1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: Straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre, Straight Fire for Monday, 3 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: May nine. I hope everybody had a tremendous Mother's Day weekend. 4 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: Shout out to all the moms out there. I know 5 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: my mom is a regular listener. Uh, my wife not 6 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: as much. I'm sure Rob Gee's wife listens once in 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: a blue moon maybe, But I hope everybody had a 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: great Mother's Day weekend. I was fortunate enough that I 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: saw Kevin Hart at Crypto dot com arena over the weekend. 10 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,320 Speaker 1: Just an unbelievable comedy show, the best comedy show I've 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: ever been to. When what's funny is? I tweeted about 12 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: it and tagged Kevin Hart, and then he retweeted it 13 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: and I didn't realize this. I clicked on his UM 14 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: his profile. Rob He's got thirty million followers. I was. 15 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I know he's a huge deal. Um. But 16 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: the funniest part, well, he did take a shot at Lebron, 17 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: which who's these boys with? It was obviously about the hairline, 18 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: and you know, he says he sees Lebron and he's 19 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: got no hair and he's making fun of his no hair, 20 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: and then he sees him two weeks later at like 21 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: a wedding in Lebron has like a full head of hair, 22 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: and Lebron's like, so, so, how are we doing? What's up? 23 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 1: What's going on? You know, like typical Lebron and Karvin 24 00:01:18,200 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: Heart's like, what's up with you? You know, like making 25 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: fun of the hair. It was good, it was funny. 26 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: I'm a big Kevin Hart fan. I'll say this. I 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: don't know if anybody can match his energy, his storytelling. 28 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: He is tremendous. I've seen Chappelle. Chappelle's kind of low, 29 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: low energy, and that's fine. You can get by with 30 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: low energy. It works. But Kevin Hart to me right now, 31 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: I don't know that anybody is better. I like David 32 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: Spade a lot for whatever reason. Whenever I've seen Spade, 33 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: he's been kind of low energy, and he is like 34 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: a low energy comic. But he's better when he's on 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 1: like the Howard Stern Show, or I saw I read 36 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: about or now. I listened to a podcast with him 37 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 1: and I think it was uh, not Norm McDonald but 38 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: one one of these other comedians, and he was hilarious. 39 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: Oh it's a guy with the um uh like the 40 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: rat tail. He's kind of a funny guy. Um he 41 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: appeals to Appalachia. Rob, do you know who I'm talking about? 42 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: I have no idea who you're talking about. Yeah, this 43 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: guy's funny. My brother is gonna definitely text me when 44 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: he hears this and be like, how did you not 45 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 1: know this guy? The Vaughan He did a podcast with 46 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: Theo Vaughan and it was really funny. I would I 47 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 1: would recommend if you're into the comedy, uh listening sometimes 48 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: I walked a dog. I listen to comedy. But Kevin 49 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 1: Hart absolute home run. The guy's a superstar, a huge fan. 50 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: Um in. Before we get to the NBA, I will 51 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,320 Speaker 1: ask you Rob two questions. Did you watch any of 52 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: the Kentucky Derby? No? Did you watch any of the 53 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 1: F one Thing in Miami? Absolutely not? I mean, I 54 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: say F one thing because you know it's Mother's Day. 55 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: You spend time with the wife vacuuming. I'm telling the kids, 56 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: we gotta do the dishes. Hey, let's take out the guard. 57 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: You know, let's really step it up, so, you know, 58 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: for a Mother's Day and I and I every you know, 59 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: in between the going on the Graham and all I'm 60 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: seeing is like one of Miami popping off, and all 61 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: these people are like Miami f one and I don't 62 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: really even know what the races. I've seen a couple 63 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: episodes of the Netflix thing, only because someone had an 64 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,799 Speaker 1: idea for another support doing that and they wanted me 65 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: to get involved, so I had to start getting up 66 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: on the Formula one thing. But it's like, okay, I 67 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: I didn't watch any of it. I know Tom Brady 68 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 1: was there, Michael Jordan's shack who sounds awesome. Um, I 69 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: didn't see it. I did, however, watch the ni COSA 70 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: playoff game in the Legua m X. You guys know, 71 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 1: I became an owner last year of the team UM 72 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: and they made the playoffs and it was a heart 73 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: stopping game. They give up a goal on the road 74 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: in the fifty four minute, kind of depressing. Had great 75 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: chances and they keep coming back, you know, the opponent 76 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: just hunkers down into a full defense so they don't 77 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 1: give up the the equalizer, and of course in the 78 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: nine minute, on a corner kick, Naxa's best score heads 79 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: one in to tie it. I was freaking out. You 80 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: guys know, I injured my shoulder in my soccer game. 81 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: Uh last weekend, I start doing the Michael Jordan's shoulder 82 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: pump and the first one I like, ah, damn, I 83 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: forgot its older is still a little bit sore. I 84 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: will be lifting weights this week again, still kind of 85 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: on the on the d L fift day d L 86 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: we'll call it UM, but they lost in penalty kicks. Hey, 87 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: it was a great run. UM. As a special treat 88 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: for you know, the seventeen listeners who are into Lega MX, 89 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: we are bringing on this week a guest from the team, 90 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: not a player. I don't want to spoil it, but 91 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: he agreed to come on last week and it will 92 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,039 Speaker 1: delve into not really necessarily a soccer angle, but the 93 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: ownership angle. I know some of you guys are like, 94 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: how the hell do you own a soccer team? The story. 95 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: We'll tell the story on an episode this week. It's 96 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a good interview. And for those of 97 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: you who are interested in getting into ownership, And if 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 1: you listen to the Danny Kennel pod last week about 99 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:59,559 Speaker 1: n I L, these boosters in college football really feel 100 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: like they're have a stake in the ownership of like 101 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: Alabama football. Um, given that they can produce an i 102 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 1: L money for some of these recruits in what is 103 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: an arms race, and it's an awesome feeling. Um knowing 104 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: you know, contract situations for some of these guys, and hey, 105 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: we got this guy on alone, he's the second leading 106 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:18,040 Speaker 1: score in the league. What are we gonna do? What's 107 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: our game plan? You know, like just understanding it's awesome. 108 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: And then you can obviously think, well, you know, I 109 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: listen in nicoxa is it was a great investment. I 110 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: don't think it's gonna lead to me getting any NBA 111 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: or NFL ownership twenty years from now, but holy hell, 112 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: would that be fun down the road obviously? You know, 113 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 1: dream big, right, people, All right, let's get to the 114 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: big story in the NBA. Sunday's games were great, but 115 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: I think we got to start with Mike Brown being 116 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: named the King's head coach. Just kidding, Mike Brown. No 117 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: former Laker coaches going to the King's. Absolutely nobody cares. 118 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: Why because my Dallas Mavericks. I told you guys this 119 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,600 Speaker 1: series was not over. And the Dallas Mavericks fought like 120 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: hell and came back and embarrassed Chris Paul. We're gonna 121 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: talk about Chris Paul and his mom and turning thirty 122 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 1: seven and all that fun stuff. The mass came back 123 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 1: beat him twice. Chris Paul for as good as he 124 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: was in the closeout game against the Pelicans, remember fourteen 125 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: for fourteen shooting thirty three points, he was great he 126 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: in games one and two, especially Game two in the 127 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. By the way, fun fact, Chris Paul was 128 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: leading the entire NBA in the playoffs in fourth quarter 129 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: scoring heading into Sunday's game, and Sunday he fouled out. 130 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:37,039 Speaker 1: He had more turnovers than points for the first time 131 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: in his career. I'm sorry, more fouls than points. Six 132 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: fouls five points in twenty three minutes. He fouled out. 133 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: Of course, he was complaining afterward about the officiating, because 134 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: that's what Chris Paul does. Uh, And Devin Booker was complaining, 135 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: and Monty Williams was complaining because that's what Dallas does. 136 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: If you missed it, guys, nobody in the NBA ever 137 00:06:56,680 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: commits a foul. Nobody in the NBA ever gets a 138 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,799 Speaker 1: bad shot and isn't fouled. It's just complained. Complain everybody's 139 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: a whiner. I don't want to hear that. Lucas the 140 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: king winer, he's not. Everybody wints. Let's just get that out, 141 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: Joel and Beads a whiner, Lebron winds. Everybody does. If 142 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: you've played an ounce of basketball, where are the referees there? 143 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: And you get fouled or mrs Shot, you're like begging 144 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: for the call and come on, where's it? Or or 145 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: a reach in or a bump? Come on, what is 146 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: his ticket? Nobody's ever committed to foul, right, and you're 147 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: always fouled, So let's just get that off the table. 148 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: I didn't think the officiating was that bad. I think 149 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: what happened is Dallas has changed things up. And this 150 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: has surprised me because I hyped him as a big 151 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: potential game changer. Is the Spencer Dinwoody edition. Folks, you 152 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: may have missed it, but Spencer Dinwoody only played in 153 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: Game four? Right? You think it didn Wody the second 154 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: he's the he's the second banana to Luca. He played 155 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: nineteen minutes. They have pivoted away from Dinwoody and their 156 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: center Powell who starts, and they have essentially said we're 157 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: spreading the floor with three in shooters. Whoever's hot, you're 158 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 1: in Dinwiti's a more. I need the ball in my hands. 159 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: You know, Lucas sits down for ten minutes. That's kind 160 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: of when Din what he's playing and the move has worked. 161 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: I just want to point out all these people saying, oh, 162 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: come on, they got lucky from three they made twenty. Yeah, 163 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: it was a great game. Incredible Dorian Finney Smith hit eight. Okay, 164 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: it was a great shooting performance. Let me remind you, 165 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: guys that the Shun's sons shot I believe over six 166 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 1: from the field in the first two games. They scored 167 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: a D and nine. Then they go to Dallas they 168 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 1: scored ninety four and one on one. They say't all 169 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: about fouls and turnovers. This is also about Dallas changing 170 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: it up. As we predicted here on the podcast last week. 171 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: Where's the hunting Luca rob I'm not hearing anything about 172 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: oh you got hunt Luca hunt Luke. They're not doing 173 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: that because guess what, Dallas change things up and it's working. 174 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: Smart teams adapt and change, and Dallas with Jason Kidd 175 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: at the helm, is right back in this series. Now, 176 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: can they win it. I don't know. I I'm hopeful. 177 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: I you know, obviously there's still the underdogs for a reason. 178 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: But I think the focus needs to be on Chris 179 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: Paul and folks. I mentioned last week the idea that 180 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: Chris Paul gets so cocky and he likes to what 181 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: I call tempt the basketball gods. I will never forget 182 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: Houston Warriors in a pivotal I think it was Game 183 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: five in Houston hits the three shimmies and Steph Curry's 184 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: face coming down the court. You guys, remember this, shimmy's 185 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: in his face. Rockets go up three too. About a 186 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: minute after the shimmy, he pulls his hamstring. He's done 187 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. Think back to Game two. How much 188 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: trash was Chris Paul talking. He would score and look 189 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: at the Dallas bench. He would he would get shots 190 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: in at Luca, he would talk trash. And since that 191 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: moment in Game two, he has been total garbage. Now, 192 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: he did turn thirty seven years old. I know, what 193 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: is a couple of days difference, Well, he started to 194 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,439 Speaker 1: look thirty seven. In Game three. He was a turnover machine. 195 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 1: Seven turnovers, I believe, six in the first half. Dallas, 196 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: took the lead, never gave it back, and then in 197 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: game four fouls out and then you toss in this 198 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: situation with his mom. Now, I will say, as we 199 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: record this early Monday morning, this incident, I'm going to 200 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: call it an alleged incident with some fan and Chris 201 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:19,079 Speaker 1: Paul's mom. Between that, the fouls, the turnovers, the way 202 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 1: he played Turning thirty seven, like all this could be 203 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: in Chris Paul's head. Now we know he's a pro 204 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: and he's a superstar, He's probably gonna be fine. Whatever 205 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: happened with his mom is not yet out on video, 206 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: but according to Chris Paul, someone in the stands put 207 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: their hands on Chris Paul's mom. Now I've gone through 208 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: all the videos late Sunday night, Okay, it appears that 209 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: there was some teenage punk with his mom and his 210 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: younger brother who were escorted out there. In all the videos, 211 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 1: I have yet to see Chris Paul's mom. But Chris 212 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,840 Speaker 1: Paul is seeing almost see you later or what Rob? 213 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: What are the exact words he says, Oh, I almost 214 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: see you in the parking lot, or we're not done? Well, 215 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: I forget what the exact words are the exact words were, 216 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: i'll see you later. So he says that to the guy, 217 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: like threatening a seventeen year old or whatever the kid is. 218 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: And I'm not defending this dope. Okay, I haven't seen 219 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: the video. Maybe he did something stupid, but the look 220 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: on his face is like he's stunned that he's in trouble. 221 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: His mom is sitting there like, wait a minute, this 222 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: is my son. We're getting out of here. She's not 223 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: yelling at him, Oddly, she's not yelling at like the security. 224 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: She seems a little confused. She runs out, forgets her purse. 225 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: The young kid who looks like he's like twelve or thirteen, 226 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: runs back, gets the person, then goes it, gets out. Listen, 227 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: I don't know what happened. Nobody knows what happened except 228 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: for Chris Paul's mom and this kid. If he put 229 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: his hands on her and he and his mom witnessed 230 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: it and did nothing, well she's a bad parent. I'll 231 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: tell you right now. If I was a teenager and 232 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: I shoved somebody's mom or or or put my finger 233 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 1: in her face, my mom would smack the taste out 234 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: of my mouth. Okay, And I'm sure Rob's would mom 235 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: would do the same. So listen, I'm not going to 236 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: defend this it. I have no idea. We're gonna hopefully 237 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: get to the bottom of this. If you did anything dumb, 238 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: yes to spend the hell out of Hi. Don't let 239 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: him back in the arena for twenty years, you know. 240 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 1: But I'm a little surprised. I'm just confused, Rob, Is 241 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: that is that an okay word? I'm confused. I'm not 242 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 1: automatically gonna, you know, castigate the kid, but I'm not 243 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 1: going to defend him either. I'm just confused. I need 244 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: to see the video. Is that is that? Okay? Take? 245 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: Robbers that like not allowed in these hot take streets. No, 246 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: I think that's absolutely fair, especially considering based on the 247 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: videos that we've seen as of again early Monday morning, 248 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: this took place what two three rows back of the 249 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 1: Sun's bench, and based on the videos again that I 250 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: don't I don't know, but based on the videos, there 251 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: were several Sons fans in that area as well, including 252 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: a guy with the Sons in four Jersey. So it's 253 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: entirely acceptable for you to say, hey, until I get 254 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: all the information, I don't want to pass juge on anybody. 255 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: It is just I'm not gonna say that it's disappointing 256 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: because it's I'm not surprised by it anymore. Like this 257 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: is what you're gonna get in fan experiences anytime you 258 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: have road fans in a home arena like that, that's 259 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 1: just what it is. It's gonna happen when you have 260 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: home fans in the home arena because people get liquored 261 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: up and they want to fight. That that just happens, 262 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: like it happened to me at several football games. Not 263 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: that I got into five people around me getting fights, Yeah, exactly. Uh. 264 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: And so until you have legitimate security at these sporting 265 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: events where they're doing more than just standing there in 266 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: their red coats watching the game, because you know, I've 267 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: been a plenty of games, and then and their only 268 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: job is like to point you in the direction of 269 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: your seat and they don't do anything the rest of 270 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: the game because they're like they don't get paid enough. 271 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: It feels like they're like, it's not my job to 272 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 1: to police these liquored up guys in the sixth row 273 00:13:54,240 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: um until they get real security or this. But I 274 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: think this was Big Cat from barstoo Sports out this idea. 275 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: Until you let the players go in there and smack 276 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: a fan for doing or saying something disrespectful, this is 277 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 1: not gonna stop. Like stuff like this is always going 278 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: to happen again. I'm not going to say that this 279 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,319 Speaker 1: fan in Dallas, this whatever, looked like he was a teenager, 280 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: like eighteen nineteen years old, pushed his mom and and 281 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: and Chris Paul's wife. And I'm not saying he did 282 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: or didn't do it, but I wouldn't be surprised if 283 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 1: he did, and I wouldn't be surprised if it happens 284 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: again even later in this series, because that's just the 285 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: way things are nowadays in sports. Now. If you remember 286 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: Game two, Lucas leaving the court and some Sons fan 287 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: wearing a Son's jersey says something to Luca so bad 288 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: he's like walking, he has to turn around and like 289 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: almost pointed the guy. Luckily, you know, Math's assistant coaches 290 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:47,960 Speaker 1: or whatever kept Luca going and they refused to let 291 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: him go. But like that's what these fans feel like. 292 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: You know, this is the this is you know, Gladiator 293 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 1: right to it to an extent. You know, we've seen 294 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: Lebron and I had to show this to my wife 295 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: because it is I'll like the quintessential fan lunacy video. 296 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: Lebron's walking off the court I believe in Golden State 297 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: and they're like the stadia, the arena is pretty like 298 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: not empty, but it's super like thinned out. And this woman, 299 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:22,600 Speaker 1: clear as day Lebron's a bitch a p like just 300 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: shouts it like within like five ftom You can look 301 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: this up on YouTube. Just turn out the volume because 302 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 1: she shouts it loud. Lebron's walking by and then turns around. 303 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: It's like what is He points like what what is this? 304 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: What what are you doing? And then she apologizes group, 305 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: but it's like a woman yelling this at Lebron from 306 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: like five ft away. Now again, Robin stop read a 307 00:15:44,240 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: fathom what it would like, what it would be like 308 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: in life if I was just walking and someone just 309 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: yelled that like five ft from my face. Like it's 310 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: just I don't know, I'm having a having trouble grasping, 311 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: Like what do you have to gain by yelling that? 312 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: Like you know, like I'm trying to get in the 313 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: head of the fan, and I guess I just can't 314 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:09,760 Speaker 1: get there. It's it's I can tell you having seen 315 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: it up close, the people who are doing these things 316 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: are not thinking about what they're doing most of the time. 317 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: In my experience, they're extremely inabriated. And it's never just 318 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: like one person or two people. It's like a group 319 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 1: of people that are steadily getting themselves riled up and 320 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: riled up until it reaches a crescendo where eventually someone 321 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,640 Speaker 1: from that group does or says something so agregious that 322 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: it leads to usually someone getting smacked but in the line, yes, yes, 323 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: and they're dancing near the line, and then ultimately someone 324 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 1: crosses the line with something overly aggressive. Yes, that's exactly 325 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: what happens. Now again, because none of the videos that 326 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: I've seen as of this early morning, you know, depict 327 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: ex actually what happened. It's only just really the aftermath 328 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: and Chris Paul's response. But I will say that if 329 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: it did happen, you know, shame on the kid for one, 330 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: because that's not acceptable. Shame on the sons and four 331 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,760 Speaker 1: guy who's sitting down there and he's kind of just 332 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: watching it all happen. And lastly, shame on all of 333 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 1: those people because I think the Phoenix Suns have like 334 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: seven assistant coaches and like four trainers and you know 335 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,479 Speaker 1: all the and then guys sitting behind the bench. You 336 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: mean to tell me of all those people and Chris 337 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: Paul's family is three rows back. You didn't hear or 338 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: see any of that stuff at the time. To break 339 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 1: it up, Like, come on, I do know if I 340 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 1: was making thirty seven million dollars a year and I 341 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:40,959 Speaker 1: had family going to the RNA, I would have at 342 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:45,200 Speaker 1: least one security member with them. Seven million in hostile territory. 343 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 1: But I will say, Rob, there is a bigger Like 344 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: if you zoom out for a minute, there is something 345 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: weird going on in America now where people are just angry. 346 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: I mean it could be social media. I know people 347 00:17:55,240 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: have been getting angry, but I saw over the weekend 348 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: that people were like protesting at Supreme Court justices houses. 349 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 1: Have you seen this? And it's like, what do you? 350 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 1: What is that like? Really? And then people are like, 351 00:18:10,119 --> 00:18:12,240 Speaker 1: I can't believe people are are doing this, and they 352 00:18:12,240 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: were like where his neighbors were that upset? We organized 353 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: the like people are that angry that you're gonna protest 354 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: at your neighbor's house? Obviously over you know, the abortion 355 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: Roe v. Wade thing, and I get it. People are 356 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 1: angry and people are sick and tired of it and this, 357 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: you know, I think it dates back to about right 358 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: after novemb happened. Um, and then you talk in the 359 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:38,719 Speaker 1: pandemic and just people are pissed and I, you know, 360 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: it's Rob, this is so weird. Ah. My career was 361 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: greatly helped by the Internet. You know. I started a 362 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: website anonymously, largely before social media. Social media helped take 363 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: it to the next level, and then I was able 364 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: to sell it. So I'm indebted to the Internet. I 365 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,080 Speaker 1: you know, I didn't make life changing money, but I 366 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 1: mean good money off selling website. And I'm thankful to 367 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 1: the Internet. Um, but the internet has you know, we're 368 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: what twenty what are we gonna say? Years and now, Rob, 369 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: it just feels like it's just the Internet just isn't 370 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 1: a kind of a bad place and only getting worse. 371 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:19,679 Speaker 1: I don't know, is that a two out of a 372 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: take for a Monday? More like the internet is just bad? 373 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: Like less internet people as good as it has been, 374 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:31,000 Speaker 1: less internet is probably a better thing. Uh, I mostly agree. 375 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,480 Speaker 1: My only counter is it's not the Internet, it's social media. 376 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: The Internet is great. The Internet has provided us with 377 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: information and access to things we've never had. Social media 378 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: has turned damn near everybody into an expert on something, 379 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,640 Speaker 1: and they only listen to people who agree with them. 380 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:48,919 Speaker 1: So it's a massive echo chamber no matter what the 381 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: topic is, and everybody thinks they know everything about it 382 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: because they read it on Instagram post, or they saw 383 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,920 Speaker 1: a TikTok video about it, or some guy they follow 384 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: on Twitter had like a seven part thread, so they 385 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: know exactly what going on. And the minute you have 386 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: anybody who has a conflicting idea or a conflicting opinion, 387 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: it's World War three. And I think that's the biggest 388 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: problem currently in the United States is just everyone lives 389 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 1: in an echo chamber, and social media is the biggest 390 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: problem with social media is just absolutely brutal. Fox Sports 391 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 392 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 393 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 394 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,640 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. The weird thing is Chris 395 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,199 Speaker 1: Paul right, so this game ends, whatever happened with his 396 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: mom in the stands, And the first thing he does 397 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 1: is goes to Twitter and drops an f bomb and 398 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: Saturday night, if you remember, John Morant gets hurt. Um 399 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: he the Grizzlies are alleging and we'll get to this. 400 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,199 Speaker 1: It was it was due to Jordan's pool and you know, 401 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: a four second video made the rounds on social media 402 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: that didn't look great, but it was clearly not malicious. 403 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: And all of a sudden, John Morant's like talk about 404 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 1: break in the code or whatever he wrote, gets all 405 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: these Grizzlies fans worked into a lather. Oh he tried 406 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: to injure me injured and blah blah blah, and it's like, 407 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 1: come on, like, can we can we take a deep breaths? Now, 408 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: John Moran had to delete the tweet. Um because people 409 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,119 Speaker 1: watch the full video and like it was clear that 410 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: there was no ill intent. This was not Dylan Brooks 411 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: clotheslining a guy in the middle of the year. Okay, Um, 412 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: And now John Moran's doubtful for tonight, which stinks, but 413 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:29,199 Speaker 1: that is the ultimate weapon. Like you don't need the 414 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,440 Speaker 1: media anymore. And that's a larger discussion we'll have with 415 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,840 Speaker 1: I think a guest later this week. Um, But just 416 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: to put a bowl on it. If you're the Sons, 417 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,240 Speaker 1: you get what thirty something from Devin Booker. He was tremendous. 418 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:44,879 Speaker 1: And you can't stop the three point bombs. And listen, 419 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: that has been the one weakness of the Sun. They're 420 00:21:46,920 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: a great two point shooting team. When it comes to three, 421 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,399 Speaker 1: they they they're not They're not great from deep. You know, 422 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: Cam Johnson, Devin Booker, Bridges is not a great three 423 00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: point shooter. If Jake Crowder is not hitting, you're like, 424 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 1: there's just a two point shooting team. So if you're Dallas, 425 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,359 Speaker 1: I think you kind of live with the three point shot. 426 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,919 Speaker 1: They only made nine, Dallas made twenty. They won by 427 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:13,439 Speaker 1: ten points if they can. And by the way, Luca 428 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: was one of ten from three, Brunson was one of three. 429 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: If you go and telling me, hey, game four, Luca 430 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: and Brunson are combined two thirteen from three? Are they winning? 431 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: How many points did do when he have ten? Oh? 432 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: They lost? Like where the points coming from? Oh well, okay, 433 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,719 Speaker 1: Phinney Smith at eight threes and I know people are 434 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 1: gonna say, well, that's not happening again. That's not you know, 435 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: that's not something he could duplicate. He is like if 436 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: you were to cook up in a lab of three 437 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:42,280 Speaker 1: and D wing, it's like, give me Robert Covington, give 438 00:22:42,320 --> 00:22:45,120 Speaker 1: me Dory and Phinney Smith, Like that's the glue guy 439 00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 1: that you want. Michael Bridges. Now Bridges better overall player 440 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: than Phinney Smith, but Dory Phinney Smith undrafted works himself 441 00:22:54,840 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: into a three D guy. If I'm in the six 442 00:22:56,840 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 1: seven to six nine range and I have quick feet 443 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: and I could defend, all I'm doing is shooting a 444 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,240 Speaker 1: thousand three pointers a day. I'm paying, I'm I'm getting 445 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: my agent two front Steph Curry's shooting coach and say 446 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,080 Speaker 1: please come and help me for one month. Uh and 447 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 1: and that's where you can make your money. It may 448 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:17,919 Speaker 1: not happen overnight, but if you're six seven and have 449 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: that length and you could be a three in D wing, 450 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: that you're gonna make a lot of money. And Phinney Smith, 451 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy hit eight threes. All you gotta 452 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: do in regular games to hit four or five and 453 00:23:26,080 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 1: boom You're you're set. Um. But we've got a little 454 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 1: bit long on Dallas here. I want to quickly go 455 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: to give James Harden his flowers because I know the 456 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: Sixers fans who listen to this podcast are waiting with 457 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 1: bated breath for me to bow at the altar of 458 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,399 Speaker 1: one James Harden. And I will say this, James Harden 459 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: had a great game four, perhaps the greatest playoff game 460 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: of James Harden's career, in a game that matter, right, 461 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 1: They couldn't lose this obviously. James Harden thirty one, nine 462 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: and seven. More importantly, hit a couple of big threes late, 463 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: and he was freaking out. I mean, James Harden loving 464 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 1: himself and feeling it as he should the crowd and 465 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 1: Philly was fired up. Max. He was okay and beat 466 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: with solid early, but looked like he was tired late. 467 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:10,480 Speaker 1: They needed someone to get him through. When Jimmy Butler 468 00:24:10,520 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: got it close and James Harden was the guy hit 469 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 1: six threes. Now, if this is the James Harden we're seeing, 470 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 1: Philly's gonna beat the Heat. They will win this series. 471 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: If this is the James Harden gonna see. Unfortunately, we 472 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: don't know what James Harden is gonna show up every night. Okay, 473 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: It's like you're you're going in the cracker jack box 474 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: looking for the toy Remember when they used to put 475 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: toys and cereals and you just went and you pull 476 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: it out and you're like, oh, the stinks. That might 477 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:40,520 Speaker 1: be James Harden in game five. Honestly, nobody knows what 478 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: Harden is gonna do from game to game. He is 479 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: a total mystery. And I'll say this, they needed it 480 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 1: because Jimmy Butler a k a. Jimmy Buckets was the 481 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,480 Speaker 1: best player on the floor. This stat is absolutely crazy. 482 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: He had forty thirteen of twenty. He was going at 483 00:24:57,160 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 1: him beat. They could not stop him. They have nobody 484 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: is to Jimmy Butler, which gets to be scared. If 485 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: they advanced to play the Jason Tatum morianas, they gonna 486 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: have no chance. Jimmy Butler scored forty. Miami Heat teams 487 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:13,199 Speaker 1: had been thirteen and when a player scored forty or 488 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: more points, remember like Dwyane Wade, lebron Um, Jimmy Butler 489 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: gets forty and they lose. I mean you look at 490 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: his footwork and and I think the gold standard rob 491 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: for footwork in NBA history would have to be a 492 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: keep the dream of Lajah one. Would you agree? Yeah? 493 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: Hit hammer Kobe for sure, right, Okay, well, wing Kobe 494 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: big A lajah one. I think currently the best footwork 495 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 1: has to be Luca Jimmy Butler. Can I say, obviously 496 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,719 Speaker 1: Tatum's in there, but can I Can I add Devin Booker? 497 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,160 Speaker 1: I think his footwork is sublime. But I'm just telling 498 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,360 Speaker 1: you guys, Jimmy Butler is so underrated. And I got 499 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,719 Speaker 1: into a little pissing contest, as I happens occasionally with 500 00:25:56,800 --> 00:26:00,040 Speaker 1: some guys on Twitter Sunday when I said, you know, 501 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler is the most underrated player in the NBA. 502 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: He's had a better career than Reggie Miller. And like, 503 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 1: nobody will nobody will say that, and people like, oh, 504 00:26:08,080 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: come on, Reggie Miller, talk away all the fame. Jimmy 505 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: Butler has had a better career than Reggie Miller. That's 506 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: a fact. You can argue all you want, but it's 507 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: a fact. For instance, Reggie Miller All NBA three times, 508 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 1: but he was buried behind Jordan's So okay, so what 509 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler's buried behind Lebron? What do you want me 510 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 1: to say? Like, Jimmy Butler has been a four time 511 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 1: All NBA guy, Oh and oh by the way he 512 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,720 Speaker 1: had no how, no scholarships coming out of high school. 513 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 1: And oh, by the way, he barely could get on 514 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: the court at Marquette once he got there, and then 515 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: became an All Biggie S guy gets drafted late first round, 516 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,520 Speaker 1: does nothing as a rookie. I'm talking like two points 517 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:51,239 Speaker 1: a game, and next thing you know, he's an All 518 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 1: NBA player and then he Oh, by the way, he 519 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: carried the heat to the finals in the bubble, carried 520 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: the heat to the number one seed. And if you're 521 00:26:57,920 --> 00:27:03,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler, Rob, and remember we had windhorsed on right 522 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: before the playoffs and we talked about potential stars seeking 523 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: out and Jimmy Butler's name came up and I and 524 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: I and I tweeted. I didn't tweet this. I texted 525 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: this to Rob Sunday and I was like, Okay, So 526 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:20,240 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler scores forty, they lose. He's looking around saying, well, 527 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 1: ship is Kyle Lowry washed? He missed a bunch of games, 528 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: and now he's come back for two games and he's 529 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 1: I think three of fourteen and he hasn't made a 530 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 1: three pointer and he can't play on the fourth quarter 531 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:37,120 Speaker 1: Laton games, like, holy cow, is he damaged Goods? And oh, 532 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: by the way, you guys gave Duncan Robinson like a 533 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: ship ton of money and he's logging d NPS coach's 534 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: decision for like six games in a row. Oh yeah, 535 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: that's the guy who had eight threes in their first 536 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 1: playoff game this year. Remember, and now he can't get 537 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,720 Speaker 1: on the court and Tyler hero could not guard McIntyre. 538 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: Butler may actually say that could not guard McIntyre and 539 00:27:57,760 --> 00:28:03,240 Speaker 1: he's getting cooked by Harden, Like where's my help? We 540 00:28:03,440 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: were starting Max Strusse and they're leaving Vincent open because 541 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 1: he can't throw in the ocean. Where's my help? Like, 542 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler has a right to be piste off right 543 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: now because all of a sudden, this Heat team got 544 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 1: the number one seed. Rob They do not look good 545 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: in these last two games. I mean, they can't score, 546 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 1: They got no offense outside of Butler. Yeah, and I 547 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 1: remember I was telling somebody at the Fox Sports radio 548 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 1: studios late last week. This was after Game three, and 549 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:35,000 Speaker 1: I said, you know, this Heat team reminds me of 550 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,640 Speaker 1: the Bubble Lakers, And it wasn't meant to be a compliment. 551 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:41,120 Speaker 1: It was. Their defense is tremendous, like when they were 552 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: locked in, they can absolutely, you know, shut the water 553 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: off on whoever they're facing. But there are stretches where 554 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: their offense is pitiful, like it is like watching nineties basketball. 555 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: The only difference between those Lakers and these Heats that 556 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 1: those Lakers had Lebron and a d s to kind 557 00:28:56,640 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: of make up for all this stuff, and these Heat 558 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: have Jimmy Butler, who is very good, but he's not 559 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: at that level of those two guys. Um. But to 560 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: your point that you mentioned, you know, a few minutes ago, 561 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:11,240 Speaker 1: what the Heat have done, you know, the last decade 562 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:15,200 Speaker 1: or so is to be commended because you know, they 563 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 1: got Jimmy Butler seemingly had a thin air. I don't 564 00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: think they had cap space when they when they got him, 565 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 1: they negotiated like a sign and trade to get rid 566 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: of somebody. They got him. They hit on Bam at 567 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: of Bio. They hit a home run with Tyler Hero 568 00:29:25,560 --> 00:29:29,280 Speaker 1: where they got him in the draft. I would argue 569 00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: that they hit on Max Strus and gave Vincent. Considering 570 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: what they are and then how they kind of just 571 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: plucked them and found them. They found Kendrick Nunn before 572 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:40,560 Speaker 1: he bolted guys like that. And to think all of this, 573 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: he got Erik Spoelstra, top five coach at the NBA. 574 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: You know, pat Riley arguably a top five executive. All 575 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: of those good things could be kneecapped by the Kyle 576 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: Lowry and Duncan Robinson contracts. Next season, those two guys 577 00:29:56,600 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: will be making forty five million dollars each one with 578 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: multiple years left on their deal. Like, it just goes 579 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: to show you how fickle this NBA can be if 580 00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: you don't make the right decision with who you designed 581 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: to sign. It's why so many teams would rather not 582 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: signed guys beyond two or three years in clear cap 583 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: space every couple of seasons, because the last thing that 584 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: you want to do, especially if you're like you know, 585 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 1: a team like Miami who who's has legitimate championship aspirations, 586 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: is tie up five years ninety million dollars on a 587 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: guy who's getting D M P C D D duck 588 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 1: in Robinson. You made a good point. Remember the Lakers 589 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: we're clamoring if memory serves for Kyle Lowry, Yes, yeah, 590 00:30:48,720 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: you it just hit when you mentioned how much money 591 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: he's making and Lakers fans were I rate that they 592 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: Who were they going to give up for a lot? 593 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,440 Speaker 1: Was it Kusma or was it? No? It was it 594 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 1: was Dennis Shrewder, Cantavious Caldwell, Pope th h and I 595 00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 1: believe a pick so at the time it would have 596 00:31:04,760 --> 00:31:07,840 Speaker 1: been their starting backcourt. They're only good player and a 597 00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: first round pick. Yeah, you see how we crow bard 598 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers into the podcast. There absolutely job, nice job 599 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,640 Speaker 1: out of me. Um Yeah. I I don't know, man, 600 00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 1: I'm a little worried about the heat. I really thought 601 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 1: they were gonna control the series. Now, for whatever reason, 602 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,080 Speaker 1: you go home and Struce and Vincent can make shots. 603 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:28,680 Speaker 1: I saw this stat which is basically the series. In 604 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:33,200 Speaker 1: the first two games in Miami, Philly shot from three 605 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:37,960 Speaker 1: fourteen for sixty four. In the second two games in Miami. 606 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 1: In Philly, Miami shot fourteen of sixty five. So they 607 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: basically were identical from three whoever was on the road. 608 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:51,560 Speaker 1: So does that mean Miami wins in seven? I don't know. Uh, 609 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:53,719 Speaker 1: what we're gonna see like a Joel and bead verse 610 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler game seven that looks good. While while we're 611 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: on that Rob, how about this to to two series 612 00:32:02,160 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: and then the other two or two one and they 613 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: played at night. This is a good second round of 614 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs. I was a little nervous. No Lebron, no Kauai, 615 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: no Well Paul George playoff Pea, no Anthony Davis. I 616 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:18,680 Speaker 1: was a little like, but the d huh? No Kevin Durant, 617 00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 1: no Kyrie Irving. That's a great point. I've got to 618 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: shelve my Kyrie Irving takes. By the way, Um, I'm 619 00:32:25,640 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: just gonna wed this in here, random as hell, Rob, 620 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:33,480 Speaker 1: Why hasn't Steve Nash been fired yet? I think it's 621 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 1: kind of interesting that he hasn't, Right, I don't think 622 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: he's gonna get fired. I don't think so either. I 623 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: and I think that's a sign that they're not cow towing. 624 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: Can I say cow tweing to Kyrie Irving, because after 625 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:46,920 Speaker 1: that series, Kyra was saying everything, Oh yeah, I'm gonna 626 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: be here for the long hall. I think there's a 627 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: lot of soul searching going on in that that's front office. 628 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: That's a fascinating underdeveloped plot. Like if you're gonna can 629 00:32:55,800 --> 00:32:58,320 Speaker 1: a coach, you do it now? Before you know Lakers 630 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:00,880 Speaker 1: are looking to hire a guy. Um, you know you 631 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: want your pick of the litter. You gotta get rid 632 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: of Nash now. I I don't think Nash was to 633 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: blame him for anything. You guys know, I know Nash 634 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: a little bit, um, And I'm sitting on some good stuff. 635 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: If they do fire like you guys are gonna like it. 636 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: But this I'm wondering if Kyrie is suddenly losing power, 637 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:19,800 Speaker 1: you know. But we'll save Kyrie Irving for a little 638 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,200 Speaker 1: bit later. Rob I do want to ask um the 639 00:33:23,240 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: Miami heat on, just to drill down on Duncan Robinson. 640 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: So the knock is he can't play defense. He can't 641 00:33:28,040 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: can't guard a chair. Right. Do you see how much 642 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:34,440 Speaker 1: of Miami he played zone against the Sixers. Okay, you 643 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: can't throw Duggan Robinson in the two three zone. Something 644 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: must be up, like is he injured? If he's injured, drunk, 645 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: come out and say it. But something seems off there. 646 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:46,320 Speaker 1: And I'm not saying Dougant Robinson is the greatest player ever. 647 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: But you want to open up things on the inside 648 00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: for Bam or Jimmy Butler. You know, I mean Miami 649 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: is working hard for buckets. Throw Duncan Robinson out there. 650 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 1: I'll tell you right now, they gotta respect him more 651 00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:00,959 Speaker 1: than Vincent or Struce. We would you agree you got 652 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: I'll triple down on that. I'd say you bench Kyle 653 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 1: Lowry for Duncan Robinson. Kyle minutes, I think Kyle, I 654 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 1: mean mentioned the whole game in the playoffs. Kyle Lowry, 655 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 1: you know, three years, eighty five million dollars giving you 656 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: six points a game from the field from three You 657 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 1: mean to tell me that his ball movement and his 658 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: screening and his defense is worth more than is worth, 659 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 1: you know, more than the six points per game he's 660 00:34:30,680 --> 00:34:34,200 Speaker 1: giving you on offense, No way. Just the threat of 661 00:34:34,280 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 1: Duncan Robinson standing alone at the wings or in the 662 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 1: corner to shoot a three is worth more than six 663 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 1: points a game. So you know, Eric Spoelstra, I'm sure 664 00:34:44,239 --> 00:34:46,479 Speaker 1: that you. I don't know if he's gonna completely dust 665 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:49,160 Speaker 1: him off, but he is. Spoils is one of the 666 00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,399 Speaker 1: best coaches in the NBA. I would be shocked if 667 00:34:51,440 --> 00:34:53,720 Speaker 1: you don't see at least a little bit of Duncan 668 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,920 Speaker 1: Robinson in Game five. Maybe not twenty minutes, but just 669 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:58,440 Speaker 1: at least a fused to see what he's got and 670 00:34:58,440 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: watching Duncan Robinson like his first two threes, and the 671 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 1: Twitter is gonna explode. Fox Sports Radio has the best 672 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:08,520 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 673 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the 674 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app search f s R to listen live. 675 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: All right, let's get too quickly. Tonight's games some good ones, obviously. 676 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,160 Speaker 1: The John Moran was listed as doubtful Sunday. We don't 677 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:25,040 Speaker 1: have any clarity. I'm sure we won't hear anything more 678 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:28,200 Speaker 1: until game time. But for what it's worth, the line 679 00:35:28,200 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 1: balloomed up to ten Golden State with one of the 680 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:36,399 Speaker 1: great all time playoff performances on Saturday. And that's not hyperbole, folks. Okay, 681 00:35:36,440 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: we're unbelievable and you can't just say, like, oh, they 682 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,719 Speaker 1: had an unbelievable game there the water finds his level. No, no, 683 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 1: maybe they just shot horribly. As I told you on 684 00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:49,960 Speaker 1: on the Cowherd shows Sunday, Sorry Friday, they were like 685 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,319 Speaker 1: seven of thirty six, one of the worst games in 686 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:55,800 Speaker 1: the Splash Brothers era statistically from three. Well, they bounced 687 00:35:55,800 --> 00:36:00,120 Speaker 1: back seventeen thirty two from d Jordan pool hit when 688 00:36:00,160 --> 00:36:03,920 Speaker 1: he seven Corey had thirty Clay even made four in 689 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: the second half. By the way, wedges in Jonathan cominga 690 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 1: eighteen points in eighteen minutes. How about it for the 691 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,920 Speaker 1: rook Like, if you're gonna get that? Andrew Wiggins played well, Uh, 692 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: the only guy who's not really locked in his Draymond Green. 693 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 1: He feels a little distracted. Rob, I don't like the 694 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 1: Draymond Green ends the game and like runs to social 695 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: media to fire off some barbs because he's got a 696 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:29,040 Speaker 1: podcast to tape. I don't know, A hundred forty two 697 00:36:29,040 --> 00:36:32,360 Speaker 1: points on Saturday night, and it was a great gambling 698 00:36:32,400 --> 00:36:34,239 Speaker 1: day for me. I went four and ohs Friday three 699 00:36:34,239 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 1: and one, Saturday four and oh Sunday one and one. 700 00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 1: I'm hot right now. Things are, things are percolating. I 701 00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: kind of like the Warriors tonight. I know Dylan Brooks 702 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: is back. Oh Dylan Brooks. Um, I just I don't 703 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,239 Speaker 1: see any way shape or forming that this team without 704 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:55,000 Speaker 1: John Morancin. Hang now, maybe Golden State takes them lightly 705 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: because they don't have job if he doesn't play, But 706 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:00,880 Speaker 1: it's pretty clear Jaren Jackson remember game one? Would you 707 00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 1: have thirty five? Something like that? Rob yep. So what 708 00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:07,959 Speaker 1: has he done since then? He's been back to being 709 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:10,759 Speaker 1: you know, a bunch of fouls, you know, fifteen to 710 00:37:10,800 --> 00:37:14,040 Speaker 1: eighteen points and good player, like reality has said in 711 00:37:14,120 --> 00:37:16,759 Speaker 1: Jaren Jackson, very good defensive player. But you can't stay 712 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: on the floor. And where are you getting points from? 713 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:21,759 Speaker 1: Bain's back is clearly hurt. You know you're leaning on 714 00:37:21,840 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 1: like Melton to come off the bench and make threes. Uh. 715 00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:27,759 Speaker 1: You know they dusted off Steven Adams for a minute there. 716 00:37:28,239 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: Zaire Williams got to start for Dylan Brooks. I like 717 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,319 Speaker 1: that young kid a lot, but again he's a young kid. 718 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,000 Speaker 1: You can't learn in profits. I don't know where they score. 719 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: I like the Warriors. I would look at the team 720 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: total for the Grizzlies. Under any chance the Grizzlies steal 721 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:46,720 Speaker 1: this one, Rob, no way, So that Warriors up three one? Yeah, 722 00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 1: and you know, not only other Warriors gonna win, they're 723 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: gonna cover the double digits spread. I think that's not 724 00:37:50,920 --> 00:37:53,239 Speaker 1: even in question. And you know what's funny is there's 725 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of people, especially later on this 726 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:58,799 Speaker 1: this Monday morning, you know, the the real hoop analysts 727 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 1: on Twitter, who who ripped everything they see on television 728 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,480 Speaker 1: and sports media. They're like, well, these talking hands and 729 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 1: know what they're talking about. The Memphis Grizzlies are twenty 730 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: and four or twenty and five whatever on the season 731 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:12,520 Speaker 1: without John morat Yeah, but you know, the regular season 732 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:15,200 Speaker 1: in the post season are completely different sports. Like we 733 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: all can see that, all right, And this is something 734 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 1: that you and I have talked about, you know, on 735 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:23,800 Speaker 1: the pod and off the pod. Uh. The Memphis Glees 736 00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: are are a really good team, really scrappy team. The 737 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 1: problem is the way they're built is built for regular 738 00:38:31,160 --> 00:38:35,000 Speaker 1: season success. In the postseason, you need your stars to 739 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,719 Speaker 1: be stars. And do his credit, John rat has been 740 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,000 Speaker 1: very good in this series. I think he's been the 741 00:38:38,040 --> 00:38:43,680 Speaker 1: best player overall in this series. Unfortunately, the Warriors top 742 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:47,440 Speaker 1: end talent, you know, two through five after that is 743 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:53,400 Speaker 1: considerably higher than anything Memphis has. And so until Memphis 744 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:58,200 Speaker 1: is able to consolidate, you know, they have five, six, 745 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: seven high level B players. Until they consolidate two or 746 00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: three of them into another A player, they're gonna have 747 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,120 Speaker 1: a ceiling as to how far they can get. Because 748 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: as good as John Moran is, he's not Lebron James 749 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:13,279 Speaker 1: He's not Luca don Chett, who is good enough by 750 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:17,200 Speaker 1: himself to carry teams to victories like this, and or 751 00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: you know, not carry teams victory, but carry them too 752 00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 1: deep into the postseason and yeah, into a series, into 753 00:39:22,040 --> 00:39:26,799 Speaker 1: the into the finals. So I don't have any confidence 754 00:39:26,840 --> 00:39:30,839 Speaker 1: whatsoever in the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. In this game. Give 755 00:39:30,880 --> 00:39:34,480 Speaker 1: me the Warriors covering the spread. It's gonna be a laugher. 756 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:37,040 Speaker 1: I don't want to gush too much about Jordan Pool, 757 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,479 Speaker 1: but we're over forty minutes into a one day pod 758 00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:42,759 Speaker 1: and I just I watch him Rob, and I'm like, 759 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,719 Speaker 1: this is a thirty million dollar player. Like he's a 760 00:39:46,719 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 1: thirty billion dollar a year guy. I mean, I'm dead serious. 761 00:39:50,719 --> 00:39:54,200 Speaker 1: You're like, I would take Jordan Pool right now over. 762 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:59,279 Speaker 1: I mean, what the guards in the league. He is 763 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:03,520 Speaker 1: uns Rob, He's electric. This guy twenty seven points at 764 00:40:03,560 --> 00:40:06,799 Speaker 1: thirty one minutes. All he does is score. He is 765 00:40:07,080 --> 00:40:10,359 Speaker 1: instant offense. And I know, like old heads like Rob 766 00:40:10,400 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 1: you might even remember this although you were young, but 767 00:40:12,280 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: like the Pistons in the eighties and nineties had a 768 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:17,240 Speaker 1: guy coming off the bench, Vinnie Johnson the microwave. Remember, 769 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:20,560 Speaker 1: he was like Oh he'd come in and give you fifteen. Oh, 770 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,800 Speaker 1: he's gonna come in and give you twenty. Like Jordan 771 00:40:22,880 --> 00:40:26,000 Speaker 1: Pool comes in and you get thirty. Like it's like 772 00:40:26,280 --> 00:40:32,080 Speaker 1: who he's flashing three? I like the Warriors did Where'd 773 00:40:32,080 --> 00:40:34,399 Speaker 1: they make that? Like? Where did he come from? This 774 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,439 Speaker 1: is one of the great It's not quite Jeremy Lynn 775 00:40:37,760 --> 00:40:40,919 Speaker 1: taking over New York and being like a cultural icon. 776 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:45,360 Speaker 1: But what Jordan Pool is doing is staggering. It's like, Okay, 777 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:49,160 Speaker 1: Clay is not playing well, and Clay, you know, rebounded 778 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: there in game four or Game three, but it's like, okay, 779 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:54,839 Speaker 1: that's fine, Jordan Pool. We we gotta Jordan's gonna give 780 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:58,080 Speaker 1: you twenty five. I don't know how to rob. I'm 781 00:40:58,120 --> 00:41:00,360 Speaker 1: having like a tough time getting an NBA comp for 782 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:03,120 Speaker 1: him because I'm going like off the charts. It's like 783 00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 1: this guy finishes at the rim like Derrick Rose, Like 784 00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:08,279 Speaker 1: nobody on Memphis can stay in front of him. Job 785 00:41:08,440 --> 00:41:11,040 Speaker 1: is fast on offense, he don't move his feno d 786 00:41:11,400 --> 00:41:14,879 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks is just like a big strapping dude, Desmond Bay, 787 00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:17,160 Speaker 1: big strong guy. They can't stay in front of Jordan 788 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:22,400 Speaker 1: Pool like nobody can. He's like I mean, he's not 789 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:25,239 Speaker 1: quite the shooter Korea is obviously the greatest shooter ever 790 00:41:25,239 --> 00:41:29,320 Speaker 1: one of my hot take there, but off the bounce, 791 00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,360 Speaker 1: Like I mean, I'm trying to not not to go 792 00:41:33,480 --> 00:41:36,319 Speaker 1: overboard when I talk about Jordan Pool. But who can 793 00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:38,279 Speaker 1: stop this guy? Right now? Tell me somebody who can 794 00:41:38,320 --> 00:41:41,640 Speaker 1: stop him? Well, there's nobody in this series who can 795 00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 1: stop him. Not not in Memphis, that's for sure. Um. 796 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:48,000 Speaker 1: The only downside to him, and it's not just him, 797 00:41:48,000 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: it's the Warriors in general, is that they are really small. 798 00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:55,520 Speaker 1: So they're kind of fortunate that they didn't run into 799 00:41:56,080 --> 00:41:58,720 Speaker 1: a Lebron or if in the finals of Kevin Durant, 800 00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:01,400 Speaker 1: if they run into Janice, Janice is going to destroy 801 00:42:01,480 --> 00:42:04,160 Speaker 1: them because not only is he athletic. Well, well, let's 802 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:06,319 Speaker 1: first of all, can they get by the Sun's rob 803 00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:09,080 Speaker 1: Let's go the Sun's first. Well, the Suns that we've 804 00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:10,839 Speaker 1: seen during these playoffs are not the Suns we saw 805 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:14,920 Speaker 1: in the regular season. You'd like Warriors and that right now, 806 00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:16,120 Speaker 1: I really if you had a pick right now, I 807 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:18,160 Speaker 1: pick Warriors. Also, by the way, it's good that the 808 00:42:18,239 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: MAVs are pushing the Suns, because that's if this goes 809 00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:23,680 Speaker 1: seven and the Warriors can win this in five. They 810 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:26,799 Speaker 1: might get an extra week off for Gary Payton to heal, 811 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:28,840 Speaker 1: and maybe he comes in the second half of the series. 812 00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:31,440 Speaker 1: I know, Gary Payton, Jason, you sound like you were 813 00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:34,760 Speaker 1: droning on about Kendrick Nunn and the Lakers for months 814 00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:37,279 Speaker 1: and it's not quite there. But Gary Payton can lock 815 00:42:37,360 --> 00:42:39,719 Speaker 1: some people down. He didn't lock down Job, but he 816 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:42,200 Speaker 1: sure is their best defender and they're gonna need somebody 817 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:44,560 Speaker 1: on d book because Jordan Pool has no chance against 818 00:42:44,760 --> 00:42:47,000 Speaker 1: right right, and that that's the that's the only drawback 819 00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:49,200 Speaker 1: to him is you know, it's it's what do they 820 00:42:49,239 --> 00:42:52,400 Speaker 1: call the Defcon five lineup, where it's the three the 821 00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:56,480 Speaker 1: two splash brothers, Pool, Draymond and Wiggins. Unfortunately they're so 822 00:42:56,560 --> 00:42:59,160 Speaker 1: small with those guys and Clay Thompson's not being what 823 00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:01,799 Speaker 1: he was, they didn't stop anybody like they're just a 824 00:43:01,840 --> 00:43:05,880 Speaker 1: defensive sieve. So you know, down the road, maybe in 825 00:43:05,880 --> 00:43:09,200 Speaker 1: a year or two, Cominga probably replaces one of those, 826 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,280 Speaker 1: probably Clay, and suddenly you have Stephen and Pooled shooting 827 00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:16,279 Speaker 1: the lights out, and Wiggins and and and comminga on 828 00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:18,600 Speaker 1: the wing or whoever. Then that changes the you know, 829 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:22,680 Speaker 1: the dynamic of everything. But as great as Jordan Pool is, 830 00:43:22,719 --> 00:43:25,839 Speaker 1: he's just not built to be a defender. So they 831 00:43:25,880 --> 00:43:28,200 Speaker 1: already have Steph Curry in that moment. So it's just 832 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:31,680 Speaker 1: really difficult to play those two together, you know, big minutes, 833 00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:35,480 Speaker 1: unless you have tremendous wing defenders on the on the outside. Yeah, 834 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,759 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm trying to I'm rooting MAVs, but I 835 00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:40,839 Speaker 1: think the Sun's probably advanced and I'm trying to think 836 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:45,279 Speaker 1: Chris Paul hunting Curry and Pool. That's gonna get ugly. 837 00:43:45,360 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 1: But you're, like you said, cominga is an option. I 838 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:53,719 Speaker 1: like this kid, man. He is bouncy like like cominga 839 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:55,600 Speaker 1: is gonna yam on somebody and it's going to be 840 00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:57,920 Speaker 1: the dunk of the playoffs. I know, no, nothing can 841 00:43:57,960 --> 00:44:00,960 Speaker 1: touch that job dunk probably, but coming is gonna double 842 00:44:01,000 --> 00:44:04,040 Speaker 1: flushed with with both hands on someone's head. Anyways, we've 843 00:44:04,080 --> 00:44:06,439 Speaker 1: gone on way too long, Listen. I didn't talk much 844 00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:11,520 Speaker 1: about Celtics Bucks um. Obviously the controversy Saturday. I thought 845 00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:15,279 Speaker 1: the Celtics got a crappy whistle. That being said, yes, 846 00:44:15,280 --> 00:44:17,600 Speaker 1: I've seen the stat final seven minutes. The Bucks didn't 847 00:44:17,600 --> 00:44:21,320 Speaker 1: attempt to free throw. The Celtics attempted like seventeen. That's fine, 848 00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:27,479 Speaker 1: I understand that. I'm again I'm rooting Celtics. They need 849 00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:30,560 Speaker 1: this game badly. I thought they should have gotten Game three, 850 00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:33,839 Speaker 1: and I still am not. I don't think the Bucks 851 00:44:33,880 --> 00:44:36,040 Speaker 1: are great without Middleton and their offense is not great. 852 00:44:36,120 --> 00:44:38,760 Speaker 1: Rob I'm gonna go Celtics on the money line tonight, 853 00:44:40,680 --> 00:44:42,560 Speaker 1: I would agree with that. I don't think the money 854 00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:45,880 Speaker 1: line again, I have Bucks and six before the series started, 855 00:44:45,920 --> 00:44:48,600 Speaker 1: So give me the Celtics even things up, and then 856 00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:51,319 Speaker 1: the Bucks that take the next two. So, just for 857 00:44:51,320 --> 00:44:53,759 Speaker 1: the record, Bucks opened up as one and a half 858 00:44:53,760 --> 00:44:58,520 Speaker 1: point favorites. It was bent down to pick them pretty quickly. Um, 859 00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:02,040 Speaker 1: the totals is go going up. So I think, you 860 00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:03,759 Speaker 1: know it's Jason Tatum gonna have as bad of a 861 00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:06,839 Speaker 1: game as he had probably not. And then you look 862 00:45:06,840 --> 00:45:09,200 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh, Drew Holiday is putting up thirty shots, 863 00:45:09,239 --> 00:45:12,000 Speaker 1: and so is he? Honest, how gast are those guys 864 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:14,800 Speaker 1: gonna be two days later when they have no other options? 865 00:45:14,840 --> 00:45:17,200 Speaker 1: So I do like the Celtics tonight. Uh, and we've 866 00:45:17,239 --> 00:45:20,239 Speaker 1: gone on way long on a Monday, everybody good luck 867 00:45:20,280 --> 00:45:22,800 Speaker 1: on your beds again. Shout out to the mom, so 868 00:45:22,800 --> 00:45:24,520 Speaker 1: hope he had a great Mother's Day weekend. We got 869 00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:26,360 Speaker 1: a big week ahead. We'll talk to you tomorrow