1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to the best of the week for What's Right 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:05,200 Speaker 1: with Nick Right, the best takes and moments from this 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: week on the show. Enjoy. 4 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 2: So, the super Bowl is a few days ago, a 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 2: few days away, and we'll eventually get to your picks. 6 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 2: But first off, we've got some questions for you, one 7 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,880 Speaker 2: at a time, and the first one is is what 8 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 2: is the path to victory for each of these teams? 9 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: Okay for Seattle, for both teams, I think it's actually 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: pretty straightforward. And this isn't the only path obviously, but 11 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: the simplest path for Seattle is that they are able 12 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: to with their outstanding defensive line. Hurry Drake may a 13 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: bit get the Patriots into some third and long must 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: pass situations where the paths were outstanding the first two 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: months of the year and have been a little shakier 16 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: since then. Let tank Lawrence Tee off on Will Campbell 17 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: not let the Patriots stay ahead of the sticks with 18 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: Romandre Stevenson, because as the Seahawks have been an elite 19 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: run defense this year, and trust their great secondary and 20 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: great scheme with Mike McDonald to fool a young, an 21 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: excellent but a young quarterback in Drake may put him, 22 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: make him look the way he's looked a lot of 23 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: this postseason so far, and be able to play somewhat 24 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: on their script, hold the Patriots offense down and really 25 00:01:53,880 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: see put the Pats in the bind of man. We 26 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: need to be throwing and we need to not We 27 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: need to have as many receivers and pass catchers out 28 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: in the route as possible, which means we can't help 29 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: our offensive line. We can't max protect, we can't keep 30 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: people into Chip and Seattle teas off on Drake May. 31 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: Who And And I just want to because this has 32 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: become quite the argument on the TV show, and I 33 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: don't understand why, And I just want to emphasize the 34 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: following facts related to Drake May's struggles this postseason. In 35 00:02:48,360 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 1: the last thirty years, the second biggest drop off from 36 00:02:55,000 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: regular season passer rating to postseason passer rating US thirty 37 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: years is Drake May these playoffs. In NFL history, the 38 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: biggest drop off from regular season completion percentage to postseason 39 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: completion percentage is Drake May these playoffs. Drake May, in 40 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: seventeen regular season games turned the ball over eleven times total. 41 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: In three playoff games, has turned the ball over five 42 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: times total. Drake May in seventeen regular season games had 43 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: eight fumbles, not lost, just total fumbles. Drake May in 44 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: three playoff games has six fumbles. Now those regular season 45 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: of postseason drop boffs. Some of that is a testament 46 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:08,839 Speaker 1: to how exceptional he was in the regular season, there 47 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 1: is no doubt about that. But a guy who led 48 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: the league in passer rating falling to what would an 49 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 1: eighty five rating is stunning. A guy who led the 50 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: league and he might have been second pass rating, a 51 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: guy who led the league in completion percentage falling to 52 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 1: a completion percentage demons that is lower than Shador Sanders 53 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: this season is stunning. It's fifty five percent. They've played 54 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,719 Speaker 1: great defenses, he has made some excellent plays, and he's 55 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: been very good with his legs when he hasn't fumbled 56 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: and hasn't been sacked. But when I get to the 57 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: Patriots side of it, the biggest key is gonna be 58 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: Drake May looking like Drake May, because he hasn't yet 59 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: this postseason. And the question for Seattle is can they 60 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: continue that trend? Can they keep Drake May struggling? Because 61 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: folks are correct that the Patriots have played a murderer's 62 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: row of defenses. But the end of that sentence is 63 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 1: and their quarterback has looked like it has looked like 64 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: he has played a murderer's row of defenses. And Seattle 65 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: is either the best or the second best defense they 66 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: will have faced all year. It's them are Houston, depending 67 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: on who you prefer, And so it is not unfair 68 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: or nitpicking to say up to this point in the playoffs, 69 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: the Patriots have been winning in spite of quarterback play, 70 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: which is in some ways a reason to be very 71 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: optimistic about their chances in this game because they've gotten 72 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl without Drake playing well. But I 73 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: think Seattle can present some really big troubles. Seattle since 74 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: Mike McDonald got there is fifteen and two away from home, 75 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 1: which is unreal. Seattle with Mike McDonald facing young quarterbacks 76 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: is nine and one in the last four years. Quarterbacks 77 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: the first time they face Mike McDonald's defense have struggled massively. 78 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: So those are all things that I think Seattle is 79 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: positioned well for. And I think that that Seattle defense 80 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 1: the only guy all year long demands who has been 81 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: able to, oh, we're in a must pass situation. Watch 82 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: me rip it is Stafford. He's the only one, and 83 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: now they Baker had an awesome game against him too, 84 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: but they weren't down multiple scores. We're like, you must 85 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: pass situation. It's not to say Drake May can't do it, 86 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: but they have been the league's best defense by most 87 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: metrics throughout the year. So the Seahawks path is simple, 88 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: that d line be what it's been all year, and 89 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: that secondary be what it's been all year and not 90 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: put the game on Sam Darnold's shoulders. Okay, the Patriots 91 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: path is simple as well. Drake May. Don't be afraid 92 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: to run the ball. The one place Seattle's defense struggles 93 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: is quarterback scrambles. Drake May has been excellent at it. 94 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: Don't be afraid to tuck it and run. Stay ahead 95 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: of the chains. Make it so Seattle can't sell out 96 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: against the pass and put Sam Darnold in a spot 97 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 1: where the pressure ratchets up even further. Because the Patriots 98 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: as good as Seattle, as well as Seattle has coached, 99 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: the Patriots will not be out coached in this game. 100 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: As buttoned up as Seattle is verbel and is going 101 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: to get every game. Management decision right, and Josh McDaniels 102 00:08:54,920 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: will have his guys as prepared as can be. And 103 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: I am looking closely at niket Emon Worri. They're awesome 104 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,800 Speaker 1: rookie safety whom Mike McDonald that was his one of 105 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: his you know, his second first round pick with the 106 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: Seahawks in who they took to play kind of that 107 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton role that he played with Baltimore. He hurt 108 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: his ankle in practice yesterday and the video of him 109 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: walking into the team hotel is what's good is it's 110 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: no crutches, no boot, no nothing like that. What's bad is, uh, 111 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 1: he's limping badly and he's a key piece. And we 112 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:53,920 Speaker 1: know Drake May has excellence in him, we just and 113 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: we also know that unlike other quarterbacks, Drake May can 114 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: be having a miserable game and still make awesome plays. 115 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: That Houston game, he fumbled four times and in the 116 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: midst of that through some of his best passes of 117 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 1: the of the season. So I don't think the Patriots 118 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: can come from behind in this game. Like I'm not 119 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: talking about seven nothing, but I think that they can't 120 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 1: be behind the sticks and they can't be behind the scoreboard. 121 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: But if it's close late. I think it favors New England, 122 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: but I also think Seattle's the team more likely. If 123 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:47,959 Speaker 1: you're like, one of these two teams is gonna have 124 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,679 Speaker 1: a ten point lead going into the fourth quarter, my 125 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: money in that situation would be on Seattle. What are 126 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: your other questions on this? 127 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 2: Who do you believe has the most to lose in 128 00:10:59,200 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 2: the most to game. 129 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: I don't really look at this as a spot where 130 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: anybody has a ton to lose, Like Seattle's the favorite, 131 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: but there's nobody would look at this like it's a 132 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:20,079 Speaker 1: go ahead. 133 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: You don't think it's seen in Seattle having more to lose, 134 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 2: just how everybody probably expects them to win the game. 135 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,640 Speaker 1: Well, so listen, they are the favorite, and it does 136 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: seem like a disc for only being a four and 137 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: a half point favorite. They have a disproportionate amount of 138 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 1: people picking them right. But I don't think if they lose, 139 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: people will be like they choked. So like I but 140 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: as far as most to gain, it is and this 141 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,679 Speaker 1: is cliche, I guess, but it's obvious it's the coaches 142 00:11:54,720 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: and the quarterbacks. Like Rabel winning a Super Bowl, he 143 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: got to an AFC championship, game with Ryan Tannehill and 144 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 1: the Titans, he got the number one seed a different 145 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: year with Ryan Tannehill and the Titans, and his first 146 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: year with the Patriots. To come in and take over 147 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: a four win team and win the Super Bowl, some 148 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 1: people would say he's just the best coach in the league, 149 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: and he's already considered one of the best, So for Vrabel, 150 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 1: it would be a pretty remarkable short coaching resume. McDonald 151 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: second year as a head coach, his final year as 152 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: coordinator in Baltimore. They win the Defensive Triple Crown. They're 153 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: the one seed. Even in the playoff game they lost, 154 00:12:45,600 --> 00:12:50,479 Speaker 1: they only allowed seventeen points to the Chiefs. Takes over Seattle, 155 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: instantly transforms the defense. They win ten games last year 156 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: and missed the playoffs despite that, and this year number 157 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: one seed with a brutal schedule, and then win the 158 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. I don't even know what the you know, 159 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: young coach comp is there. And then for the quarterbacks, 160 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: if the Patriots win de Monsey and Drake May plays well, 161 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: then absolutely no one will care that he has struggled 162 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: in the three playoff games beforehand, and you will have 163 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: people understandably arguing he's the best quarterback in the league. Like, 164 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: that's if in year two you either and we're gonna 165 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: find out tonight if he wins MVP or comes in second. 166 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: But if in year two you're a top two MVP 167 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: finisher and then you win the Super Bowl and you 168 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: play well in the Super Bowl, folks are just gonna 169 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: argue you're the best quarterback in the league. And that's 170 00:13:55,360 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: fair like the path, except he didn't win it. Oh, okay, 171 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: he lost in the Super Bowl. He won MVP and 172 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: lost in the Super Bowl in year two and then 173 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: never got back to a super Bowl. And for Darnald, 174 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: he's just it's the greatest quarterback reclamation story in league history. 175 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: It might already be that, but if he wins. 176 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: Then especially getting shipped off to another team and like 177 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 2: you know, back to back and then getting all those wins, 178 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 2: winning a Super Bowl. 179 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, this is Jets, this is his fifteen 180 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: am I leaving one out? Jets, Panthers, Niners, Viking, Seahawks 181 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: and so. But to your point, he goes to Minnesota 182 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: a year ago is not you know, he's supposed to 183 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: be competing with JJ McCarthy to be the starter McCarthy 184 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: gets hurt. They win fourteen games, they're playing for the 185 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 1: one seed the final week of the year. He plays poorly, 186 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: plays poorly in the playoff game. They don't really believe 187 00:15:08,840 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 1: in him. Seattle then signs him. I call it a 188 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: huge mistake. I say they got worse going from Gino 189 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 1: to mc donald. Yeah, and they win fourteen games, they 190 00:15:23,880 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: are the one seed, win the Super Bowl. And so 191 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: those are the guys who have the most on the line. 192 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 2: What else, what is the most important matchup in this game? 193 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: Will Campbell against DeMarcus Lawrence or whomever's lined up against him. 194 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 1: Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell, who has struggled mightily 195 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: this postseason, has given up a pressure rate of I 196 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: think above fifteen percent in every game he's played, gave 197 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: up a bunch of sacks the first two games, didn't 198 00:15:57,760 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: give up a sack in the conference championship game, but 199 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: PFF still had engraded as a poor performance. That's where 200 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: the game can be lost is Will Campbell. That is 201 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: with and DeMarcus Lawrence. That was a hell of a 202 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: signing by the Seahawks, who I think a lot of 203 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: us thought, Listen, this guy was a really good player, 204 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: but he's a thirty three year old edge rusher coming 205 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: off an injury riddled final year with Dallas, and he 206 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 1: comes to Seattle and makes the Pro Bowl. Is not 207 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: an All Pro, but probably the you know, one of 208 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: the most impactful guys on their D line and the 209 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: veteran leader there. And I just wonder if he and 210 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,360 Speaker 1: Leonard Williams and the rest of that D line can 211 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: put Drake May in hell throughout this game, which kind 212 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: of leads to my actual prediction. 213 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 2: So go ahead, and what is your final prediction on 214 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 2: the game? 215 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 1: Twenty seven to seventeen Seattle is how I see this 216 00:17:23,440 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: shaking out. I think that both quarterbacks have one turnover, 217 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 1: at least one turnover. But I think Drake, who is 218 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: flirting with the Joe Burrow record of nineteen sacks taken 219 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 1: in a postseason, he's at fifteen. He's taken five in 220 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: every game that May is under constant duress that Stefan 221 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 1: Diggs is not able to get off, that they find 222 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: a enough way to get Jackson Smith and Jig but 223 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: lined up in different spots to where he can get going. 224 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 1: And there is a major Seattle defensive play whether to 225 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: stripsack or a tipped pass pick, a major Seattle defensive 226 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: play that is caused by pressure on the quarterback that 227 00:18:23,960 --> 00:18:27,400 Speaker 1: gets this game going in the bad in a bad 228 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: direction for Seattle. So I will swallow the four and 229 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: a half points and Seattle twenty seven New England seventeen 230 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: is my official pick. 231 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: All right? So that is it gonna be weird for 232 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,880 Speaker 2: you without the Chiefs not peen in the Super Bowl 233 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 2: this year? 234 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 1: It is, I mean, so they've played in five of 235 00:18:54,280 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: the last six. The one they didn't play in was 236 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: Rams Bengals, and my only I have such vivid memories 237 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 1: from the and I want to find it. I have 238 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 1: such vivid memories from all of the chief Super Bowls, 239 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: and Rams Bengals is a bit of a blur, and 240 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: I'm trying except for let me see if I can 241 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: find it. Oh, sorry, there it is. 242 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 2: Lose. 243 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: No, they lost an overtime of the AFC Championship game. Uh, 244 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: And I had the only thing I really remember vividly 245 00:19:53,760 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: about that game was having two bets related to Bengal 246 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 1: sacks or Ram sacks on Joe Burrow. One was a 247 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:18,960 Speaker 1: big plus money bet on Aaron Donald over a sack 248 00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: and a half and at halftime he had zero, and 249 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: then the second drive of the second half he got one. 250 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: I think it was this part I might, I say, 251 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: I remember it vividly, but I might have it wrong, 252 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: so maybe I don't remember it vividly. One of those 253 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: sacks where the quarterback like goes down right at the 254 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage, but they call it right behind. So 255 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:58,440 Speaker 1: he got a sack for it, and then four plays 256 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,879 Speaker 1: later got another one and hit that you know it 257 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,639 Speaker 1: within five minutes after it looking like we were in 258 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: trouble and I had I had another. Well, he ced 259 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: the game on a pressure, but that wasn't a sack. 260 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: I had another. I basically bet I laddered the sacks 261 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: in that game, which was rams to have at least 262 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: three and a half, four and a half, five and 263 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: a half and six and a half sacks, and they 264 00:21:33,040 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: they got von Miller. I think was that the last one. 265 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:45,240 Speaker 1: Von Miller got sack number seven on a play where 266 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: there was a penalty, but it was a penalty on 267 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,159 Speaker 1: the Bengals, so the sacks stood. And I hit all 268 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:56,720 Speaker 1: those bets, but I don't really I know that. Late 269 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: in the game, obviously there was a really ticky tack 270 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 1: defense of holding penalty. You know, I remember the game, 271 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:08,639 Speaker 1: but it is it's insane. The Chiefs have played in 272 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: five in the last six. But it also will make 273 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: the viewing experience very, very different. 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And this is I This controversy 328 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: actually makes me mad and the breathless nature with which 329 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:52,880 Speaker 1: otherwise serious people who I like in respect are talking 330 00:25:52,920 --> 00:26:06,520 Speaker 1: about this totally, I guess, ignorant to any precedent or history. 331 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: I find insulting. And people are upset that Kawhi Leonard 332 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: is not an All Star. It's understandable to be upset 333 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:27,640 Speaker 1: about that. The Clippers, after that miserable start, have been awesome. 334 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:34,640 Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard is having one of the best seasons, certainly 335 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: one of the best seasons of his Clippers career. He's 336 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: played thirty six games, which again means he's missed a 337 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 1: good chunk, but he only played thirty seven all of 338 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: last year. He is averaging nearly twenty eight points per game. 339 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: He's leading the NBA in steels, he's doing it efficiently. 340 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: The team is winning now. He has a really legitimate 341 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:08,560 Speaker 1: argument that he should be an All Star, and nobody 342 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: would argue against that. But folks juxtaposing it to Lebron 343 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:25,840 Speaker 1: being an All Star as if Lebron took Kawhi's spot 344 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:33,479 Speaker 1: is one of the most outrageous. And I will go 345 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: as far as to say intentionally misleading premises that otherwise 346 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: smart people should know better than to pedal so reading 347 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: Hollinger's column, un serious and embarrassing. Those are the two 348 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,840 Speaker 1: words that came to mind when the NBA announced it's 349 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: Western Conference All Star reserves on Sunday evening, revealing that 350 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: the Lakers Lebron James was on the team while the 351 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:16,160 Speaker 1: Clippers Kawhi Leonard wasn't. I've been tracking egregiously bad All 352 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: Star selections as a sort of side hobby, so I 353 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: can confidently say that if this was the will of 354 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:29,720 Speaker 1: the Western Conference coaches, it was the most bizarre and 355 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:38,800 Speaker 1: indefensible selection of my adult life. That's from John Hollinger, Okay, 356 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: how he leads his column, and I know John knows this, 357 00:28:46,160 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 1: so I don't understand it. Lebron did not take anyone's 358 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: spot because Lebron's spot was guaranteed, because he's Lebron fucking 359 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 1: ja Games in year twenty three, arguably the greatest player 360 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 1: of all time, inarguably one of the three greatest players 361 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: of all time. And folks, the only folks ever who 362 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: have walked those hallways are all stars until they retire. 363 00:29:24,320 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: So go find me the tiny violins that we're playing. 364 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: When Kareem Abdul Jabbar in year eighteen averaging eighteen and 365 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 1: six made the All Star Game. Or when Kareem abdul 366 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: Jabbar in year nineteen, averaging fifteen and six made the 367 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:56,520 Speaker 1: All Star Game, or Kareem abdul Jabbar in year twenty, 368 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: averaging ten and four made the All Star Game. And 369 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: what you'll find is there was no oh my god, 370 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 1: won't you think about the other deserving candidates juxtaposed to 371 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: Kareem because folks understood, he's the NBA's all time leading scorer, 372 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: he's active, he is still playing significant minutes on a 373 00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:32,960 Speaker 1: significant team, so of course he's a goddamn All Star. 374 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: Or find me the columns when Michael Jordan as a 375 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: Washington Wizard on a bad team his first year with 376 00:30:53,120 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: the Wizards, when he was averaging twenty two five and 377 00:30:58,880 --> 00:31:05,640 Speaker 1: five on forty one percent. Keep in mind Lebron Is 378 00:31:05,680 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 1: averaging twenty two six and six on fifty percent when 379 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan made the All Star Team, or his next 380 00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:23,320 Speaker 1: year with the Wizards, his final year in the league, 381 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: when Michael Jordan averaged twenty points a game on he 382 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: got his efficiency up a bit that year forty four percent. Demonse. 383 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,800 Speaker 1: Not only did he make the All Star Team, as 384 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: a reserve, but they then made him a starter. He 385 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 1: was not voted as starter, he was voted a reserve, 386 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:52,280 Speaker 1: and then they made him a starter. Anyway, Vince gave 387 00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: it to him. 388 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,280 Speaker 2: I think yeah. 389 00:31:55,320 --> 00:32:00,400 Speaker 1: And you might say where was the outrage, and the 390 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: answer I think was I guess at that point in time, 391 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:10,240 Speaker 1: we were a proper country and people understood it's Michael Jordan, 392 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:14,560 Speaker 1: it's the All Star Game. He should probably be there. 393 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: Or we can go further with it if we'd like 394 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen when Kobe Bryant, and I mean, this 395 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 1: stuff is just so again, you can look this stuff up, guys, 396 00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 1: in twenty fourteen when Kobe Bryant played six games before 397 00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 1: the All Star break and wasn'tn All Star, or the 398 00:32:54,800 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 1: next year when Kobe Bryant played thirty five games all 399 00:33:00,400 --> 00:33:08,000 Speaker 1: season and was an All Star, or Kobe's final year 400 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: when he averaged eighteen points a game on thirty six 401 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 1: percent from the field and wasn't All Star. You know 402 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 1: why because he was Kobe Effingbryant, so of course he was. 403 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: And I'm not sure if back in twenty sixteen when 404 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 1: Kobe was an All Star, if people were like, won't 405 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: someone think of Mike Conley, but I would imagine they 406 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 1: didn't because he's Kobe Bryant. So if you want to 407 00:33:54,880 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: whine about ka, why not getting in your beef is 408 00:34:01,480 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: with Denny Avdia or Chet Holmgren because Lebron's in and 409 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:14,279 Speaker 1: that is here is the important thing to understand. That 410 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:22,200 Speaker 1: is not a double standard for Lebron. Others complaining about 411 00:34:22,200 --> 00:34:30,279 Speaker 1: it is a double standard against Lebron because it is 412 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: long understood that if you are in contention to be 413 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 1: the greatest player of all time, like Kareem was, like 414 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:52,919 Speaker 1: Michael was, like Lebron is, or if you are in 415 00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:57,160 Speaker 1: contention to be the most iconic player of all time 416 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 1: like Kobe was, as long as you're active and healthy, 417 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:09,239 Speaker 1: you're an All Star. Forget the fact that on its merits, 418 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:15,120 Speaker 1: there's an argument for Lebron that over the last twenty 419 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: five games he's back to being twenty five, six and 420 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,200 Speaker 1: six on the sixth seed in the West on fifty 421 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 1: percent from the field. Forget even the fact that he 422 00:35:28,680 --> 00:35:35,520 Speaker 1: is playing at a drastically higher level than Kareem at 423 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: the end, Michael at the end, or Kobe at the 424 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:45,360 Speaker 1: end when they all got multiple years, multiple years of 425 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:58,879 Speaker 1: lifetime achievement, all star appearances. Remove all of that, and 426 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: it's just it is so transparently obvious. And I hate 427 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 1: to use this term, but click baity. It's what will 428 00:36:24,040 --> 00:36:31,480 Speaker 1: get this opinion attention is by attack. Kawhi Leonard's being 429 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: snubbed in and of itself is not juicy enough, but 430 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:45,040 Speaker 1: if I make it about Lebron being the reason for it, 431 00:36:45,040 --> 00:37:01,920 Speaker 1: it is. And I just I I am not surprised 432 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 1: that some of the kids covering the league were unaware 433 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:12,239 Speaker 1: of the Kobe, Michael and Kareem precedent. I am surprised 434 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: that folks who I know were aware of that precedent 435 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:23,160 Speaker 1: decided to pedal this nonsense. 436 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 2: Anyway, Do you think that go ahead now now in 437 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,200 Speaker 2: today's NBA was so much more talent. Do you think 438 00:37:31,239 --> 00:37:33,759 Speaker 2: that more guys are getting snubbed than maybe back then 439 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:35,760 Speaker 2: it's like Will and Kobe. 440 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:48,040 Speaker 1: Well, I I mean, there might be more talent right 441 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:54,920 Speaker 1: now than ever before, right, but that doesn't mean that 442 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 1: just ten years ago, which is when Kobe's was, there 443 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:08,520 Speaker 1: wasn't one more deserving candidate. But again, that deserving candidate 444 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:16,400 Speaker 1: in twenty sixteen, whomever that was, did not get left 445 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:22,360 Speaker 1: out because of Kobe Bryant. He got left out because 446 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:30,480 Speaker 1: of Draymond Green or LaMarcus Aldridge or whomever Kobe was 447 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:34,759 Speaker 1: in right, just like and it is noteworthy of me 448 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:40,920 Speaker 1: that this wasn't a fan vote scenario. Lebron didn't get 449 00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: voted in by the fans. This was the coaches, because 450 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:51,279 Speaker 1: the coaches had enough common sense to recognize he's Lebron James. 451 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: And this is again part and parcel to Lebron in 452 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:07,840 Speaker 1: a way being a victim of his own longevity because oddly, demons, 453 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:12,120 Speaker 1: I think it instead of averaging twenty two six and 454 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:19,200 Speaker 1: six on fifty, Lebron was averaging to put up what 455 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:24,919 Speaker 1: had Kareem's final year stat line. He's averaging ten and 456 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: five on forty eight percent, you think, and was made 457 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:35,879 Speaker 1: an All Star? Yeah, I think people would be might then, right, 458 00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:39,640 Speaker 1: they might then recognize what it what it is? Right 459 00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:43,719 Speaker 1: that it that it was simply a. 460 00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:46,080 Speaker 2: He's on his way out. We got to get the 461 00:39:46,080 --> 00:39:49,439 Speaker 2: guy in the All Star games just wins a game. 462 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:52,640 Speaker 1: Right that that as long as he is still an 463 00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: active playing every game you know, or you know, a 464 00:39:57,080 --> 00:39:59,680 Speaker 1: full time player, I should say he's just going to 465 00:39:59,719 --> 00:40:05,879 Speaker 1: be an All Star. But because his statistical profile this 466 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:11,239 Speaker 1: year is of a very good player right beneath All 467 00:40:11,239 --> 00:40:15,560 Speaker 1: Star caliber, folks stuck their fingers in their ears and 468 00:40:15,640 --> 00:40:20,360 Speaker 1: tried to pretend like this was done totally on its merits, 469 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:26,800 Speaker 1: like there was no as if there was not some 470 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:35,400 Speaker 1: type of some type of yeah well and an element 471 00:40:35,440 --> 00:40:38,719 Speaker 1: of ye. You know, the guy's played sixty that he 472 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:45,520 Speaker 1: has literally from a minute played games played, blood, sweat 473 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:49,880 Speaker 1: and tears, years played, given more to the game of 474 00:40:49,960 --> 00:40:53,960 Speaker 1: professional basketball than any player in the history of the league. 475 00:40:55,000 --> 00:41:00,680 Speaker 1: So obviously he's the He is simultaneously the all time 476 00:41:00,800 --> 00:41:05,759 Speaker 1: leading scorer while also being the second best player on 477 00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:09,080 Speaker 1: a legit playoff team. That that guy should be in 478 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:18,360 Speaker 1: our marquee event. 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We know 496 00:42:27,440 --> 00:42:30,399 Speaker 2: a couple months back they got Trey Young, and they 497 00:42:30,400 --> 00:42:33,839 Speaker 2: went out and got Anthony Davis, h Dallas got too 498 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,960 Speaker 2: late first, some second rounders, and a handful of players. 499 00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:42,000 Speaker 2: This Luca trade just looks worse and worse by the month. Huh. 500 00:42:42,120 --> 00:42:49,200 Speaker 1: So this is the final accounting of in out for 501 00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:54,320 Speaker 1: the Luca trade. If we just if we don't worry 502 00:42:54,360 --> 00:42:58,280 Speaker 1: about the salary filler guys like Kleiba and Markith Morris, 503 00:42:58,360 --> 00:43:09,040 Speaker 1: Chris Middle like that. Ultimately, within three hundred and seventy days, 504 00:43:09,960 --> 00:43:23,279 Speaker 1: they flipped Luka Doncic four, Max Christi the twenty twenty 505 00:43:23,320 --> 00:43:31,560 Speaker 1: six thunder first round pick, the twenty twenty nine Lakers 506 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:38,439 Speaker 1: first round pick and the twenty thirty Warriors first round 507 00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:47,080 Speaker 1: pick which is top twenty protected and three second rounders, 508 00:43:48,800 --> 00:43:52,120 Speaker 1: and they got thirty games out of Anthony Davis and 509 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:59,319 Speaker 1: no playoff run. It is an all time tragedy of 510 00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:03,440 Speaker 1: a trade. So that's just that is what it is. 511 00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:09,400 Speaker 1: It's an all time disaster. You got to see Ad 512 00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:17,000 Speaker 1: and Kyrie play like twenty minutes together. It's just a tragedy. Now, 513 00:44:17,080 --> 00:44:20,680 Speaker 1: luckily they got Cooper flag. But so for the MAVs, 514 00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: it is what it is. I am stunned Demons Dallas 515 00:44:27,200 --> 00:44:32,799 Speaker 1: didn't get more for Anthony Davis. Yeah, and I'm stunned 516 00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:39,400 Speaker 1: now that we know the Warriors, the Warriors aren't getting 517 00:44:39,440 --> 00:44:44,120 Speaker 1: the honest they traded for Chris STAPs, like they cut 518 00:44:44,120 --> 00:44:51,239 Speaker 1: bait on that. I'm stunned the Warriors didn't trump the 519 00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:55,760 Speaker 1: MAVs offer. I'm sorry the Wizard's offer. Like Anthony Davis 520 00:44:56,640 --> 00:44:59,400 Speaker 1: on the Warriors, I understand he's an injury risk. Listen, 521 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:03,920 Speaker 1: he's a huge injury risk. I get it. But that's interesting. 522 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:12,320 Speaker 1: Now Ad with Steph a defense with Draymond and Anthony Davis, 523 00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:16,959 Speaker 1: Like I can get behind that, and. 524 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:19,319 Speaker 2: It is. 525 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:25,920 Speaker 1: Very, very odd to me that this was Anthony Davis's market. 526 00:45:26,080 --> 00:45:29,160 Speaker 1: I get he's on a huge contract, and I get 527 00:45:30,520 --> 00:45:34,960 Speaker 1: that he is always injured, and it's weird injuries. He 528 00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:38,560 Speaker 1: barely hits his hand. It looks like torn ligaments. He 529 00:45:38,640 --> 00:45:41,320 Speaker 1: has to wear goggles now forever because of the retina stuff. 530 00:45:41,640 --> 00:45:48,120 Speaker 1: I know that, But man trading ad for Chris Middleton 531 00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:53,239 Speaker 1: salary filler and two awful first round picks, and those 532 00:45:53,280 --> 00:45:58,279 Speaker 1: are awful first the thunder first this coming year is 533 00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:03,440 Speaker 1: gonna be pick you know, twenty eight or worse or something. 534 00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:09,400 Speaker 1: And a Warriors first that is top twenty protected is 535 00:46:09,440 --> 00:46:13,880 Speaker 1: a disaster. And so I can't believe that's what Anthony 536 00:46:13,960 --> 00:46:19,960 Speaker 1: Davis's value is. I do give the Wizard's credit for 537 00:46:20,080 --> 00:46:23,840 Speaker 1: being like, screw it, We're not signing any free agents anyway. 538 00:46:24,719 --> 00:46:28,279 Speaker 1: We have a good young player and Alex sar Trey 539 00:46:28,360 --> 00:46:30,719 Speaker 1: Young will be here next year. I mean he's there now, 540 00:46:30,719 --> 00:46:36,640 Speaker 1: but he's not playing. So the Wizard's hope is nail, 541 00:46:36,800 --> 00:46:39,960 Speaker 1: you know, get lucky in the lottery this year. Add 542 00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:46,400 Speaker 1: either Darren Peterson or Carlos Boozer's kid or aj debants 543 00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:49,640 Speaker 1: in the top three have one of those guys plus 544 00:46:49,680 --> 00:46:52,960 Speaker 1: Star plus Trey plus Ad and go make a run 545 00:46:53,000 --> 00:46:56,279 Speaker 1: in the East. Like, I don't hate that at all. 546 00:46:57,719 --> 00:47:03,200 Speaker 1: And Dallas is just build around Cooper Flag and you know, 547 00:47:03,600 --> 00:47:06,600 Speaker 1: Barnico Harrison from the city. All right, let's go to 548 00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:08,840 Speaker 1: some of the other trade deadline news. 549 00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:11,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's been a bunch of moves since our last 550 00:47:11,440 --> 00:47:13,800 Speaker 2: show of so we'll start off with the hard and trade. 551 00:47:13,960 --> 00:47:15,440 Speaker 2: We know that there was a little bit of that 552 00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:18,359 Speaker 2: going on with the last show, but it's official. Their 553 00:47:18,400 --> 00:47:20,319 Speaker 2: odds went up in the East for the playoffs, which 554 00:47:20,360 --> 00:47:22,640 Speaker 2: is weird because it's James Harden. How do we feel 555 00:47:22,680 --> 00:47:24,600 Speaker 2: about James Harden on the Cavaliers. 556 00:47:24,920 --> 00:47:27,200 Speaker 1: I don't. I just don't understand why they do it. 557 00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:30,799 Speaker 1: I you know, I've spent a lot of time on 558 00:47:30,840 --> 00:47:37,439 Speaker 1: this on Tuesday show, on the TV show. The the 559 00:47:37,480 --> 00:47:40,719 Speaker 1: record of quitting and falling apart in the playoffs is 560 00:47:40,840 --> 00:47:45,080 Speaker 1: unmatched by any athlete in American sports history, just is. 561 00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:52,280 Speaker 1: And the I understand the Clippers and Harden are playing nice, 562 00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:56,200 Speaker 1: and it's like, oh no, it's for both. James Harden 563 00:47:56,840 --> 00:47:59,000 Speaker 1: wanted to stay in LA they didn't want to get 564 00:47:59,040 --> 00:48:01,719 Speaker 1: him a contract extent, so he got out of there, 565 00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:06,800 Speaker 1: and now the Calves this idea that, well, the Calves, 566 00:48:07,800 --> 00:48:11,960 Speaker 1: they've got to get Donovan to sign an extension this summer, 567 00:48:12,320 --> 00:48:15,600 Speaker 1: and because of that, that's why you take on this 568 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:24,120 Speaker 1: risky move. What's the list of superstars that are like, man, 569 00:48:24,440 --> 00:48:29,040 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, I loved playing with James Harden, 570 00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:32,440 Speaker 1: Like I got a little taste of that and I 571 00:48:32,560 --> 00:48:35,160 Speaker 1: was like, sign me up for more of it. So 572 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:41,680 Speaker 1: I don't I don't understand it. Now for the Clippers, 573 00:48:42,440 --> 00:48:46,040 Speaker 1: I think this is an awesome trade. You're buying low 574 00:48:46,280 --> 00:48:52,960 Speaker 1: on Garland. Now, Garland is undersized and has had foot 575 00:48:53,000 --> 00:48:56,800 Speaker 1: issues with both feet, and so it is a concern, 576 00:48:56,960 --> 00:49:03,120 Speaker 1: don't get me wrong. But the Clippers don't have, you know, 577 00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:06,160 Speaker 1: a lot of flexibility here, and so they get a 578 00:49:06,200 --> 00:49:09,759 Speaker 1: lot younger and they get a scoring guard and you 579 00:49:09,880 --> 00:49:13,839 Speaker 1: hope his defensive issues don't matter as much when Kawhi 580 00:49:13,920 --> 00:49:16,120 Speaker 1: Leonard he beats. The Zubats are on the team like 581 00:49:16,160 --> 00:49:19,160 Speaker 1: that they can help you out. I know, Zubots isn't 582 00:49:19,200 --> 00:49:23,080 Speaker 1: you know, some monster defensive player like they have in Cleveland, 583 00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:25,920 Speaker 1: But you still hope that you can work around that, 584 00:49:26,680 --> 00:49:30,239 Speaker 1: and so I like it a lot. For the Clippers. 585 00:49:30,320 --> 00:49:34,040 Speaker 1: I don't understand why the Cavs did it. Uh. We also, 586 00:49:34,760 --> 00:49:38,839 Speaker 1: just real quick, the Lakers actually made a move. We'll 587 00:49:38,840 --> 00:49:42,520 Speaker 1: see if they make another one this one. As much 588 00:49:42,600 --> 00:49:49,480 Speaker 1: as you know, I I think criticize fairly Polinka's lack 589 00:49:49,520 --> 00:49:53,320 Speaker 1: of action at deadlines in the past. This isn't groundbreaking. 590 00:49:53,760 --> 00:49:57,560 Speaker 1: But you traded away Gabe Vincent, who has just been 591 00:49:58,320 --> 00:50:02,360 Speaker 1: one of the yours players in the NBA since he 592 00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:05,000 Speaker 1: got to the Lakers. I don't know why. I don't 593 00:50:05,000 --> 00:50:08,200 Speaker 1: know what happened. He was good with the heat, but 594 00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:14,080 Speaker 1: with the Lakers, he is. He's played one hundred and 595 00:50:14,120 --> 00:50:17,920 Speaker 1: twelve games, so he's injured. He'd been injured as well. 596 00:50:18,920 --> 00:50:22,360 Speaker 1: In those one hundred and twelve games. He averages twenty 597 00:50:22,400 --> 00:50:26,000 Speaker 1: minutes a game. So getd real burn and gives you 598 00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:32,040 Speaker 1: five points, one rebound, one assist on thirty eight percent 599 00:50:32,080 --> 00:50:38,480 Speaker 1: from the field. Just a truly brutal production. So trading 600 00:50:38,560 --> 00:50:41,840 Speaker 1: him in a second for Luke Kennard, who again is 601 00:50:41,840 --> 00:50:46,680 Speaker 1: a flawed player. But I believe producers correct me I'm wrong. 602 00:50:46,800 --> 00:50:49,960 Speaker 1: I think right now he leads the NBA in three 603 00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:54,400 Speaker 1: point percentage. Like he's shooting almost fifty percent from three. 604 00:50:55,000 --> 00:51:00,640 Speaker 1: He's always been an excellent shooter, and I just yeah, 605 00:51:00,640 --> 00:51:03,359 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, forty nine point seven percent this year, 606 00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:07,200 Speaker 1: forty four percent for his career. So it's not even 607 00:51:07,600 --> 00:51:10,600 Speaker 1: you know something, You're like, oh, it's fluky. He's an 608 00:51:10,640 --> 00:51:17,440 Speaker 1: awesome shooter, and he doesn't have much playoff experience, but 609 00:51:18,280 --> 00:51:22,200 Speaker 1: his playoff experience he did have prior to last year 610 00:51:22,239 --> 00:51:25,719 Speaker 1: in Memphis when he was brutal, he was solid. And 611 00:51:25,840 --> 00:51:31,000 Speaker 1: so this is a positive for the Lakers. Is it 612 00:51:31,080 --> 00:51:34,200 Speaker 1: a needle mover? Probably not. Does it at all help 613 00:51:34,680 --> 00:51:38,360 Speaker 1: your problems of being a horrific defensive team? Nah, I 614 00:51:38,400 --> 00:51:43,040 Speaker 1: forget about that. But putting shooting around Luke and Lebron 615 00:51:43,600 --> 00:51:45,960 Speaker 1: is never a bad idea. All right? 616 00:51:46,080 --> 00:51:51,239 Speaker 2: Next, Jaron Jackson Junior traded to the Jazzah. 617 00:51:52,000 --> 00:51:54,880 Speaker 1: You don't have to go through all of it. The 618 00:51:55,040 --> 00:52:00,080 Speaker 1: big piece in this is, let me pull up the 619 00:52:00,120 --> 00:52:09,439 Speaker 1: exact picks Jazz trade details. Uh So, when they say 620 00:52:09,520 --> 00:52:13,160 Speaker 1: three future first round picks, it matters what those picks are, 621 00:52:14,280 --> 00:52:18,480 Speaker 1: and one of them is Utah's pick. Uh So, let 622 00:52:18,560 --> 00:52:21,400 Speaker 1: me see if the NBA dot com story has it. 623 00:52:22,520 --> 00:52:25,239 Speaker 1: Gosh darn it, put it in the dock. If you 624 00:52:25,239 --> 00:52:31,239 Speaker 1: guys can find it because trading like these are not 625 00:52:31,239 --> 00:52:36,040 Speaker 1: nothing picks. Okay, here it is, I got it. So 626 00:52:36,239 --> 00:52:41,960 Speaker 1: Memphis gets, uh, the Lakers twenty twenty seven first rounder, 627 00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:48,640 Speaker 1: not a uh not a huge pick, the best of 628 00:52:50,280 --> 00:52:54,080 Speaker 1: the following four picks. Okay, so they get whichever dress 629 00:52:54,239 --> 00:52:57,320 Speaker 1: which of these picks is the best twenty twenty seven 630 00:52:59,000 --> 00:53:03,840 Speaker 1: Minnesota first that probably won't be that good, Cleveland's first 631 00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:08,960 Speaker 1: that probably won't be that good, or Utah's first unprotected, 632 00:53:09,440 --> 00:53:13,080 Speaker 1: so you like that. Utah is saying we expect to 633 00:53:13,160 --> 00:53:17,279 Speaker 1: be competing a year from now, like because we're not 634 00:53:17,320 --> 00:53:22,120 Speaker 1: gonna have our own pick, and a pretty juicy twenty 635 00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:29,560 Speaker 1: thirty one Phoenix first. So they got They got the 636 00:53:29,640 --> 00:53:33,600 Speaker 1: Lakers pick next year, Lakers will have Luca that won't 637 00:53:33,600 --> 00:53:38,440 Speaker 1: be a great pick, the Jazz pick next year that 638 00:53:38,520 --> 00:53:41,719 Speaker 1: could be good, and the Sun's pick in twenty thirty one, 639 00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:45,560 Speaker 1: which again, demand's a not to beat a dead horse. 640 00:53:45,920 --> 00:53:51,600 Speaker 1: But that just objectively means Jaron Jackson Junior had way more, 641 00:53:52,280 --> 00:53:57,520 Speaker 1: way more trade value than Anthony Davis. Yeah, and that's 642 00:53:57,719 --> 00:54:01,520 Speaker 1: that's surprising to me. Now he's younger, but he also 643 00:54:01,560 --> 00:54:06,200 Speaker 1: has you know, health issues, health issues, sounds awful. He's 644 00:54:06,280 --> 00:54:09,719 Speaker 1: not the most durable player in the league, but not 645 00:54:09,840 --> 00:54:16,880 Speaker 1: to the degree Anthony Davis is, obviously, And so Utah 646 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:19,680 Speaker 1: is saying, all right, we're actually gonna start trying to win. 647 00:54:19,800 --> 00:54:23,319 Speaker 1: Not right now though, because Utah. Here's what's interesting about it. 648 00:54:23,880 --> 00:54:30,600 Speaker 1: Utah only keeps their pick this year if it's in 649 00:54:30,640 --> 00:54:35,160 Speaker 1: the top eight, and that is going to be a 650 00:54:35,320 --> 00:54:38,719 Speaker 1: little interesting for them because right now, if you look 651 00:54:38,760 --> 00:54:45,200 Speaker 1: at the whole league standings, Utah is has the sixth 652 00:54:45,239 --> 00:54:49,719 Speaker 1: worst record, right so they would need to stay there 653 00:54:49,760 --> 00:54:57,160 Speaker 1: and not have teams jump them. However, teams ahead of 654 00:54:57,200 --> 00:55:00,520 Speaker 1: them in the standings, if you will, like, with better records, 655 00:55:00,560 --> 00:55:09,160 Speaker 1: that could fall beneath them, Dallas, Milwaukee, Memphis. So Memphis 656 00:55:09,239 --> 00:55:13,280 Speaker 1: is you know, just got worse Dallas. I know Ad 657 00:55:13,360 --> 00:55:18,200 Speaker 1: wasn't playing, but got worse Milwaukee. We'll see, you know 658 00:55:18,239 --> 00:55:22,880 Speaker 1: what the what ends up happening with Giannis. So but 659 00:55:23,080 --> 00:55:25,640 Speaker 1: u Jah wants to stay in that top eight and 660 00:55:25,719 --> 00:55:32,240 Speaker 1: then try to start winning. But Triple J and Walker 661 00:55:32,360 --> 00:55:35,960 Speaker 1: Kestler to be a big team and Laurie Markanen and 662 00:55:36,400 --> 00:55:40,239 Speaker 1: the real story here is they think Keyante George is 663 00:55:40,320 --> 00:55:43,600 Speaker 1: ready to start winning games. And then you have Ace Bailey. 664 00:55:43,840 --> 00:55:47,160 Speaker 1: It's like, Okay, Utah's finally going to try to go 665 00:55:47,200 --> 00:55:51,440 Speaker 1: start winning games. I don't mind that at all. And 666 00:55:51,480 --> 00:55:57,160 Speaker 1: then the other ones, the Celtics flipping Simons for Vucevic. 667 00:55:58,400 --> 00:56:01,640 Speaker 1: That's more of finance till move than a basketball move. 668 00:56:01,719 --> 00:56:06,560 Speaker 1: But voch is fine like it's and Simon's is replaceable 669 00:56:06,640 --> 00:56:08,480 Speaker 1: obviously for the Celtics. 670 00:56:08,640 --> 00:56:11,200 Speaker 2: I think he's more similar to other players on the team. 671 00:56:11,360 --> 00:56:14,759 Speaker 2: I think, correct, You're right exactly. I think that's what 672 00:56:14,800 --> 00:56:17,400 Speaker 2: I mean, like a better guy to have. 673 00:56:18,360 --> 00:56:24,480 Speaker 1: Correct, the Celtics have guards that can score, and so 674 00:56:24,560 --> 00:56:28,440 Speaker 1: adding a big and Vosevich I think is smart. Chris 675 00:56:28,480 --> 00:56:30,759 Speaker 1: paul Is traded the Raptors, but he's gonna get cut. 676 00:56:30,880 --> 00:56:33,120 Speaker 1: I wonder where he and if somebody brings him on 677 00:56:33,200 --> 00:56:33,960 Speaker 1: the buy out market. 678 00:56:34,080 --> 00:56:35,879 Speaker 2: Somebody got to get Chris Paul man. 679 00:56:36,040 --> 00:56:42,600 Speaker 1: Come on, yeah, come on, guys, I totally agree. I 680 00:56:42,640 --> 00:56:46,560 Speaker 1: wonder if maybe the Lakers bring him in in the 681 00:56:46,600 --> 00:56:52,520 Speaker 1: buy out market. The Thunder getting Jared McCain, the TikToker 682 00:56:53,520 --> 00:56:56,560 Speaker 1: is and you know, he went for a real first, 683 00:56:57,040 --> 00:57:00,400 Speaker 1: not a great first, but Houston's first this year in 684 00:57:00,440 --> 00:57:06,600 Speaker 1: a bunch of seconds. So he was awesome as a rookie, awesome, 685 00:57:07,360 --> 00:57:14,160 Speaker 1: suffered a major injury, and now is marginalized. As a rookie, 686 00:57:14,239 --> 00:57:18,400 Speaker 1: he was fifteen a game on forty six percent in 687 00:57:18,480 --> 00:57:22,360 Speaker 1: twenty six minutes a game. This year he's six a 688 00:57:22,400 --> 00:57:25,720 Speaker 1: game on thirty nine percent. But what the thunder is 689 00:57:25,760 --> 00:57:28,720 Speaker 1: saying is, you know, we hope a year from now 690 00:57:28,760 --> 00:57:32,520 Speaker 1: he can get back to that form. And he's cost controlled, 691 00:57:32,560 --> 00:57:35,560 Speaker 1: so you know it's fine. Kevin Herder the shooter goes 692 00:57:35,600 --> 00:57:39,360 Speaker 1: to the number one seed in the East Pistons. I 693 00:57:39,480 --> 00:57:45,000 Speaker 1: like that move for them, and that's about as far 694 00:57:45,080 --> 00:57:48,200 Speaker 1: down the list as we're going to go. And I 695 00:57:48,920 --> 00:57:53,800 Speaker 1: it would appear Yiannis is not getting traded. I don't 696 00:57:53,800 --> 00:57:55,960 Speaker 1: want to spend too much time on it because by 697 00:57:55,960 --> 00:57:58,000 Speaker 1: the time people listen to this it could be dated. 698 00:57:58,400 --> 00:58:02,560 Speaker 1: But it would appear to me Giannice is not getting traded, 699 00:58:03,240 --> 00:58:06,880 Speaker 1: which is bad, right tweet. I mean they're going to 700 00:58:06,920 --> 00:58:08,800 Speaker 1: trade him this summer, I guess. But it's just a 701 00:58:08,840 --> 00:58:12,080 Speaker 1: wasted year for all parties. It's a weird spot.