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Speaker 1: Fridays throughout the remainder of the season. All right, let's

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Speaker 1: talk some basketball. First question, Hey, Jason, love the show,

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Speaker 1: watch every single one thanks of the sport. My question

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Speaker 1: most valuable player to your team. Kay doesn't even have

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Speaker 1: a twenty point score on his team and nobody thought

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Speaker 1: he would be first in the East. And JB lost

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Speaker 1: his hole starting five from last year and everyone thought

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Speaker 1: This is an interesting question, and this has been a

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Speaker 1: popular topic over the course of the last few days.

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Speaker 1: As for one, Shaye looked like he was running away

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Speaker 1: with it, but then suddenly Luca kind of made a

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Speaker 1: and I think both of those guys have compelling cases.

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Speaker 1: I still think Shay's in the lead. But then we

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Speaker 1: And the answer is pretty simple when you talk about

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Speaker 1: these teams and why they have successes. When you dig

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Speaker 1: into the Thunder, for example, they have been utterly devoid

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Speaker 1: So that can be similar to Caid, right, But there

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Speaker 1: process to becoming the MVP, I should say, a three

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Speaker 1: You can make the case Luca is the best player

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Speaker 1: so they all have really strong cases in that department.

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Speaker 1: in that top tier, we get numb to your success,

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Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, the stuff that sticks out

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Speaker 1: isn't your average performances. It's your extraordinary performances. And that's

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Speaker 1: just kind of the nature of what comes with the standard,

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Speaker 1: the standard of the best player in the world. Conversation,

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Speaker 1: are the Rockets problems coaching problems or roster construction problems? Secondly,

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Speaker 1: should the Rockets trade Shangun for Giannis possibly run a

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Speaker 1: lineup with him at the five, making him much better

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Speaker 1: defensively and giving you more on offense and more consistency.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, love the show, Thanks for the kind words.

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Speaker 1: So I would argue that it's both. You know, there's

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Speaker 1: a lack of a depth of ball handling and shooting

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Speaker 1: talent for Houston. There's a you know, one of the

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Speaker 1: things with Dylan Brooks that was underrated is it wasn't

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Speaker 1: just that he was this great defender. Dylan Brooks had

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Speaker 1: ball skills. He could knock down an open catch and

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Speaker 1: shoot three. He was good at driving closeouts and making

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Speaker 1: the next decision in the chain. You take Fred van

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Speaker 1: Vleiad out of the equation. He's another like very good

446
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Speaker 1: ball handler, passer and so as you took those guys out,

447
00:21:00,480 --> 00:21:02,719
Speaker 1: and Katie is very much a pure scorer. He's not

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Speaker 1: the best ball handler, not the best passer in the world.

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Speaker 1: As a team, their amount of ball handling and shooting

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Speaker 1: talent has dipped from where it was last season, and

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Speaker 1: so that has made it really difficult for them to

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Speaker 1: convert four on three. So some of its roster, some

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Speaker 1: of its injury, like the injury to Fred van Vliet

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Speaker 1: was really devastating for this team, right, and like, I

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Speaker 1: definitely think that the Rockets, over the course of the

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Speaker 1: next few trade cycles will be looking to supplement this

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Speaker 1: team with ball handling and shooting. But there is a

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Speaker 1: coaching piece there. I saw this hilarious tweet the other

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Speaker 1: day that was basically, like he made Udoka's half game

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Speaker 1: halftime adjustments is basically just to call you a bitch.

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Speaker 1: I just died laughing when I saw because it's so funny,

462
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Speaker 1: because that's basically you may Udoka, right, Like, he famously

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Speaker 1: turned around the Boston Celtics in the twenty twenty two season,

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Speaker 1: in large part by making them tougher. He took a

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Speaker 1: group that was not achieving what they were capable of

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Speaker 1: relative to their talent, and he got them to be

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Speaker 1: tougher and to play harder, to be more physical, and

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Speaker 1: I think there's real value there. But like the Houston

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Speaker 1: in particular, their guys are already pretty tough, so it

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Speaker 1: wasn't really a toughness issue. It's more of an organization

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Speaker 1: issue there. And that's not to say that there's no

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Speaker 1: value in having Emy and his ability to motivate you

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Speaker 1: and his ability ability to make sure you play hard

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Speaker 1: on most nights like that sort of thing. But like

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Speaker 1: Ema clearly is the kind of head coach that's more

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Speaker 1: of a motivator and needs to be anchored by a

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Speaker 1: refined offensive tactician, And so that'll be the thing, Like,

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Speaker 1: if you're running the Ema Udoka lead staff, you got

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Speaker 1: to get him an assistant that can help him with

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Speaker 1: the x's and o' side of it, because that's clearly

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Speaker 1: something that he needs support with. Next question, Hey, Jason,

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Speaker 1: in your opinion, which dysfunctional player slash team trade is

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Speaker 1: more damning to these respective coaches overall process and game plan.

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Speaker 1: The fact that the Timberwolves can't run effective pick and

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Speaker 1: roll with Rudy since he's unable to catch consistent passes

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Speaker 1: in the nail with Coach Finch, or the fact that

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Speaker 1: Katie has constant mental breakdowns when he sees the double

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Speaker 1: is most likely forcing a turnal on that possession with

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Speaker 1: imy Udoka. So again, both have been disappointing. I've been

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Speaker 1: very disappointed in the ability of Houston to weaponize Kd's

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Speaker 1: attention that he gets as a score into easier opportunities.

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Speaker 1: But I actually think the Finch stuff is worse. And

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Speaker 1: the reason why is like coaching can only take you

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Speaker 1: so far. Like, yes, KD turns the ball over way

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Speaker 1: too much against traps, but I've seen a lot of

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Speaker 1: possessions where Kadie draws the double and does get rid

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Speaker 1: of the basketball and sparks the four on three and

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Speaker 1: they just don't convert it, in large part because of

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Speaker 1: that lack of aggregate ball handling and shooting talent that

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Speaker 1: we talked about earlier. What bothers me with Minnesota is

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Speaker 1: they have a ton of ball handling and shooting. They

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Speaker 1: have a lot of guys who can dribble, shoot in pass,

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Speaker 1: and they've got a ton of shooting. And so this

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Speaker 1: is where I put it more on coach Finch, where

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Speaker 1: like we know with Rudy like he can't catch and

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Speaker 1: finish in traffic, but if he's wide open, he can

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Speaker 1: catch and dunk everything. And so I do wish that

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Speaker 1: there were some more complications added into their pick and roll,

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Speaker 1: so for instance, and set just spread ball screens, maybe

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Speaker 1: more sequences where Rudy is involved than a three man

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Speaker 1: rible handoff style action where there's lots of ball and

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Speaker 1: player movement and he's slipping out of it, so that

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Speaker 1: when he catches on the role, there's more space to

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Speaker 1: operate because the defense has more warped, the defense is

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Speaker 1: more challenged, and the amount of action that they're trying

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Speaker 1: to defend more stack pick and roll, more situations where

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Speaker 1: you try to create more separation between Rudy and the

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Speaker 1: traffic around the basket. In general, I think coach Finch

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Speaker 1: has done a poor job of organizing the team offensively

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Speaker 1: and motivating them. So, like I've actually talked about this

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Speaker 1: a lot, I think I think Minnesota's next step after

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Speaker 1: the season is to move on at the head coach

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Speaker 1: and to get somebody who's a little bit more of

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Speaker 1: an offensive tactician and a better motivator, or at least

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Speaker 1: a different voice in that locker room, so like, I

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Speaker 1: actually find this stuff with Minnesota to be more disappointing

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Speaker 1: because of the talent. Like I look at Houston and

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Speaker 1: I go, this roster is fundamentally flawed. I look at

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Speaker 1: Minnesota and I go, this is a championship level roster

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Speaker 1: and coach Finch is just not getting into play hard

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Speaker 1: and they're playing really stupid offense. And I wish that

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Speaker 1: they would clean some of that stuff up. All right,

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Speaker 1: A couple Spurs questions. As a Spurs fan, I truly

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Speaker 1: appreciate your basketball analysis in today's media that's full of

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Speaker 1: hot takes and people who don't watch the games. Thank

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Speaker 1: you so much for the kind words. My question is

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Speaker 1: about Dearon Fox. To me, his performance is pivotal to

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Speaker 1: the Spurs playoff success, but his regular season performance is

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Speaker 1: so far and slightly below expectation to me. I know

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Speaker 1: part of the reason is that his usage is low,

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Speaker 1: and then he plays off ball a lot, but when

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Speaker 1: he runs the offense, he is a bit careless with

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Speaker 1: the ball and with his passes, and his shooting is

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Speaker 1: still inconsistent. And maybe I just have too high of

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Speaker 1: an expectation of him, or I didn't watch other teams

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Speaker 1: to evaluate him in a broader context. So what's your

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Speaker 1: thoughts on Fox's performance this season and do you worry

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Speaker 1: about it when it comes to the playoffs? And if

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Speaker 1: he can't be the second best player on a championship team,

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Speaker 1: how would his max contract affect the Spurs future team building?

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Speaker 1: So the important detail is that the important detail is

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Speaker 1: that you have to go with what was available. Like,

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Speaker 1: it'd be great if instead of Daron Fox it was

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Speaker 1: you know, a higher level guard, like if it was

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Speaker 1: Jalen Brunson for example, Right, Like it'd be great if

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Speaker 1: you had a better player than Daron Fox. But the

557
00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:17,320
Speaker 1: bottom line is you get what you pay for. Darren

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Speaker 1: Fox was available. He was available at a price point

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Speaker 1: that was closer to like what actually less than what

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Speaker 1: like the Orlando Magic paid for Desmond Bay, Right, So,

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Speaker 1: like part of it is like san Antonio wanted to

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Speaker 1: maintain flexibility for the future, but they also wanted to

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Speaker 1: accelerate the timeline to match the level that Wenby was

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Speaker 1: playing at. Darren Fox to me perfectly fit that kind

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Speaker 1: of like middle ground in the sense that he he

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Speaker 1: was achievable, he was affordable relative, and he fit the

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Speaker 1: skill set really well, and this is the important detail. So, like,

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Speaker 1: when you really dig into Darren Fox's strengths on defense,

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Speaker 1: for example, what dearon Fox's best strength. He's not a

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Speaker 1: physical ball pressure guard who's gonna keep the ball in

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Speaker 1: front all game long. They call him swipe, but he's

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00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:13,520
Speaker 1: an aggressive turnover forcing guard that compliments Victor Wmenyama's rim

573
00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:18,399
Speaker 1: protection really well. Right on the offensive end of the floor,

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Speaker 1: he is a pick and roll player that makes it

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Speaker 1: really difficult to switch right. So like he's gonna face

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Speaker 1: a lot of drop covered style looks, which is gonna

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Speaker 1: unlock Victor wemen Yam as a role man. And as

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Speaker 1: I've talked about a lot over the course of the

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Speaker 1: last few years, one of Darren Fox's sneaky strengths is

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Speaker 1: cross court passing. And when you have a big man

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Speaker 1: in Victor Wemenyama who has so much role gravity going

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00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:44,600
Speaker 1: towards the rim that he's consistently drawing tags. We talked

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Speaker 1: about this in the Tuesday pod, Like Victor wmen Yama

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00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,000
Speaker 1: is helping this bird generate the most corner threes in

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Speaker 1: the history of the NBA. Who's gonna make those passes?

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Speaker 1: And obviously Steph Castle can make them. Steph Castle is

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Speaker 1: a very gifted passer, but Darren Fox is one of

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Speaker 1: the very best like skip cross court passers in the league. Again,

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Speaker 1: like when you dig into it and I get it,

590
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,560
Speaker 1: he's gonna be very expensive on this new deal, but

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Speaker 1: like when you really dig into it, and the way

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Speaker 1: he compliments Victor with his on ball defense, the way

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Speaker 1: that he compliments Victor offensively is a pick and roll player,

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Speaker 1: and with his cross court passing. It was like a

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Speaker 1: confluence of factors that I thought made him a worthwhile

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Speaker 1: risk for this burst. Now, as I've talked about, he's

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Speaker 1: not gonna be as good as some of the guards

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Speaker 1: that he goes against. If he ends up in a

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00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,200
Speaker 1: series with Shay, he's not as good as Shy. He

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Speaker 1: ends up in a series with If he ends up

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Speaker 1: in a series with Luca, he's not as good as Luca. Right.

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Speaker 1: If he ends up in a series with Denver, like,

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Speaker 1: he may not even be as good as Jamal Murray, right, Like,

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00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,040
Speaker 1: it's gonna be tough in the sense that he's not

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Speaker 1: as good as some of the other ball handlers in

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Speaker 1: the league. But the idea is, if Victor ascends to

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Speaker 1: the top tier superstar level. Is he fine as a

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Speaker 1: number two? And I think he is, especially as a

609
00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,120
Speaker 1: stop gap between where they are now and where Steph

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Speaker 1: Castle projects to be. And I think step Castle projects

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Speaker 1: to be a top fifteen player in the league sooner

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Speaker 1: than later. So I generally speaking, like I think inconsistency's

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Speaker 1: gonna be part of it. He's gonna have playoff games

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Speaker 1: where he doesn't play super well, but the Spurs aren't

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Speaker 1: incredibly dependent on him the way that the Lakers are

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Speaker 1: on Luca, the way that Oklahoma City is on a

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00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,200
Speaker 1: guy like Shay. It made sense to me given the

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00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,600
Speaker 1: trajectory the Spurs were on, the complimentary fit with dearon Fox,

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Speaker 1: and ultimately he's gonna be the guy that the Spurs

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Speaker 1: lean on a lot. I've talked about this, like, I

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Speaker 1: think there's a version of this story where Steph struggles

622
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Speaker 1: in the postseason shooting the basketball, where Wemby's on ball

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Speaker 1: stuff doesn't work and he functions more as a role man,

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Speaker 1: And like, you're gonna be really glad you have dearon Fox,

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Speaker 1: even if he's not as good as some of the

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Speaker 1: other guys around the league. You're gonna be really glad

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Speaker 1: you have darreon Fox when some of these playoff games

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Speaker 1: slow down. And I do think from that One Warrior

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Speaker 1: series that we saw that he did a pretty good

630
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Speaker 1: job getting past his initial defender and compromising the defense. Jason,

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Speaker 1: I think I may watch Wemby differently because I'm five

632
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Speaker 1: foot eight and I always had to make up for

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Speaker 1: my lack of size with skill. When I watch him,

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00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,480
Speaker 1: I obviously see the talent, but I don't instinctively feel

635
00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,840
Speaker 1: impressed the same way that most people seem to. A

636
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,160
Speaker 1: lot of his defensive impact to me looks like geometry,

637
00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:08,640
Speaker 1: huge wingspan, huge standing reach, automatic rim deterrence. On offense,

638
00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,600
Speaker 1: things like lob gravity, finishing above the rim can also

639
00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,840
Speaker 1: seem more tool based than skill based. Can you make

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Speaker 1: the basketball case for what separates his actual skill, processing,

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Speaker 1: hey jason i've been loving your analysis AND personality since i.

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Speaker 1: Found your channel thank you for. The kind words why is?

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Speaker 1: The head coach why is it the head coaches seem

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Speaker 1: to be recycled MORE in the nba COMPARED. To the

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Speaker 1: nfl is it due to the specifics of each coach's

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Speaker 1: ideal scheme slash system needing more specific players, on the

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Speaker 1: roster and so they're given more chances with, different, organizations

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Speaker 1: saying hey our roster is closer to what this coach.

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Speaker 1: Likes to run why. Don't we care we don't care

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Speaker 1: if he was fired and he wasn't given a fair shake.

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Speaker 1: With that roster thank you for your time and keep up. The,

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Speaker 1: good work so, First of all i'm not actually not

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Speaker 1: coaches but i'll just accept this premise for the sake. Of,

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Speaker 1: your question like, let's just say SEPARATE, from the nfl

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Speaker 1: why IS it that nba coaches tend? To BE recycled

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Speaker 1: and i really think it comes down to the head

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Speaker 1: COACH in the nba is just the easiest thing to

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Speaker 1: swap out when you're looking at a situation that's. Not

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Speaker 1: going right, so for instance Like, let's say, minnesota for

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Speaker 1: flawed in some. Way or another but like once you

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Speaker 1: pairing it gets really tricky because of agency politics and

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Speaker 1: it can be a lot more of a commitment to

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Speaker 1: decide to shake up your roster than it is, to

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Speaker 1: who's not tied to the cap. AT all whatsoever i

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Speaker 1: can pay four or five coaches at A time if

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Speaker 1: i fire people, WHO cares like i can easily swap

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Speaker 1: a coach just by throwing money. At the PROBLEM whereas

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Speaker 1: if i, Make roster changes I've got to i've got

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Speaker 1: to find someone who's willing To Trade. For julius randall

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Speaker 1: gets much more complicated changing. Over the ROSTER and so

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Speaker 1: i think a lot of teams look at their situation, and,

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Speaker 1: they go hey it would be easier if we just.

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Speaker 1: to do with the urgency. Of the situation So, say

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Speaker 1: you're minnesota like when you're if we do see younger,

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Speaker 1: coaches GET opportunities Like i think boston's, a, Great example

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Speaker 1: like joe mazuola and. It pays off and, FOR the

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Speaker 1: teams look at the situation, And, they go okay we've

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Speaker 1: got a team that's going to. Compete this year do

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Speaker 1: we want to take a shot on? A young coach

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Speaker 1: why DON'T. We get jb bickerstaff to come in And

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Speaker 1: we want to try to go with somebody that we is.

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Speaker 1: A known commodity, IN that sense i think there's LIKE

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Speaker 1: To him, RIGHT and so i think it gets super

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Speaker 1: what you're saying like talent fit, rather THAN experience and

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00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:32,680
Speaker 1: would make in preparation for playing real basketball in twenty

852
00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:37,440
Speaker 1: six twenty seven? With this roster. REALLY interesting question i

853
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:40,520
Speaker 1: don't want to get too far, into specific, players because

854
00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:42,279
Speaker 1: one we don't Know where the jazz are gonna end in,

855
00:40:42,320 --> 00:40:44,480
Speaker 1: the lottery yet and so which, guy they get like

856
00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,480
Speaker 1: whether They Get a darren peterson or, like You know

857
00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:49,600
Speaker 1: A darius a cuff or even if they get the,

858
00:40:49,640 --> 00:40:52,200
Speaker 1: number one, pick you know we don't know what they're gonna,

859
00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:53,279
Speaker 1: end up with so it makes it a. Little bit

860
00:40:53,320 --> 00:40:55,680
Speaker 1: hard and we also don't necessarily know who's, gonna be

861
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:59,640
Speaker 1: available both via trade or restricted free agency. Things like

862
00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,520
Speaker 1: that so like we'll get into more specifics when we get,

863
00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:04,800
Speaker 1: Into the SUMMER but as i dug into the payroll,

864
00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:08,799
Speaker 1: earlier this morning the TWO main things i think they're

865
00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:13,120
Speaker 1: really gonna need to look at is one some sort

866
00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:19,920
Speaker 1: of like, unscreenable perimeter defender and then two just overall.

867
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:22,279
Speaker 1: Perimeter jump shooting and THE reason why i feel that

868
00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:24,799
Speaker 1: way is if the strength of your roster is, your

869
00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,400
Speaker 1: front court and you're gonna be playing a lot Of

870
00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:30,920
Speaker 1: looks With Lori and Jaron Jackson, and walker kessler, then

871
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:36,200
Speaker 1: in theory like you're not gonna, be very fast you're, gonna,

872
00:41:36,200 --> 00:41:40,000
Speaker 1: be big right so your base scheme is probably gonna

873
00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:41,880
Speaker 1: involve either a lot of switching or a lot of

874
00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,560
Speaker 1: zone because you're just gonna want to lean towards your

875
00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,360
Speaker 1: bigs being able to be big and not have to

876
00:41:47,440 --> 00:41:50,040
Speaker 1: cover a, lot, Of ground right but you want to have.

877
00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:53,600
Speaker 1: Some scheme versatility and so if you had the ability

878
00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:56,839
Speaker 1: to put a specific type of guard defender on an,

879
00:41:56,840 --> 00:42:00,600
Speaker 1: opposing point guard think, as An Archetype. Think Davey mitchell

880
00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:03,640
Speaker 1: and davion's not an expiring deal next year at, like

881
00:42:03,640 --> 00:42:05,919
Speaker 1: twelve million so maybe you can. Make a. Deal who

882
00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:10,680
Speaker 1: knows but Like You have davion mitchell, and, you, go

883
00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:15,319
Speaker 1: hey dude chase, that dude around do, not switch anything fight.

884
00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:18,520
Speaker 1: Through every, screen that way you can keep. Your bigs

885
00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:22,040
Speaker 1: back that would give you some scheme versatility, Versus quick

886
00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:25,760
Speaker 1: guards whereas if you're switching everything and It's. Like chante

887
00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:29,719
Speaker 1: george And Let's say darren peterson gets Drafted by the

888
00:42:29,800 --> 00:42:32,720
Speaker 1: jazz and he's, a good defender but he's not ready

889
00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:36,600
Speaker 1: to like, be a shutdown chase. Over screens guy yet

890
00:42:37,040 --> 00:42:39,920
Speaker 1: a quick guard could pick it apart by like, targeting

891
00:42:39,960 --> 00:42:42,600
Speaker 1: specific matchups or like if a team shoots the, ball

892
00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:44,879
Speaker 1: well enough maybe they can pick. Apart your zone you want,

893
00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:47,319
Speaker 1: some scheme versatility so having SOME sort and i Don't

894
00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:49,839
Speaker 1: Know if isaiah collier is, that guy yet and so

895
00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:51,880
Speaker 1: that's where. It gets tricky but if you have a

896
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:54,640
Speaker 1: bowling ball unscreenable, type of guard that could go a

897
00:42:54,640 --> 00:42:57,239
Speaker 1: long way towards your screen. A scheme versatility and Then

898
00:42:57,280 --> 00:43:00,279
Speaker 1: Again like walker kessler has showing some of, bill TO

899
00:43:00,320 --> 00:43:01,920
Speaker 1: shoot but i don't think he's going to be. Guarded

900
00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:04,279
Speaker 1: Out there jared jackson is improved, as a shooter but

901
00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:06,360
Speaker 1: he still doesn't get really guarded that well. Like a

902
00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:09,200
Speaker 1: shooter so any sort of counterbalance to your size in

903
00:43:09,239 --> 00:43:11,480
Speaker 1: the form of reliable jump shooting talent would go. A

904
00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:13,920
Speaker 1: LONG way but i personally am very excited To watch the.

905
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:15,640
Speaker 1: Jazz next Year as, a jazz fan you should. Be

906
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:18,560
Speaker 1: very excited i'm really curious To See how danny ainge rounds.

907
00:43:18,560 --> 00:43:20,360
Speaker 1: Out the roster that's gonna be a fun team to.

908
00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:24,879
Speaker 1: Watch next, year all right three. More quick ones would

909
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:27,040
Speaker 1: you Ever consider having nick right? On the pot would

910
00:43:27,080 --> 00:43:28,680
Speaker 1: love to see you both on your Takes on the

911
00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:30,680
Speaker 1: LAKERS and the. Nba playoff preview thanks. For your time

912
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,080
Speaker 1: we are, working ON it and i think we're going to,

913
00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:36,160
Speaker 1: Have It happen so i'm not sure at which point

914
00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:38,440
Speaker 1: in the. Next couple weeks there'll probably be a mix of,

915
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:42,120
Speaker 1: like Playoff. Previews some lakers i'm Curious to Debate victor

916
00:43:42,160 --> 00:43:46,600
Speaker 1: women yama, with him too so we'll get into that

917
00:43:46,719 --> 00:43:49,160
Speaker 1: when we. Have The chance but i'm In Touch with

918
00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:52,520
Speaker 1: nick wright's producer and we're. WORKING on it i think

919
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:55,239
Speaker 1: we're just more figuring out scheduling, at This Point so

920
00:43:55,520 --> 00:43:57,040
Speaker 1: nick wright will most likely be on in the. Next

921
00:43:57,040 --> 00:43:58,840
Speaker 1: couple weeks i'm just. Not SURE when when, I do

922
00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:01,200
Speaker 1: know i'll let. You guys, know next question do you

923
00:44:01,239 --> 00:44:03,160
Speaker 1: guys have any or do you have any desire becoming

924
00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,759
Speaker 1: a PART of an nba team's coaching. STAFF or broadcasting

925
00:44:05,800 --> 00:44:07,520
Speaker 1: i really appreciate your eye and knowledge. Of the game

926
00:44:07,640 --> 00:44:09,480
Speaker 1: keep doing great STUFF for. The NBA. World j t

927
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:11,520
Speaker 1: thanks so much for. THE kind words i would love

928
00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:13,040
Speaker 1: to WORK for. An nba team i've talked about THIS

929
00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:15,600
Speaker 1: before if i actually got a legitimate opportunity to WORK

930
00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:18,239
Speaker 1: for an nba team that, Paid me well because it

931
00:44:18,280 --> 00:44:19,680
Speaker 1: just would be tough for me to give up my

932
00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:21,799
Speaker 1: job to go take some entry level, like you know

933
00:44:22,080 --> 00:44:24,000
Speaker 1: work in the film room. Kind of thing but that's how. You,

934
00:44:24,040 --> 00:44:25,000
Speaker 1: do it like if you want to WORK for, an

935
00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:27,200
Speaker 1: nba team you gotta go work in the film room

936
00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:30,080
Speaker 1: and do like dirty work for a long time for

937
00:44:30,120 --> 00:44:31,520
Speaker 1: a little, bit of money if you want to kind

938
00:44:31,520 --> 00:44:33,160
Speaker 1: of work your. Way up there and LIKE it's just

939
00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:35,279
Speaker 1: i couldn't do that AND do, what i do so like,

940
00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:38,719
Speaker 1: it's COMPLETELY unrealistic but i would DO it if i ever,

941
00:44:38,760 --> 00:44:41,360
Speaker 1: got the OPPORTUNITY like if i, got an OPPORTUNITY especially,

942
00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:43,640
Speaker 1: LIKE i think i think coaching, is very parochial so.

943
00:44:43,680 --> 00:44:46,040
Speaker 1: It's super unlikely BUT even if i got an offer

944
00:44:46,080 --> 00:44:48,439
Speaker 1: to go work for, A front office i would take

945
00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:51,360
Speaker 1: it in like, a real context not in like some,

946
00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:54,600
Speaker 1: entry LEVEL context because i just want to WORK in

947
00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:56,360
Speaker 1: THE nba and i want to be a part, of

948
00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:58,680
Speaker 1: A team, And i'm, competitive and like, Here's the thing

949
00:44:58,719 --> 00:45:00,960
Speaker 1: like my job requires me to BE critical, of nba

950
00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:03,759
Speaker 1: players otherwise my show. HAS no credibility i have to

951
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:06,239
Speaker 1: BE critical, of NBA players but i don't want TO be.

952
00:45:06,760 --> 00:45:09,239
Speaker 1: Their nba players you have any as a person who

953
00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:12,160
Speaker 1: played basketball, My entire life like YOU don't think i

954
00:45:12,200 --> 00:45:15,080
Speaker 1: have an enormous amount of respect. For those guys, you

955
00:45:15,120 --> 00:45:17,560
Speaker 1: don't think like think about like A player, THAT i

956
00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:20,479
Speaker 1: get i have been super critical of. Over the years

957
00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:24,880
Speaker 1: let's just take, a Random Example like russell. WESTBROOK for

958
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:26,799
Speaker 1: example i was super critical of him when he Was.

959
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:28,640
Speaker 1: With the lakers like YOU don't think i Was A

960
00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:31,840
Speaker 1: big russell WESTBROOK fan when, I Was Young like russell

961
00:45:31,840 --> 00:45:33,360
Speaker 1: westbrook was like a hero OF mine when i, was

962
00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:35,440
Speaker 1: a kid just like every other. Young basketball, player so

963
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,279
Speaker 1: like part of it is just the nature of my

964
00:45:37,440 --> 00:45:42,239
Speaker 1: Job dictates that I'M critical and i praise. And a

965
00:45:42,280 --> 00:45:45,480
Speaker 1: criticize that's the nature, of, The Profession right BUT like

966
00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:47,440
Speaker 1: if i worked, FOR a team i wouldn't have to,

967
00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:49,200
Speaker 1: do THAT anymore and i could channel my, love for

968
00:45:49,239 --> 00:45:54,160
Speaker 1: basketball my passion for basketball tactics and all these, like

969
00:45:54,200 --> 00:45:57,359
Speaker 1: DIFFERENT intricacies and i could channel it into a team

970
00:45:57,400 --> 00:46:01,319
Speaker 1: context competitively and be a part of an ultimate goal

971
00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:02,960
Speaker 1: that a team is. Trying to PURSUE so like i

972
00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:04,839
Speaker 1: would take that sort of opportunity in a heartbeat if.

973
00:46:04,840 --> 00:46:08,480
Speaker 1: It came up it's. Just, incredibly unrealistic so like, the

974
00:46:08,520 --> 00:46:10,400
Speaker 1: truth is you guys are probably stuck with me for a.

975
00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:15,839
Speaker 1: Very long, Time, Last, QUESTION hi jason i will need

976
00:46:15,880 --> 00:46:18,680
Speaker 1: more time of you explaining why you Didn't. Like ad

977
00:46:18,719 --> 00:46:20,640
Speaker 1: astra keep up the great work and thank you for

978
00:46:20,719 --> 00:46:22,319
Speaker 1: all the. Analysis you do thanks again for. The kind

979
00:46:22,360 --> 00:46:25,239
Speaker 1: words so a couple of things like it just kind

980
00:46:25,239 --> 00:46:29,000
Speaker 1: of felt like it had. These weird phases you obviously

981
00:46:29,040 --> 00:46:33,040
Speaker 1: have the, main plot line which centers Around The the brad,

982
00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:36,640
Speaker 1: pitts psyche valves his relationship with his father and this

983
00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:39,680
Speaker 1: weird thing that's Happening out at neptune or, whatever, it

984
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:42,160
Speaker 1: is right but then you have these like weird detours

985
00:46:42,200 --> 00:46:47,160
Speaker 1: like the Whole like moon lander or moon moon rover

986
00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:50,400
Speaker 1: gun scene just kind of felt like this, weird separate

987
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:55,759
Speaker 1: entity the commercial flight, to the moon the weird like

988
00:46:56,200 --> 00:47:00,960
Speaker 1: soos call where the monkey is killing all the astronauts

989
00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:03,560
Speaker 1: on board that weird. Traveling space station like it just

990
00:47:03,640 --> 00:47:07,200
Speaker 1: kind of felt like they were using weird plot devices

991
00:47:07,239 --> 00:47:10,200
Speaker 1: to fit in, some special effects so like it kind

992
00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:12,280
Speaker 1: of felt like it had some fluff and some filler

993
00:47:12,320 --> 00:47:13,960
Speaker 1: that didn't make a. Ton of sense take for, a

994
00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,799
Speaker 1: Counter example Like, project hel MARY a movie. I really

995
00:47:16,880 --> 00:47:20,760
Speaker 1: enjoyed every thing felt like less like a plot device

996
00:47:20,800 --> 00:47:23,759
Speaker 1: and more like like there was one clear Plot device In,

997
00:47:23,840 --> 00:47:27,200
Speaker 1: project tail mary and that was. The communication piece like,

998
00:47:28,280 --> 00:47:31,279
Speaker 1: they were like here's this five minute scene where we show,

999
00:47:31,320 --> 00:47:34,160
Speaker 1: these basic interactions and now we just all, as the

1000
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:36,440
Speaker 1: audience have to accept that these dudes can talk, to

1001
00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:39,880
Speaker 1: EACH other which i had no, problem with because like

1002
00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:42,399
Speaker 1: they tried to make a whole, movie about that It's,

1003
00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:46,000
Speaker 1: called a rival where they dig into how complex, language

1004
00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:48,399
Speaker 1: structure is and if you really want to, dig into

1005
00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:50,600
Speaker 1: that it'll take you two hours just, to do that

1006
00:47:50,719 --> 00:47:52,400
Speaker 1: and none of us have, time, For that right so

1007
00:47:52,520 --> 00:47:55,680
Speaker 1: like in the context, Of THAT movie so i accepted

1008
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:58,120
Speaker 1: that plot device more as, just, like a hey let's

1009
00:47:58,200 --> 00:48:01,400
Speaker 1: establish that, these two people these two beings can communicate with,

1010
00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:03,800
Speaker 1: each other verbally so that we can watch this damn

1011
00:48:03,840 --> 00:48:07,319
Speaker 1: movie and not have to sit through them dealing with

1012
00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:09,640
Speaker 1: the chore of trying to learn how to communicate. With, Each,

1013
00:48:09,640 --> 00:48:12,080
Speaker 1: other RIGHT so like i was accepting. That Plot device

1014
00:48:12,360 --> 00:48:14,319
Speaker 1: ad astro felt like it was filled with lots of

1015
00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:17,920
Speaker 1: plot devices just to drop in, certain Special effects Whereas,

1016
00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:20,760
Speaker 1: project tail mary aside from that one, language plot device

1017
00:48:21,080 --> 00:48:23,239
Speaker 1: everything felt like it was moving the plot forward in a,

1018
00:48:23,280 --> 00:48:25,560
Speaker 1: really genuine way and so it just felt like it.

1019
00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:28,879
Speaker 1: Had some filler it Wasn't My favorite. Brad Pitt part

1020
00:48:29,000 --> 00:48:31,279
Speaker 1: like I'm a huge. Brad pit fan my wife. HAD

1021
00:48:31,280 --> 00:48:33,200
Speaker 1: this comment i thought. It was funny, she was, like

1022
00:48:34,120 --> 00:48:36,400
Speaker 1: she's like this is the kind of part That like

1023
00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:40,359
Speaker 1: ben affleck. SHOULD have done i, was dying laughing because

1024
00:48:40,400 --> 00:48:43,759
Speaker 1: like there's not a whole. Lot of expression, everything's very

1025
00:48:43,880 --> 00:48:48,240
Speaker 1: deadpan which is like Right Up the, ben Affleck Alley

1026
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:50,839
Speaker 1: whereas brad pitt has a lot more range and what

1027
00:48:50,880 --> 00:48:52,799
Speaker 1: he can show emotionally and that, sort of, thing so

1028
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:55,359
Speaker 1: like and just he just has more of. A cool

1029
00:48:55,400 --> 00:48:57,160
Speaker 1: factor so like it was kind of a Weird part.

1030
00:48:57,200 --> 00:48:59,480
Speaker 1: For brad too and then the story was kind of

1031
00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:02,480
Speaker 1: like anti climactic as well when they get, To the

1032
00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:04,600
Speaker 1: end so like just one. MY favorite movie i gave it.

1033
00:49:04,640 --> 00:49:06,440
Speaker 1: A second shot i love. Sci fi too i'm not

1034
00:49:06,440 --> 00:49:08,479
Speaker 1: gonna see her IN act like i didn't and still

1035
00:49:08,600 --> 00:49:11,160
Speaker 1: enjoy parts. Of the movie it's just the visuals and,

1036
00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:14,000
Speaker 1: things like that but like it was a distant last

1037
00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:17,160
Speaker 1: place compared to a lot of those like whether what's

1038
00:49:17,200 --> 00:49:20,600
Speaker 1: The Movie with Matt, damon on mars Like That, one

1039
00:49:20,719 --> 00:49:26,000
Speaker 1: the Martian or Even Arrival Or, project tail mary YOU

1040
00:49:26,040 --> 00:49:29,600
Speaker 1: know the i just thought that those movies were far Better.

1041
00:49:29,719 --> 00:49:31,640
Speaker 1: Than that, astro, All right GUYS that's all i have

1042
00:49:31,680 --> 00:49:33,480
Speaker 1: for today is always the sincerely appreset you guys, for

1043
00:49:33,520 --> 00:49:35,160
Speaker 1: supporting us in, supporting THE show and i hope all

1044
00:49:35,160 --> 00:49:37,279
Speaker 1: of you guys have a WONDERFUL weekend that i will

1045
00:49:37,280 --> 00:49:43,680
Speaker 1: see You guys on money