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The play in games have 44 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 2: been pretty highly entertaining over the course of the last 45 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 2: few years, and the Grizzlies and the Warriors gave us 46 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 2: another great one tonight as the Warriors escape down the stretch, 47 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 2: a crazy run from the Memphis Grizzlies, a couple of terrible. 48 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 3: Calls that went against them late. 49 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 2: I want to talk a little bit about that off 50 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 2: the top and just why avoiding the play in is 51 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 2: so important. We're gonna spend the later portion of the 52 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: show talking a little bit about the Houston series, and then, 53 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 2: like we always do on these lives, we're gonna do 54 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: about ten to fifteen minutes of mail bag questions from 55 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 2: the chat. So if you want to get questions in, 56 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 2: just make sure you're subscribe to the channel, drop your 57 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,359 Speaker 2: questions in the chat. Jackson's gonna hop on with us 58 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: and we'll go through some questions for ten fifteen minutes. 59 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 3: You guys know the job before we get started. 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Make sure 69 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 2: you guys follow us there, and then every week we 70 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 2: do a mailback, So drop your mailbag questions in YouTube 71 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: comment so that we can get to them throughout the 72 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 2: remainder of the season. 73 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 3: All right, let's talk some basketball. So I have a 74 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 3: great deal. 75 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: Of familiarity with the play in game. I have rooted 76 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: for my Lakers team through three of them already, and 77 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: they've all been just like this, guys, there's no like, oh, 78 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 2: we're gonna just beat Memphis and go into the two seven. 79 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: It's like, no, we survived. Remember the three Rims game 80 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 2: after Lebron hit the game winner over Steph the one 81 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 2: was it four years ago? 82 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 3: Now? The Wolves game. 83 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 2: We had that huge three that Dennis Schroeder hits, and 84 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 2: then all of a sudden, Anthony Davis is fouling a 85 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: shooter in the corner and we're going to overtime and 86 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 2: we're just like barely surviving the Timberwolves. 87 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 3: The inn last year. 88 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 2: It's like, the Lakers beat the shit out of the 89 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: Pelican on that Sunday game, and you're like, Oh, we're 90 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 2: gonna be good when we go there to play them 91 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: again on Tuesday, and it's like, No, all of a sudden, 92 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 2: z Ion is just playing the greatest game he's ever 93 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 2: played and just knifing through Lebron and ad like butter 94 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: And if it wasn't for a hamstring injury, that game 95 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 2: probably would have come down to the final handful of possessions. 96 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: That's just what the play in game is like. And 97 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 2: that is why the Warriors wanted so badly to win 98 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: that game on Sunday. There was an easy silver lining 99 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: to point to to be like, oh, well, would you 100 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 2: rather play your next four weeks of this super high 101 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 2: leverage basketball against the Lakers in the first round and 102 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 2: then most likely the Clippers in the second round, or 103 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 2: would you rather face the Rockets in the first round 104 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 2: and then the Lakers in the second round. I think 105 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 2: we all would agree. I think most people that I 106 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 2: speak to would agree that the Clippers are a better team, 107 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 2: a more dangerous team than the Rockets. And so yeah, 108 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 2: you can kind of draw that out. But Ultimately, if 109 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 2: you can avoid that game, if you can avoid what 110 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: you just went through tonight, I could have gone the 111 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 2: other way just on a couple plays here and there, right, 112 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: And that's why the Warriors wanted to win that game 113 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:10,159 Speaker 2: on Sunday so bad. That's why you want to avoid 114 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 2: that situation. I talk all the time when you ended, 115 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 2: when you end up in a close gain, there is 116 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 2: always the possibility that a bad call could go against you, 117 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: and tonight it happened twice down the stretch for the Warriors, 118 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: and they managed to overcome it. But like, that's exactly 119 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 2: why that situation is so stressful, and that's why every 120 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 2: game matters over the course of the regular season as 121 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: you try to dig yourself out of that specific situation. 122 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: But I want to talk a little bit about Jimmy Butler, 123 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: and so we are changing our Microsoft segment. We've been 124 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 2: doing it based on overcoming adversity over the course of 125 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 2: the last couple of months, but we're focusing it more 126 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 2: on the player of the week now and we're going 127 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 2: to focus that on Jimmy. Welcome to Course Correction brought 128 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,119 Speaker 2: to you by Microsoft. Just like star players and teams 129 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 2: navigating performance hurtles. Business decision makers today are under immense 130 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 2: pressure to get things right. They must rise to the aka, 131 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 2: turning challenges into opportunities. Microsoft empowers these visionaries with AI solutions, 132 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 2: simplified cloud and data management, and trustworthy responsible AI. When 133 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,799 Speaker 2: you're in the NBA, you have your own hurdles to face. 134 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: In this segment, we will highlight the player of the 135 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 2: week that has risen to the occasion when his team 136 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: needed him. Whatever challenge you're facing, Microsoft empowers you with 137 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 2: the expertise to say bring it on. This week, we're 138 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: discussing Jimmy Butler in his massive night to help the 139 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 2: Warriors escape the plan. I talked after the Clippers game 140 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 2: about how there were some silver linings obviously right, and 141 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,359 Speaker 2: one of the biggest ones there was, you know, Steph 142 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 2: looks amazing, but also Jimmy, who had not really done 143 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,840 Speaker 2: a lot of volume scoring for the Warriors over the 144 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 2: course of the stretch post deadline. It was a lot 145 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 2: of like just connective, additive stuff, stuff that wasn't necessarily 146 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 2: going to show up in the box score, but that 147 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: was clearly helping the team on both ends of the floor. 148 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 2: But the championship ceiling that this team has if there's 149 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 2: one there, and we're going to talk a little bit 150 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 2: about that after we get done with this game. But 151 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 2: with if that championship ceiling is there, it depends on 152 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: Jimmy also being a volume scorer. And after he was 153 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 2: a very effective volume scorer in that Clippers game, did 154 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 2: it again tonight. Thirty eight points, seven rebounds, six assists, 155 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 2: led a dominant stretch early in the game to explode 156 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 2: the lead. While Steph Curry was off the floor. He 157 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 2: got to the free throw line eighteen times. Just was 158 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 2: awesome in this game. I want to zoom in specifically 159 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 2: on Jimmy's ability to get to the foul line for 160 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: a second. I've talked a lot about this, and I 161 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: always have to like kind of like split these two 162 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 2: concepts because my attitude towards them is very different. Like 163 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 2: foul grifting as a league wide problem not something I love. 164 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 2: I would like it if the game of basketball was 165 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 2: primarily rewarding players for making basketball plays. But as long 166 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 2: as it's allowed, grifting is a very important skill element. Now, 167 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 2: just like any skill, you can lean on it too much. 168 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 2: There are passers that lean on their playmaking too much 169 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 2: and don't look enough to be aggressive as scores. There 170 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 2: are big power players, think like a Pala Bancaro or 171 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: Joe El Embiid, that sometimes will rely on their jump 172 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 2: shot too much when they have gifts that will take 173 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 2: them downhill towards the rim. Embiid Enharden over the years 174 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 2: relied too much on their foul grifting at the expense 175 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 2: of their ability to weaponize their other skills. But foul 176 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 2: grifting is a very important skill to generate offense in 177 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 2: this league. Jimmy Butler does it, in my opinion, in 178 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 2: a more esthetically appealing way because it's less of like 179 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 2: some of the really janky stuff. And what he'll do 180 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 2: is he'll just take like little bizarre angles towards the basket, 181 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 2: where like instead of driving at an angle to where 182 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 2: he can more easily get a shot off, he'll drive 183 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 2: at an angle that is more aggressive towards the rim 184 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 2: defender and actually just designed to get a foul. He'll 185 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 2: take off at a weird spot, like he'll take off 186 00:09:05,760 --> 00:09:08,319 Speaker 2: a little bit earlier, he'll take off a little bit late. 187 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: He'll tweak his angles and tweak his takeoffs to get 188 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 2: guys to just jumping land on top of his shoulders. 189 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 2: It's a very impressive gift that he has to get 190 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:20,960 Speaker 2: defenders out of position and to get to the foul line. 191 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 2: And this was a Warriors team free All Star break 192 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 2: that was twenty third in the NBA in free throw 193 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 2: attempts per game. And Jimmy has just added this entire 194 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 2: other element to this offense. And you don't win that 195 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,679 Speaker 2: game tonight if Jimmy Butler doesn't bring that element. It 196 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 2: came as part of a super versatile attack and on 197 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 2: both ends of the floor. He was excellent on defense 198 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 2: in this game, tied up Zach Edy a bunch of 199 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 2: times underneath the basket. On offense, not just the grifting 200 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 2: to getting to the basket consistently as a cutter and 201 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 2: as a slasher. He was attacking Santi al Dama and 202 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 2: Zach Geedy all over the floor doing a ton of damage. 203 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 2: Incredible night from Jimmy Butler when his team desperately needed him. 204 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 2: Thirty eight seven and six like playoff Jimmy has been 205 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,400 Speaker 2: around with like the Warriors have actually played about five 206 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 2: straight like true must win games here to end the season. 207 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 2: But that one and the one on Sunday are your 208 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 2: too true. Like that result directly swings where you're at 209 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 2: in the playoffs, and Jimmy's just been fantastic in both games, 210 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 2: and I think that bodes really well for the Warriors 211 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 2: in the big picture. 212 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: That is it for this week's course correction. 213 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 2: Remember Microsoft's AI solutions empower you to take bold steps 214 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 2: into make informed decisions, sparking new ideas to help drive 215 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 2: your business forward. With Microsoft is your trusted partner, you 216 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 2: can navigate your journey with confidence, finding innovative solutions, and 217 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 2: reaching new possibilities. Visit Microsoft dot com slash challengers to 218 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 2: learn more. I want to talk about Steph for a 219 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 2: little bit here. I was really impressed by the way 220 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: that he just showed some resilience with the way he 221 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 2: dealt with memphisis physicality, just like everyone's been doing to 222 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:05,840 Speaker 2: Steph for fifteen years now, ten years now, twelve years now. 223 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 2: Just was grabbing and holding him off the ball every 224 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 2: single time that he's trying to get open on screening 225 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 2: actions and stuff. And this has been the game plan 226 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 2: against Steph forever. It's a very good game plan to 227 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 2: use when you get in the postseason because basically every 228 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 2: star when you get into the postseason is playing basketball. 229 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 2: With a defender that has two hands on him. It's 230 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 2: just super super physical, whether it's on the ball or 231 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 2: it's off the ball. And one of the things that 232 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 2: Steph did late in the game that I thought was 233 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,680 Speaker 2: really smart is he started to use that physicality to 234 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 2: his advantage. Hit two big threes down the stretch, and 235 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 2: the first one was a play with John Conchard with 236 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 2: about six minutes left, where he was kind of setting 237 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 2: John Conchard up right around the elbow for him to 238 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 2: come off of a screening action. I think with Looney 239 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 2: if I remember correctly, along the left wing, and if 240 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 2: you watch, Steph like kind of sat there and set 241 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 2: his man up and did a textbook set your man 242 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 2: up for a screen and kind of push off kind 243 00:11:57,040 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 2: of thing, just walked into Conchar's chest and then just 244 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 2: gave him a little shove as he took off. And 245 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 2: that's the thing. These games are super physical. They are bloodbats. 246 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 2: This is a contact sport were the defense is going 247 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 2: to be allowed to do a lot of shit to you, 248 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 2: but you're also going to be allowed to do a 249 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 2: lot of shit to the defense. And I thought it 250 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: was awesome that instead of succumbing to the physicality Steph 251 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 2: brought the physicality at the tail end of the game. 252 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 2: It was just a little tighter on his screening actions, 253 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 2: a little more physical on his off ball defender, shoving off, 254 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 2: getting that separation and getting some clean looks for himself. 255 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 2: And then the last one was just that classic corner 256 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 2: drop off action hit Draymond right as Steph is sprinting 257 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 2: off of that cut off of the left wing to 258 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 2: the left corner. Two clean looks, and then adds in 259 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 2: just for fun, a classic Steph flair, that triple pump 260 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,679 Speaker 2: fake move that he uses on Scottie Pippen Junior to 261 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 2: hit the shot. I think he finished with thirty seven 262 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,440 Speaker 2: tonight on a night where it looked like he didn't 263 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 2: have it early in the game, and that just goes 264 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 2: to show you, like these it's a marathon, not a sprint. 265 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 3: That was a long game. 266 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 2: It looked like Memphis was dead in the water two 267 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 2: separate times, and they battled back. It looked like Steph 268 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 2: didn't have it going early in the game. But you 269 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 2: just keep going, You just keep plugging away, you keep 270 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 2: trying to find your advantages, you keep trying to solve 271 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,199 Speaker 2: the puzzle, and it's just about breaking through, and you 272 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 2: could tell there was a good amount of relief from 273 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 2: Steph when he ran down the floor after that triple 274 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 2: pump fake sequence, because he felt like he had solved 275 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:26,719 Speaker 2: the puzzle in that particular game. Now, the Warriors put 276 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 2: themselves into a tricky position by committing a couple of 277 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 2: silly fouls down the stretch and gifting the Grizzlies with 278 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 2: some free points and some sloppy turnovers, and they just 279 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 2: ended up in a situation where it was a little 280 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 2: closer than it needed to be. But when push come 281 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 2: to shove and it came time to solve the puzzle, 282 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 2: the Warriors were able to solve the puzzle. I was 283 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 2: very impressed overall with Golden State's defense during the early 284 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 2: portion of the game. I thought they lost control of 285 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:54,160 Speaker 2: it a little bit. It's always hard to like restart 286 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 2: the motor after you let it shut off, and I 287 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 2: think that they fell victim to that a little bit. 288 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 2: But early in the game, I was really with the 289 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 2: Warriors just physicality. Ball pressure forced a lot of turnovers. 290 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 2: Grizzlies really lost control of the transition game early as 291 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 2: they just succumb to the ball pressure, rushed made some 292 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,839 Speaker 2: sloppy errors passing out of those traps, passing out of 293 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 2: that ball pressure, and they gave up a bunch of 294 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 2: fast break opportunities the other way. The Warriors finished with 295 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 2: twenty seven points off of memphis twenty turnovers in this 296 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 2: game and in general too. Just that speeding up of 297 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 2: the perimeter players has a lot to do with the 298 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 2: Warrior's ability to cover ground on the perimeter. I was 299 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 2: prepping this morning for the Clippers Nuggets series. I recorded 300 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 2: the previews for Denver LA and for La Minnesota this morning. 301 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,560 Speaker 2: They are both coming out tomorrow, so you guys will 302 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 2: get full series previews on those two tomorrow. Series previews 303 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 2: for both of the two seven matchups. I'm recording those tomorrow. 304 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 2: They'll be going up on Thursday, as we released them 305 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 2: throughout the week. But as I was prepping for that 306 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 2: Clippers Nuggets series, I was digging into some statistics involving 307 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 2: the defenses in how many wide open threes they allow 308 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 2: or unguarded threes as they call them on Synergy, and 309 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 2: Denver predictably was bottom five in allowing unguarded threes. As 310 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 2: I've just been talking a lot about their pick and 311 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: roll defense and how they've really struggled with at the 312 00:15:21,080 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 2: level coverage and giving up those two on ones on 313 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 2: the weak side, and how they just end in open 314 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 2: threes all the time. Well, guess who has the second 315 00:15:27,680 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 2: best defense at not allowing those unguarded catch and shoot threes. 316 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 2: The Golden State Warriors. And you know one of the 317 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 2: you know we always debate like the concept of like 318 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 2: eye test versus digging into these like catch all metrics 319 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 2: and how do you properly evaluate a player. Well, sometimes 320 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 2: there's both. Sometimes you have a clear thing that shows 321 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 2: up when you're watching the film, and then the numbers 322 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 2: also clearly demonstrated. I have talked all year about how 323 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 2: the Warriors have been the most impressive closeout team that 324 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 2: I've watched, and their ability to get out the perimeter 325 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: from having a foot in the paint, to chase a 326 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 2: defender off the three point line or to make him 327 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 2: rush his release and to cause that to be a 328 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 2: lower quality attempt. And that is just on display in 329 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 2: these early games from Golden State. Here at this point 330 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 2: in the postseason, they are flying around. They look really 331 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: really good on defense. As a Laker fan, I'm thankful 332 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 2: that we won't have to see those guys until an 333 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 2: extra round against Houston. So let's talk about Houston for 334 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 2: a minute. This is a kind of an interesting matchup. 335 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 2: If you would have asked me after the Laker game 336 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 2: if Golden State would dispatch if Houston relatively quickly, I 337 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 2: would have said yes. I would have said they would 338 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 2: have gotten rid of them. This is the fifth consecutive, 339 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 2: like really important game that the Warriors played where they 340 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 2: looked a little shaky. They came out of the Laker 341 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 2: game and went into that Rockets game and Jimmy and 342 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 2: Steff both struggled. They lose, and then they goed into 343 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 2: the Spurs game and they play well enough to win, 344 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 2: but then they make execution mistakes down the end and 345 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 2: they lose. And then they go to Portland and they win. 346 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 2: But then they have this home game against the Clippers 347 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 2: and they lose. And then they have this game against 348 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 2: Memphis at home and they're trailing in the fourth quarter, 349 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 2: and it just they just lacked some of that like 350 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 2: oomph that they had in. 351 00:17:15,240 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 3: The week before. 352 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 2: And so now I'm kind of having a hard time 353 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 2: getting a read on this team because I feel like 354 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 2: reality is probably somewhere in the middle right like They're 355 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 2: probably not the team that won every damn game after 356 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:29,680 Speaker 2: they got Jimmy, but they're also probably not the team 357 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 2: that has struggled mightily over the course of the last 358 00:17:32,240 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 2: week and a half. I think the kind of consistent 359 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 2: thing I've seen is that Steph and Jimmy have been 360 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 2: able to leverage their gifts in these last two games 361 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 2: against these really higher quality opponents to be effective. But 362 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,359 Speaker 2: the rest of the roster has been really inconsistent, and 363 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 2: that is a trend that scares me a little bit 364 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:53,479 Speaker 2: as the Warriors head into the postseason. Houston is a 365 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 2: very difficult matchup for Golden State, just in terms of 366 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 2: the types of athletes that they have. Of grabbing and 367 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 2: holding his staph tonight, It's gonna be a lot more 368 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 2: of that over the course of the next two weeks, 369 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 2: except for it's gonna be bigger and better athletes. It's 370 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 2: not gonna be Scottie Pippen Jr. It's gonna be Dylan Brooks. 371 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,919 Speaker 2: It's gonna be a Men Thompson, it's gonna be Tari Eason. 372 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:21,119 Speaker 2: It's gonna be big, strong, super athlete every single possession 373 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 2: for that entire series. And you know from the dynamic 374 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 2: that took place out of the game last Sunday that 375 00:18:27,560 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 2: emy Udoka views it as a weakness for this team. 376 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 2: He've used it as like we get physical, they start crying. 377 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 2: That's the way he views it. And so you know 378 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 2: that he's preaching that if you don't think im Udoka 379 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 2: has been saying over and over and over again to 380 00:18:42,480 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 2: his guys, this team doesn't want to play physical basketball, 381 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 2: we can beat them up. I guarantee you that's what 382 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,879 Speaker 2: he's been saying. I guarantee you. If the team had 383 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,960 Speaker 2: a watch party tonight, he was pointing to him and saying, 384 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:57,239 Speaker 2: look at this. We can do a better version of 385 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,400 Speaker 2: this when we face them in that series. And so again, 386 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 2: I think that's going to be really the big swing 387 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 2: in the series is Steph specifically how he handles that physicality. 388 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 2: Doesn't take a lot of critical thinking to say that 389 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 2: he needs to be better than he was last week 390 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 2: on Sunday, right, Like, he can't average three points a 391 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 2: game against Houston, that's not going to work. STEP's going 392 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 2: to have to be more effective than that. But I'm 393 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:24,879 Speaker 2: actually going to point a little bit towards Jimmy Butler 394 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,879 Speaker 2: and a role that Jonathan Kaminga could have in a 395 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 2: series like this. In that type of series, you need 396 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 2: your athletes. As you saw tonight, Jimmy just has this 397 00:19:37,600 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 2: ability to leverage his size and strength to be successful 398 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 2: in that environment. I talk about this all the time 399 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 2: with Kawhi, with Lebron, with Luca, with Jimmy Butler. When 400 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 2: you get into an environment where physicality is rewarded, the bigger, 401 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 2: stronger athletes tend to go up a level, and Jimmy 402 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 2: Butler is just such a great asset to have in 403 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 2: that setting. But when you're going against Houston, you're going 404 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 2: to have some physical advantages in the form of being 405 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 2: able to get Jimmy the ball through screening action with Steph, 406 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 2: either advantage as they put two on Steph, or switches 407 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 2: where Jimmy can go at a Fred van Vliet where 408 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 2: Jimmy could go at even like an Amen Thompson. Jimmy 409 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 2: has a strength advantage there, and so weaponizing that throughout 410 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 2: the series is going to be huge. And this is 411 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 2: why I think Jonathan Kaminga is going to be a 412 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 2: player that Steve Kerr is going to have to give 413 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 2: a little bit more opportunity to. As we head into 414 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 2: that series. Jonathan Kaminga is an APEX athlete. Among APEX athletes, 415 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 2: he is one of the few guys that is going 416 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 2: to see the APEX Houston athletes in front of him 417 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,360 Speaker 2: and be like, I can still go around and over 418 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 2: the top of these guys. 419 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 3: He's going to be a. 420 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:47,239 Speaker 2: Guy that's going to be able to generate advantages in 421 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 2: that environment. And so I do think it'll be a 422 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 2: series where they have to lean more on Jonathan Kaminga 423 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 2: and Jimmy Butler. The other side of the ball, though, 424 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 2: is where the series is going to be one. If 425 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,679 Speaker 2: the Warriors can take care of the ball and they 426 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 2: can stay out of transition, they can trap Houston in 427 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 2: the half court. If we see the defense we saw 428 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 2: in the first half tonight and for stretches against the 429 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 2: Clippers on Sunday, if we see that defense engaged in 430 00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 2: the half court against Houston, they should be able to 431 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,919 Speaker 2: shut them down. And again, when it comes down to 432 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 2: series picks, I always say the same thing, which team 433 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 2: do I feel like can make each other's units more uncomfortable? 434 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 2: Is the Warrior defense more capable of making the Rockets 435 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 2: offense uncomfortable than the Rockets defense can make the Warriors 436 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 2: offense uncomfortable. That is a dynamic because I think this 437 00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 2: Warriors defense is truly special. I think they are capable 438 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 2: of doing more damage to Houston's offense. And so I'll 439 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 2: be picking the Warriors to win that series. But it's 440 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 2: gonna be a pain in the ass. It's gonna be 441 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 2: two really tough weeks. It's gonna be a lot of 442 00:21:55,119 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 2: physicality on Steph. You saw Steff get a little banged 443 00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,239 Speaker 2: up tonight. He's grabbing at his tailbone, he's grabbing at 444 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 2: his thumb. It's gonna be that kind of series. And 445 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 2: so execution, avoiding the late game mistakes from tonight, avoiding 446 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 2: the late game mistakes from the San Antonio game, making 447 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 2: sure that you deal with this team quickly is going 448 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 2: to be important because if you get rid of them 449 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,720 Speaker 2: in five games, that's where you could buy yourself four 450 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 2: to five days off and give yourself a much better 451 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 2: chance to be physically prepared for a series against the 452 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 2: Lakers or against the Timberwolves. This is a series that 453 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 2: if you let a drag and it goes to six games, 454 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 2: it goes to seven games, that's where it could end 455 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 2: up being a series that wears the Warriors down in 456 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 2: a way that the progressive fatigue just gets too much 457 00:22:38,800 --> 00:22:42,360 Speaker 2: to handle over the course of a four series playoff. 458 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 2: Front gonna be an interesting series, though Again, as I said, 459 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 2: I'm going to be working on that preview tomorrow. 460 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 3: It'll be up during the day on Thursday. 461 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 2: Before we get to our chat mailbag, just brief thoughts 462 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,159 Speaker 2: on Memphis. I thought their defensive front court, which I've 463 00:22:57,200 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 2: talked a lot about over the course the last couple weeks, 464 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 2: just zach Edy and Zante al Dama, the two of 465 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 2: them just can't guard. They can't guard in space. Zachidy 466 00:23:06,280 --> 00:23:09,160 Speaker 2: looked lost in like seventeen different ways tonight. He looked 467 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 2: lost defending on the perimeter. He struggled on the glass 468 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 2: a few times. Every time he caught anything around the basket, 469 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 2: he was getting stripped down low like big Man one 470 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 2: oh one, stuff like don't hold the ball down by 471 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 2: your waist in front of you, like every smaller player 472 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 2: is just gonna go grab it. Just they're in a 473 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 2: situation where they just don't have the pieces necessary in 474 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 2: the front court to be a good defense, and so 475 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 2: it already is an uphill climb for John Moran, and 476 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 2: Desmond Bay and they had a little nice run there 477 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 2: in the second half, but they weren't able to keep 478 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 2: up with Jimmy and Steph and when you factor in 479 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 2: the weakness of that defensive front court, it was just 480 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 2: too much for them to overcome it and get anything 481 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 2: out of Jaron Jackson in this game. I think it's 482 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 2: really important for Memphis to have some serious conversations after 483 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:55,679 Speaker 2: this season about their core foundation as of the roster 484 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 2: and what types of players they're building around, because right now, 485 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,680 Speaker 2: it's like Moranton Bain is a good backcourt, but how 486 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 2: is Moranton Bain ranking among back courts in the NBA? 487 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 2: It's is it top is it top seven? Is the 488 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 2: top eight? I mean, we can dig into that this summer, 489 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,199 Speaker 2: but that's not a very that's not exactly an elite 490 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 2: defensive backcourt. And then you go on that on the 491 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 2: wing position, you've never been the same since you've lost 492 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 2: Dylan Brooks. Yeah, Jalen Wells had his moments this year, 493 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 2: but he's just not the same type of imposing athlete. 494 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 2: Jared Jackson can't defend a rebound well enough at the 495 00:24:30,280 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 2: five to be a five, so you have to play 496 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:33,159 Speaker 2: him at the four, which means you have to end 497 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 2: up playing him alongside this other front court player, and 498 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 2: that other front court player they have to play him 499 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 2: alongside just isn't good enough right now. And so I 500 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 2: think the Grizzlies have to have some really tough conversations 501 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 2: with themselves this summer about the way their roster is constructed. 502 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: All right, let's get Jackson out here. Let's take about 503 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 2: ten fifteen minutes of questions, and then we will be 504 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 2: done for the night. 505 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: Let's do it. We are going to start with a 506 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: zach Ny question. What was the idea with putting Zach 507 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 1: Edy on Butler for the majority of the game. I 508 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,879 Speaker 1: understand Darren Butler to shoot, but Jimmy got whatever he 509 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: wanted off the bounce. 510 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 2: Anyways, I thought he did a better job in the 511 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,200 Speaker 2: second half of staying out of foul trouble and being 512 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,679 Speaker 2: more anticipatory of like his angles. It's a really tough 513 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:18,280 Speaker 2: spot to put Zach Edy in for one game. Over 514 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 2: the course of a series. It's something that might have 515 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 2: been a little bit more achievable as Zach just got 516 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 2: better at anticipating in the types of moves that Jimmy 517 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 2: would make. But It's just a really tough spot, especially 518 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,719 Speaker 2: with the type of grifter that Jimmy is. You know, 519 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 2: you do that against a guy that's more of just 520 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 2: a straight power player. Zach can just kind of anticipate, 521 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 2: beat him to spots, force him to shoot over the top. 522 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 2: But Jimmy's one of those guys where it's like, as 523 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:42,800 Speaker 2: soon as Zach just gets a little bit squirrely with 524 00:25:42,840 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 2: his footwork and gets out of position one way or 525 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 2: the other, Jimmy's just taken a weird driving angle and 526 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 2: drawing a foul on him. But I think the idea 527 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:55,360 Speaker 2: was probably mostly geared around baiting or praying on Jimmy's 528 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 2: unwillingness to take jump shots. I think they thought if 529 00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 2: Zach edy was on him and he was playing off, 530 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 2: maybe he would just be willing to pass instead of 531 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 2: just taking the easy jumpers that he was given in 532 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 2: But I thought even Jimmy hit enough jumpers to kind 533 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 2: of keep them honest in that regard. He hit a 534 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 2: little jab step three in the first half. I thought 535 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 2: that little baseline step back he hit and crutch time 536 00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 2: was super important too. 537 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, and I mean I think the Grizzlies 538 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: are just to your point about their front core defense. 539 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: They're in a tough spot regardless, Like what's what are 540 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 1: you supposed to do? Exact like the Warriors? You're not 541 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: There's yeah, we got to be good options against I 542 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: mean against some some teams he can survive. But against 543 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: the team like the Warriors with that many with that 544 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: much motion, of that many high a Q players, I 545 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: mean your cooked either way. All right, next one we got. 546 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 1: We've got enough fair amount of COMMINGA questions. So I 547 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:42,919 Speaker 1: know we talked about him a little bit already, but 548 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: let's follow up here. Uh hey, Jason loved the show. 549 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: Why is Steve Kurs sticking with Moses Moody in the 550 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,440 Speaker 1: starting lineup when he's a massive three point slop of 551 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 1: the past ten to fifteen games. Why not play Kaminga 552 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: in that spot? And I think we can sort of 553 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 1: just expand it too. I mean you already touched on 554 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: him having a role in this Rocket series. But another 555 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,479 Speaker 1: question we got was about what it will be challenging 556 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: for Kaminga to reintegrate himself back into the rotation after 557 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: he's got a couple of DMPs. It's it is a 558 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 1: weird spot I think for Kaminga and the team in general. 559 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 2: So I think it's a little more complicated because Moody 560 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:18,199 Speaker 2: hasn't been shooting the ball as well, although he did 561 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 2: end up hitting a three tonight, a three where it 562 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:24,120 Speaker 2: looked like he got fouled on it too. The idea 563 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 2: there is like, let's let's get back to like the 564 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 2: core concept because even beyond the starting lineup, it's going 565 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 2: back to the press conference where Steve Kerr was it 566 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 2: was it after the I think it was after the 567 00:27:35,040 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 2: Blazers game, might have been after the Spurs game, but 568 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 2: he basically said, like the Kaminga, Jimmy Butler, Jerrymunt Green 569 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 2: lineups just can't play. And I think it's a couple 570 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 2: of different things. One the role on defense that you 571 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 2: want Cominga to play as this like on ball defender. 572 00:27:51,720 --> 00:27:54,360 Speaker 3: I think he's probably a little more. 573 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 2: Imposing than Moody for certain types of matchups, but Moody 574 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 2: is also a little better in other types of matchups, 575 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 2: and I would argue that Moody is a little steadier 576 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,840 Speaker 2: as an on ball defender. So now as we look 577 00:28:06,840 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 2: on the offensive end of the floor, within the context 578 00:28:09,640 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 2: of Jimmy Draymond is Steph being on the floor, Kaminga 579 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 2: is going to be operating either as a corner spot 580 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:19,679 Speaker 2: up player or as a read and react player in 581 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 2: the middle of the floor. Is he as good as 582 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 2: a read and react player in the middle of the 583 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 2: floor as Moses Moody. No, he's actually one of the 584 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 2: worst players on the team in that specific role. And 585 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 2: is he as good as as Moses Moody as like 586 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 2: just a knockdown corner three point shooter, even though Moody's 587 00:28:35,280 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 2: going through a cold spell. I would argue Diminga is 588 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 2: equally as flaky in that type of role. And so honestly, 589 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 2: within the context of the starting unit or within the 590 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:47,400 Speaker 2: context of Jimmy and Draymond being on the floor, Kaminga's 591 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 2: just not good at the types of things they need 592 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 2: with that type of group, right, And I do believe 593 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 2: that you're going to need him, especially in the Houston series, 594 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 2: in different types of lineups. So like put him out 595 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 2: there in a lineup with like Quinton Post, with Jimmy 596 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:09,959 Speaker 2: and Jonathan Kaminga and have him like kind of like 597 00:29:10,200 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 2: you know how, like the Jimmy group was super successful 598 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 2: in that like late first quarter, early second tonight but 599 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 2: then kind of lost steam in the late third early 600 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:22,040 Speaker 2: fourth tonight. That's where it's like, Okay, Jimmy had it 601 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 2: going in the first shift there, didn't have it going 602 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 2: in that second half shift. Having the ability to go 603 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 2: to another like real downhill threat that can generate some 604 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,400 Speaker 2: offense but has some spacing because Quinton Post is like 605 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 2: a legit knockdown guy. Like that's the difference. The difference 606 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 2: between Quinton Post and a traditional spacing five is like 607 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:44,480 Speaker 2: if it's a traditional spacing five, if it's Nikolavusovitch, for instance, 608 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 2: you're like, let's see him make a couple before we 609 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 2: even do anything. Quinn Post is like a legit awesome shooter, 610 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: Like if you leave him open, you're gonna get burnt. 611 00:29:52,760 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 2: Zachi ed he lost him twice in transition early in 612 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 2: this game, and he just nailed both of them. You 613 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 2: can't give Quinton Post open looks. He will the spacing 614 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 2: enough to where Jonathan Kaminga has some more driving lanes 615 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 2: when Draymond's out there, when Jimmy's out there, when Kaminga 616 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 2: is out there, there's just a lot of ability to 617 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 2: pack the paint, not enough IQ to actually pick it 618 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 2: apart appropriately, it's just not the right fit. And so 619 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 2: I don't think Frankly, to answer the question, I don't 620 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 2: think there's any case for Kaminga to start these games. 621 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, I do think to your point, it's 622 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,479 Speaker 1: pretty that being said, it is pretty easy to think 623 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: about lineups where he can be successful, like a pods 624 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: kuminga Jimmy Post group with like Gary Payton your buddy, Like, 625 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: it's pretty easy to think about lineup where he can 626 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: be very successful and very important in a series like this. 627 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,040 Speaker 1: And I'm so in agreement about Quintin Post. I mean, 628 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: I think he's been just so awesome and it's it's 629 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: gonna be really I think it's gonna be crucial in 630 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: this series for against the team that plays two bigs 631 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: a lot. 632 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 3: Well really quickly for you. 633 00:30:49,120 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 2: As the next question, the like to follow up your 634 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,840 Speaker 2: point about putting lineups together too, like you need to 635 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:56,640 Speaker 2: put lineups together that fit his style, so like put 636 00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 2: him with play finishers like that, and then if you 637 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,240 Speaker 2: want to have another player on the floor that's more 638 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 2: of a playmaking talent, it is Jimmy, but if you 639 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 2: have him out there with play finishers. 640 00:31:05,920 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 3: So let's say it is. Let's say it's you know 641 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:11,360 Speaker 3: healed or it's you know healed and. 642 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 2: Post and let's say like like maybe like a like 643 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 2: a Gee Santos, I don't know, like another guy that 644 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 2: you feel like knock down, catch at two jump shots. 645 00:31:21,720 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 2: Change the style of the offense when he's out there 646 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 2: to cater to him, be like, Okay, here's the deal, Jonathan, 647 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 2: Like for the next three minutes here to start the 648 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 2: fourth quarter, We're gonna let you clear the side and 649 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 2: ISO and let's see what you can do and we 650 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 2: can we can play off of it. Like that's my thing, 651 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 2: is like, especially for the Houston series in particular, like 652 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 2: don't just play him and then play Warriors basketball and 653 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 2: have him pee down his leg again as he doesn't 654 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 2: know how to play Warriors basketball. Put him in a 655 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 2: situation where he can play Jonathan kaminga basketball. Jonathan's really 656 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 2: good I shouldn't say really good, but he's really capable 657 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 2: as like a face up. 658 00:31:55,680 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 3: Player, as a post up player. 659 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 2: When he has an advantage and when he has space 660 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 2: around him, you can put together lineups that put him 661 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 2: in that sort of situation. 662 00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: Percent I mean, any anytime you're getting Shanngoon or Steven 663 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:09,280 Speaker 1: Adam switched on Jonathan Kumena. It should be give him 664 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: the ball and clear out like that is a that 665 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: is a dunk every time that happened. So it's not 666 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:15,760 Speaker 1: like he can't be useful in this series. All right, 667 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: next question, This is a super Chat question, So thank 668 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:20,640 Speaker 1: you guys for the super Chat questions. Do you think 669 00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 1: teams are more injury prone this season? And if so, 670 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: do you think that's a matter of less practicing around 671 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 1: the league. I've heard a lot of former NBA players 672 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: weigh in on this sort of lack of practice time issue. 673 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:34,040 Speaker 2: So I have a really hard time having any sort 674 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 2: of strong opinion on this front because I think the 675 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 2: data is all wonky. 676 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 3: One. 677 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 2: I'm not super familiar with the data too. I think 678 00:32:41,200 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 2: the data is kind of impossible to account for just. 679 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 3: How like. 680 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 2: The way the eras have shifted kind of changes the data. So, 681 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 2: for example, like I think the medical staffs today are 682 00:32:57,080 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 2: having a lot more of these kinds of conversations. How's 683 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 2: your body feeling today? Well, I'm a little sore. Well 684 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 2: where are you sore? 685 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 3: Well? 686 00:33:05,120 --> 00:33:07,440 Speaker 2: Here, here and here? Well, okay, tell me about this one. 687 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 2: You've actually mentioned this one, like three days in a row. 688 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:10,959 Speaker 2: What's the deal with this one? Yeah, it's just been 689 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 2: kind of sore. Okay, you're not playing tonight. I think 690 00:33:13,080 --> 00:33:14,760 Speaker 2: there's been a lot more of that kind of stuff, 691 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 2: where like the barrier to entry for like getting onto 692 00:33:19,320 --> 00:33:21,680 Speaker 2: the floor versus being sat for a game is just 693 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 2: different than it was all these years ago. And so 694 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 2: it's hard for me to say exactly in terms of 695 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 2: like what of those is a legitimate injury versus just 696 00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 2: like a rest situation. And I think it probably has 697 00:33:35,400 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 2: a little bit to do in terms of the more 698 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 2: serious injuries, like the season ending type of stuff that 699 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 2: we've seen a tick up a little bit over the 700 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 2: last couple of years. I think it just has to 701 00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 2: do with how spread out the game is, Like you 702 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 2: just have to cover so much more ground these days. 703 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:52,080 Speaker 2: There's more possessions in a game. You're sprinting more in 704 00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 2: transition in a game than you ever have been before. 705 00:33:54,400 --> 00:33:56,479 Speaker 2: You're covering ground in rotation more in a game than 706 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 2: you ever have before. There's just a lot of sprinting 707 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 2: folks and then coming to a complete stop as fast 708 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,160 Speaker 2: as you possibly can, and then changing direction and going 709 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 2: the other way. Like all of you guys who play basketball. No, 710 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 2: you do that a few times, your feet start to hurt. 711 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,399 Speaker 2: Now imagine doing it for an eighty two game regular season. 712 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 2: You can imagine how you might start breaking down. 713 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, all right. What this is a fun question. 714 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,239 Speaker 1: What series or potential future series, let's say, excluding the 715 00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: first round series, in a second or third round series, 716 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:25,920 Speaker 1: what are the series that you'd be most excited for 717 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:26,560 Speaker 1: to watch. 718 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:31,919 Speaker 3: As a fan? Lakers Warriors would be incredible. I think that. 719 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:39,799 Speaker 2: I've been torn on the OKC versus potentially Denver versus 720 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:40,840 Speaker 2: potentially the Clippers. 721 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 3: I Jokic did beat Okac. 722 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 2: On the road like a month ago, but it was 723 00:34:47,960 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 2: a game where Jadep got hurt, but they beat him 724 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,879 Speaker 2: I think twice this year, and Jokic just looked really 725 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 2: good in that matchup, So part of me wants to 726 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:57,920 Speaker 2: say Denver, But then the Clippers have just looked like 727 00:34:57,920 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 2: a really imposing team, and I think Kawhi would do 728 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 2: a lot of damage attacking Smalls in that series. I'm 729 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 2: gonna go with I'm gonna go with Clippers Thunder on 730 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,200 Speaker 2: the other side of the bracket out East, I. 731 00:35:10,160 --> 00:35:14,440 Speaker 3: Would love I would love to see. 732 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 2: Nick Celtics in a series, just because I think that 733 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 2: that could get pretty interesting, and I don't think the 734 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 2: Pistons have the Jews for a series like that, even 735 00:35:23,080 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 2: though I think the Pistons have the ability to potentially 736 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:29,800 Speaker 2: upset the Knicks, and then I would I'm rooting for Yiannis. 737 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:31,480 Speaker 2: I don't know if you guys have been watching Yannis 738 00:35:31,520 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 2: as of late, but like, Giannis is fucking crushing it, man, 739 00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:39,000 Speaker 2: and like legitimately taking a leap as a playmaker before 740 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 2: our eyes, and there's like a there's a legitimate basketball 741 00:35:42,719 --> 00:35:46,560 Speaker 2: case to make right now that the Bucks are better 742 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 2: just giving the ball to Yannis than running the offense 743 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:51,960 Speaker 2: they've been running with Dame, which is just how insanely 744 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,720 Speaker 2: good Yiannis has been. So I would vote for Yannis 745 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,440 Speaker 2: as a second round matchup against the Cavs as a 746 00:35:57,480 --> 00:35:58,600 Speaker 2: series that I would like to see. 747 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree with all that, and I think all 748 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:04,360 Speaker 1: after the first round, whatever happens with the Thunder is 749 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 1: going to be fascinating because they're just so polarizing. It's 750 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: like you're not giving them enough credit. They're this historic team, 751 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 1: historic defense. You don't believe in the Thunder or like 752 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:16,239 Speaker 1: or or the opposite, right, And the narratives are going 753 00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:17,920 Speaker 1: to play it in real time, whether they beat the 754 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: Clippers or beat the Nuggets or lose to them, whether 755 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,200 Speaker 1: they end up getting to the conference finals. With the finals, 756 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,839 Speaker 1: it's just the narratives around the thunder are just they're 757 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:26,880 Speaker 1: just so fun. 758 00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:29,719 Speaker 2: There's either gonna be some people taking some victory laps. Well, 759 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 2: there's going to be people taking victory laps on either 760 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:33,759 Speaker 2: side of it. But the beautiful thing you mentioned it 761 00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:35,440 Speaker 2: it plays out in real time. That's the beautiful thing 762 00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:37,840 Speaker 2: about the NBA playoffs. Well, you could talk shit, I 763 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:39,479 Speaker 2: could talk shit, I can make a pick. 764 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:40,439 Speaker 3: You can make a pick. 765 00:36:41,120 --> 00:36:42,920 Speaker 2: I could say you guys are wrong in the comments. 766 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 2: You guys could tell me in the comments that I'm wrong. 767 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:46,560 Speaker 2: It really doesn't matter. The games are gonna get played 768 00:36:46,600 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 2: and a team's gonna advance. And that's the beautiful thing 769 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:50,440 Speaker 2: is this all just gets settled between the lines. That's 770 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 2: the beauty of basketball. 771 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely. All right, let's do one more. How do you 772 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:57,640 Speaker 1: see the Steve Kerr and Ema Udoka matchup? What do 773 00:36:57,640 --> 00:36:59,280 Speaker 1: you think of their what do you think their strategies 774 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:01,839 Speaker 1: will be and how can a team out coach another. 775 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 2: So emy Udoka as a playoff coach, I looking back 776 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:13,200 Speaker 2: at the series against the Warriors, I was critical of 777 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:15,760 Speaker 2: him at the time for running as much drop coverage 778 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:20,839 Speaker 2: as he did. His case for it was to keep 779 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,759 Speaker 2: the Warriors out of their four on three type of 780 00:37:23,800 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 2: predicament that they can put you in. Essentially like if 781 00:37:26,680 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 2: you let the Warriors play the way they did at 782 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:30,399 Speaker 2: the tail end of the twenty fifteen finals, where they're 783 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 2: just getting wide open the corner threes and dunks all 784 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 2: series long, you can lose. And there's some truth to that. 785 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:38,840 Speaker 2: But the counter is is that when you run a 786 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 2: bunch of drop against Steph Curry, there's always the potential 787 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:44,719 Speaker 2: that he could get flaming hot, and he did in 788 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,120 Speaker 2: the one game where they could not afford for Steph 789 00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:49,280 Speaker 2: Curry to get flaming hot, which was in Game four, 790 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,560 Speaker 2: and it beat them, And so I was like, that 791 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:56,160 Speaker 2: was really my only exposure to emy Udoka As a 792 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 2: chess match coach. I think Steve Kerr is one of 793 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:02,800 Speaker 2: the best chests match coaches in the league, as having 794 00:38:03,000 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 2: rooted against him in a playoff series many times, I 795 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:07,880 Speaker 2: just think he's really good at picking up on the 796 00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:11,239 Speaker 2: trends of the series, identifying what's working and adjusting accordingly. 797 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,040 Speaker 2: He'll bail on their emotion offense and lean on high 798 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:15,880 Speaker 2: pick and roll for Steph if that's what the series 799 00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:19,040 Speaker 2: calls for. He is a very malleable coach when he 800 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:22,560 Speaker 2: gets into the postseason. So my instinct is to say 801 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:25,360 Speaker 2: that Steve Kerr has a tactical advantage and that he 802 00:38:25,440 --> 00:38:28,279 Speaker 2: may Udoka is mainly going to be an influence on 803 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 2: the series in terms of just trying to get the 804 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:32,759 Speaker 2: Rockets to beat the shit out of the Warriors on 805 00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,960 Speaker 2: every single possession. But we just don't have a ton 806 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,239 Speaker 2: of data points with emy Udoka as a tactician. 807 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:38,359 Speaker 3: If that makes sense, I was. 808 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:41,319 Speaker 1: Going to I have the exact same, exact sametake that 809 00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:43,880 Speaker 1: he may feels like a little a slightly more stubborn coach, 810 00:38:44,160 --> 00:38:45,960 Speaker 1: but we don't have the sample size. That being said, 811 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:50,720 Speaker 1: it's so interesting that he has his personnel now. Also 812 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:53,239 Speaker 1: is better in drop like, you're not switching with Steve, 813 00:38:53,320 --> 00:38:55,240 Speaker 1: You're not really switching with Steven Adams or Singhuin. 814 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:56,360 Speaker 3: I would assume they're. 815 00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:57,799 Speaker 1: Not going to switch with those guys, and I would 816 00:38:57,800 --> 00:39:00,680 Speaker 1: assume he's not gonna blitz based on his path, his 817 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:03,359 Speaker 1: past sort of history, So it'll be interesting to see. 818 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:05,080 Speaker 1: It's not like his personnel is different from in the 819 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:07,400 Speaker 1: front court in that sense. What kind of adjustments he 820 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:09,319 Speaker 1: makes going against the team that he lost to in 821 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:11,600 Speaker 1: the finals. What a different team obviously. 822 00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,759 Speaker 3: A few years ago. And I think, and I've spoken with. 823 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:17,720 Speaker 1: With Draymond about this, how how much he loves Steve's 824 00:39:17,719 --> 00:39:20,400 Speaker 1: ability and he thinks Steve is the best playoff adjuster 825 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:23,760 Speaker 1: coach in NBA history. I mean, he's biased, obviously. 826 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:26,960 Speaker 3: But it's is right. I think he's right. 827 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:30,880 Speaker 1: And I think the like even the giving kaminga two DMPs, 828 00:39:30,920 --> 00:39:32,560 Speaker 1: like he's going to play in a Rocket series. He's 829 00:39:32,600 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: not getting DMPs every game, and he but he's had 830 00:39:34,680 --> 00:39:39,440 Speaker 1: two straight DMPs and he is just so willing and 831 00:39:39,560 --> 00:39:42,520 Speaker 1: has the team so bought in culturally that he to 832 00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: trust his moves. It's a really impressive sort of ecosystem 833 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:48,000 Speaker 1: they've created. I mean, I'm sure part of that is 834 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 1: Stephen dre is sort of buying it as well, but 835 00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 1: he's he really is able to make whatever movie he 836 00:39:53,719 --> 00:39:55,040 Speaker 1: thinks is right. And I feel like a lot of 837 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:57,759 Speaker 1: coaches will just stick to what their their thing more 838 00:39:57,800 --> 00:39:59,359 Speaker 1: than what actually might be the best thing to win 839 00:39:59,520 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 1: to win. 840 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,080 Speaker 2: So you're saying that the Warriors locker room does not 841 00:40:03,160 --> 00:40:04,480 Speaker 2: agree with Jim Park. 842 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:07,120 Speaker 3: With perspective, Jim Park, Jim Park. 843 00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:11,560 Speaker 2: I will to spend a few more minutes on the 844 00:40:11,640 --> 00:40:15,560 Speaker 2: Rockets matchup the I think I think you're right. I 845 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:18,080 Speaker 2: think they're gonna run drop with their man looks with Shangun. 846 00:40:19,560 --> 00:40:22,839 Speaker 2: I think part of the reason why Udoka feels very 847 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:27,000 Speaker 2: good about that is the Amen Thompson problem, which is 848 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,600 Speaker 2: that he's just very gifted at staying attached over the 849 00:40:29,640 --> 00:40:32,879 Speaker 2: top of screens. Because in theory, if you can stay 850 00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:36,120 Speaker 2: attached over the top of a screen against a non shooter, 851 00:40:36,239 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 2: so against pick and pop, you're conceding open threes on 852 00:40:38,719 --> 00:40:42,240 Speaker 2: the kickback, but against a Looney, against a Draymond, against 853 00:40:42,239 --> 00:40:45,000 Speaker 2: a screener, that's not going to be a like a 854 00:40:45,080 --> 00:40:47,960 Speaker 2: really deadly shooting threat. As long as you can stay 855 00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:50,279 Speaker 2: attached over the top, it doesn't really matter how bad 856 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 2: the drop coverage big is, because you're not going to 857 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:54,360 Speaker 2: get any separation in the mid range. He's going to 858 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:57,560 Speaker 2: funnel you right into the size at the rim where 859 00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:02,600 Speaker 2: it gets tricky is for Golden State if they can 860 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 2: set really good screens. So like how the game, how 861 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:09,359 Speaker 2: the series is officiated in terms of the types of 862 00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:11,840 Speaker 2: screens that Draymond and Luonie are allowed to set is 863 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:14,400 Speaker 2: going to be important. And then the second piece of 864 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:17,600 Speaker 2: it is the zone looks. So I think we can 865 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:20,240 Speaker 2: all agree. One of the issues that's kind of popped 866 00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 2: up for the Warriors over the course of the last 867 00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:24,640 Speaker 2: couple of weeks has been shooting. 868 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:26,480 Speaker 3: It's just been inconsistent. 869 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:29,839 Speaker 2: It's like one game against the Lakers, everybody makes every 870 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:32,759 Speaker 2: damn three, and then for a week later, for a 871 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 2: week after that, no one can make anything. There's a 872 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:38,560 Speaker 2: certain amount of inconsistency in the shooting of this roster 873 00:41:38,920 --> 00:41:42,120 Speaker 2: that makes them a little susceptible to zone looks. The 874 00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:44,520 Speaker 2: Rockets are going to run a ton of zone especially 875 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:48,040 Speaker 2: with Steven Adams on the floor. They've been running variations 876 00:41:48,080 --> 00:41:51,879 Speaker 2: of it with Jalen or with Jabari Smith as they're 877 00:41:51,960 --> 00:41:53,799 Speaker 2: under the rim guy where he kind of like comes 878 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:56,439 Speaker 2: up out of the out of the paint a little 879 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:58,440 Speaker 2: bit more, and then they'll run versions of it where 880 00:41:58,440 --> 00:42:01,160 Speaker 2: Steven Adams just sits underneath the back, but they're gonna 881 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:05,399 Speaker 2: have to beat that with high level playmaking sequences or. 882 00:42:05,320 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 3: With jump shooting. 883 00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:10,680 Speaker 2: And the when they faced off last week on Sunday, 884 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,879 Speaker 2: they ran ten possessions I believe, of zone and only 885 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:16,400 Speaker 2: scored six points on him. So that that's where it 886 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:18,160 Speaker 2: could get a little tricky. Is like, it doesn't really 887 00:42:18,160 --> 00:42:20,439 Speaker 2: matter if you set monster screens and drop and cause 888 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:22,680 Speaker 2: all these issues if you can't shoot the Rockets out 889 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:24,680 Speaker 2: of their zone. And so I think there's a This 890 00:42:24,719 --> 00:42:26,839 Speaker 2: is an interesting series. There's a lot of really fun 891 00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:30,800 Speaker 2: subplots within this series that get like what if Dylan 892 00:42:30,840 --> 00:42:34,240 Speaker 2: Brooks shoots fifty percent from three? You know, Like like 893 00:42:34,239 --> 00:42:37,000 Speaker 2: like Jalen Green is a weird wild card in the 894 00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:39,080 Speaker 2: sense that he is a guy that takes like eight 895 00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:41,920 Speaker 2: nine crazy difficult pull up jump shots a game, and 896 00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:44,200 Speaker 2: like he'll have games where he has thirty seven and 897 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,160 Speaker 2: you lose. I've been on the other side of that 898 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:48,959 Speaker 2: in a game the Lakers lost in Houston earlier this year. 899 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:52,600 Speaker 2: Like there's a there's a lot of of of wild 900 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:55,200 Speaker 2: cards here. The Rockets are not a two seed by accident. 901 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:59,440 Speaker 2: They're a damn good team, but the Warriors are smarter. 902 00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:02,480 Speaker 2: The Warrior are more skilled. The Warriors are more experienced. 903 00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 2: As long as they can hold onto the rope and 904 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,960 Speaker 2: win the execution battle, I think they have a really 905 00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:08,000 Speaker 2: good chance to win that series. 906 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:09,239 Speaker 3: We got anything else to night or is that it? 907 00:43:09,280 --> 00:43:11,160 Speaker 3: I think let's call it there, all right, guys, as. 908 00:43:11,000 --> 00:43:13,200 Speaker 2: Always been sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting us and 909 00:43:13,239 --> 00:43:15,520 Speaker 2: supporting the show. Tomorrow we're going to have our breakdowns 910 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:18,040 Speaker 2: of the two series out in the Western Conference, the 911 00:43:18,120 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 2: Nuggets Clippers and the Lakers Timberwolves. Then Thursday we're also 912 00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:25,560 Speaker 2: going to have the two seven breakdowns. I also am 913 00:43:25,560 --> 00:43:27,560 Speaker 2: going to do a brief video, short video like ten 914 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:30,120 Speaker 2: to fifteen minute video that just goes over my contender 915 00:43:30,160 --> 00:43:31,600 Speaker 2: rankings because we didn't get a chance to do that. 916 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:33,200 Speaker 2: I was trying to get Sam Vasini on the show. 917 00:43:33,480 --> 00:43:35,400 Speaker 2: We had something worked out, but he's actually in the 918 00:43:35,440 --> 00:43:37,640 Speaker 2: States right now doing a bunch of he's like super 919 00:43:37,640 --> 00:43:39,400 Speaker 2: connected in the league and doing a bunch of stuff 920 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:42,680 Speaker 2: where he's been unavailable. So not going to be able 921 00:43:42,680 --> 00:43:44,759 Speaker 2: to do the Sam Vassini Contender rankings this year. So 922 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:46,480 Speaker 2: I'll just do a shorter version of it for the 923 00:43:46,560 --> 00:43:49,440 Speaker 2: channel and then right around the corner from the playoffs. 924 00:43:49,440 --> 00:43:51,759 Speaker 2: Can't wait. It's been a blast. It's going to be 925 00:43:51,760 --> 00:43:54,399 Speaker 2: a crazy two months. I appreciate you guys for supporting us. 926 00:43:54,960 --> 00:43:55,880 Speaker 2: We will see you tomorrow. 927 00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:56,399 Speaker 3: What's up guys. 928 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:59,160 Speaker 2: As always, I appreciate you for listening to and supporting 929 00:43:59,200 --> 00:44:01,839 Speaker 2: OOPS tonight. It would actually be really helpful for us 930 00:44:01,840 --> 00:44:03,719 Speaker 2: if you guys would take a second and leave a 931 00:44:03,840 --> 00:44:05,280 Speaker 2: rating and a review. 932 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:06,560 Speaker 3: As always, I appreciate you guys. 933 00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:08,040 Speaker 2: Supporting us, but if you could take a minute to 934 00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:11,800 Speaker 2: do that, I'd really appreciate it. 935 00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:12,600 Speaker 1: The volume