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So the Warriors get a vintage magnificent steph 71 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: performance really carried Golden State home down the stretch of 72 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: this game. Um, Sacramento botched some coverages on Draymond split 73 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: cuts that led to wide open Andrew Wiggins threes on 74 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: the backside that he made, uh down the stretchy, But 75 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: other than that, it was a whole lot of just 76 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: high level shot making from staff. Although special shout out 77 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,839 Speaker 1: to Andrew Wiggins. He was amazing down the stretch of 78 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: this game. I think he went five for five in 79 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,799 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. Seemingly made every big play. But outside 80 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: of that little classic you know, Warriors basketball that got 81 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: those wide open threes for Wiggins, it was it was 82 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: a lot of just wild, classic, vintage, unanimous m v P. 83 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 1: Steph Curry. There was like a little bank shot from 84 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: step where he drove left and pump faked and his 85 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: man flew by, and here comes Sabonus out of nowhere 86 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,719 Speaker 1: over jumping to try to block. Steph comes this close 87 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: to blocking him, but he banks it in. And then 88 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: the last few possessions he was really picking on Kevin 89 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: Herder on switches. He hit a tough step back three 90 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: that Kevin nearly blocked, and then he had like a 91 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,679 Speaker 1: little turnaround fadeaway off of a drive that once again 92 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: Kevin almost blocked, and he made. But that's the advantage 93 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,239 Speaker 1: of having, you know, in my opinion, the fifth best 94 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: perimeter player in the history of basketball in Steph Curry. 95 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: So like that, he just he just brought you home 96 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: in a game that that you very well could have 97 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: lost if a few things went a different way. Draymond 98 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: Green also after that kind of heater that Steph Curry caught, 99 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: weaponized the attention sent towards step with the classic vintage 100 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,559 Speaker 1: fake handoff to go up and get a big, big dunk, 101 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,359 Speaker 1: and Draymond was fantastic on the defensive end at the 102 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 1: end of this game as well. Um, But all of 103 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: that's great, and we're gonna talk more about Steff here 104 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:27,719 Speaker 1: in a minute, because I think what you saw from 105 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: Steph last night is such a big indicator of why 106 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: it's so important to feel urgency surrounding this situation, and 107 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: we are going to get back to that. But make 108 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: no mistake, defense is what won this game for the Warriors. 109 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: As I pointed out in our last few shows, in 110 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: the previous five games, the Warriors were dead last in defense, 111 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: and it wasn't just the bench. The starters were giving 112 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: up about a hundred and eleven points per one Hunter 113 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: possessions during that span, specifically the Steph, Clay Wiggins, Draymond 114 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: Looney group. So no matter how you slice it, no 115 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: matter what was going on with the bench, no matter 116 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: how you feel about James Wiseman or any of those things, 117 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: clearly you're not. They weren't playing well enough. So they 118 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: needed to play better, and they did tonight. And one 119 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: of the things that I thought was really interesting in 120 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: that second half, was Steve Kerr finally just started staggering 121 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: the starters with the bench, something that I personally have 122 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: been pleading for for a while. Um So obviously they 123 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: start uh Jordan Pool instead of Covon Looney to start 124 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: the second quarter or the second half, right, But then 125 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: you could see the staggering over the course of that 126 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: third quarter. So Draymond Green, Jordan Pool, Clay Thompson go 127 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: to the bench. Right, incomes Moses Moody and Tied Jerome, 128 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: but also incomes KEVN. Looney, one of your starters, right, 129 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: and now you're running a lineup that has Steph a 130 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,360 Speaker 1: great defensive player, Andrew Wiggins one of the best perimeter 131 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 1: defensive players in the league, and Kevin Looney a great 132 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 1: defensive player. So now your first bench lineup has lots 133 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: of defensive talent on it, which allowed it to be 134 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: more functional. Then in the end of the Steph Curry 135 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 1: checks out, come On Luney checks out, Andrew Wiggins checks out, 136 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: but incomes Clay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Jordan's Pool. You know, 137 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 1: so now even though you're you're losing those three defensive players, 138 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: you're bringing back in Clay Thompson and Draymond Green. Draymond 139 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: is one of the best defensive players in the league, 140 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: and clay'son outstanding defensive players. So every lineup just had 141 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: a better chance of success because they had better defensive personnel. 142 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: And it was it was kind of bad process from 143 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: the Warriors over the course of this five game losing 144 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: streak too often just going to these complete in total 145 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,440 Speaker 1: bench lineups where they just didn't have the defensive personnel 146 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,199 Speaker 1: to hang with these teams. And as a result, in 147 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: the second half last night, the Warriors notched a ninety 148 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: point to defensive rating, which is outstanding. They only allowed 149 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,319 Speaker 1: forty six points. That is what allowed them to get 150 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: enough stops so that Steph could carry them home with 151 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: his shot making at the end of the game. But 152 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: here's the reality of the step thing, and this is 153 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 1: something that I think the Warriors brass needs to take 154 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: a closer look at. You only win a title when 155 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:05,600 Speaker 1: you have a top tier superstar last year, Steph Curry 156 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: previous year, Jason Tenna Coompo previous year, Lebron James previous year, 157 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard previous year, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry previous 158 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: year and Kevin Durant Kevin Durant and Steph Curry previous year, 159 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: Lebron James previous year, Steph Curry. You get the point. 160 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: You're not winning a title in the NBA unless you 161 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: have one of the very best guys in the league. 162 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: There's there's no debate about that. The times where it 163 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: ends up being more of a team effort are the 164 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: exceptions to the rule, and they are extremely rare. And 165 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: we can go back to say the two thousand fourteen Spurs, 166 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: but it's like, oh, wait, they had Tim Duncan and 167 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard on the rise and Tony Parker and Managen Nobili. 168 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: That was that was an unusually talented team to make 169 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: up for that mistake. Or you know, two thousand eleven, 170 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: I'm getting dark Nowitzki Novitsky and just an unbelievable defense. 171 00:09:57,760 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: Right So, like in the situation sans, you're not winning 172 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: unless you've got the guy, not a guy, the guy 173 00:10:05,559 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: you need, one of the very best guys in the league, 174 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: and the Warriors have that right now is Steph Curry. 175 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: I think he's the very best, uh, the very best 176 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: version of himself. He's never been any better than he 177 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 1: is right now. He is no lower than the second 178 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,720 Speaker 1: best player in the league, or maybe the best, depending 179 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: on who you ask. I still think it's honest, but 180 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: it's certainly it's Steph. Certainly in that conversation, your two 181 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: timelines plan that you've been going with Joe lake Of 182 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 1: and Bob Meyers does not account for the fact that 183 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: you have a superstar now, and the chances statistically of 184 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: one of these young players turning into a superstar is 185 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: extremely low. Your young guys are good. James Wiseman might 186 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 1: be a really good two way center in this league 187 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: one day. He's got the potential to be a better 188 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: version of DeAndre Ayton, you know, Moses Moody as potential 189 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: to be a you know, a good scoring wing in 190 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: this league that also can defend Jonathan Cominga. Sky's the limit, obviously, 191 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: but he's got so far to go. But statistically speaking, 192 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: the chances that one of those guys is going to 193 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:17,719 Speaker 1: be a Kauai Leonard or a Lebron James or a 194 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: Jana Santana Compo or a Steph Curry are extremely low. 195 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: And you're not winning unless you have one of those guys. 196 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: So while I appreciate and I respect the two timelines idea, 197 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: This idea that you're going to you know, uh like, 198 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: continue to stay relevant into the future as Steph ages out. 199 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:41,520 Speaker 1: I respect that. But here's the reality of the situation 200 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: right now. Right now, your bench isn't good enough and 201 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 1: it might get you beat. Right now, you're starting lineup 202 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 1: is outstanding, and you have the second best player in 203 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: the world playing at the peak of his powers. This 204 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: is the group that needs to be in rested in. 205 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 1: If you make a trade that sends out one or 206 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: two of your younger players and brings back a veteran 207 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 1: wing or two to bolster your bench, you significantly increase 208 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: your chances of winning the title this season. If you 209 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 1: keep all those guys. Right now, you've got the best 210 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: starting lineup in the league, but you've got a terrible 211 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: bench that is costing you games night in and night out, 212 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: very little realistic chance that they're gonna suddenly figure it 213 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: out over the course of the season, and in the 214 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: future you might just have three or four interesting players, 215 00:12:37,240 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: none of which are top five players in the league. 216 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: That's the risk here. I would totally understand if a 217 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: guy like Jonathan cominga was struggling on the bench now, 218 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: but was like a Scottie Barnes type of prospect or 219 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: a Zion Williamson type of prospect, where you're sitting there 220 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: and you're like, look, we gotta keep him because he's 221 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: a generational prospect, could be the best player in the 222 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: world one day. I get it, like Toronto being like, hey, 223 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: you know, we're not gonna trade Scotty because we think 224 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:15,440 Speaker 1: he's a generational prospect. I get that. I respect the ideology, 225 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: but hanging on to these young players that are good, 226 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:22,720 Speaker 1: young players that are not superstars while sacrificing the Steph 227 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: Curry window is a strategy that I personally would disagree with. 228 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: If we had seen more out of the bench and 229 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: it became more clear that they were potentially going to 230 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 1: be ready in time for the postseason, then I would understand. 231 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: But you lost Gary Payton the second you lost Auto 232 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: Porter Jr. You won the title largely not using the 233 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: young players betting on and you let all those guys 234 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: go betting on the young players being ready and they 235 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,840 Speaker 1: are clearly not ready. And it's not just Wiseman, it's 236 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: not just Commina, it's not just Moody it's the totality 237 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: of that bench line up in their inability to defend. 238 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 1: And I this is your window. Look at how good 239 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: stuff is. Another forty eight last night, A gorgeous, fun 240 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 1: to watch forty eight. That one a basketball game that 241 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: you probably should have lost. That's the guy to put 242 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: your resources behind. Don't don't waste that opportunity. So I will. 243 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: We'll see, we'll see what they end up doing. But 244 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: I think they need to feel a little bit more 245 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: urgency around the stuff window. Alright, Celtics Grizzlies. The Celtics 246 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,120 Speaker 1: continue to be a frustrating defensive watch this year, really 247 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: inconsistent with their effort. You can tell they're kind of 248 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: like taking out a little bit of an arrogance because 249 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 1: they know that they can lock in for four or 250 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: five minutes and the other team is just gonna suffocate 251 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: to death and they'll win a game. Um. The tricky 252 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,720 Speaker 1: part with that as it can get you beat UH 253 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: in a in a playoff series that's defined by tiny 254 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: margins if you have too many lazy stretches. And then obviously, 255 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 1: when you have lazy stretches of basketball, you form bad habits, 256 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 1: and it's really difficult to turn bad habits into good 257 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: habits when you're in a situation of desperation. But make 258 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: no mistake, they still have stretches where they really lock 259 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: in defensively and they look great. And this was a 260 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: great example of that against the Grizzlies. It was a 261 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: back and forth game. The Grizzlies controlled early, the Celtics 262 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: controlled the middle portion of the game, but it was 263 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,160 Speaker 1: tied at eighty eight with nine minutes left and the 264 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: Celtics just completely locked in defensively went on a seventeen 265 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: to six run and won the game. They kind of 266 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 1: had like a little bit of a classic Celtics uh, 267 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, blew the lead at the end, but they 268 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: weren't really truly threatened. Um. But the the seventeen six run, 269 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:32,880 Speaker 1: the shot quality, the difference in the shot quality between 270 00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 1: the two teams was was readily apparent. Jaw Moran couldn't 271 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: get any drivel penetration against Boston's wings and guards. Specifically, 272 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:45,000 Speaker 1: Tatum did a really nice job on switches against Jaw 273 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: and that just goes to show you what his value 274 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: is as one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. 275 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: I still think he's the best perimeter defender in the league. 276 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 1: Um the kinds of shots that they were getting, Like 277 00:15:54,920 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: Desmond Baine took an impossible step back three in the 278 00:15:57,440 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: left corner. John Moran took another really tough step back 279 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: in isolation. He ended up settling for a pull up 280 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: three against Jason Tatum at the top of the key. 281 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,120 Speaker 1: That kind of led to the dagger run out dunk. 282 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: But they weren't getting good shots when Boston locked in. 283 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: And then on the other end of the floor, Boston 284 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: was playing their classic driving kick basketball. Uh Tatum knocked 285 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: down a three is spot up three off of a 286 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: driving kick. Jaylen Brown drove and scored right at the rim. 287 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: Marcus Smart got an and one, driving to the rim 288 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: and finishing with his left hand. Tatum I got a 289 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: switch on to Santi al Dama and and did like 290 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: a really nice like kind of pull over his head 291 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: dribble and make the float, made a floater, and then 292 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: on the miss John Ramp pull up, Tatum got a 293 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 1: dunk in transition that essentially iced the game. But that's 294 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 1: that different. You know, shot quality is going to carry 295 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: you home at the end of the day. It isn't 296 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: make or misleague. But if you're just getting better shots. 297 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: It's far more likely that your shots are going to 298 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: get in. At the end of that game eight eight 299 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: eight tied, Celtics locked in defensively and the Grizzlies could 300 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: not get dribble penetration. And then the on the other end, 301 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: the Celtics consistently got dual penetration. And when they lock 302 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: in there just so difficult to deal with on both 303 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:07,719 Speaker 1: ends that they're gonna win a whole lot of games. 304 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: Don't look now, but the Celtics are number one in 305 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: offense in the league right now. Everyone focused on the 306 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: defense last year and I can't remember the exact number, 307 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: but it was like from January eight to the end 308 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 1: of the year, they were number one in defense by 309 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: a mile, and that was the story of the of 310 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: the Celtics last year. But they were also number one 311 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 1: in offense over that stretch. Now, their defense still has 312 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: a long way to go, like we just talked about, 313 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:33,159 Speaker 1: but their offense is coming around and they are looking really, 314 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: really good. Um Eastern Conference is so stacked, and uh, 315 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: it's easy to be like, oh the Bucks, they're going 316 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 1: to run away with it. But the Celtics are really 317 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: damn good and they're and they're gonna be tough to 318 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: to beat. Four times out of seven Blazers seat the 319 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: heat really blew this game. They were up by nine 320 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: with less than five minutes left. The Blazers end up 321 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: going small, which we're gonna talk a little bit more 322 00:17:56,840 --> 00:18:00,600 Speaker 1: about in a minute, um, But basically, Justice Winslow came 323 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 1: in for use of Nur kitchen. They played no centers 324 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: at the end of the game. They went with Damian Lillard, 325 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: Anthony Simon's, Josh Hart, Uh, Jeremy Grant in Justice Winslow. 326 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 1: And a huge part of it is like Justice Winslow 327 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: is so big and strong that they were able to 328 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: put him on bam at a bio. And you know 329 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 1: what's funny is like UM actually played Uh. This was 330 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,680 Speaker 1: one of the more wild basketball games that I played in. 331 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:26,719 Speaker 1: But I used to get invited to these like private 332 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: runs at the University of Arizona, and I was at 333 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 1: this run one day where Justice Winslow was getting recruited 334 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 1: and he was choosing between Arizona and Duke. And I 335 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: played in this like ridiculous series of pickup games where 336 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: it was like t J McConnell, Nick Johnson, Aaron Gordon, 337 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: Caleb Tarzowski, and then Justice Winslow was there on a visit, 338 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: and then there were some former players in the gym 339 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: as well, uh that were in town, and and and 340 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: it was just this unbelievable high quality basketball, some of 341 00:18:57,320 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: the most fun that I've had playing the game. But 342 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 1: it was funny. Is like, Uh, Justice Winslow was was 343 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: like small, like he would like he he had you 344 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,320 Speaker 1: could tell like he had a build to him like 345 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:13,040 Speaker 1: that he would probably get big and strong, but man like, 346 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: like I did not expect him to come into the 347 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: league and be a guy who could guard centers. Let's 348 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: just put it that way. When I was standing next 349 00:19:19,119 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: to Justice when he was eighteen years old, you were 350 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: thinking something closer to like an R. J. Barrett type 351 00:19:25,160 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: of build, you know, kind of like a lefty wing 352 00:19:28,240 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: that was more of like a like a like a wiry, 353 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: kind of lanky kind of dude. And he's built like 354 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: a damn truck now, which is a huge part of 355 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: what what what what? What allowed the Blazers to go 356 00:19:40,040 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: small in this game because they just put him on 357 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: BAM and he did just fine. And then Josh Hart 358 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: plays way bigger than he is and then Jeremy Grant 359 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,959 Speaker 1: is a big, long, freak athlete, and so it's kind 360 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,280 Speaker 1: of like a classic like small ball type of concept 361 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: where the Blazers are doing a ton of switching and 362 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:58,199 Speaker 1: then everybody on the court can dribble, pass, and shoot, 363 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: and it just makes them really difficult to you with 364 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 1: on both ends of the floor, both teams really, because 365 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: Miami always attends to switch. Both teams are switching everything 366 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:09,160 Speaker 1: down the stretch of this game. But the big difference 367 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: between the two attacks was the Blazers because they have 368 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: more dribble creation in Miami struggles with dribble creation. They 369 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 1: were just getting downhill to the basket. Damian Lollard drives 370 00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: to the basket and finishes a layup on Gabe on 371 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: Gabe Vincent in isolation, you know, uh, Anthony Simon's drives 372 00:20:28,800 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: on Kyle Lowry gets to the basket, makes a really 373 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: tough and one lay up. There were plenty of players 374 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: where they drove and kicked and got wide open looks 375 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: for Jeremy Grant who was able to knock down shots. 376 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: And then on the other end of the floor, the 377 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: Miami Heat were trying to run sets. So you can 378 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: see the difference there both teams switching, the Blazers attacking 379 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 1: mismatches with their high level dribble creators. Then on the 380 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: other end of the floor, it was like they were 381 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 1: dumping it down to Jimmy Butler in the post, and 382 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:56,960 Speaker 1: then they were trying to run like split cuts and 383 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: try to get wide open shots for guys office screening actions. 384 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: But Portland's switching and none of that stuff is open. 385 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: And really from that four minute mark to about that 386 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: two minute mark was where Miami lost this game because 387 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 1: the Blazers were just getting better shots, and they came 388 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:14,200 Speaker 1: back and tied the game, and finally there in the 389 00:21:14,280 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: last two minutes or so, Jimmy Butler figured out what 390 00:21:16,840 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: he's supposed to do, which is, hey, when they're switching, 391 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: you just attack and go downhill and try to get 392 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: to the rim. And they finally started to make some plays. 393 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,439 Speaker 1: But then there at the end of the game, it 394 00:21:26,520 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 1: was just maker miss um. There was a player where 395 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard drove and kicked to Jeremy Grant in the 396 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: right corner. He made it. Then they go down to 397 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: the other end of the floor and Jimmy Butler misses 398 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: a short little push shot in the lane. They got 399 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:43,640 Speaker 1: an offensive rebound, but then Bam committed an offensive foul, 400 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: and like a chicken wing, Anthony Simmons goes down and 401 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: makes two free throws. Now they're up three. Late, Max 402 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: Strus actually bailed Miami out with like an impossible three 403 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:54,479 Speaker 1: in the left corner that I don't even know how 404 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:57,160 Speaker 1: he made. But then Dame just quickly pushed the ball 405 00:21:57,160 --> 00:21:58,920 Speaker 1: at the floor and drove and kicked to Josh Hart 406 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,159 Speaker 1: in the corner. He made the three at the buzzer 407 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 1: to win. Kind of similar to what we were talking 408 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: about with Boston and Memphis. For the most part, down 409 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: the stretch of the game, Portland got better shots because 410 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: in that switching attack, they have more dribble creation, more 411 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: guys that can put the ball on the floor and 412 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 1: get to the basket and make plays. Miami really only 413 00:22:16,040 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: has Jimmy Butler, and he wasn't willing to do it 414 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,440 Speaker 1: the first couple of minutes, and then he finally got aggressive, 415 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:23,919 Speaker 1: but it was too late. A little a little bit 416 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:27,119 Speaker 1: of a an issue starting to crop up in crunch 417 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: time for the Miami Heat. They've they've not played eight 418 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:31,880 Speaker 1: games that have registered as crunch time, meaning the score 419 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: was within five with uh five minutes left, and they're 420 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: three and five in those games and they can't score 421 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 1: or get stops. And on the Portland's side of things, 422 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,399 Speaker 1: you know, I think I think it's time to to 423 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:50,080 Speaker 1: to pay some respect to the rebuild here after they 424 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: traded c J going after Winks and surrounding Dame Lillard 425 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: and Anfony Simon's with big, athletic wings that can guard 426 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:00,920 Speaker 1: up and down position a Shans and that can pass, 427 00:23:01,000 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 1: dribble and shoot. This is something I've been talking about forever, 428 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,919 Speaker 1: and it looks hilarious juxtaposed with the Lakers who have 429 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:12,360 Speaker 1: been obsessed with going after little guards and giant centers 430 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,439 Speaker 1: that run slow down the floor. Right. And you know, 431 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,920 Speaker 1: Rob Polinka once said in a press conference, like it's 432 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 1: a guard's league, and you know, I you know, it 433 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: makes makes you if you're a Laker fan, you just 434 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: want to freak out because it's like it's like, no, 435 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: it's not, it's not a guards league. It's a wings league. 436 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: All the smart teams know that you need wings to 437 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: win basketball games. And here we go another team that's 438 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 1: going all in on wings and immediately seeing results from it. 439 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: First of all gives you a different look because now 440 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 1: they can go small and switch everything instead of having 441 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: to play Nurkics at the center and run drop coverage. 442 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 1: You know, when you have that good aggregate size, like 443 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: a huge strong wing in Justin Winslow and then Jeremy 444 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: Grant who was really tall and lanky, and then Josh 445 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: Hard who rebounds really well and plays bigger than he is, 446 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the agg get size in athleticism 447 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 1: and that group is enough to hold its own defensively, Guys, 448 00:24:04,840 --> 00:24:07,480 Speaker 1: Portland's a top ten defense right now. They're at tent 449 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:13,159 Speaker 1: in defensive rating. Wings are just so incredibly valuable to 450 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: the dirty work of basketball. They can cover up and 451 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,920 Speaker 1: down a position, which gives you matchup flexibility. They can 452 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 1: cover ground and transition in rotation. They're just big athletes, 453 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: so their strides are longer, so running up and down 454 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: the floor in transition, they move faster than everybody. Oh, 455 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: you've got to cover fifteen feet in a quick rotation 456 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: and contest a shooter like those guys are just better 457 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: at that than a short, like small, athletically limited guard. 458 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: And then another big part of it is the ability 459 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:44,719 Speaker 1: to shoot over the top. I told you guys that 460 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: Jeremy Grant made two spot up threes late in the 461 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: game off of driving kicks. Neither of them were open. 462 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: But when you're six eight and you have a high 463 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 1: release point like you cannot those shots down even when 464 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: you're not necessarily wide open. Whereas if you're Patrick Beverley, 465 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 1: for instance, and you catch him on the on the wing, 466 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,320 Speaker 1: a good close out from a good defensive player is 467 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: going to take that shot away. Perimeter perimeter sizes is 468 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: one of the most valuable things in the league right now, 469 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:17,960 Speaker 1: and all of the smart teams are going in that 470 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: direction and they are seeing wins follow as a result. 471 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: And you know, that is why I've been so critical 472 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: of the Lakers upper management. That is why I've been 473 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 1: critical of Genie Buss. It's because it's clear that the 474 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: people that are making basketball decisions for that franchise are 475 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: going in a different direction than all the smart teams 476 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: in the league. And I don't think it's a coincidence 477 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,439 Speaker 1: that they're struggling as a result. Shout out to Portland 478 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: really turn things around in pretty quick order. Dame Lillard 479 00:25:47,359 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 1: looks every bit as good as he used to be. 480 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:52,000 Speaker 1: Anthony Simon's looks like a great second option, and now 481 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: they've got a bunch of wings, and now they can 482 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: defend a really interesting team in this league, all right, quickly. 483 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:02,280 Speaker 1: On the last two games, Nets maps Um another inspired 484 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: defensive effort from the Nets without Kyrie. We talked a 485 00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: little bit about that last night, so I won't get 486 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,439 Speaker 1: into it again. A little a little bit of a 487 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: late game chess match here, Kevin Durant was guarding Luca, 488 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: picking him up full court. The first kind of phase 489 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: of that stretch. He was chasing Luca over the top 490 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:22,360 Speaker 1: of ball screens and applying back pressure. But as a result, 491 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: one of two things was happening. Either the screen defender 492 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: was helping corral Luca and now there was a double 493 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,320 Speaker 1: and Lucas making passes out of it to wide open shooters, 494 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: or that screen defenders not helping and Lucas getting downhill 495 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: with Katie trailing him, and since he's downhill, he's drawing 496 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 1: help at the rim and kicking two shooters. And I've 497 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 1: never really thought that was the right right way to 498 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:45,800 Speaker 1: attack Luca. Not look. Look, Luca, I think is the 499 00:26:45,840 --> 00:26:48,800 Speaker 1: fourth best player in the world. I I love the 500 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 1: way that he plays the game. I don't think there's 501 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:54,359 Speaker 1: necessarily a proven method to stop him. However, if I 502 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 1: was coaching, what I would do is I would switch 503 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: in bait Luca into ISOs. Look, he's gonna score on 504 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 1: you sometimes, and he might take a small defender to 505 00:27:03,640 --> 00:27:05,719 Speaker 1: the basket, make a layup and tell you that you're 506 00:27:05,760 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 1: two fffing small, and then run down the floor. He 507 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,120 Speaker 1: might make a tough step back three or tough step 508 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: back jumper. He's gonna beat you sometimes, even on the scoreboard. 509 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 1: But you at least tough shots for Luca shooting over 510 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 1: the top of the defense are better than wide open 511 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: shots for good shooters. And then also fatigue plays a role. 512 00:27:25,440 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: If Luca has to continue to isolate and take those 513 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:32,760 Speaker 1: tough shots, then he might fatigue and start missing. At 514 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: some point, well, right around I think it was right 515 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 1: around like two minutes left or so, Katie they made 516 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 1: the adjustment finally, and Katie started picking up Luca full corp. 517 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,719 Speaker 1: But when the screen came, he just would switch, and 518 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: Lucas started missing shots and turning the ball over. And 519 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 1: that was a big part of how Brooklyn got back 520 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: into the game at the end, and Katie actually had 521 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: a chance to tie it at the end of the 522 00:27:54,600 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 1: free throw line. He just you know, left a free 523 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:58,360 Speaker 1: throw a little bit short and ended up rimming out 524 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: on the other into the floor. But yeah, like during 525 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: that initial stretch when Luca first, when Dallas first went 526 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:05,640 Speaker 1: on their run to I think they ended up taking 527 00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: a ten point lead. During that stretch, they were Katie 528 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:11,119 Speaker 1: was chasing Luke over the top and he was just 529 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,960 Speaker 1: getting downhill and or drawing the double team and making 530 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: passes to wide open shooters, and they were making them pay. 531 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 1: On the other end of the floor, Dallas is making 532 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 1: k D a pass or two. You guys probably saw 533 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: all the trash talk taking place between I think it 534 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: was Tony Rotten and Kevin Durant um. But I mean, 535 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: that's the reality of the limitations of the Nets roster. 536 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: They can afford to just openly double team Kevin Durant 537 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 1: anywhere on the floor because the team is not going 538 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: to make them pay enough. And this has been a 539 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: really inspired stretch of basketball from the Nets. Kevin Durant 540 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: has been amazing. I talked about that last night, so 541 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna get into it again. But the reality 542 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: is is this roster has serious limitations, and even though 543 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 1: this is more of a feel good story than years past, 544 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: the I still think that the best thing that could 545 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: happen here is the Nets blowing things up. It's better 546 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: for Katie because he gets to go play meaningful asketball 547 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: in his late thirties, and it's better for the team 548 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:05,440 Speaker 1: in the long run because they'll get assets and the 549 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: capability of actually building a functional team Cow's Clippers. This 550 00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:14,959 Speaker 1: was a truly impressive loss for Cleveland. They were up 551 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: twelve with four and a half minutes left, and during 552 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 1: the final four and a half minutes of the game, 553 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: Carris Lavert had two wide open left corner threes off 554 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: of driving kicks. Kevin Love had a wide open kick 555 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: out three that he missed, and both Darius Garland and 556 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,600 Speaker 1: Jared Allen missed really makeable layups at the rim. Darius 557 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: Garland missed like a right handed lay up on the 558 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:35,440 Speaker 1: left side of the rim that he just shot a 559 00:29:35,440 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 1: little long, and then Jared Allen, I thought had an 560 00:29:38,400 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: opportunity to take a little hook shot. Instead, he like 561 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,120 Speaker 1: palmed the basketball and tried to like throw it down 562 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: into the rim and he missed it. And then on 563 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: the other end of the floor. The Clippers were really 564 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: opportunistic with their offense. Norman Powell made six straight free throws. 565 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: He got fouled on a cut on a a Marcus 566 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: Morris post up when his defender turned his head. He 567 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:56,000 Speaker 1: just cut back door, which was smart. He got fouled 568 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: on a defensive rebound by Carris Lavert, so just competing 569 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: on the glass earned him two ext of free throws. 570 00:30:00,800 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: And then there was a play where he drove out 571 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,560 Speaker 1: of the left baseline and Carris LeVert flopped to try 572 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: to draw a charge, which flopping in late game situation 573 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: is never a good idea. He ended up getting called 574 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: for a block. So suddenly it was a six point 575 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 1: game because Norman Powell went to the line and made 576 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: six straight free throws. Then Darius Garland through a pick 577 00:30:16,480 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: six the Terrence man for a dunk, although there was 578 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: a weird sequence on the dunk where Terrence Man like 579 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: literally grabbed the net with his left hand and pulled 580 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: himself up and then dunked it with his right hand. 581 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: Calves were pissed about that, but they didn't get the call. 582 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: All of a sudden, it's four point game. Then Darius 583 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 1: drives down again and turns it over to Reggie Jackson 584 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: and then just immediately fouls Reggie Jackson in the backcourt, 585 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: so two more free throws. So they literally gifted the 586 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: Clippers ten consecutive points through basically a pick six, and 587 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: then four silly fouls. One of them I suppose it 588 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: was on a back cup, but the three of the 589 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,800 Speaker 1: fouls were silly. And then on the last possession of 590 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 1: the game, where the last possession of the run, Jared 591 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: Allen missed a layup at the rim, which we're gonna 592 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:57,920 Speaker 1: come back to that play because I thought it was interesting. 593 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:00,920 Speaker 1: And then uh norm Pale Ray Now got a transition 594 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:03,920 Speaker 1: lay up to tide the game two at at one twelve. 595 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: Then from there Darius Garland missed a step back three. 596 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 1: Were under a minute now, Darius Garland missed a step 597 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:12,120 Speaker 1: back three, and then uh Tyler drew up a really 598 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: smart play where they started at Paul George on the 599 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: right block and had him run off of a curl 600 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 1: to get Isaaca Coro trailing him, and as a result, 601 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: Paul George was able to get downhill. Isaaca Coro continued 602 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: to track him and ride his hip and Paul George 603 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: ended up elevating through contact and making a really nice 604 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: lay up um to put them up one sevent and 605 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: then the twelve, and then the Clippers played the foul 606 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: contest and one they ended up fouling Darius Garland. He 607 00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: ended up missing a free throw um, so obviously Paul 608 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 1: Paul George hit would essentially amounted to the game winner. 609 00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: But I thought the biggest play of that game was 610 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 1: probably Paul George contesting Jared Allen on the rent. So 611 00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:55,480 Speaker 1: remember it was one twelve to one ten after the 612 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: Darius turnover against Reggie Jackson where he committed the foul, 613 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: and Darius Garland drives to the basket, gets drivel penetration, 614 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 1: gets downhill, and Paul George, who was guarding Jared Allen 615 00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: on this particular play of I think because of the 616 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 1: switch um, ends up corralling Darius under the basket. Darius 617 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: throws a really nice hook pass that hits Jared Allen 618 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: by himself basically at the charge circle, and Paul George 619 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: turned instead of just conceding the dunk, which if he 620 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: concedes the dunk, no one even really says anything because 621 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,480 Speaker 1: he was wide open. And then you're down four with 622 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:30,640 Speaker 1: a minute left and the game is probably over. But 623 00:32:30,720 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: instead he turned and just jumped as high as he 624 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: possibly could, knowing he might even get dunked on. But 625 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 1: in the process Jared Allen, instead of taking a short 626 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 1: hook shot, ended up trying to kind of like finish 627 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: downward at the basket after palming the basketball, and he 628 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 1: missed the layout, which led to the transition opportunity where 629 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 1: Norman Palletie the game. So instead of conceding the layup 630 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,640 Speaker 1: and effectively the game, Paul George put his body on 631 00:32:56,680 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: the line and make a defensive play, got a stop 632 00:32:59,480 --> 00:33:02,080 Speaker 1: that led to a transition opportunity, and then he hit 633 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: the game winner, so really stealing a victory from the 634 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 1: jaws of defeat by Paul George. UM. Some bad luck 635 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: from Cleveland there too, like I said, they missed all 636 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: of their good looks during down that stretch. Also some 637 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,160 Speaker 1: bad process, some turnovers, a few bad offensive possessions, a 638 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 1: few bad step back three's um. And then also really 639 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: good execution from the Clippers competing on defense like I 640 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 1: said with Paul George earlier, and then getting easy points 641 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: without having to score against Cleveland's half court defense by 642 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 1: manufacturing points of the foul line and getting out in transition. 643 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:32,920 Speaker 1: A couple of notes on the Clippers Paul George. He 644 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,480 Speaker 1: had a weird start to the season. He was held 645 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: the sixteen points are fewer and four of his first 646 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: five games. But in the last five games he's avaging 647 00:33:39,600 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: thirty one, six and five on fifty percent from the field, 648 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:47,280 Speaker 1: and from three he's getting back downhill. He's up back 649 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: up to three point two restricted area makes per game 650 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,640 Speaker 1: on eight four percent. Remember that's a huge indicator for 651 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: Paul George. When he's like less than two restricted area 652 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: makes per game, he's shooting too many jump shots. His 653 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 1: game starts to fall apart. When he gets over three. 654 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: That's when he's like superstar Paul George three level score. 655 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:08,960 Speaker 1: He's also shooting in this five game stretch on eleven 656 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:12,160 Speaker 1: point four pull up jumpers per game. When you've got 657 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:15,560 Speaker 1: six eight Paul George defending like an all defense guy 658 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:19,760 Speaker 1: three level score. Hitting on eleven plus pull up jumpers 659 00:34:19,760 --> 00:34:22,600 Speaker 1: per game. That dude's a superstar. And when he's playing 660 00:34:22,640 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: like that, it makes the Clippers a lot more interesting, 661 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:26,680 Speaker 1: especially if they can never get Quiet Leonard back, which 662 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:30,000 Speaker 1: is a whole other story. Clippers themselves four and one 663 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: in their last five. John Wall himself is also up 664 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,799 Speaker 1: to four restricted area makes per game in this five 665 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:38,799 Speaker 1: game stretch. That's again, that's the key. They gotta get 666 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 1: dribble penetration. We talked a lot about that during our 667 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,480 Speaker 1: most disappointing teams. The offense is a little better their 668 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,359 Speaker 1: twenty two during the span, which is better than them 669 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:46,960 Speaker 1: being at the bottom of the league like they had been. 670 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:49,200 Speaker 1: But they still have a long way to go to 671 00:34:49,239 --> 00:34:51,560 Speaker 1: get to where they need to be offensively. But they're 672 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 1: trying in the right direction and they're winning, which is 673 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: all that matters when you're trying to float in the 674 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,000 Speaker 1: standings when a star is out. All right, that is 675 00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 1: all I have for today, guys, has always, I sincerely 676 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: appreciate your support. Tomorrow night, we're covering Nick's nets after 677 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:08,359 Speaker 1: the opening the early Slate live on AMP. That'll be 678 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:12,200 Speaker 1: right around eight, right around seven thirty PST, and then 679 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: um Lakers Clippers in the evening, we'll be breaking that 680 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:18,200 Speaker 1: game down live on YouTube right after the final buzzer. 681 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: As always, I sincerely appreciate you, guys, and I will 682 00:35:20,600 --> 00:36:16,240 Speaker 1: see you tomorrow. The volume