1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: This is Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. What's up, everybody, 2 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: It's meet Jason McIntyre Straight Fire for Friday, April nine. 3 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: I want to thank you guys a lot of great 4 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: response to the interviews this week. Media guy Ryan glass Beagle, 5 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: NFL book writer Seth Wickersham, of course, Ja billis over. 6 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: The weekend was was great stuff. It's been a banner week. 7 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: The numbers for the month of March we're in and 8 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: I believe it was our second best month since the 9 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: podcast began, and a lot of factors go into it. 10 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: But I need to thank you guys the audience for 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 1: driving the numbers up and subscribing, rating and reviewing. We're 12 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: taking this to the top, baby. And speaking of the top, 13 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do an NBA topic here and it's gonna 14 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: anger a lot of people. It's one that you know, 15 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: I just I don't understand why you guys see it 16 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: this way. We'll do that in a second. I just 17 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: wanted to point something out on the NFL real quick, 18 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: because we are gonna be doing a lot of draft 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: stuff coming up. This is what's so weird, and I'm 20 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 1: thinking I could say this unequivocally Okay, December, mac Jones, 21 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: the Alabama quarterback leading Alabama to the National championship alongside 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: a slew of all Americans. He was not considered a 23 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: lot to be a first round pick. He was like 24 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 1: playing his way into the first round. Oh he could 25 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: crack it. You know, he's not not not that great 26 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: of an athlete, is he mobile? You know all this stuff. 27 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: Come February. Oh no, no, no, mac Jones is now 28 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: a first round quarterback. He will be in the first round. 29 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: It's a matter of where. Patriots at fifteen makes a 30 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: lot of sense that that was the narrative. Fast forward 31 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:56,279 Speaker 1: to the first week in April, and you've got three 32 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: media guys, Adam Schefter of ESPN, Michael Lombardi, who knows 33 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: the Shanahan's well from his time in the NFL, and 34 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: Chris Simms, a former NFL quarterback who works at I 35 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: think NBC. Now all of them are saying mac Jones 36 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:17,399 Speaker 1: is a lock to San Francisco at three. And this 37 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,639 Speaker 1: is what's so awesome about the NFL draft process. Nobody 38 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 1: understands why or how this has happened, but it's happening. Nonetheless, 39 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 1: a lot of people watch football. They saw mac Jones 40 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: be a good quarterback. I mean, it looks great in 41 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: the National Championship, of course. I mean, you know, it 42 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: was incredible. It was a blowout. A lot of stays 43 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: defense wasn't that good anyway, And all of a sudden 44 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: people start watching his pro day and how he tests, 45 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: and mac Jones goes from maybe a first round quarterback too, 46 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 1: he's gonna go third, and the forty Niners traded up 47 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: to third to get him. This is what I love 48 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: so much about the NFL Draft. I know, in gambling, 49 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 1: you don't like uncertainty, and the NFL Draft is full 50 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: of uncertainty. I'm still here to say I'm not a 51 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: convinced it's gonna be mac Jones. It's almost like too 52 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: many people are saying, yeah, it's gotta be Mac Jones, 53 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: that it can't possibly be Mac Jones. I personally, I 54 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: watch a lot of football, guys. I know you guys 55 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,000 Speaker 1: watch a lot of college football, and every time you 56 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 1: turn on Mac Jones, he was slaughtering a bad, bad 57 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 1: team in the SEC because the SEC was as bad 58 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: as it's been in years, and mac Jones was like, oh, 59 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: nice job. Every quarterback at Alabama puts up big numbers 60 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: and now mac Jones is going third. So I just 61 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: want to start by saying, get that out of my 62 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: chest real quick as we head into the weekend. Um, 63 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: ain't no way on earth I would take mac Jones third. 64 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 1: I'll just say that. But we'll do more on this 65 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: in the coming weeks. But I think the big story 66 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: in sports right now has to be no, not Lebron's cryptic. 67 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: I g a message that him and Anthony Davis there's 68 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: a storm coming. You know, they're very catwoman of him, 69 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: of course, from Batman Versus Bain. Um, there's a storm brewing. 70 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 1: You know, by the way, that's that's such a great movie. 71 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: I quoted all the time. My kids hate it. And 72 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's spring break this week in the area 73 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: where we live, so you know, we go away for 74 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: a couple of days. And I'm that dad who likes 75 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: to like embarrass the kids a little bit. But I 76 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: don't think it's embarrassing. I think it's cool. And I 77 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: like quote Baine from Batman Versus Bain, and my my 78 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: son's like, Dad, just come on, and my daughter is 79 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: like walking away, and I'm like, guys, this is this 80 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: movie is cool and Oh yeah, I'm cool. I could 81 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: quote good movies with a pretty decent ban voice and 82 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: they just roll their eyes. But hashtag dad life, no 83 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: Lebron and Anthony Davis returning to the NBA not the 84 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,719 Speaker 1: biggest story, although there is chatter they could be back 85 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: Saturday night prime time against the Brooklyn Nets. The Brooklyn Nets, 86 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 1: of course, got Kevin Durant back on Wednesday. Kevin Durant 87 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: played well, seventeen points, did not miss a shot in 88 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 1: nineteen minutes, did have six turnovers, but you know, he 89 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: was plus twenty two in his little time on the 90 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: floor and a beat down to the Pelicans. And Kevin 91 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 1: Durant has a podcast because he's such a business mogul. 92 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: I mean, he's probably gonna be a billionaire, you know 93 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:28,919 Speaker 1: by the time he's forty. And on his podcast, he 94 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: and Draymond Green were talking about when k D joined 95 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: the Warriors, and you guys know this, okay, in your past, 96 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: you probably don't remember everything exactly how it was. There 97 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: is a little bit of a slant right to exactly 98 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: how it went down. This is how I remember k 99 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: D going from Okay see to the Warriors. At it 100 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: was right before the All Star Break, and I remember 101 00:05:59,880 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: the vividly. I was in San Francisco for the Super 102 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: Bowl and I was doing like a tryout with FS 103 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: one and there was some other people there and we 104 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: were putting on shows during the week and I came 105 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: back to my room. I don't remember, it might have 106 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: been like Wednesday of Super Bowl week, and I had 107 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: all these texts and you've got to read this story. 108 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant could go to the Warriors and wood Narowski 109 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: wrote it, and Woad was at Yahoo Sports at the time, 110 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:32,799 Speaker 1: and it's like an All Star break story, like what 111 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: whoa huh? Ahead of the All Star Break, Hey, Kevin 112 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,599 Speaker 1: Durant to the Warriors. You can't rule it out? And 113 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:45,919 Speaker 1: everybody was like, no, there's just no way. What And 114 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: when Woe writes it, you guys know this, it's probably 115 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: gonna happen. Chance of it happening, so you file it 116 00:06:52,920 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: away and you fast forward. And then the Thunder lead 117 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: the Warriors in Game six in Okay see. And I'll 118 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: never forget this game. Because we were on the Virgin 119 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 1: moving to California. We had packed up just about everything, 120 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: but because it was the NBA Playoffs, ain't no way 121 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 1: I was packing our TV and I kept our cable 122 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: on to the very last second, and that was the 123 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: Clay Thompson game where he went bananas and made a 124 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: million threes and it was just it was crazy. And 125 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: the Warriors come back win the series, and then Kevin 126 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: Durant goes from okay See to the Warriors, and on 127 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: Durant's podcast he's talking with Draymond and in that finals, 128 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: after the Lakers, I'm sorry, not the Lakers, after the 129 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: Warriors dispatch okay See, they go and lead Lebron and 130 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: the Calves three one, Draymond gets suspended. Calves win three straight. 131 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: Calves win games seven on the road in Oracle. I 132 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: was that was one of the more depressing Game sevens 133 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: I can remember as a fan. Obviously, I was rooting 134 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: for Curry and I had some money on the Warriors 135 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: in that game. And the next thing you know, Draymond 136 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: is recruiting Kevin Durant and on the Durant podcast, him 137 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,240 Speaker 1: and Draymond are like joking about it, and all of 138 00:08:16,280 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: a sudden, Draymond's like, yeah, you know, remember I called you. 139 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 1: I was like, did you see that? Yeah, you gotta 140 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: come up. You gotta pull up and k D said, yep, 141 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: I got it, and it was it was done, and 142 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: Kevin Durant left it. And for whatever reason, everybody wants 143 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 1: to continue to kill Kevin Durant for leaving Okay see 144 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 1: for Golden State, and I cannot get with it. I 145 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: could not get with bashing him back then. I was 146 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: one of the few guys who defended the move, and 147 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: that's probably why Durant ended up hitting me up on 148 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: Instagram DMS because I kept posting the stuff I would 149 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: say on on FS one and on the radio show, 150 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: and I would tag him and eventually he started just 151 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: sending me d M s and I was like, whoa, 152 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: is this really Kevin Durant. I showed like my wife 153 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: and my kids. I was like, oh my gosh, this 154 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: is great. I didn't tell any when it fox because 155 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,679 Speaker 1: I didn't want to be like that nerdy guy. Was like, Okay, 156 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 1: Dee's hit me up on the Graham you know, um, 157 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: and we we would talk. He he hasn't returned to 158 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: d M in like over a year for sure. UM. 159 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: But I I defended durrance move and I still defended it. 160 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:22,520 Speaker 1: Doesn't think about this logically, like put yourself in your life. 161 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: You come out of college, you are in accounting, and 162 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: you get drafted. Not your choice. You get drafted by 163 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: this company, you're with them for a long time, and 164 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: you decide we had a good run. This was a 165 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: lot of fun. I'm ready for a new challenge. I'm 166 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: ready for a new shop. I want to move on. 167 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:49,760 Speaker 1: Like nobody would argue with you, nobody you want to leave? Hey, 168 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: you want to check you know, you're sick of living 169 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: in Oklahoma City. You want to live in you know, 170 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,240 Speaker 1: the Bay Area, go for it. Well, nobody cares. But 171 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: for some damn reason, the NBA this idea that wherever 172 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:06,719 Speaker 1: you're drafted, it is your duty to stay there. Well 173 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: Bird didn't leave. He got drafted by the franchise that 174 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 1: had the most titles in NBA history. Well, Magic didn't leave. 175 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: See the Larry Bird answer. Well, Michael Jordan didn't leave. Okay, 176 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: we I've been over this so many times. Michael Jordan 177 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: got drafted into the city of Chicago, one of the 178 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: top five cities in America. Michael Jordan's couldn't win anything 179 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: in the eighties, couldn't get out of the second round 180 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: of the playoffs. They ended up getting him everything he wanted. 181 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: When his contract was up, he got to pick the coach, 182 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: Doug Collins. He was happy getting the m v P Award. 183 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: He was like on top of the league as a player, 184 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: just wasn't winning titles. Ain't no way he's leaving Chicago 185 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 1: when he gets the run of the run of everything. 186 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: So fast forward to the nineties and oh wait a minute, 187 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: Shack left. I don't remember anybody killing Shack and Kobe 188 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: forced his way at the draft from Charlotte to the Lakers. 189 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: Remember the threats like I'm not playing I would rather um, 190 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: I would rather go to Italy, like where my father played, 191 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: than play with the New Jersey Nets, whose coach at 192 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: the time was Calapari. Like so many players and athletes 193 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: have done whatever they wanted, but for some reason, the 194 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: narrative was Kevin Durant's a bad guy because he wanted 195 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: didn't want to play with Russell Westbrook anymore. I just 196 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: want to remind everybody, Yes, okay, see did everything right. 197 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: They drafted Westbrook, they drafted Harden, they drafted Durant, they 198 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 1: put players around them, and they got them into position 199 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: to win. They just lost in the finals. Remember lost 200 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: in the finals to the Heat and what happened. The 201 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: front office said, I don't think we can afford James 202 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: Harden our six man, and um, I don't know what 203 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: his future is and they trade James Harden. Not think 204 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: about this, Kevin Durant, his legacy is tied to the 205 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 1: franchise and essentially the GM, right because you're GM is 206 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: calling the shots. So Kevin Durant is not calling the 207 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 1: shots the way Lebron was calling the shots when he 208 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,960 Speaker 1: formed a super team, the way Kawhi Leonard was calling 209 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: the shots when he formed a super team with the Clippers. 210 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: Like this idea that a you have to stay where 211 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: you're drafted is total bolder dash. I'm out on that. 212 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: I'm sorry to go wherever's gonna make you happy. I'm 213 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: on record right now. Zion Williamson two years in New Orleans, 214 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: zero playoff appearances. I don't see any foundation of a 215 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 1: playoff team or title contender in the Pelicans. And if 216 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: I'm Zion, I don't even stay past my rookie deal. 217 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 1: I don't And I know New Orleans fans are gonna 218 00:12:58,040 --> 00:12:59,559 Speaker 1: be angry. That's so wrong. You just want to want 219 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: to star mark it. No, I just don't want Zion 220 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:08,440 Speaker 1: getting shafted and people pooping on him because the Pelicans 221 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: haven't built a team that can win. They haven't remember 222 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: Michael Jordans wasn't winning anything until Phil Jackson showed up, 223 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: until Scottie Pippen showed up. He didn't win anything like 224 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 1: this idea that Zion or anyone can do it by themselves. 225 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: Lebron couldn't do it by himself. And I think the 226 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: bigger picture with Lebron is he was in Cleveland, took 227 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: a raggedy group, the Delonte West crowd to the finals. 228 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:40,559 Speaker 1: They got swept by the Spurs. But Danny Ainge identified 229 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: it as Lebron is gonna be a problem. We need 230 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: to annie up. What does Danny Ange do. Let me 231 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:50,040 Speaker 1: bring in future Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett. Let me 232 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 1: bring in Ray Allen, one of the best shooters in 233 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 1: NBA history. That's how the Celtics got a title. That's 234 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: how Doc Rivers got a title. Danny Ainge, great move. Meanwhile, 235 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 1: Lebron's looking around like, oh, you gave me Antoine Jamison. 236 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,319 Speaker 1: Oh that's so kind of you, and um, you know, 237 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: thirty four year old shack, Thank you I'm gonna do 238 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: this on my own in Miami. Piece like, this is 239 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: what smart people do. They joined forces with other stars. 240 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: This is the way to go. Don't bash Durant for 241 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: taking a call from Draymond after the finals and Draymond says, yo, 242 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: did you see this? We need you. Gaty says yep, 243 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm on the way. Boom two titles, Boom Katie two 244 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: finals MVPs. And we all know they would have beat 245 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: the Raptors if Clay and Katie didn't get hurt. I mean, 246 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:43,200 Speaker 1: don't even push back on that. Seriously, there's no argument 247 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: to stand up. That was a good Raptors team. They 248 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: were very good. The Warriors are the greatest team I 249 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 1: believe in modern NBA history, the Katie Steph Clay Warriors. 250 00:14:53,320 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: That team is just unbelievable. I don't even really think 251 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 1: it's particularly close with Jordan's teams. They were excellentbviously. Um, 252 00:15:02,080 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: but I just want to I just want to quickly 253 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:09,840 Speaker 1: put that out there. Let's stop bashing Kevin Durant for 254 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: going from okay See to Golden State. The man is 255 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: entitled to do whatever he wants. He made the right 256 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: decision clearly, and now he's going to Brooklyn. I didn't 257 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: love the decision initially, but they got James Harden so 258 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: things are looking up. So I just wanted to get 259 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: that off my chest. Time to move on. Fox Sports 260 00:15:30,680 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 1: Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. 261 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 1: Catch all of our shows at Fox sports Radio dot 262 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: com and within the I Heart Radio app search f 263 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: s R to listen live. All right, Rob, G, I've 264 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: ranted enough about Kevin Durant. I've defended his honor. You 265 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: are here as usual to be smirched it. Go for it, 266 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: take him down, Get angry Kevin Durant. Go ahead, fire away, Rob. 267 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: I hate when you do that because I'm not going 268 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 1: to besmirch Kevin Durant. That's not my opinion at all. 269 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,760 Speaker 1: I I have no issue with God's exercise and their 270 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: right to change teams. Free agencies there for a reason, 271 00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: and you know, let them do whatever they want to do. Um. 272 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,960 Speaker 1: My only pushback is this. You brought up Lebron James 273 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: and you brought up Shaquille O'Neill as two guys who 274 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: who changed teams, and they didn't get the same kind 275 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:25,480 Speaker 1: of backlash is Kevin Durant. What makes k D different 276 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: than those guys. Is not that he left, it's where 277 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: he left too. Had he decided I'm gonna join forces 278 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: with Kawhi Leonard, I'm gonna join forces with Paul George, 279 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 1: I'm gonna join up with You can't say Lebronki just 280 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: won the championship, but somebody else, somebody who had not 281 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: just want seventy three games, somebody who had not just 282 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: beat his team and come back from three one of 283 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: the Western Conference Finals. That's what makes Kevin Durant's move 284 00:16:56,520 --> 00:17:01,040 Speaker 1: look a little suspicious. I mean, and the the specifically 285 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 1: with the Lebron James comparison. You brought it up yourself. 286 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: Even what separates the k D and Lebron James um 287 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 1: decisions is that Lebron had to leave because he could 288 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,679 Speaker 1: not get enough help where he was at. I know 289 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:19,640 Speaker 1: a lot of people like to say, especially that back 290 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: at that time, while uh the Calves were winning sixty 291 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: plus games, and you know, why can't you get over 292 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: the top, Lebron? What are you not doing right? Like 293 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: you're obviously you can't say your team is not that 294 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: not your your teammates are not bad considering you're winning 295 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: sixty three sixty five sixty seven games and you're just 296 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: physically on the playoffs. Kevin Durant had a really good 297 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: roster with him in Oklahoma City when he left. I mean, 298 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,280 Speaker 1: say what you wanted about Russell Westbrook his shortcomings as 299 00:17:47,320 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: a player, that that's understandable, but for what that team needed, 300 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 1: he was a good player. Serge Ibaka was a good player. 301 00:17:55,640 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: Steven Adams on that roster was a good player. They 302 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: had a really good team. There's a recently were up 303 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:03,200 Speaker 1: rewind over the Warriors. So that's my only pushback with 304 00:18:03,359 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: Kevin Durrett. It's not that he left and he if 305 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: he wants to leave next season and leave Brooklyn and 306 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: go to the Lakers. Case we beat him in the finals, 307 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: that's fine. You know what if you want to do 308 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: something like that, but you know, going to the team 309 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 1: that beat him and and and making it out like 310 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: you know, he didn't have the help that he needed 311 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:26,240 Speaker 1: in Oklahoma City, that's something that I just don't agree with. Okay, 312 00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:29,440 Speaker 1: I I understand that, Gripe. I've heard it before, and 313 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: my pushback is always the same. You the listener, work 314 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: in x field and guess what your biggest rival is 315 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:46,199 Speaker 1: Recruiting you. They are offering you everything that you have 316 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: not gotten at your other place. Your other place is nice, 317 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 1: you had great teammates, you love the team. But man, 318 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 1: this other, bigger team, this company is recruiting you. And 319 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: think about this. If you're duran right, you had had 320 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: a good run in Okay, see no doubt about it. 321 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,199 Speaker 1: The year before, of course they missed the playoffs. There 322 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: were some injuries. Um year before that they lost in 323 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: the conference finals. Year before that, there were injuries. Whatever 324 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: it was, there was always something in the way. And 325 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: now here comes the Warriors. They were the year before 326 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 1: they got k D seventy three wins, the year before 327 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: that sixty seven, a beautiful brand of basketball, an unselfish 328 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: point guard who's the antithesis of Russell Westbrook in Steph Curry. 329 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: You've got Clay Thompson who doesn't need dribbles to score 330 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,920 Speaker 1: sixty points. You've got Steve Kerr, a coach who has 331 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: a free flowing offense. Like, how would you not want 332 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 1: to go to Golden State? I mean, the question isn't 333 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: why would you go there? They're the best? Why would 334 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 1: you join the best? The question is why wouldn't you 335 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:55,399 Speaker 1: want to be with the best players like Rob Like, 336 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:59,200 Speaker 1: obviously you're on the rise at my heart Fox Sports Radio. 337 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,440 Speaker 1: You know you were pretty to my weekend show, then 338 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: doing weekday shows with the Odd Couple. Now you're doing 339 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: a podcast like I mean, your stars rising and if Arrival, 340 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: I don't think Ringers arrival, but they have a podcast thing. 341 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: They got Spotify. Um, ESPN has a lot going on. 342 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,920 Speaker 1: If they call you and they're willing to give you 343 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 1: whatever shift you want, and every all the bells, all 344 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: the traffics and the bells and whistles, it's like it's 345 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,400 Speaker 1: gonna be tough to turn them down. And I don't 346 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: think anybody could say if you were in Durant spot 347 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: Hey man, I'm not gonna play with the two greatest 348 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:41,520 Speaker 1: shooters in NBA history. Okay, that just won sixty seven 349 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: and seventy three games. You know what. I'm gonna stay 350 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,680 Speaker 1: with Russell Westbrook here and okay, see, I forget about 351 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: the Bay Area, that Left Coast stuff, that's not for me. 352 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,320 Speaker 1: I'm good in the dust bowl, Okay. I like long 353 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: John silver Is closing things down in the town at 354 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,360 Speaker 1: eleven eleven p m. We are big in Oklahoma City. 355 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: Better watch what you say, I'm just saying I'm not 356 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: slamming the town. I'm just saying Robed like I, I 357 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,120 Speaker 1: just can't buy this. Why do you have to go there? 358 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: You know, this isn't like your girlfriend dumps you for 359 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 1: your best friend, like that would be brutal. You know, obviously, 360 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 1: I don't think this is necessarily akin to that um 361 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:21,360 Speaker 1: And I know I sound like I'm a Durant apologist 362 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: and I'm defending him, but I just think big picture. 363 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,879 Speaker 1: And by the way, when you zoom out Rob and 364 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: you look at the whole Durant saga, in twenty years years, 365 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 1: we've forgotten that Kareem abdul Jabbar excuse me, one in 366 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: Milwaukee and then said, get me the hell out of Milwaukee. 367 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,399 Speaker 1: I want to go play for the Lakers. We've forgotten that. 368 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 1: Now it's forty years ago, history will be kinder than 369 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: the current era is. To Kevin Durant, it certainly will be. 370 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,880 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any way around that that Right now, 371 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: in the moment, this feels awful, and social media is 372 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:01,040 Speaker 1: killing him, and this Michael rapp up poored garbage and 373 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:04,680 Speaker 1: all these little brush fires with Durant, history is not 374 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:08,960 Speaker 1: going to remember that. It's gonna remember, oh Man, Durant 375 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 1: went to Golden State and one, two titles, two finals, MVPs. 376 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 1: They had the greatest playoff run twelve and one in 377 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: the playoffs, Kobe, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, sixteen and one 378 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Kobe and Shack did not do sixteen 379 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 1: and one. Jordan never did sixteen and one, Magic never 380 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: did sixteen and one. I know the playoffs were expanded. 381 00:22:29,640 --> 00:22:32,640 Speaker 1: I can't hold that against Durant, like I don't know, Rob, 382 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 1: I I can't get worked up about, you know, or 383 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: even angry that Durant went to Okay see from Okay 384 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: See to Golden State. Okay. Well, I will just say 385 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: this before I had dove tail into something else off 386 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: of the same. Kevin Durant comments on the podcast of 387 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: You that we you opened this up with um. I 388 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 1: do believe that his move is going to be held 389 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: against him long term. Not that it's gonna, you know, 390 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:01,959 Speaker 1: be a huge talking point, but Kevin Durant is of 391 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 1: the elite of the elite NBA players, Like he's he's 392 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 1: not you know, apologies to your guys, Steph Curry. He's 393 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: not the Steph Curry tier. He's the Kobe Lebron Duncan 394 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: magic like, he's that level. He's top fifteen tier, right, Oh, 395 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: he's top ten. He might, he might finish the top seven. 396 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:27,120 Speaker 1: He is incredible. And does he get into this top 397 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: ten tier if he stays in okay See. That's a 398 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 1: good question. I mean, I can't say that he wouldn't 399 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: win to championship in okay See because they probably would 400 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: have been the favorites had they made the finals that 401 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,640 Speaker 1: season that they lose the three one lead, they would 402 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,840 Speaker 1: have been favorites over Lebron's caps. I feel like, Um, 403 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: but when you get to that level, you have to 404 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 1: nitpick to separate guys, like like the difference between I've 405 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: always said I have Kobe above Magic Johnson because of 406 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:56,480 Speaker 1: the defensive end of the court, and that that's me. 407 00:23:57,200 --> 00:24:00,919 Speaker 1: But when you're comparing that level of eyes, like, you 408 00:24:01,000 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: have to nitpick at the littlest things to separate them. 409 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 1: And I think that's where it's going to come back 410 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 1: to buy them. But I wanted to dovetail quickly to this. 411 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: We didn't even talk about this before when we were 412 00:24:09,480 --> 00:24:13,840 Speaker 1: prepping for the show. Um in the podcast, and they're 413 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: talking about Kevin Durrant's move in Golden State, he says, 414 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 1: you know, it was a text with Draymond after Game 415 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 1: seven of the Finals. Did you see what happened? Yeah? 416 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 1: I saw. I'm on my way when I heard that. 417 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:28,679 Speaker 1: I don't know if you've heard thought the same thing, 418 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 1: But when I heard that, I interpreted as did you 419 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 1: see what Lebron James just did to us? Did you 420 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:39,679 Speaker 1: see how Lebron took a seventy three win team. We 421 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: were up three one and he went supernova on us 422 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,280 Speaker 1: for three straight games and we lost. There's no way 423 00:24:46,359 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: that we're gonna be able to containd with this guy. 424 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: He's gonna run the league rough shot for the next 425 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: five years unless we do something about it. And that's 426 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,359 Speaker 1: how I took it. And to me, I know you 427 00:24:56,440 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 1: already have Lebron over Michael Jordan's in the all time ist, 428 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 1: But for those of you who don't, which is someone 429 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: like me who does not yet, that might be the 430 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:10,119 Speaker 1: biggest compliment I've ever heard. The fact that you have 431 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: the best regular season team in NBA history, arguably the 432 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: second best player in the league at that time, who 433 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,120 Speaker 1: who himself has a very good team of his own 434 00:25:23,119 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: conspiring and saying, I think it was the m VP 435 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:29,399 Speaker 1: that year, right, Yeah, I think, Oh no, that was 436 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:32,480 Speaker 1: that the Steph Curry m VP year, I believe. But 437 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 1: those two guys like that, that entity, and this guy says, 438 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 1: you know what, You're right, we need to come together 439 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: because the otherwise we don't have a chance against this dude. 440 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 1: And to me, that says so much more about Lebron 441 00:25:48,320 --> 00:25:50,800 Speaker 1: and what he's done and what he means to the 442 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:58,160 Speaker 1: n b A then Kevin Durant's actual move. Huh um. 443 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: I will address that shortly, but I need to be 444 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 1: I need to back up here. You just tried to 445 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,320 Speaker 1: slide in you have Kobe over Magic. I had. I 446 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,199 Speaker 1: don't think I've ever heard that from anyone outside of 447 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: being a hardcore Laker fan. So I had to go 448 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: to this website that compares players, just surface level stuff, 449 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: Kobe versus Magic on this thing called Land of Basketball. Uh. 450 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:22,199 Speaker 1: Kobe and Magic both have five titles. Kobe obviously played 451 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: much longer than Magic, twenty seasons versus thirteen season m 452 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:35,719 Speaker 1: v PIECE Magic three Kobe one Finals, MVPs Magic three 453 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 1: Kobe two. Now I know the All Defense first Team 454 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: nine to zero is massive. But again Magic assist leader 455 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 1: for Kobe zero, Kobe scoring leader to Magic zero, Magic 456 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: twice the steels lead or whatever that's worth Kobe zero, 457 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: but he was first Team All Defense nine times. Steals 458 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:58,760 Speaker 1: doesn't really matter. Um, I don't know. You really have 459 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: Kobe over Is that because of your era you're a 460 00:27:01,160 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: Kobe guy? Or do you firmly believe Kobe over Magic? No, 461 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: I firmly believe it and and it and it goes 462 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: back to also and I think I might have said 463 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:11,120 Speaker 1: this before. I don't know if I said it to you. 464 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: I also have Tim Duncan ahead of of Magic Johnson, 465 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: and it's because of the defensive end of the court. 466 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: Like I said, if you outside of Jordan Lebron Kareem, 467 00:27:22,080 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: who I think is a consensus top three, whatever order 468 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 1: you want to do it, like, those are the three 469 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: guys everyone from four to like nine. You can make 470 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: a case. And what separates it from me? What separates 471 00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: Duncan and Kobe from you know, Magic and Bird is 472 00:27:39,320 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: Kobe and Duncan were elite defenders for ten plus years 473 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:48,239 Speaker 1: each of them probably even fifteen. And and you know 474 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:53,360 Speaker 1: with Magic specifically, I know, maybe you probably shouldn't count 475 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: this against him, but he played with Hall of famers 476 00:27:56,200 --> 00:28:00,680 Speaker 1: his entire career, so it's it's much differ print than 477 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: what some of the things that Kobe had to do with. 478 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 1: As much as great as Shock was, you know, it 479 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,159 Speaker 1: was Kobe Shack and a bunch of dudes. You know, 480 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:10,720 Speaker 1: Poal I think is underrated all time. But before Kobe, 481 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:14,880 Speaker 1: Pow had never won a playoff game, and so those 482 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: kind of things. I think, like I said, well, you 483 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: split hairs. That's why I have Kobe ahead of Magic. 484 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: So do you have Larry Bird ahead of Magic as well? Okay, 485 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 1: because Larry Bird was three time All Defense second team, 486 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:31,399 Speaker 1: so he played defensive. Apparently Magic played zero defense. No, 487 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: I mean Magic where his offensive skills. I think outweighed 488 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 1: that level of that descripancy with him and and and Larry. 489 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: But you can't, like you mentioned nine time first team 490 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:45,200 Speaker 1: All Defense. I think Tim Duncan might be eight times. 491 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: It's like you can't just dismiss something like that. Certainly 492 00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: not No, that's fair. Um, I disagree with it. I 493 00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: think it's sure fair. I mean this is all subjective, 494 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:58,000 Speaker 1: like there's the right or wrong answer. Um, But I 495 00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,120 Speaker 1: had not heard that one, and I feel bad, like 496 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 1: I said, dissing Matt Johns labor because they're awesome. But 497 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: it's just like when you and that's the problem, when 498 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 1: you get in these discussions, it's like anything that's not 499 00:29:07,360 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: super positive is basically like you think he's trash and 500 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 1: he shouldn't have been an All Star. And in reality, 501 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: we're talking about what fifty thou players in the history 502 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:18,000 Speaker 1: of the league, and we're talking about the top fifteen. Um. 503 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: But to go back to what you were saying about Lebron, 504 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:23,920 Speaker 1: obviously major feather in his cap. Remember this is the 505 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:28,160 Speaker 1: guy who created the Celtics Super Team. He then created 506 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,440 Speaker 1: the KD Super Team. I mean, you could even argue 507 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 1: that Kauai went from the Raptors to the Clippers and 508 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: then called Paul George because Lebron was across town from 509 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: him and he wanted to take him down. He didn't 510 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,960 Speaker 1: want to join forces. Remember Lebron wanted Kauai and I 511 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: was like, no, dude, I'm gonna take you down. Everybody 512 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:52,239 Speaker 1: wants to come at the King. And that's another thing 513 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,240 Speaker 1: missing from the Jordan era, Like you know, again you 514 00:29:55,240 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: want to zoom out on Jordan's didn't win squat when Magic, 515 00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: Larry and Isaiah ruled the NBA. Then in what was 516 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:07,239 Speaker 1: Magic's final season before he had to abruptly retire due 517 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:12,880 Speaker 1: to HIV, Jordan beat him. Jordans never beat Bird in 518 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:17,080 Speaker 1: the playoffs that I'm aware of, and only extinguished Isaiah 519 00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:21,080 Speaker 1: Thomas late in Isaiah's career, and Isaiah overall has more 520 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 1: wins head to head against Jordan in the playoffs and anybody, 521 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: And if you want to get really specific, you know, 522 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: who did Jordan beat up in the nineties in the 523 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: in the in the finals, like Gary Payton and Sean 524 00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: kemp Stock did in Malone? Like look who Lebron's going 525 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: through historically great teams multiple time m v ps, And yeah, 526 00:30:43,440 --> 00:30:45,960 Speaker 1: you're you're right. It's certainly a feather in his cap 527 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:50,560 Speaker 1: that people are creating teams specifically to take him down. 528 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 1: And that's why when you say generational talent, you can't 529 00:30:54,360 --> 00:31:00,160 Speaker 1: just toss that around, you know, like I I mean, 530 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: did anybody create a team to try to take down 531 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 1: Curry's Warriors? Curry and k D I mean the Rockets 532 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: getting Chris Paul or was that just like like we've 533 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,240 Speaker 1: we've got to do something let's make a move. I 534 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: don't know that that was on the level of recruiting 535 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: one of the best players in the league. But then again, 536 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 1: a lot of people like Chris paul Um. Off the 537 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: top of my head, yeah, I can't think of many 538 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 1: other teams that made moves and recruited specifically to go 539 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:32,520 Speaker 1: at one guy. Yeah, if it is, I guess the 540 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: closest would be what Shock and you know, but even 541 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: then the Ports when he was with the Lakers. Oh, 542 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: when the Blazers got Pippin. Yeah, but by then the 543 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 1: Shack hadn't become Shock yet, you know what I mean. 544 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:52,160 Speaker 1: Like even the Kings, they already had Vlady and Webber 545 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: in place. They are like, you know, um, the Blazers 546 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: already had some bonus and I think they already had 547 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 1: Rashid in place. So it wasn't necessarily that they were 548 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: building teams to beat to beat Shack. But it was like, Hey, 549 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:06,960 Speaker 1: if you're going to beat Shack, you need to have 550 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: a big guy who can bang with him a little bit. 551 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:13,360 Speaker 1: But I guess a big picture, it's different to uh 552 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:17,000 Speaker 1: for Draymond to admit the audio of the recruiting, whereas 553 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: you know, Scotti pip enjoining the Blazers and other teams 554 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:24,760 Speaker 1: forming in the early two thousand's, Like, I don't think 555 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: there was that kind of free agency recruiting, right, that's 556 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: happening now. I mean when Kyrie goes to the Nets, 557 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,920 Speaker 1: he's like, KD, you're coming with right, you know? And 558 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 1: I would assume that they had their eye on James 559 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:38,840 Speaker 1: Harden and that's why James Harmon was like, yeah, I 560 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:40,520 Speaker 1: want to go to Brooklyn. You know, that's kind of 561 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: stuff is happening. But they weren't being built to take 562 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: down anyone, at least that I'm aware of, because when 563 00:32:46,560 --> 00:32:48,400 Speaker 1: they were formed, the Lakers had not won the title. 564 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 1: Lebron was coming off the year with Lonzo and he 565 00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:54,840 Speaker 1: missed the playoffs he was injured. So yeah, I don't 566 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: I don't know that there's any comparison to it. I 567 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 1: would love for somebody listening to come up with a 568 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:04,680 Speaker 1: comp for teams being created specifically with the intent to 569 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: take down one player, Like I don't think that was 570 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 1: happening with Jordan in the nineties, Like stock to them alone, 571 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: We're together forever, the Seahawks and not Seahawks. The Sonics 572 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,760 Speaker 1: had their guys. You know these were there were just 573 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: teams out there. There wasn't like Voltron, let's join forces 574 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: and get together, you know, Like I don't think that 575 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 1: was a thing. And it's funny that the Warriors had 576 00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: just won a championship. Well, the fact and the fact 577 00:33:32,520 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 1: that they decided, you know what, we're not going to 578 00:33:34,360 --> 00:33:36,040 Speaker 1: be able to do to get through this guy, even 579 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:37,800 Speaker 1: though they had just won the year before and that 580 00:33:37,880 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 1: season it just won seventy three games and even they 581 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,880 Speaker 1: knew immediately afterwards after they blew the three one lead, 582 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 1: you know, we we we can't beat this guy. We 583 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 1: need we need more people. Do you know how much? 584 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: What is this like called a sliding doors moment where 585 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: if Andrew Bogatt doesn't get hurt, if Draymond doesn't get suspended, 586 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: like what happened, if the Warriors roll in that series 587 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: it went four one. I mean, just Kevin Durant get 588 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: the call, does he go? He was still up in 589 00:34:10,239 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: free agency, so he could have gone anywhere. But was 590 00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,640 Speaker 1: there even a second team that he was he I 591 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: think he might have been considering the Celtics, uh. I 592 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: think there were a couple of other teams he visited, 593 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: But like I just I really look at that Draymond 594 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:26,920 Speaker 1: Green suspension in the final, and you have to admit 595 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:31,360 Speaker 1: that was massive. I mean that the tone and the 596 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:33,719 Speaker 1: you know, he was their best defensive player. Now your 597 00:34:33,760 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: top two ring protectors are out. Lebron and Kyrie ran 598 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 1: like a layup line. I think in game six it was. 599 00:34:41,360 --> 00:34:43,840 Speaker 1: It was pretty stunning. I still remember that and it 600 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,520 Speaker 1: felt weird at the time. But man, well, I think 601 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 1: there's even bigger sliding doors moment, which you mentioned earlier 602 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:51,919 Speaker 1: in the pod Game six Western Conference Finals, the Clay 603 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: Thompson game. Yeah, I think that that even more so 604 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: than the Draymond because, like I said, I think that 605 00:34:58,120 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: if okay See makes the Fine Knolls, I think they're 606 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,920 Speaker 1: the favorites. And then Katie is not a hit man, right, 607 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:08,680 Speaker 1: And let's say Kade does beat Lebron head to head 608 00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:14,040 Speaker 1: with him, as you know, without the stack roster behind him, 609 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,720 Speaker 1: you don't think that that means more. That one title 610 00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: might mean more than the two. He already has so 611 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:24,719 Speaker 1: many ways to go with that, no spot on, no doubt. Um. 612 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: The weird thing about the NBA is there really isn't 613 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:31,319 Speaker 1: any of that on the horizon this summer, right, I 614 00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:35,480 Speaker 1: mean unless you count Bradley Beale, and I don't put 615 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:37,200 Speaker 1: him in the class of any of these other like 616 00:35:37,239 --> 00:35:40,400 Speaker 1: he's not even in a Jimmy Butler class to me, um, 617 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,360 Speaker 1: and that that hurts the NBA. They need this stuff. 618 00:35:43,360 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: This is the livelihood, like, oh what happens if um. 619 00:35:46,560 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: I just want to wrap up on one thing. This 620 00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:54,440 Speaker 1: happened late Thursday night. Clippers Sons, pretty good game T 621 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:59,960 Speaker 1: N T and Rob Did you see Patrick Beverley getting ejected? 622 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 1: It for the elbow with Chris Paul. I just the 623 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: only thing that came to mind was a Clippers are 624 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:11,439 Speaker 1: not going out like the punks that they are there. 625 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: They they've been laughed at all years since that playoff loss. 626 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: The Suns ain't going nowhere. Okay, we saw what they 627 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 1: did on Wednesday night. Nice overtime went over. The Jazz. 628 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 1: Jazz are strong. The Denver Nuggets are, I believe right 629 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:29,359 Speaker 1: now the best team in the West. Now again, Lebron 630 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:30,520 Speaker 1: and n A D have been out for a while, 631 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 1: and oh yeah, the Lakers have Lebron and a D. 632 00:36:33,080 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: So essentially you've got five really strong teams in the West. 633 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:41,120 Speaker 1: I know the play at the NBA playoffs are like 634 00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:45,960 Speaker 1: what forty days, forty nights, it takes forever. And I 635 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,479 Speaker 1: don't know. I'm just looking at these potential matchups. Rob, 636 00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:52,200 Speaker 1: I didn't even mention Luka Donchech. I didn't even mention 637 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,840 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard. These are dames like maybe the m v 638 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:57,879 Speaker 1: P number two guy right now with Harden going down 639 00:36:57,880 --> 00:37:00,640 Speaker 1: for ten days or more, he wh who's one of 640 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 1: the v Yokich Lillard? So I don't know, Rob, I'm 641 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:09,200 Speaker 1: just very excited for the NBA playoffs, Like, and I 642 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:11,920 Speaker 1: know that's tough to say because oh NBA woke and 643 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:16,399 Speaker 1: all this nonsense. Dude, it's gonna be heated and there 644 00:37:16,440 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: will be fans. By the way, Laker fans are coming 645 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:23,279 Speaker 1: in one week from today. And uh, I'm kind of 646 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 1: geek for the West. The East, you know, should be 647 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 1: all right, we'll see who's healthy. But any any final 648 00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:32,440 Speaker 1: thoughts on cheap shout artist Patrick Beverley? No, no, no, 649 00:37:32,560 --> 00:37:34,960 Speaker 1: nothing on him specifically, But two quick things on the playoffs. 650 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,600 Speaker 1: Number One, I'm disappointed we're not going to get a 651 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: Phoenix Utah series. I think that would be a good matchup. Um. 652 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: I just think the way that the seedings are going 653 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: to break out. One of them is not going to 654 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 1: make it to the Western Conference Finals because they're gonna 655 00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:49,320 Speaker 1: play the Lakers, So that sucks for one of them, 656 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,359 Speaker 1: the other one being as just watching last night's game 657 00:37:52,440 --> 00:37:56,320 Speaker 1: between the Clippers and the Suns, I think that series 658 00:37:56,360 --> 00:38:00,200 Speaker 1: would be so interesting for for one reason only. There's 659 00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:02,840 Speaker 1: only two guys on each roster that I would trust 660 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:04,799 Speaker 1: not to get a tight took is in a playoff game. 661 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:08,160 Speaker 1: It would be Kauai and Rondo with the Clippers and 662 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:11,439 Speaker 1: Chris Paul and Jake Crowder with the Sons. Other than that, 663 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:15,080 Speaker 1: I don't respect for playoff Paul George huh No. I mean, 664 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:17,720 Speaker 1: like I said, Devin Book is really good. Paul George 665 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:20,319 Speaker 1: is very good as well. But I don't know on 666 00:38:20,360 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: a game to game basis what you might get from them. 667 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,279 Speaker 1: Like even if Chris Paul has a bad game, it's 668 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 1: not because he's scared. It's because he had a bad game. Like, 669 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 1: I don't know how anybody else on any of the 670 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: other rosters would handle it. So I would love to 671 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,640 Speaker 1: see that series in the playoffs. Yeah, I mean, listen you, 672 00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:37,680 Speaker 1: there's a couple of real dogs in those uh. In 673 00:38:37,719 --> 00:38:40,360 Speaker 1: those games you talked about like Beverly is a goon. 674 00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:44,239 Speaker 1: The Morris twin, Jake Crowder is not to be trifled with. 675 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: He we know he's mixed it up with Lebron multiple times. 676 00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,400 Speaker 1: I think Chris Paul has a bit of an attitude 677 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,840 Speaker 1: which is maybe an understatement. And you know the only 678 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,920 Speaker 1: team that doesn't really well, I guess Jamal Murray kind of. 679 00:38:56,960 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm on the Jamal Murray band wagons. Um, 680 00:39:00,600 --> 00:39:03,520 Speaker 1: he has that dog in him. I don't know if 681 00:39:03,520 --> 00:39:06,000 Speaker 1: he has the Jake Crowder kind of dog that you 682 00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,680 Speaker 1: need the Patrick Beverly you got of it doesn't hurt 683 00:39:08,680 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 1: to have that. Um, you know the Lakers, who's their guy? 684 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you don't need one when you 685 00:39:18,040 --> 00:39:20,320 Speaker 1: have Lebron and Avon. I don't know you need somebody 686 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:23,920 Speaker 1: to get Lebron's back. When inevitably Jake Crowder is going 687 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:25,879 Speaker 1: to try to draw him into something, then we bring 688 00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:28,600 Speaker 1: in our Morris twin. We got, Yes, I guess that's 689 00:39:28,640 --> 00:39:32,000 Speaker 1: the counter because they had Rondot. Remember Rondo last year 690 00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:34,799 Speaker 1: went at it with Russell Westbrook in the bubble and 691 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:39,200 Speaker 1: then Westbrook's brother I believe, was chirping at Rondo from 692 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,200 Speaker 1: like the sideline in the bubble and they were like, like, 693 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: I think he got ejected. Like Rondo was kind of 694 00:39:45,239 --> 00:39:49,400 Speaker 1: a nest. He needed that, right. I don't th h 695 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:52,879 Speaker 1: t ain't bringing that. Caru show is not bringing that, 696 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 1: don't yous? Yes? So yeah, listen Lakers. Uh, you know, 697 00:39:59,840 --> 00:40:01,480 Speaker 1: I don't know what Drummond is. I don't know if 698 00:40:01,520 --> 00:40:04,000 Speaker 1: he's really built for that, but he is a large individual. 699 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:07,239 Speaker 1: And there by the way, there is some quiet hype 700 00:40:07,280 --> 00:40:11,319 Speaker 1: bubbling in l A around Drummond on the floor with 701 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:15,000 Speaker 1: a D and Lebron and just the length and size 702 00:40:15,040 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 1: that they are gonna bring. Yeah, I mean when you 703 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,799 Speaker 1: watch the Lakers now, they have nothing inside, you know. 704 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,239 Speaker 1: I mean there's a chance Rob g could get some 705 00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:24,680 Speaker 1: buckets on the Lakers on the interior right now. Um 706 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:28,040 Speaker 1: I I'm not going to count the Lakers out. You can't. 707 00:40:28,440 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 1: But um I'm excited if Lebron and a D show 708 00:40:33,360 --> 00:40:36,759 Speaker 1: ups Saturday night against the Nets that that would be 709 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:38,640 Speaker 1: musty TV. And you know what, the league kind of 710 00:40:38,640 --> 00:40:40,719 Speaker 1: needs it. And there's an opening here. I know the 711 00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:44,239 Speaker 1: Masters is this weekend, Rob but um, otherwise it's been 712 00:40:44,280 --> 00:40:47,759 Speaker 1: like a slow weekend sports oh yeah. And then you know, 713 00:40:47,760 --> 00:40:51,560 Speaker 1: with the Masters doing itself no favors, when the co favorites, um, 714 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:54,960 Speaker 1: we're both like nine and eleven shots back respectively after 715 00:40:55,040 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 1: day one Dustin Johnson and Bryson de sham Swoll. Yeah, 716 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,400 Speaker 1: I barely looked at the scoreboard um of the Masters, 717 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:05,879 Speaker 1: but I'll check it this weekend. All right, everybody, thanks 718 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:09,920 Speaker 1: for listening this week, great set of shows. Subscribe, rate review. 719 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you on Monday.