1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Good Morning, Fold Morning, Gaining, and Day and 3 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: that morning. Here we are another day, another Dan Patrick's show. 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: If you'd like to watch Peacock, Peacock, I like what 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: you say, Peacock. If you want to listen later, download 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 1: the podcast download download. But right now, three hours live 7 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:36,599 Speaker 1: of the best sports talk on the air. Patrick, Welcome 8 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: to The Dan Patrick Show Memorial Day Edition. And don't 9 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: forget what Memorial Day is all. Dan and the Dan 10 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: A's are off paying tribute to the brave men and 11 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 1: women who sacrifice their lives in service of this nation. 12 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: But the show must go on, and Doug Godlieb and 13 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: Rob Parker to pick up the Manteau broadcasting from the 14 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: Mercedes Mancin. This is the Dan Patrick's Show. What Up? 15 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: Good morning, Gug Gottlieb, Rob Parker in for Dan and 16 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: Danet's hope you and your family and your friends get 17 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: a chance to spend today Memorial Day thinking about those 18 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we can do 19 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: the things we do on Memorial Day. Right, hang out, cook, 20 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: watch talk sports and just be And now we can 21 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: be together and outside and there is hope on the horizon. 22 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: Hope you're well. Rob. Good Memorial Day to you, How 23 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: are you? Yes, good morning, Doug, how are you? And 24 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 1: yes to Memorial Day everybody who's celebrating them, remembering those 25 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: who gave their lives. Indeed, it also, Dug to me, 26 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: always thought about the officials thought of summer, and you're right. 27 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: It's a different summer for us from a year ago. 28 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: And I'm happy about that. I mean, especially for somebody 29 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 1: like you that traveled the world, been to all these 30 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: all the continents, and now to be able to sometimes 31 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: soon get out and visit the rest of the world. 32 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: It's got it. I'm on my way, Douger, got my 33 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: ticket going to Australia for a second time in January. 34 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: I've never been to, uh, the West Coast, so I'm 35 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: gonna go ahead to Sydney and then go over to 36 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: Perth to see what that looks like. So I'm ready 37 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: to make another international trip. West said, and uh, you know, 38 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: don't talk about the East side when with the West 39 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: Side you may end up not making it back off 40 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: the island of Australia. With with with Rob Parker, I'm 41 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: Doug Galli. Oh if there were only something to talk about, right, 42 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: and I know, my goodness, great, really it really like 43 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: I just so so people understand how it works. Dan 44 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: and den AT's like, all right, we're off. Okay, so 45 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: you guys are off, and Rob and I got the 46 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 1: assignment last week and you're thinking to yourself, like God, 47 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 1: sometimes these playoffs are just nobody cares just get to this, 48 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: especially first round in the playoffs. A lot of times, 49 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of four games sweeps, you 50 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: know what I mean, like that Miami Milwaukee the thing, right, 51 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: and so you kind of gotta make it up as 52 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: you go, right, or you start to talk about something 53 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: which really is not pertinent in terms of like Aaron Rodgers. 54 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: I mean, Julio Jones is quite obviously going to be traded. 55 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: I don't think it happens. It has to happen after 56 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: June first, but well whatever, Like there's lots of things 57 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: that can in fact be discussed, but oh we just 58 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: the NBA has served up a Schmoorgersborg of very tasty 59 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: topics from the net's dominance over the depleted Celtics and 60 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving getting a water bottle thrown at him, but 61 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: that was after he looked like he smudged the face 62 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: of the Celtic. We'll get to that. Yeah, but he 63 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: had thirty nine points too. I mean, look, Kyrie Irving 64 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: can hoop like no one has ever. Kyrie Irving can hoop. 65 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, you know, as well as anybody 66 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: say whatever you want. He's a little different. I have 67 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: no problem with people being different, but man, and he 68 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: played basketball. The moves he puts on people, the way 69 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: he finishes at the rim, he's so smooth. I enjoy 70 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: watching him play, you know, I do too. I think 71 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: the Kyrie Irving experience is just a bizarre one. And 72 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: him trying to kind of rewrite how it really went 73 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: down in Boston is comical. All that said, bro that 74 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: good luck guard in that guy, and he's actually in 75 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: the perfect situation because though he can, though he can 76 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: make every play as a passer and facilitate, he doesn't 77 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: really have to and that's not what he really likes 78 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: to do. Like I'll never forget that Jeff Capel, who 79 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: recruited him to Duke, told me he's like, you know, 80 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: Kyrie was not a point guard coming up right, He 81 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: just wasn't and he wasn't really a point guard at 82 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: any other time other than when he was at Duke 83 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: where they were trying to make him into a point guard. 84 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: He only played ten games at Duke, and so this 85 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: is he's in an ideal situation for himself personally, professionally 86 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,559 Speaker 1: and all around. Still, there's there's a lot to get to, okay, 87 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: or then we have and we'll I just want to 88 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: say one of the things. Yes, whenever I look at 89 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant's stat line, I'm just less yesterday fourteen for twenty. 90 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: What do you have forty two points? I mean, he 91 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: doesn't need the ball, doesn't need a million shots. He 92 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: can he can score at will. I mean he's he's 93 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: also like one of those players. They have three of 94 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: those guys who are amazing to me watch. Yes they do. 95 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: Do they have enough defense? Do they do they have 96 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: the ability to share the ball at the right moments 97 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: if somebody's not feeling it. These questions won't be answered 98 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: against the Celtics, who essentially were without three starters yesterday. 99 00:05:38,240 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: But those aren't the big topics you want to get 100 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: to with the Celtics and Nets. It's more about Kyrie 101 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: and more fan behavior stuff, and Kyrie trying to rewrite 102 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: exactly what went down in Boston. Then we get the 103 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: Clippers who were left for absolute dead. Um, I mean 104 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: Nick writes like they should move to Seattle, which is 105 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: now I've never gonna happen, but I was gonna, and 106 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: he was very quiet over the weekend as well. When 107 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: it comes to that, a lot of people jumped to 108 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: it was just too easy, Doug. You know this in 109 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: this business, it's easy to write people off. And just 110 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: the series wasn't over, and people do this all the time. 111 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: Two games does not make a series. And if they 112 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: really really honestly looked at what the Mavericks did in La, 113 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: they shot the ball unbelievably and it just looked like 114 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: the Clippers are no good. They're terrible. I got some 115 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: numbers that I got to share with you when it 116 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: comes to that. But anyway, the Clippers are back in 117 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,679 Speaker 1: the series and they look as good as we thought 118 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: they would be going into the playoffs. Well, and there 119 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:45,040 Speaker 1: was there was a coaching decision in game three that 120 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: I want to get to, but again we got So 121 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: this is all the stuff that changed over the weekend. Right, 122 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: Clippers were dead two days ago, three days ago, and 123 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: now they're very much alive, and the Mavericks scene dead 124 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: as opposed to the Lakers. You go back a day ago, 125 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: but before before the Lakers, we're about to take on 126 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: the Suns. They were seven point favorite yesterday at home. 127 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: Chris Paul looked feeble at best in Game three, right, 128 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: and you're just thinking to yourself, let's just get this 129 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: thing over with. This felt like a regular first round series. 130 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: The only difference is the Lakers were a seven seed 131 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: and the Suns were a two. We start to realize 132 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: and you get the greatest seven seed of all time, 133 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: and blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. And then 134 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: a funny thing happens on the way to crowding the 135 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: Lakers back to back NBA champions. They lose, and more importantly, 136 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: they lost Anthony Davis for the running or of the 137 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: game and maybe for the next we don't even know, 138 00:07:40,480 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: because he has some form of groin injury. All right, 139 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: let's let's let's get to the Anthony Davis part. Like 140 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: I saw colin his post, which is I mean, like, look, 141 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: stop me. If you've heard this before. Anthony Davis is hurt, right, 142 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: he is hurt how much of it do you think 143 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: it's Anthony Davis being hurt? How much of it do 144 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: you think it's Lebron James not being the same old 145 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: Lebron James where he can carry a team. He's had 146 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: some amazing moves in this series, but he and he 147 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: was able to close out I think it was Game two, 148 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: it was kind of closing time, but he has He's 149 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: not able to carry the Lakers, at least at this 150 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: point on his own without Ad. No doubt, AD is 151 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: the most important player. It doesn't mean that they can 152 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: win without Lebron. That's not it when I say that. 153 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: But they're not winning anything without a D. It's just 154 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: not going to happen. Doug, And you're right about Lebron 155 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: and being able to carry them like like that would 156 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: have been okay. A D goes down right, and the 157 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: second half, Lebron and his minions, they still could have 158 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: won the game. They just they still could have made 159 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: a you know, a push, and maybe Lebron has some 160 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: unbelievable second half and does what he you know, needs 161 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: to do, not only for himself, but his teammates, get 162 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: them involved, make plays easy for them, and it just 163 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: didn't happen. So they're in a little bit of trouble. 164 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: And Anthony Davis has a history other than the bubble 165 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: last year, right where everything went right for him. This 166 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: is Anthony Davis. This is who he is and who 167 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: he has been for a while. You know. The truth 168 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: is that and this is the people that I know 169 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 1: that know Anthony Davis. Though he's good dude obviously, and 170 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: he's become he's a guy who you know, he's like 171 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: the second in command, the conciliary kind of for Lebron James. 172 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:28,400 Speaker 1: Lebron James tells him what to do and then he 173 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: kind of leads a team at times by proxy. But 174 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: they all say the same thing, like, look, he's not 175 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: Lebron in terms of taking care of his body. And 176 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,280 Speaker 1: maybe that's one of the reasons he was so good 177 00:09:40,280 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: and the bubble was he couldn't just eat anything, he 178 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: couldn't just not work out. He was basically under the 179 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: watchful eye of Lebron. Like it's it's no secret. Why 180 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: look Lebron and his elasticity in this sport with that 181 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: body at this age is remarkable, right, Like he's been 182 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: hurt twice in his career. It's crazy, but it's I mean, 183 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: it's not an what's the old success? It is not 184 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: an accident. It's not an accident. The dude is a 185 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: fanatic about taking care of his body. Everything that goes 186 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: into his body goes into his body for a reason, 187 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 1: right Like when he you know, guys brag about stuff. 188 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,480 Speaker 1: Everybody's from nothing. Yeah, I drew up so dirt, poorl 189 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: walked barefoot naked to school uphill and stow both, Like 190 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: everybody brags about how bad they have it. Dude brag 191 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: and guys in the NBA they brag about what they 192 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 1: spend on their chef and what they spend on No, 193 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: when he says he spends a million dollars on his body, 194 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: he's not really lying. Okay, maybe inflating it a little bit, 195 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: or maybe overspending on stuff a La West La prices. 196 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: I got it, okay. But but the point is it's 197 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: not an accident. As opposed to Anthony Davis, who he's 198 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: just a hooper and his body breaks down because he 199 00:10:50,320 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: just hoops and doesn't really spend nearly the same amount 200 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: of attention to detail. It's not really a surprise that 201 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: you know, when one thing goes next and goes This 202 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: is also the fear when you're when you have a 203 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: lingering injury is whether it's related or not related. The 204 00:11:07,440 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: fact is that when you have something wrong with your 205 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: ankle or your calf or your heel or whatever, you 206 00:11:12,120 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: start to run different, move different, and then your body 207 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 1: doesn't always react to it. That's when you end up 208 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: hurting something else. But but the Lakers, they're in big trouble. 209 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: They're in They're in big trouble. There's no do I 210 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: think they can survive this round? Like, yeah, I think 211 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: they can. I don't know if they can. You know, 212 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,439 Speaker 1: you're you're talking about Lebron having the ability to carry 213 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: them at least one game. Can he can he win 214 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: a game kind of on his own? Yeah, I think 215 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: he's got that. Can he win two on his own? 216 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: Or two getting something out of Kuzma and more out 217 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: of Shrewder and all these guys, and or maybe Anthony 218 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: Davis is back in game seven and he gives you, 219 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: you know, gives you a close to regular effort. Yeah. 220 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: But this is the big fear with this team is 221 00:11:54,800 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: Lebron's never hurt, but older and older guys do break down, 222 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 1: and then you're just trying to hope that the more games, 223 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: the more attrition, the more likely more injuries pop up. 224 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: But here's the other part is Chris Paul looked good yesterday, 225 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 1: Like Laker fans were thrilled to death that he was, 226 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: you know, not going to be the guy that we 227 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: thought he would be with that team and the Suns 228 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: first time in the playoffs since twenty ten, and the 229 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: season edit had a phoenix right doug as a second 230 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: seed and then Chris Paul is hurt in Game one. 231 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: They were able to win that game and he didn't 232 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 1: look himself in Game two or three, but he looked 233 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: good yesterday. So if you're the Sons, how do you 234 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: not feel good about where you are now? You know, 235 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: like I just I think of all the amazing things. Okay, 236 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: And I totally understand if you're a sports fan, you're like, man, 237 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: the NBA, it's like it doesn't get good until the 238 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: conference finals or two. Okay, Look, I'll admit it's been 239 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:56,600 Speaker 1: a lot of basketball. It didn't really stop because the 240 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: bubble dragged down to October and there's only couple months 241 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: off and the regular season and nobody cared or whatever. 242 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: If you haven't paid attention Look, here's here's the quick rundown. Okay, 243 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 1: the Lakers and the Clippers. Three days ago, the Clippers 244 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,839 Speaker 1: were still cursed and they were about to get swept 245 00:13:13,880 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: out of the playoffs, and Steve Bomber's gonna was gonna 246 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 1: walk into the offices today and fire somebody, maybe fire everybody. Yep, 247 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: one day was gonna ball gonna because because he's a 248 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: free agent at the end of this year. That was. 249 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: That was three days ago, okay, And one day ago 250 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: the Lakers were like laughing at the Clippers. You know, 251 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: they they extend their least twenty more years in Staples, 252 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: while the Clippers are struggling to build this one, you know, 253 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: in Inglewood, close to where they used to play in 254 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:48,600 Speaker 1: the Forum. One day ago, the Lakers were the clear 255 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 1: favorite to repeat. And it's like, man, they might not 256 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:54,719 Speaker 1: have to play the Clippers again, right, and so they 257 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: where they played Portland. Ah, they what Portland's asked last year? 258 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: It maybe it's Denver. Denver doesn't have Jamal Murray. They 259 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 1: beat them last year, Right, who are you gonna throw it? 260 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: There's nobody's been That was one day ago, and now 261 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: a little panic in the streets. Holy crap, Lebron's old 262 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,119 Speaker 1: Kyle kuzmastinks, Dennis Shruder has done nothing in the playoffs, 263 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis might not play in Game five or 264 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: Game six, we don't know because of a groin injury. 265 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: That's how quickly these things have changed. The reason I 266 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,480 Speaker 1: did not pick the Lakers to come out of the 267 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: West was my reason. It was simple. Too many things 268 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: have to go right for them, you know, and a 269 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: the health situation with both of these guys because they 270 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: were both injured and Lebron was out for a while. 271 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: Just not knowing, you know what I mean, if they're 272 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: going to be able to stay clear of re injuring themselves, 273 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: and then this squad dog is not the team that 274 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: won the championship last year. So you know as much 275 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: as people you know, just oh yeah, the Lakers are 276 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: gonna go and they got an easy path. Heard all 277 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:04,560 Speaker 1: the people ranting, raving about how Lebron is gonna get 278 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: through this one and a piece of cake as you 279 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: said a day or two ago, and how all that 280 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: has changed is amazing. But that's sports. That's why you 281 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:16,440 Speaker 1: play it out. That's why you can't just assume if 282 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: a team and you know, how playoffs are in basketball. 283 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: I spent many Memorial Days covering the NBA, Doug when 284 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:25,960 Speaker 1: I was a beat writer in New York at the 285 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: Daily News, and I remember covering Michael Jordan and I 286 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: don't know how many Memorial Days in Chicago for you know, 287 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: a playoff game, and yeah, and and it just you 288 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,200 Speaker 1: don't know. I mean, I know, it's easy to just 289 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: automatically think if somebody wins a game, it feels like 290 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: whoever wins the game before is in control. No matter 291 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: what ser scenario is. Every time somebody wins, you go, Okay, 292 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: it's all over. It's not over. It's not over until 293 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: you win four games. It's not coming up next with 294 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: Ron Parker. I'm Doug Galley, been for Dan the day. 295 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: That's hope. You're having a safe and fund Memorial Day 296 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: weekend and you have a great day to day as 297 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: we remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for 298 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: our country. Here in the Dan Patrick's show coming up next. 299 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 1: You can't win a game in the first half, but 300 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: you can damn sure lose it. What if I told 301 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: you Rob that. I think one coach cost his team 302 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: a game and likely the series on one decision We'll 303 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: get to that next. For Rob, I'm Doug. This is 304 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: the Dan Patrick Show. Be sure to catch the live 305 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: edition of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at nine am 306 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio in the 307 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: iHeart Radio app. Doug Gottlieb Rob Parker in for Dan 308 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: and the dan Ets here on The Dan Patrick Show. 309 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: Hope you're having a safe and healthy and happy Memorial 310 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: Day weekend, Robin, More Day weekend better than Detroit or 311 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: in New York. Um Detroit because at my home there, 312 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: I had a swimming pool in ground swimming pool that 313 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: I had installed. I didn't have a big house, but 314 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 1: I had a double lot for a yard, dug. So 315 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: I had a half basketball court, a beautiful deck, and 316 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: an in ground pool and used to have great parties 317 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: and friends and uh it was awesome. I'm telling you 318 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: that that that house was like a bachelor pad, you 319 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: know what I mean, since I was a bachelor. It 320 00:17:31,480 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: was a bachelor pad. But it was great, great time. Okay. 321 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: So the question is when you would have a sware 322 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: a Memorial Day weekend and you had the pool, would 323 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: you do the would you do the cooking or would 324 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: you pick it up right? Or I would hire somebody 325 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:51,959 Speaker 1: to come and cook it fresh at the at the party, 326 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: Like that's the way I'd like to do it. I'm 327 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but I 328 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: would plan for it. I'd rather have some to cook 329 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: man in the grill. You know, you have a lot 330 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: of friends and people coming over and you want to 331 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: make sure everybody's good and you know, they got food 332 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: and they got something to drink. So if you're the host, 333 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,399 Speaker 1: it's a lot of work. So if you have people 334 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 1: taking care of drinks, taking care of the food, then 335 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: I could just mingle and hang out with everybody, you know, 336 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: and and enjoy it. Getting the pool, the pool was heated, 337 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: the pool was was lit. It was it was a 338 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: great time. Um personally, Like, I get why people do 339 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 1: that because you can't be around your house. You can't 340 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,640 Speaker 1: be a host nearly as well when you're manning the grill. 341 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,080 Speaker 1: But to me, like that's the best part is No, 342 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 1: I get it. If you're you're a grill guy. Yeah, 343 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: I'm a grill guy. So you'll stay in front of 344 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: the grill all the whole party, I mean, or do 345 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: you know no, I mean again, it's like you're pretty planning, 346 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,639 Speaker 1: you know, you start really early and you get things 347 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,960 Speaker 1: you know pretty close and then when it's time to eat, 348 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: it's time to eat. How about the ribs or your ribs, guy, 349 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:04,800 Speaker 1: or ribbs if ribbs cook right and tender, drop off 350 00:19:04,840 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: the bone. I'm going to Cincinnati in July. Okay, I 351 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: haven't been there in a while. And have you, Doug, 352 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,080 Speaker 1: did you ever eat at the Montgomery in of course? Okay, everybody, 353 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,439 Speaker 1: if you go to Cincinnati, right some of the best 354 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 1: ribs I've ever had fall off the bone tender. And 355 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,680 Speaker 1: so I'm getting together with some friends, well I haven't 356 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 1: seen a long time. And of course that's where we're 357 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: going to, the boat House, right right down downtown Cincinnati. 358 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: He's Rob Parker. I'm Doug. Gotlivin for Dan and the Danetts. Okay, 359 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: I look, I believe that you can't win something in 360 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: the first half, but you can damn sure lose it. 361 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: And I understand what I think I respect about NBA 362 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: coaches above most guys who sit in these chairs is 363 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: if you coach or played in professional basketball, you understand 364 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 1: how much is really going on. Like the coaching is 365 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: so far and away of that of what happens in 366 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: college basketball or even at the lower levels of professional 367 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,679 Speaker 1: basketball like it is. I mean, you know, David Blatt 368 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: obviously kind of stepped in it here because he talked 369 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: about it being like a fighter pilot. But there really 370 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: are those many decisions and sometimes you have to manage 371 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: a lot of times you have to manage this in 372 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:23,160 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter of a game, do you take I mean, 373 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: we saw this with the Hawks in Game two in 374 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: New York, the only game the Hawks have lost the Knicks. 375 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: It felt like they kept Trey Young out when he's 376 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,919 Speaker 1: running a fever too long in the fourth quarter, and 377 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: then by the time they bring him back, you know, 378 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: a couple of his teammates missed open shots and they 379 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: can't ultimately close the gap and beat the name. I 380 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: thought that was the case too, and watching that game, 381 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: I was surprised he wasn't out there like we see 382 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,960 Speaker 1: it a lot in the fourth quarter. Lebron takes a 383 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: break in the fourth quarter, right, they all these guys 384 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 1: they take because to push him all the way through 385 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: A lot of times those last three or four minutes 386 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,320 Speaker 1: they just they have You got to have something in 387 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 1: the tank. As much as you think it's like a 388 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: video game where they don't get tired, so it doesn't 389 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:05,360 Speaker 1: you know, and I knew know that in video games 390 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: they have some that where they get fatigued. It's really 391 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: hard for a video game to mimic that of the NBA. 392 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 1: And how much does fatigue play a part in what 393 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: you do and how you do it. There's a science 394 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 1: behind sports science, so I'm not disregarding it. But every 395 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: game is different unto itself. Every game is different. Like 396 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: my dad. My dad died almost six years ago, and 397 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: he was a good college basketball coach. He was a 398 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,239 Speaker 1: very good AU coach. I'm not going to sit here 399 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: and tell you he was read Arbak right like he 400 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,440 Speaker 1: wasn't great at drawing up plays. It wasn't, but he did. 401 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,880 Speaker 1: Every coach has some pearls of wisdom when they've done 402 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: it for twenty years. Otherwise what that will they do? 403 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: Him for twenty years? And his expression was always every 404 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: game is a story or a game unto itself. And 405 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: today we're talking about the Clippers not just being back 406 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: in the series, but with Luca don Chick having something 407 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: weird in his neck, we have they look non competitive 408 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: in the second half half Luca looked like he couldn't 409 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,159 Speaker 1: do anything. And whether it's because he couldn't move and 410 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: guard anybody or the real Maverick showed up. I mean 411 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: it was a non competitive second half. But I go 412 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: back to Friday night and the Clippers weren't ready to play. 413 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: They were They're down two games and none. They're super tight. 414 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: You know, they don't have Serge Ibaka, he's out with 415 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: a bad back. They get down fourteen to two to 416 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: start the game. You're like, oh, oh, it's ugly. I Doug, 417 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: it was like here we go. And I think Luca 418 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,199 Speaker 1: had what eighth straight points to start to game. It 419 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 1: was like, here we go again. This is a rat. Yeah, definitely. 420 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: They're up twenty eight to eleven, complete control of the 421 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: game and Rick Carlisle And I'm not in any way 422 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: trying to tell you Rick Carlile is an idiot because 423 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: he's won NBA championship. And Jess saw Rick up close 424 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,359 Speaker 1: when he was a coach in Detroit. Remember when they 425 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:55,439 Speaker 1: started to turn around. Larry Brown was the one who 426 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 1: won the championship, but Rick started, you know that transformation. 427 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: And I also covered Rick when he was a player 428 00:23:01,960 --> 00:23:06,199 Speaker 1: dog with the nets I covered Rick, so this is 429 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: in no way to go like he's an idiot. Okay, 430 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: but and I hate this. They did what they always 431 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: do in taking Luca out at like the sixth minute mark, right, 432 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: They're up twenty three to eight, and all of a sudden, 433 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: he's got guys checking in for Luca don Chick, who's 434 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,680 Speaker 1: made his first four buckets. They're up twenty eight to eleven, 435 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: complete control of the game and a Hantley submount. Now 436 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,479 Speaker 1: you might say to yourself, like, what's the big It's 437 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: a first quarter. Everybody makes a run the NBA. That's true, Okay, 438 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 1: go go back and look, you get that thing over 439 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,199 Speaker 1: twenty and it's almost always a rap. You get it 440 00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: over twenty five. Good night, drive home, go home safely. 441 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: The Clippers felt like at that point they were so 442 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: tight they wanted to just let's just get this thing 443 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: over with. Luca checks out, and it's like, really, wait, 444 00:23:56,280 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna take the guy who's dominating the series out 445 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: of the game. I think they lost the series in 446 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 1: that short stint of time. Let's welcome in Michael Lee, 447 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:09,439 Speaker 1: who does a fantastic job covering the NBA for the 448 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: Washington Post. He joins us here in the Dan Patrick Show, 449 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 1: Rob Parker, I'm Doug Golli, Michael. There's obviously other big 450 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: stories to talk about. But am I crazy for being 451 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 1: harshly critical of a really good coach doing what he 452 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 1: always does, but not reading the moment and the chance 453 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: to stick the dagger in the heart of the Clippers? Yeah, 454 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: a little bit. I mean I think that you know, 455 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: if you're up by nineteen, which is what they were, 456 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: in the way that Tim Hardaway Jr. Has been playing, 457 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: the way a lot of their reserves have been playing, 458 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: you gotta trust with what's been working. They went up 459 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 1: to oh In La using the same as Zach formula 460 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 1: and they crushed the Clippers there. There's no reason to 461 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: think that the way the Clippers came out and performed 462 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: that they were all of a sudden going to turn around, 463 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: but they did. So I think it's that's going to 464 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: a hindsight thing way to look back at it and say, yeah, 465 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: they lost it there, And you could say they did, 466 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 1: but I don't think that Rick Carlisle was wrong and 467 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: doing what was working the first two games and looked 468 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,400 Speaker 1: like it was gonna work again in the game three. Yeah, 469 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 1: you know what in that series, the first three games, 470 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: Dallas shot fifty one percent from three. I mean, so 471 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: I think it was skew where people thought that was 472 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 1: normal or regular man. But Rob they couldn't guard him. 473 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: The Clippers couldn't guard him. No, he couldn't figure out. 474 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: They couldn't figure out a matchup to the light when 475 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: anytime they brought in Zoobach, you know, he's gonna right 476 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: at Zoobach, you know, or Prozingis was going, you know, 477 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: stretching Zooboch out right. They just they couldn't figure it out. 478 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: Something else happened in that in that game too, during 479 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: that stretch when when when Lucas said Kawhi, Leonard said not, 480 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: you know, forget this, I'm taking over right now, and 481 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 1: he scored. He had like seven straight shots and they 482 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: couldn't stop him because he didn't shoot the first couple 483 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 1: of minutes of the game. He was just kind of 484 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 1: cruising into the game and getting feeling it out. And 485 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: then once he said, nah, I'm not going out like this, 486 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: and everybody else in the team just started getting their 487 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: confidence and you could just sort of see it right now, 488 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: you know. It's funny answered the first two games everyone's 489 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: ready to bury Kauhi and everyone's saying, how dare do 490 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: we ever think he was the best player in the game. 491 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: What are we doing? Why don't we annoint this guy 492 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: if you're going a championship? Oh, he's a bummed lada 493 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: la la Hey. What has he been doing? This is 494 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: whole the whole series. He's been off the charts. Can 495 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: I give you this, Michael? You just said it. He 496 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,480 Speaker 1: was eight for eight to start the game. Game four, 497 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: he started six for six. And let me give you 498 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: his numbers in this play in the playoffs, sixty five 499 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: percent shooting from the field, fifty percent from three. I mean, 500 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:42,239 Speaker 1: you're right, he has been unbelievable in the playoffs. And 501 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 1: I'll say this. I mean I was talking to Exacta 502 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: just recently and I was saying, he said to me 503 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: something I have to agree with. You give me last 504 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: year's Raptors with last year's last years Kawhi Leonard, they 505 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,639 Speaker 1: probably go back to back last year in the bubble, 506 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: they probably go back to back. And you say how 507 00:26:58,359 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: good the Raptors were last year going to the game 508 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: seven in conference. I mean, and you have Kawhi Leonard 509 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:05,680 Speaker 1: on that squad, they they at least get out of 510 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:08,400 Speaker 1: the East. I mean, right, I think, I think. I think, 511 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 1: I think if Kawhi wins this series and they and 512 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: they do what they people expecting to do, we might 513 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,199 Speaker 1: we might be redefining who Kawhi is. What I love 514 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,159 Speaker 1: about the playoffs. Every game is like some sort of 515 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:27,720 Speaker 1: a you know, um, you know time the referend referend. Yeah, okay, um, okay, 516 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,240 Speaker 1: let's let's get to the Lakers. I mean, you want 517 00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: to talk about things changed quickly. I'm telling you, Michael, 518 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 1: I live in Los Angeles. Twenty four hours ago. They 519 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: were they were getting ready to put the other banner up. 520 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:41,879 Speaker 1: They're like, oh, where are we gonna put eighteen up? 521 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna put it out. Ye. Remember in Game three, 522 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: Lebron's posting up and the benches in full cloud mode. 523 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:52,400 Speaker 1: They're laughing, they're gigging, like, man, they are having a 524 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: great time. What a connected basketball team. Look at Lebron 525 00:27:56,280 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: in your eighteen. He's having such a great time. Even yesterday, 526 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:02,439 Speaker 1: early in the game, a spinning transitioning dunk city. He 527 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: felt even surprised by the fact he could still do 528 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:09,520 Speaker 1: that and on the alley off the backboard. Yeah, and 529 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: then yeah, they throw it off the backboard to him, 530 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 1: Caruso to Lebron, like these dudes are having fun, and 531 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: then Anthony Davis goes down and meanwhile the Suns had 532 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: woken up. Um, what should your level what would your 533 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: level of concern be if you were a Laker fan? 534 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: If eighties hurt, it's on eleven out of ten or 535 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: out of ten, I mean, it's it's the ultimate level 536 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,359 Speaker 1: of concern because you look at that. I think the 537 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: Lakers from like one in six this year with Lebron 538 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: without ad this year, that's not a good record. And 539 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 1: you're playing a good team, and you're playing a team 540 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: that we still haven't seen Devin Booker after Game one 541 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: have the type of performance we know he's capable of. 542 00:28:49,640 --> 00:28:51,360 Speaker 1: And you know, going back to Phenix, you're probably he's 543 00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: probably going to be ready in prime to have that 544 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: kind of game um that we expect from him, knowing 545 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 1: what kind of Starry is UM. So I think that 546 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot of reason to be worried, you know, 547 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: because even as great as Lebron is, he hasn't had 548 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 1: one of those takeover tight games. I'm not saying he's 549 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 1: not capable of and we know he is, we know 550 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: what he can do at this time of year, but 551 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: it's so much easier when you have a D out 552 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: there to draw the attention there everybody else And the 553 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 1: question isn't the Lebron gonna bring it? It's who else? 554 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: And the Lakers is gonna bring it? You know those 555 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:21,440 Speaker 1: two games that they dominated and made everybody think, oh yeah, 556 00:29:21,440 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: the Lakers are back, They're about to repeat. It's because 557 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: Ad played at that level. Ad was that dude and 558 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: you know wherever everyone wants a joke and call him 559 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: a Disney in the bubble, but he was demand in 560 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: that postseason run, hitting that big shot against Denver finals, everything. 561 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: He's the guy that elevated that franchise, you know, because 562 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: I mean Lebron got hurt that first year in LA, 563 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: they didn't make the playoffs. They go they won a 564 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,240 Speaker 1: championship the first year with a D. So whatever the 565 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:49,520 Speaker 1: highest level of concern is, that's what it is. If 566 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 1: a D's not going to be one hundred percent this series. 567 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: What's your take on Milwaukee and they they I mean 568 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: Miami from last year? Was that just the fluke, the 569 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:03,200 Speaker 1: bubble fluke for the heat because they weren't even competitive 570 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: in this series against Milwak. There are a lot of 571 00:30:07,160 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: There are a lot of factors in then what Miami 572 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 1: wasn't good this year, you know, from COVID to Dicto 573 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: Ladipo's injury to just just not be having that same 574 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 1: rhythm or fire as they had. Um Tyler Hero wasn't 575 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: the same as he was last year in the bubble. 576 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 1: They don't want to give away Tyler Hero at any cost. 577 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 1: They would have had James Harden if they gave away 578 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: Tyler Hero. Yeah. No, there are a lot of factors 579 00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: that that that that prohibited them from really elevating. But 580 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: I'm more impressed by the Bucks. I think the conversation 581 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: is more about them and just what the addition that 582 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: Drew Holiday is done. And also just given the defensive 583 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: presence in PJ. Tucker, I mean, based on the way 584 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 1: they look, I mean, Brooklyn's gonna have his handful because 585 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: you know, Janice is still playing at the MVP level. 586 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: Even though he didn't make the top three, he still 587 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: was on that level this year. Chris Middleton seems to 588 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: be in a real comfortable space just mainly because Drew 589 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: Holidays there. Chris Middleton knows that he doesn't have to 590 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 1: be a superstar if honest isn't. He knows that he 591 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: can just be Chris Middleton because Drew Holiday is going 592 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: to take out the other team's best player. And so 593 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: way Brooklyn has been looking on the defensive end, you know, 594 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: and the way Milwaukee is playing defense, I mean, right now, 595 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: they like the better team, especially with the edition of 596 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:20,160 Speaker 1: p J. Tucker. So Milwaukee exercising demons right there, and 597 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: they look like a team that's that's more poised for 598 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: a longer run than the previous two years. It's gonna 599 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: be tough that Brooklyn. I'm looking forward to that series 600 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 1: more than any of the series in this postseason. Um. 601 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: But but I think right now you have to get 602 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: the edge to Milwaukee just based on continuity in that 603 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: defensive presence. Michael Lee joining us here on the Dan 604 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 1: Patrick Show along with Rob Parker, I'm gottlieb and uh okay, 605 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: So Kyrie was magnificent yesterday, right maybe not maybe not 606 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,719 Speaker 1: as good as Kevin Durant, but there's there's no way 607 00:31:52,800 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: I can sit here, and I know the Celtics are depleted, right, Yeah, 608 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 1: you don't have you don't have to shots though, you 609 00:31:59,040 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: still got to make shots. No. Look, I mean, if 610 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,960 Speaker 1: we're telling the honest tale, the Nets were already a 611 00:32:05,040 --> 00:32:07,600 Speaker 1: prohibitive favorite. Jalen Brown out for the year. Now you're 612 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: down two more starters. The Nets are already better than 613 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:15,240 Speaker 1: the Celtics. But like, look, he played great. Okay, Um, first, 614 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: what do you make of the stepping on the Leprikan's 615 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: face and smushing the Leprican's face. You know, let them 616 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:25,400 Speaker 1: have it, you know what I mean, you can get 617 00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,239 Speaker 1: mad about it. Don't think the water bottle at him. 618 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: I mean with Terrell Owens, he went to the Star. 619 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 1: What happened there? Ems Smith handled it right, Emmy Smith 620 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: handled it. Not not the not the Cowboys fans. Emmy 621 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 1: Smith handled it. So I think if he did it 622 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: and selfist players are upset by, let them handle it, 623 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 1: you know, I don't. I don't make too much of it. 624 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: I mean, guys out there, they got emotions, you know, 625 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 1: they got frustrations, and Kyrie let it out in that moment. 626 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: I mean, I wouldn't have done it, but I don't 627 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 1: know what kind of frustration Kyrie's feeling. So I let 628 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,560 Speaker 1: them have it, and that's that's part of the competition, 629 00:32:55,720 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: but about it, isn't that like look a part of it. 630 00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 1: It's different with Teo because at the time to was 631 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: with the Niners, he hadn't played for the Cowboys. That's 632 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: the ultimate irony to it, right as he comes to 633 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: play the right right right, that means it's it's I 634 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: mean's so ironic, it's it's not even funny anyway. Uh. 635 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:19,600 Speaker 1: But like, Kyrie was the one who who grabbed the 636 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,280 Speaker 1: microphone and said, if you'll have me, I want to stay. 637 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 1: Kyrie was the one who had promised though he was staying. 638 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,000 Speaker 1: If you listen to that statement, he just say I'm 639 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 1: gonna be here for sure. He didn't say that. He 640 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: came as close as you can close, but he did. 641 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: You're literally the only person who's like And I told 642 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:46,280 Speaker 1: Chris listen, all he was was a fan friendly event. Right, 643 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: none of this stuff had to happen, Okay, but it 644 00:33:49,800 --> 00:33:52,680 Speaker 1: did happen and then whatever went down, and I know 645 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more about what went down then, and 646 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: none of it was the Celtics fans. It was it's 647 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:03,280 Speaker 1: ire and his inability to get along with his teammates 648 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,760 Speaker 1: and the fact that they achieved less with him than 649 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 1: they did without him. Like that's all that kind of 650 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,320 Speaker 1: went down there, and all of a sudden it becomes 651 00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: about the fans, the Celtics and racism. And yes, some 652 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 1: idiot throws a water bottle. I don't. I have no 653 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 1: idea if a dude wearing a Kevin Garnett jersey did 654 00:34:21,080 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: it because Kyrie's black, or maybe just because he's annoyed 655 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: at Kyrie and he had too much to drink and 656 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:30,160 Speaker 1: he's an idiot. But I just like this Kyrie rewriting 657 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:33,040 Speaker 1: the narrative of everybody doing him wrong. Is it's kind 658 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: of comical. Yeah, I mean I don't. I don't give 659 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I give Kyrie a lot of blame for 660 00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:40,720 Speaker 1: high that situation in Boston, and I thought he handled 661 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:43,400 Speaker 1: a tack in a very tacky manner. I think what 662 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: he's been saying since he left has been you know, 663 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: takes a responsibility from what you're the role you play 664 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 1: and why Boston fans don't like you right now, and 665 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: don't make it about race. I agree with you on that. 666 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 1: I mean, we can talk about Boston and racism. That's 667 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:57,839 Speaker 1: another issue. We talk about American racism, that's another issue. 668 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: I mean, this is the anniversary of the Tulsa of massacres, 669 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:03,400 Speaker 1: so let's let's remember that too. But on another topic, 670 00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 1: on this topic there I'm saying, on the course, Uh, 671 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,799 Speaker 1: when it comes to Kyrie Irvin, he's got the responsibility 672 00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:11,000 Speaker 1: for what he did. He gotta take responsibility for not 673 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,480 Speaker 1: showing up when Boston needed him. He got he gotta 674 00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: just say, just own it and just move on. And um, 675 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:19,280 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, I don't know what prompted 676 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: him to do it. It's just probably just something in 677 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 1: the moment, but I don't I didn't make a big 678 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 1: adala of it. I'm more upset that the fan who 679 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,000 Speaker 1: threw the water bottle because I could have really hurt 680 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:30,279 Speaker 1: somebody and I was just I mean that that that 681 00:35:30,360 --> 00:35:32,840 Speaker 1: That's what I take more issue with than anything. But 682 00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: I think that if if if a guy, if he 683 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 1: didn't like Boston and he didn't like playing there anymore, 684 00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:39,319 Speaker 1: and he doesn't like the city and didn't like the team, 685 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: then you know whatever, you know, Um, I think that 686 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: fans ever right to say whatever they want to on 687 00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,920 Speaker 1: without crossing the line. And you've got to be able 688 00:35:46,920 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 1: to take it. Michael, let me ask you leave you 689 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: where you did. You gotta be ready to take it. 690 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: You can't. You can't just deflect. You gotta be able 691 00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,880 Speaker 1: to say, yeah, I messed up, and let me let 692 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: me ask you one more question because we're running out 693 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 1: of time. The Danny Ainge spawns to like, I've been 694 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: in Boston for twenty six years. I don't know anything 695 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:07,759 Speaker 1: about this, and no no player ever told me. Come on, 696 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,239 Speaker 1: I mean, how could Danny Ainge honestly say that and 697 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 1: have people take him seriously? Like, giving the history of Boston. 698 00:36:16,719 --> 00:36:18,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if if he talked to one of his 699 00:36:18,680 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 1: teammates from that era, uh, they would be able to 700 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:23,160 Speaker 1: tell him for sure. I'm sure if he talked to 701 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:25,400 Speaker 1: Cornbread Maxwell, he tell him exactly what his experience in 702 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: Boston was, Like he loves Boston, who lives there, but 703 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,320 Speaker 1: but I know he experienced the things. I don't know 704 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:32,080 Speaker 1: why Danny would say that. I don't know what he 705 00:36:32,120 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 1: tried to prove by saying that if I'm a selfish player. 706 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:36,680 Speaker 1: Right now I'm looking at him with a side eye. 707 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: For him to even express that, Um, that just that 708 00:36:39,360 --> 00:36:41,839 Speaker 1: was just wrong. Um. I can't believe that he would. 709 00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: I don't understand why you would be defensive of being racist. 710 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 1: I don't understand why you would defend racism and say, oh, 711 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:52,640 Speaker 1: we're not that bad. Yo, man just accepted. Can I can? 712 00:36:52,680 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: I can I meet you halfway? All you gotta shaw 713 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:58,400 Speaker 1: is all you gotta say is like look, I never 714 00:36:59,520 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: lets no, you could just know you have to say that. 715 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:04,560 Speaker 1: You get like, look, obviously the history of Boston the past. Yes, 716 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 1: there's there's some ugliness there and we've all been like 717 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,200 Speaker 1: our eyes open the fact that some of these idiots 718 00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:12,520 Speaker 1: still exist. And all we're trying to do is get 719 00:37:12,560 --> 00:37:16,239 Speaker 1: that ratio to you know, to be eliminated to where 720 00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:18,920 Speaker 1: it's there aren't any but we're we're not to that point, 721 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 1: but it's not close to what it maybe used to be. 722 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: And you know, the only thing you can do is 723 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 1: pointed out when it happens and realize that most people 724 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,279 Speaker 1: aren't like that. But when it's it's the It does 725 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 1: work both ways though, right when I will just tell you, 726 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: when Kyrie says, you know, like there's racism, they're like, yo, 727 00:37:36,320 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 1: I'm not a racist, like I. No one likes being 728 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,840 Speaker 1: called racist and also no one likes being told that 729 00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 1: none of it actually exists, right, So these two things, right, 730 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,800 Speaker 1: Danny can't say I've been there twenty six years that 731 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,640 Speaker 1: I'm I don't know if any of it like like 732 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:55,439 Speaker 1: that is unacceptable. That's where you can't. You also can't 733 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,319 Speaker 1: diminish anyone's experience. Yeah, Like, I'm a black man and 734 00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 1: I've been the Boston dozen thousands of times. I mean, 735 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: I love I'm a black man who loves Boston. I 736 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:07,080 Speaker 1: enjoy being in Boston. I've had a great experience in Boston. 737 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: I've never encountered any racism in Boston and a lot 738 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:14,080 Speaker 1: of places. But I have a lot of friends who've 739 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,520 Speaker 1: had the exact opposite experience. And I'm never going to 740 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:19,480 Speaker 1: diminister experience. I'm gonna say, oh man, that's messed up, 741 00:38:19,600 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: and try to empathize with him and understand it. I'm 742 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,480 Speaker 1: not going to dismiss it because I'm not aware of it. 743 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 1: Even if you're unaware of it and say, you know what, 744 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,319 Speaker 1: let me reach out to him and figure out what 745 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 1: are you experienced? So before I open my mouth it's 746 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:33,840 Speaker 1: like a moron, don't try to diminish racism or anybody's experience. 747 00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:36,479 Speaker 1: Try to understand it and empathize it. That's what Danny 748 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:38,239 Speaker 1: should have done instead of trying to act like it's 749 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:41,840 Speaker 1: lending exists. Actually ask somebody, Talk to somebody, Talk to 750 00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,359 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown, talk to one of your players, saying, hey, man, 751 00:38:44,480 --> 00:38:46,919 Speaker 1: is this true? Is this something that you've experienced. Don't 752 00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:48,680 Speaker 1: go on the radio and try to act like you 753 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:50,839 Speaker 1: you know, that's something that doesn't exist, or say something 754 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:53,640 Speaker 1: of them exists. Ask a question, figure it out on 755 00:38:53,640 --> 00:38:56,360 Speaker 1: your own. Don't try to dismiss it. This is real. 756 00:38:57,360 --> 00:38:59,879 Speaker 1: Mister Michael A checking out and Wahington host to follow 757 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:02,000 Speaker 1: on social media as well. Michael, thanks so much for 758 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:06,920 Speaker 1: joining us. Take it easy, but hey, hey, take care 759 00:39:09,320 --> 00:39:13,760 Speaker 1: the pressure. The pleasure is ours. Rob Parker, Um, Doug Gottlieb. 760 00:39:13,840 --> 00:39:17,239 Speaker 1: How much punishment? How much punishment should an athlete face 761 00:39:17,320 --> 00:39:19,480 Speaker 1: for not talking to the media, You know, the old 762 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:21,799 Speaker 1: I'm only here to not get fine. We'll discuss that 763 00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:25,560 Speaker 1: next on the Dan Patrick Show. 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New episodes drop every Thursday, 772 00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:00,400 Speaker 1: So do yourself a favor and listen to Side the 773 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:04,239 Speaker 1: Parker with Rob Parker on the iHeart Radio app or 774 00:40:04,239 --> 00:40:08,399 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcast Rob Parker in for Dan 775 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:13,600 Speaker 1: The Dan NS is the Dan Patrick Show Fox Sports Radio. Um. Look, 776 00:40:13,600 --> 00:40:18,920 Speaker 1: there's great sporting events happening throughout the world, including in 777 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:23,560 Speaker 1: the French Open taking place. Rob, Yes, sir, I've been 778 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:30,000 Speaker 1: to the Australian Open, but the French Open is uh underway. 779 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:33,320 Speaker 1: It is underway. And to do most Americans know it's underway? 780 00:40:33,800 --> 00:40:38,840 Speaker 1: H No, Um used to? Things have changed, you know that? 781 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:41,160 Speaker 1: With tennis. I do think the French Open as well. 782 00:40:41,160 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 1: It's like it's all red, it's dirty, they're playing on clay. 783 00:40:46,719 --> 00:40:48,919 Speaker 1: It's that in the French Open, it's like that we 784 00:40:48,920 --> 00:40:53,640 Speaker 1: we care only in record more than we actually care. Still, 785 00:40:53,680 --> 00:40:57,120 Speaker 1: the big story is, and it's a bigger story within 786 00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:01,920 Speaker 1: the smaller UH, within the smaller sport is Naomi Osaka, 787 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:05,839 Speaker 1: who of course, won two majors last year. She's been 788 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:09,040 Speaker 1: fine fifteen thousand dollars after skipping her mandatory news conference 789 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:11,640 Speaker 1: following her first round when the French Open now she said, 790 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,479 Speaker 1: of course. She said she wasn't going to do any 791 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:20,000 Speaker 1: media because of mental health issues, right, yes, And this 792 00:41:20,120 --> 00:41:22,480 Speaker 1: was prior to the event taking place. She put it 793 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:26,319 Speaker 1: out on social media, dog and and and said, oh, 794 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,920 Speaker 1: I'll just take the fine or whatever, but this is 795 00:41:28,960 --> 00:41:35,799 Speaker 1: what I'm doing. She beat Uh Patricia Maria Tiggs six 796 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:39,520 Speaker 1: forward seven six, and afterwards tweeted anger as the lack 797 00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:44,279 Speaker 1: of understanding change makes people uncomfortable. Huh, what do you 798 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:48,080 Speaker 1: think of the fine and her skipping the media? In 799 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 1: your opinion, I think it's dead wrong. I think it's unprofessional. 800 00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:57,839 Speaker 1: I love that the Grand Slam Tournaments in tennis put 801 00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:02,280 Speaker 1: out a joint statement and said if she continues this, Doug, 802 00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:06,000 Speaker 1: that they will take other steps and including maybe disqualification. 803 00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 1: When you sign up to be a professional athlete, this 804 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 1: is a part of your job. It just is. You 805 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,239 Speaker 1: can do whatever you want. You're out there to help 806 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:18,560 Speaker 1: to promote the game, Doug. It's not about us. People 807 00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 1: get this so wrong. As a guy who's been a 808 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:25,200 Speaker 1: journalist and a sportswriter for thirty five years. We're there 809 00:42:25,239 --> 00:42:27,959 Speaker 1: for the fans to ask the questions that they can't 810 00:42:27,960 --> 00:42:31,600 Speaker 1: ask you. It's not about us, So you're not hurting us. 811 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:35,800 Speaker 1: You're you're taking away tennis fans from hearing your opinion 812 00:42:35,800 --> 00:42:38,880 Speaker 1: and what went on on the court. And that's why 813 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:43,280 Speaker 1: they can't let it slide. They can't. Well, I agree, 814 00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: and and you know you're conflicted over when she mentions 815 00:42:47,600 --> 00:42:51,120 Speaker 1: mental health issues and the negativity that she believes she 816 00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:53,439 Speaker 1: should stay home. She should stay home if she has 817 00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:57,000 Speaker 1: mental health issues and take care of that. I'm being 818 00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,959 Speaker 1: I'm not being comical, you know, I understand what you're saying. 819 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:02,360 Speaker 1: I would say, like, look, I think that the tennis 820 00:43:02,520 --> 00:43:05,640 Speaker 1: is as mentally challenging the sport as there is. There's 821 00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:07,680 Speaker 1: literally the reason that people go off on referees. There's 822 00:43:07,719 --> 00:43:09,719 Speaker 1: nobody else to blame other than yourself, right, Like you 823 00:43:10,080 --> 00:43:12,719 Speaker 1: just can't and you screw up, and like there's no 824 00:43:12,719 --> 00:43:15,359 Speaker 1: teammates to blame excepted in the left in doubles. It's 825 00:43:15,440 --> 00:43:21,719 Speaker 1: really hard mentally, but like, look, your sport in terms 826 00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:25,359 Speaker 1: of popularity, your story is a fascinating one. And you 827 00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 1: are one of the bright young stars of it, and yeah, 828 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:30,319 Speaker 1: it is your job to do media availability. And you 829 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:32,959 Speaker 1: could also say like, hey, I'm just I don't feel 830 00:43:32,960 --> 00:43:36,920 Speaker 1: comfortable ask that question NXT question please, yeah, no comment, comment, 831 00:43:37,040 --> 00:43:38,600 Speaker 1: or you got to say, hey, next question. But I 832 00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,200 Speaker 1: just don't feel like that's appropriate. You're allowed to do 833 00:43:40,239 --> 00:43:43,239 Speaker 1: that all You're allowed to do all of that, all 834 00:43:43,239 --> 00:43:46,120 Speaker 1: of that, And I think she's making it worse. I 835 00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:48,400 Speaker 1: think she's hurting her sport, which and ten is gonna 836 00:43:48,600 --> 00:43:51,680 Speaker 1: is it gonna end up hurting hurting her financially? All right? 837 00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:54,879 Speaker 1: Coming up next, we'll get back to basketball. How big 838 00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:56,920 Speaker 1: of trouble the Lakers in with Rob Parker. 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