1 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to the favorite That's that's all I got. That's it. Yeah, 2 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: come on, Antonio, that's lackluster. If you're gonna impersonate Chad Millman, 3 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: you really got to go for the gusto. That was weak. 4 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: Al Right, Welcome to the Favorites, everybody. I'm black Jack Fletcher, 5 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,319 Speaker 1: and today I am joined by the man who has 6 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: more photos of Adam Silver on his hard drive than 7 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: his own wife does worldwide Wibe, Rob Perez, Rob? Are 8 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: we doing brother good? First of all, what was that? That? 9 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:53,200 Speaker 1: An impersonation? The intro, Antonio was doing Chad impression because 10 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: Chad always welcomes everyone to the Favorites in a very 11 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: distinct fashion. So we've developed a trend on this episode 12 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: to just mock him. Yeah, is that a is his play? There? 13 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: Like a mad mad dog Chris Russo intro, like when 14 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: they did Mike and the Mad Dog of kind of everybody. Yeah, 15 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 1: it's like the mad Dog. But if he like sucked 16 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: on a bunch of helium right before he spoke, Oh 17 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: my god. Yeah, let's let's not do that again. But 18 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: all right, so we've got Robbed with us this week. Um, 19 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: obviously we're gonna talk a lot of NBA here. There's 20 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 1: a lot going on in the playoffs. We just had 21 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 1: the draft lottery. Um, free agency is just around the corner. 22 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: I can't wait for the finals to get over so 23 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: we can get onto that part of the year. Um, Rob, 24 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: Let's start with the lottery, because I I like you. 25 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:45,039 Speaker 1: I'm a big Knicks fan, Um, and it was disappointing 26 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: to me. I really thought when the Lakers card was 27 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: turned over at four that we had this thing locked up. Instead, 28 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: we're saddled with R. J. Barrett, who I am now 29 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: convincing myself is going to be a better pro than 30 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: Zion Williamson because his game translates better take me through 31 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: draft lottery night in your house. Well, I went into 32 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: it with emotions ready for first would have been Armageddon, 33 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: like we take to the streets with pitchfords and torches, 34 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: and we started writing would have been uh, put on 35 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: some Atlantis, more set for app an adult beverage, and 36 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: started convincing myself that Jared Calvert can actually translate to 37 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: be a somewhat recognizable in the game. At one point, 38 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: if we got the third pick, it was gonna be 39 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: very golf clappish because I said even before it started 40 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: that I would sign up guaranteed right now for the 41 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: third pick in the NBA draft. So that was my 42 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: minimum for being satisfied. And the reason for doing that 43 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: was because Nick had a greater than fifty percent chance 44 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: of falling out of the top three, and since this 45 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: is a three player draft, I didn't want to risk that. 46 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: You know, I don't think there is that big of 47 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: a difference between one three die on our change. So 48 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: for three it was golf clapped. For two it would 49 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 1: have been a big time his pump because you get 50 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: your picked between uh Marja and then if you got 51 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: the first pick, obviously it's just beforia going streaking through 52 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: UH times square. Now you go streaking to time square, 53 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: not just because it's Ion, but because it gives you options. 54 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: And that's ultimately what the bigger picture is here from 55 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: the New York Knicks, either way, whether they got Zion 56 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: or r J, I still think that pick is eventually 57 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: going to get traded, and it's going it didn't even 58 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: matter if we got the first pick. In the long run, 59 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: when we look back at things, there's a lot of 60 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: ifs that are gonna go into this. But if the 61 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: New York Knicks signed Kemn Durant. That means likely if 62 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving becomes a New York Knick behind him, they 63 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 1: are going to be in place to offer a Godfather 64 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: package for Anthony Davis uh in that with whatever pick 65 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: you have. So let's say it's R. J. Barrett and 66 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: then we have Millikena Knox, Mitchell Robinson, Morga's board of 67 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: first round draft picks a trier. You know, honestly, you 68 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: open off the books at that point if you have 69 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant and Kybrie Irving out there. So just when 70 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: you asked me this question, we are now three minute 71 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: since you asked it. I've already convinced myself that the 72 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: next you're going to have a super team with three 73 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: top ten players by times till all comes around. But 74 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: here's the thing, black Jack, is that we put ourselves 75 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: in that position, like we can't win the chips that 76 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: you don't put in the middle. By trading Porzingis and 77 00:04:15,040 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: clearing the cap space and getting rid of all those contracts, 78 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: the Knicks are all in on the summer of twenty nineteen, man, 79 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,839 Speaker 1: And I'm excited because the first thing that we needed 80 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: the first checkbox was getting a top three pick, and 81 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: that is done. Okay, So let me let me ask 82 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: you this because I am excited as well, but I'm 83 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: also terrified because, as you said, the Knicks are all 84 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: in on a summer of free agency and we've seen 85 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: that go awry before. Um you mentioned that the Knicks 86 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: could make a Godfather offer. Is the Knicks offer of 87 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: three and whatever of those pieces better than the Lakers 88 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 1: offer of four? You know, with Ingram Kuzma and additional 89 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: first round picks. Is the Knicks package better than that? 90 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: I don't think so, which is a problem. So if 91 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: you're the Pelicans right now, have to remember Dell Demps 92 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: who who had a grudge practically against the Lakers and 93 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,359 Speaker 1: just refused to tread out of pure spite. He's gone, 94 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: and David Geffin is there now and said he has 95 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: no grudges and we're going to treat this as if 96 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 1: every deal is separate in brand New. So demand has 97 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: gone up here for Anthony Davis because you have the Lakers, 98 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: as you just alluded to, they can na can free 99 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: vango ball brandon Ingram, Kyo Kuzma, the pick no Wagner 100 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: like they have plenty to offer themselves. And let's not 101 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: forget the Balls and Celtics aroout there as well, with 102 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: Jaylen Brown Jason Tatum in three to four first round 103 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: picks in just this draft alone. So you add the 104 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 1: New York mixed to that, and I just you know, 105 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: I have described what what their package would look like. 106 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: There's now three teams Anthony Davis would likely sign an 107 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: extension with, or at least that's the rumors that we heard. 108 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: So what that means is demand goes off, but the 109 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: supply hasn't done gone anywhere. There's a third factor in 110 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:56,359 Speaker 1: here with this time, every second that ticks by is 111 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: one second closer now to the trade deadline February. And 112 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: Anthony David is a free agent and he has made 113 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: it very clear that his stance has not changed despite 114 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: New Orleans now trying to make things work here. So 115 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 1: Kendall Ankers offer something better most certainly, and you have 116 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: to consider them. I think the front runners. It's a 117 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:14,720 Speaker 1: matter if they want to do it though, because they 118 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: have a max spot available themselves, and they're not training 119 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: all their guys until they see if they're getting Kawhi Leonard, 120 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: if they're getting Kyrie Irving if they're chatting Jimmy Butler. 121 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: So there's it's gonna be weird to watch in terms 122 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: of timing because all these teams are that scene from 123 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: the office or they're pointing guns at each other that 124 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: we have a murder and who's going to pull the 125 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: trigger first? On ridiculous deal for Anthony Davis simply because 126 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: I think the other two teams aren't ready to do 127 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: it yet. It's it's really, you know, a game of 128 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: It's a specific version of poker, but it's you know, 129 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:51,919 Speaker 1: it's what feels feels like it's going on is you 130 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: have to call each other's blocks here, Someone at some 131 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: point is going to offer up. Let me throw this 132 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: scenario at you. I, like everyone else, loves playing with 133 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 1: the NBA trade machine. I want to throw a scenario 134 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 1: at you. It's gonna sound crazy, but I want you 135 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: to think about it before you tell me what your 136 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:14,679 Speaker 1: answer is. Let's say that the New York Knicks trade 137 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: the three pick and some of that filler whatever it 138 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: may may need to be to the Lakers for Lebron James. 139 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: Then the Lakers send the three and the four pick 140 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: to New Orleans for Anthony Davis. Everyone wins here, rob 141 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 1: The Knicks get Lebron James in town to pair with 142 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: whoever they want. The Lakers get their young superstar and 143 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis. Maybe they miss out on free agents at 144 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: the beginning of July and realize, hey, we can't build 145 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: a title contender in two years, and the Pelicans get 146 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: to jump start their rebuild with the one, three, and 147 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 1: four picks in this draft. Who loses the Lakers so 148 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: they just they just traded Lebron James and the fourth 149 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: pick for Anthony Davis in your hypothetical more or less 150 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: plus Kevin Knox and Mitchell Robinson. Probably Yeah, you want 151 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,640 Speaker 1: to talk about the city that would burn to the grounds. 152 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: We saw the project. But I mean, are they really worse? 153 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: Are they worse with Anthony Davis than they were this year? 154 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: It's tough to get worse than they were this year? Right, 155 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: So if but you'll have Davis for a longer period 156 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: because he's younger, and he said he'd resign there, so like, 157 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: why not just say, you know what, we're not gonna 158 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: win this in two years at Lebron, Let's let's jump 159 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: start this this thing. Because and day Davis is made 160 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: of Glass first of all, So if Lebron was hurt 161 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: last year for a good, good portion of the season, 162 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: and I would still take Lebron James at the age 163 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: of thirty four versus Anthony Davis currently in his prime, 164 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: just because Lebron is still arguably the best player on Earth. Um, 165 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: I don't know how the Lakers would get better just 166 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: rebuilding around Anthony Davis without a draft pick. I I 167 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: do like where your mind's at. I like the way 168 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: you're thinking that Lebron coming to New York some now 169 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: that so we can watched the nixt signing when he's 170 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: like that, When Dan, Yeah, when when Jordan went to 171 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: the Wizards and after retiring, you just know Lebron, Lebron 172 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 1: is coming back to play with his kid for like 173 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: one year. He's gonna have to get his wheelchair to 174 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: plan with got Lebron. You know that's going to happen 175 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: at some point. It surprised me. I just don't think 176 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: it happens in this years, in this season. Alright, So 177 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: let's let's walk through some of these free agents that 178 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: are out there, because there's so many possibilities. My biggest 179 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,560 Speaker 1: concern is the Knicks fans that we wind up with 180 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: like Nick Vuskovich and Tobias Harris. Like, tell me, um, 181 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,200 Speaker 1: tell me, I don't have to worry about that. There's 182 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: certainly the possibility and Bustovich actually would be great, but 183 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: not just like headlining the free agency class with Tobias Harris. Uh. 184 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 1: At this point, what we've learned from what I've learned 185 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,200 Speaker 1: personally and what we've heard in the media, it's Kevin 186 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: durand Er bust And if Durrant comes, He's got his boys. 187 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: Uh in the version of Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan 188 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: was on the team last year. They're kind of all 189 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: suit their own version of the banana boat. And Uh, 190 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: if they don't get to Rant this summer, I think 191 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 1: it's a it's a failure of brick or list of 192 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: who comes here not named Kawhi Leonard. Okay, speaking of Kauai, 193 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 1: where do you think he winds up? Because you know 194 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: you hear all the talkies from l A. The Clippers 195 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: have this spot open, Toronto just feels like such a 196 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 1: good fit for him. Man, it feels like it's a 197 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: perfect damn spot for Kawhi Leonard. If if anyone tells 198 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: you that they know where Kawhi Leonard is going. You know, 199 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: you can never trust that person again because I don't 200 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: even think kawhiir uncle Dennis knows where he's going next year. 201 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: But I can't tell you this that the Toronto Raptors 202 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: are really good with Kawhi Leonard on that team. Their 203 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: championship ready, just if even if they don't make it 204 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: out of the Eastern Conference finals. So I'm going I'm 205 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: gonna make a list right now for Kawhi Leonard. It's Toronto, 206 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: and he just bought an eighth figurehouse back in his 207 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,199 Speaker 1: home of southern California, which he has made very clear 208 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: that he loves and he wants to live full time 209 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: once again. One day went to San Diego State for college. 210 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna add to this list the Lakers and the Clippers, 211 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: and a lot of people are pitching the Clippers because 212 00:10:56,080 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: he's a quiet guy, doesn't have to play alongside Lebron 213 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: the spot like the media, he doesn't want all that. 214 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: We don't know that he doesn't want all that. He 215 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: just never says yes or no. So I'm going to 216 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: put the Lakers and Clippers on that list with the Raptors, 217 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 1: and I think that's where the list ends. But this 218 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 1: is strictly just pure guessing. And from what we learned 219 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: in the news, what about my guy, Jimmy Butler, Where's 220 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: he wind up? So he's probably the biggest wild card 221 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: in terms of could go to any team, Like he's 222 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: the old negative blood with free agency here. He could 223 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: stay in until he still he decides we're gonna go 224 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: soaring over the luxury tax and bring back Tobias Harris 225 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 1: and Jimmy Butler compare with things are two stars. Or 226 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: he can leave and he can just get a super 227 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: not a super Max, but a gigantic Knacks from like 228 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets or whoever the highest bidder is. And 229 00:11:47,559 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: there was a point there at the end of the 230 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: regular season that people, really, do you really want Jimmy 231 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 1: Butler on your team in the next contract. I think 232 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: he proved in the playoffs he's so very much worth it. Yeah, 233 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: he really proved to me that this is still that dude, 234 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: And he's a guy that you can go to to 235 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: like close the playoff game, and it's just his like 236 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: wartime mentality is contagious in the playoffs, and I saw 237 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: enough of him that that a lot of teams out 238 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 1: there are going to feel the same way. So on 239 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: this list, you can go from New York to back 240 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: to Philly, to both teams in l A to Orlando. Whatever. 241 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: He is going to give him the biggest contract. I 242 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: think he has no allegiances anywhere. He just wants to 243 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: get taked, and he wants to make the playoffs, and 244 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: he wants to be the guy. The only guy that 245 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,079 Speaker 1: he would kind of defer to is probably Kevin Rant 246 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,439 Speaker 1: or Lebron James. I respect the hell out of That's 247 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: why I love Jimmy Butler. Um you mentioned Philadelphia. Is 248 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 1: there any chance the Sixers trade Ben Simmons, because I mean, 249 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: that guy seems like a poor fit there at this point. 250 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: Rob It's it's feasible, But he's so good. I I 251 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: know that people make fun of him all the time 252 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: because he doesn't shoot, and he does. He certainly needs 253 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: to improve that that aspect of his game and the 254 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 1: free throws as well. But if he ever got a 255 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: chump shot that was respectable enough that dudes couldn't go 256 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,679 Speaker 1: under the screen against inside the three point line and shoot, 257 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 1: he'd be a top ten, top five player in this league. 258 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: Because he's a six ft eleven point guard with better 259 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: handles than your team's point guard. And he's an absolute 260 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:23,000 Speaker 1: elite defender who can protect the room as well. So 261 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: I would not trade him. And it's it's really weird 262 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: rap he gets that, like people are even considering it 263 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: just because I can see with my own two eys 264 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: how talented he is. And if you're gonna trade him, 265 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: I mean, what do you trade him for? I think 266 00:13:38,559 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 1: you can only trade Ben Simmons for guys like Lebron 267 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: James or Kevin duranswer the world. What else would make sense? 268 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: Would you trade him for D'Angelo Russell. Well, d' Angelo 269 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 1: Russell's free agent, so he's yeah. I mean I would 270 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: definitely not do that or even considerate even if it 271 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: was Pops Hole, because Ben Simmons is just so dominating 272 00:14:03,240 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: on both sides of the floor. Daniel r also maybe 273 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: a better offensive score and creator or writing argue this 274 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: a whole day, but I just want to reinforce that 275 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: basketball is a two way sport here and what he 276 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:16,079 Speaker 1: provides on the defensive side of the floor puts him 277 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: into the categories of like Kawai Janice, and he's that good. 278 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: It's just everyone makes fun of his jump shot. Well, 279 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: I mean, Rob, listen, you're you're as astute and observer 280 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: of the NBA as there is on this planet. Tell me, 281 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:33,320 Speaker 1: why can this guy not develop a passable jump shot? 282 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: I mean, you look at what Brook Lopez has done 283 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: developing that three after being god awful and never taking them. 284 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: Even Russell Westbrook, who is the worst three point shooter 285 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: with I think over what attempts over the last few years. 286 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: It's still something that you just don't leave him alone. 287 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: Like Ben Simmons just has an awful, awful shot. Why 288 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: why can he not fix it? Okay, so it's he 289 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: just finished his second season and we can make want 290 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: to make the rookie joke now that it's a rookie here. Uh, Okay, 291 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: so he just had his second season. He's not like 292 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,440 Speaker 1: six years into a career where he still can't shoot. 293 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:13,480 Speaker 1: And I want to look at guys real quick. We're 294 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: gonna talk about this in the form of Andre Armond 295 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: and DeAndre Jordan's who have who are the worst free 296 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: throw shooters I have ever seen? Like just it was 297 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: all mental, terrible form, all the above, no chance, but 298 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: both of them somehow fixed it. Seven years later after 299 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: just historically bad free throw numbers. Now they're both respectable 300 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: and it took them seven years. It's not as easy. 301 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: I think it's just going into a gym, and I'm 302 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: sure he makes like nine out of ten in an 303 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: open gym, like every other NBA player does, but translating 304 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: that to the court, it's something that's only going to 305 00:15:48,120 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: come from experience. So if that's the one part of 306 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: his game that he needs to improve, everyone in the NBA, 307 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: including Lebron James, has something that they need to improve. 308 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: Lebron's a terrible free throw shooter. Terrible. He's also a 309 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: terrible team right now. Yeah, well, okay, but Ben Simmons 310 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: he has no mid range, gimp shot, and he has 311 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: no ability to keep guys honest around the three point line. 312 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 1: So I am not going to say that he's going 313 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: to be a terrible shooter for the rest of his career, 314 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 1: but I do want to reinforce that it's not as 315 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: easy as just getting into the gym and fixing it 316 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: over the summer. I'm sure he's trying trying to do it, 317 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: but it's just not happening. Well, we'll see, we'll see 318 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: what happens with him. Um, all right, Rob, let's let's 319 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: take a look at well before we take all these series. 320 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: There is one more player I want to ask you about, 321 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: and that's your honest Does Milwaukee need to worry about 322 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: him wanting out if there the way we've seen so 323 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: many of these players look to get out of small markets. 324 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean, they've built a beautiful team around him. They 325 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: just opened up their new gorgeous arena and training facility. 326 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: He seems happy there. Does Milwaukee need to worry about him? 327 00:16:56,280 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: Absolutely not? And this is probably the one case that 328 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: you just brought up a couple of reasons why they 329 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,719 Speaker 1: opened a new arena. The city like would vote him 330 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 1: Marror in two seconds. They've embraced him as like the guy, 331 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:11,160 Speaker 1: the hero of the state of Wisconsin, probably even more 332 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 1: so than like Aaron Rodgers at this point. And you 333 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: have to remember where Janie grew up and came from. 334 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: If you watched a sixty minutes story, you know, sleeping 335 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:19,680 Speaker 1: in a tiny little room with all of his brothers, 336 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,919 Speaker 1: and he loves the small market. Uh, he just because 337 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: that's the way who he is, and he's always kept 338 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:27,960 Speaker 1: his family tight. Milwaukee took a took a shot on 339 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 1: him and really just gave him the opportunity. And even 340 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: we've seen it with even his coaches in the past, 341 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: and he gets upset on the Bucks like fired Jason 342 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: Kidd and Pronting and those guys. He's like, I'm super 343 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: loyal to anyone that like ever has ever given me 344 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: a chance and gotten me from where I was sit here, 345 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 1: and he's already on Twitter, on the record and in 346 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: public in front of the media saying I'm gonna resign 347 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,919 Speaker 1: here until they trade me. He's like, I'm never leaving Milwaukee, 348 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna have to take him for his word. 349 00:17:57,280 --> 00:18:01,159 Speaker 1: Kyrie did say that, but he Kyrie denied grow up 350 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 1: the same way that you Honest did. And so I 351 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: am actually going to take Honest for his word. And 352 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: he will sign a super Max extension because one, no 353 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: one else can give him a Supermax extension other than 354 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: the Bucks. And two, I think he just wants to. 355 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: I think he genuinely enjoys the small market in living there. 356 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:20,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's ready for like a New 357 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: York or Los Angeles. Only he can answer that. But 358 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: he's even told us that he doesn't love the big 359 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: city life, and you know where there's no big city 360 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: life Milwaukee, Wisconsin. So I'm not worried about him leaving 361 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 1: for at least a decade. So you're saying there's no 362 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: chance this summer for the Knicks is Kyrie k d 363 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: and Janice? No, I mean he would have to get traded. Yeah, 364 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: Davis offer, Let's send it to Milwaukee. It's I think. 365 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 1: Be honest, we could say Janice and Senecubo is the 366 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,919 Speaker 1: single most untradeable player in the league, meaning you wouldn't 367 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: trade him for any other guy, like any package, any 368 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: any offer whatsoever, I can't put together unless you gave 369 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: named Lebron James and Kevin Durant. I would not trade 370 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: getut of Santana Clumba. Would you trade him for Steph 371 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 1: Curry and Clay Thompson? Absolutely not. All right, let's use 372 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 1: that as a transition. Let's look at these Western Conference 373 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:17,160 Speaker 1: Finals Game two tonight at the Oracle in Oakland, Golden 374 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: State obviously up one nothing, seven and a half point 375 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: favorites tonight. Um, there's a couple of questions I want 376 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 1: to ask you about the Warriors. The first one is, 377 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: is Steph Curry like legitimately the most unselfish superstar we've 378 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: seen in pro sports in in decades. I mean, you 379 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: watch how he took a back seat to Kevin Durant 380 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: when they brought him on for the greater good of 381 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,480 Speaker 1: that team. And now with Durant down, you see Curry 382 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: asserting himself more and doing It's almost like we forgot 383 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 1: how good Steph Curry is. So the answer to your 384 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,840 Speaker 1: question is probably Steve Nash as the most unselfish basketball 385 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: superstar in recent history, and he I think he took 386 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: a back seat Steph Curry because you don't have a 387 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,680 Speaker 1: choice when you play with Kevin Durant. Durant is gonna 388 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: demand the ball feet from the rim, and he's gonna 389 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: tell you to go away because he's that good, and 390 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: you just have to do he says, He's just yeah, 391 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: He's just another world offensive player who's going He's the 392 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,679 Speaker 1: only guy worthy of Golden State busting up their system 393 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: that has worked for so long. And the reason why 394 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: people are like enjoying watching the Warriors right now without 395 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:23,359 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, it's because they've gone back to their twenty 396 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,520 Speaker 1: fifteen roots of no Durant on the floor, we're pacing, 397 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: We're spacing were that the ball is barely touching the floor, 398 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:33,360 Speaker 1: we're catching and shooting. Steph Curry is creating for everybody, 399 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: including Draymond Green, And when you need Steph Curry to score, 400 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 1: he scores. So it's like a completely different, unleashed version 401 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: of him ever since Kevin Durant went down, which makes 402 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,280 Speaker 1: you like, just the Kevin Durant being on the Warriors 403 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 1: is just such a luxury, it's like ridiculous. So the 404 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: version we've seen of him now has been the combination 405 00:20:54,200 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 1: of both unselfish and the score Steph Curry that we 406 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: all were asking where did he go? And Kevin Durant 407 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: was on the floor, So rob is it? I mean, 408 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: like I'm not trying to do with Stephen A Smith 409 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:07,439 Speaker 1: thing here, but like, is it crazy to say that 410 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: the Warriors might be a better team without Kevin Durant 411 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,360 Speaker 1: because of that spacing, because of the way they move 412 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 1: the ball, because of the way they involve everyone else? 413 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:18,680 Speaker 1: Is it crazy to say they might be better without him? Well, 414 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: they're not better because what Kevin Durant is also is 415 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 1: a body. So when Kevin Durant isn't on the floor, 416 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: they have to start andre Iguadala, and that's not depth 417 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 1: that can come off the bench with Sean Livingston. You 418 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: know their sin, they're crazy sin. And if they didn't 419 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,400 Speaker 1: have Durant in a potential finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, 420 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: they're going to get run off the floor because they 421 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: are gonna have to play guys like Jarepeko and McKinney 422 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,399 Speaker 1: just to run, just not even to play, just to 423 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 1: run with the Janice Is and Middleton's out there. So 424 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: are definitely not better without Kevin Durant? Are they more? 425 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:54,160 Speaker 1: Is their offense more fluid? Certainly? Is their offense more efficient? Yeah, 426 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: we can even maybe even argue that, But by no 427 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,920 Speaker 1: means are you taking the best offensive player on play 428 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: that earth off the team and telling me that they're 429 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: actually better without him. Do you think that the Blazers 430 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: get a game in this series? Because I'm kind of 431 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: starting to doubt it. No, not a chance this was 432 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: I'd be surprised. I keep amongst us Action Network, we 433 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: have a Slack channel in the NBA, and I've been saying, 434 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: oh yeah, I'm like they're gonna these Warriors are gonna 435 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: double digits sweep somebody in the playoffs, meaning every game 436 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna win by double dishes, and like this is 437 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: it because the Blazers defense and Canner, Like he makes 438 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: the joke all the time that you can play Canner, 439 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: you can't play Cancer. He can the worst offensive pick 440 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,440 Speaker 1: and roll center in the league. And what he showed 441 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: us in Game one, he doesn't even hetch. Step Curry 442 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: has been shooting terribly all postseason. He's wide open on 443 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: any screen, and of course all all you have to 444 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:50,119 Speaker 1: do is just give step Curry a smidget of space, 445 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 1: let alone ten feet, and he's gonna eventually figure it 446 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: out and catch fire. And guess what happened. He caught fire, 447 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: and now he's back. Now he's back to doing that 448 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,640 Speaker 1: hole running away from the ball thing when it's half 449 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: away to the rim. He's back in the zone and 450 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: it's contagious. So what the players have done with defense 451 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,679 Speaker 1: here is unleashed step Curry. And Damian Lillard has not 452 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,400 Speaker 1: been good since he hit that game winner against Oklahoma City. 453 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: Has not had one good game and he can't put 454 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: it in sense. So unless that he catches in napalm fire, 455 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: they don't have a chance in hell to lose by 456 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,199 Speaker 1: single digits, let alone in a game. You're making me 457 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: feel good because I laid the seven and a half 458 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:29,399 Speaker 1: tonight with Golden State, so I like it. Um, do 459 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: you think Clay goes back to Golden State? Yeah? Yeah, 460 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: he's going to get the max contract. How for him leave? 461 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:40,160 Speaker 1: I know, he's the southern California guy, and the Lakers 462 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,160 Speaker 1: make a lot of sense because you can play alongside 463 00:23:42,200 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: Lebron and like, oh my god, can you imagine player 464 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: with Lebron? He could even be even better than he 465 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: was on the Warriors. I don't think he's gonna leave. 466 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he's even said in himself and he wants 467 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: to come back. We've heard that before. But you know, 468 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 1: Mount Cash is king, and he's going to get a 469 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: gigantic deal which is gonna be impossible to turn down. 470 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 1: So he has an extreme falling out in the next 471 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: two weeks. You know, amongst this team that looks like 472 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: they're not losing to anybody named be Honest, not named 473 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: be Honest. I don't see how him in the Splash 474 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: Brothers ever picked up. Yeah, and he and Joe Lake 475 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: have seemed to have a really good relationship, so um, 476 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: which helps. I can't really imagine that happening. All right, 477 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: let's take a look at the East, Rob. I feel 478 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: like your favorite Milwaukee in this series. Um, watching the 479 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:29,640 Speaker 1: game last night, everyone not named Kyle Lowry on Toronto 480 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: goes over for fifteen from the floor in the fourth quarter. 481 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 1: Probably not going to happen again. Toronto led for a 482 00:24:35,240 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: chunk of this game and covered it for all but 483 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,920 Speaker 1: thirty something seconds of it. Um, how do you see 484 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: this series playing out? I think it's a long series. 485 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: What do you think? Well, yeah, he said, you just said, 486 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:52,160 Speaker 1: I'm fleaming Milwaukee. I did pick Toronto before this series started, 487 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: and I was sure. But they really needed that game 488 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: last night, really needed that because the books are so good. 489 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: What the Bucks do is they us They are an 490 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:05,400 Speaker 1: avalanche of just offensive efficiency in Superstars And even when 491 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,640 Speaker 1: Janice goes to the bench, guys like Pat Connaughton can 492 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 1: go out there and start launching thirty footers against you 493 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,360 Speaker 1: and get them right back in the game. So what 494 00:25:13,400 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 1: Toronto does best is they throw length at you. They 495 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: can switch every screen, and they were really messing up 496 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: Janice and what the Bucks do. But here's the problem. 497 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: Is there not deep anymore? Like they've lost one of 498 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: their biggest advantages, and they were gas gas going into 499 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. Kauai goes to the bench and the 500 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:34,719 Speaker 1: glory point lead. In a matter of sixty seconds, it 501 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: was gone. And when Kyle Lowry is the only guy 502 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:41,199 Speaker 1: out there makes literally makes the only bucket right and 503 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: the only guy scoring field goals in the fourth quarter. Uh, 504 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: that's that's where Kauai has got to step in and 505 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: just demand the ball and do what he does. Uh. 506 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: And nobody can make a shot. That's been the most 507 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: strading part of this Raptors postseason. If they had these 508 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: spells where just guys can't make shots, like Marcus Ault 509 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 1: was wide open three or four times they just didn't 510 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: go in. Norman Powell and Danny Green were wide open 511 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 1: in the corners. You're not gonna win NBA games when 512 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,560 Speaker 1: you're missing wide open shots. And the Raptors have battled 513 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: that that those again, those spells multiple times, and it 514 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: really came back to haunt them last night because they 515 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: could not before the loser came that they're going to 516 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,280 Speaker 1: steal because you know what's gonna happen now, they're probably 517 00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:22,479 Speaker 1: gonna get blown out in Game two and then they 518 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: have to go back and they have to win both 519 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: of those in Toronto against the team that is probably 520 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,919 Speaker 1: better than them. I love what they bring to the table, 521 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:33,120 Speaker 1: their mentality, They're ready for war. They don't even care 522 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:35,959 Speaker 1: about Janice. They're like, we dare you, We dare you 523 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: to do anything. We have a Kauai. Like you may 524 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 1: have a honest but we have a Kauai. This is 525 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: like Godzilla Ver's Neglodge ship. So uh like they're not scared. 526 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: But I just don't know if they have the firepower 527 00:26:48,280 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: one through eight that the Bucks do. And you have 528 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: to remember in the NBA, the best teams always win. 529 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: This isn't March Madness. It's a seven game series, so 530 00:26:56,480 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: to do this four out of seven times is asking 531 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 1: a lot. But I'm gonna stick with my guys because 532 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:03,680 Speaker 1: I've stuck with the ball year. I'm with you Elec 533 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,880 Speaker 1: Toronto too. But let me ask you this, does Marc 534 00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:09,119 Speaker 1: Gasol think the three point line is electrified? Because it 535 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: seems like he's terrified to get inside of it. Yeah, 536 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:15,920 Speaker 1: he doesn't like even when he shoots, he doesn't even jump, 537 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 1: so he's always plays under the rim. Even as a 538 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:23,080 Speaker 1: seven footer. He's looked very Sam Perkins esque, uh center 539 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: out there, But I think that's more so just trying 540 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: to create some you know. It's so everyone stands around 541 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 1: the three point line and at the maximum you have 542 00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:34,760 Speaker 1: one guy in size standing on the block. I think 543 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,480 Speaker 1: that's just the way the offense is designed. But they 544 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,400 Speaker 1: could sure use him the offensive glass, because when you're 545 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,959 Speaker 1: missing a thousand shots like they do, there they no 546 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: second chance opportunities. It felt like unless Pascal Siakam was 547 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:50,359 Speaker 1: just bowling bawling his way into the rim a couple 548 00:27:50,359 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: of times he got an offensive rebound, but there was 549 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,480 Speaker 1: no buckets. There was no second stances, there was no 550 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: easy shots, and it really just kind of fell into 551 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 1: standing aroun looking up at the shot hack and being like, 552 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: oh crap, there's six seconds fl It felt like that 553 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 1: for an entire quarter in that game, Like they played 554 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: great first three and then I just kill in the fourth. 555 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 1: And you mentioned a second ago, Rob that this is 556 00:28:14,560 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: the NBA, the best teams win, nobody's being Golden State, right, 557 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 1: I tend to think so I would be scared of Milwaukee. 558 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 1: This is this is the best team if it ends 559 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: up being Milwaukee Golden State. That even including the thunder 560 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: team that went up three one on them with Russell 561 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 1: Westbrook and Kevin Durant. I'm gonna say this Milwaukee Bucks 562 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: team is without a doubt, the toughest opponent that they 563 00:28:38,720 --> 00:28:41,200 Speaker 1: will ever face. And they're at the end of their dynasty, 564 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: at the end of their like dynasty reigning prime, right, 565 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: you know, if they come in and they're gonna have 566 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: to play game one and two and Game seven potentially 567 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: in Milwaukee, Like, that's a huge advantage that we're not 568 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,760 Speaker 1: talking about yet, is that those things are going to 569 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 1: be on the road. I'm getting a little heavy GEVs. 570 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: I'm never gonna bet against Warriors, especially at the current odds, 571 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: Like Milwaukee has a nuclear weapon on their team, which 572 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: the Golden State Warriors themselves have even said, there's only 573 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 1: one guy being that bothers us and we're like actually 574 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: intimidated by It's not Lebron, It's it's not Anthony Davis. 575 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 1: It's Janice Antenna Coumbo, And I don't know who they 576 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: put on him to slow down or contain what makes 577 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: the Bucks so great? Great point, rob great great point, 578 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: Thank you, very good analysis into the NBA UM final question, 579 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: how will James Dolan, suck this up. You know, I'm 580 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 1: not I'm not gonna give James Dolan any credit to 581 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: the meeting with Kevin Durant playing his kazoo. Yeah, that's 582 00:29:43,760 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: that's the way he would mess this up. So to 583 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: to Dolan's credit, we haven't heard his name in quite 584 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: some time. The Knicks have done a great job in 585 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 1: just giving Perry in Mills all the responsibility. But as 586 00:29:54,640 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: the Knicks become this global mainstream popularity thing again, Dolan 587 00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: always seems to find his weight in. So if he's 588 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: able to stay just out of the Durant negotiations and 589 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: just kind of is there to sign off on things, 590 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: that's ultimately what we that would be the perfect scenario. 591 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: It's above him at this point because if Durant comes 592 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 1: to New York, it's not just about basketball here, it's 593 00:30:17,360 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: about Kleinman too. So Kleiman's gonna have a voice in 594 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 1: the in the front office. And how is Durant gonna 595 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: be involved with MSG, which is a publicly traded company 596 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: here in New York that stands from Madison Square Garden 597 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 1: from people outside of New York. It's a network. It's 598 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,600 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant gonna be like on the board. It's where 599 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: Kleinman gonna be on the board. These are things that 600 00:30:34,680 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: are outside of basketball, and I don't know, like within 601 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: the c b A like what's allowed. Let's just assume 602 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: that Durant is probably going to be involved with everything there. 603 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,959 Speaker 1: That's why he's coming here. They're not coming here just 604 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: for his to get his reputation back is as a 605 00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: rain chaser. Get the hell out of here if you 606 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: think that's the only reason he's coming in New York. 607 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: He wants to be the next billion dollar athletes and 608 00:30:57,240 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: he can accomplish that while playing basketball here in the 609 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: basketball Mecca. Well, I love it, Rob, alright, brother, thank 610 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,800 Speaker 1: you Rob for joining us today. I really appreciate it. Man. 611 00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: It was a lot of fun. You got it, man, 612 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: Thanks for having me. Alright, guys, that's gonna do it 613 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: for the favorites this week. 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