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We're gonna get into that. 0:02:02.400 --> 0:02:05.200 I'm also excited because for the first time in a 0:02:05.280 --> 0:02:08.040 long time, I get to talk to former producer of 0:02:08.080 --> 0:02:12.639 The Fantasy Freestyle and The Love Doctor and basketball correspondent 0:02:13.000 --> 0:02:15.640 my man, Donnie Burns is gonna call into the show 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:18.440 and we're gonna talk about the huge news that dropped 0:02:18.480 --> 0:02:23.079 while we were on air last night. Kairie Irving traded 0:02:23.120 --> 0:02:27.480 from Cleveland to Boston for Jay Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, and 0:02:27.840 --> 0:02:32.000 that Brooklyn two thousand and eighteen first round pick, which 0:02:32.040 --> 0:02:34.560 many people believe could be in the top three. That 0:02:34.639 --> 0:02:38.839 pick is unprotected. As always, though, we are gonna put 0:02:38.840 --> 0:02:41.720 the fun and Functional Sports Radio. We are down to 0:02:41.840 --> 0:02:44.880 only three movies left that can win the title of 0:02:44.880 --> 0:02:47.280 the greatest sports movie of all time and the other 0:02:47.639 --> 0:02:50.920 the second semifinal is going on tonight. It is the 0:02:51.000 --> 0:02:53.840 champion of the baseball region, which happens to be the 0:02:53.840 --> 0:02:56.919 four seed the sand Loot, going up against the champion 0:02:56.960 --> 0:03:00.519 of the basketball region, which is the three seed white 0:03:00.560 --> 0:03:04.640 Men Can't Jump. That battle is going to be going 0:03:04.720 --> 0:03:06.360 on for the next day in the winner of that 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:09.640 will take on Rocky in the championship to crown the 0:03:09.760 --> 0:03:12.920 greatest sports movie of all time. There was also another 0:03:12.960 --> 0:03:16.359 episode of Hard Knocks last night following the Tampa Bay Bucks, 0:03:16.480 --> 0:03:19.400 So we're gonna chat about that a little bit as well. 0:03:19.600 --> 0:03:21.880 You know how we do what we do and when 0:03:21.919 --> 0:03:24.560 we do it seven to eight pm week nights. Here 0:03:24.560 --> 0:03:27.600 we dropped stats over Beats on the Fantasy Sports Radio 0:03:27.680 --> 0:03:31.359 Network with your boy Dane Martinez Speeds, the spitting statistician. 0:03:31.480 --> 0:03:35.360 We're gonna talk running backs, We're gonna talk Kyrie Irving trade, 0:03:35.520 --> 0:03:38.480 and also I got some prop bets on this condo 0:03:38.520 --> 0:03:42.120 McGregor Floyd Mayweather fight. Okay, there's some interesting places you 0:03:42.160 --> 0:03:44.600 can put your money. We'll discuss that a little bit 0:03:44.640 --> 0:03:46.760 as well today because you know they got the way in. 0:03:46.880 --> 0:03:48.800 Later on this week we're gonna be covering the fight 0:03:49.200 --> 0:03:52.440 as well. Come all right back, Donnie Burns joins the 0:03:52.480 --> 0:03:55.280 show The Love Doctor right here on the Fantasy Freestyle 0:03:55.400 --> 0:04:01.480 Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Quarterback to Receiver, Cups, running Back 0:04:01.520 --> 0:04:07.000 depth analysis, rookie values and Dynasty Leagues, Deep Sleepers, training 0:04:07.080 --> 0:04:09.440 camp battles. These are just a few of the in 0:04:09.520 --> 0:04:12.560 depth features you will find inside the two thousand seventeen 0:04:12.800 --> 0:04:16.919 roto Experts dot com Exclusive Edge Fantasy Football Package. Plus 0:04:17.040 --> 0:04:19.520 you get a full year of in season coverage as 0:04:19.560 --> 0:04:23.239 a bonus. Get the Exclusive and Fantasy Football Package now 0:04:23.600 --> 0:04:26.320 at rotal Experts dot Com and to Free Radio and 0:04:26.440 --> 0:04:46.279 check out for your special discounts. Welcome back to the 0:04:46.279 --> 0:04:49.159 Fantasy Freestyle right here on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. 0:04:49.279 --> 0:04:52.000 As I said, you can holler at me any time 0:04:52.040 --> 0:04:54.440 if you want at eight four four eight four three 0:04:54.520 --> 0:04:56.719 six eight seven nine. You could also follow me on 0:04:56.760 --> 0:04:59.640 Twitter at Spitting Speeds and I will be sure to 0:04:59.680 --> 0:05:02.039 answer your questions. It sounds, though, Chris, like we got 0:05:02.040 --> 0:05:04.920 a caller. It's Israel in Indiana. Sounds like he's got 0:05:04.920 --> 0:05:08.560 a question about his wide receiver lineup. What's going on Israel? 0:05:10.680 --> 0:05:13.120 Hey Martinez? How you doing man? I'm doing well. What's 0:05:13.120 --> 0:05:19.320 your question? Hey, sir? I got four receivers. I went 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:23.560 uh running back heavy uh, and I ended up with 0:05:23.880 --> 0:05:26.800 I ended up with ton of not bad, but I 0:05:26.800 --> 0:05:30.360 wanted I need your help man, Keenan Allen Geargard song, 0:05:31.320 --> 0:05:35.520 Allen Pearregard song, The Monster Parker, and I picked up 0:05:35.600 --> 0:05:38.000 Robby Anderson because I listened to you guys, and I 0:05:38.040 --> 0:05:40.799 need to run this serial with. What do you guys? 0:05:41.000 --> 0:05:43.520 What do you What do you think about Seargard song? Yeah? 0:05:43.560 --> 0:05:45.800 So here's the thing. I I agree with you. I 0:05:45.839 --> 0:05:48.000 think you need a little bit of help at your 0:05:48.040 --> 0:05:50.800 wide receiver position. It sounds like you went running back early. 0:05:51.040 --> 0:05:54.279 You don't have a true number one receiver in that 0:05:54.400 --> 0:05:55.960 core right. So let me tell you what I do 0:05:56.040 --> 0:05:59.680 think about those guys. First of all, you mentioned Keenan 0:05:59.720 --> 0:06:03.280 Allen Keenan Allen, and if he can stay healthy, might 0:06:03.320 --> 0:06:05.880 be able to fill that need for you. This is 0:06:05.880 --> 0:06:09.400 a guy that's going right now is overall wide receiver seventeen. 0:06:09.760 --> 0:06:12.680 He's going in round three or four of drafts. This 0:06:12.720 --> 0:06:14.880 is a guy who could step up. He has that 0:06:14.960 --> 0:06:18.320 chemistry with Philip Rivers. He could be your de facto 0:06:18.800 --> 0:06:22.320 number one receiver. You also mentioned Pierre Garson. Now, Pierre 0:06:22.320 --> 0:06:26.200 Garson is someone I am not a fan of the 0:06:26.240 --> 0:06:28.520 San Francisco forty Niners. I don't think they're gonna be 0:06:28.560 --> 0:06:31.359 a dynamic offense. I don't care that they now have 0:06:31.480 --> 0:06:33.800 Kyle Shanahan their quarterback. Is that they're gonna be Mr 0:06:33.800 --> 0:06:37.520 Hoyer right. So yes, Pierre Garson will be on a 0:06:37.600 --> 0:06:40.360 team that's probably gonna be losing a lot, so they 0:06:40.360 --> 0:06:42.640 may throw the ball a lot in the second half. 0:06:42.839 --> 0:06:45.880 But I am not that big on Pierre Garson. You 0:06:45.880 --> 0:06:49.440 mentioned Robby Anderson, same situation. He is now the de 0:06:49.520 --> 0:06:53.400 facto number one receiver for the New York Jets, So 0:06:53.560 --> 0:06:56.080 I mean they're gonna be down. But again, do you 0:06:56.240 --> 0:06:59.600 trust whichever quarterback it is under center for the New 0:06:59.680 --> 0:07:02.919 York It's whether it be mc McCown or Hackenburg. To 0:07:03.000 --> 0:07:05.680 truly get the ball to Robby Anderson, I say no. 0:07:06.000 --> 0:07:08.080 There was a fourth wide receiver. You mentioned that I 0:07:08.120 --> 0:07:10.960 wanted to comment on, and it was DeVante Parker. I'm 0:07:11.000 --> 0:07:15.280 gonna tell you something. I love DeVante Parker this year, 0:07:15.280 --> 0:07:18.680 Okay Israel, I think Devanta Parker is your diamond in 0:07:18.720 --> 0:07:21.400 the rough in this in your on your roster. And 0:07:21.440 --> 0:07:26.080 here's why the switch to Jay Cutler is actually helpful 0:07:26.560 --> 0:07:29.040 for a guy like Devanta Parker. Jay Cutler is the 0:07:29.120 --> 0:07:31.440 kind of guy who does two things. One he likes 0:07:31.480 --> 0:07:34.880 to throw it down field, and too he locks on 0:07:34.880 --> 0:07:37.560 on who becomes his favorite receiver, and that guy gets 0:07:37.560 --> 0:07:41.240 a lot of targets. I actually believe DeVante Parker is 0:07:41.240 --> 0:07:45.240 gonna be more productive than teammate Jarvarvis Landry. Now, Jarvis 0:07:45.280 --> 0:07:47.960 Landry used to be a PPR kind of beast. That 0:07:48.120 --> 0:07:50.440 is not going to be the case in my opinion 0:07:50.480 --> 0:07:53.920 this year. Jake Cutler will lock on to DeVante Parker. 0:07:53.960 --> 0:07:56.400 I think Devanta Parker is a guy you need to 0:07:56.480 --> 0:07:59.600 start every week. So I think Keenan Allen and DeVante 0:07:59.720 --> 0:08:02.000 park here. I like those two. When it comes to 0:08:02.040 --> 0:08:05.559 Garson and Robby Anderson, I'm not as high on those guys. 0:08:05.600 --> 0:08:08.360 It sounds like you did well at the running back position. 0:08:08.400 --> 0:08:10.640 Drafting them early, I would see me if I could 0:08:10.720 --> 0:08:13.000 parlay maybe one of these wide outs and one one 0:08:13.000 --> 0:08:15.840 of your low end running backs for a better wide receiver, 0:08:16.240 --> 0:08:19.000 or continue to scour the waiver wire at the beginning 0:08:19.040 --> 0:08:21.760 of the season. You'll see some wide receivers that pop, 0:08:22.160 --> 0:08:24.840 you know down there, maybe on in your draft. Maybe 0:08:24.920 --> 0:08:27.880 later on you can find guys you know later on 0:08:27.920 --> 0:08:30.080 if you let me know, call us back after the 0:08:30.120 --> 0:08:32.640 season and let me know who's still on the waiver wire, 0:08:32.840 --> 0:08:34.480 and I'll let you know who to grab. But I 0:08:34.559 --> 0:08:37.760 love Davante Parker, and if Keenan Allen stays healthy, he 0:08:37.800 --> 0:08:40.360 can have a lot of production in not San Diego 0:08:40.440 --> 0:08:52.320 but l A Yeah, fire Away Hey yeah, uh why 0:08:52.920 --> 0:09:00.200 White Cup and Candle right are on the wire. I 0:09:00.240 --> 0:09:04.760 also I picked up Max Stafford because I love Matt 0:09:04.800 --> 0:09:09.680 Stafford this year. Love Matt Stafford. Okay, and uh I 0:09:09.720 --> 0:09:13.479 did pick him up. I heard your show, And uh 0:09:13.640 --> 0:09:18.360 there's Kevin White that Chicago receiver. Kendall Right that Chicago 0:09:18.760 --> 0:09:23.400 I heard also might be good. And uh, Cooper Copy 0:09:23.480 --> 0:09:25.800 is there too? Do you like one of those three? Yeah? 0:09:25.880 --> 0:09:27.480 So out of these guys, you know, when you're looking 0:09:27.520 --> 0:09:29.640 at these guys, here's my philosophy, and thanks for the 0:09:29.640 --> 0:09:33.319 call Israel and my philosophy. When you're looking this kind 0:09:33.360 --> 0:09:36.080 of low, you know, on the rankings, when you're looking 0:09:36.120 --> 0:09:39.240 for guys with the potential to actually pop, I don't 0:09:39.280 --> 0:09:41.920 think that that it is Kendall. Right, I don't know 0:09:42.000 --> 0:09:44.480 that that is Kevin White at all. Okay, I am 0:09:44.520 --> 0:09:47.040 a little bit. I am down on the Chicago Bears offense. 0:09:47.240 --> 0:09:49.800 I don't think that offense is dynamic. I think they're 0:09:49.800 --> 0:09:53.000 gonna wind up having two different quarterbacks under center this year. 0:09:53.200 --> 0:09:56.240 And there's a lot of mouths to feed ironically in Chicago, 0:09:56.440 --> 0:09:59.120 people like Cameron Meritith. You got Victor Cruz there as well, 0:09:59.200 --> 0:10:01.720 Ruben Randall. I just think there are too many options. 0:10:02.040 --> 0:10:04.320 None of them, in my opinion, are gonna do well. 0:10:04.480 --> 0:10:08.199 Cooper Cup, however, in Los Angeles is interesting. There has 0:10:08.280 --> 0:10:11.840 been a lot of buzz around Cooper Cup. I think 0:10:11.840 --> 0:10:14.559 that they've they've been saying that he may even actually 0:10:14.559 --> 0:10:17.640 surpass a guy like Tavon Austin. If you're gonna try 0:10:17.720 --> 0:10:20.080 and take a shot at a home run that low 0:10:20.160 --> 0:10:23.280 on the rankings, I'm gonna go instead of the instead 0:10:23.320 --> 0:10:25.720 of the Chicago Bears offense. I'm gonna go with the 0:10:25.760 --> 0:10:27.880 offense and I think it's on the rise. And that's 0:10:27.960 --> 0:10:32.320 Los Angeles apart um, you know, alongside Sammy Watkins and 0:10:32.360 --> 0:10:34.680 with their new head coach McVeigh. I think that is 0:10:34.720 --> 0:10:37.120 the way to go. Of those guys, I like Cup 0:10:39.880 --> 0:10:42.520 So Bivona, we now we're moving it on here. Thanks 0:10:42.520 --> 0:10:45.040 for the call again, Ishmael. Remember anybody can call holler 0:10:45.040 --> 0:10:47.200 at me at eight four four eight four three six 0:10:47.240 --> 0:10:49.960 eight seven nine or on Twitter. But right now we 0:10:50.080 --> 0:10:52.920 are lucky to be joined by my Man, my former producer. 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:55.160 He's now still working the mornings. Is my Man, the 0:10:55.240 --> 0:11:00.360 Love Doctor and basketball correspondent Donnie Burns. Welcome back to 0:11:00.440 --> 0:11:06.120 Fantasy Freestyle. Don How you feeling? What's going on? I 0:11:06.200 --> 0:11:08.719 miss you? Uh, That morning stift is a little hard 0:11:08.720 --> 0:11:13.360 to get used to, but I'm gonna come. Yeah, man, 0:11:13.400 --> 0:11:15.760 when when I listen. First of all, the news broke 0:11:15.880 --> 0:11:18.600 last night while we were on Fantasy Freestyle, and I 0:11:18.640 --> 0:11:21.439 absolutely lost my mind. You could see it on the 0:11:21.480 --> 0:11:24.959 Fantasy Sports Network YouTube stream. Man, it was big news 0:11:25.040 --> 0:11:27.360 right at the end of the show, and I immediately 0:11:27.400 --> 0:11:30.360 thought to bring in my basketball correspondent, so let's get 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:33.000 right into this. Don I want to add I would 0:11:33.040 --> 0:11:36.240 ask you kind of just generally like who won the trade, 0:11:36.280 --> 0:11:38.320 because that's what people are talking about, But I have 0:11:38.440 --> 0:11:40.920 it different. I'm looking to be quite honest, what I 0:11:40.920 --> 0:11:43.600 think is interesting is how these guys now line up. 0:11:43.760 --> 0:11:46.880 And what I mean is Isaiah Thomas and Lebron James 0:11:47.080 --> 0:11:50.160 have only one year left on their deal, right, and 0:11:50.200 --> 0:11:53.120 then you got Kyrie who's got some time, Gordon Hayward 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:56.760 who's got some time. You know, I'm thinking that this 0:11:56.840 --> 0:12:00.680 is primed for the Boston Celtics to really be Eastern 0:12:00.800 --> 0:12:05.080 Conference like supremacy starting you know, at the start of 0:12:05.160 --> 0:12:07.320 next year and for the next few years. How do 0:12:07.360 --> 0:12:12.320 you think that sets up the Seas long term? Yeah, well, 0:12:12.360 --> 0:12:14.840 if you've been following all the news on Kyrie and Lebron, 0:12:15.200 --> 0:12:17.320 you would not know it was kind of either you 0:12:17.440 --> 0:12:21.360 leave r Eilis and Kyrie being the younger player. Props 0:12:21.400 --> 0:12:23.439 to him for being able to be like like, hey, listen, 0:12:23.760 --> 0:12:25.720 I'm getting out of here before you leave me with 0:12:25.800 --> 0:12:28.600 this team that won't even contend in the East. And 0:12:29.120 --> 0:12:30.760 if you want to talk in him of who won 0:12:30.800 --> 0:12:35.199 the trade, right, you had Kyrie go to the Celtics, 0:12:35.200 --> 0:12:39.800 with the Celtics sending over visits Isaiah tom Ms, Crowder 0:12:39.800 --> 0:12:42.440 and that Cove did next thing. And I like what 0:12:42.520 --> 0:12:45.400 Danny Ainge did with your Danny Age needed to spend up. 0:12:45.440 --> 0:12:47.480 He missed the off season. He didn't get any of 0:12:47.480 --> 0:12:49.600 the good guys. He didn't get Jimmy Butler, he didn't 0:12:49.640 --> 0:12:52.319 get Paul George. He needed to spend He was living 0:12:52.400 --> 0:12:55.760 too much on that, you know, taking all those next picks. 0:12:55.800 --> 0:12:58.160 You needed to trade one of those. And I like 0:12:58.280 --> 0:13:01.640 how the Calves matchup now because Isaiah Thomas is a 0:13:01.679 --> 0:13:04.960 similar player to Tyree and the fact that they are 0:13:05.000 --> 0:13:07.320 both I show players, you know, and you give them 0:13:07.360 --> 0:13:10.080 the ball on the perimeter, they do their work like that. However, 0:13:10.559 --> 0:13:14.000 the Calves received one of my favorite players, not just 0:13:14.080 --> 0:13:15.800 in the East, but in all of that. You're gonna 0:13:15.800 --> 0:13:18.160 talk about Jay Crowder and how he could defense have 0:13:18.280 --> 0:13:22.480 played some defense against Golden State, Uh, exactly, well, not 0:13:22.640 --> 0:13:26.160 even Golden State, even before that in the Eastern Conference. 0:13:26.400 --> 0:13:28.280 He can match up with people with the lyrics of 0:13:28.320 --> 0:13:31.440 DeMar de Rosen and having Lebron being able to guard 0:13:31.600 --> 0:13:35.920 low post because Jake Crowder has that size and strength capability. 0:13:35.960 --> 0:13:39.160 He's also pretty quick for his size, so he can 0:13:39.160 --> 0:13:41.760 guard likes of one of the best guards in DeMar 0:13:41.800 --> 0:13:44.760 de Rosen and players like that, even though Paul George 0:13:44.800 --> 0:13:47.440 went to the West and WHATNOTO. So I like, you know, 0:13:47.760 --> 0:13:51.200 the kind of defense they offer now. Um, not so 0:13:51.280 --> 0:13:53.559 much the Celtics, but I do. I like where the 0:13:53.600 --> 0:13:56.560 Calves are going. You know, Lebron won't be there much longer. Uh, 0:13:56.600 --> 0:13:58.040 They're trying to make moves now and I like it 0:13:58.240 --> 0:14:00.000 fair enough. Let me ask you about Kyrie. I got 0:14:00.040 --> 0:14:03.000 two questions for you, and we're up against the break Donnie. 0:14:03.040 --> 0:14:05.560 We had another caller come in and I wanted to 0:14:05.559 --> 0:14:07.679 take care of that, right, So I want to ask 0:14:07.720 --> 0:14:09.480 you some questions, but then ask can you stick around 0:14:09.480 --> 0:14:13.600 for a little bit of our next segment? All right, 0:14:13.679 --> 0:14:15.960 So here's what I want to ask you one and 0:14:16.000 --> 0:14:19.240 they're both about Kyrie. I see right now Kyrie irving 0:14:19.320 --> 0:14:22.480 at fifty to one to win the NBA m v P. 0:14:22.760 --> 0:14:25.720 I'm wondering if he can have a breakout similar to 0:14:25.760 --> 0:14:28.520 what we saw happen with Harden when he became the 0:14:28.600 --> 0:14:31.320 alpha dog the man. Similar to last year at this 0:14:31.400 --> 0:14:34.240 time when Russell Westbrook lost his you know, m v 0:14:34.360 --> 0:14:37.360 P partner and really became the man. Could the same 0:14:37.400 --> 0:14:40.680 thing happen for Kyrie Irving, making him at fifty two 0:14:40.680 --> 0:14:43.400 one at m v P making him a viable option. 0:14:43.640 --> 0:14:45.440 The second question I have that I want to get 0:14:45.440 --> 0:14:48.120 your opinion on when we come back is do you 0:14:48.160 --> 0:14:50.920 think Kyrie Irving is a good fit for the Boston 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:54.520 fan base? Like Isaiah Thomas was a guy playing through 0:14:54.560 --> 0:14:57.400 the hip injury, getting his teeth knocked out, the little 0:14:57.400 --> 0:15:00.360 man that would grind hard, bounce right back after the 0:15:00.440 --> 0:15:04.160 unfortunate death of his sister, right, Kyrie Irving is different. 0:15:04.360 --> 0:15:07.400 Kyrie Irving is a prep school kid with a flat 0:15:07.400 --> 0:15:10.920 earth theory that doesn't play defense. How will he mesh 0:15:11.120 --> 0:15:13.560 with the Boston fan base. I'm gonna get Donnie Burns 0:15:13.600 --> 0:15:15.680 ideas on both of those and a little bit more 0:15:15.800 --> 0:15:18.080 when we come back. We're dropping stats over beats. It's 0:15:18.120 --> 0:15:21.720 a fantasy freestyle right here on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. 0:15:26.720 --> 0:15:31.480 Quarterback to receiver hook ups, running back depth analysis, rookie 0:15:31.600 --> 0:15:36.600 values in dynasty leagues, deep sleepers, training camp battles. These 0:15:36.640 --> 0:15:38.520 are just a few of the in depth features you 0:15:38.560 --> 0:15:41.800 will find inside the two thousand seventeen roto Experts dot 0:15:41.880 --> 0:15:45.520 com Exclusive Edge Fantasy Football Package, Plus you get a 0:15:45.560 --> 0:15:48.840 full year of in season coverage as a bonus. Get 0:15:48.880 --> 0:15:52.680 the exclusive ed Fantasy Football Package now at roto experts 0:15:52.720 --> 0:15:55.040 dot com and to Free Radio and check out for 0:15:55.080 --> 0:16:08.960 your special discounts. Welcome back to the Fantasy Freestyle. We're 0:16:09.000 --> 0:16:11.080 dropping stats over beats right here on the Fantasy Sports 0:16:11.160 --> 0:16:14.480 Radio Network. It's your boy, Dane Martinez speech the spitting Statistician. 0:16:14.640 --> 0:16:16.080 It sounds like we've got a lot of calls that 0:16:16.120 --> 0:16:18.640 we're gonna get to, definitely as we start to talk 0:16:18.680 --> 0:16:21.200 about running backs and breaking them down ahead of your 0:16:21.200 --> 0:16:23.840 fantasy for football drafts. But I continue to be joined 0:16:23.880 --> 0:16:27.680 by my man, the love doctor in basketball correspondent Donnie Burns. 0:16:27.880 --> 0:16:29.680 Before we went to break, don I asked you a 0:16:29.720 --> 0:16:32.560 couple of questions about Kyrie Irving in terms of do 0:16:32.600 --> 0:16:35.680 you think he can have a skyrocketing kind of usage 0:16:35.760 --> 0:16:39.200 rate and also, you know, really just start to dominate 0:16:39.240 --> 0:16:42.200 like we saw Russell Westbrook do without Kevin Durant, like 0:16:42.280 --> 0:16:45.240 we saw James Harden after the loss of Dwight Howard. 0:16:45.480 --> 0:16:47.880 Do you think the same kind of path is in 0:16:47.960 --> 0:16:52.840 store for Kyrie Irving this season. See, I might be 0:16:52.880 --> 0:16:55.440 on the other side with this one because I really 0:16:55.480 --> 0:16:58.160 don't think he will have a season like Russell Westbrook. 0:16:58.400 --> 0:17:00.920 And here's why they in the off season they did 0:17:00.960 --> 0:17:03.440 trade away one of their best defenders. It's not their 0:17:03.480 --> 0:17:07.600 best defender and Avery Bradley. And as a basketball player myself, 0:17:07.640 --> 0:17:10.680 I know how hard it is in transition and whatnot 0:17:10.960 --> 0:17:13.439 you have to double up on those. Kyrie is not 0:17:13.520 --> 0:17:16.720 one of the best defenders, not known to be a defender. 0:17:17.119 --> 0:17:19.760 And that's really that's very start in terms of what 0:17:19.920 --> 0:17:23.199 his usage rate is going to be. Um he had 0:17:23.280 --> 0:17:25.480 similar status to Isaiah Thomas. They were in the high 0:17:25.480 --> 0:17:28.440 twenties for scoring. He's not much of an assist guy. 0:17:28.480 --> 0:17:32.760 I can't really see him putting up numbers like Russell Westbrook. Also, 0:17:33.080 --> 0:17:36.000 the tenacity isn't there. He's just he's an I Show player. 0:17:36.000 --> 0:17:38.199 He's a great player and I love watching him, but 0:17:38.280 --> 0:17:40.440 he's not going to have a Russell Westok type. So 0:17:40.440 --> 0:17:42.400 so let me ask you. You mentioned again that he's 0:17:42.440 --> 0:17:44.800 not really a defender, he's not really kind of a 0:17:44.880 --> 0:17:47.399 dog like that. How do you think he will mesh 0:17:47.680 --> 0:17:50.879 with the Boston fan base, especially these guys Boston seemed 0:17:50.920 --> 0:17:54.080 to love Isaiah Thomas after especially after that playoff run. 0:17:54.280 --> 0:17:59.400 Do you think it matches well in Boston? I personally don't. 0:17:59.440 --> 0:18:02.280 I also, I'm not the biggest fan of the combination 0:18:02.840 --> 0:18:05.560 of him and Gordon Hayward. If you were able to watch, 0:18:05.920 --> 0:18:08.040 I know, you know, some of those Western Conference as 0:18:08.240 --> 0:18:11.960 could be a little late. Um, Gordon Hayward, not only 0:18:12.000 --> 0:18:14.240 is he not a household name, you wouldn't know he's 0:18:14.440 --> 0:18:17.280 He's another icehole ball type player. He doesn't you know, 0:18:17.440 --> 0:18:20.160 he doesn't play well with other players, And I don't 0:18:20.160 --> 0:18:23.119 really think they're gonna mesh very well. Plus you're losing 0:18:23.119 --> 0:18:25.960 too great defenders and Crowder and Bradley and all that's 0:18:26.000 --> 0:18:29.159 left is Marcus smart in terms of that dog mentality. 0:18:29.600 --> 0:18:31.960 But I really, I don't know. I don't really like 0:18:32.480 --> 0:18:35.000 where they went with this. I know Kyrie is a dynamic, 0:18:35.280 --> 0:18:37.959 you know, once in a lifetime type guard. His handles 0:18:37.960 --> 0:18:40.960 are crazy, But I think they went a little backwards, 0:18:41.160 --> 0:18:44.320 you know, in terms of defense and offense. Isaiah Thomas 0:18:44.640 --> 0:18:48.320 offered that same kind of scoring ability so well. You 0:18:48.359 --> 0:18:50.879 mentioned though that Danny Ainge had to cash in his 0:18:50.960 --> 0:18:53.399 chips at some point, you know, they thought maybe it 0:18:53.440 --> 0:18:55.680 would be for a guy like Paul George, maybe it 0:18:55.720 --> 0:18:58.160 would be for a guy like Jimmy Butler. It turns 0:18:58.160 --> 0:19:02.000 out they do get another stud All Star, being Kyrie Irving. 0:19:02.040 --> 0:19:03.919 So we will just have to wait and see. I 0:19:03.960 --> 0:19:06.080 gotta ask you this though, because you know, I haven't 0:19:06.119 --> 0:19:08.080 had you for a little while. Let's talk about some 0:19:08.119 --> 0:19:10.399 of the other moves that happens to me. Like, you 0:19:10.400 --> 0:19:11.800 know how we used to be able to just fast 0:19:11.840 --> 0:19:14.159 forward to the finals because we was gonna be the 0:19:14.600 --> 0:19:16.679 Calves and the Warriors. Can we just now get to 0:19:16.680 --> 0:19:19.560 the Eastern Conference finals of the Calves and the Celtics 0:19:19.600 --> 0:19:22.240 and then the Western Conference with the Rockets and the Warriors. 0:19:22.320 --> 0:19:24.720 Do you think there's any team that can upset the 0:19:24.720 --> 0:19:27.639 Apple cart? Do you like, say, for example, Paul George 0:19:27.640 --> 0:19:30.880 and Russell Westbrook in Oklahoma City? Do you like maybe 0:19:31.040 --> 0:19:34.040 the Wizards to ascend, the Bucks to ascend. Do you 0:19:34.080 --> 0:19:37.000 like what they're doing in Philadelphia? Is it finally time 0:19:37.200 --> 0:19:39.760 for them to ascend? Or did I already just name 0:19:39.840 --> 0:19:44.480 the final four in the conference finals? Yeah? I'm actually 0:19:44.480 --> 0:19:47.159 probably against the grain on this as well. In the 0:19:47.200 --> 0:19:51.440 Eastern Conference, I have the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards, 0:19:51.800 --> 0:19:54.960 and in the West, I have I don't have the Rockets. 0:19:55.280 --> 0:19:57.800 And here's my main reason why the Rockets won't be 0:19:57.880 --> 0:20:00.720 in the Western Conference finals. And if you go back 0:20:00.760 --> 0:20:04.960 to last year, you remember that the coaching staff, you know, 0:20:05.040 --> 0:20:07.800 they made James Harden a point guard. They made him 0:20:07.800 --> 0:20:10.719 a point guard. The entire season is assistic, went up, 0:20:10.760 --> 0:20:13.320 his usage rate was high. Now they bring in one 0:20:13.359 --> 0:20:16.560 of the best, if not the best facilitators in Chris Paul, 0:20:16.920 --> 0:20:19.639 which moves James Harden back to the shooting guard. And 0:20:19.680 --> 0:20:21.880 if you've played basketball, you know that that's not an 0:20:21.880 --> 0:20:25.159 easy transition. I know the season is long, but I 0:20:25.240 --> 0:20:28.400 really like teams like okay See or even the Spurs 0:20:28.800 --> 0:20:32.760 adding you know, Ruby Gay. I like them more because 0:20:33.080 --> 0:20:35.480 you know, Paul George is a two way player until 0:20:35.480 --> 0:20:38.520 he covers that sense for okay See, and the Spurs 0:20:38.520 --> 0:20:41.159 are always just great. So I'm not too big on 0:20:41.200 --> 0:20:43.679 the Rockets, and I'm really high on the Wizards in 0:20:43.680 --> 0:20:46.120 the East. All right, fair enough, you listen, we've loved 0:20:46.119 --> 0:20:48.600 that backcourt of Wall and bal Maybe they get a 0:20:48.600 --> 0:20:50.640 big man to help them out and be a true 0:20:50.760 --> 0:20:53.560 threat in the East, and dime. My last question before 0:20:53.600 --> 0:20:57.760 you go, because we haven't talked in a long long time. Uh, 0:20:58.000 --> 0:21:05.000 Lonzo Ball actually league good maybe for the Lakers. Oh 0:21:05.080 --> 0:21:07.399 my goodness, I know we used to talk about this. 0:21:08.680 --> 0:21:12.720 Not only is he good for the Lakers, he's great 0:21:12.760 --> 0:21:15.520 for basketball. You know, so many people tuned in to 0:21:15.520 --> 0:21:18.280 watch the draft and Summer League was at all time 0:21:18.359 --> 0:21:22.760 high attendance. He's a fantastic player. He will make everyone better. 0:21:23.359 --> 0:21:25.560 That Kyle Kuzman kid that you heard about during the 0:21:25.560 --> 0:21:29.840 summer leak, he wasn't anything special. Alonzo makes players better 0:21:30.119 --> 0:21:31.960 and I am so excited to watch him this year. 0:21:32.200 --> 0:21:34.800 He's gonna be such, you know, a gift to the NBA. 0:21:35.080 --> 0:21:37.600 Al Right, fair enough, Donnie Burns, Well, thanks for joining 0:21:37.640 --> 0:21:42.240 in and stopping by at Fantasy Freestyle dropping stats overbeats. Uh. 0:21:42.280 --> 0:21:43.840 You know, we may have to have you come on 0:21:43.960 --> 0:21:47.240