 What's the word y'all welcome back to the call game recap it feels good to be here, man Um yesterday, I guess we resumed regular season play I didn't watch a single second of basketball yesterday. I'm gonna keep it a buck with you today though We sat in this chair. We watched all of that Okay, not all of it, but a lot of basketball and I'm here to talk about it Even though I watched so much basketball today The only thing that was in the back of my mind as I'm watching these teams play is the trade that line We're like 12 days the way I think it's the 23rd so we're like 12 days away or so And I'm just watching teams play and I'm like man this team could use a defender I know a guy on a losing team that can help like that's I'm just putting on a GM cap for no reason It's just like the most fun regular season part for me Because I want to see how a good team can elevate itself to a great team see a team that is should probably be selling It's just all of those type of things. So that's like the the scope I'm watching games at right now and while we're on this topic because I have not been able to talk about the Blake Griffin stuff on this channel Let's let's hit on some of that now as we open up the show talking about the Brooklyn Nets my opinion on super teams God squads whatever you want to call it has dramatically changed over my time as an NBA fan when the Miami Hedals were a thing I absolutely hated it. I thought it was terrible for the league and That changed once they lost that first championship that changed when they lost that last championship And you know what? I've had this conversation with people that disagree with me And you know what? I will never tell somebody that they're wrong here because I understand seeing the standpoint of When there is this super team for a casual fan Why the heck would they watch regular season games or even playoff games if there is this giant out there that we all know It's probably going to win right I understand that but as it like as a diehard NBA fan I love to have something to like I'm not saying I'm rooting against the Brooklyn Nets because I actually really like a lot Of the players in their team, but it's like I would love to see an underdog Win and come in and beat the break, you know, I love an underdog story as much as I love to see like Kevin Arant play well You know what I'm saying? So with them bringing in Blake Griffin, I'm not one of those people that think oh man It's super unfair Have you been watching Blake Griffin for the last two seasons? I'm not saying he's gonna come into here and play the same way he played for Detroit the last two seasons like and we use in Detroit they made a couple signings this off season were to get players at his position They drafted a few players at his position over the last couple seasons So I understand him just kind of going through the motions and maybe not playing as hard because why would he he's on? He's the oldest player on the rebuilding team, but even all of that consider. He's not the all NBA player He was three years ago. Let's let's relax on that if Blake Griffin coming to the Brooklyn Nets and be the fifth Sixth best player on the team. It's a W for the team and it's a W for him He's one of those players that his resume looks so much better with a ring on it So it made sense for me when I saw he's being bought out immediately knew who's going to Brooklyn Because he needs that ring like he's a borderline Hall of Fame guy when it gets a ring depending on how much he Contributes, I mean obviously if he gets a ring at 40 where he's like the 15 man on the roster I don't matter but like if he gets a ring like this season where he's contributing like it helps him a lot He's probably a Hall of Famer said of being like a borderline guy, but I'm not one of the dudes It's out here like man the NBA is ruined. It is funny though That last year was like the first year in a long time of parody. You remember that parody We had instead of having big threes across the league. We had dynamic duos Anthony Davis LeBron Paul George Kawhi Leonard Ben Simmons Joel and B Chris Middleton and Yon, I don't know but people last year is supposed to be parody and the season got canceled and Then now it may not be the traditional word of parody But I still believe that after all of these things the Brooklyn Nets aren't invincible. They aren't I Mean it like when they make the James Harden try to think our biggest Things that we talked about was like their defense, which low-key they kind of getting it together We don't expect them to be a top-10 defense But if they could be an average defense is kind of scary They're starting to put that together a little bit and their depth and well their depth is getting better every single game Joe Harris couldn't hit the side of the backboard today But Landry Shamin was there Bruce Brown has been playing amazing Nick Klaxon is good for 10 good quality minutes a game And now they add him and in play Griffin. So I'm excited to see what this team could do. They just want another game I think they're 10-1 without Kevin Arrant But again, I don't think they are invincible which is beautiful for the league Carrie Irvin every time I watch Carrie Irvin Carrie Irvin game Lillar Steph Curry just on the point guard list the user guys that when I watched him I'm so happy that I have the ability to watch them play basketball They make everything look so effortless Carrie Irvin takes some of the most difficult finishing like layups of all time And he makes it look so easy. I don't know why the Boston Celtics just allowed him to run to the basket every single play But if you're gonna let him get to the basket, he's gonna finish it You know I'm saying they had no resistance in the transition and Kyrie is a king of transition ball So yeah, it was a cool game good to see market smart back on the court I'm Jaylen Brown hasn't looked very good in the last five games So when you exclude the all-star game where he was dominating it seemed like because it's the all-star game But like if you look at his game log or the feel of him the last five to six games He hasn't been at that all-star caliber level and they still haven't had an opportunity to have Jason Tate of Jaylen Brown And Kimball Walker all play well at the same time. So Chats of Brooklyn shots of Boston, I guess let's get to the second team And this is I was trying to figure out which of these two teams gonna be the headliner of today's episode Let's talk about the feeding sons because I am so confused They are amazing right there are amazing They one of the few teams in the league that is like I think it's top seven offensively and defensively We knew that adding Chris Paul to the scene was gonna make them play off team every NBA fan knew that I don't think many of us predicted that team was gonna be as good as they are right now And a lot is due to to of course the progression of some of their players that my booker Especially compared to early in the seasons and playing better now. I'm a Carol Bridges has hit a step But I want to focus. I don't know if I've talked about Dario Sarge on this channel just yet But man, do I love Dario Sarge right now and you know, it's so funny He has I don't want to say Revolutionized his game But he had always been a four in those Philly days He was a four and they allowed him to play make a little bit He got traded to Minnesota where they allowed him to be a four off the bench And he did he never got his footing in Minnesota if you ask me because I think they were trying to play him at the Four off the bench and he didn't just feel he didn't feel confident in that And then now he gets the Phoenix and they're allowing him to come off the bench or there they're got that as his role But he's playing the five and when you look at Dario Sarge and think about his track record You wouldn't think that Dario Sarge the five was a good idea Because he's this flat-footed kind of slow-footed guy right at the center position. How is he gonna defend pick and rose? Pretty damn good. Um, if you actually watching them, they do this thing We're like with the rotations Devon Booker hits the bench early now It's Chris Paul and Dario Sarge against second units and you might as well add 20 points to the team the plus minus of those two on A court together ridiculous and what I like about today's game specifically They had a game plan double Damien Lillard and they still ended up with 30 Which just shows how great of a player Damien Lillard really is you don't need it this much space And he was getting shots off But they were doubling Damien Lillard like anybody else can beat us if they if they beat us in that way We deserve to lose but they they they double Damien Lillard and mighty Williams wasn't afraid to tell Deondre Adam Nah, you good right now, bro Dario is playing amazing and I love them coaches do that It shouldn't matter the status you have on this team if your backup is playing better tonight Play the backup and I know that's easy to say but not every NBA team plays it like that I mean you see a player have a four minutes to stand where they are amazing and then now the starter comes in You're like, bro. Why why not just let that guy play six more minutes? Why if he's playing as well and Dario's that guy J crowd is just a winner I've mentioned this on the show before when you're talking about the Miami Heat during their struggles We're like J crowd is just does winning things. He's hitting all of his shots Mckerel bridges hit that step and adding Frank commencing to the start lineup so far He's been I think they've only lost one or two games or Frank commenced he's starting He don't come out there and he's playing 40 minutes as a starter But he adds a different element where J crowd to come off the bench I really like this team and the fact that Cameron Payne is an NBA player is still so so very confusing to me I saw this man play as early parts of his NBA career. He was my starting point guard for a little stretch So I know how bad he was but to see him accidentally play quality minutes He had a possession and for the Simon's we're gonna ball the court calling plays And Cameron Payne just picked his pocket and got an one It's like Cameron Payne wasn't doing that type of thing Cameron Payne was doing dances with Russell Westbrook He was you know what I'm saying? He was a benchmark player He barely played and now he's playing quality quality minutes on one of the more surprising teams in the NBA. I'm so I I'm still kind of Trying to decide what I put them in that contender tier Or are they just a really really really good team? You know what I'm saying? Because not many teams get the contender tag They're working on it though. I think I think they're definitely working on it Okay, let's talk about um rapid fire some of these other games. Tony snail called game I didn't watch a lot of this game. I keep it a buck with you But I got the Tony snail picture in the back or anybody called game. We have to show show some love Um, the raptors were missing three starters. Norman power has been amazing I'm watching this whole game by the way Like I said earlier and the only thing I can think about is calorie and potential traits It's been rumored for the past couple days or weeks. Um, we don't know what's gonna happen He can't hear the comment was like he's gonna retire a raptor But he didn't say that he's going to play until retirement for a raptor as a raptor and I think that This team could hit a new New era, you know, I'm saying like how larry go play for can real like contender contender and let norman powell Fred van vleet pass gal siakam Take you to the next you know That takes you to the next place and then whatever you get back in there returning for the trade Um, but again, I didn't watch much of this game. Jimmy butler. Jimmy butler continues to be The most clutch player in the NBA behind terry rose behind terry rose here Just the way that this man could take over fourth quarter is insane They played terrible through the first three quarters They were going against the magic who was cool to see erin gordon back on the court today But the magic y'all know they still have tons of injuries. They're not they're not there just yet They struggled through the first three quarters. They couldn't hit the shots Um, they weren't really taking care of the ball in a in a traditional sense But jimmy butler's like, okay, it's the fourth quarter. Let's just let's just coast to the champion Coast to this win and jimmy butler did that the bulls Lost to the role players of the philadelphia 76ers and not just lost but got blown out y'all Tony brad is looking like will chameleon the white howl was looking like d12 um Matisse died was looking like gary patin Window card to play like 12 minutes because he couldn't guard tony bradley He couldn't guard listen as much as I love these players in this bulls team bulls fans We have to come to the realization that as a core of these four to five players We have to remember also We have the youngest start of five in the in the nba right now But as a core there is a defensive ceiling with this team if kobe white zac levine lorry marketing and window card is your four Right and that's something i always have to tell myself when i'm watching these guys play At the end of the day with these four we're not going to be we can we sneak into a playoff? Sure We're never going to be a good defensive team with those four We just won't right and people always ask me like i've been on some some other podcasts People say kenny as a bulls fan. Who do you want to see your team keep? Who do you want to see your team deal and I never have the answer to it? That's why i'm so happy. I don't have to I don't have to make those decisions I don't know out of our core which ones we should be building around and which ones So we like to ship off to try to get something that fits better. I don't know But this is an embarrassing loss We've had a we have a decent amount of embarrassing losses this year chicago. This was one of them, bro This is one of them. Tony bradley Tony brad matisse thibou made zac levine look like not an all-star You know i'm saying and matisse thibou does that to players So i'm not even tripping zack, you know you got you got a little leeway, of course being an all-star Um matisse thibou was just that good defensively um Yeah, I don't know Terrible Nobody told them to replay basketball again and all that being said lorry marketing looked amazing offensively It's just so weird the man didn't miss a shot from three I think it was seven for seven for three or something similar to that and we lose by 20 To the team that was missing their two all-stars. I don't understand um The timbles get their eighth win of the season, which is so crazy Because they like I watched the majority of this game I should have tuned out a long time a long time after they got this league because why was I still watching? It was a blowout blowout, but I like the way they decided to guard zion I don't know if this is true, but I've watched an okay amount of minnesota timbles minutes this season I don't know if carthony towns and nausea nausea reed have ever played on the court together until today That was their plan against zion. We're just gonna put some big mo foes out there And and nausea is gonna take three charges tonight, you know, I'm saying that was their defensive plan And then they had the rookie class look amazing anthony errant's ended with 27 Um, who else was uh jade mcdonald's had a dub and he shot at fish I didn't know jade mcdonald's had that type of had that type of torch on four for five for three Jalen o'well. We already talked about the stock of jalen o'well. How I I've been in a long time ago He had a 28 point game today. This is a good win for them as a team man Could this be the one that makes them a combat to nba team? I don't know. Um, the pelicans have some some trouble But you know, I'm done talking about the pelicans as far as the negative light because the end of the day Um, they just don't have a well-constructed team around the star player. They just don't um and do time Hopefully hopefully they decide to make the moves that that fit the players around like and and this is a big Offsets are for them because they have to fill it figure out. Um, the lanzo thing or maybe they deal them before the deadline You know, they have to figure out this lanzo thing Um, they have figure out the eric blezzo thing because eric blezzo doesn't do a damn thing right now Um, and then the warriors lose a big game and I say that because I don't watch it if I didn't mention the game I didn't watch it the warriors lose a big game because um, steve cur Um, the disciplinary action for james wiseman. Um, I think he played the entire fourth quarter and scored 14 in that fourth quarter So, um, he didn't play any of the first three. Just to remind you Entire fourth quarter team look trash. Um, good win for the clips though. Good win for the clips All right, I think I talked way too much Let me know what you think about some of the things I said and I'll see y'all soon call game