 Run it up. Run it back. Run it up. Run it back. Run it up. Day two was upon us in the, I don't know if I had to remember that. I had to open up. You know what, I thought about it long and hard. That was my opening. I like to introduce everyone before we get to Lou on the end, because Lou's going through it. Today, ladies and gent. Lou. Stadium insider, Shom Shoraniah. Chandler P, Lou Will, and you saw a UFO last night. How are you feeling? I thought I saw you. Speak on it. Speak on it. business I thought I saw something extra terrestrial like okay I was out on my balcony and I looked out and it kind of threw me for a loop and like any other person in the world I whipped my phone out because I thought I saw something amazing and then I did some research on X Twitter whatever you want to call it and it was a SpaceX rocket so another one but I'm glad I finally saw it with my own two eyes so when everybody's trying to debunk these things I'm like no it's just just a rocket can I can I play devil's advocate here let's hear it there wasn't really a publicized SpaceX launch yesterday they had one a couple days ago and the timing is odd for me this could have been something else Lou shout out here we do I'm just glad they let me make it who's today he's here now on behalf of a different people aliens being I think that's awesome that you saw that and I'm happy for you you know what me too I was excited about it I couldn't wait to share it with the world and he did yeah okay we're good we're gonna talk basketball actually we're gonna talk Anthony Edwards for this not often we start in here he might actually be from a different he is from another world if we're side of Atlanta unbelievable so John Collins is used to being on the other side of these I mean he just the fact that they put him in concussion protocol here to check I had seen makes it even that much better I hadn't see a dunk do this much damage in one play since DeAndre Jordan he didn't get a chance to celebrate it you see the lights yeah I'm gonna dogfight with a muscle relaxer right now but are the lights flickering or am I having an actual seize on camera did I take a shit I'd say one espresso shot in the world is unhinged right now we're supposed to be talking about the duck it was it was a dunk dunk of the year I don't know easily the dog was insane there's the whole the how high he got how we threw it in how John Collins literally left the game he left the game and is questionable for the next game that's how nasty this dunk was man man shams did he break his finger what's the deal on that he just I think he said in his post-game he dislocated his finger and then John Collins a head contusion that's what he was diagnosed with he went through concussion protocol diagnosed with a head contusion and you know obviously he was he was hit hard I think this is the first time I have reported an injury off of a poster dunk that ain't was that file call gotta be yeah and one and one if you're John Collins do you just not act like you got hurt and play through the house the fact that the fact that it's we're talking about his injury after the dunk is is pretty wild it's hard though with a concussion type situation because they're gonna make you go through some sort of something yeah it's like a card but I can't fake it I forgot but it's like you have to match up the carts and if you don't is that the concussion test that's that's part of it we got to do one of those right now you would never pass one right now and then yeah words is not just a gift on the court because he gives us these moments like that but when you put a microphone in front of his face then the gift keeps going so here he is afterwards she got a monitor right here and you're gonna talk us through what happened on that on that dunk there we go you got some good ones no react cuz I dislocated my finger you see it on your left on your left hand to I could react to I wish I could react to look at his teammates you're just don't know where to go who to help the best part about this is after the game going off the court a kid asked him for his jersey and he says I can't I gotta give it to John Collins no he didn't I swear he's good I pulled the clip I swear he says it to me and he is hilarious he's quick he gets it and he's like this in real life hilarious in real life well he was great in hustle and I think that's where a lot of us figured out he was funny but is that the Adam chance yeah with Wancho Wancho really okay did you just on time out in the league's current hierarchy where we put him you think I mean he's an emerging face in the NBA obviously you know you think of Anthony Edwards he's someone who's been described to me as a guy that will be on the 2024 USA basketball Olympic team in Paris and when you think about this roster that we're having the skeletons forming of LeBron James Kevin Durant Stephen Curry Joellen B Jason Tatum true holiday Devon Booker I'm told Anthony Edwards fully wants to go and compete to start on this team he views himself as someone that is going to go in there and he brings a level of competitiveness and you've seen it from Minnesota the moment he got there Carl Anthony Towns was already there he went through his own era with Jimmy Butler they made to the playoffs but you could just tell the competitiveness the spirit that Anthony Edwards brings night-to-night it's it's truly something special in Minnesota you don't see it there and and he's a guy that set the tone for that franchise set the tone on the floor off the floor and this team is just taking on his persona every single game and Mike Conley Jr. I think was the perfect get for them at the deadline last year that's someone who's been a leader he's been kind of that calming presence next to Anthony Edwards in that backcourt so obviously Minnesota competing for number one in the league and the Edwards competing to try to be the number one player in the league as well and not to mention he's a great two-way player and when you look at this Olympic team yeah we have a lot of scores we a lot of shooting but Anthony Edwards we know how good these European guys are getting so now we have a guy that wants to be there who can sit down defend play on both ends I think he'd be a perfect fit he wants to start now listen he'll be fine come out of the bench but this guy that is going in there he's like a team with LeBron you should want him to want to start yeah everybody's gonna want to start yeah Steph Curry LeBron James Kevin the and Devin Booker it's tough for him to start some day some day wasn't the only moment caught on film over the night this one is Austin Reeves he almost jumped over him Austin Reeves did almost jump over him yeah buddy you know what I got Lou yeah you gotta stop letting your coach to set you up talk about taking charge you better get in the air absolutely top but shout out Jalen Johnson I'm super proud of what he's been able to accomplish in such a short time you know bar in effect that he's had an opportunity to play he's been a bright spot for the Hawks this far from just clearing him yeah and he could have honestly if his feet were set it could I'm sure Austin Reeves would have preferred to be cleared yeah and both of these ducks are am ones so the whistle went the right way for the dunk of both times that's tough that's tough at least he could call it off call a charge no and one for both and one by the way tees aren't like a thing anymore because if both of these would be worth some money right NFTs they have to ban charges on posters right can we talk about this we just brought up NFTs I can't remember when everybody was like buying oh I remember when you spent six figures on things that weren't worth a dollar yeah how much are they worth now how much of the paper they were never got it I don't know I never got it the first time thank you Austin Reeves was asked about this one after the game here he is it would be negligent not to ask you awesome see this is why I don't like you I know I'm a good reporter what happened on that first play everybody's seen what nobody had your view okay that was actually an awesome exchange the viewpoint is what we want to focus on have you ever had that viewpoint yeah you know I have because we just watched I had a similar situation where the coaching staff University of Florida I'm blaming it on them I try to take a charge just like this to a little white guy from Vanderbilt and he put his absolute nuts on my forehead Bradley was his name he absolutely banged on me Lou I can't say I have a memory of that happening this viewpoints never been your we're gonna find some we're gonna find something now that you put that out there we will get to the bottom of it that was two fun donks and we will actually get to a game now believe it or not because the Knicks in San Francisco taken on the Warriors fourth straight win for them 119 112 no OG and a nobie for the Knicks that's a bummer but Brunson 34 7 and 5 miles McBride had 29 points Curry with 27 5 and 5 Jalen Brunson right now is averaging just over 40 points a game on the Knicks current West Coast trip you look best point guard in the Eastern Conference where where are we putting him Chandler at this moment I mean he just continues to get better and better and his thing he's so big and he's so strong a lot of other point guards they can't they can't guard him because he kind of plays almost like Luca in a way where he's controls he plays you can't speed him up he gets in the paint and those how to use his body really really well and keep people keep people keep asking is he gonna is he can it be a number one see he is the number one number one option on this team but can he be the number one option on a championship team I don't know I think the two three four those other role players have to be very very good but you can't deny what this kid is doing he's continues to get better he was great in college and I think a lot of people had this idea of him just a great college player not sure his ceiling in the NBA and he's proven everybody wrong he's the heart and soul of this team he's an all-star he's an all-NBA caliber player so yeah I think he is the number one option on this team and we'll see how far they can go you know see what matchups they end up getting but he's had a great year and he's gotten so much better it's hard not to I mean if you don't have a team or what it's hard not to root for this next team and it is because of him Lou there's something about Brunson that has just gotten the fan base more riled up than usual because New York Nick fans are always loud they respect good basketball and he plays hard you know that's the one thing that you can ask for from a fan base especially from your superstar players the guy that you're gonna put the organization inside of their hands and Jaylen Brunson has been nothing short of that he's played at a high clip all season he's embraced the culture of New York City he's embraced everything that's been asked of him he's an all-star guard for the for years to come he's gonna be that and you know they hadn't had that that type of guy they hadn't had that caliber a guy in quite a while so for him to bring that to their fan base and for them to have success they've embraced and not to mention he's the perfect star for New York he's humble he's zero distractions he's a leader he's not gonna get caught up in the hoop he just wants to hoop and people embrace him guys love playing with him coaches love coaching him so he's the ideal star especially in that market with that money distractions Jaylen Brunson's perfect since it's he's where he's supposed to be shams but the OG Ananomi of it all it's like he just got back now he's out again what's up yeah oh yeah Ananomi has inflammation in that elbow that was surgically repaired in February obviously that's gotta be an issue for the next he's out and definitely they're not sure when he's gonna be back that elbow has to get right before he gets back on the court from to have inflammation in that elbow just so soon after surgery and coming back after multiple weeks off that that's gotta be a concern and they're also still without Julius Randall and Mitchell Robinson we're not sure when Julius Randall will get cleared for contact that's necessary for him to come back for that from the dislocated shoulder and the Knicks you know they've had this this hope I guess that Mitchell Robinson could come back but still knows no no sight yet and it's the Knicks Michelle two guys that come to my mind that have really taken advantage of the opportunity is Josh Hart guy played all 48 minutes last night triple double and Isaiah Hartenstein this guy he was a basically a bench player role player with Mitchell Robinson goes out this guy's been unbelievable he got them off to a hot start last night he's great on the pick and roll he's great in the pocket pass he's great on the offensive glass so these two guys have really stepped up in the absence of their main guys and McBride had a night and McBride four threes in the first half or something crazy like that but we gotta look at the Warriors for a second because their bench outscored the starters by 10 points that Lou can't be the way things get done here no it's not good for them but on the flip side of that coin you know throughout the course of the season we've always we've been complaining about them needing a balanced attack getting more production from their bench and once they finally get it now we're complaining the reason why we're complaining is because it's a rare phenomenon and it usually comes with a win if your bench is gonna yeah if your bench is gonna outscored the starters that mean for me if I see it on paper to me that that means it was a big night for the team and this usually ends with a win unfortunately that didn't work for the Golden State Warriors and that that becomes the problem you got to get more production from your start in the lineup especially when your bench gives you this type of production that you've been asking for throughout the season if they can outscore your starters this is not gonna be the recipe for success it's not gonna be a good thing but if you can bottle this up and still get great production from your starters I think this helps the Warriors in a long run yeah Lou mentioned it it's funny we nitpick we talk about Steph Curry is he doing too much right he can sustain this this you know usage and same with Luca and then say the bench outscores the starters and the Mavs now we're saying Luca didn't do enough so yeah I think you need bigger games Andrew Wiggins two for nine seven points but Zinsky zero points you do need that balance but again like if Prozinski gives you 12 to 15 points the outcome of this game may be completely 100% and Steph is the only one in 20s chase Jackson Davis had a great game but again we sit here and talk about how Steph can't do it all he's getting older LeBron can't do it all and then when the bench actually plays better than starters it's an issue as well so there's got to be a balance Steph Curry is going to carry this team he's gonna score the most points but yeah they need they need 12 to 15 from Clay from Wiggins from Pozinski they need everybody contributing but you'd like to see the starters give him a little bit more what about the fact that the the Rockets have won five in a row and they're three back now of the Warriors I mean we've had the Warriors and Lakers as teams that nobody wants to face but is there a chance here that no they don't make the plan for you to win five in a row and still be three games behind the 10 well you have out without their best player to this this says a lot and goon I think this 10 spot is safe and good with the Warriors shingoon are you saying it like that I don't know it's great it's gonna be one of those days ladies and gentlemen we get to take a quick break because when we come back oh that's like OT there he is Tyler talk some college hoops and other things and run it back return well that was a different song choice Tyler I would just like you to know that now a seven-year vet NCAA national player of the year in 2008 2009 national champion he's roughing it right now North Carolina Tyler is here beautiful beautiful background that you've got going on there I first of all we got to start out you and Lou know each other we try to figure Lou out he's a mystery to most what's he like as a teammate should we know anything hey Lou's a great teammate played two years in Toronto also same high school class laid back dude so I enjoyed my time with Lou okay thank you see that's not what we're learning but we will take that into consideration appreciate it okay Nick again nicknames we love nicknames psycho tee is on the short list of what I think are great nicknames who gave it to you and do you love it or are there times you're like it's not my favorite there are times definitely when it's not my favorite but I got that in college and I got it with our strength coach Jonas Ration at UNC and he kind of gave it to me as a joke because I was our super quiet guy my freshman year and then I have a few outbursts but you know my own dude and so sometimes people can take the psycho tee and kind of apply it to my off the court lifestyle which really isn't applyable so they get a little confusing mixed up psycho tee so super he's super laid back the psycho tee is funny because he said I'm laid back he was the same type of laid back but however it could get intense every once in a while and that's and that's what made it fun I think that's okay like you have to have a little bit of the rage in there this it's that time of year by the way everyone's got their brackets Chandler's got his right here we're sort of filling them out but it feels like there's a lot of parody this time around do you do you think we're headed for a great tournament in your estimation I do and the reason I say that is because the reason there's a lot of parody is because college basketball has gotten a lot older and with the COVID year and with the guys that are 25 years older they're in the fifth year I think there's a lot to be said about that and you see you saw last year like San Diego State FAU and some teams like that kind of emerge I don't think it's quite like last year I think the number one seeds may advance a little bit farther and you're a little bit more secure with them but when I look at you know it's always interesting to see you know I say that there could be some breakout team that goes and has a nice little run yeah Tyler I'm filling out my bracket here I got all number one seeds go into at least the sweet 16 then kind of when you're filling out your bracket this time of year what do you look for is it coaching is it an older guard that can score points is it a dominating big like idiot Purdue what do you look for what do you look for a team to advance honestly I look for older teams and I like teams that have had a good run throughout the whole year but also I like teams that have had a really good run and have kind of lost early in the you know in their conference tournament and the reason I say that is because sometimes when you lose in your conference tournament I think it makes the teams focus on what they're not good at and try to get a little hungry going into the tournament with that said I do like St. Mary's to me is a team that's very disciplined that's kind of flying under the radar they have some older guys they play defense and I think also defense wins in the tournament you know these college kids are not used to playing on neutral courts it's a little bit different they're thrown off their routine and so they can't rely on making shots teams that play the defense that can win ugly I think those are teams are going to be a little more secure in your picks yeah channel I got St. Mary's losing first round I got them beating grand canyon but then I do have them losing the band on the second round so what the hell do I know there's obviously a lot of good players in this tournament who's the one player that you're most excited to watch oh I hate saying Zach eat just because he's been so dominant but I really feel like he hasn't gotten the credit he deserves he has been dominating college basketball basketball for two years they didn't have the success that they wanted last year they had an early round exit obviously in the year prior they got exited pretty quickly as well so there's a lot of pressure on Purdue and he's just been dominant but also Tennessee has this kid named Dalton connect who can really get it going and if he catches fire he can get on a streak and really light some teams up so it's going to be a turn scene watching those two players right Tyler do you who is the most complete team in this tournament you know you I guess you could say UNC maybe you can it would be hard for me to make that claim because we played you con early on and we got absolutely bully bald you con to me is the toughest hardest playing team they play a sophisticated style of offense they make teams guard them throughout the whole game you have to work defensively and they are big and physical and they play hard and they will beat you up you con to me has been the most dominant team throughout college basketball this year I really like you con UNC we've gotten better as a year ago year has gone on we play good defense we have you know a lot of good transfers and some older players so I definitely like us as well I know you mentioned St. Mary's and I won't ask you to go through the whole bracket but give me a couple of your Cinderella so you who you think is gonna make a real run you know I like Creighton I think Creighton they have a caulk runner guy who is one of the best defensive players in college basketball they also have a kid named Trey Alexander who's probably gonna be an NBA pick he can get you a bucket they have Baylor Shire Shireman who can light you up and score but also they have this Stephen Ashworth kid he's a fifth-year guy you can rely on him late in the game he'll make free throws they're an older team I like Creighton I think they can make a run yeah that would kind of be my Cinderella even though they are three I don't think they've gotten the credit they deserve me and I think they can make a run I might want to redo and do another bracket you can have multiple brackets you should have done it in pencil um you're a blue blood guy we're gonna talk about the blue bloods right now who's got the best shot to go the furthest in your opinion come on now well I mean he's got to know what he's gonna say it's got to be my Tar Heels and listen hey Duke shown some vulnerabilities throughout the whole year they're a good team they have the pieces I don't really think they've reached their potential throughout the whole year but Filipowski you know I really think that he's kind of an outside threat but you know lively came on late for them last year and they're realizing how important a rim protector is and also Kentucky they haven't consistently played defense all year and they're young but they have a high ceiling they have a lot of guys that can score if they show up and play defense they could be a team that could actually end up in the championship game it's going to be you know will they commit to the defensive end for Kentucky Tyler we both played all four years at our schools here and you think the days of seeing that are done because of the NIL the transfer rule there's no real accountability right for kids right if they get more money if they get more they can just go and transfer and you know not sit out do you think the days of a four-year guy at the same school or is kind of dead they are with that said Armando I mean he's in his fourth year but you know for my Tar Heels but it is it's getting rare you know I'm not a big fan of the portal the portal is actually open right now so guys can actually you know the transfer portal as the NCAA tournament is about to begin which isn't the the most thought-out idea of doing the portal I think it should be after the college basketball season is over but there's still a lot of issues with the NIL and the portal that I think we get smoothed out but yeah channel I'm with you I would like to see guys kind of stay at some schools a little bit longer instead of just going to different schools and transferring multiple times because you know in the reality you know you got to look in the mirror and you know at some point realize hey I've got to improve my game maybe it's not just you know the situation of them right here now Tyler the name of the game now nowadays if you were in today's college game would you entertain the idea of transferring schools for a bigger offer or is they believe me all through and through like what if Duke came through with a huge check it doesn't matter that the check that Duke would offer I want to stay Carolina just based off my loyalty and who I am now everything is up for sale with that said you know what Lou that's an interesting question I know it'd be tough for me to leave Carolina because I think they could have figured it out we get funding from somebody but you know with that said I always think that kids should actually not be so worried about how much money they can make in college because if they're good enough to make that money in college then I think eventually the NBA they'll have that career and make their money there somehow that's just my thought yeah the NIL it's nuts I always talked to you know Joe Kim Noah's Tim Tebow Johnny football you were that name for college basketball so your NIL gotta imagine you would have made millions of dollars do you ever think about you know damn if I played now I would make this much or you know because it would be nuts I try not to no and I don't get too caught up in that and honestly I'm happy that the kids can get paid for it now and I'm glad that somebody's reaping these benefits but you know it's been there was a lot of you know in my opinion rules that shouldn't have been in place in the NCAA and now it just seems like it's a lot of west but I am excited that these kids can get paid and get some money now yeah what was sweeter winning the national championship or knowing you went six and two against Duke in your career it was a national championship yeah so you mentioned Filipowski we all have opinions on that entire ordeal the court storming what was your when you saw that what did you think I honestly I felt like they handled it the most Duke fashion and you know a little bit over it was a little bit overdramatized for my channel wants to ban court storming that's not sure I just said I'm surprised there hasn't been a situation where a Philip out of whatever you know punch summer he actually had like a fight with a with a dude running up on him I just said I feel like that that is going to happen with the dude like two games later if he's not great yeah he didn't trip him he did Grayson Alan he's not great now I'm all for court storming it's what makes college basketball special the fans and the passion and listen you know I know some people said they should barricade the court you know arrest everybody I thought that was a little extreme listen hey somebody yeah I mean you know protect yourself at all times you should read the room as well you know you're Duke you're playing awake you're about to lose you can see the the students starting to storm the court hey maybe buckle up brace yourself or find a smoother way to accent and you know maybe there's some things that could smooth out as far as the home team but I'm all for a court storming find a place to hide we love Mount Rushmore's and sports always will it's just fun to do so we want a Mount Rushmore of the most annoying Duke players in your opinion I mean that this one there's so many so my top three let's see here I mean JJ Redick just because he was so good for sure so many people hated him at college he kind of egged it on a little bit I would put him up there then you got to go with Christian Leightner seems like he's just as you know the you know the poster boy for Duke and you know you could say like Grayson Allen because of his tripping he was very Duke-esque him Greg Paul is you know for me Gerald Henderson probably up there oh why is that you know me actually mean Gerald pretty good friends now but back in the day there was a lot of hatred because of that incident but yeah those would be all my Duke guys up there Grayson Allen I think has to be the top right I don't even play college basketball and I had a thing with Grayson now I like this yeah it's punchable we've got a nice moment we found between you and Lou what a gift this is about for you little kind of excited to see it oh here we go I know exactly what you know what's that about to be young again to be young again oh this makes I'm gonna show this to my kids my kids think I was an awful person so I got to show this to them oh look at you so young Lou hey man I once upon a time I was flying babies I thought I might have found him too but yeah it was clean I deserve the free throw wow deserve a free throw Tyler this has been awesome this time of year is the absolute best best of luck to North Carolina maybe a little upset some folks along the way we appreciate the time all right thanks thanks Tyler thank you run it back run it back run it back run it back run it up run it back some heat sixers last night a big win for Philly 98 91 there's no Jimmy Butler no Tobias Harris for Philly Max he had 30 10 and 8 Ubrey jr. with 22 11 and four blocks okay look these two teams are in a battle as this thing stretches on but both are missing quick key key players down the final stretch I know Miami gets so much love but we are in the stretch now Lou who do you have more confidence in I was saying yesterday I still like the sixers you know despite Joe L&B being out I thought they've been the more consistent team this year their supporting cast has been has been playing at the clip that they needed and that was a big win last night they got a lot of good production Cal Larry shout out the cow I thought he played well he anchored that team on both ends of the both ends of the floor and got him to a big win but I've always liked the sixers over this over this heat matchup I go the other way I think the heat are more poised I think Jimmy Butler is going to come back before Joe L&B we're just going to give them a big you know advantage there when they're going to be fully loaded so I think with the the experience they have and Joelle he's he was you know the favorite to been the MVP when he takes one that critical off the team yes they have Maxi yes they have Ubrey who are contributing Tobias Harris was also out last night so I think Joelle is not going to come back unless he's a hundred percent Jimmy Butler is going to come back so I think the heat have a slight advantage my thing is this who who's going to be a hundred percent at this time of the year you know that's 75 to 80 percent for going into the postseason that's a really good percentage for guys that's been playing all year long so if Joelle link Joelle and be can come back and be right there in a mix of guys that his body feels 80 percent even though I've been one of those people that's been critical of him coming back this year because he's had a history of injuries with his with his knees and having those issues if you can get him at 80 percent I'll take Joelle and be that's the only reason I'm reluctant is because I think with his injury with his past I don't think they let him even play if he's 80 percent less he's a hundred percent and unless he's ready to go I don't even think they see a value in bringing him back for you know a possible play I mean they're mentioning 80 percent where are we so Chandler break it down I know you've had meniscus you know you know the body better than we do Joelle and be returned to the Sixers practice on Sunday but non-contact you get a lot of walk through stuff a lot of non-contact stuff on the court obviously Joelle and be wants to feel right and I think the Sixers want to make sure he's right before he gets thrown out there but this at the time when when he had this injury I said it's a six to eight week injury it's a six to eight week return timetable that puts him at late March early April they have a road trip that they're on four game road trip through the 25th so through next week he is not traveling for that road trip so obviously he's out at least through the 25th they don't know when he's gonna be back but I'll see the hope is the goal is that he's able to ramp up at some point in April and make it back the question is where's the team gonna be how's he gonna feel how's his rehab gonna go is gonna make enough progress yeah that's the problem is when you have that time period and you feel like you're rushing you don't have you can't emulate a game in practice right so he's not gonna get these reps before probably the playoffs start so a guy like him who's there everything on a huge contract who's been injured before it's tough and meniscus they try and downplay it anytime you go to sleep for a surgery it's something severe right so I don't care what like Carl Anthony town saying he's gonna be back really soon like no he's not he tours meniscus he there's steps you have to take there's you know grueling rehab and every single day hours he's doing that I like the fact he's not traveling if you're not playing stay there with your trainer get get because the flights everything that's not gonna help so again I'd love the sixers early without too well mean with just so much questions when he's coming back it's tough for me to you know buy stock in them it's gonna take him some time to get back to get back to the forum that he's used to one of the things that's gonna be beneficial to him because he's Joellen beat he's gonna get a lot of reps he's gonna get a lot of opportunities to work himself back in it's not gonna be one of those things where he's just running up and down the floor getting cardio they're gonna force feed Joellen beat and make him play and I think that speeds up everything that they need from him you also had no Jimmy no Tyler hero and Duncan Robinson left this one in the second half that's none of that is good news sham so with the heat when are all of these pieces gonna be back in place well we spoke about Tyler hero I mean he had the PRP injection he's gonna be revalidated later this week next week so he's out indefinitely they're not sure when he's gonna be back Jimmy Butler he had a foot contusion we'll see when he's gonna be back as well but you know obviously they need those two guys in the line of elite Jimmy Butler will be back eventually but right and by the way there's Jovich there's Kevin love there's Josh Richardson there they have a lot of role players that are still not playing so this team is nowhere near to be complete they find a way to get that healthy yeah then we're looking at that heat team that everyone's scared of in the postseason that's classic Miami though right banged up and still fighting and trying to figure and then watch they're gonna get a favorable matchup in the first round and they'll all be healthy and it's gonna be a dogfight it's kind of crazy how that works out for them Cavs Pacers another game that occurred in the evening cat look calves are doing it 108-103 win no Donovan Mitchell Kara Slavert 23-118 Jared Allen 23-9 Halliburton had 14 Siakum had 19 but with this win look they're sitting in the third spot the Pacers are in the six if the playoff started today Lou these guys would face each other who you got I like the calves you know we don't give them the credit for being as deep of a basketball team as they are they got a lot of guys that can put the ball in the hole it looks like the chemistry is there the camaraderie is there they enjoy playing with each other even you know early in the year we're done of the Mitchell said I really enjoy being in Cleveland I want to be here when all of the rumors were were swirling around him in the Knicks and so with him being healthy going into the postseason we have having all of these weapons having Kara Slavert playing really good basketball for them that's gonna be an added plus and besides that the Pacers have been a completely different team to me in my opinion since the play in tournament I had really high hopes for them but they've kind of settled into being in the middle of the pack basketball team and so with that I like the Cavaliers they're just playing better basketball playing more consistently yeah one round yeah I like the calves I think it would go it will be a great series I think I'll go six or seven but the Cavs I always talk about when they were healthy for that you know two-week stint yeah they were unbelievable they went on a run and this team is offensive firepower Moby they have rim runners they have great big so they're a deep team so I do like the Cavs in this series but I don't think it'll be easy I think it'll go six or seven Tyrese Halliburton by the way bit of a slump so he's averaging just under 16 points nine assists since he came back from the hamstring injury in the 34 game or 34 games before that much higher in points and assists do are we concerned because you're mentioning the fact that you didn't you don't see the same Pacers team at all I'd have to believe this is a big part there gotta be some a little bit of concern you know I think a lot of his game was predicated on him making shots you know and when you're going through a tough stretch where you're not making shots at a high clip you got to rely on other things and he's used his passing ability to kind of to get him over that over that hump but that hasn't been good enough and if that's your marquee guy and he's not scoring at a high clip not giving you what you want especially when you're offensive minded basketball team that can be problematic for you it's tough when he's struggling and they have guys like Benedict Mather that are out for this season that's another 20 points off the bench who's a very good score so they you know Halliburton is our engine he's got to be dominant he's got to be damn near perfect for them to have a chance and when he goes to struggles like this you see it results in losses shams they they had Donovan Mitchell Cleveland did for the couple of games before this didn't look quite right now he's out again what's the approach for him specifically as we as we go down the stretch he's dealt with his bone bruise issue in his knee and so he had PRP treatment he ends up coming back but you have to be cautious with a guy like that especially coming off bone bruise already had PRP this is a casting that's dealt with a bunch of injuries all year Evan Mobley still out not sure exactly when he's gonna be back with his ankle sprain that started off with him in a boot and and he's slowly getting back and doing more and more every single day but this is a team that's dealt with injury dealt adversity they still won last night and shout out on a lose lose boy Marcus Morris signed a 10 day contract with the Cavs at 14 points a handful of three pointers last night already making an impact there and this is a time of the season when a team like the Cavaliers they can be cautious and they can afford to lose a couple games now just to get healthy for the playoffs I think that's the big picture so they go in the playoffs today and they're missing Mobley and they're missing streus that's that's big that this team needs to be complete they need Donovan Mitchell fully healthy you know he's a top 10 top 15 player in this league when he's going so they need that especially in the postseason but they're gonna get you know they're gonna finish third right they're not gonna catch Milwaukee so they're gonna get one of these teams it's gonna be a favorable matchup so like be healthy it would no matter what drop a couple games now to get to that point you add a Marcus Morris you want you want to make sure that chemistry is there you want to you want to know that he's a fit to help you do everything you want to do so you want to be cautious but you also want these guys in uniform to make sure everybody also everybody's ready to go the stretch is upon us all right we take a quick break when we come back a little more run it back run it back run it up run it back run it up oh how little you buy in that this first one Chandler mmm DeAndre Aitken claimed that his early season struggles were sleepers it related which is fine except for that the problem was he was sleeping on an air mattress anyone okay no I'm not buying that but he should just buy a bed he's on a nice financially stable contract I'm sleeping on an air mattress I'm getting a hotel suite I'm doing anything other than doing that large man I'm not buying that buy a bed rent a furnished apartment do anything other than sleep on air matches and then use this as an excuse of why you struggled early when you get traded they they give you a place it's usually gonna be a five-star hotel if you're DeAndre Aiden I don't think you went to Target and bought an air mattress whoever works for you your assistant or whoever yeah if you sent them to go get an air mattress they should be fired like what are like no yeah I'm pretty sure the team puts you up right when you get traded until you like a couple times you get they put you up for four months did you ever sleep on an air mattress $4500 a month to go find your own place so he's lying I ain't gonna say lying I'm just saying if you went to go buy air mattress you much as much as responsible for this yeah but also in this day and age there's so many companies with mattresses that will literally be delivered within like 24 hours that are good mattresses that's why we're calling cat you're rich go stay in a hotel tell you tell you're rich that is there like it makes no sense very odd not buying it all right we're not buying that one first one blue one of Kobe's championship rings is currently up for auction right now the bids at 94 grand are you buying that I wouldn't buy it and I'm not buying this you know you hate to see things like this especially when it's and it's something that Kobe Bryant worked hard to earn and he wanted to share that experience with his family with his father and so for this item to be put in the position where somebody else can possess it I'm not a I'm not a big fan of this especially with everything that's transpired with with the Kobe legacy and family and everything like that I would hope that these type of things stay within their circle of people so I hate to see this I'm not buying it and I wish nobody else would buy it but you know obviously there's that hard Kobe fans sure people would spend a lot of money to have an opportunity to have this item yeah that's a it's a Lakers issued player ring that he gifted his dad so yes his dad is selling it Chandler Hornets forward Grant Williams says that Lamello ball is a mix of Luca Donchich and Tyrese Halliburton you buying that I mean not to that extent but Lamello ball can hoop and he is big and he can dish the ball and he's got great vision so I can see the similarities in their games how he does he plays at his own pace and he you know gets guys involved like Halliburton but I don't think he's quite to this level I respect Grant Williams for being the new guy on the team and backing his new body yeah yes or no I kind of am in a weird way like I think Lamello ball is very good and I can kind of see the similarities in both their games on the court now so again as he as good as either of these guys no but when you look at his game of basketball and how he plays with he's a bigger guard that can pass the ball I can score I can shoot I see it I'm not buying this I'm not buying not because of the comparisons I think Lamello ball does a great job of being the first version of Lamello ball we've seen he's a he's a deep scoring threat plays at a hot place at a high pace does all of the things that he needs to do I don't think he's a mix of these guys I think he's a great great version of Lamello ball his own man there was a jersey swap on Sunday are we buying that this is the greatest jersey all by the way the video to they were on the other side so they knew what they were doing crazy dick well why wouldn't you I mean it's hilarious right there I'm curious to know who cared about these two particular guys swapping jerseys to create this this moment who was yeah like are they boys though and they texted before like yeah this would be hilarious like that's look we all at the end of the day have the humor of 12 year olds I love this is something I would do I think it's a little weird about are you both white no I think black is you wouldn't be you wouldn't be wearing out two white guys wanted to make a statement based on what they're white and dick and it was white dick would it be funny it's funny regardless what do you mean it's fun it's hilarious it is hilarious but it's a little weird what about Jalen Brown it was brown brown is good I mean we're talking about a ray of dicks here either way it's funny listen it could be a generation of big school right like who cared this is what I'm thinking of other players now we all cared we all cared are you done you have any more nothing's coming if you think of any just just tell me rivers says the Blake Griffin DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul should have their jerseys retired with the clippers buying that yeah I'm buying it I really really really really hope they get there but Lou will and they're doing respect on his name this is what I'm vouching for if Chris Paul is going up and Blake Griffin DeAndre Jordan hey I had an impact on the clippers as well Jamal Crawford had an impact on the clippers as well we did really great things for their organization retire all of our jerseys yes I'm buying it well the new building is gonna need some some decoration I'll take it put the 23 up there yeah I'm buying it for sure and this team this team was cool this was fun to watch the whole lob city they made the clippers cool for the first time in a really really long time so I'm for all of them and my boy Lou will and Lou of course Chandler Boogie Cousins was asked about the future of Trey young in Atlanta his response and I quote I hope this is the last time I see him in a Hawks uniform I feel like his talent is being wasted his prime is being wasted you buy that I am I'd love to see him somewhere else I'd love to see him you know go to a contending team I'd love him to pair up even with a Wimbanyama something something like that where I do feel like Trey young is so good at basketball and for whatever reason whether it's been the coaching changes or the turnover in Atlanta he's never got the credit he really deserves he's put up great numbers this year and barely got into the all-star game so I do think it I think he's kind of peaked I think his time is done in Atlanta and I love to see him go somewhere else play on a bigger stage and be wanted and be loved I hear some like that we're just listening to that that's that's your opinion that's about Trey young with the greatie dick the young dick Jersey Swab you told that no now I'm offended as an old person I'm not I'm not I'm not touching this I'm touching what my Atlanta got through and through I love Trey in the Hawks uniform I wish they could just give him a consistent ecosystem where he could grow with where he could be the best player he can be but do you think his ceiling would be higher if he was somewhere else maybe who's the who's the women young man yeah who's quite possibly but you know the reality is that's not what it is right now and so as long as he's in a Hawks uniform I'm a Hawks fan right fair enough Katie like that show like the good answer I'm not a professional but I'm dancing less from dancing here it was very proud all right Katie said he'd love to bring the SuperSonics back to Seattle that'd be awesome after he retired saying be a dream come true to help run the team are you buying Katie as a great owner slash GM I'm buying the fact that he's excited about it I think Supe Seattle is a market that absolutely deserves the NBA team I've had the privilege of playing there for the first two years of my career and let your fine atmosphere to play basketball I'm not buying the fact that star players can be great owners and GMs because I don't think they have a great eye for role players I think they always look for themselves and guys I think that's why you've seen struggles with Michael Jordan as an owner and those because he's looking for Michael Jordan he's not looking for the eighth ninth guy doesn't understand why you're struggling he doesn't know your problem yeah he doesn't understand it and so Katie has a level of excellence for himself that that he's gonna expect from other guys until somebody changes it that's a high level guy you see a lot of role players in these positions have success I'm yet to see a superstar guy have it yeah I think to be involved to be like like a darkened Dallas at the situation where the next generation can see him learn from him grow from him I think it I think it makes sense but yeah to fully run a team who knows that's a tough one we made it through the show you guys it was a wacky one but we did it had fun all right sleep it off and we will be back here same time