1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Guess what we're back in the NBA is almost back 2 00:00:04,559 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: to we're getting little tastes, little taste, well, at least 3 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: me know what the opening night games look like, Christmas 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: Day games. Looking at the schedule, will be discussing that. 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: And you know the official Miles and Jack got Mad 6 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: Boosey's Top five under twenty five with the host of 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: the Chase Down pod Justin Rowan, I'm Miles Gray, then 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: I'm Jack O'Brien, and this is Miles Jack Gott. You know, yeah, 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: a little heavy, little heads, little bron and then went 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: up with it. Anyway, Yes, welcome to the show. We 11 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: got Justin Rowing in the building, the man with the 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: cabs voice the Chase Down I think with the cabs 13 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: the cab voice even isn't that what's the subtitle of 14 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: the Chase Down? I don't think we have a some 15 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: as far as I know voice. Yes, Justin you are. 16 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,840 Speaker 1: I think your handle is what calvs Hanada? That's correct, 17 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: and you are coming to us from Canada as well? Correct, 18 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: that's correct. Winnipeg, Manitoba, and you are Oh wait, okay, okay, okay. 19 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: I heard a lot of interesting stories about that place. 20 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: We'll talk about that off air. Yeah, yeah, for sure, 21 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: for sure. I have a Canadian friend who all the 22 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: good stories about Canada seemed to take place in Winnipeg. 23 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: Oh good, they were good stories. I was more like 24 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: it was bad and I'm like, you know what, we 25 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: don't need to expose the national audience. People already make 26 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: fun of us enough. But I'm happy to hear that 27 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: they're good stories. Yeah, and so for you, wait, you're 28 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: a lifelong Cavesman, that's correct, a lifelong Cavs fan. Uh, 29 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: growing up, especially a little less so now because Winnipeg 30 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: has finally ended it's championship curse. But just by the 31 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: mention of a championship curse, I think you can see why. 32 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: There's some of the parallels between Winnipeg and Cleveland, both 33 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: cities with just very curse sports history, very similar kind 34 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: of fan mentality. Things always seemed to go wrong the city. 35 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: Everyone kind of makes fun of that, you know, had 36 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: had a bright past and people make fun of its presence. 37 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: But both boats is kind of on the come up. 38 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: I like Carlos Boozer growing up and then obviously Lebron 39 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: getting dry. Yeah, we're going all the way back to 40 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: Carlos Boozer. I was wondering, because you know, everybody has 41 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 1: those weird like fandoms. Like when I was a kid, 42 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: I loved Bill Cartwright because he shot weird and I 43 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:29,119 Speaker 1: shot weird. I love Dave Winfield. He's still my all 44 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: time favorite Major League Baseball player, and looking back at 45 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: his stats, he was not like he struck out a 46 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: lot man and I remember those strikeouts. But Carlos Boozer 47 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: is so funny. That is not who I was gonna 48 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: who I was gonna guess, you know, And and it 49 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: speaks to what high school basketball is in Canada, where 50 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: I was trying to like find, you know, the big 51 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: man with a bit of a jumper that I can 52 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: model my game after, even though I'm only six too. 53 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: So it is Carlos Boozer. Rashid Rashid Wallace was one 54 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: of my favorite players growing up. I've got the Portland's 55 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: sheet jersey in my cloths not too far away from me. Um. 56 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: But yeah, and then Lebron getting drafted there obviously helped 57 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: kind of move the needle. I wanted a Central Division 58 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: team to to root for because you know, you kind 59 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: of had those same parallels. I was a Bears fan 60 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: as well growing up, but I didn't want to go 61 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: Chicago Bulls because I felt like, you know, bandwagon jumping, 62 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: Let's let's go with the young, up and coming guy 63 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: in Lebron James. And after the decision, I wasn't sure 64 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: which way the fandom was going to go, but I 65 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 1: ended up doubling and tripling down on the calves. That's 66 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: when I started blogging about the team and eventually podcasting, 67 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 1: and here we are today. I'm I'm a loyal guy. 68 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: Love that, love that? And how many? How often do 69 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: you get to go to Cleveland? I went twice last year. Um, 70 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: I think I've been about six times overall. Um, first 71 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: time back in I actually got to see Lebron's last 72 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: game in Cleveland as a member of Miami. That was 73 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: my first game I ever watched in Cleveland live, which 74 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: is kind of a cool experience that that was my 75 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: recruiting trip to bring him back. Um. But congratulations, Yeah, 76 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: thank you. I deserve all the credit there. But yeah, 77 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: if I've been going a couple of times or at 78 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: least once a year the past few years and have 79 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: really really enjoyed it, the city has become more and 80 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 1: more enjoyable to go to and I think it's, uh, 81 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: it's an underrated gym for sure. How does it? So? 82 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: Would you like, are there similarities? Like even when you're 83 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: in like coming from Winnipeg to Cleveland, you're like, I 84 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: can feel the similarities or do you like when after 85 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,559 Speaker 1: physically going there, you're like, Okay, not quite the same vibe, 86 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: but on paper it's it's feeling the same. It's similar 87 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: in like just being a really kind of friendly town. 88 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: You know, like you go around, everyone's very sports focused. U. 89 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: There's a very good food scene in both cities, bars 90 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: with where everyone's kind of friendly and you can just 91 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: have a good time. Um. And those are kind of 92 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: the main similarities and the things that I really value 93 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: in the city. But you know, that's that's part of 94 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: coming from a city of like eight dred thousand and 95 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: that of a five million um person metropolis right where 96 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, someone's being friendly, what do they want from me? Yeah? Exactly, 97 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: you gotta be suspicious, Yeah exactly. I wish I didn't 98 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: have that guard up. And now you guys got a squad. 99 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: I mean, the Cleveland Cavaliers are an exciting, young, up 100 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: and coming team with a great core in place. So 101 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: that's that's got to be exciting. Yeah, it's really exciting. 102 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: It's nice to have something that's organic and um. By 103 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: the end of eighteen, I was pretty ready to kind 104 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: of move on from the Lebron experience, because you have 105 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: you're not just dealing with the Lebron team, You're also 106 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: dealing with like the weight of the legacy and everything 107 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: that's going on. And I got made fun of on 108 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: the podcast at the time for being like, you know what, 109 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: I'm kind of ready to move on the cupboards Bear. 110 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: There's not really a lot of moves left to be 111 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: made to make this relevant. I'm interested in seeing if 112 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: they can build something like grit and grind type situation 113 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:57,679 Speaker 1: with the calvs and and the fact that they managed 114 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: to build something organic and and you've got all these 115 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: young players under twenty five years old. I know we're 116 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: discussing top players under twenty five. It's got a lot 117 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: of them. They've got a lot of really promising players. 118 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: I remember you said at the time, I've got my 119 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: eye on this twelve year old named Darius Garland and 120 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: this nine year old named Evan Mobley and un were 121 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: in the gym just watching you know binoculars. Yeah, Scottie 122 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: Barnes too were watching him back then as well. So 123 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: you know, considering that, you know, there's a little bit 124 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: of added pressure now, expectations are rising. What do you 125 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: see as like a realistic next step or what what 126 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: do you see the next evolution being? Yeah, I would 127 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: say right now for the Calves, this season is about 128 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: finding out how much they can win now with what 129 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: they have, because you look at it last year, Garland, 130 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: Allen and Mobili only got forty games together and almost 131 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:56,200 Speaker 1: none after the trade or the All Star break, and 132 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: you look at that at the All Star break they 133 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,160 Speaker 1: were half game out of the first one seed in 134 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference. Obviously, weird things rapping with Brooklyn Philly 135 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: wasn't uh the unit that they are today. Boston's a 136 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: lot better now, So I don't necessarily expect them to 137 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: be at that kind of a height, but you know, 138 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: you have something that works with the core three, and 139 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: it's almost like in poker, where you feel like you 140 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: have a good hand, you like the flop and you 141 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: have a lot of outs. They just need like one 142 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: or two of Isaaco Cora colum Sects and Carras Lever 143 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: Lowry Market and o Chaya Bashi. You need like one 144 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: or two of those guys to show that they can 145 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: become part of the core. And after you get a 146 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: sense of how much you can win now with what 147 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: you currently have, I think next offseason is where you 148 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: start asking the tough questions of Okay, what kind of 149 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: wind now moves can we do? What type of consolidation 150 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: moves can we do? Uh? The first round pick to Indiana, 151 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: it's likely to convert at that point, so they'll have 152 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: all their future picks. Do you do what the Atlanta 153 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: Hawks did with de Jon day Murray where you're leveraging 154 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: all of your future first round picks to to make 155 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: that kind of consolidation move. So I think that's what 156 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: we're going to see next offseason. But this year is 157 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 1: once again kind of about that internal growth and seeing 158 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: how much better this group can get. Uh. You know 159 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: you brought up Colin Sexton, and you know he was 160 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: seeking an extension that would have been quite a fee. Uh. 161 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: You know, I see like some fans being like do 162 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: we sit on this? Like you're saying, do we do 163 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: we do we try and cash this in? Do we 164 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: hope to see this thing developed. What's the sort of 165 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: latest with that and is there any interest because it 166 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: seemed like interest dwindled bit. Yeah, I do think like you. 167 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: You look at some of the teams that have been 168 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,199 Speaker 1: reported to have interest, and I know Charis feed or 169 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: Cleveland dot Com said Dallas was interested, But the Calves 170 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: have no interest in anything that they can offer an 171 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: assign and trade um and I think that's the same 172 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: case for a few of the teams that have interests 173 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: in calling Sexton. So I think the thing right now 174 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: to keep in mind that people forget the Calves don't 175 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: want to start that repeater or tax right now, right 176 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: like you, you don't want to to start that that 177 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:57,719 Speaker 1: clock because all of a sudden becomes a bigger and 178 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: bigger penalty and you're in kind of the warrior shoe. 179 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: And as much as I don't think they're going to 180 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: be afraid to spend in the future, they're not a 181 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: contenter yet and we're still talking about internal growth. So 182 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 1: the offerer that's out there right now, I know there's 183 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: reporting saying that it's the most that can be offered 184 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: between where the cat like the room that they have 185 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: until the luxury tax, but the thing to keep in 186 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: mind there as well, Kenneth have fifteen players on their roster, 187 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: someone has to get moved. Even if Sexton is back 188 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: on a qualifying offer, someone's going to have to be moved. 189 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: So once that move occurs, I think you're going to 190 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: then be looking at a situation where, Okay, how much 191 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: more room do we have between where we're at now 192 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: and the luxury tax And maybe there's gonna be some flexibility, 193 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: maybe there's not. At this point, I think it's a 194 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: realistic possibility that's back on the qualifying offer, But it 195 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: also wouldn't surprise me that if they make a move 196 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: to clear up some space, let's find a multi year deal, 197 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,839 Speaker 1: even if it's similar to like what Gary Trent Junior 198 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: signed with Toronto where it's two years guaranteed and then 199 00:09:56,840 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: a player option, so you still kind of have that 200 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: bet on yourself anger. It wouldn't surprise me and that 201 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: would probably be my guests. But but again that's that's 202 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: not based on any sourcing. That's just based on kind 203 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: of the reports that are out there now. The Colin 204 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: Sexton thing, like Jabari was pointing out, till last year, 205 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: he only played eleven games due to injury. The year before, 206 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: he averaged twenty four points, four assistant, three rebounds in 207 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: just his third season in the league. Like I I 208 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,439 Speaker 1: that totally missed me. That, Like, that's like, those are 209 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: good numbers and its crazy good numbers. And I think 210 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: the thing people forget as well is the Darius Garland 211 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: leap we saw last year started the year before he 212 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: and I think it was about fifteen games in April, 213 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: he was averaging twenty two and seven. And while he 214 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 1: was doing that, callin Sexton was putting up ridiculous numbers 215 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: as well. Like the two of them were playing well 216 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,920 Speaker 1: off of one another, and Sexton was playing well off ball. 217 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: I think there's always going to be concerns about having 218 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: two guys are six one six two kind of playing together. Uh, 219 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: the only real situation that we've seen that work is 220 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 1: Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet both at five eleven winning 221 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: a championship. But even then, you had, like Danny Green 222 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: is an option, You had Kauai, you had Marcusol, you 223 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: had a bokle like you had Sam. You had so 224 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: much length around them. So I think there's a reason 225 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: to believe that might work because the Cavs aren't exactly 226 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: short on length when it comes to the front court um. 227 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you do have to kind 228 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: of weigh all these situations and if he wasn't coming 229 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 1: off this meniscus injury, um, my feelings about the situation 230 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: might be a little bit different because even though guys 231 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,840 Speaker 1: do bounce back from that, you also do have situations 232 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: like a Lonzo ball right now, where yeah, this should 233 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: be good, but issues come up again in the future 234 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: and you have trouble getting healthy. And I think teams 235 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: have to be careful right like you want to. You 236 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: want to think the best and all everything Kobe Altman 237 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: and the team has said is hey, Sexton started the 238 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: turnaround of our culture. He's such a big part of 239 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: what we do. We want him back. Darius Garland as 240 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: that he wants him back, but you have to kind 241 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 1: of advocate your side, and I would expect, you know, like, 242 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: it doesn't seem contentious at this point, and maybe it's 243 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: just a matter of waiting out to see if there's 244 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 1: a possibility to clear up a roster space and clear 245 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: some cap room, even if it's as a third team 246 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: in like a Donovan Mitchell or Kevin Durant trade or 247 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,719 Speaker 1: something along those lines, right right, The teams that are 248 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,720 Speaker 1: involved in those trades can can do pretty well even 249 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: if they're not the recipient of Donovan Mitchell or Kevin Durant. Yeah, 250 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: I mean we got Jared Allen as proof for that. Yeah, 251 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: you guys are kind of the best best example of 252 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: that I'm speaking of, which I mean all the moves 253 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,320 Speaker 1: happening right now or potential moves and talk of there 254 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: are no moves, I feel like. But the Celtics, I 255 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:47,959 Speaker 1: don't want to hear that, but we did get you know, 256 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: we start the schedule, came out and we see the 257 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: opening night games, the Christmas Day games, and I wonder 258 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: if there's anything to read into that, Jack, how are 259 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: you feeling Sixers the Celtics opening I mean, alright, so 260 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: a lot of people are like, well, they split last year, 261 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: but once the Celtics had it going, they beat the Sixers. 262 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: But I think fifty like in one of the last games, 263 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: and that was like once Hardened was on the team. 264 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: I believe um it was. It was not. I don't know, 265 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: will you watch live is the question? No, of course not. 266 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: You're gonna get yourself the DVR, DVR protection, protective cone. 267 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: That's right, protective cone. But the Celtics are gonna be 268 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: really good again. I'll probably watch it live. I don't know, 269 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: I'm not, I'm not. I don't have that much tied 270 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: up in the sixers anymore, so I'll probably watch it 271 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: live and the first game of the season, you know 272 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 1: what I mean. If anything couldn't have too much weight 273 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: unless it's setting you up energetically emotionally, and then maybe 274 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: that's one thing, but it feels like you could get 275 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: through it. Meanwhile, the Warriors gonna be hosting the Lakers, 276 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:55,439 Speaker 1: so we will watch them get their fancy rings. I'm 277 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: not mad at I'm not mad at that. I'm not 278 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: mad at that at all. I'm interested to see how 279 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 1: Lebron place after looking at the Warriors received their rings. 280 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: That that that will be fun because you know, like 281 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: even thought last year right where he turned it up 282 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: for a game and beat the Warriors, and you know 283 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: that he's still capable of those one night performances. Yeah, 284 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: that photos in that game. Most it's crazy. I love 285 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 1: those like ego response kind of performances to be like, yes, 286 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: that's what I love to see from these top athletes. 287 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: You're not just here to want make space jam movies. 288 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: He's still got some fire in you. I wonder if, like, 289 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: speaking of that, I wonder if he was sweating at 290 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: Draymond's wedding because it was him, Draymond, his Steph all 291 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: going like throwing four's up for their four rings in order. 292 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: That's right, that's also throwing four fingers up. But we'll see, Yeah, 293 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: it'll be it'll be an interesting performance. I have a 294 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: feeling the Warriors might prevail that one. Probably it's safe bet. Yeah. Uh. 295 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: And then Christmas Day though Bucks verse, Celtics, Sixers verse, 296 00:14:57,520 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: Nick's Son's verse, Nuggets, Lakers, mad of Grizzlies, Warriors, but 297 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 1: no omission seems to be the nets. We're not getting 298 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: nets basketball on Christmas Day? Now? Is that time to 299 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: sound the conspiracy theory alarms and say, what do they 300 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: know that we don't? Or it's just like I honestly, 301 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 1: I think like the NFL's playing on Christmas Day, right, 302 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: so you have to kind of go with your known commodities, 303 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: like you need to to make sure that I mean, 304 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 1: the one exception would be the next but the Knicks 305 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: might have a better team then than they do now, right, 306 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: Like they've been in plenty of trade rumors as well. Um, 307 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: so I think it's just going with the known commodities 308 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: because you don't know how it's going to go with 309 00:15:39,240 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: the Brooklyn situations. So you want to put your best 310 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 1: foot forward. You you want to be competitive in the 311 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 1: rating standpoint. And who knows. I mean, Boston plays on 312 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: Christmas Day, so maybe Kevin Durant will be playing on 313 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: Christmas Day, right, Um yeah, First I thought the Knicks 314 00:15:55,320 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: were a typo. I thought that was supposed to be 315 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: the nets. I thought was Sixers nets, which they were 316 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: always there, there always, they are always there. I was. 317 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: I was saying, it's a little bit like the Lions 318 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving Day, the Lions and the Cowboys there, they're 319 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: just always there. Um, the and I'm sure it's in 320 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: Madison Square Garden, right Yeah. The Knicks always draw, MSG 321 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: always shows up well on TV. Like and it's also 322 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: like it's that nice kind of easy into the Christmas 323 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: Day schedule to write, Like you wake up, you're a 324 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: little tired, maybe you had a few libations the night before. 325 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: Oh there there's the next plane in some game that 326 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: doesn't have a lot of consequences. This lets me get 327 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: my feet wedding, and then I can watch these better 328 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: matchups later in the day while maybe maybe you're still 329 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: doing some prep for for whatever meals you're having throughout 330 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 1: the day. It's it's just a nice way to ease 331 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: in this in the napkame, Yeah, just snooze. Which one 332 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 1: are you looking forward to? Most of those Christmas Day matchups? 333 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: Buck Celtics, Sixers, Knicks, Son's Nuggets Like Christmas, These Warriors, 334 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: I like, yeah, I'm I think I'm with you because 335 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: that's that that got spicy in the postseason. The you know, 336 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: we we learned that the Warriors have a Tostito's bag 337 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 1: worth of chips on their shoulders still, and the Grizzlies 338 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: aren't aren't backing down from anybody, and just like that 339 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: playoff series, the Grizzlies aren't going to be healthy for it. 340 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,280 Speaker 1: You know, the Warriors already are catching breaks and there's 341 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: my bitter cas fan coming through. But Jaren Jackson Jr. 342 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: Likely won't be in that game. So maybe Brandon Clark 343 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: will will step it up and and rep for up North. 344 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, still time, still time, all right? Should we 345 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,159 Speaker 1: take it? Break? Yeah, let's take it. Let's do it 346 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: all right, Let's take a breather real quick. We'll be 347 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: right back just twenty second time and we're back. Uh. 348 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: And yes, up top, we're talking about the Calves having 349 00:17:55,520 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: a pretty pretty solid young core. Uh. And you know, plus, 350 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: we're in that point of the summer where people are 351 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 1: starting to put lists together and compile things to be like, hey, 352 00:18:06,560 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: we can still talk. There's still some fun things to 353 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: talk about. So we decided, hey, why don't we add 354 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,920 Speaker 1: to the mix and discuss the official mad Boost these 355 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: top five under twenty five. I know you came in 356 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: with a list of your own, Justin, but just you know, 357 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: for the listeners for this one, I think we're gonna 358 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: ask Justin for his top five players under twenty five. 359 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 1: Now you can decide, Justin, whether you want to make 360 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: it solely based on who is popping right now, or 361 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: whether you want to factor in you know, someone's high 362 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: ceiling potential, etcetera. And we know you have that I 363 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:39,959 Speaker 1: that you pick out like kids in middle school and 364 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: stuff like that. Did you see the brawnie dunk? That's 365 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 1: why I do have to mention the brawnie dunk. Yeah, 366 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: that is I. That's probably the offseason basketball play that 367 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: I've watched the most times in a twenty four hour period. 368 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: That was that was really there's something about the physics 369 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: of what he did there. It's it for people who 370 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,879 Speaker 1: haven't seen. It's like a little inside out dribble and 371 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 1: then he is like sort of gliding by the basket 372 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: and dunks it with his right right on that he's 373 00:19:11,240 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: on the left side of the basket, and then like 374 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: ducks under the backboard. I was, I don't know, it 375 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: was kind of cool, like, I don't it seems like 376 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:22,359 Speaker 1: he's operating with different laws of physics, not just a 377 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: clever name he has turns it turns out. And the 378 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: fun part about it too was I actually thought like 379 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: he was moving kind of like slow in the open court. 380 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: Like it was like, oh, like he's not he doesn't 381 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: really have that acceleration. UM. I started off the clip 382 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: being like, oh, man, like what we're doing this Lebrony 383 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,239 Speaker 1: stuff because he's Lemron's kid, blah blah blah. And then 384 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, he just kind of takes off 385 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: out of the aware and just he ms on the guy. 386 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: And that was so much fun. That was really good. 387 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: But for my top five under twenty five, I went 388 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 1: with where the rat now? Um, It's it's so hard 389 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,840 Speaker 1: because like situation can factor in. You're always doing a 390 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: lot of projecting and stuff like that. Uh, do you 391 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: guys want me to like just launch into this or 392 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,680 Speaker 1: how do you want to let the top? All right, 393 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: So obviously I've got a very close focus on the cast. 394 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:15,719 Speaker 1: I watched them more than anyone else. I'm not going 395 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,520 Speaker 1: to sit here and act like I watched a d 396 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: two games of every single team, but I do watch 397 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: an unhealthy amount of NBA basketball. But when you guys 398 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:26,399 Speaker 1: asked me this, I thought, you know what, even though 399 00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: I'm an I test guy in my heart, real Hooper 400 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: in the blood, Um, I'm going to look at some 401 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: stats just to kind of get an idea, and I 402 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 1: think ep M does a good job of kind of 403 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: like capturing it. So I just looked at who they 404 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: had as their top five under twenty five, and it 405 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: was Tatum, Trey, Jared Allen number three, which I thought 406 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: was interesting, Luca Garland, Desmond Dane Jaw, Jaren Jackson Jr. 407 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: And LaMelo. I looked at that and I said, that's interesting. 408 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: I love three kas on the top five, but I'm 409 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: even I'm not that big of a homer. I'm not 410 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: going to go that route. My top five under twenty five, 411 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: I got Luca number one, Jayson Tatum number two, Trey 412 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: Young number three, John number four, and Darius Garland number five. 413 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,359 Speaker 1: And my bias here is really about offensive engines. With 414 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:14,679 Speaker 1: the exception of Jayson Tatum, all of these other guys 415 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: make other players better on their teams at a very 416 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: high level. You can basically have a functioning offense with 417 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: those guys and and very few options around them. I mean, 418 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: Garland had awful spacing last year, Luca didn't have a 419 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: lot of help, Trey Young has been making things work, 420 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,920 Speaker 1: and Jahn is obviously he's John, He's fantastic. So that 421 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: is my top five. So the Tatum shade is appreciated 422 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 1: and I love it. Um Boston last year was as 423 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: good as a team can be without a single point 424 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: guard or a single person that can dribble like that. 425 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,920 Speaker 1: That was the eight Heads. They probably if you play 426 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: that series a hundred times, they probably win like maybe 427 00:21:54,840 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 1: like four day to fifty percent of the time against 428 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: the Warriors. But that that is absolute. Eight and I 429 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,720 Speaker 1: love the addition of adding Malcolm Brogden because they needed 430 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 1: someone that can set the table. But Tatum, as good 431 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: as he is, he's not that guy, Like that's not 432 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: his particular strength. The fact that he is still on 433 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: under twenty, like it's so wild to me and doing 434 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: this like he has been here for so long. Yeah, 435 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 1: it really feels like the top four is kind of 436 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: nailed on with Luca, Jah, Tatum, Trey are all like, 437 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: you know that that feels pretty easy. And then I 438 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: didn't hear a lot of MAXI talk in your your 439 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:40,680 Speaker 1: top five and that that is a mistake you will 440 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: live to regret that. That's how I'm going to round 441 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: out my top five. Uh, with apologies to Anthony Edwards, 442 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: who you know, if we're just going highest high point, 443 00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: like in the in the off season, like he he 444 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: really seemed to be rounding into something, so I have 445 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: high hopes. I feel like I might regret putting him 446 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: out of out of my top five by the middle 447 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: of this season. But yeah, I love Aunt and Max 448 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: is a good shout as well, although like if we're 449 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: comparing guards, I think, uh, Sexton and Max, he's probably 450 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: more of a conversation. You know those fast guards that 451 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: don't play defense and don't really get a lot of 452 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: guys involved, but you know, put up points in a 453 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,479 Speaker 1: fun way. I think Cats have their own Maxi and Sexton, 454 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,320 Speaker 1: But of course that's just a little bit of a shade. 455 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: But Anthony Edwards is one of my favorite players in 456 00:23:29,840 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: the league. I have them really high. But when you 457 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: look at it, Garland average more points Morris Sis after 458 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: the All Star break, even with all the injuries, twenty 459 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: five and ten and efficient and ten like um, he's 460 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: doing like Steve Nash, Chris paula New Orleans type stuff. 461 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: And and for that reason I give him a nod 462 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: over some of these other guys. But it's unbelievable. Like 463 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: the list of snubs under twenty five is extraordinary. I 464 00:23:56,560 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 1: don't I don't remember another time in league history where 465 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: there's this many good players under twenty five. Like we 466 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: haven't even mentioned a mellow right, Like there's Kate Cunningham, 467 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: Evan Mobley, Scotty Barnes, Like Garland is on my list 468 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 1: and he's probably not even the best under twenty five 469 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: prospect on the calves. Like that's that's a really, really 470 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 1: exciting place to be if you're the NBA as a whole. 471 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: I mean Zion. We haven't even mentioned Zion, but I 472 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:26,680 Speaker 1: mean he's that's just injuries. Yeah, oh and obviously shake yeah. 473 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 1: We just I'm a bad Canadian for not mentioning. There 474 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 1: you go. It's and and I like, justin that, you're like, 475 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: you're using you know, reason and statistics to bullsh this argument. 476 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: I just like, at Anthony Edwards, I'm like, but what 477 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: about his vibe score? It's what it is too, Like 478 00:24:45,080 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: I think those four of those top four nailed on 479 00:24:47,280 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: and then that fifth is like sort of like a 480 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 1: Rorshach test of like, all right, what are you seeing? Then? 481 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: Like I love Dr Mark Green from e er Anthony Edwards. 482 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: He will always be Dr Mark Green. Um. But speaking 483 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 1: of international alliances allegiances, um, this was kind of an 484 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 1: interesting thing from stat Muse. They said, who wins this series? 485 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: At one point, as as hockey fans know, as a 486 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 1: former hockey player myself, I know the NHL used to 487 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 1: put the international players versus North American players at its 488 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: All Star Game. With the continued influx of international NBA players, 489 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: would you be in favor of the NBA attempting that, 490 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: and so the Team USA potentially looked like Steph Kauai, 491 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: Lebron Kadie and Anthony Davis uh And also Team International 492 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: could be Luca Andrew Wiggins, Janice and Beid Yokich. That's wild. 493 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: I was trying to find a replacement for Wiggins and 494 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: I couldn't. By the way, there's already three Gobert you know. 495 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: I'm I'm already biased at having three seven footers on 496 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: the floor at all time. Let's let's just get weird 497 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,919 Speaker 1: with it and put them out there. Let's do this right. 498 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:59,600 Speaker 1: That team is so fun though, Luca Wiggins, yeah, and 499 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: be Yeah. The who would win question is tough because 500 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:06,639 Speaker 1: it's like, okay, is this is seven game series? If 501 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:09,479 Speaker 1: it's a one off answers, either of those teams could win, right, 502 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: Like it's it's gonna come down to like who executed, 503 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,159 Speaker 1: who makes the fewest mistakes and all that kind of stuff, 504 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: which is kind of like where the NBA is at again, 505 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: Like I really feel like it's going to be tough 506 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,439 Speaker 1: to see like a super team really emerge in the 507 00:26:23,520 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: NBA right now because even the super teams that form, 508 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:29,640 Speaker 1: they're like we kind of view them as that because 509 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: it's the familiar names. It's like these guys on their 510 00:26:32,040 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: third contracts and back in the day, like Charles Barkley 511 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: was thirty two when he went to the Rockets, Like 512 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: now that you Charles Barkley, like with with modern medicine 513 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: and the way these guys age, would still be a 514 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:46,560 Speaker 1: hell of a player for a few more years. It's 515 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: not a new trend. The new trend is guys being 516 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: productive this late into their careers, whether it's Chris Paul, 517 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, Lebron James um So. Like all these teams 518 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 1: are so loaded, I don't think you're ever going to 519 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 1: see or at least in the next few years, unless 520 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: there's like expansion or anything kind of crazy that changes 521 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,479 Speaker 1: the constructional league. There's not going to be like a 522 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,679 Speaker 1: one sided balance of power in the same way that 523 00:27:09,720 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: we've seen in the past. It really is back to 524 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 1: the point where it comes down to matchups and execution, 525 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: and the best team might not always win, but it's 526 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: whichever team is playing the best at that time and 527 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: taking advantage of the scenario. So I think it would 528 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,919 Speaker 1: be the same thing with the team USA versus the 529 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: International squad. It's also interesting that there's like a type 530 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 1: of like all a lot of the best point guards 531 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: they're coming out of the US, Like you got your staff, 532 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 1: your jaw, you're you know, like hating on shape like 533 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 1: we we we already like corrected and now you're running 534 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: it back right. Yeah exactly. Um, I don't even know 535 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: who that is, uh, but like and then you've got 536 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 1: the super skilled seven footers coming from the international side. 537 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: I feel like big men are you know what when 538 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: you're six four in eighth grade in the US, they're like, 539 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: all right, get get down there and start doing the 540 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: uh lay up drills for They're funny, Like I think 541 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: the best American bigs right now are both on the 542 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: Cavs probably like like at least when you're talking about 543 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 1: like under town, like Jared Allen and Evan Mobile, Like 544 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: Jared Allen is probably going to be the starting center 545 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: for Team USA at some point in the future, and 546 00:28:18,320 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: I think Evin Mobile is going to be right there 547 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 1: in the mix. Yeah, man, It's yeah. What's funny is 548 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:26,440 Speaker 1: like I look at Team International and like in my mind, 549 00:28:26,480 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 1: I can picture all of them juggling a soccer ball too, 550 00:28:31,240 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: Like every single one and again I think, like to 551 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:36,000 Speaker 1: your point to like, I'll always say this that the 552 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: guys coming from Europe, especially soccer is the biggest sport 553 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,719 Speaker 1: out there, and so like they're they're like sort of 554 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 1: athletically coming from a like quick passing movement sort of 555 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 1: mentality of sport. And I see that all the time 556 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: with like these players find the passing lanes off or 557 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: just just releasing it immediately giving the defenders no chance. So, Okay, 558 00:28:57,280 --> 00:29:01,280 Speaker 1: in a soccer game, team international only wins. But I 559 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 1: guess as a proposition, would we be interested in seeing 560 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: something like this, I'm I think I would if it 561 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: reaches a critical mass. I think it's absolutely interesting to 562 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: see how this stacks up because I think it also 563 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: helps us realize how much international talent is actually in 564 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: the league as well. Yeah, I mean I hated it 565 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: for the Rising Stars game because I I all of 566 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: a sudden, like you had guys that really deserved to 567 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:25,960 Speaker 1: be in the Rising Stars Game not make it because 568 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: an international player had to make it in that That 569 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: was the case for Darius Garland as an example, he 570 00:29:31,440 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: didn't make a Rising Stars game in either of his 571 00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: first two years. Um. But obviously when you're talking about 572 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 1: like the top level, you're not going to have that 573 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: issue where you're kind of uh, scraping the fringes and 574 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: adding someone like Boban or whatever just to fill out 575 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: a roster. So I think it'd be a lot of 576 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: fun to see, like even if you want to try 577 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: something out like this at All Star, but again, you're 578 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: then kind of getting into the Okay, who deserves it more? 579 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: Are you going to make half the All Stars in 580 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: international or whatever the case? Maybe so maybe that's just uh, 581 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 1: maybe this is one of those kind of in or 582 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,880 Speaker 1: out of season tournaments that that the n NBA can try, 583 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: right and then to give it steaks like you know 584 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 1: how the Baseball gave their All Star getting steaks by 585 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,160 Speaker 1: making it worth like home field advantage of the World Series. 586 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: Like maybe we do like some trade embargoes or something 587 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: like that with with the international version of US when 588 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: or you get deported nuclear secrets, um exactly pull something 589 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: from the headlines. Yeah right, all right, Well let's take 590 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: another break, we'll come back and we'll we'll close it 591 00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:40,600 Speaker 1: out as we always do with the rapid fire round 592 00:30:40,640 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: of questioning. Buckle up after this and we're back and 593 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 1: justin to close the show out. Get ready, prepare yourself 594 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: for the Miles and Jack mad boost these rapid fire 595 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 1: round of questions. Um like again with this whole segment. 596 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: It's rapid. It's as fast as possible to just respond 597 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: with the first answer that comes to mind, reflexively, no thinking, 598 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: no follow up, just keep it super efficient. Okay. I 599 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 1: don't know what that last sound effect was that I 600 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:19,240 Speaker 1: was doing. I think I was trying to do like 601 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 1: a bullet like kind of ricocheting around, but it just 602 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 1: sounded doing that's not that's not really doing anything for me. 603 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: I don't I don't really know what that is. You 604 00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: can workshop it. Look no one said you have to 605 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: be Michael Winslow from Police Academy on this podcast. Anyway, 606 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:39,479 Speaker 1: start the clock. Here we go, question number one justin rowing. 607 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 1: All titles count exactly the same in the history. Well 608 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:44,840 Speaker 1: you're going to the first one. Okay, all right, you 609 00:31:44,840 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: can do it. Do you want to what we can do? 610 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 1: We did rock paper ships the last time we could drows? 611 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: Do you have a straw ready? And like, how are 612 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: we going to judge the length of two pens? Can 613 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 1: you tell me which one is longer? Okay, oh it's 614 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 1: the uh one that body is green and justin, yeah 615 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: it guess what this shorter? Oh damn? All right, you go. 616 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: I don't think those were lined up probably you're right. Well, 617 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: we'll let it slide. That's fine. Well, here's a tough 618 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: one for you, justin. Here's a brain buster. All titles 619 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: count exactly the same in the history books. But where 620 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: does Cleveland's title rank for you in your all times 621 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 1: sports memories? Oh? Um? Number one? What really? Of all time? Man? 622 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,480 Speaker 1: Because it was an impossible task? And yeah, I agree, 623 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: that might be my favorite sports memory. I mean that's 624 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 1: where I'm at. It was pretty wild to see, that's 625 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: for sure, as a lifelong lebron fan who's dealt with 626 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: so much hate for that guy. The other is in 627 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:58,760 Speaker 1: my top three or like all CFL related to so 628 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,760 Speaker 1: like what and no one wants to hear about that. 629 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 1: When Dwayne the Rock Johnson was playing for the Argonauts, Yeah, yeah, exactly, 630 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: Calgary stamped Stampede all Ricky Williams was Argos great brass 631 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: festival the Calgary Stampede for people who are in brass 632 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: bands like I was back anyway, rapid Fire, justin, where 633 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:22,440 Speaker 1: does Cleveland hosting the All Star Game last year. Rank 634 00:33:23,600 --> 00:33:26,239 Speaker 1: honestly very high. Like I'd say top five for me 635 00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 1: because that's my first time and only time going to 636 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: an All Star weekend, so that that was a lot 637 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: of fun. Dennis Robman bought me a shot. You know, 638 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: it was a good time. I'd ask more, but justin 639 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: I gotta ask you me. We we gotta really keep 640 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: it brief here because this is a rapid fire round 641 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: of questionings. Man, Jack, I thought you were gonna be 642 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: faster than this question number two. Janice was recently asked 643 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:49,720 Speaker 1: about the possibility of plan for the Bulls one day 644 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: and gave an honest answer and essentially saying, you just 645 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 1: never know where life will take you. Could you see 646 00:33:55,720 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: him plan for another team down the one, Yes, but 647 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: not Chicago? Is it weird? So the contact for this 648 00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:05,360 Speaker 1: one because I was like, this question that you wrote 649 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: doesn't really make sense to me. And the question was 650 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: being asked by a local Chicago reporter, So I was like, 651 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: why are why did the Bulls get to ask if 652 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 1: he's gonna play for them? Why not? What? Why not 653 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: any other team? Well, let's find them some first round picks. 654 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:24,799 Speaker 1: Tampering they're they're going down exactly. Um, but yeah, I 655 00:34:24,800 --> 00:34:28,880 Speaker 1: mean I feel like definitely not the Bulls because they're 656 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: a fellow Central Division team. You never you never trade 657 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:39,280 Speaker 1: your globe and generation defining talent to a fellow Central 658 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: Division And if they were, it'd obviously be Cleveland because 659 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: they can work, you know, justin pleae stay focused. Here 660 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:51,719 Speaker 1: is the next question. What's a silly NBA rule you 661 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 1: would introduce if you had the power anything I'm talking 662 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:59,080 Speaker 1: to anything. You are not allowed to foul up three. 663 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,600 Speaker 1: You gotta play straight. I know it's smart, but if 664 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:07,880 Speaker 1: you do, it's an automatic forfeit. I like that now 665 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:11,200 Speaker 1: where the game let them take that three. And you 666 00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 1: watch a lot of basketball, you said an unhealthy amount. 667 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: We can look at your posture to tell like myself 668 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:19,880 Speaker 1: and I'm just a very hunched over sports watcher, but like, 669 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: what what about that rule? Is there's something that you've 670 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: seen time and again that just really irks you. That's like, 671 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: I wish I could make this a rule. I think 672 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,719 Speaker 1: it just like it takes away from the fun of 673 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:31,640 Speaker 1: the game like that, especially if you're down three, Like 674 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 1: I I know it benefits me sometimes when I'm up 675 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: three but you want to have that suspense. I want 676 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 1: to see the best player on the other team with 677 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:40,719 Speaker 1: the best three points or whatever the case may be. 678 00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:44,200 Speaker 1: I want to have the dialogue about all Lebron passed 679 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,640 Speaker 1: into the corner to a wide open Kyle Corver for 680 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:49,839 Speaker 1: that three. I want that instead of the free throw game, 681 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:52,280 Speaker 1: because the free throw game is just not as entertaining. 682 00:35:52,600 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: And at the end of the day, we like basketball 683 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:58,720 Speaker 1: because it's entertained. I know we put so much stakes 684 00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: on all these results, but that's what drives me. Not Yeah, 685 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:05,160 Speaker 1: then you know, I I appreciate your opinion on that. 686 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,439 Speaker 1: I am a fan above all of free throws. That's 687 00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:10,439 Speaker 1: kind of why I watched the game, so I would 688 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 1: just ask you not state it so like matter of factly, 689 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:15,879 Speaker 1: that's just your opinion. Man, I love free throws as 690 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: a Sixers fan. That is what I'm in it justin 691 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I gotta cut you off, man, you gotta 692 00:36:20,680 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 1: keep the answers short. Okay, this is a rapid fire 693 00:36:23,560 --> 00:36:27,400 Speaker 1: under questioning. Alright, which team is poisoned? Take leap in 694 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:32,359 Speaker 1: the way? Teams like Atlanta the year before, Memphis last year, 695 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,600 Speaker 1: even Cleveland last year have done in the past couple 696 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 1: of seasons, Cleveland again running back. Okay, that's a reasonable answer. Okay, 697 00:36:42,520 --> 00:36:47,239 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, here we go rapid fire, Ah, Justin and 698 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: beat a h Okay, okay, Elo or Harper? Who should 699 00:36:56,160 --> 00:36:59,640 Speaker 1: have guarded Jordan's for that last hut? Harper? Mm hmmm 700 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:05,479 Speaker 1: mmm Miles or Jack? Miles? Well, I like that answer. 701 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 1: All right, that was great man, one of the best 702 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:10,720 Speaker 1: guests we've had. I've got one way hate for Philly. 703 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:14,160 Speaker 1: I know Philly never thinks you, but I've got hate 704 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:17,799 Speaker 1: for the Sixers. You know what, even with Jared Allen 705 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,239 Speaker 1: being out those two games, they still needed last two 706 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:23,719 Speaker 1: minutes breaks to win those games against the Calves. And 707 00:37:23,760 --> 00:37:26,279 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't need it to be reciprocated 708 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: in any way. You don't have to ever think about me, 709 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: but I'm up at night, your rent free in my hand. 710 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: I hate the Sixers. I love that you don't have 711 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: to think about me at all. Don't pay me any mind, 712 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:45,239 Speaker 1: but I Dustin Man, thank you so much for coming on. 713 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: Miles and Jack, got mat Boosty whatever. Really fun time 714 00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 1: where people find you and follow you and listen to you. 715 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: You can find the Chase Down podcast now wherever you 716 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:58,319 Speaker 1: guys got this podcast. You can also find us on 717 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,719 Speaker 1: the Calves YouTube channel. If me on Twitter at Casanada, 718 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: just slap the Calves in Canada and you'll find me there. 719 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,799 Speaker 1: I apologize for everything you see after you found that, 720 00:38:07,880 --> 00:38:10,040 Speaker 1: but you know that's that's where you can pay you 721 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:13,240 Speaker 1: know by or beware when you heard it there at Cavsnada. 722 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: It's not just a clever name. He's living the life again. 723 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: Justin thank you so much for joining us on Jack 724 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: Out Matt boost these uh please make sure you subscribe, 725 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,440 Speaker 1: leave a review wherever you can do that Apple Vodka 726 00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:28,920 Speaker 1: because we really appreciate it listeners, and we'll see you 727 00:38:28,960 --> 00:38:37,120 Speaker 1: next time. 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