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We have 38 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: a fresh report from Shams Sharania talking about a potential 39 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: new suitor for Kevin Durant coming out of the Western Conference. 40 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:37,959 Speaker 1: We're gonna dive into that a little bit. There was 41 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: also a little nugget in that report having to do 42 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: with Kyrie Irving that directly affects the Los Angeles Lakers, 43 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: So we're gonna spend some time on that as well. 44 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: After that, we're gonna be going into a bunch of 45 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: follow up stuff on my top list that we did 46 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: over the course of the last month. The second half 47 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: of today's show, I'm gonna be going over the five 48 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: archetypes of NBA Superstars. Why because the biggest thing that 49 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: you guys seem to disagree with from my list was 50 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: having Yokich the back to back m v P down 51 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 1: at number seven. Now, to be clear, I don't dislike Yokich. 52 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,679 Speaker 1: There are players in the league that I dislike. Yokich 53 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: isn't one of them. This is strictly a basketball philosophy 54 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: thing with the way that I see the game. So 55 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: I wanted to spend some time diving into the archetypes 56 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: of stars, what sets, what the advantages that big men produce, 57 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: the disadvantages that big men produce, and why I'm lower 58 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: on them compared to the other types of stars in 59 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: the league. Then on Wednesday, we're gonna be doing a 60 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: mail back episode, So you're gonna want to go to 61 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: my twitter feed. I will tweet out later today a 62 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: question asking four mail back questions. I want you guys 63 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: to drop underneath that tweet any questions or comments you 64 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: guys have about my top list also for Wednesday. One 65 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: of my biggest pet peeves about lists in general is 66 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: people typically just yell and scream and patrols yell at 67 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: the uh you know, right in the mentions like this 68 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: is b s or this is stupid? Why is this 69 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: guy there? And they never actually just tell you why 70 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: they disagree and actually make a case for why somebody 71 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: else should be in that spot. So what I'd like 72 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: to do is give you guys an opportunity to do 73 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: that and get shouted out on Wednesday's show. So I'm 74 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: gonna be taking two or three of you guys who 75 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: go under that mailbag tweet and break down why you 76 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 1: think I was wrong about something. Do it quickly, needs 77 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 1: to be in the one or two tweets, but explain 78 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: why you disagree with one of the decisions I made 79 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: on my list, and the two or three of you 80 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: guys that make the most sense, that are most reasonable. 81 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: I'm not I'm i am not unreasonable. I love to 82 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: hear from other smart basketball minds and to try to 83 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: add to my knowledge of the game. I want to 84 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: give you guys a chance to see what you can 85 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: offer there. So for Wednesday again, mail bag questions and 86 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: any disagreements you have with the list, drop them on 87 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: my Twitter feed under the mail back tweet that we 88 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: send out later today. All right, before we get started, 89 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: you guys know the drill. Follow me on Twitter at 90 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: Understore Underscore Jason lt so you can see show announcements 91 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,599 Speaker 1: and that mail back tweet that I just talked about. 92 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: Remember to subscribe to the volume's YouTube channels, you guys, 93 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: don't miss any more of our videos. And then, last, 94 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: but not least, if you miss one of these shows 95 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: and you can't get back to YouTube to finish it, 96 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: just go wherever you find your podcasts under Hoops tonight 97 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: and you will find the audio form typically a few 98 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: hours after these shows go on YouTube. All right, so 99 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: we have a report from Shams and and it's a 100 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: lot of recycled info right like Boston still in first place, 101 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: Toronto and Miami or the other two primary teams considered 102 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: a threat. I have no idea why Miami keeps getting 103 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: mentioned in that list. I don't see how they're they're 104 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: peaking Brooklyn's interest, but clearly they are so pat Riley 105 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 1: must have something up his sleeve there that is interesting 106 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: to Brooklyn. But it's a lot of recycled info and 107 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: a whole lot of no trades happening, right But there 108 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 1: were two pieces of information in that article that we're 109 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 1: very interesting that I wanted to touch on today. First 110 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 1: of all, is the fact that the Memphis Grizzlies have 111 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: entered the chat, so to speak, and are making an 112 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: offer for Kevin Durant. Now, I don't think it's a 113 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 1: very serious offer because they're not even including Desmond Bain 114 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: and I like Desmond Baine. Desmond Baine is a damn 115 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: good basketball player, one of the best shooters that we 116 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: have in the league right now. An excellent slasher because 117 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: of how big and strong he is that when he 118 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: gets a head of steam going down the lane, it's 119 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 1: really tough for people to get in front. Also, his 120 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: shooting threat makes people chase him off the line. Desmond 121 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,599 Speaker 1: Bayine is a damn good basketball player, But I don't 122 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 1: think he's a star. I think he's a lesser version 123 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: of Clay Thompson on the high end of his potential. 124 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: So I don't think Memphis is all that serious if 125 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: they're not willing to include Desmond Bain in these types 126 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: of discussions for a player the caliber of Kevin Durant. 127 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: My guess is is that they're just kind of feeling 128 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: things out there, just like any other team is around 129 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: the league. I think Memphis fits an archetype, pretty an archetype, 130 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: pretty simpler, similar to Golden State in the sense that, 131 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: like I talked to you guys about, there's kind of 132 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: two strategies. The organic build route, right, that's the Golden 133 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: State route. You grow things in house through competence. You 134 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: stay fresh each year by adding talent. Your players stick 135 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: around for a really long time, so there's great continuity. 136 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: You have a continuity advantage over everybody else in the league. 137 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: You build a really strong local fan base, you start 138 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: to generate a bunch of revenue from that. That gives 139 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: you the flexibility to potentially go over the cap to 140 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: resign players. That's that proven method, right, But then there's 141 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: the push your chips in the middle method right, and 142 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: Memphis kind of fits that mold too technically right, there 143 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: are a very good team that has assets that's not 144 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: quite good enough to win an NBA championship. There is 145 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: a pathway that has been laid out by Massi Usury 146 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 1: in the Toronto Raptors in two thousand nineteen. You're gonna 147 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: have a fifty nine win team with a damn good 148 00:07:57,160 --> 00:08:01,520 Speaker 1: player that's leading and push chip in the middle, potentially 149 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: risking uh blowback from your fan base, and you can 150 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: put together a team that has enough talent to win 151 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: a championship. There's risk player could leave after you trade 152 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: for him. The player could be a malcontent, but it 153 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: could also work out and you could have the trophy, 154 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: just like Kawhi Leonard and the two thousand nineteen Toronto 155 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: Raptors did. Now, typically that's my favorite strategy. Like I 156 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: told you guys, because of the current situation and dynamic 157 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: between players and owners. I think players are fickle. They 158 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: changed their mind every couple of years, So banking on 159 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: loyalty I think is a mistake under most circumstances. However, 160 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: this Memphis team seems to have some of those ingredients 161 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: like Golden State does, and they have an opportunity potentially 162 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: to recapture that. So this is a rare example of 163 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: a team for me that's in that zone to potentially 164 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: make an all in trade where I would not make 165 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,559 Speaker 1: the all in trade. I think Jaren Jackson Jr. Is 166 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 1: one of the most exciting defensive players in the league 167 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: right now, and honestly flashed quite a bit of offensive 168 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: potential again in this postseason run, knocking down threes and 169 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: attacking closeouts because he's so damn big and strong going 170 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,959 Speaker 1: to the basket. I think John Morant is going to 171 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: be the best hyper athletic guard star archetype that we've 172 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: seen in the league. I think he's got potential to 173 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: be better than any of the guys who came before him. 174 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,839 Speaker 1: I'm very, very excited about Memphis. I just don't think 175 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: putting Kevin Durant in that mix is for the best, 176 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: especially when you factor in the specific scenario that caused 177 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant to want to leave Golden State. If you remember, 178 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: it was about the attention that Steph was getting, the 179 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: way that the fan base treated him. The fan base 180 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: is gonna be behind John Morant in Memphis, not Kevin Durant, 181 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 1: not that they won't support him. I believe he'd be 182 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: welcomed in. Everything would be fine. I just don't necessarily 183 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: think Kevin Durant would be super happy in that situation. 184 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: I think he wants to go somewhere where he has 185 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,599 Speaker 1: a clear cut I'm the guy type of advantage. I 186 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: think that's just the point he's at in his career. 187 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: So it was interesting to see Memphis there. I think 188 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: Memphis is an interesting potential for Katie trade, but I 189 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: think it makes more sense for them to go the 190 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: homegrown Golden State Warriors route. They've already made it a 191 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: significant amount of distance down that path. They should stay 192 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 1: on target there. Plus, I don't think they're all that 193 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: serious if they're not including a guy like Desmond Baine. 194 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: So the interesting thing here is why hasn't Katie been 195 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: traded yet? And there's really two possibilities. Either Brooklyn is 196 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: dragging things out, just like they did with James Harden 197 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: in hopes of getting a better offer like the Ben 198 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: Simmons one that ended up coming from Philly. I don't 199 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: really see that comparison there, because for starters, James Harden 200 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: is not even in the same stratospheres of Kevin Durant 201 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: as a player right and then also during the hardened 202 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 1: sweepstakes early on, there weren't any good offers. There are 203 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: damn good offers on the table for Kevin Durant right now. 204 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: I think I had Jalen Brown sixteen on my list. 205 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:15,240 Speaker 1: I think he's easily a top twenty player in the NBA, 206 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: who's ascending, who was arguably the best player Boston had 207 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: in the NBA Finals and and had a lot of 208 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,719 Speaker 1: really good games in this NBA Playoffs. He was the 209 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: best clutch player in this NBA playoffs. Jalen Brown, He's 210 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: the best fourth quarter player. I should say so, Jalen Brown, Like, 211 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: there's a good offer on the table for Brooklyn right 212 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: now that they're passing on it. This isn't like when 213 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: they when when they finally got James Harden to fetch 214 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:48,079 Speaker 1: someone the likes of Ben Simmons. That was Ben Simmons 215 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: was the best player that was mentioned in any conversations 216 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 1: of trade surrounding James Harden. So I don't really see 217 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: the parallel there. And then there's so much potential negative 218 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: that comes with it. We've talked at LA about the 219 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: toxicity at training camp. If you drag this out in 220 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: hopes of getting a better player, you will ruin a 221 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: significant chunk of this season. You're gonna have young players 222 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 1: and other role players sitting in the film room with 223 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: Steve Kerr at the front and Sean Mark standing on 224 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: the side, and Kevin Durant sitting behind you, the guy 225 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:25,320 Speaker 1: who has openly said basically and and and basically stamped 226 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: by the owner that this is a real thing. That 227 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant said that he doesn't like those two guys. 228 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: He doesn't like Sean Marks, he doesn't like Steve Nash. 229 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: That's toxicity. There isn't after here for Brooklyn. There is 230 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: a phase of this process where you're detached from Katie 231 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: and Kyrie and you can build the basketball culture that 232 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:49,719 Speaker 1: you dream of building. Any time you wait, you're just 233 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: delaying the after. You're delaying how long it's gonna take 234 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: for you to get to that period. Now again, if 235 00:12:55,840 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 1: the offers were absolute garbage and there's nothing you could 236 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: get by all means, hold out, see if you can 237 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: get something decent. There are good offers on the table 238 00:13:06,600 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 1: for Kevin Durant right now. And they are passing on them. 239 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: So this to me feels like cutting off your nose 240 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: despite your face. It feels like you're not happy about 241 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,600 Speaker 1: the dynamic of the situation. It feels like you're not 242 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: happy about the power and leverage that Kevin Durant having 243 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: this situation, and it feels like you're dragging it out 244 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: just for the sake of dragging it out. I don't 245 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: really understand the second possibility here, and the one that 246 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 1: I think is more likely is that the Boston offers 247 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: in first place and they're simply waiting until a predecided 248 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: deadline like there, let's call it septemb They might be 249 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: sitting there going, okay, September fIF if we don't have 250 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 1: anything better, we're taking our best offer, which is Boston. 251 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: That's confidential information, probably for for negotiation purposes, and they 252 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: hope they can pull something more out of one of 253 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: these teams before then. But if nothing happens, they pulled 254 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 1: it trigger in September, there's literally no point in rushing. 255 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: The only guy that really affects is Kevin Durant, and 256 00:14:04,920 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: how late he has to move into the summer, right, 257 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 1: But I think that's the more likely scenario. This whole 258 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: idea that they would actively sabotage their own rebuild or 259 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: bring Kevin Durant and Kyrie into a toxic training camp. 260 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: That to me seems way less likely than we're just 261 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: waiting a little bit longer to see if we can 262 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: get something a little bit better. So my guess is 263 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: that sometime in mid September this trade ends up going down, 264 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: and my guesses it ends up being Boston, because I 265 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 1: don't think Toronto is gonna throw in Scottie Barnes. I 266 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: don't think New Orleans is going to be able to 267 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 1: throw in Brandon Ingram or Zion Williamson, So that means 268 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: Boston is the natural fit. Um. So there was a 269 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: bit in there from from Shames about Kyrie, saying that 270 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: Brooklyn has made it clear to rival executives that they 271 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: intend to keep Kyrie. So the question is are they 272 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: telling the truth or are they bluffing. I once again 273 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: believe they're bluffing because of simple logic. If they are 274 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: keeping Kadie long term, then yeah, it makes sense to 275 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,760 Speaker 1: keep Kyrie because then you can probably sign him to 276 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: a deal next summer that's on better terms, because maybe 277 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: he was more available this year or whatever, but they're 278 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: not keeping Katie. Katie wants to be traded, and I 279 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: find it highly unlikely that they get full buy in 280 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,840 Speaker 1: from k D to not just come to camp, but 281 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: to recommit to the Nets long term. That doesn't seem likely. 282 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: So that means they're eventually going to trade k D. 283 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: If you are eventually going to trade k D and 284 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 1: you're letting Kyrie finish his contract here, that's bad asset management. 285 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: Because Kyrie probably feels insulted that you didn't give him 286 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: a deal last summer. He's gonna want a long term 287 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 1: deal next summer. You're probably not gonna give it to 288 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: him because you just didn't give it to him. So 289 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: he's probably gonna go somewhere else looking for that big deal, 290 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: and the Lakers are gonna probably do what they can 291 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: to try to offer it. So the reality is is 292 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: Kyrie is an asset that you are losing after this 293 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: season no matter what, and the Lakers reportedly are willing 294 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,440 Speaker 1: to give you two first round draft picks for it. 295 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: So do you really think that the Nets thing they 296 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 1: can get Katie to recommit long term? No, do you 297 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: really think that they plan on burning an asset? Worth 298 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,000 Speaker 1: two first round picks to lose him for nothing next summer. 299 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: I don't think so. So the reality is is this 300 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: is just another attempt to re established negotiating leverage over 301 00:16:56,400 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: the Los Angeles Lakers. I suppose. I don't don't really 302 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 1: see the point. Why in the world would they bring 303 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:06,760 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irring back on an expiring deal when he's gonna 304 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: want the same damn deal you just didn't give to him. 305 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: It just it just doesn't make any sense that the 306 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: Brooklyn Kyrie dynamic has been the most like it's been 307 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: the NBA, just like truly thinking that their fans are 308 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: stupid because the things that they've tried to put off 309 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: on us in these reports breakdown under the simplest bit 310 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: of logic. I've always found it hilarious. So for the Lakers, 311 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,120 Speaker 1: let's say, let's say, for the sake of argument, that 312 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: they are going to keep Kyrie, let him finish the season, 313 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: and then go sign somewhere else next year and lose 314 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: him for nothing. It does not appear that Buddy Yield 315 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 1: and Miles Turner from the Pacers are being actively pursued, 316 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: so that trade is still on the table for the Lakers. 317 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: The Jazz are actively trying to trade Donovan Mitchell. I 318 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: think he's gonna end up in New York sooner than later. 319 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: There's potential there that a three team deal takes shape. 320 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: And when that three team deal takes shape, you might 321 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 1: see those Jazz role players that the Lakers were targeting 322 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: sent elsewhere. But that doesn't really matter that much because 323 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,680 Speaker 1: I think the Lakers prefer the the Indiana Pacers deal. 324 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: So I don't think you need to rush to the 325 00:18:15,280 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: Indiana Pacers deal because no one else is actively shopping 326 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 1: for Miles Turner and Buddy Yield, so they can continue 327 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: to wait and see what happens with this Brooklyn thing. 328 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: And if it gets precariously close to camp and they 329 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 1: still haven't traded Kyrie and they still haven't traded k 330 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: D and they're gonna foolishly embark on this season with 331 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: those two guys under control, then you can default to 332 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 1: this Indiana Pacers deal. Obviously, if you had risk of 333 00:18:42,520 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: losing both, then it changes that dynamic. But I haven't 334 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: seen any reporting or any indication that teams are fighting 335 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: to try to get Buddy Yield and Miles Turners. So 336 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:55,640 Speaker 1: if the Nets end up sitting on Kyrie. The Lakers 337 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: will have a backup plan there. It is still in 338 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: their best interest to eight on that situation and see 339 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: if Kyrie becomes available, because once again, like we talked about, 340 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: it's simple logic. Why in the world with the Nets 341 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,000 Speaker 1: keep Kyrie irving if they knew they were gonna lose 342 00:19:14,040 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: him next summer and he's worth two first round draft 343 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 1: picks right now, it's simple logic. They're gonna trade him 344 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 1: as soon as the Katie trade goes through the Lakers 345 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: of the logical fit you hold out there. If it 346 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,880 Speaker 1: gets to mid September and nothing's happened, then you call 347 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 1: up the Pacers and you see if you can make 348 00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: a deal for Miles Turner, Buddy held. The bottom line 349 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: is is like I was watching another UH clip from 350 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: that Seattle pro am the other day and obviously got 351 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,239 Speaker 1: shut down early because it's some wet floor. We've had 352 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: a ton of humidity here in Tucson two because of 353 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 1: the monsoon's It's crazy. You get basketball players playing in humidity, 354 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 1: they just start to sweat more and it just gets 355 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: all over the floor and then people are slipping all over. 356 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: The plays I played in the game yesterday we spent 357 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,439 Speaker 1: half the day wiping it down the damn floor. But 358 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: in that game, Lebron had a nasty left handed alley 359 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: oop dunk and I watching that and I'm sitting there 360 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 1: thinking like, this is insane. How good this guy still is? 361 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: And last year there were three players in the entire 362 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: NBA that averaged at least twenty five points, five rebounds 363 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,159 Speaker 1: and five assists on at least from the field and 364 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,120 Speaker 1: from three, which is low markers. By the way, points 365 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: per game is not that crazy in the scoring world. 366 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: Five rebounds and five assists, those are pretty achievable markers. 367 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:30,360 Speaker 1: From the field and from three, those are pretty achievable markers. 368 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: It's Katie, Luca, and Lebron. Those are the only three 369 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:36,000 Speaker 1: guys who did that last year. That's how good Lebron 370 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: still is. And so the reality of this situation here 371 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: is they the Lakers have to feel some urgency to 372 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:46,120 Speaker 1: take advantage of that level of player being under their control. 373 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: Even Anthony Davis, after taking two months off, was guilt 374 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: tripped by Twitter and definally getting into the gym, and 375 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: he appears to be having his most active offseason since 376 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: he came to l A. So you've got potentially Anthony 377 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: Davis coming into camp in shape for the first time since, 378 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: and you've got Lebron James still looking damn good. Feel 379 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:13,320 Speaker 1: some day emergency here. Understand understand that that something has 380 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 1: to be done. I believe they're going to do something, 381 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:18,640 Speaker 1: but I certainly hope that they don't talk themselves like 382 00:21:18,720 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: Brooklyn into bringing the situation to camp and see what happens. 383 00:21:22,520 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: That would just be such a reckless waste. Alright, So 384 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:27,960 Speaker 1: the number one thing that you guys disagreed with from 385 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: my top twenty five list was having Nikolaogitch, the back 386 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: to back m v P and world destroying basketball player 387 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: that he is way back at number seven on my 388 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 1: list as opposed to somewhere higher. Now, every time this 389 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: has been brought up, I tell you, guys, it's just 390 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,880 Speaker 1: a personal basketball philosophy thing. I don't value what big 391 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: men do on a basketball court as much as I 392 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: value what perimeter players do, particularly big perimeter wings in 393 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 1: this league. But every time it's come up, we've only 394 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: kind of glanced by the topic or briefly touched on it. 395 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: I've never had a chance to really dive into this concept. 396 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,360 Speaker 1: So what I want to do today is. I want 397 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: to go over the five archetypes of NBA superstars, give 398 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: you guys some examples of players that fit into those archetypes, 399 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,440 Speaker 1: talk a little bit about their typical strengths and weaknesses. 400 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: Then I can get into exactly why I view big 401 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: men as less valuable as the big perimeter players that 402 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: are in this league. And last, but not least, to 403 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: the Yoki fans, don't be super upset about number seven 404 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:30,160 Speaker 1: because the number on the list has a lot more 405 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: to do with how stacked the league is with talent. 406 00:22:33,600 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: This is a league that has Lebron James and Janis 407 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: Antenna Compo and Steph Curry and Kevin Durant and Luca 408 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 1: don Shitch and Kawhi Leonard and you guys get the point. 409 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 1: There's just the league is more talented than it's ever been, 410 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:47,879 Speaker 1: so I wouldn't think of it as number seven the 411 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: same way as it was ten fifteen years ago. We 412 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: have ten fifteen legitimate star level players in this league, 413 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:57,440 Speaker 1: and this is just the way it works when you're 414 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: trying to rank those guys. And again, this is just 415 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,120 Speaker 1: my take on it. Some people view Yokich is more valuable. 416 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 1: I viume is less valuable. Let's get into the weeds 417 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 1: and figure out why. Um. So, as far as the 418 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: superstar archetypes go, I had five, the hyper athletic guard, 419 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: the big scoring wing, the big playmaking wing, the center, 420 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: and the aliens. Now for aliens, I put down Steph 421 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: Curry and Janice. We're not going to spend a ton 422 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 1: a ton of time talking about them. They just don't 423 00:23:29,359 --> 00:23:32,840 Speaker 1: fit into any of these other molds. Steff as many things. 424 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:36,280 Speaker 1: He is not a hyper athletic guard. Janice is. Some 425 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: people call him a center, but he's not really. But 426 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: some people call him a wing, but he's not really. 427 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,159 Speaker 1: But he's bringing the ball up the floor, but he's 428 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: dunking on everybody, Like none of it actually makes any 429 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,520 Speaker 1: sense with either of those two guys. And for the record, 430 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: I think there are the two best players in the 431 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: world right now, So I definitely don't mean that as 432 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: a sign of disrespect. We're not gonna spend too much 433 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: time on them. Primarily going to focus on the verse four. 434 00:23:56,000 --> 00:24:00,680 Speaker 1: So the hyper athletic guard, the this is John Morant, 435 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,919 Speaker 1: this was Russell Westbrook, this was John wall this was 436 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:07,800 Speaker 1: Derrick Rose. We've seen this archetype come through the league 437 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 1: a million times. It's a freak athlete that no one 438 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 1: can keep in front off the dribble because they're the 439 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: quickest players in the entire league, which presents a huge 440 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 1: mismatch problem and leads to all of the ridiculous highlights 441 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 1: that we see from these guys. That specific dynamic. That 442 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: inability to contain them off the dribble because they're quicker 443 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 1: than everybody leads to a bunch of cascading positive effects. 444 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: Puts revs in a bind. They have no idea how 445 00:24:34,320 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: to officiate these guys when they go flying through the 446 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,080 Speaker 1: lane and they're smaller than everybody and every bit of 447 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: contact shows up more on them than it does on 448 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: other players. It requires defenses to abandon their core principles 449 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,240 Speaker 1: to pack the paint, which ends up giving up a 450 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,920 Speaker 1: ton of open threes. And most of these guys, at 451 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 1: various points in their careers have had long, extensive stretches 452 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: of great playmaking because of what defenses have had to 453 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: do to try to keep them out of the paint. However, 454 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: they typically can't shoot. John Morant is the best shooter 455 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:08,679 Speaker 1: of the group, and that's not saying much. Although I 456 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: do think that's the big reason why he does have 457 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,639 Speaker 1: potential to enter higher ranks to the league that the 458 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: other guys never did, and they're typically terrible defensive players. 459 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: Even the better athletes of the group, John Wall and 460 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook never really put together consistent stretches of good 461 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: defense in this league, and for the most part, all 462 00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: four of those guys have been bad, and John Morant 463 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 1: in particular, was really bad in this playoff runt. I 464 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: actually view this as the least values valuable superstar archetype, 465 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: the hyper athletics small guard, and for all the good 466 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: they bring, there's just so much bad that holds them 467 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,880 Speaker 1: back that I view them as the least valuable of 468 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: the of the superstar archetypes. The next is the big 469 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:55,919 Speaker 1: scoring wing. So this is like Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, 470 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: Paul George. You guys get the point. Big guys typically 471 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: between six and six nine, can dribble the hell out 472 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: of the basketball and can score from any spot on 473 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: the floor. These guys can do some mismatch hunting too. 474 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,720 Speaker 1: It's not the same type of mismatch problem that the 475 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: super quick guards present, but they can attack smaller guards, 476 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: particularly in post up situations or shooting over the top, 477 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: and they can attack slow footed bigs that they can 478 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: pull them away from the basket and try to drive 479 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: around them. The big plus with these big scoring wings 480 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:26,360 Speaker 1: is they're typically immune to spacing concerns. So almost every 481 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:29,160 Speaker 1: other player that will talk about require space to operate, 482 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: but these guys are players that specialize in shooting over 483 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: the top of defense. So who cares if you pack 484 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: the paint If what I do for a living is 485 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:40,680 Speaker 1: shoot over the top of you. These guys, in their 486 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: immunity to spacing concerns, allows you to play role players 487 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: that are better defensive players, better reboundies, better athletes, maybe 488 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 1: lesser shooters because that spacing doesn't matter as much to 489 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 1: them as it does to other types of stars around 490 00:26:55,600 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 1: the league. They also typically are dominant perimeter defensive players 491 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: because they're great athletes. Kevin Durant a little bit different here. 492 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:04,719 Speaker 1: He's not as good on the perimeter, but he's an 493 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,240 Speaker 1: excellent rim protector. But he's also much taller than the 494 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,680 Speaker 1: other guys on this list. But Kauai and Paul George 495 00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: classic examples. They're freak athletes that devote their resources and 496 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 1: time and effort to becoming great defensive players, and as 497 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 1: a result, they can impact games a great deal as 498 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: perimeter defensive players, but they're usually pretty average to below 499 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: average playmakers. They see the game through the lens of 500 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: creating their own shot rather than through the lens of 501 00:27:31,400 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: creating their team shots, so that means they can get 502 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,560 Speaker 1: tunnel vision from time to time, fail to understand the 503 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,959 Speaker 1: rhythm and flow of the game, and they can take 504 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: some bad shots right. They're also dependent on their shots 505 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:47,240 Speaker 1: going in in order for their impact to truly be felt. 506 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:50,720 Speaker 1: So when you re lie in knocking down pull up 507 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: jumpers over the top of defense for a good percentage 508 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: of your offense, all it takes is for you to 509 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 1: have a bad shooting night and a good amount of 510 00:27:57,119 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: your impact goes out the window. That's what happened Katie 511 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,920 Speaker 1: against Boston. His pull up jumper left him and suddenly 512 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: his impact was massively limited. He ends up getting swept 513 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: Kauai against Denver, and the bubble in his jumper stops falling, 514 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,879 Speaker 1: particularly in fourth quarters, doesn't have another punch that he 515 00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: can go to. His impact gets limited. Suddenly Yoki outplays him. Right. 516 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 1: So these big scoring wings, just like any of The 517 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: other archetypes come with pluses and minuses. The big minus 518 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 1: there as they are dependent on shots going in for 519 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: their impact to be felt. The big playmaking wing this 520 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: is Luca don chitch Er, Lebron James James Harden and 521 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,160 Speaker 1: his prime would have factored into this list as well, 522 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: but he's no longer at that level. They can score 523 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: nearly as well as the big scoring wings, it just 524 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 1: looks different. They usually rely a little bit more on 525 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: size and strength than they do on skill. Um. They 526 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 1: have some of the same matchup hunting potential as the 527 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: big scoring wings, so they can attack smaller perimeter players 528 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: and post up situations, or they can attack slower footed 529 00:28:56,360 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: bigs if they pull them away from the basket. They 530 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:04,719 Speaker 1: keep role players engaged and confident by persistently feeding them 531 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 1: in their sweet spots on the floor. They are offensive engines. 532 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,840 Speaker 1: They don't have tunnel vision looking for their own shot. 533 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: They look for their team to get shots. They typically 534 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:17,560 Speaker 1: are more reactive rather than predetermining what they're going to do. 535 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:21,479 Speaker 1: They're typically making reads rather than just looking to score. 536 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: This creates spacing for them. Their passing ability, their relentless 537 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: willingness to make reads keeps them in single coverage opportunities 538 00:29:30,640 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: because teams are scared to help, which is what allows 539 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: them to be super efficient. Luca and Lebron are so 540 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: good at that specifically, however, they have such a huge 541 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,640 Speaker 1: offensive workload that they tend to take possessions off on 542 00:29:44,720 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: the defensive end of the floor. Because guys like Kauai 543 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,760 Speaker 1: and Paul George don't have a ton of playmaking responsibility, 544 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 1: and because they usually give up the basketball when they're 545 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 1: not actively looking to score, they have a little bit 546 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: more energy for the defensive end of the floor. Luca 547 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: takes just about damn ar every defensive possession off. Lebron, 548 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 1: to his credit, has had extensive stretches of his career 549 00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: almost a decade earlier where he was a great defensive 550 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,880 Speaker 1: player and in high leverage situations typically turns it up 551 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: on that end of the floor and can be an 552 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: impact defensive player. But that's a typical thing that happens. 553 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:19,000 Speaker 1: Happened to James Harden, happened to Luca don Chiz, happened 554 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,960 Speaker 1: to Lebron. For long stretches. They have such a huge 555 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: offensive workload that they tend to let go of the 556 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: defensive rope. The last thing with these kinds of uh 557 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: this archetype is they're highly dependent on competent role players, 558 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,800 Speaker 1: particularly attacking close out, so either knocking down threes in 559 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: spot up situations or attacking that close out to extend 560 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:42,920 Speaker 1: the advantages the defenses. In rotation. Of all of the archetypes, 561 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: I think the big playmaking wing depends the most on 562 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 1: competent role players to reach the peak of their impact centers. 563 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:56,000 Speaker 1: So this is Nicola Yokich, Joel Embiid, Anthony Davis. I'd 564 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,480 Speaker 1: even include Carl Town's on this list. All four of 565 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: these guys made my top twenty five players list. They 566 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: are a massive mismatch problem against almost every living defender. 567 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,200 Speaker 1: Because the league went smaller, we swapped out big, strong, 568 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: power forwards that were all built like Drew Gooden for 569 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: another perimeter player, so the league got faster and smaller. 570 00:31:18,880 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: Most of the centers we see now are vertical spacers, 571 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 1: more mobile, more thin, right, So as a result, there's 572 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,200 Speaker 1: just very few bodies in the league that can hang 573 00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: with these guys, and as a result, they are a 574 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: massive mismatch problem on every single possession. Similar to the 575 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:39,040 Speaker 1: hyper athletic guards. This forces teams to abandon their core 576 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 1: defensive concepts to construct a custom defense to deal with 577 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: these massive mismatch problems, usually double teaming every single time, 578 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 1: packing the paint at all costs. This takes time to 579 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: figure out too, So one of these days, when if 580 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: Yoki does end up winning a title, I think this 581 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: will be a big part of how he does it. 582 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: It will be so difficult for teams to adjust to 583 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 1: how to guard him that he might be able to 584 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: get an early series lead that he can hold onto. 585 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: None of them have been able to pull that off yet, 586 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: but we will see. They operate close to the rim, 587 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 1: so they're less prone to bad shooting nights. Like we 588 00:32:12,800 --> 00:32:16,480 Speaker 1: talked about with these uh, these big scoring wings, they're 589 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:18,840 Speaker 1: immune to spacing because they shoot over the top. But 590 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,160 Speaker 1: there's no guarantee that they're gonna shoot well every single night. 591 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: As a matter of fact, it's expected that they won't 592 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 1: on a handful of nights in every single playoff series. Right, 593 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: as a big man, if you're operating with most of 594 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: your shot attempts between you know, like seven seven to 595 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: ten ft from the rim, you're just gonna shoot a 596 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,880 Speaker 1: higher percentage more consistently, and you're less prone to the 597 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: nightmare bad shooting nights where you go five for twenty 598 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 1: two or anything like that. They can protect the rim 599 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,800 Speaker 1: if they're allowed to stay there. I wouldn't count Carl 600 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:47,680 Speaker 1: Towns in this group, but yeah, if you let Anthony 601 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 1: Davis or Nicola Yokich or Joel Embi just camp around 602 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 1: the basket, they will cause problems for you if you 603 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: repeatedly drive into them. However, they are slow footed, so 604 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: they strugg all in transition and if you spread them 605 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:06,080 Speaker 1: out in a five out dribble attack. They typically can 606 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: only play one style. Bigs and guards on this list 607 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,240 Speaker 1: excuse me. Wings and guards on this list, they can 608 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,600 Speaker 1: play fast, they can play slow. The wings on this 609 00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: list can operate from different spots on the floor. They 610 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: are malleable and can adjust their games to the dynamics 611 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:25,280 Speaker 1: happening around them. Big men cannot do that, at least 612 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 1: not to the same extent. They typically need the game 613 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: to be slow. They typically like to operate out of 614 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: the same spots on the floor. You're Yoki out of 615 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 1: the high post and beat out of the low post. Right, 616 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: They're a little bit more stuck in their ways now. 617 00:33:39,560 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: Yokich has some transition ability as a play starter, getting 618 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: rebounds and starting the break as a great outlet passer. 619 00:33:45,840 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: That's to his credit. Anthony Davis is kind of immune 620 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: to all of the foot speed stuff. He can cover 621 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: ground in perimeter and he does run the floor and 622 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: transition really well and get stuff from Lebron over the top, 623 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 1: quick post ups in transition and things like that. So 624 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: it's not harder fast rule, but generally they can only 625 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 1: play one style. They're susceptible to fatigue as they're running 626 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,120 Speaker 1: up and down the floor. Again, Anthony Davis is kind 627 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:12,200 Speaker 1: of immune to this, but Carl Towns and Nicol Yokich 628 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: and Joel Embiat, if you get them in a track meet, 629 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:17,840 Speaker 1: they will be the first ones to break. They're inefficient 630 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: away from the rim. This is not Carl Towns, this 631 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 1: is the other three, but Anthony Davis, Yokich in this 632 00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:25,760 Speaker 1: past season, and e beat overall. As they get further 633 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,839 Speaker 1: away from the basket, they get very inefficient. So they're 634 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 1: susceptible if you pack the paint to going through long 635 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:35,360 Speaker 1: extended periods of missing shots, and then most don't handle 636 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 1: the ball or pass it very well. This is why 637 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:41,120 Speaker 1: I think Yokich is the best of the bunch. He's 638 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,399 Speaker 1: the guy that has the high level playmaking that these 639 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:46,319 Speaker 1: guys don't have. But their inability to pass the ball 640 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: and their inability to dribble the basketball typically means they 641 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: have to be play finishers rather than play starters. They 642 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:54,560 Speaker 1: need people to get them into their preferred spots on 643 00:34:54,560 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: the floor or they can't be as effective. That's it. 644 00:34:57,280 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: Those are general rules for bigs. We're gonna dive in 645 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 1: it a little bit more with Yo gets here in 646 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:04,880 Speaker 1: a minute. And then you're aliens like Janice and Steph. 647 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 1: Even they have some weaknesses. I won't dive deep into 648 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,680 Speaker 1: them because we just did this for our player player rankings. 649 00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,959 Speaker 1: But Janice typically needs to play with a shot maker, 650 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:15,040 Speaker 1: someone that can hit shots over the top because in 651 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:17,799 Speaker 1: late game situations he struggles to shoot over the top 652 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 1: of defenders. And then Steph needs smart role players because 653 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 1: of the fact that he creates attention away from the rim. 654 00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:25,840 Speaker 1: He needs guys that can put the ball on the 655 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,239 Speaker 1: floor and run quick three on twos and quick four 656 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,720 Speaker 1: on threes, things along those lines. And then obviously Steph 657 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:35,560 Speaker 1: can't deeply impact games defensively because of his lack of athleticism. 658 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: If I had to rank them in order, I'd put 659 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:40,960 Speaker 1: playmaking wings at number one, scoring wings at number two, 660 00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:44,440 Speaker 1: bigs at number three, and then hyper athletic guards at 661 00:35:44,480 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: number four. As much as I am down on bigs, 662 00:35:47,160 --> 00:35:50,279 Speaker 1: I'm even more down on hyper athletic guards. I think 663 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:53,080 Speaker 1: they become exceptionally predictable in the playoffs and easier to 664 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:56,240 Speaker 1: game plan for. Their defensive issues become an issue. They're 665 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,479 Speaker 1: easy to attack and mismatch situations. I'm lower on hyper 666 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:05,000 Speaker 1: athletic guard. It's so why am I lower on biggs? So? 667 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:08,799 Speaker 1: First of all, slow footedness is really easy to game 668 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,720 Speaker 1: plan against. You instruct your wings to run the floor 669 00:36:12,800 --> 00:36:16,359 Speaker 1: on every missshot, and you instruct your rebounders to make 670 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: quick outlet passes and deliberately make an effort to be 671 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: aggressive early in the clock even if you miss shots. 672 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: Setting the tone of the game as an up and 673 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 1: down track meet, even if it affects your own efficiency 674 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: for small bursts, it will eventually lead the big men 675 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 1: to fatiguing and you will start to get easier and 676 00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:41,919 Speaker 1: easier opportunities. There play five perimeter players, and you can 677 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:46,359 Speaker 1: force the big to repeatedly guard off the dribble, you 678 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,719 Speaker 1: will get dribble penetration. Then the big man will have 679 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:54,279 Speaker 1: to guard in rotation and you will find openings. It's 680 00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:57,759 Speaker 1: about to guarantee Yo kich If you can let him 681 00:36:57,800 --> 00:37:01,080 Speaker 1: sit in a drop coverage and you d i've into him, 682 00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:04,600 Speaker 1: he can be impactful as a defensive player around the rim. 683 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:07,359 Speaker 1: But golden state in this playoff run and everyone else 684 00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,800 Speaker 1: who plays against Yoki, if you can pull him higher 685 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:13,080 Speaker 1: out of his drop so that he has to come 686 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: to the level of the screen or to switch and 687 00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:20,720 Speaker 1: cover cover individually in switches, you will go right around him. 688 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,080 Speaker 1: And Steph repeatedly went right around him. And it's not 689 00:37:24,160 --> 00:37:26,840 Speaker 1: just stuff that can do that. Just about any competent 690 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: ball handler in the league will be able to beat 691 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:31,120 Speaker 1: Yoka Jo off the dribble. Once you beat him off 692 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:34,520 Speaker 1: the dribble, what happens. Help has to come. Once help 693 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,680 Speaker 1: has to come, then what does Yoki have to do. 694 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:38,759 Speaker 1: He has to sprint across the floor to get to 695 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:41,760 Speaker 1: another shooter as he covers in rotation. Now you're testing 696 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:45,240 Speaker 1: his foot speed again. If you go five out against 697 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 1: these types of players, you will get dribble penetration and 698 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,000 Speaker 1: you will get high quality shots. As a result, they 699 00:37:51,040 --> 00:37:56,880 Speaker 1: have legitimate defensive weaknesses in these playoffs situations. Think of 700 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,920 Speaker 1: it like this, slow footed wings and guards get attacked. 701 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,960 Speaker 1: Like remember when Kyle Korver was playing on the calves, 702 00:38:03,960 --> 00:38:06,520 Speaker 1: how frequently he would get attacked with the Utah Jazz. 703 00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:08,520 Speaker 1: How they try to pull Boyon Macdonovitch away from the 704 00:38:08,600 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: rim and attack him. Every slow footed player in the 705 00:38:11,840 --> 00:38:15,360 Speaker 1: NBA gets attacked. These guys are exceptionally slow footed, so 706 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,760 Speaker 1: it's even more exaggerated in that in that in that regard, 707 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:21,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna give up some baskets as a seize mismatch. 708 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,719 Speaker 1: But the way I look at it is, there's not 709 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 1: a player you can leave in single coverage against your 710 00:38:28,040 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 1: kitch anywhere in the league. Really not a player that's 711 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,320 Speaker 1: going to consistently stop him. So you're probably gonna have 712 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 1: to throw extra bodies to him anyway, And at least 713 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:39,800 Speaker 1: if you run your personnel and with the priority towards 714 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:42,319 Speaker 1: perimeter players, you'll be able to attack him. On the 715 00:38:42,360 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: other end, that arrangement will work out for you in 716 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 1: the long run. They will score baskets against mismatches on offense, 717 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: but deep dynamic of the game will take on a 718 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: track meat feel, and in the long run, you will 719 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,560 Speaker 1: get better shots because of that fatigue and lack of 720 00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: foot speed. Post defense is brutal. Refs let everything go. 721 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:08,440 Speaker 1: It's also kind of like a psychological phenomenon for refs. 722 00:39:08,560 --> 00:39:09,800 Speaker 1: All of you guys who have played the game of 723 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:12,879 Speaker 1: basketball know this. If you are big and you try 724 00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:16,160 Speaker 1: to inflict your bigness on a smaller defender, the ref 725 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:18,320 Speaker 1: is gonna give the small guy a lot of leeway 726 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: to hit you. That's just it's a psychological phenomenon. It 727 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 1: happens with every single ref that I've ever come into 728 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: contact with or seen on television. It's just what happens. 729 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:31,080 Speaker 1: And in general, right now in the NBA, post defense 730 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:36,240 Speaker 1: is like the Wild West. Everything goes that actively limits 731 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 1: the capability of big men, especially in the playoffs when 732 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:44,000 Speaker 1: they start to swallow the wristle the whistle. Like we 733 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,600 Speaker 1: talked about earlier, biggs need to be put in position 734 00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 1: by ball handlers so they're susceptible to ball denial. We 735 00:39:50,760 --> 00:39:53,040 Speaker 1: saw this with the Sixers in the Miami Heat. In 736 00:39:53,080 --> 00:39:57,400 Speaker 1: this playoff run, Miami used a front system with backside 737 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:59,800 Speaker 1: help so they would have whoever was guarding and b 738 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:04,880 Speaker 1: jump in front, squat down low and stop the post entry. 739 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: Sorry about that phone call from the wife. Sit in 740 00:40:07,680 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: front and block the post entry and forced the pass 741 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:13,839 Speaker 1: over the top. It's a lob pass. Miami would offer 742 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,279 Speaker 1: backside help to take that pass away. They were able 743 00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:18,440 Speaker 1: to straight up deny and beat the basketball and a 744 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:21,719 Speaker 1: lot of possessions. That is a problem with post up 745 00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: players that you do not get with perimeter players who 746 00:40:24,520 --> 00:40:26,880 Speaker 1: can simply dribble to where they want to go on 747 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:30,680 Speaker 1: the floor Yo kitchen and d Yo kitchen. A d 748 00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:33,080 Speaker 1: can bring the ball up the floor, but it's less 749 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 1: than ideal, and you don't want them running point for 750 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,399 Speaker 1: you all day. They're also slow to get to their 751 00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:40,319 Speaker 1: spots and kind of methodical. The bottom line here is 752 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:45,160 Speaker 1: that in ideal conditions, anyone of Anthony Davis or Joel 753 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:48,319 Speaker 1: Embiid or Nicola Yokich can't appear like they're the best 754 00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:52,279 Speaker 1: player in the world in ideal conditions, but it's too 755 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:57,160 Speaker 1: easy to disrupt those conditions and expose their flaws. And 756 00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,080 Speaker 1: that's why I prefer the bigger wings. Each one the 757 00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 1: bigs that I mentioned on that list has huge, massive weaknesses. 758 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:07,760 Speaker 1: Carl Town's lights out perimeter shooter. Same type of interior 759 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:10,680 Speaker 1: match of Nightmare, but he's by far the worst defender 760 00:41:10,719 --> 00:41:13,359 Speaker 1: of the group, and he's a horrific passer. He had 761 00:41:13,360 --> 00:41:16,640 Speaker 1: twenty seven turnovers to just thirteen assists in this playoff run. 762 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,600 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis is the best defensive player in the group. 763 00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,200 Speaker 1: He's immune to all of the footspeed stuff I was 764 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:25,680 Speaker 1: talking about, but he can't pass, and he's arguably the 765 00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,600 Speaker 1: worst volume perimeter shooter in all of basketball right now. 766 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:33,080 Speaker 1: Joel Embiat is really good defensively around the rim, but 767 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:36,719 Speaker 1: he's weak on the perimeter. He also can't pass, and 768 00:41:36,760 --> 00:41:38,680 Speaker 1: if you make him go outside of the restricted area, 769 00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,040 Speaker 1: he's gonna miss shots. He missed two thirds of his 770 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,480 Speaker 1: shot attempts outside of the restricted area in this playoff run. 771 00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:47,120 Speaker 1: Now Yokich is the best of the group, but his 772 00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,319 Speaker 1: jump shot is starting to fall apart lately. We talked 773 00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:52,319 Speaker 1: about that in the list, and again he is the 774 00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:55,120 Speaker 1: biggest or most susceptible of all four of them to 775 00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,879 Speaker 1: the foot speed stuff. He really struggles if you run 776 00:41:57,960 --> 00:42:00,239 Speaker 1: him up and down the floor, and he really goes 777 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:04,080 Speaker 1: if you make him defend away from the basket. Again, 778 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:07,440 Speaker 1: like I said, bigger wings, they can thrive in any pace, 779 00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: any type of game. They can set themselves up on offense, 780 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:13,560 Speaker 1: so they're not dependent on ball handlers to get them 781 00:42:13,600 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: into positions where they can be successful, and they're comfortable 782 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:19,920 Speaker 1: from all of these different spots on the floor. Again, 783 00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:22,239 Speaker 1: like we talked about before, all of these archetypes have 784 00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:26,719 Speaker 1: different strengths and weaknesses. However, for me personally, I think 785 00:42:26,719 --> 00:42:29,640 Speaker 1: in terms of a coach game planning against a star, 786 00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:33,840 Speaker 1: I would rather game plan against a big man like 787 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:37,399 Speaker 1: a Yokich or an Embiid, Anthony Davis or Carl Town's 788 00:42:37,400 --> 00:42:40,239 Speaker 1: then I would against a big scoring wing or a 789 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:43,560 Speaker 1: big playmaking wing. I think there are there are proven 790 00:42:43,640 --> 00:42:47,760 Speaker 1: methods to attack the bigs, whereas there's just ideas that 791 00:42:47,760 --> 00:42:50,600 Speaker 1: that you're just throwing stuff at the wall against these 792 00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:54,200 Speaker 1: perimeter wings. And so again that's just my basketball philosophy. 793 00:42:54,760 --> 00:42:56,800 Speaker 1: There are gonna be some gms around the league that 794 00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:59,000 Speaker 1: agree with me, and they're gonna be some that think 795 00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:01,520 Speaker 1: Yokich is the best are in the world. Nobody's got 796 00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:04,120 Speaker 1: it all figured out. We all have our own basketball concepts. 797 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:06,719 Speaker 1: As is always the case, I'm always interested to read 798 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:08,839 Speaker 1: the comments and see what you guys think about the game. 799 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:11,120 Speaker 1: I picked the brains of basketball coaches and minds that 800 00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:13,239 Speaker 1: I meet whenever I have a chance. This is just 801 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:15,560 Speaker 1: where I stand in my view of the game as 802 00:43:15,600 --> 00:43:17,239 Speaker 1: of right now. All right, guys, that is all I 803 00:43:17,239 --> 00:43:19,479 Speaker 1: have for today. As always, I appreciate your support. Don't 804 00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:21,800 Speaker 1: forget to drop mail back questions underneath the tweet that 805 00:43:21,840 --> 00:43:23,359 Speaker 1: I send out later today. And I'll see you guys 806 00:43:23,360 --> 00:43:57,080 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. The volume