 Mercury is like totally in retro grade. If you don't believe me, ask the FFA, grab that Bloody Mary, run it back, starts now. Welcome to run it back. Now Shams is in some sort of weird hostage bunker. I don't understand what's going on. Shams, would you like to tell us where you are right now? I'm in Miami. I'm in a hotel room. It's always hard to find proper backdrops and back settings. So you got to you got to give me a break on this one. But me and Chandler kind of, you know, on the same vibe today. So I'll take it. All right. So Shams the hotel Chandler brand new house. Eddie is just sparkling with his new setup at his house. We can see his skin is the brightest light of all time. Chandler has no excuse. He has an incredible home and he found a closet. I know all you have to do is put a poster up, dude. Like just put something behind you. Give me some time. Okay. Fine. You have till Monday. You've got four days to get things out. All right. We had a bunch of stuff happen last night. A lot of basketball was played, including this game right here. Thank you. Oklahoma City heat breaking an NBA record 40 for 40 from the free throw line. Don't you love paying a lot of money to see that against the thunder. Jimmy Butler with a late bucket. He gets the foul gives the heat the one point win. Chandler bigger deal. The fact that Miami made 40 free throws or that they took 40 free throws that they made them. I mean this is a this is really really impressive. People understand how hard this is to do it. And by the way, they lose this game if they don't make every single one of these free throws. So this is just kind of shows their level of concentration and it shows that they were focused and they were locked in and and obviously this is something that a lot of teams struggle with that's going to end up resulting in wins and losses. So this was huge from them. They're banged up. They got a great game from Jimmy Butler. They had double figure scoring from Drew Saladipo gave Vincent but this is the type of win that they need. This is the type of win that when they have guys out other guys need to step up watching this game though it's it's the heat can find a way to get healthy and hit their stride. They're currently sitting in the eight seed. I don't want to play the Miami heat in the first round of the playoffs. So I think these are the games that they're supposed to win. These are the games that they did a good job winning but it wasn't pretty but it was not pretty. It was not fun to watch on the flip side. I love the Thunder. I love what they're doing. I love their future and I just can't help but think how solid their future is especially if they get the number one pick. Yeah I was going to mention the Thunder as well. I'm with Chandler. This was this was a fun game for them. If you don't get a chance to ever watch the Thunder this is what you get young guys who play fast. They shoot a ton of threes and Jalen one of the Jalen Williams J.L. Jalen Williams. You cannot jump on that Jimmy Butler shot young fella. You cannot do that. That's that ends up losing you the game. I also want to shout out Shay Gilders Alexander. He had a great game but down one with 10 seconds to go or whatever it was. He takes a sidestep three. I gave him credit a month ago. It took the mid range hit a game winning buzzer beater at home and he didn't need. He should have just took the media again. I couldn't believe he took that shot. But look when you're feeling it you're on national TV and you kind of quietly want to lose anyway. It works. But yeah Miami impressive win for them gutting it out. 40 free throws is nuts. But the fact that they made every single one including the game winner. That's impressive. I know we're going to get to Dwayne Deadman's massage gun incident. But I think when you look at this team and what Eric Spulsar spoke about Miami Heat culture and how they get into spats. This team is really taking on Jimmy Butler's personality ever since he got there a few years ago. And I think what we're seeing now you know we talk a lot about the Warriors and their clashing of arrows. Think about the older veteran players and the young guys but this heat team is in somewhat of a similar situation when you look at Jimmy Butler Kyle Lowry and then you have Tyler hero Bama to buy it's really two different lanes that this heat organization is really catering to right now and trying to see how they can work all together like they did it a few years ago making to the NBA Finals and the conference finals last year. You know how can they work together and make another deep run it's been up and down year. Jimmy Butler has been in and out of the lineup but this is like like Golden State. This is two different eras of heat on one roster right now. So you're probably wondering Dwayne Deadman. What did he do. Well this was an odd moment during the game. I don't know that I've seen a massage gun thrown but it was an after an argument with his coach and he was ejected for it. That's it's just weird. All right. So Spoe afterwards saying we're all a bunch of gnarly personalities that part was unfortunate. Everything before that that's the Miami heat. That part was unacceptable. I don't I don't think I right like I've not seen that Chandler have you and if if not what's your reaction. There was a game back in the day where in Orlando I think it was Tim Hardaway where he grabbed the monitor and threw it on the court and that's the only thing similar that I can remember and I kept trying to watch this. Was it when he swiped in the kind of the third gun flew on the court. I just not like he threw it on the court but this is weird. He had only played four minutes in the game and this is this is kind of the culture that the Miami heat have this happened last year with Jimmy and UD where they almost literally got a fist fight on the bench. But this is unacceptable. Obviously someone could have got hurt here. This is just take your take your ejection and hit the shower because this is going to be a fine big time for him and look for a suspension. But yeah, this seems to be a trend where they're this is the culture that they're creating. They're aggressive. They're gritty. They're tough and they'll even fight their own teammates if that's weird culture. You cannot do that to the Thera gun like those things are magic. Don't don't break one of those the way dead man like good challenge. Right. This is the culture and it's just really hard nose and I guess this is what you get. I did think it was interesting last year. You don't as Haslam stepped up for Eric exposure after Eric exposure was telling Jimmy Butler do you want to fight me in the middle of a game this year. You know, they just hashed it out themselves with the way dead man. It is a little crazy though. Remember they won this game by one point with three seconds to go. And so they needed every point they had and they gave up a technical point technical free throw for that which the Thunder made. So like, yeah, you can't be doing that like what are you doing wouldn't be surprised that Dwayne deadman is not a Miami Heat for too much longer. He was not in the rotation with Bam healthy anyway and you cannot do that on national TV. This is a little out of hand. But I mean maybe small with small saying plays out true. This is just heat basketball and they just go out they just go on about their lives from there. But that was a little while the biggest the biggest the biggest winner in this whole situation is there again. The fact that that thing got launched the national TV didn't break that's an impressive piece of equipment. I just think it's funny that we're now calling everything part of the culture like I don't know how this goes up all under the cold and also is there something going on with Spolster and his play I've never heard anything bad but maybe you guys can enlighten me a little bit that there's like a fighty attitude with his players and him like what's that about. I mean is that normal. You know what I think on the best player Jimmy Butler is when I think of personality but Eddie might have another idea. Yeah. I agree with Shams this is like a Jimmy thing not necessarily an air exposure thing. I think smoke is the best coach in the NBA. So it is a little while to see his players kind of pushing back at him like this. But if if he can handle it if he can manage the personalities he had with the heat big three I think he'll be fine here. The best coach in the end. Hold on I know we're supposed to go on to another topic but that's a big statement. The best coach in the NBA is Eric Chandler. Is he right or am I crazy. I mean his resume is crazy and the way that he's seated there from where he started as a guy in the film room. It's tough to go against him. Obviously they're not having the season that a lot of these other coach are having right now. So he's nowhere near a contention of coach of the year but yeah like if you rank the power rankings of current coaches I got him in my top three top five for short. I mean I feel like we just sticking up for pops. I see what she's doing. I mean if you're if you're doing a legacy call and that's how you're getting spolstered at that list. Thank you. I mean now we could take a commercial. We can talk about this behind the scenes and then we'll come back and like deal with it. No but yeah it's not like I'm denigrating spolster but that's a big statement. All right wasn't the only game believe it or not. And I did believe in OKC for the record our parallels will show that later on but there were other games that were happening last night. I do love a good Tuesday night on the on the docket. How about some Pistons Sixers Embiid 36 harden with another triple double 76ers dropped 147 points on this Detroit team. Embiid had missed the previous three games because he had the store left foot. He says if he can walk he can play. There you go Chandler. How did Embiid look to you last night. I mean he looked dominant. I don't know if that's the motto right there being early January. If you can walk you play especially with his medical history with his feet angry that he's kind of went through but yeah it's a dominate the game like this to play 23 minutes and to have 36 points. This is this is the best version of the Philadelphia 76ers where you have James Cardin distributing. You have Joel and be dominating. You have a balanced attack of all these guys off the bench that are putting up double figures. And when you look at this starting five that they're going with now this should be the best offensive starting five in the NBA. They can hurt you in multiple different ways. They're for options to buy us hair having a great year can score off the block and knock down jumpers and Embiid said it after the game. This is this is all business. They wanted to make this a three quarter game handle their business and go out there and dominate. And that's exactly what they did. And that's exactly what teams in their position need to be doing to show to themselves and everybody else that we're for real and we're not going to even allow these mediocre to bad teams hang with us. Well I mean in fair in fairness to the viewers we haven't gotten to see that version of starting line up too many times and we'll talk about in a second but Shams the guys over at Fandall Sportsbook looks like the confidence in this Philly team is growing. Is that right. Yeah the odds have moved. I mean I don't know if you can blame Kevin Durant's injury for it but the odds have moved in the Sixers and the Cavs as you can see right there the odds have changed more than their in their favor. But I think the biggest thing last night that you're seeing and really in the last week is Tyrese Maxi is now back in the starting lineup and they were waiting for that moment to figure out when exactly would it be best for him to start again. We saw the groove that James Harden the Anthony Melton were on before Tyrese Maxi came back from his foot injury after missing a month and a half. But now he's back in the lineup and this starting five group there. They have a net rating of plus 12.8. They they double their net net rating just last night. So the fact that this starting lineup group is getting more comfortable. You're seeing James Harden Joel Embiid really mesh on the floor together. Now we're not dealing with some of the same problems that were existing early in the year where they had two different playing styles every time this stepfoot on the on the court. Now you're seeing a more cohesive group. The record reflects it. And I think Tyrese Maxi being back in the starting line up reemerging is that number two number three option on any given night. This team is starting to settle in. And I think it should give a lot of people confidence that you know after the Milwaukee's the Brooklands the Boston's this Philly team can be dangerous. I mean I think the excitement is is warranted because we're halfway through the season and last night was only the seventh one two three four five six seven time that we got to see this exact starting lineup the way they've wanted to play it with with Harden Maxi Harris Tucker and Embiid. So Eddie since you're big on the huge statements today is this the best starting lineup in the league. It's up there. I mean you know there's so many great starting line as we haven't seen healthy. I think the Celtics obviously have their argument and they're missing a starter right now. The Warriors just got their starters back but it's definitely up there and it's a night like this where they pretty much tell us really early on this game is over. Don't get too well into it. This is the team that Philly wanted to put together. This is what they wanted to see this offensive explosive team that they have that can defend when they want to because they have an anchor like Joel Embiid who can transform a defense in the snap of a finger. So yeah this is the team and this is the threat that they pose to everybody else 147 points even against the Pistons is impressive and I appreciate them knocking this out early because there was I wanted to see not of a Mitchell return to Utah. I wanted to see okay see on that show TV and the Sixer said go ahead man. Watch watch the rest of these games. We got this. So generous. She didn't just for you. I can't at these cameras kill me though. I think it's so good. I got I got to get mine hooked up because I want to look like no I don't I don't. I feel very close. I know I could see what your thoughts are. Chandler as far as starting lineups in the league where you put them. Yeah I think they're up there like like we just talked about I think the Warriors when they're healthy. I mean they got the at the resume the history there but yeah when you look at Philly they have it all they have shooting they have playmaking they have speed they have the most dominant big that they have everything they have PJ Tucker by the way the best starting lineup in the NBA and one guy literally is setting records for not scoring. That's how good those other four guys are. And then their bench the guys like shake Milton and the Anthony Milton these guys that got all that exposure being the guy with guys out and starting and getting those minutes it's only going to make their team better it's going to make them deeper and they're going to be really really dangerous when they finally are fully healthy and have consistent lineups and play with each other more and more they're just going to continue to grow and get better. We're going to switch games because last night was a weird one right so you get the return of Steph Curry which rightfully was a very exciting moment I think for fans everywhere they're at home which seemed to be for a long time the only place they could get wins and they're playing a very shorthanded son's team it did not matter they lost three straight home games now they're one game under 500 they just didn't look good at all Eddie as far as disappointments in losses how big was this one for Golden State last night? Look I go back and forth with the Warriors all the time because this is a team that's told us we're not going to chase wins this is a team that's told us 73 and 9 that drained us we'll never do that again so I can only get so wrapped up in a regular season game but you definitely want to win Steph's return against the gutted rival that you have with the sons and they just look lethargic they look like the Warriors 10-2 sometimes we've seen them do this in playoff games so it's not surprising it's just a little frustrating you still trust them going forward you still think they're one of the best teams in the West they're still the reigning champs and then they make this crazy comeback late in the game and it's like oh they're just going to win like this is this is crazy I think they cut it to five at one point and it's like oh this is just what they do and end of losing at the end but it's frustrating but it's this is the Warriors and we know by March they'll be the Warriors again and it is what it is at that point they're making it interesting though Chandler yeah I mean even when they were up 20 and 25 I think they're up 27 at one point in my head I'm thinking all right the Warriors are just going to turn it on and that's probably how they think as well because they are so explosive offensively if one of those three guys or two of those three guys get going there's no deficit that's too big as long as there's time still on the clock but this was interesting because obviously everybody out for Phoenix and at the end of the game I rarely tweet about something but there was it's like Monty Williams was trying to lose this game by not putting in a point guard to get the ball across half court they legitimately could not bring the ball up and they had like three or four turnovers during this run where I'm just waiting on Monty Williams to burn the time out or to put in Duane Washington who's really their only kind of point guard so those other guys can't really handle the ball especially and I kind of showed that if those guys had the ball just pressure them full court but this was impressive for the Suns listen both these teams are struggling but Mikhail Bridges he's one of my favorite players in the league the fact that he can do what he does offensively and take on the challenge to guard Steph Curry all game long is so impressive with the way he can move his feet his length his size he's one of the best two-way players in the league but yeah this is a bad bad loss after losing one to Orlando and Detroit and now a completely depleted Phoenix Suns team the Warriors I look to kind of clean this up and dominate whoever they play next so I think unfortunately San Antonio Mikhail I think I'm fucking me and San Antonio yeah you know what but it's in the Alamo dome so it's something cool will be happening during that game we will look we're going to give some love to the Suns in a second shams but Andre Godalla was ejected from this game it was a weird exchange with an official it's I don't know Chandler do you agree with this one I was bought in this I guess it's like a automatic pause ball into the crowd it was weird because that I don't know why he did that he also kind of the play plays before that with kind of hook and Damian Lee he wanted them to review it and he fully like clamped his arm down so I don't know Iggy was down and he was she was causing some drama last night but it's kind of weak hot this was his first kind of tech right and then you toss him and this is this is a little silly it was quick maybe maybe the guy was in a hurry had somewhere to get like I don't want to take away from what the Suns did because to say they were depleted is an understatement no Booker no CP no Aten I mean honestly I think it's hard to even call them the Phoenix Suns at that point shams so as far as wins go how big must that have been for just the confidence for these guys that are left playing they literally were without they're starting by I mean Chris Paula Devon Booker on Cam Johnson not Jay Crowder out the under eight now that's like there's literally they're starting five this season if Jay if Jay Crowder was on the team so just a massive win McHale Bridges of course starts in that group as well but McHale Bridges really led this team last night what do you have 25 and 9 the way he played but you're literally without five starting caliber player multiple all-star type guys and I think right now what you're sensing around the league what you're sensing around the Suns is just an urgency level to try to get a deal done for Jay Crowder and bring some bodies in here into Phoenix to try to win you some games not only are you depleted you need fresh bodies in there because you're without a star you're without multiple guys right now in the lineup Milwaukee, Atlanta, Miami they remain engaged but I'm curious from Chandler's perspective when you're a key player on this team if you were a McHale Bridges like what's going through your mind when you know that you could have potential deals on the table where's the desire level I know you're focused on the game but how much are you also thinking about like we need help and we need help fast yeah you're thinking a lot and if you're Bridges you also kind of low key like these opportunities he's getting to kind of number one option and this isn't something he's used to this isn't something he necessarily is but yeah it's frustrating especially the success these guys have had the last couple seasons and they have the pieces to be a really really good team so it's important but also this is a great fun time for Bridges where he basically has the ultimate green light he can be the number one option these are this experience and reps that he's going to get that he might not ever have again so I think he's just going to kind of enjoy this but yeah nights like this aren't going to happen often they play in Denver tonight like it's not getting easier for them and these guys for everything we hear aren't coming back anytime soon it's frustrating but again it's also fun for him to kind of shine and be that go-to guy man Golden State Denver back-to-back that's tough on paper if Golden State was Golden State right now guess what guys Kawhi Leonard played last night and he was great great now we're back to thinking the Clippers are contenders he had a season night at 36 they ended their losing streak look we're going to we're going to ask this for the entire rest of the season Chandler do you believe that Kawhi can still take a team to the promised land I mean when he plays like this yeah he's been playing really really good lately he's getting to his spots his mid-range he's strong he looks in shape he's got to show more he's got it's got to be more consistent and that's been their thing all year long I'd love to see him and PG healthy it's just I don't know I don't know the medical I don't know how it's feeling I don't and he's in and out of the lineup I don't know if it's because he's actually sore or if it's load management but this was a huge step forward and the fact that he was so efficient last night nine to twelve perfect from the free throw line he dominated this game and this is what this is the version they need this is why they brought him there this is what he's he's there to do and it's good to see him back kind of find in that rhythm now that is the PG need these other guys yeah I don't know if I'll ever feel comfortable calling him back with the way they manage him and his knee and all the ailments he's had but when he's on the court he is fun and he looks amazing and he shot nine to twelve last night he scored 30 points on 12 shots it's pretty ridiculous and like Chandler said his office is just getting to his spots lifting up fire and getting his spot getting his spot getting his spot he's stronger than everybody that can guard him he's quicker than pretty much everybody can guard him we miss Kawhi Leonard in this league like we miss the theater that is Kawhi he's had some of the greatest playoff performances we've ever seen we want him out there every day but until he is and even when he is I won't really ever feel comfortable saying he's just going to be here like this but yes if this is the Kawhi we get on a nightly basis and you get him and you want to win four playoff games he's high on the list of guys you would want on your team and leading your team so if they have him yeah they're a threat like we all thought they were but until they do and until we know they do it's tough to push any eggs in that basket the one thing about Kawhi Leonard as long as he's healthy in the second half of the season I'm never going to count out a Kawhi Leonard team when he was in Toronto I remember that first half of the year it was tumultuous times like there were moments of frustration within that locker room in Toronto they didn't know you know obviously his free agent future in the offseason but also the ball movement there were there were a lot of issues that came up but then you saw the second half of the year they really buckled out Kawhi was in the lineup and then they had a great run in the playoffs they made it to the finals they win they win the championship after Kevin Duran suffers an injury and I think like that really stamped Kawhi Leonard's legacy in the NBA is a winner and I think anytime you have him and he's healthy you have a chance so I think the Clippers are just trying to maintain health but they need to get reps with him and Paul George Paul George did not play last night those two guys need to get reps together they need to get on the floor together and build chemistry can I ask this question because I think sometimes and I get why you assume with Kawhi Leonard that you can sort of keep him back and then when you need him full force right but I feel like that confidence in his ability to be like a basketball mercenary is almost a false confidence at this point because if they dig holes that are too big they won't be able to do that is that possible Chandler that they're just counting on the Kawhi we've seen in past years as being able to do it all over again I mean it sounds good and you've seen him do it before so you have hope and you would like to think that he can but that's that's hard to do especially the injury history he's had not getting NBA reps playing games is so much different than practicing and playing one on one and five on five and the shoot around it doesn't translate to an NBA game action so yeah sitting him out the load management is great for the longevity of this season but you better believe he's still going to be rusty he's still not going to be himself when he's not getting the full-time you know show the full-time minutes and it's hard for players it's hard they like Clay Thompson is starting to come back Jamal Murray is starting to come back because they're playing and they're playing a lot playing a lot of minutes and they're taking a lot of shots they're moving like they used to do Kawhi being in and out the lineup so much is honestly I think going to stunt his season I mean if he's healthy enough to go they kind of got to take the leash off a little bit and let him rock such a it's such a crazy way to do things on the other side of that though is Luca who is not resting at all and some might start to question whether or not he should be so he had 43 of course losing effort 18 in the fourth that's him trying to bring his team back basically on his own giving up his body there you see it so Eddie we all need a rest day I feel like Luca needs 30 rest days am I wrong I disagree I mean like 23 years old he played these games big fella Kawhi is 31 I'm still wonder why he's resting and you kind of forget he's as young as he is but look they need Luca Luca wants to be out there this is a great play I mean he almost saved the ball it unfortunately for him this is one of those arenas that has like the empty row behind row A and so he got right onto the floor but no like he needs to be out there they need him their office barely functions without him and he's really their only ball handler besides Spencer Dinwiddy he's 23 years old he's cool he's not resting in the summer when he's playing for his country and he's playing feeble ball and he's doing stuff yeah come on big fella we're paying you a lot of money you're on the way to a max contract we need you out here it's cool you play all the games you don't play defense you don't work hard on defense just come out here and play all the games they need him which is really what it boils down to just like Kawaii is trotting himself out there as they're hovering around 500 the Mavericks need Luca all the same and he's about eight years younger so I'm all for him playing 75 games if if need be I love that you're like unfortunately it's the kind of arena where there's an empty row instead of the big flesh pillow row that we look for what a giant human ghost rolling through but Chandler look it's fun to watch don't get me wrong like I like that Luca plays and I think at the end we all respect him a little more for it but longevity wise or getting to the coast season and trying to do anything is that a recipe for disaster? It's tough and the usage rate the minutes the games he is 23 years old and he's young but Luca is not this physical specimen right like he's not that when you don't look at him and say oh that guy's a really good shape that guy's super lean he's been very very lucky and fortunate for no injuries also give him an Oscar on that on the flip over last night that was the one that existed let him barely knocked into him but yeah unfortunately this is the roster that he has for them to be successful for them to win games and even lose games in situations like this he's got to do this and he look at the statute after the game it's a one man show and the most frustrating part for Dallas is this is super easy to guard and the playoffs and they're going to win games he's so talented he's going to do crazy things that we've never seen before but when it comes down to a series and that game is bogged down and slowed down and in the half court offense and he's getting double teams these other guys are going to have to step up and more than not they haven't showed us this year and they've had games and they have talent and Dinwiddie and Hardaway and these guys Christian Wood they can take over and they can win you a couple of games but they need a more balanced attack and they need a lot more out of those other guys to relieve this pressure because I don't think it's sustained and I don't care how good Luca is he's not going to be able to do this for that many games for that many years in the future. Shoms if you venture in any sort of Dallas Mavericks fan area the biggest thing I think you hear is get up some help and Chandler mentioned the help that he does have but if they got him something one big other piece what is the ceiling? Well last year during the summertime in the offseason they looked into potentially trying to pursue a guy like Zach Levine and I think that was there was serious interest there now if he does become available could they re-enter that sweepstakes for sure I think that's on the table right now what they've really looked into is potentially extending Christian Wood he's on an expiring deal right now they can extend him for up to 77 million for four years I don't think they're going to go that far as far as length but you can do a two-year deal at about 36 million you can do a three-year deal as well but I'm curious from Chandler's perspective he's been in those meetings with Mark he's been in those meetings advising Mark what do you kind of do with your future here? Do you extend to Christian Wood? Do you go all out to go get a guy like Zach Levine? How are you managing the direction of the organization right now? Yeah I don't I don't if I can extend Christian Wood for cheaper than 77 million maybe but he's not the solution he's not a second option on a championship team I love exactly being with him I love a Bradley Beale with him Luca needs a Jimmy Butler Luca needs a Paul George obviously these these guys aren't available but these are the type of talent he needs he needs these wing athletic players that can defend that but can also go get a bucket he needs a Jaylen Brown to his Jason Tatum and he has not had that at all his entire career there and it's going to get frustrating there's going to come to a point where he's going to demand something and hopefully Mark and Nico and these guys can bring in someone because he's a generational talent and you have to take advantage of the years he has there and he's going to get a Max Teo and he's going to be there for at least four or five more years but they have a chance to win now while he's going into his prime and dominating the game and if you have a chance to get one of those guys a Levine, a Beal, any of those guys that can really really take them over the edge I'm doing it or the ring chasing that begins which I don't even think anyone be mad at so the feel good story of last night was the return of one Donovan Mitchell back to Utah it's 46 and that video right there he's 12 46 in his return but the Cavs did end up losing the game he had the second most points in their first game at their old team return that is a stat that somebody figured out as far as the emotions in a return game is it hard to manage are we are we being too romantic about it do players care? No, they care and you know I had this in my career going back to Houston which it's where you start especially who drafts you that's a special place and that's those are people and staff and fans that you have a soft spot in your heart and you knew he was going to play well I honestly I thought the Cavs were going to dominate and win the game the Jazz really showed me something last night we'll get to that but yeah this is a special game you know these guys you know the system you know that arena there's a lot of emotions in this you get the video tribute you can say all you want how it's just another game and stuff like this but no this is a really really special opportunity in a special game and guys are always kind of if you get traded in the off season you sound like someone else the first thing you do is circle that return game and he played very very well unfortunately Utah has had a crazy come back there at the end and and won the game but yeah these games definitely mean more than just every other I love it Luca had forty three he had forty six we're just so laudita about it right now look the Jazz has really really hot start and they've been fun to watch they're twenty and twenty two right now Eddie sitting tenth so it's almost as if they're too good to take would you agree yeah I mean you you you watch this team and you completely understand why fans of other teams are looking at their tops hoping that they blow it up you see somebody like Jordan Clarkson you you picture him on a contender closing the game out like he did last night he scored nine straight points down the stretch in you could see how it could be explosive score off the bench it's kind of a weird win they had a seven point possession when actually Clarkson got a flagrant on a three and then somebody was in his landing space and there's a whole thing but you look at them and you get it everybody's got Jared Vanderbilt in their fantasy trades that they're posting on Twitter and you get why he's a big guy who's ranging you can defend and everyone's why I can hit three but I want to shout out my guy Walker Kessler who's averaging more blocks per game than Rudy Gobert who had 11 emails last night and who makes about 33 million dollars less he was traded for Rudy Gobert this summer do not forget and they have not missed the step at the center position I just want to shout him out when you see you won't let us exactly like Walker Kessler would look in your mind if you heard the name but he's great like no no BS he's great in the middle and he's really helps their defense and they got a piece in the future out of Rudy Gobert I mean he got it in he got it in shops he got his Rudy Gobert slander and he did it somehow it was easy they got Walker Kessler and for first round pick shout out Utah Jazz I think when you look at this team though like lottery marketing and I guess Walker Kessler like those are your two no-brainer untouchables right like lawyer marketing borderline definitely an all-star type of guy this year Walker Kessler what he's doing right now in limited minutes averaging I think like 6-6 in two blocks I mean it's big time what he's doing Will Hardy's really coaching him hard right now but everyone else I think Jordan Clarkson they definitely want to I think see if they can get an extension done with but lawyer marketing Walker Kessler you know of Bodgy like those are your your young guys you know that you want to build around moving forward and the code will already has done such a good job but these expectations were so low for these guys and you can just tell going to training camp let's just go to work let's play the right way let's play hard let's play on selfish and that's exactly what these guys are doing and then are they too good to tank it's they're not but they're playing well enough where now it's just like all right let's go all in unless they make drastic moves at the deadline which I can't see them doing yeah now let's just go let's keep building off this momentum let's have a great season the fans are so into it when you watch a jazz game it's next level how excited and what a cool environment that is to play but you you have something here you have these young talent you have Lori marketing who's becoming an absolute stud Jordan Clarkson's having career year just dominating there they're in kind of no man's land we all know they're not going to want a championship this year but sure why not just keep riding this momentum and try and make some noise into playoffs and have Lori marketing being all star insult like this year that will be fun that would be a good environment. One other thing that the boy on Bogdan this trade was very telling because they could trade him for a pick and they go and get Kelly Olenek that who can help them win now and provide culture and stability they have seven first round picks moving forward they got four from Minnesota that they have three from Cleveland they have seconds like it's not like they're short on picks moving forward they have their own picks as well so I think like trying to move Jordan Clarkson for a first like how much does that get you I think Danny Angel does see the value in what they're building and how the culture that that they're creating that they're in they're in a good spot Shams don't listen to me your background is still tons better than Chandler's thank you as always enjoy the rest of the week when we come back is it time to hit the panic button on the trail blazers maybe run it back returns next welcome back and we haven't done this in a minute and we've missed it Bruce Brown fitter brick I mean we'll say this did not tuck his pants into his boots like Luca did so a plus plus plus this is horrible hey shout out Bruce had him out here great guy funny guy this is an awful outfit why did you put this on what were you trying to because I it was Western night he looks like a professional bull rider from 1998 I love it I didn't know it was like a the night that was Western don't invite me to Western night I'm wearing sweat that's the Western dude we are having we're doing it fine it's went completely rogue well then what about this this little weird crotch enhancement pant thing that's going on here it's a canate I like it it's a Canadian tuxedo for one I get it I like the Wraith more in the background but yeah I don't me too this isn't my this isn't my style this is more Eddie style I'm not always going with the the golden Royce but I do like the Wraith as well but yeah it's cool I get it look Jeremy Grant has been bringing a lot of looks lately this one is somewhat conservative I think it's big weirdly channel baggy is back I like this baggy was always here channel do you do you have the do you have lavender do you have any of these shoes I'm sick of these shoes I I can't so what are the shoes today I do not I do not know is that what they are good job I need to see good job by you buddy good job my friend okay here I have to look at those again uh yep Tyler here oh wow the pants free free NBA players from the shackles of Rick Owens and those shoes you have Rick Owens Shailen Rick Owens you know I used to rock Rick Owens clothes but no not shoes there's there's there's so long it's it's I don't know I guess now I'm a I'm a father for God's eggs I can't wear stuff like this Oh no I mean yeah Rick Owens is all over the Tyler here also a father yeah there you go Jalen Williams Jalen with a why I love these weeks this is the he looks like a student at like at Harvard right now I'm going to class see I think it looks like an NYU teaching assistant like he was awesome very proper realizing yeah realizing he has a tie on just really put it oh what's the opposite over the top like under the bottom like this just got worse when I realized no I love it it's bit it's different colored denims so that's that's a risk I just still I can't I just still Canadian tuxedo if it's different kind of whoa DeMar DeRose and house rope cozy cozy vibes God it was so cozy cozy vibes at all times this is Chicago right I mean it is cozy but that is flat out we have to accept that we have to accept that that's great cool okay so wait a minute to work this is perfect Bruce Brown puts an entire outfit together whether you like this genre or not but this dude gets to wear a bathrobe and you're fine with it like that's not right and that looks like it might be like cash mayor you know that's I don't give up for half it's expensive expensive it's very expensive it's a hella expensive bathrobe good okay good for you it's time to hit the well maybe not we're going to try to maybe sort of hit the panic button and we're going to start with your Portland trailblazers they lose to the magic they've lost their last four two and eight over their last 10 Chandler you hitting the panic button on Portland yeah but I never really wasn't panicking this team this team really I thought again they were going to be in tank mode I thought they have good young pieces is going to be a season where you know Jeremy Grant has kind of blew out expectations she's having a great year Anthony Simons has kind of been that second option as well having a great year but that it's it's not sustainable they don't have the depth they don't have they don't pack the punch that a lot of these other teams do in the West so I'm panicking but I think expectations were already so low for this team that I don't think is you know all right I'm the opposite of Chandler because after their hot start I started wondering you know what can they do can they want to play off series I like a lot of their pieces I like Josh Hart on on their bench I like Jeremy Grant as kind of their second slash third option I like Anthony Simons in his development I like the big fella in the middle creating mismatches but yeah like they're just a half game above the Lakers so after that hot start they've plummeted and as bad as we think the Lakers are they're right there with them so if they're trying to win games yeah it's it's time to panic but it's you know Chandler is right this is closer to what most people see from them coming in but yeah I got souped up off the hot start I apologize I think I do too I think that's fair to say next up Mr. Kyle Lowry he is day to day with right knee soreness last five games about seven points a game three assists two rebounds oh yeah Chandler you're hitting the panic button on Mr. Lowry yeah I kind of been hitting the panic button on him all season long he's just he's reached this age where when you watch him play he's he's not himself he's not we're accustomed to seeing he's inefficient he's unhealthy he's in out of the rotation and the heat aren't necessarily playing well so I'm panicking on him I think his kind of best days are behind him and it's just kind of going to be a slippery slope you know downhill ride for him you know for the rest of the season and the rest of his career yeah I mean the panic button the the paint has chipped off my panic button with Kyle Lowry he there's a bad signing I thought when it happened I kind of understood the idea of inviting him into that culture any other way to put it and this is what they should expected have gotten from him he's been injury playing for the last few years and yeah he's not offering you much other than like charges which he clip Kevin's knee the other night doing that in flopping and so he's like my least favorite player to watch in the league I'm sure he's an incredible man but wow yeah hit the panic button here they can't trade them either nobody wants them did you just ruin the incredible man that's him I'm sure he's great but it's one basketball goes I don't know what's Kyle Lowry games it did good dude great man we're taking quick break we come back the mid-season media survey is out which means we now will judge every single one of those boats when running back returns well well well look at this the NBA dot com releasing the mid-season media survey results so here we go they've got Boston representing the East in the NBA Finals 57 matter of fact Eddie your Brooklyn Nets only got 10% of that vote are you buying the Celtics is the fave yeah absolutely I mean I had to text Psalms and make sure he wasn't didn't vote on this and picked Tatum over Kevin and the position battle but yeah the Celtics are rightly the favorites they just won the East and they're looking like they're getting back on track I'm all for it look they've earned it yeah I like this the favorite but if I get those odds of the Nets at 10% or Philly or one of these other teams I'd rather take ones other teams better odds but the Celtics are I think the clear cut best team I just don't know by that much yeah it does feel like it's a it's a big margin bigger than I probably feel comfortable with but luckily for you guys the West is not not like that Taylor I get it Clippers might have a light switch but the favorites no chance I don't understand this one at all I like I like Denver like Memphis like Golden State I like New Orleans I like a lot of team especially at those odds and those percentages much better than Clippers and look they can surprise us they can get healthy they can find the rhythm they are deep they do have a really really solid team and they had high expectations but haven't been healthy I don't know where 34% comes on them but now I'm taking I'm taking anybody else in that top other than Clippers same it's weird yeah I understand buying incident potential of this team and I get it it in on 2K they probably are amazing but yeah I'm in Taylor there's probably four teams I'm picking above them as the favorites all things considered because you have to consider that injury history as well we don't know if they're going to play a full series when we see them so yeah this is a lot I'm shocked when I saw this yeah I feel like everyone's voting on potential trying to be trying to be QQ actually MVP that's the big one this is the most international global award you got Luca at 43% followed very closely by Yolkich Yanis and then Tatum down there getting a few votes as well what do you think Chandler you agree not as the favorite honestly I like Yolkich is the favorite I throw Tatum in there throw Kevin to rant in there I think Lucas having a great year his numbers are insane but I just don't the nabs are going to be a top team in the West by the time this season ends for kind of him to be still getting this amount of love in this respect having a great year generational talent I just don't know if this is his year the manager have to be a lot better in my book to give him the MVP yeah I'm with Chandler in the exact same order he said I probably have Yolkich above him Tatum above him and then Kevin and then Luca and even Yannis got to Yannis in the mix as well I'm actually shocked he's this far head you know in the head to begin with so you know I think those teams are having better season so that matters I mean I suppose the matter is supposed to be able to prop up your team we're talking about the two one seeds and they have him above them and they're hovering at 500 so I I'm with Chandler I got some other guys ahead of him great season though yeah it feels like the writers and everybody want to give Luca this award very very badly so it'll be interesting to see as the season goes on what happens up next we won our parley we're going to take a little victory lap and then set you up for more winning when we run it back returns football fans when you bet NFL same game parlades on the Fandall Sportsbook from now 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guess I like I like the pelicans plus tough team it was a tough place to play but that's a lot of points to be giving to the team I don't I don't care how banged up they are they got guys that can produce love pelicans I agree with you on that one and I sort of the same logic behind mine I know the Suns on a back to back now they're playing Denver tonight 13 to me though in a game just seems like a lot they seem to be somewhat confident but we shall see let it ride let's play 20 to get you 175 that'll do it for us enjoy the rest of your week and we will see you bright and early on Monday