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Or you can click the icon next to that super chat button. So we got a packed show for you guys. A lot of things to talk about including breaking news with Kyrie, which we will get into in just a sec. But as usual, or not as usual, but hopefully as usual, we're going to start off the show with the best thing that happened last week.
And I'm up. I got it. I'm going to talk about LeBron James, bro. Spike.
Yeah. No, not Spike. Shelton. This is for you after you tried to downplay this man's career and everything this man has done.
All he does is go out and just show out over and over and over again at the age of 40. At the age of 40, and this wasn't even last week. This was the week before. But he put up 40 points.
He had eight rebounds for us. But last week he was still just a stellar asking me at the age of 40, but he had a 33 point 17 rebound and six assists gained against the Minnesota Temple Woods. On top of that, LeBron James was also named the player of the week, the Western Conference. But no, no, no, I got that wrong.
I'm sorry. The Western Conference player of the month, this just happened. This just happened. And saw data, a stat that said he is also averaging down near the same number of points, rebounds, and assists somewhere even higher than its MVP season.
So Shelton, the best performance of the week, was the guy you came in on and shitted on all in your own watch segment. And all he did was go out and become the Western Conference player of the month. Right. LeBron James.
Let's keep watching. Shelton's going to say that's the motivation. Speak it. That's what he motivated him to do.
Absolutely. You know he was watching. You know he was. Hey, you want me?
OK. All right. Anyway, that's a nice little tune. Yeah, man, that man, Jalen Cook and Brody, we work as a magic.
Let's go, Doc. All right, man. So we're going to break the show outline, because we just have breaking news that happened today. So we're going to jump to this first before we get into the regular show format.
No news stories. But Kyrie, out with the ACL injury, he was hurt last night. And typical Kyrie stuff tried to emulate Colby, came back, shot the free throws, and went back. And that was that.
Everybody showed love and respect for him. Luca did, and LeBron is 12. They still close with him. So thoughts on what happened to Kyrie?
I think it's more so what's happening to them. It's Mabricks, fan base. Not only did they trade their best player, the player that they got to return got hurt in his debut. Their best player on still left on the roster, Kyrie got hurt.
And a whole bunch of their supporting staff got hurt. And not only that, to add insult to injury, but the ticket price is for season ticket holders next season. So this is a bigger blow. In my opinion, and just Kyrie, obviously, Kyrie's one of my favorite guys.
Hate to see this happen to him, especially when I saw the replay. Again, non-contact injury, man. And you saw the way his knee bent back. At first, I was hoping it was just a hype extension.
Obviously, we got the news today. It was an ACL. But this is just bad for the entire fan base. My heart goes out to the Dallas.
Yo, I don't know what to go out to the Cowboys, man. I think it's funny that. I've seen the gyms, Nico, what's his name? Harry, just as well.
I've seen his name mentioned a lot more than I have for any other gyms that has had a lot of fuck ups. I think that's crazy. We've seen what you're man, what's your name and Philly, FIFA? There are more like they had the whole thing, where he could have had Boston's lineup in Philly.
Like he could have had Jason Tatum. He could have had Jalen Brown. He could have had all these people. But I don't really see him drunk with the mother.
Like I'm seeing Nico being drunk with the mother. Because I think that was same. He was just going to make it. Oh, I don't think that's one wrong about that.
I just, my perspective on this, it's really interesting how they're putting all of the blame on Nico. In our group chat on social media, like he's the one getting all of the blame. And I don't know if that's necessary. Who deserves it, Daniel?
I mean, it's bad luck, bro. Oh, bad luck, man. Like damn, shit happens, man. That's not luck.
That's not luck. That's not luck. The WISE words of Red Forman from that SEV show said, you don't have bad luck. You're just a dumbass.
I think that's what, now, I mean, look, if they win the title, this is the show, they can win the title next year. You know what I'm saying? Then we don't worry about none of this. But outside of that, this is arguably probably going to go down as the worst trade in NBA history, probably Demner, Top 10 in sports history, if it's going the way it is.
Because the Lakers are, we'll get to the Lakers talk, but they're moving in a different trajectory since the trade. And the maps just keep getting hit with unfortunate events. However you want to classify this as far as bad luck, or whatever, it's unfortunate, nonetheless. And I think Nick writes this on the first things first, like this is like a franchise breaking kind of thing.
Like I don't see how like, over the next 10 years, how do they recover from this? Unless they get like a, I know the top where you pick that ends up being like Luca, but like how many Lucas are coming through the NBA like, not so I feel sorry for Kyrie, because I mean, it's crazy. Like we looking at the NBA right now, Kyrie's the old head. Like he ain't got that many years left, especially with the way his body is right now in him at AD.
Like this may be it for Kyrie. This may be his last team. Not saying this is his last season, but this may be the last team that he's going to be on, where he's actually a focal point. And this season is wasted.
Next season, I don't know what that would be, but he'll be recovering still. AD is AD, so I don't know how to feel like AD. I can't talk about him. But yeah, I just don't know for Dallas.
I don't know where they go from here. That's the sad part. Well, just real quick, like this trade is short term for long term, and the Dallas Mavericks can justify their decision if in the next, not including the season, next two seasons, they won the championship. They won the championship.
Then it is what it is, right? Like that's the reason why they made this move. But we know long term this is not a good move, because like you said, Kyrie's older AD is brittle and older, so they have to win in the next two years. If they don't, then this is not a good way.
Go ahead, shut up. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I was going to say long term short term. There's no good parts to this. There's no way you can say anything is good about it, because they're not going to win the championship.
We know that. We know that they win in no championship, and you trade it away your future, you trade it away your box office. That was ticket. The only reason people come to Dallas games was to watch Lucas.
That's it. It's nice, we know Kyrie nice. We love Kyrie, but they not coming to see Kyrie. They come to see Luke.
That's why people still were at Mav's games. That's why you have probably 40 to 50% of fans that they have. Our Lucas fans, they're not Mav's fans, they're Lucas fans. You don't trade that away just for pennies on the dollar.
You don't trade it away unless there's a reason for trading. That's why you can't convince me to do what collusion. You just cannot convince me. That was the reason.
They don't want to pay them. There's no way with the amount of value Luke could answer that franchise. There's no way you wouldn't want to pay them. There's no way you're going to make up the excuse that his injuries or his beliefs don't matter.
That's clear. They were just in the finals. Why would they not be if he just let them to the finals? And drug that into the finals at that.
You can't say he wasn't in the penalty. They didn't feel like his personality mess with their organization. You can't do it right. There is a perspective that they had.
I'm not giving this to $350 million or whatever. It's going to be. We need to mention our personalities to him and see that. That's the final.
But Shelton, I think that what Spike is saying does have some credence to it when we're seeing these salaries balloon into the three, four, five hundred million. Like in the next five, six years, these kinds of millions. Yeah, if I. So I feel like when we're starting to talk that type of money, microscope.
And if you don't think every single thing that I want from you, regardless of what it is, Shelton, I feel you. I'm not disagreeing with you. You know, I'm just saying that the money dictates these type of moves. And here's the thing.
We know this about this generation or the younger generation that's coming up. They don't want it as much as the older generation, right? You saying boat was just on Justin Gatlin's podcast. It is just a mentality.
Yeah. Oh, not just. Um, who's the sprinter? Um, just going out, going out, going out, going out.
Just again. Right. Just again. Yeah.
Yeah. We're going to finish the point so we can move on. Um, then at the end of the day, the money is going to dictate a lot. And we're going to see more moves like this in the future because of the money.
You think you think O'Tani would have gotten traded in baseball? If you're trying to get a lot. But look, I got to stay in the direction. Yeah.
Well, at the end of the day, look, everybody knows this is a bad trait. No matter what happens. Yeah. So there's no need to be like, I'm just amazed at the results of what's been going on.
Like it's going to make Nico Harrison look like an absolute fool, especially as the Lakers continue to do. They do the Los Angeles Lakers right now are red hot. They are currently on a six game win a streak. Look, it's out there.
Well, look, it does. And these victories out of the six games that they won come over. Are over Denver, Minnesota, of course, Dallas. And right now they are tied with Denver for the second seat in the West of Conference.
The interesting thing I heard is that there's a one game difference between from second to six or something like that. Yeah, exactly. It's trash. Yeah, I think that makes it.
I think it's trash. No, don't fall for that, y'all. But anyway, yeah, the Lakers are now tied for the second seat in the West of Conference. So the question is with Luca on the team now at DeCo Harrison and Dallas' expense, are they officially title contenders as we approach the playoffs?
And do we owe JJ an apology? Well, y'all do. I said from the beginning of the season that what JJ Redick was doing with this team with Anthony Davis and now with Luca and this new look Lakers, JJ is up for coach of the year. Now, saying that he should win it.
I'm just saying he should be one of the top candidates for coach of the year. I said from the beginning. That's not their number two in the West and all of those teams in the West, including down to number eight, nine and 10. They're all over 500 unlike the East from your argument last last we talking about.
Oh, the the Boston Celtics, but yet a conference is trash. The Western Conference is not trash at all Nick. The other thing about this can and the reason why I'm saying definitively that they are a contender, I'm not saying that they're the favorite, but they are definitely a contender ever since the trade. And this will make no sense to me because this is the one of the aspects of the trade that I was questioning.
They've been the number one defensive team over the last week. And when you look at their roster without a beat, you don't have a big download. That's a shop blocker rim protector. But what they do have is elite perimeter size.
You know what I'm saying? So at the wing positions, the shortest guy is six seven. So we're talking AR 15. We're talking Luca.
We're talking LaBron. We're talking Roori. We're talking Daltan Connect. We're talking about all of these plethora of guys.
And that's why I said I want to say if it wasn't last week or the week before, this is the definition of positionless basketball. And they're playing it at the best that we've seen outside of Golden State in their heyday primers. You notice this is this is what positionless basketball looks like. I also question Luca and LeBron.
LeBron is taking the backseat because he's never played with a playmaker like Luca. And Luca's doing a look at things, but they're number one defense with a guy that we question his defense. That's the reason why they are contenders. And also they beat the teams that I felt would give him problems.
Look at the game plan against Denver. That is JJ Redick. That's the reason why he's up for coach of the year. Not saying he should win.
But he's not winning coach of the year. He's in Detroit and it's not. He's fifth if anything on that list. Yeah.
Yeah. Both of the players. All of the players are okay. Yeah.
No, I'm not putting but I'm not putting but I'm not putting but I'm just there. They already won. He was there. I put email up there.
I say they're pretenders and the reason why I say they're pretenders is not it's not LeBron nor Luca. It's the other I don't trust the other guys. I don't trust the dot and connects. Reeves is a pretty decent player, but I don't trust Jackson Hayes who's a starter.
They're in finished. Smith. Those guys those names are the ones because you're going to need them to make buckets and do things when Dallas went last year. A lot of those those others stepped up the PJ Washington's and.
They're in finished. Well, no. Jones. That was the guy.
It was a couple of different guys that played excellent and I just don't see these guys on the Lakers doing that. Yeah, they're finished. He wasn't he wasn't that. No.
And what the Lakers don't need for me is not going to do. I just don't see it. I think there are pretenders. I don't know apology the JJ ain't done shit.
Let me know. Has shit been done yet? They was calling Kobe for Kyrie. She was Kobe also did job ain't done.
So we're not even the playoffs like kids. Somebody could fart tomorrow. They number nine in the West. You know what I'm saying?
That's how close the race is. So in my opinion, if to me, JJ is coach of the year if he gets into the West and conference finals until then. Not at all. Huh?
That's a big game. I'm talking about. I'm talking about me. I'm not saying that that's the award he's going to at that time.
I'm saying like he will be coach of the year to me if he takes that team into a D playoff run. I don't to Shelton's point. We always talking about the stars and baby. We never talk about the rosters.
That's our most engaged online championship expectations based off the full roster. And I don't trust his roster at all. At all. Just the more than you.
Um, no, I do not. Why not? Just because LeBron is aging. He does play defense the way as great as he does.
Look at Fat as Hale. So he's still working himself back in shape and anybody else you name, you could generally give a fuck. They try to trade away one of the guys that FIFA just named. And if it wasn't for somebody fucking up on the medical, we will be talking about Mark Williams as one of the key pieces on the scene.
So he played in B and number one in defense the last six weeks. That's the trade. They played some bums over the last. Some of them are the bums.
Some I said some bums. I said some bums. I said some bums. Okay.
But they played some bums, but they didn't the other ones weren't bums and they shut them down too. So explain that. And so my explanation again, we don't ever judge teams based off the regular season when it comes to NBA. We judge them based off the playoff series.
So in one game, can they be done for? Fine. In one game, can they be whatever the fuck? Fine.
That's a one off. The reason why we like the NBA is because unlike the NFL, it's a series. So you're going to prove who's the better team by the game. Seven if it gets there.
I do not see a team. I do not see this like a team beating any of those top four teams in the West in a seven game series. I'm sorry. You know, you know, the reason why I really disagree with both of you and Shelton is that the Lakers are a Swiss Army knife and they can adjust to these teams where these teams can adjust to them.
They don't match up to the Lakers. And that's the issue. Now, here's the thing you want to talk about LeBron and not trusting LeBron for 20 plus years. LeBron has been doing everything that you see them doing the regular season and increases it in the playoffs every for 20 years.
He's done that regardless of age and Luke is the highest scoring player ever by playoff stats. So by average, so that by totals. But at the end of the day, we have Luke that just is off of a NBA championship run. LeBron that is always basically entitled to tension.
Okay. Let me just said, look at the problem though. So I thought you said it was a problem. Look, I said when he got to the finals, he was an issue.
He ran out of gas just like Edward when he got to the West few years, LeBron has been playing has played a great for his age, if not just great overall. And showed him around didn't have a top 10 player on that team last year that was better defensively than Luke. Better than Luke. Yeah.
See, they went to the finals any last three seasons. This is not them. This is this is a brand. I'm just saying you were talking about you're trying to justify your point off of a team that no longer exists.
I'm trying to see the way that they're constructed is a problem. I'm trying to justify my point and can't I get to you based on saying LeBron is older and he doesn't play defense as well as he does. And Luke a never played defense in period. Still number one defense in the league.
So you expect me to believe too. This is this is basically the basketball version of lethal weapon. And we talked about lethal weapon forward Chris Rock. He talked about the early was here.
I need to see more. You know, I don't want to see a luka fits in and he fits right in. It's interesting watching him and LeBron at time just pick teams apart and find the open guys and they got a you know, probably should know during a finish. But he's played with during a finish.
So we know exactly where he is and how to throw the ball to him. I think losing Austin Reeves is a big low because Austin Reeves can can ball that white boy can play and he's a big factor. So to your point bringing in Daltik and Nick who's a rookie. He only stepped in and put up 18 and 19 points the other day.
But defense we don't know how good he'll be. They also really are tomorrow has been out. But I think for what I'm seeing is they do present offensively some problems because you got two elite pastors that could just pick apart teams on offense. And then there was one point where they were just playing with the other team where you know, LeBron was at the three point line who passed the luka and then he passed it back to LeBron and passed it to Lucas and then LeBron hit a three.
And it's like what are you doing that situation? And they eventually took the chance to win LeBron shooting the three. Well, LeBron's three three points shooting has increased. But what I wanted to do, well, I wanted the reason why I wanted to interject is I wanted to say this one.
Since January 15, the Lakers are at NBA best 18 and four. And during that time, JJ Redix has them at the number one defensive rating in the NBA allowing 107.5 points for possession is one point six fewer than any other team if you care about those stats. So this is goes back all the way to January 15. And this is how they've been playing.
So it'd be interesting to see. I honestly really don't know. I need to watch more to see because OK, see is going crazy out there right now. But they're playing well.
They're playing real. I got a question. I'm going to play offs when players matter like who has the top best players. Is there anybody that the Lakers will face in a series where they won't have two of the best three players in a series?
It's not. OK. Gotcha. Their big two is better than every other big two in the West.
But if you take that, I think that they have the best. I was the last year. You got to say that last year. Yeah, I was going to say that last year.
No, no, no. Well, my issue comes in 3.5. Go ahead, Sean. Yeah, that's fine.
But in the playoffs, the top players matter. So if you couldn't say that last year because Luca is better than AD, if I got LeBron and we were talking about you said two of the three in a series. If you were running the top. LeBron and Ad in any series was better was the top two going against anybody.
What team in the West last year had a better top two than LeBron and Ad? Mick, your point is correct. But the difference between this one and that squad is LeBron is an elevator. We've seen that throughout his tenure in the Eastern Conference with Miami and with the Cleveland Cavs.
Luca is an elevator. AB is not an elevator. AB is a receiver. AB is dependent on playmakers to get him the ball in positions to get easy.
But it's not saying that AB can't get his own shot. Of course he can. But AB is not a playmaker. AB doesn't make the people around him better from offensive perspective.
Defensively, yes, he covers up a lot of stuff. But offensively, Luca and LeBron make people around them way better. And that's the reason why I'm saying that they are contenders. Because you look at their perimeter size.
They're going to put four guys out there, six, seven or better. There's not another team that can match that outside of Boston. Boston can match that. So I have a question for you and then we'll move on to the next.
We'll go to add a commercial break and then we'll move to the next topic. I know it's a different team. I know in different players. But last year, would you have trusted three, four, five on Dallas's team with Luca and Kyrie to step up and make those shots the way they did, the way they caught fire?
I would trust him. And just answering it honestly, I would trust him more. It's tough in LA. That's my only thing is it's tough playing in Los Angeles with the spotlight on it.
In Dallas, it was a lot less pressure because nobody expected to be there. Ain't nobody really watching. But we know what happens in LA these guys. We saw what happened in the game.
But eventually we got there. We saw what happened to just by everybody that's joined that team. They've all kind of struck under the pressure of the lights. So it's kind of tough to play in LA with all the Marvel's instinct.
It's just going to be tough. So that's the only reason I say yes for Dallas over these guys here now. Also playing with LeBron and stuff. We see what happens when you play with LeBron.
You don't play better. Usually you shrink. Like they scared. Like you know, a lot of these guys we saw them then fold from playing with LeBron.
I don't necessarily agree with what Sheldon said. My concerns is there's hardly any like when we get to the seven game series. The defensive end that effort. I don't think it's going to be enough for them to win four consecutive games as they play out.
Go into a deeper into the playoffs. And I truly don't know what kind of look we're going to get after that finals run. Because again, the concerns was that he doesn't keep himself in good shape. And to start off his liquor career, he didn't look like he was in good shape.
Now he's looking a little bit better. But again, I just got to see it. I think this year in the West, you can make a case for anybody. I think right now we're just in Laker mode.
We were just talking about OK, see a few weeks ago, some people was making the case for probably with Denver. So it's like, I don't know, I just think that right now until we see how the playoffs, you know, with Shakes and the seating for all that, I think they just a second round team at best. Gotcha. Well, AR has definitely had a lot of good moments in the playoffs.
He's very comfortable playing with LeBron. Roy Atramoor, we saw him step up in the playoffs. He was a song hero for them as well. Jackson Hayes, I'm with you, Sheldon on him.
Because he just be out there doing crazy as shit. I think those other guys are, I think they'll be fine when you go to the bench. That's different. But I think the bench are averaging around 20 points now off the bench and get Vincent playing starting to even make shots.
Even he's getting more comfortable taking him and making shots crazy. But you know, it still doesn't look pretty, but he's starting to settle in. But you know, we'll see. We'll see 20 plus games left.
So everybody's playing for position right now. So it's going to be some pretty, pretty interesting basketball coming up. So but we'll leave it there, man. Let us know what you guys think on whether the Lakers or pretenders are or contenders.
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Yours truly. Y'all know what's going to be doing. Is it cute? You're up?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I said something new. Who do you want me to do a live? Let me question a doc time, man.
I'm not used to the production upgrades. You know, around the horn guy cancel, so we got to take that spot. But all right, I'll just say so on watch what I have, you know, I seen you on the chat, I was talking about the Knicks and all that shit. But yes, the Knicks, holistically are not on watch.
There's only one particular person that I'm really interested in monitoring for the rest of the season. And that is Tom Thibodeau. I said this earlier on, once they got the catch rate, I think me and Fiford agreed on this. This is Tom Thibodeau's make or break a year for me.
You can't have all this talent. You can't be third in the West. You can't have the stats that we talked about last week as far as the record against the better teams of both conferences and think that you're just going to keep your job and going to keep pushing next season. Nah, we need to get to the Eastern Conference.
We as far as the Knicks need to get to the Eastern Conference final of the season. Anything less than that to me as a failure. With that roster and with the things that I'm seeing as far as how they're playing, they're bad at a 3-point defensive team and you're going against Boston who already do his shoot threes. You're going to go against a potential high-powered Lakers team, potential high-powered OKC team.
You got to be able to guard the perimeter. And then with the rotations, I'm still seeing him figure out the rotations. And I know we got a few games left for the regular season, but once the playoffs start, you got to have that figured out. Now I do give him credit for expanding the rotation.
He's not playing everybody heavy, heavy minutes. He's actually expanding out to a 9-10-man roster when it comes to minutes. But this is, yeah, this will make a break a year from Tom Thibodeau. He's going to have to get up out of there.
We got to get somebody. I don't know who it's going to be if he can't get this team there. Because last year they were close, but you know, close don't make it. So yes, my watch is Tom Thibodeau.
Hey man, you're turning on your team, bro. Listen, listen, Ken, I'm a Knicks fan. I ain't a Thibodeau fan. You know what I'm saying?
That's what I'm saying? You're going to tell me. You're wearing the dirty. I'm saying, I support the brand.
Individuals can come and go. Only one of those, I still, Melo's the only exception. And I ain't talking about that dude from Carolina. My guy.
Oh, so he got to get that. Yeah, he can't. He absolutely got to get that shit up with all that. That's what I'm saying.
That's what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. Don't do that. That's that's what I'm saying.
He's going to be all right. So if they lose, then you're blaming the feds. Got it. Yes.
Yes. Because, bro, look, bro, the most clutch player in the NBA right now is quite a tip. If you find out, you've seen the stats. I know I'm sorry.
The Knicks is one of the most clutch players in the year. We got watching greatness right now. Please go to the Knicks. You know where.
You know what I'm saying? I'm the dope Chris. Kid, man. I can't get.
We can't. You ain't got to worry about Ken. You ain't got to worry about Ken. Broombrun is all you need to lead with the team.
Well, speaking of leaders, let's talk about the Cleveland Cavaliers. Who at some point, man, I'm going to have to maybe come aboard. But the Cleveland Cavaliers right now are coming off an impressive win over the Celtics. It's from Boston.
While the OKC Thunder have won five of their last six games and remain locked into the number one C in the West of Conference. Are we headed for Cavaliers versus Thunder NBA Finals? And which team is the least likely to make the conference finals or the NBA finals? Hey, man.
NBA hopes. NBA hopes. They do a little. You just don't know how bad.
If you had asked me this Thursday night, I would have told you no. But watching them Friday, when the ball single, like 22, it was not crazy. It was 22. And it was in the season.
Why is it taking all that trash and eat his words like that? That was just that was wild. That was wild. This cast.
This cast. He is. We got to. We got to get what happened to the Jason Tatum's marketing brand new.
I don't know what happened to it. This dude. He's supposed to be the face of NBA. If we're really talking about he's really supposed to be any American born and all that.
It's like Drake, man. It's like Drake. That's why I get the break. It's my.
That's exactly it. And I'm talking about everybody's making. You know, he can't win for losing right now. I don't care how well this team is playing.
He's got everything he has everything except for MVP that you would want out of a player. Yeah. He's a model citizen for the you know, for the Celtics. You don't hear no trouble.
No, he got a bad. He got a bad. He on his arm with Eli May. Can't you know what I'm saying?
Yeah. Like what else could you what else could you really want from a basketball player? But no one was saying that his mom and loi, and he's everything that you wanted to play. You know, he's prototypical science.
He can score. You know, he is what you want. You're right. You can't answer.
No, I'm scared. So, for some reason they're not feeling it. They're not feeling it. But like I said, watching this calf scene, I really like the way they play basketball.
Both ends of the floor. I love the fact that they have, you know, the two, two, twin towers down low. They making things happen for me anyway. I like watching that because I've been a fan of that for a while.
Even since back in the day where I was absenting a team. These guys, I really, they're not on that level. It's not what I'm saying. I'm just saying I like seeing two, two tall guys on the floor that both can play together and play off each other.
And that's what they're doing well. You got the mentioned in the squad. Garland is playing much better than he has in the past. The scene looks like they ready, the bench is solid.
Every aspect, they look like they're ready. And we know what the Thunder do. The Thunder, we ain't even got to talk about them. The number was who right now.
They look better than somebody else to me. Underrated move, Mike Gancy, the GM of the Cleveland Cavs, right? Like they didn't talk about this, but the Andre Hunter. Yes.
And this is what I said about the Andre Hunter when he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks. They drafted him to be the second, maybe third best player. But realistically, he's your best on a good night, your third best player, but realistically fourth, fifth, sixth best player. Right.
And that's what he is on the Cavs. And that's what makes him dangerous because everybody on the Cavs right now is playing in position. The number one option is the image. The number two option is the areas, Garland.
You got two big men that are both defensive focus, but one kid, a mid-range shot. And at some point, should be able to extend out to a three point shot. I lost Chris Boston. When I watch him play, I can't think of his name right now.
I'm drawing a blank on the left, the Mobley. Mobley. He reminds me of a young Chris Bosh. And I feel that as time continues, he'll get better and better and better.
But this team, the way that they're constructed and Kenny Akasick got them boys playing ball, they have a playing efficiently. They have a believing. And that's the reason why last week I was talking about, they can give Boston a run. Boston is still the favorite because you can't disrespect the champs.
They just want it. You notice it? But at the end of the day, the way that the Cleveland Cavs are built. And again, I do like their coach.
I like their front office. I like what they are doing. They learn from their years with LeBron. We got to spend some money.
We got to make the right moves and we got to open up the checkbook. And I agree with you, Shout-tun, we got to say about OKC. Sam Presley has done the damn thing. The only thing I can question about Sam Presley is, has he hired the right coach?
That's only when we're talking about personnel, we're talking about talent on the roster, we're talking about the moves. And then think about this. He's future-proof, right? They're not going to be able to draft all those dice that they have slated for with draft picks.
But now you can go make a KB move in the off season. You could go get Janice. You could go get whatever it is that you, if they don't win. And the second part of your question was, who do we expect to make the finals?
I like these two teams. Least likely or most likely? Least. I would say it's the Cavs.
Least likely. Yeah, because they got to go through Boston. OKC. Hey, hey, if it ain't this year, I guarantee you it's next year.
I'm going to say this. So who's the Thunder's Head coach name? First and last name? That's what I thought.
All this is going to be off of the SGA. Everybody, they don't like it. They don't like it but they don't like it but they don't like it but they don't like it. The other head coach.
Neither does people. Yeah. They don't like it's the first time I ever had it in the last five years. Somebody brought the Thunder's Head coach.
We'll give it to them. No, no. Marley. You just said, you just said to make a championship run that the coaches matter.
And the only thing I said was the only question mark about San Presley is him hiring these head coaches. And his name is Mark. I can say Mark. Mark.
And people are young. Before you're absolutely right. I said that about championship teams or content in teams. I don't look at OKC is that that's why I don't even get what they have about that.
But people, why are you being disrespectful? Because if you take SGI off the team show, who else they got? That you say. They got team.
Without. Straight up. Jay Williams. You're still playing off team.
You're talking about. Number one. Birdman. That's the environment.
I'm about the only two. Three. I was like, you were like. You were like, you do like the way I didn't know.
That's it. Yeah. He didn't. He didn't.
He didn't. They fit their roles in. Yeah. OK.
See, that's the biggest thing for me. Y'all bust me selling drugs all y'all spare time because I'll be guessing. All these things. I'm like, bro, I'll show this.
OK, see better than. We want to see. FIFA. Do you want to see Cleveland in the Thunder in the finals?
I want to see the best one. And if they make it through the. Oh, that's a that's a show. That's not a.
That's not a. No, you're not tuning in to like six, seven game series with the fucking Thunder and the chaos. Boston because it's the better storyline. And I think that they have an opportunity to become the next dynasty in the lead.
However, Cleveland is for real. And if they beat Boston, I think that they could be anybody coming out the West. That's fine. That was my question.
My question is. You want to see it? I'm cool with seeing it. That's not my preference.
But I'm cool with it. Exactly. I'm I'm the. I'm the.
I'm the. I'm the basketball. Pierce of the crew. And that's why I asked you, even though you a basketball player, these could be possibly the two best teams.
Nobody want to see. Oklahoma. I'm. Cleveland.
I'm cool with. I'm. I'm. I'm in my city.
I'm in one or the other. Not yet. So this is this is this is the reason why I be so disrespectful to your comments, especially in my group chat in terms of basketball. Because if you watch the Mitch and Darius Garland play Darius Garland has become over the last three years, I think he's arguably the most shiftiest player in the league.
And now he has I think last year when the image got to the squad, they had to figure it out. And at times it was clunky. This year they are arguably the best backcourt tandem in the league. Like like it's it's almost impossible to guard these guys.
Okay. Two little. I do. I do.
I do. I do. I do. I still feel like that.