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Oh, it's good for a Thursday show. It is a very good Thursday show. Yeah, Lakers Warriors tonight, actually a huge regular season game. Things are cooking in La where show Hey O, Donnie pulled off his magic again last night. Dodgers. Once you get to the seventh eighth inning, you better have a strong bullpen er.

Oh, it's good for a Thursday show. It is a very good Thursday show. Yeah, Lakers Warriors tonight, actually a huge regular season game. Things are cooking in La where show Hey O, Donnie pulled off his magic again last night. Dodgers. Once you get to the seventh eighth inning, you better have a strong bullpen er.

It's over.

It's over.

It doesn't matter what the score is. Jmack is joining me on a Thursday today. So the story, you know, whether it's politics or sports or the oscars, keep your eye on the betting odds because it does always like people in Vegas or people overseas have a little bit of insight. They're in the rumor business. But a lot of times where there's smoke, there's fire. So J Mack, Travis Hunter has moved ahead of Shadure Sanders, the Colorado quarterback in the betting odds to be the number three pick. So we know cam Ward's going one and it looks like Shaduur Sanders is falling. Which is generally the closer you get to a draft, quarterbacks they move up. Last year, remember mel Kiper said a week before the draft, bo Nicks and Michael Pennix are high second round picks. Well Pennix went eight and bow Nicks went twelve to Denver. So you know a lot of times you hear as the draft gets closer, and this year we have a scarcity of good quarterbacks and Cleveland and the Giants look like they really need them. So people aren't into Shador Sanders. I think there's two things. I think Number one, there's enough video out there like you had with you had this with Caleb Williams, where there's some stuff where old school general managers are not going to like it. You know, you've got a little bit of immaturity. There's the watch pos against Arizona State and a couple teams. Old school guys won't like that. And there's not enough wow like Caleb Williams had, there's not enough wow to go okay, forget about it. You know, he's young, nil money, little into himself whatever, So I think there's not enough wow. And there's a little bit of the Caleb immaturity stuff that old school gms don't like. But I will say this, I go back to something that I think is really important. Colorado had very weak talent, and even though Shadora was one in seven against ranked teams while at Colorado, he was wildly productive nineteen touchdowns, four picks, three hundred yards a game completed seventy percent. So he was swimming in mediocre teammates, and yet he was creating offense on his own, running and moving. Everybody tells me, I can't move, he's not athletic. Well I watched he moved. I mean he at least moved as well as like Bo Knicks, who I think moves better than people give him credit for. So no support in college didn't win games necessarily. Eli Manning wasn't dominating in college football. Patrick Mahomes wasn't winning games in college football. Josh Allen wasn't winning games in college football. But they were creating offense out of thin air with very average teammates. That impresses me. I'm not saying he's Allan or Mahomes. I'm saying I don't look at wins and losses. That's not what I look at. John Elway didn't win a lot of games in college. Okay, you know, Trevor Lawrence won almost all his games, so did Tua. So my track record on quarterbacks, I think I'm pretty good at the quarterback thing. Here's quarterbacks who people liked much more than me, Zach Wilson. You know, I didn't like Zach Wilson, Daniel Jones, Mitch Traubisky, Tim Tebow to a Johnny Manziel, I was like, I'm not high on these guys. I don't see great first round talent. I did like guys where there were a lot of skeptics. I like Justin Herbert, I like Bo Nicks, and I think I've been proven right to some degree on Sam Darnold. You know you all think I hated Baker.

It doesn't matter what the score is. Jmack is joining me on a Thursday today. So the story, you know, whether it's politics or sports or the oscars, keep your eye on the betting odds because it does always like people in Vegas or people overseas have a little bit of insight. They're in the rumor business. But a lot of times where there's smoke, there's fire. So J Mack, Travis Hunter has moved ahead of Shadure Sanders, the Colorado quarterback in the betting odds to be the number three pick. So we know cam Ward's going one and it looks like Shaduur Sanders is falling. Which is generally the closer you get to a draft, quarterbacks they move up. Last year, remember mel Kiper said a week before the draft, bo Nicks and Michael Pennix are high second round picks. Well Pennix went eight and bow Nicks went twelve to Denver. So you know a lot of times you hear as the draft gets closer, and this year we have a scarcity of good quarterbacks and Cleveland and the Giants look like they really need them. So people aren't into Shador Sanders. I think there's two things. I think Number one, there's enough video out there like you had with you had this with Caleb Williams, where there's some stuff where old school general managers are not going to like it. You know, you've got a little bit of immaturity. There's the watch pos against Arizona State and a couple teams. Old school guys won't like that. And there's not enough wow like Caleb Williams had, there's not enough wow to go okay, forget about it. You know, he's young, nil money, little into himself whatever, So I think there's not enough wow. And there's a little bit of the Caleb immaturity stuff that old school gms don't like. But I will say this, I go back to something that I think is really important. Colorado had very weak talent, and even though Shadora was one in seven against ranked teams while at Colorado, he was wildly productive nineteen touchdowns, four picks, three hundred yards a game completed seventy percent. So he was swimming in mediocre teammates, and yet he was creating offense on his own, running and moving. Everybody tells me, I can't move, he's not athletic. Well I watched he moved. I mean he at least moved as well as like Bo Knicks, who I think moves better than people give him credit for. So no support in college didn't win games necessarily. Eli Manning wasn't dominating in college football. Patrick Mahomes wasn't winning games in college football. Josh Allen wasn't winning games in college football. But they were creating offense out of thin air with very average teammates. That impresses me. I'm not saying he's Allan or Mahomes. I'm saying I don't look at wins and losses. That's not what I look at. John Elway didn't win a lot of games in college. Okay, you know, Trevor Lawrence won almost all his games, so did Tua. So my track record on quarterbacks, I think I'm pretty good at the quarterback thing. Here's quarterbacks who people liked much more than me, Zach Wilson. You know, I didn't like Zach Wilson, Daniel Jones, Mitch Traubisky, Tim Tebow to a Johnny Manziel, I was like, I'm not high on these guys. I don't see great first round talent. I did like guys where there were a lot of skeptics. I like Justin Herbert, I like Bo Nicks, and I think I've been proven right to some degree on Sam Darnold. You know you all think I hated Baker.

No.

No.

I said, Baker is a franchise quarterback. I wouldn't draft him at number one, and I think I've been proven right. He's playing on a number one little imature at the time, he's grown up.

I said, Baker is a franchise quarterback. I wouldn't draft him at number one, and I think I've been proven right. He's playing on a number one little imature at the time, he's grown up.

He's now good.

He's now good.

So I would draft Shadour Sanders if I needed him. I think you have to reach most of the time on quarterbacks. I also think where you land if you're kind of a B plus prospect, which Shahdour is has a lot to do with it. And Brian Dables an offensive coach and Kevin Stefanski's a good offensive coach. I think he would do well with both of those. Here's what Todd McShay said yesterday about it.

So I would draft Shadour Sanders if I needed him. I think you have to reach most of the time on quarterbacks. I also think where you land if you're kind of a B plus prospect, which Shahdour is has a lot to do with it. And Brian Dables an offensive coach and Kevin Stefanski's a good offensive coach. I think he would do well with both of those. Here's what Todd McShay said yesterday about it.

I like Shedorg Sanders a lot. Doesn't have a huge arm, does not have mobility. I think that's the biggest mistake in the evaluation, at least early in the process. His instincts in terms of the pocket and kind of extending and drifting and always looking for the whole run and not taking the short change. Those sorts of things he'll manage through. And if people don't like him, what they say is he has some of the bad habits that Caleb Williams had because of problems as a rookie. But he doesn't have the armor and he is a fraction of the athleticism. But the people who love him love the fact that he's the best pure passer in terms of touch, timing, layering the football. And he's the fastest processor in this class.

I like Shedorg Sanders a lot. Doesn't have a huge arm, does not have mobility. I think that's the biggest mistake in the evaluation, at least early in the process. His instincts in terms of the pocket and kind of extending and drifting and always looking for the whole run and not taking the short change. Those sorts of things he'll manage through. And if people don't like him, what they say is he has some of the bad habits that Caleb Williams had because of problems as a rookie. But he doesn't have the armor and he is a fraction of the athleticism. But the people who love him love the fact that he's the best pure passer in terms of touch, timing, layering the football. And he's the fastest processor in this class.

Yeah, those matter a lot.

Yeah, those matter a lot.

Upstairs processes fast and he's accurate.

Upstairs processes fast and he's accurate.

Isn't that the brock pretty story? Isn't it? Well, Colin he went, that's the story.

Isn't that the brock pretty story? Isn't it? Well, Colin he went, that's the story.

It's the guys that struggle processing quickly and are kind of so so accurate. It's why I'm not a big fan of Jackson Dart. I think it is accurate. If you're not super accurate with Lane Kiffin, ash your coach in college, I do not trust you in the NFL. So Shador Sanders, his dad was a dB. Okay, he didn't have all Americans outside of Travis Hunter. He was really productive like Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes with average teammates.

It's the guys that struggle processing quickly and are kind of so so accurate. It's why I'm not a big fan of Jackson Dart. I think it is accurate. If you're not super accurate with Lane Kiffin, ash your coach in college, I do not trust you in the NFL. So Shador Sanders, his dad was a dB. Okay, he didn't have all Americans outside of Travis Hunter. He was really productive like Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes with average teammates.

I like him. I draft him. Okay.

I like him. I draft him. Okay.

So it was a sho hey o Tani bobblehead night. People got in line, like, you know, eight in the morning and sat there all night, and of course he delivered eventually. So one of my favorite trends by stars in sports is, I know money matters. I'm not naive they want to play for winners. Show, Hey wanted to play for a winner? You know, Mike Trout is an all time talent, but he currently leads all active Major League Baseball players. Mike Trout does in home runs in losses, He's invisible in Anaheim. I think he should have gone years ago, back to the East Coast Show. Hey deserved the Dodgers, big brand, iconic, well funded. They can put great batters around him. Lebron deserve the Miami Heat Stafford deserve, Sean McVay. Sakwan Barkley had earned the right to play with the great O line in the Philadelphia Eagles. So the Dodgers lineup. This is really interesting, folks. They are so good once they get to your bullpen. Dodgers don't necessarily lead all the time. You can keep the Dodgers' bats at bay with strong starting pitching. Garrett Cole did this a couple of times in the World Series. But they will eat your bullpen alive, especially if you get to your second reliever. So last year they led baseball in comeback wins. Last year, nobody in baseball scored more runs eighth inning or after. So you know, yesterday is typical. Dodgers fall behind and they just start chipping away and chipping away and then they tie it in the eighth, and then they win it in the ninth with show hay And here is the walk off by the legend.

So it was a sho hey o Tani bobblehead night. People got in line, like, you know, eight in the morning and sat there all night, and of course he delivered eventually. So one of my favorite trends by stars in sports is, I know money matters. I'm not naive they want to play for winners. Show, Hey wanted to play for a winner? You know, Mike Trout is an all time talent, but he currently leads all active Major League Baseball players. Mike Trout does in home runs in losses, He's invisible in Anaheim. I think he should have gone years ago, back to the East Coast Show. Hey deserved the Dodgers, big brand, iconic, well funded. They can put great batters around him. Lebron deserve the Miami Heat Stafford deserve, Sean McVay. Sakwan Barkley had earned the right to play with the great O line in the Philadelphia Eagles. So the Dodgers lineup. This is really interesting, folks. They are so good once they get to your bullpen. Dodgers don't necessarily lead all the time. You can keep the Dodgers' bats at bay with strong starting pitching. Garrett Cole did this a couple of times in the World Series. But they will eat your bullpen alive, especially if you get to your second reliever. So last year they led baseball in comeback wins. Last year, nobody in baseball scored more runs eighth inning or after. So you know, yesterday is typical. Dodgers fall behind and they just start chipping away and chipping away and then they tie it in the eighth, and then they win it in the ninth with show hay And here is the walk off by the legend.

Flop out a.

Flop out a.

Center field Harris is back hoot tight.

Center field Harris is back hoot tight.

Every single night they do something that makes us say, wow, how much fun is that?

Every single night they do something that makes us say, wow, how much fun is that?

Yes, you just feel that he's gonna do something special. And I just like the way he's not pressing, he's in the strike zone and when he does that, you know there's just not there's no one better.

Yes, you just feel that he's gonna do something special. And I just like the way he's not pressing, he's in the strike zone and when he does that, you know there's just not there's no one better.

Yeah, great players, in my opinion, deserve the right for great moments. You see these iconic photos of d Wade and Lebron or Luca and Lebron on the dunks. Is that that's what they deserve. And well, Colin, you're for big brands. Cooper Flag could play anywhere, but Duke you can't triple team him.

Yeah, great players, in my opinion, deserve the right for great moments. You see these iconic photos of d Wade and Lebron or Luca and Lebron on the dunks. Is that that's what they deserve. And well, Colin, you're for big brands. Cooper Flag could play anywhere, but Duke you can't triple team him.

There's other players.

There's other players.

And like Sho Heeo Tani with the Angels, if he would have hit a home run for the Angels last night, it probably comes in a seven to four loss, right, And so like to me, part of going to Ohio State for football is that if you're a running back, you know you'll have NFL offensive lineman, a highly compensated coaching staff. It doesn't mean you chose the easy route to play at Georgia or Michigan or Notre Dame or Ohio State or Texas. It means you don't have to carry the entire franchise. The late Kobe Bryant, you know, people, he didn't mind being the man. He threatened to go to Chicago. He didn't want to be the only man. He's like, you got to give me somebody else. And so I get when five star recruits in high school go to like big brands. It's not just the money, it's I'm playing with other great players. And in baseball, what you don't want is a Joey Vado in Cincinnati where Vodo gets the bag, but who's hitting in front of him? Who's hitting after him? Can you afford pitchers? Or is Vado just homering and driving in four runs in another eight to five loss? Like great players want to play with great managers. And the Dodgers are so well funded, Like you know, he could have homeered last night, but who would hit behind in front of him or behind him? And if you were paying, o'tm what the Dodgers did. And the Angels wouldn't have deferred payments. You'd have to have you'd have no bullpen. It would be in the loss and we wouldn't talk about it. So another great moment for him and another good night in sports. Tonight Warriors Lakers, Yep, it means a lot. It's a regular season game. There's about a half dozen to a dozen all season that you're like, oh, this is about seating late in the year.

And like Sho Heeo Tani with the Angels, if he would have hit a home run for the Angels last night, it probably comes in a seven to four loss, right, And so like to me, part of going to Ohio State for football is that if you're a running back, you know you'll have NFL offensive lineman, a highly compensated coaching staff. It doesn't mean you chose the easy route to play at Georgia or Michigan or Notre Dame or Ohio State or Texas. It means you don't have to carry the entire franchise. The late Kobe Bryant, you know, people, he didn't mind being the man. He threatened to go to Chicago. He didn't want to be the only man. He's like, you got to give me somebody else. And so I get when five star recruits in high school go to like big brands. It's not just the money, it's I'm playing with other great players. And in baseball, what you don't want is a Joey Vado in Cincinnati where Vodo gets the bag, but who's hitting in front of him? Who's hitting after him? Can you afford pitchers? Or is Vado just homering and driving in four runs in another eight to five loss? Like great players want to play with great managers. And the Dodgers are so well funded, Like you know, he could have homeered last night, but who would hit behind in front of him or behind him? And if you were paying, o'tm what the Dodgers did. And the Angels wouldn't have deferred payments. You'd have to have you'd have no bullpen. It would be in the loss and we wouldn't talk about it. So another great moment for him and another good night in sports. Tonight Warriors Lakers, Yep, it means a lot. It's a regular season game. There's about a half dozen to a dozen all season that you're like, oh, this is about seating late in the year.

Sometimes those Saturday night games.

Sometimes those Saturday night games.

You know, the Celtics will be hosting the Calves, or the Celtics are playing in Golden State against the Warriors. You get those Saturday night ABC games like, oh, is a big NBA game. This is a really big one. This is for seeding.

You know, the Celtics will be hosting the Calves, or the Celtics are playing in Golden State against the Warriors. You get those Saturday night ABC games like, oh, is a big NBA game. This is a really big one. This is for seeding.

Nuggets lost last night, which helps the Lakers. They're now third in the West.

Nuggets lost last night, which helps the Lakers. They're now third in the West.

That's right.

That's right.

They win this, they put some separation between themselves and the.

They win this, they put some separation between themselves and the.

War It's a big Laker game tonight.

War It's a big Laker game tonight.

And the Lakers have OKC coming up with two games and okay, S's going for seventy wins. It's getting heated in the West. Colin and I like the Lakers chances tonight.

And the Lakers have OKC coming up with two games and okay, S's going for seventy wins. It's getting heated in the West. Colin and I like the Lakers chances tonight.

All right.

All right.

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You're now entering the Noble Zone sponsored by Credible Great Rates none of the bull So Carmelo Anthony was elected of the Hall of Fame yesterday. He was obviously a first ballot Hall of Famer. But I was at the gym yesterday and somebody came up and asked me. It was a Laker fan. He goes, why is Lucas so bad defensively? I mean, he's a great athlete. Why is he so bad defensively? And I said, well, it's like Carmelo Anthony. I have a belief that when you're so gifted early and you can identify it and everybody else can identify it, you're so gifted early, you know, thirteen fourteen years old in basketball, which is let's be honest about the basketball culture.

You're now entering the Noble Zone sponsored by Credible Great Rates none of the bull So Carmelo Anthony was elected of the Hall of Fame yesterday. He was obviously a first ballot Hall of Famer. But I was at the gym yesterday and somebody came up and asked me. It was a Laker fan. He goes, why is Lucas so bad defensively? I mean, he's a great athlete. Why is he so bad defensively? And I said, well, it's like Carmelo Anthony. I have a belief that when you're so gifted early and you can identify it and everybody else can identify it, you're so gifted early, you know, thirteen fourteen years old in basketball, which is let's be honest about the basketball culture.

In America.

In America.

Go get buckets, You get paid, and you get scholarships for getting buckets. And Carmelo was so gifted offensively at thirteen to fourteen. Lucas similarly that it can stunt growth elsewhere. Both are bad defensive players. It's like the running quarterback. Why develop into a pocket quarterback in high school or college? You can just run and be successful. Sometimes running quarterbacks often never become great in the pocket, or it takes them a while. Jared Goff knew that was his only way to succeed. So Luca and Mellow were so gifted. You know, both were averaging twenty one a game in the NBA as rookies.

Go get buckets, You get paid, and you get scholarships for getting buckets. And Carmelo was so gifted offensively at thirteen to fourteen. Lucas similarly that it can stunt growth elsewhere. Both are bad defensive players. It's like the running quarterback. Why develop into a pocket quarterback in high school or college? You can just run and be successful. Sometimes running quarterbacks often never become great in the pocket, or it takes them a while. Jared Goff knew that was his only way to succeed. So Luca and Mellow were so gifted. You know, both were averaging twenty one a game in the NBA as rookies.

I mean, I mean, I mean.

I mean, I mean, I mean.

Carmelo won the Dunk Contest high school McDonald's Natty twenty two a game, unstoppable at college twenty one a game in the NBA. You don't really have to develop into a great defensive player. You're gonna get paid, and you're gonna get attention. You're gonna get a shoe off the offense. Now, d Wade played great defense, why because he wasn't as gifted offensively. He was a grinder because he knew that that was his way to attention, money and scholarships. D Wade, to the end, was never a finesse, smooth offensive player, not a three point shooting guy. He got his points on defense and toughness and playing bigger than his size. Now you could say, well, what about Lebron James. Lebron James was not as gifted offensively as Luca or Carmelo Anthony at sixteen years old. He was a better athlete, but Lebron James could not shoot a three pointer for years. He was just a freight train. He was a locomotive. You couldn't stop him physically. He scored at the rim, he scored mid range, but he wasn't as smooth as Luca at fourteen fifteen. Offensively, he couldn't shoot like Carmelo Anthony at sixteen or seventeen years old. And so I think a lot of times you see this, and that was always my thing with Carmelo.

Carmelo won the Dunk Contest high school McDonald's Natty twenty two a game, unstoppable at college twenty one a game in the NBA. You don't really have to develop into a great defensive player. You're gonna get paid, and you're gonna get attention. You're gonna get a shoe off the offense. Now, d Wade played great defense, why because he wasn't as gifted offensively. He was a grinder because he knew that that was his way to attention, money and scholarships. D Wade, to the end, was never a finesse, smooth offensive player, not a three point shooting guy. He got his points on defense and toughness and playing bigger than his size. Now you could say, well, what about Lebron James. Lebron James was not as gifted offensively as Luca or Carmelo Anthony at sixteen years old. He was a better athlete, but Lebron James could not shoot a three pointer for years. He was just a freight train. He was a locomotive. You couldn't stop him physically. He scored at the rim, he scored mid range, but he wasn't as smooth as Luca at fourteen fifteen. Offensively, he couldn't shoot like Carmelo Anthony at sixteen or seventeen years old. And so I think a lot of times you see this, and that was always my thing with Carmelo.

It's the burden of early.

It's the burden of early.

Greatness when people can spot it in the basketball culture, like go get buckets is how you get shoes, fame and attention. You know, Tony Allen and Ben Wallace are great defensive players and have shoot deals that I know of so I think you know, at eighteen, Lucas winning the euro Cup MVP against older guys, and so you don't have to be as well rounded once offensively, you are identified really in all sports. If you're identified, if you're known as a great hitter, people stick in right field, first base, DH right you could hit.

Greatness when people can spot it in the basketball culture, like go get buckets is how you get shoes, fame and attention. You know, Tony Allen and Ben Wallace are great defensive players and have shoot deals that I know of so I think you know, at eighteen, Lucas winning the euro Cup MVP against older guys, and so you don't have to be as well rounded once offensively, you are identified really in all sports. If you're identified, if you're known as a great hitter, people stick in right field, first base, DH right you could hit.

Your way to the bigs.

Your way to the bigs.

There's been a lot of guys who have had great Major League Baseball careers that are reliability defensively. Put him at first DHM. And so that's always my take on Carmelo, is he and Luca. That was always my comp is that Luca is like a better version of Carmelo. I think he's a better passer, and I think he's even a more natural score. He's a better outside shooter. Carmelo is an all time offensive score, but never in the best shape. You know, didn't take a step back. But you couldn't stop me. It got him twenty six a game.

There's been a lot of guys who have had great Major League Baseball careers that are reliability defensively. Put him at first DHM. And so that's always my take on Carmelo, is he and Luca. That was always my comp is that Luca is like a better version of Carmelo. I think he's a better passer, and I think he's even a more natural score. He's a better outside shooter. Carmelo is an all time offensive score, but never in the best shape. You know, didn't take a step back. But you couldn't stop me. It got him twenty six a game.

Nothing you could do.

Nothing you could do.

Couldn't stop in high school, couldn't stop mem in college, couldn't stop me in the NBA, and his prime.

Couldn't stop in high school, couldn't stop mem in college, couldn't stop me in the NBA, and his prime.

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Right, Tonight's the biggest regular season game arguably of the NBA season. Lakers are playing the Warriors. It's an excellent matchup, both playing really really well, like Bronz not quite what he was pre injury, with a honeymoon period with Luca Rick Bucker's joining us live covering the league since nineteen ninety three Spot Sports NBA analyst. So you know, it's I'll just ask you this, who does the game feel bigger than you do get about a dozen regular season games a year where you can kind of sense there's like your playoff feel to him. This is going to be one of those games, like like like what if I had to say, who wins tonight?

Right, Tonight's the biggest regular season game arguably of the NBA season. Lakers are playing the Warriors. It's an excellent matchup, both playing really really well, like Bronz not quite what he was pre injury, with a honeymoon period with Luca Rick Bucker's joining us live covering the league since nineteen ninety three Spot Sports NBA analyst. So you know, it's I'll just ask you this, who does the game feel bigger than you do get about a dozen regular season games a year where you can kind of sense there's like your playoff feel to him. This is going to be one of those games, like like like what if I had to say, who wins tonight?

And why? Who do you like?

And why? Who do you like?

I like the Lakers. I like the Lakers as a matchup. I like the Lakers overall in terms of their chances in the Western Conference. You can point to a lot of different things, but it really comes down to the star player for each team, the go to player for each team, and with the Lakers, it's Luka Doncic at twenty five, twenty six years old, and simply because of his size and the way that he plays, it's easier for him to get what he needs to get. I can't ignore Steph's age and size and the way the Warriors work. It's just the degree of difficulty is much higher. And when I look at the Western Conference as a whole, there are a number of teams there with legitimate size that they're going to have to go through at one or both of these teams, and the Lakers are better equipped for that. When I look at their front lines, even though they both sort of play small at critical times, Lebron James and Ruey Hatchemura, we're talking about two guys that are six eight and six' nine Versus Draymond green And Jimmy butler at six six and six,' seven and, then offense the Versatility of Ruy and lebron is just greater Than what Draymond and.

I like the Lakers. I like the Lakers as a matchup. I like the Lakers overall in terms of their chances in the Western Conference. You can point to a lot of different things, but it really comes down to the star player for each team, the go to player for each team, and with the Lakers, it's Luka Doncic at twenty five, twenty six years old, and simply because of his size and the way that he plays, it's easier for him to get what he needs to get. I can't ignore Steph's age and size and the way the Warriors work. It's just the degree of difficulty is much higher. And when I look at the Western Conference as a whole, there are a number of teams there with legitimate size that they're going to have to go through at one or both of these teams, and the Lakers are better equipped for that. When I look at their front lines, even though they both sort of play small at critical times, Lebron James and Ruey Hatchemura, we're talking about two guys that are six eight and six' nine Versus Draymond green And Jimmy butler at six six and six,' seven and, then offense the Versatility of Ruy and lebron is just greater Than what Draymond and.

Jimmy is so it's not by a.

Jimmy is so it's not by a.

Whole lot and the synchronicity of these two teams in the chemistry can certainly change, the dynamic, but overall sizing up these two teams, ON paper i just Believe the lakers are better equipped to make a run at at Least The western.

Whole lot and the synchronicity of these two teams in the chemistry can certainly change, the dynamic, but overall sizing up these two teams, ON paper i just Believe the lakers are better equipped to make a run at at Least The western.

Conference Finals golden state's interesting because they can still be Kind of steph, dependent Offensively but Butler andre they've now got Another veteran Butler and draymond to, get him be a catalyst and get him, better LOOKS whereas i Feel like luca could have a bad Night and Lebron And austin reeves would be fine.

Conference Finals golden state's interesting because they can still be Kind of steph, dependent Offensively but Butler andre they've now got Another veteran Butler and draymond to, get him be a catalyst and get him, better LOOKS whereas i Feel like luca could have a bad Night and Lebron And austin reeves would be fine.

Carrying you?

Carrying you?

Is it my take is they Still feel steph? Dependent offensively do you, believe, that oh.

Is it my take is they Still feel steph? Dependent offensively do you, believe, that oh.

One, hundred percent one hundred percent what they got Out Of jimmy butler is another guy who helps Them facilitate steph getting what he needs.

One, hundred percent one hundred percent what they got Out Of jimmy butler is another guy who helps Them facilitate steph getting what he needs.

To GET but, i mean let's just look at.

To GET but, i mean let's just look at.

This team when You Go, steph curry who's the next most dynamic scorer on. The team the easy answer used To Be. Klay thompson and then let's go down, the line like who is it who do you count on as being that counter Scorer? To STEPH and i think most people would Probably Say jimmy butler has come in and. Done that he's upgraded that number. Two Spot buddy heal probably was. That Previously Maybe jonathan mingo on, good days but it was a. Debatable thing But is jimmy really that kind? Of score he has been in, The postseason but he's been that when he's been.

This team when You Go, steph curry who's the next most dynamic scorer on. The team the easy answer used To Be. Klay thompson and then let's go down, the line like who is it who do you count on as being that counter Scorer? To STEPH and i think most people would Probably Say jimmy butler has come in and. Done that he's upgraded that number. Two Spot buddy heal probably was. That Previously Maybe jonathan mingo on, good days but it was a. Debatable thing But is jimmy really that kind? Of score he has been in, The postseason but he's been that when he's been.

The primary in.

The primary in.

The postseason so this IS the x, Factor, here colin which is that chemistry and THE basketball iq And the warriors' ability to play their system and be greater than the sum of their part urts is what has made them special in. The past can they still capture some? Of that sure they can and would if. They did And the lakers are still struggling with trying to find a Balance between Lebron and Luca and austin in terms of who's really going to run this at, critical times then that would tilt things in the. Warriors favor but all, Things equal i'm still going to Favor.

The postseason so this IS the x, Factor, here colin which is that chemistry and THE basketball iq And the warriors' ability to play their system and be greater than the sum of their part urts is what has made them special in. The past can they still capture some? Of that sure they can and would if. They did And the lakers are still struggling with trying to find a Balance between Lebron and Luca and austin in terms of who's really going to run this at, critical times then that would tilt things in the. Warriors favor but all, Things equal i'm still going to Favor.

The lakers so when we look At The western, conference standings you Know There's oklahoma City and houston are the classic talented young teams without, a trophy so they play their butt off in the. REGULAR season i Don't buy houston. AS much i Think the lakers the other night kind of showed you if you really, ratcheted up it's a young team that can miss a lot. OF shots i think the thunder are too good and too deep not to win a couple of. Playoff series but the real interesting team to me Is. The nuggets so whereas we both kind of Acknowledge the lakers And the warriors should pretty do pretty well unless they have to face each other in the. First, round denver as the best player on, the planet doesn't play With Another. All star they're not as deep as. They were they rested people. Last night where? Are you maybe they feel DISRESPECTED by sga if he WINS. The mvp where are? You now in a TEAM that i thought after, THEY won, i thought are we looking At? The spurs are we looking at a big? Man dynasty and they. Just don't they just feel like. They're not they're. Bad defensively where are?

The lakers so when we look At The western, conference standings you Know There's oklahoma City and houston are the classic talented young teams without, a trophy so they play their butt off in the. REGULAR season i Don't buy houston. AS much i Think the lakers the other night kind of showed you if you really, ratcheted up it's a young team that can miss a lot. OF shots i think the thunder are too good and too deep not to win a couple of. Playoff series but the real interesting team to me Is. The nuggets so whereas we both kind of Acknowledge the lakers And the warriors should pretty do pretty well unless they have to face each other in the. First, round denver as the best player on, the planet doesn't play With Another. All star they're not as deep as. They were they rested people. Last night where? Are you maybe they feel DISRESPECTED by sga if he WINS. The mvp where are? You now in a TEAM that i thought after, THEY won, i thought are we looking At? The spurs are we looking at a big? Man dynasty and they. Just don't they just feel like. They're not they're. Bad defensively where are?

You?

You?

On denver.

On denver.

It's only Because Of nikola jokich in the way that he's playing right NOW that i even give them a puncher's chance at still being. A contender can their depth of experience in, the postseason their collective depth, of experience can that win? OUT potentially i mean we kind of say the same thing About the lakers that, that experience or maybe Even, the warriors their postseason experience is what gives them an edge and why people believe that they can knock Off The. Houston rockets are even Possibly The Oklahoma. City thunder i'm off. On that by, The way i'm not putting those two teams in the. Same Camp oklahoma city did win a series last year a. Dept wise, experience wise we don't talk about it, a lot but they actually have more playoff game experience Than The, memphis grizzlies and we never talk about their lack of postseason experience when we talk about. Their weaknesses So, the nuggets, for me, you're right and part of this is if you look At, stan krounky, the owner this is what. He does he did it With, the rams he did it With, The avalanche he's done it With.

It's only Because Of nikola jokich in the way that he's playing right NOW that i even give them a puncher's chance at still being. A contender can their depth of experience in, the postseason their collective depth, of experience can that win? OUT potentially i mean we kind of say the same thing About the lakers that, that experience or maybe Even, the warriors their postseason experience is what gives them an edge and why people believe that they can knock Off The. Houston rockets are even Possibly The Oklahoma. City thunder i'm off. On that by, The way i'm not putting those two teams in the. Same Camp oklahoma city did win a series last year a. Dept wise, experience wise we don't talk about it, a lot but they actually have more playoff game experience Than The, memphis grizzlies and we never talk about their lack of postseason experience when we talk about. Their weaknesses So, the nuggets, for me, you're right and part of this is if you look At, stan krounky, the owner this is what. He does he did it With, the rams he did it With, The avalanche he's done it With.

The nuggets he will.

The nuggets he will.

Do everything he'll push all his chips to the middle of the table in order to win. A championship but then he gets a little bit frugal, or stingy and they've quietly let a lot of key pieces go and haven't. Replaced them so it's only Because of jokic and how he is playing and the Matchup night mayor that he PRESENTS that i still believe they have a Chance If aaron Gordon And jamal Murray And Michael porter junior play their. Absolute best but the difference from when they won that championship. Is Now kristin brown's not A luxury he's An Essential peyton watson has to give you. Quality minutes they're relying on a lot of guys as a result Of Losing, Contavious caldwell Pope And bruce Brown And, jeff green, you know proven. Veteran guys now they're relying on luxury items to be key pieces in, the puzzle and they just haven't demonstrated that they're quite ready to.

Do everything he'll push all his chips to the middle of the table in order to win. A championship but then he gets a little bit frugal, or stingy and they've quietly let a lot of key pieces go and haven't. Replaced them so it's only Because of jokic and how he is playing and the Matchup night mayor that he PRESENTS that i still believe they have a Chance If aaron Gordon And jamal Murray And Michael porter junior play their. Absolute best but the difference from when they won that championship. Is Now kristin brown's not A luxury he's An Essential peyton watson has to give you. Quality minutes they're relying on a lot of guys as a result Of Losing, Contavious caldwell Pope And bruce Brown And, jeff green, you know proven. Veteran guys now they're relying on luxury items to be key pieces in, the puzzle and they just haven't demonstrated that they're quite ready to.

Do, that usually if you look at the history OF, the nba we rank dynasties higher if they have. Star power we LOVE The, Mj Dynasty Showtime lakers Shaq, and kobe And The. Duncan, ones, like yeah it was a team Down. In texas they were. Pretty good it didn't have a lot, of SIZZLE and i think. WE are I think boston's gonna win. THIS thing i Think Between brad Stevens And, danny ainge they have a couple of. Basketball savants this is a roster full of guys that can, all, pass, dribble shoot and.

Do, that usually if you look at the history OF, the nba we rank dynasties higher if they have. Star power we LOVE The, Mj Dynasty Showtime lakers Shaq, and kobe And The. Duncan, ones, like yeah it was a team Down. In texas they were. Pretty good it didn't have a lot, of SIZZLE and i think. WE are I think boston's gonna win. THIS thing i Think Between brad Stevens And, danny ainge they have a couple of. Basketball savants this is a roster full of guys that can, all, pass, dribble shoot and.

Mostly defend mostly it.

Mostly defend mostly it.

Is, LOADED yeah i mean they got the best, six man the best COMBODE and i think because they're Like. The spurs they don't have. Big personalities we just we're a little punitive.

Is, LOADED yeah i mean they got the best, six man the best COMBODE and i think because they're Like. The spurs they don't have. Big personalities we just we're a little punitive.

ON that nba is an.

ON that nba is an.

Aesthetic league we like our stars to, be fun, you know the seventy six Ers WITH. Doctor j that's what. We LIKE and i THINK they're i think they're gonna run through. THESE playoffs i think their ability to win on the road decisively IS like mj stuff Is Like kobe. Shack stuff that's that's the difference between good. AND great i think they're gonna run through. The playoffs do you?

Aesthetic league we like our stars to, be fun, you know the seventy six Ers WITH. Doctor j that's what. We LIKE and i THINK they're i think they're gonna run through. THESE playoffs i think their ability to win on the road decisively IS like mj stuff Is Like kobe. Shack stuff that's that's the difference between good. AND great i think they're gonna run through. The playoffs do you?

They could they?

They could they?

EASILY could i mean part of it is they've been on cruise control through, this season and everybody's questioning is that because they, you know they you know how much effort it's going to take to Repeat in May, and june and so, they, realize hey we're probably, gonna win so have to win some games on.

EASILY could i mean part of it is they've been on cruise control through, this season and everybody's questioning is that because they, you know they you know how much effort it's going to take to Repeat in May, and june and so, they, realize hey we're probably, gonna win so have to win some games on.

The road it's not all that important that we have the.

The road it's not all that important that we have the.

Best record and then they're still gonna have home court advantage in the.

Best record and then they're still gonna have home court advantage in the.

First round so there is some.

First round so there is some.

Of that the other part is to, your point like who's their most, Dynamic Player, Jalen brown like that, Doesn't.

Of that the other part is to, your point like who's their most, Dynamic Player, Jalen brown like that, Doesn't.

Ring it really.

Ring it really.

Doesn't Ring the bell if you're comparing him To a kobe Or a michael or any of the other. Dynamic players the QUESTION that, I have colin is are they going to be what? You're suggesting are they going to Be The San antonio spurs where they win multiple titles over a, long stretch or are they going to Be The detroit pistons who were also formidable for a YEAR and i think they went to the conference finals like six years in a row but only won. One title so are they going to be really good but not necessarily dominant and go to that? Next level or are they going to Be The San antonio spurs where it's there if they're not winning back, to backs they're consistently going. Back there, AND honestly i don't know at this point because of the way the league is changing and the difficulty in terms of keeping a team together for a long period. Of time at some point guys want to get paid or they want, bigger roles and it becomes difficult to hold together the same team for a.

Doesn't Ring the bell if you're comparing him To a kobe Or a michael or any of the other. Dynamic players the QUESTION that, I have colin is are they going to be what? You're suggesting are they going to Be The San antonio spurs where they win multiple titles over a, long stretch or are they going to Be The detroit pistons who were also formidable for a YEAR and i think they went to the conference finals like six years in a row but only won. One title so are they going to be really good but not necessarily dominant and go to that? Next level or are they going to Be The San antonio spurs where it's there if they're not winning back, to backs they're consistently going. Back there, AND honestly i don't know at this point because of the way the league is changing and the difficulty in terms of keeping a team together for a long period. Of time at some point guys want to get paid or they want, bigger roles and it becomes difficult to hold together the same team for a.

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WARRIORS lakers a really big regular season can.

WARRIORS lakers a really big regular season can.

Be fun.

Be fun.

IT'S fun, i mean you don't get a ton of these this is a. Big deal there's six or seven guys that Are getting Hall of fame votes or inclusion like this is a Good one tonight it'll feel like a. Playoff game teams at this point of the year is playing starters or playing everybody a lot.

IT'S fun, i mean you don't get a ton of these this is a. Big deal there's six or seven guys that Are getting Hall of fame votes or inclusion like this is a Good one tonight it'll feel like a. Playoff game teams at this point of the year is playing starters or playing everybody a lot.

Of minutes there's not a lot.

Of minutes there's not a lot.

In. Between here teams, are, tanking resting or they're all in for a big. Seeding game and that's what the, latters is what this, Is Tonight, rick fuker good, Seeing.

In. Between here teams, are, tanking resting or they're all in for a big. Seeding game and that's what the, latters is what this, Is Tonight, rick fuker good, Seeing.

You rick you.

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The corner by, the way are you perturbed by The chalky? Final?

The corner by, the way are you perturbed by The chalky? Final?

FOUR no i think.

FOUR no i think.

It's great got a lot, of outrage, faux outrage you know. That, nonsense oh there's no.

It's great got a lot, of outrage, faux outrage you know. That, nonsense oh there's no.

Great games you have to be careful about.

Great games you have to be careful about.

Confirmation bias there's a kind of a legendary college basketball sports better and he just got crushed in This Turn.

Confirmation bias there's a kind of a legendary college basketball sports better and he just got crushed in This Turn.

Allan, Boston yeah i'm familiar with. His work, crushed crazy but he was a good.

Allan, Boston yeah i'm familiar with. His work, crushed crazy but he was a good.

Gambler, back, yeah yeah but he loves. Mid majors he loves the. Little GUY and i think. Said something it's. Information bias, you're, like oh the, little guy the. Little guy never Forget, in america everybody it wants to eat. The rich why do people play? The lottery they want to. Be rich let's not pretend like, you know, it's so it's a lot of it's. Just envy and the same thing is for mid majors is you know those coaches at mid majors privately they'd ratherether Coach at kentucky and play with, better coach, better players bigger and. Io budget, of course so the mid major's always. Been overstated they're a little, undervalued historically but the nil has.

Gambler, back, yeah yeah but he loves. Mid majors he loves the. Little GUY and i think. Said something it's. Information bias, you're, like oh the, little guy the. Little guy never Forget, in america everybody it wants to eat. The rich why do people play? The lottery they want to. Be rich let's not pretend like, you know, it's so it's a lot of it's. Just envy and the same thing is for mid majors is you know those coaches at mid majors privately they'd ratherether Coach at kentucky and play with, better coach, better players bigger and. Io budget, of course so the mid major's always. Been overstated they're a little, undervalued historically but the nil has.

Changed that, you know the mid.

Changed that, you know the mid.

Major guy gets Good and i'll hear, you Know from dayton, or something and then all of, a sudden, You know syracuse Or, you connor like you, know what you could be our third best starter or a. Best starter so that's the way. Society Works people talented people. HAVE options i saw something the other day on TikTok where they were talking about an average looking man has to swipe two hundred times on what's, that site tinder tender to get one cup of coffee with.

Major guy gets Good and i'll hear, you Know from dayton, or something and then all of, a sudden, You know syracuse Or, you connor like you, know what you could be our third best starter or a. Best starter so that's the way. Society Works people talented people. HAVE options i saw something the other day on TikTok where they were talking about an average looking man has to swipe two hundred times on what's, that site tinder tender to get one cup of coffee with.

A date what does a woman have?

A date what does a woman have?

To, do WELL it's.

To, do WELL it's.

I didn't i, don't know but they said and of the four of the five times they, get coffee they won't get a. Second COFFEE so i mean just things are easier when you have, certain, height. Looks, talent well the coaches want to coach the, best players and players want to play with the, best players and so, you know the nil is a long. Time coming so if you are a believer in paying, college athletes the same people that are upset about mid majors Disappearing in march are also the same people that want athletes to. Get paid here's the way it Works. In america the minute you pay, college athletes you're going to have a hierarchy, very quickly and people are going, to separate and you're going to find out your. Market value and so you know that all the people that were fighting for the little guy to get paid he getting paid now a Lot, by Kentucky. Not dayton so that's just the.

I didn't i, don't know but they said and of the four of the five times they, get coffee they won't get a. Second COFFEE so i mean just things are easier when you have, certain, height. Looks, talent well the coaches want to coach the, best players and players want to play with the, best players and so, you know the nil is a long. Time coming so if you are a believer in paying, college athletes the same people that are upset about mid majors Disappearing in march are also the same people that want athletes to. Get paid here's the way it Works. In america the minute you pay, college athletes you're going to have a hierarchy, very quickly and people are going, to separate and you're going to find out your. Market value and so you know that all the people that were fighting for the little guy to get paid he getting paid now a Lot, by Kentucky. Not dayton so that's just the.

Market speaking it's Like In Major, league baseball a lot of these lower, end teams the owners that don't want, to spend they're essentially farm systems For the yankees And. The dodgers and that's how it's working. In baseball that's definitely what's happening in college football.

Market speaking it's Like In Major, league baseball a lot of these lower, end teams the owners that don't want, to spend they're essentially farm systems For the yankees And. The dodgers and that's how it's working. In baseball that's definitely what's happening in college football.

And basketball all these small market baseball teams for years were propped up by the, regional networks which Was the. Fox Business when fox sold it and other people couldn't run It, like fox it. Dried up and It's hurt Pittsburgh and Cincinnati And kansas city And. The mariners so it's like the truth eventually. Comes out the big gobble up the small and that's all that's HAPPENING. With nil the big and the bigger bankrolls, are smaller swallowing up the Smaller bankrell you see it, in tech you see it in. Every industry, all right let's do it tomorrow's, headlines today what's the Headline for Florida and AUBURN t sec hot bets for hoops? These days TWO great. Sec teams got some good News For. Auburn aurop it just came out out the headline will be join Us For. Crocktail hour gators shots go. DOWN easy I have florida take It.

And basketball all these small market baseball teams for years were propped up by the, regional networks which Was the. Fox Business when fox sold it and other people couldn't run It, like fox it. Dried up and It's hurt Pittsburgh and Cincinnati And kansas city And. The mariners so it's like the truth eventually. Comes out the big gobble up the small and that's all that's HAPPENING. With nil the big and the bigger bankrolls, are smaller swallowing up the Smaller bankrell you see it, in tech you see it in. Every industry, all right let's do it tomorrow's, headlines today what's the Headline for Florida and AUBURN t sec hot bets for hoops? These days TWO great. Sec teams got some good News For. Auburn aurop it just came out out the headline will be join Us For. Crocktail hour gators shots go. DOWN easy I have florida take It.

Down, auburn however it just was Revealed that Auburn, star broom the big fella who has just been getting double doubles in like the, first half he practiced. Fully today he Will play saturday in the. Final four he misspractice the last, two days so there was. Some concern remember the elbow in. The, Knee now broom is an. EXCELLENT player i think he's like twenty three. Years, Old however florida has THE depth i think. To handle they got four guys that they can throw at the big Fella, from AUBURN and i give a slight Edge to florida. The BACKWORK but i will say my favorite player in this Game, is pettiford the lefty backup, point guard the Freshman. For auburn he is. So smooth i've been saying he's a. LOTTERY pick a lot of people, are, like, no no you watch if He plays clayton to. To toe clayton's A great florida. POINT guard i think We'll hear petiford as a. LOTTERY pick I think florida. Narrowly escapes, all right here's a game that's going to. Be great tomorrow's Headlines today Huston and. Duke defense what's?

Down, auburn however it just was Revealed that Auburn, star broom the big fella who has just been getting double doubles in like the, first half he practiced. Fully today he Will play saturday in the. Final four he misspractice the last, two days so there was. Some concern remember the elbow in. The, Knee now broom is an. EXCELLENT player i think he's like twenty three. Years, Old however florida has THE depth i think. To handle they got four guys that they can throw at the big Fella, from AUBURN and i give a slight Edge to florida. The BACKWORK but i will say my favorite player in this Game, is pettiford the lefty backup, point guard the Freshman. For auburn he is. So smooth i've been saying he's a. LOTTERY pick a lot of people, are, like, no no you watch if He plays clayton to. To toe clayton's A great florida. POINT guard i think We'll hear petiford as a. LOTTERY pick I think florida. Narrowly escapes, all right here's a game that's going to. Be great tomorrow's Headlines today Huston and. Duke defense what's?

Say?

Say?

You yeah remember after we Did the calcuttai, CAME on, i said We. Got duke I'm A Duke blue. DEVIL'S fan i Want a cooper. Flag jersey the Headline, will Hey the Dukes Of hazzard cougar's wave the, white flag and That. IS flagg I got cooper Flag in. Duke, Advancing, however colin some of these analytics guys have put this in front. Of me you got. TO start i don't know if it's.

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Out there the.

Out there the.

Top twenty five Defense is duke has faced in the last. Month zero you have to go back To the clemson game In early february for a top twenty. Five defense duke lost, that game so they haven't played a. Good defense alabama don't, Play defense baylor does not. Play defense houston's the number one defense in. The country will be. A test there's a. Big divide the spread. Is five colin take. The, Point However, ken palm the number one, analytics site says this is a two, point game and there's another analytics site that says It as houston, By one so there is.

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A divide the publishers will be potentially the best college basketball game men or women of.

A divide the publishers will be potentially the best college basketball game men or women of.

The, YEAR yes i think it will be. ABSOLUTELY phenomenal I think. DUKE wins i Don't trust houston and like. Clutch situations they've played some some. Tough games they have an edge in the. Back court but how you not Riding With? COOPER flag i Give.

The, YEAR yes i think it will be. ABSOLUTELY phenomenal I think. DUKE wins i Don't trust houston and like. Clutch situations they've played some some. Tough games they have an edge in the. Back court but how you not Riding With? COOPER flag i Give.

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Me duke tomorrow's? Headlines today so who do you Like The?

National Championship duke florida IN, THE natty a lot of people.

National Championship duke florida IN, THE natty a lot of people.

Had this you probably. Had it, oh no you didn't have it in your breath because you Didn't go chalky. The headline, Will hey kurt to See flush duke cleans the rim and cuts down. The, Nets Listen john shires done a. Tremendous job we have an. Awesome team they got three guys who could go in the. Top twenty the big seven footer in, The Middle, cooper flag and then Of, course canipple who's. VERY good i like proc to The. Guard colin this is just a great. Basketball team the one interesting thing is they are one of the. Youngest, teams yeah THAT'S why i didn't a lot of freshmen, and sophomores and, it's, like oh that's tough going up against the grown Men of florida and the grown Men. Of HOUSTON but I think. DUKE prevails i Just Think cooper flag is. Too good you can't hold him down.

Had this you probably. Had it, oh no you didn't have it in your breath because you Didn't go chalky. The headline, Will hey kurt to See flush duke cleans the rim and cuts down. The, Nets Listen john shires done a. Tremendous job we have an. Awesome team they got three guys who could go in the. Top twenty the big seven footer in, The Middle, cooper flag and then Of, course canipple who's. VERY good i like proc to The. Guard colin this is just a great. Basketball team the one interesting thing is they are one of the. Youngest, teams yeah THAT'S why i didn't a lot of freshmen, and sophomores and, it's, like oh that's tough going up against the grown Men of florida and the grown Men. Of HOUSTON but I think. DUKE prevails i Just Think cooper flag is. Too good you can't hold him down.

That Long, All right so big, One Tonight. Lakers warriors. Let's go what's the headline going to be For The? Western conference tomorrow's headlines today the Deep Loaded western conference To The National.

That Long, All right so big, One Tonight. Lakers warriors. Let's go what's the headline going to be For The? Western conference tomorrow's headlines today the Deep Loaded western conference To The National.

Basketball association so next couple weeks on the show are going to, be WACKY and i figure we get OUR nf nba prediction out of the way In. The, west okay se he's won what sixty? Three games how Many is? DENVER one i. Don't know the headline For The western conference Will be luca, Tick fringe lakers going off the rails on a. Crazy trade. I'M sorry i think they're going To The western. Conference. FINALS colin i don't think anybody's standing in. Their way remember how they had like a twenty two game sample size where they were the best defense in the league and then they kind of cratered and all of a sudd they're not, that. Good folks they played eight games in. Twelve days they were exhausted due to the back. To backs lebron, Was hurt reese. Was hurt everybody's, Healthy, now Colin and i'm just telling You this lakers team. Totally complete we're having discussions during the commercial break about who's going To Defend boston reeves like tonight and in. The playoffs he is a. Tough matchup You, got, luca obviously You. Have lebron this is a great litmus test tonight Against. The, warriors, apparently tickets it's, a tough tough ticket to get. In tonight you probably could, if, you.

Basketball association so next couple weeks on the show are going to, be WACKY and i figure we get OUR nf nba prediction out of the way In. The, west okay se he's won what sixty? Three games how Many is? DENVER one i. Don't know the headline For The western conference Will be luca, Tick fringe lakers going off the rails on a. Crazy trade. I'M sorry i think they're going To The western. Conference. FINALS colin i don't think anybody's standing in. Their way remember how they had like a twenty two game sample size where they were the best defense in the league and then they kind of cratered and all of a sudd they're not, that. Good folks they played eight games in. Twelve days they were exhausted due to the back. To backs lebron, Was hurt reese. Was hurt everybody's, Healthy, now Colin and i'm just telling You this lakers team. Totally complete we're having discussions during the commercial break about who's going To Defend boston reeves like tonight and in. The playoffs he is a. Tough matchup You, got, luca obviously You. Have lebron this is a great litmus test tonight Against. The, warriors, apparently tickets it's, a tough tough ticket to get. In tonight you probably could, if, you.

Uh well i'm. An, influencer yeah That's.

Uh well i'm. An, influencer yeah That's.

How so lakers Are The western conference finals.

How so lakers Are The western conference finals.

For, sure finally tomorrow's headlines today the More Predictable.

For, sure finally tomorrow's headlines today the More Predictable.

Eastern conference it.

Eastern conference it.

Was supposed To be Celtics, and knicks but Then the calves have come out of nowhere and they're. A challenger the headline In the east. Will right i'd rather be A rich zingis than A. Poor zingis boston breaks bank back. TO back I just I like boston. TOO much i think they've gone through the motions a little bit at times, this season, you, know, like hey we just won, the TITLE and i think That's enabled cleveland to look better than. They are. My knicks brunson still not not. Back yet they haven't matched up great With. The CELTICS so I think boston's the team to be In. THE east i think they cut down the nets again.

Was supposed To be Celtics, and knicks but Then the calves have come out of nowhere and they're. A challenger the headline In the east. Will right i'd rather be A rich zingis than A. Poor zingis boston breaks bank back. TO back I just I like boston. TOO much i think they've gone through the motions a little bit at times, this season, you, know, like hey we just won, the TITLE and i think That's enabled cleveland to look better than. They are. My knicks brunson still not not. Back yet they haven't matched up great With. The CELTICS so I think boston's the team to be In. THE east i think they cut down the nets again.

THIS yeah i mean it's they have a couple of really really, Sharp Gms danny Ainge To, brad stevens and they just haven't been a lot. OF misses i mean when when when you know some of This Is giannis jannis wanted a better running mate with more, offensive firepower and They Moved. Drew holliday milwaukee loved Him for Dame and dame's a defensive liability is, getting older, breaking down and so They Got, drew holliday which was an Upgrade Over. Marcus smart they were Good With, Marcus smart Brown. And tatum now they're Better than porzingis had a great Year. In washington nobody. Paid Attention brad stevens brings him. Over us he's a he's a. Character issue he. Breaks DOWN all i know is when he's on, the Floor and horford's been slinging it. For years And Now peyton pritchard.

THIS yeah i mean it's they have a couple of really really, Sharp Gms danny Ainge To, brad stevens and they just haven't been a lot. OF misses i mean when when when you know some of This Is giannis jannis wanted a better running mate with more, offensive firepower and They Moved. Drew holliday milwaukee loved Him for Dame and dame's a defensive liability is, getting older, breaking down and so They Got, drew holliday which was an Upgrade Over. Marcus smart they were Good With, Marcus smart Brown. And tatum now they're Better than porzingis had a great Year. In washington nobody. Paid Attention brad stevens brings him. Over us he's a he's a. Character issue he. Breaks DOWN all i know is when he's on, the Floor and horford's been slinging it. For years And Now peyton pritchard.

Don't We Get. Derek white what a heist.

Don't We Get. Derek white what a heist.

That one they are just they Are and i'll say, it again they they've Got a spurs feel where we're not going to pay a ton of attention because they're not a. Flashy team we Love Our, Kobe shack we love our, you know we Love Our Michael Jordan's Showtime. Lakers jordan we LIKE our nba champion to. Be, flat actually in, the Seventies the sonics, Were, Good Washington, golden state they. Weren't flashy portland. Was great and, that's okay it's not. A criticism IN, the nfl we don't care if you're tough and Physical Like, baltimore pittsburgh well you could Be A super. BOWL champ nba we like a little flash or we don't give you the credit. YOU deserve I think I think boston stacked the fact that. They are they can go INTO any Nba aren now they could Go into okay see in the final and win. By eighteen they are they not many teams in the league can, do that, all right, J mack now you have tomorrow OFF and i have. Tomorrow off what do you got planned for the? Big weekend you got. THREE there i.

That one they are just they Are and i'll say, it again they they've Got a spurs feel where we're not going to pay a ton of attention because they're not a. Flashy team we Love Our, Kobe shack we love our, you know we Love Our Michael Jordan's Showtime. Lakers jordan we LIKE our nba champion to. Be, flat actually in, the Seventies the sonics, Were, Good Washington, golden state they. Weren't flashy portland. Was great and, that's okay it's not. A criticism IN, the nfl we don't care if you're tough and Physical Like, baltimore pittsburgh well you could Be A super. BOWL champ nba we like a little flash or we don't give you the credit. YOU deserve I think I think boston stacked the fact that. They are they can go INTO any Nba aren now they could Go into okay see in the final and win. By eighteen they are they not many teams in the league can, do that, all right, J mack now you have tomorrow OFF and i have. Tomorrow off what do you got planned for the? Big weekend you got. THREE there i.

Don't, YOU know i got to prepare for. NEXT week i gotta put some takes in, the holster get, them ready ready. For action already cooking up. Some stuff. We'll see i'll tell.

Don't, YOU know i got to prepare for. NEXT week i gotta put some takes in, the holster get, them ready ready. For action already cooking up. Some stuff. We'll see i'll tell.

You What, duke houston that is one for.

You What, duke houston that is one for.

The Age To if, Duke loses i'll be kind of sort. Of devastated then it, Loses luster like are you fired up About A houston auburn final, OR.

The Age To if, Duke loses i'll be kind of sort. Of devastated then it, Loses luster like are you fired up About A houston auburn final, OR.

Well I picked auburn, to WIN so i would be. Would yeah, you know it's the Thing about Florida, In, auburn florida as good as, they are they're one of those teams that can go come down and give you four or five minutes of, wasted possessions, you know and college teams do that.

Well I picked auburn, to WIN so i would be. Would yeah, you know it's the Thing about Florida, In, auburn florida as good as, they are they're one of those teams that can go come down and give you four or five minutes of, wasted possessions, you know and college teams do that.

A lot. Duke doesn't duke doesn't give you.

A lot. Duke doesn't duke doesn't give you.

Wasted possessions where, you Know, with duke they know what, they are they lean into what, they are and they've got a. Sensational player and that's what that's really the difference of having a superstar IN the nba is and That's what milwaukee. Struggles, With yes jannis is, their star but he's a liability at the free.