1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 2: Hi, everybody, welcome in some thoughts on the Lakers, Grizzlies, 3 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: Nick's Calves, Warriors, Kings. Marcus Thompson, who covers the Warriors 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 2: written books on Steph and k D, will be joining 5 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: us in roughly twelve minutes. So my first takeaway on 6 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: the Grizzlies is generally speaking, if a two seed the 7 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: Grizzlies faces a seven seed the Lakers, and the series 8 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: starts in the two seeds home as it should, right, 9 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 2: you would take the two seed to win the series. 10 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: But I took the Lakers to win this series because 11 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 2: I think there's a lot of fool's gold with Memphis. 12 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 2: And I like John Morant, but I consider him to 13 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: be much like Derreck Rose. And I've said this for years. 14 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 2: I don't think those kind of players can lead you 15 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: to champions. This is overwhelmingly once the playoffs start, a wing, 16 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 2: Big League refs swallow their whistles and the physical teams win. 17 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 2: I mean, how effective was Anthony Davis today? How effective 18 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: the Knicks rebounding over the Calves? 19 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: You see? 20 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: How effective a Robert Williams, a marginally talented player but 21 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: great defensively, how he can disrupt Atlanta's offense, wings and bigs. 22 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 2: You say, well, what about Steph Curry. The best two 23 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 2: Warriors teams had Kevin Durant on them, and Steph Curry 24 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 2: realized that. And so John Morant, like Derek Rose, is 25 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 2: spectacular and dynamic, not an elite defender or rebounder. He's 26 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 2: not going to be a rim protector, and he's still 27 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: not a great shooter. He's just explosive like Derreck Rose was. 28 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: And so I like the Lakers in this series, and 29 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: I don't want to hear that the injury to Jahn 30 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 2: Morant was the difference. The Lakers had their best third quarter, 31 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 2: perhaps the best quarter they've played against a good team 32 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: on the road all season. They scored sixty nine points 33 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: in the second half, and John Morant played ninety percent 34 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 2: of it. He couldn't stop Ruey Reeves ad or Lebron. 35 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 2: So I don't want to hear that's the difference. The 36 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: Lakers had their best quarter Jahn Morant was on the floor. 37 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 2: He'll return in the series. We're not sure about Game two. 38 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 2: John Morant has said his availability could be in peril 39 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: for Game two. I can like Steve Nash as a player, 40 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: but those Phoenix teams got pushed around in the playoffs. 41 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 2: I can like Derek Rose, I can like John Morant, 42 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,839 Speaker 2: it's different. And so I thought the Lakers' physicality would 43 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: be the difference in this series with Clark and Steven 44 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: Adams out, and it was. They mostly controlled the interior, 45 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 2: big rebounding advantage. Eleven blocks for the Lakers and two 46 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: for Memphis. And that's the series. So you're not going 47 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: to get another game like that from Rui and Reeves 48 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 2: was red hot. But I don't want to hear any 49 00:02:56,240 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: excuses here. There's a reason that most people, most people, 50 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 2: not just me, took the Lakers in this series is 51 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: that Memphis was virtually unbeatable at home. Now everybody's equally rested. 52 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 2: Rim protection defense means more in the playoffs. You see 53 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 2: who the better team is. Jahn Morant can't play in 54 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 2: game two of the series. I think Memphis will be 55 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 2: very competitive because I don't think Ruy and Reeves will 56 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 2: probably play that well. But I've thought there's a lot 57 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: of fools gold here on Memphis. I've said the same 58 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 2: with Denver is like I like Denver, but efficiency, which 59 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 2: is Jokich's game, you got to give me more than that. 60 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 2: I'm going to need some thirty five point games. I 61 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: don't trust some of the guys on that Denver team 62 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: who have never delivered in the postseason. You know, if 63 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: you're a Laker fan, Lebron had twenty one points, a 64 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 2: couple of big shots big three, but he had costly turnovers. 65 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 2: I didn't think Lebron played great. I didn't think the 66 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 2: Lakers played that effectively in the first half. They couldn't shoot, 67 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: So you got to feel good if you're the Lakers. 68 00:03:56,840 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: They completely utterly controlled the second half, out scoring Memphis 69 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: sixty nine to forty seven, eleven blocks to two for 70 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: the Lakers. They were the better basketball team. Doesn't mean 71 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 2: they were in the regular season. But we've said this before. 72 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: Postseason refs swallow whistles. They're gonna let you bang around more. 73 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 2: And the dynamic, wildly vertical show stopping point guards Westbrook Walls, 74 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 2: Derrick Rose, John Morants, Steve Nash wasn't highly vertical, but 75 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: you know, two time MVP wildly effective. They don't have 76 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: the impact in the postseason. So you know, you're a 77 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 2: Laker fan, you have to feel good. Remember the Lakers 78 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 2: are two different teams. There's the pre trade deadline deal 79 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 2: with Westbrook, and there's this team, and this team has 80 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: more shooters, has more wings, is younger, more athletic. So 81 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: you have to look at the Lakers. It's like in 82 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 2: the NFL, where sometimes you have a team the Patriot 83 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 2: the great ones were usually Thanksgiving on was a different 84 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 2: Patriot team than September October. This is a different Laker 85 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 2: team right now now. I think if this series goes 86 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 2: six or seven, maybe Jaws out for a couple of games, 87 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 2: and it's a quick series that benefits the Lakers greatly. Lebron, 88 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 2: you know you'd like to play him thirty two minutes, 89 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: You probably have to play him thirty six minutes in 90 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: the postseason, although Reeves certainly can control the offense when 91 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:27,160 Speaker 2: he's out. 92 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: But the quicker this series. 93 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 2: Goes, this is not a young team, the better it 94 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 2: is for the Lakers in the next round. All Right, 95 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 2: some thoughts on a series that I thought Cleveland had 96 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: too many shot makers for the New York Knicks. And 97 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 2: I also thought Julius Randall could miss the first two 98 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: games of the series. That's what was reported about two 99 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 2: weeks ago. Julius Randall played so one of the things 100 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 2: that jumped out is not Jalen Brunson's play. He's been 101 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 2: terrific all year. Okay, Jalen Brunson is a really, really 102 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: good player. You know, your classic Villanova's second round in 103 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 2: big national championship level games. Can defend a little though. 104 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 2: He's small, but he's a great leader. He's just your 105 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 2: classic point guard that can score, can distribute, excellent leadership skills, 106 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: sets his guys up. And that didn't surprise me. What 107 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 2: does Because I don't necessarily think losing Game one's the 108 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 2: end of the series. It's not for the Warriors, but 109 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 2: I do think there was something that was really noticeable. 110 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 2: The New York Knicks were the second best rebounding team 111 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 2: in the league during the regular season. I think they 112 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 2: were tied for second best rebounding team. Cleveland was middle 113 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 2: of the pack. How many times when Cleveland was inching 114 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 2: back in that game did the Knicks get a second, third, 115 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 2: and occasionally fourth look. 116 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: At the basket? 117 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:48,719 Speaker 2: New York I felt like got every big rebound in 118 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:53,239 Speaker 2: the second half. And that's a problem. Evan Mobley's excellent, 119 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 2: he's still young, he's still ascending. But if New York 120 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 2: that's Tom Thibodeau's classic team play defense, slow it down 121 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 2: a little bit, crash the boards, get some freebies underneath, 122 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 2: limit the Calves to one shot. So I still like 123 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 2: Cleveland in the series. But if that is a pattern, 124 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 2: and remember the best coaches are in the playoffs, they 125 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 2: make adjustments, right, They're gonna make adjustments in Cleveland. But 126 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 2: you can rebound your way to a series win if 127 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,239 Speaker 2: you limit their second shots and you get yours second 128 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 2: and third shots frequently. So you know, Jalen Brunson's been 129 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: good all year. The Knicks have some interesting depth. You know, 130 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 2: they can melt. Any Nick fan will tell you they're 131 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 2: a team that can lose leads and melt. But I 132 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 2: thought that rebounding edge in the second half it was noticeable. 133 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: It was stark. They were controlling the glass every time 134 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 2: they needed a rebound. So we have a real series 135 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 2: between the Knicks and the Calves. That's fun. Thoughts on 136 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 2: the Warriors. I had predicted last week on Fox Sports 137 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 2: one and Premiere Radio that I thought Sacramento would win 138 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 2: Game one and I would take the better coach, Yes, 139 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 2: Steve Kerr four titles, the better coach, the better roster, Yes. 140 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 2: Now that Wiggins and Gary paytnerback. It's the better, deeper 141 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 2: roster and the more experienced Warriors to win in six. 142 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 2: I thought it was going to be a hornet's nest 143 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 2: in Game one. But something that really jumped out to 144 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 2: me is that everybody likes to brag how much basketball 145 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: you know on the internet. If you think Jordan Pool's 146 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 2: a great player, just you don't know basketball when you 147 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 2: watch him on the floor. He is so bad defensively 148 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 2: in the second half, I thought he cost him the game. 149 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: And I think on a pretty regular basis, Steve Kerr 150 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: and Draymond Green call him out. And you know, Draymond 151 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 2: Green on the volume on his podcast, you can't give 152 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 2: Malik Monk thirty plus points. It's okay. Daron Fox is 153 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 2: going to get his. Steph Curry's going to get his right, 154 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 2: Jimmy Butler's going to get his in the playoffs, Donovan 155 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: Mitchell's going to get his. Anthony Davis is going to 156 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: get his. You can't let role players have huge, huge 157 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 2: game games. And so I think Jordan Poole, and I've 158 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 2: said this multiple times, it's a problem. I think they 159 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 2: want to move him. Somebody will overpay for him, somebody 160 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: will lock him into a deal. But that series came 161 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 2: down to Jordan Pool on the floor late in the 162 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 2: game and just surrendering too many easy buckets and momentum 163 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 2: for the Kings. Listen, Sacramento is certainly capable of winning 164 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 2: this series. It's going to be really hard for Golden 165 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: State to win on the road. But I think everybody 166 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 2: noticed with Wiggins now available, that gives them two wings. 167 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 2: Wiggins and Cominga. They've only really had Cominga for a 168 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 2: while now. Dante DiVincenzo, Gary Peyton, I'll always banged up. 169 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 2: They got plenty of depth. Now they're fine. It's a 170 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 2: really nice eight man rotation if Peyton is okay, he 171 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 2: got banged up. But one of the only things that 172 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,640 Speaker 2: really surprised me in that game is that Andrew Wiggins 173 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 2: was that effective. Obviously he missed, you know, most past 174 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 2: the trade deadline. I thought he was really effective. But again, 175 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:02,520 Speaker 2: he's a super high IQ player that's been around. That's 176 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 2: why he fits so easily is that, you know, Golden 177 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 2: State asks a lot of its players on both ends 178 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 2: of the floor to catch and react offense. It's you 179 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 2: know they're going to make switches on defense. You have 180 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 2: got to be paying attention. Jordan Poole doesn't, Andrew Wiggins does, 181 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 2: and that's why he was so effective. I think the 182 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 2: Warriors are going to be fine, but I had said 183 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: last week the words I used, it's going to be 184 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 2: a feisty series. If you can give Wiggins and Gary 185 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 2: Payton real minutes, I think the Warriors are win their 186 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:32,199 Speaker 2: experience and their roster. I think what they're going to 187 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 2: do in the next game in the series is they're 188 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 2: going to be much more physical. Just too many easy 189 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 2: buckets for the Kings. So I think the Warriors are 190 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 2: going to be physical, and I think officials will play 191 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 2: a part in this series. The dynasty gets the whistle, 192 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 2: But overall, I thought it was a great weekend. And 193 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 2: let's talk more on the Warriors. Bringing Marcus Thompson from 194 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 2: The Athletic who has covered this team multiple years, part 195 00:10:56,080 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: of this dynasty for many years. The NBA Playoffs are 196 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: upon us. Twenty teams get in all trying to get 197 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 2: that one crown for last minute amazing deals. To watch 198 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 2: your favorite NBA team. 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First of all, Kevin Durant and 218 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 2: I hadn't lost a regular season game since November. He's 219 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 2: now lost seven straight playoff games. He disappeared for the 220 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 2: last four minutes, which I don't know if it put 221 00:12:43,320 --> 00:12:47,960 Speaker 2: it on KD. Maybe I should Monty Williams, Chris Paul, 222 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 2: Devin Booker, can we get him the ball? That was shocking. 223 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 2: So let's start with that. Who do I put the 224 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 2: blame on for Kevin Durant not getting more looks in 225 00:12:58,400 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 2: the last four minutes? 226 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: You know he put the blame on. I got the 227 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 1: answer for you. His name is Russell Westbrook. That's how 228 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 1: you put the blame on. That's the one who came 229 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: in and says, you know what, I'm going to take 230 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: over this game all the shade. Russell Westbrook hasn't do 231 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: it all these years. I mean that might that was 232 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: the greatest three for nineteen playoff performance of all time. 233 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: We think about you went three for nineteen and he 234 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: completely dominated the game. He had he played great on 235 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant, turned him into a passer like facilitator. He 236 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: had Russell Westbrook like, I mean, he had Devin Booker bothered, 237 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: and that play at the end with the block and 238 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 1: then throwing it off Booker and like showing the world 239 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: is heard. I mean, Russell Westbrook is the blame for 240 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: all of it. They had no answer for us. Can 241 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: you believe it? Well? 242 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 2: And Devin Booker's interesting because you trailed by three with 243 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 2: seventeen seconds left a lamp? Does you no good? Shoot 244 00:13:50,920 --> 00:13:51,559 Speaker 2: the three? 245 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: Yes? 246 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 2: And the second thing, you know, situationally, that was bizarre. 247 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 2: And Booker complains a lot to the refs, So it's like, dude, 248 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 2: you get your shot blocked, don't complain to the ref 249 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 2: Finish the play like that. That is a moment that 250 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 2: a star can't allow to happen, Like you can't be 251 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 2: in dialogue with an official as a play late in 252 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 2: the game is going on like, that's on book And 253 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 2: I like him, but that that was situationally really bad 254 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 2: basketball to That was my takeaway. And Russ deserves great credit. 255 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 2: That was an untremendous play, But that's bad situational basketball 256 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 2: by Phoenix, isn't it. 257 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: Oh? Yeah, no question. I mean they they made some 258 00:14:30,840 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: questionable decisions down the stretch. And that's I mean, that's 259 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: Bookers in mo right, I mean, that's that's what the 260 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: modern player does. They they stop playing to complain, right, 261 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: They stopped playing to argue with the rest. We see 262 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: Luca do it, we see all of them do it. 263 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: But there's something about playoff basketball. You just got to 264 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: play through that. You have to play through that. And 265 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: the bottom line is, like you said, this is solved 266 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: by getting Kevin Derrett the ball, Like that's that's that's 267 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: the answer. And so if you're going to say, all right, 268 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: I got this, I'm gonna take over. I got Westbrook 269 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: Brunner one, I'm taking him, and it don't work out, 270 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 1: you need to get back in place. He played great 271 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: d That's the crazy part. Booker played great d. He 272 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: was he was the incredible in defense. But at the 273 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: end of games when it didn't go his way, it 274 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: just wasn't. It was a great play by Westbrook, not 275 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: a great play by Devin Booker. And I feel like 276 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook deserves that. 277 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 2: Let's pivot now to the Warriors, because we're gonna get 278 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: twelve to fifteen minutes with you on the Warriors. I 279 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 2: came out last week and I thought Sacramento would win 280 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 2: the opener. I'll take the Warriors in six. My question 281 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 2: was how much do you get out of Andrew Wiggins. 282 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 2: Were you surprised how effective Andrew Wiggins was having not 283 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: played for three months? 284 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: I was, I mean, he's such a freak athlete that like, 285 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: how do you do that? He's bouncing around, he had 286 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: three blocks, he's playing defense, he's rebounding, he's getting to 287 00:15:56,800 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: his spots, and it looks like normal. It is even 288 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: if you know, like this dude is a unique athlete, 289 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: Like really he is special in a very like created 290 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: in a lab kind of way. Right, he could run 291 00:16:09,880 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: all day before this year, he never missed games, Like 292 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: he's just a guy who could just play all day. 293 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: And he looked like that. It did catch up with him, right, 294 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 1: he was winded. I think it was one for a 295 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: from three. He missed the three that would have won 296 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: the game, basically wide open from the corner. So you 297 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: could see like the effects of it. But man, let 298 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: me let me tell you Kyler. After the game, in 299 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: a loss, you could feel that they're like, oh, we 300 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: got wiggants back. Oh oh okay, Like even after a loss, 301 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: they were like, oh we got we got wiggts back. 302 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: And that was kind of the sentiment like we're jet, 303 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: we're fine, our whole squad is here, and Wiggins looks 304 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: like that already, Okay, we're pretty good. That's one of 305 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: the words to never get down. They very rarely get down. 306 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: That's still one of the higher moments I felt in 307 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: that locker room after a loss, where they felt like 308 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: rooting confidence. 309 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 2: Well, now with Kaminga and Wiggins, Peyton will get to 310 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 2: him in a second and Dante DiVincenzo, they they do 311 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 2: have a seven to an eight man rotation here of 312 00:17:13,720 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 2: you know veteran players. You know a player the Warriors 313 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 2: don't have to mention Jordan Poole by name, but it's 314 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:28,920 Speaker 2: pretty obvious Kerr and Draymond take turns, you know, firing 315 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 2: shots at him defensively. Marcus, he's it's a problem, Like 316 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 2: he's not engaged. I thought he had three or four 317 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 2: lapses defensively, and I honestly thought it cost them the game. 318 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 2: Are his minutes? I mean last year in the playoffs, Marcus, 319 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 2: the longer they went, the fewer minutes he played like 320 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 2: there was there. Do you think there's real concern about 321 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 2: what he gives up on the defensive end. He's just 322 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 2: not engaged a lot. I don't know if it matters 323 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,200 Speaker 2: if he's engaged or not. He's just not very good 324 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 2: at it, so it doesn't matter at this level. 325 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:06,920 Speaker 1: Right, Like you could be as intuite as you wanted. 326 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: He made a few good plays, but in the end, 327 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,240 Speaker 1: he's not guard Deer in Fox, so what he's not 328 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: guarding Malik Monk. So the thing that is important for 329 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: him is to be able to go back at you, 330 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: Like they need somebody to go back at it. They 331 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: don't have a guy outside of Steph Curry who can 332 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:27,119 Speaker 1: catch the ball at the three point line and end 333 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: up at the rim. He's the only other guy who 334 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 1: can do it. He's the only other guy who can 335 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: dribble well enough and create, so they need him for that. 336 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: But he also gives up stuff on defense, and that's 337 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: kind of to catch twenty two with Jordan Poole. If 338 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: he's rolling and his shot is falling, all right, you 339 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,080 Speaker 1: bro with him. Like there was a stretch where they 340 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: couldn't score and it was him and Milik Munk going 341 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: at each other and it was like, what the heck 342 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 1: is this is this Michigan verus Kentucky? Like I know, 343 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: but crunch time. You just get the sense in this series, 344 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: against the most efficient offense, the team that could explode 345 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: like this, he probably won't be playing down the stretch, 346 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 1: not that much. He didn't play that much this game 347 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,160 Speaker 1: like he just wasn't there. And Steve Kerr is gonna 348 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: lead defense, He's going to lean defense. Every time they 349 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: scored one hundred and twenty three points, they should win 350 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 1: that game. They gave up one twenty six. That was 351 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: the problem. 352 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 2: What are they going to get now from Peyton who 353 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 2: left the game some sort of core injury. What's the 354 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 2: latest on him? 355 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: He seemed to be fine. He said he felt good, 356 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 1: he came back in. He just you know, Peyton is 357 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: one of them, dudess. He's like a football player in 358 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: that sense, like a running back, Like he's all his 359 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 1: whole body's on the line. He's running, he's jumping, he's falling, 360 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: he's playing big right, and you just feel like he's 361 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: got a few years of this, so you need to 362 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:47,000 Speaker 1: get him because there's always something with him, right. He's 363 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: just he's so physical with the way he plays. He's 364 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: a revelatory. He changes everything to them. He gives him something. 365 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: I feel like he might get a lot of Pool mints. 366 00:19:56,680 --> 00:19:59,440 Speaker 1: If it's not Wiggins, it'll be Gary Payton. 367 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 2: I honest think that Peyton's a better fit. I think 368 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 2: when I watch Pool on the floor with the Warriors, 369 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 2: I can. I feel like Draymond's body language isn't great 370 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 2: sometimes Kurr isn't. I feel like they hold their breath 371 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 2: a little with Jordan Poole. They don't trust him. They 372 00:20:19,640 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 2: know he's gifted, but they don't trust him. I think 373 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 2: they trust Peyton though he's limited. 374 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, the problem with Jordan is he's just very young, 375 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: and the mistakes and the stuff he's got to learn, 376 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: there's literally no other way around it. Like he gets 377 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: the ball at the end of the quarter in the 378 00:20:38,880 --> 00:20:41,600 Speaker 1: game and Steph is on a court and it's Jordan 379 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: Poole and he goes one on one with Fox and 380 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: he turns it over and it's like, you got to 381 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: get a ball to Stephan in that situation, right, But 382 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,160 Speaker 1: in the same vein, he's taking that play and he's 383 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: gotten a bucket out of it. He just does so 384 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: many things that nobody else on the team can do. 385 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: So they gotta live with it. And you know what, 386 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: here's the reality. They created that monster, right, They taught 387 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: him out to play. So if he's taking bad shots, 388 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,160 Speaker 1: he watched him take bad shots. He learned from them, right. 389 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: He his swagger, his confidence, they reeded it. So this 390 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: is just part of it. Like it reminds me of like, 391 00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 1: you know, you're messing with a teenager, right, like you're 392 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: raising a teenager. Like there's just parts of raising a 393 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: teenager that are tough. You got a young dude with 394 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: that much talent, that much confidence, that much arrogance, that 395 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: much belief in himself and also that many flaws. You 396 00:21:35,480 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: just gotta live with it because they can't without him. 397 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: But also it's some things on the court that frustrates you. 398 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,480 Speaker 1: And they're all thirty plus years old, they've got four championships. 399 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: They're veterans, right, you know, they make mistakes too, so 400 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 1: they just have to live with it. I feel like 401 00:21:54,320 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: they just have to live with it no matter what, 402 00:21:55,720 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 1: because bottom line, if Gary Payton's out there, that's one 403 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,320 Speaker 1: less score, and if Clay's not making his shots like 404 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,400 Speaker 1: he wasn't, especially down the stretch. Now it's just all 405 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: on Steph. They running a boxing one on Steph. Who 406 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: creates offense at that point now is like, yo, you 407 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: kind of need your pool in the game, so figure 408 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: out what to do on defense. But that dude could 409 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:15,479 Speaker 1: go get a bucket. 410 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 2: So Draymond does podcast right after the games. He did 411 00:22:19,160 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 2: last year. You know, it's I see people take shots 412 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 2: head him. It's not like he divulges game plans. How 413 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 2: does it sit though with the team? I mean, Draymond 414 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:34,679 Speaker 2: gives you insight that literally nobody in basketball gives you 415 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 2: he's off the floor for the dynasty. Does it sit 416 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 2: uncomfortably with a team? How do they feel about it? 417 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 1: I don't think so. Number, if there's one thing the 418 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,440 Speaker 1: I mean, first off, the only people who could possibly 419 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: say something are like the Ogs, right, Steph Curry, Clay Thompson, 420 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: Andre right, but anybody else, it probably doesn't matter what 421 00:22:56,640 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: they say. Is there any team more brand conscious in 422 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: the Warriors? 423 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 2: Right? 424 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,679 Speaker 1: Is there anything that spends as much time building like 425 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: who they are? I mean, Clay's riding boats to games, right, Like, 426 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: he's got his whole shtick. Steph you know, has his thing, 427 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 1: Like even andre Igodala is the super smart tech guy, 428 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: right Like they look at Draymond as that's Draymond's thing. 429 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,159 Speaker 1: As long as he's playing, well, it's fine. I haven't 430 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: heard anything negative about it, right, Like, you know, Draymond 431 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 1: is a guy who will do some things that irritates people. 432 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: The podcast ain't one of them. From what I can hear. 433 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: It's just Draymond. Plus I don't know how much of 434 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: this is Like, Yo, this is Draymond. We've known this 435 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: dude for ten years now. Like why we get mad 436 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: about the sky being blue? Like Draymond likes to talk. 437 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 1: He's gonna talk. He's pretty smart, so he knows what 438 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 1: he's doing. It's gonna be calculated. Why Like, why worry 439 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 1: about it? I think the fans don't like it more 440 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 1: than the players don't. 441 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think you nailed it. I think he's very 442 00:23:57,760 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 2: measured and calculated. He knows exactly what he's saying. 443 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: I love it. 444 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 2: I find the access fascinating. 445 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: But there's like an other element too to it. I 446 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: think that people should probably know, Like like he's essentially 447 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: putting his team on notice, right, Like if he's out 448 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,360 Speaker 1: there talking, they they kind of gotta go back him up, right, 449 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:25,720 Speaker 1: And the only reason you would complain about him doing 450 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: that is if you are afraid you can't back it up. 451 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,399 Speaker 1: And that's just not worries basketball. Right, They're gonna go 452 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 1: into arena and they're gonna talk, and then they're all 453 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: gonna back up the one who's talking. Like that's just 454 00:24:36,080 --> 00:24:38,960 Speaker 1: how it is, So I do think there's a little 455 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: bit of like an ulterior motives, like, all right, I'm 456 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 1: gonna put us on notice and we're gonna have to live. 457 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: We're gonna have to rise up to the occasion because 458 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: nobody else on the team will do that. I do 459 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: feel like this is a little bit of team chemistry 460 00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: situation as well. Well. 461 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:56,880 Speaker 2: You mentioned Malik Monks thirty two, which is he's right 462 00:24:56,920 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 2: about this. You can give up forty to a Donnovan 463 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 2: Mitchell or occur. Oh yeah, you can't give up thirty 464 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 2: two to Malik Monk. I believe I felt going into 465 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 2: this series that the way to win this series. I 466 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 2: think they're going to get a little physical. I think 467 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 2: they'll get the dynasty whistle. I think they'll get the 468 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 2: veteran whistle. Do you think we'll see a different kind 469 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:19,520 Speaker 2: of Game two in Sacramento? 470 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:23,679 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I definitely. I mean that's playoffs in general. 471 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 1: It's gonna change a little bit. But I also think 472 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,359 Speaker 1: the it's gonna work the other way. Like Steph Curry 473 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: got two free throws and Malik Munk got fourteen, So 474 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: I think Curry's going to get to the line more, right, 475 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: Like at some point you got to start saying, hey, 476 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,880 Speaker 1: this dude just driving a lot. I definitely think their 477 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,120 Speaker 1: answer is to get more aggressive, get more physical. Yes, 478 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: I don't think you'll see I think you'll see very 479 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: physical defenders on Deer Fox and Milik Munket. It won't 480 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:54,040 Speaker 1: be like the guys who are good stay in front, 481 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: but don't make you feel them, like Dante DiVincenzo or 482 00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: Klay Thompson, like Gary Payton, Draymond Green, Jonathan Kaminga, like 483 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: they wear on you, they physical, they foul you like 484 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: you know they're there. I think you'll see that type 485 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,920 Speaker 1: of yeah guy. I think Trey Lyles they'll be looking 486 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: for him, and mostly they feel like they got punks, 487 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: like on the board, so the only way to respond 488 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: is to kind of punch back. But I do I 489 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised when somebody gets too quick fouls though, 490 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,359 Speaker 1: because it was too free flow and it was fun. 491 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:26,640 Speaker 1: It was exciting, like you know, you know we're gonna 492 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: get that ninety five ninety seven game at some point. 493 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I thought the one, like I still 494 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 2: think the Warriors are fine. I think Phoenix is fine. 495 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 2: People adjust. I think the one game over the weekend 496 00:26:40,480 --> 00:26:44,719 Speaker 2: that I did take a step back is the Knicks 497 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:50,120 Speaker 2: ability to dominate the glass in multiple key situations. They 498 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 2: were the second best rebounding team in the league. They 499 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 2: have to rebound well because I and I watched that 500 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 2: and I thought, wow, now that's something that's repeatable. 501 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:00,479 Speaker 1: Uh. 502 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,360 Speaker 2: People are looking at Jalen Brunson. He's been great all year. 503 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 2: We know that that I don't doubt. But the New 504 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,359 Speaker 2: York Knicks ability to kind of push Cleveland around and 505 00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 2: get rebounds, I'm like, wow, that are we looking at 506 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 2: a different series here? Was there any outside of the Warriors? 507 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 2: Was there any takeaway for you this weekend? Marcus? That 508 00:27:20,359 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 2: was anything you took a step back and went, you know, 509 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 2: once Giannis got hurt, it's going to be a different game. 510 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 2: Celtics are going to dispose very quickly. Uh, Philadelphia is 511 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 2: going to dispose of Brooklyn very quickly. Anything surprised you 512 00:27:32,080 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 2: at all? Not necessarily surprising. I thought Memphis would be 513 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 2: a tougher fight for the like the Lakers kind of 514 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:48,000 Speaker 2: waxed them. I mean second, it was like Rory and and. 515 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 1: Uh re right, like they were cooking the Lakers look 516 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 1: like uh oh, if you're reminded of the ceiling they had, right, 517 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 1: they've played below it for so long you get they 518 00:28:00,520 --> 00:28:02,720 Speaker 1: have it. But it's like, wait a second, if this 519 00:28:02,800 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: thing clicks, it might click click right. They could like 520 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:09,880 Speaker 1: if Memphis doesn't put up a fight here and the 521 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: Warriors Kings go six or seven of a brawl. But 522 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: like the track race right now, whoever comes out of it, 523 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: you got to deal with the size of physicality of 524 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Man. You could see this kind of kind 525 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: of shaping up for them in a way that's a 526 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 1: little bit like, wow, we would we just would have 527 00:28:28,880 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 1: never thought this two months ago. We would have never 528 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: thought this, like they would have this ride to the 529 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: you know, to the Western Conference Finals. I was I'm 530 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,720 Speaker 1: interested in the Miami Milwaukee series. I think this was 531 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 1: more of a blue kind of game one Like I 532 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: think even without Jannis, the Bucks are so used to 533 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: playing without them that they might figure something out. So 534 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: I'm interested to see what they have left. I think 535 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: this is a phenomenon. The team that comes in off 536 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: the play in usually a little bit rolling and now, 537 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,280 Speaker 1: you know, I remember I think it was Memphis got 538 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,760 Speaker 1: Game one against Utah today. If you win two games 539 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: to get into the playoffs. Your a nice little rhythm, 540 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: and you're playing a team that was just sitting, was 541 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: just rested. I think that's a little bit of thing. 542 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: So I really want to see what Miami has. Actually, 543 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:20,120 Speaker 1: they lost one in one one, but I want to 544 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: see if Miami is legit, if they could really extend 545 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: a series that changes the entire East of Milwaukee's out 546 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: entire East. It blows everything up. Now, another team could 547 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:34,960 Speaker 1: sneak in, like like the Knicks into the East Finals. 548 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 2: I don't think they will, but you know, going back 549 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:40,720 Speaker 2: to what you said about the Lakers, I thought they'd 550 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 2: beat Minnesota, and I thought they'd beat Memphis. But I 551 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 2: did feel like the longer it goes, it's more of 552 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 2: a disadvantage because if you could get in and out 553 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 2: of this series with Memphis in five games and Labon 554 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 2: gets like four days to rest, then you have a 555 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 2: real chance to win game one against whoever you play, Like, 556 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 2: I think, wherever you play, there is a path that 557 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:04,200 Speaker 2: the Lakers need to hit to win the Warriors, don't. 558 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 2: You know a lot of the good teams don't the 559 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 2: Lakers do. There's a path to success, and it's getting 560 00:30:09,880 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 2: rid of Memphis fast. 561 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 1: But doesn't look feasible. I mean, like even like John 562 00:30:17,520 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: got hurt and this is becoming a thing. Jock gets hurt, right, 563 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: this is obviously a thing where this is now the 564 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: second playoffs in a row. He got hurt. And remember 565 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: before they were like better without him, they like played 566 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,560 Speaker 1: in a way where it was like yo, they actually 567 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: lock in on defense. Right, But no Steven Adams, no 568 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: Brandon Clark. That that that's a problems mishus might be 569 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,600 Speaker 1: in trouble even if Josh somehow plays. You're down one 570 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:52,040 Speaker 1: and they've got Anthony Davis who could at any moment 571 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: just drop forty on you, right, like they got the 572 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:56,960 Speaker 1: guy who can do it, Lebron can just drop forty 573 00:30:57,000 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: on you and you're in trouble. 574 00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean they were trailing by four. That was 575 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 2: an offensive foul on jaw. The Lakers were getting the 576 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 2: ball and were hot. And by the way, the Lakers 577 00:31:07,160 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 2: had their best quarter of the season and the third 578 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 2: quarter and John was on the floor, so he wasn't 579 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:18,440 Speaker 2: stopping anybody. I thought the Lakers got so many good looks. 580 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:21,479 Speaker 2: I mean the first half, the whole game, they got him. 581 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 2: They just didn't hit him in the first half, but 582 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 2: they were getting phenomenal looks. Their ball movement was excellent. 583 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,280 Speaker 1: That's the part though, that makes you think, Eh, how 584 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,000 Speaker 1: real is this? I mean, it is Ruy hitting all 585 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:40,520 Speaker 1: those the whole series. He won't. No, you know, you're 586 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: not sold on the Hotchi Brewer BADWG. You're not hopping 587 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: on You not ready for the twenty four average of 588 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: twenty four for the series for Hotchi Borer. You ate, 589 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,880 Speaker 1: I'm signing up Ruy hotchiburrs average of twenty four for 590 00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: this entire series put me down. 591 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 2: I got yeah, But I will say their third leading 592 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 2: score Russell Ruy reeves. They've got a collection of guys 593 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 2: who are all I mean, D'Angelo Russell is capable to 594 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 2: drop twenty six. 595 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:09,640 Speaker 1: Is going to give you a game? Right? Yeah, no question, 596 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:10,360 Speaker 1: no question. 597 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 2: He can be a little shrewder yep, Dennis shrewder By 598 00:32:14,800 --> 00:32:17,239 Speaker 2: the way the play in game. Dennis Schreuder was their 599 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 2: third guy. So they don't have a they don't have 600 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 2: a nail down three. But I mean, listen to Celtics 601 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 2: got to the finals last year and Marcus Smart is 602 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 2: hot and cold. You don't know exactly what you're getting 603 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 2: offensively from Marcus Smart. So I mean there, if you 604 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 2: have two legitimate scorers, I mean, what's impressible. 605 00:32:35,400 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: You can do the number three by committee? 606 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 2: Right, you can kind of do it by committee. So 607 00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:41,880 Speaker 2: all right, So you still feel good about the Warriors 608 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 2: before we let you go. I still think they went 609 00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 2: it in six. I mean, this is how it played 610 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:49,080 Speaker 2: it out. Like I think they lose the first game. 611 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 2: I just felt like Sacker BDDO was gonna make everything. 612 00:32:51,840 --> 00:32:54,680 Speaker 2: This was like everybody to be like Sherman Club. 613 00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: Right, this is thirty five years of woning and wonting, 614 00:32:57,760 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: like they've been waiting for this moment forever. I felt 615 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 1: like they were going to make every shot, and there 616 00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 1: was a stretch when they did, and now the adjustments happened. 617 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,960 Speaker 1: Let's see if they can handle it. I feel like 618 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 1: Warriors get game to hold Servant home and we go back. 619 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,320 Speaker 1: We either go back to Sacramento tie to too, or 620 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: we go back to Sacramento with them playing for their 621 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:21,000 Speaker 1: lives to stay alive. That's how I see it shaken out. 622 00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be shocked though, if Sacramento won, because I 623 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: don't know. Some bonus was kind of terrible in that game, 624 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: so maybe he rebounds. 625 00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 2: All right, Marcus Thompson, the Athletic just fifteen eighteen great 626 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 2: minutes from him. He's a busy guy. We're gonna let 627 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 2: him go. 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