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Hello, Welcome in side our three, The Jason Smith Show with my best friend Mike Harmon, live from the tire rack dot Com studios tirack dot com. Hope you get there, an unmatched selection, fast, free shipping, free road hazard protection at over ten thousand recommended, and sallows. Tire rack dot Com is the way tire buying should be. So a big night at basketball. We had the Cooper Flag breakout game and then the Cooper Flag hrodown down, final thirty break out and break down game. I'm that is, I mean, look there is having a bad thirty seconds in the game. And look Duke Kentucky, big marquee game in college basketball tonight. Yes it's November, but but.

Hello, Welcome in side our three, The Jason Smith Show with my best friend Mike Harmon, live from the tire rack dot Com studios tirack dot com. Hope you get there, an unmatched selection, fast, free shipping, free road hazard protection at over ten thousand recommended, and sallows. Tire rack dot Com is the way tire buying should be. So a big night at basketball. We had the Cooper Flag breakout game and then the Cooper Flag hrodown down, final thirty break out and break down game. I'm that is, I mean, look there is having a bad thirty seconds in the game. And look Duke Kentucky, big marquee game in college basketball tonight. Yes it's November, but but.

Good to get one of those early though, Right, what do we do as opposed to directional school like a lot of the other warm ups for the eventual you know, holiday tournament.

Good to get one of those early though, Right, what do we do as opposed to directional school like a lot of the other warm ups for the eventual you know, holiday tournament.

Holliday holiday holiday holiday. College basketball has needed a big star player since Zion. Right, we had the great excitement for Wemby, but Wemby wasn't in college. You've had other really good player, Anthony Edwards has turned into a really great player, but we didn't follow Anthony Edwards every move when he was a Georgia before coming into the draft. You got to go back to Zion and Duke and the attention there, and yes, the school is part of it. Duke is the evil Empire and that is and that's always going to get more attention when you're a star at Duke or North Carolina or Kansas, but specifically Duke because they own that evil empire status in our lives. Now it's been a few years when Mike Krzyzewski retired, the hatred of Duke walked away, the the the overall wait to see Duke lose. Duke just became just another team. Hey, they were another really good team. Do you hate them? Yeah? I don't know. Right, John Shire is a pretty good coach, but that's not the same but now.

Holliday holiday holiday holiday. College basketball has needed a big star player since Zion. Right, we had the great excitement for Wemby, but Wemby wasn't in college. You've had other really good player, Anthony Edwards has turned into a really great player, but we didn't follow Anthony Edwards every move when he was a Georgia before coming into the draft. You got to go back to Zion and Duke and the attention there, and yes, the school is part of it. Duke is the evil Empire and that is and that's always going to get more attention when you're a star at Duke or North Carolina or Kansas, but specifically Duke because they own that evil empire status in our lives. Now it's been a few years when Mike Krzyzewski retired, the hatred of Duke walked away, the the the overall wait to see Duke lose. Duke just became just another team. Hey, they were another really good team. Do you hate them? Yeah? I don't know. Right, John Shire is a pretty good coach, but that's not the same but now.

They've been wagging his finger at you for third years. He's not showing up in the tournament every year and there they are and you're not.

They've been wagging his finger at you for third years. He's not showing up in the tournament every year and there they are and you're not.

You're not hate watching Shire, No, it's said no. Uh. Duke and Coach K. Look, it was a great show for a long time and they held college basketball up year to year. The teams with the good teams, uh changed, but Duke was always in. Coach K was always the big show. They always had a star player or two and it worked right as much as the last couple of years have been for Yukon Danny Hurley is fun? Is he a little bit abrasive? Yeah? But is he Duke now? Not really?

You're not hate watching Shire, No, it's said no. Uh. Duke and Coach K. Look, it was a great show for a long time and they held college basketball up year to year. The teams with the good teams, uh changed, but Duke was always in. Coach K was always the big show. They always had a star player or two and it worked right as much as the last couple of years have been for Yukon Danny Hurley is fun? Is he a little bit abrasive? Yeah? But is he Duke now? Not really?

But they they haven't hit that tipping point yet, right, maybe a little bit because of carry into the NBA. It's like, look we've reunited when he nicks and blah blah blah.

But they they haven't hit that tipping point yet, right, maybe a little bit because of carry into the NBA. It's like, look we've reunited when he nicks and blah blah blah.

But it's for blah blah Coach K in all those years.

But it's for blah blah Coach K in all those years.

Look, speaking as a guy with you know southside, part part Polish, just like Coach K, you know, kindred spirit there. But for years like it was always what is Duke gonna do? And in the tournament people would pick Duke to go really far and then he'd be mad if they flamed out early or if they did make the Final four. It's like, ah, there they are again. For all those years, it was Duke, it was North Carolina. You had three or four teams that were always Kentucky was one of those teams. Kansas became part of that, that equation, but it became the all Right, even if I don't really pay attention to them for the rest of the year, they're shoved down my throat when I watch college basketball coverage. So, yeah, coach k was that guy and he's gone.

Look, speaking as a guy with you know southside, part part Polish, just like Coach K, you know, kindred spirit there. But for years like it was always what is Duke gonna do? And in the tournament people would pick Duke to go really far and then he'd be mad if they flamed out early or if they did make the Final four. It's like, ah, there they are again. For all those years, it was Duke, it was North Carolina. You had three or four teams that were always Kentucky was one of those teams. Kansas became part of that, that equation, but it became the all Right, even if I don't really pay attention to them for the rest of the year, they're shoved down my throat when I watch college basketball coverage. So, yeah, coach k was that guy and he's gone.

And now this is one of those nights where you understand this is gonna be a different college basketball season than the rest. Douke, Kentucky, all the pageantry and Cooper Flagg, who is the most highly touted incoming freshman again going back to Zion Williamson, which is a big deal. How good is he? You see the highlights, you see some of the plays he makes, and yeah, but I don't think the hate was there. No, But here's the thing. But that's why tonight was such a big deal. Because you had the game, and you had the pageantry, and you had the final thirty seconds of a tie game, seventy two to seventy two. You know, Cooper Flag is going to get the ball, right, He's gonna be the number one pick in the draft. He's gonna make somebody happy for the next fifteen years.

And now this is one of those nights where you understand this is gonna be a different college basketball season than the rest. Douke, Kentucky, all the pageantry and Cooper Flagg, who is the most highly touted incoming freshman again going back to Zion Williamson, which is a big deal. How good is he? You see the highlights, you see some of the plays he makes, and yeah, but I don't think the hate was there. No, But here's the thing. But that's why tonight was such a big deal. Because you had the game, and you had the pageantry, and you had the final thirty seconds of a tie game, seventy two to seventy two. You know, Cooper Flag is going to get the ball, right, He's gonna be the number one pick in the draft. He's gonna make somebody happy for the next fifteen years.

He'll turn eighteen in late December, and well, he's the next guy we're gonna say.

He'll turn eighteen in late December, and well, he's the next guy we're gonna say.

You know, he's only seventeen years old, right, you know he's only seventeen years old. He's a child. Say that about the guy from Alabama, but now we're saying it about him instead. But the final thirty seconds tonight against Kentucky, I don't know that you could have a worse thirty seconds in a game than he had. He dribbled into a turnover that Kentucky got. The ball went to the free throw line, and it wasn't like he dribbled in and was had double coverage and the ball got No. He dribbled into a bad one on one situation and Kentucky was able to just steal the ball away from him. So that's turnover number one. Kentucky makes two free throws, they go up by two. Okay, we're coming down here. Cooper Flag's gonna get the ball again. Cooper Flag gets the ball, he tries to go baseline, he gets died up really well and steps out of bounds or puts his hand out of bounds a couple of times and turns the ball over again. So now Kentucky gets the ball back. They hit free throws, they go to the free throw line, they hit one to go up by three. Still five seconds left. Duke needs to make sure needs them to miss, and they miss the free throw that's going to put him up four, except Cooper Flag doesn't go up for the rebound the way he should. He's the closest to the basket, and it gets grabbed by Kentucky and they go to the free throw line and hit two more free throws and that ends the game. So you're talking about in the final thirty seconds, you get your pocket picked, you dribble the ball out of bounds, and you don't try hard enough for a rebound that is easy that it's not like everybody crashed the boards, because this is a situation at the end of a game where Kentucky's got everybody going back, right, You're not gonna try to crash the boards for that rebound. This is Hey, if you miss it, we want to make sure we get all our guys back, so they can't get can't the ball, can't get the ball down. They have one guy up so it's not just an easy grab, turn and fire right. So you have one guy up there. The one guy up there is able to get the ball away from Cooper Flag and the ball doesn't take a really bad bounce, It doesn't bounce crazy off the rim. This just kind of goes into his hands. He bobbles it and back out and it's grabbed from behind him and they go to the free throw line again, hit two more free throws to win. That's as bad a thirty seconds you can have in a basketball game. Now, that's the thing. However, tonight was an amazing night for college basketball. Tonight is the night that this season was born and it became a season that everybody's gonna pay attention to. Now, yes, we're only in the middle of November and it's starting for everybody, but with the status of Duke and Cooper Flag that now has become someone you root for, root against. Whatever it is you saw this tonight, it's gonna be a huge story the next twenty four hours. His turnovers at the end of the game. I guarantee you Doug Gottlie will spend his entire show tomorrow talking about the final thirty seconds of this game. Right, Dan Patrick will spend his whole show talking about Cooper Flag and Duke. That's how big a deal this is going to be the college foot The college basketball season started huge tonight. This will be the best college basketball season we have had in a long time, simply because we have Duke is back to being that hated team and they have the big superstar that you can respect how good he is and marvel what he is. But boy, you want Duke to lose because hey, it's fun with Duke being the evil Empire. We all like retro. Retro's gonna go back. This is a grant, a big deal retro and back to twenty fifteen not liking Duke. This is awesome. This is going to be the best college basketball season we have had. For relevancy, for TV ratings. Duke is gonna be on every single game possibly can because of Cooper Flag. I mean, tonight tells you, hey, we are landing with authority and we are showing you we are gonna be a big deal this year. This will be a huge year for college. But it's a good start.

You know, he's only seventeen years old, right, you know he's only seventeen years old. He's a child. Say that about the guy from Alabama, but now we're saying it about him instead. But the final thirty seconds tonight against Kentucky, I don't know that you could have a worse thirty seconds in a game than he had. He dribbled into a turnover that Kentucky got. The ball went to the free throw line, and it wasn't like he dribbled in and was had double coverage and the ball got No. He dribbled into a bad one on one situation and Kentucky was able to just steal the ball away from him. So that's turnover number one. Kentucky makes two free throws, they go up by two. Okay, we're coming down here. Cooper Flag's gonna get the ball again. Cooper Flag gets the ball, he tries to go baseline, he gets died up really well and steps out of bounds or puts his hand out of bounds a couple of times and turns the ball over again. So now Kentucky gets the ball back. They hit free throws, they go to the free throw line, they hit one to go up by three. Still five seconds left. Duke needs to make sure needs them to miss, and they miss the free throw that's going to put him up four, except Cooper Flag doesn't go up for the rebound the way he should. He's the closest to the basket, and it gets grabbed by Kentucky and they go to the free throw line and hit two more free throws and that ends the game. So you're talking about in the final thirty seconds, you get your pocket picked, you dribble the ball out of bounds, and you don't try hard enough for a rebound that is easy that it's not like everybody crashed the boards, because this is a situation at the end of a game where Kentucky's got everybody going back, right, You're not gonna try to crash the boards for that rebound. This is Hey, if you miss it, we want to make sure we get all our guys back, so they can't get can't the ball, can't get the ball down. They have one guy up so it's not just an easy grab, turn and fire right. So you have one guy up there. The one guy up there is able to get the ball away from Cooper Flag and the ball doesn't take a really bad bounce, It doesn't bounce crazy off the rim. This just kind of goes into his hands. He bobbles it and back out and it's grabbed from behind him and they go to the free throw line again, hit two more free throws to win. That's as bad a thirty seconds you can have in a basketball game. Now, that's the thing. However, tonight was an amazing night for college basketball. Tonight is the night that this season was born and it became a season that everybody's gonna pay attention to. Now, yes, we're only in the middle of November and it's starting for everybody, but with the status of Duke and Cooper Flag that now has become someone you root for, root against. Whatever it is you saw this tonight, it's gonna be a huge story the next twenty four hours. His turnovers at the end of the game. I guarantee you Doug Gottlie will spend his entire show tomorrow talking about the final thirty seconds of this game. Right, Dan Patrick will spend his whole show talking about Cooper Flag and Duke. That's how big a deal this is going to be the college foot The college basketball season started huge tonight. This will be the best college basketball season we have had in a long time, simply because we have Duke is back to being that hated team and they have the big superstar that you can respect how good he is and marvel what he is. But boy, you want Duke to lose because hey, it's fun with Duke being the evil Empire. We all like retro. Retro's gonna go back. This is a grant, a big deal retro and back to twenty fifteen not liking Duke. This is awesome. This is going to be the best college basketball season we have had. For relevancy, for TV ratings. Duke is gonna be on every single game possibly can because of Cooper Flag. I mean, tonight tells you, hey, we are landing with authority and we are showing you we are gonna be a big deal this year. This will be a huge year for college. But it's a good start.

Twenty six twelve, two and two, nine of nineteen from the field. Last five minutes, he had six points to go along with, as you said, a couple of turnovers and the mix button missed box out or rebound, however you want to term it. That leads to a crushing loss for the number six Duke squad. And that's the key. They're highly ranked in against another blue blood program and they go down here in a big way. Right, Normally, the NBA is salty because like, hey, it was supposed to be our night with the first games of the gup Man, he's a tournament. You know, you get to the I real will remember you video to talk about the you know, the Lakers in their path to last year's ist and now we started again. But outside of all the injury, this was gonna be the big jumping off point. Clay's back playing against the Warriors. Now no, no Cooper flag wins. College basketball gets to rule the day. Coach k is probably in the B block of out one of Dan's show tomorrow. I don't know this for fact. I'm just guessing that he likely shows up, but it's just the idea that you do have a star that has gotten all of the the flowers thrown in in the pathway right the you know, insert whatever movie montage you want of people being getting their love as they come forward. And for Cooper Flag, all the former players that have talked about the development of his game and how mature he is for the age, well he's gonna need it after that last thirty seconds, right, you want to test someone's metal pretty early, this is it because he was every bit the part for the first thirty nine minutes or thereabouts. And then you know, bilding character, all of those great cliches that we can run because the highlight reel ended and it became a horror show in the final three thirty seconds there with those possessions again where you're driving into the corner, not like you were forced and chased by a double team into the corner. So like the decision making right there was the bit of a head scratcher.

Twenty six twelve, two and two, nine of nineteen from the field. Last five minutes, he had six points to go along with, as you said, a couple of turnovers and the mix button missed box out or rebound, however you want to term it. That leads to a crushing loss for the number six Duke squad. And that's the key. They're highly ranked in against another blue blood program and they go down here in a big way. Right, Normally, the NBA is salty because like, hey, it was supposed to be our night with the first games of the gup Man, he's a tournament. You know, you get to the I real will remember you video to talk about the you know, the Lakers in their path to last year's ist and now we started again. But outside of all the injury, this was gonna be the big jumping off point. Clay's back playing against the Warriors. Now no, no Cooper flag wins. College basketball gets to rule the day. Coach k is probably in the B block of out one of Dan's show tomorrow. I don't know this for fact. I'm just guessing that he likely shows up, but it's just the idea that you do have a star that has gotten all of the the flowers thrown in in the pathway right the you know, insert whatever movie montage you want of people being getting their love as they come forward. And for Cooper Flag, all the former players that have talked about the development of his game and how mature he is for the age, well he's gonna need it after that last thirty seconds, right, you want to test someone's metal pretty early, this is it because he was every bit the part for the first thirty nine minutes or thereabouts. And then you know, bilding character, all of those great cliches that we can run because the highlight reel ended and it became a horror show in the final three thirty seconds there with those possessions again where you're driving into the corner, not like you were forced and chased by a double team into the corner. So like the decision making right there was the bit of a head scratcher.

It's like, you know, the kid when you're playing.

It's like, you know, the kid when you're playing.

And maybe maybe it's you know, my own auto biographical thing where you drive and you hit some random, crazy ass shot and so the next time you get the ball down the court, like I'm gonna do that again.

And maybe maybe it's you know, my own auto biographical thing where you drive and you hit some random, crazy ass shot and so the next time you get the ball down the court, like I'm gonna do that again.

In this case, he did the same thing twice. It turned it over twice. It wasn't a no I've got to make up for you know.

In this case, he did the same thing twice. It turned it over twice. It wasn't a no I've got to make up for you know.

I made a spectacul place like, no, you had a bad play and then and then you went right back to that same spot.

I made a spectacul place like, no, you had a bad play and then and then you went right back to that same spot.

And both like you were going to try to erase it.

And both like you were going to try to erase it.

And it was one on one d that the guy used the the end line as a defender and he got you twice.

And it was one on one d that the guy used the the end line as a defender and he got you twice.

And I want to say that there was no other I looked like they were both clearout plays for him. I don't know, it didn't look like there was an option for Hey, if they do w here's where the ball is gonna go. Like yeah, they we're gonna guard you one on one and make you do it. And there was no other option. Cooper Flag was stuck both times he had the basketball, and he turned it over the first time and he dribbled out. He didn't dribble out of bounds. He kind of fell down and put his hand down on the line. He slipped a little bit, like I don't know what's control of the ball. I mean, I don't know if I've ever seen a guy put his hand on the line twice in one play, Like he puts it on the hand wall, there's oh no, he pulls it up. Nope. Then he puts his other hand on the end and the balls hitting the hands out of bout.

And I want to say that there was no other I looked like they were both clearout plays for him. I don't know, it didn't look like there was an option for Hey, if they do w here's where the ball is gonna go. Like yeah, they we're gonna guard you one on one and make you do it. And there was no other option. Cooper Flag was stuck both times he had the basketball, and he turned it over the first time and he dribbled out. He didn't dribble out of bounds. He kind of fell down and put his hand down on the line. He slipped a little bit, like I don't know what's control of the ball. I mean, I don't know if I've ever seen a guy put his hand on the line twice in one play, Like he puts it on the hand wall, there's oh no, he pulls it up. Nope. Then he puts his other hand on the end and the balls hitting the hands out of bout.

Yeah, like just very odd sequencing, but just you know, to try to get there and maybe you're thinking you're gonna be able to rope a dope and then get a baseline drive out of it. But great, you know, base defense there to to not give up the space, to not give up the driving angle, and it was clear he wasn't going to get rid of the ball, right who was gay? It is a clear out for me on the option, and I've got to go make a play. And both times he's dispossessed and turns it over. And so you get the opportunity for Kentucky to take this game, to take down the number six after Cooper flag what had been a great headliner story here on a primetime spot with his twenty six and twelve. I think I'm gonna remember this, right, I'm gonna remember the last thirty. OHK, I miss the you know, remember the jump shots. You know, you know there's only one person who was upset about this? Who's only one person? Who's one persons outside of Duke? Outside of Duke, there's one person who was upset?

Yeah, like just very odd sequencing, but just you know, to try to get there and maybe you're thinking you're gonna be able to rope a dope and then get a baseline drive out of it. But great, you know, base defense there to to not give up the space, to not give up the driving angle, and it was clear he wasn't going to get rid of the ball, right who was gay? It is a clear out for me on the option, and I've got to go make a play. And both times he's dispossessed and turns it over. And so you get the opportunity for Kentucky to take this game, to take down the number six after Cooper flag what had been a great headliner story here on a primetime spot with his twenty six and twelve. I think I'm gonna remember this, right, I'm gonna remember the last thirty. OHK, I miss the you know, remember the jump shots. You know, you know there's only one person who was upset about this? Who's only one person? Who's one persons outside of Duke? Outside of Duke, there's one person who was upset?

Who's that? John Caliperry? Well, I could have won this game. I could have won this Gat could have won this game. Dumb man. Guys, Wow, you got coach cats. I could have won this game. That's the And how much would that be missing him? Sound like the cowardly lion? How much? I mean? Boy, the game would have been even better if Ala Perry because of that. Yeah. Oh man, it's the biggest win Kentucky had in years. And now I'm coach at Arkansas and I'm still still trying to figure out my tim still try to get the ten guys on the team. I mean, did we really think Kentucky was gonna lose when they got a guy named Pope on their team? No, that is true. You have a guy named no Pope will get you does help, We'll get you there. One hundred absolutely got you got Pope and and and uh you had Cardinal and you had no You're going back to Brian Cardinal with the Purdue boiler Makers had Mark Pope.

Who's that? John Caliperry? Well, I could have won this game. I could have won this Gat could have won this game. Dumb man. Guys, Wow, you got coach cats. I could have won this game. That's the And how much would that be missing him? Sound like the cowardly lion? How much? I mean? Boy, the game would have been even better if Ala Perry because of that. Yeah. Oh man, it's the biggest win Kentucky had in years. And now I'm coach at Arkansas and I'm still still trying to figure out my tim still try to get the ten guys on the team. I mean, did we really think Kentucky was gonna lose when they got a guy named Pope on their team? No, that is true. You have a guy named no Pope will get you does help, We'll get you there. One hundred absolutely got you got Pope and and and uh you had Cardinal and you had no You're going back to Brian Cardinal with the Purdue boiler Makers had Mark Pope.

Brian Cardinal a guy who will we talk about collegiate players like, hey, he's gonna get an eighth year of eligibility.

Brian Cardinal a guy who will we talk about collegiate players like, hey, he's gonna get an eighth year of eligibility.

He didn't have that, but it seemed like he was there forever. I think Blaine Bishop also played for the team tonight, right, I'm trying to get other big names in the You got Pope, you have Cardinal, we have Bishop. Could we just bring back Damian Priest from w W Power Forward right the night and they'll play MAXI Priest get close to you. Yeah, that's good. H So, again, this is gonna be an unprecedented year for college hoops. The interest in the rebirth of the Evil Empire Cooper Flagg, this is everything college basketball could possibly want. Exit out about a Fresco exit swalling down The Jason Smith Show with Mike Carmon live from the Tirack dot Com studios. All right, so we wanted to bring you some of that and coming up next the basketball fun and drama didn't end with that, something I never thought we'd see. We got tonight in the NBA. That's next right here, Jason and Mike Fox Sports Radio.

He didn't have that, but it seemed like he was there forever. I think Blaine Bishop also played for the team tonight, right, I'm trying to get other big names in the You got Pope, you have Cardinal, we have Bishop. Could we just bring back Damian Priest from w W Power Forward right the night and they'll play MAXI Priest get close to you. Yeah, that's good. H So, again, this is gonna be an unprecedented year for college hoops. The interest in the rebirth of the Evil Empire Cooper Flagg, this is everything college basketball could possibly want. Exit out about a Fresco exit swalling down The Jason Smith Show with Mike Carmon live from the Tirack dot Com studios. All right, so we wanted to bring you some of that and coming up next the basketball fun and drama didn't end with that, something I never thought we'd see. We got tonight in the NBA. That's next right here, Jason and Mike Fox Sports Radio.

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Not often we get stuff that we've never seen before in sports, and it's really not often we get stuff from people that you don't expect it from. And we talked about this the beginning of the show tonight. We led tonight's show with what happened tonight between the Heat and the Pistons. And I don't know the last time the Pistons has ever led a show on sports talk radio or on Tell, any of a of a talking head shows. I don't know the last time the Pistons have led a show, led a show, been the number one story. Maybe not even when they got Kate Cunningham in the draft three years ago. I don't even know if they were the number one story of the draft that night, But yet they were the number one story tonight.

Not often we get stuff that we've never seen before in sports, and it's really not often we get stuff from people that you don't expect it from. And we talked about this the beginning of the show tonight. We led tonight's show with what happened tonight between the Heat and the Pistons. And I don't know the last time the Pistons has ever led a show on sports talk radio or on Tell, any of a of a talking head shows. I don't know the last time the Pistons have led a show, led a show, been the number one story. Maybe not even when they got Kate Cunningham in the draft three years ago. I don't even know if they were the number one story of the draft that night, But yet they were the number one story tonight.

Yeah, let's go back and look at the full breakdown of that draft. Do we have any major trades that precipitated it. The Olympics were going on. I don't know.

Yeah, let's go back and look at the full breakdown of that draft. Do we have any major trades that precipitated it. The Olympics were going on. I don't know.

I mean it was odd, right, all that stuff. Yeah, I don't know that, dude, I don't know, man, I don't know that the Pistons have ever led a show in the last fifteen years. Yeah.

I mean it was odd, right, all that stuff. Yeah, I don't know that, dude, I don't know, man, I don't know that the Pistons have ever led a show in the last fifteen years. Yeah.

No, I gotta think that's probably Cunningham getting drafted Number one had to him though, But.

No, I gotta think that's probably Cunningham getting drafted Number one had to him though, But.

Why because we wouldn't have done Olympic stuff to jump? What if something crazy happen in the Olympics, we would have done that. I would have done something Top died, but we wouldn't have led to show with that. I remember telling the story about that that night. I actually, yes, the same night the last time when when kid Cunningham went, Dusty Hill died. I'll tell you my Dusty Hill story. Uh, you talk about hard times, I'll tell you my Dusty Hill story before we get into the NBA. All right, So the one it actually was an NBA story that I met Dusty Hill on. So if this is back in oh god, it's twenty five years ago. Now, this is a long time ago. And I was in San Antonio. This is back. But even before I was on air, when I was producing for Channel seven here in LA and we were and Bill Weir, who is now you know the you know Stay was the sports anchor at KBC, and so he and I were in San Antonio following and traveling alongside the Lakers for the playoffs, and it was it was a series where they lost to the Spurs in four games and Kobe missed a couple of free throws at the end of Game one that could have won the game, and Duncan hit a couple of shots. The Lakers just got xcized out of the playoffs and then they won three championships the next three years. But one of the things was we were looking for something fun to do for sports that night. We were looking for some who the stars were gonna be games. We decided We're gonna do a fun thing where here's who the stars are at Laker games. Let's see who the stars are at San Antonio Spurs games. And like Sewn Michaels was there, the wrestler, so we had a bit with him, and Dusty Hill was there, but I didn't know, none of us knew who it was. This is twenty five years ago, and we go, hey, that's a dude for his easy top, Like oh my god, and Bill' say hey, let's let's do something him and I'm the producer and he's the talent. And I go, I don't know which gibbons brother he is. I have no idea, I go, I said, Billy gibbons Is. I don't know, but I'm gonna say, mister Gibbons right, I'm walking up. I walk up to him and because he goes, I don't know who it is, I said, listen, I'll go up. I'll find out who is, and that lets you come over and see if he wants to do a bit with us. He goes, okay, great, go over to him and I go, hey, mister Gibbons. I put my hand and he goes Dusty Hill. I said, of course you are all right. You enjoined the game, and he said yeah. And he had no interest in me at all. Because I said mister, he said Dusty Hill. So I was like, all right, great, and I kind of stood there with a smile on my face for like three seconds and kind of did the Homer Simpson backing into the uh heads and I was like, okay. And I walk up to Bill and he could tell something's wrong. He looks at he goes, what is it? And I said, I said, how you doing, mister Gibbons. He goes, who which one is he? And I said it's Dusty Hill. He goes, oh wow, So he goes over right now he was. He goes and waits five minutes O Dusty Bill weird Channel seven, LA. Would you do a bit with us? Yeah? Sure, okay. He has a great bit and he talks about every girl being crazy for a sharp dressed man. I'm like, ah, it was awesome. You know, he went on it was a great thing for us, and I'm like, okay, and I you know, I he took one for the team, took for the team. But then I walk away from that going I took one for the team. I did my job, was what I was supposed to do as a producer. And then I thought, man, I feel bad for him, Like, you know, he's there, a big star at a game and someone called him the name of one of the other guys in the band. I gotta imagine that that probably happened.

Why because we wouldn't have done Olympic stuff to jump? What if something crazy happen in the Olympics, we would have done that. I would have done something Top died, but we wouldn't have led to show with that. I remember telling the story about that that night. I actually, yes, the same night the last time when when kid Cunningham went, Dusty Hill died. I'll tell you my Dusty Hill story. Uh, you talk about hard times, I'll tell you my Dusty Hill story before we get into the NBA. All right, So the one it actually was an NBA story that I met Dusty Hill on. So if this is back in oh god, it's twenty five years ago. Now, this is a long time ago. And I was in San Antonio. This is back. But even before I was on air, when I was producing for Channel seven here in LA and we were and Bill Weir, who is now you know the you know Stay was the sports anchor at KBC, and so he and I were in San Antonio following and traveling alongside the Lakers for the playoffs, and it was it was a series where they lost to the Spurs in four games and Kobe missed a couple of free throws at the end of Game one that could have won the game, and Duncan hit a couple of shots. The Lakers just got xcized out of the playoffs and then they won three championships the next three years. But one of the things was we were looking for something fun to do for sports that night. We were looking for some who the stars were gonna be games. We decided We're gonna do a fun thing where here's who the stars are at Laker games. Let's see who the stars are at San Antonio Spurs games. And like Sewn Michaels was there, the wrestler, so we had a bit with him, and Dusty Hill was there, but I didn't know, none of us knew who it was. This is twenty five years ago, and we go, hey, that's a dude for his easy top, Like oh my god, and Bill' say hey, let's let's do something him and I'm the producer and he's the talent. And I go, I don't know which gibbons brother he is. I have no idea, I go, I said, Billy gibbons Is. I don't know, but I'm gonna say, mister Gibbons right, I'm walking up. I walk up to him and because he goes, I don't know who it is, I said, listen, I'll go up. I'll find out who is, and that lets you come over and see if he wants to do a bit with us. He goes, okay, great, go over to him and I go, hey, mister Gibbons. I put my hand and he goes Dusty Hill. I said, of course you are all right. You enjoined the game, and he said yeah. And he had no interest in me at all. Because I said mister, he said Dusty Hill. So I was like, all right, great, and I kind of stood there with a smile on my face for like three seconds and kind of did the Homer Simpson backing into the uh heads and I was like, okay. And I walk up to Bill and he could tell something's wrong. He looks at he goes, what is it? And I said, I said, how you doing, mister Gibbons. He goes, who which one is he? And I said it's Dusty Hill. He goes, oh wow, So he goes over right now he was. He goes and waits five minutes O Dusty Bill weird Channel seven, LA. Would you do a bit with us? Yeah? Sure, okay. He has a great bit and he talks about every girl being crazy for a sharp dressed man. I'm like, ah, it was awesome. You know, he went on it was a great thing for us, and I'm like, okay, and I you know, I he took one for the team, took for the team. But then I walk away from that going I took one for the team. I did my job, was what I was supposed to do as a producer. And then I thought, man, I feel bad for him, Like, you know, he's there, a big star at a game and someone called him the name of one of the other guys in the band. I gotta imagine that that probably happened.

On occasion, just not with the excitation that that you put along with it.

On occasion, just not with the excitation that that you put along with it.

I actually you wanted your funny story a couple of weeks ago. You know, I do a hit in Edmonton once in a while with Jason Gregor. Our show is huge in Canada, by the way, not not a lie, And I mean it's big here, but it's also big in Canada. We're so so I was, I was doing a hit with with uh with and it was a fill in host and they will you come on? I said, yeah, sure, no problem. And it was two guys coming in I'm pretty sure, pretty sure was Edmonton and one and one of the guys says to me, yay, all right, I will. We'll get your take on the Jets in a minute swollen dome. And I said that that that's not me, but you didn't know it isn't that. And I just did, like under my breath, like that's that's not me. Okay, yeah, well just to let you know. But I'll get sick of the jutsman guy not not me, not me? Okay, that's fine. No, well.

I actually you wanted your funny story a couple of weeks ago. You know, I do a hit in Edmonton once in a while with Jason Gregor. Our show is huge in Canada, by the way, not not a lie, And I mean it's big here, but it's also big in Canada. We're so so I was, I was doing a hit with with uh with and it was a fill in host and they will you come on? I said, yeah, sure, no problem. And it was two guys coming in I'm pretty sure, pretty sure was Edmonton and one and one of the guys says to me, yay, all right, I will. We'll get your take on the Jets in a minute swollen dome. And I said that that that's not me, but you didn't know it isn't that. And I just did, like under my breath, like that's that's not me. Okay, yeah, well just to let you know. But I'll get sick of the jutsman guy not not me, not me? Okay, that's fine. No, well.

But it was.

But it was.

I walked up Ben, I put my hand on Hey, mister Gibbons, Dusty Hill, of course you are. Yes.

I walked up Ben, I put my hand on Hey, mister Gibbons, Dusty Hill, of course you are. Yes.

Now going back to the original thesis of is this the first time we've led with the Pistons in the last fifteen years? Okay, sure, I have found the story that might have preempted it. Now, we would have done it.

Now going back to the original thesis of is this the first time we've led with the Pistons in the last fifteen years? Okay, sure, I have found the story that might have preempted it. Now, we would have done it.

You and I. You have to find proof that we started the show that night with Kate Cunningham, which I can't believe we did now.

You and I. You have to find proof that we started the show that night with Kate Cunningham, which I can't believe we did now.

But here here's the thing, right, so obviously we have the draft on the twenty ninth, the Olympics are going the.

But here here's the thing, right, so obviously we have the draft on the twenty ninth, the Olympics are going the.

Story that might have trumped it.

Story that might have trumped it.

Now, this would have been a two day story if that were the case, all right, because we would have it on the twenty eighth.

Now, this would have been a two day story if that were the case, all right, because we would have it on the twenty eighth.

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

That was when Simone Biles announced her that she was stepping back. Oh we done so we dated the twenty eighth, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, because she tweeted at six forty eight yeah whatever time zone, Yeah, that evening on the twenty eighth, So we would have done that as part of our show on the twenty eight. But then the twenty ninth, maybe the backlash and were all in the conversation that might have led the show before we got to Kate Cunningham draft. We might have done Kate Gunningham for a minute, but that would have might still would have had legs Day two, Hey, NBA draft and night Pistons had the number one pick, but.

That was when Simone Biles announced her that she was stepping back. Oh we done so we dated the twenty eighth, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, because she tweeted at six forty eight yeah whatever time zone, Yeah, that evening on the twenty eighth, So we would have done that as part of our show on the twenty eight. But then the twenty ninth, maybe the backlash and were all in the conversation that might have led the show before we got to Kate Cunningham draft. We might have done Kate Gunningham for a minute, but that would have might still would have had legs Day two, Hey, NBA draft and night Pistons had the number one pick, but.

Simone Biles, Yeah, No, I'm with you.

Simone Biles, Yeah, No, I'm with you.

I'm with you, know what I mean, Like, that's the one story I've found that night, Like otherwise you got. I mean they announced PBS announced the end of Arthur. That wouldn't have led this show.

I'm with you, know what I mean, Like, that's the one story I've found that night, Like otherwise you got. I mean they announced PBS announced the end of Arthur. That wouldn't have led this show.

Uh, the Dudley Moore movie Nziman or the Russell Brand reboot those years later with Helen Mirren. Uh. Now why are we talking about the Pistons? Why are we talking about Sir John Giluld take my hand? That would leave you with one.

Uh, the Dudley Moore movie Nziman or the Russell Brand reboot those years later with Helen Mirren. Uh. Now why are we talking about the Pistons? Why are we talking about Sir John Giluld take my hand? That would leave you with one.

Uh.

Uh.

The reason we're talking about the Pistons because something happened tonight that I would have never thought happened. Pistons in the Heat are tied at one twenty one a piece near the end of overtime. Actually it's one twenty one to one nineteen. Heat lead the game with less than two seconds left to go. So what can the Pistons do. They got to inbound the ball near the they got to get a shot off right away. They inbound Kate Cunningham inbounds and Alley oop ties the game with a second left to go. Wow. And then Eric Spolstra does something that I still can't believe he did. Oh there's a three to one twenty one, one tenth of the second.

The reason we're talking about the Pistons because something happened tonight that I would have never thought happened. Pistons in the Heat are tied at one twenty one a piece near the end of overtime. Actually it's one twenty one to one nineteen. Heat lead the game with less than two seconds left to go. So what can the Pistons do. They got to inbound the ball near the they got to get a shot off right away. They inbound Kate Cunningham inbounds and Alley oop ties the game with a second left to go. Wow. And then Eric Spolstra does something that I still can't believe he did. Oh there's a three to one twenty one, one tenth of the second.

I had never seen an analytic who's the Pistons win one twenty three to won twenty one in overtime and what away to him the Greens.

I had never seen an analytic who's the Pistons win one twenty three to won twenty one in overtime and what away to him the Greens.

So that's the final call. What happened was with one second left after the alley oop, Eric Spolstra was very mad. He wasn't happy the final a few minutes of this game. He was really pissed, and he called timeout. Problem is that he didn't have any timeouts left, so it's a technical foul, and with one second left, Pissons go to the free throw line. They hit two free throws and they win the game. Basically, with no time left, they win the game. If you said to me, of all the coaches in the NBA, who is the last guy that I would say he's gonna call a timeout when he doesn't have any Spolstra is the guy on that list. Now it's a fair boyt Steve Kerr would call a time out he doesn't have before Eric spolt First is TIBs right, No, TIBs. Tims is not a big friend with his timeouts as much as no even Doc Rivers would call a time out before, maybe not much before, but he would call a time he of course would blame you, honest he he wanted me to call a time out. That's y's that's my guy. He wanted me to call it. I said, we don't have it. He said, let's get a time out. So I go, sure, we.

So that's the final call. What happened was with one second left after the alley oop, Eric Spolstra was very mad. He wasn't happy the final a few minutes of this game. He was really pissed, and he called timeout. Problem is that he didn't have any timeouts left, so it's a technical foul, and with one second left, Pissons go to the free throw line. They hit two free throws and they win the game. Basically, with no time left, they win the game. If you said to me, of all the coaches in the NBA, who is the last guy that I would say he's gonna call a timeout when he doesn't have any Spolstra is the guy on that list. Now it's a fair boyt Steve Kerr would call a time out he doesn't have before Eric spolt First is TIBs right, No, TIBs. Tims is not a big friend with his timeouts as much as no even Doc Rivers would call a time out before, maybe not much before, but he would call a time he of course would blame you, honest he he wanted me to call a time out. That's y's that's my guy. He wanted me to call it. I said, we don't have it. He said, let's get a time out. So I go, sure, we.

Don't have that in the arsenal and the history of doc Rivers doing something similar.

Don't have that in the arsenal and the history of doc Rivers doing something similar.

Today, we finally won a game tonight and asked me about that. Instead, I didn't call it time out. Late Spolster would be the last guy in the entire NBA that I would say would call a time out he doesn't have, And yet here we are, Eric Spolster calls it time out he doesn't have with one second left. Yeah, just an amazing sequence of events. I mean, Eric Spolster.

Today, we finally won a game tonight and asked me about that. Instead, I didn't call it time out. Late Spolster would be the last guy in the entire NBA that I would say would call a time out he doesn't have, And yet here we are, Eric Spolster calls it time out he doesn't have with one second left. Yeah, just an amazing sequence of events. I mean, Eric Spolster.

Whenever we think of the Metal Stand outside of you know, Coach Pop who hopefully you know, all's well with him away from the Spurs right now, it's it's always been about the the tactician, right, the smart use of your resources, but also you know, your timeouts and being judicious with those to set up end of game sequences and playing chess instead of checkers and Spolster has certainly been that guy. Once we got past the you know, origin story of Lebron wanting him to be fired. Once we got past that, they recognize that that Spolster is a pretty good coach. Yeah, I would say he's probably, you know, the last guy you would expect, right that he's that he's been smart in final sequencing and then getting to the podium and outlining it as best you could without the urse confrontation of a Steve Kerr or a Greg Bobovich.

Whenever we think of the Metal Stand outside of you know, Coach Pop who hopefully you know, all's well with him away from the Spurs right now, it's it's always been about the the tactician, right, the smart use of your resources, but also you know, your timeouts and being judicious with those to set up end of game sequences and playing chess instead of checkers and Spolster has certainly been that guy. Once we got past the you know, origin story of Lebron wanting him to be fired. Once we got past that, they recognize that that Spolster is a pretty good coach. Yeah, I would say he's probably, you know, the last guy you would expect, right that he's that he's been smart in final sequencing and then getting to the podium and outlining it as best you could without the urse confrontation of a Steve Kerr or a Greg Bobovich.

Right. It's it's always surprising because you know that that's the last thing they go over in the huddle at all times. No timeouts left, don't call timeout, right, whatever, the players go back out, that's always the last thing that is said, no timeouts, no timeouts. You don't tell me that, you know, tell me that it's always the last thing. Jalen Rose, because when we talked about what the Chris Webber time I am. I remember doing doing some shows with Jalen Rose at ESPN, you know, about fifteen years ago, and it was really fun because the one show we did together, we were looking at them it was like the anniversary of the timeout game, and he said I've never seen the box score. What did I shoot? And I said, ah, six out of eighteen. He was, oh, man, I had a bad night shooting. I had a bad night shooting. But he told me some great stuff. He goes, listen, if he doesn't call timeout, I'm open for a three. If he gets the ball back, I'm standing there. Look give me the ball. I'm open for a three. And I said to him, I said, okay, so you got to tell me about about the timeout. Did you guys not know? He goes, and he goes, dude, that's all the coaches said going back on the floor. No timeouts. We got no time that's all they said. They said, dude, They said it like six times. We got no timeouts. That's always the last thing they tell you going on the court is there, we don't have any timeout. If we don't have any timeouts, don't call one. Don't call one. So you know they know that here and you know, spill does you time out? He got really mad, he was really emotional, and he called the time out. They didn't have it, and they lost the game again. Anybody but Spolstra, I I can say, yeah, I could see. I mean, the guys at the end, and I say, yeah, a little bit ahead of again, Doc is close because even though you know Doc's not a great coach, doesn't do that all the time. Uh, and and and and the same thing with Steve Kerr. But I'll tell you this this with with with Spolster.

Right. It's it's always surprising because you know that that's the last thing they go over in the huddle at all times. No timeouts left, don't call timeout, right, whatever, the players go back out, that's always the last thing that is said, no timeouts, no timeouts. You don't tell me that, you know, tell me that it's always the last thing. Jalen Rose, because when we talked about what the Chris Webber time I am. I remember doing doing some shows with Jalen Rose at ESPN, you know, about fifteen years ago, and it was really fun because the one show we did together, we were looking at them it was like the anniversary of the timeout game, and he said I've never seen the box score. What did I shoot? And I said, ah, six out of eighteen. He was, oh, man, I had a bad night shooting. I had a bad night shooting. But he told me some great stuff. He goes, listen, if he doesn't call timeout, I'm open for a three. If he gets the ball back, I'm standing there. Look give me the ball. I'm open for a three. And I said to him, I said, okay, so you got to tell me about about the timeout. Did you guys not know? He goes, and he goes, dude, that's all the coaches said going back on the floor. No timeouts. We got no time that's all they said. They said, dude, They said it like six times. We got no timeouts. That's always the last thing they tell you going on the court is there, we don't have any timeout. If we don't have any timeouts, don't call one. Don't call one. So you know they know that here and you know, spill does you time out? He got really mad, he was really emotional, and he called the time out. They didn't have it, and they lost the game again. Anybody but Spolstra, I I can say, yeah, I could see. I mean, the guys at the end, and I say, yeah, a little bit ahead of again, Doc is close because even though you know Doc's not a great coach, doesn't do that all the time. Uh, and and and and the same thing with Steve Kerr. But I'll tell you this this with with with Spolster.

Yeah, it's funny you say that because Jalen Rose was in the crowd for this particular game tonight was caught on camera going oh no, oh no, he doesn't have a timeout. Really no, it's they're doing the liperating. The referees say, coach, both call the time out and take a file.

Yeah, it's funny you say that because Jalen Rose was in the crowd for this particular game tonight was caught on camera going oh no, oh no, he doesn't have a timeout. Really no, it's they're doing the liperating. The referees say, coach, both call the time out and take a file.

They're out of timeout.

They're out of timeout.

Oh boy, yeah, so all of that no timeout, It all comes back to Jalen Rose for it.

Oh boy, yeah, so all of that no timeout, It all comes back to Jalen Rose for it.

Don't do it, don't know.

Don't do it, don't know.

Yeah, just a terrible, terrible way for this to uh come down in these opening night.

Yeah, just a terrible, terrible way for this to uh come down in these opening night.

The last guy I would expect.

The last guy I would expect.

And it happens funny, you know, with extra consequence they fall to h and one and a tournament. Oh yeah, they got a real their odds to win the NBA Cup all of a sudden, it just just went down, firals, Sure.

And it happens funny, you know, with extra consequence they fall to h and one and a tournament. Oh yeah, they got a real their odds to win the NBA Cup all of a sudden, it just just went down, firals, Sure.

How about odds to win the NBA Cup? First night is here? The biggest game happening right now, Clay Thompson's return to Golden State. We are nearing the final ninety seconds and the Warriors have the one fifteen one fourteen leave Klay Thompson just missed a three, so the Warriors trying to hold on. How about for more on this game and the rest of the night in sports, Let's check in with Isaac Lowan Crown, who's got the latest with what's trending?

How about odds to win the NBA Cup? First night is here? The biggest game happening right now, Clay Thompson's return to Golden State. We are nearing the final ninety seconds and the Warriors have the one fifteen one fourteen leave Klay Thompson just missed a three, so the Warriors trying to hold on. How about for more on this game and the rest of the night in sports, Let's check in with Isaac Lowan Crown, who's got the latest with what's trending?

I Low, I didn't know you were friends with Jason Gregor.

I Low, I didn't know you were friends with Jason Gregor.

Oh you really? You know? Yeah? Oh, I go on the show probably once a month. Oh.

Oh you really? You know? Yeah? Oh, I go on the show probably once a month. Oh.

I used to go on a show back in the day until I was apparently kicked to the curb in favor of you.

I used to go on a show back in the day until I was apparently kicked to the curb in favor of you.

He told me said, hey, we had a guy. Now I want the swollen dome. Wait, no, we had a guy. No, it was the actually guy filling in for He said, we had a guy we liked. His name was Isaac Loewenbrow and but I don't know what happened, and then saw why don't you come on instead?

He told me said, hey, we had a guy. Now I want the swollen dome. Wait, no, we had a guy. No, it was the actually guy filling in for He said, we had a guy we liked. His name was Isaac Loewenbrow and but I don't know what happened, and then saw why don't you come on instead?

Speaking of what happened, Steph Curry has just hit a dramatic three pointer to give Golden State a one eighteen to one fourteen lead over Dallas with twenty six point four seconds romantic in the fourth quarter on the opening night of NBA Cup competition. In the return of Klay Thompson to Golden State, Curry with a huge performance down the stretch for the game. Now he has thirty five points, five three pointers. He just made the good night gesture as he walked triumphantly off the floor. He also has six rebounds and nine assists. Thompson meanwhile twenty two points sixty three pointers in thirty three minutes. Lukadanci's thirty one to four Dallas, but again a dramatic three pointer moments ago by Steph Curry has given Golden State a one eighteen one fourteen lead over Dallas with twenty six seconds left in the fourth As you guys were talking about earlier Tuesday night, Pistons won over Miami in overtime. I'm one twenty three to one twenty one with a second left at ot score tied. Eric Spolster, the head coach of the Heat, called a timeout with his team out of timeouts that resulted in a technical found that led to the game winning free throw by the Pistons.

Speaking of what happened, Steph Curry has just hit a dramatic three pointer to give Golden State a one eighteen to one fourteen lead over Dallas with twenty six point four seconds romantic in the fourth quarter on the opening night of NBA Cup competition. In the return of Klay Thompson to Golden State, Curry with a huge performance down the stretch for the game. Now he has thirty five points, five three pointers. He just made the good night gesture as he walked triumphantly off the floor. He also has six rebounds and nine assists. Thompson meanwhile twenty two points sixty three pointers in thirty three minutes. Lukadanci's thirty one to four Dallas, but again a dramatic three pointer moments ago by Steph Curry has given Golden State a one eighteen one fourteen lead over Dallas with twenty six seconds left in the fourth As you guys were talking about earlier Tuesday night, Pistons won over Miami in overtime. I'm one twenty three to one twenty one with a second left at ot score tied. Eric Spolster, the head coach of the Heat, called a timeout with his team out of timeouts that resulted in a technical found that led to the game winning free throw by the Pistons.

Malik Beasley. Here was Spolster after the game.

Malik Beasley. Here was Spolster after the game.

I just made up just a serious mental error, you know there at the end.

I just made up just a serious mental error, you know there at the end.

That's on me.

That's on me.

I feel horrible about it. There's really no excuse for that. I'm seventeen years in and we had talked about it in the huddle. I knew that we didn't have anything. I just got emotional and and reactive on that, and I just made up just a horrendous mistake.

I feel horrible about it. There's really no excuse for that. I'm seventeen years in and we had talked about it in the huddle. I knew that we didn't have anything. I just got emotional and and reactive on that, and I just made up just a horrendous mistake.

Ironically, I once overheard my wife say the exact same thing to my mother in law. Anyway, Atlanta, what at Boston? What's seventeen to one? Sixteen on Yeka Okonku the game winning put back with six seconds left. Nick's got a triple double from Josh Hart in a one eleven ninety nine win at Philadelphia College Oops nineteenth rank Kentucky knocked off number six Zuke. Here's how the final second sounded on wlap in court.

Ironically, I once overheard my wife say the exact same thing to my mother in law. Anyway, Atlanta, what at Boston? What's seventeen to one? Sixteen on Yeka Okonku the game winning put back with six seconds left. Nick's got a triple double from Josh Hart in a one eleven ninety nine win at Philadelphia College Oops nineteenth rank Kentucky knocked off number six Zuke. Here's how the final second sounded on wlap in court.

Canipples long one is no good, old guys rule, it can't lay it up. Tucky seventy seven, Duke seventy.

Canipples long one is no good, old guys rule, it can't lay it up. Tucky seventy seven, Duke seventy.

Two, Duke's Cooper flag twenty six points and twelve rebounds, but two turnovers in the final twelve seconds.

Two, Duke's Cooper flag twenty six points and twelve rebounds, but two turnovers in the final twelve seconds.

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The return of Clay Thompson to Golden State goes the way of the Warriors. An incredible moment for him coming back. You see the fans, how they lined the player's entrance and and and where. It was like he was a politician. He had all those employees, everybody around peril for him. It was in the captain hat. Yeah, and the captain hat yeah, looking like Danny Newton and Caddyshack. When he put that on when he was hooking up with Lacy.

The return of Clay Thompson to Golden State goes the way of the Warriors. An incredible moment for him coming back. You see the fans, how they lined the player's entrance and and and where. It was like he was a politician. He had all those employees, everybody around peril for him. It was in the captain hat. Yeah, and the captain hat yeah, looking like Danny Newton and Caddyshack. When he put that on when he was hooking up with Lacy.

All the people still standing. I mean, it was a It was a really great moment for him. And playing his first game back in Golden State with Dallas. Look, it was really fun to see.

All the people still standing. I mean, it was a It was a really great moment for him. And playing his first game back in Golden State with Dallas. Look, it was really fun to see.

It's fun to see they had the giveaway with the with the captain's hat. You could tell he was emotional. He misses his first two shots, he wasn't close. Bounces back to score twenty two, but it is not enough as that big one down the stretch. He missed a big three that could have tied the game with a little bit less than ninety seconds left, to go. Steph Curry hits a big three for a one point lead, and the Warriors win it one twenty to one. Seventeen, Curry hits the big three to give him a four point lead. Does the whole ninety nineteen thirty seven for Steph.

It's fun to see they had the giveaway with the with the captain's hat. You could tell he was emotional. He misses his first two shots, he wasn't close. Bounces back to score twenty two, but it is not enough as that big one down the stretch. He missed a big three that could have tied the game with a little bit less than ninety seconds left, to go. Steph Curry hits a big three for a one point lead, and the Warriors win it one twenty to one. Seventeen, Curry hits the big three to give him a four point lead. Does the whole ninety nineteen thirty seven for Steph.

As the Warriors improved to nine and two. Now, there was a little bit of controversy, at least from my eyes. With twenty one seconds left off, Klay Thompson assists Quentin Grimes hits a twenty five foot three point shot, and to my eye, Steph Curry gets in the way of him being able to land. Now, I don't know if they decided Grimes kicked out his legs enough to where he was just trying to initiate contact and it wasn't a natural shooting, you know, position that he was coming down in. But he had to pull back because of where Steph Curry's running through at that point. So should it have been a four point play? Grimes goes down to the court, looks to the official, teammates implore the officials to give him the shot. Doesn't get it, ball out to Golden State to where we get to our final.

As the Warriors improved to nine and two. Now, there was a little bit of controversy, at least from my eyes. With twenty one seconds left off, Klay Thompson assists Quentin Grimes hits a twenty five foot three point shot, and to my eye, Steph Curry gets in the way of him being able to land. Now, I don't know if they decided Grimes kicked out his legs enough to where he was just trying to initiate contact and it wasn't a natural shooting, you know, position that he was coming down in. But he had to pull back because of where Steph Curry's running through at that point. So should it have been a four point play? Grimes goes down to the court, looks to the official, teammates implore the officials to give him the shot. Doesn't get it, ball out to Golden State to where we get to our final.

Well, Golden State gets the same kind of calls of Kansasity chiefs. Oh, oh, they kind of do. But this game. Look, yes, you can look at that and say, but that would have made it a different game down the stretch. And clearly there was a lot of there was a lot of game to be played from that point on.

Well, Golden State gets the same kind of calls of Kansasity chiefs. Oh, oh, they kind of do. But this game. Look, yes, you can look at that and say, but that would have made it a different game down the stretch. And clearly there was a lot of there was a lot of game to be played from that point on.

But it's more just the Steph Curry would have been getting in the guy's face, throwing his mouth piece, and it would get that call.

But it's more just the Steph Curry would have been getting in the guy's face, throwing his mouth piece, and it would get that call.

It would have been it would have been, oh, that's a flame and we're throwing them out in stuff. You're getting eight free throws. Okay, that's what we're gonna do for you. But this was a big game for Klay Thompson because, yes, does he want to come in and win the personal revenge game. Yes, he wants to come back to Golden State. He signed with Dallas. You know, he's mad that that Golden State kind of pushed him out. They knew they had to move on. It was the right call, right, Klay Thompson is not the same guy. He was not someone that was gonna start for them, and he was a volume shooter and he was better when he was coming off the bench. That's just how he fit with Golden State. No, I want to go someplace else I can start. Okay, So yeah, you want to win from that point. But here's the bigger part why you wanted to win this game. You've joined the team that was in the NBA Finals last year, and you have had a slow start to the season. Okay, sometimes when teams go really far in the playoffs, the season starts a little slow. All right, that's fine. We're you know, we're five hundred so far this year. That's okay. But the Warriors, the only big change they had was you left left and Steve Kerr decided I'm gonna give more minutes to all the young guys on the team, And so far the Warriors have been really good. Clay. They're better without you than they were with you last year. Steve Kerr is playing seventeen guys in his rotation. He's got Sean Livingston is still getting minutes on the Warriors this year.

It would have been it would have been, oh, that's a flame and we're throwing them out in stuff. You're getting eight free throws. Okay, that's what we're gonna do for you. But this was a big game for Klay Thompson because, yes, does he want to come in and win the personal revenge game. Yes, he wants to come back to Golden State. He signed with Dallas. You know, he's mad that that Golden State kind of pushed him out. They knew they had to move on. It was the right call, right, Klay Thompson is not the same guy. He was not someone that was gonna start for them, and he was a volume shooter and he was better when he was coming off the bench. That's just how he fit with Golden State. No, I want to go someplace else I can start. Okay, So yeah, you want to win from that point. But here's the bigger part why you wanted to win this game. You've joined the team that was in the NBA Finals last year, and you have had a slow start to the season. Okay, sometimes when teams go really far in the playoffs, the season starts a little slow. All right, that's fine. We're you know, we're five hundred so far this year. That's okay. But the Warriors, the only big change they had was you left left and Steve Kerr decided I'm gonna give more minutes to all the young guys on the team, And so far the Warriors have been really good. Clay. They're better without you than they were with you last year. Steve Kerr is playing seventeen guys in his rotation. He's got Sean Livingston is still getting minutes on the Warriors this year.

I mean, one of the greatest careers unacknowledged and me. But yes, to your point, yeah, they got a lot of guys cycling in their play.

I mean, one of the greatest careers unacknowledged and me. But yes, to your point, yeah, they got a lot of guys cycling in their play.

I mean he's on like a twelve man rotation for the Warriors and they're winning and it's less minutes for the for Steph Curry and for Draymond Green. Look, however long it lasts at lasts, but right now, if you're Klay Thompson, you're going Man, maybe it was me because these young guys are all getting time to play. Steve Kurry, Look, we talked to Rick Buker about this last last week and he said, Hey, I talked to Steve kerb before the season and he said, we are making an absolute dictum that these young guys are gonna play. We are not going away from it. They're going to play, and they're playing so far every game and they're contributing, and the Warriors are already twice as good as they were a year ago. What's the big change? Yeah, young guys are playing, But no, Klay Thompson, that's how bad he wanted and needed to win this game because he doesn't want that narrative out there that, oh, hey, yeah, Warriors were great, then they weren't great for a while, they got rid of you, and all of a sudden they're great again. I know it's a bit of an oversimplification, but what's the big change? Klay Thompson's out his volume shooting is out? What's in Moody and Healed Looney and Kamingo, all these guys playing twenty twenty five minutes in the game, and hey, no volume shooting. No Klay Thompson having to take twenty five shots a game just because he's always taken twenty five shots a game. Now he makes eight instead of thirteen, which is what he used to. Yeah, I get over simplification. But what's the big change, Clay is out? Young guys in what's the big change in the record? Nine and two so far near the top of the west.