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Speaker 1: All Star Game in Atlanta, Jack, I know you're out
Speaker 1: there right now. That's what the NBA is talking about.
Speaker 1: It would obviously be players limited staff. Do you think
Speaker 1: the NBA can pull this off? Hey? Man? Atlanta has
Speaker 1: never been shut down. You got a low number on COVID.
Speaker 1: This is where you need to be. If the All
Speaker 1: Star must go on, bring it to a condom a
Speaker 1: t L. I'm ready. It's Monday, February one, and this
Speaker 1: is what's burning. Jack, that's got stunned. Last night, Bill
Speaker 1: in Westbrook scored six points in seven seconds to beat
Speaker 1: them in a high score and shootout. Where were your
Speaker 1: thoughts about last game? Hey? First of all, I knew
Speaker 1: when Bill was jumping out that court with with a
Speaker 1: good pace, I knew Bill was gonna hit that shot.
Speaker 1: You know you can't on the road. You want to
Speaker 1: hang in games like that. But you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1: You want you want you want to try to not
Speaker 1: give them a chance to hit the last shot and
Speaker 1: then they made a good player. Then you know, Harris
Speaker 1: made a bad pass, a little bad communication between him
Speaker 1: and Katie, but James Harden wasn't in this game. And
Speaker 1: for me, I look at it like this, It's good
Speaker 1: the Nets are losing these type of games even with
Speaker 1: James Harden now now because when it comes down to
Speaker 1: one that comes when when it comes down to when
Speaker 1: it counts, they won't lose these games. So I'm looking
Speaker 1: at the bigger picture. It's a good win for the Wizards,
Speaker 1: but I'm glad it's also a good loss for the
Speaker 1: Nets because they won't lose these games coming towards the
Speaker 1: end of the season. Yeah, obviously you want these games
Speaker 1: to happen earlier in the season. I just want to
Speaker 1: see more consistently consistency with their big three, you know
Speaker 1: what I mean. They're able to win when there's two
Speaker 1: of them, Like, I just want to continue to see
Speaker 1: those three be able to jail. Although this is early
Speaker 1: and all three of those guys are really high up
Speaker 1: there in minutes, so I understand they're taking nights off
Speaker 1: and with that kind of talent, you can afford to
Speaker 1: do it. Um, but their defense is horrendous right now.
Speaker 1: I think team defense. Last night, giving a hop a
Speaker 1: hundred forty nine points in a regular season game to
Speaker 1: the worst team or record wise, so one of the
Speaker 1: worst teams in the league. So I think that's definitely
Speaker 1: something that needs to be addressed for this team. I
Speaker 1: know they're looking for some more frontline help, but defense.
Speaker 1: You know, this team could be as talented as they
Speaker 1: want on offense, but if they're giving up just as
Speaker 1: many points, it's gonna be a struggle all season. Big
Speaker 1: win for Washington last night. It's been well documented that
Speaker 1: deal is frustrated, but he's still going out there and
Speaker 1: playing every night. Um. And another big thing too, is
Speaker 1: westbrooksman injured. I know he has, He's had a bad quality,
Speaker 1: has been struggling with the bad quad. He says he
Speaker 1: feels better now. Jack canna win like this spark Um
Speaker 1: the Wizards. Yeah, I mean it's it's a big win
Speaker 1: for him. I noticed a game day that especially Russ
Speaker 1: had on his calendar. You know, to play those guys,
Speaker 1: but it has to build. They then have a lot
Speaker 1: of work to do us for building that team, to
Speaker 1: to make Bill want to stay, to make him happy.
Speaker 1: You know, him and Russ can do that a lot
Speaker 1: of nights and they still won't win. Um. Bill is
Speaker 1: having a great year. And even if the Nets was
Speaker 1: a bad defensive team, Bill has been scoring on everybody
Speaker 1: like that. They can get a little bit a little
Speaker 1: bit of help along with winning games like this, maybe
Speaker 1: it could changed the season. Can Bill in Westbrook carry
Speaker 1: this team? You know they got a lot of young
Speaker 1: talent um Losing Thomas Bryant for the season was a
Speaker 1: big blow to their team. But you know we're gonna
Speaker 1: get from your stars not in night out. What are
Speaker 1: you gonna consistently get from the rest of the team.
Speaker 1: You know they're they're last in the East, and I
Speaker 1: just wonder if they can use this as motivation to
Speaker 1: to to get head in the right direction. Facts weekend wins.
Speaker 1: Dame comes up big in Chicago, down five with just
Speaker 1: under nine seconds ago, hits two clutch threes, one at
Speaker 1: the buzzer off a jump ball to win the game,
Speaker 1: finishes with forty four and nine. Big game Dame strikes again.
Speaker 1: What are your thoughts? What a whole league is on
Speaker 1: notice now? So when as Nurks went down, they knew
Speaker 1: they was gonna see Super Dame. It's gonna be a
Speaker 1: lot of game winners. It's gonna be a lot of
Speaker 1: forty fifty point games, It's gonna be a lot of
Speaker 1: pulling up from half court. The Dame has Dame has
Speaker 1: to really step up, you know, with the big guy
Speaker 1: out and Mello role, Mello Roll is gonna is gonna
Speaker 1: step up too. So but Dame be ready to have
Speaker 1: to see an MVP year from Dame. He really got
Speaker 1: to step up to get this team in the playoffs. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean, this team is at the seventh spot right now.
Speaker 1: But it's a good son that he's able to keep
Speaker 1: them afloat with CJ coming back, uh, you know in
Speaker 1: a in a handful of weeks and Nurks coming back,
Speaker 1: if they can stay within the race, what you know,
Speaker 1: without without two of their stars when they come back,
Speaker 1: they should be sitting good. So this is exciting, you know. Obviously,
Speaker 1: Dame is one of the best players in the league.
Speaker 1: Want to be most clutch, if not the most clutched
Speaker 1: player in the league. And it's just beautiful to watch,
Speaker 1: you know. I mean, he does it the right way.
Speaker 1: He doesn't talk. He just goes out there and plays
Speaker 1: his ass off every night. And his big shots Rockets
Speaker 1: with the fifth straight win. Waalen Oliver depot building some
Speaker 1: strong chemistry and Christian Wood is back. Uh. You know
Speaker 1: the rock has been playing well of late jack. What
Speaker 1: are your thoughts on their team and and their possibilities
Speaker 1: of getting in the playoffs. But to me, they have
Speaker 1: a little bit of everything. You know, they have an
Speaker 1: All star point guard and John Wall. They have an
Speaker 1: All Star to Guarden, Oladipo would could be an All
Speaker 1: Star this year the way he playing, you and I
Speaker 1: think he might make it. And we all know bookies
Speaker 1: an All Star. This is a playoff team. To me, Matt,
Speaker 1: they gotta right the right coach who's been around a
Speaker 1: long time, very smart, and you have guys now on
Speaker 1: this team that's buying in that want to play. This
Speaker 1: team is a playoff team and I think this team
Speaker 1: only can only get better. Barn injury, Yeah, I definitely
Speaker 1: think this team will benefit from the seven and team
Speaker 1: playing game and scare people. You know, along with the
Speaker 1: guys you mentioned, you know also you know solid best
Speaker 1: like p J. Tucker and Eric Gordon have been consistent
Speaker 1: for them. So once they get their chemistry and get
Speaker 1: a run with everyone healthy, Um excited to see what
Speaker 1: they can do. Um. You know, the defense has been
Speaker 1: a lot better since James has left, and I think
Speaker 1: these guys have a chip on their shoul. They're under
Speaker 1: understanding the way the trade went down and left the
Speaker 1: bad taste in people's mouth, and they're out here to
Speaker 1: prove points and you know, so far they've been doing it.
Speaker 1: So it's exciting to see them get the right footing,
Speaker 1: especially for our brother coach Silas. Jimmy Butler returns to
Speaker 1: the Heat with a very Jimmy Butler esque performance thirty points,
Speaker 1: eight and seven. Although they're still reeling with injury. Jack Um.
Speaker 1: We both said this team only goes as far as
Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler will take them. Um, hopefully they can get healthy.
Speaker 1: What are your thoughts in Miami right now? Where they
Speaker 1: staying in the Eastern Conference. They gotta get healthy. I
Speaker 1: mean having Jimmy back is definitely a plus. You see,
Speaker 1: they can have guys out and stand will stand with
Speaker 1: games with with Jimmy. But when you look at the
Speaker 1: long term picture, you need these guys to be healthy
Speaker 1: to sheet. This season is not as long as it
Speaker 1: normally is, so guys need to get healthy. They need
Speaker 1: to get on the same page and start playing well.
Speaker 1: You don't want to get to the bottom of these
Speaker 1: a compass and then come to the playoffs playing with
Speaker 1: these top seeds. So I think, I think these guys
Speaker 1: need to get healthy. But having Jimmy back is definitely
Speaker 1: a plus and definitely a step in the right direction.
Speaker 1: They are missing some key guys that would definitely be
Speaker 1: contributing this time. You know, go and drag it more,
Speaker 1: a more heartless and avery Bradley. Um. But this team
Speaker 1: goes as Jimmy goes. But this is gonna be another situation,
Speaker 1: like we said with the last one, that the seventh
Speaker 1: through ten could really benefit this team. You know they can.
Speaker 1: They took a fifth seed to the finals last year,
Speaker 1: um up sending some team. So Miami's goal is just
Speaker 1: to get in and they felt like they've dealt with
Speaker 1: the best of the best. They beat the best of
Speaker 1: the best, so they just need to get in and
Speaker 1: they can make something happen. But it's only gonna happen
Speaker 1: if these guys you know, continue to get healthy and
Speaker 1: they keep trying to push their way up to the
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Speaker 1: the difference this weekend in the Lakers Celtic matchup seven
Speaker 1: and fourteen. Back to attacking and being the unstoppable force
Speaker 1: he is. For the Lakers to do what they want
Speaker 1: to do, he has to be this person, you know,
Speaker 1: a little less settling, more attacking and mixing it in. Uh,
Speaker 1: he looked great. What are your thoughts about this weekend's game, man, Hey,
Speaker 1: I said this a long time ago. A D is
Speaker 1: Tim Duncan on steroids. A lot of Knights is gonna
Speaker 1: be like this where you just can't do anything with him,
Speaker 1: and uh, a lot of a lot of nights. He's
Speaker 1: gonna be to the reason they won a lot of
Speaker 1: games because you can't. You have no answer for him.
Speaker 1: You can you can add uh Tatum and Brown to
Speaker 1: to to exile Lebron, but you have nothing to exile
Speaker 1: Anthony Davis. And he's gonna do this a lot of teams.
Speaker 1: He's having a great year and one of the best
Speaker 1: defenders in the game. Absolutely um Celtics. On the other hand,
Speaker 1: you know, Kimba has been struggling for a while. Marcus
Speaker 1: Smart goes down with luckily only a calf string. He
Speaker 1: should be back in a couple of weeks. Um Tatum
Speaker 1: mcbrown one of the best young dudels in the game,
Speaker 1: no question about that. Um. But they're gonna need Kimba
Speaker 1: to step up, and they're gonna have to find that
Speaker 1: big You know, I thought Tristan Thompson was gonna be
Speaker 1: able to help fill that void as far as on
Speaker 1: the defensive end. But you know, we're gonna have to
Speaker 1: keep seeing if that's gonna work. You didn't believe that part, Huh,
Speaker 1: not at all. In the week ahead, the Clippers at
Speaker 1: sixteen and five of the best record in the league,
Speaker 1: facing the Nets in the Celtics. UM. Clippers are playing
Speaker 1: well and Tyler has these guys all on the same page,
Speaker 1: Kauai and uh uh, Paul Georgia clicking. They got some depth.
Speaker 1: Jack thoughts on the matchups come up this week, Man,
Speaker 1: this is probably a great week for basketball because you're
Speaker 1: seeing some duo matchups that we've all been on to see.
Speaker 1: You see Paul George and Kawhi Lang against k D
Speaker 1: and uh and James Harden and Currie. You can't naw Carrie.
Speaker 1: There's nobody on the Clippers team. Can see Kyrie were
Speaker 1: going to them two. We're gonna do what do what
Speaker 1: do a matchups? Then you got the Celtics. Then you
Speaker 1: got the Celtics. You got Kawhi Leonard and Paul Gearge
Speaker 1: against Tatum and Brown. There's gonna be some good matchups.
Speaker 1: You know, Kyie not in this and he not. We're
Speaker 1: not talking about Kybe this week. We're talking about the
Speaker 1: two and three guard matchups. And all these guys are
Speaker 1: all stars, So it's gonna be great to see. It's
Speaker 1: gonna be some good basketball. I just love how the
Speaker 1: Clippers are playing, and I think last year they were
Speaker 1: picked up possibly win a championship. They're not used to
Speaker 1: that kind of territory. There used to be an underdogs.
Speaker 1: So they're back where they're at now. No one's talking
Speaker 1: about them. Everyone is talking about him if anything, So
Speaker 1: I think this is where they're more comfortable at. But
Speaker 1: we all know, you know, great regular seasons don't matter
Speaker 1: anymore for this team. It has to be done in
Speaker 1: the playoffs. But I just love the way they're playing
Speaker 1: and I'm excited for them in the playoffs. They're definitely
Speaker 1: gonna be scary. Also, this week, Celtics head out west.
Speaker 1: As we mentioned, they play the Clippers also Golden State.
Speaker 1: We mentioned Marcus Smart is out for about two weeks
Speaker 1: with the calf strain. We got the two young stars. Uh,
Speaker 1: this is gonna be a big test for Kimba, you know,
Speaker 1: obviously trying to get his footing back. We know that
Speaker 1: he needs to be that consistent third option for men
Speaker 1: to really do anything. How are how are the Celtics
Speaker 1: coming into these matchups with these two teams on the
Speaker 1: West Coast? It's gonna be hard, man because you know,
Speaker 1: like you said, they're two stars, Tatum and Brown. We
Speaker 1: know they're gonna come to play, but where's the supporting class,
Speaker 1: Where's the supporting cast, where's the big man, where's the
Speaker 1: rebounding you know, and like you said, Kimba has to
Speaker 1: come in and be that third guy. He's not gonna
Speaker 1: be able to fulfill the defense and the rebounding, but
Speaker 1: scoring Yakee Kimber was going to make big shots at
Speaker 1: the right time. So they're definitely gonna need his offense
Speaker 1: and his leadership. But a lot of those guys that's
Speaker 1: on that bench that's coming in seven eight guys, y'all
Speaker 1: gotta figure out to try to contribute to these guys
Speaker 1: because your stars can only do so much. Well, I'm
Speaker 1: just looking forward the stars, you, Like I said, obviously
Speaker 1: we know moving forward they're gonna need that bench. But
Speaker 1: I'm excited just to see these young guys continuing to
Speaker 1: get better. Uh you know. To me, they're possibly the
Speaker 1: best young tandem in the game and every not on
Speaker 1: the floor. It's just beautiful to see how they work together. Man,
Speaker 1: so bright future for them, But I agree the supporting
Speaker 1: cast has to step up, and that starts with Kimba
Speaker 1: Walker for this team to do what they're supposed to
Speaker 1: do in the Eastern Conference. Continuing with the look at
Speaker 1: the week ahead, we have the Lakers and Nuggets, two
Speaker 1: of the best passing biggs in the game. I call
Speaker 1: Lebron big just because he's big and we all know
Speaker 1: he's a guard, but Joker top five in the league
Speaker 1: and assists. Lebron has always been a great passer. These
Speaker 1: guys get their teams going by the way they were
Speaker 1: able to see the floor and get their team involved.
Speaker 1: What are your thoughts about this playoff free match, Jack,
Speaker 1: Like you said, it's it's some. It's gonna be some
Speaker 1: nice passes. Joking Lebrons, you know, best pass in the game.
Speaker 1: But Yoka has a little Marcus All in him, you know,
Speaker 1: the way he uses the body, way he passes the ball.
Speaker 1: But I love watching the matchup with Yoga Jannathity Davis,
Speaker 1: two of the best in the game. Both of these
Speaker 1: guys are trying to pick up and where they left
Speaker 1: off last year eight A Championship Yokers came up a
Speaker 1: little short, but this matchup is always what I want
Speaker 1: to see. But after the Davids is just different. Man,
Speaker 1: He's just different. He's a monster. Obviously, Denver's hot, winning
Speaker 1: seven of ten. And you know, the matchup I'm kind
Speaker 1: of looking for is not one that's probably gonna be
Speaker 1: talked about too much. But the Michael Porter and Kyle
Speaker 1: Kuzman matchup. I think Michael Porter is gonna be a
Speaker 1: star in this league. He was out for a while,
Speaker 1: came back boys a gunner. Kuzma was a gunner, And
Speaker 1: like I said, I don't think it's a matchup that's
Speaker 1: gonna be talked about a lot, but I know both
Speaker 1: these guys are looking forward to it, so that's also
Speaker 1: gonna be fun. So this should be a good matchup
Speaker 1: for us to enjoy. Also, this week, the Warriors get
Speaker 1: to face they struggling Dallas Maverick team. I think we
Speaker 1: all had high expectations for this team, especially after what
Speaker 1: they did in the bubble, and they just haven't been
Speaker 1: able to live up to it. Uh They've lost five straight,
Speaker 1: eight out of ten, while the Warriors are steadily improving.
Speaker 1: Jack thoughts on this matchup. Warriors have vets, they have
Speaker 1: champions they have a championship coaching staff, They know how
Speaker 1: to get through stuff when it when it's tough, haven't
Speaker 1: played down, they can figure out, and they still can
Speaker 1: make the playoffs. So you never count the Warriors out.
Speaker 1: You just gotta watch them. But on the flip side,
Speaker 1: the MAVs this why we don't really listen to people
Speaker 1: will never play basketball because everybody come and talk about
Speaker 1: they're gonna have a great season, Luca's gonna win m
Speaker 1: VP and they might fight for the Western Cofference Championship.
Speaker 1: Who how could you think that as possible with the
Speaker 1: same team. Luca needs help. You can't expect Luca to
Speaker 1: do it all by himself. The Unicorn can't stay healthy.
Speaker 1: He doesn't really have a good roster coming off the bench.
Speaker 1: You have a great coach of Rid call Loud, but
Speaker 1: Luca needs a lot more help. And I knew that
Speaker 1: coming to the season. Luca is gonna be great. He's
Speaker 1: gonna dominate, he's gonna give million triple doubles. But winning
Speaker 1: I didn't see that happening, um Jack. I was one
Speaker 1: of those people that thought the Mavericks trinally to be
Speaker 1: good and Luca might win the championship. I mean, excuse me,
Speaker 1: win m v P. I didn't think they didn't make
Speaker 1: it up. I didn't think they'd make it out of
Speaker 1: the West by any means. But I definitely thought coming
Speaker 1: off what we saw last year, that you know, Luca
Speaker 1: was gonna be able to step up. He was odds
Speaker 1: on favor to win m VP. But a lot comes
Speaker 1: with that. You know, the whole game plan is to
Speaker 1: stop Luca because there hasn't had much help this year.
Speaker 1: So when it's when you only have the game for
Speaker 1: really one main star, it's gonna make his life miserable.
Speaker 1: So he's still be able to put up the numbers,
Speaker 1: they're not able to get the wins. Um if they
Speaker 1: can turn this season around, I don't really know offenses nineteen,
Speaker 1: defense is twenty one. Uh. It's just not looking good.
Speaker 1: But I agree they need to make some changes, uh
Speaker 1: and keep Porzingi is healthy and that's the only chance
Speaker 1: they possibly have it right now. It's not looking good,
Speaker 1: and you know the Warriors are old and steady. Like
Speaker 1: you said, I think you made a great point championship pedigree.
Speaker 1: Knowing how to weather the storm, that's something Dallas has
Speaker 1: never been through. The Warriors have been here before. So
Speaker 1: you're predicting what two and oh for the Warriors this
Speaker 1: week against him? I give him a split, Lucas. That
Speaker 1: good to get a split, Okay, got you next segment.
Speaker 1: Knowing your role Jack, something we figured out and we're
Speaker 1: able to play a long time in the league. Uh.
Speaker 1: These next guys have done that perfectly to a t
Speaker 1: this year, starting with Clint Capella was injured early, but
Speaker 1: now he's at nearly fourteen points and fifteen rebounds a game,
Speaker 1: adding almost two and a half blocks per game. He's
Speaker 1: found his rolling down Atlanta and it's gonna be big
Speaker 1: for them. I think if they can keep him healthy
Speaker 1: and get everyone else on the team healthy. Yeah, I
Speaker 1: think his role and the responsibility that was on him
Speaker 1: in Houston was too big for him. He wasn't ready
Speaker 1: for it. Yeah, he was able to catch up out
Speaker 1: of lives and get a lot of rebounds there, but
Speaker 1: just the pressure on him having a win with with James,
Speaker 1: it was too much for him. He's in Atlanta now,
Speaker 1: he's back to playing free basketball. He's doing what he
Speaker 1: do well, rebound and catch lives, and he's getting a
Speaker 1: lot of libs from from Trey Young. So this is
Speaker 1: a better fit for him. He's with him, he's with
Speaker 1: guys his age, and he's with a younger team that's
Speaker 1: on the rise. I think it's a better fit for him. Yeah.
Speaker 1: I like the outlook for Atlanta in the next couple
Speaker 1: of years. They got a good young core um, so
Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what they can do in the future.
Speaker 1: Next up Seth Curry, who's been a perfect fit in
Speaker 1: Philly with his father in law, Doc Rivers. He's at
Speaker 1: about fourteen points a game from the field and from
Speaker 1: the three point line. He's been that consistent, although struggled
Speaker 1: a little bit late. I expect him to find his footing,
Speaker 1: but he's been perfect with to help Ben Simmons out
Speaker 1: a lot because He's someone that stretches the floor. They
Speaker 1: definitely needed shooting with the William beat has been playing. Uh,
Speaker 1: Seth has found a nice little role over here in Philly. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I think Dallas that's what Dallas is missing. Dallas is
Speaker 1: definitely missing him now, but not Ben Simmons, not shooting
Speaker 1: and not having J. J. Riddick. This is the guy
Speaker 1: you need. He can create his own shot. He can
Speaker 1: He's a he's a knockdown shooter. He can do everything.
Speaker 1: And he's a tough He's a tough kid. You know
Speaker 1: he'll get he'll get out there and scrap on defense
Speaker 1: as well. And like you said, we're having Joel and
Speaker 1: b you need a guy like him. He's at home,
Speaker 1: like he said, he's with his father in law. You
Speaker 1: couldn't act for a better situation. Yeah. No, definitely great fit.
Speaker 1: Uh scrappy too. I like that you mentioned that because
Speaker 1: you know he he kind of had to get it
Speaker 1: out the mud low key. You know, step was obviously
Speaker 1: highly acclaimed. It took Seth the while to find his
Speaker 1: footing and I think he has that chip on his
Speaker 1: shoulder and that definitely helps him both in the floor.
Speaker 1: So I love to fit there in Philly and they're
Speaker 1: looking continue to see him do his thing out there. Last,
Speaker 1: but not least, someone who's flowing under the radar has
Speaker 1: been very steady Sergey Baka averaging nearly twelve and a
Speaker 1: half a game, seven rebounds, a block and a half,
Speaker 1: shooting two from the field. He is a perfect compliment
Speaker 1: to the Clippers two superstars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard,
Speaker 1: a big reason why they're having a great start. Man
Speaker 1: Sergeon Baker is one of those guys who he can
Speaker 1: fit on almost any team because he's a great defender.
Speaker 1: I called him Surgery Blocker because he's gonna he's gonna
Speaker 1: block a lot of shots. He's gonna protect the basket,
Speaker 1: and he's gonna stretch the offense. He could shoot threes
Speaker 1: mid range. Surgeon is bringing a lot of toughness. Did
Speaker 1: this to this team that they lost when they lost
Speaker 1: Montres Horrell. So I'm glad they got him and he's
Speaker 1: gonna be He's gonna be a big piece of this
Speaker 1: puzzle going for Yeah, absolutely consummate pro, you know, super
Speaker 1: vet and he's found a nice little spotting here in
Speaker 1: their life. So only another piece to make them stronger.
Speaker 1: Like Clippers are gonna be scary this year. Let's not
Speaker 1: talk about any kind of championship. Let's just talk about
Speaker 1: steady improvement and see what happens when when when when
Speaker 1: the real lights are on? And I and I remember
Speaker 1: Sirs telling me when I played, and this is why
Speaker 1: I was. I got respect with thirds. He's like, yeah,
Speaker 1: y'all talk all that stuff, but I'm a real rebel.
Speaker 1: I said, yeah, yeah, I believe that coming from the Congo,
Speaker 1: I believe that Super Bowl fifty five this weekend, Jack Sunday,
Speaker 1: legendary matchup, Goat versus the Baby Goat Bucks first Chiefs.
Speaker 1: Who do you got? It's always hard to go against
Speaker 1: Tom Brady, but I'm going for the young Buck. You know,
Speaker 1: I want to I want to see him and go
Speaker 1: back to back. Um, he's he's he's changed the game
Speaker 1: of football for quarterbacks, for black quarterbacks. And uh, I'm
Speaker 1: just some my homes fan, man. I'm we had we
Speaker 1: had Kelsey on the show, and from having him on
Speaker 1: the show, you know, I became a fan of Kelsey.
Speaker 1: So I'm really pushing for those two guys. Super Bowl
Speaker 1: MVP last year, Um, I see him repeating again this year. Um,
Speaker 1: that Kelsey my Homes connection is lethal. Then also you
Speaker 1: throw in Tyreek Hill as well. Um, this is a
Speaker 1: scary team, man, so it's gonna be a fun game. Jack.
Speaker 1: This could possibly be a passing of the torch. You know,
Speaker 1: Tom Brady is getting up there, forty three years old,
Speaker 1: still elevan to get his team to the super Bowl.
Speaker 1: My Homes is young. They're looking for back to back championships.
Speaker 1: This could possibly be a passing of the torch. Thoughts
Speaker 1: on that, Uh, this this the way it has to go.
Speaker 1: Even though Mahomes is the is the return of Super
Speaker 1: Bowl champion and Super Bow m VP, he still is
Speaker 1: deep thrown in Tom Brady in this game. You know,
Speaker 1: bye byby coming back to back and and knocking Brady
Speaker 1: off this throwne of being the goat and the best
Speaker 1: quarterback in the NFL. Uh, Tom has done something amazing.
Speaker 1: Bringing the Buccaneers to the super Bowl is amazing. A
Speaker 1: lot of quarterbacks couldn't even think about doing that. But
Speaker 1: it's my homes time, my homeboy, I'm rolling with him.
Speaker 1: M hm. Now I wouldn't be surprised if they find
Speaker 1: a way. Obviously, Tampa Bay. I'm saying to do what
Speaker 1: they do. You know, anytime you have Brady Mike Evans,
Speaker 1: he has a lot of weapons around him. The first
Speaker 1: time in a long time, gronk Uh you know, hasn't
Speaker 1: been thrown too much, became up big in the Championship
Speaker 1: NFC Championship games. So it's gonna be a great matchup
Speaker 1: and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Winding down with
Speaker 1: quick hitters. Jack John Moran is back. He's been back
Speaker 1: three straight wins, two of those have been double doubles
Speaker 1: for him. Hats off for the Grillies for being able
Speaker 1: to stay afloat while he's out and Jackson is out
Speaker 1: there right in the middle of the pack still and
Speaker 1: looking to catch this rhythm and climb up. Thoughts on
Speaker 1: the young Memphis team and and the fact that Marant
Speaker 1: is back and hasn't missed a beat. Well, having a
Speaker 1: young team, having a lot of players that haven't really
Speaker 1: been around a lot, You've gotta give a lot of
Speaker 1: credit to this coach to keep these guys in tune
Speaker 1: to what's going on, to keep these guys focused and
Speaker 1: going out there and compete without their stars. Now you
Speaker 1: have one of your stars back. Now you're starting to win,
Speaker 1: So you gotta give a lot of credit to this
Speaker 1: coach with John Moran is a guy you must have,
Speaker 1: you know, explosive, one of the most supposed to guards
Speaker 1: in the league. I'm a big fan of him and
Speaker 1: I want to see him on the court. And when
Speaker 1: you got guys like that on the court, you able
Speaker 1: to win games. Yes, Maran is definitely much washed TV
Speaker 1: with his energy, But like I said, shout out to
Speaker 1: the guys that kept the float while the stars were down.
Speaker 1: And looking forward to Jaren Jackson coming back, We're not
Speaker 1: sure when that's gonna be, but once he is and
Speaker 1: this team has, you know, a full roster, it's gonna
Speaker 1: be fun to see what they can do in that West,
Speaker 1: because the West is tough. Jack This Jason Tatum and
Speaker 1: Jalen Brown duo, as I mentioned earlier in the show,
Speaker 1: probably is the best young duo in the game. Uh.
Speaker 1: For those diehard Celtics fans, it kind of reminds me
Speaker 1: of the one two punch that Paul Pierce and Antoid
Speaker 1: Walker used to bring. These guys are on a whole
Speaker 1: a nother love right now. They're playing out of their minds.
Speaker 1: Jaden Browns the twenty seven points a game. Tatum is
Speaker 1: a twenty six point eight. The sky is the limit
Speaker 1: for these two, yeah, man, but they still need some help.
Speaker 1: We like you said, these two kids are great. We
Speaker 1: we don't even need to talk about how great these
Speaker 1: kids can be. You know, Dan and did a great
Speaker 1: job of having patience with him keeping these young guys together.
Speaker 1: And they can have to be the one two punch
Speaker 1: to bring out a championship back to Boston. But they're
Speaker 1: still gonna need some help. But these two guys, man
Speaker 1: are special. You know. I'm like I said, I'm glad
Speaker 1: Dan Age kept them together. This is this is musty
Speaker 1: basketball every time they're on TV. Absolutely love the Celtics.
Speaker 1: Love their young duo. Obviously, with Tatum being an All
Speaker 1: Star before, he should be an All Star again and
Speaker 1: Jadon Brown should definitely be a first time All Star
Speaker 1: this year. He's playing out of his mind. He's been overlooked.
Speaker 1: Um if he doesn't get voted in, the coach has
Speaker 1: definitely got to do their do their job and make
Speaker 1: sure they put him in the game because this kid
Speaker 1: has been playing out of his mind. All Star Game
Speaker 1: in Atlanta, Jack, I know you're out there right now.
Speaker 1: That's what the NBA is talking about. It would obviously
Speaker 1: be players limited staff. Uh do you think the NBA
Speaker 1: can pull this off? Hey? Man, Atlanta has never been
Speaker 1: shut down. Yeah, don't give a fun You got a
Speaker 1: low number on COVID. This is where you need to be.
Speaker 1: You know, I think that the city has been open,
Speaker 1: we haven't shut down. You know, I've been out a
Speaker 1: couple of times and I've been safe. So if the
Speaker 1: All Star must go on, bring it to a Kando
Speaker 1: a t L. I'm ready. Hey. I mean, these guys
Speaker 1: are gonna be a lockdown if this actually happened, they
Speaker 1: won't get to visit anything you're talking about right there,
Speaker 1: the hotel the whole time. But you know, like I
Speaker 1: said with with safety first, I would love to see it.
Speaker 1: I think one because the games have been so competitive
Speaker 1: of late. And then I know Chris Paul is trying
Speaker 1: to get the proceeds to help HBC use and some
Speaker 1: other causes. So I think the cause would be great,
Speaker 1: the games would be great. Um, if safety can be upheld,
Speaker 1: I think it needs to happen. Um Off the top, Jack,
Speaker 1: let me get your your five Eastern Conference starters off
Speaker 1: the top of your head. Five Eastern Conference starters, Wow, Kyrie,
Speaker 1: Joellen b Greek Free, k D and Bradley Bill. Oh
Speaker 1: you snug bal in there. I got k D, I
Speaker 1: got Embad, I got Bradley Beal, I got Janice, and
Speaker 1: I got Tatum. So we just off Tatum and Kyrie. Yeah,
Speaker 1: we switched them out. Western Conference. Who you got, Ah,
Speaker 1: I got Paul yards Kawhi, Leonard Lebron, James, Anthony Davis.
Speaker 1: And I'll have to throw dam in there. Oh. All
Speaker 1: I'm gonna do is I'm just gonna switch Damon Steff.
Speaker 1: I'm gonna put Steph in there. But you know, the
Speaker 1: Lakers and Clippers will hold down on the first four
Speaker 1: and then we just rotated guards. So that's all we did.
Speaker 1: Last thing too is like I said, I hope they
Speaker 1: get a chance to see this. Like I said, the
Speaker 1: games have been very competitive. It's gonna be for a
Speaker 1: great call. So normally when the NBA wants to do something,
Speaker 1: they make it happen. So I'm looking forward to that, uh,
Speaker 1: that All Star Game in March. I might have to
Speaker 1: come out there and with you, yes, sir well Jack.
Speaker 1: Today is the first day of Black History Month and
Speaker 1: there's snow all over the East coast. Tell me what
Speaker 1: Black History Month means to you, Um, this month means
Speaker 1: a lot, but it depends on what's history is being
Speaker 1: taught him. I think it should be long. It's no rate,
Speaker 1: no reason that our history should be only a month.
Speaker 1: Should be rep in at our respected are praised only
Speaker 1: in a month when we do so much and we've
Speaker 1: done so much. So I'm not really hug up on
Speaker 1: Black History Month because I praise and honor our people
Speaker 1: all year around. So but it's good. It's good to
Speaker 1: big knowledge. Is good to see NBA uh stand up
Speaker 1: and really make a statement doing this month. But it
Speaker 1: should be all year round thing. Yeah, I mean you
Speaker 1: said exactly what I was gonna say. This is something
Speaker 1: that shouldn't only be a month. But I'm just gonna
Speaker 1: pivot to the to the NBA. The NBA has definitely
Speaker 1: trying to do their part in honoring this month. Uh.
Speaker 1: They do a great job, you know with alternate uniform shoes, messaging, donating,
Speaker 1: so uh, big fan of what they're doing. But I
Speaker 1: completely agree. But you know, I think the world is
Speaker 1: shifting right now. Yeah. See, I think we're gonna start
Speaker 1: being honored a little bit more than just in the
Speaker 1: month of February. I think we're gonna be starting being
Speaker 1: honored year around, like the rest of the world is honored,
Speaker 1: and I think that would be a beautiful thing. Make
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