1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: This is straight fired with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: Great fire, Bam, It's me Jason McIntyre. Straight fire for Tuesday, 3 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 2: April thirtieth. I will not let this turn into a 4 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 2: funeral for the Lakers season. I will remain upbeat and 5 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 2: positive despite a devastating loss the Lakers suffered in Denver 6 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 2: at altitude, what could you say? You know, I'm not 7 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 2: gonna come on here and blame Darvin Ham for the 8 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 2: rotations if they got run out of the gym in 9 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,639 Speaker 2: the food quarter. Maybe I'm not gonna come out here 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 2: and blame Anthony Davis for trying to play with one arm. 11 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,919 Speaker 2: I mean, he gutted it out. The Lakers were right 12 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:51,160 Speaker 2: there for the second time in five games. Jamal Murray 13 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 2: put a dagger in their hearts in the final seconds 14 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: because he's him. Jamal Murray is a clutch, bad bad boy. 15 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't know what you could say. Austin 16 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: Reeve's defense was great. Marie just said a tremendous shot. 17 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 2: I cannot sit here and be just angry at the Lakers. 18 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna sit here and nippick. Yeah, you know, 19 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 2: the only thing you can really say about the Lakers 20 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 2: is man, if this team had avoided Denver, Lakers, probably 21 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: I think they'd be in the conference finals against Denver 22 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 2: if they would have been in the other half of 23 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: the bracket. I'm sorry this Laker team. I know you 24 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,199 Speaker 2: guys can say I was a gentleman. Sweet everybody's gonna 25 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 2: be pushing this today. 26 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 3: Gentleman sweep. 27 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:32,279 Speaker 2: Gentlemen, see just just stop stop with the gentleman's sweep. 28 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 2: The Lakers lost one at the buzzer. The Lakers led 29 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: for the majority of every game. They led by double digits. 30 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: Now they led by double digits in the first four games. 31 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 2: I don't know if they led by ten in this one. 32 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: Rob g can maybe check that. But bottom line is 33 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: the Lakers were incredible. And Lebron forty four minutes at 34 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 2: thirty nine years old, and you could see was running 35 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,639 Speaker 2: at gas light but still hit the two clutch free throws. 36 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: And when Lebron was running at of gas Nad's playing 37 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: with one arm, Austin Reeves stepped up and Austar Reeves 38 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 2: was clutched in the fourth quarter, but you know, Jabal 39 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 2: Murray hit another shot, you know, and that what can 40 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 2: you do? Like it's funny everybody plays that game in 41 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 2: their basement or in their driveway, or in their family 42 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 2: room or bedroom as a kid nerf hoop on the 43 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: door counting down the clock. Macatire takes it five four, 44 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 2: and then of course, you know, you chuck up a 45 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: prayer bricks and then you're like, no, take Magutar's gott 46 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: he three and you keep doing it until you hit 47 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 2: a shot, and like, that's the stuff dreams are made of. 48 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 2: Everybody wants to hit the game winning shot and be 49 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 2: mob by teammates. That's what everybody wants. It's a great 50 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: friggin feeling. What's not to love? And apparently this is 51 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: all Jabal Murray does. Like, you know, you've got the 52 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 2: best player on the planet. I mean, Nikola Jokich is 53 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: about to secure his third MVP and I believe four 54 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 2: years and at the end of the game he's going 55 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 2: to his wingman who's never been an All Star. I mean, 56 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: we call big shot Bob. Robert was like mister clutch 57 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: if he's mister big shot or no, actually that was 58 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: Chauncey Billips was mister big shot. It was big Shot 59 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 2: Bob was Robert or but what's Jamal Murray and I 60 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: keep going back to this guys. I read a story 61 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 2: about him. I don't remember if it was he was 62 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: a Kentucky or if he had just gotten to the 63 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: league like his dad. He grew up in Canada, and 64 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 2: his dad was not like a slave driver, but he 65 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 2: was driving his kid hard. He would make him do 66 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: go outside in the snow and dribble of basketball, and 67 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: he would be doing wall sits with twenty five pound 68 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: weights in the snow and the frigid temperatures in Canada. 69 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 2: Go find the story on ESPN if you can. It's awesome. 70 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 2: And he would Jamal Murray would practice yoga, and so 71 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: no moment was too big. Listen, we all know I 72 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: want the ball in that moment, But it's a totally 73 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: different thing when there's twenty thousand people in an arena 74 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 2: screaming and there's I don't know what three four million 75 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: people watching it home, you know, and the pressure's on 76 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: in our real life setting where they're gonna talk about 77 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: you on podcasts, radio, TV, Internet, social media the next day. 78 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: If you hit or if you miss, that's that's the life. 79 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: These guys choose, these athletes, and Jamal Murray is just 80 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: unfazed by all of it, and again by his standards, 81 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 2: he didn't have a great game. Thirty two points on 82 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 2: twenty eight shots, that's not great. He did hit five 83 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: of ten from three thirty two points, obviously seven assists 84 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 2: the game winning shot, like good game, but he wasn't efficient. 85 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 2: He missed a lot of shots, a lot eighteen shots 86 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: inside the arc. That's uncharacteristic for it case p hobbled. 87 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 2: He was only two or ten. Michael Porter Junior is 88 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: the guy who really killed the Lakers. I mean five 89 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 2: of seven from three, just an absolute sniper, twenty six points. 90 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 2: The Lakers solved the Aaron Gordon problem. Remember Gordon killed 91 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 2: him in game three, and then of course a Porter 92 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 2: goes off. It's like whackable with the with the Denver dungcans. 93 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,160 Speaker 2: They got just too many weapons. And it's weird rob 94 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: because the Lakers. I kept saying this man, Lakers are 95 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 2: playing like really, I mean, Jackson hates comes on and 96 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 2: was passable in seven minutes. He was plus six like 97 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 2: he was. I thought he was okay. Didnwoody hits a 98 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 2: big three from the corner. I didn't think Didnwhitty had 99 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 2: a great game. Torrian principisted all five of his shots, 100 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 2: and you know Torrian Prince is what he is. We 101 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 2: heard Jared Vanderbilt was active, he didn't play, Christian Wood 102 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: didn't sniff the court. D'Angel Russell solid from the field. 103 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: I had a key layup late, but only two of 104 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 2: ten from deep. I was really happy with Austin Reeves 105 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 2: thar he should have taken on a bigger load. That 106 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 2: sounds bad, ruey Haachi Mora, who got out of Rob 107 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 2: G's doghouse fifteen points, played a good game. The Lakers 108 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: played a great game, and Rob I'm not gonna say 109 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 2: you like during the game, obviously, I was kind of 110 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 2: crushing ham opening the fourth quarter with like down three, 111 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: with Lebron and Ad on the bench that what the 112 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 2: hell are you doing? And obviously I think Lebron probably 113 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 2: checked himself in. He's like, I'm not waiting, I'm not 114 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 2: waiting for this, and it's just one of those like 115 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 2: you kind of put your hands up the shrug emoji. 116 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 2: That's gotta be how the Lakers feel. Like, could you 117 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 2: argue we should have gone back to the conference championship? Yeah, 118 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 2: I mean, like, okay, sees a great story. Who's taking 119 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 2: their clutch shot late SGA in the lane. All right, Okay, 120 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 2: give me Jamal Murray any day of the week. Sorry. 121 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 2: And I know SGA's first team all NBA, blah blah blah. 122 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 2: I just I look at this Laker t and that's 123 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 2: the scary thing, Rob, the fact that they were so 124 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 2: impressive in the series against the defending champs. And we'll 125 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 2: see what happens to Denver. Maybe they bow out against Minnesota, 126 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 2: maybe they win the title. Again. Are the Lakers at 127 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 2: the stage where they're like, we are close. We maybe 128 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 2: need one or two moves around the edges. If you 129 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 2: can upgrade Torrian Prince slightly, you know, if you can 130 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 2: get Gabe Vincent healthy for the full season, maybe you 131 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 2: have something. But then you lean back on well, Jay 132 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 2: Ad and Lebron were healthy for the majority of the season. 133 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: They both played over seventy games. That ain't happening again, 134 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: and you were still just in the play. And so 135 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 2: I don't know. This is gonna be a tough one. 136 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: Laker fans are gonna have a long offseason. And Rob 137 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,360 Speaker 2: g who grew up a Lakers fan out here in LA, 138 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 2: how are you feeling on this melancholy Tuesday morning. 139 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 4: Uh, not too bad, you know, because after Game two, 140 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 4: I was kind of just waiting for this moment to come, 141 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,080 Speaker 4: and I'm just glad that they put up a great 142 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 4: fight there at the end. I mean, they that last 143 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 4: quarter and a half was like a heavyweight boxing match. 144 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 4: They were in the Championship Browns. Both of those teams 145 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 4: were banged up. You had ad you know, with the 146 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 4: shoulder issue. Lebron had had an angle turned. Jamal Murray 147 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:34,960 Speaker 4: obviously was hobbled all game, KCP was hobbled, and they 148 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 4: were physically spent up until the three minute mark when 149 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 4: they got that time out with the challenge. And yet 150 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 4: both teams were executing at a high level down the stretch, 151 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 4: back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And 152 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 4: it just so happens that Denver, you know, has arguably, 153 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 4: for my money, one of the top three or four 154 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 4: postseason players of my lifetime. Now, I'm not talking about 155 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 4: just you know, great players, because you know, obviously Lebron, James, 156 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 4: Kobe Bryantshy Duncan, guys like that. I'm talking about guys 157 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 4: whose regular seasons are a certain benchmark and then when 158 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 4: they get to the postseason, what's the difference, Like there 159 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 4: are certain guys where it's like, hey, if you can 160 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 4: just perform at your regular season numbers, we will take 161 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 4: that every day of the week, because you got guys 162 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 4: on the flip side, like a James Hardener or Joel 163 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 4: Embiid whose numbers fall off precipitously. We get to the postseason, 164 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 4: and Jamal Murray is that very very unique guy where 165 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 4: every single postseason, almost across the board, whatever he was 166 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 4: giving you in the regular season, he's giving you like 167 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 4: twenty five percent more in the playoffs. This was quite 168 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 4: possibly the worst playoff playoff series of his young career, 169 00:08:48,559 --> 00:08:51,080 Speaker 4: just statistically, like he didn't shoot the ball well, the 170 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 4: efficiency wasn't there, and and we understand that, right, but 171 00:08:55,920 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 4: it also includes two game winners, which, according to the 172 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 4: stat Mamba, Jamal Murray is now the first player in 173 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 4: NBA history to make a go ahead shot in the 174 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 4: final five seconds of multiple games within a single playoff series. Okay, 175 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 4: here's some more for you. Jamal Murray, despite having zero 176 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:19,720 Speaker 4: All Star appearance, is zero All nbas and no regular 177 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 4: season NBA accolades at all, is fourth most in NBA 178 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 4: history with fifty point playoff games okay. In his career, 179 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 4: he averages twenty five, six and five in the playoffs 180 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 4: on forty seven forty one ninety splits, including four twenty 181 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 4: point fourth quarters. Jamal Murray is that guy. Yeah, Like 182 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 4: I know that Nikola Yokich is the best player in 183 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 4: the world, and rightfully so. I mean, he currently, as 184 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 4: of this recording, leads the entire postseason in points, rebounds, 185 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 4: and assists. So you know, he's a given. But they 186 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,320 Speaker 4: don't get to the mountain top with aut Jamal Murray. 187 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 4: They don't beat the Lakers in my opinion, this series 188 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 4: without Jamal Murray, even as inefficient as he was at times, 189 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:08,680 Speaker 4: when the you know, chips are down, you're in the 190 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 4: final few minutes and you gotta have it. You gotta 191 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 4: have something positive. You got to have a basket, you 192 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 4: gotta have another correct play, get the correct you know 193 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 4: spacing on the floor, and Jamal Murray comes through time again. 194 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 4: It's the reason why the Lakers are going home yet again. 195 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 4: Because Jamal Murray is is He's special. 196 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 2: He yeah, I mean, there's really no adjectives that we 197 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 2: haven't used to describe how good he is. This team 198 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 2: is built so well, I'll say this that the bench 199 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 2: is thin in Denver. When KCP went down, I thought 200 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 2: Lakers would have a real good chance and they did. Listen, 201 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 2: Lakers were right there, folks. Lakers lost games in this 202 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 2: series by eleven, two, seven and two. Okay, that's about 203 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 2: us good. That's as good as you can get. Yet, 204 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,080 Speaker 2: coming out of the plane facing the defending champs, they 205 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 2: led at halftime in all five games of this series. 206 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 2: And I know that's a consolation prize. Who cares leading 207 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 2: it halftime BFD. I just can't. I can't get over it. 208 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:17,440 Speaker 2: And now we have it's official. You know, we've been 209 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 2: talking about it for a little while. No Steph, no KD, 210 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 2: no Lebron in the second round of the playoffs for 211 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 2: the first time since two thousand and five. That is, 212 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: oh my gosh, nineteen years we've had one of those 213 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 2: three in the second round the playoffs. A lot of 214 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 2: the early ones are Lebron, and then a lot of 215 00:11:37,160 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 2: the other ones were Steph and KD and Lebron. 216 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 3: We're just used to that. 217 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 2: I mean, seriously, there are teenagers who just expect Steph, KD, 218 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 2: and Lebron to be in the second round of the 219 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 2: playoffs every year. That's all they know. Somebody Denver, Denver, 220 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 2: when were they good? Steph KD and Lebron They've been 221 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 2: great for two decades. 222 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:00,319 Speaker 3: It's a tough one for the lead man. 223 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 2: And listen, obviously on the podcast, we know when it's 224 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 2: Lakers Lebron, there will be more downloads. When it's a 225 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 2: big NFL story, there will be more downloads. I don't 226 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 2: know that I'm gonna be opening with Oka. See I 227 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 2: just I don't. People are gonna see that and be like, eh, Okay, 228 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 2: it's fine now, something spicy happened. Sure, but it's just 229 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 2: a weird one. The off season topics are probably a 230 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: little more interesting, and maybe Okac versus Dallas, oh boy, 231 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 2: better be Dallas or the Clippers. Maybe that's interesting. But 232 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 2: this is just a gut punch. Listen, Denver Minnesota is 233 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:35,240 Speaker 2: certainly gonna be spicy. On paper, that's a great matchup. 234 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 2: Minnesota should have a chance. But in terms of do 235 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 2: I want to structure my Tuesday night around Denver and Minnesota, 236 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,920 Speaker 2: the answer is probably not. I'm honestly, it's like, I 237 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 2: do love them. I just the highlights will suffice. Now. 238 00:12:53,440 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 2: I'm a hoop head and I don't really have much 239 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 2: of a social life because I've got two young kids. 240 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 2: But that's just the reality. Like, you know, I mean, 241 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,120 Speaker 2: I had to miss Monday night. I had to miss 242 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 2: a semi final game in another league I playing because 243 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 2: the ankle injury, and our guys won on a three 244 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 2: with like five seconds left in a game they trailed 245 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 2: twenty one to seven. Apparently they were down. You know, listen, 246 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 2: you need my energy there to open the game. Anyways, 247 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 2: So like next Monday, if it's Denver Minnesota, it's like 248 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: I got the championship. I'm you know, maybe I'll check 249 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 2: the score at halftime. But I don't know, Rob, I 250 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,599 Speaker 2: don't really know where the Lakers go from here. I 251 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 2: will say I found it a little bit odd that 252 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 2: Darvin Ham sounded like a defeated man after the game 253 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 2: last night, essentially saying it's been a hell of a 254 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 2: two years sitting in this seat. I'll tell you that 255 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 2: been a hell of a two years. Like is he 256 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 2: pumping himself up or is he mentally ready to get canned? 257 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 2: It might be both. I don't know. 258 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:53,079 Speaker 4: I'll tell you what I've had it up to hear 259 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 4: with Darvin Ham, Sandwich coach pockets. I mean, he just 260 00:13:56,080 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 4: needs to go all right. Look, I under stand if 261 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:05,559 Speaker 4: you are a fan, if you are a podcast host, 262 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 4: if you are a you know, radio and television personality, 263 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 4: like I get it, right, I get it. But when 264 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 4: Darvin Ham was asked last night after the game, and 265 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 4: this is a fresh loss, right, he's off the podium, 266 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 4: you know, fifteen minutes at most after the game, right, 267 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 4: and he's asked by a reporter, what do the Lakers 268 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 4: got to do to be more successful next season? And 269 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 4: here here's his answer. Stay healthy. You take a lot 270 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 4: of flak for your rotations, but rotations are secondary. Primary 271 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 4: is health. Health is the greatest of wealth. That's pretty 272 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 4: much it. Like, this is exactly why Laker fans don't 273 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 4: like Darvin Ham. Well, probably he is a vincent, right, sure, 274 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 4: I mean he is, you know, Byron Scott reincarnated. But 275 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 4: Byron Scott was actually at least a you know, average 276 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 4: NBA coach. 277 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 5: Okay, there is nothing more annoying. 278 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 4: As a athlete, a former athlete, or as a sports 279 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 4: fan than a head coach who refuses to take accountability 280 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 4: for his own actions. One thing I love about Eric 281 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 4: Spolstro aside from the factory is a great coach that 282 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 4: on the nights that they lose or they get blown 283 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:24,360 Speaker 4: out like they did on Monday night, and they ask 284 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 4: him in the post game, like, hey, what happened? You know, 285 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 4: you guys missed some shots, you didn't you know, bad rotations, whatever. 286 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 4: Ninety nine percent of the time becomes I was like, 287 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 4: I didn't have my guys prepared. Our game plan was 288 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 4: not was not the correct one tonight. We got to 289 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 4: do a better job of executing it. But it starts 290 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 4: with me and putting them in the best positions. 291 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 5: Even if that's not true. 292 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 4: That is your job. Your job is to be the 293 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 4: guy who takes all the arrows when things go bad 294 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 4: and none of the credit when things go good, because 295 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 4: ultimately your job is to shield and protect those twelve 296 00:15:57,120 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 4: guys in the locker room. Darvin Ham is the exact 297 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 4: opposite of that. Okay, As recently as a week ago, 298 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 4: Anthony Davis went viral for a bit when they asked 299 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 4: him about what went wrong. I believe it was in 300 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 4: game two and he says something to the effect of 301 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 4: there are times where we don't know what we're doing 302 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 4: on either end of the court, and Darvin Ham his 303 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 4: next media availability was like, well, I'm agreed to disagree 304 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 4: on that. When we pride ourselves of being prepared, It's like, bro, 305 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 4: you're missing the fucking point. The point is not whether 306 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 4: or not that's true. The point is that's how he feels. 307 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 4: So your job is to come out and say, well, 308 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:34,200 Speaker 4: if he feels that way, then that means we're not 309 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 4: doing a goo enough job. That means that we're not 310 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 4: doing a good enough job as it as myself as 311 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,760 Speaker 4: a coaching staff to ensure that we are all on 312 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 4: the same page. When was the last time you saw 313 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 4: Michael Malone say something like that about his team? When 314 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 4: was the last time that. 315 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 5: You saw even with a daggonete in OKC. 316 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 4: No, the only guys who seem to do that are 317 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 4: guys who are clearly in over their heads. Darvin Ham 318 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 4: Byron Scott. If you're a Laker fan and most recently 319 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,280 Speaker 4: and this is one you can all relate to, Doc Rivers. 320 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: Well, wait a. 321 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:07,159 Speaker 2: Minute, hold on, you mentioned the OKAC guy who got 322 00:17:07,240 --> 00:17:09,680 Speaker 2: Coach of the Year. Come on, do you really think 323 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 2: that there's a massive fan base in OKAC clamoring for 324 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 2: this guy's head because he's butchering rotations. I don't even 325 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 2: know if that's a thing in Okac now. It will 326 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 2: see if it develops. But maybe because we're out here 327 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 2: in LA, we're seeing it. And I so you're saying 328 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 2: you got a Fireham. Absolutely, I'm not a huge fan. 329 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,439 Speaker 2: So do they do that before they find out what 330 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 2: happens to Lebron? 331 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 5: Yes? 332 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 2: Real quick, somebody posted this Darvinham talking about health. You 333 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:46,480 Speaker 2: gotta stay healthy, blah blah blah. Anthony Davis played seventy six, 334 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,639 Speaker 2: Lebron seventy one, Dangel Russell seventy six, Austin Reeze eighty two. 335 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 2: You know, I guess Hachima missed some and obviously gave 336 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 2: Vince and missed a ton Jared Vanderbilt. But those are 337 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 2: like you know, CDE players, Their core was there and 338 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 2: they were still in the play in. 339 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 5: Now the problem is rotations. 340 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 2: Well, I wonder do you think Lebron sees the West 341 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 2: is just so stacked? Listen when Beniama's only gonna get 342 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 2: way better next year, that team should go big game 343 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 2: hunting Trey Young whoever, and they will be a factor 344 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 2: next year. And like who's falling out? I mean Phoenix 345 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,320 Speaker 2: maybe trades Durant, how hard? How far do they fall? 346 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 2: I don't will see what they get in return, But 347 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 2: like I just I don't. The West is just two loaded, 348 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 2: too many good young teams, and that's gonna make it 349 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,920 Speaker 2: tough for Lebron. So I mean, listen, Lebron might be done. 350 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 2: That might be his final game as a Laker. And 351 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:43,199 Speaker 2: it was great. I mean he was I thought he 352 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 2: was excellent. Thirty eleven nine, four steals, one turnover in 353 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 2: forty four minutes at thirty nine and a half years old, 354 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,160 Speaker 2: hit two clutch free throws late. I mean, I don't know, Rob, 355 00:18:56,920 --> 00:19:02,359 Speaker 2: I just don't see how the Lakers could they almost 356 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 2: have They're backed into a corner where they have to 357 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: draft Bronni in the second round. 358 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,080 Speaker 5: They have to Yeah, how maybe even in the first round. 359 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,440 Speaker 2: No, noill be gone. 360 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 4: Well, assuming that in this an area that they keep it, 361 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 4: because you know, we don't know for sure whether or 362 00:19:16,119 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 4: not they're gonna trade the pick. 363 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 5: We assume they will. 364 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 4: But if if we pretend that they have the pick, 365 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 4: I would not be shocked at all if they use 366 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 4: it on Bronni games, if only to guarantee that Lebron 367 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 4: is with them. 368 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:28,880 Speaker 5: For at least another two more seasons. 369 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 370 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 371 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:40,119 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 372 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:40,920 Speaker 1: listen live. 373 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 2: Do the Lakers it pretend you're like you're Rob Polinka 374 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 2: for a minute. Do you consider something along the lines 375 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 2: of Reeves Russell? 376 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 3: No, you can't do both. 377 00:19:56,480 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 2: Let's go Reeves, Hachima and three. First for KD? 378 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 4: Were you were you on my social media last night, 379 00:20:04,920 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 4: Jason between the basketball game? I probably saw that because 380 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 4: I put that out there. I threw that out there. 381 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 4: Let me get the exact time for you as we're 382 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 4: recording at four twenty six pm Pacific. 383 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:20,600 Speaker 2: I actually okay. So this is the problem with all 384 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 2: the KD trades is are you giving up too much 385 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:29,680 Speaker 2: for a guy who turns thirty six in I think 386 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 2: September thirty six. And oh, by the way, the Sons 387 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 2: gave up everything for him two years ago and had 388 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 2: that work out, Like I don't. I think they have 389 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 2: one playoff series winning in the two years with KD. 390 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 2: Like I don't know that. Man, it's tough, it is 391 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 2: not easy, and I get it. You know Reeves, Hachimura 392 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:53,440 Speaker 2: and and three picks is not that you know you're 393 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 2: getting a first ballot Hall of Famer, But what are 394 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,679 Speaker 2: you doing with KD, Lebron and ad you have no backcourt? 395 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 4: Well, it depends on your on your timeline. And I 396 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 4: threw this out and maybe we'll just have this conversation now. 397 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 4: I threw it out of four twenty six pm Pacific. 398 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 4: I says here, I'm a few of my favorite fake 399 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 4: KD trades and I'll run them by you. 400 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 5: Now. 401 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 4: They all work in the trade machine because the contracts, 402 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 4: So keep that in mind. The Lakers Austin Reeves, Hachimura 403 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 4: and you have to throw Russell in just to make 404 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 4: the money work, plus picks, however many it. 405 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 2: Takes to get it. So you're losing three starters and 406 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 2: draft picks for no, I'm not doing that. 407 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:34,639 Speaker 4: Okay, here's number three, Tyler hero Duncan, Robinson HEIMI Hawk has. 408 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 2: And picks Tyler hero Hawkins. So then Miami would have 409 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 2: two forwards and bayem Yes and Rosier and Yovich and 410 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:50,880 Speaker 2: whatever else. 411 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 5: Here's number two. 412 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 3: I would I would entertain that I guess if I'm Miami. 413 00:21:54,560 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 4: Okay, number two Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan kaminga, Chris Paul's contract, 414 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 4: and picks. 415 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 3: I want pods too, Okay. 416 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 4: And then here's another one Julius Randall, Bogdanovic and picks. 417 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 2: That's not a lot, but the Knicks could do like 418 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:15,080 Speaker 2: four or five picks. Sure. 419 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 4: And here's the thing about Here's the thing about any 420 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 4: Kevin Durant trade is if you are a young and 421 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 4: up and coming team, this trade doesn't make sense for you, 422 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 4: which is why I thought of these four teams to 423 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 4: begin with. Because if anyone's gonna make a trade or 424 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 4: even an offer for Kevin Durant, you have to be 425 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 4: to two things. One, you have to be all in 426 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 4: on the short term. You don't care about three years 427 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 4: from now, four years from now, six years from now. 428 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 4: You are all in, can we get a championship in 429 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 4: the next two seasons. Number two, you have to be 430 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 4: a team that as soon as you acquire him, you 431 00:22:54,680 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 4: are already considered a Inner Circle championship contender, so that 432 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 4: immediately eliminates you know, half of the teams that you 433 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 4: would like to see him like, I would like to 434 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 4: see him back in Okace. I think that'd be a 435 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 4: great fit. But Oklahoma City is not on that timeline, 436 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 4: right I would like. 437 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 5: To see him. 438 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 2: Why isn't OKAC on that timeline? 439 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 4: Because they're not in the business of mortgaging their future 440 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 4: right now? Their guys are so young. 441 00:23:19,520 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 2: Well would is there a world where OKC says, we're 442 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 2: not giving up Sga or Jalen Williams or Chet, but 443 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,919 Speaker 2: we will give you Josh Gitty and we have a 444 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 2: shit ton of picks. We'll give you four picks. Josh 445 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 2: Giddy will give you Caseon Wallace. I don't know. Is 446 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 2: that not enough? What does Phoenix want? And I guess 447 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 2: the number one thing is to keep Devin Booker happy. 448 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 2: Is Devin Booker gonna be happy seeing Kevin Durant walk 449 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 2: out the door and maybe one starter and a bunch 450 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 2: of picks walk in the door. And the problem with 451 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 2: Phoenix rob is when they went to the NBA Finals 452 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 2: a couple of years ago or twenty twenty one, and 453 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 2: they lost to the Bucks. They had homegrown stars in 454 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 2: Eighton Booker, Mchael Bridges, Cam Johnson, all those were their 455 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 2: draft picks. They added Chris Paul That was a jet 456 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 2: fuel to them and they went to the finals. Right now, 457 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 2: they are a bunch of hired guns. And that doesn't 458 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 2: look like it's gonna work. Can you thread the needle 459 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 2: by keeping Booker? Obviously you can't move bial get enough 460 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 2: draft picks, but also quality players to help you stay 461 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,719 Speaker 2: top eight nine in the West while getting the draft 462 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 2: picks that can help you build things up because I 463 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 2: don't know, I mean, you run the risk of losing Durant. 464 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 2: Let's say you finished twelfth, you missed the playoffs, and 465 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 2: then Devin Booker says, get me the fuck out of here. 466 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 5: I'm done. 467 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 3: This sucks. 468 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 2: I don't know. Is that possible? Could? 469 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:49,200 Speaker 5: That is totally could. 470 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,200 Speaker 2: It's very Phoenix is up up the creek without a paddle, 471 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 2: and I'm sorry, Fire and Frank Vogel ain't gonna. 472 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 5: Do shit, no, you know. 473 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 4: And that's why again, that's why I settled on those 474 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 4: four teams Lakers wore years heat nicks, because I believe 475 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 4: they're the one of a handful of teams that again 476 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 4: would satisfy Kevin Durant's needs to still being in contention. 477 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:12,640 Speaker 4: We're also satisfying the Phoenix needs of at least being 478 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 4: a solid team. Like all those guys who I mentioned 479 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 4: in those trade fake trades are guys that would at 480 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:22,159 Speaker 4: least help keep the Suns above water until they decide 481 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 4: what they can do to get Devin Booker his second guy, 482 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:26,360 Speaker 4: because I think we can all agree that Bradley Bill 483 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 4: is just not it. 484 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 2: Well, he didn't look like it this season. Bradley Bill's good, 485 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,919 Speaker 2: he was All Star recently. He comply can hoop? I 486 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 2: just I don't. I don't think they had a role 487 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 2: with three gunners. You know they need more role players. 488 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 2: But let me let me ask you something. In your 489 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,760 Speaker 2: Warriors scenario, did you have Klay Thompson still on the team. Yes, 490 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 2: So you're telling me they can afford KD Clay Curry 491 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 2: and Draymond Sure. 492 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,679 Speaker 4: I mean they have a massive luxury tax bill, but 493 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 4: not like they can't afford it. 494 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:55,480 Speaker 2: Ye're like, what are they filling out the rest of 495 00:25:55,520 --> 00:25:56,199 Speaker 2: the roster with. 496 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 4: I mean, it's not much different than what they have now. 497 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 4: Like is did they really missed Chris Paul. 498 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 5: When he was hurt? 499 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 4: I mean maybe Warrior fans would disagree with me, but 500 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 4: I'd rather have Pods handling the second unit right. 501 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 5: Well, he was acchy. 502 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 2: He's going to be better this year. Sure. 503 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 4: Andrew Wiggins was in and out of the lineup all season, 504 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 4: and even then when he was playing, he was terrible. 505 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 4: Jonathan Kaminga is the wild card. So you're basically you're saying, 506 00:26:16,560 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 4: I am I giving up the upside long term of 507 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 4: cominga for this short term with Kevin Durant and banking 508 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:30,560 Speaker 4: on the steph Katie, Clay Draymond, giving us like a 509 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 4: final two year hurrah and see what happens. 510 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,119 Speaker 2: I don't even know if Durant would want that, but 511 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 2: I don't know. Pods and Kaminga probably in top six 512 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,400 Speaker 2: on the Suns if they go there, sure, absolutely sure, 513 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:48,919 Speaker 2: starting they have zero size. I still ultimately think the 514 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 2: New York Knicks makes sense. Someone tried to peddle me 515 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 2: when I was I was pushing hard on the Herd 516 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:57,199 Speaker 2: on Monday for Kevin Durant in the Knicks, and I 517 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 2: got a text from somebody in the league who said, listen, 518 00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:05,639 Speaker 2: Kevin Durant really thought he could get his agent in 519 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 2: as the Knicks GM that ship has sailed. I don't 520 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 2: see his agent steering him because obviously you know Leon 521 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 2: Rose is really safe there. I don't see Durant going 522 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,040 Speaker 2: to the Knicks if his agent can't benefit now. His 523 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:19,679 Speaker 2: agent's a New York guy, and he doesn't have like 524 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 2: a real basketball background. He's just a business guy. But 525 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 2: Durant in the Knicks makes a lot of sense. Man, 526 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 2: that to me, for him is a perfect fit. Now, 527 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: the pressure of New York could get to him. But 528 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:34,359 Speaker 2: guess what he's He's the wingman to Jalen Brunson. And 529 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:37,439 Speaker 2: at this point Kevin Durant surely has to understand that 530 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:43,199 Speaker 2: I'm not an alpha. I'm a scoring machine. I'm an 531 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 2: awesome player. I'm a Hall of Famer, I'm an All 532 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 2: NBA guy. But I'm sorry, I'm just I don't want 533 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:50,280 Speaker 2: to be that guy in the huddle pounding the table 534 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 2: that can be Jalen Brunson. And if you get to 535 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 2: keep like maybe you tossing. What did you say, Mitchell 536 00:27:56,600 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 2: Robinson was in the. 537 00:27:57,240 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 3: Deal or no? 538 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,400 Speaker 4: No, I mean just for money wise, they would Randal 539 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:02,760 Speaker 4: and Bogdanovic. I mean, you can tweak it whatever you want, 540 00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,199 Speaker 4: because the Nicks are one of the few teams that 541 00:28:04,280 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 4: have like six or seven guys all in that sweet 542 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 4: spot contract wise where they can make any deal they 543 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 4: really want to. 544 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 5: Sons, I just doing those two Sons. 545 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 2: Would probably want her old Stein or Mitchell Robinson, one 546 00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 2: of those two because they have nothing inside Timberwolves run 547 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 2: or lay up line. And that's actually not a horrible 548 00:28:21,880 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 2: trade for the Suns. You know, Randall, people can dismiss 549 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,640 Speaker 2: him whatever. He's like a twenty point game guy, and 550 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 2: you got now beal Booker Randall. I don't know if 551 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 2: Grayson Allen still starts, maybe Bogdanovitch, Don Russ, O'Neil, whatever, 552 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 2: role players and then a big whether it's Nurk, Robinson, Hardlestein. 553 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 2: I think maybe you've got something there. I don't know 554 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 2: if they're gonna be top six, but I I, you know, 555 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 2: top eight seems like that's in play health pending. But 556 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 2: Phoenix is super interesting and probably more interesting than the 557 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 2: other two games that happen on Monday. Right, Pelicans get 558 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 2: swept by the Thunder. Thunder will now await a tired 559 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 2: MAVs or Clippers team, and we'll see Kawhi's injured, Tim 560 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 2: Hardaway's injured Gaffords are injured, like those teams are falling 561 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 2: apart o case he could be in the conference finals, 562 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 2: like it's not crazy. And the other game was Boston Miami, 563 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 2: and that's kind of a big story with the Porzingis injury. 564 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 2: Everybody instantly was like Achilles, achilles, But if you have 565 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:31,080 Speaker 2: an achilles, you cannot walk. And Porzingis was walking. Now 566 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 2: there was a bad limb and he was getting help 567 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,520 Speaker 2: from locker room. But according to Wojes, it doesn't look 568 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 2: like an achilles. It looks like a calf strain. So 569 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 2: he's probably on the shelf for at least a week, 570 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 2: maybe two. We know those things are scary. I still 571 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,000 Speaker 2: think they're fine. And I did have people trying to 572 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 2: tell me on social media, Oh, the doors open in 573 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 2: the East, I mean, Drew Holliday, Derek White, Jaylen Brown, 574 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 2: Jason Tatum. That's still better than anything that they're gonna face. 575 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:01,120 Speaker 2: I don't know who you're telling me, Eveland or Orlando, 576 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 2: one of those two you're afraid of. I don't know, man. 577 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 2: I know Horford's a fossil. The Celtics can basically plug 578 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 2: in a big guy who could be a rim runner, 579 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 2: screen setter and get boards. Everyone else can handle the 580 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:15,959 Speaker 2: scor against you. I mean, Derek White had thirty eight 581 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,480 Speaker 2: points last night, Derek White, So I don't know. I 582 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 2: mean Obviously, it's not a great news. Tough to win 583 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 2: a title without. You know, what are your core starters, 584 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 2: Like if Aaron Gordon goes down, I don't know that 585 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 2: the Nuggets are beating the Timberwolves. So yeah, I think 586 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 2: this is clearly a big injury. It's not gonna matter 587 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 2: in this series. I don't know if it'll matter in 588 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 2: the next series. But you still think the Celtics are 589 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 2: the class of the East, right. 590 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 5: Rob Absolutely. 591 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 4: I think the way this is and it is so 592 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 4: frustrating as a sports fan that it seems like each 593 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 4: and every one of these series there's at least one 594 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 4: marquee player that's hurt, either he's playing hurt or he's 595 00:30:55,200 --> 00:31:00,200 Speaker 4: already you know, missing time. And thankfully for Boston there 596 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 4: so deep across their you know, their their top six 597 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 4: is incredible, and the Eastern Conference is just bad. You know, 598 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 4: like they're they're facing Miami sans Jimmy Butler, so them 599 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 4: missing kristavs porzingis they still have more than enough to 600 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:17,959 Speaker 4: beat the Man of Heat without Jimmy Butler. If they 601 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 4: get to a round two, they're either gonna get a 602 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 4: wildly mediocre Cleveland Cavaliers team that is on the verge 603 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 4: of self destruction because Donovan Mitchell will be traded this offseason, 604 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 4: or they're getting a young, inexperienced Orlando Magic team that 605 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 4: all season has has trouble scoring. So you're going to 606 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 4: as the number one scoring team or one of the 607 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 4: top scoring teams and a young, inexperienced or Orlondo team. 608 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 4: On the other side of the bracket, you got the Knicks, 609 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,800 Speaker 4: who are already dealing with the Randall injury. But once 610 00:31:47,840 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 4: they wipe out Joe l embiid here in round one, like, 611 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 4: they're gonna get the inexperienced Indiana Pacers, or they're gonna 612 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 4: get the Bucks down Dame and Giannis. So both of 613 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 4: these teams are set up to face each other in 614 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:07,480 Speaker 4: the Eastern Conference Finals. And if I'm the Boston Celtics, 615 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,800 Speaker 4: regardless of what the injury says about Chris ass Perzingia, 616 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 4: if he gets good news and say it's just the 617 00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 4: day to day type thing, I am resting him all 618 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 4: of this series. I'm resting him all of the next 619 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:19,840 Speaker 4: series because I don't think I would need him until 620 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 4: the Eastern Conference Finals anyways. 621 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would agree with that one thing you said 622 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 2: though about the Knicks and the Pacers. I was just 623 00:32:29,560 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 2: gonna go, look, oh, let me see how the Knicks 624 00:32:31,360 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 2: have done against the Pacers, and I remember, oh, wait 625 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 2: a minute, we just did that stupid game with the 626 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 2: Sons and Timberwolves. Forget the regular season doesn't matter, you know, 627 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 2: it's totally irrelevant. I do know that the Pacers have 628 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 2: Nemhar who play He's like tough and we'll get in 629 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,160 Speaker 2: your face in a little gritty. I don't know if 630 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,120 Speaker 2: he could check Jalen Brunson, but he's tough. That won't 631 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 2: be a walkover for the next That's for sure. 632 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 1: The only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 633 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: the game. He's making money while. 634 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 2: You do it. 635 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: Here's your best. 636 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 2: Bet tonight, I don't think so. So we won the 637 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,720 Speaker 2: bet last night we had. It was the money line parlay. 638 00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:19,640 Speaker 2: Remember Celtics and and thunder tonight a little tougher. I 639 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 2: do think Cleveland gets here act together. They cover four 640 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 2: and a half, So I like I like the Calves. 641 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 2: That game tips at five, Nicks is Sixers tips at four. 642 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 2: Oh wow, okay, and the Knicks are four and a 643 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 2: half point favorites. I don't know Rob that that that 644 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:41,480 Speaker 2: one's a little I just this series has been super close. Eventually, 645 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 2: the Sixers is gonna get their act together in a 646 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 2: fourth quarter, right like They're not gonna totally screw it up. 647 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:48,720 Speaker 2: I do think the Garden is gonna be juiced up, 648 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,560 Speaker 2: unlike Philly. We're not gonna have the Lower Bowl in 649 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 2: the Garden with Philly fans. So I do think the 650 00:33:54,440 --> 00:33:57,360 Speaker 2: Knicks win. I guess I would go with a Knicks 651 00:33:57,480 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 2: Calves moneyline parlay. I'll be stunned if the Calves lose 652 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:02,959 Speaker 2: it home do Orlando, so Nick's Cavs money line parlay. 653 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 2: I don't know what to do with Pacers. Bucks Portos 654 00:34:05,840 --> 00:34:08,960 Speaker 2: will be back even if Damon Giannis are out. Should 655 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 2: the Pacers be favored by four and a half on 656 00:34:10,600 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 2: the road, I don't know. I just don't know that 657 00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 2: I'm buying that. And I do like the Pacers in 658 00:34:15,800 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 2: this series, So I'm gonna have to wait a little 659 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,480 Speaker 2: bit on that and see. We'll see if Dave returns. 660 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 2: But anything any looks from from tonight's action. 661 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,040 Speaker 4: Oh I love the Pacers in this spot. Oh, I 662 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:30,239 Speaker 4: love the Pacers in this spot. I mean I thought 663 00:34:30,239 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 4: coming into this series that if Yiannis were out, then 664 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:36,239 Speaker 4: I had the Pacers in five, which he's been out, 665 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 4: so it's kind of gonna work out that way anyways. 666 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:41,280 Speaker 4: But now it's Giannis and no Dame going against the Pacers, 667 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 4: and the Bucks have been struggling defensively basically all season. 668 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:50,040 Speaker 4: Brook Lopez is a shell of himself defensively. I know 669 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 4: Bobby Portis has give you some minutes, but he's a 670 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 4: backup guy for a reason. No offense to Bobby Portis, 671 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 4: but he's not a starting level frontline player. And Indianapolis, 672 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 4: excuse me. The Indiana Pacers are one of those teams 673 00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 4: that at least offensively, can expose you because the way 674 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 4: they can score. And thankfully for them, with no Yiannis 675 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:12,840 Speaker 4: and no Dame, the Bucks don't have the requisite offense 676 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:16,360 Speaker 4: to expose the Pacers defense. So I love the Pacers 677 00:35:16,360 --> 00:35:18,239 Speaker 4: in this spot. I'm gonna choose not to do my 678 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,839 Speaker 4: usual and parlay because I don't really love the rest 679 00:35:20,840 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 4: of the board. If I were to do anything like 680 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 4: you said, Calves money line, Nick's money line. 681 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 5: But if I'm gonna. 682 00:35:25,880 --> 00:35:28,080 Speaker 4: Bet in this game, on these games tonight, I'm just 683 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 4: gonna take the Pacers in the points. 684 00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 2: Okay, interesting, all three games favored by four and a half. Rob. 685 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 2: I know you don't like the personal, but I have 686 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:39,319 Speaker 2: to ask on a day where you know, sometimes I'll 687 00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:43,080 Speaker 2: put out some jabs at Elon Musk on social media 688 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:45,680 Speaker 2: and people just the Elon Musk stands are something else. 689 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:50,000 Speaker 2: They're worse than the Jordan stands. You are now a 690 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 2: fan of Elon Musk? Is that fair to say? 691 00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:53,040 Speaker 5: No? 692 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:55,360 Speaker 4: Just because I own a Tesla now, it does not 693 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 4: mean I'm a fan of Elon Musk. My reasonings for 694 00:35:57,719 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 4: getting a Tesla are two fold. Number one, my truck, 695 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 4: which I loved, my Silverado four by four. It was great, 696 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:07,359 Speaker 4: made me feel tall, made me feel big. It looked cool, 697 00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 4: big black truck with big black rims and the big 698 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 4: tires and all that. But when you're like me and 699 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 4: your daily commute is seventy plus miles round trip and 700 00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:19,040 Speaker 4: you're getting nineteen miles per gallon, starts to hurt a 701 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:19,440 Speaker 4: little bit. 702 00:36:19,400 --> 00:36:21,239 Speaker 5: After a while. Because I don't make Jason McIntyre money. 703 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,919 Speaker 4: So I got a great deal from my wife's aunt 704 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 4: on her Tesla. It's a twenty nineteen model, so not new, 705 00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:31,239 Speaker 4: but it only had twenty thousand miles on it, so 706 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,880 Speaker 4: it's basically new car to me, and I've been driving 707 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,239 Speaker 4: it the last couple of days and I'm proud to 708 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:43,319 Speaker 4: say that aside from the supercharger weight time, I'm just 709 00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:45,520 Speaker 4: saving so much money right now. It's incredible. 710 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,319 Speaker 3: What's the supercharger weight time? 711 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:52,120 Speaker 4: So apparently there's multiple levels of superchargers you can go 712 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 4: to as far as filling up the battery, and the 713 00:36:55,239 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 4: one I went to was like a mid tier one, 714 00:36:58,080 --> 00:37:00,800 Speaker 4: like a super duper charger. So it took me about 715 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:03,439 Speaker 4: forty five minutes for the battery to come fully charged. 716 00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 3: So what do you do in that time? 717 00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 5: At that? 718 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:08,799 Speaker 4: When I did it over the weekend, I was kind 719 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:11,000 Speaker 4: of on my phone looking at stuff, watching movies, stuff 720 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:14,000 Speaker 4: like that. I mean, you can watch Netflix and Hulu 721 00:37:14,280 --> 00:37:18,359 Speaker 4: in the car while it's charging. Moving forward, Yeah, moving forward. Now, 722 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 4: what I'm going to do until I get the home 723 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:23,680 Speaker 4: charger set up because I gotta get on that is 724 00:37:23,719 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 4: I'm probably just gonna do it, you know, as a 725 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:29,799 Speaker 4: way to prep for the radio show later that day. 726 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 4: So I'll go down there at maybe ten eleven am, 727 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 4: sit in the car, do some work. Take about forty 728 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:37,879 Speaker 4: five minutes to an hour and then get on the road. 729 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,399 Speaker 2: And have you done the autopilot where you don't drive 730 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 2: and it drives for you. 731 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 4: I've done it with someone else and there Tesla, and 732 00:37:44,200 --> 00:37:46,320 Speaker 4: I hated it. It feels just too It scared the 733 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:48,360 Speaker 4: shit out of me because the car changes lanes for 734 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:51,840 Speaker 4: no good reason whatsoever, and it's like, no, I'm good, I. 735 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,080 Speaker 2: Don't need that, all right, Rob, congrats on the new ride, 736 00:37:55,680 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 2: Thank you. Rip the Lakers season. Yeah, that's a that's 737 00:38:01,000 --> 00:38:02,120 Speaker 2: a rap. We'll talk to you tomorrow.