 Well, the MVP showdown just really wasn't what we wanted now was it but our parley hit kind of we'll explain later run it back starts now Welcome and happy Tuesday morning. This is run it back. Yes There are only three of us Why because Sham Sharani a stadium insider is currently a busy on the trail of some hot spicy news I'm sure I don't actually know but it sounds good Chandler Parsons joining us from Mexico eddy g on the end guys It was not long after we went off the air yesterday that we found out that Joel and bead wasn't even going to play what a buzzkill The whole day was ruined, but yes the fans were quick with the missing person signs in the crowd They trolled him the entire I mean, I actually love it nuggets did win this one by five Yolk it's been a 24 17 and 12 But really the story of all day yesterday leading into the game turned into Is this and was this a bad look for joel and bead Chandler? Big picture yeah was because I believe that these voters have short term memory and fans wanted to see this match up one more time But it shouldn't be and here's why because you know you're when you're voting for the MVP You're voting for the MVP of the entire season not the head-to-head matchup And even if it were to be the head-to-head matchup joel Dominated the last time they played and so give this one to yokich and still one-to-one right? So if you really look at it, but the idea that he's docking You know yokich and That that's not the case at all joel and bead wants this MVP more than yokich does He has to see the table right now in the conversation just as much as yokich said Whether he played or didn't I think him playing last night and dominating would have helped his chance more than this should hurt his chances Uh, but that's not the problem with with with the MVP right now The problem is that they've lost four out of five and they're on this losing skid and they're now Doing what dimper did last week and kind of giving voters a little bit of doubt And giving them kind of this negative feedback really right now because they're not winning games, but The idea that this was joel ducking, you know yokich and not gonna play You gotta think big picture. You gotta think post season. He's gotta get ready for that to win a championship but I don't think it should have any impact because and like I said, even if it does they played twice Give this one to yokich and and give joel that one. So still it's one-to-one in my eyes in the head-to-head So it shouldn't really affect it And in the wise words of feeling native wallow forget all that he should have played the game They should have figured out a way to play this game. They needed this game Like you mentioned, they've lost four of their last five It doesn't help that he got clamped up by bismac biamba a few nights ago in phoenix But he's got to play that game It's it's not his fault that shams puts the story out and we get all these great quotes and he's talking to mvp And he's essentially Taking subliminal shots at yokich according to all the feds and said yo the mvp should be about all this other stuff It's not his fault. He said that whenever he said that and then shams is he just he knows what he's doing. He struck when it was hot but It's within him to say yo, I gotta play this game Like I know we've talked about this plenty of times on on the show I know this goes back to front office. This goes back to doctors. This goes back to trainers This goes back to them having these plans months in advance to say yo three games in four nights You are not playing that third game. There's no way it's just not happening. Sorry But they have to understand the way this game and they really need it this game. So I'm not saying this decides the mvp. I'm not going to go full kendrick perkins But I definitely was on here yesterday saying yo if he dominates yokich again the mvp race is over So to just no show Even if it was an organizational decision, that's a bad look Plus they need this win for their team. They actually Don't look now, but the calves are just a game and a half behind them And so this you could be looking at your foreseed And you might be really really really missing this game in a few weeks. So Yeah, maybe it's not decided mvp, but it's stung it stung it took some heat out of my night I say I'll say that much It really did and now I'd like to bring in the man who I blame personally for getting us so excited About last night's match up shams You're the guy that sat down with him last and so many great moments so many great quotes came out of your interview with him Were you a little shocked? I mean we go off the air and then we find out he's not playing due to a calf injury How did you take that? Yeah, definitely a little shocked But you know, I did hear over the weekend like this is not a guy that I think loves to play in denver You know the altitude there chandler's played in denver. He hasn't played in denver since 2019 2020 season So it's been three four years now since he stepped foot there So yeah, I mean any time you look at it the sixers are pointing to three games in four nights And I think that's a viable excuse this late in the year He's clearly been dinged up at different points, but still he's playing at a high level He's playing on most nights You know, I just think don't you then sit him on one of the back-to-backs You know, he plays the back-to-back in golden state in phoenix Doesn't it make more sense after the calf tweak in chicago last wednesday when I spoke to him To maybe sit him one of the back-to-backs and then have him ready for denver So I don't know if this is something that it's a joint decision Joel didn't want to play in denver the team didn't want to play him to play three games of four nights either way Joel and bees clearly in the mvp mix But you have to look at it. Nikola Jokic showed up both times He had another triple double last night 29th triple double and he is by far the league leader in 20 points 15 rebond 10 assist games this season He's got 10 the rest of the league has six combined. He's playing at a high level I don't know who the vote is right now. You have joel and bead. You have jokic. You have yannis Yannis played in the back-to-back including in denver uh in I think in the last week or so, so And yannis is the number one seed in the east This mvp is so wild this year. I think you know, it's good for the fans. I don't know where it's going It's so fun that you should probably be putting money on it And as of right now if you're wondering if last night impacted anything just slightly but mb is still A small favorite right now channeler. Do you think I mean I I listened to a lot of basketball radio yesterday And some of those guys are voters and it seemed to be swaying them one way or another Do you think in bead will be punished for not playing last night? I don't think he should be I think that'd be very very short-sighted That I think I think you know, he dominated the first matchup I think what's hurting him now is the little losing skid that they're on Just like dember went through last week and when you look across the board Every team has kind of gone through this middle Walkie honestly has been the most consistent team of my eyes and for whatever reason we just don't talk about yannis that much But he's just up there with me. But It's fun I don't remember a time where there's been this close of a race and there's been so many guys You know three four five guys that you know, you can close your eyes and pick one of them And they're all very very deserving. So I think definitely this was kind of a letdown and and everybody wanted to see this marquee matchup But it's I don't think it should have the impact that people are putting on it I don't think Joel and bead was ducking him and I don't think it's that big of a deal I think the big picture is to win get the highest seed lockout home court advantage And get to the postseason and that's exactly what he's doing challenge made a great point The decision that they made on which game to sit was a little interesting No one likes playing in dember But you got to think that team the organization Joel knew that this game had MVP implications And and could kind of alter the decisions of some short-sighted voters Like Kendrick Perkins said last night now. He's putting this narrative that he's ducking him That I think is ridiculous, but it definitely had some negative You know negative news about it It's weird because I just do not see Joel and bead is a guy who's ducking anyone and so yesterday all day long The arguments felt very weird to me But you mentioned Yanis he might be in the best spot right now Eddie because he's just quietly doing his thing While we're talking about these two guys. Do you think the door is a little bit further open for him now? Yeah, Yanis is moving so quietly. He low managed yesterday. Nobody cared nobody noticed. It was the pistons It was whatever and the bucks won, but he's right there like like sounds missing He's the number one seed in the eastern conference They they have the best record in the league and his stats are insane I wonder though going forward and this is going to be something to watch because look at the end of the day The media votes on these awards and they have implicit bias whether they want to admit it or not I wonder if Yanis and Joel being so vocally adamant that yo you guys are ruining the mvp every year Let's fix it. Let's get it right. Let's do this. Well, you'll get to sit in there going Whatever whatever you guys are doing. I wonder if that's gonna be a thing later But yeah, well, we're sitting here. We're we're trying Joel for sitting out this game and resting and he's Look, he's a big guy with a long injury history and you don't want his legs to be hurt in two weeks when the playoffs start So I get it a hundred percent But nobody cared that Yanis sat last night. Nobody cared that Yanis has missed a couple games the second half of the season so far Nobody's bothered. So it's just funny how the scales are different for each guy But I do wonder. Yeah, those two guys openly lobbying for the mvp Maybe that doesn't work. Maybe it just defaults back to yokas again three times in a row. That's legendary stuff I don't know. I I still think Joel's the mvp because I can't hold one game against them, but Yanis is right there God this is gonna be this is gonna be fun actually as it keeps going down. Look the maps played last night guys Don't look now, but maybe they figure some things out luka once again getting rescued by the league He had that technical foul that he got on sunday rescinded So he did get to play last night. He finished with 25 seven and six They win this one big against pacers 127 104 Kyrie 16 points three rebounds six assists I don't want to get too ahead of myself here and I know that the season's winding down But shallow did you see enough last night to think maybe maybe they can figure something out here in these last several games Well, it's obviously good to get off that schnide and get back in winning ways and giving up 104 points I'll tell you this they'll win a lot more games giving up 104 points and actually being locked in and showing the effort on the defensive End that they showed last night And we all know how talented they are offensively that pass luka dawg has made last night was one of the most difficult passes I've ever seen in my life and it's crazy that it's just a normal Yeah, look you see this one Balance double team It's ridiculous. It's honestly. I've never seen that And like so, yeah, they shown flashes last night jaden hardy has shown flashes He can be that the end of that score Kyrie is almost taking us the fact the rotation is kind of a little bit where christian woods Minutes have gone down they're playing jabel McGee like They're kind of just trying to find something which I can respect jade kid doing that But to say they figured it out No, but they definitely looked in more locked out locked in last night They played better defense like I said giving up 104 points That's a start now. They need to build on this and more than anything. This is a reality check for luka Enough with the refs. No more talking. You're too valuable for your team You can't afford another tech and to be sitting out this game He's they they lose this game without him last night So this this needs to really be eye-opening to him and and just focus basketball lock in these last couple games Uh and be on the floor for your team. So last night was a good a good start to get back to winning ways Can I be the the like twitter guy on the couch real quick? The math haven't figured it out. It's not really that deep of a question. They have flaws. They're gonna be problematic going for it this past like I know we're talking like to the greatest player of all time here and saying he's wrong I'm just the guy was wide open. Like I don't know if I go on the court. I could throw the ball across the court I know he's being double but he's 6 10. Like I'm I'm yeah, steady. I'm just like, you know, look if he's wide open Like yo number 12 number 12 is right there in the passing lanes. He beats. Yo, he splits the seams Yeah, that's a bad it's a bad read from the defender. We're talking about tj mcconnell on a double like he's my size I I don't want to be that guy. I love luka I just hate the like the way we gas up passes to the open weak side corner Like we know there's a guy there. He's a guy there in every offensive scheme in the league Again, I'm going against the goat who said it was amazing because he makes that pass all the time and loves to throw it to guys in the corner Yes, michelle michael joy didn't talk but I just yeah I just wasn't moved like this is there wasn't even a like there wasn't even defender on the guy He threw it to somebody who's on the only person on that side of the court. So Decent pass easy read You are That was an absolute dime underneath the basket getting double team fading away your nuts That makes me like I get it on the worst basketball player on the panel But I just said yo, what I don't I don't see it guys. I don't see like I believe you're right I can I can make some shots shams kairi. Uh, he look you played 30 minutes He had 16 points is the is the plan For him to just finish out what do they have six games left for him to finish this out play through this season Yeah, I mean he he had what 14 points at the first quarter, you know strong start to the game kind of trailed off as the game went on I think he's managing this planner fascitis injury. He's gonna play through it. There's not there's no time There's no luxury for them to sit It's not like they're in a position where they've got the playoff seed locked in and if they did if they did have a Top six seed locked in he would probably be resting right now to get ready for the playoffs They don't have that luxury so that he's gonna have to play through it Play the rest of the season play whatever play in playoff game and then take Time off in the off season to really stay off his feet Um and and get some rest in but Listen when you look at this team, I said it yesterday They probably have five six guys five most likely that you can look at sure fire and say these guys will definitely Be on next season's roster. These guys are keepers going the next year So you have a 15 16 man roster and only five guys you can look at and say these are keepers going the next year I don't know any team that's contending for a championship that can say that right now No five Not a lot. I can tell you that as an expert in the nba. There's only a half game right now That celebrates your spurs might have more michelle Uh, honestly, I probably could put together five spurs that will definitely be around so you're welcome. Um, we got lakers Okay, see mabs half game separating the three of those Somebody's probably gonna miss the play in jailer. Who's it gonna be? It's hard to to go with the maves right now, but I would still say oklahoma city I think they're the most inexperienced They have the least pressure to win at zero expectations all season long and they've kind of flown under the radar and I hate to pick them because I I You know weirdly like I don't like the lakers and the maves are really hard to pull for right now And I just feel like I love this team. They're so young. They're they don't care They obviously want the experience they want to be there so bad, but there's zero pressure for them We won't even talk about it if they missed the play in this year, right as as media now It's a full blown story if the maves don't make it It's a full blown story if the lakers don't make it they have way more pressure I think those two teams will overcome and I think they'll sneak in they're over okc Just for those reasons alone. I love okc's team. I love what they're doing I love their future. I think they have the brightest future honestly in the NBA right now I just think these other teams with the kairi trade the maves feel pressure with the laker situation They always in that media market they feel pressure and I think those two teams kind of have the edge there with experience with talent and And and and those reasons Wait, couldn't we argue really quickly that because they have no pressure that they seem to be in the driver's seat Like ok seems to be the best spot They could and no one's talking about them. No one expects them to do that So they literally can just go and head down and win games I just I just don't I don't see them having that experience and Don't have maturity. I don't think as bad as these other two teams are playing I still think they're better basketball teams right now to go and win a game I feel like I don't know such a good story and I can't wait to see where they are in two seasons All right, we're moving on because guess what bowls and clippers Yeah, did not take very long for us to get the fireworks. We desired between westbrook and pat verley A couple of former lakers now with different teams and westbrook with an a and one And he just gave up the baby so he rocked the baby as he opened up. Oh, no. No, it's too early right now It's too early. Oh pat bepps too small came at an appropriate moment yesterday Yeah, it's a little bit too early for rocking the baby right now I don't know. I think two two is a really good point at which you start talking as much smack as possible Clippers did pull this one out those 124 112 of the westbrook Beverly rivalry just first of all two amazing characters in the league eddie, but where do you rank this? I mean, it's up there Especially the fact that they started this season as teammates and now they're you know in their respective positions They embraced me before the game channeler mentioning yesterday. It seems like everybody actually loves pat bepps and just understands That's who he is, but it's fun. It's entertaining. Look at that. Like look at the way russ is yucking it up It was great. It was a great win for the clippers. They needed that nicolas baton looked amazing And he's gonna be their starter going forward for paul george so they get him back But I love this. It's two of the more demonstrative guys in the league And they have this friendly thing going on and they both own it. They both lay all the way into it So I like it. Give me a series of this. I wish we could get that again I mean this this goes back years to when I put on the rockets with pat And they'll rush what to go call the time out and pat kind of Went into steal the wall and torres meniscus. So there's definitely been some animosity for a while Let's not forget a couple months ago when pat bepps on the lakers I think he said that his best friend on the team was rosa westbrook and how he was he talks to him the most He hangs him the most so Take it with a greatest All this is russus thing. It is funny to see him do it like the second possession of the game That was a little premature rivalry I mean, I guess because it's been going on for years, but these guys don't hate each other They don't dislike each other. So I don't think there's much here, but it's definitely entertaining No, it's uh, it's a different kind of rivalry like we know they're not going to probably ever fight But it's just they're both so good at it. What the Are let me ask you this the the five spot, right? That's where they're sitting right now There are only a half game behind phoenix, which is kind of crazy to get home court advantage For the clippers would be how important channeler if if they can do it I mean, it's huge when it comes to playoff time home court advantage is everything you want everything going your way You want the whistle going your way you want the crowd involved so much and and the playoffs the fans They really play an impact. I remember going to oklahoma city and going to portland in this playoff series I've never played in an experience like that and it it Impacts the game. You can't hear your point guard calling the plays You kind of get lost. You kind of have the freestyle and that noise Really really really helps the home team and especially just with the travel and being able to open up the series at home closing it at home It's huge and this team kind of been They're achieving and they're finally healthy and they're giving us a little taste of what they can be They make great trades at the deadline. So I I think it's huge for them to try and lock that up But it's tough with phoenix with kd coming back With kd coming back and with pg Where shams, but what's the latest with paul george? Yeah, so right now he's going to be rehabbing his knee sprain over the next two or three weeks The clippers believe i'm told that they're going to have to get out of at least the first round for a real window for paul george to return So, you know, maybe second round conference finals You get out of the first round and you give yourself a chance to get paul george back We've seen in years past injuries can derail playoff series The clippers a couple years ago went to the conference finals even after a koala Leonard suffered an acl tear So this team is accustomed to playing through injury. Thankfully, this wasn't any significant tear Any significant rupture, but paul george is going to be out for Here an extended period of time And you try to get out of the first round if you're the clippers to give yourself a chance to get him back Oh, during this whole season of expectation. That is rough before we move on I got to show you guys a a bit of a shot a trick shot if you will from russia westbrook. It didn't count I will go ahead and say that now, but sometimes those are the best moments Chandler, what do you think about this? Is this beat you and horse? Yeah, that's great. That's a great great horse shot there I love how he's I love how he's I love how he's still arguing to like a suit like that like that should count Let it count let it it should count You count for three better than that and one He wanted to add one He's so he's so adamant about it too. God. I love russia westbrook. I know he's this shot is so great That should have been an in one Give him a file michelle. I look i'm giving him free automatically. I don't even I don't even care I'm just doing it for the uh insanity of the shot itself. It's pretty Do we not want to be entertained? Is that what the nba is for or not? I think that was an entertaining shot taking a quick break next up The timber wolves man The kings are trying to clinch something guys get in on the story minnesota More of that when we come back and run it back returns Run it over Run it back. Yeah, run it over. Run it back. Run it over. Run it back. Run it over When you talk about the category of being the best defensive player in the nba Like do you really believe it? Do you think anyone has a chance to come closer? Like who else do you feel like is in your categories in my category? I don't know. I don't watch no one else besides myself defensively just like my versatility like One night on my guardianus next day. I got to guard tray young or something So just being able to guard one through four and just hold them hold my own really What do you mean you don't watch other people already asked jade mcdaniels with shams We'll get to him in a second, but first the game he just played in timber wolves kings Oh, all right. So that was a moment. He did finish with 20 points. Um Timberwolves pulling this one out by four rudy go bare eddie 16 and 16 we'll talk him if you want to but shams i'm gonna start with you You did sit down with mcdaniels Do you think the timber wolves are figuring out a way to peek at exactly the right time? I think they are and they did it last night without carl anthony towns You're seeing jade mcdaniels. I think the one silver lining of this season is with all the injuries to carl anthony towns They've needed another player or two to step up and you've seen jade mcdaniels take a leap in his game He had 20 points last night. He's averaging almost 18 points a game over the last nine or 10 games He's playing at such a high level for them right now on both ends of the floor I think this is a guy that's gonna have a good shot to make an all defensive team as well rudy go bare 16 16 and 4 to the chagrin of eddie He's playing at a good level anthony edwards back in the lineup as well Mike conley playing at such a high level at point guard just a stabilizing force Fourth win for the wolves. I think they're playing a lot better At least showing that they have a puncher's chance in the first round potentially if they make the playoff Eddie, I hope yeah, I want to get rudy go bare I want to get rudy go bare as flowers. I do he started He was six of six from the line to start the game late into the game He was an absolute disruptive force on defense They held the best offense of the league that i'm talking about the highest scoring and the best offense ready To 46 percent from the floor, which doesn't sound too crazy But it's definitely less than than they typically give you they also held them to 18 percent from three And he's a huge part of that the way you put him in space and make him close out He's absolutely disruptive between that and then mcdaniels and anthony edwards at the point of attack They are a tough out and I want to go a little bit further than chomps They played the grizzlies tough last year and they didn't have the stabilizing force of mike conley They didn't have the defensive acumen that they have now with rudy go bare And again, they did that all that last night without car anthony towns Still working him into the into the situa into their Rotation and getting him right if they see the kings in the first round Which is where they're aligned at right now or the grizzlies where they were at yesterday before yesterday's game They're a live dog and and I would say they might be the favorite against the kings And you really got to examine if they can just outright beat the grizzlies without brandon clark now Still bringing steve adams back. That was a close close close series last year Remember they won game one straight out the play in surprised everybody Look like they could be there now with mike conley Stabilizing the offense anthony edwards doesn't have to be the primary ball handler He can do so much off the ball catching the ball hit a big three last night off of rotations in a in a rudigo bear pass I'll give them that Uh, dad is a dangerous dangerous team and they're finally getting healthy and peaking at the right time I'm very interested to see where they lined up in the playoffs I feel like I want to hold my hand up to eddie's head and be like, do you feel okay? This was a lot of positive energy from that last spot on the panel chiller. What do you what do you have? Yeah, listen, this is why there was excitement about this team They had the rudigo bear and honestly it didn't really work Early on and but when you look at this roster now defensively, they're very very good They have guards that can defend they can pick up they have jade mcdanos who just said he believes He's the best defender in the mba rudigo bear. We know how good he is defensively pile hannerson has been a low key Sneaky pickup for them. He's kind of does it all He's got the funny slow shot, but he's so long He gets in passing lanes and then mike connelly kind of as the head of the snake is that vet point guard Where where this is a very dangerous team and now they got towns back They have a closer at the end of the games. They have a go-to good bucket and him and anthony edwards They have a good combination of youth size depth vets They really do have it all and this is what is scary for a team like sacramento where playoffs ended right now They're matching up and we just saw how this could go for sacramento And that's what I think the hesitancy and the concern with you know, the kings going into the postseason is they don't have that experience They don't have vets that have been there And it's going to really really hurt them in the playoffs But minnesota is for sure peaking at the right moment. You look in the mba right now offensively and defensively They're playing just as good as anybody So on the sacramento side, right? We all know that they are the team that has had the longest playoff drought Across the board and anything so last night would have been their chance to clinch Home home court advantage. They missed that of course Darin fox finished with 29 to monta sabonis for 24 and 10 Leading into these playoffs. This is going to be the talk, right? There's just not enough experience for this team to figure things out I feel like you guys have alluded to that a little bit chandler But is that right? Do you think the inexperience of this king's team despite the feel good story that's been all season long Is going to to end their season earlier than we probably like I mean look, they're not going to be an easy out by any means, right? They are good. They are talented They're you know, they're they're two guys Sabonis and fox are very very talented and they have shooting around and we all they're not just going to lay down Right and that place is going to be rock and they're going to get home court advantage And it's going to be chaos and they're and they're breaking the streak and all that's good I just feel like deep down They're just kind of happy to be there, right? They're just happy to break the streak And then next year is kind of their chance to where the expectations goes up higher And they expect to win an advance in the series, but it's all going to come down to match ups It's you see how jumbled it is up, you know, six to ten They have no idea who they're going to play it changes daily But I'm not just counting them out losing first round, but I think whoever they do draw It's going to be a dog fight. It's not going to be easy Yeah, at the end of the day, this was a close game late They've been unsustainably Incredible in the cluts all year long the iron fox leads the league in fourth quarter scoring his shooting percentage And the final five minutes of these games is absolutely absurd They have a go-to punch that they just know can get good looks when they work the two-man game with him and the Modest Sabonis But being the most powerful offense in the league gets you so far at some point They're going to have to defend and they just had issues getting stops late in that game last night After after the modest fouled out it got even worse with with the rebounding and you're just dealing with all these things It's very interesting watching them put Harrison Barnes on everybody's primary matchup And then shout out to Harrison Barnes great career all that stuff But he should not be your defensive specialist when it comes to locking up perimeter perimeter guys They have a lot of issues with their events as well I know Malik muck has been great off the bench for them But they're playing alex len yesterday trying to figure out an answer for rooty go bare and the two big lineup Nas read had his way with that team off the bench another guy we Chandler and I both didn't mention but he's been incredible for them as well They have their issues and what's most unfortunate for them is when you look at the standings and you look at the teams They may Warriors to talk about the Lakers to talk about the Mavericks potentially or even these timberwools It does not look good for them and it's unfortunate and there was a little weird air of The fans the organization. They this this lady this 20-year second holder ringing the bell Everybody was counting their eggs yesterday. Everybody was just ready to throw the playoff party And it doesn't work like that. You got to go out there and win the games It was a weird energy to that and and look they're gonna make it But everybody was ready to celebrate yesterday and like Chandler said That gives a lot of like we're happy to be your energy. The this is the parade This is the win. We made it finally And I think we'll see that on the court whether the players want to or not or subconsciously all that stuff It's gonna manifest itself in the court and that's unfortunate because it's been a great season And I think it's gonna go down in a really ugly fire I do think yeah, that's that's actually interesting. They're in a psychologically odd spot a team that came in with zero expectations from us I mean, I'm sure they had tons of expectations, but yeah, you're right. They're happy to be there But also thinking we maybe could do this so it's it's an interesting place to live For now But I think it's gonna be fun to watch. How about some suns shall we talk some phoenix suns y'all and you Tell jazz sounds with the 117103 win up in salt lake devon booker 24 and 7 biz mat beyond bow Just fun to say 17 and 5 The suns with kevin durant about to come back chandler. What are your expectations? Uh, very high. I think if If he's doing what he did those three games he was playing I think this is probably the most dangerous team in the western conference and When you had a guy like k d you obviously need some reps, right? You need some time you need to know the spacing you need to know the offense that says things like that, but You don't need that much time this guy can adapt and any offense He can put him on the floor with any four guys in the world and he's gonna do things like that And and I honestly there's there's there's no real recipe to guard this team because They have two of the greatest scores on the wing. They have chris 12 facilitating everything They have deandre aiden who's an actual option off the block rolling Um, and it's sort of like this they they found something with guys like tori craig and guys like akogi And then those are those role players They're gonna have to come up big in a playoff series that make the game easier That have to be prepared to make shots because they're gonna get all the looks right These guys are in the best situation of all time I don't know which one of them are free agents to summer But they have an opportunity to really showcase their game and their value because they are going to get Unlimited looks playing with kevin durant playing with devin booker and this this team is extremely Extremely dangerous once he's back Um, and hopefully he stays healthy throughout this last couple weeks and into the playoffs And I look for them to make a really really deep run Yes, shams once he's back. I believe in the jinx. I almost don't even want to ask I just want him to quietly return, but we still expecting tomorrow Yeah tomorrow is still the target return for kevin durant But I think when you look at it like like chainler just said the biggest thing will be how much easier He makes the game on everyone and when he was on the floor I saw it I was at one of the games that him and devin booker and this group played together It's pretty lethal when those two guys are on the floor together the attention that both of them command Individually and how that impacts the other it makes the game so easy And and really on got like deandre ateon they're shooters It just simplifies everything around them and I can't wait to see both of them back in the lineup together and healthy Yeah, they're they're scheduled going down the stretch is tough every team they play is in the playoff or in the playoff race They play they play denver twice and play minnesota tomorrow. They're gonna, uh, they're both la teams Really the only easy out they got sorry michelle. Is your sentence on our spurs? Why why why? But they're gonna get a real test down the stretch and it's probably exactly what they want They need to say some playoff adjacent basketball and really feel that way And what I wonder and what we saw in the game shams mentions out in chicago a lot of Kevin and deandre ateon picking roles a lot of just actions between the two I'm wondering when they eventually roll out the actions with devin and kevin and and how the teams go about defending that I think the obvious answer is yo will switch but your forcing teams to Really communicate and really work on the fly because those are two dangerous options Right there in the same space on the floor. Uh, they're gonna be dangerous. They're gonna need to figure out their defense They're gonna need to figure out that fifth starter But they they look prime spot to gain some ground in the standings that I don't they obviously can't cast the kings They're five games back six teams to go but a chance to really get a Foothold of the foreseed and and go from there And like channel said, they're the most dangerous team in the conference If this is what they bring to the playoffs this healthy team all of those options It's scary and you do not want to see them in round one or round two because once they're rolling it's over Devin and kevin, how am I just now hearing that for the first time? It's like the cutest little disney thing I love that so much. Um, so last night's loss for utah was basically That's kind of it, right? They're playing hopes are probably squandered So shams as they move into the off season What are their big priorities? Well, I actually just put out they signed a big man luka samanich out of the glee to a 10 day contract So we see where this is going. I mean, this is clearly jordan clarkson con sex Then those guys have essentially been shut down for the season with their injuries hamstring finger Uh, lorry marketing has been in and out of the lineup. It's been obvious. They got off to a great start this year They they've trailed off a little bit and they're in a position now where they're competing on a nightly basis But I think they all know what what the goal at hand was this year and it's trying to get some lottery positioning Um, and I think once you go into the summer, this team has a lot of assets to play with they've got a plethora of draft picks They've got some good young players getting jordan clarkson either extended or signing the summer is going to be a goal as well For the jazz. I think jordan clarkson has a high priority for them But this team has the assets and and really the player pool to go go out and go get a player as well When you look at teams around the league that could be positioned to go get a start It might be the best of both worlds. They started the season out hot They were super relevant and now they're going to end things with in their own sort of good way oddly shams Thank you so much. Wednesday tomorrow. We will talk to you in the morning when we come back However, jimmy butler says he doesn't really turn it on until after the all-star break I get it. We're going to talk about that. Is it normal when run it back returns? Oh, how I've missed this segment and oh how I hate the first one jayla brown on sandro mamu ke la shabili Oh, come on guys Well Well done on the pronunciation Obviously guys you saying that name You say that name's 10 times more impressive than this dog. Congrats to jb, but This this that didn't move me quite like you just rolling that that one out there It's so fun. I mean he goes by sit down paul. We don't want to hear from you right now. Uh, yeah mamu It's just a fun name to say, but um, yeah, what are you what are you gonna do? That was a that was an ass whooping of a game. That's all I got to say about that It was supposed to be I'm not jaren jackson. I really love watching jaren jackson jr. Play Hmm he does that a lot Oh, they called a foul Yeah, when you're blocking me is one thing but then like making me fall while you block me that's that's a whole another beast It's insulting. Come on, bro And he tried that and it was I wonder if john collins tried to cock it to the side there knowing it was gonna give beat up or just He honestly thought he could add a little flavor on the wings right here That's a great question It's definitely a foul, right? Why did they stop playing? Oh Only a really tall Only a really tall athletic person Like chandler could have looked at this and said yo, I wonder if he was really trying to dunk him I never thought that I was like, yo, that's awful. That's like that's happening. Jeff grief. Wow, uncle Jeff Okay Like this is so wildly Uncle Jeff will be dunking on people like this Like as long as he can walk he'll be at like the Y just dunking on randos and I love that for him I do too. I hope you have the reality show when he's in his like 70s and he's just hustling people with dunks I would watch it. I would 100 watch it sell it now. We should sell it now get ahead of the Just in case I'm drew too. Whoo. Come on. That's that's a nice whip, dude Aaron Nesbeth on clinkopola Okay our dome This was a place one of those guys This is perfect timing. He was going up and Clint just got caught in no-hand slam. Couldn't even get off the ground here I feel like he picks up speed in the air. Like how's that even possible? Is that a thing? This is the this is what the this is what the dunkers say is uh when you get your feet right He had that perfect runway to just Jump as high as he could this is great off. Yeah, that's a good one. All right. I like that one. That might be my favorite I don't know rj Hampton with a rejection Oh That's nice on Boucher has had some nasty dunks this year too. So to catch him in the open court. That's nice He didn't even know he was something falling Yeah, that's nice Literally Have these dunks like he could have honestly just snuck in a like a lefty layup right here and got the two points But everybody wants everyone wants a banger in transition here. Yeah, we want to be entertained Chandler. Why are you such a hater on fun? And thank you I mean I was entertained regardless of how that turned out shade and sharp. Thank you. Oh What could have been what could have been Don't contest one two three four all you had to do was put him in the rising stars game. That's all you had to do We'll throw top of the box Yeah What do you beat McClung? You think because I feel like the McClung story was just bigger than life, but He would have got my vote He's got a NBA jersey. We got my vote That's all that's like automatically ahead of him. Uh, we got a little you buying that this is a quote This came out a couple. I don't know a week or so ago, but it was jimmy butler talking about the all-star break and how he personally Uh starts playing for real after that. This is when I start. It's that time. All right Are you buying this eddy that he doesn't really start until after the all-star break? Uh, I hate this. I hate everything about this. I buy it like I actually Believe him, but I hate that the regular season is viewed by this and like correctly viewed by this He should do this. He's consistently struggling with injuries. He's he's you know, it's funny. He's not that old I think he's 32 33 like he's he's not We have step out there trying to play every game He can't like these these guys are older. We got we see what lebron's doing But he's right like in the day He's right and that's unfortunate because the regular season is exactly what like the pundits say it is It kind of doesn't matter We've turned ring culture into this situation where jimmy butler's saying I don't even care until march And and then that he's right, but it's funny. He said this then the next night they get blown out by the net So, I mean, maybe he meant april. Maybe he's not taking it that serious. Just yeah, maybe he's waiting until april But yeah, I mean channeler you've been there the seasons are grind like it's a real grind So I get it but as a former player are you looking at this like Right, how you feeling about this one? I mean You always play hard, right? But there there is like a tuesday game in december at detroit where you're probably not diving on a loose ball Or taking a crazy park as you put at the end of the season or into the playoff So I feel him on that but the idea of that he doesn't try and play hard or play good He's not trying to miss shots in the beginning of the season, right? He's not trying to you know Not help defense not move his feet not give feet one-on-one when you're on the court as a competitor and an athlete You're definitely locked in you're trying to compete and you are definitely playing hard I think he's more focused. He's more locked in like I'm saying plays like that taken a charge So I'm up for even not going out the night before a game You know later in the season when the Things like that I get But no, I think you're an NBA. There's 82 games I think you're playing hard every single game I just think there's certain games where you you can't get up for if I went and played right now on a 10 day contract in houston I don't think I would be that jazzed up if i'm on a certain another situation where i'm winning and it's exciting and it's fun I feel him but I feel him but No, you're in the NBA. You're playing hard every single game So here's why I think this reads This is because jimmy buzzer to me. He's like a competitor, right? We look at him that way Yeah, that was kind of what shocked me Yeah, he's the junkyard dog. He plays hard. He's rough. He's rugged. He's he's not really this, you know Devin Booker k He iso like his craft is him playing hard So I don't really understand it from that standpoint But who knows maybe maybe he's about to really turn it on this last two weeks This is something special And like the heat culture thing too like their culture is to play hard and to really get after it on defense and To be don is haslam right to to be that so it's kind of weird. He said that but It's kind of reeks of a guy like losing in 2k and then going all right now. I'm gonna pick my real team All right, buddy By the way, if it was a better fan base, I would fight for them And I'd say I'm not paying for my season tickets until march, but it's miami and we've seen what you guys are Capable of so I'm not gonna do that for that now Let's talk a little bit of bucks for a second chris middleton. How about chris middleton 34 8 and 5 against the pistons last night? That's not why though. It's not why I'm focusing on here chanler I want to talk about the bucks big three Giannis holiday middleton. I throw brooks Lopez in there as well. Uh, is it the best in the league? I mean, yes, it's there's there's other duos that are better But when you look at, you know a trio here offensively defensively the way they shoot the ball the way they defend Uh, and the way they're winning games. It's hard to disagree with this There's probably more talented where you look at philly. You look at maxi hearted and bead You look at kd book and I don't see pier 8 and I guess there's definitely other good Duos like I like brown and Take them more than I like. Giannis and middleton, but you throw on that third guy with the success They've had they've been the most consistent team all year long. These guys have been very very steady I love seeing chris middleton back and healthy and having games like this Uh, it's hard to disagree with it really is there's like I said, there's there's a lot of other duos I like better but as a trio Yeah, give me them I think I think chanler nailed it. There's probably better duos out there But yeah as a trio and they fit so well they compliment each other so well. We've watched their late game prowess We've watched Giannis, you know defer in a sense to those two who can really get it off the dribble and and make the jump And we've seen them all come through on the biggest day. So Hey, it's kind of hard to fight that. I think I think chanler nailed it and You know You mentioned the suns I want to see them play more than three games, you know, look at the warriors They've struggled all year long like I'm not sure who you would even put up there as a trio So it just goes back to the same point. We've been saying for a while the bucks are the best team in the league They need to be Understood and there are dangers forced to reckon with Okay, eddie. We're gonna talk some nicks right now Get ready and manual quickly. Look at him. He is on the sixth man thing right now Okay, so his odds are they're provided thing. That was not a good professional word career high of 40 and nine against the Rockets last night They go he goes by him manual. Are you buying him as sixth man? Eduardo, I don't I don't mind it like this has been a weird award all season long I think Russ was the leader in the clubhouse at one point and he's you know, he's since moved teams but quick has come on strong at the end of this season and You got to give the nicks something. They've had a great year. You got to reward them in some sense and that feels right It just feels right. So I'm I'm buying Yeah, I mean when you're looking at him or Brogdon, I like him everything he's done He's had such explosive games and like eddie said russ is kind of out jordan pulls out norman pal's been hurt nicks had a great year. They're probably gonna lose first round of playoffs What? Give them the sixth man of the year Why you got to throw that in there just all willy-nilly. They're probably gonna lead to the first round root It's just bloody rude chindler We're gonna take a quick break when we come back I'm gonna need you to sit down as I explain to you the complications that occurred last night in our parlay But it's kind of good when we return Fandall casinos march weekly super sweeps is here and you can want to share of 300 000 dollars each week from march 14 Through april 2nd every tuesday through saturday opt-in and any bet of 200 or more Get you an entry to that sunday sweepstakes drawing see fandall casino for more details on how you can enter the march weekly super sweeps Okay, so last night's parlay. Are you ready? Here we go eddie had jolyn beat for the over He obviously did not play chandler had the sixers plus five the nuggets They won by five. So that was a push But I the sole light of the night Got mine. So basically, um, we won 18 dollars. I won 18 dollars. I just like to point that out after a long drought I finally had something happen good and this this whole thing was a hot mess But it's a profit. Um, and that being said, let's do it again. Eduardo. What do you have? Hey, a win is a win is a win. I'm counting it. What are you talking about? I got the calves over the hawks I can't believe the spread is this small for a team that much better than the other team So I I'm just going with the simple math here. Give me the calves to the wind Yeah, I like that. By the way, I'm upset when I sent in my pickage today I was plus five and a half. So I feel like I should technically have covered there I think I'm going to heat jimmy butler better play hard. He better play hard now and I'm taking I feel good about that one. I have grizzlies minus seven, um in Orlando. It just it feels like Yeah, it feels like they should win that one big. Um, guys, we did it. We did it again. I feel good about our picks today. I don't feel good about our picks today, but we will be back tomorrow Wednesday morning. Have fun watching all the games tonight. Peace until then. I don't know how to do these signs