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Now sign up. 10 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: Please use the promo code Colin so they know we 11 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: sent you. Please use the promo code Collins c O 12 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: l I N FanDuel sports Book App. Sign up. Hi, everybody, 13 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: you know who I am? Wow? Wow. Not only did 14 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: the Warriors blow a twelve point fourth quarter lead, Al 15 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: Horford five time All Star Al Horford, College All American 16 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: Al Horford gonna make the Hall of Fame. Al Horford 17 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: put on a clinic. And if you're the Celtics, tonight, 18 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 1: Tatum didn't play well. You had a seven minute lull 19 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 1: in the third that was as bad as clunky as 20 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: your offense could be. Now we get a little bit 21 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: of that. Obviously with the Celtics, They're gonna give you that. 22 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: They can be a little larmed in artistic offensively. But 23 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 1: that may be the worst quarter in five years in 24 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: a playoff game for the Warriors at home. That may be, 25 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: but you gotta give it. Listen, we just say it's 26 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: a bad quarter for the Warriors. They didn't get a 27 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: ton of great looks. Jason timp host of hoops to 28 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: night at the volume, who's just been a home run 29 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: higher for us. I'm not gonna say I'm surprised the 30 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: Celtics won. I mean, this is a really capable team. 31 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: We think they're the better defensive team. But if you'd 32 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,760 Speaker 1: told me Jason Tatum played poorly and you'll trailed by 33 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: twelve entering the fourth and you blew them out a 34 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: little bit of a jaw dropper, that's a that fourth quarter? 35 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: Is it? To me? That is what did I just watch? 36 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 1: That's how it lands for me, Like, what did I 37 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:43,120 Speaker 1: just watch? There was a very basic defensive scheme adjustment 38 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: in the early portion of the fourth quarter that I 39 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: thought turned that game around, And I was blown away 40 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: when I was doing my prep for this series, when 41 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: I was watching the film. What I was blown away 42 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,359 Speaker 1: by was how often Boston array and what's called a 43 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 1: drop coverage against Golden State, with them coming off of 44 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: their screens at the top. They would have Horford or 45 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: Robert Williams or whatever sag back, and because of how 46 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: good Golden State is at screening, the guys were just 47 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: coming off and getting wide open shots. That's how Steph 48 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 1: had twenty one first quarter points was he was just 49 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: coming off of those screens wide open. I was jaw 50 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: dropped watching the game at the nonsensical defensive strategy from Boston. 51 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: Then they take Robert Williams out, They're in the early 52 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, and they start switching everything, and suddenly it 53 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: becomes who on Golden State can create their own shot, 54 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: And they were sending just enough help to Steph to 55 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: dissuade him from getting to his spots and rotating out 56 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 1: of it, and all of a sudden, it looked like 57 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: Golden State had an offensive creation problem, which is why 58 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: I've always been such a big believer in switching from 59 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: the beginning. But it was amazing to see how that 60 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: little tweak there in the middle of the fourth quarter 61 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: put Boston's defense at such a huge advantage. And you know, 62 00:03:57,920 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: one of the things I put in my notes calling 63 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: in the middle of this game, and I'm sure you 64 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: could pick it up because when you're watching Golden State 65 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:08,119 Speaker 1: play Dallas, you're sitting there thinking, oh, like they don't 66 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: have the personnel. Like you can talk about them missing shots, 67 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: you can talk about some things not going their way, 68 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: Luca didn't have a good series, but also you're like 69 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: Golden States just better, Like they got better players, They've 70 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: better basketball players on both ends of the floor. About 71 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: halfway through that game, I put in my notes, like, 72 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: Boston has the personnel to hang in this series. This 73 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: is not talent mismatch. Ye, Golden State's advantage is experience, 74 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: and they do have a little bit better offensive personnel. 75 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: But there was always I thought that it was immediately 76 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,799 Speaker 1: apparent that Boston had enough players to hang in this series, 77 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: and so it would come down, like we've always said, 78 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: to their execution and their game plan. And I thought 79 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: it was absolutely imperative for Boston to close this game 80 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 1: because I don't think they'll shoot this well again maybe 81 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: not in this Yeah. So it's just one of those 82 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: things where I thought that was this was a game 83 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: they had to win under the circumstances with how well 84 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: they shot, and they pulled it off. Yeah, I mean, listen, 85 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: Tatum was ineffective. Jordan Poole was awful, like he was 86 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: hurting them when he was on the floor. So I 87 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: thought Jordan really really poorly he was. I mean, I 88 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: think he had the worst plus minus in the game tonight, 89 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: whereas I think Tatum was just kind of you know, 90 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: Tatum's an interesting player. I had said this on Fox 91 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: Sports Today that you know, Tatum will say things that 92 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: like a Michael Jordan or a Lebron or a d 93 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: Wade would never say. Which is you know, when people 94 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: were questioning us early in the season, I didn't know 95 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: if I was already the guy to lead this. You know, 96 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: I had a lot of doubts and I'm like, you 97 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 1: can think that, don't say it. Yeah, Like, don't say it. 98 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: And I feel that sometimes with Jason Tatum. I watched 99 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: him and I I was telling a friend of mine 100 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: watching the game tonight in the living room. I said, 101 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: if Tatum doesn't have a and he's not a great 102 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: ball handler, he can get sloppy. He's not great ball handler. 103 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,719 Speaker 1: If he doesn't get like an angle on you or 104 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,160 Speaker 1: beat you off the first dribble or two, and the 105 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: game is tight, like he'll pull up and get get 106 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: rid of the ball. Like he there is a little 107 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: bit he loses confidence. I think it is not in 108 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,160 Speaker 1: himself but his ball handling and if he doesn't get 109 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: that good first step on you, and tonight a couple 110 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 1: of times he didn't and he just didn't want it. 111 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: He had very few shots in the first half. We 112 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 1: saw this in Game six, he had twelve shots the 113 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 1: whole game. So he's just one of those players. Whereas Steph, 114 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: we'll back out, come a match again, we'll back out, 115 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: we'll go it again. Like Steph's gonna figure out a 116 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: way to get past you that lot. He's relentless. Jason 117 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 1: Tatum's not. And but tonight, when Derek White and Al 118 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: Horford are hitting those shots. You know, we've always known this. 119 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: When Marcus Smart scores twenty plus, Boston doesn't lose. Tonight, 120 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:53,840 Speaker 1: Al Horford was the Marcus Smart. I mean it was 121 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: nobody sees Al Horford hitting six threes. So it was 122 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: all these you know, it was all these kind of 123 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: role players. But you know, when you've got, first of 124 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 1: all that's about as well. I bet if you went 125 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: back this season, as any team shot in the basketball 126 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,679 Speaker 1: for a seven minute stretch, anybody, any game all season, 127 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: sometimes they just fall. I mean that just I don't 128 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: want to be too simplistic, but sometimes when all your 129 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: role guys are hitting threes, it's not your night. You know, 130 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: Golden State looked up and it's like Boston had a 131 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: seven minute lull. Golden State did. Golden States came at 132 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: the end of the game. That's the difference. And you 133 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: know they were open shots though for the most part, 134 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: Like that's the wild part. Like Golden State demonstrated in 135 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: the Dallas series that their strategy was going to be 136 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: send the kitchen sink at Luca and leave the shot 137 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: result to these role players. Hope they choke under the pressure. 138 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: And they did. And you know that's the game that 139 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 1: they played again tonight with Boston. It just so happens 140 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: that they went in. I mean, with exception of that 141 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: that Derek White pull up three where he kind of 142 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: hesitated and then Steph kind of jumped up on his 143 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: right side and he just elevated over the top and 144 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: knocked it down. With exception of that one, most of 145 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: them were pretty damn good looks, which is kind of 146 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: the nature of that offense, not they're going to go 147 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: through stretches where they don't shoot well. But if you're 148 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: Golden State, I think you look at the game plan 149 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: and you say, we did what we were supposed to do. 150 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: We made role players make shots. It just so happens 151 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: that Derek White and Al Horford made ten threes. What 152 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:26,320 Speaker 1: are you what are you gonna do? You know? Like 153 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: whereas with the Boston thing, you look at the game 154 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: plan and it's like, no, no no, no, we actually can't 155 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: just let Steph Curry and Clay Thompson come off a 156 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: screens wide open all series. They'll make them every game. 157 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: So like, I think that's where if you're Boston, you 158 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: gotta be feeling so good right now, because there's just 159 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: this easy adjustment sitting right there, like start switching more, 160 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: stop letting these guys come off these screens open, whereas 161 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:46,680 Speaker 1: with Golden State it's like you kind of have to 162 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: live with the result. Now to another thing of Golden State, 163 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: Boston doesn't play well at home. Their role players don't 164 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: shoot well at home, so home court doesn't mean as 165 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: much in this series. As it does in another series. 166 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: So I would still I never want to overreact to 167 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: Game one. I would still feel good. If you're Golden State, 168 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: they shot you out of the arena, that happens. But 169 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 1: make no mistake, this is not Dallas. This is a 170 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: good personnel team, and Tatum is not the first guy 171 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: to struggle under the scope in the scale of the 172 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: NBA Finals in his first time in that environment. Better. 173 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: So Golden State is going to have to understand that 174 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: this is this is a long series, this is a 175 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: dog fight. They're going to have to beat Boston. Boston's 176 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: not going to beat themselves. Yeah, I mean these look 177 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: like the two best teams in the league for most 178 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: of the game. The other thing is Dallas got open looks. 179 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 1: But I always feel Jason, when you have a high 180 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: ball usage player like a Luca or a Harden, you 181 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: do become an observer at times. I kind of feel 182 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: like with Boston, the role players they even when they're 183 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: not scoring, they feel it's a very inclusive offense. Is 184 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: that you know Tatum will have twelve shots in a 185 00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: huge game. Tatum tonight stepped out. I always feel like 186 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: the role players for Boston are ready to shoot. Sometimes 187 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: you get into that space with the Mavericks, you know, 188 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: or Westbrook and his prime or Hardening his prime and 189 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: those role players. I mean, you're on the court and 190 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: you're cold, like you're doing nothing, You're watching. That could 191 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: be a Kobe issue at times, you're just kind of 192 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: sitting around watching. I don't know when I you know, 193 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: you study more tape than I do. But when I 194 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: watch Boston's roll guys, I always think they feel ready 195 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: to get a shot. I think it's a very inclusive offense. 196 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: And a lot of that is maybe it's the weakness 197 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: I talk about Tatum is that he's not a guy 198 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:37,839 Speaker 1: like if he gets cut off, he'll get rid of 199 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: the ball. A lot of times he'll just get rid 200 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: of the ball. So it's it's not an offense where 201 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: your best player is you're watching him. I never feel 202 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: like that with Boston. Now, they don't move like Golden State. 203 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: But you know the other thing that helps when you're 204 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: four or five best players, most of them have been 205 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 1: playing together for years. Like you have seven minute lolls 206 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: like Boston kind of they're they're very comfortable with what 207 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,680 Speaker 1: they are. They had a seven minute loll tonight and 208 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm with a Celtic fan and I'm like, 209 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:12,959 Speaker 1: this is what they do when they win, Like this 210 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: is who they are, they know. So like I'm sitting 211 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: there in a seven minute loll and I'm like, yeah, 212 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 1: they're down, Like they're down eight, They're okay. This thing 213 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: you're hitting on with the difference between Boston and Dallas 214 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: is so important, and there's two elements to it, and 215 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:28,319 Speaker 1: a lot of this has to do with the way 216 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: teams are put together, because don't get me wrong, there 217 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: is a heliocentric element to the Luca thing and the 218 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:37,840 Speaker 1: James Harden thing where guys stay cold and you're absolutely right, 219 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: Like when you don't touch the basketball for a while 220 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,439 Speaker 1: and it gets in your hands, it just feels weird. 221 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: Like I had a similar issue in some years that 222 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,240 Speaker 1: I spent when I was playing in college. It's just 223 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: when your role shifts to the point where you don't 224 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:50,680 Speaker 1: have the basketball in your hands all the time, it's 225 00:11:50,679 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: just really hard to get it and do something with it. 226 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: But there's a roster, you know. One of the things 227 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: that I think a lot of analytically minded gms will 228 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: focus on is like, oh, if I have this superstar 229 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: Fulcrum and Harden or Luca. All I need to do 230 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: is put guys that can shoot threes around him, because 231 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 1: if I drive and kick to the shooters, they'll get 232 00:12:09,480 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: open looks. They'll make defenses pay for helping. But there's 233 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: a huge difference between that and having a system where 234 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: you have four or five six guys that can all 235 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: score the basketball, because that's the difference between a heliocentric 236 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: system and a drive and kick system. When Boston gets 237 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: into their real groove, it's everyone's touching the basketball. It's 238 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: Tatum creating the initial advantage or Jalen Brown creating the 239 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: initial advantage that gets the defense to collapse. When the 240 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: defense collapse, you kick it out. Now they're closing out, 241 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: and because they're closing out, an inferior player like a 242 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: Derek White or a Marcus Smart, because he's given that advantage, 243 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: can further extend the advantage by punishing that close out. 244 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: And then they'll do that two or three times. Next 245 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: thing you know, someone is completely wide open at the 246 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:56,120 Speaker 1: three point line. It's the It's one of the things 247 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: that teams got to look at when they're constructing rosters 248 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: like you are more like to have guys stay in 249 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: a rhythm when everyone's involved in a driving kick type 250 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: of system. Then when they're all just standing around waiting 251 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 1: to shoot, catch and shoot threes. You know, I don't 252 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: want to make any excuses because Boston was great tonight, 253 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 1: but I did feel like I bet the Celtics plus 254 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: the points in the first half. To Mike, I said, 255 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: it's just you see this sometimes in baseball, where you 256 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: play every day, every day, every day, you get to 257 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:25,320 Speaker 1: the postseason, you wrap up a series early, and guys 258 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,680 Speaker 1: don't play for six games like when you're playing well, 259 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: Baseball players don't want six days off, especially when the 260 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: weather cools. So you play in the summer all year, 261 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: A day offs all you get, and you get to 262 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: the cool weather of October and you have six days off. 263 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: I thought Wiggins, Draymond, and Pool looked off. I thought, 264 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: I thought, now, Steph is such a brilliant ball handler. 265 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,680 Speaker 1: I mean he never he doesn't he never looks. I 266 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: mean even when he's not shooting, well, he's just got it. 267 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 1: He's like he's art. But I thought Wiggins looked off offensively, 268 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:02,320 Speaker 1: Draymond struggled, Pool was off, And it's not an excuse, 269 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: but man, they had a lot of time and you 270 00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: can't replicate that stuff. And again, I think Steph is 271 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: so gifted naturally offensively, he gets back into it really fast. 272 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: But one of the reasons I thought Boston would keep 273 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: it close, and when the first half was they just 274 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: got out of a I think we overrate when a 275 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: team plays a seven game series and there and they 276 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: have less rests. It's like, these are twenty four year 277 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: old guys Like I could in college I was twenty two. 278 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: I could rip an ankle up. Two days later I 279 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: was playing in the gym. I could have a hangover. 280 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: Twenty four year old guys rebound quickly. The Lakers this 281 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,320 Speaker 1: year do not rebound, but let's not. These are the 282 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: world's best athletes with four days rest. Like so, I 283 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: did feel like, you know, if you take away curs shooting, 284 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: just that dimension, just curse shooting. I thought the Warriors 285 00:14:56,480 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: look clunky a little bit offensively tonight. They absolutely did. 286 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,479 Speaker 1: It's one thing when it's a thirty six hour turnaround 287 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: where fatigue can play a role, But when one team 288 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: has three days off and the other has seven days off, 289 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: I think that's a big advantage. The team that has 290 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: three days off, because you're absolutely right, you're in a rhythm, 291 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 1: you're in a groove, your defensive habits are settled. You know, 292 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:21,239 Speaker 1: you're conditioned, so you're not caught off guard by the intensity. 293 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: And you know, also, Colin, I think a huge factor 294 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: here that people were glossing over is the massive increase 295 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: in defensive personnel they were going against. So, for the record, 296 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: Dallas was a good defense from January first to the 297 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: end of the year. They were fourth in defensive rating, 298 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: which is points allowed per one hundred possessions. So they 299 00:15:39,880 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: were a very good defense, but it was very smoke 300 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: in mirrors. A lot of credit to Jason Kidd getting 301 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: the guys to buy in, and you know, outside of Luca, 302 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: getting a lot of guys that are career bad defenders 303 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: to commit to the defensive end, and they were able 304 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,640 Speaker 1: to fabricate what appeared to be a functional defense in 305 00:15:55,680 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: the regular season that Golden State resoundingly exposed. Okay, Boston 306 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: is a monstrous defensive personnel team, and it's such an 307 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 1: adjustment going from one level of athlete guarding you to 308 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: an entirely other level of athlete. I joke all the 309 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: time with my wife, Like, yeah, I used to playing college, 310 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: but right now I just play against amateurs. But every summer, 311 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: all the guys who were playing professionally or playing in 312 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: college come back home to visit their families and they 313 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: work out with me. And every time it's such like 314 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: the first couple of days I'm working out with them, 315 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, I totally forgot what it's like to 316 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: have a six seven athlete, you know, up in your 317 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 1: business when you're trying to make moves, you know. And 318 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,440 Speaker 1: usually after a couple of days, I get used to it, 319 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: and then I'm in the flow again. But like, I 320 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: was really really interested to see how Golden State would 321 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: be caught off guard by Boston's defensive intensity. Now they 322 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: had a tough Boston. This again, Boston did not play 323 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: well in the first half. It was like they shot well, 324 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: but their defense was horrific. They had numerous breakdowns, like 325 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: Steph Curry should not be getting wide open ten times 326 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: in the first quarter. Yeah, I put this down. I said, 327 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: both teams are allowing too many threes. The difference is 328 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,040 Speaker 1: the way the way the Warriors play. Sometimes Dallas got 329 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: a lot of open threes against the Warriors. The Warriors 330 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: will give you open threes. Boston generally doesn't. But that 331 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: was one of my notes is that they were getting penetration, 332 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 1: they were getting great looks. So, for the record, I 333 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: do think the way the Warriors play, they're so fluid. 334 00:17:24,280 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: I think it's hard to catch up to that initially, 335 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: Like I Boston's usually a better first quarter team than 336 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: the Warriors. I think there's like I mean, listen, Steph 337 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,600 Speaker 1: got three great open looks. I think he hit two 338 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: or all three of them. I think I think the 339 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:40,120 Speaker 1: Warriors are you know, it's like Mike Tyson. You watch 340 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 1: Mike Tyson, then you get hit Mike Tyson, You're like, oh, 341 00:17:42,480 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: it's a whole different ball game when you play the Warriors. 342 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:48,040 Speaker 1: The way they move, I don't care if you played 343 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: them in the regular season. You're at Chase. It's loud. 344 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: You can get rattled really easy with the Warriors early. Well, 345 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: what was crazy is in that first quarter there were 346 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: plays where Boston just got lost in the Golden State 347 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 1: blender and that's bound to half. And I put that 348 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: in my series preview. It's like I expect Golden State 349 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:08,680 Speaker 1: to get a certain amount of dunks and layups and 350 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,919 Speaker 1: open threes just because they'll run some crazy herky jerky 351 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 1: three man action that they'll botch a switch and get 352 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: an open shot. But there were like just downright breakdowns 353 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 1: in that first quarter from Boston. We're like once in transition. 354 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 1: In transition, Steph is dribbling the ball up the cord 355 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: and nobody picks him up and he steps into a 356 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: three and makes it. There was a baseline out of 357 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 1: bounds play where they ran a basic box set and 358 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson just said a backscreen for Andrew Wiggins, and 359 00:18:34,119 --> 00:18:36,960 Speaker 1: Boston just completely botched it. Andrew Wiggins got a layup, 360 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 1: and I'm sitting there like man like Boston just doesn't 361 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 1: look sharp. And that's why I was saying, like, you 362 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: have to win this game, because with how well you 363 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,960 Speaker 1: shot and with the mistakes you made early, if you 364 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 1: could somehow put this as a notch in the wind 365 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:51,360 Speaker 1: calling because you said you said in your notes they 366 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: were both teams were given up too many open threes. 367 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: Key detail, Like you said, the threes golden state we're 368 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 1: giving up. We're by design. That's that's the way their 369 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 1: scheme is supposed to work. Boston was giving up open threes. 370 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: By making mistakes. And that's the scary thing if you're 371 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: a Golden State fan right now, because Boston's going to 372 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,439 Speaker 1: go look at the film and they're gonna say, we 373 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 1: can clean this up with Golden State. It's like, Okay, 374 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: if we start taking away the Horford and Derek White threes, 375 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna start giving Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown slashing 376 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,880 Speaker 1: opportunities to the rim because that's the trade off when 377 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: you help into the paint. You could take away the 378 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: slashing opportunities, but you give up the threes. If you 379 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:30,880 Speaker 1: start taking away the threes, the paints open and guys 380 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 1: can get into the lane. So there. I mean, I 381 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: really think it's this simple. For Golden State. You continued 382 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:39,080 Speaker 1: with your current scheme and you just execute it better 383 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,360 Speaker 1: and you just hope that Boston misses some shots at 384 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: some point, you know. I also put this down. It 385 00:19:44,560 --> 00:19:46,960 Speaker 1: was like, I have a have a bunch of notes here. 386 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 1: I just screwe It's a lot of notes boxed and 387 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: circled and started. This doesn't feel like much tonight, and 388 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: Boston fans were probably complaining about what I was what 389 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: I'm about to say, but it's I think it's an 390 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,440 Speaker 1: edge to Boston. The refs let him play, and in 391 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:12,479 Speaker 1: Boston fans a kind of some calls that felt like, 392 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's a little bit of a call at Chase, 393 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:19,880 Speaker 1: But if the refs are consistent with that, and they 394 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,199 Speaker 1: also let him be physical at home, it feels like 395 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: an edge to the Celtics. I thought there was a 396 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:29,399 Speaker 1: lot of contact tonight, which by the way, as a consumer, 397 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: i'd rather watch that. These are pro Absolutely let them play. 398 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: There's a lot of contact at the rim, no calls, 399 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: And if you're a Celtic fan and you're trailing, you're like, 400 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 1: this is this is awful. I'm like, no, no, this 401 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: is the series you wanted. This is what you wanted 402 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,719 Speaker 1: is to let you touch and bang on staff. And 403 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: even he may said it when they went to him 404 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,679 Speaker 1: at the in the first quarter, he's, you know, lisassaulters, like, 405 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: what do you gotta do better? He's just it's just 406 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: gotta get more physical. We just gotta get more physical. 407 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: And the refs let him, and so if the you know, 408 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: because what fans, what drives fans nuts isn't allowing physical play, 409 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 1: is when you don't allow it consistently. So if that's 410 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:14,160 Speaker 1: the series that's kind of an edge for Boston to me, Absolutely, 411 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: they're bigger. They're the bigger team. Like I mean, the 412 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:21,040 Speaker 1: story with the Warriors throughout their entire existence is they're 413 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,919 Speaker 1: pretty much the smaller team in every matchup. They're just 414 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,160 Speaker 1: so good at what they do that you can't beat them. Right, 415 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 1: But what are the two teams that have successfully beat 416 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: the Warriors in the finals in this era? I have 417 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 1: a Cleveland Cavaliers team that had the best, the best 418 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 1: small forward of all time right in Lebron James who 419 00:21:43,520 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: bullied them essentially and Tristan Thompson who destroyed them inside 420 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: with his physicality. Kevin Love had some big rebounding games 421 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 1: in that series as well. They were a big, strong 422 00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: team that punished Golden State in a fistfight, and they 423 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,439 Speaker 1: were super physical with step They were super physical with 424 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:03,000 Speaker 1: Clay given a lot of issues Toronto, same thing, huge 425 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: physical wing in Kawhi Leonard, lots of bigger wings like 426 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,680 Speaker 1: Pascal Siyakum. They were a massive team, right And so 427 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,240 Speaker 1: now it's always easier said than done, and there are 428 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 1: lots of big teams that have lost a Golden State 429 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: along the way. But this is how you beat them. 430 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:19,879 Speaker 1: You beat them by being bigger than them, winning all 431 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: the physicality elements of the game, and having a big 432 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 1: forward that can consistently create advantages for you like Kawhi 433 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: and Lebron did so. I mean, obviously tonight that was 434 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 1: Jelen Brown, who was just unfreak and believable, especially at 435 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: the start of the fourth quarter to get them back 436 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,240 Speaker 1: into that game. But this is the blueprint. You know. 437 00:22:36,280 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: I'm never going to jump off a pick after one game. 438 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: I'm still on Golden State to win this series and seven. 439 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: But I mean, if you're a Boston fan, you should 440 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: absolutely feel like you have a chance. You should absolutely 441 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: feel like you have the talent advantage. You should absolutely 442 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: like you should like exactly where you are at this point. 443 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: Think about this. I wrote this down. This is incredible. 444 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: The Celtics had twenty six points in the first seven 445 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: minutes of the four That's a fifty point quarter. That's incredible. 446 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: So I'm with you, listen, I have the Warriors. Well, 447 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:12,080 Speaker 1: one of the things I preached on the air today, 448 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 1: I'm not going to have a definitive opinion after game one. 449 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 1: Um the things that jump out to me the refs 450 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: let him play. If that stays consistent, that's an edge 451 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: for Boston. And Tatum played poorly and they won. Going away, 452 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:31,800 Speaker 1: you gotta feel good. I mean, listen, when you when 453 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 1: you came out here, you didn't think you're gonna sweep 454 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: the Warriors a chase like you're trying to get a double. 455 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 1: You think about this. The danger facing Boston is they 456 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:46,680 Speaker 1: do get tight. How loose will they be in Game two? 457 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 1: How loose will Boston ben? I mean you're feeling totally 458 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: with house money, Yeah, no, absolutely, and just in general, 459 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,880 Speaker 1: if you're Boston, like the way, the way you've got 460 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: to look at it is, you know that the downsides 461 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,679 Speaker 1: are coming. Like I mean, you've talked about this a 462 00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 1: lot on your show. Boston. When they got it going offensively, 463 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: they're confident, they lock in, they're focused, they don't make mistakes, 464 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,880 Speaker 1: and they can be incredibly difficult to beat. I've said 465 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 1: many times on my show that I think Boston's best 466 00:24:23,040 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: punch is better than anybody's best punch in the league 467 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: because of what they can do on defense. But I've 468 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,679 Speaker 1: seen this so many times where they shoot like this. 469 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 1: Horford had a thirty point game in the in the 470 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 1: Milwaukee series and then you know they went and lost 471 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: Game five at home. So the point is is like, 472 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 1: if your golden State Boston has shown you who they are, 473 00:24:41,280 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: they are going to have lolls, extensive lolls, and so 474 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: you have to capitalize on those moments. It's just the 475 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:48,920 Speaker 1: differences is now you've got to get one in game 476 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: three or game four. All right, Jason timp hoops tonight. 477 00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 1: He's fantastic. We um. I got his tape. Let's see 478 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: what was your first day you started? You're right better 479 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,719 Speaker 1: at this than me. Now February first, they look at 480 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: look at that. So so I remember getting your tape 481 00:25:09,200 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: and people talking. There's this guy. He covers the Lakers. 482 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: He's really good, knows his hoops, played it and I 483 00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: was just telling one of our executives today, I said, 484 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: is anybody over delivered like Jason? I'm said, the guy 485 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: is opinionated, hard working, really knows his hoops and this 486 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: has been a classic kind of a display of what 487 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:36,959 Speaker 1: you do. So hoops tonight. Fall him on Twitter. He's fantastic, 488 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 1: and listen, I haven't even put the good stuff in 489 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:44,959 Speaker 1: this drink yet, So now sit out, I would you know, 490 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: it's funny. I'm gonna do a red R Bok. I'm 491 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,160 Speaker 1: gonna go have a victory cigar, even though I picked 492 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: the Warriors. It's great having you in. We're gonna talk 493 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: throughout the series. It was fun and thanks Buddy. I 494 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: love it, Colin. I appreciate it. Man. 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