 Did you know the Chicago Bulls are 8 and 4 in the Pat Beverly era and you thought the KD trade was the big deadline move? Run it back starts now Happy Tuesday morning and welcome to run it back. What's that Chandler? Oh God Wake up yep, this is a Tuesday morning bright and early. I think it's raining everywhere But where maybe Chandler is? Stadium insider Shamsherani a Chandler Pee coming to us from Mexico and eddy G on the end we had some games last night We had a big game at the garden Big performance at the garden and a weird result at the garden Julius Randall had 57 points Yes, that is a career high But not enough to beat a depleted Timberwolves team Tori and Prince with 35 I don't believe we've mentioned Tori and Prince all season long Mike Connelly finished with 24 and 11 assists Tibbs on Randall with the obvious quote. It's a shame to waste a performance like that and it was Chandler Despite the outcome of that actual game should Nick's fans feel optimistic or pessimistic after last night's game Optimistic here and here's why because they're pretty much locked in the fifth seed, right? The Nets aren't catching them there two and a half three games above them And they're not catching the Cavs and even if they do no one's catching the third of the three seed so it's gonna be four five and it's gonna be Cleveland, New York and You're gonna need games like this from Julius Randall to be able to win this series coming up and round one So it is devastating It is you never want to have a career night like this and at home and not get the win against a very very depleted team But I must I'm optimistic here just because I do think this is a this is a good thing It's a good sign to see Julius Randall dominate and play like a number one option And like I said, he's gonna have to have 30 40 50 point games and the playoff to carry this team Along with Jalen Brunson and RJ Bear They're gonna have to have a little bit of everything from everybody on this team But this is a huge sign seeing this kid and last year don't forget he was getting into it with the fans He had a down year coming off an all-star year and he's bounced back and he's looking like a number one option and They're getting Cleveland and round one and they're gonna need him to be all of this What he was last night for them to give by them. So I'm still optimistic But yeah, you never want to have a game like this that you're gonna look back remember And you lost to the Timberwolves without towns without Anthony Edwards at home So it's a little bit of both, but he's looking great and the Knicks are they're pretty much they are where they are in the ceilings Hey, I'll do it. I'll be the pessimists. There we go They let a they let a lot of routine without their two best players shoot 61% from the floor yesterday That's pretty embarrassing. You got to know time to but I was sitting there wondering what the hell was going on And if you watch the game and if you watch these highlights, it's a lot of wide open shots It's a lot of dunks a lot of labs But what is most concerning all jokes aside is that yo Torian Prince at the game in his life on Jalen Brunson He shot a day from three, which he's not gonna do most nights But a lot of those are wide open a lot of those are over short Jalen Brunson Who's kind of flailing to contest you see a little bit of their awards yesterday? Yes, Julie's round of honey incredible three-quarters, but he did not have a great fourth quarter And he finished the game with a tech just to put the cherry on top of this awful loss So no, I'm gonna go the other way around. This is ugly and And in a night where they're trying to continue to stay above the nets who have looked competitive as of late This is ugly to see if you're Cleveland you got to be looking at this like oh, we're dropping 135 a night This is nothing. This is cake so yeah, this this they can't be happy walking out of this and selflessly, I'm just kind of happy Julius Randall in score 60 points because That's like this marker of like special scoring even though like 70 might be the new 60 by the end of next season But yo I looked at this game in the third quarter and I really felt like a old head because it was like 103 to 103 And I'm like, oh, I'm about to turn in this game is tight. It's late It was the third quarter was like three minutes left in this game. What what happened to basketball? Why are there this many points on the court? But yeah, I don't know if you're the next you cannot enjoy that win and that sucks because just a couple days ago They beat the number one seed in the West and looked great, but that's how it goes That's basketball ladies and gentlemen. It's just one day. You're the best next day. What are you even doing? Cat we would love to know shams if there's any word on when he's returning Yeah, Michelle, there is optimism that call Anthony Townsend will be back in line up along with Anthony Edwards Potentially as soon as Wednesday at home against the Atlanta Hawks The timbles of nine games left in the year five on the road for at home And so they'll play at home Tomorrow on Wednesday, and then they go go back on the road on Sunday for three straight games So it makes sense for towns return to come Tomorrow this is a guy that has been doing a lot more five on five. He's really day-to-day at this point He's cleared to play. It's really up to Carl Anthony Towns at this point from what I'm told But when you think about it, he injured that calf great three calf strain on November 28th He's coming back about four months later and Anthony Edwards just had a gruesome ankle sprain on Friday He's on on the way back a lot sooner than a lot of people expected They've gone 26 and 26 without cat this season But they need these last nine games or so to find a rhythm with him Rudy go bear Anthony Edwards and all playing together with Mike Conley. That's the vision that this team had is how does this group look with? Mike Conley being the lead guard on this team So this is a guy, you know Anthony Edwards is ascending right now He's clearly become arguably the face of this franchise along with Carl Anthony Towns How will they play together now that they're potentially back in line-up together on Wednesday? And that's all fine and good and good news is always good news But really what I really need to know more about is the hat that you were sporting last night this thing this brown hat Not choosing sides. What's up with that jobs talk to me is it fashion? Honestly Chandler would know a lot more than me on on the fashion issue We need a full breakdown from Chandler's what are we doing? It's confusing is he a Yankee fan is he a Dodger fan? Why is it brown? But we did find out it's a hundred dollars So it's definitely an expensive piece Do we I don't like it these are two cities I've enjoyed living in but I'm not wearing both Yeah typical Jersey guy cat cat strikes me it strikes me as that like Yankee and Laker cowboy fan guy Like he probably likes Miami football or something too Like yo, I gotta see the fit. He probably got the fit off I think he probably wore those with some Travis Scott Jordans. He might have got it off. I gotta see the whole fit Oh, yeah, you know what? I'm sure we can find it somewhere in on the enter to web You know what cat coming back is big Anthony Edwards. I would argue is is even a bigger return I think people probably even more excited to see him Chandler when they get both those guys back Any expectations for this team? I mean, I think they just want to get it honestly They want to get fully healthy and this team had high expectations I was the dummy that pick call that they towns to be my preseason MVP which I'll never live down They listen they try to make a splash they try to go the two big route and everyone else was going small It didn't really work But they have something here and they have a lot of talent Anthony Edwards is an absolute star They've just kind of been plagued by injury right now and now they're kind of at the right time They're getting their their guys back and they can make a little push here and he look at the standings from six to 12 It is wildly close So it's crazy to think for everything that they've been in the Minnesota temple was can somehow end up getting this succeed And not even be a half to be in the play-in So it it really is crazy and the best thing for them is just to get healthy and they're not going to rush Crawl at the downs a grade three cap strain is the next thing is like tearing it So they're definitely going to be cautious with him They're going to be slow with him when he's been out four months and they need to start getting him back I think if any chance, you know, I think everybody in the West is for whatever reason It's just kind of disrespecting the Kings and hoping they can get the Kings in a play-off series and see what happens but Honestly just get healthy for the for the Timberwolves get into the series and then anything can happen in a series They can make up a lot of ground in this last 11 games. They have they played the Suns They played the Lakers they play the Kings they play the Pelicans play the Warriors They can add games against all those guys and they might just crawl out of the play-in and it's a dangerous team Especially if Anthony Edwards is healthy. They play great defense what remains to be seen and this is goes for the same for the Suns as well We didn't really get a great picture of them with car Anthony Towns and Rudy go bear and honestly It was kind of a bit of a fail and a odd fit So they have to cobble that together in three weeks. I don't know that that's my reservation But I trust Anthony Edwards. I actually trust Rudy go bear as a defensive center in the playoffs And I think this is a team that is coached well And can make some noise in the playoffs if they get the right matchup But they got to put all that together in three weeks. So I don't know. It's a little iffy Did that hurt just saying that right now that positive where we go But it really it really pained me but with Dylan Brooks out here and just being the worst person on earth I'm I'm meeting with love today and that my friends is a segue because guess who's next Dylan Brooks and his team have managed to win three hit a row. They beat the Mavs last night one twelve one oh eight Triple J with twenty eight points Brooks finished with nine five and four Kyrie with twenty eight zero assists though afterwards Kyrie gave Brooks his jersey But declined to accept his in return and afterwards said I saw that after the game I'll probably get it next time probably next time not this time. I was really on to the next thing thought process wise I mean multitasking is hard, but I get it There's no next time right Chandler like this was Come on What is the next thing that is thought like a shower? He didn't want to do his jersey and it's funny because this has become such a huge This is kind of become such a thing embarrassing and Dylan Brooks if this is an eye opening I don't know what is because this is someone who you know you want to be respected by your peers you She wants someone to want your jersey and literally this dude just tapped him up and then Dylan Brooks just You probably gave it to like some you know little seven-year-old fan, but now there's definitely There's definitely not a next time and this is this is what Dylan Brooks Become he's not very likeable I feel like I understand Dylan Brooks more now he this is his way of love Him clowning everybody talking crazy about it He just wants to be accepted by these guys and Gary It's still didn't do it. Anyway, Gary's quote is the most hilarious thing. I've heard all season He I don't know what he was actually thinking about dapping up Jaren Jackson But the fact that he came up with that on the cusp is incredible Yo, I was thinking about the next thing in my process. I Guess dude But shout out to Dylan Brooks Kyrie lit him up for three quarters scoreless in the fourth quarter They squandered a late lead. It's a big win for the Grizzlies and now they get their best player coming back they got a hold of the two seed after the Kings loss and They're in a great place and we've been saying all year They're dangerous once we get to the playoffs and this this renewed energy from Dylan Brooks I mean, hey, they got some good stuff going over there. They're a scary team to watch I mean look Dylan Brooks is his own worst enemy, right? I used to hate that phrase But it really nothing else suits him better at this point He got his 18th tech last night, which now means of course he will miss the next game if they don't rescind it Which I can't imagine they would at this point Distraction-wise I mean look I he has positives But Eddie these are also negatives and if you're not available to your team, what exactly are you doing out here? I Mean obviously getting suspended as a negative I think for his teammates They're probably love them for who he is and that was actually his main rebuttal to Dreymon Because Dreymon was insinuating that his teammates didn't like him and didn't trust him. That's good Kind of lit him up. That's what kind of got him, you know Flared up and and really into that game and into the Dreymon situation But I got to say this him calling out Theo Pinson after the game calling him a cheerleader Which is why I got the tech which is you see him doing there at the pom-poms is hilarious And you always look guys always remember who was in their high school class because they're playing them for four or five years They're playing them sister kids and then they're playing them in college and then they may be seeing them in the league So when he called him out last night and he said yeah, he was in my high school class And he sucks now that was like I bet you his teammates were rallying behind them because League wide guys hate to see Theo Pinson dancing over there on the sideline and it's basically his role So I finally was like, you know what Dillon Brooks? There's a point for you. That was great. That was a great quote So Chandler knows those guys remember who was in their high school class who graduated with us who stayed back to not have to Graduate with us who we saw in college who we saw in tournaments who we saw in camps And so yeah, he clearly held that good for a long time, but he's right. So you got you got to love it It is true and and Theo is a pest over there It's like there's past on the court like Dylan Brooks and Patrick Beverly Then there's then there's Theo Pinson who never rarely plays and he's also doing all the hoopla he's dancing. He's It is annoying. So I do feel Dylan Brooks on this And I don't think it's a distraction obviously now if he's getting suspended He's not missing. He's a critical part of their team offensively defensively like he's become a very solid player And and I played with Dylan to Memphis. He's not a bad dude. He means well He's actually very social. He's got a great sense of humor. He's he's he's not awful He's just now this is what happens when you create this rep and all you have is just fans watching you for this three hours And they're gonna they're gonna build a case against you and this is what they're gonna think of you But he's not a bad dude. It's just he's found this role and man. He is running with it He really is he's he's leaning in as they would say John Morant was in the building first time long time Was greeted by a whole bunch of cheers from the hometown crowd shoms as far as moving forward when will we see him? What is his status? What's the latest? So Taylor Jenkins said last night that they're hopeful that he will make his return on Wednesday I said yes sir on the show the goal for the grizzly was to get him back in the lineup as soon as Wednesday at Home against the Rockets as a good opponent to come back for and they feel like after a couple days of scrimmages Practices he scrimmage with the team yesterday. He's gonna have more work today at the facility as well They feel like two straight days of revving up and then you come back slowly on Wednesday that he'll be good to go He's been itching to play the grizzlies have been itching to get him back in the lineup Everyone knows like Chandler just said about the Timberlake situation There's such a short amount of time now for the end of the regular season Everyone wants to get their group together and see how they play and that includes Memphis and getting back John Morant Wednesday getting him back against both these games against the Rockets Which you know, it's a good opponent to make your debut against. I think that's their goal get him back tomorrow night And hopefully from there eliminate the distractions and get everyone on the floor together Yeah, this is people obviously waiting for this one Chandler. What do you think's gonna happen? Just same old right? Yeah, I think he's gonna get right back to the form he was in before and listen He's there everything John Morant is the reason why you know Dylan Brooks can bark the way he does because John Morant can back it up He's the reason Desmond Bain gets these open looks He's the reason Jared Jackson is an all-star this year playing with the guy like John Morant And it's scary because it's just enough time for him to get back to get acclimated to get everybody there And they have the two seed locked up They obviously have no idea who they're gonna play with how the seedings are but this means the world to them And hopefully he found peace. Hopefully he found himself Hopefully everything is left behind him and he goes and he hoops and he focuses on basketball And this is just all a memory Come playoff time. So it's great timing for the Grizzlies and again. I say it all year They are an absolute contender with John Morant and they are absolutely not a contender without John Morant So them getting him back right now is huge build build chemistry get back on the floor and look forward to the playoffs And have it home for the bet is that place will be rocking You know back to the the Mavs for a second I know we sort of mocked Kyrie because of his thought process and and not being able to do two things at once But he was a little bit banged up in this game Shams. Is there anything there that needs to be concerned about? Well, I would definitely keep my eye on it I mean he's clearly soldiering and going through and worrying out some type of right foot issue He got the foot stepped on in last night's game by Dylan Brooks as well It didn't really look intentional, but he did get that foot stepped on pretty good And so he clearly after the game didn't even have the way with all the swap jerseys He wanted to get back to the locker room ASAP because of that foot He was in a precautionary boot after the game and we'll see how today goes and how he's evaluated But this is a guy that's averaging 33 points five assists five rebounds 53% from the field 44% from three point line 95% from the free throw line in the munch of in the month of March He's playing an exceptionally high level clearly. He's doing it banged up We'll see the extent of it, but he's clearly soldiering through some right foot issue right now I mean the Mavs are in such a bizarre situation right now They're the 7th seed, but they're what a game back a game ahead of the Lakers who are in the 11th seed I mean, I know we've talked about how crazy the Western Conference looks But anything can happen in these final days Eddie. What is more likely for Dallas playoff team Play-in team or lottery team? We'll play in team especially with Their injuries that they're piloted Luka don't just is still out and they thought that was maybe a game two games It's been over a week now Kyrie is now banged up and it looks to be real like he left in a boot Kyrie's not one to milk an injury like you know People were wondering if he would play through injuries with this contract situation and he's doing that now and it got worse as he's done that so It you got to be concerned with the injuries here two stars Now they did tread water without luka and they did tread water in the couple games that Kyrie missed as well So you you've got a little bit of optimism there, but they got to finish strong down this stretch Everybody's so tight. They lose to the next two games. They can be out to play off. So it's Everybody has to be on high alert. Everybody has to be all hands on deck right now And they can't they literally cannot beat because they're two best players are hurt And we don't know what versions of them We're gonna get when they come back a thigh and a foot Hey, turns out you need those when you run around and jump around and play basketball So these guys probably aren't gonna be a hundred percent and they need every single game They're gonna play I think they still squeak it out and hold on to the play in but if they win a do or die game A team that's that relying on jump shooting and free throw shooting and getting calls to get to the line I don't know. That's a scary proposition. I wouldn't want to be there if I was down Yeah, obviously the injuries for them are tough. They aren't very good without those two guys They gave up a lot for kairi urubing And he has played well and he is playing through injuries, which now looking like it's gonna hurt them But what they do have is the schedule on their favor. They have the warriors coming up at home We all know their struggles at road. They play charlotte two games or after that They get the pacer still they got the hawks and they finished the season with the spurs So they do have a lot of winnable Games, uh, but they have to be healthy. They need luka donkage It's crazy because when I went to a game a couple weeks ago I thought luka was playing and he was back and like eddie said that was supposed to be a One or two game thing and this is definitely lingered and is a little bit concerning, but I think they're a playoff team. I think they I think they get in I look at another schedule It's kind of like get get healthy bodies, but it's tough I've never seen standing so close to You know being a lock for the six seed to literally not even making a play in so it'll be interesting for sure I know it's definitely going to be a fun end of the the season stretch here and the warriors Well, since they were my parley leg, uh, they did exactly the opposite of what I needed They snapped the 11 game a road losing streak. They did it in houston curry with 30 clay with 29 cominga Came off the bench had 17 the eight road wins now eight Are the third fewest behind only houston and san antonio I mean look it's one when it probably felt more than that to them last night But as far as The idea that they don't have home court advantage How vulnerable is this warriors team at the moment and moving forward? Very very vulnerable and they didn't look good last night either and they could have lost that game And this has been kind of the trend all year long and we're not worried about the warriors But then they're on the road. They're they're not getting home court advantage But last night they gave up so many points again to the houston rockets who I believe are trying to lose And and and they just don't look good. They don't play with the same edge and it's weird because usually you see this from like a young immature team These are like these are the champs. This is a vet team. They've been there before I will say come playoff time. I don't think they're going to be tight on the road. I don't think they're going to be nervous They've been there many times before but this is now this is now This is a consistent trend here. This is who they are. They're very good at home. They are very bad on the road So not having that home court advantage Definitely puts them in a vulnerable spot Yeah, it's it's tough watching them because they don't look like they're having fun They look like they don't look like they have the reigning championship banner up in their arena They look like they're stressed out. They look like they're not having any kind of fun They're gonna be hate each other to be told and it looks like they're slogging through this season And on one hand you could say hey, they understand that the playoffs is all that matters They got to get in and they got to go from there on the other hand history says that's really tough to do There's been a few teams that have done it and this team is an outlier by all means and that that guy Shooting right there and his buddy right there. They're both outliers as well and they're absolute game changers But we don't know when Andrew Wiggins is coming back if he's coming back Gary Payton the second same thing. We are not sure when he's coming back And what is it look like he's been dealing with that injury the entire season If they get them back both healthy fully focused and ready to go. Yes dangerous They got lineups they can put all kind of defense all over the court and the emergence of jonathan kominga who He's averaging 17 points a game over his last three games. He's crazy athletic He's been able to cobble together some defense for them. He could be their x-factor going into the playoffs But if they all hate each other and they're not healthy, it won't matter They won't have enough. They absolutely need Andrew Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton Because their defense is just porous without them and that's all it is and like chalice said They didn't play good yesterday. They won Against the worst team in the conference, but they did not look good in doing it. Yes Steph had 30. Yes clay had 29 But they did not look all that engaged and you got to worry about them for the rest of this road trip And it's up for them because just like we were just talking about with doubtless They could just as easily fall out the plan as well and miss the playoffs I don't think they will but all the calls for concern is real with the words chums Yeah, I mean the biggest thing for me is no Andrew Wiggins He has not played since before the all-star break his last game was february 13th So he's been out over a month and so clearly he's been dealing with personal issues Um, and they're also without Gary Payton the second not sure when he's going to be back I I would expect him to be back. I think the Warriors are more sure about Gary Payton the second returning At some point before the end of the regular season potentially early april For Gary Payton the second from what i'm told but when you look at Andrew Wiggins I'm curious from Chandler's perspective channel. I'm hearing that the words have not been pressuring Andrew Wiggins at all They've let him just continue to deal with whatever matter. He's dealing with but as a teammate How would you be handling the situation as a leader? How would you be handling the situation because it's it's definitely, you know, it's something that seems to be very real But um, you know, how do you bounce giving a guy space versus knowing that you're probably not winning anything without him It's tough because you obviously want him back basketball wise, right? He's a critical piece of their team He's literally their x-factor. We know how good they can shoot the ball and he kind of mixes that up And it is able to go ice. So he can defend. He's long. He's athletic His situation is crazy. I don't know what to believe. I don't know if it's confirmed I don't know if he's commented on it, but it's tough and that's something that is completely separate from basketball This is your personal life. This is your family. This is this is bigger than basketball So you have to respect that you have to respect his privacy his boundaries And it's really just an awful situation. And again, I don't know the full details on it But it's it's quite possibly the worst, you know, scenario that could happen if it's true. So Um, you got to give him his time You got to give him his space Hopefully he's at least staying in shape and ready and you know prepping to come back for the playoffs once he kind of moves past this or finds peace, but It's it's an awful awful, you know, rumor or Or maybe it is true. Who knows but you got to give him his time and and Again, they're only going to get better once he comes back and they need him majorly And the people who are probably watching all of this the most are the kings because that's who they would face in the first round Right now and they must just be thinking what version of this team are we going to get? Nobody knows we're taking a quick break here when we come back. Is it possible that the Sixers are better than the Celtics Figure that out when run it back returns There's a leadership council on the team. I know you guys are two of the guys on the leadership council When you get the word on that you have that responsibility because now the whole team knows that you guys are the designated leaders How do you take that? Well, I've never been a part of anything like that actually, uh But don't mess with guys. I usually talk about like let's not have this practice or make sure this practice isn't too long Uh, that's where a lot of it's about is um, just structuring practices and structuring, uh, shootarounds and just obviously Mike wants to have it every day And then we have guys that don't want to do it any days. So like we're we're finding that compromise with the team But it's been good. I think it's I think we've had a healthy balance and uh And like Mike will say while he's sitting in that meeting is it's been working like this So if we change it and it stops working is like we're going right back to this. Yeah, so it's our fault So um, it's I mean it's it's us taking accountability and and what we're doing as a team Framing issues aside choms, uh, I would like to talk about your biggest takeaway For those two guys, they look like they actually like each other and that the team is figuring stuff out and No matter what kind of disrespect the rest of us seem to be giving them, they don't hear it. Is that is that fair? What did you think? Yeah, I mean, I think they came in the season with a chip on their shoulder Do you have to give mike brown a lot of credit? I mean, he's got to be the front runner for for coach of the year right now Given what he's done the turnaround that the kings have been on 16 year drought Longest professional sports currently right now that they're gonna That they're gonna snap But you have to give a lot of credit to the to the players as well deer and fox's development demota sabonis has come in He's played an exceptionally high level and I think when you look back at that trade That was another thing that I had a conversation about With them is is them finally addressing the trade of tyries halberd first sabonis that brought sabonis To sacramento and I think when you think about win-wins it got sacramento to the playoffs It's put deer and fox in a situation where he's able to play Alongside another big and a lot more cleaner environment than he would have with tyries halberd and so Halberd is going to be a star. There's no question about it sabonis also an all-star as well And halberd's gonna have more of a runway to be a franchise cornerstone in a piece But I think the kings got exactly what they wanted out of the trade. I think both sides did so when you think about win-win trades This probably is the best example of that Yeah, it seems like one of those rare moments where it worked out channeler leadership council sounds so official Have you ever been a part of something like that? Man times have changed. Can you imagine back in the day of kevin mackayl asked us if we wanted to practice or who want to practice? Who's hungover? He would tell us to kick rocks that we said Coach six of us don't really feel it today. That would be incredible, but no that That has never never happened in my career, but It's working. It's working for them. Give the players some accountability and if hopefully they don't take advantage of it, but Man, he just got my vote for coach of the year just hearing that I know it's very uh, very progressive. I gotta love it myself shams. Thank you as always We will talk to you tomorrow morning. You guys sticking around because we got more games other things happened last night And it was just those kings Playing utah, uh, they beat them. I'm sorry. No the jeth beat the kings last night 128 120 Darren foxo did have 37 and seven Okay, so a play in birth for this jazz team that we all know started out so red hot and they've sort of Drifted off a little right now sitting in 10th. What would it mean to this team shaler to get that play in spot? I mean, it would be a lot because this is a team again that we thought might be tanking in the beginning of the year Then like magically start off as the you know on the top of the west con mostly conference the beginning of the year And they're right there and they have something with some of their young guys, but Not to switch topics here, but this is why I have a problem with the kings No, Jordan Clarkson last night no cullin sex and no lorry marketing And they lose to this team and that is just why you know, they're not feared And and this also on the flip side shows that the jazz are dangerous And because the league is so talented across the board now That on any given night they can beat you and that's what happens in a playoff series It is so hard to beat any team I don't care What's see you don't care if they just had to play a play in to play in games It is hard to beat a team four times because they're going to adjust they're going to watch film You're not scouting anything else other than this and these guys are talented and they're versatile They can beat you and you take away their first or second option Their third and fourth option are still very very good So it would be huge for them just because I think the expectations were so low And then they exceeded everyone's expectations early on they kind of fell back off And now they're right there in the hunt to kind of get in this play in and anything can happen So I I love what they're doing. I love their coach. I love their youth I love what Laurie marketing the seasons he's had so I think just making that plan and having a chance Is icing on the cake for a season that we thought was going to be a throwaway anyways Eddie you heard all the reasons Chandler has Concerns about the kings and possibly why they don't get some of the respect that maybe they think they deserve They are third place right now. They would face the warriors if things were to start today, but for you What are your expectations realistically for what they can accomplish moving forward? I think Chandler's right about last night. I mean you can give them the excuse and say hey This was the end of a long road trip a foregain trip They kind of went all over the country to do it, but this is an embarrassing loss They're missing their top guys and you go out there and drop this you're immediately down 25 You just come out sluggish and it's their defense. It all starts and ends with their defense We know they can put up points with they put up points against everybody in the league They make everybody want to shoot out against them But the jazz did just that and I want to shout out Walker Kessler my god I tweeted yesterday. Yo The rudigo bear trade may eventually be the walker kessler trade because he was sensational last night In bottling up don't don't demand a sub onus. He held a sub onus to four of 11 from the field Just 11 points and he matched them with 10 points This guy would pretty much never touches the ball had some huge blocks down the stretch Including a big one on sub onus to the point where sub onus got frustrated and dunked on him eventually But the jazz sets in a resilient team It'd be great for them to make the playoffs But they got to look it back at this season the success either way They have a young all-star that they got in that trade and they got to feel good going forward But yeah, the kings their warts. They're all right there They're starting Walker not Walker Kessler. Excuse me. Kessler Edwards Who was a bench warmer and a two league a two-way guy for the nets and they're fully healthy starting them They have holes on that roster that they just can't get around Functionally, they're not athletic enough. They're not they don't have quick enough feet They're giving a lot of minutes the guys like trellis and demonic sub onus who just do not defend And they're gonna be issues going into the playoffs. So yes, if they get the Warriors I'm almost gonna say whatever version of the Warriors That's a short series and it sucks because there's been a great season for them So if I'm them I'm watching the bottom of the standings and I'm trying to get that two-seat best we can But yes, all their all their flaws are apparent and last night was a great example of them I wish the playoffs started today. Uh bull six or somebody had to do it Somebody had to snap Philly's win streak. It was sitting there at eight It took two over times though for the bulls to do it Levina Rosen Busevich combined for 72 points and bead finished with 37 and 16 Right now the bulls are sitting in the 10 spots chandler They seem to be doing okay since the pat beveley trade. How dangerous could they actually be in a play-in scenario? In the play and I think they're dangerous because I do think they could beat Toronto I do think they could beat atlanta and miami's that kind of tricky team that's going to give I think one of those top three seeds fits in the first round But they have a mature team here and adding pat beveley adding that voice Having that toughness to that already that core three that are older guys that have been there before that have played in big games They're dangerous and and I think they they were never really a fit in the beginning They're involved with their very mid-range kind of their their their half court offense gets jumped up But they do have talent, you know how much I love Billy diamond. They have a great coach And the addition of Patrick Beverly. It's funny But sometimes you just need to bring that spark and that and that adjustment to a guy to come in Here and give you energy and to give you life. That's exactly what he done. So you look at the standings there Listen, whoever I think is the seven eighth seed is The miami's the only one there and then that seven to ten that I think can give Milwaukee Boston or Philly fits But I would take Chicago out of those other three to be the one that gets that eighth seed and and you know Goes up against Milwaukee There was a there was a moment in the third quarter last night. There's a lot of video coming up here So pay attention But Kobe white just has a moment with joel and bead and joel and bead Is probably a little embarrassed about how he goes down ankles at all But then it doesn't take long right because moments later joel and bead Will try and get his retribution and it's also not great for Kobe white here. He is Just a giant man and a tiny man and things go exactly how you think they would Chandler Was there a little extra sauce on that charge talk to me because it feels like quite a bit Yeah, a little bit the most shocking thing of the video though is Patrick Beverly helping joel and bead up after That's usually that's usually not uh his thing, but yeah, you can tell maybe a little bit here And also just just the size difference of that man running into that man Yeah, gonna be an explosion, but no flagrant you could tell he felt a little bad afterwards He went and helped him up asked if he was okay But yeah, that's a that's a very small point guard trying to take a charge against a very big center And it ended exactly how we thought it would Yeah, I feel like there's a moment where he white should have been like not a good idea at all You you could see Derek Jones telling the ref like yo, he led with his elbow and he absolutely did but Credit to Colby white you're trying to take that charge Joel and bead was in was in foul trouble all night. He ended up fouling out in overtime, but Yeah, he he laid into him a little bit there. He dipped the shoulder a little bit pointed with the elbow out I like I love joel and bead. I think he's the most dominant player in the league I think at times he'd be the most fun player to watch But he's when he's falling before he's even thinking about jumping. I'm like, all right, bro Come on. You're you're a foot taller at 150 pounds. I have your go dunk the ball. What are you doing, right? So it's frustrating watching that play He's probably embarrassed for getting floor seats on the other side a couple players before that So it really is fall. It's so awkward to watch him go down on the other side of the court It's just a giant man and an awkward fall and I'm sure he was embarrassed, but they are doing well Sixers for the most part have been crushing as these last weeks have gone on Chandler And now the big question is are they better than the Celtics? Oh, it's close. I think the Celtics are more consistent. They're better defensively, but yeah, the Celtics have nobody that can guard joel and bead Philadelphia's offense They're they can hurt you in many different ways. They can go inside. They can go outside. They can beat you in transition They do have a solid defense when they flock in and they have the roster to be a good defensive team So this would be an incredible series honestly because I think they kind of match up well I don't know who I would even pick in the series because it's pretty even I would probably give the the edge to Philadelphia just because I don't know what they're going to do at joel and bead There's no way out where it can guard this dude. There's no way, you know, grant Williams can guard this guy They're gonna have to double team and they have shot makers all around the floor that they step up and make shots I like Philly, but they're both incredible. Milwaukee's incredible. Yeah, I don't remember The teams have been this dominant in the top three and such a drop off in a long time So these are all three of those teams have had such good years Yeah, I'm I'm gonna go the other way I think boston is the clearly better team and the better matchup Yes, joel and bead is a matchup issue for everybody But he still hasn't won two playoff series and it hasn't mattered in that sense I think the difference is just the wing depth on both sides You're relying on pj tuck are a lot in that series because of the besides him you're asking to bias Harris You're asking daniel house. You're asking george ne'ang. You're asking those guys like yo, please go stop Jason tater and jaylen brown Please go close out on these guys all night and be disciplined in your closeouts and your rotations I just don't think they have the functionality to do that And when they want to play that three guard lineup with melton with maxi and with james And then to bias Harris like you just have a lot of defensive holes out there And a lot of ways for joel to get joel and bead to get in foul trouble and get ran through rotations truthfully So I like the Celtics in that matchup. I think the sixers may be a better team They're finishing the season stronger That was an ugly loss last night and I love you smell that but that was james hard his game He scored five points and two over times like what? Joe james shows up to that game yesterday. They win running away. So There's some holes there. It'll be a great series. I love to see it I hope we get in the second round But if they get in the second round they get sitting home again in the second round You're looking at Philly like all right. What are you guys doing going forward? By the way, the two of 14 Oh six from three for james harden is flashbacks to the james harden that I have never trusted Those are one of those moments where you're like, uh, oh, this is bad Take it a quick break when we come back one of lebron's former teammates say nobody fears him The way they feared mj When run it back returns This march get off the bench and into the action with fan duel america's number one sports But new customers can tip off the tourney with a no sweat first bet up to $1,000 That's up to $1,000 back in bonus bets if your first bet doesn't win the fan duel You can bet on everything from the money line to point spreads to which team will score first So don't miss your shot at a no sweat first bet up to $1,000 when you joined fan duel today Make every moment more with fan duel So Lebron's former teammate, uh, mario chalmers had some things to say on the in shambles podcast Why are you smiling eddie? You ready for the quote? Okay. Here we go. Uh, nobody fears brawn. Nobody's like damn I got to go play against brawn tonight. Nobody said that I don't know why because I seen people be scared where they actually line up to him But they're not scared thinking about that matchup. You hear anybody from that era talk about going against jordan There's a fear Chandler you buying that Uh, I'm buying what he's saying because He's not like hating on the brawn at all. They're they're close friends and what he was trying to say Which I think is getting blown out of proportion is There's harder matchups one-on-one, right? Like when I was playing I feared guarding Kevin Durant more than I feared guarding Lebron James just because of his ability to score iso The way he can break you off the way you can play great defense. He can shoot over you The brawn is is more passive, right? He gets off by making the extra pass and and he's less aggressive But let's not get twisted. There's fear when you see this man coming downhill at you Or even when you're going for a layup, you know, he's coming behind you to block the to block your play up off the backboard So there's fear. I think mario just meant like like mj kobi kd even like step These guys try and go at your neck on iso every single time. They're almost disrespected that you know Chandler barson's is guarding me, right? Lebron wasn't more like that Lebron likes to get his teammates involved He's a little bit more passive. He enjoys facilitating getting more than scoring Um, so I think that's what he meant There's no argue how great of a player lebron is obviously mario charmer spent years with him before There was always little tips with them back and forth. So maybe this was something personal But I didn't take it is that I took it as there's there's a lot harder matchups that That you fear which which I agree. I would I would rather guard lebron than Play tomsen who doesn't stop moving off screens all day long or jamal crawford who will literally try and embarrass you when I iso So I think I think that's what he meant. I don't think it was like poop pooping on lebron as a matchup because it's It's not an easy matchup Yeah, I think it's a great perspective and when I talk to more players about stuff like this It reminds me of convos about like kobe or kairi and just like the skill level and the difficulty Of shot making and stuff like that Whereas me on the couch as fan goes Oh, I conjure up these narratives in my head and it's like, yo If they were that scared of mic in the 90s and you guys told me that's the toughest era of basketball Something's not adding up But when I talked to more players and more people who've been on the court and had to prepare and had to worry about doing this A lot of it sounds exactly like what chanler's saying like, you know It's just harder to deal with this guy on a island and that's a little more terrifying And I think it all comes down to the jumper honestly There's a game plan for lebron doesn't always work. It usually doesn't work But there's a game plan that says yo if I give him three feet At least he'll have to barrel through me to score and he's probably still gonna do that But he's not going to just shoot it It's not going to be one of those things where no matter how great I defend Kobe's still gonna hit this jumper on my face and it doesn't matter So I do buy it as I talk to more players in here and understand a little better But yes when he said this I rolled my eyes because I'm tired of this narrative And if guys were cowering in their hotel rooms of michael jordan Then there's something wrong with those players and not because michael jordan's amazing, but mic is amazing Mike's the goat. Don't get me wrong I will not get you wrong as long as you added that sentence. We're all good. So let's move on to the pelicans They say They say we've been waiting for this word these words by the way They're planning to have zion back before the playoffs. Uh, they do face this first tonight Okay, so they're 12th in the west right now chandler. Are you buying that they should bring zion back at all? Yeah, there's a there's a thin line here, right? Like if he's healthy enough to play Yes, we you know, that's why we drafted him. That's why we just gave him a huge extension We need him on the floor. We didn't do it for jersey sales. We didn't do it for ticket soul We did it for him to perform Like he performs when he's on the court. So when you look at the standing like we've been talking about all episode here They're right there and they can squeak in and it was not long ago This team was a top four team early on the season They looked dangerous and they were fully loaded with bi and cj mccullum and all these new young guys Jones alvarado, they they were very very very Good and a threat in the beginning of the season, but that is with zion So if zion is healthy, obviously You can't imagine they're rushing him back for this But yeah, if he can play play like there's no there's no point in waiting, right? They're either in or they're out They're either going to get that you know get to the play in and have a chance or they're not and zion can rest All off season long. He can lose as much weight as they want him to He can get as much treatment as he wants to So yes, i'm all for it because this team is exciting and this team has a real chance when they're fully loaded Yeah, i'm with channeler. I mean, I think there's something to be gained in Seeing him come back from an injury in a season from seeing him work through the motions and get there He had a setback with this a few weeks back. So you want to see that he can progress to that point I'm no doctor But I'd imagine that has to be a positive light going forward if you're them and I think it yeah It is about jerseys. It is about ticket sales. It's about all of that just as much as it's about the standings They have a tough schedule going forward They play the clippers twice to put the warriors they play the grizzlies they play the kings They have no easy games left on this schedule But you want to get him out there you want to see him with those guys They've had a rough couple months and you're going to see some positivity Even if it's going into the off season and not the playoffs. So yeah, get him out there. Get him healthy Let's see him. I want to see him as a fan. I know they want to see him as an organization And I feel like he wants to be out there as well I mean we we probably can all assume that uh spurs by the way We could talk about spurs for a second They rallied from 24 down the other day to beat the hawks That was sunday that also though came on the heels of them blowing a 29 point lead in third quarter on friday night against the grizzlies So chandler, are you buying that pop comes back next year? I wouldn't think so. I mean the Why would he this team is obviously rebuilding its tanking Maybe if they were to get the number one pick and he wants to kind of groom victor and be there for the early part of his career But I feel like pop even if he leaves he's still going to be affiliated and he's still going to help He's still going to be around, but I can't see it. This this team doesn't really excited It's yeah, I feel like beatle you would know better But if I'm him I'm I'm going and I'm setting sail and I'm drinking my red wine and I am out of there I don't know. I I feel like he's coming back at least for one more year And the only reason I say that is yes, they will probably get a pretty decent draft pick But more importantly, I really genuinely think he's having a good time We've got four 19 year olds on this team and he's out there physically Coaching them up in between plays during the game To me, it's it's a fun that he has not had in quite some time. That's very different Yeah, the record doesn't reflect it, but I think the coaching aspect for him Has been stimulating once again I mean, he'll tell you when it was timmy and those guys you just sort of put him out there And everybody did what they did and the banners were raised, but I think he's having fun in a weird way Oh, we're gonna take a quick break when we come back We'll give it a shot. We'll uh, we'll give you some ways to possibly win some money Don't hold it against us when we run it back returns Fandall Casino's March weekly super sweeps is here And you could want to share $300,000 each week from March 14th through April 2nd Every Tuesday through Saturday opt in and any bet of $200 or more gets you an entry to that sunday sweepstakes drawing See Fandall Casino for more details on how you can enter the March weekly super sweeps Boys I would like to share my deepest apologies for once again failing you both Shout out Joelle took two over times, but he got that 34th point. Yeah, I mean, that's ridiculous. You got two over times to do yours This is stupid But that's but that's fine. We'll start again. It will try again. Eddie shake it away Yeah, I got the wizards that are some reason getting a point against the magic I I don't understand what's going on. They're the much better team in my estimation and they need this game really bad So I'm gonna take that point Okay, okay Chandler All I'm saying is I'm about to be Harry Styles and I'm going so low if you guys keep dragging me down I like uh, oh it passed there I forgot who I but it's gonna hit Yeah, it's good. It's good. I got thunder plus three. That's plus three. Love that Yeah, I feel like that. Well you yeah, the funny thing is you wanted clippers, which means that I'm going to lose My leg of this parlay guys We'll give it another shot. Um, enjoy the rest of your Tuesday afternoon into the evening a few games to watch tonight And we will be back in the morning to dissect them all. Have a good one