WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:03.520 Next on the drive, Tim McMahon dropping dimes for your 2 00:00:03.640 --> 00:00:04.919 NBA daily assists. 3 00:00:07.280 --> 00:00:15.080 Van McMahon, Ban mcman batted in all the land textus. 4 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:20.839 Blood as it is Mud. He's a man, Van McMahon, 5 00:00:21.519 --> 00:00:35.399 Van mcman, the man Man. It is a Tuesday on 6 00:00:35.560 --> 00:00:37.280 the program. You know what that means. 7 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:40.920 It's time for our weekly conversation with the legend himself, 8 00:00:41.679 --> 00:00:45.079 star of every ESPN and then quite frankly TNT broadcast. 9 00:00:45.119 --> 00:00:47.079 I'm watching out this way, Tim McMahon. A lot of 10 00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:49.479 TV face time for our guy these days. Tim, how 11 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:50.119 you doing, buddy? 12 00:00:51.079 --> 00:00:53.159 Oh hey, partners. I was about to go just kind 13 00:00:53.159 --> 00:00:55.600 of scroll the court. Uh, you know, I'm getting ready 14 00:00:55.640 --> 00:00:58.920 for this Western Conference Finals, and now they decided to 15 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:00.960 do a sound check. Excited to retweet back to the 16 00:01:01.039 --> 00:01:02.679 bowels of the pay Calm Center. 17 00:01:02.759 --> 00:01:03.640 I see, I see. 18 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:06.239 I had a friend text me the other day and said, 19 00:01:06.280 --> 00:01:09.439 is Tim intentionally placing himself where he knows he can 20 00:01:09.480 --> 00:01:11.319 get the most camera time on these games? 21 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:12.680 So I just have to ask you that right out 22 00:01:12.680 --> 00:01:14.599 of the gates, Well, listen. 23 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.079 I like those court side seats. I'm gonna squeezed out 24 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:19.200 of them tonight, you know, Western Conference Finals, you got 25 00:01:19.239 --> 00:01:22.760 all these other folks coming in NBA folks taking my seat, 26 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:25.519 So I'm gonna I guess still got a good one. 27 00:01:25.519 --> 00:01:27.159 But I'm all from the corner. I won't be right 28 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:28.959 behind the visiting coach where you get a lot of 29 00:01:28.959 --> 00:01:29.560 good airtime. 30 00:01:29.760 --> 00:01:30.599 Okay, fair enough. 31 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:34.400 I will take advantage of you on the show today, 32 00:01:34.519 --> 00:01:36.760 not literally, but I will take advantage of the time 33 00:01:36.840 --> 00:01:39.120 to ask you about the Jazz, even though I know 34 00:01:39.159 --> 00:01:40.840 there's not a lot to talk about. There's just a 35 00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:44.319 ton of reports that after falling to five, they are 36 00:01:44.359 --> 00:01:47.879 going to try to be bold and maybe potentially move up. 37 00:01:47.920 --> 00:01:49.439 Who in front of them, Tim, do you think is 38 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:51.640 most likely to trade their pick and you think the 39 00:01:51.719 --> 00:01:52.680 Jazz can get involved? 40 00:01:53.519 --> 00:01:57.920 Well, I think most likely would be san Antonio. But 41 00:01:58.000 --> 00:02:01.799 I think if san Antonio's traded that pick, it's probably 42 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:05.599 an A Yannis type type of package. It will not 43 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:09.439 be the Mavericks. Number one is not available. Aside from that, 44 00:02:09.479 --> 00:02:12.879 I could really probably see any of those other teams 45 00:02:12.919 --> 00:02:15.919 willing to discuss because look my understanding of this drap, 46 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:18.919 I'm by no means of draft guru. I've watched like 47 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:21.520 maybe a total of three or four hours of college 48 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:24.680 basketball this year, but that's not true about five or 49 00:02:24.719 --> 00:02:31.439 six anyways, Cooper fly Clip at number one, uh, number two, Harper, 50 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:35.159 Dylan Harper and then kind of the conversation as far 51 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:38.159 as you know, buging no out of beholder probably starts 52 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:43.080 at number three. So I think especially you know, three 53 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:45.159 or four I think could be up for grabs if 54 00:02:45.159 --> 00:02:49.280 the Jazz are willing to obviously incentivize that they've got 55 00:02:49.280 --> 00:02:51.759 a tough future, picks to play with, you know, extra 56 00:02:51.800 --> 00:02:54.879 picks to play with. You know, I don't know if 57 00:02:54.919 --> 00:02:59.240 there's you know, with I don't know with with Philly. Honestly, 58 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:04.680 taking Paul George might be considered to be appealing, So 59 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:06.639 you know, we'll see what happens. I think there's a 60 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:08.080 lot of things that are possibilities. 61 00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:11.520 Have you been able to connect with anybody over here 62 00:03:11.759 --> 00:03:15.120 about their thoughts on, you know, falling to five and 63 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:19.039 their thoughts on being in a position, UH to potentially 64 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:21.719 try to be bold based off of all the assets 65 00:03:21.759 --> 00:03:24.120 they have. Do you have any any idea tim wherey 66 00:03:24.360 --> 00:03:26.960 head is that of the Utah Jazz front office right now? 67 00:03:27.639 --> 00:03:30.319 Well, listen, obviously very disappointed to fall to five, but 68 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:35.560 also fully understanding that was statistically the most likely of 69 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:39.000 any scenario. I mean, there was like a forty eight 70 00:03:39.039 --> 00:03:41.159 percent chance they end up with number five take and 71 00:03:41.199 --> 00:03:46.080 only fourteen percent chance of number one. And so you know, 72 00:03:46.120 --> 00:03:48.719 we'll see what that means in terms of aggressivenessess as 73 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:51.560 far as moving up what this summer looks like. But 74 00:03:51.800 --> 00:03:54.800 you know, I did talk to somebody who basically basically 75 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:59.319 indicated to me that, hey, tankings are really risky strategy 76 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:02.639 at the lottery off it's flattened, and you know, there's 77 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:06.879 a there's discussions that need to be had about the 78 00:04:07.520 --> 00:04:12.000 rationale for tanking versus the risk of ending up in 79 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:15.560 this scenario and really the challenges that come along with 80 00:04:16.040 --> 00:04:20.480 real player development when quote unquote player development's your priority. 81 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:23.160 We learned this year that nobody's off limits. I mean, hell, 82 00:04:23.279 --> 00:04:25.839 if Luca can be traded, anybody could be traded. But 83 00:04:25.959 --> 00:04:28.600 you think the Jazz would actively shop. You know, I'm 84 00:04:28.600 --> 00:04:31.560 going to throw market In and Kessler out there, because honestly, 85 00:04:31.720 --> 00:04:34.480 I think those are the only two players that I 86 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:37.079 would say have proven to be here for the long haul. 87 00:04:37.120 --> 00:04:39.720 Do you think they would be on the table potentially 88 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:42.040 and maybe the Jazz just go all in on being 89 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:43.839 really young and kind of starting the clock. 90 00:04:43.920 --> 00:04:44.160 Now. 91 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:49.000 Well, I think you're asking two different things. Would they 92 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:52.480 actively shop or would they be on the table. I'm 93 00:04:52.519 --> 00:04:55.240 not sure about actively shop. I think anything is on 94 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:58.319 the table. I mean Traden Lowry marketing in and trading 95 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:01.759 Walker Tesser was on the table for the Jazz last summer. 96 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:05.439 They were just asking for, you know, an extreme premium 97 00:05:05.480 --> 00:05:08.399 type of price. And like there's a lot of talk 98 00:05:08.439 --> 00:05:12.160 about marketing and the Warriors, nothing ever got close because 99 00:05:12.199 --> 00:05:15.759 not only were the Warriors not including Brandon Pajevski in 100 00:05:15.879 --> 00:05:19.600 any conversations, which is a deal killer, but they weren't 101 00:05:19.639 --> 00:05:21.319 willing to go all in on the picks and the 102 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:26.439 Jazz wanted up things. Look, could those kind of conversations 103 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:31.000 be restarted? Sure, I could see that again. I think Kessler, 104 00:05:31.120 --> 00:05:35.319 they were asking for a lot last summer, and given 105 00:05:35.399 --> 00:05:38.519 the circumstances, I thought he had a really really good season, 106 00:05:38.639 --> 00:05:42.720 only adding to his value. My guess is they will 107 00:05:42.759 --> 00:05:46.040 both be in Utah next season, but I don't think 108 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:48.560 it's a certainly by any stretch of the imagination. 109 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:51.600 One more thing here, Tam, your buddy Bobby Mark sopped 110 00:05:51.639 --> 00:05:56.319 on yesterday and did an excellent job of outlining just 111 00:05:56.480 --> 00:06:00.240 how we have entered this era of parody in the NBA. 112 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:03.199 It's a topic that's been discussed quite a bit. You've 113 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:04.920 got you guys have dug into it on the hoof 114 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:09.040 collective and you know, the markets like ours, Cities like 115 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:13.279 ours have star players championships, not Milwaukee Denver, and then 116 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:17.000 we have Indianapolis, Minnesota, and Okay, seeing the conference finals. 117 00:06:17.079 --> 00:06:19.160 And I just feel like, and Bobby was great with this. 118 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:22.240 You know, the new CBA expires in twenty thirty, so 119 00:06:22.319 --> 00:06:25.120 that's a five year runway. It just kind of adds 120 00:06:25.160 --> 00:06:26.959 a little bit of sting around here that the Jazz 121 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:29.959 aren't ready to capitalize on this landscape that seems to 122 00:06:29.959 --> 00:06:31.759 be built for a city like Salt Lake and a 123 00:06:31.800 --> 00:06:32.680 team like the Jazz. 124 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:36.560 Yeah, and I hear what you're saying, And I would 125 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:39.480 just remind you that the Jazz just and we can 126 00:06:39.600 --> 00:06:43.040 debate the semantics of contender, right sure, but I'm going 127 00:06:43.079 --> 00:06:46.639 to say the Jazz just had a pretty long chapter 128 00:06:46.680 --> 00:06:49.720 as a contender that closed. You know, they're trying to 129 00:06:49.759 --> 00:06:52.040 open up a new one. It feels a million miles 130 00:06:52.040 --> 00:06:55.079 away right now, but you know, it's not that long ago, 131 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:59.519 that that Rudy and Donovan or there in Utah on 132 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:01.439 a team that you felt like had a chance but 133 00:07:01.600 --> 00:07:03.639 just never was able to get over the hump. You know, 134 00:07:03.720 --> 00:07:06.279 could never break through. But you know had the best 135 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:08.839 record and was that the best run in the NBA 136 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:13.360 that year? Yep, So you know, again it's not like 137 00:07:13.399 --> 00:07:16.160 it's just been eons and eons of the jazz out 138 00:07:16.600 --> 00:07:19.040 in the wilder and if they had a chance, you know, 139 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:21.439 they weren't able to get over to hump for a 140 00:07:21.560 --> 00:07:24.800 variety of reasons. They decided to go ahead and pivot 141 00:07:24.839 --> 00:07:28.120 from that and break that team up. And now you know, 142 00:07:28.439 --> 00:07:30.720 it's been a few years of this. I'm sure it's 143 00:07:31.160 --> 00:07:33.839 tough to live through. It feels like it's been a 144 00:07:33.879 --> 00:07:39.199 long time. It's frustrating. But again, this is that you're 145 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:41.600 not the Charlotte one. It's it's been forever, you know, 146 00:07:41.959 --> 00:07:44.800 or the Washington Wizards or one of those type of teams. 147 00:07:44.800 --> 00:07:48.879 This franchise has recently experienced a pretty high level of success. 148 00:07:49.439 --> 00:07:52.199 Surely you have a hot take on Isaiah Calier and 149 00:07:52.279 --> 00:07:55.639 Kyle Philipowski not making either first or second team All 150 00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:57.120 NBA Rookie. 151 00:07:57.360 --> 00:08:00.959 I will be honest with you, I skimmed the AL 152 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:05.560 rookie selections and they have not really sunk my peek 153 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:09.600 into uh or done a whole lot of thinking about them. 154 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:13.680 Color surprised me a little bit. Yeah, that surprised me 155 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:15.079 a little bit. I thought the Jazz in a nice 156 00:08:15.079 --> 00:08:18.920 little marketing campaign. They they sent me some of those. 157 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:20.920 One of those posters is on the wall one of 158 00:08:20.920 --> 00:08:24.560 my boys, So you know, Lescott have to vote to 159 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:28.000 my house about Unfortunately, my boys don't have an official ballot, 160 00:08:28.000 --> 00:08:31.480 but kas Isaiah Callier fans in North Dallas. 161 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:32.639 All right, moving on. 162 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:35.320 We were able to get six minutes on the Jazz, 163 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:36.559 which is more than I thought we could. 164 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:37.480 So let's move on. Now. 165 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:42.120 You know, I'm impressed that you were able to play along, 166 00:08:42.159 --> 00:08:44.399 but that's why you're a pro. I continue to give 167 00:08:44.440 --> 00:08:46.320 you credit. And I talked about this to start the 168 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:49.200 show because with about three weeks in the regular season 169 00:08:50.000 --> 00:08:53.399 left you on the regular season, I asked you, who's 170 00:08:53.440 --> 00:08:56.159 the team they can throw punches with OKC And the 171 00:08:56.240 --> 00:08:58.879 answer would vary based off the week. You know, the 172 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:02.120 Lakers get Luca could beat the Lakers. The Warriors get Jimmy, 173 00:09:02.159 --> 00:09:04.120 could it be the Warriors. You're the one that said 174 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:06.720 watch out for Minnesota, and I read this morning. I 175 00:09:06.759 --> 00:09:09.240 did not know this. The two best records in pro 176 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:13.960 basketball since March first are Oklahoma City and the Minnesota Timberwolves. 177 00:09:14.039 --> 00:09:17.039 Let's start with the Timberwolves side of things, is what 178 00:09:17.080 --> 00:09:20.200 are your main takeaways with how they finished the regular 179 00:09:20.240 --> 00:09:22.200 season and how they've been able to advance to the 180 00:09:22.240 --> 00:09:23.320 conference finals. 181 00:09:24.120 --> 00:09:26.919 You got to start with Julius Randall and look, for 182 00:09:27.080 --> 00:09:30.200 a lot of the season it was about figuring out 183 00:09:30.279 --> 00:09:32.919 the Randall fit and it was clunky and like could 184 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:36.240 he really not just coexist but thrive with an You 185 00:09:36.320 --> 00:09:40.080 got two kind of ball stopping, you know, star type 186 00:09:40.080 --> 00:09:43.320 of players. What's you know? They like to operate kind 187 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:46.080 of similar rhythms where they're kind of getting each other's 188 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:49.000 way and bogging things down for each other. For a 189 00:09:49.000 --> 00:09:51.480 lot of the season, the space room wasn't quite right. 190 00:09:51.519 --> 00:09:54.679 You know, there's also the ruty factor as far as 191 00:09:54.960 --> 00:09:58.120 part of the spacing and ingredients there. They took a 192 00:09:58.120 --> 00:10:00.279 long time to figure things out. There as a lot 193 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:03.039 of button their heads up against walls, a lot of frustration. 194 00:10:03.639 --> 00:10:05.639 They felt like they were making progress and then boom, 195 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:08.559 it'll make you know, gets his hammy, so he's come 196 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:10.720 back from that hand. Me though, this thing is taken 197 00:10:10.720 --> 00:10:12.919 off of them. You know you mentioned the record down 198 00:10:12.960 --> 00:10:17.240 a stretch. You know, obviously they they sitting here in 199 00:10:17.240 --> 00:10:19.639 the Western Common finals. Randall, a guy who had a 200 00:10:19.679 --> 00:10:22.240 reputation as kind of a playoff dog. To be honest 201 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:26.480 with you, after extint New York has been awesome during 202 00:10:26.480 --> 00:10:29.679 his playoffs. He has been a bona fide, legitimate All 203 00:10:29.799 --> 00:10:31.840 NBA caliber co star. This is the guy. He's been 204 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:34.320 All NBA before, but not in the playoffs and played 205 00:10:34.320 --> 00:10:36.840 at that level in the playoffs until this season. But 206 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:41.519 here he is. You know, they've obviously got a really 207 00:10:41.559 --> 00:10:46.159 good defensive team. They've got the uh, you know, top 208 00:10:46.480 --> 00:10:49.440 top level type of superstar. In an er, it was 209 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:53.480 approaching the top level. But this really is clicked because 210 00:10:53.600 --> 00:10:57.679 Julius Randall has found his comfort zone and has taken off. 211 00:10:57.759 --> 00:11:01.000 And you know, this is a big team with two 212 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:05.200 go to guys you know, up and down the roster, 213 00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:07.240 dudes who are scared to get the nose dirty. In 214 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:10.440 terms of defending, I will say Raynal's playing the best 215 00:11:10.480 --> 00:11:13.759 defense phase career too. That's been a major factor and 216 00:11:13.919 --> 00:11:16.320 you know, we're going to find out what kind of 217 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:19.559 fight they can put up against the Oklahoma City Thunder. 218 00:11:20.799 --> 00:11:24.120 Is there a home for Mike in this series? Mike Conley, 219 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:27.240 I mean, you know, four or five years ago at six', 220 00:11:27.320 --> 00:11:31.279 one he still had decent shift ability and speed moves 221 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:34.159 move side to. Side when you look at Ok, see 222 00:11:34.639 --> 00:11:39.360 Even Cason wallace is six.', THREE like i Wonder if 223 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:41.320 mike is going to be able to play big Minutes 224 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:42.039 For chris finch in. 225 00:11:42.080 --> 00:11:45.559 This, series well and that's that's one of the questions 226 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:47.240 that we're going to, Find out like con is no 227 00:11:47.320 --> 00:11:50.440 longer like a thirty five even a thirty plus minute per. 228 00:11:50.519 --> 00:11:55.639 Game guy obviously he's kind of Shifted into morley a. 229 00:11:55.679 --> 00:11:58.639 COMPLIMENTARY role i do think though he still has value. 230 00:11:58.679 --> 00:12:01.159 FOR them i got to, protection defense so you got 231 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:04.080 to kind of hide him a little, bit defensively but 232 00:12:04.440 --> 00:12:09.200 just the, calming presence, you know kind of, the orchestrator 233 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:12.519 the guy who keeps. Things organized i'll, say this even 234 00:12:12.559 --> 00:12:15.360 if he doesn't play a, whole lot he's got extreme value, 235 00:12:15.360 --> 00:12:18.840 for him just as that stage veteran voice on the 236 00:12:18.879 --> 00:12:22.080 bench and in the, locker room and, you know an 237 00:12:22.080 --> 00:12:26.600 extra pair of eyes and Ear St. Anthony edwards so 238 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:27.039 who do you? 239 00:12:27.080 --> 00:12:30.120 Think draws who do you think draws the primary Assignment? 240 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:33.600 ON ant, i mean with an offensive talent, like that 241 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:35.279 you want to throw a bunch of different looks, and 242 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:36.519 okay see has a bunch of. 243 00:12:36.519 --> 00:12:39.360 Different bodies Is? It dort Is? It jalen Is? 244 00:12:39.399 --> 00:12:42.080 It shay who do you think he draws THE primary, i, 245 00:12:42.080 --> 00:12:45.399 mean hell We Saw, alex Caruso Gard. Nikola jokich who 246 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:47.039 do you think draws the primary Assignment? 247 00:12:47.080 --> 00:12:49.960 On ant it's sure as that will Not. Be shay 248 00:12:51.159 --> 00:12:53.360 it's gonna Be. Lou Dort lou dort's gonna start off. 249 00:12:53.399 --> 00:12:55.200 ON him i Think lou dort will spend the most time. 250 00:12:55.240 --> 00:12:57.759 ON him i think it's primarily going To. BE lou 251 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:00.120 i think he's also going to see a hell if 252 00:13:00.159 --> 00:13:02.840 he Goes to Case. And wallace my guess Is that 253 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:06.399 crusoe is going to spend more Time On julius randall 254 00:13:06.919 --> 00:13:09.159 when He Will. Anthony edwards i'm sure he'll see. Him 255 00:13:09.200 --> 00:13:13.240 some but, you know Think about cruso's impact defensively so 256 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:17.799 far in. These playoffs Completely Eight Jaron jackson junior live 257 00:13:17.879 --> 00:13:21.360 in the first round And then, game Seven the thunder's 258 00:13:21.360 --> 00:13:25.639 big Adjustment was ruso ended up being the guy who 259 00:13:25.639 --> 00:13:28.360 spent the most Time on joker in. That, game now 260 00:13:29.039 --> 00:13:32.200 there's a lot of help obviously, involved there but one 261 00:13:32.240 --> 00:13:35.399 of the great Strength of crusoe as a defender in 262 00:13:35.399 --> 00:13:39.000 addition just had insane hands, and instincts is that this 263 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:41.519 is a. Tough dude he's got the ability to. Guard 264 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:45.879 UP so i think he'll be THE primary i don't think. 265 00:13:45.919 --> 00:13:48.039 IT starts i think he'll get more time anybody Else On, 266 00:13:48.120 --> 00:13:52.279 julius randall AND again i think lou Dor On anthony 267 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:54.759 edwards to me is as fascinating with an individual matchup 268 00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:55.720 as you could possibly come. 269 00:13:55.799 --> 00:14:00.080 UP with i agree on the, Other side sga Is? 270 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:03.559 It jaden is? It ant who draws the primary assignmon ON. 271 00:14:03.639 --> 00:14:10.039 Che i would think they would start Off with jade 272 00:14:10.120 --> 00:14:13.559 McDaniels on him for the simple fact that you don't 273 00:14:13.600 --> 00:14:16.600 necessarily want and to have to exhaust that kind of 274 00:14:16.679 --> 00:14:19.919 energy playing forty plus minutes per, game now and it's 275 00:14:19.919 --> 00:14:21.639 going to get his fair share of time. On HIM 276 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:24.320 but i don't think he wants him to have to. 277 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:26.600 Do that from the opening tip of game. 278 00:14:26.639 --> 00:14:30.399 One, for Sure, all right the go. Bear factor, of 279 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:32.639 course we are familiar with it, around here and, YOU 280 00:14:32.679 --> 00:14:35.240 know i was thinking about this Tim Watching mitchell robinson 281 00:14:36.039 --> 00:14:38.919 really guard like five positions on a couple of different 282 00:14:38.919 --> 00:14:42.720 possessions With the celtics and the modern day five out 283 00:14:42.879 --> 00:14:47.320 spacing offensive attack that most teams like to use is 284 00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:50.960 a really tough ask on. Most, Bigs now rudy can, 285 00:14:51.080 --> 00:14:53.759 handle it even though some people think that. He cannot 286 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:56.480 how do You think okase goes about. Their business do 287 00:14:56.480 --> 00:14:58.440 you think they're going to try to go small to 288 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:01.480 at Least, neutralize rudy make him chase these perimeter players around. 289 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:02.279 The floor. 290 00:15:04.399 --> 00:15:06.559 It's like a pit a pitcher with like, eight, Pitches, 291 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:09.000 Right like they've got a lot. Of stuff they can 292 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:10.879 go a lot of. DIFFERENT ways i think they start 293 00:15:10.919 --> 00:15:13.480 off with their two gigs and kind of go. From 294 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:16.320 there And and game one is Really For. Mark dagnall 295 00:15:16.759 --> 00:15:18.639 it's kind of a feel. Out game it's still on 296 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:20.360 a lot of different Things that i'm seeing how they 297 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:24.279 respond to is seeing how they. Handle it they do 298 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:27.440 have the ability to play hit in a lineup that 299 00:15:28.159 --> 00:15:31.360 is fied out with a subcn footer on. THE floor 300 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:33.960 i think we'll see a lot. Of, that honestly looking 301 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:36.639 at It from, MINNESOTA'S perspective i think, feel, like hey 302 00:15:36.799 --> 00:15:39.120 let's see if check and hit shots hadn't shot it 303 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:41.720 well during. The playoffs that goes back to. Last year, 304 00:15:43.200 --> 00:15:45.480 you know THEY certainly i think we'll play small some 305 00:15:45.799 --> 00:15:49.279 With with cluso almost AS a i guess there's a 306 00:15:49.279 --> 00:15:52.639 small ball center and then just kind of a crazy 307 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:55.120 switching type. Of lineup AND again i think they'll go 308 00:15:55.200 --> 00:15:58.600 too big some with with or a lot to, start 309 00:15:58.639 --> 00:16:01.480 games Certainly with Hert. And STEINHOLMER so i think there 310 00:16:01.480 --> 00:16:04.679 will be a lot of different. Looks there and you, 311 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:07.399 KNOW what I. Go beert obviously you Think, of rudy 312 00:16:07.440 --> 00:16:09.320 you think, of defense full time deepens play of, the 313 00:16:09.399 --> 00:16:12.600 year and just you know he's going to have to 314 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:14.960 be awesome on that and in. THE floor i think 315 00:16:15.000 --> 00:16:17.360 his screening in this series is going to. Be Critical 316 00:16:17.399 --> 00:16:19.840 lou dort is as good as there is in. The 317 00:16:19.919 --> 00:16:23.240 league as that's got a part rolling, by me they're like, 318 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:27.799 A hundreds But lou dort is as good as there 319 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:31.559 is in the league at navigating screens and Obviously getting 320 00:16:31.600 --> 00:16:34.720 dort off of and is going to be, a huge 321 00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:38.879 huge Deal. For minnesota so, You know rudy prides himself 322 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:40.480 is the best screen in. The league that's to be 323 00:16:40.519 --> 00:16:41.240 put to the test in. 324 00:16:41.279 --> 00:16:45.159 The series in, The playoffs Shay And jalen williams combined 325 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:48.919 Are averaging, let's see this would be forty nine point 326 00:16:49.039 --> 00:16:52.039 six points between the two. Of them Aunt And julius 327 00:16:52.080 --> 00:16:55.559 randall averaging forty nine. Point four so it's nearly a 328 00:16:55.600 --> 00:16:59.759 standstill better one to two Offensive Punch Aunt julius Randall 329 00:17:00.320 --> 00:17:02.639 jal williams. 330 00:17:02.480 --> 00:17:06.839 So far in. These playoffs, so far in, these playoffs it. 331 00:17:06.880 --> 00:17:12.119 Has been it has been And joyous randall, Because Honestly 332 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:16.039 jayn williams hasn't had a great, playoff series so are a? 333 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:18.480 Great playoffs great postly was, So far he's had some. 334 00:17:18.559 --> 00:17:20.839 Good games he's not shot the, ball though he's not 335 00:17:20.839 --> 00:17:23.680 shot the. Three wheel he's playing with a really painful. 336 00:17:23.720 --> 00:17:25.640 Wrist injury don't want to use this as, an excuse 337 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:28.200 but like if you saw the k job underneath that, 338 00:17:28.200 --> 00:17:32.200 shooting sleeve you Know what i'm. Talking about they need 339 00:17:32.319 --> 00:17:34.680 more Of The jade Doug from. Game seven if they get, 340 00:17:34.720 --> 00:17:37.200 that GUY then i think. It's, okay see because let's 341 00:17:37.240 --> 00:17:40.799 just be straight up as awesome as ann, is days 342 00:17:42.079 --> 00:17:44.160 there's the only two other guys that would put a 343 00:17:44.200 --> 00:17:47.680 conversation with him is in terms of that level of 344 00:17:47.680 --> 00:17:51.400 offensive talents the guy That the thunder just Beat and 345 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:53.680 luca those are the only. Two guys this dude just 346 00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:56.680 average dam thirty three points a game that the league 347 00:17:56.720 --> 00:18:01.039 is scoring on sixty plus through, shooting percentage, you know, 348 00:18:01.720 --> 00:18:06.519 crazy efficiency, you know great assistant, turnover ratio like the 349 00:18:06.559 --> 00:18:09.480 guy can school in so many. Different ways he's the 350 00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:11.720 best offense player in. The SERIES but I Think jaylen 351 00:18:11.720 --> 00:18:16.000 williams is four and it's a pretty distant form in 352 00:18:16.079 --> 00:18:17.799 terms of the postseason, right now. 353 00:18:17.920 --> 00:18:21.680 Chet is okayse's. Third option Who is minnesota's? Third option 354 00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:24.640 or is it? By committee. 355 00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:27.640 It's, by COMMITTEE and i think. You would you could 356 00:18:27.799 --> 00:18:29.720 argue that it's their. Sixth man you could argue this 357 00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:34.960 not big or. Seventh Pain even scenzo. Nas reed, You 358 00:18:35.000 --> 00:18:38.519 know jay McDaniels has had some big games in, These 359 00:18:38.519 --> 00:18:40.720 PLAYOFFS but i think he's a guy who's going into 360 00:18:40.720 --> 00:18:44.200 a series like you want to you want to see 361 00:18:44.240 --> 00:18:46.119 if he's made. Them shots but you know there are 362 00:18:46.240 --> 00:18:48.960 nights where he looks like that type. Of DUDE so 363 00:18:50.759 --> 00:18:53.000 i don't think there's a clear cut third Option. 364 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:56.440 For bill, All RIGHT before i say, you loose do 365 00:18:56.480 --> 00:18:58.599 you have? A lean this feels like a, heavyweight. Fight, 366 00:18:58.720 --> 00:19:00.640 man okay see is, the favorite, of COURSE but i 367 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:03.480 would not Sleep. On minnesota are you leaning one way or? 368 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:03.960 The other and? 369 00:19:04.000 --> 00:19:05.759 WHY oh i. 370 00:19:05.799 --> 00:19:08.920 Definitely would lean towards the scene that won sixty, eight 371 00:19:08.920 --> 00:19:12.160 games have the best point DIFFERENTIAL in, nba HISTORY and 372 00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:14.759 i would cite those as the as the. Two REASONS 373 00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:16.880 but i think it's gonna be a. Heck serious? 374 00:19:17.319 --> 00:19:19.359 Fair enough, All, right tim thanks for, the. Time man 375 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:20.599 enjoy the game tonight should be a. 376 00:19:20.640 --> 00:19:22.400 Good one, appreciate, you Brother. 377 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:24.599 All right The great tim McMahon COVERS the NBA for 378 00:19:24.880 --> 00:19:27.720 espn joins us on a. Weekly basis all of his 379 00:19:27.799 --> 00:19:31.119 work is up On his twitter PAGE At espn, underscore 380 00:19:31.200 --> 00:19:33.839 McMahon including the link to the Book that tim wrote 381 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:36.880 that was Released, In, March luka Doncic And the Curse. 382 00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:39.160 Of greatness you can check that out On his. 383 00:19:39.240 --> 00:19:42.480 Twitter Page The conference finals begin tonight in the world 384 00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:46.799 of pro BASKETBALL with Okc. And Minnesota oklahoma city is 385 00:19:46.799 --> 00:19:49.880 a six point five, point favorite and then tomorrow night 386 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:52.039 it is time For The eastern conference side of things 387 00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:53.920 As The New. York knicks we'll welcome In The boston 388 00:19:54.000 --> 00:19:57.359 Celtics To Madison, square garden first conference finals for the 389 00:19:57.440 --> 00:20:01.279 nixt since the year two thousand when they played, coincidentally 390 00:20:01.400 --> 00:20:05.000 Enough The. Indiana pacers, All right smity's going to join 391 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:06.839 us live. And studio we'll do, some jazz some good 392 00:20:07.160 --> 00:20:09.799 jazz Stuff from tim. McMahon today but before we catch, 393 00:20:09.839 --> 00:20:13.119 a break welcome and My guy Corey From. 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