1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: This is straight fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 2: What is up? Straight firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight 3 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: fire for Friday, June the seventh, And we didn't have 4 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 2: much of a game last night. It was no show 5 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: night in the NBA and also in my men's league 6 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: final game of the season, our opponent did not show up. 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 2: They were winless. It was good because I get to 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: focus on the NBA Finals game, although there wasn't much 9 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 2: of a game. And actually Rob tried to tell me 10 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 2: that what's going on with the Lakers and Danny Hurley 11 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 2: possibly is a bigger story than Game one, and he 12 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: might be right, because it was a bloodbath in Beantown. 13 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: Celtics just beat down the MAVs in kind of sort 14 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: of shocking fashion. Although I will say this, I wasn't 15 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: confident about Game one. I had noted that Kid has 16 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 2: struggled in Game one's Celtics had not. The only two 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 2: games that Dallas had lost in his postseason was in 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:07,000 Speaker 2: Game one against the Clippers and OKCE, and they got 19 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: throttled in Boston. This was a beat down. I think 20 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:14,320 Speaker 2: it was twenty four to eighteen Boston, and Porzingis went 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 2: off and next thing, you know, end of the first quarter, 22 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: Boston's up seventeen. I have in my notes here that 23 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 2: was the largest lead after the first quarter in Game 24 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: one in NBA Finals history. Also, I bet the under 25 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 2: fifty five and a half. That last three by Houser 26 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 2: put him from fifty four to fifty seven. So I 27 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,520 Speaker 2: lost that bet. Not a great night for your boy, 28 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 2: Not great at all about The only thing I got 29 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 2: right was Derek Lively. I was concerned about him, and 30 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: he looked like a rookie. He looked kind of lost 31 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: out there. He almost fouled out in like ten minutes. 32 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 2: But this is a story about a the Celtics defense 33 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: and B. I think Jalen Brown is probably the second 34 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 2: biggest story. We'll start with the Celtics defense, folks. In 35 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 2: what has to be the craziest out of Game one, 36 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 2: Luka Doncic thirty eight minutes. He had thirty points, He 37 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 2: had ten rebounds. He was held to one assist, which 38 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 2: might be a career low. I was looking at through 39 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 2: seasons and you can't find a one assist game for 40 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: Luka Doncic. According to a tweet I'm seeing, Luca has 41 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 2: never played this many minutes thirty eight and had this 42 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 2: few of assists. Now, some of it was his teammates 43 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 2: not making place MAVs shooters one of six on Luca 44 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: Donch's passes. They were not making their shots. Kyrie Irving 45 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 2: is to blame. Kyrie Irving was downright putrid. You know, 46 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: six of nineteen, shooting of five from three. He was 47 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,519 Speaker 2: a team worst minus nineteen. Kyrie Irving, he just didn't 48 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: have it to night. He had a couple of big 49 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 2: moments in the third quarter. In the comeback. He had 50 00:02:47,160 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: an awesome move on Al Horford on the baseline, but 51 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 2: he had a big travel there that really cost them. 52 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 2: As a matter of fact, they had back to back 53 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: travels which kind of killed him in the third. We'll 54 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 2: get to that, but bottom line, the defense on Luca 55 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 2: was phenomenal. I don't have an official but he was 56 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: had four turnovers. I saw Jalen Brown pick him and 57 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: go in for a dunk. Peyton Pritchard and I'm not 58 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 2: sure who the other guy was, but they bought basically 59 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: ended up picking him at the foul line and got 60 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 2: a layup out of it, and then he got picked again. 61 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 2: So the you know, he was just being a little 62 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 2: lollygagging a little. I know that. You know, he's had 63 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: a lot of time off, but Luca did not look 64 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: one hundred percent. He was kind of, you know, gassed 65 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: if you will, I don't know, but he was kind 66 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: of laboring. He still got his thirty on twenty six shots, 67 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: but one assist is staggering MAVs shooters one of six 68 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: on Luca passes. Here's the stat though they had been 69 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 2: shooting fifty seven percent on Luca's passes. Right, he'd find PJ. 70 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 2: Washington in the corner, he would find Derek Jones Junior. 71 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 2: Derek Jones Junior hit his three early and then he 72 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: could make anything the rest of the game two of nine. PJ. 73 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: Washington zero of three from three coming off the bench. 74 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 2: Jaden Hardy was okay. Kleeber played nineteen minutes, didn't even 75 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 2: attempt to three. Didn't look totally crisp. I mean he 76 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 2: was a minus fifteen. Tim Hardaway was out there jacking. Basically, 77 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 2: they couldn't find offense. It was bleak and they find 78 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: themselves down I think twenty one. At the half, they 79 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: were down fifty eight to twenty nine. After a Tatum three. 80 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 2: It was an onslaught. They come back. They cut it 81 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: to eight in a third quarter and it looked like 82 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 2: maybe they had a chance. And I have it in 83 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 2: my notes as I was at a buddy's house watching 84 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 2: the game, and I have it. As MAVs cut it 85 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: to eight, Dereck Lively got a defensive board, but like 86 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,359 Speaker 2: Porzingis and someone else were harassing him. It looked like 87 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 2: a foul. They call it travel on Lively. Livey's like, 88 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 2: come on, give me a break. Lively was a disaster. 89 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 2: Jalen browns ended up getting a free throw after that, 90 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,719 Speaker 2: So they're down nine. Kyrie in the lane, fade away, 91 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 2: miss it and he travels before the shot. The shot missed, 92 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 2: but he traveled. He was like, what the heck come down? 93 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: Porzingis dunk. Jalen Brown free throws Tatum three and that's 94 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,239 Speaker 2: a rap. It was never close in the fourth quarter. 95 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,240 Speaker 2: So the Celtics defense on Luca was tremendous. They did 96 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: not have to double like Jaden McDaniels and could not 97 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: keep out of lane. Lou Dort could not well, Jyalen 98 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: Brown could. Jalen Brown said, I want all The smoke 99 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: took him from the jump as soon as Luca went 100 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 2: off in the third quarter, Jaylen Brown's like, I got 101 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,239 Speaker 2: this and the defense on him was tremendous. Derek White 102 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 2: was okay, Drew Holliday was terrific. Bottom line is it 103 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 2: was a outstanding performance from the Celtics defense, holding Dallas 104 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 2: to eighty nine. By the way, I'm sure you guys 105 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 2: saw this stat that in the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks 106 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 2: have fifty four lob dunks ally up action, fifty four 107 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: more than every other team in the playoffs combined. Denver 108 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 2: was second with log lob dunks with nine. A lot 109 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 2: of those are Jokics to Gordon, you know, Dallas had 110 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: fifty four. I did not see one in Game one. Now, 111 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,679 Speaker 2: maybe I missed it, but I didn't see one lob dunk. 112 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 2: And I may be wrong, but I know Porzingis blocked 113 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 2: to Josh Green dunk, Jalen Brown dunked to Derek Jones, 114 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: blocked to Derek Jones dunk. The Celtics defense was phenomenal. 115 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 2: They were flying all over now they had they had 116 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 2: a week arrest. They also had and guts returning. I 117 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,040 Speaker 2: was a shot in the arm and other than like 118 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: what eight minutes stretched in the third quarter, they largely 119 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 2: dominated the game. I don't want to hear full court. 120 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 2: It was just Boston's defense. Now, the second layer, besides 121 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: holding Luca Doncies to one assist, was I thought Jalen 122 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 2: Brown's play at both ends with phenomenal. There was a 123 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 2: moment in the third quarter where Dallas made it interesting 124 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 2: because Boston kept missing threes. You know, they hit a 125 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 2: million threes in their first half, and they come out 126 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: in the third quarter, well, we're just gonna keep jacket 127 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 2: threes and they must have missed six or seven in 128 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 2: a row, and it's like, okay, Luca, score Luca three, 129 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: you know, and they cut it all of a sudden, 130 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 2: they cut it to eight. And the what I saw, 131 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 2: and Rob might have seen it differently, I saw a 132 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 2: poised Jalen Brown attack the rim and not settle. He 133 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 2: drew a couple of thousand lively, and he did miss 134 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 2: a few free throws. He was six of eleven from 135 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 2: the line, but he was driving to the bucket instead 136 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 2: of settling for threes. Jason Tatum shot two free throws 137 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter. Jalleen Brown shot eleven and I'm 138 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 2: not Knockntatum. This is not a bash Tatum. I didn't 139 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 2: think he was a huge factory was a plus nineteen. 140 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 2: He was really good forty two minutes, but did have 141 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 2: six turnovers. Jalen Brown twenty two points on twelve shots. 142 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: That is efficient, excellent defense and getting to the free 143 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 2: throw line. I thought at a pivotal moment late in 144 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 2: the third quarter when Matt Dallas made it interesting, I 145 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: thought that was just smart heads up basketball from Jalen Brown. 146 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 2: Now I know people are gonna say, Jay, where's the Porzingis. 147 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: Love. 148 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: Porzingis was phenomenal, folks, And if anybody knew that this 149 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: is the Porzingis that we'd be getting, then nobody would 150 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 2: have taken Dallas in this series. Kristaps Porzingis eighteen. In 151 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 2: the first half, he totally dominated. He was posting up. 152 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,679 Speaker 2: Remember how I said the post up game in Dallas. 153 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: He's not posting up on the block. He's now posting 154 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 2: up at the elbow and above, and he gets a 155 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 2: guard on him, and it's like shooting fish in a barrel. 156 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: It's cake. He's just turning around and spraying and then 157 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 2: he hits an NBA three way way way downtown. I'm 158 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 2: just Porzingis twenty off the bench in twenty one minutes. 159 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: The Dallas bench, by the way, had four points heading 160 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 2: into the fourth. A lot of garbage times, so Hardy 161 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:16,600 Speaker 2: stacked some numbers and Josh Green had a three. Cleber 162 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 2: had two. But bottom line is Dallas bench twenty points, 163 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 2: porzingis off the bench twenty. If that's if that keeps 164 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 2: up for the series, I think the matter are cooked. 165 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: Now. 166 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 2: Rob, Before it turned over to you, I will just say, 167 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 2: everybody's gonna want to bet the Zigzag. Oh Boston game two, 168 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,400 Speaker 2: they're vulnerable. They lost Game two to Miami, they lost 169 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:43,440 Speaker 2: Game two to Cleveland, they almost lost Game two to 170 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: the Oh wait, I'm trying to think Game two for 171 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: the Pacers. 172 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 1: No. 173 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: Game one was the one they almost lost in the Pacers, 174 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 2: I think I think the overtime game where Jalen Brown 175 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 2: hit the three from the corner, but I think Matt 176 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 2: Mavericks came two and I'm like, okay, I can ride 177 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 2: with that. And then I look at the line. It's 178 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 2: gone up seven and a half. It was six and 179 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: a half for Game one. Now that to me is 180 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 2: a little bit surprising, But again, this is the sixty 181 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 2: four win Boston team. That we expected to see this. 182 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 2: They looked like it. They look faster on defense, The 183 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 2: offense was clicking outside of a stretch where they missed 184 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 2: a bunch of threes. Half their shots, I'm sorry. They 185 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 2: shot eighty two a field goal attempts, forty two more 186 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: than half or three pointers, and they made sixteen thirty 187 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 2: eight percent. They made sixteen threes. Dallas made seven. And 188 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 2: that basically will be the story of the series. 189 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: Rob Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup 190 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,239 Speaker 1: in the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports 191 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app search FSR 192 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: to listen live. 193 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 3: That's the story of the Boston Celtics. When they are 194 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 3: hitting their threes, in which they do more often than not, 195 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 3: usually right around forty percent, you have an extremely difficult 196 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 3: time beating them because the numbers are the numbers. The 197 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 3: math is going to math at the end of the day. 198 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 3: And if they're shooting forty th three pointers, forty plus 199 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 3: three pointers and they're hitting it like they did last night, 200 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,839 Speaker 3: they shot a wopping thirty eight percent, and it was 201 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 3: actually higher than that till the fourth quarter when they 202 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 3: kind of, you know, put their foot off the gas 203 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 3: a little bit. Look, the Porzingis thing, to me is 204 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 3: the biggest factor for Boston because one of the reasons 205 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 3: why I had MAVs and seven is because I expected 206 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 3: kristavs Porzingis to not be Kristaps Porzingis for at least 207 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 3: the first two or three games of the series. He's 208 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 3: coming off of over a month of miss time. I 209 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 3: think he missed a total of ten games. He's dealing 210 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 3: with the calf injury, which are notoriously known to flare 211 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 3: up from time to time, Like it takes a minute 212 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 3: for you to get back to where you usually are 213 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 3: physically and not even just physically mentally, to have the 214 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 3: confidence to explode off of that calf usually takes a 215 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 3: little bit longer than for most people. And that was 216 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 3: the exact opposite for Porzenkis Porzingis as soon as he 217 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 3: got in the game in the first quarter, look like 218 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:04,040 Speaker 3: the Kristaps Porzingis from Washington. I mean, he was explosive, 219 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 3: he was get into his spots, and he was taking 220 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 3: advantage of the mismatches. I know Dallas a couple of 221 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 3: times had guys who were like six three six four 222 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 3: trunder guard him, and he just raised up over the 223 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 3: top and shot over it. What's funny is as great 224 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 3: as he was in that game game one, you would 225 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 3: think that a guy of his size going up against 226 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 3: Dallas and the way they were guarding him, that his 227 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 3: twenty points would have all been dungs and layups, right, 228 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 3: because he's been guarded by a smaller guy. Only three 229 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 3: of his attempts were inside of the restricted area. Everything 230 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,319 Speaker 3: was jump shots, and he, to his credit, he was 231 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 3: hitting them. He was hitting them, he was hitting them, 232 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 3: He was NonStop. He was great. If they get that 233 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 3: Kristaves porzingis for the rest of this series, then my 234 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 3: MAVs in seven pick, you can just light that on fire, 235 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 3: like if this one may not go five, but if 236 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 3: he's gonna play like that, so we'll see how he 237 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:02,440 Speaker 3: responds in game two. As far as the Dallas Mavericks go, 238 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 3: you gotta be a little bit concerned because when I 239 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 3: was watching the game, the one thing that I thought 240 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 3: I noticed in correct me if I'm wrong, is that 241 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 3: Boston did not do anything super fancy to defend Kyrie 242 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 3: and Luca. They got all in their jersey. They're playing 243 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 3: pressure defense and they were playing a drop coverage behind it. 244 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 3: For the most part when it was Porzingis, it was 245 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 3: always dropped. Horford occasionally would come out and had you, 246 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 3: but for the most part they were in drop coverage. 247 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 2: Did you see Horford block of Luca three? 248 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 3: I did. 249 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 2: I could have believed that's moving those puppies. See Horford 250 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 2: only played h oh he played thirty minutes. Wow, I 251 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 2: didn't even realize that. Yeah, I thought he had a 252 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 2: good game, solid made. 253 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 3: Very solid. But what they were doing was nothing too complicated. 254 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 3: It was we're gonna get in your jersey're gonna play 255 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 3: pressure defense, played drop coverage behind it, and we are 256 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,800 Speaker 3: gonna dare you Luca and Kyrie to beat us one 257 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 3: on one, And to Luca's credit, that's exactly what he did. 258 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:06,600 Speaker 3: Luca was cooking basically. Whoever was in front him didn't matter. 259 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 3: He was getting into a step back, the high pick 260 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 3: and roll. He was getting to the guys in jail, 261 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 3: get to the little mid range, get to the bucket. 262 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: You know. 263 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 3: He was doing basically whatever he wanted to, just like 264 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 3: you'd expect Luka don just to do against no matter 265 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 3: who's gardener. Kyrie was getting a lot of the similar looks. 266 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 3: The difference was that Kyrie just could not throw a 267 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: pee in the ocean in game one, like he was 268 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,680 Speaker 3: getting so many open shots. He was just missing. And 269 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 3: I expect he's gonna bounce back in game two because 270 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 3: a guy that good doesn't just missed open shots at 271 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 3: two games in a row. Yeah, beingless, it's six of nineteen, 272 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 3: rob Yeah, and at least half of them were wide open. 273 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 3: The bigger issue, though, if your Dallas is assuming Boston 274 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 3: grins the same game plan and the rest of the 275 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 3: series is what they've decided is Luca and Kyrie are great, 276 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 3: but those two guys alone are not going to be 277 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: able to out or the five that we have out 278 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 3: there are starting five or six if you want to 279 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 3: count at Horford, those two guys on their best night 280 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 3: are gonna combine for eighty points. Brown Tatum, White, Holiday, 281 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 3: porzingis those five guys should be able to get you 282 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 3: ninety two, one hundred by themselves, not factoring whateverone else 283 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 3: is gonna get. So if you are Boston, you gotta 284 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 3: find a way. If you are Dallas, you gotta be 285 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 3: able to create offense so that PJ. Washington and Derek 286 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 3: Jones Junior and Gafford and Lively they're finding ways to 287 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 3: get the ball without having to be spoon fed by 288 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 3: Luca and Kyriek. That's what they normally rely on. You 289 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 3: gotta run some backdoor actions, you gotta run some off 290 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 3: ball actions, anything to get those guys going, because the 291 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 3: way Boston is gonna defend it, they're gonna stay at 292 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 3: home with the shooters. They're gonna stay at home with 293 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 3: the lob threat, and they're gonna dare Kyrie and Luca 294 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 3: try to beat them one on one for forty eight minutes, 295 00:14:57,960 --> 00:14:59,480 Speaker 3: and I don't think Dallas can win like that. 296 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's interesting you mentioned PJ Washington. I was like, 297 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 2: let me just check the game log. So he was 298 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 2: zero for three on threes. That three three three point 299 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 2: attempts is the fewest of any game in these playoffs 300 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 2: for PJ Washington, fewest every other every game he's averaged, 301 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 2: he's shot four or more threes. And against OKC, where 302 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 2: they essentially were like, hey, it's pick your poison. We're 303 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:25,800 Speaker 2: not gonna let Luca Kyrie beat us. Let's see if 304 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 2: the other guys can do it. And Game two, PJ 305 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 2: Washington seven of eleven on threes. Game three, PJ Washington 306 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 2: five of twelve, Game four five of eleven, Like, essentially, 307 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 2: you have to pick your poison. Like Rob said, do 308 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 2: you want the other guys, Derek Jones, PJ. Washington to 309 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 2: beat you? Okayse said, We're not gonna lose to Luca 310 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 2: Kyrie and Kyrie didn't have a great series, and Luca 311 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 2: they didn't hold him under raps. You know, you can't 312 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 2: really hold Luke under wraps. But they did a better 313 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 2: job than Minnesota did, and they ended up losing because PJ. 314 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 2: Washington averaged seventeen in the series, had games of twenty one, 315 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 2: twenty seven, twenty nine, like he was spraying Derek Jones. 316 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 2: Same deal. Spring and Minnesota watch that and we're like, no, no, no, no, no, 317 00:16:06,240 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 2: we're not gonna We're not gonna let those other guys 318 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 2: beat us. Oh okay, well now it's gonna be the 319 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 2: Luca Kyrie show. And they both just went off in 320 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 2: every game. So you kind of got to pick your poison. 321 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 2: And the problem is Boston they decided we're gonna hug 322 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 2: up the shooters, sorry, and Kyrie and Luca for the 323 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 2: first time, did not destroy them. They combined for forty 324 00:16:27,440 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 2: two points. That's never gonna do it. So I don't know. 325 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 2: This is gonna put immense pressure on on Kyrie and Luca. 326 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 2: They're probably gonna have to combine for sixty to seventy 327 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 2: for Dallas to get out of this whole. I uhh, 328 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 2: Game two Sunday night, I kind of want to go MAVs, 329 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 2: but I mean there is mild concern that, you know. 330 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 2: I mean Derek. I'm looking at Derek Jones against Okay 331 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:54,720 Speaker 2: see four of six in Game six from three. He 332 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 2: had twenty two points in Game five, three of five. Like, 333 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 2: that's two huge games from Derek Jones. He was a 334 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 2: total non factor tonight, one of two from three. They're 335 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 2: not They're just not letting him do anything. So the 336 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,120 Speaker 2: Celtics defense, man, I just I don't know. Everybody kept 337 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 2: saying this is gonna go seven, is gonna go seven? Maybe? 338 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 2: But I don't know, Rob this this looks like a 339 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 2: Boston and five to me, But we shall see. 340 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,879 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 341 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:25,280 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 342 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 343 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 1: listen live listen. 344 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,000 Speaker 2: I know we're not gonna do a ton on it, 345 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 2: because hell, by the time you know mid morning hits 346 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 2: this could be official that Danny Hurley is not taking 347 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 2: the Lakers job. But rob essentially what happened on Thursday, 348 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 2: Game one of the NBA Finals, we get the biggest 349 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 2: curveball that I can recall in a coaching search, maybe 350 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 2: since the Brad Stevens higher in Boston, but seemingly out 351 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 2: of the blue, a day after Sham's reported the Lakers 352 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 2: were zeroing in on JJ Reddick, out of the blue, 353 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 2: we get breaking news the Lakers are gonna pitch Danny Hurley. 354 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 2: And initially I was like, Eh, this is this. I 355 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 2: don't know woods, what's going on here? You read the 356 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 2: third tweet in the in the tweet thread, and it 357 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 2: essentially is the Lakers plan on talking to Danny Hurley, 358 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 2: who announces their plans like that, and it made me wonder, like, 359 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: what the hell's going on now. Of course, later yesterday Hurley, 360 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 2: either Hurley and his wife or just Hurley, flew to 361 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 2: LA to meet with the Lakers. Presumably they will talk strategy, 362 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 2: potentially building a staff numbers, and we'll get an answer Friday, Saturday, 363 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 2: sometime this weekend. You can't let Yukon dangle in the 364 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 2: Twist and the wind when you got them two titles. 365 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 2: But Rob, this is what I don't understand, and this 366 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 2: is to me, is the most interesting aspect. We could 367 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 2: talk about Hurley and how good he would be for 368 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 2: the Lakers to building something and not being a Lebron 369 00:19:01,600 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 2: yes man, blah blah blah. What exactly happened here? Was 370 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 2: Shams lied to by the Lakers? I would guess no? 371 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 2: Was he just taking everything Clutch said and running with it? 372 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 2: I would guess yes. Why did the Lakers choose now 373 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 2: the day of Game one of the finals to leak 374 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 2: it to WOJE? Assuming the Lakers did that, it possibly 375 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 2: could have been Hurley's camp, but I don't think so 376 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 2: because it seemed like they hadn't talked when he put 377 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 2: out his news, although woj has covered Hurley for two 378 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 2: decades now, so they clearly know each other. So was 379 00:19:39,840 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 2: Shams just going with one side of the story zeroing 380 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 2: in on Reddick? Or was it hey JJ? Reddick's asking 381 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 2: for twelve to fifteen million a year, which is insane 382 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 2: and we've already got to pay Darvinham five. Let's find 383 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 2: someone else to get Reddick to lower's asking price. Maybe, 384 00:19:56,880 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 2: but Reddick ain't gonna do that. If the Lakers don't 385 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 2: land Hurley this weekend, right, he's gonna stick with his 386 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 2: asking price? Or is something else up? Something just strikes 387 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 2: me as odd that there's two preeminent NBA reporters one day, 388 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: one guy says they're zeroing in on Reddick. Everybody in 389 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 2: their mom has Reddick as the next head coach, and 390 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 2: then out of the blue, oh wait, Danny Hurley's our 391 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 2: top target. And according to WOJ, Hurley's been the top 392 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 2: target all along. Rob, this is dumbfounding and incredible and 393 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 2: it's amazing juice, I don't know, go off, let me 394 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 2: hear your thoughts. Well. 395 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 3: First off, my biggest issue in the whole thing is 396 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:38,120 Speaker 3: this new found, you know thing in sports media that 397 00:20:39,560 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 3: Sham's reporting that the Lakers have zeroed in on Reddick 398 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:46,200 Speaker 3: and Woes reporting early Thursday morning that the Lakers are 399 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 3: targeting Dan Hurley qualify as breaking news when nothing has happened, 400 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 3: like back in my day. I know, I'm a young guy, 401 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 3: still back of my day that was a developing story. 402 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 3: There was no breaking news because nothing actually happened. So 403 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 3: that's just my little soap boxing. But as far as 404 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 3: this whole Hurley thing, I like to pride myself if 405 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 3: you follow me on Twitter at the producer RG that 406 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 3: I got hashtag multiple sauces and my multiple sauces that 407 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,239 Speaker 3: told me back on May the thirteenth, I believe that 408 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 3: it was JJ Reddick as the head coach, James Barrego 409 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 3: as the lead assistant. And I felt really good about 410 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,359 Speaker 3: it because it wasn't just Sham's who reported this. You 411 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 3: know on Wednesdays that day zero didn't You had Jovan 412 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 3: Bujau covers the team, Dan Weyki covers the team for 413 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 3: the Early Times, Brad Turner covers the team. Dave Mcmanhamon 414 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 3: covers like all of these different people were all saying 415 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 3: the same thing, that it's going to be JJ Reddick. 416 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 3: All signs pointed to JJ. Eighty percent chance a J. 417 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 3: He's the next pat Riley. They're infatuated with him. This 418 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 3: is not just one guy who may or may not 419 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 3: have gotten it wrong in Shamps. This was damn near 420 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:55,160 Speaker 3: everybody who covers the Lakers on a day to day basis, 421 00:21:55,680 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 3: and arguably one of, if not the preeminent NBA newsbreaker 422 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 3: and Sean Sharani were all reporting the same thing, So 423 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,360 Speaker 3: I don't think he was lied to. I don't think 424 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 3: he was misdirected in any kind of way, because you'd 425 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 3: have to have misdirected everybody who covers the team. What 426 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:18,679 Speaker 3: I believe happened is when the Lakers first fired Darvin 427 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 3: Ham over a month ago, that one of their first 428 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:27,440 Speaker 3: calls was to Dan Hurley and they spoke to him. 429 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 3: They wanted to give it, you know, the old college try, 430 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 3: and nothing really materialized from that conversation because at that 431 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 3: you know, he had just turned down Kentucky. He made 432 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 3: it very clear he wanted to stay in Yukon, and 433 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,679 Speaker 3: so I'm assuming at during that conversation he's just like, 434 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,400 Speaker 3: you know, I'll think about it, and never really got 435 00:22:45,440 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 3: back to them. So it's that I believe at that 436 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 3: point is when they really started to canvass the market 437 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 3: for other guys. They started searching all these other guys, 438 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 3: and then during that span is when they pivoted and 439 00:22:57,080 --> 00:22:59,360 Speaker 3: decided that, you know what, JJ Redick is the guy. 440 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 3: He's better than He's better than Gasal, he's better than 441 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:05,479 Speaker 3: Adaman whatever. We're gonna hire him, but we're gonna respect 442 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,399 Speaker 3: the process and wait till after the finals to make 443 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 3: it official. And sometime between that moment when they made 444 00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 3: the decision and Thursday morning, at like seven am Eastern, 445 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:20,000 Speaker 3: Hurley came back to him and was like, you know what, 446 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 3: I think I am ready to make this jump. I 447 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 3: think I think the Lakers job could be it for me, 448 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 3: provided all the details are right. But you know what, 449 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 3: if everything is copasetic, I think I'm in, and all 450 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 3: of a sudden, everything that all of these other reporters 451 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 3: had been saying for weeks gets thrown out the window, 452 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,679 Speaker 3: and the only guy, it seems, who has this information 453 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:47,320 Speaker 3: is Adrian woj Narowski. Woj is obviously the top dog 454 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 3: in this business when it comes to NBA news breaking, 455 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,880 Speaker 3: but it's also should be noted that perhaps the only 456 00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 3: the reason why Woj was the only guy who had 457 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 3: that story on Thursday is that Woj actually literally wrote 458 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 3: the book on Dan Hurley's dad, coach Bob Hurley. The 459 00:24:07,359 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 3: Miracle of Saint Anthony, came out February of two thousand 460 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 3: and five, written by Adrian wojin Rowski. So if anybody 461 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:17,160 Speaker 3: is going to have inside intel on the Hurley situation, 462 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 3: it's going to be him. So that's what I believe happened. 463 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 3: And if we're to believe Woj, in the wee hours 464 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 3: Thursday into Friday, he's found his way to California right 465 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 3: now on a private jet, ready to meet with Jeanie 466 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 3: Buss and Rob Polinka to discuss a long term, highly 467 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 3: lucrative contract to become the next coach of the Lakers. 468 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 2: I don't hate the move. It's listen. I didn't hate 469 00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:46,440 Speaker 2: the Reddick, but I understand the awkwardness of it. Lakers 470 00:24:46,480 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 2: lose a game in November, and you know what, because 471 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 2: of their podcast schedule, JJ, Redick and Lebron gotta jump 472 00:24:54,320 --> 00:24:55,919 Speaker 2: on a pod. Now, maybe you say, well, Jay, come on, 473 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,200 Speaker 2: Redik would have to give up the podcast business. He's 474 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 2: a coach now. I don't freaking know. Doug Gottlieb got 475 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 2: a college basketball job. He's keeping his radio show. This 476 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 2: is twenty twenty four. Weird things are happening in media. 477 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 2: Raydon Green was doing a podcast in the middle of 478 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 2: the NBA Finals. Yeah, I have no idea. Now, would 479 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 2: it be smart for Reddick to do that? Yeah? But 480 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 2: at the same time, like I don't know when I 481 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 2: moved out here. You know, some people were like, oh, 482 00:25:20,280 --> 00:25:22,200 Speaker 2: you're going to give up the website, right? I was like, no, 483 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:26,199 Speaker 2: why would I give it up? You both? Why do 484 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 2: I want to give up a revenue stream? I mean, 485 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 2: I don't know. I have no idea how Redik would think. 486 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 2: But it did feel weird that Lebron hand picks Reddick 487 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:36,760 Speaker 2: to be a partner in a podcast, and next thing 488 00:25:36,760 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 2: you know, he's the front runner for the Lakers job. 489 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:40,879 Speaker 2: I don't know how that would play out in the 490 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:42,880 Speaker 2: locker room. I'm sure Reddick would think he would stand 491 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 2: up to Lebron. He probably would, but let's be real, 492 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 2: Danny Hurley sure his shit is going to stand up 493 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 2: till more. He's not in bed with Lebron. He's like, 494 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 2: you know, from my view, Hurley's one of these no nonsense, 495 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 2: tough guys who's like, listen, I'm here to build something, Lebron, yep, 496 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 2: I'm not here to cater to you in koutou to you. 497 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 2: You've got one or two more years. I'm just starting 498 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 2: in the NBA. And for all these people who are 499 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 2: like out, the Lakers job is not a good one. 500 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 2: AKA my guy Cowherd. I mean, really, seriously, like, what, 501 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,480 Speaker 2: the OKC job is better than the Lakers because they've 502 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 2: got a young nucleus. The Dallas job is better than 503 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 2: the Lakers job because of no taxes in Texas. It's 504 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 2: just it's comical, Okay, I get it. I get all 505 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,439 Speaker 2: those arguments about like, oh, you got more draft picks 506 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 2: in OKAC, and it's the Lakers. The most glamorous job 507 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 2: in the NBA, undeniably is the Lakers. There's not even 508 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:49,000 Speaker 2: an argument. It's showtime, It's Shaq and Kobe, it's Lebron 509 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 2: winning a title with Frank Vogel. 510 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:51,040 Speaker 1: It's the Lakers. 511 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 2: I know, Los Angeles is a busy market, and there's 512 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 2: two NFL teams, two NBA teams. You got the LA Galaxy, 513 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 2: you got LAFC, you got the Beach, You've got Hollywood. 514 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 2: There's so much happening. It's the Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers. 515 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 2: I know they've had some hard times. They have one 516 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 2: title in the last what eight years? Nine years? It's 517 00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 2: been a bit of a tough go the Lake. Kobe years. 518 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 2: How many twenty fourteen? Yeah, one title the last nine. 519 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 3: Years, No, fourteen years. They have fifteen they want in 520 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:24,760 Speaker 3: twenty ten and then they want to get in twenty twenty. 521 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 2: Oh my gosh, so it has been a tough go. 522 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 2: It's still the fregain Lakers. Love them or hate them. 523 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 2: They are the glamour glamour franchise, the prestige franchise in 524 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,239 Speaker 2: the NBA. That's just how it is. And oh, by 525 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 2: the way, when USC opens up, is it a good job? 526 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:42,880 Speaker 2: I don't know. Lincoln Riley Oklahoma one of the best 527 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 2: coaches in the country. Yep, I'll take it. A Chargers 528 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 2: job opens up, is it a good job? There? The 529 00:27:48,280 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 2: number two NFL team in that market. They have no 530 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 2: fan base most of their games, they don't have a 531 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:56,920 Speaker 2: they don't have a home to courtfield advantage. Jim Harbaugh 532 00:27:57,040 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 2: wins a title at Michigan. Yeah, I'll take the Chargers job. Like, 533 00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 2: come on, people, just stop. You can hate on LA 534 00:28:03,560 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 2: and the taxis and the liberal bullshit and the avocado 535 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 2: toast go off. That's fine. I don't care. But the 536 00:28:09,840 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 2: reality is people like Los Angeles. It is sunny, the 537 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 2: weather's great, there are beaches, it's a it's a vibe. 538 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,600 Speaker 2: The idea that Dan Hurley would stay in Yukon over LA, 539 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:25,639 Speaker 2: assuming the money's right, and his wife is fine with it. 540 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 2: By the way, it's not like he's got young kids 541 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 2: in elementary school or middle school. He's got two college 542 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 2: age kids, I think one graduated, one still in Yukon. 543 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 2: What are you sticking around you? What are you sticking 544 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 2: around Conneticut? What's the left to prove? In college basketball? 545 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 2: For Hurley? You just went back to back complete and 546 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 2: utter domination in the tournaments. What are you left? What's 547 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 2: left to prove? And then all these jibbronis are like, 548 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 2: oh uh. Kentucky offered him twelve million. He said, no, 549 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:54,480 Speaker 2: he's not taking the Lakers. What what hey, honey, do 550 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 2: you want to move to Lexington, Kentucky where if we 551 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 2: lose a game or two, there's gonna be four sale 552 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 2: signs on our yard? And you know, the AD wants 553 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 2: to make Kentucky a football school, won't give us a 554 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 2: new facility. Sorry, sorry Kentucky fans bb Big Blue Nation, 555 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 2: who are angry at me and all over me on 556 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 2: social media because I said they want to be a 557 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,600 Speaker 2: football school. The AD set as much. It was clear. 558 00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 2: Go read the athletic article which led cala Pari to leaving. 559 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 2: He said, we're a basketball school. The football coach got 560 00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 2: angry and the ad sided with the football coach. Football's 561 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 2: with the revenue is sorry, Big Blue Nation. The passion 562 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 2: I get. The reality is you're in the SEC. You 563 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 2: gotta level up the football team. So like, I'm sorry, 564 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 2: these stay at Yukon. Maybe he does, he he might. 565 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 2: Maybe the money's not right or Yukon matches or whatever, 566 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 2: and it's possible, you know that he says no to 567 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:51,640 Speaker 2: the Lakers, but I don't want to hear this. Yukon's 568 00:29:51,640 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 2: a better job, Kentucky's a better joke, Like, that's just dumb. 569 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 2: And Rob is the ultimate Lakers homer. 570 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:58,280 Speaker 3: He'll back me up on this, apps sol frickin' loutely, 571 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 3: And let me just say, if you don't like avocado 572 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 3: toast once, you get the hell out, because that shit 573 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 3: is phenomenal. Look, obviously, I think the Dan Hurley hire, 574 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 3: assuming it's him, would be a step up from the 575 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:12,840 Speaker 3: JJ Reddick higher just both guys have their question marks. 576 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 3: But give me the guy who has the proven track 577 00:30:14,680 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 3: record of being a coach at any level versus the 578 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 3: guy who, as far as I know, has never coached 579 00:30:20,280 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 3: beyond like seven year old youth sports. So that's number one. 580 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: Number two. 581 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 2: My only real. 582 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 3: Pause, my only real call for concern with Hurley is 583 00:30:29,920 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 3: interestingly enough, he said on the Mike Francesa podcast earlier 584 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 3: this week. So this is I guess the timing of 585 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 3: it is very you know, coincidental, he said. Quote. I 586 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 3: do aspire one day if the right NBA situation were 587 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 3: to come along, to really test myself where an organization 588 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 3: wants a tone setter to come in and still a 589 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:56,239 Speaker 3: culture with young players and an organization that wants to 590 00:30:56,280 --> 00:31:03,040 Speaker 3: pursue championships. My only problem is the Lakers are not 591 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 3: a team looking to instill a culture with young players 592 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 3: right now. The way they're built right now is a 593 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 3: forty year old superstar, a thirty one year old second star, 594 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,000 Speaker 3: and a lot of guys in their mid twenties. They 595 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 3: are not Okase, they are not Houston, they are not 596 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:25,960 Speaker 3: Heck even Cleveland. This is not a young team. So 597 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 3: in that regard, if you're looking for a culture changer 598 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 3: and a guy who's gonna build a quote program has 599 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 3: been the keyword for a lot of these reports here 600 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:42,959 Speaker 3: into the Wee Mornings again on Friday. I don't know 601 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,680 Speaker 3: if he's the great fit for this current team. He 602 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:49,600 Speaker 3: might be a great fit for the post Lebron era 603 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 3: because he's gonna rebuild and retool and get them back 604 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 3: to a level of respectability that the Lakers just didn't 605 00:31:56,840 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 3: have before Lebron arrived. You know, the Lakers are star 606 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 3: driven team, star driven franchise. When they don't have stars, 607 00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 3: they suffer. And maybe he's good for that portion. But 608 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 3: as far as the short term, the idea that we're 609 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 3: going to be competitive and in in the championship race 610 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 3: over the next year or two, in the last years 611 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 3: of Lebron and Ad, that's what I'm concerned about. 612 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,640 Speaker 2: Oh, it's a tough that's a tough one because you 613 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 2: know they're trying to what's the I forget what the 614 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:28,000 Speaker 2: exact phrases where they're trying to please two overlords or whatever, 615 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 2: these two masters, please two masters. They want to win 616 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,840 Speaker 2: now and compete with now with Lebron, while also building 617 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:36,800 Speaker 2: something for the future so they don't go through those 618 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 2: lean post Well no, I don't even know if it 619 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:42,800 Speaker 2: was post Kobe years, but it's like little tail end 620 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 2: of Kobe and then's the Achilles Kobe posting. Okay, so 621 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 2: once you Tory's Achilles. That was the line of demarcation 622 00:32:49,000 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 2: where shit went sideways quick and and and then they 623 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 2: were just not very good and ultimately they had to, 624 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 2: like you know, they brandon Ingram d'andel, Russell, those Laker 625 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 2: teams like it was it was link and listen. That's 626 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 2: what rebuilding is. How do you think OKAC did after 627 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,600 Speaker 2: they lost KD Paul George Russell, Westbrook, like they had 628 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 2: some lean years anytime you lose stars. I mean, the 629 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 2: Knicks have been in the wilderness for freaking two decades, 630 00:33:13,280 --> 00:33:15,640 Speaker 2: even though they had Carmelo, like they couldn't do anything. 631 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:18,440 Speaker 2: So lean years are gonna happen. I don't know. I 632 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 2: don't think it's to the point where you know they're 633 00:33:22,120 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 2: gonna consider trading Lebron or Lebron's gonna be like I 634 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:27,160 Speaker 2: don't want Hurley. And by the way, I don't care 635 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 2: that Lebron tweeted really good stuff about Hurley during the 636 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 2: NCAA tournament. Like it's just asinine. Some of this, like 637 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,920 Speaker 2: it is just blown out of proportion. I don't know, 638 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 2: it's weird. Initially I thought it was total bs and 639 00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 2: then I warmed up to it. Rob, So I don't 640 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 2: know I think Hurley's actually a good fit. I don't know. 641 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 3: I think he's a damn good coach. The fit is 642 00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 3: what is to be determined for me. 643 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 2: All Right, So this weekend, Big Lakers dues coming up 644 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 2: and Game two. Who you got in Game two? Any lean? 645 00:33:57,360 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 3: Oh geez, give me dollas in Game two. 646 00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:03,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I'm gonna I'm gonna rock with Dallas 647 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,840 Speaker 2: as well. All Right, Well, everybody have a wonderful weekend. 648 00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 2: Hopefully the maths can make this an interesting series. Talk 649 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 2: to you Monday.