WEBVTT - The Draymond Green Show - Finals Pick, Explained

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<v Speaker 1>The volume. What's up, everybody, Welcome back to the Draymond

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<v Speaker 1>Green Show. This is not quite an episode, but I

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<v Speaker 1>did promise you all that I was going to get

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<v Speaker 1>you my finals prediction, so I wanted to get that

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<v Speaker 1>to you before the finals get started. So here we go. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>as you all know, I'm a little bit long winning

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<v Speaker 1>and I can never just be like bang bang, So

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<v Speaker 1>here you have it.

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<v Speaker 2>But no, honestly, this is a very interesting thing.

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<v Speaker 1>So with my finals prediction, I kind of had this

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<v Speaker 1>final prediction where I'm like, Yo, the Nuggets are playing

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<v Speaker 1>really well, blah blah blah. Then I went back and

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<v Speaker 1>forth like, but the Miami Heat, like it just seems destined,

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<v Speaker 1>Like they were supposed to lose their game against Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>and then they just made it happen, and then they

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<v Speaker 1>were supposed to lose every other series after that, and

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<v Speaker 1>they just made it happen. And so a part of

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<v Speaker 1>it feels like destiny, but a part of it also

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<v Speaker 1>took me to a place that's very interesting and I

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<v Speaker 1>want you all to think about. So this could get

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<v Speaker 1>a little long, so bear with me. Not the episode,

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<v Speaker 1>just this list, So think about this. The guys responsible

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<v Speaker 1>for all the championships in our life. It's a conversation

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<v Speaker 1>I was having with a friend. Larry Bird, Magic, Kareem,

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<v Speaker 1>Isaiah Slash, Dumars, Joe Dumars, Michael Jordan, Haiquin, Do Dream,

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<v Speaker 1>Kobe Shaq, Lebron, d Wade, Steph Klay, Draymond Less Skips,

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<v Speaker 1>Phil Jackson, Greg Popovich, Role's pat Riley, Dumars again, Joe Dumars,

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<v Speaker 1>Steve Kerr, Steve Kerr nine championships, five as a coach

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<v Speaker 1>for as a player, Steve Kerr. Then you have the

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<v Speaker 1>one offs Boston and eight they beat Kobe and Phil,

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<v Speaker 1>which are part of this list, Dallas and eleven beat

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron and d Way and pat Riley which are part

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<v Speaker 1>of this list, Toronto and nineteen which beat Steph Clay

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<v Speaker 1>and I and Steve which are which are all a

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<v Speaker 1>part of this list. And then you got Bucks in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty one which are not a part of this list,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's actually a one off. And in Phoenix they

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<v Speaker 1>beat Phoenix, so that is the that's actually the one

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<v Speaker 1>which is interesting that no one on this list one,

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<v Speaker 1>but they also didn't beat anyone on this list. All

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<v Speaker 1>of the one offs have actually beat teams that are

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<v Speaker 1>on this list. So I thought this was a very

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<v Speaker 1>very very interesting year, I mean, excuse me, a very

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<v Speaker 1>very interesting list, which made me start thinking, like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>Boston may not win, I mean, excuse me, Denver may

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<v Speaker 1>not win because they don't have anyone on this list one, two, three,

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<v Speaker 1>four one offs that' said a lot of years. So

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<v Speaker 1>the odds are actually not with Denver. Saw when I

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<v Speaker 1>was going through this whole thing, I'm like, yo, I

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<v Speaker 1>actually may not may need to move off the Denver

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<v Speaker 1>pit and roll with Miami. Miami's playing well, the destiny

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be there. They got the guys or the

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<v Speaker 1>guy who's gotten it done, who's a part of this list.

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<v Speaker 2>It's hard for me to roll with Denver on this.

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<v Speaker 1>So then I started to do the matchups, and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, at point guard, you got Jamal Murray and

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<v Speaker 1>Gabe Vincent, Miami kind of does the point guard by

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<v Speaker 1>committee thing. And then after two you got KCP versus

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<v Speaker 1>Max Strus. After three you got Michael Porter Junior versus

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<v Speaker 1>or you can go Max Shreus there and you can

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<v Speaker 1>go Michael Porter Junior, I mean you go Kayla Martin.

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<v Speaker 1>After two, like their positions is kind of all over

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<v Speaker 1>the place. It's not quite like a thing. They just

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<v Speaker 1>played basketball. They put basketball players on the court, they

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<v Speaker 1>played basketball, and they win. That's just what it's been. So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I start looking at these matchups. You got

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Aaron Gordon, you got Bam, you got Nicola, Yo kids, Joker,

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<v Speaker 1>and like when I looked at the matchups, it's overwhelmingly

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<v Speaker 1>favored Denver. But I feel like if you just go

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<v Speaker 1>and if you just start watching that, you're kind of

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<v Speaker 1>ignoring like what's been going on and very disrespectful to

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<v Speaker 1>the Miami Heat, which has been And so if I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the Miami Heat, I'm like, yeah, y'all, actually all can

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<v Speaker 1>stay on that side, like, don't switch.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, that's the way it's been.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's been this way right, Like you're going through

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<v Speaker 1>these matchups and all that, and I feel like you

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<v Speaker 1>just you.

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<v Speaker 2>Gotta be just making a mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>Like you if you don't feel like you're making a

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<v Speaker 1>mistake picking against the Miami Heat, you don't know basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't understand competition if that's what you do.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're just picking against the Miami Heat, you really

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<v Speaker 1>don't understand competition. And you really like think it's luck,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what it is. You actually think it's luck that

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<v Speaker 1>these guys are doing what they're doing, and it's not luck.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not luck.

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<v Speaker 1>So I went through this whole thing, right, and I'm like, man,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta roll with Denver in six. But that's just disrespectful.

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<v Speaker 1>It's very disrespectful. So then I'm like, I'm gonna roll

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<v Speaker 1>with Denver in five. And the reason I ended up

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<v Speaker 1>on Denver, I'm gonna tell you why I actually ended

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<v Speaker 1>up on Denver, went through the matchups, did the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to disrespect the guys who are on the list.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to disrespect the Miami Heat and how

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<v Speaker 1>they've been playing. Here's why I picked Denver. Obviously have

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<v Speaker 1>been a better team all year. Den has been one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best teams on it from start to finish.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Denver has the best player in the series.

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<v Speaker 1>And with all due respect to Jimmy, Jimmy's incredible and

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<v Speaker 1>playing incredible.

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<v Speaker 2>We all can agree.

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<v Speaker 1>Nicola Yokich is on some all time great type stuff

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<v Speaker 1>right now. All I mean, he's constantly getting better, he

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<v Speaker 1>makes everyone else better. He's playing absolutely incredible. So I

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<v Speaker 1>got the best player in the series. Miami also is

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<v Speaker 1>going to incorporate Tyler Hero and I'm not sure they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to go I'm not sure they're going to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to what I said last podcast, which is if you

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<v Speaker 1>need to boost and the spark, bring them in, but

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<v Speaker 1>don't just and so that's not till game three. They

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<v Speaker 1>said like he won't be back soon. So that's really

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<v Speaker 1>a non factor. But one key thing that Denver has

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<v Speaker 1>done that has made me say, but Denver is ready

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<v Speaker 1>to win a championship, and it's this. They have not

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<v Speaker 1>fucked around in any of their series. They had opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>to close, they closed.

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<v Speaker 2>They're getting it done.

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<v Speaker 1>They might have lost one of the close out games

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<v Speaker 1>to Phoenix maybe, but I'm not even sure they did that.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it went to two, and then they won

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<v Speaker 1>the next two. So they didn't fuck around like they Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>y'all want to at home, cool home, coming back to

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<v Speaker 1>your house over. Then they they swept the Lakers.

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<v Speaker 2>Then they swept.

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<v Speaker 1>Them, swept like brooms. So le Bron James. Prior episodes,

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<v Speaker 1>I was talking about the know how, like having to

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<v Speaker 1>know how, knowing how to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James know how to do it.

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<v Speaker 1>They swept him, not messing around. And when teams do that,

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<v Speaker 1>it's like, oh, they focused, they're ready, they're ready to

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<v Speaker 1>win a championship. They're ready to win a championship. They're

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<v Speaker 1>not messing around with these other teams. They're ready to

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<v Speaker 1>win a championship. And so I teeter with this whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Then were in five, then run six, but they ready

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<v Speaker 1>to win a championship. I got the Nuggets in fives.

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<v Speaker 2>RAP Peast