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I 31 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: hope you guys weekends are off to a good start. 32 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: I'm supposed to have today off, but my wife is 33 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:23,320 Speaker 1: working one of her bigger events of the year, and 34 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: I've got nothing but my brother's baby shower later today. 35 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: So I was like, you know what, there's some good 36 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: basketball games on last night, drinking my coffee watching them, 37 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: and I had some thoughts, so figured might as well 38 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: get a reaction video in We're just gonna hit on Calves, 39 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:42,359 Speaker 1: Warriors and on Lakers Kings. I know I said that 40 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: I would also touch on Celtics snuggets, UM and that 41 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: timber Wolves Grizzlies game, but I'll get to those on Monday. Um, 42 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: you guys know the drip before we get started. Subscribe 43 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: to the volume's YouTube channel. Follow me on Twitter at 44 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,360 Speaker 1: underscore Jason lt so you guys don't miss show announcements. 45 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: I also do video breakdowns there. I plan on doing 46 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: one later today if I have some time that covers 47 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,079 Speaker 1: the pick and roll issues that the Lakers were having 48 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: with the Kings. UM. And then, last but not least, 49 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 1: if you miss one of these videos and you can't 50 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: get back over to YouTube to finish them, you find 51 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: them wherever you get your podcasts. Under Hoops tonight, so calvs. 52 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: Warriors super entertaining game, very playoff field, not just with 53 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: the intensity and how hard the teams were playing in 54 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: the defense, but also because of all of the matchup attacking. 55 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: That's always reminds me the most of the playoffs because 56 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,839 Speaker 1: it's really it's really a simple. When you get into 57 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: a playoff series, everything is scouted. Everybody knows each other's 58 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: strengths and weaknesses, so you're not just gonna go down 59 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: and run your sets and get great stuff every single time. 60 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: So it becomes kind of more of a personnel matchup. 61 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: You're looking at what personnel do we have that can 62 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: punish specific personnel on their team and vice versa. And 63 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: you saw a lot of like attacking Darius Garland in 64 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: the post with guys like Andrew Wiggins. That's a legitimate 65 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: playoff chess match type of of move that you would see. 66 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: You saw a step attacking the Cleveland Bigs both on 67 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: switches and when they were too low and drop coverage. 68 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: Some of you Celtics fans who watched that game probably 69 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: had some PTSD watching that. Uh, Donovan Mitchell and Carreras 70 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: Lavert attacking Jordan Pool every time they had a chance 71 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: because he's one of the weakest perimeter defensive players on 72 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,360 Speaker 1: the Warriors. Um Steph got a lot of attacks in 73 00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: on Darius Garland late in the game because, as crazy 74 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: as it sounds, he's a lot bigger than Darius Garland, 75 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: and Garland's not a great defensive player, but a real 76 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: chess match type of feel, and that type of chess 77 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: match is gonna go the way of the Warriors. As 78 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: I've always said, I don't trust any team in the 79 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:42,799 Speaker 1: league in terms of of management, coaching, players, experienced, continuity, talent, 80 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: all those things. The way I trust the Warriors in 81 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: a big part of that, that coaching part, that experience 82 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: and continuity part that manifests in these chess matches. And 83 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 1: it was interesting because, like I'll give you an example. 84 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 1: So like Donovan Mitchell versus Steph Curry. So Donovan Mitchell 85 00:04:56,800 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 1: was amazing in this game. He had twenty nine points, 86 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: ten rebounds, and assists. He made a ton of big shots, 87 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: big plays as a passer. His development as a pastor 88 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: this year as a whole other conversation, like the leap 89 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: he's taken with shot making and with passing has taken 90 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: him from somewhere in the you know twenty range of 91 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,599 Speaker 1: player in the league too, firmly in the top ten, 92 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: maybe even top five this season. That's how much of 93 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: an improvement he's made there. But late in the game, 94 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: when we got you know, into the last handful of possessions, 95 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 1: he got thoroughly out executed by Steph Curry. He missed 96 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: a couple of pull up jumpers short, which will happen. 97 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:33,919 Speaker 1: That's that's gonna happen when you're tired, and he was 98 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: probably tired, um, but at he missed a pull up 99 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: jumper on step at the top of the key, like 100 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: a step back, and Steph contested the shot and ran 101 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: out the other way, and Donovan Mitchell kind of like 102 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,559 Speaker 1: on his follow through, just kinda sat there and looked 103 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: at the rim for like three or four seconds and 104 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: made no effort to get back, And like, transition defense 105 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: is all about floor balance. Generally speaking, most coaches will 106 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: tell you, like, if you're you know, in the corner, 107 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: you can crash before you get back. If you're the 108 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: dunker spot, you can crash before you get back. But 109 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: if you're at the top of the key or if 110 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: you're on the wings, the general idea is to get 111 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: back because you're unlikely to get the rebound and in 112 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: all likelihood you're the only guy that has a chance 113 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: to stop in transition. Donovan Mitchell took that jumper from 114 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: the top of the key. He's his primary responsibility is 115 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: in that position after the shot goes up, is to 116 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: get back in transition defense. He didn't. Uh, Darius Garland 117 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: ran back from the wing, but he was late. They 118 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: threw it out ahead to Steph, and Steph got a 119 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: layup that effectively amounted to the final lead. It was 120 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: the last lead change of the game. That's a critical 121 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: defensive mistake from Donovan Mitchell down the stretch of the game. 122 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: Um and then on the dagger three, the one that 123 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: Steph hit, Like, yeah, it was an illegal screen. I 124 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 1: mean it was one of the worst illegal screens I've 125 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: ever seen. Klay Thompson literally just threw a block. But 126 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: there are probably roughly thirty to forty illegal screens per 127 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: NBA game that go uncalled, and you'll see another half 128 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: dozen or so get called. Right, you can't bank on 129 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: that getting called. And even if it was an illegal screen, 130 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: the way that that action is defended is the same 131 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: regardless of whether it's illegal or not, because there's always 132 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: that chance that Isaac a Coral is going to get 133 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: caught on the screen, even if Clay sets a legal screen. 134 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: Now that specific action, you've got Steff with the ball 135 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: at the top of the on the left wing. He's 136 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: trying to come downhill towards the right and they're coming 137 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: up with Clay, and they usually do one of two 138 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: things there. Most of the time, they run what's called 139 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: a ghost screen, which is really just a fancy way 140 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: of saying that he just slips the screen. So he 141 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: runs up like he's gonna set a screen, but before 142 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: he sets the screen, he'll just vacate out off to 143 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: the left wing and it throws the defenders in a 144 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: loop usually, but in that specific case, no matter what, 145 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: there's only two ways to guard it. You're either going 146 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: to switch it out right because it's a guard to 147 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: guard screen with two shooters. So a coro would basically 148 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: signal to Donovan Mitchell like, hey, you're taking Steff, I'm 149 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: gonna take Clay as he comes off this, or you're 150 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: gonna do a brief hedge before you recover. So Donovan Mitchell, 151 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: as he's coming up behind Clay, which is kind of 152 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: lunge out and just swipe with his left arm, just 153 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: to swipe, just something to dissuade Steph from that easy 154 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: pull up three before he vacates out to get Clay, 155 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: and instead he just did nothing. He just kind of 156 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: jogged behind Clay and stood there while Clay through the 157 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: block and then there was nobody guarding step when he 158 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: knocked down the game winning three. So like at the 159 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: end of the day. That's two players that have both 160 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: played like top five players this season. Both of them 161 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: made top five in my player rankings on Thursday. Both 162 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: of them are playing at the absolute peak of their 163 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 1: powers offensively. But we got to a chess match at 164 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: the end of the game and Steph made all of 165 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,439 Speaker 1: the winning plays and Donovan Mitchell made critical defensive mistakes. 166 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: And those of you guys who have been watching my 167 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: show all season know that I've been I've been calling 168 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: this specifically out with Donovan Mitchell had made a bunch 169 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: of them against the Celtics as well. He's been particularly 170 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: bad on defense and crunch time this season. That's an issue, 171 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: and that's something he's to work out because that could 172 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: be the difference between him being a first round exit 173 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: type of team with the Calves this year or somebody 174 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: that has legitimate aspirations. Steph made every big play down 175 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: the stretch of this game. They were down eight with 176 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: about four minutes left. After that wild sequence where they 177 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: I think Jordan Pool flagrant fouled Carris Laverd on a 178 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: step back three um, they ended up going up by eight. 179 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: They then every possession down the stretch, it was Steph. 180 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 1: He hit a three against Jared Allen and dropped on 181 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: the left wing where Jared was way too low. Then 182 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: he got Alan on a switch on the left wing 183 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 1: and beat him off the dribble, which got Draymond Green open. 184 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: He dropped it off and drey made a basket. Uh, 185 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: there was the relocation three on Darius Garland, so this 186 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: was Uh, this was kind of an interesting play because 187 00:09:44,040 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: he drove into Darius Garland's chest and Darius did his job. 188 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 1: He held his ground, took the contact in the chest 189 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: and cut Steff off. But here's the difference. Steph got 190 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: cut off, gave the basketball up, and then sprinted back 191 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: out to the three point line. As soon as Darius 192 00:09:57,320 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 1: Garland took that contact contact in the chest, he stood 193 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: up out of his defensive stance and quit on the play. 194 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: So so Jared Allen was like what am I supposed 195 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: to do? When he ran over and threw a late contest, 196 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,200 Speaker 1: but it was too late. Steph was wide open on 197 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: the left wing. That was the three that tied the 198 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: game at eight. So again, good defense from Darius Garland 199 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: for half of the possession, but didn't finish the possession. 200 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: And then on the run out lay up for We 201 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: talked about that that was bad transition defense from Donovan Mitchell, 202 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,320 Speaker 1: and then on the dagger three oh, we talked about 203 00:10:27,320 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: that action as well. But every single play down the 204 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: stretch from when they were down by eight two when 205 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: they effectively ice the game one, it was Steph making 206 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: the play. In the last three games, steps are averaging 207 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: forty two points, five rebounds, and seven assists on eighty 208 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: two percent true shooting, which is just ridiculous in clutch 209 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: situations this year, So when the score is within five 210 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: points with less than five minutes left, he's twelve for 211 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 1: twenty two from the field, five for twelve from three 212 00:10:56,559 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 1: and seven assists to just two turnovers. He's a You 213 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,559 Speaker 1: Warriors wins away from being the MVP front runner, because 214 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: as good as Your Honest has been, his m VP 215 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,840 Speaker 1: front running status is largely based on how good the 216 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: Bucks have been. In crunch time. He's been you know, 217 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 1: it's he's playing good on defense, but it's not his 218 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: best defensive season. His perimeter shot has completely fallen apart. 219 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: He's really only dominating in the paint. He's been good, Honest, 220 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: has been honest. He's deserves to be called the best 221 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:24,319 Speaker 1: player in the league right now. But Staff is actually 222 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: playing a little bit better basketball than him. The team 223 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,559 Speaker 1: just isn't winning enough to make it all work. But 224 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,440 Speaker 1: they've won a couple in a row here, and if 225 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,680 Speaker 1: he can get the Warriors back into that you know, 226 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: top half of the Western Conference standings where they're you know, 227 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: in home court in the first round type of thing. 228 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: At this at the level he's playing, you're looking at 229 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: a third m VP there. Um. A couple of quick 230 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: notes on the guards are on the calves the guards. 231 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a legitimate issue here because Darius Garland 232 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: was pretty bad on both ends of the floor tonight. 233 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 1: Pretty bad defensively, which we talked about his offensively. One 234 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: of the things I've noticed with Darius Garland throughout his career, 235 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: a lot of guys compared Darry Scarland to Kyrie Irving 236 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: because he's really shifty guard. Right. I don't really see 237 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: that comparison, mainly because Darius is a better pastor than 238 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 1: Kyrie Ever was, and then on the offense, like the 239 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: scoring perspective, the Kyrie is just there's a massive chasm 240 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: between those two. And one of the main reasons why 241 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: is Darius Garland, like a lot of young players in 242 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: the league, of young players in general, now shoot really 243 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: far down below, like almost below his chin. That's where 244 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: he starts his shooting pocket. And the problem with that 245 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: is it makes it extremely difficult to get shots off. 246 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: Um there are a handful of guys like step shoots 247 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: like that, but he's one, he's the best shooter of 248 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: all time. Two, he's arguably the best ball handler in 249 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: the league. And three he's six ft three and a 250 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: much better athlete than Darius Garland, so you can get 251 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: to his spots a lot easier. So like he's kind 252 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: of the exception to the rule. But Kyrie Irving elevates 253 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: into his shot and has a higher release point which 254 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: allows him to actually get off shots against elite defense. 255 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: As a guy like Darius Garland, I concerned about his ability. 256 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: I am scerned about his ability to get to his 257 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: spots and knockdown shots against the better defenses in the league. 258 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,479 Speaker 1: And he really really struggled last night. And then fundamentally, 259 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: you gotta look at like, can you win with two 260 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: small guards in your primary lineups that don't defend and 261 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: I mean Donovan Mitchell, he doesn't defend but at least 262 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: he can make some plays with his athleticism on the periphery, 263 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: so he can grab contested rebounds, like and he grabbed 264 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 1: a huge contested rebound late in this game. I think 265 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: it was when it was or something like that. The uh, 266 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: he's going to make the occasional defensive play with his 267 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,439 Speaker 1: athleticism because he's just such a big, strong athlete at 268 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: the guard position. But you're not getting any of that 269 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: out of Darius Garland. He's just completely overmatched this season. 270 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: When Darius Garland doesn't play their six and oh and 271 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: when he does play there two and four. Now, does 272 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 1: that mean you trade Darius Garland? I don't know. That's 273 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 1: not an easy question. I would certainly give this a 274 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: lot longer and ride it out till at least the deadline. 275 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 1: But there's no point in going down prideful. You made 276 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: a trade for a really good guard that does everything 277 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 1: that Darius Garland does and does it better and is 278 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,199 Speaker 1: a more functional athlete on your defensive in your defensive scheme, 279 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: although he's flawed there. So yes, I get that you 280 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: drafted Darius. Yes, I get that the fan base is 281 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: attached to him. I'm sure Cavs fans will recoil when 282 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: they hear this, But at a certain point, you gotta 283 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: look at this and go, I've got Jared Allen, Evan Mobley, 284 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: you know I've got Donovan Mitchell. Would I be better 285 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: served it caresul Vert's playing well? Would I be better 286 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: served with a wing out of that specific position? Is 287 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: their team out there? Like? Could I call Toronto and 288 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: try to functionally swap Darius Garland for like an O, 289 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: G N and Noby? Would I be better off if 290 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 1: I did something like that with Toronto? Appreciate having the 291 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: offensive firepower with all the size that they have on 292 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:46,200 Speaker 1: the perimeter, Like those are the kinds of questions that 293 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: Cleveland's gonna have to ask themselves as we get closer 294 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: to the trade deadline. Won't do anything now? Too small 295 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: example size. You gotta ride this out to the deadline. 296 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: But you gotta pay really close attention to how you're 297 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 1: losing these games. And a couple of their recent losses 298 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: have been because of their weak uh size and physicality 299 00:15:03,960 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: and defense in the backcourt. Last note from the Caves. 300 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: I was so impressed with Evan Mobile last night and four, 301 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: mainly his physical aggression He's still pretty thin, but he 302 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:18,040 Speaker 1: fights hard for position. He's fearless when he's attacking smaller 303 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: defensive players. He had two specific post moves in this 304 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: game that I like. There was one in the first 305 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: half where he got Andrew Wiggins on a switch and 306 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: he just battled for positions and Wiggins. Wiggins is a big, 307 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: strong man now, and you know, Mobile is still basically 308 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: a kid, and he's jockeying for position against Wiggins and 309 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: actually fights and gets a decent spot on the floor 310 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: about ten ft from the rim, and then just does 311 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 1: a really physical, like violent ripped through to the baseline 312 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,280 Speaker 1: and finishes with his left hand on the other side 313 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: of the rim. That was impressive. And then he got 314 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: Lamb on a switch in the fourth quarter and made 315 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: a really good aggressive post move towards the middle of 316 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: the floor, made like a sweeping hook shot in the lane. 317 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: That was actually a big play in this game. UM. 318 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: I like him a lot. I like his physical aggression. 319 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: I like how quick his feet is compared to so 320 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: many of these other lanky defensive bigs that have come 321 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: through the league. Um, he's really really exciting and and 322 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: even how good do you gotta feel as the Calves, 323 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: where like you're Darius Garland problem is not that big 324 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: of a problem because how good Jared Allen is, how 325 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: good Evan Mobley is, and how good Donovan Mitchell is. 326 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk about the Kings and the Lakers. 327 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: So the Lakers took a thirteen point lead late in 328 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: the second quarter of this game, and then they let 329 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: Sacramento get it back to four with like two minutes left. 330 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: Um uh, they were up their team with about two 331 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: minutes left, and by halftime it was back to four. 332 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: And then the rest of the game is really about 333 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: as back and forth as you could possibly imagine, until 334 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: the Lakers went cold at the end of the game. 335 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:43,760 Speaker 1: Sacramento went on an eight oh run at the end 336 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: of this game. So first of all, um, they get 337 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: a stop, but Anthony Davis gets buried under the rim 338 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: by Sabonis and as a result, there's a rebonding foul. 339 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: I think uh, Patrick Beverley saw him in trouble and 340 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 1: came flying over and ended up fouling Sabonis on the 341 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: ensuing possession. Harrison Barnes ends up getting a bailout foul 342 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: at the end of the shot clock, so he makes 343 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: two Free throws. Then they go down the other way 344 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: and in pick and roll, Russ just for some reason 345 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 1: takes an impossible bank shot leaning towards his life and 346 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: misses it very next possession. Um, I was just talking 347 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: about that ghost screen. Actually, I was telling you guys 348 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: about well, I believe it might have been. It was 349 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: either I think it was Terrence Davis, it might have 350 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: been davey On Mitchell, I can't remember, but Austin Reeves 351 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: was guarding one of the other king's guards, but have 352 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: even been Malik Monk, but they ran up instead a 353 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: ghost screen, so like ran past Deer and foxon didn't 354 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: actually set a screen and in in the process Austin 355 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: Reeves froze for just a second but then recovered out 356 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: and Russell Westbrook just just quit on the play, didn't 357 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: didn't switch out to the other uh to the other 358 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: King's guard, and also didn't stay in front of Deer 359 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: and Fox literally just let him drive around. I just 360 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: tweeted out the clip earlier today was one of the 361 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,360 Speaker 1: most bizarre defensive player I've ever seen. Fox just goes 362 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: right downhill and scores. Now it's a four oh run. 363 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 1: Then they double Anthony Davis in the poet liston on 364 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,879 Speaker 1: the back side of Patrick Beverley ends up missing a 365 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: pretty decent look from three at the top of the key, 366 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 1: and then Darren Fox hits a really tough turnaround over 367 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: Austin Reeves and from there, Lonnie Walker miss the three 368 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: out of a time out that was kind of like, 369 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: you know, they were already down four at that point, 370 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,359 Speaker 1: and then Harrison Barns made two free throws and then 371 00:18:16,400 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: the game was over. So, I mean, you know, it's 372 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,160 Speaker 1: kind of a depressing loss of you're a Lakers fan, 373 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: right because you're kind of hanging around the entire game. 374 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,800 Speaker 1: You have a late lead at one, four, one twelve, 375 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: and then you blow it, giving up an eight over run. 376 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 1: I mean, but here's the reality, Like, uh, I gotta 377 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis continues to be one of the most frustrating 378 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: players that have ever covered, because like you look at 379 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 1: the box score, and you look at the production, and 380 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: you look at like the defensive highlights for most possessions 381 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: and it's so good. But the types of mistakes he makes, 382 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: particularly in transition defense and particularly uh in box out situations, 383 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: can be so frustrating. He he got bullied against the 384 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,240 Speaker 1: Clippers in the second half on the offensive glass and 385 00:18:56,280 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: then critical possession. It's one four, one twelve, there's two 386 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: minutes left in the game. You have the lead, you 387 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 1: get a stop, and you don't box out Sabonus. He 388 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: buries you under the rim. They get an extra possession 389 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: and that triggers their run. Like that's the kind of 390 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: stuff where it's like, oh, man, Anthony Davis, Like, you 391 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 1: can't make that mistake as a guy who calls himself 392 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: one of the top ten players in the league, you 393 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: can't make that particularly mistake. Like this season, the bouts 394 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: of bad transition defense and the bouts of bad defensive 395 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: rebounding from Anthony Davis has been really problematic for this team, 396 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: and they've lost games because of it, Like that King's 397 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: game last night. I'm not gonna say that's the reason 398 00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: they lost, but that was a big play when you 399 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: had a late lead, and then they lost that game 400 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,640 Speaker 1: up in Denver earlier this season strictly because Anthony Davis 401 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: wasn't running back in transition. Um they were. The Lakers 402 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:51,000 Speaker 1: in particular, were really struggling with Sacramentos pick and roll 403 00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. And if I have some time 404 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: later today, I'm gonna make a video about this because 405 00:19:54,840 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 1: I think it's really interesting. So basically, um uh so 406 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: early in the quarter it was Chebezzi met Too and 407 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: Darren Fox and they were guarding it with when you 408 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: in Gabriel and Troy Brown Jr. And so you kind 409 00:20:08,320 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: of when you're running a drop coverage, like we always 410 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:13,920 Speaker 1: talked about, guard chases over the top of the screen. Right, 411 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 1: so Darren Fox is coming downhill, Troy Brown Juniors trailing 412 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: him right when you Gabriel. Because Troy Brown Junior is 413 00:20:21,359 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: behind the ball handler, he has to step over and 414 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,640 Speaker 1: kind of contain the ball handler while they're getting downhill. 415 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,600 Speaker 1: But there's an important thing that's supposed to happen in 416 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: that coverage. If the guard gets completely out of position 417 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: to where the big has to step up, then the 418 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: guard is supposed to peel off of the guard and 419 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: run down to the big and box him out of 420 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: the lane so that he can't get an offensive rebound. 421 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: And they got killed in that specific matchup because you know, 422 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: like Troy Brown Junior word chase Fox over the top 423 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: when you would step up, Fox would miss like a 424 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: short jump shot, basically being bracketed by when you Gabriel 425 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: and Troy Brown Junior and Chevezi met Too come in 426 00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: unguarded to tip dunk the basketball into the hoop. Then 427 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: there was another play later in the like a few 428 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: possessions later. Now Anthony Davis checks backs into the checks 429 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: back into the game, same type of deal. Austin Reeves 430 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: is chasing Deer and Fox over the top of the screen. 431 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis steps up their bracketing Fox. He misses the shot, 432 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: but Austin doesn't dig down to the big and there's 433 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: Demonis Sabonis making a layup right at the front of 434 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,280 Speaker 1: the rim. So finally, at the end of the fourth quarter, 435 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: they did what you're supposed to do with the peel 436 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: off switches with Patrick Beverley on Deer and Fox, and 437 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: they did it twice, and Beverley did his job, peeled 438 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: over the top, applied some back pressure. As soon as 439 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 1: he saw Anthony Davis step up to contain, he ran 440 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: down and boxed Demonis Sabonis out. But a d couldn't 441 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: get a damn stop. And two times in a row 442 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: he gave Deer and Fox way too much space and 443 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 1: he knocked down back to back contested contested jumpers over 444 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: the top, and so that's what's frustrating, is like early 445 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:56,879 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter you're struggling because the guards aren't 446 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: doing their job. Then you bring in the guy that 447 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: I've been calling the defensive player or the year, and 448 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: he's not doing his job and he can't get a 449 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 1: stop on deer. And Fox's a mid level point guard 450 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: in this league. In those isolation situations, office switches and 451 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: so you know that specific action and I'll try to 452 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: break it down in the video later today, Like I said, 453 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: if I have some time, so keep an eye on 454 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: my Twitter feed. Um, but yeah, that was that was 455 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,399 Speaker 1: the specific action that was killing l A down the 456 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,119 Speaker 1: stretch of this game. A couple of quick notes on Sacramento. 457 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: They're up to five and six now, they're five and 458 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: two since their own four start in that span, their 459 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: fifth and offense, twenty defense, eleventh and net rating on 460 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 1: the season, dear, and Fox is averaging twenty three five 461 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,880 Speaker 1: and six on sixty two true shooting in crunch time 462 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: this season. He's fifteen for twenty four. Excuse me that 463 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,680 Speaker 1: twenty five and six six is just in this last 464 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: uh seven games span when they're five and two UM 465 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,200 Speaker 1: in crunch time this season, Deer and Fox fifteen for 466 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: twenty four from the field, three of six from three, 467 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: and he's perfect from the line. So he's been incredible 468 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: and crunch time, although it hasn't necessarily mounted to wins 469 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 1: for them in the U in clutch situations over the season. 470 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: Kevin Herder is also having a great season from three 471 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: on eight attempts. Seed another big shot in the fourth 472 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: quarter last night, and then Sabonis made two huge plays 473 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: down the stretch on the offensive glass, one and pick 474 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 1: and roll and one on that offensive rebound against Anthony 475 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: Davis that I told you about. UM, this is a 476 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: fun team. They don't defend and they're likely not going anywhere, 477 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,080 Speaker 1: so we're not gonna spend a ton of time talking 478 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,680 Speaker 1: about them this season, but they are fun. A couple 479 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 1: of quick notes on the Lakers. I wonder how much 480 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: longer the upper management is going to watch this team 481 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: spiral out of control. UM, Like it's an hour never 482 00:23:30,280 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: kind of thing. Now where never was this summer, but 483 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: now it's definitely an now or never. You're two in ten, 484 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: like at a certain point you've gotta if you're going 485 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: to give them a fighting chance. Give them a fighting 486 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: chance now before they're too far below in the standings. 487 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: If you're not going to give him a fighting chance, 488 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: then stop making Lebron play through foot soreness, Stop making 489 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis play through lower backs soreness. If you have 490 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: are If you do not care about this team and 491 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 1: you do not care about what they can accomplish, then 492 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,679 Speaker 1: pull the freaking plug before somebody gets hurt, because you 493 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: keep talking about next summer and it won't matter if 494 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: they if one of them suffers a serious injury. So 495 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: like this weird thing where you're like beating the hell 496 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: out of Lebron and Anthony Davis to try to win games, 497 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,760 Speaker 1: but not actually giving them the requisite pieces to compete. 498 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: It's just horrific leadership from the Lakers up top, and 499 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 1: and I wish they would just pick what the heck 500 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: they want to do. If you don't believe in these 501 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 1: guys and you don't want to give them a fighting chance, 502 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: then pull the plug before one of them gets hurt. 503 00:24:20,840 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: All right, that's all I have for today, guys. As always, 504 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,160 Speaker 1: I sincerely appreciate your support. Like I said, we'll get 505 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: to some of the other games from Friday night and 506 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: the Saturday Sunday games on Monday. I will see you 507 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:31,400 Speaker 1: guys after the weekend.