1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 2: What is up? Straight Fire? Fam? It's me Jason McIntyre, 3 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Tuesday, May the seventh, and boy, do 4 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 2: we have a developing situation in the NBA. It might 5 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 2: be past developing at this point. Holy hell, the champs 6 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 2: are down and I believe they're out. We'll get to 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: them shortly. And then my Knicks. Ah, yes, the next 8 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 2: you thought we'd open the show with them today. I 9 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: thought it'd be like a Knicks parade. Brunts is doing 10 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 2: things that last person to do with Michael Jordan. But no, 11 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: we open with your boy in a championship men's league game. 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 2: I won't go too deep into it. However, I have 13 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 2: to give a shout out to our squad. There's a 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: local league in the South Bay, the Martyrs League, and 15 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 2: you know, we played in the championship game last night 16 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: and I don't know. I've missed a bunch of games 17 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: to sea and I missed the semifinals last week due 18 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: to the ankle. Our team survives on a late three, 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: and so you know, I didn't know what to expect. 20 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: My buddy, the guy who played quarterback at Notre Dame, 21 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,320 Speaker 2: he's on the opposing team, and he had a work 22 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 2: function so we couldn't make the game. So I had 23 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: a feeling we'd win. But we're struggling and your boy 24 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: checks in. Missed my first two shots, and then, folks, 25 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: one of my better shooting performances in the last few years. 26 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 2: Note cap four straight trips. I hit threes literally, and 27 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 2: on the fourth one because it was open, my guys 28 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 2: were yelling as the shot goes up, it goes in, 29 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 2: and I just roared kind of like Anthony Edwards to 30 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 2: the Denver crowd, except he was wearing in the second quarter. 31 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: So we win the title. And then I come home 32 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: and you know, I DVR the game and I had 33 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: paused in the second quarter, but some guys on the 34 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: sideline are giving me updates like, oh yeah, Nuggets are up. No, No, 35 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: Nuggets are down thirty, And I was like, come on, no, 36 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: Nuggets are down thirty. And needless to say, the champions 37 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: are dead. It's over, folks, And it's crazy that yesterday 38 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 2: on the and if you missed it yesterday, I said, 39 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 2: it's interesting how much trouble of the Nuggets in last year. 40 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 2: Let's go through the teams they beat. Oh, okay, sure, 41 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 2: in name, the Sons were great because they had Kevin Durant. 42 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 2: In name, the Lakers were great because they had Lebron. 43 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,239 Speaker 2: This team didn't even fifty games they beat the Heat 44 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: in the finals, that he were a playing team. No 45 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: disrespect to anybody. But now in hindsight, it's looking like, 46 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: maybe you don't want to say it was an unimpressive title, 47 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,399 Speaker 2: but maybe it turns out to be a one off. 48 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 2: Maybe it's like that Dallas MAVs title with Dirk where 49 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: they were close and then they were first round bus 50 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: and then they win the title and then that was it. 51 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: And I don't think Dirk ever got back to a finals. 52 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 2: What I do know is this Denver team is young 53 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: and had some potential to get back there. Hell, five 54 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:58,240 Speaker 2: days ago, everybody thought the Nuggets were still favored, and 55 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 2: now it's like they're down two. And the last team 56 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: to go down two and go on the road and 57 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 2: then win the series was the Clippers in the first 58 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: round against the MAVs. That was young Luka Doncic's team. 59 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 2: Before that, the twenty seventeen Celtics against the Bulls also 60 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 2: in the first round, and listen, people could say, well, 61 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 2: they've got Nicole Jokic. I don't know, man, I see 62 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 2: the way that they're defending Jamal Murray. He's got no 63 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:27,520 Speaker 2: airspace whatsoever. And Jamal Murray, of course the hero against 64 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 2: the Lakers, I don't want to hear. Well, he's got 65 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: the calf. I mean, come on, he goes volcanic against 66 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: the Lakers in the fourth quarter, logging heavy minutes, and 67 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 2: now all of a sudden, we're gonna make excuses because 68 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 2: of the calf. Like, let's be real. Jaden McDaniels is 69 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 2: a monster in two games, Jamal Murray nine of thirty 70 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: two from the field, two of eight from three. He's 71 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 2: got twenty five points in two games, both losses. And 72 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 2: I probably should be raising the Timberwolves more as they 73 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: are now a robust six and oh straight up six 74 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 2: and oh against the spread in the playoffs, covering by 75 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: an average of seventeen points per game. They're not seeking 76 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: up on anybody anymore. They now get to go home 77 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: to I don't know if the Timberwolves arena has like 78 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: a nickname, but you can call it the Igloo, whatever 79 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 2: you want to call it. Minnesota right now is absolutely 80 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 2: on fire. They have to be the favorites in the West. 81 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 2: I still think it's Dallas. We'll get to that later, 82 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 2: but remember they did this last night without Rudy Gobert, 83 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: whose wife is giving birth. They're like, oh, we'll just 84 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 2: plug Kyle Anderson in. He'll go for six points nine 85 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 2: board data assists and Carl Anton Towns will like miss 86 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 2: no shots have twenty seven and twelve. Anthony Edwards continues 87 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 2: to do as Michael Jordan impression. He at twenty seven 88 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 2: and then noasrit will come off the bench and give 89 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 2: you fourteen, and Alexander Walker, Virginia Tech's finest comes in 90 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 2: off the bench, gives you fourteen, and it's like, holy count, 91 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 2: does Denver have the juice? And the answer as of 92 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:02,799 Speaker 2: now is no. They can't stop Anthony Edwards. The offense 93 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 2: is in a massive rut. Jokich sixteen points. 94 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 1: That's it. 95 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 2: Like I'm just saying, Denver, I think they're toast. I 96 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 2: do believe Dallas has the goods to beat Minnesota. I'm 97 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 2: not gonna get into whether or not this is good 98 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 2: or bad for the league, but I do wonder if 99 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 2: there was some premature praise, perhaps premature praise perhaps on 100 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 2: Nikotle Jokisch, who's gonna collect another MVP this week? You know, hell, 101 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 2: two weeks ago, I was putting him up there with 102 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 2: is he as good as you know? Is he Tim 103 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,000 Speaker 2: Duncan material? He's on that path? And he was on 104 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 2: that path, And now all of a sudden, he's hit 105 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 2: a bit of a speedbump. And I'll just say this, Rob, 106 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: I watched that first quarter and the refs were letting 107 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 2: him play. Minnesota got the first game. Denver has not 108 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:52,919 Speaker 2: trailed in a series in the last two years, and 109 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 2: all of a sudden, like Denver's bread and butter was 110 00:05:57,279 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 2: not working, Minnesota's picking up full court just a harassing 111 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 2: That's the thing, you guys know, I absolutely love picking 112 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 2: up full core defense. Make a work on extra a 113 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 2: little bit and melt that clock. It takes them longer 114 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 2: to gain in the offense. And it just looked like 115 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 2: Denver was that boxer who came in with a plan, 116 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 2: got punched in the mouth, staggered and dazed, and all 117 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 2: of a sudden, everything went out the window and they 118 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 2: could not come back at all. And I don't know, 119 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: I mean, the craziest part of all this that it's 120 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 2: kind of underplayed because people don't like to get into 121 00:06:29,720 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 2: the weeds. But the architect of Denver is Tim Connelly. 122 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 2: He built his team with draft picks and trade. The 123 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 2: trade for Gordon, he built it, and then he left 124 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: for Minnesota and brought two coaches over to Minnesota from Denver, 125 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 2: and essentially they are the new Denver except Anthony Edwards 126 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 2: is basically the next like superstar in the NBA. And 127 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: I know Joki is a star, but Edwards is younger 128 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 2: and way more explosive. And that trade for Rudy Gobert, 129 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 2: that was critically panned everywhere. I loved it at the time. 130 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: I said, oh, I guess I look like a dope 131 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 2: last year when they when it didn't work out for 132 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: them with Gobert, and now it is working out. They're 133 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 2: probably headed to the finals, and it's like, oh, that 134 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:18,720 Speaker 2: trade for Gobert was genius. Maybe being having a big 135 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 2: do it does matter and they got two pigs, so rob, 136 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: I don't know, I don't know if you want to 137 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 2: attack Denver for their uh kind of rolling over like dogs, 138 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 2: I mean getting smashed at home. Listen, straight up, Lakers 139 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 2: didn't get wrecked like this at home. They put up 140 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: a fight against Denver, and the alternative is you could 141 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 2: just heap praise on Minnesota. But it's also it's fun 142 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 2: to kick people when they're down, isn't it. I know 143 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 2: you'd like to do that or do you just want 144 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 2: to say future Laker Anthony Edwards? Is that what we're 145 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: just jumping into. 146 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 3: Oh, we got some time. You know, his extension is 147 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 3: not kicked in yet, So once it does and he's 148 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 3: like two or three years in he starts having a 149 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 3: wandering eye, then we'll start the hash that future Laker 150 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 3: Anthony Edwards. But until then, no, today's all about the 151 00:07:58,880 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 3: Minnesota Timberwolves. 152 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 2: They are. 153 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 3: Well, first of all about Let's start with last night's game. First, okay, 154 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 3: they put on the single most dominant defensive performance I've 155 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 3: seen in a postseason game since the twenty twenty Bubble 156 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 3: Playoffs Game six of the NBA Finals Lakers Heat. The Lakers, 157 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 3: I recall, were up by twenty eight points at half, 158 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 3: and they held Miami to thirty six points in the 159 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 3: first half and it was over from there. Now, the 160 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 3: difference is is that these Denver Nuggets are not the 161 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 3: Miami Heat. These Denver Nuggs are defending NBA champions with 162 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 3: a all time great at center, Nikola Jokic, and they 163 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 3: suffocated them like they were the junior varsity basketball team. 164 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 3: This Minnesota Timberwolves team, even though I picked Denver before 165 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 3: the series in seven, they are uniquely built to beat 166 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 3: the Denver Nuggets. They may not match up as well 167 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,719 Speaker 3: against a team like Boston they get if they get 168 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 3: to the finals. It might not have even matched as 169 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 3: well against you know, the Lakers because of Lebron James, 170 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 3: but specifically for Denver, if you were to draw up 171 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 3: in a lab a team that could match up with 172 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:13,559 Speaker 3: what the Nuggets present offensively, you need a hell of 173 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 3: a lot of size. Check they got Towns no Go 174 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 3: Bear last night. Nas Reed. That's not counting guys like 175 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 3: Jada McDaniels and Kyle Anderson, who are both six nine plus. 176 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 3: You've got rangy, athletic wings that you could stick on 177 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 3: Jamal Murray, Jada McDaniels, of course, Anthony Edwards, of course, 178 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 3: Niki Alexander Walker. And on top of that, they have 179 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 3: one superstar who fundamentally, to his core, believes he is 180 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 3: better than Nikola jokicch Now, I don't think Anthony Edwards 181 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 3: right now is better than Nikola Jokic, but him going 182 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 3: into the series believing that giving him that level of 183 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 3: confidence so we could perform at a high level. That's 184 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 3: just as good as whatever the difference is between At 185 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:08,960 Speaker 3: and Jokic on any other game. Right this Minnesota Timberwolves team, 186 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 3: I look this up, through the first six games, is 187 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 3: beating their opponents by over fifteen points per game. They're 188 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 3: six to zero. The next closest team to have that 189 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 3: level of dominance through the first six game of the 190 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 3: NBA playoffs where the twenty seventeen Golden State Warriors that 191 00:10:29,040 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 3: first year was Stephen kd and they were winning their 192 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 3: games by fourteen points per game. So they are putting 193 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 3: on an even more dominant performance than what you and 194 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: I consider it to be the greatest team in NBA history. 195 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 3: Minnesota is operating at a level that I personally didn't 196 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 3: think they could get to. It is. It is a 197 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 3: joy to watch. And even with hall that said, I 198 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 3: don't think the series is over, Oh come on, I 199 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 3: don't so. 200 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 2: Last year they face off in the first round, I 201 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 2: just had to go look this up. If you guys 202 00:11:02,559 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 2: remember Jaden McDaniels punched a wall after I don't know 203 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: if it was a play in game or in the 204 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:10,840 Speaker 2: final game of the regular season, whatever it was, he 205 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 2: punched a wall and had to miss the playoffs. He's 206 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 2: been the guy locking down Jamal Murray. Here's what Murray 207 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 2: did against Minnesota last year forty seven percent, shooting forty 208 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 2: two percent from deep, average twenty seven a game. He 209 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 2: had games of forty and then thirty five in the 210 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 2: close out. He was unstoppable. Now he can't do a 211 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 2: damn thing. And you're right about Alexander Walker. He's kind 212 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 2: of bounced around the league. He was with like the Pelicans. 213 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 2: Anybody could have had him. And again, this comes down 214 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 2: to team building. And you know the soccer team that 215 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 2: I'm a minority owner of, Nikosa, we lost in the 216 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 2: this what was it, the eight to nine play in 217 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 2: game on Sunday night, And so the offseason begins and 218 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 2: it's like, all right, what you know, team building? What 219 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 2: do we want? And one of the things I like 220 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 2: to stress is it's not what a player is, it's 221 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 2: what they can be. And Alexander Walker, he's thriving, rob 222 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 2: like he is the perfect guy to come off the 223 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 2: bench and play twenty five to thirty minutes. He's gonna 224 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 2: give you excellent defense. He's got great length on his 225 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 2: six to five frame. And this guy was a first 226 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 2: round pick in twenty nineteen of Brooklyn and we know 227 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 2: he can shoot it. He's only twenty five years old, 228 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 2: and yet here he is on his Let's see, is 229 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 2: this third or fourteen? Yeah, he was started out in 230 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 2: he was drafted by Brooklyn and then ends up in 231 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 2: New Orleans, Utah, and now Minnesota. And this is you know, 232 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 2: he was okay in New Orleans, but they went through 233 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 2: a lot of stuff with Zion and brandon ingram in trades, 234 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 2: and now he's in Minnesota and he's like playing a 235 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 2: ton making his shots valuable piece. Nas reed. I mean, 236 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 2: they got two guys off the bench that are better 237 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 2: than anybody Denver has on the bench. And I just 238 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 2: I can't make a capable argument for Minnesota coming back. 239 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 2: I think the better question is, like, if you're like 240 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 2: a Minnesota fan, you know you want to be enjoying this, 241 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 2: but you know deep down that a reckoning is coming 242 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 2: with this roster because the owner, who is notoriously frugal, 243 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 2: has not wanted to spend part of the reason he 244 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 2: was selling the h He was trying to sell the 245 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 2: team to a Rod. It looks like that's not gonna 246 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 2: go through, although A Rod's apparently fighting it. A Rod 247 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 2: and his group and it's like, okay, this is great, 248 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,439 Speaker 2: and it's if they come up short, this will I 249 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 2: believe have a whiff of the Sam Presty OKC team 250 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 2: with KD. Harden and Russ where they're like, oh, we 251 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 2: got something here. We go to the finals to lose, 252 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 2: we could oh, oh we can't afford James, Let's trade 253 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 2: him and Presty Dealt Harden, which was asinine. I think 254 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 2: on Towns, my guess is they're gonna end up trading him. 255 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: I mean, he's the only you cannot trade Anthony Edwards, 256 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 2: you cannot trade Gobert, who's probably got to secure Defensive 257 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 2: Player of the Year tonight, and I don't think you 258 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 2: can really get as much for the other guys. Conley's 259 00:14:04,200 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 2: a veteran McDaniels, you know, and reads a perfect role player, 260 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 2: and so's Walker. And it's like Town's is gonna be 261 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 2: the guy He's gonna be shipped, right Rob? I mean, Rob, 262 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 2: are you on board with this or do you think 263 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 2: they'll end up just saying, oh, we won the championship, 264 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 2: let's we'll deal with that. 265 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 3: Well, if they end up winning the championship, think they'd 266 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 3: run it back at least one more season, and then 267 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 3: they deal with that massive financial you know, when the 268 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 3: bill comes due, they'll eventually will not pay it. They 269 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 3: will end up, like you said, trading Karl Anthony Towns 270 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 3: most likely, if only because he would hold the most 271 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 3: value between him and Gobert, Like I don't think if 272 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 3: you if you, you're obviously not trading ant Man. So 273 00:14:41,680 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 3: if he had his trade one of the other two guys, 274 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 3: it'd be go bear in Towns and Town's are gonna 275 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 3: give you the biggest haul in return. But as far 276 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 3: as this specific series goes, now, I said that you disagree. 277 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 3: You think the series is over. I think that this 278 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 3: one is still not up for grabs, but I think 279 00:14:56,920 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 3: Denver still has a shot. The only problem problem with that, though, 280 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 3: is I'm working under the guys that Jamal Murray will 281 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 3: not be suspended for Game three. Okay, Now, Jamal Murray 282 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 3: had two incidences that I think are going to be 283 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:14,760 Speaker 3: heavily reviewed by the NBA here in the next couple 284 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 3: of days. One of them I believe it was in 285 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 3: the second quarter. There was a bad call that either 286 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 3: did or didn't go his way. I don't know if 287 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 3: he was looking for a call, if he was called 288 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 3: for a foul, but whatever. There's a video of him 289 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 3: walking back to the court after talking to a referee 290 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 3: and he flashed the money sign with his hands. And 291 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 3: then later on he's on the sidelines in the middle 292 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 3: of the action or he's not in the game, but 293 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 3: the game is still going on and he throws a 294 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 3: heating pad onto the court. Now, no one even noticed 295 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 3: it until after the play had finished, and they pick 296 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 3: it up, like, I don't know what this is that 297 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 3: they roll back to the sidelines and the announcers obviously 298 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 3: knew right away what it was. But Chris Finch was 299 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 3: saying after the game that he was speaking of the referees, 300 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 3: how was that not a technical foul? How did nothing 301 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 3: come of this? And he's like, well, we didn't know 302 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 3: who threw it. And he's like, well, it's a heating pad, 303 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 3: you know. I don't think a fan is going to 304 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 3: come into the arena with a medical great heating pad 305 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 3: on him and then just chuck it onto the court. 306 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 3: Because they're upset. So obviously, if this was a regular 307 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 3: season game, I think you see a massive fine, and 308 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 3: I think you see be suspended for one game. Because 309 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 3: this is a playoff game, and Adam Silver is notoriously 310 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 3: player friendly. If he has to make any kind of 311 00:16:32,520 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 3: decision that is even considered remotely controversial, he is almost 312 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,960 Speaker 3: always going to air towards the path of least resistance. Now, 313 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 3: the path of least resistance is you know what, Let's 314 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 3: just go ahead and find Jamal one hundred, one hundred 315 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 3: and fifty thousand dollars whatever the most we can find him, 316 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 3: send out a really strong press release, and make sure 317 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 3: he's ready for game three, because I don't think that 318 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 3: they would feel good about things if they head into 319 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 3: game three Denver down two and they're without their second 320 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 3: best player. 321 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 2: So, I mean, it looks like the refs said they 322 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 2: would have get if they had seen it came from 323 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 2: the bench, they would have given them a technical and 324 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:16,199 Speaker 2: not an ejection because they couldn't determine if it was 325 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 2: thrown at somebody versus just chucked in frustration. Listen, Denver 326 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 2: is frustrated, and this, Listen, I'm not gonna go too 327 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 2: much in on Denver here, but the way they're reacting 328 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 2: to getting their butts kicked is a little childish and 329 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 2: a little front running. And it's almost as if they 330 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 2: haven't lost at full strength. They thought they were bulletproof. 331 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 2: You could see them alone, melting down in the first quarter, 332 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 2: not getting calls, running out on the court. It's like, bro, 333 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 2: act like you've been here before. Oh wait, you haven't. 334 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 2: You haven't been losing with Jokic at full strength. Oh okay, 335 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 2: And now you're seeing their true side, and it's kind 336 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,919 Speaker 2: of a bad look for them. It's like, Okay, you 337 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:57,360 Speaker 2: guys have done a lot of winning in the last 338 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 2: two years. Now you're doing some losing and all there's 339 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,240 Speaker 2: all this crying and whining and throwing stuff like, come on, dude, 340 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:06,160 Speaker 2: clean it up. It's interesting. I'm not gonna go all 341 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:08,040 Speaker 2: the way in on Denver and off two games and 342 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 2: be like there was a fraudulent I'm not gonna go there. 343 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 2: I'm not. They were impressive. They they wrecked everyone. My 344 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: thing is they didn't beat anybody really good. Under the 345 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 2: when you get under the microscope and start to really 346 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 2: look closely, I think the fact that they beat Lebron 347 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 2: and Ad is like, oh, that's super impressive. But Rob, 348 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 2: we forget that Laker team last year barely do you 349 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 2: remember they barely beat Minnesota in the plane. It was 350 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 2: like a close game late and I think they hit 351 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:37,760 Speaker 2: a three in the final minute. 352 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 3: I forget. 353 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was just an awesome ending. But the Lakers 354 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 2: weren't overwhelming last year. And then they got a little 355 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 2: fortunate with Memphis because what's his name, uh, I think 356 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 2: it was John moranc got heard or Jaron Jackson, somebody 357 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 2: got there. 358 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 3: John Moran was heard. Steven Adams then was out all season, 359 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 3: Brandon Clark was out all season. 360 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 2: Yeah, they they Lakers got a little fortunate. And then 361 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 2: the War of course were just no match. So listen, 362 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 2: and I'm not picking this. I'm just be real like 363 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,440 Speaker 2: this stuff. This is real. It's one thing to look 364 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 2: at it through Denver's dominating Look at they rolled the 365 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 2: Lakers versus oh wait a minute, not as impressive now 366 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 2: that they're getting smoked by a fifty six win Minnesota. 367 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 3: Gaz You want to get real, You want to get 368 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 3: really real. I saw this stat last night. This is 369 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 3: one is gonna blow your mind in America. Nikola Jokic 370 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 3: soon to be what is a three time MVP Finals 371 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 3: MVP NBA champion arguably or inarguably the best player in 372 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:40,879 Speaker 3: the NBA right now, Luca sorry, has never won a 373 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 3: playoff series against the team that won at least fifty 374 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 3: games in the regular season. Like, how is that possible? 375 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 3: How do you win a championship without ever winning beating 376 00:19:54,080 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 3: a team that fifty plus wins? Like I had to 377 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 3: go and fact check that one, because I didn't believe. 378 00:19:58,000 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 1: It at first. 379 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 3: Well, you're beating a lot of mid in that situation. 380 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:05,399 Speaker 2: The problem with that is the league is so much 381 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,280 Speaker 2: better and deeper. Like I mean, okay, fine, you look 382 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 2: at like a Cleveland Cavs team from like the late 383 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 2: eighties or nineties with like Mark Price and Larry Larry 384 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 2: Nance and Brad Doherty. Okay, so they won fifty seven games, 385 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 2: were they any good or was just the league not great? 386 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 2: Like the league is so strong now that That's why 387 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 2: we had a Miami teap team from the play in 388 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 2: go to the finals. That's why the Lakers from the 389 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:33,240 Speaker 2: play and went to the Western Conference finals last year. 390 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: That's why you know a team like the Indiana Pacers, 391 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 2: I know they got fortunate with the Bucks and we'll 392 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,359 Speaker 2: get into Game one with the Nick shortly. But like 393 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 2: this Pacers team is dangerous. Like the league, I just 394 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 2: feel like the league is so much deeper now. There's 395 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 2: so many good players. I mean again, Steph Curry's on 396 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 2: the sideline, Kevin Durantz on the sideline, Lebron's out wembn Yama. 397 00:20:57,359 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 2: By the way, I read an article about women Yama 398 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,080 Speaker 2: on I think Yahoo Sports, and some of the numbers 399 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 2: are just jaw dropping. I think I probably have to 400 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 2: bet when Minyama MVP next year, even though it's too early. 401 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,040 Speaker 2: I think just based on what he's doing and the 402 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,680 Speaker 2: numbers he was putting up in only like twenty nine 403 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:16,399 Speaker 2: minutes a game, he bumped that up to like thirty two, 404 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 2: and all of a sudden, you just exponentially his numbers 405 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 2: go up. And then in the playoffs, is he gonna 406 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 2: play thirty six in the playoffs or he's gonna be 407 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 2: like Brunson playing forty four? I mean, what are one 408 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: Minyama's numbers then? So, like the league now is just 409 00:21:28,920 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 2: so freakin good and deep. I don't know, man, I 410 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 2: think the Nuggets are in trouble. Rob a little. 411 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: Less so Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk 412 00:21:37,840 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: lineup in the nation. Catch all of our shows at 413 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 1: Foxsports Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search 414 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: FSR to listen live. 415 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 2: My New York Knicks coming out with another incredible fourth quarter, folks. 416 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 2: I don't know how long they can keep this up. 417 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 2: Not gonna lie, no cap as my son likes to say, 418 00:21:58,160 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 2: I don't think this is sustainable. 419 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:04,439 Speaker 4: Josh Hart forty eight minutes, Jalen Brunson forty four minutes. 420 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 4: Brunson forty three points. He had twenty one in the 421 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 4: fourth quarter. This was another one of those insane Nick games. 422 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 4: We just saw this in the Villain of the series. 423 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 2: And my thought as to why I like the Pacers 424 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 2: plus six, and I said it on the pod, is like, guys, 425 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: there's no way the Knicks can continue to win every 426 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 2: close game, right, There's no way the Knicks can continue 427 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 2: to lean so heavily on their starters with the minutes 428 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:28,879 Speaker 2: and expect to come out on top. I mean the Pacers, essentially, 429 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 2: they got nine guys and it's like a legit rotation. 430 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,360 Speaker 2: Nobody played over thirty seven minutes. Everybody on the bench 431 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: played double digit minutes and We'll get to the Pacers 432 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 2: in a second. But the New York Knicks are just 433 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 2: relentless down eight in the fourth ain't no big deal. 434 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 2: We got down to de de Vincenzo, We got Josh 435 00:22:44,040 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 2: Hart fighting for every freaking rebound, and we got Jalen 436 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 2: Brunson And I'm not gonna be mister referee guy and 437 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: hammer the refs. They were awful in the fourth quarter, 438 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 2: multiple bad calls and Pacers fans. I texted with a 439 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 2: former neighbor who is a big Pacers fan, and he's 440 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 2: just apoplectic over the illegal screen call on Miles Turner 441 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 2: with like twelve seconds left in the game, and I 442 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 2: saw instantly people were like, oh, this's just the same 443 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:15,199 Speaker 2: garbage as Yukon Iowa and the women's final four. No, actually, no, 444 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 2: that was an illegal screen that was very clear to anyone. 445 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 2: It was right in front of the referee. The butt 446 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 2: was sticking out. It was bad. That was illegal. This 447 00:23:23,240 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 2: was a flop by de Vincenzo. I'm sure there's somewhere 448 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:28,719 Speaker 2: out there if you look for video of him at 449 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 2: talking about it, he's going to be grinning because it 450 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 2: was a very clear flop and it was not a 451 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 2: great call by the referee, and it kind of shafted 452 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 2: the Pacers. So the Knicks, as expected, you know, first half, 453 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 2: they're trailing at halftime. Listen, PACER's pace was incredible. Nicks were, 454 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 2: you know, kind of coming off that huge victory over 455 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 2: the Sixers and winning that series and the gardens all 456 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 2: juiced up and Pacers are kind of in control, and 457 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,440 Speaker 2: the Knicks in the second half said, oh, we can 458 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 2: match your pace. We're not tired. The Knicks scored seventy 459 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 2: two points in this second half, the tired Nicks, and 460 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 2: they come out with a one twenty one, one seventeen victory. 461 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 2: The numbers are staggering. So the Villanova trio is everything 462 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 2: for this team. I know, they picked up og An 463 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 2: Andobi and he's been a blessing for them. Thirteen and nine, 464 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 2: very good game, very good game. But it's the Villainova three. 465 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 2: It's Brunson fourteen for fourteen from the foul line. It's 466 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 2: Josh Hart, the biggest try hard in the NBA. And 467 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 2: if you guys don't know what a tryhard is, my 468 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 2: son would play Fortnite and they call guys who just 469 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,919 Speaker 2: really go hard every single game, every single game. You 470 00:24:33,920 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 2: know Tryhard's and they're also known as sweats, and Josh 471 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 2: Hart is the biggest sweaty try hard in the NBA. 472 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 2: And you know what, I'm a sweaty try Hard. I 473 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 2: love it. I love every ounce of his enthusiasm for 474 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 2: him to get thirteen boards. He had more offensive rebounds 475 00:24:51,840 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 2: in the game than anyone else four and he's like 476 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,960 Speaker 2: six four and a half. Maybe he's just relentless. I 477 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 2: love watching it. And deven Zo bang in five threes, 478 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 2: including the game, the game decisive one. So essentially, the 479 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 2: Pacers are like, listen, Brunson's killing us. He's got twenty 480 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,400 Speaker 2: one in the fourth, we can't let him cook us. 481 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 2: He goes to the middle of the foul line and 482 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 2: they run the double at him, and Brunson makes the 483 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 2: smart play that you know Lebron would do, kicks it 484 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 2: right out to Devincenzo, who it's like a twenty five 485 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 2: foot three bang and the Nicks never looked back. Obviously, 486 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:26,640 Speaker 2: the referee calls were abysmal, but it's just it's incredible. Brunson, 487 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 2: Hart and Dante DiVincenzo the Villanova Knicks scored or assisted 488 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 2: on one hundred and nine of one hundred and twenty 489 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 2: one points. It's insanity. It's legitimately crazy that this trio 490 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 2: and we've I don't I cannot think we've ever seen 491 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,479 Speaker 2: this where you get three guys who played together in 492 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 2: college joining forces to do this kind of damage. Now, 493 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 2: obviously there's a ceiling on how far these guys can go, 494 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 2: and I don't think anybody thinks they can win the 495 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 2: title with just these three. They'll will need a legit 496 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 2: second score listen in the playoffs. A run to the 497 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:03,719 Speaker 2: finals is gonna be an excess of twenty games, and 498 00:26:03,760 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 2: that's just too much to ask after eighty two in 499 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,239 Speaker 2: the regular season and the minutes these guys play so 500 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 2: but so they're a piece away from a title, but 501 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 2: they're super close. They are helical. They're gonna be in 502 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,120 Speaker 2: the conference finals. I think the Pacers are hanging tough 503 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 2: in the series, might go seven for all we know. 504 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 2: But I do think the Knicks ultimately are the side. 505 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,199 Speaker 2: It will not be as easy as everybody made it 506 00:26:23,240 --> 00:26:28,119 Speaker 2: out to me, and primarily once Tyrese Haliburton wakes up 507 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 2: and I don't want to crush the guy. Yes, I 508 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 2: have him in my player points pool, so I Am 509 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 2: invested in Haliburton, but he did this crap in Game 510 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 2: one against the Bucks where he was like, I'm gonna 511 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 2: feel out the series. I'm gonna get everyone else involved. 512 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 2: Very lebron of him, right, I'm gonna I'm gonna let 513 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 2: the game come to me. I'm not gonna force anything. 514 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:48,959 Speaker 2: I'm gonna kind of read what the defense is doing. 515 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,360 Speaker 2: I'm gonna read the opponent and I'm gonna slow play 516 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:55,479 Speaker 2: it and I respect it. That's smart, but it resulted. 517 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 2: In Game one against the Bucks, Haliburton had nine points 518 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 2: on seven shots. He played thirty eight minutes. He's your 519 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: best player. I don't want to hear about it. Siakams 520 00:27:02,840 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 2: very good, but he played thirty eight minutes against the 521 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 2: Bucks and took seven shots. Same deal in Game one 522 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 2: against the Knicks, Halliburton, let me take my time. I'm 523 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 2: not going to force anything. Six points on six shots 524 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,399 Speaker 2: in thirty six minutes. Let me tell you of everyone 525 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 2: who played on the Pacers last night. Siakam sixteen shot attempts. 526 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 2: Nie Smith, who's solid, he had six, Miles Turner sixteen, 527 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 2: Nemhard ten, Haliburton six. Those are the starters off the bench. 528 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,040 Speaker 2: Obi Toppin who had an East Bay dunk in the 529 00:27:36,080 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 2: middle of the third quarter or maybe the end of 530 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 2: the third quarter, pretty nasty in the open floor. He 531 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 2: had seven shot attempts. Isaiah Jackson. I think that's the 532 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 2: big guy who used to play Kentucky. He played there 533 00:27:46,040 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 2: for like a year, and it was like, Oh, this guy, 534 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,320 Speaker 2: he's got some promise, he's got you know, maybe there's 535 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 2: some upside here. But I don't think anybody thought, yeah, Kentucky. 536 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,119 Speaker 2: He was a first round pick in twenty one. He 537 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:59,119 Speaker 2: looked spry and active and bouncing around the rim. Folks. 538 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,479 Speaker 2: Isaiah Jackson in thirteen minutes took six shots. That's how 539 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 2: many Haliburton took. That's not gonna work. TJ McConnell was 540 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 2: a revelation nine of sixteen, shooting twenty two points, and 541 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 2: Ben Sheppard three of five. Shepherd took the few of shots. 542 00:28:11,640 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 2: He's the rookie. But the Pacers essentially let their star 543 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:20,120 Speaker 2: just kind of chill. And I don't know. I would 544 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 2: be upset if I was a Pacers fan, because it's 545 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 2: like Haliburton, dude, when you're cooking, our entire team is cooking. 546 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 2: We need the ball in your hands. We need you dominating. 547 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:33,120 Speaker 2: When they got the pivotal win over the Bucks in 548 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 2: Game three, remember the overtime game he had eighteen sixteen 549 00:28:36,600 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 2: to ten. Then in Game four, when you needed to 550 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 2: have it, he had twenty four points. Those were the 551 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 2: two pivotal games in the series against the Bucks. You 552 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 2: need to see that in game two from Haliburton. The 553 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:49,520 Speaker 2: kid's a superstar. He is, but it's tough to sell 554 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 2: superstar when you're taking six shots in Game one on 555 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,400 Speaker 2: the road and a game you could have won. Here's 556 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 2: a saggering stat. The Pacers bench outscored the Nicks bench. 557 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 2: Are you ready for this? Forty six to three, and 558 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 2: the Pacers still lost the game forty six to three 559 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 2: bench scoring advantage it is. It adds a crushing loss 560 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,760 Speaker 2: for the Pacers. I definitely don't think the series is over. 561 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,480 Speaker 2: I think this will go the distance. I just if 562 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 2: you watch this, this Knicks team, there is a crazy 563 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 2: chemistry play going on. And I'll tell you this the 564 00:29:21,560 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 2: longer that this keeps up, and frankly, they're gonna be 565 00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,239 Speaker 2: able to fight Boston If Boston doesn't that porzingis this 566 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 2: group will be able to hang with the Celtics, and 567 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 2: if the Celtics have a few offshooting nights from three, 568 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 2: then it gets real interesting. But I just think, if 569 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 2: you're realistic, you would love a Kevin Durant on this team. 570 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 2: He would fit in seamlessly. I don't think I mean 571 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 2: Paul George. I I I like Paul George. I don't. 572 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 2: It just feels like a bit of a tough sell that, 573 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 2: you know, Paul George would end up with the Knicks. 574 00:29:53,120 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 1: We'll see. 575 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:58,959 Speaker 2: Here's my problem. Knicks fans and the locker room is 576 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 2: not gonna want to break up the Big three, and 577 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 2: that's the Villainova three they are. I'm sure that everybody 578 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:07,320 Speaker 2: in the next organization would be like, well, listen, we 579 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 2: just got ognob you guys, we're keeping him. He's a baller. 580 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 2: We like Hartenstein, will give him up. You know, Mitchell 581 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 2: Robinson could be traded McBride, but they will. I'm sure 582 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,000 Speaker 2: they would be like, yeah, well, package of Mitchell Robinson, 583 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 2: Randall and whatever picks you want. But they're not gonna 584 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 2: want to break up that Villanova trio. It's just the 585 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:31,760 Speaker 2: way they're playing and vibing together. I cannot recall a 586 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,680 Speaker 2: moment like this usually, you know you had the Fab five. 587 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 2: I don't think they ever got together, although I think 588 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 2: Weber and Howard played briefly together in DC. Yes with 589 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 2: the Wizard they did, but that's just two. It's it's insane. 590 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:48,720 Speaker 2: And these are all three guys like under six five. 591 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 2: It's not like one's a forward, one's a center. These 592 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 2: are essentially three guards, and it really is fun and 593 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 2: a joy to watch. I like this team, even non 594 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 2: Knicks fans. You know, a lot of people don't like Nicks, 595 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 2: they don't like New York City. I get that anybody 596 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:07,560 Speaker 2: who likes hoops and sports has to love this next team. 597 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 2: They just don't stop hustling. And that's something you know 598 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 2: that's inside the heart. You know, that's not you can't 599 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 2: teach that. That just has to be in your DNA, 600 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 2: you know. When you're interviewing players at the NBA combine, 601 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,480 Speaker 2: like that's a tough thing to find out. You've got 602 00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 2: to like talk to people who are close to those guys, 603 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 2: and you guys, don't I talk about this all the 604 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 2: time with my kids playing youth sports, and like, I 605 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 2: know the kids, I see them, My kids know them well, 606 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:38,680 Speaker 2: and I know who has that tireless motor. I know 607 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 2: who's going to be relentless and go after every rebound 608 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 2: and try hard until the end. Those are the guys 609 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 2: I want, and the Knicks have them more than any 610 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 2: other team in the league. 611 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 1: The only thing better than sitting on your couch watching 612 00:31:52,720 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: the game, He's making money while you do it. Here's 613 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: your best bet. 614 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 2: All right, let's do the best bets for tonight's games. 615 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 2: It's a pretty damn good lineup tonight. We start with Boston, 616 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 2: huge favorites against Cleveland. That tips off for o'clock West 617 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 2: Coast time. Gotta love that my son is playing middle 618 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 2: school volleyball, So when he's not on the court, I'm 619 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 2: watching Celtics Calves. And when he is on the court, 620 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 2: I am. You know that dad who's recording every moment 621 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 2: with his phone, Because I'm that dad, I don't I 622 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 2: just don't see a paths of victory for Cleveland here. 623 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 2: I do wonder if Joe Missoula rob will just show 624 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 2: like a cutup of Minnesota and Denver and say, guys, 625 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 2: if you go in with the attitude, we got this, 626 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,280 Speaker 2: we're gonna get rolled. Look at the Nuggets. I mean, 627 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,760 Speaker 2: you could quickly splice together forty five seconds of jaw 628 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 2: dropping Anthony Davis shit and be like, hey, why can't 629 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,719 Speaker 2: Donovan Mitchell do that? And Donovan Mitchell can. Donovan Mitchell's 630 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 2: got a little Dwayne Wade in him when you watch 631 00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 2: his game and you remember Wade is the last guy. 632 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 2: I guess Dirk Awade where the last guys to be 633 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 2: the alpha and not really have a general number two 634 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:10,640 Speaker 2: and win a title. And Mitchell is capable of that. 635 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:12,040 Speaker 2: We know he could put the team on his back 636 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 2: and drop fifty. I just they're not always gonna win, 637 00:33:15,080 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 2: So I'll take Boston. I took him minus eleven. You 638 00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 2: never like a good number. I don't know what it 639 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:22,719 Speaker 2: is now, but I don't advise betting double digit favorites. 640 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 2: It's just tough for me. Cleveland off the game seven, 641 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 2: Boston's well rested. I don't know. I can see Boston 642 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 2: just suffocating the hell out of them now. The interesting 643 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:39,960 Speaker 2: one is Dallas Okase and I have an irrational like 644 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 2: for Dallas in this series. I'm seeing Okac minus three 645 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,320 Speaker 2: and a half. Dallas last played Friday, so they're fine, right, 646 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 2: They've had plenty of time off. Luca's knee should be good. Okay, see, 647 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 2: crowd's gonna be all fired up. My thing. So Rob 648 00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 2: Loudhrt we know is an awesome defender. Lou Dort it 649 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:01,120 Speaker 2: sounds like he'll get the Luca assignment. So what are 650 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:04,440 Speaker 2: they doing with Kyrie Sagos with Alexander? I mean, sure 651 00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 2: you could go Cason Wallace, but who's coming off the 652 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:13,560 Speaker 2: floor giddy. My guess is they hide Luca on You 653 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 2: can't put him on Chet. I don't think so. I 654 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 2: think they put him on Jalen Williams, who who's a 655 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 2: really good player, probably the second best offensive threat on 656 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 2: the team. But I don't know that Jaylen Williams is 657 00:34:24,040 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 2: running through a gauntlet of screens the way Paul George was. 658 00:34:27,880 --> 00:34:31,200 Speaker 2: I think maybe you could hide Luca on Lou Dort, 659 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:33,239 Speaker 2: who's not really an offensive guy, but he's capable of 660 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:36,720 Speaker 2: like a five to three game. The Say Show gives 661 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 2: with Alexander versus Derek Jones is gonna be a fun matchup. 662 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 2: I like Derek Jones. The Maxi Kleeber injury is huge 663 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 2: for Dallas, but I'm still I'm going MAVs plus three 664 00:34:45,480 --> 00:34:47,760 Speaker 2: and a half. Rob. I like him to win the series. 665 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:52,120 Speaker 2: I like them in game one. Any thoughts on this series? 666 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,279 Speaker 3: Yeah, I actually feel better about MAVs Thunder than I 667 00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 3: do about Celtics Calves. I like MAVs plus three and 668 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:00,960 Speaker 3: a half as well. To your point, I think Luca 669 00:35:01,040 --> 00:35:04,600 Speaker 3: defensively is probably gonna get hidden on Door or Giddy. 670 00:35:04,840 --> 00:35:09,800 Speaker 3: If giddy Is misses his first two or three perimeter shots, 671 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:12,919 Speaker 3: then I think Dallas couldn't run away with this one 672 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:16,320 Speaker 3: quickly because they are gonna live with him taking outside 673 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,839 Speaker 3: jump shots, and if he hits them, this game could 674 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 3: get really dicey really quickly. If he misses them, which 675 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 3: is you know, normally what he does in his career. 676 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 3: He's not a good shooter at all. Then you are 677 00:35:28,520 --> 00:35:32,240 Speaker 3: gonna see Dallas and they have a suddenly very stout defense. 678 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:34,640 Speaker 3: Well maybe not Minnesota level, but their defense is very good. 679 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,400 Speaker 3: You're gonna see them kind of shrink the floor on 680 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:40,719 Speaker 3: Shay and he's their only real offensive there. I know 681 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 3: Jay Duve is very good as well, but he's not 682 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 3: quite at the level yet where you expect him to 683 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 3: orchestrate the offense at a high level throughout the entirety 684 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:51,360 Speaker 3: of a game. He could do it in Spurts, but 685 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:56,040 Speaker 3: not the whole game. They rely heavily on SGA. And 686 00:35:56,120 --> 00:36:00,839 Speaker 3: if Dallas is able to not only Derek Jones Junior 687 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 3: on him, but kind of swarm him with Lively and PJ. 688 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,239 Speaker 3: Washington and Gafford and have all these arms all in 689 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,600 Speaker 3: his face at all times, I don't know how the 690 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 3: Thunder gonna be able to score to keep up with 691 00:36:11,680 --> 00:36:15,359 Speaker 3: Luca and Kyrie offensively. So give me Dallas plus three 692 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,399 Speaker 3: and a half and I feel really good about that one. 693 00:36:17,560 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 2: And I know people are gonna be like, you gotta 694 00:36:19,080 --> 00:36:21,440 Speaker 2: look crazy. Shay average thirty a game, what are you 695 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 2: talking about? I don't know. He had a quiet series 696 00:36:27,120 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 2: against the Pelicans. I mean he shot twenty nine percent 697 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 2: from deep, Like, yeah, he's the king of the mid range. 698 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 2: I get it. He gets to the foul line, he's 699 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,000 Speaker 2: money pretty good at the foul line, seventy two percent 700 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 2: against the Pels. I just want to bind people. Pelicans. 701 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,480 Speaker 2: I know, it was just sweet they did have Zion Williamson. 702 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:46,360 Speaker 2: Does that even count? Like Brandon Ingram and CJ. McCollums 703 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:51,680 Speaker 2: solid players, with Zion, that's a totally different story. Totally Now. 704 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 2: I am very curious to watch chet Holmgunn up close 705 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,840 Speaker 2: and personal. I'm a big fan. He obviously did not 706 00:36:56,880 --> 00:36:59,280 Speaker 2: win Rookie the Year, did not get one first place vote, 707 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,279 Speaker 2: got I think all but one second place votes. Chet 708 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,319 Speaker 2: Holmgrim is a nice player. But I am curious, Rob, 709 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:08,880 Speaker 2: how many post ups do we see with chet holmgroom 710 00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 2: over under three and a half? 711 00:37:11,040 --> 00:37:11,959 Speaker 3: Oh, give me the under. 712 00:37:12,400 --> 00:37:15,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, they're not gonna post them up. And you know 713 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 2: that's the other thing, like if Okase needs a bucket. 714 00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,360 Speaker 2: And by the way, they were held to ninety seven 715 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:26,359 Speaker 2: and ninety four against the Pelicans. I mean, if they're 716 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 2: held to that against the MAVs, Dallas if probably winning 717 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 2: this in five, so I know it's anterrational like for Dallas. 718 00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:34,120 Speaker 2: I would love to see Lucan Kyrie against Anthony Edwards 719 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 2: in the postseason. And you know the Rudy Gobert. Remember 720 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 2: the last time Rudy Gobert faced the MAVs in the playoffs, 721 00:37:40,239 --> 00:37:43,040 Speaker 2: he was like played off the floor, essentially kind of 722 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:44,600 Speaker 2: pinned to the bench in the fourth quarter they were 723 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 2: doing hacker Rudy and then the Jazz traded him right 724 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,840 Speaker 2: after that. So I would love to see that series. 725 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 2: And I don't know Rob starting to feel like Boston 726 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,800 Speaker 2: versus Dallas, Boston versus Minnesota, one of those two. I 727 00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:59,320 Speaker 2: think Denver's toast. I can't wait. Gotta be a huge 728 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 2: week ahead for the Denver Nuggets. And then Rob, the 729 00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:06,400 Speaker 2: question is like, shit, well what does Denver do? Like 730 00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:09,040 Speaker 2: can they upgrade their bench? I don't know. I mean, 731 00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 2: everybody thought their core was set and they're gonna dominate 732 00:38:11,480 --> 00:38:13,160 Speaker 2: the league for the next five years, and all of 733 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:16,839 Speaker 2: a sudden, they look beyond mortal, like Superman hit by 734 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:20,279 Speaker 2: Kryptonite and they can't do a damn thing. I mean, 735 00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 2: it's the NBA is so good. I'll say this in closing, Rob, 736 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 2: is this parody good or bad for the league? Because 737 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 2: there is right now no dominant team. We could say 738 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:35,080 Speaker 2: Boston is dominating, But I don't know. I don't think 739 00:38:35,120 --> 00:38:37,440 Speaker 2: anybody thinks Boston's rolling to the title. 740 00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:43,440 Speaker 3: It depends on your perspective. If you are a casual fan, 741 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:47,080 Speaker 3: then no, this is not good for the NBA because 742 00:38:47,120 --> 00:38:50,720 Speaker 3: the NBA, more so than any other league, is relying 743 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:57,040 Speaker 3: on big brands, big names, big franchises, so they would 744 00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:01,000 Speaker 3: need Boston, New York and Eastern Conference finals. They would 745 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:06,920 Speaker 3: have preferred Lakers' MAVs in the Western Conference Finals. Obviously 746 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:09,640 Speaker 3: that's not going to happen because Lakers are eliminated. If 747 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:13,840 Speaker 3: you are a hardcore sports fan, this is great because 748 00:39:13,880 --> 00:39:18,360 Speaker 3: you are seeing fresh new faces that are poised to 749 00:39:18,440 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 3: take over from the Lebron Steph kd era. So this 750 00:39:22,080 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 3: is fantastic. I still don't think that the casual fan, though, 751 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,880 Speaker 3: the ones who like sports but they don't really make 752 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 3: an appointment television, are ready yet to gravitate towards this 753 00:39:33,760 --> 00:39:36,000 Speaker 3: new crop of players and the fact that most of 754 00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:39,120 Speaker 3: them are playing in flyover states. Apologies to our listeners 755 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 3: out there, but the reality is, when it comes to 756 00:39:42,200 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 3: TV ratings and things like that, that's not where the 757 00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:47,800 Speaker 3: NBA thrives. It's not the NFL in that regard. 758 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,439 Speaker 2: Yeah, I don't even I don't care so much about 759 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:53,280 Speaker 2: the TV ratings. Like I think Nicks on Wednesday will 760 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:58,120 Speaker 2: probably attract some attention, but I'm very curious. Oh wow, 761 00:39:58,160 --> 00:40:01,080 Speaker 2: how many days off in between dead for a Minnesota 762 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,359 Speaker 2: they don't have to don't play again till Friday? Yeah wow? 763 00:40:05,400 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 2: So okay, Friday, it's Mother's Day weekend, Friday afternoon evening Knicks, 764 00:40:11,000 --> 00:40:16,360 Speaker 2: Pacers Friday night Nuggets Timberwolves. It's Mother's Day weekend. Like, 765 00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:21,600 Speaker 2: you know, if it were Lakers versus Timberwolves, your your 766 00:40:21,680 --> 00:40:24,560 Speaker 2: schedule will revolve around the Laker game. You will not 767 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:29,160 Speaker 2: be missing that. Are you punting on a Friday night 768 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:31,239 Speaker 2: for Nuggets tee Wolves? Or I don't know. I mean 769 00:40:31,239 --> 00:40:33,319 Speaker 2: maybe as sports bars in your future, who knows, But 770 00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,680 Speaker 2: it just do you get what I'm saying? Like I don't. 771 00:40:35,719 --> 00:40:37,719 Speaker 2: I'm not rearranging. Like if the wife's like, hey, we 772 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 2: gotta go see the fall Guy, she would not say that. 773 00:40:40,120 --> 00:40:44,759 Speaker 2: I would. I actually might see it. So but like 774 00:40:45,440 --> 00:40:48,799 Speaker 2: if the wife said that, and it's a Minnesota Denver, Okay, sure, 775 00:40:48,840 --> 00:40:53,280 Speaker 2: let's let's let's go watch fall Guy. But if it's Lakers, 776 00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:55,640 Speaker 2: I'm like, I gotta watch Lakers, you know, Like, do 777 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:57,399 Speaker 2: you get what I'm saying? Rob Like, but I wonder 778 00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:02,000 Speaker 2: if like the general fan out there, they're in Boise, Idaho, Bismarck, 779 00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 2: North Dakota, Austin, Texas, whatever, Well, Austin, Texas, Friday night's 780 00:41:05,680 --> 00:41:07,839 Speaker 2: probably lit. But you know what, you know my point? Yeah? 781 00:41:07,920 --> 00:41:10,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, And the issue and maybe they did a bad 782 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:12,120 Speaker 3: job of explaining it. The issue isn't that these players 783 00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:13,759 Speaker 3: are not good or that the teams are not good. 784 00:41:13,800 --> 00:41:17,440 Speaker 3: The issue is that America hasn't been fully introduced to 785 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:21,759 Speaker 3: them yet. Like we had years of Lebron James and 786 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:25,280 Speaker 3: years of Steph Curry, you know, beating his head against 787 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 3: the ceiling against the Clippers, but we knew his name. People, 788 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 3: casual sports fans, they're barely finding out about Anthony Edwards. 789 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:36,200 Speaker 3: They still probably don't know about SGA Jason Tatum. They 790 00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:37,840 Speaker 3: probably know him as the guy from the commercials, but 791 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:40,120 Speaker 3: they don't really know about his game like that yet, 792 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:42,520 Speaker 3: you know what I mean. So you have these young 793 00:41:42,560 --> 00:41:45,279 Speaker 3: guys who are poised to take over the league, and 794 00:41:45,560 --> 00:41:49,439 Speaker 3: because the transition of power happening so abruptly, I don't 795 00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:53,120 Speaker 3: know if they're ready for it just yet, if. 796 00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:56,760 Speaker 2: That makes sense. No, I'm with you. That being said, 797 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,600 Speaker 2: I'm very excited tonight for Luca Luca legend and we're 798 00:42:00,600 --> 00:42:03,520 Speaker 2: calling in that obviously. And the MAVs I think they 799 00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:04,440 Speaker 2: got a shot at the finals. 800 00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:04,600 Speaker 1: Now. 801 00:42:04,600 --> 00:42:06,440 Speaker 2: Anyways, back tomorrow, talk to you then.