1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Best of the Week for What's Right 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: with Nick Right the best takes and moments from this 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: week on the show Enjoy. 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 2: Last year, you said that Lebron will find a way 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 2: to mess with his team and make it work. Do 6 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: you think it's time to walk that back? 7 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: Well, Listen, the Lakers have some roster construction issues. That's 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: the biggest problem is they don't have enough shooting or defense, 9 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: which are the two most important things in the modern NBA. 10 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: So that has nothing to do with the Luca Lebron pairing. Now. 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:34,840 Speaker 1: The defense has to do with the fact that Luca 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: doesn't defend, Austin can't defend, and Lebron's forty one So 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: like those that part is but that's not about meshing. Yeah, 14 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: as far as the mession goes, here is the statistical 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: reality of the Lakers right now. The Lakers when Luca 16 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: and Austin are on the court without Lebron are awesome, 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: great net rating. And the Lakers when Lebron is on 18 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: the court with just bench guys are awesome, great net rating. 19 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: But when the three of them are on the court together, 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:27,639 Speaker 1: it's a disaster. And I happen to think that's more 21 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 1: to do with the defensive limitations when those three guys 22 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 1: are on the court than guys not adjusting. Because here 23 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: is a shocking fact. By you know what, maybe it's 24 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: not shocking, just an eye opening fact. Lebron of his 25 00:01:53,000 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: twenty three year career has the lowest usage percentage of 26 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: any season of his career right now. The maybe somewhat 27 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: shocking fact is Luca of his eight year career has 28 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: the highest usage percentage he's ever had, and he was 29 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: on some teams in Dallas where he was the only 30 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: guy who could score, So this is the highest usage 31 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: Luca's ever had, the lowest usage Lebron's ever had on 32 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: percentage of the time on the ball. This year, Lebron 33 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: is down to twenty three percent, Austin is at thirty 34 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: four percent, and Luca is at a eye popping forty 35 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: one percent. So Lebron has adjusted, and by the way, 36 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: he somewhat instantly. Last year, Lebron was at thirty one 37 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: percent on ball and Luca was at thirty seven. This year, 38 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Lebron has dropped down to twenty three, Luca's jumped up 39 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: to forty one, and Austin went from thirty percent last 40 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: year to thirty four percent, So that part they haven't 41 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 1: and their only path forward demonse was going to be 42 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: score one thirty a night. They have. They have right 43 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: now the number ten offense in the NBA. They need 44 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: to have a top three offense because the defense was 45 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: going to was going to suffer. And so they are 46 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: just squarely not a championship contending roster. And the only 47 00:03:53,960 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 1: path they had to championship contention was Luca playing the 48 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: best ball of his very decorated, amazing career, and that 49 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: particularly since he came back from the hamstring, hasn't happened. 50 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: And the culture over there, go ahead is cooked. I mean, 51 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: you got to say it again, I mean Clint Capella. 52 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: You got DeAndre Aiden coming out saying that they want 53 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: me to be Clint Capella. I'm not Clint Capella, but 54 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 2: Clint Capella is better than DeAndre Aiden and I and 55 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 2: that's your big. 56 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: I agree with. Like, so listen, I I DeAndre Ayden 57 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: his first team all time lack of self away excuse. Yeah, 58 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:47,839 Speaker 1: the Lakers would love to have prime Clint Capella. Prime 59 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: Clint Capella would be just perfect for I'm not talking 60 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: about Clint Capella now a dozen years into his career. 61 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 2: But Clint when he was on the Rockets, Yes, and 62 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: his first. 63 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: Or his first couple of years on the Hawks. Yeah, 64 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: I'm going to give you good defense, catch lobs, rebound, 65 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: I can't shoot free throws, but whatever like that. That 66 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: is the exact type of big man that would be 67 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: perfect for Bron and Luca and so and that was 68 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: their big offseason move. So I don't I mean, listen, 69 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: they are just what they are. If you catch the 70 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: Lakers on their best night, they look scary. But and 71 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: that magic game and as far as Luca not taking 72 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: that shot, I just don't know what to say about it. 73 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's like if that's not Lebron's fault he didn't shoot, 74 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 2: I don't think that's a molding thing. That's just But 75 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,159 Speaker 2: it also, I mean it might be confusing for Luca, 76 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 2: like is this my team? Like should I be taking 77 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 2: the last shot? 78 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 1: But but I mean the play was drawn up for him, right, Ah, 79 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: the the play he was drawn up for him, And 80 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 1: I mean credit to JJ. They got exactly what they wanted. 81 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,919 Speaker 1: So and Luca wasn't like afraid of the moment. Luca 82 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: is a killer. It was just weird. But It's also 83 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: weird that Luca has not taken a shot this year 84 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: to tire or take the lead with ninety seconds or 85 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: less left. Yeah, I think Lebron's taken six, Austin's taken five, 86 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: Rui's taken a handful, and Luke hasn't taken one. That 87 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: is odd. 88 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 3: His tenure so far in ely, Luca's yeah at this 89 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 3: point disappointing, right, I mean the playoff I thought they 90 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 3: I thought they got the exact playoff matchup they wanted 91 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 3: last year in Minnesota and they got blown off the court. 92 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,919 Speaker 3: That was a Minnesota team that Luca had just beaten 93 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:01,920 Speaker 3: to go to the NBA Fis with Dallas the year before, 94 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 3: and this year they are. 95 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: Uh. You know, Luca has not appeared to improve on 96 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 1: the things he needed to improve on, most notably conditioning 97 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: and defense. Like He's dealt with a few nagging injuries 98 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: and the defense has been as bad as ever. With 99 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: that said, he's averaging he's the scoring champ right now. 100 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: He's averaging thirty two and a half points a game. 101 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: He's giving you thirty two, eight and nine a night. 102 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: So it's hard to you know, he's been he's been 103 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: night tonight awesome, And it's still a little disappointing because 104 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: that you know, every year it's like this will be 105 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 1: the year Luca wins MVP. It's not gonna be this year, 106 00:07:55,200 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: and so that part is that part is disappointing. All Right, 107 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: let's uh, we can do the Lebron Lebron Vegas thing. 108 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, uh yeah. So there was an article that talked 109 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 2: about Lebron maybe coming out after retirement and with Rich 110 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 2: Paul investing in a new Las Vegas team with expansion coming, 111 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 2: could you see Lebron actually getting into this. 112 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: Well, listen, he has been very open forever that he 113 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: wants to own an NBA team, and he wants to 114 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: own the Vegas team. 115 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 2: Right. 116 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: The problem is the numbers have gotten insane. You know, 117 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: Lebron's done incredibly well on the court and even better 118 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: off the court. But they're talking about the expansion. Feed 119 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: the money you gotta the check you got to write 120 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: to the NBA for then to distribute to the other 121 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: thirty owners could be six billion dollars. They ain't got that. 122 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: They ain't got close to that. Now, the story was 123 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:07,280 Speaker 1: could Rich sell Clutch Sports, which is worth I'm pretty sure, Well, 124 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 1: North of a billion, and Lebron owns a steak in that, 125 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: a good steak in that, I think, I don't know. 126 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: I also think it would be really good for the 127 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: league for Lebron to be an owner. When Michael Jordan 128 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: wanted to be an owner, he kind of got cut 129 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: a sweetheart deal. It does not appear the league is 130 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: going to do that for Lebron. So I don't know 131 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: what the path is. That's a lot of money. It's 132 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: a lot of money, and to need it liquid and 133 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: in cash, obviously you'd have to take on other investors. 134 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 2: But I mean, I don't Ron get like a massive 135 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 2: loan with like the amount of money that he that 136 00:09:52,280 --> 00:09:54,679 Speaker 2: he makes like that, I can take out a loan 137 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: right now today. But Lebron obviously has much, you know. 138 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: So here here's the thing I don't. Yes, I think 139 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 1: Lebron has you know, exceptional pret but I don't think 140 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 1: he could get a loan for five billion dollars. I 141 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: don't you know what I mean? So I don't. But 142 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: again I'm now I'm talking over my skis. I don't 143 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,960 Speaker 1: know how any of that works. I also don't know 144 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 1: if the NBA will let you finance a team or 145 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: if it has to actually be cash in hand. So 146 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 1: I you know, I but I I think it would 147 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: be good for the league if bron owned a team. Yeah, 148 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: and the team Vegas is you know, Vegas is about 149 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: to have the A's, they have the Raiders, they have 150 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 1: the Aces. You know, Vegas becoming a real big sports town. 151 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: Today's show is brought to you by representing sponsor hard 152 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: Rock Bet. 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Where do 178 00:12:04,400 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 2: you think he stacks up in the MVP race right now? 179 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: Demons? I Before I even answer that, I want to 180 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: say this because I I have always thought Jalen Brown 181 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 1: was a good Now you know what, it's not for 182 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: me to say. I've always thought he was good. Like 183 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: the I obviously never thought Jalen Brown was bad, but 184 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: I when they gave him his first contract extension, I tweeted, 185 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,960 Speaker 1: congrats on the Celtics for signing a homeless man's Kawhi 186 00:12:34,040 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: Leonard Max, you know what I mean? So, uh the 187 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: and he has just consistently exceeded my own expectations. Okay, 188 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:52,319 Speaker 1: he's a Finals MVP, even given that what he has 189 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: done this year is beyond belief. If if you had 190 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 1: told me he Jalen Brown was going to be averaging 191 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: almost thirty points a game, I would have said, the 192 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: Celtics must be awful. Yeah like that that, you know 193 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: what I mean? 194 00:13:11,679 --> 00:13:12,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought. 195 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: That. I would have thought they you know, they ended 196 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: up trading even more peace kind of doing what Indiana's 197 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: doing this year, like just take take it on the 198 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: chin one year and then you know, reboot for when 199 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: Tatum's back and that you know he's averaged, he's you know, 200 00:13:30,920 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: good stats. Bad team he would have been. And I 201 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,960 Speaker 1: don't mind admitting when I'm wrong, Like I it would 202 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: have been incomprehensible to me that Jalen Brown could play 203 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: it this level for this good Yeah, so go ahead. 204 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 2: I think well, with the way that people always talked 205 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 2: about Tatum and Brown, and I feel like it was 206 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 2: confusing who was the number one, But Jalen Brown was 207 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 2: always the guy who I feel like was a little 208 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: bit more aggressive and I mean, obviously it's rough that 209 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 2: Tatum is hurt right now. But I do think this 210 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 2: gave Jaylen Brown a chance to be is like actual self. 211 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: Listen, and he's he's always said, maybe more often than 212 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: he should, how much he has sacrificed for the team 213 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: in the past. Simmons pointed out, he's like Jalen's probably 214 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 1: had three too many comments along the lines of, man, 215 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: this is so much fun and three too few. Man, 216 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: we can't wait till we get Tatum back. So like, 217 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: there is a little bit of but I don't, I don't. 218 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,120 Speaker 1: I first want to give Jalen we have a good 219 00:14:43,160 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: relationship at the end of the day, so I trust 220 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: like I trust it. 221 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 2: They aren't guys. 222 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, but there I think, but he does. I think 223 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: they are both very competitive and I think that, you know, 224 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 1: I think it's very clear Jason Tatum is the better player. 225 00:14:57,720 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: But I don't think that Jalen b And I'm not 226 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: saying you should feel this way. I just I don't 227 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: know the Jalen Brown feels that way. Yeah, and I 228 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: and so this year and the success they're having and 229 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: all of that is you know, a real validation for him. 230 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,360 Speaker 1: And so we'll get to the Tatum piece in a moment. 231 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: To answer your question, I would have Jalen Brown third 232 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: in the MVP race. I would have Jokicic Shae ahead 233 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: of him, JB third the and I would have Jalen 234 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 1: Brown third, and then I would have KD four, Wimby 235 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: five or Wimby five KD four they played last night. 236 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: You know, one game doesn't flip it, but maybe and 237 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: my guy Luca on the outside looking in at six. 238 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: But Joker and Shaye might not be eligible for it 239 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: because of the games like Joker can only miss I 240 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: think two more. Shay has more wiggle room on that, 241 00:15:56,840 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 1: but not a ton. Man. If the Celtics are the 242 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: top two seed and Jalen Brown's just out there doing 243 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 1: this night in night out, he's got to have real 244 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: MVP consideration. He deserves it, man, And it's got to 245 00:16:11,760 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: be about what you've actually accomplished rather than you know 246 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: what bucket we put you in beforehand. 247 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 2: And what do you think our ceiling is with that? 248 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: Well, so this is no this is where it gets complicated, right, 249 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: So I do not believe the Celtics can win the 250 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: championship as presently constituted without Tatum. Okay, but I also 251 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: feel sick for Tatum because it feels. 252 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 2: Like, yeah, like, how do I get back in? 253 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: And let's just walk down the different paths? Right? The 254 00:16:53,120 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: safest thing for Tatum is wait till next year. Yeah, 255 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: probably avoids the most criticism toward's Achilles in the playoffs, 256 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: I don't think, but there would still be some level 257 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: of a man if he could have just come back 258 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: for the playoffs, could we have won the title? Right? 259 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: It also does waiting till next year open up the 260 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: tiny possibility and I don't even know what you do 261 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: with this if this happens that they win the title 262 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:36,439 Speaker 1: without which listen. No, I am not speaking for Jason Tatum. 263 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 1: I am speaking for human beings. People can want people 264 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:51,280 Speaker 1: they love to succeed without them, without necessarily wanting them 265 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: to get the ultimate greatest success imaginable without them, you 266 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: know what, like the who Can? If? You know, if 267 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 1: I if I left the TV show, I would want 268 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: Wilds and Brew to do really well. If they all 269 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 1: of a sudden ripped off a couple Emmys in a 270 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 1: row when we never won one, I would be like, damn. 271 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:17,640 Speaker 2: What the heck? 272 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: The heck? Right? That kind of that's kind of tough 273 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:25,680 Speaker 1: and so the and so like, that's just human nature, right. 274 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:30,439 Speaker 1: But then there's the element of if he comes back, 275 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: I think they could win the title with a seventy 276 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:39,480 Speaker 1: five percent Jason Tatum to that they're that good like this. 277 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:44,480 Speaker 1: But if they don't, are people going to be like, 278 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: oh man, did he mess it up? We have a 279 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:55,680 Speaker 1: good thing going whatever it is. There's also this he 280 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 1: comes back, he already has that thing hanging over him 281 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: that he and win the finals MVP. The one time 282 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 1: he comes back, he's not himself. They make the finals 283 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: and he has a rough finals to be like oh three, Like, no, 284 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 1: I don't think I want to make this clear. I 285 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:19,280 Speaker 1: am not saying this is fair stuff. Also, should I 286 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:21,760 Speaker 1: close the curtain behind me? Uh? Tell me in my 287 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: ear guys if I should. 288 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 2: It's just the real sports and the fans. 289 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:30,600 Speaker 1: Right, fans in the media. Hold on one second of Monday, Daniel, 290 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: tell me yes or no? I didn't hear you? Yeah, 291 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 1: thin Curtin the hotel thin curtain has been requested. Hold on, guys, 292 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: let's see if this looks better. Hotel thin curtain activated. 293 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:48,160 Speaker 1: All right, I'm big and so I don't know if 294 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 1: that helped at all, And so I just I feel 295 00:19:56,960 --> 00:20:00,159 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum is a very thoughtful and introspective guy. I 296 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:04,640 Speaker 1: think we all know that he cares a lot. He 297 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:14,200 Speaker 1: also cares a lot about legacy. I think that's fair 298 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: to say, and he has. Then his success in this 299 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:31,800 Speaker 1: rehab has put him in an impossible position because if 300 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:37,160 Speaker 1: he had rehabbed more according to a traditional timeline, everyone 301 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: would simply be targeting the beginning of next season. Because 302 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: he's so far ahead of schedule, he now like, and 303 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: because the team, it'd be wondering if the team were 304 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: right now the eight seed. And it's like, but because 305 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: the team's playing well, Andy's at a schedule and I 306 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: don't know, I do not envy the position he's in. Yeah, 307 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: and uh and it is it is. I don't know, 308 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: but I do go ahead, but. 309 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 2: I just say play it's safe. I mean, you've seen 310 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:24,199 Speaker 2: how that can. I feel. Klay Thompson, Kyrie Irving. I mean, 311 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 2: Karry Irving is an older guy, but I like how 312 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 2: he's kind of he's he's done. I think that you 313 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,840 Speaker 2: don't want to sacrifice later for especially if you're already 314 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 2: doing well right now. But I mean you see how 315 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 2: you feel in a couple months or a month and 316 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 2: a half, whatever it may be. 317 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: But buddy, I think it's on the board. He's back 318 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:46,920 Speaker 1: in two weeks. Yeah, And I think I I think 319 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:49,200 Speaker 1: he either comes back in March or not at all. 320 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 1: That's my guess. I think that it's either I'm coming 321 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: back with some ramp up before the play. 322 00:21:56,119 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 2: Before the playoffs. 323 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: Right. If he's not there about playoffs, he's not coming right. 324 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 1: And so but here's the other thing. I do think 325 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,920 Speaker 1: you guys can win the title if he comes back. Yeah, 326 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,400 Speaker 1: it's a lot of And I don't think you need 327 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 1: Tatum at peak Tatum, you know what I like. 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Only 338 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: at Boost Mobile after thirty gigs, customers may experience lower speeds. 339 00:22:57,880 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: Customers will pay twenty five dollars per month as long 340 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: as they remain active on the Boost Unlimited plan. All right, now, 341 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: let's talk about Lou Dort, Nikola, Jokic, and unhinged Oklahoma 342 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,200 Speaker 1: City fans. 343 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,760 Speaker 2: So, yeah, you seemed really bothered by George's cheap shadow 344 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 2: of Jokic and staid it could even impact their ability 345 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 2: to repeat. OKAYC fans really didn't like that and are 346 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 2: now demanding you go after Jokic and his antics last night. 347 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 2: Where you at on both of those cases. 348 00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: Let's start with Jokic last night. Jokic did a kind 349 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 1: of a bunch of flopping like a fish last night, 350 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: There's no denying it. And that was a terrible game. 351 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: But for the Nuggets against Utah, Jamal Murray was awesome 352 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,639 Speaker 1: and you damn near lost to a Jazz team that 353 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,200 Speaker 1: don't want to win. Yeah, that would have been an 354 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:57,439 Speaker 1: awful loss. And Joker wasn't that good, and he seemed 355 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: to be bothered by how he was being defended, so 356 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: he responded by just kind of leaning on guys when 357 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: they were essentially boxing him out, but boxing him out 358 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: not on a rebound. The idea that anybody would compare 359 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: that to lou Dort's mixtape of obviously dirty seeming like 360 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 1: trying to injure the opponent plays is laughable. It's it 361 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 1: almost doesn't warrant a response. But I find some of 362 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 1: the OKC fans so delusional that I will respond to 363 00:24:52,240 --> 00:25:00,040 Speaker 1: them because they found a clip of me saying I 364 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 1: from I don't know sometime on this pod with you. 365 00:25:02,680 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: You're on the clip of me saying I don't like Okay, 366 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 1: see like this guy's always had it out for us. Listen. 367 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: I'm very very open about teams, players, styles of basketball 368 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:24,040 Speaker 1: I like or don't like that. I found this Shay 369 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: falbating stuff to be an unesthetically pleasing style of hoop. 370 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 1: That's it, so I so. And I also think I 371 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: found some of their stuff a little corny, the commercials 372 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: and the group of interviews or whatever. But I never 373 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: once denied them credit. I never once said their fraudulent team. 374 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 1: I never want I They are objectively excellent. They have 375 00:25:55,080 --> 00:26:00,480 Speaker 1: been incredibly well built, they're well coached, and Shay and 376 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: Shay's ascension to this level of all time great player 377 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 1: is utterly remarkable. So all that's true, are you Are 378 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: they the team I root for? No? Is there? Do 379 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 1: I find anyone on their team a uniquely captivating personality? Honestly, 380 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 1: I think my favorite personality on the team is Carusosy. 381 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: Do I you agree with me on this? Yeah? I 382 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: think he's funny, I think, yeah, I like Crusoe. Do 383 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:52,120 Speaker 1: I think they have any guys that are even by 384 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:59,159 Speaker 1: for today's era, like truly great players other than Shay? 385 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: Not yet. We'll see what Check turns into right now, 386 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: he's a very good player who's great on defense and 387 00:27:06,359 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 1: limited on offense despite the shot. We'll see what Jadov 388 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:13,400 Speaker 1: turns into, you know, we'll see. But the no, I mean, 389 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: that's what I think of that. But they are so 390 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 1: deep and so well coached and so strategic and such 391 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:24,040 Speaker 1: a terror defensively. They absolutely can win the title again 392 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: and still be set up. And so all of that 393 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: is true. Here's what's also true. The current undisputed, unified 394 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: universal champion of the world of dirty ass basketball is 395 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: on your team, Oklahoma City, and his name's Lou Dort. 396 00:27:50,720 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: And this is a well earned reputation because there have 397 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 1: been so many ooh, that didn't look good, But maybe 398 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:17,280 Speaker 1: it was accidental that we just needed the one that 399 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 1: looked awful. And there's no way it's accidental for us 400 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: to retroactively reindict some of the previous crimes. So I've 401 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:37,400 Speaker 1: always I've always defended dort on the play Jah got 402 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: hurt on I think in the playoffs, like where was 403 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,400 Speaker 1: he supposed to go? But Grizzlies fans thought it was dirty. 404 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: I was a neutral party on the play where he 405 00:28:49,520 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: ran full speed into Wimby's leg, whereas like, I don't 406 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: know the guy, just maybe he's a little out of control. 407 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: I can see how that looks bad, but I'm also 408 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: not sure. I have been pretty convinced that his tendency 409 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: of when he shoots a three, just sticking his own 410 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: foot out to try to have the defender land on 411 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:16,720 Speaker 1: his foot to be I put it in the same 412 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 1: bucket as when Draymond used to kick people in the 413 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: groin when he was going up for layups. He's like, 414 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what you want me to do, Like, 415 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: I don't know, bro, literally anything else. No other player 416 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 1: in the league does it as dirty but not provable, 417 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:40,480 Speaker 1: provably dirty, But I believe dirty. That shit on Jokic 418 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: was an embarrassment to basketball. That was a player who 419 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: was not expecting contact, who did not have the ball, 420 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: who was going up the court seventy five feet from 421 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 1: the rim, and you stopped your motion, you backed up, 422 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: and you threw your leg and hip into it. Now, 423 00:30:06,320 --> 00:30:09,000 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go as far as to say you 424 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: targeted his previously injured leg, but I think that's why 425 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: he reacted that way, because whether he thought you were 426 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: targeting that leg or just being dirty for the sake 427 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: of being dirty, you could have really heard it. And 428 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: it is. There are way more demands impactful or violent 429 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: things that happen in a basketball game than the Dort 430 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:46,239 Speaker 1: play that are not nearly as dangerous. And here's what 431 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: I mean. You can see a fifteen minute cut up 432 00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: of Lebron driving to the basket and guys doing full 433 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: blown swing that end up hitting him in the head 434 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:05,480 Speaker 1: or the side of the head or the back of 435 00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: that or whatever it is. None of those are as 436 00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:20,640 Speaker 1: dangerous as what Dort did. Because when you are and 437 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: I obviously aim not but I know this from talking 438 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:31,600 Speaker 1: to guys. When you are a pro athlete, when you 439 00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: know contact might be coming, you have a way to 440 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:41,719 Speaker 1: brace yourself and protect yourself, even if it's you know 441 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: you're doing something else. And every time a guy drives 442 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: to the basket in traffic, he knows might get hit here. 443 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 1: That is so different than someone jogging up the court 444 00:31:56,320 --> 00:32:00,600 Speaker 1: who you snipe from behind, which is what Sort did, 445 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: which is why Demon's a Joker flipped out. That's why 446 00:32:05,760 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 1: you saw the fury in Joker's eyes. And I am 447 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:13,920 Speaker 1: consistent on this because Joker once did something like this 448 00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: to Mark Keith Morris. 449 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 2: Well, Mark Keith Morris started it, but. 450 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: Yes, Mark Keith Moore started it. But I'm saying he 451 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: hit him when he was It was a cheap shot. 452 00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: He was a total cheap shot. He hit him when 453 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 1: he wasn't looking. And Morriscott whiplash was out for a 454 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: long time. And I really went after Joker for that 455 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 1: because when a guy is not it's not prepared for 456 00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 1: the hit. It's so different than a super impactful hit 457 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: you are prepared for. It's the again, I'm mixing a 458 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 1: lot of dumb metaphors here, but it's the walking into 459 00:32:53,400 --> 00:32:56,960 Speaker 1: a door in the middle of the night. Yeah, thing 460 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 1: where you have no idea. You're not even going that fast, 461 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: but you had no idea it was coming. And you're like, 462 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: oh my, is that the worst pain I've ever been in? 463 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: As opposed to if one of your you know, if 464 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: you're slack boxing or something with one of your buddies 465 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: and one gets through and hits you when you kind 466 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:18,959 Speaker 1: of know that might happen. One has more force behind it. 467 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,800 Speaker 1: The other hurts way more and stuns you way more. 468 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:30,200 Speaker 1: And so here's why I think this matters, because Okase 469 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: gets away with a lot. Yeah, and this I do 470 00:33:34,240 --> 00:33:39,040 Speaker 1: not begrudge them. Do businesses. Business is being done if 471 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: the referees are going to let Cason Wallace and Lou 472 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 1: Dort and j Dubb and every and Caruso play rugby 473 00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 1: out by mid court with the opposition because the refs 474 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: don't want to call a foul on every play, don't 475 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: want the game to grind to a halt. So be it. 476 00:34:01,640 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 1: Your guys play hard enough, they're good enough defenders, They 477 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:06,560 Speaker 1: get away with enough. It's a huge edge do it. 478 00:34:09,520 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: But having your best defender, your most physical defender, your biggest, strongest, 479 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:22,799 Speaker 1: toughest defender who's always had a reputation for being at 480 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:29,200 Speaker 1: least a little dirty. Take a blatant, obvious cheap shot 481 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:33,480 Speaker 1: in a nationally televised game against the best player in 482 00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: the world. Now the spotlight's on you, and I think 483 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:43,759 Speaker 1: Okac will now be officiated tighter, and I think that 484 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: damages their ability to repeat the COMPI used on TV 485 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 1: and I'll use it again. The Eagles tush push was unstoppable. 486 00:34:55,960 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: And then one game early last season, I forget which 487 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:05,640 Speaker 1: broadcast crew it was. I think it might have been Brady, 488 00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 1: but he doesn't. I think it was Brady. But regardless, 489 00:35:11,560 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: they show the overhead view and they show all the 490 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: guys false starting, and the announcers like, well, I don't 491 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:26,279 Speaker 1: know what you do with that. The officiating expert in 492 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:30,600 Speaker 1: the booth is like, I'm done with this play, and 493 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:34,880 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, couple times the Eagles got called 494 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 1: for a false start. A couple times they didn't whistle 495 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:43,960 Speaker 1: the play dead and Jalen ended up fumbling, and all 496 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:47,560 Speaker 1: of a sudden, the tush push was way less effective. 497 00:35:47,840 --> 00:35:51,439 Speaker 1: They were less comfortable using it, and it stopped being 498 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,719 Speaker 1: such a devastating weapon. And the tipping point was the 499 00:35:55,880 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: extra scrutiny from the live broadcast and then the talk 500 00:36:01,080 --> 00:36:05,360 Speaker 1: show and discussions afterwards. Okay, sees now under massive screwed 501 00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,880 Speaker 1: and they play. Don't they play Denver again in a 502 00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:09,520 Speaker 1: few days. 503 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I was about to say it as an extra 504 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 2: like hate factor, so other teams around the league, especially 505 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,399 Speaker 2: Denver team that you might end up having to see 506 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:18,360 Speaker 2: to get somewhere. 507 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: So they play Denver on the ninth Monday, they play, Oh, 508 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:30,319 Speaker 1: they play here in New York tomorrow night. Maybe I'll 509 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 1: go garden crowd will be up on that, and I 510 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: I think that you are going to see Oka se 511 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:55,040 Speaker 1: get a much more similar whistle to the rest of 512 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,359 Speaker 1: the league the rest of the year. And I think 513 00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:01,879 Speaker 1: Dort better watch himself on uh. I'm not talking about 514 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: other guys cheap shotting him, because there is something to 515 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,640 Speaker 1: be set first Door doesn't do a lot of stuff 516 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: where he's cheap shotable, like he's not flying through the lane, 517 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:15,440 Speaker 1: and there is something to be said to just being yeah, 518 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,960 Speaker 1: I'm probably the strongest toughest guy in this game, so 519 00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:23,960 Speaker 1: you have at it. No, but I think the referees 520 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,240 Speaker 1: are going to be on high alert for his bullshit. 521 00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: And it was just so unnecessary and it's so much 522 00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:42,799 Speaker 1: right so that I mean Draymond, I mean there, He's 523 00:37:42,840 --> 00:37:45,799 Speaker 1: not the first guy to do stuff like this. Draymond 524 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,719 Speaker 1: pat Bev was the first team All World at this. 525 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:58,280 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks guy that Grace Allen like tripping and kicking. 526 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 1: But Dylan brook is the best comp I would have 527 00:38:01,760 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 1: because Draymond also not current Dylan Brooks. Dylan Brooks a 528 00:38:05,640 --> 00:38:10,400 Speaker 1: couple of years ago. Draymond, also in his prime, was 529 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: the best defensive player in the league and a very 530 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: useful offensive player like dort Is. A better defender than 531 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: Dylan Brooks was, but a worse offensive player than Dylan Brooks. 532 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:27,360 Speaker 1: And there to be the enforcer type, you can be 533 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:33,920 Speaker 1: the enforcer type without throwing it in reverse and taking 534 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,160 Speaker 1: out the three time league MVP.