1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Almost went to North Carolina, so I'm not really a 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 1: dude type. Like I said after the game, coach offered, Yeah, coach, 3 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: welcome back to what's burning. We got a special dish 4 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: for y'all because Matt and stack out on the streets, 5 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: so we got the heat for y'all. We're more like 6 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: the relievers. We come in, you know, do our due 7 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: diligence theater, get these strikes, keep it pushing coming in 8 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: off the bench. We can get it. We can get 9 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: a dub ye Joe Sigh Johnson, NBA Champion, Joannie McCoy here. 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: We got a bunch of stuff to run down for 11 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: you today. First and foremost, we gotta start with the NBA. 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: This playoff picture, Man, it's getting a little wild. You know. 13 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: We're big Lakers, lebron guys, and we'n get into that 14 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: in the second. But we gotta start with the East first, 15 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 1: and the East has some some situations going on, so 16 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: you know, we look at the play in seventh through ten. 17 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: We got the Calves, we got the Hawks, the Hornets, 18 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: and I don't think anybody would have expected the Brooklyn 19 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: Nets to be Tennessee right now holding off for deer 20 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: in these postseason playoffs. When you look at this squad, 21 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: who has the best opportunity are getting out of the plane, 22 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: And do you think there's an actual chance or world 23 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: where the Brooklyn Nets don't get out of the plane 24 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: and in their season is they're on Chilgan's Island in 25 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: the near future, the Chilligan's Island at the it's a 26 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: mess in the east right now, you know what I mean. 27 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: It can it can go down a number of ways 28 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: right now. We don't know who's gonna have tie breakers. 29 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: You know, we spoke to that a minute ago. Who's 30 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: gonna have tiebreakers? Called me? Called me, Call me what 31 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: you want to call me. I just think the Nets 32 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,680 Speaker 1: are gonna make a runt. I think they went through 33 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: a lot this whole season. I think Kyrie and Katie 34 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: handing out double Nichols, you know what I mean, whenever 35 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: he wants to. I just thinking of putting them in 36 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: a situation, in a in a in a play in 37 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: it's gonna get a little ghet up, you know what 38 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: I mean. I think, like I said, they've they've been 39 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: through enough this year. Those other teams are just so 40 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: young at the end of the day, even when they're talented, 41 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: some of them are deep, some of them are playing 42 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: well at the right time. But two veterans like Kyrie, 43 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: two champions, Kyrie and Katie, I think they're gonna be 44 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: able to do on to make some noise in that plan. 45 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: Do you think any issue with rama don Kyrie? Now, 46 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: obviously he's got a fast what's sunning up the sundown? 47 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 1: We saw him eating on the bench last game. You 48 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: know the cut, gotta get the get Yeah, yeah, I respected, 49 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: But do you see the world if they have to 50 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: go into Charlotte now face these hornets, MJ's in the crowd, 51 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 1: you may or may not have LaVar Ball in the 52 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: building as well, may be able to sway the balance, 53 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: the mellow, you know, really playing in front of Pops 54 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 1: may get Jello in there until you never know, you 55 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: mean you never know he got time. Is it just 56 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: a foregone conclusion that the next are gonna be able 57 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: to beat this hornet squad? If LaVar Ball there's there's 58 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: gonna be a problem issue, you know what I mean, 59 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: He's gonna he might bring in some extra energy. He's 60 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: running in he's picking up on the A, T and 61 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: T commercials, getting the bag with it with with with LaMelo. 62 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: So I think LaVar bas LaVar ball shows up. It's 63 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting television. Okay, tell them a little bit. 64 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: But I'm just stuck on this Katie Kyrie things. I feel. 65 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: I feel it. So when we look at that seven 66 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 1: through ten, who can get out of the plane, get 67 00:02:58,240 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: in the first round and actually make some noise? I 68 00:02:59,919 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 1: was we talked about the nets. When we look at 69 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 1: the calves of the Hawks, a squad like that, do 70 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: you see anything realistically going on with them making some 71 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: noise in the first round of the playoffs. The Calves 72 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: are kind of limping in, you know what I mean. 73 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: They're kind of limping into the playoffs again. The younger team, 74 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? The Hawks playing well? Tray 75 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: Young is Trey Young just enough? Is you know, he's 76 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: had some brilliant playoffs performances already, But I don't know 77 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,959 Speaker 1: if he's enough to get it by But if anybody, 78 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: I say if, if, if the Hornets can figure it out. 79 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,399 Speaker 1: You know that with Miles Bridge is playing the way 80 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: he's playing, I think that they might be able to 81 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: do it. When I look at this Hawk squad, I 82 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: look at what Trades been able to complish. They got 83 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: that big win over the Nets. You know, this is 84 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: a team if they can sneaking in that seven spot fast, 85 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: these Celtics. Celtics have been you know since the All 86 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: Star breaking. Before that, they've they've been on a crazy 87 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: tear just running through the league. You know, squad is 88 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: finally jailing together. I know early in the season there 89 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: was talking about separating Jalen and you know I was, 90 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: I was participating in that. You know, I think we 91 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: are front. Yeah, yeah, that's how it goes, you know. 92 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: You know, so I we're just keeping it we but 93 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: we keep it real. We don't change up for ship. 94 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: We will will, you know, we'll either when we're wrong. 95 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: But this hawks coming if they can get the seventh 96 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: spot face the Celtics team. Yeah, you know, I think 97 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,119 Speaker 1: you know, some of the producers on the show, they 98 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: have to mention. Yeah, yeah, but I think Trey going 99 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: into any hostile environment, it's something to worry about. The 100 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: Nicks found out off the hardway last year. I have 101 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: to you know, although he somebody might be getting mad, 102 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: but I may have to agree with you, although I 103 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: just don't know that well, the physicality of the Celtics 104 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: the the defense, so they're gonna be out with Williams 105 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: in the middle, you know what I mean. That don't 106 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: hurt a little bit. But I think um Trey's got 107 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: a good coach over there name McMillan. It's not like 108 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: he got some young you know what I mean, new 109 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 1: booty coach over there. So he got he got a 110 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: name McMillan over there. I played for Nate. I know 111 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: how he's he's gonna act and have them dial in 112 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They're playing well right now. The Celtics at 113 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: least gotta take them seriously. They used to rock the 114 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: military box back into sognic. It's modified over the years, 115 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. He had the military box 116 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: and then went to a professional more more of a 117 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: professional look, and now I think he got a laying down. 118 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: But you can always steal see the remnants of the body, 119 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 1: you know, you still see that that that's that nature 120 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: and grind. Actually, like when he was in the Sonics day, 121 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: Just wonder who was cutting his hair in Seattle When 122 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: he went and asked for it, it was one dude, 123 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: you know, for sure, lifetime lifetime bar for sure. So 124 00:05:19,160 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: I've got to ask you. Now, Nets get in and 125 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: it's looking like you know they're gonna be fighting for 126 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: that ape spot. We get a NETS heat first round. 127 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: You know you've done all this, You've got the number 128 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: one seed in the East, and you gotta face k 129 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: D and Kyrie. You know, if you're spoke, if you 130 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: if you're you're Jimmy Butler. Are you guys fighting in 131 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: the locker room now? And gave me this is this 132 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 1: is gonna lead to some fisticuffs that this is where 133 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: the draw landed. You gotta now play k D and 134 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: Kyrie in the first round. It could have led to that, 135 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:48,440 Speaker 1: you know what I mean At the end of the day, 136 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: I think that heat culture over there. They're supposed to 137 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: be built for all that, through thick and thin, they're 138 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,320 Speaker 1: supposed to be able to rally together and you know, 139 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: put together a good performance. But I don't nobody want 140 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: to see Katie and Kyrie in the playoffs. I know 141 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: it's talk about it's only those two players. They gotta 142 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: get some production for some other guys. But you know, 143 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,239 Speaker 1: all the Texas are you know, a third a third 144 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 1: score somebody Patty Mills, Uh, somebody on that bench can 145 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: step up, you know, or a combination of different players 146 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: just to provide some some uh some type of support. So, 147 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: but the Heat had played well all year. They got 148 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: you know, bam Mo bio Defensive Player of the Year 149 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: candidate Tyler Hero planning himself into a bad you know 150 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: what I mean, the six Man of the Year kind 151 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: of did. So they're supposed to be. They're supposed to 152 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: handle anybody, including the Nets. But you know what I mean, 153 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: this is what the playoffs here for. So we'll see. 154 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,680 Speaker 1: Would you call it an upset if the Nets beat 155 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: the Heat in the first round? I would, Okay, I would, 156 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: although I'm rolling with the Nets, I would call it that. 157 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: I mean, Miami seem have been holding it down all 158 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: the year. They had a little bit more stability than 159 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,880 Speaker 1: the Brooklyn Nets have, so it would be an upset, 160 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: would you I don't know, I mean I think you know, 161 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: starting the season, Kyrie couldn't play home games. Now that's 162 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: been lifted, obviously needed that back. They need the baseball back, 163 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: so they go. We did. We did the baseball back 164 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: to Kyrie could play without. But now seeing him be 165 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: able to play, you know, a full seven game series 166 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: hopefully kind of again, it's Ramadan Kyrie, but you never know, 167 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: he might be giving man, or it could be you know, 168 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: he might just not have enough sustenance at the end 169 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: of the day. He could you know, you gotta have 170 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: some calories. That's why you over there sneaking the peaches, 171 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. But Ramadon Kyrie could be 172 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: the most brilliant thing we've ever seen in basketball in 173 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: a in a long time. But it could be the same. 174 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: Remember when dream used what was going through Ramadan and 175 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: sometimes it's production with did a little bit, a little 176 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: bit of different story is a bit you know what 177 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: I mean. Kyrie has you know, he's kind of rested. 178 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: We hasn't played a full Eddie two this year, so 179 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be interesting basketball this year. And 180 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: I would just say last thing. Ben Simmons obviously has 181 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: not played all season and allegedly ramping up. I don't know, 182 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: it's been a ramp like I mean, it's like in 183 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: the longest round like Kendrick no multi mother ramp up. Yeah, 184 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: we need to get the man out here and see 185 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: what he can do. John, You've hooped at the highest level, 186 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: won the championship in the NBA, I'll be see regular 187 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: season basketball playoff basketball, two completely different things. Ben simm 188 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: Is coming back now, trying to get it going in 189 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: the postseason, not gonna demand a much much from on 190 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 1: the offensive side, but just having somebody like that, that 191 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: presence on the defensive side. Is that gonna be enough 192 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: now to shift the tide for the next if he 193 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: does come back, Joey could it could now everybody's hurt. 194 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: It's the playoffs. Nobody's at a hundred percent right now, 195 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So I'm pretty sure he's 196 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: not being close to a hundred percent. Is he's had 197 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: some time off. Like he said, he doesn't have to 198 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: go out there and get it dub. He can go 199 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: out there and facilitate, get some other people in the ball, 200 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: bringing the ball up the court, tax some ball handing 201 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 1: the responsibilities off. Both Katie and Kyrie play some deference, 202 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 1: spare Kadi if from having to switch off on somebody. 203 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: He really doesn't need to be switching off, you know 204 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: what I mean. So if they can get him on 205 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: the floor in in in this postseason, I think it's 206 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: it's gonna start again. It's gonna start moving things in 207 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: the East again. So last question I got for you, 208 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: looking at the East, who do you think is coming 209 00:08:55,760 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: out going to the final? I was gonna ask you that. Uh, 210 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: just because of how I get down, I can't roll 211 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: with the Celtics. I'm proud of Yeah, I'm proud of 212 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: m A and everything, but just because how I get down, 213 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 1: I can't roll with the Celtics. So coming out of 214 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: the East and I might change this ship in in 215 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: five minutes from now or in the middle of you know, 216 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: in the middle of recorded you know, they're gonna pull 217 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: it back up. Yeah, yeah, they got they got the receipts. Uh, 218 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: right now, I'm gonna go with the Bucks. Okay, That's 219 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: where I was gonna go. Pander for pop, you know, 220 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 1: pandering for pop. My dad works for Milwaukee Bucks. Markus 221 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: Johnson one of the greatest players Mimwakee history, Jersey retired 222 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 1: greatest basketball players in history. But the way Yannest is 223 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: playing right now, Yannes has been on a tear and 224 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: a mission. Obviously him and Joker have kind of moved 225 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: to the forefront of the m v P race. But 226 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: what Yannice has been doing. What he did the embad 227 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: last week beat ups in a forty piece. You know 228 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: what I mean, come on the mission, he's been on. 229 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: I just think, you know, and you know they're one 230 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:01,840 Speaker 1: of the the first championship fifty years last year. But this squad, boonholder, 231 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: they know what it takes to win the championship now. 232 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: And like I said, I can't really root for the Celtics. 233 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 1: That's just you know, Celtics fans you know, have at it. 234 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: You know, more power to you if you do make it. 235 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: And the heat for me, you know, number one team 236 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: in the East, but always just kind of they look 237 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:16,839 Speaker 1: like they're prone to get a you know, eat this 238 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: deal really quick. So I gotta gotta give it. Gotta 239 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: give it to the Bucks as well. But let's move 240 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:23,079 Speaker 1: on to the Western conferences. As we look at the 241 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: seatings seventh time. Right now we've got the Timberwolves, Clippers, Pelicans, 242 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: and Spurs. There is a world where the Jazz could 243 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 1: slip into that plane as well. And there's a world 244 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,559 Speaker 1: where obviously the Levin Sea Lakers now four games to go, uh, 245 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: we're don't participate. Who do the Lakers have a legitimate chance? 246 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,959 Speaker 1: You know, four games left, they don't have tiebreakers with 247 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,440 Speaker 1: either the Pelicans or Spurs. They gotta win out and 248 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,199 Speaker 1: they need you know, we've been saying they had to 249 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: win out for the last four or five games. They've 250 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: lost sixth straight. Do the Lakers even make the playing game? 251 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:05,000 Speaker 1: And you know we might not make it, Joe, you know, 252 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: and it pains it pains me to say I want 253 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: to be optimistic. You know, we obviously have friends and 254 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: colleagues involved, but it's just reality. We have to accept that, 255 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. We're in this situation now 256 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: where we might not make it. So, you know what 257 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: I mean, My heart says yes, but I mean we 258 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: get it's a lot, it's not just in our hands, 259 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 1: and we gotta win out. You know, the Spires got 260 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: to do something. The Spires, Spires got control of it. 261 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: The Pelicans ironically can do something, you know, to affect 262 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: the situation. So yes, we do make it. So if 263 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,839 Speaker 1: you're the Pelicans right now traded for a D you 264 00:11:43,920 --> 00:11:46,719 Speaker 1: got the Lakers first round pick, and I'm protected. That's 265 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: the thing. No matter in life of relationships, whatever, I 266 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: always use protection. You need that protecting get burnt. The 267 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 1: likelihood getting burnt is much higher in life, basketball, everything. 268 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: So now, because not only are we gonna smack you 269 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: out the playoffs. We're literally gonna take your pick. It's 270 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: like a chance of it being a top four pick 271 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: a draft. So if you're the Lakers right now, this 272 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: is like, not only are you worried about this season, 273 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: but obviously rust can be able to opt in next year, 274 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 1: you know, try to trade that that made the Wall deal. 275 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: They wanted a draft pick. It's kind of like, you're 276 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: stuck with this squad and this is what a thirty 277 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: one win team, this is ah, this is a this 278 00:12:24,360 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: is this is this is a it's tough moment A 279 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: signed for the moment side. But now it was look 280 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: at these Timberwolves. Timberwolves obviously six games ahead of the Clippers. 281 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:41,080 Speaker 1: It's unfortunate to see what this squad has been able 282 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: to do. Anthony Edwards, you know, the rest of the team, 283 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: and they might not even make the playoffs with with 284 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: this six game lead. Obviously, I like the playing because 285 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:51,599 Speaker 1: it gives more opportunity, It keeps that week before the 286 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: playoffs starts exciting. But now you got Timberland Jazz and 287 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: there's a potential world where even the Nuggets can now 288 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: slip down with the most valuable player and not get 289 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:02,959 Speaker 1: to the postseason. When you look at this, to the 290 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: Pelicans or Spurs have a legitimate chance of actually making 291 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Clippers got Paul George back. Now when you 292 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,319 Speaker 1: look at the seventh through chan, you know who's the 293 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: lock to get in. I don't. I didn't. I didn't 294 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: see this. I don't look the schedule like that. But 295 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: I know they've got to start resting people. So if 296 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,679 Speaker 1: they got games against some of those top those top teams, 297 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: you know, Phoenix, Memphis, Golden State, Dallast, they should they 298 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: should be in, you know, in the move arresting people 299 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: right now. So they're gonna have be holding a lot 300 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: of starters back. So they got a chance at that 301 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: whole four through five, six situations is gonna be interest. 302 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 1: It's gonna come up to the last day, but they're 303 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: gonna be watching a lot of scores at the last 304 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: at the last moment. So the West is up for 305 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: grabs right now, depending on if they're if they're gonna 306 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: rest starters or if they're gonna let him plast seat 307 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,679 Speaker 1: and resting starters. So I think they're gonna have a 308 00:13:54,760 --> 00:14:04,320 Speaker 1: chance to sneak in. I mean, you've gotta squad like 309 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: the MAVs. Now who's in the fourth seat. They could 310 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 1: jump the Lakers for third. It's a it's gonna get 311 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna get a little interesting. But I think when 312 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 1: you look at these playing squads of Clippers now got 313 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 1: Paul George back playing, playing some revitalized hoops. But I 314 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: can't I can't root against these Pelicans. It just the 315 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: way they've been playing the grid, their show and obviously 316 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: coming back from twenty five point lead on the Lakers 317 00:14:23,200 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: kind of had their number all season. This is a 318 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: squad that looks hungry. You know. I was just out 319 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 1: in New Orleans, drew out thirds well for final four, 320 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: you know, eat some good gumbo, really, you know, in delivering. 321 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: So I think this is a team and even the Spurs. 322 00:14:36,080 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: You know, the Spurs have kind of potentially set themselves 323 00:14:38,440 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: up by getting the Tennessee but just haven't looked like 324 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: they had it all year. Kind of them in the Lakers. 325 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 1: I've said previously, you know, one of one of them 326 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: is gonna lose their way into that tense spot. It's 327 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: not gonna be you know, from the winning side of 328 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: just hey, the other team lost more games, But can 329 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: any of these seven through ten teams realistically make some 330 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: noise in the actual playoffs. No, I think the Timberwolves. 331 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: I was gonna those Grizzlies to seven. Yeah, Grizzlies for me, 332 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I wasn't sold on them initially, But even 333 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: the way the team's performed without Job, who's been playing 334 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: at the MVP level this season, I think they're like 335 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 1: fourteen fifteen and two without him something like that. It's 336 00:15:13,440 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: been It's been remarkable what they've done without Job. I 337 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: do like to what the timber Whelves are doing this year. Uh, 338 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,320 Speaker 1: they might be able to like that. That would be 339 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: the team on the on in that group that I 340 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: think can actually makes some noise in the playoffs, unless 341 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: Paul Georgia goes absolutely crazy. And you know, the Clipper 342 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: has been doing well without him unless he plays plays 343 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: at the m v P level caliber like he showed 344 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: like clearly when he got back. I don't really see 345 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: the Clippers are doing as the Pelicans are playing well, 346 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: But I don't think they I don't. Yeah, I just 347 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,280 Speaker 1: don't think they do it. So if it's anybody that's 348 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: going to be take advantage of this whole log jam, 349 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: it would be the Minnesota Timberwolves in my opinion, So 350 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: that ask you who is coming out of the West. Obviously, 351 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: the son has been the favorite all year long, honed 352 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: it down top spot, only sixty one team this NBA 353 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: season for Neix Phoenix. Can anybody get with them if 354 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: they if they could, they would they would have buy 355 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: now that when they've been in the first place for 356 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: a minute now running away from this thing. They're looking 357 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: good on the health side, they got a good they're 358 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: playing well on both sides. The time off of from 359 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: CP three help Devin Booker a lot. All the Memphis. 360 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: The Memphis is gonna be interesting. They're gonna be a 361 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: tough out. But I think I'm gonna have to put 362 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,119 Speaker 1: you know, I'm gonna get to have to give the advantage, 363 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: you know, CP three on the mission trying to get 364 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: a ring. You know, John is gonna have to be 365 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: coming off of, you know, not playing, you know what 366 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,720 Speaker 1: I mean, taking some time off. Um, I think CP 367 00:16:35,800 --> 00:16:39,200 Speaker 1: three is gonna be dialing and giving them advantage. Golden State. 368 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: We don't know what's going on with staff, Yeah, we 369 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: don't know if yeah, but Jordan Pool, I think it's 370 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: filled that role nicely, really elevating that staff level. I mean, 371 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: the words got some tough decision to make in the 372 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: near future. But I think this squid they get stepped back. 373 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: For me, I don't I just don't see, you know, 374 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: who can stop that team if they're playing at the 375 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: level they can play with a staff for Clay and 376 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: Jordan Pool in the Draymond Draymond rested that squad the 377 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: way they go. You know, you know, I think everybody 378 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: was kind of excited initially for like the Lakers NETS Finals, 379 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,760 Speaker 1: but now even the Warriors NETS Finals really worries anybody 380 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 1: out The East Warriors Bucks, I think will be some 381 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: enjoyable basketball, but we need some We need some big 382 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: market teams in there. I know, no disrespect to the Suns, 383 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: but that Suns Plucks Finals. It was a struggle. It 384 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: was a struggle to watch. It was, but it was cool. 385 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: It would have been bad to go to I Phoenix 386 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: ain't turn. I was at I think Game three or 387 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 1: for whatever it was, but you know, turned. But yeah, 388 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 1: but still small market turns small. Now it's time for 389 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: on the Radar presented by Draft Kings. Now we're gonna 390 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: like the defensive Player of the year category. We got 391 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: a lot of great guys in this situation. Marcus Smart 392 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: from the Celtics obviously selfs got the best defense in 393 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: the league plus one twenty, Bam at plus three hundred, 394 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 1: Cal Bridges at plus three fifty, Rudy Gobert plus four fifty, 395 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: Honest Trailing Deep at plus thirteen hundred, and Jaren Jackson Jr. 396 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,119 Speaker 1: At plus sixteen hundred. Smart could be the first guard 397 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: to win since Gary Payton in nine six. This has 398 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 1: been one of the most interesting races and years. But 399 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: I want to know, obviously from your league perspective, having 400 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: done at the highest level, because my opinion is irrelevant 401 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 1: compared to yours. I just give it because they give 402 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: me a back. Who deserves to be Defensive Player of 403 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 1: the Year this year? Who probably Marcus Smart. He's been 404 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: locking people up for a long time. He's on the 405 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: number one defensive team in the league. Like Bandom out 406 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,679 Speaker 1: of Bio does, he switches out on the perimeter, guards 407 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,600 Speaker 1: multiple positions, you know, but we obviously know he blocked 408 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,320 Speaker 1: shots at the rim. Rudy is rudy, you know what 409 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: I mean. He's gonna get donked on, but he's gonna 410 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: get gonna paying a couple of them, you know what 411 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: I mean. Janice is always gonna be there. I feel 412 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,959 Speaker 1: like through effort and beating, the effort and the beating, 413 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, always gonna have Jannice. I 414 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: think Jaren is just too young. So Marcus is that 415 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: is gonna be that Jude. And it's like it's been 416 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: a minute I played with GP who was ridiculous on 417 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 1: the defensive end. Um, so I hope, I hope Marcus 418 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: gets it. Actually, you know those other judices you nat 419 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: some other year that got more years to earn it. 420 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: When you look at the Celtic just the way that 421 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: they played at the highest level of the season. Obviously 422 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: as a team, but Marcus smart Garden one through five, 423 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,520 Speaker 1: taking challenges, being up, locking up, not giving up buckets. 424 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: You know, you've been some crazy stats in the past 425 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,120 Speaker 1: few games and him going against whole rosters and giving 426 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: up like three or four points, which is you know, well, 427 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: there's nobody there to call Marcus is buff right now either, 428 00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. He's tough, he's defensive minded, 429 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: and I think in the league right now where you 430 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 1: can't touch anybody, you know what I mean. The fact 431 00:19:26,680 --> 00:19:29,959 Speaker 1: that he's still locking down people like whole Zeros. You know, 432 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: when he ends up on you, I think is as 433 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: as a big deal. And he's on the primarily on 434 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: the best offensive player, you know what I mean, other 435 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: the other guys on the list like Bam. Depending on 436 00:19:39,720 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: the matchup that night, he might not be on the 437 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: wing player that you know what I mean. It's a 438 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: high Jackson Tatum, you know, those type of caliber players. 439 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,560 Speaker 1: So he's been doing it in the East against some 440 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: high level wings. So I think Marcus, Marcus Smart should 441 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: take it on giving that trophy. Go ahead, give it 442 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: to him. That's been on the radar, presented by Draft Kings. 443 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:02,640 Speaker 1: Now that's move. We're both out in New Orleans Final four. 444 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,280 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the women's tournament. First, Don Stanley came 445 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: through two piece, her second national championship. Just obliterated you kin, 446 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: It was pretty much over after the first quarter. You know, 447 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: Leah Boston, most outstanding player in the tournament, player of 448 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: the year, just doing things, mrs double double, MS double double. Yeah. Yeah, 449 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 1: looking like a like AI out there killing them. You know. 450 00:20:27,280 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: South Carolina wall to wall number one preseason finished with 451 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: the championship. When you got you a chance to look 452 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: at that game. Just what do you think about that 453 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: squad with Don Stalley came through. Oh man, the the 454 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:42,600 Speaker 1: Louis de Louis de Louis in the four five four 455 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 1: in the family number. My dad were fifty four. My brother, 456 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,600 Speaker 1: I'm looking like Jacks four. I don't know what's going 457 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 1: on back then, but here we are now. Yeah, Um, 458 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,959 Speaker 1: she was, she was, She did in this style and 459 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:55,760 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, she's the first, like well, 460 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 1: she's the first black coach Division one men's are women's 461 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: to win multiple titles, held it down from some from 462 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: from you know what I mean, from day one being 463 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:07,840 Speaker 1: number one to the national Championship's gonna get you to 464 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: the league, you know what I mean. Um, she's an 465 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: ex player. This is hats off to her and all 466 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 1: the ex players, the uh ex players that become coaches, 467 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: because that's one that's one for all the players, former 468 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: players that want to become coaches, because that only shows 469 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: you what you know, former players can bring to n 470 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: C double a basketball, professional basketball, whatever that is. So 471 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: Donna is a friend of the program. I know that. 472 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: Matt and stack Hall I love her dearly. She's been 473 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: on the show. So you know what I mean, great 474 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,399 Speaker 1: job South Carolina. Shout out to Raven Johnson, you know 475 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: what I mean, also a friend of the program. So 476 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: I'm happy for South Carolina, happy for don Stay. Like 477 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,440 Speaker 1: you know, when I saw darn walk out with the jacket, 478 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: it was like, ain't no way you can lose this game. 479 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,359 Speaker 1: If you're Jina RM and you look at that, it's 480 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: like I'm getting I'm getting stunded on in off the 481 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 1: course and she was gigging with the trophy, you know, 482 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: getting it. Yeah, and Leo Boston out there obviously had 483 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: the memes last year, her tears this year. All smiles 484 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: as they hoist that banner up. But you shout out 485 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: to South Carolina for getting it done. Joined out by 486 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: a very special guest. She's a hooper, she's a rapper. 487 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:12,879 Speaker 1: She did a little bit of everything, all American baller 488 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:16,359 Speaker 1: and she's participating in the k Showcase at the Irish 489 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: and Classic. We got fla j. Johnson in the building. 490 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:23,359 Speaker 1: Was cracking. So where are you at right now? Because 491 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: you look super turkeed UF you got you going down. 492 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: I saw my trip to do the interview. You know, 493 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:36,200 Speaker 1: we appreciate you. We appreciate you, queen. We appreciate you 494 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 1: taking a break from the vacation to come chop it 495 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: up with us a little bit. So you know, we're 496 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,200 Speaker 1: gonna talk touch on your whole career and everything you 497 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: got going on. First But first of all, you're playing 498 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:47,400 Speaker 1: in the Irish and Classic showcase. You're the only woman 499 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,719 Speaker 1: participating in the event. What does it mean to you 500 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:51,920 Speaker 1: to be a part of this event and to be representing, 501 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: Like you're gonna have to represent out there, Like that's hard, 502 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying, Like that's basically she can 503 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 1: go into guys, but she can go boys. It's like 504 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,439 Speaker 1: hard a represent all the girls that look at at 505 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: me and like, I want to play basketball. I want 506 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: to do it on the highest level and be even 507 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: honor you know what I'm saying, to be like the 508 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: only girl, Like that's the honoring. That's so I'm just 509 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: happy to be a part of that for show for sure. 510 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 1: What are you most looking forward to at the obviously 511 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 1: in Classics? Man, I want to be a man, really, 512 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. I don't know what you know, 513 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: he tried a little bit as well, money bag. Yeah, 514 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: have you heard any of his stuff. No, I heard no, 515 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: but I watched the documentary and I've seen it on there. 516 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,200 Speaker 1: I don't know that's hard. You'll get to see Alan 517 00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: Irish is soon up about the Irish and Classic. If 518 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,480 Speaker 1: you could ask a I any question, what question would 519 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,520 Speaker 1: you ask him? I'm gonna ask about that crossover, like 520 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 1: how he like, how it like, how he shipped with it? 521 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying, because I've heard trying to 522 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: mask the type of cross over, but I need that 523 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 1: all the ship he did on Jordan's figure, how he 524 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:04,159 Speaker 1: did it? How he Yeah, that's probably the best question 525 00:24:04,200 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: to ask. Talk us through. You just ended up signing 526 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: the ended up signing with rock Nation. Talk us through that, 527 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: and have you talked to her of it? Though? No, no, 528 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: no you ain't not. But now I signed up. I 529 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 1: signed a distriction distribution bill distribution deal through rock Nation 530 00:24:21,520 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: through EQ. So it's a deal where you know, I 531 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: have creative control, not all my masters, and you know 532 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:28,960 Speaker 1: they just give me that beat rock Nation push, you 533 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: know what I mean. And you know they're all about 534 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 1: artists on what they do, and you know what I'm saying, 535 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: having created control, So it was really important to me. 536 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,280 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying, Like I did. I was like, Mom, 537 00:24:38,359 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: I own signed to you feel But Mom was like, 538 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: if you think like a businesswoman and you own your 539 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: masters and you got creative control, you you know what 540 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: I'm saying, Like, it's a better difference. So I was 541 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: just happy with that. I was looking out. So you 542 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,359 Speaker 1: got a mixtape coming out soon. Obviously your Pops was 543 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: a world right now rapper, uh, and you're following in 544 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: his footsteps? How do you you know when you look 545 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 1: at look at wrap, which would you say if you 546 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: had to pick one that you're better at, what would 547 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: it be? Like? What day is it? And I do 548 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: both soft feel like you know you're getting that mold 549 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: like when you're in the game a real you know, 550 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: you're getting that mode where you're like in the trance 551 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,440 Speaker 1: and your energy so high like you just walked in. 552 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:25,640 Speaker 1: I get that same energy for when I wrap it. 553 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,919 Speaker 1: It was like, I can't put it on the same scale. 554 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 1: I don't know why, I just can't. I think it's 555 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,440 Speaker 1: coming at a good time right now though, because there's 556 00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 1: also obviously been a history of professional athletes, but you've 557 00:25:35,400 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: got something that's doing that at a high level. Right now, 558 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: So you might as well try to feel like you 559 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 1: can do both at the same time well on any 560 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: given day, because a lot of people paved the way 561 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,040 Speaker 1: for you to do that, and you definitely got that 562 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: energy about yourself. It looks like you'll be able to 563 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: handle yourself, whether that be on the court or in 564 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:55,920 Speaker 1: the booth. So hats off to you, and keep pushing 565 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: and keep pushing the boundaries. Don't be putting up. And 566 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,359 Speaker 1: this is what I'm all about. What I'm saying, like 567 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 1: you got you gotta dream, you gotta chase it, you 568 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. And some people they only blessed, 569 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: be blessed, like one dream I was blessed with too, 570 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 1: So it's like I'm definitely gonna take it all away. 571 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: We kind of have been to we kind of have 572 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: been to play basketball then move on to another dream 573 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: of something. So we definitely feel you on that one. 574 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: So for those that don't know your Boosty's niece, what 575 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: advice is he giving you about making that move to 576 00:26:28,960 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: the rap guy, he really just said, like just stay 577 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: focused on everything he got going on, feeling you just 578 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: gotta handy over in it all the way through. You 579 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,959 Speaker 1: know what, I'm saying, don't take no shortcuts like like Boosty. 580 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: A lot of people don't know like he on the 581 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: internet blah blah, but he really a real stand up guy, 582 00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:45,679 Speaker 1: you know what I'm saying. And he don't gave me 583 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: so much support that he didn't have to give. And 584 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: it was so gene man, my uncle Bussy. He really 585 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:53,960 Speaker 1: like got me and my uncle mon when that street 586 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:58,879 Speaker 1: is the real center for sure. Recently a major hooper 587 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: is like page Backer is Hayley van Lit and as 588 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: the food have fut, I'm sorry for us, pronouncer, I've 589 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: signed major n IL deals. Have you spoken to them 590 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,159 Speaker 1: or any other college athletes about the state of n 591 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 1: r L s and if so, what kind of advice 592 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,440 Speaker 1: have they been given you? Um, I haven't spoken to him, 593 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: not not little college athletes about it. But you know, 594 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 1: like it's kind of it's I feel like it's like 595 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,399 Speaker 1: the rat game, feel like people want you to represent 596 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:26,879 Speaker 1: their brain and stuff like that. I've been doing that 597 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: for a long time already, So it's like on a 598 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,720 Speaker 1: bigger scale though it's on a major scale, and so 599 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,640 Speaker 1: like its whole INNL suituestion, it's a blessing, like I'm 600 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:36,879 Speaker 1: so excited. Like that's one of the reasons that I 601 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 1: really wanted to Like I picked the school that I 602 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,680 Speaker 1: picked and everything, because you know, the brand is important. 603 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: So you know, brand or any other brand, it's a 604 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 1: big one. It's a big situation. So you had it 605 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: to l s U next year to get your hoop on. 606 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:54,040 Speaker 1: What do you expect from yourself and from the squad 607 00:27:54,119 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: next season? Now, I just expect me to do it. 608 00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: I know what I know to do, and that's ball out. 609 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:00,600 Speaker 1: But I really want to learn family, I want to 610 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: learn and I want to grow as a player. I 611 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 1: just want to be coached hard, you know what I'm saying. 612 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: So we're my thinking. When I was being recruited, I'm like, well, 613 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: I want to be coached by the best in coach Moke. 614 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 1: She obviously is the best. She didn't wanted to Coach 615 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: of the Year, National Coach of the Year this year, 616 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: so I said, I want to be coached by the best. 617 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: So you know, I made it happy. I met coach 618 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: MOKEI and she really believed in what I believed in 619 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: in my music and my vision and my basketball. But 620 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,080 Speaker 1: she's like, you gotta give me a hundred ten percent 621 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: on the court or whatever else you do. I'm supporting 622 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: it and I couldn't do that, Mert. That goes into 623 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,640 Speaker 1: my next question. What can the LSU fans expect from 624 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: you on the court next year? Man? Just expecting me 625 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: to do my thing. I'm a sharpshooter. I get to 626 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: the basket and get a bucket, get my teammates in golf, 627 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:47,160 Speaker 1: just do whatever I gotta do to you know what 628 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 1: I'm saying, help us win. That's all I want to 629 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: do whatever I gotta do on the floor. Flies that. 630 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,320 Speaker 1: We appreciate you pulling up. I definitely checked out some 631 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: of your YouTube, some of your your stuff you got 632 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: going on, so you you got a very very lucative 633 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:02,080 Speaker 1: You're on both sides coming up and for everybody who 634 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:03,640 Speaker 1: don't know, you know, get ready to see you make 635 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: us some noise on the court and in the booth. 636 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,200 Speaker 1: So we'll see you over at the iverson Classic later 637 00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: this month. But we appreciate you pulling up towards Bernard Man. 638 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: I appreciate this interview. Man. Yeah, the albums and Classic 639 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: is gonna be like Hobby at the l A Fitness. 640 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: I'm hoping against the guys you know, I'm really excited. 641 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. How did the guys before 642 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: before we let you go? How did the guys Well, 643 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: I just saw some I know you saw it on 644 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,520 Speaker 1: social media the other the other day with everybody get out, 645 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: the w NBA player getting into it at the l 646 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:31,320 Speaker 1: A Fitness. How did the guys? How are the fellers 647 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: treat you when you come into gym respect that come 648 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 1: at you with smoke? How how does that turn out? Usually, 649 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 1: let's say l A Fitness my show family, I've been 650 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:43,080 Speaker 1: playing with the guy they can't play in the nurses 651 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: all the seven grades. So all the old heads they 652 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: know me. But the new cats, you know what I'm saying, 653 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: they're running. They be like no messy family and the 654 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: new cats they just gotta they gotta get top. But 655 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:54,200 Speaker 1: now they talked to come like, oh I know who 656 00:29:54,240 --> 00:29:56,800 Speaker 1: he is. I know he was and ain't having fund 657 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: all that real heard that. We're gonna see you get 658 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: some buckets out there. Last two K showcase for short 659 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: for sure, definitely looking forward to see you. See you 660 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: in Memphis. Appreciate you, Like Jos said, appreciate you taking 661 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: some time out on your vacation. Out there in the 662 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: m I a be safe out there and we look 663 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: forward to seeing you in Memphis. Thank you, thank you 664 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: so much. So I don't know if you knew this. 665 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: I know you, Dick had you've been in the Showtime 666 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,320 Speaker 1: Basketball family for a minute. J R. Smith first ever 667 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,960 Speaker 1: guest on All the Smoke. Yes, he was now j R. 668 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,520 Speaker 1: Smith a member of the Showtime Basketball Family in addition 669 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:38,560 Speaker 1: to the NC State golf team. And he came back 670 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,640 Speaker 1: to All the Smoke with Matt Stack to just you know, 671 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,239 Speaker 1: show him where he's at now in life and give 672 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: him a little bit more of that is um, So 673 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: let's go and take a look. You recently got a 674 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:49,960 Speaker 1: chance to play thirty six with m J. First of all, 675 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 1: how did that happen? And then how did the day go? 676 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: One of my guys, uh, you know, black Man and 677 00:30:56,440 --> 00:31:00,080 Speaker 1: so from Jersey. He ended up hooking me up with 678 00:31:00,240 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 1: a guy named David Storch out of He's from Chicago, 679 00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: just moved down here to North Palm Beach and him, 680 00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 1: MJ is real tight. They went back, you know, back 681 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: in the Chicago days right close. I ended up playing 682 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,840 Speaker 1: and we played thirty six with Mike and it was 683 00:31:17,920 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: like it was everything that you thought was gonna be. 684 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: But like to him actually being around Mike and he 685 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:27,560 Speaker 1: talking ship like that ship was like damn, like he 686 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 1: really be going in and he want to tell you 687 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: he was talking ship and didn't talk ship bro. And 688 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 1: he nice though, Yeah, I want is he is? He nice? Nice? 689 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: He nice? Nice? That's what I want to know. He 690 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: nice though. This short game is like one of the pros. 691 00:31:43,360 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 1: He I'm watching this, I'm watching ship he doing. I'm like, hey, yo, 692 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: lucky for me, we kept our bad light. You know 693 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. So people he bet with in our group, 694 00:31:56,320 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: they like these these like some some Boo ray Potts. Yo. 695 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: If I not golf bro, uh nah, I say that. 696 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: I don't know. I just see a global Mike man 697 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: like he he's seeing what he is elemental, being competitive 698 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: and anything. And he when I first seen him, I 699 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: thought about the h I thought about something, and I said, like, 700 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: you know, he really got on joys like what else 701 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 1: He's going ahead like it's as well. Bro. Everybody knows 702 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:36,840 Speaker 1: that I'm a big lebron fan, and I say, used 703 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:38,600 Speaker 1: to go, but I say he's a girl. Prefacing them 704 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: with Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the real go. So Kareem 705 00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: last week presenting Carmelo Anthony with the Social Justice Award 706 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: named after him. Afterwards, did a little bit of media availability, 707 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: had some some choice words to say about Lebron. Definitely 708 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: praised him for doing things like opening schools and things 709 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: like that, but Kareem also said that he had a 710 00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,840 Speaker 1: lot of stuff he could be embarrassed about then real 711 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: to what But you know, Kareem has been very vocal 712 00:33:02,240 --> 00:33:05,440 Speaker 1: about the COVID situation. Obviously, Lebron posted the Spider Man 713 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:07,920 Speaker 1: meme and tried to kind of, you know, do some 714 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,479 Speaker 1: damage control afterward with the media, jam them up about it. 715 00:33:10,920 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 1: But when when you see situations like that. Obviously, Cap, 716 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: you know, about to be seventy five soon, his social 717 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 1: and in basketball career and everything, you know, unquestioned. But 718 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: see him coming out Lebron. It seems like it's become 719 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: a recurring theme this season. What are your thoughts on that, man, 720 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:30,600 Speaker 1: Cap got a chill man, just gotta chill. Like you said, 721 00:33:30,600 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: he's seventy five now, so I know he's seen multiple 722 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:36,719 Speaker 1: iterations of the of the world, you know what I mean, 723 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: particularly the NBA and the United States of America. But 724 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: you know, his position is solidified. He holds the same 725 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: responsibility that he's saying the lebronos everybody, So he's got 726 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: to be careful with his words and what that means. 727 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:52,920 Speaker 1: I know, he's you know, one of the biggest is 728 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:56,640 Speaker 1: not the arguably one of the best Lakers of all time, 729 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And we all know Lebron 730 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: James and since it ive of being of his O 731 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 1: G s and the history of basketball. So you know, 732 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: nobody want to hear that from cat, you know what 733 00:34:07,320 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: I mean. At the end of the day, I know 734 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,360 Speaker 1: I don't. I love both players. We're both Laker, Lebron 735 00:34:11,520 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: and Kareem, you know what I mean, advocates, So um, 736 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 1: they just need they just got a chill. They just 737 00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 1: need to get that over with. But hopefully that's the 738 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:19,480 Speaker 1: last one. How do you feel about it? Yeah, I 739 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:22,160 Speaker 1: mean I think you know, Kareem, I think anybody in life, 740 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: I mean, us sitting here, we have things we've done 741 00:34:23,920 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: are life that we're embarrassed uff right, nobody lives life 742 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:29,320 Speaker 1: perfectly flawlessly. Lebron has done a lot of great stuff 743 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: for community. There be some stuff Lebron obviously my favorite 744 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:34,160 Speaker 1: player ever, but I haven't agreed with but also I 745 00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: respect him as a man, and when he explains himself 746 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: and his abilities, you know, like you know, I think 747 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,760 Speaker 1: we look at Lebron and no athlete, in my opinion, 748 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: has had to face more scrutiny or criticism, especially in 749 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: the social media era where literally everything he does, Lebron 750 00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:50,120 Speaker 1: coupposed to tweet about how he's opening up another school, 751 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 1: and it's just his mentions are flooded with your fraud 752 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: and the bubbery doesn't count. I hate you chasing Kareem 753 00:34:58,040 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: all that type of stuff. And I think even just 754 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,840 Speaker 1: seeing this year, year nineteen, uh, you know, put a 755 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: lot on his shoulders, huge expectations. But he's come out 756 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:09,560 Speaker 1: play with you know, we saw that ankle injury. You know, 757 00:35:09,840 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: Ad suffered the same injury back in February and just 758 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,719 Speaker 1: came back, you know, just came back from into March. 759 00:35:15,120 --> 00:35:17,160 Speaker 1: Lebron rubbed some testing on it and came back in 760 00:35:17,239 --> 00:35:20,360 Speaker 1: drop thirty nine. So it's been a tough situation across 761 00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: the board. And when we look at the Lakers right now, 762 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: Lakers are eleven seed. This team has so much hype, 763 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 1: so much fanfare coming into it was ordained by the 764 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: Square media as the chief. You know, I did it 765 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 1: for me say I'm gonna run numbers up, but you know, 766 00:35:33,880 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 1: like you still need to see this tape play. But 767 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,400 Speaker 1: after they got Westbrook, you have the Westbrook Melo, Lebron 768 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:41,440 Speaker 1: a d photos. So I want to know, what's the 769 00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:44,240 Speaker 1: most disappointing team in NBA history? Is this Laker squad 770 00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: in the mix for that that award? You're putting me 771 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,560 Speaker 1: in the best spot right now, Jim Man, I got 772 00:35:51,600 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 1: some family over there, coach, Yeah, play this right, Gilanni. Please. Um. 773 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: I can't remember a team more disappointing. And that's just 774 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:11,560 Speaker 1: because of the timing thinking. You know, um that that 775 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: team coming back not too far removed from a championship, 776 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:18,360 Speaker 1: the way Lebron is playing, I'm I'm a factor into it, 777 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: the way Lebron is played this year, or you know, 778 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm with year nineteen. I just feel bad for the 779 00:36:25,080 --> 00:36:27,640 Speaker 1: coaching staff that the players in the locker room. I 780 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:31,000 Speaker 1: feel blad for for Lebron. Um. I don't know if 781 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:33,080 Speaker 1: he had any decisions, you know, they always talked about 782 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:36,640 Speaker 1: if he has some decisions over the roster and you 783 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: know that's above our pay grade. But if it is so, 784 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:41,680 Speaker 1: then he got to deal with that. Are you're gonna 785 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:43,759 Speaker 1: own with that? The GM got to own up to that. 786 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,080 Speaker 1: Jennie gotta owe up to that. You know this is 787 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:47,960 Speaker 1: you know, this is what happens when you come over 788 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: to the to the Left show, just because of the timing, 789 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:55,239 Speaker 1: the roster, how everything was laid out. I mean maybe 790 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 1: because maybe and maybe it's our fault for looking for 791 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:02,200 Speaker 1: seeing this team and being naive. Yeah, we got danker 792 00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:03,960 Speaker 1: fans to be like, oh, it's gonna work out, don't 793 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,239 Speaker 1: worry about it, you know what I mean. We got 794 00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:08,000 Speaker 1: three or four Hall of Famers, But um, it is 795 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 1: what it is. At this point, I know everybody's probably 796 00:37:10,760 --> 00:37:12,319 Speaker 1: thinking it, you know what I mean, we might as 797 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,040 Speaker 1: well come out and said, just because, like I said 798 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,440 Speaker 1: at the time, how much we invested into the Lakers. 799 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:19,880 Speaker 1: We know time is running out on Lebron, we know 800 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:22,480 Speaker 1: A d was supposed to take over the range for Lebron. 801 00:37:22,520 --> 00:37:26,480 Speaker 1: There's a multitude of reasons to make this one quite 802 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,400 Speaker 1: possibly the most depended. I just said that quite possibly 803 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:32,279 Speaker 1: could be the most disappointed teament. So when we look 804 00:37:32,280 --> 00:37:34,919 Speaker 1: at the squad. Obviously a D injuries, the missing link, 805 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 1: the real big three, Kendrick Nunne play game all season 806 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:40,959 Speaker 1: as a D alluded to uh after their last loss. 807 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:43,640 Speaker 1: But Lebron and a D, I think played with two 808 00:37:43,680 --> 00:37:45,560 Speaker 1: games together season when I say the Lakers were eleven 809 00:37:45,600 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 1: and eleven, so by that metric, there would have been 810 00:37:48,440 --> 00:37:51,839 Speaker 1: one which you put them right around the seed. Right. Yeah, 811 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: it's a little tough, and when the West Brig trade happened, 812 00:37:54,120 --> 00:37:56,480 Speaker 1: everybody was getting the memes out. You know. Definitely I'm 813 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: included in that and definitely expected more from the squad. 814 00:37:59,640 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: But I was say that they are the second most 815 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: came in NBA history, behind going to State Warriors unanimous 816 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:10,279 Speaker 1: m v P Steph Curry seventy three wins, broke the 817 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 1: Bulls record three one lead in the NBA Finals on 818 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,839 Speaker 1: the verge of history, and then what they do pp 819 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: down their leg. Brian came in one three straight. I 820 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,040 Speaker 1: don't think they lost back to back games all season. 821 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: The Lean came through with the three piece beat them 822 00:38:24,600 --> 00:38:28,760 Speaker 1: on their home court was more disappointing than that. Nothing. 823 00:38:28,840 --> 00:38:30,879 Speaker 1: Now that you said that, you know what I mean, 824 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: I'm glad you brought that back to the frontal lobe, 825 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:35,040 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, so I can get my 826 00:38:35,080 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: ship together. But uh you, you're right, you're right, the 827 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:43,399 Speaker 1: Brothers senior citizen right now, you're nineteen Lebron expectations through 828 00:38:43,440 --> 00:38:46,480 Speaker 1: the roof and that yeah, reframing and when you want 829 00:38:46,480 --> 00:38:49,320 Speaker 1: to talk about a goat to Jordan. Jordan in the 830 00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 1: latter part of his career where we're not making the playoffs, 831 00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,120 Speaker 1: Mike was averaging a dub in his forties and major 832 00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:56,719 Speaker 1: love for that. I think a lot of people knock 833 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: those wizard years. For me, it's like dude with forty 834 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:01,480 Speaker 1: putting up a dub wing off of cigars and you know, 835 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:05,000 Speaker 1: hit into whatever you're drinking turning up. But Lebron, you're 836 00:39:05,080 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: nineteen to be able to do this, potentially leading the 837 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:11,280 Speaker 1: league and scoring. It's just sad, obviously the lifelong Lebron 838 00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: fan to see this year wasted. And for me, I 839 00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,560 Speaker 1: don't really care about all that stuff. I was hoping that, 840 00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:16,960 Speaker 1: you know, going in this season, Lebron, we do only 841 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 1: need to play fifty six games and the squad would 842 00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:23,719 Speaker 1: be good, like a d and Rusk ready for the playoffs, 843 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 1: exactly a D kind of step at the forefront now, 844 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: which I think Lebron had kind of brought him here for. 845 00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:30,360 Speaker 1: Is I look, you know, I'm gonna ahead snatch his 846 00:39:30,440 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: last finals MVP in the Bubble, the hardest championship in 847 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:35,239 Speaker 1: NBA history, and after that, I'm gonna be fatigued having 848 00:39:35,239 --> 00:39:37,879 Speaker 1: to go to a pandemic laden Disney World, not even 849 00:39:37,880 --> 00:39:40,080 Speaker 1: really turn up disney World more like Disney World. Prison 850 00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: win a championship a D. I need to go ahead 851 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:45,319 Speaker 1: and take over a D obviously suffered injuries. You never 852 00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:48,080 Speaker 1: knock a guy for that. The injury bug happens that. 853 00:39:48,280 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 1: But you know, so looking at this squad, I definitely 854 00:39:50,520 --> 00:39:53,359 Speaker 1: can't elevate this as a more disappointing than like I said, 855 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,799 Speaker 1: Warriors squad is disappointing though you know obviously l A, 856 00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: we blow up everything, We make everything larger than life. 857 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:02,160 Speaker 1: This team, you know, we had the memes, all this 858 00:40:02,200 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 1: stuff ready to go, so extremely disappointing. But at the 859 00:40:04,680 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 1: end of the day, they battle injuries, and when you 860 00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:08,200 Speaker 1: go back and look at it, you know this team 861 00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,240 Speaker 1: should at least been fifth or six seed in the West. 862 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 1: It is what it is now. I think we win 863 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:17,400 Speaker 1: four more games. Sneaking into this playing game and we're cracking. 864 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 1: It'll make up for a lot too. For for whatever reason, 865 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:21,560 Speaker 1: even if we make this is if we can get 866 00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:23,960 Speaker 1: into the playoff game, it'll be a big time thing 867 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,920 Speaker 1: for the city. That's how you reframe that ship man 868 00:40:26,920 --> 00:40:29,560 Speaker 1: to keep us get they're positive. That's why they put 869 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: that boy on T N T. Now I get it. 870 00:40:31,360 --> 00:40:33,080 Speaker 1: Y'all should have seen him before the show. He goes 871 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:36,600 Speaker 1: into a whole thing was as beautiful. Jack Nicholson deserves better. 872 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:41,920 Speaker 1: Flee Yeah, go go listen the whole Red Hot Chili 873 00:40:41,960 --> 00:40:45,359 Speaker 1: Peppers Chili Peppers catalog, just you know, soothe your mind. 874 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:47,360 Speaker 1: But it's just sad to see. I remember back in 875 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:49,279 Speaker 1: the Polo that Don would be there. Andy Garcia and 876 00:40:49,360 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: my personal favorite Lecter fan of all time, living legend. 877 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:54,520 Speaker 1: We'll be out of some violent situations in high school. 878 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:57,680 Speaker 1: Shout out Andy Garcia. But you know we'll see so 879 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:00,680 Speaker 1: you know, we appreciate y'all. It's been another episode of 880 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:04,360 Speaker 1: What's Burning. Josiah Johnson, Julynnie McCoy man Sta could be 881 00:41:04,360 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: back soon. I know some of y'all watched this like that, 882 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:11,759 Speaker 1: the same thing every single y'all gonna burn them out. 883 00:41:11,840 --> 00:41:14,000 Speaker 1: Let's let's let them brothers breast. They're bringing you a 884 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:19,040 Speaker 1: lot of content coming back with were here and man's 885 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 1: dangling and then because I didn't know who it is 886 00:41:22,520 --> 00:41:25,279 Speaker 1: was on the thumbnail. All right, y'all, it's not about that. 887 00:41:25,280 --> 00:41:27,000 Speaker 1: We come with some is um as well, but what's 888 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:30,760 Speaker 1: burning available every week on Showtime Basketball YouTube and on Twitter, 889 00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:35,319 Speaker 1: Instagram and TikTok at show Basketball. We appreciate you. Thank you,