1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: You were listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,680 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Let's start with Game one NBA Finals. Um, 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: the short summation is, Janie wasn't expected to play by 4 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: some he didn't. I was shocked, was shocked. I gotta 5 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: do the Larry. I can't do the Larry. Were you 6 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: shocked by what you saw was out there? You were? 7 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: You were really surprised? Yeah? I was. I just I 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: didn't think like all the indications, how coy they were. 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: I just thought it was And he looked fine, you know, 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: as far as I mean, he didn't play great, but 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: he looked fine, like like there was no limitations. What 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: did you see, you know, as of being a former 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: ballplayer at a high level. I didn't think did I 14 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: think he moved perfectly? No, like in terms of his explosiveness. 15 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: Um uh. And but I thought the idea is, if 16 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: he's not hurt and he can play, you play, because 17 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: you're not if you're gonna try and steal one in Phoenix, Um, 18 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: you're not gonna. I don't think it's gonna be like 19 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 1: a game too when all of a sudden, you know, 20 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, he hasn't played in a week 21 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: a week and a half and you gotta get a 22 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: little bit of the rust out. You gotta figure things out. 23 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: I thought, I don't even think that was the biggest 24 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: factor in the game. No, he was not himself, but 25 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: he was closer to himself than he was to being injured, right, 26 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: So that that was was a little bit surprised, but 27 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: that crazy. I mean I watched the video yesterday of 28 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: him warming up and it didn't look as explosive as normal, 29 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: but it was pretty close. The big question is, how 30 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: does he wake up feeling today. Right. If he's right, 31 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: then he's a little sore because he played yesterday and 32 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: he hadn't played in a week. If it's all swoll up, 33 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: and now we have ourselves a problem. And they actually 34 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: did work him back in far too early. I thought 35 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: they managed his minutes in a smart way and that 36 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: you know, they've always held his minutes down there, but 37 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: to do it where it's always pretty long stints, that 38 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: to me is the biggest mistake that people make. If 39 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna play somebody, you gotta play him early when 40 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: they're warmed up, and you gotta play him over long 41 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: stretches of time, you know, until fatigue and then you 42 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: take him out when he gets tired. Um, But I like, look, 43 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: he ends up with twenty and seventeen and four assists 44 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: and a plus one. He wasn't terrible. He wasn't. They 45 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: lost because they couldn't stop Phoenix. Their defensive coverage was 46 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: just a terrible man could right Chris Paul, who just 47 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: had another historic night another the old man dialing up 48 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: a big game. We saw it in Game six against 49 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: the Clippers, and now we saw it in Game one 50 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: in the finals. So he's playing as well as you 51 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: can play Doug at least the last couple of games. 52 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: So how do you stop him? I'd love to hear 53 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: your what should they do? I mean, well, I mean 54 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: obviously having having Brook Lopez kind of switch on drop 55 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,239 Speaker 1: covers that does not see it didn't work again, wasn't 56 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: working against Trey Young in Game one, and then they 57 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: moved him up some and it did. It did help. 58 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: But I mean, if there's one thing Chris Paul does 59 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: as well as anyone who's ever played the game, it's 60 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: come off that come off a high ball screen going 61 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: downhill and make the correct read for if you didn't 62 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: watch Chris Paul thirty two points nine assists, he's twelve 63 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 1: and nineteen from the floor. And then DeAndre Ayton, who 64 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: of course he's playing with in some of that action, 65 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: has twenty two points, nineteen rebounds and only misses two 66 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: shots eight of ten. I mean everything catching, finishing around 67 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: the basket, which is a good place for him to 68 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: be perfect, right, and then Campaign came out the bench 69 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: and he's finally healthy, and remember how well he played. 70 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: I think that for Milwaukee they're gonna have to change 71 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 1: the defensive coverage and they're gonna have to change the matchups. 72 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 1: And I think one of the questions will be can 73 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: you go to Jannison's center? And then is it is 74 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: it Bryn Forbes who comes in and plays or you know, 75 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: or if you do Yannis as center, do you stick 76 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: with PJ Tucker? You know PJ wasn't terrible on offense, 77 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: but Pat connoting gives you a little bit more. Or 78 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: do you can you use Bobby Portis the issue becomes 79 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: You know that that court gets really really tight on 80 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: offense when you have Jannis and Brook Lopez and they're 81 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: not good enough defensively with those teams too, but the 82 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: type of coverage they were using was not working against 83 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: Phoenix and just like it did not work against Atlantic 84 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: game one of the last series. Do you look at 85 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: Jannis as winning in this situation, Doug? And I know, 86 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: obviously his game one of the finals, nothing has been determined. 87 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 1: They could bounce back and win. I'm not just saying 88 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,279 Speaker 1: it's all over or whatever. But but does Janis win 89 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: in this from the standpoint that you know he didn't 90 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: leave Milwaukee. He could have forced his way out. I 91 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 1: know he had one year left on his contract. He 92 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: could have told him, hey, I'm not coming back. If 93 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: you want to get something, you better do it now 94 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 1: and move on and I want to go join other people. 95 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: And instead he stayed in the smaller market. He's signed 96 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 1: a big deal and he's in the finals. What by 97 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 1: hook or crook or are you know, injuries all the 98 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:04,719 Speaker 1: players or whatever however they got there, they're in the finals. 99 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,560 Speaker 1: Is this a validation for Jannis though, that he stuck 100 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: around and when and if he did win, Doug, would 101 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: that elevate him somewhat that he won a CHAMPIONSH? Absolutely, 102 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,359 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think. I think the small market 103 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: thing is people the people in the NBA talk about it. 104 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: And I think people will cover the NBA talk about it, 105 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: and I guess fans do some, but I don't. I 106 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: think it's more about staying and more about not joining 107 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: the super team, which is interesting because it's one of 108 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: the things that fans will always say, like, well, we 109 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,599 Speaker 1: like that more, we don't like when you okay, but 110 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: will you watch the Bucks or would you watch if 111 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: he had joined? I agree, Nicks, the Lakers, whomever would 112 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: would you watch that more? And the answer is, of 113 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: course you would watch that more. So we are a 114 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: bit hypocritical, and it's they've had a more than fortunate 115 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: run here as the Sons have had a more Sons 116 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: have had probably the most fortunate run. I called their 117 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 1: run fu gazy because in every round, you know between 118 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: a d and Jamal Murray and Kawhi Leonard and even 119 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: Jannis who wound up playing and I'm not gonna say 120 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: he's heard he played, but they've had a nice one. 121 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: It's not to take anything away from the Suns. It's 122 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: just laying out the facts that things have fallen right 123 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:28,239 Speaker 1: their way. I don't know everybody was saying the Lakers 124 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: had control of the series after they went up to 125 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:33,599 Speaker 1: one Doug, do you remember, right, like they oh the 126 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: Lakers have this, They're in control, and then a d 127 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: gets hurt in the fourth game, and all of a 128 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: sudden everything changed. I truly believe if Kawhi Leonard was 129 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: healthy that the Clippers would be in the NBA Finals 130 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: and not the Suns. I believe that. But and Jamal Murray, 131 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: we know Denver had done a nice job without him, 132 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: but they ran out at some point, losing a star player. 133 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: Doug catches up to you, am I right at some 134 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: point and they had a nice run and Jokis had 135 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 1: done a great job won the MVP kept them winning, 136 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: but ultimately, uh, you know, it didn't help in the end. 137 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: So uh it's full gazy to me, but it still counts. Yeah, 138 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: I mean, look, look here's we talked about this sum 139 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: on my show. By the way, if you like Rob 140 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: Parker's on the odd Couple, which is seven to ten 141 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: Eastern time, four to seven Pacific. I'm Doug Gotlieb. Doug 142 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: Gotlib show is three to six Eastern, twelve to three 143 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: Pacific right here on these serious x SEM stations and 144 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: on Fox Sports Radio on the iHeart Radio app. Um. 145 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: But I think that um. We in the short term, 146 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: like we have a mental asterisk for this season, right, 147 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 1: you kid me? Like Jamal Murray didn't play, Anthony Davis 148 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: got heard, we go through all these guys. But in 149 00:07:49,760 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: the long term, we don't. We just don't. When the 150 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 1: Spurs won in the lockout short year, right, I mean 151 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: one of the how many titles have Tim Nunger won 152 00:07:59,520 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: five times, five out of six, which is incredible. If 153 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: if Ray Allen doesn't hit that shot, there's a good 154 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: chance dog that they wins that he goes six and all. Yeah, 155 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 1: so you knew they were going to come back the 156 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: next year. But I'm just but but yeah, they were 157 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: good enough. All I'm saying is that's how close he 158 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:22,240 Speaker 1: was for six for six. Okay, But but no one, 159 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: no one ever mentions that they won the lockout year, right, 160 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: that it was right? No one ever, no one never, 161 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: Like we're not even mentioning that when the Warriors won 162 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: their first title, was steph say, Kyrie got hurt Game one? 163 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: Everybody they had amazing Kevin Kevin Love was her right, 164 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: No Kyrie, no Kevin Love. And but you go through 165 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: other teams they played, and Mike Conley was hurt when 166 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 1: they played against All were hurt. Number all Our Drew Holiday, 167 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: I think was hurt when they played against uh They 168 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: played against the New Orleans for two games, so there's 169 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: everybody was was injured, um so, but nobody mentions that. 170 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,880 Speaker 1: Nobody mentions when when Isaiah finally beat the Celtics, right 171 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: Larry Bird was hurt, did even play? So I don't. 172 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: I think in total, at the end of the day, three, 173 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: four or five years from now, whoever wins the series, 174 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 1: it wins the series. In an NBA champion, you don't 175 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: take anything away from him. I agree with that. I'm 176 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: not an asterisk guy. I'm just saying, but when you 177 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,199 Speaker 1: start to look and to me, it's only like when 178 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: you when you're really diving deep into it, Like, whoever 179 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: wins will have an NBA championship. You can't take it 180 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: from Chris Paul, you can't take it from Jannas. It'll 181 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: be that they won. And in the year where there 182 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: was a lot of stars that went down. So I 183 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: agree with that. But but it just doesn't feel and 184 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:43,839 Speaker 1: you're right mentally, there's something there that just doesn't feel 185 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: that great about it. And it's not that Phoenix was 186 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: some lucky team. They were the second best team in 187 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: the West, and they played well all year. But man, 188 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 1: you just wish that people were healthy and we got 189 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: to see the best players and whoever wins wins, and 190 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: it just feels easier to digest. Yeah, I would say 191 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 1: Game one, Chris Paul kun destroyed Drew Holiday, Drew Drew 192 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: struggled and and and the Bucks coverage did not appear 193 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: to be the right one. Even they're trying to force 194 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,199 Speaker 1: Chris Paul to his left hand, he was, he was 195 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: slicing and dicing. DeAndre was great, Booker was good, Jannis 196 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: did move well. But they're gonna have to make make 197 00:10:20,640 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: a ton gonna make a ton of adjustments that there's 198 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: and and we'll see and it's not something that Mike 199 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 1: Budenholzer has done a ton of that. That's what he's 200 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:30,599 Speaker 1: been accused of doing, the same thing, just moving a 201 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,319 Speaker 1: guy up a little bit more in coverage, although obviously 202 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,680 Speaker 1: they made some adjustments to end up taking down the 203 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,720 Speaker 1: Atlanta Hawks in the last series. Be sure to catch 204 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 1: the live edition of The Dan Patrick Show weekdays at 205 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: nine am Eastern six am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 206 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:51,480 Speaker 1: and the iHeart Radio wap Rob though, is a baseball nut, right, 207 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: Like that's your It's not necessarily your bread and butter. 208 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: I would say your bread and butter is Tom Brady's 209 00:10:57,240 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: the luckiest quarterback of all the time. Like that's your 210 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: that's that's that's the take you're most known for. There's 211 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: been others, but baseball is something that you um have 212 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: an incredible passion for it. So I was I was 213 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: kind of trying to peruse your takes and columns here, 214 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: so I'm like, I gotta cut a chuck with Uncle Rob. 215 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: Did you write that you'd rather you'd rather start a 216 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: franchise with Fernando Tatis Junior than Shohio Tony? Absolutely, and 217 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: in no disrespect showhey lead to major leagues and home 218 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: runs with thirty one and obviously you can throw up 219 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: the ball one hundred miles an hour. You know, doesn't 220 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: have like what is he three and one or something 221 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: and has a pretty good d R and his pitch well, 222 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: I mean he does everything. But if you look at 223 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: Fernando Tatis in the project, first of all, Doug and 224 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: not what a fun team. That is an atmosphere and 225 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: have you noticed like crowds that I mean am I right? Like, yes, 226 00:11:52,720 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: so many people who when they since they've opened Petco, 227 00:11:56,880 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: for the most part, they haven't truly been competitive. It's 228 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: an incredible park, great location, the gas lamp keeps getting better, 229 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: and but there's just there's not really the energy of 230 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: a baseball game, and baseball energy is hard to generate anyway, 231 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: especially with the way the game's played now, where it's 232 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: home run, walker, strikeout seemingly it's seemingly every play. But 233 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: uh no, there's great that he's Look he steals bases 234 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: as well. I haven't, but how could you go ahead 235 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: if you want to finish your your your your thought. 236 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: Yes there is a great energy in the park. Yeah 237 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: it is, but but it's not just what Showhy's doing 238 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: is incredible, Like nobody's done this since Babe Ruth. He 239 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 1: just made the All Star team. I'm going to Denver 240 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 1: for the All Star Game, Doug next Tuesday. He's going 241 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: to be in a home run hitting contest on Monday. 242 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 1: All great stuff. And there's nothing I can say about 243 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: show Hay as if he's come as advertised, he's worth 244 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: every single penny. Uh that the Angels are paying him 245 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: and all that. But if you look at tattoos and 246 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: his numbers, and I know people will be, well, he 247 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 1: leads the league in error, that'll be the first thing 248 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,160 Speaker 1: that jumps out to him. I get it. And that 249 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: can improve. And he can make better decisions with throwing 250 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: the baseball, and he gets to a lot of balls, 251 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: and he makes a lot of great plays. Does he 252 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: make too many rors? Yes, But if you look at 253 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: everything else, Doug, and he's off to the best start 254 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:21,080 Speaker 1: of anybody who's ever played the game. I mean, his 255 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: first hundred games were better than Ken Griffey juniors and 256 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: Hank Aarons and Mike Trout and all the other people 257 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: that you know, people talk about if you talk about 258 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:36,200 Speaker 1: his first hundred and sixty two games, first player ever 259 00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 1: to have more than forty home runs and twenty steals 260 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: and you know, and and all these other and one 261 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:47,400 Speaker 1: hundred RBIs. Nobody ever in the history of baseball did 262 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: that at least forty home runs, hundred RBIs and twenty 263 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: stolen bases in their first hundred and sixty two games. 264 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:58,079 Speaker 1: This guy's only twenty three years old, and the Padres 265 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 1: did the right thing when they signed him the well 266 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 1: but thirteen year contract. Do you know what I mean, Like, 267 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: here's a guy I get all that he's a great player, 268 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: but you can't. How are you gonna compare with a 269 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,719 Speaker 1: guy who is and he hasn't been as good a 270 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: starting pitcher. He's obviously coming off of Tommy John surgery, 271 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 1: but he's pretty dominant, you know. I mean, like, here's 272 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:21,200 Speaker 1: a guy U eighty seven strikeouts in sixty seven as 273 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: he is a below four r A with on a 274 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: very average baseball team, and they've been playing without Mike Trout. Obviously, 275 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: don't go by wins and losses, but he's an excellent pitcher, 276 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: excellent pitcher, and he's in the conversation the best hitter 277 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,760 Speaker 1: in the league. Well, he's not even batting three hundred 278 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: in the league, and here who's doing it's batting three hundred. 279 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 1: Satis is batting three h five. Nobody cares about batting average, 280 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: but in the league where pitchers have dominated, they don't. 281 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: They don't care about batting average. No, he's still batting 282 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: over three hundred. My point, he's a lifetime three h 283 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: two hitter. All I'm saying, and don't get me wrong, 284 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: show hey is batting two seven, twenty seven or two 285 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: seventy one. I'm not criticizing him just on that, but 286 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: if you just talk about the numbers that Tatties have 287 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: put has put up to start a career, nobody's been better. 288 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: How could you not want that guy who's better than 289 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: And then they did MLB Network did a breakdown of 290 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: a season with ops Plus and I'm not gonna get 291 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: all complicated with it, but but the people who were 292 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: up there, there were six players who had the best 293 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: season zever. Three of the guys, their pictures were in 294 00:15:34,040 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: black and white, Ted Williams twice and Ty Cobb. And 295 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: then the other three players were Soto from a year ago, 296 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: Vlad from this year, and Tatties from this year. That 297 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: that is, that's the company he's keeping. And all I'm saying, 298 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: there's no showho Tani in that list for as much 299 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: as he's done. And all I'm saying is when you 300 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: dig deep and you see him listed with Ted Williams 301 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 1: and Ty Cobb, that's the guy I want to start 302 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: a team with. Okay, but you just a fair argument 303 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: or no, I think I shut you down right now. 304 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: You didn't because well because you led with saying what 305 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: Shohio Tani is doing we haven't seen since Babe Ruth. Okay, 306 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: so um, we can like what he's doing is little 307 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: league stuff. Do you think I'm gonna continue with Doug? 308 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: Do you think he's gonna be a hitter in Pitcher's 309 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: entire career? Yes, yes, No you don't. There's no way 310 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 1: because I just don't think. I said at some point, 311 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,600 Speaker 1: you don't want to risk this guy having some sort 312 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,160 Speaker 1: of arm injury. He's already had a couple of times. 313 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: But you might say this guy needs to be a hitter. 314 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: Babe Ruth did it for five years with the Red 315 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:44,560 Speaker 1: Sox and then he decided this guy's too good of 316 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: a hitter not to have him in the lineup every 317 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: day to play for you. And that's what's gonna happen 318 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: to Old Tani. So while it's a it's a nice 319 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:57,040 Speaker 1: circus act now and people are marveled at it, it's 320 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: not something that I believe can be sustained, Okay, But 321 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: not arguing whether or not how long you sustain it, Okay, 322 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 1: What the point is what he's doing we haven't seen 323 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 1: since Babe Ruth in a in a league where like 324 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: if we took out the steroid, we took out the 325 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: steroid era. Right now, he's on He's right on pace 326 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: for Marris, which which we have we haven't frankly seen 327 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: since they took steroids out of baseball. So he's his 328 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: ops is one point zero five fours yet three point 329 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 1: five war like dudes is stud hitting the baseball okay, 330 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: And he's maybe not a top ten pitcher, but in 331 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,680 Speaker 1: the top twenty, top twenty five pitchers. Like that's little 332 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: league stuff where you can dominate. He's the third man 333 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: in your rotation. Let's just be honest. I mean, I'm 334 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: not coming off Tommy John surgery. I'm not trying to 335 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 1: rip him at all, so I don't want it to 336 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 1: come off like that. You're well, you're saying, okay, I 337 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: think he has the stuff to potentially get back to 338 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:57,280 Speaker 1: being an ace, but you're trying to monitor the factor. 339 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 1: He's coming off of Tommy John surgery. He was throwing 340 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,239 Speaker 1: like an ace. They lost some velocity. But the point is, 341 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: did you see you man, She's shoulder to come out 342 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: of his come off his body this year you mentioned 343 00:18:07,760 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 1: you mentioned Babe Ruth and then you like, well then 344 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: then Ty Cobb and what he's doing to start the 345 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: season and Ted Williams. No one saying for Nano Tattis 346 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 1: is not an incredible player, and he's not. He's not 347 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: starting his career at a level which we haven't seen 348 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: in a long time. Nor do we think suddenly he's 349 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: going to fade away. Like he steals bases, he hits 350 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,000 Speaker 1: for average, he hits for power, he has panash, he 351 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 1: has like all that stuff is great. Shelley Tony does 352 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,200 Speaker 1: basically the same thing, only he's a starting pitcher in 353 00:18:37,440 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: Major League Baseball and a damn good one. So I 354 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:42,040 Speaker 1: don't really see the you're again, this is one of 355 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: those It's not a terrible argument except for the fact 356 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: that I don't think anybody in the sport would actually 357 00:18:46,000 --> 00:18:50,480 Speaker 1: make the argument except for me. There you go. I 358 00:18:50,560 --> 00:18:53,240 Speaker 1: think that's shutting me down. I think the outside the 359 00:18:53,240 --> 00:18:55,520 Speaker 1: box is not shutting me down with your argument. Yes, 360 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: I think that if you were really, if you pulled 361 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,879 Speaker 1: most general managers, they would take tatts I really believe 362 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: that show hey is, what he's doing is not sustainable, 363 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 1: so long term is what he's take a look at him. 364 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:11,679 Speaker 1: Is what he's doing as a hitter sustainable? Yes that is, 365 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: But they still doesn't make him a better hitter than 366 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: than Tatts. Tattis has twenty seven home runs and has 367 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: been injured twice this year, has been out of the lineup. 368 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,639 Speaker 1: He has twenty seven home runs. Okay, so my point 369 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: is he's having a better year despite not leading the 370 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:32,400 Speaker 1: league in home runs and and uh Otani has four 371 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: home run lead. It ain't like it's thirty one to 372 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 1: eleven or something like that. Tattis has twenty seven. Fox 373 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,640 Speaker 1: Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 374 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox Sports Radio dot 375 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: com and within the iHeart Radio app. Search f SR 376 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: to listen live. 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Okay, but don't do you still 394 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,720 Speaker 1: remain cousins even if I never I've never heard ex nephews. 395 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 1: I think I think it's just it's just just a 396 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: play name. It's still Vince. What was bigger yesterday? The 397 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: Rachel Nichols Maria Taylor drama or Game one? Right? Oh, 398 00:20:56,480 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: I'm going to stick to basketball on this one, y'all. Definitely. Uh. 399 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: I was surprised that I guess the intensity of Game one. 400 00:21:06,800 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: I don't know about you guys. It seemed like, even 401 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: though the score was to score, it seemed like a 402 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: well played game. You know, And I know that you 403 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: know you might not notice, but Rob Parker believes that 404 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Suns are frauds. To see the Phoenix Suns 405 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: out there last night playing effective basketball. Now, granted they're 406 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: going against some Mike Bootenholder holder coach team, so that 407 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 1: that's like, you know, one hands tied behind his back, 408 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 1: but they were pretty they were pretty well coached last night. 409 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:39,879 Speaker 1: The Phoenix Suns were pretty efficient. Chris Paul was masterful. 410 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: But I do think that the Bucks will at some 411 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: point have to make some adjustments unless they're coachless, and 412 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:49,120 Speaker 1: I still think we're going to have a pretty competitive series. Yeah, 413 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: the Bootenholder thing is interesting, Rob Right, It's like, boy, 414 00:21:53,119 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: I mean he, I mean, he did make some adjustments 415 00:21:56,720 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: the Atlanta series, but he is slowed to adjust. Like, yeah, 416 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 1: but what if judgment, Vinny, did you see that need 417 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:06,959 Speaker 1: to be done other than stopping Chris Paul, what's the 418 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 1: other adjustments? Well, it's not just stopping Chris Paul, because 419 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 1: I can understand why that they why they went on 420 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: you know, so switch heavy and put Brook Lopez out 421 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: there on that island. They wanted to stop Chris Paul 422 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: from the penetration and the kicking gout and breaking out 423 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: of defense. So all the you know, the mcl bridges 424 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: and all these other guys, you know, getting open shots. 425 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: But at some point you got to put your best 426 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: defender on the other team's best player. That's Drew Holliday. 427 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: Drew Holliday said, he's the best defender in the league. 428 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: And if you're the best defender in the league, especially 429 00:22:38,240 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: at that position, you've got to man up. Like I'm 430 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: not that old, but I remember when guys used to 431 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: guard their positions and they you know, whether they fought 432 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 1: over screens or they trapped or whatever the case was. 433 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:53,440 Speaker 1: You can't let a player like Chris Paul dictate the terms. 434 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: He was not made uncomfortable, not one time. Yesterday. He 435 00:22:57,520 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 1: dictated the style and pace of the game. He did 436 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 1: say everything that he wants to do. And you can't 437 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,840 Speaker 1: let a player that great be great without throwing him 438 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 1: different looks. Well, look, I one, you're the last part 439 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: of what you said is is dead on accurate, right. 440 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 1: I mean, that's really good stuff. Vince Goodwill joining us 441 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: Yahoo Senior NBA writer, which is very simple, Like you 442 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: can't just give him the same look, you know, and 443 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: allow him to be comfortable. I agree with you, now 444 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,400 Speaker 1: what I think sometimes we have a hard time understanding. 445 00:23:27,400 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 1: We're like, why do they just why do they switch like, Okay, 446 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:34,200 Speaker 1: So what's changed in the NBA. It's not just that 447 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:36,879 Speaker 1: you can't hand check check like you used to be 448 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: able to. Definitely never the two hand thing or the 449 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,479 Speaker 1: steering a guy, which is you know when I came 450 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: out of college, they put a hand on your hip 451 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: and those the defenders that are really strong, like you 452 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: can't do anything with that. It's really hard. But it's 453 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: also they never call an a legal screen. And so 454 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 1: if you're coming over a ball screen and the guy 455 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: is six inches taller than you and outweighs you buy 456 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,400 Speaker 1: fifty sixty pounds and he's allowed to move just enough 457 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: on the screen, you're gonna get hung up on that screen. Now, 458 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: all the different coverages behind it, they can change as 459 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,400 Speaker 1: well as the personnel behind it. They can change, right, 460 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:13,360 Speaker 1: They can go small. They can remove brook Lopez. Although 461 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: brook Lopez has become a very viable weapon on the 462 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: offensive end of the floor and they feel like he 463 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,480 Speaker 1: can stretch out DeAndre at and shooting three point shots 464 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 1: as well. I don't think it's just as easy as Drew. 465 00:24:23,720 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: You take Chris Paul, lock him up like it used 466 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 1: to be back in the day with the individual matchups, 467 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,800 Speaker 1: but there is a lot there's a lot of nuance 468 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 1: there and a lot of adjustments to personnel and who 469 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:36,760 Speaker 1: they're playing and how they're playing. That was definitely lacking 470 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 1: last night. No, I don't disagree with too. I think 471 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: what you're saying about the no handshaking is a great point. 472 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,359 Speaker 1: It's a great point. You can't play physical basketball in 473 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: the furmatter anymore. But the further you get in the playoffs, 474 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,239 Speaker 1: you get a little more leeway from the officials. And 475 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 1: if you are willing, as Drew holiday is, to play 476 00:24:57,480 --> 00:25:00,199 Speaker 1: a little bit off your reputation and to be them, 477 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,000 Speaker 1: maybe taking the early file, go talk to the referee 478 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: and say, hey, look, we're going to play a little 479 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: bit physical to night. Give us a little oxygen. Usually 480 00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:11,919 Speaker 1: you see the revs loosen enough on the whistles. Usually 481 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: you start trying to dictate the play, you know, so 482 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 1: to speak. My thing, and I completely agree with you, 483 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 1: especially with their being so much more shooting on the floor. Now, 484 00:25:21,400 --> 00:25:23,719 Speaker 1: you can't just leave guys on an island one on 485 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: one because help defensive will come. Players will go swing, swing, 486 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: and you will get a plethora of open shots. My 487 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: thing is, yet Milwaukee should go small. But if Chris 488 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: Paul is going to be on the floor, you also 489 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,359 Speaker 1: have to attack him on the other end. You can't 490 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: let him. My thing with Chris Pauls two things. You 491 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: have to attack him on defense so that he doesn't 492 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,479 Speaker 1: have the energy to just dictate the terms on offense. 493 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 1: And secondly, Phoenix plays better when they're sped up or 494 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:54,880 Speaker 1: whenever Chris Pauls not on the floor. So speed Chris 495 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: Paul up a little bit, force him to play a 496 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,200 Speaker 1: different pace and a different tempo, not the team out 497 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: of their rhythm so that they're just not doing exactly 498 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:05,199 Speaker 1: what they want to do. I think Monty Williams and 499 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: that staff is on a masterful job in preparing And 500 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,480 Speaker 1: if my thing is honestly doug last thing. If you 501 00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:13,879 Speaker 1: want to feed DeAndre Aiden because he's got the matchup 502 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: and he wants to score forty points, so be it, 503 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:23,160 Speaker 1: because that's not what Phoenix wants to do. Talking about Milwaukee, 504 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: is there a chance that you know Yannis did play? 505 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,680 Speaker 1: I was surprised he played. We don't know how he'll 506 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: his body or whatever the injury will respond playing Vinnie 507 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: in game one, and what he'll be like in game 508 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:39,840 Speaker 1: two and here on out. Could this be a four 509 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: game sweep by the Sons. Could this be ugly if 510 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: if Yannis doesn't respond or he's not going to be 511 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:49,959 Speaker 1: the player that you know he was prior to the injury. 512 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 1: Could this be over quickly? Rob As this was a sweep, 513 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,400 Speaker 1: it would be really hard for you and your Twitter mentions. 514 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: I hope it's not a sweep, just for your sanity. 515 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: I'm praying is not a suite. But no, I don't 516 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 1: think that the gap between these two teams, whether Yannis 517 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,440 Speaker 1: is on the floor or not, is that wide like 518 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: they put it like this. The Clippers took them to 519 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 1: six games giving away games without Kawhi Leonard. And not 520 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,679 Speaker 1: to say that the Clippers are that much better than 521 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 1: the Bucks, but I do think that Chris Middleton is 522 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: going to be able to give you a game, a 523 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: game in which that you can't prepare for, even if 524 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 1: your honest is at eighty percent. I think Game one 525 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: was kind of a feeling out game for Yannis. You 526 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: could see that he was testing his body, not necessarily trusting. 527 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: I'm betting it was probably the first time that he 528 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: really went full sprint one hundred percent on everything. And 529 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: you got to be able to trust yourself in those situations, 530 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 1: and you don't want to press it too hard too quick. 531 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 1: We saw what happened a couple of years ago of 532 00:27:46,560 --> 00:27:49,160 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant. You would be a fool to think that 533 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 1: that type of situation is not in his mind, where 534 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: you know, a minor injury turns into something greater because 535 00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: you know, not necessarily misdiagnosed, with just the human body 536 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,880 Speaker 1: being the human body. But I don't think that. All 537 00:28:00,920 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: that said, I don't think that Phoenix is going to 538 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: sweep them. I would not be surprised if Milwaukee wins 539 00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: Game two, and not just as as a sign that 540 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 1: they are a better team, because I feel think Phoenix 541 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: probably wins this series. But I just think it'll be 542 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: closer than people think. I don't think game game one 543 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: is like the courting period, Rob. You know what that 544 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,080 Speaker 1: courting is like when you when you date a woman 545 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: and all that other type of stuff. I know it's 546 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,439 Speaker 1: been a long time since you've been courting them, but 547 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: game one is usually the courting period. We're not in 548 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 1: the full dance share it. You're right, you're right, And 549 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: that's usually though. Why when a road team has a 550 00:28:33,119 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: chance to steal one. That didn't feel like it was 551 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: really the case last night. Did here's a question, did 552 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: it feel like an NBA Finals tier? And and there's okay, 553 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:46,600 Speaker 1: because it did start on a Tuesday night, which it 554 00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: feels a little random, right, It's like on a Tuesday night, 555 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: it's two teams that we hadn't necessarily prepared for to 556 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:56,479 Speaker 1: be in the finals. Obviously there's all the other issues 557 00:28:56,520 --> 00:29:00,160 Speaker 1: in terms of there is star power. No, I'm I'm 558 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: asking Vince the Vince to you it felt like an 559 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: NBA Finals. It did to me a because I remember 560 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,960 Speaker 1: growing up in the NBA Finals used to be Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday. 561 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: So this is not this is not new to me 562 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: on that point. It's July, so there's the point of 563 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: apropos to you know, the middle of spring type of thing. 564 00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 1: But I think every team that gets to the finals 565 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: at one point as no Like the Golden State Warriors 566 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: in twenty fifteen, there were people saying that that team 567 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,960 Speaker 1: was a fluke because they played you know, they didn't 568 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: have to play against the Clippers. They were down in 569 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 1: every series. There were you you know, you couldn't believe 570 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: that a jump shooting team was going to win a championship, 571 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: and little did we know that we were on the 572 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 1: precipice of the league completely turning on its ear. There 573 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 1: is nothing about either one of these two teams that 574 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: says this is not sustainable. The Phoenix Suns are young. 575 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: You got when you got Bridges and Booker and Eton 576 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,360 Speaker 1: in their playing beyond their years, and they're not beating themselves. 577 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,440 Speaker 1: Who's to say this cannot be a run over this 578 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: next day. Whether Chris Paul is there or not, I 579 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,280 Speaker 1: think he's very important. But also I think you're being 580 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:06,800 Speaker 1: I think you're not there. There are other players in 581 00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:09,320 Speaker 1: the league, in the Western Conference that didn't play against 582 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 1: them in some big series. So I'm not so sure. 583 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: You mean, like the MVP Rob No, I'm I don't 584 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:19,600 Speaker 1: think that it's that easy to think, Vince. So Vince, 585 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 1: let me let me, let me, let me help this 586 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: this thing along. So, Vince, you you think that regardless 587 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: of injury, the Sons would absolutely be here today? No, No, 588 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 1: I mean I think that's I think I believe that 589 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: had Kawhi Leonard been healthy, they they probably would have won. 590 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:40,120 Speaker 1: But there's about if Ad was healthy in the first round. 591 00:30:40,160 --> 00:30:42,640 Speaker 1: Do you think they were I think no. I think 592 00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: they beat the Lakers because the Lakers didn't have anything 593 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: outside of those two guys. They were up to one 594 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: when he got hurt in Game four. I just everybody 595 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: Lakers were going to the finals. Yeah, and Rob, weren't 596 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,120 Speaker 1: they done by forty in Game six? Anthony Davis is 597 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 1: going to make a forty point difference. I get it, 598 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 1: but I'm it was eight years. You're listen if you 599 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:04,920 Speaker 1: think that it's okay, I'm actually rob the Lakers. It 600 00:31:04,960 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 1: was a tough matchup. It was a bad matchup really 601 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,560 Speaker 1: for the Suns in terms of individual personnel or whatever. 602 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: And yes, maybe the Sons were younger and better, okay, 603 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: but the fact is the Lakers they like that matchup. 604 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: They were up two games to one and it did 605 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,080 Speaker 1: not appear to be something that the Suns were gonna 606 00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: be able to overtake. And then Anthony Davis got hurt 607 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 1: in the entire series changed the entire change. Wait wait, 608 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,800 Speaker 1: I got one last thing for y'all. I get it, 609 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: But what happens when you factor in Anthony Davis? Anthony 610 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 1: Davis gets hurt, They ain't new So when you say, well, 611 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: if Anthony Davis was healthy, as in, as if Anthony 612 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,800 Speaker 1: Davis is going to be healthy for his entire career, 613 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,200 Speaker 1: as in, we can't go to Basketball Reference and go 614 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,440 Speaker 1: see sixty six sixty two games every year for him. 615 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:52,480 Speaker 1: We give in the gold Post a little bit weird. 616 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: He's you're talking about the Suns going on some tenor 617 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: runs and we're like, look, the Golden State, I should 618 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: be let's see what they do. They should be legit 619 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 1: next year. Without Kevin Durant. They weren't going on the 620 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,239 Speaker 1: run that they went. They wouldn't have gone on. If 621 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,960 Speaker 1: you know, and I don't know what the Lakers look like. 622 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,840 Speaker 1: I mean, the Clippers beat them if they have Kawhi, right, 623 00:32:10,880 --> 00:32:13,160 Speaker 1: I mean, I think I think they're easy. I think 624 00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:15,960 Speaker 1: they're easy to dismiss because we feel like we don't 625 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: know them because they haven't been here in teen years. 626 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: They haven't been in the playoffs. The Clippers haven't been 627 00:32:20,880 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: passed the second round. Ever. I don't think that had 628 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: anything to do with it. I think it was just 629 00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:27,760 Speaker 1: the Clippers are better than I just I understand what 630 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: you're saying. I do appreciate the fact that some of 631 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 1: their best players are not yet twenty five years old, okay, 632 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 1: and you would think that you can find the next 633 00:32:38,440 --> 00:32:40,720 Speaker 1: Chris Paul or whatever, But like, look, here's what's gonna happen, 634 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:42,960 Speaker 1: win or lose. They got to sign Chris Paul to 635 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: a three year, one hundred million dollar deal, right, So 636 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: you're you're you're betting, you're gambling that everybody else improves 637 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: as Chris Paul slightly declines over the next couple of years. 638 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: Where the reality is, like we've seen Jason Kidd go 639 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: from really good player two can't make a layup like 640 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: when you when it goes and your guard it goes 641 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: and it's gone, and he and and I'm not trying 642 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:10,800 Speaker 1: to I love Devin Booker for since the time they 643 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: drafted him as youngest player in the league, right, But 644 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: Chris Paul made this whole thing work, and how that 645 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: dynamic goes forward the next couple of years is going 646 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: to be fascinating. And we still don't even know how 647 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,440 Speaker 1: they finished in these finals. I will slightly push back 648 00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:29,360 Speaker 1: because before DeAndre Ayden caught his twenty five games suspension 649 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: last year, the Phoenix Suns were on track to make 650 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Now his win shares I'm not a devotee 651 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 1: of advanced stats and everything else, but win shares is 652 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: a pretty good indicator on some level. His win shares 653 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,240 Speaker 1: were higher last year and this year than Chris Paul. 654 00:33:44,280 --> 00:33:47,880 Speaker 1: He looks to be a legit basketball player, not just 655 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 1: for now, before the future. I understand your point about 656 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: Chris Paul getting older. When you lose it, you goose it, 657 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,080 Speaker 1: especially at this age, you know, in his injury issues. 658 00:33:57,360 --> 00:33:59,440 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that the Phoenix Suns are going to 659 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:03,240 Speaker 1: make the final every single season and knock off every 660 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,200 Speaker 1: single team in the Western Conference. I am simply saying. 661 00:34:06,240 --> 00:34:08,960 Speaker 1: Maybe I wasn't clear. I'm simply saying that, let's say 662 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: over the next five years or six years, they make 663 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 1: the finals two more times. What that does? That not 664 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:18,400 Speaker 1: validate their existence or their presence? Yes, this year, Like 665 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:20,840 Speaker 1: there's a lot of other teams in the Western Conference 666 00:34:20,880 --> 00:34:26,120 Speaker 1: that have eight issues, cap issues, performance issues, coaching issues, 667 00:34:26,719 --> 00:34:29,239 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Suns actually have players who are going to 668 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 1: get better in a coach that isn't going anywhere. Ye 669 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: why can't they keep this up? It's it's I think 670 00:34:37,080 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: I think that Chris Paul in the contract and what 671 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,040 Speaker 1: has to follow is the only reason. All I want 672 00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 1: us to do is hold his tape and then the 673 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: next five years when the sun's don't he made it. 674 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 1: He made made easy. Even with good didn't. Nobody said 675 00:34:55,520 --> 00:34:56,799 Speaker 1: it was that easy. You have to have a little 676 00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:00,920 Speaker 1: bit of luck. But but the the Vince's the foundation 677 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:03,880 Speaker 1: is clearly built. And now the culture is to the 678 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:08,480 Speaker 1: point where, um where where it look it feels like 679 00:35:08,600 --> 00:35:11,319 Speaker 1: that this is something that is sustainable. That that am 680 00:35:11,640 --> 00:35:15,200 Speaker 1: I speaking at turn Vince Absolutely no, I think the 681 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: culture looks right. It doesn't feel like a To me, 682 00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 1: if this was just a team that got hot and 683 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 1: they caught teams slipping and teams didn't see them coming, 684 00:35:25,480 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 1: and like if they were an ac or something like 685 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: that like that, I would completely understand that this isn't 686 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,359 Speaker 1: And the biggest thing for me, the biggest thing when 687 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,799 Speaker 1: I watched the Phoenix Suns play, if you're going to 688 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:41,359 Speaker 1: beat them, you're going to have to take the game 689 00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 1: from them. They don't beat themselves. To me, that's something 690 00:35:45,040 --> 00:35:48,480 Speaker 1: that's sustainable through years. That's something that's sustainable on the 691 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:52,080 Speaker 1: road it travels. There's a steadiness to how they play 692 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:56,319 Speaker 1: that to me feel sustainable and long lasting regardless of 693 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:59,800 Speaker 1: whatever injury issues may come up, because there's injury issues 694 00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 1: that you can put it afterwards on every every every 695 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:06,160 Speaker 1: final championship since the league expanded sixteen teams, many we 696 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,400 Speaker 1: gotta go yes or nowhere answer, you picked the Sons 697 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 1: to go to the NBA finals before the playoffs started? 698 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,520 Speaker 1: Yes or no? No? I didn't. I didn't think so, okay, 699 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:16,600 Speaker 1: thank you. I made stays. There was still nothing I 700 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: didn't know. I wasn't Madame Cleo, Rob Parker, by the way, 701 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: you're talking about but but you're talking about not turning 702 00:36:22,320 --> 00:36:24,720 Speaker 1: the ball over. They have to beat they don't beat themselves. 703 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:27,040 Speaker 1: That Chris Paul is a big part of that reason 704 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:30,040 Speaker 1: why Vince Goodwill, Yeah, who's senior NBA right, thanks Vince. 705 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: His ex his ex nephew were not nephews anymore.