 It's national pie day The math not the food ain't that sexy run it back starts now National pie day guys, did you hear what I said the math who's excited raise your hand? Okay, that's great Jenny Chandler at my back I would like to introduce everybody this morning the stadium insider Shum Sharanya Chandler P. Eddie G guys We had a game a big game could have been a bigger game, but it is what it is here We go warriors beat the Suns 123 112 their eight straight home victory, of course clay with 30 80 was 8 of 14 from the three Stuff finished with 23 just looking ahead Their next five games are at the Clippers at the Hawks at the Grizzlies at the Rockets and at the maps So as we know they've struggled very mightily on the road Is anybody expecting anything to change in the next five games really really quickly Chandler? I Mean I'd love to see them win three of those five games, but it's not easy all those teams are capable We saw what the Rockets did last night to the Celtics. So even the lower echelon teams. They're still Capable of winning games. So this is gonna be a huge testimony for we all know how good they are at home This is a huge step for them. They want to make brown. They want to solidify themselves They want to hit the momentum go out there win three or four of these games and have a good road trip It's crazy. They're just literally two different teams as we get ready Eddie talk to me. What are you thinking? Yeah, I mean I'm expecting them to be the Warriors So they'll probably look amazing for two of these games and look like they're an open revolt against each other for three of them And so there's just gonna get the Warriors and knowing them It's gonna be the Rockets game that they blow and look like they hate each other and then they blow out the mavericks or something I can't keep up with this team, but you know, they're great at home. They need home court. They're great at home They're they're unbelievably great at home. It's literally two different team shams Let post seasons right around the corner talk to me about what you think this X factor should be moving forward Yeah, I think the one interesting thing about this Warriors season is Steph Curry's missed two two chunks of the season, right? We had the you had the shoulder injury and then you had the the ligament injuries in his leg And I think that you know those those missed moments allowed Clay Thompson to really step up and him to get more of an Opportunity him to play more on the ball and get more shots And I think that repetition has only helped him. We're seeing the way he's playing right now 38 points last night eight three pointers 33 points just in the first half and then he was really coasting the second half They're five and oh this year when Clay Thompson scores 35 or more those have all come You know post that stretch where Steph Curry started missing games So I think that has been the one critical thing is getting the Clay Thompson of old the Clay Thompson that we all love His averages are kind of back to where they've always been throughout his career I think that's the one sauce that you can take from this Warriors season is Clay Thompson starting to be that guy again Yeah, here's the problem. I wish you could sit here and pick the Sun's defensive part It's not even when the Warriors get going like this Nobody on the planet can guard them when you look at the shots They're hitting last night clays hitting shots off the dribble step backs coming off dribble handoffs pen down screens They can score and shoot off every scenario on the court And there's really nothing you can do about it Especially when clay has it going especially when Jordan pull and step from those three guys have it going at the same time It's damn near impossible to stop these guys and this is why everybody fears them This is why nobody wants to see them because this is a tough out You can play good defense sometimes and they're gonna play better offense and they just have to be able to sustain it They kind of took their foot off the gas a little bit the second half and Phoenix had their chances to kind of come back in This game, but you could tell off the rib this game was pretty much over in the first quarter 43 21 in the first quarter, but the Suns won the second quarter 37 32 Third quarter 30 23 and then lost the fourth quarter by one point So it was a great first quarter But they have to do it for 48 minutes and they have to find ways to do it on the road But yeah when Clay Thompson is going out there scoring 33 you could tell this was personal for him all the you know The stuff with book to hold up the four championships Steph even said after the game like this This is when a team continues to beat you like the way they have with us It is personal and we do get up a little bit more So this was a personal game for them and they came out and basically ended the game in the first quarter Yeah, that first quarter deficit sometimes is impossible to overcome and we're about stuff He told CP3 after he hit a tough bucket This ain't 2014 After the game CP3 said I don't know what happened in 2014 Eddie. Why why is curry bullying young CP3? I'm kind of you I'm kind of you know laughing at Steph becoming this guy now like he's been a trash talker Let me not make it like he wasn't before But for whatever reason he picked last night to say yo ten years ago. I smoked you like I'm just like really confused, but that's the Warriors. They're old. They're grumpy. They're ornery They're sick of they they feel like they're being underrated even though We're calling them one of the best teams of all time and the dynasty of the NBA right now And we're overlooking all of their flaws by just saying just they're great We don't care. They just won the title and once they get Steph back and nobody's calling Chris Paul better than Steph I get look it's the Jordan thing you put the chip on your shoulder even when the chip is imaginary I guess but yeah nine years ago He was smoking Chris in 2014 till he's dropping him for the world to see so I I guess if he wanted to get charged up for this Game, but it's a little strange a little shame, but I'm all for all trash talking So I'm not gonna I'm not gonna gatekeep the trash talk go for it Steph do your thing. Yeah, I love it I love it. I also love it when your opponent is confused as to what it actually means. I think that's even funnier Look the big thing that was missing last night Kevin Durant, obviously it would have been much cooler to watch. He missed the game still hasn't played in front of Warriors fans Which is crazy since leaving Golden State in 2018 Steve Curry even said they've had a tribute video ready to go whatever that might be Chandler Is this just coincidence? Are we just jinxed as fans like what is it like talk to me? We have not seen him play in front of that home crowd yet Yeah, I mean there can't be anything here, right the guy just Layup drills, I don't think he personally Purpose did that to avoid playing the Warriors It's a tough break because obviously they want to have a tribute for him I'll tell you this they still have that video and I better hope it's not in the playoffs because that is not a good batch Of if they have to see them with Kevin Durant and the playoffs So we'll see if it comes to that if they still play that video that they apparently have but yeah It sucks for the fans of the Warriors is such for staff It's always fun going back to a former team that you played on just to see everybody from the Staff the coaches the players to the ushers in the arena like you develop a personal relationship with all these people and It's just tough that Kevin this almost been six years now since he's been able to go back there and kind of get his flowers and When he was the best player pretty much on that team when they won the championship with them So it does I think it's coincidence. I don't think there's anything here I don't think he's ducking them by any means. I just think it's a tough coincidence Also got hurt a week we also got hurt as a net this year a week before he was set to play the Warriors has not He the only time he's played in Oracle as a as a visitor It was the COVID season no crowds and he tore his hamstrings So I don't know that he's talking it just he can't make it happen when the trade happened That was one of the first two things I said see yo finally get to play LeBron now LeBron sir You finally get to go back to Golden State now Kevin sir. I don't know the world is just weird the basketball gods They do what they do. It's it's it's strange Unfortunate, but I'm sure that video is incredible and it's getting longer by the day. I'd guess Yeah, do you I wonder if they'll play that if they were to meet in the playoffs because that just becomes That's what I was thinking. How would that be how weird would that be you can't play that right? Yeah, you can't You cannot give this dude any more motivation or you can't it's it's that's a regular season thing because now if they play That he goes have the great and he's feeling comfortable. He's feeling welcome back There's no way they're playing that. Well, hold on Chandler. Let me let me counter here What if they don't play the video and that's motivation? I? Think you still have to play off sir a whole another animal You cannot play a welcome attribute to a guy that's trying to end your current season no chance Oh, by the way, the whole idea of tribute videos is so stupid to me sometimes But you know what here we are it is fine look Let's talk sons because they also are in the hind booker with 32 8 and 27 12 rebounds Chandler Without kd. I mean they made it this far but without him moving forward. How vulnerable are they? Yeah, they're super vulnerable I mean this team it's tough because I want to see them with Kevin Durant more he was He was special on the road in those games with him I think they went undefeated with him in the lineup And it's just a whole another level of Of a team when you get him in the lineup and last night again They had their chances to get off to a first quarter start like that is tough the game Like I said was pretty much over and they still I think cut it to like five or three points in the second half Book got a go and kept them in the game Deondra Aiden had a big game But then you look at the no one else really did anything And they're missing that third start and they're playing off guys like josh akogi and tory craig And they're those guys they're gonna have to step up because when kevin durant is out there You can't really double team, but they're gonna make that fifth guy whoever on the court Whether it's wane right or campaign or damian lee any of these other guys They're gonna have to step up and at least take those shots with confidence and last night akogi Tori craig the way they were guarding him There was almost like a flaw like they they have to take those shots. They have to be willing to miss those shots But I mean yet they it was over in the first quarter and again They didn't play bad defense like some of those shots clay was hitting he got he got free a couple times, but some of those shots There's nothing really you could do there's saying good defense better offense That happened about 75 of these looks that you know If stef was hitting and clay was hitting the jordan pool gets hot later in the game That's why this team is different. That's why this team is scary I'm moving. Oh, there you go play today I I like this play and I hope he sticks around and we get him throughout the entire playoffs However long that might be for that team. There was there was another game last night I had a little slice to it bucks kings who knew who knew going in this one that we'd have fireworks But yannis finished this thing with 46 and 12 Middleton with 31 and 9 they beat sacramental 133 124 I mean look when yannis and middleton are rolling shams. How difficult is this team to beat? I mean, you're you're finally starting to see chris middleton is back starting He's playing at a really high level drew how they've been super dependent all year They're all-star and then yannis and to the kumpo they've kind of tried to Not load management him at times But you could tell they've been cautious with them coming back from injuries at different points And there are other times where he just tries to play through it right after the all-star break He has a wrist injury He plays in that game even though he's listed doubtful And then he messes up his quad and then he misses a couple games So there have been moments where it's gone either way But yannis the way he's playing the level he's playing at 45 over 45 points over 10 rebounds last night He's got as many 45 10 games this year than any player since russia westbrook his mvp year in 2016-17 So he's playing at an elite level and I wonder I mean, I'm curious we don't you know We we talk about nicola yoke. We talk about joellen bead jason tatum But like yannis's production and the way he's led this team to the number one seed or competing for the number one seed Even though they've been guys in and out. Why aren't we talking about yannis for mvp more? I don't know is it because he already went back to back I'm I'm curious Great question Yeah, it's crazy because this guy is single-handedly pretty much Combinated this season he chris milton hasn't been himself throughout, you know till basically right now So it's a lot of been yannis true holidays had a great year. Lopez had a great year Hortis was big early But this is his team and they are nowhere without yannis. So it is interesting why this guy's not getting more love I think it's not to take away anything joker chin and bead season because those are also Unbelievable seasons and I think they're just doing a little bit more But you're looking at the best team in the eastern conference and a guy with gaudy numbers efficient Who's playing in a lot of the games and whose second co-star chris milton has basically been in and out of the lineup the whole time Really impressive season by yannis and this game last night was incredible too because I love what sack showed They they came out early, you know going into halftime third quarter I thought sack was going to win this game they played hard They got big games from their big guys kevin herder was great And I think they took his personal thinking that this is a team that we have to go through if we are a real team But show the world national tv that we can hang with the big boys Um, it didn't end the way they wanted but I think this is a pretty good showing for a team Like the kings. They're kind of on the on the rise I agree. Yeah I think what yannis he's just missed a little bit of time since the deadline and this is a day-to-day conversation We watched you lmb make a game winner a few days ago and it's like, yo, we have to talk about that We watch yoke. It's choke up against this same team the sacramental kings It's like, yo, we have to talk about that. So I think it's just a little bit of proximity But when he's on the court, he's probably the best player in the world He's the way he's the most dominant player and he's the most productive He's fourth in the league in scoring He started the league in rebounds and his team has the best record in the league Don't forget that and it didn't seem like they would a month ago when the Celtics were rolling When the nuggets were rolling and these guys fought through it He didn't have chris middleton for most of the season and even when he had him He was coming off the bench and these look this looks like a team who won a championship two years ago This looks like a team who could win a championship this year Remember they only lost in seven games last year to the Celtics because they lost chris middleton in the middle of that series They were always dangerous. They were always the favorite and they still are yet again They seem to be a better team now Brooke Lopez looks like a monster even before the buzzer went off and he looked like a monster in a whole other way And yonis, this is incredible. It's two or two from three yesterday And he was six to seven from the free throw line when he's doing that There's nothing you can do with this team and then chris middleton looking like chris middleton late He was the guy they went to in the half court when they attacked the bonus and then won the game This is a great team. This is the best team in the league and he should be in the mvp running. You guys are right Uh, well, he's right now third oz on favorite um to get the thing going So look, there were there were some fireworks. I mean, I mean look if you live on twitter, you saw them Here we go. Take a look Yonis just you saw yonis just go meh and walk away. This is what deer and fox said yonis could just dribble the ball out That's all he had to do and nothing would have happened. I've watched it a few times chandler What did you see did you see what they saw? I mean, I got to see the clip from when they inbounded the ball I guess he could have stopped that like right after half court and kind of went up in the corner there He kind of got I guess close ish to the three-point line, but He was he was gonna go score. Look at him. He's he's just walking. He's dribbling the ball out um I don't see anything here. I get the frustration. They were in this game. They let it go there But again, this is exactly what you need your big guy to do Brooklope has adds a lot of value with his defense the shot blocking his shooting He needs to do this 10 times at 10. You don't push our star. You don't push the best player in the mba You don't push our mbp without consequences and he did exactly what he needed to do um And and I praise him for that and liles. I mean Again, does it look like yonis is attacking the basket right here? I don't really get it Maybe there maybe there's something led up to this before But it looks like he's pretty much kind of looping back around and dribbling out to the corner of the out of bounds line over there So I don't see anything different here Nope Oh, he he saw the wizards game He knows yonis his resume. No, he look he's upset. He lost that It's it's it's to be honest about he's upset about the loss and it was a tough loss But to to take a hack at a guy who was just trying to dribble around you was weird And he got what he deserved But clearly he was on edge because soon as book Lopez came up to him whatever book Lopez said He went right to the mush and it went from there and Look, I like seeing the scrappy scrappiness from the kings. I like seeing them care that much But yeah, he was doing a lot there and you can't push around There two time mvp Maybe three time mvp Brooke is doing exactly what he should do is to enforce her of that team and I don't know Trey Liles is going to pay for that with his pockets And a game probably it yeah, he's going to earn that one Yeah, let's talk a little brook. Lopez having been around for his rookie season. He's just all groans up He was bleeding. I don't know if that gets him points in anybody's tough categories, but I mean, that's that's some wwe stuff right there. He looks tough I don't hate it. I don't hate it I kind of love it. Look, it's a massive human being Yeah, he is a massive human being It's weird to see him angry like he was enraged Yeah, he's he's he's fun to watch though and when he's drilling threes from like 30 feet away It feels like that team is unstoppable He's a monster in the pain and I've said for some time this season He's what makes their defense click the way he's able to protect the paint and just stave off every drive I watched the kings last night try to pound the paint I watched the modest amount of struggle with a big fella for like the third time this season because he's so He's so big his arms are so long and he doesn't just get jumpy. He stays in there. He stays big And he he completely transforms their defense and when he's hitting threes like he was It's not much you can do on offense No, I do like it all fired up like that. It's perfect timing in the season. Look the kings We kept waiting all season long like is this a fluke? Is it fluke? Is it fluke? No, they're sitting in third So bonus last night with 23 17 and 15 nice. They're 40 and 27 Chandler, I I know people want to sort of write them off as we get closer and closer to the post season But as far as their ability to win a first round series, especially with home court advantage, how confident are you? Yeah, well, it's definitely not a fluke. They've had a great season and they are very good You can see they hung with the arguably the best team in the NBA last night all night long and they can win a game It's just going to come down to the matchup with them And I think their goal is to be able to get to that second seed and obviously play a lesser team being that Two-seed because if you get to the third seed and they have to play golden state or the clippers first round I don't think anyone else is really an issue. I think they beat the timbers. They beat the maves. They beat the lakers They beat New Orleans And they're going to be fun series But you get a three six matchup with you know kings warriors kings clippers That's where I think it starts getting dicey for this team But it's not going to be a cakewalk. They are not going to be an easy out They are not going to just lay down that arena is going to be absolutely bonkers And those young kids are going to be excited to play in the playoffs for the first time and for their city And for the kings to be back there It's going to mean a lot more in a first round series to the Sacramento kings And it is to any other team they face But it all comes down to matchups because I do think warriors and the clippers when they are healthy They're a better team and they have more experience and they're deeper But just we got to see who they draw Defend them Eddie Last night you watched them. You see the warts, you know, the buck shot 58% from the floor last night So 45% from three they're coached up. You can see they have the right ideas on defense Yo, I tagged the roller here. I ex out to close out there. I do this. I do that They're just the steps too slow It seems like they're not very athletic Which is kind of funny when you watch them and you think of deer and fox and how fast he is They're always going to be defensive liabilities almost by personnel alone So that right there is going to hold them back as much as they look good yesterday hanging with the bucks They also got outclassed late gave up 80 points in the second half You could see the difference in tier of teams So yes, they need the right matchup and honestly, I don't think they're going to get it when you look at the bottom of that Standings they're going to end up with the clippers the warriors the lakers somebody they they don't want to see So frustrating maybe they get a game or two But it's going to be dope to see that environment and have home playoff games for the kings again for the first time in 16 years Uh, I feel like I wanted you to be a little bit stronger in their ability to just crush whoever in the first round But I will go ahead and accept whatever that was. Um, moving on grizzlies maves, dude Dude, dallas. What are you doing? Look? No luka new kairi. That's fine But they were that was a blowout with the grizzlies 104 88 desmond bain finished with 23 The maves are now below 500 and in the eighth spot chandler Okay, it's panic time, right It's not good and last night was a nightmare situation You got dylan brooks blowing kisses you're getting a blowout and your best two players You're sitting there on the shelf and can't really do anything about it and you look at the what they did last night jaden hardy I guess you could look at and say harden and green they played good These are our young guys going forward But they're not anymore in a moving forward kind of season. They are in a win now They're now they scored 88 points last night. You're not beating anybody let alone the grizzlies I don't care if john moran is in the lineup. We're out of lineup You got to find ways to score the basketball and especially when you play defense like them You have to score a lot of points, but this is a panic mode I think you know with I think luka's coming back soon There were talks who's coming back last night But with luka and kairi out and them dwindling away They think they're a half game out of the play in this is a dangerous dangerous time for them and And it's it's luka's got to get back out there But I've been in these games before where it was just it's when it rains and pours and then they're all talking dylan brooks is now Somehow created another rival with luka talking trash that he's sitting out because he's not ready to come back to a physical game Um, this is this is just a frustrating night for dallas And then they got to get kairi urving and luka back asap to have any sort of chance Ooh Not good daddy looking ahead at their schedule looking ahead at their schedule. There's some winnable games They do play this lakers grizzlies warriors in three straight games But they also got the spurs the hornets twice the pacers So like they have a chance, but they got to get healthy They got to stay healthy and they got to be on the floor We've seen them look dangerous in the last week and then we've seen them look how they looked yesterday So yeah without luka they have no shot without luka and kairi. They really have no shot And that's exactly what we got last night Yeah Yeah, I mean it's it's a difficult position for them to be in right they they they've lost a lot more than brookland has ever Since that kairi urving traded we talked about yesterday. I think when you look at this team They need kairi urving They need luka dodgers in the lineup if they're not playing This team is just going to have a difficult time winning games And it has a lot of brooklyn vibes of laster to me and that both of those guys have to be in the lineup They both have to be playing an exceptional level and anytime one of them has an off night It makes it susceptible for them to lose games And I think uh, they they don't have a great balance of a roster right now and i'm curious chanelors perspective He's played de facto gm for the mavericks before like what do you do if you're them and you're going into a team You you know, you're missing probably a piece or two How do you address it in the summer like what's your mindset right now? And how do you kind of wait and buy time until you get to the summer? I mean you got a resign kairi uring if you're me you can't give all that up for a three month rental of this guy And he's so talented. He's played well one of the games. He's played Uh, they haven't won as much as they want but uh, listen, you you got to find a way to get him And then there's contracts that they don't like they got bertons taking up a lot of money tim hardaway jr Makes a lot of money. There's some contracts here that aren't really team friendly They find a way to get off them. They keep grooming these young guys. I love josh green I love jaden hardy But you have to maximize these luka donkage years and you did that with kairi uring now you lock it up You keep growing these young guys you add a couple more players and even this year, trust me, they are not panicking They had luka they think they had they think they have the best player in the mba And and no one wants to play them in the playoffs, which is kind of partially true But they don't really defend and they're not exactly You know as scary as the warriors in the first round But they think they have enough this year to to survive and to advance and then if they're healthy I I agree with them. I think these two guys are great They got to find a way to defend more and kind of have more defensive presence They lack size. They lack depth, but they do have enough offensive power to I think win a series in the in the playoffs Look, we got to talk jaw. It's that time of the day. Um, he's still obviously out grizzlies with a great win without him shams But what is the latest on mr. Morant? John Morant has been receiving counseling in florida for the last week I'm told and so it's unclear when he's going to be back. He's essentially been serving a de facto six game suspension And that'll end here in the next few days But you know, I'm told that the grizzlies expectation is that he's going to be out still for the foreseeable future There's still the nba investigation that's still ongoing The grizzlies have said that they are balancing trying to hold John Morant accountable versus also supporting him and understanding that he needs to go get help I think the league also needs to finish their investigation One invest investigation that is over michel is the colorado police investigation. That was uh, essentially dropped last week They could not find evidence You know circumstantial or not that that showed that there was a gun there that he was intoxicated there So, uh, that investigation is over So now you really just have the nba investigation And how john morant will deal with this counseling and get the help that he needs But you look at the standings. We were just talking about the kings. They're one game out of the second seed So that is something to keep an eye on will the grizzlies lose ground on that two seed lose that two seed potentially To sacramento and another thing will john morant get voted to the all nba team this year Due to this chunk of time that he's going to miss post all star break That could cost him upwards of 30 million dollars if he's not on the all nba team So just a couple factors to think about given this time off 30 Zero oof that hurts left over 30 michel over 30. Yeah, no that that one hurts. Um, look This does not sound like he's coming back anytime soon if I was to speculate. All right So chandler moving forward you saw the standings. You know how much time we have left on the calendar What are you thinking for this grizzly squad? well first of all Counseling program What I don't know if they're just trying to keep it vague as possible The guys in rehab and I'm assuming it's for alcohol And I think the team is just trying to keep it as vague as possible, but He's not coming back anytime soon. This is a real concern. It's a real issue in that organization Uh and people close to him know that he's got real problems that he is now seeking real help from professional people Which is great news that being said this isn't like a weekend stay. This isn't a retreat This is gonna I think take some time and it's going to be a collective effort moving forward for the grizzlies You basically go the rest of the season thinking tyus jones as your starting point guard And they got to just continue this identity of being tough of being gritty of defending They got to find ways to put dylan brooks and desmond bane in positions to be more efficient Because when you got dylan brooks going four for 17 and bane going three for level three That's only going to hurt their team j or jaren jackson is their most solid player going forward Tyus jones has been great in the starting role. They still have the depth the toughness to kind of compete But who are we kidding this this team is not very good without john marant and they're going to struggle And and I think again they just need to continue to try and stay afloat when there's many games Hopefully jock can come back sooner than later and then they have a chance in the playoffs But it's tough without him. He's he's the heart and soul of their team He's their leader. He's their best player and it's and it's it's not even close So they need this dude back, but it's it's good news that he's down in florida getting help Yeah, we'll see how long that lasts We're going to take a quick break right now when we come back shams with the latest on the league's attempt to curb load management The dentist upstairs might make an appearance and run it back returns I think at an early age you guys identified the mba, right? Yeah, you guys some some type of dream board at like nine years old where you guys like You guys want to be not just mba players, but one of the best mba players Where do you think that started where do you think that desire for the mba and being one of the best players of all time came from It started with our family like they're always supportive supportive of our dreams Always told us to shoot like higher, you know manifest things. So that's why we did the dream board to manifest it And you know it's going well so far It's going well so far shams. What about these thompson twins excites teams in the league? Well on the court, they're both going to be projected to be top 10 picks in this year's mba draft So that from a talent perspective Athletically the gifts that they have just the six eight six nine being able to be multi-position guard multiple positions And you know, I think the one thing that team are looking at is how can they improve their shooting? But other than that they've got everything else athleticism basketball IQ and they're really old school guys as teams go in and do their research on them They get nothing but positive feedback their old school They literally just got new iPhones. They still use wired headphones They they really keep to themselves stay a lot in the gym They don't have much of a life outside of playing video games and playing basketball So these are two kids that are pretty locked in To the task at hand which in the next few months will be the mba draft and potentially both going in the top five to 10 Come jim Wait, did they on their dream board? Did they write six nine like they're hoping to get six nine? Is that what I saw because that's amazing. Good for them. They called it Right like That's amazing. I'm a camo foam posits on there as well. Good. Good job. Phyllis. Yeah, that's right. That's right. That's right 500 categories is that's where I blew it That's just where Chandler dropped off I love that. So the vitamins kill me. Okay. That's daily there. Jesus That's a lot between the two. Okay, that that's fine. Um, all right I know you there were some uh, some big league news shams. I saw you tweeting about yesterday between the league and the union What's going on there? Yeah, this is gonna be interesting. So the league in the mbpa they met on friday and they continued discussions And I they're they are getting close on reaching agreement on a rule that essentially would have a minimum games played A requirement for the major awards. You talk about mbp defensive player of the year This would set a threshold for how many games players would have to play to be able to qualify We'll see if that extends to all star games and whatnot But as of right now the sides are basically in agreement that load management player availability This is a major issue for the league. They need to get on the same page I'm told what what is curious the nbpa is the one that reached out to the league and wanted to set up this Call and discuss player availability Tj McCullum, chris paul two players that spoke out on the call and spoke out about how It's not always on the players for why load management or players sitting occurs Some of it falls on the team and and their organizational goals We know some teams want to tank some teams want to get lottery balls Some teams want to manage three games in four nights four games in six nights And also trying to preserve players for the second half of seasons for the playoffs So there is an agreement on trying to figure this out And I think one thing that we're going to see implemented in the new cba is having this games played You know requirement, but I'm I'm curious from channel perspective How often did you get it from from teams trying to load manage you? I mean was that even a thing when you're in your prime in houston dalish like when do you see this? Yeah, it really started from me in dalis in memphis And it's usually guys that aren't a big salary on a big contract and I got to be honest with you It's 80 90 of the team that's withholding the player Sure a player can come in and say I am sore today or I'm swollen today or you know I any time you see backs basins by the way guys just full of shit. They don't want to play that night Well For the most part for the most part. It's the team protects protecting their assets, right? And if I'm on a four year a hundred million dollar deal Why why risk you know swelling in my knee in december? They're gonna shut you down. They're gonna take you out of practice earlier You wear monitors in practice when I was playing kind of it's called a catapult Or it would it would it would measure your your load management It would measure your reps it would measure your steps and when I hit a certain land like mark During practice no matter if I felt great if I felt horrible I was done once I figured it once I hit that number whatever it was that day So it's definitely the dentist is back Michelle. I know he's really working today Yeah, so it's it's a lot and but I do like this rule because it kind of leaves no questions on whether If it's if a player deserves it if a player is in it if John Morant now misses 25 games And he hasn't meet the deadline of being able to qualify for the award. There's no more question There's no more. So I I really like it like that kind of It gives guys an advantage of you know, they have to play they have to reach this number of games So I do think it will help that point where a guy will be like no, I'm playing I need three more games to qualify for mvp, which gives me five billion dollar bonus for the deed is I'm playing this game. I think it could help It it checks out with all of the things that you guys have said as well shams chandler I I love that cj and chris parr. I kind of at the forefront of this Players have kind of got a lot more open about saying hey, it's not me. It's the team. Well Well, they've borrowed the brunt of the load management kind of bad pr They're finally stepping up and saying no, I actually want to play it's it's it's exactly what chandler saying like I'm getting pulled from this. I'm getting told these minutes restrictions You know, you got chris you got uh, paul george in the middle of an overtime game Like I can't play now like what I've watched it happen with kevin And you know, I've text him at the bulls game because he watched the final four minutes of the half And and they gave up the lead. I'm like, I know you're pissed and it's just hit me back with a l o Like bruh, so I've I've seen it happen from close. I've seen it happen from afar I'm not surprised the players are biting back The thing I don't understand though is if you're saying this is about awards It's kind of already implied like we're not giving mvp to a guy who played 60 games In the same way you can't be the league leader in scoring if you only played 50 So it's kind of implied. I guess it's pr in a sense, but I'm with chandler There's going to be guys on that threshold going yo, I got to get my 70 in or or this is that so It's a good move. It's a little bit of kind of shadow Nothing this to it too, but I like that they're taking They're taking onus and saying yo, we actually want to play and here's we're putting our money where our mouths are I like it too. They're doing something. That's all we can ask right shams. Thank you as always We'll talk again tomorrow morning right now. We're going to take a quick break And I might go upstairs and murder someone We'll find out when run it back returns Duel casinos march weekly super sweeps is here and you can want to share of $300,000 each week from march 14th Through april second every tuesday through saturday opt-in and any bet of 200 more gets you an entry to the sunday's sweepstakes Drawing see fan duel casino for more details on how you can enter the march weekly super sweeps Okay, uh Do we want to talk about what's going on with the sell digs look rockets are a fun team to watch No one's taking that away from them. They beat boston 111 109 jalen green 28 jabari smith 24 Jalen brown did have 43 in the losing effort tatum finished for 22 But the celtics have lost four of their last six and our own eddie g The the philosopher was on twitter last night with the question. Are the celtics bored Or broken. I mean eddie. Did you figure it out? Where'd you land? I'm still going with bored Because I don't know how they lost this game The the the rockets tried their hardest to complete the tank win Which is like a game that where you look good you have fun the crowd cheers And then you snatch defeat from the jaws of victory late in that game They did they're damnedest to blow that game and then jason said to mr leo I don't know what is going on over there They look bored, but they have all of the ingredients to be a great playoff team But I did kind of squint a little bit because look They beat the heat barely by a shot in game seven They beat the bucks barely in seven games. They blew him out in game seven But they it took seven games to beat the bucks with no with no chris middleton So I squinted a little bit last night. It was like, are they that great? I don't know. We're gonna find out in about a month But that's a really really really bad loss to a team who was trying really hard to lose more Chandler I mean they've done this before right they've lost to the magic they they have kind of a Distant pattern of losing to bad teams and again, are they bored? I don't think NBA teams get this board to be losing games like this And this is not the time of the season that you want to fall off You want to be on the rise right now? And I think the biggest concern to them is when you look around the league The bucks and the sixers are are going like this, right? They're playing very well They're getting better every single game and that's what's concerning to Boston right now There's only a month or so left and they're kind of going backwards and everyone else is trending upwards. So Listen, I think they'll figure it out. I think they have a great team They still had some bright spots last night. Jason Tatum did have a look at the end of the game there But it shouldn't be in a situation like that. This game should be over in the fourth quarter These guys should be resting these are the games that mature teams put away early and not even let it get to this because I don't care how bad you are how young you are how much you're tanking these kids. You're still talented They're still going to come up with some plays and it bit them last night and they got a horrific loss Yeah, this rocket team is I mean they've shocked a couple times this season, but at this time of the year Yeah, I think you guys are right. It's all about who's peaking now and Boston seems to be having some issues. You guys want to have some fun and mock some people Yes, it's time for that man has a family and there's some good ones These are from games this week. Not everything is from yesterday. Keep that in mind because some of the They've been great moments in kawaii Leonard This almost seems purse. I mean Seems kind of personal because kawaii over yaka fertile and that was the trade yada yada yada But good lord I just love that. He's back like he is fully He's strong. He is in shape. He's healthy And it's only right that we Segment off with a white guy getting absolutely postured. Wow Controversial Don't don't miss don't miss kawaii going with the carb alone knee in the in the gut in in the in the Falls as well for the don't miss that like he definitely knew exactly what he was doing here And yaka fertile has got to have to be on the most posters of this year I had to look it up. He's averaging almost two blocks a game. So congrats But he's got to be averaging like a poster a game too That honestly could have been offensive though with that knee there if you would I I guarantee if he fell down there They call it fell. Well, he should have fallen in jaden hardy on jackson. Hey This kid's got games this kid he's kicking do it all this kid That's on that's on a leap. That's that's a gigantic headband though. Like Where did you where did you pick that up from my guy? You got that from brawn? I don't that's He's like a wave cap. What is it? It almost looks like a head bandage Like uh like from a war Yeah, that's outrageous It's a little bit much or maybe he just has a small head. I mean, who am I to know? I don't know Uh, josh o kogi over a movie monk Uh, oh, okay Okay Oh, hey Yeah, yeah, you really see a guard on guard poster like this in the half court I almost thought it was like the super layup and until I seen the replay and he grabbed the rim I was like, all right, I'll count that one. That's a good one. Good job, josh I mean, I yeah I like that. He's kind of he's kind of like their fifth. Once kd comes eddie. He's there. He's their fifth guy pretty much, huh? Oh, yeah for sure. He's he's gonna be starting. He's about if he can make the shots Whoo, okay. Okay. This one this one got spicy Michael Gordon Jr. Was that Collins and then And then there was a fight There was a a strangle motion Was an ejection What are you gonna do? Oh, we went right out. I've been waiting for the smurfs Yeah, that was a big win for the smurfs out there. Yeah, that one shocked me I watched that one. Was that Collins? I said on twitter he looks like the villain from like a sports movie Like, you know the inner city team plays against him in the suburbs and he acts exactly how he looks Like he just looks like the worst guy ever Because he has the hair He's not annoying. He's got the american psycho He's leaning into it at this point with that haircut like he knows what we think of him And he's like, you know what? I am that guy. I am that man fighting somebody who ducks on me Boy the glasses sometimes. I'm like, oh, that is a little bit american psycho. I like it clint capella Oh, here you go, eddie. Merry christmas early Thor's yours eddie What are you doing big fella? You're not out here This is one of the first times I've heard the name clint capella this year. Are you right? I was just thinking that I've seen him but not really Talked about it. I was watching the hawks Was watching the hawks get obliterated and save our parley yesterday And I just I just thought to myself like are they supposed to be this bad because they're awful. I mean, it's not it's yeah Here you go, anthony edwards Oh I like how it says on I like how it says on the hawks not like on Yeah He ducked on the whole arena right here. It was so aggressive spirit. Yeah, you just crushed everybody He's fun. He is fun every tool. I love anthony edwards I know you do buddy. I know you're torn got one guy. You don't like the guy you love on the same team What are you gonna do? Uh, take it a quick break right now and guess what? We hit our parley. We're gonna brag about it when we return Oh Take a shot on college hoops with an assist from fan duel america's number one sports book new customers Bet the bracket to get 10 times your first bet and bonus bets. That's up to 200 dollars in bonus bets Win or lose with fan duel you can bet on everything from the money line to point spreads to which team will score first So join today and get up to 200 dollars in bonus bets when you place your first bet guaranteed make every moment more With fan duel. All right speaking of march madness We each filled out our tournament brackets. Um They're all probably gonna be perfect. So why don't we start with eddie? We're gonna start with the elite, buddy Why don't you explain this to us? Um, I just threw Like ping pong balls shook them up pulled them out and I ended up with bamma who is unfortunately in news for all the wrong reasons Yeah, go bamma It's a little chalky. It's a little chalky. Um, but you do have texas in the championship game Okay. All right. Chandler to talk us through it Uh, yeah, I also went with alabama. I think Nate oates is the best coach college basketball They have their freshman who I honestly think might get drafted second above scoop But kansas state is if it wasn't alabama i'm pulling for kansas state Remember keonte johnson the kid for that played on florida that collapsed and and basically He's kansas state's best player and I thought the dude was done I thought he was never gonna play again, and he's absolutely balling. So I kind of hope they win it all Um, kusa's been the best team all year long and gazaga has like 28 year old drew timmy So I think I got a solid final full breaker I think the sec and bamma gets it done Man, I don't want that. I don't want that and I specifically did not have that for that reason Look, I would just like to preface this with I did not mean to have an all texas Final if anybody knows me knows I would definitely not do that on purpose With my feelings towards all the world However, that being said I did try to do personal reasons for each one Whether it be former players that played for schools in this particular case jeremy sohan number 10 for the spurs right now Did go to baler and if that's not a good enough reason to have them winning at all I really don't know what is guys You're welcome Um, yeah, I just didn't I just didn't want alabama. All right, so we we did it We pulled off what I thought was the impossible last night. We actually got the parlay We were so excited that eddie texted us after midnight to tell us that we did it guys How are we feeling? We dominated this parlay there was never even a doubt Dominate, okay settled out. We're now now we're getting talky. Actually you can I cannot I'm just sort of easing back in here Um, and today is a brand new day and we're gonna we're gonna try it again Eddie, what do you got? Well, you stole my pick so I had to shuffle and I had to go back to my old ways old habits die hard I picked the nets in okc taking the point. I think they're just a better team They look really great the other night against denver, which probably means they put up a stinker because they're bored as hell In oklahoma city, but yeah, I went with the nets in my cal bridge is young kd out there Uh, I think they beat him out, right? Okay, see I stole yours, but this is pretty good. I think channeler Yeah Yes, what I have the nuggets plus one. I'm assuming somebody's out. I'm assuming joe kick your worries How are they another dog against the drana raptors? I know they've been on the skid. They haven't been playing great, but Give me the best team in the west against one of the worst teams in the east all day long getting points Yeah, something's got to be going on there I actually had to switch mine eddie at the last minute because what was originally a lakers plus one shifted to a minus one So I took the pelicans in this one Oh, which would just took the lakers minus one You know a hundred percent. I will get it wrong and I can only win a game You can only win a game by a point beetle. Like you had you could have stuck with it I think you know might like your odds better, but Guys, why do you do this to me? Why I killed a man upstairs to make the noise stop I think I've done enough for one show today. All right. Who wants to share their evening last night before we go eddie Did you do anything fun? Uh, my dog got really scared of his cage and it was I'd chase him around my house. It was really weird I was I was scared, but he's all he's snoring now. He doesn't care anymore You see that people television lives. They're as sexy as you thought they'd be behind I feel like we're just gonna ask chandler for now because chandler lives a thousand lives in one single day But that is gonna do it for us I know I can't ask him every time Um, we will be back tomorrow as wednesday is our friday and that's just a little something to think about Enjoy your tuesday evenings, everybody