1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:16,159 Speaker 1: Straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for 3 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: Monday June. I hope everybody had a splendid weekend. Oh 4 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: my goodness, so much great sports happening. NBA playoffs. I 5 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: know you guys like soccer. Copa America kicked off on Sunday. 6 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: Neymar had a nice p K Brazil one. I love soccer. 7 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: I love Cope America. Of course, euro was blanked due 8 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: to COVID, so they pushed it to twenty one and 9 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: they're calling it and I mean, you're off to an 10 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 1: awesome start. I know nobody watched it, but Netherlands Ukraine 11 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: Sunday was phenomenal. A buddy of mine is from the Netherlands, 12 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: so he gathered some dads to go watch the game. Obviously, listen, 13 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: I got dad life. I'll tell you about it in 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: a second, and I had to. I brought my son 15 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: to the bar and we're watching Netherlands and it was awesome. 16 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: I mean, the second half was thrilling, you know, just 17 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: an incredible game. I loved it. I think five goals 18 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: in the second half. Netherlands wins three two, but like, 19 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: I'm all in on the soccer, and of course as 20 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:18,639 Speaker 1: we're at the bar, we're watching uh Bucks uh and Nets. 21 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: But my focus was on the soccer. Frankly, it was 22 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: it was a great game, and Bucks Nets was on 23 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: the other TV. My son had a good angle and 24 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: he goes dad, Kyrie's down and I look over and 25 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: I'm I see Kyrie. Oh and you can see the replay. 26 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: His face is hurt and guys, what a killer. This 27 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: is absolutely brutal. And you know this is what happens 28 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 1: when you lose superstars in the NBA playoffs, right, Joel 29 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: Embiid missed a game last last round. Donovan Mitchell missed 30 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 1: the first game of the playoffs. Anthony Davis, we know 31 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: what happened with him. In the Lakers, James Harden has 32 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: not played in this series except I think one minute 33 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: in the first game, maybe two. Mike Conley has missed 34 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: this entire round for the Jazz. Kyrie Irving now goes down. 35 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: And you know it's funny everybody wanted to put an 36 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: Asterix next to the bubble playoffs. Oh well, you know 37 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: there's no fans the home court a vantage Asterix. It's 38 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: funny if any playoffs deserve an asterix, it's this one 39 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: because everybody's hurt. Kyrie Irving going down, Now, this is 40 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: how drunk the NBA playoffs are. Okay, Nets win Game 41 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: two by I think sixty seven points. Everybody knows the 42 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: Bucks are done. Boutenholzer's put for sales sign in his 43 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: front yard. Janice is just scratching his head like, oh 44 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: my gosh, how did I win two m vps? And 45 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: now I'm about to get bounced, probably in a sweep 46 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: against the Nets. And then the Bucks get lucky in 47 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: Game three. Joe Harris misses every shot. Kevin Duram, this 48 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: is too many they get at the Bucks get a 49 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: lucky layup and they're within two one. I would have 50 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: bet my house on the Nets in Game four if 51 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: I was an owner. I'm only a renter. And then 52 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving goes down in the third quarter. The Nets 53 00:02:56,120 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: proceed to shoot four of nineteen on three's without Kyrie. 54 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: They score a whopping fifty six points in thirty minutes 55 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: without Kyrie. And there's no other way to look at 56 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: it than if Kyrie doesn't return. We said at the 57 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: outset that all the chatter behind the scenes about James 58 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: Harden was he ain't playing in the series. If they 59 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: don't come back, the Bucks are gonna be the luckiest 60 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: team ever to get to the conference finals because they 61 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 1: absolutely don't deserve it. They're not the better team than 62 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: the Nets. But because poop happens, the Brooklyn Nets are 63 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: in deep trouble. And and and this is where it 64 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: starts to get silly. This is when it's like take 65 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: t a Oh no, sorry, t e a K season 66 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: you know you're spelling take wrong because it's so hot 67 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: and stupid, folks. There is zero chance that Kevin Durant 68 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: is gonna lead Bruce Brown, Jeff Green, Mike James, Joe Harris, 69 00:03:55,680 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: the corpse of Blake Griffin. There's no way they're beating 70 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: the Bucks. Would just Kevin Durant. And this is when 71 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: the takes get really dumb, because it's like, oh, Kevin 72 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: Durant doesn't have a super team, let's see what he 73 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: can do. Well, that's not how it works. That is 74 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: the height of lunacy. Number one. Just sticking to the facts, 75 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan didn't win Jack Squat without Scottie Pippen. Okay, 76 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: Magic Johnson had a loaded team all the time, James Worthy, 77 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:28,559 Speaker 1: car mom doo jabbar okay, Lebron when he loses, Anthony 78 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: Davis looks like a mere mortal, as would anybody when 79 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: the team's constructed around two superstars and the Lakers get 80 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: dusted by the Suns. So this idea that, oh my gosh, 81 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: they have three of the top I don't know what 82 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: robbed fifteen players in the league and you can lose 83 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: them and still win the series, Like, no, that's insanity. 84 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: The Nets will have zero chance to come back without 85 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: Kyrie and James Harden. And that's not going to be 86 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: an indictment of Kevin Durant, not make him the best. 87 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 1: What stinks is the playoffs now are are really deserving 88 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 1: of an asterix because we don't know. Anybody with two 89 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: eyes knows that the Bucks aren't better than the Nets, okay, 90 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: and anybody watching knows that the Lakers should have got 91 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: by the Suns with Lebron and a d And you know, well, 92 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens with Joel Embiid, We'll see what 93 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: happens with Mike Conley um Donovan Mitchell left Game four 94 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: at the end with a with a with an injury 95 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: It's like, this is just awful. I mean, the NBA 96 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: absolutely needs to fix this now. Of course, history will 97 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: be very kind to the champion because you know, you 98 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: don't really remember all these injuries. I'm gonna point out 99 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: Lakers Pistons, a series that really really hurt me. Um, 100 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,239 Speaker 1: when the Pistons beat the Lakers. Um, you know, people 101 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: forget like Byron Scott was injured, Magic Johnson was injured, 102 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: and the Lakers got smoked in that series. This was um, 103 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: early early nineties, I think the year before the Lakers 104 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: lost to uh Jordan's Bulls in the finals, like the 105 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: entire Lakers team was in or maybe it was two 106 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: years prior, whatever it was, but people forget that. And 107 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 1: now it's thirty years later and nobody cares that the 108 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: Lakers were injured. It's just the Pistons went back to back, 109 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: Like that's how it works, you know. Um, nobody's gonna 110 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: remember in ten years that. Oh yeah, the Chiefs did 111 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: not have an offensive line in the Super Bowl against Tampa. 112 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: They you know, basically had a fire drill every single 113 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: play and Pat Mahomes was running for his life. All 114 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna remember is, Wow, the Chiefs were great, they 115 00:06:26,279 --> 00:06:29,679 Speaker 1: got destroyed. Pat Mahomes didn't do Jack squat how about 116 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: that Bucks defense? Like that is what the long tail 117 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: of history says. When we're all dust, okay, people are 118 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: gonna look back. You think people are looking back at 119 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: Bill Russell titles in the sixties and breaking them down 120 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: and like, oh, well, wait a second, you know World 121 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: Chamberlain number two. No, that's not how it works. But 122 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: for right now, y'all need to realize that nobody, nobody 123 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: wins by themselves. And then I, you know, I say 124 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: that on social media or something a lot along the 125 00:06:56,440 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: lines of it on Sunday, and all these people are like, well, 126 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: what about Dirkki when he took down Lebron? Oh what 127 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: about that team that was all Dirk? Oh? Really, I 128 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: my bad. I absolutely totally forgot that Jason Kidd is 129 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: one of the seven best point guards in NBA history. 130 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: I forgot He's choppol j was thirty seven of right. 131 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: You know, their role players were all garbage. They came 132 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: out of nowhere. You know, um, Corn Butler was a 133 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 1: top ten pick, Tyson Chandler was a top ten pick. 134 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: Sean Marion was a top ten pick. Like that MAVs 135 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: team was really really good, Like, look at what they did. 136 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: There was like an I think a seven or eight 137 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: year stretch where that Dirk MAV's core won fifty plus 138 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: games and they won sixty seven one year and like 139 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: fifty eight and I think sixty and other like they 140 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: were really good. This idea that Dirk won that title 141 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: by himself as asinine, Like you're a moron. You don't 142 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: know sports if you think that. Bottom line, Hey, the 143 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: Bucks in Janice got super lucky, and wouldn't it be 144 00:07:55,960 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 1: something if Joel Embiide happened to get injured and the 145 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: Hawks prevail, and then the Bucks stomp out the Hawks 146 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: and it's like, oh, look at Joannest He's going to 147 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: the championship. That's amazing. Well, that's right, I forgot James 148 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 1: Harden did not play. Kyrie Irving got injured. Rob There's 149 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: really no way around it. This next team is so 150 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: vastly superior to the Bucks that you know, the Bucks 151 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: should almost be like, you know, we don't deserve this, 152 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: but that's that's on how it works. That just that's 153 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: I mean, know, this this is sports stuff happens. I mean, 154 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving and the Calves. Remember that title Kyrie and 155 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: Lebron one Draymond Green suspension was one. But Andrew Bogat 156 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: went down in that series. And I know people can say, oh, 157 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: what do the average like five points and six boards? 158 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: Andrew Bogat was a rim protector. Go look at Game 159 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: five when there was no Bogat, no Draymond Green. It 160 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: was a layup line the Golden State, whereas had to 161 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 1: basically say, oh, well, we gotta pack the pain, and 162 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: then it was like three after three after three for 163 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: Lebron and Kyrie they each went over forty and folks, 164 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: the realities you can do this. I've actually had people 165 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: come up to me and be like that first title 166 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 1: with Steph, well everyone was hurt, you know, um who 167 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,079 Speaker 1: was hurt in the in the in the East, Kyrie. 168 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: I think Kyrie went down in game one of that series. 169 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: Kevin Love had been hurt against the Hawks, and they 170 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: were like, oh, well it shouldn't even count, you know, 171 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: And I'm like, well, Lebron was superhuman, Okay, he was 172 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: at the height of his powers. I think he Isn't 173 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: that the series. No, I don't think that's a series. 174 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: He put up a fifty spot in Game one. I 175 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: think that was the one where Kyrie already has to 176 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: be traded and j R. Smith made the bone headed play. 177 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 1: But the reality is injuries happen and you gotta ride 178 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 1: with the role with it and get you get lucky. 179 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: It happens, Yes, survive in advance and right now, I mean, Rob, 180 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: I did make a bet that Milwaukee Bucks would win 181 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: the East. Now I made a lot of bets. I 182 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: also had Sixers Lakers in the meeting the finals. That 183 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: ticket is torn up. I also have some money on 184 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: the Sixers to get to the finals. Um. The one 185 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,520 Speaker 1: team I don't have anything on in the Brooklyn Nets, 186 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 1: and um, now it looks fortuitous. I do want to 187 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: point out the gambling UH line has moved significantly on 188 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: the Bucks. Now, you can't they make it low limits 189 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,680 Speaker 1: because we don't know the status of Kyrie. You know, 190 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: he obviously left the arena in a boot and on crutches, 191 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: but that's precautionary, so nothing else happens. The reality is 192 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: it doesn't look good for the Brooklyn Nets. Um, Rob, 193 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 1: I would I would say zero point zero percent chance 194 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: the Nets win this series without Kyrie and Harden. Do 195 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: you agree or do you think Bruce Brown has a 196 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: thirty five point outburst coming followed by a Chris chiosa 197 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: fifteen point burst off the bench. Um, I'm a little 198 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: more bullish on Kevin Durant than zero point zero might 199 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: give him a five percent chance of winning it. Um, 200 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:09,680 Speaker 1: because before Game three, or even after Game three, my 201 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: opinion coming into it was Mike Budenholzer is gonna be 202 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: the fall guy for Yannice because Jannas cannot shoot, Because 203 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 1: Jannas cannot make a free throw, he is gonna be 204 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: the guy who's gonna get fired because his superstar players 205 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: not playing like a superstar. And flash forward seventy two 206 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: hours and they are suddenly in the driver's seat to 207 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: make the NBA Finals. And if you were to really 208 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: break it down, me able to ask the wise guys 209 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 1: in Vegas. But they might be the favorite based on 210 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: their health there I think, you know, I mean, Devincenzo's hurt. 211 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: But they have more talent than Phoenix. They have more 212 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: talent than Utah. The Clippers have more talent, but the 213 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: Clippers are kind of up and down. I pushed back, 214 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: I I don't know, Um, do you think they're better 215 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:57,640 Speaker 1: than the sixers. Joel Embid does he not have a torminiscus. 216 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:02,079 Speaker 1: He says he's not playing like kids, as the Hawks 217 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: found out a Game three in the in the factory. 218 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,079 Speaker 1: The factory is sadness, not the highlight Factory. Game three. 219 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: I mean I lost some money on the Hawks. You 220 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 1: mentioned Janice, So you know Janice in the series is 221 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 1: shooting eighteen percent from three. He is four four one 222 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: and free throw line. He's shooting a robust thirty percent. 223 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 1: That those are rule numbers, folks. Eighteen percent from three 224 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: from the foul line. I would be willing to bet. 225 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. I put two d thousand dollars on 226 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: it that if you gave me one three pointers from 227 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: NBA range, I could shoot better than and I could 228 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: definitely shoot better than thirty percent from the foul line. 229 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: That I know that. Okay. Janice has played role robin 230 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: the last two games. He had thirty three and four 231 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: teen in Game three and thirty four and twelve in 232 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: Game four. But I I don't. I don't think this 233 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: is about Janice, do you No? I don't, And but 234 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: that's one my my thing was before or these injuries happened. 235 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: You know, I would. My opinion was that Budenholzer was 236 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:10,320 Speaker 1: going to get fired, and the primary reason for it 237 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: was because his star was not playing like a star. 238 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,040 Speaker 1: He was putting up numbers, but they were like empty stats. 239 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: He wasn't impactful, he wasn't dominating inside like you'd expect 240 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 1: him to be able to against Brooklyn. And then, like 241 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 1: I said, flash forward a couple of days, Harden is 242 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: not coming back at all. Doesn't look like Kyrie rolls 243 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: his ankle ninety degrees the wrong direction. Suddenly, not only 244 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: are they look like they're in control the series, they 245 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: look like the favorites to get to the NBA Finals. 246 00:13:39,559 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: And it's just funny how all that this can change 247 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: day to day night tonight. And it's not because of 248 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: anything we saw on the court. It's because of things 249 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: that are happening away from it. It's because of an 250 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: ankle injury here, a twisted knee there, Danny Green popping 251 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: a calf for some reason, I don't know how he 252 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: forgot forgot to include former neighbor Danny Green. He runs 253 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: like seven miles an hour and he popped the calf muscle. 254 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: And it's just like all of these things that I 255 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: don't in use a part of the game, but you 256 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: don't go into it expecting guys are gonna get hurt, 257 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: except for maybe Chris Paul because the history says he 258 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: gets hurt in the playoffs. Like I don't think anyone 259 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: expected that James Harden, after missing was it six weeks, 260 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: would get hurt again on the first game of round two. 261 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: Nobody was expecting Anthony Davis after he missed the big 262 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: half that regular season, comes back and then immediately hyper 263 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: extends his knee and then twenty four hours later pulls 264 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: his growing Those are not things that get factored into it. 265 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: And we're making these predictions that we're now and analyzing 266 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: these these series. And so I said this year that 267 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: if you're gonna put an asterisk on last year's Bubble Championship, 268 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: which several prominent media members have done, I think you 269 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: better put one on this year because we have so 270 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: many injuries. Yeah, it's funny. I saw the PJ Tucker, 271 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 1: Uh he had a great game against Kevin Durandy stumping 272 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: his chest and you know, p J. Tucker us to 273 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: talk a lot of shit, and I'm gonna be honest, 274 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: rob this chest stumping as Durant is by himself in 275 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: the wilderness, like like one of these antelopes um out 276 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:14,560 Speaker 1: on the Serengetti and he's surrounded by lions. Uh, Kevin 277 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: Duran's in trouble, Like there's nothing he can do. This 278 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,840 Speaker 1: idea that, oh, well, guess what Lebron when he was 279 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: twenty three carried or maybe he was twenty two, carried 280 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: the Calves past the Pistons into the finals and they 281 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: got swept by the Spurs. But so what he carried them? 282 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: And it's like, like, are you gonna really try a 283 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: false equivalence like that, You're gonna compare a twenty three 284 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: year old Lebron James two a thirty two year old 285 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant coming off into Kelly's injury. Really, you know, 286 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: when he's not even the primary ball handler, the guy 287 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: who does it, he's not a full chrum for the offense. 288 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: And folks, This again dovetails nicely with Mike take consistently 289 00:15:56,240 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: that Luca don Chich is the best player in the 290 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: NBA right now because Luca don che the way he 291 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: plays his style, getting everybody involved. He could take this 292 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: Nets team as as bad as they are without the 293 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: stars and he could get he could probably get them 294 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: to seven in this series. Would you agree with that? No? 295 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: I would not agree with that. You think that you 296 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: think there's that bad or you're just not giving uh 297 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: Luca donches to love that he deserves. No. I I 298 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 1: think that their role players are not as good as 299 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 1: people think that they are. Wait a minute, you know 300 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: what about Nicholas Claxton. You know what about Joe Harris 301 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,840 Speaker 1: the Olympi. The only Clackson I respect is Speedy Claxton. 302 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: Hold up Joe Harris or Tim Hardaway? Jim Hardaway, Joe Harris. 303 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: This Joe Harris is struggling, but this guy's will. I 304 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:51,720 Speaker 1: think he shot forty seven percent from three this year, 305 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: shot one of ten in Game three and miss two 306 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: wide open shots. Has he struggled the last two games, 307 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: but he's on the road in these two. Um, you 308 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: know Blake Griffin, he was okay in game one. You 309 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: know he did that left hand dunk on m on 310 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: the honest and everybody's Blake Griffin has done like absolutely 311 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 1: nothing since then. UM. I just think it's it's really 312 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: really crazy to think Kevin Durant could could lead the 313 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:23,159 Speaker 1: Nets down two of the twelve best players in the 314 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: league that Kevin durank could lead this crew because he doesn't. 315 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: The offense doesn't run through KD rob not like it 316 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: does with Luca. Rightly, I think that's the better point 317 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: is it's not just that they're three of the top 318 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 1: fifteen players, it's that two of them are built to 319 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: be the fulcrum of the offense. Kevin Durant is made 320 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: to be the finisher. He's made to be the guy 321 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: who slams the you know, steak in your heart. The 322 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: other guys are the ones who to file down the 323 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: steak and added to him so he can stab you 324 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: in heart with it. Like That's not that's the way 325 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: that they're built. It's not built for k D to 326 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: be the one setting everyone up. It's not the way 327 00:17:57,320 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: he operates. I'm also stunned that this could be a 328 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: real thing. In Game five, when you think Kyrie Irving's 329 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: out James Harden, Now, who's gonna start a point guard? 330 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,640 Speaker 1: His name is Mike James and folks, three months ago 331 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 1: he was playing basketball internationally. It wasn't even in the NBA, 332 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: and he's gonna be your starter for possibly games five, six, 333 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: and seven. That's insanity, that's crazy, and that's why Kevin 334 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:31,199 Speaker 1: Durant has absolutely no chance. Fox Sports Radio has the 335 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 336 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com and within 337 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: the I Heart Radio app search f s R to 338 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 1: listen live. All right, Rob, before I get to this 339 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: Son's Nuggets, Um, I don't even know what to call 340 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: that series. Geez um, I want I need to ask 341 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: you this. You know you had mentioned Jannes and we 342 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: talked about Budenholzer. I know I'm kind of sounding like 343 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: I defend Kevin Durant. I'm sure people are gonna say, oh, 344 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: what Jason is KDD? I mean you are in. But Rob, 345 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: I'm dead serious when I say this. If Janice can't 346 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: get the Bucks through the nets, missing two of their 347 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 1: three starters, two of the three best fifteen players in 348 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: the league, what are we to make of Janice? Can 349 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 1: I hear? Can we get some people to just say 350 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: I'm sorry he cannot get an m v P vote 351 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,919 Speaker 1: ever again? Like? Uh, this is that this has to 352 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: be the most pressure Janice has ever been under. Like 353 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: in the bubble, not as much pressure he ended up 354 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,159 Speaker 1: signing his deal. Uh, two years ago against Kauai. You 355 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 1: know they lead to oh and it was a bit 356 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: of a choke um. But now like they got no 357 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:40,480 Speaker 1: business winning the series and now they've been gifted something 358 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 1: from the heavens. Hardened and Kyrie are out we I mean, Rob, 359 00:19:44,280 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 1: how long have we joked on this podcast about who's 360 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 1: the most important under no circumstances? Is anybody prepared to 361 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: talk about the Nets without their starting backcourt. That's just 362 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: not a thing that nobody would If Joannice can't get 363 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 1: through these these Brooklyn Nets without Kyrie and Harden, I 364 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 1: don't want to hear any more talk about Joanna's being 365 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: the best player in the league. Absolutely not. He should 366 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: not get an MVP vote going forward. I'm done with 367 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: the guy. He has to win this series. There there 368 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 1: there's no upside for him in this series unless he wins. 369 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 1: Like he could miss fifty free throws and they win 370 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,880 Speaker 1: the series. Nobody's gonna care win the series, right Rob? 371 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: Or maybe we'll just banish Janice talk from this podcast 372 00:20:23,960 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: forever if he can't win this series. First off, let's 373 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: not get Haycy because like I told you last week, 374 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,960 Speaker 1: Janice is part of the hashtag future Lakers starting five. 375 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: So we cannot banish him completely. We need to mix in, 376 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: sprinkle in some positive energy with him. But let me 377 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: just say this. I don't think this is a hot take, 378 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: but it might sound like one. If Janice does not 379 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:48,040 Speaker 1: get through this series and we're assuming again that Hardy 380 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: doesn't come back, that Kyrie's out, it'll be the biggest 381 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: postseason choke job since Lebron in Miami against Dallas. Let 382 00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: me let that marinate for a minute. Rong. Okay, So, 383 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: was Warriors three one bigger? Bigger than three one? This 384 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: should be worse than three ys because and here here's 385 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 1: my reason. Why is that because I know that's why 386 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: people that's were first thoughts going to go. But I 387 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 1: think this would be bigger than three one, specifically because 388 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: it's not like the Golden State Warriors lost to and 389 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: also ran team they lost to arguably the greatest player 390 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: in NBA history, who averaged something like thirty eight, ten 391 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:30,120 Speaker 1: and nine in the last three games of the series. 392 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: So obviously that's a choke job because you blew with 393 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: three one leading, you had the greatest regular season the 394 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: team in ANBA history, but you you did lose to 395 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: a really really really really good player. Just to make 396 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: sure we got that cleared up. Okay, and listen, you guys, listen. 397 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: It's good sometimes the authenticity. You guys know him in 398 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: the tank for the Warriors. I'm in the tank for Curty. 399 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: I will admit. Obviously that was a bad collapse. Now again, 400 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: I prefaced it earlier with the bow It I preface 401 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: earlier with the Draymond. I don't want to say an 402 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 1: asterix by the choke, but um, you know, I think 403 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: that team did win seventy three games in the regular season. 404 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 1: They should have been okay for Game seven, but I 405 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: still remember watching that and just being crestfallen. At any rate, 406 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: I don't totally disagree with Robin that one. Fox Sports 407 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 408 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to the bleep show. Don't you 409 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: guys like how to alternate between bad words and then 410 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: just sometimes saying bad words. Um, So sometimes I'll say 411 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: a bad word just outright, and then other times I'll 412 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: say poop show or bleep show. Um, at any rate, 413 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: Nuggets Sons, what a mess? First of all, I don't 414 00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: think I've seen a more selfish act in this postseason. 415 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: Then your kis getting ejected in the third quarter of 416 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,479 Speaker 1: Game four for that dirty slap. It looked like an 417 00:22:57,520 --> 00:23:00,359 Speaker 1: outright like w w E wrestling stop. And I'll Giveyoki's 418 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: credit afterward, he did go up to Campaign and say, 419 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: hey man, I'm sorry, but Yokich basically frustrated that the 420 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: Suns were pulling away. I think they were up eight 421 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: and you know it was a miss. And Yokis just 422 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,600 Speaker 1: goes and winds up in wax campaign and Campaign goes 423 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: down and Devin Booker, in a pretty ballsy move that 424 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: I'm impressed by. That is leadership. Kawhi Leonard, would he 425 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: do this? I don't think so. Devin Booker gets right 426 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: in Yoki's face, and in all honesty, it looked like 427 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 1: Ivan Drago against Rocky Balboa. That's how much bigger Yoki 428 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 1: to us, and Yoki, you know, being the big guy 429 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: that he is, he just starts slowly backing up d 430 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: Booked like walking into him, like what are you gonna do? 431 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,919 Speaker 1: He doesn't say anything, doesn't raise his fist, nothing, but 432 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 1: Booker was and him were face to face, and I 433 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 1: gotta say I kind of respected Booker a little bit 434 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: more for that. Um. I don't think I revealed it here, um, 435 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: And this is obviously nothing compared to Devin Booker, but 436 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna say so. You guys know, I played 437 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: that soccer tournament two weeks ago, and it was disappointing 438 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 1: because in twenty nineteen we won the title and then 439 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:07,919 Speaker 1: this year, you know, we didn't even get out of 440 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: like the group stage. I'm super ticked off about it, Um, 441 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: and you know, we're we were a little frustrated after 442 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 1: we lost three to total garbage. I think I mentioned 443 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: my goalkeeper, uh, he broke a rib on like play 444 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: that the referee should have blown dead. And then they 445 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:23,400 Speaker 1: got up. The guy got up and got a goal 446 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: on it, Um, And that was our first game, and 447 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 1: we just never recovered. We lost the second game. Our 448 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: best player, UM from the last tournament, who I think 449 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: is the best dad athlete, that dad soccer player in 450 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,919 Speaker 1: this area. The guy played in Michigan. He's just an 451 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:40,120 Speaker 1: amazing it's super nice guy, just a really great athlete. 452 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:45,400 Speaker 1: He killed us. He had two incredible goals, just amazing, Um. 453 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 1: And they end up winning three nothing and then we 454 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: in the third game, so you know, we basically needed 455 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: to just win by eight eight goals and then have 456 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:55,399 Speaker 1: another team lose to advance. So we're pouring it on 457 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: destroying this team. And this woman who was a good 458 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: she was a good player. She came in clear it's 459 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: up on me, and I get up. I'm like, what 460 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: the hell, what's what is this? And you know, the 461 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:06,959 Speaker 1: referee tells her like a chill out or whatever. So 462 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: then we had a goal kick and the ref stout looking, 463 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 1: so I pushed the girl in the back and then I, 464 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 1: you know, get get some blue rooms so I could 465 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: get it runway. And she was super ticked. So then 466 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,800 Speaker 1: the third time, we're mixing it up and like we 467 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:19,400 Speaker 1: both kind of are going down going for the ball, 468 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:21,440 Speaker 1: and I nearly get kicked in the face buyer, and 469 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: at that point, the ref blows the whistle and I 470 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,440 Speaker 1: get up and I have my arms. I'm like, how 471 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: much dirty crap am I gonna have to put up 472 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,919 Speaker 1: with this? And this guy on their team. We're up 473 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 1: like five one at this point, and I had just scored. 474 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 1: I'm super fired up. I'm like, come on, we we 475 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: get this eight one deficit. And this guy comes over 476 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: and he starts like from their team, like yelling at 477 00:25:37,680 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: my face and like what do you want to do 478 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: about it? And I was so heated, um, you know, 479 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 1: and I wasn't gonna throw a punch or anything. I'm 480 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: not a jerk, but like the way Booker got in 481 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: the face of Yokich, that was basically me, I'm ready 482 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 1: to fight their whole damn team. Uh, this woman and 483 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: this guy, I'm like getting in their face. And of 484 00:25:55,160 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: course nothing happened because it's, you know, an adult soccer thing, 485 00:25:57,840 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: and we want seven one we didn't get the eight goals. 486 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,560 Speaker 1: And that's really all you need to know. Um. That 487 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: being said, the Phoenix Suns sweep the Nuggets. They advanced 488 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: to the conference finals. I don't know who they're gonna play, rob, Uh, Jazz, 489 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: who now they're starting backcourt, might be injured. Uh. We 490 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: don't know the status of Mitchell. He should play, but 491 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: he's probably gonna be hobbled. Mike kindly questionable. I don't know, man, Rob, 492 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: I just keep going back to the Lakers. If Anthony 493 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: Davis isn't hurt, Lakers probably sweep the Nuggets right for 494 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 1: or Gentleman's And then you're looking at the Lakers versus 495 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: the paper Clips of the jazz and it's just listen. 496 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: On on one level, I'm kind of happy for Chris Paul, 497 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: a guy that I I don't want to say always blast, 498 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: but yes, I've taken a few shots at Chris Paul, 499 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: who's never been to the conference finals until now, who's 500 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: a good point guard, but everybody's like, oh the point 501 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: god g a w D. First of all, that's lame, 502 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: and second of all, like just because you're an awesome regular, 503 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: She's a point guard who's had some good playoff series, 504 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 1: like don't come at me with he's a top five 505 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,160 Speaker 1: point guard of all time, like Rob. I do think 506 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: that's one of the more idiotic um takes is that, 507 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 1: like Chris Paul is a top five point guard ever 508 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 1: in NBA history, Like, Bro, can you get to the 509 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 1: NBA Finals before you even get in that discussion, or 510 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: can you get to the conference finals? Like Jason Kidd 511 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: was awesome? Uh and then he gets to the championship 512 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: wins it. I know it's late in his career at 513 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: I think thirty thirty seven, but like Jason Kidd was 514 00:27:29,240 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: a phenomenal point guard, like Chris Paul really excellent. I'll 515 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: ask you Chris Paul has had a great postseason, Steve 516 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 1: Nash or Chris Paul. Who had the better career Chris Paul. See, 517 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: that's what's kind of question was Steve Nash has two 518 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: m VP awards, Chris Paul he only deserved rob by 519 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: the way, don't short change Chris Paul. He's already been 520 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: in the conference finals. And well when did he? When 521 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 1: did you go to the conference finals? Did did they 522 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: or did they not? Beat the Golden State Warriors? And 523 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: are lowas to the goals Warriors? And yes, oh that's right, 524 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: you're right. Apologies, apologies over your bff Steph Curry and 525 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 1: Kevin did right right? Okay, time out, that's a bad move. Um, 526 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: let's rewind for a second. Steve Nash was voted the 527 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,439 Speaker 1: m v P of the League the best player in 528 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:22,800 Speaker 1: the n b A twice, and you're saying that Chris 529 00:28:22,840 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: Paul is better than him. He didn't deserve one of them. Okay, fine, 530 00:28:26,960 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 1: you want to say he didn't deserve one, taste till 531 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:32,320 Speaker 1: one one m v P rob Chris Paul has none. 532 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: I see he finished second once? How on earth can 533 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: you put Chris Paul out of him? The same reason 534 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: I can put Kobe Bryant above Magic Johnson on the 535 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: all time list. He doesn't have a making. Nobody takes 536 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:48,000 Speaker 1: that seriously. That's because you're hashtag future Laker rob G, 537 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: future Lakers assistant GM or something whatever. Look, man, Steve 538 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: Nash was great. I'm not saying he's not great. But 539 00:28:56,040 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: the longevity that Chris Paul has, the defensive prowess that 540 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: even at thirty six he's able to show, I think 541 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:07,440 Speaker 1: is incredible. You know, he's what six ft a hundred 542 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: and seventy five pounds. He's a great defender. He makes 543 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: every single team he's on better. This is also true. 544 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: And if you want to poke Hold and Steve Naturs, 545 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a fair argument, but you could 546 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: make this argument. Doesn't everybody put up numbers in the 547 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: Dantony system. Didn't Kendall Marshall with the Lakers of the sort? 548 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: Absolutely nothing? Um Chris Paul Basketball Reference dot Com and 549 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: look up Kendall Marshall. Last twenty games with Chris Paul 550 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: led the NBA and steals six times led the NBI 551 00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: an assists four times. How about this. We'll make a concession. 552 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 1: Steve Nash had the better prime Chris Paul had the 553 00:29:54,480 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: better career. Is that fair still se changed? I mean 554 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 1: because at some point, like we have to give Chris Paul, 555 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: you want to give him the length of his career, 556 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 1: Well what about all the injuries that he's had in 557 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: prime spots? And again I'm not you never root for 558 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 1: anybody to get hurt, but like you just can't do 559 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: the whole Steph Curry, Uh the shimmy thing in Steph 560 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: Curry's face middle of a series and then like two 561 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: minutes later you're done for the series of an injury. 562 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: Do not tempt the basketball gods? Well, he is the 563 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 1: point god. So if anyone who can do what, it's him. 564 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: Uh So who who you lean to? Um Jazz Clippers. Yeah, 565 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,240 Speaker 1: I still got the Jazz. I mean, it's unfortunate that 566 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:42,680 Speaker 1: Donovan Mitchell I think, reaggravated his ankle injury twice. Now, 567 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: you know, I think one of them wasn't as bad, 568 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: but the one in Game three looked pretty bad. And 569 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: I know that the game was already had a hand, 570 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:50,680 Speaker 1: but it looked like even Quin Snyder had to put 571 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: his arm around him on the sideline and said, look, 572 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: you're not coming back. We're not risking anything with me. 573 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:58,360 Speaker 1: You're already limping around. I I just I don't trust 574 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 1: the Clippers. I haven't trusted them since the season started. 575 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: I haven't trusted them when they were playing arguably the 576 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: best basketball in the NBA over the second half of 577 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: the season. There's just something about them that as soon 578 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: as you get excited about what they can be or 579 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:16,480 Speaker 1: what they've shown, they let you down. So I mean, listen, 580 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: I I I'm almost exhausted of talking about the damn 581 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,480 Speaker 1: Clippers on this podcast. Man. I cannot stand them at all. 582 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: And I come off as a Kauai hater for some reason. 583 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: I'm not a Kauai hater. I'm a corrupt Kawai realist. Uh. 584 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: It's nice when he can dominate and I bet on them. 585 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: I'm definitely not betting on them here. Um, I don't 586 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: know what to make of the Jazz at this point, 587 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: Like they look so good at home, they hadn't lost 588 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 1: with Mitchell, and then in Game three it was a 589 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: blood bath. I mean, it was an easy winner, but 590 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: I all of a sudden, once the Clippers flash that 591 00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 1: hey we're capable of this. Look, Tyler listened to Jason 592 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: McIntyre and put in Terrence Man and oh wow, the 593 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: Clippers win by fifty and now it's like, well, okay, 594 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,360 Speaker 1: I can see the Clippers path to victory here, and 595 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 1: Robbi all of a sudden, he doesn't feel too good. 596 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: Uh to be a jazz fan? Take note? Hashtag take note? 597 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,120 Speaker 1: Do you like the usage of uh like that? I 598 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: don't know who came up with that, but it's kind 599 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:21,400 Speaker 1: of cool. Um, listen, if Donovan Mitchell is not a 600 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: go tonight, obviously Clippers win this one, but oh boy, 601 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: poor Utah Jazz. All right, rob any any parting thoughts? 602 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 1: Do you even care about Hawks sixers or not? Really? 603 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: That's gonna be a note for me. Dog Yeah, unfort 604 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:36,320 Speaker 1: Unless the Hawks can pull something out at home, I'm 605 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: gonna have to go with NOE as well. So thanks 606 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,040 Speaker 1: for listening. We'll talk to you tomorrow.