1 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: Sound Off would be bulked after an absolute annihilation, a domination, 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: a bold statement by the Boston Celtics that things are 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: different here in Boston than they were two years ago. 4 00:00:17,720 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: Welcome into sound Off, a brand new postgame podcast that 5 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: we will be pushing out after every single Celtics game, 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: where I will be interacting with you Celtics Nation, every 7 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: single night. After every game, I'll be shooting out a 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: post on X asking you for your feedback, your reactions, 9 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: what did you see out on the court. And I'm 10 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: gonna pull a handful of them to discuss each and 11 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: every night. And tonight the perfect night to get this rolling. 12 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: The Boston Celtics absolutely took it to the Golden State 13 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: Warriors from start to finish. We come out of the 14 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: gates with Golden State daring Jalen Brown to take shots, 15 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: and boy did he take them. He opened up the 16 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: game with nineteen points in the first quarter and lit 17 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: the Celtics on fire. It opened up twenty one twenty 18 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: one a piece, and then by the end of the 19 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: first quarter, the Celtics had already pulled ahead forty four 20 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: to twenty two, doubling up the Warriors during that first 21 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: quarter and It only got worse from there. The Celtics 22 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: at the end of the first half were up by 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: forty four points. It was eighty two to thirty eight 24 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: at halftime. I repeat eighty two to thirty eight. At halftime, 25 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: Jalen Brown had scored twenty five, Jason Tatum had scored 26 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: twenty two, and this game was all but over at 27 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: that point. Steve Kerk waved the white flag at halftime, 28 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,680 Speaker 1: did not play his core players during the second half. 29 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: Stephan Curry was on the sideline, Klay Thompson was on 30 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 1: the sideline, Draymond Green was on the sideline. And you 31 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 1: know why, It's because they had an absolute zero chance 32 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: of coming back to win this game. It's the same 33 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: thing Joe Mizzoula did earlier this season when the Celtics 34 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,919 Speaker 1: were getting blown out in a game in Milwaukee. He said, listen, 35 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna benefit my guys more to get the rest 36 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: than it would to put them out there and subject 37 00:01:57,840 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: them to this for the rest of the game. And 38 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: the Boston Celtics just got cruising from there. During the 39 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: third quarter, Joe Mizula put his starters back in the game. 40 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: They continued to cruise for the first few minutes maintain 41 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 1: that lead. Joe Mizula said, all right, I'm gonna get 42 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: my guy has some rest as well, and he took 43 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: the starters out and the reserves just took it from there. 44 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 1: The stay Ready group. They were ready, and by the 45 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: end of the night, the Celtics had logged a fifty 46 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: two point win over the champions from two seasons ago, 47 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: a team that again had won thirteen of its last 48 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: sixteen games. The Boston Celtics made a statement on Sunday, 49 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: and that's what we're about to talk about. Let's dive 50 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: into our first comment from RV. All Right, r VV 51 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: Villanuevas says, this was personal for the seas. I love 52 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: it with a shamrock at the end. RV, I'm right 53 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: there with you. I love this as well. The Celtics 54 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: did take this personal. It felt that way, and not 55 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: only for the actual team on the court, it felt 56 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: that way for the crowd. Like when you walked into 57 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: this arena, there was an extra energy. It felt like 58 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: a playoff game. And obviously it's a Sunday on ABC. 59 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: It's a big time game no matter what. Steph Curry, 60 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: Klay Thompson and Draymond Green are in town. It's gonna 61 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: be a big game no matter what, but this one 62 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: did feel like it had a little bit extra on top. 63 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: It was like it was time for the Celtics to 64 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: make their statement that this is not the same team 65 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: that the Warriors came into TD Garden and beat in 66 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: the NBA Finals two seasons ago. The Celtics wanted to 67 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: make a statement and they did. And the thing that 68 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: really stood out to me that we already touched on 69 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: very briefly during that first quarter, is it felt like 70 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: this was personal for Jalen Brown. Okay, because we came 71 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: out in the first few minutes of this game and 72 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: Draymond Green was defending him, or lack thereof. He was 73 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,720 Speaker 1: literally allowing Jalen to shoot open shots from the perimeter 74 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: as if that was Golden State's game plan, and not 75 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: many teams do that to a guy like Jalen Brown, 76 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: who's a three time All Star. And I don't know 77 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: what was going through Jalen's head, but it certainly looked 78 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: like he took offence to that, and he said, if 79 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: you're gonna leave me open, I'm gonna drive you guys 80 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: right into the ground and that's exactly what he did. 81 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: Nineteen points during the first quarter. He shot six of 82 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: twelve from the field during that quarter, also had three 83 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: rebounds and an assist. He dominated that quarter and it 84 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: was all because Golden State set the table for him 85 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: to do so, which really stands out to me by 86 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: the way that Steve Kerr, if this was actually the 87 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: game plan going into the game, Steve Kerr and his 88 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: staff and the players decided the best way for us 89 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: to try to win this game is to just allow 90 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: one person to do something so that we can be 91 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: tight on everything else. But Jalen Brown again is a 92 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: three time All Star who is averaging twenty two points 93 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: per game and just came off of averaging twenty seven 94 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: last season. This guy's going to take advantage of it. And 95 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: that's exactly what he did, and I loved every second 96 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: of it. Like we said, it felt personal to him. 97 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: When he saw what the Warriors were trying to do 98 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: to him, he took advantage and the Boston Celtics followed 99 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: in his footsteps. It was personal for the team, it 100 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: was personal for the city, it was personal for all 101 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: Celtics nation. And now the Celtics can say, hey, We've 102 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,799 Speaker 1: got that monkey off our back. Obviously, this doesn't redeem 103 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: the loss in the twenty two finals, but it makes 104 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: us feel good that, yes, this team is different than 105 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: it was two years ago. Now, Frank Win, he wants 106 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,679 Speaker 1: to bring us back down to earth. After this fifty 107 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: two point win over the Warriors, he says, great win, 108 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,080 Speaker 1: but our blowout loss to the Bucks was just one 109 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: loss too. Keep going, and I'm with you, Frank, I 110 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: understand what you're saying. You're basically saying, let's not get 111 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: too high, let's not get too low. It's only one game. However, 112 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: I do have to say, Frank, this is one game 113 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: of eleven in a row that the Boston Celtics have won. 114 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: They have been dominant during the stretch and winning the 115 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: last six of those eleven, all in runaway form. I mean, 116 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: the team has been dominant. They're playing the best basketball 117 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,159 Speaker 1: of their season. That's saying a lot, by the way, 118 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: and it's dominant at both ends of the court. What 119 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: I said during the game is that the offense, you know, 120 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: that's the anything that everyone's gonna attach to. You see 121 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: Jalen and Jason and all these guys making shots and 122 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: really making themselves unstoppable on the offensive end. There, the 123 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: Warriors just could do nothing to stop them. But it 124 00:06:10,880 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 1: was at the other end of the court that really 125 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: stood out to me. The defense. I mean, they were 126 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: on the Warriors like White on Rice. They had absolutely 127 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:24,040 Speaker 1: no room to even try to get shots off. Jason 128 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: Tatum all over, Steph Curry at times, Drew Holliday, Peyton Pritchett, 129 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: all these guys putting pressure on and switching and communicating 130 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: in Golden State just had no airspace to do anything. 131 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: And I said, this is borderline the best defense the 132 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: Celtics have ever played, and I meant ever, like in 133 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: the history of the organization. And the reason I said 134 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: that is because you literally could not get much better 135 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: than the defense that they were playing. During a solid 136 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: stretch of that second quarter. It was dominant. It was 137 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: impossible to overcome, and that's why the Celtics wound up 138 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,280 Speaker 1: with a fifty two point win. So listen, I do 139 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: get where you're coming from, Frank. We got to keep 140 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: level heads after a victory like that. However, the Celtics 141 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: really are playing at a totally other level right now 142 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: than any other team in the NBA. When you are 143 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: blowing out teams that come into your town red hot. 144 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: That's really making a statement. This was a statement when 145 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: and the Celtics have had a bunch of them lately, 146 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: and they've got another opportunity to get three more on 147 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: this upcoming road trip heading out to Cleveland, Denver and Phoenix. 148 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: And that last comment plays right into what Brian is 149 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 1: talking about here. In his comment, he says, I know 150 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: they can't play like this every game, but if they could, 151 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: I would feel bad for any other team. The tag 152 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: hashtag different here is so appropriate. The level they played today, 153 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: it's different than anyone else. Brian Boom hit the nail 154 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: right on the head, my friend. The Boston Celtics are 155 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: at a level right now that no other team can match. 156 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: And I understand some people are probably gonna say, are 157 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: they peaking too early? Are they reaching their highest level 158 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: right now with twenty plus games left in the regular season. 159 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: I don't care. You shouldn't care. This has been an 160 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: entire season of dominance. This team right now is forty 161 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: eight and twelve. This is the same pace that the 162 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: championship team in two thousand and seven, two thousand and 163 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,480 Speaker 1: eight had. Okay, that is not a farce that when 164 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: you get this far into a season, you know that 165 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: this is real, This is legitimate. What this team is 166 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: doing on a nightly basis is not something that's gonna 167 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: go away. And the Celtics are now their point differential 168 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: is plus eleven point four. This is historical, folks, historical. 169 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: We're talking about one of the ten best point differentials 170 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: in the history of the NBA that the Boston Celtics 171 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: have a chance to log this season. You just cannot 172 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: overlook that. So when Brian is saying it really is 173 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: different here, it is. It is appropriate. It is different here. 174 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: No other team in the league has reached this level 175 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: of play at all this season, let alone reaching this 176 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: level for a sustained period like the Boston Celtics have, 177 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: literally from the start of the season until now we 178 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: are into March, and the Celtics have lost consecutive games 179 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: one time. One time that was all the way back 180 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: on November sixth and November eighth in Minnesota, which was 181 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: an overtime game they easily could have won, and then 182 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: another game the next night in Philadelphia that they easily 183 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: could have won. That's the only time all season that 184 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: the team has lost consecutive games. So again, back to 185 00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: my point and back to Brian's point that it really 186 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 1: is different here because this team has been playing at 187 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: this level all season long, and obviously, yes, right now, 188 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: are they playing exceptional basketball as dominant as you can 189 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: possibly play. Yes, Okay, they haven't been quite playing at 190 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 1: that level all season long, but they have been sustainably 191 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: great to the entire season. This is real. There's nothing 192 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: to read into here. You can be confident that it's 193 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: different here and that's not going anywhere despite the playoffs 194 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: still being six weeks away. All right, jumping into our 195 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 1: last comment from X, it is Steven and he's coming 196 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: in with a very succinct and straight to the point comment. 197 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: He says, JT for MVP, period. And listen, Stephen, I'm 198 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: right there with you, man. Like at this point, you know, 199 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: the talk around Jason and his candidacy for MVP has started. 200 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: It has started to get louder and louder over the 201 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: past couple of weeks. And this is just so happens 202 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: to coincide with obviously the Celtics winning eleven games in 203 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: a row now, which is the longest winning streak in 204 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: the NBA this season. But we're getting to a point 205 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: now where what he is doing and what this team 206 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 1: is doing, it's just impossible to overlook. I mean, I 207 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: think he entered this week fourth in the NBA's MVP Ladder, 208 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 1: behind Giannisan Tootakoupo, Giljess Alexander and Nikola Jokic. But I've 209 00:11:07,880 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: got to say, I think that this should be a 210 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: race between Jokic and Tatum. And here's why. I think 211 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: Tatum's case is a case that no other player can make, 212 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: and that's that he is offensively great. He is bringing 213 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 1: the numbers on a nightly basis. He's done it all 214 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,680 Speaker 1: season long. He's been efficient. He's been leading this team 215 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: and scoring all season long, averaging better than twenty seven 216 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: points per game, grabbing better than eight and a half 217 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: rebounds per game. He's been excellent on offense. Okay, But 218 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: the other notches on his belt that these other guys 219 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: don't necessarily have is that Jason Tatum is an elite 220 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: defender on top of being an elite offensive player. And 221 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:56,000 Speaker 1: together with those, he is on a team that is 222 00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: torching the entire NBA. There is no one else in 223 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: the NBA who has that type of resume, excellent numbers 224 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: on offense, a game changer on defense, and playing on 225 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: a team that is running away with the best record 226 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 1: in the league. Like I get it. Yeah, Shay has 227 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: been great on defense. He's an excellent offensive player, scoring 228 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: better than thirty one points per game this season. Jokic, 229 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: He's a magician with the ball in his hands. He 230 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 1: is borderline the best offensive player all around in the 231 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: NBA with what he can do around the basket, passing 232 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: the ball, scoring the basketball, shooting it from the perimeter. Yes, 233 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: I understand this, But when you look at the entire 234 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 1: resume at work, not just the raw numbers, Jason Tatum 235 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: puts together a combination of offense defensive team success that 236 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: no one else in the NBA can compete with. That's 237 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: the bottom line. So when we're talking about looking at 238 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 1: who's going to win the MVP for this season, that 239 00:12:57,280 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: is what the voters should be looking at. That is 240 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: what everyone in the media should be talking about. It's 241 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: not just about the numbers. We've seen this forever. You 242 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 1: rewind to the years when Lebron James won MVPs with 243 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: the Miami Heat, to the years that Steph Curry, who 244 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: we just saw Tonight score only four points against the 245 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: Boston Celtics. By the way, but when he won his 246 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: two MVP awards with the Golden State Warriors, those guys 247 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: were not held back from winning MVPs simply because they 248 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: played on really good teams. Were Lebron James played with 249 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 1: Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh and a bunch of other 250 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:35,839 Speaker 1: great players on that team. Okay, those are surefire Hall 251 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: of famers. Jason Tatum is twenty five years old playing with, yes, 252 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: a lot of other great players on this team, but 253 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 1: it shouldn't be a detriment to his MVP candidacy. He 254 00:13:45,880 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: has the best combination of offensive excellence, defensive dominance, and 255 00:13:52,640 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: team success bottom line, end of story. And listen, does 256 00:13:57,600 --> 00:13:59,839 Speaker 1: that mean that he's definitely going to win the MVP 257 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 1: or that he definitely should win the MVP. No, I 258 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: don't think that we're at that place yet. We've got 259 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 1: to see how these final twenty plus games unfold for 260 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,560 Speaker 1: all of these MVP candidates. But right now he should 261 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: be higher in the rankings. And that is why. The 262 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: combination of offensive greatness, defensive greatness, and team success. What 263 00:14:19,680 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: he has with that combination is unmatched anywhere in the NBA. 264 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: All Right, folks, that's gonna do it for our very 265 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: first episode of sound Off. I appreciate the fans who 266 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: took part in this tonight. We hope that we can 267 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: include many more of you as we move forward. We 268 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: will be right back here in the very same spot 269 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: Tuesday night after the Southic kN KAZ playing Cleveland, and 270 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: I hope to hear from a bunch of you after 271 00:14:42,960 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: that game ends. Thanks a lot of folks, to see 272 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: you next time.