1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the Best of the Herd podcast. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: Sports Radio in noon to three Eastern nine am to 4 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: noon Pacific. Find your local station for the Herd at 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio dot com, or stream us live every 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 1: day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio 7 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: or FSR. 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 2: This is the Best of the Herd with Colin cowher 9 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,760 Speaker 2: on Fox Sports Radio. 10 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: Here we go. It is a Wednesday. We are live 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 1: in Chicago, and it's the Herd. Wherever you may be, 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: and however you may be watching or listening, Thanks for 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: making us part of your day. 14 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 3: What if I told you. 15 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: That the red carpet the Lakers rolled out for Luca 16 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: was made of red flags? I know that hurts. So 17 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: last night wildly entered game one of the more entertaining 18 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: Laker games of the year. Magic in La average Orlando 19 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: team Pollo ben Caro's kind of had an off year, 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: had his second best game of the season shocker against 21 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: the Lakers, but Austin Reeves played well. Lebron played really well, 22 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: especially early, had a rundown block in that game. JJ 23 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: Reddick dialed up a great final game winning shot. How 24 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: did they lose to an average Orlando team because Luca 25 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: didn't shoot well last night. Luca gagged on the final play, 26 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: and anybody for Orlando who was lucky enough to have 27 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: Luca guard them shot nearly sixty percent. Is the bloom 28 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,000 Speaker 1: off the rose. No, it's what we said yesterday and 29 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: you saw it last night. The final play is just 30 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: an illustration of a lingering problem. Lebron and Luca don't 31 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: play that well together. They both need the ball. Neither 32 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: is great off ball. They're both exceptional passers, but you 33 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: have to have the ball to do that. And then 34 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: when you add Austin Reeves, he needs the ball to 35 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: be effective, and so does Ruey Hachemora needs the ball 36 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: to be effective. It's a repetitive roster. We've told you 37 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: many times the Lakers need to diversify their portfolio. How 38 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:23,519 Speaker 1: about some bonds, buy some land, little heavy in tech stocks, right, Like, 39 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: everybody does the same thing. And Orlando's not a very 40 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,519 Speaker 1: good team. They've been a disappointment. Polo Benkaro had thirty 41 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: six points last night, second best night of the year 42 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: thirty six points. But he became such a big part 43 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: of the offense whenever Luca guarded him because then you 44 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: have to move off your guy to help Luca. So 45 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: the reality of what's happening with Luca and Lebron, do 46 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: you realize they are the worst Laker tandem plus minus 47 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: minus eighty two. 48 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 3: It doesn't make sense, right, but it does. 49 00:02:54,760 --> 00:03:00,200 Speaker 1: When Lebron and Ad played together, Ad did what Lebron 50 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: didn't want to do, defend the rim, defend biggs, and rebound. 51 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: So Lebron and A D were a great fit. Lebron 52 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: and Kyrie, well, Lebron was in his athletic prime, so 53 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: he could help and hide Kyrie's regrettable defense. Both great 54 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: ball handlers. Kyrie not a pass guy as much as Lebron, 55 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: but they were really a good fit. Kyrie just didn't 56 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 1: like the fit because he didn't have the ball as much. 57 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: But Kyrie and Lebron were a good fit. Well, what 58 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: about d Wade? Well, d Wade and Lebron were both 59 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: in their athletic prime. Maybe Wade was slightly out of it, 60 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: but they were just two great athletes totally committed on 61 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: the defensive end, So that was a good fit. 62 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 3: Lebron and Luca aren't because Lebron. 63 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: Can't help the whole the clear deficiency that's in Luca's game. 64 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: He's an atrocious defender, and he's not in great shape, 65 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: and Lebron doesn't have the four quarter energy he used to. 66 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: It's not Lebron's fault. So if you want to remain 67 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: in the Luca businessiness and the Lakers do, and the 68 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: Lakers should, you have to shield him. You have to 69 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: build a roster to assist in hiding his clear deficiency. 70 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: The entire league knows it, and when you get into 71 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 1: a postseason matchup, teams will hunt Luca. Then that's why 72 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 1: last year we're like, Oh, Minnesota and the Lakers. That'll 73 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: be an interesting playoffs series. It was lobsided because the 74 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: t Wolves got to play against Luca and Austin Reeves 75 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: back to back to back to back to back, and 76 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: you can hunt both of them. And so last night, 77 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 1: this final play, it's a beautiful play drawn up by 78 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: JJ Reddick. 79 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 3: And the Lakers have been very good in. 80 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 1: Clutch spots, and they should be because Luca, Lebron, and 81 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: Austin are all capable of being very good closers. They 82 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: just have repetitive skill sets. The entire damn roster does 83 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: so on that final play last night. It's like Luca 84 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 1: and Lebron, You're like, oh, it should work. Something sound 85 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: like they should work, and they just don't work, you. 86 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 3: Know what I mean. 87 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: And I'm watching this last night and I go look 88 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: up there plus minus of all the Lakers tandems, and 89 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: they actually have the worst. 90 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 3: And so. 91 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: You saw it last night in the final play. Here 92 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: was Luca asked about the final shot, which he should 93 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: have taken and passed up on. Did you and Lebron 94 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:29,239 Speaker 1: have any communication about the final play after or over. 95 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 3: When you passed it to him. Did you think he 96 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 3: had a shot or did you recognize that it was. 97 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 4: Kind of be a tough opportunity. I mean, I just 98 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 4: saw him open. 99 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 5: I didn't want to lose the ball, and we didn't 100 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 5: have timeouts, you know, But like I said, you know, 101 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 5: I should have picked up the ball. I should attack. 102 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 5: I thought I was getting a clean luke. 103 00:05:47,120 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 4: But that's what me. 104 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 5: I know I was open, but I just thought it 105 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 5: was a little bit far. Try to take one dribble closer. 106 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 5: Probably should have picked up the ball. Just try to attack. 107 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, and again it happens he had an off night, 108 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,040 Speaker 1: But this is a basketball team. 109 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 3: That can kind of win one way. 110 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:12,040 Speaker 1: Luca has to shoot well because the other team is 111 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: going to get their points. I mean Powell Buoncarrol having 112 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: a year that many people have been disappointed with, and 113 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 1: he was the bomb last night. 114 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 3: He was outstanding. Could not stop him. 115 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: And so I think when Luca and Lebron were put together, 116 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: my take was, well, this is not a very good 117 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: construct of a roster in terms of defense. But Austin 118 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: Reeves is great with the ball in his hands. He 119 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: was actually last night. Lebron is like Luca, didn't shoot 120 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: well last night, but he had must have had fifteen assists. 121 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:46,239 Speaker 1: So it's a very repetitive roster. But it was great 122 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: seeing at the end of the game in a wildly 123 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: entertaining game. You're like, man, Luca and Lebron, how many 124 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 1: games were a year into this. We're a year into this. 125 00:06:56,040 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: I said this yesterday. Randy Maws and Tom Brady seven touchdowns, 126 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: first four games, KD to the Warriors sixteen to two, Messy. 127 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,239 Speaker 3: To Miami. 128 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 1: MLS immediately impact. We're a year into this. That's still 129 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: not working. The Lakers can't beat any good teams, and 130 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: Orlando's a disappointing team, and the Lakers led most of 131 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: the game and it was in La. I'm not anti Luca. 132 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 1: The Lakers are going to be in the Luca business 133 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: and should, but if you want to be in it, 134 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: you got to get out. 135 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 3: Of the Lebron business. 136 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: So we always talk about when it comes to quarterback traits, 137 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: and we all know what traits are. 138 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 3: Traits like. 139 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: Size, arm, mobility, toughness. I would die on this hill. 140 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: I also think personality is a trait. And this is 141 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: not a shot at Baker Mayfield, but I said I 142 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: liked Sam Darnold's humility and gratitude out of college a 143 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: little more than Baker's cockiness. I think personality is a trait. 144 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: And Sam Donald was on the show yesterday and multiple 145 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: times I asked him about situations that did not go 146 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: his way. The New York Jets was a disaster, got 147 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: benched in Carolina, he was grateful, talked about his teammates, 148 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: his great coaches, and then I asked him about Minnesota, 149 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: where he was up for an MVP. By about week twelve, 150 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 1: Week thirteen, week fourteen, had a great year and they 151 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: moved off him because they didn't want to pay him 152 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: as much as Seattle would and they were going to 153 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: go with JJ McCarthy. He didn't point fingers, because that's 154 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: not Sam Darnold. Here's what he said instead. 155 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 6: I definitely haven't seen it all, but I've seen a 156 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 6: lot in the NFL, and I understand kind of the 157 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 6: process and then what it takes to you know, I 158 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,960 Speaker 6: don't understand necessarily what it takes to run an entire 159 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 6: organization and run a team, but I understand how difficult 160 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 6: it can be. When I sat back and really you know, digested, 161 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 6: I guess the information that they didn't want me back. 162 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 6: You know, that was you know, a little little bit 163 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 6: of a tough pill to swallow. But when I really 164 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 6: stood back and looked at it from afar, I really 165 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,959 Speaker 6: understood the decision, and I really did, and I'm thankful 166 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 6: that I that I landed in Seattle. 167 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: You can tell, in my opinion, when somebody has good 168 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:37,560 Speaker 1: parents as a kid, because they become an accountable adult, 169 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 1: not dumping on people, not holding grudges, not being petty, 170 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 1: not being vindictive. You can tell when somebody has good parents, 171 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: they're an accountable adult, even in loss, even in defeat, 172 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: even in humiliation, which Sam had multiple times in his career, 173 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: never better, never victim, never points a finger, always absolutely accountable. 174 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: Good to have Sam on yesterday. So I know it's 175 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: hard for Jay mcause he loves Luca, but it is 176 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 1: it is interesting that when Lebron, and this has been 177 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:16,920 Speaker 1: one of the criticisms, and I don't think it's a 178 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: fair criticism, but it's kind. 179 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 3: Of a reality of Lebron James. 180 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: Whereas a KD can be a catch and shoot guy, 181 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: where Steph Curry is actually great off ball Lebron. If 182 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 1: Lebron's on your team, even as he ages, you got 183 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 1: to kind of run the offense through him. He's a 184 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,439 Speaker 1: great ball handler, he can always get to the rim. 185 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: He's a massive mismatch in body size, and he's become 186 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: a pretty decent, albeit inconsistent shooter, but pretty decent shooter. 187 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: So when Lebron off ball is not a dead eye 188 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: shooter and off ball, you don't take advantage of his straints. 189 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: So Lebron mostly needs the ball. Well, who leads the 190 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: NBA and it's Luca. So to me, if you're gonna 191 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: be in the Luca business, you can be in the 192 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: Luca in Austin business, because Austin absolutely can step back. 193 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: And also if Luca leaves, Austin can take his role. 194 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:18,479 Speaker 1: But I find Luca and Lebron to just be clunky 195 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: that they're both. I mean, Lebron is still last night 196 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: great first quarter chase down block. Lebron's still outstanding, He's 197 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: still an a player a minus. But what Lebron can't 198 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:35,080 Speaker 1: do that he could do with Kyrie. He can't overcome 199 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: a teammate's atrocious defense. He's not giving you those minutes, 200 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: that energy, that defensive rating. 201 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 3: He can't do that anymore. 202 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: Yes, so with Kyrie he could because Lebron at that 203 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: point was still the best athlete in the league. So 204 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: would you at least acknowledge Luca and Lebron? It is 205 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: kind of clunky A year in. It's weird, It's not ideal. 206 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 7: Remember, this team was constructed for Lebron and Ad to 207 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 7: carry the tours that for five years. 208 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 3: They were all built around with Lebron and Ad. 209 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 4: It was. 210 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 7: But if you have the chance to get Luka Doncic, 211 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 7: you don't turn it down and say, well, no, we 212 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 7: got Lebron in that role. So now they have basically 213 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 7: duplicative skill set, right. Lebron's always made people better found 214 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 7: the open player. Not as good of a shooter as Luca, 215 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 7: and you can't at times. Yes it's clunky, but let 216 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 7: me just remind people. I know everybody's freaking out nationwide. 217 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:27,559 Speaker 7: Lakers stink. They lost to Orlando. Like the Lakers were 218 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 7: the best clutch team in the league this season, they 219 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 7: were number one, and they had a bad night. I 220 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 7: mean it, Luca had an open shot, he didn't take it. 221 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 3: I like Reddick. 222 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 7: Do you like Reddick drawing up a twenty eight footer 223 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 7: for Luka? 224 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 3: Donciz down my life. I don't hate it. 225 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: I thought he not only got the look, yeah, then 226 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: he had a second look. If you watch the play 227 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: from the back of the camera at the other basket, 228 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: not only does JJ raw Reddick right here, he also. 229 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 3: Was look he steps in. He's got a second look. 230 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: So Luca passed twice on second Luke looks and then Lebron, 231 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 1: who again off ball, is just sitting and watching it 232 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: against the ball. He has no choice for the turn 233 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 1: and jacket up. So Luke, I think Luca did not 234 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: shoot well, and I think it was one of those 235 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: nights he didn't and this is rare, but he didn't 236 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: trust himself from that distance. He's tried to step in 237 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the long defender, you know, 238 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 1: you know, reaches out to defend him. But I will 239 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: worry about JJ Reddick or the Lakers getting a good 240 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: final shot. The foster's actually in a half court offense. 241 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: It's actually a really good roster. 242 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 3: Yeah. 243 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,199 Speaker 7: Now if you watch it again, DeAndre Ayton sets the 244 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 7: first screen and then he just stands there. I mean, dude, 245 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,040 Speaker 7: pick and roll. Three guys go to Luca, watch the 246 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 7: watch Aydon set the screen and just stand there watching 247 00:13:44,840 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 7: roll to the basket. You get a twelve foot twelve 248 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 7: foot little runner. That's that's a wide open. So I 249 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:53,240 Speaker 7: mean again, listen, Lakers, it's stunk last night. I will 250 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 7: not come off the hill that this team still can 251 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 7: contend in the West. 252 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 3: You can laugh all you want, my friend, are you smirking? 253 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 4: They're gonna need. 254 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 3: Things to go their way. 255 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 7: I'll remind you this time last year, Colin, did you 256 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 7: think the Indiana Pacers could go to the finals. 257 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 3: Did you think they could sniff the finals? Did anybody 258 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 3: have them there? Well? Things broken away? 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Subscribe, hit that thumbs up 274 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 3: icon and comment away. 275 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: We all know every year seven or eight or nine 276 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: year ten coaches are fired. We also know every year seven, 277 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: eight or nine teams are desperate for a quarterback. And 278 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: one of the potential quarterbacks out there is Mac Jones, 279 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: the backup to Brock Purty with San Francisco. And there's 280 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,720 Speaker 1: a story today the Niners are saying, yeah, it's going 281 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: to take a fairly strong offer for you to get 282 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 1: Mac Jones from us. But this is something to remember. 283 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: What happens to all the quarterbacks that leave Shanahan, Jimmy 284 00:15:31,280 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: Garoppolo gets to a Super Bowl. Jimmy Garoppolo leaves, he 285 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: flops with the Raiders. Matt Ryan in Atlanta gets to 286 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl and is the MVP of the league 287 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: with a one seventeen passer rating. Shanahan leaves, takes the 288 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: Niners job. His passer rating is ninety one. He has 289 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: double the interceptions, nearly in half the touchdowns thirty eight 290 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: to twenty. Matt shab made a Pro Bowl with Shanahan, 291 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: believe it or not. And then Shanahan leaves and he 292 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: goes six and ten. Like we have multiple example this 293 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: is no longer a theory. It's a hypothesis. Like we've 294 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:15,480 Speaker 1: had it tested multiple times. If there's a quarterback whisper, 295 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: it's Kyle Shanahan, unless your name is Sam Darnold. When 296 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: you leave Kyle Shanahan, bad things happen and so and 297 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: just to give you an example, I thought Mac Jones 298 00:16:25,800 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: was excellent last year. He won five of his eight starts. 299 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: His passer rating was ninety seven, well above his career 300 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: passer rating, and he completed almost seventy percent of his throws. 301 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: And to give you an example, mac Jones had a 302 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: ninety seven passer rating with Kyle Shanahan last year of 303 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: the Niners. His career passer rating is eighty five, So 304 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: what's the difference between that. The difference is a ninety 305 00:16:49,480 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: seven passer rating is thirteenth in the NFL. Eighty five 306 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: is thirtieth. A ninety seven passer rating is Tom Brady's 307 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: career passer rating mac Jones last year. Tom Brady's career 308 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: pass already eighty five is case Keenum and Jay Cutler. 309 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: So you can go ahead and make a deal for 310 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:11,719 Speaker 1: mac Jones. But maybe it works in Minnesota with Kevin O'Connell, 311 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:16,440 Speaker 1: maybe and Justin Jefferson. But Max Jones did that last 312 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 1: year without Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall was hurt often, George 313 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: Kittle misstarts, I mean, and the old line was okay, 314 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: so and the defense was being well coached, but you 315 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: didn't know was when. And you have played in the 316 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: division with the Rams and the Super Bowl champion Seahawks, 317 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: and yet Max Jones had a remarkable year. He's not 318 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:43,440 Speaker 1: as mobile or athletic as Brock, pretty therefore I don't 319 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 1: think he's quite as good as Brock. Pretty, but with Shanahan, 320 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: he had Tom Brady's career passer rating number and that 321 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: was without a number one wide receiver. 322 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:57,959 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of the Herd weekdays 323 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 2: and noon Easter not a Empacific. 324 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: Well, there's a lot of reasons. This has been a 325 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,359 Speaker 1: really good college basketball season. We've talked about this for 326 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: the last three years. 327 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 3: The NIL is. 328 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: Taking about fifteen good European players out of Europe and 329 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: bringing him to our college game, and about fifteen kids 330 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: stay in college that would have gone to the NBA, 331 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: So that would be like late to mid second round guys. 332 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: You're getting kind of a fortified group. And I said 333 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: it a couple of years ago when Yukon won, I said, Okay, 334 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: that's like the best team since that back to back 335 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,400 Speaker 1: Billy Donovan title. Like, you've got multiple four or five 336 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: NBA guys. You have NBA length because I thought college 337 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:41,119 Speaker 1: basketball got real lean for about fifteen years, twenty years. 338 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: But the NIL, I'm not saying it's saved college basketball, 339 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: but it has fortified it. 340 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 3: This year. 341 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: You've got three minimum elite players, You've got some unbelievable teams, 342 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 1: and the teams with money, the schools with money at 343 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 1: the top, Illinois and Duke and Michigan. They are really 344 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: really good teams. And a guy Jeff Goodman's now joining 345 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: US Insider for the Stadium, co founder of Field of 346 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,880 Speaker 1: sixty eight college basketball network. You've been following a story 347 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:17,360 Speaker 1: for months that guys like me got into about two 348 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and that's the Darren Peterson story. So I 349 00:19:21,520 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: was told, I was told by Doug Gottlieb, go watch 350 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,199 Speaker 1: this kid at Kansas right before the season. 351 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 3: And I did, and I'm like, I got to say, Kobe. 352 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean, you can watch him three three possessions, Jeff, 353 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,360 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh, that's what Kobe looked like at 354 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 1: eighteen nineteen. But the injuries and the cramps and not 355 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,320 Speaker 1: playing and iso act, he admits he's a loaner. 356 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 3: What is going on? 357 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 2: Is this? 358 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: I mean, you tell me, is it? Some injuries are real? 359 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,000 Speaker 1: Give me the skinny on this. 360 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 4: So I wish I knew all of it, but I 361 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 4: know a lot of it. And I've talked to former coaches, trainers, 362 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 4: you name it, everybody, Bill self plenty. You know, obviously 363 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 4: this is a kid who years ago I said it 364 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 4: was the number one player in the country. I remember 365 00:20:03,040 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 4: seeing him down in rock Hill, South Carolina, and at 366 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 4: that point it was all aj Debonsa and walking away, 367 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 4: I said, like, this kid is going to be better. 368 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 4: You know, he's so talented, can do everything, and he's 369 00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 4: just dealt with a myriad of injuries. Obviously, you had 370 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 4: the hammy earlier this year that kept him out, and 371 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 4: the cramps flew a couple of weeks ago. So I 372 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:28,720 Speaker 4: understand everybody taking shots at him. Here's what I'll say. 373 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 4: If this kid was load managing, he would have shut 374 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 4: it down six weeks ago. There's no reason he would 375 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 4: have played. He was the clear number one pick he 376 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 4: wants to play. I think it's gone from physical Colin 377 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 4: talking to people and kind of known the situation well enough. 378 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 4: I think it's gone from physical to now mental as well. 379 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 4: Whereas when this happens, he doesn't know how to work 380 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,400 Speaker 4: through it now and you're seeing a player that looks 381 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 4: I was out there. I saw him play Iowa State 382 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 4: about a week ago at Hilton Coliseum ten days ago, 383 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 4: and he didn't have that burst, couldn't get by anybody. 384 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,880 Speaker 4: And one game he'll have it and another game he won't. 385 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 4: Most stays right now. He hasn't really shown that Bill 386 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 4: selves moved him off the ball exclusively sits him in 387 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 4: a corner. And I think part of it is to 388 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 4: protect the kid and make sure he gets through the game. 389 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 4: But you know, to me, this is one that is 390 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 4: really hard to figure out. I will say this everybody 391 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 4: I've talked to Colin, everybody and every dealing I've had, 392 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 4: I've interviewed him multiple times. Great kid, great work, ethic competitor. 393 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 4: I think part of it, again is mental. I think 394 00:21:36,240 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 4: part of it was the people around him, Colin, his father, 395 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 4: you know, maybe some other people around him saying, you 396 00:21:43,080 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 4: know what, the first sign of anything, you get the 397 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 4: hell out of a game, right. 398 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:49,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, by the way, it wouldn't be the first instance 399 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: where it happened. So let's talk about the other kid 400 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,199 Speaker 1: at BYU and again I've seen him play three or 401 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:57,639 Speaker 1: four times. Don't know if I always trust his shot, 402 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:02,479 Speaker 1: but athletically he's off the AJ debonsa b YU and 403 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: again came in nil. Everybody heard about him while he 404 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: chose BYU. Again jumps off the TV. And I've always 405 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: Jeff given a kid a pass if like when people say, 406 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,359 Speaker 1: well he's a good player, but he can't. He's not 407 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: a consistent shooter. You can develop that. I mean Ray 408 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: Allen wasn't Ray Allen in college? 409 00:22:22,480 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 6: Right? 410 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:26,199 Speaker 1: Like it happens? Could this kid go number one? What 411 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: are restraints and liabilities so he could? 412 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 4: I still I talked to two NBA gms before the 413 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 4: show today to make sure I had enough info here 414 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 4: for you. Both said they would take Darien Peterson still 415 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 4: number one. They said, there's still enough time left in 416 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,239 Speaker 4: the game here. You know, he's got a few more 417 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 4: regular season games. He played a couple of Big twelve 418 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 4: tournament games, probably a couple NC tournament games, and ultimately 419 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 4: it's going to come down and number one, the physical 420 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 4: right obviously, the doctors, and then number two the due 421 00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 4: diligence and the digging onto you know who's around him. 422 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 4: What's gone on here? Right? Because we see it with 423 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 4: Kawhi right, Like Kawhi when I watched him play and 424 00:23:07,480 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 4: when he came into the league, an absolute killer, like 425 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,400 Speaker 4: as tough as it gets, played every possession both ends. 426 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,879 Speaker 4: You never would have predicted, not the injuries, because you 427 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 4: could have said the injuries because of how hard he played, 428 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 4: but that Uncle Dennis would make sure that Kawhi wasn't 429 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 4: going to play through all these injuries and live manage. 430 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 4: So I think they're going to really dig into that 431 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 4: with Aj Demontsa Brocked the mass kid. He's six eight, six' 432 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 4: nine maybe six,' ten even. Super athletic like, YOU said 433 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:42,080 Speaker 4: i got Some pole george in. His game the, big 434 00:23:42,119 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 4: thing like, you said is the consistency with. His shot, 435 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 4: but man he can go get one whenever. He, WANTS 436 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 4: yeah i mean. He can he can absolutely just put 437 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 4: the ball in his hands and he can he can 438 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 4: get to the basket whenever. He wants and what has 439 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,479 Speaker 4: really impressed me and again seen this kid since fifteen 440 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:03,560 Speaker 4: years old and, au ball his maturity even when things, 441 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 4: go bad like he used to kind of chirp on 442 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 4: the refs a little bit and, you know lose. His 443 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:12,919 Speaker 4: cool he Has been i'll give, him credit like really, really. Poised, 444 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 4: mature now last night they got BLITZED by ucf, at 445 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 4: home probably the worst loss they've had. All year but, this, 446 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 4: kid Certainly If darren peterson gives him any more of 447 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:29,359 Speaker 4: a REASON for, NBA guys i, think yes it Could Be. 448 00:24:29,400 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 1: Aj, Demontsa Okay So, cameron boozers the third kind of 449 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: lock at the top of. THE draft i knew, his, 450 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: dad smart guy, worked hard and you can tell from. 451 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 1: His sons cameron's one of those, you know you know 452 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: he Plays. At dukes you see him play ON. National 453 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: tv and my takeaway, is resourceful, good feet, good. 454 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 3: Hands not dying wildly. 455 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: Dynamic ATHLETICALLY but i look at HIM and i think 456 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,399 Speaker 1: that guy's going to walk into. The league everybody in 457 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 1: the league's gonna want him on. Their team he's just, 458 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 1: eight hands, Smart works what's what's? His ceiling what's his 459 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: comp at the? 460 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 4: Next level so he's got the, highest floor lowest ceiling of, 461 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 4: those three and, maybe honestly he might have the lowest 462 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:16,640 Speaker 4: ceiling of, you Know Include caleb Wilson At north Carolina 463 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 4: Or kingston flemings point Guard. To houston, YOU know i 464 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 4: think he goes three, or FOUR and i think it 465 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 4: maybe more likely he goes for at, this point because 466 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 4: again he's a guy, that doesn't, you know have, great athleticism, 467 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 4: but man it's kind of like his dad a little 468 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 4: bit for. A, comp yeah like doesn't blow, anybody away, 469 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 4: but man and this kid Just wins colin like he 470 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:44,679 Speaker 4: never frigging loses like. It's crazy so like, to me 471 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 4: what he's done is really expand. His GAME when i 472 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 4: first saw him's, shooting twelve maybe extend. To fifteen now 473 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 4: he can. Make three it's like, you said doesn't, force anything. 474 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 4: Just wins, you know, great teammate, great character, create kid, 475 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 4: great intangibles. Great everything, but again what IS the? Nba? 476 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 4: Draft one, upside upside. Upside upside they look at this 477 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 4: kid and they say he could be a great. Number 478 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,679 Speaker 4: two can he ever be a top ten player IN? 479 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 4: THE nba a LOT of nba gms have told me 480 00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 4: they don't think that's, the case where, they think, you 481 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:22,600 Speaker 4: know Whether it's Peterson Devonsa. KINGSTON flemings, i mean this 482 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 4: draft is so loaded if you get the that's why 483 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,879 Speaker 4: you're seeing, everybody, Tank right like you can get the 484 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,280 Speaker 4: eighth pick and have a guy that could BE an 485 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:33,919 Speaker 4: nba all start down the road the next. Two YEARS 486 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,199 Speaker 4: the nba draft is not going to, be good so 487 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 4: everybody's trying to trade into. 488 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 3: This, Draft OKAY so i want to Talk. 489 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: About michigan so twenty six, and two and again it Could. 490 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: BE illinois, i mean We know michigan's always had a. 491 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 1: Rich history but when you watch, them play they're. So 492 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: big it remind does remind me a little bit Of that. 493 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 1: Yukon team, they're big. They're physical, you know you you're 494 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:00,919 Speaker 1: in the Weeds on this Was it nil was a. 495 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:04,640 Speaker 1: Great recruiting how did they get so good? SO fast 496 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:06,880 Speaker 1: i mean part. 497 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 7: Of it is. 498 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 4: A combination you got to. Have money they. Have money 499 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 4: it's a great job with a. Great Brand juwan howard 500 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:14,400 Speaker 4: ran it into. The ground, you know it's all these 501 00:27:14,400 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 4: former most, OF them i won't, say all almost all 502 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:20,959 Speaker 4: of THE former nba guys. Doing college they all pretty, Much, 503 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 4: think righty it's a different it's a. Different deal it. 504 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 4: Just Is dusty may remember he's a guy WHO took 505 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 4: fau terrible program at, the time all the way to the. 506 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 4: Final four couple of. Years ago great Hired. At michigan 507 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 4: he had. Other opportunities he Turned down louisville at that 508 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,560 Speaker 4: time to Go to michigan because of, the brand because 509 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 4: a great place to live for, his. Family whatnot he's 510 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:46,520 Speaker 4: done an incredible job and he's done it. WITH bigs 511 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 4: i mean last year they did it with. Two bigs, 512 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,080 Speaker 4: you know they have. Lagged golden they Brought In danny 513 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 4: woolf and. It worked and this year he went with 514 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 4: like two and a, half bigs, You, know dinmarra seven 515 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 4: to Three Res, Johnson Athletic. Yassel landenburgh by, the way 516 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,479 Speaker 4: you got to Get out yassel on. Your show at 517 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,360 Speaker 4: some point one of the best stories in. College basketball 518 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 4: played eleven high, school games had, no motivation, no nothing playing. 519 00:28:13,119 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 4: Video games mom says, to him now you're Going, To 520 00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 4: yuma Arizona And arizona western to play junior. College ball, 521 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 4: He balls, HE'S like i don't want. TO go i 522 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 4: don't want. To go he ends up going, great there GOES. 523 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 4: To uab two YEARS. At uab now turns down a, 524 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,359 Speaker 4: year ago could have been a late first, round pick turns. 525 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 1: It. 526 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 4: Down now he's going to make three million this Year. 527 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,199 Speaker 4: At michigan so it's not like he's not getting, anything 528 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 4: here but he could have been a first round or 529 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 4: making that money IN. The nba he told me a 530 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 4: couple of, weeks ago, HE said I knew i wasn't 531 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 4: ready to go TO, the nba and he's. Been Awesome. 532 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:52,719 Speaker 1: Cooper FLAG and i had you on. LAST year i 533 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: didn't know he had a left hand that was. THAT 534 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,160 Speaker 1: good i didn't know he had. THAT floater i knew he. 535 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,760 Speaker 1: PLAYED defense i Remember SAYING jeff, i, said oh he'll 536 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: be Better Than jason tatum simply because he's. 537 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 3: More aggressive he's just a VERY. 538 00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,480 Speaker 1: And i think a lot IN the NBA is i 539 00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:10,000 Speaker 1: Always Loved andrew WIGGINS and i talked about this the, 540 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: other day but he JUST never i always felt like 541 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: he'd scored. TWENTY six i couldn't remember any. Of Them, 542 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: COOPER flag, I remember i remember all. Of them just 543 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,480 Speaker 1: are you and you talk, To people are they surprised 544 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: How Good cooper flag is now? 545 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 3: At nineteen? 546 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 4: Nobody is nobody. Is myself nobody is surprised about what 547 00:29:31,920 --> 00:29:35,040 Speaker 4: this kid is doing because he's been doing at, every level, 548 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 4: every game and he can. Do everything he can Do everything, 549 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 4: colin like think. About it he's got A, high iq. 550 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 4: He defends we know he's going to become a. Better 551 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 4: shooter he was last Year at duke than. We thought 552 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 4: he could put it on. The floor he can make, 553 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 4: people better he can, do rebound he wins. In tangibles teammates. 554 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 4: Love him there is no hole in this. Kid's game 555 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,120 Speaker 4: and wait till they surround him with. Actual players, we, 556 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 4: right yeah, all right we got a. 557 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: Minute left everybody's Why The jeff goodman is going to 558 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 1: give us a sleeper in. The tournament WHO'S when i, 559 00:30:11,120 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: SAY sleeper i don't want a. Thirteen seed i'm talking 560 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: about somebody that could end up In The, national championship 561 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,719 Speaker 1: that may end up as a, three seed that may 562 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 1: end up as a three to a. 563 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 3: Four, Seed. 564 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 4: Yeah alabama alabama's got the best crew of guards in. 565 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,160 Speaker 4: The country remember the whole Thing With charles bettioko earlier, 566 00:30:29,160 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 4: this year, you know the injunction with, the team not with. 567 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 4: The team he's done at. This point but their guards. 568 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 4: Are phenomenal now they got a guard a little bit 569 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 4: and that's going to be a big part. Of it 570 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 4: but they got to Kill Le. Baron fallen Great Guard 571 00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 4: aiden holloway can. Shoot it THEY just, i mean they 572 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,959 Speaker 4: got everything you would possibly want on. The perimeter and, 573 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 4: last Night. Check colin you know what wins IN the. Ncaa? Tournament, guards, 574 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 4: Yeah guards they. 575 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,520 Speaker 1: Had the ball in. Their Hands jeff goodman basketball Insider 576 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,360 Speaker 1: for state Him At goodman hoops As the twitter account 577 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:05,000 Speaker 1: covered this stuff for over twenty years for. Multiple Networks 578 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:07,880 Speaker 1: love it going to be a great march And, uh 579 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 1: jeff great seeing you. 580 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 4: You too. You too calm by, The way field of, 581 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 4: Sixty eight field of sixty eight no. 582 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 1: Longer, stadium okay co Founder of field of. Sixty eight we. Own, 583 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,479 Speaker 1: him yeah, all right where do? You Go, thanks ving