1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,799 Speaker 1: What is up, Fellows? 2 00:00:06,879 --> 00:00:09,279 Speaker 2: It goes, I ammana Valley coming at you with my certified, 3 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:15,119 fantabulous and wanted only co host, mister Rand Hughes Warriors Wolves. 4 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,320 The matchup is set, Golden State survives against Houston quick 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,000 post on course to win Big Conference finals. 6 00:00:22,039 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 3: That WVP. 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 4: At this rate, I would argue. 8 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 2: Well, Grant, we're gonna go through everyone who's new here 9 00:00:26,679 --> 00:00:29,920 tactical narratives, X factors and predictions. 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,439 Speaker 4: Tactically speaking, what are you looking at in this series? 11 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:34,039 Speaker 2: Uh? 12 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:38,119 Speaker 1: So, for you guess what? They both involve Anthony Edwards? 13 00:00:38,119 --> 00:00:38,640 How about that? 14 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:42,679 Speaker 3: Because I'm just just some guy, some some face of 15 00:00:42,679 --> 00:00:47,520 some league. So for the for I guess this is 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,759 the Warriors tactical thing. I'm not sure how to frame 17 00:00:50,799 --> 00:00:52,679 it exactly because it involves Everard. But just at the 18 00:00:52,679 --> 00:00:56,200 point of attack, do we think Edwards gets the steph matchup? 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 4: And what is that? 20 00:00:58,359 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 3: And if so, because you wouldn't use Conley, I don't 21 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,599 think you might use You might use McDaniels, and that 22 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,560 leaves Edwards on Butler like so, but let's say Edwards gets. 23 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 1: The Steff matchup? Can you then pull go Bear into 24 00:01:12,719 --> 00:01:16,280 some screening actions? Get some switches that way, Uh. 25 00:01:16,079 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 3: Can can you you know, if you get doubles and traps? 26 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,239 Can can the role man the outlet guy kind of 27 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,319 be more consistent then than we saw it? Like we've 28 00:01:25,359 --> 00:01:28,079 seen the the Rockets are kind of an interesting like 29 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,439 I don't know, preparation I guess for for facing the 30 00:01:32,439 --> 00:01:35,400 Wolves in some ways, So I guess I guess Really 31 00:01:35,439 --> 00:01:37,480 it comes down to, is Edwards the point of attack? 32 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,840 So is he like you're am and Thompson type And 33 00:01:39,879 --> 00:01:42,359 then can he take Curry out of the game in 34 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,840 the same way? And then if not, do do you 35 00:01:45,879 --> 00:01:47,760 as the Warriors have the ability to get go Bear 36 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,640 involved so you can get into your four on three 37 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,439 stuff and then will that go you know, it's like 38 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,239 a trickle down thing. Then will that go better consistently 39 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,239 than it did against the Rockets? So that's like three 40 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,400 tactical things, but they're all kind of of a piece. 41 00:01:59,719 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 2: What what would you do if you were Chris Finch? 42 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:04,480 Because the way I was looking at it was just 43 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,239 and I think now having Jimmy Butler, because Jade McDaniels 44 00:02:07,239 --> 00:02:10,000 gets the Steph assignment during the regular season, he guarded 45 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:11,319 the more than anyone else in Minnesota. I think you 46 00:02:11,319 --> 00:02:13,000 actually spent more time guarding Steph than anyone. 47 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 4: In the league. 48 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 3: But do you think Edwards, like, is Edward's in the 49 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,840 mode now where it's like because the way he guarded 50 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,240 Lebron and the way you know, it's like I got him. 51 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 2: But I also kind of thought, because Jimmy Butler's on 52 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,159 this team now, does Edwards in kind of like that 53 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,960 sturdier frame make more sense to. 54 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:29,599 Speaker 4: Go up against him. 55 00:02:29,719 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're not going to have in theory, or at 56 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:35,199 least like Steph's gonna run around more like through more 57 00:02:35,199 --> 00:02:37,639 screens away from the ball. You'd rather have Jade McDaniels. 58 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,400 The issue what's interesting they are though, is that if 59 00:02:40,439 --> 00:02:43,080 you're the Wolves and you put Edwards on Steph or 60 00:02:43,159 --> 00:02:46,039 let's Jayden on Steph, now, it's just that makes it 61 00:02:46,039 --> 00:02:48,319 easier for Steph to stay on Jayden at the other end, 62 00:02:48,719 --> 00:02:50,800 Anthony Edwards, and you run into some cross matches where 63 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,919 Steph is on on Edwards, then you don't even need 64 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,719 to worry about setting screens at that point. 65 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:58,439 Speaker 1: Yeah. No, I there's like there's a three tiered thing. 66 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,719 I think I don't know. 67 00:03:00,759 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 3: I got really caught up in the idea of like 68 00:03:02,319 --> 00:03:04,199 I think Edwards is just here for it in the 69 00:03:04,199 --> 00:03:07,080 postseason and he's gonna he's gonna say I want Steph. 70 00:03:07,159 --> 00:03:09,680 I mean, he'll be on him at some point. You're 71 00:03:09,719 --> 00:03:11,840 probably right based on the regular season, and just like 72 00:03:11,879 --> 00:03:14,479 how much of a pain McDaniel's length can be on 73 00:03:14,599 --> 00:03:18,439 someone like Steph. I just I don't know, just after 74 00:03:18,479 --> 00:03:21,840 that Rocket series, seeing how hard a defender like Thompson 75 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,840 can make things on Curry, that that is just where 76 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,560 the analysis has to start. Because I think the Warriors 77 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,520 are gonna be like good defensively. It's always gonna come 78 00:03:28,599 --> 00:03:30,599 back to like how do they get Steph loose? And 79 00:03:30,599 --> 00:03:32,479 then how do they score if they can't do that? 80 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: This is I think I actually might have asked this 81 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,479 question when it was Warriors Rockets. And I have the 82 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:43,159 same question against Minnesota, especially after watching that Lakers Wolves series. 83 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:47,719 Who forces who to adapt more with their lineup structure? 84 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,520 And by that, I don't even know if the Warriors 85 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:53,400 could like adjust to account for Minnesota's size, But just 86 00:03:53,439 --> 00:03:56,759 sort of looking at we saw Rudy Gobert in a 87 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:58,960 couple of those Lakers games. He wasn't closing not I 88 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,719 want to make clear there's nothing to do with defense. 89 00:04:01,759 --> 00:04:04,120 Mostly it was the offense wherever becomes a problem if 90 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,120 teams are going to go smaller. We also saw the 91 00:04:06,199 --> 00:04:08,960 value though, of what he can do if he's catching passes, 92 00:04:09,039 --> 00:04:11,400 if he's really crashing the glass, what he can do 93 00:04:11,479 --> 00:04:15,280 against smaller teams, And so how does like I'm looking 94 00:04:15,319 --> 00:04:17,680 I guess I'm looking at this from Golden State's perspective 95 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,759 more than anything, because I think Minnesota will default to, Okay, 96 00:04:20,759 --> 00:04:23,360 it's cool that we can pull the nas red ripcord 97 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,720 and use him with Julius Randall and like maybe feel 98 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,480 more comfortable switching and hopefully we create more offensive advantages 99 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,360 if we want. But you stick with the generational defender, 100 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,920 who is still a generational defender until you prove that 101 00:04:33,959 --> 00:04:34,399 you can't. 102 00:04:34,639 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 4: If you're the. 103 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 2: Warriors, how do you approach like the Timberwolves size or 104 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:40,680 the Rudy Gobert. 105 00:04:40,319 --> 00:04:40,759 Speaker 4: Of it all? 106 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:42,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think it's not. 107 00:04:43,319 --> 00:04:46,079 Speaker 3: It is different than the Rocket series in some ways, 108 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,920 like specifically, but the Warriors will be at a size 109 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:54,439 and athleticism disadvantage, So that's that's the same. So they got, 110 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,639 you know, a bunch of games of preparation to kind 111 00:04:56,639 --> 00:04:57,600 of to deal with that. 112 00:04:57,879 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: I would also say that historically, like steph. 113 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:07,399 Speaker 3: Has had pretty you know, little issue with Gobert, if 114 00:05:07,399 --> 00:05:10,720 you can, if you can engineer some switches, I would 115 00:05:10,759 --> 00:05:13,839 say that, like the presence of Ant and McDaniels, and 116 00:05:13,879 --> 00:05:16,439 you can just still have length and size between Randall 117 00:05:16,439 --> 00:05:18,240 and Naseried and other stuff on the back line, Like, 118 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:23,399 it's gonna be a legit challenge to score even if 119 00:05:23,439 --> 00:05:25,639 you can, you know, get the kind of matchups that 120 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:26,160 you want. 121 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: I do think it's just a lot of it. 122 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,759 Speaker 3: Is gonna come down to and this will step on 123 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,839 some things, but whatever, like Pajemski is gonna have to 124 00:05:34,879 --> 00:05:37,720 take advantage of defenses shaded away from him and or 125 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,199 having less threatening defenders on him, because I do think 126 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,720 really the size and athleticism and length of Minnesota is 127 00:05:43,759 --> 00:05:46,120 gonna make it hard for the Warriors to get offense 128 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,319 from the sources they want to get it from. And 129 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,000 that really was the case against Houston too. So the 130 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,079 fact that the Warriors are here suggests they can figure 131 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:55,120 that out and they can defend well enough to you know, 132 00:05:55,519 --> 00:05:57,800 to make it work even when they don't quite figure 133 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,360 it out. But it is gonna come down. I think 134 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,639 Pajemski is just looming as someone that's gonna have to 135 00:06:02,639 --> 00:06:04,399 have a phenomenal series offensively. 136 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 2: The other question is, so with Andrew Wiggins gone, and 137 00:06:07,759 --> 00:06:10,040 I am assuming the answers GP too, like, well, who's 138 00:06:10,079 --> 00:06:11,279 getting the Edwards assignment? 139 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,759 Speaker 3: You know this might be as so Moody hasn't been 140 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:16,920 starting because Buddy heal, they've needed the shooting. 141 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,439 Speaker 1: I think you're still gonna need the Buddy. 142 00:06:18,199 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 4: Hill that was that game. 143 00:06:20,199 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I mean he's trying, but he'll tries. He 144 00:06:23,199 --> 00:06:25,240 just doesn't do do smart things all that oftense. 145 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: Did you see the Steve Kurr announcement they were head 146 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,120 I was like, I never thought we'd be reading this sentence, 147 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:30,959 but like Buddy and then Jimmy wouldn't name him, and 148 00:06:30,959 --> 00:06:34,360 it's like number seven, Uh, really brought the defense. 149 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 3: Over the Jimmy Buddy media comment dynamic is fantastic and 150 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,120 I'm here far and I love it. 151 00:06:42,879 --> 00:06:43,879 Speaker 1: I think it might be Moody. 152 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 3: I think you could see Moody back into a bigger 153 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,519 role and that may change if he continues to not 154 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,959 be reliable as a source of offense, and or if 155 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,920 Buddy and or if Number seven just continues to defend well, 156 00:06:56,160 --> 00:06:58,399 but like you're never gonna have Buddy on on. I 157 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,759 think GP two will get a lot of minutes. I 158 00:07:00,759 --> 00:07:03,199 think Butler might get some minutes if he if he 159 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:08,160 can move with with the hip injury, like he could 160 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,319 move just behind Moody's gonna see a lot, don't you 161 00:07:10,319 --> 00:07:12,279 think it's gonna I mean, like, I think that's who 162 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,279 the Warriors have tended to use against players like Edwards 163 00:07:15,279 --> 00:07:19,240 a lot because GPTWO just can't play, you know, thirty 164 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:19,800 five minutes. 165 00:07:19,839 --> 00:07:22,399 Speaker 1: It's just not that's never something he's been able to do. 166 00:07:22,959 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 2: No, So I guess they'll just throw a bunch of 167 00:07:24,759 --> 00:07:26,800 different stuff at or. You can see some Geese antos 168 00:07:26,839 --> 00:07:27,399 maybe on a. 169 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, I see some Draymond. I mean like that that 170 00:07:30,319 --> 00:07:31,240 might be what it comes to. 171 00:07:31,439 --> 00:07:33,759 Speaker 4: Well, how do you want to use Draymond in this series? Ideally? 172 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:34,839 Speaker 2: Yeah? 173 00:07:34,959 --> 00:07:38,839 Speaker 1: I mean that's a great man. There's so many wrinkles 174 00:07:38,839 --> 00:07:39,279 in this one. 175 00:07:39,839 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 3: If you put him on go Beart, I think he 176 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:43,800 short circuits a lot of the screening role because you 177 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,720 can switch that and you don't really care if you've 178 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,319 got someone small on Gobart offensively, if you can get 179 00:07:49,319 --> 00:07:51,920 away with it for a while, But don't you kind 180 00:07:51,959 --> 00:07:54,639 of need him to guard Randall unless that's Butler, Like 181 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,399 just because Randall's is just gonna bowl over if you 182 00:07:57,399 --> 00:07:59,240 have pajem Ski on him or Steph on him or 183 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,639 Moody on him, like that just leaves doesn't leave a 184 00:08:01,639 --> 00:08:02,319 lot of options. 185 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, So, like I didn't consider Jimmy Butler maybe enough 186 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,040 for the Anthey Edwards assignment for that specific reason because 187 00:08:09,079 --> 00:08:11,319 I thought that they would want like I thought that 188 00:08:11,319 --> 00:08:12,920 they would want him for Randall so that you can 189 00:08:12,959 --> 00:08:17,000 still use Draymond on Rudy, which you know, during the 190 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,040 regular season, I think he only played twice against that 191 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,399 Draymond only played twice against the Wolves, and that's kind 192 00:08:22,399 --> 00:08:25,759 of what we saw. But this team is different now, 193 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,160 So I think I'm with you that I want to 194 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:30,480 find a way to keep him on Go Bear. Although 195 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:33,039 with Jimmy Butler, Julius Randalds had. 196 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:33,919 Speaker 4: A really good playoffs. 197 00:08:34,519 --> 00:08:36,759 Speaker 2: Yeah, like he will put you even when he's not 198 00:08:36,799 --> 00:08:39,960 making shots, like he's gonna, you know, be a battering 199 00:08:40,039 --> 00:08:42,879 ram down the lane. And with Jimmy not healthy, do 200 00:08:42,919 --> 00:08:44,919 you want him taking that assignment? The flip side is 201 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,320 I guess Draymond has the ability to take on that, 202 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,120 but like, what does that do to your shell defense 203 00:08:49,159 --> 00:08:51,320 if Draymond has to sort of lock in on Randal. 204 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, you really do want Draymond on the back line 205 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:56,440 if you can. I mean, because just I mean, the 206 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,759 way they configure their starting lineup, there's just nobody else 207 00:08:59,799 --> 00:09:01,679 on on the floor that can do anything on the 208 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,480 back line, so he has to be back there. Yeah, 209 00:09:04,519 --> 00:09:07,440 it's it's a tough It's weird that, like Minnesota's offense 210 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,720 sort of presents problems for the Warriors defense, and I think, 211 00:09:10,759 --> 00:09:14,519 relatively speaking, the Warriors defense is a strength, So I 212 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,919 mean I do. That's actually haven't even decided who I'm 213 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:19,519 picking in this series, so we're gonna have to work 214 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,559 our way there. But I'm concerned now as we're talking 215 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:21,879 it out. 216 00:09:22,279 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 2: My last tactical thing would be So the Wolves had 217 00:09:25,519 --> 00:09:27,799 just like two of the worst three point shooting performances 218 00:09:27,799 --> 00:09:29,799 we ever kind of saw against the Lakers, and they 219 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,799 won one of them. Right, They did shoot like forty 220 00:09:32,799 --> 00:09:35,360 two percent on wide open threes, which is fine, but 221 00:09:35,399 --> 00:09:37,600 when you look at semi open threes, which are really 222 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,080 like semi contested threes, it's with a defender between four 223 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:42,879 and six feet away and like when you're an NBA 224 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:46,000 player size, but those are shots that you're gonna have 225 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:49,399 to take twenty four percent on those bad boys. And 226 00:09:49,399 --> 00:09:52,360 now you kind of combine that with the Edwards at 227 00:09:52,399 --> 00:09:54,519 the rim has just been so weird for a while, 228 00:09:54,639 --> 00:09:57,120 even when like the looks feel high percentage. Now like 229 00:09:57,159 --> 00:09:59,080 a lot of it I talked up to. Okay, the 230 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,480 spacing environment, I think great, But I'm just looking at 231 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:05,799 some of these misses from him at the basket, like 232 00:10:05,919 --> 00:10:09,120 one of those things preferably both needs to turn. And 233 00:10:09,159 --> 00:10:11,080 I think that it's like the three point shooting that 234 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,120 they have when you look at how Golden State will defend. 235 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:14,679 Speaker 4: And maybe I'm wrong here, please correct me. 236 00:10:14,919 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 2: It feels like the three point shooting for Minnesota's good, 237 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,440 Like you need to have a higher baseline than we 238 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,240 saw against the Lakers to beat this Warrior's team. 239 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,639 Speaker 3: And I think that's doubly true if the Warriors send 240 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,759 too at Edwards, which which they might, I. 241 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 2: Don't know what I think I expect them to do that. 242 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,639 Speaker 3: I don't know whether I expect that because like normally 243 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,039 you just say yeah because other other than commly like 244 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,720 who's making a play that you're scared of. Now, playoff Randall, 245 00:10:39,759 --> 00:10:42,759 you'd say, I'm scared of Randall, the play being he 246 00:10:42,799 --> 00:10:46,399 will drive through someone and make a layup. But my 247 00:10:46,519 --> 00:10:50,120 tackle thing was was like how Edwards has handled doubles, 248 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,279 bet the best I've ever seen him handle them against 249 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,320 the Lakers, Like just the kinds of quick passes you 250 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,840 wanted to make, the kind of like floor mapping where 251 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,200 he'd throw one real quickly. 252 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: Oh, I wasn't even. 253 00:11:01,519 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 3: Sure that guy was there, but he knew there was one. 254 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:06,440 I think it was like read at the elbow or 255 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,879 something like in the clinching game against the Lakers, where 256 00:11:09,879 --> 00:11:11,519 I was like, I don't think he makes that pass 257 00:11:11,639 --> 00:11:14,799 last year or like even during the season. So if 258 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,919 the Warriors do send two, then what you're talking about 259 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,039 the three point like just making open in like decent 260 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:25,360 threes like the thunder. The Wolves will get those shots 261 00:11:25,519 --> 00:11:27,480 like that just is what's gonna happen. 262 00:11:27,519 --> 00:11:27,799 Speaker 1: I think. 263 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 3: So it's got those things are kind of tied together. 264 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,559 Do I think they'll send two at Edwards? 265 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:34,639 Speaker 1: I bet not. 266 00:11:34,759 --> 00:11:38,159 Speaker 3: At first, I would guess that the Warriors will play 267 00:11:38,159 --> 00:11:41,159 it more straight up where it's Moody or whoever, probably 268 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:44,559 Moody the more we talk about it, and then if 269 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,919 that doesn't work, then I think you probably have to 270 00:11:46,919 --> 00:11:49,360 send two, especially if Peyton's not on floor. And then 271 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,919 like Peyton's given up a lot of size and strength 272 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:56,519 to Edwards, so I think eventually we may see that 273 00:11:57,519 --> 00:11:58,600 become like the default. 274 00:11:59,159 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 4: What's the what are the storylines in this series? 275 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,759 Speaker 3: I mean just for the Wolves side is easy and 276 00:12:05,799 --> 00:12:09,720 it's Edwards just toppling another like took down Durant last year, 277 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:13,320 took down Lebron, took down Steph like it's they would 278 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,679 you could if you're writing the like, so what call 279 00:12:16,759 --> 00:12:19,240 him about this series? And the Wolves winning and Edwards 280 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,120 is awesome? It's like, oh, the guard changed, We just 281 00:12:22,159 --> 00:12:24,240 watched it happen. Like the guy we all want to 282 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,279 be the face of the league just took down the 283 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:30,480 last three faces of the league, like basically in order. 284 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,000 So it's like we don't get to talk about him 285 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,480 as a hypothetical anymore, Like he's just the guy and 286 00:12:35,519 --> 00:12:38,279 we never ever get to say or we never get 287 00:12:38,279 --> 00:12:41,080 to bet against him, or how about this, you have 288 00:12:41,159 --> 00:12:44,000 to when picking a series involving the Wolves, do the 289 00:12:44,039 --> 00:12:46,000 thing I do with Jokic, where it's like, well, they 290 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:49,600 have him so like that, therefore, I'm not picking against 291 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,120 the Wolves or I have to at least like hem 292 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:51,879 and haw about it. 293 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,159 Speaker 2: So I guess my storyline of combining the two together, 294 00:12:55,279 --> 00:12:58,240 the Edwards one is great, by the way, but it's 295 00:12:58,279 --> 00:13:02,679 like which team I don't want to just say, like 296 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,639 default to which team has kind of work, which team 297 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:09,080 would react to a loss more dramatically, because it's which 298 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:10,399 I guess is the same thing as who has more 299 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:13,799 at stake. But it's just like Minnesota has come alive 300 00:13:13,879 --> 00:13:15,519 towards the end of the season, and we've seen that, 301 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:17,279 like they've kind of gotten up for the moment basically 302 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,279 all year, even when they were having their iffy crunch 303 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,279 time stuff, which flipped entirely against the Lakers all of 304 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:24,879 a sudden a good crunch time team. But like the 305 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,600 Cat trade still sort of looms. Is this weird inflection 306 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,159 point where you guys, shall was it worth it? And 307 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,480 it feels like this series will be the determining factor 308 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:33,360 as to whether it was. 309 00:13:33,600 --> 00:13:35,799 Speaker 3: Yeah, because you will have made it as far as 310 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,200 you did with Cat, Like yeah, right, I think you're right. 311 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:42,840 Speaker 2: It also kind of dictates, nas Reed player option, Julius Randall, 312 00:13:42,879 --> 00:13:46,519 player option, Walker, free agent, Like where are you going? 313 00:13:46,639 --> 00:13:48,399 Like if you get bounced in the second round, even 314 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,600 if it's competitive, what are you doing? It's not I 315 00:13:51,639 --> 00:13:53,240 don't expect them to blow it up or anything, but 316 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,200 like how much are you willing to continue investing in this? 317 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 4: And that it's that core? 318 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 3: Don't you think that the playing like they did against 319 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:04,919 the Lakers? A lot of the elements of that, like 320 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,440 Randall defending really well and being a huge factor. 321 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:12,279 Speaker 4: Like turned off the water for Lebron. So isn't series. 322 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:15,200 Speaker 1: Aren't the Wolves decisions harder? Like but for a good reason, 323 00:14:15,399 --> 00:14:16,039 you know, because. 324 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 3: It was like if Randall had flopped and like, Okay, 325 00:14:18,720 --> 00:14:20,879 it's clear he's not a fit in and the playoffs 326 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,960 validated that, it's like, okay, how do we get off 327 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:25,600 this or like you know that kind of thing, and 328 00:14:25,639 --> 00:14:29,279 now it's it's like whatever happens against Golden State, Randall, 329 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,919 at least for a series against Lebron, James and Luca Dancis. 330 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 1: Looked like I think he's a value add in the playoffs. 331 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,919 Speaker 2: I think the argument that you could make is if 332 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,600 you look at the individual production of all the players involved, 333 00:14:40,639 --> 00:14:43,759 kat Dante Di Evincenzo, Julius Randallkay to Bait's job of course, 334 00:14:44,159 --> 00:14:45,240 but could forget. 335 00:14:45,399 --> 00:14:46,519 Speaker 4: If you look at it, you could call it a 336 00:14:46,519 --> 00:14:46,919 win win. 337 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,759 Speaker 2: But if you're looking at the value add to a 338 00:14:48,799 --> 00:14:52,840 team so far in the postseason, the Minnesota Timberwolve so 339 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:54,519 far seemed like they may have won that trade. 340 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, and like and we killed it. We both killed 341 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:02,120 it in any in a weird way. So I think 342 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,799 to answer your question, even though we're just talking about 343 00:15:04,799 --> 00:15:06,240 like what we're going to talk about, but it's a 344 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:09,159 fascinating question, I think the Wolves would be the team 345 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,440 to like do more, you know, in reaction to a loss. 346 00:15:12,799 --> 00:15:15,279 But that's mainly like the Warriors made their move, Like 347 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,799 the Butler move was the move I feel like, and 348 00:15:17,879 --> 00:15:20,080 it's I don't know what, they're not going to trade 349 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,080 Butler or stuff or Draymond and then after that it's like, okay, 350 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:24,759 well like what they were always. 351 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:27,559 Speaker 1: Going to tinker on the margins anyway. Yeah, So like. 352 00:15:27,519 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 3: I I think, probably, you know, in a weird way, 353 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,679 like the Warriors maybe should be the team to be 354 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,200 thinking about like big changes because the timeline is like 355 00:15:34,399 --> 00:15:37,480 zero now and they got to figure something out. Uh, 356 00:15:37,559 --> 00:15:39,919 but the Wolves are the Wolves feel more likely to 357 00:15:39,919 --> 00:15:42,399 do something, and that's almost got less to do with 358 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,240 what happens in the series. It's and more to do 359 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,039 with like, they made a financial move last year and 360 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,320 they still have some weird contract stuff to figure out. 361 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:50,519 Speaker 1: You know, Does that make sense? 362 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:51,159 Speaker 4: Yeah? 363 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,759 Speaker 2: And I mean, as you said, their decisions get harder 364 00:15:53,799 --> 00:15:56,559 in a good way. Because now if if Nasried or 365 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,039 Julius Randam become cap casualties, whether it's via trade or 366 00:15:59,039 --> 00:16:02,480 they opt out, leave or some whatever, that just looks Again, 367 00:16:02,559 --> 00:16:06,120 if they win this series, that'll look damning and like, 368 00:16:06,279 --> 00:16:08,399 but do you have enough to justify. 369 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,799 Speaker 4: Doing that even if you lose this series? 370 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,039 Speaker 2: Given like what you I know, luco Is, did you 371 00:16:12,039 --> 00:16:13,480 see him running up and down the court by the 372 00:16:13,559 --> 00:16:14,879 end of that It was just like a skimper. 373 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 4: It was just very weird. 374 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:18,759 Speaker 2: So and from the Warrior's perspective, they could win or 375 00:16:18,759 --> 00:16:20,480 lose this series. I'm gonna tell you my off season 376 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,399 dream transaction for them. Other stuff will need to be 377 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:26,600 attached because this player's value is just imploded. The Jonathan 378 00:16:26,639 --> 00:16:29,799 Kaminga signed and trade for camp Johnson is like that's 379 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:31,840 the move that I think, like, oh, the Warriors went 380 00:16:31,919 --> 00:16:33,799 this far in the playoffs in twenty twenty five, Like 381 00:16:34,039 --> 00:16:35,919 they'll just be a bona fide contender if they can 382 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:37,000 pull off something like that. 383 00:16:37,279 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: I mean, Cam Johnson could probably get on the floor, 384 00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:42,240 so he'd be a pretty big, pretty big value of 385 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:43,159 advantage there. 386 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: What's your X factor for start warship with ever team 387 00:16:46,759 --> 00:16:47,080 you want? 388 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:49,639 Speaker 3: Yeah, I stepped on it. It's Pajemski for the Warriors. 389 00:16:49,759 --> 00:16:52,440 It's just like he's not gonna I don't think he'll 390 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,000 be guarded by one of the world's two best perimeter defenders, 391 00:16:56,039 --> 00:16:59,039 and so like by default he has to be not 392 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:00,759 just making the open threes that come to down, but 393 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:03,279 like he's gonna have to initiate offense, like he will 394 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,680 have to beat a guy and make the right pass, 395 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:09,160 Like he's gonna have a significant offensive role. And again, 396 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:13,119 I really do think the Warriors are gonna be okay defensively, 397 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,279 not to take anything away from Minnesota, but where I'm 398 00:17:16,319 --> 00:17:18,880 concerned and where anyone who's watched them, even with Butler, 399 00:17:19,319 --> 00:17:23,079 like scoring is hard against good defenses for them, especially 400 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,079 ones that are equipped to take steph out or limit him, 401 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:28,960 and so it just Pajemski is like the only guy 402 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,319 that can Pastora will shoot like other than Stephan Butler, 403 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:33,640 So it just has to be him. 404 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,319 Speaker 2: For me, I have Moses Moody because I think that 405 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,400 he is going to spend a lot of ample time 406 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,759 on Edwards and I mean, like maybe you're just gonna 407 00:17:40,759 --> 00:17:43,000 see him, like you might even get some time against Randall, 408 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,319 like depending on how the setup is. And so he's 409 00:17:45,319 --> 00:17:46,880 just gonna be super important if you want to make 410 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,720 sure that Jimmy Butler isn't doing too much heavy lifting, 411 00:17:48,799 --> 00:17:50,559 or you don't need to try and overextend Gary Payton. 412 00:17:50,599 --> 00:17:54,960 The second I say this and only slightly tongue in cheekly, 413 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,079 I kind of wondered if Quinton Post would be a 414 00:17:57,079 --> 00:17:59,640 good option here because it's just like, if you look 415 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:01,400 at the if you wanted to and you wanted to 416 00:18:01,519 --> 00:18:04,359 kind of increase the dynamosm of your offense, the Wolves 417 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,920 in any given lineup do have players that you like 418 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,519 Quentin post On Jade McDaniels, Like, they're not gonna bring 419 00:18:09,559 --> 00:18:12,400 Quinton Post to the screening action if that's what's happening. 420 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:15,000 So like, do you even if Conley's on the floor, Like, yeah, 421 00:18:15,039 --> 00:18:17,119 that might be Like with that might So I'm just 422 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:19,240 could this be a Quinton Post? Will it be more 423 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,960 of a Quinton Post? Who's more who logs more total. 424 00:18:21,799 --> 00:18:24,240 Speaker 4: Minutes by the end of the series comingo or Post? Oh? 425 00:18:24,279 --> 00:18:30,799 Speaker 1: Post? Is Post gonna play a minute? Yeah? 426 00:18:30,839 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 2: I always for Garry Payton the second Uh, that's pretty 427 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:34,599 I think. 428 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:37,319 Speaker 1: Who's gonna play more minutes? 429 00:18:38,079 --> 00:18:41,759 Speaker 3: I would guess GP two just because he's gonna one 430 00:18:41,759 --> 00:18:44,759 of the few, Like you're not terrified options on Edwards, 431 00:18:44,759 --> 00:18:48,000 You're terrified of everybody, but but I think he's viable there. 432 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,480 Post is Post is a great X factor though, because 433 00:18:50,519 --> 00:18:53,640 like he if he if he runs hot, then like 434 00:18:53,680 --> 00:18:54,720 you just have to sort. 435 00:18:54,519 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: Of adjust your defense to him. 436 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 3: And there are just aren't a lot of shooters on 437 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,119 the Warriors that that's true of other than Steph. 438 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 2: Right, I mean Buddy Heeld could also they have a 439 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:04,960 lot of like potential extractors because it's can you get 440 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:07,480 away with playing him in this series? If the war 441 00:19:07,559 --> 00:19:09,519 because the Wolves will decide to match up on down 442 00:19:09,599 --> 00:19:11,359 the perimeter, So if Buddy Heal's on the courts, like 443 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:13,880 can how how if you know him and Steph together, 444 00:19:14,039 --> 00:19:15,880 Like how many minutes can you get away with that? 445 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:16,200 Speaker 1: Yeah? 446 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,200 Speaker 3: I mean if you start Healed as the Warriors and 447 00:19:19,240 --> 00:19:22,559 you put him on McDaniels and you say, Jimmy. 448 00:19:22,279 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: Butler, sorry, man, you drew the short straw. 449 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 3: You got edwards, like you could keep Healed on the 450 00:19:28,279 --> 00:19:33,359 floor a little bit, right, like because and I and 451 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:35,799 I was now it was all in on Moody starting now. 452 00:19:35,799 --> 00:19:39,079 I wonder because like offense is the problem. That's why 453 00:19:39,079 --> 00:19:41,319 Buddy Hill has played so much. Well, you have to 454 00:19:41,319 --> 00:19:41,920 guard the guy. 455 00:19:43,039 --> 00:19:43,599 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know. 456 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,440 Speaker 3: I I think I think Moody is a good pick 457 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:47,799 because he again if you do play him because you 458 00:19:47,799 --> 00:19:49,960 need him defensively, like he just has to make shots. 459 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,240 He has to take shots and make shots, and that's 460 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,319 been an issue so far. 461 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 4: Who's your X actor for the Timberwolves? 462 00:19:55,599 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 1: So this was hard. 463 00:19:56,839 --> 00:20:00,559 Speaker 3: I think I'm gonna say nas Reid because I think 464 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,079 with go Bear off the floor, the Warriors could kind 465 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:08,000 of get some interesting stuff going on offense, and Reid 466 00:20:08,079 --> 00:20:11,000 has been just he gets better defensively, you know all 467 00:20:11,039 --> 00:20:13,079 the time. I don't think, I don't think he's a minus. 468 00:20:13,559 --> 00:20:16,160 But if if Reid and Reid is going to be 469 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:18,759 a problem on offense too, with his shooting and ability 470 00:20:18,799 --> 00:20:20,440 to just I mean, he's going to be the biggest 471 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:22,880 guy on the floor most of the time against the Warriors. 472 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,519 If he can be decent on defense when he when 473 00:20:27,559 --> 00:20:30,200 and if he's the lone big I think that makes 474 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,759 things really really hard for the Warriors because because for 475 00:20:32,839 --> 00:20:35,279 Golden State to succeed, I think maybe like they'll need 476 00:20:35,319 --> 00:20:37,279 to have stretches where they're just like, oh, go bears 477 00:20:37,319 --> 00:20:40,640 off the floor, reads reads the loan big, now we 478 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,839 can score and if and if they can do that, 479 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:44,759 then you know, maybe they go on to win it. 480 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,799 If Red is like good enough as as the five, 481 00:20:48,079 --> 00:20:49,960 I just I don't know how the Warriors are going 482 00:20:50,039 --> 00:20:51,039 to put up enough points. 483 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,559 Speaker 2: I struggled between Tante Evencenzo and he Keith Alexander Walker 484 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:58,279 because I think that Walker will be called upon to 485 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,640 like he will get Steph minutes against Steph Curry, maybe. 486 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:02,279 Speaker 4: Even Buddy Healed. 487 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 2: But I really still just don't trust Minnesota's offense, like 488 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:09,680 at its core and nicolex Entreer, Walker's not gonna be 489 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:11,599 the person that swings that like maybe he swings in 490 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:14,400 the owner if he's not making his shots, that becomes difficult. 491 00:21:14,559 --> 00:21:17,640 So I'm gonna lead Dante DiVincenzo to where it's if 492 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:19,640 the Warriors decided to throw two at Edwards, or if 493 00:21:19,759 --> 00:21:21,400 Edwards is just having a game where he's not finishing 494 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,680 around the rim, or Moody or Peyton second or Jimmy 495 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,480 Butler's on him, just making like difficult, and we know 496 00:21:27,599 --> 00:21:30,319 that Draymond's gonna see like be able to gum up stuff. 497 00:21:30,319 --> 00:21:32,759 Maybe that makes life tougher on Julius Randall, Like Ken 498 00:21:32,839 --> 00:21:34,799 Dante Vincenzo, I don't know what he shot in the 499 00:21:34,839 --> 00:21:37,799 Lakers series, was like twenty three percent three whatever it was. 500 00:21:38,559 --> 00:21:40,720 Can he make Golden State's defense pay when it's in 501 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,359 rotation or even when he just has the ball in 502 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:42,839 its hands. 503 00:21:43,079 --> 00:21:43,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's a good one. 504 00:21:44,319 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 4: Who are you picking? 505 00:21:45,559 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 1: I was hoping you go first. I haven't decided yet. 506 00:21:48,559 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 2: I am going to pick the Minnesota Timberwolves to lose 507 00:21:53,759 --> 00:21:54,559 in seven games. 508 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:55,799 Speaker 4: You like what I did there. 509 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,319 Speaker 2: I have been pretty high on the Timberwolves all season 510 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,920 in terms of I've been up and down on them 511 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,759 with their performance against really good teams. I could see 512 00:22:04,839 --> 00:22:09,599 their size frustrating the Warriors in similar ways, that it 513 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:13,200 did the Lakers. The difference to me is that I 514 00:22:13,279 --> 00:22:16,039 think Golden State has the ability to get more creative 515 00:22:16,039 --> 00:22:18,559 offensively and I just think they just in general have 516 00:22:18,759 --> 00:22:21,519 more two way players than the Lakers do, and so 517 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:25,839 they can make life hell on Minnesota's offense even more 518 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,079 so than we saw like the Lakers do. And it's 519 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:32,480 not again, they have that same lack of size, but 520 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,720 this is not should we dust off Maxi Klieba or 521 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,759 continue to be married to Jackson Hayes. It's oh, Draymond 522 00:22:39,839 --> 00:22:42,759 at the five sure, like that is just that's the 523 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,119 antidote to everything. I don't care, like what sort of 524 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,839 your size is. It was close, though, I really the 525 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:50,359 Wolves have just it wouldn't shock me if the Wolves 526 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,960 won this in five. So it's like I could see 527 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,079 it tilt the scales tilting in that favor too. 528 00:22:55,079 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 3: Because, like you know, again, I think there are some 529 00:22:59,559 --> 00:23:02,759 you know, inclusions you can draw about Golden State based 530 00:23:02,839 --> 00:23:06,000 on the challenges that Houston presented, Like that was a 531 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,119 rough like the physicality and the size and the athleticism 532 00:23:09,160 --> 00:23:12,400 and the defense just that was hard to navigate, Like 533 00:23:12,440 --> 00:23:14,400 there were stretches where it was like there's no way 534 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,519 the Warriors can be can score on this team, Like 535 00:23:16,599 --> 00:23:18,759 it just it seemed like that for entire games. You know, 536 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,839 during that series. I don't think Minnesota is not that good, 537 00:23:23,079 --> 00:23:24,640 not like not that overwhelming. 538 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 2: You're not playing Jabari Smith Junior, Steven Adams at Alparne right. 539 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:30,960 Speaker 3: And also Am and Thomson and Dylan Brooks. It's just 540 00:23:31,039 --> 00:23:33,720 like they don't they can't. They can't quite do that there. 541 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,079 You know, even Van Vliet like as a defender is 542 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,480 like like Conley's working as hard as he can, but 543 00:23:38,519 --> 00:23:40,440 Connley's thirty seven and not as good a defender as 544 00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:42,839 Van Vleet. Like there's not a weak point really unless 545 00:23:42,839 --> 00:23:46,480 you say Shangoon and like, I don't know, I think 546 00:23:46,559 --> 00:23:49,119 I have to go, I have to join you and 547 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,119 go Warriors in seven. But that's a real heart pick. 548 00:23:52,319 --> 00:23:55,440 I think the head pick is, like, so that's my 549 00:23:55,519 --> 00:23:59,200 official pick Warriors and seven. The head pick is just 550 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:04,440 Minnesota just presents so many like physicality and size and 551 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:08,359 just talent and athleticism problems that combined like with Butler 552 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,759 banged up with Steph's thumb thing, like Steph has not 553 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,759 had like Steff's looked bad and like has looked like 554 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,599 kind of man handled by by the Rockets late in 555 00:24:18,680 --> 00:24:22,559 that series. Like, I think the head pick should be Minnesota, 556 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:24,640 but I'm not gonna do it this. 557 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:26,920 Speaker 2: This is gonna be a fun as hell series though, 558 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:30,279 so we both have the Warriors in seven games. 559 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:32,240 Speaker 1: All right, Thanks everybody for listening, for watching. 560 00:24:32,319 --> 00:24:35,759 Speaker 3: Make sure you're your rated review subscribed, five stars and 561 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,640 many thumbs up. If you're watching this on YouTube, police 562 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:41,079 and comments there let us know what thoughts are joined. 563 00:24:41,079 --> 00:24:43,599 Speaker 1: Our discordantateks for that. In the YouTube and podcast description, 564 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:44,359 episodes 565 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:46,079 Speaker 3: Has always been a shout to Franklin la keenan an 566 00:24:46,079 --> 00:24:47,359 apology to Jared Allen