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And obviously, and I'm strictly talking 33 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: about talent there, because most frequently I'll get people that 34 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: will say things like, hey, if they're a Jekyl and 35 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: High team, that means they're not a good basketball team. 36 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: That's a fair point. Hey, if they're too two with 37 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: the Miami Heat, maybe they're not that much better than Miami. 38 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: That's also a fair point. I don't disagree with those details, 39 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: but in a vacuum strictly looking at talent, Boston is 40 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: significantly more talented then Miami both ends of the floor. 41 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: To give you an idea, coming into tonight, Boston was 42 00:02:56,880 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: twelve points better then Miami in half court settings per 43 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: one possessions. Miami was giving you about ninety points per 44 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: every one half court possessions was actually pretty good, about 45 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: eight points better than Milwaukee faired against this Boston defense. 46 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: But Boston, for all their limitations, against a very good 47 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: Miami defense, they were averaging about a hundred and two 48 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: points per half court possession. But that static half court 49 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: environment is just one part of the game of basketball. Now, 50 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 1: that's where your overall talent will be most on display, 51 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: because when teams are squared up and there's no advantage 52 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: either way, that's where talent has to take over. You'll 53 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: see freakishly athletic teams succeed in transition. You'll see really 54 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: skilled players like Lucas thrive in slow pace environments. You'll 55 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: see really big teams thrive in offensive rebounding and depending 56 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: defending the paint and things like that. But those are 57 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: all ancillary factors. Those are all, like I said, swing 58 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: factors that occur outside of that static half court environment, 59 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: and the story of this entire playoff run for Boston 60 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: has been losing games outside of the static half court environment. 61 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: They were a much better half court offensive team than 62 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: both of Milwaukee and Miami, and for all the limitations 63 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: that Brooklyn had, and they were a very good offensive team. 64 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 1: That was where Boston had to win in some of 65 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: the swing factors of the game. But as you saw 66 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: again in the first half tonight, Miami goes into the halftime, 67 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:33,480 Speaker 1: I believe they were up by four. I can't remember exactly, 68 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: but that a little bit of a lead, and it 69 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 1: was textbook. They were getting destroyed on the offensive glass. 70 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: I believe Miami had a twelve to two second chance 71 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: points advantage in the first half. Boston only had ten 72 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: at ten to seven turnover disadvantage, but Miami was running 73 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: out and getting layups on every single one of them. 74 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: Boston's transition defense has been awful in this entire playoff run. 75 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: They're giving up a hundred and forty points per one 76 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: hundred transition opportunities, which is last among all four teams 77 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: in the in the conference finals. So Miami knows because 78 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: They're well coached, and they're great in those details, and 79 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: they're great in those swing factors. If they try to 80 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: avoid the half court environment at all costs, they can 81 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: win games, and they did. I told you guys coming 82 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: into this series that I thought Boston was good enough 83 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: to sweep Miami, but that I expected Miami to push 84 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: it to six because I figured they'd take a couple 85 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: of games off of Boston because of all of that 86 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: sloppiness that I talked about, and you've seen that resoundingly 87 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 1: displayed in that series. I've been wrong about a lot 88 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: of things in this playoff run, just like everybody is predicting. 89 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 1: Predicting sports is a huge pain in the ass. But 90 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: this particular Boston team I've had a really good feel for. 91 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: For the most part, Miami's offense is not bad. I had. 92 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: I was pessimistic about them compared to some of the contenders. 93 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: Like when people would ask me, is my Miami a contender, 94 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: I'd routinely say no, because I didn't think they had 95 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: the top end offensive talent to be able to hang 96 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: with some of the best teams in the league. But overall, 97 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: they're a good offensive team. They were twelve in offense 98 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: this season, which is not bad. That's above average, right. 99 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: They have two All Stars on the team, all Star 100 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:19,679 Speaker 1: caliber players in the form of bamb At a Bio 101 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: and Jimmy Butler. Tyler Harrow obviously he missed part of 102 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 1: this series with injury, but even when he was on 103 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: the floor, Miami struggled to score. Overall, this is a 104 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:35,239 Speaker 1: decent Miami offense, and Boston has utterly and completely shut 105 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: them down over the course of this series. I thought 106 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: early on they struggle with some coverage stuff. I thought 107 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: they were dropping way too much. They still dropped way 108 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: more than I thought they would in this series, but 109 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 1: early on Miami made them pay for that. But over 110 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 1: the course of the last twelve quarters, so three games, 111 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: twelve quarters, Boston has held Miami to twenty five points 112 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: or less in ten of the twelve quarters. The two 113 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,359 Speaker 1: outliers were that first quarter in Game three when Boston 114 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: mailed it in and it cost him the game and 115 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: the series be over by now if it wasn't for that, 116 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: And then the fourth quarter of Game four when Boston 117 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: was up by a million points and all the bench 118 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: players were in the game. So basically, at any point 119 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: in time where Boston was engaged defensively, Miami could not 120 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 1: score the basketball. Jimmy Butler was a complete ship show 121 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: again tonight after being a ship show in the last game. 122 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: And I understand so many people are gonna be like, 123 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 1: he's hurt, and I get that, and I'm I'm not 124 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: undercutting the injuries to Jimmy Butler, Tyler Harrow, and Kyle Lowry. 125 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: They are real. They are a thing that was absolutely 126 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: had a factor in this series. It's very possible that 127 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: some of these games are closer if those guys are healthy. 128 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: But also, the better you are, the more Boston respects 129 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: you as an opponent, and they don't do what they 130 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: did in Game three. Everything is depending on each other 131 00:07:55,640 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 1: in that regard. But Janis and kd their efficiency tanked 132 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: against this Boston defense. Both of them utterly fell apart 133 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: in terms of their ability to put the ball in 134 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: the basket efficiently compared to their regular season performance against 135 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: this Boston defense. So, guess what did you think Jimmy 136 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: Butler was above that? Did you think Jimmy Butler was 137 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: gonna succeed where Kadie and Janice failed? It wasn't gonna happen. 138 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: And so yeah, did. I thought the drop coverage early 139 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: in the series, Jimmy was able to get downhill way 140 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: too easily, way too often, and he got a bunch 141 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:36,839 Speaker 1: of easy shots. And then in Game two was all 142 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: transition stuff. I mean it was like pick six, pick six, 143 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: pick six, right, But overall I expected Jimmy Butler to 144 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: have a nightmare series against Boston's defense, and he has, 145 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: And even if his knee was perfectly healthy, I still 146 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 1: believe to some extent he would have had that type 147 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: of nightmare series. Baman a bio same thing. Like, again, 148 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: this is an all star level talent, and he's a 149 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: whole bunch of issues with aggression that need to be 150 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: addressed by this Miami team in the off season. Like 151 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: if Miami loses the series, which I expect him to. 152 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: I understand the culture. I understand the power of that culture. 153 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: I understand the power of coaching. I think Erik Spoelstra 154 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: might be the best coach in all of basketball, and 155 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:26,000 Speaker 1: his performance in this series was excellent, capitalizing on those 156 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: swing factors versus Boston. But there's a limitation to that. 157 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,199 Speaker 1: There's a ceiling, and the ceiling is lower than what 158 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: talent can bring because this is a Boston team that's 159 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: not sharp in all of those areas I thought he made. 160 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: Judoka got soundly out coached in this series. I thoroughly 161 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: disagreed with his defensive strategy, and it's still worked because 162 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: of the overall talent gap and just how ridiculously talented 163 00:09:56,040 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: this Boston defense is. But this is if you're Miami 164 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: at a certain point, as as powerful as your culture is, 165 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: you have to identify somebody out there that you can 166 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,040 Speaker 1: bring into this system that can be a supreme offensive 167 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 1: engine for you, because I think as a as Jimmy 168 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: Butler can lead you to the two near the mountaintop 169 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 1: in down years like the bubble guys, like what happened 170 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: that year. If you guys remember Kde was out, Kyrie 171 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: was out, Steph Curry was out. There were a lot 172 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: of swing factors that allowed a weaker Miami team to 173 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,599 Speaker 1: rise to the top of that pile. And at a 174 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: certain point Miami is gonna have to confront that. I 175 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: wanted to talk a little bit about the third quarter 176 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: run from Boston because I thought it was inevitable and 177 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: they outscored Miami thirty two to sixteen in that In 178 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: that quarter, and that was where they cleaned up those details. 179 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: When you have that big of an advantage in the 180 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: half court, all you have to do is clean up 181 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: those details, and you're just about guaranteed to go on 182 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: the run. You Know what's funny is Tatum had a 183 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 1: pretty bad game in terms of his ability to make shots. 184 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: But this is the advantage of the way Boston's offense 185 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: is put together because if you look at if you 186 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: look at Boston's offensive construct, it's a driving kick offense, right, 187 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: and it's you've got Jason Tatum, who's this supremely talented 188 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 1: offensive wing. You've got Jalen Brown who's this supremely talented 189 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: offensive wing. You've got Marcus Smart who's a great driving 190 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: kick guard. You've got Derek White who is every bit 191 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: is capable of being that type of dribble drive guard 192 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: that Marcus Smart is. You've got Al Horford and Great 193 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 1: Williams are a great spot up players. You've got Peyton 194 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: Pritchard bringing scoring punch off the bench. When you've got 195 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: that type of talent depth on offense, it's kind of 196 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,120 Speaker 1: like a it's kind of like a game of whack 197 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: a mole, and like, okay, congrats. You've got Marcus Smarten 198 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: to have Jayson Tatum to have a rough night. But 199 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,960 Speaker 1: tonight Jalen Brown had it going and Derek White got 200 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: it going, and that was enough to carry you offensively. 201 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: You could go into Game six and Derek White could 202 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: have a rough night and Jalen Brown could have a 203 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: rough night, But chances are Tatum will play a lot better, 204 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,120 Speaker 1: and chances are Marcus Smart will play a lot better. 205 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: You might have a crazy four or five three night 206 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: from Peyton Pritchard. Right when you have this type of 207 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: depth of offensive talent, just by virtue of odds, there's 208 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,680 Speaker 1: a good chance for a couple of those guys to 209 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: get hot. I remember I was talking with Colin Coward 210 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: on Sunday about how to compete with luck, because to 211 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: win in the NBA playoffs, you need luck. You need 212 00:12:44,320 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 1: some things to go your way, whether that's injury luck 213 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: or whether that's shooting luck, guys getting hot. But I 214 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: said to Colin, the way you combat that is by 215 00:12:56,200 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: getting multiple cracks at the table. The more opportunity ease 216 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:04,320 Speaker 1: you have. If I told you you've got seven polls 217 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 1: at the slot machine or the roulette table instead of 218 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 1: two chances are you're gonna win three or four of them, right, 219 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:13,200 Speaker 1: And that's kind of the way I look at it. 220 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: And when you've got six guys that are capable of 221 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: going for twenty plus points, chances are two or three 222 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: of them are gonna get hot on any given night. 223 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: And that's the advantage of Boston's overall offensive depth and 224 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: the way that that can carry them for stretches in 225 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: the NBA playoffs. Let's look forward for Boston here, and 226 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: to be clear, it's not over. This is a team 227 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: that is routinely every single opportunity they've had to close 228 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 1: a deal to take a lead in a series, they 229 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: have shown their ugly side the basically Game five of 230 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: this series in Game seven of last series against Milwaukee 231 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: are the only two times I can think of in 232 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: his last two Hounds where Boston put multiple good performances together. 233 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: They fell down one out of Milwaukee with a sloppy effort, 234 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,959 Speaker 1: and then they kicked their ass in Game two. Then 235 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,959 Speaker 1: they came out in Game three and they were sloppy 236 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: again and dug themselves in a big hole. Then they 237 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: came out in Game four and smacked them again. Then 238 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: they came out in Game five on their home floor 239 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: and laid an egg. Then they went on the road 240 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: in game six, they controlled them again, and then they 241 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: come back in game seven, and finally they have a 242 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: second good performance in a row, and it's enough to 243 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: win the series. You look at this series, my They 244 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: come out and play really well in the first half 245 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: and take the lead, and then they get smacked in 246 00:14:42,040 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: the second half and a third quarter run where they 247 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: look unrecognizable. Then they go in game two on the 248 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: road and beat the ship out of them, and then 249 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: go home in game three and lay the mother of 250 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: all eggs at home in front of your own crowd, 251 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: before you blow them out again in game four, and 252 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: then finally tonight they put a second good performance together. 253 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: That is routine evidence that tells us we should not 254 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: trust these guys, which again, regardless of what happens in 255 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: this series. And my guess is they're gonna be able 256 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: to close out Miami in game six because Miami is 257 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: not as good as Milwaukee was. And I don't think 258 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: they said, I simply don't think they have the talent 259 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: to get this job done. Even that horrific performance from 260 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 1: Boston in Game three, they still were a couple of 261 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: shots away from stealing that game. I think Miami's gonna 262 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,000 Speaker 1: close it out and get or Boston's gonna close it 263 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: out in game six. So looking forward, I think Golden 264 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:45,240 Speaker 1: State's gonna close out Dallas. This inconsistent effort, this inconsistent 265 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: attention to detail that might get you beat against Golden State. 266 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: Like we talked about earlier, Boston's given up a hundred 267 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: and forty points per hundred possessions in transition, which is 268 00:15:57,200 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: last among the four teams in the conference finals. That's 269 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: a swing factor. Boston is giving up more offensive rebounds 270 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: than Miami and Golden State. They're turning the ball over 271 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 1: more than Dallas in Miami. That's Golden State's one weakness. 272 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 1: They are weak in the details compared to the competition 273 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: that's remaining in this field, Golden State is going. I'm 274 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: super interested to see this matchup because Golden State only 275 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: managed about a hundred eight points per one hundred possessions 276 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 1: against Memphis, and I couldn't figure out how to filter 277 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: that for John moranch just because of some limitations of 278 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: the the uh second spectrum stats on NBA dot Com. 279 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,600 Speaker 1: I'd love to see it specifically without John morand because 280 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: I bet you it's significantly lower because Golden State lit 281 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: the Grizzlies on fire when John Randt was on the floor, 282 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: but they didn't score efficiently against Memphis relative to the 283 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: other two teams. So I'm super curious to see what 284 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: this matchup looks like. I'm gonna dive way further into 285 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: it in the film once we get out of these series. 286 00:16:57,680 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 1: And again, you're gonna want to follow me on Twitter 287 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: at Underscore Jason and lt to see that breakdown when 288 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: the time comes. But against Golden State, you're gonna be 289 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,479 Speaker 1: put in some predicaments that Miami didn't put you in. 290 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: If you bring a weak defensive effort at any stretch 291 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,199 Speaker 1: during Golden State, you're gonna get beat. Dallas is a 292 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: good defensive team, and they gave up what sixty eight 293 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 1: points in the second half of that game through a 294 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: Game two that they blew. When a Golden State is 295 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: gonna space you out and put you in real five 296 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:26,480 Speaker 1: out predicaments, there's gonna be some predicaments that Boston is 297 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,359 Speaker 1: gonna put them in, right, I mean, like they might 298 00:17:29,400 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: have to play Kevon Looney the whole series just to 299 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,400 Speaker 1: match up physically with the Al Horford Robert Williams front court. 300 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: So there's gonna be predicaments going both ways. And again, 301 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: I don't want to dive too much further into the 302 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 1: details because I'd rather do a whole video about this 303 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 1: once we get out of these series. But all I'm 304 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: saying is these series are defined and decided by the 305 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: tiniest of margins, and you can't afford to be sloppy. 306 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 1: And if you are, this Golden State team is gonna 307 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:00,439 Speaker 1: beat you. And as of right now, even though I 308 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: think Boston is just a hair better overall in talent, 309 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 1: I think Golden States a better offensive team, but I 310 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:11,760 Speaker 1: think Boston is a significantly better defensive team. And so 311 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 1: from that standpoint, you know, I'm Boston has the tools 312 00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:19,399 Speaker 1: to get the job done in the next round. But 313 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: this is a Golden State team that's been there before. 314 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: We talked a lot about scar tissue in the last show, 315 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: and I had Boston fans in my mentions and in 316 00:18:26,280 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: commons saying things like, oh, we've been in the conference 317 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: finals all these times. These guys have been there, they've 318 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:33,920 Speaker 1: lost they have scar tissue. Two. No, they don't. If 319 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: they did, you'd see it on the floor, you'd see 320 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 1: it in their effort, you'd see it in the attention 321 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: to detail, and it's not there. So maybe they do 322 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: have scar tissue, but it's not enough. I know for 323 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: a fact that Golden State is gonna come out tomorrow 324 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: with an incredible effort to try to close that series. 325 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: Can Dallas still win? Yeah, they're really good and they're 326 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: con persistently generating quality three. So if they go in 327 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,360 Speaker 1: there and they you really well, Dallas might still upset them. 328 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: But there's no concern from anybody watching that game whether 329 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,639 Speaker 1: or not Golden State's gonna come out focused. I have 330 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:12,160 Speaker 1: no idea whether or not Boston's gonna come out focused. 331 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 1: In fact, I haven't looked at it yet, but there 332 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: might be an interesting little first quarter spread bet for 333 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: Miami and that in that game six, because it's a 334 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 1: coin flip whether or not they're gonna come out and 335 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,159 Speaker 1: care enough to do the job. And that's a huge 336 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: monumental difference between this Boston team and this Golden State team, 337 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: and it's why I pick Golden State as of right now. Alright, 338 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna switch gears here a little bit. We're gonna 339 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: talk some Lakers. Okay, So, like I said earlier, I 340 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: covered the Lakers over the course the last two years. 341 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: That's uh, was the original inception of this show, although 342 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,239 Speaker 1: things have been shifted, and um, it's a team that 343 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: you know, again, I'm not a Laker fan. This is 344 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: something I have to encounter with Laker fans all the time. 345 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 1: I'm not a Laker fan. I just covered them over 346 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: the course of the last two years. That said, that 347 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: team in particular, I fell in love with that team. 348 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: I fell in love with their approach. I thought they 349 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 1: were one of the toughest teams that I can remember watching. 350 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: They very rarely lost multiple games in a row. They 351 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: were incredible with their focus and their commitment to the details. 352 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: And that's what's so interesting about the decline, you know. 353 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: I I We're gonna talk about the coaching search here 354 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,400 Speaker 1: in a second, but like, it's pretty bizarre to see 355 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:26,119 Speaker 1: Lebron and a d the same two guys that were 356 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: so bought into Frank Vogel and what he did in 357 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: that season, come out flat and just simply not caring. 358 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: And it's just part of that downfall. And ironically, the Lakers, 359 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 1: as much as I fell in love with them as 360 00:20:39,520 --> 00:20:43,120 Speaker 1: a basketball team in twenty I despise them now they 361 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:48,880 Speaker 1: offend me as a basketball fan watching their approach day 362 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: to day from the front office down, the way the 363 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: owner behaves, the way the general manager behaves, the stubbornness 364 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: of Frank Vogel all season, the commitment from the players. 365 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: It was awful. It was offensive to watch, and it 366 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,360 Speaker 1: was kind of a pain that I had to cover 367 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 1: them the way that I did. But that's such as 368 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: life covering the NBA, and things can change quickly. But 369 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 1: I wanted to take some time tonight to talk a 370 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 1: little bit about the Russell Westbrook trade rumors that have 371 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 1: been flying around, my thoughts on the head coaching search, 372 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 1: and then just overall what I think needs to happen 373 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:25,399 Speaker 1: this offseason for the Lakers to recover. So with this 374 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 1: rush trade, and you're seeing a lot of intel coming 375 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: out from a bunch of different sources about whether or 376 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,160 Speaker 1: not they're going to trade Russell Westbrook. And there's two 377 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: specific rumors that are that are kind of leading this charge. 378 00:21:37,240 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 1: The first is the Lakers brass is asking coaches when 379 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: they're interviewing them, what would you do with Russell Westbrook. 380 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: We've seen that report, right, and then I even saw 381 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,400 Speaker 1: one today that Terry Stotts is particularly excited about all 382 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: the things that he could do with Russ, which don't 383 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: even get me started on that. The second thing is 384 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: there's extensive reporting that says that the Lakers feel like 385 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: they can't attach a first round pick to Russ, which 386 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: is stupid on like seven different levels. First of all, 387 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 1: that's just pride talking. Okay, you're concerned, you're concerned about 388 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: the optics of attaching a first round pick to get 389 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 1: rid of Russ. Are you aware that you're a dumpster fire? 390 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,639 Speaker 1: Are you aware that everyone in the league already thinks 391 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: you're the most poorly run franchise in the league. Are 392 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: you aware that most coaches wouldn't even consider the idea 393 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: of going to you like we heard about with Quinn 394 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: Snyder because of your micro management and your lack of 395 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: organization in general unprofessionalism. You're already a dumpster fire. Your 396 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: reputation is already in the trash. So you expecting to 397 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: to heal that or repair that to some extent because 398 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 1: you managed to flip Russ without a first round pick. 399 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: That's ridiculous. And then, secondly, the only thing that should 400 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: factor into whether or not you a hatch a first 401 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:04,800 Speaker 1: round pick should be what is coming in return, because 402 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:07,880 Speaker 1: if good players are coming, if you're gonna get good 403 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: basketball players back, then you have to give out assets. 404 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: And so if you're under the impression that you can 405 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,720 Speaker 1: get good basketball players in return, for us, who cares 406 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: about the optics of attaching a first round draft pick. 407 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:24,960 Speaker 1: It's just such a twisted approach to the whole thing, 408 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:29,679 Speaker 1: and it's just the latest indicator of how much of 409 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:34,400 Speaker 1: a disaster this ownership in front offices. But let's let's 410 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: talk about this Rush trade from the standpoint of how 411 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,679 Speaker 1: important it is to get him off the roster. The 412 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: thing with Russ this year was toxic. It was toxic 413 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,919 Speaker 1: with the fans, It was toxic with the coach, It 414 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:52,879 Speaker 1: was toxic with the weird you know, the weird posturing 415 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: of clutch sports and the Lakers front office. It was 416 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: toxic with Russ himself. It the way that he would 417 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,960 Speaker 1: go to the press and refuse to accept blame for 418 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: anything that he did during the entire season. The whole 419 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: thing was toxic. So I don't care what Russ says 420 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: to apologize. I don't care what Terry Stotts thinks he 421 00:24:14,080 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: can do with Russ. If you bring him back into 422 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 1: training camp, you are willingly signing up for a toxic 423 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: environment and thus punting the season, namely the twentie season 424 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: of Lebron James. And I said last night on the show, 425 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:33,879 Speaker 1: I think it will be the last truly great season 426 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: of Lebron james career potentially. So it's a big time 427 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: punt that you're signing up for there. And I've had 428 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,239 Speaker 1: Leaker fans be like, Oh, it's posturing. They're doing it 429 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: for for you know, to try to help with the 430 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: trade value in these negotiations. Calling himself said that on 431 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: his show, and again I hope that's the case. But 432 00:24:57,160 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: for me personally, I can't give the like is the 433 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: benefit of the doubt? They have burned that down For me, 434 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: when I see the Lakers do something and I have 435 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: to decide whether or not it's them operating on some 436 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: higher plane mentally or them not knowing what they're doing, 437 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 1: I'm gonna error on the side of not knowing what 438 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: they're doing because routinely they have demonstrated that to us. 439 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: And so as far as the rush trate goes, you 440 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:27,479 Speaker 1: simply have to get rid of him because of the 441 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 1: fact that he will propagate a toxic environment if you 442 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 1: allow him to come into training camp. And then secondly, 443 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: it's what you get in return. Now there's a fear, Oh, 444 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: you're gonna bring back these bad contracts. Oh man, I'm 445 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: not sure if I want to pay Gordon Hayward two 446 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: years at sixty million or two years at thirty million 447 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:49,919 Speaker 1: a year, or oh, I'm not sure I want to 448 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: take on that that uh you know that that Buddy 449 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: Hell contract or whatever whatever it is that you're concerned about. 450 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,359 Speaker 1: Here's the deal, guys, Russ is a bad contracts. You're 451 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: gonna get Russ. You're gonna get back contracts in return. 452 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: That's the deal. That's what you're signing up for. But 453 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 1: here's the difference. I thought Russ was a net negative 454 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 1: player this year. I thought he had an overall negative 455 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: basketball effect, even if we ditch all the toxicity. The 456 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: only people who feel otherwise about that are Russ stands 457 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,320 Speaker 1: and people who routinely overlooked most of the things that 458 00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:24,040 Speaker 1: he did this year out of their own fanhood, which 459 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:27,120 Speaker 1: again I grew up a lebron stance. I'm not I'm 460 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: not hating on people who behave that way. I'm just 461 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: calling it what it is. It clouded their judgment. Russ 462 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: was a negative basketball player with this team because of 463 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,399 Speaker 1: his inability to be effective off the ball, because of 464 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: his inconsistent defensive effort and focus, because of his shot selection, 465 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: because of his attitude, because of especially in key moments 466 00:26:46,280 --> 00:26:48,640 Speaker 1: at the end of games, his inability to finish around 467 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:50,080 Speaker 1: the rim and the way that hurt the Lakers and 468 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: transition defense, his propensity to make catastrophic mistakes at the 469 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 1: end of basketball games. It was mad. It was all that. 470 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: And so the way I look at it, you have 471 00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 1: to look at the Andrew Wiggins example. Now, Andrew Wiggins 472 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: is the supreme example. You have almost no chance of 473 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: hitting that much of a home run. But if you 474 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,120 Speaker 1: can get a smaller version of the Andrew Wiggins example, 475 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: that's what you're looking for here. Andrew Wiggins was considered 476 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:23,000 Speaker 1: a disaster in Minnesota on a max contract. I think 477 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,359 Speaker 1: he had to promise he was gonna work hard when 478 00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: he signed when he signed the deal, if I remember correctly. 479 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: Don't quote me on that because I could be wrong, 480 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: But what happened with Andrew Wiggins, he got traded to 481 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: the Warriors, which was the latest example of brilliant asset management. 482 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 1: And it's the thing that the Nets have to be 483 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: thinking with Kyrie and it's the thing that Philly has 484 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,439 Speaker 1: to be thinking with James Harden. Never allow yourself to 485 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 1: lose a player for nothing. Because the them flipping k 486 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: D for D'Angelo Russell and then flipping d' angelo Russell 487 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: for Andrew Wiggins and retaining and taking back picks in 488 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:59,160 Speaker 1: the process. Not only was that genius asset management. Now 489 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins is this pivotal piece of the team that 490 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: I think is gonna win the NBA Championship. Like he's 491 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:10,639 Speaker 1: been just flat out better than Klay Thompson on this team. 492 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: That's how good he's been. And so Andrew Wiggins lacked 493 00:28:14,840 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: the audacity in the upstairs aggression to be a lead 494 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 1: swing man, a superstar wing but and a tertiary role 495 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: or even further down than that. When he's able to 496 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 1: fall into the background and focus on the little things, 497 00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 1: he's great at it. Because that's what happens when you 498 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: take supremely talented individuals, talent individuals that are so talented 499 00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:46,240 Speaker 1: that they dictated large contracts and you put them in 500 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: a position where they can focus on specific things that 501 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: they're good at. And so that needs to be the 502 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: thought process with this Russell Westbrook thing. They're overpaid role 503 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: players all around the league. The classic example of this 504 00:28:58,160 --> 00:28:59,959 Speaker 1: was Otto Porter Jr. Remember when he was so good? 505 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,240 Speaker 1: It when he was with Washington and everyone's like, oh, 506 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:04,240 Speaker 1: do we pay him? Do we not? And Washington didn't 507 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: want to pay him, and so he ended up signing 508 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: that big deal and go into Chicago. Right. I actually 509 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,360 Speaker 1: think they they might have signed him and then traded 510 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: him to Chicago. I can't remember exactly, but my point 511 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: is Auto Porter Jr. Dictating that massive contract as a 512 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:20,920 Speaker 1: role player. Since then, he's been an overpaid role player 513 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: right until he signed in but in it when he's 514 00:29:28,040 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: been healthy with Golden State, he's been a monster. He's 515 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,680 Speaker 1: been huge for their spacing. He's given them one trivil 516 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: pull up game like, the ability to attack close outs 517 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:42,320 Speaker 1: and get pull up jump shots. He's been huge for 518 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: their rebounding and in allowing them to play some of 519 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: their smaller lineups. That's an overpaid role player who slotted 520 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: in on a great team and was great. That's the 521 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 1: type of guy you gotta be targeting with the rush trade. 522 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:57,560 Speaker 1: You need to bring back two or three guys that 523 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: are massively overpaid for their position, but at the same time, 524 00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: next to Lebron James and Anthony Davis in smaller roles, 525 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: they can excel. And that's the way I look at it. 526 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: With this rust steal, You're flipping one terrible contract that 527 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: actively hurts you on the court for two or three 528 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 1: massive overpaid contracts that can functionally help your basketball team. 529 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: That's the approach that they need to take. So let's 530 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: move on to this coaching starts really quick. So the 531 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,360 Speaker 1: three names that have been thrown out or Terry Stotts 532 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 1: fired from Portland, Kenny Atkinson fired from Brooklyn famously for 533 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: not playing DeAndre Jordan's like Katie and Kyrie wanted him to. 534 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:43,800 Speaker 1: And then Darvin Ham, an assistant from the Milwaukee Bucks. 535 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: So I'm huge on Darvin Ham for two reasons. First 536 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: of all, this the defensive scheme that Milwaukee ran is 537 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 1: extremely similar to what I think the Lakers will need 538 00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,400 Speaker 1: to run next year. So the way that Milwaukee ran 539 00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: their defense, if you guys remember, is they played like 540 00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: a twin shot blocker scheme, they play Jannie at the four, 541 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,200 Speaker 1: brook Lopez at the five, and with Jannat's mobility, they 542 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:12,760 Speaker 1: usually have him guard the pick and roll screener from 543 00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:14,560 Speaker 1: the other team so that he navigates the pick and 544 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: roll coverages because he's more mobile, and then they'll talk 545 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: brook Lopez usually on the four man whoever it is 546 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: that's their worst shooter, and have him weighed around at 547 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:27,040 Speaker 1: the basket right, and functionally with that, because Janice is 548 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,360 Speaker 1: up at the screen and they're funneling guys to brook Lopez, 549 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:33,320 Speaker 1: they gave up a crazy amount of three's, but they 550 00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,440 Speaker 1: absolutely shut down the pain right and as a result, 551 00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:38,640 Speaker 1: they have a functional defense over the course of the 552 00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: last two years, one that was good enough to win 553 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: an NBA championship and one that really through Boston for 554 00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: a loop. Right. That concept is a seamless transition to 555 00:31:47,520 --> 00:31:50,000 Speaker 1: the Lebron in a d front court. As a matter 556 00:31:50,040 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: of fact, like now again, is Lebron the same level 557 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:54,160 Speaker 1: of shot blocker as a brook lopezer A honest no. 558 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,240 Speaker 1: But he's an amazing back line defender and he's great 559 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: at navigating pick and roll coverages if you need him to, 560 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: so you can run a very similar setup that what 561 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 1: to to what Milwaukee ran with Lebron and a D. 562 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 1: Plus they're interchangeable. You can have Lebron work the screen, 563 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 1: or Lebron run the back line, or Anthony Davis can 564 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,240 Speaker 1: do either as well, and you can They even give 565 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 1: you the added flexibility of switching they have. You know, 566 00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: Lebron and a D is a better defensive front court 567 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: than Janis and brook Lopez when they're engaged. It's just 568 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: you can't get him to try hard, which we're gonna get, 569 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: which we're gonna get to here in a minute. But 570 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: my point is, especially with the Lakers lack of perimeter defense, 571 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: this is the Lakers team that was horrific in containing 572 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 1: ball handlers this year. Chances are, unless they hit a 573 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: bunch of home runs in the off season, that's going 574 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:38,800 Speaker 1: to be in a weakness for them again next year. 575 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: So you're not going to be able to be a 576 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:44,880 Speaker 1: team that plays, you know, really switchy, spread the floor 577 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:47,880 Speaker 1: defensive scheme. Everybody, just hold onto your man type of deal. 578 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 1: You're going to have to play into your shop blocking. 579 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: You're going to have to funnel teams into the paint. 580 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,880 Speaker 1: So that is the ideal example of where the Milwaukee 581 00:32:58,880 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: defensive schemes slide right in. So I love the idea 582 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: of Darvin Ham coming in and sliding right in to 583 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:11,120 Speaker 1: two and executing basically Milwaukee's defensive scheme with the Lakers now, 584 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,120 Speaker 1: offensive organization is a huge deal, and I don't know 585 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 1: a ton about Darvin Ham on the offensive end of 586 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: the floor, having at the time in this playoff runer 587 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: really dive into it. But I'm less concerned about that 588 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: specifically for this this Laker team because Lebron and a 589 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:29,120 Speaker 1: d are a brute force offense. They accomplish everything on 590 00:33:29,160 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: the sheer power of their talent. So I'm more concerned 591 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: about spacing concepts on the offensive end of the floor 592 00:33:35,320 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 1: that I am about running, you know, coherent sets all 593 00:33:38,520 --> 00:33:43,320 Speaker 1: the time. I like the Dallas Mavericks model getting guys 594 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: that are routinely in the same spots on the floor, 595 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 1: especially for a guy like Anthony Davis who's not a 596 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: great passer, if you can simplify his reads to the 597 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: point where it's like, hey, a d if you ever 598 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:54,400 Speaker 1: find yourself in trouble, you know for a fact there's 599 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: there's a guy in this spot, there's guy in that spot, 600 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:57,800 Speaker 1: and there's a guy in these other two spots. Because 601 00:33:57,800 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 1: that's the way we routinely set up our spacing. That 602 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:01,200 Speaker 1: the way that I think they need to set up 603 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:04,640 Speaker 1: their offensive vent. I'd love to see what Kenny Atkinson 604 00:34:04,680 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: can do on on the offensive vent. I'd love to 605 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: see what Terry Stotts can do on the offensive vent. 606 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,839 Speaker 1: And hopefully you can get him as an assistant, right 607 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 1: But you know, the spacing concepts are are what I'm 608 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 1: most interested in. And then last, it's the egos. You know, 609 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: Lebron and a d tuned Frank Vogel out. They were 610 00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:26,360 Speaker 1: so bought in to everything that the team was doing, 611 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 1: and they just they just bought out, They tuned them out. 612 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:36,239 Speaker 1: It's it's a crazy thing, and I think it has 613 00:34:36,280 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: a lot to do with egos. This is not the 614 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,720 Speaker 1: first time Lebron is tuned to coach out. He pretty 615 00:34:42,800 --> 00:34:49,719 Speaker 1: much tuned out David Blatt right now. David Blatt. If 616 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:53,359 Speaker 1: you've ever read Brian hit Windhorse and David Benneman's book 617 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 1: about that year, David Blatt was also a huge pain 618 00:34:56,160 --> 00:34:57,279 Speaker 1: in the butt to deal with, and he had a 619 00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,279 Speaker 1: massive ego and there's other stuff going on. There. My 620 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: point is is that the establishment guys, these big coach personalities, 621 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 1: seemed to clash with the egotistical titles, the guys like 622 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 1: Lebron the guy. Right, if you have a Steph Curry, 623 00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:15,920 Speaker 1: if you have like a supremely coachable player Tim Duncan, 624 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:18,799 Speaker 1: then you can have those guys play for all time 625 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,520 Speaker 1: great coaches because those coaches are gonna resonate with that 626 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:24,239 Speaker 1: player on a certain level. Right, I think there's I 627 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:27,360 Speaker 1: think it's I don't think it's a coincidence that Tyler 628 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:31,520 Speaker 1: has succeeded, that Jason Kidd has succeeded, the Email Udoka 629 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:36,520 Speaker 1: has succeeded. These former players that recently played in the league. 630 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:41,239 Speaker 1: Darvin Ham played in the league in this century. These 631 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:47,640 Speaker 1: recent NBA players specifically tough guys, guys that represented toughness 632 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,759 Speaker 1: when they were playing, which Tyler and Jason Kidd and 633 00:35:51,840 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 1: Email Udoka and Darvin Ham absolutely did. I feel like 634 00:35:56,360 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 1: that specific archetype of coach has a better chance of 635 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:05,800 Speaker 1: resonating and getting buy in from the egotistical stars around 636 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,399 Speaker 1: the league. Look at what he look at what Emai 637 00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:11,840 Speaker 1: Udoka did to turn around the psychology of that Boston 638 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:15,280 Speaker 1: Celtics team. Look at how Jason Kidd in one season 639 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 1: got the Dallas Mavericks to buy into defense. Look at 640 00:36:20,560 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 1: the job that tylu has done with l a Clippers. 641 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: I don't think it's a coincidence that those guys have 642 00:36:25,840 --> 00:36:31,240 Speaker 1: gotten buying. And like, if I actually thought that Lebron 643 00:36:31,239 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: and a D would sit there and listen to Kenny 644 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:38,359 Speaker 1: Atkinson's you know, approach to offense and go like, hey, Kenny, 645 00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:40,640 Speaker 1: you know that's a great idea. Let's try that. If 646 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:42,879 Speaker 1: I actually thought they'd do that, then maybe you want 647 00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 1: to target an offensive minded coach, right, I just don't 648 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,799 Speaker 1: know that they necessarily would. And so having a real 649 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:52,000 Speaker 1: trenches type of guy, a guy like Darvin Hand that 650 00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:53,680 Speaker 1: can look at Lebron and A D and be like, 651 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: I need you guys to try every night, I need 652 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: you guys to buy into training camp, I think that 653 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: brings the most value In this specific case, I would 654 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: argue that the most important detail for the Lakers to 655 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 1: get back to contention next year, outside of anything else, 656 00:37:09,680 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: is Lebron James and Anthony Davis being on the floor 657 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:17,720 Speaker 1: and playing hard, which neither of those two things happened 658 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: consistently this year, and I think Darvin Ham has the 659 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:25,279 Speaker 1: best opportunity to accomplish that with those guys, especially with 660 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:28,880 Speaker 1: him bringing over the defensive scheme from Milwaukee. Last but 661 00:37:28,920 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: not least, I just wanted to quickly kind of go 662 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:33,239 Speaker 1: over and I'll be really quick with us just the 663 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 1: just the what I think are the overall offense off 664 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,880 Speaker 1: season needs for the Lakers. So when I do this 665 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 1: kind of stuff, I always want to pay close attention 666 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:46,600 Speaker 1: to what is working in this playoff front, pay attention 667 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: to what what types of constructs are working and what's not. 668 00:37:51,440 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: So first of all, I think I just talked about this, 669 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: so I won't get into it again. But spacing concepts, 670 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:01,239 Speaker 1: which the Lakers were awful at this here copy what 671 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:04,279 Speaker 1: Dallas did in the form of just making sure that 672 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:07,719 Speaker 1: guys are always in the consistent spots on the floor 673 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 1: that allow your stars the best amount of space to operate. Then, 674 00:38:11,719 --> 00:38:15,880 Speaker 1: in terms of personnel, we are once again seeing size 675 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:22,240 Speaker 1: in strength, specifically on the perimeter working not interior size. 676 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:28,879 Speaker 1: Again the Brook Lopez I told you guys, Milwaukee got 677 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,240 Speaker 1: destroyed with Brook Lopez on the floor in the Boston series. 678 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:34,960 Speaker 1: It was the biggest mistake that Mike Budenholz Aer made 679 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: in Game seven was playing brook Lopez thirty seven minutes. 680 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:40,960 Speaker 1: They got destroyed with brook Lopez on the floor. When 681 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: they went small, they were great in the outscored Boston. 682 00:38:43,960 --> 00:38:47,759 Speaker 1: Robert Williams. He's a big, but he's a mobile big 683 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:50,799 Speaker 1: that can run up and down the floor, hanging in transition, 684 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,680 Speaker 1: cover ground when he needs to in five out situations, 685 00:38:53,920 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: switch out onto perimeter players and succeed Kevin Looney all 686 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 1: of the same things. Great defensive player can switch out 687 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:06,120 Speaker 1: onto guards, dominant on the glass, those kinds of things. 688 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 1: If you are not. The Lakers need to avoid the 689 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:13,320 Speaker 1: traditional center archetype at all costs this summer and target 690 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:17,600 Speaker 1: guys like Maxi Kleiba, like Kivan Looney, like Rob Williams. 691 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: You can You're not gonna be able to get guys 692 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: that caliber, but if you can find guys that are 693 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,080 Speaker 1: of that for the veteran minimum, guy like Damian Jones 694 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:27,239 Speaker 1: who played for the Lakers a little bit this year, 695 00:39:27,280 --> 00:39:30,960 Speaker 1: a younger player who's more mobile, that plays hard every night, 696 00:39:31,160 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: those are the kind of guys you should target about overall. 697 00:39:33,640 --> 00:39:37,840 Speaker 1: The what this postseason has proved once again is the 698 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:41,399 Speaker 1: number one place where size matters is a perimeter. Your 699 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: guards need to be big, strong guards. Your wings need 700 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 1: to be big, strong wings, not thin wings that are 701 00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,920 Speaker 1: gonna struggle in the physicality the environment. That's what destroyed 702 00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,480 Speaker 1: Brooklyn in the first round. They had no size and 703 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:57,600 Speaker 1: strength on the perimeter, and Boston bullied them as a result. 704 00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 1: So flip flip Russ for overpaid role players that will 705 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,520 Speaker 1: fit alongside Lebron and a d and with your veteran 706 00:40:04,520 --> 00:40:06,840 Speaker 1: minimum contracts or mid level exception or whatever it is, 707 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:11,320 Speaker 1: you opt to use this summer target big strong perimeter players. 708 00:40:12,040 --> 00:40:14,040 Speaker 1: And and if all those things happen, if they get 709 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,120 Speaker 1: Darvin ham and if Lebron James and Anthony Davis are 710 00:40:17,160 --> 00:40:21,239 Speaker 1: healthy and on the floor and caring, I genuinely believe 711 00:40:21,239 --> 00:40:25,280 Speaker 1: the Lakers can rejoin contention now. Last but not least, 712 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,960 Speaker 1: do not have faith in that the Lakers have not 713 00:40:30,080 --> 00:40:35,439 Speaker 1: demonstrated an ability to coherently follow a smart basketball plan. 714 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:39,799 Speaker 1: So chances are those things will not happen. And that's 715 00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:43,360 Speaker 1: the unfortunate reality of the circumstance with Genie Buss at 716 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:47,160 Speaker 1: the Helm. But it's a possible outcome. And that's the 717 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:48,480 Speaker 1: way that I think it needs to go down for 718 00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,960 Speaker 1: the Lakers to get back. All Right, guys, that is 719 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,120 Speaker 1: all I have for tonight. As always, I sincerely appreciate 720 00:40:54,160 --> 00:40:57,600 Speaker 1: you guys supporting the show and rocking with me. If 721 00:40:57,600 --> 00:40:59,400 Speaker 1: you guys could take the time to like this video, 722 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:02,880 Speaker 1: I it sincerely appreciate that it helps us a lot. Also, 723 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:04,880 Speaker 1: subscribe to the YouTube channel so you don't miss any 724 00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:07,279 Speaker 1: more of our shows. If you miss part of this 725 00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:08,759 Speaker 1: show and you don't have time to go back and 726 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,160 Speaker 1: check it out on YouTube, check out our podcast feed 727 00:41:11,200 --> 00:41:15,000 Speaker 1: under Lakers Tonight and subscribe to that as well, and 728 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,200 Speaker 1: then follow me on Twitter. I underscore Jason LT. I'll 729 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,440 Speaker 1: be having a lot of videos coming out, especially once 730 00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:23,000 Speaker 1: we get into the NBA Finals. All right, guys, we 731 00:41:23,040 --> 00:41:27,600 Speaker 1: will be live tomorrow night four, Game five of the 732 00:41:27,640 --> 00:41:29,600 Speaker 1: Warriors in Neverick Series. I'll see you guys right after 733 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:43,000 Speaker 1: the final buzzer. Volume