1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 2: All right, Well, good to hoops tonight, you're at the ball. 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: You might be Tuesday, everybody hop while you guys are 4 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: having a great start to your week. 5 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 2: Got a Jampack show for you guys today. 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: We're gonna too the national TV games from last night 7 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: as Los Angeles Lakers when they're sixth in a row 8 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: and they're ninth out of ten in a very ugly 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: game against the Houston Rockets, but I thought it demonstrated 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: the Lakers' ability to win without their half court offense, 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: which is an encouraging trend for them. After that, we're 12 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: going to talk about the Atlanta Hawks, who won their 13 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: tenth game in a row, kind of just beating the 14 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: crap out of the Orlando Magic. I want to talk 15 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: about that game in some detail on some of the 16 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: things that have been driving this Atlanta Hawks win streak. 17 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 1: And then at the tail end of the show, I 18 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: want to give my breath thoughts as we head into 19 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: the NCAA Tournament and the Arizona Wildcats, a team that 20 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: I grew up rooting for. I grew up in a 21 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: town that didn't have an NBA team, but we were 22 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: all big u of A fans and I think this 23 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: might be the best Arizona team of my lifetime, so 24 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: I want to talk briefly about them at the tail 25 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: end of the show. You guys are the joke before 26 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: we get started. Subscribe to Hoops to Night YouTube channels 27 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: you don't miss any more of our videos. Make sure 28 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: you like this video and sign up for post notifications. 29 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: That helps us a lot. 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So the Lakers win their sixth in a 35 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: row nine out of ten, continuing a wild reversal of fortunes. 36 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: At one point, the Lakers had lost twelve out of 37 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,319 Speaker 1: thirteen against teams that had at least a sixty. 38 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 2: That win percentage. 39 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 1: Every time they played a good team, not only would 40 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: they get their not only would they lose, but they 41 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 1: get their butt kicked. Now they've won four of those 42 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,520 Speaker 1: in a row against the Knicks, the Nuggets, the Timberwolves, 43 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: and the Houston Rockets. And I thought last night was 44 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: especially interesting because of how they won. I remember a 45 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago I went on the heard with 46 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: Colin Coward before these four wins. Colin asked me why 47 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: can't the Lakers be good teams? And one of the 48 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: things I talked about was their only real strength was 49 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 1: their half court offense. They're the second best half court 50 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: offense in the league, behind the Denver Nuggets. It's been 51 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: pretty steady with them all season, even when they haven't 52 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: played super well. They've been a pretty solid half court offense. 53 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: But the problem was that they couldn't create margin or 54 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: win anywhere else on the court. They didn't defend, so 55 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: they couldn't create margin there. They didn't force turnovers, they 56 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: didn't get offensive rebounds especially well, and they didn't get 57 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: out in transition very much. It was half court offense 58 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: or bust for them. The great basketball teams in the 59 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: league always have the ability to win in multiple ways, 60 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: and perhaps the most encouraging trend in this entire streak 61 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: for the Lakers has been their ability to make margin 62 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: elsewhere on the floor, like on defense. Their sixth in 63 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: defensive rating in this span, a lot of success against 64 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: some very good offenses, They've been more competitive on the 65 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,799 Speaker 1: ball in terms of taking pride and keeping their man 66 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: in front without fouling. They've been much much much better 67 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: in their connectiveness and rotation, talking through rotations, making the 68 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: extra efforts the second effort type of plays that they 69 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: were just not making earlier in the year. They're forcing turnovers. 70 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: They have the sixth most opponent turnovers in this span. 71 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: One of the ways the Lakers have made up for 72 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: their lack of high end defensive personnel is with an 73 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: aggressive approach. They're putting two on the ball more than ever, 74 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: which is putting an emphasis on their IQ defensively rather 75 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: than their athleticism. In rotation, they have a lot of 76 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: players that are able to anticipate where the ball is 77 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: going next. How many times have you seen the Lakers 78 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: double team the ball and the pass gets made out 79 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: of it, and then that guy will attack in a 80 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: four on three and the Lakers just jump the next 81 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: pass in the lake. That is an emphasis on their 82 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: ability to read plays rather than being six' nine and freaking. Athletic, 83 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: Right so it's a better emphasis on the strengths and 84 00:03:56,520 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: their particular roster right getting out in, transition flying up 85 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: and down the floor off of those turnovers more than. 86 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: Ever they're third in THE nba and points off of 87 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: turnovers in the span at twenty two per. Game, overall 88 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: they're plus one point one points per game in fast break, 89 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: points and they're now plus one point two points per 90 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: game in this ten games van in second chance. Points 91 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: so they're sweeping the margins. Now they're actually getting, stops 92 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: they're forcing, turnovers they're getting out in transition off of 93 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: those turnovers and out in transition in, general and they're 94 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: winning the second chance points. Battle they are winning all 95 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: the margins. Now they are building a culture where they 96 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: can win games in different, ways and that was the 97 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: story last night Against. Houston The lakers half court offense 98 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: was abysmal last, night zero point ninety four points per, 99 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,799 Speaker 1: possession which isn't terrible, terrible but it's almost ten percent 100 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,119 Speaker 1: below their season. Average they've been consistently over one point 101 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: per half court possession this. Year they generated fourteen wide 102 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: open catch and shoot threes last, night made three of. 103 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: Them Luke kennard two wide open looks missed, Him ruey 104 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: at least two wide open looks missed. Him austin a 105 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: bunch of wide open. Looks those are three of The lakers' 106 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: best wide open catch and shoot, shooters and they literally 107 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: went over in this. Game it was a very uncharacteristic 108 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: night for The lakers on. Offense, now some of that 109 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 1: had to do With houston switching when they went to small. 110 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: BALL i want to file that away for later because 111 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: that's more of a big picture conversation about the next 112 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: steps for This lakers. Team but they were able to 113 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: comfortably win a. GAME i, mean they were down in 114 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 1: the second, half and they did have to make a 115 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: second half, run but they did very much control that second, 116 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: half and when they ended up, winning they ended up. 117 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: Winning but they ended up going up by double digits 118 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: down the stretch of this, game so they were able 119 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: to win without having to worry about. 120 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 2: Like a last second sequence or, anything thanks. 121 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: To their ability to create. Margin we've talked a lot 122 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,599 Speaker 1: about how Bad houston has looked against the double teams 123 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:00,919 Speaker 1: Of Kevin, durant and talk a little bit about that 124 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: later in the. Show last night might have been the 125 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: worst example of this entire season That i've seen of 126 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: The rockets actually handling double. Teams so it kind of 127 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: played directly into the strengths of This lakers defense, naturally 128 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 1: but they forced twenty Four houston. Turnovers they won the 129 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: points off a turnovers battle by, Seven they won the 130 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: fast break points battle by. Twelve houston got fifteen offensive, 131 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: rebounds but The lakers got twelve of their. Own they 132 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: were able to shrink that margin a little. Bit, now 133 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: one of the things to keep in, mind like you 134 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 1: know how people will talk about, how, oh it's harder 135 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,479 Speaker 1: to defensive rebound in his Own why is it harder 136 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: to defensive rebound in his own because you're not matched. 137 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: Up that exact same thing happens in double team. Situation 138 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: so even though The lakers gave up a lot offensive 139 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: rebounds last, night and there were some specific egregious, examples 140 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: Like rui was really bad on the defensive glass last. 141 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: Night he was killing Me eighton was good down the, 142 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: stretch but he was pretty bad at various points in 143 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: the first half on the defensive. GLASS i, Mean thompson 144 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: in particular was just like straight up out scrapping The 145 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 1: lakers in a lot of. Spots so there were some 146 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 1: that were, frustrating but for the most, part one of 147 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: the reasons why you're giving up a lot offensive rebounds 148 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: in that situation is because you're in rotation when you 149 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: put you on the, ball no one's really matched. 150 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 2: Up you're kind of flying. Around so it's a similar concept. 151 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: To his, zone where you can give up a lot 152 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 1: of offensive rebounds in that. Situation The lakers took relatively 153 00:07:23,080 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: good care of the basketball and a few ugly. Turnovers 154 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: Reed shepherd in particular was killing The lakers with those 155 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: like swoop in, steals like quick double, Teams Like reid's 156 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: kind of a terrible, defender but the one thing he's 157 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: really good at is he's, fast and he's got a 158 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: nose for the. Basketball he's a little bit of a, 159 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: scrapper so he can get in there and he can 160 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: take the ball. AWAY i think he had like four 161 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: or five strips On laker double teams like. That but, 162 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: overall The lakers only had twelve, turnovers so they were 163 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: able to avoid the catastrophic types of high volume turnovers 164 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: that can cost you a game like that like it 165 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: did For, houston so they were able to win the 166 00:07:56,600 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: possession battle and get out Of houston with a must win, 167 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: win even though their half court offense was well below 168 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: what it's usually At Austin reeves after the game talked 169 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: about how they just didn't have their best, stuff but 170 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: they were able to win, anyway which is a really 171 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: encouraging trend for. Them that before we go big, picture 172 00:08:15,960 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: a couple of quick Shoutouts Marcus smart unbelievable hustle and 173 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: energy and individual defense in this game and then again 174 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: in a game where nobody can hit a. 175 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 2: Three three more threes From Marcus. 176 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: Smart if you look into the numbers with The, lakers 177 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: he's been by far their best on off guy this. 178 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: Year and it's, because you, know one of the THINGS 179 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: i talked about earlier in the. Season if you guys 180 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: remember when The lakers are really, struggling one of the 181 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:40,520 Speaker 1: THINGS i talked about was like they don't have a 182 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: guy who can defend and who can hit a catch 183 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 1: and shoot. Three Marcus smart has become that for. Them 184 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: for a couple of months, now he's been shooting over 185 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: forty percent from, three and he's their best defensive player 186 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: on the. Perimeter So Marcus smart becoming that three AND 187 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: d guy that The lakers didn't have has dramatically improved 188 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: to them on both ends of the. Floor AND i 189 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: just can't say enough about his just overall ability to 190 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,200 Speaker 1: lift the team with his, Energy like the types of 191 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: plays he was making last, night the types of plays 192 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: he made at the end of The denver. Game they 193 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,599 Speaker 1: don't win either of those. Games Wellout Marcus smart AND 194 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: i just can't say enough about. Him and Then DeAndre 195 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: aiden once again after a rough. GAME i didn't think 196 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,280 Speaker 1: he wasn't playing. Hard he was playing hard last. Night 197 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 1: he lost a couple of scraps because he can get 198 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: a little. 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Schemes So houston ends up playing 257 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: obviously Without shannggun some of their minutes With Clint, capella 258 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,600 Speaker 1: but a big chunk of their minutes small, ball including 259 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: the majority of the tail end of the. 260 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 2: Game. 261 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 1: Right, so one of the things we've talked about a 262 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: lot is Like Austin reeves in particular is very much 263 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,480 Speaker 1: a drop coverage beater because it allows him to get a. 264 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: Screen he's very good at using his handle to set 265 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: his defender up for. Screens once he gets his defender 266 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: caught on the, screen he can get into his spots 267 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:39,839 Speaker 1: and kind of cook in a variety of different. Ways, 268 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: now he didn't even have a good drop coverage game 269 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: in this, one so it was just a rough night 270 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: For austin and honestly specifically with the, switching the big 271 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 1: thing THAT i noticed is Like austin was able for 272 00:12:49,160 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: the most part to get to his. Spots LIKE i, 273 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: Thought austin got a lot of good looks in this. 274 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: Game SO i think For austin, especially the next step 275 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: is more of a physical. Thing it's like a little bit, 276 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: more a little bit improvement in his conditioning so that 277 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: he can deal with these really, physical really athletic teams 278 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: but not lose his ability to finish. 279 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 2: Plays AND i think like that was the main thing 280 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 2: that stit out to me last. 281 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: NIGHT i thought he was just a little off on 282 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: some pretty good, looks which is a testament to. That 283 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:18,599 Speaker 1: like next step for, him which is mostly gonna be 284 00:13:18,640 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: a physical conditioning. Piece But lebron's forty One austin isn't 285 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: the best switch beater in the world when it comes 286 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 1: to playing super athletic perimeter teams Like. 287 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 2: Houston so what does that. 288 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: Do it puts a lot of pressure On Luka doncic 289 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: to create offense against, switches and like look at the 290 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: end of that game when it's bogged down and Like 291 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: Kevin durant can't do Anything Kevin durant's like soiling himself 292 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: against the double, teams And austin's having this brutal night 293 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: like literally can't hit it wide open, Three lebron's not 294 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 1: able to get much going. Offensively it just was a 295 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:55,239 Speaker 1: game where nothing was going. In but Like Luka doncic's 296 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,040 Speaker 1: ability to just Take Jabari smith down into the post 297 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 1: and hit a little short shot over him on the, 298 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: block or to hit a step back three here or 299 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: there to get to the foul line here or, there 300 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:10,680 Speaker 1: Like Luka doncic's ability to beat switches saved The lakers 301 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: ass last. Night and one of the big Things i've 302 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: talked about, is Like Luka doncic has been playing at 303 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: like that top tier superstar REAL mvp level for most 304 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: of the, season but like he had had a couple 305 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: of rough patches right surrounding The slovenia trip Surrounding Y'all star, 306 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: break but as of, late he's been at that, level 307 00:14:28,560 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: and that just is the world beating talent that gives 308 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: you a solution to the majority of problems that MOST 309 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: nba defenses can. Present right and like, again like rock fight, 310 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: Game houston's only shot to win is by going small 311 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: and switching and guarding the hell out of the, basketball 312 00:14:45,040 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: And luca had a solution for it because of his 313 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: ability to score one on one against elite, athletes against 314 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: elite perimeter. DEFENDERS i just can't say enough about how 315 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: Good luca was last. Night they just do not win 316 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: that game Without Luka. Doncic, now what do The lakers 317 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: have to do to beat these switching schemes in the. 318 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: Future that's WHY i was zooming in on a couple 319 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: of these concepts in the last few. Days if you 320 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: guys REMEMBER i talked about How lebron really needs to 321 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: start converting more of these post. Ups And lebron's done 322 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: a lot of really good things, offensively the connective playmaking 323 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 1: a lot of like he made a really nice pass 324 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: To Marcus smart in the left corner Off luca was 325 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: drawing double teams Attacking ISOs off the right wing late 326 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 1: in the, game and he made a couple of really 327 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: good decisions off the left wing off of kickouts From. 328 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: Luca he's doing things that are helping the team scoring in, 329 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: transition like hitting the jets and generating an open three 330 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: For Austin reeves in the left, corner hitting the jets 331 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: and drawing a foul And Josha kogi at the, rim 332 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: but he's unable to convert his one on ones right. 333 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: Now lebron getting to the point where he can convert 334 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: a one on one in the post against a smaller 335 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: defender would go a long way towards helping The lakers 336 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: not having super rough offensive nights against some of these, 337 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: smaller switchier. Teams same goes with what we just talked 338 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: about earlier With. Austin austin getting to that next level 339 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: of physical conditioning so that he can be in a 340 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: game like that but hit the open, threes so that 341 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: he can be in a game like, that but hit 342 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: those little short floaters in the lane that he was 343 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: missing last. Night that is the next step for The 344 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: lakers in their star power to be able to have 345 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 1: more success against these switchings. Games and then, Lastly i'd 346 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: say Active ayton Deand drayton was really really good last. 347 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 2: Night at the end of the. 348 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: Game Whenever lebron Or austin in particular would get into 349 00:16:24,640 --> 00:16:27,240 Speaker 1: the paint and miss a, shot but they would draw, 350 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: Help ayton was there to either clean up on cuts 351 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: or offensive rebound. Putbacks ayton when he's, active is a 352 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 1: very gifted switch beater because he is the, biggest, strongest 353 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: fastest player on the floor in terms of like total physical. 354 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: Presence he has the ability to be a monster around 355 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: the basket when he's, active when he's high, motor when 356 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: he's very. Engaged AND i thought he did a really 357 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 1: good job at the tail end of the game last. 358 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: Night but, again when The lakers play better versions of 359 00:16:57,720 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: small ball switching, groups so like let's say they end 360 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: up in a series Against Oklahoma city and they're switching 361 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: With cheed at the, five With Noil hartenstein on the, 362 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: floor and it's like JDub And shay and you, Know 363 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: Alex crusoe on the floor With Lou door or whatever 364 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: it might. Be The lakers are gonna have to be 365 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: able to deal with some switching and it's gonna put 366 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: a HEAVY i Trust. Luca luca's just been. Amazing he's 367 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: locked in that. Regard but they're gonna need more out Of, 368 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 1: lebron out Of, austin and especially out Of DeAndre ayton 369 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: in order to capitalize against some of those switching. Teams 370 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: now The wednesday, rematch you know how this, goes, like you, 371 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: know That houston is gonna come with a ton of ball, 372 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: pressure a ton of. Intensity If houston wins On, wednesday 373 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,240 Speaker 1: it erases this, loss it gives them the tie, breaker 374 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: puts them back in a strong position to be able 375 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: to get back up into that three. Seed it's gonna 376 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: be a really tough, game but The lakers have a 377 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: lot of things that they can clean. Up and this 378 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: is the last thing THAT i would say as it 379 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: pertains to The. Lakers whether it was The denver stretch 380 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: in the second half where they got really sloppy with 381 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: the turnovers against ball, pressure some of the issues they 382 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: had against ball pressure last night Against, houston some of 383 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: the little scrappy details where they would just lose out 384 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: on fifty to fifty. Balls that, is to, me the 385 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: next step for The lakers to get from a team 386 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 1: that can compete in a first round or win a 387 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: first round series to being more of a legitimate puncher's 388 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: chance contender that can win two series and end up 389 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 1: in A Western conference. Finals they've got to trim the 390 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: fat a little bit with some of these. Mistakes damn 391 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: near costs them a game Against. Denver damn near cost 392 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: them a game last night Against houston as they went 393 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 1: down by like seven. NINE i think they actually went 394 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,919 Speaker 1: down by ten at one. Point so they need to 395 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: trim some of the fat with some of their mistake, 396 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: making because the better teams around the league will make 397 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: them pay for That denver almost If denver basically did 398 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: if it wasn't For austin being able to make that 399 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: free throw. Play so a lot of room for improvement, 400 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: still but a lot of upward trending things for The 401 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: lakers that are pretty exciting really. Quickly on The houston 402 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 1: handling double team's, PART i don't even know where to 403 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: start with this because there's literally so it was so 404 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 1: bad that there are a million ways to distribute blame 405 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 1: or to try to improve, This Like Kevin durant has 406 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: to do, better like walking the ball across the court 407 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 1: and getting an eight second, violation like getting a double 408 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: team and then just backpedaling across half court throwing the 409 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,400 Speaker 1: ball directly into the hands of the, Trapper like some 410 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: of this stuff WITH kd is like like he just 411 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: simply has to do a better job of handling the double, 412 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: team handling the, physicality using pass, fakes doing the things 413 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: that he needs to do to get the ball out 414 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: without turning it. Over the second piece of this is 415 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: it's become abundantly clear over a very large sample now 416 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: that The rockets really struggle to convert the four on 417 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: threes because they don't have enough jump shooting talent and 418 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: they don't have enough playmaking. Talent so Like kevin duran 419 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: after the game is, like, oh MAYBE i should just 420 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: go spot up in the corner and set screens and 421 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: blah blah. Blah it's, like, yeah maybe you should not 422 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 1: because you need to not have the. Basketball but this 423 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: thing where you dribble across half court and get doubled 424 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,960 Speaker 1: and then turn it over is not fucking. Working so 425 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 1: like the next step there is, like find some other 426 00:19:56,920 --> 00:20:00,959 Speaker 1: way to attack the. Defense go set screens for a Men, 427 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: thompson let him, drive get the defense compromised, initially and 428 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 1: then playoff of that. Advantage have a men kick it. 429 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: Out have kd come back to the basketball off of 430 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: like a dribble handoff From Tarry eason or From Dorian 431 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: Finney smith or whoever it might. Be do something different 432 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: than whatever the hell that was last, night because it's 433 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: been like that all season This Kevin durant dribble across 434 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,879 Speaker 1: half court and get double thing is not, working and 435 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: they've got to find some way to attack the defense 436 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: in a way that gets kd the basketball after that 437 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:36,080 Speaker 1: initial bring the ball across half court, situation because it 438 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,920 Speaker 1: is simply not. Working he doesn't handle the double teams. 439 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: Well the team can't convert four on. Threes they don't 440 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: shoot the ball well enough or playmake well. Enough their 441 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: entire offense right now is predicated on getting out and 442 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: transition off of turnovers or offensive. Rebounds To kdie's sarcastic 443 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 1: point after the, game, yeah, dude it's time for you 444 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: to start setting screens and spotting up because it's the 445 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: only way you're gonna get shots. UP i don't remember 446 00:20:58,320 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 1: the exact south the top of my. HEAD i don't 447 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 1: think you got a shot up over the final like 448 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: fifteen to twenty minutes of that. 449 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 2: Game, like it just isn't. 450 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: Working they've got to try something, different And i'll be 451 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: curious to see what they do On. 452 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 2: Wednesday all, right quickly. 453 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: Before we get out of. Here, today The Atlanta hawks 454 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: have won ten games in a. Row they beat the 455 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 1: crap out of The Orlando magic. YESTERDAY i don't want 456 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,360 Speaker 1: to stay too long on that particular, game Because orlando 457 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: pretty much no. SHOWED i thought it was one of 458 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 1: their worst defensive performances of the. Season their transition defense was. 459 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,959 Speaker 1: Terrible they straight up didn't pick up the ball like 460 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,879 Speaker 1: a dozen. Times they watched so many simple, interchanges like 461 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: the amount of Times atlanta would just run a basic 462 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 1: two man game like just a ball. Screen they'd either not, 463 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: switch so the guy with the ball would just drive 464 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:40,120 Speaker 1: downhill and get or like get into an easy jump, 465 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: shot or they'd throw like this weak soft, hedge essentially 466 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 1: putting two on the ball but without any ball, pressure 467 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: so the screener would just slip out for like a 468 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,640 Speaker 1: three year for a short. Roll it was a very 469 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: unseious defensive effort From. ORLANDO i would add That atlanta's 470 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: offense is built to kind of chew up and spit 471 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: out a poor defensive effort simply because of how many 472 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,360 Speaker 1: attacks they make you. Guard they obviously push in transition 473 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: constantly their fourth in transition, frequency but even when they 474 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: get in the half, court there's no standing. Around they're 475 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: constantly running action and they run it. Quickly side decide 476 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 1: flow out of dribble handoffs lots of actions at the 477 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 1: top of the key With Jalen johnson and the. Guards 478 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: they're second in THE nba and field goal. Attempts it's 479 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,959 Speaker 1: a numbers game for. Them they know they don't have 480 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 1: the most refined offensive talent in the, world but they 481 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:28,439 Speaker 1: do have a ton of, athleticism so they're capable of playing. 482 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 1: Fast so they know their best. Chance AND i want 483 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 1: to say, FAST i don't just mean a, TRANSITION i 484 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 1: mean in the half. Court they're fast in the half. 485 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,439 Speaker 1: Court so they know their best chance to score effectively 486 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,879 Speaker 1: is to play super fast and bank on you making 487 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: a lot of mistakes in the face of a relentless 488 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,399 Speaker 1: wave of. Attacks so when you have a night Like 489 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:49,400 Speaker 1: orlando had last, night where you're not particularly, sharp you're 490 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: gonna give up a million, points and they. Did atlanta 491 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: had eighty five points through twenty eight minutes of basketball last, 492 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,120 Speaker 1: night as they won up by twenty nine a few 493 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,960 Speaker 1: minutes into the second. Half the quick takeaways on that 494 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:03,359 Speaker 1: game before we go big, PICTURE i Thought Jalen johnson 495 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: did a phenomenal job in individual defense On Palo. Bancaro 496 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: i've been critical at times Of jalen's defense this, year 497 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,800 Speaker 1: But powell was making a point to try to prove 498 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 1: early in the, game especially that he could score On 499 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: Jalen johnson one on, one And jalen was not having. 500 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: It he was stonewalling, him beating him to spots and 501 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,440 Speaker 1: taking contact in the. Chest he was keeping his hands 502 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 1: back so When palow would go for his, grifts he 503 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,960 Speaker 1: wouldn't pick up calls. THERE i just thought it was 504 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 1: really impressive individual defense From Jalen. Johnson Nik Alexander, walker 505 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 1: what an amazing season he's. HAVING i, mean he's never 506 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: averaged over thirteen points per game and he's averaging twenty this. 507 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: Year but he had forty one last. Night just Torching 508 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: orlando and catch and shoot situations shooting forty percent on 509 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 1: them this season on massive. Volume he's made one hundred 510 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: and fifty eight catch and shoot threes this, year which 511 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: is third in the ENTIRE Nba trivia for you, guys 512 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 1: first place Con K, nipple second, Place Dante. DiVincenzo so 513 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 1: good win For. Atlanta kind of a grassing performance For. 514 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 1: Orlando BUT i want to turn our attention to The 515 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: hawks and the big picture because they won't ten in 516 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:07,400 Speaker 1: a up. Now the schedule has been. Lighter last night's 517 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 1: win Versus orlando was their first win in this entire 518 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: streak against the team that was a top six seed 519 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: in either. Conference the previous best win out of the 520 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,840 Speaker 1: nine was Against, philly obviously A philly team that's been 521 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: falling apart down the stretch of the season, here but 522 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,720 Speaker 1: they did blow The magic, out and The magic have 523 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: been playing very well and wins our. 524 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 2: Wins this was like. 525 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: Their, first like legitimizing win of this. Streak so let's 526 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 1: dig into some of the stuff that has been working 527 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: for them in this. Streak first is the obvious. Part 528 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,880 Speaker 1: they've been defending really. Well they have a defensive rating 529 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: of one to oh three in this ten game, span 530 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 1: which is the best in the. League they're forcing seventeen 531 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: turnovers per, game that's the third best in the league 532 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: in this. Span so they're getting out in the transition 533 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: off their, turnovers scoring twenty four points per game off those, 534 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: turnovers which has been best in the. League so that's 535 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:57,679 Speaker 1: the first piece of. It fueling that transition attack with 536 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,720 Speaker 1: their defense and their ability to force Turn one of 537 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: the things they've been doing in the half court defensively 538 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,879 Speaker 1: to help for s turnovers is they're kind of like 539 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: modified high drop. Coverage we talked about this earlier this 540 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: season when we were talking about In yekakongu And mohammed 541 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: gay in the way that they would kind of like 542 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: do this like back and forth kind of slalom approach 543 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: to pick and roll defense where they're kind of covering 544 00:25:17,840 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: each other's back when the other guy comes up higher 545 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 1: to the. Level but what they're doing is they're running 546 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: kind of like a modified high. Drop and WHAT i 547 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: mean by that is like the biggest coming up. High 548 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: so a, congo for, example is coming up high enough 549 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:34,679 Speaker 1: that the big is getting behind, him but he's not 550 00:25:34,720 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 1: coming up so high that it's like a two on 551 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: the ball trap. Situation i've heard this referred to as 552 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: like a catch hedge, before but basically it's like the 553 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: big is there on the other side of the screen 554 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,440 Speaker 1: a little bit, back so you can't just like drive into. 555 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: Him you're just driving right into a. Defender but at 556 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: the same, time he's not so extended that it's really 557 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: difficult for him to rotate out of. It what it 558 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: does is it creates a little bit of marginal indecision 559 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: with the ball handler where he's like, okay LIKE i 560 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:04,280 Speaker 1: kind of can drive, forward like there's some space here 561 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: for me to drive a little bit forward because the 562 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:10,119 Speaker 1: cong is not all the way, up but there's not 563 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 1: like an obvious kickout ready for me to make right, 564 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: Away SO i kind of have to. Attack and then 565 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,160 Speaker 1: when you, attack that gives them the opportunity to get 566 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: in there and strip and attack the, basketball try to 567 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,920 Speaker 1: force turnovers or force you to make these kickout passes 568 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: across the court over their length and over their, speed 569 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: and so it kind of creates this marginal indecision that 570 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: puts the ball handler in a position where he kind 571 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: of has no choice but to either drive into traffic 572 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 1: or throw a cross court pass that isn't really that, 573 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,880 Speaker 1: open and so it sparks a lot of their turnover. 574 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 1: Opportunities it's been a coverage that's been working for them 575 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 1: pretty well for the majority of this. Season their offense 576 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: is Predicated i'm playing driving kick off of an. Advantage 577 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,639 Speaker 1: whether It's, Nikhil Alexander, WALKER cj, McCollum Jalen, johnson whoever it. 578 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: Is they're looking to attack gaps. Constantly get an open, 579 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: three they're gonna take. It but they're constantly driving and 580 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: making that next kickout. Pass, Why like we mentioned, earlier 581 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:03,960 Speaker 1: they want to rack up as many attacks as possible 582 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: in order to cause you to make. Mistakes so they 583 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:11,080 Speaker 1: have an action when they get into the half, court 584 00:27:11,320 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: but they also have the transition situations to create, advantage, 585 00:27:14,880 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 1: Right so, like in order to spark that drive and, 586 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,640 Speaker 1: kick you've got to have that first, advantage whether it's 587 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: a transition kick ahead where the defense is closing out 588 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,439 Speaker 1: on a trailing, shooter or a guy's driving down the 589 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: slot and the entire defense collapses on him because he's. 590 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: Driving in, transition they can get into their driving kick and. 591 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 1: Transition but when they get into the half. Court this 592 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,239 Speaker 1: is where The Jalen johnson impact has been felt as 593 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: an advantage creator thanks to his ability to run effective 594 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: inverted action with the. Guards they are constantly having guards 595 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: screen For, jalen whether It's Dyson daniels slipping into the, 596 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: lane because he's just really good at that little floater 597 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: he's over fifty percent on this. 598 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 2: Year really. 599 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: Strange he's like the worst jump shooter in the league this, 600 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: season but he's deadly on. Floaters it doesn't make sense 601 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: that they that he doesn't have the ability to train 602 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: like that touch to the three point. 603 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 2: Line but whether IT'S. 604 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 1: Cj McCollum Or Nikhil Alexander walker slipping out to the 605 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 1: three point line or It's Dyson daniel slipping. In they 606 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: they even run like a like variations with two guards 607 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 1: like stack pick and rolls or like they'll Have dyson 608 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,439 Speaker 1: set the first screen and he'll roll while LIKE cj 609 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:19,119 Speaker 1: Or nikie will like backscreen For dyson before they slip 610 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: to the three point, line once again creating that indecision 611 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,719 Speaker 1: on the defensive end of the floor where defenses can 612 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,679 Speaker 1: make mistakes Like orlando did so many. Times and it 613 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: all works really well because teams are trying to Stop 614 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 1: Jalen johnson from getting ahead of steam. Downhill they do 615 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,360 Speaker 1: that by showing high or by hedging or coming up. 616 00:28:35,359 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 2: Higher to the. 617 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: Level it's effectively like a version of two on the, 618 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: ball And dyson can beat you from float to. Range 619 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:43,320 Speaker 1: he's also a very gifted short roll. Passer he can 620 00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: make that next. Read he's been one of their higher 621 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 1: assist guys this. 622 00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 2: Year and THEN. 623 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: Cj And nikkeel can shoot the hell out of the 624 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: basketball or drive closeouts to spark their driving, kick so 625 00:28:51,680 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: they actually perform pretty well in the half like their 626 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: mediocre half court, offense which again considering they don't have 627 00:28:57,200 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: like a super super high, level like star level off defensive. 628 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 1: TALENT i think it's a testament To Quinn snyder in 629 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: the job that he's done creating a system that accentuates 630 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,280 Speaker 1: the strengths that this particular team. 631 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 2: Has i've really enjoyed Watching. Atlanta they're a fun. 632 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: Team the schedule does get tougher in the next couple of, 633 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,080 Speaker 1: weeks so we'll get to see how much of this stuff. 634 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: Translates all, right before we get out of, here really 635 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 1: quick thoughts on THE ncaa. Tournament, again all of our 636 00:29:22,480 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: lines are provided by Hard Rock. Bet arizona right now 637 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,600 Speaker 1: is minus one fifty five to win their region or 638 00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,360 Speaker 1: make the final, four and they're plus three point fifty 639 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:33,239 Speaker 1: to win the. 640 00:29:33,280 --> 00:29:35,360 Speaker 2: Tournament. NOW i grew up In, Tucson. 641 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: Arizona, again there's no major team there like the professional sports. 642 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: Team we had The Tucson sidewinders for a long, time 643 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:44,840 Speaker 1: A TRIPLE a affiliate of The Arizona. 644 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 2: Diamondbacks The Phoenix. 645 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,640 Speaker 1: Suns WHEN i was very young would occasionally come down 646 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: to play a preseason, game but then they stopped doing 647 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: that for a, while, so like The suns didn't really 648 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: cater to The tucson community very. Much so it's really 649 00:29:55,920 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: just college. Town it's very much A university Of arizona. 650 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: Town and so WHEN i was a, kid like the 651 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: city stopped for you of a basketball games in, particular 652 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:04,760 Speaker 1: the football team has been better as of, late but 653 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: especially for basketball. Games And i've rooted for a lot 654 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: of really Good arizona, teams like teams that had really 655 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: really high end, talent a lot of like blue chip, 656 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: talent whether it's Like Derek williams in the year that 657 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: they ended up making it to the lead, eight or you, 658 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: Know Stanley, Johnson Aaron, Gordon, Tate Caleb, tarzuski a lot 659 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: of like really talented, teams but teams that were deeply 660 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 1: flawed and that for the most part underachieved Under Sean 661 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:31,800 Speaker 1: miller in THE Ncaa. Tournament Tommy lloyd has done a 662 00:30:31,880 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 1: fantastic job of more heavily emphasizing college ready. Talent not 663 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,040 Speaker 1: that there's not high LEVEL nba talent coming through the, 664 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 1: program but there's much more of an emphasis on finding 665 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: basketball players that can play at this, LEVEL i think 666 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: this might be the Best arizona team of my. Lifetime now, 667 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: DISCLAIMER i was born in nineteen ninety, one SO i 668 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 1: was six years old when the ninety seventeen won the. 669 00:30:50,960 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: Title don't remember anything about. Them two thousand and ONE 670 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: i would have been, ten AND i didn't grow up 671 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: in a basketball, house so, LIKE i didn't really get 672 00:30:57,520 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: into basketball until about five years after. That the two 673 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 1: thousand and one. TEAM i, mean so the nineteen ninety 674 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: seven two thousand and one teams may have been better 675 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: than this, team BUT i just don't really have any 676 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:10,440 Speaker 1: recollection of. Them but this, team to me brings the 677 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,960 Speaker 1: best combination of talent at all. 678 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 2: The levels of the. 679 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: Roster So, crevos for, example an excellent rim, protector a 680 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: rimp protector that is generating SOME nba buzz because of 681 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,560 Speaker 1: his size at the rim at seven foot, two very 682 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: gifted drop coverage big, right so Like krevos anchors the 683 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:29,479 Speaker 1: defense at the. Rim but then you also Have Tobayo, 684 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: waka who brings more of this like, switchy, athletic super, physical, 685 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:36,959 Speaker 1: offensive rebounding monster around the basket as like a different 686 00:31:37,040 --> 00:31:40,120 Speaker 1: punch With krivos either as a two big look or 687 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: as single big, looks Which arizona's used more over the 688 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 1: tail end of the season to try to emphasize three point. 689 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:47,240 Speaker 1: Shooting so you've got this dominant front. Court i'd even 690 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 1: Had coapete in there, Too like he's been up and. 691 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 1: Down the, season started really, hard, think got really, cold 692 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,040 Speaker 1: had a really big game Against. Houston his ability to 693 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: just attack the basket viciously and get to the foul 694 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: line has been very valuable to them as of. Late 695 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: but then you've got the guards at various points this. 696 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: Season Brayden burray's has been fantastic and then gone. Cold 697 00:32:04,720 --> 00:32:07,719 Speaker 1: obviously had a rough stretch there during the conference, tournament 698 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 1: then he found it in a big way Against. Houston 699 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: and Then Jayden, Bradley like he's been around for a, 700 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 1: while AND i liked him a lot when he was 701 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: younger and like a role player type of. Guy but 702 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: now he's become just like one of the best guards 703 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: IN i mean literally One conference player of the. Year 704 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:23,719 Speaker 1: just this phenomenal guard that can get to his spots 705 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: in the mid, range that's super, competitive that defense that 706 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: leads the, team that keeps the team grounded in the. 707 00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: Moment So they've got two awesome, guards this awesome front, 708 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 1: court and then the in between players are. Perfect anthony 709 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: Dela orso that's just like, knockdown catch and shoot three point, 710 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: shooter super, competitive that's shown the ability to hit shots 711 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:47,240 Speaker 1: at the intense environments Like. Karchenkov Like kartchenkov's ability to 712 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: just get downhill Against houston and gets to the foul 713 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: line was. Huge he can also shoot the. Three kartchenkov 714 00:32:52,240 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: is a very good mid range. Player he can like 715 00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:55,600 Speaker 1: stop and pop in the middle of the. Floor he's 716 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,080 Speaker 1: very big and strong at his. Position it's a very 717 00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: well rounded team that has the guard you need to 718 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: succeed in the, tournament the bigs you need to be 719 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: great defensively in the, tournament and the off ball scoring 720 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: talent to capitalize on the advantages that other players. CREATE 721 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 1: i think this is the Best arizona team in my. 722 00:33:10,320 --> 00:33:12,640 Speaker 1: Lifetime i'm super excited to watch them this. YEAR a 723 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 1: little worried about them being With acuff And arkansas in their, 724 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:18,960 Speaker 1: bracket BUT i think this is their best chance to 725 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: win in my. Lifetime i'm very excited again minus one 726 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,760 Speaker 1: fifty five to win the region or make the final 727 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: four plus three point fifty to win the. Tournament all, right, 728 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: Guys it's ALL i have for today is always to 729 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting us and supporting the. 730 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 1: Show we'll be back tomorrow with our contender rankings of 731 00:33:32,800 --> 00:33:34,240 Speaker 1: second to last contender rankings of the. 732 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 2: Season i'll see you guys then