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Tonight is 36 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: the Lakers and of kind of blowing out the Nuggets 37 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: until the end of the bench guys come in and 38 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 2: make it close at the end as the Lakers get 39 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,279 Speaker 2: a big win against the Denver Nuggets, who sat out 40 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: Jamal Murray and Nicole Yokitchen this one. We also have 41 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: our course correction segment that we're gonna do like we 42 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 2: do every single week. I want to talk a little 43 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: bit about Kawhi Leonard. And then the third segment of 44 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: the show today we're gonna be hitting Kay Cunningham and 45 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 2: the second twenty five point triple double of his career 46 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 2: against the Miami Heat, capping it off with a buzzer beating, well, 47 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: I guess not quite a buzzer beater, but a game 48 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: winner against the Miami Heat off the glass. And then 49 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 2: at the tail end of the show, we're gonna try 50 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 2: something new tonight. We're gonna have Jackson come on the 51 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 2: stream and we're gonna answer some questions from the live 52 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: mail bag. 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So I'm not going 70 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: to spend too much time on this particular game because 71 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: I do want to kind of get to the mail 72 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 2: bag as this game wasn't particularly interesting with all the 73 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: guys that were out, But I did think that there 74 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 2: were some things that were at least somewhat translatable to 75 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: what we're going to see when we get into the postseason. 76 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:33,679 Speaker 2: If these two teams were to face each other. Now 77 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: the Nuggets decide to sit Jamal Murray and Nicole Jokich, 78 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: we don't really have much of a theory or much 79 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 2: in the way of reporting on what's going on that front, 80 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 2: except for there's a couple of ankle injuries that they're 81 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 2: dealing with. I also think that Mike Malone probably just 82 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: looked at him and was like, we're not playing good 83 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 2: basketball right now, and you guys look banged up. So 84 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 2: I'd rather have you guys take a little bit of 85 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: time off and come back and then let's hit this 86 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: thing hard and try to sharpen up some details before 87 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 2: we get into the postseason. But it ended up being 88 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: the same group that upset Golden State Warriors the other night, 89 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 2: trying to win on the road in LA, and it 90 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 2: was kind of the same issue that happened when Jamal 91 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 2: Murray and Nikola Jokic played back in Denver, which is 92 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 2: that the Nuggets can't guard the Lakers, And that really 93 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 2: is one of the fundamental concepts that I go into 94 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 2: any matchup with the Lakers and Nuggets if they were 95 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,479 Speaker 2: to face each other in the postseason. Like, I also 96 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 2: don't know if the Lakers are going to be able 97 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: to guard the Nuggets, but it feels pretty certain to 98 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 2: me at this point that whether it's Jokic coming up 99 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 2: to the level in pick and roll scheme, whether it's 100 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 2: him dropping back, whether it's the small ball groups that 101 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: they'll have out there when Jokic is off the floor. 102 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 2: There's not a defender on the Nuggets roster that makes 103 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 2: Luka Dancych feel uncomfortable one on one. And they're not 104 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 2: a great defensive rotation team to be able to clean 105 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: stuff up on the back end. Like, if you're going 106 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 2: to be able to have a strong defensive foundation, you 107 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: better be good at something. You better be an elite 108 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 2: perimeter defense or an elite rim protection defense, or an 109 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 2: elite in rotation defense in terms of closing off gaps 110 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 2: and being attached and communicating through defensive rotations. And they're 111 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 2: just not good at any of those things. And we 112 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 2: know that they can be. We've seen them at time 113 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 2: in times past be able to put together a coherent defense. 114 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: But one of the things that concerns me is NBA 115 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: history tells us that if you practice being a bad 116 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: defense all season, you're probably going to be a bad 117 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 2: defense when it matters. Generally speaking, you fall back on 118 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: your habits when you run into adversity, and that's why 119 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 2: it's so important for you to make a habit out 120 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: of doing all the right things, because when the shit 121 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 2: hits the fan and the chips are down and it's 122 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 2: time to play must win basketball, your habits are what 123 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 2: carry you in those situations. A lot of the variance 124 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 2: is out of your control. But if you're a habitually 125 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 2: good defense, if you're a habitually good, attention to detailed 126 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 2: type of team, you can make up that ground. And 127 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 2: so that would be my main concern. But there's there's 128 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 2: just these nuggets, I should say, these nuggets with the 129 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: nuggets that I see that kind of keep me from 130 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 2: getting off the train entirely because it's like, you know 131 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 2: that they've been a very good fourth quarter defense this year, 132 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: which is a strong indicator of them tightening things up 133 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,799 Speaker 2: when they need to. We've seen Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokich, 134 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 2: Michael Porter, junior Jamal Murray and an athletic, defensive minded 135 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,600 Speaker 2: guard be able to get stops in the postseason. But again, 136 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 2: it's just I look back through NBA history and the 137 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 2: teams that kind of cut corners in the regular season 138 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 2: and hoist the trophy are the Katie Steph Warriors in 139 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 2: like twenty eighteen, or the Shaq Kobe Lakers, or you know, 140 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 2: like teams that are overwhelmingly talented and they present that 141 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 2: advantage that buys them so much margin for error that 142 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 2: they can get away with that sort of play when 143 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 2: they get up in those situations. But again, like I, 144 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 2: even above and beyond anything having to do with their sharpness, 145 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 2: there are clear personnel limitations for them in this specific matchup, 146 00:07:04,240 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: and it all comes down to Luka Doncic. There were 147 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 2: advantages that the Lakers had in this matchup on offense 148 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 2: before Luca. We saw that last year with them just 149 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 2: picking apart the Nuggets and pick and roll and ad 150 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 2: doing a lot of one on one damage with Jokic. 151 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 2: But Mike Malone was able to reconfigure matchups, right, Okay, well, 152 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 2: let's put KCP on Lebron, Let's put Aaron Gordon on 153 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: Anthony Davis, and let's put Nicola Jokich on Ruy Mura. 154 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 2: Let's reconfigure the matchups, and they were able to get 155 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 2: enough stops to win some key games in that series 156 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,640 Speaker 2: and overcome the fact that the Lakers had a lead 157 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 2: for most of that series. With Luka Doncic, they don't 158 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 2: have that same flexibility. The issue that you saw tonight 159 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 2: is exacerbated when Lebron and Ruey Hacha Mura come back 160 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 2: to the table. It's exacerbated when Nikola Jokic comes back 161 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 2: into the equation because it's going to be them with 162 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,239 Speaker 2: Luka bringing Yokic up to the level over and over 163 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 2: and over again and triggering the four on threes, and 164 00:08:04,040 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 2: the other four players on the floor are going to 165 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 2: be some combination of Lebron, James Rijachamura, Austin Reeves, Jackson 166 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: Hayes rolling to the ram, Dorian Finney Smith spotting up 167 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: in the corner, gave Vincent spotting up in the corner 168 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:18,239 Speaker 2: on the wing. They just have the ability to spread 169 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 2: the nuggets out and pick them apart for wide open shots. 170 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 2: Now where it gets complicated is on the other end 171 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:25,240 Speaker 2: of the floor. As we saw in the matchup that 172 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 2: they won when they were in Denver, the Lakers did 173 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 2: a lot of damage by denying by funneling towards the sideline, 174 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 2: doubling from the baseline they did. The denial worked in 175 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: limiting a lot of Jokic's touches, forcing his touches to 176 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 2: be further away from the basket, and then they had 177 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: a plan for how to handle it with help. Now. 178 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 2: The way that Denver countered that is they generated these 179 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 2: wide open catch and shoot threes for guys like Aaron Gordon, 180 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 2: Russell Westbrook, Christian Brown, and they were hitting. That's, you know, 181 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 2: the one big thing that's been screaming off the screen 182 00:08:57,679 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 2: as you watch the Nuggets as a positive over the core. 183 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 2: So the last couple of weeks is Aaron Gordon is 184 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 2: shooting the living shit out of the basketball. And I 185 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 2: love the the I love the bit that Tim Legler 186 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,080 Speaker 2: was talking about how he went up to Aaron Gordon 187 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 2: and specifically discussed, like why are you shooting the ball 188 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: so well? And Aaron just started talking about how he's 189 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 2: just at his home gym, just shooting over and over 190 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 2: and over and over and over again. Because like, that's 191 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: literally what it takes. Guys, your kids out there that 192 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 2: are still playing in high school, that are trying to 193 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 2: make it into your rotation and a college team or 194 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 2: whatever it is. If you think that you're going to 195 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 2: be able to make shots without literally taking hundreds and 196 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 2: hundreds and hundreds of shots every single week, you're never 197 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: gonna get there. There's no there is no cutting that corner. 198 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 2: There's no way to get from point A to point B, 199 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 2: with point A being you being a lesser shooter and 200 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: point B being you being a better shooter without taking 201 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: hundreds and hundreds of shots. And so what you saw 202 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 2: there there was a lot of reps where like Jackson 203 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 2: Hayes would end up on Aaron Gordon. And if Jackson 204 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 2: Hayes on Aaron Gordon, he has this tendency to want 205 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 2: to help in the paint. It's not just Jackson Hayes 206 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 2: as a fore man. Gordon's gonna draw defender that gets 207 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 2: a lot of low man responsibilities. The low man has 208 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 2: an instinctual desire to help at the basket because that's 209 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 2: how it works. In the defensive scheme. Aaron Gordon's going 210 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 2: to get some wide open looks and him knocking them 211 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,200 Speaker 2: down at the rate that he's been knocking them down 212 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 2: is going to allow Denver to score. And so as 213 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 2: I look at the matchup between these two teams in 214 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 2: a playoff series, I feel relatively certain that the Lakers 215 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 2: are going to be able to consistently generate great shots. 216 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 2: I feel like the Lakers have a chance to at 217 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 2: least tilt Denver's offense towards shot attempts for certain types 218 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 2: of players. The problem is if those guys hit them 219 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 2: the way that they've been hitting them, it could end 220 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 2: up being a situation where we have one hell of 221 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 2: a shootout type of series between these two types of teams. 222 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 2: But again, we've only seen one matchup between these two 223 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 2: teams at relatively full strength in the game in Denver, 224 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: and so it's hard for me to take too much 225 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 2: from anything that we've seen to this point. But it 226 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 2: sure would be fun to watch these two teams play 227 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,599 Speaker 2: against each other, and I think the shootout part of 228 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,640 Speaker 2: it would be real. It would be an interesting kind 229 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 2: of like who could score more points in terms of 230 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 2: this open shot generating contest between the two teams, and 231 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 2: just there's not gonna be a whole lot of rock 232 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 2: fight sequences where they score ten points in ten minutes 233 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 2: or anything along those lines. These two teams are going 234 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,560 Speaker 2: to be able to score on each other. Lucas shot 235 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 2: making continues to make incredible leaps. He had twenty points 236 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 2: in the first quarter of this game. One of the 237 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 2: biggest things that has me excited about the team's potential, 238 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:26,199 Speaker 2: the Lakers potential and the big picture is if you 239 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,680 Speaker 2: remember when they went on that winning streak shortly after 240 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 2: Luca joined the team. In that winning streak, they were 241 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 2: not scoring the ball well. In the game against Denver, 242 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 2: they scored the ball well because they Denver's defense is 243 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 2: terrible and it's a terrible matchup for them because of 244 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: their ability to skip the ball over the top and 245 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:44,559 Speaker 2: generate four on threes. But a lot of teams made 246 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 2: the Lakers struggle to score over that stretch with switching, 247 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 2: physical ball pressure, blitzing Luca and the Lakers struggling to 248 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 2: handle it a little bit. And there are a couple 249 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 2: of key things that have started to come to the surface. 250 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 2: One Luca's overall shot making, the Luka Doncic that was 251 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 2: playing with Lebron James before or he got hurt, the 252 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 2: one that went on that massive win streak. That Luka 253 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 2: Doncic is not the same guy anymore. He is a 254 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 2: red hot scorer right now. The advantage of Lebron being 255 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 2: out the way he did he was it gave Luca 256 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 2: a ton of repetition for him to round out some 257 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 2: of the elements of his skill set and to build 258 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 2: his rhythm. Lebron and Rui are going to be coming 259 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: back to a team that has substantially more offensive firepower. 260 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:28,800 Speaker 2: It also gave them the second piece of it is 261 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 2: they get a lot more repetition in terms of handling blitzes, 262 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 2: something they struggled with early on in the Luca experience. 263 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 2: But they're starting to get better and better at That's 264 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 2: what makes me so excited about this team. In the 265 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 2: big picture, you get Lebron James and Rui back in here. 266 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 2: Those are your back line guys. How often tonight did 267 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 2: you see the Lakers look unathletic in transition? How often 268 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 2: tonight did you see the Lakers give up dribble penetration 269 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 2: and struggle to help at the rim? On the back line, 270 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 2: their forwards are hot, or at least their starting forwards 271 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 2: are out, and so getting Lebron James and Ruy Hachamura 272 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 2: basically five hundred pound of big, strong athlete out there 273 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 2: is going to go a long way towards cleaning up 274 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 2: some of their issues and help side defense and on 275 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 2: the glass. And when you're skipping the ball across the court, 276 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 2: instead of it being Jared Vanderbilt, instead of it being 277 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 2: Jordan good One, instead of it being some of these 278 00:13:13,200 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: limited offensive players, it's gonna be Rui, who's been a 279 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 2: deadly catch and shoot three point shooter this year. It's 280 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 2: gonna be Lebron, who's been a deadly catch and shoot 281 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: three point shooter this year. Those guys are going to 282 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 2: get their opportunities, and as all of this starts to 283 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 2: come together, they're going to have a level that they 284 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 2: can get to on both ends of the floor that 285 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 2: very few teams in this league can get to. And 286 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 2: I think that's all very exciting. Again, I want you, guys, 287 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 2: we can get a little bit further into this matchup, 288 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 2: further into stuff with the Lakers and the Nuggets, but 289 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 2: let's do it in the mail bag here. In a 290 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 2: little bit, we're going to work through our other couple 291 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 2: of segments. Make sure you drop your questions in the chat, 292 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 2: then we'll get to them at the tail end of 293 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,439 Speaker 2: the show. Moving on, Welcome to Course Correction, brought to 294 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 2: you by Microsoft. Just like star players and teams navigating 295 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:56,440 Speaker 2: performance hurdles, business decision makers today are under immense pressure 296 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 2: to get things right. They must rise to the occasion, 297 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 2: turning challenges into opportun t unities. Microsoft empowers these visionaries 298 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 2: with AI solutions, Simplified Cloud and data management and trustworthy, 299 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 2: responsible AI and when you're in the NBA, you have 300 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 2: your own hurdles to face. This segment, we explore the 301 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 2: challenges faced by teams or star players and how they 302 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 2: can turn things around. Whatever challenge you're facing, Microsoft empowers 303 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 2: you with the expertise to say bring it on. This week, 304 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 2: we're discussing Kawhi Leonard in his latest return to form 305 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 2: from injury. Kawi looked fantastic in the win against the 306 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 2: Cavs last night. We did a full breakdown of it 307 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: this morning. You guys can find it a little bit 308 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 2: further back on our feed. He had thirty three, seven 309 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 2: and four with forced deals. You looked athletic. He was 310 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 2: five to six from three. I think he was twelve 311 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 2: for nineteen from the field, super efficient. Again, we spend 312 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,240 Speaker 2: a good amount of time on it this morning, especially 313 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 2: talking about how strong his base looks. His legs look strong. 314 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 2: He's the dead giveaway for Kawhi being Kawhi as he 315 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 2: starts to dislodge dudes from their base, when he makes 316 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 2: those aggressive moves into the short to mid range, and 317 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 2: then he's the guy that's getting great lyft and easily 318 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,520 Speaker 2: knocking down jump shots in that short to mid range. 319 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 2: I'm just amazed because of how many times we've been 320 00:15:04,120 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 2: in this cycle with Kawhi. From the knee tendon to 321 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 2: pathy issue that he have with San Antonio that led 322 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 2: to his departure there, the twenty twenty one knee injury 323 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 2: that took him out for two seasons, the twenty twenty 324 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 2: three knee injury that took him out of the playoffs, 325 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty four knee injury that took him out 326 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 2: of the playoffs. This is literally the fourth time that 327 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 2: he's had season ending injury come into the equation and 328 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 2: that he's been able to recover and look like himself 329 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 2: now again. For us as fans, and for like the 330 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 2: Clippers front office or forever Kawhi ends up playing for 331 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,040 Speaker 2: for the rest of his career, there are certain realities 332 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 2: that have to be factored in in terms of his reliability, 333 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 2: but that doesn't change the fact that Kawhi just keeps 334 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 2: on coming back. And that's the amazing part to me. 335 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,760 Speaker 2: Can you imagine how discouraging it would be to ride 336 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 2: the roller coaster he's been riding the last seven years, 337 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 2: repeatedly working his ass off behind the scenes, to get 338 00:15:56,440 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 2: back in shape, getting there being within stre viking distance 339 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 2: of his ultimate goals, only for it all to come 340 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 2: crashing down again. Imagine last year in the Dallas series, 341 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: after what was a Game three, when he came out 342 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: of the game early, after yet another season of working 343 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,320 Speaker 2: his ass off to get back into form, they looked 344 00:16:14,320 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 2: like a bona fide championship contender. Remember they lost their 345 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 2: first six games or whatever it was with James Harden, 346 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 2: and then they just started kicking everybody's ass. For months, 347 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 2: we were talking about them as a bona fide top 348 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 2: tier championship contender, only for him to break down again 349 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 2: and lose. Can you imagine what he was thinking. I 350 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 2: wonder how often the idea of retirement has come up 351 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 2: for him mentally, and yet here he is again, right 352 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 2: back at it, looking like the best player on the 353 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 2: floor in a game against the best team in the league. 354 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 2: My guess is there are two things that keep driving 355 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 2: Kawhi to try again and again in the face of 356 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 2: these issues that he's had. One his love for the 357 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 2: game of basketball. It's crazy how that'll get you to 358 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 2: do anything, like you'll if you love the game, you'll 359 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 2: find a way to play at all costs. And then two, 360 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 2: the simple fact that it only takes one opportunity, one 361 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:11,120 Speaker 2: stretch of things going his way for him to get 362 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,600 Speaker 2: what he wants, one season of him actually holding up 363 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 2: until June for him to have a chance to hoist 364 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:20,919 Speaker 2: the trophy again, and if he does, that accomplishment lasts forever. 365 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:23,200 Speaker 2: So I think that's what drives him, and I just 366 00:17:23,240 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 2: want to shout out Kwhi Leonard for continually trying to 367 00:17:25,760 --> 00:17:28,120 Speaker 2: be the best basketball player that he can be despite 368 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,000 Speaker 2: the horrible injury luck that he's had in the last decade. 369 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 2: That's it for this week's course correction. Remember Microsoft's AI 370 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: solutions empower you to take bold steps and make informed decisions, 371 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 2: sparking new ideas to help drive your business forward. With 372 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 2: Microsoft as your trusted partner, you can navigate your journey 373 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 2: with confidence, finding innovative solutions and reaching new possibilities. Visit 374 00:17:47,480 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 2: Microsoft dot com slash challengers to learn more. We're gonna 375 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 2: talk Piston's heat for a little bit and then we'll 376 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 2: get into our mailbag. Don't forget keep dropping those questions 377 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 2: in the chat, so the Piston's gonna come from behind, 378 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 2: winning on the road in Miami k got off to 379 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 2: a rough shooting start. I think he was two for 380 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 2: his first nine if I remember correctly, but he got 381 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 2: going eventually, and he just has a lot of size 382 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 2: advantage that he could work against. In this matchup, he 383 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 2: hit a couple of these like left shoulder hooks that 384 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 2: he hit against Heywood, high Smith and hime Hakes where 385 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 2: he just kind of like slowly and methodically backed them 386 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,200 Speaker 2: down into a range that he felt comfortable hit him 387 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 2: one more time to dislodge that base and then just 388 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:40,720 Speaker 2: use that momentum to flow into like these easy, breezy 389 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 2: left shoulder hooks, And it was just a reminder of 390 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 2: how good this guy can be in the big picture 391 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 2: as he gets better and better at replicating that easy stuff. Again, 392 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 2: that's the thing with younger players. They struggled to replicate 393 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 2: what's working, and they struggled to stop doing what's not working. 394 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 2: When you become a veteran, a lot of times, like 395 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 2: any skill improvement gets undercut by your diminishing athleticism. But 396 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 2: what changes is your understanding of the game and the 397 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,160 Speaker 2: way that you can parse out the things that work 398 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 2: really well for you and hyper focus on them and 399 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 2: limit the things you struggle with to improve your efficiency. 400 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 2: And again, like there's going to be a lot of 401 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,119 Speaker 2: that kind of stuff with Caid when he's in the 402 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 2: heart of his prime, where he's taken some, you know, 403 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:24,840 Speaker 2: not necessarily the most skillful shots in the world, like 404 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 2: crazy step backs or nifty combinations of dribble, combination of 405 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 2: dribble and footwear combinations. But he's going to have a 406 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 2: lot of these easy, breezy shots because he's six', eight 407 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 2: he's big and, strong and he can get to wherever 408 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 2: he wants on the. Floor he did a lot of 409 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 2: great work putting defenders in jail in this. Game he 410 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 2: had a fun. Work, again whenever we talk about putting 411 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 2: defenders in, jail all that is is when you get 412 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 2: an angle on a, player whether it's in, transition whether 413 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 2: it's in AN, iso whether it's in a posset up, 414 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 2: situation whether it's in a pick and, roll whatever it, 415 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,760 Speaker 2: is when you get the defender onto your hip or your, 416 00:19:56,800 --> 00:20:00,480 Speaker 2: backside when you slow down and you basically revert post, 417 00:20:00,560 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 2: up meaning you're posting, up but instead of trying to 418 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 2: back the dude, down you're leading him forward while trapping 419 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,360 Speaker 2: him in a position on your body that you feel comfortable, 420 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:11,439 Speaker 2: with and you have an open lane in front of, 421 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 2: you which forces the defense to make a. Decision he 422 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 2: had a fun one in the fourth quarter where he 423 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 2: pump faked like four or five times while dudes are 424 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 2: just flying around about, him and he hit like a 425 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 2: little casual six foot fade away over the. Top he's 426 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 2: getting really good at using his size and transition as 427 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 2: an opportunity to get that easy. Angle like he'll look 428 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 2: up at the rim with the ball in his right 429 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 2: hand and he'll just like do that push cross and 430 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 2: drop his right shoulder and he'll take an aggressive dribble 431 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:39,720 Speaker 2: and then the defender's on his side and he'll get 432 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 2: that advantage at like twenty five feet and, then just 433 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,640 Speaker 2: like he does in a ball, screen he'll just work 434 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 2: his way. Downhill no one stops, him he'll go all 435 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 2: the way to the front of the. Rim if, not 436 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 2: he'll just kind of wait for the defense to. React 437 00:20:49,480 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 2: and again when he gets into those, situations that's where 438 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 2: the similarities To luca are like jarring for, me because 439 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 2: there's a dynamic that takes place when he gets the 440 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 2: defender on his hip er on his, back he slows 441 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 2: way the hell. Down he can get painfully slow sometimes 442 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: on his drive in that sort of position when he's 443 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 2: got the defender, pinned AND i say pin painfully for the. 444 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 2: Defense dribble penetration makes help defenders make. Decisions him slowing 445 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 2: down is what allows those openings to fully. Form while 446 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 2: he's going, slow defenders are flying and they're making, decisions 447 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 2: and they're fully committing to whatever defensive read they. Make 448 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 2: that allows him to allow the play to develop so 449 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 2: that he can find the read and make. It and 450 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 2: from there he just has his reads down Pat every 451 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 2: one of his teammates know where to. Be Tim hardaway 452 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 2: And Malik beasley know that If kate throws him the 453 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,439 Speaker 2: ball and a kick ahead and transition or a kickout 454 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 2: in a ball, screen even if the closeout is, there 455 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 2: he wants them to shoot. It he's rifling it to 456 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 2: them because he knows they're good contested three point. Shooters 457 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 2: he wants them to take. It he got a dunk 458 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:58,120 Speaker 2: For Jalen duran in the second half when he got 459 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 2: blitzed around the right elbow And miami forgot to tag 460 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 2: the roller just elevated and rifled pass The dalen during 461 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:08,080 Speaker 2: easy dunk it actually might have Been Isaiah. STEWART i 462 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 2: can't even remember who's in the game at that. Point 463 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 2: he's developing this really fun chemistry With Asar thompson. Too 464 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 2: he generated three dunks for him off of cuts in various. 465 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 2: SITUATIONS i talked about this concept With Jonathan kaminga a 466 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 2: couple of days. Ago but the idea of, runways you, 467 00:22:21,920 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 2: know we always think about help side defense as an 468 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 2: opportunity to get a wide open catch and shoot, Three 469 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 2: but the same exact thing happens for an athlete in 470 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 2: a different way in the form of a runway. Appearing 471 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,920 Speaker 2: so you can imagine if you're a in the corner 472 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 2: and the ball gets skipped to you in your, helper 473 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 2: the guy who's guarding you steps into the. Paint you 474 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 2: think of it as this wide open catch and shoot. 475 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 2: Three but if you read it before the pass and 476 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 2: the defender steps, up all of a, sudden there's like 477 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 2: twenty five feet of space or twenty two feet of 478 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 2: space between you and the corner and the front of 479 00:22:51,760 --> 00:22:54,560 Speaker 2: the rim with nobody standing, there and that's an opportunity 480 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 2: for an athlete to get a running. Start And asar 481 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 2: is just finding those runways in two day diferent spots 482 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 2: along the baseline when he's in the. Corner but he 483 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 2: also got one off Of kid's drive swooping in from 484 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,320 Speaker 2: behind along the. Wing this is Where kaid's slowing down 485 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 2: as an. Advantage he slows down the play, develops everyone 486 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 2: kind of coalesces around. HIM A sara finds an opening 487 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,000 Speaker 2: and just zooms in from. Behind he drops him. Off 488 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 2: it doesn't matter if there's congestion in the. PAINT a 489 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 2: star sits a freak. Athlete once he gets ahead of 490 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:25,240 Speaker 2: steam like, that no one's jumping with, him no one's 491 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:28,080 Speaker 2: stopping him there, again he had three dunks tonight on 492 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 2: cuts off of k, drives and then of Course kay 493 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 2: tops it all off by stealing victory from defeat with 494 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 2: a couple of threes down the. Stretch there was a 495 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 2: missed three From Elik beasley on the right. Wing Jalen 496 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 2: duran just Buries kalel where right under the. Rim and 497 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 2: by the Way kalel was rough down the stretch of this, 498 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 2: game he didn't really understand what he was doing around the. 499 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 2: Rim he gave up that key offensive. Rebound he had 500 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 2: another weird play where he tried like a corn test you, 501 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 2: know The Luke cornett like jump up and just clap 502 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 2: from underneath the. Basket he tried one of those on 503 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 2: a post move where he had no chance to block the, 504 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 2: shot and thanks to him leaving his, feet he was 505 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 2: not in a position to get the defensive, rebound and 506 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 2: someone just swooped in right behind him and got the 507 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 2: offensive rebound put. Back i'm, like what are you, doing? 508 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:11,639 Speaker 2: Dude but the heat look really. Bad we're going to 509 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 2: talk about that in a. Minute that's an entirely separate. 510 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 2: Issue but, Anyway durren gets the offensive, rebound pitches it 511 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 2: out to. Kid he hits the three to put The 512 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 2: pistons up. Two Then Tyler harrow ties the, game drawing 513 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:22,960 Speaker 2: a foul On Jalen. Durnant and that really is the 514 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,960 Speaker 2: next step For Jalen duran in his. Development he's got 515 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 2: to learn how to defend on the. Perimeter you got 516 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 2: switched on to a. Guard your job at that, point 517 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 2: depending on the game, plan whatever the coach that tells you. 518 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 2: Is you, know if he's an elite jump, shooter let's 519 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 2: Say Steph, curry your job is to play up on 520 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 2: the jump shot and funnel him in a direction where 521 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 2: you have planned. Help if it's a guy that you're 522 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,959 Speaker 2: less worried about him making a pull up jump, shot 523 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 2: then it's about containment and from there you don't need 524 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,919 Speaker 2: to block the jump. Shot no one's asking you to 525 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 2: block the jump. Shot they're asking you to contest the jump. 526 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 2: Shot they want you to at least make the guy 527 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,720 Speaker 2: make it contested. Shot it If Tyler harrow hits a 528 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 2: contested seventeen foot or off the, bounce there you kind 529 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 2: of have to live with. That leaving your feet trying 530 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 2: to block the shot Allowed Tyler harrow to get two 531 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 2: free throws which he's going to, make and again that's 532 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 2: just the stuff that he's got to work on in his. 533 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,800 Speaker 2: Development you put your hand, up you live with the 534 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 2: results in those situations instead of jumping out of your. 535 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,679 Speaker 2: Shoes guards are always going to go for fakes against 536 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 2: a big man in space because once big dudes start 537 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 2: moving one way or the other or leave their, feet 538 00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 2: they're so big that it's hard for them to change 539 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,400 Speaker 2: direction and regain control of their. Body once they get 540 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 2: you a lunge one way or to leave their, feet 541 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:33,960 Speaker 2: that's where the quickness comes in for the guard and 542 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 2: they're going right around. You that's why it's about positional, 543 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 2: defense staying, disciplined doing what the game plan needs from 544 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 2: you in that sort of. Situation he'll get better in. 545 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 2: Time he just needs. Reps The it would Do jalen 546 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 2: a lot of good to this summer to start showing 547 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,360 Speaker 2: up to some workouts with some PERIMETER nba players and 548 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 2: just ask to guard and be, like, oh you guys 549 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 2: are doing. Ones let me hop in and just get 550 00:25:54,480 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 2: reps guarding you guys one on, one because that's the 551 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 2: kind of thing that will help him when it comes 552 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 2: to defending out on the. Perimeter but, anyway herotize it 553 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:03,439 Speaker 2: and Then kate ends up banking in the pull up 554 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 2: three Over bam at the. Buzzer really high degree of difficulty, 555 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,080 Speaker 2: shot but he got it up over the. Contest and, 556 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 2: again when you shoot it right there at the top 557 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 2: of the, key you can afford to miss. Long you missed, 558 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,040 Speaker 2: long but went right in off the back of the. 559 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 2: Rim they're off the. Backboard kate finished with twenty five 560 00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 2: twelve and. Eleven it's his ninth triple double this, season 561 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 2: his second twenty five point triple double of his. Career 562 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 2: pissons are, fun, Man they have so many fun, subplots 563 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 2: LIKE i don't really know what to think Of Ron 564 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 2: holland yet BECAUSE i don't know what he'll become. Offensively 565 00:26:31,600 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 2: but he had a really fun stretch of this game 566 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 2: where he just ball pressured the hell out Of Alec 567 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,640 Speaker 2: burk's in the second, half and you could see him 568 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 2: really becoming a defensive. Weapon sooner than. Later he was 569 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 2: plus eleven in twelve. Minutes Malik beasley hasn't just been 570 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:45,920 Speaker 2: one of the best three point shooters in the league this. 571 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 2: Year he's shown some really impressive scoring, chops like hitting 572 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 2: tough shots off of different bits of footwork and ball 573 00:26:54,240 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 2: handling over great, contests doing excellent work off the. Bounce 574 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 2: he's shooting thirty eight percent off the dribble jump shots this, 575 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 2: year waited for. Threes he's getting over a point per. 576 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 2: Shot he's having a wonderful scoring. Season Tobias harris is 577 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 2: having a great season and really coming around as a 578 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,639 Speaker 2: secondary shot creator for them after The Jaden ivy. Injury 579 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,960 Speaker 2: Asar thompson's in a different role than his. Brother Like, 580 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 2: Amen thompson is getting a lot of inverted spacing situations 581 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 2: because Of. Shanggoon i've talked about this concept with Like 582 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 2: Aaron gordon and Nakolea. Jokic an athlete on the back 583 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 2: line has infinitely more value when the big man is 584 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 2: playing out around the elbows because that is pulling the 585 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 2: rim protector out to guard the big man out around the. 586 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 2: Elbows that allows those runways to appear more frequently along 587 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 2: the back. LINE a Men thompson is going to have 588 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:46,600 Speaker 2: a lot of success feasting off of The shannggoon inverted. 589 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 2: Spacing with The Detroit, pistons they don't have that type 590 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:53,639 Speaker 2: of inverted, spacing so those opportunities are fewer and further 591 00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 2: between for us are but you can still see some 592 00:27:56,320 --> 00:28:01,120 Speaker 2: similar flashes of his vertical spacing ability of the wrecking 593 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 2: ball that he can be on defense just like A 594 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 2: Men thompson can. Be he ran some ball screen action 595 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:07,600 Speaker 2: of his own in the second half of this game 596 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 2: With Jalen, dura and he got a good downhill rep 597 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,159 Speaker 2: against Kalel ware where he caved his chest in and 598 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 2: got an easy little left handed layup right at the 599 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 2: front of the. Rim, again The pistons are just fun 600 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 2: and now they're only one game back Of indiana and 601 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 2: the standings for the four seed and potentially home court 602 00:28:22,119 --> 00:28:23,919 Speaker 2: in the first. Round that, said they do have a 603 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:28,639 Speaker 2: very tough remaining. Schedule the remaining schedule opponent combined opponent 604 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 2: win percentages over fifty five, Percent SO i think they're 605 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,440 Speaker 2: probably headed for that sixth seed and a first round 606 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 2: series against The, knicks unless obviously some things go. Differently that, 607 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,440 Speaker 2: said like we've talked about in the, PAST i think 608 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 2: The pistons might actually match up better With New york 609 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 2: than they do With indiana Or, milwaukee so that that 610 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 2: would be a really fun first round. Series AND i 611 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 2: guess we'll see when the time. Comes BUT i thought 612 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 2: like the most interesting story of that game was just 613 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 2: how lifeless The Miami heat. Looked they've lost nine in a, 614 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 2: row but that's underselling the. Situation they're just four and 615 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:00,640 Speaker 2: sixteen in their last twenty. GAMES i, mean can you 616 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 2: remember a worst stretch Under Eric. SPOULSTRA i, can't at 617 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 2: least not in these serious years over the last half. 618 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 2: Decade the twenty eighth in offense in that, span seventeenth in. 619 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 2: Defense and the scary part is when you watch, them 620 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 2: they literally look like a team that's let go of the. 621 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 2: Rope that's not believing in what they're. Doing that's given 622 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,640 Speaker 2: up one of the Strangest heat Games i've watched in 623 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 2: a long time in terms of, process just Because i'm 624 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,760 Speaker 2: so used to The heat being the sharp effort and 625 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 2: execution team Hashtag heat. Culture they brought out their zone 626 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 2: to start the fourth quarter and they immediately gave up 627 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 2: a easy driving scoop shot foul On Dennis schroeder Because 628 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 2: bam was kind of asleep on his back line and 629 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 2: didn't make a. Rotation they gave up a dunk To 630 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,600 Speaker 2: Tobias harris in crunch. Time it was a three point 631 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 2: game with five minutes, left And Tobias harris was just 632 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 2: standing on the left wing completely. Unguarded caye just threw 633 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: in the, ball he drove down the lane and dunked. 634 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 2: It you know how bad of a transition defensive possession that. 635 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,200 Speaker 2: Is for it to be like a semi, transition like 636 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 2: we're back on, defense we're not Guarding tobias and no 637 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 2: one's helping at the. Rim that's beyond. Sloppy that's Very Unmiami, 638 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 2: heat like just to sleep at the. Wheel but, again 639 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 2: the offense was WHAT i found super. Bizarre what used 640 00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 2: to be a sophisticated system of ball in player movement 641 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 2: has degraded to what looks like a pickup. GAME a 642 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 2: lot of the. Time they have these weird possessions where 643 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:28,720 Speaker 2: they just Let Davion mitchell dribble the ball up the 644 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 2: court and play like one on one off the, wing 645 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 2: like He's John morant trying to initiate, offense LIKE i 646 00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 2: don't understand. It they have these super ugly bam at 647 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 2: a bio possessions where he's just facing up in a 648 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 2: triple threat and everyone's just kind of standing, around and then, 649 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,520 Speaker 2: suddenly with three seconds, left after he's done, nothing he'll 650 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 2: either throw some bs up or he'll turn and run 651 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 2: a last second dho With Duncan. Robinson a lot of 652 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 2: rushed bad shots From Duncan robinson And Tyler. Harrow Tyler 653 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 2: harrow shot a floater over a double team that hit 654 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 2: the top of the. Backboard in the fourth, Quarter Duncan, 655 00:31:01,920 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 2: robinson with eleven on the shot, clock took a, drifting 656 00:31:05,560 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 2: fading jump shot out of the right corner that missed 657 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 2: the basket by several. Feet there's no point in even 658 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,520 Speaker 2: discussing anything further with this team because they look like 659 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 2: they aren't even. Competing most of these Plays i'm discussing 660 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 2: took place in a close game in the fourth. Quarter 661 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,560 Speaker 2: it's just. Bizarre and the scariest thing is there isn't 662 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 2: any upside to this. Situation harrow's having the best season 663 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:31,920 Speaker 2: of his, career and he looks like he's not good. 664 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 2: Enough like IF i ask you who's Better Tyler harrow 665 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 2: Or Austin, reeves it's. Close that's not enough to build 666 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 2: a franchise. Around if you're waiting on Bam adebio to 667 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 2: develop on, offense he's twenty seven years, Old i'm not 668 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 2: sure that's ever gonna. Happen Kell aware has some, tools 669 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 2: but he's super raw and mistake prone like most young. 670 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 2: Players he certainly doesn't look like a franchise altering. Talent and, 671 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 2: yeah they have some scrappy role player, dudes but they're 672 00:32:01,560 --> 00:32:05,360 Speaker 2: useless without the star. TALENT i don't know what saves this. 673 00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 2: Situation it's definitely bleak times For heat fans for. Sure All, 674 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:27,239 Speaker 2: Right so a couple about a month, ago we got 675 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 2: a new producer for a, Show Jackson. Staphone he's been 676 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,959 Speaker 2: doing incredible work for us adding, film you guys are 677 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 2: always in the comments telling us how much you desperately 678 00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 2: want film in the, show And jackson's been fighting the 679 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 2: good fight behind the, scenes trying to add film whenever he. 680 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:44,480 Speaker 2: Can we're gonna hit about fifteen minutes or so questions 681 00:32:44,520 --> 00:32:47,000 Speaker 2: from the. Chat jackson is one of my favorite people 682 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,240 Speaker 2: to talk basketball. With he's gonna come on and help 683 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 2: us answer some of these. Questions all, Right, jackson what 684 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:51,680 Speaker 2: do we got so? 685 00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:53,520 Speaker 1: Far what's going? 686 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:53,680 Speaker 2: On? 687 00:32:53,760 --> 00:32:57,080 Speaker 1: Jason thank you for the, warm warm, intro and what's 688 00:32:57,160 --> 00:33:01,480 Speaker 1: up to the hoops? Tonight, listeners, everyone just keep dropping 689 00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: your questions in the live in the YouTube chat AND 690 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 1: i will pick the best. Ones but first it's From. 691 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: Eric let's see. Here WHILE i think the most most 692 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: of the recent play and playoff exits are due to, 693 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: injury how long Can yiannis be largely out of THE 694 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,520 Speaker 1: nba title picture until he isn't a consensus top three 695 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 1: player in the. 696 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 2: WORLD i always have such a hard time with this 697 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 2: sort of thing because of what happened With, steph what's 698 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 2: currently happening WITH, kd what even happened With lebron early 699 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 2: in the, Year and those players aren't even close to 700 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:35,640 Speaker 2: the athletic prime That giannis is still. IN i think 701 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 2: that playing bad basketball and losing games is super, discouraging 702 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:41,680 Speaker 2: AND i think it's starting to wear on him a little. 703 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 2: Bit he's not playing. WELL i talked about this in 704 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 2: my show this. Morning his three worst field goal percentage 705 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:50,040 Speaker 2: games of the entire season took place in the last. Week, 706 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 2: so like you can, tell he's starting to kind of 707 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 2: get a little frustrated or at least be banged up 708 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 2: or missing that extra bit of. Exertion but LIKE i, 709 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 2: mean MY i don't know about, You. JACKSON i have 710 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,680 Speaker 2: a feeling The bucks if they lose in disappointing fashion the, 711 00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 2: summer that this whole thing's blown, up don't you, Think 712 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 2: oh for? 713 00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: SURE i mean it didn't feel like they got a 714 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: fair shake on. There you're one of The dame experience 715 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: because of the. Injuries but this, year assuming they're, healthy 716 00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: if they don't get past the second, round it's, like 717 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:18,880 Speaker 1: what are we doing all this? 718 00:34:18,920 --> 00:34:21,960 Speaker 2: For they can't. Score it's the craziest. 719 00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:26,080 Speaker 1: Thing it's insane to Replace Drew holliday With Damian. Lillard 720 00:34:26,160 --> 00:34:28,439 Speaker 1: the only place you're upgrading is on one side of the, floor, 721 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 1: obviously and like by a LOT i THINK i think 722 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:32,399 Speaker 1: it's fair to say buy a lot and they still 723 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:34,839 Speaker 1: can't score. It they just can't get generate good. 724 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 2: Shots it's busy despite having a lot of shooting. Too 725 00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:41,520 Speaker 2: like it's it's really strange to, me but LIKE i, 726 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 2: mean it's one of those things where LIKE i can't 727 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:47,520 Speaker 2: write them off completely because you get in a playoff. 728 00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 2: Setting we haven't seen Playoff giannis since that second round 729 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 2: series against The celtics when he was a literal wrecking 730 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 2: ball that like single handedly extended that series to seven. 731 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:01,080 Speaker 2: Games and Obviously dame presents the problems that he. Presents the, 732 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 2: teams and they do have a lot of three point, 733 00:35:03,239 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 2: shooting and they do have a lot of, size but 734 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,560 Speaker 2: the they, just to, me they're not LIKE i always 735 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 2: talk about like having an elite. Unit they don't have 736 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,320 Speaker 2: any a unit on either end of the floor THAT 737 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 2: i think strikes real fear in. 738 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:19,400 Speaker 1: Anybody, yeah AND i to your point About. GIANNIS i 739 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,200 Speaker 1: was talking about this with some other with some friends 740 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:24,080 Speaker 1: the other, day like teams that have the capability to 741 00:35:24,160 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: win the title this, year AND i think you still 742 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 1: have to include The bucks in that list because Of 743 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:31,560 Speaker 1: giannis could just turn into a superhero for two months 744 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: and take them all the way. There but so because of, 745 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 1: that it's hard to really write them. Off but they 746 00:35:37,600 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: haven't looked very good at. 747 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 2: Really much of. 748 00:35:40,680 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 1: Anything LIKE i, mean they're, good they're, fine they're like 749 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: a fine basketball, team but they haven't looked elite at. 750 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 2: Anything they're really, big AND i think that will give 751 00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 2: them the ability to present some problems that they get 752 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:55,240 Speaker 2: a favorable matchup here. There they've weirdly been good against 753 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 2: The celtics for the last couple of, years like they've 754 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 2: had some big wins, there but, like but, yeah so 755 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,200 Speaker 2: a lot of that stuff was schedule related To so 756 00:36:02,280 --> 00:36:04,640 Speaker 2: it's hard for me to. Say here's the. THING nba 757 00:36:04,800 --> 00:36:08,600 Speaker 2: history tells us that The bucks don't, Win so do 758 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,800 Speaker 2: with that information what you will, anyway. 759 00:36:10,800 --> 00:36:13,840 Speaker 1: All, right all, right next, one because you mentioned The, 760 00:36:13,840 --> 00:36:16,520 Speaker 1: celtics and BECAUSE i am A celtics, fan will go From, 761 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,040 Speaker 1: chris do you Think boston's three point obsession will come 762 00:36:20,040 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: back to haunt them in the playoffs this? 763 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:28,440 Speaker 2: YEAR i literally don't care about three point. VOLUME i 764 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 2: care about shot, Quality like that is the only thing 765 00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 2: that matters to. Me, like if you if you are 766 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,720 Speaker 2: generating wide open catch and shoot. Threes as The Boston, 767 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:43,480 Speaker 2: celtics you're going to win the. Title, like if they 768 00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:46,400 Speaker 2: generate wide open catch and shoot threes in every, round 769 00:36:46,480 --> 00:36:50,279 Speaker 2: they're going to. Win to, me if they, lost it 770 00:36:50,320 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 2: would manifest As tatum And brown missing a lot of 771 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:59,160 Speaker 2: really tough pull up jump shots and these ugly possessions 772 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,799 Speaker 2: where they only ask the ball around the perimeter and 773 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 2: they take like kind of semi, contested, good not great 774 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 2: types of. Threes that's when they get into their cold. 775 00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:12,640 Speaker 2: Spells is when you have these extended stretches where they're 776 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:16,080 Speaker 2: getting good shots that we know The celtics can, make 777 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 2: but they're not the kind of shots that they won 778 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,239 Speaker 2: the title with last. Year the shots they won the 779 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 2: title with last year was when they would Beat Luka 780 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,840 Speaker 2: dancis off the dribble pass. Pass suddenly it's a wide 781 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 2: open catch and shoot three off of a paint. Touch 782 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 2: that's when they're at their. Best BUT i don't, THINK i, 783 00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:32,920 Speaker 2: THINK i don't think like them missing a bunch of 784 00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:34,440 Speaker 2: easy catch and shoot threes is how they. 785 00:37:34,480 --> 00:37:38,279 Speaker 1: Lose, YEAH i, AGREE i MEAN i think it's and 786 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:43,880 Speaker 1: that's HOW i. Appreciate that's How Joe missoula talks about it. 787 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,120 Speaker 1: Too it's not just about pure, volume although that is 788 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: part of the you, know the math, equation but it's 789 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:50,439 Speaker 1: all about. Process and he's, like if it's a good, 790 00:37:50,440 --> 00:37:52,440 Speaker 1: three we could take a hundred of. Them like if 791 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:54,840 Speaker 1: it's if it's if it's a high quality catch and, shoot, 792 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,080 Speaker 1: LOOK i would take on every single. Possession and that's 793 00:37:57,080 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: HOW i feel it. Too it's less about the make 794 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:01,640 Speaker 1: of the, miss even though ultimately that's sort of what decides. 795 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,560 Speaker 1: It but from a process, STANDPOINT i think it's been 796 00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:06,640 Speaker 1: a little shakier. ULTIMATELY i mean we've you've talked about 797 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:08,360 Speaker 1: this on the show a couple of times recently about 798 00:38:08,360 --> 00:38:11,520 Speaker 1: How Jalen bred And Drew holliday are not shooting as. 799 00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,120 Speaker 1: Well just straight, up they are not shooting as, well 800 00:38:14,200 --> 00:38:15,799 Speaker 1: whether whatever kind of look you want to make, it 801 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 1: they're not shooting as. Well and so if, that if 802 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:20,839 Speaker 1: they continue to shoot in the low, THIRTIES i, mean 803 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:24,080 Speaker 1: it's gonna maybe potentially create some. Problems from a process, 804 00:38:24,080 --> 00:38:28,359 Speaker 1: Standpoint it's hard to be too upset about well generate. 805 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 2: Three even the LIKE i don't think they'll lose Because 806 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 2: drew And jalen miss a ton of wide open. THREES 807 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:38,360 Speaker 2: i think they'll lose If drew And jalen miss a 808 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:41,239 Speaker 2: bunch of, contested mediocre threes because they didn't trust their. 809 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,200 Speaker 2: Process LIKE i. Was, ACTUALLY i was at a As 810 00:38:44,239 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 2: i've told you, guys we had a death in the 811 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:48,239 Speaker 2: family about a month, ago and we had an event 812 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:49,759 Speaker 2: today about, that and SO i got to hang out 813 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 2: a little bit with my wife's former high school, coach 814 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:53,800 Speaker 2: and we were just kind of talking like big picture 815 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,040 Speaker 2: of basketball stuff because he's coaching somewhere else right now 816 00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 2: And i'm coaching some high school and and he was 817 00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:00,799 Speaker 2: kind of an old school, dude is, like, yeah like you, 818 00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 2: KNOW i like to see more mid. Range everyone's you, 819 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:05,440 Speaker 2: know focusing on the layups in the, threes and you, 820 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,920 Speaker 2: KNOW i kind of got into like this philosophical conversation 821 00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,839 Speaker 2: with him about like shot quality and, process and, like, 822 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:13,560 Speaker 2: honestly it's really simple to. Me the goal of every 823 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:15,680 Speaker 2: possession should be to get a wide open layup or 824 00:39:15,760 --> 00:39:18,239 Speaker 2: catch and shoot. Three that should be the. Goal AND i, 825 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 2: SAY i should say a wide open layup or a 826 00:39:19,920 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 2: wide open catch and shoot. Three that's what you're trying 827 00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 2: to do every single time down the. Floor and if 828 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 2: you generate a hundred of. Them, great you're gonna win 829 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 2: and you're gonna score one hundred and fifty, points but 830 00:39:30,960 --> 00:39:33,960 Speaker 2: there should be some like what you don't want to 831 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:37,400 Speaker 2: do is take an uncomfortable out of rhythm catch and 832 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:41,840 Speaker 2: shoot three or an uncomfortable forced in traffic rim attempt 833 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 2: over a wide open mid range attempt that's available later 834 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:47,600 Speaker 2: in the shot. Clock that's WHERE i THINK i kind 835 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,480 Speaker 2: of differentiate from some of, these uh like more analytically 836 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 2: focused shot, quality you, know some of those, thesis some 837 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:57,319 Speaker 2: of that you, know thought Process i've heard out. THERE 838 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 2: i just think there's an order of, operations and if 839 00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,000 Speaker 2: you can't get a wide open catch in two three 840 00:40:02,080 --> 00:40:04,480 Speaker 2: or a wide open, layup the next best thing is 841 00:40:04,480 --> 00:40:07,479 Speaker 2: a good in rhythm shot for a player who's good 842 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:10,239 Speaker 2: at that, shot wherever it is on the. Floor if 843 00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:11,200 Speaker 2: that makes, sense. 844 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:15,799 Speaker 1: One hundred Percent for the next, one let's do a 845 00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:18,680 Speaker 1: one that's BEEN i feel like trending online this week From. 846 00:40:18,680 --> 00:40:21,200 Speaker 1: Brendan do you Think austin reeves he said it is 847 00:40:21,239 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 1: one of the best third options in the. LEAGUE i 848 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:25,040 Speaker 1: think that's pretty fair to. Characterize but where would you 849 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:26,920 Speaker 1: say he ranks amongst third? Options in the. 850 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:31,759 Speaker 2: League, man this is such a tough question because there's 851 00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:34,400 Speaker 2: so many different types of third options all around the. 852 00:40:34,440 --> 00:40:38,000 Speaker 2: LEAGUE i saw the debate between him And Norman powell 853 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:41,239 Speaker 2: with The. CLIPPERS i tweeted this stat out, earlier But 854 00:40:42,280 --> 00:40:46,120 Speaker 2: Norman powell's career high and assists in any basketball game 855 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:48,560 Speaker 2: in THE, nba whether it's regular season or playoffs is. 856 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 2: Six austin eleven times in his career has put up 857 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:56,200 Speaker 2: twenty five points and seven assists in a. Game Like 858 00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,480 Speaker 2: austin is a whole other level of well round did ball. 859 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 2: Handler but, like, again AS i always talk, about your 860 00:41:03,040 --> 00:41:06,040 Speaker 2: value to your team is unique to your value in that, 861 00:41:06,200 --> 00:41:09,719 Speaker 2: system and, like there's no doubt That Norman powell's jump 862 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:13,960 Speaker 2: shooting has been immensely valuable off the, ball not just 863 00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,720 Speaker 2: in catch and shoot, situations but also off the. Move 864 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,960 Speaker 2: for The. Clippers where it gets tricky is like kind 865 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:22,080 Speaker 2: of similar to what's happening With. AUSTIN a good amount 866 00:41:22,080 --> 00:41:24,560 Speaker 2: of that happened Without Kawhi leonard in the. Lineup and 867 00:41:24,600 --> 00:41:26,239 Speaker 2: so obviously it's like a different type of role with 868 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:28,320 Speaker 2: different types of shots, now but as you go around the, 869 00:41:28,360 --> 00:41:30,719 Speaker 2: league it's, Like, okay let's talk about chrisops porzingis, well 870 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:32,279 Speaker 2: he's a back to the basket post up threat and 871 00:41:32,320 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 2: a rim. Protector just a fundamentally different type of player 872 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:38,759 Speaker 2: than what you're looking at with An Austin. Reeves right 873 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:41,239 Speaker 2: as you go around the, league these different guys are 874 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,080 Speaker 2: Like Chet holmgren is a very different type of third, 875 00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:49,480 Speaker 2: option going To Evan mobley with Or Ti jerome with 876 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,279 Speaker 2: the with The, calves Like Ty jerome is in a 877 00:41:52,280 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 2: bench guard, Role he's in a different type of role 878 00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:55,880 Speaker 2: Than Austin. REEVES i Think austin's better Than, tie but 879 00:41:55,920 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 2: how much it's hard to, dictate, right everything's unique to 880 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 2: your system that you're. In and you, KNOW i Think 881 00:42:01,239 --> 00:42:03,960 Speaker 2: austin's been fantastic for The, lakers AND i don't know 882 00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,120 Speaker 2: exactly where i'd rank, him but he's definitely up there 883 00:42:06,200 --> 00:42:08,640 Speaker 2: among the third. Options, YEAH i. 884 00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:12,040 Speaker 1: AGREE i also saw Some Desmond bane, talk WHICH i 885 00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:13,759 Speaker 1: think is is a good one THAT i feel like 886 00:42:13,760 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 1: those two are actually in a similar archetype of can 887 00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:18,960 Speaker 1: it function as a true third? Option but also if you're, 888 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:20,520 Speaker 1: like can you just run thing for five? 889 00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:22,719 Speaker 2: Minutes, yeah can you get us forty tonight because we need? It, 890 00:42:22,840 --> 00:42:23,480 Speaker 2: yeah that kind of. 891 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:25,640 Speaker 1: Thing they can totally do, that and then you know 892 00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:28,880 Speaker 1: Whichever nick's player is their third best. Player if you 893 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:32,600 Speaker 1: want to pick like that's that's Og McHale Josh hart, 894 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:34,839 Speaker 1: LIKE i think pick your boys in, there but IT'S 895 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:39,359 Speaker 1: i THINK i Think mchal's better Than austin as. WELL 896 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:42,480 Speaker 1: i Think McHale's better Than. Austin all, right next, one 897 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:46,239 Speaker 1: let's do from Chef. Steph what are your thoughts On 898 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:48,759 Speaker 1: kaminga's long term role in The warriors and if The 899 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:51,960 Speaker 1: warriors should still continue investing in him or trade him 900 00:42:51,960 --> 00:42:53,080 Speaker 1: for the right player in a. 901 00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:56,799 Speaker 2: Win, now, well If i'm not, mistaken isn't he a 902 00:42:56,920 --> 00:43:00,480 Speaker 2: free agent this? Summer he will be AN. Rfa, Yeah, 903 00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:03,080 Speaker 2: SO i mean you've crossed your fingers and you hope 904 00:43:03,080 --> 00:43:05,600 Speaker 2: that he doesn't get like some massive offer thrown at. 905 00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:09,279 Speaker 2: HIM i have a feeling because, again if we talk 906 00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:11,680 Speaker 2: about what we were just talking about, earlier with value 907 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 2: in your specific, system there's gonna be some team out 908 00:43:14,760 --> 00:43:16,880 Speaker 2: there that's, like, WAIT i can throw a bunch of 909 00:43:16,920 --> 00:43:22,120 Speaker 2: money at this six' nine freaky, athletic FORWARD and i 910 00:43:22,160 --> 00:43:25,319 Speaker 2: can let him grow in our ecosystem and at a, 911 00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:28,239 Speaker 2: certain point, let's say let's say some team throws, four 912 00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 2: years one hundred and twenty Million, at kamingo so thirty 913 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:33,799 Speaker 2: million per for. Four years now you're looking at it 914 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:37,759 Speaker 2: As the warriors and, You're, like okay is he remotely 915 00:43:37,840 --> 00:43:41,399 Speaker 2: capable of snatching the starting spot From A moses moody 916 00:43:41,480 --> 00:43:44,719 Speaker 2: Or A. Brandon, pajemski no they need those roles, too 917 00:43:44,800 --> 00:43:48,399 Speaker 2: badly like They need moses. Is awesome he's been doing 918 00:43:48,440 --> 00:43:50,680 Speaker 2: so good in, that job in. That job, You Know 919 00:43:50,719 --> 00:43:53,680 Speaker 2: brandon pajemski's been doing so good in. That role and, 920 00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:56,640 Speaker 2: you know the one Thing that kaminga does well enough 921 00:43:56,640 --> 00:43:59,080 Speaker 2: to do it with the starters is like guard. The 922 00:43:59,239 --> 00:44:02,560 Speaker 2: ball but there's all these other weaknesses both, off ball 923 00:44:02,640 --> 00:44:07,680 Speaker 2: defensively and functioning within their offense with with with the 924 00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:09,479 Speaker 2: starters that it just doesn't make a ton. Of sense 925 00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:12,520 Speaker 2: SO LIKE i i it would be a bummer to 926 00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,480 Speaker 2: lose him for nothing, this SUMMER but i do think 927 00:44:14,520 --> 00:44:16,520 Speaker 2: it's an outcome that's on. The table, and like as 928 00:44:16,520 --> 00:44:19,320 Speaker 2: far as the big picture potential For, the warriors unless 929 00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:21,200 Speaker 2: he becomes a knockdown three point shooter and a good 930 00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:23,160 Speaker 2: read and react guy and a good off, ball defender 931 00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:24,640 Speaker 2: he can't get into the, starting lineup and if he 932 00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:27,239 Speaker 2: can't get into the, STARTING lineup i just don't see 933 00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:29,680 Speaker 2: a version of that that makes a ton. OF sense, i, mean, 934 00:44:30,239 --> 00:44:32,960 Speaker 2: like well let me. Ask you you've been Following the 935 00:44:32,960 --> 00:44:34,840 Speaker 2: warriors pretty closely over the last. Few years what do? 936 00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:37,000 Speaker 2: You see what do You see kamena's big term long 937 00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:38,160 Speaker 2: term POTENTIAL as. 938 00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:42,640 Speaker 1: I don't see it On, the. WARRIORS don't i just 939 00:44:42,640 --> 00:44:45,000 Speaker 1: don't see the long term fit on. THE roster, I 940 00:44:45,040 --> 00:44:47,960 Speaker 1: mean i think it's so hard to predict HOW these rfa, 941 00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:51,600 Speaker 1: situations go especially with the new we haven't had that 942 00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:54,719 Speaker 1: many experiences of players in a role like him under 943 00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:57,480 Speaker 1: this new Second eight briton sort of. Cap era so 944 00:44:57,480 --> 00:45:00,319 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see How the warriors. Play THAT 945 00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:05,279 Speaker 1: but i just think that he and maybe, rightfully so 946 00:45:05,560 --> 00:45:08,719 Speaker 1: wants a lot more touches than he's getting on this on. 947 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:12,120 Speaker 1: This roster like if you, put him if you swapped 948 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:16,239 Speaker 1: him with any number Of The houston rockets, wing athletes, 949 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:19,520 Speaker 1: right like he would he would love. That team if 950 00:45:19,560 --> 00:45:21,600 Speaker 1: he was On The, houston rockets. He fits he Is 951 00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:24,760 Speaker 1: A houston rocket functionally with the way he, plays basketball, 952 00:45:24,840 --> 00:45:27,240 Speaker 1: right like he is made to be just a run 953 00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:31,560 Speaker 1: gun athlete offense downhill and like athletic on ball defender 954 00:45:31,600 --> 00:45:33,400 Speaker 1: that kind of makes a lot of, Mental mistakes like 955 00:45:33,480 --> 00:45:36,279 Speaker 1: he is A Perfect houston rocket right now that he's 956 00:45:36,320 --> 00:45:37,640 Speaker 1: gonna end up there because they had a lot of, 957 00:45:37,640 --> 00:45:42,680 Speaker 1: Players ALREADY but i just don't think, that stylistically he's 958 00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:44,640 Speaker 1: the type of player that fits all that well In the, 959 00:45:44,680 --> 00:45:48,440 Speaker 1: warriors ecosystem and from a financial and, roll STANDPOINT it's i, 960 00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:50,080 Speaker 1: DON'T know i find it a little challenging for a 961 00:45:50,120 --> 00:45:51,000 Speaker 1: long term that's really. 962 00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:53,440 Speaker 2: Well put so he Souped Up tarry easton is what 963 00:45:53,480 --> 00:45:57,600 Speaker 2: you're saying in a in a very. COMPLIMENTARY way I Love. 964 00:45:57,640 --> 00:46:00,320 Speaker 1: Jonathan kaminga he is so fun, to watch but he 965 00:46:00,320 --> 00:46:00,960 Speaker 1: he's kind of swooped. 966 00:46:01,000 --> 00:46:03,360 Speaker 2: Up here YOU and i have talked. About this it's 967 00:46:03,760 --> 00:46:07,879 Speaker 2: it's just the bummer that like it was, right there 968 00:46:08,400 --> 00:46:10,399 Speaker 2: the blow it up and rebuild and give the Keys 969 00:46:10,400 --> 00:46:15,160 Speaker 2: to jonathan was right there. Right now, it's, like shit 970 00:46:15,239 --> 00:46:17,640 Speaker 2: we just run one thirteen out of Fourteen with jimmy 971 00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:20,040 Speaker 2: and now are dead serious championship team and we can't 972 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:22,600 Speaker 2: afford To let john mess. Around anymore but it is what. It, 973 00:46:22,680 --> 00:46:24,680 Speaker 2: is yeah and. He plays. 974 00:46:24,719 --> 00:46:26,640 Speaker 1: He plays he plays a lot of JOY and i 975 00:46:26,680 --> 00:46:28,759 Speaker 1: really like, watching him but it's just it doesn't feel 976 00:46:28,800 --> 00:46:32,560 Speaker 1: like the the. Right, thing ultimately, all right let's close 977 00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:35,080 Speaker 1: for tonight with one more Question. From wolfe he was 978 00:46:35,120 --> 00:46:37,000 Speaker 1: really asking this question. A lot he really wanted to 979 00:46:37,280 --> 00:46:40,359 Speaker 1: know the answer to. This. Question uh, wolfe asked would 980 00:46:40,400 --> 00:46:43,399 Speaker 1: you ever make a real life? Basketball video you're really 981 00:46:43,480 --> 00:46:45,680 Speaker 1: good and it'll be fun to, see it maybe even 982 00:46:45,760 --> 00:46:49,359 Speaker 1: collab with other. Content creators jason is very good. 983 00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:53,360 Speaker 2: At basketball he's very. TALL man i had a PHASE 984 00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:55,760 Speaker 2: where i was recording a lot of my. Basketball stuff 985 00:46:55,840 --> 00:46:57,759 Speaker 2: i've been out of that phase for a. While now 986 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:02,359 Speaker 2: i'm still playing quite, a bit but it's more Just 987 00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:05,160 Speaker 2: like i've just been so inundated with other Stuff that 988 00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:07,560 Speaker 2: i've been kind of away from some. Of that maybe 989 00:47:07,560 --> 00:47:09,920 Speaker 2: This summer i'll try to get. Into It logan logan 990 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:12,000 Speaker 2: is our head of content here at. The volume he 991 00:47:12,080 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 2: called me about two months ago and wanted to kind 992 00:47:15,520 --> 00:47:18,400 Speaker 2: of explore the idea of doing some on. COURT stuff 993 00:47:18,880 --> 00:47:22,279 Speaker 2: i would imagine that we'll eventually do, some stuff but 994 00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:25,200 Speaker 2: it's just as YOU and, I, know jackson we're so 995 00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:28,680 Speaker 2: geared up for, the playoffs, right now it just hasn't 996 00:47:28,719 --> 00:47:32,279 Speaker 2: been like Something that i've been really. Seriously Considering but. 997 00:47:34,760 --> 00:47:37,360 Speaker 2: I'll try i'll try to make some time before the 998 00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:40,200 Speaker 2: end of this calendar year to get some more video 999 00:47:40,239 --> 00:47:43,400 Speaker 2: content around. Me playing, but again It's not I'm a 1000 00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:45,720 Speaker 2: i'm a good, basketball Player but i'm NOT an, Nba player, 1001 00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:48,919 Speaker 2: so like if, you care if you care, to watch 1002 00:47:48,960 --> 00:47:50,239 Speaker 2: it's just because you're a fan of the show and 1003 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:51,759 Speaker 2: you want to see, me PLAY which. I appreciate i 1004 00:47:52,480 --> 00:47:56,759 Speaker 2: appreciate the support on. That level, All, right jackson that. 1005 00:47:56,800 --> 00:47:58,520 Speaker 2: Was fun, all, Right guys it's all we have for 1006 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:01,160 Speaker 2: tonight is always sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting me 1007 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:04,000 Speaker 2: and supporting. The show we have some breakouts from tonight's 1008 00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:05,279 Speaker 2: show that'll be coming out over the course of the 1009 00:48:05,320 --> 00:48:08,680 Speaker 2: next couple. Of days i'm. ACTUALLY traveling i didn't think 1010 00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:11,759 Speaker 2: this trip was going to happen in light of what 1011 00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:14,879 Speaker 2: happened a few, weeks ago but we are actually doing 1012 00:48:14,920 --> 00:48:16,799 Speaker 2: one more. Ski Trip so i'm leaving to Go to 1013 00:48:16,880 --> 00:48:21,359 Speaker 2: idaho TOMORROW and i will be Back on, monday night 1014 00:48:21,640 --> 00:48:24,279 Speaker 2: and then one more kind of funky WEEK because i 1015 00:48:24,320 --> 00:48:27,000 Speaker 2: go To see Dead in company next Week. In Vegas 1016 00:48:27,080 --> 00:48:28,880 Speaker 2: but JACKSON and i have already made a plan to 1017 00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:30,520 Speaker 2: record a bunch of content during the two and a 1018 00:48:30,520 --> 00:48:32,040 Speaker 2: half Days that i'm in town so that we'll still 1019 00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:34,600 Speaker 2: have stuff running on, the show and it kind of 1020 00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:37,480 Speaker 2: coincides nicely WITH the. Ncaa tournament there's NO national tv 1021 00:48:37,600 --> 00:48:40,080 Speaker 2: games ON the nba chilled out on the schedule and 1022 00:48:40,080 --> 00:48:42,279 Speaker 2: gave us a bunch of. Lighter ones so we're going 1023 00:48:42,360 --> 00:48:45,520 Speaker 2: to take one, last little kind of relatively light stretch 1024 00:48:45,560 --> 00:48:47,320 Speaker 2: here over the course of the, next week next week and, 1025 00:48:47,320 --> 00:48:49,920 Speaker 2: a half and then once we Get, into april it's 1026 00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:53,440 Speaker 2: go time for three straight months of just absolute chaos. 1027 00:48:53,440 --> 00:48:56,000 Speaker 2: And basketball so we're looking forward to. It again we 1028 00:48:56,000 --> 00:48:58,080 Speaker 2: appreciate you guys for rocking, with us and we will 1029 00:48:58,120 --> 00:49:00,439 Speaker 2: see you on two you say. 1030 00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:04,560 Speaker 1: The volume? 1031 00:49:05,320 --> 00:49:07,720 Speaker 2: What's? Up guys, AS always i appreciate you for listening 1032 00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:10,560 Speaker 2: to and supporting. Hoops tonight they would actually be really 1033 00:49:10,600 --> 00:49:12,480 Speaker 2: helpful for us if you guys would take a second 1034 00:49:12,600 --> 00:49:15,239 Speaker 2: and leave a rating and. A review, AS always i 1035 00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:17,000 Speaker 2: appreciate you guys, supporting us but if you could take 1036 00:49:17,040 --> 00:49:19,399 Speaker 2: a minute to, Do that i'd really. Appreciate it