1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to What's Burning. I'm here at Matt Barnes Steven Jackson. Guys, 2 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 1: we've had all kinds of technical problems this morning. I 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: think the moral of the story is we all just 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 1: have to hang out in the same place from now on. 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: All right, guy, we got to talk about the Knicks 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: to start, because they are red hot nine straight wins 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: as we sit here today. Only the Bucks, Nuggets, and 8 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: Sixers have a hotter record since the start of twenty 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: twenty three. Julius Randall said, this is a better, more 10 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: talented team than the Knicks team that caught fire in 11 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: the spring two years ago. You guys remember it was 12 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: like a huge thing. Everyone was like, oh my god, 13 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: Nick's tape, Nick's Mania. They made it to the first 14 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: round against Atlanta, and then they only won one basketball 15 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: game in the playoffs. So do you guys think that 16 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,840 Speaker 1: we can expect more from this Knicks team this year? 17 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: The way Julius Randall says, we're looking at maybe them 18 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 1: playing Cleveland in the first round, Maybe I do. I 19 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: really like this team. And I gotta give Jathen Brunsons 20 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: some more props because I didn't think he would have 21 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: this act on the team. Not only is he playing 22 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: his best basketball, but in the process, I feel like 23 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: he's helping slowly but surely change this culture. And I 24 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: think Jalen's Brunson's arrival not only on the offensive end 25 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: the defensive end. In his leadership is also free Julius 26 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: Randall of any kind of playmaking that he has to do. 27 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: I mean, right now, if he's just focused on scoring, 28 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: and this guy's a bucket, they're one of the best 29 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: one two punches in the league. The only thing that 30 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: worries me about this team, and obviously Brunson is out 31 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: right now. All tips teams, he always plays his stars high, 32 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: long minutes the entire season. He can't really go too 33 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: much in his big so I hope that that doesn't 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: affect this team's run. But I really like this next team. 35 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: I have to say, I'm surprised like everyone else, but 36 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: they're playing really good basketball and there's a good team. Yeah, 37 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: I think I think they could possibly make it out 38 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: the first round. I don't think sego round, and then 39 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: that depends on the matchups who they play. You know, 40 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: this is a young team that they're peaking at the 41 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: right time. You want to be playing like this going 42 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: into the postseason. You want to have a good field 43 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: about just seven. Have everything healthy. I mean, have everybody healthy. 44 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: I like Matt said, playing a lot of minutes. You know, 45 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: those guys could be drained in the first round and 46 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: not make it out because the basketball level goes up 47 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: way up another Knights, right, So I just it really 48 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: depends on who they match up with and how those 49 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: guys feel going to to their first round. But the 50 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: way they're playing right now, this is definitely the way 51 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: you want to play going into the playoffs. Yeah, I 52 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: mean the offense that they're laying out there, it's not 53 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: so typical Tips. I mean, first of all, they're sixth 54 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: in the league in their offensive rating. That's interesting. And 55 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: they're not doing it with a lot of three pointers. 56 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: They're twentieth in the league in three So what they're 57 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: doing it is every other way. They're rebounding great, they're 58 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: getting to the line great, They're getting those timely contributions 59 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: from people in the right moments that They've had some 60 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: great play in the clutch during this streak. I will 61 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: say they have tightened up the rotation. I think it 62 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:54,839 Speaker 1: was back in December. Tips tightened the rotation to nine, 63 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: and that gets it exactly what you're talking about. Matt 64 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: is a lot of minutes. Julius Randall second amount of 65 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: minutes in the league this season. Jalen Brunson has been 66 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: playing a lot. He's a little on the smaller side. 67 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: What I mean he's listed at six two. I don't know. 68 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: I mean everyone's taller than me, so who knows. But 69 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: to me he does not appear to be six two 70 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: on the court. How much is that going to be 71 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: an issue during the playoffs because we know what happens 72 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: to smaller guards. His heart is six eight. I buy that. Yeah, 73 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 1: but you know we saw him have success with Dallas 74 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: last year in the playoffs, so I don't really put 75 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: too much into his height. He's just he's just a 76 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: really smart player. He's a three level scorer. He's someone 77 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: who at however, six one, he can post guards up 78 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: that he's stronger than He's got a nice mid range, 79 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: he shoots the ballwell. He makes plays for his team. Also, 80 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: I think another person who's come and I love the energy, 81 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: has brought as his form of Villanova teammate Josh Hart. 82 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: He's brought up a ton of energy, hitting big shots. 83 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Quigly is playing really well too, so I'm excited. Obviously, 84 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: I agree with Jack. I think it's all on the 85 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: matchups and I don't want to get caught in the moment. 86 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: But if it is Cleveland and New York earlier in 87 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: the season, I would have thought Cleveland, you know, would 88 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: handle him easily. But I really don't know right now. 89 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to see how they finished down this 90 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: stretch and who their first round matchup is. But I 91 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised to see them make the second round. 92 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: You know, it's gonna be spicy if it's calvs. Nicks, 93 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: especially with Donovan Mitchell on the whole subplot of last 94 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: summer and which team was he going to go to 95 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: and all of that. Look, I love Jalen Brunson. I'm 96 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: with you, guys, and I want to just read you 97 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: some of his numbers over the past two months, averaging 98 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: twenty eight points a game, shooting fifty one percent forty 99 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 1: five percent from three. Obviously, he's just gotten better and 100 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: better each year. Stack what do you think Brunson's ceiling is? Like? 101 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: What do you how good a player can he be? 102 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 1: I think you can be an All Star, especially in 103 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: the easy to be staying the East. He can be 104 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,280 Speaker 1: an All Star for for multiple years. The way he's 105 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,559 Speaker 1: leading the team, the way all the guys are buying 106 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,559 Speaker 1: in and letting him control the pace of the game. 107 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: Definitely when the game's on the line and the player 108 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: needs to be made, the ball is in his hand. 109 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: So just just a confidence he's brought to the team. Raage, 110 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: I know the heart the heart of this kid has 111 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: because I know his pops and uh making that bringing 112 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: that to the to the Knicks and making everybody buy 113 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,839 Speaker 1: in and and feel that same energy and passion for 114 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: the game and hunger. I think that that says a 115 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: lot about this kid. And uh, he has a high 116 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:16,799 Speaker 1: setting race. He can be asked off for multiple years. 117 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:19,799 Speaker 1: I think he's playing with a lot of confidence too. 118 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: And New York is one of those places where you 119 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: can feel the energy and feel the vibe and be 120 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: playing on a whole other planet. So I think his 121 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: biggest thing right now is his confidence. Obviously, very talented player, 122 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: but he's very confident right now, and it's a it's 123 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: a very silent confident leadership. Can get where he wants 124 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: on the court, can control the game, like Jack says, 125 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: So I'm really happy for this kid. And to think, 126 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: you know, going into the summer, people thought, you know, 127 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: the Knicks overpaid. I can easily say right now he's 128 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: definitely underpaid because I feel like he's playing at an 129 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: all NBA level. May not be a first team, but 130 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: he'll find himself on possibly that second or third team. 131 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: I do think he is underpaid considering what he's contributing 132 00:05:58,080 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 1: and the effort. I mean, first of all, the whole 133 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: team was playing hard as hell, like they are fun 134 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: to watch if you caught any of these games this 135 00:06:04,040 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, they are just fun. But Brunson, 136 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: in particular, they were playing a game against the Nets, 137 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: and there was less than five minutes to go, and 138 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: I think that the Knicks were up by like twenty 139 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: six points. Jalen Brunson is not only still in the 140 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: game because you know Tom Thibodeaux, but he goes to 141 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:22,600 Speaker 1: take a charge and he didn't get the call. He 142 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: starts arguing Tibbs actually did a coach's challenge less than 143 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: five minutes to go up twenty six and he won. 144 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 1: Because that is what's going on with this team right now. 145 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: So the heart of this team is so much fun 146 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 1: and Matt, You're right, the way New York responds to 147 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: them is incredible. I hope, I hope that they there's 148 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: to me. I used to live in New York for 149 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: a long time, a couple decades, and there's nothing to 150 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: me like the Garden. When that team is on a 151 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: role we've been waiting so long for it to happen again, 152 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,159 Speaker 1: I just I can't wait to see it. I hope that. 153 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: I hope this continues to some degree and gives us 154 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 1: some good playoff matchup, so we will see. We have 155 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: no we're getting good playoff matches in the West because 156 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: KD and Phoenix has been a movie. Guys, the sons 157 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: are three and oz with him. Durant's numbers since he 158 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: arrived twenty seven points a game. Seven is says fifty 159 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: three from three point percentage. We're talking with the producer 160 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: Nate over here. Do you think he is the most 161 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: plug and play superstar ever? Because you could put him anywhere. 162 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: We know that, but compare him to guys in the past. Absolutely, 163 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: I don't think and I've been saying this for a while. 164 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: You know now the days where superstars are changing teams. 165 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: It normally takes time for not only the superstar to 166 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: kind of fight his footing, but you know, playing with 167 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: the superstar as either you know, a sidekick or a 168 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 1: role player sometimes sometimes difficult. But I think Katie's efficiency 169 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: is what makes him so easy to just plug and play. 170 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,400 Speaker 1: His ability to get to a spots when he wants. 171 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: And this kind of reminds me, Rachel and Jack of 172 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: when he went to the Golden State the first time, 173 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: where he kind of just fit in and played his role, 174 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: and then when the playoffs came, that's when he showed 175 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: up when the finals came. I mean, he showed up 176 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: the entire season, but he put the Cape on come 177 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: playoff times. So I really just think his arrival is 178 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: obviously gonna help Devin Booker. Book's not going to see 179 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: the same looks he's seen as far as double teams, traps, 180 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: shifts because he has Katie on the other side of 181 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: the floor. It's gonna help Chris Paul because we all 182 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: know Chris is my dog, but he's just getting older. 183 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: You know his numbers, right, I think at nine points 184 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: and eight assists since Katie's joined the team. But I 185 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: know in the playoffs, those will go up and then 186 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: we can't forget about Eton. I mean eighton is one 187 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: of you know, this is not a game of biggs anymore. 188 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: There's a handful of very good bigs. But aiden you know, 189 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: to me is that next tier behind Joker and Beat 190 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,079 Speaker 1: as far as bigs that is versatile, can pick and pop, 191 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: rebounds like a monster, and protects the paint. So I 192 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: really like, obviously it's only been three games, and you know, 193 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: we don't know what is to come, but if this 194 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: team is healthy, with Booker and KD and CP orchestrating things, 195 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: Phoenix is going to be very scary to me in 196 00:08:56,800 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: the Western Conference. Yeah that Matt. I mean Katie, you 197 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: can put Katie innywhere the probably he's gonna win everytire. 198 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: He's gonna probably be the most efficient player to touch 199 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: the game as you see. You know what I'm saying, 200 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: to continue to get over thirty points to up to 201 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,559 Speaker 1: get other Knights shooting twelve or seventeen, like, that's just 202 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: that's just crazy efficient and he's been doing it his 203 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: whole career. Um, I think I think, to echo, Matt, 204 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: the person who's going to get them the most out 205 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,319 Speaker 1: of it is not aiding to me. It's Chris Paul 206 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: because if you see, if you see in the Dallas 207 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: Mavericks game, um, they was doubling a Kadi and helping 208 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 1: off Devin Book and Chris Paul got a lot of 209 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: wide open threes. If he can knock those shots down, 210 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: his arrabs can go up from nine to fifteen eighteen 211 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: in the heartbeat because he's gonna get a lot of 212 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:42,800 Speaker 1: open shots and he can knock them down, and he 213 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: and they're gonna need him to knock them shots down 214 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: in the playoffs because that's definitely what they're gonna do. 215 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 1: They're gonna make somebody else beat them besides Katie and Bookle. 216 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: But it's super scary. There's no reason for not put 217 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: them not to be playing at the end of the season. 218 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: Rage you know, in the league where it's either three 219 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 1: points or paint scoring and they want to give up 220 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: that mid range. You have three of the most efficient 221 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: midrange shooters in the game and CP, Book and KD 222 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: So again, there's no holes in this offense and if 223 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: they can stay healthy, it's gonna be scary. Well, it's 224 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 1: interesting though about Chris right because that one hundred percent 225 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: is going to be the book on this team. Defensively, 226 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: we saw Dallas lay it out this past weekend. You're 227 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: going to have to help help help on Durant and Booker, 228 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: and they have decided, Hey, Chris Paul, Look, he's shooting 229 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: forty two percent this season, which I think is his 230 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: second worst shooting percentage of any season of his career, 231 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: not to the standard he's used to or he likes 232 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: to put out, and I think teams are going to 233 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 1: lay off him a bit to see make him prove 234 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: them wrong. We saw, especially from deep, if you were 235 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: a Phoenix Suns player not named Durant or Booker in 236 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: that Dallas game, those guys were just eight of twenty 237 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: six from three. So I think that we are going 238 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: to see teams try to do that more for Chris 239 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: Paul specifically, though, to me, his competitiveness is going to 240 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: come out when he has presented with that, and we 241 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 1: saw that in the Dallas game too, right, did not 242 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,160 Speaker 1: have a great first three quarters. They were laying off him, 243 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: and then the fourth that man came out, hit two three, 244 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: scored eight points total and had a lot of savvy 245 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: IQ moves, not just moving guys around the court, dealing 246 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: with the officials, all that kind of stuff. Matt, you 247 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 1: know Chris better than almost anyone else. You played with him. 248 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: You guys are good friends, your neighbors, your kids play together. 249 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: What do you know about Chris, especially in the postseason 250 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: if this continues, if if guys do lay off of 251 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: him defensively, well, he's got to be ready, Rache. You know, 252 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: obviously he's a Hall of Fame point guard and you know, 253 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: coming down to the tail end of his career, and 254 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 1: you know, I definitely would like to see him have 255 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: another opportunity to win a ring. But you know, as 256 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: both you guys said that the game plan is going 257 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: to be book and CEPR, book and KD. So what 258 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: is Chris gonna be able to give you? You know? 259 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: And I have confidence, like I said, I think the 260 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: window is really shutting. You know, it's coming towards an 261 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,440 Speaker 1: end on a Hall of Fame career. But I know 262 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: he's still asked some left in the tank and with 263 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,719 Speaker 1: this team right now, I think right now he's just orchestrating. 264 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: I think, you know, has come playoff time. He's gonna 265 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: have to up his average, you know, at least five 266 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 1: or six points to really be a threat out there, 267 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: and then again along with Aiden and you know, some 268 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: of those guys on the bench, they're gonna have to 269 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: do their job. But you know, I'll take a problem 270 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: all day if you know you're telling me that, you 271 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: know we're gonna have to see what you know CP 272 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: is going to give us. Like I said, he's not 273 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: the CP of old, but I'm sure he still has 274 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: something left in the take because he knows it's coming 275 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: down to the end. I think it's fascinating with Durant too, 276 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: with the idea that he's gotten all this criticism stack 277 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: of oh you joined this team, you joined that team, 278 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: you joined that team. You're kind of fitting into someone 279 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:43,480 Speaker 1: else's team. In the end, that could end up being well, 280 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: that could be end up being the strength, right, That 281 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: could be the thing in the end that we remember 282 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: his career for as a strength that he's the guy 283 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:51,959 Speaker 1: who could fit in anywhere. He is the guy who 284 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: could go to any team and be a major player 285 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 1: and the best player on the team. I just think 286 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: it's interesting that the thing that like the Internet has 287 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: has criticized him over could end up being one of 288 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: the like elite hallmarks of his career. Well, I mean, Rachel, 289 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: I'm not nowhere close to the player Durant was, But 290 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: for a while, I was known as that player that 291 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: a lot of teams was one player away. I got 292 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: to San Antonio, I was that player to get a championship. 293 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:15,840 Speaker 1: I went to Indiana and they were saying I was 294 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: that one player getting the Golden State. I said, you 295 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: know so, I was always that guy, but not on 296 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: the level with KD. But the way that he's able 297 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: to go anywhere and play the same game with the 298 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: same greatness, of the same efficiency, Rachel, I mean that 299 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: that's that that that's greatness, and there's nowhere else you 300 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: can you can explain that. Yeah, I think I think 301 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: it's fascinating. You know it. You know it. And by 302 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,079 Speaker 1: the way, anyone's still hating on Kevin Durant needs to 303 00:13:42,080 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: get their eyes checked and made different sport. Just sank Um, 304 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: we were talking about the Mavericks leaving some players open, 305 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: including Chris at the end of that game. Over the weekend, 306 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,840 Speaker 1: speaking of leaving people open, Russell Westbrook, ladies and gentlemen, 307 00:13:54,920 --> 00:14:03,439 Speaker 1: we saw what Draymond did to him last week. We 308 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 1: got to take a look at how this Clippers experiment 309 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: is working. Because they were ten and four before they 310 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: added Russell Westbrook. They were on that fourteen game streak 311 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: where they were really cooking the starting lineup. Seemed like 312 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: ty Low had finally gotten guys playing together, found his rhythm. 313 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: They I think were the number four seed in the 314 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: West and now they are one and five with Rustbrook 315 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: in the starting lineup, and they have tumbled down into 316 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 1: the play in section of the bracket. Their only win 317 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: that number, that one and five. Their only win was 318 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: a Grizzlies team without John Morant that was in the 319 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: middle of a lot of turmoil. What do you guys, 320 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess, I don't know. Match just start 321 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: with what do you think the biggest issues are here? 322 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: And what do you think they should do about them? 323 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. It's tough race because his numbers aren't bad, 324 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, outside of his turn of 325 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: its every thing fifteen, eight and four. But he's averaging 326 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: four turnovers, so that obviously you want to cut down 327 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: on that. But it's hard because sometimes number cann't be deceiving. 328 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: And I never got a chance to play with the Russell. 329 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: I don't know what his presence is like. And I 330 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: don't mean in a negative way, but I mean on 331 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: a court from a standpoint of guys that are used 332 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: to having, you know, the Norman Powell you know could 333 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: be you know, he's a top three contender for six 334 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: and Man of the Year. Terrence Man has shown to 335 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: me he's kind of struggled all you're kind of trying 336 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: to find his footing. But then you bring someone in 337 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: such as a Russell Westbrook, who on paper looks like 338 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: you can definitely help the team because this team needs playmakers. 339 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: But again, I don't know how those two guys that 340 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 1: I just mentioned are gonna able to blend with Russ 341 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: because outside of Kawai and PG, you know, Russ is 342 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: going to be the next guy with the ball in 343 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: his hands and most and that's obviously gonna take away 344 00:15:31,480 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: from Pal. That's obviously going to take away from Terrence 345 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: Man's ability to score and make play. So I don't 346 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 1: know what it is. You know, the record tells you, oh, 347 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: this is not working, but I don't. You know, me 348 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: playing basketball long enough, I know that may not be 349 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 1: the case. But I don't know whether it's bringing him 350 00:15:47,680 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: off the bench or just maybe they're in a bad 351 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: funk right now and they can turn the corner. But again, 352 00:15:52,800 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: Russ's numbers are solid. It looks like he's making you know, 353 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: he's making a positive impact. The record hasn't shown that. 354 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 1: But I wonder if his ball dominance outside of their 355 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: two superstars, how's that gonna affect Norman Pale and Terrence 356 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: Man and the other guys that are used to having 357 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: the ball in their hands a little bit. I'm not 358 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: gonna panic right now, Rache. I panic when the season 359 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: is over and they don't make the playoffs right when 360 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: they when they get into that position, well, that would 361 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: be bad because some people pick them to win this year. 362 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,560 Speaker 1: So that would be that would be a big fault. Yeah, 363 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: and I understand that, you know, because they should be 364 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: at the top of the West, you know, with with 365 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 1: being there before he got there. But I'm just saying 366 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: my point is that they played five got five six 367 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: games with him and they haven't been winning. Okay, they 368 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: still have enough time to turn the stick around and 369 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: put themselves in a great position come playoff time. But 370 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: if they don't do it, then you got to look 371 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: at it as a problem. So they you know, That's 372 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: why I'm not really panicking you because it's still new 373 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: when they have time rates, but if they don't, yeah, 374 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: we're gonna be talking about it in a different way. 375 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: It's right, it's it's just hard because, as you say, Matt, 376 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: some of his numbers are really totally workable. The turners, 377 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 1: they have not just been a problem, but they've been 378 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: at bad times. So I think that has kind of 379 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: put the spotlight on those as well. His decision making, 380 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 1: as we know, is just not as strong as some 381 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: of the other people in his positions, so that has 382 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: come into play as well. And in the end, chemistry 383 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: is a tough thing. Like sometimes it's hard to point 384 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: to the reason, but we just know that that team 385 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,439 Speaker 1: was cooking before he got there. Him in the starting 386 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 1: lineup has not had them cooking. I don't know if 387 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 1: the Clippers had to tell him he would start, so 388 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: that he picked them over say Chicago or DC or 389 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: any other places that might have been looking for him. 390 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if that was a good decision. If 391 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: that did happen, I'm not reporting anything. I've no idea 392 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: if that's what happened. I was surprised to see him 393 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: in the starting lineup as much as he's been, considering 394 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 1: that he really found success with the Lakers playing off 395 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: the bench, so you would think that that is how 396 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: he would be for the Clippers, and that's sort of 397 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:52,120 Speaker 1: what I thought that they needed. We will see if 398 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: they go back to that at some point with him. 399 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 1: The Clippers do have some practice days coming up, which 400 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: they haven't had a lot of this season, but the 401 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,160 Speaker 1: schedule is going to get a little looser for them. 402 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: I know tylu is looking forward to that. The stretch 403 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: that they have played with us has been some tough 404 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: games that played some good opponents, so I don't know 405 00:18:06,880 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: if that factors into it, but to me, this is 406 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: a real interesting situation. And you said it, Matt, that 407 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: how these last twenty games are so go for us 408 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,840 Speaker 1: is going to really impact how people see him for 409 00:18:18,880 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: the rest of his time here in the NBA. And 410 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: I'm very curious how this marriage is going to be. 411 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: We'll see. We gotta talk legendary moments presented by top 412 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 1: Shot friends. The scoring surge in the NBA this season 413 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: has been wild wild. I tell you, six players averaging 414 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: thirty a game, ton of huge stat lines. So I 415 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: want to bring you back to a couple of particular 416 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,159 Speaker 1: big nights. Right, we had Dame and Donovan both dropping 417 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: seventy one, Luca had that sixty twenty one ten back 418 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: in December, and Bead was absurd. Do you remember that 419 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: fifty nine eleven eight with seven blocks? That monster performance 420 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 1: is stack? Which of these guys generated the most memorable 421 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: moment stat line moment? What would you want to see 422 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: on a top shot? For me? Um, I just like 423 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: the way in Bees looked for me. Yeah, just just 424 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 1: just just the way. I just love the way he plays. 425 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: You know, he's one of the by like a Chemolijah one. 426 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: He's one of the most killed big man that we've 427 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: ever seen. And to see the way he puts up 428 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: those big numbers and then the dominant fashion is what 429 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: I love to see because you don't see that much. 430 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: You know, you have him in Yokichen and Greek Free 431 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 1: putting up those type of numbers, but to do the 432 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 1: way he does it, you know, with the step backs 433 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: to fade aways as a big man, I think it's 434 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: beautiful to see. Give me Luca. I love Luca, I 435 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: love a game. I love how how young he is 436 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: and to me to think that this guy's only going 437 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: to get better. It's crazy what he's able to do 438 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: with his body type in in lack of athleticism, Uh, 439 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: to still be as effective as he is on the court. 440 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: This guy is a genius on the court. And uh, 441 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 1: you know he must watch basketball for me. So give 442 00:19:56,760 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: me a top shot of Luca, maybe spoken a cigarette 443 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 1: or something. I want him. I want him with his 444 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,479 Speaker 1: recovery beer. That would be the top shot. Does him 445 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: drinking the recovery beer? I don't know, Guys. Damian Lillard 446 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: seventy one points I think was the most efficient seventy 447 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,959 Speaker 1: point game ever. I mean, he he has been just 448 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: out of hand this season. But Stack, I want to 449 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:20,480 Speaker 1: go back to the Mbid thing for a second only 450 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,400 Speaker 1: because the statline we were talking about that particular night, 451 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: the thing that made it special to me was that 452 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: he also had the seven blocks. And this gets into 453 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,080 Speaker 1: that larger conversation about how we see Joel Embiid and 454 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 1: how we see defense in the league in general. Right now, 455 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: is that when you look at say the MVP candidates, 456 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: which has been you know, kind of back into the 457 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 1: discussion now that we're getting closer to voting time, how 458 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,959 Speaker 1: much do you put stock in the fact that this 459 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 1: guy is a monster on the other side of the floor. 460 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,840 Speaker 1: And when you talk about these great performances, the fact 461 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: that he's doing it at both ends, how much does 462 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: that matter to you? Guys? Does that push his performance 463 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: where he's fifty nine to eleven and eight because he 464 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: had the seven blocks versus a guy like Luca who 465 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: did as you said, it was incredible that night. It 466 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: was incredible. But it's not like phenomenal defense, right, go ahead, Jack, 467 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: how do you see it? We Well, I mean, I 468 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: think we look at guys a different way to do everything. 469 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: Race that it's called it's called basketball. It's not called offense. 470 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,120 Speaker 1: It's called basketball. You're right. And a lot of people 471 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,439 Speaker 1: the way the game is playing right now, people are 472 00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: going they're not going to watch basketball, They're going to 473 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: watch offense. So when I played and Matt played, we 474 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: were two guys that loved and and and took pride 475 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: and playing defense in both sides of the ball. So 476 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: to see a guy that magnitude the way he can 477 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: and he can be, you know, close to Greek Freaker 478 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: being dominant every night, one of the most dominant players 479 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: in the game. To see him take pride to defense 480 00:21:44,800 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: and the block shots, and that says what he That 481 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: says um a lot about what he feels about his 482 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: team and how how much pride he takes and the 483 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: load he's putting on his own shoulders to make sure 484 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: this team succeed. You gotta love that in one of 485 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: your star guys to give that effort. A lot of 486 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: guys don't give up that effort. They just want to 487 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: score up points and little good on one end. But 488 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: the game of the name of the game is basketball, 489 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:07,160 Speaker 1: and in b gets that rage it's too I mean, look, 490 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,080 Speaker 1: you guys appreciate great scoring. I know that you guys 491 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: played defense at a level. I mean watch you guys 492 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: played defense. You guys played defense at the level we 493 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: don't see with a lot of guys today. How much 494 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: would you take it into account? How much when you're 495 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 1: like again, when we get back into this MBP discussion, 496 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: And by the way, Nikola Yokich, his defense has improved 497 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 1: so much, he plays completely solid defense. Is just not 498 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,160 Speaker 1: Joel Ebid level defense. And I don't think that's arguable, 499 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: but yo, just offensive dumbers are better, Like, how much 500 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: are you taking both of those things into account? As 501 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: former players. I think it should be taken into account, 502 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: and I think unfortunately, because of the way the game changed, 503 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: it's not taken into account. It's both sides of the 504 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: ball is not taken into account anymore, you know what 505 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: I mean. And it's unfortunate because Ebid is someone who 506 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: you could say the last few years is right there, 507 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: could have won one, could have won both, but has 508 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 1: won none. And then you look at this year where 509 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: his lashes and what he's able to do for his 510 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: team and continuing to you know, hit their stride at 511 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: the right time. He's right in the mix, you know 512 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:08,119 Speaker 1: what I mean. So he definitely does more on the 513 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: defensive end than Joker. Granted Jokers got better, but at 514 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: the same time, I don't even think people give a 515 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: shit about defense anymore, to be honest with you, when 516 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: it comes down to accolades, unless it's because ave Player 517 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 1: of the year stack, what would you when you were 518 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: if you were voting what we how much would you 519 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: take defense into account? It's everything to me, Rachel. I 520 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: mean it's everything because like so that's that's a decider 521 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: for you. Yes, I mean, it's it's part of it 522 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: because you know that that's the part of playing the game, 523 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: you know, and I don't know how to explain it, Rache. 524 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: You've been around a game a long enough. You know 525 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:39,800 Speaker 1: how we played the game and how and how we 526 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: take pride in the game and stopping your man that 527 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: that that feels. Stopping a guy at the end of 528 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: the game, Rachel h at the end of the buzzer 529 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 1: from hitting the shot feels just as good as a 530 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: guy hitting hitting the buzzer beat. It's the same thing 531 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 1: so for us, for us as a different feeling. All right, 532 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 1: So next week I'm going to challenge our producers to 533 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 1: find an NBA tie shot amazing moment centered on defense. 534 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,400 Speaker 1: We'll see if we can get that done. I don't 535 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: know if you give you one right now. Ra Lebron, Okay, 536 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,439 Speaker 1: what Lebron? Yeah, lebrono Angladalla. That was a that was 537 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,879 Speaker 1: a big block and didn't know of course, but I 538 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,159 Speaker 1: mean from this season, from this season? Yeah, okay, Well, 539 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:22,640 Speaker 1: at I got good. I got some nominees. You guys 540 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: can start your NBA Top Shot collection today at NBA 541 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: top shot dot com. Get closer to the game and 542 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: players you love. Sign up today. All right, let's get 543 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:33,679 Speaker 1: to the on the Radar segment presented by Draft Kings 544 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: Coach of the Year Odds here Mike Brown, Joe Missoula 545 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: being in the top two? All right, which ones to you? 546 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 1: Guys have put these teams in their best position? Who 547 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 1: do you think the favorite is? Stack? I got to 548 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,160 Speaker 1: go with my guy Mike Brown. I wouldn't have had 549 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: the NBA career. I got a shout at San Antonio 550 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: or Indiana. Uh if it wasn't from my guy Mike Brown. 551 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: He gave me some key words when I was in 552 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: New Jerry's my first year, and that's how I was 553 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: able to keep my mind right that season. When I 554 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:03,560 Speaker 1: went Byron's got instantly stopped playing me. He kept me 555 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: focused from another team and he let me know that 556 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 1: he was coming to give me. So Mike Brown's my guy. 557 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: What he was able he's able to do in Sacramento, 558 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: it's really just bring that championship experience, that composure, that 559 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,080 Speaker 1: understanding the defense, how you have to be on the string. 560 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: Everybody's responsible for their own job on defense, but you 561 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 1: have to, you know, be on the string with your brothers. 562 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: And they showing that and that's why they have a success. 563 00:25:25,760 --> 00:25:27,800 Speaker 1: So I gotta give kudos to my guy, Mike Brown. 564 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: He definitely deserves it to me. Hats off to Missoula, 565 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: but definitely gonna go Mike Brown. And you know, Rachel 566 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: and Jack. At the beginning the season, I didn't know 567 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:39,919 Speaker 1: if this was the right higher because we had him 568 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: in LA and it didn't go good. It was ugly. 569 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: But I really think that pit stop in Golden State 570 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: completely changed him, bettered him, seasoned him, and what he 571 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:58,440 Speaker 1: brought to Sacramento is a foundation, a leadership. And then, 572 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: like Jack said, he's a tremendous teacher. I mean, you know, 573 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: obviously I worked for them. And he calls those quick 574 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,000 Speaker 1: early timeouts that veteran teams might go crazy for, like 575 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: what the fuck you calling this time out for this 576 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:13,160 Speaker 1: younger team. This younger team adapts to it because he'll 577 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: take it. He'll call the time out thirty six into 578 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: a game just to teach Keegan Murray or or Deer 579 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: and Fox how to get over screen or where they're 580 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 1: supposed to be. And I really appreciated that now seeing 581 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: that because we had a veteran team with LA and 582 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: that ship didn't fly at all and no one was 583 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: really going for But again, this young Sacramento team who 584 00:26:30,680 --> 00:26:32,919 Speaker 1: was looking for an identity, who was looking for a 585 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: leader and a coach. Mike Brown has provided all that. 586 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,399 Speaker 1: These guys are a half game out of second and 587 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: all the self inflicting, you know, trauma that Memphis has 588 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: caused themselves. I think Sacramento is going to slide into 589 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: that second. Spotted to think this team hasn't been to 590 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: the playoffs in sixteen years. First year head coach in 591 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,360 Speaker 1: Sacramento has got the best. He produced two all stars, 592 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: has a team played at a very high level. Milely 593 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:57,000 Speaker 1: thing with them, but they need to be able to 594 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: pick their defense up if they want to make any 595 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 1: noise in the playoffs. But definitely has off to Mike Brown. 596 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,640 Speaker 1: And it was a great hire that the King's made 597 00:27:05,640 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: by bringing Mike Brown in. Yeah, and I mean look 598 00:27:08,280 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: the fact that he faced adversity, that he had some 599 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: stumbles and then actually took the time to not be 600 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 1: stubborn but say I can learn something here in Golden State. 601 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: You know, we spent a lot of time with him 602 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: during that run, especially when he had to take over 603 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 1: for Steve for a little bit when Steve is having 604 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 1: all those back issues and I really think that it 605 00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: did change him and he was always I mean, look, 606 00:27:27,320 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: he's always been a great guy. I mean, he's always 607 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 1: been one of the all time good guys around the league, 608 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: and such a great defensive coach, and so many strengths. 609 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 1: But the fact that he has been able to put 610 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,120 Speaker 1: it all together to a degree that he has here 611 00:27:38,119 --> 00:27:40,679 Speaker 1: in Sacramento, he is my Coach of the Year choice 612 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: for sure. I will say all of the recent Joe 613 00:27:43,720 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 1: Missoula slander, especially coming out of Boston, I know Celtics fans, 614 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,680 Speaker 1: you're very You're very wrapped up with the team, and 615 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: anytime there's a stumble, there's an issue. He did not 616 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: play the right lineup the other day. There have been 617 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: some at the end of game, some mistakes, but come on, 618 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: I think Missoula has done a really really strong job 619 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: all season in a situation where he stepped in at 620 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season cold, and I think that 621 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 1: team has done so many good things and I think 622 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,320 Speaker 1: that they will write themselves by the time the playoffs 623 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 1: get started, even though they've had like a micro stumble here. 624 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:15,199 Speaker 1: So I don't like all the Joe Missoula slander. I've 625 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:17,480 Speaker 1: been here in the state of Massachusetts. But I will 626 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: say Mike Brown coach of the year. All right, I 627 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:21,320 Speaker 1: want to get to our closing thoughts here, because we 628 00:28:21,359 --> 00:28:23,400 Speaker 1: do got to talk about the other team in la 629 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis has played a wild last five games, thirty 630 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:29,639 Speaker 1: points a game, twelve, three pounds a game, two and 631 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: a half assist a game. They're three and two in 632 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 1: the stretch run of must wins. They don't have Lebron 633 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: for at least the next three weeks, probably maybe a 634 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: little longer. They are both not anywhere near the play 635 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,040 Speaker 1: in and yet also five games out of fifth place. 636 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. Is a d under the most pressure 637 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: of any of these stars around the league right now 638 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: because he could possibly get his team into the postseason 639 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: on his back. We've got Dame Lillard, Kawhi, Jimmy Butler, 640 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: Luca Kyrie all in these pressure positions. But is AD 641 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: the most sort of the scrutiny under him? I think 642 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: I think Ad is under pressure. Um, what can he 643 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: do with this team without Lebron? I think he's showing 644 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 1: that again. But the only thing that is we've ever 645 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: questioned Anthony Davis about this, his availability when he's on 646 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: the court, he's one of the best players in the world. 647 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: He is under pressure, But I think someone who needs 648 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: to be under more pressure, who hasn't been under any pressure, 649 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: is the two time MVP and the person who possibly 650 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: could be the three time MVP in Joker. You know, 651 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,840 Speaker 1: how many times can you be MVP but not really 652 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,040 Speaker 1: take your team to the next level? And I say 653 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:34,840 Speaker 1: this with all the respeccy. We all know he's a 654 00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: tremendous talent, but you know, why isn't he under the microscope? 655 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: He's number one in the West, He's won two MVPs 656 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: in the road. They're talking about this will be his 657 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: three PET but I think that'll be the first time 658 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: since Larry Bird if I'm not mistaken. But when is 659 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: the pressure going to be put on him to Hey, 660 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 1: you got to get your team over. You know, we've 661 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:54,240 Speaker 1: you know, you've earned these, but you see your team 662 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: hasn't really done what they're supposed to do or you know, 663 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 1: to me, the bubble Western Conference appearance to me doesn't 664 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: very much weight. Um, they got to do it now, 665 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, And we've talked about this. You know, Jack 666 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: and I used to were never high on Utah. Utah 667 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: was a great regular season team and a handful of 668 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: years ago we never did anything in the playoffs. I 669 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: think the most pressure this year is going to be 670 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 1: out Luca. Great talent, deserving if he is giving the 671 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: third MVP, deserving of the MVP. But there's at this 672 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: point with everyone healthy, he has to give his team 673 00:30:23,800 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 1: to that next level, right, Jackie, you just want to 674 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: pick it back that about either Yoka trade d Yeah, 675 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: I go. I kind of go Yokis too. And that's crazy, 676 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,480 Speaker 1: you know me? Right, that's just crazy. All the people 677 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: that came to came through the league, leave Bird and 678 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: Yokas are going to be the aut two to three 679 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:44,240 Speaker 1: p the MVP. That's crazy. There's a few more, but 680 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: he's the first one in so long. Yeah, Yeah, that's crazy. 681 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: That's that's crazy. But I've been saying this, I've been 682 00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: on that. I think that they've they've been going around 683 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: and putting pressure on him. You know, ever says the bubble. 684 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. They made it to they 685 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: made it to play the leagas in the bubble, you know. 686 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: And uh and really it wasn't him who showed up. 687 00:31:02,400 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: It was Murray. Murray had those fifty point games when 688 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: they counted. So, you know, I just I just feel 689 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: like he's a great regular season player. But after two 690 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:14,040 Speaker 1: years in a row, you give I mean even after 691 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: a year you give a guy MVP and the next 692 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 1: year you give it to him again and he don't 693 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: go for on the playoffs. You got it. You gotta 694 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: start thinking about that third year because that it has 695 00:31:22,560 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 1: to say you have to give it to a guy 696 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 1: who's well, what do you say to a guy rache 697 00:31:26,960 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: that dominates all year, then dominates all regular season? Like, 698 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: what do you say to him? You know what I mean? Like, like, 699 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: I think he deserves that award two. You know, and 700 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: we know a lot of guys that come into this 701 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: season that dominate all regular season and we know what 702 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: their teams are going to do in the playoffs. They 703 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: we know, we know what's expected, then they do it. 704 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: So I think those guys should be rewarded too. Well, look, 705 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: I am going to buy in on yoga until he 706 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 1: shows me. I shouldn't only in that. Look, that Nuggets 707 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: team is number one in the West. They have held 708 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 1: on to number one in the West. You can't ask 709 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: them to be better than that. Right now. You can 710 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: only play the games in front of you right now. 711 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 1: It's the regular season, so that's what he's doing. His 712 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: numbers are great. I did say earlier in this show, 713 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: I would like to see a little bit more of 714 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: the defensive discussion come into play, just because I do 715 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 1: believe that. I want to say, I was about to say, stack, 716 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 1: I believe it's a two way game. But I think 717 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: that's also when you said, it's not called basketball, it's 718 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: called offense. It shouldn't be a two way game. It's 719 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: a game. A game involves both ways. It's just ridiculous 720 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: to me that we make that distinction. But that being said, 721 00:32:24,720 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 1: I think Yokich has done what we have asked him 722 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: to do so far. That team's made it to the 723 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,520 Speaker 1: Western Conference finals. I just do think he's at the 724 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: point where they do need to get to the finals. 725 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:35,720 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people think that he needs 726 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 1: to win before we can continue to keep this regular 727 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: season stuff. And we saw this same discussion with James 728 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: Harden by the way, people saying, oh, great, he's great 729 00:32:42,440 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: in the regular season, what are you doing for me 730 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 1: in the playoffs? So I do think it's interesting. I 731 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: do want to say Anthony Davis should be given a 732 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,160 Speaker 1: lot of credit for what he's doing right now, but 733 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: he is under a lot of pressure to move that 734 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: Lakers team as we get toward the postseason without Lebron James, 735 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 1: and that will not be end Let you leave here, 736 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: Stack without asking you about a recent tweet from on 737 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: as long as we're on the subject, he tweets the 738 00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 1: other night man Bronnie definitely better than some of these 739 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: cats I've been watching on League Pass today. This ship lightweight, hilarious. So, Stephen, 740 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,000 Speaker 1: does Labron have too much free time at home with 741 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: that injury? Or do you think possibly his twelfth grade 742 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 1: son is better than some of the guys in the NBA. Hey, 743 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: I mean, well two things. One only he can get 744 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:28,960 Speaker 1: away with that too. Yes, on the yside, he should 745 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: be a sign as big as fan. So I ain't 746 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: ad at a Forday, Yes, one hundred percent. Absolutely, And 747 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: we could actually kind of guess from the timing of 748 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,680 Speaker 1: the tweet which game he was watching. I'm not gonna 749 00:33:38,760 --> 00:33:42,400 Speaker 1: say it out loud, but I do kind of know 750 00:33:42,440 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: who he was talking about. Anyway. What's Burning Friends available 751 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: every week on Showtime Basketball YouTube, on Twitter, Instagram, and 752 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 1: TikTok at show basketball, Thank you all. We'll see you 753 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: next week.