Stats and Info Soraya! We Focus In On The Southwest Division!

[00:00:11] It's Wednesday, you know what time it is, Front Runner Podcast Collective is back on the air

[00:00:17] And I am your humble host Vince

[00:00:20] And we have just a real good show for you today

[00:00:24] We're going to discuss the Southwest Division

[00:00:27] We're going to get into some baseline buzz

[00:00:31] And we're going to try a couple things out a little bit differently today

[00:00:35] In regards to who's going to be giving like the stats and info

[00:00:40] So Soraya will be handling those opportunities today

[00:00:46] And then I will just focus in on giving you the contextual aspects of the story

[00:00:52] And so she's not here, she's in her studio

[00:00:58] So if there's a little delay, I do apologize

[00:01:01] But we will be trying this out today

[00:01:04] Hopefully we'll see how this works and go from there

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[00:03:45] Honestly Vince

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[00:04:31] So we're going to do

[00:04:32] The division overview

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[00:04:35] How it's looking

[00:04:37] In the southwest

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[00:04:39] Houston Rockets

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[00:04:43] Followed by

[00:04:44] The Dallas Mavericks

[00:04:45] And the Memphis

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[00:04:47] At 8 and 7

[00:04:48] The San Antonio Spurs

[00:04:50] Are one game

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[00:04:52] At 7 and 8

[00:04:53] And the New Orleans

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[00:04:56] Are at the bottom

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[00:05:06] Day to day

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[00:05:31] I'm not sure

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[00:05:36] How do you

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[00:05:44] Need

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[00:05:48] The case may be

[00:05:49] They have such

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[00:09:54] do focus in on the players but we do give nods to the front office and we do ask questions of the

[00:10:01] front office when the time comes so with all that being said let's get to the Houston Rockets

[00:10:08] the Houston Rockets again are 10 and 5 under Emea Doka and their defense has been legit

[00:10:16] third in defensive rating holding teams to 105.7 points per game that is the foundation of a

[00:10:25] playoff team folks now with that being said when you look at their young core and there's questions

[00:10:33] about what their young core is now you have the likes of Alperen Shangun you also have Jalen Green

[00:10:43] you have Tari Eason you have Amen Thompson there's Cam Whitmore there is Reed Shepard

[00:10:52] there's Jabari Smith Jr. I don't want to forget anybody what I'm trying to nail home the point

[00:11:00] about is that there's a lot of pieces that are very young and at some point you have to decide

[00:11:09] on which pieces are going to be the pieces that are going to be moving forward with the group

[00:11:15] or the next iteration that is going to maybe be more of a serious team and then you can start making

[00:11:24] your decisions on whatever the deficiencies are now this team is within a crossroads because they have so

[00:11:32] much young talent and they have talent in different developmental tiers like Reed Shepard is brand new

[00:11:41] okay so he's a rookie he can be a knockdown shooter he's not getting enough burn to knock off the rust

[00:11:49] and we'll talk about a guy who later in the podcast who's knocked off some rust in the baseline buzz but

[00:11:56] that's a tease in the industry you know saying I'm good at this they got a lot of pieces now

[00:12:03] identifying the young core is something that is what Raphael Stone's job is right that is his job he will

[00:12:13] make that decision now from what I've gathered by looking at this team and now listen I don't

[00:12:23] nearly watch I haven't watched 14-15 games of Houston Rockets basketball I drop in I parachute in I take

[00:12:32] notes I see what's going on I want to make sure then I'll go back if there's something that I question

[00:12:40] or there's something that I thought I missed or whatever case may be that I'll read an article and

[00:12:45] somebody saw it a different way I'll definitely go back to that game and watch it so I get enough

[00:12:51] of what the Houston Rockets are they're an incredible long defensive team they have a lot of energetic

[00:12:59] young guys who are have an aptitude for the defensive side of the ball even a doka has turned

[00:13:06] that into a tougher team when they when he first got there that team didn't have any identity

[00:13:13] whatsoever they barely ran plays it was a lot of Jalen Green off the top of the dome and whatever he

[00:13:23] decided was gonna go Jabari Smith Jr. was in the fetal position because it reminded him a lot of Auburn

[00:13:32] when he was obviously the best player and wasn't getting the ball and it seemed a lot like that

[00:13:38] and then all of a sudden Auburn Shang-Goon blossomed and then there was an offense from the nail position

[00:13:49] you saw people cutting you saw people finding their spatial situation and then there was a corner turn

[00:13:58] then they added a couple of vets they added Dylan Brooks they added Fred Van Vliet some championship

[00:14:05] pedigree in there some toughness in there and also some grown-ups and then you saw more structure come

[00:14:14] to the offense and then you saw even more opportunities for Auburn Shang-Goon to really flourish in this

[00:14:23] offense and allow his teammates to work off him then he got injured he had the shoulder injury

[00:14:31] and then it allowed Jalen Green to go off it turned into the Jalen Green show March and April were Jalen Green months

[00:14:43] it was almost like Black History have a couple more months because he was going crazy it was great

[00:14:51] where do we all stand on what the core is now if you are following the lead if you're a person who

[00:15:01] follows just the Rockets maybe you're not hip to what Emei Adelka is now I think you have a taste

[00:15:08] I think you have enough of a sample size to know that is a disciplinarian he's also somebody who

[00:15:18] covets the basketball and he wants the possessions to be also well run and timely the other thing that

[00:15:28] Emei Adelka wants is he wants a tough team and he wants a tough-minded team and this is why I

[00:15:36] I have picked to me what I think the core could and should be now there'll be differing opinions

[00:15:48] and I am here for that so you hit me up on Twitter at Frontrunner PC also you can hit up the producer

[00:15:55] Saraya and tell me if I'm an idiot or not but I think I have good reasons for this and I'm also tying it

[00:16:02] to the coach I'm tying it to the what I believe is the DNA philosophy of this particular coach

[00:16:12] so with that being said the people that I think will be part or should be part of the Rockets core

[00:16:20] are this Alker and Shingun should be part of this core now you would say oh Vince what about the

[00:16:28] Jalen Green outburst and what have you I am fine with the Jalen Green outburst he still is an inefficient

[00:16:36] scorer I would like to see more intensity on the defensive side you'll hear that a lot from me

[00:16:43] and you'll go well Vince you know what people get paid for scoring points in this league and you're right

[00:16:50] and Jalen Green should be able to flourish in a in an offense that better suits him but I think with

[00:16:57] the type of team that Emei Adelka wants and the type of length that he's gonna want I don't know if

[00:17:07] specifically he would fit into what I see as the future iteration of the the the next Houston Rockets

[00:17:18] now with that being said you would say okay where else are you gonna go with this now I'm gonna surprise

[00:17:26] you I've been a Cam Whitmore guy the whole time as far as that's concerned but I want to submit to you that the next guy

[00:17:38] that I want to add is Tari Eason I think Tari Eason is the best compliment to Alker and Shingun he's the guy he's the

[00:17:48] wild card he's Houston's Bobby Portis he is a upgraded version of Dylan Brooks with Dylan Brooks you get a lot

[00:18:00] of silly okay that he still hasn't lost that now Emei will sit there and tolerate Dylan Brooks because he knows

[00:18:11] that on the defensive end he does get it done most of the time if you can continue to keep his wire straight

[00:18:21] Emei will deal with some of the

[00:18:24] whatever you want to call it the just the

[00:18:27] blow-ups or the dust-ups or whatever that Dylan Brooks caused either with his mouth or on court

[00:18:35] antics or whatever but there is no denying that he brings a physicality and he brings a toughness to

[00:18:44] that team that they need and that's why they are 10-5 not just because of him I'm just saying because of

[00:18:52] what he brings I think Tari Eason is a upgraded version of that that I think would be able to

[00:18:59] understand his role better he would understand his shot selection better and I think Tari Eason is a upgraded version of that that I think would be able to understand his role better

[00:19:05] Tari Eason with his length and also with two three inches more than Dylan Brooks and being able to slide his feet I think you would have a better version of what you currently have

[00:19:17] now the next guy that I am absolutely intrigued by and I'm surprised that I'm saying it too is Amen Thompson

[00:19:29] now this is why I say that I have not watched all 15 games

[00:19:34] of the Houston Rockets now I do have some soldiers on the ground that get give me

[00:19:40] information from time to time like shouts out to my guys but at the end of the day

[00:19:46] there's a toughness and there's a connectivity

[00:19:50] piece to what

[00:19:51] the next iteration of the Houston Rockets look like

[00:19:59] remember if Shang-Goon's here you have a instant

[00:20:02] offensive hub where if

[00:20:06] you cut you will be rewarded

[00:20:10] who

[00:20:11] who does this better right now

[00:20:13] Amen Thompson was basically in the dunker spot last year

[00:20:18] and also he has such a

[00:20:22] incredible athleticism

[00:20:23] about him that he can float in the air

[00:20:25] and then make a decision on whether to pass or shoot the ball

[00:20:29] now obviously we want the shot to be better

[00:20:32] and we'll talk about that more and more

[00:20:35] about him about his shooting

[00:20:37] but which we'll get into it right now

[00:20:40] Amen Thompson currently shooting 26% from three

[00:20:43] that is terrible but it is way better than 16%

[00:20:48] and that was last year

[00:20:50] not saying that he's going to turn into this knock down dead eye shooter

[00:20:54] but he is trending in the right direction

[00:20:58] and his

[00:21:00] his openness to shoot it

[00:21:02] is

[00:21:03] great

[00:21:14] as someone who can cut

[00:21:18] as someone who can make decisions

[00:21:21] on ball

[00:21:22] and usually those decisions or those instincts are correct

[00:21:26] I think that he is the type of guy that you would want

[00:21:30] to have

[00:21:32] now

[00:21:33] the next person is tricky

[00:21:36] because again

[00:21:37] I am a Cam

[00:21:39] I am a Cam Whitmore

[00:21:40] I think Cam Whitmore

[00:21:42] has a chance to be great in this league

[00:21:46] but

[00:21:47] I think

[00:21:48] I am going to give the edge to Reed Shepard

[00:21:52] and I think that is where you would cut off your core

[00:21:55] so I know I left some names off the board here

[00:21:58] obviously

[00:21:59] the one that hurts for me the most is Cam Whitmore

[00:22:02] but

[00:22:03] I think that there is a consolidation trade to be made

[00:22:07] now

[00:22:08] you want to make a trade

[00:22:11] that is definitely going to elevate you

[00:22:14] but you want the right type of elevation

[00:22:17] so

[00:22:17] there is a specific type of guy

[00:22:20] that you want to go get

[00:22:22] it is not just

[00:22:24] quintessential

[00:22:26] angry

[00:22:27] disgruntled superstar

[00:22:28] and I am looking for a way out

[00:22:30] oh

[00:22:30] there is the Houston Rockets

[00:22:32] I understand

[00:22:34] that

[00:22:35] a talent upgrade

[00:22:37] is a talent upgrade

[00:22:38] but I think

[00:22:40] with the money

[00:22:41] being the way it is now

[00:22:43] the cap situations

[00:22:45] being the way they are

[00:22:46] with the

[00:22:48] cap

[00:22:49] enforcements

[00:22:50] being so punitive

[00:22:51] you have to get the right

[00:22:53] guy

[00:22:54] you have to get the right type of guy

[00:22:56] to fit into what you are all trying to do

[00:22:59] does he

[00:23:00] play off the necessary skills

[00:23:02] that we have

[00:23:04] is he additive

[00:23:05] in a way

[00:23:05] where

[00:23:06] we

[00:23:07] we needed

[00:23:08] this

[00:23:08] particular

[00:23:09] asset

[00:23:10] that he brings along

[00:23:11] with him

[00:23:13] those are the type of things

[00:23:14] that they are going to be looking for

[00:23:16] so it is not just going to be

[00:23:17] oh Brandon Ingram

[00:23:18] is definitely going to

[00:23:21] he is definitely going to Houston

[00:23:23] or whoever

[00:23:25] now

[00:23:25] if there is a big name

[00:23:27] that shows up

[00:23:28] a big name

[00:23:29] a Giannis

[00:23:30] someone like that

[00:23:32] that

[00:23:33] changes games

[00:23:34] that just changes games

[00:23:36] but

[00:23:36] you wouldn't make that work

[00:23:38] because Giannis is just

[00:23:39] a force of nature

[00:23:40] that

[00:23:41] we can't deny

[00:23:43] so with that being said

[00:23:47] I am curious to see

[00:23:49] what everybody else's thoughts

[00:23:51] on the

[00:23:53] folks that you would think

[00:23:54] should be

[00:23:56] part of this

[00:23:58] consolidation

[00:23:59] trait

[00:23:59] if you don't

[00:24:00] agree with the core

[00:24:02] oh and by the way

[00:24:04] here's the reason why

[00:24:05] I think

[00:24:05] Reed Shepard

[00:24:06] is the one

[00:24:07] that you keep

[00:24:08] mind you

[00:24:09] all the pieces

[00:24:10] that I kept

[00:24:10] are defensive minded

[00:24:12] pieces

[00:24:13] that are additive

[00:24:13] and that

[00:24:14] if the jump shot

[00:24:15] comes around

[00:24:16] not only do we have

[00:24:18] shooters

[00:24:19] we have people

[00:24:20] who can handle the ball

[00:24:22] in the open court

[00:24:23] who can make decisions

[00:24:24] and

[00:24:25] when they make

[00:24:26] those decisions

[00:24:27] it doesn't usually

[00:24:29] lead to a turnover

[00:24:32] now

[00:24:33] Reed Shepard

[00:24:34] is the shooter

[00:24:35] now

[00:24:36] you would say

[00:24:37] would you add

[00:24:39] another shooter

[00:24:39] to him

[00:24:40] you're right

[00:24:41] but I would want to

[00:24:42] add a shooter

[00:24:43] that also

[00:24:44] played

[00:24:44] defense

[00:24:47] oh

[00:24:48] Shangoon's there

[00:24:48] he's a shooter

[00:24:50] Reed Shepard's a shooter

[00:24:52] I think

[00:24:53] Torrey Eason

[00:24:54] is a developing

[00:24:55] shooter

[00:24:55] and I think

[00:24:57] one more shooter

[00:24:58] but

[00:24:59] a difference maker

[00:25:00] like a Devin Booker

[00:25:02] type

[00:25:02] somebody who can

[00:25:03] play defense

[00:25:04] and whatever

[00:25:04] and don't sit there

[00:25:06] and get crazy

[00:25:06] I'm not saying

[00:25:07] that's the trade

[00:25:09] all I'm saying

[00:25:10] is that

[00:25:11] if you're going

[00:25:12] to do this

[00:25:13] look for the right

[00:25:15] guy

[00:25:15] especially if

[00:25:16] I'm keeping

[00:25:16] the core

[00:25:18] that I'm keeping

[00:25:18] and there's

[00:25:19] like I said

[00:25:20] the reason why

[00:25:20] that I kept

[00:25:21] this core

[00:25:22] is because

[00:25:23] of the fact

[00:25:24] that I think

[00:25:25] it really

[00:25:26] epitomizes

[00:25:27] who

[00:25:28] Ime Adoka

[00:25:29] is

[00:25:30] and who

[00:25:30] he would

[00:25:31] want his

[00:25:32] team to

[00:25:32] reflect

[00:25:33] on the floor

[00:25:35] now this is

[00:25:36] all with the

[00:25:37] caveats that

[00:25:38] Torrey Eason

[00:25:39] continues

[00:25:39] his development

[00:25:41] and continues

[00:25:41] to shoot

[00:25:42] get better

[00:25:43] at shooting

[00:25:43] the three

[00:25:44] these are

[00:25:46] coming off

[00:25:46] the situations

[00:25:47] of that

[00:25:48] Alma Thompson

[00:25:48] has gained

[00:25:50] 10 points

[00:25:50] to his

[00:25:51] three point

[00:25:51] shooting

[00:25:52] and can

[00:25:52] he get

[00:25:53] to a point

[00:25:53] where he's

[00:25:54] like a 34%

[00:25:56] three point

[00:25:57] shooter

[00:25:57] if he got

[00:25:58] to it

[00:25:58] like a

[00:25:58] 34-35%

[00:26:00] three point

[00:26:01] shooter

[00:26:01] that would

[00:26:02] be good

[00:26:02] enough

[00:26:03] in this

[00:26:03] offense

[00:26:05] especially

[00:26:05] then when

[00:26:06] you

[00:26:06] because

[00:26:07] you have

[00:26:07] the pieces

[00:26:08] and you

[00:26:08] have the

[00:26:09] draft capital

[00:26:10] to get

[00:26:11] the specific

[00:26:12] guy that

[00:26:12] you want

[00:26:14] so you

[00:26:14] don't have

[00:26:15] to settle

[00:26:15] you don't

[00:26:16] have to

[00:26:16] sit there

[00:26:16] and go

[00:26:16] you can

[00:26:17] hold your

[00:26:18] powder

[00:26:18] keep it

[00:26:18] dry

[00:26:19] until that

[00:26:20] guy comes

[00:26:21] along

[00:26:22] once you

[00:26:22] identify

[00:26:23] your core

[00:26:24] that

[00:26:25] next

[00:26:26] piece

[00:26:27] a super

[00:26:28] charge

[00:26:28] your

[00:26:29] rebuild

[00:26:30] will

[00:26:30] definitely

[00:26:32] manifest

[00:26:32] itself

[00:26:33] and you'll

[00:26:34] know exactly

[00:26:34] who to

[00:26:35] get

[00:26:35] but with

[00:26:36] that

[00:26:36] type of

[00:26:37] core

[00:26:37] that I

[00:26:38] put

[00:26:38] together

[00:26:38] you're

[00:26:39] going to

[00:26:39] need

[00:26:39] somebody

[00:26:40] who's

[00:26:40] a

[00:26:40] two-way

[00:26:41] player

[00:26:41] who's

[00:26:42] in that

[00:26:42] 6'5 to

[00:26:43] 6'7 range

[00:26:44] who can

[00:26:44] help on

[00:26:45] the perimeter

[00:26:46] with defense

[00:26:46] and help

[00:26:47] out

[00:26:47] Amen

[00:26:48] Thompson

[00:26:48] and also

[00:26:49] Terry

[00:26:49] Easton

[00:26:50] Jr.

[00:26:51] so that's

[00:26:51] why I'm

[00:26:52] looking at

[00:26:53] somebody

[00:26:53] like that

[00:26:54] now are

[00:26:55] they hard

[00:26:56] to get

[00:26:56] 100%

[00:26:57] they are

[00:26:59] but with

[00:27:00] the draft

[00:27:00] picks and

[00:27:01] the also

[00:27:01] the bountiful

[00:27:02] of talent

[00:27:03] that you would

[00:27:04] still have

[00:27:04] in reserve

[00:27:05] to

[00:27:06] pick a

[00:27:06] way

[00:27:07] to send

[00:27:08] off to

[00:27:08] people

[00:27:08] I think

[00:27:09] it will

[00:27:09] be hard

[00:27:10] pressed

[00:27:10] for somebody

[00:27:11] to say

[00:27:12] no to

[00:27:13] you

[00:27:14] so

[00:27:14] that's

[00:27:15] kind of

[00:27:15] my

[00:27:15] thoughts

[00:27:16] on that

[00:27:16] as you

[00:27:17] were

[00:27:17] speaking

[00:27:18] I was

[00:27:19] trying to

[00:27:19] envision

[00:27:19] the player

[00:27:20] or player

[00:27:21] type

[00:27:21] for the

[00:27:21] Rockets

[00:27:22] the perfect

[00:27:23] fit for

[00:27:24] this on

[00:27:24] the core

[00:27:24] that you

[00:27:25] kept

[00:27:25] is Sacramento

[00:27:26] young

[00:27:26] wing

[00:27:26] Keegan

[00:27:27] Murray

[00:27:27] King

[00:27:28] supporters

[00:27:28] don't be

[00:27:29] mad about

[00:27:29] us

[00:27:29] discussing

[00:27:30] Murray

[00:27:30] involved

[00:27:31] in a

[00:27:31] fake

[00:27:31] trade

[00:27:31] relax

[00:27:32] touch

[00:27:33] some

[00:27:33] grass

[00:27:34] I am

[00:27:35] strictly

[00:27:35] thinking

[00:27:36] a fit

[00:27:36] for the

[00:27:36] core

[00:27:37] Vince

[00:27:37] conjured

[00:27:37] up

[00:27:39] is it

[00:27:39] just me

[00:27:40] are we

[00:27:40] seeing

[00:27:40] the same

[00:27:41] thing

[00:27:41] are we

[00:27:42] seeing

[00:27:42] Luca

[00:27:44] work his

[00:27:45] way back

[00:27:46] into shape

[00:27:47] now

[00:27:48] supposedly

[00:27:49] there was

[00:27:49] a knee

[00:27:49] injury

[00:27:50] that happened

[00:27:51] and stymied

[00:27:53] his

[00:27:56] offseason

[00:27:57] workouts

[00:27:57] and whatever

[00:27:58] the case

[00:27:58] may be

[00:27:58] but it

[00:27:59] always

[00:27:59] seems to

[00:28:00] happen

[00:28:00] to him

[00:28:00] there's

[00:28:01] always

[00:28:01] something

[00:28:02] and

[00:28:03] he's

[00:28:04] starting

[00:28:04] to work

[00:28:05] himself

[00:28:05] back

[00:28:06] into

[00:28:06] shape

[00:28:06] the

[00:28:06] shooting

[00:28:07] is

[00:28:07] starting

[00:28:07] to

[00:28:07] come

[00:28:08] around

[00:28:08] but

[00:28:10] they're

[00:28:11] 8-7

[00:28:12] now

[00:28:12] and the

[00:28:13] reason

[00:28:13] why

[00:28:13] they're

[00:28:13] 8-7

[00:28:14] is because

[00:28:15] Luca

[00:28:15] wasn't

[00:28:16] ready

[00:28:16] and they

[00:28:19] all knew

[00:28:19] it

[00:28:20] he just

[00:28:21] wasn't

[00:28:22] ready

[00:28:22] and

[00:28:22] here's

[00:28:23] the thing

[00:28:23] Luca

[00:28:25] gets a

[00:28:26] lot of

[00:28:26] praise

[00:28:26] we made

[00:28:28] him

[00:28:28] our

[00:28:28] MVP

[00:28:29] last

[00:28:30] year

[00:28:30] at

[00:28:31] Frontrunner

[00:28:32] Podcast

[00:28:32] Collective

[00:28:33] yeah

[00:28:33] it was

[00:28:34] Luca

[00:28:34] yeah

[00:28:35] if that's

[00:28:36] the case

[00:28:36] we have

[00:28:37] a lot

[00:28:38] of

[00:28:38] we have

[00:28:38] a lot

[00:28:39] of

[00:28:39] respect

[00:28:39] for

[00:28:39] Luca

[00:28:39] we hold

[00:28:40] Luca

[00:28:40] in very

[00:28:41] high regard

[00:28:44] we think

[00:28:45] that he's

[00:28:45] an offensive

[00:28:46] genius

[00:28:46] we think

[00:28:48] that he's

[00:28:48] an absolute

[00:28:49] killer

[00:28:49] and an

[00:28:50] assassin

[00:28:50] of the

[00:28:51] highest

[00:28:51] order

[00:28:53] but these

[00:28:54] type of

[00:28:55] things are

[00:28:55] happening

[00:28:56] every

[00:28:56] single

[00:28:56] year

[00:28:57] where

[00:28:57] we're

[00:28:58] okay

[00:28:58] yeah

[00:28:59] maybe

[00:29:00] and then

[00:29:01] around

[00:29:01] December

[00:29:02] late

[00:29:03] December

[00:29:03] we're

[00:29:04] back

[00:29:05] it's

[00:29:05] Luca

[00:29:06] and he'll

[00:29:07] have

[00:29:07] an

[00:29:08] offensive

[00:29:08] onslaught

[00:29:09] that will

[00:29:10] dazzle

[00:29:11] us

[00:29:11] it will

[00:29:12] marvel

[00:29:12] us

[00:29:13] and then

[00:29:15] we'll ask

[00:29:15] the question

[00:29:16] is it

[00:29:17] something

[00:29:17] sustainable

[00:29:18] for the

[00:29:20] playoffs

[00:29:20] and we

[00:29:21] saw

[00:29:21] that

[00:29:23] Luca

[00:29:25] was

[00:29:26] ready

[00:29:27] for

[00:29:27] the

[00:29:28] biggest

[00:29:28] stage

[00:29:30] and then

[00:29:31] he ran

[00:29:31] out of

[00:29:31] gas

[00:29:32] because

[00:29:33] of the

[00:29:33] fact

[00:29:34] the

[00:29:34] conditioning

[00:29:35] is not

[00:29:36] where it

[00:29:36] needs to

[00:29:36] be

[00:29:37] because

[00:29:37] we're

[00:29:37] always

[00:29:38] nursing

[00:29:38] some

[00:29:38] sort

[00:29:39] of

[00:29:39] lower

[00:29:40] body

[00:29:40] injury

[00:29:42] it's

[00:29:43] frustrating

[00:29:44] it's

[00:29:44] frustrating

[00:29:45] when you

[00:29:46] see so

[00:29:47] much

[00:29:47] potential

[00:29:47] they got

[00:29:49] the

[00:29:49] six best

[00:29:50] net

[00:29:50] rating

[00:29:50] in the

[00:29:51] league

[00:29:51] as

[00:29:52] plus

[00:29:52] 6.5

[00:29:53] and when

[00:29:54] Derek

[00:29:54] Lively

[00:29:54] is on

[00:29:55] the

[00:29:55] floor

[00:29:55] they even

[00:29:56] look

[00:29:57] more

[00:29:57] dynamic

[00:30:00] so

[00:30:01] shoot

[00:30:01] us

[00:30:01] that

[00:30:01] stat

[00:30:02] on

[00:30:02] Derek

[00:30:02] Lively

[00:30:03] Lively

[00:30:04] Lively's

[00:30:04] defensive

[00:30:04] box

[00:30:05] plus

[00:30:05] minus

[00:30:06] of

[00:30:06] 2.5

[00:30:07] speaks

[00:30:07] volumes

[00:30:08] he gives

[00:30:09] them a

[00:30:09] defensive

[00:30:10] anchor

[00:30:10] they've

[00:30:10] been

[00:30:10] missing

[00:30:11] since

[00:30:11] well

[00:30:11] forever

[00:30:12] do you

[00:30:13] think

[00:30:13] Jason

[00:30:14] Kidd's

[00:30:14] approach

[00:30:15] with

[00:30:15] Luca

[00:30:15] pushing

[00:30:16] him

[00:30:16] while

[00:30:16] still

[00:30:16] giving

[00:30:17] him

[00:30:17] freedom

[00:30:17] is

[00:30:17] working

[00:30:19] it's

[00:30:20] a

[00:30:20] delicate

[00:30:21] balance

[00:30:21] but

[00:30:22] Kidd's

[00:30:23] ability

[00:30:24] to

[00:30:24] challenge

[00:30:24] the

[00:30:25] stars

[00:30:25] while

[00:30:26] he's

[00:30:27] here

[00:30:27] you know

[00:30:28] what I'm

[00:30:28] because

[00:30:29] Jason

[00:30:29] Kidd

[00:30:29] was

[00:30:30] a

[00:30:30] star

[00:30:30] he was

[00:30:30] a

[00:30:31] hall

[00:30:31] of

[00:30:31] famer

[00:30:31] he is

[00:30:33] a

[00:30:33] hall

[00:30:34] of

[00:30:34] famer

[00:30:34] he's

[00:30:35] the

[00:30:49] he did

[00:30:49] the

[00:30:50] end

[00:30:50] great

[00:30:50] also

[00:30:50] in

[00:30:51] Jersey

[00:30:51] when

[00:30:51] he

[00:30:52] was

[00:30:52] there

[00:30:53] but

[00:30:55] Jason

[00:30:56] Kidd

[00:30:56] can

[00:30:56] coach

[00:30:57] and

[00:30:58] he has

[00:30:59] the

[00:30:59] respect

[00:30:59] of

[00:30:59] stars

[00:31:00] he

[00:31:00] can

[00:31:00] command

[00:31:01] their

[00:31:01] attention

[00:31:01] and

[00:31:02] the

[00:31:03] thing

[00:31:04] that

[00:31:04] he

[00:31:05] does

[00:31:05] is

[00:31:06] that

[00:31:06] he

[00:31:06] talks

[00:31:07] about

[00:31:07] effort

[00:31:07] he

[00:31:08] talks

[00:31:08] about

[00:31:08] sometimes

[00:31:09] we

[00:31:09] don't

[00:31:09] come

[00:31:10] with

[00:31:10] the

[00:31:10] effort

[00:31:12] he's

[00:31:12] a

[00:31:13] coach

[00:31:13] that

[00:31:13] speaks

[00:31:13] his

[00:31:14] mind

[00:31:14] and

[00:31:14] he

[00:31:15] doesn't

[00:31:15] sugarcoat

[00:31:16] it

[00:31:16] to

[00:31:16] the

[00:31:17] stars

[00:31:18] and

[00:31:19] I

[00:31:19] think

[00:31:19] that

[00:31:20] by

[00:31:20] pushing

[00:31:20] the

[00:31:21] stars

[00:31:21] and

[00:31:21] by

[00:31:22] allowing

[00:31:22] them

[00:31:23] to

[00:31:25] understand

[00:31:26] hey

[00:31:26] this

[00:31:27] is

[00:31:27] where

[00:31:27] we're

[00:31:27] coming

[00:31:27] from

[00:31:28] because

[00:31:28] we

[00:31:29] want

[00:31:29] the

[00:31:29] best

[00:31:29] out

[00:31:29] of

[00:31:30] you

[00:31:30] so

[00:31:30] we

[00:31:30] can

[00:31:31] help

[00:31:31] you

[00:31:31] elevate

[00:31:32] whatever

[00:31:32] platform

[00:31:33] you're

[00:31:33] trying

[00:31:33] to

[00:31:33] do

[00:31:35] he

[00:31:35] gets

[00:31:36] to

[00:31:36] buy

[00:31:36] 100%

[00:31:38] and

[00:31:39] can

[00:31:39] we

[00:31:39] just

[00:31:39] appreciate

[00:31:40] Jason

[00:31:40] Kidd's

[00:31:41] approach

[00:31:41] with

[00:31:41] Luka

[00:31:42] is

[00:31:42] working

[00:31:42] I

[00:31:43] still

[00:31:43] ponder

[00:31:44] the

[00:31:44] thought

[00:31:44] Luka

[00:31:45] coming

[00:31:45] into

[00:31:45] the

[00:31:45] season

[00:31:46] looking

[00:31:47] lean

[00:31:47] and

[00:31:47] ready

[00:31:47] to

[00:31:48] hit

[00:31:48] the

[00:31:48] ground

[00:31:48] running

[00:31:49] so

[00:31:49] I

[00:32:06] and

[00:32:08] you're

[00:32:09] 8-7

[00:32:10] and

[00:32:11] you know

[00:32:11] how

[00:32:11] tough

[00:32:12] the

[00:32:12] West

[00:32:13] is

[00:32:13] I

[00:32:14] would

[00:32:14] have

[00:32:14] thought

[00:32:14] with

[00:32:15] tasting

[00:32:15] what

[00:32:16] the

[00:32:16] finals

[00:32:16] were

[00:32:17] I

[00:32:18] would

[00:32:18] have

[00:32:18] thought

[00:32:18] that

[00:32:19] there

[00:32:19] would

[00:32:19] have

[00:32:19] been

[00:32:19] just

[00:32:20] a

[00:32:20] more

[00:32:20] kind

[00:32:21] of

[00:32:21] a

[00:32:22] laser

[00:32:23] focus

[00:32:23] for

[00:32:24] this

[00:32:24] situation

[00:32:25] and

[00:32:26] there

[00:32:26] would

[00:32:27] have

[00:32:27] been

[00:32:27] a

[00:32:27] lock

[00:32:27] in

[00:32:28] that

[00:32:29] we've

[00:32:30] never

[00:32:30] seen

[00:32:30] from

[00:32:30] Luka

[00:32:32] and

[00:32:32] I

[00:32:32] guess

[00:32:33] we

[00:32:33] might

[00:32:33] have

[00:32:33] to

[00:32:33] wait

[00:32:34] another

[00:32:34] year

[00:32:35] doesn't

[00:32:36] mean

[00:32:36] that

[00:32:36] they're

[00:32:37] not

[00:32:37] going

[00:32:37] to

[00:32:37] challenge

[00:32:38] and

[00:32:38] contend

[00:32:39] in

[00:32:39] the

[00:32:39] West

[00:32:39] none

[00:32:40] of

[00:32:40] that

[00:32:40] is

[00:32:40] true

[00:32:41] Luka

[00:32:41] will

[00:32:42] work

[00:32:42] his way

[00:32:42] back

[00:32:43] into

[00:32:43] shape

[00:32:43] Kyrie

[00:32:44] Derek

[00:32:45] lively

[00:32:45] they

[00:32:45] have

[00:32:46] way

[00:32:46] too

[00:32:46] much

[00:32:46] talent

[00:32:47] and

[00:32:48] you

[00:32:49] know

[00:32:49] heck

[00:32:50] for

[00:32:51] me

[00:32:51] I'm

[00:32:52] sitting

[00:32:52] here

[00:32:52] going

[00:32:54] I

[00:33:04] very

[00:33:05] well

[00:33:05] run

[00:33:06] so

[00:33:07] we

[00:33:08] can

[00:33:08] move

[00:33:09] on

[00:33:09] to

[00:33:10] San

[00:33:11] Antonio

[00:33:11] and

[00:33:12] probably

[00:33:13] Serez

[00:33:13] favorite

[00:33:14] player

[00:33:15] Victor

[00:33:15] Wendway

[00:33:16] Yama

[00:33:16] he's

[00:33:17] everything

[00:33:17] we

[00:33:18] thought

[00:33:18] he

[00:33:18] would

[00:33:18] be

[00:33:18] and

[00:33:19] here's

[00:33:20] the

[00:33:20] thing

[00:33:20] that

[00:33:20] I

[00:33:20] love

[00:33:21] about

[00:33:21] it

[00:33:21] there

[00:33:21] was

[00:33:22] a

[00:33:22] comment

[00:33:22] made

[00:33:23] and

[00:33:23] I

[00:33:23] think

[00:33:24] we

[00:33:24] also

[00:33:24] talked

[00:33:24] about

[00:33:25] it

[00:33:45] Victor

[00:33:46] went

[00:33:46] out

[00:33:46] now

[00:33:47] you

[00:33:48] can

[00:33:49] say

[00:33:50] whether

[00:33:50] he

[00:33:51] heard

[00:33:51] these

[00:33:52] comments

[00:33:52] or not

[00:33:52] he

[00:33:53] went

[00:33:53] out

[00:33:53] and

[00:33:53] shot

[00:33:54] 8

[00:33:54] of

[00:33:54] 16

[00:33:55] from

[00:33:55] 3

[00:33:57] to

[00:33:57] go

[00:33:57] on

[00:33:58] and

[00:33:58] score

[00:33:58] 50

[00:33:58] points

[00:33:59] in

[00:33:59] the

[00:33:59] game

[00:34:01] to

[00:34:01] wonder

[00:34:02] what

[00:34:02] that

[00:34:03] scout

[00:34:03] is

[00:34:03] thinking

[00:34:03] right

[00:34:04] now

[00:34:04] something

[00:34:05] in

[00:34:05] a

[00:34:06] different

[00:34:06] field

[00:34:06] altogether

[00:34:09] his

[00:34:09] effective

[00:34:10] field goal

[00:34:11] percentage

[00:34:11] from

[00:34:12] last

[00:34:12] year

[00:34:12] to

[00:34:12] this

[00:34:12] year

[00:34:13] last

[00:34:14] year

[00:34:14] it

[00:34:15] was

[00:34:15] .5

[00:34:16] .519

[00:34:16] this

[00:34:17] year

[00:34:17] .555

[00:34:19] so

[00:34:20] for

[00:34:21] somebody

[00:34:21] who

[00:34:21] was

[00:34:22] shooting

[00:34:22] terribly

[00:34:22] or

[00:34:23] having

[00:34:23] bad

[00:34:23] shot

[00:34:24] selection

[00:34:24] his

[00:34:25] effective

[00:34:26] field goal

[00:34:26] percentage

[00:34:27] is

[00:34:27] up

[00:34:29] and

[00:34:30] I

[00:34:31] want

[00:34:32] Soraya

[00:34:32] to

[00:34:33] wax

[00:34:34] poetically

[00:34:34] about

[00:34:36] Victor

[00:34:37] Wimbayama's

[00:34:38] block

[00:34:38] percentage

[00:34:39] because

[00:34:39] it's

[00:34:40] unreal

[00:34:40] Soraya

[00:34:41] exactly

[00:34:42] and while

[00:34:43] we're on

[00:34:44] the topic

[00:34:44] of

[00:34:44] defense

[00:34:45] can we

[00:34:46] talk

[00:34:46] about

[00:34:46] Wimbayama's

[00:34:47] impact

[00:34:47] for

[00:34:47] the

[00:34:48] Spurs

[00:34:48] a

[00:34:49] 10.4%

[00:34:50] block

[00:34:50] percentage

[00:34:51] is

[00:34:51] ridiculous

[00:34:51] to

[00:34:52] put it

[00:34:52] in

[00:34:52] perspective

[00:34:53] that's

[00:34:54] higher

[00:34:54] than

[00:34:54] San

[00:34:54] Antonio's

[00:34:55] entire

[00:34:55] team

[00:34:56] block

[00:34:56] rate

[00:34:56] from

[00:34:56] two

[00:34:57] seasons

[00:34:57] ago

[00:34:57] and

[00:34:58] don't

[00:34:58] sleep

[00:34:58] on

[00:34:59] Jeremy

[00:34:59] Sochan

[00:34:59] he's

[00:35:00] averaging

[00:35:01] 15

[00:35:01] points

[00:35:01] per

[00:35:02] game

[00:35:02] doubling

[00:35:03] his

[00:35:03] free

[00:35:03] throw

[00:35:03] attempts

[00:35:04] and

[00:35:04] adding

[00:35:04] playmaking

[00:35:05] to

[00:35:05] his

[00:35:05] arsenal

[00:35:06] this

[00:35:07] Spurs

[00:35:07] team

[00:35:07] isn't

[00:35:08] there

[00:35:08] yet

[00:35:08] but

[00:35:09] they're

[00:35:09] building

[00:35:09] something

[00:35:09] special

[00:35:10] 10.4%

[00:35:13] that's

[00:35:13] ridiculous

[00:35:13] to

[00:35:15] is

[00:35:15] leading

[00:35:16] the

[00:35:16] league

[00:35:16] 10.4%

[00:35:18] block

[00:35:19] percentage

[00:35:19] and he's

[00:35:21] still

[00:35:22] growing

[00:35:23] still

[00:35:23] developing

[00:35:24] still

[00:35:25] continuing

[00:35:26] to be

[00:35:27] an

[00:35:27] absolute

[00:35:28] animal

[00:35:29] yo

[00:35:30] thank you

[00:35:30] also

[00:35:31] for

[00:35:31] dropping

[00:35:31] in

[00:35:31] that

[00:35:32] Jeremy

[00:35:32] Sohan

[00:35:32] deal

[00:35:33] that's

[00:35:34] the

[00:35:34] thing

[00:35:34] that

[00:35:35] everybody

[00:35:35] was

[00:35:36] up

[00:35:36] in

[00:35:36] arms

[00:35:36] about

[00:35:37] last

[00:35:37] year

[00:35:37] about

[00:35:38] Jeremy

[00:35:38] Sohan

[00:35:39] about

[00:35:39] him

[00:35:40] being

[00:35:41] the

[00:35:54] person

[00:35:55] no

[00:35:55] doubt

[00:35:56] there

[00:35:56] is

[00:35:56] no

[00:35:56] question

[00:35:57] he

[00:35:57] is

[00:35:58] the

[00:35:58] alpha

[00:35:58] and

[00:35:58] the

[00:35:59] omega

[00:35:59] when

[00:36:00] it

[00:36:00] comes

[00:36:00] to

[00:36:00] the

[00:36:01] San

[00:36:01] Antonio

[00:36:01] Spurs

[00:36:02] right

[00:36:02] now

[00:36:03] for

[00:36:03] sure

[00:36:03] but

[00:36:04] if

[00:36:05] you

[00:36:05] notice

[00:36:05] in

[00:36:07] that

[00:36:07] little

[00:36:08] tidbit

[00:36:08] that

[00:36:09] Saraya

[00:36:09] dropped

[00:36:10] on us

[00:36:10] he's

[00:36:11] averaging

[00:36:12] 15

[00:36:12] points

[00:36:12] a game

[00:36:13] he

[00:36:14] is

[00:36:14] a

[00:36:15] really

[00:36:15] solid

[00:36:16] second

[00:36:17] side

[00:36:17] initiator

[00:36:18] he's

[00:36:18] bringing

[00:36:19] the

[00:36:19] defense

[00:36:19] that

[00:36:20] you

[00:36:20] would

[00:36:20] absolutely

[00:36:21] want

[00:36:21] so

[00:36:22] he's

[00:36:22] additive

[00:36:23] and

[00:36:24] if

[00:36:24] this

[00:36:24] is

[00:36:24] a

[00:36:24] piece

[00:36:25] that

[00:36:25] can

[00:36:25] end

[00:36:25] up

[00:36:25] growing

[00:36:26] with

[00:36:26] Victor

[00:36:27] come

[00:36:28] on

[00:36:28] now

[00:36:29] defense

[00:36:30] is

[00:36:30] already

[00:36:31] gonna

[00:36:32] be

[00:36:32] tough

[00:36:32] with

[00:36:32] him

[00:36:33] if

[00:36:33] Jeremy

[00:36:34] Sohan

[00:36:35] somehow

[00:36:35] locks

[00:36:36] in

[00:36:36] and

[00:36:37] becomes

[00:36:37] some

[00:36:37] sort

[00:36:50] we

[00:36:51] need

[00:36:51] to

[00:36:51] get

[00:36:51] to

[00:36:51] the

[00:36:51] Memphis

[00:36:52] Grizzlies

[00:36:52] and

[00:36:53] they're

[00:36:54] 8

[00:36:54] and

[00:36:54] 7

[00:36:54] and

[00:36:55] it's

[00:36:56] a

[00:36:56] tribute

[00:36:56] to

[00:36:57] Taylor

[00:36:57] Jenkins

[00:36:58] and

[00:36:58] that

[00:36:58] staff

[00:36:59] but

[00:36:59] once

[00:36:59] again

[00:37:00] the

[00:37:00] injuries

[00:37:01] are

[00:37:01] the

[00:37:02] story

[00:37:02] John

[00:37:03] Morant

[00:37:04] has

[00:37:05] missed

[00:37:05] some

[00:37:05] games

[00:37:06] Desmond

[00:37:06] Bain

[00:37:07] has

[00:37:07] missed

[00:37:07] some

[00:37:07] games

[00:37:08] Marcus

[00:37:09] Smart

[00:37:09] is

[00:37:10] I

[00:37:11] think

[00:37:11] he's

[00:37:11] missed

[00:37:11] 8

[00:37:12] or

[00:37:12] 9

[00:37:13] games

[00:37:13] or

[00:37:13] whatever

[00:37:15] they

[00:37:15] just

[00:37:15] can't

[00:37:16] catch

[00:37:16] a

[00:37:16] break

[00:37:18] and

[00:37:19] they

[00:37:20] got

[00:37:20] some

[00:37:20] young

[00:37:20] players

[00:37:21] that

[00:37:21] are

[00:37:22] filling

[00:37:22] in

[00:37:22] admirably

[00:37:23] for

[00:37:24] them

[00:37:24] and

[00:37:25] Soraya

[00:37:26] touch

[00:37:26] on

[00:37:26] Santi

[00:37:27] Aldama

[00:37:27] and

[00:37:28] Scottie

[00:37:29] Pippen

[00:37:29] Jr.

[00:37:30] for me

[00:37:33] it's

[00:37:34] frustrating

[00:37:34] because

[00:37:35] they've

[00:37:35] got so

[00:37:35] much

[00:37:35] potential

[00:37:36] on

[00:37:37] the

[00:37:37] bright

[00:37:37] side

[00:37:37] Santi

[00:37:38] Aldama

[00:37:38] has

[00:37:38] stepped

[00:37:39] up

[00:37:39] with

[00:37:39] 7.1

[00:37:40] rebounds

[00:37:40] per

[00:37:40] game

[00:37:41] and

[00:37:41] Scottie

[00:37:42] Pippen

[00:37:42] Jr.

[00:37:42] is

[00:37:43] quietly

[00:37:43] killing

[00:37:43] it

[00:37:44] with

[00:37:44] an

[00:37:45] assist

[00:37:45] to

[00:37:45] turnover

[00:37:45] ratio

[00:37:46] of

[00:37:46] 3

[00:37:46] to

[00:37:46] 1

[00:37:47] it's

[00:37:48] wild

[00:37:48] that

[00:37:49] Scottie

[00:37:50] Pippen

[00:37:50] Jr.

[00:37:51] basically

[00:37:51] is a

[00:37:52] Tyus

[00:37:52] Jones

[00:37:53] clone

[00:37:54] it's

[00:37:55] wild

[00:37:56] so

[00:37:57] you

[00:37:57] had

[00:37:57] Tyus

[00:37:57] Jones

[00:37:58] which

[00:37:58] was

[00:37:59] one

[00:37:59] of

[00:37:59] the

[00:37:59] most

[00:37:59] reliable

[00:38:00] backups

[00:38:01] in

[00:38:01] the

[00:38:01] league

[00:38:01] and

[00:38:02] then

[00:38:02] you

[00:38:02] just

[00:38:03] replaced

[00:38:03] him

[00:38:03] with

[00:38:04] a

[00:38:04] guy

[00:38:04] who

[00:38:04] seems

[00:38:05] just

[00:38:06] as

[00:38:06] reliable

[00:38:07] and

[00:38:10] he

[00:38:10] plays

[00:38:10] a

[00:38:10] little

[00:38:10] bit

[00:38:10] better

[00:38:11] defense

[00:38:11] you

[00:38:12] have

[00:38:12] a

[00:38:12] passed

[00:38:12] on

[00:38:12] defense

[00:38:14] I

[00:38:15] understand

[00:38:15] the

[00:38:17] excitement

[00:38:18] for

[00:38:18] Santee

[00:38:18] Aldama

[00:38:19] and also

[00:38:20] Scottie

[00:38:20] Pippen

[00:38:20] Jr.

[00:38:21] because

[00:38:21] Scottie

[00:38:22] Pippen

[00:38:22] Jr.

[00:38:23] was on

[00:38:24] the

[00:38:24] South Bay

[00:38:25] Lakers

[00:38:25] and also

[00:38:26] they have

[00:38:27] Jay Huff

[00:38:27] on that

[00:38:28] team

[00:38:28] so here

[00:38:29] are two

[00:38:29] South Bay

[00:38:30] Lakers

[00:38:30] who had

[00:38:32] two-way

[00:38:32] contracts

[00:38:33] with the

[00:38:33] Lakers

[00:38:34] who are

[00:38:35] now

[00:38:35] showing

[00:38:36] real

[00:38:37] additive

[00:38:38] production

[00:38:38] for the

[00:38:39] Memphis

[00:38:39] Grizzlies

[00:38:40] so shout

[00:38:40] out to

[00:38:41] the

[00:38:42] Grizzlies

[00:38:43] advanced

[00:38:43] scouting

[00:38:44] department

[00:38:45] Tayshaun

[00:38:45] Prince

[00:38:46] and them

[00:38:46] Mr.

[00:38:47] Klyman

[00:38:47] they do

[00:38:48] an

[00:38:49] incredible

[00:38:49] job

[00:38:50] in

[00:38:51] Memphis

[00:38:51] but

[00:38:52] here's

[00:38:53] the

[00:38:53] thing

[00:38:53] at

[00:38:55] some

[00:38:55] point

[00:38:55] you

[00:38:56] gotta

[00:38:57] ask

[00:38:57] yourself

[00:38:57] can

[00:38:58] this

[00:38:58] course

[00:38:58] stay

[00:38:59] healthy

[00:39:01] Ja

[00:39:02] is

[00:39:03] a

[00:39:04] Ja

[00:39:05] needs

[00:39:05] to decide

[00:39:06] what he

[00:39:06] wants

[00:39:11] either

[00:39:12] you

[00:39:12] are

[00:39:13] a

[00:39:16] Cirque

[00:39:18] de Soleil

[00:39:19] type

[00:39:20] guy

[00:39:22] or

[00:39:24] you're

[00:39:25] the

[00:39:25] fall

[00:39:26] guy

[00:39:26] you're

[00:39:26] just

[00:39:26] a

[00:39:27] stuntman

[00:39:28] which

[00:39:29] one

[00:39:29] are

[00:39:29] you

[00:39:30] going

[00:39:30] to

[00:39:30] be

[00:39:31] because

[00:39:32] you're

[00:39:32] gonna

[00:39:32] have

[00:39:32] to

[00:39:32] curtail

[00:39:34] a little

[00:39:34] bit

[00:39:35] of

[00:39:35] your

[00:39:37] aggression

[00:39:38] and if

[00:39:39] you don't

[00:39:39] cut down

[00:39:40] your

[00:39:40] aggression

[00:39:40] these

[00:39:41] injuries

[00:39:41] are

[00:39:42] going

[00:39:42] to

[00:39:42] continue

[00:39:42] to

[00:39:42] happen

[00:39:43] to

[00:39:43] you

[00:39:43] and

[00:39:43] your

[00:39:44] team

[00:39:44] is

[00:39:44] never

[00:39:45] going

[00:39:45] to

[00:39:45] go

[00:39:46] anywhere

[00:39:48] so

[00:39:48] good

[00:39:49] luck

[00:39:49] to

[00:39:50] the

[00:39:50] Memphis

[00:39:51] Grizzlies

[00:39:52] and

[00:39:53] all

[00:39:53] they

[00:39:53] got

[00:39:54] going

[00:39:54] on

[00:39:55] all

[00:39:56] right

[00:39:57] we're

[00:39:57] gonna

[00:39:57] get

[00:39:57] to

[00:39:57] our

[00:39:58] baseline

[00:39:58] bus

[00:39:58] now

[00:39:59] and

[00:39:59] there's

[00:40:00] a

[00:40:00] couple

[00:40:00] stories

[00:40:00] that

[00:40:00] we

[00:40:01] want

[00:40:01] to

[00:40:01] talk

[00:40:01] about

[00:40:02] that

[00:40:02] really

[00:40:02] caught

[00:40:03] our

[00:40:03] attention

[00:40:04] actually

[00:40:05] it's

[00:40:05] one

[00:40:06] story

[00:40:07] but

[00:40:08] two

[00:40:08] different

[00:40:09] versions

[00:40:09] of

[00:40:09] it

[00:40:09] okay

[00:40:10] and

[00:40:11] we're

[00:40:11] gonna

[00:40:11] talk

[00:40:11] about

[00:40:12] Dalton

[00:40:12] connect

[00:40:13] of

[00:40:14] the

[00:40:14] Lakers

[00:40:14] the

[00:40:14] rookie

[00:40:15] out

[00:40:15] of

[00:40:15] Tennessee

[00:40:16] who

[00:40:16] was

[00:40:16] selected

[00:40:17] 17th

[00:40:18] overall

[00:40:18] I was

[00:40:19] so

[00:40:19] pleased

[00:40:20] the year

[00:40:21] before

[00:40:22] I was

[00:40:23] completely

[00:40:25] obliterated

[00:40:26] because

[00:40:27] that draft

[00:40:29] right before

[00:40:30] they took

[00:40:42] Jalen

[00:40:42] down

[00:40:43] whole

[00:40:43] time

[00:40:43] we

[00:40:44] thought

[00:40:44] he

[00:40:44] was

[00:40:44] going

[00:40:44] 7th

[00:40:45] 8th

[00:40:46] that's

[00:40:46] what

[00:40:47] we

[00:40:47] had

[00:40:47] in

[00:40:47] our

[00:40:47] predictions

[00:40:49] and

[00:40:49] then

[00:40:49] he

[00:40:50] started

[00:40:50] to

[00:40:50] fall

[00:40:51] and

[00:40:52] I

[00:40:52] was

[00:40:52] like

[00:40:52] there's

[00:40:52] no

[00:40:53] way

[00:40:53] he's

[00:40:53] getting

[00:40:53] to

[00:40:53] 17th

[00:40:54] there's

[00:40:55] no

[00:40:55] way

[00:40:56] Dalton

[00:40:56] connect

[00:40:56] is

[00:40:57] getting

[00:40:57] to

[00:40:57] 17th

[00:40:58] and

[00:40:58] there

[00:40:58] he

[00:40:59] was

[00:40:59] and

[00:40:59] then

[00:40:59] I

[00:40:59] thought

[00:41:00] oh

[00:41:00] my

[00:41:01] god

[00:41:12] had

[00:41:13] a

[00:41:13] coming

[00:41:14] out

[00:41:15] party

[00:41:15] that

[00:41:16] the

[00:41:17] crypto.com

[00:41:19] arena

[00:41:19] according

[00:41:20] to

[00:41:21] Johan

[00:41:21] Buha

[00:41:22] of

[00:41:23] the

[00:41:23] athletic

[00:41:24] he

[00:41:25] said

[00:41:25] that

[00:41:25] it

[00:41:26] was

[00:41:26] the

[00:41:26] loudest

[00:41:26] he's

[00:41:27] heard

[00:41:27] the

[00:41:28] arena

[00:41:28] in

[00:41:29] quite

[00:41:29] some

[00:41:29] time

[00:41:30] then

[00:41:31] don

[00:41:32] connect

[00:41:32] scored

[00:41:33] 22

[00:41:33] straight

[00:41:34] points

[00:41:35] he

[00:41:36] had

[00:41:36] 37

[00:41:36] total

[00:41:37] points

[00:41:37] in

[00:41:37] the

[00:41:37] game

[00:41:38] so

[00:41:38] that's

[00:41:38] his

[00:41:38] career

[00:41:39] high

[00:41:39] 9

[00:41:40] of

[00:41:40] 12

[00:41:40] from

[00:41:41] 3

[00:41:42] 9

[00:41:43] of

[00:41:43] 12

[00:41:43] so

[00:41:44] Soraya

[00:41:45] I want

[00:41:46] you to

[00:41:47] tell me

[00:41:47] that stat

[00:41:48] that you

[00:41:48] have

[00:41:49] on him

[00:41:49] but

[00:41:49] so

[00:41:50] he

[00:41:50] arrives

[00:41:51] at

[00:41:51] Juco

[00:41:52] alright

[00:41:53] he

[00:41:53] goes

[00:41:54] to

[00:41:54] Juco

[00:41:54] then

[00:41:55] he

[00:41:55] goes

[00:41:56] to

[00:41:56] Northern

[00:41:56] Colorado

[00:41:57] he

[00:41:58] ends

[00:41:58] up

[00:41:58] at

[00:41:58] Tennessee

[00:41:59] becomes

[00:42:00] all

[00:42:00] SEC

[00:42:02] lights

[00:42:02] it

[00:42:03] up

[00:42:03] there

[00:42:03] just

[00:42:04] shoots

[00:42:05] tremendous

[00:42:05] and

[00:42:07] I was

[00:42:07] like

[00:42:07] oh my

[00:42:07] god

[00:42:08] this

[00:42:08] dude

[00:42:08] is

[00:42:09] ridiculous

[00:42:10] so

[00:42:11] we

[00:42:11] watched

[00:42:12] him

[00:42:12] all

[00:42:12] through

[00:42:12] the

[00:42:12] draft

[00:42:13] process

[00:42:13] last

[00:42:13] year

[00:42:14] Soraya

[00:42:15] and

[00:42:15] then

[00:42:16] he

[00:42:17] does

[00:42:17] this

[00:42:17] last

[00:42:17] night

[00:42:18] now

[00:42:18] I

[00:42:19] want

[00:42:19] to

[00:42:19] read

[00:42:19] you

[00:42:19] something

[00:42:20] from

[00:42:20] Will

[00:42:21] Hardy

[00:42:21] because

[00:42:22] this

[00:42:22] is

[00:42:22] the

[00:42:23] other

[00:42:23] side

[00:42:23] of

[00:42:24] the

[00:42:24] coin

[00:42:25] connect

[00:42:26] goes

[00:42:27] crazy

[00:42:27] like

[00:42:27] I

[00:42:31] six

[00:42:31] straight

[00:42:32] threes

[00:42:32] it

[00:42:33] was

[00:42:33] ridiculous

[00:42:33] and

[00:42:34] this

[00:42:34] is

[00:42:34] what

[00:42:34] the

[00:42:35] jazz

[00:42:35] coach

[00:42:35] Will

[00:42:36] Hardy

[00:42:36] had

[00:42:37] to

[00:42:37] say

[00:42:37] he

[00:42:38] said

[00:42:38] in

[00:42:39] the

[00:42:39] second

[00:42:39] half

[00:42:39] it

[00:42:40] seemed

[00:42:40] like

[00:42:40] everybody

[00:42:40] in

[00:42:41] the

[00:42:41] gym

[00:42:41] knew

[00:42:42] that

[00:42:42] Dalton

[00:42:42] connect

[00:42:43] was going

[00:42:44] to shoot

[00:42:44] the next

[00:42:45] shot

[00:42:46] with

[00:42:47] the

[00:42:47] exception

[00:42:47] of a

[00:42:48] few

[00:42:48] people

[00:42:48] the

[00:42:49] problem

[00:42:50] was

[00:42:50] that

[00:42:51] those

[00:42:51] few

[00:43:01] net

[00:43:01] were

[00:43:01] getting

[00:43:01] open

[00:43:02] looks

[00:43:03] just

[00:43:04] wide

[00:43:04] open

[00:43:05] looks

[00:43:05] and

[00:43:06] they

[00:43:06] just

[00:43:06] couldn't

[00:43:07] find

[00:43:07] him

[00:43:07] shout

[00:43:08] out

[00:43:08] to

[00:43:08] the

[00:43:08] Lakers

[00:43:09] using

[00:43:10] a lot

[00:43:10] of

[00:43:10] motion

[00:43:11] to

[00:43:11] get

[00:43:11] him

[00:43:11] open

[00:43:12] shout

[00:43:13] out

[00:43:13] to

[00:43:13] the

[00:43:13] Lakers

[00:43:13] for

[00:43:14] looking

[00:43:14] for

[00:43:14] him

[00:43:15] when

[00:43:15] he

[00:43:15] was

[00:43:15] on

[00:43:15] a

[00:43:15] heater

[00:43:16] and

[00:43:17] Saraya

[00:43:18] give

[00:43:19] us

[00:43:19] that

[00:43:20] efficiency

[00:43:21] stat

[00:43:23] that

[00:43:23] you

[00:43:24] came

[00:43:24] up

[00:43:24] with

[00:43:26] iconic

[00:43:26] moment

[00:43:27] for

[00:43:27] connect

[00:43:27] in

[00:43:28] this

[00:43:28] young

[00:43:28] season

[00:43:28] and

[00:43:29] his

[00:43:29] efficiency

[00:43:30] backs

[00:43:30] it

[00:43:30] up

[00:43:30] effective

[00:43:31] field

[00:43:32] goal

[00:43:32] percentage

[00:43:32] of

[00:43:33] .692

[00:43:34] this

[00:43:34] wasn't

[00:43:35] just

[00:43:35] a

[00:43:35] hot

[00:43:35] night

[00:43:35] connect

[00:43:36] has

[00:43:36] real

[00:43:36] potential

[00:43:37] and

[00:43:37] Lakers

[00:43:38] Twitter

[00:43:38] was

[00:43:38] a

[00:43:38] buzz

[00:43:39] Vince

[00:43:40] it

[00:43:40] was

[00:43:40] King

[00:43:40] James

[00:43:41] quotes

[00:43:41] that

[00:44:00] connect

[00:44:01] and

[00:44:01] he

[00:44:02] Lakers

[00:44:02] didn't

[00:44:03] go

[00:44:03] out

[00:44:03] and

[00:44:03] get

[00:44:03] him

[00:44:04] he

[00:44:05] was

[00:44:06] like

[00:44:06] 16

[00:44:07] other

[00:44:07] teams

[00:44:07] missed

[00:44:09] actually

[00:44:09] he

[00:44:09] said

[00:44:10] they

[00:44:10] fucked

[00:44:10] up

[00:44:10] that

[00:44:11] was

[00:44:11] the

[00:44:12] words

[00:44:12] he

[00:44:12] used

[00:44:12] LeBron

[00:44:14] super

[00:44:15] excited

[00:44:15] while

[00:44:15] having

[00:44:16] a

[00:44:16] movement

[00:44:16] shooter

[00:44:17] somebody

[00:44:18] who can

[00:44:19] shoot

[00:44:19] off

[00:44:19] platform

[00:44:21] something

[00:44:21] they

[00:44:22] grade

[00:44:23] a

[00:44:24] processor

[00:44:25] like

[00:44:25] LeBron

[00:44:27] yeah

[00:44:28] you give

[00:44:28] him

[00:44:29] something

[00:44:29] like

[00:44:29] that

[00:44:30] that's

[00:44:31] just

[00:44:31] adding

[00:44:31] to the

[00:44:33] weapon

[00:44:33] tree

[00:44:33] that

[00:44:34] the

[00:44:34] Lakers

[00:44:34] have

[00:44:35] and

[00:44:35] no

[00:44:35] wonder

[00:44:35] they're

[00:44:36] 10

[00:44:36] and

[00:44:36] 4

[00:44:37] and

[00:44:38] I

[00:44:38] am

[00:44:39] absolutely

[00:44:39] shocked

[00:44:41] and

[00:44:42] I'm

[00:44:42] gonna

[00:44:42] have

[00:44:42] to

[00:44:42] go

[00:44:42] back

[00:44:43] on

[00:44:43] everything

[00:44:43] that's

[00:44:44] crazy

[00:44:45] don't

[00:44:46] connect

[00:44:46] is

[00:44:56] when

[00:44:56] Rui

[00:44:57] comes

[00:44:57] back

[00:44:58] no

[00:44:58] matter

[00:44:59] what

[00:44:59] other

[00:45:00] potential

[00:45:01] guys

[00:45:01] come

[00:45:02] back

[00:45:02] into

[00:45:02] the

[00:45:02] rotation

[00:45:03] that

[00:45:04] don't

[00:45:05] connect

[00:45:05] has

[00:45:06] earned

[00:45:06] more

[00:45:07] minutes

[00:45:07] so

[00:45:09] look

[00:45:09] for

[00:45:10] don

[00:45:10] connect

[00:45:10] to

[00:45:10] be

[00:45:11] a

[00:45:11] solid

[00:45:11] 22

[00:45:12] to

[00:45:13] 26

[00:45:14] minute

[00:45:14] contributor

[00:45:15] to this

[00:45:16] team

[00:45:16] going

[00:45:16] forward

[00:45:17] AD

[00:45:19] has

[00:45:20] been

[00:45:20] just

[00:45:21] begging

[00:45:22] this

[00:45:22] dude

[00:45:22] to

[00:45:26] Austin

[00:45:27] Reeves

[00:45:27] is

[00:45:27] behind

[00:45:28] him

[00:45:28] shooting

[00:45:28] I

[00:45:29] said

[00:45:29] they

[00:45:29] were

[00:45:30] absolute

[00:45:31] playing

[00:45:31] team

[00:45:32] now

[00:45:33] given

[00:45:33] the

[00:45:34] fact

[00:45:34] that

[00:45:34] they

[00:45:35] have

[00:45:35] stayed

[00:45:36] healthy

[00:45:36] and

[00:45:37] AD

[00:45:38] is

[00:45:57] now

[00:45:57] the

[00:45:58] Lakers

[00:45:58] aren't

[00:45:59] good

[00:45:59] enough

[00:45:59] to

[00:45:59] play

[00:45:59] like

[00:46:00] blowout

[00:46:00] games

[00:46:01] I

[00:46:01] don't

[00:46:01] know

[00:46:01] where

[00:46:02] the

[00:46:02] rest

[00:46:02] is

[00:46:02] going

[00:46:02] to

[00:46:03] come

[00:46:03] from

[00:46:03] but

[00:46:04] at

[00:46:04] some

[00:46:04] point

[00:46:05] we're

[00:46:05] going

[00:46:05] to

[00:46:05] see

[00:46:05] some

[00:46:06] strategic

[00:46:07] light

[00:46:07] load

[00:46:07] management

[00:46:08] with

[00:46:08] AD

[00:46:09] as far

[00:46:10] as

[00:46:10] that's

[00:46:10] concerned

[00:46:10] I

[00:46:11] think

[00:46:12] now

[00:46:12] I

[00:46:13] know

[00:46:13] that

[00:46:13] he

[00:46:13] has

[00:46:14] tried

[00:46:14] to

[00:46:14] get

[00:46:15] himself

[00:46:16] away

[00:46:16] from

[00:46:17] the

[00:46:18] soft

[00:46:20] like

[00:46:20] claim

[00:46:21] that he

[00:46:22] had

[00:46:22] I

[00:46:22] never

[00:46:22] thought

[00:46:23] he

[00:46:23] was

[00:46:23] soft

[00:46:24] but

[00:46:25] this

[00:46:25] dude

[00:46:25] is

[00:46:26] a

[00:46:26] two

[00:46:27] way

[00:46:27] player

[00:46:27] he's

[00:46:28] averaging

[00:46:28] 30

[00:46:28] points

[00:46:29] a game

[00:46:29] he's

[00:46:30] giving

[00:46:30] the

[00:46:30] Lakers

[00:46:30] everything

[00:46:32] that

[00:46:32] you can

[00:46:33] possibly

[00:46:33] want

[00:46:34] a

[00:46:34] number

[00:46:34] one

[00:46:35] option

[00:46:36] and

[00:46:37] I

[00:46:37] am

[00:46:37] so

[00:46:38] thrilled

[00:46:38] to

[00:46:38] see

[00:46:39] LeBron

[00:46:39] give

[00:46:40] that

[00:46:40] mantle

[00:46:40] to

[00:46:41] him

[00:46:41] and

[00:46:42] what

[00:46:42] AD

[00:46:42] has

[00:46:43] been

[00:46:43] able

[00:46:43] to

[00:46:43] do

[00:46:43] with

[00:46:43] it

[00:46:44] has

[00:46:44] been

[00:46:45] just

[00:46:45] revolutionary

[00:46:46] so

[00:46:48] shout

[00:46:48] out

[00:46:48] to

[00:46:49] JJ

[00:46:49] Reddick

[00:46:49] making

[00:46:50] the

[00:46:50] necessary

[00:46:51] changes

[00:46:51] and

[00:46:52] also

[00:46:52] that's

[00:46:53] another

[00:46:53] coach

[00:46:54] that

[00:46:54] speaks

[00:46:54] his

[00:46:55] mind

[00:46:55] so

[00:46:55] Will

[00:46:55] Hardy

[00:46:56] we had

[00:46:56] Will

[00:46:56] Hardy

[00:46:57] speaking

[00:46:57] his

[00:46:57] mind

[00:46:58] and

[00:46:59] JJ

[00:46:59] speaks

[00:46:59] his

[00:47:00] so

[00:47:00] I

[00:47:00] love

[00:47:00] it

[00:47:01] and

[00:47:02] we

[00:47:02] need

[00:47:03] more

[00:47:03] of

[00:47:03] it

[00:47:03] in

[00:47:13] shit

[00:47:14] not

[00:47:14] that

[00:47:15] hard

[00:47:15] let's

[00:47:16] do

[00:47:16] that

[00:47:17] alright

[00:47:18] with

[00:47:19] that

[00:47:19] being

[00:47:20] said

[00:47:20] I

[00:47:21] want

[00:47:22] to

[00:47:22] thank

[00:47:22] Soraya

[00:47:22] because

[00:47:23] Soraya

[00:47:24] on her

[00:47:25] maiden voyage

[00:47:26] as basically

[00:47:27] a co-host

[00:47:28] holding down

[00:47:29] the stats

[00:47:30] situation

[00:47:31] I want

[00:47:31] to thank

[00:47:31] her

[00:47:32] I also

[00:47:33] want to

[00:47:34] reiterate

[00:47:35] that

[00:47:36] Twitter

[00:47:37] at

[00:47:38] frontrunner

[00:47:39] pc

[00:47:39] at

[00:47:41] rea

[00:47:41] underscore

[00:47:42] funch

[00:47:43] frpc

[00:47:44] also

[00:47:45] hit us

[00:47:45] up on

[00:47:45] blue sky

[00:47:46] I believe

[00:47:47] Soraya

[00:47:48] is

[00:47:48] frp

[00:47:50] frpc

[00:47:51] produce

[00:47:51] dot

[00:47:52] producer

[00:47:53] dot

[00:47:54] soraya

[00:47:54] at

[00:47:55] bsky

[00:47:56] dot

[00:47:57] or dot

[00:47:57] social

[00:47:58] whatever

[00:47:58] the whole

[00:47:58] other thing

[00:47:59] is

[00:47:59] and mine

[00:48:00] is just

[00:48:00] at

[00:48:01] frontrunner

[00:48:01] pc

[00:48:02] blue sky

[00:48:03] whatever

[00:48:03] but

[00:48:04] hit us

[00:48:06] up

[00:48:06] do

[00:48:08] did

[00:48:08] you

[00:48:08] like

[00:48:09] the

[00:48:10] core

[00:48:11] of the

[00:48:11] Houston

[00:48:11] Rockets

[00:48:12] that I

[00:48:12] wanted to

[00:48:13] keep

[00:48:13] together

[00:48:13] did

[00:48:15] you

[00:48:15] enjoy

[00:48:16] the

[00:48:18] new

[00:48:18] co-host

[00:48:19] Soraya

[00:48:21] did

[00:48:22] you

[00:48:22] enjoy

[00:48:24] our

[00:48:25] insights

[00:48:25] into

[00:48:26] the

[00:48:26] Memphis

[00:48:26] Grizzlies

[00:48:27] and or

[00:48:28] the

[00:48:28] San

[00:48:28] Antonio

[00:48:29] Spurs

[00:48:29] you

[00:48:36] that

[00:48:37] would

[00:48:37] be

[00:48:37] helpful

[00:48:37] now

[00:48:39] with

[00:48:39] that

[00:48:39] being

[00:48:40] said

[00:48:40] the

[00:48:40] best

[00:48:40] part

[00:48:41] of

[00:48:41] you

[00:48:41] is

[00:48:41] you

[00:48:41] surround

[00:48:42] yourself

[00:48:42] with

[00:48:43] people

[00:48:43] who

[00:48:43] will

[00:48:44] add

[00:48:44] to

[00:48:45] your

[00:48:45] light

[00:48:45] and

[00:48:46] remember

[00:48:46] to

[00:48:46] share

[00:48:47] your

[00:49:06] can

[00:49:06] see