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Hey, Jason, 19 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: I watched the show you did recently with the nerd 20 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: Sash Fellas and I was fascinated about your take that 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: Luca is playing immature basketball right now and how his 22 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: shot selection is and how his shot selection improving could 23 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: positively affect his efficiency. Maybe the gap between him and 24 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: Shay can start to close. Another thing he can do 25 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: is limit the amount of times he complains to refs 26 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: when he doesn't get a foul call and run back 27 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: on defense. Changes like that is what can elevate the 28 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: Lakers to winning big games, excuse me, especially in big moments. However, 29 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: I worry he'll never address this issue, considering we're in 30 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: his seventh season, he got a taste of NBA Finals basketball, 31 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: and he still continues the Shenanigans. Ps. I started watching 32 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: her content in last postseason and I've been loving every 33 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: moment moment. Keep up the great work. Thank you so 34 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: much for supporting the show, and thank you for the question. 35 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: I think this is a really fascinating one. So like 36 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 1: to me, we talked about this a little bit yesterday 37 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: within the concept of trimming the fat, but the immature 38 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 1: basketball concept. What I'm trying to say when I say 39 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: that there is like there is a thing that happens 40 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: over the years when you're a basketball player, where like 41 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: every time you lose, you build up this scar tissue 42 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: and you start to become like acutely aware of why 43 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: you lost. You know, I lost this game because of 44 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: my turnovers. I lost this game because there's a brief 45 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,119 Speaker 1: stretch where I lost control of a player defensively because 46 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: I wasn't doing my job, or like we lost this 47 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: game because of this or that or this or that 48 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: or whatever it is. If you become very acutely aware 49 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: of it, and what happens is over time you start 50 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: to learn like, oh yeah, like you can lose games 51 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: if you don't focus on this. You can lose games 52 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: if you don't focus on that. And so then you 53 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 1: start to refine these details in your game because you're 54 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: seeing the bigger picture. You're not focused on one individual possession, 55 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: one individual battle, one individual anything. You keep seeing the 56 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 1: big picture of how a basketball games are won and lost. 57 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: Every young basketball player goes through this transition, and as 58 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 1: they get older, they start to figure out like, if 59 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: I run a really tight ship on the margins, I 60 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: give myself a better chance to win night tonight. And 61 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: that's kind of what I look at with Luca, like 62 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 1: there are you know, one or two turnovers every game 63 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: that are like a lack of mental focus. There are 64 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: two or three step back threes he's taking every game 65 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 1: that are flat out bad shots. If you look at 66 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 1: the five highest volume pull up three point shooters in 67 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: the league, they're all shooting thirty five percent or better. 68 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Except for Luca. He's shooting below thirty three percent, and 69 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 1: he's taking more than any of them. He's taking over 70 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: eight off the dribble threes per game, so he's taking 71 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: the highest volume on that shot in the entire league, 72 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: nowhere near the efficiency of the other guys that are 73 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: top in volume, and he is getting less than a 74 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: point per shot on it. So it's not even like 75 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: a large stample, like oh, three point math kind of thing. 76 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: Lucas just taking a lot of bad threes, So like 77 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: trimming the fat, the two or three really bad step 78 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: back threes he takes every game. The turnovers and pick 79 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: and roll, the missshots around the lane line. I'm glad 80 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:48,120 Speaker 1: you called it out. The mishots around the lane line 81 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: where he's complaining at the ress and not getting back 82 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: on defense like there's an issue. He's shooting in the 83 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: low forties from the field, in the low thirties from three. 84 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: Ever since his first three games of the season where 85 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: he was awesome, So all that shot making stuff we 86 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: saw early has faded pretty quick, and he's just become 87 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: a guy who, like, again, his overall impact cannot be denied. 88 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: The Lakers are certainly better when he's out there versus 89 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: when he's off. This is a we are nit picking 90 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: between him and the second best player in the world 91 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: in Shake Kilvies Alexander, right, So like this is a 92 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: different kind of conversation than just comparing Luca to Zach Levine. 93 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: That's not what we're doing here. Luca is a top 94 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: tier superstar. I think he's been the third best player 95 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: in the league to start the season. He's incredible, but 96 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: he's gotten passed. He got passed by Shay. Then there's 97 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: a little bit of a margin starting to build there 98 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: where it looks like kind of Jokicic's on a tier 99 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: by himself, and it looks like Shay's kind of on 100 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: a tier by himself, and then you get to Luca. 101 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: There's like kind of a gap starting to form there. 102 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: And one of the reasons why is because even though 103 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: Luca is a thirty five point per game player, even 104 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: though he is a high efficiency player because of how 105 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: often he gets to the foul line. He's undercutting that 106 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: because since his first three games in the season, he's 107 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: averaging four and a half turnovers per game, and he's 108 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: missing a lot more shots than a guy like Shae. 109 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: Missshots lead to transition opportunities, especially miss jump shots. Turnovers 110 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: lead to transition opportunities, especially when you're playing spread pick 111 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: and roll like the Lakers, and your bigs are rolling 112 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: to the basket, which can affect your floor balance because 113 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: you have two guys going downhill and you have guys 114 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: in the corners, which means there's only one guy above 115 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: the foul line. So, like in general, when it comes 116 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: to Luca's play, I think there's just a when I 117 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: say when I say a lack of maturity is I 118 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: think as the years go by, he will continue to 119 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: feel the pain of loss and eventually realize I can't 120 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,839 Speaker 1: do this anymore. I need to be more picky about 121 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: which shots I take. I need to be better about 122 00:05:37,120 --> 00:05:40,159 Speaker 1: even when I think I get fouled, getting back in transition. 123 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: I need to take better care of the basketball because 124 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: it's hurting my team, even just a little bit, it 125 00:05:45,520 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: undercuts his success and gives his team a harder challenge 126 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: when it comes to winning games. To your final point, 127 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: you say, like, I worry he'll never address this, considering 128 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 1: we're in his seventh season. I get that, but like, 129 00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:59,360 Speaker 1: part of the issue is is like, he made it 130 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: to the Comfort finals in twenty two, and he made 131 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: it to the NBA Finals in twenty four, so there's 132 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: been enough success for him to feel like his processes 133 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: are legitimate. Humiliation is the best pathway to get your 134 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: ass in the gym to work on stuff. Humiliation is 135 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 1: the best pathway for you to look in the mirror 136 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: and be like, what the hell am I doing wrong? 137 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: I gotta get better at this stuff. Right, So, like 138 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: last year was humiliating, He gets fat, he gets hurt, 139 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: he gets traded, he gets outplayed by Anthony Edwards in 140 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,159 Speaker 1: the first round, big redemption story. This summer, he's certainly 141 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: in better shape. He's still playing a lot better than 142 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: he did last year, but he's not quite the player 143 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: he was in twenty twenty four. Shay's now passed him. 144 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: The Lakers, they keep getting beat in these big, high 145 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: profile games. If they go into the postseason and they 146 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: lose in the first round again and Shay goes and 147 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 1: hoists the trophy again, that may be the wake up 148 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: call that he needs. He needs to lose. Like, that's 149 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: my point. He did too much winning early on that 150 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: made him feel like his methods were enough. They are 151 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:01,279 Speaker 1: not enough. Shay's passed him. Wemby's coming, you know, like there, 152 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: this is Caid's coming. Like Caid's a better defensive player, right, 153 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: Like Caid is going to improve in a lot of 154 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: these areas, right, So, like Luca has to have a 155 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: wake up called. And I think a couple of years 156 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 1: in a row, a first round exit with the Lakers 157 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: and then another first round exit with the Lakers could 158 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: be what it takes for him to wake up. Or 159 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: maybe it happens before then. As someone who roots for 160 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: the Lakers, I'm certainly hoping it happens before then. I'm 161 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: hoping that this is just a bad couple weeks of 162 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: basketball from him and he'll wake up and figure it out. 163 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: I am emotionally invested in Luca being a better player 164 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: than Shay, right, So, like I want that to happen. 165 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: I just think I just think it's gonna take some 166 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: more losing and some more you know, humiliations, so to 167 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: speak for him to have that wake up call. Next question, 168 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: how can the Knicks reduce injury and fatigue? Maybe I'm 169 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,480 Speaker 1: just scarred from Tibbs. The last night a couple of 170 00:07:48,480 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: players had me worried. So across the board, the Knicks 171 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: actually are down in the amount of minutes that they're 172 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: playing per game, and this was something that we knew 173 00:07:57,880 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: the This is something that we knew the Knicks would 174 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: do under Mike Brown because it was one of the 175 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: biggest criticisms under Tom Thibodeau. So, for instance, this season, 176 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: Jalen Brunton thirty five minutes per game, McKale bridge is 177 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: thirty five minutes per game, Carltown's thirty three minutes per game, 178 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: OHG Nobi thirty one minutes per game. Last year's same 179 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: group under Tom Thibodeau, Josh Hart was at thirty eight 180 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: minutes per game, mckail bridge is thirty seven minutes per game, 181 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: oh Jannobe thirty seven minutes per game, Jalen Brunston over 182 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: thirty five, and carl Town's at thirty five. So you 183 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: cut your minutes down, that goes a long way towards 184 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: helping you survive the regular season. I think also it's 185 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 1: just a simple simply about understanding that, like, look, if 186 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: the Pistons get the one seed, whatever, but like figure 187 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: out a way to kind of manage the regular season 188 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: in terms of how guys are feeling physically. And I 189 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 1: think I think they're gonna end up sitting everybody as 190 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: they go on the road to Indiana tonight or I'm 191 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: recording this on Wednesday and we're airing this on Friday, 192 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: so this game will have already happened. And I think, 193 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: you know, don't be surprised at how I talk about 194 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: this after the Nceason Tournament championship, but don't be surprised 195 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: if the nick drop a few games right after the 196 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: n Season tournament, just like Milwaukee did, just like the 197 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: Lakers did, because there's a natural kind of emotional letdown 198 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: after you are playing these super intense games and then 199 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: suddenly it's like a random Thursday night in Indiana, you know, 200 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,840 Speaker 1: like it can be a little bit draining, but I 201 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: think just managing that, I think they'renna end up sitting 202 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: most of their guys in Indiana. We'll see at the 203 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: time of you guys listening to this you'll know the 204 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: answer to that question. But I think cutting down minutes 205 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 1: and just managing and managing pain and soreness throughout the 206 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: season will be key. Hello, Jason, enjoy watching you talk 207 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:35,719 Speaker 1: about the NBA and appreciate your analysis. My question is 208 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: about the heat offense and an elite defense can expose 209 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: the lack of ball screens that Miami sets in a 210 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,319 Speaker 1: seven game playoff series. Sow Orlando take this away during 211 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: the quarterfinals that happens. What adjustments do you think Spolsha 212 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: will make if this offense gets taken away? So I 213 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: thought that Orlando game was such an interesting example of 214 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: this dynamic you're talking about because Desmond Being and Tyler 215 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: Harrow are two kind of like similar class players, right Like, 216 00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: there are two guys that are like primarily off screen 217 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: type of players. Neither of them are elite one on 218 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,680 Speaker 1: one like put the ball on the floor and just 219 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: get buckets type of dudes. There are very much guys 220 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 1: that like to thrive in chaos. They play really well 221 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: off a closeouts, they play really well in transition. They 222 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:16,719 Speaker 1: both can drive the basketball, but more frequently when they're 223 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: coming off of a screen or when they have someone 224 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: closing out at them, and they're both at their best 225 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 1: in the half court when they're running pick and roll 226 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: or when they're coming off of off ball screens that 227 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,359 Speaker 1: build the same kind of like read and react sequences 228 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: that you see in pick and roll. Right, So, like 229 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: you see two very similar types of players. And in 230 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: that game, you know, literally bam Adebayo and kel Aware 231 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: are getting put into action by Baane every single time 232 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: down the floor in some way, shape or form, whether 233 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: it's through an off ball screen or through an on 234 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 1: ball screen. And Bain torches you get super hot hit 235 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: and drop covered shots and just kind of becomes the 236 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,839 Speaker 1: best offensive player in the game. And Hanks, what do 237 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: you have? Like thirty seven in that game in large 238 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: part because he was torching them in they're bigs in 239 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: actions that are built for Desmond Bain in his skill. Meanwhile, 240 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: on the other end of the floor, like we did 241 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: see a little bit more two man game from Tyler 242 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: Harrow and bam in the second half, but nowhere near 243 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: as much as Desmond Baine was getting and Tyler Harrow 244 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: had a rough night, and so like, at a certain point, 245 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: to me, like I actually really like Miami's offense as 246 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: like an early offense concept. What I mean by that 247 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: is like, still push the ball at the floor in transition, 248 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 1: Still run like crazy early in the clock, try to 249 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:27,839 Speaker 1: get layups and threes. If you have a clear one 250 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: on one matchup to attack, attack that dude off the dribble, 251 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: get into the offense through driving kick right without having 252 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: to use a screen. But once you get into that 253 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 1: final ten seconds of the shot clock, if Tyler Harrow 254 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: is on the floor and you don't have an obvious 255 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,680 Speaker 1: one on one matchup, to go to spread the floor 256 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: and run, pick and roll. Let Tyler Harrow get into 257 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: his bag. Let Tyler Harrow do what he does best. Right. So, 258 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,199 Speaker 1: like it's more just about flexibility. I just want to 259 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: see his sponsor be a little bit more flexible about 260 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: what he allows the offense to do when things aren't working. Jason, 261 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: can you do a breakdown of Mitchell Robinson and how 262 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: he is able to do what he does on the 263 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: offensive glass? So this one's actually really simple. So there's 264 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: a dynamic that happens quite a bit when it comes 265 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: to offensive rebounding with bigs. It has to do with 266 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: what the defensive big is doing protecting the rim. So 267 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: on a real basic level, rebounding is just about position 268 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: and ceiling. Right. You get position, you lean on the guy, 269 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: you hold him down, or you box him out, and 270 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: then you beat him to the basketball, right, Like, it's 271 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: a pretty simple concept. But how do you go about 272 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: the process of consistently getting inside position, but consistently getting 273 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: deep position, consistently getting into a point where you're in 274 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: a stronger position to get the rebound than the opponent 275 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: big is. And a lot of that is just reading 276 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: what that big is doing. So every single time the 277 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: defensive big takes a step in pick and roll or 278 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: in a drive and help situation towards the ball handler, 279 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: that is ground that he is seating for offensive rebounding. 280 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: This is the toughest part about being a big in 281 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,320 Speaker 1: the NBA. You have to make these decisions all the time, Like, 282 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: am I gonna help on this contest at the rim? 283 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,959 Speaker 1: Or is my on ball defender in a pretty strong 284 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:07,679 Speaker 1: position to make him take a tough layup? And I'm 285 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: actually better served to stay back and box out. Now, 286 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: Mitchell Robinson will also just straight up win battles, meaning 287 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,000 Speaker 1: like there are times where the big does stay back 288 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: and Mitch just buries him because he's bigger and stronger. 289 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: But Mitch also does a ton of damage exploiting when 290 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: Biggs do step over by constantly taking that inside position 291 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: when that opportunity presents itself. And you know, for a 292 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: guy like him too, like it's just his primary offensive value, 293 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: Like he just he just gets you more and more possessions. So, like, 294 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 1: think of it on a real basic level like this, 295 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: Let's say that Mitch, because of you know, his lack 296 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: of overall refined offensive skill and how he can struggle 297 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: with free throws, maybe he hurts your points per possession 298 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,960 Speaker 1: by call it five points per one hundred posessions whatever 299 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: it is. However you want to account for that, Well, 300 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: if he gets you five extra possessions a game, then 301 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: it cancels out that problem, right because he's not going 302 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: to be on the floor for a hundred possession. 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In Indiana, if you were 332 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, 333 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: call one eight hundred and nine with it gambling problem 334 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: called one eight hundred gambler in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, 335 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, or Virginia, Hi Jason. Over the 336 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, teams have seemed to have adjusted 337 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: to Jalen Dura's breakout offensive season and are now swarming 338 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: him whenever he starts to isoate the foul line. On 339 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,480 Speaker 1: the one hand, this is somewhat inevitable given his points 340 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: for possession when he was allowed to play one on one. 341 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: He's at Jokic level efficiency, and his free throw attempts 342 00:15:52,160 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: have more than doubled since last year. The flip side 343 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:56,440 Speaker 1: is his turnovers have gone up, especially when he doesn't 344 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: recognize withe the help is coming from. I understand this 345 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 1: is something he's never experience before, so he does need 346 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: to adjust to a team respecting his skill set, But 347 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: is there anything schematically that can be done to help 348 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: him that can still UH so that he can still 349 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: be an offensive co star alongside kid, for example, running 350 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: the floor in quick seals like Aaron Gordon does so well. 351 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: Thanks as always for your content. This is a really 352 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 1: interesting point. So, like, first of all, when it comes 353 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: to the one on ones, and we talked about this 354 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: a lot with UH. We've talked about it with Anthony 355 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: Davis before. We've talked about it with Joel Embiid before, 356 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: We've talked about it with Jonathan Kamingo, We've talked about 357 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: it with a lot of like these like kind of 358 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: one on one style post players like face up threats 359 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: and UH. To me, it's about creating easy reads by 360 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: identifying what kind of player you have. So if you 361 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: have a super high level playmaker, like a guy who's 362 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: very very good at reading the floor that always seems 363 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: to know where everybody is because of his own court awareness, 364 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: you like him working in the middle of the floor. 365 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: The reason why is because that is the hardest spot 366 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 1: to rotate out of, right, Like if everyone is sinking 367 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: down towards the middle, everyone is open, right, Like, there's 368 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: lots of opportunities to hit guys when everyone's reacting to 369 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: you in the middle of the floor. The downside is 370 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: you can't see behind you, right. So like players that 371 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: don't have great on court awareness, players that don't always 372 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,160 Speaker 1: know where every single help defender is when they're working 373 00:17:15,160 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: in the middle of the floor, they tend to turn 374 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,320 Speaker 1: the ball over because they don't see the dude who 375 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: comes swooping in from behind and swipes the ball away, 376 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:23,959 Speaker 1: and they don't see the reeds that become available in 377 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: that spot. Right. So with guys like that, I like 378 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:31,119 Speaker 1: more simplified reads by clearing aside, making it so they 379 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about what's happening behind them. So 380 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:39,440 Speaker 1: for instance, like imagine a ball screen where Cad ends 381 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: up either getting a switch and Jalen Jurn has an 382 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: opportunity to attack, or you run a cleared side ball 383 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,959 Speaker 1: screen and they don't switch and during kind of like 384 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: pops or hangs out around like the short corner on 385 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: the right side, just pitch it to him there on 386 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 1: the right side and don't have anybody in the corner, 387 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: So I have an unoccupied corner and let him face 388 00:17:59,119 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: up and go to work from there, you space the 389 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: floor off of him, so you have Kate whoever it is, 390 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: on the right wing, opposite wing, opposite corner, maybe opposite 391 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 1: dunker spot, or wherever it is, you position those other 392 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 1: four guys. Then essentially, when Kate is facing up, or 393 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: excuse me, when Jalen's facing up, he didn't have to 394 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: worry about what's happening behind him at all. If he's 395 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: facing up and the guy helps off of Kate, it's 396 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:21,479 Speaker 1: an easy read. You just pitch out to kid right. 397 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 1: If he rips baseline and the guy steps up out 398 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: of the dunker spot, you can drop it off to 399 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 1: the dunker spot or throw it out to the corner right, 400 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: or if they rotate down to the corner, you pitch 401 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: it out to the opposite wing. It keeps everything in 402 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: front of him and it makes the reads a lot 403 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: easier to see. And so again, with guys that are 404 00:18:36,160 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 1: not the highest level playmakers in the world, I like 405 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 1: having them work on the side with everything in front 406 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: of them. Whereas guys that are like really really good 407 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 1: natural playmakers that see the floor and have great floor 408 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: awareness that I want them working in the middle of 409 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: the floor, and it's not super uncommon, Saw. I mean 410 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: for what you're talking about with Duran, same thing happened 411 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:57,120 Speaker 1: with Wenby right like he was just going one on 412 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: one a ton and then all of a sudden, the 413 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 1: teams started doubling and swarm him more. In his efficiency 414 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 1: and scoring volume is tanks since then, and he's got 415 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 1: to figure out how to make that work in those situations. 416 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: Will you, in any capacity keep live streaming some games, 417 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: maybe on YouTube? I really enjoyed them on Playback, so yeah, 418 00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: it's our first time addressing it on the show. But 419 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: Playback ended up getting sold and sold more from what 420 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: I understand for parts to another streaming company, so it 421 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: could be a long time before whatever version of that 422 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: ends up materializing again. Now, if something like that pops 423 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,680 Speaker 1: up and they reach out about a partnership, I would 424 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: say yes and a heartbeat, because I really enjoyed the 425 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: Playback streams. But the long and short of it is, 426 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: I had a partnership with Playback, and I already have 427 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: a million other things on my plate right now, so 428 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: I'm not going to just like do it for the 429 00:19:42,080 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 1: sake of doing it. But if an opportunity like that 430 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: presented itself at some point in the future, I would 431 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,199 Speaker 1: certainly do it because I did really enjoy that. I 432 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 1: really enjoyed just the play by play aspect. I really 433 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 1: enjoyed just kind of watching games with you guys. It 434 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 1: was some of the most fun I've had doing streams. 435 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: But it just, you know, obviously isn't in the cards 436 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,439 Speaker 1: at this point. That platform doesn't exist. But we'll see 437 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: what happens in the coming years. Hey, Jason, love the show. 438 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,919 Speaker 1: If I understand the new All Star format correctly, we 439 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,640 Speaker 1: need ten international players as All Stars. There's really only 440 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: three international players in the East that are playing in 441 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:17,159 Speaker 1: an All Star level Yiannis Franz and Josh Gitty, not 442 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: including Pascal because the Pacers suck. Assuming they all make 443 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: the All Star game, that leaves seven spots for West players. 444 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,959 Speaker 1: Six of those spots are a lock for me Shay Jamal, 445 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:29,679 Speaker 1: Nicola Jokic, Luca Wemby, and Shane Gun. That leaves one 446 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: more spot. Who would you have as the final All Star? 447 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: The way I see it, there are two real options, 448 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: Denny Avdia and Lori Markenin, and then the chaos option 449 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks. So this one's complicated because I'll be frank 450 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: with you guys, I don't fully understand how the new 451 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:44,680 Speaker 1: All Star system works. The All Star Game has just 452 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: become such a shit show that I'm like almost completely 453 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 1: uninterested in it now. Like even when we get to 454 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: the All Star Game from a you know, the standpoint 455 00:20:53,520 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: of the schedule, you get that week off, right, our 456 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: content even shifts. We don't cover the All Star We 457 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: just shift big picture, do contender rankings, and we do 458 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,280 Speaker 1: MVP and we do like that kind of stuff, right, 459 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 1: So like I just find the All Star Game because 460 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 1: the players don't care. I don't care. You know. That's 461 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: kind of where I'm at with it. More or less 462 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: that said, I think you're right. I think it comes 463 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 1: down to Denny or Lorie. I personally would lean more 464 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: towards Denny. They're both playing really high level basketball, both 465 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,879 Speaker 1: on teams that are, you know, below five hundred. Although 466 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 1: Portland's had more signature wins this year. Denny's more of 467 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,159 Speaker 1: an on ball guy. Laurie's more of an off ball scorer, 468 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 1: but he can do a little bit on ball. Like 469 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: Laurie in the Dallas game, for instance, was running a 470 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: ton of coming off of off ball curls and just 471 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:37,439 Speaker 1: powering through guys and getting all the way to the 472 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,520 Speaker 1: basket for layups and floaters, and obviously high level shot making. 473 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: Hit a really tough little step back on the right 474 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: baseline at the end of that game. But to me, 475 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,120 Speaker 1: Denny has been sneaky, one of the best like offensive 476 00:21:50,119 --> 00:21:52,720 Speaker 1: engines in the league this year. To put it very simply, 477 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: Portland can't score when he's off the floor, and they 478 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: scored a pretty high rate when he's out there. And 479 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: he's just been your textbook offensive engine, running high pick 480 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,679 Speaker 1: and roll, methodically working in the middle of the floor, 481 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: scoring at a very efficient rate, playmaking at a high level, 482 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: driving close out springs, a slashing element that most of 483 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,480 Speaker 1: the big ball handlers in the league don't bring. I 484 00:22:13,480 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: think Denny's been the best player out of that group, 485 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: So I would go with Denny if I had to pick. 486 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: Can you explain why so many times we see a 487 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,160 Speaker 1: player wide open under the basket and instead of laying 488 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: it in, they pass out to the perimeter for a 489 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: three point shot. Isn't it almost a guaranteed two point 490 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:31,200 Speaker 1: layup a better choice than a possibility of a three pointer? 491 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: So I think You'll see this a lot with guards, 492 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: and this is actually kind of like sneaky. One of 493 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: the little market inefficiencies in the league is having guards 494 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: that can finish out of the dunker spot. And a 495 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:43,840 Speaker 1: lot of it is confidence. Like to your point, you 496 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: want to know why a lot of guards will catch 497 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: under the basket and on a cut and will just 498 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 1: dribble out or not shoot, throw a kickout or whatever 499 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 1: it might be. It's because they're not used to like 500 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: catching and finishing on cuts around the basket among trees, 501 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 1: and so they get a little bit spooked and then 502 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: they end up bailing, right. And one of the things 503 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,879 Speaker 1: that's really valuable about having a guard that likes to 504 00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,320 Speaker 1: finish under the basket. Think about like Drew Holliday back 505 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: when he was with the Celtics, or think like Cason 506 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 1: Wallace with the Oklahoma City Thunder. For example, there's a 507 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: big one in the n Season Tournament final from Tyler 508 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: Kollik along the baseline in the second half. Like when 509 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: you have a guard working in the dunker spot, think 510 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 1: about how that sets up your defensive shell drill. Right. So, 511 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: like in a typical shell drill, So let's say that 512 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: you've got your uh, you know, your three in your 513 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: four in the two corners, and you've got your one 514 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: in your two on the wings, and you've got your 515 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: five man in the dunker spot. Let's pretend it's Luka 516 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: Dancics isoing on the right wing and it's Deandreton under 517 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 1: the basket. Okay, that means Deandrayton's man, probably a center 518 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: is going to be in help. So if Luca beats 519 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 1: his man off the dribble and drives down that right slot, 520 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: he's running into a giant human being. Right now, Guys 521 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: like Luca there are such good lob passers. They can 522 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,760 Speaker 1: beat you with the lob pass there. But like the 523 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,280 Speaker 1: point is, like Iso, guys with a big man in 524 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: the dunker spot have to contend with the big man 525 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: at the rim. Rim. Protection can be an issue to 526 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: deal with there, right, So now imagine that the role 527 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 1: is reversed for one reason or another. So let's say 528 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,520 Speaker 1: you have a big that can shoot. Okay, So say 529 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: you're Oklahoma City and Chet Holmgren is hanging out in 530 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: the three point at the three point line, let's say, 531 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: opposite wing, and so you end up with like Jalen 532 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: Williams opposite wing, or Jalen Williams opposite corner, Shay Gilds 533 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: Alexander's working on the right wing, ISO you have Chet 534 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: on the left wing, and then you've got let's say, 535 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: let's say they're in one of their small ball groups, 536 00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 1: so you've got Lou Dort in the right corner, and 537 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 1: then Cason Wallace is in the dunker spot. So Cason 538 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 1: Wallace is working left block in the dunker spot opposite 539 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: of where Shay's driving off the right line. Now, so 540 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 1: in this configuration, whoever the biggest player on the floor 541 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: is probably guarding Chet, so he's gonna be like a 542 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: traditional nail help position, so be hanging out more like 543 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: around the elbow, left elbow. And then whoever's guarding casein 544 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: probably a guard is going to be the guy who's 545 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:11,040 Speaker 1: in help there right under the basket. And so if 546 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,960 Speaker 1: Shaye beats his man off the dribble, he might not 547 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:14,439 Speaker 1: even have to drop it off because he might be 548 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: able to just finish at the rim over the smaller 549 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: defender there right. So like having a guard who could 550 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: finish in the dunker spot provides a form of spacing 551 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 1: that is more valuable even than the layup, which is 552 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,760 Speaker 1: you have the ability to present a weaker rim protector 553 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: on your drives, which gives your slashers a better chance 554 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 1: to finish at the rim on their initial drive. Hi, Jason, 555 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: please explain to a person who doesn't understand basketball in 556 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: its weeds what drives driving the basketball means? In other words, 557 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: what are the main traits for basketball players to become 558 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,800 Speaker 1: great in it. It's been one of the main storylines 559 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: this season. Is it athleticism, is a vision? Is it 560 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: ball handling? What's the main trait along and short of 561 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,719 Speaker 1: it is it's all of that stuff. So there's an 562 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 1: athleticism piece. You gotta have a certain amount of first step. 563 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: I'd argue it's a combination on drives of like athleticism 564 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: in the form of your first step, but also like 565 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:08,000 Speaker 1: physical imposing size. So for instance, like every time you 566 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: make a move, you get a certain amount of a 567 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: window to hit right. So like if I break a 568 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: dude off, like if I go with the right to 569 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: left crossover and he just falls off of the screen 570 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:21,879 Speaker 1: to the right, I'm gonna have like just a giant 571 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: lane to drive through right. But that doesn't happen most 572 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: of the time. Most drives are small bits of leverage. 573 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:29,560 Speaker 1: I hit like in an in and out between the legs, 574 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 1: dribble and go, and the guy does slide with me, 575 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,560 Speaker 1: but maybe because of my quick first step, I got 576 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 1: this much of an angle, right, just a tiny little angle. 577 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 1: If he's bigger and stronger than me, he's going to 578 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: physically overwhelm me on that angle and contain the drive, 579 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,080 Speaker 1: Whereas if I'm bigger and stronger than him, I might 580 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: blow through his shoulder and turn the corner and get 581 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 1: all the way to the basket right. So like, in 582 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: terms of actually beating the dude off the dribble, it's 583 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:58,200 Speaker 1: a combination of how quick your first step is and 584 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:01,160 Speaker 1: how good are you at taking advantage of the physical 585 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,360 Speaker 1: leverage of how much of an angle you get right. 586 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: So classic example of this is a guy like Luca. 587 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 1: Luca is incredibly good at like barely beating a dude 588 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,200 Speaker 1: but then being past him because he's so damn big 589 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:15,639 Speaker 1: and strong, he just overpowers him with physical leverage at 590 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: that point, Whereas a guy like Tyrese Maxi is doing 591 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 1: it almost entirely with first step quickness and if you 592 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,120 Speaker 1: can kind of bump him off of his line, he's 593 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: not gonna be a guy that's going to physically dominate 594 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: you right now. A lot of the smaller skinn of 595 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: your guards will counter that with that flop foul that 596 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,080 Speaker 1: you see all the times, where like they know they're 597 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: not bigger and stronger, so they'll hit that tiny gap 598 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:35,199 Speaker 1: and then they'll just throw up a fucking shot right 599 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: when they run into the guy and they'll get to 600 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 1: the foul line for it. That's how skinny guys try 601 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: to counter that. But the other elements you talked about 602 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: are important. So, for instance, the ball handling, your ability 603 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: to sell one direction but go another direction is a 604 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: ball handling trait, and if you can do that, you'll 605 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: create bigger windows. So players that are not as good 606 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 1: at like the ball handling side, they're gonna get smaller 607 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: windows that they can hit. Whereas like if you've got 608 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 1: nasty dribble combinations or you can really disguise your moves 609 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 1: and counter moves, well, you'll generate bigger windows for you 610 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: to hit. Those are opportunities where your athleticism can step 611 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 1: in and take control of the situation. Right the vision piece. 612 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:19,640 Speaker 1: Vision is very important driving lanes, and there's two things 613 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 1: you got to look at with driving lanes, like what 614 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 1: kind of help defense are you facing behind you? Where 615 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: is your defender shading you? Like a lot of times 616 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,679 Speaker 1: defenders will shade you in a certain direction and have 617 00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 1: a plan, and if you drive into that gap, you 618 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 1: could get yourself into some trouble where you're getting trapped 619 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: or you're getting dug down on and you can end 620 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: up turning the basketball over right. So like floor vision 621 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 1: in general is a very important basketball trade in every 622 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: single sense of the word. But when it comes to driving, 623 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: knowing when to drive is very much a part of 624 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 1: the battle as well. Last question, after seeing twenty seven 625 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: games from the rookie class, especially after that Cooper Flag, 626 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: forty bomb and Continent Pole having multiple thirty point games, 627 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: is this draft trending towards being the best class since 628 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen? Do you see MVP, All NBA or All 629 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: Star potential for more than just for more from more 630 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: than just flag couple, Queen and Edgecombe. I know it's early, 631 00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:14,800 Speaker 1: but the returns so far have been incredible. Thanks for 632 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: all the effort that you and Jackson keep putting into 633 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: these videos. So I'm not going to dive into like 634 00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: comparing the draft classes, because I'd have to take hours 635 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,720 Speaker 1: to like really look at each individual draft class and 636 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: kind of like rank players and get into it. That's 637 00:29:27,560 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: more of like an offseason kind of thing. But in general, 638 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: I've been super impressed by all of these guys for 639 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: different reasons. I think Cooper Flag is still the clear 640 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: number one in the in the big picture, there's just 641 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: like a rangy defensive upside with him that is really 642 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 1: difficult for these other guys on this list to contend with. Like, 643 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: I have no idea if Derek Queen will ever be 644 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: good enough defensively to be a star in this league. 645 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,400 Speaker 1: You know, VJ. Edgecomb is I think going to be 646 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: a good point of attack defender in the long run, 647 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,400 Speaker 1: but he's not exactly the biggest, most physically imposing guy 648 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: in the league. Cooper has that upside. But the other 649 00:29:58,040 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: thing with Cooper is it's really clicked for him in 650 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: recent weeks that guys can't keep him from getting to 651 00:30:02,240 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 1: the basket. He's starting to bring a real power element 652 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: to his game that's been super effective. In general, I'm 653 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: a big believer in that. Like, what's kind of unique 654 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 1: about this group of players is like Flag obviously brings 655 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: a certain amount of power in athleticism, but like conk Nipple, 656 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: like it's not just his shooting ability. He's been even 657 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: dating back to Duke, a very good player in action 658 00:30:22,560 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: for the exact same concept we were just talking about 659 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: with the last segment in drives, where like he's so 660 00:30:28,280 --> 00:30:30,160 Speaker 1: big and strong that when he gets a little bit 661 00:30:30,160 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 1: of an angle on you, he can kind of fend 662 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: you off in the sidecar or behind him, which allows 663 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: him to kind of methodically work into the lane un 664 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: till the defense reacts and he can make the next 665 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: read there right, also the read and react element. Three 666 00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: of those guys in particular, Cooper flag konk Nipple, and 667 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: Derek Queen, all three of those dudes are excellent at 668 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: making reads. What that means is whatever the defense does 669 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: to react to what you're doing. There's a sequence. This 670 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: is the next kickout, this is the next drive you make, 671 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: This is where the drop off is, you know, whatever 672 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:04,240 Speaker 1: it might be. Those are read and react basketball traits 673 00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: that are becoming more valuable than ever in the modern 674 00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:09,560 Speaker 1: NBA as the modern NBA has become so gifted at 675 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: creating advantages and so having guys that can capitalize on 676 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: that advantage by either scoring or making the next play 677 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: that creates an even bigger advantage. All of that stuff 678 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:22,840 Speaker 1: is so valuable in the modern NBA. And Cooper's great 679 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: at that, CON's great at that, Derek's grade at that. 680 00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: To me, with VJ, I just kind of like view 681 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: him as like one of those guards that's so supremely 682 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 1: athletic and that has the footwork and the natural scoring 683 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: chops to where I just see him as a guy 684 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: that's going to be able to get to his spots 685 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: whenever he wants. And what that means is if he 686 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: can improve enough as a scoring finisher, as a shot maker, 687 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: he could be one of those guys where like kind 688 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: of like Anthony Edwards is now where you just kind 689 00:31:45,960 --> 00:31:47,959 Speaker 1: of when he rises up for that jumper, you just go, 690 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: please miss, you know, like, and that's kind of the 691 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,280 Speaker 1: the bind that one of those supremely gifted athletic guards 692 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: can put you in. But you're right, I mean, we 693 00:31:56,240 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: have like an incredible class of rookies here and each 694 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: one of them has been impressive in different ways and 695 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: just a casual reminder that the league's more talented than 696 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: it's ever been all right, guys, It's all I have 697 00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,400 Speaker 1: for today is always to sincerely appreciate you guys for 698 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: supporting us and supporting the show. I hope all of 699 00:32:12,320 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: you guys have an incredible weekend. We will be back 700 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: next week. Kind of a funky schedule with Christmas, but 701 00:32:17,080 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: we'll be starting back on Monday with Power rankings. I'll 702 00:32:19,640 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: see you guys then,