1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,400 This fall in a galaxy not so far away, because it is the one 2 00:00:04,599 --> 00:00:09,400 in which we live. One rebel new media podcast will take you behind the 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:16,440 scenes to deaths previously unplumbed of the punch felt around the world and felt by 4 00:00:16,519 --> 00:00:22,719 numerous generations of the Punchi's family, and the crisis of team and responsibility that 5 00:00:22,879 --> 00:00:29,120 followed. Impartial critics describe it as a gripping, noble, selfless search for 6 00:00:29,199 --> 00:00:36,719 the unvarnished truth of what happens when people stop being polite and start getting extensions. 7 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:58,359 What is up, Philip Thermonuclear Afforts? I am damn Valley coming at 8 00:00:58,399 --> 00:01:03,640 you with a regular season podcast. How freaking weird is that? To say? 9 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,400 Quick notes before we get started with these takeaways, which I will explain 10 00:01:07,439 --> 00:01:12,319 in a second, I owe you all a Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Clippers 11 00:01:12,359 --> 00:01:15,400 look ahead for the rest of the season. I will do that deep dive 12 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,000 eventually. The scheduling with the guests didn't work out and I would like to 13 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,439 still have that guest on, which is why I've decided to wait. And 14 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,159 these look aheads are you know, they're preps for the season, but they're 15 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:30,280 also very relevant when you look at the rest of the year for these teams 16 00:01:30,359 --> 00:01:32,640 until either bring on someone else if we can't work it out, but I 17 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:36,400 will get you a singular forty five to hour long podcasts on the Clippers. 18 00:01:36,439 --> 00:01:38,840 I apologize that we couldn't get to all thirty. The plan was to have 19 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,239 them all done before opening night, but again it didn't work out. Please 20 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,560 remember to rate, review, and subscribe to this podcast wherever you get your 21 00:01:45,599 --> 00:01:49,159 podcasts. If it's on YouTube, hit that sub button like comment, help 22 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:51,719 the algorithm love us back. It means a ton. Please do that. 23 00:01:51,799 --> 00:01:55,280 Even if you're listening to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, 24 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,959 and vice versa. If you're on YouTube, go to Apple Spotify subscribe to 25 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,879 us. There, rayets, help, reviews helps, but subscribing down every 26 00:02:01,879 --> 00:02:05,879 episode means a ton as well. And finally, if you've done all those 27 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:08,360 things, if you're following us on YouTube and subscribe, and you've subscribed to 28 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:13,599 the podcast on a podcast player, considering shout us out on Twitter, I 29 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,400 will retweet it if I see it. I normally do see it for what 30 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:17,719 it's worth, even though I mentions can be kind of messy. I'm we'll 31 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,120 just tell people about us word of mouth to continue building the community. I 32 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,520 appreciate every single one of you who listen. Let's get into this exercise, 33 00:02:25,599 --> 00:02:30,560 which is super fun and I hope you all enjoyed the first thirty seven seconds 34 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:31,800 leading into this podcast. Don't think that I was just going to lead into 35 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:38,639 it without mentioning it anyway I'm gonna do. I've not watched every single game, 36 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,159 but I've gone box score hunting and then watched based off things that I've 37 00:02:42,199 --> 00:02:46,360 seen, and I've watched chunks of games just to see what was interesting, 38 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,479 and so I have way to early takeaways for every team. I'm not going 39 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,319 to try and focus on the obvious ones necessarily. If you know, if 40 00:02:53,319 --> 00:02:55,120 there are flaws that were obvious, I'll highlight those. There are things that 41 00:02:55,199 --> 00:02:59,400 I'm just noticing. And I have watched a lot of basketball, which is 42 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,439 to say I've watched basketball at all, because this utube commenters like to say 43 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,680 I don't know basketball, I don't watch basketball. I hate your favorite team. 44 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,879 I've never seen them. Don't intend to start watching them now either, 45 00:03:08,199 --> 00:03:12,080 But just figure that should be a fun exercise to start the season. It's 46 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,280 going to be even more fun because we're going to do this in sixty seconds 47 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,120 or less. I'm not here to justify. I actually have this written out 48 00:03:17,159 --> 00:03:21,439 and I'll let people on YouTube follow along, just as sort of these bullet 49 00:03:21,439 --> 00:03:24,120 points for me to blow through. Maybe I end up talking too quickly, 50 00:03:24,439 --> 00:03:30,240 but between this little intro and then the actual takeaways, this podcast should be 51 00:03:30,319 --> 00:03:34,560 under forty minutes, and so that is the goals. The sixty seconds are 52 00:03:34,599 --> 00:03:39,919 less takeaways, but we have takeaways for every single NBA team. I am 53 00:03:39,919 --> 00:03:43,240 going to get started. I was gonna say I really should track this, 54 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,680 but I'm just gonna trust myself that i can do this. So I'm gonna 55 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,680 throw it up on the screen and we'll go in alphabetical order, and I'll 56 00:03:49,719 --> 00:03:53,240 try and remember time stamp this podcast so you all can skip ahead. We 57 00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:57,280 begin with the Atlanta Hawks. Yeah, Trey Young eight teams, does spend 58 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:00,240 more time off the ball or is going to He took twenty percent of his 59 00:04:00,319 --> 00:04:04,000 shots as spot ups in that first game. That's compared to five percent last 60 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,960 season. We're only talking about four attempts. He missed them all. He 61 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,599 will come along there, but it does seem like Atlanta a sort of dedicated 62 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:15,879 to making that an element of his partnerships with Dejante Murray, who does seem 63 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:18,240 kind of shocked at some of the space that he has available to him in 64 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,480 Atlanta. I will also say Pawk's play a little bit faster than I thought 65 00:04:21,519 --> 00:04:27,199 they were going to and John Collins might not mind life inside this offense that 66 00:04:27,199 --> 00:04:30,600 has two ball dominant guards. The defense feels like it has a different bit 67 00:04:30,639 --> 00:04:32,240 of energy too. Based off the possessions that I watched, I would like 68 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:38,800 to see them rebound way better. The Boston Celtics Malcolm Brogden probably needs to 69 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:40,800 be the sixth Man of the Year favorite at this point. Yes, I 70 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:45,480 know Jordan Poole exists. Brogden's already giving the Boston Celtics a great outlet in 71 00:04:45,519 --> 00:04:47,199 the half court, a luxury next to Jason Tatum and John Brown, but 72 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:51,720 a necessity when one are both sit. I apparently undersold his capacity to attack 73 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:55,959 outside of a straight line as well, and get excited for what the Celtics 74 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,199 can do if and when he takes and makes more of his threes. Maybe 75 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:01,279 also get excited for what they could do if Robert Williams a third ever gets 76 00:05:01,639 --> 00:05:05,120 and stays healthy. This team is a bear and they are among the ones 77 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,480 that I underestimated leading into the year. The Brooklyn Nets, Where do we 78 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:11,560 start? I did a deep dive on them. I'm not sure if I'm 79 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,480 actually gonna put it on YouTube or in a podcast form. I'll consider it 80 00:05:15,319 --> 00:05:17,839 after their loss to the Pelicans. Ben simmons is overall performance, we could 81 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,399 take that away from it. It was. It was fairly excusable. He's 82 00:05:20,439 --> 00:05:24,439 on a new team, it's been sixteen ish months since he played meaningful basketball. 83 00:05:24,439 --> 00:05:28,079 Plus the Nets have him going up against Zion Williamson and Jonas vound Tunis. 84 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:30,959 That's no picnic. They remained very large human beings. Brooklyn's minutes with 85 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:36,000 Ben Simmons and Nicholas Claxton, though those might be worth reading into a little 86 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,720 bit. In the fifteen minutes they locked together, the Nets had an offensive 87 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,160 rating of sixty and shot eight of twenty overall and just one of six from 88 00:05:44,199 --> 00:05:47,600 three, and it looked every bit as clumpy as those numbers imply. Slotting 89 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,120 Simmons next to day Ron Sharp isn't a solution. The same goes for sticking 90 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:55,959 Ben Simmons at center when going up against behemoth front courts like that in New 91 00:05:56,079 --> 00:06:00,639 Orleans. I don't know what the answer is here. It may be a 92 00:06:00,639 --> 00:06:03,360 pickle that the Nets can't solve getting back Joe Harris and Steph Seth Curry. 93 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,839 Steph Curry would help to Seth Curry will help just to open up space in 94 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:10,759 the front court during the more clumbier minutes. But that's something to watch. 95 00:06:10,759 --> 00:06:13,120 This team might need a trade. Even when looking at sort of its wing 96 00:06:13,199 --> 00:06:15,399 defense packing order. You don't want Kevin Durant have to be on brandon ingram 97 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,519 A Ton. There's Charlotte Hornets. This one's big. Steve Clifford is gonna 98 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:24,279 let the Hornets run. It looks like maybe this is more like. First 99 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:27,680 of all, if that's the case, Steve Clifford coaching this team that's going 100 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,600 to play frenetically, sign me all the way up. So long as that 101 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:33,279 doesn't involve predicting the Hornets make the playoffs, I will not do that. 102 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:38,000 Perhaps this place is too much emphasis on them beating the San Antonio Spurs, 103 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,720 But the Hornets played a frisky pace and they don't even have a Melo ball 104 00:06:41,759 --> 00:06:44,560 back right now, who's dealing with a sprained ankle. I'm in love with 105 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:49,040 it. Also, Holy Nick Richards, they were right to name him as 106 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:53,680 just their second primary big at this point. I respect the off ball movement, 107 00:06:53,759 --> 00:06:57,639 the baby bassline jumper. It's very pretty. This is officially a Nick 108 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:02,079 Richards Fan Club podcast. The Chicago Bulls Demard Rosen is certainly gonna cool off 109 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:08,399 this season, I say to myself, whilst applying numerous thick layers of clown 110 00:07:08,439 --> 00:07:11,560 makeup to my face edging out the Miami heat. Doesn't seem like it's gonna 111 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,319 be sort of the banner moment that it used to be. But the Bulls 112 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:17,360 did not have Zach Levine, they didn't have a Lonzo ball, and Rosen 113 00:07:17,399 --> 00:07:21,959 dropped thirty seven and nine while nailing two two. We're talking multiple three pointers 114 00:07:21,959 --> 00:07:26,759 and creating his usual amount of anarchy inside the arc with his change of pace, 115 00:07:26,839 --> 00:07:29,759 handles and fadeaways and pull ups and never ending hang time that allows for 116 00:07:29,839 --> 00:07:34,319 last second decisions you didn't see coming. Also, Iowa soon move starting for 117 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:41,519 them right now. He's on like the most highway robberiist contract in the league 118 00:07:41,759 --> 00:07:44,000 on the non rookie scale division. Right now. This dude just does a 119 00:07:44,079 --> 00:07:46,680 little bit of everything. And the Bulls stole him in the draft, and 120 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,439 then the contract that they were able to sign him to outside of the rookie 121 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,800 scale again because he was selecting the second round. Just a freaking steal. 122 00:07:53,519 --> 00:07:58,160 The Cleveland Cavaliers. I have like a bunch of short ones for them. 123 00:07:58,199 --> 00:08:03,920 Dono Mitchell going downhill good, Donovan Mitchell off the dribbles, shooting looks good, 124 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:07,000 execution not so good. Those will start to fall. Darius Garland suffering 125 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:13,680 a laceration on his eyelid bad the Cleveland Cavalier's wing rotation badder, Isaaco Coral's 126 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:18,600 offense that ist Cleveland's future ability to rip souls out perfectly intact. I'm not 127 00:08:18,639 --> 00:08:22,839 worried about this team. They'll be fine. Dallas Mavericks a team that I'm 128 00:08:22,839 --> 00:08:26,199 not sure will be fine. They do have Luca, which helps. Maybe 129 00:08:26,279 --> 00:08:30,160 Jason Kids shouldn't go away from Christian Wood when he's cooking. That's just the 130 00:08:30,199 --> 00:08:33,320 thought. It's also watching, going back and watching, and I watched that 131 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:35,279 game live, and then I watched parts of it again when I was doing 132 00:08:35,279 --> 00:08:39,240 something on Devin Booker. It's either too early or too late to worry about 133 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,320 Tim Hardaway Junior. I haven't decided yet. I might own apology as Spencer 134 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:46,279 did't wood he's outside shooting. If my career livelihood dependent on guarding Luca don 135 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,759 Chich, I would simply retire Damian Lee and fourth quarter Devin Booker. Though, 136 00:08:50,799 --> 00:08:54,840 is Dallas Mavericks kryptonite. This is a team that I think they might 137 00:08:54,919 --> 00:08:56,960 end up being better than I expect. I'm gonna have to hand out a 138 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,759 lot of apologies this season just because the attention Luca draws is just huge. 139 00:09:03,399 --> 00:09:07,919 But Jason Kidd going away from Christian wood They also I still think they need 140 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,240 someone else on the perimeter aside from Dinwoody to take pressure off of Luka don 141 00:09:11,279 --> 00:09:18,120 Chi for extended stretches. The Denver Nuggets is my title pick already going up 142 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,480 in flames, obviously, not because I'm always correct. It might actually be 143 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:24,840 going up in flames though they lose to the Jazz, allowing eighty Allowing seventy 144 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:30,039 plus percent shooting at the rim apparently is not a good thing. So just 145 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,000 for anyone out there who would maybe coaching basketball trying to get into it, 146 00:09:31,919 --> 00:09:37,080 it's not great. Who knew? Though? Denver needs to take also take 147 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,639 and hope it makes more threes. Giving a damn on the glass would be 148 00:09:39,639 --> 00:09:43,039 cool. Too. Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Junior did not look spectacular, 149 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,519 but just give them some time to round themselves into form. Nicole Yokis is 150 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,559 already in MVP form. This is another team that will be fine, I 151 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,039 think, because I don't want to be wrong about my title pick, or 152 00:09:54,039 --> 00:10:00,759 at least don't want to be egregiously wrong the Detroit Pistons. Man break up 153 00:10:00,759 --> 00:10:05,039 the Pistons. They're clearly just a budding dynasty this season. But seriously, 154 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:09,480 Kay Cunningham with space to operate is terrifying. Not only that, but Kay 155 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:15,559 Cunningham without space to operate is also terrifying to watch. I believe in the 156 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,320 floater. The three can look iffy and slow and low, but I believe 157 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:22,720 in that too. The average person is going to wind up tweeting with this 158 00:10:22,759 --> 00:10:26,480 team. Jay and Ivey just did what three to seventeen times every time they 159 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:33,120 watched the Pistons on average, John Dirt has a certain dominate within the flow 160 00:10:33,879 --> 00:10:37,240 of the offense field to him, and I'm also convinced that Kevin Knox might 161 00:10:37,279 --> 00:10:41,919 have some dirt or compromising photos on head coach Dwayne Casey. Nevertheless, I 162 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,679 overall believe that Detroit is building something special, and that trade for Brian mcdonovitch 163 00:10:45,759 --> 00:10:48,320 is just going to do them a world of good. The Golden State Warriors, 164 00:10:50,039 --> 00:10:54,399 I think for this one we need to go to an outside source, 165 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,120 which is the Golden State Warriors title window. Golden State Warriors title window. 166 00:10:58,279 --> 00:11:03,559 Are you ever going to close? No? No, I don't think I 167 00:11:03,639 --> 00:11:07,960 will look Golden State. I just you beat Lebron, James Anthony Davis and 168 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:11,960 the South Bay Lakers. Okay, fine, whatever. James Riiseman looks like 169 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,519 a real, live, functional NBA player. Donte even Chen's already looks like 170 00:11:15,519 --> 00:11:18,840 a perfect fit. Andrew Wiggins is apparently now irreversibly in trench is the best 171 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:22,960 three, indeed non star in the league. Imagine what the Warriors will look 172 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:26,879 like when Steph Curry, Jordan Pool, and Clay Thompson all resumed hitting threes. 173 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:33,919 The Houston Rockets, Bruo Fernando starting over, Albrun Shangun in this universe 174 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:37,000 is weird. Steven Silas, what'd you do? I get it from the 175 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:43,360 fit concerns perspective, But like you have Jubarie Smith there anyway, and he's 176 00:11:43,399 --> 00:11:46,200 supposed to I know, he's a rookie, but like functionally on defense, 177 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:48,879 he should compliment Shangoon really well. It actually could have turned out worse when 178 00:11:48,879 --> 00:11:54,519 you look at the Bruno Fernando minutes from Game one, still just all kinds 179 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:56,919 of weird. I don't like it. Houston definitely needs more of a floor 180 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,000 general too for this team. I mean, Kevin Porter Junior had a good 181 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:03,360 game, but he and Jellen Green are just sort of overmatched as being the 182 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:09,039 quarterbacks tasked with allocating touches and shots for everybody else. And even if it's 183 00:12:09,039 --> 00:12:11,840 a veteran or something, I don't think they're gonna ruin the tank. This 184 00:12:11,879 --> 00:12:13,240 team has a lot of talent, but isn't that good. It'd be nice 185 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:18,840 to see them go get out and to find just that floor general type. 186 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,440 It also be nice to see them get in transition every once in a fucking 187 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:26,159 while. I'm asking for the name of Steven Sciolas's job security there the Indiana 188 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:33,759 Pacers Tyres Haliburton is that dude, He's the Indiana Pacers Lifeline. He has 189 00:12:33,759 --> 00:12:37,320 a license plate number. It's k n ge z SUK. If you're watching 190 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:41,039 on screen, King Suck, I guess I'm I'm still thinking about his dunks 191 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:46,120 plural against the Wizards, and about his escape triple triple and at three point 192 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,919 time he threw to John Smith, and also about the ease and constants with 193 00:12:48,919 --> 00:12:52,759 which he moves off the ball. That was a great pickup by Indy. 194 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:54,639 There are other things to take away from this game. I'm really intrigued by 195 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:58,240 Isaiah Jackson this season. I do blame Caitlyn Cooper for that a lot, 196 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,720 but this seems should still be a fun watch, and kudos took to Ri 197 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,679 Carlaro for kind of letting them play the way that they did for most of 198 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,360 that game against the Wizards. But that should be just I don't know, 199 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,759 I guess the benchmark. You want to see them play hard and it be 200 00:13:11,879 --> 00:13:15,960 entertaining and then still lose because you won't if you're place for Fanny should want 201 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:18,799 Leeban Yama in Indiana. The Moss Turner injury, by the way, sucks 202 00:13:18,759 --> 00:13:22,320 rolling his ankle al for a week. I think he stepped on a ball 203 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,720 boy or felling a ball boy. He said, whatever landed on a ball 204 00:13:24,759 --> 00:13:28,360 boy, whatever it was ball person, and that really blows. You hate 205 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,559 to see a Lakers lose another big like that when Anthony Davis has already deal 206 00:13:31,600 --> 00:13:35,679 with a back injury. The Clippers, Kwai Leonard is going to win sixth 207 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:39,879 Man of the Year. John Wall is a little slower, but he's still 208 00:13:39,919 --> 00:13:43,240 really fucking fast and the biggest one for me though, and we like Kawai 209 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:46,919 coming off the bench is just funny. Ross is complaining about getting injured if 210 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,960 he sits on the bench. Kwai Leonard's just coming off the bench because he 211 00:13:50,039 --> 00:13:52,600 suggested it. That was something he called for. The Clippers half court offense 212 00:13:52,639 --> 00:13:58,360 really needs a jolt of creativity though they average point seven three nine points per 213 00:13:58,399 --> 00:14:01,720 half court play against the Lakers, the Lakers of all teams and fifty percent 214 00:14:01,759 --> 00:14:05,879 of Anthony Davis, Paul George will be better, but they probably need more 215 00:14:05,919 --> 00:14:09,200 inspiring minutes out of Norman Powell here. Like I said, I was kind 216 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,840 of impressed with John Wall. They do really have the death but the question 217 00:14:11,879 --> 00:14:16,919 of who is their third best player or do they have a third best player 218 00:14:16,919 --> 00:14:20,080 who can capably be their second best player on any given night if Kauai is 219 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,480 restricted or not playing, if Paul George is having an off night, that 220 00:14:22,559 --> 00:14:26,159 looms for this team. Also, of Vis Zubach just just a frigging bear 221 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:28,720 and can rough people up. And I just gets brought up all the time. 222 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:33,159 But the Lakers trading him for Michael Scott is just so freaking egregious even 223 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,960 a few years later. Oh hey, the Lakers. I hope people are 224 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,000 watching on screen because I do have the Darwin hand meme up here holding the 225 00:14:39,000 --> 00:14:41,480 clipboards. I can pick me up, mom. I'm scared Trey Russell Westbrook 226 00:14:41,519 --> 00:14:46,600 already, damn it. Look he is not going over eleven sucks and they 227 00:14:46,759 --> 00:14:50,399 did almost beat the Clippers. It's not just Russ, it's his contract is 228 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:54,279 merely the vehicle through which they can make a big trade since he earns so 229 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:58,279 much money and they don't have these other expendable salary anchors to just include. 230 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,840 I get they don't want to give up the picks for non stars, do 231 00:15:01,919 --> 00:15:05,120 it already? Lebron's in his age thirty eight season. He's currently thirty seven 232 00:15:05,159 --> 00:15:07,960 now, like you're not You're not obligated till later. You're obligated to win 233 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:13,320 now. And this team cannot fucking shoot fuck the picks. They're nineteen to 234 00:15:13,399 --> 00:15:16,720 eighty five from three, That is twenty two point four percent on the season. 235 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:20,240 I just to do that when Lebron is still so good, and also 236 00:15:20,279 --> 00:15:24,840 when you're watching Davis like his fragility in real time with the back injury. 237 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,639 Come on, like, come on, he came back in the game, 238 00:15:26,679 --> 00:15:28,200 by the way, I don't even think he should have come back. And 239 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:31,440 I'm not a doctor, but it didn't look like he should have came back 240 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:35,000 in the way he was moving. If you're trying to actually open this Lebron 241 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,440 window, if you're just trying to if there isn't a tacit agreement, that 242 00:15:37,480 --> 00:15:39,759 they're just gonna send him off into the sunset, you know, contending for 243 00:15:39,799 --> 00:15:43,240 the ten seed in the West. I guess that's fine. I understand the 244 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,840 impetus to not want to give up distant picks that could be gems when you're 245 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,639 transitioning out of the Lebron era, But all you're doing now is wasting what's 246 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,519 left of the Lebron era, and like it's gonna take you forever to get 247 00:15:52,559 --> 00:15:56,200 to those picks. And the other thing I'll point out, finally waiting twenty 248 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:58,960 games, as WOS reported they want to do, I don't think that's smart. 249 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,960 Maybe the trade Candida pool gets deeper, but you don't have the assets 250 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,600 to actually outbid teams. There will be teams that come in for players, 251 00:16:07,639 --> 00:16:10,879 and they're offering first round picks that convey before the end of time, where 252 00:16:10,879 --> 00:16:14,759 you're not going to convey one before twenty twenty seven. So trade Russell Westbrook 253 00:16:14,799 --> 00:16:18,159 already, And it's not I don't fans telling Russy sucks, and like the 254 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:19,720 memes of Russ missing, as we do with all players. I think those 255 00:16:19,720 --> 00:16:23,639 are fair game. They're jokes, And I'm not a fan of a player's 256 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:29,639 game is under full, like it's fair game. But player's game is fair 257 00:16:29,679 --> 00:16:32,720 game. How about that? But like when you're attacking their character, actually 258 00:16:32,840 --> 00:16:36,919 being hostile towards them, like you you're fucking loser, and to have fans 259 00:16:36,919 --> 00:16:40,559 screament you suck, it's just let's bring back players running into the stands, 260 00:16:40,679 --> 00:16:42,519 is really all I'm saying there. So how's that? Trade Russell Westbrook. 261 00:16:42,519 --> 00:16:48,200 I'm still going to defend him the Memphis Grizzlies. It is apparently already that 262 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:52,000 time of year when I must cheapestly apologize for underestimating the Memphis Grizzlies, who 263 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:56,919 are still very much awesome despite opting out of the proven talent acquisition game over 264 00:16:56,919 --> 00:17:02,200 the summer. I'm sorry, Memphis. John Rant isn't trancing, Desmond Bane 265 00:17:02,279 --> 00:17:07,839 really plays offense like he's what if Kyle Lowry was taller, Santi aldama is 266 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:12,359 It seems really fucking good and just sort of everywhere all at once at the 267 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:18,039 exact right time. Steven Adams screens are still still pancakey. This team might 268 00:17:18,039 --> 00:17:22,079 actually shoot enough threes now, Taias Jones might let a fly more and Jenif 269 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:26,079 Jackson Junior receive playing yet and this team is just still so frenetic and good. 270 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:27,640 I don't again, I don't know if they'll master the fifty six win 271 00:17:27,759 --> 00:17:32,279 total, but they already make me look like a moron. The Miami Heat 272 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:33,839 I don't know that I have any nice things to say about them. I 273 00:17:33,880 --> 00:17:37,200 refuse to entertain Kyle Lowry being done. I just I won't do it. 274 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:42,160 It's not happening yet. I we're moving on. Max Drews still remains allergic 275 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:45,039 to missing. That's good. It would be nice if bam Adebayo didn't settle 276 00:17:45,079 --> 00:17:48,599 on offense like he was twenty twenty one Anthony Davis. At this point, 277 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:52,759 Tyler Heroes should attack the rim like Nikolavuchevitch is defending it even more often than 278 00:17:52,799 --> 00:17:56,240 he did during the first game this season. Jimmy Butler going downhill and running 279 00:17:56,279 --> 00:17:59,960 the open floor are still terrifying sites. The Miami Heat half court offense over 280 00:18:00,079 --> 00:18:03,640 Roldo is still a slog. They'll probably aren't out just enough of their wrinkles 281 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:07,720 anyway and then win like forty eight to fifty three games, because that's what 282 00:18:07,759 --> 00:18:10,519 they tend to do. I do have just concerns about this roster and they 283 00:18:10,559 --> 00:18:12,960 might need to make the trade where it's, oh, we're including picks on 284 00:18:14,079 --> 00:18:18,200 top of Duncan Robinson salary. But this Kyle Lowry sally sort of work its 285 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,279 way into here. They do feel like a team that needs to make a 286 00:18:21,319 --> 00:18:22,759 move, and not just for like a Jay Crowder type. Right now. 287 00:18:23,119 --> 00:18:26,880 The Milwaukee Bucks Janice is fucking great. End of story. That's too many 288 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,079 f bombs even for me so far. We're only halfway through. He dropped 289 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:34,440 against the Sixers on Thursday twenty one, thirteen eight and then with three blocks, 290 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:37,240 and it just fells so casual, like it almost wasn't even happening. 291 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:41,400 Dude, its heroic. Milwaukee really needs Chris Middleton back though, especially in 292 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:45,200 the half court, and especially if Drew Holiday is going to continue to shoot 293 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:48,519 like he's still in the playoffs. Oh, I really would like to just 294 00:18:48,519 --> 00:18:53,839 note that Jordan Warra's confidence remains aspirational. Javon Carter also remains suffocating, and 295 00:18:53,880 --> 00:18:57,799 I think it's actually okay that he has a real role on this team. 296 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:02,799 By the way, Brook Lopez is bold text back on defense, it seems 297 00:19:02,799 --> 00:19:04,160 like, which I think is really important to note, and it's huge for 298 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:08,559 Milwaukee. The Minnesota Timberwolves, I surprisingly don't have a great feel for them 299 00:19:08,599 --> 00:19:12,680 after watching a pretty big portion of their game against the Thunder, But Rudy 300 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,680 Gay and the timberwolve should still be fun, especially if they keep milking his 301 00:19:15,759 --> 00:19:18,720 uses. There's a screener, and resist the temptations to devolve into this one 302 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,599 on one team like we saw Anthony Edwards and Dilo do a little bit too 303 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:25,799 much at points. Jellen Noel is ready wolf Stands were yelling at me and 304 00:19:25,839 --> 00:19:27,839 the mentions on YouTube they were right. I can admit I'd like to think 305 00:19:27,839 --> 00:19:30,920 I commit when I'm wrong when it comes to this, probably in my actual 306 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:36,119 life. Like people will tell you differently, I'm just stubborn. Jane McDaniels 307 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,200 says, God, we knew that, and you still want him to hit 308 00:19:38,279 --> 00:19:42,279 and take more threes, but he's God. Anton Edwards is probably still failing. 309 00:19:42,319 --> 00:19:45,319 Shake jojis Alexander as I record this right now, and that is the 310 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:49,640 day after this game took place. And Carl Anthony Towns can't let bigger wings 311 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:53,160 like the way that the thunder we're defending him, or combo followers just out 312 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,079 physical him on the perimeter, that that just can't happen. I think the 313 00:19:56,119 --> 00:20:00,319 Timberwolves will see kind of work in progress, more so on offense than defense, 314 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,039 which is really wild to think. And there might still be some, 315 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:07,440 you know, definitely kinks to work out there, but I'm more intrigued by 316 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:11,359 how the offense ends up panning out, at least when we're going individual by 317 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,240 individual, given they're just the pecking order right now, the New Orleans Pelicans. 318 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:19,200 My only takeaway is the dynasty has started. Zion Williamson isn't even all 319 00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:25,519 the way back, and he's somehow still just this human tornado brand ingram can 320 00:20:25,559 --> 00:20:30,559 taggle between like six different offensive existences in the same quarter. Kudos to him. 321 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,119 I mean, he hit some pretty tough shots against the nets, but 322 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:37,680 like he also he got KD backdoor at one point, he's able to He 323 00:20:37,839 --> 00:20:44,839 looks like he's perfected just being able to stand where he knows that defenses are 324 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:47,960 going to help from and then he can hit those stands still threesh, my 325 00:20:48,079 --> 00:20:52,920 god. This team has maybe two top twenty five players on the team right 326 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,079 now. I don't think it's the stretch to say branding will be in the 327 00:20:55,119 --> 00:21:00,160 top twenty five discussion Trey Murphy the third is or Trey Murphy. Excuse New 328 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,680 Orleans people have gotten mad at me for saying Tray Murphy the third, I 329 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:06,960 think, but whatever, Trey Murphy hitting ultra D threes, scoring off movement, 330 00:21:07,079 --> 00:21:08,519 he's allowed to dribble, and he's gonna be more than a role player. 331 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:14,759 Jonas Valantunists remains very very very very very very very Garcantuin just in case 332 00:21:14,799 --> 00:21:17,880 anyone was wondering, and the mood surrounding this team is great, and as 333 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,240 it turns out, Zion BI and CJ McCullum ken in fact absolutely play together. 334 00:21:22,599 --> 00:21:25,960 How unexpected. On a related note, it was not unexpected. If 335 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:30,720 you listen to this podcast, the New York Knicks, whof sure, I 336 00:21:30,759 --> 00:21:34,000 mean capable point guard and Jalen Brunson who attacks even in crunch time and then 337 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:40,160 effectively decision makes off those attacks is great. And yes, Cam Reddish very 338 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:44,960 much doesn't suck and should also pass please for the love of God. And 339 00:21:45,079 --> 00:21:49,000 okay, I might be thirty seven percent worried about the Knicks's reliance on RJ. 340 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:55,279 Barrett defensively and how tough assignments visa v. John Morant might impact his 341 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,000 she on the other end, just like his mood, his aura there, 342 00:21:59,039 --> 00:22:03,440 he just made him really bad aions on offense against the Grizzlies. That being 343 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:08,640 said Julius Randall, playing and screening and rolling and spotting up and scoring and 344 00:22:08,799 --> 00:22:15,079 passing within the flow, within the larger context of the offense rather than from 345 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,759 over dribbles island will be a meaningful game changer for this team if it holds. 346 00:22:18,759 --> 00:22:22,519 I kind of buy into it. Everything's hunky dory in game one, 347 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:27,480 but if Julius Randall can fit into this larger offensive picture where they're getting away 348 00:22:27,519 --> 00:22:33,160 from his just very you heliocentric type of touches and he can still have them 349 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:34,480 like lineups are still built for him to use them, but he played well 350 00:22:34,839 --> 00:22:38,839 I thought off others and with others. That becomes big for this next team. 351 00:22:38,839 --> 00:22:41,359 And it's why you can be in a game that you were against the 352 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:45,160 Grizzlies for as long as you were. When RJ. Barrett is having an 353 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:51,799 off night, the Oklahoma City Thunder starting le say Pokahevsky at center is at 354 00:22:51,799 --> 00:22:55,400 once unhinged and genius, and I still believe in him. Props to the 355 00:22:55,400 --> 00:23:00,400 Oklahoma City Thunder for exploring what they have and who he is. This also 356 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,359 just might be sort of his final shot. We'll say, we're giving you 357 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:06,039 a license, like prove it. Don't be this up and down tantalizing player. 358 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:08,440 Every you know, thirty seventh possession just to turn in thirty six shitty 359 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,319 ones before that, and I thought he had some really nice moments. That 360 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:17,160 being said, the Thunder please consider asking him to rein it in on critical 361 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:21,839 fourth quarter possessions and which shake Gilgest Alexander both exists and is on the floor. 362 00:23:22,319 --> 00:23:26,519 Speaking of shake Gilgist Alexander, Holy hell, the cadence he plays at 363 00:23:26,279 --> 00:23:30,759 remains indescribably variable. His poison, directionality and strength on drives, his a 364 00:23:30,839 --> 00:23:36,400 plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus plus and from scratch drumper it 365 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:40,519 looks pretty. Jayn Williams is Adrenaline incarnate. I just I don't know how 366 00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:45,039 else to describe him. Lou dort On offense still Shimmy's between chaotically brilliant and 367 00:23:45,079 --> 00:23:48,839 painful. Josh Kiddy doesn't seem afraid to shoot anymore. Let's see if they 368 00:23:48,839 --> 00:23:51,880 ever start falling. Ship England now is in Oklahoma City, so maybe it 369 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,319 does. The Orlando Magic shout out to Kobe Price for tagging me on Twitter 370 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:57,319 and I was able to go back and watch it. Orlando Magic head coach 371 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:03,160 Jamal Mosley is prepared to deploy some truly weird ass lineups. I love him 372 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,920 for it. Franz Wagner functioned as a day facto point guard for almost seven 373 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:10,880 minutes in the Magic loss to the Pistons. Do I care that Orlando missed 374 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,359 all of its three pointers during that time? Absolutely not. And my little 375 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,319 upset Caleb Houston was on the court during those stretches rather than Palabankaro. You 376 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:22,480 better fucking believe that. I am. Oh yeah, bank Carrow really freaking 377 00:24:22,519 --> 00:24:26,279 good and annihilatory inside the Arc condolences to Corey Joseph who was probably still by 378 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:30,480 still just probably shaking from being posterrized. I also can't wait for Palabankaro to 379 00:24:30,519 --> 00:24:34,440 attempt his first first career regular season three. It might even happen by the 380 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,920 time you listen into this if you're listening to it after Friday. Congratulations to 381 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,920 all of us, by the way, who did not sell their jail and 382 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:48,039 sugs stock Philadelphia seventy six Ers. It turns out, I know, everyone, 383 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:52,680 brace yourselves. It turns out James Harden has not entered the Udonis Haslem 384 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,319 phase of his career. How about that. The Sixers are perhaps indulging too 385 00:24:56,400 --> 00:25:00,759 much though and hardened so far, but he's delivering with a very offensive armory. 386 00:25:00,039 --> 00:25:03,440 He looks prior inside the Arc, isn't afraid to get up those in 387 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:07,039 between jumpers and floaters. The passing remains uh, you know, astounding at 388 00:25:07,039 --> 00:25:11,240 points, and he's able to open up things for everybody else. With all 389 00:25:11,279 --> 00:25:15,200 of that in mind, Tyrese Maxie's being criminally underused, and that needs to 390 00:25:15,319 --> 00:25:18,359 change somehow, maybe going through less of Harden, giving him more solo time. 391 00:25:18,599 --> 00:25:22,960 It just needs to change. I also think Joel Embiid through two games 392 00:25:22,960 --> 00:25:26,200 looks discombobulated on offense. But starting the season against the front courts and Boston 393 00:25:26,279 --> 00:25:30,839 Milwaukee can do that to you. Starting over two is less than ideal for 394 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,680 this team. I'm not panicked. I think they're gonna be really good. 395 00:25:34,519 --> 00:25:38,440 They had two tough matchups and they'll they'll figure it out. But one of 396 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,839 the bigger things Joel Embiid, you can bet on him just being better offensively, 397 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:45,519 and I thought he was a little bit better defensively in the Milwaukee game 398 00:25:45,519 --> 00:25:48,200 than he was in the Boston game. That being said, the Tyres Maxie 399 00:25:48,279 --> 00:25:51,839 stuff, you need to figure out how a way to just keep him more 400 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:53,880 involved. And I think that probably step you know, you have to go 401 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:59,200 to the solo time with him would be my best guest guests there. But 402 00:25:59,279 --> 00:26:03,039 even so, as just like James Harden, could stand to probably find him 403 00:26:03,079 --> 00:26:04,279 open in the corner a little bit more than he has so far. The 404 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:10,920 Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker still underappreciated. I kind of wanted to stop my 405 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:14,880 take there, but I think does anyone who listens to podcast know that I've 406 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:18,119 just a Devin Booker basketball fetish. His pocket passes are magic, and he's 407 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:22,920 so composed in working off the dribble and decision making from there. He absolutely 408 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,680 just destroyed and picked apart the Mavericks in the latter two thirds of the fourth 409 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:30,519 quarter when he when he came in and helped the Suns with that comeback. 410 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,119 Chris Paul may finally be anging or is just really banged up. I still 411 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:37,440 refuse they cut him pouting on the bench or whatever. I still just refused 412 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:41,319 to like get too worried about him. If he is sort of cooked, 413 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,880 then yeah, you have to worry about him. Damian Lee was in fact 414 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,559 a good signing. How about that? Me and Mike Vehill and myself in 415 00:26:47,599 --> 00:26:49,559 the Timeline podcast were talking on the Suns look Ahead that he was maybe their 416 00:26:49,599 --> 00:26:55,039 most intriguing pick up over the off season. I know Josh Akogi was in 417 00:26:55,079 --> 00:26:57,240 there for some and Jacque Landale he's had some fun minutes, but I think 418 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,640 it's Damien Lee and he showed why. Of course he ended up hitting like 419 00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:06,599 basically what was the game sealer. This team still really needs another dependable rotation 420 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:10,240 player or two. If only they had someone like Jay Crowder and then maybe 421 00:27:10,279 --> 00:27:12,519 like someone else. But yeah, they having Jay Crowder at home, I 422 00:27:12,519 --> 00:27:15,720 don't know how much he changes for this team, and you're gonna have different 423 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:21,880 concerns on offense, although Cam and McHale like they and Eyton gave you just 424 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:25,880 like a lot of variants there on offense. Even if you know McHale specifically 425 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,960 wasn't perfect, Cam Johnson was fine. I think that they just need to 426 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:30,839 be a little bit deeper and they're gonna need to make a trade. But 427 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:33,759 their top five is still just money to me. Or maybe if you're that 428 00:27:33,799 --> 00:27:38,039 out on CB three, you can go top four. The Portland Trailblazers don't 429 00:27:38,039 --> 00:27:41,799 bother worrying about Damian Lillard. I can't get there. I just I don't 430 00:27:41,839 --> 00:27:45,519 know more of his shots will fall. And davy O Mitchell is a human 431 00:27:45,559 --> 00:27:47,519 eclipse. So you're going up against the Kings, you have to worry about 432 00:27:47,519 --> 00:27:49,200 that. I do worry a little bit how much defenses can key in on 433 00:27:49,279 --> 00:27:52,960 him, because they really don't care about Portland's other shooters at this point, 434 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:56,400 who are not named Anthony Simons, but the Blazers dedication, which is just 435 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,480 something else you can observe, and you go back and look at the Kings 436 00:27:59,519 --> 00:28:02,680 and maybe This is because they were facing the Kings, but they really focused 437 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:04,640 on slashing towards the rim in the half court. And also I'm just getting 438 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:08,279 out in transition and attacking the basket there that will eventually in the half court 439 00:28:08,319 --> 00:28:12,319 specifically help alieviate some of the pressure on Dame. But you are gonna need 440 00:28:12,319 --> 00:28:17,079 if you want to open things up for him three point shooting at a higher 441 00:28:17,079 --> 00:28:19,759 equip from your supporting cast. The other thing is by the end of the 442 00:28:19,799 --> 00:28:23,720 season, Josh Hart might need the league in zero dribble assists where he just 443 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:26,559 calling the connective pastor if that's how you want to phrase it, just you 444 00:28:26,559 --> 00:28:30,799 know, putting getting an assist without having to put the ball on the floor. 445 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,440 He he is a bear too when it comes to rebounding. And the 446 00:28:33,519 --> 00:28:38,160 Kings, the team that they played, they have, Well, let's start 447 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:41,440 with Daron Fox, who's just absolutely he's a star. Baby my darn Fox 448 00:28:41,559 --> 00:28:47,160 stock has held too. He's someone I vote him most improved player in year 449 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:48,400 two, which is something I refused to do, is really throw a year 450 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,880 or two players in there. He somehow year two, darn Fox maybe break 451 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:57,680 that. You'll break that rule way back when. But he just looked amazing, 452 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,240 kind of like he did to close the year last season, and it 453 00:29:00,279 --> 00:29:03,640 was able to. I don't think overshadow because I don't think the Mattis Sabonis 454 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:06,559 had a bad game, but he just felt when you go back and watch 455 00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:11,279 that game, you didn't feel him as much on offense necessarily. Kevin Hurder 456 00:29:11,279 --> 00:29:14,960 also is not shy and has the absolute green light in Sacramento, not that 457 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,799 he didn't in Atlanta, but he was sort of buried a little bit more 458 00:29:18,039 --> 00:29:22,680 like they didn't have as many I guess ball dominant guys when you know Danren 459 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,519 Fox and Sabonis here, but like the ball just seems to find him more 460 00:29:26,559 --> 00:29:30,000 in Sacramento. And maybe it's just because you know, he's logging some more 461 00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:33,160 wing minutes here as well. Maybe this was just a one game thing, 462 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:37,200 but he is certainly not shy, and I'm actually impressed with the energy Mike 463 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,119 Brown has the team playing with on defense. I will say it'd be nice 464 00:29:41,119 --> 00:29:44,359 if they put some bodies around the basket just to grab a board or two 465 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:48,559 or three, and they're gonna just stop failing so damn much. The San 466 00:29:48,599 --> 00:29:52,319 Antonio Spurs, the tank is on and they might be a team that, 467 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:55,720 just based off the way that they're playing, they might contend for that coveted 468 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:59,119 oh dead last and offensive end defensive efficiency. They're in the bottom three of 469 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:03,119 both right now, including I don't know what it is, it's dead last 470 00:30:03,279 --> 00:30:04,359 in probably if I had to guess, it's offense. Let me check, 471 00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:07,119 Yeah, it's it's an offense points per possession, and they're twenty eighth and 472 00:30:07,599 --> 00:30:12,000 in points allowed per possession. That being said, Kelvin Johnson's shoulder seems okay. 473 00:30:12,039 --> 00:30:15,000 I was skeptical he was gonna be ready to start the season as someone 474 00:30:15,039 --> 00:30:18,880 who dislocated a shoulder. There's still not a ton of directionality on his drives, 475 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:22,720 but there's a there's a different cadence to them, and I think that 476 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,319 will help him as he's on the ball even more. And we sort of 477 00:30:25,359 --> 00:30:29,480 saw it in that first game. When you go back and watch his possessions, 478 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:33,319 the three point shot looks crisp and and like he no longer needs to 479 00:30:33,319 --> 00:30:37,400 be completely stationary. Anyone who's currently worried about Devin Vassell and Josh Primo is 480 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:40,960 free to see themselves out. Jeremy Sohead, I'm sold. It wasn't even 481 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:44,119 like that most impactful of the first game. The jumper is very much TVD 482 00:30:44,279 --> 00:30:45,720 and did not. I think the first one he took or set, whatever 483 00:30:45,759 --> 00:30:48,480 it was, he'd be bricked that thing on the on the other side of 484 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:52,200 the rim too. It was one of those bricks for like it's sailed over. 485 00:30:52,799 --> 00:30:55,519 It was way too strong, like you bricked the other side of the 486 00:30:55,519 --> 00:30:57,319 basket, which is really hard to do. I'm impressed though. That just 487 00:30:57,359 --> 00:31:00,480 shows versatility he did. Miss Hi looks at the basket. He needs to 488 00:31:00,519 --> 00:31:04,279 go up harder, but he moves and shakes. He's a hustler without the 489 00:31:04,279 --> 00:31:07,160 ball, and he can slip through defenses in the half court. It already 490 00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:11,319 feels like he's gonna be that. He is a good off ball defender and 491 00:31:11,359 --> 00:31:15,279 he can really clear out space after handoff. He did it for Yaka Peardle. 492 00:31:15,319 --> 00:31:18,759 I think it was two or three times in this game. So keep 493 00:31:18,759 --> 00:31:21,519 your on Jeremy So hand And we need a Jeremy So and hair color tracker. 494 00:31:21,559 --> 00:31:22,960 I haven't made one. I've said it in discord a million times during 495 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,720 our discord. How's that for a plug? But we needed Jeremy So had 496 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:32,160 a hair color tracker. The Toronto raptors. The starters, as we've learned 497 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:37,640 against Cleveland, will continue to play roughly infinity minutes each game on a more 498 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:41,079 you know, like intimate level. I guess here, I think I'm sold 499 00:31:41,079 --> 00:31:44,960 on Ogann and Oby's passing. They're still gonna be the ones where it's like, 500 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,920 oh, he threw that and there was actually no raptor on that side 501 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:52,200 of the floor. But man, he just threw a couple of passes in 502 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,440 this game. I think he ended up with four or five assists against Cleveland. 503 00:31:56,119 --> 00:31:59,759 I think he might be worth when you look at how more how much 504 00:31:59,799 --> 00:32:02,039 more or let's say, how much less predictable he is when he's putting the 505 00:32:02,039 --> 00:32:06,240 ball on the floor and attacking the basket. He might need to be in 506 00:32:06,279 --> 00:32:08,240 the Most Improved Player conversation that we thought pressous that Chewa was going to enter 507 00:32:08,319 --> 00:32:12,240 when he pressure to Chew is more of like the guy that's just going to 508 00:32:12,359 --> 00:32:15,920 enter that conversation every third game or something. I did big pressure that you 509 00:32:15,039 --> 00:32:19,039 to win most improved Player. So I'm just saying it does feel like the 510 00:32:19,039 --> 00:32:22,200 moments in which Scottie Barnes flashes more on ball decisive mission acceleration or on the 511 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:25,240 climb, which will be big time for the Raptors. I mean, that's 512 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:29,119 what this season, not it's all about, but that's like just the biggest 513 00:32:29,119 --> 00:32:30,880 thing for this season is, Yeah, you want to compete, but you 514 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:35,359 also want to know that you have that sort of additional point of attack weapon 515 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,000 that can operate at a higher processing speed. Otherwise you're gonna have to go 516 00:32:39,039 --> 00:32:43,160 out in trade from It's not Scotty Barnes, but just the flashes we've seen 517 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:46,240 of it man when he really puts his mind to it and he absolutely cooked. 518 00:32:46,279 --> 00:32:49,640 I think it was Dean Wade on one of the possessions. It was 519 00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:51,920 like, if he can do that, doesn't have to be every touch, 520 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:57,480 but more consistently Holy Hill. The Utah Jazz, who are undefeated as of 521 00:32:57,519 --> 00:33:02,599 this recording. Danny Ainge is going to be pissed. And actually I was 522 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:07,839 able to grab some footage slash audio of him talking to the Jazz in the 523 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:13,759 locker room after they just absolutely spanked the Denver Nuggets. We don't do that. 524 00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:15,960 Yeah, yeah, I mean, I'm with Danny Ainge. Rudy Gay 525 00:33:16,039 --> 00:33:21,519 thinks it's twenty and twelve. Apparently Jared Vanderbilt is caffeine in corporal form. 526 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:23,960 Colin Sex didn't. By the way, this is like he looks good in 527 00:33:24,079 --> 00:33:29,200 terms of his North South juice. He hit this step back on Nicole Yokis 528 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:32,880 they really the Jazz and Sex and specifically they went after him when he hit 529 00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:36,720 that step back down the stretch. It hints it another layer of shop making 530 00:33:36,759 --> 00:33:39,720 that he's never been too consistent at. And I'm talking about basically the unassisted 531 00:33:39,799 --> 00:33:43,839 jumper. It's not something I want to see him go to too much. 532 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,079 I guess if you're in higher leverage moments. But if the Jazz are really 533 00:33:46,119 --> 00:33:51,920 just into experimenting, this is someone who when he is trade eligible, if 534 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:52,960 he's gonna play like this, I don't know. If the Jazz jum is 535 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:57,000 part of their core, he could be. He will be in the sixth 536 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,079 Man of the Year discussion. I he keeps playing like this and coming off 537 00:33:59,119 --> 00:34:01,880 the bench, and two they're getting another first round pick for him. He's 538 00:34:01,920 --> 00:34:05,400 like on that on that deal too. Four year, seventy two million, 539 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,719 Holy crap, lowry market in with more live dribble agency. Yep, sign 540 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:13,159 me up. He just threw some wicked passes here and there were two of 541 00:34:13,199 --> 00:34:15,599 them. Where you like put real emphasis on it, like he wanted that 542 00:34:15,639 --> 00:34:19,920 I'm anyone who's not watching, like you can't say I'm just flamboyantly, you 543 00:34:19,920 --> 00:34:22,920 know, flipping my hand in my neck, my face. But so he's 544 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:27,440 gonna I think he's gonna be fun to watch this year. Walker Kessler bry 545 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,400 the way. So I might have been wrong about him. I had this 546 00:34:30,400 --> 00:34:32,440 conversation discord. I wasn't sure if he'd be able to handle like the NBA 547 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:37,480 speed of events in the half court. He looks like he's okay there already. 548 00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:43,360 I am semi intrigued by him, Kelly Olynk and Lowry marketing and sharing 549 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:46,719 the court at the same time. I'm just offensively like that makes a ton 550 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:50,920 of sense. But the Jazz like have the ability to go five out if 551 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:52,639 they want with a link and mark it in and then trying to fill out 552 00:34:52,639 --> 00:34:59,599 with either smaller guards. This team could really just be a monster to defend 553 00:34:59,639 --> 00:35:02,840 on off. I'm not saying that they're going to be super good every single 554 00:35:02,920 --> 00:35:07,159 night. Denver's defense was pretty freaking porous, but they were averaging. They 555 00:35:07,199 --> 00:35:12,960 average almost a point possession in the half court against Denver, And then I 556 00:35:13,039 --> 00:35:15,800 was a little bit disappointed though, that they weren't getting out in transition more. 557 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:19,679 I guess when you look at their personnel it makes sense a little bit, 558 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,559 but only I think it was nine percent of their plays came in transition 559 00:35:22,639 --> 00:35:25,320 for that game. That's just too low, and I actually I just looked 560 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:29,880 it up. It's actually dead last in the league through this early part of 561 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:31,320 the season, so I'd like to see more of that from them there. 562 00:35:31,400 --> 00:35:35,599 Maybe they're not built for it, though they're gonna try, though. Tony 563 00:35:35,679 --> 00:35:37,559 Jones came up from the Athletic Acounts podcast and said it, and it looked 564 00:35:37,599 --> 00:35:40,719 Tanking never really happens on the court. It happens in the front office when 565 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:45,199 they make decisions to trade people or to play certain people, but the actual 566 00:35:45,199 --> 00:35:47,679 players are not are never tanking, unless you're James Harden trying to get to 567 00:35:47,679 --> 00:35:52,639 a new team. Of course, the Washington Wizards, Denny Abbey's anchor ankle 568 00:35:52,760 --> 00:35:54,960 better be okay. That's all I will say. I also will say I 569 00:35:55,000 --> 00:35:59,400 didn't expect their most shoes lined up to be the all bench mob, and 570 00:35:59,519 --> 00:36:01,239 I was not a fan of it. On offense, for the most part, 571 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,440 there was a lot of defensive upside there. I think it was it 572 00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:09,679 was anti gil Ruey, Will Barton, Daniel Gafford and why I'm already forgetting 573 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:14,199 the fourth player the fifth player. Excuse me on that, Oh Dulan right, 574 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:15,880 like, so yeah, that's kind of built to fuck up lives on 575 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:19,199 defense. Was not a fan of how it looked on offense. When I 576 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:22,599 went to go watch those minutes, the defense or the Wizards was pretty good 577 00:36:22,599 --> 00:36:25,280 around the rim. Actually, that's something that wasn't great for them last year 578 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,880 for a lot of the season. That's something that's definitely encouraging. And I 579 00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:36,119 will say Bradley Beale looks good esthetically attacking the basket going downhill laterally with his 580 00:36:36,199 --> 00:36:38,440 dribble and the way he's moving his feet. They got him some nice easier 581 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:42,039 looks as well, which is why I think his three point clip will climb 582 00:36:42,039 --> 00:36:45,280 from that two of seven mark. But the I get that he has to 583 00:36:45,320 --> 00:36:47,239 take some step backs, you know, baillout shots and the shot clock, 584 00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:50,920 but those just might not be the most efficient bread and butter for him, 585 00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:52,880 Like maybe he just can't hit those it. I trust Shay gil Zoxander knocked 586 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,760 those down right now. When I'd do Bradley Beale, but I thought it 587 00:36:55,800 --> 00:37:00,800 was an encouraging performance from him overall, and just he's still an excellent passer 588 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:02,440 when he's able to break down the defense, and I like the partnership with 589 00:37:02,480 --> 00:37:05,920 him and Monte Morris. I think that they provide a nice balance to one 590 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:10,239 another. Did I wrap this up in time? I absolutely did, sub 591 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:15,639 forty minutes. Thank you everyone who listened or watched the entire thing. If 592 00:37:15,639 --> 00:37:17,079 you've not joined our discord, please do that. The link is in the 593 00:37:17,079 --> 00:37:21,639 podcast and YouTube description. Subscribe to us hit that sub button on YouTube to 594 00:37:21,639 --> 00:37:23,400 help the algorithm love us back, along with like and comment on the video. 595 00:37:23,599 --> 00:37:27,239 If you have any ideas for videos or podcasts, you are free to 596 00:37:28,039 --> 00:37:30,039 to shoot them my way. I don't know how often I'll be recording during 597 00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:34,199 the season. I was putting out like multiple episodes a day at one point. 598 00:37:34,199 --> 00:37:36,440 We'll see if that keeps up. 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