1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre, Substrate Fire Fan. 2 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: It's made Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Monday, May sixteen, 3 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: Little Groggy this morning. It was a long, fun filled, thrilling, exciting, 4 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: just awesome weekend for your boy. Um, I don't e 5 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: There's just so much to cover besides Jayson Tatum and 6 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: Luca Donte is advancing. I mean, you know, if you've 7 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: been a listener to this podcast, you know I've been 8 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: rooting openly for those guys. I think the final four 9 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: in the NBA is awesome. On a personal note, Um, 10 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: the weekend started Friday night. There's this festival out here 11 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: in the South Bay in l A. And Weezer was 12 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:51,879 Speaker 1: playing as well as three eleven. So we caught some 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: of the three eleven. You know, I'm big fan obviously, 14 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: you know every song they play. Instantly I'm back to 15 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: like college dorm room. Listen to three eleven like on 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: the on the reset button, just over and over, and 17 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: then we are of course total classic nineties band. Um, 18 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: just an awesome night. And Saturday, you know, my dad's 19 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: in town, so he got to come and watch my 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: son play a club basketball game. And you know it's 21 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: a good game. They lost, but it was it was good. Um, 22 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: it's just good to have pops in town and check 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: out what life is like because we're constantly on the run. 24 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: You've got two kids, Um, you know, uh, wife has stuff, 25 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: I've got stuff, and um, it was just it was, 26 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, everything led up to Saturday night where I 27 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: had Thankfully there was no NBA because I had my 28 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,720 Speaker 1: daddy daughter dance. And I don't know how many of 29 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: you guys have had a dance with your daughter, but 30 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: I've heard most dads say, oh yeah, you know, we're 31 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: hanging out leading up to it, and then the second 32 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: they walk in and see their friends are off and 33 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: we never see him again. And I was happy that 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: my daughter did not do that and did not leave 35 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: me in the lurch. We had a great group. It 36 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: was just a fun night um, dancing and like you know, games, 37 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: it was was really fun. I know it sounds cheesy 38 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: some of you young guys listening and like, come on, Jay, 39 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: I'm just telling you it's fun. You will enjoy it 40 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:11,119 Speaker 1: when that day comes. Yeah, and memorable stuff. And then 41 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: of course Sunday, my son had a soccer game and 42 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: you know, he went to a birthday party at Top Golf. 43 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: So I swong the golf club for the first time 44 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: in months. Felt good, but I didn't want to overdo 45 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: it because I had my own basketball game later that season. Opener. 46 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: I know you guys are waiting for details, and I'm 47 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: not gonna bore you because I can't wait to just 48 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: light up Chris Paul at a second. Oh my gosh, Um, no, 49 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: I'm coming after him. Um. But you know, Top Golf 50 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: was fun, but then our basketball league was even better. So, 51 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: as I've told you, guys, we have a minor superstar 52 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: on our team, this guy who played quarterback and Notre 53 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: Dame Dame christ I've got to know him. A little 54 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 1: good guy, um, obviously great talent, and he gets to 55 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: the game early and he's like, sends a text to 56 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: our group, text change, guys, I think we might have 57 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: signed up for the wrong league. And I there was 58 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: two ways to read this, like, oh my gosh, it's 59 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: a bunch of twenty five year olds dunking. We're in 60 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: trouble or we're going to dominate. And then I walk 61 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: in a couple of minutes later and I'm like, Okay, 62 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: I got it, and you know, listen, it's only one game. 63 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: We haven't seen every team in the league, and um, 64 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: let's just say, you know, we we'll see how it goes. 65 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: But the game one was it was a rollover and 66 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: we were the Mavericks and they were the Sons. Um. 67 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: You know, it was like forty eighteen at halftime and 68 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,239 Speaker 1: we ended up winning by a bunch. But it was fun, 69 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: really good to get out there and there's referees, scoreboard, fouls. 70 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: It's like, you know, real, Um. The only thing we 71 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: were more anticipated that it would be a lot of 72 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: half court action and oh what are we gonna have? 73 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: We gonna face zone. Man, they come out in the 74 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: zone and it kind of rattled us at the beginning. 75 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: So they had like an early like five four lead, 76 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: eight six or something like that, and then we just 77 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: turned on the afterburners and and you know what, bananas, um, 78 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: But it was it was weird because you know, listen, 79 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: they were a little younger than us. But also, and 80 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if they're gonna end up listening, I'll 81 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: tell you a funny story real quick before we get 82 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: to the NBA. But you know, they couldn't run with us. 83 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: All they would do is shoot threes because they we 84 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: had the size advantage. Um, we if they had one 85 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 1: guy who had like thirty five he was really good. 86 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: And in the second half he comes up to me 87 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: on the foul line. He goes, hey, they say you're 88 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: on TV, and I was like, well, I'm only on 89 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 1: TV if I'm good and uh, and you're giving me 90 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 1: the business because I started guarding the guy because I 91 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: could see in warmups he looked like he was good, 92 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: not like a challenge. UM. He was just bigger and 93 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: quicker than I was, UM, and he could get to 94 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: his spots and he was good. So then of course 95 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: we put you know, a taller guy on him longer, 96 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: gave him problems. And then we just rotated our our 97 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: best defenders on him, like me and two other guys, 98 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: and he would score, but like you know, he would score, 99 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: he would miss turnover and they had really no other 100 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 1: guys who could score. And we won by a ton. 101 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you this. I get to my car 102 00:04:58,600 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: and the first thing I do is look at them 103 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: mav soun score and I see halftime fifty seven twenty 104 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: seven MAVs and I'm like, there's no way this is right. 105 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: Brent to my daughter and I hit refreshed twice and 106 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,599 Speaker 1: then I go on Twitter and I'm like, is this accurate? 107 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: And people are just like going off because you know, 108 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: I've been picking the MAVs forever. I love Luca. I'm 109 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: not a Chris Paul fan, and I I'm like, you 110 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: gotta be kidding me. This is this is really happening. 111 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: So of course I was recording the games right to 112 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 1: rewind to watch it. It It never got remotely close, and 113 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 1: the MAVs absolutely rolled them. And I have so many takes. Obviously, 114 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: the Boston game was good, and the Bucks are done. 115 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: But let's start off big pictures. Zoom out for a minute. 116 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: The two finalists last year, the Bucks and the Suns 117 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: go down in the second round. Now, I don't know 118 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:46,680 Speaker 1: if you can give the Bucks a full pass because 119 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: they didn't have Middleton, but they did lead three to 120 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: going home for Game six, and then Jayson Tatum the 121 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: buzz saw. Game seven. Of course, Boston makes a million threes. 122 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 1: Janics gets once again no help. I mean, seriously, this 123 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: is the symmetry between the Celtics and Maths will be 124 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: very clear shortly. But j honest was nine assists the 125 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: guy was exhausted, missed a bunch of layups in the game. 126 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: Drew Holiday was okay, but over six from deep um. 127 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 1: I think at one point they missed like twelve threes 128 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: in a row and you could just see like, oh 129 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: my goodness, here they come. And then the Celtics ran 130 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: away and hit in the second half. But it's like, okay, 131 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 1: Tatum was good five of nine from three, twenty three points. 132 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: But wait, Grant Grant Williams had twenty seven. He attempted 133 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: eighteen three pointers in game seven. Just let that sink game, 134 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: Grant Williams. Yes, the undersized small ball four I guess 135 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: from Tennessee, folks. I just want to remind you Game 136 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: six in Milwaukee, this is a real stat line for 137 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: Grant Williams. Twenty eight minutes over three, shooting two points. 138 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: He attempted one three pointer. Grant Williams Game seven, ten 139 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: of twenty two, shooting seven of eighteen from three. This 140 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: is I'm listen, Grant Williams can go off. Game two, 141 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: he hit six threes. Games three, four, five, and six 142 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: he combined to go to for fourteen from three. And 143 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: what this tells me not just the Grant Williams show, 144 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: Grant Williams going bonkers, having the best game of his 145 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 1: career in Game seven. You know, the role players are 146 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: supposed to not really show up, but Grant Williams is 147 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: very good. Peyton Pritchard came off the bench and scored fourteen, 148 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: hit four threes. The game done changed. And you guys 149 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: do know that. Okay, this is not news that it's 150 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: all about the three pointer. But you watch the Celtics 151 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: and you watch the Mavericks and they play almost the 152 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: identical same brand of basketball, drive and kick a lot 153 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: of one on one and we're gonna shoot threes and 154 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: make him in a higher clip than you. And Luca 155 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: don Che, Spencer Dinwoodie led the charge for Dallas, and 156 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: of course Tatum, Grant Williams, Pritchard and company went off 157 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: for the Celtics. And that, my friends, is what the 158 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: NBA is right now. Look at three of the final 159 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: four teams. Warriors ain't got no center, Grandma Greens now center. 160 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: Celtics have Al Horford. Yes he is a big, but 161 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: he does shoot threes. Then you've got the Dallas Mavericks 162 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,920 Speaker 1: who start Dwight Powell usually play him for I don't 163 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: know ten minutes and then subout and it's all one 164 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: on one, three and D and it works. And what 165 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: happened to the Milwaukee Bucks and their bigs ran out 166 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: of gas? Bigs are useless, can't guard threes Phoenix suns. Literally, 167 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: DeAndre Ayton was played off the floor, off the floor. 168 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: I don't know if he played in the fourth quarter. 169 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: Apparently there was an incident, and obviously there's you know, 170 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: given that he's a free agent, there's something to look 171 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: into here. But he was a total non factor. Monty 172 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: Williams afterward was asked about eight and he's like, it's internal. 173 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: Apparently there was an incident on the bench where Ayton 174 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: was talk that he had to come out, said something 175 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: of Monty Williams like, what did you say? And then 176 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: he asked me to go back in. This is alleged 177 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: and Aytan said, no, five points four rebounds in seventeen minutes. 178 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: To quote the great George Costanza, Jerry Seinfeldt about George 179 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: Costanza and you want to be my latex salesman, Are 180 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: you gonna pay DeAndre Ayton max money for five and 181 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: four in Game seven when you're only on the floor 182 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: for seventeen minutes. This is not rocket science, guys. You 183 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: need a Draymond Green type big who can play inside 184 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: out defend. You need switchable wings. This like the Warriors 185 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: essentially made what we have now with the small ball 186 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 1: lineup and then added Kevin Durant, Like, that's what you want. 187 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: You need three point shooters. And the Phoenix Suns, my friends, 188 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: or a great two point shooting team. They lived, lived, 189 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: lived with the mid range. That was how they you 190 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: know we're dominant, best mid range team in the league. Well, 191 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: I looked at their two pointers game on game to 192 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: I even tweeted at the time, MAVs are gonna be okay, 193 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: there's no way that that's possible. They're not gonna be 194 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: able to keep doing that. And a bunch of Phoenix 195 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: Suns fans were like, listen, this is what they do. 196 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: They make all their two pointers. Well, game loss, game four, 197 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 1: This is just from two loss, game five, win game six, loss, 198 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: game seven, thirty seven percent loss just on the twos, 199 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: just two pointers. And if you guys haven't realized by now, 200 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: you want to build your team the way the Celtics 201 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,320 Speaker 1: do and the way the Suns do. Golden State Warriors 202 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: are already there. And the Lakers. I know we have 203 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis. I shouldn't say we Anthony Davis is fine. 204 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook does not fit in in any way, shape 205 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 1: or form. I would actually take a bad deal just 206 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: to get a shooter, just to get him off the books, 207 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: because Lebron still has the juice to to make it 208 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: happened if he's got three point shooters around him. Russ 209 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: don't shoot three pointers, So I do wanna uh. I 210 00:11:07,200 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 1: think there's a little more meat on the MAVs son's bone. 211 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: Celtics one at home. I listen, I thought they would win. 212 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,320 Speaker 1: I didn't think they'd win in this manner. Bucks did 213 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 1: not have Middleton, So I can't make any sweeping, scorching 214 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 1: hot takes about the Bucks. Right. They're going to be 215 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: back next year. I do think they need to improve 216 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,439 Speaker 1: perimeter shooting. Wesley Matthews. I don't know that he'll be 217 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: back next year. Grace and Allen had a horrendous series. 218 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: But again, when Grace and Allen is thrust into a 219 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: we need you to produce role as opposed to Hey, 220 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: anything you can give us as gravy kind of it's difficult. 221 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: Bobby Portis is good, but like, look at their like 222 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: Pat Connaughton had kind of a tough series, George Hill 223 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 1: was borderline unplayable. They really miss Middleton, and it's you've 224 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: got to kind of find those wings. You've got to 225 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 1: hit on guys like in the draft, Grant Williams, you've 226 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: got to find your Dorry and Phinney Smith. You gotta uh. 227 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: I think they got Bullock via trade, but you really 228 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: have to find like Maxi Kleiber. You need a guy 229 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: coming in like that hitting threes. If you can't make threes, 230 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: I don't know how valuable you are in the league 231 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:18,000 Speaker 1: right now, honestly, Like we were waiting for Spencer Dinwoodie. 232 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: I think I even came after him after Game five. 233 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, bro, Spencer Dinwoody was supposed to be the 234 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: guy he is. He's had a rough series. Let's be honest, guys. 235 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: Remember this is a guy who had major big time potential. 236 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: Um was playing well earlier in his career. He's had 237 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: some injuries and then after Game five in the thirty 238 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: point loss, he was over three and sixteen minutes with 239 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: two points bounce back in the blowout, and they kept 240 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 1: him in late and he made a bunch of threes 241 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: five of seven and you're like, okay, can this continue. 242 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: Dinwoody carried over into Game seven, and the confidence was there. 243 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: It was every time down the floor. In the first 244 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: second quarter, it was like Dinwoody one on one or 245 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: Luca one on one and just create because nobody could 246 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 1: guard them. I do believe there is something. And I'm 247 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: gonna get to Chris Paul in a minute. And if 248 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: you have to watch it closely, but just look closely 249 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: at that first half. Dallas came in urgency, fired up. 250 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: He every after every loose ball, challenging everything at the rim. 251 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: They were harassing the two point shooters in the mid rains. 252 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: Like Booker did not make a basket in the first half. 253 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: I saw this crazy stat the Big Three. The Big 254 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: Three did not score a bucket until there were four 255 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:36,520 Speaker 1: and a half minutes left in the first half. Eton 256 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: on a dunk, Chris Paul could not make a shot, 257 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: Booker couldn't make a shot. The Big Three started over twelve. 258 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: By the time Aidan dunk, they were down twenty. There. 259 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: I don't want to say Phoenix came in over confident, 260 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: but they had rolled in every home game and they 261 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: looked like a team that wasn't the desire. We've been 262 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: to the finals. We got him in every home game, 263 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: were good, and they got run out of the gym 264 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: in the first half. It was never close. You can't. 265 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: So the big takeaways for the Suns are I would 266 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,320 Speaker 1: not sign Aten. I know that other people out there, 267 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 1: what you gotta have eight and you okay for fair enough, 268 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: you go for eighton um. If you could tell me that, 269 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: I could get um John Collins from Atlanta to Place 270 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: Center and I could ship eight and out. Now, obviously 271 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 1: they're not going to do that because you know Atlanta 272 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: has uh Oh Kong Wu and Clinton Cappella. But I 273 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 1: want Um a John Collins type player, and I want 274 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: three point shooting um. If I'm Phoenix, I I don't 275 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: want anything to do with eight and going forward. I 276 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: know he's a solid player. I know I bet on 277 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: him in Game seven. That was a stupid bet, but 278 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: I thought he would eat and he just did. He 279 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: just no show like it was. It was an embarrassment 280 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: for basically the entire team. Fox Sports Radio has the 281 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of 282 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: our shows at Fox sports radio dot com. And within 283 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: the I Heart radio app search f s R to 284 00:14:55,880 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: listen live. Now that gets me to my guy, Chris Paul. 285 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:06,200 Speaker 1: So I hosted uh speak for Yourself on what was Friday? 286 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: And I tried to push, you know, they were like, well, 287 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:12,440 Speaker 1: what NBA topics to you one? And I was like, well, 288 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: let's be real as Chris Paul washed. Of course they 289 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: laughed and was like, all right, we'll say, you know, 290 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: as Chris Paul blah blah blah. I was like, all right, 291 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: well we'll do that. And so I'm on it with 292 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: Rick Buker. Rick Buker says his spiel, and I go, Rick, 293 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: I wanted this topic to be as Chris Paul washed. 294 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: And it's because blah blah blah. And guys, you watched 295 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: Chris Paul in Game seven and I know that. I saw. 296 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: I saw that. Oh he walked out of the arena 297 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: with a quad injury. It's always something with this guy. 298 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:45,640 Speaker 1: Thirty one minutes, ten points, four assists. He was a 299 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: minus thirty nine. I don't know how that's possible in 300 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: thirty one minutes, but he was abysmal for the final 301 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: five games after returned thirty seven. I'm just gonna say, 302 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: you guys are gonna laugh. I talked about it earlier 303 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: in the year. Reaes Chris Paul's history of tempting the 304 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: basketball gods. I will never forget when he's shimmied in 305 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: Steph Curry's face five minutes later tore his hamstring done 306 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. After game two, somebody sent me this video. 307 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: There was, you know, one of these Phoenix reporters after 308 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: game two, asked Devin Booker and Chris Paul about Luca 309 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: Dontech and that was game member. Game two was when 310 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: they mercilessly hunted Done in the second half, like every 311 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: play they were going at and pick and roll action, 312 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: and he was getting lit up, and you know, they 313 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: asked the question of Booker's kind of smirking and looks 314 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,440 Speaker 1: at Chris Paul, who's kind of smirking, and he pulls 315 00:16:36,440 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 1: his hat down and he tries to be like all PC, 316 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: but you know, he's like kind of laughing. They're laughing 317 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:45,160 Speaker 1: about Luca. You can't do that, dude, you can't do that. 318 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: I'll laugh at Luca don chech the best freaking player 319 00:16:49,760 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: in the NBA. I know Yoki won the MVP. Give 320 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: me a break. Nobody in the right mind is taking 321 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: Yokach over at Luca. I know Janice is allegedly the best, 322 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: but I'm taking Luke in a heartbeat over honest, and 323 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: I know Luca doesn't play DJ Listen, Luca can play defense, 324 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: he just chooses not to. These Europeans kind of zone 325 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:10,959 Speaker 1: out on defense. I'll tell you he was locked in 326 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: on d in Game seven, challenging everything moving his puppies defensively. Guys, 327 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,360 Speaker 1: this is now three straight years where he has put 328 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: up Michael Jordan's type numbers in the postseason. They lost 329 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: to the Clippers in the first round, a loaded Clippers team. 330 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,919 Speaker 1: Luca pushed him to seven. They lost in six. Luca 331 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: was everything. Now they extinguished the Western Conference, defending champs. 332 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: Luca an unbelievable series. I'm losing adjectives to describe just 333 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: how incredible this twenty three year old kid is. You 334 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: guys ready for this. I'm just calling up the Luca 335 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: Donte stats. In the series seven games against the Phoenix Suns, 336 00:17:55,960 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: who were, by all accounts, the best regular season team 337 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: in basketball, Luca averaged thirty two points, nine rebounds, seven assists, 338 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:12,560 Speaker 1: shot from the field from two for three and then 339 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: from the line he's not playing with another All Star. 340 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: I told you guys last week on this damn podcast. 341 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: This is hearkening back to Lebron in OH seven with 342 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: the Calves. And I know he had a probably inferior 343 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: roster to Brunson and Dinwoody. But you know, if you 344 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: go back to the die hard fans of the Calves team, hey, 345 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: they'll tell you that Larry Hughes was one of the 346 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 1: defensive players of the year and um, the center of 347 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: the big guy, uh not? Was it not side show 348 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: Bob the other guy I'm a Galskis could play. Listen. 349 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: The OH seven Calves were incredibly inferior in it to 350 00:18:56,119 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 1: the Suns and they got destroyed. Um, but that Lebron 351 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:04,200 Speaker 1: ascending and he that's when he really became a superstar. 352 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: That's where he took down the Pistons, who would won 353 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: a championship I think two years prior, uh it with 354 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: one of the best series I've ever seen. This felt 355 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: like pretty much the same for Lebron. By all accounts, 356 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: his second best player on that team was Larry Hughes. 357 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: Drew Gooden was okay, igalskiz Varajo, Eric Snow Sasha Pavlovic like, yes, 358 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: this team is a little bit better, but I'm telling 359 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,959 Speaker 1: you Luca ain't far behind from what I saw from 360 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,040 Speaker 1: Lebron in that Piston series. That's how good this guy is. Now. 361 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: Can he get to Lebron level? I don't know. I 362 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: have no idea. Can he get to being a top 363 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,159 Speaker 1: ten player all time? I don't know, but I'll tell 364 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: you this a really smart guy who's uh, you guys 365 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: know from this podcast. Preston Um Johnson Um. By the way, 366 00:19:47,240 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: We've already had a request for him to come on 367 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: and talk college football, but he said he's not capping 368 00:19:51,200 --> 00:19:55,160 Speaker 1: that anymore, Um, and he's probably not gambling on college 369 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 1: football because he's so into this soccer team he bought. Um. 370 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: Preston told me, I think it was two years ago, 371 00:20:01,880 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 1: Luca's second year. He thinks that this is one of 372 00:20:05,160 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: his big He thinks Luca is going to be a 373 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: top ten player all time, And that was like in 374 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: Luca's second or third year in the league. He said that, 375 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 1: and I'm like, wow, really, so you start looking at 376 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 1: the numbers and he's piling up ridiculous stats. By the way, 377 00:20:18,240 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: Luca and Dinwoodie first teammates to top thirty points in 378 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: a game seven since Kobe and Shack twenty years ago. 379 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: Dim Wood, he went off, But of course Luca, we 380 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: know he was incredible and just to wrap wrap it 381 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:39,280 Speaker 1: back to Chris Paul, but he laughed at Luca after 382 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: Game two. Luca won four of the next five games 383 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: from the team that had the best record in the NBA, 384 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: and they couldn't stop them. They were powerless to stop Luca. 385 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:55,959 Speaker 1: Don Rich and Chris Paul can laugh all he wants, 386 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 1: but nobody repeat, nobody has more love from the media 387 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 1: and fails more in the deep in the postseason. Then 388 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: Chris Paul, tell me who's had more May meltdowns with 389 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: Lob City Clippers. Remember those Rockets? Remember that series Will 390 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: gets the Warriors Sons last year in the finals. Weren't 391 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: they up to nothing on the Bucks and then lost 392 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: fourth straight. Chris Paul up two, oh, laughing at Luca, 393 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: then up three to lose two straight, both of them 394 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:34,679 Speaker 1: by over twenty points. Guys, when is the love affair 395 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: going to stop with Chris Paul? The point god that 396 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: everybody calls him, I don't want to hear this. He's 397 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: better than Isaiah Thomas, Like, okay, he was closing in 398 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 1: on top five. Is even better than Jason Kidd because 399 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 1: it's Chris Paul be real better than Jason Kidd. Jas 400 00:21:51,520 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: kidds got a title. I know Chris Paul better, uh 401 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: two point shooter, But I don't know, guys the playoff meltdowns. 402 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: Just continue to love for Chris Paul. Again, we're talking 403 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: about it. Extremely talented player, a Hall of Fame lock. 404 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: And again there's been I don't know, conservatively two thousand 405 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: point guards in NBA history. Fine one to say he's 406 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: top ten is not slander top he's the top one 407 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: of all point guards in the history of the NBA. 408 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 1: He's he's a great player. But I'm sick of this. 409 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: Oh well he's up there? Is he one of the 410 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: best pure point guards? Like, get out of here, just 411 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: stop with it. How many chokes in the playoffs does 412 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: he have to have? They were favored in the series, 413 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 1: they were favorite in Game seven. Stop, I just I 414 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: just don't get it. Luca who he talks smacked too 415 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: at seven at the half in Game seven, the Phoenix 416 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: Suns had twenty seven guys. That the biggest halftime lead ever. 417 00:22:54,800 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: In Game seven, ever on Chris Paul's head. I want 418 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: to like Devin Booker. I don't know, man, They just 419 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 1: talk a lot of smack. And somebody reminded me that Campaign, 420 00:23:08,400 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: the point guard was talking trash to Lebron and the 421 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: Lakers early this season when the Suns were smacking the 422 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 1: Lakers around, talking trash to Lebron Wi. Lebron was on 423 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: the bench and Lebron was like, young fella, you haven't 424 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 1: done Jack squad in this league. You need to stop 425 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 1: running your mouth. And now Campaign had an awful series. 426 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: Sons Done. I don't know what the future holds for Pain. 427 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: I thought he was one of the best backup point 428 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: guards in the league and he he was abysmal in 429 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: the series. Um, folks, I were the Sun's one and done? 430 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: Is that it? Can they get back? Here? Is Chris 431 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,400 Speaker 1: Paul gonna now be? Uh? I don't know thirty eight 432 00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: next May postseason failure after postseason failure. I know it 433 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:54,320 Speaker 1: was a good run. I like Bonnie Williams, I don't 434 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: I don't know what the future holds for the Phoenix Suns. Um. 435 00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: Now quickly we'll look on to the next uh. The 436 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: Conference finals Tuesday. It begins Boston and Miami. Wednesday is 437 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 1: Dallas and Golden State. That's gonna be a tough series 438 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,920 Speaker 1: because you guys know my rooting interest in Curry and um, 439 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 1: I also love Luca don Chech. I will be buying 440 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: a Luca don Che throwback this week. I've been saying 441 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: it for a while, but I have to officially get it. 442 00:24:22,119 --> 00:24:24,159 Speaker 1: By the way, when I saw Weezer, there was a 443 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: Luca Donche jersey in our in our near us. And 444 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:32,359 Speaker 1: then where was I Saturday? I was somewhere Saturday, and 445 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: I saw Luca Donche's jersey. I was like to Luca 446 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,120 Speaker 1: Donte's jerseys in southern California and like a twenty four 447 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 1: hour span, A little surprised. Um, Luca versus Curry. Uh, 448 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: we'll get We'll get to that in a second. We'll 449 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: start with Boston Miami. I'll say right now, I think 450 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: Boston's probably exhausted from that Buck series. I think they 451 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,800 Speaker 1: will be on, you know, celebrating all night. They've got 452 00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: to go to Miami and face a rested Heat team. 453 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: I like Miami Game one. Let's see what happens with Lowry. 454 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler versus Tatum will be good. I think Bam 455 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 1: out a bio will be a problem for Boston. He's 456 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: just such a good defender. Do you guys remember Boston 457 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: Miami met in the Bubble playoffs. I thought I liked 458 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,400 Speaker 1: Boston that series, and that Heat kind of crushed him. 459 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:22,199 Speaker 1: This is a different Heat team. Listen. I know you 460 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: can trot out Struce and um whatever the other guy's 461 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,360 Speaker 1: name is. I'm sorry for forgetting it. You could trot 462 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 1: those guys out against Philly's sorry backcourt because James Harden, 463 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: you know whatever. But Marcus Smart and Dyalen Brown can go, 464 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: and you know, Jayson Tatum. This this Boston team is nice. 465 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: I like Miami in Game one. I think everybody's gonna 466 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: take Boston in the series. But we've seen this before. 467 00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 1: You get a massive win, you feel like you're the favorites, 468 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: and the next series you kind of let your guard 469 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 1: down a little bit. Remember Boston took knocked off the 470 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 1: nets and what happened in Game one against Milwaukee there 471 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: destroyed at home. Now they don't have home court advantage 472 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:06,880 Speaker 1: against Miami. I kind of like Miami and Game one. 473 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, right now Heat in this series, but I 474 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:16,800 Speaker 1: think it's it's a tough one. Um, Golden State Dallas. 475 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,719 Speaker 1: You guys know my love for Luca, but I do 476 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: like Golden State more and I like Steph Curry more 477 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: for now, and I'm very excited at what the discussion 478 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: becomes for Steph Curry's career if he gets a fourth championship, 479 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: because he closes in on Magic, who has five, And 480 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: I think Steph Curry's case to crack the top ten 481 00:26:44,160 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: all time gets really bolstered, especially if he's a finals MVP. 482 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: We know it's not gonna be Draymond. He can't play Jordan. 483 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: Pool kind of tailed off a little bit. Clay had 484 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: a Game six because that's what he does. But they 485 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: could be a big month ahead for Curry and legacy. 486 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:05,120 Speaker 1: I know people don't really care about the legacy. It's 487 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:07,600 Speaker 1: fun talk though. It gets people fired up, so I'll 488 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: be rooting Warriors. I I'm trying to break down the 489 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: matches for who guards Luca. I think you start Wiggins 490 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 1: on him because Wiggins is your best defender and he 491 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: guard a jaw. And what they're gonna do is they're 492 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: gonna just as they did against Phoenix, They're gonna look, 493 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna match up hunt, and they're gonna say, bring 494 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: me Jordan Pool, bring me Steph Curry, and good luck 495 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: guarding Luca. And I think if you're Golden State, you 496 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: probably run a double at Luca and hope and pray 497 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: that Maxi Kleiber and Burt Ton's and all these guys 498 00:27:40,480 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: don't splash a million threes. I also think defensively that 499 00:27:47,040 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: the MAV's a gonna have to work way harder to 500 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: chase around with the best passing team in the league. 501 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: Um again, Phoenix mid range killers. But the Warriors don't 502 00:27:57,960 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: do that. They take shots in the paint or they 503 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: take threes. That's gonna be a problem. So this is 504 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,119 Speaker 1: essentially is gonna come down to who shoots three is better. 505 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 1: I trust the Warriors a little better, so I'll go 506 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: Warriors in I don't want you don't want to see 507 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,679 Speaker 1: Luca in the game seven. Fox Sports Radio has the 508 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:16,639 Speaker 1: best sports talk lineup in the nation. 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I got legendary Hall of Famer's, 519 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,120 Speaker 1: elite coaches in the top basketball Inside is bringing you 520 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: a unique perspective on all things hoops culture that you 521 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: will not find anywhere. To make your next move your 522 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: best in tap in with me from kJ live wherever 523 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 1: you tet your podcast from. I got Warriors in five, 524 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: Warriors in five, and I will for now go heat 525 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: in seven. But this is win win win for me, guys. 526 00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 1: It is it really? Because you know, last year I 527 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: didn't have a real rooting interest in Son's books. I 528 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: just didn't really care about any of those guys. None 529 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,719 Speaker 1: of them really do it for me in terms of 530 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: like I gotta watch I gotta watch this guy. I'm 531 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 1: turning on a TV whenever Lucas on, I'm turning on 532 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: a TV when Steph Curry is playing. I am getting 533 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: to a TV to watch Jayson Tatum. He's at that 534 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: stage and I'm I. I you know, my heart is 535 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: with Jimmy Butler. I bet on the Heat earlier this 536 00:29:47,280 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 1: season to win the title. I picked him on cow 537 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: Hurd Show to win the title. I like this team, 538 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 1: I don't feel as good about them watching them struggle 539 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: a bit against the Sixers. You can't go into the 540 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: finals with Kyle Lowry playing this Eastern Conference Finals, that is, 541 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: with Kyle Lowry playing this poorly and expect to win. Uh, 542 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: Gabe Vincent? There it is is the other Miami heath 543 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: car Like, come on, that's you know. I know Hero 544 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: can get hot and cook, but man, I just I 545 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 1: don't know if they have enough offense to hang with 546 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: Boston and Robert Williams. Health obviously will be instrumental. It's 547 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: gonna be a good series. Um man, it's gonna be 548 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: a good one. So we got two great UH Conference 549 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: finals in the NBA. I didn't watch any hockey apologies. 550 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: UM I did see a player on the King's retire 551 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: Dustin Brown. And I only know two guys on the Kings, 552 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: one of them because he his kid was on my 553 00:30:44,280 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 1: Buddies soccer team. Um I've already forgot his last name. 554 00:30:50,160 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: So I won't even try to say it, but he 555 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: was one of like the veteran leaders. You would it's 556 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 1: kind of like a European name, you would know it. 557 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: And then Dustin Brown's kid was in my son's class 558 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: and like kindergarten and they play sports and nice kid. 559 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:05,239 Speaker 1: I've never really talked to the dad. I think my 560 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: wife's talked to the mom at soccer or whatever. But um, 561 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: it seems like a nice enough dude and his kid 562 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:12,400 Speaker 1: is a good kid. Um. It is weird that he 563 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: lives in our in our area, and like, I don't 564 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: know what, I don't really know any hockey players. I 565 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: don't follow his sport that closely. Um, But right now 566 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: it's it's all NBA NFL schedule will probably dig into 567 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: this week. We have one media guest lined up and 568 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: I think Rob will be off for a couple of 569 00:31:28,840 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: days and be back um later this week. But for now, 570 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: we've got a great final four in the n b A. 571 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,040 Speaker 1: Just coming off an awesome weekend, guys, and I hope 572 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: you had a good one as well. I'll talk to 573 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: you tomorrow.