1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What is up? 2 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: Straight Fire? Fam, it's your boy, Jason McIntyre. Tuesday, May 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: fourth of a little muted because so much good news 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: is covering your way. I just love it. I love 5 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: what we're talking about today, folks. I just want to 6 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: set the stage for you before I go on a 7 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: nice little ram. This is gonna be a fun one, Okay. 8 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:37,840 Speaker 1: So everybody was focused the last week on the NFL Draft. 9 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: Obviously your attention was what are the forty Niners doing? 10 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,560 Speaker 1: Are they taking trade lance and they taking mac Jones? 11 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,599 Speaker 1: The debate raged, and then the Aaron Rodgers news hit, 12 00:00:47,680 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: and Aaron Rodgers was a big story, and everybody kind 13 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: of both eyes left the NBA right, And the NBA 14 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: takes a hit in March from March Madness, and with 15 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: so many stars out, you know, everybody's kind of downshifted 16 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: a little bit on the NBA. But then Monday comes 17 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: and oh, j did you see what's going on with 18 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: the Lakers? All I'm hearing, oh Lebron's a winer, Lakers, stink, 19 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: Lakers are one in six, They're the play and it's over. 20 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,919 Speaker 1: A D's not even trying the Lakers are in trouble. 21 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: They're more likely to go out in the play in 22 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: than win the title. Of course, everybody has put the 23 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: draft behind them. They're now focused on bashing Lebron and 24 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: the Lakers. And you know that quantum leap. Everybody gets 25 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,479 Speaker 1: out there jumped to conclusions, Matt and they say, okay, 26 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 1: so Lebron is the shell of himself. He's come back 27 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: from injury that the high ankle sprain, he's been very 28 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: poor and oh, by the way, he's out out of 29 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: the Jordan. You know how the joke goes. The Lakers 30 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: are struggling, Let's blame Lebron. Let's blame Lebron for his 31 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: quote that the idea of the playing game is stupid 32 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: and I'm pair phrasing because I don't have it in 33 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: front of me. And he cursed about it, and then 34 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: of course everybody wants to call about look what he 35 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: said two years ago. And they did this to Luca 36 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: don j as well, because that's what people do, the 37 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: build up tear down. We've been through this the media 38 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,520 Speaker 1: very predictable lot, and of course you know the social 39 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: media jabrones who like to go after Lebron. So okay, 40 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: we got a big game Monday night, Lakers versus the Nuggets. 41 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: Nuggets are hot. I think the Nuggets have gone nine 42 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: and one in their last ten. Rob G can check 43 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 1: me on that if you if I'm wrong, And the 44 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: Lakers have been sloppy, and the Lakers are tied for 45 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: seventh with a couple also rans, and oh my gosh, 46 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 1: panic in l A. And then the game comes and 47 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: the Lakers pretty much are cruising until the very end 48 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: of the game and went to Denver Nuggets throughout massive 49 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: scared to the Lakers, but l A wins. They hold on. 50 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: Some big narratives come out of this game, folks, and 51 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: they're all positive for the Lakers, all of them. Uh, 52 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: I'm not just getting rob G homer ish here. The Lakers. 53 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 1: This is great news because they went into this game 54 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: like the Lakers gotta have it, and Denver's very good 55 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: and they're hot, and they have the m v P 56 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: and we'll get to that um and the Lakers need 57 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 1: this game. But what happened. The Lakers basically turned back 58 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: the clock. It was old school Frank Vogel defense. I mean, 59 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: it's an ugly game. In the first half. I texted 60 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: Bravos like, my gosh, this games unwatchable. It's like thirty 61 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: late second quarter. Vogel went and turned up the defense, 62 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: a lot of Horton Tucker, a lot of Caruso who 63 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: was in the starting lineup that we got pulled late, 64 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: and Horton Tucker came in and made two winning plays. Um, 65 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: but I think the takeaways here. Let's just remember one thing. 66 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: How many times when Lebron was in the East and 67 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: the Calves kind of slept walk or the Heat kind 68 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: of slept walk through the regular season and then everybody's like, oh, 69 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: you know, the Raptors look good. I don't know, got 70 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: to be care old is Atlanta Hawks won sixty games, 71 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: Lebron sits of trouble, and then he got to the 72 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: finals because the regular season is a different animal than 73 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs in the NBA. You know this, Okay, don't 74 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: panic Laker fans. They're fine. They're gonna be okay. They 75 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: stud their toe this past week. It's been a rough 76 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: ten days. They're working Lebron back in. Anthony Davis is 77 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:29,159 Speaker 1: getting up to speed. They're handling the delicate gasol Drummond 78 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,280 Speaker 1: uh dance, which will get too shortly. Kuzma had been 79 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: playing a lot of six man. He's now thrust him 80 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 1: the starting line up. There a Shrewder their third best player. 81 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: That's a fact, that is an undeniable fact. Dennis Shredder 82 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: is the Lakers third best player. He's now out in 83 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: COVID protocols. I thought I heard ten to fourteen days. Okay, 84 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: there's a lot happening, and it's all gonna be fine. 85 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 1: Don't worry. I can say this confidently. Laker fans, they're 86 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: gonna be okay. They're gonna win the West. Trust me, 87 00:04:59,640 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: I and through it. Briefly on Monday, I looked at 88 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: some of the numbers, the stats. There were some negative 89 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: trends for the Lakers, but then you've got to take 90 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: everything into account. The shooter lost is massive, folks. Alex 91 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: Scruso's not sniffing the starting lineup in an NBA playoff 92 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: game for the Lakers. He's a ten to fifteen minute guy. Maximo, Okay, 93 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: I mean Montrese, Harold rob g probably can address what's 94 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: going on with him. I don't know what a night tonight. 95 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: It feels like he's out of lineup. He's playing ten minutes. 96 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: I don't understand the Montres Harrold situation, and he's been 97 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 1: a pretty good six man for them, although Kuzma could 98 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: claim six man uh title for them. But the bottom 99 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 1: line is the Lakers beat the Nuggets. Denver is extremely 100 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: predictable on offense. In the fourth quarter, final seven minutes 101 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: of the game. The only two guys that scored or 102 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: Yo Kitchen Porter Jr. Now, they did start Dozer at 103 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: shooting guard and Rob g Uh. That's not gonna happen 104 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. We know that. I got to say, 105 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: I'm a little surprised at the lack of offense or 106 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: even plays being run four or attackedness if that's a 107 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: word of Aaron Gordon. Um, this was like the best 108 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: player or the second best player in the Orlando Magic 109 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: and he's taken the same amount of shots as Jamichael 110 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: Greene in Denver. Like, what's going on? I mean, JaVale 111 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: McGee is coming off the bench jacking shots and Aaron 112 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: Gordon is basically playing defense. Like, you guys lost, Jamal Murray, 113 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: where's the scoring coming from? Campanazo? Is a fun story? 114 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: You know, Monty Morris is out, but this Denver team 115 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: is not beating the Lakers in the playoffs. Not without 116 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: Jamal Murray. Okay, he averaged twenty five points a game 117 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: in the series last year. You remove that. Even if 118 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: you say Michael Porter Jr. Steps up, that's fine unless 119 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: Aaron Gordon's pumping in fifteen to twenty a game and 120 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: based on his offensive output with Denver so far, that's 121 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: not gonna be the case. I'll give your kids third 122 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: two points on shots, guys, that's fine. You know, extremely 123 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: inefficient mark as Soul. I don't want to say locked 124 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: him up, but let's remember Marcus Sol has a Defensive 125 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: Player of the Year award in his file, cabinet at home, 126 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: probably in his championship cabinet. Actually, um but does he 127 00:07:16,320 --> 00:07:20,000 Speaker 1: have a championship cabinet? Maybe European stuff. I'm sure he's 128 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: got a bunch of Toronto. Does that count? What do 129 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: you mean? Does it count? Has been called the best 130 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: player in the world because of that title, not on 131 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 1: this podcast. Never. Goodness, gracious, all right, Rob, I know 132 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: you're chomping at the bit, champing, chomping, champing, whatever it 133 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: is to to to get in here. Um, I just 134 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: let me just say it was nice to see Horton 135 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: Tucker flash at the end. He did take a wild shot, 136 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,520 Speaker 1: but he rebounded it and scored. He got put in, 137 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,320 Speaker 1: ran a pick and roll with a d It worked 138 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 1: to perfection. And the real question, Rob, do the Lakers 139 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: beat the Nuggets for two or for one in the 140 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: first round? Oh? Four one in the first round, assuming 141 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: that's the first round match up? Yeah, I mean, unfortunately, 142 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: the injury to Jamal Murray just severely handicaps to Denver 143 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: Nuggets offensively. I know Porter Jr. Is a great score. 144 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: I know that Yokich is fantastics when m v P. 145 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: But the Lakers are uniquely qualified to defend big players 146 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: like that when they have issues with his guards and 147 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: wings and thankfully Denver doesn't have either one of those. 148 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: Right now, can I stop you for a second and 149 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: ask you about you said joke is going to an 150 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: m v P, and I would concede that is going 151 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: to be the case. Um, it's weird, though, what's his 152 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: most memorable moment this season? I mean, I got nothing, Like, 153 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,599 Speaker 1: They're not top two in the West, They're probably not 154 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 1: even gonna be top four in the West, maybe maybe four. Um, 155 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: and it's he's gonna be remembered and this is no 156 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: fault of it. Listen, he's a very very good player, Okay, 157 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: but he's going to be remembered as the m v 158 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: P when everyone got injured. Oh yeah, there was the 159 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: year Harden got hurt and um Durant was hurt, and 160 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: Lebron was like leading the MVP race and he got 161 00:09:06,760 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: hurt at the Miss twenty Games and Joel Embiid was hurt. 162 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: Oh and isn't that the year that Steph Curry had 163 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: maybe the greatest month of any player in NBA history. 164 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: That that might have been. That was the year. Yeah, 165 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: that was the year Yoki one MVP. That's right. Curry 166 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: average thirty seven points a game in April while shooting 167 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:30,640 Speaker 1: a breathtaking from three. He had five games of forty 168 00:09:30,720 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: or more points in the month of April, arguably the 169 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: greatest month of any player in NBA history. Oh yeah, 170 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: and Yokich is the MVP. It's gonna be weird. Like 171 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: if they do lose in the first round to the Lakers, 172 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: for one, and he gets the MVP. Uh, like what 173 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: do you? I don't know what you say. It's like, 174 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: here you go, man, great season, good job, congrats, But 175 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: it's not like nobody thinks. Nobody that Yokich is the 176 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 1: best player in the Nobody thinks that that's fine, but 177 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:02,560 Speaker 1: he's having the best season. I mean that's not of 178 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,200 Speaker 1: the guys who have been injury. Yeah. I mean, if 179 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: the debate is m VP is not the best player. 180 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: If it was the case, the lebron would have fourteen 181 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: of them. You know, it's it's about who's been the 182 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: most valuable. And and for all the talk about Steph 183 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 1: Curry and his forty point month whatever that he had, 184 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: I think one of the big games, I think he 185 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: had forty five and everyone was buzzing about what he did. 186 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 1: Uh you know his was a national TV game that 187 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: same night. Um, I believe Yokich dropped and like a 188 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: triple double that same night. So I don't understand why 189 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: you would say he has no Marroble moment just because 190 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: he plays in Denver. You don't watch him. That's pretty 191 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 1: when it comes down to I've watched plenty of I 192 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: can almost say composo. Now, I hope I said his 193 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: name right just now, by the way, but can you 194 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: imagine four point game against the Lakers, Like what fifteen 195 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: seconds left and Yogi is passing to some little guy 196 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 1: named Composo for a three pointer that like is math. 197 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: Sit for the game and listen. Composo is a fun 198 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: kid to watch. He was that kid. He's thirty from Argentina. 199 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: He's got that like South American flair. He's maybe a 200 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: little bigger than I am. And he said he's five 201 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 1: ten fun kid to watch. He gets a three pointer 202 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: blocked when Anthony Davis basically covers ten ft in a 203 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,679 Speaker 1: second and just swats his three that would have cut 204 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: the game to one. Um, Composo, Welcome to big time basketball. 205 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: Good luck in the playoffs. All right, go ahead, Rob, 206 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: And I think you want to go in on somebody, 207 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: I'm not going in. Why do you always think I 208 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: have a negative? I'm excited. I'm excited that the Lakers 209 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: got the win. Does have something cooking. All I'm gonna 210 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: say is it's kind of good. All I'm gonna say 211 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: is if the Lakers season gets derail, which up until 212 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 1: last night, it looked like it was on the verge 213 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 1: of just being totally off the tracks and off the tracks. Honest, Rob, 214 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:57,040 Speaker 1: you were very nervous. No, I was like a four album. 215 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 1: I was like a four to ten. I mean and 216 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: what one is the most service and you're for no, no, 217 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: But I mean, you know, in my in my opinion 218 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: as a Lakers fan, but also just as a basketball fan, 219 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: and the Lakers are in the play in tournament, that 220 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: means that the season has been a failure. It means 221 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,839 Speaker 1: that that that they've decided that they are just not 222 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: taking the regular season seriously. And I know that to 223 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: a point. They don't have to du a degree, but 224 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: you'd like to see at least a little bit of fighting. 225 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: Up until last night, they weren't even trying at all. 226 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: It looked like, look like Anthony Davis is going like, 227 00:12:30,720 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: you know, energy level still doesn't No, he looked about 228 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: eighty last night, which is great considering where you looked 229 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: like the last week before that. But yeah, and again 230 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: just to defend him, he's playing with a lineup. We're 231 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: shooters in and out. Drummonds pretty new to the team, 232 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: Carusoe starting Lebron plays Lebron doesn't um. I don't even 233 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,839 Speaker 1: know if Anthony Davis knows who Ben McLemore is. I mean, 234 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: that's how little these guys have played together. I still 235 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,440 Speaker 1: don't know. You still have an explained to me, what's 236 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: going on with Harold, like the Lakers are stinkering essentially, 237 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:07,200 Speaker 1: that's what they're doing, right, And I'm glad you brought 238 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: up three guys that I think are I'm gonna dovetail 239 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:13,840 Speaker 1: until my bigger point. If the Lakers don't get to 240 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: where they should be, which is the NBA Finals. At 241 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: a minimum, I think they're gonna win it against Brooklyn, 242 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 1: but at a minimum, they should be in the finals. 243 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: And if they don't, I think that the blame would 244 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: have to lie squarely on the Clutch Sports guys. That 245 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: would be Lebron James and Anthony Davis. And the reason 246 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: being they deserve all of the credit for last season 247 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: because as soon as you get those two guys, you're 248 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 1: immediately a championship contending team. You may not win it, 249 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: but I can promise you any those two guys and 250 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: nine other role players is a finals contender. But this season, 251 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: the Clutch Sports group, that's what I'm gonna call him, Matt, 252 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: decided that they were going to completely take over the roster. 253 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: They were gonna get Montrez Harold on their with their 254 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 1: midd level exception, knowing full well he doesn't fit next 255 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: to Lebron in a D. They were going to pay 256 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: Cantavious Caldwell Pope big money off of basically a six 257 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: week span where he was any good, which was in 258 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: the bubble, and guarantee him a starting position even though 259 00:14:25,880 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: like last season, the only reason he was starting was 260 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: because Avery Bradley opted out. They and then things are 261 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,760 Speaker 1: going okay, They're they're to good start because they're the Lakers. 262 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: They got Lebron and a D. They're gonna be good 263 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 1: either way. For whatever reason, they decided Marcosol is not 264 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: cutting it. He's not the lab threat that we wanted 265 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,080 Speaker 1: or that we had last season. We need Andre Drummond. 266 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: And the only reason that Andre Drummond came to the 267 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 1: Lakers have been widely reported because he was recruited by 268 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: Lebron and Anthony Davis. Unfortunately, DeAndre grummand experiment has been 269 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:07,400 Speaker 1: a complete failure and a lot of people are making this. 270 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,520 Speaker 1: I saw this stack going like, oh, well, the Lakers 271 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: still have the best defense in the NBA, even when 272 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: Lebron a d were out. With that Andre Drummond on 273 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: the floor, you know he's whether you think he's aesthetically 274 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 1: pleasing offensively, he's contributing to winning. However, we do have 275 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: these things called analytics that you know, we have people 276 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: who only focus on net rating and real plus minus 277 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: and all kinds of stuff like that. During the time 278 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: when the Lakers did not have Lebron in a d, 279 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: the Lakers still the best defense in the NBA. However, 280 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 1: when Andre Drummond was on the court, they were a 281 00:15:44,760 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 1: minus seven point four points per one possessions. When Mark 282 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: Gassol was on the floor, they were a plus twelve 283 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: point two. Kyle Kuzma says after they lose to Toronto, 284 00:15:58,000 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: what's one thing they can do to maybe change the 285 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: mojo on the team. I don't know, maybe we should 286 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 1: get more minutes from from Marcosol. And what do you know, 287 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:06,800 Speaker 1: Marcosol gets some meaningful minutes for the first time about 288 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: a month. He's plus seventeen and seventeen minutes. And like 289 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: you said, he shut down Yokish to the point that 290 00:16:15,040 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: you can shut him down. Andre German twenty two minutes 291 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: minus eleven with five fouls, zero rebounds, for a guy 292 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 1: who's six eleven, two seventy pounds. Oh, I just noticed 293 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: that that's roight. Like the Lakers are in this position 294 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 1: now where they're playing these clunky line if that don't 295 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: make any sense, precisely because clutch sports demands. That's that's 296 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: what happens the politics of the NBA. You know this, 297 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: Even working at Fox, there might be certain guys who 298 00:16:45,280 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 1: aren't as talented, who aren't as dedicated as their position, 299 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: but because they're down with the right person, the right group, 300 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: the right agency, they're gonna get more opportunities than someone else. 301 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: And in the Lakers situation, the guys who should have 302 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: been laying all along with Marcusol and Wes Matthews. However, 303 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: Ben McLamore shows up, and because he can shoot a 304 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 1: little bit, he's been getting free rein to shoot. I 305 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 1: think he leads the NBA in shots per pasts or 306 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: something like that. Like in other words, he's shooting seven 307 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: times more likely than he is to pass the ball. 308 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: When he gets the ball. He he doesn't. He doesn't 309 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: share the ball at all. Montre exactly, Montrese Harold, who 310 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:31,480 Speaker 1: is a good energy guy, does not fit against with 311 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 1: Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond. I need to address the Montres 312 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: Harold thing. First of all, you really went in on Harold. 313 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:40,400 Speaker 1: I thought that was extremely harsh. Rob. You may owe 314 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,199 Speaker 1: him him an apology. I do want to say, you 315 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: didn't like the idea of getting he doesn't fit with 316 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,160 Speaker 1: uh Anthony Davis. I think I would agree with that. 317 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: But it was pretty clear they were going away from 318 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: defense this year because they realized, hey, we're one of 319 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: the defensive teams in the league. We don't have offense 320 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: outside of Lebron and a D. In the bubble which 321 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 1: dovetails into your second point. K CP was their third 322 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 1: best player. You would not disagree with that, right, No 323 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,520 Speaker 1: easy to him Rondo? Yeah, for sure, Yeah, Rondo was instrumental, 324 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:15,959 Speaker 1: but it was it was supposed to be Kuzma all 325 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: the time, and it just never was Kuzma. KCP and 326 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: the Bubble proved his worth. They overpaid him. Yeah, but 327 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 1: when he's your third best player, can you go through 328 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: an entire season seventy two games? Probably not. So they 329 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,400 Speaker 1: needed offense enter Harrold, who I think was the two 330 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: times six and NT of the year, or maybe it 331 00:18:31,960 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: was the winner and then a runner up. I didn't hate. 332 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,879 Speaker 1: I didn't hate the Harrold move. You're right, though, you 333 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: can't play him Lebron and a D. That just doesn't work. 334 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 1: The lanes to plog too many non shooters. But ultimately 335 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 1: I didn't hate the Harrold move, the k CP move. 336 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: I think you had to kind of keep him. Did 337 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: They will pay, Yeah, but that's the clutch tax that 338 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: I think you talked about. But my real issue is 339 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:59,200 Speaker 1: with Drummond. Okay, yes, zero rebounds in twenty two minutes 340 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: pretty an embarrassing last night. He was terrible. That being said, 341 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:08,480 Speaker 1: they needed him when a D was out. I just 342 00:19:08,520 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: want to remind you how bad Mark Gasol was early 343 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: in the season. I'm excluding December, It's just five games 344 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: in the month of January. Rob Marc Gasol, a center, 345 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:27,879 Speaker 1: shut thirty from the field three points per game in February, 346 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: fourteen games he shot. He was lost offensively, and once 347 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: a D was down and Lebron was down, they could not. 348 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: I don't want to say they weren't going to be 349 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: a playoff team with just Horton Tucker and Wes Matthews 350 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: and these guys, but they needed Drummond's offense. And you know, 351 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: I mean, Drummond is not a good defensive player. We 352 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 1: know that, but he's gonna He's a twelve and ten guy. 353 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: When a D s out. I mean, here we go, 354 00:19:59,119 --> 00:20:01,760 Speaker 1: we were They have seven games left in the season, right, 355 00:20:01,840 --> 00:20:04,240 Speaker 1: the thirty seven and twenty eight, so seven games left. 356 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: I do believe they will still give a decent rest 357 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: and Drummond will get a lot of those minutes now 358 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. How many minutes is he getting? That's 359 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 1: a damn good question. I could be matchup contingent. How 360 00:20:17,560 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: does Drummond match up against, say, Rudy Gobert, how does 361 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,080 Speaker 1: Drummond match up against your kids? Well, we know the 362 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:26,200 Speaker 1: answer is terrible. You know what about DeAndre eight and 363 00:20:26,359 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: the Suns, Like I do think what the Lakers have 364 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: now is flexibility, Rob. They're able to say, hey, we've 365 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 1: got our lockdown big guy Marcus All. He's gonna be big. 366 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:37,879 Speaker 1: In one series, Drummond will be a non factor. But 367 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: in the next series, Drummond may have more minutes and 368 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: Soul may play more minutes. Off City. You know, um, 369 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: there's gonna be series where Horton Tucker plays more. Maybe Caruso. 370 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 1: The Lakers, and we said this early, once they get 371 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:54,240 Speaker 1: Shooter back, Rob, this is the deepest team in the league. 372 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 1: Like we talked about, oh Brooklyn added Blake Griffin and Uh, 373 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: this kid James, who is fun to watch, by the way, 374 00:21:01,240 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 1: and Claxton, and like you look at the Lakers bench, 375 00:21:03,800 --> 00:21:07,879 Speaker 1: They've got like legitimate players with experience. I mean Andre 376 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: Jummond has been in a couple of playoff series. As 377 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: you said, Marcus souls want a title uh in Toronto, 378 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: which I like to discredit because I'm a Warriors guy. 379 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: Um but you look at I mean Mantres Harrold has 380 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,600 Speaker 1: been in tons of playoff wars. Never want anything, but 381 00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: he's been in battles. I mean, you look at this 382 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 1: Denver team that the Lakers are gonna be facing, and 383 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, Aaron Gordon, I think he's been in 384 00:21:29,840 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: one playoff series. Compozzo is like a rookie. You know, 385 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: when the playoff lights are right, it's gonna be your 386 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 1: kitchen porter attempting probably forty five shots between them. And 387 00:21:40,480 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: I don't think the Lakers are gonna have a problem 388 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: with that. I mean I went into the night like 389 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: you I wanted on Monday, and I think it Damn 390 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:50,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. Man could get dicey for the Lakers here. 391 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: The schedule down the stretch is not favorable. They have 392 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 1: the Clippers, Thursday, Roub, I'm gonna assume Lebron's back for 393 00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: that right. It's tough. I think because it's a back 394 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: to BA, You're more likely to see him against Portland 395 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: because because that would be a game that I would 396 00:22:05,760 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: consider more of a must win. They're not going to 397 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: catch the Clippers in the standing, so it doesn't really 398 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 1: matter if they beat them or not. It is at Staples, 399 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: but the Lakers Portland's game is a swing game either 400 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: way because that's a full game winner lose. That's a 401 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 1: fair point. Okay, So Clippers Thursday in the national TeV 402 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: game Portland's Phoenix, which is currently half a game behind 403 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: the Jazz at the top of the West. The Knicks, 404 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: who I think I'm gonna do a couple of minutes 405 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 1: on I have to. I've had too many of my 406 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: Knicks fans buddies being like, yo, respect the Knicks talk 407 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: about Julius Randall. Okay, I will in a minute. After 408 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:43,320 Speaker 1: the Knicks they have a back to back with Houston, 409 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 1: the worst team in the league. That's a perfect game 410 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,960 Speaker 1: to rest a d and Lebron and let Andre Drummond 411 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:51,719 Speaker 1: and Horton Tucker go against Kevin Porter and company in Houston. 412 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,640 Speaker 1: Then the Lakers have Indiana and New Orleans. Now that's 413 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: a back to back Houston. I'm sorry, Indiana New Orleans 414 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:00,440 Speaker 1: are closed the season. The Pelicans would be out of 415 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,479 Speaker 1: the playoff race, so they may just rest their guys 416 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: and the Lakers can kind of, you know, be have 417 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: Lebron in a d on a minute restriction. But it's 418 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,040 Speaker 1: looking to me, Rob, based on that schedule. And then 419 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 1: you make a good point, maybe they wrest Lebron against 420 00:23:14,520 --> 00:23:16,920 Speaker 1: the Clippers so he can play against Portland's But then 421 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 1: Lebron will have not played since Sunday and he plays 422 00:23:20,600 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: again on Friday. I don't know. That's a tough one. 423 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 1: I mean, without Truder, I don't think they're beating the 424 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:30,640 Speaker 1: Clips without Truder and Lebron. I'm sorry, I don't think 425 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 1: they're beating the Clippers. Um. As good as the defense 426 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,800 Speaker 1: was against Denver, Clippers are another animal. They're shockingly one 427 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: of the best three point shooting teams in the league. 428 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:43,440 Speaker 1: But I can pretty confidently say Rob that I think 429 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: the Lakers end up with the five, and then you're 430 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:50,679 Speaker 1: looking at the Clippers at three, and so the Lakers 431 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: would play Denver in the first round, we both agree 432 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: it's a win. And then in the second round they 433 00:23:56,040 --> 00:24:00,400 Speaker 1: would play Utah or Phoenix, unless you know, the Warriors 434 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: get crazy hot or something. I'm curious before we get 435 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: to the next Jazz versus the Suns, who would you 436 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: rather play? Who do you think would give the Lakers 437 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: more trouble? They're about equal. Um. I think that Utah 438 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,719 Speaker 1: would give the Lakers more trouble only because they have 439 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 1: experience in the postseason. Like you know, that's something that 440 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: you just can't duplicate. It doesn't matter whether or not 441 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 1: you're a better team versus one or the other. When 442 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:27,880 Speaker 1: two teams are comparable, you usually go with the team 443 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:30,639 Speaker 1: that has the skins on the wall, so to speak. 444 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: And and Phoenix only has Chris Paul and Jay Crowder, 445 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 1: and Chris Paul is just as likely to pull a 446 00:24:36,359 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: hammy as he is to hit a big shot against you. 447 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: It's a good point. Fox Sports Radio has the best 448 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 1: sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our 449 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: shows at Fox sports Radio dot com and within the 450 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: I Heart Radio app search f s R to listen live. 451 00:24:53,560 --> 00:25:00,400 Speaker 1: Regarding Clutch real quick, but did I change your mind 452 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,199 Speaker 1: at all? On Drummond I mean, I get what you're 453 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:07,240 Speaker 1: saying on KCP. I don't know what the alternative was, um, 454 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: like who else was out there? Who could they have gotten? 455 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,320 Speaker 1: And then you've also got to remember, hey, we've got 456 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: to kind of keep Laurn happy. He came to the Lakers. 457 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: They want a freaking title. He does what he's doing 458 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: as a GM. Um. I don't think it's the worst 459 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: thing in the world that they that they kept KCP. 460 00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: I mean no, I mean, and I should clarify the 461 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: k CP signing. You you had to overpake as the 462 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: Clutch tacts. The Mantres Harold signing was to me, screamed 463 00:25:33,359 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: regular season signing because they think they do. You think 464 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: that the Mantras Harold thing, any factor at all had 465 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: to be whoa the Clippers went into last year better 466 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:47,320 Speaker 1: than us on paper? They fall apart in the bubble. 467 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,639 Speaker 1: We can steal their sprim running sixth man, who was 468 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: kind of their energy guy, Like, who was the tough 469 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 1: guy on the Clippers last year? I mean, Mantras Harold 470 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 1: was one of the lead guys talking ship to Luca. 471 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: Remember what do you say, take that ship? White boyers punk? 472 00:26:03,119 --> 00:26:05,400 Speaker 1: So Montres Harold is like He was like, I don't 473 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 1: want to say the heart and soul because lou Williams 474 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 1: was kind of half that um. But if you can 475 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: rip that away from your Crosstown Rifles, if you're gonna 476 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,439 Speaker 1: need to play the Clippers, nobody in that locker room 477 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: is gonna be as motivated as Montres Harold, not even Lebron. 478 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: And remember I still think Lebron is and again I 479 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 1: have nothing to back this up other than pure obviousness. 480 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,320 Speaker 1: Lebron is probably still a little bit pissed at Kauai 481 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,000 Speaker 1: for not joining him in l A and instead plucking 482 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,600 Speaker 1: Paul George and then coming at the King. Well, you 483 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: know the same from the wire. You come at the King, 484 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 1: you best not miss. And Kauai has done nothing but 485 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,960 Speaker 1: shoot blanks with play off Paul George, and now he 486 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: lost pretty much his bodyguard in Montrese Harold, who's like 487 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:49,239 Speaker 1: the tough guy on the Clippers. He still has one 488 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 1: of the morrist brothers, but let's just say they cancel 489 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: each other out given the Lakers have one. I'm not 490 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: afraid of the Clippers in the West. If I'm the Lakers, yeah, 491 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be there in a playoff setting. At least 492 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: in the regular season. And yes, because the Lakers have 493 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: zero wing defenders to defend Paul George and Kauai So 494 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 1: in a regular season matchup, of course, But I guess 495 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,160 Speaker 1: to summarize the whole rat that I want over about 496 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:12,400 Speaker 1: four minutes to be clarified in one statement, the Lakers 497 00:27:12,440 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: issues were that they were not playing their best center 498 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:21,159 Speaker 1: because of a clutch loyalty, so to speak, because Lebron 499 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: and a d wanted Andre Drummond, their foreigner drummer was 500 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 1: gonna play, whether he's fit or not, because they decided 501 00:27:26,240 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: they wanted him. Mantrez Harrold was going to play because 502 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,600 Speaker 1: he's a clutch client. And the last thing you want 503 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 1: to do if you're the Lakers is to piss off 504 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: clutch sports, because half your roster's clutched sports. So because 505 00:27:37,040 --> 00:27:40,960 Speaker 1: of that, their best team was never on the floor, 506 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:46,000 Speaker 1: which included Marc gasol so, which included at Science West Matthews. 507 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: But because Ben McLamore, again another clutch guy, even though 508 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:50,959 Speaker 1: he's brand new making tons of mistakes, He's gonna get 509 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: the opportunity to make those mistakes because of the fact 510 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 1: that he was brought in by Lebron and na D. 511 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: So I think for the Lakers to get the we 512 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,439 Speaker 1: need to go. They need to decide. I didn't just 513 00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: Frank Vogels the man up and say I'm gonna play 514 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: who gives me the best chance to win and stop 515 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 1: with the politics, and I'm going through right now the 516 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: last few weeks. You know, uh, friend of the podcast, 517 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 1: Cuffs the legend. He famously obviously close to Lebron. We 518 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 1: don't know how close. I'm not going to speculate. You know, 519 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: it's pretty clear Lebron like follows him on Instagram and 520 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: likes his stuff in comments and whatever, and on Twitter 521 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 1: as well. Cuffs the legend last postseason went in on 522 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:37,359 Speaker 1: Danny Green repeatedly, we are shipping Davy Green FedEx out 523 00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:39,880 Speaker 1: of town the second the parades over. I mean he 524 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: was saying it from like early in the playoffs Danny 525 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: Green got Jettison. Cuffs the legend has been saying it's 526 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:52,040 Speaker 1: about West Matthews frequently. Now West, I listen, I don't. 527 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:54,960 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna pretend like I've watched West Matthews very closely. 528 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,120 Speaker 1: He's a veteranting He's supposed to be a three and 529 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: D guy. Um, I don't know, but I don't think 530 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: Wesley Matthews is a fifteen minute a game guy in 531 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs to you, no, but I think he's someone 532 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: I would count on a hell of a lot more 533 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: than Ben McLamore because even if his shots not falling, 534 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: which McLamore shot wasn't falling last night, at least West 535 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: Matthews can defend and Ben mcmore it's just a shooter, 536 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: that's about it. More likely to have a splash game 537 00:29:21,040 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, the way we expect who's going to 538 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:28,040 Speaker 1: have one point game? Marcasoul will have a game. I 539 00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: think one of the Morris twin. Yes, I'm still gonna 540 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,120 Speaker 1: call it the Morris twin. Um had a game in 541 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: the playoffs where he went bananas and heet like four 542 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:39,959 Speaker 1: threes in the first half. More likely to have one 543 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: of those in the playoffs Matthews or McLamore. McLamore because 544 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: I think he can just can just gonna shoot. You know, 545 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna shoot, He's all he is. He may also 546 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: give up like three layups on the other end and 547 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 1: blow a bunch of defensive coverages. But if he gets hot, 548 00:29:56,880 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: he gets hot, and the thing is in the postseason. 549 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: If it's especially right now down the stretch when you 550 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: need to win these games, you want the guy who's 551 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: less likely to make a bonehead mistake. Yeah, I remember 552 00:30:08,480 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 1: was there was a game might have been against Brooklyn 553 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: where he came in and was just I mean just 554 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 1: pop pop pop pop, just firing like he was just 555 00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:21,560 Speaker 1: trigger happy. Um. I mean he's fearless, that's what he says. 556 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: He's really is a j R. Smith without you know, 557 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,880 Speaker 1: all the cockiness. He's just pure shooter. Um. Ultimately, I 558 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: think the Lakers are fine. I just want to quickly, 559 00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: Rob let me do two minutes on the New York Knicks. 560 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: I need to give a shout out to the Knicks. 561 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: After they went over the Grizzlies on Monday, the New 562 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: York Knicks secured a playoff spot. Why is that a 563 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: big deal. Well, as a fan of the Knicks, I 564 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:52,560 Speaker 1: can tell you they have one playoff series win this 565 00:30:53,000 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: century okay, twenty NBA seasons. Since the year two thousand, 566 00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:05,040 Speaker 1: they have one playoff series win. Came against Boston. Um 567 00:31:05,080 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 1: they lost in the next round to Indiana. They lost. 568 00:31:07,400 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: It was Paul George David West Um some grimy Indiana 569 00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:13,920 Speaker 1: teams that end up getting run out by the heat. 570 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:20,960 Speaker 1: But the Knicks have been putrid, unwatchable and embarrassment this century. 571 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: And Rob, this is the weirdest thing. They're really good 572 00:31:24,840 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 1: this year thanks to Thibodeau and of course Julius Randall, 573 00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: who's playing lights out, is going to be all NBA 574 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:33,720 Speaker 1: second or third team. It's not a team that's easy 575 00:31:33,760 --> 00:31:36,600 Speaker 1: to fall in love with. I don't know what it is. 576 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: Like Julius Randol's playing his ass off, He's ridiculous. But Rob, like, 577 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: you know how, like there's an underdog team that will 578 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,640 Speaker 1: come up. I'll never forget when the Warriors came up. 579 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: They had the Splash Brothers Moniker, before Draymond was a thing. 580 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: It was Clay and Curry, and they like they would 581 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,880 Speaker 1: just be fun to watch. It would just be jacking 582 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 1: up threes and they were like exciting. And the seven 583 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: seconds or less Sons team came out of nowhere. I 584 00:32:04,280 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 1: know it's sacrilegious to say as as a Knicks fan 585 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: from the first NBA game I went to in but 586 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:14,040 Speaker 1: this team is like not that exciting to watch a 587 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 1: Derrick Rose had a monster game against the Grizzlies, you know. 588 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't loved Rose the way everybody else 589 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:25,600 Speaker 1: seems to. He's like a cult hero. I won't understand it. Rob. 590 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:29,400 Speaker 1: There's two cult heroes that I just don't get, Carmelo 591 00:32:29,440 --> 00:32:32,840 Speaker 1: Anthony and Derrick Rose. I don't totally get an Ellis 592 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: and Rose when he was healthy before the knees was magical. 593 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I I was incredible. I'll never forget his 594 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: first playoff series against Boston and he just lit him. 595 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: He might have been rookie and he just went ape 596 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:47,840 Speaker 1: ship on the Celtics, Derrick Rose torturing him. And now 597 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: Derrick Ross is like, I mean, he can't shoot and 598 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:52,719 Speaker 1: he just attacks the rim and like lays it in 599 00:32:52,760 --> 00:32:54,239 Speaker 1: and he had a couple of threes the other night 600 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: yet last night. But like Julius Randall, Reggie Bullock, Alfred 601 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: Paint and Obi Toppin is barely playing Like Alex Burke's 602 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:08,800 Speaker 1: is a guy. I like r J. Barrett. He's playing well, um, 603 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: but he's like a distant second to Randall, who's just 604 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: really good. But I don't know, Man, he's on like 605 00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: his third team. Rob, So it doesn't I don't know. 606 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: I can't put my finger on it. But this isn't 607 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: a Nix team that I like, absolutely love, like say 608 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:24,400 Speaker 1: that Jeremy Lynn Nix, you know, which I was really 609 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: excited about. They were fun to watch an underdog. Um. 610 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:29,960 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe it's just that they're automatically gonna 611 00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: get waxed by the number one seed in the second round, 612 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 1: whether it's the Nets or the or the Sickistors. You know, 613 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: it's also the fact that they play a defensive style 614 00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: of basketball that is not visually appealing. That that could 615 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 1: be another big part of it. I mean, Julius Randalls 616 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,480 Speaker 1: should be what second team All NBA maybe, so you 617 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 1: should ask you should be happy about that? I am, um, 618 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 1: but you're right, it might be that defensive rand of basketball. 619 00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: And listen, it's funny because when I coach my kids, 620 00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,960 Speaker 1: I stress defense. I'm like, listen, if you guys ever 621 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 1: think you're gonna get to like an AU team or 622 00:34:06,720 --> 00:34:10,280 Speaker 1: some kind of high school basketball team freshman years, whatever 623 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: it is, you're gonna do it with defense. If you 624 00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 1: can't play defense, you've gotta have no chance to get 625 00:34:14,360 --> 00:34:17,640 Speaker 1: in the game. You know. Defense isn't fun, nobody wants 626 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,080 Speaker 1: to practice it, but you gotta move move those puppies 627 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: on defense and stop somebody. And you know, you trill 628 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:25,879 Speaker 1: it in as much as you want. And no kids 629 00:34:25,920 --> 00:34:27,680 Speaker 1: want to play defense. Everybody just wants to go jack 630 00:34:27,760 --> 00:34:30,839 Speaker 1: up shots. I know my role, rob Gie. I've been 631 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,080 Speaker 1: playing some buckets. So I'll close out with a fun 632 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 1: story for the few dads who play pick up basketball 633 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: with me. And notice, so we started playing pick up 634 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 1: games and this one big dude brought a friend once 635 00:34:42,760 --> 00:34:46,080 Speaker 1: and he's a lefty. He's kind of a slow motion 636 00:34:46,160 --> 00:34:50,800 Speaker 1: type lefty. Um, and he's good inside and now he's long, 637 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:53,720 Speaker 1: so he's a good defender. And you know, he's playing 638 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:56,080 Speaker 1: really well, like it's four on four. So the number 639 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: one guy, you know, is the number one option. He's 640 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: like the perfect number two right. Um, he plays defense 641 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:05,680 Speaker 1: and he can run, you know, point, he hustles. He's 642 00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:07,799 Speaker 1: just a smart player. And he actually turns out he's 643 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: from my area. I got the normal over in outside 644 00:35:10,560 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: of d C. And so the time before last I 645 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,120 Speaker 1: texted his friend, the guy who regular, and I said, 646 00:35:17,120 --> 00:35:19,080 Speaker 1: you know, I want to guard him. I haven't guarded 647 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: him yet, and I think I've watched his game. I'm 648 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,160 Speaker 1: the kind of guy who I'll study tendencies and pick 649 00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:26,239 Speaker 1: it up. And remember, I know this guy likes to 650 00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:28,799 Speaker 1: do this. So we were matched up against each other 651 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:30,839 Speaker 1: and I said to the guy, yeah, I don't say anything. 652 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:35,239 Speaker 1: I got him and like four possessions that I'm hounding him. 653 00:35:35,280 --> 00:35:38,840 Speaker 1: I'm I'm like denying the ball. Tom Thibodeau has this 654 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: stuff like you gotta play hardcore defense. And the guy 655 00:35:43,280 --> 00:35:45,960 Speaker 1: does nothing in the game. He scores one bucket and 656 00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 1: it wasn't on me, and it was a game winner. 657 00:35:47,719 --> 00:35:49,120 Speaker 1: It was like on a fast break. I wasn't even 658 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:51,680 Speaker 1: down there. And I said, I said, I told you 659 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:54,319 Speaker 1: I would guard him. And then we played again and 660 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:57,680 Speaker 1: he had one bucket again that's it. And and again 661 00:35:57,680 --> 00:35:59,320 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to brag and say I'm a great defender, 662 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:01,560 Speaker 1: but I know my role, Like I'm not gonna be 663 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,359 Speaker 1: the point guard running the pick and roll. Like there's 664 00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:07,680 Speaker 1: younger guys who do that. Okay, there are former high 665 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 1: school fringe D three guys who do that. They are 666 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,920 Speaker 1: to pick up game, and I just I know my role. 667 00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: If I could defend and I'm gonna get i don't know, 668 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:18,480 Speaker 1: five or six shots in a game to eleven and 669 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 1: if I could make three of them, three of six, 670 00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 1: there is seven three of it. Whatever, boom, that's a 671 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 1: win for me. Lockdown defense, and that's what the Knicks 672 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 1: are doing. Basically, they're saying Julius Randall's or Alpha, He's 673 00:36:29,640 --> 00:36:32,879 Speaker 1: gonna play all the minutes. R J. Barrett, we need 674 00:36:32,920 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: you to uh, you know, rebound, play defense and make 675 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:39,000 Speaker 1: a couple of threes. And then Derrick rose Burke's quickly. 676 00:36:39,080 --> 00:36:41,480 Speaker 1: We need you guys off the bench to deliver. That's 677 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: our recipe. And if you look at the Knicks like 678 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:48,640 Speaker 1: they all they know their roles, they're defined, and I 679 00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: think maybe that be a might be a gripe of yours, 680 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: Rob With the Lakers. I'm guessing here is that with 681 00:36:54,120 --> 00:36:56,840 Speaker 1: seven games left in the regular season, the Lakers don't 682 00:36:56,960 --> 00:37:02,120 Speaker 1: really have defined roles. Is that a problem for you, Yes, yes, 683 00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:04,040 Speaker 1: it is. You was like you're reading my mind. It 684 00:37:04,080 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 1: feels like I just I guess with the depth, you know, 685 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 1: with the Knicks they have like five six guys. You know, 686 00:37:10,360 --> 00:37:12,719 Speaker 1: Lakers have like ten or eleven guys. I mean, I 687 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:14,880 Speaker 1: will not be shocked if Andre Drummond has a did 688 00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 1: not play coach's decision in a playoff game. It's all 689 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 1: matchup dependent. I mean, who do you trust more in 690 00:37:20,200 --> 00:37:24,279 Speaker 1: a playoff series, Andre Drummond h Montres hero On a 691 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: playoff series Montres Herold of course. Yeah. So I mean, 692 00:37:27,160 --> 00:37:29,520 Speaker 1: like Drummond could be excited for you know, getting on 693 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:32,840 Speaker 1: a on a team and Clutch helped him out. But 694 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:34,880 Speaker 1: I mean I hope he's not gonna go chirping in 695 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs, like, hey, guys, you know, can I get 696 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:40,840 Speaker 1: the minutes? You know, like, dude, part of being on 697 00:37:40,840 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: the Lebron team is being quiet. Take off the warm 698 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:47,280 Speaker 1: up jersey when told to get in the game, hustle, 699 00:37:47,360 --> 00:37:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, like, don't rock, don't rock the vote. Um, 700 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:54,719 Speaker 1: all right, So anyways, I'm bullish on the Lakers. Rob. 701 00:37:54,800 --> 00:37:58,800 Speaker 1: If I asked you today who comes out of the West, 702 00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:02,240 Speaker 1: who plays in the Western Cup Finals? Who you got Lakers, Clippers, 703 00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:08,160 Speaker 1: Lakers going to the finals, I would say that's accurate. 704 00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: I give the Jazz very little chance against the Clips. 705 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,719 Speaker 1: For some reason, I think that the Suns could give 706 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:21,560 Speaker 1: him health. With Bridges and Crowder on the wing. I 707 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:23,920 Speaker 1: think those are two good defenders of Chris Paul if 708 00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 1: you can stay healthy. Um, and I don't know. I mean, 709 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:30,239 Speaker 1: do you put Kawai on Devin Booker? Do you put 710 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: Kauai and Chris Paul? Well, Kawai doesn't defend like he 711 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:35,000 Speaker 1: used to. We talked about this before, and I mean 712 00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:37,880 Speaker 1: once he became who's our defender, Reggie Jack. Paul George 713 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:39,600 Speaker 1: has been has been taking the best of the best 714 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:44,360 Speaker 1: player offensively interesting. I'm sorry, Paul George. You've got a 715 00:38:44,360 --> 00:38:47,040 Speaker 1: lot to prove in the playoffs after last season. Anyways, 716 00:38:47,040 --> 00:38:49,840 Speaker 1: all right, we got a good guest coming up tomorrow. Guys, 717 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,640 Speaker 1: enjoy the games. We'll talk to you then.