1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. Hey, what's up everybody? 2 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire, September four, It's Friday. Feeling good. 3 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to start again with the best bet 4 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness, folks, are you feeling me? Now? We 5 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: didn't take a loss with the Celtics. It was a push. 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: I gave out one last night. It went up in 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: some places to one and a half or two. People 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: were betting on Toronto Celtics lose by one at the buzzer. 9 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: We'll get to that later. So that's a push for me. 10 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: And then of course, uh, you know, Clippers was a 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 1: no brainer. They destroy the Nuggets. Will spend like eighteen 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: seconds on that beat down. Listen, we're up to twelve 13 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: three and one. It's quite a stretch, but uh, you know, 14 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: just since we do do some gambling on the show, UM, 15 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: I thought I would welcome everybody in on this beautiful 16 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: Friday morning with my story about my Thursday. So I 17 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: set the alarm for four forty five am. I'm out 18 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: the door by five and I have to drive to Vegas. 19 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: I've never driven to Vegas before. I could have flown 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: to Vegas, but I just didn't feel super comfortable. I 21 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: know I can. I can already hear you guys saying 22 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: you know you was. Come on, I just it's less 23 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: about the actual airport and the flight and the Uber. 24 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: It's just all of it combined. And I don't mind 25 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: admitting this. I kind of like to be in control 26 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,560 Speaker 1: of things. So when I'm driving, I'm in control. I 27 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: need to stop, I need to go to the bathroom. 28 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: I need this, But I'm running the show. So I 29 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: drive a little under four hours to Vegas, pull into 30 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: the first casino, sign up for an NFL gambling contest. 31 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: I'm sure if you guys have followed me on social media, 32 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: you know that I'm in the week the year long 33 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: weekly NFL Picks contest. Two years ago, I almost finished 34 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: in the money. I think it's like the top one 35 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: got paid. Number one gets over a million bucks and 36 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: I nearly finished in the money. I crapped my pants 37 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: the last two weeks. It sucked, and I signed up 38 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: for that contest. I was in and out of the 39 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: casino in thirty minutes. The sports book and these are 40 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: then I went to another casino to collect gambling winnings 41 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: from last season. I had some NFL futures that hit, 42 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: and I had to had some college basketball futures that 43 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: they paid out refunds because the season stopped short. Now, 44 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: neither of those two casinos were on the strip. This 45 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: is the crazy part. Vegas was a ghost town. I mean, 46 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: I know Vegas is hurting a buddy of mine, Preston Johnson, 47 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 1: a k A sports cheetah. He'll be on here soon. 48 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: One of these days we'll get him. He told he 49 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: just moved out of Vegas. And I was like, yo, 50 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: it's it's not looking good. And I'm telling you, guys, 51 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: I the casino was empty. Now it's Thursday, nine am. 52 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: But nobody on the floor. I mean nobody at any 53 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: of the tables. There's like three people pulling slots. It 54 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: was bleak. It just felt everybody massed up a lot 55 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: of gloves. And I will say, I've been to San 56 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: Francisco it has a homeless problem, and um, Las Vegas 57 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: had a lot of homeless people just like hanging out 58 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 1: outside the casino. It just didn't feel good or right. 59 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: I hope Vegas gets it together. But that and then 60 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: I got back in the car after thirty minutes at 61 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: the second casino maybe fifteen minutes and uh, I drove home. 62 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,680 Speaker 1: So a lot of car time Thursday, listening to some podcasts. 63 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: UH called my parents, talk to them, checked in with 64 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: my brother. Um, and that's what you do on those 65 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: long car rides. So I had a busy Thursday, and 66 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: then I watched the games. Let's quickly get to the 67 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: biggest story in sports and an eight the NBA. But 68 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: it is the NBA. It's Steve Nash, out of left 69 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: field getting hired by the Brooklyn Nets. Now why is 70 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: this a big story? Number One? Steve Nash lives. Hear 71 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:02,040 Speaker 1: me out here in the South Bay of Los Angeles. 72 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: See the guy at the grocery store. I coached a 73 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: first grade basketball a game against him. His son is 74 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: in first grade. Uh, same grade is my son. And um, 75 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: you know I've gone to parties and seen him there. 76 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: And I was at a birthday party for one of 77 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: my one of my son's friends, and we roll in 78 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: and Steve Nash is hanging out there, and I'm like, gee, 79 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: you know you see him everywhere. He goes to my 80 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: gym and works out with Damian Lillard. So I don't 81 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: know Nash. I mean, I said idol him. We've talked. 82 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: I know people in his orbit, and I think this 83 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: is a great phenomenal hire for the Nets. And I'll 84 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 1: tell you why Rob g disagrees with me, and we'll 85 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: bring him in shortly. But you guys will remember I 86 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: talked about how risky this job is, going into a 87 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: lion's den of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, two very 88 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: strong willed personalities. You know in the NFL, how a 89 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: coach is hired, and the number one question is did 90 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: he want that quarterback? Because if he didn't, he's gonna 91 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: get his guy. Okay, So Kyrie and Kady clearly had 92 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: to sign off on this. Everybody thought Kyrie Irving would 93 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: hand picked the coach. Didn't happen. A lot of chatter 94 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: that he wanted Mark Jackson, he wanted Tylu somebody he could, 95 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 1: you know, not be his puppet, but somebody who he 96 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: would drive with. And he's not gonna get you know, 97 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: jerked around there in in the film room and yelled 98 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,919 Speaker 1: at and shoot out, which is probably what he needs. 99 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: And I could say this Nash worked closely. Everybody knows 100 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: this with Kevin Durant in Golden State and Here's what 101 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: I think happened. Nets Management decided, you know what, we 102 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 1: let Kyrie Irving bring Kevin Durant and we're very happy 103 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,239 Speaker 1: for that. Then we let Kyrie Irving bring his buddy 104 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: DeAndre Jordan in. Then we let Kyrie Irving fire the 105 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: coach that we liked, Kenny Atkinson. Basically, that's what happened. 106 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: Kyrie and Kenny Atkinson didn't see eye to eye. Kenny Atkinson, 107 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: by the way, was a coach on the rise and 108 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: he gets dusted. The best part of this is Atkinson 109 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: never started DeAndre Jordan at center, who Kyrie brought in 110 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: the first game after Atkinson was fired. Who starts at center? 111 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: DeAndre Jordan's I mean, Kyrie wanted to run the show, 112 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: but management figured out, you know what, this is an 113 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: outside the box higher. He's worked with point guards before, 114 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard, as I told you. And even if Kyrie's 115 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: first reaction is whatever, you know it's nash, I didn't 116 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: get my guy, But whatever, I think this is what 117 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: Kyrie needs to mature as a player, because, folks, I'm 118 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: telling you, watch these Boston Celtics out here much better 119 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: than last year without Kyrie Irving. So this is what 120 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving needs. He may not want it. It's like 121 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 1: when I sit my kids down at dinner and my 122 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: wife makes some vegetables you put on their plate and 123 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: they kind of roll their eyes and they push it around. 124 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: They don't want to take it. You need it, you 125 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: don't want it to need it. And I think this 126 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 1: is the perfect higher for Kyrie Irving, even though he's 127 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:04,159 Speaker 1: never coached a game. Steve and um Kevin Durant and 128 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: I think this next team, you know this, this probably 129 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 1: will go the right way. Two other quick notes. Number one, 130 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: Stephen A. Smith of ESPN entertaining guy. But for him 131 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: to come out and say this higher of Steve Nash 132 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: is white Man's privileges. I mean, it's one of the 133 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: dumbest takes I've heard from anybody since the NBA bubble started. 134 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: It's just assinine. Now, Steven A. Smiths had an incredibly 135 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: successful career. He's made a lot of money. Okay, I 136 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: know this, and he's not gonna want this out there. 137 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: I've been to parties All Star Weekend where Steven A. 138 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: Smith rolls around with a bodyguard. Okay, that's how big 139 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: of a deal he thinks he is like Stephen A. Smith. 140 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: Slow your role, dude, calling a higher white man's privilege. 141 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: You don't think Kevin Durant signed off on this. Remember 142 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: Steve Nash played in the NBA with Shawn Marks the 143 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: GM of the Net, like they knew each other. Come 144 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: on white man's privilege. And he kept on Jack Vaughan 145 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: as the head assisted um, which I think was a 146 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: good move as well. Jacque Vaughan was a very good 147 00:08:11,440 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: coach for the Nets in the bubble. And my final statement, 148 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: and this is not me pumping up Nash because I 149 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: know him a little bit, but I just think his 150 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: story is awesome. This is a guy from Canada who 151 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: was nothing special in high school. He finally is able 152 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: to get an offer to go to play basketball at 153 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: Santa Clara. Remember the story about Steve Nash is like 154 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: he had to put together his own reel and send 155 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 1: it out and finally he gets one offer from Santa Clara. 156 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 1: It's like a six ft two white kid, well, it's 157 00:08:41,400 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: like a buck e d And all he does is 158 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: Santa Clara is take him to the n c A tournament, 159 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: win a game, Like Steve Nash is an awesome success 160 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: story becomes a lottery pick he would I think lottery 161 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: pick fifteenth in the draft, I means, super impressive for 162 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 1: Steve Nash. But then it gets better. He goes to 163 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 1: the NBA and he's kind of lost in Phoenix. They 164 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: don't know what to do with him, and they trade 165 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: him to Dallas. He's in Dallas and he's nothing special. 166 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: We're talking four years in his NBA career and they're like, 167 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: I don't know about this guy. And then he finally 168 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: has like some chemistry with Dirk and foolishly, you know, 169 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: they don't make up a priority. Steve Nash ends up 170 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: in Phoenix. And what happened in Phoenix was this is 171 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: when the NBA changed the hand checking rules. This is huge, 172 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: and this is when Kobe started to really go on 173 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: a scoring binge. And more importantly, it unlocks Steve Nash 174 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: to become an elite point guard where he was unstoppable. 175 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 1: I mean, he went from just being like a fourteen, 176 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: fifteen and nine assist guy to like nineteen and twelve 177 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: winning the m v P Award back to back years 178 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: in Kobe Bryant's prime. Like that's how good Nash was. 179 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 1: I mean, his story is one of success I absolutely 180 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: love the story. You know, if you if you want to, 181 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 1: if you've got a kid who plays youth basketball and 182 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: you're like, you know, he's like, he's okay, and he's 183 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 1: really into basketball. Given the Steve Nash story, it's just 184 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: one of hard work success, doing things the right way, 185 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: not totally changing who you are to fit into some 186 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: coaches narrative, but staying the path and really having a 187 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: successful career. I mean, Steve Nash is a Hall of Famer, folks. 188 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: And now I will bring in Rob G, who he's 189 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: gonna want to bash Steve Nash, because let's just say this, 190 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: Rob G is a big Kobe brunt. I'm not gonna 191 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: bash Steve Nash. He's a former Laker. You know, they're 192 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: they're part of the family. It's okay. And let's just 193 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: admit that he did not deserve the second m v P. 194 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: That was Kobe's. That was just a they didn't know 195 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 1: what to do, and because Steve Nash was the most 196 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 1: important player on the most exciting team, they felt like 197 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 1: that to give it to him, even though everybody knows, whatever, 198 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: what do they do in the playoffs? Exactly? Thank you? 199 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: The first No, I mean I don't. I don't want 200 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: to throw this hot take out there. What I'm gonna 201 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,440 Speaker 1: let it meritate on you. The Steve Nash numbers that 202 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: you're so excited about. Have we not learned, especially in 203 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 1: today's NBA, that everybody puts up numbers in the D'Antoni system. 204 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that about Steve Nash, 205 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: and it's kind of sacrilege. Well, early everything, Kendall Marshall 206 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: was getting you fifteen and nine too with the Lakers 207 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 1: with D'Antoni, So you know, what are you gonna do? 208 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: I get a twenty assist game at least one. It 209 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: was crazy. But let me just say this about the 210 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: higher I hope he does well. I'm almost positive he 211 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: will because Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are that devastating 212 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: of a duo and they have a lot of talent 213 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: on that roster. Whether they make a move or not, 214 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be pretty good. They're probably gonna 215 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:50,319 Speaker 1: win the East next year. I expect them to be 216 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: in the finals. Really. But but in no way, shape 217 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: or form did he deserve that job at all. He 218 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: has no credentials to back up getting a job that 219 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 1: plumb other than and this isn't a direct quote from 220 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: woj Nashti comes with no coaching experience, but he has 221 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: a strong relationship with next star Kevin Durant. If that's 222 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: all you can say about why you deserve to get 223 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 1: arguably the best job to come available in the last 224 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: three or four years, then I don't know what, Like, 225 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: I don't get it. Well, you know the counter what 226 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: kind of coaching experience is Steve Kerr hath While Steve 227 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: Kerr did not come into a team that everybody knew 228 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: talent wise, was a championship contender. Wait a minute, they 229 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 1: were awesome with Mark Jackson. Hey, they're nice, plucky team. 230 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: They could have been like Portland's with Damian Lillard right now, Like, yeah, 231 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: they're a good team. They might, you know, make a 232 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: Western final now. And then nobody knew that the tweak 233 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: to the offense was gonna unlock this juggernaut. People thought 234 00:12:58,360 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: that they had kind of peaked where they were with 235 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: r Jackson at the time. That's why nobody really thought 236 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 1: too much of the higher like, well, yeah, it's better 237 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: than the next job, so you might as well go 238 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 1: with the younger roster that has some established guys. But no, 239 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: he did not deserve the job. There's nothing on his 240 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 1: resume that says he deserves to get a job like that. 241 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: If you want to give him the Phoenix Suns job, 242 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: or the Minnesota Timberwolves or even know, but those are 243 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: you can't win with those, even the Pelicans if you're 244 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: a guy who has never coached before, who only really 245 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: had a lot of success in one system in his career, 246 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: whether he's Hall of Famer or not, not like he was, 247 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: you know, Chris Paul doing it at four or five 248 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 1: different locations where he was lighting it up. That's not 249 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:46,839 Speaker 1: what Steve Nash was doing. He was seven seconds or less, boom, uh, 250 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: shooting star and then nothing else. But it would couldn't 251 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: you say that for the current NBA, where the paces up, 252 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: the scoring is up, the offense is ridiculous. Nash is 253 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 1: maybe the perfect coach given his history in the D'Antoni 254 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: system and the seven seconds or less you could I mean, 255 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,840 Speaker 1: I see, that's a point. I just wouldn't agree with it. 256 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: I don't think that because you were a good player 257 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 1: makes you a good coach. History tells us that most 258 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: of the best players are terrible coaches, Magic Johnson being 259 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: the prime example. He arguably the greatest point guard. I 260 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: would say the greatest point guard ever, top five, six, seven, 261 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: wherever you want to put all The other thing is like, 262 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: that's a good point on Magic and this actually works 263 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: for and Nash's favors. So Magic from the second he 264 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 1: walked into the NBA was a superstar. Unlike the highest 265 00:14:40,440 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: level for his entire career, Magic goes to coach in 266 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: the NBA, he can look on his team and relate 267 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: to the major superstars. He can't relate to guys who 268 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 1: are like six through thirteen on the roster. He doesn't 269 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 1: know what it's like to be a bench warmer, but 270 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: Steve Nash does. Steve Nash was that guy who was like, 271 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: you know the both the guy in high school is 272 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: a freshman, and then he slowly works his way up, 273 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: and then at Santa Clara he becomes a star. And 274 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: then in the NBA he was on the bench, he 275 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: started to get He started eleven games total in his 276 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: first two years. He had to really earn his minutes. 277 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: And I think maybe Nash can relate to everybody on 278 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: that NETS roster. And the other thing, Rob g and 279 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: I've seen this up close in media and sports. Media. 280 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: Sports is a big relationship business. If you can get 281 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: along with people, you can hang with them, you're someone 282 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: they want to hang with when it's super Bowl week 283 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: and it's party's glory. Yeah, I'll go run with him. 284 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: He's cool. When it comes time for decisions, relationships significantly matter, 285 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: and this does also matter outside of sports. I'll give 286 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: you a quick example. So you guys know, I'm a 287 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: part owner of that Australian basketball team. Right, How the 288 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: hell did that come about? I get asked that so often, 289 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: even by my parents. How did you get in on that? Okay? 290 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: I would go to the gym and I would play 291 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: basketball and shoot, and eventually this big guy walks in there, 292 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: this six eight white guy who's just dunking threes. I'm like, 293 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: who is this guy? And he is a European basketball player. 294 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: He's an American guy, but he's playing in Europe. He 295 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: got a cup of coffee in like the NBA Summer 296 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: League and ended up overseas. So I become friends with 297 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: him and we're still friends. Now. He's playing in I 298 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: think Italy or Germany or something, And I say, you 299 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: know what, let me do a story on you for 300 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: the Big Lead. He's like, yeah, you no problem. Can 301 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: you just talk to my agents so he'll clear that. 302 00:16:34,240 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: So I reached out to his agent and we start 303 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: talking and he's like, oh, I know the Big Lead, 304 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: I know, I know you. It's finally good to meet, 305 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: and I've become friends with his agent. His agent leaves 306 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: the sports agency business and goes to d C United 307 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:52,240 Speaker 1: and he's working under the big dog Jason Levan, who's 308 00:16:52,320 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: Jason Levy and he's a former NBA owner. So these 309 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: guys are like in this like rarefied air that I 310 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: normally wouldn't get to hang with. So I become friendly 311 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: with this agent. He decides, you know what, I've got 312 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: some guys who were going to get in on owning 313 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: a basketball team in Australia. Jason, are you interested? Hell, yeah, 314 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 1: I'm interested. You know, these are opportunities that don't come along. 315 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:16,560 Speaker 1: I built that relationship with him. We would meet up 316 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: for a drink and d C I did a story 317 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: on a DC United player. We met up for a 318 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: drink out here in l A. Relationships matter, and I, okay, 319 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: we've done too long on Steve Nasher, But I just 320 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,880 Speaker 1: I'd love everything about this higher Rob G kind of disagree. 321 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: All right, quickly, let's buzz through the games from Thursday night. 322 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: Nothing exciting, Um, nothing exciting, I'm sorry, nothing exciting from 323 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: the nightcap Clippers bludgeon and the Nuggets. I'll be honest. Um. 324 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,159 Speaker 1: I talked to Rob G and I said, you know, 325 00:17:48,800 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: I didn't like what I saw from the Clippers because 326 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: they were so good so quickly. You know, I thought 327 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,359 Speaker 1: maybe the Nugs would hang for a half. And it 328 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: was an eighteen point game in half, and if you 329 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: look closely, Lou Williams and mon As Harold started to 330 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: get it going. Patrick Beverley played Marcus morris Is hitting 331 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: shots there over that mav series, Nuggets maybe could steal 332 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: a game. But the Clippers are gonna be hitting on 333 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: all cylinders when they face the Lakers. Um, I'll talk 334 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: to about the Lakers in the second quickly. On that 335 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: Raptors Celtics game, Okay, it was a lucky win for 336 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 1: the Raptors. I hope we can agree on that. There 337 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 1: should be no bones about if the Celtics once again 338 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: were the better team down the stretch. The Raptors hit 339 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: a one in a million shot a three pointer with 340 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: less than a second left at the buzzer on a 341 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: great play diagram from the great Nick Nurse, the coach 342 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,479 Speaker 1: of the Raptors, saved their hight. I saw a stat. 343 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:48,360 Speaker 1: Kyle Lowry played forties six minutes and twenty nine seconds 344 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: of the forty eight minutes, and according to the AP writer, 345 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 1: that is the most minutes for anyone in a regular 346 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: season game this year. You know what that tells me? 347 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:03,160 Speaker 1: That the Raptor were desperate and Lowry played his butt off. 348 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,880 Speaker 1: He was great, thirty one points, eight assist. He took 349 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: a shot in the balls and went down. Um. Van 350 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 1: Vleet had a couple of moments in the third quarter. 351 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: By the way, listen, let's keep it real, folks. He's 352 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: a nice player. He's probably a three. He could be 353 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: a as solid number two uh as he was last year. 354 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: But again, last year they had Van Vleet and Lowry 355 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,679 Speaker 1: hitting this Raptors teams in trouble. Okay, the Celtics were 356 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,439 Speaker 1: the better team tonight. Tatum was not amazing, but he 357 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,159 Speaker 1: made enough plays late. Kembo was very good. He had 358 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: what we thought would be the game winning assists. I 359 00:19:34,600 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: still think the Celtics take this series. I thought that 360 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: was a flukey win by the Raptors. Um robb g 361 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: any quick thoughts before we get to Lakers Rockets. I 362 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: just think you gotta give a little credits and Nick 363 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: Nurse and drew up a hell of a play. I 364 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: mean it was a start contract from what we saw 365 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:52,159 Speaker 1: from Billy Donovan the night before. That's the kind of 366 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: thing like if you're the okay see owner and you 367 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: see that, you're like, what the hell are we doing? 368 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: Exactly give me someone who could diagram and an incredible play. 369 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: Somebody was arguing to me that it looked like the 370 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 1: Celtics were in a two three zone. I can't imagine 371 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 1: that that was the case. It looked like they were 372 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: switching and they just lost track of O g n Anobi, 373 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: who kind of drifted quietly every There was all this 374 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 1: other action right in front of the inbounder and O 375 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: g Nobi just slipped to the back and Kyle Lowry 376 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: found him passing it over the seven ft five taco fall. 377 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,359 Speaker 1: Really incredible play. All right, let's quickly do a couple 378 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: of minutes before I get to best Bet and m 379 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 1: rob g is not gonna like the best bet Rockets 380 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: Lakers Friday Night. The line is six. Um rob g 381 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 1: any quick thoughts out of you Lakers Rockets Game one. 382 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 1: Keeping in mind, I'm sorry that the Lakers flubbed Game 383 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:49,640 Speaker 1: one badly against Portland's missing a million shots and losing. Well, 384 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about them being flat like they were 385 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: in Game one against Portland, just because I think that 386 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: now they kind of got their rhythm. What I'm worried 387 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: about is that they will have only played one game 388 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: in twelve days. That's what I'm worried about. I'm worried 389 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: about them taking them a quarter and a half to 390 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: a whole half before they kind of get their sea 391 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: legs under them, and I could see it being a 392 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:12,000 Speaker 1: close game. They they're gonna lose, what, I could see 393 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: it being a lot closer than it should be, given 394 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: that Houston's coming off a Game seven nail biter. I 395 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: think yes, I would agree. I think the perception is 396 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:24,880 Speaker 1: people saw the um the Clippers just destroyed Denver, which 397 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: went seven, and they're gonna say, oh, Huston is gonna 398 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: be tired too, and the Lakers will destroy that. But 399 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,400 Speaker 1: your point about one game in twelve days is massive 400 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: for the Lakers, and again, I want to see what 401 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: Frank Vogel does with the starting lineup. Do you start 402 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: to Vail McGee, I don't think so. Do you start Kuzma? 403 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,879 Speaker 1: Kuzma has had some really good games against the Rockets 404 00:21:43,880 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: in the past. And how do you defend Harden, because 405 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,440 Speaker 1: you know what it's gonna be, James Harden dribbling the 406 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: ball into oblivion. Maybe it's Danny Green, maybe it's k CP. 407 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,359 Speaker 1: Maybe you give Caruse Show a shot. What are they 408 00:21:56,359 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: called the Bald Eagle or the I mean, he's got 409 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: every nickname in the world. And I'm curious to see 410 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 1: if Anthony Davis goes back to Game one Portland's where 411 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: he's fading away and taking all the jumpers, or if 412 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,920 Speaker 1: he's being aggressive because Covington and Tucker these guys should 413 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:15,680 Speaker 1: not be able to handle him. Um Bucks heat. This 414 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 1: is obviously the Milwaukee Bucks season on the line, and 415 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:23,440 Speaker 1: it's so strange, rob g. I thought Janice being what 416 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 1: is about to be a two time m v P, 417 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: the first m v P and defensive Player of the 418 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:31,000 Speaker 1: Year since Michael Jordan's I thought people would be making 419 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,520 Speaker 1: a bigger Deally honest, and it seems like nobody cares. 420 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: I'm stunned, like the Heat are beating them in every 421 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: facet xs and ohs, bottling up your honest, Like if 422 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: they lose this game, Janice is gonna look up and 423 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: down that roster and say, damn, I got a bunch 424 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: of thirty year olds here. We regressed, Chris Middleton, by 425 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: the ways thirty, Um we regress. Last year we made 426 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:56,479 Speaker 1: the conference finals, we led to nothing, Game three went 427 00:22:56,520 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: to overtime. Before we've lost to the Raptors, and now 428 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: all the next year we're lose in the second round. 429 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: What am I doing here? This is a huge game 430 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 1: for Buddenholzer. We're talking about stuff the rotation, like why 431 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:14,200 Speaker 1: is Kyle Korver playing more than Connaughton and Di Vincenzo. 432 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 1: Why isn't Yannas posting up? I mean that's basic. Who 433 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: can guard Yannest in the post? Bam is good, but 434 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to double that. Bootenholes are better bring 435 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: something or this is I mean, seriously, Rob g if 436 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 1: he gets swept as the number one seed, I don't 437 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: know if you fire the guy, but I think you 438 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: gotta put him on the hot seat. Oh absolutely, And 439 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: right now I'm rubbing my fingers together birdman style because 440 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: I'm waiting for Janice to come to the Purple and gold. 441 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,640 Speaker 1: But wait, do you want? Of course I do. He's 442 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,360 Speaker 1: just not being used correctly. He's not a focal point 443 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 1: of your offense. And that's the problem that Boodenholes had. 444 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:50,640 Speaker 1: You can do that in the regular season because they're 445 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: not a game planned the same way. There's not as 446 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,720 Speaker 1: much intensity and defensive effort as you would see in 447 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:57,760 Speaker 1: the playoffs. But I mean, for all the trash that 448 00:23:57,800 --> 00:24:00,000 Speaker 1: you've kind of spilled that at Janice's feet, he still 449 00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: giving and six. So it's not like he's been horrible. 450 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 1: It's just that he you expect the other worldly numbers 451 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: you'd expect from a upper echelon guy. Is that if 452 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: Kyle Lowry in a must win game plays forties six 453 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: and a half minutes of the forty eight, you know, 454 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: maybe it's time to put your honest out there from 455 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: more than like thirty he played. He played thirty six 456 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: minutes in game two. He played thirty seven in Game one. 457 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 1: Look you think Lebron is gonna be on the on 458 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: the bench a lot tomorrow? In game one tonight. If 459 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: if it's a close game. Lebron is thirty five years old, 460 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 1: He's gonna be playing a ton Keep your honest on 461 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: the damn floor. The only thing better than sitting on 462 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:48,680 Speaker 1: your couch watching the game. He's making money while you 463 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: do it. Here's your best bet. All right, let's get 464 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: to the best bet and wrap up the show. I 465 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: know you guys are proud. We're like twenty five minutes 466 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 1: in and I haven't said subscribe great review once. All right, 467 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: here's my best bet. We're hot twelve three and one. 468 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: I think we're five oh and one in the last 469 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: three days. I've only got one best bet. I don't 470 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: feel great about riding the heat again here, and I'm 471 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: gonna go with the Houston Rockets getting I see a 472 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: six and a half. We're gonna call it six and 473 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: a half or six rob g I might need the 474 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: hook here because it's a risk riding James Harden and 475 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: Eric Gordon and these guys. I just don't have a 476 00:25:32,119 --> 00:25:36,640 Speaker 1: great feeling about the Lakers, uh coming out and delivering 477 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: a beat down here after we just watched the Clips 478 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,439 Speaker 1: pummel the Nuggets, and you know that the Lakers are 479 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 1: watching these games, all right. I'm seeing six and a 480 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:48,640 Speaker 1: half in Vegas. I'm taking I'm taking the Houston Rockets 481 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 1: to cover six and a half. Now, I don't want 482 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: them to win. I obviously want Lakers Lakers Clippers in 483 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: the Western Conference Finals, but that will be my loan 484 00:25:56,680 --> 00:26:00,360 Speaker 1: best bet for Friday, September four. Thank It's a lot 485 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: for listening guys. Love the comments on on the grind. 486 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: Next week, Rob G and I have been talking about 487 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 1: rolling out a plan where listeners can submit an audio 488 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:17,280 Speaker 1: question via email and we'll read the the questions and 489 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: then tackle them and have some fun with them, and 490 00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:25,159 Speaker 1: hopefully we can roll it out Monday. That's my hope. Um, 491 00:26:25,200 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: and keep me to it on social media. By the way, 492 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: if if I forget to mention it, everybody, have a 493 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: great weekend. We will see you Monday.