1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up, 2 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: ladies and gentlemen, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire four, Wednesday, 3 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: June six. I hope this podcast is as historic and 4 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: legendary as Kevin Durant's Knight in Brooklyn water performance. I 5 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: think we'll probably do forty five minutes on Kevin Durant's greatness, 6 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: UM and Mike Budden. We'll probably do six minutes on 7 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: Mike Budenholzer's ineptitude. I can't I can't continue to bash Budenholzer. 8 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:39,959 Speaker 1: I don't know if he's gonna coach Game six. Truthfully, 9 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: he was that bad, leading by seventeen against the Nets. 10 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: But this podcast is gonna be all about Kevin Durant. Folks, 11 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: what you witnessed on Tuesday night in Brooklyn was incredible. 12 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: UM my first thought that I'm on like multiple text 13 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: chains with fans, UM, some NBA people, other sports journalists, 14 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:08,320 Speaker 1: and the first comparison of Durance forty nine, seventeen and ten. 15 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: By the way, first player in a playoff game ever 16 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: in the history of the sport to have a game. 17 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: No Lebron, no Magic, no Michael nobody. That's how good 18 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant was this is gonna be one of these 19 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: games that's talked about for years, perhaps decades. You know, 20 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: I'll be talking to my grandchildren about this when I 21 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: don't know Lebron James's son is tearing it up in 22 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: uh you know, No, I'm not gonna have grandkids in 23 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: fifteen years. What am I talking about? Bottom line is 24 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:43,400 Speaker 1: down the road, we're gonna remember Kevin Durant's performance against 25 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: the Milwaukee Bucks, Folks. I mean the stats. I'm sure 26 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna see them everywhere. He had thirty points in 27 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: the second half, thirty He scored or assisted on forty 28 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: three of the fifty two final points for the Nets. 29 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: And the first comparison I had this reminds me of 30 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: Lebron James in Game one of the twenty eighteen Finals 31 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: against the Super Warriors. That's what it reminded me of, 32 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: when Lebron had fifty something points a trip dub and 33 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: the Calves could have stolen the game if not for 34 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: j R. Smith's brain fart at the end of regulation, 35 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: they losing overtime. And if you remember after the game, 36 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: Lebron who I mean that performance. He was thirty three 37 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: years old. By the way, that performance was historic for Lebron. Afterward, 38 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: he punches one of those white boards and like, I 39 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 1: don't know if he broke his finger or spraying or 40 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: whatever it was. He wasn't right. The rest of the series, 41 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: they got swept um. Fun fact, Jeff Green was on 42 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: that team. Yes, Jeff Green, uncle Jeff Green, who put 43 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: up Listen, Jeff Green was great, great for the Brooklyn 44 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: Nets on Tuesday, twenty seven points. I mean, he made 45 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: seven of eight threes. But I gotta go back to 46 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. So I'm watching the game. I actually he 47 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: started watching it with my kids. You know, West Coast. 48 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: You can watch a whole game and you can tell 49 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: instantly that look that Kevin Durant is doing the Lebron thing. 50 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: I gotta get everybody involved. I gotta I gotta get 51 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: these guys going. Joe Harris, get me buckets. Joe Harris 52 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: could not make a shot for the third grade game. 53 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: Joe Harris is in a major funk. I am gonna 54 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: tell you why the Nets are not a lock to 55 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: win this series. A little bit later, Rob g actually 56 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: uh fell out of his chair when I told him 57 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: I really think the Bucks are gonna win the series. 58 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: But we'll get to that in a bit. But Kevin 59 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: Durant started Game five saying, I'm getting everybody involved. Joe 60 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 1: Harris makes something, Joe Harris two of eleven. James Harden, please, 61 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: we need your offense, Joe James Harden, who was not 62 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: I wouldn't even say he's He drove once and it 63 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: was like when the when the c opened up and 64 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: he is floater, bounced around, around, around and out James 65 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: hardon one of ten. He just to He basically took 66 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: eight threes and missed the ball. So Kevin Durrett tried 67 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 1: get everybody involved and that didn't work, and they were 68 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: down a lot at half time. I think it was fifteen, 69 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: maybe thirteen. So what does Durant do in the second half. Well, 70 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: I can't rely on anybody else. He's got to be me, 71 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: and that's what he did. And p J. Tucker, who 72 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: was was decent defensively. I don't know how I can 73 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: even use the word decent when he gives up forty 74 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: nine points to KD. But you know, Kevin Durant basically 75 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: was unstoppable in the second half, thirty points thirty of 76 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: forty nine and the second half. I'm sure Bruden Older 77 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: is going to get questions for the next forty eight hours, 78 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: why the hell didn't you at least put Janice on 79 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: kde a little bit. We saw it earlier in the series. 80 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: That is a bad, bad matchup for the Greek freak 81 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: and um, Kevin Durant just took over. The other fun fact, 82 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: forty eight minutes in an NBA game, and Kevin Durant 83 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: played all of them, all of the forty eight minutes, 84 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: did not sit out once. Now, I thought I was 85 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: gonna have this fun interest in. Take that man, that's 86 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: way too many minutes. He's gonna be gassed, there's no 87 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: weight and come back in game six. Kevin Durant earlier 88 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: this season played fifty minutes in a double overtime loss 89 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: to Cleveland. I'm sure the die hard NETS fans listening 90 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: to this remember that bad loss. I think that was 91 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: the Colins Sexton game. But Kevin Durant the shot of 92 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: the game, and it's gonna be a meme everywhere. It's 93 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 1: gonna go viral all all weekend. Anytime something awesome happens you, 94 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: you're gonna get the Kevin Durant look where after he 95 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: makes there's like fifty one seconds left the shot clocks 96 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: winding down. Kevin Durant doesn't quite have a double clutch, 97 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: but it's like a jump and then decide to shoot 98 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: it like I gotta just force us up and he 99 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: buries it and they they go up by four. The 100 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: crowd explodes in Brooklyn and Durant looks up to the 101 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: sky like he just had like an amazing sip of 102 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: of alcohol and he just got that like oh, he 103 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: closes his eyes and you could just taste the victory. 104 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 1: I mean, it was awesome. It's a great moment. And 105 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: for me, that was the shot that I was like, 106 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 1: Holy cow, I mean, this guy otherworldly. New Listen. I 107 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: don't want to toot my own horn because that's not 108 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: how I roll. I do roll that way sometimes, um, 109 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,239 Speaker 1: but in I want to Cow went on Cowherd's radio 110 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: TV show on F's when I said, you know, Kevin 111 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: Durant is taking the crown as the best player in 112 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: the NBA from Lebron, and everybody got worked up. Come on, 113 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: Lebron is the best. Kevin Durants on his super team 114 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 1: and Durant, you know, eviscerated him in the finals, they 115 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: win the CHIP. I mean, it was pretty obvious to 116 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: me Durant was the best player in the league. Now 117 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: was some of that circumstances maybe, But Durant won the 118 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: finals MVP twice in a row, out did Lebron in 119 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter of all the finals games. It was 120 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,239 Speaker 1: a masterful performance from Katie. He was the best player 121 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: on the planet and he was said to be that 122 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: again until he gets hurt in the finals of And 123 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: it's weird because the hype when they were going for 124 00:06:55,880 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: their third straight was man Van Duran's gonna be a 125 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: top ten all time player if they win this title, 126 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: and it looked like they were gonna win it, and 127 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: then Durant, you know, gets hurt and they end up losing, 128 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: and they lost Clay Thompson too, and that kind of 129 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 1: altered what could have been, you know, a top ten 130 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: trajectory for Durant. I think this is the kind of game. 131 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: And again I went into this game. If you heard 132 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: the podcast the last two days, this was only a 133 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: game that could help Durant, not a game that could 134 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 1: hurt him. He has no wing men. He's going against 135 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: a Bucks team that was favored to win the series 136 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: heading into this game before the hard and stuff, by 137 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: the way, and Durant, I mean this was one of 138 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: those legacy games now that the guy's got a couple 139 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: of legacy shots, um game three against the Calves in 140 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: twenties seventeen where he on the pull up three on 141 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: the fast break right in Kyrie's eye, and then he 142 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,600 Speaker 1: hits it in game five again. I think it was 143 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 1: against Calves on the fast break on Lebron, or maybe 144 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: it was a year later, whatever it was, but Kevin 145 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: Durty basically had some clutch shots with the Warriors in 146 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: the final minute to beat the Calves and pick up 147 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: two finals MVPs UM And like this game has to 148 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 1: be his top five all time games. Has to. I 149 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: mean it might make a case for number one. I 150 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: don't know. We'll see. Now, let me before I bring 151 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: Rob g into just bat me down. I do have 152 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: a couple of quick things to say. Um, you know, 153 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: shout out to Jeff Green, who is giving us old 154 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: guys a good name by having a just an incredible 155 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: turn back the clock gave now faithful listeners of this 156 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: podcast will know this. Steve Nash for like the last 157 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: I don't know four or five years lived in my town. 158 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: I'd like to talk about the time I coached a 159 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: elementary school basketball game against him, because the head coaches 160 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: for my team and his team are missing in Nash, 161 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 1: and I, you know whatever, And I know somebodies who 162 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: are really close with Nash, And you know, Nash just 163 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: old a lot of people. He loves Jeff Green his 164 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 1: favorite player on the team. Jeff Green professional, shows up, 165 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: great attitude, a very team centric guy. Jeff Green coming 166 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: off the injury twenty seven points. This guy, by the way, 167 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: turned thirty five this summer. He was drafted in the 168 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: same year as Kevin Durant. Both of them went in 169 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: the top five. That of course, was the Greg Oden 170 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: draft or Greg Oden won one injury history out of the 171 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: the league. Um Al Horford went in the top five, 172 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: Mike Conley went in the top five. Jeff Green went 173 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: fifth in two thousand seven. By the way, he did 174 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: team up in Okay see with drumroll please James Harden 175 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: and Kevin Durant. Isn't it funny how the world works? 176 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: So a quick shout out to Jeff Green. Fox Sports 177 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 178 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 179 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 180 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. All that being said about 181 00:10:01,960 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant's greatness, Okay, I think the Bucks are gonna 182 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: win this series. I know that sacrilegious to say they 183 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: just gagged it away. Bootenholder has gotta be losing sleep tonight. 184 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: His real estate agents texting him ferociously, Bro, we got 185 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: we gotta put the do you want to go undermarket 186 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: to get it sold quickly? This could become a thing 187 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: like Bootenholder is a buffoon. He was awful on I mean, 188 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 1: like five minutes left in the game, maybe less, and 189 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: there's a possession where it's Drew Holiday just dribbling around, dribbling, dribbling, 190 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: can't get inside, comes back to the foul line, it 191 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 1: shoots an airball, Like, what the hell are you doing? Dude? 192 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: Call a plane? And I hate this idea of when 193 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: in doubt, let's just get honest at the three point 194 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: line and have him do do something. Well, the Nets 195 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:54,240 Speaker 1: are packing the lane in the second half, Bootenholder are 196 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: making no adjustments again, so j why do you have 197 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: the Nets losing the series? At are taking the three 198 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 1: to lead will number one. Kevin Durant played forty eight minutes, 199 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: and I'm sorry, there's just no way he's duplicating that. 200 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: In Game six, they have to go on the road. 201 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: Duran's gotta I mean, he's gonna probably sleep in Ice tonight. 202 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 1: Is Jeff Greeny gonna hit seven of eight threes in 203 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: Game six? James Harden? I I don't do you sit 204 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: James Harden in game six? Rob filed that away. I 205 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: want you to answer in a few minutes. Do you 206 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: just rest James Hard and say, you know what, Kyrie's 207 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: not coming back. Harden looked like six. We'd rather have 208 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: him at if possible, If he's switched six game six 209 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 1: and stays in Brooklyn, doesn't even travel with the team 210 00:11:38,559 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 1: and get treatment. I mean, is that an option because 211 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: they're they're just they're not winning Game six. I will 212 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 1: be betting the Bucks, and now I'll tell you right now, 213 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: Thursday night, I'm taking the Bucks. So then it comes 214 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:54,720 Speaker 1: down to Game seven, and I don't know if Kevin 215 00:11:54,760 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: Durant can duplicate that again. We're talking about that being 216 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: a historic playoff performance, and he's gonna come back and 217 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: do it. Again. Remember when Clay Thompson saved the Warriors 218 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: against Okay see with the Game six performance. I think 219 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:13,560 Speaker 1: he had eleven threes. Clay was good in Game seven, 220 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: but I mean i'd have to double check, triple check 221 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: a box score, but I'm pretty sure he had this 222 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: guy named Steph Curry on his team who was equally awesome. 223 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: And Kevin Durant is thirty two years old. The idea 224 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: that a guy coming off an achilles can come back 225 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: two days after one of the great playoff performances you 226 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: will ever see and do it again on the road, 227 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just not happening. The Bucks played a 228 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,719 Speaker 1: good game they got I mean they should have won 229 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: that game. I think the Bucks steal this year. I 230 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: know that sounds sacrilegious to say. And the idea of 231 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: Janice on the court in the fourth quarter of Game seven, 232 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: you know, after he fumbled it away in the lane 233 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: and missed missed a couple of free throws. Um, I 234 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 1: think I think the Bucks win this series. Rob At 235 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: my crazy. Yes, you're absolutely crazy, And you know I 236 00:13:03,280 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: got a big problem with you trying to take a 237 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,199 Speaker 1: victory tour for you calling Kevin Durant the greatest player 238 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: in the NBA three years ago. Given that yesterday, not 239 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,439 Speaker 1: even twenty four hours ago, you gave the Nets a 240 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: zero point zero percent chance of beating the Bucks in 241 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: a series. Let me just say an amendment that at 242 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: that point we thought it was no Kyrie, no Harden. 243 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: Harden may as well not have played last night's Still 244 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: the idea just having him on the court is a 245 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: huge bonus. You have to admit that, I mean Harden, 246 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 1: who who didn't do anything, played forty six minutes. Yeah, 247 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: he stood up atop the three point line and passed 248 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: the ball to people without really moving on defense, he 249 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: was a matador. He got out of the way because 250 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: he didn't want to. He had eight assists in six boards. Jason, 251 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 1: do not score me right now. You watch that game. 252 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:59,240 Speaker 1: James Harden was a liability on both sides of the offense. 253 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: Definitely def t he was, No, he wasn't. There were 254 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 1: any time he got switched over on a isolation. They 255 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,280 Speaker 1: just blew right past him, Yes, honest blue right by 256 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: I mean Harden can't pull out Papa Hammy trying to 257 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: defend Drew Holiday blue past him, Chris Middleton, blue past them, 258 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: Pat Conners and blue past him is pretty nice. Um 259 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: Bodenhoel Buddenholzer. I know there was a report earlier this 260 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: week from Ajor Woodrowski is saying that if the Bucks 261 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: went out with a thud was the word he used, 262 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: that he'd be fired. He should be fired this morning. Okay, 263 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: why on God's green Earth would you put your best 264 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: perimeter defender Drew Holiday on the guy who can't move, 265 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: and so Drew Holidays is wasted defensively. Well, that's a 266 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: fair point that that being said, Like, I don't think 267 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: they came in knowing he couldn't move and probably took 268 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,200 Speaker 1: a quarter to figure it out. And you think Budenholzer 269 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: would adjust, but Rob, he is a man who does 270 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: not adjust ever, never never. I've adjusted my belt buckle 271 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: more during this podcast, and he's adjusted in this entire city. 272 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: Aries because I had a big dinner last night. But 273 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: it was as great as Kevin Durant was, and he 274 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: was fantastic. I said, I think it was his best 275 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: game ever that he's played individually. But the Bucks gotta 276 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: wear this man. I mean, you have a first team 277 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 1: All Defensive player in Janice who was a Defensive Player 278 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 1: of the year. Did not guard Kevin Durant once once, 279 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: not even on a on a happenstance cross match and 280 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: a fast break opportunity, not even on a pick and 281 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 1: roll let's switch defenders. No, Jannice did not want the 282 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: smoke at well, I mean you saw it or in 283 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: games one and two Jannice got undressed by Kevin Durant 284 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,240 Speaker 1: like it was embarrassing and just to quickly go back 285 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: to Harden. I feel like I got to defend Harden. 286 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: By the way, did he put on a few pounds 287 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: in the last couple of weeks. He looks like he's 288 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: balding and got chubbier, and I'm like, jeez, at any rate, 289 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: James Hardon played more minutes then Drew Holiday. Drew Holiday 290 00:16:02,280 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: thirty four minutes. He's younger, James forty six minutes. Put 291 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: some respect on his name now. Joe Harris played thirty 292 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: seven minutes, but James Harden played on a bum hamstring 293 00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: And you know you and I both know this. Mike 294 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: James got into the game early. We were talking about 295 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: Mike James movie starting. Okay, they put in Harden. Mike 296 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: James comes into a place and when Harden struggling, Mike 297 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: James throws up an air ball. I don't think he 298 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: came back in the game. I'm not even gidding. He 299 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: played three minutes in the first half. It was a 300 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: train wreck. And again that was when they were down huge. 301 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: Of course Durant took over rob The real reason I 302 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: think the Bucks can win the series and will win 303 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: the series, is that what Durant did in the second 304 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: half is fine, but that's not sustainable again over an 305 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:50,920 Speaker 1: entire second half to h two days from now, much 306 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: less four days from now, I just don't think it's 307 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: what's more likely to happen. The Bucks finally get their 308 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: act together at Barclays. They weren't awful offensively, they just 309 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: couldn't stop Kevin Duran. Maybe they the second half they 310 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,920 Speaker 1: were awful offensively. They think it was because they could 311 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:08,159 Speaker 1: kind of taste it and they just got nervous. So 312 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: they what what the Brooklyn Nets defense does where they 313 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 1: switch everything and whoever is guarding Yannis is playing seven 314 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: ft off of him. It encourages you to want to 315 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: go one on one. However, they don't have any good 316 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 1: one on one players, Like if you think that Chris 317 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: Middleton who's a fine player. I'm not saying that he's terrible, 318 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: but if you think that he's one of these elite 319 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: offensive one on one players in the NBA, then you 320 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,439 Speaker 1: shouldn't be watching basketball. Is middle Let me ask that 321 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: that's a fair point Middleton. He wasn't terrible, by the way, 322 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: I bet over two and a half threes. He hit 323 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,680 Speaker 1: it in the third quarter? Bingo, um? Is Middleton better 324 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: suited as as your number two? Guy? Are your number three? 325 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: He's a number three? And that's the problem because there 326 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,399 Speaker 1: just aren't enough ones and twos in the league. Are 327 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:01,120 Speaker 1: there sixty ones into us in the league? I don't 328 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,640 Speaker 1: think there's sixty players better than Chris Milton, do you know? 329 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: That's the thing. So he is a three, but he 330 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: has to be a two. But the thing is is 331 00:18:10,320 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: that you can manipulate that kind of stuff if you're 332 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: running any kind of offense, like if you're doing things 333 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: to create opportunities for guys, or if your best player 334 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: can do more than just put his head down in 335 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: charge at the basket, you can create and manufacture offense. 336 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: Like one of the key players late in the game, 337 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,600 Speaker 1: Janice gets the ball on the block and James Harden 338 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:37,880 Speaker 1: is on him who and we know James Harden cannot 339 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: move whatsoever James hard, Jannice decides I'm gonna post him up. Okay, 340 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't have a post game, but go for it, 341 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: and he proceeds to take a fifteen foot fallow Way 342 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 1: jump shot. So not only do you not have the 343 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: bag offensively to capitalize on the defender who's in front 344 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: of you, but he doesn't even have the mental awareness 345 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,240 Speaker 1: to understand this is not what I do. This is 346 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: not what I'm good at. What I'm good at is 347 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: getting near the basket and and finishing around the rim. 348 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 1: But he's I'm not going to say that he was 349 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 1: Kyle Kuzma asking some of his decisions last night, but 350 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: he was Kyle Kuzma ask. There was a total lack 351 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,560 Speaker 1: of self awareness with Johannese. That was that was baffled. 352 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: But I don't, I don't. I don't think that's on him. 353 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: That's the coach. Like I I am surprised that you 354 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 1: honest does not get like go down in the block 355 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,560 Speaker 1: and post up. I'm surprised there's not some of that, 356 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,679 Speaker 1: like you're gonna have to double him because of his length, 357 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: and size like, listen, Jeff Green can try, but Jeff 358 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: Green has no chance. They're not playing Claxton, Like, uh, 359 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 1: there's just there. There's no chance against the honest when 360 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: he gets it on the post. But this idea of 361 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: him driving, he kept picking up foulsy and up fouling out. 362 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 363 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports 364 00:19:57,240 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the I Heart Radio of app. 365 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 1: Search f s R to listen live. I do want 366 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: to say, Janice, after the game, Kevin Durant is the 367 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: best player in the world. Now, we talked about the 368 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: game and a little Game six. I do need to 369 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: ask you rob best player in the world right now, 370 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: Jana says, it's Kevin Durant. If you ask anybody on 371 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: who watched the game last night, they're going to also 372 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: say Kevin Durant. We do not try to do hot 373 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: take happy hour around here, although that is fun. Um, 374 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:35,879 Speaker 1: I'm gonna stick with Luca. I can understand why a 375 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: lot of people right now are like, Jay, come on, 376 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: it's Durant. Proceed Um. I had Kevin Durant coming into 377 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:47,960 Speaker 1: this series anyways, because I think that what he gives 378 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: you defensively, and he was not only did he play 379 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:56,120 Speaker 1: an offensive game that was all time brilliant, but he 380 00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: was actually giving effort defensively as well. He wasn't just 381 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: like standing in the core owner and guarding the worst 382 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: player and saying, I'm saving energy for offense he played. 383 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: Is that a shot at Lebron? No? No, I think so. 384 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:10,119 Speaker 1: I mean you could think it a shot Lebron. I 385 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,399 Speaker 1: mean it does apply in some situations that Lebrons, you 386 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 1: can call it that. But I wasn't kind of take 387 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 1: a shout of Lebron. He did have three blocks, sorry, 388 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: three steals and two blocks. Yeah, I mean he was fantastic. 389 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: Um and Lucas just defensively he's so far behind that. 390 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,400 Speaker 1: So I think that's where if you were to split hairs, 391 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: and you had. And again, when you're making these kind 392 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: of discussions, like with the all time discussions, it's you're 393 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:36,560 Speaker 1: not trying to hate on somebody, but you have to 394 00:21:36,600 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: be very you're critical, you have critical I guess you know, 395 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,160 Speaker 1: Rob and I were not going to do it now, 396 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: but you know we did talk about like where Durant 397 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: falls in the all time list, and I told you earlier. 398 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 1: I thought he had a chance of Top ten before 399 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: the Achilles. And you know the problem is when you 400 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,160 Speaker 1: start to compare eras like Bill Russell and Wilt Um. 401 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: I don't mean to disparage Bill Russell twenty five minutes 402 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,679 Speaker 1: into a podcast about an incredible night from Kevin Durant, 403 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,000 Speaker 1: but like, what is Bill Russell in today's NBA? Like 404 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,840 Speaker 1: we know he did not have any offensive game out. 405 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: I mean he was basically Ben Simmons like on the inside, 406 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: you know, and he couldn't shoot. Um, he was amazing 407 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:26,360 Speaker 1: defensive player, but it also he was like six nine, 408 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:30,719 Speaker 1: like Kevin Durant is taller than Bill Russell. So like 409 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 1: when you do top ten lists, Bill Russell obviously one 410 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: of the greatest winners in the in the history of 411 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 1: the sport. All those guys who play Jordan has six 412 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 1: rings used the goat well, not if you want to 413 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: play just rings. Well. Bill Russell when there was like 414 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: nine teams in the league just dominated. Um and Will 415 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: Chamberlain also dominated. But it's just it's really difficult to 416 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 1: find fifteen guys better in the history of basketball than 417 00:22:56,240 --> 00:23:00,640 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. I he the guy's just amazing. Um I've 418 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,880 Speaker 1: I've long been a fan, and of course the haters 419 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,120 Speaker 1: and it's weird, Like I would love to go deep 420 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 1: on this rob but it feels like a lot of 421 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: the Lebron hate stems from the decision. Like people didn't 422 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 1: hate Lebron before that. People hated Lebron with not only 423 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: the decision, but the player empowerment people loved. If you 424 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,159 Speaker 1: remember the finals Kevin Durant against Lebron, when Kevin Durant 425 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,919 Speaker 1: was with Okay, See, it was like everybody was rooting 426 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,399 Speaker 1: for Kevin Durant. He's staying in Okay, See, he's building 427 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: something awesome. He's with Russ and Harden uh and nobody 428 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,719 Speaker 1: rooted for Lebron because he was with the Heatles. And 429 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:42,760 Speaker 1: then Kevin Durant flips and goes to Golden State And 430 00:23:42,840 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: what happens to what are the fans do? They all 431 00:23:44,880 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: hated Kevin Durant. Oh, he's taking an easy way out, 432 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:52,800 Speaker 1: which is inaccurate. I feel like when Durant, if Durant, 433 00:23:52,840 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, if Durant and the Nets win this championship, 434 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna hear a lot of people say, well, oh, 435 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: so Kevin Durant won his titles with the Loaded Warriors 436 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 1: and now Kyrie Irving and James Hard and he's got 437 00:24:08,520 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: to jump around to win. He's not a true ship 438 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: and people are gonna play that dumb card that they 439 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: always do with Lebron. And I think it might be 440 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,640 Speaker 1: difficult narrative wise for KD to crack the top ten. 441 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: But for the people who are impartial, such as myself, UM, 442 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 1: I think there's it's undeniable. He's already top fifteen, Kobe's 443 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: in the top fifteen. Um, for my money, Steph Curry 444 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:34,439 Speaker 1: is in the top fifteen. Guys. I know a lot 445 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: of Rob Rob G wants to unload on that. That's fine, 446 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:41,120 Speaker 1: but this generation of players, what they're doing. The way 447 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:44,919 Speaker 1: to really look at this Rob is could X play 448 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: in the fifties, sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties now and unequivocally 449 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: Lebron would dominate in any era. Michael Jordan would dominate 450 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: in any era. Kevin Durant would dominate in any era. 451 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: Like what's John have let Check doing doing in the 452 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: NBA right now? You know, I think Larry Bird dominates 453 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: in any era. Tim Duncan magic, you know, there's basically 454 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: a core fifteen guys a lajah one. I do believe 455 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 1: a large one in this current era would be you know, 456 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: Rudy Gobert with offense, Like that's how good he was 457 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: a two time defensive player. The I mean he was 458 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: incredible defensively. Um. Now a guy like David Robinson, UM 459 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: not as skilled. And I was a huge fan of 460 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: David Robinson, Like I don't think he translates. But folks, 461 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 1: there's no way around it. Kevin Duran's already top fifteen 462 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 1: and he's only going to get better. Now. What where 463 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:34,920 Speaker 1: it gets weird is what if they win two titles 464 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: in Brooklyn. I mean, Chucks, we gotta get them out 465 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,640 Speaker 1: of this round first. But um, I don't know, rob 466 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: I know you think Duran's already top ten. Um, I 467 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 1: mean the guys probably played a thousand games a regular season, 468 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: playoff about maybe fift ndred whatever. But you know, one 469 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 1: game is not going to really change that much for me. 470 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: But this game last night was pretty incredible. Oh yeah, 471 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: And like you said, I've had him in the top 472 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:03,800 Speaker 1: ten I think now for like a year or so, 473 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 1: even like maybe right before he towards Achilles. But um, 474 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 1: I've gone on record, I said multiple times. I think 475 00:26:10,080 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: I've said on this podcast before, but I think when 476 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: it's all said and done, Kevin Durant is going to 477 00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 1: be the most underrated player in NBA history, which to me, 478 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess to America might sound shocking because 479 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: you said that he's top fifteen, I say that he's 480 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: top ten. But just like you mentioned a few minutes ago, 481 00:26:27,280 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: that moved to Golden State clouded so many people's minds 482 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 1: about him, about what he was capable of and what 483 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: he is as a basketball player. I mean, I saw 484 00:26:39,880 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: people on Twitter yes last night after the game saying 485 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant is the perfect basketball player, and I couldn't 486 00:26:49,359 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: even refute that. Because he's seven ft tall, he can 487 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: do literally everything on the floor. Now. He might not 488 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 1: be as good of a pastor as Lebron James, he 489 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: might not be as good of a rebounder as a 490 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: Tim Duncan. He might not play as great defense as 491 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: a Bill Russell, but he does not have a flaw 492 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:11,880 Speaker 1: in his game anywhere. He is so unique and so 493 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:17,119 Speaker 1: talented and so fundamentally sound that I I don't know 494 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:22,159 Speaker 1: how you can find ten people you were in your 495 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: case fourteen fifteen people better than him at basketball ever. Yeah. 496 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 1: I mean remember Coatino Mobile was the one who came 497 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: on here and and really was touting Durant. And I'll 498 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,439 Speaker 1: never forget because, as you guys know, when I go 499 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: on the road, I take the podcast. Um, I will 500 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 1: not be taking it on an upcoming vacation because I'm 501 00:27:41,400 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: gonna whisper this. You know, the wife probably would prefer 502 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: it if I didn't. Um. But I had taken the 503 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 1: pod when we went skiing and I'm recording it one 504 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: day and we're doing Coatino Mobile and he just was 505 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 1: like firing on all cylinders about how Kevin Durant's the 506 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 1: greatest player ever. I was just a little taken aback, um, 507 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,719 Speaker 1: because remember at this point is season. This was like 508 00:28:00,800 --> 00:28:04,760 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe December, January, February, I don't know, 509 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,119 Speaker 1: but Lebron was dominating. He was in the m v 510 00:28:07,160 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: P discussion and you know, Mobile, He's like, listen, it's 511 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 1: got Kevin duran I'm telling you guys, and I think 512 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,840 Speaker 1: you're right. Rob. The trajectory he was on in Golden 513 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:21,359 Speaker 1: State before the Achilles really really was putting him in 514 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 1: the stratosphere. Um, he's unguardable. You cannot guard him like 515 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: you're saying, Janice is the best defensive guy, one of 516 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 1: the best in the league. He has no chance against 517 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. Kevin Duran's handle is ridiculously good. Um. And 518 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: then the pull up jumper with a release point is 519 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,920 Speaker 1: so high. Um. There is no k D stopper like 520 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: p J. Tucker can try to fluster him and getting 521 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 1: it in his chest and stuff. But I am personally 522 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: surprised that Boudenholzer did not run multiple doubles at Kevin 523 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: Durant late in the game, Like, yo, Jeff Green, if 524 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: you're gonna continue to hit threes, I tip my cap, congratulations. Uh, 525 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: Landry shimm Itt hit a big shot, you know what. 526 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:01,120 Speaker 1: I would bank against Landry shim and missing, then Kevin 527 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: Durant missing again. I'm sorry. I would just play the percentages. 528 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 1: And Kevin Durant is an all time great and was 529 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: having an historically great game. Bootenholder, what are you doing? 530 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: It's just mystifying, all right, but let's put a ball 531 00:29:14,360 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: on it. Rob. I almost feel like tonight's games are 532 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 1: you know, um, like you have an amazing dinner Tuesday night, 533 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:22,920 Speaker 1: you're so bloated. The dessert trade comes around, You're like, 534 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: I think I'm gonna pass um Hawks Sixers Game five, 535 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,040 Speaker 1: Like it's tough to get excited for that one. I 536 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: do believe him. Beat comes back strong, Um. It feels 537 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 1: like a good bounce back. And Bead's been hearing for 538 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: for twenty over twelve and a second half. What's wrong 539 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 1: with him? Now? He's not healthy? And the Hawks steel it. 540 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: Then we get really interesting UM Hawks Bucks Eastern Conference Finals, 541 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: Hawks nets who on the Hawks without DeAndre Hunter? Who 542 00:29:52,240 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: guards Kevin Durant, John Collins, Bugdanovitch. I can't even call 543 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: him the Serbian plumber anymore. He's playing too well. UM. 544 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: And then paper clips at the jazz I'm worried for 545 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: the jazz Man. Um. I did see Mike Conley yesterday. 546 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: UM is now upgraded to like questionable. I guess he saw. 547 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: James Harden has given it to go and again again Rob, 548 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: I just need to hammer home this point. James Harden 549 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: had played I think forty five seconds in the playoffs. 550 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,680 Speaker 1: I mean he missed a million games because of the hamstring. 551 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:26,960 Speaker 1: This series, not in the playoffs, this series. Did he 552 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 1: play at all in the first round. Yeah, he played 553 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: against Boston. He lit up Boston. Okay, you're right, I 554 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:37,040 Speaker 1: forgot about that. James Harden comes back off the hamstring 555 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: and plays forty six minutes. That's coming. That needs to 556 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: be commended. Forty six minutes on a bum manstring. Mike Conley, 557 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 1: I can stand above the three point life for forty 558 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: five minutes. You you are just disrepecting. You don't like 559 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 1: James Harden. I do like James Harden. James Harden. I 560 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,000 Speaker 1: said that. What did we say that he was the 561 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:00,000 Speaker 1: second most winning player in the NBA behind Lebron James? 562 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean, but he didn't run like you know? How 563 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: about how about this? We just did thirty minutes for 564 00:31:04,120 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: thirty five minutes, and we did not mention Kyrie Irving's 565 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: name once. I'm just gonna put this out there into 566 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: the ether. As I remind everybody, I'll be co hosting 567 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: Dan Patrick Friday Morning tune in. Is Kyrie Irving a 568 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:26,560 Speaker 1: little sullen that they got the win without him? Is 569 00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: he a little down in the dumps? Baby? I don't know. 570 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: I I watched a lot of the game. I don't 571 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: recall them showing him that often on the bench. Were 572 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:38,440 Speaker 1: they I don't recall seeing it. I don't was he 573 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: in the arena. I honestly have no idea. It wouldn't 574 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,479 Speaker 1: shock me because if you remember when the Celtics are 575 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:49,560 Speaker 1: playing the Calves in Game seven, Kyrie Irving no showed 576 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: in TV garden he was. I think he was getting 577 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:56,040 Speaker 1: like a tooth extracted or some garbage. No, I'm not 578 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,480 Speaker 1: coming down hard on the guy. A little curious that 579 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 1: Kyrie was may not have been in the building, and 580 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,040 Speaker 1: we don't want to say that definitively, but I saw 581 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: nothing afterward. Um I I didn't hear any anything about 582 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: Kyrie Irving at all. And it is interesting that they 583 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,840 Speaker 1: were able to pull this off without him and James 584 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 1: Harden making one basket. Uh kind of speaks volumes to 585 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant's domination final thoughts, rob final thoughts. Kevin Durant 586 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: is a great basketball player that Jason McIntyre had no 587 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:31,720 Speaker 1: faith in entering Game five. Oh my god. Um, I 588 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:34,959 Speaker 1: will put my kids college education on the Bucks in 589 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:37,480 Speaker 1: game six and my son is in the vicinity and 590 00:32:37,480 --> 00:32:41,320 Speaker 1: can hear that he's up early this morning? Um? Yes, 591 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: fact Bucks win game six. Um, I may rescind this 592 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: if Kyrie Irving plays Uh no, I'm just kidding around, 593 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:55,719 Speaker 1: all right, everybody, we'll talk to you tomorrow.