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So those guys, you remember when 59 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: we talked to King's sons the other night. I talked 60 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: a lot about Sacramento's defensive potential and the fact that, like, 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: you know, are they ever going to be some top 62 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: tier defense, No, because NBA history tells us to have 63 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: a top tier defense, you have to have a strong 64 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 1: defensive front line. And what that means is like your 65 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: four and your five typically need to be long athletes 66 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: that can do a good job of cleaning up messes 67 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,399 Speaker 1: on the back line. It's kind of like a foundational 68 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: part of defense. But the second chunk of that is 69 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: perimeter speed, perimeter athleticism, the ability to cover ground in 70 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: short order, and like, those are the two biggest elements, 71 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: and there are some teams that struggle with both. They 72 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: tend to be the terrible defenses around the league. But 73 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: and if you have both, you have the opportunity to 74 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: be truly exceptional on defense. Teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves right, 75 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: or like the Oklahoma City Thunder or another team great 76 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: combination of perimeter speed and athleticism with guys like chet 77 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: Holmgrin on the back line that can kind of clean 78 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: things up. But like, when you have one of those 79 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: two things, you should still be able to put out 80 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: a really good defense. Like if you're a team like 81 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: the Lakers that doesn't have a ton of perimeter speed 82 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: and athleticism but has a ton of length and size 83 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: on the back line, good defensive players on the back line, 84 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: they should be a better defense, right. Same thing with 85 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: the team like the Sacramento Kings. They may not have 86 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: much in the way of length on the back line 87 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: between Sabonis and Harrison Barnes, but they have a ton 88 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: of perimeter speed. And last night, just their ability to 89 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: double team Nicole jokicch in the post, or double team 90 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: or guard screen and roll actions three on two and 91 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: to rotate out of it without giving up high quality 92 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: shots on the back end was basically the story of 93 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: this game. I said in that show after the Sun's game, 94 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: they were twelve and three. After that game when they 95 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 1: allow fewer than one hundred and ten points, I give 96 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: you guys all the breakdowns of the different kind of 97 00:04:55,400 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: scoring resholds and how well the Kings play. And last night, 98 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,919 Speaker 1: once again, now they're thirteen and three. When they hold opponents' 99 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: opponents below one hundred and ten points, it is a 100 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: huge part of what makes the Kings successful. You need 101 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: you have advantages when you go on the basketball court, 102 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: and if you only use your advantage, that's fun for you, 103 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: whether that's playing offense or running up and down the 104 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: floor transition or whatever, you're leaving meat on the bone. 105 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: Your perimeter athleticism is a weapon you can use to 106 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: be a successful defense, and they used it in a 107 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: big way against the Nuggets last night. Now, obviously Nuggets 108 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: down their back court, and there were several sequences where 109 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: they were doubling and recovering, but it's a little different 110 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: chasing a Calling Gillespie off of the three point line, 111 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: chasing a Christian Brown off the three point line, chasing 112 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: Peyton Watson off the three point line right, and even 113 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: saw that where with Aaron Gordon doing a lot more 114 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: off the bounce trying to make stuff happen, and Michael 115 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: Porter Junior being more aggressive just simply because they're trying 116 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: to pick up the slack of their two backcourt partners, 117 00:05:58,320 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: the guys that they're running. Most of these drible hand 118 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 1: offs for those guys just weren't weren't in the game, right, 119 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: And so that's certainly a part of it there. But 120 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: Nicoleolkich is the best player in the world, and these 121 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: are players off of him that have the ability to 122 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: capitalize on that. And they just did a much much 123 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: better job than they've been doing of late. Of engaging 124 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: themselves on the perimeter and then from there the big 125 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: matchup on the other side of the floor. The Nuggets 126 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,039 Speaker 1: had an absolute hell of a time trying to contain 127 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: Darreon Fox at the point of attack, and one of 128 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: the consistent things that the that the Kings were doing 129 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: was they were bringing Michael Porter Junior's man into the action. Now, 130 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: one time it shouldn't happen. It was a complete accident 131 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: where there was a miss three and the Kings go 132 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: up the floor and it's not even really a transition push, 133 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: but for whatever reason, Michael Porter Junior just kicks up 134 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: Dearon Fox and this was the play where the Kings 135 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: took the lead. 136 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:51,159 Speaker 2: Late. 137 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: Michael Porter Junior is just guarding Darreon Fox in a 138 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: transition cross match that probably should not have been a 139 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: transition cross match. That means guys are sprinting back in 140 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: transition and just grabbing the nearest player rather than grabbing 141 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: their matchup. That's what ends up causing a cross match. 142 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: And on this possession, Darren Fox has the right side 143 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: of the floor against Michael Porter Junior. The Kings just 144 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: clear the side out and he just takes Michael Porter 145 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: Junior off the bounce and makes a left handed layup 146 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: off the glass. No help on the weak side, just 147 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: not good defense right. So then the final two possessions 148 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: that Darren Fox scores, they try they start with Aaron 149 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: Gordon and when Aaron Gordon's on Darren Fox, the Kings 150 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: bring up of Michael Porter Junior into the action and 151 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: Michael Porter Junior attempts to hetch. This is a big 152 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: thing that a lot of teams do when teams bring 153 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: a weak defender into a ball screen action. Rather than 154 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: switching to give that defensive player a huge mismatch right 155 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: or blitzing and giving up a rotation, what they'll do 156 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: is they'll hedge and recover. What that means is the 157 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: guy's going to come out above the level of the 158 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: screen and basically cut off the driving lane. The idea 159 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: there is now Darren Fox has to take kind of 160 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,720 Speaker 1: a banana route away from the basket to get around 161 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: the hedge. That buys time for the on ball defender 162 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: to get around to the other side and meet Darn 163 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: Fox on the other side of the screen. In that situation, 164 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: there can sometimes be an opening where the screener slips 165 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: out and then Michael Porter Junior might have to close 166 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: out on whoever the screener is, and we've seen Denver 167 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: have some issues with that in the past, but in 168 00:08:23,240 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: this case never even got to that point because Aaron Gordon, 169 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: even though there was a hedge waiting, was jumping way 170 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: up on the high side of the screen and just 171 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: giving Dearon Fox a driving lane on this play, the 172 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: specific one I'm talking about. So Kings go up one 173 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: off of the Daron Fox layup on Michael Porter Junior. 174 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: They go down the other end. I think the very 175 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: next possession was a Michael Porter Junior catch and shoot 176 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 1: three off of a Yokic double team that he just missed, 177 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: and they go They go back down again. Aaron Gordon's 178 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: guarding Fox. They set the screen with an mpj's man 179 00:08:54,800 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 1: MPJ hedges out on the right side of the floor 180 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: taking away that drive to the right, but Aaron god 181 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: sits way up on Darren Fox's right hand side. Now 182 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 1: you can envision if you've got the the hedger on 183 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: the right hand side and the on ball guy on 184 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: the right hand side, what's happening for Darren Fox, one 185 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 1: of the fastest left handed players in the world. Boom 186 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: right down in the lane. Nikole Jokicic is sitting at 187 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: the rim, but Darren Fox just stops right in front 188 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: of the rim and pops in a floater. Now they're 189 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 1: up by three. Then after that the Nuggets call time 190 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 1: out and they run a sequence for Reggie Jackson coming 191 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: off of an action with Jokic, and like literally, Darren 192 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: Fox makes this unbelievable defensive play where he lunges in 193 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: and swipes the ball for he picks him clean, goes 194 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: down the other end and dunks it. 195 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 2: Now they're up by five. 196 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: And then after Peyton Watson misses a little transition layup, 197 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: we end up in the exact same configuration, except for 198 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: this time Peyton Watson is on Darren Fox and Darren 199 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: Fox is looking to. 200 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 2: Go to the left. 201 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: This time, Michael Porter Junior hedges on the left, but 202 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: Peyton Watson sits way up on his left hand side, 203 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: just creating an easy driving lane for Darren Fox, who 204 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: just goes to the right. Kind of snakes across the 205 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: middle of the lane. So Bonus throws like a nice 206 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: little pick on Jokic so that he can't help, and 207 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: then he sings a little easy bank shot off the glass. 208 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: And you know, it's funny because, like Darren Fox has 209 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: gone up a huge level this year in his scoring 210 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: volume and his efficiency has not taken too much of 211 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: a hand. I think he's still around fifty seven percent 212 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: through shooting, which is really nice. He's added a pull 213 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: up three point shot that has been really reliable for 214 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: him this year. He's added like a little bit of 215 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: a back to the basket game. Like Darren Fox has 216 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: taken elite before our eyes and in my opinion, like 217 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: he's he's encroaching on that superstar tier in a real way. 218 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: But you know, I talk about this a lot on 219 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: the show, like you know, the the really impressive shots, 220 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: the really high level shot making stuff that is only 221 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: a small part of what makes a superstar a superstar. 222 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: Like Darren Fox hit a like a in and out 223 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: cross back between his legs at the top of the 224 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: key in the middle of the fourth quarter on Colin Gillespie. 225 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 1: Colin Gilespie was like damn near out of the frame 226 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:03,480 Speaker 1: as he did the pullback dribble and hit the three 227 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 1: at the top of the key. It was disgusting. It 228 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: was a nasty move. But like that's just one small 229 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: part of being a star that hopefully only makes up 230 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 1: three or four possessions for you in a game. Ideally, 231 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: what a superstar does is what Jokic does, which is 232 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: just surgical precision finding of the easy shots that take 233 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: place in the game. And what was interesting about that 234 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: is Darren Fox won the game. There was a his 235 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:32,439 Speaker 1: superstar play was the steal him lunging into the lane 236 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: and swiping or lunging in front of Reggie Jackson and 237 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: swiping the ball free and going down the other way 238 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 1: for a dunk. All of those other three shots, they 239 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: were just really smart easy basketball. Oh, Michael Porter Junior 240 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: is gonna garden me here in transition. I'm going right 241 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: by his ass and I'm getting into the basket right. 242 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: Oh Aaron Gordon really good defender, but he's just giving 243 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: me a lane to the right hand side. Okay, I 244 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: look there, how about I just hit the jets for 245 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: a second stop short before I get to Jokic. Make 246 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: this little floater in the lane beautiful? Right When when 247 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: they tried the same thing with Peyton Watson and the 248 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,360 Speaker 1: right handed driving lane is open, uses it to get 249 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 1: into the lane, likes to get back to his strong 250 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,600 Speaker 1: hand right and he also knows that he has Peyton 251 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: Watson trailing him and sneaking the ball screen back over 252 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: to the other side is a great way to create 253 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: additional separation between you and the on ball defender, gets 254 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: into the lane, gets to a sweet spot with that 255 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: little left handed bank shot and makes it nothing exceptional. 256 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: There no highlight plays from Deer and Fox on the 257 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: offensive end there aside from like I said, the steel 258 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: and dunk. That to me is that next phase of superstardom. 259 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: The guys that are consistently productive and efficient. It is 260 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: a combination of high level shot making, but two thirds 261 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: of it or more is typically locating and identifying the 262 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: easy opportunities that are there in the basketball game. Really 263 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: really impressive performance from Deer and Fox just in general, 264 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: really really impressive performance from the Sacramento Kings, especially on 265 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: the defense end. 266 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 2: Of the floor. The mold is there. 267 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: Like I said, it's not so much about what the 268 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: Kings can do on the high at the high end 269 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: of their potential. It's about can they string together an 270 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: extended stretch for a month and a half of really 271 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: good defense that they can lean back on when they 272 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: get to the later phases of the postseason. To me, 273 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: that's a like I said, it's a it's a check 274 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: that it's a box that you have to check if 275 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: you want to be serious about making a late playoff run. 276 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna be keeping an eye on their defense here 277 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: down the stretch on the Nuggets front. Really, the two 278 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: things that I would draw attention to are again the 279 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: bad defense down the stretch to some poor configurations that 280 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: didn't make a ton of sense. Like so to put 281 00:13:39,040 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 1: it simply, if I know that there's a hedge, I 282 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: don't need to deny the ball screen because even if 283 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: he drives into the ball screen, he's driving right into 284 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 1: Michael Porter Jr. Or has to take a banana route 285 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: around him. 286 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:52,560 Speaker 2: Right. 287 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: So my one job there is not to cut off 288 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: that screening angle. It's to meet Darren Fox on the 289 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 1: other after he goes around Michael Porter Jr. You can 290 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: actually go underneath the pick in that situation because you 291 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about deeron Fox rising up and 292 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: taking a pull up jump shot because he's running right 293 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: into Michael Porter Junior. So in both of those cases, 294 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: what Peyton Watson and Aaron Gordon should have done is 295 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: actually sat back a little bit, knowing that MPJ is 296 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: there in the hedge, and if Daron Fox goes in 297 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: the direction of the screen, you duck under the pick 298 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: and meet him on the other side. If he doesn't 299 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: use the screen and he comes at you, you're sitting 300 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: there waiting for him. And so some poor defensive configuration 301 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,720 Speaker 1: down the stretch, some switches and transition cross matches that 302 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: they probably didn't need to give up a lot. Another 303 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: thing that was causing some problems for the Nuggets and 304 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: this game was the pocket pass to Demonis Sabonis, where 305 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: they weren't tagging the roller because they were staying home. 306 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,680 Speaker 1: Some of that's what the Kings do to you. They'll put, 307 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, Kevin Herder in one corner and Keegan Murray 308 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: in the other, and it's like those are the guys 309 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: you need to tag the roller with. And there's like 310 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: this hesitancy to leave a good shooter in the corner 311 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: to tag the roller. But if Jokic is gonna be 312 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: up at the level of the screen, you have no 313 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: choice but to have somebody in the lane because that 314 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 1: pocket pass is gonna hit Sabonis and he's just gonna 315 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: have too much of ahead. His team, and Sabona's got 316 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 1: a bunch of easy baskets on the roll where the 317 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: backside defense wasn't there, and maybe you have to rotate 318 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: to that corner shooter rather than Again, anything's better than 319 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: a wide open dunk for a Sabonis going down the 320 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: lane or when he has too much. I mean, Sabonis 321 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: is not as big as Yokich, but he's strong enough 322 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: that if he gets a little bit of an angle, 323 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: he could kind of bump him and get enough of 324 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: an angle to finish a shot. And then lastly, I 325 00:15:34,840 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: thought it was another example of something I've talked about 326 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: all year, which is like, the Nuggets are my championship favorite. 327 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: They have the best player in the world, but just 328 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: like anybody else, they can't really afford an injury to 329 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: one of their top five players, because when you go 330 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: from KCP and Jamal Murray to Colin Gillespie or Reggie 331 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: Jackson and Christian Brown, it's just a big drop off 332 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: an offensive skill. And you could really see that in 333 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: some of those double team situations with Jokics, where those 334 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: pop around that are taking place on the weak side, 335 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: they're just a little bit slow, They're not as sharp 336 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: you need a really good look for the guy to 337 00:16:06,600 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: take a shot instead of like a slightly contested look 338 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: which you know that Jamal Murray and CACP will rise 339 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: up and knock down. They both are better at the 340 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: one dribble pull up stuff like just going down a 341 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: level in weak side offense makes it so that you 342 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: can throw multiple bodies at Yokich and get away with it. 343 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:22,560 Speaker 1: And so it's just something to keep an eye on. Like, 344 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: just like anybody else, the Nuggets can't afford a significant injury. 345 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:28,280 Speaker 1: All right, before we get out here, let's get to 346 00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: these mail bag questions. First question, With Ruy improving more 347 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: minutes this season, what would your five man lineup be 348 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: for the Lakers? I like Ruey offensively alongside the starters, 349 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: but defensively, the team looks mismatched on positions one through three, 350 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: with Reeves being forced to be the point of attack 351 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: defenderd Lo being a bad defender overall, and really struggling 352 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: to guard quicker wings. Love the show and also who 353 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: is your favorite under twenty five player to watch this season? Okay, 354 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: so when it comes to the Lakers, everything's got to 355 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: be matchup dependent because they don't have a traditional you 356 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: know three and D type of guy on the wing 357 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: that they can throw out the other team's best player 358 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,919 Speaker 1: at the opening tip and he can coherently function in 359 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: the offense. Everything has to be matchup dependent, and so 360 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,280 Speaker 1: there will be matchups where it's like, Okay, we can't 361 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,160 Speaker 1: get away with the RUI at the three because we're 362 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 1: playing you know, Dallas, and we need someone to throw 363 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: at Kyrie Irving. Or we're playing Golden State, we need 364 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: someone to throw at Steph Curry. We're playing Sacramento, we 365 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: need someone to throw a deer and fox. We need 366 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: a quicker guard that can defend on the perimeter. Okay, 367 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: now that might be Max Christie, right, Or this is 368 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: a bigger lineup that doesn't run a ton of off 369 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: ball screening action and that three spot is going to 370 00:17:36,640 --> 00:17:38,720 Speaker 1: be more in a help and recover situation. Okay, ruey 371 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: makes a ton of sense here, Or like, Okay, this 372 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: particular team, we're really struggling with their defense. We need 373 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: to find a way to space them out at a 374 00:17:47,280 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: little bit better, and we feel like on the offensive 375 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,199 Speaker 1: end of the four, maybe we can do more switching 376 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: and just kind of contain the basketball. Okay, maybe Spencer 377 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: Dinwiddie is our option here at the three, and it 378 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: all has to be matchup based, and that's where a 379 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: lot of it comes down to Darvin Ham And what 380 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:06,119 Speaker 1: specifically scares me on that front is like he just 381 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: has a default option to go to Torrean Prince when 382 00:18:08,200 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: he saw that at the end of the first half 383 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: yesterday against the Jazz, when he takes Ruey out of 384 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: the game, goes to Torreon at the four alongside three guards, 385 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: and the Lakers immediately give up a run. So do 386 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 1: I trust Darvin to kind of toe that line properly? 387 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 2: No, not really, but you know. 388 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: It's something that he's gonna have to figure out for 389 00:18:26,200 --> 00:18:28,080 Speaker 1: lack of a better term. And honestly, like this is 390 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,680 Speaker 1: where the Jared Vanderbilt injury is just gonna be the 391 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: biggest swing factor for the Lakers this year. I don't 392 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: think they have any chance to win the title unless 393 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: unless they can get Jared Vanderbilt back into the lineup 394 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: and moving as well as he was before the injury. 395 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 2: Don't have a ton of time. 396 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 1: So on the under twenty five player to watch the season, 397 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: I'll say, for me personally, Anthony Edwards, he's just been 398 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: a ton of fun to watch as he's kind of 399 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: figured out and not just how to play in this 400 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 1: league at his position, but also just some of the 401 00:18:56,680 --> 00:19:00,120 Speaker 1: confidence stuff that we're seeing from him. By Jason Green's 402 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: from Australia, you have the best NBA content. 403 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 2: Keep it up. Thank you for the kind words. Who 404 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,160 Speaker 2: is your MVP? If you had to vote? 405 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: As of now, I feel like Giannis is getting overlooked 406 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: the season due to the coaching change and distractions going 407 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: on at the Bucks. He is on pace to be 408 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,560 Speaker 1: the first player to average over thirty points per game 409 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: on sixty percent field goals while also averaging over one 410 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: steal in block per game. So I saw the I 411 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: saw the straw pole the other day that had Jokic 412 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: way in the lead, And for the record, I don't 413 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:29,159 Speaker 1: think there's a gap there. I think that Janis and 414 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: Nikolea Jokic have been the two best players in the 415 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 1: regular season, and I don't think there's the wrong answer 416 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: either way. 417 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:37,239 Speaker 2: I would probably. 418 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: Lean Yannis because I think Janis has been cleaning up 419 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: more messes this year, and I think Giannis has brought 420 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 1: more consistent effort this year than Nikola Jokic, and I 421 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: haven't really thought too much about MVP this year, but 422 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: I see your point, and I would probably lean slightly 423 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: toward Yannis. But I do think that Jokic is every 424 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: bit as much in that equation. And there's one thing 425 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,399 Speaker 1: I saw on Twitter yesterday that I do think is true, 426 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: which is like someone said something a the lines of 427 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: like the media or Jokic has the media and a stronghold, 428 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: and there's some truth there. Like I love Nikol Jokic. 429 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: I think he's the best player in the world by 430 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: like a comfortable margin. I think he's significantly better at 431 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: basketball than Yanni Santana Kumbo personally, even though even though 432 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: I think Giannis may be having a better regular season. 433 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:20,960 Speaker 1: But there's no doubt that in large part because a 434 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: large portion of the media relies on advanced metrics, like 435 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: these catch all metrics, like they actually believe that to 436 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: be like a significant element in these kinds of discussions. 437 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: I personally disagree, but they do. And so between that 438 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:35,639 Speaker 1: and just a lot a lot of the momentum that 439 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: was behind Jokic when he was kind of rising in 440 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,440 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, twenty twenty. 441 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 2: There's just a ton of media support for Nikola Jokic. 442 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 1: It's just a fact, and it's very possible that he 443 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: kind of racks up an unprecedented amount of MVPs because 444 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: of that. He's he's just the perfect type of guy 445 00:20:52,480 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 1: to sway the modern MVP voter. But to me, it's 446 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,360 Speaker 1: kind of a toss up. Leans slightly towards Giannis at 447 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: this point in time. Next question, who do you think 448 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,680 Speaker 1: is the perfect starting lineup you could build around Wemby 449 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: kind of like how Denver built for Yokis. So Wendy's 450 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: a little bit on the thin side, so I kind 451 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: of leaned towards a big, strong forward similar to what 452 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: I've been talking about for the Thunder as well. So 453 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: just imagine Aaron Gordon Lori marken In type of archetype 454 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,959 Speaker 1: at the four and then from there, I think having 455 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: a legitimate ball handling on the perimeter that can put 456 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: Wemby into spots as a screen and pop screen and roll. 457 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 2: Guy is huge. 458 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,040 Speaker 1: And so for instance, like you know, I'm not the 459 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,240 Speaker 1: biggest Trey Young fan in the world, but like it 460 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: actually does make some sense to partner him in San 461 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 1: Antonio with Victor wemen Yama. Tray still relatively young, is 462 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: the ideal screen and role partner. You can imagine in 463 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: a switching scheme, he would just be able to beat 464 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 1: those a lot easier than the pick and roll partners 465 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: that Trey Young has had over the years. And then 466 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:50,480 Speaker 1: if I wanted to craft an achievable defensive role for 467 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 1: Trey Young, it would be in a system where Victor 468 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 1: wemen Yama is on the back line. So that's where 469 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: I'd lean in that direction. Next question, what do you 470 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: think was the key to the transformation of the Timberwolves 471 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:01,679 Speaker 1: this season? Giving that their personnel was similar to last season? 472 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: How did Chris Finch unlock the Rudy and Kat pairing? 473 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: So a couple of different things. Cott Newdy's a big 474 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,399 Speaker 1: part of it, just sticking with the same lineup for 475 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,160 Speaker 1: a lot a long time. The Wolves were actually kind 476 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: of picking up steam towards the end of last season. 477 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: I thought they were one of the most impressive teams 478 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: over the final third on the defensive end of the floor. Now, 479 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 1: not all of that was with both bigs on the floor, 480 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,440 Speaker 1: but there was a lot of that in there as well. 481 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: Then I thought they gave a good fight to the 482 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 1: Lakers in the playing game. Who did they kicked the 483 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 1: shit out of it was the thunder Right, and then 484 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 1: they had an impressive showing against the Nugget. So I 485 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,240 Speaker 1: think some of this did start last year. But then, 486 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 1: like I think the second big piece of it that 487 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,199 Speaker 1: just needs to be acknowledged is Anthony Edwards was just 488 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: getting better. Anthony Edwards is a future superstar that is 489 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,560 Speaker 1: on the rise in the league, and he's just a 490 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: lot better than he was at this point in the 491 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: season last year. And that goes a long way towards 492 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: elevating the ceiling of this Timberwolves team. And I think 493 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: just in general, there's been a really good commitment to, 494 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:55,400 Speaker 1: like a championship level commitment to the details from day 495 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: one of training camp. 496 00:22:57,359 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 2: A few more, Hey, Jason may have. 497 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: Already answered this in the past, but do you see 498 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,199 Speaker 1: yourself getting to a production point where you will have 499 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,199 Speaker 1: some of these plays you speak about playing in the 500 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,239 Speaker 1: corner while you talk about them, and when you talk 501 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: about these stats, having a top five list pop up, 502 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: et cetera. I love the show, By the way, I 503 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,479 Speaker 1: haven't learned so much and completely and completely change how 504 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: much or how I watch basketball in the best way. Again, 505 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 1: thank you so much for the kind words and for 506 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 1: supporting the show. I have told my superiors many times 507 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: that that is a goal of mine to have more 508 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,320 Speaker 1: animations on the screen, graphics, things along those lines. We 509 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: are working on it. It's just the volumes growing really 510 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: fast and we're still figuring out some of that stuff 511 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,200 Speaker 1: behind the scenes. I promise you it will eventually happen. 512 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: We just kind of have to figure it out. There 513 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 1: is a to give you an idea to have plays 514 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,840 Speaker 1: on the screen. It's a lot more labor intensive than 515 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: you would think, and so we are going to figure 516 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 1: that out. It's just taking some time. And again, every 517 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 1: time I have an opportunity to kind of pitch that 518 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: to the higher ups, I do so. 519 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 2: So in time. 520 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: Again, like I'm sure this show will look markedly different 521 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: from a production standpoint when we get at you know, 522 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,640 Speaker 1: a few years into the future. And we'll see when 523 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 1: we get there. Thanks question. Hey, Jason, love your videos. 524 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: I was wondering if you could explain the Warrior struggles 525 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: with maintaining leads throughout the season. I'm not sure if 526 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 1: this is a Warrior specific issue, as it happens a 527 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,600 Speaker 1: lot around the league, but seems especially prevalent with Golden 528 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: State throughout the season. How or why is it that 529 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 1: Golden State can never seem to protect a lead. Thank 530 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: you for all you do and keep up the great work. Again, 531 00:24:22,640 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: thanks for supporting the show. I really really appreciate you guys. 532 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: And as I've said, with all the negativity that I 533 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: see in the comments, sometimes like this stuff just outweighs 534 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:32,880 Speaker 1: it every single time, and every single time I read 535 00:24:32,920 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 1: through the comments, it's always an overwhelmingly positive experience because 536 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 1: of people like you. So what's interesting is the eye 537 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,600 Speaker 1: test would tell you, like, oh, when Steph can't make 538 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: hero shots, they just don't have another option they can 539 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: go to to score. But the reality is Steph has 540 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: been making so many of the hero shots that they've 541 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: still been pretty good. Offensively, they've been they've been okay 542 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 1: offensively in the clutch, they've been okay offensively in the 543 00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 1: in the half court setting arding to cleaning the glass 544 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: or hovering around that like ten mark in both of 545 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:06,760 Speaker 1: those areas. But in general fourth quarter offense, I think 546 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: they're like sixth, which is pretty good. So like the 547 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: offense actually by by points per possession, has been pretty solid. 548 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: It's been the defense they're the very worst fourth quarter 549 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 1: defense in the league. Like they're just the very worst. 550 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: They give up over one hundred and twenty points per 551 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: one hundred possessions. And so for whatever reason, just like 552 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: we saw last night against the Clippers, their point of 553 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: attack defense falls apart, they end up in rotation and 554 00:25:29,480 --> 00:25:31,960 Speaker 1: they just can't get stops when it matters that that's 555 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 1: been the big one that has been very clearly evident 556 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: in the numbers as we as we get to the 557 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 1: end of these games, all right, two more and then 558 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: we're out here. This was just a funny comment from 559 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: a Celtics fan. Wax the net at fifty and not 560 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: a peep as expected. I literally just covered the last 561 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 1: two Celtics wins against the Hawks and against the Heat. 562 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: I didn't cover the nets because the nets are garbage 563 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: and they just traded away some guys at the deadline. 564 00:25:56,000 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: They're just not very good anymore. So yeah, like I 565 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,360 Speaker 1: wouldn't cover Thiseltics beating the Nets for the same reason 566 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: I wouldn't cover the Celtics beating the Pistons, but I did. 567 00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: Just We've done just a shit ton of Celtics content 568 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 1: over the last week, and so I encourage you Celtics 569 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: fans to go back and look through the channel and you'll. 570 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 2: See it there if you look all right. 571 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: Last question, what's the win loss record when Steph is 572 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: pushing and playing hero ball and putting up over thirty shots. 573 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: Curious because it seems like they lose more than they 574 00:26:21,840 --> 00:26:24,399 Speaker 1: win in those situations. Seems Steph is trying to get 575 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 1: Clutch Player of the Year. So I looked earlier. I 576 00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: think they're zero to three when he takes at least 577 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: thirty shots. There are three and eight when he takes 578 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: twenty four or more shots. But I don't think that 579 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: has anything to do with Steph Curry and chasing clutch 580 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 1: Player of the Year or anything like that, like they 581 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: need him to shoot. They do not have reliable offense 582 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: down the stretch of these games, like Kaminga is. You know, 583 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: Kaminga's got the sky's the limit for Kaminga, but he's 584 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 1: not a half court surgeon yet. Andrew Wiggins is super inconsistent. 585 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: Klay Thompson is super inconsistent. Brandon Piziemski's a rookie. They 586 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 1: don't have a guy that they can really go to 587 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: as a secondary option. It's the main reason why I 588 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:08,040 Speaker 1: don't think this Warriors team has like a big championship opportunity. 589 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: They have a small championship opportunity. They are a long shot, 590 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:12,959 Speaker 1: just like the Lakers, but I don't view them as 591 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 1: like a significant championship threat because they lack that secondary 592 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:20,680 Speaker 1: shot creation. And again, like to me, I think Steph 593 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: putting up a ton of shots is the formula. And 594 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:27,320 Speaker 1: as I've talked about in the earlier mailback question, it's 595 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,199 Speaker 1: not the offensive end that's been the problem. They've been 596 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 1: a good offense despite the fact that they don't have 597 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,240 Speaker 1: secondary shot creation, because Steph is still one of the 598 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,959 Speaker 1: very best offensive players in the league. To me, it 599 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: comes down to that defensive end of the floor. All right, guys, 600 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: that is all I have for today. As always, I 601 00:27:41,800 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting the show. 602 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 2: We'll be back. 603 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow for forty five minutes to an 604 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: hour with the Nerd Sesh guys, and then we'll get 605 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: out of here for the weekend and then we have 606 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 1: some special stuff planned for the All Star break. 607 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 2: I will see you guys tomorrow. 608 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: The volume