1 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: The volume. All right, well, Coon Hoops and I here 2 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: at in the volume of love. You guys are having 3 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: a great weekend. Ar Cadence during the NBA Finals is 4 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: going to be obviously the live shows on the night 5 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: of film session the second day. That third day, we're 6 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: either gonna do an interview or we're gonna do a 7 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: mail bag. So like we've got Sam Vesini coming on 8 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 1: on Monday next week. That'll actually air on Tuesday, but 9 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: it'll be our kind of like interview based reaction to 10 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,639 Speaker 1: the first two games of the series. For Game one, though, 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: we're doing a mailbag. So I've got a mail bag. 12 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: I sent out a tweet earlier today. We had seventy 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: something questions. I appreciate all of you guys for participating. 14 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: Obviously we can't get to all of them, but we're 15 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: gonna get to as many as we can. We're gonna 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: be bouncing all throughout the NBA Finals around the league 17 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: and some off court stuff in this mail bag. You 18 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: guys are the job before we get started. Subscribe to 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: the Hoops and I YouTube channels you don't miss any 20 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: more of our videos. Follow me on Twitter at underscore 21 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: Jason lt. So you guys, don't miss show announcements, don't 22 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: forget about a podcast feed wherever you get your podcast 23 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: on our hoops tonight, and then keep dropping mail back 24 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: questions in the YouTube comments so we can keep hitting 25 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: them throughout the rest of the summer. All right, let's 26 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: talk some basketball. Yes, first question, what's the concern level 27 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: if you're Dallas that Boston completely owned the lower third 28 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: court of lower third of the court defensively twenty three 29 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: for forty seven, forty nine percent in the paint, took 30 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: away their libs by nullifying the one to five pick 31 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: and roll only got three corner three point attempts, went 32 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: one for three by staying home and trusting defenders in space. 33 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: So yeah, that was my major concern coming into this series, 34 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: just how different Dallas's pick and roll attack was going 35 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: to look in this series by virtue of an adjustment 36 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: that honestly, I was surprise Minnesota didn't try. Surprise Minnesota 37 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 1: didn't try putting Jaden McDaniels onto Gafford or Lively and 38 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: just have Gobar guard at Derrek Jones or PJ. Washington 39 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: to try to disrupt the spacing of Dallas in pick 40 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: and roll. Put it simply if you allow Dallas to 41 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 1: screen with their center, then they have traditional four out 42 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 1: spacing shooter in the corner shooter in the corner shooter 43 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: on the opposite wing screen. Both guys are rolling hard 44 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: to the back or one's driving, one's rolling to the 45 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: basket right, so the paint is effectively empty with two 46 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: guys kind of attacking the rim. Right. As soon as 47 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: you switch that matchup to where they have to to 48 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: bring the center into the ball screen, they have to 49 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: use a wing instead of their center. Now the spacing 50 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: gets all janked up right because now it's corner corner, 51 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: but instead of this wing being occupied by shooter, it's vacant. 52 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: That guy's setting the screen, and then the center is 53 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: sitting in the dunker spot with Tatum on him, with 54 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: his ass parked right underneath the rim, and so it 55 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: just screws up the spacing of everything. And then PJ. 56 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: Washington or Darre Jones Junior has the predicament of like 57 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: either rolling into all that traffic even though they're not 58 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: great vertical spacers, or popping into that vacancy above the 59 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: break where they're not very good above the break three 60 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:05,200 Speaker 1: point shooters, And so that problem is not going away. 61 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: We talked about some specific things in our film session yesterday. 62 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: One trying to set more RAM screens, so basically having 63 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: Derek Jones or PJ. Washington instead of screening for Luca, 64 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: just sprint down and screen Tatum as hard as you can, 65 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: and then maybe Tatum will forfeit a switch there, so 66 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: that when Lively er Gafford runs up, you just have 67 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,839 Speaker 1: to have Lively sprint up into the screen, which will 68 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: probably bring poor Zingis with them. If Tatum switches, then 69 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 1: you have to have whoever screen Tatum quickly relocate back 70 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: out to the wing so that they have the space 71 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: necessary to operate. That's one thing they can do, looking 72 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: to attack less out of ball screens and more out 73 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: of the post or in ISO, but not targeting Horford, 74 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: who switched incredibly well in Game one, but maybe attacking 75 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: the smaller guards instead. That's an angle that they can 76 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: look to go through. Just in general, they've got to 77 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: move with a lot more pace. I thought the ball 78 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: pressure from Jalen Brown got them into a lot of 79 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: late clock situations as well. But here's the thing, those 80 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: are none of those are clean, easy solutions, right, Like 81 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: it's gonna be hard to set a pin down on Tatum. 82 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: He might just fight through it and then follow Lively 83 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: or Gafford up into the screen. Right Like, it's not 84 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: going to be easy. There's not an easy solution here. 85 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: Is this kind of a tough matchup because of Tatum's size. 86 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: It's a tough matchup for Dallas in this sense. So 87 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: I don't see that problem going away entirely. But Dallas 88 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: certainly can do a better job. But Boston dominating the 89 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 1: lower third of the court defensively is a big part 90 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: of just what their advantages are in this series, and 91 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: it may not go away entirely. Does Lebron not being 92 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: involved in the Lakers coaching decision and them looking to 93 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: go with a development coach in Hurley more so point 94 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: to Lebron being open to leaving LA this offseason or 95 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,039 Speaker 1: retiring soon In your eyes, I don't see that as 96 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 1: what's happening here. I actually I think Lebron's gonna stay 97 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: and I think we'll play at least two more seasons. 98 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: I think the Dan Hurley piece actually represents the best 99 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: of both world here, because in the post Lebron phase, 100 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,239 Speaker 1: you've got a coach that's excellent with development and scouting 101 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: and development. You've got to coach that will instill a 102 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 1: culture that will last for years after Lebron James is gone. 103 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: But also I actually think he's a great tactician for 104 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: this particular roster. He with Yukon had a lot of 105 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: success generating space with a team that had multiple non 106 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: shooters on the floor through a lot, specifically through off 107 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: ball action. So think of it like this. When you're 108 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: running ball screens like Dallas does, where you have Luca 109 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: having a center set of pick and you've got shooters 110 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: in the corners and a shooter on the opposite wing, 111 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: let's think more in the Minnesota framework where the floor 112 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: is more spaced. When that's the case, help defense is 113 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: pretty standard, right, Like the guy in the opposite corner 114 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: is going to kind of try to find a sweet 115 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 1: spot in between the like the block in the corner 116 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: where you can help but also rotate. The guy on 117 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: the opposite wing is going to come pretty close to 118 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: the nail. Same thing on the strong side corner, like 119 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: the drop coverage, Big is gonna run a drop Like. 120 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: The spacing is pretty standard, and you could really load 121 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: up on the ball, right Like that's one of the 122 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: downsides of four out one. In offenses, there's not a 123 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: lot of ball in player movement, right, but when you 124 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: run action off the ball, so that let's imagine Let's 125 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: imagine the Lakers, for instance, if you have Lebron James 126 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: and Anthony Davis running a ball screen on the right 127 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: side of the floor, and you have guys just standing 128 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: like wing wing a little bit further on the wing corner, 129 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: those guys all can sink into the lane and they 130 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 1: can have their kind of attention geared up on the 131 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: ball screen where they can help. One of the things 132 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: that Dan Hurley's great at is keeping help defenders occupied 133 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: with action. So if you have those three guys on 134 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: the weak side running like a double wide pin down 135 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: where the first guy curls around the first screen and 136 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: then the second guy curls around the second screen and 137 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 1: they're just like doing shit on the opposite side of 138 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: the court, those three help defenders. Now they're mental, the 139 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: their focus is geared towards that action, and so they 140 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 1: have they have a decision to be They can either 141 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: gear up on the action and then not help on 142 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,040 Speaker 1: the ball screen. Now Lebron and Ad are cooking, or 143 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: they can favor the ball screen and you could leave 144 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: an opening for a shooter on the weak side because 145 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: you're not or a cutter on the weak side because 146 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: you're not paying attention to the action. Dan Hurley is 147 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: big on ball in player movement and making sure that 148 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: especially when you've got a team like the Lakers that's 149 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: gonna have Anthony Davis who can't shoot, and Jared Vanderbilt 150 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: who can't shoot. You look, Jared Vanderbilt, he's healthy next year, 151 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,280 Speaker 1: is probably gonna start at small forward. So like, with 152 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: that type of configuration, like, you're gonna need ball in 153 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: player movement to maintain space to maintain your threats offensively, 154 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: and I think Dan Hurley is a perfect fit for that. 155 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: So like, I like his schematic approach to maximize this 156 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:48,680 Speaker 1: Laker roster while also being the future of the franchise 157 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: in the sense that he can scout and develop young 158 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: players and also establish a culture that lingers long after 159 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: Lebron has gone. I think it's a perfect fit, and 160 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: I'm very hopeful that they can get a deal done. 161 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: What can Dallas do defensively to mitigate being in so 162 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:04,239 Speaker 1: many help rotation situations leading to open Boston threes. Based 163 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: on my observations, I think it's worth considering not pressuring 164 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: the ball handlers so far out. This was a really 165 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: good take when I watched the film. It was something 166 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: I noticed, but I didn't actually put in my film 167 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: session last night. But there were several possessions where Dallas 168 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: players were picking up ball pressure close to half court 169 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: and then they get beat and then they're in rotation 170 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 1: before they even get a chance to set their defense. 171 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: And so that's a good adjustment, like playing a more 172 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: passive defense where you're just working on containing the ball. Right, 173 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 1: Like in general, with Boston, if you play off of them, 174 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: they have a tendency to settle on some pull up threes. Now, 175 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 1: you gotta be careful because guys like Tatum and Brown 176 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: are good at seeing a defender on their heels, giving 177 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: space and driving at them at one angle and then 178 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: crossing over or getting into their body and spinning off. 179 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: So they sometimes being on your heels can work to 180 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 1: your detriment if you're not good at actually absorbing contact 181 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: and staying in front. But in general, there's not really 182 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: a lot in terms of scheme that you can do differently. 183 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: You just have to do a better job, guys. Just 184 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: like when it comes to Boston driving kicking from a 185 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: spaced out floor, the job is simple. You have to 186 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: contain the basketball. If you contain the basketball, you prevent 187 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: help defense from being engaged. If you prevent help defense 188 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: from being engaged, you prevent spot up opportunities on the 189 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: weak side, which are going to be more efficient than 190 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: a loaded up ISO. You need to basically take it 191 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: so that the spot up attempts go down and the 192 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: ISO attempts go up. And the more you do that, 193 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: the better chance you give yourself to get stops against 194 00:09:28,360 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 1: the Boston Celtics. This is an interesting one. What is 195 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 1: a better set of third, fourth, and fifth options the 196 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four Celtics with Drew Holliday, Derek White and 197 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: Christopsporzingis or the twenty seventeen Warriors with Klay Thompson, Draymond 198 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:43,199 Speaker 1: Green and Drake Gudala. Really interesting question, but I think 199 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:47,120 Speaker 1: it's the twenty seventeen Warriors. Klay Thompson was is these 200 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: was at this point the second best shooter in the league, 201 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: is the second best shooter of all time, and he 202 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:57,960 Speaker 1: also was an elite perimeter defender. Unfortunately, he hasn't gotten 203 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: the recognition he deserves for it over the course of 204 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: his career, but he's an elite perimeter defender. Draymond Green 205 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: is the second best defensive player of this era in 206 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: my opinion, obviously, and then he's a guy that keeps 207 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: their offense flowing with his ability to function as like 208 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: a dribble handoff fulcrum in their five out offense. And 209 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: then Andre Gudala is probably the second best perimeter defender 210 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: of the era behind Kawhi Leonard, Drew Holliday, Derek whit 211 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: and Christopsporzingers are really good players. I don't think they're 212 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: on that level though, and again there's no shame in 213 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: that the twenty seventeen Warriors, in my opinion, are the 214 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: greatest basketball team ever assembled in the history of the NBA. 215 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: Here we go non NBA related, but can you explain 216 00:10:35,920 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: the Sith Grand Plan again from Star Wars? For some reason, 217 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: I started to get so interested and interested in Star 218 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: Wars lore. You know me, geek Jason Star Wars, I'm like, yes, 219 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,960 Speaker 1: let's do this. First of all, the Acolyte premiere came out. 220 00:10:50,040 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 1: The first two episodes. It was awesome, by Buddy Luke 221 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: and I did full reaction to it. That's on my 222 00:10:55,640 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: other podcast feed. That's the Two Sons podcast. You can 223 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,119 Speaker 1: find that on YouTube just under their Two Suns podcast. 224 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: Have a full reaction to the first two episodes of 225 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: The Acolyte. Will also have a reaction. We'll also have 226 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: a reaction to episode three coming out about us pretty 227 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: late on Tuesday. Is it Tuesdayeah? I think it's Tuesday night, 228 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: So keep an eye on the feeds on Tuesday night 229 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: as well. Have another one, but hop over to that feed, 230 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:22,640 Speaker 1: subscribe and really appreciate it. Check out some of the 231 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: Star Wars content. Sith graand plants pretty simple. So the 232 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 1: Sith for thousands of years were many. They were numerous, right, 233 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: and they are. The Sith are very inwardly focused and selfish, 234 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: so they would just betray each other. Like anytime a 235 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: powerful Sith would rise, multiple lesser Siths would team up 236 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: and they would overthrow him. Whereas with the Jedi they 237 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:48,560 Speaker 1: always worked in concert with each other. They were self less, 238 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: they were all in on the larger goal, and so 239 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: anytime there'd be a major galactic conflict, the Sith would 240 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 1: try to attack and they would fail. Sometimes they get close, 241 00:11:57,360 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: but they would fail, and they'd fail the same way 242 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: every time. They'd splinter and they'd fall apart, whereas the 243 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: Jedi would come together. And so darth Bain, a thousand 244 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: years before the Phantom Menace, identified this problem and realized 245 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: that that was a weakness in the Sith order. So 246 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: he actually manipulated and killed all of the Sith and 247 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: so it was just him and his apprentice. He instituted 248 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: what's called the rule of two, where there'd be one 249 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: Sith who would embody the power, and then a second 250 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: Sith who would crave the power and then eventually take 251 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: it from him. From there, he understood they'll never beat 252 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 1: the Jedi through force of arms, because the Jedi will 253 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: always come together. So they had to find a different 254 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: way to beat the Jedi and overthrow the republic, right, 255 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: and so the person who first referred to it as 256 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 1: the Grand Plan was Darth Plagis, but it actually initiated 257 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: with Darth Bain, and the idea was you're going to 258 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 1: you're going to work underneath the surface. You're going to 259 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: work with subterfuge and cunning, and you're going to try 260 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: to sabotage from the shadows the Republic, right, And so 261 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: there was a plan that took shape over the course 262 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: of a thousand years through accumulation of resources and political 263 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: influence and all these different things. And basically Plagus and 264 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: Palpatine executed the final phase of the Grand Plan. But 265 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: essentially from the way, if you've ever read the book 266 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: Darth Plagas, I highly recommend it. But in the book 267 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: Darth Plagas, he actually breaks down how essentially the thought 268 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:25,080 Speaker 1: process was. He wanted to foster division between the inner 269 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:28,199 Speaker 1: Core worlds and the outer rim worlds and basically make 270 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: it so that the inner the Core worlds were prospering 271 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 1: while the outer Core worlds were suffering through through a 272 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 1: lot of hardship, right. And from there, he wanted to 273 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: basically force the galaxy to turn on itself so that 274 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: it would go to war, and then he used the 275 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: Clones as the vehicle in the war to kill all 276 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: of the Jedi through Order sixty six. Right, Like Plagas 277 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:59,199 Speaker 1: actually hatched that entire plan, Palpatine just executed it. And 278 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: like it's really like, in my opinion, it's just like 279 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: really good world of building and lore. And I'm obviously 280 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: a huge star wars Nerd. So like, I apologize for 281 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: the people in this who are listening to this episode 282 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: of our Big Star wars Nerds, But that's like a 283 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: little short, quick synopsis of what the sifth Grande plan is. 284 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: But again, I did talk a ton of that shit 285 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 1: on my two Sons podcast with my buddy Luke's hoop 286 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: over there and check that out. Assuming Boston can finally 287 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: get over the hump, does they go into next season 288 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: as the favorites or does a team out west like 289 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: Minnesota or Denver get the nod because of the matchup. 290 00:14:45,520 --> 00:14:48,080 Speaker 1: So I actually only viewed two teams on the top 291 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 1: tier going into the postseason, Boston and Denver. Denver was 292 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: the only team that I like. Minnesota was an interesting 293 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: one matchup wise because of their a couple things with 294 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 1: Minnesota that I really liked. This for a matchup with 295 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: doubt for Boston, really good defense that I thought could 296 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: cost some issues for Boston. And also Boston can struggle 297 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: to protect the rims sometimes. Now with Porzingis and Gobert 298 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: that might have been an issue. And I don't know 299 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: who I would have picked between Minnesota and Boston. I 300 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: would have needed to prep I don't know. But the 301 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: only team I would have actually, like certainly picked over 302 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: Boston was Denver, and they lost to a tough matchup 303 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: in the Western Conference. So the next question is what 304 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: will the top tier look like next season? Because I 305 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: don't necessarily view Dallas on that tier. What will that 306 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: tier look like next season? I think Boston is in 307 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: that tier again. I think Denver's in that tier again, 308 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,800 Speaker 1: maybe Dallas, maybe Minnesota, Oklahoma City. I think as a 309 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: team you look at getting back into that tier, Memphis 310 00:15:47,800 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: could be really interesting. We'll see when we get into 311 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 1: the next season. Now, all the teams shape up, but 312 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: to me, Boston is going to be on that top 313 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: tier again until that starting lineup gets broken up. I 314 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 1: just I don't think they're like head and Show above everybody. 315 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: I think they are beatable. They're just a really bad 316 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: matchup for Dallas, which is something that I've been talking 317 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: about over the course of all of our prep. And 318 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: they might there are teams out West that do match 319 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 1: up more favorably with Boston, so as is always the case, 320 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 1: what did I say to Denver fans at the beginning 321 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: of the season, You guys, I'm picking you as the 322 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: favorite right, But it's more likely than not that you 323 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: lose because that's just what NBA history tells us. Right. 324 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: And then I got to a point where I was 325 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: more optimistic with Denver. Right. Remember I said I expect 326 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: them to win unless they get an injury to their 327 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: starting five. Well, Jamal Murray got injured and played like shit, 328 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 1: and that ended up being something that brought their ceiling 329 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: down enough, just enough for them to blow a twenty 330 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 1: point lead in Game seven against Minnesota. Right. So, like again, 331 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: I tend to think this is pretty even at the 332 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: top among a handful of teams. I don't know who 333 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: that team handful of teams is going to be at 334 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: the start of next season, but Boston will definitely be there. 335 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,480 Speaker 1: Denver will definitely be there. Out of trade DeSante cad 336 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: LaMelo and Simons, who would be the best fit on 337 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,200 Speaker 1: the Spurs. I actually want them to go off to 338 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: Darius Garland. I think he'd be a perfect fit alongside 339 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: Victor wembin Yama in terms of timeline, in terms of 340 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,120 Speaker 1: a pick and roll threat that can both score and 341 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,479 Speaker 1: pass kind of an opportunity. I think you can get 342 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: him at a discount too. I think the Spurs can 343 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: afford to overpay him for a few years. Like, I 344 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: think Darius Garland is the guy that I would go after. 345 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: What's the reason you had for that poll between Jason 346 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 1: Tatum and Ad? So I put a poll, I said 347 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 1: who's a better basketball player? Jason Tatum or Ad? And 348 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: it went crazy viral and like there were thousands and 349 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: thousands of votes and it was really close. I think 350 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: Tatum finished at like fifty two to forty eight as 351 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,479 Speaker 1: the better player. And all it was is like, whenever 352 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: I have an opportunity to present a poll that I 353 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: think will be close to fifty to fifty, I'll send 354 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: it out just because I think that's fun. But like, 355 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: the reasoning is pretty simple. I think Jason Tatum and 356 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: Ad are very close to each other. I think they're 357 00:17:49,920 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: on a similar tier as players. Now, they're very different, right, 358 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: Like Tatum's a better offensive player, AD is a better 359 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: defensive player. Tatum is a little more consistent, AD is 360 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:04,359 Speaker 1: a little more volatile. But AD's ceiling is higher, tatum 361 00:18:04,440 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: ceiling is lower. Right, So like there's all these like 362 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,480 Speaker 1: differences between them, but I view them as more or 363 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:11,000 Speaker 1: less on the same tier in the sense that they're 364 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: clearly not as good as the guys at the top 365 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: of the league, but I think both of them could 366 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 1: be the best player on a championship team if they're 367 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: surrounded with enough talent, and so that was kind of 368 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:23,840 Speaker 1: my thought process behind putting them on the same level. 369 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 1: But to be clear, like it, I don't think either 370 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: of them are at the top of the league. I 371 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: just kind of I just wanted to kind of give 372 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: an opportunity to compare the two of them early in 373 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: the season and to start the playoffs. You had the 374 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: opinion that Denver could be the next dynasty in the NBA, 375 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: the possible Celtics title and the team staying together for 376 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: at least next year. How do you feel about the 377 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: Celtics dynasty or Boston Denver in the coming years? Great show. 378 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: I absolutely think if the Celtics win this year, they 379 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,199 Speaker 1: could put a dynasty is a loaded word because, like 380 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,679 Speaker 1: how many teams have really been dynasties in NBA history, 381 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: Like we're talking about the Warriors, the Spurs, you know, 382 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 1: the Lakers in the early two thousands, the Bulls, Like 383 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: there's just not a lot of examples of them, right, 384 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: I do think a lot of people writing off Denver, 385 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:08,320 Speaker 1: and I think that's stupid. I think Denver is going 386 00:19:08,359 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: to be right back in the mix at the top 387 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 1: of the league next season. I think Boston will be 388 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: right in the mix at the top of the league 389 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: next season. So like it's very possible that over this 390 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: four or five year span we get two Denver titles, 391 00:19:17,840 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: two Boston titles, Like that's all on the table. I 392 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 1: just don't think with how talented the league is, I 393 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 1: don't think anybody's going to be running like three to 394 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: four in a row. Are we going to see teams 395 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: lean more towards five out offense in the future, I 396 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,199 Speaker 1: think so. I think you're seeing some of the limitations 397 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: of four out with Dallas in this series, just in 398 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: the sense that the one simple personnel adjustment has like 399 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: rendered their offense is severely limited. So like I think 400 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:45,359 Speaker 1: ball in player movement is a great counter to any 401 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:49,199 Speaker 1: defensive approach, and in general, like it just opens the 402 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: door for better matchups. Like if you want to prevent 403 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 1: Tatum ending up in one place or Porzingis ending up 404 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:56,959 Speaker 1: in another, A great way to do that is just 405 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: lots of reversing the floor, of reversing the the side 406 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: of the floor that the balls on multiple actions in 407 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 1: the same possession. That sort of thing is a great 408 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: way to counter that, and so I do think more 409 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 1: and more teams will will see the value of that 410 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: in the long run. Not really a question, but the Celtics, 411 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: going from playing the Pacers crazy up tempo, fast paced offense, 412 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: especially the games Halliburton played, to this slow, non off 413 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,080 Speaker 1: ball movement offense has to feel so much easier. Easier 414 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: is the wrong word. I think it's just different. Like 415 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,400 Speaker 1: this puts a lot more pressure on your individual defenders 416 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: to hold up against the best player in the world 417 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 1: potentially in Luka Doncics and one of the best ISO 418 00:20:34,480 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: players in Kyrie Irving. And so even though it's different, 419 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 1: it's still very hard. It's just different assuming they get him. 420 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: How do you see Dan Hurley's offensive defensive schemes translating 421 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 1: to LA and how will his playbook helped generate easier 422 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: looks for Brown and ad great show as always keep 423 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: it up. I went over the offensive part earlier. It's 424 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: just like off ball action to occupy help defenders, using 425 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: Vanderbilt and Anthony Davis more as screeners than spot up players. 426 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: Different things like that to manufacture spacing without shooting on 427 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: the floor. But I'm not gonna go anymore into that 428 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 1: because you saw that earlier in the show. I have 429 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 1: not looked into Dan Hurley's defensive approach yet. If he 430 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: gets hired, I will and we will cover it in 431 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: the film session. If the MAVs lose this series, would 432 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: Lucas still have the bragging rights title with no MVPs 433 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: in championships or can he play well enough in a 434 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: loss and still have the title going into the summer. 435 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: Here's the thing, I think Luca to this, but he 436 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,680 Speaker 1: played like shit in Game one. Don't let the box 437 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: score fool gi. He played like shit. He was so 438 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: bad on the defensive end, and he wasn't good enough 439 00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: offensively when it mattered. But I think he's been the 440 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: most impressive player in this postseason run so far. So like, 441 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,600 Speaker 1: we'll see how that all dust settles at the end 442 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,520 Speaker 1: of the series. I do think Luca will play better, 443 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: but like, if Luca plays poorly for the entire series, like, 444 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: that's gonna be something we're gonna have to look at. 445 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: But again, at the end of the postseason run, I'm 446 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: gonna do two separate lists and one of them will 447 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 1: be who had the best season, right like who gets 448 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: the bragging rights for this season? And right now, I 449 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 1: do think Lucas still maintains a spot at number one. Hey, Jason, 450 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: in the video with con and you said you were 451 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: in real estate, How and why did you make the 452 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 1: switch in a similar situation, And I'm questioning should I 453 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: pursue a passion in basketball and media love the vis 454 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: and analysis. So I got into real estate simply because 455 00:22:11,320 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: that was to me the most flexible career for me 456 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 1: to be able to pursue something in basketball media. Now, 457 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,480 Speaker 1: real estate's tricky. There's a bunch of different jobs in 458 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,640 Speaker 1: real estate. There are salary jobs, there are transaction coordination 459 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: like administration jobs, and then there's like the investment side, 460 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 1: where I worked for a while, and then there's residential 461 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,159 Speaker 1: real estate like like just being an agent, which I 462 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: did that as well. And when you on the salary side, 463 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: the excuse me, the investment side. I was on salary, 464 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: so it was a little easier to manage in terms 465 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: of like the month to month budgeting, But like when 466 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: I was in the residential side, like it's super volatile, 467 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: Like I had months where I made a lot of money, 468 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 1: and I had months where I'd made zero money, right, 469 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 1: And like one of the big things I learned when 470 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: I did that for a living, it's one hundred percent commission. 471 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,159 Speaker 1: So it's like you got to be really, really self 472 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 1: motivated and you have to put in the work. It's 473 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:00,160 Speaker 1: all about lead generations. Like for me, I was just 474 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 1: holding a ton of open houses to meet new clients 475 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,760 Speaker 1: and that was what floated my business. But again, like 476 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,719 Speaker 1: that's a great job. That's super flexible. The residential real 477 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 1: estate side, if you want to pursue a passion, but 478 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: you won't make money unless you put in the work. 479 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: So it's a delicate balance. It's not like you just 480 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:19,680 Speaker 1: get your real estate license and money starts coming in. 481 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 1: You have to sell houses and so it's a difficult job. 482 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 1: But if you can figure out how to do it, 483 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: then that is a very flexible job to allow you 484 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: to pursue jobs to pursue, to pursue something like sports 485 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: media on the side. As far as the sports media side, 486 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 1: just start making content, get a camera, get a mic, 487 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,479 Speaker 1: put it out on a podcast, feed, put it on YouTube, 488 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:43,840 Speaker 1: put it on social media, and just see where it 489 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 1: goes and Lastly, I would just say be yourself, don't 490 00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 1: try to pretend to be someone else. Just authentically talk 491 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: about whatever it is. Your topic is the way you 492 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: want to talk about it and see where it goes 493 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 1: from there. People just have people can see through it 494 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: when you're not being authentic. What was Boston doing better 495 00:23:57,920 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 1: than the Wolves in the last round in terms of 496 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:02,880 Speaker 1: drible pandetration? Why was ants drive not nearly as effective 497 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: as Jaylen Brown and Tatum's yesterday? Why is it because 498 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: of KP spacing or lack of effort from Luke and Kyrie. 499 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: It's simply because the spacing that Boston provides in general. 500 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 1: It's not just Porzingis, it's Boston always has five shooters 501 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,920 Speaker 1: on the floor. They did not play a single non 502 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,440 Speaker 1: shooter while the game was in question yesterday. The guys 503 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 1: off the bench Porzingis, Pritchard and Houser all great shooters, 504 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:28,680 Speaker 1: and so Minnesota with Colbert and Jada McDaniels and Kyle 505 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: Anderson and Nikaile Alexander Walker. It's just that the MAVs 506 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: could pack the paint, and most importantly, Gafford and Lively 507 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: were just parked under the rim. The entire time, and 508 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: so even though Ant's a better driver than anybody in 509 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 1: a Boston Celtics jersey, it just doesn't matter because the 510 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:45,000 Speaker 1: spacing isn't there. Who's your second favorite player of all 511 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: time after Lebron Steph Curry? And the main reason why 512 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: is because I actually watched him. I've always been a 513 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,359 Speaker 1: big Kobe and MJ fan, but I didn't start watching 514 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: basketball until the mid two thousands and or to the 515 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:00,479 Speaker 1: late two thousands, and at that point CO was kind 516 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: of already starting to fade. Obviously, I'm a huge Kobe fan, 517 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: huge Michael Jordan fan, but like in terms of like 518 00:25:06,800 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: the majority of my basketball fan hood, Steph Curry was 519 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,160 Speaker 1: the guy that I enjoyed watching the most other than Lebron, 520 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: super unique, savage competitor, really good leader, genuinely just an 521 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: awesome television watch. Just Steph to me was my second 522 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: favorite player to watch. If the Rockets had beaten the 523 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: Warriors in the twenty eighteen Western Conference Finals, who do 524 00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: you think would have won the finals? Between them and 525 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: the Calves with Chris Paul coming off a hamstring injury. 526 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: I've had this take before, but like, I think Lebron 527 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:39,479 Speaker 1: was so much better than James Harden at that point 528 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: as a playoff player. I know Harden won the MVP, 529 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: but like Harden just did a bunch of damage in 530 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: the regular season. I think if Chris Paul was injured 531 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,400 Speaker 1: that the Caves would have won. But if Chris Paul 532 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: had somehow been able to come back and play in 533 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,440 Speaker 1: that series, then I think Houston would have won. Why 534 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:56,679 Speaker 1: do you think Jalen Brown is so underrated? To me? 535 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 1: He was obviously one of the fifteen best players in 536 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 1: the league this year, didn't even make All MBA. Also, 537 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,880 Speaker 1: it makes no sense that only one Boston player made it. Actually, 538 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: it makes a lot of sense. They have five thirty 539 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: million dollar players in an open market, and there aren't 540 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: just fifteen thirty million dollar players in the league. There's 541 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: a hell of a lot more than that, right Like, 542 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 1: I want to say there's I'll have to look, but 543 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's forty fifty players that make at least 544 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:24,439 Speaker 1: twenty five million a year, right Like, there's just a 545 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: lot of players that make a lot of money. I 546 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,440 Speaker 1: think that where I rank him we'll see after the season. 547 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 1: But I think I don't think it's just like a 548 00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:36,719 Speaker 1: sure thing that he is one of the top fifteen 549 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 1: players in the league. I think that's debatable. I think 550 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: I don't even want to have a take on it 551 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: because I haven't thought enough about it as far as 552 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: whether or not he's underrated. Like what, let's be real 553 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: about what's happening here. The top fifteen players in the 554 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:55,720 Speaker 1: league generally have major offensive responsibilities for their team. We 555 00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: know what it looks like when Jalen Brown has major 556 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: offensive responsibilities. He's not consistent enough as a guy who 557 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: breaks down the defense to be in that role. He is, 558 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: a part of why he's looked so good with this 559 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: team is it's allowed him to operate with an advantage 560 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: a lot and to focus his energies on the defensive 561 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 1: end of the floor, where he's a top tier athlete. 562 00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 1: So like a lot of this is Boston by virtue 563 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 1: of Brad Stevens, has surrounded Jalen Brown with so much 564 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:31,959 Speaker 1: talent that, like, his weaknesses are just not exploitable the 565 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: way that they are in other systems. So I don't 566 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:36,400 Speaker 1: think it's fair when you look at like, let's say, 567 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: let's take another guy who's in that same range, like 568 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: Damian Lillard. I think I had him at thirteen or 569 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 1: fourteen coming into the season, Dame's job on Milwaukee is way, way, way, 570 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 1: way way harder than Jaln Brown's on the offensive end 571 00:27:48,160 --> 00:27:51,560 Speaker 1: of the floor, Like they live and die based on 572 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: what he can do and what Giannis can do, right, 573 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: Whereas with Jalen Brown, it's like Derek White runs the 574 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: action a lot of the game. You know, Drew Holiday 575 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:03,200 Speaker 1: will co op possessions like Tatum obviously is the number one. 576 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: Like there's just so much talent in Boston that it 577 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 1: allows Jalen Brown's strengths to rise to the surface and 578 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: his weakness is to sink. Even just last year without 579 00:28:14,800 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: Poor Zingis and without Drew Holliday, you saw how much 580 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: more Boston needed from Jalen Brown and how much damaging 581 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 1: it was, how much more damaging it was when he 582 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 1: couldn't actually fulfill his end of the bargain in that sense. 583 00:28:26,520 --> 00:28:29,880 Speaker 1: So like, I'm not trying to undercut what Jalen Brown's doing, 584 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,440 Speaker 1: but all I'm saying is is like there's context here. 585 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:35,680 Speaker 1: This team is really good, and it makes the job 586 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 1: really easily. It's like when Kevin Durant went to Golden State. 587 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: There are so many people around that team were like, 588 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: holy shit, he's the best part in the league. He's 589 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: better than Lebron And it's like he's literally playing in 590 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: a system where the game is so easy for him. 591 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:51,640 Speaker 1: That doesn't mean Kevin Durant's not awesome, it's just context. 592 00:28:51,720 --> 00:28:55,040 Speaker 1: We literally saw him in Oklahoma City look significantly less 593 00:28:55,040 --> 00:28:58,840 Speaker 1: efficient the previous season, right, So, like again, the context 594 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: is important here. Gylen Brown's awesome. He may be Top fifteen, 595 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: We'll see you when I do my list after the season, 596 00:29:04,960 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: but he's in a system right now that accentuates his 597 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: strengths and minimizes his weaknesses because of how much talent 598 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: is on the roster. And lastly, like again, like, the 599 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 1: only definitive top fifteen player on the roster was Tatum, 600 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: So that's why he's the only guy who made All NBA. 601 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 1: It's really that simple. I've seen a lot of people 602 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: trying to dismiss last night Celtics performance by saying how 603 00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: we just got hot and how we won't repeat it again. 604 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 1: But with this Celtics team, I feel like these types 605 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 1: of Knights are built into their identity and their style 606 00:29:32,880 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 1: of play allows them to have multiple so I do 607 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: think they'll do it again at least once. Like I 608 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: said before the series, I think they'll have two blowout 609 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:44,040 Speaker 1: wins in this series. Also, like the shot quality is replicable, 610 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 1: Like the problems that Boston presented aren't going away, But 611 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: they also shot really well in that first half. To 612 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,560 Speaker 1: put it simply, they went up twenty nine. Like we 613 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: all think most of us picked Boston to beat Dallas, right, 614 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: but we picked Boston to beat Dallas in a competitive 615 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:02,960 Speaker 1: ish sea, right, Like we don't think that they're just 616 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: gonna beat the shit out of them every single time 617 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: they play. When Boston shoots like that, they'll beat the 618 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: shit out of them. But let's just take that exact 619 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: same first half, but five of those threes don't go in. Now, 620 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,680 Speaker 1: instead of being up twenty nine, you're up fourteen, you're 621 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 1: still up fourteen and the NBA Finals in the first half, 622 00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: that's still a dominant performance, right, So like, yeah, the 623 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:29,240 Speaker 1: Celtics shot really well, but they got really good, high 624 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: quality shots and they were so much better that even 625 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:33,840 Speaker 1: if they hadn't shot as well, they still would have won. 626 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: So like, like again, over the course of the series, 627 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: they will have performances. I think Boston will win a 628 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 1: game in this series where they don't shoot well, like, 629 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: I think that's something that'll happen. So like, again, what 630 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: happened last night is replicable in terms of shot quality, 631 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,920 Speaker 1: and when you get that type of shot quality consistently, 632 00:30:48,960 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: you will have Knights where you shoot it well. When 633 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: they shoot it well, they'll blow them out. That was 634 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 1: kind of why I had that take that they'll have 635 00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:58,239 Speaker 1: multiple blowout blowouts. What moves, if any, does Denver need 636 00:30:58,280 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: to make in order to get back to the twenty 637 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 1: twenty three postseason levels of dominance. All I think they 638 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: need to do is retain KCP and make one addition 639 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: to the bench, preferably an athletic guard, like a guy 640 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: that can beat people off the dribble, someone an athletic 641 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: guard with the ball in his hands. Right. If they 642 00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: can do that, I think they're gonna be right back 643 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: in the mix. I think a lot of people are 644 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: writing off Denver for losing in the second round when 645 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: they were up twenty in Game seven in the second half, 646 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: And if they won that series, I would have picked 647 00:31:24,320 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: them over Dallas. And if they would have won that series, 648 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: I would have picked them over Boston. So like, it 649 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 1: really is a game of inches. They caught a bad matchup, 650 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: they got tired, they blew a big lead in the 651 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,200 Speaker 1: second half. But Denver's gonna be right back in the 652 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: mix next year. What counters do you expect the MAVs 653 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 1: will employ against the Celtics tendency to switch on screens. 654 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: I went over a bunch of counters in the film sessions, 655 00:31:42,160 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: so I'm not going to go in too much more detail, 656 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,160 Speaker 1: but one avoiding attacking Horford and targeting the smaller guards instead. 657 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:51,720 Speaker 1: We talked about rams screens to try to bring Porzingis 658 00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,640 Speaker 1: into the action against a lob threat like Gafford and Lively. 659 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: That would allow to potentially unlock some stuff in their 660 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: pick and roll game, but mostly Luke and Kyrie just 661 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: have to do a better job. Zero point five to 662 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: four points per iso is not going to cut it. 663 00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: Last question, what guitars do you have? Okay, I'm gonna 664 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: move the microphone a little bit here so I can 665 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 1: show you. So I have this one. This is a 666 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: This was my first PRS. This is a CE twenty four, 667 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: semi hollow, really fun guitar, twenty four frets, really easy 668 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: to play, and the main thing with the CE twenty four. 669 00:32:24,440 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: Is it's a bolt on, so you can see how 670 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:29,200 Speaker 1: it's got the the neck actually bolted on instead of glued. 671 00:32:29,520 --> 00:32:31,280 Speaker 1: And then it's got steel trim, so it's a steel 672 00:32:31,440 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 1: bridge and then steel trim up top, and so it 673 00:32:34,560 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: kind of has like a resonance to it that's kind 674 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: of unique to a steal. This one right here is 675 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:46,040 Speaker 1: a Fender Stratocaster, pretty standard. I like love the vintage 676 00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: colors on this one, but just a Fender stratocaster we have. 677 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: Let's see here, this is my pride and joy. This 678 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:58,040 Speaker 1: is the most expensive guitar that I own and one 679 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,440 Speaker 1: of the two that I play most frequently. This is 680 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: a hollow body piezo. So the main thing with it 681 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 1: is it's completely hollow. So there's two maple pieces, one 682 00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:09,920 Speaker 1: on the back and one on the front, and then 683 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:12,280 Speaker 1: it's mahogany around the side and a mahogany neck that's 684 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: glued in. And then the main thing is is it's 685 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: got their vintage style humbuckers. These are what they call 686 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:21,560 Speaker 1: the fifty eight to fifteens, or like a kind of 687 00:33:21,600 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: like a vintage sounding tone, super warm thing similar to 688 00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: like what you'd see in like a less Paul, but 689 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: these these are beautiful sounding. I'm obsessed with these. And 690 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: then this bridge has what's called a piazzo pick up 691 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 1: in it, which makes it sound like an acoustic guitar, 692 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: which I really like. This one is my second favorite 693 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: to play, and I think is the prettiest guitar that 694 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:41,840 Speaker 1: I own. I like this one a lot. And then lastly, 695 00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:44,040 Speaker 1: this is my favorite guitar to play. This is the 696 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: Silver Sky. This is John Mayer's signature guitar. It's basically 697 00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: like a Fender Stratocaster, but PRS's version. I won't go 698 00:33:50,160 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 1: into too much detail geeking out about it, but like 699 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: love the maple neck. I think it's the prettiest maple 700 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: neck that I've seen on a guitar. I love this 701 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: kind of like rust, kind of like it's like kind 702 00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:02,600 Speaker 1: of it. This just kind of reminds me of Arizona, 703 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: which I really like. And then it's just got a 704 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: really classic stratocaster sound that I really like. And then 705 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: it's just so well built. It's got a really rounded radius. 706 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:13,080 Speaker 1: This one's a seven inch radius, so it's rounded, easy 707 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: to get your fingers around. This is like the if 708 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:18,000 Speaker 1: you've ever anybody who listens to the show's played a 709 00:34:18,040 --> 00:34:20,520 Speaker 1: silver Sky knows it's like literally one of the best 710 00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:23,840 Speaker 1: guitars to funniest guitars to play. It's also like relatively 711 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: affordable compared to some of the core models that PRS makes, 712 00:34:27,239 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: Like the purple guitar is more than twice as much 713 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: as that one. So and then I've got a couple 714 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 1: of cheapi's, a couple of epiphones like entry level ones, 715 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 1: and then I've got an acoustic guitar over there as well. 716 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 1: All right, guys, that is all I have for today. 717 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,359 Speaker 1: As always, I sincerely appreciate you guys for supporting the show. 718 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,600 Speaker 1: We will be back on Sunday night with a live 719 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: reaction with Colin Coward after Game two. I would see 720 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:49,640 Speaker 1: you guys that the volume