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Make sure you guys follow us there in 46 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: the last but not at least keep dropping mailbag questions 47 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 1: and those YouTube comments for our Friday mailbags throughout the 48 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: rest of the season. All right, let's get started. I 49 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: want to get down to that McHale Bridges Victor Wempin 50 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,920 Speaker 1: Yama shootout that we had to start the day yesterday, 51 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 1: A couple of really great games to start the day. 52 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: I want to start with this concept of mid range rhythm, 53 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: so Mickkeel Bridges, we had a couple examples of this 54 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: last night. Michel Bridges got crazy hot from mid range. 55 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: Bradley Beal got really hot from the mid range in 56 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: the Denver Nuggets game. There's this thing that happens when 57 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: we talk about the shots in basketball, where we focus 58 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: a lot on the large sample without acknowledging some of 59 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 1: the realities of the way basketball games can go that 60 00:02:56,800 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: are difficult to quantify, that are things that know sort 61 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: of mathematical concept would be able to account for. So, 62 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: for example, if we're listed, if we're listing the types 63 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: of shots that any player can get in a game, 64 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna put mid range jump shot off the dribble 65 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,519 Speaker 1: towards the very end, right, The only worst shot that 66 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: a mid range jump shot off the dribble is like 67 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: a smothered, like really heavily contested mid range jump shot 68 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 1: off the dribble. But if we're listing shots right, like, 69 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 1: you want like an uncontested rim attempt, and then like 70 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: an uncontested three point attempt, and then there's various shots 71 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: that we could get to. But at the very end 72 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 1: of that list is going to be that mid range 73 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: jump shooting piece, right, And the main reason why is 74 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: because it's a jump shot, so there's you know, a 75 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: chance it's gonna miss, a pretty good chance it's gonna miss, 76 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: and two it's only worth two points. Right, So when 77 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: it comes to jump shooting, you want to try to 78 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: generate as many threes as possible because you make up 79 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:51,119 Speaker 1: for the volatility in the variants with that extra point, 80 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: which is gonna manifest in more points than a larger sample. However, 81 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: for a jump shooter, what's an easier shot a good 82 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: like a jump shooter that's come trouble in the mid range. 83 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,119 Speaker 1: There are a lot of jump shooters that just don't 84 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: practice the mid range at all. I would recommend against that. 85 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 1: I think it's important in skill development to be well rounded. 86 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: But there is a for most shooters that are good shooters, 87 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: that are balanced, versatile shooters. A little ten to fifteen 88 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: footer is an easier shot than a twenty five footer, right. 89 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 1: I mean, like, it's no different than the free throw line, right, Like, 90 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 1: it's just closer to the basket. The rim can fit 91 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,920 Speaker 1: two basketballs in there, right, So like there's quite a 92 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 1: bit of margin for error, and the greatest shooters in 93 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: the world can knock them down from twenty five feet. 94 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: But when you get into a rhythm, that little ten 95 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: to fifteen footer, it's not just a shot you can make. 96 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: It's a shot you can make over and over and 97 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: over again. There's a rhythm in flow to basketball. When 98 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: you generate an open shot, it is not like you 99 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: pull the slot machine, lever and just pray it goes 100 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: in right, Like the shot of your goes in or doesn't, 101 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: based on a bunch of different factors that extend to 102 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: the flow of the possession leading into the shot, but 103 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: also the skill development of the player and whether or 104 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: not that player is currently feeling very confident and currently 105 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: trusting his form and in good rhythm with his jump shot, 106 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: or like you could run great offense, but the ball 107 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: can end up in a player's hands who's been slumping 108 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: pretty bad and is struggling with confidence and doesn't seem 109 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: to be, you know, really comfortable with his form, and 110 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: that shot might not go in right. There's all these 111 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: different factors that go into it, but when it comes down, 112 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: there's a reason why that mid range jump shot is 113 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: still so valuable to the great scorers in this league. 114 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: It's because, in a late game situation, if you are 115 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: in rhythm and and flow, that's a shot that you 116 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: feel really good about knocking down. You can get into 117 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: a rhythm where you knock it down again and again 118 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: and again. When it comes to three point shooting, there's 119 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,279 Speaker 1: a lot more volatility, of a lot of more volatility 120 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: that can come with it. But three point shooting, ironically 121 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: is its own great example, because we've seen three point 122 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: shooters get hot and make three after three after three, right, 123 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: So now you can imagine that same rhythm and flow 124 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: that players can get into, but move it in ten 125 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: feet and it just goes to an even greater level. 126 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: And I thought that was fascinating because again, like McHale 127 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: bridges again and again down the stretch of that game, 128 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 1: took shots that in a lot of cases are viewed 129 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: as bad shots, but it won them a game because 130 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: it was a shot that Mikail felt comfortable with and 131 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: he entered into that zone and he just wasn't going 132 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: to miss it. And I think again, like this is 133 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: where that concept of basketball being more art than science 134 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: comes into play. You want to try to target every 135 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: mathematical advantage that you can. You want to hire as 136 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: many statistical analysts as you can, to be as plugged 137 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: into the data as you possibly can, to gain every 138 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: little advantage that you can. Right, But at the end 139 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: of the day, basketball has so many factors, so many variables, 140 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: it is impossible to actually solve. And at the end 141 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: of the day, you want players playing in flow, and 142 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: you want them playing in rhythm and that might dictate 143 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: a different approach than what the numbers might tell you 144 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: to do. And that's why again, like when you come 145 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: into these situations, it's about a balance. It's about a 146 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: balance between taking as much information as you can, gaining 147 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: every advantage as you can, but making sure that you 148 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: have your best players feeling comfortable and in rhythm as 149 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: possible by not micromanaging every damn shot they take. And 150 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: I think that's where that balance comes in. I thought 151 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: that was just such an interesting example, Like, again, that's 152 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: the difference between mid range shooting and longer range shooting. 153 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: You can straight up enter a zone where you're just 154 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: making it every damn time. And that's what Mikail Bridges 155 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: did to steal that game from the San Antonio Spurs. 156 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: I thought Josh Hart was incredible. Down the stretch of 157 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 1: this game. You get a huge above the breakthree the 158 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: Spurs regarding a lot of the ball screen actions three 159 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: on two, meaning like they're chasing over the top. They 160 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: have the big up at the level, but they also 161 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: have a third defender that's kind of coming over to 162 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,239 Speaker 1: guard the action. That's gonna cause a lot of off 163 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: ball three on twos which are gonna leave open shooters, 164 00:07:57,520 --> 00:08:00,240 Speaker 1: and Josh had a big one above the break that 165 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 1: he ended up hitting. He had a huge offensive rebound 166 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: on a missed layup that are missed a little one 167 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: of the few mid range jump I think it was 168 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: the mid range jump shot that mckailbridge missed late where 169 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: it kind of rattled in and out and he had 170 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: Chris Paul on him. Josh Hart did and Chris Paul 171 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: was kind of drifting and being a little lazy, and 172 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: Josh Hart just shot down the lane and got a 173 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 1: huge offensive rebound. And then he had a huge block 174 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 1: on a lowman rotation on Jeremy Sohans. So it's a 175 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: little ballscreen lobb to the rim. Sohan's going up to dunk, 176 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,559 Speaker 1: he's behind the screen defender, meaning like if the lowman 177 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 1: help isn't there, it's a dunk or it's a layup. 178 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 1: Josh Hart comes flying out of the left corner, makes 179 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,959 Speaker 1: that huge block at the rim, and they need another 180 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 1: transition push where he drew a foul. It's several huge 181 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: plays to help them win that game. And then the 182 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: Knicks got the stops that they needed down the stretch again. 183 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,599 Speaker 1: Defense has been the main driving force but behind the 184 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: Knicks success as of late a couple of interesting adjustments. 185 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: They went away from Karl Anthony Towns late. You know, 186 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: I get it because they were getting burned on some 187 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: pick and pop stuff, which is typical. That's a coverage 188 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 1: that you're gonna have to run with Carl Anthony town there, 189 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: and when you switch, you don't love that matchup, leaving 190 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: Carl Anthony Towns on a guard on the perimeter right, So, like, 191 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: I understand some of it, but also I kind of 192 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: felt bad for Kat because like Victor was hitting some 193 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: impossible shots, Like Victor hit multiple like thirty footers or 194 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: like twenty six twenty seven footers, moving like running into 195 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: the shot to his right, planning that left foot and 196 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: that right foot, squaring up in mid air and knocking 197 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: like at seven foot four, whatever the hell he is 198 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: knocking down a movement twenty seven foot or like at 199 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: a certain point, I want to be like, this isn't 200 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: really your fault. And I mean, you know, there was 201 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: some good defense down the stretch on Victor, but I 202 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: mean he missed a couple good looks too. You know, 203 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,079 Speaker 1: that's part of the game. But anyway, they go away 204 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: from Karl Anthony Towns, Tips puts Precious to chew on 205 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: Jeremy Sohan so he can help in the paint. They 206 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 1: basically ignore Jeremy so On. Jeremy s Soon burned them 207 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: once with above the break three on the left wing 208 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,960 Speaker 1: down the stretch, but for the most part that was working. 209 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: Then they put og In and Obi on Victor Wambin 210 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 1: Yama so that they could get up underneath Wenby to 211 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: kind of take away an he sort of dribble penetration. 212 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: And I also gives them the flexibility to switch any 213 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: ball screens that involved Victor women Yama because again Victor 214 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: had been beating them in picking pop. So they got 215 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 1: all the stops that they needed to get and they 216 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: get out of there with the win. Mcale Bridges finished 217 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: with forty one points, zero turnovers. I thought he did 218 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: an awesome job defensively on Devin vessel To. He's just 219 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: playing so so much better than he did to start 220 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: the year. And it's doing a lot to turn around 221 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 1: the Knicks. But again, like with the Knicks, it's coming 222 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: down to their defense. Like that's how they regained control 223 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: of the situation yesterday. That's how they were winning games 224 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: in that eight and two stretch before this game, Like 225 00:10:33,040 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 1: it's all about them being a defense, like a gritty defense, 226 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: physical team that has more offensive talent than last year's 227 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: team did to give them that that boost, right, and 228 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,320 Speaker 1: like that's the difference, right, Like when they went on 229 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: their run after the Spurs went up big in that 230 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 1: middle of the fourth quarter, when they went on their run, 231 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: it's like defense running out in transition. Ognnobi hits a three, 232 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: McHale Bridges hits a three, Josh Hart hits a three. Right, 233 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: Like when it wasn't ojannob and McHale Bridges, it would 234 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: have been harder. There wasn't as much talent on the 235 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 1: floor to convert those situations. But they have the talent 236 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: now and they're converting those situations. I thought. Duce McBride 237 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: made it like a ridiculous important off the dribble three 238 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: above the left break as well, big team win for 239 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: the Knicks to survive. The Victor Women Yama on slot 240 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: for Victor Women. Yama just some truly absurd shot making. 241 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: He had two thirty footers moving to his right, like 242 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: we talked about earlier. Couldn't even get mad at Kat 243 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: the main thing that stood out to me, And again, 244 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: like I promise I'm not talking shit here, because like, 245 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: Victor's amazing, he was plus seven yesterday. They've they've been 246 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: dominating in his minutes. He's averaging thirty points, ten rebounds 247 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: in five assists on fifty one percent from the field, 248 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: thirty nine percent from three, and eighty seven percent from 249 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: the line, with four blocks per game in his last 250 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: fifteen games, and the Spurs are nine and six in 251 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: those games. And again, like the on off splits are crazy. 252 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: But there's one thing that I want to kind of 253 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: nitpick with him because I think it's something that will 254 00:11:54,160 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: help him down the stretch. And this goes or down 255 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: the rest of his prime. And this goes back to 256 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: what we were talking about earlier with the mc bridges 257 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: on any jump shot for Victor Wemanyama that is not 258 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: a three. He's seventeen for fifty three this season. That's 259 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: thirty two percent, and again that's without getting that extra 260 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,719 Speaker 1: point two. So we're talking about zero point six to 261 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 1: four points per tempt, which is really really bad. Again, 262 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: like he can get hot from three, and he's won 263 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,319 Speaker 1: games hitting threes this year. We talked about I think 264 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: he's hit four clutch threes this year in the final 265 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 1: five minutes of games, But it would be nice to 266 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: have something that he could go to that is closer, like, 267 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: for instance, when he had that face up against precious 268 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: to chew and he ripped through to the right and 269 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: he took that little elbow jumper that rattled in and out, 270 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 1: Like I would love to see Victor get to the 271 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: point where he has some of those types of over 272 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,840 Speaker 1: the top shots that he can hit closer to fifty 273 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,840 Speaker 1: to fifty five percent or even forty five fifty percent, 274 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: because they're less volatile than the shots that he takes 275 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: from three in the small sample when he's in these 276 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: clutch time situations. He's also still only made one hook 277 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 1: shot all season, right, that's one two where he could 278 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: just take a bump and over his left shoulder and 279 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:02,960 Speaker 1: just kind of shoot like a little five to ten 280 00:13:03,000 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: foot push shot and that short range where he could 281 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: get a little bit more reliable scoring. But again, it 282 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: was like he was super hot from three. They started 283 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 1: taking away the easy ones and he took a couple 284 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: of tougher ones and they didn't go in, and then 285 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: he did it just there wasn't much for him to 286 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 1: go to at that point, so like, I'd like to 287 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: see him And this is not just on him, it's 288 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: on the Spurs as well. They need to try to 289 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 1: generate as many opportunities for him to catch with an 290 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: advantage closer to the rim, to look to score instead 291 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: of always so far from the rim. On the Spurs front, 292 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:31,559 Speaker 1: a lot of really positive stuff, like Chris Paul is 293 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: doing some really nice work keeping them organized on offense. 294 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: They're seventeen points per one hundred possessions better with him 295 00:13:37,040 --> 00:13:39,959 Speaker 1: on the floor versus off this year on both ends 296 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: of the floor. Part of that is he's partnered with 297 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: Victor wembin Yama a lot, but also it's that keeping 298 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: them organized on offense. Again, like a lot of freelance 299 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: offense ends poorly in the NBA, having a point guard 300 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: that gets you into your sets and gets everybody into 301 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 1: their spots will go a long way towards increasing your 302 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 1: offensive efficiency, you know, Jeremy Sohan, it's interesting. I don't 303 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: love the idea of having him guard like Quicker permits 304 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 1: players like McKayle Bridges. I didn't think he did a 305 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 1: good job against Micail Bridges late, too much contact on 306 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: the screen and not staying attached enough from behind. But 307 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: some of that is just part of the problem when 308 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 1: you're playing the Knicks, because someone has to guard Jalen 309 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: Brunson too right, and you're going to be put in 310 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: situations where it's possible that Jeremy staw On could have 311 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: to guard another quick perimeter player. But overall, I thought 312 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: it did a ton of good. It hit a huge 313 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: three when the Knicks were ignoring him late. He had 314 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: twenty one points on ten shots sixty percent. You're shooting 315 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: on fifteen points per game over the season. He puts 316 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: the ball in the basket more effectively than I think 317 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 1: a lot of people realize they've been tinkering with that 318 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: fifth guy in those lineups. Obviously you've got Devin Vessel 319 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: was Chris Paul with Jeremy Sawhn and Victor wimen Yama 320 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: kind of feels like that core four, and sometimes it's 321 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,400 Speaker 1: Steph Castle is the fifth guy. Sometimes it's Keldon Johnson 322 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: when they want to be more athletic, and then like yesterday, 323 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: a lot of Julian Champagne because they're trying to get 324 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:52,800 Speaker 1: more shooting in there, and that's the kind of thing 325 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: that will bear out in time as they as they 326 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: kind of get some more clarity among their young talent, 327 00:14:58,360 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: and whether or not they end up making some more 328 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: a type of all in type of move at some 329 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: point in the future. But the two big things that 330 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: stood out to me for the Spurs in this game 331 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: is their defensive details, like a lot of overhelping, like 332 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: a lot of times where they're defending ball screens three 333 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: on two and leaving shooters open when they probably don't 334 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,320 Speaker 1: need to. And then missing box outs like they got 335 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 1: beat on the glass a bunch late, and a lot 336 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: of it was just not attentive and not competing for 337 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: loose balls, so like little things they need to clear up. 338 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: And then again, like I mentioned earlier, trying to find 339 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: more opportunities for Victor wamin yam gonna catch with an 340 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: opportunity to score closer to the rim. And again that's 341 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 1: a skill development piece for Victor two because he's got 342 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: to be able to convert those opportunities. But try to 343 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 1: keep him from floating around the three point line late 344 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: in games. That's not to say you shouldn't do it, 345 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: and I think it's important, Like you know, like if 346 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: you get a really good guard that you trust late, 347 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: whether it's seven Vessel, Chris Paull Ord Steph Castle in 348 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: a few years. You want to have a release valve 349 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,000 Speaker 1: for the guard to be able to work, but then 350 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: also feel like Victor is a threat out of the 351 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: perimeter to maintain spacing. But you also want to, like 352 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: in his ISO situations and his post up situations, try 353 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: to run stuff, get him sort of the basket so 354 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: that he's less tempted to settle for really tough contested 355 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: like eighteen footers and maybe more like ten to twelve 356 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: footers that have a little bit less variance involved with 357 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: them moving on to six or Celtics game plan not 358 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: a gameplan mistake, but a game plan backfires for Boston. 359 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: Game plans are designed to take away things that teams 360 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: like to do and force teams to do things that 361 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,120 Speaker 1: make them feel uncomfortable. One of the things that the 362 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: Celtics have done forever is put their Celtics on the 363 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: weakest above the break shooter on the opposing team. Why 364 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,920 Speaker 1: because Jason Tatum is big and strong enough to battle centers, 365 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: and so is Jalen Brown, but both of them are 366 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: also quick enough to guard on the perimeter, so you 367 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: could put Jalen Brown on the best pick and roll 368 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: ball handler for the other team, Jason Tatum on their center. 369 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, they're one five ball screen game 370 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: or whatever their best perimeter player. Ball screen game is 371 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: just shut down because it's just a switch and there's 372 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 1: not a great mismatch on either side of it. Right 373 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: and then above, above, and beyond that, you've got your center, 374 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:16,439 Speaker 1: the rim protector, lingering around the basket while you're leaving 375 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: this mediocre to bad jump shooter standing around on the perimeter. 376 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: That guy yesterday was Caleb Martin. Caleb Martin is shooting 377 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: before last night's game or yesterday's game, I should say, 378 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: eighteen for fifty nine from three before that game, thirty 379 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: point five percent. And again, this is a strategy that 380 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,119 Speaker 1: works the majority of the time for the Celtics. Caleb 381 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: Martin goes seven to nine from three yesterday, the Celtics 382 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,679 Speaker 1: had a lead, a small lead early in the fourth quarter. 383 00:17:42,200 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: Caleb Martin hits four threes, all on the right wing, 384 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,440 Speaker 1: all during that massive run that Philly goes on where 385 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: they take control of the game. Tyres Maxi was incredible 386 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 1: in that game. As well. I thought he played the 387 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: best out of anybody. Thought he was the best player 388 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,479 Speaker 1: on the four yesterday's game. Hit several big shots in 389 00:17:57,520 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: that run on defense. The Celtics were trying to go 390 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: at him. He had a big stop against Derek White 391 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 1: on a drive he had like a steal where he 392 00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: defended his slip where like a lot of times, when 393 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: you're hedging and recovering, if you recover with high hands, 394 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: you can get deflections as that pass is trying to 395 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: get back to the guy you were originally guarding. He 396 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: got a big steel doing it that way. He was awesome. 397 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: The Sixers go up by fifteen, so the game plan 398 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: basically backfires. Your tire game plans built on we're gonna 399 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: let Caleb Martin take these above the break threes because 400 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: he's hitting them at less than thirty three percent, so 401 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 1: they're worth less than one point per possession. We're gonna 402 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: shut down this primary action and the Sixers will fall apart. 403 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 1: He hits four threes in that stretch. Suddenly it's a 404 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: very very different type of game, right. But then the 405 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:38,159 Speaker 1: Celtics go on a huge run classic Celtics basketball. They 406 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 1: turn up their ball pressure, they start forcing turnovers, they 407 00:18:41,119 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: start getting stops. Playing simple offense on the other end 408 00:18:44,560 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: with great spacing to generate wide open threes. They get 409 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: a steal. Jalen Brown gets a steal with more ball 410 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: pressure on Tyree s Masey that leads to a runout 411 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:55,880 Speaker 1: dunk for al Horford. Suddenly it's a three point game. 412 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: But then Joel Embiid, who had been on the bench 413 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: during this run, came in and made two huge to 414 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,560 Speaker 1: kind of reassert control. Catches on the roll and makes 415 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 1: a good, hard, strong move off of a power dribble 416 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: into the lane and draws a foul, makes both free 417 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: throws that puts the lead back up to five, and 418 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,119 Speaker 1: then in a late clock situation, he blocks Jason Tatum 419 00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: at the rim, which forces al Horford into kind of 420 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: a late clock heave that doesn't go in so two 421 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 1: way sequence from Embiid where it gets two points and 422 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: defends the rim on the other end. All of a sudden, 423 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: the Sixers have the ball up by five and they're 424 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 1: able to kind of reassert control the game big time 425 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: playing and that's what you're supposed to do again, Like 426 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: that's the thing with Embiid, The uh there's gonna be 427 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 1: he was. I thought he was really good yesterday, but 428 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:38,960 Speaker 1: like there's going to be times where in this process 429 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: where as he's trying to get his legs underneath him 430 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:44,120 Speaker 1: and get back in rhythm. He's not the all world 431 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: MVP type of Joel Embiid, right Like that, that's a 432 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: player that I expect in a few weeks after he 433 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: gets several games under his belt without having any issues, right. 434 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:54,840 Speaker 1: But a lot of times it's like you just got 435 00:19:54,880 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: to make some plays. And again, like your team puts 436 00:19:57,680 --> 00:19:59,399 Speaker 1: you in position to win with a great run to 437 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,800 Speaker 1: start the fourth quarter, but they're starting to lose control 438 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 1: because guess what, they're not as talented as the team 439 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:07,360 Speaker 1: they're playing, and they need you, your superstar, to come 440 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: in and make a couple of plays to help them 441 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 1: reassert control. And that's exactly what they did. It's been 442 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: tough to get a read on the Sixers with all 443 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: the injuries they've dealt with this year. Like we have 444 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,120 Speaker 1: just two hundred and twenty five possessions of those three 445 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: guys all on the floor together this season, Tyres Maxey, 446 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: Paul George and Joel Embiid. They're plus one point three net, 447 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: meaning plus one point three points per one hundred possessions 448 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: so far in those two hundred and twenty five possessions, 449 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: one hundred and one defensive rating, which is awesome, but 450 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: a one oh two offensive rating, which is pretty bad. 451 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 1: That's to be expected, though, There's two reasons why. One 452 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: like Paul George and Joel Embiid need to be on 453 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: the floor so that they can get into a rhythm, 454 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: so that they can get to the best versions of themselves. 455 00:20:43,359 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: Like right now, the Big three is out there, but 456 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: it's not the idealized version of the Big three. The 457 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 1: idealized version of the Big three is the Big three 458 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,000 Speaker 1: that's played twenty games and all three guys are healthy, 459 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: in rhythm, in shape. That's the version of the Big 460 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,560 Speaker 1: three that could potentially be you know, plus twelve plus 461 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: thirteen points net rating over a pretty large sample. That's 462 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: what I want to see in the long run. But like, 463 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: the second piece of it too, is like the actual 464 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: learning how to play with each other, Like again, this 465 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: is a new partnership, and again like how is Paul 466 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: George going to fit in alongside these guys? And so 467 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: like again, he was off the ball for a lot 468 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: of MB Tyree action late in the game, right, So 469 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: like that's where you got to find ways to kind 470 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 1: of keep him involved. Like all of that will grow 471 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: in time as they get more repetitions. But again, they're 472 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: in a good spot all things considered. You could not 473 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: have scripted a more disastrous start to the season for 474 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia seventy six ers, and they're now three and 475 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 1: a half games back from being above the plan. So 476 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: that's the sixth seed. With Miami, Atlanta, Indiana, Chicago and 477 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 1: Detroit standing in their way, you feel good about your 478 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: chance to outpace those teams in the big picture. They're 479 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 1: capable of it. And now you're coming off of a 480 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:50,360 Speaker 1: huge win on the road in Boston. It's a good 481 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: spot to be for the seventy six Ers. On the 482 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 1: Boston front, they've lost four out of seven. Now, like 483 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: I always say, everyone in this league, even the best teams, 484 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: will have ugly stretches in their season. It is the 485 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: part of it is a part of the deal when 486 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: you're playing eighty two games. The Celtics actually had a 487 00:22:10,040 --> 00:22:11,959 Speaker 1: stretch right around the same time last year where they 488 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: lost three out of six. It was in early January, 489 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: so when they lost to Oklahoma City lost to Indiana 490 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,919 Speaker 1: and then they got blown out by the Bucks in 491 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: a six game span. Then they went on to win 492 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,119 Speaker 1: the championship. Right, so this is this is part of 493 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: the deal when you're playing eighty two. What's happening this time? Though? 494 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: One too many stretches of lazy defense. They had a 495 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: one to sixteen defensive rating in these four losses, which 496 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: isn't bad, but it's bad by Celtic standards. A lot 497 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: of sequences like you saw in that fourth quarter, where 498 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,080 Speaker 1: like the team isn't really pressure in the ball and 499 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: is it really competing defensively on the perimeter, and they 500 00:22:42,560 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: get sliced and diced. Then they find themselves down big. 501 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: Then they like ratchet up the defense, like they ratchet 502 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: up that physicality, that ball pressure, and they start really 503 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: competing and they immediately start getting stops again and they 504 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,120 Speaker 1: go on their run and so again it's like that's 505 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 1: where you just need to try to like make it 506 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: so that the second part of that happens more than 507 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: the first part of that, right, Like it's like kind 508 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: of a tale of two different teams within the scope 509 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: of even individual games. And so that's a big part 510 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: of it. Just competing on defense. Like last night, they 511 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: they turned up the ball pressure after the Sixers went 512 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: up fifteen and immediately regained control of the game. And 513 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 1: in both both the Chicago game and this game. The 514 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: Chicago game they lost and this game, they just didn't 515 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,040 Speaker 1: bring the necessary defensive pressure, especially in that early fourth 516 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: quarter stretch where they lost control of the game. Two 517 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: poor shooting and this four losses. They're shooting thirty percent 518 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: from three. That's obviously going to be something that lessens 519 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: your chances. And then lastly, Jalen Brown is playing poorly 520 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 1: by his standards at this point. He had five turnovers 521 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: in the Memphis game that they lost, he was one 522 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,000 Speaker 1: for eight from three, and the Bowls game that they 523 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: lost ten for twenty three with five more turnovers. In 524 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: the Philly loss, and again in those defensive stretches where 525 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: they lost control in the early fourth quarter against Chicago 526 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: and Philly. Kind of very similar types of games where 527 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: they're in it and then suddenly they just quickly lose 528 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:02,320 Speaker 1: control over a bad stretch of defense. I thought Jalen 529 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: Brown was part of the problem defensively in those roles. 530 00:24:05,080 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: Specifically in the Chicago game, it was like one of 531 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,040 Speaker 1: the more embarrassing defensive efforts I've seen from Jalen Brown 532 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: in his career. So, like Jalen Brown's not playing very well, 533 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: the team's not shooting very well. They're kind of inconsistent defensively. 534 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:19,959 Speaker 1: They drop four out of seven, So what does this mean? Nothing? 535 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 1: The great teams have bad stretches too, they just usually 536 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: wake up from them and get back on track much 537 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: quicker than everyone else does. Go beat Indiana twice, got 538 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: two home games against Indiana. They have a four game 539 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: road trip in early January when they go two Minnesota 540 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 1: to Houston, to Oklahoma City and to Denver. That's a 541 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: great chance go three and one on that road trip. 542 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,359 Speaker 1: You've reasserted yourself as the best team in the league, 543 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: and you kind of regain your mojo. That's what I 544 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,360 Speaker 1: expect them to do over the course the next couple 545 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: of weeks. Again on MAVs Wolves and on Nuggets Suns. 546 00:24:49,600 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna give two quick takeaways from each game 547 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: for timesake. MAVs Wolves first takeaway, and had these two 548 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: big buckets late like kind of like a driving, little 549 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: contested bank shot around the right lane line and then 550 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: a hard driving left handed layup on PJ. Washington late, 551 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: and all I could say is those were situations where 552 00:25:12,119 --> 00:25:15,439 Speaker 1: Ant demonstrated his absurd physical gifts with his ability to 553 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,920 Speaker 1: get to his spots right. Like Ant just toasts PJ. 554 00:25:19,119 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: Washington off the dribble for that left handed layup. And 555 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: if you watch a replay that little bank shot that 556 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: he hit, he's so under control it almost looks like 557 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:29,359 Speaker 1: he's in slow motion. It looks so comfortable and it 558 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: looks easy right, And all I could think is, God, 559 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: I'd love to see this team play with some real spacing. 560 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:39,399 Speaker 1: I pulled this number yesterday the Wolves front court, so 561 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 1: they're three four five is making two point nine threes 562 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: per game combined on what's the percentage that I have 563 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: here hang on one second, thirty three point nine percent. 564 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: Thirty three point nine percent with less than three makes 565 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: per game for your entire three four five. So the 566 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 1: three biggest players, the three guys that the other team 567 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 1: has their biggest best athletes on, don't have to worry 568 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: about him be on the three point line. There's all 569 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:09,399 Speaker 1: of this talk, and like, look, I'm not gonna sit 570 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: here and pretend like Ant is the best playmaker in 571 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: the world. He's not, or that he's the best game 572 00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:15,960 Speaker 1: manager in the world. He's not or that Ant doesn't 573 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: need to get better at reading defenses and making teams 574 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: pay with this passing. Of course he has to get 575 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:26,199 Speaker 1: better at that. He's twenty two years old. But the 576 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 1: spacing is goddamn awful. It's awful. It's very hard to 577 00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: play basketball in that type of situation. He's having to 578 00:26:34,440 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 1: slalom in many cases through three four five bodies just 579 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: to get to the rim. And this isn't like the 580 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 1: old days with the legal defense, right, Like it's more 581 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,160 Speaker 1: congested in the lane when you beat that guy off 582 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: the dribble, and so it's just it's one of those 583 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: things where like what's gonna end up happening in my opinion, 584 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,120 Speaker 1: And by the way, I think I think people are 585 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: too quick to write Ant off in general just because 586 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:00,479 Speaker 1: of this busted ass Timberwolves roster, and I think he's 587 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,560 Speaker 1: gonna have great moments sooner than later. But there's a 588 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: version of this for Ants twenty six, and he's playing 589 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: on a team with that provides like legitimate spacing for him, 590 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: and he's made the development steps that he needs to 591 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,159 Speaker 1: as a playmaker, where I think this dude's gonna be 592 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: absolutely incredible. It just it blows my mind how easily 593 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: he gets to his spots. And I thought that those 594 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: two big buckets that he got late were great examples 595 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: of that. On the MAVs front, They're gonna be fine. Luka, 596 00:27:26,880 --> 00:27:29,520 Speaker 1: Doncics leaves on crutches. He's got a significant CAF strain. 597 00:27:29,720 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: Let's say he's gone for a month. One of the 598 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: big things that I've learned in the early part of 599 00:27:34,400 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: this season is that this MAVs roster is incredibly deep 600 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: with just good basketball players, and they have so many. 601 00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: This is where making that change this summer and bringing 602 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: in all that additional ball handling will reap benefits because 603 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: you've got great defensive personnel and you guys have seen 604 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 1: so many examples of this like Lively Gafford Center partnership 605 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: with PJ. Washington and how they can really defend. You 606 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 1: saw stretches last night where you include Maxi Kliba and 607 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 1: that they defend even better. They've got all this defensive 608 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 1: personnel to bring the defensive floor up, and then now 609 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: you've got all these additional ball handler Spencer Dinwoodie, Naji Marshall, 610 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 1: Klay Thompson, guys that can create offense. Quinn Grimes too, 611 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: that can create offense with movement shooting and off the 612 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:20,240 Speaker 1: dribble shot creation, and so that is allowed the floor. 613 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 1: The defensive floor for the MAVs was already sky high, 614 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: but now you've raised the offensive floor. Whereas in the 615 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 1: old days when you get all this like one way 616 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: personnel and Lucas out, it's a much bigger issue creating shots. 617 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 1: It's a lot more pressure on Kyrie. Now it kind 618 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 1: of feels like more of a natural, kind of like 619 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: basketball team in the sense that you still are relying 620 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: a lot on Kyrie, but you have other guys that 621 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: can kind of create offense and so obviously discouraging loss. 622 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: You never want to lose on Christmas Day. You never 623 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 1: want to see your star go down with an injury. 624 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: But I remain confident that the MAVs are fine. I 625 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: would have Luca take his sweet time to get one 626 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,480 Speaker 1: hundred percent healthy before he comes back. I think the 627 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: MAVs are going to stay afloat in the standings on 628 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: the strength of their talent, and they're really high floor 629 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: on both ends of the floor. Nuggets suns again, two 630 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: quick takeaways. First one, the Suns just need to compete physically. 631 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: They had lost six out of eight before last night's 632 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 1: win against Denver. They had a defensive rating of one 633 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: twenty two in those eight games, and they were bad 634 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: on the glass and bad in transition in that stretch. 635 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: Last night, they held the Nuggets to three straight twenty 636 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: two point quarters. They held up tougher on the glass 637 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: than they had been as of late, they didn't turn 638 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,400 Speaker 1: the ball over, and they kept Denver out of transition. 639 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: That m that matters even more than getting the guys healthy. 640 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: Like you want to have Devin Booker back, you want 641 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: to have everyone healthy. You want to have the big 642 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,440 Speaker 1: three work and doing their thing. But the more important 643 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: thing is they just need to compete as a team. Again, 644 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: when I see defensive ratings that high, when I see 645 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: teams like when I see middle of the pack teams 646 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: that have personnel weaknesses, it means to me they're competing. 647 00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: When I see personnel weaknesses, but they're at the bottom 648 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: of the pack, that tells me you're not competing. And 649 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 1: like you see it last night, they do, and suddenly 650 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: everything looks that much better. They have to compete. They 651 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: are not bigot or athletic enough at any position group 652 00:30:09,840 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: to let go of the rope competitively. This is a 653 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: team that has to fight. Then their offensive talent can 654 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,280 Speaker 1: be enough to lift them over the top. But it's 655 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: a non negotiable. A one to twenty two offense or 656 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:25,040 Speaker 1: defensive rating over eight games, that's not a team that's serious, 657 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 1: A serious like that. That doesn't mean they need to 658 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: be an elite defense, but they have to be better 659 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,160 Speaker 1: than what they showed in that original stretch. And I 660 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: thought last night was a great example of that. When 661 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: the Suns compete physically, they give themselves a really good 662 00:30:37,120 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 1: chance to win. Bradley Beal, by the way, another great 663 00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: example of what I was talking about earlier with Michael Bridges. 664 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: I thought he was great all night. Bradgate a great 665 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,400 Speaker 1: rim pressure, but like you, got a little rhythm with 666 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,520 Speaker 1: his mid range shot making, and that carried the Suns 667 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: through various stretches of that game. It is an interesting example, 668 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 1: like we talked about earlier at the when we were 669 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: talking Nick Spurs on the Nuggets front. The Nuggets go 670 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 1: as Jamal Murray goes, obviously goes for thirteen points yesterday 671 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: against the Suns and they can't score. They are four 672 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: and oh this season. In the four games Jamal Murray 673 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: scored at least twenty five points, they are seven and three. 674 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 1: When he scores at least twenty. They are four and 675 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: eight when he fails to score twenty. And that really 676 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: is the thing. Jokich is the consistent force for this team. 677 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray is the volatile force. Jamal has to bring stability. 678 00:31:24,160 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: When he does, that's when Denver will take off. And 679 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: until he does, they're going to struggle. Is a game 680 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:31,760 Speaker 1: they couldn't score and they didn't really have an option 681 00:31:31,840 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 1: that they could go to outside of Nikola Jokich. So 682 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,640 Speaker 1: just something to keep in mind as we look forward 683 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 1: to the season again. Seven and eight when he scores 684 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: at least seven, and three, when he scores at least 685 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,240 Speaker 1: twenty four and eight when he fails to score twenty. 686 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:46,440 Speaker 1: That's the big, you know, kind of oscillating factor for 687 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: this Denver Nuggets team. All right, guys, that's all I 688 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,920 Speaker 1: have for today. As always, sincerely appreciate you guys for 689 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:52,640 Speaker 1: rocking with me and supporting the show. We'll be back 690 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: tomorrow with a mail bag. I'll see you guys. Then 691 00:31:57,640 --> 00:31:58,280 Speaker 1: the volume