Nets-Sixers, Lakers-Jazz, Gary Trent Jr., Fan Questions | WHAT’S BURNIN’ | SHOWTIME Basketball

Published Apr 13, 2021, 5:47 PM

The NBA has a stacked week of matchups including the Nets taking on the Sixers & The Lakers taking on the Jazz. The boys break them down on this weeks WHAT'S BURNIN' and answer your fan questios. Plus, they discuss the hot play of Gary Trent Jr. and the Grizzlies.

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If you had to go on a twelve hour bus ride to your next game, which five teammates are you taking on the bus and why? And my honorable mention will be Marquis Daniels. I gotta have my quote. My honorable mention is b D. Did you already know what he's bringing? That character that if you want him to entertain for the twelve hours, he will, But I want to get a little bit of sleep. Welcome back to another edition of What's Burning. Let's get right to it with the week ahead, Jack. We got Nets and Sixers this Wednesday. Top two teams in the East uh. Nets have the second best half court offense in the league. Seventy Sixers have the second best half court defense in the league. Is this a preview of the Eastern Conference Finals? Yeah, it could be. I mean both teams are finally getting healthy, everybody starting to get guys back UH and be starting to get into floorid things. But this is gonna be a good matchup to see how can they get ready for him be coming in the playoffs, because they will match up and beat has been a problem all year. We know what the dynamics and the problems that Brooklyn brain but and beat is gonna be a problem for them not having that big man. And uh, I can't wait to see how this game plays out. Yeah, I mean if you remember last week, Um, you know, a shorthanded Lakers lead with Andre Drummond. Uh. You know, I think surprised the Nets, and to me, it wasn't that big of a deal of a loss, but it just showed that there's not much in the middle. Granted, uh, I don't think DeAndre Jordan played that game, but you know he he was little boy and LaMarcus Aldrich all night when his man down to the ground and doing all all that kind of ship. So, um, definitely, if Philly is gonna surpass the Nets to go to the finals, it's gonna be because of EM beats. So this could definitely be a preview. I'm excited to see this game. Next up, we have the Celtics and the Lakers, obviously historical rivalry. You know, the Lakers are on a little bit of a skid um beating Nets last week. Um, I think Lebron is a few weeks from being back. I think eighties about a week from being back. Um, Celtics are starting to pick it up in the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference. What do you think about this matchup? Um and Boston young boys, they're rolling right now, They're playing well both They're starting to pick it up, not just their stars, but as a whole team. Everybody's starting to play that role, you know, guys that they're really starting to pick it up. So it's gonna be an interesting game. I just see them getting ready for the playoffs. Obviously, the Lakers are beat up, you know, they still need their guys back. But the way the Boston is playing, I see Boston are coming out with the victim right now because they're looking at the playoffs. They can see it. They clear view. Yeah, this was a one my one team comes second half that I really thought would pick it up. Obviously, and it didn't start off right away, but they are five and one in April, and like you said, not only are the stars finding the rhythm, but the team is finding the rhythm. And I think that's going to be important for this team moving forward. Um, But these games are dangerous. These are the kind of games where you don't see Lebron, you don't see a d so you might not come in with the right mindset. But then again, you did point out these guys are gearing up towards for the playoffs and they know every game counts. So um, I think I got the Celtics in this one too. Uh. Continuing the week ahead, we have the Clippers versus the Sixers on Friday, Kauai ANDPG Embiid and Simmons. Clippers won the first battle without Embiid, but Tobias Harris had a very nice game nine and nine. Uh, Jack, I think we both feel these teams can make a long run um in the playoffs. What do you think about this matchup? That's a good matchup. I just think, you know, and Be just been a force this year. You know, he's been dominant. Every team has been trying to figure out how can they stop him or make adjustment to stop him, and they can't do it. And I I don't I don't see the Clippers having an ast. Yes, yes they added Boogie, but Boogie hasn't played. He has to get in shape and he has to he has to get actimated with that team, and that's not easy as people think. Uh, he is a pro, he is a dominant force. He's something they can use. But and b has been dominant all year. Like you said, he's having the MVP year. So I just I can see both of these teams making a run. But I just see in this game and be being a little bit too much for him. Yeah, you know, obviously excited that that Boogie got another run with the Clips, and this is the matchup I wish we could have got three years ago, maybe before Boogie started getting all these injury problems, because to me, Boogie was the number one center in the game before he went down, and and be a lot of people had em beat as the number one center. So I wish you know, this matchup is is a few years too late, but I definitely think Boogie will help. He has to get his feet under under him. Also like that, you know, the master teaching the student type situation with Doc and and T lou Obviously you know t louis you know, mentored by Doc and Doc help him get his first job. Now that both these guys have their new teams playing really well, so this is gonna be a fun matchup. And you know, as we mentioned, the playoffs are all about who's hot at the right time. I could see It's not crazy to think either one of these teams to make the finals. Right rounding out the week, we have the Jazz versus the Lakers on Saturday. Jazz still have the best record in the league, but are only a sixteen and eleven on road two at home dominant. Um, we saw a shorthanded Lakers team going there and steal one from the nets. What do you think about this Jazz Laker matchup? I just I just told you. I've never been sold on Utah. I love I love Donovan Mitch He's one of my favorite players in the league. And I know what the dynamic of planing in Utah, how hard it is to win there. So they always have good home records. But to be a great team, to be a great playoff team, to be a championship team, you have to win on the road, and they struggle at doing that. And that's always been the knock on Utah. Yeah, they're good at home, but they're not good on the road. And um, even with Jargon Clarkson playing well, you know, I just don't see this team going far and I see these Lakers beating them again. What's weird to me is having, you know, a bad road record, whether there's really no reason to. You know, there's no crowds, there's not the normal ship you have to you know, look forward to while you're on the road, So it kind of it's kind of weird to me, but I agree, you know, this is a team that kind of has to prove it still. Um, obviously they've been playing great during the regular season. We're still in the regular season, but you know, the playoffs are right around the corner. Can this team do it in the playoffs? So, um, you know this is gonna be a fun matchup underhanded Uh, you know, obviously shorthanded Laker team. I'm gonna take Utah in this game, but I'm not again, I'm not sold on them in the playoffs. I'm gonna have to see it end. In the week, we have the Celtics and the Warriors. Celtics currently in the seventh spot, Warriors currently in the ten spot. Warriors suffered a big blow Wiseman uh towards Meniscus, most likely out for the season. Jack, do you see either one of these teams rising as we stand there, both in the playoff play in situation on both sides of their conferences. Yeah, I love both teams. I love what Steff with what Steff has been able to do all season, even within the injuries, he's been leading the team and keeping the playoff playoff hopes high. Um, But I just you know, they don't especially with the young fellow going down. They just don't have enough to say that they gonna make up some noise in the playoffs. Yeah, they might get in, and they have Stephan Curry, but to win in the playoffs and to go far, I don't see it. I think Boston has a better chance to go farther. They have a healthy team that stars are starting to turn their corner. You know, they have a complete team, and I think from the experience that they have with having a healthy team, they could go farther in the East. I don't see them coming out. But like I said, who knows what could happen in the seven game series? Yeah? Uh, you know, I think obviously Lucier Wiseman is a big hit. Um. Like I said, I don't even think they really expect to do much this year. You know, as Draymond said a few weeks ago, he's not excited about being in the fucking play in. Um. I think they're a team if they make it they can steal the game or two. But like you said, I just don't think they have enough this season. Uh. And again, I think the Celtics are a team. They can get hot at the right time. They have a lot of pieces. Uh you know they didn't they I feel they need to show up that middle. UM. But I feel like they have enough pieces to make a run there. They're there, battle tested, They've been to the conference finals a few times now. So I think Boston is a team that can definitely sneak up in the standings and and give whoever they're playing in UM in that first round, you know, a run for their money. I hopefully maybe they can get to six to get out of that, you know, get away from Brooklyn and Philly. UM. Because outside of that, I think they're right there is a is a top three team in the in the East. If they're playing how they should be playing. Next up on the Radar presented you by Draft Kings, Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Mavericks, and Blazers are all on pace to be within four games or their preseason win total. Jack, we got some over under here over under Lakers with fourty eight and a half wins this year, I'm going on to too many wins. They need to to complete that, and they have been beat up off season. They got nineteen games left, they need to win at least sixteen to reach their total, and I just don't see that happening. But again, if this team is healthy going into the playoffs, to me, they're still the favorites to come out of the West. Next up the Los Angeles Clippers at forty seven and a half. They're currently sitting on thirty seven wins with seventeen to go over under they reach or surpass that total over they want to, they want to have a good field going to the playoffs. They gonna match the gas. Agreed, I agreed, I definitely think they're going to get over that. Uh. Next up, Denver Nuggets forty four and a half. They're currently sitting at thirty four wins with nine team games left, similar situation as the Clippers. Do you see this team hitting it? Yep? I go over again. All these are playoff teams. These are teams that had great seasons last year. They know how to turn it up to get going into the playoffs. I agreed, agreed, I agree, They're they're gonna get over that too. Next up, Dallas Mavericks at forty three and a half, currently have twenty nine wins with twenty games left under. They've been just all over the place all year. I just don't know what they're doing. I love watching Luca, but now they weigh under. Yeah. I agree. This has been a very up and down, unpredictable year uh for the MAVs, but I definitely don't see them reaching that win total. Uh. Last, but not least, Portland Trailblazers. There's forty and a half. They're early sitting on thirty one wins with nine team to go. This is a guarantee over. This is a guarantee over. They're gonna this is one of those teams to find a way to turn around. God, this team is starting to get healthy and they want to make some noise in the playoffs. They would it's definitely over. This is a team that's getting healthy at the right time. I definitely agree they're gonna win over uh forty and a half games, but this team has been battle tested. This is a team no one's really talking about that's really gonna give whoever they play in that that second round a run for their money. Um, so I'm excited to see a fully healthy Blazers what they can what they can do. Next, up our favorite segment, fan questions. Here we go, Jack Richie underscore ten. What lower seed team can you see making a sneaky run if let loose in the playoffs? We gotta talk. We're talking about Portland's that's always a scary team. They got one of the clutch players in the game. Like you said earlier, Man, they started to get healthy, they're coming together. They got nor Pile. Now I would have to go to Portland. Agreed, Agreed, Portland is definitely that team in the West, and in the East is Boston. Um. Like you said, this team has been battle tested. They've been to the conference finals a few times. Jason Tatum and and and uh Jathen Brown or are making known that they're the best one of the best young duels in the game. So I agree Portlands in the West, Boston in the East. Next fan question ed, been worked? What was the worst you've ever got crossed up, dunked on, or embarrassed in the game? Pro or college. I think my ship we talked about right when we're in Miami and I got who hit me with the pump fake and I tripped over the line and almost fell into the stand Marcus Banks. Marcus Banks is fast as that motherfucker was fast. But yeah, that was probably mine. I got lucky, man. I think Chris Bosh kind of got me a little bit, but I didn't really jump. I I was lucky to really avoid anything nasty because I would just foul the motherfucker. But I was lucky with that. Kobe got me. Oh ho ho ho, my bad. I ain't mean to cut you off. The worst I got crossed it was the one time when I was guarding Code at the top of the key with his jersey and his mouth and he hit me with the left or right pull up jump or he nailed that ship. But we won the game, so fuck it. Resting picture. Uh I never nobody never made me fall, but a I made me stumble when I was in Golden State trying to guard him, and uh, I reached one time Joe Johnson and he kind of spun me around. But it happens in the NBA, bro, it happens. Come on, man, especially if you're a competitive That's why it's it's it's crazy because I don't like anymore. That that's why she think the scores are so high, because now it's about being embarrassed and going viral. If you get crossed, you get dunked on, you get whatever this, you get whatever that, You're gonna become a meme. And motherfucker's have too much pride to really go out there and try. And that's the one thing I don't like because, like I said, if you're competing, you're gonna get dunked on and you're gonna get cross That's just a part of the game. Yeah, next up at Donovan p If you had to go on a twelve hour bus ride to your next game, which five teammates are you taking on the bus and why I'm taking my Uh, there's no question with me. I'm taking you al Baron Monte and if I had to take and if I take another teammate from another team, I would take um Gerald Wallace. So me, you, me, you b D al Monte and Jeral Wallace. That's the hell of a bus ride. I don't want to repeat all the other people, so I'm just gonna so I'll do a different bus ride. I'll do me. You see web k D and DeAndre Jordan's. Oh, and my honorable mention would be Marquis Dangs. I gotta have more quotes. My honorable mention is b d Did you already know what he's bringing? That's care. If you want him to entertain for the twelve hours, he will, but I want to get a little bit asleep. That's why he's a honorable mention, all right? At Peppy Underscore Balance Underscore, Matt Bonds in retrospect, was the most chiefs incident. Good for your career? Is it common for NBA coaches with such detrimental attitudes towards their players? Um, I definitely think it was good for my career because really, at that point in my career is at a crossroads. Um, I was thinking about going to play football. I was working out for football in the summertime as well. Had some NFL teams are ready to give me a try out. But in the back of my mind, just that that ship kept burning, just his his his, the way he acted, in the disrespect he showed towards me, So um yeah, no, I definitely he was that one figure that drove me to end up having a fourteen year career. So yeah, obviously it's you already know how I feel about him, but it was important. I think it's important to have people like that in your life, to cross past the doubt you or or or disrespect you to a point where they almost got there. Ask people he didn't even know, but you know, to kind of like that fire under to light that fire under your ass um you know. And I'm sure there's more coaches that are that are weird like that. I mean, to me, what he what? What used to bother? Because he used to get dogged up by everyone on that team. I'm not even a lot of people used to talk craziest to him on that team, but I was just too young to I was just about to fight him. But I think what it was with him was he was still caught up trying to be a player, like thinking he was funny, like he would say ship that he would and then he was looking for people to laugh. And we're thinking, like, you're the coach, you mean, coach the team, you know, stop trying to be a player. So anyway to get back to your question, Uh yeah, I definitely think it was important. I appreciate him for that. And man, like I said, I got to make a cool little fourteen year round. All right, next up, some next nigga. Where do you consider managing Noble on the all time shooting guard list? He was an exciting guard in the two thousand, but seems like he doesn't get his just do. Uh wanted the creator, the creator the euro stuff. He brought that to the game. He's one of my favorite teammates. I think, um the reason why I respect him not only the way he played the game, and not because how good he was, because the teammate he was. I remember when we won the Western Conference finals when I was in San Antonio. I was I really balled. I really won that game for us, and I really didn't get no credit because I wasn't the player, you know, I wasn't you know, one of the big names Steve Kerb, Tim Duncan. But sitting in the back of the locker room Genoboli, I remember him coming over and Tim and telling me, Bro, you deserved an MVP. You the reason why he won his game. So not only was not only was he great, he was a great teammate and uh the creator of euro stuff. I think he needs to be future Hall of FAMERUS, So he's gonna get his just dude, let's dope, that's definitely yeah. Man. It was a monster. Um. I mean you everyone in the world know what the scouting port was. Don't let him get to his left hand. But it didn't matter what you did, he was going to get to that left hand. And then early on he would dunk that bitch on you. At the end, he was just nice finishing, but early on he would back that ship up the half court and come downhill with that screen, and to keep him off that left hand was virtually impossible. Man. So I agree. Future Hall of Famer NBA Champ, great teammate, definitely salute to menu. Next fan question Aaron Levern's if you could smoke with three people dead alive, who would it be? Good? Question? Part big and if he smoked, damn, there's a lot of people out there. Man. Hold on, I'm gonna give you two. Go ahead, and you do your three, honey. I want to make sure my last one is just as good as my first two. Uh three, poople, I can smoke with Malcolm x m um, Marcus Garvey mm hmm. And I would say for my last one, I would say Tupac mm hmmm. Yes see, I was. I was thinking what civil rights leader, Um, I would add to that, But I'm actually I'm gonna go with my mom to be honest with if I can smoke one more yes, sir, yes, sir. She didn't smoke all the time, but she'd always smoke on Mother's Day with me. So yeah, those would be my three pot big and moms. If I had one last smoke with three legends in my eyes. Yeah, moms. And they slid moms in that too. Yeah, good episode drops our brother lamar Odom April fifteen. Enjoyed this teaser see coming to Joan cob in l a dr Buss, Jennie Mitch rest in peace in a good way, Genie pops in an amazing way. Yeah, so you saw at the time the Clippers weren't good. I wish I would have been around a dude like who had practice habits like Kobe early on. I'm thinking about all the time, pulling up the Southwest ten o'clock practice, coming in thirty like a bump, you know what I mean, wowing, But touch on that like seeing, I mean, I'm sure you've seen it right away. You got a chance play with him. I came and play with you guys. What it was like just being with him and seeing him. It was his whole ship is different. He was trying to be perfect on the court all the time, all the time, even even doing this like his little shooting routine or whatever. You know what I'm saying, even if his footwork, even if he's getting shots, he's doing in a certain way where he just trying to be the best, trying to get better at it and wasting no time for real. I mean that is it is incredible due you know his work after in the morning, man, he was like he was a thug at tending the morning. He was gonna it was straight up banging on brethics, man, like my man, constant, take it easy. There was no such thing though. It was all full steam of heath. I learned from this dude, just about even just Droom was watching them. Man, he said he was better than Mike. I know he did. He thought it. But you gotta understand his drop. It ain't too many dudes that played in the NBA. Oh that's playing ball right now. That's black yo, and that really mean it. And they heart like that's growing up right now, Like I'm gonna be better than Lebron James, and that's where he chased his whole life was to be just as good or mentioned with Michael Jordan's as a teenager. I remember I was important to him, he man. I was remember saying I need to get six. I want to be able to set the same table with Mike. His whole frame of mind, his whole this dude had. First of all, forget about the one. He had sixty three and Dallas had sixty one in the third quarter. Cold. You know how NBA practices, He hit like ten fifteen straight in the practice. You know they know to play. His focus is crazy coming down the stretch, next step quick hitters. Gary Trent has been on fire since he's been traded. Dropped forty four on Saturday seventeen for nineteen from the field and only thirty three minutes. He's averaging nearly nineteen points a game since being traded. Thoughts on this young kid, what do you know? What? What? What stuck with me is what he said the other day, something that we always speak on, the feeling of being wanted. You want to you want to work, you want to do your best when you're working somewhere where you want it, you know what I mean. And and Toronto wanted him. Uh, it's a new it's a new breadth of life for him and the way he's playing. He was having the same type of flashes Importland, but being here the lightest greener, you know what I mean. So so I'm I'm happy he's finding the home and all the success he's doing. You know, the kid boughted now he'show only belong in his league. Oh, I think I thought you were talking about something else, So I was talking about what he spoke on. Um, you know, playing with such a talented team before from the standpoint of having c J, having Dame, having Mellow, you know, he's at the bottom of the list, kind of low key as far as shots and getting attempts. And I think it's a perfect example of some of the young Laker players that got traded away earlier, the Julius Randall's, the brandon Ingrams now that are putting up a bunch of points. A lot of people don't understand on the outside looking in a lot of your success that it depends on your situation. Like you said, he was doing it in flashes in Portland, but there was they were just so loaded as far as on the offense event. So he's going to Toronto now, you know where he's one of the guys getting a lot of attempts and ship he's making them. So definitely hats off to this kid. UH player really well in Toronto, and I think it was a really good trade and you know, both teams were able to benefit uh immediately from the trades they made. Next up, Memphis Grizzlies eight and five of their last thirteen, but three of those losses came to the Jazz. Valatunit is playing really well at about nineteen and a half a game. UH. Memphis currently sits in the eighth position. Do you think they'll be able to hang on? I hope so, man. I just I'm just excited with the player that Ji has grown into. You know, he's such a leader and he's been great for that for the organization and for that team. I just want to see them healthy. You know, Jack Jackson is still out and UM, if they could get him back and get some other pieces with this kid man this this team could really make some noise in the Western Conference this year. I don't see it happening, you know, with the with the injuries. But I just love the player he's grown into, and I would love to see him in the playoffs, to watch him, to see what he could do. They definitely missed Jaren Jackson, someone who was really, you know, kind of a surprise to a lot of people. Um came out the gates playing really well, versatile stretch for who's been out for a while. But I agree Maran is turning into a special player. UM. So well, they hanging to the eight, They're definitely probably gonna be in a playing scenario. I don't know if they're gonna be able to hold onto it, but you know, a healthy team with maybe a few more moves in these next two years, it's gonna be a you know, Memphis is gonna have great basketball back in the city again. Uh. Last, but not least unfortunately, Uh, Golden State Warriors first round pick James Wiseman towards Meniscus uh and most likely is out for the remainder of the season. Jack how do you feel like his rookie season went. It was going, It was going pretty well. You know, barn injury. I mean, he was banged up a lot this year. He has to get stronger, He has to understand how physical this NBA is. He missed his whole uh freshman year in college, so he missed a lot of basketball, so he has to get stronger. Nice sees what the NBA is like. But from what I've seen from him, he's gonna be a great problem. He's gonna help that team a lot. Yeah, I really like this kid. I would say that his rookie year was his success. He was throwing it he first, they took their time putting him in. Then he was throwing it to the fire and play well. And he's I watched Golden State a lot. He's someone that that they need. You know. Obviously, he's going to continue to develop his offensive game. But he's long, he he protects the basket. He's a rim runner, he's a lob catcher, he can step out of hit the fifteen footer. I'm sure within the next two years he's gonna be shooting threes um. So this was a great pickup for their team, and he's gonna be that because you've gotta think they've never really had that center and any of their runs because their teams have been so guard focused. But I definitely think he's a perfect type big man to play in that system with Stephen and Clay and Andre and the rest of the group. So obviously disappointed. But one thing I'll say is, if you're gonna tear Ligam in your need, the meniscus is the one you want to tear. You don't ever want to tear nothing. But the meniscus is the least likely that's gonna, you know, give you long term effects, UM from tearing that. So I'm sure he'll make a recovery and I'm looking for a big second year out of this kid. Closing thoughts, uh, Jack and I want to thank everybody for all their support. UM. You guys have made all the smoke and award winning podcast us through your support. We appreciate that. UM obviously following us to What's Burning as we continue to try to give you guys more, continue to try to grow this more than just a podcast. Man. Thank you to our guests past and present and our current ones. We got a sick list of guests coming up soon for you guys. We've got Jennie Buss, Shack, Ice Cube, Rachel Nichols, Gilbert Arenas, and the one and only bearing himself Davis UM. But we have a favor. We need some help from you guys. You know, Jack and I are big cannabis advocates, consumers and businessmen. We want to get our following up to four twenty by four twenties. So currently we're sitting at three hundred and nine thousand followers for All the Smoke Page. We want to get it to four twenty, man, so we need your guys as help. Uh and make sure you stay tuned for what we have in two for you guys on four twenty. Again, Man, thank everybody for your support moving forward. You want to continue to make this the best podcast but more than a podcast in the game, So help us get to that for twenty man, Jack, what you wanted to say to our fans? Smoke Smoke Gone and follow All the Smoke I g page absolutely, and I think we need to do like little individual videos to Jack for real, I think we both made a post saying, hey, you know share, We're only twenty five thousand from four twenty. We might have to get that in a couple of days. We can do it. Let's do it. Oh before I forget, make sure you follow the Balls Boys podcast too. I gotta plug my baby, So episode three. You can find him in the Barnes Boys podcast on Instagram, Instagram TV, and YouTube. 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