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Obviously, we're going 35 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 2: to get into the guys at the top of the draft. 36 00:01:57,960 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 2: Are going to kind of bounce around the first draft 37 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: and hit a bunch of the top storylines. You guys 38 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: know the drip before we get started. Subscribed to the 39 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: Hoops to Night YouTube channels. You don't miss any more 40 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: of our videos. Follow me on Twitter at underscore Jason 41 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 2: lt so you guys don't miss SHO announcements. Don't forget 42 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: about our podcast feed wherever you get your podcast under 43 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 2: Hoops tonight, and then keep dropping mail back questions in 44 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: the YouTube comments so we can keep hitting them throughout 45 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: the end of this week and into next week. All right, 46 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: let's talk some basketball. So to give you guys an 47 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 2: idea of the kind of outline today, I'm gonna briefly 48 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 2: hit on each of the top five picks, and then 49 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 2: i'm gonna hit some of the bigger stories in the 50 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 2: first round. So Minnesota getting Rob Dillingham by trading up 51 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: into that San Antonio Spurs spot. That was super interesting 52 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: to me, kind of like an aggressive move from Minnesota 53 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 2: to address the specific needs. So we're gonna get into 54 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,799 Speaker 2: that a little bit, and how he fits the Grizzlies 55 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: getting Zach Edy, which I thought was really interesting. We're 56 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 2: going to talk about whether or not Zach Edy can 57 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: play in the NBA. Well, I think kind of that 58 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 2: debate is silly, and we're gonna get into his specific 59 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 2: fit with Memphis and why I actually think that's the 60 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: perfect spot for him to start. One of my favorite 61 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 2: picks out the Eastern Conference, khalil Ware going to Miami, 62 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: a guy who brings kind of like a rim protection 63 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 2: and a floor spacing element, and we're talking about him. 64 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 2: And then lastly, a guy who was projected by most 65 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 2: to be a top ten pick, Dalton connect falls to 66 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: the Los Angeles Lakers. We're gonna talk a little bit 67 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: about him at the end of the show, all right, 68 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: So we're gonna start with the top five. So Zachary 69 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 2: usas Takes goes to Atlanta at number one, And this 70 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 2: guy's just a quintessential off ball role players six ' nine, 71 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 2: He's rangey. Off ball defense are really good, kind of 72 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: like making reads from that low man position, whether it's 73 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: jumping passing lanes, whether it's bothering role men in pick 74 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: and roll, covering ground on the weak side to shooters 75 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 2: in rotation. Remember this is something that we've seen become 76 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: immensely valuable over the course of the last few years 77 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: in the NBA. This is that ground coverage concept that 78 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 2: we've been talking about. Right, So elite players require aggressive coverages. 79 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 2: Right when you throw aggressive coverages, you leave week side 80 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 2: two on ones typically right, And so having guys that can, 81 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 2: you know, if there's a pass to the wing, who 82 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: can close out to the passing lane in between the 83 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 2: wing and corner shooter and effectively kind of be in 84 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: multiple places at once. Guys who can win contested rebound 85 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: battles with their length. Guys who can you know when 86 00:04:19,680 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: you have to bring your rim protector up to the 87 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,919 Speaker 2: level of the screen and there's a lob threat rolling 88 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: down the lane. A guy who can bother lob passes. 89 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 2: That type of like off ball rangeness and length is 90 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 2: super valuable, right, And then he brings a little bit 91 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 2: of the same kind of offensive capability on the other 92 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: end of the floor, right, Like he was streaky, but 93 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: this kid can shoot, And I actually think his game 94 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 2: compliments Jalen Johnson pretty well. Like Jalen brings the more athletic, 95 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 2: kind of like downhill type of feel, right, whereas like Rasachez, 96 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 2: he's got the length, but he's more of like a 97 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 2: finesse type of player, good at attacking close outs, better 98 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 2: shooter at this point. So like, I kind of think 99 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 2: that they represent an interesting three to four type of 100 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: pairing for Atlanta to evaluate over the course of the 101 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 2: next few years. Now everything for Atlanta comes down to 102 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 2: what they're willing to do with Trey Young and what 103 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,920 Speaker 2: they're willing to do with de John Tay Murray. Are 104 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 2: they going to keep Clint Capella? How does DeAndre Hunter 105 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 2: fit into this? Now that you have your three and 106 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 2: four kind of lined up in terms of the future, 107 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: so it's really hard to get a read for what 108 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: Atlanta is going to look like next year, But at 109 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: least at the three and four, Zachary Resache and Jalen 110 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: Johnson represent an interesting kind of future core to keep 111 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:33,799 Speaker 2: an eye on. Alex Sar to Washington right. Alexar played 112 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 2: in Perth last year, played alongside a Tucson guy again 113 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 2: named Bryce Cotton, who a guy that I've played a 114 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 2: lot with when back when he used to live here 115 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 2: and brings a lot of intriguing skills, a lot of upside. 116 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:48,840 Speaker 2: But the exciting thing with Alex Sar is he's one 117 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 2: of the higher floor guys in this draft because he's 118 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 2: just already an excellent defender. He's especially in pick and roll. 119 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 2: He's just got a bunch of versatility in the way 120 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: that he can guard. Like to throw him in a 121 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 2: deep drop he's got the length to bother stuff at 122 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 2: the rim. He's very good. I'd argue it's like one 123 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: of his strengths being aggressive in ball screen coverages with 124 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 2: his length on the ball handler, although he can sometimes 125 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: get burned on the backside as a result. He's a 126 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: guy that can switch and guard perimeter players in space. 127 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 2: So like immediately he represents kind of like a foundational 128 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 2: piece for a defense right now. The offensive end is 129 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: where his potential upside is. Like, did a lot of 130 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 2: work in Perth's five out system as like a dribble 131 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 2: handoff kind of folk rum, right Like, He's a guy 132 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 2: who would kind of dribble at guys coming out of 133 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: the corner and they'd either come off of him for 134 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 2: handoff or cut back door. He just was good at 135 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,919 Speaker 2: kind of making those reads. He has some improvement to 136 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 2: make in terms of like actually setting solid screens, but 137 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 2: that'll come in time, especially as he gets bigger. Got 138 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 2: a lot of aggressive coverages towards Bryce Cotton, so he 139 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: got some work in the short role where he made 140 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 2: good reads to guys cutting along the baseline and kick 141 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 2: out passes to shooters in the corner. I think that 142 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: he just kind of has the potential to be that 143 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: type of five out big that we talk so much 144 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 2: much about on the show where I think the future 145 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 2: of NBA offense is heading anyway. So it's a high 146 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 2: floor pick a guy that has a lot of offensive 147 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: upside that may or may not be realized. Really just 148 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 2: comes down to how well his jump shot develops over 149 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: the years, right, But I like it. It's like a good 150 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 2: ballscreen Folkrum to pair with Jordan Poole and a defensive foundation, 151 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: you can get a better look at how Jordan Poole 152 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:26,000 Speaker 2: fits into your team's future. Looking forward, I like to 153 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 2: pick Alex Start to Washington at three. Reed Shepherd to 154 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 2: the Rockets. Just a ready made role player. He's one 155 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 2: of the best shooting prospects in this draft, if not 156 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 2: the best. He's really good at operating with an advantage. 157 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 2: This is when Reid was at his like the most 158 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 2: fun to watch, right, like, whether it was kind of 159 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 2: in the open floor when things are chaotic, or whether 160 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 2: he's attacking a closeout or kind of functioning in the 161 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: offense when he has an advantage. He's just a really 162 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 2: good ball handler and has a really good feel for 163 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 2: like reading what where defenders are leaning and hitting them 164 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 2: with counter moves, and then he's just got all the footwork. 165 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 2: Literally looks like he's the kind of guy that you'd 166 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: see in like a skill development video, Like he can 167 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 2: take off left right, he could take off right left, 168 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 2: he could take off off the hop, off the hop, 169 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: like he can do all of these different footwork things 170 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: to get different kind of releases from different angles as 171 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: a shop maker, and so he'll immediately be a really 172 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: good connective piece for Houston. He's like he just is 173 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: gonna be a guy that kind of makes things work 174 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: better offensively, especially on a team like Houston that has 175 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 2: a lot of raw talent. He's kind of more of 176 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 2: a finished product that will help it like tie it 177 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,720 Speaker 2: all together. Does he have the upside as some of 178 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 2: these other guys in Houston, but he should be able 179 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 2: to immediately come in and help and immediately come in 180 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 2: and be that type of connective piece, especially for a 181 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 2: team in Houston that, as we know, especially from the Intel, 182 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: wants to be good sooner than later, like they want 183 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 2: to be in the mix in the West sooner than later. 184 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 2: Good defender as well, always in the right place. Doesn't 185 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: have great physical tools, a little short, little uh doesn't 186 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 2: have a ton of length, but he does his job. 187 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 2: He is always in the right place. Like I said, 188 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: he competes on the ball fights over screen. One of 189 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:01,720 Speaker 2: the things that stood out to me on film when 190 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 2: I was watching him was he's really good at attacking 191 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 2: the dribble pocket after chasing over the top of the screen. 192 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 2: Got a lot of steals this year where he would 193 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 2: chase from behind and just swipe at the basketball and 194 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 2: he'd generate transition opportunities that way. And so again, I 195 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 2: like to fit with Houston as basically a guy that 196 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 2: can kind of just immediately slot in and help kind 197 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,360 Speaker 2: of grease the wheels, so to speak, offensively, while also 198 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 2: being a functional piece of their defense. And like we 199 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 2: talked about earlier, there's lots of intel that the Rockets 200 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 2: could potentially be gearing up for star trade at some 201 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 2: point before the deadline, and he just represents another asset 202 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 2: that you could potentially use in a situation like that. 203 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: Number four, The Spurs drafts to Fon Castle. Sefon Castle 204 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 2: was one of my favorite guys to watch when we 205 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 2: were doing our draft pet prep. He's just a classic 206 00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 2: big guard, right, kind of slow, methodical, doesn't have a 207 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 2: super quick first step. Not a guy who's looking to 208 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,839 Speaker 2: shoot a ton from the perimeter. He's just trying to 209 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 2: kind of get into that short to mid range where 210 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: he's got every count, remove, every float, every hook, every 211 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 2: short jump shot in the book, and he's just super 212 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: comfortable operating in that area. He has got a lot 213 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:10,840 Speaker 2: of like that kind of like Shae Yelders Alexander kind 214 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 2: of crafty stuff within that like ten to fifteen foot range. 215 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 2: Not as good as shooter as Shay, And that obviously 216 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 2: is gonna be the huge swing factor for Steph's career, 217 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 2: right like if he if he's gonna be anything more 218 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,600 Speaker 2: than than what he's projected to be at this point, 219 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 2: he's got to become a more functional shooter from the perimeter. 220 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 2: But the big thing that I like about Stefan Castle 221 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 2: is he just has a great feel for the game. 222 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 2: He's really good at playing alongside other good basketball players. 223 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 2: He's not a guy that's going to disrupt the flow 224 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: of an offense. He kind of it's kind of like 225 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,319 Speaker 2: we were talking about with Reed Shepherd. He greases the wheels, 226 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 2: so to speak. And so we know this is a 227 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 2: Spurs team that desperately needs more feel around Victor wembin Yama, right, 228 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 2: Like guys who know how to play with other good 229 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 2: basketball players, Right, So this was a really good step 230 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 2: in the right direction to pair him with Victor wembin Yama. 231 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 2: Number five, our last pick in the top five, Ron 232 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 2: Holland going to the Detroit Pistons, kind of another high motor, 233 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 2: athletic wing with a lot of upside that hasn't really 234 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 2: come together in terms of his skill development. So you're 235 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 2: betting in the long run that you pair him with 236 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 2: sar Thompson and you basically just have these layers of 237 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 2: wing athleticism to complement Kay Cunningham on the margins, right, 238 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 2: And this is just kind of the direction we're seeing 239 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: the game going. We've seen multiple different types of teams 240 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 2: win recently, right, Like Boston wins with all this wing 241 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 2: talent and driving and kicking. Denver wins with this like 242 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 2: interior frontline presence and over the top shot making with 243 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 2: Jamal Murray, and Golden State wins with five out motion 244 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 2: and the best pull up shooting guard in the history 245 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,000 Speaker 2: of basketball. Right. So, like they're all very different types 246 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 2: of teams, but in general, if you were like asking 247 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 2: what the single most effective form of modern basketball right now, 248 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 2: it's rangy wing athleticism that can drive and kick. And specifically, 249 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 2: if there's one offensive skill that Ron Holland's already pretty 250 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 2: good at, it's driving closedouts. And so I think that's 251 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 2: kind of the angle that they're looking at here, is 252 00:11:56,520 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 2: benefiting off of the attention that Kaid Cunningham draws and 253 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 2: his ability to generate those types of close out opportunities. Again, 254 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 2: a lot of the downside of the pessimism surrounding Ron Holland, 255 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,720 Speaker 2: as he just struggled a lot on the ball with 256 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,240 Speaker 2: G League Ignite last year. But G League Ignite was 257 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 2: a total shit show. And I'm gonna say the same 258 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 2: thing I said about McHale Bridges last night, Like they're 259 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 2: just reps. No one's drafting Ron Holland to be this 260 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 2: dominant on ball creator. It's not even something that Detroit 261 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 2: needs in the long run, considering they're kind of built 262 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,439 Speaker 2: around this Caid Cunningham, Jade and Ivy kind of shot 263 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 2: creation foundation, right, So, like what you really need is 264 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 2: him to be a functional off ball offensive player, and 265 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 2: those reps on the ball, they make it easier, Like 266 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 2: It's like one of those things where you're trying to 267 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 2: learn how to make these reads when you're not very 268 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 2: good at it against loaded up defense, and then what 269 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 2: happens is you slide into a smaller role. You're constantly 270 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 2: playing with an advantage, and then suddenly that just kind 271 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 2: of becomes a little easier because you've practiced doing a 272 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 2: much much harder version of that. And specifically for teams 273 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 2: like Detroit that are just so far away from contention, 274 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 2: I like that on wings with upside because they're the 275 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 2: riskier ones, but they're the ones that have potential to 276 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 2: pan out to guys that can be profoundly impactful, especially 277 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 2: in the later rounds of the NBA Playoffs. One other 278 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 2: pick I wanted to shout out before we get into 279 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 2: some of the bigger stories was a Khalil Ware going 280 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 2: to the Miami Heat. I really like this pick on 281 00:13:16,920 --> 00:13:18,599 Speaker 2: a bunch of different levels. First of all, like this 282 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 2: concept of like layering layers of athleticism on your frontline essentially, 283 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: like instead of viewing Bam necessarily as just a five, 284 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 2: Like what does it look like if you put him 285 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 2: alongside another freaky athlete to kind of like layer that athleticism. 286 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 2: This is a thing we saw a bunch around the 287 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 2: league this year. This is a thing we saw with 288 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 2: Minnesota that led to a lot of success against Denver. 289 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 2: Denver won last year with a massive center as well 290 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 2: as this massive forward that has Bam at a biotype 291 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 2: of size and Aaron Gordon at the four right, and 292 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 2: so like, I like the idea of if you're struggling 293 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 2: with ball handling and you can't find ball handling that 294 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 2: meets that kind of meshes with what your ultimate goal 295 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 2: is as a team. I like the idea of finding 296 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 2: functional tools that can help immediately. And Khalil Ware can shoot, 297 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 2: which is an interesting kind of pairing with Bam and 298 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 2: a bio if he operates more as a Gerbil handoff 299 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 2: folkrum and operates more close to the rim, and then 300 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 2: he brings just that height, athleticism, vertical spacing piece. And 301 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 2: so I just thought that was a really interesting fit 302 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 2: for Miami. And one of the things too, is like 303 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 2: the rub on khalil where is he can struggle with physicality, right, 304 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 2: Like he's just not a very tough type of big right, 305 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: And like, give me that in Miami system, if over 306 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 2: anywhere else in terms of a system that breeds toughness. 307 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 2: That's gonna get him in the weight room, that's gonna 308 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 2: have him in the peak version of himself physically, that's 309 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 2: gonna hold him accountable, that's gonna be that's gonna give 310 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 2: him tough love. I think like that's the kind of 311 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 2: thing like a lot of times you have to you 312 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 2: have to find a way to drive that toughness out 313 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 2: of them and and and kind of like get them 314 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 2: to fight where they can struggle to fight sometimes. And 315 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 2: so I kind of like the culture of Miami as 316 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 2: a foundation to help khalil Ware get going. And once again, 317 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 2: like that's just kind of if you're it's an side 318 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 2: pick in the sense that if you're dreaming about what 319 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 2: the modern NBA center looks like, it's the ability to 320 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 2: stretch the floor shot over forty percent from three last year. 321 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 2: I'll be it on really low volume. It's the ability 322 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 2: to stretch the floor and the ability to protect the 323 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 2: rim with real vertical presence on the other end of 324 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 2: the floor. But it also brings that vertical spacing on 325 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: the offensive end. So I like that pick for Miami. 326 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 2: So the three biggest stories that I thought were interesting 327 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 2: in terms of like interesting aggressive moves. It had to 328 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 2: do with three All three of them kind of had 329 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 2: to do with bizarre circumstances. Right, So the Timberwolves get 330 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,440 Speaker 2: Rob Dillingham, we're going to talk about that just had 331 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 2: to do with the trading up right. This is a 332 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 2: team that was in the conference finals last year that 333 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 2: managed to get a top ten pick via giving future 334 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 2: draft compensation. Then we have Zach Edy going to Memphis. 335 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 2: This is a pick that was available to Memphis because 336 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 2: of the fact that they had this really bad season 337 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 2: because John Morant was out, because Marcus Smart was hurt 338 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: so much. So we have a really good team that 339 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 2: drafted towards the top, a really good team that traded 340 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 2: towards the top. And then Dalton Connect, a top ten 341 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 2: prospect by most by most of the people that I 342 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 2: trust covering the draft, Dalton Connect was one of the 343 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 2: top ten prospects, falls all the way to seventeen to 344 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,600 Speaker 2: the Los Angeles Lakers. So those are the three kind 345 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 2: of bigger picture storylines that we're going to hit here 346 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 2: in the next couple of minutes. 347 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: Preparing for your upcoming fantasy football draft, do you wish 348 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: that you could wave a magic wand and somehow know 349 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: who exactly your league mates are going to take. Well. 350 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: With draft Intel from Fantasy Pros, you'll know exactly how 351 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: your league mats draft better than they do. 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He was an overtime elite guy, 365 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 2: and he transferred to Kentucky and was immediately one of 366 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 2: the best shot creators in the country. He was eighty 367 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:33,840 Speaker 2: seven percentile among pick and roll players at high volume. 368 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:36,719 Speaker 2: He's already a really good pull up shooter. He's got 369 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 2: a deadly floater. He shot fifty three percent on them 370 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 2: this year at Kentucky, he made some strides as a playmaker. 371 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 2: That was his biggest weakness when he was with Overtime Eleade, 372 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 2: basically just dribbling up the floor and shooting every single time. 373 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 2: And you know, we talked to Damian Wilkins on Monday 374 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 2: and he made some good points about the fact that, 375 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 2: like that's what he does, and you want to lean 376 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,160 Speaker 2: into that. But the growth is a playmaker is important 377 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 2: because if you want to be a sixth man who 378 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 2: just comes off the mention shoots every time, sure, but 379 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 2: if you want to be a functional part who plays 380 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: significant rotation minutes on a great team, you're gonna have 381 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 2: to be able to play alongside other good basketball players. 382 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 2: And he did make some strides in that area of 383 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 2: the game at Kentucky. Super explosive off the balance, he 384 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 2: has good start stop quickness, a deadly like left handed 385 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 2: high hesitation dribble where he'll like come to a complete 386 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 2: stop and then shoot out of a cannon. Can really 387 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 2: beat people off the dribble. But the big thing that's 388 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 2: exciting to me as far as the fit with Minnesota 389 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:29,159 Speaker 2: he is a straight up deadly off ball shooter. He 390 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 2: shot fifty percent field goal percentage on unguarded jump shots 391 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 2: this year. That came out to one point four to 392 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 2: eight points per shot forty eight percent overall field goal 393 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 2: percentage on catch and shoot jump shots, regardless of whether 394 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 2: or not they were guarded. He was a ninety seventh 395 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 2: percentile spot at player. He got one point three points 396 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 2: per possession. Those are like Michael Porter junior type of numbers, right. 397 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 2: So the biggest weakness with Rob is that he's small, right, 398 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 2: and that can obviously cost some issues for him defensively. 399 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,159 Speaker 2: But he does play hard and he does compete. He's 400 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 2: got a good motor. Like Minnesota makes a ton of 401 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 2: sense for me in terms of a fit for Rob, 402 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 2: because if you had to construct a team that would 403 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 2: allow him to have an achievable defensive role, it would 404 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 2: be on a team like this that has multiple elite 405 00:19:12,600 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 2: perimeter defenders and an elite rim protector. Because what that 406 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: means is Rob is most likely gonna be on a 407 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 2: movement shooter like any sort of on ball dribble creator. 408 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 2: You're gonna put Anton, You're gonna put Jaden McDaniels on Right, 409 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 2: you're gonna ask Rob Dillingham to guard a shooter who's 410 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 2: either operating on the weak side or maybe occasionally coming 411 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 2: off of some screening actions. That's an achievable role for him, right, 412 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,879 Speaker 2: And then like, yeah, he's gonna be attacked in some 413 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 2: ball screen situations where they bring his man up into 414 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 2: the screen, but he's quick enough to throw a hedge 415 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 2: and recover again. Like that was the thing what cause 416 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 2: issues for Luca in the finals was he's not fast 417 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,399 Speaker 2: enough to hedge and recover, so he basically has no 418 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 2: choice but to guard, and he can't guard, and so 419 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 2: it became an issue as Boston continued to get dribble 420 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 2: penetration on him, Like that, when it comes to weak defenders, 421 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 2: you just have to have the ability to to do 422 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,680 Speaker 2: something in terms of the game plan, And as long 423 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 2: as he can chase shooters around and as long as 424 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 2: he can functionally hedge and recover to protect himself from 425 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 2: getting attacked and switches, I think he can. I think 426 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,040 Speaker 2: it can work. Not to mention in terms of in 427 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 2: his lock and trail situations, he's gonna be in a 428 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 2: pretty good spot from the standpoint of having Rudy Gobert 429 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 2: behind him, and just the overall amount of length athleticism 430 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 2: behind him to kind of anchor him on that end 431 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 2: of the floor. And again he competes, and he competes, 432 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 2: and he's got the quickness. Those are things that I 433 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 2: think make it doable. Things I like, he's just an 434 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 2: absolute flamethrower off ball score And after what we saw 435 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 2: happened to Minnesota in the Dallas series, where Dallas just 436 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: loads up the strong side and just any of those 437 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 2: swing passes in Nikkeiele, Alexander Walker, Jaden McDaniels or Kyle Anderson, 438 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 2: whoever they're just wasn't enough off ball scoring pop to 439 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 2: make Dallas pay for loading up the strong side, right, 440 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: especially with Rudy Gobert, who can really cause problems for 441 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,679 Speaker 2: the offense with his inability to catch and finish in 442 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,400 Speaker 2: traffic around the basket. 443 00:20:58,480 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: Right. 444 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:02,480 Speaker 2: So, like Minnesota is uniquely set up to benefit from 445 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 2: Rob Dillingham's strengths while also covering for Rob Dillingham's weaknesses, 446 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 2: and then in addition to that, he fits a positional need. 447 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: Mike Conley's thirty six years old. He's going to start 448 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 2: this year. He's going to be their primary guy in 449 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 2: that position, but he can help Rob as a mentor. 450 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 2: If Conley has to sit out games, he can slide 451 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 2: into that role in overtime. If he shows the ability 452 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 2: to compete defensively and shows that his scoring, his flamethrower 453 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:29,639 Speaker 2: scoring can help in that back court, that could be 454 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 2: his spot to take. My one concern, he's not a 455 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 2: natural playmaker. He's getting better at it, but it's not 456 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,879 Speaker 2: a natural thing for him. And I don't love the 457 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 2: idea of having your backcourt be two ball handlers that 458 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 2: both aren't great passers, right, And it's getting better, but 459 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 2: that's not his natural strength either. And I would argue 460 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 2: that overall ball movement in that five man grouping from 461 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 2: Minnesota is one of their biggest weaknesses offensively, right, That's 462 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 2: how you beat teams that load up the strong side. 463 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 2: We talked about this a lot yesterday when we were 464 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 2: kind of breaking down some of the five outs, Like 465 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 2: you need to get the ball side to side. If 466 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 2: like imagine it like this, if you have the three 467 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 2: point line and everyone's loaded up on the strong side, 468 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 2: you need to get the ball to the other side, 469 00:22:09,160 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 2: so that defense has to shift and with multiple side 470 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,639 Speaker 2: to side shifts. That's where you can find cracks in 471 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 2: the defense that you can take advantage of, and you're 472 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 2: just not gonna get those opportunities unless you have a 473 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 2: certain amount of playmaking on the floor. So that's my 474 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 2: one concern. But that's another thing that like, if rob 475 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 2: can get better at it in the long run, especially 476 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 2: under Mike Conley's tutelage, it makes a lot of sense. 477 00:22:30,520 --> 00:22:33,199 Speaker 2: And I do like the off ball scoring piece and 478 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: ants development as a playmaker will help a lot in 479 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 2: that regard as well. Okay, the Grizzlies and Zach Edy, 480 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 2: I want to look at this from two angles. First, 481 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 2: I want to talk about Zach Edy kind of in 482 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 2: a vacuum as an NBA player, and then we'll talk 483 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 2: about his fit and Memphis. Can Zach Edy play in 484 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 2: the NBA. That's the big debate that everyone's been talking 485 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 2: about over the last few weeks, and it's a lot 486 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 2: of like radical like he's gonna be awesome or he's 487 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 2: not gonna be able to play at all. And to me, 488 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,080 Speaker 2: the answer is really simple. He'll certainly be able to 489 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:04,160 Speaker 2: play in some matchups when he can run drop coverage 490 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 2: on defense, meaning against teams that can't really force him 491 00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 2: to guard in space and teams that can't run him 492 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,520 Speaker 2: off the floor in transition. When he's in those situations, 493 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 2: he won't just be playable. He'll be good because he's 494 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 2: huge and he's a smart basketball player who knows how 495 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 2: to use his size. On offense, he'll set great screens 496 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 2: and he'll roll into the lane for deep seals and 497 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 2: buckets around the rim. And on defense, he's going to 498 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,119 Speaker 2: protect the paint and clean up the defensive glass. He 499 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 2: is a functional big man when he's able to be 500 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:34,719 Speaker 2: close to the rim and when he can't be capitalized 501 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 2: on in space, right, But he's definitely going to struggle 502 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 2: against the pace and space type of teams that can 503 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 2: run him up and down the floor and force him 504 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 2: to guard on the perimeter. But this is something that 505 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 2: Memphis is set up to deal with. Memphis can function 506 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:50,000 Speaker 2: as a team with Jaron Jackson at the five and 507 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 2: with Jared Jackson at the four, right, especially with the 508 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 2: rise of GG Jackson, who I really like is a 509 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,400 Speaker 2: forward that can shoot the ball. That you put next 510 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 2: to Jaron Jackson in their smaller looks, actually see it 511 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 2: all look work together, right, Like here's Memphis in a 512 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 2: matchup against Minnesota, a team that you can load up 513 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 2: the strong side against, and you're not as worried about 514 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 2: Rudy Gobert forcing Edy to guard in space or Minnesota 515 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 2: like just kind of running up and down the floor 516 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 2: in transition. Right, Like, in those situations, load you go big. 517 00:24:20,800 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 2: It's Edie at the five, it's Jared Jackson at the four, 518 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 2: operating as the low man. You can allow Edy to 519 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 2: be aggressive on the ball handler and use his length 520 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 2: to kind of swarm there. Jared Jackson's running that back line, 521 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 2: you have Gg Jackson as another layer of athleticism on 522 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 2: the wing. Or maybe it's maybe you can go smaller 523 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 2: with that group and have Smart Baane and John Moriant 524 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 2: out there. But if you're playing against the Golden State 525 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 2: Warriors or the Indiana Pacers, a team that's really going 526 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 2: to like force Edie to cover a ton of ground 527 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,240 Speaker 2: and really kind of expose some of his quickness issues, 528 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:55,360 Speaker 2: that's where it might make more sense to take him 529 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 2: out of the lineup, go with Jared Jackson at the five, 530 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 2: Gg Jackson at the four, with Smart Pain and John Moran. Right, Like, 531 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 2: the idea here is is like Edie is only going 532 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 2: to be functional in the NBA in certain types of situations. 533 00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:11,400 Speaker 2: But those specific types of situations are the only situations 534 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 2: that Memphis is really looking at to use Edi anyway. 535 00:25:14,920 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 2: And so the fit makes a ton of sense. When 536 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 2: Memphis can load up the strong side and keep Edie 537 00:25:19,840 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 2: by the rim, he's their big look. When they can't, 538 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,399 Speaker 2: they have Jaron Jackson in his ability to play at 539 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 2: the five, and they can put a lineup out there 540 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:32,399 Speaker 2: with Jared Jackson, GG Jackson, Bain Smart and John Morant 541 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 2: where they just have a ton of perimeter speed, the 542 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 2: ability to contain on the ball, of plenty of offensive 543 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 2: skill in spacing right. So like it makes a ton 544 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 2: of sense, And like I actually think Memphis is gonna 545 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 2: be a dominant regular season team next year. Like I 546 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 2: think they're gonna be right back in that I wouldn't 547 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 2: be surprised at all if Memphis got a top four 548 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 2: seed next year. So, like, Edie's gonna have a small 549 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:55,360 Speaker 2: and achievable role alongside good role players. I love the fit. 550 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 2: I'm excited to watch Edie play in Memphis. And then, lastly, 551 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 2: before we get out of here, the Lakers getting Dalton connect. 552 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 2: So Dalton was by most of the people that I 553 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 2: trust ranked as a top ten prospect in this class. 554 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 2: He does not represent something that the Lakers specifically need, 555 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 2: right Like, if I was listing the things that the 556 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 2: Lakers need, I would put it down to three specific 557 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,800 Speaker 2: types of players. I think that they I think Austin 558 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:22,080 Speaker 2: at the one is perfect, or Austin at the two 559 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 2: is perfect, however you want to call it one two 560 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 2: doesn't really matter to me on this particular team because 561 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,360 Speaker 2: they run five out and everyone operates with the ball, 562 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,399 Speaker 2: so it's more like backcourt, right I like Austin as 563 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:33,919 Speaker 2: one of the backcourt guys. I like Lebron at the 564 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 2: four and ad at the five. I think those are 565 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,320 Speaker 2: all guys that are good enough to win a championship 566 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 2: in those roles. The problem is they were running d 567 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 2: Lo and D'Angelo Russell and Ruya Chimura at the two 568 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,439 Speaker 2: and the three. Delo was redundant with Austin and that 569 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:49,920 Speaker 2: forced Austin to be your primary point of attack defender, 570 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 2: and Ruy was redundant with Lebron, which forced Ruy to 571 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 2: chase Michael Porter Junior around screens, which literally was one 572 00:26:55,840 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 2: of the things that got them beat against Denver as 573 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 2: RUI just kept losing it right, especially when they shifted 574 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 2: back to Anthony Davis on Nicole Jokic. So like, as 575 00:27:04,520 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 2: far as the Lakers go, there are three players that 576 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 2: I think they need. They need a guard to put 577 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:12,560 Speaker 2: next to Austin who is an athlete, a guard who 578 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 2: can beat people off the dribble, and guard on the perimeter. 579 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 2: It needs to be a starting caliber, two way athletic guard. 580 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 2: Right at the three, they need a guy who is 581 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,919 Speaker 2: the opposite of Lebron. Instead of a big, bruising forward 582 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,560 Speaker 2: that functions more as a low man, they need a slender, 583 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,800 Speaker 2: more athletic forward that is quick and can work on 584 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 2: the perimeter, that can guard people over the top of screens, 585 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 2: guard rangey, athletic scoring wings. They need athletes at the 586 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 2: two and three that actually function in those positions. And 587 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 2: then lastly, they need a five that will allow them 588 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 2: to function defensively when Anthony Davis is off the floor. 589 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 2: They got very lucky this season with Anthony Davis staying healthy, 590 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 2: but chances are he's going to miss fifteen to twenty 591 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 2: games this year, and if you're going to contend in 592 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 2: those situations, you got to have a better center. So 593 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:01,159 Speaker 2: they need three players. They need a athlete two that 594 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 2: can play both ends, and athlete three that can play 595 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 2: both ends to starting caliber players. And then they need 596 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:10,360 Speaker 2: a bench big that can actually function as the foundation 597 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 2: of a defense when Anthony Davis is off the floor. 598 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,960 Speaker 2: Those are the three biggest needs. Dalton Connect does not 599 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:20,119 Speaker 2: fit into that. That said, at seventeen, he was the 600 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 2: best player available and he will immediately be able to 601 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 2: hate help the Lakers as a weapon for them off 602 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 2: the bench. To quote I'm going to start before we 603 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 2: get into Dalton Dalton's evaluation, I'm gonna share just a 604 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,720 Speaker 2: quote from Sam Vessini's Draft guide. He straight up said 605 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,240 Speaker 2: Dalton's the best off ball scorer in this class that 606 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 2: is immediately functional within the Lakers offense, especially when you 607 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 2: don't need him to be on the ball. The rub 608 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 2: with Dalton Connect was like against super elite defenses that 609 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 2: had tons of length and athleticism, he struggled to create 610 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 2: on the ball. So the question is will he be 611 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 2: able to create on the ball in the NBA, And 612 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 2: who knows, We'll find out in the next few years. 613 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,959 Speaker 2: But the Lakers don't need him to right away. What 614 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 2: the Lakers need him to do is come into the 615 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 2: game off the bench and be an effective part of 616 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 2: their five out offense. And Dalton is going to be 617 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 2: excellent at that right away. First of all, he has 618 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 2: an extended track record of being a great shooter consistently 619 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 2: throughout his career at the in the Big Sky at 620 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 2: Tennessee in Juco. This dude can just knock down three 621 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 2: point shots. Last year at Tennessee he shot forty two 622 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 2: percent on catch and shoot jump shots one point twenty 623 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:34,760 Speaker 2: four points per shot. Unguarded, he shot forty seven percent 624 00:29:34,960 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 2: field goal percentage one point three to eight points per shot. 625 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 2: Just a deadly shooter. He can knock him down on 626 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,880 Speaker 2: the move, he can knock him down off the dribble, 627 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 2: he can knock him down in spot up situations. He 628 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 2: was a deadly close out attacker as well. He converted 629 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 2: He converted spot up possessions at one point two to 630 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 2: two points per possession. That's in the ninety fourth percentile. 631 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 2: So just a deadly off ball score. But the big 632 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:00,000 Speaker 2: thing that I'm excited about is he brings a train 633 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 2: transition athleticism piece which is gonna function really well with 634 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 2: a Lakers team that loves to push, especially like Lebron 635 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 2: loves to throw those kick ahead passes. Lebron loves it 636 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 2: when athletes run on the wing. He's gonna throw those 637 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 2: kick aheads, and Dalton's gonna get those opportunities to kind 638 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 2: of snake two on ones or attack one on one 639 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 2: in transition and uses athleticism towards the rim. The other 640 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,280 Speaker 2: thing that really excited me as I watched Dalton film 641 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 2: over the last week. He's a really good cutter. Tennessee 642 00:30:29,040 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 2: would run a lot of like weak side action where 643 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 2: there'd be like two or three guys weaving around screens 644 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:36,320 Speaker 2: and then he would just slip and cut to the basket. 645 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 2: Hit him with the bounce pass. He can quickly pop 646 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 2: off of two feet and dunk in traffic. He caught 647 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 2: a lot of bodies this year on cuts towards the rim. 648 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 2: And so when I think about a five out offense, 649 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:50,160 Speaker 2: and I think about, you know, JJ Reddick implementing three 650 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 2: man action, or while Austin Lebron are running ball screens, 651 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 2: you're gonna have weak side action with Dalton connect and 652 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,880 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis and whoever it is that's out there on 653 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:02,640 Speaker 2: the weak side. He's going to get lots of opportunities 654 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 2: to cut along the baseline and to cut from the slot. 655 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 2: That's a team that's gonna be able to capitalize on that. 656 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 2: Austin and Lebron are gonna hit him on a ton 657 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 2: of those cuts, and he's gonna do a lot of 658 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,080 Speaker 2: finishing around the rim. So like the offensive fit with 659 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 2: the Lakers is absolute chew in perfect He is a 660 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 2: proven shooter right away who can shoot it from deep 661 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,120 Speaker 2: and can shoot it in every single possible way. That 662 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 2: is gonna fit immediately, and he can make good reads 663 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 2: as a cutter off the ball in the five out system. 664 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 2: The concern was his on ball decision making. Is he 665 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,800 Speaker 2: too much of a score? Can he reid defenses that 666 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 2: don't matter. He can figure that out in the long 667 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,800 Speaker 2: run if he needs to. But within this Lakers team, 668 00:31:44,240 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 2: similar to what I said about Minnesota with Rob Dillingham, 669 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 2: they are set up to accentuate his strengths and to 670 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 2: hide his weaknesses at this point. Now, the defensive end, 671 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:57,520 Speaker 2: that's the major concern with Dalton connect a couple of 672 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:01,320 Speaker 2: different things. First of all, he does have the athletic tools. 673 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 2: He's about six five and a half without shoes, on. 674 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 2: He's got a six to ten wing span, excellent frame, 675 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 2: excellent athlete. Right, So now there's some questions about his 676 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 2: lateral quickness, but he actually tested okay on that at 677 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,840 Speaker 2: the combine, So like he's got the tools to be 678 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 2: a functional defender, he just wasn't good at it. He 679 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:23,800 Speaker 2: struggles to contain on the ball, was inattentive off the ball. 680 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 2: Those were issues for Dalton, right. Those are the things 681 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 2: he's gonna have to figure out if he wants to 682 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 2: be more than just a bench role player for the Lakers. Right. 683 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:37,160 Speaker 2: But again, in this situation, especially when he's gonna have 684 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 2: opportunities alongside Anthony Davis who can clean up a lot 685 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,360 Speaker 2: of mistakes, he's gonna have time to try to figure 686 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 2: it out. And again, I don't view Dalton as the 687 00:32:44,680 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 2: shoe in too. I don't think, like who knows, maybe 688 00:32:46,760 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 2: Dalton does earn the starting spot. I doubt it though, 689 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 2: Like I don't view Dalton as a starting two or 690 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 2: three for this Laker team. I view him as an immediate, 691 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 2: ready made role player off the bench on the wing. 692 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 2: And so to me, like I get way more concern 693 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 2: learn about like the defensive upside and what he's capable 694 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 2: of for those two and three that I talked about 695 00:33:05,720 --> 00:33:08,360 Speaker 2: in terms of who's gonna close games for the Lakers 696 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,160 Speaker 2: in big moments, And yeah, if Dalton's gonna be that, 697 00:33:11,280 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 2: he's gonna have to make massive improvements defensively. But I'm 698 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 2: not as worried about it in terms of the fit 699 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 2: for the Lakers because I view him as more of 700 00:33:20,320 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 2: a bench weapon, right and that'll be the thing Dalton competes. 701 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 2: Dalton has the tool. So Dalton is capable of being 702 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:30,480 Speaker 2: a quality NBA defender, at least a functional NBA defender. 703 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:31,800 Speaker 2: He's just gonna have to put in the work. And 704 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 2: that's the big question mark. Every player in this draft 705 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 2: has question marks. That's Dalton's question mark. He's gonna have 706 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 2: to figure out how to compete on the defensive end 707 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 2: at the NBA level, all right. So that's just like 708 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 2: an instant reaction to the first round of the draft. 709 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:47,480 Speaker 2: We're gonna have a bunch of draft content coming out 710 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 2: over the next week. I want to do some film 711 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:53,120 Speaker 2: stuff on some specific players, Like I'll put some film 712 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 2: together on Rob Dillingham, and I'll put some film together 713 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 2: on Dalton connect and we'll do some some videos like that. 714 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 2: We're also gonna be doing a mail bag tomorrow, so 715 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:04,840 Speaker 2: make sure you guys drop. I think that's most likely 716 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 2: gonna be. Tomorrow's show is just some We're gonna do 717 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 2: some film sessions on a couple of guys, and then 718 00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:10,960 Speaker 2: we're gonna do a mail bag at the end, so 719 00:34:11,239 --> 00:34:13,399 Speaker 2: drop your mail bag questions and the YouTube comments. We'll 720 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,520 Speaker 2: get to them tomorrow. As always, as sincerely appreciate you 721 00:34:15,600 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 2: guys for supporting me in the show. We'll see you guys. 722 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: Then the volume