1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,080 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Unplugged. We got a good one for 2 00:00:02,120 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: you guys this week. We got my brother key on 3 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: Dueling stopping by. Also, the neighborhood hater is back. He 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: said he wants a new name today. I guess we'll 5 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: have to decide if he gets a new one or not. 6 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: We'll be discussing a few topics going around, but particularly 7 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: we're going to touch on the stephen A and Lebron 8 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:22,479 Speaker 1: James situation. Recently, everyone's known Lebron has taken exception to 9 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: stephen A's disrespect of his son, Bronni James. He walked 10 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: up to him in the middle of a Knicks game 11 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:51,639 Speaker 1: and addressed him. Let's take a look at that. Well, 12 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:54,040 Speaker 1: here's one of the things we think that may have 13 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: upset Lebron that stephen A said, take a look at 14 00:00:56,680 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: this clip. 15 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: I am pleading with le Bron James as a father. 16 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: Stop this. Stop this. 17 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 2: We all know that Bronni James is in the NBA 18 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 2: because of his dad. 19 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: So obviously that situation went viral. I think stephen A 20 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: himself said he wanted to sweep it under the rug, 21 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: but he woke up the next day with the buzz 22 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: of social media, his agency, ESPN, everybody wanted to address 23 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: it and wanted him to address it. So here's the 24 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: clip of what he said. 25 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: That wasn't a basketball player confronting me. That was a parent, 26 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 2: That was a father. And I can't sit here and 27 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 2: be angry or feel slighted by Lebron James in any 28 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 2: way in that regard. 29 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: So fast forward, just a couple of days ago, Lebron 30 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: caught up with this former teammate and buddy Richard Jefferson pregame. 31 00:01:54,400 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: Here's what they were talking about. So before I go 32 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: into my point of view, let's bring the hater in. 33 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: Welcome you're bringing You're bringing bottles in, Bro, It's not 34 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,240 Speaker 1: even it's not even happy our nowhere yet you see 35 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: what I'm saying, Yeah, Captain, save them. So, Gina, we 36 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: had a real debate in our in our group chat 37 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: about this very situation, and some of you guys made 38 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 1: good points, but I took it from a father standpoint. 39 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: I think I'm one of the few individuals who's been 40 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: a player who obviously has kids in this basketball space 41 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: and now is in the media. And although I love 42 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: Steven stephen a is my guy, talked to him often 43 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: saluted him for his new hundred million dollar deal. By 44 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: the way, congratulations, But I don't always agree with what 45 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 1: he says. Now, I don't know exactly what was said. 46 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: I think we think we have a gist of what 47 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: kind of pissed off Braun. But what was your take 48 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: on Broun's reaction to what not only Steven A's been saying, 49 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: but a lot of people have been saying. 50 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,280 Speaker 3: Well, let me just first say, I'm not a father. 51 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 3: So when you did say that in our chat, it 52 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 3: kind of I stepped backed. 53 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 4: A little bit. 54 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: I want to respect a little bit. 55 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, but at the moment, you know, both guys could 56 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:18,400 Speaker 3: be right and both guys could be wrong in that situation. 57 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 3: Cause Lebron I waited to come and talk to him 58 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 3: after the game. Yeah, I guess. Also, what was Steven 59 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 3: ain't supposed to do with six eight, two hundred and 60 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 3: sixty pounds, Nothing except sit there and stand there, same. 61 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: Thing the rest of the NBA will be able to 62 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: do with it, right, nothing. 63 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 3: I heard the comment that he got mad at Yeah, 64 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 3: I would have been mad too if I was Lebron. 65 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: I just think it's interesting because again I took it 66 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: straight as the father when I seen it, it wasn't 67 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: about Lebron the superstar. And oddly enough, you know, when 68 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: Steven A kind of addressed it, he said, you know, 69 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: he was talking to me as a father, and that's 70 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: how I look at it. And everyone wants to say, well, 71 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 1: you know, granted your son's in this space now, he's 72 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: fair game, and like I said, two things can be true. 73 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: He is fair game now. But I think it's it 74 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: holds a different amount of what's the word I'm looking 75 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: for it Just when Steven stephen A is at the 76 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: top of the list now he's the number one black 77 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: sports media guy in the game, well deserved just signed 78 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: a huge deal. So I think when he says thing, 79 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: it carries more weight, you know what I mean, because 80 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: like I said, he hasn't been the only one that 81 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: said it. And let's keep it real. These kind of 82 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: altercations have happened a lot in the past, probably less 83 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: during social media because people can kind of go to 84 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: war of wards. But when I first got in the league, 85 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: if a writer or someone says some shit you didn't like, 86 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 1: the next time you saw him, you were going to 87 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: address that, and that's happened a lot, so that's something 88 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: that's not too uncommon. But I just think my whole 89 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: stance is lebron has probably been the most scrutinized superstar 90 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: in the history of sports, period, and I think he 91 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: knew he what he signed up for. Now on the 92 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: flip side, the father side understanding Broni's path to the league, 93 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,239 Speaker 1: some people say he belongs, some people say he doesn't 94 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: belong by the way he's killing in the G League 95 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: right now at twenty one, one, five and five. NBA 96 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: numbers have been very solid, but he's still young, he's 97 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: still growing. Never in the history of the NBA has 98 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: the fiftieth fifth pick ever been this big of a 99 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: deal ever. But I just think again, when Steve and 100 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: A says it hits different with some guys, and granted, 101 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: could he have handled it a different way, And that's 102 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: what you guys are saying, this is this was this 103 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: was Braun, you know, wanting everyone to see. And I 104 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: didn't look at it that way at all. I just thought, 105 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,159 Speaker 1: as a father, he's seen the dude. It brought the 106 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: rage up, and I'm gonna address that shit wright where 107 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:34,039 Speaker 1: I'm at. I don't give a fuck where I'm at. 108 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: I'm at the airport, I'm at the game. I see 109 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: him in LA Live. I'm gonna address And I think 110 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: that's how I kind of took the situation. But I 111 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: think you think at the end of the day, people 112 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: have to understand man. Like again, Lebron signed up for 113 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: this at the face of the league. He's worn the 114 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: cape for a long time and he's been scrutinized heavily. 115 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: Whether he deserves it or not is up to the 116 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: people scrutinizing. But it's different man, when you you you 117 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: have your kids and your children. 118 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 3: Well, I know one thing, I'm never talking about Brownie 119 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 3: respectfully again because. 120 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: He might slap the shit out. But he said a 121 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: few things in this area about Bronnie. 122 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 3: But I was in a dark place. Due okay, okay, 123 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 3: you know we were in tenth place, nine tenth place. 124 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 4: It goes. 125 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 3: But Bronie, Man, I want you in the game. Let's 126 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 3: be successful. Let's get you in the game. Man, Let's go. 127 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 4: Man. Wha who is this. 128 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 5: To say? 129 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: Lebron checking stephen a shook you. Yeah, but I thought 130 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: you said they can't whoop us, They can't whoop me. 131 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: Oh no, It's like I thought it was all the smoke, 132 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: but I wasn't talking. I wasn't talking bad about Bronnie. 133 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, myg No, I love you, Bronie man. I hope 134 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 3: the best for you. 135 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: Don't know, It's just a tough situation. And again I 136 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: think there's a blowover. But I just think people have 137 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: to take a step back again. I mean, yeah, we 138 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 1: get paid a lot of money for you to be 139 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: able to say whatever you want, but talking about our 140 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: kids is different, whether our kids are pros or not pros. 141 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,799 Speaker 1: I would always take offense to it. And people already 142 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: know how I moved. Some of my my crew asked 143 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,600 Speaker 1: me earlier what I've done, And you guys already know we're. 144 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 3: All the time. 145 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 1: You already know what kind of time I'm all. So again, 146 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: love stephen A. Don't always agree with what he says. 147 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: And again he's not the only person that had his 148 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: criticized or critique. There's been a lot of noise around 149 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: Browny and I think bro I sue le BRONI for 150 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: you know, not really flashing back. He said a few 151 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: things here and there, but to have the world always 152 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: talking about you at nineteen twenty years old cannot be easy. 153 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: And I think his dad's kind of prepped him for 154 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: with the mental toughness it's going to take to succeed 155 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: in this league. But again, man, wish them the best, 156 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: you know, wish Bronni the best steal. But let's move 157 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: on to your Lakers. These boys have been looking solid. 158 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: Eight out of the last ten, what sixteen, sixteen and 159 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: four in their last twenty night last you. 160 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 3: Guys did have beon doing that stress because me happy 161 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 3: as bathing business? 162 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:40,239 Speaker 1: Or come on, last fifteen games they're number one in 163 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: the league in defense, and Luca's eleven games they're number three, 164 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: they're thirteen. Overall, these guys are playing with a new energy. 165 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: Luca has taken a huge load off Lebron. You and 166 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: Ray particular, who's sitting behind the camera, were real Luca haters. 167 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, oh yeah. 168 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: Has your opinion changed it all? 169 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 3: Absolutely? But let's be honest. I never hated it on 170 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: Luca before he put on our uniform, right, but you 171 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 3: still hate it though a little bit. If you want 172 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 3: to tell him sorry, you can tell him right there 173 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 3: in that camera. 174 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 4: Note let's hold tight on okay, Okay, let's get through this. 175 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 3: Next ten days, okay, because ten days is aggressive. Okay, so, 176 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 3: but yeah, I was wrong about Luca. He makes us 177 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 3: look good. He's giving Lebron a break. 178 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: Huge thing for us, right, huge break. I love that 179 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: Bron can go to the bench now for extended amounts 180 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: of time. I love that Lebron defers to Luca pretty 181 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: much the whole entire game until the fourth quarter so 182 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: he can save his energy. We've seen spurts of Bron 183 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 1: in the third and fourth quarters. It looks like it's 184 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: a few years ago, like where he's taking off on 185 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: people late in the game. I think this Luca experiment 186 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: has been extremely successful up to this point. Obviously, the 187 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: goal for the Lakers is always to win rings, but 188 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: I think they've put theirself in a position to possibly 189 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: come out of the West now and right now. Come 190 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 1: out of the West, they got to be healthy. I 191 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: think they got a little reality check with Boston. I 192 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,599 Speaker 1: think Boston ran the shit out of them in the 193 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: first and you saw their legs get a little tired 194 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: in the second half. Bad news, Bron growing forty how 195 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 1: was he forty one? Forty years old? And a string 196 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,079 Speaker 1: growing and we're about six weeks from the playoffs? Are 197 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: what are Laker fans thinking, and what's your level of 198 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: concern with Bron's injury. 199 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: I think we want to step back right now. I mean, 200 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 3: it couldn't have happened at a perfect time. Let's see 201 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 3: if Luca can hold it down like while Lebron is gone. 202 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, you guys were on my ass 203 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 3: about talking about Ar being untouchable, but now it's we 204 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 3: kept you. Now it's time to step up big now. 205 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 3: So am I optimistic about it? 206 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:36,520 Speaker 4: Yeah? I am. 207 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 1: I like the pieces this team has had. I mean, 208 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: I think Connect is playing with the chip on his 209 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: shoulder since he almost got traded. Obviously, Ar has been 210 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: playing great the last few games, but overall has had 211 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: a great season. Someone who's really stepped his game up 212 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: as Jackson Hayes oh Man, I think he's turned into 213 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:57,400 Speaker 1: a young Tyson Chandler Ish the constant lob threat. I mean, 214 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: he's he's eaten and they need that. And I think 215 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: they missed him in Boston definitely. But I think overall, 216 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: man eight and two in the last ten, sixteen and four, 217 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: I think we got to give j J some. 218 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 4: Credit man Coach of the Year candidate and talk to him. 219 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: I saw I saw Bubbs at the sc UCLA game, 220 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: and we went back and talked at halftime, and I 221 00:10:17,960 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: just asked him what it was like. I was like, 222 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: you know, it's just like I see if you knew 223 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: gray hairs, He's just like, you know, I love this shit. 224 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: I love this I love our team. I love what 225 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: we have. He thinks they have something special. And you 226 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 1: were a little skeptical. 227 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: Of him at the beginning too, right, Absolutely, I mean 228 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 3: the dude came off the little league circuit. 229 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 1: He came off coaching the Lakers like no one's ever 230 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: done that. 231 00:10:35,760 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 3: Yes, but obviously I took for granted his knowledge about basketball. 232 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 3: You know, I was wrong and he got us looking great? 233 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 3: And was I right again? Because I think at the 234 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 3: very beginning I said, JJ is going to be great 235 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 3: at this. 236 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: I just wanted to know it. It's hard for you 237 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: to admit when you're wrong, and I'm right, I tell you, 238 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: And it happened to. 239 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 6: Happy here you guys, good lord. Word is you don't 240 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 6: want you don't like your name the hater? Yeah, because 241 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 6: I'm a lover man. Okay, you know what I'm saying, 242 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 6: What would you like your name to be? 243 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: Because you've made a mark in the social media world 244 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: with the name and your presence, like give me, give me. 245 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 4: I am in l A l A. 246 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 3: You step around the city with me and see all 247 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,520 Speaker 3: the love that I get out here. Man, So come 248 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 3: on now, okay, you're who you are because anyway, don't 249 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 3: get me started. 250 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 4: Here we go. 251 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I get the love with you. 252 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 3: Man. 253 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 4: I got the green light off you out here, so. 254 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: Green out here, green light was on me. 255 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 4: Just say thank you next time. 256 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:34,560 Speaker 1: Man. So what do you so you want your name 257 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: to I'm gonna have to talk to the team. LA's 258 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: finance is what you want to go? 259 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's what they called me. 260 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: Anyway, who I've never I've known you for half my 261 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,080 Speaker 1: life and I've never heard no one say that. 262 00:11:44,120 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 4: Here we go. 263 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 3: Everyone has ever said I want me smiling and happy. Yeah, 264 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: they don't have. 265 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: To be saying yeah, well LA's finest. 266 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:51,719 Speaker 4: Man. 267 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: We appreciate you. 268 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,359 Speaker 3: Absolutely, Happy birthday to man started next week. Absolutely. 269 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: I want to welcome back back in my guy Kean Dueling. Yes, 270 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: Sir KD. The Warriors have found something since picking up 271 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler. Ten and two since he's joined the team, 272 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: fourth best defense, seven best offense. During that stretch, Butler 273 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: and Curry. What has been your assessment of this trade 274 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: since it's gone down. 275 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 5: Man, the Warriors come out and play real. 276 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: We need the glass bottles. 277 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 7: They've been killing it. It's fun to see, you know, 278 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 7: Steph get that extra boost, right because like he's one 279 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 7: of those players that, like, you know, once, once he's gone, 280 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 7: you know what I mean, the game is gonna miss him. 281 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 7: So to see him playing on this level, to see Jimmy, 282 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 7: you know, coming and putting his imprint on the team. 283 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 7: And they're gonna get healthier when they get Kaminga back, 284 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 7: They're gonna get healthier, They're gonna have a different element. 285 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 5: They're gonna be a very very dangerous team. Man in 286 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:53,599 Speaker 5: the postseason. 287 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: Well, I think, I mean, similar to what Luca has 288 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 1: been able to do for Lebron, Jimmy is someone that 289 00:12:58,400 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: can carry the Warriors over a stretch of time to 290 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: allow Steph to steal some more minutes on the bench, 291 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: you know, since losing Clay and losing Jordan Poole and 292 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 1: then you know kd All kind of Steph sidekicks that 293 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,080 Speaker 1: were able to carry the team at times. Jimmy gives 294 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: them that and then also that tenacity on defense and 295 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: in Playoff Steph and Playoff Jimmy, Playoff Draymond is something 296 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: I'm definitely looking forward to. You know, what's interesting to 297 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 1: me about this is obviously OKAC sits at the top 298 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: of the West, young hungry team and have been, you know, 299 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: record wise, one of the best teams in lead the 300 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:32,439 Speaker 1: entire year. 301 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 4: But they're young. 302 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: When I look at the Western Conference, I look at 303 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: the Lakers, I look at Denver, and I look at 304 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: Golden State or all teams with experience with veterans that 305 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: could very well represent I mean, this could be the 306 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: year that okay See runs through the Western Conference and 307 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: represents the West in the finals. This can also be 308 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: the year that okay See stumbles in the second round 309 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: and one of these older, veteran, more experienced teams takes 310 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: this one last run at the Western Conference before Oklahoma 311 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 1: City really takes over. 312 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,560 Speaker 7: I agree one hundred percent. I agree with you. You know, 313 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 7: like styles make fights. I think nobody is really afraid 314 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,719 Speaker 7: of OKC. I think people would. 315 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: That's and that's not even disrespectful, you mean, that's just 316 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: many me and you talking because we know experience is 317 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: what wins in the playoffs. 318 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 7: I would rather avoid Joker at all costs, right, you know, 319 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,840 Speaker 7: just because he presents such a mismatch. He's a matchup 320 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 7: problem on both ends. And he's just he's just he's unbelievable. 321 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 7: And like I said, styles make fights, so I would 322 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 7: I agree nobody's ducking Okay, see. 323 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: Smoke Kawhi hit the game winner on Sunday Hard and 324 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: drop fifty in this past week, the Clippers winners of 325 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: their last three. Kawiss played twenty one games this season. 326 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: He's playing a lot of minutes right now, KD. He's 327 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: at twenty two six and three forty six percent from 328 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: the field. What has kind of been your outlook on 329 00:14:59,680 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: the Clippers? I mean, James's resurgence, Kawhi is rounding into shape. 330 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: Is he playing too many minutes? I don't know, but 331 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: this team is looking very solid. Not something we mentioned, 332 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: but again, another team with a lot of experienced guys 333 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: that have won championships before. One of the best coaches 334 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: in the league. Thoughts on those two guys in particular, though, 335 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: Kawhi and James and the way they've really been able 336 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: to kind of get their games back in shape. 337 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 7: This is the time of year where you see those 338 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 7: teams rev up like leading into the playoffs, right combine 339 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 7: missing Why missing time one is he's got degenitive issues. 340 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 7: It's not that they're load managing and things like that. 341 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 7: He's got real issues that he's gonna have to deal 342 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 7: with long after basketball ends. But you got t lou 343 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 7: championship pedigree. He gets the most out of his guys. 344 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 7: Norman Powell got an opportunity to be highlighted this year. 345 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 7: So now as he goes back to the third option, 346 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:59,880 Speaker 7: you have an extra weapon. They have size, they have versatility, 347 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 7: they have the pedigree, and they're another team who's very 348 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 7: very dangerous. 349 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: Agreed, very dangerous. It's funny how these older teams have 350 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: kind of been playing under the radar the entire season, 351 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: and now you know, the as players, we know, season 352 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 1: really really gets going after All Star and now you're 353 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: seeing these older teams round in to form right at 354 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: the perfect time. So it's gonna be fun. I'm definitely 355 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: looking forward to these these Western Conference plays and playoffs. Sure, 356 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: so you know, do do old habits die hard with 357 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: the Clippers? You know Kawhi win healthy in the playoffs. 358 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 1: I mean he's got what finals, two finals, MVPs right, 359 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: two finals MVPs and two championships, but he hasn't necessarily 360 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: been able to get there and be healthy. Harden has 361 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: a you know, a history of kind of struggling in 362 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: the playoffs. If Kawhi is healthy, are these guys able 363 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,480 Speaker 1: to kind of shake off these old habits and really 364 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 1: be able to make a run come playoff time. 365 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 7: I think they can make a run. Long they don't 366 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 7: run up against Denver. I think Denver is a mismatch. 367 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,280 Speaker 1: So avoid Denver at all costs in the Western. 368 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 7: At least in the first round, right, because you can 369 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 7: hit a rhythm, you can hit a stride, you can 370 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 7: kind of get things going, and then you have days 371 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:18,679 Speaker 7: to recover in the playoffs, right, so you can you know, 372 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 7: you can recover and and kind of you know, change 373 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 7: the game play and things like that. But it's yet 374 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 7: to be seen. I think James is matured as a player. 375 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 7: I think he's still playing at an extremely high level. 376 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 7: I think he's he's so much more unselfish. Though he 377 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 7: passed the ball and you know, made assists. I think 378 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 7: he makes winning plays now, in particular on the defensive end. 379 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 7: I saw possession the other day where he got like 380 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 7: five deflections in one possession, and that's just something we 381 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,400 Speaker 7: haven't seen. So I think these guys understand the height 382 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 7: of the moment. I think they're hungry, and I think 383 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,600 Speaker 7: they believe that in a seven game series we can 384 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 7: be in or compete with anyone. 385 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: Switching gears to some women college basketball shout out to 386 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: the Bruins. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Big Ten champions. Obviously sc 387 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: kind of had their number this season, and you say 388 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: it was able to get them when it counts. Hopefully 389 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: we'll get a chance to see them in the tournament 390 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: face each other. But Juju Juju has been absolutely incredible. 391 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: Shout out to her. Big Ten Player of the Year, 392 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 1: probably will win National Player of the Year. She passes 393 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 1: Kaitlyn Clark for the most points through two seasons any 394 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,719 Speaker 1: women's college basketball player in the history. She's number two 395 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:34,400 Speaker 1: in scoring right now, behind Hidalgo. I think at Notre Dame, 396 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,200 Speaker 1: is it's safe to say that the Juju Watkins effects 397 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: is here. I just saw this morning she signed with 398 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:43,879 Speaker 1: United Airlines. I think she is just absolutely killing it 399 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: on all fronts, on and off the court. But what's 400 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: up with this Juju effect? We got something really coming 401 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: down the pipeline. 402 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 5: Huh juju effect is real, brother. 403 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 7: You know, she brings the style and grace to the 404 00:18:53,840 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 7: game outside of just her play and her skill set 405 00:18:57,160 --> 00:19:00,080 Speaker 7: on the court. She glows, man, you know, from a 406 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:05,000 Speaker 7: ponytail to her swagger to her smile. Like all the 407 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 7: things that she brings, you know, off the court, she 408 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 7: brings them just as good on the court. She's unbelievable. 409 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 7: She's a three level score. She can dribble, she can shoot, 410 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 7: she can pass. I was so impressed. I saw her 411 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 7: working with I think it was piel Handy this summer, 412 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 7: and she had her right hand wrapped up and I 413 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,400 Speaker 7: saw her getting all that left hand work in right. 414 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 7: And so when you see her now, last year she 415 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 7: was right hand dominant. She went right quite a bit, 416 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:33,280 Speaker 7: but now she's got all these different counters going left 417 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 7: and she's just unbelievable. 418 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:35,160 Speaker 1: Man. 419 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 5: She's so good for women's basketball. I think her timing 420 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:38,520 Speaker 5: is perfect. 421 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: Man. She's special, very special, And I'm gonna jump out 422 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: there right now. People may get mad. I think if 423 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: she continues on this trajectory, she has a chance to 424 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: be the greatest women's player ever. And that's sayed a 425 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: lot because a lot of great women have come before her, 426 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: particularly Cheryl Miller, who drops this Thursday, and all the 427 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: Smokeman she. 428 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 5: Checked out to see it. 429 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: But there's been a lot of amazing women. Obviously Kaylyn 430 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:00,199 Speaker 1: Clark is taking the world by storm. But ju You 431 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 1: is different. I've seen her in person. She's a big, 432 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: solid frame and she's still nineteen. Like she's not one 433 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: of these whole back, double hole backs, red shirt like 434 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: this is. She's the real age, she's supposed to be, 435 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: in the real grade. She's supposed to be. But just 436 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: the way she plays, and I don't want to disrespect 437 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: her game by saying she plays like a man, because 438 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: she's the best, one of the best women in the game, 439 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: but she plays like a man. Bro likes her rhythm, 440 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 1: the way she gets to her spots, the way she 441 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:30,440 Speaker 1: goes downhill and gets these and like it. Is so impressed. 442 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: I was sitting in courtside with my whole boy, Tracy Mills, 443 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 1: who's her cousin at UCLA when they beat us before 444 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 1: we went to the Big Ten tournament, and just seeing 445 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: that up close, it's absolutely incredible. Man, So the sky 446 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: is the limit. I'm happy for her and her family 447 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: and her team. I'm obviously happy for the Bruins that 448 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: were Big ten champs, and hopefully we get a chance 449 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: to collide with them one more time in the NCAA's 450 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: men's tournaments. Right around the corner, which means, what programs 451 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,800 Speaker 1: do you feel have the best shot in the final four? 452 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 1: Half to a mint, I haven't followed the men's as 453 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: much as I've actually followed the women's this year, but 454 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 1: any men's team stick out to you that that really 455 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 1: has a chance to make make a good run. 456 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 7: I'm gonna say this, next to the next, to the 457 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,119 Speaker 7: Western Conference, the Eastern Conference, in the euro League, the 458 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:23,400 Speaker 7: SEC is the best league in basketball outside of those things. 459 00:21:23,640 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 7: I think they have so many teams. I think they're 460 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:29,480 Speaker 7: like eight to ten deep in that conference where they 461 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 7: can be beat on any given night. Obviously, Duke having 462 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:38,680 Speaker 7: Cooper Flag is a favorite. They've had an incredible year. 463 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 7: There's some sleepers in there. Penny Penny Hardaway's Memphis Memphis 464 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 7: Tigers are a sleeper to me. 465 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 5: Penny is doing a. 466 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 7: Really good job down there, and I think that program 467 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:49,680 Speaker 7: is gonna continue to grow. I think they just got 468 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,879 Speaker 7: about twenty five million dollars in NIL money from FedEx 469 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 7: and so I'm expecting big things from Penny on that 470 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:59,919 Speaker 7: down there in Memphis. But if I had to make 471 00:21:59,920 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 7: a choice, I'm gonna go with the best player I think. 472 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 7: I think Duke. They're well coached, they're balanced, they have 473 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 7: the pedigree. I don't think Cooper will get an opportunity 474 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:11,680 Speaker 7: to play in the NCAA tournament. 475 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:13,879 Speaker 5: Again. I think he's just a one and done. 476 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: He's out of here. Huh. 477 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 5: He's man. 478 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 7: You gotta he gotta, he gotta make it happen in 479 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 7: my opinion, and so I still think Duke is the 480 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,159 Speaker 7: favorite to win it all. But those SEC teams are 481 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 7: gonna be very dangerous, especially the ones that are seated 482 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:26,800 Speaker 7: a little bit lower. 483 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: Ken, I want to ask you real quick, and this 484 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 1: is kind of even off script. The age of college 485 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:37,200 Speaker 1: basketball players these days. A new rule that JUCO doesn't 486 00:22:37,240 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: count against you. You can do two years of JUCO 487 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: and coming as a freshman. Still, we're seeing Auburn who 488 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: just got knocked off this weekend by Alabama. Great game, 489 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:49,280 Speaker 1: they came down the wire. Obama got him. But that 490 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: Auburn team, like their average age is older than the 491 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: Oklahoma City Thunder. They got a twenty six year old 492 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: on the team, twenty five year olds, some twenty four 493 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: year olds. It's it's just so much different from when 494 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: we played, you know what I mean, Like one, we 495 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: didn't do the whole backs and you you red shirted 496 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: if you were really hurt, like I think the portal 497 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: and this is not a knock on the kids at 498 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 1: all because they're just utilizing the system. I think this 499 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 1: obviously is an NC double a problem. But I commented 500 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: on something a few weeks back where Rick Patino said, like, 501 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: we're not even recruiting high school kids this off season. 502 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: They kind of pissed. That kind of pissed me off 503 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: because I mean, when we were coming up was for 504 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 1: kids turning into men. Now it's for pretty much grown 505 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,720 Speaker 1: ass men that probably aren't going to go to the league, 506 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. If you think you're and 507 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: I'm saying it's all the respect. If you're twenty five 508 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: to twenty six playing college sports, unless you're a quarterback, 509 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: you're probably not going to go to the next level. 510 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:43,239 Speaker 1: And I just kind of feel like you're taking up 511 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 1: space for young kids with you know, that are supposed 512 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: to have this type of opportunity. So what are your 513 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: thoughts on just kind of the way the NCUBA has 514 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: these kids allowed to play. You got twenty six year 515 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: olds playing against eighteen year old and young people. So well, 516 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 1: that's how it is the league. But this is not 517 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: the league. 518 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:57,919 Speaker 4: This is college. 519 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 1: Yeah, so what are your thoughts on that. 520 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 7: My thoughts are, Matt, if you let these guys come 521 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 7: out early, right, and they go undrafted, let them come 522 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 7: back to school, right, so they're still young enough where 523 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,439 Speaker 7: they can still grow, cope, debate, get developed, make some 524 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 7: money through n I LS and things like that. What 525 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,959 Speaker 7: happens is when guys leave for the draft and they 526 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 7: don't get drafted, you know what I mean, Like you 527 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 7: you lose a whole demographic of young players that you 528 00:24:23,640 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 7: could potentially welcome back into the system. And so I 529 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 7: think there's a loophole for the older guys in the 530 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 7: late bloomers, you know. And not to minimize what they're doing, 531 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 7: they're showing stick tuitiveness. 532 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 5: Most guys aren't going to play in the NBA. Come on, 533 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 5: come on now, three. 534 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: And fourth syllable words, I see it. 535 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 7: But most guys are not going to play in the 536 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:48,719 Speaker 7: league anyway, and so to be able to you know, 537 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 7: have that college experience, come out with a degree, you know, 538 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 7: extend you know, your adolescent years a little bit. I 539 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 7: don't necessarily have a problem with it because it's not 540 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 7: stopping our top talent from being one and done, are 541 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 7: going to the ote, are going overseas to play and 542 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,679 Speaker 7: coming back to the league, and so I think it 543 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 7: leaves some room for the college game to, you know, 544 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 7: still have some competition, have some competitiveness, but it's a 545 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:15,959 Speaker 7: little bit more difficult for the younger guys because their 546 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:18,040 Speaker 7: bodies aren't as developed. In the college game, you can 547 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 7: still bump and all that as well. 548 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 1: So Okay, I like that's interesting because I don't agree, 549 00:25:22,560 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: Like I'm not on the I'm on the side of 550 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: I feel like this is for colleges, for these young 551 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: kids that are coming in that are eighteen nineteen to 552 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: try to develop, to see if they do have a 553 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: chance to man, dang, that. 554 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 5: Was not eighteen when he came to UCLA. 555 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: He was nineteen. But that's an overseas kid. That's a 556 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: little different, you know what I mean. But I feel no, 557 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 1: I'm definitely not mad because, like you said, most kids, 558 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: unfortunately aren't going to go that's just the nature of 559 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,399 Speaker 1: the game. Plus nil is so crazy right now. So 560 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: these kids are still getting a lot of bread during 561 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: these opportunities. So, like I said, I don't fault the 562 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 1: kids at all, like take advantage of the system that's provided. 563 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,240 Speaker 1: But I just think the NCAA, you know, like most 564 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: times it's awesome shit right now that I think they 565 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:03,959 Speaker 1: need to fix that, Katie before we get you out 566 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,359 Speaker 1: of here. Steph Curry being named assistant GM at Davidson, 567 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: I think boje Ha just kind of started a trend now, 568 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, Masterpiece over New Orleans. Now Steph just signed over. 569 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: The assistant is Davidson. What are your thoughts on big name, 570 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: whether it be players or personalities becoming gms of colleges. 571 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 5: I love it. I love it when your gift makes 572 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 5: schome for you. 573 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 7: And you know, too often, man, you know, we get 574 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 7: put in boxes right and like you don't have to 575 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 7: do this, or that you can do this, and that 576 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:37,439 Speaker 7: he's setting himself up. 577 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 5: For a post career. 578 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 7: It's it's his school that he went to, so he's 579 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 7: an alumni, he's got a vested interest in that. And 580 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 7: who better than Steph right to represent your program Steph 581 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 7: is not only just a great basketball player, but he's 582 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 7: a great human being. He's a great ambassador for the game. 583 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,480 Speaker 7: He understands business. I mean, he's just really cracked the 584 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 7: code and get it all out. So I love to 585 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 7: see us getting these opportunities, bringing in Pete to New Orleans, 586 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 7: like he put New Orleans on the map to a 587 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 7: certain degree. And Pee, you remember p used to come 588 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 7: up at U c l A and who. 589 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, Pee, he used to try to fight me. 590 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 4: We can talk. 591 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 5: Did that ball touch saying he was gonna shoot it? 592 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: You know, every other time. Couldn't tell him nothing. 593 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:21,680 Speaker 7: But it's great to see that man because he has 594 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 7: the business acumen, the resume, and the passion and the 595 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 7: love for the game. Obviously his kids play college ball. 596 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 7: They little Romeo always had a love for the game. 597 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 5: So it's good to see. It's good to see our guys, 598 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 5: you know, taking their place in the game. 599 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Man shout out to Steph, master P and woj Man. 600 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,119 Speaker 1: I love the presidents they're said, and looking forward to 601 00:27:41,200 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: more guys getting the opportunity to do the same. And 602 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: women love to see some women getting those roles too, 603 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,160 Speaker 1: So Katie Man, thanks for your time. We'll definitely tap 604 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 1: back in soon. Man, enjoy your week, man. 605 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 5: Thank you, Bro. Always appreciate y'all having Well. 606 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: That's a rap for this week on Unplugged. Thank you 607 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:56,399 Speaker 1: for joining us. You can catch this on All the 608 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: Smoke Productions YouTube and the Draft Kings Network. I have 609 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: a good one.