1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Can we get some more of stack Franklin sat impressions. 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: Dry motherfucker. You know that's what really got when you 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:08,640 Speaker 1: did that ship. I didn't know what the funk he 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: was talking about. That was a jaded Brown episode, I think. 5 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: But I went back and watching he said Jackson dollars. 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: I was dying and think, who's that saving Jackson. Another Monday, 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: another episode was burning Jack. This is what's hot on 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 1: the wire right now. Kyrie made a post this weekend. 9 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: They went viral about Kobe being the new logo and 10 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,959 Speaker 1: the caption and I quote gotta happen. I don't care 11 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: what anyone says. Black Kings built the league. Jack Should 12 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: the NBA change to logo, no question, man, I mean, 13 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: especially after Jared West said that should as well. I mean, 14 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: everybody knows Jared West is somebody that we are a 15 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: door and in my I told you about the story 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: about how he knew who I was, and I was 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: excited the fact that Jared West knew who I was 18 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: and he watched me play. Jarry Wisch is somebody that 19 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: will never forget. But in this day in time, and 20 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: when we're talking about best players in the game, you're 21 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: talking about Kobe Bryant. You're talking to this generation is 22 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan. Is Kobe Bryant, you know, and even to 23 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: guys like us who played against him, We feel like 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,040 Speaker 1: he should get this honest. So you know, even even 25 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: more that he's not hearing here no more, it makes 26 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:19,520 Speaker 1: more sense to do it. But just off his working 27 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: as at office played by the players today saying that 28 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: it needs to be done, I think you need to 29 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 1: listen to the players. Yeah, I definitely think they should 30 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,639 Speaker 1: take a look at it. Um, that Jerry West logo 31 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,800 Speaker 1: came about. The first season was nineteen seventies, so it's 32 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: been fifty years. You know, Jerry spoke on it. You'll 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 1: get pushed back. Um, you know, because I posted it 34 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: and people were going back and forth in the comments. 35 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: I was looking at some of the comments. You know, 36 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: you get a lot of pushback that it should be 37 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: m J. And I mean, you can't argue that it 38 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: could be MJ if they're gonna change it. But at 39 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you know, Jerry West wasn't 40 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: the best player. He just happened to be the logo. 41 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: He was a great player, don't get me wrong. So 42 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 1: it doesn't necessarily have to go there. Well, MJ is 43 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: the greatest player of all time. And you know, I'm 44 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: not arguing with at. I think at the end of 45 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: the day, you know, kobly exemplified what the NBA is 46 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: supposed to be twenty years on on the greatest team, 47 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: you know, the greatest franchise in the history of the game. 48 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: You know, good times, bad times in between. A consummate professional. Uh, 49 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: you know, someone who left it all on the court 50 00:02:17,120 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: literally and it did everything he could and won five championships. 51 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: But like I said, I think the fact that he 52 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: was there one team the whole entire time and it 53 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: just happened to be the Lakers. Um. I think Kobe 54 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: speaks right to what the NBA is about and what 55 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: it stands for. So I think it would be dope 56 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: if they're gonna change it, um that it would be 57 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: Kobe UM. And obviously with him, you know, a falling 58 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: star too soon, it even adds more importance to it. 59 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: So it's definitely something that the least should take a 60 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: look at. I love the Kybry brought it up. I 61 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,679 Speaker 1: love that people are talking about it. Um, we'll have 62 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 1: to see if it gets done. But on and on 63 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: another note to Matt MoMA mentality having Kobe on that ball, 64 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 1: all you players need to be approaching the game like that. 65 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: Nobody approached the game with more passion, with more will, 66 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: with more will to win and and and and love 67 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: for the game than Kobe Bryant. And if you wake 68 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: up and if you walk walking on the court and 69 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: you see him on that basketball, you have to approach 70 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 1: the game the same way he approached the game. But 71 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:18,360 Speaker 1: don't walk out there. Yeah, I mean, I think think 72 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:19,800 Speaker 1: at the at at the end of the day, you know, 73 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: Jerry is is for it too. You know, Jerry is 74 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: for the logo being changed, and he's good with that. 75 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: So we will have to see what happens. Jack. Something 76 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: else that came across the wire that I thought was 77 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 1: very interesting was Jeremy Lynn, former Golden State Warrior. Um 78 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: busted Our asked when I played for the Lakers during 79 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: lynn sanity with the Knicks, came out and said in 80 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: a G League game or he has been called the coronavirus. 81 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: And when I initially thought about him, just like, you know, 82 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: people are really crazy with the ship that comes out 83 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: of their mouth. And he also goes on saying, you know, 84 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: that Asian Americans have been discriminated Asian hate crimes or 85 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: death lee on the rise. You see just random stuff 86 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: across the country. People just doing dumb shit. Um. Maybe 87 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: a handful of months ago they were doing it to 88 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: the Mexican street vendors. Um. Out here in l A 89 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: and around the way. It's just another dumb wave that 90 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: ignorant people are on right now. But what were your thoughts, 91 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: jack Um on this. You know, Jeremy was adamant about saying, 92 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: you know, he he has experienced a lot of race Um, 93 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: a lot of Asian Americans experienced racism. Um. It's just 94 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: it's just crazy because we say minorities and we really 95 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:37,039 Speaker 1: do mean minorities, because you know, all of us face 96 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: it some way or another. And I don't know if 97 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: I see a real into it. Yeah, it's it's tough, Matt, 98 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: because it's so you realize how much hate it is 99 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: in this world, you know what I mean? And I 100 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: guarantee those same people had his chance to just sit 101 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: down and talk to him and get to hang with him, 102 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: they probably wouldn't feel that way. Um. And then you know, 103 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: the I blame this on them on the news outlets 104 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: because the news outlets, and then when the president say 105 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: stuff like with the ex president say stuff like that, 106 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: and they play it all over the world. People think 107 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: it's a joke. People think it's funny. They don't think 108 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,839 Speaker 1: they're insulting people, you know what I mean? And and 109 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: like I said, man, you know how I stay in 110 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 1: love fall? Who have love fall? I know that Jeremy 111 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: Land from from being around him and playing against him. 112 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 1: I know the type of person he is, you know 113 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,360 Speaker 1: what I mean? And uh, the solid, solid dude man 114 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: very side and not a racist bone in his body. 115 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: So I can feel I can feel way he's coming 116 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: from because that's the same thing I'll be saying every 117 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: day with half the stuff that I get on my 118 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: phone from people and my d ms, you know what 119 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: I mean. So I feel it, man, And there's more people. 120 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: So I'm the type of person that I'm willing to 121 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: say that I'm ready, I'm willing to stand on the 122 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: side of Jeremy Land to knock this bullshit down and 123 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: get it out the way. So I support him, man, 124 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: and and and I can feel his pain and I 125 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 1: know so can you. Absolutely No, I mean I completely 126 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: understand where he's coming from. I feel that I think 127 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: he brought up a great point about the former president 128 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: because it was almost played up to be a joke, 129 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean to the way he would 130 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: blatantly shout out racist things and and and and it 131 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: really kind of shows what kind of world we're in 132 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: still because so many people still follow him, you know, 133 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: he did he talked last night in Orlando, and it's 134 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: the same old rhetoric, you know, and it's it's it's 135 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: disheartening to see from a standpoint like if you mess 136 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 1: with Trump at this point, it's just you really just 137 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,600 Speaker 1: have I don't even know what to say, you know 138 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,360 Speaker 1: what I mean, like, is it hate in your heart 139 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: or because to see the ship that he is condoned 140 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 1: and said and it's happened around him and to still 141 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: have this much support, it just shows like how far 142 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: we are from having true unity and love across the country. 143 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: And I'll take it. There's so many people dying inside, 144 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: Matt that we don't even know. You know, they hate themselves, 145 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: that's all that is. And like you said too, if 146 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: you say down and had a conversation, most people that 147 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: hate other people, most people that hate black people, Mexican Asians, 148 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: you name it. They can't give you a real reason. 149 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: They have no real reason. Like if you sat down 150 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: and talk to the person, you would be fine with them. 151 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: I guarantee that. But like I said, it's just something 152 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: that's in bred, and it's taught at a young age, 153 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: and sometimes some people think it's cool just to hate, 154 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. And I'm not saying hate 155 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: comes in all shapes, colors and forms. You know, there's 156 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: racist there's racist black people. You know, there's races hate 157 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: in every single ethnicity. So it's not like we're stereotyping 158 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: white people or Mexican Asians, you name. It's just across 159 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: the board. And it's unfortunate cause, like you said, it 160 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: starts within and and and to hate, you have to 161 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: be unhappy with something inside of you, you know what 162 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,119 Speaker 1: I mean. Because hate is such a heavy burden to carry. 163 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: So you know, pray for Jeremy Lynn Um, you know, 164 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: but this happens all too often, you know. I mean, 165 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,080 Speaker 1: we've I've been dealing with this my entire life. You've 166 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: been dealing with it, like I said, ever since you 167 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: kind of took the front lines. I remember, you tell 168 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: me how much how many death threats and nigga this 169 00:07:57,040 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: and nigga that's in your thing and sane with me 170 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: and so it's just it's just the world we live in, 171 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: which is unfortunate. We've almost come a mute and become 172 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: immune to it. But um, you know, we just gotta 173 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: praise something. Someday something changes. Another interesting thing that happened 174 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: recently was the Atlanta Dream were sold to an ownership 175 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: group that had former player Reneeed Montgomery as a part 176 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: of it. Jack, we both just did her podcast, Really 177 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: Cool Down to Earth. Chick had a great time on 178 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: the podcast. Um, as you know, Uh, Kelly Loffler had 179 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: to sell I don't know if she had to sell Actually, 180 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 1: I don't want to say had to sell. Um, they 181 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: decided to have her sell it after all the ship 182 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: she was doing leading up to the presidential race and 183 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 1: and really showing her true colors. Her team, you know, 184 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: stood against her, the whole w n b A stood 185 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: against her. And I think it's a beautiful thing that 186 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: they were able to get her out and not only 187 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,840 Speaker 1: able to sell the team, but have a former player, 188 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: a former black player at that be a part of ownership. 189 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts on what happened of the Atlanta Dream. 190 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: Rhnee is a female a version of us. She's gonna 191 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: say what she means. She's gonna she's gonna stand on 192 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: her morals and and everything that she was taught growing up. 193 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: And uh, she's not been if anything. And that's what 194 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: I love about her. And not only that she was 195 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 1: she's a great basketball player as well, um, but but 196 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: doing our show and just being able to comment sate 197 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: well and no more about like I said, she's just 198 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 1: like us, man, and she's somebody that I that I 199 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: stand behind any day. Uh. She she's definitely a leader 200 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:31,040 Speaker 1: in our community and our culture man. And I think, um, 201 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: she needs to get up for hours now because she's 202 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: doing She's what she's doing this monumental and she's making 203 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: a lot of way for a lot of young women 204 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: to see different things and being different positions. So for 205 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: her to have the courage to not only become one 206 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,080 Speaker 1: of the best w W NBA players, but now to 207 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: be an owner, I think it speaks vibues of what 208 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: she's doing and not salute the absolutely owner activists former 209 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: player more than basketball. And that brings me to Lebron 210 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 1: because she said, you know when she heard Lebron say 211 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,599 Speaker 1: he you know, a group needs to get together and 212 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: buy the team. That kind of inspired her. So I'm 213 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,560 Speaker 1: not sure if if Lebron is a part of it. 214 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: I don't think he is, because we probably would have 215 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: heard it. But Lebron definitely inspire people to to to, 216 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: you know, get the ball rolling with these ideas. And 217 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: that's all we need is the idea and and and 218 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: now more than ever, we're able to execute. So I 219 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: think it's a huge man had off. Congratulations. Um, it's dope, 220 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: and we're looking forward to more people being a part 221 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: of processes like this for professional teams because you know, 222 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:32,079 Speaker 1: we complain across the board about opportunities for minorities, particular 223 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: African Americans to be coaches. You know, normally we're just 224 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 1: the talent, but to become coaches. But this is taken 225 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: into another level because I feel you need representation at 226 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: the top. You need representation and management and then all 227 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: that will trickle down to head coaching and other positions 228 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: on that bench. So great job and uh man, I 229 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: canna definitely be tuning into the team this year. The 230 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: Week ahead, Jack, let's get back to basketball. Wednesday, we 231 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: got a big matchup you versus Philly. Both of them 232 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 1: are leading their respective conferences. Uh, the Mbid and go 233 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:08,080 Speaker 1: Bear matchup is something I always look forward to and 234 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 1: be was a late game scratch, but looking at the 235 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,520 Speaker 1: numbers and Beats numbers are significantly down against U talk, 236 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: So this is gonna be a good matchup because those 237 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: you know two, two of the best at what they 238 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: do on both sides of the ball. Also another interesting 239 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: UH matchup is Simmons and Mitchell. You know, they had 240 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: a heated Rookie of the Year situation in two thousand 241 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: and eighteen because I guess Ben was a red shirt 242 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: rookie and Donovan Mitchell had the shirts that said this 243 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: and said that. Uh. Last game Simmons was huge against Utah. 244 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: So what are your thoughts on, you know, the two 245 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: teams that are leading the Eastern and Western conferences squaring 246 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 1: up on Wednesday. I love it. I think right now 247 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,160 Speaker 1: embat is at the halfway of the season and beat 248 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,439 Speaker 1: his my mv m v P H with k D 249 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: k D missing so many games, I had Kadi, but 250 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:58,719 Speaker 1: E beat his my m v P. The way he's 251 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: been playing, He's been playing unstoppable on both ends. Of 252 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: the floor and just some of the moves he's been making. Man, 253 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: I see him the other day go between the legs 254 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: and step back and he's seven ft to eight mad man. 255 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: I was looking at that, like, come on, man, come on, 256 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 1: I've never seen a big man do this stuff here 257 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: doing you know, I've seen BOOKI I seen Boogie do 258 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff with the ball, but this is 259 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: just different. Man. He's more fluid with the handle than 260 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: Boogie was. Boogie probably is a better shooter overall than 261 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: in Beat, I would think in this day. But and 262 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 1: Beat is more fluid with the handle. He's really like 263 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 1: a seven footer out there with the ball on the string. 264 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: Is crazy. Everything is smooved you exactly right, Bro. But 265 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 1: he's just I really see him dominating this game. I 266 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 1: just think the way he's been playing, I really I 267 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: think he's gonna go out there and make a statement. 268 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: Utah is one of the best teams in the league 269 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: right now. They're playing one of the playing like one 270 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,640 Speaker 1: of the best teams in the league as well, And 271 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna go out and really make a 272 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: statement this game. And I don't really think it's gonna 273 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: be about Ben Simmons and Mitchells too much. I think 274 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 1: it's gonna be about to be dominating and really going 275 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: to go bear this game. Jack. Think it's interesting you 276 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: say you don't think it will be about Mitchell because 277 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: I agree. I think you toss. Strength is in their numbers. 278 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 1: They're deep, they're great three shooting, three point shooting team. 279 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: But an interesting staff that came up, and sometimes these 280 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,439 Speaker 1: can be misleading, but there's a difference between two two 281 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: and a half shots from when Metell shoots just under 282 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: twenty shots a game the team is fifteen and one, 283 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,079 Speaker 1: and when when in their in their losses, he's shooting 284 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: nearly three shots a game, you know. So, like I said, 285 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: I think it's it speaks to your point. Their strength 286 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: is in their numbers and the way they can move 287 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: the ball and make you pay from several different people. 288 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: One thing that I thought was interesting, Jack, is the 289 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: lack of quality wins the Sixers have really had. There 290 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: one in five verse Western Conference teams in the playoff race, 291 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: and three and five overall against teams above five hundred. 292 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: You know. Granted, it's tough to say because that East 293 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:54,080 Speaker 1: is crazy right now. Everyone's just barely over five hundred billion. 294 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,360 Speaker 1: There's some quality teams out there, but overall kind of 295 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: looking at that, that's that that alarms me from a 296 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: standpoint enough. You know, you're not really playing the best 297 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: that the team has, you know the league has to offer. 298 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: And when you are playing the best the league has 299 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 1: to offer, you're one in five. So what are your 300 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: thoughts about their lack of success over big teams? You know, 301 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: I'm not really worried about that, you know, because I'm 302 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: looking at Brooklyn and Brooklyn hasn't had their full team yet, 303 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: and if you look at the landscape Philadelphia, they haven't either. 304 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: Curry has been out, Harris has been out, and beat 305 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: has been out. They're still trying to find there then, 306 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: and they look they stare at the top of the 307 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: East right now. So you gotta take your hats off 308 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: the doc rivers from keeping this puzzle together with having 309 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: guys in and out and still but they to be 310 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: at the top of the East right now. But I 311 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 1: think when it all said and done, when everybody's health 312 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: and come together, this team gonna be a team to 313 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: look out for. Who do you if you were to 314 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: look ahead, who would be your Eastern Conference matchup up? 315 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: To this point right now, will be fine Eastern Conference 316 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 1: Finals right now. I'll be Philly in Brooklyn. M hmm. 317 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: Do you think do you think Brooklyn has enough to 318 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: stop in be because you know he'll be a key 319 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 1: factor in that's series. Yeah, I mean, I mean and 320 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: that that would be that would be the interesting side 321 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: of it. They won't be able to stop Harden, uh, 322 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: Kyrie and Durant, but you know Will will will they 323 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 1: be able to stop and beat and his dominance in 324 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: the paint, That's gonna be the question. Yeah. So as 325 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,080 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to, I mean, we're obviously looking ahead 326 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 1: or almost at the halfway point. But you know, there's 327 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: two teams to me that are at the top of 328 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: the East right now with Boston struggles of late Toronto 329 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: is kind of getting hot, Miami is getting hot. But 330 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: I definitely think those two teams are the best teams 331 00:15:30,600 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: in the East. Boys Red Cup and there early in 332 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: the day, Hunt you said this happy hour somewhere in 333 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 1: this motherfucker. Oh no, you know, I don't drink. There's 334 00:15:36,960 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: just juice only wine only. Continuing the week ahead, we 335 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: got the Celtics Raptors playoff rematch from last year teams 336 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,960 Speaker 1: go in two different directions. Uh. Of late, the Raptors 337 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: are hot after their two and eight start, they turned 338 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,160 Speaker 1: it around. Uh since the end of January, they're ten 339 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: in five defense rating, picked up offenses, picked up Celtics. 340 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: On the other hand, you know, they got a good 341 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: win last night, but they've been struggling of eight. Both 342 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: these teams are seventeen and seventeen along with Miami Jack. 343 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: What are your thoughts about these two teams in the 344 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: direction they are heading in man, basically in the same spot. 345 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: Both these teams need to get it together. I mean, 346 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: you can't really make excuses of guys not being in 347 00:16:14,680 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: there and you know, having mixed up lineups and stuff 348 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: like that. Having guys have to stub us tut in. 349 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: You gotta be ready to play. And I think both 350 00:16:21,760 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: of these teams need to use this game against each 351 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: other to turn this season around, to get going in 352 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 1: the right direction. Both these teams with championship teams last year. 353 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: Not these teams both look like they could possibly miss 354 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs. So the somebody got to turn it around. 355 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: And when you have, when you don't have, when you 356 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: have your leader out, all your all, your vocal guy out, 357 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: somebody has to step up. I also think they underestimate 358 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: smart importance to this team um not only his leadership, 359 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: but his ability to take pressure off Tatum and Brown 360 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,320 Speaker 1: by guarding the best wing score most of the time. 361 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna read some numbers before why Marcus is on 362 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: the court and while he's injured. H Tatum while Marcus 363 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: smartest playing is that nearly twenty seven points a game, 364 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: nearly from the three point line. During his injury, he's 365 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: at twenty four points a game and only from the 366 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: three point line. Jayden Brown while Marcus Smart is on 367 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 1: the court at twenty seven points a game and from 368 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: the three, and while he's injured, twenty two points a 369 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: game and from the three. So, like I said, it's 370 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,480 Speaker 1: little numbers and things like that that people don't realize 371 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:25,360 Speaker 1: of the importance of Marcus Smart. Like I said, his leadership. 372 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: He's the leader of that team and everyone has said it. 373 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 1: But it's the stuff he does that doesn't get the 374 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: statistics that really helps. Like similar to what Clay does 375 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: when he's healthy for Steph. You know, Clay has always 376 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 1: taken that that that big time matchup, allowing Steph to 377 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: really save his legs, So I think they'll be fine 378 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: post All Star break once Marcus Smart returns. Um. But 379 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: it's to me it's gonna be a fun race because 380 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:51,439 Speaker 1: the East is literally wide open only a handful of 381 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: If any team goes on a five game winning streak 382 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 1: and there anywhere near the bottom, that they can end 383 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: up at the top of the Eastern Conference. So this 384 00:17:58,080 --> 00:17:59,880 Speaker 1: is gonna be a fun run down the stretch. Fan 385 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: questions are here. We appreciate the questions every week from 386 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 1: you guys, Jack, I'm gonna get it started from sincerely 387 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 1: twenty Do you believe the Lakers need to make a 388 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: move before the deadline or is this team good enough 389 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: to defend the title? Uh, they're good enough to defend 390 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,480 Speaker 1: the title. They're just need a D back they put. 391 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 1: They put all those pieces to the puzzle with that 392 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 1: with a D and Braun on the court in mind, 393 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: you know, not with a D out. So without a 394 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: D none of his works. So they plan on having 395 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: a healthy team, you know, um Born more injury cause 396 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: coming towards the end of the season, towards the playoffs. 397 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: So I don't think they need to make any moves. 398 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 1: I think they're fine. They just gotta get healthy. See. 399 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: I think they're good enough to win the title, but 400 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: I think it'll be much easier if they're able to 401 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 1: pick up an athletic big, whether it be like a 402 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: JaVale McGee or an Andre Drummond, someone that can really 403 00:18:50,720 --> 00:18:53,000 Speaker 1: move around, because I think those are two guys from 404 00:18:53,040 --> 00:18:56,359 Speaker 1: last year they missed and Dwight Howard and Javel Miga. 405 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,280 Speaker 1: Although Marcosol is a great position defensive player, he clogged 406 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 1: up to paint. He's just not athletic and he's not 407 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,879 Speaker 1: out here grabbing rebounds like those guys were able to 408 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: grab rebounds and keep plays of lives and catch lives. 409 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: So I agree. I still think they have enough to 410 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 1: defend for the title, but I think their job would 411 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: be a lot easier if they were able to pick 412 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: up an active big at McFly underscored the guy Levin 413 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: barring injuries, will player has a better career Grand Hill 414 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:26,919 Speaker 1: or Brandon Roy first and foremost. Although I think Brandon 415 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: Roy would have been great, Grant Hill would have been 416 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: one of the greatest players of all time if he 417 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 1: didn't get hurt. I think people don't understand how good 418 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: Grant Hill was at a early on in his career 419 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: Detroit Pistons, Grand Hill. Um, if you go back and 420 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:44,040 Speaker 1: look at old footage, no one could do nothing with him. 421 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: He was busting pips asked, he was busting Jordan's ass, 422 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,479 Speaker 1: He was busting anyone who stood in front of us 423 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 1: ass from from a from a points standpoint, but also 424 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: triple doubles. He was knocking down triple doubles. I mean, 425 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: to me, he was a more athletic I'm not gonna 426 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: say the same level pastor, but just a more athletic 427 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: matgic Johnson as far as he can get numbers across 428 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: the board, but he was much more athletic. Brandon Roy 429 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: was a fucking monster though. You know, I wish we 430 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: could have got a chance to see how good he 431 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: could have been because he had the whole package completely 432 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: played under control. You could never rush him. He was 433 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: strong on the block, can shoot the ball with clutch um. Unfortunately, 434 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 1: we didn't really get to see any of these guys 435 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,400 Speaker 1: really really really tap into their full potential bar doing 436 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 1: it because of injury. Yeah. I love playing against Brandon 437 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 1: war He was one of my favorite guys to play against. 438 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: But Grant Hill, we'll definitely been top five, top ten 439 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: if he would have got hurt, and he's somebody I 440 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 1: padded my game after somebody that I idolized him. It's 441 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: got a pip on the two guys. I tried to 442 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,159 Speaker 1: pat him my game after, but Graham was unbelievable. And 443 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: if you guys don't understand what I'm saying, go look 444 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 1: back at take Graham. Hill could definitely because if he 445 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,360 Speaker 1: if he didn't get hurt, he was gonna be top 446 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 1: ten best player of all time, no question, no question, 447 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 1: no questions. And he's a great do on top of that, 448 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: rarely that my brother, it is so cold out there, 449 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:06,080 Speaker 1: but Grant is a great He's a as J J. 450 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 1: Reddi would say, he's a hell of a human being too. 451 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: So shout out to Grant. Definitely shout out. We gotta 452 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: get both of them on the podcast one day. Next 453 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,760 Speaker 1: question from ms J Underscore s should the NBA take 454 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: out fan voting in All Star or should fans only 455 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 1: be allowed to vote for players who meet All Star criteria? 456 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:27,399 Speaker 1: That's a great question. Yeah, I mean me, I was 457 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 1: always one of those guys who felt like, you know, 458 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: you've got people voting for that for the best players 459 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 1: are they are, they are their favorite player to make 460 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: the All Star Game, and they don't even know nothing 461 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: about basketball. They're just somebody they like. That guy might 462 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: not even be that good. I deserve to start, So 463 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: those type of things used to bother me. I think 464 00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:48,360 Speaker 1: the players you have a lot of input, but involving 465 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: the fans some kind of way too. I think the 466 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: fans should be involved, but they shouldn't have that much 467 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,359 Speaker 1: of a vote, because a lot of times guys like 468 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: myself get exed out by somebody who just a fan favorite, 469 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: ain't really ain't they good? I think what she said 470 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:04,679 Speaker 1: it could be the key, you know what I mean. Obviously, 471 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: we want to keep fan participation going, but the fans 472 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: should only be able to vote for people who are 473 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 1: in an All Star like the All Star Circle. Maybe 474 00:22:13,280 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: the NBA picks, Hey, they're the These thirty guys or 475 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: forty guys are the guys you can pick from, because 476 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,080 Speaker 1: you know you'll get a lot of guys like you 477 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 1: said that are just popular. Um sometimes foreign players that 478 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: will get a ton of votes, but they're not all stars. 479 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: They know they're not All stars, you know what I mean? 480 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: So I think ja uh miss j might be onto something. 481 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: You know, if the NBA is able to just have 482 00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: a pot of players that the fans can vote, because 483 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: I definitely think the fan vote keeps them engaged and 484 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: they do appreciate because some of the fans take it 485 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: very seriously. Um, but it should be a certain amount 486 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: of pot. You know, there should be certain players in 487 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: the pot you can vote for, so guys that aren't 488 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 1: All Stars don't take away from guys votes from guys 489 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:53,160 Speaker 1: that are possibly be able to make the All Star team. 490 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 1: Next fan question, Andy foy one saw you who went 491 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,200 Speaker 1: today's NBA or sports in general? Do you think has 492 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: the potential to change our impact culture? Like Alan Ibinson, 493 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 1: hash slash did M what player young player? I don't know. 494 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 1: I don't know if there's anyone, because Ai was obviously 495 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: one of a kind, cut from a different cloth, and 496 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: I don't really see And I think because of Ai 497 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: it'll be it's gonna be hard to really shift and 498 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: change culture like the way he did, because you gotta 499 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,240 Speaker 1: think Ai was first with the tato, really first to 500 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: really rock a bunch of tattoos. Uh. The dress code 501 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: changed because of Ai. So many different things happened because 502 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: of Ai. So now all those walls are broken down. 503 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: So I don't know if anyone else it would have 504 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: to be a wild motherfucker to come in and really 505 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: change culture the way AI did. You can't really compare 506 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:47,640 Speaker 1: him to AI. But if I had to say one 507 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: person who's changed the culture and our culture like AI, 508 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: the closest person I can say Stephan Curry. He changed 509 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: the game. He changed the way these kids play the game. 510 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: He changed the way they dressed playing the game. He changed, 511 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 1: he changed a lot of stuff. If anybody changed anything 512 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 1: in our culture or even close to what a I did, 513 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:09,240 Speaker 1: is Steph occur. Yeah. I think the culture of basketball absolutely, 514 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,280 Speaker 1: There's no question step But I think my stuff was 515 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:14,680 Speaker 1: as far as changing the culture was off the court, 516 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, as far as how many 517 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:18,959 Speaker 1: walls and and things he broke down, But as far 518 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: as changing the basketball game, I don't I think Steph 519 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: changing more than AI. To be honest with you, You 520 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 1: mean Steph, and I could tell you like it trickles 521 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: all the way down, Like I'm you know, I coach 522 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: my kids now when I go to these tournaments, kids 523 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,240 Speaker 1: don't warm up in the paint no more. These kids 524 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,399 Speaker 1: warm up shooting thirty ft threes where they're throwing their 525 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 1: whole body into it. And ship. I'm like, how about 526 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 1: I even told Isaiah that ship? Yesterday we had an 527 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:42,439 Speaker 1: early game in Arizona. Isaiah. Isaiah is shooting from like 528 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: the out of bounce line. I'm like, I said, bring 529 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: you a little ass in here and start with some 530 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: form shooting and get you know what I mean. But 531 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 1: that's the influence that Steph and Clay have had on 532 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:55,919 Speaker 1: basketball as a whole. So I completely agree basketball Steph 533 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,640 Speaker 1: hands down, but culture overall, I don't think there will 534 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,200 Speaker 1: be another person that effect culture the way I did. 535 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: J Win three. Can we get some more of Stack 536 00:25:05,280 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: Franklin sat impressions? Oh man, man, it's it's a new season, Matt. 537 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: So I gotta, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta give. Yeah, 538 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: I gotta, I gotta go. I gotta go on my bag. 539 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think I have nothing yet because 540 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 1: the season is still new. From the new season, man, 541 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: I can't really think of a uh. And it was 542 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: good too. It had me on the edge of my seat. 543 00:25:25,400 --> 00:25:28,199 Speaker 1: But so you owe us you you gonna do this, 544 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,480 Speaker 1: but you just gotta study, study the tape a little 545 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: bit more. Yeah, yeah, I gotta, I gotta, I gotta 546 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:34,960 Speaker 1: study the tape from them from the new one. But 547 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 1: uh but yeah, yeah, yeah, I have something for oh 548 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: yeah one. See. I'm the kind of person like it 549 00:25:40,840 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: kills me every week not to watch this and All 550 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,679 Speaker 1: American because I love both those shows, but I like 551 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 1: to binge watch, so I want to wait until they're 552 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: either on Netflix or Hulu. Like me, A couple of 553 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:53,880 Speaker 1: joints and just binge watched the whole day, So I'm 554 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: totally out of loop. I try not to listen, not 555 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: try not to hear whenever people are talking about Snowfall 556 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 1: or All Americans. So you got that, j Win, Jack 557 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: has you on a Saint a Saint impersonation. He just 558 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:07,760 Speaker 1: has to study tape a little bit better, a little 559 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: bit more. Drive, motherfucker. Zach Levine drops March fourth. We 560 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: had a nice little conversation with him the other day. 561 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: Jack first time all Star, my light Skin and U 562 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: c l a brother. Good, good little conversation we had. Yeah. 563 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 1: I was happy to have him on the show. Everybody 564 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,719 Speaker 1: had been asking for him. It was good to get 565 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: on the show and pick his brain. Man. I'm happy 566 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: all start now. No doubt you guys enjoyed this little clip. 567 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 1: First time All Star, long overdue, but first time All Star, 568 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: Zach Lavine, Man, welcome to the show, My dogs. What 569 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,239 Speaker 1: up with y'all? Man? I appreciate it, man, I've been 570 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 1: wanting to come on here. You're notorious for how hard 571 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: you work, gratifying to finally make your first All Star game. 572 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: You've been the All Star Weekend, you've won to Dunk contest, 573 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:48,760 Speaker 1: but to go to the actually play in the game, 574 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,120 Speaker 1: how does that make you feel? It feels good, man, 575 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 1: You know to get the recognition, especially you put in 576 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: the work over the last couple of years. You know, 577 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: when you when you finally break through, it feels good. 578 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm happy, I most likely you know. 579 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm happy for my family, the reaction I 580 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:05,959 Speaker 1: got from them. And you know obviously how you know 581 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: you guys and you know your peers interact and let 582 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: you know, you know that that you broke through it 583 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,520 Speaker 1: feels good. Obviously we felt it. You felt it. Um, 584 00:27:13,560 --> 00:27:15,439 Speaker 1: you know, you've been playing at this level for you know, 585 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: at least you know two or three years now. What 586 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,880 Speaker 1: do you think changed this season and got you over 587 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: the hump. You know, I always credit everything the hard work, 588 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:25,880 Speaker 1: and you know, obviously over the last couple of years, 589 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 1: I feel like I've been playing at this level, but 590 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: you know, to finally breakthrough were in the playoff picture, 591 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: and you know, to see the growth I've had over 592 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: these last couple of years have been big man. So 593 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: it's it's gratifying. The main thing was my mentality, you know, 594 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: going out there and try and do whatever it took to, 595 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:40,919 Speaker 1: you know, just to get the wins. You know, if 596 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,400 Speaker 1: that was you know, assist one night going out there, 597 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: try and bust my ass on defense, or if I 598 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 1: gotta take over and try to go get thirty forty, 599 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,280 Speaker 1: you know, whatever it is, just you know, try to 600 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: get try and get that team and a win. Calling in, 601 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: you know, I feel like did a good job of, 602 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 1: you know, locking in each game for that closing out 603 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:58,400 Speaker 1: the show. We're gonna do our quick hitters, real fast jack. 604 00:27:58,440 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: Despite how bad the Washington Wizards started, there only three 605 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,639 Speaker 1: games out of the eight and two games out of 606 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 1: the tenth UH spot for the playing tournament UH seven 607 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 1: and two in their last nine, Brad Beal is that 608 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 1: thirty three points a game from the field, Russ's avenue 609 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:20,000 Speaker 1: the triple double, Burton's a shooting fift from the three 610 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 1: point line. Um, are they a playoff team? I think so. 611 00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:30,359 Speaker 1: I think, um the bad News Bass playoff team in 612 00:28:30,359 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference. Uh but right, But I mean, finally 613 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,280 Speaker 1: Russ are starting to settle down and everybody is starting 614 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 1: to pick the level of play to meet Bill's play. 615 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: Bill started off on fire, He's still on fire, and 616 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: everybody else is just catching up to him. Even even 617 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: even even Burdens is starting to knock down shots and 618 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: step up and play well. Should know what with eight 619 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,400 Speaker 1: shots a game? So a three eight three point attempts 620 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: a game. So I'm uh, I like them. I mean 621 00:28:57,240 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: I think they can do a Locus Bill contaters down 622 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: fire Rustu telling to get them triple doubles. They definitely 623 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,440 Speaker 1: can make the playoffs in the East. This team has 624 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:06,720 Speaker 1: taken a lot of heat. Um. You know, I've talked 625 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: about it, um, you know, and I think we forgot 626 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,800 Speaker 1: that that that Russ is new and Russ is someone 627 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: that you definitely have to get used to Russ. And 628 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: then on the flip side, Russ had to get used 629 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: to brad Um. So you know, they've been hot of late. 630 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: It's good to see playoff team. I definitely think they're 631 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:25,640 Speaker 1: a playoff team, but I don't really think they're a 632 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: team that's gonna make noise in the playoffs. But I 633 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: think their goal, probably on this first year, is to 634 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: get there. But you know what with with with the 635 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: dog like russ and and someone like Bradley Beale, it 636 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:39,040 Speaker 1: definitely won't be an easy out. Um. Like I said, 637 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: we we're not saying they're gonna make a lot of noise, 638 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: but you know they're gonna they're gonna fight, and um, 639 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: you know that's one thing. Scott Brooks has this team 640 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: doing his fighting right now, and you know, you love 641 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 1: to see it because you know, you hate to see 642 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 1: you know, Rust has been great for so long you 643 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 1: hate to kind of see the back side of his 644 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: career start happening. Like this, Bradley Bill is really coming 645 00:29:56,240 --> 00:29:57,880 Speaker 1: into his own as one of the best two way, 646 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: if not you know, one of the best two way 647 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 1: players in the game. Um, so you want to see 648 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: him do well. And there's always a lot of talks 649 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: about where he's going, but he's remained loyal, staying he's 650 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: good to where he's at he wants to continue to 651 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:10,680 Speaker 1: build and things are starting to turn around. So I'm 652 00:30:10,680 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: happy for those guys. Also, the three point contest would 653 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: be taking place, um thus far to to my knowledge, 654 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:18,920 Speaker 1: Dame is the only one that has put his hat 655 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: in the bowl uh to shoot. We're here in Jason Tatum, Jack. 656 00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:27,080 Speaker 1: Who would be your ideal six shooters to shoot in 657 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:31,600 Speaker 1: the three point contests? I'll go Steph Curry, I'll go 658 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: Dame Liltt, I'll go to Kevin Durant, I go Devin Booker. Oh, 659 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:43,520 Speaker 1: I go Clay Thompson. Well, Clay's hurt. Oh Clay, Okay, 660 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: Devin Booker and actually Katie's hurt. So let me, I'm 661 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:50,320 Speaker 1: gonna take two off your list. So so Deav, Steph 662 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,880 Speaker 1: and Dame. So far Dav, Steph and Dame. I'll go 663 00:30:54,440 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 1: Seth Curry to Seth JJ Reddy JJ Reddy And I 664 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,000 Speaker 1: need one more, right, I'm gonna throw one in there 665 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 1: for you. Joe Ingalls, Nah, he wouldn't make. He would 666 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: not make. He would not make. My motherfucker shoot the ball, 667 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 1: bro man, I can shoot just my ship just as 668 00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 1: slow as his. That it's all. Hey. You know what though, 669 00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:25,479 Speaker 1: na Hey, you know what, I ain't gonna lie. I 670 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: ad PG the way he's shooting at three ball. I 671 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: apologies to shoot out that. I'm not mad at that, 672 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 1: Jack said. The NBA expand the All Star roster right 673 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: now currently sits at twelve. No, No, they didn't expand 674 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: it when I had a chance to get in and 675 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:44,120 Speaker 1: leave that motherfucker away. It is every year, I feel like, 676 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: and every year I feel like there's gonna be snubs 677 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: because there's only twenty four spots and there's obviously many 678 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 1: much more than you know, twenty four All Stars in 679 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: this league. So every year people are gonna be getting snubbed. 680 00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: But to me, I don't think you expand the roster 681 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: because what is the point of making the All Star 682 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,080 Speaker 1: team and not playing you know what I mean? I 683 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: think that would kind of be embarrassing because how then 684 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: can the coach play four team players that it is tough, 685 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: you know what I mean? So I think you know, 686 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: twelve is a good number. Um, there's always gonna be snubs. 687 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: It's unfortunate. Some guys like Mike Conley may never get 688 00:32:16,160 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: that nod where he's played at an All Star level before. 689 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: You never got that nod. I think that has a 690 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 1: lot to do with the trouble you got in with 691 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,560 Speaker 1: with the with the malice at the palace, but you 692 00:32:26,640 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 1: never got that nod. So there's always gonna be guys 693 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:31,360 Speaker 1: you know that played at a high level. Of Jamal Crawford, 694 00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: you know, never got the node and he had some 695 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: story years. So it's always gonna be guys. Uh, they 696 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: get snubbed. That's just unfortunate. But there's definitely a lot 697 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 1: more than only twenty four All Stars in league. It's 698 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: just you gotta be in that top slot. I guess last, 699 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 1: but not least closing out quick hitter or something I 700 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: found interesting Jack Buddy healed fastest in NBA history to 701 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:55,880 Speaker 1: reach a thousand three pointers only took him three hundred 702 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: fifty games. Took Step three sixty nine games in second place. 703 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 1: Thoughts on that accomplishment. That's a big accomplishment for him. 704 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 1: Shouts out to Buddy Hill for shooting that things, shooting 705 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 1: the light side. He came in the game shooting it. 706 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: But I guarantee it wouldn't have been that quick if 707 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: he had Clay on this team as well. Sho you 708 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:16,360 Speaker 1: gotta forget and then k D think about the three 709 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:19,680 Speaker 1: year round with Ka. Actually no, that was earlier. Yeah, 710 00:33:19,720 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: that was earlier, so that didn account But Noah, Clay 711 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,240 Speaker 1: we was someone that could shoot it just as good 712 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: on this side. That's a great point, great point, but yeah, no, 713 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 1: definitely shout out buddy. Heals holds that record three fifty 714 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 1: games thousand threes, but I think that's going to be 715 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: broken too because of what we said earlier. Steph has 716 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:38,960 Speaker 1: changed this game. So every young kid from here on 717 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 1: out coming in is gonna come in with the ultra 718 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:43,480 Speaker 1: green light. And if you're one of these special players 719 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: that can really shoot, you're definitely gonna be able to 720 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: get your attempts up. So grass the buddy. But I 721 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: don't know how long this record will stand. Let it 722 00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: right in closing, Uh, something happened last week that that 723 00:33:55,080 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: that really pissed me off. Jack. I saw you commented 724 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: on social media the stack or Star Latan I won't 725 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:04,719 Speaker 1: even attempt to butcher his last name, said that Lebron 726 00:34:04,800 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: needs to stick to what he's good at and leave 727 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,319 Speaker 1: everything else alone. And it's just crazy to me that 728 00:34:11,440 --> 00:34:13,680 Speaker 1: although this guy is a great soccer player, he's still 729 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:17,160 Speaker 1: this fucking ignorant two issues that go on in our community, 730 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: and how important Lebron has been on opening up not 731 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: only his platform but his way of looking at it 732 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 1: and speaking makes it easier easier for people like you 733 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: and I to speak, although we never really gave funk. 734 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:31,360 Speaker 1: We us gonna speak regardless. But what I mean like, 735 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,760 Speaker 1: when you're not a superstar, you can still speak because 736 00:34:34,800 --> 00:34:37,440 Speaker 1: the superstars opening that door for you, you know. Braun 737 00:34:37,520 --> 00:34:40,520 Speaker 1: responded with, you know he'll he'll never shut up about things. 738 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:43,440 Speaker 1: And he also preached on how educated he is on stuff, 739 00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:45,319 Speaker 1: because he definitely does educate. But you know a few 740 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,840 Speaker 1: things he's done more than a vote which helped organize 741 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 1: you know, voters, the Promised School, which is changing generational opportunity. 742 00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:56,520 Speaker 1: And again, like I said, for this guy to come 743 00:34:56,560 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: over and say some crazy ship like this, I know 744 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,880 Speaker 1: how you were acted. I saw your your comment, but 745 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:05,319 Speaker 1: what are your thoughts on this? First off, man, there's 746 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,080 Speaker 1: too many people that are trying to be guard to 747 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:10,479 Speaker 1: tell people what to do, tell them what they can't say. 748 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,160 Speaker 1: You're like, like, you're not God, there's only one guard 749 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: and this second, you're not messy. Kings don't argue with peasants. Okay, 750 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 1: if MESSI was talking, well, be listening to them. But 751 00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: kings don't argue with peasants. Bro, I think I think 752 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:24,440 Speaker 1: it's best for him to just stay in his lane 753 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:27,359 Speaker 1: and let Lebron do what he do. You're not in 754 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,440 Speaker 1: this fight. You're you. You probably don't even understand the 755 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:32,640 Speaker 1: plight of what we're talking about, what we're standing up for. 756 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: So it's best that you do what you do. And 757 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:37,920 Speaker 1: if you decide not to speak on these things, then 758 00:35:37,920 --> 00:35:40,160 Speaker 1: that's what you choose to do. But you're not guarding. 759 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,040 Speaker 1: You have no right to tell the next man what 760 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 1: to say or what not to say. If you want 761 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 1: to be a coward, uh and not utilize your huge platform, 762 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,160 Speaker 1: because this dude is a big deal. But if you 763 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: want to be a coward or not utilize that your platform, 764 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:56,399 Speaker 1: that's that's on you. But for another person who's not 765 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: black to tell a black superstar he shouldn't do this, 766 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 1: he do that for his people, it's fucking insane to me, 767 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:06,879 Speaker 1: because if you're not black, you'll never understand the things 768 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: that this that our culture has gone through from the beginning, 769 00:36:11,719 --> 00:36:14,880 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, and they'll and you'll never understand. 770 00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:17,879 Speaker 1: But I think now more than ever, that's what we're 771 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:20,320 Speaker 1: asking others to do, is is try to put yourself 772 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:23,759 Speaker 1: in in the shoes of an African American person sometimes 773 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:28,280 Speaker 1: and kind of understand and to see still daily people 774 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,400 Speaker 1: being killed by cops and and and and and black 775 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: people killing other black it's just rough. You know, on 776 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:39,480 Speaker 1: every single level, there's an obstacle um for the African 777 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:43,960 Speaker 1: American community. Um. So again for for for a non 778 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:50,000 Speaker 1: African American to tell Lebron James what he should be doing, 779 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: he needs to get the ship slapped out of him. 780 00:36:53,560 --> 00:36:56,600 Speaker 1: But that's another story. But but I heard, I heard, 781 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:58,919 Speaker 1: I heard that he's an m M A fight as well. 782 00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:00,560 Speaker 1: If you look at for some ready to pick on, 783 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:05,960 Speaker 1: try bones Jones, Lebron along, yeah you fight, say yeah, yeah, 784 00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,640 Speaker 1: go get some of the bones Jones to take care 785 00:37:07,640 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 1: of that for you now. But at the end of 786 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: the day, like I said, I think I think you know, 787 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 1: to be honest, Jack, hopefully we can learn from this, 788 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:14,360 Speaker 1: you know, because at the end of the day, I 789 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:15,680 Speaker 1: so we want, we want to be able to learn 790 00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:18,400 Speaker 1: from situations like this. I hope he kind of realized 791 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:21,680 Speaker 1: what he said and kind of backtracked and thought about 792 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:24,120 Speaker 1: it because, like I said, you know, Lebron is a 793 00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:26,319 Speaker 1: great basketball player. Yes, but we're so much more than 794 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,160 Speaker 1: athletes out here, and and and it it sounds redundant, 795 00:37:29,239 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: but I mean, we're pillars of our community where fathers 796 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: were business owners. You know, this guy's opening up schools, 797 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:38,560 Speaker 1: giving people opportunities to vote, Like, how can he not 798 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 1: use his platform for the greater good? And he's been 799 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:44,560 Speaker 1: doing that, so for another star to knock him, and 800 00:37:44,600 --> 00:37:47,799 Speaker 1: it's an international star on top of it, ridiculous to me. 801 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:51,880 Speaker 1: What's Birding is available every Monday on Showtime Basketball YouTube 802 00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:55,439 Speaker 1: and also on Twitter at show Basketball. See y'all next week,