1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: The volume. All right, well, good hoops tonight here at 2 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: the volume. Happy Tuesday, everybody. Oh bal you guys are 3 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: having a great start here week. Just a quick show 4 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: for you guys today. We went over an hour yesterday. 5 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: We're just gonna be hitting on a couple of games 6 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: from last night's slate. So the Oklahoma City Thunder got 7 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: a much needed win over the Detroit Pistons as they 8 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: continue to try to stiff arm the San Antonio Spurs 9 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: for that number one overall seed shake outs. Alexander yet 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: another statement in his MVP cases. He goes three for 11 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,480 Speaker 1: three again in clutch time. I really want to dive 12 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: into just how good he's been in the clutch this season. Then, 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: obviously we have to discuss that wiped away game winner 14 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: on his push off of Javonte Green on the right wing. 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna dig into some of the potential slippery slope 16 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: stuff that could happen if we start calling Shae for 17 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: his off arm. So we'll dig into that for a 18 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: little bit and then tailing the show. 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Throughout 28 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: the remainder of the season, we're gonna be doing a 29 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: mail bag. Our schedule is gonna be a little funky 30 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: this week. We're gonna be doing our first live show 31 00:01:24,959 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: in a very long time on Thursday Night for Lakers Thunder, 32 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: and we're just gonna break that game down and then 33 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: we're probably gonna do some mail back questions at the 34 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: tail end of that show. So make sure you drop 35 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: your mail back questions in and we'll get to them 36 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: on Thursday night. All right, let's talk some basketball. So 37 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:40,840 Speaker 1: the Pistons gave the Thunder a run for their money 38 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: last night. They just continue to be a monstrous, physical 39 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: team to deal with. It's funny you look at the 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: Thunder and you talk about how, oh you're getting switched 41 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: off of lou dort Onto Alex Crusoe or Onto, Cason 42 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: Wallace or Onto, just yet another awesome defender, and how 43 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: it can kind of feel like that perimeter depth can 44 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: be a real problem. And they're very good at protecting 45 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: their weaker defenders by whether it's hedging and recovering that 46 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: Shay does extremely well, or pre switching, so if you 47 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: try to target a specific defender, they'll just send one 48 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: of those guards up instead and just switch it on 49 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: the back line. They're very good at protecting their weakest 50 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: defenders and keeping you targeting difficult defenders. Well. The Detroit 51 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 1: Pistons do the exact same thing, and they can also 52 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: put out these lineups that have Aasar Thompson and Javonte 53 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: Green and Ron Holland and just an insane amount of 54 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: defensive talent on the floor that can make it difficult 55 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,640 Speaker 1: for your perimeter initiators. And they forced one of the 56 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: best teams in the league at taking care of the basketball, 57 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: in the Oklahoma City Thunder, into eighteen turnovers last night, 58 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: and so they were able to generate a ton of margin. 59 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: They won the points off of Turnovers battle by five 60 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: against the team that has dominated that battle more in 61 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: terms of points per game than any other team all season. 62 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: And then as you, as everyone knows, you can do 63 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: damage to Oklahoma City on the offensive glass, and Detroit's 64 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the league 65 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: even without Jalen durn And they won the second chance 66 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: point points battle last night sixteen to four, So the 67 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: Pistons were basically able to generate seventeen points of margin there, 68 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: which gives a lot more margin for air for their offense, 69 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,800 Speaker 1: which is obviously limited with Cad Cunningham and Jalen Durant 70 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: out of the lineup, and their defense just in general 71 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: did a lot to make Oklahoma City uncomfortable, I thought, 72 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,079 Speaker 1: especially when Detroit made that run in that early part 73 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: of the fourth quarter, that was centered a lot about 74 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: centered a lot around them being able to just make 75 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: Oklahoma City's offense uncomfortable and getting out in transition off 76 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: of the stops that they were getting. They also just 77 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: got enough timely shooting, like big transition three from Kevin 78 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: Herder on the right wing. Kevin Herder shot well in 79 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: that fourth quarter. Javonte Green hit several threes. Paul Reid 80 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: continues to just be awesome, and it's insane that a 81 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: player that talented is the third string center for the 82 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: Detroit Pistons. But then, as has been the case throughout 83 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: most of the season, Shake Gills saw Lexander came in 84 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: in that middle third or middle fourth quarter and he 85 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: did what he's done all year, which is just be 86 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:09,000 Speaker 1: completely unstoppable to guard one on one repeatedly, get to 87 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: his spots and just hit shot after shot after shot 88 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 1: in crunch time and just strangle the life out of you. 89 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: He gets off, he gets to his spots with that 90 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,680 Speaker 1: like classic you know, hard drive, gets contact, gets that 91 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: leads with that right shoulder and extends his off arm 92 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: a little bit, gets that separation on the step back, 93 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: and then he just absolutely nails on that little fifteen 94 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: foot jump shot. And the clutch numbers with Shay are 95 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: absolutely outrageous. He was three for three last night, nine 96 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: made free throws. He's made fifty two clutch shots this season, 97 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: which is by far the most in the NBA. He's 98 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 1: shooting fifty two percent on them. And again, this is 99 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: for a team. I know that we always talked about 100 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: the Lakers as the best clutch team in the league. 101 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: The thunder are right there behind them at twenty excuse me, 102 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 1: at twenty four and ten in clutch games, and Shay 103 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 1: is a huge part of debt. You can add fifty 104 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: eight clutch free throws to that, which leads the NBA, 105 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: and so as a result, in total, he has nineteen 106 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: more clutch points than the second best volume clutch score 107 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: in the NBA, which is Jamal Murray this year, even 108 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:14,279 Speaker 1: if you break it down on a per one hundred 109 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 1: possession pace, right because you can get a little bit 110 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: weird with just the number of clutch teams that a 111 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: clutch games that a team plays, and obviously, with the 112 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: Thunder being dealing with a lot of guys in and 113 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: out of the lineup, they've just been in a lot 114 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: of close games this year. On a per one hundred 115 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: possession pace, he's scoring sixty four clutch points per one 116 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: hundred clutch possessions, which also ranks number one in the NBA. Actually, 117 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: Anthony Edwards is the guy that skyrockets up that list 118 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: since the Wolves haven't been in since he specifically hasn't 119 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: been in as many clutch games this year, he goes 120 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: up to sixty two clutch points per one hundred clutch possessions. 121 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: But Shay's still number one, and then there's a massive 122 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: drop off from their. Third place on that list is 123 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 1: Kaid at fifty clutch points per one hundred clutch possessions. 124 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: It's one of the most compelling parts of Shay's MVP case. 125 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,479 Speaker 1: You end up in these close games with Oka See, 126 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: and you just have to contend with the fact that 127 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: Shay is gonna make damn near every damn shot he takes, 128 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: draw a bunch of fouls, and generally be unstoppable one 129 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,799 Speaker 1: on one, So we end up in a one possession 130 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: game lay to tie game. Late, Shae gets a steal 131 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 1: on Dana Shankins. So Dana shank has drimming the ball 132 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: up top, and Shaye kind of sends like an impromptu 133 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: soft double team, so he's kind of running up with 134 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: his arms up, just getting ready to get the ball 135 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: out of Danas's hands, and Javonte Green's kind of hanging 136 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: out right around the top of the key, and Dannis 137 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: kind of tries to force a bounce pass into that gap, 138 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: and Shay just has super long arms, so he just 139 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: reaches down he gets a steal. We go down to 140 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: the other end and Shae goes to his patented kind 141 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: of step back move with his push off, but he 142 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: extends his arm too much, and I mean like literally, 143 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: like at one point you freeze frame it. His hand 144 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: is on Javonte Green's shoulder with the elbow completely locked 145 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: as he's making a step back move. He hits a three. 146 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: Crowd goes wild, We have a whistle. It's an offensive foul, 147 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: which I thought was a good call under the circumstances, 148 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: specifically because of the time and score and because he 149 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: fully extended the arm. But it's also a dangerous precedent, 150 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: and I think we have to be careful with this 151 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: idea of trying to call Shay for more pushoffs. But 152 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: table that for a second. We'll get back to that 153 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: in a few minutes when we get done with the game. 154 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: That sends us to overtime after Danis actually got a 155 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: pretty good look at a pull up three at the 156 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: top of the key out of a high hesitation dribble, 157 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: just left it a little bit long off the background, 158 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: but a pretty good look for him. You go to overtime, 159 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 1: Shaye hits get another tough contested step back jump shot 160 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: along the left baseline, and Detroit's finally just had enough 161 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: and they start sending the hard double teams. They find 162 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: Caseon Wallace wide open under the rim for a layup 163 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: after Danas gets caught in no man's land between the 164 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: right wing and underneath the basket, Shae then finds Alex 165 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: Crusoe in the right corner for a three. And that's 166 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: the thing with Okay, See, they just continue to get 167 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: enough timely shooting across the board. Cruise So and Jalen 168 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: Williams both hit massive corner threes down the stretch, and 169 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: Kruso it's interesting, he's one of those guys you do 170 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: look at the numbers shooting below thirty percent from three 171 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: this year, but I just feel like every time he 172 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: gets a good look, especially if it's like a big 173 00:08:12,960 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: spot in a big playoff game, I just feel like 174 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: it's going in. And Crusoe just as a knack for 175 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: hitting big shots, and I think people are dramatically under 176 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: underestimating how much of an asset it is that Jalen 177 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: Williams has been shooting the ball as well and as 178 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: confidently and as aggressively as he has. It gives them 179 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: like a legitimate stretch five look which they haven't had 180 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: because chet, you know, percentage wise isn't a terrible three 181 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: point shooter, but he just doesn't take a ton of them. 182 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: He's a little bit hesitanting. It takes them a while 183 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: to load it up. Jay Will is more confident, more 184 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: aggressive as a little bit of a quicker release, and 185 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: so that's more of a legitimate stretch. Five. Look, we 186 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: are now on a thirty two game span where jay 187 00:08:54,840 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: Will is shooting forty five percent from three unlike six 188 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: attempts per thirty six minutes. That's a heavy level of 189 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,680 Speaker 1: aggression off the catch, and he is nailing them consistently. 190 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: So o Koma said, he gets out of there with 191 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: much needed win. It's an important one because the Spurs 192 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: ar a machine right now. They just keep churning out wins. 193 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: And if you drop this game, all of a sudden, 194 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: those Laker games coming up gets super important because you 195 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: drop one of those Laker games and the Spurs went out, 196 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 1: you could give up the one seed, right So winning 197 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: this game that buys the Thunder the margin for air 198 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 1: if they do happen to drop one of those Laker 199 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: games to hang on to the one seed. Now, let's 200 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 1: go to the push off for a second again. This 201 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: individual play, it was the right call because he fully 202 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: extended the arm. It was pretty egregious. And it's one 203 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 1: of those ones too, where like if you really dig 204 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: into just the amount of leverage Shay games, like how 205 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: hard he pushed off on Javante really wasn't that much. 206 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,719 Speaker 1: But it's just when you fully extend the arm like that, 207 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 1: you basically put the official in a position where he 208 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: has no choice but to make the call. Shay typically 209 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: does a nice job of hiding his push off. 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In Ohio, call one eight hundred my 246 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:46,840 Speaker 1: reset gambling problem called one eight hundred gambler in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, 247 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: New Jersey, Tennessee, or Virginia. And so it's pretty tough 248 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:55,599 Speaker 1: to see at game speed, there's not that full extension 249 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: of the hand, and so he typically does a pretty 250 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:02,280 Speaker 1: good job of hiding it. That's specific play that full extension. 251 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: He just basically he basically blew the whistle for the reft. 252 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:07,200 Speaker 1: He had no choice but to make the call at 253 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: that point. Now I am consistent on the record that 254 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,360 Speaker 1: I don't have a problem with the Shay push off. 255 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: Before we go any further, I'm gonna remind everyone about 256 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: a debate that used to rage about the way Lebron 257 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:26,199 Speaker 1: was officiated. Lebron fans still to this day are upset 258 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: about this, but it was a huge talking point back 259 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 1: in the day when Lebron was still considered among the 260 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 1: top tier of Superstars. Lebron would get found a ton 261 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: and it would consistently go uncalled. He'd get grabbed, hacked, pushed, 262 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: all of the aboved on his post ups, on his drives, 263 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: on everything, and he would seemingly get no respect from 264 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 1: the officials for it. But those of you guys who've 265 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: been listening to the show for years now will remember 266 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,880 Speaker 1: what I always used to say. I wanted that type 267 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: of whistle for Lebron. Why because he plays bullyball. He's 268 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: constantly dropping his shoulder and going through people, backing people 269 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,079 Speaker 1: down and bullying them with his strength. He'll use his 270 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 1: off arm like a battering ram at times on his 271 00:13:13,400 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: drives and generally just tries to physically maul people on 272 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 1: his way to the rim. I was worried that if 273 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: they started giving Lebron every single hack and push and 274 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 1: shove and everything underneath the basket, it would lead to 275 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 1: the drawback of Lebron not being able to use his 276 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: bullyball tactics without picking up offensive fouls. Essentially, I liked 277 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: the rules of engagement for Lebron. It was kind of 278 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: a free for all, and I thought that was actually 279 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: an advantage for him. I'd even take it a step 280 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 1: further to just a general NBA belief that I have, 281 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: which is that the flow of these games gets too 282 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 1: commonly disrupted by silly whistles for marginal contacts. So, just 283 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 1: in general, I want less whistles, not more. I think 284 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: it's a better TV product. I feel the exact same 285 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: way about the Shay off arm, just in reverse. If 286 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: you start calling him for the push off and again 287 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: set the game winner aside, think more about the one 288 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: that he does about ten times a game where he 289 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: drives into the defender's chest, leading with his shoulder, gets 290 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: into that step back move, and extends the forearm to 291 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: get additional separation. I've seen tons of basketball fans complaining 292 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: about that move and how they want to see it 293 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: called more. I think that's a slippery slope, because now 294 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: you're talking about altering the rules of engagement. If we 295 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:46,680 Speaker 1: start calling that an offensive foul, then we have to 296 00:14:46,760 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: start calling every single little bump in hand check that 297 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: a defender uses back on Shay when they're on defense. Now, 298 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,640 Speaker 1: this is where it gets complicated, because Shaye does get 299 00:14:58,680 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: a lot of tiki tac calls. He does get a 300 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: lot of those marginal contact, types of calls and so 301 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: on that level. I do understand the frustration. This is 302 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 1: what is driven NBA fans crazy about the Thunder over 303 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,760 Speaker 1: the last couple of years. In the way that they're officiated. 304 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: Shay's allowed to use his off arm to push off 305 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: defenders when he's trying to get separation, but then the 306 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 1: defenders aren't allowed to hit him back at all, so 307 00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: he ends up going to the line constantly, while on 308 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: the other end of the floor of Lou Dorton and 309 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: Alex krus are beating the shit out of your stars 310 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: over and over again, and they're not getting that same respect. 311 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: It was and still is extremely frustrating. I'm just saying 312 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 1: the answer to that problem because it's clear that the 313 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: league and the officials are becoming aware of that problem, 314 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: and they're addressing it by starting to call the off 315 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: arm more. I'm saying the answer to that problem is 316 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: to stop giving Shay such an insane whistle where he 317 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: gets to the line for every little bit of marginal 318 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 1: contact on his drives, and there were some really egregious 319 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 1: ones in the Pistons game last night. Again, the answer 320 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: is less whistles, not more. I don't think we solved 321 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: this problem by calling Shay for push offs, all that 322 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,480 Speaker 1: does is disrupt the flow of these games and alter 323 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: the rules of engagement. The answer is we stop giving 324 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: Shay foul calls for weak ass marginal contact on his drives. 325 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: And again, as an OKC fan, that should be the 326 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: rules of engagement that you prefer. If the whistle changed 327 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: to where Shay got called for push offs, but he 328 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: also got lots of contact marginal contact types of whistles 329 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: when he's driving, and Lou Dorton Alex Crusoe were not 330 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 1: allowed to be physical on defense on the other end, 331 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: that would actually lessen the effectiveness of your team, because 332 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: playing physical defense is a huge part of how Oklahoma 333 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: City wins basketball games. Not to mention it would just 334 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: be terrible to watch in terms of the slog of 335 00:16:55,400 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: all the whistles. Any Oklahoma City game with le swhistles 336 00:17:00,640 --> 00:17:04,120 Speaker 1: on both ends of the floor, even if Shay shoots 337 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: way less free throws, is a big advantage for Oklahoma City. 338 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: It's just like the Lebron dynamic. I wanted the rules 339 00:17:12,720 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 1: of engagement to allow Lebron to bully people. You should 340 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:19,080 Speaker 1: want people putting their hands on shay why Cachet is 341 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,280 Speaker 1: really good at using that off arm to get separation anyway, 342 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: and then Alex Cruzo and Lou dort Can can keep 343 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: beating the shit out of the opposing stars. All right, 344 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:30,959 Speaker 1: let's briefly talk about six Ers heat and then we'll 345 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,679 Speaker 1: get out here for today. It looks like the Sixers 346 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: were gonna do it again, another fourth quarter comeback where 347 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: they really tighten the screws on defense. They started forcing 348 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: some turnovers. Flying around on the perimeter. On the other 349 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 1: end of the floor, Embiid is just a monster, face 350 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:45,960 Speaker 1: up score Maxi hits a big pull up three at 351 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: the top of the key. Embiid hits another one off 352 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:49,800 Speaker 1: the left wing and puts the Sixers up four, and 353 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: it looks like the Sixers are on their way to 354 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 1: another big win. And the Sixers blew that game in 355 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: a matter of seconds with back to back to back 356 00:17:58,359 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 1: bad transition defense possession right after and Beat hits his three, 357 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: they don't get matched up. They give up a corner 358 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: three which misses, but because they're not matched up, Bam 359 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: has a full runway coming off the right wing just 360 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: comes flying in for a tip slam. Then on back 361 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 1: to back possessions. After that, they lose Tyler Harrow Hero. 362 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,159 Speaker 1: I should say, I gotta get my pronunciations right. They 363 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: lose Tyler Hero on transition threes twice after that, and 364 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 1: they completely lose control of the game. They went from 365 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,680 Speaker 1: up four to down six and ninety seconds. And I 366 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:34,440 Speaker 1: was thinking, after I was watching the film this morning, 367 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: it's funny how over the years, as rosters change, but 368 00:18:38,880 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: as teams generally have the same core at the top, 369 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: like in terms of their stars, they tend to still 370 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 1: contend with the same strengths and weaknesses. Like the Warriors 371 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: dynasty they had turnover problems before they were champions and 372 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:56,119 Speaker 1: after they were champions. Or the Nuggets. The Nuggets obviously 373 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: defended at a championship level when they won in twenty 374 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: twenty three, but they've consistently had turnover or defense issues 375 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:05,919 Speaker 1: that have popped up over the years. Or maybe it's 376 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: the Celtics having lapses in their offensive execution where Jalen 377 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: Brown and Jason Tatum kind of settle for bad iso 378 00:19:13,080 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: jump shots instead of breaking the defense down by pressuring 379 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 1: the rim and drawing the extra defenders that can get 380 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 1: good catch and shoot threes for them. With the Sixers, 381 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: it's always been the same two things that have gotten 382 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: them beat transition defense and Joel Embiide kind of settling 383 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 1: for a jump shot, heavy diet and going cold. To 384 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: be clear, I'm not using this as a case to 385 00:19:39,080 --> 00:19:41,119 Speaker 1: count the Sixers out as a playoff team is here. 386 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,400 Speaker 1: They're a long shot under any circumstances. But I still 387 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: think I've been impressed by what they've done in the 388 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: last three games. That fourth quarter run was really impressive 389 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: against Miami yesterday. I think the Sixers have a legit 390 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: puncher's chance to win the conference. And again, I just 391 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: gave three examples of teams that all won championships. The 392 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: Warriors conk those demons. The Nuggets conquered those demons, so 393 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: did Boston. Even after they won, they still have to 394 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: contend with those issues. I've seen games this year where 395 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown is just forcing the issue in the middle 396 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 1: of the paint instead of taking easy kickout raads. I've 397 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,560 Speaker 1: seen games this year where Denver let's go the rope Defensively. 398 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: The Warriors have had plenty of turnover issues after they've 399 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 1: been champs. It's just clear to me that those two 400 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:33,680 Speaker 1: things the transition defense and Embiid's shot diet are going 401 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: to be the things that Philly has to contend with 402 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 1: in their journey to try to win with this corps. 403 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,880 Speaker 1: They got to get back and get matched up again. 404 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: There was a that run started off of a made 405 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: basket yesterday, an embiiding the team overall need to do 406 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,840 Speaker 1: a better job of balancing his face up jump shot 407 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: game with more aggression towards the rim. We've seen this 408 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: in the past with them be in the postseason, where 409 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: he just goes cold with his jump shot, and it's 410 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: not too hard to figure out why. The playoffs are 411 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 1: super physical. They're exhausting. They wear your legs down pretty bad. 412 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: The first miss jump shot. So after he hits a 413 00:21:13,840 --> 00:21:17,160 Speaker 1: three and they go down and Bam gets the tip dunk, 414 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: he leaves that next jump shot short and you could 415 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: literally see he looks tired. That's gonna happen in a 416 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 1: situation like that, especially on those more contested face of 417 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 1: jump shots. Embiid has the ability to balance his attack 418 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: more with a bullyball game. Even when Embid was in 419 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: his prime before he got hurt. This was one of 420 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: the big reasons why I always thought Jokic was better 421 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,800 Speaker 1: than him. Jokic could also go cold with his jump shot, 422 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: just like anybody else, but he was so much less 423 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: dependent on it because of what he could do as 424 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 1: a bullyball player and as a playmaker. Joel Embiid has 425 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: the ability to balance his attack with more physical aggression 426 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: towards the rim, and the team has the ability to 427 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: balance that because of Tyrese Maxi's rim pressure and just 428 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,680 Speaker 1: the overall amount of talent that they have on the roster. 429 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: The playoffs are physical. You cannot be dependent entirely on 430 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,199 Speaker 1: Embige's making face up dump shots. I think getting more 431 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:13,200 Speaker 1: balanced there will help them a lot. Here are some 432 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 1: of the numbers just to give you guys some of 433 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: the initial data in this three game sample. So the Maxie, Embiid, 434 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: George Tree, and again those guys have only played in 435 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: two games, but in thirty nine minutes over the two 436 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: games they're minus twenty on the scoreboard, so they haven't 437 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: been very good. Embiid in Maxi in sixty one minutes 438 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,639 Speaker 1: have been a plus seven. The best lineup with the 439 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,959 Speaker 1: full trio has been with VJ. Edgecomb and Quinton Grimes. 440 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,160 Speaker 1: Now they've only played two minutes, but they were plus 441 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: eight in those two minutes, comically small sample. I don't 442 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: want you to think more about the data there. I 443 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: want you to think more about the basketball concept. I 444 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 1: like the idea of anchoring Embiid and George, your two 445 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: oldest and most injury prone players, with your three fastest players. 446 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,920 Speaker 1: And again, because of how big Embiid is, and because 447 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: Paul George is actually capable of making a lot of plays, 448 00:23:01,800 --> 00:23:04,439 Speaker 1: is like that weak side defender, the help side defender, 449 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: that low man. It puts you in a situation where 450 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: those guys are anchored by speed, and it accentuates their 451 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: strengths more and gives you a better chance to compete 452 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: when the game gets into an up and down pace. 453 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: Schedule is actually pretty tough down the stretch, which I 454 00:23:18,920 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: think is gonna be nice as a tune up for 455 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 1: them for the postseason. They got an easy one in 456 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: Washington on Wednesday, then they have a Minnesota Detroit back 457 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: to back at home. I'll be really curious to see 458 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 1: which game they play their guys in for that set. 459 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: If they wanted to have two games of rest before 460 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: the San Antonio game, you play them in Minnesota, sit 461 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: them for or play them against Minnesota and then sit 462 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:41,080 Speaker 1: them against Detroit. We'll see what they end up doing. 463 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: But then after that they have a couple of road 464 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: games against the Spurs and the Rockets. So we're gonna 465 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: get a nice little sample size of some serious basketball 466 00:23:48,280 --> 00:23:49,639 Speaker 1: from the six Ers here down the stretch, and we 467 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 1: should get a much better look at them as we 468 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: head into the postseason. All right, guys, it's all I 469 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 1: have for today is always as sincerely appreciate you guys 470 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 1: for supporting us and supporting the show. We'll be back. 471 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 1: So we're actually gonna record tonight. I'm not sure if 472 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: it'll go up tonight or tomorrow morning, but we're gonna 473 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: be reacting to the Lakers Calves game, and then Carda 474 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: Rodriguez from the Chase Down podcast is going to be 475 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:13,119 Speaker 1: joining us to do a deep dive on the Calves. 476 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 1: So tomorrow will at the very least have a bunch 477 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 1: of Calves stuff coming out, and then we'll also be 478 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: talking a little bit about that specific game, that Lakers 479 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: Calves game. All right, guys, I appreciate you. We'll see 480 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: you tomorrow.