1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: The volume. All right, Well, good to Hoops Tonight. Here 2 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: at the volume heavy Monday, everybody. I While you guys 3 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: had an incredible weekend, we have a quick show today. 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna go over five big takeaways from a 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: jam packed weekend of NBA basketball. You guys are the 6 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: jo before we get started. Subscribe to Oops Tonight YouTube 7 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: channel so you don't miss any more of our videos. 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: Make sure you like this video and sign up for 9 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: post notifications. That helps us a lot. The last one, 10 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:37,480 Speaker 1: not at least. If you guys want to get mail 11 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: bag questions into our mail bag for Friday, drop them 12 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: in the comments underneath a full episodes on YouTube, and 13 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: we'll get to them in our weekly mail bags throughout 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. All right, let's talk some basketball. First, 15 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: big takeaway from the weekend. Jason Tatum is going to 16 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: make Boston so much better against the best teams in 17 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: the league. First of all, it was great just to 18 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: see Jason Tatum back out on the court starting with Friday. 19 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: I watched both of his games from this past weekend. 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: Just a truly remarkable feat. I did read that there's 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: been a lot of great advancements in Achilles surgery over 22 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: the course of the last few years, and it's not 23 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: terribly uncommon for guys to come back relatively quickly, but 24 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: still less than ten months after a devastating injury like that. 25 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: For him to make it back the way that he did, 26 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: I just thought was a testament to just the type 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: of guy that Jason Tatum is that he wasn't going 28 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: to be derailed by something like this. But I was 29 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: talking about this concept like Boston against the best teams 30 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: with Colin Coward last week. Boston has had a remarkable season. 31 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 1: They've had incredible metrics. They're the second best net rating 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: team in the league behind Oklahoma City. They are the 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: fourth best record in the league. But they've had some 34 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: losses this year against the better teams in the league 35 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: that haven't looked good. Just in the last month, they've 36 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: been blown out at home by the Knicks, blown out 37 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: at home by the Hornets. They are one in three 38 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: the Pistons this year. They're zero and two versus the Nuggets. 39 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: They're one and two versus the Knicks. Overall, against teams 40 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: in the top ten in point differential, they've been okay 41 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: but not great. They've been nine to ten so one 42 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: game below five hundred and a negative one point four 43 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: point differential in those games. Again, not to take away 44 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: anything from the season, but it's been clear that it's 45 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: been a very strong culture, with continuity and a group 46 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: that's very bought into their coach, some specific guys playing 47 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: some really good basketball this year. That has helped keep 48 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: them where they've been statistically and in the standings, but 49 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: there's been some more mixed results against the better teams 50 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: in the league. Jason Tatum coming back into the fold 51 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: isn't going to lead to some sort of massive improvement 52 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:48,920 Speaker 1: for the team statistically. I mean, that's basically impossible with 53 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: where they've been to this point, right, They've been so 54 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: good to this point, it be unrealistic to expect them 55 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: to experience some sort of dramatic improvement. But you can 56 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,160 Speaker 1: already tell from his first two games worth of tape 57 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: that he's gonna help them in several key areas. First 58 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: of all, defensive rebounding. The Celtics look fundamentally different when 59 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum is on the floor in terms of the 60 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: physical profile of their lineups. One of the things even 61 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: with the rise of Jordan Walsh, even with the rise 62 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: of Baylor Shireman. We have not seen a traditional, like 63 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: big power forward type of player in these lineups for 64 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: the most part. For the most part, it's been like 65 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: your kind of stereotypical swing forwards. Maybe some more athletic, 66 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: wiry forwards, but you don't have this like big six', 67 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: ten very, strong switchable kind of power forward. Look they 68 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: haven't had that, archetype and Putting Jason tatum out there 69 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: makes The celtics look dramatically more physically, imposing especially on the. 70 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: Glass The celtics With Jason tatum so far on the 71 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: floor just through two, games but they're grabbing eighty one 72 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: point two percent of their opponent's misses When jason tatums 73 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: on the. Floor that's an insane. Number that's outstanding defensive. Rebounding, 74 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: now as we've talked, about there's a defensive versatility element to. 75 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: This there's going to be times where we See Jason, 76 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: tatum you, know guarding opposing centers and we See Jason 77 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: tatum deployed in more creative ways defensively to help The 78 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: celtics reach a higher level on that in the. Floor 79 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: we haven't really seen that part yet for the most 80 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 1: part at this. Point Joe mizzoula has been Tucking tatum 81 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: away on like role player. Wings that makes a lot 82 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: of sense to, me is he's working his way back 83 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: into shape and kind of building more resilience with his. 84 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: Body you, know one of the big things when we 85 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: talk About tatum guarding centers is there's a lot of 86 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:46,839 Speaker 1: battles that are being fought there on the. Ground there's 87 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: a lot of like having someone lean on him in 88 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: those sorts of, situations AND i think they're just trying 89 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: to avoid that dynamic at this early. Phase BUT i 90 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: do think in the long run that will be a 91 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,160 Speaker 1: bigger part of. It but right away off the, top 92 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: you can tell physically the lineups look. Different there is 93 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,720 Speaker 1: an element of defensive rebounding With Jason tatum out there 94 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: that is different than what it was, before and that's 95 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: helped a. Lot, secondly the natural feel for. PLAYMAKING i 96 00:05:14,080 --> 00:05:16,919 Speaker 1: don't mean this in any way as a slight Towards Jalen, 97 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: brown because he's had an amazing season and the best 98 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: version of The celtics team obviously Needs Jalen brown to be. 99 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: Great we're going to talk about it more here in a, 100 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: minute but in That cavs, game in Particular Jlen brown 101 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: and his ability to continually attack the smaller guards Like 102 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: Kean ellis And Dennis, schroeder like he had a lot 103 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: of success At Dean wade's expense. Yesterday Jalen brown is 104 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: so important to this, Team so this is not meant 105 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: to be a slight at him at all. Whatsoever BUT 106 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: i do Think tatum is a far more complete offensive. 107 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: Player WHAT i mean by that, is, like there is 108 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: a lot of these like reads or playmaking sequences that 109 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: come very naturally To Jason tatum that have been kind 110 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: of missing from this offense this. Year and you could 111 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: see that immediately in the first couple of, games just 112 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: like whether it's you know, him like hitting the pocket 113 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: pass three times in a row To kada at the 114 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: beginning of That Dallas mavericks, game or like there was 115 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: a very simple little bounce pass that he threw To 116 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: Derek white and yesterday's game as he was coming off 117 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: of a flare screen From cada on the left side 118 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: of the, floor HiT's Derek white on a bounce And 119 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: Derek white kind of cuts into the lane and gets an, 120 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: easy little two handed. Dunk and As i'm watching, him 121 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 1: like there are just these passing, sequences these playmaking sequences 122 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: that seem to come very naturally To Jason. Tatum and, 123 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: like you, KNOW i would argue when it comes to 124 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: the match up hunting, element like strictly the goal of Like, 125 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: Okay i've Got Dennis schroeder on, me And i'm going 126 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: to go get a bucket on. Him Like Jalen brown 127 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: brings a level of athleticism and he's become so surgically 128 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: efficient on that little mid range pull up that, like, 129 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: yeah you could tell me That Jalen brown's better at, 130 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: that AND i wouldn't necessarily argue with. You but when 131 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: everything is going For Jason, tatum by the, way he's 132 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: not shooting the ball super well right, Now that's to be. 133 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: Expected he's getting his legs underneath. Him he's adjusting to 134 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: the speed of THE nba. Again but like When Jason 135 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: tatum has all of the elements of his game put, 136 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: together there's an element of like he can do this 137 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: for us on. Offense he can do that for us on. 138 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: Offense he can run these inverted actions With Derek. White 139 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,600 Speaker 1: he's very good at making the ensuing reads that come 140 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: out of these. Situations he's just a very complete offensive, 141 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: player and what that means is he's going to be 142 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: able to essentially cater his game to fit into gaps 143 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: Where boston needs. Him on that end of the. Floor 144 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: the offensive rating With Jayson tatum on the floor so 145 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 1: far has been just below one. Fifteen we have discussed 146 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: extensively like that was always going to. Happen this was 147 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: not going to be something where you just plug him 148 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: in and it automatically looks amazing because you're adding a 149 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,720 Speaker 1: high usage. Player you're adding a guy who's going to 150 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: be working on his, conditioning in his rhythm in the 151 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: moment rather than behind the. Scenes so, like there's gonna 152 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: be some lumps along the, way but, Overall Jason tatum 153 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: is going to bring a lot of elements to this, 154 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: offense especially as a playmaker that really haven't been there this, 155 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: season AND i think that that's gonna make them better 156 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: when they go up against the better. Teams and so, 157 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: again WHEN i WHEN i look at the big, PICTURE 158 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: i look at A celtics team that was really strong, 159 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: statistically but they had some specific flaws And Jason tatum 160 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: is gonna step in and he's going to address some 161 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: of these, flaws addressing defensive, rebounding addressing defensive, versatility addressing offensive, 162 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: versatility meaning just the different ways that you can look 163 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: to attack and break down a. 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Conditions second big takeaway from last. 214 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: Weekend The calves might have shot the ball uncharacteristically poor 215 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: against The, celtics AND i definitely think it affected, them 216 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 1: but that doesn't mean they don't still have A celtics. 217 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: Problem The celtics got one point five points per catch 218 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: and shoot jump shot attempt last night and The calves 219 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: got zero point ninety. Four that's a sixty six point 220 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 1: gap over one hundred shot. Sample so, yeah there was 221 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: definitely a bit of shooting variants in this. Game in 222 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: the second quarter in, particular you could tell The calves 223 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: were getting super discouraged by the misses some really good 224 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: looks for really good shooters that weren't going, in and 225 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: there's a, LIKE i you, know there's a combination of 226 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: like confon instant rhythm THAT i always, THINK i think 227 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:06,400 Speaker 1: gets under discussed in, basketball where, like you, know you 228 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: run good offense and you miss a wide open shot 229 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: and then somebody goes down to the other end and 230 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: hits a more contested shot of some. Kind it can 231 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: kind of have this mental effect where you kind of 232 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: start to feel especially if that piles, up like you 233 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: miss three in a sequence where the other team goes 234 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 1: on a run and they go up by, sixteen seventeen, 235 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:31,959 Speaker 1: points and in that sequence you miss like three wide open, 236 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 1: threes and then on the other end of the floor 237 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 1: you make this, mistake make that, mistake maybe there's a 238 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: matchup where you're continuing to Foul Jalen brown or something like. 239 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: That it can pile up on you and actually lead 240 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: to a confidence, issue and like there were there were 241 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,559 Speaker 1: times during last night's game or yesterday's, GAME i should 242 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: say WHERE i thought The calves didn't look particularly, confident 243 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: AND i think that that is kind of more of 244 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: a manifestation of that that shooting variance that. Happened, however 245 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: the bigger which is That boston's ball handlers look way 246 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: more comfortable Versus cleveland's perimeter defenders Than cleveland's ball handlers 247 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: look Versus boston's perimeter. Defenders that dynamic is not going. 248 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: Away we talked a lot After Dennis schroeder And Keon 249 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: ellis were signed that there's a lot of guys in 250 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: The Eastern conference that they're going to be very useful. 251 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: Against Right, like whether It's Tyrese maxine Vj edgecombe on 252 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: The philadelphia seventy six, ers whether It's Jaylen brunson And 253 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 1: Jose alvarado And duce McBride on The New York. Knicks 254 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,679 Speaker 1: we can go on and on all of these quick 255 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: guards on all of these teams Out. East there's a 256 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,480 Speaker 1: lot of guys like that That Keon Ellison Dennis schroeder 257 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: are going to be very useful. Against BUT i said 258 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: this right after the. Trade if you, guys, remember neither 259 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 1: of those guys are even remotely big and strong enough 260 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: to be disruptive versus some of the, bigger, stronger wing 261 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: like wing slash forward offensive players in the. League and 262 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: like that was the part that kind of took out 263 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: like a sore thumb. Yesterday it just felt Like Jalen 264 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: brown And Jason tatum in, particular they could just pick 265 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: on whoever they, wanted and then it extended to like 266 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 1: different parts of the, roster Like Dean, wade a guy 267 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: that you know stands taller than Both tatum And, brown 268 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: you'd think he'd be more comfortable in those. Matchups, Nope 269 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:20,320 Speaker 1: Jalen brown was specifically going out of his way to 270 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: hunt him over and over and over again in the 271 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: second half. Yesterday like there's just a level of comfort 272 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: that those guys have in that matchup that makes it very. 273 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: Complicated this is kind of the benefit Of boston and 274 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: the way that their rosters put, together, Right, like say 275 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: what you want about their center, rotation and Obviously vucevich 276 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 1: has this finger injury that's going to keep him out 277 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: a little, bit and each one of their centers has 278 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: strengths and weaknesses And none of those guys are going to, 279 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: be you, know perfect basketball players by any, Means but 280 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: if you look at their one through four and the 281 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,440 Speaker 1: vast majority of their, lineups it's a very simple. Dynamic 282 00:14:55,920 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: there's always in every Single celtics lineup a, now with 283 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: the return Of Jason, tatum a big forward that can hunt, 284 00:15:03,880 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: matchups a guard that can run pick and roll and 285 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: or inverted action and or one to three action with that, 286 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: forward and just a ton of. Shooting that's a dynamic 287 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 1: that Every celtics lineup. Has how many times yesterday did 288 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: we see The calves react to some sort of interior 289 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: sequence Where Jalen brown Or Jason tatum are getting into the, 290 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: basket doing damage in the short range and maybe getting 291 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: an offensive rebound or maybe drawing two or three. Defenders 292 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: and then There's Sam hauser again at the top of 293 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,040 Speaker 1: the key wide. Open why Is Sam hauser again wide? 294 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: Open because there is the ability to consistently compromise the 295 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: defense at the point of attack by having these big 296 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: ball handlers that are comfortable Against cleveland's perimeter. Defenders that's 297 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: really a dynamic that's not going. Away they're going to 298 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: be able to hunt a matchup while also spacing the 299 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 1: floor with quality. Shooting and that's one of those things 300 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 1: THAT i think you know when you're looking at, matchups 301 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: and we in, general when we start talking about the. 302 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: Postseason as you guys, know this is always one of 303 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 1: the most important parts of whether or not a team 304 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: advances or they. Don't we tend to think about the big. 305 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: Picture here's this team's strengths and their. Weaknesses here's the 306 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: metrics they put up this, Season here's where they landed 307 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: in the, Standings and really it comes down to, like, 308 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: well how do they match up against this. Team it 309 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,400 Speaker 1: doesn't matter how good your defense is if they can't 310 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: get stops against the team you're playing in the first. 311 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: Round it doesn't matter how good their offense is if 312 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: they can't score against the team they're playing in the first. Round, 313 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: Right so matchups end up playing a bigger part than 314 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: just about anything else in this. Regard so what are 315 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: some of the things, Like, so for, Instance Jared allen 316 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: was out last, Night Jared, allen if he is in the, 317 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: lineup maybe you can Deploy Evan mobley more on the. 318 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: Wing that can put you in a situation where you 319 00:16:50,960 --> 00:16:55,160 Speaker 1: have fewer small defenders to attack right certain, matchups like 320 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: you know that might be a series where if you're, 321 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: healthy you lean more on some of your stock wings 322 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: guys Like Max struce if he can get, healthy Or Jalen. 323 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 1: Tyson James harden has to be much more attentive in 324 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: his off ball. Defense this is something we talked about 325 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: after the hard and. Trade harden is a much better 326 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: one on one defender than a guy like than a 327 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: guy Like Darius, garland but he's more prone to defensive. 328 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 1: Mistakes there was a play Where Jalen brown was attacking 329 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: out of the post in the first half on the right, 330 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: block And Evan mobley's right there in, help like he's 331 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: there ready to offer assistance and handle The Jalen brown. 332 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: Problem But James, harden who's Guarding Sam, houser sinks way 333 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: in below the foul line kind of unnecessarily and it 334 00:17:41,160 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: just gets swinged out And Sam houser hits a. Three 335 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: those are the kinds of mistakes that are every bit 336 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: is damaging as you getting attacked one on one, Right 337 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: so like there are certainly ways that can play, better 338 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:55,679 Speaker 1: as we talked, about like the jump shot result was 339 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: not Going cleveland's Way Jared allen out of the. Lineup 340 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: So i'm not gonna sit here and protec like The 341 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:04,080 Speaker 1: calves can't Beat. Boston but the fundamental, issue which is 342 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 1: That boston's perimeter defenders seemed to do more to Make 343 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: harden And mitchell uncomfortable than The calves perimeter defenders can 344 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 1: do Against boston's big, FORWARDS i don't think that dynamic 345 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: is going. Away and so with that being the, case you, 346 00:18:19,880 --> 00:18:22,199 Speaker 1: Know i'm very high on This cavs. Team i'm not 347 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: gonna bail on them because of one bad performance on national. 348 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 1: Television but we got to like be honest about what 349 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: our eyes were telling us, yesterday and it was that 350 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: The celtics looked like they match up pretty well with 351 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: The Cleveland. Cavaliers Number, Three, no The lakers are not 352 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:42,879 Speaker 1: better Without, lebron BUT i do Think austin needs to 353 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:46,919 Speaker 1: be the second option on This lakers. Team Lakers knicks 354 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,320 Speaker 1: was somewhat similar To Caves celtics in THAT i thought 355 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: The lakers clearly played a better game and they deserve to, 356 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: Win but The knicks also had some really poor jump 357 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: shooting that exacerbated the. Result The knicks were two for, 358 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: Twelve on unguarded catch and shoot three, yesterday every time 359 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: they had a chance to hit a big shot and 360 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: make things more, competitive they dis. Missed brunson is also 361 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:08,280 Speaker 1: in a little bit of a. Slump he' shooting just 362 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: thirty two percent from the field and averaging just sixteen 363 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 1: points over his last three. Games but The lakers got 364 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: their first big win against a legit title contending team 365 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:20,439 Speaker 1: in a very long. Time they announced this in the. 366 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 1: Broadcast we had been talking about this stat on The lakers' 367 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 1: collective pod last. Week jovon brought it. Up if you guys, 368 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: remember but in the last thirteen games of The lakers 369 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: had played against teams with a sixty percent win percentage or. 370 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: Better they had been one in, twelve so they had 371 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: been like brutally bad against the upper level competition in 372 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 1: the league before that big win against The. Knicks it 373 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: really came down to three. Things, one both of their 374 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 1: stars played. Well Both austin And luca played. WELL i 375 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: think they combined for about sixty points that were relatively. 376 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: Efficient luca didn't shoot the ball super well and he 377 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: had some turnover, issues but, OVERALL i thought his shot, 378 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: making especially in key parts of the game was impactful 379 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: and helped them continue to if armed The. KNICKS i 380 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: Thought luca played pretty. Well AUSTIN i thought had his 381 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,479 Speaker 1: best game since he came back from his calf. Injury 382 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: in terms of all around two way. Basketball he obviously 383 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: puts up twenty. Five he has five assists with just one. 384 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: Turnover he has three. Steals BUT i thought his pick 385 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: and roll play making was huge as. Well he just 386 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,040 Speaker 1: did a brilliant job of skipping the ball across the 387 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: court as The knicks would load up on his ball. 388 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: Screens austin just played really. Well so your stars play. 389 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,119 Speaker 1: Well Role players hit. Shots that's a big. One The 390 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: lakers have had been very up and down with their 391 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: role players shot. Making but like you get a made 392 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 1: three From Jared, Vanderbilt Luke, kenard it's just bizarre having 393 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: a guy in The lakers where, like, oh you leave him, 394 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: open it's going In like that's a huge asset on 395 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: a team like, this, Right so role players hit. Shots 396 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: and then, lastly the team played to their individual defensive. 397 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: Ceiling they mixed in some zone in the early part 398 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: of the. Game, OVERALL i thought their man and man 399 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,920 Speaker 1: looks for really, strong just little, details, Right, like there's 400 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: certain personnel things that just are what they. Are but 401 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 1: if The lakers just do little things like sit down 402 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: in a stance and gap off the ball so that 403 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: they're one on, ones are a little bit tougher to 404 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:08,800 Speaker 1: score on when teams are hunting specific. Matchups the connectivity and, 405 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:12,640 Speaker 1: rotation the efforts on the defensive, glass those are things 406 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: where it's, like no one's expecting The lakers to go 407 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: be a top ten. Defense they quite literally do not 408 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: have the personnel to do. That but they do have 409 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: enough HIGH iq personnel that if they just do their, 410 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: jobs execute their, scheme play, hard talk to each, other 411 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: help the helper in rotation, sequences all those little, things 412 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: they can at least be an okay. Defense, again, like 413 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: no one's going to give them a ton of credit 414 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: for holding The knicks to what it was it that 415 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: they held The knixt to like ninety eight or something 416 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: like like, that with how poorly they, shot because obviously 417 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: there's a version of that game where The knicks make 418 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: more threes and they score a lot more. Points but 419 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: ultimately that's what a mediocre defense can. Do they can 420 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: play towards certain types of shots that have more, variants 421 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 1: and on any given night they can have a strong 422 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 1: defensive performance because they take away the super easy stuff 423 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: and maybe you get some lucky shooting. Variants. Right, so 424 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: like This lakers team is capable of playing a, good 425 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 1: average defensive, game and they're capable of their role players hitting, 426 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 1: shots and they're capable of their stars playing. Well the 427 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: biggest issue has been throughout the season against the best, 428 00:22:18,920 --> 00:22:21,199 Speaker 1: teams they haven't been able to put all three of 429 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: those things. Together they'll have a game where their stars play, 430 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,440 Speaker 1: well but the role players can't hit shots and they 431 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: don't play. Defense they've had a lot of games against 432 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: the big teams where their defense has actually looked pretty. 433 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: Good they've, competed they've played, hard they've defended, well But, Luke, 434 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: austin And lebron will all be mediocre and the role 435 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: players won't hit shots right like they those three, things 436 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: they've struggled to kind of put them all together in 437 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: the same. SPOT i actually had a mailbag question in 438 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: That Lakers collective pod last week where someone, said, like, 439 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: hey what would it take for The lakers to actually 440 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 1: start beating the good teams. 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It In, ohio call one eight 465 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: hundred my reset gambling, problem called one eight hundred gambler In, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, 466 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: Michigan New, Jersey, tennessee Or. Virginia and it really is 467 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: just that that was WHAT i said on the show last. 468 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,800 Speaker 1: Week just they need to put it together to where 469 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: they have games where their stars play, well role players hit, 470 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:27,280 Speaker 1: shots and the team plays to their individual defensive. Ceiling 471 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: if they do, that they have a shot to at 472 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: least be. Competitive that's kind of the thing That i've 473 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,120 Speaker 1: really been keyed in on with The lakers is it's 474 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,720 Speaker 1: not so much about them winning the title this. Year 475 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: that's kind of out of. Reach with how flawed this team, 476 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:40,200 Speaker 1: Is it's not just kind of out of, reach it's 477 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:44,600 Speaker 1: very out of. Reach, however going into this, offseason winning 478 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 1: a first round series or looking very competitive in a 479 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: first round series would go a long way towards establishing 480 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: the culture that they're trying to build for the. Future 481 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: i'm interested in. That i'm interested in them being. Competitive 482 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: i'm interested in them having a shot to win a 483 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: first round. Series these are the steps they need to 484 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,040 Speaker 1: cross to get to that. Point and one of the 485 00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: big subplots of the game was That Austin reeves finally 486 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 1: looked Like Austin reeves. Again twenty five, points very, efficient four, 487 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:12,359 Speaker 1: stocks just played really. Well The lakers playing really, well 488 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: beating a good, team And austin looking good of course 489 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: started The lakers are better Without lebron. Discourse. Again, NOW 490 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: i think that take is completely ridiculous for obvious. Reasons 491 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:24,120 Speaker 1: the team sorely needs, talent so they very obviously Need. 492 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: Lebron they're they're not very, Good so like the idea 493 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: that you would take a player that's capable of all 494 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: the things That lebron's capable of and just think that 495 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 1: you're better without him is foolishness to. Me, also there's 496 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: some strong metrics and key areas like The Marcus Smart 497 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:41,360 Speaker 1: Lebron Austin Luca for some the starting lineup minus eight 498 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: and basically that group has been crushing teams as of 499 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: late and is up to plus thirteen per one hundred 500 00:25:46,880 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: possessions this. Season So lebron's part of their best. Lineups 501 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 1: he's been able to hold down these. Units Without luca And, 502 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: austin they're plus seven per one hundred. Possessions When lebron's 503 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: on the floor by. Himself that ALLOWS Jj reddick to 504 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 1: continue to lean into That Luca austin parent that works so. 505 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 1: Well but that doesn't MEAN i think The lebron experience 506 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: with this iteration of The lakers has been perfect or 507 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 1: THAT i don't think tweaks need to be. MADE i 508 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 1: Think austin at this point very clearly is a better 509 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:17,400 Speaker 1: shot creator Than. Lebron not Prime, lebron but forty one 510 00:26:17,440 --> 00:26:20,720 Speaker 1: year Old. Lebron, YEAH i Want austin with the basketball 511 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,520 Speaker 1: in his. Hands When austin is in, rhythm he's become 512 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: one of the very best pick and role players in the. 513 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: League he just was very out of rhythm since coming 514 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:32,480 Speaker 1: back from HIS caf. Injury, now AS i talked about last, 515 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: WEEK i Think austin would have found his footing. Naturally 516 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 1: that like there's this idea that, like, oh like they're 517 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,360 Speaker 1: like he's not getting the touches that he would normally, 518 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,960 Speaker 1: Get and like that gets complicated because when you dig 519 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,560 Speaker 1: into the individual, Games austin wasn't playing. Well LIKE i 520 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: talked about this last, week it's like If austin goes 521 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:54,680 Speaker 1: into The nuggets game and hits those first two mid 522 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,120 Speaker 1: range jump shots that he takes instead of missing them, 523 00:26:57,160 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: both he probably gets two or three more shot attempts 524 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: the first quarter because these things tend to work themselves out. Naturally, 525 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: oh this guy's in, Rhythm the ball kind of finds 526 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: his way towards this, guy and he has more opportunity to. Work, 527 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: Right austin just wasn't playing well since he came. Back 528 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 1: Having lebron out of the lineup for a game helped 529 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:22,160 Speaker 1: accelerate that process because now he has a lot more 530 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: touches in a situation where he has to have a 531 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 1: lot more touches because you're down one of your primary shot. 532 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:30,880 Speaker 1: Creators it accelerates that process a little. Bit but even 533 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: If lebron had never gotten, hurt If lebron had not 534 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: had this this foot arthritis that's caused him to miss 535 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: the last couple of, Games austin would have eventually found his. 536 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 1: Rhythm it just might have taken longer because it would 537 00:27:42,920 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: have taken longer to get the number of reps that he. 538 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 1: Needed but Getting lebron out of there for a couple 539 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:51,080 Speaker 1: of games had the added benefit of just forcing a 540 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: bunch of usage Onto, austin which allowed him to work 541 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: his way back into a. Rhythm. Quicker, now what should 542 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:00,919 Speaker 1: this look like when all three guys are healthy and in. 543 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 1: Rhythm this is WHERE i think there is some valid. 544 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: Criticism not criticism is the wrong, word Because i'm not 545 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 1: sure it's anybody's particular, fault BUT i think there's some 546 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 1: valid points being made about the direction this offense should. 547 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:18,920 Speaker 1: Go lebron had to absorb more usage When austin had 548 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 1: his calf. Injury why very, Simply austin was, out you 549 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: had no ball handling on the. Team you needed someone 550 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:28,399 Speaker 1: to function As luca's secondary ball. Handler lebron slotted into that, 551 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:31,880 Speaker 1: role and especially during the first chunk of that time 552 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 1: After austin was, out he was actually pretty. Good he 553 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:35,919 Speaker 1: cooled off a little bit, later but he had some 554 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: stretches where he was pretty. Good but now That austin's, 555 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: BACK i do Think lebron's role offensively should be paired 556 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: back in a way that accentuates your best shot creators 557 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: while also Putting lebron in a position that's going to 558 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: most closely mimic what he's going to be doing in the. 559 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: Postseason SO i Think lebron unless he's out there by, 560 00:28:56,400 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: himself if he's in there by himself Without austin And, 561 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: luca he can continue to play the way that he 562 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,040 Speaker 1: wants to play on the, ball but in units that 563 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,479 Speaker 1: Have austin or units that Have austin And, Luca lebron 564 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: should just be functioning as a screener and as a 565 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: play finisher off the, ball whether that's shooting or attacking 566 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: close outs and or cutting off of the weak, side 567 00:29:17,520 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: or screening and rolling out of the horn sets at 568 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: the top of the, key or inverted, action any sort 569 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,400 Speaker 1: of action that he's running With austin two man game, 570 00:29:24,440 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: Style lebron should be functioning as a screener unless he 571 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: gets a favorable. Matchup If lebron gets a small guy on, 572 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:36,920 Speaker 1: him give it to him in the, post because that's 573 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: going to give you a great shot that is a 574 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,560 Speaker 1: legitimate vehicle with which for The lakers to break down. 575 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: Defenses BUT i don't Think lebron needs to be running 576 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:49,160 Speaker 1: ball screens If austin's on the. FLOOR i don't Think 577 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: lebron needs to be running ball screens If luca's on the. 578 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: Floor if those guys are on the floor And lebron 579 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: does not get a favorable post, mismatch he should be 580 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 1: screening for them or spotting up off the. BALL i 581 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: think that is the best version of this, Team luca 582 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: And austin in full rhythm as pick and roll shot. 583 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: Creators lebron is like This swiss army knife off ball 584 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: that's making connective playmaking sequences and attacking off of the weak. 585 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: Side and then, oh we got this, Switch let's throw 586 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,240 Speaker 1: the ball Into lebron because he's got a six' four 587 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,640 Speaker 1: dude who's one hundred and ninety five pounds. On him 588 00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: let's go down to. The block those are the times 589 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: when we should we should be trying to get the 590 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 1: Ball to lebron in a one on. One situation, so 591 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:39,480 Speaker 1: AGAIN as i, mentioned Earlier the lakers, need talent which 592 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: means They. Need lebron the idea that you should just 593 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: be like like punting him off into the abyss. Is 594 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: ridiculous You. NEED lebron i just think they should adjust 595 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: the way that they. Use him lebron had to play 596 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: more on Ball when austin. Was out that's no longer. 597 00:30:54,200 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: The case austin is starting to build. His rhythm he's 598 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: looked better in the last couple. OF games i would 599 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: Lean more austin as an on ball player at, this 600 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,720 Speaker 1: point essentially as the second option For this. Lakers team 601 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:12,360 Speaker 1: Number Four houston rockets Have An alpern. Shangoon problem So 602 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 1: the spurs put up one hundred and forty five points 603 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: On the. ROCKETS yesterday a lot of their players play. 604 00:31:18,400 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: Really well Victor woman yamas had a couple of big 605 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: offensive explosions as, of late as his jump shot has 606 00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:25,680 Speaker 1: started to fall at a, higher Clip so victor's playing. 607 00:31:25,720 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: Really Well steph castle had a. Big Night darren fox 608 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: had a. Big Night keldon johnson had a. Big night 609 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: he's continuing to show the ability to make teams pay 610 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,480 Speaker 1: for hanging off of him at the three. Point line 611 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,640 Speaker 1: very very strong around the across the board performance From 612 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: The San antonio spurs offense in a big win Versus the. 613 00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 1: Rockets yesterday but one of the big things that stood 614 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: out to me on film was how successfully. And Relentlessly 615 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: the spurs Were Attacking alpurn shangoon in various different types. 616 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: Of actions he spent Time Guarding steph castle as well 617 00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: as ending up On The san antonio guards, and switches 618 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 1: whether It Was darren fox in a Switch Or steph 619 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: castle in, a switch and his defense in space just. 620 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:11,840 Speaker 1: Wasn't good there were times where he was like getting 621 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: out of position and opening up his stance and like 622 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: lunging out towards, the perimeter, which LIKE again i understand 623 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: the idea behind wanting to stunt towards, jump shots but 624 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: he was doing it in a very technically, unsound way 625 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: which was getting himself out of position and giving. Up 626 00:32:26,120 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: drives he was getting killed and. Drop coverage he got 627 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: absolutely dunked On By luke cornette on this one rep 628 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: that was a, pretty nasty uh drop covered rep. From 629 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 1: him really bad transition, defense sequences like like there was 630 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:41,200 Speaker 1: a sequence where they gave up a wide open Three 631 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 1: To julian champennie in the left corner to start the 632 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 1: second half Where Like sheng gun's running back to somebody 633 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:50,360 Speaker 1: that's already guarded and then suddenly realizes at the last 634 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 1: Second that champennie's his matchup and by the time he gets, 635 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 1: out there it's. Too late there was. ANOTHER one i 636 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 1: think It Was steph castle's dribbling up the middle of 637 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: the floor and he runs back to like Stop the 638 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: no other rocket is stopping, the ball but he runs 639 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 1: back and gets behind, the ball but instead of actually 640 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: trying to get in front of, the ball he just 641 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: kind of like runs, behind him and then No other 642 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:12,000 Speaker 1: rockets player picked up, the ball so he just goes 643 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: right down hill and ends up drawing. A foul and 644 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: it kind of brought me back to that discussion that 645 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:18,840 Speaker 1: we've had so many times over the course of the 646 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: season and, last season the difference between being a athletically 647 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: limited defender and a mistake. Prone defender and that's the 648 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: Thing that i'm Noticing With. Shane gun i've been disappointed 649 00:33:30,160 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: him DEFENSIVELY because i actually think he has pretty decent 650 00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 1: athletic tools for. A, big now every big is going 651 00:33:35,520 --> 00:33:38,240 Speaker 1: to have a certain amount, of okay this guy's too 652 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: fast for me kind of thing. Going on but compared 653 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 1: to most slow, Footed Bigs shane gun actually moves. Pretty 654 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:50,760 Speaker 1: well he's got good, vertical athleticism good, lader athleticism the guy. 655 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: Can move the problem Is that shane gun is so 656 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: so so fundamentally weak as a defensive player and so 657 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 1: prone to mistakes within the defensive scheme that it's causing 658 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:05,440 Speaker 1: way more problems than anything having to do with his. 659 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: Athleticisms specifically and that's one of, those things like there's 660 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,280 Speaker 1: certain things With the rockets that are like team, Wide 661 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,239 Speaker 1: issues like, You Know san antonio did a lot of 662 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:15,879 Speaker 1: like random blitzing and double Teaming Of kevin durant, last 663 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:19,520 Speaker 1: yesterday that so many of those sequences were continuing to 664 00:34:19,600 --> 00:34:23,840 Speaker 1: lead to the kinds of botched four on threes that 665 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: have been a Problem for houston. All SEASON although I 666 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 1: thought houston actually scored the ball. Okay yesterday but they're 667 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 1: going to have certain issues on offense that are team 668 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 1: wide issues that come down To ema udoka and floor 669 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: spacing and certain role players finding a way to be. 670 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 1: Impactful offensively but the, defense thing to me is like 671 00:34:41,080 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 1: ninety Percent An outprin, shangun problem and until he figures 672 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: out how to trim the mistakes and improve fundamentally as a, 673 00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: defensive player they're always going to have a lower ceiling 674 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:54,200 Speaker 1: on that end of the floor than they're capable. Of Having, all, 675 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:56,360 Speaker 1: right lastly before we get out of, here today, number 676 00:34:56,360 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 1: five If the pistons don't dominate on, the margins they. 677 00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: Are screwed pistons lost again yesterday To The. Miami heat 678 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:07,040 Speaker 1: they are now zero to four in their last. Four 679 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:09,359 Speaker 1: games and one of the things that we talked about 680 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,440 Speaker 1: over the course of the season was That the pistons 681 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:14,239 Speaker 1: were winning on the margins if you dig into their 682 00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: actual half. Court numbers while their half court defense is, 683 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: very strong their half court offense is, very weak and 684 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 1: so in, that environment they're not going to win in 685 00:35:23,840 --> 00:35:26,520 Speaker 1: any sort of. Large sample now hard to figure. Out 686 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: Why cad cunningham is developing into one of the best 687 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: shot creators in, the league but he still has some, 688 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:38,680 Speaker 1: significant weaknesses particularly with this. Perimeter scoring and they do 689 00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 1: not have a secondary shot creator by, any stretch not 690 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 1: a legitimate secondary, shot creator just guys who can step 691 00:35:45,080 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: in and. Do Something dannis shenkins can do a little 692 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:49,880 Speaker 1: bit of this and a little bit, Of That tobias 693 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:51,279 Speaker 1: harris can do a little bit of this and a 694 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 1: little bit, of that but they don't have Your, stereotypical 695 00:35:54,280 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 1: okay this is my, number two a guy who can 696 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 1: absorb large usage and help me out in. Half, Court 697 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:03,319 Speaker 1: right so if they don't dominate on, the margins. They're 698 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:07,520 Speaker 1: screwed over this four, game span they are getting outscored 699 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:09,839 Speaker 1: in points off of turnovers by one point eight, per 700 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,919 Speaker 1: game they're getting outscored in second chance points by three 701 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: point eight, per game and they're getting outscored in overall 702 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:18,920 Speaker 1: fast break points by four point five. Per game so 703 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: we're seeing the literal example of this Dynamic that i'm 704 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:28,360 Speaker 1: talking about over the course of the last. Four games 705 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:31,720 Speaker 1: instead Of the pistons winning on, the margins they're actually 706 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: getting consistently beat on, the margins and that is causing 707 00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:38,280 Speaker 1: this dynamic that we're seeing where their half court offense 708 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,439 Speaker 1: is not anywhere near capable of flipping that dynamic back 709 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,759 Speaker 1: in their favor as they've lost four games in. A, 710 00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 1: row well concerns me about that is when you get to, 711 00:36:46,760 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: THE postseason i don't know who it is. Gonna be 712 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: it Might, be boston it Might, be cleveland it Might Be. 713 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: New york who knows who it's going. To be but 714 00:36:55,280 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: one of these teams that's in that top tier In 715 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:00,279 Speaker 1: the east is going to have the ability to their 716 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 1: eye to eye With the pistons for two weeks and 717 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,960 Speaker 1: generally keep them off the, offensive glass generally keep them out. 718 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:09,920 Speaker 1: Of transition whoever that is that does that To the 719 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: pistons is going to have a massive advantage in the 720 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 1: half court and they're going to. Beat them, so again 721 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:16,960 Speaker 1: as good As this pistons team, has been that is 722 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: why it's been really hard for me to jump on 723 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,120 Speaker 1: them as a top tier contender rather than just a second. 724 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: Tier contender if they don't dominate on, the margins. They're 725 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:25,680 Speaker 1: SCREWED and i don't think they're going to dominate on 726 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: the margins for four. Playoff rounds, all, right guys THAT'S 727 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: all i have. For today i'veen feeling a little bit under, 728 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: the Weather so i'm sorry that we didn't get to power, 729 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:38,440 Speaker 1: rankings today but we'll get back to Them. Next. Monday again, 730 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 1: as always a sincerely percent you guys for supporting us 731 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: and supporting. The show We have jampexley, again tonight so 732 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,320 Speaker 1: we'll have some more games to react to in tomorrow. 733 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:47,799 Speaker 1: MORNING show i will see you, guys then