1 00:00:01,200 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: The volume. This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What 2 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: is a straight Fire fan? It's your boy, Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: Straight Fire for Thursday, April thirteenth, Almost tax day. Guys, 4 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: hope you're getting your taxes done. Got to get those 5 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: in to the tax guy or gal who's handling your business. 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: I know you're not doing your taxes by yourself. Surprise 7 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: people didn't. None of the advertisers. We've had some good 8 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: run of advertisers so far in twenty twenty three. I'm 9 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 1: surprised no tax people wanted to advertise on the sports 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: podcast because I know a lot of sports fans getting 11 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: their taxes done at the last moment. So what we do? 12 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: We wait? Good night. In the NBA, last night listen 13 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: to play has been pretty damn solid. I gotta say, 14 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: three very close games and you could argue Heat and 15 00:00:58,080 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: Hawks was kind of I mean quote was interesting. It 16 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: wasn't like you could turn away because it's the Atlanta 17 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: Freggan Hawks. But good games. We got a great guest today, 18 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: a first timer on the podcast. He has covered the 19 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: Sacramento Kings for a while. Cameron Salerno. I follow him 20 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: on social media. He's got all the goods on the 21 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: Sacramento Kings. I have been hyping the King since the preseason. 22 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: I know you guys have listened. I said it here 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,399 Speaker 1: on Straight Fire, I said it on the Herd the 24 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: Kings were going to the playoffs? Now did I even 25 00:01:27,800 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: put it on Twitter? Way back in like June Because 26 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: I loved Kegan Murray. I advocated him to pick him. 27 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: Nobody else had Kegan Murray going that high, and it 28 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: worked out great for the Kings. Keenan Murgan's excellent our guests. 29 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: He believes Kegan Murray could could could draw some Steph 30 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: Curry defensively on Saturday in what should be a really 31 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: good game. So you'll like the interview even if you're 32 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: not a Sacramento Kings fan. The vibe, the energy, they're good, 33 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,320 Speaker 1: very good around the Sacramento Kings. That series is gonna 34 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: be popping Saturday. It's appointment viewing. I don't know if 35 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: I have anything really scheduled for Saturday, I said, I 36 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: don't have much of a social life. I'm old, I 37 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: have two kids. I like to think i'm young. For instance, 38 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: I played soccer last night for like over ninety minutes. 39 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: No injuries, thank goodness. This is where I am in 40 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: my soccer playing career. It's essentially there's a tournament in 41 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: our area for all the schools, Like if you go 42 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: to school A, every kid who goes to the school, 43 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: their parent is eligible to be on a soccer team 44 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: and they play a tournament against the other elementary school 45 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: B and middle school C in high school D. And 46 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: you know, we did really well last time. We lost 47 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: to the semifinals. And listen, we were able to add 48 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,960 Speaker 1: a guy who just got his kid to my kids' 49 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: school and it's I mean, he's incredible. We played with 50 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: him last night for the first time. He's the guy's 51 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: freaking awesome and he had a flick like you gotta 52 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: get used to playing with really good players. This guy's 53 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: like probably eight or nine years younger than me, and 54 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,119 Speaker 1: he's immensely skilled. He plays in men's leagues. He's European, 55 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: and you could just see the intensity my first time 56 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: playing with him. And when he's like leading guys on 57 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: passes and middle run, he's like upset and this is 58 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: the pickup soccer. And at one point I put the 59 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: hand up like I'm gonna make a run and he 60 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: flicks it kind of just like the flick over. Two 61 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: dudes heads right on my head running and I just 62 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: headed it in and it was like one of those 63 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: Oh and trust me, I ain't good. I'm just an 64 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: athlete out there getting cardio and working on my touch 65 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: and doing run. I can to get the dub because 66 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: I like to stay as healthy as possible and running 67 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: around burning, you know, thirteen hundred calories at night, going asleep, 68 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 1: waking up, grinding on straight fire. It's it doesn't get 69 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: much better than that, ladies and gentlemen, and listen, I'm 70 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm gonna tick people off with this, 71 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: and the attention is not to do that. Okay, this 72 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: is what I'm gonna say. I have been the captain 73 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: of the Zach Lavine fan Club for several years. Many 74 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: have con come and been like, oh, yeah, I'm on board. 75 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: I'm on board, and then they go to zach Levine 76 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: Island with me and they're like, I can't ride with 77 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: zach Levine. Man, this guy doesn't win anything, and they bounce. 78 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: A lot of people have bailed on the was he 79 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: twenty eight year old kid out of UCLA who basically 80 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: is best known as the Space Jam Dunk Champ and 81 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: I have not been a huge fan of the dunk 82 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: contest in recent years. I maintain the Zach Levine's Space 83 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: Jam series of dunks is the greatest I have ever witnessed. 84 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: I know people love Jordan and Dominican, Aaron Gordon, Dwight, 85 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: Howard mc McClung, great, great. Zach Levine is my guy. 86 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: I really am a huge fan. I know he's had 87 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: some injuries. I actually believe he is criminally underrated. This 88 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: is a guy, are you ready for this? In his career, 89 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: he came out of college quickly, out of UCLA. Three 90 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: years in Minnesota, he's now six years in Chicago. We're 91 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: talking nine years. Jack in three's. He's a thirty eight 92 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: percent three point shooter. That's really damn good. Now. He 93 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: doesn't do a ton else. He's a solid passer this 94 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,280 Speaker 1: season four us his per game this season, four rebounds 95 00:05:08,279 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: per game. He long defensively, gives an effort. He's not 96 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 1: a great defender, but a few players look as good 97 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: as Zach Levine on the court. A handle and he's 98 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: getting by you, and he's doing some aerial cool stuff 99 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: on the way of the rim. You know, what even 100 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: if it's not dunking, some of the reverse layups are 101 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 1: just so acrobatic. And I know this sounds like what 102 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: j J J J. You You bag on Kyrie Irving 103 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: for his immense skill set and his elite lay up 104 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: handles and like everything that he keep doing traffic You 105 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: like that and bag on Kyrie Irving like that's all 106 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: he can do. No, Zach Levine has never, never, repeat 107 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: never been a number two on a team. He's been 108 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: forced to be a number one, and that ain't easy, guys. 109 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,359 Speaker 1: You think it's easy trying to be a number one 110 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: on the Chicago Bulls. Levine he's an All NBA candidate. 111 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: I'm not even kidding. He has had an amazing year 112 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 1: eighty four percent from the line, and then he caps 113 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: it off last night in the playing game on the road. 114 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 1: They're losing by fifteen. I think they were down at 115 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,679 Speaker 1: one point sixteen, and Zach Levine just says, at this point, 116 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:21,719 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take this game over because nobody on my 117 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: team can do anything. They're kind of locking up Debarda 118 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: rosen Vouchevic. He's all right, but I don't trust him. 119 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: He can't make a three to save his life. Pat 120 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: Beev can't do a damn thing offensively. Caruso is an 121 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: incredible defender, had an outstanding game defensively, but offensively he's 122 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: limited and like Patrick Williams, doesn't really know what he is. 123 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: He looks like he's still grown into his body. Kobe 124 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: White can give us some stuff, but I need to 125 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: take this game over. And Levine was incredible thirty nine 126 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: points thirteen of fifteen from the line, absolutely took the 127 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: game over in the second half, seventeen points in the 128 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: third when they were down nineteen, seventeen points in the third, 129 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: and then added thirteen and the fourth in the second half. 130 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: Zach Levine had thirty points in the second half, the 131 00:07:12,920 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: Raptors had forty seven. Levine by himself brought the team 132 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: back in what was extraordinary. I mean just watching the 133 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: guy go to work, step back. He is just such 134 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: a good player. Now, I know everybody's going to get 135 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: excited about the Marta Rosen's daughter screaming on free throws. 136 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: And yes, the Raptors did kind of lose this game 137 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: by going eighteen for thirty six from the foul line. 138 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: Pascal Siakam just clanging them all over the place, O 139 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: Ganna Nobi can't shoot a free thrower to save his life. 140 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: Fred van Vleet, who is a really good player, I 141 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: like a lot twenty six, twelve and eight and miss 142 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: three free throws. It's seven threes, miss three free throws. 143 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: Like they couldn't buy a free throw. It was painful 144 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: to watch. The bench had delivered them nothing. And now 145 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: the Raptors, folks go into a tumultuous offseason where it 146 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: seems like they're probably gonna lose Fred van Vleet. And 147 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,320 Speaker 1: I don't know about this. Hey, we could make Scotty 148 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: Barnes the point guard, Like, really, Scott okay, I don't 149 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: He's very limited. Cant make free throws either, four of seven, 150 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: not really a three point either. I mean, I like 151 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: Scotty Barnes, everybody loves him. I didn't see Scotty Barnes 152 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: staying in front of Zach Levine. Did you anyone out there? 153 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: O gan or Obi, he's getting cooked. He put Fred 154 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: van Vleet in a spin cycle. I mean Zach Levine 155 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: went off, folks. It was an awesome performance. They come 156 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,600 Speaker 1: from behind and get the victory on the road in Toronto, 157 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,679 Speaker 1: and now they have to go. I'm looking at the schedule, 158 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: so there's no games tonight, So go enjoy the night 159 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: with your family, hang out, play play Monopoly, play some clue, 160 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: or if you are single, you know, get out to 161 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: the bars. The Thursday night bar stite not bad. And 162 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: then Friday night. I don't know necessarily that it's appointment viewing, 163 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: but on the eve of the playoffs, really it starts 164 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: Saturday Friday night. We now get Bulls Heat Heat or 165 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: five and a half point favorites. I mean, what an 166 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: advantage for the Heat, you know, I know they were 167 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: the higher tea seed, but the Bulls had to travel 168 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: to Toronto. They come home. Now they got to go 169 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: to Florida. That's why the Heat or five and a 170 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: half pint favorite. That's gonna be a tall order for 171 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: the Bulls. I have no play on that one yet. 172 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: I had like Bulls first half. I thank goodness you 173 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: don't have to bet every single game. And you know, 174 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bulls did not cover in the first half 175 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: at all. The other game, which I you know, wasn't 176 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: as locked in on because I went to play soccer, 177 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: but every time I looked, I'm like, how is the 178 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: Pelicans not pulling away? Why are the Pelicans and pulling away? 179 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: And they let Okay See dust them in the third quarter. 180 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: And folks like, we know Sha Gills with Alexander is 181 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: very good, but did we know Josh Giddy was this 182 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: could thirty one, ten and nine in forty two minutes. 183 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: I mean Josh Giddy, listen. I know he's not a 184 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: traditional point guard, but he did play in the NBL, 185 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: and I got to see him because I you know, 186 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: we're minor owners of the Okase Breakers, I'm sorry, not 187 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: the Okayse Breakers, the New Zealand Breakers, Okaysey Thunders. Where 188 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: Josh Giddy went from the NBL. Josh Kiddy's twenty years 189 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: old and he almost had a triple double in a 190 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: playing game. Kid is pretty nice, Listen. I'm pretty stunned. 191 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: I thought the Pels had it. Gils just's Alexander thirty two, 192 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: Giddy thirty one. Lou Dort listen, Lou Dort. I like him, man, 193 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: I like him. He's a gunner. He plays a lot 194 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: of defense and for the Pelicans, just a tough one. 195 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: C J. McCollum, I must and I really thought he'd 196 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: come through. He had a rough game for I for fifteen, 197 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: Brandon Ingram had a good game, he at thirty points, 198 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: guy to the line. But ultimately, when you don't have 199 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:48,680 Speaker 1: Zion Williamson and your bench consists of like Jackson Hayes 200 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: and Josh Richardson, and it's just a little disappointing. And 201 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: for the Pelicans, who remember made it to the first 202 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: round last year, gave the Phoenix suns hell and now 203 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: they're done, and they got question's like, okay, well we're 204 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 1: gonna have Zion next year, and okay. See Meanwhile, goes 205 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: on to the Friday night game their turnaround time. Remember 206 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: they had to go to New Orleans, not a bad trip. 207 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 1: Then they go right back to those KAC Then they 208 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: go to Minnesota and the Wolves are four and a 209 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: half point favorites. The assumption is Rudy Gobert will play 210 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: in that one, coming off the one game suspension, he 211 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 1: will have had now three extra days of rest. I mean, 212 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: I'm not really, it's just too early for I can 213 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: really not even look at that game because I'm really 214 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: trying to focus on Saturday's games, which obviously is when 215 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs begin and get super interesting. We're starting to 216 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:43,120 Speaker 1: get some clarity, I am entering a player points pool. 217 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: Remember I did one for the NCAA tournament. Happened to 218 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: win that one, Thank you very much. Snogo and Matt Bradley. 219 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: Get into the final really helped me and I was 220 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: able to forge ahead in the final four and take 221 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:58,840 Speaker 1: the victory. But Saturday's lineup not bad. Nets at sixers 222 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: and if you're out here in LA that's at ten am. 223 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: You gotta love it West Coast life. Then the Hawks Celtics, 224 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: I listen. I like the Hawks, but it's a bad matchup. 225 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: I was digging into some of the numbers if you 226 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: look at during the regular season the Celtics made and 227 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: we're just throwing out one game where it was all backups. 228 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: The Celtics made twenty threes in one game against Atlanta 229 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: and then twenty one or another. Like the Hawks don't 230 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: defend the three. Well. I think they're a good team. 231 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: I'm not selling their stock. I just think it's a 232 00:12:25,920 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 1: bad matchup against the Celtics in Boston's favorite by nine. 233 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,400 Speaker 1: Then there's the Knicks. Calves, which is good Calves only 234 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: five and a half feels light light, especially if Julius 235 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: Randall is not going to play. Guys, we're still waiting word. 236 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: I I was reading that he was gonna be out 237 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: the first two games for sure, but that number still 238 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: feels light, especially the way Cleveland plays defense. But Cleveland's 239 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,600 Speaker 1: offense can be spotty. And then the nightcap is Warriors Kings, 240 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: And to break that one down, by the way, Kings 241 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: are one point favorites in that one. Warriors are favorites 242 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: in this series. We still haven't got total word if 243 00:12:59,120 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: Wiggins will start art. He's practicing, excuse me, practicing with 244 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:08,719 Speaker 1: the team this week, so we'll see about that. We'll talk. 245 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 1: Let's just talk about it with our guest. Let's welcome 246 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: into straight Fire for the first time, Cameron Sealerno. Fox 247 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 248 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio dot com 249 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: and within the iHeartRadio app. Search f SR to listen live. 250 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: Jason likes to think he knows everything when it comes 251 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:36,600 Speaker 1: to sports. I know what sports dance want, but for 252 00:13:36,640 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 1: everything he doesn't, he knows a guy who does. Let's 253 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: just say I know a guy who knows a guy 254 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: who knows another guy. All right, let's welcome into straight Fire, 255 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: a special guest. He's never been on the pod. He 256 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: is living currently, I believe in Sacramento, which I guess 257 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 1: we could call the basketball capital of the NBA this week, 258 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: I don't know, first home playoff game there since like 259 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:04,280 Speaker 1: the Vietnam era. Apparently. Well, let's welcome. Let's welcome, Cameron Sealerno, Cameron, 260 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: how are you? Man? I'm doing good, Jason. Not with yourself, man, 261 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: I think like you said, yeah, I am in sacrament 262 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:12,719 Speaker 1: I've lived here my entire life, I mean, grew up here. 263 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: I mean, this is probably the most crazy I've ever 264 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: seen this city. I mean, everyone just dying for playoff basketball, 265 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: and everyone's been begging for this for years and years 266 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: and years, and now it's finally happening. So I think 267 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: the city just buzzing and everyone's just so excited to 268 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: get going. And Game one is going to be absolutely electric, 269 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: like we're talking about off there. I mean, it's gonna 270 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: be probably the craziest environment I think the Warriors have 271 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: played in during their playoff I mean, I know they 272 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: played some very tough environments and hostile environments. With that, 273 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:46,920 Speaker 1: I mean, they play in Boston obviously, last summer, Memphis, 274 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: I mean I know everyone they had that rivalry going. Yeah, 275 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: there's some interesting battles with Houston a few years ago. 276 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: Oh gosh, it's really good. But I'm saying from just 277 00:14:55,960 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: a perspective of Loud Arena, it's gonna be when the 278 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: Kings take the floor on Saturday. I mean, I think 279 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,720 Speaker 1: everyone it's kind of been said that the whole fan 280 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: base is going to stand up and just give a 281 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: huge round applause like it's gonna be unreal. It just 282 00:15:12,280 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: it just you know, gives you chills just thinking about. 283 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: Because every reporter's dream and dronal stream just cover a 284 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: good game or go to a game with a good environment. 285 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: I think both of them are going to check both 286 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: those boxes. So it's gonna be a lot of fun 287 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: to be a part of them. Obviously, I've been to 288 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: every single King's home game and cover them this year 289 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: except two. It's funny. The two they lost. They lost 290 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 1: the Nuggets after blowing a twenty point lead to them. 291 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: The second one was they lost the Spurs after you know, 292 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: a day where they could have clenched a Pacific Division 293 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: at home, and obviously they didn't do that. But you've 294 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 1: seen the crowd really kind of get louder and louder 295 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: as the year has gone on. I think everyone's kind 296 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 1: of seen the viral clip when they played the Jazz 297 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: earlier this year when Kevin Hurrt hit that three for 298 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,800 Speaker 1: the win' down by two and just the arena explode. 299 00:15:57,800 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: And I think that's probably the loudest of the arena 300 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: has been all year. But obviously there's been some crazy 301 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: moments too, But I mean, playoff basketball, there's nothing like it, 302 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: and I think the stage just been waiting for this 303 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: moment for seventeen years. Seventeen so no way. You covered 304 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: them for a while during their bad stretch, you know, 305 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: the Vlade Divac years where he was trying to pull 306 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: some strings. They had DeMarcus Cousins and messing around and 307 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: like they have not been good for a long time. 308 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: I think they ended the longest playoffs streak or drought 309 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: in the NBA this season. But I will say it's 310 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: been a bit of a surprise. You know. I was 311 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: early on the Kings. A couple other media people were, 312 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: but by and large people are like, oh, it's the Kings. 313 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: I want to take I want to take you back 314 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: quickly to the trade where they shipped Tyrese Haliburton, who 315 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:46,600 Speaker 1: everybody loved analytics Darling to the Pacers for Sabonus. I 316 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: mean there were other guys in the trade, But correct 317 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong, Cameron. When that deal happened, the media, 318 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: which loves groupthink in the NBA, mostly said the Kings 319 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: were the losers in that deal. Correct. I think, honestly, 320 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: I was stunned. I think, oh my colleagues and Sacramento 321 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: were stunned that they trade. How burning no one saw 322 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 1: it coming. I mean, honestly, if you would have told me, 323 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: I don't know how long does that go over a 324 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 1: year ago, if you told me that one guard was 325 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: gonna get traded from that team, I would told you 326 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: have been darn just because, but also too, I think, 327 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: I mean, this isn't really sourcedun information, but it's kind 328 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,400 Speaker 1: of like obvious you weren't gonna be able to move 329 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: Darren with that contract because you just signed a huge, 330 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: huge extension I think the off season prior. I think 331 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 1: the deal was either kicking in the first year that 332 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 1: or the first year the big deal was last year, 333 00:17:34,600 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: and so I mean, he was making a lot of 334 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: money and Tyrese obviously is on a rookie scale contract, 335 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: which is nine day. It's not like the NFL where 336 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: the salary cap is different. But I'm saying is I 337 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: think a lot of people were stunned they made that move, 338 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: not just because I mean I said they had to 339 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:51,960 Speaker 1: make a big move of the deadline. I mean they 340 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 1: I thought the two guys are they should go afterwards, 341 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 1: the bonus and Ben Simmons. And obviously we know how 342 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: Ben Simmons turned out, but was interesting took on Simmons, 343 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: which I think is an interesting point. I would not 344 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:06,959 Speaker 1: be surprised if the King's try to go after him 345 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: at some point. I know they really liked him. And 346 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: something that's also interesting is Saxey's basketball coach is David Patrick, 347 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 1: and his godson is Ben Simmons, and they're very very close. 348 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,240 Speaker 1: I know he's also close Matis Thible who played the 349 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: Austroian national team. David Patrick the Australian national team assistant coach, 350 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: and so he has some connections there. But kind of 351 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: going back to your point, I think a lot of 352 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: people were stunned. I mean I was even at first 353 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: I was I was not a fan of the trade 354 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 1: just because how burn is just an incredible player. I 355 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: think that's funny. His last game is sacrament to get 356 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: an eighteen assists or something like that, and so you 357 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: just knew that long term how burnon Fox might not 358 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: work out, just because there are just two or two 359 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: guys who need the ball in their hands. I mean, 360 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: hal Burn is of silitarian, Darren is a score but 361 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: they both kind of need the ball in their hands 362 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 1: to make the offensive work, and you know, wouldn't how 363 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,959 Speaker 1: Alburn was drafted. He didn't start right away, he came 364 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,400 Speaker 1: off the bench, and then kind of last year or yeah, 365 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: the year prior, they're like, all right, we're gonna start 366 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: both guards, even though Tyrese and Fox are both true 367 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: point guards. And so it didn't really work out how 368 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: they kind of envisioned it. And I think it's harder 369 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: to find good centers in the NBA than finding good guards. 370 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 1: I mean, good guards are a diamond, doesn't You can 371 00:19:21,280 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 1: name ten fifteen guards who should be all NBA, but 372 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: there's probably only a few centers who probably realistically have 373 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:30,719 Speaker 1: a chance to make All NBA. I mean Sabonis Yo 374 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: kitch embiid, I mean a d if you want to 375 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: qualify him as a center and other guys like that, 376 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: but trading for Sabonis really kind of unlocked their whole offense, 377 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 1: and you saw in flashes when he played. Stock Ram 378 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: I think only played fifteen games after he got traded 379 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,199 Speaker 1: last season. But hiring Mike Brown was the best decision 380 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: the King's organizations have made in years. And he's really 381 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: kind of instilled a culture in this franchise and just 382 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: really changed a lot in I mean, like I said, 383 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: it's the best decision that this franchise has made in years. Yeah, 384 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 1: Sabonus I think led the NBA double doubles. Fox was 385 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: the most clutch player in the NBA. And it's weird 386 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: because I don't know, I mean how closely. I don't 387 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,160 Speaker 1: follow a ton of the NBA media people, but they 388 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: all think, alike, well, if this stat says this, then 389 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: you've got to go with this person for whatever, and 390 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 1: the trade listen. I was a little surprised, but I 391 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: was always a big Deer and Fox guy. When you 392 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: saw him in college, you were like, Gosh, this guy's dominant, 393 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: and it almost felt like like Haliburton was going to 394 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,719 Speaker 1: overtake him, but he never quite did. And now they 395 00:20:26,840 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: keep Fox and he's thriving. Cameron, I don't know this 396 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,479 Speaker 1: season that they've had is incredible, but I'm looking at 397 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: the stats. This jumps out is probably the reason they're 398 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: the three seed. Fox started seventy three games, so bonus 399 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: seventy nine, Red Velvet seventy five, Barnes eighty two. Yeah, 400 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: and Keegan Murray the rookie seventy eight. When you have 401 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: five core guys starting that many games together, you're gonna win. 402 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: Everyone around the league's taking load management has injuries. How 403 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: much have the lack of injuries been a huge bonus 404 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: for the Kings. Oh well, I'll tell you a funny story. 405 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:02,120 Speaker 1: So I talked about this with whom my co workers 406 00:21:02,160 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 1: before the Wizard's game in December, and I was talking 407 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: about how, like, you know, the Kings really haven't had 408 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: any major injuries so far this season, kind of in 409 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: some sense got lucky. And it was that night Sabonis 410 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 1: hurt his hand, which found out he like fractured some 411 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 1: part of his thumb, and everyone thought he's gonna be 412 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: out for weeks. And like someone who I talked to 413 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: who used to be very close in the Kings organization, 414 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: in the medical department, said like I wouldn't play him, 415 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: and that was kind of alarming to hear, just because 416 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,680 Speaker 1: this was a This is maybe a day after the injury, 417 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: and they really hadn't released any other details, just kind 418 00:21:33,720 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: of said what happened, and everyone saw the report. But 419 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 1: then obviously Sabonis played through the injury, and I think 420 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:42,359 Speaker 1: his first game back, I think it was well, I 421 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 1: forget what game game it was, off top of head, Oh, 422 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: it was a Nuggets game, the first game they won. 423 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:48,920 Speaker 1: He hadn't like the twenty and twenty game, and he 424 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,719 Speaker 1: had trouble double and so he just really dominated. I 425 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: was like, all right, Like, if he's gonna play, then 426 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be fine. But like you said, 427 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 1: like the Kings haven't load man this year. I mean 428 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: the most they've load man just last two games of 429 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 1: the season, where they're already locked in a three scene. 430 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,959 Speaker 1: There's no point in playing the starters. And I mean 431 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,199 Speaker 1: Dear and obviously sat out a few games, you know, 432 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: with minor injuries, and so Bonus missed I think a 433 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,679 Speaker 1: few games because of injuries. But like you said, the 434 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: having that you know, sense of cohesion with the starters, 435 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 1: I forget the exact stat and how many minutes I 436 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,879 Speaker 1: don't want to miss quote, but I know their starting 437 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,479 Speaker 1: units played the most minutes in the NBA together, and 438 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 1: so that's very underrated. I know a lot of people asked, like, 439 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: why didn't they make a move with the trade deadline 440 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,479 Speaker 1: because they really liked the roster and they didn't really 441 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,120 Speaker 1: want to mess up the chemistry. Kind of take back 442 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: in twenty eighteen, so this was their best season since 443 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,360 Speaker 1: obviously the playoffs route. I think I forget how many. 444 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: I think there are maybe one or two games, about 445 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: five hundred or around five hundred. And the emotional leader 446 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: on that team was him On Schumper, and everyone loved 447 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: that guy in the locker room, like he was the hearty. 448 00:22:53,440 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, so they had so this they're called the Scores. 449 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 1: That was their nickname. It was Bagley's rookie year. It 450 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 1: was dear and second year in the league, and it 451 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: was Shumper. Like they just had they weren't good like 452 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,200 Speaker 1: they were they weren't that great, but like they just 453 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 1: were a good team and they had good team chemistry. Anyways, 454 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: in the trade deadline, they traded Shumper. I forget who 455 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,920 Speaker 1: they trade him for. But anyways, the next day they 456 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: trade for Harrison Barnes, which was wait, this is cool 457 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: to pulled up. Schumper was a leader in the locker room. 458 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: He played it looks like forty two games in Sacramento. 459 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,639 Speaker 1: How did that happen? Oh? No, he was. He was 460 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 1: the emotional leader locker room. Like he he is the 461 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: Malik Monk of the team, like right, or a Malik 462 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: monk I think is a heartbeat of the Kings right now. 463 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: But I'm saying is Supper was the heartbeat of the 464 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,440 Speaker 1: locker room. So when they trade him, it was the 465 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 1: stoker to everyone, and so it kind of really messed 466 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: up that team. Kem. So when the trade deadline came 467 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:48,120 Speaker 1: around this year and everyone's like, why aren't they making 468 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: a move? I mean, obviously not the same people are 469 00:23:51,400 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 1: in the front office now because we know who was previously. 470 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 1: But yes, I'm saying is they didn't want to mess 471 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,400 Speaker 1: up the team KEM. And I think it paid off 472 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: because you know, they're still they're doing really well, and 473 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, like I think everyone really likes each other 474 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: and it sounds so cliche, it sounds like a high 475 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: school thing, but they really really enjoy each other and 476 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:12,880 Speaker 1: it's a big reason why they've had so much success. 477 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:17,520 Speaker 1: I mean, their team chemistry is incredible, and their bench 478 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: is really stepped up. I mean the biggest problem hanging 479 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: to the off season or hanging into the off season 480 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: last year was three point shooting, because obviously they trade 481 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: Buddy Heald, who is one of the best three point 482 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:30,320 Speaker 1: shoots in the NBA, but he comes with baggage. But 483 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: they went out and trade for Kevin Herder, who I 484 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: think was I don't forget what number he was an NBA, 485 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,679 Speaker 1: but he was behind Keegan Murray who they drafted, who 486 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,680 Speaker 1: led the team in three points with two hundred and six. 487 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: Her had two hundred and five, and so they really 488 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,480 Speaker 1: kind of went out added you know, Malik Monk also, 489 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: who is Darren Fox's best friend, and that's someone who teammates, right. Yeah, 490 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: they put in Kentucky. Yeah, and they're really close. And 491 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: I think having that team chemistry was was really underrated, 492 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: and Monk was really excited. But what's interesting is you'll 493 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: see in kind of game or the statue he looked 494 00:25:07,240 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: at Lake Muck hasn't started one game this year. I 495 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: was just gonna ask that, how was he the emotional 496 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 1: leader when He's come off the bench for every single 497 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: game this season. So it's funny. So whenever Hurt or 498 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: Um not Barnes, but whenever Hurt was out, I think 499 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 1: her miss maybe five or six games this year if 500 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: I'm remember right. But he always started Terence Davis or 501 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:32,360 Speaker 1: he would start Kessler Edwards and everyone was like why, 502 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: like why aren't you starting Monks or six man? And 503 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: I think Mike just didn't want to mess up the rotations. 504 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: But like he likes him coming off the bench because 505 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,359 Speaker 1: he can facilitate. But you know, you see Malik close 506 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:45,680 Speaker 1: a lot of games, Like he'll close for Hurter sometimes 507 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: he'll close for Keegans sometimes if they want to go small, 508 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: and so it's just like kind of philosophy they have, 509 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: Like he hasn't started one game this year, and so 510 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,320 Speaker 1: how he's emotional leader just he really, he truly is 511 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: the heartbeat of the Zacarminikains. I truly believe that if 512 00:25:58,800 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: you ask anyone that lock room, or if you ask 513 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:04,240 Speaker 1: anyone Sacramento, like yes, like we would all say the 514 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,960 Speaker 1: same thing. He's the heartbeat the team. Like he is 515 00:26:07,000 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: an emotional leader who kind of like keeps everyone in check. 516 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: I mean he can come up the bench and drop 517 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: ten points. When Malik is going, I mean, the Kings 518 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,199 Speaker 1: are going too. I mean there's some games where he 519 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: cut off the bench and shoots two or ten. And 520 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,640 Speaker 1: then there's some games like the Clippers game a few 521 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: months ago where he drops forty five off the bench 522 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:27,960 Speaker 1: And I forget how exactly had hanging to the fourth 523 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 1: quarter that game, but if I remember, I think at 524 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 1: fifteen points hanging to the fourth quarter, and he dropped 525 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: thirty in first overtime, second overtime. So yeah, I would 526 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,200 Speaker 1: say Malik is the heartbeat. Like he said, like he's 527 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: he's not the best part on the team, but he 528 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,160 Speaker 1: definitely makes the biggest impact. I think Fox Sports Radio 529 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch 530 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot com 531 00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:53,560 Speaker 1: and within the iHeart Radio app. Search f SR to 532 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,440 Speaker 1: listen live. Okay, so we've said a lot of nice 533 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: things about the Kings for ten minutes. Now. Now this 534 00:26:59,560 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: is gonna be painful for the King's fans listening. But 535 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:06,400 Speaker 1: and you know this, obviously, defense matters in the playoffs, 536 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: and according to what is it John Hollinger's Advanced Stats 537 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:15,160 Speaker 1: efficiency Numbers, there's thirty teams in the NBA. The Kings 538 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:19,360 Speaker 1: are twenty fifth in defensive efficiency. There the only other 539 00:27:19,359 --> 00:27:22,200 Speaker 1: teams that are in the playoffs not playing that are 540 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: that low are the Clippers at nineteen and the Nuggets 541 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,440 Speaker 1: at eighteen. That's crazy. I mean, I know Kevin Hurder, 542 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 1: he might struggle to guard me Dan Fox like he's quick. 543 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:34,880 Speaker 1: I don't know that he'd be called a great defender, 544 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: so Bonus is not a rim protector. I like Kegan 545 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,120 Speaker 1: Murray's length. I don't know, Like, can they get enough 546 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: stops to make this series against the Warriors interesting? I 547 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,359 Speaker 1: think they can. I mean the kind of the flipping around, 548 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: like I want to answer your question first, but just 549 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,119 Speaker 1: as a kind of thought I had before, like I 550 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: didn't think about it somebody, I think is gonna be 551 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: really interesting. The series is obviously, I think the Warriors 552 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 1: X factor, like minus Curry and Clay Is Andrew Wiggins. 553 00:28:01,440 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins in that playoff run last year was phenomenal 554 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: and so for me, like I look at Wiggins and 555 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 1: I think, how is he going to perform in the 556 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,840 Speaker 1: playoffs where he hasn't played in twenty plus games? I mean, 557 00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 1: obviously he was going through a really personal family matter. 558 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 1: He missed over two months. This is gonna be his 559 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 1: first game back. Like, how many minutes is he gonna play? 560 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: Did they say he's starting? By the way, they haven't 561 00:28:23,920 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: said he's starting, but I assume he will. I mean 562 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 1: if I even if he comes off the bench, he's 563 00:28:27,680 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 1: gonna play probably thirty minutes. But my point is like 564 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,199 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to guard. He's gonna be probably the 565 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:33,880 Speaker 1: one to sign the guard Dearren because he's I think 566 00:28:33,880 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: the Warriors no way really Yeah, first game back in 567 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,600 Speaker 1: the music they put him on Fox. Yeah, I think 568 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 1: lit up. Oh Gus, I'm playing. I don't know because 569 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: I think I don't anymore Darren. Darren's too quick for Clay. 570 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: But Wiggins is their best homeball defender. I mean they'll 571 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 1: they'll counter throw GP two at Fox. Yes, But anyway, 572 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: go back going back to your question, like I think 573 00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: the Kings can't get enough stops because they have shown it. 574 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: Like everyone talks about the Clippers game and how is 575 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,880 Speaker 1: this high scoring game, which it was, but if you 576 00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: look at how the game ended, the King's end of 577 00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,640 Speaker 1: the game on a six run, I think they got 578 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: like four or five stops in a row. Another game 579 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:13,720 Speaker 1: that really stands out to me too is I think 580 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: probably their biggest win the season thus far, Like this 581 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,880 Speaker 1: point was they put the Cavaliers in Cleveland, and I 582 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:22,000 Speaker 1: think they were playing without Deer and Fox at night, 583 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: and I think they were down by nine points with 584 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 1: four minutes left the end the game on nineteen oh 585 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: run they got like I think seven or eight straight 586 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: stops or something crazy like that. So they have shown 587 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: it the ability to get stopped. But obviously, you know, 588 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:37,959 Speaker 1: you look at games like the Spurs game a few 589 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 1: weeks ago where they give up one hundred and forty 590 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: points to a team trying to take and get victor, 591 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: and that's concerning. Like and another thing I think is 592 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: concerning too is the two biggest games of the season 593 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:56,080 Speaker 1: so far. Where was the Timberwolves game at home where 594 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:57,920 Speaker 1: they had a chance to clinch the playoff birth in 595 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: Sacramento they lost it? Later the Spurs game at home 596 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: against a taking team, they had a chance to clinch 597 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 1: the vision from the home fans, they laid an egg. 598 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,440 Speaker 1: And so how are they going to show up to 599 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:12,480 Speaker 1: game one, which is obviously the biggest game in Sacramon 600 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:16,160 Speaker 1: in seventeen years. It's a huge opportunity for this fan base. 601 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be electric, Like how are they 602 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: going to show up? So I kind of answer your 603 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: question though, I think they can get enough stoff. I mean, 604 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: the Warriors are I think one of the best dynasties 605 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 1: of all time. I mean, if they aren't first, their 606 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: second behind the goals or vice versa, you know. And 607 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: so I mean the thing is too is I know 608 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 1: a lot of people are talking on Twitter, like I've 609 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 1: I've kind of tried to stay out of it because 610 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 1: you know, I like to just sit back to observe 611 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,480 Speaker 1: and enjoy my life. But a lot of you know, 612 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: Warriors and King's media and fans are going out of 613 00:30:47,320 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: each other and you know, just talking on Twitter, and 614 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:52,680 Speaker 1: I'm just like, I don't know. I truly say this 615 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: just because this is what Kings players have said publicly, 616 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,840 Speaker 1: and I there's no reason like to not say this, 617 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: Like the Kings aren't scared of the war They really aren't, 618 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: because if you're scared of a team, you're gonna lose 619 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: a series. Like the Kings really have nothing to lose. 620 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: In some sense, no one thought they would be in 621 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: the let alone a top three or fourth season. Let 622 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: me ask you watch the games between You watch that 623 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: Lakers and Wolves game, right, unfortunately, and everybody's gonna say, oh, 624 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: it was ugly. It was terrible basketball on some level. 625 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:27,080 Speaker 1: That is playoff basketball, intense half court defense, guys getting 626 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: after it, guys hustling their butts off. And I just 627 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: wonder if a team hasn't played defense all season, can 628 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 1: they all of a sudden turn it on or is 629 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,240 Speaker 1: this just gonna have to be a you know, first 630 00:31:37,280 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: to one thirty wins kind of get there's gonna be 631 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,200 Speaker 1: probably at least two or three of the games in 632 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: this series if it does go farther than six games 633 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 1: where if the Kings win, they're gonna have to score 634 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: like one hundred and twenty plus. And it is It 635 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: is funny you say that, though, because oh that game 636 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: was the terriblest offense was disgusting. The film, there's some 637 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: of the sets they were trying to run. I mean, 638 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: I think your team, on your basketball team that I've 639 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: seen highls on Twitter, I think probably would have played 640 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: a little bit at least. You know, you guys move 641 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 1: the ball well, we do pass. The Timberwolves were literally 642 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: waiting for the shot clock to get down to six 643 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: or seven and like start their offense jack of three. 644 00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: And there are so many times where um Kat was 645 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: matched up one on one with Austin Reeves at the 646 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:25,680 Speaker 1: top of the key and then Kat would just shoot 647 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:29,960 Speaker 1: a jumper where there's sum It's it's peaked basketball in 648 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,600 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. Though, It's like a center who is 649 00:32:34,600 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: six eleven seven foot matchup on the guard he's six 650 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: two or six three is settling for a jump shot 651 00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:41,600 Speaker 1: where he can just go to the basket and he 652 00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: shown But I mean that's just that's counter I think 653 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: the fouls might have gotten his head a little bit, 654 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: but he also wore down. It looked like they were 655 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: tired in the fourth. I do want to ask you said, 656 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 1: who's gonna guard Deer and Fox? And that's a legitimate question. 657 00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 1: I will counter with this, are you gonna put Fox 658 00:32:54,600 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: on Curry? Do you think Mike Brown would do that? 659 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: But the counterpoint also else is going to guard stuff? No, 660 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,560 Speaker 1: that's that That's where I and that leads me to this. 661 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 1: I wouldn't put Fox on him. I can't have Fox 662 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: running my offense and then going and chasing Curry through 663 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: a gauntlet of screens, and we know Kevin Herder cannot 664 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: do that. Um My guess is ultimately that this will 665 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 1: be a Davion Mitchell series where he's playing a lot 666 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: more than expected. Um, Mike Brown News Defense, davey On 667 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: Mitchell his nickname is off Night. But I notice he's 668 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: only playing like fifteen twenty minutes a game. Yeah, his 669 00:33:30,440 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: regression year two has been kind of disappointed from a 670 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: lot of what what like? What led to this? Is 671 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: it simply the addition of Herder? Well, I think it's 672 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: some inflation of Darren didn't play a lot last year, 673 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,600 Speaker 1: plus how Burn being out, plus you know injuries where 674 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:50,280 Speaker 1: Daveon was starting a lot of games late in the season. 675 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,760 Speaker 1: He was also playing twenty five thirty minutes a night, 676 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:55,040 Speaker 1: and I think if you look at I think he 677 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: played ten average ten more minutes a game his rookie 678 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,000 Speaker 1: year than this year. And also too, it's like you said, 679 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: it's there, they've added Hurd or they've added Monk, like 680 00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: guy like Monk has played the one sometimes and it's 681 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:09,760 Speaker 1: possible he does that this series too, But I would 682 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:14,960 Speaker 1: say it's funny. So Mike Brown for some reason likes 683 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:19,919 Speaker 1: to give Kegan these toughest signs, especially earlier. Yeah, it's 684 00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: like there are some moments where he was guarding Debi 685 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: or not Tabion, sorry Donovan Mitchell, he's guarding Steph, he 686 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:30,640 Speaker 1: was guarding Um, like he was just guarding the team's 687 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:34,040 Speaker 1: first or second best player. And so maybe there's a 688 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: chance that well, I think the Warriors are gonna hunt 689 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:38,759 Speaker 1: switches on Keegan, or they're gonna try to. I think 690 00:34:38,760 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 1: he's a good defender though now he is. He's solid, 691 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:45,600 Speaker 1: he has good length, um, He's definitely gonna be a 692 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: really good offender for years to come. But that I mean, 693 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: anybody who has to guard Steff is a tough match. 694 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: But I know a lot It's funny, a lot of 695 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:54,279 Speaker 1: words fans have been saying, like who's gonna guard thirty? Like, 696 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: I don't know. At some point, you just have to 697 00:34:56,520 --> 00:34:58,720 Speaker 1: let Steff just get his and hope everyone else around 698 00:34:58,760 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 1: and doesn't kill you like on the other end. But 699 00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: I think, you know, at the end of the day, 700 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: I think Wiggins will guard Fox just because Wiggins is 701 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,400 Speaker 1: their best offender. But it is going to be interesting 702 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: to see how he does where he hasn't played in 703 00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:15,880 Speaker 1: twenty plus games, So I'm really curious how he does 704 00:35:15,920 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: because if he if he is healthy and he surely 705 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:21,000 Speaker 1: is the X factor like he was last postseason, or 706 00:35:21,040 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 1: he's gonna be very hard to start. I'll close with 707 00:35:23,520 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: this one. So Sabonis, a guy I like a lot, 708 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:30,800 Speaker 1: has kind of destroyed the Warriors in head to head meetings. 709 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 1: I see he had a nineteen fourteen six game, he 710 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:38,400 Speaker 1: had a twenty six twenty two eight game. You know, 711 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:41,000 Speaker 1: it looks like he's only played one playoff series in Indiana. 712 00:35:41,080 --> 00:35:44,560 Speaker 1: They got swept. He didn't do much going up against 713 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:46,560 Speaker 1: Raymond Green. We know Draymond's gonna gooon it up and 714 00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:48,920 Speaker 1: try to get under his skin. You think Sabonis is 715 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: up for this challenge? Yeah, I think so. I think 716 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 1: he's I mean, if you want to put Darren or 717 00:35:56,280 --> 00:35:58,680 Speaker 1: like the thing is is from a from an outside perspective, 718 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:01,080 Speaker 1: I'm curious what people think as far who have the 719 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:03,040 Speaker 1: snake is, as far as dear and r s. Bonus goes, 720 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,440 Speaker 1: who's the best part of the Kings. Yes, led them 721 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:08,839 Speaker 1: in assists, he did, and he also led the NBA 722 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,120 Speaker 1: and rebounds. But I'm saying is Steph is obviously the 723 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:14,600 Speaker 1: number one best player in the series by far. But 724 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:16,800 Speaker 1: I'm saying is the Kings might have the second and 725 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: third best player in the series, and and Fox it's 726 00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:22,839 Speaker 1: a bonus. I mean, I think just Fox. I mean 727 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 1: who else on the Worris would you say is second 728 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,880 Speaker 1: or third? No, you're right, it's definitely not Draymond. I 729 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:29,839 Speaker 1: don't think it's Clay. I love Jordan Pool, but it's 730 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:32,200 Speaker 1: certainly not him. And Wiggins hasn't playing forever. That's a 731 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:34,879 Speaker 1: spicy take. Warriors fans are probably gonna have your head 732 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:38,200 Speaker 1: for it. Um camera, Where are you working now? So? 733 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:40,959 Speaker 1: I'm at twenty four seven Sports, which cover college fall 734 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 1: and basketball a lot. So I also freelance with Associated Press. 735 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,600 Speaker 1: Have been for the entire King season. It's been a 736 00:36:46,640 --> 00:36:48,600 Speaker 1: lot of fun. I mean it's uh, like I said, 737 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 1: I've grown up in Sacramento. I I didn't know I 738 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: was going to be covering the Kings really a lot 739 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,840 Speaker 1: this year, and I was probably gonna cover them for 740 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,200 Speaker 1: about maybe ten games, and they kept need help, so 741 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:04,560 Speaker 1: you know, I helped out. Timing is everything, bro, I'm congratsing. Hey, 742 00:37:04,560 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: thanks a lot for taking the time to come on 743 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,600 Speaker 1: the pod. Cameron, Uh yeahbody, you can follow him on 744 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:11,200 Speaker 1: social media. All right, Cameron, enjoy the series. We'll talk 745 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:12,279 Speaker 1: to you soon. We'll do