1 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to the State of the Lakers podcast. This is 2 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: another special edition recording of our locker room chat from 3 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:28,520 Speaker 1: after the Mavericks Lakers game on Thursday night. We had 4 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: kind of almost two hours that we went on that 5 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: locker room chat, and so I split it into two 6 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: and this is the second half where we allowed all 7 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: of you guys the listeners to come in and uh 8 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: and to talk some hoops with us for a little while. 9 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 1: We had a bunch of you guys. We still had 10 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: Jason Maples, and we also had our friend Rouge from 11 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: UM from Houston Rockets Twitter who came to hang out. 12 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: We talked about a bunch of basketball for almost an hour. 13 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to make sure that you guys had access 14 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: to that for those of you who weren't able to 15 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: be with us in the room on the Thursday night. 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: So I hope you guys enjoy it. As always, I 17 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: really appreciate you guys support and I hope you have 18 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: a good rest of your weekend. What do you think 19 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: of a d today? Would you do you think it is? So? Yeah? 20 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: I mean I knew he was gonna struggle, especially on 21 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: the offensive, and the one thing I wanted to look 22 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: forward today is just see how mobile he was and 23 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: you look pretty look pretty spry out there, which is 24 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: really good to see. Um, I mean, and I wanted 25 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: to see, like I knew he was gonna fall. He 26 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: just loves falling down to the ground, so I wanted 27 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: to see how he'd react any time you would fall 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: or whatever. And you look fine. I think one time 29 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: you fell, you like immediately got out before anyone can 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: come help him, which is probably he's probably thinking, oh, 31 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: I don't want the fans to think I'm hurt or whatever. 32 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: But but what I wanted to ask you guys, is that, obviously, 33 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: with a D slowly ramping up, what are some of 34 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: the things that we should be looking out for as 35 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: he slowly open up. Some things I'm looking out for 36 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: is I want to see more pick and roll between 37 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: Dennis and a D because I think they'll be importnt 38 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: come playoffs toime when Lebron gets his rest. But what 39 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: about what about you guys, Jason, We've got you Maple's 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:21,359 Speaker 1: we've got you back awesome. Sorry yeah, yeah no. So 41 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: basically I wanted to make sure we could get other 42 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: people in the room to join us, and I tried 43 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: to reset the room, and of course I closed it, 44 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: but I have the ability to basically just cut and 45 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: paste this onto the end of the other the other 46 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: one for the podcast form, but I wanted to make 47 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: sure that we actually took advantage of what the platform 48 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: does and give other people a chance to talk. Absolutely 49 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: all good, Yeah, So all my Amar question was what 50 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: else should we look out for as a D starts 51 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: to ramp up here? He said, more shrewter, adi pick 52 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: and rolls. What else should we look for here, Maples, 53 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: as a D starts to start to ramp up his minutes? Uh, 54 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: just hipical to the basket man. It's just what I'm 55 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: looking for. It's gonna be tough to take the roles 56 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: with him and dentist with a D because this is 57 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: not any spacing, so the role option is not going 58 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: to be as as a fluid as would be what 59 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: he's after five. So I don't know about that, but 60 00:03:13,880 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: just I think health man, he'd being just the burst 61 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: that we're used to seeing. The Anthony Davis is its longest, 62 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: that's there. I think the skill of the resident will 63 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 1: catch up eventually because he's just uber talented. Do you 64 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: guys feel like his release is different than it was 65 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: back in the bubble. Uh. I don't know. I got 66 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: to pay more attention. I'm just more so, how's gonna 67 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: been his paying attention to how he was moving. He 68 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: looked a little slimmer, which is the big plus. I 69 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: noticed that too, man, Yeah, he looks in ship earlier 70 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: this season. Right, Yeah, it's jump He looked a little 71 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: bit more slower on his jump shot. But I think 72 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: that will come with you. Watch if you watch the 73 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: video of him in the bubble, man, that thing is 74 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: like coming out hot and confident and all all this year. 75 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: For like a couple of months, he's looked a little 76 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: bit different. It seems like, Yeah, it looked like a 77 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: set shot tonight, right, a little bit more definitely, Yeah, 78 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: I think so maybe I'll come with conditioning. I think 79 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: it was probably the first time you've running up and 80 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: down the floor. He looked like he hasn't played in 81 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: ten months. You got a nice he got a nice offseason. 82 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: Let's see here, let's bring someone that that that I've 83 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: missed thirty games. Uh that that graphic they put out 84 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: at the start of the game, Like thirty games is 85 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: a long time, Like that sounds like a suspension you 86 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: get for punching a fan. All right, let's see George. 87 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: Are you there? Yeah? Can you guys hear me? Yeah? 88 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: I can. What's up, George? What's up? Guys? Um A 89 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: question I have? We haven't seen any minutes of Tre's 90 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: and Mark. Do you guys think you could see that 91 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: maybe the postseason? I know Maple's team sa I want 92 00:04:58,279 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: to see it. I think it could work out well, 93 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 1: you know, Mark spaces the floor and Trust can go 94 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: to work inside. And we haven't seen it, and I'm 95 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,440 Speaker 1: kind of disappointed by it. Man, I've been praying for it, 96 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: to be honest, but it's been like they've had zero 97 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: minutes together this season. It might. I mean, Bogel is 98 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: the only reason I pushed for is because Bogel said 99 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: he would do it, and he just never did. I 100 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: thought I thought the other game, he's the other game 101 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: that they had. I think a dye was out and 102 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: they had Gasol and Treads, but then Treads got I 103 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: think Gasol got her, Treads got thrown out. It was 104 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: the Wizards an out wizard. I forgot who was Toronto? 105 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,720 Speaker 1: Was the Sixers? Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, with 106 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: Tread's got thrown out in the in the first quarter, 107 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: so I would like to see it. What do you 108 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: guys think you'd like to see some Gasol and treads 109 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:47,359 Speaker 1: minutes together? Yes, yes, the team gasol. He's to me, 110 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: he's still the best center on the roster. I understand 111 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: a D, but I think the Saw is gonna play 112 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: in a big series just to keep it forth faced. 113 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: So that's where you know, when it happens, I'll be 114 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: waving my T shirt. Baby. Also, why not try it now? 115 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: Now is the time to try it. You're you're roughly 116 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: a five slightly below five hundred team without LEBRONI a D. 117 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: You're struggling with offensive creation. You know, Roger and I 118 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: talked about this a lot last week, like at this point, 119 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: you gotta be throwing stuff at the wall to see 120 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 1: what sticks, you know what I mean, right, And I 121 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: mean I know he's been he has that hammy injury now, 122 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: but I just felt like, especially with the fin front 123 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: court we had, you know, Keith was missing games, a 124 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: D was obviously out, it just felt smart to use him, 125 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: and then he almost m Pete and in that one game, 126 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: I thought I thought they were been like five out. 127 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 1: So I'm I was freaking out. Now they were never 128 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 1: going to buy out the Saw. I don't think that 129 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 1: was ever coming close it, but I feel like it's 130 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: it was pretty clear that like he was going to 131 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: get drum in a bunch of minutes right now. I 132 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: think Microsol came in late into one of the games 133 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 1: and it was because they were playing so terrible. I 134 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: forgot which game it was that he came into. Yeah, 135 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: he did, but it seems like it was pretty clear 136 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 1: that them two had a conversation and he told Mark, Look, 137 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: you're probably not gonna play for for these next few games. 138 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna get a big look at Drummond, and then 139 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: Traid is going to get the minutes. And I think 140 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: as we get closer to the playoffs, as Lebron gets back, 141 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: he gets back to his self. I think you'll see 142 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: Gasol back in the rotation and then the playoffs will 143 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: will be kind of pick and choose who he plays 144 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: like he did last year. I look at the first 145 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: Nuggets game when when a d didn't get hurt. Man, 146 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: look watch how gas defend. It just doesn't get any 147 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: better than that. Man. That guy's gotta play with what 148 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: the chips are doing I think a good job on 149 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: and beat as well. Exactly. I think in that first 150 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: game and what I'm saying, yeah, yeah, yeah, And I 151 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: mean it looks like we're on track to play them 152 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: in the first round. I'd rather have Gasol guarding him 153 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: over Drummond and Spurts. I mean, he could be used 154 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: as like you know that some fouls if someone gets 155 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: in foul trouble, But I'd rather have Mark in that 156 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: first one. Magical, I agree, but I expect Frank to 157 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: Frey's not going to keep that in the whole strup Yeah, 158 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: Like like Frank is gonna throw throw us all at 159 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: at Yoka if he's going off for surely. I cannot 160 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: overstate how much, uh you know, I talked with Roger 161 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: about this a lot in our last podcast. Like Denver 162 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: becomes so I don't want to say they're easy to guard, 163 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: because they're not, but Denver becomes so much easier to 164 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: guard without the Murray problem. And uh and like they 165 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: become like I legitimately think Denver was the second best 166 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: team in the West before he went down. I thought 167 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,559 Speaker 1: they were. I thought they were bona fide better than 168 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: the Clippers. Like and if they would have matched up 169 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: against the Clippers, I would have picked the Nuggets and 170 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: it would have been like one of my most confident picks. Ever, 171 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: I thought they were clearly and definitively better than the Clippers, 172 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 1: and I and that that that that Murray lost just 173 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: completely threw off the map of the way their offense works. 174 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: Now the Lakers are gonna be able to load up 175 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: on yoga in a way that's going to make inferior 176 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: basketball players make play. Yeah, I don't. I don't know. 177 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: Maybe in a couple of years, but I don't see 178 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: him p J covering the slack yet, even though I 179 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: think he's on that track eventually. He's playing out of 180 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: his mind lately, so maybe one day, but not that. 181 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: Now they're calling him like six ten Clay. Even your fans. 182 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: You see how he's shooting the ball is crazy, Mason, 183 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 1: what's up here? Are you here? What's up? Guys? I 184 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: can hear you, guys. How's it going? Good man? Thanks 185 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: for hopping in with this. Of course, I am so 186 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: terrified about Drummond, like his commination of a low bass. 187 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: Like you, he still thinks he's a Max contract guy. 188 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: He's super slow and out of shape. Like, I guess 189 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: he rebounds well, but his rain protection is not even great. 190 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I just think that because Soul's way better 191 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: fit next day. You know, he's a high bass like 192 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:55,679 Speaker 1: you could pick up the energy in the playoffs, you 193 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 1: could start rebounding defending better. I just really think he 194 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: made a mistake and jump the gun. This I'm in 195 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: signing and promise in the world. So I think he's 196 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: the one thing that's you know, stands away for must 197 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: in championship, believe it or not, his Drummond. So what 198 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: do you think about that. I'm not gonna go that 199 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 1: far as far as getting the way of the championship. 200 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: You got They got him for nothing, right, so why 201 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: do I have to get a center who was somewhat athletic. 202 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: They got him for nothing. There was a buyout, so 203 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: I think it's a good gamble. The issue is like 204 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: for always me, I was never an anti Drummond because 205 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: the cost was nothing and said, hey, just see what happens. 206 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: But if for me, it should not have taken Mark 207 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 1: out of the rotation, especially with no Lebron. Now without Lebron, 208 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: he's the best passing of the team. So it's like 209 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: you gotta find at least, you know, champion hip team 210 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,839 Speaker 1: minutes the game for him as long as Lebron and 211 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: A D you know aren't there. So that was my concern, 212 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,719 Speaker 1: But now I'm not gonna say derail championship. He has 213 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: tools that he brings to the table, Like tonight he 214 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,480 Speaker 1: rebounded really well, he was real fee. He got us 215 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: a whole bunch of possessions that led out to some 216 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: a CP kick out threes. So like he got he 217 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: got good Lakers extra points and possessions. It's just the 218 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,199 Speaker 1: finishing is a legitimate issue. The picking all defense is 219 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 1: legitimate issue. But you know, we'll see what happens. Crosses 220 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: vengas Man Mark's gonna play with. I think I think 221 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: Jeroman has the worst hand eye coordination I've ever seen 222 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: on a human being, because I swear like he does 223 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: work on that stuff, like you see him going with 224 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: Bill Handy in doing all the moves and stuff. Like 225 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: he's the opposite of Steph Curry in the sense that 226 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: like they're legitimate, like like physiological things in him that 227 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: stop him from being able to make shots and moves. 228 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: I swear if he puts the ball on the floor, 229 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,679 Speaker 1: it's an automatic like fumble. Yeah, I feel like we 230 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 1: should look at Drummond moras like we look at him 231 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 1: as a Dwight replacement, But he reminds me more of 232 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,599 Speaker 1: like Javail right, I think we have short memories to 233 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: forget that and forget that we forget that javl started 234 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: every game last year, and how frustrating some of his 235 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: like faked the handoff drive from three point line, like 236 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: throw the ball up and like there's nothing really there 237 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: like he and and Drummond has a lot of that. 238 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: Drummond tries to do like Kyrie handles and get to 239 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: the room and finished, when like, dude, you're a big dude, 240 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: just go right through them. So like he reminds me 241 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: of that. And again, these will get even less with 242 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: a d here, and those suggestions will get even less 243 00:12:17,160 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 1: with Lebron there. So um, again, he was four for 244 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: like seven tonight. I know those misses are loud, like 245 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: he was a plus he was he was. It was 246 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: like he was a plus fifteen before the game ended, 247 00:12:28,760 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: which was a Laker high. So it's just like sometimes 248 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: the eyes don't really match because his game, his misses 249 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: are so loud and his mess ups are so loud, 250 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: but like he is being productive. I feel like so 251 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: I would look at him more in the Javail kind 252 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: of role, where Market is like the Dwight, really veteran 253 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: guy who's been a defensive Player of the year kind 254 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: of guy. Right, you put Mark into the Dwight role 255 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:52,199 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, that's the guy will get minutes my opinion, Mason, 256 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: I appreciate you, uh coming on and talking to get 257 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: someone else up here. Yeah, thanks, man, appreciate. Let's see here, Ryan, 258 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 1: what's up? What's are you doing? My question is, say 259 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:10,680 Speaker 1: all hell breaks loose in the East, right, and the 260 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: seventies sixers somehow beat the nuts. How do you guys 261 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: think the Lakers match up with the seventy six ers. 262 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 1: It will happen. It will happen. I actually like that 263 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: matchup for the Lakers. I think I think the Laker defense. 264 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: I've talked about this a lot over the last two years. 265 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: I've done it with in pods, with Jason Maples and 266 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: with Raj and I think I think the Lakers have 267 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: one of the best defenses of all time. And I 268 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: think ironically they kind of build up with reputation as 269 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: a team that can their effort can fade in and out. 270 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: But I think they're one of the best defenses of 271 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: all time, and I think that teams like the Sixers 272 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,560 Speaker 1: that have some weaknesses offensively with their decision making and 273 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:54,559 Speaker 1: their uh and and beads. Biggest weakness is his ability 274 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: to pass out of double teams. Is like he ever 275 00:13:56,880 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: want assist the game in his last playoff series, he is. 276 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: He's the player that the Lakers are gonna find a 277 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: way to make him make adjustments in a playoff series, 278 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: and I don't think he'd be able to. If you 279 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: watch that fourth quarter when the Lakers almost one in Philly, 280 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: uh and be killed them all night. But late in 281 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 1: the game there was a lot of digging from Schroeder 282 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: and digging from KCP that made him feel uncomfortable, and 283 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: then a lot of times flat out doubles and then 284 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 1: really tight rotations on the back end, and a D 285 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: even an individual defense when he actually gave him a 286 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: little bit of space instead of getting attached to his 287 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: body which is actually playing directly into Mbat's hands. A 288 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: D did a really nice shot on him down the 289 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: stretch of that game too, and I just and then 290 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: throwing the frank adjustments that he's gonna be able to make. 291 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: Like I I think, I think the Lakers are are 292 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: built for that type of matchup. Personally, Yeah, I got 293 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: the Lakers is six if that happens. Uh, Like I said, 294 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: I just I think, yeah, you know, I picked Philly 295 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: to come out the East. But Frank does a good 296 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 1: great job of, you know, make in your weakest points, 297 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, stick out. I think he's just really gonna 298 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: make Ben a score. You know, I don't know if 299 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna be able to do that. Yeah, yeah, for sure. 300 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: And Philly is a team that can kind of one 301 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: of the few teams in the league that can kind 302 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: of match the Lakers physicality, right, and Beads are really 303 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: physical dude. Ben Simmons is a super physical dude, especially 304 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: at the guard position. Um, he's he They really hunted. 305 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: They really hunted like Shrewder with Ben Simmons in that 306 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: first matchup, that's gonna be in trouble. They're gonna do 307 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: the same thing like k CP. So that's my struggle 308 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: with Philly. I think they're really good. I agree with you, 309 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 1: I think the Lakers probably win. That's also a tough 310 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: matchup to me. I just think I beat is a 311 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: tough guy. Even the Lakers are probably trapped and make 312 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: him try to create out of double teams more. Um, 313 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: that's still that's still a really fun matchup. Um, are 314 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: you guys worried at all that the ability that Philly 315 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: you can just throw two special defenders at the Lakers 316 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: two best players like debility, throw Simmons on Lebron and 317 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 1: m ideas. I'm not wor I'm not worried about Lebron 318 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: being stopped in the playoff series. Just yeah, it hasn't 319 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: happened so long. I think the last the last series 320 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: he was legitimately bad was two thousand left in the 321 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: NBA Finals. Like after that, like if he got beat, 322 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: the team was just better. He was still special. So 323 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: that doesn't concern Like Lebron James would not be the 324 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 1: reason the Lakers losing my opinion, if if they do lose, 325 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: that's That's what I'm saying. Yeah, and not only that, 326 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: Like since basically two thousand and fifteen and the Finals 327 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:28,240 Speaker 1: when his efficiency tanked, there hasn't even been a team 328 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: that's made him like uncomfortable, Like you you can put 329 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: him down for plus from the field thirty five plus 330 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: percent from three right around twenty eight to thirty points 331 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: and you know nine and nine or whatever. Uh that 332 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: like I agree, like in in a d has legitimate 333 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 1: advantages over and beat. He's he's got quick he's got 334 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: a quickness advantage and uh uh and beat uh you 335 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: have the ability to pull and beat out of the pain. 336 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: This is another thing where Dennis is such a huge 337 00:16:56,560 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: advantage because you know, Dennis legitimately is a great matchup attacker. 338 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 1: And if you have a situation where Ben Simmons is 339 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 1: giving Lebron some problems and a d s not attacking 340 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: him bid, but he's pulling him out of the paint. 341 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: That gives That gives Dennis a chance. You know, maybe 342 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: it's Seth Curry whoever it is that he's on, but 343 00:17:17,359 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: I dentist just gives you a little bit more versatility 344 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: to attack them as well. Yeah, for sure, Ryan, appreciate 345 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 1: you get thanks Ran okay, And then I think we 346 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: have one more ruge? Ruge? What's going on? What's the deal? Baby? 347 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: I was listening having some fun because uh, I come 348 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:41,720 Speaker 1: in peace from Rockets Twitter and we suck. So what's up? Man? 349 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: I figured I'd check in and see what the Lakers 350 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: are up to. Man up chilling, Um. I just wanted 351 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: to drop in man and say two things. I think 352 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: Jason and Jason and Jason actually both of you nailed it. Um. 353 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: Number One, the defense is too good. So all of this, 354 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,480 Speaker 1: all this stuff we're talking about, you that you're talking about, 355 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: how does Drummond fit all this other stuff? If and 356 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: when Lebron James comes back, none of none of that 357 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 1: ship is gonna matter. First of all, offensively, like I mean, 358 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 1: like you're just talking about, he hasn't even been slowed 359 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: down in what half a decade maybe more, um, And 360 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: I think people forget that. And obviously you have the 361 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: pieces around him that you all know, a guy like Schroeder, 362 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: if like, in order to slow Lebron down, it requires 363 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 1: a tremendous amount of attention, and a guy like Schroeder 364 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: is gonna eat off of, you know, being on an 365 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: island against whoever is guarding him. Um. And in addition 366 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: to that, man, even if things don't click on offense, 367 00:18:38,240 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: the defense is just too damn good, you know. I 368 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: think a guy like Gassoul is gonna slide right back 369 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 1: into place with Lebron's return, and if he doesn't. I 370 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: think Drummond's overrated defensively to some extent, but he's still 371 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: gonna plug in like it's it's just gonna click. I don't. 372 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: The only trouble I see potentially for the Lakers in 373 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: the Western Conference is if you're not at full hell 374 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: and you slide to the six and you face the 375 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: Clippers in the first round while you're not at full health. Um, 376 00:19:07,119 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: and even then, I still would put my money on 377 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: Lebron James. Yeah, I agree. I guess I have a 378 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: question because if you watched the Lakers, I guess up 379 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,200 Speaker 1: close right when you played they played the Rockets last 380 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: year and then Guy's one. You guys won Game one, 381 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: At what point like in that series, did you kind 382 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 1: of realize like, hey, this is not going to happen, 383 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: Like there was a point right where the Lakers kind 384 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: of figured out Houston, I guess. And do you say, 385 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: like game three, I guess is when you kind of 386 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 1: saw that just from the Lakes prospected that was my perspective. 387 00:19:36,680 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 1: Did you feel that same way as a Houston fan 388 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: kind of like in like Game three? Yeah, I mean, look, 389 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: I remember previewing that series with Sku Smith's rest in peace, 390 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 1: and we talked about you know, I was, I was 391 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: all in on Okay, look, man, the small ball works. 392 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: We spread the Lakers out, like, you know, once we're 393 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: able to take advantage of those individual matchups, we can 394 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: really give them trouble. And after game one, now the 395 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: caveat is I never bet against Lebron James. Lebron James 396 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 1: terrifies me when I'm playing again when your team is 397 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,400 Speaker 1: playing against him, right, obviously, Um, but after game one, man, 398 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: I felt good, and then after game two I started 399 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,159 Speaker 1: getting shaky. And then once you go down to one 400 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: to Lebron, like, it's trouble. Right. Part of that, though, 401 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,679 Speaker 1: had to do with the fact that, uh, you know, 402 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: I was extremely critical of Mike D'Antoni and I still think. 403 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 1: I don't think the Rockets would have won, but I 404 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: think they could have competed a little better had they 405 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: adjusted better. Um, but he doesn't adjust, you know, he 406 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: just kind of runs like the base offense that he 407 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: runs and and leaves it up to like read and 408 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: react place. And part of that is Frank Vogel is 409 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:41,400 Speaker 1: pretty damn good. I don't know, I'm sure Lakers fans 410 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: love him. I don't know what he's how he's thought 411 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: of at large, but um in terms of adjustments, in 412 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: terms of like pushing the right buttons, I would put 413 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: a lot of faith in Frank vogel Um. You know, 414 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: especially you know Jamal Murray's out the one team I think, 415 00:20:58,920 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: like I said, I think you could run in some 416 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: trouble with the Clippers in the first round. I would 417 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: also I'm also really really interested to see Phoenix. I 418 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: think Phoenix might be interesting, but I don't think there's 419 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 1: anyone good enough to take the Lakers down, not even Utah. 420 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: You know, Utah is going to be one of those 421 00:21:12,040 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: teams that, like, they look good and crisp right now, 422 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 1: when they're moving the ball, all that stuff looks great. 423 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,359 Speaker 1: But when a defense schemes specifically to put I think 424 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,680 Speaker 1: Jason timp earlier, you were saying, you know, in a series, 425 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 1: once you force inferior players to Joel Embiid make plays 426 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 1: similar right in Utah, once you force their like they're 427 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 1: lesser players to make those big plays and hit those 428 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:39,439 Speaker 1: big shots, I don't think it's gonna happen personally, so, 429 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: but I mean to answer your question, Yeah, game three, 430 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: once we went down to one. You know, once we 431 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: went down to one, I was like, all right, it's 432 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: a rap. And then House was out and I was like, Okay, 433 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:54,679 Speaker 1: that's definitely a rap. He is he is an adjustment, 434 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: a type of player, and that that is something that 435 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: I think is is a weapon. We always like make 436 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: holes and I did a pod last year. And remember 437 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: we used to talk this was during that playoff roun. 438 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,640 Speaker 1: We used to joke that when the role players played well, 439 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:10,280 Speaker 1: the Lakers would beat the ship out of you. And 440 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: then when they put when when they played okay, they 441 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: went by fifteen, and when they played bad, they'd barely win. 442 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: And it was because and it was because like they 443 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: they they won with their defense and whatever they got 444 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 1: out of everybody. It was just kind of like, how 445 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: bad are we beating you tonight? And there towards the end, 446 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: I thought they hadn't figured out so well. I was 447 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: the guy who got in trouble for this because people 448 00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: thought I was, you know, shooting on Jimmy Butler, which 449 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: is not what I was trying to do. I was 450 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 1: just talking about the Lakers. But I'd be like yelling 451 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:41,159 Speaker 1: from I'm I'm yelling from the mountain top I'm like, 452 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: they're not trying to I guys, They're like, no, Jimmy's 453 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: going for forty. I'm like, no, no no, no, they're literally 454 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: not trying. I could tell. I could see it, you know, 455 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: And then uh, Pete a Pete from Lake a Field 456 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 1: Room saved us all by putting out a thread showing 457 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: what I was talking about. But like, literally, like the Lakers, 458 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: they were so dumb in it there at the end 459 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: defensively that they would have nights where they wouldn't bring 460 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:05,160 Speaker 1: it and they would end up in these dog fights 461 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,480 Speaker 1: and they'd lose a couple of them. But I thought, 462 00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: you know, people attributed it to fatigue, but what they 463 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: did to Miami in game one in Game six of 464 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: that series should like literally should be illegal, like as 465 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: they absolutely and completely shut them off in the first 466 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: half of both of those games, like to the point 467 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 1: where they like, you know, what it reminded me of 468 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 1: is like when you watch a one seed play a 469 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: sixteen seed in the n C Double A tournament and 470 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: their guards just aren't getting any separation and all of those, 471 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: like all the things they were able to do in 472 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: their little conference play just isn't working anymore. And then 473 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: it's like in the deficit is like thirteen to two, 474 00:23:44,040 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: but it feels like it's a forty point game like that. 475 00:23:46,720 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: That's that's what it feel felt like for me to 476 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 1: watch that Laker defense, like and then then they get 477 00:23:52,359 --> 00:23:53,719 Speaker 1: a big lead, and then they let their foot off 478 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: the gas and you know, the game would end however 479 00:23:55,359 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: it would end. But I think they're I think that 480 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: it's literally that good. And it all is on the 481 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: strength Anthony Davis being you know, the transcended defensive player 482 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: that he is, uh, and then Lebron being his versatile 483 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: battle like Lebron's kind of turn transition to being like 484 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,119 Speaker 1: kind of a back line communicator, got the type of 485 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: guy saying yeah, exactly and and and which where it 486 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 1: can use his brain to blow up plays. Um. And 487 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,640 Speaker 1: then they just have these ridiculous ball pressure guards all 488 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: over the place that they can rotate in and out. 489 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,919 Speaker 1: They got like six of them now, so they can 490 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 1: rotate him in and out. And it's just like this 491 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 1: incessant line of crazy ball pressure funneling you into the 492 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: craziest defensive back line in the league. And I think 493 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: I think that makes him really tough to be. I mean, 494 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: look on the other hand, so you know, when the 495 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: Rockets were relevant, a lot of Rockets fans would talk offense, offense, offense. 496 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: You know, if we can do X y Z on offense, 497 00:24:46,760 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: how does Russell Westbrook fit on offense? But at the 498 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,239 Speaker 1: end of the day, they couldn't defend, you know, and 499 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 1: we we always focus on offense because we love offense 500 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: and whatever the funk. But at the end of the day, 501 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: like I said, the Lakers defense is gonna be too good. 502 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,600 Speaker 1: So in those games where the role players aren't on 503 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: and if Anthony Davis isn't being Anthony Davis there, like 504 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: you said, they're still gonna be in the game. When 505 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 1: the role players are on and a d is on fire, 506 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: they're gonna thump people. Assuming Lebron is back. I see 507 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: people talking on Twitter like, oh, this is the most 508 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 1: wide open, you know, playoff race in a long time. 509 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: And I'm just like, how do y'all do this every year? 510 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: Every year? How do we forget? Like it's like it's 511 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: Lebron man and he's known tim f you uh, you 512 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: alluded to this. He's known for flipping the switch, man. 513 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: I mean, he's like he's put the blueprint in the 514 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 1: template forward, like when it's time to play, they flipped 515 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: a switch, and they might not even do it from 516 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: the beginning of the game. They might wait till the 517 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,320 Speaker 1: third quarter, they might wait till the fourth quarter. But 518 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: when they flipped the switch, it's on. And the other 519 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: thing is this year, like last year, you know, there 520 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: were players that you could call unproven as far as 521 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: like a postseason run goes right. I didn't think Mark 522 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: Keip Morris was going to do with Mark Kiep Morris did, 523 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:57,560 Speaker 1: but he did k c P like earned his worth 524 00:25:57,880 --> 00:26:02,640 Speaker 1: certified stamps Caruso, you know. And then now you have 525 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 1: a guy like Schroeder, who I think will sufficiently replace Rondo, 526 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:09,639 Speaker 1: super super potent in the in the playoffs. I mean 527 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: he killed the rockets. Um you have I mean there's 528 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: trust in th h T. And then you gott I 529 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 1: got like Montrese Harrold. I know he's kind of been 530 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,439 Speaker 1: up and down, but like all you need is, you know, 531 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:22,439 Speaker 1: a four minute spur from those types of guys to 532 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: like save a either make a run or to you know, 533 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: buy some time when Lebron's on the bench, and then 534 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: the rest is gravy. So you know, I think the 535 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,720 Speaker 1: Lakers are winning it all unless someone's hurt um And 536 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 1: I just think it's funny to see. It's kind of 537 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: like what we did with the Spurs, right every year 538 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,520 Speaker 1: they're too old, This is the year they're too old, 539 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,600 Speaker 1: you know. And then no, that was not the case. 540 00:26:42,600 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 1: They would go and win at all, you know what 541 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: I mean. So, yeah, there was another game this year. 542 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: I don't know if you guys remember this, Maple's raj h. 543 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,879 Speaker 1: It was the last time they played Denver when Lebron 544 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: and ay b were both healthy. And then it was 545 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: kind of close and competitive until about the middle of 546 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:03,159 Speaker 1: the third quarter, and then the Lakers kind of clipped 547 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: the switch and Denver suddenly could Denver suddenly couldn't score, 548 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:12,919 Speaker 1: you know, was the game was putting clamps. Yeah, like Denver, 549 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 1: Denver could not score, They could not score the basketball. 550 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 1: Yeah like yeah. And then the same thing happened in 551 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: the playoffs. If you guys remember the game they lost again. 552 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: They blew the one that Jamal Murray did the Jimmy 553 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: dance down the court. Uh, the one Rondo just was like, 554 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take the ball away from Javal Murray every 555 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: time he crosses that court. Now like like it was. 556 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,679 Speaker 1: It was. It was pretty ridiculous like that. They're just 557 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: they have these defensive ceiling moments that I don't think 558 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:40,120 Speaker 1: any other team can hit. And then I think that's 559 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: they're one of their many calls and one of their 560 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: many calling cards. And they're just so versatile, dude, Like 561 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:47,640 Speaker 1: they like gasol will help you match up with literally 562 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:51,919 Speaker 1: the top four seeds in the West got eighten Zubots. 563 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,040 Speaker 1: If you run into Nurkics, he can cover you there too, 564 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: you know, and like you got Drummond, you got We 565 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: already talked about the Wings like they're just so versatile, 566 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: you know. Let me ask you this, Maples, let me 567 00:28:03,359 --> 00:28:06,239 Speaker 1: ask you this. How do you think you match up 568 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: with the Nets? Are you afraid of the Nets? Assuming 569 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: that they're healthy? No, I don't think. I said this 570 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: several times. The Nets are not my favorite until next 571 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: I only think they're coming out of the East. I 572 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: just think seven games together, that's just too much to overcome. 573 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: You got new coach injuries. I think somebody said something 574 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,680 Speaker 1: Katie hasn't played six games in a row like four 575 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: years or something like that. It was like crazy, So 576 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 1: there's there's serious health considerations. You got a rookie coach, 577 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: you know, j Anthony isn't known for adjusting. I just 578 00:28:37,119 --> 00:28:38,920 Speaker 1: I don't see it. But next year, when they retool, 579 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: they'll be my prohibitive favor to win it all. But 580 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,480 Speaker 1: this year, I just I can't see it. With seven 581 00:28:43,520 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: games played with your three man guys hardening Katie are 582 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: going to be dealing with some type of helping all 583 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 1: the way through. I just I don't see him going 584 00:28:50,800 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 1: to the finals. But if they do get there, then 585 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: that's the lakers toughest assignment defensively, But they are the 586 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: NBA team best equips to defend the nets in my opinion, 587 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: So can you elaborate on that. I just think the 588 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:09,760 Speaker 1: Lakers they're they're switchable one or one through four pretty much, 589 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: and even like if you put a d at the five, 590 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: he can blow up pretty much any pick and roll 591 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: because he's able to switch on anybody that the nets half, 592 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:21,680 Speaker 1: maybe except for Kyrie, but I don't mind that because 593 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: if Kyrie has a ball, that's less James Harden, and 594 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: James Harden is our best decision maker. So I'm not, 595 00:29:26,400 --> 00:29:28,400 Speaker 1: you know, tripping off that, but I just think they're 596 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: the best team as far as defending the Nets skills, 597 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: but I'd like feeling to come out to the East 598 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: this year. This is the year. I think people are 599 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: also sleeping on Milwaukee. By the way, I agree with 600 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: what I said, what that's a good point. What I 601 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: said was you got us is different this year and 602 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: Drew how upgrading blessings you holiday? Oh my god, that's 603 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: I can't even. I also think they're gonna get some 604 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna get some big play out of 605 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: some random bench guys bring forward shooting off the bench. 606 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 1: I think Bobby Porters might have a big game or 607 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: two in the playoffs. People kind of sleeping on that 608 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: he makes and bigger. I mean, he can make some 609 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: terrible decisions and play some bad basketball, but he's the 610 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: kind of guy that I think he's going to be 611 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: a gamer. So I think people are I think the 612 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: fatigue of like Janice, you know right, they're basically the 613 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: fatigue has settled in. And it's funny because I spent 614 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: a lot of time trashing honest because obviously I'm a 615 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: Rockets fan. Um, but I think ironically enough people are 616 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: sleeping on him this year because of the fatigue. I 617 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:24,320 Speaker 1: think that's good for them, though I would rather be 618 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: coming from their position. They can't play. They play Lopez 619 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: too much in Marquee matchups. Yeah, he's been bad this year. Yeah, 620 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: he played too much the five. Yeah, they're running a 621 00:30:42,600 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 1: lot more of that. They go to Drew Holiday nice 622 00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 1: picking roll at the end of games now, which is 623 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:48,960 Speaker 1: really nice. I feel like it really gets them, gets 624 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 1: them going. Devincenzo. I feel like took a step up. 625 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, like they ran to the East before. Right there, 626 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: they're kind of in the Paul George room to me, 627 00:30:57,200 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 1: right and the like they might run PJ. They remember 628 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 1: on PJ, Tucker is five. Yeah, anybody anybody but Lopez. Yeah, 629 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: there was the Bill Simmons and his most recent podcast 630 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: was joking that when he watched that Janice possession from 631 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: the top of the key against the Sun's, he was like, 632 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: this has an eighteen percent chance of working. It was 633 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:20,520 Speaker 1: funny because I was like, I thought the same thing 634 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 1: as it was happening, Like they just have to get 635 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:26,200 Speaker 1: away from trying to make you honest into something he's not, 636 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: because that's going to be the thing that could get 637 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,959 Speaker 1: him be Like he just like when he's in that position, 638 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: where he's attacking in isolation. It gets a good set 639 00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: up defense. I just don't like their chances. That's the 640 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: one thing they got to avoid. Yeah, I mean, when 641 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: your best player can't shoot very it's very simple, you know, 642 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: it's just hard to trust it in the crunch, especially 643 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: when people are targeting you. Yeah, he's gotta be a 644 00:31:49,680 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: big man in the clich right, Like he's got to 645 00:31:51,760 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: become like a roller and all that once you get 646 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,920 Speaker 1: him the crunch time, it feels like, but this is true, 647 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: Holiday man, just Blesso has been born aline unplayable. In 648 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you playing thirty minutes a game of nothing, 649 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,040 Speaker 1: and I think they upgraded that with a with a 650 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: high level two way guard. I think that might be 651 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: the difference. As far as sailing Maples, let me ask 652 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:19,720 Speaker 1: you this, assuming it's got to be a veteran minimum contract, 653 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: what does your fourth and fifth man look alike? If 654 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: you're Brooklyn next year and all your like your your 655 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: key lineup that you go to Kadie Party and Kyrie, 656 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 1: you've had an offseason. You're signing dudes that are veteran 657 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:36,719 Speaker 1: minimum level players. What are you putting around them that 658 00:32:36,760 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: makes them the like you know the bona fide title favorite. 659 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: Well I'll say this before I A, uh, guys are 660 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:45,520 Speaker 1: gonna take pay cuts to play for the Nets that 661 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: they do with the Lakers because it's a championship opportunity. 662 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: I think those would be the two teams that scoop 663 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: up all those you know, lower level or high level 664 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: free agents looking for a wrinkle take a pay cut 665 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:58,120 Speaker 1: to go somewhere else. Like I think the Nets will 666 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: find a like Bill get a surge about the tech, 667 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, Like they'll they'll get a 668 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: Wesley Matthews who could probably get money elsewhere will come 669 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 1: play with them. So just those type of guys I'm thinking. 670 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I don't know these a lot of these 671 00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: guys contract situations, but I'm trying to think who would ship. 672 00:33:13,960 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: We'll just think like an the archetype of player, Like 673 00:33:16,720 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: what what do you think they need in order to 674 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: be Like my biggest thing concerned with them would be 675 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:26,280 Speaker 1: any lineup that has hardened Kyrie and k D is 676 00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: not a physical lineup like I amble to think it 677 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: would have to be p J. Tucker type of players 678 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 1: like that, or like an Egual Dollar like who's made 679 00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: his money. He's a free agent, you know what I'm saying, 680 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: Like they're like, I think they'll be in a help 681 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: for a guy like you doll will play with him 682 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 1: for the minium That was scare the hell out of me. 683 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: If they got a good dollar like guys like that 684 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 1: who have already made hundreds of millions and looking for 685 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: like another championship opportunity, like, I think that will be 686 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: a great gift for him. That's my that's my biggest 687 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 1: question with them this year, because like even when they 688 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: had le broncos Aldred, like they're they're big man rotation 689 00:33:57,680 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: is basically, are they comfortable playing Jeff k d at 690 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,479 Speaker 1: the five or they have are they have twenty one 691 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 1: year old you know, uh Nick Laxton and then or 692 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: they can go to thirty year old DeAndre Jordan's or 693 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 1: you know, Blake Griffin whatever it remains of him. So 694 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,760 Speaker 1: it's kind of like a really weird big man rotation 695 00:34:14,840 --> 00:34:16,799 Speaker 1: that they have to go to. That's my question with them. 696 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: Can those bigs hang on against like d mbiads and 697 00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 1: the uh you know and and the other players that 698 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: they have to go, all the bigs that they have 699 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:25,800 Speaker 1: to go through uh, not even getting to the Lakers, 700 00:34:25,800 --> 00:34:27,640 Speaker 1: even though I still have them coming out of the East. 701 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: But still, like I feel like that's their biggest question 702 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,799 Speaker 1: to mean that they'll probably shore up in the off season. Um, 703 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:36,200 Speaker 1: if it doesn't work out. I mean, just like I said, 704 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:39,919 Speaker 1: it's all these m Harvard, all these teams have flaws. Yeah, 705 00:34:40,440 --> 00:34:43,799 Speaker 1: it's just as no matter who the coach's adjustments, which 706 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:47,320 Speaker 1: primetime players, they're gonna step up when it matters, hey, 707 00:34:47,360 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: you know timely shot making. Hey, but that's exactly why 708 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: the Lakers are gonna win it, because all these teams 709 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 1: have flaws. And you if there's any chink in your 710 00:34:57,520 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 1: armor and you're going against Lebron James, it's a rap. 711 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: I mean, I know that's like shallow analysis, but but 712 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: like it's just facts, you know what I mean, Like 713 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 1: you look back as like Maple said it, right, last 714 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: time he played like a bad series was straight up 715 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,239 Speaker 1: over a decade ago Obama first term. So I mean, 716 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, man, any team has a weakness, he 717 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:22,760 Speaker 1: is going to destroy it. Um yeah, by my only, 718 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:27,160 Speaker 1: but my by just had to be unbiased picking team 719 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:32,440 Speaker 1: that could Probably it would probably be the the Clippers, 720 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 1: because that's the team that there's me man, they have, 721 00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: they have the closest, Like I think last year was 722 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,880 Speaker 1: outlier for Kauai. He's usually money in the playoffs, so 723 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: I'm I'm I'm chalking that up for him. Paul George, 724 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:48,239 Speaker 1: I don't know what I'm gonna get, but Kauai is 725 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: probably the closest thing to probably match somewhat a percentage 726 00:35:52,560 --> 00:35:55,640 Speaker 1: of what Lebrown does, and if they get the shooting 727 00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:58,400 Speaker 1: that they've been getting all year, the series could go longer. 728 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 1: But aside from that, out West, I just I don't 729 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:05,879 Speaker 1: see much. I think I think the reason they'll play 730 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:07,760 Speaker 1: different in the playoffs this year is because of Rondo. 731 00:36:08,320 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 1: I think they've needed like a facilitator. Yeah, you know, 732 00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 1: like a high i Q basketball player from the guard 733 00:36:14,320 --> 00:36:17,320 Speaker 1: position that can also handle the ball. It's not Patrick Beverley, 734 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: what it wasn't je Williams um so you know, I 735 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:23,080 Speaker 1: think the Clippers could do. They also got size, a 736 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: little more size with Ibaka and the Tomb, but you 737 00:36:25,560 --> 00:36:28,600 Speaker 1: could argue those are like a little softer than maybe 738 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:30,359 Speaker 1: not Ibaka, but the Tomb is a little I feel 739 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:33,319 Speaker 1: like a little softer um when going up against someone 740 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 1: like Lebron and a d but Clippers and then I'm 741 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:39,920 Speaker 1: really really interested to see Phoenix, really interested to see Phoenix. 742 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:43,640 Speaker 1: My only my only thing with Phoenix is the guy 743 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:47,360 Speaker 1: they're gonna lean on has never done it before. Like 744 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,040 Speaker 1: when it comes down to it, like I've seen Chris 745 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:53,879 Speaker 1: book or Chris Paul actually, like it's gonna be tough 746 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 1: for him. His whole career, he's been great. He's a 747 00:36:55,960 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: Jesus floor Razor four a team, but it's hard to 748 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: go to him at the end of big game. Is 749 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,279 Speaker 1: because of his size. That's always been the issue with 750 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:04,840 Speaker 1: where he was with it was with the Clippers or 751 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:08,440 Speaker 1: New Orleans. It's whatever he laid those playoffs, it's hard 752 00:37:08,440 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 1: for him to get shops off. So it's gonna be 753 00:37:10,080 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 1: Booker and he's never done it before. That's everything you 754 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:15,719 Speaker 1: need to win the championship. I got sized, they got 755 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: switchable wings, I got the shooting, they got the floor general, 756 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,799 Speaker 1: they got the guy. He's never done it before, and 757 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:24,480 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to see a guy in his 758 00:37:24,680 --> 00:37:27,600 Speaker 1: first year doing it pushing it all the way to 759 00:37:27,680 --> 00:37:30,040 Speaker 1: the finest unless you get like a d Way type. 760 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: This kid just you know, just lightning in the lightning 761 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:34,840 Speaker 1: in the you know pop this year, you know what 762 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,680 Speaker 1: I'm saying. So I agree, I agree with you, But 763 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,440 Speaker 1: I do think that while he's not gonna be enough 764 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:43,680 Speaker 1: to push him over the hump, Chris paul Um, he's 765 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:45,400 Speaker 1: gonna he's gonna scare the hell out of you. I 766 00:37:45,440 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: think I agree that. I agree like that Second Friends, 767 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:50,759 Speaker 1: that second World Series. But if we get if we 768 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,200 Speaker 1: get Clippers seven second, like it looks like right now, 769 00:37:53,480 --> 00:37:55,200 Speaker 1: like that's that's that's a six or seven game or 770 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:58,800 Speaker 1: in my opinion, yeah, yeah, and Devin Booker is a 771 00:37:58,880 --> 00:38:02,160 Speaker 1: killer and that it is legit score, Like I feel 772 00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:04,880 Speaker 1: like that's going to translate really nicely into the playoffs. 773 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:06,959 Speaker 1: They have two dudes who can just create a shot. 774 00:38:07,000 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 1: I feel like that's really tough to cover good like that, 775 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:12,560 Speaker 1: which which Jake Crowder are you getting you getting the 776 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:18,759 Speaker 1: are you getting exactly? You get getting the blind? He's 777 00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 1: he's a versatile guy for them though, like the shooting, 778 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 1: he's either Clay Thompson with Dreds or he's blind. Their 779 00:38:29,880 --> 00:38:32,200 Speaker 1: their roster just makes sense to me, like that, you know, 780 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 1: you got a big, big physical wing like Jay, You've 781 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:38,320 Speaker 1: got like kind of more slender, but the wings that 782 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: that lean on length like mcil bridges and Cam Johnson. 783 00:38:41,960 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: Everybody can shoot, you've got size inside, and you've got 784 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 1: a two alpha dogs and so all of those things 785 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: to me just like makes sense. Like I always talking 786 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:53,640 Speaker 1: about with playoff teams like can you defend? Do you 787 00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 1: have alpha dogs and can go toe to toe with 788 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:57,520 Speaker 1: the Stars and the other teams? Do you have versatility? 789 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:00,919 Speaker 1: And the Suns have all of those things. I don't 790 00:39:00,920 --> 00:39:03,719 Speaker 1: think they're gonna win, but I mean the roster makes 791 00:39:03,719 --> 00:39:05,800 Speaker 1: sense to me. It's just that there are other teams 792 00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:09,120 Speaker 1: like the Lakers that makes sense to me more. But 793 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:12,520 Speaker 1: I do there if I was GM of the Sons, 794 00:39:12,600 --> 00:39:14,880 Speaker 1: that's what I would have shot for, if that makes sense. 795 00:39:15,400 --> 00:39:17,600 Speaker 1: So just the last thing I'll say before I get 796 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: out of here, just to make sure no one's scared 797 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:28,200 Speaker 1: of Utah, right. Uh, It's it's man. I'm trying to 798 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:33,360 Speaker 1: be saying that as respectfully as possible. Just Gobert is 799 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 1: an all time for being an all time defender, he 800 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,719 Speaker 1: just doesn't strike fear to anybody, Like if you watch, 801 00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 1: like nobody's scared of go there, like of all the 802 00:39:41,280 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 1: all times defenders in NBA history. Jason, I don't think 803 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:48,239 Speaker 1: he's an all time defender quite frankly, I don't. I 804 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:51,360 Speaker 1: just don't. I mean, looks like I said, like despite 805 00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: all the stats putting out there and say otherwise, you 806 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,879 Speaker 1: you're even saying he's not all for that. Like that's 807 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:58,640 Speaker 1: that's the lack of fear he puts into opposing you know, 808 00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 1: fans and players like you. Just I kind of proved 809 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,839 Speaker 1: my play right there, like right beyond that. Man. I mean, 810 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:05,839 Speaker 1: I've rooted for a team that went toe to toe 811 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:09,000 Speaker 1: with those guys twice in a row, and we just 812 00:40:09,320 --> 00:40:11,480 Speaker 1: exactly we disposed of them. There were nothing. I mean, 813 00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 1: there were times where you know, he made shots difficult 814 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,560 Speaker 1: or you know, Harden had to hit the float or whatever, 815 00:40:16,600 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 1: but like we whooped their ass, you know what I mean. 816 00:40:18,120 --> 00:40:20,839 Speaker 1: So I don't know. I mean, they're obviously I guess 817 00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:23,279 Speaker 1: Devil's added kids Like that's James, Harden and Chris Paul, 818 00:40:23,360 --> 00:40:25,239 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. Like that's not every not 819 00:40:25,320 --> 00:40:27,720 Speaker 1: every team has that. Like to me, I'm hired on YouTube, 820 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:31,120 Speaker 1: you got you got Lebron James, my boy. Yeah, I'm 821 00:40:31,160 --> 00:40:33,399 Speaker 1: not saying like for us, but to me, like because 822 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: I saw people do this with the Lakers last year, 823 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:37,560 Speaker 1: Like the Lakers were winning at a ridiculous place last year, 824 00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, people still saying, oh, they might lose to 825 00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:42,120 Speaker 1: Portland or you know, even even the Rocket Series, which 826 00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: I feel like it was closer than it seemed. Like 827 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,040 Speaker 1: Utah's winning at a ridiculous place pace, Like you have 828 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,239 Speaker 1: to kind of respect that at what it is you 829 00:40:49,320 --> 00:40:51,759 Speaker 1: do you do? Yeah, Like that's why I'm hired on them, 830 00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:53,479 Speaker 1: and I think I'm higher on Mitchell of the most. 831 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:55,520 Speaker 1: Like I don't think he's a superstar, but like I 832 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:59,480 Speaker 1: can see him winning a series with this scoring. Bitch 833 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:01,239 Speaker 1: have to prob Mitch is gonna show up. He's gonna 834 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:06,000 Speaker 1: get Don't you worry about his decision making? I worry 835 00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: about his decision making. I mean he's he's twenty three. 836 00:41:08,640 --> 00:41:11,480 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying is 837 00:41:11,520 --> 00:41:16,840 Speaker 1: that he's gotten way better out. I think he's awesome, 838 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,959 Speaker 1: but I think he has Russell Westbrook ruined the game 839 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:25,759 Speaker 1: with port No, No, he doesn't. He's just inefficient. He's 840 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 1: got Russell Westbrook's inefficiency at times and when you're when 841 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:31,400 Speaker 1: you're playing against somebody with no margin for air like 842 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 1: Lebron James. You just can't do that, you know. I 843 00:41:34,680 --> 00:41:38,080 Speaker 1: I hope I'm wrong for the sake of him and 844 00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:41,719 Speaker 1: what will happen to him. But he, to me, is 845 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,200 Speaker 1: the kind of guy that in the Pivotal Game five 846 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:46,800 Speaker 1: will randomly shoot forty shots even though it kind of 847 00:41:46,840 --> 00:41:50,840 Speaker 1: takes the offense out of rhythm. Yeah, like he's got 848 00:41:51,400 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 1: That's that's what the Lakers are going to force from Utah, 849 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:57,480 Speaker 1: because Utah that heavy pick and roll. The Lakers are 850 00:41:57,480 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 1: gonna switch everything and the ball is gonna be with 851 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:02,239 Speaker 1: Mitchell sayings with seven seconds at one o'clock and then 852 00:42:02,320 --> 00:42:04,239 Speaker 1: you and Clarkson are going to just have to be 853 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:07,319 Speaker 1: he rolls individually, so that that's what it's gonna That's 854 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 1: what's gonna happen to Utah. I guess the Lakers in 855 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:11,560 Speaker 1: my opinion, Yeah, that's what I was saying. I was 856 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:13,640 Speaker 1: saying earlier, like they're what they do right now is 857 00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,280 Speaker 1: they moved the ball beautifully and they get the open shot. 858 00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:18,879 Speaker 1: But when you get into the playoffs and you don't 859 00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:21,640 Speaker 1: care about that, or you like decide, hey, when the 860 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:26,120 Speaker 1: ball hits ex person, we don't care you disrupted, you know, 861 00:42:26,160 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: and then then they're gonna, like you said, they're gonna 862 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:29,520 Speaker 1: be forcing to put the ball in someone's hands to 863 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:31,880 Speaker 1: go when I wanted to create, it's gonna be Mitchell's 864 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:33,760 Speaker 1: gonna be Clarkson, and it's not gonna be enough against 865 00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:36,400 Speaker 1: the Layers. Yeah. I see people compare them to the 866 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:38,799 Speaker 1: Rockets a lot, and I feel like differences. They have 867 00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:40,520 Speaker 1: a lot more of emotion offense, right, I feel like 868 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:43,759 Speaker 1: Houston with a lot more isolations on hardened, and then 869 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,319 Speaker 1: they're they're all predicated on screen roll and then they 870 00:42:46,320 --> 00:42:49,120 Speaker 1: take advantage of that when you switched a little tougher. 871 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:51,359 Speaker 1: But man, do they chucked like they just chucked the three. 872 00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:54,880 Speaker 1: You don't even have to it's not even like open. 873 00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,720 Speaker 1: I swear like Ingles has like two ft two inches 874 00:42:57,760 --> 00:42:59,759 Speaker 1: of space and he just flings it up. And then 875 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:02,080 Speaker 1: get has like the that that can really be like 876 00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 1: you can really be hot or cold. Ran the playoffs 877 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 1: with that, especially if the shooting is not going. But 878 00:43:06,320 --> 00:43:10,160 Speaker 1: that's right. I think Mitchell comes in and I'm interested 879 00:43:10,239 --> 00:43:14,080 Speaker 1: to see if really if the Clippers in jazz shooting 880 00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:16,520 Speaker 1: stage the level this is a stork be It's like 881 00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 1: almost what they're doing from three. So I'm that's what 882 00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:22,160 Speaker 1: I mainly stayed in the playoffs like it's no way, 883 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:25,600 Speaker 1: it won't. It won't. Roger, You're right, they just get 884 00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:26,880 Speaker 1: it up. Rocks playing in the other day, I was 885 00:43:26,920 --> 00:43:29,560 Speaker 1: watching they just get it up from anywhere, and right, like, 886 00:43:29,640 --> 00:43:32,000 Speaker 1: that's that, that's that, you know. I hate to be cliche, 887 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:35,040 Speaker 1: but it's not because it's the regular season, but it's 888 00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:37,799 Speaker 1: because it's like we talked about in the postseason, when 889 00:43:37,800 --> 00:43:39,879 Speaker 1: they make it, when the defense is going to make 890 00:43:39,960 --> 00:43:43,560 Speaker 1: a concerted effort or a conscious decision to give shots 891 00:43:43,640 --> 00:43:46,399 Speaker 1: up to some someone specific or to give specific types 892 00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:49,279 Speaker 1: of shots of like adjusting to that on the fly 893 00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:51,319 Speaker 1: if you if you've been doing it for seventy two games, 894 00:43:51,360 --> 00:43:53,560 Speaker 1: is very difficult, you know. So as soon as some 895 00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:56,040 Speaker 1: of those shots stopped falling, I think they're gonna stall out. 896 00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:58,440 Speaker 1: Now I think I think they're gonna be good. But 897 00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:00,319 Speaker 1: I think the Lakers will stall them out for sure, 898 00:44:00,840 --> 00:44:04,480 Speaker 1: just Devil's advocate. But the Utah they have four guys 899 00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:06,319 Speaker 1: that could really not get down those I'm like, they 900 00:44:06,400 --> 00:44:08,879 Speaker 1: have a guys non shooting four. They keep my four 901 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:12,200 Speaker 1: guys who can legitimately shoot at a time. So that's 902 00:44:12,239 --> 00:44:14,360 Speaker 1: that's the only kind of can It's like, who do 903 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:16,200 Speaker 1: you want to shoot? They're all going to be able 904 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,440 Speaker 1: to take them, and they can make them like decently, 905 00:44:19,160 --> 00:44:21,200 Speaker 1: that's true. Do you remember do you remember when we 906 00:44:21,239 --> 00:44:23,040 Speaker 1: watched the Knicks play the other night, we were talking 907 00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:25,680 Speaker 1: about how they defend like the Lakers, and how there 908 00:44:25,719 --> 00:44:29,279 Speaker 1: just doesn't seem to be an opening. Um, that's kind 909 00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:31,040 Speaker 1: of That's kind of where I worry about with them, 910 00:44:31,160 --> 00:44:33,719 Speaker 1: is like the Jazz right now in the regular season 911 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:37,040 Speaker 1: take advantage of the fact that defenses are just a 912 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:40,360 Speaker 1: little more sloppy and openings are more likely to appear. 913 00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:42,759 Speaker 1: And so while I agree with you that like their 914 00:44:42,800 --> 00:44:45,719 Speaker 1: design makes sense, like they do not play non shooters, 915 00:44:45,719 --> 00:44:50,200 Speaker 1: which is why they're high volume hasn't led to lower efficiency. However, 916 00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:53,440 Speaker 1: in a playoff series, like a team like the Lakers 917 00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:56,640 Speaker 1: who is extremely dialed in with their rotations are going 918 00:44:56,680 --> 00:44:59,840 Speaker 1: to take are going to massively lower their shot quality. 919 00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:03,360 Speaker 1: And I think that that and then like in teams 920 00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:05,399 Speaker 1: that do that to the Lakers, it's like, okay, well, 921 00:45:05,440 --> 00:45:09,200 Speaker 1: I'm literally going to use this these two physical beemits 922 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:11,680 Speaker 1: to get to the rim, you know, and then how 923 00:45:11,719 --> 00:45:15,120 Speaker 1: that can kind of contort the defense generated wide open three. 924 00:45:15,520 --> 00:45:17,080 Speaker 1: I mean, what did you do? What did the Lakers 925 00:45:17,080 --> 00:45:19,720 Speaker 1: do to the Rockets? The Rockets were jack and fifty 926 00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:22,680 Speaker 1: a game, and the Lakers dictated the pace to where 927 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:25,160 Speaker 1: the Rockets in the in the post season against them 928 00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:27,440 Speaker 1: in the series, they were shooting like thirty five game, 929 00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:29,319 Speaker 1: thirty game, and like it just got to a point 930 00:45:29,320 --> 00:45:32,240 Speaker 1: where mathematically, as a fan, I was like, all right, well, 931 00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:35,600 Speaker 1: if we're gonna go thirteen and thirty six, we're gonna lose. Um, 932 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:38,000 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And that's what happened. That's 933 00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:40,440 Speaker 1: exactly what happened. So I think something similar will happen 934 00:45:40,719 --> 00:45:42,799 Speaker 1: against you. So it's different, like you said, because they're 935 00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:45,400 Speaker 1: more motion and the Rockets were just like ISO. But 936 00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:47,640 Speaker 1: it's kind of the inverse of the Like the Rockets 937 00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:49,400 Speaker 1: problem was they didn't trust the ball to go to 938 00:45:49,440 --> 00:45:52,360 Speaker 1: other people. I think the the Jazz problem against the 939 00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:56,240 Speaker 1: Lakers will be do they trust whoever is creating to create? 940 00:45:56,320 --> 00:45:58,200 Speaker 1: Like is Donovan Mitchell go on one on one against 941 00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:03,080 Speaker 1: k CP or Caruso Lebron being funneled into Anthony Davis? 942 00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:06,200 Speaker 1: Is that gonna get it done. I don't know, that's funny. 943 00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:08,080 Speaker 1: You talk, you talk having the best season ever and 944 00:46:08,080 --> 00:46:10,920 Speaker 1: they might get Curry and Lebron back to back series. Man, 945 00:46:15,719 --> 00:46:18,239 Speaker 1: But but YO, appreciate your man. Uh. I gotta get 946 00:46:18,239 --> 00:46:19,880 Speaker 1: I gotta get out of here. But it was fun talking. 947 00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:22,200 Speaker 1: So go Rockets. Good luck to the Lakers. I got 948 00:46:22,200 --> 00:46:24,120 Speaker 1: my money on l A as long as Lebron's playing. 949 00:46:25,160 --> 00:46:29,680 Speaker 1: Thanks for hopping in, my guy, I appreciate it. I 950 00:46:29,719 --> 00:46:32,800 Speaker 1: gotta go to guys. I am pushing almost five hours 951 00:46:32,800 --> 00:46:36,359 Speaker 1: to sleep. Everybody you hopped in. Thank you guys so much, 952 00:46:37,120 --> 00:46:39,520 Speaker 1: and I'm glad we were finally able to get get 953 00:46:39,520 --> 00:46:41,400 Speaker 1: some people to hop in and shot with us in Maple's. 954 00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:44,600 Speaker 1: You know how much I appreciate you, man, and I 955 00:46:44,640 --> 00:46:46,319 Speaker 1: thank you for taking a couple of hours to hang 956 00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:50,479 Speaker 1: out with us tonight. And I was love BRONC man. Yeah, 957 00:46:50,520 --> 00:46:52,799 Speaker 1: thank you A long time coming in. I have you 958 00:46:52,840 --> 00:46:58,720 Speaker 1: on be smooth. Sorry everybody, good night. Thanks