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Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado. In two thousand and 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:47,679 three, Nike signed thirteen year old Freddy Ado to a seven figure contract, 12 00:00:48,079 --> 00:00:52,600 but Freddy didn't live up to the height. He has turned down every single 13 00:00:52,719 --> 00:00:58,759 documentary project looking closely at the details of his career until now. People are 14 00:00:58,759 --> 00:01:02,719 gonna look at everything you did because of the hype surrounding your arrival and what 15 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:07,120 they think you can be. I'm Grant Wall and this is American prodigy Freddy 16 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:18,920 Do from Blue Wire Podcasts. Hello, Hardwood Knocks listeners, This is Adam 17 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,079 Promwell here with my co host Dan Favalle, and we have a special Thanksgiving 18 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:27,480 addition for you this week. We're going to attempt to keep this somewhat short, 19 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:32,079 which is usually quite the challenge for us, but we're going to be 20 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:38,159 going through all thirty NBA franchises and alternating and just giving one thing that we 21 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:44,000 think fans of that franchise should be thankful for at this point in the NBA 22 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:47,120 calendar. It can be a player on the roster, it can be their 23 00:01:47,159 --> 00:01:49,760 goals for the upcoming season, it can be something in their history. Anything 24 00:01:49,799 --> 00:01:53,959 goes. But with that said, we also want to hear from you, 25 00:01:53,159 --> 00:01:57,480 So if you could, when we're promoting this on Twitter or wherever you see 26 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,799 it, just give us a shower and let us know what you're thankful for 27 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:06,000 with regards to the franchise for which you cheer before we dive in a shout 28 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,840 out to our sponsors that online dot ag and indeed they'll be hearing from them 29 00:02:09,879 --> 00:02:14,280 shortly. And Dan, how's it going today. I'm doing well, feeling 30 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,319 a lot better since we last recorded. I've listened back to most of our 31 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:21,319 podcasts to see specifically where I can improve or like, you know, whatever, 32 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:27,199 and I sounded just absolutely awful, sniffling the entire time. So I'll 33 00:02:27,199 --> 00:02:30,319 give you that. I'm perpetually nasily. My voice is nasily, but that 34 00:02:30,479 --> 00:02:35,039 was bad even by my standards, so I feel a lot better. I'm 35 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:40,120 ready to crush them Thanksgiving food with only my wife and her two parentals, 36 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:44,599 whom live on the premises with us. So that's that's all we're doing. 37 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,639 I hope everyone is doing the same and staying safe and not mass traveling or 38 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:53,319 having mass gatherings. But I'm ready to crush them Turkey Day food. And 39 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:55,080 how about you, how are you doing? I'm good as well. Yeah, 40 00:02:55,080 --> 00:03:00,360 we're doing a virtual Thanksgiving, so we'll just hop on like a Google 41 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,080 hangout or something with my family and then with my wife's family and then probably 42 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:07,680 with my brother as well, and just use the day to say hi to 43 00:03:07,719 --> 00:03:09,199 the people we aren't getting to see in person. I'm not gonna lie. 44 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:13,599 I would never do that, like my idea after finding out that I was 45 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:15,120 off. I was originally scheduled to work and now I'm off, so I'm 46 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:20,199 thankful for that. I would have loved to have just been me and Hang 47 00:03:20,439 --> 00:03:23,599 as you like to call her. That's the only thing I can call her. 48 00:03:23,599 --> 00:03:24,599 I would have that's her name. I would have liked to have ordered 49 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,400 Chinese food and seen absolutely no one. That would have been my idea of 50 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,439 Thanksgiving. But I love I love food, so we press on. I'll 51 00:03:31,439 --> 00:03:36,719 be eating many many cheesecakes after we record this. Twenty twenty has like broken 52 00:03:36,759 --> 00:03:39,039 my introvertness because typically, like I'm the kind of person who I like, 53 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,439 I can be totally fine in social situations, but it just wipes me out 54 00:03:43,719 --> 00:03:46,680 and just leaves me kind of exhausted the rest of the day. So I 55 00:03:46,719 --> 00:03:51,479 don't always crave those interactions. I am craving those interactions. Like I'm tired 56 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:53,080 of not seeing people. I would very much like to get to a point 57 00:03:53,159 --> 00:03:58,159 where we can see people again. I'm totally with you. I just like 58 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,319 I'm not a big like zoom person, like I'd rather do it in person, 59 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,360 which I will not do. Just debate that clear, and so like 60 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,639 if I'm on a zoom call with friends, which I've done during this and 61 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,560 I've done a few game nights and like many of them have been fun, 62 00:04:10,639 --> 00:04:12,840 but there's like some of the other times, I feel like I should be 63 00:04:12,879 --> 00:04:15,199 doing something else more productive, which is probably more of an issue with myself. 64 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:19,800 But I tell I'm cravings. I haven't seen like my friends in person, 65 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:24,639 and it feels like forever at this point, though, are you ready 66 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:27,319 to go through what we're thankful for? Every team? And as you said, 67 00:04:27,519 --> 00:04:30,759 the fact that this is going to be brief and we're talking like thirty 68 00:04:30,759 --> 00:04:33,319 minutes or less, let's call it like that's gonna have to be an achievement. 69 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,800 But I'm ready to rock and I'm ready to roll. How about you? 70 00:04:36,439 --> 00:04:44,360 I'm ready to sign off two hours from now. You're starting us off, 71 00:04:44,399 --> 00:04:46,120 though we're alternating. Like you said, I'm gonna start off with the 72 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,199 Atlanta Hawks, and you know I was. I was debating here, or 73 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:54,040 like, do I go with the ridiculous depth of this new look lineup? 74 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:58,319 Now that they've signed Bogdan Bogdanovitch, Danilo Gallinari, Chris Dunne, Rajon Rondo, 75 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:01,759 they still have DeAndre Hunter and Cam Reddish and John Collins drafted on Yuka 76 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,079 Kongwu. But I think that the number one thing for the Hawks to be 77 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:09,839 thankful for. It is still just Trey Young, Like he is just such 78 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:14,279 a joy to watch, the ridiculous passing, creativity, the thirty plus foot 79 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:18,160 three pointers, just the way that he controls that offense and just injects excitement, 80 00:05:18,319 --> 00:05:21,759 excitement into the lineup whenever he's on the court, like he as good 81 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:26,759 as this team could potentially be. He's still the unquestioned star, and I 82 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,240 think he's the top thing to be thankful for. Yeah, without the question, 83 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:31,839 Try Young's not a good passer though. Don't you remember that? I 84 00:05:31,879 --> 00:05:34,079 can't remember who said it at this point, but that was sloading around at 85 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,279 the beginning of the year. Do you remember the season this season? I 86 00:05:38,439 --> 00:05:41,720 don't at all. We definitely made fun of it on the podcast. Maybe 87 00:05:41,759 --> 00:05:44,600 you weren't an official co host at that point, but I definitely trolled it 88 00:05:44,639 --> 00:05:46,879 on the podcast. Trey Young is in fact a good pass for those so 89 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:49,240 I support that. So for Boston and look, I'm gonna go super quick 90 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:53,879 because sometimes I have two of these, just because I couldn't choose. For 91 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:58,319 Boston, I adjacent tadhum escape dribble threes, which is just that's probably the 92 00:05:58,439 --> 00:06:01,160 most important shot in basketball. Right now, and he's really ridiculously good at 93 00:06:01,199 --> 00:06:04,199 it. But I also have Marcus Smart heat checks, which are basically every 94 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,480 single shot that he takes. And I think people kind of slept on the 95 00:06:08,519 --> 00:06:11,839 fact that I know it declined in the postseason, but he's got over forty 96 00:06:11,879 --> 00:06:15,680 percent on pull up triples this past year. Like that's a really big freaking 97 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,319 deal. And I also like watching Marcus Smart on defense. I know we 98 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:21,120 can get caught up in the minushav of defense, but he's actually something that 99 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:25,439 I really enjoy watching work is butt off on that end of the floor. 100 00:06:26,199 --> 00:06:30,040 I'm looking forward to reaching a point where people just aren't surprised when Marcus Smart 101 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:32,000 makes jumpers because he's made a bunch of them for a little while now. 102 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:36,519 But with the Brooklyn Nets, it's the medical advancements that have helped Kevin Durant 103 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:42,800 reportedly returned to form in workouts. In the past, achilles injuries have been 104 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:47,639 so devastating to players careers. There are very few examples of players returning to 105 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:51,959 anything close to the forum they were at before the injury, and we won't 106 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:57,000 know anything until he's actually playing games, But from what we're hearing from players 107 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,439 and reporters around him like he looks really good, you know, as a 108 00:07:00,519 --> 00:07:04,879 slight corollary the medical advancements that will inevitably help with future Kyrie Irving injuries. 109 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:11,079 I'm interesting what he looks like coming off Achilles because I was listening to the 110 00:07:11,279 --> 00:07:14,480 light Years podcast. They were talking about Klay Thompson's Achilles injury. They had 111 00:07:14,519 --> 00:07:15,680 on a doctor and he said, typically, it's going to take you two 112 00:07:15,759 --> 00:07:19,079 years if you're going to recapture full form. Durrant feels like he could be 113 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:21,680 different, just because he shoots over the top of everyone and might not need 114 00:07:21,759 --> 00:07:25,639 to move a bunch. But I can't wait to see what he looks like 115 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,800 post recovery. I to Charlotte Hornet's next, and believe it or not, 116 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,360 I am not thankful for Michael Jordan's willingness to overpay people every few years. 117 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,959 I have a mellow balls passing because that seemed like something that kind of flew 118 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:39,759 on, not under the radar, but was being I don't even want to 119 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:44,079 say overlooked. But we talked more about his inefficiency and his general shot selection. 120 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,079 I'm leading into the draft. I feel like, collectively not necessarily this 121 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:48,480 podcast as we don't cover the draft, but he's going to be a really 122 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:53,360 good passer. I think there's going to be growing pains, but I'm hoping 123 00:07:53,439 --> 00:07:57,199 that the Hayward signing doesn't portend him having the ball too much less because I 124 00:07:57,279 --> 00:08:00,560 want them to let him experiment, and I feel like he's one more so 125 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:03,360 than Hayward was ever gonna do, will eventually put fans in seats. And 126 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:07,319 I'll also say just any off the dribble juice lineups featuring he and DeVante Graham, 127 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,480 Like, I don't know how often they're going to lean on those, 128 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,480 but because LaMelo Ball is so big, like I hope that's a back court 129 00:08:13,519 --> 00:08:16,399 pairing we get to see a bunch of it. Seems like DeVante Graham, 130 00:08:16,519 --> 00:08:22,800 Terry Rosier and LaMelo Ball could like kind of do what Dennis Shrewder, Chris 131 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,319 Paul and Shay Gil just Alexander did for the Oklahoma City Thunder last year with 132 00:08:26,399 --> 00:08:30,439 those three guard lineups, like not as good, but similar skill sets meshing 133 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,440 together. So I'm excited to see them try that with the Chicago Bulls. 134 00:08:35,519 --> 00:08:37,519 I've got nothing on the current iteration of this team, Like sure you can 135 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:43,240 get excited about Zach Lavine's dunks and Patrick Williams's potential after they reached for him 136 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,759 at number four in the draft. So I'm gonna go with memories of Michael 137 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,399 Jordan because those are everlasting and we will never get sick of them. So 138 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:54,080 when you're feeling depressed about the Chicago Bulls in twenty twenty one, just go 139 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:58,240 on YouTube and watch highlights of Michael Jordan and you'll be grateful. I would. 140 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,600 I'm definitely they took Patrick Williams at number four, just validating my love 141 00:09:01,639 --> 00:09:05,480 for him. I'm also thankful for the prospect of maybe Wendell Carter Junior looking 142 00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:09,720 at the rim this season. Those might have all been when he catches the 143 00:09:09,759 --> 00:09:13,279 ball. I mean, I have the Cleveland Cavaliers. Look, I'm gonna 144 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,480 be mega thankful. I don't know if the roster is gonna hold long enough 145 00:09:16,519 --> 00:09:18,919 for us to see it, but if these players are all on the team 146 00:09:20,039 --> 00:09:22,399 on opening night and thereafter, I'm excited to see the all big lineup of 147 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,919 Kevin Love, Larry Nance, Andre Drummond, and Drew val McGee. You 148 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,120 know they're gonna roll that out once. But you know that three of them 149 00:09:28,159 --> 00:09:31,000 are gonna play together because they tried it last year with Love, Drummond, 150 00:09:31,039 --> 00:09:35,000 and Nance, and so if they do that again, and maybe if Isaaco 151 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,919 Coros involved in there, that's something that I would just love to see for 152 00:09:37,960 --> 00:09:41,960 this year. Novelty of it. I don't know if it would be good. 153 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,600 The three big lineups stay kind of well last year, but I want 154 00:09:43,639 --> 00:09:46,240 to see more of it. So I'm hoping that and I'm looking at Kevin 155 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,320 Love is just in town long enough. Maybe even Larry Nance feels like he 156 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,159 could be a popular trade target that everyone's in town for us to see more 157 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,480 of that. And I'd love to see more of Kevin Porter Junior, who 158 00:09:56,519 --> 00:09:58,440 won thankful for his hair, and two he puts a lot more pressure on 159 00:09:58,519 --> 00:10:03,039 defenses the half court that I think people realize. It's funny you said that 160 00:10:03,039 --> 00:10:05,039 about Kevin Porter Junior's hair, because I was going to say the same about 161 00:10:05,279 --> 00:10:09,440 Colin Sexton's hair. They have just they have a great hair lineup. I 162 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,639 was good at Look spoiler alert, I can't be I'll save it. Let's 163 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:18,120 just keep going, just keep going. But the Dallas Mavericks, I think 164 00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:20,799 it's obvious here. It's just it's Luca don Chich, you know, the 165 00:10:20,879 --> 00:10:26,120 youngest ever top five finisher and MVP voting. He's only going to keep getting 166 00:10:26,159 --> 00:10:31,480 better. He he by himself makes this roster a playoff contender in the West 167 00:10:31,799 --> 00:10:35,559 throughout the foreseeable future with title aspirations. He is an absolute joy to watch, 168 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,480 the way he plays, the way he commands the offense. Just it's 169 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:43,639 Luca don Chich. There are no qualifiers necessary. Yeah, I don't know 170 00:10:43,759 --> 00:10:46,600 what else you could go with at this point. Maybe eventually it'll be thankful 171 00:10:46,639 --> 00:10:50,919 for Josh Richardson's defense on that team. Just feels like, I guess, 172 00:10:50,039 --> 00:10:54,279 or like that they're changing their alternate uniforms away from the monstrosities to the white 173 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:58,720 and gold ones this year. The white and gold ones are ugly as hell, 174 00:10:58,919 --> 00:11:01,039 and the other ones that were cartoonish were awesome. That is my hot 175 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,879 take. The best jerseys they've had are like the black and blue ones. 176 00:11:03,919 --> 00:11:09,639 I think if you remember all black with the the blue letter those. Yeah, 177 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:13,200 so at least we found common ground on that. I have the Denver 178 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:16,000 Nuggets and this one seems fairly obvious to me too. I think you could 179 00:11:16,039 --> 00:11:20,519 go with Jamal Murray Debt Nations, but I'm going with Nikolayoka water polo passes, 180 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:24,960 and you could just say Nicoleoka passes in general, there are i would 181 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,799 say, like one to two times a game, even if they don't end 182 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:30,240 it in the syst there's a pass that he still throws where I'm like, 183 00:11:30,879 --> 00:11:33,879 oh, and yeah, maybe not every game because I'm not watching every Nuggets 184 00:11:33,919 --> 00:11:35,559 game obviously, given the nature of how we cover the league, but the 185 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:41,240 fact that he can still continue to shock me like that is just just absolutely 186 00:11:41,279 --> 00:11:45,879 mind melting. I'm definitely not thankful for Michael Porter Junior's anti vax stances, 187 00:11:45,919 --> 00:11:50,399 though that I can confirm if anyone's wondering, I think the water polo passes 188 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:54,399 are the objectively correct answer, where the outlet passes too, Like those things 189 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:56,919 are like, that's the one I spent crapping over. I didn't know whether 190 00:11:56,919 --> 00:12:00,879 to go with polo or outlet. And the water polar ones are just when 191 00:12:00,879 --> 00:12:03,080 they're in the half court like they just look a little bit niftier. But 192 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:07,320 the outlet passes are truly incredible as well. You could have just gone with 193 00:12:07,399 --> 00:12:09,120 Monte Morris in general two and that would have worked. Look, they shouldn't 194 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:13,799 have signed Camposito or maybe maybe I would have think about that. I feel 195 00:12:13,799 --> 00:12:18,039 like we could end up being thankful for Fakundo Composo passes just because there are 196 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,720 going to be lots of highlights generated with that too. We need to have 197 00:12:20,879 --> 00:12:24,840 like the like the hockey assist potential on the Nuggets right now is upsurd, 198 00:12:24,879 --> 00:12:28,200 Like if Yo Kids throws it to Camposo and then he like throws it to 199 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:33,360 someone else like that could be absolutely mind blowing. So for the Detroit Pistons, 200 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:35,879 it is the strength of the twenty twenty one NBA draft. Look, 201 00:12:35,919 --> 00:12:39,240 they're going to be bad this year. We know they're going to be bad 202 00:12:39,279 --> 00:12:43,159 this year and big. They're also definitely going to be big. But it's 203 00:12:43,159 --> 00:12:46,919 a great time to be bad because this twenty twenty one draft is stacked at 204 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:48,440 the top, it's deep, so even if they don't end up with the 205 00:12:48,519 --> 00:12:52,440 number one pick, there are plenty of options. And beyond that, they 206 00:12:52,639 --> 00:12:56,120 can't get more big men in this draft at the top of it because it's 207 00:12:56,240 --> 00:13:01,200 very garden wing heavy. So just expect to see k Cunningham, Jalen Green, 208 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:05,279 Jonathan Cominga, Evan Mobley, Scotty Barnes, Zier Williams just highlights of 209 00:13:05,399 --> 00:13:09,279 all the up and coming draft prospects in Detroit all season long. I look 210 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:15,399 forward to seeing what the tanking slogans are going to be in their defense. 211 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,279 They did get rid of two bigs and Tony Bradley and Dwayne Deadman, so 212 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:20,960 they could probably use a couple more. So maybe maybe they'll make a reach 213 00:13:20,039 --> 00:13:24,960 or trade down so that they can acquire another big. I do agree with 214 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:30,879 you, they're gonna be bad this year. That leads me into the indianap 215 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,960 No, where am I gold Day Wars? Excuse me? I mean Stephen 216 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:37,519 Curry's gravity, right, This is not It's probably cliche to say at this 217 00:13:37,639 --> 00:13:39,679 point, but when you watch him dribble up the court and there are like 218 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,919 three all five sets of eyes like if they're back, are just on him, 219 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,240 and they are like three defenders at minimum, just gravitating heavily towards him. 220 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:52,399 And I'm very sad about the Clay Thomson injury, but I want to 221 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:56,399 see Stephen Curry stay healthy this year because I do think his supporting cast is 222 00:13:56,480 --> 00:14:00,559 still suboptimal when you look at the fit around him, like Ubre and and 223 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,360 Wiggins are not the best shooters to this point, and we know Wiseman doesn't 224 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:07,440 really have that kind of range. I feel like we might really see him 225 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:11,159 be able to levy the true extent of his impact on a roster that's this 226 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,600 suboptimal without Clay because those I think at least a few of those guys are 227 00:14:13,639 --> 00:14:16,720 gonna end up shoting way better than they would from the outside because of him, 228 00:14:16,799 --> 00:14:20,399 or just the sheer number of bunnies they're going to get at the rim 229 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:22,559 because of his gravity. And so here's hope he doesn't break his hand or 230 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:26,960 anything like that. And look, the Warriors, they had their dynastic runs, 231 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:28,399 Like you don't need to feel sorry for them, but I've had enough 232 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:33,120 injuries, major injuries from Warriors players to last me the last half decade. 233 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:35,120 Or though, look, Steph has to be the choice because he only played 234 00:14:35,159 --> 00:14:37,679 five games last season, Like, of course, we're thankful that we get 235 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:41,879 to watch him again. I personally, when I'm picking something about Steph Curry, 236 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:46,120 it might be his off ball movement at this point, like he is 237 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:48,600 just he is such a joy to watch. If you if you watch a 238 00:14:48,639 --> 00:14:52,080 Warriors game and don't focus on the ball, but just watch Steph move the 239 00:14:52,399 --> 00:14:56,879 entire possession in the half court, just in constant motion, trying to find 240 00:14:56,919 --> 00:15:01,039 those open crevices where he can use that quick release, and it's it's really 241 00:15:01,879 --> 00:15:05,240 entertaining and informative. Just if you're trying to figure out, like how to 242 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:09,960 play off the ball. How feasible is it for him to play extensively off 243 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,200 the ball this season? Because who do you trust to handle it aside from 244 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:18,039 Draymond Green on this team? Like, I mean, Brad Watermaker is fine, 245 00:15:18,679 --> 00:15:20,799 Who would you say, James Harden Eventually, that's fair. You've been 246 00:15:20,879 --> 00:15:26,679 You've been pushing for that one. 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First terms and conditions apply. 261 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:32,919 Speaking of James Harden the Houston Rockets, I think it's either the three scoring 262 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:36,519 titles that Harden has won in the last three years, just because if you're 263 00:16:36,519 --> 00:16:40,879 a Rockets fan, it's been a blast to see him rack up those points 264 00:16:40,919 --> 00:16:45,279 and kind of frustrate fans of other teams with his unconventional playing style for lack 265 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,000 of a better word. I think the other choice here is the chance to 266 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:52,080 watch Christian would develop and see if that small sample of stardom is going to 267 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,519 be realized in a bigger role over a larger sample. Now that he has 268 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,399 signed a three year deal with the Rockets, So I'm good with either one 269 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,839 of those, and I couldn't really decide between them. I agree with everything 270 00:17:03,839 --> 00:17:07,319 you said there. I think the Rockets are kind of like that's a given. 271 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,400 I have the Indiana Pacers next. I'm thankful that they seem to be 272 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:14,599 playing some sort of holiday family bingo and they really only have Drew left and 273 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:17,880 then they'll be fine. I wanted to be thankful for the way that, 274 00:17:18,039 --> 00:17:21,039 and I still kind of am. If you just put a wing there, 275 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:25,599 like and maybe not a star wing, but just like someone who's like close 276 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,599 to replacement level, they all of a sudden just becomes so much better on 277 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:32,319 defense. Indiana. You look at bay On Bagdanovitch, even justin holiday, 278 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:36,359 you look at what TJ. Warren's done. I don't know how plausible it 279 00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:38,559 is to still be thankful for that after Dan Burke, the assistant coach credited 280 00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:41,519 with doing a lot of that work left for the Sixers. So I will 281 00:17:41,599 --> 00:17:45,799 just say this one might be the biggest cliche of all, but Indiana's sort 282 00:17:45,839 --> 00:17:51,880 of ability to navigate every single injury or absence over the past like twoish years 283 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:55,079 where they're still no They're not a flashy playoff team. They're not even a 284 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,839 threatening playoff team. But like when Victor Oladipo has basically missed you, let's 285 00:17:57,839 --> 00:18:02,480 say season and a half, they're still able to be competitive. Malcolm Brogden 286 00:18:02,599 --> 00:18:03,960 was banged up a ton last year. With all these different injuries, they 287 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:08,200 were able to navigate that they lose Jeremy Lamb, so they've They've had like 288 00:18:08,279 --> 00:18:11,200 some underachieving from Miles Turner on offense, though I'm hoping he gets a bigger 289 00:18:11,319 --> 00:18:15,640 opportunity under Nate Borkin and that might be the other thing. This was the 290 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,960 team that was hardest for me to pick. Miles Turner's defensive movement, Like 291 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:22,799 I all of a sudden't feel like he's viewed as like this negative asset because 292 00:18:22,799 --> 00:18:25,400 he has was it, three years and fifty four million about left on his 293 00:18:25,480 --> 00:18:27,440 deal. We both said this, and I think, or at least I 294 00:18:27,480 --> 00:18:30,640 said, and I think you agree with me. The Celtics, if they 295 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,000 had the opportunity to get Miles Turner in a trine and trade for Gordon Award 296 00:18:33,039 --> 00:18:37,720 and did not short of the Pacers asking them to take back Jeremy Lamb in 297 00:18:37,799 --> 00:18:40,359 that deal, there was no reason for them to say now, just because 298 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:42,359 I think Miles Turner's really good and we're kind of forgetting about that. So 299 00:18:42,839 --> 00:18:47,519 that's where I'm at. On the Pacers, I like it, I don't. 300 00:18:47,559 --> 00:18:48,759 I don't really have anything to add there because I think you you definitely 301 00:18:48,799 --> 00:18:52,720 covered the highlights with the Clippers, the Los Angeles Clippers, you know. 302 00:18:52,759 --> 00:18:59,079 I think the player empowerment era that we're in is a great thing. I'm 303 00:18:59,079 --> 00:19:02,359 all for empower the players as much as possible. It also leads to shorter 304 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:06,200 title windows because if something doesn't work, we're seeing a lot of players move 305 00:19:06,279 --> 00:19:08,960 on. So after the Clippers blew a three one lead to the Denver Nuggets 306 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,960 in the playoffs, I think they should be most thankful that they're getting another 307 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:15,599 chance to run this back with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George leading the charge. 308 00:19:15,799 --> 00:19:19,640 They've reloaded a little bit by bringing in Luke Knard, by bringing in Serge 309 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:23,559 Ibaka. This is still a really deep and talented roster that should have title 310 00:19:23,599 --> 00:19:29,400 aspirations and is very realistically a championship contender, and that shouldn't be taken for 311 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:33,119 granted because this could have gone sideways really fast after such an ugly exit from 312 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:37,359 the playoffs. So just getting that second chance with Kawai and Paul George before 313 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:41,119 they have the ability to opt out for free agency, that's definitely a reason 314 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:45,119 for them to be thankful for it. One thing I'll note on this team 315 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,799 that's gonna be interesting. I think they end up missing ja Michael Green more 316 00:19:47,839 --> 00:19:49,279 than is being talked about. Maybe they didn't go to him at the five 317 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,640 enough last year, which is to say at all for them to appreciate what 318 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,839 he kind of brought there. But I do think that that's kind of an 319 00:19:55,920 --> 00:20:00,839 underrated storyline because Abacca is more of a limited big man defensively. Now that 320 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,920 leads me with the Lakers this one. I guess it could be difficult because 321 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,240 there's so much that you could go with, you know, Anthony Davis's defense, 322 00:20:07,559 --> 00:20:11,039 Alex Carusoe's highlights, and a Billy Eagle viral on social media, and 323 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:12,799 then there's Lebron in general. I wanted to zero in a little bit. 324 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:18,000 Lebron's passing to the corners is just absolute sorcery. Still continues to be among 325 00:20:18,039 --> 00:20:25,039 the league leaders every single season in points generated offices from three pointers, and 326 00:20:25,079 --> 00:20:27,759 then just the looks that he's able to create in the corners like just so 327 00:20:27,920 --> 00:20:32,519 wide open for his teammates. He has helped so many guys get paid, 328 00:20:32,559 --> 00:20:34,279 And no, that wasn't necessarily Casep's function. So you're looking at his deal, 329 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:38,480 that's not necessarily that, but so many lineups work just because he is 330 00:20:38,559 --> 00:20:41,440 still such a pull when he's going downhill. Is still one of the most 331 00:20:41,519 --> 00:20:45,680 terrifying things in the NBA. And when you factor that in with his vision, 332 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,960 just like you know, some of the angles he's throwing these passes to 333 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:52,359 the corners are just absolutely upsurd. And he's about to turn thirty six. 334 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,960 By the way, I think it's lost. It was lost on me because 335 00:20:56,039 --> 00:20:59,640 the season is starting like so quickly, but also so late. He's about 336 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:03,359 to turn so true story here. You know, when I'm hanging out with 337 00:21:03,759 --> 00:21:08,440 my almost two year old in the backyard, we have a big garage offset 338 00:21:08,559 --> 00:21:11,880 from the house, and there's like a brick portion of it that I like 339 00:21:12,039 --> 00:21:15,400 to just throw passes against because it rebounds right back to me. So I 340 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:18,519 was trying to imitate Lebron James's corner passes the other day, and you know, 341 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:22,039 like not really look where I was going. I definitely broke a window 342 00:21:22,079 --> 00:21:25,640 on the garage. Just like the passes that he makes, I have no 343 00:21:25,799 --> 00:21:29,119 business trying. So yes, I totally agree that we should be grateful for 344 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:33,559 the ability to continue watching those as he defies father time. On the opposite 345 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,160 end of the age spectrum with the Memphis Grizzlies, it's just Jah Morant. 346 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:41,200 Everything, like the command that he already has over an offense, has changes 347 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:45,920 of pace, his ability to take off earlier than defenders expect and just hang 348 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,240 in the air for that split second longer, Like there are so many parts 349 00:21:49,279 --> 00:21:53,279 of his game that reminds me of just vintage Dwayne Wade and just getting a 350 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:57,160 chance to continue watching him grow and and praying that he stays healthy because some 351 00:21:57,319 --> 00:22:02,200 of the falls that he takes are so awkward. So just John Moran everything. 352 00:22:02,319 --> 00:22:03,960 He needs to work on the landings, though I think we could he 353 00:22:04,039 --> 00:22:10,039 does. I'm hoping someone's talked about that from Miami. I have Jimmy Butler's 354 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,119 ego, and I mean that in a really good way where he talks about 355 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:18,039 like how much he works. Where do you remember the story in the bubble 356 00:22:18,319 --> 00:22:22,079 he apparently had, like you know, the hotel, like called because they 357 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:23,559 heard noises from his room and it was too loud was because he was working 358 00:22:23,599 --> 00:22:27,480 out. He's the type of guy who would have called the hotel frontest himself 359 00:22:27,519 --> 00:22:30,160 and said, I hear these noises coming from Jimmy Butler's room. He's working 360 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,559 out too loudly. I actually legitimately love that. And then something just a 361 00:22:33,599 --> 00:22:37,839 little bit more granular and serious. Bam Adebayo was a warp speed footwork on 362 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,680 defense is amazing to me. And that's another player that I enjoy watching on 363 00:22:41,759 --> 00:22:45,599 that side of the floor. I think we could throw in Jimmy Butler's coffee 364 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:49,279 business too. I don't know he's not paying his nephew or who was ever 365 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,960 in that video friend of the family that was making coffee for him. So 366 00:22:52,839 --> 00:22:56,440 I have some questions, and I'd like to maybe talk to the Better Business 367 00:22:56,480 --> 00:23:00,640 Bureau to see if things have changed there at all. We need a deep 368 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,039 dive on on the coffee habits. Yeah, we do. For the Milwaukee 369 00:23:03,119 --> 00:23:10,359 Bucks, it's the acquisition of Drew Holiday just what a perfect fit alongside Chris 370 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:14,559 Middleton and Janna Sounded Kombo, and everything is about getting him to sign that 371 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:18,759 Supermax now or retaining him in free agency next year. So if you're a 372 00:23:18,839 --> 00:23:22,960 Bucks fan, like as disappointed as you're going to be about the Bogdan Bogdanovich 373 00:23:22,039 --> 00:23:27,640 disaster and the and you know disappointment in Janni's not already putting pen to paper 374 00:23:27,759 --> 00:23:32,200 on that Supermax. Just the fact that the front office went out and acquired 375 00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:36,359 such a perfect fit and another star caliber player for a team that has struggled 376 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:40,720 to get over the postseason hump is one hundred percent something to be immensely grateful 377 00:23:40,799 --> 00:23:45,680 for. Yeah, it's gonna be interesting when they have to see Bogdanovich and 378 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:48,880 Hawks Jersey three times this year. Who knows every money with the seventy two 379 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:52,440 games schedule, you can also just be thankful for maybe Jannis eventually signing the 380 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,359 Supermax. It still feels like that's an eminent possibility for Minnesota. I have 381 00:23:56,480 --> 00:24:00,759 Karl afy Town's offensive bag. It's like watching this dude on offense, it's 382 00:24:00,799 --> 00:24:06,039 like someone took the Marcus Cousins and Al Horford put them together, made him 383 00:24:06,079 --> 00:24:07,920 faster and a better shooter, and like that's the best way I could describe 384 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:11,400 it, which basically means like someone didn't put Boogie and Al Horford together. 385 00:24:11,599 --> 00:24:15,680 But his ability to way he's like so light on his feet when he puts 386 00:24:15,720 --> 00:24:17,240 the ball on the floor of the work he could do in the post, 387 00:24:17,279 --> 00:24:21,680 and then just his three point volume and efficiency is is crazy to me. 388 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:23,559 I think a lot of people are, you know, talking about, well, 389 00:24:23,559 --> 00:24:26,920 how is it going to work the offense now? Like D'Angel Russell and 390 00:24:26,039 --> 00:24:29,480 Ricky Rubio, they both need the ball in their hands, even at the 391 00:24:29,599 --> 00:24:33,240 Edwards and Jared Colver to some extent, you don't want to see touches being 392 00:24:33,279 --> 00:24:36,440 taken away from towns like from scratch touches. But he is such that he 393 00:24:36,599 --> 00:24:41,880 fits alongside literally everyone and anyone, and that's just something to appreciate. Also, 394 00:24:41,039 --> 00:24:45,799 because he's back Ricky Rubio huggable demeanor, just seems like a super likable 395 00:24:45,839 --> 00:24:49,119 guy and now he's just running the gamut of having to play in all these 396 00:24:51,119 --> 00:24:52,839 on these different teams. At least he's going back to Minnesota, so that's 397 00:24:52,839 --> 00:24:56,440 where he's familiar with, but he hasn't been able to like I guess, 398 00:24:56,480 --> 00:25:00,519 Phoenix is probably objectively the best market he's played in for his career. What 399 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,400 is it Minnesota and Phoenix and who am I missing? Now is that it 400 00:25:03,599 --> 00:25:07,400 is only Minnesota and Phoenix? I think so. No, I'm forgetting one. 401 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,559 Where was he traded? Why are we blanking on this? Well, 402 00:25:10,599 --> 00:25:14,000 it was trading to the Thunder very briefly. No, but he played somewhere 403 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:15,880 else, did he not? Oh wait? No, oh no, you're 404 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,119 right. It was just Minnesota and it's just a utah wow two seasons. 405 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:22,519 Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I've already replaced all memories of 406 00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:25,400 Ricky Rubio with with Mike Conley. Apparently. Wow, that was bad. 407 00:25:25,799 --> 00:25:27,839 That was That was a brain far because that was recent. But I'm thankful 408 00:25:27,839 --> 00:25:32,440 for Ricky Rubio's huggable a demeanor as you should be. You know. I 409 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:34,519 think with Towns, it's funny. I think back to the one on one 410 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:37,960 All Time tournament that we did at NBA MATH and I remember, like so, 411 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:41,240 Karl Anthony Towns in the six to eleven region, he beat Bill Walton 412 00:25:41,759 --> 00:25:45,920 in the fan vote, and people were pissed about that because you know, 413 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:49,000 Bill Walton is a Hall of Famer, a champion, an MVP candidate, 414 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:53,720 and Towns is still so young and up and coming in his career all things 415 00:25:53,799 --> 00:25:56,720 considered, But like, yeah, Towns is gonna win a one on one 416 00:25:56,799 --> 00:26:00,400 matchup, Like as you said, like the offensive bag is just almost unprecedented 417 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:04,160 at the position, the three level scoring, the off the bounce juice, 418 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:10,480 like everything that he does is just unbelievable and underappreciated because the Timberwolves haven't been 419 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,720 able to win around him. And I think the other thing that definitely flew 420 00:26:12,759 --> 00:26:15,920 under the radar this season, and it comes with the grain assault of his 421 00:26:17,079 --> 00:26:19,759 playing only thirty five games, but he averaged four point four assist per game 422 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:23,960 this year. He's just really good in general. I like that destimation. 423 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:29,319 Carlo the doown's really good. Let's move on New Orleans Pelicans. You know, 424 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:33,359 I think you can go with Lonzo Balls, brilliant passing, with JJ 425 00:26:33,519 --> 00:26:37,559 Reddick's ability to make the playoffs every year except this last one with Brandon Ingram 426 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:41,319 coming back as a restricted free agent with Steven Adams is just general awesomeness and 427 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:45,799 interviews and postgame pressers. But come on, it's Zion Williamson and the Thunderous 428 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,920 Dunks, like right now, like he's one of the absolute marquee players in 429 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:53,319 the NBA, even though he only played a handful of games as a rookie. 430 00:26:53,599 --> 00:26:57,000 He's on the cover of NBA two k you know he is. He 431 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,079 is the face of the franchise, even if he might not yet be its 432 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:03,839 best player, and every time he's on the court, something special could happen. 433 00:27:04,559 --> 00:27:08,119 And also the front court if he and Steven Adam. Steven Adams definitely 434 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,079 the only one in the NBA, perhaps an NBA history on whose arms you 435 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:15,240 could do pull ups for both the players that power forward and centers throwing it 436 00:27:15,279 --> 00:27:18,240 out there. I had the New York Knicks, and I think one Mitchell 437 00:27:18,279 --> 00:27:22,279 Robinson empty gym videos are the best because they don't want to say swindle fans 438 00:27:22,319 --> 00:27:25,000 into thinking, but they get fans thinking that, hey, maybe he's going 439 00:27:25,079 --> 00:27:26,680 to start putting the ball on the floor shooting threes. I'm actually thankful for 440 00:27:26,759 --> 00:27:32,640 I call it Frankneilikina's pick andtrol defense because he's so good. It's almost like 441 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:34,480 he's doing it in spite of the Knicks, because they don't give him enough 442 00:27:34,519 --> 00:27:37,279 playing time, and the Knicks have just been so poor defending the pick and 443 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:41,599 roll in general for so many years. For the most part, just watching 444 00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:48,480 him making reads there and being just semi disruptive in all of his three seasons, 445 00:27:48,519 --> 00:27:51,839 by the way, he has ranked in the sixty fifth percentile or higher 446 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,880 of points allowed per possession to the pick and roll ball handler. That's pretty 447 00:27:55,920 --> 00:27:57,359 damn good. And one of those seasons he was in the ninety first percentile 448 00:27:57,400 --> 00:28:00,519 as well. Just throwing it out there. Speaking of Mitchell Robinson, I'm 449 00:28:00,559 --> 00:28:03,559 just thankful for every minute that he gets to play without a foul being called 450 00:28:03,599 --> 00:28:07,880 on him, because he's so much fun on defense and just so impactful, 451 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:12,000 and if he can ever get control of the fouling issues, then there's a 452 00:28:12,079 --> 00:28:15,960 breakout coming imminently. I made the joke that between him and Newrlan's Noels and 453 00:28:17,039 --> 00:28:19,960 Nick's probably have like thirty six minutes of center play now if you go by 454 00:28:21,039 --> 00:28:26,440 six fouls per So that was pretty generous of you, I think with the 455 00:28:26,519 --> 00:28:30,640 Thunder, you know, I personally have decried the existence of the Steppian role 456 00:28:30,759 --> 00:28:36,039 in past episodes, but I'm gonna go kind of the opposite tack here and 457 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,000 say that the Thunders should be thankful for the lack of limitations on how many 458 00:28:40,079 --> 00:28:44,680 first round draft picks you can acquire at one time, because they have approximately 459 00:28:44,799 --> 00:28:48,599 eight hundred In the next decade. And the beauty of it is that it's 460 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,960 not all stacked in one specific draft. So it's not like the Thunder are 461 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:55,839 going to be on the clock ten times in the first round of any specific 462 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:59,240 draft and have too many rookies to bring in at once. They're all spaced 463 00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:03,720 out. They have like three or four picks or pick swaps forever, just 464 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:08,359 roughly for forever, So they're eventually going to be consolidated because that's just too 465 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:12,359 many young players when the next disgruntled star is available, Like, you can 466 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:15,400 be sure that the Thunder are at least going to be in that conversation. 467 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,400 But yeah, just the lack of limitations on what Sam Presty can do as 468 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:22,920 a pickharder is great. Are they going to be the first team to acquire 469 00:29:22,960 --> 00:29:26,160 a first round pick, you know, actually obligated, not one that could 470 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:29,759 stretch out. Are they gonna be the first team to acquire a first round 471 00:29:29,799 --> 00:29:33,160 pick from the twenty eight draft or later? They're gonna be the first team 472 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:41,160 to acquire one from the three thousands? The weight is finally over. Football 473 00:29:41,519 --> 00:29:45,240 is back. You might not be at a game this year, but you 474 00:29:45,319 --> 00:29:48,759 can still be in on the action at bet online. That Online is going 475 00:29:48,799 --> 00:29:51,960 the extra mile to make sure you can get in on every possible chance to 476 00:29:52,039 --> 00:29:56,240 win this season. From game spreads and totals to team player and coaching props. 477 00:29:56,519 --> 00:30:00,200 That Online gives you more options to wager on than anywhere else. 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But I'm actually thankful for them giving Mark hell Folt's resurgence 487 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,480 a home. I'm definitely not as high on him as the organization seems to 488 00:30:42,559 --> 00:30:45,160 be. I had no problem with them picking up his team option, though, 489 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:48,119 if they extended him for like a significant amount of money. That's where 490 00:30:48,119 --> 00:30:52,000 I think the division would come in. But he's become really good. He 491 00:30:52,079 --> 00:30:55,759 could be disruptive on defense or what it's worth. I don't know what's going 492 00:30:55,839 --> 00:30:57,759 to become of his jumper. But he shot fifty percent from mid range after 493 00:30:57,799 --> 00:31:03,119 the All Star Break last year. Not an insignificant sample size either. He 494 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:04,640 was taking three point two of those attempts for game, and for someone who 495 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:07,319 has the ball in his hands so much and it's creating those looks, those 496 00:31:07,319 --> 00:31:11,039 shots are actually okay. It's not like you're asking him to spot up from 497 00:31:11,079 --> 00:31:14,440 mid range. So I think we should all definitely be thankful that he's actually 498 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:18,279 going to see it. Seems like he's going to carve out an actual semi 499 00:31:18,359 --> 00:31:21,119 impactful NBA career. And look, he's probably young enough to where maybe he 500 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:25,119 can even build upon that. And perhaps I'm underselling him. Maybe a shout 501 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:27,960 out to Chimo Okak as well. Just the fact that he has recovered from 502 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,400 that torn acl that he's going to make his delayed debut and could be an 503 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:36,160 intriguing three D guy for a franchise that needs that kind of production. Who 504 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,519 breaks the mold of the long players, who can't shoot. I actually don't 505 00:31:38,519 --> 00:31:41,519 know how long he is I forget, but the fact that he could shoot 506 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:45,759 sort of removes him from this discussion entirely. Yeah, So with the Philadelphia 507 00:31:45,799 --> 00:31:49,640 seventy six years, it's just it's having access to Daryl Morey. I mean, 508 00:31:49,759 --> 00:31:55,599 what a tremendous impact he has already made on that franchise. In just 509 00:31:55,720 --> 00:32:00,319 a few weeks now, we've gone from wondering whether they were going to split 510 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:04,640 up the Ben Simmons Joel Embiid pairing to finally putting the right kind of pieces 511 00:32:04,680 --> 00:32:07,319 around them. They got rid of the Al Horford contract. They brought in 512 00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:12,759 Seth Curry and Danny Green and Dwight Howard to provide capable backup. Five minutes, 513 00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:15,359 Mike Scott is back. Isaiah Joe was an interesting draft pick, as 514 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:22,799 was Tyreeks Maxie. This is just it's a compelling and cohesive roster around two 515 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:27,400 absolute stars, and it is a testament to Maury that he was able to 516 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:30,519 do that in such short order. I think that's tough. I mean, 517 00:32:30,559 --> 00:32:35,119 look, he's completely like it's not a perfect roster now, but it's one 518 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:37,240 that makes sense a lot more sense, at least around Joel and Beat and 519 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,680 Ben Simmons, So I think that's absolutely valid one. You can also go 520 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:44,160 with Ben simmons is passing or Joel and Beat's Twitter was the ones that I 521 00:32:44,279 --> 00:32:46,279 had jotted down for some of the teams that I wasn't in charge of Phoenix. 522 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:50,559 I have Devin Booker's passing. We've already talked about that on this pod. 523 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,240 But while it's not complicated or flashy, he's creating shots that would otherwise 524 00:32:53,279 --> 00:32:57,759 not be there for his teammates. I'm so interested interested to see him play 525 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:01,279 beside Chris Paul. I'm also very thankful for mcal Bridges, his arms and 526 00:33:01,359 --> 00:33:04,960 the other thing. I'm just very happy and people when I put this on 527 00:33:05,039 --> 00:33:07,160 Twitter, they wanted to throw Micaal Bridges into this as well. But I 528 00:33:07,319 --> 00:33:10,319 love that we have Javon Carter, Jay Crowder and CP three on the same 529 00:33:10,359 --> 00:33:14,480 team, just from the sheer facial expressions that will probably get from all of 530 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,039 them after big plays. So many things to be thankful for with the Phoenix 531 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:22,000 Suns. Javon Carter's defensive intensity. He has been a huge favorite of mine 532 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,680 dating back to his college chase at West Virginia. Would you like my semi 533 00:33:25,759 --> 00:33:31,559 hot take. Always the Hawks would prefer to remove the semi though, Okay, 534 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,920 the nature of him being an early bird restricted free agent, this is 535 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:38,279 Javon Carter would limit to the amount that Atlanta could have offered him. I 536 00:33:38,319 --> 00:33:44,000 would rather him be in Atlanta than both Rondo and Chris Dunn. Doesn't bring 537 00:33:44,039 --> 00:33:45,599 as much ball handling, is probably either, but I think he's just the 538 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:49,599 best of both worlds and someone more you can depend on for shooting. And 539 00:33:49,640 --> 00:33:52,599 I don't necessarily think you needed the ball handling as much with Bodon, Bogdanovich 540 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:55,680 and Gallo, who, by the way, according to Travis Slank is coming 541 00:33:55,680 --> 00:34:00,559 off the bench in Atlanta, So just my right decision. It probably is, 542 00:34:00,759 --> 00:34:05,359 but it just further proves my decision that Javon Carter would have been a 543 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:07,840 better fit than Rondo and Done there combined. I get that take, but 544 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:12,360 I'm really high on the Dun fit, so I will disagree, but just 545 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:15,760 only slightly. And it's funny because if you were going to have that she 546 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:17,280 was one of them, you probably would still rather have Rondo there with Javon 547 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:21,239 Carter, just for the ball handling. Since Carter's then replaced a lot of 548 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:24,079 what Dune does on defense with better shooting. But I'll be interest to see 549 00:34:24,079 --> 00:34:27,519 how Dun's fit is there. I think it's fine that you're higher obviously on 550 00:34:27,639 --> 00:34:30,079 that than I am. So with the Portland Trailblazers, you know, I 551 00:34:30,159 --> 00:34:34,639 think it would be easy to highlight just the off season improvements they've made, 552 00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:38,360 bringing in bringing back Ennis Cantor, Harry Giles, the third, resigning Carmel 553 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:42,840 Anthony, bringing in Derek Jones Jr. This is a really deep and good 554 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:45,800 roster. But for me, it's just it's Damian Lillard. Just I think 555 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:49,360 he's my favorite player to watch him the NBA right now, just because of 556 00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:52,199 the mastery that he has and the improvements that he makes year after year. 557 00:34:52,519 --> 00:34:57,320 He's just this devastatingly explosive offensive weapon. And when he is on fire, 558 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:00,400 as he was during the bubble portion of the season and really before the league 559 00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:04,920 shut down as well, I just I don't think there's anyone who's more fun 560 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,880 to watch. And I'm very jealous of the Rip City fans who who get 561 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:13,599 to support him on a game by game basis. Yeah, that's the easy 562 00:35:13,679 --> 00:35:16,000 one. I would run through a wall for Damian Lillard. So I think 563 00:35:16,039 --> 00:35:21,639 that I have for the Sacramento Kings. This is the one I must spoil 564 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,159 before. I'm thankful Harod grows back because I'm hoping that Dearon Fox grows his 565 00:35:24,239 --> 00:35:29,960 out again. I'm actually thankful for Dearon Fox, though he is the vessel 566 00:35:30,039 --> 00:35:32,480 through which they run their offense. I think I had him as the top 567 00:35:32,519 --> 00:35:36,920 twenty five player coming into this year. He never got there. He was 568 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,400 dealing with I think was an ankle injury that that certainly hampered him. He's 569 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:45,000 just so fast. Only five players average more drives per game last season, 570 00:35:45,239 --> 00:35:47,960 and after the turn of the calendar, he averaged twenty three points basically seven 571 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,320 assists while hitting fifty four point two percent of his twos. I liken him 572 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:53,599 to like, I don't know if he's as strong as John Wall, he's 573 00:35:53,639 --> 00:35:58,039 definitely as quick, and it seems like he's going to have better touch and 574 00:35:58,519 --> 00:36:00,280 I think, you know we're talking about he's going into year four, so 575 00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:04,039 we'll see. So I'm super thankful to watch him and look, can we 576 00:36:04,119 --> 00:36:07,119 also just be thankful for the King's giving us the steady stream of drama even 577 00:36:07,159 --> 00:36:10,559 more so than like the Knicks, you don't have players on the Knicks, 578 00:36:10,639 --> 00:36:14,599 like Buddy Healed liking a tweet about a joke about him being sad to still 579 00:36:14,599 --> 00:36:17,840 be in Sacramento from a brand account that Mieter might not be the parent account 580 00:36:17,920 --> 00:36:21,599 of this podcast, but anyway, I think we're onto the Spurs now. 581 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:24,840 As an Atlanta Hawks fan, I'm just I'm thankful for the Kings in general 582 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:31,559 right now, just their existence. Look, I we shouldn't get too part 583 00:36:31,599 --> 00:36:35,159 of the weeds with this. I think they should have matched, but I 584 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:37,960 do think at least it shows that the front office isn't trying to chase a 585 00:36:38,039 --> 00:36:42,599 ten seed and they're playing a longer, larger game. However, if that 586 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:45,119 was the case, like you needed to move him before that, and I 587 00:36:45,159 --> 00:36:49,320 would have matched it and then figured out the rest later. Like I still 588 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:52,760 think four years and seventy two for him is probably movable. He's older if 589 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:54,559 he's twenty eight, so he's older than people think. But I still think 590 00:36:54,599 --> 00:36:58,119 that contract would have been dealable, just like I think people talking about how 591 00:36:58,159 --> 00:37:00,440 Buddy Healed is it movable? That's a ours, Like Buddy Heelt is absolutely 592 00:37:00,519 --> 00:37:07,119 movable. I'm with you. The San Antonio Spurs, they've been so good 593 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:12,920 at straddling the line recently between being competitive and developing prospects, like we saw 594 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:15,559 that in the bubble at the end of this past season, where they were 595 00:37:15,639 --> 00:37:20,960 clearly focusing on player development and still winning games enough that there was a chance 596 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:23,360 they were going to sneak into that play in game. So I'm thankful that 597 00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:28,960 after this coming season, Demarda Rosen, LaMarcus Aldrich, Rudy Gay, and 598 00:37:29,039 --> 00:37:34,119 Patty Mills will all have contracts that have expired and give the Spurs the financial 599 00:37:34,159 --> 00:37:37,719 flexibility to just turn the page and move on to the next era. Let's 600 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:39,199 see if they do it. I would like to shout us out. We 601 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:43,800 basically got through up to the Spurs in thirty minutes minus hour, like four 602 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,280 minutes of bantering at the beginning, so we are a little bit over bokudos 603 00:37:46,320 --> 00:37:50,920 to us for blowing through this. And in that same vein Ronto, I 604 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:52,840 have two things, the easy one and I think the important one is Kyle 605 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,679 Lowry. If you if I made a list of NBA players that I would 606 00:37:55,679 --> 00:38:00,239 be prepared to follow to hell and back and then back to Hell again, 607 00:38:00,599 --> 00:38:04,199 Kyle Lowry would probably be at the top. Damian Lillard would also certainly be 608 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,599 on that list. He's just an absolute joy, and the things he does 609 00:38:06,639 --> 00:38:08,519 on the court kind of like mirror that feeling where he's going to set screens 610 00:38:08,559 --> 00:38:12,679 as a guard. I know people or specifically fans of other teams don't like 611 00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:15,440 his gimmicks on defense. I'm, you know, taking those charges, but 612 00:38:15,519 --> 00:38:17,119 they certainly work. And look, I have to shout him out. I 613 00:38:17,159 --> 00:38:22,440 think once a podcast, we're contractually abligated to Chris Brusche. He's gonna have 614 00:38:22,480 --> 00:38:23,760 a bigger role this season, and I would just like to point out, 615 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:30,039 here's every single NBA player who in one of his first three seasons at least 616 00:38:30,159 --> 00:38:32,960 logged at least one hundred minutes and then proceeded to average two point five blocks 617 00:38:34,039 --> 00:38:37,440 and one point five three point makes or more per thirty six minutes. Eddie 618 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:42,000 Griffin, Mo Bamba, Chris Bouche, and Chris stops Porzingis. I'm actually 619 00:38:42,079 --> 00:38:45,880 choosing to ignore basically every single other name on that list, aside from Bouchet 620 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:50,480 and christops Porzingis. His ceiling is clearly that of Kris stops porzingis probably higher 621 00:38:50,559 --> 00:38:52,840 because he's healthier. So let's just get that out of the way. And 622 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:57,639 move on. That seems fair. I'm also thankful for the perfectly legal screens 623 00:38:57,719 --> 00:39:00,119 the Aaron Bands and Kyle Lowry are going to set throughout the season. Kyle 624 00:39:00,159 --> 00:39:05,320 Howies are way more legal than Aaron Baines is. He's just smaller and sometimes 625 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:08,400 falls under people that makes them look worse. Yeah, that's fair. With 626 00:39:08,599 --> 00:39:13,519 the Utah Jazz, I think it's it's the Donovan Mitchell signed an extension already. 627 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:17,159 You know, there was so much drama surrounding him and Rudy Gobert throughout 628 00:39:17,280 --> 00:39:22,480 the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic and the NBA shutdown, and then we heard 629 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,039 all the can they work together? Stories? Are they going to have to 630 00:39:24,079 --> 00:39:28,519 move one of them? But it seems like they're committed to keeping together a 631 00:39:28,760 --> 00:39:31,440 pairing that works really well on the court. And Donovan Mitchell is just an 632 00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:36,159 absolute joy to watch, not just because of the explosion in this past year's 633 00:39:36,159 --> 00:39:38,760 playoffs, but just the way he plays in general, and even more importantly, 634 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:43,559 his presence off the court. He's already such a vital figure in that 635 00:39:43,679 --> 00:39:46,719 Salt Lake City community. He does so much community service work. He is 636 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:52,199 a consistently supportive and endearing presence on social media. He is just he seems 637 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:58,039 just like a great human and he is really easy to work for, to 638 00:39:58,159 --> 00:40:00,639 work for and to root for. Jazz fans get to continue doing that for 639 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:05,480 the foreseeable future and four years, probably because he has a player option on 640 00:40:05,559 --> 00:40:08,440 year five. He less thankful for that part, more thankful for it if 641 00:40:08,440 --> 00:40:12,880 you're a jazz player. Empowerment. Yeah, Washington, So I only have 642 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:15,639 two for this one because you told me mine was too much of a deep 643 00:40:15,679 --> 00:40:17,760 cut, which I think was fair. So Bradley Beale is definitely what I'm 644 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:22,320 thankful for because he's so if you make a list of players that you've never 645 00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:25,039 actually met or had to cover in person, and you could just tell that 646 00:40:25,079 --> 00:40:29,480 they're probably really good dudes, I feel like Bradley Beale's at the top of 647 00:40:29,559 --> 00:40:34,519 that list for me, and having covered a game or that Damian the Lord 648 00:40:34,599 --> 00:40:37,000 was at like I'm excluding those type of people from the list. The thing 649 00:40:37,079 --> 00:40:40,880 that got me was once where he said he's talking about when his I do 650 00:40:42,039 --> 00:40:44,280 not know if it's his wife, so I apologize, but his girlfriend or 651 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:46,679 his wife she was pregnant with Sean. He was talking about all the terrible 652 00:40:46,679 --> 00:40:50,440 food he was eating because he wanted to eat it with her, and I 653 00:40:50,559 --> 00:40:52,599 was just like, I feel like that's so relatable and also well, it's 654 00:40:52,599 --> 00:40:55,079 definitely a treat for him, sort of kind of nice, but just like 655 00:40:55,119 --> 00:41:00,239 sort of those anecdotes are why I love Bradley Beale also an offensive mon there. 656 00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:04,280 I'm also thankful for Garrison Matthews' offensive confidence. I cannot believe he didn't 657 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:07,360 get an MBA contract this year. I'm not trying, like I, you 658 00:41:07,400 --> 00:41:09,880 know, make the joke that I'm like sort of harping on this Caucasian dude, 659 00:41:10,199 --> 00:41:15,599 but he like he takes ultra deep threes. They're quick, and he's 660 00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:17,400 like he can draw contact and get to the foul line and work off the 661 00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:21,960 dribble. So I am hoping that he gets ample opportunity while being on a 662 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:24,800 two way with Washington. But I was just very surprised that he didn't land 663 00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:30,320 an NBA contract over the offseason. I'm shocked that you aren't talking about how 664 00:41:30,400 --> 00:41:34,639 Thomas Bryant is unquestionably a top fifty player. I gotta give him his credit, 665 00:41:34,639 --> 00:41:36,880 though, A three point shooting last year, like that's gonna be huge 666 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:38,840 for Washington with WHI all coming back. I would think another person who might 667 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:43,320 be able to set him up for some really nice corner looks. That doesn't 668 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,440 think we got through this in under two hours, Yeah, look sub forty 669 00:41:45,440 --> 00:41:47,639 minutes. It's gonna be a little bit longer once I edit this and put 670 00:41:47,679 --> 00:41:51,840 the ads in, but I'm proud of us. Hopefully, hopefully I have 671 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:53,599 time to go through this and get the time stamps for everything. We hope 672 00:41:53,639 --> 00:41:59,239 you enjoyed it. Everyone. Please have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, good 673 00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:01,119 long weekend. We hope when you're listening to this at all, we will 674 00:42:01,159 --> 00:42:06,199 catch you soon. 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