 Hard to believe there were only five games last night. You wouldn't know it from all the drama. Run it back starts now Oh good happy Wednesday morning I would like to introduce everyone because we got to get right to it a lot of opinions today to share Stadium Insider Shamsherania Chandler Parsons and of course on the end my great friend Eddie I'm just gonna call you Eddie. You're doing one name like Brazilian soccer stars That's it period good. Oh, I like that one. I like it. I like it. We'll take it All right We got to get this thing started because last night it was the quote rivalry game between the Celtics and the Lakers the Celtics Winning this one one twenty two one eighteen it took an overtime to get there and let me just say Lakers went on a forty five twelve run Celtics a seventeen four run then we had overtime It was a bit insane But Chandler as a player to be a part of this game and then end up losing when you're up double digits in the end Like that. How deflating is it? Yeah, this this is super deflating and honestly the Lakers showed me something last night during that comeback though because That was that was impressive and you know, they're big three with Russ and AD and LeBron. They all played very very well They all played very very hard But just to blow that lead Is unacceptable and the Anthony Davis Frito just the second time this has happened now. It just happened in Philadelphia I don't know if it's a mental thing. He's only shooting 82% from the Frito line Which is kind of weird to me because the guy has really good touch but This this one stings and then the reporters are asking LeBron do these almost wins mean anything and and they don't because at the end of the day It's a loss and you play to win and this one almost stings more with the comeback and everything you put into it This one hurts But look and then they lost to a team that they're probably supposed to lose to I just I read something that they all three of the big three They didn't sit out one minute in the fourth quarter and over time That's on ham. They that that's hard to do. These guys are getting old. These guys are playing a lot of minutes They at some point. I don't care what they're saying. They got to get a breather. They got to get a rest and This was an exciting game. It's a fun game But yeah, this collapse is gonna sting and this is gonna kind of stick with them for a while Yeah, I think the point about them all playing the entire fourth and over time is a good one because especially with two players similar in style like LeBron and Russ You got to have a way to stagger them You got to have a way to find a minute or two to rest LeBron He's in his 20th season. I know he's beating father time. I know I did not know that I know he's beating father time in his Nike commercials every day But we have to be honest he's gonna need a little bit of rest So, yeah, that's on him the thing about this game to me is looks bad teams will find ways to lose games They just will their bad teams and that's the Lakers did last night. They had a game wrapped up the two free those hurts He's done it already this year. I don't know like is this a thing that continues It hasn't been an issue in his career so far But I mean that was tough and it looked like ad was taking itself out there the game as well You know, sometimes you lose you just shake them off your lap and you're on to the next trip But he was on the podium yesterday and he was he was spent he was he took that one to the heart for sure I mean there was there that three at the end of the game ad took to you could literally see his knees buckling like he was Gas that that shot had no chance of going in so conditioning was a huge factor for them in overtime I would imagine there was a desperation involved in not taking people out Look, this is they are going to be the focus point right in the will they won't they trade talks as things start to heat up here in a Few shams. What are you hearing as far as the urgency level in LA? There's a strategic level of urgency right because it's it's like they really have two different pathways One is trying to trade and go around the fringes with Patrick Beverly Kendrick none those types of salaries With probably at least one first round pick like they've tried to do with boy on bug that bug down It's in Detroit. We'll see between now and February 9th Does Detroit start to move closer to potentially trading him? But other than that there's there aren't really a great amount of targets They're gonna prioritize shooting on the marketplace so players like Cam Reddish Evan Fournier Those are the types of guys they're gonna look at but when you look at a Russell Westbrook type trade He's played a lot better as a six man We saw last night he had that big dunk and steel put the the Lakers up 12 with I believe it just over four minutes left In the game Chandler said it they have to close that game You have to be able to capitalize, you know You the Celtics collapsed and then the Lakers collapsed and then you know obviously the Celtics took the game from there So I think there's definitely a strategic level of urgency. They don't want to trade their two first round picks There's not really a star player available as of yet Chandler, I mean how hot is the seat on which Polinka rests his bum. I Mean it's got to be pretty hot that we've been this isn't anything new though Like this team has not been designed properly this team Need so much more and it's interesting because this big three is they found something and this is a team where they're fully healthy I don't necessarily want to see these guys in the first round if they can get into that play in but They need more they need shooting. They need toughness They need a real point guard that they need so much in my eyes But with that being said the way Anthony Davis is playing like a top five player LeBron playing They're still they're by the second best duo other than the duo that they ran into last night, but Yeah, this this team. This is no surprise to me. Yeah, I think I think it's very or I think it's been urgent Since the first week of the season that this team just doesn't mesh together and this team needs a lot of pieces around those guys Yeah, the deceit should be hot under normal circumstances, but the genie bus leggers They've just shown that they like Rob Blinka. They extended him. They kept him over magic Johnson That was its own power struggle like the legend magic Johnson. They said no, we're gonna go with Rob and Jeannie has kept her circle tight Between Kurt Rambus and all her other trustees. It hasn't been much shuffling there even when they When the whole world knew Luke Walton does not look like a great head coach They held on to him a little longer than they should have so they're quick here rid of players Virginia clearly likes her brain trust that that she leans on to help run the organization and Yeah, I don't think Rob is going anywhere. I think this is him. He's gonna create his team I think it's also part of why he doesn't want to get rid of those draft picks because He's gonna need them in four or five years because he's probably still gonna be there You didn't question about whether or not he's on the hot seat Well, I think I know that you've been very vocal and we talked about the trading and stuff But I wonder because we've seen flashes from this team as constructed and Chandler touched on that maybe they could do Something I would have to believe there's a desperation involved But do you think that they're just chilling like Polinka's just thinking we're gonna be good. We'll just ride this out They can't be not with LeBron you'd have to you got to think that LeBron told a fan the other day like You know, I'm not gonna cry when I break the record. I'm gonna cry And so like that's all tongue-in-cheek and we joke about it because I laughed it into like, okay All right, bro, whatever but if you're LeBron like you have to compete competitive you have to compete every year or It doesn't fit his narrative. It doesn't fit what he wants to do So as long as they have him and AD they have to be disappointed by not being a competitor a contender and Yeah, they should be you know, these are two of the 10 15 best players in the league. You should be a better team if you have those two Just threw that 15 in there last second covered everything. I like that. Uh, we want to talk a little bucks wears I look bucks one and we are happy for them, of course But I think the story and the focal point has to be a little bit on Golden State right now That game wasn't close really in Golden State now has their record is 2 and 12 On the road What is the deal Chandler? How can a team be so bad on the road and not just any team this team? Yeah, I mean first of all watching this game last night This is a mismatched nightmare for them that the Warriors are so thin on their bench with diva and chenzo Kaminga moody lamb. They have no size And milwaukee has guys like bobby polteress that are just coming in 25 and 11 just absolutely punking them And defensively the bucks are just so solid. They got brook lopez leading the league in blocks. Yannis covers the floor so well Drew all that I didn't even play last night, but they've got this junky our dog and javon carter that really just clamps and just shadows Steph all night long This is a mismatched nightmare for them And I think I get why draymond is saying he's not worried about anybody in the west because He's worried about the bucks in the Celtics, obviously But when you look at their offensively as well, they just they don't shoot the ball efficiently on the road pool and Steph both went six for 17 last night clay was six for 16 It's hard to win games when you're not making shots on the road and and they didn't do that last night um And like I said, this is just a physical Mismatched nightmare for these guys and For them to beat them they're gonna have to have Steph and pool and clay kind of go bonkers and have one of those nights where they Where they're knocking down threes from all over the place Yeah for for a game without drew holiday in the start On the game to lose this badly on the road. It looks it's bad We come and talk about the warriors every other day and say look, we're not worried of the words They won the title, but them them there on the road is alarming They they should be better than this. They it's not like they're not trying like you feel like they'd almost have the advantage yesterday But the buck shot 55 percent as a team yesterday. They were just able to just get better shots to get to the rim all night Um, it was a physical mismatch and it shouldn't be, you know, this this should be a more physical team With luni and with draymond, but Yeah, I mean the bucks came to play the warriors They got to work that out. They got to figure out which of those young guys can actually be a part of their rotation They got to figure out how to tighten up their defense on the road You know 128 points 55 shooting that's gonna be a loss every time unless Steph is 55 himself. So Yeah, I mean We're not worried, but it looks bad Not worried look bad. I mean look they worked they shot 53s I think something like that Milwaukee in the 20s But shams it is a team that we give a lot of of credit to and we sort of expect them to turn things around Even though this road thing is looking like a bad trend Are you seeing an opening where maybe they can turn this around sooner rather than later? I'm gonna have faith, uh, you know one thing that did catch my they've got one of the worst Point differentials of any team in the playoffs or play in tournaments So they're not having the same level of success as far as last year. They were coasting some game They would blow out teams on the road. They're just not doing that this season And I think after the game, you know, there really wasn't much talk about the game A lot of the conversation was about the refs and the calls and Um, I think the focus for them They need to start winning these games on the road and and much less on the arguing and of course We saw Steph Curry, uh, I believe you had a technical file. Steve Kerr got a tech last night Almost got thrown out. Um, so just having that poise on the road that we've known them for for years and years and years now They need to get back to that Well, you knew it was coming. Uh, Draymon Draymon doing Draymon had a fan Adjected last night said that he was hearing threatening things threatening comments from said fan Uh, brought the ref over and this is sort of how it all ensued. Um Chandler Well, how are you taking this bad? Look good. Look fair What you want you want to go first with show you'll be a day. I mean, I got words I got words. I want to know like was a was a gun show was a knife brought out. Like what was the threat? I mean, listen, the What bothers me is they're down 20. They're down 25. If this was a tight game I don't think he's paying any any mind to this Which is the confusing part, but Also, I don't know what was said I do hate the fact that these fans buy a ticket They can come in there and say whatever they wouldn't say what they wouldn't say that they saw draymon at a bar Or on the street, they wouldn't say whatever this guy said to him So he shouldn't be allowed to say this but my whole like you can't pay attention to it like you're you're you're You're playing you're down. You're frustrated. I get it the emotions of a game But this this should be something that's just kind of overlooked it and don't pay any attention to it Because I doubt if this game was close and it was coming down to the wire He would listen to what was saying but On the flip side it is these these fans do get out of control and i'm assuming For him to go to this, you know this far and have him kicked out. It was Probably something really really bad. I don't I don't know exactly what was said, but it must It must for me to react like that It has to be really really bad. Okay. Okay, but in fairness channeler for you to react like that is probably when you Fuck this is a man. This is draymond, right? So I feel like It's contextual like They're words at the end of the day and let's say a weapon or an actual physical confrontation But for me, it's just such a a weak bad Dumb look and it's a power play right like you can have a fan thrown out because you're draymond green I don't know for me. I like let the fans take care of each other that guy would have shut up eventually I don't like when people are tacky and loud in public situations either But yeah, it's just there are more good things going on like you are down 20 Figure it out. But maybe that's really tough This reminds me of russ doing this like three times last year when when the lakers are getting smoked And it's not a coincidence. It happened every time it happened lakers were losing by whatever amount of points I think lepran did it as well And it's like the lakers have thrown more fans out of the game in this season than like wins But I don't know what he said. It must have been bad You know, draymond is actually one of the players that'll probably echo you back and You know, I'm with chandler. I'm with beetle You would hope that he wouldn't be concerned about this mid game. He'd be a little concerned about Yanis Getting a runway every time he dribbles the ball or the the rebound differential that killed them, but Like I guess you could do this every game if you wanted though Like you could find a drunk guy in the crowd every game and say, uh, he's saying too much He's gotta go so if they were winning by 30 draymond would have been cussing the dude out and laughing Fair and great I've I've seen guys. I've seen a fan technically a fan Rush on rondo's family member was thrown out in the nba bubble. There's like 50 people in the gym So, you know, no no no no matter where you are in the world I guess you can you can get thrown out by a player saying you said something So, yeah, I was in the bubble. Literally. There was like 50 60 people in the gym That's awesome rondo's family member got thrown out and I'm like We're like literally by ourselves right now. So How do you that's actually kind of a gift and by the way, you made that guy's day You're you're now the guy that draymond got it. It's just dude. Don't give him oxygen That's what I say, but there were other things that actually happened. Um, besides the warriors losing this game Yanis called for two 10 second violations, uh in this game And and I know this has sort of been a topic the last few days and we'll get to mark cuban schaler But do we like it? Do we like that this is being called? You know, I do it's a simple rule like It's a simple it's 10 seconds. It's like it's it would be it's equivalent to not calling a three second violation If giving someone five like and a lot of these times refs are given Yanis the benefit of the doubt where they're giving him 11 12 seconds like Bro shoot the ball in five to eight seconds like you don't need that much time catch your breath But yeah It's a rule and it's a very very self explanatory simple rule Just shoot the damn ball in less than 10 seconds because now you're now you're hurting the team now Now you're now you're you know missing opportunities to get points on the board. So yeah, I think it's petty But it's also it's more petty on yanis. Just just There's a rule follow it. Like what are we doing? Well, he said he's going to take 9.5. Uh, I feel like that's a that's a nice change, right eddie That's good enough. That's still under the rule. I don't take 5.5 on it His routine is incredible. Like obviously he's getting these violations, but it's like so long and annoying But there's a reason why opposing crowds were counting the 10 while he was at the free throw line two years ago when they won the title so it Like bro, just just shoot the shot. Look these are going all this and he doesn't even have the ball yet. Look Yeah, I come on bro enough The clock hadn't even started till he's getting the ball and he's he's doing yoga James's James has discussed it like Chandler, how long was your free throw routine like two dribbles of spin get it up Not even a spin like one dribble a deep breath and let it rock like it's It's like you guys don't know if you golf but you sit there you stand over the ball and you're overthinking it It's like but you just get nothing but bad thoughts the more you wait just and also it's not like he's elite free throw shoot Make it quicker stop overthinking it now. It's such a deal. I guarantee you the next road game The crowd is going to be back on him like just It's a simple rule dude. Just just shoot the ball Yo, you know what I've always wondered and Chandler you played I'm curious your thoughts when like a jr. Smith He doesn't even dribble he just like like kind of throws the ball to himself and then just shoots What's the difference between actually dribbling the ball and shooting and just because I've always been curious Free throws are mental So I feel like the longer you sit there and the scheme stops It's easy to catch a catch a you know swing swing and knock down a shot in the flow of an offense But now once you're fouled and you're at the free throw line and there's 20,000 people looking at you You kind of feel that and that's my point to Yanis is the longer you take the more You're thinking and the more the crowd is booing and she like it's like I'm I'm I'm the opposite. I'm catch it. You know, I get it. Sometimes you're tired and you may take longer than others, but Yeah to be 11 12 13th, like yes Less than it should be the rule should be five seconds because no one wants to see him sit here and do this It's a 10 seconds is a long time if you've ever done tv You know how long 10 seconds feels but mark cuban Your buddy has actually admitted now that they have called The league To complain about how long Yanis has been taking. Are we good with the snitching chandler? I don't love it. It's it's I'll still throw stones when you live in a glass house either now Now teams are gonna you just open the floodgates to call on luka for all the stuff he does But it's true it as an opposing team. It's annoying man. Like this is like it stops the flow of the game It's ridiculous. Like the fact that we're I think I think we're talking about like a five and under ymca league rule Right here. We're talking about a grown-ass man the mba Taking too long at the free throw. This is ridiculous, but Snitching is also a little petty Yeah, this is this is a bad bad combination of the two Switching alfarcus over now to the philadelphia 76ers a team that we started out this season I think probably wanting to talk about more kind of died down mb though had 31 It was a 20 point win over sacramento. He now leads the league in scoring But it's their third win in a row. They're sitting fifth in the east It seems like things are pointing up eddie. Do you think this is a team that people should start to fear a little more? Yeah, and because of the guy we're looking at get bucket at their bucket right now joy and b He's he's been a monster for the last since he's got back from his injury basically And he's a game changer. He's an absolute game changer in this league. There's nobody There's really no team equipped to guard him if when he's focused and he's able to play his game and james is allowing it So yeah, they are a dangerous team and and they're they're gonna be the dark horse all season long if they stay healthy and they find a good rhythm The bucks the the the nets whomever else out east they should be worried Uh, I wonder if they're on draymond's list of teams to worry about out east Yeah, they should be and then philly's like a team like brooklyn where they have so much talent and they have those Two players that they can go off any single night Um, and they're a very very very dangerous team when you have james playing the way he's playing And you have mb playing at a mvp level and you got a guy tyrese maxi Which i think they're best when maxi's scoring james is passing and and joelle's doing his thing Then you have this three-headed monster with guys that just are getting the reps now like shake mill and And yang and tobias harris. He's been kind of thrown into this role now where he's picked his game up with the opportunity that he had With these guys out. So this is a deep offensive exploding team with I think the best big in the mba and and Yeah, they're dangerous like they have stars. They have size. They have speed They have shooting that they can they can do it all and and and they're starting to find their rhythm down To me they're they're they're they're up there on the east and I don't want to see them Shoms as far as this team sort of cementing their role as one of those to be feared in eastern conference What do you think they need to do? I think james harden is the guy that i'm going to keep looking at I think he's got probably the most difficult job out of any superstar star player in the league because he's He's got to play a little bit like how he was in houston But he's also got to distribute the ball and be a game manager There's six and two when he has ten assists or more and just finding that balance between him joel and bead tyrese maxi Um tobias harris like that's all going to be very important and that balance with joel and bead He's joel is playing like the arguably the most dominant player in the league right now. That's his team That's his offense and so how does james harden continue to find his stride and be that guy While still getting everyone else involved channel you play with him. I'm curious like Like he's got to play like houston james. He's also got to play like this distributing james How does he find that balance can he find that balance? Yeah, it's going to be interesting when when maxi comes back But I think he needs to be a distributor first, but with maxi out. Yeah, he's still capable of you Know, he's got the iso. He's got the step back. He can get to the free to line james can get 30 points in his sleep He's just got to pick and choose his points His spots on the floor when and bead's got the ball when he's when he's got it rolling He's unstoppable and I like what they're doing now with eyeball and pj tucker. They're in the starting lineup They kind of relieve that pressure off him defensively because we all know he doesn't love to play defense But the lineup the the depth that they have and these guys coming off the bench That can kind of help take that load off him just let him focus on Getting these other guys involved getting tobias harris his touches He had 15 assists last night Like I said, this this is the best version of him when he's not turning the ball over He's picking his spots to score the big man's dominating They just got to find a way to do this when maxi comes back because uh, you know, he's also a bucket Oh, I love the thible I love the thible and pj point as well because one if they help on The defensive side obviously But two it does almost force them to play through Joel and bead and be able to play joel and bead's game and let him have dominant performances like tonight james I've 15 assists last night and those guys saw five or seven from three out of i Guess he assisted at least four of them. So he's you know, it fits in and imperfecting and When they add maxi to that mix you can kind of see What is the best situation for them and and where they can build on? Uh, one of the other games last night, of course, it's like a weird freaky friday role reversal gulaghan here It's the rockets and the suns but no booker for phoenix. However, rockets fit straight home win And the suns fit straight loss eddie. Are you selling stock on this phoenix team? No because they're missing devon booker. They're missing their best player because uh chris paul You know chris paul might be in the way a little bit and I think at some point they'll have to address rectify that situation Um, but no, I'm not selling my stock. Uh, I do think it's funny dremond dismissed them in the way he did But uh, you know two weeks ago, they looked like the best team in the league and you know, we're talking about book could be an MVP candidate And when you miss him, you're you're gonna be a much different team Also, my cal bridges like one of the worst games of all the time there So I think it was one of 18 at one point. He finished for 24 You know, you can't miss 20 Your coach called you out on the podium and said, yeah, that's a bad game, but my cal missed 20 shots So it is what it is That's got sting a little bit. Uh, I I was texting some guys there that gave it or like, yo, I know he's wild embarrassed right now. I mean one to 17 And how could you not be? Yeah, four of four of 24 stuff and he's not the type of player to do that either He's not this high volume bad shot taker. So That was interesting. But yeah, I think the sons is he's they got to find a solution to this jay crawler thing They got to make a move. They need a breath of fresh air and am I panicking? No, chris paul I don't I think his best days are behind him though. I debon booker's out camp johnson's critical to this team. He's out Uh, am I worried? No, I think when they're fully healthy, I still think they're you know, they're going to be contending in the west um But these are the type of losses that you know with houston houston's playing good houston's I think it's good for these young guys that although they're tanking, you know, they don't want to establish these bad habits They don't want to have these losing ways And these kids have found something here and they're playing hard. Jalen green is playing, you know, really really good But yeah, this this phoenix team they just need to get healthy And I think they need to make a move asap with it and kind of solve this jay crawler thing and put that behind them Yeah shams I just throw right to you on that. What is the what's going on there? What is the latest? Is anything changing behind the scenes? I think the suns feel exactly how channel feels like they they understand that they need to make a move and I Do think in the next coming days We're going to start to hear more increased urgency As well as potentially more scenarios that could be at their disposal to move jay crawler But they're going to continue to engage it's it's likely if they're going to trade him It'll be a three-team type of construct. It doesn't appear that there's any more legs of that Houston, Milwaukee, phoenix concept But I think in the coming days you're going to start to hear a little bit more about their efforts to try to move A guy like jay crawler because that's a starting four that they're without cam johnson another starting four So they're down two starters. They're down devin booker right now That's that's a lot to be without a devin booker. It's tough with his hamstrings He's been dealing with these hamstring injuries for the last basically three seasons this year in the last two So uh, hopefully he's back on track and back on the court soon Well, we're gonna take quick break here coming back We're gonna talk about whether or not there should be a winner take all game to determine first pick of the draft But first what could have been perhaps the dunk of the year Welcome back it's time to get a little scoop From shams and this was a guy. I think feel good story last year, but we're missing him gary patin second What is going on? Yeah, he has not played yet this year He had core muscle surgery over the summer and there was hope that he'd be ready for the start of season He has not been so far, but I'm told he is hoping and targeting a return Season debut over the next couple weeks. This is a guy that signed a three year 28 million dollar deal in the off season So he played a utility kind of do-it-all role came back out of nowhere in the nba finals last year for the warrior So there's a lot of hope that he's going to be able to provide some of the same type of depth and And really being able to play the four the three the five at different points for this For this trailblazers team even at the height of six three six four So the hope is that gary patin before the new year is able to make it back onto the floor Man, he left on such a high. He's got to be itching to get back shams Thank you as always enjoy the rest of the week. We will see you on a monday morning bright and early gentlemen It is time to convince me Eddie you're up first. So Convince me that just like in soccer nba games should have a continuous clock and then we get a little stoppage time added on the end I like this imagine the stoppage time for the bucks games After the three minute long yana's trips that are free throw line We could use it It's going to suck for the guy who has to keep track of that and and gues to me I do love like the inexact mess of soccer when there's a free kick We just roll it wherever I just throw in the ball from here Yeah, seven minutes keep going guys whatever This would be cool like Maybe to speed these guys up with some of the whining and complaining and rolling around on the ground hoping There's a replay review for a flagrant that's never coming. Maybe just maybe I don't hate it And it is part of the mystery of soccer like do we have four minutes added nine minutes? Yeah, I like it just to see which players will do like the crazy flopping and and you know, how long they'll stay down I feel like we have it I feel like we have an idea of who the main guys would be but It would be fun to kind of throw this dynamic in And like eddie said that the free throw lines the complaining to the refs the talking to the crowd all this stuff You know, there'd eventually not matter and there'd be more time and more basketball and more action So I like it Yeah, like last night dream on wouldn't have wasted time because he would have been off against the clock Beedle just say it. We're talking about LeBron. Just say it. Just say we're talking about we know who we're talking about He who shall not be named eddie, you know the drill Chandler you're up next. Okay Convince me that the two teams with the worst record should Duke it out Winner gets first pick in the draft loser gets last I absolutely love this because I hate tanking. I think it's so soft I understand it's strategic and guys want to you know get the highest pick possible But there should be some sort of risk and reward for that And this is kind of the ultimate way to handle that where you know If you have a shitty bad season where you lose all your lung You still have a chance to you know that that you have to prove and you have to win a game You have to play you have to show why at the end after such a bad year why you're worthy of this first pick Um, so I I like it. I think I think it'd be great for the game I think and it was you know, it would be great for like people would watch this game No one really would want to watch the Rockets first the magic But if this game had some some juice to it people are watching Oh, I'm watching this right eddie like you kind of raise your eyebrows that this to me would be amazing Yeah, and the risk reward of you know, I might get the last pick That even takes away from uh, let's say a team is middling and say, you know We're just gonna tank all the way and we're gonna win that game Uh, that even takes away a little bit of that risk because it's like, yo, we lose that game though We're screwed. So this is you know, we had some stakes to it. I had some stakes to game 83. I'm all for it Teams would then find a sweet spot to finish like the third or fourth worst record just to stay out of this game Well, there's always there's always going to be a manipulation, but we'll keep coming up with ideas And then this will get fixed as we go eddie Convince me that players should be allowed to and perhaps maybe even Encouraged to post whether it be on twitter instagram during games I believe that wmba does this or has toyed with this There's no harm and look, I hate to be the bad guy and you know, I might lose some follows on mba twitter or whatever But guys are tweeting during the games. They're running to the locker room. They're checking their stuff And they're they're doing that you you know at the time out or whatever See a guy check out of the game. Maybe go to the bathroom. They're checking their mentions. They're checking their lights on ig They're doing all that I've I've watched my ig story before and said yo, isn't that person on the court and then that low and behold that person has been on the court, so They are just let them. I don't know why this is a rule. It's really weird to me I've I've watched guys pull your phone out in warm-ups like your phone is in your warm-up pocket What is that so well if you're listening to music. Yeah, I guess you would have your phone I will say zebo zebo used to keep his flip phone and his sock and memphis But that was more during practice to tune around um This I think is just protecting the players because like draemon green would get fined every single game if he had access to His twitter on the court with you know, whatever You know the refs the fans the other team There would be a lot more finds if this were to happen, but man, it would be entertaining It's just there's no real difference in you know, mic'ing a player up during a game and letting him tweet, right? It's just You'll you'll notice whoever's mic'd up is a lot more talkative and a little, you know, corny It's it's not really real, but if you had the access to tweet That's a game changer I'm not gonna complain about rich guys paying fines. I'm sorry. I'll take the air I'm not either. I don't know why we have to protect them from that. They should figure that out That's how it works. That's what fines are supposed to do deterrence Uh taking we're taking a quick break, but up next could lebron actually play until he's 45 And how dangerous are the top teams in the west? It's the danger zone when we return Well, there it is then a shooter saying lebron plans on playing until he's 45 It's just so funny me that he's the one that said it But the idea of that, I mean we we know we spend a million dollars a year on his body He's wants to try to play with his kid yada yada, but are you buying it? The idea that this man will play until he's 45 Chandler you first I wouldn't put it past him. This guy's a physical specimen. He you know Like you just said, he spends the time and the money on his body and his craft Um, and we all know he wants to play with his his son that we don't even know if It's going to make the NBA, but I think lebron's going to do everything possible to stay in shape He's got the physicality. He's got the IQ. He's got the game I could see him just turning into a five or a point guard and playing till 45 I would not be surprised at all Eddie yeah, I think I think he's gonna I think there's gonna be some type of competitive spirit here 45 I mean, this is six years away. So 45 is a lot that you're asking for but You know if he's comfortable being the old grizzled bench version of lebron or being a 10th 12th guy I could Don his hazlem is probably gonna play 21 seasons. You know, it is nowhere near the player lebron is It all jokes aside about lebron. It is really amazing what he's doing at this age and this far into his career To still be averaging 25 points a game to have done that for his entire life, essentially It is pretty amazing. So whatever the decline is over the next three four years Into a role player. That's also amazing if he's a role player in your 25 So, yeah, if he wants to challenge tom brady for like the oldest dude out there Why not? It's up to him like any team they're I think all 30 teams would take him if he's Moving and breathing at that age. So I think it's not it's just I think it's whether he wants to or not I think physically Mentally, I think he'll be able to do it. So it's really if he wants to play No doubt in my mind. He plays till 45 Do you guys think though like his legacy? I mean, is that how you'd want your final years to be remembered if you are lebron james I don't think it matters. We don't talk about wizards, jordan Like when we do it's the two good games that we remember or whatever I don't think it matters. He's you know as much conversation as there is about lebron's legacy His legacy is set the things he's done cannot be erased You know that he the three one comeback will always be where the lebron convo starts I don't think it matters in that sense. What I wanted to say was I think there's one team that might not sign them And it might be the hornets because might just might be that petty but In in two years the In two years the chance for literally any team in the league to have him And brawny even if brawny's never going to play a second for that team And to sell all those jerseys like that's too enticing that that's we're talking millions and millions of dollars Of revenue just off that story alone And he's been incredibly vocal and I'd imagine all of the powers that be behind lebron including now clutch brawny's agency Nike and whomever else They're dying to see these two on a court together If nothing else for the photo op and somebody's gonna do it you can bet your bottom dollar Somebody will draft him in order to get his pop if that need be No doubt Or even if he's not drafted someone signing brawny james just to have the chance of getting LeBron no doubt Yeah, it's the show you got to do it for the show Um draymond we talked about how the fact that he said not the fan part but the fact that he said that uh They're not really concerned about anybody in the west Before we get to the west Shouldn't he be eddy? No to be honest like I appreciate the confidence in saying this I appreciate the boldness and saying this out loud rather than just thinking it probably This team has been arrogant since they were put together He has he has to play with this chip on his shoulder. He has to feel like this. I love that. He said it. I really do Um, and the way they ran through the western conference last year I don't see why they would be concerned the the pelicans We're gonna go through it right now. So let me not step on what we're about to say They've beaten some of these guys already. They they feel confident against every team on this picture right crazy graphic though I disagree. I I think they have a lot of teams to fear. I think they're they do ooze with confidence They've been number four. They've won championships, but this this is a new team. It's a new wave. There's a the NBA is so deep now Um Again, he's confident. They're confident. They've they've been there. They're the champs Someone's gonna have to come and knock them off, but And we take a look through this list All right, there's plenty of teams. I think can beat them in a series I'm glad you're saying that because now we're going to go through a few of them We're going to start fifth in the west right now are the kings. How dangerous are they chamber? Not them. Uh, that is That is uh, that is one team that I'm I'm rolling with wait. Are we doing blazers or kings? Oh, sorry, we're doing blazers. That's weird. I wrong one By the way, neither Of these neither of these these teams and I'm happy for them the blazers, especially they they have dam They found something in Jeremy Grant, Anthony Simons, but This is who I think the teams he's talking about when he says he's not worried about the west like the teams like this This isn't a championship contender. They're ways away. It's a feel-good story, but No, if I'm the warriors Or I'm looking to sweep the the blazers and the kings I don't know if they're going to be in it, but the kings are on the same wave Okay, so we're putting them together. Eddie you get suns. That might be a maybe a little more challenging Yeah, I mean the suns are more dangerous. I just don't think the warriors fear them in any real way. They you know We've been kind of waiting for this series now for some time and I and the suns that they they give them the All they can handle in the regular season, but I don't think the warriors are bothered by this team at all Um, but if Devin Booker is playing on a level he's playing before he got hurt They should be a little concerned because I don't think they have anything for him and he's absolutely the the type of player that bothers them Uh, you know, that's gonna be tough series for Andrew Wiggins But we said that for the finals and he he wiped out my God's at so I wouldn't put it past them to just obliterate this team If they finally see them when it matters Yeah, the suns the suns are definitely one of the top teams in the west and when they're fully healthy They're going and they've been there. They've had success They know what it takes to win I think once they get, you know over this kind of jay crowder cloud over their head I think they're going to be super super dangerous They get something going on there. Here's a team that again, we're sort of back to not talking about denver How uh, how dangerous can the nuggies be chandler? I think they're dangerous. I think yokich is they have absolutely nothing for yokich With jamal murray starting to play a lot better Aaron gordon's playing better when michael porter jr. He gets they these guys have weapons. They have length They have physicality. Do I think the nuggets beat the warriors in a series? Probably not But this is a dangerous team with you know, two-time mvp depth Size, you know, they they can create a mismatch for for a golden state And this is definitely a team that they're going to have to go through and to beat four times Is no cakewalk I've seen the nuggets flame out in the playoffs enough times. I'm not worried about them at all We're about to talk about two teams that I do think are a little concerning. Yes, this one. This one is not so I'm not I'm not rocking I'm with you eddie. I feel like we've seen that movie before we kind of know how it ends But these two guys the the the second and first place spots right now grizzlies in two I don't know. It's the unknown eddie. How dangerous are they? Uh my guy uh warriors row who's like uh He does he's a super fan for the warriors and he does gear and all this stuff He has a shirt that says, um, you know titles over hypotheticals and he's right With that said the grizzlies were up on them last year and they played them as well as anybody else before job Marant got hurt and then they won a game without job Marant Um, they have the matchup that really bothers them and jobs the ability to penetrate the way he does The ability to beat any of the anybody on that roster off the dribble the way he does Just creates havoc for them. That team is so strong defensively in the ways that bothers the warriors They switch everything they're able to handle off-ball movement and they're able to just really muck it up for the warriors and all their off-ball stuff This is the most dangerous team for them. I think in the league. Okay, and they were They had looked like they had their number and then they had their injuries and look everybody has their injuries And it is what it is. But yeah, this I mean if we're doing one to 10, this is a 10 as far as dangerous for the warriors Whoo, shaler you agree? I do. I do. I think the grizzlies are young. I think they're hungry. That is a tough place to play when it's rocking Um, they have good defensive matchups with guys like dylan brooks that can kind of chase those shooters around Um, they grit they grind john marant is an absolute star They have shooting with desmond bayham jaren jackson basically missed all last year. He's back Um, this this is a team. Yeah, that again in a four game series. It's different. All the scouting is out the door It's it's going to get slowed down. They're going to key in defensively on pool and clay and stuff And they're going to double team stuff. They're going to trap him They're going to make dream on green shoot the ball This is a team that is going to give them fits and and and I can see the grizzlies winning this series All right, so that makes things interesting. You've he's got him at a 10 on the danger Chart, but you got the pelicans still and they are sitting at first chaneler. How dangerous are they? They're very dangerous Zion is playing at an mbp level and they're doing pretty much all this without brandon ingram who's arguably their best player Um, yeah, the same thing with them. I love their their defensive mindset with with herb jones and alvarado Cj. McCollum is used to be in that number two option of playing with dame for those years Um, this team is tough and they're well coached and they play hard And and this is a physical team with size and and same thing like this is I'm looking at the By the way, we didn't even talk about the clippers. Give me the clippers from the other night that's great The Celtics that's another team who I would have some fear if kawaii littered is healthy and playing like that So I respect the the the confidence and and golden state But it is by no means going to be easy just to get to this finals against boston or milwaukee or whoever they have their eyes on Yeah, if you remember a few weeks back the warriors duck the pelicans fade They played everybody versus the rockets the night before and sat everybody when they had a chance to go up against them Um, yeah, all the things chaneler mentioned are issues that they present their length their their size on defense You know their score and ability on the other end They're a dangerous team for them as well. You want to see how they handle the playoffs Do you want to see them get their their feet wet? But if they don't see them till the conference finals and they're ready It could be a tie series and I respect the warriors It'll be fun if that's what we get. Uh, by the way, he could just be saying that to convince himself Uh, we're taking a quick break here when we come back. It's wednesday, which means it's the guy's last shot to redeem themselves It's parlay time Well before we can get today, we have to appreciate yesterday. Uh, there it is A 50 percenter It's almost something. Um, you guys though, you guys split so both had one right both had one wrong Better than 0 for 4. That's really my positive take on that guys Feeling good feeling confident I gotta be honest that that selting's cover was was something 1 by 4 points in the spread and they were up However, many and i'm just during this lakers run. I'm just like This isn't happening again I love it. I love it. But eddie you can redeem yourself. This is it for the week. What do you have? All right, I got donovan mitchell over 26 points against the mavericks. Just think it's a game He's gonna go out of shots open and and I like that matchup for him Uh, on top of that. I have beetles spurs. I'm taking the point seven and a half points against the blazers It's a lot of points in a basketball game spurs have been all a little you know built on a little streak So, uh, I definitely just doomed them in into the streak and congrats for the number one overall pick Well, I'm gonna I'm gonna threaten your life via text. Uh, if this actually jinxes them chandler Um eddie, I like the spurs pick a lot. I really do Um, I'm looking I like the hawks. I like the hawk smiles too And a half at orlando or lenders been playing good. They got a little bit of a winning streak going but They don't want to win these games. They can't they shouldn't win these games They're not a better team than atlanta And then like eddie's pick, I think I think uh, this backcourt in cleveland is is the best backcourt in the league And I think they go off tonight in dalis and I got deris garland over 19 and a half points Okay. All right, there it is the magic that could happen And if you bet 20 bucks on this bad boy, you could win 230 But an executive decision is currently being made that if you blow this one more time I'm coming in to clean things up on monday It's time for me to put my betting prowess on the table. Are you scared eddie looks very terrified to me right now I am I think we should go six leg parley make this segment a little bit longer It takes just take some heat off us Really we're gonna go from four to six. All right, we're gonna give it a shot That does it for us. We're on monday tuesday wednesday Have a great weekend. Be safe out there. We're gonna do our best and we will see you guys monday