1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: The Volume. All right, welcome to Lakers Tonight, presented by 2 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: The Volume. I am Jason Tip. I am very excited 3 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: to be joining the team here at the Volume, and 4 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,240 Speaker 1: I'm very excited to build this show with them. For 5 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: those of you guys who don't know me, I live 6 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: in Tucson, Arizona. I used to play in college back 7 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: in the day. I coach high school kids now I 8 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: also do some individual training. I live and breathe the 9 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: game of basketball every day, but at the core, I'm 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: a fan just like you guys. I've been covering the 11 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: Lakers for about four years on the podcasting front for 12 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: about two years. We're gonna be taking a lot of 13 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: what we were doing with State of the Lakers into 14 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: this show. My goal is for it to basically be 15 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: like that type of postgame Lakers reaction, but with just 16 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: a touch of coverage from the rest of the league 17 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: and hitting the big stories from all of the other 18 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: big teams around the league. So I'm very, very excited 19 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: to get started. Let's get to the basketball's So that 20 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: was a much more entertaining basketball game than what we 21 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: got last night, which was one of the ugliest basketball 22 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: games I've ever seen. And very difficult to take anything 23 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: from because it was kind of that Jekyl and Hide 24 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: type of character that we've been getting from the Lakers 25 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 1: all season. The biggest issue with them is they have 26 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 1: been an inconsistent effort and focus team. You know, the 27 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: Clippers were favored tonight and they should have been. The 28 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: reason why is because they're a better basketball team than us, 29 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: and I mean that sincerely. Yes, I know we have 30 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, but they are a better basketball team than us. 31 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: And it's because everything has to do with fitting that 32 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: talent that you have with a specific scheme, playing to 33 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: your strengths. And the Clippers are, as I've said many 34 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: times on the show in the past, the best example 35 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: in the league of a team that maximizes their talent 36 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: by leaning into their strengths. They have a boatload of 37 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: guys that are between six five and six eight, that 38 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: can defend multiple positions, that can shoot the basketball, and 39 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: that can put the basketball on the floor and make 40 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: plays for others, either getting all the way to the 41 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: rim or you know, your classic driving kick type of basketball. 42 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,520 Speaker 1: That's why they won tonight, That's why they're one have 43 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: won more often this season than we have despite the 44 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: fact that we have Lebron James and Anthony Davis on 45 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: the team. You know when it comes. First of all, 46 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: I want to give the Lakers some credit. They showed 47 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: a lot of fight there in that second half. It 48 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: got The story of this week so far has been 49 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: second quarter, third quarter malaise, just getting getting out to 50 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: a hot start, playing hard on both ends of the floor, 51 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: then getting out of that groove, getting really sloppy and 52 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: very pick up game esque on the offensive end of 53 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: the floor, and then the other team going on a 54 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 1: run and it leading to that bad body language and 55 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: that lacks of days ago getting up and down the 56 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: floor type of nature that has plagued this team. Oh 57 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: you're long, But they showed some fight towards the end 58 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: of the game. I gotta get credit where credit is due. 59 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook, who has been one of the worst late 60 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: game decision makers I have ever seen this season, was 61 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: awesome down the stretch of this game and made a 62 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: lot of big shots and made smart passes, avoided the 63 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: catastrophic turnover. There was a play late in the game 64 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:20,959 Speaker 1: where he got that head his team and started headed 65 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: up the floor and Russ many times this season has 66 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: just tried to be a bowl in a china shop 67 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: and run everybody over. But no, he pulled it back. 68 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: He ran offense and it resulted in a basket for 69 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Anthony Davis dominant on both ends of the floor. 70 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: I thought he was gonna make that running floater into 71 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: the lane. That's a high quality shot for him. And 72 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: you know what, the Clippers just made more shots. That 73 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: was a really, really tough three that Marcus Morris made 74 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: in the corner. They're defended perfectly. Pump fake guy contesting 75 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: from behind, he's leaning to the side. That's a tough shot. 76 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: When you put yourself in a close game, it becomes 77 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: about who makes the big shots at the end, and 78 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: both teams made lots of big shots. The differences is 79 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: the Lakers went into that stretch down by six, you know, 80 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: with a few minutes left, and the Clippers had a 81 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: little bit more margin for error. So even though they 82 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: didn't play as well as the Lakers did down the stretch, 83 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: it wasn't enough. Malik Monk made some big shots down 84 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: the stretch. I thought it was interesting that they went 85 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: to Trevor Reason to try to go bigger. Lots of 86 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,520 Speaker 1: good from the Lakers in that fourth quarter. But here 87 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: we are again and the Lakers are one in four 88 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: in there in this five game stretch without Lebron. And 89 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: it's funny because you see a lot of people try 90 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: to blame one specific thing for this team struggling. You know, 91 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: you hear a lot. You have this camp people that think. 92 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,839 Speaker 1: You have this camp of people that think Russell Westbrook 93 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,559 Speaker 1: is to blame for everything that has happened with the roster. 94 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: You have this camp of people that think that Frank 95 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: Vogel is to blame for everything that has happened on 96 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: the roster. You have people that blame the veteran minimum 97 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: contracts and now they haven't panned out, or the injuries 98 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: and guys. The reality is is if you have Lebron 99 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: James and Anthony Davis on your roster and your three 100 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:04,159 Speaker 1: game below five hundred, just about everything has to go wrong. Now. 101 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 1: For me, personally, I attribute it down to three key 102 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: identity changes that the Lakers went this offseason, all of 103 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: which backfired. The first one has to do with the 104 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: offensive end of the floor. If you look at the 105 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: team that won the title, the Laker team that won, 106 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 1: they were a bad offensive team. Now going into the bubble, 107 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: they were a top ten offense, but it was primarily 108 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: fueled by what they did in transition. If you dug 109 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 1: into the numbers, they were one of the worst half 110 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: court offenses in the league, but they were incredible on 111 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: the defensive end. They were third in the league in defense. 112 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: I thought they were the best defense in the league 113 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: because the two teams in front of them were in 114 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference. In the Eastern Conference was historically weak 115 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: that year, but offense has been an issue throughout that 116 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: stretch of the of the Lakers. That year they won 117 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: the title, and the year after when they were the 118 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: best defense in the league, it just didn't matter because 119 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: it all kind of fit right. They leaned into their strengths. 120 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: They had tons of defensively focused players, great size and 121 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: athleticism on the perimeter to contain guys trying to dribble 122 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: the basketball. And they had Lebron and Anthony Davis, who 123 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: when they turn it up on the defensive end, nobody 124 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: can hang with them from a size and athleticism standpoint, 125 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: But on the offensive end they struggled. Ironic, I always 126 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: referred to that offense as a brute force offense. There 127 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: wasn't a ton of organization. It was just like, here's Lebron, 128 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: here's Anthony Davis. You can't do anything with these guys 129 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: even if we're if we're running shotty offense, we're gonna 130 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: score well. After last season, after that really ugly loss 131 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: to the Sons, which again was primarily because Anthony Davis 132 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: got hurt, not because of anything else other than Anthony 133 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: Davis getting hurt, but they overreacted to that by shifting 134 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: heavily towards the offensive end of the floor. So you 135 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:50,520 Speaker 1: replace KCP, a guy who is a really good two 136 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: way shooting guard in the NBA, with a guy like 137 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: Malik Monk who is far more dynamic on the offensive 138 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: end of the floor, but nowhere near as capable of 139 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,919 Speaker 1: doing the defensive things that k c P does. You 140 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: swap out a guy like Kyle Kuzma, who was really 141 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: frustrating on the offensive end of the floor over the 142 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: course of his years in l A, but towards the 143 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: end that second half of the title season and that 144 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: entire year, he became a really good defensive player. He 145 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: became a really good rebounder, and he's huge. And that 146 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: shift in identity going towards that offensive end of the ball. 147 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 1: That was in a reaction to what happened against Phoenix. 148 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: But the irony there is it played away from what 149 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: they were good at. The reason why is because Frank Vogel, 150 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: who was one of the best defensive coaches that I've 151 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: ever seen. His game planning in the playoff run was 152 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: a large part of what allowed them to shut down 153 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: the stars they encountered along the way. He was one 154 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: of the best coaches in the league in those two 155 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: years because he was a defensive coach, coaching defensive personnel. 156 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: He was leaning into the strengths of that roster. But 157 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,679 Speaker 1: the problem is the Lakers switched out all these guys 158 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: for offensive minded players and they come into the game 159 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: tonight as the twenty three ranked offense in the league. 160 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: Think about how difficult that is could be. The twenty 161 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 1: three ranked offense in the league with Lebron James, with 162 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, with Russell Westbrook, with all the shooting that 163 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: they add with Carmelo, Anthony, Malague, Monk. These guys they 164 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 1: leaned heavily in the offense into the offensive event and 165 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: they can't score. And the key the main reason behind 166 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: that is Frank Vogel is not a good offensive coach. 167 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: For as much as he is one of the best 168 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: defensive coaches in the league, he's one of the very 169 00:08:35,080 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: worst offensive coaches in the league. If you watch the 170 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: Lakers play offense, they look like they're playing pick up basketball. 171 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:42,440 Speaker 1: They look like a group of guys that you see 172 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: at l a fitness You know, I always talk about 173 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: the idea of actions running actions on the ball or 174 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 1: off the ball, and action on the ball is designed 175 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: to give one of your best players an advantage. So, 176 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: for instance, a screening role, which is what you see 177 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: everybody do, but like something silly, like someone coming off 178 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: of a pin down starting the guys sets a downscreen. 179 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: You come up and you catch and you attack. Now 180 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: you don't have to attack a set defense or a 181 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: set defender. You're attacking with an advantage that helps you 182 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 1: get started at the point of attack. Then off the ball, 183 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: if everyone stands around their defenders sit in the paint 184 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: they have because that's just classic defense that every coach 185 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: at every level of basketball teaches. If your man doesn't 186 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,200 Speaker 1: have the ball and you're a couple passes away, you 187 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: have a foot in the paint, and so one of 188 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:27,959 Speaker 1: the problems with what the Lakers do is it's a 189 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 1: lot of guys just standing around and watching the Leak 190 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: Monk try to score, standing around watching Anthony Davis try 191 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: to score, standing around watching watching Russell Westbrook try to score. 192 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: While all of the smart teams in the league, at 193 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: least all the offensively smart teams in the league, constantly 194 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: have guys moving around. If you have a guy coming 195 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: off of an action to start to play and off 196 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: the ball, and you have guys running in action to 197 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: try to get open, that occupies defenders and makes things easier. 198 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: So that was the big backfiring mistake that they made 199 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 1: their going towards offense with personnel and not understanding that 200 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: they didn't have a coach staff actually equipped to put 201 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: those guys in position to score. So that's how you 202 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: have all these offensive talented players who can't score the basketball. 203 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: And even against a team, you know, against the teams 204 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 1: like Portland that they've faced recently, against teams like Atlanta 205 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: they faced recently, they haven't been able to especially in 206 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 1: the big moments towards the end of the game, they 207 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: haven't been able to create as much offense as they 208 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: need to. That's that's that's something that backfired. The second 209 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: big thing that they backfired with is size. You know, 210 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 1: everyone thinks of the Lakers is a huge basketball team, 211 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,720 Speaker 1: right because they played a center next to the Lebron 212 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis. So you'd have Dwight Howard and JaVale 213 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 1: McGee and Anthony Davis and Lebron James, and you think, man, 214 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 1: that team is huge, and they were. But the dirty 215 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: little secret about that team is they were also huge 216 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: on the perimeter. They started KCP at like six four 217 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: or six five as a point guard. They started Danny 218 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: Green at six six, six seven at the two guard. 219 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: You know, they had Kyle Kuzma playing on the perimeter, 220 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: huge player Mark Keith Morris, another big guy playing on 221 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: the wing. They had all of these big guys alongside 222 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: their big guys. And now you come into this year 223 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: and you still have that size in the front court. Right, 224 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,800 Speaker 1: You've got Lebron James, you got Anthony Davis, you've got 225 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: DeAndre Jordan, you've got Dwight Howard, but everyone else is small. 226 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:18,040 Speaker 1: And constantly throughout this season they've been playing guys like 227 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: Avery Bradley, Malik Monk and Russell Westbrook together. And so 228 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: now you're trying to compete with NBA teams that have 229 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: big NBA athletes all over the floor. And you've got 230 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: a six three point guard on the floor and a 231 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: six ft tall to guard on the floor and a 232 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: six ft three really skinny Malik Monk at at playing 233 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:37,320 Speaker 1: at small forward. So then you run into teams like 234 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: the Clippers who are going to spread you out an attack. 235 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: And what did you see all night today today? Guys, 236 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 1: you'd see some really small Laker defender wrapping up Sergebaca 237 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:51,280 Speaker 1: around the rim, or wrapping up Isaiah Hartenstein around the rim. 238 00:11:51,280 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 1: And it's because the aggregate size of the lineup is 239 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: too small and it was way too easy for the 240 00:11:56,600 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: Clippers to run basic actions or hell, just run in 241 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: the floor. If Dwight Howard or Anthony Davis were on 242 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: the offensive end crashing the glass, missing a shot around 243 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: the rim, guys would just sprint down the floor. Next 244 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: thing you know, you've got a center for the Clippers 245 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:12,560 Speaker 1: going up against one of your tiny guards. It was 246 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: something that plagued them throughout the game, especially towards the beginning. Now, 247 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: the Lakers countered that towards the end by playing towards 248 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: their size, and that's the easy way for them to 249 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: remedy that there are some bigger players on this roster. Mr. 250 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: Frank Vogel just has to lean more into that. Trevories, 251 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 1: I get it that he's slower. I get it that 252 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: he's not what he used to be, but he's six 253 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: ft eight, and just by having a six ft eight 254 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: guy that can move around a little bit out there, 255 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: it gives you a better chance of hanging physically with 256 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: some of these teams. He closes Stanley Johnson tonight. That 257 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: needs to happen every single night. You can get away 258 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 1: with having Russ and lak Monk out there. You just 259 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: can't get away with having three of those guys out there. 260 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: But that was one of the big things that the 261 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: Lakers did this summer that backfired on them. They went 262 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: too small. And it's funny because you know, uh, we 263 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: were all waiting during free agency. We're like, Okay, they 264 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: signed Trevor Reason, they signed Carmelo Anthony, where's the next 265 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: where's the next small forward? Are you think a start 266 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 1: West and Matthews? I think it's not really gay, Like 267 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,600 Speaker 1: who's coming? Is there? Gonna be some other small forward 268 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: and it just never materialized. And so all season long 269 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:15,560 Speaker 1: that has been a shortcoming, and they've had to go 270 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: to literal guys on the street, an undrafted free agent 271 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,719 Speaker 1: and a guy in Stanley Johnson, a former lottery pick 272 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: who's out of the league. They had to dip into 273 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:27,400 Speaker 1: that pool of players to try to fill that obvious need. 274 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: When anybody who's been watching the league this year, just 275 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 1: by looking around at the landscape knew that you needed 276 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:35,040 Speaker 1: to have that size and athleticism on the perimeter, the 277 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,200 Speaker 1: same size and athleticism on the perimeter that carried them 278 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,600 Speaker 1: in years past. And then the last thing that backfired 279 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: on them this year is the Russell Westbrook move. Now, 280 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 1: Russ is playing better of late, and I want to 281 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: be clear, like he played great tonight, throw it down 282 00:13:46,880 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 1: the stretch of the game. He did a lot of 283 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,520 Speaker 1: the things that I've been critical of him not doing, 284 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 1: taking care of the basketball, defending, taking smarter shots, all 285 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: that stuff. You know. But the it was the concept 286 00:13:57,080 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 1: of star player star power versus role players, right, So 287 00:14:00,800 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: you know, the idea in theory is you swap out 288 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: three role players guys like Kyle Kuzma, guys like k CP, Montres, Harrold, 289 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: and you get back a superstar. That's a formula that 290 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: has worked a lot in NBA history, especially for Lebron. 291 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: That is a formula that he's leaned on to win 292 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: championships at many points in his career. So I don't 293 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 1: fault the man for thinking in that direction. But one 294 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: of the problems that's happened this year is, as I've 295 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: described earlier, the Lakers have a shortage of good, solid 296 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: NBA players on the perimeter that can play roles, because 297 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,440 Speaker 1: that's the kind of stuff that carries you in the 298 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 1: in the dregs of the regular season. These things are 299 00:14:38,240 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: imperative to winning basketball games. It's like trying to run 300 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: a football team without an offensive line. I'm a Dallas 301 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: Cowboys fan. It was really frustrating watching him this year 302 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 1: because they had a good quarterback, two headed running back monster, 303 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: great wide receivers, a great pass rush of one of 304 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: the best corners in the league, good young linebacking corps, 305 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: but their offensive line was falling apart throughout the year, 306 00:14:56,720 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: and anytime they faced a good pass rush, they lost. 307 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: And it's because, yes, yes, the flash is important, but 308 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: you have to have guys that are willing to do 309 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: the dirty work in order to win basketball games. And 310 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers had a lot of guys that weren't Lebron 311 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis that used to do that dirty work, 312 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 1: and they shipped a bunch of them out to bring 313 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: back Russa Westbrook. Now, if Russa Westbrook can play like 314 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: he did in that fourth quarter and bring that type 315 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: of matchup attacking, making big plays defending at his position, 316 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 1: if he can do that kind of stuff, then the 317 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,120 Speaker 1: trade is worth it. But the problem is is more 318 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: often than not this year that hasn't been the case, 319 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: and guys like it's not hating Westbrook. Westbrook fans are 320 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: absolutely crazy. I'm not hating Westbrook. I am analyzing basketball games. 321 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 1: So when Russell Westbrook goes out and he plays a 322 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: brand of basketball that isn't helping the team, I have 323 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: to call that out because that's what I'm doing by 324 00:15:51,680 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: breaking down basketball games. When he plays really well like 325 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: he did tonight, I will give him credit for that. 326 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: I have no intention of going out of my way 327 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: to hate on the man. That's not the way that 328 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: I cover the game. But again, in order for that 329 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: trade to be worth it, Russell Westbrook has to be 330 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: a huge net positive, and the way he does that 331 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: is by focusing on the defensive end of the floor, 332 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: getting stops at his position, attacking mismatches on the other end, 333 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: and not turning the ball over. If he can do that, 334 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 1: this can work. But more often than not, he hasn't 335 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: been able to do that this year, and that's why 336 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:24,920 Speaker 1: I think it that's why that trade has been, at 337 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: least to this point, somewhat of a backfire. So it'll 338 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: be really interesting to see in the long run whether 339 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: or not they can remedy that. And at least they 340 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: need they need to find somebody out there that can 341 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: feel some of the responsibilities that Kyle Kuzmer was filling. 342 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: I can feel some of the responsibilities that k CP 343 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: was feeling. Those jobs have to be filled. Now it's 344 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: been Stanley Johnson, it's been Austin Reaves, but you need 345 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: like three more of those guys. You need at least 346 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 1: two or three more of those guys to get in 347 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: there so that when you go to the bench and 348 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: it's th Ht who's been way too inconsistent this year, 349 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: or it's kept Baysmore who has been really bad most 350 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:00,440 Speaker 1: of the year, or it's been Trevor Reaves who's been 351 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: mostly bad this year. You can swap those guys out 352 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 1: for other guys who have been doing it well now 353 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: moving on. So this Lebron injury is weird because, like 354 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: I said earlier, he throughout this season has taken time 355 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: off to try to avoid You'll be better prepared for 356 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,680 Speaker 1: the long haul, right. You know, Lebron, the guy falls 357 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: into his ankle. He finishes the game, but then he 358 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: decides to take a couple of weeks off or a 359 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:30,639 Speaker 1: week off because he just wants to make sure that 360 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: heels all the way. Same thing goes with his UH, 361 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: with his UH, the other injury he had later in 362 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: the season. I'm blanking on what it is now all 363 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: of a sudden, But this most recent injury, you know, 364 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: it's a little more serious, right because these are really 365 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,639 Speaker 1: meaningful basketball games that he's missing. But I think Lebron 366 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:48,760 Speaker 1: has accepted the reality that they're going to be a 367 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,640 Speaker 1: playing team, and I think he understands that the most 368 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: important thing is for him to be healthy because they're 369 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 1: going to have an incredibly grueling playoff run. They're gonna 370 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,199 Speaker 1: have to play a really good basketball team in a 371 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: playing game to get into the playoffs, and then from 372 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 1: there they're going to have to beat one of the 373 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: two best records in the NBA in the first round, 374 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: going into a second round series against the team probably 375 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 1: like Memphis going into the conference finals against the other 376 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: one of the Golden State Phoenix team that they go play. 377 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: He's got a long playoff run ahead of him, so 378 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: he's got to get rested up. But you know, it's 379 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 1: funny because I think that this knee injury to Lebron 380 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: is exactly why it's so important for the Lakers to 381 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,800 Speaker 1: go all in this season and to do whatever it 382 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: takes at this deadline next Thursday to send out whatever 383 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: they can to try to maximize this window. And the 384 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: reason why is really simple. First of all, you win 385 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: titles in NBA history by having the best player on 386 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: the floor. You win titles in NBA history by having 387 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,520 Speaker 1: a super duperstar. Let's go back in time. It was 388 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,200 Speaker 1: Johanna Santana Coopo last year. The year before that, it 389 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: was Lebron James. The year before that, it was Kawhi Leonard. 390 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: The year before that it was Stephan k d. Then 391 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: it was Lebron. If you go back, you might find 392 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: a handful of teams like the two thousand fourteen Spurs, 393 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: the two thousand eighteen Celtics. But even those teams, it's like, 394 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: that's Tim Duncan towards the tail end of his prime. 395 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: That's Kevin Garnett towards the tail end of his prime. 396 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: And those teams had tons of talent. I mean, Kawhi 397 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: Leonard literally won the Finals MVP that year and he 398 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 1: might have been their fourth best player. So the reality 399 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: is you need to have that super duper star in 400 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:25,160 Speaker 1: the Lakers. Do they have that guy? Before this knee injury, 401 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: Lebron was probably the best player in the league. That's 402 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,360 Speaker 1: how well he was playing. He was having these stretches 403 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: of Draymond Green esque defensive impact on the back line 404 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 1: for the Lakers, and then on the other end, he 405 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: was having one of the best and most efficient scoring 406 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: seasons of his career. That's exactly why this is so urgent. 407 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: When I look at Lebron signing with the Lakers back 408 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 1: in two thousand and eighteen, you would have been thrilled. 409 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,400 Speaker 1: If you've got two good years out of him. We're 410 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: on year four and he still looks like that guy. Now, 411 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: his knee just randomly blew up today or the other day, 412 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,359 Speaker 1: just started swelling. There may or may not be some 413 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 1: weird fluid stack on the back of his knee. I 414 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: don't know if you guys saw that video that went 415 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 1: viral the other day, was really weird, but his knee 416 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: randomly got big, because that's what happens with old guys. 417 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 1: It's like Carmelo Anthony tonight, Carmelo Anthony did a pup 418 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: fake Wonder will pull up to the left a shot 419 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: he's taken a thousand times in his career, thousands of 420 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: times in his career, and you know what, his hamstring ripped, 421 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: because that's what happens with older guys. So the reality 422 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,359 Speaker 1: is is Lebron is probably getting close to to the 423 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,080 Speaker 1: end of that window, but right now he's still there. 424 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:37,760 Speaker 1: And the second reason why they have to go all 425 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 1: in is because there is an opportunity here. You know, 426 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about title lots here in a minute, 427 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: but if you look around the league, it's like you 428 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: look at Brooklyn and Brooklyn's falling apart there. They've lost 429 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: seven of their last nine games. You look at Milwaukee, 430 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 1: they already have over twenty losses. They're not where, not 431 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 1: anywhere near as dominant as they've been in years past. 432 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: The Heat don't have that super superstar, you know. Philadelphia, 433 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 1: Joel Embide looks incredible, but they don't have a second 434 00:21:04,119 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: star for him. The Phoenix Suns look incredible, but they 435 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: don't have a superstar. The Golden State Warriors are breaking 436 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,199 Speaker 1: apart with their health. You know, this back thing with 437 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: Draymond Green is weird. And the Memphis Grizzlies are probably 438 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 1: too young. There is no juggernaut team in here that 439 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: is very clearly going to be any rendition of the Lakers. 440 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: There is a window of opportunity here. There's a window 441 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:27,959 Speaker 1: of opportunity. If some things can go right for the Lakers, 442 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,439 Speaker 1: they can go on a run. And so there's no 443 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: point in clinging to assets or anything along those lines, 444 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:36,439 Speaker 1: thinking of having one foot in the moment and one 445 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: ft later on, when the reality is that there's an 446 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 1: opportunity here to go try and win a championship. And 447 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:44,480 Speaker 1: so even though Lebronze knee is hurt, even though it 448 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:46,680 Speaker 1: seems like the windows closing, that's all the more reason 449 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:48,720 Speaker 1: to go all and not to mention, there's a playbook 450 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: in the NBA, a very easy way for you to 451 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: go and replenish assets. We've seen so many teams do 452 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 1: it over the years. All you gotta do is eat 453 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: salary for a year and take some picks back in return. 454 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,480 Speaker 1: It's when every does when things start to go south 455 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 1: the lake. It's what the Golden State Warriors did in 456 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: a very short period of time here recently. It's easy 457 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: to recoup assets in the NBA. You can do that 458 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: down the line. You don't get Lebron James though forever. 459 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: You get him for this year, you might get him 460 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: for one more pretty good year, and you're gonna get 461 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:19,159 Speaker 1: it a lesser version of him from there. And as 462 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: we've seen with Anthony Davis, he's not really up to 463 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: the task of being that alpha dog superstar. So the 464 00:22:24,640 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 1: reality is this is the chance, this is the chance, 465 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: and the Lakers have to go for it. I think 466 00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:33,000 Speaker 1: you have to ship t H T out. I think 467 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,639 Speaker 1: you have to ship the first out and you have 468 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 1: to find three or four able bodied wings that can 469 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,120 Speaker 1: fill those roles that I talked about earlier in the show. 470 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: That's what has to happen in this last week, and 471 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,359 Speaker 1: I'm really curious to see if they get to that point. 472 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 1: So let's move on to uh, the the title lots, 473 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: because I thought this was really interesting. So the Lakers 474 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: right now have, according to fand will, have the seventh 475 00:22:56,400 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: highest odds to win the championship this year. And it's 476 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: funny because Brooklyn is still leading the league in title 477 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: odds on FanDuel. They are the title favor right now, 478 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,159 Speaker 1: and they're falling apart even more so than the Lakers are. 479 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 1: I Doke did about this last night a little bit. 480 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,639 Speaker 1: They are like Lakers East. The differences is Kevin Durant 481 00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: was very healthy at the beginning of the year in 482 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,880 Speaker 1: playing m VP basketball and carried them to a good 483 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: record to this point. The difference is for the Lakers, 484 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 1: they had all sorts of injury concerns early in the 485 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 1: season and then when Lebron Lebron had his little healthy 486 00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: stretch where he dragged him along in the standings. Recently 487 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 1: they've had a little bit worse luck on that front. 488 00:23:32,480 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: But the truth is is the bet the reason why 489 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: you bet on the Nets to win the title is 490 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,480 Speaker 1: you're thinking, hey, like, what if James Harden recovers some 491 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: of his old form, because James Harden is having one 492 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 1: of the worst seasons of his career, certainly his worst 493 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: season by a mile in terms of what he's been 494 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: like as the James Harden that we know, not the 495 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: guy who came off the bench for okay see, but 496 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: you're you're you bet on the nets because you think, hey, 497 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 1: maybe James Harden recovers his form. You bet on the 498 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: nets because you think, hey, maybe Kyrie Irving can be 499 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 1: productive in a uh in road games in the playoffs, 500 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: and maybe that's enough. You bet on the nets because 501 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: you think, hey, Kevin Durand is Kevin freakin Durant. He's 502 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: one of the best players in the league, so he 503 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: can carry as a certain extent. You're betting on things 504 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: kind of coming together. They haven't really materialized. And I 505 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 1: think that's really interesting because that's the same case for 506 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 1: the Lakers to make their run to the title. You're 507 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,640 Speaker 1: betting on Lebron James being one of the best two 508 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: or three players in the world. You're betting on Anthony 509 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:28,919 Speaker 1: Davis kind of like with James hard And becoming one 510 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: of the best players in the world. You're betting on 511 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,719 Speaker 1: Russell Westbrook hopefully becoming a player that can contribute more 512 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: often than not in this Now for Kyrie, it's different 513 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,159 Speaker 1: reasons because he literally can't play in home games, but 514 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: it's the same type of thing, and you're hoping that 515 00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: maybe at the deadline, just like Brooklyn needs to trade 516 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: out some older legs for some younger legs, you're hoping 517 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: that at the deadline they can come up with enough 518 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: pieces to go on a run. H But I think 519 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:58,159 Speaker 1: that makes the Lakers an interesting betting opportunity at the 520 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 1: seven highest odds in the league because they have the 521 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: same case, the same pathway to make it to the 522 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 1: finals and to win a championship that the Brooklyn Nets do, 523 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: and it's every bit is achievable. And especially you guys 524 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: saw today Joe Harris, there's a report coming out that 525 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 1: says he's probably gonna have to get a second surgery 526 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,720 Speaker 1: on that ankle, So even more reason to see like 527 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: kind of what I'm talking about here, A lot of 528 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,560 Speaker 1: things can go wrong for certain teams. There is a 529 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: window of opportunity here, and I think the I think 530 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: the Lakers have a legitimate chance. Even with all the craziness, 531 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: the Lakers have a legitimate chance to win. But before 532 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,280 Speaker 1: we get out of here tonight, we're gonna talk a 533 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: little bit about the Phoenix Suns. So the Phoenix Suns 534 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: lost tonight um in Atlanta, and I didn't really take 535 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: too much from it. They that was a classic shooting 536 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:51,640 Speaker 1: variance type of game. Phoenix went nine for thirty two 537 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:55,160 Speaker 1: from three. Atlanta made twenty three point shots. And sometimes 538 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: during the NBA regular season, you have a night, especially 539 00:25:57,800 --> 00:26:00,440 Speaker 1: on the road, where guys you know, are really comfortable 540 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: on one side and knocking shots down and your guys 541 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: aren't really comfortable and they're not making shots. But before that, 542 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: the Suns had won eleven games in a row, and 543 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: to this point they have the best record in the NBA. 544 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:15,639 Speaker 1: So the question becomes, are the Phoenix Suns a really 545 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 1: legitimate title contender or are they just an exciting regular 546 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:21,760 Speaker 1: season type of story. And I think this is one 547 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 1: of the most interesting, like kind of pathways for us 548 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 1: to watch as basketball fans this year, because Phoenix represents 549 00:26:29,840 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 1: kind of a direction that basketball is heading where role 550 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: players are more valuable than ever and star players are 551 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:39,439 Speaker 1: easier to counter than they've ever been. Kind Of like 552 00:26:39,440 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: what we've been talking about with the Lakers, you swap 553 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 1: out some role players, all of a sudden, a bona 554 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,880 Speaker 1: fide championship contender becomes a dumpster fire. That's how valuable 555 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: role players are in the NBA today, and the Phoenix 556 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 1: Suns have the greatest depth of talent than anybody in 557 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: the league. Casts there are three things that I look 558 00:26:54,640 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 1: at with teams in terms of their ability to win 559 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: the NBA Championship. Are they defensively versatile? Yes, the Sons 560 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: have great defensive versatility. They have three really good athletic 561 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: wings that can guard multiple positions, and Jay Crowder and 562 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: Cam Johnson and Michael Bridges. They have a dominant center 563 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 1: and DeAndre and who can guard some of the best 564 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: centers in the league. And a great body to throw at, 565 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, a great body to throw at. Joanna's Antana Coompo. 566 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 1: He's a really solid defensive player. And then Chris Paul 567 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: is really good at defending at his position, and Devin 568 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,159 Speaker 1: Booker has made a lot of progress in that regard 569 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: over the years. They crossed that defensive versatility box solid. 570 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,959 Speaker 1: Then I always look at camp guys create their own shots, 571 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,360 Speaker 1: and can guys create shots for others, and Chris Paul 572 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: is one of the best in the league at creating 573 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: shots for others, and Devin Booker is one of the 574 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: best in the league at creating shots for himself. So 575 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: in theory, they check all the boxes for a team 576 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: that can win a title except from one, and that's 577 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 1: that supreme alpha dog, the guy that can look anybody 578 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:53,240 Speaker 1: in the face and reach a level on the basketball 579 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: floor that no one else can reach or just a 580 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: handful of guys can reach. That happened last year. Phoenix 581 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 1: looked really good on their way to the finals. They 582 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 1: looked really good in their first two games of the finals, 583 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:07,760 Speaker 1: but then what happened. Janis antennacoom but basically murdered them 584 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: for the world to see because he was able to 585 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: reach a level as a basketball player that nobody else 586 00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: on the floor could reach, and both of the stars 587 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 1: on the Suns were massively marginalized. So Devin Booker had 588 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: some good games in the finals. He had some stretches 589 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 1: of great shot making, but he's a shotmaker, so when 590 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: shots are going in, it looks great, but when they're 591 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 1: not going in, he doesn't have a ton of other 592 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 1: impact on the game. Same thing goes with Chris Paul. 593 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,840 Speaker 1: Chris Paul is a great playmaker, but you know when 594 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: defenses are keying in on him, and the problem for 595 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 1: him is he's a little bit older, and so Drew 596 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: Holiday is just such a better athlete he was able 597 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: to really kind of swallow him up and shut him down. 598 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: And so the thing is is, you you see these 599 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: two guys who in the regular season carrying this team 600 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: look like legitimate weapons, but then when they get in 601 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: the postseason, they just run into the better guy. And 602 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: that's why, as we go back to NBA history, you 603 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: see a superstar holding the trophy every year. But again, 604 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:07,560 Speaker 1: we are trending in the direction that maybe that might 605 00:29:07,600 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 1: not matter as much as it used to. And a 606 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: lot of this has to do with just the evolution 607 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 1: of basketball towards five out principles. Right. So in this 608 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: in this league's right now, it is so much more 609 00:29:18,520 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 1: important to have multiple guys that can beat somebody from 610 00:29:22,160 --> 00:29:24,760 Speaker 1: the from the perimeter and create shots for your teammates. 611 00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,800 Speaker 1: It's so much more important to have multiple guys that 612 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: can spot up in various parts of the floor and 613 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: be effective. It's not like the old days. It's not 614 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:34,080 Speaker 1: like when you had Shane Battier in the corner, or 615 00:29:34,160 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: Kyle Korver in the corner, or Booby Gibson in the corner. 616 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,840 Speaker 1: You don't have specialists as often in the NBA anymore. 617 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 1: They're not as successful as they used to be because 618 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,920 Speaker 1: as the league has gone towards five out, it's been 619 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,880 Speaker 1: about having five real basketball players on the floor, guys 620 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: who can create their own shot. And if you don't 621 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:54,920 Speaker 1: have those guys, teams are so good now at taking 622 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 1: away what your stars like to do and forcing those 623 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: other guys to put the ball on the floor in 624 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,520 Speaker 1: if they can't, if they can't do those close out, 625 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: attack ee type of things, then all of a sudden, 626 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:06,960 Speaker 1: your offense can get shut down. That's what happened to 627 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: the Lakers in the playoffs last year when Anthony Davis 628 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: went down. They just loaded the pain on Dennis Rotor, 629 00:30:12,520 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: loaded the pain on Lebron James, and nobody else on 630 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,920 Speaker 1: the team could make a play. And so that's the 631 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: angle here for the Suns. The angle for the Suns is, 632 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,000 Speaker 1: if you send a lot of bodies at Devin Booker, 633 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:24,880 Speaker 1: if you send a lot of bodies at Chris Paul 634 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:27,400 Speaker 1: and you're able to shut them down. That's great. But 635 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 1: Michail Bridges is an incredible basketball player. Him and Kim 636 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: Johnson are both shooting from three, and both of them 637 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 1: can put the ball on the floor and get all 638 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:37,160 Speaker 1: the way to the rim and finish about the rim 639 00:30:37,480 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: or make interesting shots in the mid range, and they 640 00:30:40,120 --> 00:30:43,240 Speaker 1: can drive and kick to their teammates. Campaign is a 641 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: devastating matchup attacker because he's so incredibly fast at the 642 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: point of attack, and he can get into the lane 643 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:51,880 Speaker 1: and cause all sorts of having having DeAndre Ayton. If 644 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: you switch a small guy onto him, he can bury 645 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: him down deep and make a jump book. The Suns 646 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:58,479 Speaker 1: have a ton of different options that they can go 647 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: to offensively, and so the whole thing flows, and so 648 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: it'll be really interesting to see what direction are we 649 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,000 Speaker 1: going as a league. Are we going in the direction 650 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: where things are gonna stay the way they are and 651 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: the super duperstars are gonna win, Like is Steph Curry 652 00:31:11,360 --> 00:31:13,720 Speaker 1: or Lebron James just gonna go nuclear through the playoffs 653 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,800 Speaker 1: and beat everybody, or Kevin Durant or Janis Antenna Kumpo, 654 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 1: Or are we going to see a team like the 655 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: Miami Heat come out who don't have that supreme alpha 656 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,840 Speaker 1: dog talent, but they have a depth of talent down 657 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:28,479 Speaker 1: the roster because maybe Tyler Harrows their fourth best player, 658 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: but he's way better than your fourth best player, and 659 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 1: their fifth best players way better than your fifth best player, 660 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 1: and that ends up being what swings things. Memphis is 661 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 1: another example like this. But Memphis, Phoenix, Miami, these are 662 00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:42,000 Speaker 1: the teams that we're gonna look at, and it it will 663 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: be really interesting to see whether or not one of 664 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 1: those teams rises to be the first team in a 665 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: very long time to beat all the superstars. And I 666 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: don't know. I honestly don't know which one's gonna happen. 667 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: It'll be really interesting to see. If I had to 668 00:31:54,640 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: if you, if I had guess, I'd say bet with 669 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: the superstars, because more often than not, when we get 670 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,640 Speaker 1: to these big moments, the rest swallow their whistles. Everyone's 671 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: allowed to foul, nobody's open, and it's hey, can your 672 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: best guy make a shot? And last year in the playoffs, 673 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: Chris Paul was rendered ineffective and Janice went for fifty 674 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: in Game six of the NBA Finals, and there's nothing 675 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: Phoenix could do about it, and so maybe that's the 676 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: direction it's gonna stay. It'll be really interesting to see. 677 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:22,760 Speaker 1: All Right, that's all I happened to night, guys. Thank 678 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 1: you guys so much for coming to hang out. This 679 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: was a fun first show. I'm really excited to see 680 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: what we can build here. This is gonna be released 681 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:30,880 Speaker 1: in podcast form later on. I appreciate your guys support, 682 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: and we will be back for Saturday Night after the 683 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: later stay the volume