1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, everybody, 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight Fire for Wednesday, August four, 3 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: and oh my goodness, what a turn free agency took 4 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, folks. I mean, I don't even know where 5 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: to begin. The good news is we got a great 6 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: guest to help us make sense of all the madness 7 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,879 Speaker 1: East and West. Eddie House is coming up. My main man, 8 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: Eddie House played with the Celtics, want to ring play 9 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: with Lebron and Miami lost to the MAVs. Um He's 10 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: been around the block play for a bunch of teams. 11 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: Good player. We talk a little about his NBA draft story, workouts, 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 1: meeting with gms um and obviously we break down free agency. 13 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: We do about fifteen minutes on the Lakers, and we 14 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: recorded yesterday on Tuesday. And the beauty of it was 15 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: in the middle of recording it, news drops that the 16 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: Lakers had signed Are you ready for this? Carmelo Anthony 17 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 1: to a I guess it's a one year deal, right, 18 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: Lakers designed Carmelo Anthony that That was the first part 19 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: of the news and the other one um was that 20 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: they got was it Kemp? I think was it Kemp 21 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,960 Speaker 1: bays Moore? I think it is, but anyways, you'll listen 22 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: to it. When we talked to Eddie House, it's pretty 23 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 1: exciting that in the middle of our interview the news 24 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: breaks of the trade and um, you know, Eddie House 25 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:36,199 Speaker 1: is like kind of floored when I mentioned it to him. Um, 26 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: it's fun. It was really exciting. I'm sorry. That was 27 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: Malik Monk. Malik Monk was the guy that we uh 28 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: the Lakers signed. By the way, Malik Monk, what a 29 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: fine And I think what you guys will realize listening 30 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: to it is, man, we were concerned about the Lakers 31 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: after the Russell Westbrook deal and do they have enough shooting? 32 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: Do they have enough shooting? Can they build on them? 33 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: And I'm just gonna say, trust GM Lebron. We're not 34 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: gonna get into the debate now, but Rob and I 35 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: you know, Rob wanted to talk about a g M Lebron. 36 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: Be careful listen. GM Lebron delivers and I'm you know, 37 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: I'm talking. I'm going on a disputed this morning. I'm 38 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: telling you this right now. Okay, Kawhi Leonard ain't recruiting 39 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: the way Lebron is, Okay, Lebron got Horton Tucker to stay, 40 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: got Kendrick None to come and take less money at 41 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: other offers. Kendrick None is going to the Lakers. Folks. 42 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,839 Speaker 1: This is an unbelievable forty eight hour stretch for the Lakers. 43 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: And I'm sure there's plenty of Laker fans out there 44 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: who are sick of me, or sorry, anti Lakers fans, 45 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: sick of me prattling on about this team. They drive 46 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: a lot of traffic on this podcast. Okay, I don't 47 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: know if I'm allowed to talk about the numbers, but 48 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: they have been monster on some days. We go deep 49 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: into the Lakers, and I'll say this, there was concern 50 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: about the Lakers and three point shooting. In the last 51 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: forty eight hours. They added Kent Baysmore, who shot forty 52 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:04,400 Speaker 1: one percent from deep last year, Wayne Ellington, Malik Monk, 53 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: Carmelo forty, Kendrick Nun. They're gonna be so fungiable on 54 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: the perimeter, switching everything now. I know there are some 55 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: defensive questions. Carmelo, he don't play much defense. Malik Monk 56 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: was horrible defensively last year. Here's the thing behind them 57 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: is Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard. Dwight Howard obviously not 58 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: the same guy he was back in the Orlando days, 59 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: but he proved he could be a Rim protector in 60 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: l a and even in Philly last year. So you know, 61 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: Kendrick nun is a two way guy. Baysmore is a 62 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: two way guy. But the Lakers are gonna be able 63 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: to tinker with multiple lineups and if you can, if 64 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: you have Lebron on the floor and in the corner 65 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: you've got Carmelo Anthony and then also spotting up, you've 66 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: got Malik Monk and you've got Anthony Davis, Like, where 67 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: are you? I just don't know how you're doubling a 68 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: d in the post or collapsing on a Lebron drive 69 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: and then oh, you need to wrestle Lebron. God's great. 70 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,119 Speaker 1: We'll just bring in Russell Westbrook and then we'll bring 71 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: in Wayne Ellington and then Dwight Howard's gonna protect the 72 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: brim and Horton Tucker. Like, I know, Lissa Caruso was 73 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: a big loss. We I get that that stunk, But 74 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: the amount of talent that the Lakers have been able 75 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: to bring in, I know they're old and We'll be 76 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 1: making a lot of geriatric jokes about the Lakers. Trust me, 77 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: I've got a whole stockpile of them. I'm saving for 78 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: the regular season. Okay, but I'm just telling you, like, 79 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: the Lakers are loaded, and Kawhi Leonard ain't recruiting the 80 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: way Lebron is. I know the Clippers don't have as 81 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: much wiggle room financially, but what the Lakers have been 82 00:04:42,160 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: able to do. And by the way, Dennis Shrewder, I'm 83 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: sorry about your luck, man, I really feel bad. We 84 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:48,840 Speaker 1: talked about that a little bit with Eddie House. Let's 85 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: just get to the interview. Here's one main man, former 86 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: Arizona State Sun Devil, and I believe he played with 87 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: nine teams and eleven years, Eddie House. Jason likes to 88 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: think he knows everything when it comes to sports. I 89 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,719 Speaker 1: know what sports stands want, but for everything he doesn't. 90 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: He knows a guy who does. Let's just say, I 91 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: know a guy who knows a guy he knows another guy. 92 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: All right, let's bring in Eddie House, my main man 93 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: Fox Sports one. He's done Fox Sports Radio, he does 94 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: Pack twelve. I mean, you do everything right basically, ed 95 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: You coach your kids in basketball. Yeah, I got my 96 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: jack of all trades. You just say yes, indeed, I 97 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: love it. And Eddie and I go way back. I 98 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: really enjoy over the years chopping it up with him. 99 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: I will, and I've told you this, you know, to 100 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: your face, Like Ed's kind of intimidating when you first 101 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: meet him, just because you know he talks tough, he's 102 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: from Oakland, he's got all the tats, and then he's 103 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,039 Speaker 1: just like the nicest guy. You know. Sorry to to 104 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: puncture that image of you, Eddie, but super nice guy. 105 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: We want to bring you in for NBA free agency. Obviously, 106 00:05:56,360 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: right on, right on, man, Thanks for having me. Yeah, 107 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 1: I'm a nice guy. Man, don't know what you're talking about. 108 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: I don't talk to Maybe I'm firm with my with 109 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: with my opinions, but that's not tough talk, you know. Yeah. 110 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: The Oakland I think it's the Oakland accent um that 111 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 1: kind of threw me off initially. Again, I'm an East 112 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: Coast guy, so I come out here meeting all these 113 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: West Coast people in Oakland definitely has an accent. But 114 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: I want to start with the Miami Heat. You're you're 115 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: the final team, you were on you were on that 116 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: lebron team that faced off. I believe it was the 117 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: MAVs in the finals. Still one of the most shocking 118 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: moments ever. Uh for me in in NBA Finals and uh, 119 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, I went on Disputed on Tuesday morning and said, 120 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: I think the heat passed the Bucks. You know, I 121 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: I love this Kyle Lowry edition. I love stealing p 122 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: J Tucker I like keeping Duncan Robinson, Tyler hero Um Eddie. 123 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: I'm of the thought that Miami basically was just drained 124 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: this past season after making a run to the title 125 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: in the bubble, uh, losing to the Lakers. Do you 126 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: think they are right there with the Bucks below them, 127 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: above them? We we know they're not the We got that. Yeah. No. 128 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: I think at this at this point, with the signing 129 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,359 Speaker 1: of p J Tucker, that give them a little advantage. 130 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: P J has been in the locker room with Milwaukee. 131 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 1: He knows the psyche of guys. He's one of those 132 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: defenders that understands, uh, not only his team defensive role, 133 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: but he studies players. You know, He's a really good 134 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: on ball defender. Jimmy Butler is the same way. So 135 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: I think bringing that knowledge about the bucks per se 136 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: in particular gives a Heat a slight edge, but I can't. 137 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: I will not go against the defending champs. I think 138 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: they gotta look at a piece. I think Jani showed 139 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: that he is uh is virtually unstoppable when he wants 140 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: to be unstoppable. Regardless. You know, people thought, oh, he 141 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 1: he can't make his jump shots. He was making elbow jumpers. 142 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:49,239 Speaker 1: They say he can't make free throws. In the final 143 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: game where he goes seven for nineteen or something like that, Yeah, 144 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: seventeen for nineteen. People can call that in anomaly, but 145 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,560 Speaker 1: I call that a baller stepping up in greatness, being great, Um, 146 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: you know in the big moments you want him to 147 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: have that, you know, those type of performances. So I 148 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: don't think that they kick some over Milwalkee at all 149 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: gives them a slight advantage. But I definitely love everything 150 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: that they're doing right now keeping their team together. Um, 151 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: and they're adding the pieces that I think that they 152 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: really needed. Um. You look at None. None is a 153 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:21,200 Speaker 1: really good basketball player, but he was inconsistent at times. 154 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: Great in the bubble, great in the bubble, the playoff run, 155 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: he was great. But this past season and consistent a 156 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: little bit. I think Lowry gives you that consistency at 157 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: point guard, that bulldog point guard mentality that will he'll defend, 158 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: he'll get guy. He's a traditional point guard. He's a 159 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: guy that'll get you an offense. He's gonna pick up 160 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: the opposing point guard, you know, nine ft at time, 161 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: but he's gonna put pressure on him. And then he's 162 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,440 Speaker 1: a past first guy. But he does knock down open 163 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: shots and makes his free throw. So he's a throwback 164 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: point guard at traditional point guard, and I think that's 165 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: huge for them to have. Takes Jimmy Butler off the 166 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: ball at time, and he's able to set up those 167 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: other guys. Tyler hero doesn't have to be making plays. 168 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: So oh only thing I guess I pushed back on 169 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: is this the Bucks are the defending champs. I get that, 170 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: but ed, if you really and I'm not taking anything 171 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: away from the Bucks winning the championship, it's tough to 172 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: win the title, but if you really closely examine these playoffs, Um, 173 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant like an inch behind the three point line 174 00:09:18,040 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 1: and the Bucks are out. Um Kyrie Irving doesn't get 175 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: hurt and the Bucks are out um, James Harden injury, 176 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: like everything broke their way, even the Trey Young injury 177 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 1: at the end of the Hawks series when the Bucks 178 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: are struggling to put him away. I know Janice got hurt, 179 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: but this idea that, Okay, the Bucks won the title, 180 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: But I don't. I would. I think you would probably 181 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: agree with me. The two best teams in the league 182 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: last year were the Lakers and the Nets, Right, would 183 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: you agree with that? I think, well, I think the 184 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:47,439 Speaker 1: ones with the most star power. I don't think the 185 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,719 Speaker 1: two best teams. I think the two best teams with 186 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 1: the most start the two teams with the most star 187 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: power with those two teams, and that's what everybody wanted 188 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: to see, the stars clash um in prime time in 189 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: the finals. But I think the two best teams were 190 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: the two best teams who were in the finals. If 191 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:07,120 Speaker 1: you look at the way that Phoenix played all year, 192 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: they were a team oriented basketball team and they were 193 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,840 Speaker 1: structured in the old school way. Have a really good 194 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: point guard, have a great shooting guard, have some wings 195 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: that can three indeed, and a mixture of those, and 196 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: then have a big man who was finishing at a 197 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: high clip for the most part of the playoffs around 198 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: the rim. Now, that's how you put together a basketball team. 199 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: That's a team that ain't full of star power to 200 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: where they can just carry you. That's the reason why 201 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: I feel that the Sons lost. They didn't have as 202 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: much star power as even though Milwaukee was a great team, 203 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: and I think Milwaukee played well as a team, but 204 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: I think the others played better than the others. For Phoenix, 205 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: Milwaukee's others played better than Phoenix's others, and then the 206 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: superstar was a superstar, and I think that was a difference. Um, 207 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: So I it's hard to try to not like you. 208 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: You say that. You know, they dealt with injuries on 209 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: the way they were seeing guys, they got some luck. 210 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: But when you win a championship, there is a bit 211 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 1: of luck there and they're just like, okay. So I 212 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: could push back with the Dallas matters beating us in 213 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 1: twenty eleven. It was lucky that Lebron went somewhere else. 214 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 1: They were lucky, you know what I mean. So it's 215 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:21,120 Speaker 1: the same. That's what happens. That's what happens. Something breaks 216 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: for you and you know you can't control that. I 217 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: think Phoenix had a cake walk going into the finals 218 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:32,120 Speaker 1: as well. Everybody the face was hurt. So I was out. Yeah, yeah, 219 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: Kauai was out. I mean, first of all, let me 220 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,280 Speaker 1: ask this honestly, if I gave you, uh one of 221 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: those tests where we were testing to see your if 222 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 1: you're making a true or false statement, okay, and I 223 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: hooked you up to the line detector, and I said, 224 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: the Lakers are up two to one over the Suns. 225 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: Who's winning that series? I would, right, I think everybody 226 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:55,319 Speaker 1: would say the Lakers. That's why for me it's tough. 227 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 1: But he was hurt though, but he did get hurt, 228 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: and kau I got hurt. Yeah. And at the same time, 229 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray, Jamal Murray, you're right. Everybody, yeah, everybody played 230 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 1: every round was was injured. So you know, they had 231 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: the first time they ever faced some real adversity was 232 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: going to Milwaukee and losing that game four. Um uh 233 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: actually yeah, that game four, because Game three kind of 234 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: expected that to happen. With that Game four, they had 235 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 1: an opportunity and I think they were up what nine 236 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter and collapse. Yeah. Yeah, And so 237 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: that was like the first time really facing some real, 238 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: real tough adversity and to me, I think that that's 239 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: what builds character and teams, especially when you got leaders 240 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: like Chris Paul, you got Devin Booker. I like the 241 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: Sons what they're doing at least coming back do I 242 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: think that they'll be the favorite. But I like the signings. 243 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: You know, you bring back your your backcourt. So now 244 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: your backcourt's intact. Now the next step is do you 245 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 1: extend eightan You know, mckal bridges is a guy that 246 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 1: you're looking to extend. I like the trade for Lanty Shamma. 247 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: And I also like the fact that they went and 248 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: got JaVale McGee because that's the one thing that killed 249 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: him was the glass. So you get some more size, 250 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: more in protection. Um sorry, it should be coming back 251 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: so they'll have enough size. And they and they say, 252 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: you know, when your windows open, if you got a 253 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:09,439 Speaker 1: toe in there, you try to put a foot in 254 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: there and try to get in there. So they have 255 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: an opportunity. I like what they're doing over there. The 256 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: The other thing is like when I think of you know, 257 00:13:16,040 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: the Lakers in I know it was the bubble. So 258 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: they lost one game in the first round, one game 259 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: in the second I think one too, or was it 260 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: one or two to Denver. Uh, and then they lost 261 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:30,679 Speaker 1: too to Miami. This Bucks team, like I mean, they 262 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: were down to nothing to the Nets before the injuries hit. Uh, 263 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: they stay every down one nothing to Atlanta. You need 264 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,719 Speaker 1: to push to six, like I I just other than 265 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: the first round against your Heat, I didn't see a 266 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: dominant team in the Bucks. And that's why I'm still skeptical. 267 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: And I think next year, the Nets all things, everybody healthy, 268 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 1: I think the Nets are the better team. Are the 269 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: Nets a team to beat next year? I think so 270 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: if they're healthy. I think they were the team to 271 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: beat this past season. If they stay healthy and everything 272 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: is clicking. But that's a big if. That's part of sports. 273 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,079 Speaker 1: You know, you gotta have guys and get Andrew and 274 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:01,959 Speaker 1: go down. That's the same thing we can say about 275 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: the Golden State Warriors. If k D doesn't hurt, as Achiley, 276 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 1: we figured that the Warriors, and if Clay Thompson don't 277 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: get hurt, we figured the Warriors are gonna win that championship. 278 00:14:10,120 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: But hey man, what can you do. You gotta play 279 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: the team that's in front of you. Toronto goes out 280 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: and wins the championship. UM but I'm gonna give some 281 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: pushback on that Milwaukee thing about you feel like they 282 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: weren't the better team because they were down in these games. 283 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: To me, that shows that they were the better team. 284 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: That's the one thing I would tell everybody when we 285 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: were talking is the one thing about Milwaukee. They have 286 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: been knocking on the door. Their battle testing and that's 287 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: the one thing. And they have size and in this finals, 288 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: I thought Phoenix was the better overall team with the 289 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: pieces at all the positions that could be you know, 290 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: do what they do. But you know, Joannice was a superstar. 291 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: But these guys were battle testing. They have been there before, 292 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: they've been knocking on the door. And to come back 293 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: like they did and go to into Brooklyn and you know, 294 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant is arguably the best player. Right. You can 295 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: go Lebron or Kate. It's you know, it could go 296 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: uh that that wh whoa, whoa whoa? Did you forget 297 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: about Luka Dontech And I'm not kidding, Yeah no, no, 298 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: I'm I don't forget about Luka Dodgers. But him just 299 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: he just fails over and over. He's no, but he 300 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: gets it, he gets his point. But back to my point, 301 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. You're playing game seven at home against Kevin Durant, 302 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: and you find a way on the road and you 303 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: find a way to beat the possibly the second best player, 304 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: or some people can argue the best player in the league. Um, 305 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: you go and win that. You do the same thing. 306 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: You can drive yourself to again. You put yourself in 307 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: the hall against Atlanta and you find a way to win. 308 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: You also go down oh two in the finals and win. 309 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: That's that was amazing. Um. I we touched on the 310 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: nets briefly. My only nets question is Kyrie Irving. Listen, 311 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: you were a guard. Uh. You know some of these 312 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: guards can be diva, some of these superstars. I just 313 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,640 Speaker 1: want to ask, like if your sons say, man, Dad, 314 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: what is this story with Kyrie? What's the deal with 315 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: this guy? How? How would you answer that question? That's 316 00:15:57,600 --> 00:15:59,480 Speaker 1: hard to answer because I can't get into the mind 317 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: to him, and he's so um. At times you can 318 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: kind of follow where he's going and what he's saying 319 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: and and and it's perspective on it, but then he'll 320 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: do something else that kind of doesn't line up with that. 321 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: And so for me, uh, you know, to each of 322 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: his own. You know, I'm always from the I was 323 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: cut from the cloth. If you have a job, you 324 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: go out and you do your job and you work 325 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: hard at it, and you know, we're all gonna deal 326 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: with some stuff at times. You know. Um, it's never 327 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: an easy road. It's not an easy path. It's not 328 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: an easy path to get there, and we all do 329 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: eventually have some sort of breaking points. And then when 330 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: you hit that breaking point, it's like, Okay, what do 331 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: you do? You know? Are you You know I had 332 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: those times going through my career where I've hit some 333 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: breaking points, but I didn't have the luxury or the 334 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: time to sit back and say, hey, I need to 335 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: take time off. They would have moved off me. So, 336 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: um is it's one of those things to where, you know, 337 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: to each of his own and whatever he's dealing with, 338 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: however he's been dealing with the the injury, uh, the 339 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: mental health issues. I just wish that everything is right 340 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,439 Speaker 1: so he could get just get back to focused on 341 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:08,400 Speaker 1: doing what I know he loves to do, and let's 342 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,159 Speaker 1: play basketball and what we all love to watch him do, 343 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:12,680 Speaker 1: and let's go out there and hoop because he is 344 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: a baller for real. Um, Hey, the NBA Draft just happened. Um, 345 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 1: and I want I went back and looked at your 346 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: draft in two thousand. You went thirties seventh over all 347 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:28,640 Speaker 1: to the heat. Um, I'm curious the pre draft process now. 348 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: It seems like no, no agents let their players go 349 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 1: one on one against other guys. It's all just working 350 00:17:34,080 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: out against air, and you look incredible. I want to 351 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: take go back to your two thousand draft leading up 352 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 1: to it, were you in any workouts? Was one on one, 353 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,359 Speaker 1: two and two? Anything like? Every every last workout, every 354 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: really every last workout. Yeah. We play full court. Um, 355 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 1: we play. They have us go one on one full 356 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: court though at a certain uh certain place on the court, 357 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: almost like the bad hash. So you're in the back court, 358 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: you catch it and you come at somebody full speed 359 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: down here. Um, certain spots on the court, you run 360 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 1: through a pick and roll session, they'll have you going 361 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:05,640 Speaker 1: through with two other guys that are out there they're 362 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,439 Speaker 1: looking at. Um. It was no it was you remember 363 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,280 Speaker 1: any years? Yeah? My I was always linked up with 364 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: Jay Hart, that's why from Syracuse. Yeah. Yeah, and he's uh, 365 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: I think he just he was coaching at USC and 366 00:18:21,400 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: I think he just got a job with the G League. 367 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: You ignite. Yeah, yeah, you shout out to Jay Hart 368 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: for moving up man and and keep and keep grinding. 369 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: Um No, I mean I stopped me and him got 370 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,120 Speaker 1: close because it was like every work I'm like, nae 371 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: you again. But we it just you know, he was 372 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: a tough defender, so he made it tough. Um, I'm 373 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: a tough score, so it made it tough to him. 374 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:45,119 Speaker 1: It was assuming. We we went back and forth, you know, 375 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: like I said, he's a really good defender. And the 376 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: more you see somebody you can pick up tendesse season 377 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 1: things like that. And I wouldn't say I towards him. Uh, 378 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. He went like picks after you. Yeah, well, 379 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: I mean it is what that doesn't mean anything? Yeah, 380 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,120 Speaker 1: this shooting guard point guard. You're right, Well you any 381 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: other good stories from that or no, uh, it's not 382 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,800 Speaker 1: really man, it was just a real The one story 383 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: about Jerry crowds God blessed, so you know I know 384 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 1: he's dead. Um. One thing about him, he it was 385 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: when he called me to his office, you know, after 386 00:19:18,320 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: the workout, and this was one of the workouts with 387 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: j Hard. He just had an arrogant arrogant talk, you know, 388 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,639 Speaker 1: just the way he talked, like like the way he 389 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: presented what he was trying to say, almost like he's 390 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,439 Speaker 1: above and just for us to being kind of in 391 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: the presence, we should be grateful for that. And you 392 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: know that that brouught me the wrong way. I'm not 393 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:42,719 Speaker 1: gonna lie because I'm I'm a real energy person, like 394 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: a vibe person, and the vibe he was getting off 395 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: was like, you know what, you guys are beneath me 396 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:51,160 Speaker 1: right now and I don't even know. And I don't 397 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 1: want to put words in his mouth, but that's the 398 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: way that I was feeling. Uh, And like I said, 399 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, it is what it is. And then you 400 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: hear some stories about the things of how things has unfolded, 401 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,719 Speaker 1: and it all makes sense to me now, you know, 402 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: not knowing and being a wet behind the years, a 403 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: young man just trying to trying to get into the league. 404 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 1: But that was like one of the weirdest um one 405 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: on one interviews that I had ever had, and it 406 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: just made me feel uncomfortable being basically um, you know, 407 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: having that discussion with him. And I mean when I 408 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,800 Speaker 1: got drafted, pat Riley called me. That was all excitement. Yeah, 409 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: you know, I can't remember the guy's name. He was 410 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:33,639 Speaker 1: the g M at Toronto at the time. Uh, he 411 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: was cool, took me out to eat and we had 412 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: a good conversation. So it was like that was part 413 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:40,640 Speaker 1: of the weirdest thing about the whole draft for me 414 00:20:40,880 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: was that one interview and it just sticks in my 415 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 1: brain and just how that that went. It was just 416 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: really weird. I looked this up. The Bulls had three 417 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: picks at the top of the second round, so they 418 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,479 Speaker 1: were I'm assuming they were looking hard at you. They 419 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: ended up going a J. Guden Indiana, Jake Vosco Yukon, 420 00:20:56,920 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: and Cold l Amine Yukon, and I'm assuming you played 421 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: more games than all three of those guys combined. Well 422 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: maybe the two guards, but yeah, I'm not trying to. 423 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,639 Speaker 1: But the thing is that, you know, Miami's picked that 424 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: thirty seventh pickers in the second round. That was the 425 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: that was their first pick of the draft. So I 426 00:21:17,160 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: was like what you could call I'm not saying though 427 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: it was in the second round, but I was there first. 428 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: I was basically their first pick. So they were excited 429 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: to get opportunity, and I was so excited to get 430 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: out there and for them to to give me a chance. 431 00:21:29,280 --> 00:21:33,280 Speaker 1: That's why I forever loved that that organization. I forever 432 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: love Pat Riley for taking a chance on me, Randy 433 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: Fund for taking a chance on me. Stand band Gunny 434 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,199 Speaker 1: for working me out, and all those guys were believing 435 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: in me. Um, so that not one time do I 436 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 1: ever want to see the Miami Heat lose a game. 437 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: I never want to see Boston Celtics lose a game either. Okay, 438 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: so you know that just triggered a mention here. So 439 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: you were drafted by the Heat and your final season 440 00:21:56,640 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: was with the Heat. Um, we're watching the Lakers kind 441 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: of unfold here and add a bunch of guys. Lebron 442 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 1: is famous for wanting to get his guy veterans to 443 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:11,159 Speaker 1: add to the team. When your final season with the 444 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 1: Heat happened, how did you land up there? Was there 445 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: a Lebron call or was it more of a bat 446 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: Riley think? Do you remember how that unfold? It was Pat? 447 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: It was Pat. It was first once he went It 448 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:22,960 Speaker 1: was a couple of teams that I was looking to 449 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: go to. But once we found out that, you know, 450 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 1: Lebron was going there, I got a call from Pat 451 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: and it was a it was a no brainer. I 452 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: mean it was a no brainer. I knew it was 453 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 1: a perfect fit. Um. I had matured so much from 454 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: the time that I was there, when I was a 455 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: rookie my first three years, UM I had Uh, I 456 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 1: think my game has had evolved. UM. So, Uh, it 457 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 1: was it was just that as soon as he made 458 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: that decision, I want to say it was that, UH 459 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 1: called my agent that night, said hey, man, get get 460 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: him on the phone again. Let's make this happen. And 461 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: then uh, we just did it that way. Fox Sports 462 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup the nation. Catch 463 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot com 464 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:07,240 Speaker 1: and within the I Heart Radio app. Search f s 465 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: R to listen live. So we'll wrap up by talking 466 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: about the Lakers. Uh, They've gone through a lot here. 467 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: I need your thoughts first on Russell Westbrook. H a guy. 468 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: You know what, I'm not gonna, you know, show my 469 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,640 Speaker 1: hand with how I feel about it, but I'm gonna 470 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: ask you you he I don't know where you were 471 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: when the Russell Westbrook trade happened last week, but what 472 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: were your initial thoughts? I had. My first initial thought was, Man, 473 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna pack the paint. They're gonna force this guy 474 00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: shots right. That was my first initial shot thought, but 475 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: then I thought about well, watching his last finals, one 476 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,240 Speaker 1: thing ranked true that pat Riley always say no rebounds, 477 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: no rings, you dominate on the glass. You've got three 478 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,159 Speaker 1: guys that can dominate the glass. Russell Westbrook probably be 479 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: best rebounding point guard that we've ever seen. Um. Lebron 480 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: is uh, you know, a dominant rebounder when he wants 481 00:23:57,320 --> 00:23:58,679 Speaker 1: to be. And we know what a D can do. 482 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:01,040 Speaker 1: So now you've got guys that and really crash the board. 483 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,480 Speaker 1: And for the most part, point guard, you're not talked 484 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: to box out the point guard. Um, you're looking for 485 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 1: an outlet most of the time, you're not crashing the 486 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: offensive glass. Russell Westbrook does both of those things. So 487 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: I think check that box right there to say, hey, 488 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 1: we could dominate the glass. You dominate the glass, you 489 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: get more possessions. UM. Thinking about the fast break, Okay, 490 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 1: how scary is this Russ pushing it with Lebron on 491 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: one side and a D on the other side. That's 492 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,959 Speaker 1: a hell of a fast break to deal with. Um, 493 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: or put Lebron with the ball in his hand, and 494 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: a D on one wing and Russ on the other wing. Um, 495 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: those things right there, you know, when if they can 496 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: play fast and spurts not all the time, play fast 497 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: and spurch I don't see how it will be a problem. 498 00:24:44,480 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 1: I think they could control the glass. I think they'll 499 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: figure it out because they're great. I know they'll be 500 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: playing really good defense. They'll be locked in defensively. Um. 501 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: The one thing is that when the game does slow 502 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: down and we get into a half court set, I'm 503 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: expecting Lebron to have the ball in his hands to 504 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 1: be the primary maker. Now Russ, where what do you 505 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: do with Russ? Where do you put him? He better 506 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: not just stand on the perimeter. You're under saying if 507 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: you stand on the perimeter, they're gonna suck it in. 508 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: I think he you have to get him on the 509 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: move or maybe even do pick and roll with him, 510 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: you know, just on movement, you know, and if they 511 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,199 Speaker 1: switch Lebron's man switch on him. I think Russ has 512 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: an advantage on a on a three or four, you know, 513 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: with his speed, athleticism and quickness. Um. So I mean 514 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 1: I think it's like this. It's a good thing. It's 515 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: a good problem. To have. You know, it's almost like 516 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: when you're a kid, you had too many g I Joe's, 517 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 1: didn't know where to set them up. It was best 518 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: to have all them g I Joes trying to figure 519 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 1: out how you're gonna set them up, then to have 520 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: one and just figure out how you're gonna do something 521 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:45,360 Speaker 1: with him. You know. So I think I think that there. 522 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: I think they'll be okay man, and I'm mixed. I'm 523 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: gonna tell you what, I'm excited about this season coming 524 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: up because I want to see what they're gonna do. 525 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: I'm a huge Russell Westbrook fan. Um, like the two 526 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: players now that I would actually kick out some money 527 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: to go see would be a Russell west Bruce and 528 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:04,479 Speaker 1: would be Devin Booker. Those are my two favorite players watch. Um. 529 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: I've watched Devin Booker from the time he got drafted. 530 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,760 Speaker 1: I did a show out here on a local channel 531 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: TV channel. I said that the Sons must draft him 532 00:26:12,520 --> 00:26:16,880 Speaker 1: because shooting translates. And Um, I've seen him real good 533 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: friends with his father. UM, and I've just seen his 534 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 1: maturation process. You know, when he came in wasn't getting 535 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 1: many minutes, but he worked and he worked himself to 536 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 1: where he is now, and I think this is going 537 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: to the finals, smelling it, tasting it, and then losing. 538 00:26:32,359 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: And I think you've seen you've probably seen the clip 539 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: to where at the end of the game it pans 540 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 1: to him and he's taking his jersey out of his 541 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: shorts and he just said, damn, you know. And it 542 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: like that to me is gonna resonate because I want 543 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 1: to see him what he's gonna do this year with that. 544 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: So I want to back up. You said something, I 545 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: might steal this at no rebounds, no rings, So that 546 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: triggered me. Okay, I remember that everybody's talking about the 547 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: Finals about shooting and the Sons and three point shooting. 548 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: So I went and looked offensive rebounds in the finals 549 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: Phoenix Suns forty two, Milwaukee Bucks seventy nine. You can't 550 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: win games. They almost doubled them up. Yeah, and think 551 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 1: about this, while they're almost doubling them up extra possessions 552 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: on the they were turning. They were turning. The Sun's over, 553 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: So think about that. This is the worst thing about 554 00:27:22,880 --> 00:27:24,400 Speaker 1: a turnover. It's might as well you just come over 555 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: the court and just set the ball down because you 556 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: don't get a shot. You know, you don't get a shot, 557 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: you don't get an opportunity to get off as a rebound. 558 00:27:32,600 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: And to me, that's the that that was the key 559 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:38,040 Speaker 1: in that game. That who that whole series was the 560 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:43,000 Speaker 1: rebounding man. That that's crazy. So so you think that's 561 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 1: what the play is for the Lakers here, Let's get big, 562 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,320 Speaker 1: let's go rush a d h We got JaVale McGhee 563 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: coming up. Not JaVale, sorry, Dwight Howard um Marcus soul there. 564 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: They are a big team now right, Yeah, they're huge, 565 00:28:00,040 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: And I think this is not only I mean because 566 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,199 Speaker 1: you know, I don't think the sal is gonna just 567 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: be size and like a big body could throw out there. 568 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: I don't think that they're just looking to get big. 569 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 1: I'm thinking they're looking to get big with a little 570 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: bit of shooting. But also there are they want to defend. 571 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: They want to defend and maximize their their opportunities by 572 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: one and dunce getting guys, having guys take contested shots 573 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:24,639 Speaker 1: and they're able to clean up the glass and I 574 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: give up offensive rebounds, and then having Russ. We know 575 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 1: the pace that Russ could play with. I think it 576 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: gives Lebrono opportunity to just get out on the wing 577 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,880 Speaker 1: and show some of show his wing presence again, because 578 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: a lot of times he's on the ball and all 579 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:42,200 Speaker 1: we really noticed is him making plays and making passes. 580 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,480 Speaker 1: It gives him opportunity to run the floor, like how 581 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: he ran the floor in Miami at times when d 582 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: Wade got it and you can show us athleticism. I'm 583 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 1: not he look lebron as as you know. Everybody say, 584 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 1: as old as he is, he hasn't shown a great 585 00:28:55,080 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: decline in athleticism he has, you know, besides that ankle 586 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: injury that he took her, you know, and the injury 587 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: before that. But when he came back before heard his 588 00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:06,680 Speaker 1: ankle last year, he was still looking athletic as ever. 589 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: So I want to see him get out on the 590 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: wing and get athletic, get long like he does, sprint 591 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: the floor. Um, I mean one of the fastest guys. 592 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna lie to you. So here's a story 593 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: about Lerown. He's about to sixty. When I was in 594 00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: Miami because I seen him on y'all. I peeked over 595 00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: there and I've seen him on the scale and I'm like, damn, 596 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: he's too sixty. We just ran sprints. The reason why 597 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,080 Speaker 1: I want to see how much away because we had 598 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: just was running sprints right now, Chat, I never lose 599 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:35,240 Speaker 1: sprints right now. I never lost sprint ever. Okay, so 600 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: I'm running. I know I'm the fastest on the squad. 601 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: So I'm running. I'm talking my you know, talking, you 602 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: know what I mean, and tellelling everybody how slow they are. Man, 603 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: y'all better catch me. Man in my I said, you're lucky. 604 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: Wasn't five six years ago. I'll be running the foe too. 605 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: I'm just clown it, right, So I get I'm starting 606 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,600 Speaker 1: to get guys to really push it. When we're starting 607 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: really push it on the sprints. I mean, in in 608 00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: track world, it was a dust I would have dustiny, 609 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: but he couldn't only been maybe two or three steps 610 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: behind me when I won when we crossed the line. 611 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: But for him to be to sixty and moving like that, Yeah, 612 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: it was such an impressive I was like, man, that's unbelievable. 613 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe So, Eddie, we 614 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 1: could wrap up here with breaking news. We're recording this 615 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 1: on Tuesday in the middle of the day and ed 616 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: my phone is next to me and I just keep 617 00:30:24,960 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 1: looking at it. A bunch of texts just came in. 618 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: The Lakers signed two new guys. Don't look at your 619 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: phone yet. I want your first reaction. Number one, the 620 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: first guy that got Malik monk Uh Charlotte Hornet's Kentucky 621 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: Wildcat shooter had a suspension due to drugs. I think 622 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: it was drugs. Um, Lakers signed him. Your thoughts. I 623 00:30:43,320 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: like that sign. It's a guy who can get the 624 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:49,120 Speaker 1: get shots off the dribble um to make the three, 625 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:53,239 Speaker 1: can stretch the floor. Um, the size isn't great, you know, 626 00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: for for what you're looking for. But again we just 627 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: I just spoke about the all the other side that 628 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: they've gotten all the rebound us. So you're not looking 629 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: for him to be uh extraordinary rebounding. You're looking for 630 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: him to do exactly what I think you'll come in 631 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: and do is get buckets. He's a guy that can 632 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: get buckets on his own. But he also could space 633 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: the floor and knock out knocked down the open shot threes. 634 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 1: Last year career high year before was twenty eight, but 635 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: that was that was a bad year. Uh and the 636 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: other one is a guy you know, well, Carmelo Anthony. 637 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 1: He is going to the Lakers. Yeah, yeah, why wouldn't he, man, 638 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: why wouldn't he? Mail Lebron bring him all. That's dope, 639 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: you know, more than anything, like however he fits, I 640 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: don't care, but I really do like the fact that 641 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 1: that they're diggett the opportunity to play together. Man. And 642 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: you know, because just a few years back and looked 643 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 1: like Mellow was never gonna play in the league again. 644 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: He he never evolved his game, you know, because he 645 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: was such just mid range and nobody really wanted mid 646 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 1: range anymore. He was an ice up guy. People wanted 647 00:31:49,520 --> 00:31:53,080 Speaker 1: to move the ball, but he but he adapted and 648 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,520 Speaker 1: he evolved, and I'm so happy to see that. Um, 649 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 1: you know, he has a chance to go to Lakers 650 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:59,040 Speaker 1: and they're gonna be compete. Man. I mean, that's another 651 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: guy that's gonna stretch floor. I promise you can't help 652 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: off for Melow Anthony. I don't care what anybody thinks, 653 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 1: you're not helping up. Just his name alone is gonna 654 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: make you have your antenna's up and pay attention to 655 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: wherever he is on the court. And before rebounding yeah, 656 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: it's also true. But I just wonder the Lebron Wade experiment. 657 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:20,320 Speaker 1: Do you remember how that went in Cleveland? Well, I 658 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:22,720 Speaker 1: mean d Way was definitely a shell of himself. I 659 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 1: think what mellows like thirty six, Mellow is still effective 660 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,560 Speaker 1: in it. And I think the one thing Mellow has 661 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: uh realized what his role is and how he can 662 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 1: be effective. You look at these years that he has important, 663 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: the last couple of years in the bubble especially and 664 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: even last year, he hit shots. He had shots when 665 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: they needed to hit shots. He in spurs. And you 666 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 1: don't need Mellow to be Mellow of two thousand and eight, 667 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:47,600 Speaker 1: You know two thousand and you need Mellow to be 668 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: this mellow and maybe just have a moment a game 669 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 1: here or there, because that's all you need is somebody 670 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: that's and and who more to lean on and the 671 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: guy that's that's been there, that's felt that, that's done 672 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 1: it before to know how to take over a game. 673 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: I mean we've seen it in Portland. Man he had 674 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:03,480 Speaker 1: that one stretch well I want to say he scored 675 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: like eighteen points last year and one did and so 676 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: when you look at that, that's all you need. You 677 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: get that in the finals game where you're not expecting it, 678 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 1: that's how you get over the hump. In the playoff 679 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: game when you're not expect games seven, that's how you 680 00:33:15,240 --> 00:33:18,080 Speaker 1: get over the hump. Do all these moves, you know, 681 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: again it's small potatoes. But Malik Monk, Carmelo, Anthony, Wayne Ellington, etcetera. 682 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:26,040 Speaker 1: Does this put them as the favorites in the West? 683 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: I mean, who else would you? I don't think? Yeah? 684 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:33,400 Speaker 1: Who else? Was? Kauai is out is basically out for 685 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 1: the season. Yeah, I don't. I don't see. Jamal Murray 686 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: is not coming back to like the All Star break, 687 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 1: the only choices really other sons in the Jazz faith 688 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: in either of them. Do you think the Lakers are 689 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: a better team now than they were last year? Let 690 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:49,920 Speaker 1: me ask you that question. Well, the tough part that 691 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: that's so tough because last year, when they're up to 692 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 1: one on the Suns and Andre Drummond is clowning on 693 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: the sideline because Lebron's back and down Crowder and everybody's 694 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: having fun, that team was on their way to the 695 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: to the finals. I think we both agree. But a 696 00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: d was hurt and Lebron well, he got hurt. Yeah, 697 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 1: he got hurt after that A hundred percent both teams 698 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 1: right now that were the Lakers better than this team? 699 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:15,960 Speaker 1: You think I'm trying. I need some time to think 700 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: about that. But given the wattage, the star power, no, um, 701 00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:23,759 Speaker 1: I mean Dennis Shrewder was supposed to be like a 702 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,720 Speaker 1: guy like their number three dude. Yeah, but Dennis Shrewder, 703 00:34:27,680 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: he just didn't show it. I mean he had a 704 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,160 Speaker 1: donut in one game against Yeah. The one thing about Shrewder, 705 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 1: we gotta remember he was playing on team on team 706 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:38,080 Speaker 1: at a time where it didn't matter. You know, when 707 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,000 Speaker 1: the life get bright and you know, the game get 708 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:44,720 Speaker 1: a little tougher, it's every possession, every shot really really 709 00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:48,440 Speaker 1: really really matters. So um, you know that was his 710 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: first real, real, real run test at it like that. 711 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,920 Speaker 1: And Shruder was not a guy who played off the 712 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: ball will He's the guy who had the ball in 713 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: his hands and that's how he played. He scored. He's 714 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 1: not a great playmaker. So it just didn't to me. 715 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: I never really liked that mix. Um. I just didn't 716 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: didn't think it fit with what his style of play is, 717 00:35:07,600 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: fit with how the Lakers want to run there. Their 718 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:13,759 Speaker 1: offense and their style to play. I just didn't think 719 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 1: it matched. I thought it classed a little bit. Can 720 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,520 Speaker 1: you believe that he turned down what was it, twenty 721 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: nineteen or twenty twenty one million a year? That money 722 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:26,360 Speaker 1: down like that. I mean he turned that down thinking 723 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:29,680 Speaker 1: he could get more. And you know, we could say 724 00:35:29,719 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: he got COVID and played poorly, but he's I don't 725 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,080 Speaker 1: know where he's getting any who's paying him right now? 726 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 1: All the all the chairs are taking. It feels like 727 00:35:37,800 --> 00:35:40,239 Speaker 1: and bad bad advice. You got bad advice from his 728 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 1: agent and or he's got too big of an ego, 729 00:35:42,920 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 1: one of the two. But all right, so you're projecting 730 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: out a year, everybody who's healthy now is healthy. Then 731 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 1: who you got in the finals? I got the nets 732 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:56,000 Speaker 1: of the Lakers. Yeah, I got I got what everybody 733 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:59,359 Speaker 1: wanted to see. Let's run that back. I mean it's 734 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:02,440 Speaker 1: gonna be good, Like everybody wants to kill the NBA 735 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 1: bad ratings. If you get Lebron versus Durant with guys 736 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: like a d russ Kyrie Harden, that is a home 737 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: run for the NBA. That isn't like we can't forget 738 00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:14,799 Speaker 1: about when never gets healthy. How they're gonna be playing well, Yeah, 739 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 1: I just I wonder though, But I mean, it's still 740 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,320 Speaker 1: gonna be competitive. But it's all I'm saying. Phoenix is 741 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: gonna be competitive, Milwaukee will be competitive, that He's gonna 742 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:25,680 Speaker 1: be competitive. I'm saying we're gonna go. We're gonna say 743 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:28,520 Speaker 1: that those top two teams are there. But just so 744 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: happens if somehow they don't make it and they get 745 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:34,160 Speaker 1: put out. I don't think that it's gonna be a 746 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 1: huge drop bass. I think it's still gonna be an 747 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 1: entertaining basketball. It's gonna be exciting that everybody's gonna want 748 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:42,279 Speaker 1: to see it. I know I definitely want to see 749 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,280 Speaker 1: and I'll be tuned in. My gosh, people are freaking 750 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 1: out over this Carmelo Anthony thing. I mean, listen, it's exciting. 751 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,399 Speaker 1: The Lakers have four Hall of Famers on their team 752 00:36:50,440 --> 00:36:53,640 Speaker 1: right now. I mean, I don't know if Marcus soul 753 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:55,840 Speaker 1: is Hall of Fame. He he had a great career, 754 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 1: good defensive, defensive Player of the Year all that. I 755 00:36:57,920 --> 00:36:59,759 Speaker 1: don't know if he's all of Fame. But you're talking 756 00:36:59,760 --> 00:37:04,879 Speaker 1: about four major major stars. Yeah for real, Alright, Eddie House, 757 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:07,480 Speaker 1: what do you got cooking the head any what what's 758 00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:10,160 Speaker 1: going on with you coming up? Oh man, just really 759 00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:13,240 Speaker 1: uh this. Boys about to get in school, just getting 760 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: them ready and prepare for all of that. My son's 761 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,120 Speaker 1: out here on a little vacation until he goes back 762 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:22,560 Speaker 1: to school New Mexico. So um, that's it. Just chilling 763 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:25,799 Speaker 1: right now, brother buddy. All right, man, stay safe out there, 764 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: Eddie House, thanks a lot, and now we'll talk to 765 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:27,879 Speaker 1: you soon.