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We're gonna 31 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: hit the Bucks and the Suns from the late nights. 32 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: Late last night and then the minutes out a Timberwolves 33 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: blew a big lead in Chicago against the Bulls and 34 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 1: what was a highly entertaining game and kind of informing 35 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 1: about both teams. So we're going to talk about the 36 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: Bulls and the Wolves. By the way, Bulls nineteen and 37 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: thirteen since November thirtieth, so they've become an interesting little 38 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 1: spunky team here in the middle of the season. And 39 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: then after that I've got seven or eight mail back 40 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: questions for you guys at the end of the show 41 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: where we'll be bouncing around the rest of the league. Also, 42 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: for those of you guys who missed it last night, 43 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,120 Speaker 1: we went for almost an hour with Colin Coward and 44 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: hit like seven or eight different teams, a ton of 45 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: content bouncing around the league. We have some breakout clips 46 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: on our channel, but the actual full show is on 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: the Collin Coward podcast YouTube channel, so make sure you 48 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: guys get over there to check that out. And then 49 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: don't forget tomorrow. We're going live right after the trade 50 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: deadline and then live again after Lakers Nuggets in the evening, 51 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: so we got a double show day tomorrow. You guys 52 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: are the Joe Fourget started. Subscribe to a brand new 53 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 1: YouTube channel. It mean a lot to me if you 54 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: guys would take a second to scroll down hit that 55 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: subscribe button. Don't forget about our podcast feed wherever you 56 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: get your podcast under Hoops tonight. It's also super helpful 57 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: for us if you leave a rating and a review 58 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: on the podcast feed. Palling me on Twitter at underscore 59 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: json lt That's where I put film threads from time 60 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: to time, as well as show announcements in the last 61 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: not at least keep dropping mail bad questions in those 62 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: YouTube comments so we can keep hitting them throughout the season. 63 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: Lots of good questions at the end of the show. Today, 64 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: all right, let's talk some basketball. So again important context here. 65 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: No Damian Lillard last night, No Brook Lopez last night. 66 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: Chris Middleton sprained his ankle and apparently left the arena 67 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: and crunch crutches in a walking boot. So kind of 68 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: a disaster night for the Bucks. That said, I thought 69 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 1: they competed really well on the defensive end yet another Again, 70 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: like in terms of defensive effort and commitment to the details, 71 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: I think they have gone up a significant level since 72 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: Doc Rivers came back. Which is hard to really see 73 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: the forest for the trees when you're one and four 74 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: in that span, But I did think it was another 75 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: good positive step for them on the defensive end. 76 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: Of the four. 77 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: Giannis garded Kevin Durant pretty damn well. Just one of 78 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: the few guys and kind of kind of can stay 79 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: with him step for step and contest shots. Malik was 80 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: trying really hard against Devin Booker, even though he's giving 81 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: up quite a bit of size there, and so they 82 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: were able to keep things interesting throughout most of the game, 83 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: but the Suns offense broke through in a big way 84 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: in that fourth quarter. Bradley Beal had nine points in 85 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,839 Speaker 1: the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. I talked 86 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: a lot about the idea of, you know, of high 87 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: level close out attacking as a as an important function 88 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: of high level offense, especially when you get to the 89 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: later stages of the playoffs, and in large part just 90 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: because defenses get so much better, they're going to chase 91 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: you off the three point line, They're going to take 92 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: away the rim. This is why I hyper focus on 93 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: spot up efficiency rather than actual catch and shoot efficiency, 94 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: because catching and shooting is only one phase of making 95 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: a defense pay. And when you're not good at putting 96 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: the ball on the floor, guys can actually recklessly close 97 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:51,719 Speaker 1: out at you without necessarily compromising the defense too much. 98 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: And one of the things that the Suns were doing 99 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: a lot of, like two man game with Bradley Beal 100 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: and Kevin Durant, to try to get Malik easily switched 101 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: on to Kevin Durant so that they can go down 102 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: to the block on him, and they did that early 103 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: fourth quarter quick double team from Giannis. Quick swing pass 104 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: out to Bradley Bally knocks down to three. Then later 105 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: on Kevin Durant pretty consistently was drawing that blitz out 106 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: above the key, draws a blitz drops it to use 107 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: of Nurkic. Nurkic makes a kickout pass to Bradley Beal 108 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: on the left wing, hump fake ripped through one dribble, 109 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: pull up, elevate, knock it down. That's a high level 110 00:05:25,320 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 1: close out attack. That's a situation if you watch that play, 111 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: the catch and shoot three is not there, the driving 112 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: layup is not there, and so there's an opening there 113 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: in the middle of the floor and having a guy 114 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: who can capitalize on that is super valuable. And then 115 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 1: the matchup attacking was a big one. They went to 116 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: the post against Campaign with Bradley Beal drove right through 117 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,400 Speaker 1: him to the basket for a left handed layup. Then 118 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: he drove right past Pat Content and actually smoked the layup. 119 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: But he's just such a good athlete that he's able 120 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: to get back up off the floor on that second jump, 121 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: get the ball, put it back in. That was the 122 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: big spark for that early fourth quarter run for the 123 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: suns and then pretty quickly they went up big and 124 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: the game was basically over at that point. Bradley Beal 125 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: brings that power and force to the offensive end of 126 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: the floor that the rest of the guys don't have. 127 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:07,880 Speaker 1: This is kind of it kind of reminds me of 128 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: like what Kawhi Leonard brings to the LA Clippers, where 129 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: you know there's a certain finesse element to the way 130 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 1: that they play. It's a lot of like high level skill. 131 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,120 Speaker 1: These are guys that have made their they're living in 132 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: the NBA by working harder on the details in the 133 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: gym by themselves than anybody else, and polishing up these 134 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:29,360 Speaker 1: extremely well rounded skill sets to generate high quality shots. 135 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: Well a lot of times that I shouldn't say a 136 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: lot of times, it is possible that that can fail 137 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: you in a lot of ways because there's variance and 138 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,239 Speaker 1: distance shot making right, and so having a real physical 139 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: imposition on the game is a great counter to that. Okay, 140 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: the shots aren't falling, but hey I'm faster than you, 141 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: Hey I'm bigger than you, or whatever it is, right 142 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: and like that to me is the role that Bradley 143 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,479 Speaker 1: Beal plays on the suns and the role that Kawhi 144 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: Leonard in particular plays on the Clippers in the sense 145 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: where it's like he's actually just a top tier athlete 146 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: for his position, and he can get he kind of 147 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: pulls out to like thirty feet and he kind of 148 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: gets going downhill with like a series of in and 149 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,359 Speaker 1: out dribbles, and that defender is just panick backpedaling on 150 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: his heels. There's a step back jumper that he hit 151 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 1: on Jay Crowder, I think in the middle of the 152 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: fourth quarter if I remember correctly, and it was just 153 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: one of those deals where and when he backed up 154 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: and he started coming downhill at Jay Crowder, Jay Crowder 155 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: just has no chance to actually take away the jump 156 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: shot and the drive, and so he's just really aggressively backpedaling, 157 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: and Bradley Beal can rise up into this like easy, 158 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: like twelve foot pull up jumper that's barely even contested 159 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: because of the physical advantage he brings to the table. 160 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: And so you know, if there's a big upside by 161 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: going with a third star versus a higher level role player, 162 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: you may lose out on some of the details of 163 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: the game, especially on the defensive end and in rebounding 164 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: situations and just some of the role player stuff, But 165 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: there is something to be said about that additional high 166 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: level offensive production right and like specifically with Bradley Beal 167 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: as the top tier athlete in the group, because Kevin 168 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: Durant is extremely tall and long for his specific scoring archetype, 169 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: and Devin Booker is one of the most skilled players 170 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: in the league. But Devin Booker's not a top tier 171 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: athlete at the two guard position. He's not going to 172 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: physically overwhelm players the way that a guy like Bradley 173 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 1: Balkan in his position group, Devin Booker continued his hot streak. 174 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 1: He had thirty two points, did most of his work 175 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: in ball screens. He had nineteen of his thirty two 176 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: shooting out of ball screens and dribble handoffs. Just too 177 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: big for Malik Beasley. He's really patient, Like once he 178 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: gets over the top of the screen, Malik Beasley just 179 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,839 Speaker 1: comes because he's working really hard trying to get back 180 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: into the play, and Devin Booker will basically just patiently, 181 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: whether it's a pump fake or just putting him in 182 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: jail and waiting. He's waiting for Malik Beasley to end 183 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: up back on the ground and then he can just 184 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: rise back up and he's so good at like patiently 185 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: waiting for those little ten twelve footers that he can 186 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: get after the defender comes back down to the ground. 187 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: Devin Booker's thirty three points per game in his last 188 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: eleven games on fifty five percent shooting in forty two 189 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: percent from three, So kind of maintaining that top tier 190 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: superstar level of production that we've kind of expected from 191 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: Devin Booker for the whole season. Wasn't there really at 192 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 1: the start, but now he's starting to get into his groove. 193 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: And then Kevin Durant picked the spots. He was particularly 194 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 1: aggressive against Jay Crowder. You could just tell he liked 195 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,640 Speaker 1: that matchup in particular, and he was going to work 196 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: whenever he got him on an island. I also thought 197 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant defended Giannis pretty well. And you know, again, 198 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: like one of the big turnarounds of this Sun's streak, 199 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: because like they're sixteen and six since they're lost to 200 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,839 Speaker 1: Dallas on Christmas Day, and they have the tenth best 201 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: defense in the league over that span. So a top 202 00:09:31,960 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: ten defensive effort over basically a chunk of the season. 203 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: That's more than a fourth of the season, and they 204 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,200 Speaker 1: have the third best record in the league over that span, 205 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: including a lot of quality wins. And a big part 206 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: of that is one of the things I've talked about 207 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: throughout Kevin Durant's career, which is when he engages himself defensively, 208 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: he's legitimately one of the most talented defensive players in 209 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: the league, and he just has a really unique ability 210 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: to impact games there. And then the last guy I 211 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 1: wanted to shout out on the Sun's front, Bull Bull 212 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:02,319 Speaker 1: played a really under control game, using his length and 213 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: athleticism just to be a pain in the ass short 214 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: shifts and still had six rebounds. Had a crazy block 215 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: this transition play where aj Green got a corner three 216 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 1: for the Bucks, kind of in like one of those 217 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: runout situations. He was way behind the play and just 218 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 1: gave crazy effort and somehow got back in and blocked 219 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: the three. But the most impressive part to me about 220 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: it was, you know, Bu Bull has a tendency, just 221 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: especially from the earlier phase of his career, to kind 222 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: of try to do too much offensively, and that wasn't 223 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: there for bow Bull in this game, just was being 224 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: another spoke in the wheel, so to speak. You were 225 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 1: there was So it was interesting watching the game because 226 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 1: the Sun's fans were just begging him to shoot half 227 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: the time he'd catch the day of basketball, because obviously, 228 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: you know Bu Bull is a little bit of a 229 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 1: fan favorite, right, But no, he was super patient. He 230 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: he caught the ball, and he didn't have like a 231 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,920 Speaker 1: fantastic look. He was turning and looking to run that 232 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: next dribble handoff and just like I said, a really 233 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 1: under control game, didn't force anything. The Sons were plus 234 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: eight in his minutes. As a matter of fact, in 235 00:10:56,880 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: Bu Bull's shifts, the Sons haven't lost his minutes since 236 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: December twenty seventh, so he's been kind of a useful 237 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: contributor for them. He's providing if you extrapolate, I use 238 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: per thirty six not as a method of like what 239 00:11:08,440 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: this player could be if he played more minutes, but 240 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,280 Speaker 1: just as a method of trying to capture activity for 241 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,439 Speaker 1: a bench player. And bo Bowl is averaging sixteen points 242 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: and twelve rebounds with three point three stocks per thirty 243 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: six minutes so far this season, just really active in 244 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: his opportunities. So another good step in the right direction. 245 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: For the Suns again sixteen and six since since they're 246 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: lost to Dallas on Christmas Day, So trending in the 247 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 1: right direction there Again, the most encouraging part there is 248 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 1: the defensive end of the floor. They need to be 249 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: closer to what the Nets were with Harden, Kyrie and 250 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 1: KD where it's a two way impact. It's not just 251 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: competing on the offensive end of the floor with all 252 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: of their perimeter skill, but also using their perimeter skill 253 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: on the defensive end of the floor to stay in 254 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: basketball games. And then on the Bucks front, the one 255 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to hit was a big story after 256 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 1: the game and Doc I actually asked about it in 257 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:04,080 Speaker 1: his postgame presser. But Doc has basically refused to play 258 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: the young players since he took over. In the five 259 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: games since Marjon Beauchamp and Andre Jackson Junior basically haven't played. 260 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: They both got a little bit of garbage time, but 261 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 1: that's it. So, you know, this is where I want 262 00:12:15,120 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: to want to kind of like address the difference between 263 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: what a regular season methodology is versus a playoff methodology. 264 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: So Doc isn't the first coach in the world to 265 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 1: not trust young players. I mean, we've been talking about 266 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: this all season with Steve Kerr as well, and I 267 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: do understand it in the big picture, in the sense that, like, 268 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: especially in high leverage situations, it is more important to 269 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: have a higher floor than a lower than it is 270 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 1: to have a higher ceiling with a role player, because 271 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: mistakes can be catastrophic, and when you have stars that 272 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 1: can really strangle control of the game and they don't 273 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: make mistakes, you'd prefer to have the next to other 274 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: players that don't make mistakes and trust your stars to 275 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: provide the ceiling in that situation. And so a lot 276 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: of times, going with a J. Crowder, you know, in 277 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: big minutes, might be the safer bet in a playoff 278 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: series because Jay Crowder might not make the critical mistake 279 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: that amar Jon bou Champer and Andre Jackson Junior can make. Right, 280 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: he might be a little bit more confident and comfortable 281 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: just because he's been in more big basketball games, right, Like, 282 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: he has like a certain confidence in terms of like 283 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,719 Speaker 1: going toe to toe with other veteran players because one 284 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: Jay Crowder was in his prime, he was a guy 285 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 1: that could guard those guys pretty damn well. And so 286 00:13:27,320 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 1: I understand it within the playoff context, But here's the thing. 287 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: If there's a time to use young players, it is 288 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:36,760 Speaker 1: during the regular season, because during that regular season, a 289 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: lot of times you can play the as a coach, 290 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 1: you can play based on which players have in that 291 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: kind of night. You give Marshon Bouchamp and Andre Jackson 292 00:13:45,800 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: Junior a first half shift and you read it, it's like, Oh, 293 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: he's locked in today, he's got it going, he's confident. 294 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: We can get his ceiling today. You lean into him, 295 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: right or Oh, this is too big of a game 296 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 1: for him, he's not ready for this. Particularly, this isn't 297 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: the night to play him. Pull him run some more, 298 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: j Crowder because he's going to be more comfortable in 299 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:07,439 Speaker 1: those situations. 300 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:07,679 Speaker 2: Right. 301 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: Like, that's where you can actually take advantage of some 302 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,679 Speaker 1: of that upside. And most importantly, for a team that's 303 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,600 Speaker 1: pretty damn slow without Yiannis on the floor, Marjen Bochamp 304 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 1: and Andre Jackson Junior are two your very best athletes 305 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: on the roster. And like, never underestimate the impact of 306 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: a high motor athlete in the NBA regular season. They 307 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: can just wreck havoc in a lot of the other 308 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: areas of the game, and so a lot of times 309 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: like I've viewed as a missed opportunity in the sense 310 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:32,920 Speaker 1: like do I think the I'll give you an example 311 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: on the Lakers front, like, do I think Max Christie 312 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,320 Speaker 1: can play big minutes for the Lakers in a playoff 313 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: run and be like reliable? 314 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 2: Probably not. 315 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: He's young. It's a totally different setting there. But during 316 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: the regular season, you bet your ass you gotta lean 317 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: on Max Christie. He's one of their best permitter defenders. 318 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: He's a guy that brings athleticism and motor to the table. 319 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: You've got to lean on that as much as you 320 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: can to get through the eighty two. Again, getting through 321 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: the eighty two is an entirely different grind than getting 322 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: through the wins you got to get through to win 323 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 1: the NBA title. 324 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 2: So I do disagree with Doc's approach there. 325 00:15:05,040 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: He was questioned about it and he gave this answer 326 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: that was like, Oh, we're gonna need those guys, and 327 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: it's like, yeah, well, they can't really help you if 328 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: they're not on the floor. So so it's something to keep 329 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: an eye on over the course the next few weeks. 330 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 2: All right, moving on to Wolves Bulls. 331 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: This is a really fun game. The Wolves jumped them early. 332 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: It was a classic, you know, like January February regular 333 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: season game. Early on, it was sloppy. It was way 334 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: in the up and like up and down, open floor 335 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: type of play style. The Bulls in particular, were not 336 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: doing a very good job of packing the paint to 337 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: test Minnesota's decision making and their spot up shooting, which 338 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: is the like like kind of the game plan for Minnesota. 339 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about that in a little bit, Like 340 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: you got to pack the paint, you gotta get the ball, 341 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 1: you got to test the decision making of their stars. 342 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: Like the Wolves are actually twenty fourth in spot up 343 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: efficiency this year, something we'll dive into a little bit later. 344 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:56,960 Speaker 1: And they turned the ball over more than everybody else 345 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: in the league per one hundred possessions except for the 346 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: Jazz and Piss. And so when you actually make the 347 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: Wolves be decisive and make them shoot from the or 348 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: shouldn't they shoot, but playoff of closeouts, that's where you 349 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:11,120 Speaker 1: can have success defensively, and they just did not do 350 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: that in the first half. They were getting killed in transition. 351 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards was ridiculous. Anthony Edwards and Carl Towns combined 352 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: for forty one points in the first half as they 353 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: went as they went up by I think twenty three. 354 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: It was the biggest lead in that particular game. But 355 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: then the Bulls go on a quick run to start 356 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: the second half. Kobe White hit a couple of threes, 357 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: catch and shoot one and then a pretty nasty step 358 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 1: back in transition. Then Nikolavusovich went right to work on 359 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: against Carl Towns in the post for a little shot 360 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: in the lane, and then to Marta Rosen drew some 361 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: free throws. All of a sudden, it was a ten 362 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: er run and it was a thirteen point game, and 363 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: from there it just turned into a dogfight. The Bulls 364 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: defense in the second half was amazing. They did a 365 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: much much better job of keeping the game in the 366 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: half court and forcing the Wolves into their worst tendencies, 367 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: much better execution on offense, they shot the ball better, 368 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: they turned the ball over less, which Minnesota out of transition, 369 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: and then in the half court they just really did 370 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: a much better job of preventing the the Timberolves is 371 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:11,440 Speaker 1: getting easy shots around the basket and forcing them to 372 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: spray out to shooters. And you could really see that 373 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: in the play type data. They only had ten spot 374 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,639 Speaker 1: up possessions Minnesota did in the entire first half, and 375 00:17:19,720 --> 00:17:22,040 Speaker 1: they had a few dozen in the second half, So 376 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:25,320 Speaker 1: like an entirely different type of play style from the Bulls. 377 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: They were doing a really nice job is sticking to 378 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: their scheme. So they were ducking under ball screens with 379 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,959 Speaker 1: Mike Conley. And one of the things with Mike Conley 380 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: that you can pray on is he's not overly aggressive. 381 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:35,680 Speaker 1: He's one of the best shooters in the league. He's 382 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: like a mid forties pull up three point shooter, but 383 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 1: he only takes two and a half of them per game. 384 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: He's good at him, but he does not force them. 385 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,400 Speaker 1: It's typically only if it's very open. He actually took 386 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:48,199 Speaker 1: two pull up threes in this game, but one of 387 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 1: them was a transition pull up three in the first half, 388 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 1: and then the second one was right at the beginning of. 389 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 2: The fourth quarter. 390 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 1: He took this like incredibly difficult, like sliding side step 391 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: three in the right corner. But when I would assume 392 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: or Kobe White were ducking under those ball screens, there 393 00:18:03,760 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: was room there for Mike Conley to shoot, and he 394 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: would not shoot, and so that allowed the Bulls to 395 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: stay home on the roll man in this case go bare, 396 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: and so most of those ball screens just weren't generating 397 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: any sort of advantage. And then in addition to that, 398 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: Alex Caruso just did an amazing job on Anthony Edwards 399 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: in the second half, just being physical with him, cutting 400 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,280 Speaker 1: off his driving land same thing kind of ducking under picks, 401 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 1: but making sure he doesn't feel supercomfortable as he rises 402 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: up into that pull up jump shot. Again, it's just 403 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 1: such a weapon to have a player like Alex Cruso 404 00:18:35,680 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: who can actually make opposing stars uncomfortable, Like it's one 405 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: of the most important parts of having a team that 406 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 1: can win the championship when you actually look around. It's 407 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: like the job that Aaron Gordon did last year on 408 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: Lebron James and on Kevin Durant on the way to 409 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: the Nuggets winning the title. The job that Andrew Wiggins 410 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: did last year, you know, guarding the likes of Luka 411 00:18:57,320 --> 00:19:00,640 Speaker 1: Doncic and Jason Tatum, right, the job that Drew Holiday 412 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: did in twenty twenty one, The job that Alex Caruso 413 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: and can Davius Callwell Pope did in twenty twenty Like 414 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: that ability to have guys that can really really defend 415 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: at the point of attack, not just well enough to 416 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,920 Speaker 1: fulfill their role in the scheme, but actually to get 417 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: in the head of the offensive player a little bit 418 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: to where they don't feel as confident. 419 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 2: And it is just such a huge asset. 420 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: And the Bulls just basically shut down Minnesota's offense in 421 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:26,520 Speaker 1: the second half. They held him to a one h 422 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 1: two offensive rating, just a seventy three point three offensive 423 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 1: rating for the Wolves in nine minutes of clutch time. 424 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: The only real success Minnesota had down the stretch offensively 425 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,200 Speaker 1: was when they would run a guard to guard screen 426 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: to get someone like to Soon Mo or Kobe White 427 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:45,400 Speaker 1: switched on to ant and then run their ball screens. 428 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: That was when they were getting the defense in rotation 429 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: and getting some different stuff. But again, that's a very 430 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: deliberate thing to do. It takes a certain you know, 431 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: fortitude to keep actually running the actions you need to 432 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 1: generate the advantages you need. And a lot of times 433 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,200 Speaker 1: it was ugly offense from Minnesota down the stretch as 434 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: they fell apart, and then Kobe White was the hero 435 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: offensively in this one thirty points in the second half, 436 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: ten for thirteen from the field seven for nine from three, 437 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: hit two huge clutch shots at the end of regulation, 438 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,239 Speaker 1: a nasty step back three against Carl Towns, and then 439 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: he had this and one against Jade McDaniels, where Jaden 440 00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: defended it perfectly, funneled him under the basket, walled him up, 441 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:26,800 Speaker 1: and he just somehow reached back behind him and finished 442 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: at the rim and got an and one. It was 443 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 1: the actual lead changing shot that put them up I 444 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: think one twelve to one to ten at that point, 445 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 1: He's he's got a real case for most improved player 446 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 1: this year. Over the course of the last thirty seven games, 447 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,719 Speaker 1: which is basically when the Bulls started to get it together, 448 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: they Kobe White's averaging twenty two points, five rebounds, and 449 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: six assists on forty nine percent from the field, forty 450 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: three percent from three, and eighty two percent from the line. 451 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 1: He's just on a hell of a run. The Wolves 452 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:58,640 Speaker 1: did end up tying the game and sending it to ot. 453 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: They ran their best possession of overtime or of regulation, 454 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: I should say, in crunch time. Anthony Edwards ran a 455 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,440 Speaker 1: ball screen. This time he couldn't get separated from Cruso, 456 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: but he had a nice little like kind of snake 457 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: dribble move to get onto the other side of the 458 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:15,479 Speaker 1: ball screen against Vucevich that got the defense in rotation. 459 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: They had a really good ball movement possession where the 460 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,440 Speaker 1: ball is popping around ended up in Carl Towns's hand 461 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: at the top of the key. He ends up hitting 462 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: the three to tie the game and send it to overtime. 463 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: But once again, the Minnesota offense just baltered in ot 464 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: and Demarti Rose took over the game and overtime. He 465 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: scored an assistant on twelve of Chicago's fourteen points, and 466 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,879 Speaker 1: the Bulls got the win. Here's a fun fact for you. 467 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: The Bulls have the tenth best record in the league 468 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:44,200 Speaker 1: since November thirtieth. They're nineteen and thirteen. They have the 469 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: tenth best defense in the league over that span. A 470 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: really athletic core of perimeter players, and that's the key 471 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: because like when they really get to flying around, getting 472 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,400 Speaker 1: into the basketball and then flying around in rotation, they 473 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: can be really difficult to score on. And then they're 474 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 1: an excellent rebounding team thanks to a lot of Andre 475 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 1: Drummond and Nicola Vusovich. They are fifth in defensive rebounding 476 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,400 Speaker 1: since November thirtieth, on the offensive end of the four 477 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: super balanced scoring twenty three points a game from Kobe, 478 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: twenty three points a game from Demarta Rozen, nineteen points 479 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:15,160 Speaker 1: a game from Nikola Vusovich, and then Pat williams Ayo, 480 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: De soun Moo and Alex Cruso are all averaging double 481 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: figures over that span. They may not be a great team, 482 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: they may not have championship potential, but they're a fun 483 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,400 Speaker 1: team and they're capable of being very good, and they're 484 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:29,720 Speaker 1: a lot. Like I said, there's just a lot of 485 00:22:29,760 --> 00:22:32,840 Speaker 1: fun to watch, and I that watching that Wolves Bowls 486 00:22:32,920 --> 00:22:34,639 Speaker 1: game was one of my favorite regular season games of 487 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: the season. Is just super fun back and forth. You know, 488 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 1: even in spite of the crazy defensive effort from Chicago, 489 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,040 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards still made some crazy shots down the stretch, 490 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: hit like a thirty footer on the left wing, It 491 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: had some crazy finishes around the rim. It It was 492 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: just a fun game to watch. On the Minnesota end, 493 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: once again, their clutch offense ends up being an issue. 494 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,400 Speaker 1: Seventy three offensive rating and nine minutes of clutch time 495 00:22:56,760 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: in their last nine games that have involved to clutch situations. 496 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 1: They are scoring just ninety eight points per one hundred possessions. 497 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,960 Speaker 1: That is atrocious in a large sample size. They are 498 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: just three and six in those games too, so it's 499 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: directly leading to losses. They're also down to twentieth and 500 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: clutch offense for the season. This is something that I've 501 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: preached about all year and it just continues to be 502 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: an issue. You could literally hear it on the broadcast. 503 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:27,719 Speaker 1: The Wolves announcers were talking about it. You could hear 504 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: him saying, where are the Wolves gonna go for offense? 505 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: Here down the stretch, Alex Crusoe has put the clamps 506 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,119 Speaker 1: down on Anthony Edwards. These are things that the Wolves 507 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: announcers were literally saying. Even the shots they made down 508 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 1: the stretch were extremely high difficulty shots like making a 509 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,879 Speaker 1: thirty footer when they were already down big or getting 510 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: to the foul line when he's driving into traffic. There 511 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: was no like real, free flowing, easy looking offense. 512 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 2: It's not the. 513 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: Type of top tier execution that you're accustomed to seeing 514 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: from teams like Denver. If that makes it really what 515 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: it comes down to, and I've been watching this for 516 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 1: a while. Over the course of the last month, the 517 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: teams can really pack the paint against the Wolves, which 518 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 1: will force them to make the right reads, and they 519 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: can struggle on that front. They have the fourth most 520 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: turnovers per one hundred possessions in clutch situations. By the way, 521 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: that's an extension of an issue that they have over 522 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 1: the course of the forty eight minutes as well. They 523 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,159 Speaker 1: don't take care of the basketball well. That continues to 524 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 1: be a problem in clutch time. They had a huge 525 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: turnover int last night when it was a four point 526 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,040 Speaker 1: game where Jade McDaniels threw the ball away to Alex 527 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,119 Speaker 1: Crusoe quickly led to two points for the Bulls and 528 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,080 Speaker 1: all of a sudden they were down by six. And 529 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: then you can get away with packing the paint against 530 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 1: them because all you have to do is chase them 531 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,359 Speaker 1: off the three point line. They're not a high level, 532 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 1: closeout attacking team. It's crazy because they shoot the ball 533 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,720 Speaker 1: extremely well. When you just look at catch and shoot efficiency, 534 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 1: the Timberwolves are one of the best teams in the league. 535 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: But when you actually look at their ability to convert 536 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: spot up possessions, which again that's the actual read of 537 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: your ability to space the floor, a catch and shoot 538 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 1: three is just We talked about this earlier when we 539 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: were talking about the Bucks and the Suns. That's just 540 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:08,080 Speaker 1: one element to beating high level defense. If you have 541 00:25:08,119 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: the athletes, especially teams like Chicago that have real perimeter 542 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: speed that can chase you off the three point line, 543 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: if you can't actually convert those possessions into points, including 544 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: the possessions where they chase you off the line, you 545 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: can struggle. The Timberwolves are twenty fourth in spot up efficiency. 546 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,920 Speaker 1: Jaden McDaniels is below average forty seventh percentile converting spot 547 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: up possessions. Carl Town's excellent catch and shoot guy, but 548 00:25:31,480 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: chase him off the line and he struggles only convert 549 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 1: spot up possessions at zero point ninety four points per possession. 550 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 1: That's thirty first percentile, Anthony Edwards fifty fifth percentile, barely 551 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,400 Speaker 1: above average. And then Rudy Gobher is out there too, 552 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,280 Speaker 1: and so like it just turns into this situation like 553 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: you can force them to play drive and kick by 554 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: chasing them off the line, and they're probably going to 555 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,919 Speaker 1: turn it over or force a bad shot, make some 556 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:57,040 Speaker 1: form of mistake, and they can struggle to score. And 557 00:25:57,080 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: so all of those factors just combined to make them 558 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: relatively easy to guard, especially by the better defenses in 559 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,120 Speaker 1: the league in the slowdown environment at the end of games, 560 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 1: and then to make matters worse, their defense hasn't been 561 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: very good as of late that same nine game span 562 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 1: of crunch time games they are they have a one 563 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,679 Speaker 1: to thirty defensive rating, and even though they have a 564 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: the best defense in the league by defensive rating over 565 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 1: the entirety of the season, they are just nineteenth in 566 00:26:23,160 --> 00:26:26,000 Speaker 1: clutch defense this year. It's definitely something to keep an 567 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: eye on. And it's like it's there's some entry points there. 568 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,879 Speaker 1: Mike Conley's an entry point, like Kobe White's taking Carl 569 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:34,000 Speaker 1: Towns off the bounce. So there's a different once again, 570 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,919 Speaker 1: a difference between your base defensive scheme and what you 571 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: can accomplish versus what is your entry point? Where is 572 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:42,880 Speaker 1: the weakness. There's something to be said about your weakest 573 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: link in those environments. But I'm not as worried about 574 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:47,639 Speaker 1: their defense. I think they're gonna figure out how to 575 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:50,280 Speaker 1: get stops again like they have been for the most 576 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: part this season. But it has been a little bit 577 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: of a concern and clutch situations. But the stuff on 578 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 1: offense is the big red flag. Like, I think their 579 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: defense is mostly offense off awesome. It's gonna keep them 580 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: in games. But will they be able to go shot 581 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: for shot with the likes of a Nikola jokicch with 582 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 1: the likes of Kevin Durant, with the likes of a 583 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 1: you know, Kawhi Leonard, with the likes of a Lebron James. 584 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:13,679 Speaker 1: That's gonna be one of the big determining factors for 585 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:17,160 Speaker 1: this team in the playoffs. And again, like take take 586 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: my word for it, my favorite team, the Lakers last 587 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 1: year had this exact same issue. They were really bad 588 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:27,040 Speaker 1: in clutch time. 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I know Luka and Nikola 647 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: jokicch want to be on the same team one day, 648 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: but neither of us have the illusion this is remotely 649 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: possible in the near future. When I heard you talking 650 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: about hypothetical Lebron trades, I figured you would weigh. 651 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 2: In on this as well. Thanks and love your content. 652 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,520 Speaker 1: You're right, I love a good hypothetical and yes, no, 653 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,480 Speaker 1: there's no chance in hell that Luka Dancic and Nikol 654 00:30:16,520 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: Jokic are gonna play together. 655 00:30:17,800 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 2: Here's the thing. 656 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: I am a big believer in diminishing returns when it 657 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: comes to star power. Like, in my opinion, if you 658 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:27,840 Speaker 1: have two legitimate shot creators, then it's more important for 659 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 1: you to have quality role players around them than to 660 00:30:30,320 --> 00:30:33,360 Speaker 1: bring in a third legitimate shot creator. And there's something 661 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: to be said about the beauty of a five man 662 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 1: basketball lineup like regardless of the fact that there's no 663 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 1: like true superstar next to Nikola Jokic, every single one 664 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: of those players, whether it's Jamal Murray or Contavis Calopope, 665 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:48,000 Speaker 1: Michael Porter Junior, Aaron Gordon, they're all stars in their roles. 666 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray is just a star shot maker and so 667 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: therefore is a perfect fit with Nikola Jokic in the 668 00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: two man game because if you cover it, you have 669 00:30:57,640 --> 00:31:01,040 Speaker 1: to concede something, and most teams will concede. Jamal Murray 670 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: ISOs and in his ability to convert those especially against 671 00:31:04,680 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: teams that switch that action goes a long way, or 672 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: that chase over the top and stay home on the 673 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:11,400 Speaker 1: roll man where he has opportunity to get separation from 674 00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: the screen. That's what teams are willing to concede, and 675 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:17,080 Speaker 1: he continues to make those shots. KCP just attacking off 676 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: of dribblehandos, attacking out of spot up situations and defending 677 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: the other team's best perimeter defender or perimeter offensive weapon. 678 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: He's awesome at that. He's a star in that role. 679 00:31:26,680 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 1: Michael Porter Junior weak side shooting, help side defense, defensive rebounding, 680 00:31:30,400 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: offensive rebounding. When he's being ignored. He's a star at that. 681 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,520 Speaker 1: He's one of the best spot up players in the league. 682 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 2: Right. 683 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon just the perfect shoe in forward to put 684 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 1: next to nikolea Jokic because he brings the athleticism in 685 00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: defensive versatility that Nicol Jokic does not bring to the position. 686 00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: He's a excellent wing defender while also being an excellent 687 00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,280 Speaker 1: help defender while also being an excellent defensive rebounder, and 688 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,440 Speaker 1: the perfect guy to run along the baseline for their 689 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:57,400 Speaker 1: offense when Nikole Jokic is operating around the elbow, and 690 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: so again, like, it's it to me that is a 691 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: concoction I would never mess with until one of those 692 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: four guys, like and like if KCP in two years 693 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: starts to show some kind of decline, then sure you 694 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: can look to make some sort of change. But as 695 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: long as those four, that five man grouping is all 696 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,479 Speaker 1: operating at this level, you gotta do whatever you can 697 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: to keep them together because it's very rare when you 698 00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:23,959 Speaker 1: can capture real magic and a five man basketball lineup, 699 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: and that Denver group has captured that magic, and I 700 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: would try to maintain that as long as possible. Next question, Hey, Jason. 701 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:32,120 Speaker 1: Knowing you read a lot of the comments, I want 702 00:32:32,160 --> 00:32:34,000 Speaker 1: to point something out. In twenty twenty two, you praise 703 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum for his commitment on the defense event, and 704 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,959 Speaker 1: I think, based solely on eye test, Jalen Brown has 705 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: made a similar commitment this year. He takes on the 706 00:32:41,560 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 1: best matchups every night now, and I'd like to know 707 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:45,440 Speaker 1: what you think if you take a closer look and 708 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:47,720 Speaker 1: rewatch some of the games. I hear people questioning who 709 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:49,960 Speaker 1: is the second best player, and that is insane to me. 710 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,840 Speaker 1: With Jalen's offensive production combined with the defense this year, 711 00:32:52,880 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: it's not close. 712 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 2: Thanks. 713 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:57,239 Speaker 1: So I agree in the sense that Jalen Brown is 714 00:32:57,360 --> 00:32:59,320 Speaker 1: in a vacuum the second best player on the team, 715 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: especially when you look talent. And I agree is ability 716 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: to impact the game defensively while providing scoring production is legitimate. 717 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:08,160 Speaker 1: The reason why it gets a little complicated is like 718 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: sometimes there's a difference between talent and value. And so 719 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: for instance, let's look at Derek White. This is a 720 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: team that struggles with offensive decision making and half court 721 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: like real slow down shot creation from time to time 722 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: as it pertains the decision making, so Derek White becomes 723 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: immensely valuable for them as one of the guys that 724 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: they can use to kind of dissect half court defense. 725 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:31,880 Speaker 1: And so that is why one of their go to 726 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,320 Speaker 1: actions at the end of games is Derek White Jason 727 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: Tatum two man game. They do that because they trust 728 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:38,800 Speaker 1: Derek White to have the basketball in his hands in 729 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: those big moments. So there's something to be said about 730 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,640 Speaker 1: the value of a Derek White Chris Porzingis the same 731 00:33:43,640 --> 00:33:45,800 Speaker 1: thing between pick and pop being the most difficult action 732 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:48,440 Speaker 1: in the league to guard, and specifically the value of 733 00:33:48,480 --> 00:33:51,840 Speaker 1: a real rim protector alongside all their perimeter defenders. There's 734 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,560 Speaker 1: something to be said about Porzingis's value. By the way, 735 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:59,040 Speaker 1: when you look at the on off numbers for the Celtics, 736 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,440 Speaker 1: according to Cleaning the Glass, the three best on off 737 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:05,360 Speaker 1: guys on the team are Derek White, Jason Tatum, and 738 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 1: krisops Porzingis. And so again I agree with you, it's 739 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: not a question of talent, Like Jalen Brown is a 740 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 1: better basketball player than Derek White, it's a better basketball 741 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:13,839 Speaker 1: player than Chrisops Porzingis. 742 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 2: But what you when you look at this specific. 743 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,239 Speaker 1: Team and roster needs, Jalen Brown's a little bit of 744 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:21,200 Speaker 1: a redundancy next to Jason Tatum, whereas Derek White and 745 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:25,279 Speaker 1: chrisops Porzingis fulfill absolutely vital roles for that group. To 746 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,359 Speaker 1: put it differently, like, obviously you don't want to see 747 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:31,239 Speaker 1: anybody get hurt, but if Derek White got hurt, I 748 00:34:31,239 --> 00:34:33,319 Speaker 1: think it would hurt the Celtics more than Jaylen Brown 749 00:34:33,320 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: getting hurt, or vice versa with with chrisops Porzingis. And 750 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: I think again, that's not a shot at Jalen Brown, 751 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: It's just a product of the roster construction. Next question, Hey, Jason, 752 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:45,520 Speaker 1: big fan of the show. It's a great place to 753 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:47,600 Speaker 1: expand my knowledge to someone with no background in the game. 754 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: Two Warriors questions for you will go one at a time. 755 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: What I understood from the evolution of your opinion regarding 756 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:55,719 Speaker 1: the Warriors front what the Warriors front office should do 757 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,760 Speaker 1: is that they should go all in on winning with Steph. 758 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:00,879 Speaker 1: In addition, they shouldn't trade JK, who will probably take 759 00:35:00,880 --> 00:35:02,920 Speaker 1: a few years to develop into a good enough number two. 760 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,760 Speaker 1: I don't understand how those two goals go together, considering 761 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:07,960 Speaker 1: all the personnel problems of Warriors have and Steph turning 762 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: thirty six soon him being this good still as already 763 00:35:10,640 --> 00:35:12,879 Speaker 1: and anominally it would be great if he was still 764 00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:14,320 Speaker 1: good in a couple of years to play with the 765 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 1: developed JK. But I don't think it's smart to just 766 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,640 Speaker 1: expect that. For the record, those are two separate opinions 767 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 1: that I have. So like, I thought the Warriors should 768 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:25,000 Speaker 1: go all in on Steph, and then JK had this 769 00:35:25,040 --> 00:35:27,160 Speaker 1: ten game stretch where he averaged twenty five points a 770 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,759 Speaker 1: game on sixty one percent shooting, and it's like, oh shit, 771 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 1: you got yourself a star here. So now like you're 772 00:35:32,280 --> 00:35:35,800 Speaker 1: trading away a star, a future star to try to 773 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: get back I don't know, high quality role players, right, 774 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 1: And so that's where it gets super convoluted. Like to me, 775 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:44,880 Speaker 1: I agree, those two concepts are kind of opposed to 776 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 1: each other, right, Like there's just it's just not possible 777 00:35:47,560 --> 00:35:50,360 Speaker 1: to go all in on Steph without trading Jonathan kaminga 778 00:35:50,440 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 1: because Jonathan Kmingo is your best opportunity to bring back 779 00:35:53,239 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: quality players. And so the reality is like the decision 780 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:01,239 Speaker 1: got made for you by Jonathan Kaming rise and so 781 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:04,200 Speaker 1: now it actually makes more sense to do smaller moves 782 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: on the margins and hope for your biggest influx of 783 00:36:06,680 --> 00:36:09,799 Speaker 1: talent to be Jonathan Kaminga's development over the course of 784 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:13,560 Speaker 1: the next couple of years. Next question, you've smoked. He've 785 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:16,480 Speaker 1: spoken a lot about the warriors woes this season, but 786 00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: one thing you didn't mention is that Steph has has 787 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: a negative net rating, which hasn't happened since his rookie 788 00:36:21,400 --> 00:36:23,800 Speaker 1: season when the entire team was pretty bad. What do 789 00:36:23,840 --> 00:36:25,640 Speaker 1: you think is different this season that's causing this and 790 00:36:25,719 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: how can they fix it? I know, them doing anything 791 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 1: of significance this year is already a long shot, but 792 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: I'm pretty sure they won't do anything if they're already 793 00:36:31,480 --> 00:36:35,560 Speaker 1: losing when their best players on the floor. So the 794 00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:39,640 Speaker 1: reasons are pretty simple. Draymond Green is the second best 795 00:36:39,680 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 1: player on the Warriors this season in terms of like 796 00:36:42,400 --> 00:36:43,880 Speaker 1: two way impacts. 797 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 2: He always just. 798 00:36:45,200 --> 00:36:47,080 Speaker 1: Pairs so well with Steph on both ends of the floor, 799 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: with helping Steph generate quality looks while also anchoring their defense. 800 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,200 Speaker 1: And I think he's only played like what twenty one 801 00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:55,319 Speaker 1: to twenty two games this year, so like he just 802 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 1: he's been gone for most of it, so that that's 803 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,480 Speaker 1: a huge part of it. Klay Thompson is experiences for 804 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:03,960 Speaker 1: substantial decline as a veteran, and then Andrew Wiggins just 805 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,279 Speaker 1: has not been the same player that he was in 806 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:07,880 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two. To put it simply, that's a massive 807 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: pullback of talent. The players that you've been supplementing that 808 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:15,239 Speaker 1: with are young players. Young players bring inconsistency, right, So, 809 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:17,399 Speaker 1: like that to me is the reasoning behind the low 810 00:37:17,400 --> 00:37:19,839 Speaker 1: net rating. The reason why I don't think that should 811 00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:22,440 Speaker 1: play a role in their decision making is, to put 812 00:37:22,480 --> 00:37:25,080 Speaker 1: it simply, like Steph is still one of those guys, 813 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: one of the special talents in the league, and so like, 814 00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: I mean, the dude just dropped sixty the other night. 815 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 1: So like to the way I look at it, basketball 816 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 1: has a Basketball has a We talked earlier about the 817 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 1: Nuggets lineup in the way that it kind of has 818 00:37:38,040 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: like a magic quality to it in my opinion, Like, 819 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: basketball is not as simple as the sum of the parts. 820 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,319 Speaker 1: So you might if you take away twenty percent of 821 00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:50,080 Speaker 1: your talent, that doesn't necessarily amount to twenty percent decrease 822 00:37:50,120 --> 00:37:53,960 Speaker 1: in productive production if those twenty percent, if the twenty 823 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:55,840 Speaker 1: percent of talent that gets pulled out of the equation 824 00:37:56,640 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: is in vital areas, of that lineup's ability to be coherent, 825 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 1: and then you could experience a sixty percent reduction in 826 00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:07,759 Speaker 1: the lineup's capability of contending in a basketball game. Right 827 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:10,800 Speaker 1: because like again, like they take Draymond Green out of 828 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 1: the equation that they had a stretch there where they 829 00:38:13,360 --> 00:38:15,720 Speaker 1: were the worst defense in the league for an extended stretch. 830 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: Like like it, the bottom falls out in a lot 831 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:21,560 Speaker 1: of these specific situations, and so the same thing goes 832 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:24,400 Speaker 1: in reverse. Like I talk about this with all these teams. 833 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:27,000 Speaker 1: It's like, it's the Lakers last year. It's like, oh, 834 00:38:27,040 --> 00:38:28,920 Speaker 1: they don't have any forwards. Okay, you bring in Ruy 835 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,440 Speaker 1: Hatch Murr and Jared Vanderbilt to cast off forwards that 836 00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 1: other teams didn't watch, and then all of a sudden, 837 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:35,560 Speaker 1: they look like a way better basketball team because they 838 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 1: have a position group that they did not have on 839 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:40,560 Speaker 1: the roster all of a sudden filled Like that's kind 840 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 1: of the idea behind it is, Like the idea is 841 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:47,000 Speaker 1: you get Draymond back. You know, Jonathan Camiga plays a 842 00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:50,560 Speaker 1: lot better, You make one smart move for a veteran forward, 843 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:53,040 Speaker 1: and like, all of a sudden, everything starts to make 844 00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:57,440 Speaker 1: sense again, and things can work, So like, don't underestimate, 845 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:01,200 Speaker 1: I don't overreact, I should say to that kind of 846 00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: statistical production involving a star, like the Lakers this year 847 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:07,160 Speaker 1: have not been particularly good with Lebron James and Anthony 848 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:09,359 Speaker 1: Davis on the floor. But Lebron James and Anthony Davis 849 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:11,640 Speaker 1: are actually having a better season than last year. It 850 00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:14,600 Speaker 1: comes down to the struggles of the skill guards. Darvin 851 00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: ham in the way he's constructed the rotations, the heavy 852 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:18,320 Speaker 1: leaning on torrean print. So you have a lack of 853 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:22,799 Speaker 1: perimeter athleticism, right, like the specific personnel weakness and not 854 00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:24,960 Speaker 1: having a top tier athlete at the guard position, like 855 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 1: all of those things. It's not like Lebron and ad 856 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,880 Speaker 1: are negative players. It's not like Steph Curry is a 857 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:33,240 Speaker 1: negative player. It's just the basketball lineup is dipped below 858 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:38,200 Speaker 1: that certain mandatory amount of fulfilling of responsibilities to be 859 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: able to compete. And so once you get down below 860 00:39:40,640 --> 00:39:42,719 Speaker 1: that line, it can it becomes a little bit dangerous. 861 00:39:42,719 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 1: And so again I don't think it's over for the Warriors. 862 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:47,400 Speaker 1: I'm a big believer. You get Chris Paul back, you 863 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,520 Speaker 1: get Gary Payton back, you get the rise of Jonathan minga. 864 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,319 Speaker 1: Andrew Wiggins starts to play a little bit more like 865 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:55,000 Speaker 1: he did in twenty twenty two, it could pretty quickly 866 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:59,080 Speaker 1: rise back to being a competent basketball team. Next question, 867 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:02,239 Speaker 1: I have three left. What do you think of if 868 00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:04,680 Speaker 1: the Warriors tried to trade for Jonathan Isaac or possibly 869 00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:07,040 Speaker 1: trade Wiggins plus others picks or CP three to the 870 00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:09,200 Speaker 1: Pacers for maybe Miles Turner or Buddy Healed. A couple 871 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:11,359 Speaker 1: of things. Miles Turner is not going anywhere. I don't 872 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:13,800 Speaker 1: think He's kind of a little bit of a foundational 873 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:17,160 Speaker 1: piece there in Indie, and specifically as a stretch big, 874 00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:19,680 Speaker 1: he's very valuable next to Tyree Saliburt and it's one 875 00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:22,680 Speaker 1: of their pet actions. And then also next to Pascal Siakam, 876 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:24,879 Speaker 1: who can be somewhat streaky as a foe man. Having 877 00:40:24,920 --> 00:40:28,080 Speaker 1: a shooting five is somewhat important for them. There's also 878 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,480 Speaker 1: a problem with trading Andrew Wiggins in the sense that like, 879 00:40:32,239 --> 00:40:35,279 Speaker 1: how much like what has a better chance of your 880 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:39,359 Speaker 1: team getting better flipping Wiggins for a different player or 881 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: Wiggins just plays better like in my opinion, you get 882 00:40:44,480 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: through the deadline, it becomes clear that Andrew Wiggins is 883 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:50,440 Speaker 1: not getting traded, give him a really clear spot in 884 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:52,839 Speaker 1: the rotation, whereas minutes are consistent, you might get more 885 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: consistent production. And I personally think that he belongs in 886 00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:58,759 Speaker 1: the starting lineup next to Jonathan Kminga, and I'd give 887 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,160 Speaker 1: him consistency there and let Andrew Wiggins just kind of 888 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,720 Speaker 1: rEFInd his confidence. And I've seen a lot of encouraging 889 00:41:04,719 --> 00:41:06,480 Speaker 1: stuff out of him in the last couple of weeks too. 890 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:10,839 Speaker 1: But I do think at a bare minimum, they should 891 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:15,240 Speaker 1: be targeting some form of playoff, playable forward at the deadline. 892 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:18,919 Speaker 1: That could be a different type of contract swap, whether 893 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,040 Speaker 1: that's like, you know, Moses Moody and another one of 894 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:24,160 Speaker 1: their minimums, or who knows how they would kind of 895 00:41:24,360 --> 00:41:26,400 Speaker 1: kind of construct that sort of thing. But I don't 896 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:29,040 Speaker 1: care whether it's a Dorian Finney Smith or ken Ridge 897 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:29,919 Speaker 1: Williams or a PJ. 898 00:41:30,160 --> 00:41:30,600 Speaker 2: Washington. 899 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,520 Speaker 1: I mean, Jonathan Isaac would be amazing, but he's flashed 900 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:35,880 Speaker 1: some insane, high level defense again this year, So I 901 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: don't know if Orlando would be willing to get rid 902 00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:39,719 Speaker 1: of him, but maybe they would. Maybe with his injury history, 903 00:41:39,719 --> 00:41:41,239 Speaker 1: they'd want to sell high on him, and maybe you 904 00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:43,080 Speaker 1: can jump on a guy like that, but then you're 905 00:41:43,120 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: taking on the risk of his injury history, right, so 906 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 1: that gets a little tricky. But regardless of what kind 907 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:52,799 Speaker 1: of guy, it is, just bringing in another veteran playable forward, simplifying, 908 00:41:53,080 --> 00:41:55,799 Speaker 1: you know, Steve Kurrz rotation decisions that could go a 909 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: long way towards towards getting them back on. 910 00:41:58,120 --> 00:41:58,759 Speaker 2: Track as well. 911 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:01,839 Speaker 1: Two more, You say Tatum is gonna figure it out, 912 00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,879 Speaker 1: and most players do around twenty six twenty seven years old, 913 00:42:04,920 --> 00:42:06,920 Speaker 1: but most good players get drafted to bad teams and 914 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:08,239 Speaker 1: it takes a while for them to go on deep 915 00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: playoff runts. He's been to multiple conference finals in one 916 00:42:11,239 --> 00:42:14,360 Speaker 1: finals already. Shouldn't he have figured it out yet? The 917 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:17,000 Speaker 1: jumper he shot on KCP to finished the Denver game 918 00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:18,799 Speaker 1: killed me. He had plenty of time to drive it, 919 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:21,000 Speaker 1: in my opinion, kind of like Lebron on Paul George 920 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:24,960 Speaker 1: in twenty thirteen. It's actually kind of an interesting idea 921 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:28,319 Speaker 1: because on that Paul George play, Lebron caught and then 922 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:32,239 Speaker 1: quickly pivoted over his right shoulder and went right to 923 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:34,200 Speaker 1: the rim, and Tatum kind of did the same thing, 924 00:42:34,239 --> 00:42:36,439 Speaker 1: but right when he pivoted, he went right back into 925 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:39,080 Speaker 1: that one like fadeaway, and so he didn't even really 926 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:40,759 Speaker 1: try to be more physically aggressive on the play and 927 00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:41,879 Speaker 1: You're ready, he did have some more time. 928 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:44,200 Speaker 2: Here's the thing. I agree with you that. 929 00:42:44,280 --> 00:42:48,040 Speaker 1: His timeline should be accelerated, like twenty six years old, 930 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:51,440 Speaker 1: it's time to start figuring it out. That I agree 931 00:42:52,000 --> 00:42:54,200 Speaker 1: that said, I still think it's way too soon to 932 00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:56,799 Speaker 1: just say he'll never get there, because he is making 933 00:42:56,840 --> 00:42:59,600 Speaker 1: strides and there have been encouraging moments and again, like 934 00:42:59,760 --> 00:43:01,600 Speaker 1: there's just aren't that many guys in the league that 935 00:43:01,640 --> 00:43:03,680 Speaker 1: are as talented as Jason Tatum. He's got one of 936 00:43:03,719 --> 00:43:06,680 Speaker 1: the most gifted physical profiles of a forward that we 937 00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: have in the league. Can really shoot the basketball, the 938 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:13,399 Speaker 1: handles improving year by year. I do think that that 939 00:43:13,640 --> 00:43:16,239 Speaker 1: ceiling is still there, But I guess I agree with 940 00:43:16,239 --> 00:43:17,960 Speaker 1: you in the sense that it is discouraging that it's 941 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:20,120 Speaker 1: taken as long as it has taken, especially considering how 942 00:43:20,200 --> 00:43:23,600 Speaker 1: much experience he has. Last question, are you coming to 943 00:43:23,640 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 1: Indy for All Star weekend? And have you ever considered 944 00:43:25,719 --> 00:43:27,759 Speaker 1: a meet and greet? So I'm not going Indy for 945 00:43:27,800 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 1: All Star weekend, but I typically every year get out 946 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:33,920 Speaker 1: to Summer League, and that's the best opportunity in Vegas 947 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:36,560 Speaker 1: for you guys to come out and hang out. We 948 00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,279 Speaker 1: can meet in person and chat about the game a 949 00:43:38,280 --> 00:43:42,040 Speaker 1: little bit. I will be on Twitter letting you guys 950 00:43:42,040 --> 00:43:44,480 Speaker 1: know exactly what dates I'm out there, but I'm usually 951 00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:45,040 Speaker 1: just in the gym. 952 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:47,279 Speaker 2: I usually just go up. 953 00:43:47,160 --> 00:43:49,440 Speaker 1: There and whatever the first game is, and I just 954 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:51,920 Speaker 1: hang out in the arena until they're done. So you 955 00:43:51,920 --> 00:43:54,160 Speaker 1: can always find me in the arena at Summer League. 956 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:56,120 Speaker 1: And if at some point in the future I end 957 00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:58,600 Speaker 1: up traveling to more NBA events, I'll let you guys know, 958 00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:01,520 Speaker 1: but as of right now, pretty much just cover the 959 00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:03,759 Speaker 1: game from home kind of guys. So we'll see how 960 00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:05,759 Speaker 1: it changes in the long run. But hopefully I can 961 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:09,200 Speaker 1: see some of you guys in Vegas in July. All right, guys, 962 00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:11,480 Speaker 1: that's all I have for today. As always, I sincerely 963 00:44:11,520 --> 00:44:14,560 Speaker 1: appreciate your support. Barring a Star trade this evening, we 964 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:16,640 Speaker 1: won't have anything tonight, but we will have a live 965 00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:19,239 Speaker 1: show right after the trade deadline tomorrow and then again 966 00:44:19,360 --> 00:44:20,720 Speaker 1: live after Lakers Nuggets. 967 00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:21,640 Speaker 2: I will see you guys then. 968 00:44:49,440 --> 00:44:50,080 Speaker 1: The volume