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Speaker 1: a possession he shouldn't take. But Marcus Smart offensively is

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Speaker 1: just on another stratosphere as a dribble, shoot, pass decision

432
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Speaker 1: maker than Dylan Brooks was right, and so like, I

433
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Speaker 1: actually love his fit there. He makes really quick decisions.

434
00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,679
Speaker 1: He's a gifted playmaker, and he's not afraid to be

435
00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,560
Speaker 1: aggressive if that's what the situation calls for. And I

436
00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:58,880
Speaker 1: thought the best indicator of this was the Grizzlies were

437
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Speaker 1: an excellent clutch team last year when John Morant was playing.

438
00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:05,080
Speaker 1: They went three to one. They were really solid on

439
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Speaker 1: both ends of the floor. They had a one to

440
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Speaker 1: fifteen offensive rating and ninety four defensive rating. They were

441
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Speaker 1: plus twenty one per one hundred possessions in clutch situations

442
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Speaker 1: last year with John Morant on the floor. They really

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Speaker 1: One of the things you'll notice is on the large

444
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Speaker 1: sample for this Memphis team, they're a little rudimentary in

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Speaker 1: what they do, Like they freelance a lot. The vast

446
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Speaker 1: majority of their possessions. You'll just see either Jaw or

447
00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:36,760
Speaker 1: Desmond or Marcus just run some sort of like two

448
00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:40,359
Speaker 1: man game on one side of the floor, and they'll

449
00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:42,359
Speaker 1: just kind of play basketball out of that. They don't

450
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:45,000
Speaker 1: run up the floor and run sets very often into

451
00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,600
Speaker 1: large sample like joh will just come up and run

452
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Speaker 1: a clear side ball screen, Desmond Bain will drible up

453
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Speaker 1: the floor, do a give and go with Jaron Jackson

454
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Speaker 1: or Xavier Tillman on the wing just to start the possession,

455
00:22:58,160 --> 00:23:00,440
Speaker 1: or Marcus Smart will drible up the floor just start

456
00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,760
Speaker 1: backing his man down in the post until a second

457
00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:04,880
Speaker 1: defender comes over, and then they'll just play basketball out

458
00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,760
Speaker 1: of that. It's pretty rudimentary, but at the end of games,

459
00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,760
Speaker 1: Taylor Jenkins really like kind of strangles control of the

460
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Speaker 1: offense and starts to get them to run sets, and

461
00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,320
Speaker 1: they run a lot of horns, a lot of three

462
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Speaker 1: man action. And this is where Marcus Smart being in

463
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Speaker 1: there helps a lot, because what they'll do is they'll

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Speaker 1: have Marcus Smart as that third offensive player in the action.

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Speaker 1: So instead of just a ball screen with John Moran

466
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Speaker 1: and a big, they'll include Marcus Smart in that action

467
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Speaker 1: because he inevitably ends up getting open and then from

468
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Speaker 1: there he's really good at playing advantage basketball. Marcus Smart

469
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Speaker 1: is a guy that if you leave him wide open,

470
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Speaker 1: he can hit the three, but he's really good at

471
00:23:43,200 --> 00:23:46,959
Speaker 1: driving closeouts and making that next pass. And so they

472
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Speaker 1: would set like the Horn sets up where John Moran

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Speaker 1: would come off of like a Tillman screen, and then

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Speaker 1: they would have a second screening action with Marcus Smart,

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Speaker 1: and then they would kick back to Marcus Smart, who

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Speaker 1: would then rip through and they'd have Desmond Baine on

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Speaker 1: that side of the floor. So the guy that's getting

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Speaker 1: the first read from Marcus Smart is Desmond Bain. Desmond

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Speaker 1: Bain is deadly on the catch. He's one of the

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Speaker 1: better high difficulty closeout attackers in the league, meaning like

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Speaker 1: obviously he can knock down the open three, obviously he

482
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Speaker 1: gat a one dribble pull up, but he also if

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Speaker 1: you give him a hard close out, he can hit

484
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,440
Speaker 1: some really advanced pro scoring moves in the mid range

485
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Speaker 1: to get two decent looks, and so that makes them

486
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Speaker 1: really hard to guard in the clutch. There was a

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Speaker 1: play a sequence against the Pelicans in a clutch game.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna go over it in our film session where

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Speaker 1: they just spammed Horn's chest so they would have John

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Speaker 1: Moran at the top of the key Marcus Smart at

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Speaker 1: the left elbow, Xavier Tillman on the right elbow. John

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Speaker 1: would dribble off Marcus Smart, and then Marcus Smart would

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Speaker 1: come off Tillman and John Moran would work downhill try

494
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Speaker 1: to see if he could get into the lane, but

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Speaker 1: then he'd swing it back to Marcus. Marcus would drip

496
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Speaker 1: through the close out and they'd keep Desmond bain in

497
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Speaker 1: that corner. So he was benefiting from that attention that

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Speaker 1: Marcus Smart was bringing. I like they play a really

499
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Speaker 1: really good brand of basketball on both ends of the

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Speaker 1: floor when things get tight. I really enjoyed watching them.

501
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Speaker 1: I think it's going to be an interesting team that

502
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Speaker 1: has a pretty high ceiling this year. A couple other

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Speaker 1: things you'll see. They will run sets off ball for Baines.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes like they'll bring the ball off the floor and

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Speaker 1: bain will just come off of like some sort of

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00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:24,960
Speaker 1: wide pin down so that he can come catch around

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00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,520
Speaker 1: the elbow and look to shoot. They'll usually run a

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Speaker 1: set in a dead ball situation, usually like a five

509
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Speaker 1: out action, something like a Chicago or something like that,

510
00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,560
Speaker 1: or just a pin down into a dribble handoff. But

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Speaker 1: again during the large portion of the game, it's a

512
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Speaker 1: lot of freelancing, but they get really deliberate about their

513
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Speaker 1: execution in crunch time, which is what good basketball teams do.

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Speaker 1: I was really impressed by their defense though, again, as

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Speaker 1: I mentioned earlier, Marcus Martin Desmond Bain, they just work

516
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Speaker 1: so hard on the ball. Marcus Smart usually takes the

517
00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:56,680
Speaker 1: toughest matchup, but both guys are capable of guarding bigger,

518
00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,879
Speaker 1: stronger forwards, so they can switch those sorts of things.

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Speaker 1: They they force guys off of their spots. They do

520
00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:04,919
Speaker 1: a really nice job there. But again, I want to

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Speaker 1: just shout out John Morant. By far. The most shocking

522
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Speaker 1: thing to me as I was watching the film today

523
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Speaker 1: was like John Morant just competes his ass off on

524
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Speaker 1: the defense of the floor, a defensive end of the floor,

525
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Speaker 1: and does his job. Is he a guy that's going

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Speaker 1: to guard at the point of attack and chase over

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Speaker 1: the top of screens and be a shutdown defensive guard. No.

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Speaker 1: Is he a guy that's going to be like a

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Speaker 1: anchor to your defense. No? But again, what you need

530
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Speaker 1: from star guards is not all defense level contributions. You

531
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Speaker 1: just need them to not hurt your overall team concept. Right,

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Speaker 1: What that usually means is when they relentlessly attack you,

533
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Speaker 1: which they will, and teams still do that. They try

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Speaker 1: to attack John Moran at the end of games, but

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Speaker 1: all he has to do is prevent the switch while

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Speaker 1: also preventing his man from getting an open look that

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Speaker 1: is usually a hedge and recover that requires foot speed

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Speaker 1: and just commit to those details. John did a really

539
00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:07,240
Speaker 1: nice job last season showing out stopping those that a

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Speaker 1: ball handler from turning the corner and then recovering out

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Speaker 1: to the shooter. I want to give you guys a

542
00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:14,800
Speaker 1: much more detailed example of that when we get to

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Speaker 1: our film session, so I'm gonna wait for right now.

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Speaker 1: But he also had some really good on ball possessions

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Speaker 1: when he got forced into switches. And if John Moran's

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Speaker 1: gonna compete like that defensively, they could be a top

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Speaker 1: ten defense this year. And if they're a top ten

548
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Speaker 1: defense this year, sky's a limit for this group. I

549
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,160
Speaker 1: think they're gonna be really good. I think John Mouran

550
00:27:32,240 --> 00:27:35,239
Speaker 1: has a legit superpower. He's incredibly difficult to deal with

551
00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:38,080
Speaker 1: one on one. His short range scoring is one of

552
00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:39,920
Speaker 1: my favorite things to watch in the league right now.

553
00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,760
Speaker 1: Like it's not about like getting to these nifty to

554
00:27:42,840 --> 00:27:45,840
Speaker 1: fifteen foot pull up jump shots. It's just he wants

555
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:50,720
Speaker 1: to get really really quick first, like that first step

556
00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:53,920
Speaker 1: dribble penetration going to his left, and then he wants

557
00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,520
Speaker 1: to just plant that foot hard right around like six

558
00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,199
Speaker 1: or seven feet from the basket, and then instead of

559
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Speaker 1: trying to go through everybody at the basket, he just

560
00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,040
Speaker 1: kind of pops up off the ground and leans back

561
00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:06,600
Speaker 1: a little bit and shoots that little floater over the top,

562
00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,760
Speaker 1: and he's just deadly with it. He was thirteen for

563
00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:14,160
Speaker 1: twenty on floaters last year in his small sample size.

564
00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:18,080
Speaker 1: That's sixty five percent. Like that is a really really

565
00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:21,119
Speaker 1: useful go to scoring move. They have all sorts of

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00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,040
Speaker 1: skill in playmaking around him to capitalize on the attention

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00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:25,919
Speaker 1: he draws. I think de Marcus smart fit makes a

568
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:27,960
Speaker 1: lot of sense. I think they're gonna be a top

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Speaker 1: ten defense this year. Really, it just comes down to

570
00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:34,040
Speaker 1: how good they're gonna be offensively against the best defenses

571
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Speaker 1: in slow down situations. I think they're gonna win a

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Speaker 1: ton of regular season games, though I would be personally

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Speaker 1: surprised if they didn't finish above the plan. My main

574
00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:46,720
Speaker 1: concerns are health. Like we talked about earlier, John Moranch

575
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,880
Speaker 1: just missing so much time. He needs to be available.

576
00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,600
Speaker 1: This team needs him. And then two, that half court

577
00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,320
Speaker 1: defense when they face elite defenses in the playoffs. They've

578
00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:56,600
Speaker 1: been a bottom five spot up team two years in

579
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Speaker 1: a row. Teams are going to pack the paint and

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Speaker 1: try to dare John Morant to pick them apart with

581
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Speaker 1: the pass. Obviously they've struggled with that in the past,

582
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Speaker 1: but we haven't seen that with Marcus Smart in the

583
00:29:07,480 --> 00:29:09,840
Speaker 1: picture yet. And I liked what I saw in the

584
00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:12,400
Speaker 1: small sample in the regular season last year. So I

585
00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:13,880
Speaker 1: think this team is really good. I think they have

586
00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:17,280
Speaker 1: a legitimate championship ceiling. They're at the bottom of that

587
00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,920
Speaker 1: list for me right now, and most of that is

588
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Speaker 1: I just haven't seen enough of them compared to some

589
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:24,760
Speaker 1: of the teams that are above them. But this team

590
00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:26,800
Speaker 1: has a dis Guy's a little bit for this team.

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Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what they can achieve this year.

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Speaker 1: All right, let's get into some of the film, Okay.

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Speaker 1: So our first clip is an example of some of

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Speaker 1: the offball action they run for Desmond Baines. So, like again,

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Speaker 1: as I talked about earlier, for the most part, So

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00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:43,560
Speaker 1: many of their possessions are just gonna start with John

597
00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:46,360
Speaker 1: Moran bringing the ball up the floor and just Xavier

598
00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:48,720
Speaker 1: Tillman setting a ball screen Marcus Smart clear the side.

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00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,840
Speaker 1: They would like just play advantage basketball off of a

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00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,680
Speaker 1: simple action to start the possession. When they run stuff

601
00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,400
Speaker 1: in the half court and the meat potatoes of the game,

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00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,160
Speaker 1: it's usually an off ball action for Desmond Bain. So

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00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,880
Speaker 1: here's an example of that. And as you can see,

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00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,400
Speaker 1: it's very simple. They're running. All they're doing is they're

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Speaker 1: running Desmond Bane off of a They're running Desmond Bane

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Speaker 1: off of a little screen from Tilman here. So he's

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00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,400
Speaker 1: gonna like loop back around Tilman this way right, But

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00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,320
Speaker 1: if you watch, you can actually see a man you

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00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,720
Speaker 1: will quickly jump it. He jumps way through this gap

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Speaker 1: here and as a result, Desmond Bain is able to

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00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,000
Speaker 1: batcut it. And when he backcuts it, John Murray hits

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Speaker 1: him with a really nice left handed pass like this

613
00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:29,480
Speaker 1: is left handed pass from Jaw hits him in the

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Speaker 1: pocket and even though R. J. Barrett makes his rotation,

615
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Speaker 1: his stance is open, so Desmond Bain's able to get

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Speaker 1: into his body and just shield him with his left

617
00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,240
Speaker 1: arm there and finish. But that's an example of an

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Speaker 1: off ball set that they'll run for Bain, here's an

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Speaker 1: example of just your classic flow offense that Memphis will

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Speaker 1: run again. So here we go. Look, we're just dribbling

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Speaker 1: the ball off the floor. We're not gonna run a set.

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Speaker 1: Let's just throw the ball to jaw. We're gonna throw

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Speaker 1: the ball a jaw. Now we're gonna clear the side.

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00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,200
Speaker 1: Now we're just gonna run a ball screen. So again,

625
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Speaker 1: like this is the way they play for the most

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Speaker 1: part over the course of the regular season. In the

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00:31:03,680 --> 00:31:06,280
Speaker 1: meat and potatoes of games, they just play two main

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Speaker 1: game and then just try to play off of that.

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Speaker 1: Here we're going to see a they kind of ice

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Speaker 1: the coverage. They're kind of funneling him towards the sideline.

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Speaker 1: One of the ways to beat ice is mid range

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00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,920
Speaker 1: pull up shooting. You're gonna see John Morant just hit

633
00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:21,920
Speaker 1: a little step back jump shot here on the baseline. Alrighty,

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00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:24,680
Speaker 1: this is another example of off ball action for Desmond Bain.

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Speaker 1: Let's fast forward here a little bit. We're gonna swing

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Speaker 1: the ball to jaw. Now we're gonna run this off

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00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:32,480
Speaker 1: ball action oh, this is our ball screen again. We

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00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,959
Speaker 1: got repeated, my bad guys. Let's get back to our

639
00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,240
Speaker 1: off ball action. There we go. As you can see,

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Speaker 1: we have John Ran here, Desmond Bain's starting on the

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00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,360
Speaker 1: left wing. Xavier Tillman is gonna go set a screen.

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Speaker 1: As he sets that screen, desmon Man gets that little

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Speaker 1: bit of separation, gets to his spot here at that

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Speaker 1: right elbow, and he's one of the best mid range

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Speaker 1: pull up shooters in the league. Just gets his lift

646
00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,440
Speaker 1: and takes off. Here's an example of some of the

647
00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,840
Speaker 1: freelance offense that Desmond bain will run. So again, we

648
00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:03,200
Speaker 1: got a typical half court possession here, no advantage, nothing

649
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,200
Speaker 1: in transition. We're not running a set. We're just clearing

650
00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:09,040
Speaker 1: the side. So Marcus Smart's gonna clear the side. Desmen

651
00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,600
Speaker 1: Bain's just gonna throw the ball to Tilman and then

652
00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:14,280
Speaker 1: he's gonna cut hard. Again. That's another way to counter

653
00:32:14,320 --> 00:32:16,840
Speaker 1: ball pressure too. Instead of dribbling against the ball pressure,

654
00:32:17,240 --> 00:32:20,320
Speaker 1: just pass it and cut it. Still functions just like

655
00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,240
Speaker 1: a ball screen. Watch as he comes off. Now we

656
00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,960
Speaker 1: have two on the ball and Tilman's rolling into space.

657
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,840
Speaker 1: There's a little bit of an off ball action here.

658
00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,960
Speaker 1: As you could see, John Morant and Santi al Dama

659
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,560
Speaker 1: are sitting like a double wide pin down from Marcus Smart.

660
00:32:34,720 --> 00:32:37,120
Speaker 1: That brings these two guys a little bit late in

661
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,800
Speaker 1: their help rotation, so Tilman can get all the way

662
00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:42,960
Speaker 1: to the basket and finish. This is a little detail

663
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:45,880
Speaker 1: in basketball that is so underutilized around the league. But

664
00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:49,160
Speaker 1: if you run off ball action, it makes it harder

665
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:51,800
Speaker 1: for guys to help. Look at what these guys are doing.

666
00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:55,640
Speaker 1: All of these guys Gary, Trent, Emmanuel quickly and I

667
00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,760
Speaker 1: think that's Siakam. They're all keyed in on this little

668
00:32:59,760 --> 00:33:02,920
Speaker 1: off sequencing. Joss pointing, Jos's pointing at Santy. He's like,

669
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:05,520
Speaker 1: let's go set this screen. This is just freelance basketball.

670
00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:08,480
Speaker 1: This isn't even a set. It's literally freelance basketball. He's

671
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,720
Speaker 1: pointing at him to screen down. They run him off.

672
00:33:11,760 --> 00:33:13,720
Speaker 1: As a result, these guys are just slow to get

673
00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:16,440
Speaker 1: into the lane on their tag until Man gets a layup.

674
00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 1: Here's another example of freelance basketball in the form of

675
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,240
Speaker 1: just a Marcus Smart post up. So we're gonna get

676
00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,400
Speaker 1: just dribble on the ball off the floor. We're gonna

677
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:26,480
Speaker 1: pass the ball over here to Marcus Smart, why don't

678
00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,720
Speaker 1: we just post up? Okay, like, everybody, get out of

679
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,160
Speaker 1: the way. We don't need to run a set. Just

680
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,960
Speaker 1: get out of the way. We're getting in the lane.

681
00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:40,560
Speaker 1: Marcus Smart identifies that that relocation there from Conchar. Watch

682
00:33:40,600 --> 00:33:42,840
Speaker 1: his contract. After he makes the pass, he cuts through.

683
00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:46,440
Speaker 1: So he cuts through the lane. Now it's tougher for

684
00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,520
Speaker 1: Scotty Barnes to keep an eye on man and ball

685
00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:51,560
Speaker 1: and look at Scotty Barnes. Scotty Barnes leaves Conchar to

686
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:54,440
Speaker 1: double team Marcus Smart. Marcus Smart throws the bounce pass

687
00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,760
Speaker 1: that forces R. J. Barrett to rotate and help. Now

688
00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:00,720
Speaker 1: Santy al Dama gets an open look, he travels. They

689
00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:02,800
Speaker 1: end up calling a travel here. But that's a really

690
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:06,080
Speaker 1: good close out opportunity for Santi al Dama without really

691
00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,719
Speaker 1: having to run offense, just by just throwing the ball

692
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,200
Speaker 1: to Marcus Smart and letting him post up. So as

693
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:13,000
Speaker 1: you can see, like it's a lot of really simple

694
00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:15,399
Speaker 1: and easy basketball and the meat and potatoes of the game,

695
00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:18,160
Speaker 1: like two man game with John Morant, two man game

696
00:34:18,200 --> 00:34:21,319
Speaker 1: with Desmond Bain. Let's post up Marcus Smart. As soon

697
00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:23,319
Speaker 1: as we get some sort of advantage. Let's play out

698
00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,719
Speaker 1: of it and go from there with the other additional

699
00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,719
Speaker 1: detail of some smart off ball cutting in relocation as

700
00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:31,960
Speaker 1: well as the off ball screening action like we saw

701
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:34,759
Speaker 1: in the Desmond Bain sequence. Here's an example of them

702
00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,160
Speaker 1: running a set on a sideline out of bounds, and

703
00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,000
Speaker 1: in this case it's Chicago action which ends up getting

704
00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,440
Speaker 1: a good look I believe for Desmond Baine. So this

705
00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,440
Speaker 1: is textbook Chicago action. Chicago action is just a pin

706
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,640
Speaker 1: down into a dribble handoff. So all you're gonna do

707
00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:50,200
Speaker 1: is have your center at the top of the key.

708
00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:54,879
Speaker 1: As the as the first screener screens down for Desmond Bain,

709
00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:58,040
Speaker 1: it's gonna flow into a dribble handoff. As a result,

710
00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:02,480
Speaker 1: it pulls, it generates a wide open three for Santi

711
00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:04,520
Speaker 1: Aldama on the weak side wing. You can kind of

712
00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:08,359
Speaker 1: see how it develops here. As as Santi sets that

713
00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:12,360
Speaker 1: first screen, RJ. Barrett has to switch it. Actually it

714
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:16,719
Speaker 1: doesn't switch. That's my bad. You have Yaka Purdle has

715
00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,880
Speaker 1: to show high. The reason why Yaka Purdle is showing

716
00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:23,400
Speaker 1: high here is as Desmond's coming off the dribble handoff.

717
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:29,040
Speaker 1: Watch this Schroeder's trailing the play. So if Peardle's not here,

718
00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:31,839
Speaker 1: Bain's gonna curl or he's gonna get a decent look

719
00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,759
Speaker 1: at a jump shot. But because Purdle has to show

720
00:35:34,840 --> 00:35:37,680
Speaker 1: high now, RJ. Barrett has to stop the roll. If

721
00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,480
Speaker 1: r J. Barrett stays out on Santi Aldama, then Tilman's

722
00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:42,759
Speaker 1: going to roll into the paint and Bain can throw

723
00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,440
Speaker 1: that pass over the top. But because r J. Barrett

724
00:35:45,440 --> 00:35:48,960
Speaker 1: has to tag Tillman, because Peardle's up at the level,

725
00:35:49,239 --> 00:35:51,080
Speaker 1: Santi al Dama is going to get a wide open

726
00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:54,200
Speaker 1: catch and shoot three. That's a simple three man action

727
00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:57,480
Speaker 1: Chicago action on a sideline out of bounds that generates

728
00:35:57,480 --> 00:36:01,239
Speaker 1: a wide open three. Santiam just brings a really nice

729
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:03,839
Speaker 1: offensive skill element to the game for this group. I'm

730
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,200
Speaker 1: gonna be looking at this entire crunch time sequence between

731
00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:10,040
Speaker 1: the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies. I'm gonna

732
00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:11,839
Speaker 1: be looking at some stuff on both ends of the floor.

733
00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,720
Speaker 1: As I talked about earlier, they were twenty one points

734
00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:17,960
Speaker 1: positive per one hundred possessions in clutch situations with John

735
00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:20,600
Speaker 1: Moran last year, really good on both ends. So we're

736
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:24,120
Speaker 1: gonna be talking about both. So we're starting once again.

737
00:36:24,200 --> 00:36:26,000
Speaker 1: You're going to see every screening action is going to

738
00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,359
Speaker 1: include John Morant because they were looking to attag jaw

739
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,239
Speaker 1: quite a bit. We have Marcus Smart on the ball.

740
00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:34,200
Speaker 1: Look at this ball denial from Marcus Smart. Watch how

741
00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,600
Speaker 1: Marcus Smart from the catch is just in Brandon Ingram's jersey,

742
00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:41,960
Speaker 1: making him catch further out and making him uncomfortable. This

743
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,000
Speaker 1: is a situation where Brandon would like to come off

744
00:36:45,080 --> 00:36:47,600
Speaker 1: clean on the catch here, but instead he's forced him

745
00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,840
Speaker 1: into his catch almost thirty five feet from the basket.

746
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:53,560
Speaker 1: Right from there. We're gonna get a ball scream with Valanciunis.

747
00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:57,440
Speaker 1: But this is the beauty of Jaron Jackson. He can

748
00:36:57,440 --> 00:36:59,319
Speaker 1: come out and guard in space. One of the things

749
00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:00,920
Speaker 1: that thought was interesting though, and this is something that

750
00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:02,719
Speaker 1: I want to see a lot from Memphis this year,

751
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:06,400
Speaker 1: especially when they're playing against stars that are in a

752
00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:10,200
Speaker 1: good groove and causing them problems. It's an advantage if

753
00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:12,560
Speaker 1: you can force the ball out of the star's hands.

754
00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:15,760
Speaker 1: This is where your speed in rotation can be really helpful.

755
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,759
Speaker 1: Marcus Smart's gonna double team, so Marcus Smart comes out.

756
00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:21,800
Speaker 1: Now we're just double teaming the ball. Imagine any superstar

757
00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:23,720
Speaker 1: here that we just don't want him to have a catch.

758
00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:26,200
Speaker 1: You double team the basketball. You force him to get

759
00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:29,200
Speaker 1: rid of it. Look at the spacing though, Xavier Tillman

760
00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:33,840
Speaker 1: splitting the difference, John Morant splitting the difference. Desmond Bane

761
00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,160
Speaker 1: is keyed in on CJ. McCollums. So as a result,

762
00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:39,319
Speaker 1: there's not an obvious read for brandon Ingram to make.

763
00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:42,680
Speaker 1: He ends up making a red desion. But by the

764
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:46,120
Speaker 1: time Zion catches, there's a rotation from joh Jock comes

765
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:49,400
Speaker 1: over and now there's three on the shot clock, and

766
00:37:49,440 --> 00:37:51,759
Speaker 1: so Zion has to go quickly. But this is no

767
00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:55,800
Speaker 1: longer an easy one on zero generated from a double team.

768
00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:58,600
Speaker 1: Zion has to go over big strong Xavier Tillman, who

769
00:37:58,600 --> 00:38:00,799
Speaker 1: forces him into a really tough lea tanded shot over

770
00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:02,799
Speaker 1: the top, and they end up getting a stop, really

771
00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:05,200
Speaker 1: good defensive possession there. I like that. I like their

772
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,600
Speaker 1: two on the ball look because of their ability to rotate.

773
00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:09,200
Speaker 1: I want to see them do more of that this year.

774
00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,960
Speaker 1: Here's an example of Jaron Jackson attacking and transition off

775
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,640
Speaker 1: of this, he ends up getting a kind of a

776
00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,120
Speaker 1: cross match in transition against Jonas Valenciunas, who had typically

777
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:21,880
Speaker 1: been guarding Tillman. He ends up getting him in space

778
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,640
Speaker 1: and just going right at him and getting to the

779
00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:25,800
Speaker 1: basket and drawing a foul. Notice when he kind of

780
00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:30,560
Speaker 1: gets downhill, watch Jonas Valanciunis immediately get out of position

781
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:34,040
Speaker 1: on Jackson's left hand side. So as he makes this

782
00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:37,520
Speaker 1: aggressive move, boom, he takes this little shuffle step over

783
00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:39,759
Speaker 1: to the right, and then all Jaron has to do

784
00:38:39,880 --> 00:38:42,080
Speaker 1: is go to that classic low gather that you see

785
00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:44,319
Speaker 1: those guards do where you just take the ball low

786
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:47,279
Speaker 1: and through, and he gets right across the arms and

787
00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:49,879
Speaker 1: ends up getting two free throws out of it. Here's

788
00:38:49,880 --> 00:38:54,080
Speaker 1: another clutch defensive possession. John Moran had been hedging and

789
00:38:54,160 --> 00:38:56,520
Speaker 1: recovering on most of these actions, but on this case

790
00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:58,560
Speaker 1: he actually gets caught in a switch and does a

791
00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:02,160
Speaker 1: really nice job on CJ mccomi. So here comes Trey Murphy.

792
00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:04,799
Speaker 1: He sets the screen this again, this had been a

793
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,839
Speaker 1: hedge and recover. Now Tredy's gonna screen and slip out

794
00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,080
Speaker 1: of it, but Desmond Bain ends up staying. They end

795
00:39:10,160 --> 00:39:13,279
Speaker 1: up switching. Now John Morant's on CJ, and watch John

796
00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:15,480
Speaker 1: Moran do a really nice job one on one beating

797
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,359
Speaker 1: CJ to the spot and forcing him to pick up

798
00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:22,640
Speaker 1: his dribble. Really nice defense there from Jah. Now Desmond

799
00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:25,680
Speaker 1: Baan once again all keyed up off the ball stays

800
00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:30,600
Speaker 1: attached to Troy Murphy attached attached, forces him into a

801
00:39:30,680 --> 00:39:35,200
Speaker 1: tough step back three which he airballs, but just an

802
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:39,280
Speaker 1: unlucky kind of bounce there. Like Jared Jackson is inside position,

803
00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:41,799
Speaker 1: Xavier Tillman is inside position. If that ball gets on

804
00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:44,320
Speaker 1: the rim, they probably get the rebound, but because of

805
00:39:44,360 --> 00:39:46,520
Speaker 1: where Jonas was, he ends up getting the offensive rebound

806
00:39:46,520 --> 00:39:48,440
Speaker 1: and he ends up getting a goaltending call here on

807
00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:50,879
Speaker 1: John Urrant. But another nice defensive effort there from John

808
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:53,719
Speaker 1: on the backside too. Here's an example of that action

809
00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:55,880
Speaker 1: that I told you guys about them spamming at the

810
00:39:55,880 --> 00:39:58,200
Speaker 1: tail end of these games. This is Horn's chest. So

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00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:02,000
Speaker 1: let's get up here a little wrinkle too. Instead of

812
00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:05,760
Speaker 1: instead of having the wings start up hime in Horns

813
00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:07,839
Speaker 1: or the I should say, the guys that stay at

814
00:40:07,840 --> 00:40:10,000
Speaker 1: the elbow, instead of having them start up high, they

815
00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:13,319
Speaker 1: had him start down low and then flash high. And

816
00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:16,120
Speaker 1: they do that. They do that to get these guys

817
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,399
Speaker 1: in trail position instead of on the top side. Now,

818
00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:21,239
Speaker 1: so Marcus Smart's gonna set the first screen right, first

819
00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:25,360
Speaker 1: screen now Xavier Tillman sets the second screen on Marcus Smart.

820
00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:29,680
Speaker 1: That's Horn's chest right. So Marcus Smart is actually open earlier.

821
00:40:29,719 --> 00:40:32,080
Speaker 1: But John Morant's exploring to see if he can score

822
00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:34,880
Speaker 1: on Trey Murphy here. But as he comes off, Jonas

823
00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:37,360
Speaker 1: Valancunez is in help. John Moran ends up making the

824
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:40,840
Speaker 1: kickout pass the Smart. Now look at CJ McCollum. This

825
00:40:40,920 --> 00:40:44,600
Speaker 1: whole sequence, CJ McCollum's getting backscreened, so he's at a position.

826
00:40:44,920 --> 00:40:47,440
Speaker 1: Now he's still looking at jaw. Here comes the past.

827
00:40:47,520 --> 00:40:50,360
Speaker 1: Look at where CJ's head is. This is just really

828
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:53,719
Speaker 1: hard to play defense like this because of the screening action.

829
00:40:54,120 --> 00:40:56,440
Speaker 1: Now he's at a position, he closes out hard to

830
00:40:56,480 --> 00:40:59,439
Speaker 1: that right hand that left hand side, and Marcus martch

831
00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:02,759
Speaker 1: just beats him with simple rip drew ripped remove. But

832
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:05,799
Speaker 1: the entire design of the possession is to make it

833
00:41:05,840 --> 00:41:09,680
Speaker 1: so that when Marcus Smart attacks this advantage, it's Desmond

834
00:41:09,680 --> 00:41:13,160
Speaker 1: Baine that's in that corner waiting for the kickout. So again,

835
00:41:13,400 --> 00:41:15,759
Speaker 1: if we watch Marcus Smart on the catch here. Let's

836
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:18,279
Speaker 1: go back to the beginning really quick. Desmond Bain is

837
00:41:18,360 --> 00:41:21,880
Speaker 1: in this corner deliberately to be the beneficiary of this action.

838
00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:26,000
Speaker 1: Marcus Smart sets it, We get the backscreen from Tillman,

839
00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:28,440
Speaker 1: takes Job a minute to get it there, but he

840
00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:31,080
Speaker 1: does eventually get it there. When he gets it there,

841
00:41:31,640 --> 00:41:35,640
Speaker 1: Marcus Smart just simple rip the remove boom, draws brandon

842
00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:40,719
Speaker 1: Ingram Desmond Bain wide open corner three. Beautiful offense from

843
00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:44,520
Speaker 1: the Memphis Grizzlies. And again, that's a totally fundamentally different

844
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:48,160
Speaker 1: action if that's Dylan Brooks instead of Marcus Smart. Right,

845
00:41:48,520 --> 00:41:51,439
Speaker 1: just the way that's guarded, the way the whole thing

846
00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:53,840
Speaker 1: comes together, and the way that that tic tac toes

847
00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:56,000
Speaker 1: into an open three, it's just going to end in

848
00:41:56,000 --> 00:41:58,840
Speaker 1: a higher quality shot far more often with Marcus Smart

849
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:01,880
Speaker 1: as that kind of like in between folkrum than it

850
00:42:01,880 --> 00:42:05,840
Speaker 1: would be with Dylan Brooks. Here's another really good defensive possession.

851
00:42:06,239 --> 00:42:08,560
Speaker 1: Here's another example of a hedge and recover from jaw.

852
00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:12,000
Speaker 1: So we're gonna get Trey Murphy setting the screen and

853
00:42:12,040 --> 00:42:15,280
Speaker 1: slipping out. So John Moran is just gonna just briefly

854
00:42:15,320 --> 00:42:17,799
Speaker 1: show his face. Boom, Why does he do that, so

855
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,400
Speaker 1: that if Trey Murphy does screen, or if Brandon Ingram

856
00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:23,640
Speaker 1: does try to turn the corner, he runs into Jaw instead, right,

857
00:42:23,719 --> 00:42:25,680
Speaker 1: But then watch Job immediately bail out of it, and

858
00:42:25,719 --> 00:42:28,200
Speaker 1: now he's back into his help and recover situation. So

859
00:42:28,239 --> 00:42:31,160
Speaker 1: if Brandon had thrown that pass to Trey Murphy, Jaw's

860
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:35,120
Speaker 1: in position to rotate and recover Marcus Smart's physical defense

861
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:39,480
Speaker 1: on the ball. As soon as Brandon tries to turn back,

862
00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:41,880
Speaker 1: Joh kind of stunts at him, forces him to go

863
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,120
Speaker 1: back to that right hand side. Now he gives up

864
00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:45,960
Speaker 1: the basketball and I was complaining at the refs. That's

865
00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:47,520
Speaker 1: how you know you're playing good defense when the dude

866
00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:50,239
Speaker 1: starts complaining at the refs. CJ. McCollum goes for a

867
00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,400
Speaker 1: hard rip through move on Desmond Bay, but he's just

868
00:42:52,520 --> 00:42:55,440
Speaker 1: all over it, swallows it up and blocks the shot.

869
00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:59,160
Speaker 1: I saw so many really impressive defensive possessions from this

870
00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:01,479
Speaker 1: group when I was watching film today. I'm really really

871
00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:04,400
Speaker 1: excited about what this team can be on the defensive

872
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:07,200
Speaker 1: end this year. We're just gonna get a simple ball

873
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,719
Speaker 1: screen here. I love the way they disguise this though, right,

874
00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:11,480
Speaker 1: So it's kind of set up. If you look where

875
00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:14,080
Speaker 1: Yonas Valanciunas is, it's kind of set up as if

876
00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:17,120
Speaker 1: the ball screen's coming towards the middle. But Tilman's gonna

877
00:43:18,600 --> 00:43:22,160
Speaker 1: kind of reverse this on him by sprinting around and

878
00:43:22,239 --> 00:43:26,560
Speaker 1: actually screening on CJ. McCollums right hand side. This forces

879
00:43:26,640 --> 00:43:29,759
Speaker 1: Yonas to close out hard to the level of the

880
00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:32,600
Speaker 1: screen over there. Right. Watch how hard Yonas has to

881
00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:35,040
Speaker 1: come up. So because he has to come up that hard,

882
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:38,279
Speaker 1: it's really hard for him to change direction back going

883
00:43:38,320 --> 00:43:41,080
Speaker 1: the other way. So John Morant's actually able to split

884
00:43:41,120 --> 00:43:44,399
Speaker 1: it because of how far out Yonas Valentunas comes. Now

885
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,320
Speaker 1: it's dead to rights, gets into the lane, draws the foul.

886
00:43:48,120 --> 00:43:50,919
Speaker 1: That's Jaw's superpower right there for you. Now here's another

887
00:43:50,960 --> 00:43:54,000
Speaker 1: example of a blitz that works out really well because

888
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:58,960
Speaker 1: of the rotation in the overall foot speed of this lineup.

889
00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:02,919
Speaker 1: So here comes we're setting a double ball screen here again,

890
00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:05,480
Speaker 1: three man actions are a little bit more complicated. We

891
00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:07,840
Speaker 1: have Bane on the ball, we have Smart on Ingram,

892
00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:11,919
Speaker 1: we have Jaron Jackson on Yonas Valanciunas. Jared Jackson comes

893
00:44:11,960 --> 00:44:16,080
Speaker 1: out Smart chases. Now we're blitzing right, we're in this blitz.

894
00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:18,080
Speaker 1: But look at how we're splitting the difference here. Tilman

895
00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:21,040
Speaker 1: is splitting the difference between Zion and Yonas. Josh splitting

896
00:44:21,040 --> 00:44:24,200
Speaker 1: the difference between Trey Murphy and Yonas Valanciunas. Now we're

897
00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:27,000
Speaker 1: in rotation. We end up making this pass to Zion.

898
00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:30,000
Speaker 1: Zion's on a three point shooting threat. Josh stunts. Look

899
00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:32,360
Speaker 1: at that little stunt step there, and then he recovers

900
00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:35,200
Speaker 1: back out and now he's playing the passing lane. So

901
00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:38,080
Speaker 1: Yonas can't make the kickout pass, and now Yonas has

902
00:44:38,120 --> 00:44:40,719
Speaker 1: to go on Tilman. The whole thing's dead. So we're

903
00:44:40,719 --> 00:44:42,839
Speaker 1: gonna watch that in full speed again. But watch how

904
00:44:42,920 --> 00:44:46,239
Speaker 1: quickly they rotate out in a blitz where you put

905
00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:50,360
Speaker 1: two on the ball suddenly turns into a non advantage

906
00:44:50,400 --> 00:44:53,879
Speaker 1: for the offense. Let's watch it here. So first of all,

907
00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:56,440
Speaker 1: notice that instead of asking Desmond to chase through the

908
00:44:56,440 --> 00:45:00,480
Speaker 1: first screen, Marcus Smart switches any action that involves Baine

909
00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:03,360
Speaker 1: and Smart. They've been switching, and I think that's really smart.

910
00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:06,760
Speaker 1: He comes out. Now we're blitzing, we're splitting the difference.

911
00:45:07,400 --> 00:45:10,880
Speaker 1: Notice two, Desmond Bain is denying the catch as I

912
00:45:10,960 --> 00:45:15,200
Speaker 1: talked about in our original segment. Smart and Bain both

913
00:45:15,239 --> 00:45:17,680
Speaker 1: do such a good job of bal denial and forcing

914
00:45:17,760 --> 00:45:20,880
Speaker 1: guys off of their spots. Quickly rotate out of it,

915
00:45:21,080 --> 00:45:24,760
Speaker 1: Boom rotate. Jaron Jackson's back, Jared Jackson gets back to Zion.

916
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:28,000
Speaker 1: So now Zion's not open. Nobody's open as a result,

917
00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:31,120
Speaker 1: Now we have brandon Ingram doing a ripped remove on

918
00:45:31,200 --> 00:45:34,960
Speaker 1: Desmond Bain. Watch Marcus Smart digs down, boom steals. We're

919
00:45:35,000 --> 00:45:36,879
Speaker 1: going the other way. Marcus Smart actually gets an and

920
00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:40,239
Speaker 1: one on that sequence. Here's another example of Horn's chest.

921
00:45:40,400 --> 00:45:45,800
Speaker 1: This time it was well defended, though, so again it's reversed,

922
00:45:45,840 --> 00:45:48,560
Speaker 1: so Marcus Smart's on the opposite elbow this time. John

923
00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:52,960
Speaker 1: Moran comes off, Marcus Smart comes off of Tillman, and

924
00:45:53,960 --> 00:45:56,680
Speaker 1: it's really well defended. Right, Herb Jones is kind of

925
00:45:56,680 --> 00:45:59,879
Speaker 1: sinking down into the lane. Jonas Valanciunas is off the floor,

926
00:45:59,880 --> 00:46:02,319
Speaker 1: and now the Pelicans have gone small, so they're just

927
00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:05,920
Speaker 1: a little bit quicker in rotation. Nothing's open, really well defended. Okay,

928
00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:08,759
Speaker 1: now what this is where John Moran has his superpower

929
00:46:08,840 --> 00:46:11,200
Speaker 1: that we talked about earlier, his ability to make that

930
00:46:11,320 --> 00:46:13,799
Speaker 1: hard left hand drive and then just to elevate off

931
00:46:13,800 --> 00:46:16,720
Speaker 1: the bounce. Watch him just make a really aggressive dribble

932
00:46:16,760 --> 00:46:19,200
Speaker 1: move and then just once he gets into his chest.

933
00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:21,080
Speaker 1: He's not trying to go through you. He's just trying

934
00:46:21,080 --> 00:46:24,000
Speaker 1: to lean back into that floater. And he's shooting at

935
00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:26,759
Speaker 1: at sixty five percent last year, which is obviously off

936
00:46:26,760 --> 00:46:28,640
Speaker 1: the charts. Coulde will he shoot sixty five percent of

937
00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:30,600
Speaker 1: this year? Probably not, but I bet you he gets

938
00:46:30,640 --> 00:46:32,719
Speaker 1: over fifty percent, and that is going to make him

939
00:46:32,719 --> 00:46:35,839
Speaker 1: a pretty damn efficient score. This was a possession where

940
00:46:35,880 --> 00:46:38,120
Speaker 1: New Orleans got a bucket, but this was another really

941
00:46:38,120 --> 00:46:40,919
Speaker 1: well defended possession. Notice here we're going to get another

942
00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:43,600
Speaker 1: switch from Marcus Martin Desmond Baine. So watch we have

943
00:46:43,840 --> 00:46:46,759
Speaker 1: a double wide pin down here. Smart and Bain are

944
00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:49,200
Speaker 1: going to communicate a switch as he goes through. Look

945
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:51,600
Speaker 1: at Marcus Martin says, I got him. He's coming through.

946
00:46:51,640 --> 00:46:54,000
Speaker 1: I got him. You stay out on Ingram. Okay, cool boom,

947
00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:56,880
Speaker 1: We're back out on Ingram. Action is shut down. Nothing's

948
00:46:56,920 --> 00:46:59,920
Speaker 1: open now. Herb Jones is turning to the other side.

949
00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:02,040
Speaker 1: Yoah Morant does a nice job denying the ball that

950
00:47:02,120 --> 00:47:05,759
Speaker 1: forces Trey into a back cut. Nothing's open. Nothing's open,

951
00:47:05,840 --> 00:47:08,760
Speaker 1: nothing's open. Look at this ball denial from Marcus Smart,

952
00:47:09,239 --> 00:47:12,080
Speaker 1: denying the catch, making it so that Herb Jones doesn't

953
00:47:12,120 --> 00:47:13,160
Speaker 1: know what to do. What am I gonna do? What

954
00:47:13,239 --> 00:47:15,279
Speaker 1: am I gonna do? They end up just throwing it

955
00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,239
Speaker 1: to brandon Ingram and he bails him out with this

956
00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:20,440
Speaker 1: like ridiculous fade away. Watch this fade away from brandon Ingram.

957
00:47:20,600 --> 00:47:24,760
Speaker 1: But that is phenomenal defense once again, shoehorned by Desmond

958
00:47:24,800 --> 00:47:26,840
Speaker 1: Baine and Marcus Smart just being a pain in the

959
00:47:26,880 --> 00:47:29,520
Speaker 1: ass on the ball. Now here's at the end of

960
00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:32,239
Speaker 1: the game where Jaron Jackson started taking over. This time

961
00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:36,600
Speaker 1: John Morant ends up getting blitzed, so Marcus Smart screens

962
00:47:37,320 --> 00:47:38,960
Speaker 1: it's not a blitz, it's just a double team. So

963
00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:41,720
Speaker 1: we get the double team. As a result, Jaron Jackson

964
00:47:41,800 --> 00:47:43,879
Speaker 1: ends up flashing over here and he gets a one

965
00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:46,560
Speaker 1: on one with Zion, drives at him on his left,

966
00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:50,239
Speaker 1: gets cut off, spins back. Zion over plays that left

967
00:47:50,239 --> 00:47:52,520
Speaker 1: hand drive and he spins off and hits the right

968
00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:55,600
Speaker 1: handed shot off the glass. Very very good post upseason

969
00:47:55,600 --> 00:47:58,920
Speaker 1: for Jaron Jackson last year. And then on the next

970
00:47:58,960 --> 00:48:01,160
Speaker 1: possession actually takes Ion out of the game. So they're

971
00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:03,440
Speaker 1: super small. Now, as you can see, they have Dyson Daniels,

972
00:48:03,440 --> 00:48:11,719
Speaker 1: Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, I believe that's Trey Murphy. That's

973
00:48:11,719 --> 00:48:15,040
Speaker 1: Trey Murphy, Herb Jones, Dyson Daniels, Brandon Ingram c Jim mccollms,

974
00:48:15,120 --> 00:48:17,800
Speaker 1: all really small. They end up just going to Jaron Jackson.

975
00:48:18,239 --> 00:48:20,160
Speaker 1: Jared Jackson, as one of the best left handed hooks

976
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:21,640
Speaker 1: in the game, just gets into the lane, hits that

977
00:48:21,719 --> 00:48:25,480
Speaker 1: left handed hook across the lane. A nice thing that

978
00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:27,279
Speaker 1: they can go to at the end of games, right

979
00:48:27,360 --> 00:48:30,480
Speaker 1: like you ball screen, attack them in space and cause

980
00:48:30,520 --> 00:48:33,319
Speaker 1: all these problems that forces them to go small, at

981
00:48:33,360 --> 00:48:35,759
Speaker 1: which point then you can attack them through attack them

982
00:48:35,760 --> 00:48:40,000
Speaker 1: through the post with Jared Jackson. Here's that one last

983
00:48:40,040 --> 00:48:42,160
Speaker 1: defensive possession for you guys to look at. Another great

984
00:48:42,200 --> 00:48:44,839
Speaker 1: hedge and recover from Joh. Watch Zion's gonna come over.

985
00:48:45,480 --> 00:48:47,680
Speaker 1: Call for the screen from Trey Murphy. Watch the hedge

986
00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:51,200
Speaker 1: boom hedge that stops the drive. That's the important part.

987
00:48:51,480 --> 00:48:54,880
Speaker 1: If he doesn't hedge, Zion's whipping down the lane like

988
00:48:54,920 --> 00:48:57,480
Speaker 1: this and causing all sorts of problems. He hedges and

989
00:48:57,520 --> 00:48:59,840
Speaker 1: then he gets back he gets right back to the shooter,

990
00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:04,399
Speaker 1: and now Xavier Tilman and Island was ion into all

991
00:49:04,440 --> 00:49:09,080
Speaker 1: this traffic really strong. Help watch Marcus Smart, Marcus Smart's guardian,

992
00:49:09,120 --> 00:49:12,360
Speaker 1: brandon ingram Boom gets his feet set outside the charge

993
00:49:12,400 --> 00:49:16,239
Speaker 1: circle draws the charge. I was so impressed by Memphis's

994
00:49:16,320 --> 00:49:20,439
Speaker 1: defense in these situations. It was a really really fun

995
00:49:20,480 --> 00:49:38,359
Speaker 1: film session to learn about that team. And let's get

996
00:49:38,400 --> 00:49:39,960
Speaker 1: into our mail bag quick and then we'll get out

997
00:49:40,000 --> 00:49:47,640
Speaker 1: here for the day. Hi, Jason Warriors fan here, You

998
00:49:47,719 --> 00:49:49,840
Speaker 1: and JJ Redick are my go to guys for quality

999
00:49:49,880 --> 00:49:52,279
Speaker 1: hoop content and I appreciate every bit of effort you

1000
00:49:52,280 --> 00:49:54,400
Speaker 1: put into the show. That's very, very kind of you

1001
00:49:54,440 --> 00:49:57,080
Speaker 1: to say you mentioned three things the Warriors need to

1002
00:49:57,080 --> 00:49:58,399
Speaker 1: do to get back into the middle of the pack

1003
00:49:58,440 --> 00:50:01,040
Speaker 1: contention this coming season. I agree with all three pods,

1004
00:50:01,480 --> 00:50:04,120
Speaker 1: JK and Curry. I'm surprised that you didn't mention Wiggins.

1005
00:50:04,120 --> 00:50:06,479
Speaker 1: I believe he's a great swing factor in our front

1006
00:50:06,480 --> 00:50:08,200
Speaker 1: court and can affect the game on both ends when

1007
00:50:08,200 --> 00:50:10,520
Speaker 1: he's fully locked in and ready to go. What impact

1008
00:50:10,520 --> 00:50:12,799
Speaker 1: do you think and improved and motivated Wiggins can bring

1009
00:50:12,840 --> 00:50:16,560
Speaker 1: to the team. Thanks in advance, obviously, Andrew Wiggins, the

1010
00:50:16,640 --> 00:50:18,480
Speaker 1: version of him that we saw in twenty twenty two

1011
00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:20,480
Speaker 1: brings a ton to the team. He was one of

1012
00:50:20,520 --> 00:50:22,160
Speaker 1: the best perimeter defenders in the league that year. I

1013
00:50:22,200 --> 00:50:24,240
Speaker 1: still think he's really good in that area. That hasn't

1014
00:50:24,239 --> 00:50:28,040
Speaker 1: been the primary area of his decline, but he brought

1015
00:50:28,040 --> 00:50:30,879
Speaker 1: that to the table. But he was a good three

1016
00:50:30,880 --> 00:50:33,760
Speaker 1: point shooter that season. Most importantly, he brought like legitimate

1017
00:50:33,760 --> 00:50:37,160
Speaker 1: scoring bursts like he was getting like it was not

1018
00:50:37,280 --> 00:50:39,560
Speaker 1: uncommon for Andrew Wiggins to end with twenty twenty two

1019
00:50:39,560 --> 00:50:42,919
Speaker 1: points in a game just by one hitting those open threes,

1020
00:50:42,960 --> 00:50:44,920
Speaker 1: but also driving closeouts. And then he was doing a

1021
00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:47,319
Speaker 1: lot of semi transition attacking, like getting into the lane

1022
00:50:47,360 --> 00:50:49,080
Speaker 1: and knocking down that little floater in the lane that

1023
00:50:49,120 --> 00:50:50,960
Speaker 1: he would make when he would just rip through, take

1024
00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:53,160
Speaker 1: the contact and then elevate and knock down a shot.

1025
00:50:53,239 --> 00:50:55,279
Speaker 1: Wiggins was really good in that season, and there's no

1026
00:50:55,320 --> 00:50:57,840
Speaker 1: doubt that if he was that version of himself again,

1027
00:50:58,280 --> 00:50:59,960
Speaker 1: it would mean a lot for this Golden State Warriors.

1028
00:51:00,480 --> 00:51:03,160
Speaker 1: Here's the problem. When someone tells you what they are

1029
00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:05,800
Speaker 1: at a large sample, don't fall for the small sample.

1030
00:51:06,200 --> 00:51:08,839
Speaker 1: So like, for instance, Andrew Wiggins was really really good

1031
00:51:08,840 --> 00:51:11,799
Speaker 1: in twenty twenty two, but he's been rough since, and

1032
00:51:11,880 --> 00:51:14,160
Speaker 1: he was rough before that. He's been in the league

1033
00:51:14,160 --> 00:51:16,759
Speaker 1: a long time now, and so I'm kind of the

1034
00:51:16,800 --> 00:51:20,200
Speaker 1: opinion that that was the outlier and that this is

1035
00:51:20,239 --> 00:51:22,560
Speaker 1: more or less the real Andrew Wiggins. And so with

1036
00:51:22,680 --> 00:51:25,879
Speaker 1: that being the case, like obviously we're all rooting for that,

1037
00:51:26,440 --> 00:51:28,520
Speaker 1: it just seems somewhat unlikely, and I think it would

1038
00:51:28,520 --> 00:51:31,680
Speaker 1: be I think we're setting ourselves up for disappointment if

1039
00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:35,040
Speaker 1: we count on Andrew Wiggins being that type of player. Again,

1040
00:51:35,520 --> 00:51:37,560
Speaker 1: although I don't always agree, you are one of the

1041
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:40,520
Speaker 1: few that takes thoughtful and thorough approach to analyzing basketball.

1042
00:51:40,520 --> 00:51:43,600
Speaker 1: My question, Jimmy Butler has recently been compared by another

1043
00:51:43,640 --> 00:51:46,680
Speaker 1: YouTuber to Lebron James in terms of style of play,

1044
00:51:47,080 --> 00:51:49,120
Speaker 1: giving out James and Curry played during the Olympics and

1045
00:51:49,120 --> 00:51:51,360
Speaker 1: the rumors about Butler getting traded with the Warriors as

1046
00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:54,000
Speaker 1: a possible destination. How do you see the fit of

1047
00:51:54,040 --> 00:51:56,160
Speaker 1: Butler and Curry and do you believe that would make

1048
00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:59,160
Speaker 1: them a title contender this year? Note, of course, this

1049
00:51:59,239 --> 00:52:01,640
Speaker 1: question assumes that Butler has a similar skill set slash

1050
00:52:01,680 --> 00:52:04,120
Speaker 1: playing style as James and that the James Curry fit

1051
00:52:04,160 --> 00:52:06,279
Speaker 1: in the Olympics can be replicated even if the talent

1052
00:52:06,360 --> 00:52:08,560
Speaker 1: is a tier below. So I don't actually see too

1053
00:52:08,640 --> 00:52:11,360
Speaker 1: much of a similarity between Lebron and Jimmy Butler. I

1054
00:52:11,360 --> 00:52:13,160
Speaker 1: would almost look at Jimmy Butler if he were to

1055
00:52:13,160 --> 00:52:18,040
Speaker 1: play for the Warriors as like a juiced up version

1056
00:52:18,080 --> 00:52:22,799
Speaker 1: of Andre Guodalla, right, Like, Andre Gudala brings a lot

1057
00:52:22,800 --> 00:52:25,000
Speaker 1: of the similar type of like when he was in

1058
00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:26,960
Speaker 1: his prime, or I shouldn't say in his prime, but

1059
00:52:27,000 --> 00:52:29,200
Speaker 1: in his prime at the Warriors in that twenty fifteen

1060
00:52:29,239 --> 00:52:33,520
Speaker 1: to twenty seventeen phase. During those years, Andre Gudala brought

1061
00:52:33,600 --> 00:52:36,760
Speaker 1: like high level playmaking. It was a great connective piece,

1062
00:52:36,840 --> 00:52:39,799
Speaker 1: elite on the ball defense, just like all of these

1063
00:52:39,840 --> 00:52:42,239
Speaker 1: little dirty work things which we know Jimmy Butler can

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00:52:42,280 --> 00:52:44,600
Speaker 1: do and do really well. The big difference is Jimmy

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00:52:44,600 --> 00:52:47,520
Speaker 1: Butler can also run action right like you're gonna dump

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00:52:47,560 --> 00:52:50,520
Speaker 1: the ball into the post to Jimmy and run split

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00:52:50,600 --> 00:52:54,120
Speaker 1: action with Steph running off of off ball screens with

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00:52:54,239 --> 00:52:56,480
Speaker 1: Jimmy in the post as a scoring threat. That's a

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00:52:56,520 --> 00:53:00,239
Speaker 1: real weapon there, right, Just having Jimmy into man game

1070
00:53:00,239 --> 00:53:02,279
Speaker 1: with Steph Curry because Jimmy's gonna be guarded by a

1071
00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:04,840
Speaker 1: bigger forward, Steph's gonna be guarded by a quicker guard.

1072
00:53:05,080 --> 00:53:07,879
Speaker 1: Jimmy can attack quicker guards in the post, Steph can

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00:53:08,280 --> 00:53:12,359
Speaker 1: attack bigger forwards in space. Right, There's so much other

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00:53:13,080 --> 00:53:16,799
Speaker 1: offensive elements that Jimmy brings to the table. But he

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00:53:16,800 --> 00:53:19,480
Speaker 1: could also function when Steph has the ball as like

1076
00:53:19,520 --> 00:53:22,120
Speaker 1: a juiced up version of Andre Gudala and so like,

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00:53:22,360 --> 00:53:24,280
Speaker 1: I think Jimmy would be a great fit with the Warriors,

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00:53:24,360 --> 00:53:27,160
Speaker 1: kind of fits their short term goals as well of

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00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:31,880
Speaker 1: trying to re just rebuild a championship caliber roster around

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00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:35,000
Speaker 1: Golden State. The thing is is that Miami's probably gonna

1081
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:37,200
Speaker 1: be looking for a good amount of talent and return there,

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00:53:37,200 --> 00:53:38,400
Speaker 1: and it's just whether or not you can find a

1083
00:53:38,440 --> 00:53:40,919
Speaker 1: deal that actually makes sense. But I think Jimmy would

1084
00:53:40,920 --> 00:53:44,160
Speaker 1: be a beautiful basketball fit with Golden State. The slow

1085
00:53:44,160 --> 00:53:47,360
Speaker 1: Mo praise meaning Kyle Anderson the SloMo praise is justified.

1086
00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:49,440
Speaker 1: But wasn't he just saying that Anthony Edwards had no

1087
00:53:49,480 --> 00:53:51,000
Speaker 1: one on his team that could make a play when

1088
00:53:51,040 --> 00:53:53,080
Speaker 1: the ball was forced out of his hands and using

1089
00:53:53,239 --> 00:53:58,799
Speaker 1: slow O Conley Connley's a good offensive players. That's not

1090
00:53:58,840 --> 00:54:03,600
Speaker 1: who I was talking about. Slow Jaden McDaniels, Nikhil Alexander Walker,

1091
00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:06,320
Speaker 1: and Rudy Gobert were the main four guys that I

1092
00:54:06,320 --> 00:54:08,799
Speaker 1: had issues with. So here's the thing. I understand what

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00:54:08,840 --> 00:54:11,520
Speaker 1: you're saying. There's just a huge difference between being a

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00:54:11,600 --> 00:54:14,600
Speaker 1: dribble handoff folkrum for the Warriors with a bunch of

1095
00:54:14,680 --> 00:54:19,160
Speaker 1: movement shooters, where it's mostly about like hitting cutters and

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00:54:19,200 --> 00:54:21,600
Speaker 1: then the ability to attack the rim and make kickout

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00:54:21,600 --> 00:54:25,719
Speaker 1: passes in inverted spacing. That's very different than what was

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00:54:25,760 --> 00:54:28,359
Speaker 1: happening to Minnesota. What was happening to Minnesota is they

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00:54:28,360 --> 00:54:31,160
Speaker 1: were packing the paint and now it's becoming an issue

1100
00:54:31,160 --> 00:54:33,880
Speaker 1: because Kyle Anderson can't hit shots over the top of

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00:54:33,920 --> 00:54:38,160
Speaker 1: the defense. Golden State inverts the spacing because of the

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00:54:38,239 --> 00:54:40,799
Speaker 1: fact that guys are coming off these dribble handoffs, Guys

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00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:44,200
Speaker 1: like Buddy Healed, guys like Brandon Pazemski, guys like Steph Curry,

1104
00:54:44,360 --> 00:54:46,799
Speaker 1: Klay Thompson in the past, they're coming off of those

1105
00:54:46,840 --> 00:54:50,200
Speaker 1: dribble handoffs. It inverts the spacing so it's not as

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00:54:50,239 --> 00:54:52,880
Speaker 1: important for the role players to shoot as it is

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00:54:52,920 --> 00:54:54,920
Speaker 1: for them to be able to attack the rim and

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00:54:55,080 --> 00:54:59,799
Speaker 1: quickly make decisions in those situations. Very very different than

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00:54:59,840 --> 00:55:02,600
Speaker 1: the issue that Minnesota was having. And so again, Kyle

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00:55:02,680 --> 00:55:05,600
Speaker 1: Anderson is the type of player that I actually like

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00:55:05,760 --> 00:55:08,920
Speaker 1: in the inverted spacing of Golden State, but I don't

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00:55:09,080 --> 00:55:12,400
Speaker 1: like in the system that Minnesota had where the paint

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00:55:12,520 --> 00:55:14,360
Speaker 1: was clogged and it was more about the ability to

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00:55:14,440 --> 00:55:17,040
Speaker 1: hit shots over the top of the defense. No way,

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00:55:17,120 --> 00:55:19,600
Speaker 1: Trey Lyles starts and DeMar hasn't been a two for

1116
00:55:19,600 --> 00:55:22,520
Speaker 1: a while now, and we're talking about the Kings. He

1117
00:55:22,680 --> 00:55:25,680
Speaker 1: almost exclusively played the three or the four for Chicago

1118
00:55:25,719 --> 00:55:27,840
Speaker 1: the last few years. My guess is the starting lineup

1119
00:55:27,880 --> 00:55:31,719
Speaker 1: looks like this deeron Fox with Kean Ellis, Demarta Roseen

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Speaker 1: at the three, Keegan Murray and Demana Sabonis. It's possible

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00:55:36,200 --> 00:55:40,160
Speaker 1: that that's the direction they go. As you mentioned Demartin

1122
00:55:40,239 --> 00:55:41,720
Speaker 1: Rosen has played a lot of three at this phase

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Speaker 1: in his career. My issue is, if you have Demartin

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Speaker 1: Roseen at the three and Keegan Murray at the four,

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00:55:46,320 --> 00:55:49,959
Speaker 1: with Sabonis at the five, your overall length and athleticism

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00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:52,720
Speaker 1: on your front line is like basement in the NBA,

1127
00:55:53,440 --> 00:55:56,080
Speaker 1: and so it's one of those things where you you

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00:55:56,120 --> 00:55:59,360
Speaker 1: sacrifice a lot defensively on the in on the glass

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00:55:59,360 --> 00:56:01,799
Speaker 1: in those situations. I do love the idea of Keon

1130
00:56:01,880 --> 00:56:04,160
Speaker 1: Ellis guarding at the point of attack. He's just such

1131
00:56:04,200 --> 00:56:07,600
Speaker 1: a natural fit there and in that in the universe

1132
00:56:07,600 --> 00:56:09,239
Speaker 1: where you could put Keon Ellis at the two, to

1133
00:56:09,320 --> 00:56:12,239
Speaker 1: Martin Rosen at the three and like a bigger, stronger

1134
00:56:12,280 --> 00:56:14,880
Speaker 1: forward at the four, I'd be on board. I'm not

1135
00:56:14,920 --> 00:56:17,640
Speaker 1: so I won't be surprised if they try that, and

1136
00:56:17,760 --> 00:56:20,480
Speaker 1: that that lineup will be very good in some ways.

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00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:23,880
Speaker 1: I just worry about the overall size and athleticism. If

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00:56:23,920 --> 00:56:26,439
Speaker 1: you're running Demarta Rosen and Keegan Murray at the three

1139
00:56:26,440 --> 00:56:30,200
Speaker 1: and the four, that that's pretty damn small and unathletic. Hello, Jason,

1140
00:56:30,360 --> 00:56:33,400
Speaker 1: always like listening to you when you analyze. As a

1141
00:56:33,480 --> 00:56:37,040
Speaker 1: Nick fan, I have a question about Julius Randall, and

1142
00:56:37,080 --> 00:56:39,840
Speaker 1: that is the playoffs. I felt like last season, before

1143
00:56:39,840 --> 00:56:41,480
Speaker 1: he got hurt, I thought he was going to have

1144
00:56:41,560 --> 00:56:44,160
Speaker 1: a good twenty twenty four playoff runt, especially when he

1145
00:56:44,160 --> 00:56:46,880
Speaker 1: played alongside og Nanobe, because he was making quicker decisions

1146
00:56:46,920 --> 00:56:49,520
Speaker 1: and not holding onto the ball as long he attacks

1147
00:56:49,560 --> 00:56:51,840
Speaker 1: mismatches in the post with the strength and speed and

1148
00:56:51,880 --> 00:56:54,920
Speaker 1: has become more of a willing passer and committed to

1149
00:56:54,920 --> 00:56:57,919
Speaker 1: playing defense. So my question to you is that going

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00:56:57,960 --> 00:57:00,000
Speaker 1: into next season, especially with the Knicks having a chance

1151
00:57:00,080 --> 00:57:02,120
Speaker 1: to compete slash win a title, do you believe that

1152
00:57:02,200 --> 00:57:04,440
Speaker 1: Julius Randall has a better chance of performing well in

1153
00:57:04,440 --> 00:57:07,520
Speaker 1: the twenty twenty five playoffs since he has og and

1154
00:57:07,520 --> 00:57:09,719
Speaker 1: now the addition of Michail Bridges. Appreciate your time and

1155
00:57:09,719 --> 00:57:12,640
Speaker 1: continue to do great work as always. I am actually

1156
00:57:12,760 --> 00:57:16,200
Speaker 1: a huge believer that Julius Randall's game is built to

1157
00:57:16,320 --> 00:57:21,360
Speaker 1: play well in the playoffs. The problem is he consistently

1158
00:57:21,440 --> 00:57:23,920
Speaker 1: is hurt right before he gets there, or, in the

1159
00:57:23,960 --> 00:57:26,720
Speaker 1: case of last year, hurt when he's there right. But

1160
00:57:27,560 --> 00:57:31,000
Speaker 1: Julius is a rhythm player. In order for him to

1161
00:57:31,040 --> 00:57:33,880
Speaker 1: be a useful kind of bullyball Ford, he needs to

1162
00:57:33,880 --> 00:57:35,919
Speaker 1: be kind of like really dialed in with that little

1163
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:38,640
Speaker 1: left shoulder fade that he hits when he kind of

1164
00:57:38,680 --> 00:57:40,440
Speaker 1: bullies his way in and then just kind of leans

1165
00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:44,040
Speaker 1: back and shoots over his left shoulder. Also just handling

1166
00:57:44,080 --> 00:57:47,440
Speaker 1: the ball, not losing control of it, making good reads

1167
00:57:47,680 --> 00:57:50,400
Speaker 1: those kickout passes that you're talking about, And what ends

1168
00:57:50,480 --> 00:57:52,560
Speaker 1: up happening is he comes into the league hurt or

1169
00:57:52,600 --> 00:57:54,680
Speaker 1: comes into the playoffs hurt, and he just is kind

1170
00:57:54,680 --> 00:57:57,000
Speaker 1: of at a rhythm and he just kind of struggles

1171
00:57:57,040 --> 00:58:00,680
Speaker 1: to be as effective and efficient as he usually is,

1172
00:58:00,920 --> 00:58:03,640
Speaker 1: and he's missing all those threes, he's missing all those

1173
00:58:03,640 --> 00:58:06,000
Speaker 1: short fadeaways. He's not in as good as shape, so

1174
00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:08,400
Speaker 1: he's not defending as well and it ends up making

1175
00:58:08,480 --> 00:58:10,760
Speaker 1: him look like a bad playoff player. But every single

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00:58:10,800 --> 00:58:13,080
Speaker 1: time he's coming into that situation hurt. I don't want

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00:58:13,120 --> 00:58:15,600
Speaker 1: to see Julius Randall get into a playoff run where

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00:58:15,600 --> 00:58:19,400
Speaker 1: he's played for three straight months going into it and

1179
00:58:19,440 --> 00:58:22,280
Speaker 1: so that he's actually operating like peak Julius Randall at

1180
00:58:22,280 --> 00:58:24,720
Speaker 1: that point. The thing that I like about Julius Randall

1181
00:58:24,800 --> 00:58:28,000
Speaker 1: is like when games get ugly and you got a

1182
00:58:28,000 --> 00:58:30,800
Speaker 1: guy who's big and strong and can attack mismatches in

1183
00:58:30,840 --> 00:58:34,040
Speaker 1: the post, that is a huge value in the NBA playoffs,

1184
00:58:34,440 --> 00:58:38,600
Speaker 1: We've just never seen that really like fully realized for

1185
00:58:38,640 --> 00:58:41,040
Speaker 1: them because he's always injured when he gets there. So,

1186
00:58:41,120 --> 00:58:43,600
Speaker 1: like again, I believe Julius Randall can be a useful

1187
00:58:43,600 --> 00:58:46,040
Speaker 1: player for the Knicks. He's got to be healthy and available,

1188
00:58:46,560 --> 00:58:48,560
Speaker 1: and he's got to be willing with this group with

1189
00:58:48,640 --> 00:58:51,440
Speaker 1: the shortcomings of their front court, like Mitchell Robinson's going

1190
00:58:51,480 --> 00:58:54,600
Speaker 1: to be out till December or January. You backup center

1191
00:58:54,640 --> 00:58:58,800
Speaker 1: spot is really weak right now. Tom Thibodeau never really

1192
00:58:58,840 --> 00:59:02,400
Speaker 1: used precious to at the five, not very often at least,

1193
00:59:02,480 --> 00:59:05,160
Speaker 1: so like it's one of those things where if Julius

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00:59:05,240 --> 00:59:07,240
Speaker 1: Randall's gonna play a lot in the front court as

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00:59:07,280 --> 00:59:10,080
Speaker 1: a five, like a small ball five, he's going to

1196
00:59:10,120 --> 00:59:12,280
Speaker 1: have to defend and rebound at a really really high level.

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00:59:12,320 --> 00:59:13,920
Speaker 1: And that's just a lot to ask. And so if

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00:59:13,920 --> 00:59:15,760
Speaker 1: he commits to doing all those things, this team has

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00:59:15,800 --> 00:59:18,360
Speaker 1: the talent to accomplish great things this year. It's just

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00:59:18,360 --> 00:59:19,959
Speaker 1: gonna be about whether or not those guys are willing

1201
00:59:20,000 --> 00:59:22,560
Speaker 1: to accept smaller roles. Again, anytime you have lots of

1202
00:59:22,560 --> 00:59:25,440
Speaker 1: talent in the room, everyone's got to really really be

1203
00:59:25,480 --> 00:59:28,600
Speaker 1: willing to accept roles or you're gonna get diminishing returns.

1204
00:59:28,960 --> 00:59:32,720
Speaker 1: All right, last question, how do you have Miami with

1205
00:59:32,800 --> 00:59:36,240
Speaker 1: two top twenty five players at eighteen, but Orlando with

1206
00:59:36,360 --> 00:59:40,560
Speaker 1: zero top twenty five players above them? Well, because those

1207
00:59:40,600 --> 00:59:42,600
Speaker 1: two Top twenty five players includes a guy in Jimmy

1208
00:59:42,680 --> 00:59:45,640
Speaker 1: Butler who is kind of on the downslope and is

1209
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:49,440
Speaker 1: hurt a lot right and has missed significant chunk chunks

1210
00:59:49,440 --> 00:59:53,040
Speaker 1: of the regular season as of late right. Also, Franz

1211
00:59:53,040 --> 00:59:56,240
Speaker 1: Wagner and Palo Bonkaro were both in my preliminary list

1212
00:59:56,320 --> 00:59:58,040
Speaker 1: for the Top twenty five. They just didn't actually make

1213
00:59:58,080 --> 01:00:00,360
Speaker 1: the top twenty five, but I didn't see my a

1214
01:00:00,400 --> 01:00:02,520
Speaker 1: gap between them and the guys at the tail end

1215
01:00:02,520 --> 01:00:06,000
Speaker 1: of my top twenty five lists. So beyond that, the

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01:00:06,200 --> 01:00:08,520
Speaker 1: Magic have a lot of talent down the roster. They

1217
01:00:08,560 --> 01:00:11,240
Speaker 1: have a lot of really gifted two way role players,

1218
01:00:11,280 --> 01:00:14,680
Speaker 1: a lot of size, a lot of athleticism. Jonathan Isaac

1219
01:00:14,760 --> 01:00:16,439
Speaker 1: is a weapon whn Dell Carter Junior is a wepon.

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01:00:16,520 --> 01:00:18,040
Speaker 1: Jalen Sugg is one of the best three and D

1221
01:00:18,040 --> 01:00:24,040
Speaker 1: guards in the league. The KCP edition makes them It's

1222
01:00:24,040 --> 01:00:26,280
Speaker 1: a high level starter upgrade that makes things a lot

1223
01:00:26,280 --> 01:00:28,280
Speaker 1: easier for them. He's also a movement shooter, which is

1224
01:00:28,280 --> 01:00:30,840
Speaker 1: something they haven't had in the past, which will accentuate

1225
01:00:30,880 --> 01:00:33,040
Speaker 1: a lot of their like inverted ball screens where Franz

1226
01:00:33,080 --> 01:00:35,520
Speaker 1: and Polo get a guard to set a screen for them, Like,

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Speaker 1: I just think overall, Orlando's a better team. Now. That said, like,

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01:00:39,040 --> 01:00:42,360
Speaker 1: if Miami's healthy and Jimmy Butler's playing like Jimmy, then yeah,

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01:00:42,400 --> 01:00:45,160
Speaker 1: that and we're in the playoffs. Yeah, that's a that's

1230
01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:48,400
Speaker 1: a different discussion. But heading into this season, looking at

1231
01:00:48,400 --> 01:00:50,920
Speaker 1: it from the context of October all the way through June,

1232
01:00:51,280 --> 01:00:53,000
Speaker 1: at this point, I think Orlando's a little bit of

1233
01:00:53,040 --> 01:00:55,600
Speaker 1: a safer bet. That's all aff Forday. One last thing

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Speaker 1: I've been doing with my buddy Luke reactions to every

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Speaker 1: episode of the Rings of Power. So if you haven't

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Speaker 1: checked that out yet, wherever you get your podcast under

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Speaker 1: two Sons Podcasts or on YouTube under two Sons podcast

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Speaker 1: you could check out some Rings of Power content. I

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01:01:12,760 --> 01:01:15,160
Speaker 1: will be back on Wednesday with another one of these videos.

1240
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Speaker 1: Don't forget to drop mail bag questions. As always, a

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Speaker 1: sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting the show and now

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Speaker 1: I'll see you next time the volume. What's up guys,

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Speaker 1: As always, I appreciate you for listening to and supporting

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Speaker 1: OOPS tonight. It would actually be really helpful for us

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Speaker 1: supporting us, but if you could take a minute to

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