1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, straight 2 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: Fire Fan, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Thursday, 3 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: June sixteenth, Huge day across Los Angeles. Final day of 4 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: school for the kids kids. My kids very excited. Of course, 5 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: at the end of the school day, which is a 6 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: half day, many of them go to the beach because 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: you know, that's kind of what they do out here 8 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: in l A. Also, this evening game six NBA Finals. 9 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: Before that, we've got a special guest, Anthony Slater covers 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: the Warriors for the Athletic I've been having a momentary 11 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: podcast radio show for about the last six years. He's 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: among the best, if not the best, at covering the Warriors, 13 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: and it was the player so well, excellent stuff. You 14 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: guys are really going to enjoy it, especially die hard 15 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: Warriors fans who are thinking to the future. Can we 16 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,319 Speaker 1: can we run this back next year? Like Wiggins only 17 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: has one more he left on his deal. All we 18 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: dive into all that stuff. You'll like it. Celtics fans, 19 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: it's looking bleak, it's weird. I'm so many people like 20 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: Boston in this game. It's a little scary. Everybody just oh, 21 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: bosses going home. They lost two in a row. They 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:12,679 Speaker 1: hadn't lost two in a row all playoffs. They're going 23 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: to bounce back. They got this. This is going seven 24 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: and if very well, could or does Clay Thompson show up, 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: because this is Game six and that's what he does. 26 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson Mr. Game six. Obviously the okay see one 27 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: was just legendary, and Game six tonight in Boston. It'll 28 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: be a lubricated crowd, nice summer night in Boston. I 29 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,559 Speaker 1: don't know if this was maybe it was probably thirty 30 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: years ago, sometime this week. I think was the O. J. 31 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: Simpson Chase, because I remember it was Nick's Rockets in 32 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: the finals. Me and my buddy, and I think I've 33 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: told the story before on the radio show. My buddy 34 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: and I took these two girls out from like a 35 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: rival high school and like it wasn't even really a date. 36 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: It was like a hang and you know, we were 37 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: young kids high school, just got our license, babe. I 38 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: don't I don't even know if that is accurate. It 39 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: definitely wasn't thirty years ago. This is like and we 40 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: when we took these two girls out, I'll never forget 41 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: we stopped by McDonald's and this it was not like 42 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: a real data you know. We took up to McDonald's 43 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:18,959 Speaker 1: get the cheesy stuff, milkshake, fries, whatever, and I look 44 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: up at the TV and there's the O. J. Simpson 45 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: chase happening. I was like, and I will never also 46 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: forget that night one of the girls we went to 47 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: like this park to hang out, and she had said 48 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: how she had a baby pet alligator and it had 49 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: died while they were on vacation. And the person who 50 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: was babysitting the baby alligator in like the tank or 51 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 1: whatever put the alligator in the freezer so that they 52 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: didn't have to like throw the alligator out while the 53 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: people were on vacation. I was like, you're making up 54 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: this story. It was such a far fetched story. I've 55 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: never heard anything like that. I don't even remember the 56 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: girl's name. Oh I do. It just hit me. Oh 57 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: my gosh. I got to look her up on the 58 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: internet before I reveal it here. Um, but goodness, gracious listen. 59 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: I have a lot of NBA memories and Rockets Knicks. 60 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,799 Speaker 1: Was that night that series broke me as a Knicks fan. 61 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: John Starks such a Stark skuy and then of course 62 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: the brutal, brutal and to that series, it's just unspeakable. 63 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,119 Speaker 1: At this point, I don't think the Warriors go out 64 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: like that. I don't even know if he'll do a 65 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: best bet. After the interview was s later, I'm probably 66 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: just gonna have to put it online because I gotta 67 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: give this some deep thought. I will say this two 68 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: interesting news items. One is the starting safety for the 69 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. He's actually pretty good, Cahari Willis. He's twenty 70 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: six years old, decided to retire to pursue a career 71 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: in the ministry. Okay, just bailing on the Colts. And 72 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: this is interesting because you know, I really like Indianapolis 73 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: this year there is sleeper team for me in the 74 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: a f C. They got rid of Carson Wentz didn't 75 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: like him there. I think Matt Ryan's a massive upgrade. 76 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: The Colts. I think saw something was amiss maybe with Willis, 77 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: because in the offseason they did add a former ego 78 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: McLeod and they drafted a safety and I think the 79 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: top third round maybe it was a third round. Um. 80 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: But it's interesting because Willis was actually a good player, 81 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: and I remember a few years ago, this was like 82 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,120 Speaker 1: a much bigger deal. Maybe it was like six seven 83 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: years ago where a couple of players retired. There was 84 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: a guy Borland who who was a studded I think 85 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: Wisconsin and then went to the forty niners and retired. 86 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: I was like, Oh my gosh, it's all this concussion stuff. 87 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: And now it's like, Oh, he's just retiring because he's 88 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,799 Speaker 1: done with football. I mean, he was a good run stopper. 89 00:04:34,279 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: It just doesn't feel like it's a huge story. I 90 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: mean it's a safety on the cold. See it's not 91 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: like he was a pro bowler or anything. But nonetheless, 92 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: this is just I'm putting it out there now. I 93 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: like the Colts this year, they will win the division. 94 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 1: Lock that in the other story is interesting. I took 95 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: we took my son out to dinner because he's graduating 96 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: fifth grade, and all of a sudden, I look at 97 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: my phone and I've got all these texts. Some of 98 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: them are about a basketball game we're supposed to play 99 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: this morning. I will not be playing. The arrest are 100 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: about the Dallas Mavericks doing the rare in division in 101 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: state trade with the Houston Rockets, who apparently could not 102 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: unload Christian would quick enough. I mean Christian would a 103 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: very good player only twenty six years old. Folks. They 104 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: gave up the Rockets at borderline All Star. That's what 105 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: would was. He was on track to be an All 106 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: Star and his numbers tailed off and didn't make the 107 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: l Star team. Also, the Rockets were terrible. And what 108 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 1: did the MAVs give up? They gave up three guys, 109 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: none of whom we're in the top ten for minutes 110 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: played in that series against the Warriors. They literally gave 111 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: up end of the bench guys and pick for a 112 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: borderline All Star. What are the Rockets doing. I don't 113 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: understand this at all, and I know normally we wouldn't 114 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:53,119 Speaker 1: talk about a minuscule NBA trade like this. Here's the problem. 115 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: The MAVs are close to the finals, folks. They made 116 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: the conference finals. They have who I think is the 117 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: overall best player in the league I know, defense, Luka 118 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: don Chech, and they added a guy who's gonna help immediately. 119 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: Because remember in that series against Golden State, their center 120 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: Dwight Powell, he can't step out and hit threes and 121 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: essentially they got nothing from that position. Now, this is 122 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: also a team that gets Tim Hardaway back, who was 123 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: arguably their second best player a year, not this past season, 124 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: but the prior postseason against the Clippers, it was Luca 125 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: and Hardaway. They get Hardaway back. So now, if you're 126 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: a Dallas Mavericks fan, folks, you got Luca. We'll see 127 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: what happens with Brunson, Reggie Bullock, Dorrian Phinney Smith and 128 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: Christian wood And I know that doesn't blow you away, 129 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: but coming off the bench, Hardaway and Dinwoody, folks, this 130 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: is a strong team. I think if you just look 131 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,239 Speaker 1: at top seven, top eight, we'll go top eight players. 132 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 1: They've definitely got top five in the league, top five, 133 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: top eight players. Now there's a chance that they move 134 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: on from Brunson and just let Hardaway take his spot, 135 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: and then they have Dinwitty running the second unit. I 136 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: do like Brunson a lot. If if Luca goes down 137 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: for an extended period, brunts that can help. But are 138 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: they willing to pay him? What can you get for Brunson? 139 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: I floated the idea of Julius Randall. I mean, jeez, 140 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: you get Julius Randall on that team for Brunson, and 141 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: then you've got actual toughness and beef inside. Now, Wood 142 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: is not a great defender, but he did shoot fifty 143 00:07:24,520 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: percent from the field from three average seventeen and ten. 144 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: And a bunch of people tweeted at me that, oh, 145 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: this guy was not a good teammate. Well, what do 146 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: you think, guys? You know his story. He was like 147 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: basically selling shoes at foot locker and then worked his 148 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: way to the league. Goes to the Sixers for five minutes, 149 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: then the Hornets, then he's out of the league, then 150 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: the Bucks, Pelicans, Pistons, and they finally hit with the Pistons, 151 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: and then he got to the Rockets and made some money. 152 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm sure a guy who worked that hard 153 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: is unhappy that he's been on a bunch of bad 154 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,280 Speaker 1: teams or teams he can't really impact. He's gonna have 155 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: a shot with Dallas and it's probably gonna either end 156 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: really well with Luca and they make a run to 157 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: the finals or something like that, or he ends up 158 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: punching out Luca because he can't deal with it. And 159 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: we know, you know, Wood has had his issues off 160 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: the court. Um, we don't really need to get into them. 161 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: They're not awful issues, but Listen, he's hanging out with 162 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: Kevin Porter, who is a really talented player but has 163 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: a bit of a checkered history back to USC and 164 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: even in Houston, and we know he likes the party 165 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: as a young guy, and it just wasn't a good influence. 166 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,439 Speaker 1: I think this MAVs team will be a much better fit. 167 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 1: This will be the best team he's been on. He 168 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: was on a good Bucks team, but he didn't play much. 169 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: He was barely on the team. Listen, there are red flags, obviously, 170 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: but for one year, fourteen point three million, and you're 171 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: giving up three end of the bench guys, like, come on, 172 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: I'm sure some people will be unhappy that Boban has gone. 173 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: But maybe the Rockets decide we don't even want Boban 174 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: and he takes a minimum deal with Luca and the 175 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: MAVs because we know Lucas is tight with Boban. Uh. 176 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: Some people also seem to think that pick. Oh, the 177 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: Rockets down three first round picks guys in the last 178 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: let's see here, twenty years, these are the best number 179 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: twenty six picks. Landry Shammitt, He's gotten paid, He's okay, 180 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: He's not an all star. Corks of the Sixers, one 181 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: of the Plumbly brothers, Todd Gibson, who I've always liked, 182 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: George Hill, solid player, Jordan Farmar shout out the Lakers nation, 183 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: Kevin Martin of the Sacramento Kings, who was probably the 184 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 1: best number pick if you look at that list, folks, 185 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: just not a lot of all stars, not a lot 186 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: of Like Dallas was not going to get somebody at 187 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: twenty six who was going to help them get over 188 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: the hump. So I think there's a no brainer trade. 189 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: There is a huge win for Dallas. Listen would could implode, 190 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: and obviously then it looks terrible, but I think it 191 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: gives them an option that's one guy inside so the 192 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: opponents can't have a layup line in the playoffs. And 193 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: I think, if you Brunson is going to be key, 194 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: do you keep him or do you try to flip 195 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: him because he's your final asset. I don't know that 196 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: Hardaway coming off the injury has a lot of value. 197 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: I don't know that Dinwoody has as much value. We 198 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: know Wings are imperative in this league. They have Bullock, 199 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: they have Phinney Smith. They need one that can spray 200 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: threes and Christian Wood could be the guy. So I 201 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: think it's a great win for the MAVs via trade, 202 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: and um, I think that's all the news. Let's get 203 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: to our guest, Anthony Slater, who covers the Warriors for 204 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: The Athletic. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 205 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 206 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: Fox sports Radio dot com and within the I Heart 207 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: Radio app search f s R to listen live. Jason 208 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: likes to think he knows everything when it comes to sports. 209 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: I know what sports dance want, but for everything he doesn't. 210 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: He knows a guy who does. Let's just say I 211 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows a guy he knows another guy. 212 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: All right, let's welcome into straight fire, a guy I've 213 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: known since I at him on my radio show. Almost 214 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 1: felt like weekly back in the day when the Warriors 215 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: were ascending and building the great dynasty. Anthony Slater from 216 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: The Athletic. How you doing, man, I'm doing great. You know, 217 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: only a couple of games left in this season. I 218 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: do think these finals I actually like to get your 219 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: opinion on it. I do think these finals are probably 220 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: the best the league has had since at least two 221 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: thousand and sixteen. That that Cavs Warriors game are Seriously 222 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 1: I would agree with that. The problem is there hasn't 223 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,959 Speaker 1: been one one school uh single digit game in the series. 224 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 1: They always end up in blowouts. I don't know if 225 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: that's Boston failing late or the Golden State Warriors in 226 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 1: game one. But Anthony, a lot to you one. I 227 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: am curious and again and nobody's playing a violin for 228 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 1: media members who have to fly across the country. But 229 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: what's it? Like, I know, I don't know if you 230 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: have young kids, but the school years ending, summer's coming up, Like, 231 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: are you able to do anything other than focus on 232 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,640 Speaker 1: the NBA right now? For like the last I don't 233 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: know month. You know, the the extra off day in 234 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: between games like allows for a little bit of that, um, 235 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,719 Speaker 1: but that's only for the finals, to be honest, Like, 236 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: you know, the Memphis second round series is probably the 237 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 1: toughest one. It went six, but it's you know, every 238 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 1: other day by that point because you're in the second 239 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: round and there's no indirect flights between San Francisco and Memphis, 240 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:15,199 Speaker 1: even though it's considered a conference series. You know, Um, 241 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: so this one isn't too bad. Like I said that 242 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: that first off day, which would have been yesterday. At 243 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: this point that we're talking, you get a little bit 244 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 1: of family time. Okay, that's good to hear. I asked 245 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:28,959 Speaker 1: that also because one of the big questions was who's 246 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: going to be impacted more by the final schedule, And 247 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: I think the to to one really hurts the Celtics 248 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: given the issues with Robert Williams al horfs Age. I 249 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: don't know that it hurts the Warriors at all. Yeah, 250 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm sure like Andre Woudal, it was bigger 251 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 1: minutes which he isn't in and um, you know, if 252 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: Steph Curry's foot injury was a little bit worse, maybe 253 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: it would have. Um, but I think we've seen with 254 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: that one it was more of a scare than an actual, 255 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 1: you know, long, longer term issue. So I would agree 256 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: with you. Also, Boston's coming off seven against Milwaukee, seven 257 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: against Miami, whereas the Warriors want five six five pretty 258 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: easily through the West. Um, where if you look at 259 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 1: the total minutes in these playoffs, like Boston's guys are 260 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: way higher than the warriors guys. So I generally agree, 261 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: although you know they are the younger team technically, but 262 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,319 Speaker 1: they do seem to be the more beat up team. Oh, certainly, 263 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: and facing the heat. You know, a rugged team. Milwaukee's 264 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,320 Speaker 1: got a bunch of big guys. I mean, you know, 265 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 1: you're right, Golden State faced kind of some pace teams, 266 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 1: you know, the Denver Nuggets, Memphis, Dallas doesn't even have 267 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: any bruisers, so it has been an easier road. I 268 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: don't know, Anthony, I guess you zoom out for a second. 269 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: You're like, man, the Warriors are back here again, Like 270 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:42,839 Speaker 1: this seems quick. A lot of people were writing them 271 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: off after Katie left Clay's injuries. This has been quite 272 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: a run. Are you surprised that they've extended the dynasty? Yeah, 273 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:53,559 Speaker 1: I mean I picked them like, I think like four 274 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: or five seed coming into the season, Like that's what 275 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:57,520 Speaker 1: kind of where I thought they'd be. And I felt 276 00:13:57,559 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: like I was on the optimistic side of the train. 277 00:13:59,720 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: You know, had um Some of the stats models had 278 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: him like tenth in the West. I think, yeah, our 279 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: guy John Hollander loved him in our place, but I 280 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: think he had him like a leventh in the West. 281 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: I mean, there was definitely some unknown coming into the season. 282 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,719 Speaker 1: The age, the huge factor Klaye Thompson. You just did 283 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: not know what Clay Thompson was gonna look like coming 284 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 1: off probably the two most devastating injuries in sports basically, Um, 285 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: and he thought that he's had some spectacular return, but 286 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: he's sturdy enough to be like a really solid rotation 287 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: player at this point. UM. I saw the Pool thing coming, 288 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: I think earlier than other people, because you could see 289 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: it last season and even into the summer. And that's 290 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: been just a huge factor for them. Just get that 291 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 1: extra score. Um. Steph Curry's elongated prime. I think some 292 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: people doubted that a little bit. That's you have to 293 00:14:44,160 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: have a top five, top ten player to be a 294 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 1: championship level team. And he just at age thirty four, 295 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: still is that, which that's difficult to do. Um. And 296 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: then they've spent money very well. The Wiggins trade has 297 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: turned into you know, from what I thought was probably 298 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: a home run at the time, but like rand slam 299 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: basically what they did, what they did to Minnesota with 300 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: that trade. Um. And then you have you. The other 301 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 1: thing is like this doesn't feel like, oh well, it's 302 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: one last ride for this world. Core like they're relayering 303 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: the roster with you. They kept the three lottery picks, 304 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: you know, and at least I'd guess at least two 305 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 1: of them will be you know, good players. So this 306 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: feels like maybe the start of a second run. It 307 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: will not be as dominant as the first run, but 308 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: they're gonna be contenders for a while. Yeah. Yeah, it's 309 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: surprising to hear that given how you know, Clippers are 310 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: going to be very very strong next year, Lakers obviously 311 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: will be back, Denver will be better. But you're right, 312 00:15:35,920 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: the relayering is a good way to put it. I 313 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: gotta ask the like the Andrew Wiggins thing. You said 314 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: it with home run, you know. Brian Winhorse made a 315 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: good point that this is kind of a situation where 316 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: Golden State was just willing to outspend people. They're willing 317 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: to go deep, deep into the tax. For Wiggins at 318 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: the time was what gonna be their fourth best guy 319 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: after Curry, Clay and Draymond, And now he's been their 320 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: second best player and he's making what thirties, I don't know, 321 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: thirty five million year or whatever, Like how much does 322 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: the Warriors are willing to spend just matter more because 323 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: I think Phoenix and New Orleans have never gone into 324 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: the luxury tax with cheap owners. Golden State just has 325 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: good owners right there. Smart. Yeah, they spend money, they 326 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: make money too, you know. That's that's this huge deal here, 327 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: right They made Chase Center, which is just you know, 328 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: kind of a cash machine. Um. And the sequencing of 329 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: that Wiggins deal matters. Where the big you know, I 330 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: guess decision was when when Katie was leaving, do you 331 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: just let Kevin Durant walk for nothing? And he's leaving 332 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: a free agency, they obviously wen't gonna trade him that deadline. 333 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: They almost want the title, should have probably won the 334 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: title that year, um, And they just decided to instead 335 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: of letting him walk for nothing, keep that salary slot 336 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: alive because that's the big thing. Once you left that 337 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: salary slot walk, you can't refill it. So they got 338 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: d'anzelo Russell in the signing trade, and he was the 339 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:53,000 Speaker 1: only guy that could have got because he was going 340 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: to Brooklyn and de'anzel Russell was one of Brooklyn's unrestricted 341 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: free agents at the time. For like, sure, Max de'anzelo Russell, 342 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 1: why not? And that wasn't about thinking Deenzelo Russell was 343 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: gonna you know, solve the issues they were having. It's 344 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: just like, hey, gotta keep the money alive. That ends 345 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 1: up turning into Wiggins and Jonathan and the pick that 346 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: became Jonathan mea, that's what made the trade. So, you know, 347 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: obvious for the Warriors to do was like Wiggins is 348 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: a better fit. But they're both bad salaries. But you 349 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:22,479 Speaker 1: get Minnesota's you know, pick, which became the seventh overall 350 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: in the loaded draft. Um, but generally took back to 351 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: your point about ownership, Yeah, they they spend. It's it's 352 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: a huge deal. Um, they even you know, I think 353 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: they're willing to even have bad deals and sense to 354 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: keep their guys around like Clay Thompson's Max Steele. At 355 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: this point, it's not market value is not great, but um, 356 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: you know, this Dynasty Corps has made money for ownership, 357 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: and I think it is a healthy thing in sports 358 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: that that an ownership group making money isn't investing it 359 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: back into their product. And it's like, a it's a 360 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: healthy cecle because it gives fans an unbelievable product and 361 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 1: obviously it makes the Warriors money. They are in the 362 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 1: finals making about what like grossing about fifteen million per 363 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: Finals game. If they don't spend, they're not getting that 364 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: money because they're not here. Yeah. Wow, So now Wiggins 365 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: is interesting. I'm looking again. It's actually thirty one five 366 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: is what he's making this year, at thirty three next year. 367 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: But after that he's a free agent, and you gotta wonder, 368 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: like is cominga ultimately the air apparent to the Wiggins role. Uh, 369 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 1: Moses Moody seems like a player. I know he hasn't 370 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: really gotten on the court in the finals much, um, 371 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: but I don't know his Wiggins just a band aid 372 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: that has worked out. And oh, by the way, um, 373 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: why the hell was Karl Anthony town so hard up 374 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 1: to get D'Angelo Russell and lose Wiggins? Do you have 375 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: any answer to that? Yeah, they're friends. They're seriously, I mean, 376 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: they're like really good friends. That when d'anzelo Russell signed 377 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: or agreed to the signings where he took the Max 378 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: from the Worris, he was on a helicopter with the 379 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: Minnesota Brass, with Karl Anthony Towns, with you know, their 380 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: whole group, and he like, I don't want to say 381 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: like back remember he but I remember it was an 382 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: awkward situation. And but from that day forward, Minnesota was 383 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: still obsessed, and I think obsessed in a little way 384 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: because they wanted to keep cat around. But yeah, just 385 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: because they were friends. Um, your original question on that, 386 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 1: what was it Wiggins in his future? Yeah, after anticipate that, well, 387 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,679 Speaker 1: it felt like the way they were Um, I guess, 388 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, timing this out, it was Wiggins was gonna 389 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: be up at the moment Jordan Pool's extension kicks in, 390 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: because Jordan Pool is still only gonna make three point 391 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: nine million next season. Even if he signs an extension, 392 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: it doesn't trigger till that following season. That's when Wiggins 393 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: is off the books. And yeah, I mean part of 394 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 1: them using these lottery picks and this relayering was handing 395 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 1: over these jobs. At some point, they already thought James 396 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: Wise would be the starting center, and there was no 397 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: world in which they thought Kavan Luney would be like this, 398 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: you know, emerging still starting center. That seems like the 399 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: starting center for the next five years at this point. 400 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,760 Speaker 1: But uh, part of it has been Jonathan Comigan most 401 00:20:00,240 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: likely taking over the wing and guard spots. But Andrew Wiggins, 402 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: and especially at his age and the way he's playing 403 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 1: and the way he's proving to be a winning player, 404 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,880 Speaker 1: I think has maybe changed the equation a little bit. 405 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: Then you start to look at some of the other 406 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: contracts and the ages, you know, the Clay Thompson contract 407 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,240 Speaker 1: and age, the Draymond Green contracts and age, and you 408 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: do kind of wonder which of these guys if they 409 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: decided to let any of these guys go to like 410 00:20:25,880 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: just like I guess, suppress the money a little bit, 411 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: who would it actually be Because the franchise legends everywhere, 412 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: you wouldn't think it would You wouldn't think it would 413 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: be them. But you know, if we were just in 414 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:41,120 Speaker 1: this very cold hearted business, to me, Wiggins in two 415 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 1: seasons is probably gonna matter more than like Clay Thompson 416 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: in two season m what about more than Draymond Green? 417 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 1: I would say that's yeah, yeah, well then then that's 418 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: where like to me, the comingo Wiseman front Court, Looney's 419 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,480 Speaker 1: emergence like suddenly it's like, do you want to become 420 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: on losing on restricted creation? What's he gonna cost? Now? 421 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: Um Garry pay the second is like but the other 422 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: thing and this will again test ownerships, like you can 423 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,920 Speaker 1: keep your guys, you're just gonna keep paying crazy tax money. 424 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: But you can do it. Um. I need to ask 425 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: about Wiseman because I kind of in the first I 426 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: think it was game Game one, maybe Game three, that 427 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: there was just like a layup line. It felt like 428 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 1: for Boston they could just get anything at the room 429 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: whenever they wanted. And I joked, all the Warriors should 430 00:21:23,800 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: bring in James Wisman and all these people freaked out, 431 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:28,919 Speaker 1: like everybody's out on Wiseman, and I'm like, you know, 432 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: it has been two years. The Melo ball has looked 433 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: pretty good. But don't what's the deal with Wiseman? Is 434 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: it injuries? Is it lacking confidence? Does he does he 435 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,919 Speaker 1: not love basketball? I don't know. It's all injuries. And 436 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: that's the thing. Like, it's difficult to have an opinion 437 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: on Wiseman because he hasn't been on the floor. He 438 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: played thirty nine games his rookie season, UM, and was 439 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: starting to by the end, you know, at the moment 440 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: he got hurt in his rookie season, they were starting 441 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: to run more picking rolls, which which was the environment 442 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:58,800 Speaker 1: he needs to have. Basically, he's not and that is 443 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: one of the issues. I think a little with the 444 00:22:00,359 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: pick like he's not a warrior system type player like 445 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: read and react, you know, high pinned downs and it's 446 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 1: like no, he's like a traditional like big man, like 447 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: set a bunch of high screens per game, roll, dive, 448 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: pick and pop a little bit. He can shoot the three, um, 449 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: but he needs time to develop. He's very raw and 450 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: that would mean he needs to be on the court. 451 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: And the problem is when he got hurt, you know, 452 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: he towards the nis gets on a dunk attempt, and 453 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: the thought was he was going to be back in 454 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: December January of this season. Uh, and then but the 455 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: knee swelled up again. He had to get a knee scope. 456 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: It's just like the knee has not responded an hour 457 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,280 Speaker 1: at this point, about fourteen months since he toreed that meniscus, 458 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: and he's still not back on the court. The hope 459 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: that he had to go to London with me and 460 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: Sham's reported it the other day. Um, he had to 461 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: go to London and then they got like a it's 462 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: kind of like a plasma. It's like I think even 463 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: in a more advanced version of it. You know, like 464 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: everything in science, I guess advances, but you know it's 465 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: um I mean he's feeling good at this point. They're 466 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: saying that he's going to be in contact this month, 467 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: they hope, and probably playing in summer league. UM. So 468 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: it's just his career installed He's basically gonna be entering 469 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: next season, his third season making out twelve million by 470 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: the way, um, because he's a second overall pick, but 471 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: his third season next season, and it's gonna feel kind 472 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 1: of like his Oh man, you just I'm I don't know. 473 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: You just start to think of guys like Greg Odin 474 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 1: and maybe damage goods at this point, I'm hope hopeful 475 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 1: for the guy. Uh wrapping up on the Warriors before 476 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 1: we get to the Celtics. UM, Steph Curry, what is 477 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: your best guess on why he's able to do the 478 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: damage that he's able to do at age thirty four? 479 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: Just totally dominating. I thought Game four was a Jordan 480 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: type performance. Anthony in the finals, I mean put the 481 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: team on his back on the road down to one 482 00:23:46,560 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: and I don't know, just some up Curry and you've 483 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:52,640 Speaker 1: covered him now for what six seven years? Yeah? Seven? Um? 484 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: I would say his professionalism and like discipline to the craft, 485 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,920 Speaker 1: like his off season work, his he enters training camp 486 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,720 Speaker 1: in like mid season shape every year because he just 487 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: like like the Luca Dantage comes in like you know, 488 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,479 Speaker 1: like the fat Luca or whatever. They joke all these 489 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: guys coming out of shape. Curry, who's older, it comes 490 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: in in great shape. Yeah, I mean, that's that. That's 491 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 1: who he is, That's how he's I mean, just look 492 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 1: at what he is from a strength perspective now, and 493 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, people go watch like people should just go 494 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 1: watching the two sixteen finals, even his unanimous MVP season, 495 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: he's much skinnier. Uh. He's just built his body really well. 496 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: Uh and and stayed disciplined to it. And it's not 497 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: easy to do. I mean, I think it takes, you know, 498 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: an insane amount of time and commitment and diet, you know, 499 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: I know, diet's really good. I mean it's a little 500 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 1: bit like Chris Paul has extended his career because he 501 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: completely altered his diet and training regiment. And you know, 502 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,439 Speaker 1: everyone knows the Lebron James what's the two million in 503 00:24:49,520 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: his body every season basically you know, just and and 504 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: those guys elongated their prime and Steph Curry is is 505 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,919 Speaker 1: kind of the next in line of those guys doing it. 506 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: Skill ages very well. That's another thing, Like his shot 507 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: was always going to age well. But I just think 508 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: now Jason Kidd said it in the second or in 509 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:08,919 Speaker 1: the conference finals, He's like, this is the most this 510 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 1: is the most well conditioned athlete in the league. I 511 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: do think Jason Kidd's messaging about how how great Steph was, 512 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: how conditioned he was, was kind of pointed at his 513 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: superstar a little bit, but he wasn't wrong. I mean, 514 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: Steph Curry just his durability is a durance. It's like 515 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 1: it's shown in these playoffs. Um. And then the other 516 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: thing is I've talked to his dad about this before 517 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: the Curries kind of age well. You know, Dell was 518 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: like making threes until he was thirty eight years old. 519 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 1: That he's a different type of player, more of a 520 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:37,919 Speaker 1: role player. But if you look at his career, he 521 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: aged really well. And I just you know some of that. 522 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: I guess Steph says he like, you know, late maturity, 523 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: Like he yeah, yeah, late bloomer. As they say, um, 524 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 1: you you've kind of I know on social media, people 525 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: I'm sure come after you with because you cover Curry 526 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 1: a lot. It feels like the the I don't know 527 00:25:57,359 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: if hate is the right word. The disdain for Curry 528 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: still remains despite all this greatness, Like people still don't 529 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: want to give him props. I don't know what it is. 530 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,959 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess when you get near the top, Anthony, 531 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: they're always gonna be coming for you, like it's happening 532 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,160 Speaker 1: with Lebron. But for whatever reason, like people just love 533 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,959 Speaker 1: your honest, Oh honest is so great, and I just 534 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:18,880 Speaker 1: I don't see the universal praise and love for career 535 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: or maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. Yeah, I mean, 536 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I've come to the opinion that, 537 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: like you know, with social media, like every popular thing 538 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: is gonna have it's like it's gonna have like three 539 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: three subsections where it's like you have the stands, right, 540 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: the people that are like so obsessed to the point 541 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: that like they will defend anything and everything that that 542 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: human does. Then you have I think the middle ground, 543 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: which is like like the people who just like properly appreciate, 544 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:48,560 Speaker 1: slash analyze like what's going on. And then you have 545 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: the other side that's like people that just are trying 546 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: to find anything and everything, Uh that's wrong. It's a 547 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:56,640 Speaker 1: good way to put it. Yeah, and I just you know, 548 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: the more famous you are, and this is just goes 549 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: beyond sports, the more famous you are, the more like 550 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: all sides are loud and really because we're talking about 551 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: it way more. There's just more visceral, like emotional, we 552 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: actually do it. Steph Curry has his stands out there, 553 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: trust me. Yeah, um, but he has the other side. 554 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: And you know, the one thing like it doesn't get 555 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:19,439 Speaker 1: to him, Like I think he gets to to a 556 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: lot of people out there, but you know, and the 557 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: other thing is it's becoming for anybody rational, it's becoming 558 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: like very difficult to um, I guess like criticize his 559 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: career at all. I mean because at this point, especially 560 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 1: if he finishes this off in the next couple of days, 561 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:39,719 Speaker 1: he's gonna get the finals MVP, Like what blemish remains. 562 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: I mean, we we're basically gonna I mean, he's cemented 563 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: in my opinion, as at least the top fifteen player, 564 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:47,399 Speaker 1: and like, you know, I think they're starting to be 565 00:27:47,440 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: more talk that it's basically point guard power rankings. Ever, 566 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 1: it's gonna be basically Magic Johnson and him, like you know, 567 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: choose your fighter basically yeah, but I would have I 568 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: agree with that. I've been I've been pushing that for 569 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,360 Speaker 1: a while. I you know, I I got was saying, 570 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:04,959 Speaker 1: what about Jason Kidd and Isaiah Thomas. I don't think 571 00:28:05,000 --> 00:28:07,879 Speaker 1: he's closing Anthony. I mean maybe maybe I fall closer 572 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: to the stand category for Korea than than the middle 573 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:16,199 Speaker 1: grad Yeah, I mean, look, three titles probably you know, 574 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: might be four. I mean at this point we would 575 00:28:18,040 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 1: say likely going to be four. Um, a unanimous Yeah, 576 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: a unanimous m v P. The only one ever. I 577 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 1: mean that's the seventy three win seasons. Was like, I 578 00:28:27,480 --> 00:28:29,760 Speaker 1: know they didn't cap it off, but like that's something, 579 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: I mean, greatest season ever, very like obviously the greatest 580 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:37,280 Speaker 1: shooter ever. Right. That's even the people that would uh 581 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: be a little bit down on Curry would say like, well, 582 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: he is the greatest shooter of all time. I mean 583 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: that's at this point in of the NBA, like maybe 584 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: the most important skill in the NBA, and he's the 585 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 1: greatest to ever do it with that skill. Um, you know, 586 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 1: guys like Jason Kidd, like how many titles Jason? I 587 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 1: think I think one with Dallas. Yeah, where he was 588 00:28:56,480 --> 00:29:02,360 Speaker 1: like yeah, I mean so like some guys at their 589 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: peak maybe, And one of the one of the issues 590 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: with Curry's legacy, I guess you could say was he 591 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: got started a little bit later because the ankle injuries 592 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: derailed him. He was two or three years in college. 593 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: You wonder, yeah, he was his star burns so bright 594 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: during the unanimous seventyp season, but you know, he like 595 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: I remember when I was covering him and Katie at 596 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: the same time. You looked at career point totals, and 597 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: Katie was always way ahead because came in quicker and 598 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: he just like right away it was like twenty point 599 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: per game score. But now, like the way Curry is 600 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: just shoveling stats in on the back end and really 601 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,400 Speaker 1: not looking like he's stopping anytime soon. I mean, he's 602 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 1: gonna enter next season. That's the top ten player on 603 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:42,800 Speaker 1: a contender um. And if he plays another seventy games 604 00:29:43,400 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: like he's building a resume that again I think is 605 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: is to this point, especially if he finishes off this 606 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: week pretty obviously Top twelve, Top fifteen. Ever, Fox Sports 607 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 608 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows that sports radio dot Com 609 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: and within the I heart radio app search f s 610 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,920 Speaker 1: R to listen live. It hasn't really been noted, but 611 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: he's doing this against the defensive player of the year 612 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:12,360 Speaker 1: in Marcus Smart, and I know a lot of it 613 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 1: is the high screen and there's a lot of switches 614 00:30:14,280 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: and sometimes he's a match up with Derek White, who's 615 00:30:16,320 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: a solid defender. But I need to ask about the Celtics, 616 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: Like Marcus Smart supposedly this great defender, but to me, 617 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,440 Speaker 1: it's been Robert Williams has been the most impactful guy 618 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: for the Celtics. When he's on the court, they're winning. 619 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: When he's off the court, they're losing. Like it kind 620 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: of is that simple? Yeah, I think. I think Robert 621 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 1: Williams is like plus fourteen and thirty minutes in Game 622 00:30:35,240 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: five and Al Horford, who they were basically splitting with 623 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 1: him at times of minus nine scene, I agree with you, 624 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: Robert Williams, like beyond like the Marcus Smart discussion, when 625 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,360 Speaker 1: we can talk about like Robert Williams has been so 626 00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: impressive in this series, like dragging his knee around. There's 627 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: been like six times in this series I'm like, oh, 628 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: he's done. You know, he's on the floor driving at 629 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 1: his knee, he's limping, he's calling out of the game 630 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: in game four. Um, and then it's suddenly he's just 631 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: whatever they do to him during these off days, he 632 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: shows up and he's blocking every shot to start the 633 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: next game. UM. So I like he clearly is maybe 634 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe this is a commentary on wide room 635 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: protectors and digs from a defensive perspective are more important 636 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 1: than like point of attack guys. But he has been, 637 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:18,040 Speaker 1: to me, the heart of their defense, at least against 638 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: the Warriors. Um, Marcus Smart, you know, he's pretty beat 639 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: up to. I think it's kind of you remember the 640 00:31:23,280 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: really bad ankle sprain he had against Miami. He had 641 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 1: a right foot issue that made him actually miss game 642 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: one of that Miami series. I think he's a little 643 00:31:30,880 --> 00:31:33,479 Speaker 1: worn down, especially his style of play. I mean, it's 644 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,960 Speaker 1: kind of conducive to beating. He kind of beats himself 645 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: up the way he dives around. Um. But the other thing, 646 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: you know, you talked to Boston people, and this is 647 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 1: another thing about Curry. They're like, usually Marcus Smart wears 648 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: down guys. And I think this, you know, goes back 649 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: to Steph Curry's endurance level. It's just like he doesn't 650 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,320 Speaker 1: really look worn down. Yeah. Um, you know who looks 651 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: worn down as Brown and Tatum. I know they're not 652 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: coming off the court, but if you you noted in 653 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: minutes earlier, uh, you know Len Brown started off. Remember 654 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: the MVP talk when they were up to Winders, Like 655 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: all Jalen Brown when the VP, he's at forty percent 656 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: shooting from three and he's a turnover machine when it matters. 657 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:12,920 Speaker 1: And I know people are killing Tatum for the turnovers, 658 00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 1: but he's in the same stratosphere as oh Lebron and 659 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 1: Wade for turnovers in the playoffs. Like if anyone has 660 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: let down in the last couple of games, for me, 661 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: it's been Jaylen Brown big time. Yeah, you know it's 662 00:32:25,040 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: people even coming in the series when they talked about 663 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: the Celtics turnovers and there's that stat when it's like 664 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,920 Speaker 1: sixteen or more turnovers there always lose under the pretty 665 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: much always win. Um. But Jalen Brown's handle is kind 666 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: of sloppy. Um. Neither of them are like Chris Passers. 667 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:43,240 Speaker 1: I remember, you know they played Dallas, the worst team 668 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 1: in the commerce finals, the Warriors player, but the way 669 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: Luca would get downhill and when the Warriors like brought 670 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,000 Speaker 1: help all you can tell you just always saw exactly 671 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 1: where the help was coming in. It was just pinpoint 672 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 1: like diagonal paths across the court right to somebody's shooting pocket. 673 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,000 Speaker 1: And he made so many unbelievable passes in that series. 674 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: And then you know, Reggie Bullet was just clanking a 675 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 1: three Warriors one, but it was You're just like, what, 676 00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 1: like that is a passer right there? Whereas with Jalen 677 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: Brown and Jason Tatum, I I think they're rightfully gotten 678 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:14,640 Speaker 1: some praise this season for you know, I guess, improving 679 00:33:14,680 --> 00:33:18,320 Speaker 1: their playmaking, but it's clearly not like Luca type natural 680 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: or even like you know, obviously the Lebron type natural, 681 00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 1: but like a really high level playmaking forward. You just 682 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: see the not only the limitations I think with them, 683 00:33:29,640 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: because like they get the Warriors just believe they throw 684 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:34,719 Speaker 1: that if they throw traffic around, those guys, they kind 685 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 1: of frantically pass out, tip the ball all that, Whereas uh, 686 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: and they know also the other thing, I like Markut smart, 687 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 1: great player you mentioned, defensive player, They're not really a 688 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 1: true point guard, you know, so they they don't really 689 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: have a true point and I just think, Yeah, that's 690 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 1: a great point, and it just got me thinking. Listen 691 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 1: to that, Like I know that was Brad Stevens who 692 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: said there's no more point guard and power forward. It's 693 00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:01,560 Speaker 1: just like you know, all handler, wing and bats, right, 694 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: the problem is you need that point guard to kind 695 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: of run the offense. When Curry is running the high 696 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: pick and roll, you know what's happening. Like you've got 697 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:10,840 Speaker 1: a great bawl handler. He's gonna make the good reads. 698 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:13,480 Speaker 1: Same with Luca and some of these best teams. I 699 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: just Tatum. He seems to be worn down running the offense. 700 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,280 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart can't and Jyalen Brown doesn't have a handle, 701 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:22,640 Speaker 1: And I think it's really showing up here. The last 702 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: two games I haven't take got crushed in the fourth quarter. 703 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: Yeah they have. And you know, I think I saw 704 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: something out that that Jason Tatum hasn't dunked since in 705 00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:34,360 Speaker 1: like over two weeks. And it was I believe before 706 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,480 Speaker 1: he remember that shoulder in gy it looked like done. 707 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 1: You know, they like walked him into the tunnel, and 708 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:41,879 Speaker 1: like you know, there have been a couple of times 709 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,720 Speaker 1: even in this series. I think it was a drive 710 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 1: and either at the starting Game three or four under 711 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,360 Speaker 1: the basket, he got fouled and he stood under the 712 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 1: stantion like shaking his shoulder and elbow off like you know, 713 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,280 Speaker 1: basically nineties seconds, like the crowd had to like clap 714 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:58,480 Speaker 1: him back to the line finally, Um, so was that 715 00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:00,959 Speaker 1: on a Draymond foul? Do you remember might have been 716 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: it was? It was early in one of the games. 717 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: It was early in the game. Remember he hasn't dunked 718 00:35:06,560 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 1: into that. That is strange because he's a dunking machine. 719 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: Remember he dunked on Lebron famously in the Eastern Conference Finals. 720 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: Just think about this series, Like the Warriors do not 721 00:35:15,280 --> 00:35:17,040 Speaker 1: have a shop walker, like Jaymond Green is not what 722 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:19,120 Speaker 1: he used to be as a leaper. Kavon Looney is 723 00:35:19,160 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 1: like ground bound to the max, and like they just 724 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,239 Speaker 1: don't even have they don't. I mean Andrew Wiggins there 725 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 1: is their best shop walker, and it's not like he's 726 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:29,799 Speaker 1: some high flyer at least from a defensive perspective. Um, 727 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:35,680 Speaker 1: but you know, with Tatum, it's or with generally, I 728 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: think back to your port with the roster building, like 729 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: the Brad Stevens, like you know, hey, maybe you do 730 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,719 Speaker 1: need a traditional point guard and there I kind of 731 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: get that. Like their style is to like have just 732 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: defensive menaces everywhere, and I think it's worked. You know, 733 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:52,799 Speaker 1: they won the East pretty easily, Like they've definitely you know, 734 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: if a game goes a little bit better here or there, 735 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: if they can close out you know, for like, they 736 00:35:57,280 --> 00:35:58,879 Speaker 1: could win the time and they still to this point, 737 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: they could win the title in the next six days. 738 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 1: So I think their roster building has worked in a sense. 739 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:05,640 Speaker 1: But I think when you do have such a defensive 740 00:36:05,680 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 1: bulldog team where you're making sure you have no weaknesses, 741 00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 1: there are given takes and like you know, a lot 742 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: of times traditional point guards are not good defenders their 743 00:36:14,040 --> 00:36:17,400 Speaker 1: targets um, and they don't want that. But but there 744 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 1: are a drawback to that, and I think you're seeing it. 745 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:20,880 Speaker 1: On the other side. The Warriors are just kind of 746 00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 1: shutting the Celtics down in this series. Yeah you read 747 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:24,920 Speaker 1: my mind. I was gonna say, let's see some more 748 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,440 Speaker 1: Peyton Pritchard over Derek White, but the Warriors hunt him 749 00:36:27,440 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: as soon as he's on the court, right, Yeah, Yeah. 750 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson loves to see him, right, Cley Thompson is 751 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:36,520 Speaker 1: always like, come on, yeah, yeah, yeah, all right, Anthony Slater, 752 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 1: the Athletic Great Stuff continued success covering the team, and 753 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:42,879 Speaker 1: uh hopefully the Warriors wrap it up Thursday so you can, um, 754 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:46,480 Speaker 1: you know, get some get a vacation in. I've already 755 00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: taken this far. I wouldn't mind a nice game seven, right, Yeah, 756 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:52,760 Speaker 1: you imagine the attention of Game seven if it comes 757 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,439 Speaker 1: Sunday night, that if it happens. All right, Anthony side 758 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 1: of the Athletic good Stuff, man, thanks a lot, all right, 759 00:36:57,680 --> 00:36:58,240 Speaker 1: thanks for having