 246 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: gonna be, whether minute is gonna be with roads they're 247 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: gonna play. I think though, with those three guys they 248 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: can make the playoffs in the East, maybe a fifth 249 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: of six seed, but the way they playing, they can 250 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: keep it going. They're gonna be a scary team with 251 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: scary Terry, with scary Tarry. Like I said, I love 252 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: the energy. It seems like, you know, obviously there's some 253 00:10:59,360 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: great pieces over there. But to me, it kind of 254 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 1: started when Melo was inserted in the starting lineup, and 255 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: I think the energy and the effort and just the 256 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: fun of that team has taken off. So this is good. 257 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: You know, it looks like Mike got got one right 258 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: there with LaMelo. That's a great backcourt between LaMelo and 259 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 1: uh LaMelo. When Terry Rosier, you know, they've got miles 260 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:23,959 Speaker 1: bridges with what they call them Airbnb. So they got 261 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: they got, they got some pieces over there, and it's 262 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: just fun to watch this young team figure it out. 263 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 1: You know, obviously with with Gordon being a vet in 264 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: him kind of finding his foot and get happy for him. 265 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: So you know, Charlotte is is in a good place 266 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: right now and can definitely be a tough first round 267 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 1: matchup for anybody they play. The week ahead, um as 268 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,719 Speaker 1: Brooklyn's out on their West Coast swing, They're heading to 269 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: l a this week with two tough matchup the Lakers 270 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: and Clippers. Um, you know, Katie is supposed to be 271 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: back for that Laker game on Thursday. Oddly enough, this 272 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: will be if Katie plays. The first time that Katie 273 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 1: and lebron of match steps since the two thousand and 274 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: eighteen finals UM with Golden State in Cleveland. So this 275 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: will be fun and interesting. You know, with with hamstrings 276 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 1: and nagging injuries, they like to put numbers on them 277 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: of games, but as players, we know it's all about field, 278 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So hopefully within those two 279 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: games or you know, these two games he has off, 280 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: he's starting to feel better, but you know, I err 281 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: on the side of caution. Um a D is out now, 282 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: obviously we spoke on that with his achilles situation. These 283 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 1: are two teams we can possibly see at the end. Um, 284 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: missing key guys right now, what do you do your 285 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: thoughts on this game coming up this Thursday? Jack, It's 286 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 1: gonna be exciting to see Himan. He's still got Kyrie, 287 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 1: Irving Swerve and Irving and ustill ain't still got James Harden, 288 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? So the killer, So I 289 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: mean it's it's still gonna be interesting. But both of 290 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: these teams need to get ahold of these injuries nipped 291 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: them in the bug. Get these guys healthy so they 292 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 1: can take off running the uh second half of the season, 293 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: and that's what they really need to focus on. Yet, 294 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: these games mean a lot, and these matchups mean a lot, 295 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: and these wins mean a lot right now. But health 296 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: is the most important thing for both of these teams. Absolutely, 297 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: But I think you go back to the luxury of 298 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: having three superstars on one team. You know, obviously Katie 299 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 1: is a huge part of this team and moving forward, 300 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: they're gonna need him healthy. But you know, when Katie 301 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: goes down, you still forget you have the luxury of 302 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: having Kyrie, who's one of the best players in the world, 303 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: and James Harden. You know, obviously, when the a D 304 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: goes down with the Lakers, that's a big hit because 305 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: it's just the lebron and obviously you know they have 306 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: a very solid team built around them, but they only 307 00:13:30,400 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 1: have two stars there. So it'll be interesting to see, 308 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: um if Katie's back, we don't expect a D to 309 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: play UM, But like I said, I'm just excited because 310 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: at the end of the day. There's still a lot 311 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: of talent on that floor, and it's it's gonna be 312 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: a great Thursday night game. So they got the Lakers 313 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: Thursday Night. Sunday is the Clippers. Uh. We got a 314 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 1: great game a few weeks ago in Brooklyn where they 315 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: were able to uh beat the Clippers. But that was 316 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: a special game that went down to the wire. I'm 317 00:13:54,520 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: excited about this game Sunday because there's so much star 318 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: power in this game, you know, hoping that the Brooklyn 319 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: has all three of their stars. The Clippers are playing 320 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: really well right now. There should be a fun match up. 321 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,000 Speaker 1: You know, there's great matchups across the board in this game. 322 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: It these the teams we want to see play and 323 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: and these teams bring the best side of each other. 324 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: If you remember last game in Brooklyn, as you spoke up, 325 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: we see James get down and make a stop at 326 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: the end of the game, I take a tough shot. 327 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 1: Kyrie was unbelievable in that fourth quarter. What he's known 328 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: to do take over games, and nobody couldn't stop Katie. 329 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: Katie was just the easiest sniper, you know, getting this 330 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: points easy, doing the whole game. But seeing it's sit 331 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: in round two. I think the clip is gonna be 332 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: more inspired to get this dub at home. It's gonna 333 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 1: be another good game for us to watch. I ain't 334 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: gonna miss it. I like where the Clippers are sitting. Um, 335 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: you know, I said last year, being a former Clipper, 336 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: there was too much hype on the Clippers. They're not 337 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: used to hear in championship, you know what I mean. 338 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: We gotta take baby steps when I say we obviously, 339 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: you know, because I was a part of their organization. 340 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: But I like where they're sitting. You know, they're in 341 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: the third spot right now. Utah is making a lot 342 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: of headlines with the best record in the league. The 343 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: Lakers are the Lakers, but the Clippers are consistently playing 344 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: good basketball right now that they got their chemistry down. Uh, 345 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: Tyler's got those guys playing at the top of their game. 346 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: So this is gonna be a great matchup on Sunday. Um, 347 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: Like we saw a great one in Brooklyn, I expect 348 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: the one in l A to be nothing, uh, nothing 349 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: less than great. And I'm excited about the game, So 350 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: we have to check that out on Sunday. Continuing to 351 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: look ahead, Utah has headed to Hollywood this week, Jack 352 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: with two big matchups against the Clippers. Uh Man, Utah 353 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: has been playing their asses off. Salute to Quinn Snyder 354 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell, and we both said it when Shaq did 355 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: what he did a few weeks ago. Some people took 356 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: it as disrespect, hate, whatever, but we both thought it 357 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: would be motivation. And since then, Uh Donovan Mitchell has 358 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: been on fire. His team has been on fire, shooting, 359 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: shooting a three ball at a record pace. Um, defenses 360 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: number two in the league, offenses number four in the league. 361 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: And this guy's chemistry is really clicking, you know. Like 362 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: I said, we said it before, said to me, they 363 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 1: just remind me so much of those San Antonio Spurs teams, 364 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: obviously minus a Tim Duncan figure, but just the situation 365 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: and in the way these guys Jael and play together. Um, 366 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: do you think they can come out here and get 367 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 1: two against the Clippers? Man, I don't know, but these 368 00:16:05,040 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: are the games that they should have circle of their calendar, Lakers, Clippers, Brooklyn, 369 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: all the top teams. Yeah, y'all rolling right now, y'all 370 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: getting up to the best start of anybody in the 371 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: league right now, And that's good. Y'all put yourselves in 372 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: a great position, but it does not matter if you 373 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: can't beat these teams and you can't compete with these 374 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: teams comes into the season. So these are the measurement 375 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: games for them. You know, Like I said, I'm not 376 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to downplay the great start they'd be having, 377 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: uh kudos to coach Schneider, But these games against the Lakers, Clippers, 378 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: teams like that, these are games they really got a 379 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: circle and buckle down because this this they test, this 380 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: is gonna be to tell where they where they're gonna 381 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: be at the end of the season. Yeah, no, I agree. 382 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's all about the playoffs. Um, this team 383 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: has been steady throughout the regular season for the past 384 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: few years and stumbled in the playoffs and people kind 385 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: of you know, some people agree with some people look 386 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: at me crazy. It's like, you know, does Utah make 387 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: a play before the trade deadline? You know, obviously their 388 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: chemistry is great and normally you don't want to mess 389 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 1: that up. But although they're playing this well, I still 390 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: feel like they're they're they're missing that piece. And that's 391 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 1: with all due respect to everyone who's playing well on 392 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: that team. I just kind of still feel like they're 393 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: missing that piece. I hope they proved me wrong. But 394 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: this will be a great test um getting you know, 395 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: two games in a row against the Clippers in l A. 396 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: You know someone would that we would that we figure 397 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: will be there, uh come playoff time and the Clippers. 398 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 1: So this is gonna be a great matchup and really 399 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: a good measuring stick. But you know, Utah is the 400 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: hottest team in the league right now, and it's they're 401 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:28,719 Speaker 1: fun to watch. Headline looming. There's definitely some people who 402 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: are being talked about a lot, and we'll start with 403 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: Zach Levine, someone who's having an absolute career season twenty 404 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 1: eight points a game from the field, forty from the three, 405 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:39,879 Speaker 1: six from the line, so he's flirting with that fifty 406 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: forty nine. His team is on the outside looking in. Jack. 407 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: Is Lavine someone they're gonna build around or is he 408 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: someone they're gonna be able to trade and get a 409 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: lot of good assets for to build around their younger core. Well, 410 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: I don't think the Bulls know what they're doing. I 411 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 1: think we need the body to give them some ideas. 412 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: They don't know what they're doing. And if I was Zach. 413 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: I would trade the Bulls. I wouldn't let them trade me. 414 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: I would trade them. Uh. He's having a hell of 415 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: a year, Matt, a career year. I think he needs 416 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: to be somewhere we can help in contempt for a championship. Man. 417 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: This kid doesn't need to be wasting these years and 418 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: with the Bulls because they have no idea what they're 419 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: doing over there. And hopefully he can get somewhere with 420 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: where they appreciate his talents, because this kid is something special. 421 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: Ship I can't even say what I mean. I'm with you, 422 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,439 Speaker 1: I'm with you. I'm happy to see how well he's playing, 423 00:18:27,760 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: but would love to see him help a contender. You know, 424 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: he never really had a real opportunity to play on 425 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: a winning team or for a winning franchise at this point. 426 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: Um so that now he's at the top of his game, 427 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: I'd love to see it. Next up Bradley Bill, who's 428 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: leading the league at nearly thirty three points a game. 429 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: Team isn't going anywhere, obviously, his name has been thrown 430 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: around with a few teams Utah, as we mentioned earlier Denver, 431 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: but why like like we continue to say he's always 432 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: gonna say and do the right thing. So publicly he's 433 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 1: saying he wants to be a Wizard. Um, but the 434 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,439 Speaker 1: Wizards really aren't going anywhere. So do they try to 435 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: trade him because obviously right now you'll be able to 436 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: get a lot for him, or you know, do they 437 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: write out this storm and you know he continues to 438 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: put up amazing numbers on a terrible team. Yeah, well, 439 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: we know he can fit in anywhere and he's super special. 440 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 1: It just really depends on where you know that that 441 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: that they're trying to trade him to and where, you 442 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: know what, what options he has as far as as 443 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: winning the losing, because he can easily get traded to 444 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: a team where he's in the same situation he's in 445 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 1: in Washington. So, you know, I I understand what he's doing. 446 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna burn my bridges, you know what I mean. 447 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: It said, I want to get out of here and 448 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: go to somewhere worse. You know, I've been here, my 449 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: family's here. You know, I'm I'm I've been here in 450 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: my whole career. So you know, I just really just 451 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: see how things are playing out and continue to do 452 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: my job. And that's what he's doing. Man, he's he's 453 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: definitely the best player, having the best season in any 454 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: player in the league right now. Yeah, I mean a 455 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: consummate pro, someone who does the right thing on and 456 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: off the court. Um. So as far as far as 457 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: just with his individually achieving, I love to see it, 458 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: but I know it's got to be frustrating. You know, 459 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,679 Speaker 1: his wife tweeted out something a few weeks ago that 460 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: they're tired of it. So although they're saying everything right publicly, Um, 461 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: who knows what's going on behind the scenes. But like 462 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:04,399 Speaker 1: I said, I would love to see him getting in 463 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: a situation where he could really contend for a title. 464 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: The Hawks have a big decision. Uh. You know, there's 465 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,520 Speaker 1: talks about trading John Collins um to me, which doesn't 466 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: seem smart. Um, he's at eighteen points nearly eight rebounds 467 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: from the field. Obviously his numbers are a little down 468 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: now because they've added some frontline depth in Capella and 469 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 1: a few other guys. Uh, Jack, do they pay him 470 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 1: or did they trade him and get some assets for him? 471 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 1: I think they're asking for a lottery pick for him. 472 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: So thoughts on John Collins. You won't get a lottery pick, 473 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: But I'm sorry, but one thing I like is that 474 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: the Hawks are not pulling the auto porter. They're just 475 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: not gonna throw somebody in a hundred million dollars. Thank 476 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: you for for appreciating your hard earn money to a 477 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: lot of Hawks. Because look at this, like you just said, Matt, 478 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,919 Speaker 1: they got Cappella, they can they can get rid of 479 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: him and get some more piece that then too. Let's 480 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,640 Speaker 1: be honest, his game is limited. He's a great athlete, 481 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: but he only can do so much out there, and 482 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: him and Trade do have a great chemistry. But you 483 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: have Cappella who does more on the court. So he's 484 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: definitely expendable and they can get something for him. But 485 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: I'm glad they didn't pay him becase that would have 486 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: been a big mistake. But I want all these young 487 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: men to get their money. But in Atlanta, now y'all 488 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: trying to win, you gotta go. You gotta use that 489 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 1: money somewhere else. So you think trade him before the 490 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: deadline and get some assets. Yes, yeah, we're gonna have 491 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: to wait and see. I mean, that's that's where you're at, 492 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: that's where you lay your head. You know that team 493 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: pretty well, so it'll be interesting to see what kind 494 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,760 Speaker 1: of moves they make with him? Like I said, I 495 00:21:26,760 --> 00:21:29,919 Speaker 1: think he's a young, up and coming talent. Um game 496 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: hasn't fully developed yet, but he's still young, you know, 497 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: so he's got some time. So we're gonna have to 498 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 1: wait to see what they do with him. Are they 499 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: gonna pay him or they're gonna get some pieces for 500 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:40,679 Speaker 1: him before the trade deadline. Someone else who there's talks 501 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: around is Kevin Love. He's only played two games this season, 502 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:46,479 Speaker 1: but hasn't played more than sixty games since the two 503 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: thousand seventeen season. Healthy, He's definitely someone who can help 504 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: a contender, but he hasn't seemed to be healthy then. 505 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's just not wanting to play 506 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: in Cleveland. They paid him that big bread. Since Lebron's left, 507 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 1: that team has been in a ship hole. Um, so 508 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 1: is he just saving his legs for someone to comes 509 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: save him or are these injuries starting to catch up 510 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 1: with him? And then also Andre Drummond, the Calves have 511 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: decided not to play him anymore until they can find 512 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 1: a trade partners. So they got to highly paid pieces 513 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: sitting on that bench. What do they do with them? 514 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:25,959 Speaker 1: Jack Well, is anybody in the NBA L cool J 515 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 1: because he the only one I know need love Kevin 516 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 1: Love and he played no. I don't know how long 517 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: you know. Okay, we've I've seen we played, and I've 518 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:37,160 Speaker 1: seen Kevin Love give Blake Griffin forty points in tw rebounds, 519 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: so I've seen that. But he's not that Kevin no more, 520 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: and he hasn't been playing it. I don't think, you know, 521 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: nobody wants to take on that big contract for a 522 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: guy that they don't know if he's gonna be healthy 523 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: or not. I'm a big time Kevin Love and he 524 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: hasn't played. But I just don't I just don't see 525 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: a team breaking it back to pick up Kevin Love Drummond. 526 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: He's an energy guy. He can he has to find 527 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,760 Speaker 1: out where he's gonna play his role at. You're not 528 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:00,400 Speaker 1: a star, Okay, you're not. You're not a two guys 529 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 1: and I gonna drop the ball down to you twenty 530 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: times a game, drumming. You're a great athlete. You need 531 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:10,119 Speaker 1: to start watching uh DJ with Brooklyn. How he plays, 532 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,240 Speaker 1: he rebounds, he catch lives, and he's an energy guy. 533 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: I think once he comes into that role and realize 534 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: he's not a drop down guy like in Beat, I 535 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: think he'll start coming into his own as a player. 536 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: Somebody has to bring up down to reality. Now. I 537 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 1: think that's a great point. And do you risk picking 538 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: up Kevin Love with his you know, his injury record 539 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:28,240 Speaker 1: and then to drum and I think it starts back 540 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,439 Speaker 1: in the summertime because I like drumming. But everything I 541 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: see of him in the summer, he's trying to play 542 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: point guard and and and and and doing that. But 543 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 1: that's not what he's really gonna play in the summer. 544 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: And that's why I get, you know, I think with 545 00:23:39,520 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: some of these guys in the summertime, like work on 546 00:23:42,040 --> 00:23:44,240 Speaker 1: know your role, work on what you're gonna do in 547 00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 1: the game, like you're seven ft you're never gonna be. 548 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: And this is not hating on him or we love 549 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 1: to see everyone expand their game, but it's just not 550 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 1: game like as Rico hunts, but saying like, no, you're 551 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: a big picture, No your role, you know what I mean, 552 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: work on things you know you're gonna get to do 553 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: in the game. And I think DeAndre Jordan is a 554 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:03,919 Speaker 1: great example. And I'll tell you a funny story I 555 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: talked to DJ about that because when he started getting 556 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,199 Speaker 1: a little bit better with the Clippers, he wanted more touches. 557 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: And the way I broke it down to alms like 558 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: look at Tyson Chandler in New York. All he does 559 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,120 Speaker 1: is grab Rebrowns, block shots, ketch Lablin. He's an All Star, 560 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: he's on the Olympic team, and he gets paid well. 561 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: And you're a better athlete than him, you know. I mean, 562 00:24:21,480 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 1: go take that to heart and do what you gotta do. 563 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:24,679 Speaker 1: So someone needs to have a heart to heart with 564 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: drum Me because there is a lot of talent there, 565 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: but I think he has to focus it and tunnel 566 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: it on what is actually gonna happen in the game 567 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: and not thinking that he's a guard or someone that's 568 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: gonna get a lot of touches. You've gotta be able 569 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: to find your work with inside the game. But, like 570 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: I said, two highly paid pieces sitting on that Cleveland bench, 571 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: it will be interesting to see what happens with both 572 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 1: of them come Trade Deadline. All right, back with one 573 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: of our favorite segments, fan questions, Jack, Let's get to 574 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,080 Speaker 1: it first. Up, Smokey Bail. If the league was planning 575 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 1: to expand, what cities would you like to see an 576 00:24:55,600 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: NBA franchise started in um me, I would just go 577 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: back to the two cities. I'm familiar, Seattle in Vancouver. 578 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: I enjoy both of them cities. Way we leave wing 579 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: both those cities. They got a great tree in both 580 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: those cities. I love Seattle. We got a chance to 581 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 1: play there with the Warriors. I think was that Katie's 582 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 1: rookie year. That was like right before they moved. Um. 583 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: I love Seattle. Never got a chance to go to Vancouver, 584 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: but I heard a lot of great things. But I 585 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: completely agree with you. If they were gonna pick up 586 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: two cities, those are the two cities I pick up 587 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: right there. That's an easy call. Fan question number two 588 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 1: Michael m Villa. Do you think the Spurs can get 589 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: into the postseason? Are the playing tournament in the tough 590 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 1: Western Conference? I do. I think they're sitting in six 591 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: right now in the West. Um, you know, I think 592 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: getting in they should be able to do that. You 593 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: never want to underestimate a pop team. I don't see 594 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: them really making noise once they get in, But I 595 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: just love the way they got De John Murray playing. Obviously, 596 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: the mar de Rosen is doing what he do, but 597 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: those two have been playing extremely well this year, and 598 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 1: you know, there are a team that no one's talking 599 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: about sitting at six. So that said, you know, hats 600 00:26:00,760 --> 00:26:02,679 Speaker 1: off to popping what they've been able to do. But 601 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:04,640 Speaker 1: if they get in, I don't really see them making 602 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 1: much noise outside the first round. Next question from Stinky 603 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: Danky Underscore seven. Why is Johanna's not getting any m 604 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 1: v P love cover in the conversation this year? It's 605 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 1: all Lebron, Joki Embiid and k d Well because I 606 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: think a lot of people have seen I think he's 607 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,880 Speaker 1: reached the selling. You know, people want to see him 608 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: get to that championship. People want to see him be 609 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 1: a chap raised that troph and get to the next level, 610 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: and he hasn't. We've seen so many players that's regular 611 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: season players come come come through the league, you know, 612 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: and they get their accolades, but they never they never 613 00:26:35,119 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: become champions. Yeah, he's been an m v P but 614 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,919 Speaker 1: now people are like, Okay, yeah, you're good, but we 615 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,720 Speaker 1: want to see the next level. We haven't seen that, 616 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,160 Speaker 1: so there's no need for him to be an MVP 617 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 1: conversation no more. I mean, I completely agree. I mean, obviously, 618 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 1: you know, we debated on this on the Jump a lot, 619 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,719 Speaker 1: where you know the m VP is based off just 620 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: the regular season, but I think people are starting to 621 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:55,680 Speaker 1: smarten up to me, you can't be an m VP 622 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: if in the playoffs down the stretch, I can't go 623 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: to you for a bucket, like name a number the 624 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: MVP he and the history of the game where he's 625 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: not the go to guy or at least one a 626 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: you know with Shaq and Kobe is a little different. 627 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: But outside of those two, how can you not be 628 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: able to go to the m v P down the 629 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: stretch to get you a bucket when the game was 630 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 1: on the line. And unfortunately Janice hasn't developed that side 631 00:27:16,520 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: of his game. Now now he's one of the most 632 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: scariest players we've seen in the history of the game 633 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: in transition with the ball in his hands attacking the rim, 634 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about that. But we all know with 635 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: playoffs game by game adjustments shutting that pain down. Once 636 00:27:29,520 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 1: you shut that paint down, you really slow him down 637 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: and you forced everyone else to do stuff they're not 638 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: necessarily accustomed to doing, which is stepping into that leader role. 639 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,560 Speaker 1: As far as the leading score So I I don't 640 00:27:39,600 --> 00:27:41,199 Speaker 1: have a problem with him not being discussed as the 641 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:42,919 Speaker 1: m v P, because you know, he's one of the 642 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: great towns in the league. But he's not the best 643 00:27:44,560 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 1: player in the game to me, and he's not someone 644 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:48,400 Speaker 1: you can go to down the stretch in the playoffs. 645 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: And to me, that's what the m v P is, 646 00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 1: someone that can take his team at least to the 647 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: conference finals, if not the finals, especially with kad back. 648 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 1: Especially with Kadi back. Next fan question sports w Underscore Chris, 649 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: how important do you think a good veteran is to 650 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:10,880 Speaker 1: a team's success? This is a great question, and it's 651 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 1: unfortunate because they don't have Vets no more. The league 652 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,640 Speaker 1: continues to get younger and younger, and we first came in, 653 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: there was always always Vets on every team. Those guys 654 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: are around thirty thirty six, you know, played fourteen fifteen years. 655 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: Whether they're still getting minutes or not, they're very important 656 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 1: to the development of the young players, important to the 657 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: team staying on track, and just all around good guys. 658 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: And you know they're still guys out there that could 659 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 1: be that. You know, Jamal Crawford's and and and and 660 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,600 Speaker 1: you know, guys like that, but they're just not getting 661 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: a chanceing more because the league is so young. So 662 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 1: I think it's unfortunately they don't have real vets on 663 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: the teams anymore that you know, help you know, bridge 664 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: the gap with new players and just kind of keeping 665 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: the team as a whole in focus. Last question from 666 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: Proof Underscore Greg, funniest non basketball story you've had while 667 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: traveling with your team pro It's just pro for you 668 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: because you never went to college, so it says proer college. Well, 669 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: I gotta ship. It's funny to me. Uh. I mean 670 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 1: when I was in Charlotte, Man, when we had UH 671 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: at a game. We had to leave that night to 672 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: go on the West Coast, and you know how long 673 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: that flight is, and I got out of the locker 674 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: room late, so you know, I like the smoke I 675 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: get on the plane. You know what I'm saying, smoke. 676 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: We wanted to you know, it's a matter of fact. 677 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: I'm a matter of fact man. We was on the 678 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 1: road for getting ready to go West Coast and uh 679 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: as as as we get as we take the bus 680 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: to the airport, we're about to get off, and I'm geeking, 681 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: So I'm like man, what can I do? Bro? I 682 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: went in the bathroom on the bus. Who lit up 683 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: to my four? Look to my four? Five pulls? And 684 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: I walked out right. And as I walked out, you 685 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: know the bus driver always always is off the bus helping, 686 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: you know, with the bags and stuff, getting the bags 687 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: on the plane. So as I get off, I'm walking 688 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 1: up the steps on the plane, I look back and 689 00:29:57,600 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: I see him coming out the bathroom. Bro, here is 690 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: so mad dog oh man, But look at least he 691 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 1: was high. He got a contact. I was high for 692 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: the rest of my flight, you know what I mean. 693 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: That's one of my crazy stories, man, And that's a win. 694 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:12,640 Speaker 1: I remember ship in Golden State where used to used 695 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: to bring that Louis backpack and you didn't give it 696 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: smelled like you would just throw the wheat in there. 697 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: We didn't even smell like there's in a plastic bag. 698 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: So this niked Jack would walk through the whole plane 699 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: and I'd see him walk through the uh where the 700 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: media is at, and they would kind of smell it 701 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: and look at each other. Then need motherfucker walked through 702 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: the coaching section, and you know, Nellie didn't give a funk. 703 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: But the rest of coach would kind of look and 704 00:30:31,840 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: he'd get up to us, and it's so loud. I'm 705 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: sitting there like, goddamn, bro, did you just pour the 706 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:39,719 Speaker 1: wheat inside your Louis bagas or is it in a ziplock? Like? 707 00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: What is it? But Jackie used to carry around this 708 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: brown Louie bag just smelled like a dope sack. I 709 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: used to have my ship vacuum sealed, or I'd have 710 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: it in an extra baggy with either coffee or fabric softener. 711 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,959 Speaker 1: Jack didn't give a funk about disguising to smell at all. 712 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: Jackie like funk it. I'd contract. I negotiated my own 713 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 1: contract on this team. I'm just gonna walk on this 714 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: bitch with weed in my pockets. I don't give a fund. 715 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: That's what you get when you let me play in California. Man, Hey, 716 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: we believe documentary is in your works. You'll be ready 717 00:31:14,520 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: for It's gonna be fun. What's burning? Quick Hitters? The 718 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: Portland's supporting cast has really stepped up since Nurkics and 719 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: c J McCullum went down. Headed by Carmelo Anthony. He 720 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: thought about nearly nineteen points a game over the last 721 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 1: seven or eight games. We spoke about it a few 722 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: weeks ago. He passed Oscar Robinson for twelve all time. 723 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: Jackie's surprised by what Melow's doing. I know, I'm not 724 00:31:39,400 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: not at all. Man. We knew what he could do. 725 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: He's still driving by guys still, Duncan Melo loves to 726 00:31:43,840 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: play basketball, and not too many people work hard in 727 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: the off season, So I'm not surprised he's gonna He's 728 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: a future Hall of Famer. Like you said, he's continuing 729 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 1: to get better. I'm not surprised with Mellow at all. 730 00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:58,800 Speaker 1: Keeping keep in mind, he's only two five points away 731 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 1: from passing the Chema A one in the eleventh spot. 732 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 1: This dude is gonna be a top ten score of 733 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: all time by the time it's said and done, I think, 734 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: and I just love to see it. Um Next up, 735 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: Cantor stepped up huge for Nurkics. Been a double double machine, 736 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: nearly a thirteen rebounds a game. I love with his 737 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: toughness brings to that team. Yeah, I mean that, that's 738 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: the big part of his game. He don't back down 739 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: from the body. You see the other day he took 740 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: an elbow, was licking the blood off his face. He 741 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,720 Speaker 1: had animal man, you know, and he come from a 742 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: rough background, so you know, he shouldn't be afraid of anything. 743 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: He's going out there. He's demanding his presence in the 744 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: paint and that's something they need right right now with 745 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: guys down. So it's playing wealth for him. Definitely. Uh. 746 00:32:36,360 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: Gary Trent Jr. Someone who played really well in the playoffs, 747 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: struggled at the beginning of the season, but is that 748 00:32:41,440 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 1: nearly twenty points a game over the last eleven stepping 749 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:46,720 Speaker 1: in for C. J. McCullum. I love when guys you 750 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: don't anticipate doing well just kind of step up and 751 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:51,960 Speaker 1: do their thing. And he's definitely someone that plays on 752 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 1: both end of the ball, shoots the ship out of 753 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,760 Speaker 1: the three ball, and plays defense. Yeah. Well, the two 754 00:32:56,760 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: guys we're talking about are both fielders guys you know, 755 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: look at we're talking by Garrett Trent Jr. His dad 756 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 1: was a fearless guy, a guy did everybody respect this, 757 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,239 Speaker 1: so he has that same DNA. So both of these 758 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: guys are tough guys that they need right now with 759 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,040 Speaker 1: guys down, and when when they get to add those 760 00:33:11,080 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: stars back, this team can really make some guards in 761 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:15,959 Speaker 1: the West. You know, this is something that no one 762 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 1: ever talks about. But Portland's just has terrible luck with 763 00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:21,400 Speaker 1: injuries because, like we're talking about their supporting castles stepping 764 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: up and playing well for guys that are very talented. 765 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:27,280 Speaker 1: Obviously with Nurkicchen and c J mcculluman, if they can 766 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: ever just all stay healthy at the same time, they 767 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:32,840 Speaker 1: have one of the most talented rosters in the NBA. 768 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:34,960 Speaker 1: So we hope both these guys can come back healthy 769 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: and these guys that have stepped up in their absence 770 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:40,000 Speaker 1: continuing their good play. Mark Cuban and the Dallas Mavericks 771 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: make a statement last week saying that they will not 772 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 1: play the anthem before the games. The NBA stepped in 773 00:33:46,040 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: and put that fire out. Um. I love what Cuban 774 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: was thinking, because if you know the history of the 775 00:33:51,240 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: song the anthem, it's the bullshit. But the NBA stepped in. 776 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: Jack thoughts on that shout out to Mark Cuban, man, 777 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: and absolutely I appreciate them for having a gust to 778 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: do it and and be a leader. But he said 779 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: the key thing that nobody's saying. I talked to my community. 780 00:34:09,200 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: He talked to his community before he made that decision, 781 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,040 Speaker 1: and nobody stands behind that. This is not the land 782 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:15,839 Speaker 1: of the free. You know, this is not the land 783 00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:17,800 Speaker 1: of the free. You know, nobody and a lot of 784 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 1: people don't stand behind the national anthem. I just slude 785 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:22,839 Speaker 1: him for for jumping out there, you know, and and 786 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,959 Speaker 1: and and listening to the people around him, the people 787 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 1: he worked with, the people that support him, and and 788 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,960 Speaker 1: let everybody have a say so on that decision. Mark 789 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: Cuban has always been on the front lines and always 790 00:34:32,920 --> 00:34:34,680 Speaker 1: been awoke when it comes to social issues. So I 791 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:37,400 Speaker 1: definitely respect his movement and what he's about in the 792 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:40,800 Speaker 1: efforts he had to, like you said, listen to his community, 793 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:43,880 Speaker 1: but you know, the NBA thought otherwise. But definitely salute 794 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: to Mark Cuban for thinking outside the box and really 795 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: caring about what people around him think in the midst 796 00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:50,960 Speaker 1: of Black History months. Jack, I know we both watched 797 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:55,000 Speaker 1: Black Messiah this weekend. Shout out to us, Shaka King 798 00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: and my brother Ryan Klueger for a beautiful film. Thoughts 799 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: on that film because I watched that ship last night 800 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 1: and they had my fist clinched the whole time, hey Man, 801 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 1: shout out to them brothers man of film. That definitely 802 00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: was needed the next film, I need to roll in it. Um. 803 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:13,359 Speaker 1: But but I think, Matt, I I want to just 804 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: start the whole movie over and watch it again, you know, 805 00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 1: especially with everything that that that transpired in my life 806 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:21,880 Speaker 1: the last year, you know, and and me meeting people 807 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,160 Speaker 1: you know that that that that lived their life similar 808 00:35:25,280 --> 00:35:28,160 Speaker 1: to Fred happened Hampton, with my with my friend Zeke 809 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 1: and Detroit. So I think just the story being told, 810 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:34,120 Speaker 1: how they was treated, how they stood, you know, and 811 00:35:34,120 --> 00:35:36,680 Speaker 1: and and and the connections, how he brought everybody together. 812 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 1: All this stuff needed to all this stuff needed to 813 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: be told, man. And and I'm glad I was educating it. 814 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,359 Speaker 1: And it was more motivation for me to see the 815 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 1: things that I've been doing and know, I'm a lot 816 00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: of things that I'm doing. I'm doing it like some 817 00:35:47,640 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 1: of the greats, and I'm doing I'm doing it in 818 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:50,799 Speaker 1: the in the right way. Man. This is good to 819 00:35:50,800 --> 00:35:53,240 Speaker 1: see for me. It was refreshing. Yeah, it was beautiful 820 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:55,320 Speaker 1: to see this story told. Obviously they've been trying to 821 00:35:55,400 --> 00:35:57,920 Speaker 1: hide this story for years. To think that Fred Hampton 822 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 1: was only twenty one when he was executed. Um, assassinated, 823 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 1: but the Rainbow Coalition, you know what I mean. He 824 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:06,799 Speaker 1: took a lot of chances and going into areas that 825 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: normal people wouldn't go in to bring people together. It 826 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: didn't matter your color, and that's what I loved and 827 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,719 Speaker 1: I think that's what they fear. Um. I hope this 828 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: this film gets the critical acclaim it deserves because most 829 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,800 Speaker 1: of the times when you highlight the bullshit the cops 830 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:22,000 Speaker 1: have been on, the usually try to sweep in movie 831 00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,080 Speaker 1: to the back. But this movie was definitely a statement. 832 00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: It was a message, is something that everyone needs to 833 00:36:26,600 --> 00:36:29,359 Speaker 1: be seen, and it just, you know, it confirmed on 834 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: you know, policing was built on racism, and we're still 835 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 1: you know that that that film took place, and I think, 836 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: if I'm not mistaken, was a time period they captured 837 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: that and here we are in one with the same 838 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:43,719 Speaker 1: kind of bullshit still going on. So I love that 839 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: this kind of stuff is being brought to light. We 840 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:48,200 Speaker 1: need to educate ourselves on this. You know something else 841 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:49,600 Speaker 1: that I thought was crazy, and it's kind of a 842 00:36:49,600 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: side note. I think in Utah parents were allowed to 843 00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: take their kids out of black history and that ship 844 00:36:57,320 --> 00:36:59,279 Speaker 1: just tripped me out because are we allowed to be 845 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 1: taken out the white history. They a lot that they 846 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:04,240 Speaker 1: lie to us about, but they're giving parents in Utah 847 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:07,240 Speaker 1: the option for their children to opt out of Black history, 848 00:37:07,239 --> 00:37:09,719 Speaker 1: which is crazy. So I love the fact that they're 849 00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:12,000 Speaker 1: finally starting to teach Black history, but it just shows 850 00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:14,120 Speaker 1: what kind of country we're in where that the school 851 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,879 Speaker 1: is going to give parents the option to not let 852 00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:19,480 Speaker 1: their kids learn Black history, but they don't give us 853 00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 1: the option not to learn the bullshit they're trying to 854 00:37:21,440 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: teach us. So I think we've come far, but we 855 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:25,360 Speaker 1: still have a long way to go. And this is 856 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:27,880 Speaker 1: just a beautiful film. Again, big shout out to Shaka 857 00:37:28,000 --> 00:37:30,560 Speaker 1: King and Ryan Coogler on a great film. I hope 858 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: it gets the praise and eyeballs and recognition to deserve 859 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:36,839 Speaker 1: because it's something that needs to be shown, it needs 860 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:38,920 Speaker 1: to be told, and they did a great job of 861 00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:42,319 Speaker 1: doing that. And everybody that loved this film, especially us 862 00:37:42,320 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: the people, we gotta support it because, like Matt said, 863 00:37:44,960 --> 00:37:46,839 Speaker 1: a lot of time they try to overshadow and try 864 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: to hide stories like this and try to hide the truth. 865 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,160 Speaker 1: But if we can continue to support these people and 866 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:53,359 Speaker 1: change and that if it stand up with movies like this. 867 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:55,839 Speaker 1: Then we'll continue to learn the truth. That's a rap 868 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,200 Speaker 1: for this week. What's Burning could be found every Monday 869 00:37:59,239 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 1: on Showtime, a baut basketball YouTube, and on Twitter at 870 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:04,480 Speaker 1: show Basketball. You Did