1 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: What is up straight Fire? Fam, It's me Jason McIntyre. 3 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: Straight Fire for Monday, May the fifth. Hope everybody had 4 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: a splendid weekend. Mine was not spectacular but really really 5 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: good because mostly I was able to sleep in. I 6 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: did not have any youth sports that I had to 7 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 2: shuttle my kids around to, got to play volleyball dads 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 2: and young daughters who they're all on the same team. 9 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 2: And Sunday I slept in for the first time in 10 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 2: I don't know at least a month, which was super nice. Folks, 11 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: sleeping in when you get to my age, feel so good. 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness. However, of course, if I got the opportunity, 13 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: hey do you want to wake up and play hoops 14 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: or do you want to just sleep in, I'm like, 15 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: let me go to bed early so I could wake 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: up and play some hoops. Anyways, it was a fantabulous weekend, 17 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 2: if that's even a word. Only drawback was there just 18 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 2: wasn't a lot of great sports on You had two 19 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 2: game sevens, right, you had Saturday paper Clips and Nuggets 20 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 2: and that was an absolute tire fire. The second half 21 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 2: was unwatchable. The Clippers fall down thirty five, Nuggets win. 22 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 2: Then you had Warriors Rockets Game seven on Sunday, and 23 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 2: I was very excited for this. I had my first 24 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 2: Men's League game that I've played in in I think 25 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 2: seven weeks. I've done some pickup, but we were playing 26 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 2: a team that we knew we were gonna smash, and 27 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 2: I was all confident that I was gonna light it up. 28 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 2: And let's just say, your boy did not have a 29 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: great game. We only had five guys. Okay, we scored 30 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 2: one hundred and six points. We waxed this team and 31 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: four guys scored one hundred and six points. It was 32 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: that bad. Listen, first game back, the cardio was okay, 33 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: but the shot clearly was not. Not my greatest efforts. 34 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 2: I get home and now, thanks to like what do 35 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 2: you call it, you can watch games on your phone. 36 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 2: I'm able to prop up my phone and watch basketball 37 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 2: while I'm quickly showering after a mensley game, so I 38 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 2: don't miss any of the action. And I'm like, oh, 39 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 2: this is a good game. You know, first quarters tight, 40 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: everything's good. And pretty clearly the Warriors realized, oh, you know, 41 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 2: we can't match them big for big let's go small ball, 42 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 2: and that means Buddy Heald got the start, Buddy Healed, 43 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 2: Steph Curry and pods in the back court. And wouldn't 44 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: you know it, but Buddy Heald had the game of 45 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 2: his life, his NBA life, that is, Buddy Healed with 46 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 2: thirty three points. Yes, this was known as the Buddy 47 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 2: Healed game. But it gets better. Buddy Heal, folks, was 48 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: twelve of fifteen. What nine of eleven from three, Yes, 49 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: that's correct, nine of eleven from three for Buddy Healed 50 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: drops a thirty three burger and the small ball Warriors 51 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 2: Ultra small extinguished the Rockets by fourteen. It wasn't really 52 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 2: close in the second half, although Houston cutag to three. 53 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: We'll get to Houston shortly. We got to give Golden 54 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: State their props, folks. This was an impressive victory when 55 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: you realize Steph Curry had zero points for like the 56 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: first I don't know, seventeen eighteen minutes. Curry ended up 57 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 2: with twenty two, ten and seven. A magnificent performance. It 58 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 2: was such a good performance that you had this guy 59 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 2: San Francisco Bay Area. I had to look, I've seen 60 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 2: the name before. This gentleman named Grant Kohne. His takeaway 61 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 2: from the Buddy Healed game is like one of these 62 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 2: in Sandi Area hot takes that like, listen, it's tough 63 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 2: to cut through when you have Game seven. Everybody's got 64 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 2: their takes, and like, how do you cut through? Will 65 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 2: you say something like Stephan Curry is better than Lebron 66 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 2: James And like an idiot, I took the bait. I'm 67 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 2: like that sounds like you're talking middle school with someone else. Hey, 68 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: this guy's better than the sky, Like that's just dumb. 69 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: I mean, is he a better overall basketball player than Lebron? 70 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: Is the better career than Lebron? And I should not 71 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 2: have taken the bab l whatever I did. I just 72 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 2: don't think you could have watched Game seven and that 73 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: was your takeaway that Steph Curry is better than Lebron James. 74 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 2: Like what, just because Lebron lost a day, let's pile 75 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 2: on and let's kick him while he's down. Because Austin 76 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 2: Rees had the worst series of his life and Julius 77 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: Randall turned into Karl Malone, let's bash Lebron because of that. 78 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: I just that's that's the stuff that just you lose 79 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 2: me when you have these these takes like that, and 80 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: I get it. You know, sometimes you want to come 81 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 2: out with a super hot take so that you can 82 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 2: cut through. I just watched this game and I was like, man, 83 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 2: you know, Buddy healed, turned back the clock, Buddy healed. 84 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 2: Thirty three. Warriors much better with the three guard attack, 85 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: and again POD's had a lot of good looks if 86 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: Pods makes his shots. He was four of twelve, probably 87 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: worn down from defending Sheng Goon a lot. Yes, that 88 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,599 Speaker 2: actually happened, and like Pods didn't make a shot. So 89 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 2: this is even worse. By the way Warriors bench three 90 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:02,359 Speaker 2: points forty six minutes from Curry, he only missed two minutes. 91 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 2: Jimmy Butler forty five, dram On forty. Kurt went all in. 92 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 2: He didn't totally need to, but he obviously didn't want 93 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 2: to lose a game. Golden State advances to face Minnesota. 94 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: Minnesota had the rest. I believe their last game was 95 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 2: on Tuesday or Wednesday, one of those days, but nevertheless, 96 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 2: game one Tuesday night in Minnesota. We had a weird 97 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 2: postseason in the West so far. The second seeded Rockets 98 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 2: lose the third seeded Lakers, lose. The Clips were up 99 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 2: to one looking good, they lose. They were the fifth seed. 100 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 2: A lot of people had them beating Denver, and you know, frankly, 101 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 2: when they were up to one they lose that they 102 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 2: just didn't show up in game four, and then you 103 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 2: had the buzzer, theatrics on the Gordon tip in or 104 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 2: dunkin or whatever you want to call it. But it's 105 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 2: been a wacky postseason. I can already tell you one 106 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 2: of my takes will likely be when the thunder make 107 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 2: the finals, because it's certainly looking that way. Well, they 108 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 2: had the easiest roadever. You take down the eighth seed, 109 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 2: you know, and then you gotta play Denver. I think 110 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 2: I saw Oklahoma Cities like minus eight hundred or something 111 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 2: minus seven hundred. I don't know. It's a Thunder and five. 112 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 2: And then they will face the Timberwolves who were the seven. 113 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, Timberwolves who were the six, or the Rock 114 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 2: or the Warriors who were the seven. So Oklahoma City 115 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 2: probably is gonna be in the finals end list. And 116 00:06:29,480 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 2: that was a bad take by me because I thought 117 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 2: the Lakers were gonna match up with them. I didn't 118 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 2: realize the Lakers did not match up with Minnesota, nor 119 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 2: did anyone else. So nevertheless, anyways, Warriors look good. I 120 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 2: haven't given too much thought to the Timberwolves series yet. 121 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 2: I don't totally know what they plan on doing against 122 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:51,080 Speaker 2: Anthony Edwards. The best player in the series will be 123 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 2: Steph Curry, the second best will be Aunt, the third 124 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: best will be Jimmy Butler. The question is what are 125 00:06:57,600 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 2: we gonna get from Randall? What are we gonna get 126 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 2: from with McDaniels, Because the Warriors' offense is not gonna 127 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 2: have an easy way with the McDaniels Anthony Edwards defensive 128 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: matchups and I don't what do you put Draymond on 129 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 2: Julius Randall? Like, that's probably a smart move unless Randall's 130 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 2: splashing his threes, then you're pulling Draymond out of the paint. 131 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 2: Maybe you put Draymond on Rudy and making the help defender. 132 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 2: I don't know it's gonna be a great matchup. I would. 133 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 2: I'm leary to pick against Curry ever, because you know 134 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 2: that's my guy, But I will say that I do 135 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 2: think the Timberwolves are gonna be tough to beat. There 136 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 2: a lot younger, But let's see what the let's see 137 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 2: what the supporting cast offers. I don't know, Like frankly, guys, 138 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 2: let's be real. Buddy Healed in games five and six 139 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 2: combined was two of ten, zero of six on threes. 140 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 2: That's in games five and six combined. Warriors fans were 141 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 2: pissed when Buddy Heald was announced as a starter. They're like, 142 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 2: this guy stinks, he's streaky. He showed up in game 143 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 2: seven reminded me of the Grant Williams Game seven against 144 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 2: the Bucks where Grant Williams, I think, hit seven threes 145 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 2: in a stunning, stunning performance that catapulted the Celtics at 146 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 2: home over the Bucks in a blowout. Before I get 147 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 2: to the Rockets, one more note, Steph Curry owns the 148 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 2: Houston Rockets, not Tilman, Furtata, Fertita, whatever his name is. 149 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 2: Steph Curry owns the Houston Rockets. In the Curry era. 150 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: The Warriors are five and zero in the playoffs against Houston. 151 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 2: Three of those closeouts have been in Houston. This one. 152 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 2: There was twenty nineteen Game six where Curry went just ballistic. 153 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 2: I remember that game because I was at something on 154 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 2: a Friday and I had paused. I told my wife, Hey, 155 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 2: please pause the game at the very beginning. I want 156 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: to watch it in real time. I'll shut down social media. 157 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 2: I was loaded up on the Warriors as usual, and 158 00:08:58,640 --> 00:09:01,880 Speaker 2: I was nervous as hell, and Steph Curry just absolutely 159 00:09:01,880 --> 00:09:03,560 Speaker 2: put on one of those clinics that he does. So 160 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 2: that was the second run. The third one was arguably 161 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 2: my favorite game in the last ten years. It was 162 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 2: the Curry Durant Warriors against James Harden and company and 163 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 2: Houston at home in Game seven, led by thirteen early 164 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 2: in the third quarter, and if you want some fun, 165 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 2: go on YouTube and look up third quarter Warriors Rockets 166 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen Game seven. Folks. It was. I mean, listen, 167 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,199 Speaker 2: I was loaded up on Golden State in that game. 168 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:36,679 Speaker 2: I had them winning the West. They were I think 169 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 2: five point favorites in that game. They were down eleven 170 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 2: and a half. The Rockets come out scored their Warriors 171 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 2: are down thirteen and again I had, you know, I 172 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 2: was all in on Curry and Durant and I was, 173 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: you know, people were coming after me because I was 174 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 2: so gung ho about the Warriors, and I will never 175 00:09:54,679 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 2: forget in I feel like it was. I don't remember 176 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: which game it was, but it was the game where 177 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,839 Speaker 2: oh oh, it was the game. It was Game five, right, 178 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 2: it was too too And I'll never forget. There was 179 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 2: this cool thing. I forget the name of it, but 180 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 2: it was basically, they will set you up with dinner 181 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 2: on the beach for like forty people and it's like 182 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 2: a pop up restaurant on the beach and it was awesome, 183 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,880 Speaker 2: but I didn't know that the wife had signed up 184 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 2: for it. The night of Game five, cell service was 185 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 2: still good and I was watching the game. But as 186 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,959 Speaker 2: the dinner's winding down, me and my buddy who was there, 187 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: I was like, we listen, this game's close. I got 188 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 2: to get to a bar. So we run off the 189 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 2: beach to this bar and it's packed and it's a 190 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 2: close game late, and of course I'm kind of going 191 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 2: crazy for the Warriors. I had a few drinks in 192 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,640 Speaker 2: me and there had to be some Rockets fans were 193 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 2: at the bar, and I didn't know these guys. I 194 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 2: don't know if they had recognized me from a Selle 195 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 2: or anything, but they were instantly like kind of sort 196 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 2: of talking trash. And of course this was the game 197 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 2: where Houston pulled it out. Now you will remember Chris 198 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 2: Paul shimmied in Steph Curry's face after I don't remember. 199 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 2: I think it was Chris Paul had scored and Curry 200 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 2: kind of laughed it off. But I mean, obviously Rockets 201 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 2: fans were going crazy. You're up three to two on 202 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 2: the Curry Durant Warriors. What what okay? And within the 203 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 2: next ninety seconds, Chris Paul pulls a hamstring and is 204 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 2: done for the series. And I will never I mean, 205 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 2: I remember those guys looking at you know that I 206 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 2: don't know who they were, but they were kind of 207 00:11:32,240 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 2: looking at me talking trash. Oh yeah, rocket Baby, Curry's 208 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: not you know whatever it was. And I'm not gonna listen. 209 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,079 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna get in a fight guys, not especially 210 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 2: over basketball. Give me a break. And I just remember 211 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,679 Speaker 2: Chris Paul. I remember what I sent out. I think 212 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 2: it was that night. It was you know something about 213 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 2: you know, the basketball gods. They do not like celebrating. 214 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 2: And I'll never forget the shimmy Chris Paul did in 215 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 2: Curry's face and within ninety seconds he pulled his hamstring 216 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 2: and was out for the series. I mean, it was 217 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 2: just memorable. And obviously the Warriors won that game, but 218 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,719 Speaker 2: bottom line, Steph Curry owns the Houston Rockets. Good luck 219 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:12,440 Speaker 2: to the Warriors. Next. 220 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 221 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 222 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 223 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 1: listen live. 224 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 2: Now, we'll quickly address the Houston Rockets, because anybody with 225 00:12:29,800 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 2: a pulse knows that over the last four months, a 226 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: lot of people have been calling the Rockets fools gold right, 227 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 2: they are a phenomenal regular season team, but they were 228 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 2: just a little early. They didn't have that closure in 229 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 2: the half court, but they had a lot of depth, 230 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: and in the regular season you can wear guys down. 231 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 2: And Houston just looked really sharp for most of the 232 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 2: regular season. You went fifty two games, but nobody really 233 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 2: believed in them. So then they're down three to one, 234 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 2: and it's like, all right, fraudulent Rockets, how do we 235 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 2: get Yannis? How do we get Yannis? If not Yannis, 236 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: how do we get kd Right? And what happens? The 237 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 2: Rockets win the next two games by going big with 238 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 2: Steven Adams and Shen Goon, and that worked for a 239 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 2: couple games and of course, then it didn't work in 240 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 2: game seven and you had Houston in, you know, and 241 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 2: this coaching is hard. Obviously in the NBA, coaching on 242 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: the fly is super hard. But when it worked for 243 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 2: two games and then all of a sudden isn't working 244 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 2: in game seven at home, you kind of had to 245 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 2: quickly pivot, and it didn't felt like Udoka was ready 246 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 2: to pivot once you see Buddy Heal go off for 247 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 2: fourteen in the second quarter. Sorry, let's abandon the two bigs. 248 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 2: We got to do that, and the Houston didn't really 249 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 2: have a CounterPunch. Fred Van Vliet is the only guy 250 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 2: with a lot of playoff experience there, and it showed 251 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 2: because they kept dumping it into shen Goon, whether it 252 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 2: was against Draymond or POD's. And I don't want to 253 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 2: Bashton Gun because I like him. He's a good player. 254 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,839 Speaker 2: He just looks soft. Nine of twenty three. I mean, 255 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 2: go look at the highlights. I'm sure somebody out there 256 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 2: will isolate all his shot attempts. I'm telling you a 257 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,079 Speaker 2: lot of them were in close and he missed a bunch. 258 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 2: He did have twenty one, fourteen and five, and that 259 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 2: will look good. But he was minus twelve and he 260 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 2: just he just missed so many easy bunnies and looked frustrated. 261 00:14:23,720 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 2: Dylan Brooks, I don't know what his futures like with 262 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 2: the team just kind of non existent. How do you 263 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,880 Speaker 2: how at your size, Dylan Brooks? Are you playing thirty 264 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 2: six minutes of getting two rebounds? 265 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: Like? 266 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 2: What's he doing out there? The one guy who looked awesome, 267 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 2: and I'm sure he's untradable. I don't know that I 268 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 2: would do him in any package for Jannis is Amen Thompson, 269 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 2: the young kid who's twenty I think he's twenty two. 270 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 2: He was phenomenal. He's twenty two years old, just turned 271 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 2: twenty two in January. He was outstanding nine of sixteen, 272 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 2: made all six of his freet throws. He had twenty 273 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 2: four nine and three. Did look like he tweaked his 274 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 2: calf or something on one of his super athletic plays. 275 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 2: He is going forward, going to be a stud. If 276 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 2: you I know, there's a lot of ig smoke shows 277 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 2: in Houston, Okay, you can look them up. For one, 278 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 2: Jalen green Is has gotten one of them pregnant, But 279 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 2: there's a lot. Houston has a lot of very attractive 280 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 2: women who are and I don't mean to be derogatory. 281 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 2: They are interested in pro athletes, and they can derow 282 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 2: careers because you are no longer focused on basketball. And 283 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 2: I get it. You're twenty two years old and playing 284 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 2: in the NBA playoffs and look at awesome. Yeah, hot 285 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 2: chicks want you. I'm Thompson. If he can just focus 286 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 2: on a get the shot doctor, get your agents to 287 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 2: get you the best shooting coach there is. I don't 288 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 2: know if Chip England, what his charges, what his v's are, 289 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 2: that's the guy who fixed Kawhi Leonard in San Antonio. 290 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: But if I'm in Thompson can develop a reliable jumper, 291 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 2: that dude is going to be an All NBA player 292 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:58,800 Speaker 2: in two years. He is really talented and skilled. Once 293 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 2: you can merge the athletic with the skill, Holy cal 294 00:16:02,760 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: the sky's the limit. He was tremendous. And I don't 295 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 2: you know, the Yanna stuff is difficult. First of all, 296 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 2: I definitely would not give up I'm and Thompson in 297 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 2: any trade for kd. You would be renting Kevin Duran 298 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 2: for a year or two. I'm in Thompson's got a 299 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 2: decade of potentially awesome play. He's only twenty two. Fred 300 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 2: VanVleet good player. I think you probably want to keep 301 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 2: him for some leadership. The good news is the Rockets 302 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 2: have a lot of ammo to get better. They got 303 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 2: two guys who barely played in this series, Reed Shepherd 304 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 2: and Cam Whitmore, who are young potential studs. Whitmore is 305 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: a kid out of Villanova who's only twenty. He didn't 306 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: really play a lot in the series. Yeah, garbage time 307 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,240 Speaker 2: here and there, but this guy has had some moments. 308 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 2: He had a thirty four point game against the Lakers, 309 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 2: like the second last game of the season. I don't 310 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 2: know if you guys saw it. He hit seven threes. Now, 311 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 2: maybe that was just some luck, but in scanning his season, 312 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 2: this guy shot thirty six percent from three. Again, if 313 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 2: you trade Jalen Green and Shangoon, I think you can 314 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: plug in, plug Whittmore in at a forward. Tari Eason, 315 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 2: I like a lot. I know it's mom's a little mouthy. 316 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 2: I saw this stuff she was saying in the series. 317 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 2: Don't love that parents stand down, And I know I'm 318 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 2: one of them. I got to stand down myself. But 319 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 2: the bottom line is the Rockets have a lot of 320 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 2: young talent. I would be willing to part with Jalen Green, 321 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 2: Sheng Goon, Jabari Smith and a first. If the Bucks 322 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 2: don't like that, for Yanness, I would say, fine, shngon 323 00:17:30,240 --> 00:17:32,679 Speaker 2: Jalen Green in two firsts for you, honest, I mean, 324 00:17:32,720 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 2: who's beating that offer? The problem is excuse me, though, 325 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 2: Bucks just don't have any leverage in this at all. 326 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 2: Even if Yannis says, hey, man, I want to stick 327 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 2: it out. Okay, great, Yannis, that's wonderful. How long is 328 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 2: that gonna last? What happens when they're thirty and thirty 329 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 2: seven and it's looking like no playoffs? You think Giannis 330 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,959 Speaker 2: is still gonna stand by that. The Bucks just have 331 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 2: to be smart and get the most they can. I 332 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,560 Speaker 2: know people are down on Jalen Green this year. He 333 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,639 Speaker 2: did have a thirty eight point game in game two. Okay, 334 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 2: so he's the potential is there? He is a bit 335 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 2: of a famous guy, you know, with the famous girlfriend, 336 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:14,479 Speaker 2: and maybe that's just not a big deal. He had 337 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 2: fifty five points in the other six games. Fifty five 338 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 2: divided by six is roughly nine points a game. That's 339 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 2: not gonna cut it. 340 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: Now. 341 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 2: If you're the Bucks and you got a twenty two 342 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 2: year old Jalen Green, twenty two year old. Wait, maybe 343 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 2: he's not twenty two but a young Shen Goon. Oh, 344 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, he's twenty two as well. Wait Green is 345 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 2: not damn it, Jay Green is twenty three. You got 346 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 2: a twenty two and a twenty three year old, you've 347 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 2: got them under contract. I would go after Jabari Smith 348 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 2: as well. Remember that guy was a top he was 349 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 2: the third pick in the twenty twenty two draft. Like, 350 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 2: he's got some upside, went to Auburn. Nice player. You 351 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,439 Speaker 2: get those three in a pick. You're still a playoff 352 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 2: team in the East. Guys, you are. Now if you're like, hey, 353 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 2: we would just want Shen Gooon in five picks. Fine, 354 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 2: not gonna be a playoff team and all those picks 355 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 2: are gonna be crap because Jannis and the Rockets are 356 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 2: gonna be good. The twenty twenty two draft went Pawlo Ban, 357 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 2: Caro stud Chet, Holmgreden, really really good, Jabari Smith, eh 358 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 2: Keegan Murray has been very good for Sacramento. Jade and 359 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 2: Ivy on his second I'm sorry he's still under Yeah, 360 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 2: he's still on Detroit. He he's been up and down. 361 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 2: Ben Matherin is you know, coming off the bench, he's good, 362 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 2: Shaden Sharp in Portland, Dyson Daniels a really good defender. 363 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 2: So there were some good players in that draft. Jabari 364 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,679 Speaker 2: Smith hasn't lived up to expectation. If you said Jason 365 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 2: over under one and a half All Star Games for 366 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 2: Jabari Smith, I might take the under, like he's not 367 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,440 Speaker 2: a bad player, but to go third overall, you got 368 00:19:46,480 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 2: to really deliver. And Houston they they haven't seen it 369 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 2: from Jabari Smith. I mean, the guy got twelve minutes 370 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 2: in Game seven. I get it, you know, I understand 371 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 2: they have a pretty good team, but Houston has a 372 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:03,679 Speaker 2: lot of put potential build around on men. Thompson. Okay, 373 00:20:04,760 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 2: get you honest. Now, if you're looking at KD, I 374 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 2: think KD could be had for much less. Jalen Green. 375 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: I would go Jalen Green Jabari Smith on our first? 376 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 2: Is that too much to rent? Kevin Durant, I'm just 377 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,240 Speaker 2: telling you Read Shepherd and Cam Whitmore. I don't know 378 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 2: if they'll be starting. They will come off the bench 379 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 2: next year and be able to contribute, and probably in 380 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 2: two years one of those two guys will be starting 381 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 2: read Sheppard might take over for Fred van Vliet, whatever 382 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:27,800 Speaker 2: his contract is. 383 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 384 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 385 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 386 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: listen live. Not great Game seventh. I'm not even going 387 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 1: to talk about the Nuggets rolling over the Clippers. That 388 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: was just disgusting. 389 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 2: Jim Harden, I'm sorry, James, with another milk carton Game 390 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 2: seven when it matters most, it's typical. Let me quickly 391 00:20:53,600 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 2: check the sched for tonight. 392 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 1: It is. 393 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 2: The Oh boy, here we go. Oh wait, wait, I 394 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 2: forgot to talk about Pacers Calves, guys. Damn it. I 395 00:21:05,040 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 2: was so focused on the game sevens I forgot to 396 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:11,719 Speaker 2: talk about Pacers Calves. Pacers win in Cleveland by nine. 397 00:21:11,840 --> 00:21:14,159 Speaker 2: I'm on an island here. I picked the Pacers on 398 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 2: the herd. You guys laughed. I picked up on this show. 399 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,919 Speaker 2: You guys laughed. I know Darius Garland didn't play, but 400 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 2: I don't want to hear it that. Hey, we didn't 401 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 2: have Garland, that's why we lost. No, this is a 402 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 2: tough matchup for the Calves. I know that Alan and 403 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 2: Mobley have been great defensively. Together, they combined for zero 404 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 2: blocks in game one zero. Indiana had nine, Haliburton had three. 405 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 2: Halliburton is such a stud guys. Twenty two thirteen, one 406 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 2: turnover in thirty six minutes. But it's not just him. 407 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 2: I've been saying, I've been hyping this Pacers bench, folks. 408 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 2: Ben Matherin, the kid out Arizona, who I thought, well, 409 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 2: I would have maybe taken with the number one overall 410 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 2: pick a few years ago, actually couple of years ago. 411 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 2: I love Matherin's game. He went let's see here, I 412 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 2: think he went sixth overall. Yeah, he went sixth overall 413 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 2: in twenty two. He's good man. He had eleven points, 414 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 2: a pretty awesome block. He was solid coming off the bench. 415 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 2: TJ McConnell obviously delivers obi topping with solid. This is 416 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 2: a really freaking good Pacers team. Guys. Andrew Nemhart, the 417 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 2: kid out of Gonzaga, just is a bucket getter. How 418 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 2: about this thirty seven minutes, twenty three points, six assists, 419 00:22:33,119 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 2: zero turnovers. All this hype about the Cavs big rim protectors, 420 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 2: but their perimeter defense is crap. Now. The one obviously 421 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,879 Speaker 2: Aaron smit deserves some credit. He was great from three. 422 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 2: I mean, listen, when you hit nineteen of thirty six 423 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,719 Speaker 2: from three, you're gonna win on the road. Now, Cleveland 424 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 2: has some stuff they got to figure out. They have 425 00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 2: an issue at small forward that this has been their bugaboo. 426 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 2: DeAndre Hunter was supposed to be the guy. He came 427 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 2: off the bench and look good. I don't know why 428 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: he's not starting. They started Max Struce and Sam Merrill. 429 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:05,920 Speaker 2: Sam Merril won me plenty of money over the years 430 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 2: betting college basketball. He was with the big kid Nemus 431 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:14,040 Speaker 2: Cada or something like Cata, I believe, and they teamed 432 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 2: up at Utah State to be good. Sam Merril is 433 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 2: a solid NBA player. He's a rotational guy. I don't 434 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,240 Speaker 2: think you can start him, and I like the guy, 435 00:23:24,080 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 2: But a starting duo of Max Struce and Sam Merril, like, 436 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:33,520 Speaker 2: that's almost disrespecting the Pacers because if you look at 437 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 2: the ten starters, those were starters ranked nine to ten 438 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 2: in this matchup. Now, Donovan Mitchell had a rough game, 439 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 2: No Garland. They did a good job defending him. He 440 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 2: took thirty shots. This is what I did not like 441 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 2: about the Cavs. Donovan Mitchell took thirty shots. He was 442 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:51,879 Speaker 2: one of eleven on threes, scored thirty three, but he 443 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 2: was a minus nineteen. Ty Jerome, Yes, Virginia's finest, played 444 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 2: twenty nine minutes. I'd score twenty one points, put on 445 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,120 Speaker 2: twenty shots, and in the fourth quarter they were picking 446 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 2: on them. Listen, I like Ti Jerome. I think he's 447 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 2: a he can get buckets. He is also on He's 448 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,359 Speaker 2: been in the league one, two, three, four or five years. 449 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 2: This is his one two three fourth team. He cannot 450 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 2: be playing twenty nine minutes in a playoff game and 451 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:27,400 Speaker 2: taking twenty shots. He was getting abused defensively, and I'm 452 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 2: just listen, I like Ti Jerome. You give me fifteen 453 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 2: minutes of Ti Jerome, I can handle it. You give 454 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 2: me ten minutes even better, Twenty nine minutes not gonna work. 455 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 2: So now suddenly this Garland thing looks dicey, like, guys, 456 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 2: we need him back. I still think Cleveland's gonna be okay, 457 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 2: but I definitely think this Pacers team is spicy and 458 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 2: coward calls and he's like, oh, Halliburton so good. I'm like, yeah, 459 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,439 Speaker 2: I agree. Oh, by the way, and I tell him 460 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 2: this if I'm Luca and Lebron. The second the Pacers 461 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 2: are eliminated from the playoffs, I put Luca and Ron 462 00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 2: full court pressure on Miles Turner. Hey, bro, we love 463 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:10,199 Speaker 2: your game. Pick and pop three guy, rim protector, tough, big, 464 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:13,320 Speaker 2: He's a quirky dude, and I kind of like that 465 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 2: as opposed to like some strange guy who maybe isn't 466 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 2: gonna blend in like Miles Turner. By all accounts, I 467 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 2: think he collects legos and does He's just you know, 468 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 2: he's not Dwight Howard. I'm acting like a kid. But man, 469 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 2: I like Miles Turner's game, but they're gonna have to 470 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 2: convince him. Hey man, you know the uh you just 471 00:25:32,400 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 2: pick it Sacramento. They got off some bonus. They can 472 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,000 Speaker 2: offer you more money. You could say, like, oh, the 473 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 2: Toronto Raptors are gonna throw the bag at you, bro, 474 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 2: come compete with the championship for us. Don't go to 475 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 2: the Washington Wizards or you know, uh Utah Jazz missed 476 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,280 Speaker 2: out a couper flag they want. Don't know. Okay, the 477 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:52,760 Speaker 2: Jazz have Walker Kesler. They're not doing it, but you know, 478 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 2: whoever calls you, don't do it. Miles go to Lebron 479 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 2: and Luca you want to win, go there, and I 480 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 2: like his game a lot. I think the Pacers win 481 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:08,280 Speaker 2: this series. Okay, now to tonight's games. You get the 482 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 2: appetizer is I think it's, oh yeah, here we go 483 00:26:13,119 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 2: Nicks Celtics in what should be hopefully a good game. 484 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 2: It looks like, oh my gosh, the Celtics are nine 485 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 2: and a half point favorites. Holy hell, how do you 486 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 2: bet that? You go Knicks first quarter? Do you go Knicks? 487 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:38,920 Speaker 2: Full game? You take ball? I don't know. I gotta 488 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 2: let this merit in a little longer, but my inclination 489 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 2: is the Knicks, who played more recently, will be more 490 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 2: fresh and tuned in. I can see the Celtics starting fold. 491 00:26:52,760 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 2: Celtics have dominated this team. Everybody's calling it a win. 492 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 2: Everybody's saying, hey man, Nick didn't bet him in the 493 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 2: regular season, They're not doing it the playoffs. I think 494 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 2: the Knicks come out with a renewed sense of purpose. 495 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,320 Speaker 2: They're fired up, and I would not be shocked if 496 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 2: they won the first quarter, full game series, Yeah, I 497 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 2: don't know. In the nightcap, you get the exhausted Nuggets 498 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 2: going to OKC now that's a game. I will be 499 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 2: on OKC amunus nine and a half. If you want 500 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 2: to bet the Nuggets at all, probably first quarter simply 501 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:26,440 Speaker 2: because it's a high off winning Game seven, and maybe 502 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:29,679 Speaker 2: the Nugget the Thunder come out rusty. But you know, 503 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 2: this is an OKAC team that blows some folks out, 504 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:36,160 Speaker 2: and I would be floored if they blew Game one outright. 505 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 2: They don't have any injuries his issues like the Calves. 506 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 2: So my leans tonight are Thunder nine and a half. 507 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 2: Celtics first quarter. I don't see a line yet at 508 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,360 Speaker 2: my shot, but I will. I will look Celtics first 509 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 2: quarter and then remember they came out great against the Pistons, 510 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 2: and that's my hope that the Knicks come out with 511 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 2: some fire and do some major damage. So it was 512 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:00,920 Speaker 2: a big NBA week. I could not tell you what 513 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 2: happened in the Kentucky Derby. I did see in my 514 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,719 Speaker 2: timeline there were some NHL Game seven. Sorry, guys, you 515 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:10,399 Speaker 2: know I don't have the bandwidth for that big week ahead. Oh, 516 00:28:10,480 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 2: I was notified Rob Gee's return triumphant return is tomorrow, 517 00:28:16,640 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 2: so you know, I'm assuming he was with his little kids, 518 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:22,359 Speaker 2: and I mean, the wife probably went to Disneyland a 519 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 2: dozen times and you know it really lived it up 520 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:28,879 Speaker 2: with five weeks vacation. By the way, I will be 521 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:32,480 Speaker 2: lobbying for five weeks vacation in my next contract should 522 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 2: I get one from MS one. We'll see who knows anyways. Uh, 523 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 2: that's it. We're back tomorrow. Enjoy the games tonight.