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That 41 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: was the New Orleans Pelicans versus the Orlando Magic. So 42 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 1: we're gonna do a breakdown of that game from the 43 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: perspective of both teams. And then at the tail end 44 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: of the show, I've got five clips for another another 45 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: episode of Timpf's tape that we're going to hit at 46 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,239 Speaker 1: the tail end of the show. You guys have the 47 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: joke before we get started. Subscribe to Hoops Tonight YouTube channels. 48 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: You don't miss any more of our videos. Follow me 49 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: on Twitter at underscore Jason LT so you guys don't 50 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: miss SHO announcements. Don't forget about a podcast view wherever 51 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 1: you gets podcast under Hoops Tonight, and keep dropping mail 52 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 1: bag questions and those YouTube comments. We are going to 53 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: get in the habit of doing probably one or two 54 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: mail bags a week during the regular season, So keep 55 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: dropping those questions in the comments and we will be 56 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: getting to them throughout the regular season. All right, let's 57 00:02:57,480 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: talk some basketball. So number five, this is the last 58 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: team in my if things go right tier, I have 59 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: four teams in the top tier of championship contenders. These 60 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: are teams that I think have way less in the 61 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: way of like holes in terms of like talent deficiencies 62 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 1: and specific areas of the roster that could make them 63 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: very beatable. Right. So, for instance, like one of the 64 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: things we're going to talk about with the Dallas Mavericks 65 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: today is like they have a substantial hole in their 66 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:27,839 Speaker 1: starting lineup in terms of perimeter speed. Right You've got 67 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: Klay Thompson, who's a very old guard. You've got Luka 68 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: Doncic who obviously is a big body point guard who 69 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: doesn't cover a ton of ground, and you've got Kyrie 70 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: Irving and PJ Washington. So, like perimeter speed is a 71 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: substantial weakness of that particular team. As you go to 72 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 1: the teams that are higher up on this tier, they 73 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: have more strengths, a little bit less in the way 74 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: of weaknesses, fewer ways that you could conceive of them 75 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: getting knocked out at various points over the course of 76 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: for playoff rounds. So among this tier though, from teams 77 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: eleven to five, I do think Dallas is the best 78 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: of the if things go right teams, And we're going 79 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: to talk about all the reasons why today. So offseason 80 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: recap real quick. They lost Josh Green, Tim Hardaway, Junior, 81 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: Derek Jones, Alex Fudge, and Greg Brown. They added Spencer 82 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 1: Dinwoodie who was with the Lakers last year, Kessler Edwards 83 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: who was with the Kings last year, Quinn Grimes, Naji Marshall, 84 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 1: and Klay Thompson. Before we get into some of the 85 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: specifics with the MAVs for this year, let's go really 86 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: quickly over their free agent addition. So Spencer Dinwoodie. I 87 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: covered him very closely with the Lakers. Mavericks fans will 88 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: obviously know him from a few years ago when he 89 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: was on the team during the Western Conference Finals run. 90 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: Not as good offensively as he used to be. He 91 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: just hasn't shot the ball well from the perimeter since 92 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: leaving Dallas. He's been below a point per jump shot 93 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: in both seasons since leaving Dallas, particularly bad when he 94 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: was in Brooklyn. The last time he shot the ball well, though, 95 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: was in Dallas, and it was a very different role 96 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: in Brooklyn. He was like a primary shot creator for 97 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: that team. With the Lakers, they were running a five 98 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: out off usually with three ball handlers on the floor, 99 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: so it was a lot more read and react and 100 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: kind of flowing from side to side, lots of ball 101 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: and player movement. Right in Dallas, He's going to go 102 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: back to what he did in twenty twenty two, which 103 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: is runs some spread pick and roll and they're kind 104 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 1: of four out one in attack and then spotting up 105 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: off the ball. And he played really well in that 106 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: role last time. I think, for the most part, how 107 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: well he does in that role this time will come 108 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: down to, as we've talked about, how well he shoots 109 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 1: the basketball. So we'll just see how quickly he slides 110 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: back into that comfortable feeling he had when he was 111 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 1: with Dallas last time. I will say when he was 112 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: with the Lakers, I was impressed with him defensively. He's 113 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: a good athlete. He's got long arms, he competes can 114 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: guard the best perimeter player on the other team reasonably well. 115 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: I think that's a legitimate weapon to add to this 116 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: team off the bench. I think he's a great pickup 117 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: at a veteran at a veteran minimum contract. I actually 118 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: wish the Lakers would have kept him. I'm not sure 119 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: exactly why they just let him walk like the way 120 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: that they did, but maybe he just liked the role 121 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 1: that he could potentially have in Dallas better. So Kessler 122 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: Edwards is an athletic guard defender. He was a fringe 123 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: rotation guy for the Kings last year, didn't play much, 124 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: did have his best three point shooting season last year, though, 125 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: Quentin Grimes, I want you guys to think of him 126 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: as like a discounted, lesser version of Dante DiVincenzo. Like 127 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: he's an aggressive shooter with a quick release, jumps a 128 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: little higher on his shot than Dante does, but he's 129 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: a really good athlete. He competes on defense. He's not 130 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 1: as good as Dante, but he's kind of that archetype 131 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: of off ball guard. I think he's perfectly fine as 132 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: a back end of the rotation type of guard. And 133 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: then Naji Marshall is one of my favorite bench guards 134 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 1: in the league. About half dozen times a year as 135 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: I'm watching random Pelicans games, I'll be like, holy shit, 136 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: that was a crazy move from Naji Marshall, Like I 137 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: get like it just as crazy to me, Like like 138 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: for a bench guard. Just like the the the creativity 139 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: and the deep bag of dribble commentation dribble combinations that 140 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 1: Nasey can get to. He's got some legit off the 141 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: dribble pop. He also just had the best three point 142 00:06:57,080 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: shoot shooting season of his career, shot thirty nine percent 143 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: last year. And he's got good size. He's big and 144 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: strong as a perimeter defender. I love him as a 145 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: guard off the bench for the MAVs. And then let's 146 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: talk about the Klay Thompson fit. So Klay Thompson was 147 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: a move for the MAVs to go all in on offense. 148 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: Last year. The MAVs core lineups all had three iffy 149 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: above the break three point shooters on the floor. So 150 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: like obviously the center position. Derek Jones Junior shot twenty 151 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: six percent on above the break threes in the playoffs 152 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: and PJ Washington shot thirty one percent on above the 153 00:07:31,160 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: break threes in the playoffs. So even though PJ and 154 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: Derek Jones were both pretty solid from the corners, it 155 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: was there above the break three point shot and that 156 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: kind of like weakness in their games that became an issue, 157 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: specifically once Lucas started having to use them as screeners. 158 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: I want you guys to imagine the spread floor in 159 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: a four out one end situation, and I want you 160 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: to imagine PJ Washington in one corner Derek Jones in 161 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: the other corner. Let's pretend Luca's on the right wing 162 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: running the action and Kyrie's on the opposite wing. Kyrie 163 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: obviously is a great above the break three point shooter. 164 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: Someone comes up to set the ball screen, let's call 165 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: it Derek Lively, and Luca and Derek get to kind 166 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: of work downhill into the lane, and as long as 167 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: the team is guarding it two on two, Lucas obviously 168 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: gonna either shoot his little patented something in the short 169 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: to mid range or he's gonna throw a lob to 170 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: the big man if the screen defender commits right, and 171 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: then if anybody helps from the weak side. So if 172 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: the two guys in the ball screen kind of coalesce 173 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 1: around Luca and the lowman, and let's say PJ. Washington's 174 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,199 Speaker 1: in the left corner, that lowman comes over the guy 175 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: guarding PJ to tag Derek Lively. That's where Luca throws 176 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 1: the skip pass to the weeks A corner and he's 177 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: gonna knock down that corner three. Both Derek Jones and PJ. 178 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: Washington shot well on corner threes. Last year. PJ. Washington 179 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: shot lights out on corner threes in the playoff run, right, 180 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: So like that was kind of how it worked naturally 181 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: for Dallas in the majority of their matchups. Then they 182 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 1: run into Boston and Boston takes Chris tops Porzingis and 183 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: instead of putting him on Derek Lively and running a 184 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: drop cover, they put Jason Tatum on the center for Dallas. 185 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: And they put christops Porzingis on PJ. Washington or on 186 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: Derek Jones, right, the guys that are the weaker above 187 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: the break shooters. So now imagine that same configuration. Right, 188 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 1: I've got PJ. Washington in the left corner. We've got 189 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: Dare Jones on the right corner. I've got Kyrie on 190 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,800 Speaker 1: the opposite wing. Here comes Derek Lively to set a pick. 191 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,439 Speaker 1: Now they're just switching it, and now I have Jason 192 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 1: Tatum on me. And Luca did have stretches where he 193 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 1: scored the ball well against switches. Against Boston, we all 194 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: know that he filled the box score up right, But 195 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: Dallas's offense overall, on a large scale of the over 196 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: the course of the series, their offense completely fell apart. 197 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: The specific reason why was Luca is basically only able 198 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: to work effectively in ISO so let's say, now we 199 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: know we call Porzingis up into the screen, or we 200 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: call Derek Lively up into the screen. They're just switching it. 201 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: Jaylen Brown runs down with the center. Tatum stays on Luca. 202 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: Luca wants to get into a traditional pick and roll 203 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: coverage so that he can pick them apart with the 204 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:04,839 Speaker 1: pass right. So now he calls, let's say that PJ. 205 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: Washington is being guarded by Chrisops Porzingis. PJ Washington was 206 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: all the way in the left corner. So now PJ. 207 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: Washington's gonna come up to set the screen. Kyrie is 208 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: gonna slide down to the corner. Derek Lively, though, in 209 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: this case, because he's not a floor spacer, neither was 210 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: Daniel Gafford, that guy's standing in the dunker spot now. 211 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,439 Speaker 1: So now as a result of that guy standing in 212 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: the dunker spot, Jason Tatum is sitting head directly underneath 213 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: the rim in help ready for anything that comes towards 214 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 1: the rim. It's just really congested down there. Now. When 215 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: Derek Glavely was setting the screen, him and Luca in 216 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: a vacant paint. Him and Luca were rolling together, driving 217 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: and rolling into the paint together. But now since he 218 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:47,400 Speaker 1: has to call PJ into the screen, Derek's just sitting 219 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: there in the paint, which allows Tatum to be in help. 220 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,319 Speaker 1: Then from there, as Luca comes off the screen, Porzingis 221 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: is there to corral him coming off, and Jalen Brown 222 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: is chasing over the top, and PJ. Washington's only spot 223 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: he can go to because Kyrie's in the left corner 224 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: and Derek Jones is in the right corner, or if 225 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: Derek Jones and PJ are switched, then it's PJ in 226 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 1: the corner. Whoever it is, there's somebody in the corner, 227 00:11:08,960 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: but there's the only opening for PJ to go is 228 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: above the break because if he rolls now, there's a 229 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 1: shit ton of congestion in there because Derek's already in 230 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: there with Tatum on him, Luca's driving in there, and 231 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: like literally, Porzingis the guy who's guarding him, is sitting 232 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: in a drop coverage guarding Luca coming downhill or Horford 233 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:29,680 Speaker 1: guarding downhill, right, although Horford did some switching in the 234 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: series as well. But PJ. Washington would then pop above 235 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: the break because that's the only opening that he can 236 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: go to and he's not a good above the break shooter, 237 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: and so that was kind of where things fell apart 238 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: for Dallas. The pick and roll attack, which was predicated 239 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 1: on picking on the opponent center in mistakes that he 240 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,760 Speaker 1: might make, was shut down by Boston's ability to put 241 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: their center onto a weaker above the break shooter. And 242 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: so here's the thing, just simply by we all know 243 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: that Derek Jones Junior is a much better defensive player 244 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: than Clay. That goes without saying, but Clay is the 245 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: second best shooter in the history of the sport. So 246 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: one other thing I'll say about this, PJ. Washington has 247 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: good form on his jump shot. The elbows in he's 248 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: in a line, gets good lift, it's fluid, there's not 249 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: a hitch, there's not a lot of wasted motion. And 250 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: he did shoot thirty seven percent on above the break 251 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: threes for Dallas in the regular season. So the upside 252 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: for this move is you're taking Derrek Jones Junior, who's 253 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: a guy who is a week above the break shooter, 254 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: out of the equation, and you're plugging in Klay Thompson, 255 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 1: who's one of the best at it in the history 256 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: of the league. Right, But Also, the weak point is 257 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: still there with PJ Washington. Imagine if you face Boston 258 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: again with this exact same lineup, all that's happening is, 259 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: instead of them being able to help off of Derek 260 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: Jones Junior two, in a lot of these cases, they're 261 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: just still going to be helping off of PJ Washington, 262 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: They're just gonna be glued up to Klay Thompson off 263 00:12:58,920 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: the ball. So let's say it's Drew Holliday on Clay, 264 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: He's gonna be glued up on Clay. You're right, But 265 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: they're still going to put Porzingis on PJ Washington. They're 266 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: still going to put Tatum on Derek Lively, They're still 267 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: going to put Jaylen Brown on Luka Doncic. They're still 268 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: going to switch those ball screens, and they're not just 269 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: gonna suddenly roam off of Clay. They're going to continue 270 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: to roam off of PJ. With the rim protector. So obviously, 271 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: Clay increases the aggregate shooting talent that's on the floor, 272 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: But schematically, in order for this to all work, PJ. 273 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: Washington inevitably is going to have to be able to 274 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: hit above the break threes for the specific matchup of Boston. Now, 275 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: as we talk about this, like, here's the thing. The 276 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: West is kind of wide open. I have Denver and 277 00:13:42,320 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: Oklahoma City above Dallas. We're gonna talk about why in 278 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: a little bit. I want to make sure I give 279 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: my explanation, like I always do when I make these 280 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:53,160 Speaker 1: sorts of decisions. I want to explain why but the East, Like, yeah, 281 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 1: the Nicks have a shot, Yeah the Sixers have a shot, 282 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: Yeah the Bucks have a shot. But Boston. I think 283 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: the gap between Boston and the rest of the East 284 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: is larger than the gap between let's say, Oklahoma City 285 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: or Denver in the rest of the Western Conference, right, 286 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 1: And so like, with that being the case, the inevitable 287 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: kind of like a barrier standing between Dallas and the 288 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: NBA Championship is Boston. And in order to beat Boston, PJ. 289 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: Washington's going to have to hit above the break three. 290 00:14:22,880 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: So like, even though I think Clay is a massive 291 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: influx of offensive talent, he's going to make them so 292 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: much better offensively over the course of the season. I 293 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: think Dallas is going to be top three offens this year. 294 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna continue to talk about all those reasons why 295 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,040 Speaker 1: but the reality is is the ultimate goal their goal 296 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: of beating Boston if they were going to get out 297 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: of the West and win the NBA Championship. I do 298 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: think PJ. Washington eventually is going to have to hit 299 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: above the break threes at a certain rate. And it's 300 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: a copycat league too. Like any team that has two 301 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: forwards now that they feel realistically could guard Luca at 302 00:14:56,240 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: least make Luca work, they're just gonna even just one 303 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: because Gafford and Lively are not like back to the 304 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: basket like beat switches types of centers. They're gonna put 305 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: the guy that they think can guard Luca on Luca right, 306 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: and then they're gonna put their bigger forward on the center, 307 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,920 Speaker 1: in this case Lively or Gafford right, They're gonna switch it, 308 00:15:18,520 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 1: and then they're gonna leave their center on PJ. Washington. 309 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: Teams are going to copy that. Like it was statistically 310 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: devastating what it did to Dallas's offense, any coaching staff 311 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: worth their salt is going to continue to explore that 312 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: concept as a way to guard Dallas. So with that 313 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: being the case, PJ. Washington's offensive development particularly is an 314 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: above the break shooter, and I think there's some upside there. 315 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: Like I said, his form looks good. He did shoot 316 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: pretty well there in the regular season. PJ Washington's growth 317 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: as an above the break shooter is going to be 318 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,520 Speaker 1: a key thing to keep an eye on from Dallas 319 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: this season, and one of the things I hope they 320 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: do is don't just only plug PJ in the corner 321 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: and make sure that he gets plenty of above the 322 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: break attempts over the course of the season to help 323 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 1: kind of polish that up and make sure that he's 324 00:16:02,600 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: comfortable by the time you get to the postseason. Will 325 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: the MAVs run more action? Klay Thompson hit one hundred 326 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 1: and sixty three shots coming off of off ball screens 327 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: last year, is most in the league by far. It's 328 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: eighty four more than any non Warrior in the entire NBA. 329 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: Last year. He also got one point one points per 330 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: shot in those situations in half court settings. One point 331 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:43,120 Speaker 1: one points per shot is very efficient. Offensive ratings tend 332 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 1: to get closer to one twenty for the best or 333 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: a little above one twenty for the best offenses in 334 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: the league, but offensive ratings are inflated by things like 335 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: offensive rebounds and transition scoring right because transition offensive ratings 336 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: are typically way higher. One point one points per shot 337 00:16:57,840 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: in the half court is a really good shot. Can't 338 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,920 Speaker 1: hope to do much better than a one to ten 339 00:17:04,040 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: offensive rating in the half court. Here's the thing too, 340 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: Naji Marshall can dribble shooting pass. Spencer Dinwoodie can dribble 341 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: shooting pass, Kyrie Irving can dribble shooting pass. Derek Lively 342 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: at the center position is like, in my opinion, one 343 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,639 Speaker 1: of the better like five out prospects that we have 344 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: in the league at the center position because he's so 345 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: good at making reads and making passes out of overplay situations. 346 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: This is a different roster than Dallas had last year. 347 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: It's a lot more ball handling, a lot more guys 348 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: who are capable of doing more than just shooting catch 349 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: and shoot threes on offense. So I'm really curious to 350 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: see if Jason Kidd implements more ball in player movement 351 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: this year. And there's a very specific reason why I 352 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 1: believe in that those of you guys who watched Timp's 353 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: tape yesterday will know what I'm talking about. When you 354 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: have more on ball action and off ball player movement 355 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: and screening. It makes it so that the defense has 356 00:17:55,040 --> 00:18:00,040 Speaker 1: to make more decisions, right, and the more decisions that 357 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,359 Speaker 1: the defense has to make on any given possession, the 358 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,679 Speaker 1: more possibility for them to make a mistake, and a 359 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: mistake almost always ends in a open shot or a layup. Right. 360 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: So this is where like, am I asking the MAVs 361 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: to ditch Lucaball. No, that absolutely should be their main pitch, 362 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: But Lukaball the spread pick and roll for out one 363 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:30,360 Speaker 1: end concept that relies entirely on Luca's superpower. The way 364 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: to the defense doesn't make mistakes against Luca Ball. It 365 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: decides what they want to do, make Luca score or 366 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: make him a passer. Right. But when you have more 367 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: off ball action and player movement and on ball action 368 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: to start possessions, that's where you can start getting more 369 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 1: defensive mistakes where guys just fuck up and someone ends 370 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 1: up wide open. And so my thing is like, I 371 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: want to see them build that out as a pitch. 372 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: If Luca ball is going to be the fastball, I 373 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: want to see this as a change up. I want 374 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:02,639 Speaker 1: to see them build it out over the course of 375 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: the season. And No, by the way, when I say 376 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: five out concepts. This doesn't mean just plug Maxi Kleiba 377 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 1: in that center. That's not what five out is. That's 378 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:16,680 Speaker 1: just the stretch. Five five out is about multiple actions 379 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: on the same possession. We're getting side to side, we 380 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: are involving multiple ball handlers. There is a flow. It 381 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 1: is a blender both on and off the ball. That 382 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: is five out. I would like to see Dallas build 383 00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: that out as their change up this year so that 384 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: if they run into a matchup where it's like, hey, 385 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: they just tucked the center on PJ. Washington. He's just 386 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: missed two or three consecutive above the break threes. He 387 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: looks a little sketched out by it. Luca is now 388 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: having to attack big forwards and switches. Our offense is 389 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: grinding down a little bit. Hey, why don't we plug 390 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: in an extra ball handler, Like, why don't we throw 391 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 1: in you know, we'll go you know, Luca, Kyrie and well, 392 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 1: hell like just say with Clay on the floor, even 393 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 1: with just those three, and let's just kind of tweak 394 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:06,360 Speaker 1: the way we play and get a little bit more 395 00:20:06,359 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: side to side, have a little bit more action being run, 396 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: and see if we can't just loosen things up a 397 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:14,240 Speaker 1: little bit for a few minutes. My prediction is that 398 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 1: they won't do that. My prediction is that they'll more 399 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 1: or less do exactly what they did last year, but 400 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,640 Speaker 1: then add like four to five possessions of game where 401 00:20:21,680 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 1: they run Klay Thompson off of some sort of like 402 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 1: double wide stagger floppy action underneath the basket, something like that, 403 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: where they try to get Clay some catch and shoot threes, 404 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: just kind of randomly mixed in surrounded by typical Luca ball. 405 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:37,040 Speaker 1: But I'm hoping that they add more of a five 406 00:20:37,080 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: out look over the course of this season. Either way, 407 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: I expect the MAVs to be a top three offense 408 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:46,119 Speaker 1: this year. The Luca and Kyrie fit is perfect. Clay 409 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: is a massive upgrade of Derek Jones Junior. On offense. 410 00:20:49,119 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: I think PJ. Washington will continue to improve this year. 411 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: They have an existing offensive framework that works really well. 412 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: Even the issues that talked about are more matchup specific, 413 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,320 Speaker 1: Like here's the thing, not every team has Jason Tatum 414 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: and Jaylen Brown at the guard or at the forward positions, 415 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 1: right like I was. I was like kind of going 416 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: through the league and looking at it, and there are 417 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: there are, there are teams, and they're all the good teams, right, 418 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: like the Knicks have some really like a guy like 419 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,120 Speaker 1: the Knicks could put uh og An Andobi on Gafford 420 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: and Lively and look to switch those types of actions. 421 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: That could be something that they that they look to 422 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: do out in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City now that 423 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 1: they have a little bit more interior size, now that 424 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:28,879 Speaker 1: they have Alex Caruso is another option. You can imagine 425 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:33,040 Speaker 1: a situation where they put lou Dort, even Uh on Luca, 426 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: but then put a Uh like a big a bigger, 427 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: stronger forward, or even even put lou Dort on the 428 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:40,919 Speaker 1: center and put Caruso on Luca and then they can 429 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: switch ball screens. Like I think there are gonna be 430 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: a lot of teams that try to mimic what Boston did, right, 431 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: but even that's all. That's all specific playoff match matchups 432 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: for like the later rounds, right Like over the course 433 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: of the eighty two they're gonna dice everybody up. They 434 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: just are. They have too much talent and there's not 435 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: enough teams in the league to have the person l 436 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: to give Dallas the issues that Boston gave them. Defense 437 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,399 Speaker 1: will be tricky Clay fell off of a cliff defensively 438 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: after winning the title in twenty twenty two. Twenty twenty 439 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 1: two was like an underrated defensive moment of Clay's career, 440 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: Like he kind of switched on to Jaylen Brown about 441 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 1: halfway through the series and just did a really nice 442 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:20,119 Speaker 1: job on him. But since that series, he's kind of 443 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: fallen off of a cliff. Kyrie will be their best 444 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: guard defender in the starting lineup. In a lot of matchups, 445 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: They're probably going to have to put PJ Washington on 446 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: the other team's best perimeter player. I'm just curious to 447 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: see how they deploy everyone, Like are they going to 448 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: ask Kyrie and Clay to guard guards so they can 449 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 1: keep PJ as a low man, or are they going 450 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: to put PJ on the ball and ask Clay to 451 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: spend more possessions and help. I'm really curious just to 452 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: see how they deploy everyone. I don't think they can 453 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:47,159 Speaker 1: get to a top ten defense with Clay in for 454 00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: Derek Jones Junior. I don't think that that's an outcome 455 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: that's on the table for them. But I do think 456 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: they can get to fifteen if everyone buys in. They 457 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 1: have the rim protection. That's always a great foundation. They 458 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: have size. They are just a little too slow the 459 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: perimeter to be a top ten defense, But defense is 460 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,600 Speaker 1: going to be the main thing. I'm watching with Dallas 461 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 1: in the early part of the year to see how 462 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: things shape up. In summary, I have Dallas as the 463 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: best of the if things go right teams. I do 464 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: think they're a little matchup dependent, and that's the main 465 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: reason why I don't have them in the top tier. 466 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: Teams that can that have two good forwards that can 467 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: switch their one to five pick and roll, teams that 468 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,840 Speaker 1: can spread them out and attack their weaker defenders in 469 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 1: space right on the defensive end. Teams like when Luca's 470 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: in help, he's fine. But as soon as there's a 471 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: team that can really spread them out and can attack 472 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: Luca off the dribble consistently, that's where things become a problem. 473 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: I think it would be helpful if Luca got into 474 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: a little bit better shape and got to the point 475 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: where he could hedge and recover, because then he wouldn't 476 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: have to necessarily worry about holding his own on an island. 477 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: If he could just throw a hedge and then sprint 478 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,719 Speaker 1: back to a shooter and chase them off the line. 479 00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,960 Speaker 1: We'll see if that's something that they deploy more this year, 480 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 1: because like they just went with like asking Luca to 481 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: guard in the postseason, and that just didn't work. It 482 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: went horribly well. So so like that's something that I 483 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,880 Speaker 1: would like to see them explore a little bit more 484 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: as having Luca just see if he's capable of hedging. 485 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 1: I'm not sure his feet are quick enough, but we'll see. 486 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: But among all the teams in this five through eleven tier, 487 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: like we talked about the Minnesota Timberwolves, we talked about 488 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:22,119 Speaker 1: the Lakers, and the Suns, and the Memphis Grizzlies and 489 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 1: all these teams, the Philadelphia seventy six ers, all these 490 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: teams that are in this tier, I think Luca is 491 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:31,719 Speaker 1: the best player in that tier considerably. Giannis is the 492 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: one guy that you could take closer. But I don't 493 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:36,480 Speaker 1: think Milwaukee has the talent that Dallas has, So I 494 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:40,360 Speaker 1: think they're clearly the best of this particular tier of teams. 495 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 1: I think Boston would kick their ass again if they 496 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: played again. I don't think Clay solves the Boston problem, because, 497 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:48,359 Speaker 1: like I told you guys, they're still just going to 498 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: put Porzingis on PJ. So the upside if you were 499 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: going to be like, hey, Jason explained to me how 500 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:58,360 Speaker 1: Dallas could beat Boston this year. It's PJ Washington gets 501 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:01,360 Speaker 1: better at above the break threes. PJ. Washington gets better 502 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: above the break threes. Luca gets in better shape and 503 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: becomes a better perimeter defender. Those two things happen, you 504 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,160 Speaker 1: give yourself a fighting chance against Boston. I think they'd 505 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: get killed by Boston if they played him again. Though, 506 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,240 Speaker 1: Let's say a team like Philly or Milwaukee gets through. 507 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 1: Though Philly's gonna have Kelly Ubray and Caleb Martin on 508 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 1: the floor, those are guys that Dallas could deploy Luca 509 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:24,959 Speaker 1: on and continue to pack the paint, keep him out 510 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: of dribble drive situations, make if he shooters make shots, 511 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 1: kind of like they did with Minnesota. I think that 512 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: Dallas has a chance, Like I think Dallas would beat 513 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:37,160 Speaker 1: Philly in a series. Milwaukee another team where there's gonna 514 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,720 Speaker 1: be guys on the floor. They feel comfortable helping off 515 00:25:39,720 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 1: and sagging into the paint and packing the paint, not 516 00:25:42,240 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 1: having to guard so much in space. Milwaukee is a 517 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: team that I think Dallas would beat in a playoff series. 518 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:50,160 Speaker 1: So if Dallas can get out of the Western Conference 519 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: and if somebody can upset Boston, I think they have 520 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,679 Speaker 1: a real chance to win the title, and that to 521 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,439 Speaker 1: me puts them kind of classically in this tier of 522 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: if things go right, I don't think there'll be a 523 00:26:02,080 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: dominant regular season team. I think they'll be above the plan, 524 00:26:04,720 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 1: but most likely in that three to six range. So 525 00:26:07,440 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: the last question is why do I have Oklahoma City 526 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: and Denver above them? Oklahoma City has considerably more talent. 527 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:16,640 Speaker 1: They're the most talented team in the Western Conference by far. 528 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 1: That to me is a pretty straightforward explanation. Denver, talent wise, 529 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 1: is more on the same level as Dallas. Why do 530 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: I have Denver over Dallas Because Denver presents more matchup issues, 531 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: specifically for Boston. Boston does not have a soul who 532 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:40,399 Speaker 1: can remotely make Jokic feel uncomfortable. Meanwhile, Boston is built 533 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: to stop Dallas like they're built to slow down that offense. 534 00:26:44,640 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: I think Boston is most likely going to win the East. 535 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: So therefore, Denver is clearly a better candidate to get 536 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: the trophy because they have more capability of beating Boston. 537 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: In a series than Dallas does. But if Boston gets upset, 538 00:26:57,200 --> 00:27:00,560 Speaker 1: I think Dallas has a real shot. All right, let's 539 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: get into Magic Peals also real quick before we get 540 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: into this game. I've every time we get into the 541 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: start of the year, I always have to kind of 542 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: explain this to people. I cover a shit ton of games. 543 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 1: I would say, we go what on average, five times 544 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 1: a week and then maybe like a sixth episode for 545 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: something that's usually a big NBA story that drops down 546 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 1: or something along those lines. Right, But in the five 547 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 1: games five days a week, I'm on average covering three 548 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: to four games. So we're covering somewhere between fifteen and 549 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: twenty games a week. Okay, I'm going to hit the 550 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 1: big market teams. I'm gonna hit the Knicks, I'm gonna 551 00:27:36,119 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: hit the Celtics, I'm gonna hit the Sixers, I'm gonna 552 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: hit the Warriors, I'm gonna hit the Lakers. I'm gonna 553 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: hit all like those are the We just have to 554 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:47,000 Speaker 1: that's just smart business. The way I compensate for that 555 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: is I just work more and I make sure that 556 00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:52,240 Speaker 1: I cover more games. So like we are still going 557 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: to hit between five and ten games a week. That 558 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: cover teams that are outside of like kind of like 559 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: the major market teams. We are going to cover the Pelicans, 560 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: We're going to cover the Magic as much as most 561 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 1: of the other national NBA shows in the league. We 562 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: just supplement it by doing more. So, like, here's the thing, 563 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: Not only are there big market teams that I want 564 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: to hit, like the Lakers are my favorite team. You 565 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: don't think I'm gonna watch all the Laker games. Of 566 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: course I'm gonna come on here and share my thoughts. 567 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: There's gonna be and because we market the show based 568 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: on what gives us the best chance to work in 569 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:26,679 Speaker 1: search engines, Like, yeah, there's gonna be a lot of 570 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: thumbnails that have Lebron James on it. There's gonna be 571 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: a lot of titles that say Lakers this or Warriors that, 572 00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:37,040 Speaker 1: or Nick's this or Celtics that. But usually there's four 573 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: to five segments in that show. And of those four 574 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: to five segments, yeah, two or three of them are 575 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: gonna be hitting major market big topics. But I'm always 576 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: going to do the work to cover the rest of 577 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,240 Speaker 1: the league. So it's one of those things where one 578 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 1: of the ways that we fight that breakout clips look 579 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: for breakout clips. But two, we put in chapter markers, 580 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: So like, if you don't want to hear Lakers, if 581 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,840 Speaker 1: you're sick of hearing fucking Lakers, click on the video, 582 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: fast forward past the Lakers part, and then you'll get 583 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: to everything else. Again, I always just have to say 584 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: this about once a year just to kind of remind people, like, Yeah, 585 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: we're going to cover a lot of the mainstream stuff, 586 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: but that doesn't mean we're not covering everything else. I 587 00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: work really hard to make sure that we get to 588 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 1: a shit ton of games so that we can compensate 589 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: for the fact that we hammer some of the mainstream stuff. 590 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 1: And again, like, as a basketball fan, yeah, when Lebron retires, 591 00:29:25,320 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 1: I'm not going to have a team anymore. He's my 592 00:29:27,160 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: one sentimental attachment in the NBA right now, and at 593 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 1: that point, I won't have that specific, you know, desire. 594 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: But like, yeah, we're gonna cover most of the Laker games. 595 00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: Why cause I'm going to watch most of the Laker 596 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: games because I'm a Laker fan and I'm gonna have 597 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: opinions about it, and I'm fortunate enough to have a 598 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: situation where I can talk about them. So like, again, 599 00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: it's not. And quite frankly, the Lakers have a massive 600 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: fan base, so that stuff makes us money. That stuff 601 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: gives us like a means with which to pay the 602 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: bills and to keep the lights on right. So like again, 603 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,240 Speaker 1: I just have to say that about once a year. 604 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: And on that note, let's talk about the Orlando Magic 605 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: in the New Orleans Pelicans. So Zion looks amazing. He 606 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: had three straight driving assists to start the game. The 607 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: one that was on the first possession of the game 608 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,720 Speaker 1: was kind of like the classic Zion where he comes 609 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 1: up the right wing, He's got the ball in his 610 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: left hand. He just kind of hits that high hesitation 611 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 1: and just kind of dribbles a little bit towards the elbow. 612 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:23,480 Speaker 1: The entire Magic roster just like coalesces around the paint. 613 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 1: He throws a kickout pass to the wing and I 614 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: think it was Herb Jones, but I can't remember who 615 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:30,480 Speaker 1: it was. But one of the Pells role players knocks 616 00:30:30,480 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: down a shot and then next possession, similar thing, next possession, 617 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: similar thing. The Magic we're doing a lot of switching, 618 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:37,920 Speaker 1: and so even when he would get get different guys 619 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: on switches, he's just trying to get downhill and make 620 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 1: a kickout pass. There was also a couple of plays 621 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 1: in that first quarter stint, and both of these made 622 00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: my TIMPs tape segments, so you guys will see him 623 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: here in a second. But Zion had these plays where 624 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: he drove really hard to the right. I think one 625 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: was over Wendell Carter Junior and one was over Pala Bancaro, 626 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: but really hard. Dribbles to the right and he gets 627 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: cut off, and then he ends back to the left 628 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: and goes to a hook shot kind of in the 629 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: middle of the floor and knocks it down. This is 630 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 1: that like over the top shot that I say is 631 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: so important for these downhill guys. This is the one 632 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,920 Speaker 1: that I've been begging Giannis to get forever. Even if 633 00:31:12,960 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 1: you're the best athlete in the league at your position, 634 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: you are inevitably going to run into somebody who is 635 00:31:19,440 --> 00:31:22,719 Speaker 1: close to your level of athleticism and can stop you 636 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:25,000 Speaker 1: from just running rough shot over them all night long. 637 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: Even the guy that is arguably the best athlete NBA history, 638 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: Lebron James, look at his career history, it's like he 639 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 1: runs into Andrea Guadala, he runs into Kawhi Leonard, even 640 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 1: in recent years, he runs into Aaron Gordon. Mind you, 641 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: he's not the athlete he was when he was younger, 642 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:43,400 Speaker 1: but like inevitably, you run into a guy that can 643 00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: kind of sort of beat it a spot's chest you 644 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: up and force you to make something over the top. 645 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 1: Doesn't mean you have to make a three. If you 646 00:31:50,600 --> 00:31:53,240 Speaker 1: can drive at that guy and then he cuts you 647 00:31:53,320 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: off and you can counter back the other way and 648 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 1: hit something over the top, that is something that you 649 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:01,960 Speaker 1: can rely on in a tight spot when the defense 650 00:32:02,000 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: is guarding you one on one and not really helping 651 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,160 Speaker 1: off super far, and there's not a great look elsewhere, 652 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: and that's kind of the best you can do on 653 00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: that possession. If you can get to a bucket where 654 00:32:10,280 --> 00:32:11,960 Speaker 1: you could like, hey, I can hit this shot fifty 655 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: to fifty five percent of the time, that's something that 656 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:17,560 Speaker 1: could really carry you in tight half court situations. Back 657 00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: to back of them that looked really, really good. Jonathan 658 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: Isaac checked in off the bench for the Magic Zion 659 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:26,600 Speaker 1: immediately started bullying him underneath the basket. The Pelicans are 660 00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: even just barely scratching the surface of what this can become. 661 00:32:30,040 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: Because I didn't even see any really great drive and 662 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,760 Speaker 1: kick possessions where they were like multiple touches. I still 663 00:32:34,760 --> 00:32:37,280 Speaker 1: think that's the thing that they can get to over time. 664 00:32:37,800 --> 00:32:40,960 Speaker 1: Like this team is going to be so good on offense. 665 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: If Zion can stay healthy, we could be looking at 666 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: a truly special offensive season from him. And I think 667 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,520 Speaker 1: it's a top ten offense and one that could get 668 00:32:50,560 --> 00:32:53,719 Speaker 1: even higher with Trey Murphy, CJ McCollum. Those guys are 669 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: such good spot up players. John Tay Murray, well, see 670 00:32:56,160 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 1: he didn't shoot the three ball well last night, but 671 00:32:57,960 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna shoot it pretty well this year. 672 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: Jordan Hawkins came in and shot the seams off the 673 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: basketball like they just have all this shooting. And then 674 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 1: they have these two guys in Dejonte and in Zion 675 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: that can get downhill and can make plays. And even 676 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: Brandon Ingram as we've been hearing, has looked really good 677 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: in training camp, and so that's another guy that can 678 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: kind of break the defense down. Dejhontey didn't shoot it well. 679 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 1: He had a couple of his patent mid range shots 680 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,160 Speaker 1: but missed everything else. But he was getting two spots 681 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: and he was getting dribble penetration, and again Orlando's defense 682 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: is insanely good, so like, this is a tough matchup 683 00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:32,480 Speaker 1: for that first version of this offense. At the end 684 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:34,400 Speaker 1: of the first half, they ran some two man game 685 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: with Dejonte and Zion, and Zion was setting good screens 686 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: and Desonte was easily getting into the paint where he 687 00:33:40,680 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: could make plays. I thought that was kind of an 688 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,720 Speaker 1: interesting action that we'll see more of this year. I 689 00:33:44,720 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: think Dejonte's fit overall will take some reps, just because 690 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: it's kind of an interesting fit, but I do think 691 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 1: it'll go fine. Cj looked great, shot the ball super 692 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:55,680 Speaker 1: well last year, came right back to work this year. 693 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 1: Nine points on six jump shots yesterday. Jordan Hawkins eighteen 694 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: points and two assists in twenty one minutes. Kind of 695 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: slided into like the Trey Murphy type of role. And 696 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,480 Speaker 1: what really impressed me about Jordan Hawkins was his ability 697 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:10,200 Speaker 1: to get dribble penetration off of his shooting ability. He 698 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,040 Speaker 1: was getting a lot of straight line drives off of 699 00:34:12,120 --> 00:34:15,040 Speaker 1: dudes chasing him off the line, and he was able 700 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: to like he made some drop off passes, made some 701 00:34:17,160 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 1: mid range stuff. I thought it was a really nice 702 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,719 Speaker 1: game from Jordan Hawkins. You can see the formula for 703 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: the Pelicans, Zion and de Jonte and Brandon getting dribble penetration, 704 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:29,839 Speaker 1: really high level shoot, drive, pass threats off the ball 705 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 1: to capitalize on that attention. I think they're gonna score 706 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:36,719 Speaker 1: a lot of points this year. Orlando. I really I 707 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:38,800 Speaker 1: love this team because I love a lot of the 708 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,240 Speaker 1: players on the team, but I hate watching them on offense. 709 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 1: It always looks worse against teams like New Orleans two 710 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: that do a lot of switching. By the way, they've 711 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,399 Speaker 1: got a lot of similar sized players, Orland who does 712 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:49,800 Speaker 1: so A lot of teams do a lot of switching 713 00:34:49,840 --> 00:34:52,320 Speaker 1: against them. But then they just run into this like 714 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:54,320 Speaker 1: kind of stagnant thing where they they just bring the 715 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: ball up the floor and they might have a guard 716 00:34:56,280 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: comes set a screen, but then it just inevitably turns 717 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: into kind of like everyone's standing around and watching Palow 718 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:02,840 Speaker 1: or Frontz try to make something happen. It looks like 719 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,400 Speaker 1: pickup basketball, but there were some positives. They shot the 720 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:07,879 Speaker 1: ball well from the perimeter in the first half. They 721 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:09,720 Speaker 1: got cold in the second half. But in the first half, 722 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:13,920 Speaker 1: while the Pels starters were still playing, the Magic got 723 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,279 Speaker 1: one point one nine points per jump shot on twenty 724 00:35:16,320 --> 00:35:18,640 Speaker 1: one attempts. Polo's shot looked good again. He was three 725 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:21,359 Speaker 1: for five on jumpers yesterday. Jonathan Isaac hitd a three, 726 00:35:21,440 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: Jalen Suggs hit a bunch of threes. Again, they cooled off, 727 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: but I thought that was encouraging after how poorly they 728 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:28,960 Speaker 1: shot the ball against Cleveland. And then their defense still 729 00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: looks insane. They have so much speed and strength in 730 00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 1: the guard corps, even off the bench, like Cole Anthony 731 00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: is like competing on the defensive end. Obviously, Anthony Black 732 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,080 Speaker 1: his jump shot still looks a little sketch, but he 733 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: obviously brings a lot defensively to the back court. And 734 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: then they just have so much size and length in 735 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,200 Speaker 1: the front court. Like when Jonathan Isaac checked in, he 736 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:48,879 Speaker 1: started like ending up in a lot of help side 737 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:51,440 Speaker 1: possessions and protecting the rim, and like anyone on the 738 00:35:51,440 --> 00:35:54,320 Speaker 1: Pelicans who was in Zion was like scared to shoot 739 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 1: around the rim because of Jonathan Isaac. I'm so impressed 740 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 1: by them on the defensive end. I'm so impressed by 741 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 1: their physical profile. We just have to see more offensive 742 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: growth out of them over the course of the season. 743 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:18,640 Speaker 1: All right, Let's go to this week's or today's episode 744 00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:22,520 Speaker 1: of Timp's tape. First couple of clips are going to 745 00:36:22,600 --> 00:36:25,359 Speaker 1: be zion left shoulder hook. So, as I was talking 746 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 1: about in the last segment, inevitably, even if you're a 747 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,960 Speaker 1: supreme athlete, you're going to run into a guy that 748 00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,920 Speaker 1: can kind of sort of match up with you athletically. 749 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,879 Speaker 1: In this case, Pala Bunkara. Zion's gonna make a really 750 00:36:36,880 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: hard dribble move to the right, and Palo, who's also 751 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: in an elite athlete, beats him to the spot, cuts 752 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,840 Speaker 1: him off. What do you do from there? This is 753 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: where in situations where you need to create your own 754 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:50,800 Speaker 1: shot and you can't get to the rim, it's important 755 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 1: to have some sort of calendar to make something over 756 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:57,480 Speaker 1: the top. Zion's gonna pivot over his right shoulder and 757 00:36:57,560 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: take like a little five foot hook shot. That is 758 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:02,680 Speaker 1: a shot that Zion should be able to get to 759 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 1: against every defender in the league at any time. If 760 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:07,120 Speaker 1: he can get to the point where he can knock 761 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:09,680 Speaker 1: that down fifty percent of the time fifty five percent 762 00:37:09,719 --> 00:37:12,359 Speaker 1: of the time, that can become a huge weapon for him, 763 00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:14,960 Speaker 1: especially in a playoff series when things grind down in 764 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:18,680 Speaker 1: the half court. There's another example against Wendell Carter, really 765 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 1: good athlete at the center position. Zion's come in from 766 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:23,959 Speaker 1: the top of the key. This time gonna fast forward 767 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: a little bit, get a switch, So Daniel Tye screens. 768 00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,000 Speaker 1: There's a switch. Now we have Wendell Carter hard drive right. 769 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:33,160 Speaker 1: Wendell beats him to the spot, cuts him off. Zion 770 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:35,919 Speaker 1: pivots over his right shoulder, knocks down a hook. Again, 771 00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,920 Speaker 1: that was over a center. That's a guy that's substantially 772 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:39,960 Speaker 1: taller than Zion, and he is able to get the 773 00:37:39,960 --> 00:37:42,919 Speaker 1: shot off. Because again, anybody who actually cuts Zion off 774 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,960 Speaker 1: on his hard drive to the right is gonna have 775 00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:49,240 Speaker 1: to really really dig down and take hard slide steps. 776 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,279 Speaker 1: He's not gonna be able to quickly recover back going 777 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,200 Speaker 1: the opposite direction. But I thought that was really really encouraging, 778 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:56,799 Speaker 1: and I'd like to see Zion take a bunch of 779 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,080 Speaker 1: those this year and hopefully hit it around fifty percent. 780 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 1: This was a really impressive defensive possession from Cole Anthony. 781 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,800 Speaker 1: So we have the Magic loading up on the strong 782 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:10,200 Speaker 1: side against the Zion drive. Cole Anthony is sinking down 783 00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:11,879 Speaker 1: into the lane to kind of make sure that herb 784 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 1: Jones doesn't cut to the basket. His man is actually 785 00:38:14,520 --> 00:38:18,680 Speaker 1: CJ McCollum. Watch when the pass gets thrown how quickly 786 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:22,359 Speaker 1: Cole Anthony recovers out to CJ. Sprints Boom. He's there 787 00:38:22,360 --> 00:38:25,760 Speaker 1: on the catch, completely glued up. Gets a great contest, 788 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 1: doesn't foul, forces a miss, short catches the ball in transition, 789 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,920 Speaker 1: goes the length of the floor, sees a little opportunity 790 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,880 Speaker 1: where he goes, Hey, Jordan Hawkins not a great athlete, 791 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:40,399 Speaker 1: not I mean good athlete, but he's not very big 792 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,920 Speaker 1: and strong. I might be able to go through him. 793 00:38:43,360 --> 00:38:47,359 Speaker 1: Sees the opportunity, drops that shoulder, gets the angle. Nice 794 00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:50,080 Speaker 1: athletic finish at the rim. Cole Anthony is one of 795 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: my favorite backup guards in the league. But like it's 796 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,840 Speaker 1: just an example two of defensive culture. Too. Good athlete 797 00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: off the bench comes in, brings the same level of 798 00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:01,239 Speaker 1: defensive intensity as the starters. This was a fun one. 799 00:39:02,200 --> 00:39:04,279 Speaker 1: A little action that the Pelicans ran for Zion that 800 00:39:04,320 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: I really liked. It's kind of a setup out of 801 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:09,160 Speaker 1: a five out concept. All guys on the perimeter. CJ 802 00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:13,440 Speaker 1: and Dejonte both just basically cross in front of Zion 803 00:39:14,080 --> 00:39:16,239 Speaker 1: and nothing ends up happening, but you do see some 804 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: brief confusion out of Orlando. I do think they'll get 805 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:23,399 Speaker 1: some openings this year whereas guys are acrossing, people make 806 00:39:23,440 --> 00:39:27,040 Speaker 1: a mistake. I talked to it again. Action gives opportunity 807 00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:29,720 Speaker 1: for the defense to make a mistake. Orlando's an elite defense. 808 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:32,120 Speaker 1: They don't make a mistake here, but you can kind 809 00:39:32,120 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 1: of see the action right these guys cross and notice 810 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 1: how CACP threw a hedge too. You're going to see 811 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: some situations where the hedge stays too long and Dejonte 812 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:44,759 Speaker 1: is able to drive that, but inevitably it ends up 813 00:39:44,800 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: settling back into an ISO. But I do think we're 814 00:39:47,239 --> 00:39:48,560 Speaker 1: going to see a lot more of that action. I'm 815 00:39:48,560 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 1: curious to see how it settles down this year. Here's 816 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:54,680 Speaker 1: your textbook driving kick though. So we have Jalen Suggs 817 00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:59,919 Speaker 1: with his body completely turned towards Zion looking at the ball. 818 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:04,800 Speaker 1: That gives a close out opportunity for CJ. McCollum. Zion 819 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:08,920 Speaker 1: throws the ball, Jalen Suggs close out. That's that baked 820 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:10,719 Speaker 1: in driving lane that I always talk to you guys 821 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:14,400 Speaker 1: about if He's going to stand here and I get 822 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:18,479 Speaker 1: a pass on the wing. I have a guaranteed rip 823 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:21,640 Speaker 1: through to the right because Jalen Suggs is going to 824 00:40:21,640 --> 00:40:24,320 Speaker 1: be closing out at me from my left hand side. 825 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:27,360 Speaker 1: Rip beats him off the dribble. Okay, so now this 826 00:40:27,440 --> 00:40:29,239 Speaker 1: is where we're at. Now we're going to talk a 827 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:33,920 Speaker 1: little bit about another element of spacing off ball screening. 828 00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:38,000 Speaker 1: Daniel Tye was down here, Dejontay Murray was over here 829 00:40:38,400 --> 00:40:43,239 Speaker 1: after the uh, after that crossing action that CJ and 830 00:40:43,280 --> 00:40:46,480 Speaker 1: Dejhontey ran, Daniel Tye is going to set a backscreen 831 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 1: on Contavious Cabb of Pope. Instead of digging down here 832 00:40:49,800 --> 00:40:52,960 Speaker 1: and trying to box box out for an offensive rebound, 833 00:40:53,239 --> 00:40:57,520 Speaker 1: he sets this flare screen for de Jontay Murray, nails KCP. 834 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:00,920 Speaker 1: CJ McCollum makes the kickout pass, we get a wide 835 00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:04,719 Speaker 1: open three. So again, Daniel Tice is a situation. In 836 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: a situation like that, Wendell Carter's ignoring him and going 837 00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,440 Speaker 1: towards the basket, he maintains himself as a threat on 838 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:12,640 Speaker 1: offense by being a screener off the ball. Jante misses 839 00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:14,920 Speaker 1: the shot, but that's a really good look after an 840 00:41:14,960 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 1: interesting little action. Then lastly we're gonna go to a 841 00:41:18,160 --> 00:41:21,960 Speaker 1: different game. Actually this was a play from Oklahoma City, 842 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:24,040 Speaker 1: San Antonio. I didn't cover this game because there's too 843 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:28,000 Speaker 1: many players out for both teams, and just in preseason, 844 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:29,279 Speaker 1: there's so many games to cover, I want to make 845 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:31,839 Speaker 1: sure I hit ones where everyone's playing. But we get 846 00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:35,640 Speaker 1: this really interesting like double drag dribble handoff with Hartenstein 847 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:37,239 Speaker 1: as the hub and I talked a lot about this 848 00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:41,399 Speaker 1: in my in my Hertenstein signing reaction. But Hartenstein, I'm 849 00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:43,960 Speaker 1: really fascinated with him operating as a passing folk rum 850 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:46,040 Speaker 1: out here at the top of the key. But Kazan 851 00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:48,319 Speaker 1: Wallace and Alex Kruzer are gonna set a double wide 852 00:41:48,360 --> 00:41:52,040 Speaker 1: pin down for Chet Holmgren. As Chet's gonna come off, 853 00:41:52,520 --> 00:41:55,200 Speaker 1: it's gonna turn into a switch. But the main key 854 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:58,880 Speaker 1: here is as the switch occurs, Harrison Barnes is the 855 00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:01,520 Speaker 1: guy that ends up having to grab Hartenstein and then 856 00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:07,040 Speaker 1: Sohan switches out onto Chet. As Sohan switches out aggressively, 857 00:42:07,120 --> 00:42:10,160 Speaker 1: Chet beats him off the dribble, but look at Hartenstein. 858 00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:15,840 Speaker 1: The interior seal on Harrison Barnes creates the angle for 859 00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:18,479 Speaker 1: Chet to get to the basket and dunk. Again. Watch 860 00:42:18,520 --> 00:42:21,680 Speaker 1: Hartenstein right after the pass. He doesn't dilly dally, he 861 00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:23,239 Speaker 1: doesn't sit at the top of the key. I'm gonna 862 00:42:23,239 --> 00:42:25,560 Speaker 1: play this in full speed. Watch how quickly Hartenstein gets 863 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:29,040 Speaker 1: down from the DHL in here for the seal. See that. 864 00:42:29,040 --> 00:42:32,600 Speaker 1: That's some really impressive two man game from Hartenstein and 865 00:42:32,680 --> 00:42:36,400 Speaker 1: Chet Holmer. We will definitely get a good breakdown of 866 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:38,920 Speaker 1: Oklahoma City and as soon as they get their starters 867 00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:41,239 Speaker 1: out there, I'm really excited to see those guys. All right, 868 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:42,960 Speaker 1: That is all I have for today. As always, as 869 00:42:43,000 --> 00:42:45,839 Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting me and supporting the show. 870 00:42:46,040 --> 00:42:48,719 Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow with some more game breakdowns. I 871 00:42:48,760 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: will see you guys then the volume. What's up guys. 872 00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,880 Speaker 1: As always, I appreciate you for listening to and supporting 873 00:42:56,920 --> 00:42:59,480 Speaker 1: OOPS tonight. It would actually be really helpful for us 874 00:42:59,480 --> 00:43:01,440 Speaker 1: if you guys would take a second and leave a 875 00:43:01,560 --> 00:43:04,120 Speaker 1: rating and a review. As always, I appreciate you guys 876 00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:05,719 Speaker 1: supporting us, but if you could take a minute to 877 00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:07,600 Speaker 1: do that, I'd really appreciate it.