Suns' Struggles, Wembanyama's Historic Stats, and Atlantic Division Drama | Baseline Buzz

[00:00:21] Late Night, Monday Night, it's alright, but I'm glad you're here. Front Runner Podcast Collective is back on the air. I am your humble host Vince, and today we have a lot to get to. Baseline Buzz is full. Jimmy Butler information. We got some late breaking Bradley Bill information, and then obviously we have some Victor Wembanyama information for you as well. Some staggering stats for that guy.

[00:00:51] But, we also have a return situation, which is the Around the Arc segment, which comes back with the Atlantic Division, and we'll break that down for you. But before we get to all of those things, let's get to the socials.

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[00:01:27] Now, for the Twitter, or X, however you prefer, at FrontRunnerPC, that gets you me. And then, our intrepid producer, Raya, is at Raya underscore Funch FRPC.

[00:01:46] And, do not forget the YouTube channel. We will be adding some things up there to the community page, and also some videos within the next couple days.

[00:01:55] So, keep a lookout for all of that. Now, they still have not had a press conference on why, what was the final straw, what did you see this year.

[00:02:11] No one from management has said anything. They just stuck Doug Christie in the role of head coach and said, keep me moving.

[00:02:20] Y'all need to grab your stat sheets. If you are a fantasy player, you need to start looking at these type of things.

[00:02:28] But, we are about to get into the baseline buzz, and there's a lot to get into.

[00:02:33] And, the first thing that we need to do is we need to, let's start with the Miami Heat. Why not?

[00:02:40] They're currently 17-16. They're dealing with cap issues, a fractured relationship with Jimmy Butler, and a middling roster.

[00:02:52] Now, the cap situation is bleak.

[00:02:55] They're currently 15 million dollars over the luxury tax.

[00:03:01] Even if Butler opts out of his 52 million dollar player option, they'll barely have cap flexibility to add, and then add Bam Adelbile's 165 million dollar extension that's kicking in next year.

[00:03:17] So, the heat of boxing financially at this point.

[00:03:24] So, the trade market.

[00:03:27] Tim Bontemps of ESPN has been talking about that the trade market is stiff.

[00:03:32] The salary cap constraints limit draft capital, and the restrictive nature of the CVA rules make blockbuster deals almost impossible unless it's a big salary swap for stars like Butler or Brandon Ingram.

[00:03:51] May not even move at all during this situation.

[00:03:57] Now, I will tell you, I understand that the CVA is very, very restrictive.

[00:04:05] But, we are in a critical mass situation when it comes to Jimmy Butler at this point.

[00:04:11] He wants out.

[00:04:13] He's suspended.

[00:04:15] And now, we're in a situation where Pat Riley is going to trade this dude.

[00:04:23] Now, for a second, I thought Pat might trade him over the weekend.

[00:04:27] But, he, you know, he is still trying to get some sort of value for Jimmy Butler.

[00:04:34] Here's the one thing.

[00:04:36] We do know that Jimmy has aged, and maybe he might have some diminishing returns.

[00:04:42] But, the Jimmy Butler that we've seen of late not taking shots whatsoever in Miami, they've reached a critical mass stage.

[00:04:50] They're in a position now that Butler is not an asset that they can just allow it to linger around.

[00:05:02] Everywhere he has gone, when he's gotten to this point, he's caused some sort of major issue, some sort of rip within the organization where it's made it impossible for work, for constructive work to go on.

[00:05:21] He did it in Chicago.

[00:05:23] He did it in Minnesota.

[00:05:28] They picked the wrong guy instead of Philadelphia, and now we're here in Miami.

[00:05:33] Now, can Butler be productive in a better setting?

[00:05:44] Yeah, 100%.

[00:05:46] Because the guy that is doing it right now, he is, whatever he wants to call it,

[00:05:55] He's saying that he was showing up doing his duties.

[00:05:58] We all know that Jimmy Butler is the type of player that's going to take more than five shots a game.

[00:06:07] He's the type of guy that gives on both ends of the court.

[00:06:14] Now, he might not be as fast as he used to be.

[00:06:19] He might not be willing to go inside and take some of the pounding in the paint that he was wanting to do two, three years ago.

[00:06:31] But, the Jimmy Butler that was last out there before he got suspended, that was a guy who was given half effort.

[00:06:40] Now, he can say that he was out there giving what he could to his team when he was uninspired to play.

[00:06:50] You can say those things, but as a star of the team, as a guy who's making the most money on the team,

[00:07:00] you need to give better effort for the squad and allow the team to be able to trade you.

[00:07:08] Because right now, you're making your value worse by doing all these things.

[00:07:15] These are all the questions that we ask the NBA Cosmos all the time.

[00:07:19] At this point, we really love coffee.

[00:07:22] We really love our wife who provides the sweet nectar of the gods for us.

[00:07:30] And we are just going to hunker in for Jimmy Butler Watch 2025.

[00:07:37] Now, what is the market for Jimmy Butler for real?

[00:07:43] I'm glad you asked these questions.

[00:07:45] Because here's the thing.

[00:07:48] We hear about Phoenix.

[00:07:51] What do they have to give up?

[00:07:55] Okay, Bradley Bill.

[00:07:58] Alright, I understand that.

[00:08:01] And let's talk about that.

[00:08:02] Let's talk about that for a second.

[00:08:05] Because tonight, the Phoenix Suns played the Philadelphia 76ers, which they're coming up in a round arc.

[00:08:17] But Bradley Bill scored 25 points off the bench.

[00:08:22] He shot 10 of 15 from the field.

[00:08:26] And they beat the 76ers 109 to 99.

[00:08:32] Now, Bill's demotion came as a shock as he responded with a strong performance.

[00:08:38] This move could be Phoenix positioning him as a trade asset, especially with Bill's rumor to waive his no trade clause for teams like Denver, Miami, the two LA squads are on the list.

[00:08:53] Now, the reason why this is on the rundown is because there's a rumor out there that Bradley Bill has waived his trade clause for the Lakers.

[00:09:06] He has waived his trade clause for both Los Angeles teams.

[00:09:14] Also Miami.

[00:09:16] Also D.

[00:09:18] So he is looking at the Nuggets as well as the Heat and the Clippers and then the Lakers.

[00:09:26] So keep all of that in mind when you are talking with your friends about whether Bradley Bill is a fit for the Lakers.

[00:09:37] Now, with that being said, is he or is he not?

[00:09:45] Bradley Bill right now, if you're taking him on and that salary, it is so restrictive.

[00:09:51] You have to give so much up unless you have a big salary to give back.

[00:09:57] I don't know how the Lakers do it unless they involve a third team.

[00:10:01] Now, when we talk about third teams, usually in trades, what tends to happen?

[00:10:08] Your trade falls apart.

[00:10:11] How?

[00:10:12] You got to get some willing parties involved.

[00:10:15] There's a lot of teams out there that are looking and itching to make a move.

[00:10:19] So maybe you can get some, you know, partners that are open to kind of help you construct this situation.

[00:10:27] But if I'm the Lakers, Bradley Bill is not the person I'm looking to bring in.

[00:10:34] I want a wing.

[00:10:37] I want to, if I'm getting a guard, I want a guard who's defensive minded and can shoot the three.

[00:10:46] And that's not Bradley Bill's deal.

[00:10:49] Now, he'll shoot the three, but that's not his.

[00:10:52] His deal is not playing defense.

[00:10:56] So, one of the reasons why he got demoted to the bench.

[00:11:02] I'm not in on it.

[00:11:04] I would hope that Miami or somebody else takes up, you know, the Phoenix Suns on this offer.

[00:11:11] But I don't, I don't, even with the strong performance tonight, I don't see it personally.

[00:11:17] Now, the other thing with the Sixers in this game is that Joel Embiid did not play.

[00:11:24] So, it wasn't like they were at full strength.

[00:11:28] And the other thing that I want to talk about is Paul George continues to struggle.

[00:11:34] He's shooting 33% from three this season.

[00:11:39] It's his lowest mark since his rookie year.

[00:11:43] Now, it's a huge impact because George was rocked there to basically compliment Embiid.

[00:11:52] Now, with Embiid not being able to play every single game or whatever, what is it, load management with the, we don't play back-to-backs and things of that nature.

[00:12:06] And also, Joel will just miss time because the knee is just a chronic ailment at this point.

[00:12:15] The problem is that you can't build the chemistry that you're looking for.

[00:12:19] And George is 34 years of age as well, so quiet is kept.

[00:12:24] You got another guy whose energy needs a boost and was kind of hoping that the big guy, he can kind of lean on him a lot.

[00:12:37] And Tyrese Maxey, who's real young, 23 years of age, would be kind of like the Energizer buddy and kind of fuel the whole team.

[00:12:47] Well, that only works if you have all the pieces to the puzzle.

[00:12:54] And for most of the year, the 14 and 20 Philadelphia 76ers who are still on the outside looking in just to the plan,

[00:13:10] this is what they've had to deal with.

[00:13:12] So, we'll talk about them more in around the arc, but I wanted to bring that up because they did play the Phoenix Suns and did lose to them 109-299 tonight.

[00:13:27] Now, let's talk about Victor Wimbayama.

[00:13:32] Let's talk about what he's doing.

[00:13:34] Let's talk about some of the things that he's accomplishing.

[00:13:39] Some of the historic little things that are going on with him.

[00:13:44] Because the numbers are crazy.

[00:13:48] He's at 29.3 points again.

[00:13:52] 10.2 rebounds and 4.1 blocks since November 9th.

[00:14:01] It's pretty good, right?

[00:14:03] Now, through his 100 career games, he's already among the elite.

[00:14:12] He has 364 total blocks.

[00:14:16] That is more than Shaq and Duncan at the same point.

[00:14:22] And his three-point shooting, which has been such a big concern for a lot of people.

[00:14:29] He's made 221 threes.

[00:14:33] That is higher than Steph Curry and Klay Thompson through their first 100 games.

[00:14:42] I will say that again.

[00:14:44] Victor has made more three-pointers through his first 100 games than Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.

[00:14:55] That is amazing.

[00:14:58] These numbers are so stupid with him.

[00:15:00] They're just so dumb.

[00:15:03] Now, here's the other thing.

[00:15:06] It just shows how valuable he is on the court.

[00:15:09] His all-around efficiency.

[00:15:11] The Spurs are plus 5.2 per 100 possessions with him on the court.

[00:15:17] Now, it drops to a negative 7 without Victor on the court.

[00:15:23] So, you're talking about a 12-plus point swing when he's not on the court.

[00:15:32] We talk about Jokic and how he doesn't have a lot of help and everything like that, and that's true.

[00:15:39] But also, keep in mind, we got a guy in San Antonio that is dragging a team to relevancy.

[00:15:49] Now, obviously, we hope that with all the picks, and hopefully, maybe they might need to tweak some things here to kind of fall back a little bit.

[00:16:01] Because they're winning at a rate where they're going to be in a planned situation.

[00:16:06] But he's going to need more help, obviously.

[00:16:11] The guys that they put around him now are obviously helping him get to this point where they are a team that is viable.

[00:16:21] Because the team they had last year was terrible.

[00:16:24] And here's the thing.

[00:16:26] Having Chris Paul and having Harrison Barnes on the team, having that veteran leadership,

[00:16:31] and being able to throw him a proper entry pass,

[00:16:36] he is hitting his twos at such an astounding rate right now.

[00:16:42] I mean, the last three games,

[00:16:44] there was one game where he was 5-7,

[00:16:47] there was a game where he was 10-12,

[00:16:49] inside the arc.

[00:16:51] So, they're finding spots for him inside the arc

[00:16:55] where he can be efficient and then still allow him

[00:16:58] the freedom to go outside the arc

[00:17:01] and shoot the threes.

[00:17:02] Because, like it or not,

[00:17:05] it's part of his game.

[00:17:07] We can bitch about whether

[00:17:11] it should be part of his game.

[00:17:13] He feels like it is part of his game.

[00:17:17] And Pop wants him to act like a big wing.

[00:17:21] He doesn't want him to act like a center.

[00:17:24] So, he wants all that playmaking.

[00:17:26] He wants all the cerebral thoughts that Wimby has

[00:17:30] and some of the imagination.

[00:17:32] And the only way you're able to get that

[00:17:34] is that if Wimby is thinking like a wing.

[00:17:38] So, we might think as a collective

[00:17:42] that this is the wrong way to go

[00:17:45] with Victor Wimbayama.

[00:17:47] But, Greg Popovich has coached David Robinson.

[00:17:51] He's also coached Tim Duncan.

[00:17:54] So, I'm going to lean on the guy

[00:17:57] who has put two seven-footers

[00:18:00] into the Hall of Fame.

[00:18:02] I'm going to lean on that guy.

[00:18:05] I could be wrong.

[00:18:07] But, we'll see.

[00:18:10] Victor is impressive.

[00:18:13] And the thing that continues to get me

[00:18:17] about Victor

[00:18:18] is this.

[00:18:20] Is that

[00:18:21] they're in the playoff race right now.

[00:18:24] Which is great.

[00:18:27] Watching NBA players.

[00:18:29] Watching them

[00:18:30] who are

[00:18:31] the most talented,

[00:18:32] the most athletic guys.

[00:18:34] The most confident guys in the world.

[00:18:36] To see them

[00:18:38] change direction

[00:18:40] when they're in the vicinity

[00:18:42] of Victor

[00:18:43] is one of the funniest things

[00:18:45] I still see

[00:18:46] every single night.

[00:18:48] Like, they're like,

[00:18:49] I am not getting my shot blocked

[00:18:50] by this guy.

[00:18:51] I'm not going to end up

[00:18:53] on SportsCenter.

[00:18:54] There's no way you can make me

[00:18:56] go out here

[00:18:57] by this three-point line.

[00:19:00] And then Victor blocks it anyway.

[00:19:02] So, it's great.

[00:19:03] Alright, we also have to now

[00:19:05] move on.

[00:19:06] Let's talk about

[00:19:07] some guys who are coming back

[00:19:09] that we're excited about.

[00:19:11] Kawhi is back

[00:19:13] after missing 34 games.

[00:19:15] He made his debut.

[00:19:16] He scored 12 points

[00:19:18] in limited minutes.

[00:19:20] And the Clippers won

[00:19:21] against

[00:19:22] the Atlanta Hawks

[00:19:24] 131-105.

[00:19:27] Now,

[00:19:28] having Kawhi back

[00:19:29] even in a limited situation

[00:19:33] is massive.

[00:19:35] Two things.

[00:19:37] You're upgrading talent.

[00:19:40] You didn't,

[00:19:41] you know,

[00:19:41] you already had him.

[00:19:43] He didn't play.

[00:19:44] So, it's almost

[00:19:44] like making a trade

[00:19:46] or a free agent acquisition

[00:19:48] because you want,

[00:19:49] you got this guy

[00:19:50] who's uber productive

[00:19:52] and

[00:19:53] a great defensive player

[00:19:55] and what have you.

[00:19:56] So,

[00:19:57] having Kawhi back

[00:19:58] giving them another option

[00:20:00] is massive

[00:20:01] for the Clippers

[00:20:01] even if it's a limited role.

[00:20:06] The Clippers

[00:20:07] right now

[00:20:08] are 20-15.

[00:20:09] his return

[00:20:10] stabilizes

[00:20:11] their playoff hopes.

[00:20:14] And let's not forget

[00:20:15] Norman Powell

[00:20:16] prays for Kawhi

[00:20:18] how open

[00:20:19] the offense gets

[00:20:20] when he's on the court

[00:20:22] because

[00:20:22] he makes it easier

[00:20:24] for Powell

[00:20:25] and also

[00:20:26] James Harden

[00:20:27] to operate.

[00:20:29] Now,

[00:20:30] your best defender

[00:20:31] is not on Harden.

[00:20:33] Your second best defender

[00:20:34] is not on Norman Powell.

[00:20:36] Those roles switch.

[00:20:39] the best defender

[00:20:40] goes on Kawhi.

[00:20:41] Obviously,

[00:20:42] Harden gets a second one

[00:20:44] and now

[00:20:45] Norman Powell

[00:20:46] is matched up

[00:20:47] on the third guy.

[00:20:49] And usually

[00:20:50] for a lot of teams

[00:20:52] maybe not for OKC

[00:20:54] who we'll get to

[00:20:55] a little bit later

[00:20:57] but for

[00:20:58] I would say

[00:20:59] more than half the league

[00:21:01] they don't have

[00:21:02] a third guy

[00:21:03] that could

[00:21:04] match up

[00:21:05] with Norman Powell.

[00:21:07] This is a good situation.

[00:21:10] And now

[00:21:11] the other thing

[00:21:13] that is seeming like

[00:21:14] is going to happen

[00:21:16] very soon.

[00:21:17] Let's cross our fingers.

[00:21:19] Zion Williamson

[00:21:21] finally

[00:21:23] looks like he's

[00:21:24] going to return

[00:21:25] this week.

[00:21:25] After two months

[00:21:27] being out

[00:21:27] with the hamstring injury

[00:21:30] it looks like

[00:21:31] he will come back

[00:21:32] and help

[00:21:33] the New Orleans Pelicans

[00:21:34] who

[00:21:34] desperately need him.

[00:21:36] They need

[00:21:37] his 22 points.

[00:21:39] They need

[00:21:40] his 8 rebounds.

[00:21:42] And they need

[00:21:43] his 5 assists

[00:21:44] that he's averaging

[00:21:44] this year.

[00:21:46] Because

[00:21:46] when they have

[00:21:48] Zion

[00:21:49] and Brandon Ingram

[00:21:52] they're a lot better team.

[00:21:54] We will see

[00:21:55] what it makes

[00:21:56] of their

[00:21:57] the rest of their season.

[00:21:58] I don't think

[00:21:59] they're going to do

[00:22:00] too much of

[00:22:01] anything

[00:22:01] at this present time.

[00:22:03] But

[00:22:03] the one thing

[00:22:04] we do know

[00:22:05] is that

[00:22:08] the

[00:22:09] Pelicans

[00:22:10] are going to use

[00:22:10] this time

[00:22:11] to showcase

[00:22:12] some people

[00:22:12] and try to get

[00:22:14] some people

[00:22:14] out of there.

[00:22:15] Now

[00:22:17] we've all

[00:22:18] heard the rumors

[00:22:18] about

[00:22:19] Brandon Ingram

[00:22:20] but we also

[00:22:21] just talked

[00:22:21] about the cap

[00:22:22] and how

[00:22:22] it's really

[00:22:24] restrictive

[00:22:24] to make

[00:22:25] trades for

[00:22:26] large contracts.

[00:22:28] Trust and believe

[00:22:29] that

[00:22:30] there will be

[00:22:32] some contracts

[00:22:33] moved

[00:22:34] in New Orleans.

[00:22:36] We've talked

[00:22:37] about it

[00:22:37] here on this

[00:22:38] podcast

[00:22:39] many a time.

[00:22:40] So if you're

[00:22:40] new to the

[00:22:41] podcast

[00:22:42] welcome.

[00:22:43] Thank you

[00:22:44] for being here.

[00:22:45] We are

[00:22:45] so excited

[00:22:46] that you

[00:22:47] were here

[00:22:47] and you

[00:22:48] joined us

[00:22:49] because

[00:22:50] we want

[00:22:51] to earn

[00:22:52] your trust.

[00:22:54] And

[00:22:54] we've talked

[00:22:55] about on this

[00:22:56] podcast

[00:22:56] that the

[00:22:57] New Orleans

[00:22:57] Pelicans

[00:22:58] are owned

[00:22:59] by

[00:22:59] basically

[00:23:01] a football

[00:23:02] owner.

[00:23:03] The

[00:23:04] late

[00:23:05] Mr.

[00:23:05] Benson

[00:23:06] now his

[00:23:07] wife

[00:23:07] who owns

[00:23:08] the team

[00:23:09] her time

[00:23:10] is really

[00:23:11] tied up

[00:23:12] with the

[00:23:12] Saints

[00:23:12] and

[00:23:15] having

[00:23:15] this

[00:23:16] situation

[00:23:17] on their

[00:23:18] docket

[00:23:18] is somewhat

[00:23:19] of a

[00:23:20] nuisance.

[00:23:21] They did

[00:23:21] it as a

[00:23:21] favor

[00:23:22] to the

[00:23:23] NBA

[00:23:25] and now

[00:23:26] we're in

[00:23:27] this situation

[00:23:28] where

[00:23:29] they don't

[00:23:30] want to go

[00:23:30] over the

[00:23:30] luxury tax.

[00:23:31] People

[00:23:32] must be

[00:23:33] moved

[00:23:33] for this

[00:23:34] specific

[00:23:35] reason.

[00:23:35] So

[00:23:36] having

[00:23:37] Zion

[00:23:38] back

[00:23:38] allows

[00:23:40] the

[00:23:40] other

[00:23:41] talent

[00:23:41] to be

[00:23:42] accentuated

[00:23:42] to

[00:23:43] how

[00:23:44] them

[00:23:44] be

[00:23:44] moved

[00:23:45] in a

[00:23:46] deal

[00:23:46] that can

[00:23:47] help

[00:23:48] with the

[00:23:48] salary

[00:23:49] flexibility.

[00:23:50] Hopefully

[00:23:51] bring back

[00:23:52] some more

[00:23:52] picks

[00:23:52] to kind

[00:23:53] of

[00:23:55] rejuvenate

[00:23:56] what's

[00:23:56] going on

[00:23:56] down there

[00:23:57] because it

[00:23:57] has been

[00:23:58] sad

[00:23:58] with all

[00:23:59] the

[00:23:59] injuries.

[00:23:59] It's

[00:24:00] just

[00:24:05] been

[00:24:06] horrible

[00:24:07] experience

[00:24:09] from our

[00:24:10] people in

[00:24:10] New Orleans

[00:24:11] and

[00:24:12] we would

[00:24:13] be remiss

[00:24:15] if we

[00:24:16] didn't talk

[00:24:16] about

[00:24:17] the

[00:24:18] tragedy

[00:24:19] that went

[00:24:19] down

[00:24:19] in New

[00:24:21] Orleans.

[00:24:23] Obviously

[00:24:24] we are a

[00:24:25] podcast and

[00:24:26] we talk

[00:24:27] about these

[00:24:27] but

[00:24:30] when it

[00:24:30] comes to

[00:24:31] people

[00:24:31] and it

[00:24:32] comes to

[00:24:33] these type

[00:24:34] situations

[00:24:35] especially

[00:24:35] in New

[00:24:36] Orleans

[00:24:36] and

[00:24:38] New

[00:24:38] Year's

[00:24:38] Eve

[00:24:39] or

[00:24:40] early

[00:24:41] New

[00:24:41] Year's

[00:24:41] Day

[00:24:45] man

[00:24:46] tragic

[00:24:48] isn't

[00:24:48] the word

[00:24:49] my

[00:24:50] thought

[00:24:52] prayers

[00:24:54] we just

[00:24:55] extend

[00:24:56] hopefully

[00:24:58] healing

[00:24:59] hands

[00:25:00] and I

[00:25:00] hope there

[00:25:01] are

[00:25:01] people

[00:25:03] on the

[00:25:04] ground

[00:25:04] there

[00:25:04] that

[00:25:07] opening

[00:25:08] their

[00:25:08] heart

[00:25:09] to you

[00:25:10] guys

[00:25:12] we know

[00:25:13] that

[00:25:13] Zion

[00:25:13] has

[00:25:14] pledged

[00:25:14] $100,000

[00:25:17] I know

[00:25:18] that Trey

[00:25:18] Murphy

[00:25:18] III

[00:25:19] has

[00:25:19] done

[00:25:20] some

[00:25:20] things

[00:25:20] behind

[00:25:21] the

[00:25:21] scenes

[00:25:21] and

[00:25:24] donated

[00:25:24] some

[00:25:25] situations

[00:25:26] and

[00:25:27] things

[00:25:27] of that

[00:25:27] nature

[00:25:27] so the

[00:25:28] Pelicans

[00:25:28] really care

[00:25:29] about the

[00:25:30] community

[00:25:32] those

[00:25:33] players

[00:25:33] really

[00:25:34] understand

[00:25:35] what it

[00:25:35] is down

[00:25:36] there

[00:25:36] and

[00:25:37] I'm

[00:25:38] glad

[00:25:38] to see

[00:25:38] that

[00:25:39] now

[00:25:40] that's

[00:25:41] what goes

[00:25:42] on in

[00:25:42] our

[00:25:42] world

[00:25:43] but

[00:25:43] we

[00:25:44] must

[00:25:45] take

[00:25:45] time

[00:25:45] to

[00:25:46] extend

[00:25:47] our

[00:25:48] love

[00:25:48] and

[00:25:49] our

[00:25:49] prayers

[00:25:49] to the

[00:25:50] people

[00:25:51] of New

[00:25:51] Orleans

[00:25:51] for what

[00:25:52] they're

[00:25:52] going

[00:25:53] through

[00:25:55] with

[00:25:56] that

[00:25:56] being

[00:25:57] said

[00:25:57] I

[00:25:58] think

[00:25:58] we

[00:25:58] can

[00:25:59] move

[00:25:59] on

[00:26:00] to

[00:26:01] the

[00:26:02] Atlantic

[00:26:02] division

[00:26:03] and start

[00:26:04] talking

[00:26:04] about

[00:26:04] some

[00:26:05] of

[00:26:05] these

[00:26:05] teams

[00:26:06] and

[00:26:06] what's

[00:26:06] going

[00:26:07] on

[00:26:08] we

[00:26:09] will

[00:26:09] hit

[00:26:10] a couple

[00:26:10] of the

[00:26:11] trade

[00:26:11] rumors

[00:26:11] at the

[00:26:12] end

[00:26:13] don't

[00:26:14] skip

[00:26:14] ahead

[00:26:14] you need

[00:26:16] this other

[00:26:16] stuff too

[00:26:17] because there's

[00:26:18] going to be

[00:26:18] some stuff

[00:26:18] in here

[00:26:19] that you

[00:26:19] need

[00:26:19] to

[00:26:20] know

[00:26:21] alright

[00:26:21] now

[00:26:23] let's

[00:26:23] get to

[00:26:24] Boston

[00:26:24] they had

[00:26:25] a game

[00:26:25] that was

[00:26:26] really

[00:26:26] interesting

[00:26:26] to me

[00:26:27] they played

[00:26:28] the

[00:26:28] Oklahoma

[00:26:28] City

[00:26:29] Thunder

[00:26:30] now

[00:26:32] Boston

[00:26:32] did

[00:26:33] all the

[00:26:33] Boston

[00:26:34] things

[00:26:34] early

[00:26:35] it was

[00:26:35] like

[00:26:35] threes

[00:26:36] defense

[00:26:37] they were

[00:26:38] long

[00:26:39] they were

[00:26:39] athletic

[00:26:40] and then

[00:26:41] the second

[00:26:42] half

[00:26:42] happened

[00:26:43] and

[00:26:44] when you

[00:26:46] only score

[00:26:46] 27 points

[00:26:48] in the

[00:26:48] second

[00:26:48] half

[00:26:49] and

[00:26:50] it looks

[00:26:50] like

[00:26:50] the

[00:26:51] Thunder

[00:26:51] looked

[00:26:52] like

[00:26:52] a

[00:26:52] like

[00:26:53] a

[00:26:53] batch

[00:26:54] of

[00:26:54] piranhas

[00:26:55] attacking

[00:26:56] anybody

[00:26:57] who

[00:26:58] stood

[00:26:58] with the

[00:26:59] basketball

[00:27:00] if you

[00:27:00] stood

[00:27:01] still

[00:27:01] for more

[00:27:02] than like

[00:27:02] a beat

[00:27:03] there were

[00:27:04] three

[00:27:05] OKC

[00:27:06] OKC

[00:27:07] Thunder

[00:27:08] on you

[00:27:08] I mean

[00:27:09] it was

[00:27:10] vicious

[00:27:11] how

[00:27:13] relentless

[00:27:14] they were

[00:27:15] about it

[00:27:15] too

[00:27:15] it wasn't

[00:27:16] like oh

[00:27:16] this is a

[00:27:17] one time

[00:27:17] thing

[00:27:18] and then

[00:27:19] we'll take

[00:27:19] three

[00:27:20] possessions

[00:27:21] off

[00:27:21] off

[00:27:21] and

[00:27:22] then

[00:27:23] try

[00:27:23] it

[00:27:23] again

[00:27:23] no

[00:27:24] no

[00:27:24] no

[00:27:24] this is

[00:27:24] every

[00:27:25] time

[00:27:26] down

[00:27:26] the

[00:27:27] court

[00:27:27] the

[00:27:29] Thunder's

[00:27:29] relentless

[00:27:30] defense

[00:27:31] disrupted

[00:27:31] Boston's

[00:27:33] flow

[00:27:33] so badly

[00:27:34] Jalen Brown

[00:27:35] went cold

[00:27:36] in the second

[00:27:37] half

[00:27:37] and their

[00:27:40] entirety

[00:27:41] shot

[00:27:42] three

[00:27:43] for

[00:27:44] 24

[00:27:45] from

[00:27:46] beyond

[00:27:47] the arc

[00:27:48] it was

[00:27:49] absolutely

[00:27:50] brutal

[00:27:50] it was

[00:27:51] absolutely

[00:27:51] brutal

[00:27:51] for a

[00:27:53] championship

[00:27:53] team

[00:27:54] to show

[00:27:55] up

[00:27:55] and look

[00:27:56] like that

[00:27:57] especially

[00:27:57] when you're

[00:27:58] trying to

[00:27:58] like maybe

[00:27:59] send a

[00:27:59] message

[00:27:59] these are

[00:28:01] the games

[00:28:01] that you

[00:28:01] want Boston

[00:28:02] to get up

[00:28:03] for

[00:28:03] and to

[00:28:04] see them

[00:28:05] just

[00:28:05] literally

[00:28:06] just

[00:28:06] being

[00:28:07] wrecked

[00:28:08] in the

[00:28:09] second

[00:28:09] half

[00:28:09] was

[00:28:10] a

[00:28:10] little

[00:28:11] eye

[00:28:11] opening

[00:28:12] it was

[00:28:12] eye

[00:28:13] opening

[00:28:13] now

[00:28:14] Christoph

[00:28:15] Porzingis

[00:28:16] played in

[00:28:17] this game

[00:28:17] he's still

[00:28:18] kind of

[00:28:18] coming back

[00:28:19] nursing

[00:28:19] some

[00:28:20] stuff

[00:28:20] you know

[00:28:21] Derek

[00:28:22] White

[00:28:22] played

[00:28:23] you know

[00:28:24] it was

[00:28:24] a full

[00:28:25] compliment

[00:28:25] of their

[00:28:26] guys

[00:28:27] but

[00:28:29] I'm

[00:28:29] going to

[00:28:29] tell you

[00:28:30] right now

[00:28:30] this

[00:28:32] this was

[00:28:32] impressive

[00:28:33] by OKC

[00:28:35] and it

[00:28:36] was

[00:28:36] impressive

[00:28:36] to the

[00:28:37] point

[00:28:37] where

[00:28:37] if you

[00:28:39] didn't

[00:28:39] think

[00:28:39] they were

[00:28:40] real

[00:28:40] before

[00:28:40] if you

[00:28:41] thought

[00:28:41] for some

[00:28:42] reason

[00:28:42] like

[00:28:43] oh yeah

[00:28:43] well

[00:28:44] they're

[00:28:44] a nice

[00:28:44] regular

[00:28:45] season

[00:28:46] story

[00:28:48] I might

[00:28:48] caution

[00:28:49] against

[00:28:49] that

[00:28:50] type

[00:28:50] with

[00:28:50] Cavalier

[00:28:51] attitude

[00:28:51] against

[00:28:52] the OKC

[00:28:53] Thunder

[00:28:54] it'll

[00:28:55] get

[00:28:55] you

[00:28:55] got

[00:28:57] ask

[00:28:58] Boston

[00:29:00] they

[00:29:00] got

[00:29:01] wrecked

[00:29:03] really

[00:29:04] wrecked

[00:29:05] 3 of

[00:29:06] 24

[00:29:07] from

[00:29:07] behind

[00:29:08] the

[00:29:08] arc

[00:29:11] now

[00:29:12] a team

[00:29:13] that

[00:29:13] doesn't

[00:29:14] have

[00:29:14] a

[00:29:14] problem

[00:29:14] shooting

[00:29:15] the

[00:29:15] three

[00:29:15] wall

[00:29:16] at

[00:29:16] all

[00:29:17] but

[00:29:18] they've

[00:29:18] had

[00:29:19] you know

[00:29:19] couple

[00:29:20] little

[00:29:20] struggles

[00:29:20] here

[00:29:21] now

[00:29:21] the

[00:29:21] Knicks

[00:29:23] they had

[00:29:24] a rough

[00:29:24] night

[00:29:24] they lost

[00:29:25] to

[00:29:25] Orlando

[00:29:26] tonight

[00:29:28] that

[00:29:29] snaps

[00:29:30] they lost

[00:29:31] it was

[00:29:31] 110 to

[00:29:32] 104

[00:29:32] Orlando

[00:29:35] exploited

[00:29:36] New York's

[00:29:37] depth

[00:29:38] their

[00:29:38] bench

[00:29:39] depth

[00:29:39] or lack

[00:29:41] thereof

[00:29:41] they

[00:29:42] outscored

[00:29:43] the

[00:29:44] bench

[00:29:44] like

[00:29:45] it was

[00:29:46] terrible

[00:29:48] I

[00:29:48] want

[00:29:48] to

[00:29:49] say

[00:29:49] that

[00:29:49] the

[00:29:49] Knicks

[00:29:50] what

[00:29:50] was

[00:29:50] it

[00:29:51] was

[00:29:51] like

[00:29:51] 44

[00:29:52] to

[00:29:52] 5

[00:29:53] check

[00:29:53] that

[00:29:54] for

[00:29:54] me

[00:29:54] Soria

[00:29:54] the

[00:29:55] starting

[00:29:55] five

[00:29:56] couldn't

[00:29:56] compensate

[00:29:57] this

[00:29:58] time

[00:29:58] and

[00:29:59] it's

[00:29:59] kind

[00:29:59] of

[00:29:59] reality

[00:30:00] check

[00:30:00] here's

[00:30:01] the

[00:30:01] thing

[00:30:01] too

[00:30:01] is

[00:30:01] that

[00:30:02] Kat

[00:30:02] didn't

[00:30:02] play

[00:30:02] in

[00:30:03] this

[00:30:03] game

[00:30:03] so

[00:30:04] but

[00:30:05] you

[00:30:06] know

[00:30:06] that

[00:30:06] Orlando

[00:30:07] is

[00:30:07] absolutely

[00:30:08] decimated

[00:30:09] by

[00:30:09] injuries

[00:30:09] this

[00:30:10] is

[00:30:10] not

[00:30:10] the

[00:30:10] Orlando

[00:30:11] team

[00:30:11] with

[00:30:11] Paul

[00:30:12] Lugan

[00:30:12] Carroll

[00:30:12] and

[00:30:12] what

[00:30:13] have

[00:30:13] you

[00:30:13] so

[00:30:13] to

[00:30:14] see

[00:30:14] the

[00:30:14] Knicks

[00:30:15] lose

[00:30:15] even

[00:30:15] without

[00:30:16] Kat

[00:30:16] was

[00:30:16] kind

[00:30:17] of

[00:30:17] alarm

[00:30:18] but

[00:30:19] the

[00:30:19] one

[00:30:19] thing

[00:30:20] we

[00:30:20] know

[00:30:20] about

[00:30:20] Orlando

[00:30:21] it

[00:30:29] defense

[00:30:30] every

[00:30:31] single

[00:30:31] night

[00:30:33] and

[00:30:33] if

[00:30:33] you

[00:30:33] think

[00:30:34] you're

[00:30:34] just

[00:30:34] gonna

[00:30:34] go

[00:30:35] in

[00:30:35] there

[00:30:36] and

[00:30:36] just

[00:30:36] oh

[00:30:37] this

[00:30:38] guy

[00:30:38] is

[00:30:39] out

[00:30:39] and

[00:30:39] this

[00:30:39] guy

[00:30:40] is

[00:30:40] out

[00:30:40] we

[00:30:40] don't

[00:30:41] need

[00:30:41] to

[00:30:41] take

[00:30:41] them

[00:30:41] seriously

[00:30:43] you

[00:30:43] get

[00:30:44] beat

[00:30:45] and

[00:30:45] that's

[00:30:46] what

[00:30:46] happened

[00:30:46] to

[00:30:46] New

[00:30:47] York

[00:30:47] Knicks

[00:30:49] they

[00:30:50] got

[00:30:50] beat

[00:30:50] by a

[00:30:50] team

[00:30:51] that

[00:30:51] was

[00:30:51] not

[00:30:52] going

[00:30:52] to

[00:30:52] back

[00:30:52] down

[00:30:54] and

[00:30:54] was

[00:30:54] going

[00:30:55] to

[00:30:55] be

[00:30:55] in

[00:30:55] their

[00:30:56] jerseys

[00:30:56] pretty

[00:30:57] much

[00:30:57] the

[00:30:57] whole

[00:30:58] entire

[00:30:58] game

[00:30:58] you

[00:31:00] know

[00:31:01] sucks

[00:31:01] even

[00:31:02] with

[00:31:02] his

[00:31:02] injuries

[00:31:03] and

[00:31:03] whatever

[00:31:03] this

[00:31:04] dude

[00:31:04] plays

[00:31:04] like

[00:31:04] absolute

[00:31:05] maniac

[00:31:05] every

[00:31:06] single

[00:31:06] game

[00:31:07] he's

[00:31:08] an ex

[00:31:08] football

[00:31:09] player

[00:31:09] for

[00:31:09] god's

[00:31:10] sakes

[00:31:10] what

[00:31:10] are we

[00:31:10] supposed

[00:31:11] to do

[00:31:11] with

[00:31:11] this

[00:31:13] got

[00:31:13] knee

[00:31:13] injury

[00:31:14] back

[00:31:14] injury

[00:31:15] thumb

[00:31:15] injury

[00:31:15] nah

[00:31:16] it's

[00:31:16] okay

[00:31:16] I'm

[00:31:17] gonna

[00:31:17] still

[00:31:17] play

[00:31:18] shoot

[00:31:19] me

[00:31:19] up

[00:31:19] doc

[00:31:19] put

[00:31:20] me

[00:31:20] in

[00:31:20] the

[00:31:20] game

[00:31:21] that

[00:31:22] sucks

[00:31:24] but

[00:31:24] the

[00:31:25] Knicks

[00:31:26] and

[00:31:26] the

[00:31:26] other

[00:31:27] story

[00:31:27] that's

[00:31:28] coming

[00:31:28] out of

[00:31:28] New

[00:31:28] York

[00:31:28] is

[00:31:29] that

[00:31:29] Mitchell

[00:31:29] Robinson

[00:31:31] when's

[00:31:32] that

[00:31:32] coming

[00:31:33] back

[00:31:33] coming

[00:31:33] when

[00:31:34] is

[00:31:34] it

[00:31:34] gonna

[00:31:34] happen

[00:31:37] we

[00:31:38] talked

[00:31:38] about

[00:31:39] this

[00:31:39] before

[00:31:40] is

[00:31:41] it

[00:31:41] something

[00:31:42] that

[00:31:42] you

[00:31:42] were

[00:31:42] going

[00:31:43] to

[00:31:43] have

[00:31:43] to

[00:31:43] address

[00:31:44] before

[00:31:45] Mitchell

[00:31:46] Robinson

[00:31:46] got

[00:31:47] healthy

[00:31:48] healthy

[00:31:48] healthy

[00:31:48] am

[00:31:48] not

[00:31:49] saying

[00:31:49] that

[00:31:49] day

[00:31:49] has

[00:31:50] come

[00:31:50] I

[00:31:51] think

[00:31:51] we

[00:31:51] are

[00:31:52] steadily

[00:31:52] approaching

[00:31:53] that

[00:31:54] day

[00:31:54] it

[00:31:55] is

[00:31:55] coming

[00:31:56] and

[00:31:57] it

[00:31:57] seems

[00:31:57] like

[00:31:58] it's

[00:31:58] coming

[00:31:58] hurriedly

[00:32:00] so

[00:32:01] if I'm

[00:32:02] the

[00:32:02] Knicks

[00:32:03] I

[00:32:04] might

[00:32:04] need

[00:32:04] to put

[00:32:05] out

[00:32:05] a

[00:32:05] back

[00:32:05] signal

[00:32:06] for

[00:32:07] maybe

[00:32:08] a

[00:32:08] big

[00:32:10] preferably

[00:32:11] somebody

[00:32:12] who can

[00:32:12] shoot it

[00:32:13] from the

[00:32:14] outside

[00:32:14] but

[00:32:14] beggars

[00:32:15] can't be

[00:32:15] choosers

[00:32:16] I

[00:32:16] do

[00:32:17] know

[00:32:17] that

[00:32:18] my

[00:32:18] people

[00:32:19] in

[00:32:20] New

[00:32:20] York

[00:32:20] City

[00:32:21] I

[00:32:22] know

[00:32:22] that

[00:32:23] you

[00:32:23] are

[00:32:23] clamoring

[00:32:24] for

[00:32:25] beef stew

[00:32:25] out

[00:32:26] of

[00:32:27] Detroit

[00:32:27] I

[00:32:28] know

[00:32:29] you

[00:32:29] are

[00:32:31] but

[00:32:32] can

[00:32:33] we

[00:32:33] let

[00:32:33] my

[00:32:33] guy

[00:32:33] live

[00:32:34] for

[00:32:34] a

[00:32:34] second

[00:32:34] in

[00:32:35] Detroit

[00:32:37] Cade

[00:32:38] has

[00:32:38] finally

[00:32:38] got

[00:32:39] some

[00:32:39] stuff

[00:32:39] together

[00:32:40] plus

[00:32:40] we

[00:32:40] had

[00:32:40] a

[00:32:41] nasty

[00:32:41] injury

[00:32:41] with

[00:32:42] Jaden

[00:32:42] Ivy

[00:32:43] I

[00:32:44] know

[00:32:44] beef stew

[00:32:45] fits

[00:32:46] the

[00:32:46] mold

[00:32:46] I

[00:32:47] know

[00:32:47] what

[00:32:48] you're

[00:32:48] thinking

[00:32:48] with

[00:32:48] beef stew

[00:32:49] you're

[00:32:49] thinking

[00:32:51] Charles

[00:32:51] Oakley

[00:32:52] 2.0

[00:32:53] I

[00:32:53] got it

[00:32:54] I

[00:32:54] understand

[00:32:54] where

[00:32:55] you're

[00:32:55] going

[00:32:55] I

[00:32:56] see

[00:32:56] I

[00:32:56] see

[00:32:57] the

[00:32:57] vision

[00:32:57] I

[00:32:57] see

[00:32:58] all

[00:32:58] of

[00:32:58] it

[00:32:58] and

[00:32:59] you're

[00:32:59] right

[00:33:02] we

[00:33:02] just

[00:33:03] can't

[00:33:03] take

[00:33:03] beef stew

[00:33:04] from

[00:33:04] Detroit

[00:33:04] yet

[00:33:05] this

[00:33:06] can't

[00:33:08] I'm

[00:33:08] sorry

[00:33:09] New York

[00:33:10] shoot

[00:33:11] that

[00:33:11] one

[00:33:11] down

[00:33:13] but

[00:33:13] it's

[00:33:14] not

[00:33:14] because

[00:33:14] I

[00:33:14] don't

[00:33:14] love

[00:33:14] you

[00:33:16] because

[00:33:17] Detroit

[00:33:18] we want

[00:33:18] them to

[00:33:19] have

[00:33:19] good

[00:33:19] things

[00:33:21] let

[00:33:21] them

[00:33:21] live

[00:33:21] a

[00:33:22] little

[00:33:22] bit

[00:33:23] y'all

[00:33:23] still

[00:33:23] gonna

[00:33:24] be

[00:33:24] good

[00:33:25] there's

[00:33:26] other

[00:33:26] center

[00:33:28] all

[00:33:28] right

[00:33:29] now

[00:33:32] I

[00:33:32] still

[00:33:33] think

[00:33:33] the

[00:33:33] the

[00:33:33] Knicks

[00:33:34] need

[00:33:34] to

[00:33:34] make

[00:33:34] a

[00:33:34] trade

[00:33:35] they

[00:33:35] need

[00:33:35] to get

[00:33:36] their

[00:33:36] consistency

[00:33:37] together

[00:33:37] they

[00:33:37] need

[00:33:38] to

[00:33:38] find

[00:33:38] their

[00:33:39] like

[00:33:39] three

[00:33:40] to

[00:33:40] four

[00:33:40] person

[00:33:41] unit

[00:33:41] that

[00:33:42] they're

[00:33:42] gonna

[00:33:42] be

[00:33:43] bringing

[00:33:43] off

[00:33:43] the

[00:33:43] bench

[00:33:44] and

[00:33:44] they

[00:33:45] need

[00:33:45] to

[00:33:45] go

[00:33:45] ahead

[00:33:45] and

[00:33:45] start

[00:33:46] making

[00:33:46] these

[00:33:46] things

[00:33:47] happen

[00:33:47] if

[00:33:48] that

[00:33:48] is

[00:33:49] not

[00:33:49] going

[00:33:49] to

[00:33:49] be

[00:33:49] the

[00:33:50] case

[00:33:50] this

[00:33:51] could

[00:33:51] be

[00:33:52] their

[00:33:52] Achilles

[00:33:53] heel

[00:33:53] when

[00:33:54] we

[00:33:54] get

[00:33:54] to

[00:33:54] playoff

[00:33:55] season

[00:33:56] now

[00:33:57] I'm

[00:33:57] gonna

[00:33:57] turn

[00:33:58] my

[00:33:58] attention

[00:33:58] to

[00:33:59] Philly

[00:33:59] real

[00:33:59] quick

[00:34:00] we

[00:34:00] did

[00:34:00] talk

[00:34:01] about

[00:34:01] in

[00:34:02] beads

[00:34:02] absence

[00:34:02] and

[00:34:03] Paul

[00:34:04] George

[00:34:05] shooting

[00:34:05] slump

[00:34:06] meanwhile

[00:34:07] Tyrese

[00:34:09] Maxey

[00:34:09] is

[00:34:09] over

[00:34:10] here

[00:34:10] scoring

[00:34:11] a bunch

[00:34:11] of

[00:34:11] points

[00:34:12] they're

[00:34:13] getting

[00:34:13] contributions

[00:34:14] from

[00:34:15] Yavusele

[00:34:16] who

[00:34:16] was

[00:34:17] the

[00:34:17] basically

[00:34:18] the

[00:34:18] French

[00:34:19] darling

[00:34:19] and

[00:34:20] the

[00:34:20] Olympic

[00:34:20] darling

[00:34:21] of

[00:34:22] the

[00:34:22] the

[00:34:23] FIBA

[00:34:24] Olympic

[00:34:25] Championship

[00:34:26] gold

[00:34:26] medals

[00:34:27] and what

[00:34:27] have

[00:34:28] you

[00:34:28] so

[00:34:28] Yavusele

[00:34:30] is

[00:34:35] so

[00:34:36] there's

[00:34:36] a lot

[00:34:37] of

[00:34:37] stuff

[00:34:37] to

[00:34:37] talk

[00:34:38] about

[00:34:38] when

[00:34:38] it

[00:34:38] comes

[00:34:39] to

[00:34:39] Philadelphia

[00:34:39] my

[00:34:40] thing

[00:34:40] is

[00:34:41] can

[00:34:42] we

[00:34:42] string

[00:34:43] some

[00:34:43] games

[00:34:43] together

[00:34:44] with

[00:34:44] Joel

[00:34:45] and

[00:34:45] Bede

[00:34:46] and

[00:34:47] Maxey

[00:34:47] and

[00:34:48] Paul

[00:34:48] George

[00:34:48] can

[00:34:49] be

[00:34:49] on

[00:34:49] the

[00:34:49] court

[00:34:49] together

[00:34:50] to

[00:34:51] get

[00:34:51] that

[00:34:51] continuity

[00:34:52] before

[00:34:53] we

[00:34:53] get

[00:34:54] to

[00:34:54] the

[00:34:54] playoffs

[00:34:56] playoffs

[00:34:56] are

[00:34:56] a big

[00:34:57] animal

[00:34:57] and

[00:34:58] you

[00:34:58] guys

[00:34:58] are

[00:34:58] losing

[00:34:59] a

[00:34:59] bunch

[00:34:59] of

[00:34:59] games

[00:35:00] right

[00:35:00] now

[00:35:00] and

[00:35:01] you

[00:35:02] might

[00:35:02] have

[00:35:02] to

[00:35:02] go

[00:35:03] the

[00:35:03] play-in

[00:35:03] route

[00:35:04] and

[00:35:05] then

[00:35:05] what

[00:35:05] to

[00:35:06] play

[00:35:07] Boston

[00:35:08] or

[00:35:08] Cleveland

[00:35:09] that

[00:35:11] sounds

[00:35:12] like

[00:35:12] a

[00:35:12] lot

[00:35:12] of

[00:35:12] fun

[00:35:13] but

[00:35:13] try

[00:35:16] to

[00:35:16] do

[00:35:16] something

[00:35:16] different

[00:35:17] personally

[00:35:18] personally

[00:35:20] now

[00:35:20] Brooklyn

[00:35:22] Toronto

[00:35:22] are

[00:35:23] doing

[00:35:24] yeoman's

[00:35:25] work

[00:35:25] when it

[00:35:25] comes

[00:35:26] to

[00:35:26] the

[00:35:26] tanking

[00:35:28] first

[00:35:29] of all

[00:35:29] we

[00:35:30] talked

[00:35:30] about

[00:35:31] Dorian

[00:35:31] Finney

[00:35:32] Smith

[00:35:32] going

[00:35:32] to

[00:35:32] the

[00:35:32] Lakers

[00:35:33] now

[00:35:34] we

[00:35:34] need

[00:35:35] to

[00:35:35] start

[00:35:35] talking

[00:35:35] about

[00:35:36] Cam

[00:35:36] Johnson

[00:35:36] Cam

[00:35:37] Johnson

[00:35:38] they

[00:35:39] want

[00:35:39] first

[00:35:40] round

[00:35:40] picks

[00:35:41] for

[00:35:41] Cam

[00:35:42] Johnson

[00:35:42] who

[00:35:43] would

[00:35:44] like

[00:35:44] to

[00:35:44] have

[00:35:44] Cam

[00:35:45] Johnson

[00:35:45] the

[00:35:46] entire

[00:35:48] league

[00:35:49] would love

[00:35:50] to have

[00:35:51] Cam

[00:35:51] Johnson

[00:35:53] who are

[00:35:53] some of

[00:35:54] our guys

[00:35:54] who are

[00:35:55] probably

[00:35:55] the front

[00:35:56] runners

[00:35:57] right now

[00:35:57] I would

[00:35:59] say

[00:36:00] I heard

[00:36:01] this

[00:36:02] and

[00:36:03] I'm

[00:36:03] wondering

[00:36:04] a little

[00:36:05] bit

[00:36:05] but

[00:36:05] okay

[00:36:06] I mean

[00:36:06] wings

[00:36:07] are

[00:36:07] great

[00:36:08] to

[00:36:08] have

[00:36:08] but

[00:36:09] Indiana

[00:36:10] is one

[00:36:12] of the

[00:36:12] teams

[00:36:12] that

[00:36:13] is in

[00:36:14] the

[00:36:14] running

[00:36:14] for

[00:36:16] Cam

[00:36:16] Johnson

[00:36:17] which

[00:36:17] was

[00:36:17] kind

[00:36:18] of

[00:36:18] surprising

[00:36:18] not

[00:36:20] because

[00:36:20] they

[00:36:21] couldn't

[00:36:21] use

[00:36:21] somebody

[00:36:21] who

[00:36:22] could

[00:36:22] score

[00:36:22] and

[00:36:22] shoot

[00:36:23] it

[00:36:23] from

[00:36:23] the

[00:36:23] outside

[00:36:24] or

[00:36:24] whatever

[00:36:24] I'm

[00:36:25] just

[00:36:25] trying

[00:36:25] to

[00:36:25] see

[00:36:26] where

[00:36:26] he

[00:36:26] fits

[00:36:26] who

[00:36:27] who

[00:36:28] squad

[00:36:28] he

[00:36:28] is

[00:36:28] taking

[00:36:29] are

[00:36:31] they

[00:36:31] moving

[00:36:32] on

[00:36:32] from

[00:36:32] Matherin

[00:36:34] anything

[00:36:34] they can

[00:36:35] do

[00:36:35] better

[00:36:36] I

[00:36:37] don't

[00:36:37] know

[00:36:38] but

[00:36:39] that's

[00:36:40] one

[00:36:40] of

[00:36:40] the

[00:36:40] guys

[00:36:40] that's

[00:36:41] one

[00:36:41] of

[00:36:41] the

[00:36:41] teams

[00:36:42] that

[00:36:55] if

[00:36:56] if

[00:36:56] you

[00:36:57] are

[00:36:57] a

[00:36:57] team

[00:36:57] who

[00:36:58] has

[00:36:58] playoff

[00:36:59] aspirations

[00:37:00] you

[00:37:01] are

[00:37:01] looking

[00:37:01] at

[00:37:01] Cam

[00:37:01] Johnson

[00:37:04] what

[00:37:05] is

[00:37:05] it

[00:37:05] going

[00:37:05] to

[00:37:06] finally

[00:37:06] take

[00:37:06] to

[00:37:06] get

[00:37:07] Cam

[00:37:08] Johnson

[00:37:08] out

[00:37:08] I

[00:37:27] if

[00:37:28] we

[00:37:28] get

[00:37:28] closer

[00:37:29] and

[00:37:29] closer

[00:37:29] to

[00:37:30] the

[00:37:30] deadline

[00:37:33] that

[00:37:34] price

[00:37:34] will

[00:37:34] go

[00:37:34] down

[00:37:36] now

[00:37:36] let's

[00:37:37] move

[00:37:37] our

[00:37:38] tank

[00:37:39] discussion

[00:37:40] to

[00:37:41] the

[00:37:41] Toronto

[00:37:42] Raptors

[00:37:43] who

[00:37:44] of

[00:37:45] no

[00:37:45] fault

[00:37:45] of

[00:37:46] their

[00:37:46] own

[00:37:46] due

[00:37:47] to

[00:37:47] injury

[00:37:47] due

[00:37:49] to

[00:37:49] lack

[00:37:50] of

[00:37:50] talent

[00:37:51] due

[00:37:52] to

[00:37:52] a

[00:37:59] teams

[00:38:00] are

[00:38:00] setting

[00:38:01] up

[00:38:01] for

[00:38:02] a

[00:38:03] lottery

[00:38:04] heavy

[00:38:04] off

[00:38:04] season

[00:38:05] but

[00:38:06] Toronto

[00:38:06] is

[00:38:07] doing

[00:38:07] it

[00:38:07] in

[00:38:08] style

[00:38:08] they

[00:38:08] are

[00:38:09] finding

[00:38:09] great

[00:38:09] ways

[00:38:10] to

[00:38:10] lose

[00:38:10] games

[00:38:11] some

[00:38:12] of

[00:38:12] these

[00:38:12] games

[00:38:13] are

[00:38:13] close

[00:38:15] our

[00:38:16] guy

[00:38:16] Scotty

[00:38:16] Barnes

[00:38:17] is

[00:38:17] coming

[00:38:17] back

[00:38:17] from

[00:38:18] injury

[00:38:18] so

[00:38:19] he's

[00:38:19] working

[00:38:19] his

[00:38:20] way

[00:38:20] back

[00:38:20] into

[00:38:21] the

[00:38:22] you

[00:38:28] know

[00:38:29] don't

[00:38:30] worry

[00:38:30] yourself

[00:38:30] about

[00:38:30] my

[00:38:31] guy

[00:38:31] we

[00:38:31] trying

[00:38:31] to

[00:38:32] get

[00:38:32] you

[00:38:32] some

[00:38:32] help

[00:38:33] take

[00:38:34] your

[00:38:34] time

[00:38:34] my

[00:38:34] guy

[00:38:36] that's

[00:38:36] what's

[00:38:37] going

[00:38:37] on

[00:38:37] in

[00:38:37] the

[00:38:37] Atlantic

[00:38:38] division

[00:38:41] I

[00:38:41] will

[00:38:41] say

[00:38:42] this

[00:38:43] because

[00:38:43] there

[00:38:44] has

[00:38:44] been

[00:38:44] some

[00:38:44] questions

[00:38:45] about

[00:38:45] the

[00:38:45] Boston

[00:38:46] Celtics

[00:38:47] and

[00:38:47] people

[00:38:48] have

[00:38:48] said

[00:38:48] well

[00:38:49] you

[00:38:50] know

[00:38:50] they

[00:38:50] lost

[00:38:50] a couple

[00:38:51] games

[00:38:51] I

[00:38:51] think

[00:38:51] they're

[00:39:00] in

[00:39:00] and

[00:39:01] you

[00:39:02] know

[00:39:02] they've

[00:39:03] been

[00:39:03] in

[00:39:03] a

[00:39:03] lot

[00:39:04] of

[00:39:04] wars

[00:39:04] so

[00:39:06] these

[00:39:06] games

[00:39:06] to

[00:39:07] them

[00:39:08] are

[00:39:08] kind

[00:39:09] of

[00:39:09] boring

[00:39:09] and

[00:39:10] they

[00:39:10] get

[00:39:11] easily

[00:39:12] distracted

[00:39:13] or whatever

[00:39:13] the case

[00:39:14] thing

[00:39:15] the Celtics

[00:39:16] shot out

[00:39:16] to like

[00:39:17] a

[00:39:18] 16

[00:39:18] and

[00:39:19] 3

[00:39:19] record

[00:39:19] you can

[00:39:23] tell me

[00:39:23] they got

[00:39:24] bored

[00:39:25] okay

[00:39:27] you can

[00:39:28] tell me

[00:39:28] that

[00:39:29] maybe

[00:39:30] the

[00:39:30] injury

[00:39:30] bug

[00:39:30] has

[00:39:31] kind

[00:39:31] of

[00:39:31] affected

[00:39:31] them

[00:39:32] a little

[00:39:32] bit

[00:39:33] this

[00:39:34] is all

[00:39:34] great

[00:39:35] reasoning

[00:39:36] and

[00:39:37] thought

[00:39:37] thought

[00:39:37] out

[00:39:39] well

[00:39:39] thought

[00:39:40] out

[00:39:41] explanations

[00:39:41] of

[00:39:42] what's

[00:39:42] going

[00:39:42] on

[00:39:44] the

[00:39:45] one

[00:39:45] thing

[00:39:46] about

[00:39:46] it

[00:39:46] is

[00:39:46] is

[00:39:47] that

[00:39:47] if

[00:39:47] you

[00:39:47] are

[00:39:47] a

[00:39:47] three

[00:39:48] point

[00:39:48] shooting

[00:39:48] team

[00:39:49] and

[00:39:50] for

[00:39:50] some

[00:39:51] reason

[00:39:51] you

[00:39:51] lose

[00:39:52] your

[00:39:53] mojo

[00:39:54] you're

[00:39:55] gonna

[00:39:55] go

[00:39:55] through

[00:39:56] stretches

[00:39:56] of

[00:39:57] struggle

[00:39:57] I

[00:40:00] don't

[00:40:00] worry

[00:40:00] about

[00:40:00] this

[00:40:01] with

[00:40:01] Boston

[00:40:01] at

[00:40:01] all

[00:40:02] because

[00:40:03] when

[00:40:04] it

[00:40:04] gets

[00:40:04] to the

[00:40:05] time

[00:40:05] where

[00:40:05] they're

[00:40:06] gonna

[00:40:06] need

[00:40:06] to lock

[00:40:06] in

[00:40:07] all the

[00:40:08] shooters

[00:40:08] will be

[00:40:09] out there

[00:40:09] to shoot

[00:40:11] my whole

[00:40:11] thing is

[00:40:12] get

[00:40:13] poor

[00:40:13] zingas

[00:40:13] healthy

[00:40:14] make sure

[00:40:15] your two

[00:40:16] big guns

[00:40:17] Jason Tatum

[00:40:18] and Jalen

[00:40:18] Brown

[00:40:19] are healthy

[00:40:20] and make

[00:40:21] sure that

[00:40:21] supporting

[00:40:21] paths

[00:40:22] shore that

[00:40:23] up

[00:40:25] you know

[00:40:25] if there's

[00:40:26] somebody out

[00:40:26] there that

[00:40:27] you can pick

[00:40:27] up

[00:40:27] do it

[00:40:30] Boston

[00:40:30] is in

[00:40:31] a good

[00:40:31] place

[00:40:32] I'm

[00:40:32] not

[00:40:33] as

[00:40:33] worried

[00:40:33] about

[00:40:34] Boston

[00:40:34] as

[00:40:35] other

[00:40:35] people

[00:40:35] are

[00:40:36] you know

[00:40:37] people

[00:40:37] talking

[00:40:37] about

[00:40:37] oh well

[00:40:39] you know

[00:40:40] they didn't

[00:40:40] struggle like

[00:40:40] this last

[00:40:41] year and

[00:40:41] I thought

[00:40:42] after

[00:40:43] or I

[00:40:43] didn't

[00:40:43] think

[00:40:44] but this

[00:40:44] is what

[00:40:44] you hear

[00:40:45] out there

[00:40:46] I thought

[00:40:47] after last

[00:40:47] year

[00:40:48] that

[00:40:49] they would

[00:40:49] even have

[00:40:50] more

[00:40:50] confidence

[00:40:51] and they'll

[00:40:52] be ready

[00:40:52] to roll

[00:40:53] come

[00:40:54] regular

[00:40:55] season

[00:40:55] to put

[00:40:56] like

[00:40:56] put real

[00:40:58] pressure

[00:40:59] on

[00:41:01] like

[00:41:02] the best

[00:41:03] record

[00:41:04] in the

[00:41:06] NBA

[00:41:06] like

[00:41:07] all time

[00:41:08] now

[00:41:09] the

[00:41:10] Cavaliers

[00:41:11] that's what

[00:41:12] they are

[00:41:13] doing

[00:41:14] the

[00:41:15] Cavaliers

[00:41:16] are 31

[00:41:17] and 4

[00:41:18] they are

[00:41:20] putting

[00:41:21] historic

[00:41:21] numbers up

[00:41:23] they have

[00:41:24] a net

[00:41:24] rating

[00:41:25] of like

[00:41:26] 11.9

[00:41:27] which is

[00:41:28] one of the

[00:41:28] greatest

[00:41:29] net

[00:41:29] ratings

[00:41:30] in all

[00:41:30] basketball

[00:41:31] history

[00:41:32] behind

[00:41:33] like

[00:41:33] the

[00:41:33] 26

[00:41:34] 2017

[00:41:37] Golden

[00:41:38] State

[00:41:38] Warriors

[00:41:38] so

[00:41:41] that's

[00:41:41] the team

[00:41:42] that's

[00:41:42] chasing

[00:41:42] destiny

[00:41:44] that's

[00:41:44] the team

[00:41:45] that's

[00:41:45] chasing

[00:41:45] greatness

[00:41:46] right

[00:41:47] the Celtics

[00:41:48] are waiting

[00:41:50] do I

[00:41:52] think it's

[00:41:52] a good

[00:41:52] idea

[00:41:52] yeah

[00:41:53] 100%

[00:41:54] because

[00:41:55] you've

[00:41:55] already

[00:41:55] made it

[00:41:56] to the

[00:41:56] mountaintop

[00:41:57] let these

[00:41:58] teams go

[00:41:59] out

[00:42:00] run

[00:42:00] themselves

[00:42:01] ragged

[00:42:01] and then

[00:42:02] we get

[00:42:02] to the

[00:42:03] playoffs

[00:42:03] you're

[00:42:03] number

[00:42:03] two

[00:42:04] or

[00:42:04] three

[00:42:04] seed

[00:42:04] you're

[00:42:05] still

[00:42:05] you know

[00:42:06] definitely

[00:42:07] you go

[00:42:08] into

[00:42:08] any

[00:42:08] city

[00:42:09] and be

[00:42:10] anybody

[00:42:10] you want

[00:42:11] at this

[00:42:11] point in

[00:42:12] time

[00:42:12] I

[00:42:13] I still

[00:42:13] believe

[00:42:14] that

[00:42:14] the

[00:42:14] Boston

[00:42:14] Celtics

[00:42:15] have

[00:42:16] the

[00:42:16] best

[00:42:16] team

[00:42:17] in

[00:42:17] the

[00:42:17] east

[00:42:17] yes

[00:42:18] Cleveland

[00:42:18] has

[00:42:20] closed

[00:42:20] that

[00:42:21] gap

[00:42:21] but

[00:42:21] until

[00:42:22] I

[00:42:22] see

[00:42:22] those

[00:42:23] guards

[00:42:24] in a

[00:42:25] playoff

[00:42:26] setting

[00:42:27] unless you

[00:42:28] get a

[00:42:29] swing

[00:42:31] to replace

[00:42:32] what you

[00:42:33] have right

[00:42:33] now

[00:42:33] I'm

[00:42:34] still

[00:42:35] going

[00:42:35] probably

[00:42:36] ride

[00:42:36] with

[00:42:36] the

[00:42:37] Celtics

[00:42:37] which

[00:42:37] hurts

[00:42:38] my

[00:42:38] heart

[00:42:39] so

[00:42:39] you know

[00:42:40] it is

[00:42:41] an honest

[00:42:41] opinion

[00:42:42] I'll tell

[00:42:42] you that

[00:42:43] now

[00:42:44] your boy

[00:42:44] has

[00:42:45] struggled

[00:42:45] through

[00:42:45] this

[00:42:45] podcast

[00:42:46] you will

[00:42:47] never

[00:42:47] hear it

[00:42:48] because

[00:42:48] we're

[00:42:48] going to

[00:42:48] cut it

[00:42:49] all out

[00:42:49] but

[00:42:50] I

[00:42:50] have

[00:42:50] coughed

[00:42:50] all

[00:42:51] through

[00:42:51] this

[00:42:52] podcast

[00:42:52] it

[00:42:53] has

[00:42:53] been

[00:42:53] a

[00:42:55] horrific

[00:42:56] for

[00:42:57] your

[00:42:58] boy

[00:42:59] throughout

[00:43:00] the

[00:43:00] pod

[00:43:00] but

[00:43:01] we

[00:43:02] have

[00:43:02] persevered

[00:43:03] we

[00:43:03] have

[00:43:03] gotten

[00:43:03] to

[00:43:03] the

[00:43:04] end

[00:43:05] but

[00:43:07] we

[00:43:07] will

[00:43:08] be

[00:43:08] back

[00:43:08] on

[00:43:08] Wednesday

[00:43:09] and

[00:43:09] we

[00:43:09] will

[00:43:09] be

[00:43:09] talking

[00:43:10] about

[00:43:10] what

[00:43:10] the

[00:43:11] central

[00:43:11] division

[00:43:12] because

[00:43:13] that's

[00:43:13] what

[00:43:13] we

[00:43:13] do

[00:43:13] now

[00:43:14] if

[00:43:15] you

[00:43:35] we

[00:43:35] are

[00:43:39] going

[00:43:53] to

[00:43:54] make

[00:43:54] sure

[00:43:56] you

[00:43:57] get

[00:43:57] with

[00:43:58] us

[00:43:58] there

[00:43:58] connect

[00:43:59] with

[00:43:59] us

[00:43:59] tell

[00:44:00] us

[00:44:01] what

[00:44:01] you

[00:44:01] think

[00:44:02] of

[00:44:03] our

[00:44:03] thoughts

[00:44:04] about

[00:44:04] the

[00:44:04] podcast

[00:44:05] about

[00:44:05] what

[00:44:06] we

[00:44:06] said

[00:44:06] about

[00:44:06] the

[00:44:06] suns

[00:44:07] the

[00:44:07] Atlantic

[00:44:08] division

[00:44:08] do

[00:44:09] you

[00:44:10] think

[00:44:10] Boston

[00:44:10] is

[00:44:10] in

[00:44:10] trouble

[00:44:11] or

[00:44:12] not

[00:44:13] let

[00:44:13] us

[00:44:14] know

[00:44:14] we

[00:44:14] want

[00:44:15] to

[00:44:15] know

[00:44:15] those

[00:44:15] type

[00:44:15] of

[00:44:15] things

[00:44:16] now

[00:44:18] with

[00:44:18] that

[00:44:19] being

[00:44:19] said

[00:44:19] the

[00:44:19] best

[00:44:20] part

[00:44:20] of

[00:44:20] you

[00:44:20] is

[00:44:20] you

[00:44:22] surround

[00:44:22] yourself

[00:44:23] with

[00:44:23] great

[00:44:23] people

[00:44:24] that

[00:44:24] are

[00:44:25] going

[00:44:25] to

[00:44:25] be

[00:44:26] additive

[00:44:27] to

[00:44:27] you

[00:44:28] that

[00:44:29] are

[00:44:29] going

[00:44:29] to

[00:44:31] grieve

[00:44:31] positivity

[00:44:32] into

[00:44:35] some

[00:44:35] good

[00:44:35] in

[00:44:35] this

[00:44:35] world

[00:44:36] and

[00:44:36] we'll

[00:44:36] see

[00:44:36] you

[00:44:36] back

[00:44:37] on

[00:44:37] this

[00:44:37] feed

[00:44:37] on

[00:44:37] Wednesday

[00:44:39] deuce