Loc'd N Sports Podcast
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Loc'd N Sports Podcast
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Can the Lakers reclaim their former glory, or is time running out for LeBron and AD? Don't miss our lively discussion on the recent NBA draft, where the Lakers' historic selection of Bronny James Jr. creates a unique father-son storyline. We also dive into team strategies, player retirements, and what the future holds for the NBA. Uncover the secrets behind the Dallas Mavericks' astonishing playoff run as we celebrate our milestone 30th episode and two-year anniversary of podcasting.
Stay tuned for an episode packed with insights, debates, and exciting revelations!
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Speaker 2:Yo, yo, yo, yo, it's the one, and only Lise, and this your girl Vels, aka Velly Vell, if that's what you want to call me, and together we are.
Speaker 1:Locked In Sports yo episode 30 episode 30.
Speaker 2:Hey, yes, sir, we are in here for episode 30, we're back, we're back yeah, we are.
Speaker 1:And uh, I was about to say can you believe, here for episode 30, we're back, we're back, yeah, we are, yeah, and uh, huh, I was about to say can you believe this is episode 30 oh no, honestly I can't, you know, I can't believe.
Speaker 2:I mean, we've been doing this thing for a little bit now. Yeah, we have two years, I'm happy and I think it's a good thing. We're staying consistent with it still putting out episodes. So yeah, I mean it's a big deal. Episode 30 is a big deal.
Speaker 1:It really is, and I will be remiss. If we don't like, shout us out. Man, we are at our two year anniversary of podcasting, you know.
Speaker 1:I feel like that's a little a little song song been doing this thing for two years. Man, it's our anniversary, man. I failed to mention that, right, I failed to mention that on on our past episode, but I'm big out, big shout out to us for doing this thing for two years straight. Um, starting now, we didn't know what this was gonna turn into. We were just, you know, trying something and having fun along the way, and we look up two years later, we're still doing it. Episode 30 uh, I'm just excited now. Yeah, I am too, and I'm happy to be doing it with my queen right, my queen yeah we here, baby man, hey, so look, this is a straight nba episode.
Speaker 1:You know, the last episode we gave y'all straight WNBA, because it was just so much to talk about. Same for here. We got straight NBA, nothing but NBA, and I don't think we need to waste no time. What you think? Nope, all right, b's, you know what to do. Drop that beat, all right, all right, all right. Look, last time we was talking about the NBA, the Mavericks was going into the Western Conference Finals. So that's where we're going to start. We won't stay here long, but you know I'm a Mavs fan, so I got to talk about it.
Speaker 1:That is what I got to do Now, if you don't want to hear it fast forward and then you know, pick up from there. But so the Mavs ended up playing against Minnesota in the Western Conference Finals. Mavs took care of business in five games. I was actually shocked about that. I thought that could actually go to prior. I thought that game could go the distance. But once we went up 2-0, I wish I could see my face once we went up 2-0 in Minnesota. I was a hold up, wait a minute. Y'all thought I was finished and we took care of business.
Speaker 1:Man um, I believe we came back to Dallas. Man um, I believe we came back to dallas and we came up 3-0 and my boy, edward, said look for game four. He just didn't want to get swept. But I get it, uh. So they ended up winning game four. And then, of course, we had to go ahead and go back to minnesota and then let them stay in minnesota and we took our butts to the finals. That series, it was fun. It was a fun series. Minnesota's well on their way. I feel like, if my memory serves me correctly, I don't feel like Minnesota was using their pieces correctly, like they could have bullied us down low and they didn't. So thank you, minnesota, for not using your bigs. We really appreciate that. And because you didn't use your bigs the correct way, uh, we went to the finals and we played against the Boston Celtics. Um, anything that you want to say about the Western Conference.
Speaker 2:Finals. No, uh, I was happy to see Dallas make it um for the first time since the last time you guys won the championship, and so it was good to see. Luka averaged 32 in that series 32, 9, and 8. Really around that 9 up to a 10. And then Anthony Edwards he averaged 25, 9, and 8. But it was a good series man. I mean well, it was a good like if you were watching the game. It was a good series man. I mean well, it was a good like if you were watching the games. It was a good series. Obviously, you know the Mavericks won in five, but it was definitely entertaining. The games were fun. Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1:They were fun. I definitely would say who was big for us in that series? Derrick Jones Jr. I think he was real big for us in that series. He had knocked down some clutch shots, um, pj. Pj was good, but I think pj really was better in that, in that clippers and okay, c series.
Speaker 1:But I feel like that minnesota, oh, our bigs, played a big role in that series. Man lively just was sickening bananas. Uh, gafford even had a showing too. So I mean, nothing was stopping the mavericks. I, I feel like man and the, um, the timberwolves, I just feel like you know, a young team, uh, and edwards is fairly young, 22 years old.
Speaker 1:Uh, cat, again, I appreciate you shooting threes, bro, I really do, kat, I really do appreciate you shooting those threes. Man, you know God forbid that you used your body and went down low and abused us, your seven-foot frame and you was out there, you know, jacking them up like Steph Curry and you know, because of that, thank you, we were able to advance to the finals. So you know, but to be a realist, and you know I am a Mavs fan, but to be just like loving basketball period, I want this for Cat. I want Cat to work on his inside and outside game. You know, play that bully ball down low, abuse the defense down low and then get comfortable and then go step outside and take the three.
Speaker 1:The fact that you were, you know, living at the three-point line, you know really helped the Mavericks because we didn't have to worry about, you know, y'all out. You know, is it outmatching us down low? There was no threat there. So, you know, shout out to Kat. But seriously, I would like for you to, you know, work on that inside-outside game. Yeah, anything from that series you got.
Speaker 2:Nope, I'll say what I had to say. Look at this thing, kyrie, outside was 27. Pj 12.2. I mean, y'all took care of business in that series. I, like you said earlier, though, I did think that it would go the distance, but it did not.
Speaker 1:it ended at five, and I appreciate that. So then the mavericks found themselves in the nba finals. Who would have thought it? You know, you know you dream about that. You want that to happen for your team, but for it to finally happen it was really big for not only myself but for the city of Dallas. We faced off against the Boston Celtics, but unfortunately we fell short, losing that series in five games where Boston took care of business.
Speaker 2:Four games to one we really didn't talk about the Eastern. Conference Finals. Oh Well, just to mention it.
Speaker 1:I mean let's roll back then. Celtics took care of business against the Pacers man, they just rolled, they really rolled through the playoffs. You know people say that oh, this was the easiest you know roll to the finals ever. But people forget when you're the number one team, it's supposed to be the easiest roll to the finals, not necessarily.
Speaker 1:Well, I'm saying, because you are number one team, you play the grand scheme of things, though Vails. You are number one team, you, you play the grand scheme of things, though those is the number one seed gets the better chances of making it because they've earned. You know that right now it's up for the those lesser or lower teams to show up and I'll play them, and, and and to move on. Or, you know, I'm saying to at least I'll play them and try to hold them and to move on, or you know what I'm saying, to at least outplay them and try to hold on and to win, like that's why the 1C plays the AC, you know. You know, theoretically, the 1C is supposed to be better than AC. You're supposed to give them a better trajectory.
Speaker 2:Everybody had injuries, though like each team that they played, had injuries and okay, can we?
Speaker 1:well let me ask you this, and I'm glad you said that what teams in that playoffs did you actually see beating the Celtics, philly, philly, a healthy Philly had they beat New York, honestly, the Eastern Conference.
Speaker 2:like those games were close, yeah, like the pacers had their chances. They just didn't take care of it, like they didn't finish those games yeah, those games were close, wasn't? That hurt and then maybe miami could have gave them a run for their money. If jimmy, would you know if they had made a little bit bit further if Jimmy was healthy. The Bucs I mean it's a few of them teams that I could have seen beat them if they were at their full strength.
Speaker 1:I could. You know I could, yeah, yeah, I just feel like I will say this I had Celtics, I had Celtics in, but at the beginning of the season I had Celtics and Bucs in the you know when it was going to be in the finals.
Speaker 1:Celtics just have been a good team all year long. They were number one from the beginning. They have, and I just think it was just their time and their year, and I guess that kind of says way back into what I was saying. The Mavericks fell short to the Celtics and, as a Mavs fan, I'm disappointed, but I'm not. I wasn't mad, you know for one. We weren't supposed to be there. Nobody had the Mavericks going to the finals, and Mavs fans will be lying if they said they did. I didn't, I was more. So let's just get in the playoffs and let's see what happens. Let's just see. And things start to happen and things look good and we found ourselves in the finals.
Speaker 1:Now what killed us was losing 0-2, dropping 0-2 to Boston. We did not take a game in Boston ever throughout the whole series. We could not win in Boston. Going down 0-2 and then coming home and then dropping down to 0-3, the series is over. It's 0-156, now 157 of teams trailing 0-3 and coming back and winning. So the series was done.
Speaker 1:I just feel like if we had stole a game because we should have won game two, game one, we were out of it. We were just out of it, there was nothing. Game two, we had a chance to win. I felt like we won. Game two came back to Dallas, took care of business. That series was going six or seven. Of course it did not.
Speaker 1:But, as I was saying, I'm not mad that we lost, disappointed because it did not. Um, but as I was saying, like I'm not mad that we lost, disappointed because when you know you don't, we don't go often. We're not one of those teams that just goes to the finals and it's okay, we'll, we'll be back next year and we'll get them. We'll get them next year. Uh, the island smash is not a team that's consistently going to the finals, um, so once we get there, it's like I want to win. But, truth be told, boston was the better team and they had been the better team all season and if we're gonna lose, I I can take losing to Boston. Boston has been there, um, and they've lost a couple of times and third time's a charm and they took care of business and I just want to go on record as saying I can confidently say we will be back and it will be a rematch next season and we'll get into that a little bit later, but this ain't the last time y'all saw the Mavericks and Celtics playing each other in the finals, so I hope nobody thinks that that was a one-off, because it's not In 2025, we'll be having a different conversation for sure.
Speaker 1:I like your confidence, you know, hey. But yeah, celtics did what they're supposed to do man Drew Holiday. That was a great addition to their team. Great addition. I do believe that adding him catapulted them into this situation.
Speaker 2:In my opinion, what you think, Well, I was actually rooting for the Mavs in the finals, and it just didn't go. That's probably why, though that's probably why we lost Mavs fans, it's because this Laker fan. Oh, no, no, no, no. Or this LeBron fan. By the way of the Lakers, Don't put that on me. Y'all just lost. It's because of her. It's because of her.
Speaker 1:That loser voodoo sprinkled all over my team and that's why we lost. So sprinkled all over my team and that's why we lost. So you know what? Jump in, jump in and just hound her cause.
Speaker 2:She's the reason why the Mavs fell short and Drake and Drake Mavs fans were excited and you know it's a couple of guys I work with on the weekends and, oh yeah, I haven't had this feeling since 2011 yeah, mavs gonna win it all. I'm like, okay, you know, we gonna see work with on the weekends. And uh, oh yeah, I haven't had this feeling since 2011. Yeah, now's gonna win it all. I'm like, okay, you know, we're gonna see. You know, I want y'all to like we're gonna see.
Speaker 2:You know, I mean um, but it just didn't happen and the only reason I have my trovo voice on right now is because, like lisa's tone sounded a little bit different right when she was going through that. She sounded a little sad and I get it, you know, I mean, I understand, and that's why we always must what?
Speaker 2:because, you just never know. You just never know. Look, I understand, brad has been to the finals like 10 times and you, you know. I know what losing in the finals feels like and I also know what winning in the finals feels like. You know what I mean. Dallas did win in 2011, and I will give them that.
Speaker 2:But yeah, yeah, it didn't go as planned for the Mavericks fans this time around. Now Lisa's saying that they may be back next year. I don't know, we'll see. And the only reason I don't want to fall victim to that is because so much can happen over the course of a season. I mean so much. Anything can happen. You know what I mean. So, like you know, with the pickups and the acquisitions and we'll get into that later that Dallas has now, I mean they do have a good chance, but you got to think about it. The Western Conference is going to be tougher next year. Like it's not going to be the same. Like you'll get job back. You know everybody's going to be back and healthy. But, like I said, you just never know what will happen over the course of a season.
Speaker 2:And this is not shade. Like I really was rooting for the Mavericks, like I wanted them to win. I was gonna go to the champion, uh, the championship parade. I was gonna celebrate, you know, along with my Mavericks fans. Man, like I was gonna celebrate with y'all. But, dang like, when y'all went down 0-2 and then 0-3, I'm like, yeah, I mean I, I held on to a little bit of faith, like maybe they can do it. I don't know, we'll see, maybe they can come back from down 3-0, because it was like it was how y'all were playing. It was the momentum. It really felt good whenever the Mavericks won Game 4 at home.
Speaker 2:I was like okay, maybe they on to something, I don't know, we'll see, but in that Game 5, boston was done playing with them. They went on and took care of business and won the championship. See, here's the thing. I don't like Boston like that though. You know what I mean. So, like I mean, I guess, individually, I'm happy for Jalen Brown, I'm happy for, you know, jason Tatum. You know I'm happy for Chris Stapps, you know, dealing with what he's been dealing with, injury-wise, being traded from team to team. But you know, to me it was a cheap championship. It does not move me. Now, had Dallas won, it would have been a legit. Well, this is just my opinion, guys. Had Dallas won, I feel like it would have been.
Speaker 2:I feel like some shade has been thrown around here. It's not towards the Mavs. Had Dallas won, it would have been to me a legit championship, but I feel like Boston went in and made it cheap only because of the route that they took to get there.
Speaker 1:Because of the route that they took to get there. So you're not trying to say it was cheap because they beat us. No, no, no, no. Because we're a tough team no, no, no, all right, then I digress.
Speaker 2:But yeah, so, and the reason why I say like so much can happen over the course of a season because, like, look at it, like last year around this time, whenever we were having this conversation about the finals and the Nuggets winning, like we both felt as if the Nuggets could get back you know what I mean to the finals, for sure, but look where they ended. You know what I mean. They were done in what? The semis, yeah, the semi, whatever, it is Right. So they were done, but yeah, it was a little quiet for a couple of days after the Mavs took their last L, but I mean they're going to be a really good team.
Speaker 2:They're going to be a tough team to be reckoned with next season. I mean, what is his name, what is y'all GM's name? Nico Harrison.
Speaker 2:Nico Harrison is doing a tremendous job of running that team and that organization, or helping run an organization and getting those players to come and play in Dallas or come and play here in Dallas. And so I'm not mad, I'm not again. I tell my peeps this all the time I'm Mavericks fans, I like the Mavs, I do. You know what I mean and I support them as well. I mean, I, I'm rooting for LeBron until he retires and then you know I've said this before I will be rooting for the home team, like this is no secret, I said this way before like they were even, like you know, like in contention or just trying to get to the playoffs, you know I mean, but, um, I mean we'll see, we'll see moving forward, um yeah, I will say this.
Speaker 1:I, I will say this. The reason, one of the reasons why, um, it was lopsided like this, is because of Kyrie's play in Boston. Yeah, I don't know if he need to have a seance. I don't know if he need to pull out some garlic. I don't know what Kyrie needs to do, because I don't understand why you can't play in Boston. Now I get it. The whole debacle, the whole I. You know what I feel like the city of Boston has put roots on Kyrie. It's just like he forgets how to play basketball when he goes to Boston ever since he stepped on their mascot in the middle of them.
Speaker 2:I'm telling you they put roots on that man they not in your order.
Speaker 1:He hadn't even won a game against boston at all period in boston, or against?
Speaker 2:no, he did. It had been like a let I know. But yeah, in the finals it had like been like 11 games straight, yeah and so yeah.
Speaker 1:So the people of boston, in the city of boston, can you please take your hands off for kairi please? He is sorry, okay. I'm apologizing for Kyrie. He is sorry that he did that. He stepped on your logo. He was wrong. He is sorry for for telling y'all he was gonna retire or something and he didn't like. He is sorry, like. Take the apology from me. Put your hands off for Kyrie, please, so we can, so we can move, move on, so we can beat y'all. You know what I mean. But in all seriousness, something I think it's mental, because I just don't see how one team or one arena make you lose your superpowers like that. It was like he was a shell of himself every time in the TD Garden, like I didn't know who.
Speaker 1:I had put out. I put an APB out on Kyrie at one point in the series. I was like, well, can somebody find out where Kyrie is and let him know that the Mavericks are in the finals? Because what's going on here? So I mean I don't know and I hope I don't know what it's going to take. Like I'm trying to think like does he need to come out and apologize publicly because it's weird that he cannot play in the Garden, or he can't play against the Celtics? Like I don't know. But that has to like. That literally has to change. Like next season, like, whatever it is, shake it off. So literally has to change next season.
Speaker 2:Whatever it is, shake it off, hey we all make mistakes.
Speaker 1:We all do things that we may or may not regret. But what? Keep going. But we got to be able to play in any arena. An arena shouldn't have that much control over our game like that. So please, boston, please.
Speaker 2:He is sorry. All I can say is Brian want to ring with Kyrie. That's all I'm going to say what does that have to do with anything? I'm going to just say that.
Speaker 1:It's the living in the past. For me.
Speaker 2:Yeah, that was in 2016. We came back down from a 3-1 deficit um, but I don't think you done for me late. I picked Dallas to win solely off of the strength of um experience of Kyrie in the way he played in 2016 with Brian, because, you know, luca kind of reminds me of Brian, like not, they don't play the same way, but he just reminds me of him.
Speaker 2:Um, and then just Luca period like those two was handling business yeah throughout the you know entire playoffs and then they get to the finals and, kyrie, he went to bed a little bit that's fine, hey, like the sports.
Speaker 1:Uh, listeners. Every time they'll say, blonde, take a shot oh my gosh, let's play a game. I said they want to ring together, so I'm gonna see if y'all can do it, I'm going to see if.
Speaker 2:Kyrie can win a ring with Luka.
Speaker 1:We'll see. We'll see how it goes. And another thing about that series too what we lacked that made a very difference besides Kyrie not being able to perform is shooting. We lacked that, you know. We lacked an extra score. If Luka's not having a good game, you expect Kyrie to step up, but if Kyrie's not having a good game and Luka's not having a good game, we needed somebody to step up. Pj wasn't consistent, djj wasn't consistent, tim Hardaway Jr just non-existent until when the game was out of reach.
Speaker 1:I'm talking about game four and we put the smack down on them and he was, you know, he hit like six, seven threes in a row, but it was like garbage minutes and the game was already out of reach, like we didn't have any. That third option, we didn't and I think that is what killed us. It wasn't a defense, because a defense it was okay, it had stepped up, it was all right, it wasn't great. I'm not going to say we're, you know, a number one defensive team, but it was enough to get the job done. But it was just the offense. We couldn't buy a bucket. I mean, you know we can't If B buy a bucket. I mean you know we can't if Bucs are coming out there and yanking threes and hitting them and we're selling and we can't, and we're getting these twos. Well, every time we can't get a two for every day three. We'll never catch up. And so that's basically what happened here. We didn't have a third option.
Speaker 1:Had we had a third option, this series may have went a different kind of way. Oh, but that has changed. That has changed. You know, free agency is upon us. We're in the thick of it. You know, a lot of the big names are already off the board and gone, so I'm going to take this opportunity right now to talk about who we just got. First and foremost, we have traded Tim Hardaway Jr. Good riddance, he is gone. Goodbye, Thank you.
Speaker 2:Y'all can't stand him no at all.
Speaker 1:His daddy was a great player in his time in the league, but his son eh. So I wish nothing but good things for Tim Hardaway Jr in Detroit. Good luck. That's a poverty team too. They're not near close of being anything.
Speaker 2:They're not even a play-in team, Maybe next year we're not even a play-in team. Maybe next year we're going to see K back. Yeah, they got a new coach.
Speaker 1:I don't believe it. I don't believe it. We'll see, I'll be shocked. And if they, do great, but Detroit I'm not. I'm not stressful in Detroit, oh no, never mind.
Speaker 1:Oh, but so we made a trade. Tim Hardaway Jr is now with Detroit. We got Quinn Grimes. I'm not familiar with his game, but from what I've been reading, he's like a 3 and D guy. He's a dog, he's a guard, but he's also a dog on defense and he can get his own shots, and that's something that we'll need. We also did a trade I believe we did some picks or something like that and we got a Najee Harris from the Pels. I don't know much about him, but from what I've been reading, he's another 3 and D guy, a hard-nosed defender, and can also create his own shot and can hit from from beyond the yard. These are the improvements that we are seeing, um, but we did something really big. Uh, yesterday we got us a sharpshooter.
Speaker 1:Now, I will preface by saying he's not who he once was, but we're not asking him to be who he once was. We just need him to make the open shots when the ball's thrown to him. Me and Vales had talked about this. You know, have we come to an end of an era? And yesterday definitely says yes, um, if you don't know what I'm talking about by now, uh, clay Thompson is now a part of the Dallas Mavericks. Yeah, yeah, clay Thompson is a part of the Dallas Mavericks. Yeah, yeah, klay Thompson is a part of the Dallas Mavericks and he fits so perfectly.
Speaker 1:This is a perfect fit for him and for us, and I say this because we're not asking Klay to do more than what he needs to do. We're not asking him to be the second option. We're just asking clay to do more than what he needs to do. We're not asking him to be the second option, we're just asking him to sit over there and be ready for the ball and and and be able to hit. That's all we want out of clay. Um. So people are saying, oh, but he's not what. He only got that pressure. He don't got that kind of pressure. We got Luka and Kyrie to take that pressure off and you got to be wide open, because they command so much attention that Klay's going to be wide open and all he has to do is knock you down. That's it. You ain't got to create, you ain't you just hey, klay, I'm going to penetrate and I'm gonna kick, and when I kick, you'll be ready. That's all. And we got him for three years and 50 million, I believe that's what.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it was or as if it was three years, yeah and um, I think I think this has now catapulted us.
Speaker 1:We addressed I think this has now catapulted us we addressed issues that we saw and what we saw was we need a third option and again, like Vel said, shout out to Nico Harrison. He addressed that third option and I think Klay will excel here for the time that he's here and I think, like I said, with that addition, I think we will be back in the, the finals, and I think we will go ahead and Lucas gonna win his first ring next year. Book it, clock it that's what they like to say now. Clock it, clock it. Okay, bold prediction.
Speaker 1:But of course we did have to give up DJJ in the process of getting Clay. Um, but I did hear that we could have retained DJJ that's Dary Jones Jr but he changed the agents and it was like some kind of weirdness going on and we needed to make a move fast. We couldn't wait to, like, I guess, go into negotiations and it's like alright, either you in or you out. And new agent was like yeah, we're out and yeah and that, and that's okay. I'm sad because I'm gonna miss the hot flying the lobs and all of that and the defensive presence he had. But I will say today, the mavericks are better than what they were a few weeks ago.
Speaker 2:I can say that too. Yeah, uh, those pickups are really major for y'all. I mean, like I said, nico been working Last year at the trade deadline bringing in PJ and Gafford, and then, of course, the year before that bringing in Kyrie and now bringing Clay in. Like you said, he does fit perfect in y'all's system Because I mean, once Luka and Kyrie start driving and everybody collapses in on them kick, kick, kick, shot, shot, shot, yep. So yeah, I could see, I could definitely see it working Like no head over. I could definitely see it working. I'm just upset that the Lakers didn't get on, I know you are, I know you are.
Speaker 2:And it's not. It is not just about Klay. Like I feel like the Lakers are sitting on their hands at all times. I feel like this organization is ran so poorly. Yeah, I feel like Jeannie Buss needs to be at. Well, you know what and I'm talking like, while Brian is still here, she ain't going nowhere. But Jeannie Buss don't need to be doing nothing, making no decisions. And I'm about done with Rob Palenka too, because, like, what are you doing? What are you doing? Like we didn't get DeMar, we didn't get Ty Lue as the head coach, we didn't get Klay, we didn't get Kyrie. Like, what are you doing? I just think, what are you doing? That's what's bothering me. It's just like they are not. They are not making the moves that they're supposed to, they're not bringing in the players that they're supposed to be getting.
Speaker 1:Well, let me ask you this is it that they're not, or do maybe just hear me out do you think maybe players just don't want to go to la I?
Speaker 2:I think players do want to go to LA. I think Clay was willing to come to LA. His father works for the Lakers. He commentated James. I think he wanted to be there, but I think the thing about it is the Mavericks have already made moves in order to make room for Clay, right?
Speaker 1:Y'all offered him. Y'all offered for Clay. Y'all offered him, y'all offered. Y'all offered for Clay. Y'all offered X more years and more money. I know.
Speaker 2:And LeBron took less money. Well, he was saying he was going to take less money. They just don't make moves happen, period. Like it just never works out. Pg, like PG and Kawhi. You know what I mean. Pg and Kawhi. You know what I mean. Like it just never works out. And I'm glad we didn't get Kawhi, by the way, because he is an injury bug. Yes, he do more sitting on the bench than he do playing in the game Special on the court, but he never plays.
Speaker 1:I just think and I hate to cut you off because I know you're finna debate me about this I just think that players look at that roster and do not think they're as close as you think that they are, they're not.
Speaker 2:It's not a bad roster on paper, it's not.
Speaker 1:I mean, lebron is great, ad is too.
Speaker 2:AD is great. I like Austin. He's a really really good role player. But I look at y'all roster and I'm not fearful.
Speaker 1:I'm not fearful of an aging LeBron. He's going to put up the numbers. Lebron is going to put up the numbers. He's still a freight train. He's still going to do all those things. But I am not. I look at the Lakers and I'm not saying I'm going to count every game that we play them at duh, but they don't scare anyone and I don't think me and I don't think they're as close as you think they are.
Speaker 2:I think they are close and I'm so glad that we got a new coach as well. But I said this yesterday who makes you?
Speaker 1:think they're that close.
Speaker 2:Because I, first of all, brian and AD were pretty much healthy the entire season. Okay, you put anybody around them and even though, though, like the last few years, it hasn't been like it hadn't looked good, I mean they've been playing from the bottom, they've been in the play-in. But last year, like I said, we made the play-in, we made the Western Conference Finals coming out the play-in. That's why I'm like, just get me in the playoffs, it playing. That's why I'm like, just get me in the playoffs, it don't even matter. But I've always been like that with LeBron teams. You know what I mean. Just as long as we get there, I trust them. You know what I mean.
Speaker 2:Denver was Denver. They've had to play Denver twice, two years in a row, in the playoffs. They are a tough beat, like it's going to be any like tough for anybody to beat them. Now they're not looking the same right now because they got rid of some players. They're probably not the same.
Speaker 2:Denver Nuggets team still got Yoka, still got Murray, still got Michael Porter Jr, eric Gordon. They're going to be decent, but they're a tough beat, like the Nuggets are tough. So when you play those teams back to back in the playoffs, yeah, it's going to be tough for you to win. I feel like, had it been anybody else in the Western Conference Finals last year, the Lakers would be in the finals this year, had it been anybody else in the first round, which this is why a lot of people wanted the Lakers to tank and play OKC in the first round, because then it would have been a different route to try to get to the Western Conference Finals and then to try to ultimately get back to the Finals. So I feel like they would have beat OKC just like the.
Speaker 2:Mavs did. I feel like they would have beat the Mavericks and this is no shade. I feel like they would have beat the Mavericks and I feel like they would have beat the Timberwolves. Now, the Timberwolves would have been tough. It probably would have went six or seven.
Speaker 2:I'm not going to lie to you, because they're a tough team and, as you said earlier, cat don't want no smoke in the paint. He ain't trying to get down there and bang. And Rudy Gobert, to me, is overrated. Now, anthony Edwards would have been a problem to deal with, but other than that, they would have beat them. And then I also think that they would have beat Boston in the finals. That's just me, that's just my opinion, that's just how I feel. But you know, it is what it is Like. We'll see next season. They got a good pick at 17, finally, because they wasted a pick on Jalen Hushafino last year and he was terrible and a bust. I hope they get rid of him. And then you know, they picked up Bronny at 55. We'll get there. But yeah, what do you have to say?
Speaker 1:I just I love that. You know you're a trooper, you're a trooper and that's good. But I don't think that that Laker team is beating.
Speaker 2:Minnesota. Had they got past the next day, it would be anybody.
Speaker 1:I don't, I just don't see that.
Speaker 2:Okay see, yes, tough, I don't know. I think. Okay, see, like we swept them in a season I think it was the it wasn't a sweep, but we was up 3-1, like in the series. So In the season series, as you know, as a sweep, but we was up 3-1 in the season series.
Speaker 1:As you know, as a coach, matchups is everything Right, right, right right. I think it's possible, and I would say it's possible, that y'all may have gotten past OKC because, basically, what happened to them?
Speaker 2:when they played us.
Speaker 1:They were just too young.
Speaker 2:And Shai was the old Shai Shaiai. What's the name? Is uh shay? You can call me the one, okay, shay gilligis shay, he was the only one you know.
Speaker 1:Chad had a few good games but, enough, right, jaylen williams, the one with the braids, because it's like 50 of them on the team he showed moments, moments, but then he couldn't stay consistent to what Shea was bringing, so it may have been possible because they had never been there before. Please, we would have beat them.
Speaker 2:That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 1:It's possible, y'all may have Minnesota, I don't know. I think that probably been a bad matchup for you all, because they run, minnesota runs, I don't think the Lakers run, I don't think y'all can will be able to run with them, okay, I mean.
Speaker 2:I don't watch a lot of Laker games. I just feel like from the few that I've watched, I don't think they will be able to run with them and this is why I say this, is because the Lakers run. They know how to control the tempo of the game you know what I mean.
Speaker 2:They know how to slow it down Now they will get out in transition. That's when they play their best basketball. They will get out of transition. You know lobs here, lobs there, finishes. But I feel like, you know, like I said, that's why I said that would have been a tough series. Probably would have been six or seven, yeah, but I still would have had just experience. I still would have had the Lakers over the Timberwolves.
Speaker 1:I got you there Because experience did kill the Timberwolves too. But then we get down to the Mavericks and that's just blasphemy.
Speaker 2:We would have beat y'all.
Speaker 1:That's just blasphemy, that.
Speaker 2:I hate that it didn't happen, but in my heart I know, I know we would have got y'all out of there Probably in six.
Speaker 1:But we would have got y'all out of there. I don't think so. Okay, I mean the series could have went six or seven, I will agree, but y'all have the Lakers have not. At that point in time, the Lakers had not played the Mavericks. When they had the damn Gaffords and they had the PJ Washingtons, they didn't play us. When we was this new team that was the Dark Horse, y'all didn't see us then. No, you didn't, okay. And I don't think y'all had enough to contain AD would have abused Gafford and Lively. Okay, okay.
Speaker 2:We saw that happen during the season, like Lively had nothing for, ad Gafford nothing for.
Speaker 1:AD. But do you want to say we're knocking?
Speaker 2:down Y'all would have been. I don't know. I just feel like.
Speaker 1:I mean the play could have, would have shut out, yeah right.
Speaker 2:Luka would have balanced out with Brian.
Speaker 1:Then, kyrie, I'll give who's guarding Kyrie.
Speaker 2:Child, then I'll give who's guarding kairi child we got, we got defenders now and kairi, as we saw in the finals, uh, when he, when he's, when he's getting deed up, he, he struggles and so, um, had the had, we kept playing. Uh, what's his name? And I can't even think of his name right now. Oh man, uh, vando, that, we got vando on the heando. He's a defensive guy. All right, cam Reddish, defensive guy. Like we would have found ways, even if we had to switch it up each night. It don't matter. What I'm saying is we would have beat you out.
Speaker 1:I disagree, Okay, but again, we're not going to know until next season and I don't think Boston was on a mission. I just don't think. No matter who Boston played, I think Boston was going to win the finals. Boston would have went home.
Speaker 2:I disagree. We saw it happen. We saw it happen in 2018. Same team, just without Chris Stapps, and Chris Stapps only played two games of the finals anyway, we saw it happen in 2018. Brian had a nothing team and they in the series, they go seven. The series, they go seven. And we beat them. Now, different players now, but Tatum was mediocre. That's why he didn't get the finals. Mvp Jalen Brown got it. You know what I mean. He played well Don't get me wrong Like he wasn't doing nothing, but I don't know, I don't know. I guess, like you said, we can keep playing hypotheticals.
Speaker 2:I guess we'll never know, but you know that's just how confident I am I mean, I appreciate that.
Speaker 2:I feel like the Lakers really picked up momentum at the end. It sucked that we were where we were, so we didn't get a better seating, but their. So we didn't get a better seeding, but their momentum like picked up at the end. They had their chances against the Nuggets. They just couldn't close games. Yeah, just couldn't close games, like the game, for instance, the game they were up 20. Yeah, I mean, how do you look like you can't lose games like that in the playoffs? So they have what it takes. Getting back to what we were talking about, they have what it takes. Just, I don't know, we'll see. Like you said, we'll see next season, we'll see next season.
Speaker 1:So you know we won't stay long on that. Yeah, we got to move, but y'all haven't made any off-season moves as of yet. Right now, not right now. Okay, you know, is there anybody that's still out there or any trades that you see that could possibly be a fit to make your Laker dreams come true.
Speaker 2:I like your dreams it's not just about them but, uh, the Rosen. But I'm seeing that he's linked to the heat now, um, I want to know what Trey young is going to do now that Chris Paul is in San Antonio, because we're talking about teaming up uh um, when being in Trey young Young is going to do now that Chris Paul is in San Antonio, because they were talking about teaming up uh um, wimby and Trey Young that would have been good I would I take that over, chris Paul?
Speaker 2:yeah, um, I want to see what Trey's gonna do. That's a that that.
Speaker 1:Chris Paul going to San Antonio um, which is another highlight, um of the free agency movement that's giving real Greg Popovich-like. That was a Greg Popovich move.
Speaker 2:He probably wanted that veteran presence in the locker room. And, chris, he's a leader. I hear that he talks a lot, and so I think that this will be good for Wimbledon. I mean, we don't know how much he has left in the tank.
Speaker 1:No, Chris Paul is done and he really should have been done this year, but they still got good young players over there. You know I mean they do. So I'm guessing, can we say, with chris paul going to san antonio and knowing that san antonio is probably they'll be okay, as you think he has given up getting a ring, with him going to San Antonio signing this one year deal. He was waived, so he had no choice Right well, right.
Speaker 1:Because he couldn't sign with San Antonio, thinking that they're going to win it all yeah, yeah. And you know, for a while Chris was, you know, hungry for a ring, so is it now.
Speaker 2:I think this is it. I think his chance is done Unless they just miraculously go ham in the West next year. That's not going to happen. I think his chance is to win the ring or none, because how many times are you going to be weighed and picked up by other teams, like teams are starting not to? You know what I mean. It's like it's Chris Paul. He's older, he's injured a lot. He ain't really been playing a whole lot of basketball. I think this will be it. I think he may retire or spurt unless they send him back to the clippers or something he retired clip or even send him back to new orleans and you know he's, he uh retires there. But I think this is it yeah, I think.
Speaker 1:So, I think this is done and I think you know, hey, why not get coached by gray pop? You know what I'm saying on your way out the door, yeah, but I think, that works Pop and they kind of got the same kind of mentality. So I think that's good. What's some more acquisitions? That is kind of spicy PG to the Sixers that.
Speaker 2:So, again, all all of these moves that are being made are cool, just like when katie went to the suns and I'm just like, okay, it looked good on paper, but yeah, you don't. You don't believe, I didn't trust bill his. Yeah, you know, I mean yeah. And so when I look at this pg and mb, I always hurt yeah, so we. So that's why I said so much can happen over the course of a season, so I guess we just have to see it play out, but these players have to stay healthy. But I think that was a big move. I think that the Clippers were ready to just like move on from PG. You know, they showed who I guess who they depended on, which was James Harden, kawhi. They even kept Kawhi, which is confusing to me. Right? If anything, I would have kept PG and traded Kawhi.
Speaker 1:I think so too.
Speaker 2:Yeah, because like, come on, bro, you played what one game in the playoffs, yeah, and that was it. Like let's stop like we hadn't done anything since you and pg been playing together, y'all had james harden over there, russell westbrook, like y'all had some pieces and it still didn't work still didn't work out and so, um, they got, you know, they uh extended harden and then they also picked up uh kpj right and his name is. It started when they played in Houston.
Speaker 2:Kevin Porter Jr and so I think that they see something in him that could you know, because he was actually pretty good, so I think that's why it was like kind of done with the whole PG.
Speaker 1:I think Kawhi's done I think he'si's done, I think he's a lay in the inevitable. Yeah, I want to say Kawhi is done, man, and I gave him a couple more years. But dude can't stay healthy and I guess he's going to go another year. But I feel like yo, if he can't, you know, help his team win. And he can't stay on the court, why, why? Why continue to be there? Yeah, so I can see, and I'll go on record right now saying that if kawai is injured next season and is unable to be there for his team, that this might be it for him this might be his.
Speaker 1:This may be his uh. I really hate to hear that his, his uh going away tour yeah so I really hate to hear that, but I mean, yeah, he hadn't.
Speaker 2:He has not played a lot of games. No, he hasn't, and they still ain't won no championship. They did all that talking when kawaii pg landed in la with, you know, the little crown on the key chain and earn, not giving.
Speaker 1:And now look at y'all so yep, no, hey, man f the clippers, man, they, they got their sons. Um what else? What else uh free agents moving anymore, any big ones? Kcp, he uh going to orlando, yeah, he going to Orlando.
Speaker 2:Yeah, he's going to Orlando. I think that's really good, because Orlando was actually in the playoffs. Yeah, yeah, yeah, orlando's coming yeah, and so I kind of like what they doing over there in Orlando.
Speaker 1:So Denver got weaker then huh.
Speaker 2:Denver got a little weaker. But, like I said, the summer ain't over. You know what I mean. Like they could bring in anybody, you know, to fill the void. But I mean it's going to be tough to like fill that KCP void because he was such a big part of their offense. You know what I mean. But they still, like I mentioned earlier, they still have MPJ, they still have Nikola Jokic and then they still have Jamal Murray. So I don't think they're going away. I think they'll still be a top five five team in the west, if not top three. Yeah, um, we saw how that played out, you know, this year. So I mean I don't think they're just they're not done, they're definitely not done yeah, they're gonna.
Speaker 1:They'll have to do something there.
Speaker 2:Yeah, um some some extensions, huh, donovan, donovan mitchell standing in cleveland yep, donovan mitchell standing cleveland um they him, which was surprising to me. I thought he was going to leave. Yeah, and then. I could see him in Miami. You know I could too. I could definitely see him in Miami. Cade Cunningham got an extension DFW product. Yeah, shout out to.
Speaker 1:Cade.
Speaker 2:And they paid that man Yep.
Speaker 1:Best thing they got going in Detroit.
Speaker 2:Tatum Size of lines Got an extension. Tobias Harris went back to the Pistons. Yeah, that's crazy. He left Philly and went back to the Pistons. He should retire too. He still got a little bit of love. He just man. I'm not pleased. He's a role player.
Speaker 1:He's a role player. He's always been that. He's a role player.
Speaker 2:He's a role player.
Speaker 1:He's always been. Yeah, that's the thing. Tobias Harris has always been a role player, but for some reason y'all was trying to crown him like a superstar and I hadn't really seen enough from Tobias to be like superstar and y'all was paying him like one. But Tobias is just regular. He's, like you said, a role player.
Speaker 2:He's a role player. So Tatum Tatum got an extension with the Celtics. I mean that was going to pay him and I think Tatum may retire in Boston.
Speaker 1:I can see that happening. He's a staple, but can we go on the record real quick? Who's better?
Speaker 2:Brown, or Tatum after these finals. I just watched and really just they whole playoff run. I think it's Brown Real quick.
Speaker 1:Who's better Brown?
Speaker 2:or Taylor After these finals. I just watched and really just they whole playoff run. I think it's Brown Brown really stepped his game up in these playoffs, man. Yeah, he been hooping like a man possessed yeah yeah.
Speaker 2:I think it's Brown, me too. He got the finals MVP. It looked like I don't think he was salty, but it looked like he was a little salty in his face. He adjusted his hat, yeah, like, all right, cool, all right, we just won championship. But let me stop here. One thing that annoyed me was Tatum trying to recreate these finals moments. Just be you, just be yourself, like it. It literally looked like tatum was watching youtube videos of nba players winning the championship.
Speaker 2:Okay, I'm gonna do this. I'm gonna pose like this, like kobe on the wall. I'm gonna, I'm gonna copy kevin garnett whenever he said anything is possible, but he was just like we did it. It it was so cringy, it was cringy. And then when he dropped the mic, when they was out clubbing and celebrating, he was like I guess we'll never know Copy and Kanye. And then uh, yeah, of course Cigar said too she's like bro, like he just did so much, and I'm watching this live.
Speaker 2:I'm like I can't believe he's doing this right now like what it was so cringy, yeah, and at first I thought I was the only one that saw it, until I jumped on uh x, aka twitter, and I'm like, yeah, everybody else saw it too I'm like I'm not true, but that was.
Speaker 2:It was funny and I and I hit the group that night and I know y'all was pretty much like y'all was upset, but I was like I know y'all upset right now. But what Tatum just did was hilarious because, like, be you, be genuine, you don't have to look up, uh, championship celebrations, you don't just celebrate your championship, be you and go on like that was so corny to me yeah he's a corny guy and you know, like, even even Brian was like whenever he, whenever they won a championship at 16, he was like cleveland this is for you.
Speaker 2:Like. It's just like. I felt like he just watched all of those clips and was just trying to think of something that would have been like a viral moment like sir, no, I'm trying to go viral it annoyed me so bad, but you know, it is what it is now.
Speaker 1:You're right though, because it was cringe. I'm like this guy, but yeah, so he got extended. Like you said, he'll probably retire at sea and that's cool, but we do know we're in agreement that Jalen Brown is the best player on that team.
Speaker 2:Yeah, the Pelicans just got somebody too right and I can't think of the top of my head who went to the oh DeJounte Murray. Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans was a really good move.
Speaker 1:I think so that was a good move because I mean it puts, it takes the pressure off of CJ McCollum.
Speaker 2:He can go back to his true position, which is a shoe guard right and I think that they could be really good next year, because I mean, they were already showing signs this year. You know what I mean, and so I think that they can be good. I think Zion got hurt like at the end of the season, so if he can stay healthy they can be a contender in the West.
Speaker 1:I think so they will be in the playoff race.
Speaker 2:They're not giving finals contenders well, like, when I say contender, I mean like playoff contender. They can be tough.
Speaker 1:I can see that. I can see that, yeah, anybody else, anybody else extend what we?
Speaker 2:got who else extended?
Speaker 1:You said somebody had went to the Pacers. Did we already talk about that?
Speaker 2:James Wiseman yeah, went to the Pacers he started in. Golden State then went to the Pistons and now he is a Pacer. I think that's a good pickup. I think it is too. You think he'll start with Miles Turner.
Speaker 1:I would Well Siakam.
Speaker 2:Pascal, so he'll probably be coming off the bench. He'll probably be coming off the bench?
Speaker 1:Yeah, he'll probably be coming off the bench, so it's, what's the point guard? Halliburton? Yeah, tyrese, and who? I don't know who that two is, I don't know. Three, is Siakam a three or four? I?
Speaker 2:think he's a four like a three four.
Speaker 1:And then Turner, he.
Speaker 2:They had a little breakout player too, and I can't think of his name, but he was dang.
Speaker 1:I'm sure, because I wouldn't mind that starting lineup Halliburton, halliburton.
Speaker 2:We're both at the same time.
Speaker 1:And Wiseman and Siakam. I mean they'll be playing big. I don't know if I want to go big like that, as far as you know, because this is more of a shooter's league. You need people to be able to run and you know, stop the three and stuff. But I'm not mad at the pickup from the Pacers. It doesn't move the needle for me though, right, but it's a good pickup man playoff team.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I mean there's been a lot of moves made, man.
Speaker 1:And they're still being made.
Speaker 2:Yeah, as we speak, they're still being made, so yeah.
Speaker 1:I don't think Dallas is done. I think Dallas still. I think Dallas got another move left in them. Whether I don't think Dallas is done, I think Dallas still. I think Dallas got another move left in them. Whether it's going to be right now or at the trade deadline, I don't think Dallas is done. So it's just going to get a little bit more scary for you, ninjas, a little bit more scary for y'all. I really don't have anything else about the NBA man because, like I said, we're in the thick of it. We just kind of wanted to kind of go back and catch up, and you know to where we are now. What you got? Anything else?
Speaker 2:summer league starting soon summer league is starting also. Kimball Walker retired today. My most memorable play from him was when he was in college. Actually, he made that big man fall and hit that game winner on him, he UConn right yes, he went to UConn.
Speaker 2:He was in college actually. He made that big man fall, yeah, and he hit that game winner on him. That was he uconn, right? Yes, he went to uconn. He was a uconn husky, um. And so yeah, uh, shout out to kimba. You know he had a decent career, yeah, um we had him for like a second yeah, yeah, yeah, and you know, and I think he just feels like it's time to go ahead and hang those sneaks, you know because it's a tough league man.
Speaker 2:Yeah, everybody can't play 21, 22, 23 years, you know, I mean everybody ain't lebron, everybody ain't buying. You feel me and it's. But when you honestly, though, when you see these players retiring, especially like at such an early or, you know, like early age and we only played 10, 12, 10 to 15 years in the league you really like like look at players like Brian and Chris Paul and um, um you appreciate them.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you do. It's just like dang, like this is this is not an easy feat. Like you can't everybody can't just do this. No, you know what I mean. And so, uh, you gotta make the years count while you're in the league. But, yeah, shout out to Kimba Happy four years, happy retirement.
Speaker 1:Probably got something lined up you know, hopefully Maybe go on the big three or something.
Speaker 2:Big three, or he may coach or he may try to do. I mean, he probably got some business ventures. Hopefully, hopefully he does.
Speaker 1:You know you spent your money right, yeah, yeah, or saved it, or whatever.
Speaker 2:Yeah, saved it or whatever. Uh, before we get out of here, tap into that, uh, that brani pick man. So, as you all know, the draft was just uh, last week, um, terrible draft, by the way, yeah, it wasn't. It wasn't too good of a draft, um, because I really didn't know a lot of players, nobody that thing, maybe that rob denlihan person, that's probably it.
Speaker 1:I don't even know him like that.
Speaker 2:But the Lakers did pick Bronny James Jr at 55. And let me just say like I'm happy for Bronny man because, although I wanted him to stay another year in college, this is the opportunity that has been presented to him and, you know, for LeBron to have the type of power he does in the league and for them to go get him at 55, it's just, it's something that we've never seen happen in the NBA and so, um, you know, I'm happy for him, and I really am, and I think I think he will grow. Um, as he continues to play now it's going to be interesting to see what he does in the summer league. I'm gonna really be watching.
Speaker 2:But just for all the people on the Internet like hating, like just stop it. You sound miserable, you sound bitter, like nobody. It's crazy how fans from other teams have everything to say about the Lakers pick at 55 in a degraded draft, like let's stop Right draft, like let's stop right, like let's stop this, like y'all sound y'all. It's bad, because a lot of the men that I've seen complain about this if you had an opportunity to play with your son on the same team, you would. You would do it like let's stop, let's stop the cap let's stop playing.
Speaker 2:Like you would do it. Like I's stop. Let's stop the cap, let's stop playing. Yeah, like you would do it. Yeah, now, like, like I said before, I do believe that brony should have stayed in college. I would have loved to see him, you know, go back to whether it was usc or somewhere else, and and actually see his game like develop it at the college level first and then, you know, go to the league. But at the same time, I'm not mad that he does have this opportunity. If I feel like, if this was, if, if this was the year to do it, this was a year like it was any other year this was the year for brony to come on out.
Speaker 2:Yeah, because who knows what the draft is going to look like next year, the year after that, you know. I mean you may not get picked up whether you're bronson or not, but obviously it was gonna happen anyway. But I'm not mad at the pick and I'm happy for the James family. I will be getting a player, t Bronny James Jr. I know that the Lakers went on and signed him to a multi-year deal already, so he will begin the season on the NBA roster. So it's going to be interesting. Like this is it's just and then it's just entertainment. Like who don't want to see somebody playing on the same court with they suck?
Speaker 1:Like it's never been done. Yeah, it's never been done.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean and it's going to be really good to see that it's going to be like I may cry I don't know, I may cry when I see that you, this man, almost lost his life a year ago. Yeah, and here y'all go. Ah, the Lakers, this is a terrible pick. And oh, it's just because Brian is his dad. But, like it's been so many negative comments surrounding this situation, it's just like. Why Like? Why are you so upset? Why are you mad?
Speaker 2:First of all this ain't even your team that you root for. So, why are you so? It's so many other players that should have got an opportunity like and they will get their opportunity when it's time for them to. And then again, the draft was sorry. It was so. When you get down to the 40th through the last pick, it's just like what come on now and they picked him at 55.
Speaker 2:It was almost done, let's be real like it just so happened that the Lakers had the 55th pick and they picked him. Now I feel like the Lakers made a really good pick at 17. I like connect, but I'm happy for Bronnie, I'm happy for LeBron. Like, come on now. This is crazy. What you, what you feel about it.
Speaker 1:Um, uh. So, yes, I think I think it was neat that Neat I hear neat in a minute I do. I thought it was neat that, you know, bronny has a chance to play with his father and, like you said, it has never been done on the NBA level. It has been done in the MLB. Of course, I'm talking about Ken griffey and ken griffey jr. They both play um baseball to get on the same team. Um, so it hasn't been done on this on this level, uh, or in this league, and so that alone is cool. I have no problem with that. Uh, nepotism has ruled america for forever, yep, so it shouldn't be any different here.
Speaker 1:Right, Now the only thing that I would say is I wish it happened organically, meaning I just wish Bronny just would have gotten drafted, not had to. You know, rich Paul have to come out and tell teams hey, if you draft him, he's going to Australia. He said what he said. I understand.
Speaker 2:Hey, I'm giving my and some of y'all just learned what nepotism was that day. Y'all didn't even know what nepotism was, so stop.
Speaker 1:Well, you know they probably didn't. You know I'm educated. Nepotism happens everywhere it does. Nepotism happens everywhere and that's why I say I don't mind that and I don't mind what they did. The only thing I wished that it just happened organically, like any team had a chance to, to draft brani um and and to see what he has. I can respect that. But other than that, I have no problem with them using a 55 pick in a trash-ass draft to get Bronny Right. That it is to me that late in the draft the player's not typically that's a G League player, two-way player. You know what I mean. That's not a player. That's a g league player, two-way player. You know what I mean. That's not a player that's going to be on the active roster. So yeah, so all right, go get my son.
Speaker 1:Let's let's hoop, let's, you know like you said, make this entertaining and, like I said, I don't have an issue with that. Okay, um, it's just that, you know, I just the only thing that I slightly had issue with. I just wish it was just done organically and somebody, just anybody, had a chance to make it happen. I really wanted Dallas to draft Bronny.
Speaker 2:I did too, If I'm real, because then I know that Bron would have considered leaving LA To come and to come to Dallas. Yeah, Because I mean you playing with Bronny, you playing with Kyrie and Luka, like crazy, Ronnie, you playing with Kyrie and Luca.
Speaker 1:Like crazy, yeah, but yeah.
Speaker 2:And then like just some stuff I've been seeing online Like they've been saying, like some of y'all, mad Y'all can't get your homeboy on their FedEx, but now you got an issue with Ronnie Brian getting his son drafted. Like let's stop Right. Some of y'all been trying to get y'all friends off for years. It ever do it. Shout out to Bronny, shout out to the James family I'm happy and excited for him. I am too. Bronny is a hard worker. He worked his way to this point now. He did really well at the NBA combine. He works, he puts in the work. Let's just see what happens. Let's just see what happens. Let's just see. I'm fine with that. Maybe you know, if it doesn't work out, maybe once Bron retires then they'll trade Bronny somewhere.
Speaker 1:You know what I mean, right.
Speaker 2:Or go G League, I don't know. But let's just see if he can actually get on the court and actually produce first before we start passing judgment. You, you know what I mean I agree, man is still 6'4", yeah, and he'll be on the wings, so like, let's just see.
Speaker 1:I'm cool with that. Yeah, I'm cool with that. Alright, you had anything else? Nope, that's it for me. Same. Well, I think that's a wrap on episode 30.
Speaker 1:And again, this is kind of like our anniversary, two year anniversary episode. So you know, again I just want to shout us out for sticking with it this long and we're going to continue to. You know, bring y'all our sports opinions on different topics. That's going on in all the major leagues. Man, and the Olympics is getting ready to wrap up soon. Hopefully we can come back before then to kind of give y'all a little tease about the Olympics. And you know Chicago richson, she has now qualified for the olympics, so shout out to her. She's a hometown hero straight out of dallas, you know. So we always want to put people on like that, um, but on that man, I hope y'all have enjoyed this episode just as much as we have. And again, always, please like, share, follow, subscribe, all of that, interact, interact. You know what I mean and you know we'll chop it up with you, um. You can find us on facebook at locd the letter n sports spelled the correct way, and also on instagram by the same name locd-O-C-D, the letter N, sports spelled the correct way.
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