1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:00,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, that. 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 2: Chuck Norris was chasing the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The rex was 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 2: not chasing the jeep. 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: Murray, Murray, you there. You love sandwiches. Huh, let's go 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: to eighty. 6 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 3: He was bo. 7 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: Wow that Prime Time. Maybe I had a crush on 8 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: Betty Rubble. 9 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: I honestly, until after the segment ended and we went 10 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,759 Speaker 2: to commercial break, had no idea that Jonathan Coachman was black. 11 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: He caught them the game last night, although they won 12 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: the game. You're listening just to Godson Company. 13 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: The NBA season is tipping off tonight. Is reel Goody 14 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 2: Airas is very excited. He's the only one who cares 15 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: about the NBA in October. 16 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: I mean usually people. 17 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:46,840 Speaker 2: Don't start caring about this thing until Christmas Day basically, 18 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 2: or or really after the football See when do people 19 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: really start caring about the NBA. By the way, Chris 20 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 2: Long will join us an hour two. We'll get to 21 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: the football games. We're gonna do some NBA here. Seams 22 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: is going to join us later this hour. The NBA 23 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 2: does tip off tonight, there is a double header. When 24 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 2: do most people get excited about the NBA? Is he 25 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,559 Speaker 2: is it right after Christmas? Christmas Day, after Christmas, after 26 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 2: the football season. 27 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 1: For me, it's when the playoffs start. 28 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 4: I was gonna say it's certainly not now when you're like, 29 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 4: don't worry, audience, we'll get to football in a second, 30 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 4: but we got to do some NBA fairst Yeah. No, 31 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 4: I think for folks like you, it's definitely April mid April. 32 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 4: I think what happens is you check in on Christmas, 33 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 4: you get a sort of taste of, hey, what's. 34 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: Going on here? 35 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 4: Oh, Lebron and Luca are doing this? All right, let's 36 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 4: watch one game. Wow, what a game on Christmas, and 37 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 4: then you check out again until after the NFL playoffs. Now, 38 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 4: the NBA is not gonna want to hear this. Hopefully 39 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 4: they're not subscribe yet. But that's basically what happens for me. 40 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 4: I'm pretty excited. But maybe you should have started with 41 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 4: the question of just how excited I am, because it's 42 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 4: on the scale of. 43 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: One to ten, it's it's like a four, right, Well, 44 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: why a four? 45 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: Because you're a legendary NBA reporter, The NBA is your 46 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 2: favorite sport. You have covered the NBA forever. Why is 47 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 2: it just a four on Opening Night? Is it because 48 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: football is going on in college, but there's so much 49 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: going on in the world of sports. Is that the reason, 50 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: or it's just, you know, four teams playing. No one's 51 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: gotta win, no one's gotta lost. The season hasn't started. Therefore, 52 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: even Israel Goudias, who loves this thing more than anyone 53 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: I know, is at a four on a scale of 54 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 2: ten in terms of exciting. 55 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 4: I will say it, for tonight, I'm at about a nine. Okay, 56 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 4: just for tonight, but for the start of the season, 57 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:28,079 Speaker 4: I'm at about four. 58 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: And here's a problem. 59 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 4: Like Oklahoma City not the most exciting champion of all time, right. 60 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: They're a boring champion, a bad champion for the NBA. 61 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: No one wants that team to be a team that's 62 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 2: gonna dominate the NBA. 63 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: And he's a bad superstar. 64 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: I realize he's the best player in the sport right now. Yeah, 65 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 2: but SGA is a bad super So you do not 66 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,519 Speaker 2: want your superstar taking elbow jumpers. 67 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: That is not what you want. 68 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: You want a superstar who's got some lyft, who can 69 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 2: get off the floor, who could throw it down in 70 00:02:58,480 --> 00:02:59,119 Speaker 2: someone's face. 71 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: I'm certain SG has done that before. 72 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 2: I just don't recall seeing it, because all I recall 73 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 2: seeing is him pulling up for a little baby elbow jumper. 74 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: That's it. 75 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 4: Hey, sirih show me all of Michael Jordan's mid range 76 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 4: jump shots because he hit a lot of them. 77 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: Look yeah, but yeah, but he sprinkled it a couple 78 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: of dunks. 79 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,160 Speaker 4: You know, it did sprinkle it a couple of ducks. 80 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 4: And that's Stew's take, it's not mine. But in terms 81 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 4: of excitement, like, I don't I don't think they're a 82 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:25,679 Speaker 4: bad champion. I don't think there's such thing as a 83 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 4: bad champion. In fact, I'm watching season two of The 84 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 4: Starting Five on Netflix, and Shake Gilders Alexander might be 85 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 4: the perfect superstar in terms of like, hey, I want 86 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 4: my kid to be like that, right, Shake Gilders Alexander 87 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 4: might be that guy. But in terms of like tuning 88 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 4: in to watch him, even on Starting five, his storyline 89 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 4: is my least interesting one. It's the least interesting one. 90 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 4: So I think, uh, yeah, I don't think it's a 91 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 4: lot of people are tuning in to watch. 92 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: It's not must watch TV. 93 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 4: The way The Warriors were, you know in seventeen eighteen nineteen. 94 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 5: This narrow around, this thunder team. It's it's gotten out 95 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 5: of control. Because if you just pick them up and 96 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 5: put them in New York, they would be the most 97 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:11,960 Speaker 5: celebrated team of all time. The parades would go crazy. 98 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 5: Kids would be lining up to get SGA jerseys. 99 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: Right. 100 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 5: SGA's averaging thirty two points per game. He was the 101 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 5: leading scorer in the NBA, yeah, last year, and we're 102 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,799 Speaker 5: saying it's boring just because he plays in Oklahoma City. 103 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: It's a boring thirty two points per game. It's two 104 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: points at a time. I mean, that's that's I mean, 105 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 2: he doesn't hit threes, he doesn't dunk. It's just boring, 106 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 2: that's all. I'm not saying he's not a great player, tailor, 107 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I am not saying that by any stretch. 108 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: He's a great player. 109 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 2: He's an MVP, he's an NBA champion, he's hit pooring, 110 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 2: that's all. 111 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 4: Well, when you watch the hey god Taylor, because when 112 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 4: you watch the broadcast, Now maybe this is the broadcaster's fault, 113 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 4: I'm not sure, but when they sort of talk about him, 114 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 4: praise him, it's basically just the most like Mundane, Oh, 115 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 4: look at that space he creates with that push I'm 116 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 4: just like, what, like, give me like a hand, give 117 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 4: me a cr over left to right, inside out, something like, yeah, 118 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 4: like make the fool the defender wrapped the ball around 119 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 4: his waist. Wow, Chris Weber did that one time. 120 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 1: It was crazy, Like, just do something. 121 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 5: If Sga was a Laker, a nick or even like 122 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 5: a bull, we would not be having this conversation right now. 123 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, because if he was a Laker, he wouldn't 124 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 4: have be allowed to be this. It would be a 125 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 4: lebron you you first, and then him second. This is 126 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 4: what happened. And when he got traded, he was playing 127 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 4: on a team that would have had Kawhi Leonard and 128 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:32,599 Speaker 4: then Paul George and it just like he said to himself, 129 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 4: we're gonna be the best team. 130 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: In the league. 131 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 4: But then he got traded and he was like, I'm 132 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 4: not upset about this. I can do my thing over there. 133 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 4: There's nobody above me. And so when you unleash a 134 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,760 Speaker 4: talent like him and give him that opportunity, this is 135 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 4: the best case scenario. A lot of teams are scared 136 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 4: to do that, right, So he did it. He's become 137 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 4: this superstar. I don't know, like I said, if he 138 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 4: would have been allowed to do that in other spots, 139 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 4: like even if he went to New York, would he 140 00:05:57,680 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 4: be allowed to touch the balls off? And as Jalen 141 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 4: Brunson with Jim, you know, timing wise, you know what 142 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 4: I mean, be Jalen Brudson essentially right, right, So I look, 143 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 4: I think I agree with you. Yes, it would be 144 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 4: beloved in New York. The whole nation would maybe like 145 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,599 Speaker 4: them a little bit more, but I think really the 146 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:15,280 Speaker 4: rest of the nation would see would say, man, those 147 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 4: Knicks are boring and shut up Knicks fans. 148 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: Yet No, I agree Taylor. 149 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: The reason he'd be accepted in New York, and you're 150 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 2: right about this, he would lead the NBA in Jersey sales. 151 00:06:23,640 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 2: I'm not certain he's not, by the way, I have 152 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 2: no idea where he's at in terms of Jersey sales 153 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:32,359 Speaker 2: in the NBA. But New York is so starved for 154 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: a good team, for a championship team in that sport 155 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 2: in particular, that, of course, whatever it is he's doing 156 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 2: in Oklahoma City, it would stand to reason that's going 157 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 2: to work in New York City. 158 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: If indeed he ended up there. He's not. He's in 159 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: Oklahoma City by the way. 160 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: But the Lakers know what, Like, I'm with Izzy on that, 161 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 2: I'm not certain he'd be allowed to be the SGA 162 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: that he is right now if he's playing alongside Lebron 163 00:06:55,960 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 2: or if he's playing alongside Luca. 164 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 4: You know, from last season, the most sold NBA jersey was, 165 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 4: of course Luca's Laker jersey. 166 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: But I say that to sell. 167 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, you don't have to buy the 168 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 4: size that the player wears, right, you know, I. 169 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: Thought it only comes in the size of the player wears. 170 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 4: No people walking around in size sixteen rebox because of Shack. 171 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: I'm walking around in a tight SGA jersey. Lucas is 172 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 2: the only jersey defense men. 173 00:07:30,960 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 4: We can we get Stu a slim fitting SGA jersey, please, 174 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 4: that would be amazing. But they are the overwhelming favorite 175 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 4: I know, right, And the only reason why I am excited, though, 176 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 4: is because we are in a different era of the NBA. 177 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 4: We're in the era where predictability has gone out the window. 178 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 4: So I'm kind of hoping that that stage true this 179 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 4: year and we get you know, a little bit more challenging, 180 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 4: a little bit more of a challenger to Oklahoma City 181 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 4: because things aren't going to start off great, Jay and 182 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 4: Williams not really healthy, you know, they might not have 183 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 4: that same fire early on, and if things go don't 184 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 4: go right right at the beginning, a team like Houston 185 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 4: could overtake them and feel like, you know, they could 186 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 4: win it all. So as much as I dislike the 187 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 4: fact that they are overwhelming favorites, it makes me feel 188 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 4: like there's no chance they're going to repeat. 189 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: Right. 190 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 2: If there's a team not named the Oklahoma City is 191 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: he that's going to win the NBA title? Which team 192 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 2: has the best chance of doing that? If it's not 193 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 2: Oklahoma City, it's going to be Home Denver. 194 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 4: Really, I mean to me, the changes that they made 195 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 4: were exactly the type of changes that they needed because 196 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 4: they were frustrated with MPJ, and you bring in just 197 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 4: a lot more solid of a human being and a 198 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 4: player in Johnson, Cam Johnson, and so. 199 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: Just a lot more reliable. 200 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 4: Frankly, you know, probably going to be a better shooter 201 00:08:58,559 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 4: for you if you give them that type of space, 202 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 4: because he was a great shooter on you know, not 203 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 4: so great teams. 204 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 1: I mean, Phoenix team was pretty good. 205 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 4: But I just think that they're best suited. I think 206 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 4: they have probably still the most unstoppable force in the 207 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 4: game in Jokic. I think SGA is right behind him 208 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 4: in terms of defending a guy, But I think Denver 209 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 4: probably wins Yokic's second two boring superstars anyway, go ahead. 210 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 5: So this is similar to Izzy's Chiefs take where he's 211 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 5: going out on a limb. Here the Nuggets the second 212 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 5: best odds on fand. 213 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 4: That just means that I'm in touch with the people's 214 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 4: basketball opinions. If I am calling it, that means most 215 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 4: people agree with me. 216 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 2: But in the NBA more so than in any other sport, Right, 217 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 2: you would agree that the team that's supposed to win 218 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 2: it usually wins it, right. 219 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, well it had been the case, but not recently. 220 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 4: And then you know, you get seasons where a major 221 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 4: injury happens, like Toronto beating Golden State, and you never 222 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 4: really know because obviously, if Shay gets hurt, I mean, 223 00:09:58,280 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 4: that's that's lights out for that team. 224 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: They're not winning it again. 225 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,439 Speaker 4: I will say, though, the reason I'm excited for tonight 226 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 4: is because my favorite team in the NBA is playing, 227 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 4: and that's the Houston Rockets. 228 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: Stude. 229 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 2: I love that team. That team is deep, they are young, 230 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: they are talented. That team is very, very good. 231 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: Man. 232 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 4: We're gonna be at odds this year, you and I, 233 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 4: because I will be cheering my ass off for Kevin Durant, 234 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 4: and you are. Probably you're better off if he never 235 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 4: wins another one, right, I'm sorry, never wins his first 236 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 4: in your personal record book, right. 237 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: I don't know. 238 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 2: I was trying to think that if Kevin Durant and 239 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,199 Speaker 2: the Rockets were to win a title this year, if 240 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: that would count as a title in my personal record book. 241 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 2: I don't care what anyone tells me about the two 242 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 2: Golden State titles. 243 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: Those don't count. That team did not need them. 244 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 2: They were laughing with Kevin Durant agreed to become a 245 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 2: Golden State Warrior. They're like, what are you doing? Why 246 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 2: you come in here? Almost petos in the Western Conference finals. 247 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 2: Let's run it. 248 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: Back, they were laughing. No one was more shocked than 249 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: Draymond Green. Kevin s Degats is. 250 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 4: Reporting this, by the way, and this has not been 251 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 4: written anywhere else that they were laughing. It's like, ah, 252 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 4: look it up, he's coming to us. 253 00:10:57,840 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 2: I am doing this before we have the ultimate NBA 254 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 2: re order on because he will debunk all these theories 255 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 2: if I throw them out there, so I have to 256 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 2: be reckless. Now I can't be reckless, which I'm trying 257 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:12,319 Speaker 2: to think. If I give Durant the title, Taylor, if Durrant, 258 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 2: I know you agree with me on my Golden State take, 259 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 2: is he does it? But if Durrant wins a title 260 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 2: with the Rockets, should I give him his first his 261 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 2: first NBA Championship ring in my personal record book, I 262 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 2: think he's deserving of it. 263 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:25,560 Speaker 1: I did. 264 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:28,720 Speaker 5: If he wins with this Rocket team, especially after the 265 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 5: Fred van Fleet injury, I do think it's worthy of 266 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 5: a ring. 267 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 2: Because he's a piece that put him over the top, right, Yeah, yeah, 268 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 2: yeah yeah, So he gets a ring, so he's playing 269 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 2: for a rin. Congratulations Kevin Durant. There is a lot 270 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 2: at stake for you this, Yeason, my friend. 271 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 4: I'm not really giving you a hard time about it. 272 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 4: But what was Fred's name there? 273 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: Taylor? 274 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 3: Fred van Fleet? 275 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 1: Okay, some people like this. 276 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,840 Speaker 4: Well he said Fred van Fleet, which is. 277 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: A perfectly right. 278 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 4: I know it's fvv, yeah it fvv. It's hard to 279 00:11:57,600 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 4: say if you don't say regularly. You do want to 280 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 4: say fleet sometimes, but no, the Rockets are my favorite 281 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:04,320 Speaker 4: team because the men. Thompson is my favorite player and 282 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 4: the NBA his twin is somewhere in the top ten. 283 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 4: Not boring, I mean not boring, not boring at all. 284 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 4: And I think that guy's gonna be maybe third team 285 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 4: NBA this season. He's gonna be that good. And that 286 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 4: team's just gonna like they're starting because of fred Van 287 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 4: Fleet as injury. They're starting five guys six seven or taller. 288 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 4: The Amn Thompson at point guard era has begun and 289 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 4: he's like Magic Johnson if he like went to Mars 290 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 4: and got like alien blood and came back like that's 291 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 4: how ridiculous that could be with basically Kevin Durant as 292 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:39,079 Speaker 4: your shooting guard. 293 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 2: So, Taylor, how many teams do you think Izzy would 294 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 2: have the list? When I say, give me a team 295 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 2: that could win an NBA title this year not named 296 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 2: Oklahoma City. How many teams does he run through before 297 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 2: he gets to the New York Knicks. 298 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: Ooh, that's a good question, Taylor. 299 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 2: How many or an Eastern Conference team for that matter, 300 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 2: because he hasn't aed one yet. You know, we realize 301 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 2: that Tatum's out, so that's gonna hurt the Saltic changes obviously, 302 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 2: but that opens up the door for some other teams 303 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 2: in the East to kind of make a run here 304 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 2: at take on either Denver or let's say, Oklahoma City 305 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 2: in the NBA Finals. 306 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 5: I think there's a clear four in terms of title odds. 307 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 5: It's the Thunder, It's the Nuggets, and then it's hard 308 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 5: to just keep stacking West teams in title odds because 309 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 5: a team from the East has to make it. So 310 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 5: then I think that's when you go Cavs, Nicks, and 311 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 5: then there's just a bunch of teams in the West 312 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 5: that are kind of lumped together, the Rockets, the Timberwolves, 313 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 5: all the teams like that. 314 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 4: At STU, how do you want me to do it? 315 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 4: Do you want me to go teams that could win 316 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 4: an NBA title? Or do you want me to go 317 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 4: Eastern Conference teams that could make the finals? 318 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: And see how far down the list the Knicks are 319 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: on that list? Let's do Let's do teams that could 320 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: win an NBA title? Okay? Good it that way. 321 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 4: Okay, So outside of which two you said, outside of 322 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 4: Oklahoma City and outside of Denver Denver. 323 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 2: I'm assuming you think Houston has a chance at winning 324 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 2: an NBA title. 325 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 4: I think Houston absolutely has a chance at winning an 326 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 4: NBA title. I think think if they play their cards correctly, 327 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 4: maybe make a move or two to not rely on 328 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 4: him too much. I think the Dallas Mavericks with Kyrie 329 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 4: Irving could actually make a run at a title. I 330 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 4: think they're probably last on my list here, okay, and. 331 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: I think the Knicks are next on my list. 332 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 4: Really, I think the well, you hold on, let's do 333 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 4: it this way. 334 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: Houston counts already, Let's do it this way. Okay. 335 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 2: So Oklahoma City definite, Yes, Rockets, Yes, Nuggets. 336 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: Yes. Who was the fourth team you just said? 337 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 3: It was the Mavericks. If they make a move. 338 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 6: Mavericks, if they make if they did it, because you 339 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 6: can't rely on Kyrie or you can't say Kyrie Irving's 340 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 6: coming back, we're gonna get Kyrie. 341 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 4: Understond you don't even know, right, So you get Cooper 342 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 4: Flag at point guard, you're like, hey, maybe maybe that's 343 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 4: like the new thing, right, a six seven, six eight 344 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 4: point guard who you know is crazy versatile. But yeah, 345 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 4: that's that's the Dallas Mavericks. If they make a move, 346 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 4: which means they're last on my list, all right, I'm. 347 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 2: Just going through the west. Right now, let's rule out 348 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 2: some teams a Golden State. Do they have any chance? 349 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 4: No, I'm sorry, step I mean Steph gives them a chance. 350 00:15:06,600 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: But no, you don't need to apologize to Steff. It's okay, 351 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: I do I feel bad. 352 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 4: I also apologize to Anthony Edwards because I don't think 353 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 4: the Timberwolves have a chance. 354 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 2: Okay, So Timberwolves no chance, that's surprising. Anthony Edwards says 355 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: he wants to be the MVP. Okay, we'll go be 356 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 2: the MVP. How about the Clippers. 357 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 4: I mean, you saw the Pablotory episode. There's no chance 358 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 4: the world is going to allow them to win a 359 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:28,760 Speaker 4: championship this year. 360 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 6: I didn't see any of Boblo's episode, with all due 361 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 6: respect to bottle Up, and you know, I didn't see any. 362 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: Of it because I just don't care about that shit. 363 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: I don't. 364 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 4: Okay, So how about san Antonio. There's nobody san Antonio 365 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 4: is not going to win it this year? 366 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's not. Portland's going to be a nice little team. 367 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 2: But they're all right, let me a nice little team, 368 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 2: and okay, we're not playing a game of nice little teams. 369 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: Here, we're playing a game of who different title and 370 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: who can't? 371 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 3: A different game? 372 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, a different game. Nice little you ready for the 373 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:56,520 Speaker 1: nice little team. 374 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 3: Though, Orlando Magic, nice little team. 375 00:15:58,520 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: Nice nice seam. 376 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, Elsa might be the knixt opponent in the Eastern 377 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 4: Conference Finals because I've got the Knicks in the finals. 378 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 4: I got Nick Nuggets. 379 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: Really yeah, you have then making the NBA Finals. 380 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's weird because they just got a new coach 381 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 4: and it's just hard to. 382 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: Imagine that they make that switch. 383 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 4: But I mean Golden State Warriors made a switch with 384 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 4: a new coach and won a championship that year, So 385 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 4: I think this might be the knixt year. We'll take 386 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 4: it just to get to the finals, by the way, 387 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 4: that's all. 388 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: We'll take getting to the NBA finals. Okay, we will. 389 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: It's interesting, I isy uh, And we'll get to We'll 390 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 2: get to Shamp's here in just a minute. For the 391 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 2: first time in a long time, in a long time, 392 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 2: and credit to pat Riley and Eric Spolstra and the 393 00:16:41,480 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 2: Arrisons and that entire organization for making that organization as 394 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 2: relevant as they've been for as long as they've been. 395 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 2: But for the first time that I can recall in 396 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 2: a long time, people are not talking about the heat 397 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 2: coming out of the East in the NBA. They're not 398 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 2: talking about the heat at all in the NBA, and 399 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 2: I can't remember the last time that happened with Miami. 400 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 4: No, the only thing people are talking about is Kenrick 401 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,199 Speaker 4: Perkins saying his gut tells him Bam won't be on 402 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 4: the heat at the end of the year. 403 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. 404 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 2: I have to ask that to Sham's by the way, 405 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: I have to ask him how he feels about someone 406 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 2: just reporting stuff. 407 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: With his gut, because I love it. I love k Park, 408 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: That's my guy. 409 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 4: I think the heat are very much I wouldn't say victims, 410 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 4: but just an example of the current collective bargaining agreement 411 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 4: doing its thing. Like if you even think back to 412 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,119 Speaker 4: the Jimmy Butler deal, that felt like a miracle, like 413 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 4: they got that done despite not having any space, and 414 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 4: so they were still working within the little loopholes that 415 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 4: they can. Those loopholes are really small these days, if 416 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 4: impossible to fit through, and so they're just adjusting to 417 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 4: life as wow, we can't just go hook that whale 418 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 4: whenever we want to and finish off the deal here. 419 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 4: So they're readjusting the way they do things. And this 420 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 4: year probably is gonna be pretty crucial, like Norm Powell, 421 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 4: Tyler Hero and yeah even Bam out of Bayo or 422 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 4: all potential trade pieces, tradable pieces. If things go south 423 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 4: early on, it could be the final, you know, decision 424 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 4: that just says final piece, that makes make the decision 425 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 4: that says, hey, we've got to rebuild from the floor. 426 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: We can't really utilize you guys. 427 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,679 Speaker 5: Right now, Stu, I have two options for you to 428 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 5: see really how excited you are about the NBA being back. 429 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,280 Speaker 5: So the two options are, which one are you more excited? 430 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 7: Is back? 431 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 3: Option A? The NBA back tonight? Option B. 432 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 5: Brandon Graham is coming out of retirement and he's signing 433 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 5: with the Philadelphia Eagles. 434 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,359 Speaker 4: What is that like happening tonight? 435 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 1: Is there some sort of. 436 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 3: Nope, Brandon Graham. Brandon Graham is just back. 437 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: The B and Brandon stands for back. 438 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,360 Speaker 4: We got the one and only Sham Sharania on Stu 439 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 4: gottson company Sham's NBA season starting up. But where Stu 440 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 4: wants to start is what does an NBA, I'm sorry, 441 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,639 Speaker 4: an NFL Sunday look like for you? Especially before the 442 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 4: NBA season really starts when you can still kind of 443 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 4: consume as much football as you want, if you're even 444 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 4: interested in it. 445 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean, it's it's crazy because I obviously it's 446 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 8: hard not to live in America and consume football to 447 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 8: some degree. Right, But I feel like once the NBA 448 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 8: season starts, my fantasy football team, like right now, I 449 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 8: think I'm five and one or six and one or 450 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 8: how many ever we start, I've only lost once. 451 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 7: I think I'm supposed to win this week. I'm not jinxing. 452 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: It, right, I'm supposed to win about though, right, And what. 453 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 8: Happens is every year I start off really really strong. 454 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 8: I'm like five four and one, five and one, six 455 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 8: and one, and then the amount that I just completely 456 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 8: plateau is and and people are like, you know, people 457 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 8: in the league are like, just let your brother handle it, 458 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 8: Like let your brother like or a family member do it. 459 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 7: But I'm like, no, I'm going to be the one. 460 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 7: But no, I mean, I consume it, you know. 461 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:58,440 Speaker 8: But I'm always, you know, of the mindset like Sundays 462 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 8: and NFL Day, you know, yesterday, I wake up and 463 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:02,360 Speaker 8: Kevin Durant is getting extended. 464 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 7: And there are some extensions going on. 465 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 8: So yesterday, you know, breaking Kevin Durant on the NFL Sunday, 466 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 8: then one on Sports Center to talk about it. So 467 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:10,840 Speaker 8: it's always good when the NBA can sprinkle in some 468 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 8: news on the NFL Sunday. 469 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 2: The rest of your league is saying, hey, don't worry 470 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 2: about the five and one star at the NBA season 471 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 2: start soon. 472 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 7: He's the Miami. 473 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 4: Dolphins of his fantasy football league. By the time December comes, 474 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 4: you don't got to worry about it. Toms, you mentioned 475 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 4: the Kad extension. I'm super excited about Houston. I was 476 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 4: a big Thompson Twins guy, and a man is just 477 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,400 Speaker 4: so amazing that I want to see him sort of flourish, 478 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 4: and I think Katie's such a great teammate for him. 479 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 4: I'm curious what that extension does for Houston. Do they 480 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 4: feel like right now they are championship contender? Do they 481 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,400 Speaker 4: feel like they have a very small window? And that's 482 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 4: why they went with at least with Kevin Durant, and 483 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,479 Speaker 4: that's why they went with the extension. Now, how does 484 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 4: Kevin Durant feel about all this? 485 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 8: Definitely that trade for Kevin Durant was to maximize the 486 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 8: window of winning a championship right now, and whether that's 487 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 8: when that window is three years. With Kevin Durant's current 488 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 8: contract now, you never know how he's gonna perform in 489 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 8: two three years. If he's at the same level, then obviously, 490 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 8: as long as as long as Kevin Durant is on 491 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 8: your roster, you're obviously aiming for a championship. And I 492 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 8: think that's what Houston understood when they went all in 493 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 8: for Kevin Durant, got him at the price tag that they. 494 00:21:15,119 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 7: Did with Jalen Green as well as Dylan Brooks. 495 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 8: Come on, Mahluwako ended up being the number ten overall pick, 496 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 8: couple of second round picks as well, So I think 497 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 8: Houston is of that mindset. Fred Vanvleiet turning his ACL 498 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 8: likely out for the season, you know, I'm sure knowing 499 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 8: Fred van Vliet the way I do, I've covered him 500 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 8: his whole career. 501 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 7: He's a tough player. 502 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:34,919 Speaker 8: I'm sure in his mind he's coming back at some 503 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 8: point in March April, but in ACL in September it's 504 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 8: gonna be a very uphill climb for him to try 505 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 8: to make it back for the season. But you still 506 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 8: have him and Thompson reed Shepperd looked good to finish 507 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 8: out the preseason. So anytime you have Kevin Durant and 508 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 8: he ends up taking thirty million dollars less than his 509 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 8: max contract, he knew when he chose Houston as a 510 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 8: trade destination, or even if he went to San Antonio 511 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 8: or Miami, you're taking less money, especially in the second 512 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 8: apron era. 513 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,159 Speaker 2: I know these are all news items to you, But 514 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 2: what was the one that came across your phone. 515 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,640 Speaker 1: During the off season that you were like, WHOA made 516 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: you stop? Made you think? You were like, wow, that's interesting. 517 00:22:12,600 --> 00:22:13,159 Speaker 1: I had. 518 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 7: I had a couple. 519 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 8: One was definitely Miles Turner, Damian Lillard, that whole situation 520 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 8: when Dame got like I remember that morning. It was 521 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 8: a second full day of NBA free agency. I think 522 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 8: it was July second, Maybe it was July one or 523 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 8: jast like. Either way, it was like the second full 524 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 8: day of free agency. And and I remember where I was. 525 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 8: I was in my hotel room in Bristol, and I 526 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,679 Speaker 8: got word that Dame was going to be stretched and waved, 527 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 8: and and that part stunned me. And then I got 528 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 8: double stunned when I heard that it was for Miles 529 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 8: Turner and so that definitely wasn't all in moved by 530 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 8: John Horst and that Bucks organization. 531 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 7: And then the other move, you know, a couple of moves. 532 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 8: Desmond Baine going to Orlando, I think the end of 533 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 8: that Memphis trio of John Moran dez And and Jared 534 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 8: Jackson Junior. I think that caught a lot of people 535 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 8: by surprise. But Orlando going all in, they gave up 536 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 8: a steep price, multiple first round picks and swaps and 537 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 8: things like that to go get Desmond Bay That was 538 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 8: an all in move for that organization around Polo Bankero 539 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 8: and Franz Wagner. So that move and then I think 540 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 8: some other things that went under the radar. I think 541 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,359 Speaker 8: Denver were they were able to do getting Timrdaway junior, 542 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 8: Jonas Valanciunis, Cam Johnson, those moves to add depth to 543 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 8: that organization and obviously Aron Nikola, Joakis and Jamal Murray 544 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 8: looks really really good in preseasons so far, which should 545 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 8: be you. 546 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 7: Know a great sign for Denver. 547 00:23:36,920 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 8: And then getting Bruce Brown junior back as well, that 548 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 8: was another one. So I think from you know, most 549 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 8: surprising to like under the radar interesting moves. 550 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 7: I think I think those are the three for. 551 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: Me, as he smiled at the same time I did, 552 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 2: was it the double stunt, the rare double stunt? 553 00:23:50,640 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what that looks like 554 00:23:52,520 --> 00:23:54,639 Speaker 4: when you get double stuck. Because I'm a pacer, Like 555 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,360 Speaker 4: if I'm on the phone and the big news, I'm 556 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 4: going back and forth. Are you like furious on the computer? 557 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 4: Are you like jumping in the bed and doing like 558 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 4: some sort of snow angels like what's happened when you're oh. 559 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 8: No, no, no, I'm like in a frantic state of 560 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 8: mind because I'm thinking about, you know, what are the 561 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 8: ramifications of this? 562 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:10,719 Speaker 7: What does that mean for this? 563 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 8: And I'm I feel like I'm always thinking like three 564 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 8: four things like what does this mean for this? 565 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 7: And then now you know, it's like. 566 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 8: Getting stories ready, getting you know, getting my making sure 567 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 8: I don't have typos, like all these things that are 568 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 8: going through my mind. But I'm always like thinking like 569 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 8: what's the next thing, like what does this mean for this? 570 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 8: What does this mean for that? And I think but 571 00:24:30,840 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 8: for Milwaukee overall, to do that, it just lets you 572 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 8: know where they're at as an organization. And we've seen 573 00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 8: what they've done in the off season, you know, the 574 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 8: signings that they've made, and so shows you kind of 575 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:44,480 Speaker 8: a glimpse into they're all in right now. 576 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 5: Sean's I'm a I'm a massive Knicks fan, and I 577 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 5: already don't know what to do with my my Malcolm 578 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 5: broggeden Jersey with him retiring. 579 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 4: We were so excited about that move. 580 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: Are like, Wow, he was. 581 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 7: Supposed to be the backup guard for the Knicks this season. 582 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, did that retirement catch you off guard? 583 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,159 Speaker 5: And what do you think the Knicks are feeling with 584 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 5: their roster as we enter this season? 585 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: Shocked? Shocked. 586 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 7: I think everyone in the lee was shocked. 587 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 8: The Knicks when they heard from Malcolm Brogden that day, 588 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 8: they were shocked. I was told he was contemplating it 589 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,479 Speaker 8: for a period of time, at least a couple of weeks, 590 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,159 Speaker 8: like that was in the back of his mind. You know, 591 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 8: as a player of Malcolm Brogden, anyone that's covered him 592 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 8: knows that he's this smart. You know, he thinks a 593 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 8: lot about everything he does, his actions on and off 594 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,719 Speaker 8: the court, and so he's a you know, deep minded 595 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:38,120 Speaker 8: person overall, and so for him to feel that way 596 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 8: clearly in his mind he knew, I just am not 597 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 8: gonna be able to give what I want to give 598 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 8: on the court off the court, but they were They 599 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 8: were fully of the mindset that he was going to 600 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 8: be on the team, that he was gonna be the 601 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 8: back of point guard. 602 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 7: That's why they signed him. 603 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 8: Him and Mike Brown had extensive conversations before he reached 604 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 8: agreement on this deal. And so once he retires, uh, 605 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 8: you know, they they were looking at possible trade of 606 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 8: back end roster guys. At that point, they don't have 607 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 8: to make those trades. They keep Landry Shammitt for another year. 608 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 8: Landry Shammitt beloved in that Nick's locker room. He's very 609 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 8: close with a lot of those players. We know when 610 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 8: he can get you know, he can eat up minutes 611 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 8: for you in the regular season as well. 612 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 7: Veteran been around the league. 613 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 8: So I think it's it's very clear it's championship or 614 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 8: bust in New York. And depending on how they're fearing, 615 00:26:25,080 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 8: we'll see if different conversations that took place in the 616 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 8: offseason are rekindled. 617 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,160 Speaker 4: That actually was going to be my follow up, because 618 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 4: we've got, you know, Malcolm Broggen retirement can be somewhat shocking, 619 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 4: but they still seem on pace. You know, you mentioned 620 00:26:36,320 --> 00:26:38,639 Speaker 4: Landry Shammitt last year when Tims was kind of forced 621 00:26:38,640 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 4: to bring in some bench players late, made a couple 622 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 4: of shots, got some people excited about that, Like, championship 623 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 4: or bust is kind of wild for a team that 624 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:48,679 Speaker 4: just got rid of its head coach, Isn't it Like 625 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,159 Speaker 4: that's got to be some weird dynamics going on in 626 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 4: that organization. 627 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 8: Yeah, but if you're firing a coach that led you 628 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 8: to your first Eastern Conference finals in twenty five years, 629 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 8: I mean, there's only one other place that you're trying 630 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 8: to get to. Obviously, it's the NBA Finals, and then 631 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 8: from there you want to win a championship. Now again, 632 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:06,600 Speaker 8: if you make it to the NBA Finals and lose 633 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 8: the Oklahoma City Thunder, hard to say that it's a failure, 634 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 8: but they are legitimately believing this is their championship window 635 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:15,960 Speaker 8: right now. 636 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 7: This is what they've built this team for. This is 637 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 7: what you build the depth for. Over the course of 638 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 7: these last few years. 639 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 8: You go all in for Mckillbridges, you go get Kat 640 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 8: on this team, and you surround them with the Ogion 641 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,439 Speaker 8: and Nobi's of the world. Obviously, Jalen Brunson, you have 642 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 8: a bench that you feel like has some pieces now 643 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 8: with Jordan Clarkson and Duce McBride, so they feel like 644 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:39,080 Speaker 8: they're prime. Obviously, the Cavs also, you know, co favorites 645 00:27:39,280 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 8: in the East. 646 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 5: I'm looking at the NBA Finals odds on FanDuel right now. 647 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 5: The Thunder crazy odds plus two hundred. 648 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: Man. 649 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 5: The next best team is the Nuggets at plus seven 650 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 5: hundred shops, could you make the argument that the Thunder 651 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:54,800 Speaker 5: could be even better this year? 652 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 8: I mean, I think they're going to be potentially better 653 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 8: just for the simple fact I think all of their 654 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 8: guys are gonna be much improved this year. Now, again, 655 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 8: j Dub Jalen Willims being out to start the season, 656 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:08,920 Speaker 8: we don't know when he's going to be back. That's 657 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 8: gonna throw a little bit of a question mark into 658 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 8: their their their play and their season. But Chet Holmgren's back, 659 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:17,119 Speaker 8: Jub will be back at some point, and then from 660 00:28:17,160 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 8: there a lot of internal growth with this team. Shay 661 00:28:20,560 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 8: wants more, JDub wants more. Chet obviously wants more. So 662 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 8: I think there's gonna be a hungry, hungry unit. This 663 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 8: is not a team that is going to be satisfied 664 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 8: with one championship. 665 00:28:29,800 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: Is that the best run organization in the NBA? In 666 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: your opinion? 667 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:37,520 Speaker 8: You have to put them up there. I think an 668 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 8: argument could be made in all of sports. I said 669 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 8: this during the NBA Finals. I don't think I believe 670 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:47,560 Speaker 8: and I've talked to NBA teams about this, other executives 671 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 8: around the league about this. The thunder are the best 672 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:54,239 Speaker 8: positioned team in all of sports. Not only from a 673 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 8: current roster perspective, but you think about their draft comp 674 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 8: you know, their draft assets, their treasure chest of that 675 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 8: they still have. They have dozens of first round picks, 676 00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:06,800 Speaker 8: dozens of swaps, dozens of second round picks, and they've 677 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 8: got a unit right now locked in and like it's 678 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:13,520 Speaker 8: kind of scary. It's kind of scary. Yeah, that is 679 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 8: a sentiment I get around the league. So whether that 680 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 8: means that they're the best run or not best run, like, 681 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 8: they're definitely best positioned. 682 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:20,720 Speaker 1: Okay. 683 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 4: I got another one where it's like an odd goal 684 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 4: type of season for this team, the Dallas Mavericks. 685 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people think if Cooper. 686 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 4: Flag can play some point guard and really sort of 687 00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 4: buy some time there for Kyrie irving to potentially get healthy. 688 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 4: They might have something this year. What's the mentality of 689 00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 4: that team after the Luca trade. 690 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 8: Definitely, if you're making that deal, you're going all in. 691 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 8: With Anthony Davis again, it's you want to compete for 692 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 8: a championship. You want to be there. They got to 693 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 8: the NBA finals already with Luka Doncic. The only best 694 00:29:53,600 --> 00:29:56,440 Speaker 8: thing after that is winning a championship. That's why Niko 695 00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 8: Harrison felt and said he made that trade. He's a 696 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 8: judge him on the results, and so I think that's 697 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 8: what your mindset has to be. 698 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 7: But again, the Kyrie iring injury. 699 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 8: And the fact that he's going to miss time to 700 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,480 Speaker 8: start do a significant period of time, that does throw 701 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 8: a question mark into it. How does he come back? 702 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 8: How does he look when he's back as well? I 703 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 8: am told he's doing he's doing very very well. I 704 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 8: think we're seeing the videos of him playing already one 705 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 8: on one and and he looks good. And so I 706 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 8: reported several months ago his goal was to be back 707 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 8: at some point in January. We'll see if he reaches 708 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 8: that goal. If it's going to be after that, but 709 00:30:33,280 --> 00:30:35,200 Speaker 8: the Mavericks are going to be patient. He's going to 710 00:30:35,280 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 8: have to be patient. But you know, if he's back 711 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 8: in January and he looks eighty ninety percent of Kyrie iring, 712 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 8: I mean, their goal has to be trying to compete 713 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 8: for a championship. 714 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 2: Kendrick Perkins said that he doesn't think Bam will finish 715 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 2: the season as a member of the Miami Heat. 716 00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 1: What do you think? 717 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:55,080 Speaker 7: Yeah, I don't know. If I want to get into 718 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 7: a source off. 719 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: Here, wow, I'm going to go with you. 720 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 2: I mean, I was. 721 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: Gonna say there's like it. 722 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,120 Speaker 7: I will just say I have not heard that. 723 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 8: I think Bam out of Bayou everything he's shown is 724 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 8: is he's trying to be the franchise piece, the franchise 725 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 8: face of this Heat organization. 726 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 7: And that's where. 727 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 8: That's all I've heard, and so, uh, maybe maybe there's 728 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 8: better sources out there. 729 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: I love it. 730 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 2: Listen, just just so we're clear, his source is his gut. 731 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:32,959 Speaker 1: That's it, and and I respect him for that. 732 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 8: I mean, Listen, at some point, of course, Bam out 733 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 8: of wants to be part of winning. He's gonna want 734 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 8: this team to uh, to make moves and to win 735 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 8: for sure, they trade for Norman Pole. We'll see when 736 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 8: Tyler Hero gets back on the court. But but you know, 737 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 8: with with Eric Spolster, he's always going to get these 738 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 8: guys to play higher, uh than than their capability sometimes. 739 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 8: And uh, you know, I I am curious to see 740 00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 8: how Bam looks this year as well. Uh will this 741 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 8: be somewhat of a bounce back here for him too? 742 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 4: A Chefter versus Sean source off would be a special. 743 00:32:07,080 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 2: I would watch it over and over again in a loop. 744 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: I would I would look, what do they do? Just 745 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 1: throw down his So of my. 746 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:16,160 Speaker 7: Teammates, now those are my teammates. I rock. I rock 747 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,120 Speaker 7: with Kendrick Perkins, I'd rock with Adam Scheff. 748 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 6: They show the source, but it's blurred out because we 749 00:32:21,560 --> 00:32:22,240 Speaker 6: know you love them all. 750 00:32:22,280 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 2: But that would be a great television moment, a source 751 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 2: off between you and Jefter, right, I mean, come on, 752 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 2: that'd be great. 753 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 4: SOM's last thing here because I've had PTSD from one 754 00:32:31,240 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 4: time I left my phone in the car overnight and 755 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 4: that was the night that Stan van Gundy decided to 756 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 4: step down and favor of pat Riley, and that was 757 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 4: just a nightmare. Stu was talking about putting his phones 758 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:44,600 Speaker 4: away during a karaoke night in Tahoe, which made him 759 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:47,560 Speaker 4: very nervous. What's the longest you've had your phone away 760 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 4: from you where you're just like getting really agitated, but 761 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 4: you were okay with it? 762 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 5: Uh? 763 00:32:54,120 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 7: I was never okay with it. I was never not 764 00:32:57,480 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 7: a scenario. I do remember. 765 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,600 Speaker 8: I'm not gonna say which story it was, but I 766 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:05,800 Speaker 8: do remember. I was with my family and I this was. 767 00:33:05,880 --> 00:33:09,560 Speaker 8: I was on a family trip and and I put 768 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 8: my phone away. 769 00:33:11,360 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 7: We were there for like four or five days. 770 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:15,720 Speaker 8: There was only a twenty minute period I didn't have 771 00:33:15,760 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 8: my phone, h where I literally wasn't looking at my 772 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 8: phone or didn't have access to look at my phone. 773 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 8: And in those twenty twenty five minutes something happened. Ruin 774 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 8: ruined mentally the rest of my trip. 775 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:30,400 Speaker 1: But me, this just tell me which year it was. 776 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,600 Speaker 2: Maybe I can figure out what a story so badly 777 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:34,760 Speaker 2: I do it was. 778 00:33:34,760 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 7: Within the last year. Maybe the next time I'm on 779 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:37,520 Speaker 7: I'll share the story. 780 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: Okay. Was it a seismic story though? Or it was 781 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: a big story, really good? 782 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 7: It was a big story. 783 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:44,680 Speaker 4: I didn't already locked them in for another appearance too. 784 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:45,440 Speaker 1: Yes, listen. 785 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 7: I'm yeah, I'm locked in. 786 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 8: I'll share it at some point, but no, I mean, 787 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 8: I mean I feel like I'm I'm as on my 788 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 8: phone as anyone obviously, And uh, you know, I think 789 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 8: I get a bad rap. 790 00:33:57,040 --> 00:33:58,880 Speaker 7: Because I think other people are also on their phones 791 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:02,320 Speaker 7: a lot. But you know, I love it. I enjoy it. 792 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 8: I love what I do and so it's something I live, 793 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 8: eat and breathe. 794 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 7: So I love it. 795 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,319 Speaker 2: Your phone is currency, man, I mean, the rest of 796 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,200 Speaker 2: us are wasting our times on our phone. Your phone 797 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 2: is currency. That's how you make money. I mean, of 798 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 2: course you have to be on it. It's crazy if 799 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,040 Speaker 2: it makes you feel any better. Chefter once missed a 800 00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:20,400 Speaker 2: big NFL report because he was taking NBA phone calls 801 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 2: on our show. 802 00:34:21,560 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 8: Okay, all right, all right, I mean I would probably 803 00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:27,520 Speaker 8: feel bad about that too if I'm and I'm sure 804 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 8: knowing Adam the way I do, I'm sure he was 805 00:34:30,080 --> 00:34:31,279 Speaker 8: like he must have been living. 806 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 7: I don't know how was he. 807 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 2: He was upset about it. He actually was upset. That's 808 00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 2: why I asked the size of the story. It doesn't matter, 809 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 2: right job, he was big or small, you would have 810 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:40,359 Speaker 2: been upset your vacation would see. 811 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:40,759 Speaker 7: That's the thing. 812 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 8: That's the thing like doing this, whether it's the grandest 813 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 8: of grand stories or if it's a minimum contract, like, 814 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 8: you have to treat everything with the same levity. Obviously 815 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:52,400 Speaker 8: you're going to focus more on the bigger stories. But 816 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:56,320 Speaker 8: I take every every single side story very very seriously. 817 00:34:56,360 --> 00:34:57,920 Speaker 7: So I think, I think that's what you gotta do. 818 00:34:58,400 --> 00:35:00,600 Speaker 2: I love the idea of the NBA c it starting 819 00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:02,279 Speaker 2: and you starting running backs who are on. 820 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: A bye week. 821 00:35:04,320 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 8: That's literally what happens. That's literally what happens. I don't 822 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,399 Speaker 8: set my lineups. It's a mess. 823 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 2: We appreciate the time, buddy, we know it's a busy time. 824 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:14,960 Speaker 2: The number one information guy in the business shams thank 825 00:35:15,000 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 2: you so much. NBA season is upon us. We won't 826 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:19,480 Speaker 2: see Sean for like ten months.