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I had always wanted to go, 35 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: and the stars aligned for me to get to go 36 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: this year, and I had super high expectations and they 37 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: completely everything, completely lived up to those expectations. It was 38 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: an amazing weekend. I'm super excited to share everything about 39 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: it with you guys. I'm gonna give you guys a 40 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: little bit of my impressions of what the summer League 41 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: experience is like for those of you guys who have 42 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: never been, I want to talk about that whole thing 43 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: two nights ago with Kyrie and Russ and Lebron are 44 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: more specifically Russ and Lebron in the arena sitting on 45 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: opposite sides some of the stuff I heard involving the 46 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving trade. I'm gonna give you guys my breakdown 47 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: of the top five players um in the draft that 48 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 1: I saw there yesterday. I literally sat ten rows up 49 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: and watched game after game. Bear didn't leave my scene 50 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: unless I absolutely had to. To watch Paolo and Chet 51 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:14,399 Speaker 1: and Jabari and Jade and Ivy and Keegan Murray all 52 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: one after the other up close and personal and learned 53 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 1: a ton. I'm excited to share my thoughts about that 54 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: with you guys. And then after that, I'm gonna give 55 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: a quick, uh my quick thoughts on Dame and his 56 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: recent press tour trying to proclaim himself as I don't know, 57 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: some sort of morally superior NBA player to his peers 58 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: around the league. And then a little bit about James 59 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: Harden and him potentially taking a discount to stay with 60 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia seventy sixers. But I want to start with 61 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: the the the overall Summer League experience for just a minute, 62 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: because it really is amazing for those of you guys 63 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: who have never been, and I highly recommend you go 64 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: check it out, even if you can just get out 65 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: there for a day, if you're not into the Vegas thing. 66 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: Like my big takeaways, I probably won't go for his 67 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,760 Speaker 1: long next time, just because Vegas is a lot to 68 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: deal with. But basketball is almost secondary, which is weird. 69 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: Like I my favorite part of the trip was the basketball, 70 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: but that's because I'm a basketball junkie. But like, it's 71 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: weird the event the basketball is almost secondary. Everyone who 72 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: is someone in the NBA in any capacity is there. 73 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: Every member of the media that you can think of 74 00:04:21,320 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: is making an appearance. Every player around the league of 75 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: significance is making an appearance. And if they aren't, it's 76 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: because of some scheduling conflict, or they're coming later in 77 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 1: the week, or they're coming next weekend. The the there's 78 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: just a train of of former NBA players, current NBA players, 79 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: young aspiring NBA players and media members. It's just it's 80 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: just an unbelievable, overwhelming experience that is the NBA. And 81 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,359 Speaker 1: then you combine that with Vegas, which is just something else. Like, 82 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,359 Speaker 1: first of all, it's outrageously expensive. I probably spent a 83 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: hundred dollars on water bottles while I was there, just 84 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: trying to stay hydrated in in the Vegas heat and 85 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: just nothing. Nothing. It's kind of a remarkably set up city. 86 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: I've been there several times in my life, obviously, but 87 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: every time I go, I'm always blown away at just 88 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: how wild that experiences in that city. A couple other 89 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 1: quick takeaways. The basketball is super intense. It's as high 90 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: urgency as you'll find anywhere outside of the NBA playoffs, 91 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: because literally these guys are fighting and scratching and clawing 92 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:34,239 Speaker 1: for their NBA dreams. The level of defense and physicality. Actually, 93 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: you know, I complained about the refs a lot on 94 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: Twitter for blowing the whistle too much. One thing I'll 95 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,040 Speaker 1: say in their defense is, like these guys who are 96 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: fighting for their NBA careers, they're playing super physical defense 97 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: and it does get difficult to uh to officiate. Um. 98 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:54,159 Speaker 1: But all in all, it's an amazing way to evaluate talent. 99 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: Like I said earlier, I got to sit up close 100 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: and personal, just one after the other in watch all 101 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: of the top picks in a super intense environment going 102 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: against defenses that are completely locked in in a pressure environment. 103 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: Like you guys, don't think Jabari Smith is feeling pressure, 104 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,239 Speaker 1: you know, being the third overall pick after having some hype, 105 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: is potentially being a number one pick, and his weakness 106 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: is being put on display for the world to see. 107 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: There's a lot of pressure there, and so in a 108 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: lot of ways, it is a great way to learn 109 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: a lot about basketball players, and being in person it's 110 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: always the best way because you can watch their demeanor 111 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: during commercial breaks, while they're in the huddle, the little 112 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: details that the camera doesn't always pick up. I you know, 113 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: as long as I hum have the you know, as 114 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: long as I have the capability, I'll try to make 115 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: it out there each year, at least for a sequence 116 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: like yesterday's games, because it's just a great way to 117 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 1: learn about those draft picks and get a better impression 118 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: of what they're good at, what they're bad at, what 119 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,920 Speaker 1: their personalities are. Like. Um, we are going to go 120 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: through the top five players in this draftic and I'm 121 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: gonna give you guys all of my thoughts on what 122 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 1: I saw from them this weekend. Couple of guys that 123 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: really blew me away, people that I'm a little disappointed in. 124 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: We'll get into all of that, but before we get 125 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: into that, I wanted to get into this Russell Lebron 126 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: fiasco because it was kind of crazy because I didn't 127 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: know he's coming. Nobody knows he's coming. It's not like 128 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: he said, uh, you know, announcing these things, but you know, 129 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: you're getting ready for the Lakers game. There's a Warrior's 130 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: game before it, earlier in the night, so the arena 131 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: is packed for the Warriors game. Jonathan Comeda and James 132 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: Wise excuse me, Jonathan Comedica and Moses Moody both played 133 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: in that game. Warriors fans tonight, James Wiseman is allegedly 134 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: going to play. I am going to watch that game 135 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,119 Speaker 1: in its entirety on tape and sift through the plays 136 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: a little by little as best as I can through 137 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: the film, and I'm gonna tomorrow do a video that 138 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: kind of just focuses on the Warriors summer league guys. 139 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: Since they're all NBA guys that are allegedly going to 140 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: be hopefully going to be in their rotation next year. 141 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: I'll go over those guys with uh, with all of you. Then. 142 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna get into them today though, because I 143 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: do want to get to James Wiseman. But after the 144 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: Warriors game, you know, everyone's kind of, you know, going 145 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,440 Speaker 1: to the bathroom, getting food, getting a beer or whatever 146 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: it is that they're doing and getting ready for the 147 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: Lakers game. And you know, I kind of walked into 148 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: the concourse. I got to see my guy Raj. You 149 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: guys remember Rage from State of the Lakers. Was my 150 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: first time getting to see him in person. I've met 151 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: him right before the Lakers game started. And we walk 152 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: into the arena and there's kind of like this buzz 153 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: and a buzz that wasn't there the rest of the day, 154 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: and everyone's standing in the arena and I'm like, what's 155 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: going on? And everyone's standing with their phones out looking 156 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: down towards one of the baskets, and I looked down 157 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: and there's Lebron James, you know, and like I I've 158 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: been in the arena with Lebron three times in my life. Um, 159 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: you know, once in two thousand and sixteen, the year 160 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,960 Speaker 1: they won the title, and then once the year after that. 161 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: And you know, I I've never seen and I know 162 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: there are other players like this in the league, namely 163 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 1: Steph or Kevin Durant. Like, I've never seen a person 164 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: that has the fame aura that Lebron James has. And 165 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: every time that I see him in person, that's always 166 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 1: the biggest thing that stands out to me. There's just 167 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: everybody stops what they're doing and stairs It's it's just 168 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: it's a wild thing. Um. But you know, so Lebron 169 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: is sitting down and then I hear that Russ is there, 170 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: but I can't find him. So I'm like looking around 171 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 1: all over the place and I'm trying to use Twitter 172 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: to to locate where Russ is. And then I noticed 173 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: he's all the way on the opposite end of the court. 174 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: I was sitting just about like maybe ten rows up 175 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: from where Lebron was on the um, on that side 176 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: of the gym, and I'm like zooming in with my 177 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 1: cellphone camera trying to get a look, and I see 178 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: him over there sitting by the Lakers bench. I'm like, Okay, 179 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,240 Speaker 1: that's interesting, but you know, you're never you're not gonna 180 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 1: read too much into it, right, But then everyone starts 181 00:09:47,280 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: coming by to say hi to Lebron, and it's just 182 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: one after the other, like here comes Rich Paul, Like 183 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,000 Speaker 1: here comes Damon Jones, like here here comes you know, 184 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: Rob Polinka, here comes Darvin Ham, here comes all of 185 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: this line of other m b A players and personnel 186 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: and people that are friends with Lebron, and it's just 187 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: kind of like a train of people coming to say hi. 188 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: Except for us. There's none of that going on with Russ. Nobody, 189 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: you know, No, none of the Lakers personnel that I 190 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:16,959 Speaker 1: could tell went up to us other than Rob Polinka 191 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: was the one that I saw. And then Russ never 192 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: came up to see Lebron. Now do I think Russe 193 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 1: and Lebron aren't friends anymore? No, I don't think that's 194 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: the issue here. But the point is it's awkward. It's awkward, 195 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: and you know, everything is, especially with Lebron, who's so calculated. 196 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 1: You know, there's just kind of a weird vibe going 197 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: on there. But one of the things that I that 198 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: I that I that was so what that I thought 199 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: was so bizarre about that whole situation was Russ. You know, 200 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: it's kind of strange that he subjects himself to this, 201 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: Like you know the rumors and you know what everyone's saying, 202 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: and you know what's about to have been, Like the 203 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:02,599 Speaker 1: vast majority of people. We're gonna get to this in 204 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: a minute, think that Kyrie Irving is gonna be traded 205 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 1: for you, and you're sitting by the Lakers bench, you know, 206 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 1: not going to say hi to Lebron or whatever, which 207 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: that's partially his fault too, right, But then you're also 208 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: getting into the Lakers huddle and you're like coaching up 209 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: Lakers players and like kind of acting like you're a 210 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: part of everything, and and you are. But it's like 211 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: I almost felt bad for him, But at the same time, 212 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: I'm like, but why did you do that to yourself? 213 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: Like he kind of became the butt of the joke 214 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: on Twitter that night, right, Like everyone's just kind of 215 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 1: talking about Russ being at the game, not being with 216 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: Lebron and hanging out with the Lakers guys. And from 217 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: a certain standpoint, I want to be like, dude, like 218 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: you you don't have to do that to yourself, But like, 219 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: this is the greatest example of why it's so important 220 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: to move on from the Russ experience. Like, yes, Russ 221 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: is toxic and he brings a lot of this on himself, 222 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: but the Laker fan base is also extremely loud, and 223 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: some elements of the Laker fan base can be toxic. 224 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,199 Speaker 1: And I mean, obviously a lot of Lakers media is 225 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:02,120 Speaker 1: sick and tired of him, including myself. I covered the 226 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: team last year and it was like one of the 227 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: hardest players that I've ever had to cover, and like 228 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:11,440 Speaker 1: arguably the most offensive basketball player that I've ever watched. Like, 229 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 1: I just he's offensive to me as a basketball fan, 230 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: as I always tell you guys, And it's just a 231 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: lot for him to be under that all the time. 232 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: And I'm ready for Russ to go somewhere else where 233 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: he can be in a low stakes, low pressure situation 234 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: with a fan base that will love him because they 235 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 1: don't have the insane title aspirations that Laker fans always do, 236 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,680 Speaker 1: and there he can kind of fall into the background 237 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: a little bit and be Russ because it's like, as 238 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: much as I know he brings this on himself, I 239 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: just it's sad. It's starting to get sad and and 240 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: I'm just ready for this whole fiasco to be over. 241 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: So um, I don't want to jump to any extraordinarily 242 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: extraordinary conclusions, because there was a lot of intel in 243 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: two thousand nineteen in the summer that was pointing to 244 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: Kauai going to the Lakers. It was like everything looked 245 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: like kauaiet the Lakers, and then it just didn't happen. 246 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,439 Speaker 1: And people within the Lakers thought Kauai was going to 247 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,679 Speaker 1: be a Laker and then it just didn't happen. Right, 248 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: But there's a similar feel from the Kyrie stuff that 249 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: everything appears to be kind of pointing that way. From 250 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 1: what I heard from people who would know, including people 251 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: that are involved with the team, they think he's coming. 252 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: The Miles Turner stuff and Buddy Healds stuff is not 253 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: it's not fake. It's kind of like a backup plan, 254 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:32,719 Speaker 1: but they think Kyrie's coming, right, So, like everything's kind 255 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: of pointing in that direction. I still believe it's going 256 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: to happen. There was the night the night before Kyrie 257 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: showed up, he was at I believe a w NBA 258 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: event or something like that, and someone yelled at him, 259 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 1: you know, when are you're gonna be a Laker, and 260 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:46,679 Speaker 1: he said soon soon or something like that. So Kyrie 261 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: seems to believe it's happening as well. The one thing 262 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: I was hoping would happen that would just just just 263 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: for the sake of the Twitter moment, is it would 264 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: have been cool to see Lebron come into the arena 265 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: last night too and just go sitting next to Kyrie 266 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: just to get everybody, just to whip everybody up into frenzy. Um. 267 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: But I mean, I I it's never over till it's over, 268 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:06,719 Speaker 1: and especially after what happened with that Kyrie stuff. You 269 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: never know, excuse me, the Kauai stuff, you never know. 270 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: But everything is pointing towards uh, Kyrie being a Laker, 271 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 1: and from what I understand, people with the Lakers also 272 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 1: believe that's going to be the case. Um, And there 273 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: was I believe it was Chris Haynes if I remember correctly, 274 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: but someone straight up came out and reported yesterday that 275 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: Lebron is not even going to sign his extension unless 276 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: correct Kyrie's a Laker, So I would I would count 277 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: on that happening in all likelihood. Um, Let's get to 278 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 1: the basketball though, because you know I had a lot 279 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: of fun. I met a lot of people this weekend. 280 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 1: I got to meet a couple of people on the 281 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: Lakers coaching staff. I um, you know, I got to 282 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: meet a ton of my friends in the industry. Like 283 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: I said, I got to meet raj Um And that 284 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: was all great and I loved that, and that is 285 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: important and it's a big part of why I went. 286 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: But my favorite moment of the trip was yesterday when 287 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 1: I got down there early and I showed up, uh 288 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 1: enough to get a decent seat, ten rose up the 289 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: middle of the court, and I just watched basketball and 290 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: for three games, for six hours, longer than that because 291 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: of the double ot game early on, I just I 292 00:15:14,800 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 1: only got up if I absolutely had to. And at 293 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: one point, at like halftime of a game, I got 294 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: up to get some food, just so I wouldn't uh 295 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: die of hunger. But I sat there and I just 296 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,480 Speaker 1: soaked in the basketball. And the first game I got 297 00:15:29,480 --> 00:15:33,320 Speaker 1: to see Keegan Murray versus Palapontaro. Then the second game, 298 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: I got to see Jade and Ivy, and then in 299 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: the third game, I got to see Chad Holmgren versus 300 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 1: Jabari Smith Jr. And I just keyed in on them 301 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: and tried to learn as much as I can, and 302 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: it was by far. I actually texted my wife in 303 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 1: that while I was sitting there because I was having 304 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: like a little moment. I'm like, this is cool. The 305 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:53,480 Speaker 1: summer league stuff is great, all the the the extracurriculars, 306 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:55,880 Speaker 1: but this is my favorite part. This will always be 307 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 1: my favorite part. I love the basketball the most and 308 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: it was so cool to get to to just sit 309 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: there and and evaluate basketball players for a couple of hours. 310 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: And in some alternate universe, I would have loved to 311 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: have been a scout just to see what that is 312 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,680 Speaker 1: like to do that for a living. But anyway, so 313 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: let's start with Palo because I want to work through 314 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: the top five and I just want to tell you 315 00:16:14,360 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: guys my thoughts from what I learned. So I came 316 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: into Summer League already high on Palo. You guys knew that. 317 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: You watched my pre draft special. You guys watched my 318 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: post draft special. I thought he was a clear cut 319 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: number one. I'm even higher on him now than I 320 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: was then. His combination of size, he's so like first 321 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: night on Thursday Night, it was Palo versus Jabari. He 322 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: is so much bigger than Jabari. It's not even funny, 323 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: and an entirely different level of presence in terms of 324 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: his physical presence. His combination of size and body control, 325 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: how nimble he is gives him so much capability to 326 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: get to his spots. We're gonna talk about this with 327 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: Jabari Smith Jr. Here In a minute. But he can't 328 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 1: dribble the basketball right now. Palo is not much better 329 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: at dribbling the BASKETBA. He's a little bit but not 330 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: much better better. But he has the ability with his 331 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:07,200 Speaker 1: body to protect the basketball and that kind of allows 332 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: him to, even though he's a somewhat weak ball handler, 333 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: to get to his spots. You guys probably noticed in 334 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: that game yesterday that he missed a lot of fade aways, 335 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: and I understand that, But what I was looking at 336 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 1: there was how he was able to get to his 337 00:17:20,760 --> 00:17:24,200 Speaker 1: spots and comfortably get a fade away off. In general, 338 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: he didn't shoot well yesterday. His shot has a long 339 00:17:26,800 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 1: way to go. The big thing with him for his 340 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: ultimate ceiling will be his ability to shoot the basketball. 341 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 1: I don't think that's going to be a problem. Though 342 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: his form is more than good enough. I was impressed 343 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:44,199 Speaker 1: by his ability against great defensive players and um in 344 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: super intense settings. Like I said, it's such a great 345 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: way to evaluate because the players on the floor are 346 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:53,320 Speaker 1: fighting for their NBA lives and they take if they 347 00:17:53,359 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 1: can lock up Paolo, that looks great for them and 348 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:59,440 Speaker 1: their attempts to get a job in this in this league, right, 349 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 1: And Paulo was just comfortably getting wherever he needed to 350 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: on the floor, and that was the most impressive part 351 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,640 Speaker 1: of his game. He almost has like a little bit 352 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 1: of a Lebron Janice type of thing, where like he 353 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:15,160 Speaker 1: I believe he shot fifteen free throws yesterday twenty overall 354 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: through through the two games that I saw. He once 355 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:20,919 Speaker 1: he kind of gets buy you off the dribble and 356 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: starts going downhill. He's so damn big that like everybody 357 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,480 Speaker 1: doesn't really have much of a choice but to foul him. 358 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: As long as he's strong with the basketball. They just 359 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,040 Speaker 1: start kind of wrapping him up, and it's like, yeah, 360 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 1: they're ticky, like if some of them were ticky tack 361 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: But it's like he's getting found as he's rolling downhill 362 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: towards the lane. There were a lot of player where're like, oh, 363 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna blow the whistle. Here he's going downhill and 364 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: everybody's grabbing him, and and that that camp again. I 365 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: think I attribute it to the combination of size and 366 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 1: body control. Like the body controls is crucial for the 367 00:18:49,359 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: back to the basket stuff. He's so good at getting 368 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: you on his back side, feeling which shoulder you're on, 369 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: and then spinning the other way. Generally speaking, when a 370 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: player puts his back into you and start to back 371 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: you down, you have to push back on him to 372 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:04,840 Speaker 1: hold your ground. I mean, some people can pull the chair, 373 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: but you have to try to hold your ground. When 374 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,680 Speaker 1: you hold your ground, chances are you're gonna be leaning 375 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: on one of his shoulders and he'll feel where you're 376 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,440 Speaker 1: at and he'll spin off of that shoulder. He's got 377 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: all of the he does kind of like that Lebron 378 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: full court post up thing where he'll be working from 379 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:21,919 Speaker 1: the top of the key with the dribble. He'll push 380 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: hard to the elbow you'll get you'll cut him off, 381 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: and then he'll spin back to the middle. He got 382 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: bothered a little bit by help there at that spot 383 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: on the floor. He had some turnovers that were sloppy there. 384 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: But that stuff that will come in time as he 385 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: gets better at seeing the floor. Overall, though, I was 386 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: really really impressed by his ability to get two spots 387 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,400 Speaker 1: and to get quality shots, even though he wasn't overly efficient. 388 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,879 Speaker 1: That stuff will come in time. His passing ability was 389 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 1: the revelation of this tournament. So obviously, when you're a 390 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 1: taller player, the advantage there is you can see over 391 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: the defense, and his ability to catch the ball at 392 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 1: the top of the key. Operated out of the top 393 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: of the key almost exclusively, and when he was operating 394 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: at the top of the key, he could see cutters 395 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: and hit them consistently. When he does that spin move 396 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: in the middle of the lane, he carries the ball 397 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: high and he keeps his head up and he'll hit 398 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: guys cutting back door. He makes the extra pass, he 399 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:15,760 Speaker 1: keeps the ball moving. They were a handful of stretches, 400 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: which is typical when you're in that environment when you're 401 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: playing well, where he got a little shot happy, especially 402 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,800 Speaker 1: with the fade away, but for the most part, he 403 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: kept the ball moving, he kept the offense flowing. He 404 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: consistently made good reads, and if he can pass the 405 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,159 Speaker 1: ball that well, that's where he can potentially be an 406 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: even better player than Carmelo Anthony. Like I explained, Carmelo 407 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 1: is kind of like the player that he reminds me 408 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: of the most, as the big forward that can score 409 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: from all three levels. Like that's if Paullo can get that, 410 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: if Pallo can get the passing ability, and in his defense, 411 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 1: which we're gonna talk about in a minute, even if 412 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: he doesn't reach the ultimate offensive ceiling that Carmelo had, 413 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: he can be a better player overall. With his defense. 414 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 1: He makes plays with his length, which is to be 415 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:58,120 Speaker 1: expected because he's a little bit big and a little 416 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,400 Speaker 1: bit heavy, doesn't have overlea a feat. He did get 417 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: beat on closeouts a bunch. He does give up dribble 418 00:21:03,920 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: penetration that's to be expected. But overall, with his overall 419 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: impact as a shot blocker, and there was a play 420 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 1: in the second half of that game where he was 421 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,440 Speaker 1: on the right block and there was a skip pass 422 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 1: to the opposite wing and he closed out from underneath 423 00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: the basket to block a three pointer. A lot of 424 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: you guys probably remember the play in overtime where uh, 425 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,360 Speaker 1: I can't remember who it was for Sacramento, but someone 426 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: drove to the basket and and had a wide open 427 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: layup and Paulo made an extra effort play from out 428 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: of the play to come over and block the shot 429 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 1: from behind. He got called for foul, but they reviewed 430 00:21:38,880 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: it and they overturned it. He made a lot of 431 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: plays defensively just with his length, and that's awesome because 432 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: his instincts will get better, his foot speed will get 433 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:49,960 Speaker 1: better as he becomes an elite NBA athlete. In terms 434 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,400 Speaker 1: of taking care of his body, he will get better 435 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 1: at that stuff. So to see him already making plays 436 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:58,240 Speaker 1: with his length is super impressive. And last but not least, 437 00:21:58,400 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: his demeanor. And this is the kind of thing you 438 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: only notice when you're there in person. This dude is 439 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: a This dude is a competitor. He's angry when he 440 00:22:04,800 --> 00:22:09,480 Speaker 1: makes mistakes, but he doesn't sulk. He um lifts, lifts 441 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: up his teammates, he makes the right play. He won 442 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: the game making a pass when they went to sudden death, 443 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,639 Speaker 1: by the way, incredible game moment of moment of the 444 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: entire Summer League. Uh there's a there. Uh Um. The 445 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: Magic are up by six with like ten seconds left 446 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: and the Kings go down and make a three forced 447 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: to steal on the inbounds and Keegan Murray actually patiently 448 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: pump fakes and knocks down this three. The arena completely explodes. 449 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: It was awesome. Then they go into overtime. It's this 450 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: epic play where where Palo ends up blocking the dude 451 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 1: at the end to to save the game, and then 452 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: the half court shot almost goes in, and then it's 453 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: sudden death overtime. But in sudden death overtime, the crowd 454 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,120 Speaker 1: is egging Polo on to take one of his fade 455 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: aways to try to win the game. But he just 456 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: made the right play. He saw Um, his big man 457 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: cutting underneath the basket and hit him. They made the 458 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: lay up and the game was over. My friend Ruth Williams, 459 00:22:58,000 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: who covers the Houston Rockets, was down in the square 460 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 1: um and he asked um Um. He asked Palo about 461 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: his fade away and he said it's something that he's 462 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: been working on a lot, but that he doesn't want 463 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 1: to fall in love with. Just says all the right things. 464 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: Super smart kid is already savvy with the media. I 465 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: thought he was a clear number one, and I thought 466 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: he I thought he had a super super impressive start 467 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:23,880 Speaker 1: to summer league. Um moving on, to Chet. So Chet 468 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: had twelve blocks through three Summer League games, which is 469 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: the most that you've seen in Summer League in five years. 470 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,800 Speaker 1: His blocks were impressive to me because of his uh, 471 00:23:32,840 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: the second efforts that he was making in the out 472 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:38,200 Speaker 1: of area plays. It's not like he's just the low man, 473 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,479 Speaker 1: you know, underneath the basket and guys are driving right 474 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 1: into him and he's getting a block, or he's guarding 475 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: a player and the players driving into him and he's 476 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: you know, absorbing contact and blocking the shots. In a 477 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: lot of these situations, he's completely out of the play 478 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 1: either in transition or his two passes away, and he's 479 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: making extra efforts to come over in block shots, which 480 00:23:57,359 --> 00:23:59,680 Speaker 1: is what you have to do to get twelve blocks 481 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 1: in three Summer of the games. No one's stupid enough 482 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: to just repeatedly drive right at Chet home grin and 483 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: try to take try to take layups. That would be 484 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:10,160 Speaker 1: a suicide mission. Right. Chet was making these plays out 485 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: of area, which I was super super impressed by. First 486 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: of all, his handle was uh probably better than Paolo 487 00:24:16,600 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: and uh Jabari. Maybe not quite Paalo, but he's at 488 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: that level. He handles the ball really well in space 489 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: in transition. That was That was the most impressive part 490 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 1: probably that I saw from Chet was just when he 491 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,439 Speaker 1: gets the rebound and he leads the break. He had 492 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: a couple of really nice dishes in transition, including one 493 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: for a layup at the start of the game, just 494 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: confidently dribbling the ball off the floor with his head 495 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: up keeping keeping himself aware of the options that he 496 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: had around him. He The one thing I did notice though, 497 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: is that when the he handled the ball well in space, 498 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 1: but when he was pressured he struggled, which is typical 499 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:54,359 Speaker 1: for tall guys. Think of it like this. A short player, 500 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,400 Speaker 1: the distance that the ball has to travel to get 501 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: to the ground is significantly less. A tall player, the 502 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,160 Speaker 1: ball is is moving a lot more from higher off 503 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: the ground, There's just more room for people to get 504 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: in there. That was where um uh, That was where 505 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: Jabari Smith was most important in the first game on 506 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,880 Speaker 1: Thursday night. He definitely let Palo get way too comfortable 507 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:16,760 Speaker 1: giving him space. In this game, he was getting up 508 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: into Chet every time he had an opportunity, and he 509 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: actually forced a lot of turnovers taking the ball away 510 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 1: from him. The best example I could think of to 511 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,040 Speaker 1: kind of explain this concept to you, guys, is like 512 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: what happened with Jalen Brown in the finals. When you're 513 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: dribbling the ball in traffic and people are allowed to 514 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 1: kind of hit at your arms. It's hard to dribble 515 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: no matter how good you are ball handling, because it's 516 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,679 Speaker 1: not like you like if you if your brain is 517 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,439 Speaker 1: planning for the ball to be in one place and 518 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,159 Speaker 1: some dude hits your arm, you're you're just you're not 519 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: gonna get the basketball. So where Palo has this figured 520 00:25:45,400 --> 00:25:47,760 Speaker 1: out is he turns his back to you and he 521 00:25:47,840 --> 00:25:50,719 Speaker 1: protects the basketball with his body. That's what you have 522 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: to do as a tall guy. So both Jabari Smith 523 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: and Chet will have to learn, especially even as they 524 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: get better as ball handlers, to use their body to 525 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: protect the basketball because they're never gonna be able to 526 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: just mix up in front of people because of how 527 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 1: tall they are. His defensive presence is real. Like I 528 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier, there were a handful of plays where guys 529 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: drove right at him, but most people aren't actually challenging 530 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: him if they can't avoid it. His motor is real, 531 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: out of area plays, extra efforts. He is running up 532 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,880 Speaker 1: and down the floor and transition that he doesn't look 533 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:24,439 Speaker 1: like one of those classic big guys that hates basketball. 534 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: He's a competitor. You can see it in his demeanor. 535 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: He like a similar stuff to Paolo, like angry when 536 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: he makes mistakes, cheers on his teammates, has all of 537 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 1: that positive, infectious energy. I was definitely a fan. He 538 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: didn't necessarily blow the roof off of that place with 539 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 1: his skill. Didn't shoot the ball well. A struggled, like 540 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: I said, handling the ball around Jabari, but you can 541 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,919 Speaker 1: see you can see the tools there, especially on the 542 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: defensive end. Um he had this screen and roll with 543 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 1: Josh Josh Kiddy that was really effective yesterday. Now Josh 544 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 1: Kiddy ended up looking like the star in this particular 545 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: play and he don't get me wrong, Josh Kiddy was 546 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,119 Speaker 1: the best play are on the floor. But a lot 547 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: of it has to do with the way teams guarded 548 00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: the pick and roll. And it was exciting because you're 549 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: gonna see this pick and roll a ton over the 550 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,880 Speaker 1: course of the next few years. Josh Giddy with chat Homegren. 551 00:27:10,760 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 1: So usually you'll see you'll see when teams are guarding 552 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: a pick and roll, they're usually prioritize one over the 553 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: other they'll either bracket the ball handler, meaning like the 554 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: big man will come over to the ball handler and 555 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,120 Speaker 1: a drop and the guard will chase over the top 556 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: and they will kind of bracket and try to corral 557 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: the ball handler, or they'll prioritize the role man. The 558 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: guy who's guarding the screener will stay with the rollman 559 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: to take away the role, in which case the guard 560 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: has to do a lot more work to get over 561 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:40,040 Speaker 1: the screen. Well, because of Chet and his ability to 562 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:44,440 Speaker 1: basically be, you know, already a great elite vertical spacer 563 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: in the NBA, the screen defenders were prioritizing Chet as 564 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 1: the role man, and so as a result, Josh Giddy's 565 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 1: man was getting caught on the screen and Josh Giddy 566 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 1: kept getting right into the lane and getting fantastic looks 567 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 1: in the short range to that right at the basket. 568 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:04,359 Speaker 1: That's gonna be really interesting to see because now a 569 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: lot of this is gonna be on Josh Kiddy. He 570 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 1: has to stay a scoring threat. I was really impressed 571 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,679 Speaker 1: by Josh Kiddy, but like he's his shooting is not 572 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 1: there right now. He's got an awful hitch. He doesn't 573 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: dip his legs the way he's supposed to looks very 574 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:19,800 Speaker 1: rigid while he's shooting, So he's gonna have to work 575 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,160 Speaker 1: some stuff out on that front, because if he can 576 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: get the defense two key in on him as the 577 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: screen and roll guy, that's where Chet will have openings 578 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,119 Speaker 1: as the in pocket passes and in lab passes up 579 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: around the basket. One last note on Josh Giddy. Obviously 580 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 1: his passing is amazing. You guys all know that the 581 00:28:38,400 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 1: specific type of passing that he does that I think 582 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 1: is super interesting are these baseball skip passes. And I 583 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: think I tweeted about this yesterday, but it's such a 584 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,760 Speaker 1: great way to combat help defense because if you've got 585 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: the ball on the left wing, and you know the 586 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:54,479 Speaker 1: defender guarding the guy in the week side corner has 587 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 1: a foot in the paint or a foot by the block. 588 00:28:57,200 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: You know what makes it hard to do things on 589 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: the strong side of the floor draw I having to 590 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: the basket running screen and roll because that defenders in there. 591 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: But if you throw a skip pass like usually, the 592 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: guy has time to close out because it's such a 593 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 1: large chunk of the floor that the ball has to cover. 594 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: But Lebron made this famous over the years. But Josh 595 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: Kiddy has this as well. If you can lull the 596 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: defense to sleep by keeping your attention focused on one side, 597 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: but then hurl a quick baseball pass that's on a 598 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,440 Speaker 1: rope that hits the shooter in the pocket, that will 599 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: make Not only will it generate an open look and 600 00:29:28,640 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: he got three assists early in the game with those 601 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: baseball passes, but it also causes that help defender to 602 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: think twice about coming that far over. And if you're 603 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: always paranoid about a Lebron or a Josh Kiddy making 604 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: that baseball skip pass, it pulls that defender an extra 605 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: step closer to that week side corner, which opens everything 606 00:29:47,160 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: up for you on the strong side to run your actions. Um, 607 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: but I really impressed by Josh Kiddy. He did. He 608 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: did a great job of like getting into the lane 609 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,760 Speaker 1: and initiating contact and using his size to euro over 610 00:29:57,800 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 1: the top to make plays scoring and and dropping off 611 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: to chat. He had one, uh, he had one in 612 00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:05,040 Speaker 1: the first half of that game where he did that 613 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: eurostep and Chet got a dunk on it. But he 614 00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 1: definitely has to work out something with his shooting. And 615 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,280 Speaker 1: it's not just his jump shot, it's also his touch. 616 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: He missed a lot of floaters and hook shots in 617 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,240 Speaker 1: that like five to ten foot range. Guys. That's what 618 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: makes Luca so deadly is when he gets to that 619 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 1: those spots on the floor as a big point guard, 620 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: he's so good at making those short range shots. Josh 621 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 1: Kiddy has the potential to do some of that stuff. 622 00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,600 Speaker 1: He just needs to work on that touch in that 623 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: spot on the floor. Um uh. With Chet. One last 624 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: note with him. The Kenny Lofton game which was in 625 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,880 Speaker 1: it was I believe it was in Utah. Everybody saw 626 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 1: that Kenny, you know, chat Holmrea has this incredible first 627 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: game and then Kenny Lofton just bullies him, and everyone 628 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:49,959 Speaker 1: goes like, Oh, this is what's gonna happen to him 629 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: when he gets into the league. He's just gonna get bullied. 630 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,520 Speaker 1: And I don't worry about that at all. And there's 631 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: a couple of reasons why how many players in the 632 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: league play like Kenny Lofton, Like maybe Julius randall right, maybe, 633 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: And not to say that there are guys that play bullyball, 634 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 1: but not like that. They don't. And there's tons of 635 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: film from when I was studying Chet of guys attempting 636 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 1: to bully him and him still blocking them because because 637 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: of his unique you know, combination of physical tools. So 638 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: I wouldn't overreact to the Kenny Lofton thing. Kenny Lofton 639 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 1: is a very unique player, and he's gonna make that 640 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: Memphis roster. I don't know they'll be in the rotation 641 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: because what I worry about with Kenny Lofton is his 642 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:32,720 Speaker 1: foot speed and his ability to cover on defense in 643 00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 1: a five out system, just because I don't think he's 644 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: fast enough. But Kenny Lofton is gonna bully people out 645 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: of the post at the NBA level regardless of I mean, 646 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: there's there's only gonna be a handful of guys that 647 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:46,360 Speaker 1: can actually check him physically, so that I wouldn't overreact 648 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:49,680 Speaker 1: to that. For for Chet, I Chet is an immediate 649 00:31:49,720 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 1: impact player right now in the NBA as a stretch five. 650 00:31:53,280 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 1: He has a ridiculously high ceiling of things break right. 651 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,840 Speaker 1: I was impressed with him even though he didn't play 652 00:31:58,840 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 1: exceptionally well. Um Jabari Smith Jr. So on offense right now, 653 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: the only thing he can do is rise and fire. 654 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: He's tall, he's long, and he's got a good shot, 655 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 1: so he can just elevate over the top of most people. 656 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 1: That's the only way you can get to a shot. 657 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: Right now, though can't dribble at all and doesn't have 658 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:22,680 Speaker 1: that ability to protect the basketball that I was talking 659 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: about where he turns his back to the defender. Now, 660 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: the rise and fire thing is a good foundation. It's 661 00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:32,280 Speaker 1: a great place to start, especially with how well he 662 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: can shoot the basketball, but it's just a foundation. He 663 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: has so much more that he has to build around that. 664 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: And the problem was is you could tell his inability 665 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,920 Speaker 1: to get to spots so that he could generate easy shots. 666 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: That started to affect his confidence. So then even when 667 00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:53,480 Speaker 1: he was rising and firing, he wasn't hitting. And I 668 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: I can't remember what he finished with yesterday, but I 669 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: think he was. He was like three for sixteen from 670 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: the field at one point, and he was he had 671 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: missed some makeable shots. But that's what happens when you 672 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: don't have a way to generate easy shots on a 673 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:09,440 Speaker 1: night like that, it starts to get in your head. 674 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:12,360 Speaker 1: Now you're rising up for those jumpers and you're like, 675 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: it's just not my night, and it becomes even more 676 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: likely that you'll miss, and it just it just starts 677 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 1: to it's like a compounding effect. So where I'd like 678 00:33:20,720 --> 00:33:22,840 Speaker 1: to see him kind of improved there is to get 679 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a back to the basket game, 680 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: work on fighting for position closer to the rim and 681 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: get that fade away down over both shoulders so that 682 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: he can get a little closer and start making stuff 683 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: at about ten ft because that's a shot that he'll 684 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: be able to make a much higher percentage. So on 685 00:33:37,760 --> 00:33:40,360 Speaker 1: a night when he's not shooting particularly well, he can 686 00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,200 Speaker 1: fight closer to the rim, and that's where when he 687 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: gets his ball handling worked out, it'll be even easier 688 00:33:44,760 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: for him because that's where he can start to get 689 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: two spots closer with finishing getting to the rim as 690 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: uh you know, and finishing over the top of defenders 691 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: with his length around the rim, or like I was 692 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:57,320 Speaker 1: talking about earlier turnaround jump shots that are closer to 693 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: the basket. He has to round that stuff out so 694 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: that he doesn't get so down on himself when his 695 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: shot isn't falling. Because he is absolutely a better shooter 696 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,319 Speaker 1: than he showed this weekend. His form is great, he's 697 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: got good arc, everything looks good. Just didn't shoot well 698 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 1: because he's not confident, because he's got some big holes 699 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,400 Speaker 1: in his game. Um. In the first game, the confidence 700 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 1: really started to show in his demeanor, and you could 701 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,560 Speaker 1: tell because he wasn't being overly aggressive. At least in 702 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,840 Speaker 1: the second game, you could tell he was carrying himself 703 00:34:24,880 --> 00:34:27,320 Speaker 1: more confidently and that was showing in his shot selection. 704 00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:30,720 Speaker 1: He did not go quietly into the night. He was firing, 705 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,560 Speaker 1: He was emptying the clip and doing everything he could 706 00:34:33,640 --> 00:34:36,720 Speaker 1: to try to get him self going. The defensive stuff 707 00:34:36,760 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: is real. He was really really bothering Chet by getting 708 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,399 Speaker 1: up into his handle. There were several plays or Chet 709 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,920 Speaker 1: tried to bury him under the basket and he disrupted 710 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: him and forced him to either miss layups or blocked shots, 711 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: which is difficult to do against a player as tall 712 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:54,600 Speaker 1: as Chet. Everything with the defense is real, which Bari Smith. 713 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:56,719 Speaker 1: That should get you excited if you're a Rockets fan. 714 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 1: But he's got a long long way to go. If 715 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:05,279 Speaker 1: we redrafted, I think I'd take him forth like that. 716 00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:08,319 Speaker 1: That's my big takeaway from the weekend I did. I 717 00:35:08,360 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 1: think Ivy is just significantly better than him right now. Um, 718 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: but you know it's not It's not a disaster. It's 719 00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:18,879 Speaker 1: not like he's a bust. He just has a long 720 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,520 Speaker 1: way to go and it's going to be a process. 721 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: But fortunately for Houston, you've got lots of time to 722 00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: figure that out. Um, Jada and Ivy. If we did 723 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:33,120 Speaker 1: a redraft, I'd take him second. I was absolutely blown 724 00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: away by him. Now you guys already knew I was 725 00:35:36,040 --> 00:35:37,839 Speaker 1: high on him. I would have taken him forth over 726 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,280 Speaker 1: Keegan Murray. I thought that was a disaster from the Kings, 727 00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:42,759 Speaker 1: but watching it in person, it was even more of 728 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:46,400 Speaker 1: a disaster. I talked about this a little bit my 729 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 1: pre draft video. But there's different kinds of athleticism. You know, 730 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 1: if you watch a Jonathan cominga you think, oh my gosh, 731 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,080 Speaker 1: freak athlete because you just see the dude putting his 732 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 1: head above the rim and jackhammer smashing everything that he 733 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:02,080 Speaker 1: gets a chance, right, But that just one type of athleticism. 734 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:06,480 Speaker 1: There's foot speed coordination. You know Steph Curry for instance, 735 00:36:06,480 --> 00:36:09,360 Speaker 1: with coordination, that's a form of athleticism. Just about everybody 736 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: playing in the Summer League was a better athlete in 737 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,719 Speaker 1: terms of size, strength and speed than staph But that 738 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:19,160 Speaker 1: hand eye coordination, that that conditioning, those are all parts 739 00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: of athleticism. With Ja Nivey, it's starting and stopping, the 740 00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:25,800 Speaker 1: ability to go from full speed to a stop to 741 00:36:25,960 --> 00:36:29,920 Speaker 1: back to full speed, and the ability to change direction 742 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,520 Speaker 1: while going full speed. And this is what reminds me 743 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:36,799 Speaker 1: so much of Dwyane Wade. We've had a couple of 744 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:40,080 Speaker 1: players that have been mentioned with Dwyane Wade in the past. 745 00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:45,080 Speaker 1: Everybody mentions Donovan Mitchell. I don't really see that John Morant, 746 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:47,720 Speaker 1: He's not like Dwyane Wade. But there's a similar impact 747 00:36:47,760 --> 00:36:50,360 Speaker 1: on officiating where people can't keep him in front and 748 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:52,400 Speaker 1: he's flying into the lane and he gets like knocked 749 00:36:52,440 --> 00:36:54,840 Speaker 1: over and he falls all the time, and you just 750 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: are waiting for the whistle to blow. But neither of 751 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:00,920 Speaker 1: those players really really fit the actual physical profile and 752 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,680 Speaker 1: feel of a Dwyane Wade. Jade and Ivy is the 753 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:07,279 Speaker 1: first player I've seen in the last god knows how 754 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,200 Speaker 1: many years that moves the way that Dwyane Wade does. 755 00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:15,720 Speaker 1: He got yesterday. He only played like six minutes before 756 00:37:15,760 --> 00:37:17,360 Speaker 1: he checked out of the game with an ankle sprain, 757 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:20,160 Speaker 1: which he tweeted out this morning that he thinks is fine, 758 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 1: but like he was just confidently working up the floor 759 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:29,240 Speaker 1: and just dusting dudes off the dribble. But then comes 760 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,600 Speaker 1: the next step of the athleticism. Here comes the help. 761 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:36,560 Speaker 1: While going at full speed, he can just veer off 762 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:38,439 Speaker 1: to the right to get around people and then veer 763 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,040 Speaker 1: back towards the rin. There was a play that he 764 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,200 Speaker 1: drew a foul on on like the first drive of 765 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 1: the game. I encourage you guys to go watch the 766 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 1: film of it because it was ridiculous. First player believe 767 00:37:47,560 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 1: it was the first play the game where he got 768 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 1: to the free throw line, he missed the lay up. 769 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: The entire defense collapsed on him, and he just weaved 770 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 1: through all of him, all of them, and went up 771 00:37:56,120 --> 00:37:58,000 Speaker 1: and under damn near made an end one lay up 772 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 1: every trip down on the floor. Nobody had a snowball's 773 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: chance in hell at keeping him in front. It was 774 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:09,880 Speaker 1: truly remarkable to see He hit a three on the 775 00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:11,600 Speaker 1: left wing as well. He drew a foul on at 776 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: three at the top of the key, was getting to 777 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: the rain, was dropping off passes in transition. Just an 778 00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:21,640 Speaker 1: unbelievably impressive performance from Jade and Ivy. I think I 779 00:38:21,680 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: think he's going to be so incredibly good almost right 780 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 1: away especially in NBA spacing. They got him a real 781 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: vertical spacing threat and Jalen dur and that's gonna actually 782 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,920 Speaker 1: help loosen things up around the rim. I was just 783 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:38,279 Speaker 1: blown away a couple of nitpicky things. His shot is 784 00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 1: still a little too slow and set, you know, ver 785 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,120 Speaker 1: very it's not a hitch, but it's just very slow 786 00:38:45,160 --> 00:38:48,319 Speaker 1: and set. But at the same time, Dwyane Wade's shot 787 00:38:48,360 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: was slow and set, but because he was so incredibly 788 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 1: athletic and teams were so paranoid about his slashing ability, 789 00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:58,480 Speaker 1: they played off of him, so it might not end 790 00:38:58,520 --> 00:39:01,279 Speaker 1: up mattering. But that was the one. If I had 791 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 1: to be really nitpicky, I would go. I would say 792 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,360 Speaker 1: that his shot needs to be a little quicker, a 793 00:39:06,400 --> 00:39:10,799 Speaker 1: little more fluid um. But he was arguably the most impressive, 794 00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,440 Speaker 1: most impressive player I saw an actual play overall. I'm 795 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:17,800 Speaker 1: most impressed with Palo is a player in the sense 796 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:21,240 Speaker 1: that like he will project to be a better player 797 00:39:21,239 --> 00:39:23,320 Speaker 1: in the long run because of his other physical tools 798 00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:26,920 Speaker 1: with his size, But Jade and Ivy in terms of 799 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:30,160 Speaker 1: actual on court play, was the best player I saw 800 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:34,359 Speaker 1: this weekend, and and by a decent margin. It just 801 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:38,040 Speaker 1: it just looked out of place, like he didn't even 802 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:43,359 Speaker 1: belong there. Just incredibly impressive. Keegan Murray shot looks good. 803 00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:47,040 Speaker 1: It's a little flat, but it's accurate. Goes in. You'll 804 00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:48,640 Speaker 1: need to add a little bit of arc there. Probably 805 00:39:49,080 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 1: another guy kind of like Chet, where he's got a 806 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:53,440 Speaker 1: smooth handle when he has an advantage. But he really 807 00:39:53,480 --> 00:39:56,920 Speaker 1: struggled with the upticking athleticism. Had a bunch of turnovers yesterday. 808 00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:59,080 Speaker 1: I think he had a half dozen turnovers. But when 809 00:39:59,080 --> 00:40:02,520 Speaker 1: he was like a really operating in space, his fluidity 810 00:40:02,640 --> 00:40:05,000 Speaker 1: is it stands out, and that's to be expected he's 811 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: a little bit older. But when he was actually in isolation, 812 00:40:08,280 --> 00:40:11,840 Speaker 1: meaning when defenders were up in his airspace, he really struggled. 813 00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:14,239 Speaker 1: He got bullied on post ups, which was disappointing because 814 00:40:14,239 --> 00:40:16,960 Speaker 1: when I was scouting him, I really liked his back 815 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,600 Speaker 1: to the basket game. I thought he was uniquely equipped 816 00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:21,480 Speaker 1: with the back to the basket game that you don't 817 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:25,160 Speaker 1: see often from players at his position. But they're they're 818 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: they're like I saw him posting up and getting pushed 819 00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,480 Speaker 1: off of his spots, which was disappointing by smaller players. 820 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:34,799 Speaker 1: The uptick and athleticism in that setting clearly bothered him 821 00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,760 Speaker 1: a little bit, which was, you know, to be expected 822 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:39,440 Speaker 1: that that's not his strength. His athleticism is not his strength. 823 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:43,680 Speaker 1: He did make a massive shot to send that game 824 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:45,440 Speaker 1: to o T, which I thought was the moment of 825 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,160 Speaker 1: the weekend, really really cool moment for him. But like 826 00:40:48,719 --> 00:40:51,560 Speaker 1: I like Kegan Murray, I think he's gonna help the King's. 827 00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:55,280 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna have a productive, long NBA career. 828 00:40:55,320 --> 00:40:57,399 Speaker 1: I could totally see him being like an auto Porter 829 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:01,920 Speaker 1: junior type of player. But this was a catastrophic mistake 830 00:41:01,960 --> 00:41:06,399 Speaker 1: for the Kings. Jade and Ivy was right there for him. 831 00:41:06,520 --> 00:41:08,120 Speaker 1: I think Jade and Ivy might be the second best 832 00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:10,880 Speaker 1: player in this draft. I thought he was the best 833 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: player this weekend that I saw. He was the guy 834 00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,480 Speaker 1: that stood out the most in terms of his incredible ability, 835 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:19,560 Speaker 1: and he was right there and the Kings did it again. 836 00:41:20,080 --> 00:41:23,760 Speaker 1: The King's willingly passed on the better player for whatever 837 00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:26,200 Speaker 1: the hell reason it was. I have no idea how 838 00:41:26,239 --> 00:41:29,320 Speaker 1: they keep landing on these decisions. But I mean, I 839 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:32,439 Speaker 1: feel bad for Kings fans because Keegan Murray's gonna be fine, 840 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: but Jade and Ivy is gonna be a star and 841 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:37,640 Speaker 1: you absolutely could have had that guy. A couple of 842 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:40,040 Speaker 1: really quick special shoutouts from some other players that I 843 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:44,239 Speaker 1: saw Aaron Wiggins for the Thunder, the six eight three 844 00:41:44,280 --> 00:41:47,040 Speaker 1: and d wing Um. I don't know how they got 845 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:49,359 Speaker 1: this guy. He's under contract to for the next three 846 00:41:49,400 --> 00:41:52,799 Speaker 1: seasons on team options and non guaranteed deal, so it's 847 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:56,120 Speaker 1: basically he's just under team control. And and like I'm 848 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:57,799 Speaker 1: sitting there thinking, I'm like, the Lakers can't get a 849 00:41:57,800 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 1: guy who's over six six that can guard multiple positions 850 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:03,719 Speaker 1: and shoot the three. And here, okay, see just has 851 00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,600 Speaker 1: another one. And Aaron Wiggins. I was really really impressed 852 00:42:06,600 --> 00:42:08,800 Speaker 1: with him. Yesterday, another guy for the Thunder, Jalen Williams, 853 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:12,399 Speaker 1: had uh ten points by the time that I left 854 00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 1: the game, but loud points, freaky athleticism, had a really 855 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:18,120 Speaker 1: nice up and under, had a really nice dunk driving baseline, 856 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,680 Speaker 1: and then had a cut out of the week's at 857 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:24,760 Speaker 1: Corner where he like went up and under and reversed 858 00:42:24,760 --> 00:42:26,040 Speaker 1: it on the other side of the room. I tweeted 859 00:42:26,040 --> 00:42:29,440 Speaker 1: out the video of it. Really really impressive athleticism from him. 860 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:31,520 Speaker 1: Most of the biggest thing that stood out to him 861 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:34,239 Speaker 1: is you know stood out to me from about him 862 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:37,560 Speaker 1: was his ability to cut. Um. Everybody thinks of like 863 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:40,640 Speaker 1: spotting up as like shooting, but it's not the only 864 00:42:40,719 --> 00:42:43,200 Speaker 1: way to spot up. If you catch your defender in 865 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:47,799 Speaker 1: help and you cut, and you time it right and 866 00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 1: you have a head of steam, you can elevate over 867 00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:53,279 Speaker 1: everybody because you have the momentum because you're cutting, And 868 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:55,560 Speaker 1: it's another way to punish people for helping off of 869 00:42:55,600 --> 00:42:57,719 Speaker 1: you in a shooting position. And last, but not least, 870 00:42:57,719 --> 00:43:00,320 Speaker 1: Thai Tai Washington and the Rockets. I was really pressed 871 00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:02,880 Speaker 1: with his ability to get separation again in this setting, 872 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:05,000 Speaker 1: with how intense everybody was playing, with how physical the 873 00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,600 Speaker 1: defense was, It's just not easy to get to your spots. 874 00:43:08,480 --> 00:43:11,040 Speaker 1: And so when you see a player that noticeably is 875 00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:14,560 Speaker 1: getting separation from this level of athleticism, in this level 876 00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:18,239 Speaker 1: of defensive focus, it's it's really really impressive. So I 877 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:20,799 Speaker 1: was impressed by thy Ti Washington. A couple of quick 878 00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 1: things before we get out of here, Damian Lillard in 879 00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:27,600 Speaker 1: this weird more morality play. So you guys all, you 880 00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:30,280 Speaker 1: guys all saw the quotes, I'm sure, but he basically 881 00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:32,839 Speaker 1: said that, um that he's hoping he can set an 882 00:43:32,840 --> 00:43:37,480 Speaker 1: example to the future generations that you can be loyal 883 00:43:37,520 --> 00:43:39,319 Speaker 1: to your team and play for the name on the 884 00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:41,960 Speaker 1: front of the jersey instead of the name on the back. Now, 885 00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:44,480 Speaker 1: to be clear, I think it's cool that Dame's staying 886 00:43:44,480 --> 00:43:49,320 Speaker 1: in Portland, and I do wish more players would stay. 887 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:51,680 Speaker 1: I talked about this with Colin after the finals, but 888 00:43:51,719 --> 00:43:53,359 Speaker 1: I think it's a big part of the future health 889 00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:56,120 Speaker 1: of the league. But make no mistake, here's what's actually 890 00:43:56,200 --> 00:44:01,360 Speaker 1: happening here. This is one gigantic attempt to control the narrative, 891 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:07,319 Speaker 1: and Dame frames leaving as taking the easy way out, 892 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:11,920 Speaker 1: and in a literal sense, it is because basketball is 893 00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:15,400 Speaker 1: easier when you play with more talent. But it's also 894 00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:17,680 Speaker 1: the easy way out to do what Dame is doing 895 00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:20,080 Speaker 1: in the sense that he's taking all the pressure off 896 00:44:20,120 --> 00:44:24,960 Speaker 1: of himself. If you stay in Portland and everybody in 897 00:44:24,960 --> 00:44:26,759 Speaker 1: the league knows you don't have as much talent as 898 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:29,479 Speaker 1: the other top teams in the league. If you win, 899 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:34,080 Speaker 1: you're the hero who brought Portland to title. If you lose, 900 00:44:34,200 --> 00:44:38,280 Speaker 1: it's you were supposed to. And again, I can't speak 901 00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:42,440 Speaker 1: for Dame, but I like to think that I'm pretty 902 00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:46,680 Speaker 1: sure that's a factor here, and that's why I don't 903 00:44:46,719 --> 00:44:49,839 Speaker 1: like the morality play. It's dope that you're staying. I'm 904 00:44:49,840 --> 00:44:52,560 Speaker 1: happy for you, I'm happy for Portland's fans. It's great 905 00:44:52,600 --> 00:44:55,279 Speaker 1: for the league, but it also makes sense for you 906 00:44:55,320 --> 00:44:58,160 Speaker 1: to stay because it relieves pressure. And at the end 907 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:01,080 Speaker 1: of the day, if you never win a title in Portland, 908 00:45:01,160 --> 00:45:03,040 Speaker 1: no one will judge you because of the fact that 909 00:45:03,080 --> 00:45:06,000 Speaker 1: you never really had that much talent there that and 910 00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:08,879 Speaker 1: I know Dame is aware of that, and that's why 911 00:45:08,880 --> 00:45:12,080 Speaker 1: he's releasing these quotes. He's not releasing these quotes to 912 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:15,120 Speaker 1: try to set a trend for what future stars will do. 913 00:45:15,640 --> 00:45:18,400 Speaker 1: He's releasing these quotes to protect himself and protect the 914 00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:22,640 Speaker 1: narrative of his time in Portland. And and I just again, 915 00:45:22,719 --> 00:45:24,400 Speaker 1: let's just call it what it is. It's great that 916 00:45:24,440 --> 00:45:27,319 Speaker 1: you're staying, but we know we we know that this 917 00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:29,040 Speaker 1: is a part of that story. And that's why you 918 00:45:29,120 --> 00:45:31,800 Speaker 1: keep pumping these quotes out in the NBA Twitter. And 919 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:36,240 Speaker 1: the last but not least James harden Um until it's 920 00:45:36,239 --> 00:45:37,919 Speaker 1: still working on a deal, but untel is he's gonna 921 00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:41,200 Speaker 1: take a discount. Hey, man, Like I I have been 922 00:45:41,239 --> 00:45:43,480 Speaker 1: really critical of James Harden that someone who's distracted and 923 00:45:43,560 --> 00:45:46,080 Speaker 1: who doesn't put the team first, if he takes a 924 00:45:46,120 --> 00:45:48,480 Speaker 1: discount to help the Sixers round out this roster and 925 00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:50,960 Speaker 1: put together a contender. Tip of the cap to James 926 00:45:50,960 --> 00:45:55,560 Speaker 1: Harden that that that demonstrate demonstrates a willingness to commit 927 00:45:55,960 --> 00:45:59,239 Speaker 1: and a willingness to try to to to achieve the 928 00:45:59,320 --> 00:46:02,399 Speaker 1: ultimate goal just winning. So so kudos to James Harden. 929 00:46:02,440 --> 00:46:04,800 Speaker 1: They're also there. There was some intel in the tweets. 930 00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:07,640 Speaker 1: I was saying that like the team is essentially pushing 931 00:46:07,719 --> 00:46:10,879 Speaker 1: James Harden to take his conditioning more seriously. We're gonna 932 00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:12,239 Speaker 1: find out if that's the case at the start of 933 00:46:12,320 --> 00:46:14,879 Speaker 1: next season. Um. Alright, that's all I have for today, guys. 934 00:46:14,920 --> 00:46:18,520 Speaker 1: A couple of quick shoutouts. Um Um, it was several 935 00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:21,720 Speaker 1: of you came up and saw me in Vegas and 936 00:46:21,719 --> 00:46:24,240 Speaker 1: and talked about how much you guys enjoyed the show. 937 00:46:25,120 --> 00:46:27,360 Speaker 1: I cannot tell you how much I appreciate that. It 938 00:46:27,400 --> 00:46:28,719 Speaker 1: was great to get to meet some of you guys. 939 00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:31,480 Speaker 1: Special shout out to Nigel who went at one of 940 00:46:31,480 --> 00:46:33,800 Speaker 1: the days I went up to uh you and l 941 00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:37,920 Speaker 1: V to the rec center to play some basketball. Um. 942 00:46:38,040 --> 00:46:42,040 Speaker 1: And guy walks up, really friendly dude, and he goes like, hey, man, 943 00:46:42,080 --> 00:46:43,719 Speaker 1: I was just listening to your show on the way 944 00:46:43,719 --> 00:46:45,799 Speaker 1: to the gym. And that was such a cool moment 945 00:46:45,840 --> 00:46:47,759 Speaker 1: for me because, you know, it was funny. He he 946 00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:50,160 Speaker 1: wasn't on Twitter, It wasn't didn't see us there, just 947 00:46:50,200 --> 00:46:52,799 Speaker 1: happened to find our show on YouTube and and has 948 00:46:52,840 --> 00:46:54,640 Speaker 1: been following. And you know what, him and I guarded 949 00:46:54,640 --> 00:46:56,320 Speaker 1: each other, played a little bit of basketball, which was 950 00:46:56,320 --> 00:46:58,920 Speaker 1: a cool moment, and I it was really great to 951 00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:00,600 Speaker 1: meet you, Nigel. Was really it to meet all of 952 00:47:00,600 --> 00:47:03,040 Speaker 1: you guys that I met there this weekend, And as always, 953 00:47:03,040 --> 00:47:05,080 Speaker 1: I appreciate you guys supporting the show. That it's all 954 00:47:05,080 --> 00:47:07,320 Speaker 1: I have for today. Remember tomorrow I will have something 955 00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:10,200 Speaker 1: focused on the Warriors in Summer League. I will see 956 00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:24,960 Speaker 1: you guys. Then the volume