Club 520 Podcast - 520 In The Morning - Jeff Teague reacts to LeBron & Lakers struggles, are Cavs BEST team in NBA?

Episode Date: November 8, 2024

On the Friday, November 8 episode of 520 in the Morning, Jeff Teague, DJ Wells, and B Hen react to LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Los Angeles Lakers recent struggles as they finish 1-4 on their 5 game road trip. The guys explain how bad defense, and a seemingly lackluster effort are hampering the Lakers so far. The guys then discuss who the best teams are in the NBA as Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers are off to their best start in franchise history, and Steph Curry and the Warriors are playing championship level basketball again. Last, the guys react to the EPIC Thursday night football game as Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens beat the Cincinnati Bengals despite Ja’marr Chase’s 264 yard night. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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We're here to keep you up to date on everything in the sports world, especially basketball. My name is DJ Wells. I'm the host. I got my same co-hosts up here with me this morning. To my left, I got Bishop Henders. To my right, I got T. Fellas, how y'all doing this morning? Chilling, bro. Let's get to it. All my life, I just wanted to get munched. We ain't recorded on the Friday yet. This is a different type of morning story, huh? It facts, bro. But listen, man, Thursday night football was crazy last night. Bengals versus Ravens, always a good game. Divisional game. Man, 34-35, almost went

to OT thriller, man. Did y'all catch the game last night? Yeah, just bits and pieces of it, though. A little bit of it, you know what I mean? I'm a fan of Jamar Chase, Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, so it was a good game, entertaining game. Listen, man, Ravens got another dub, and in due fashion, they always come back,

man. At one point, this game was 21-7 in favor of the Bengals. They came back and made it 28-21. Seesaw game, crazy game. Everybody was getting to it yesterday. First and foremost, man, I got to show some love to Joe Burrow. I always very critical of Joe Burrow on this show because I think he slides when the other quarterbacks

get a lot of flack, but yesterday he did his thing. He had four TDs. Three of them went to Jamar Chase. Jamar Chase is one of those guys. He's one of those Randy Moss, Hall of Fame type receivers that we always talk about. For real, bro.

He's a talent. I mean, like he said, I'm always open. All the talented receivers say that. Hey, 11 catches for 264 yards and three TDs. Like, I'm like that. Man.

Nah, he cold. I just didn't know he was going to say Randy Moss is crazy. I mean, he's one of them talents that's going, he cold. I just didn't know he was going to say Randy Moss. It's crazy. I mean, he's one of them talents that's going to be a Hall of Famer. Putting me to upper echelon? You don't think so? I respect that. Nah, he's going to be a Hall of Famer, but Randy is kind of like,

you got to treat Randy Moss like you treat Jordan, Tom Brady. Like, you don't kind of mention, you know, too many people with them. We here right now, Randy the GOAT. Wide receiver? Or your GOAT I mean Randy Moss my favorite football player

that boy got so many you know nah he is my favorite football player that's the jersey I got you seen we got football jerks from Mitchell and that

shout out to the family I got Randy Moss you got Julius Peppers nah Lawrence Taylor is my favorite football player of all time. I see the video. He sent me the wrestler.

What's his name? Cocaine. This fool sent me a video of a wrestler doing coke. He said he just pulled out an eight ball. That was his finishing move. Hey, I'm just saying. The coke slam. That wrestler shit's a joke, bro.

Anyways, man, y'all crazy. Listen, man, they had a hell of a game plan, but not to skip too fast forward, because Lamar Jackson did what he does, you know what I'm saying, 290, three tuds, excuse me, four tuds. Now, my question is, you know, end of the game, Jamar Chase, five-yard pass,

you know what I'm saying, to put them in a position to see if they can go ahead and get that. They go for the two-point to win, and he don't get the ball. And if you look at the coverage, people say, you know, they would have been tough for him to get it to him. But at the same time, you know, at the end of the game, you got your best players. How do you counteract that? I know from a basketball standpoint, but from a coaching standpoint, was Burr out of pocket for not trying to get him the ball?

I mean, sometimes you got to be a decoy. I think everybody in the arena, the stadium, everybody watching across the world knew the ball was going to Jamar Chase. I mean, he been killing the whole game. They just scored a touchdown going to him. Two-point conversion. You probably think they're going to Jamar Chase. They probably tried to use him as a decoy.

And it didn't plan out. But like he said, he's always open. Always open. But it's funny that you said it because we talk about the decoy situation. I know it's not close enough in the same example, but you see what happened with Super Bowl with Marshawn. I didn't get it. Same thing, though.

Different times, of course, but... More important ways, of course, of the situation. Give me the pill, bro. Give me the pill. Take me trying to catch the ball over whoever he threw it to, but I'm killing, bro to catch the ball over, you know, whoever he threw it to. But I'm killing, bro. Feed the high hand.

I guess my question is, I mean, in result, you didn't get it, obviously. Would that have felt better if it was even forced to him to try to make the play? I mean, I understand. Like, if they went after him and was like, well, he's been killing the whole game and they did it, it wouldn't have been a problem. I mean. Y'all say it anyway. I mean, it really't have been a problem. I mean... Y'all say it anyway. I mean,

it really would have been a problem. If he would have tried to force it to him, it wouldn't have been a problem unless somebody else was wide, wide, wide open and they would have said something. But the fact that nobody was open

and he didn't go to him, now it's a problem. Yeah, I guess. It's all the intricacies of the blame game. When you lose, because obviously your bro made that call

and that convert, then it's a whole totally different conversation with the W for sure. But hell of a game at Thursday Night Football. And it came a long way because we've been getting a lot of mid-matchups. But we're getting back to the basketball world. Listen, we never record on a Friday. So we're going to break down some teams.

First things first, man. Let's start off with the Los Angeles Lakers, man. They had a high start, 3-0. And now they have lost three of the last four. Early in the season, I know it ain't 10 games in, but who we blaming? You know, this is LeBron James' team, so the blame will come out early. Well, we got to start

with, I'm not going to put any blame, but J.J. Reddick came out and said the other day that you got to play like the old man and basically kind of alienating Bron. Like, he's playing great. He's playing great in that game and kind of like telling everybody else to pick it up. I don't think that's the way to go about it Like, he's playing great. He's playing great in that game. And kind of like telling everybody else

to pick it up. I don't think that's the way to go about it. We all know Brian great. that's some big shoes to fill for everybody trying to be like Brian. AD's been playing

great this year. But, obviously, he's been switching the lineups. He's been doing all kinds of stuff. Cam Reddish

came in the game. Now he's in the rotation. Connect started starting at one point. I don't know what's going on with the Lakers. I guess they're trying

to find the identity again. But you got to start with J.J. Reddick, I guess. Most definitely. I'm going to go through a couple options and let me know

how y'all feel about it. Let's start with the bench. Like you said, there's been a lot of different combinations, some uncertainties in the lineup. But as a solidarity standpoint,

I don't think the bench has been as productive as they probably would have liked with these young pieces. Is that something they need to upgrade or even can they afford to upgrade that? Get rid of D-Lo, man. Get rid of D-Lo. Did y'all see when D-Lo shot that corner three?

I think I blocked somebody that wanted it. I got tip-possed. Wait, JJ Redick's face was crazy. JJ was pissed. It's time to go, bro. Yeah, I mean, he hasn't had a good tenure with the Lakers. Yeah, it's time to go, bro. Yeah, but then we also have the same conversation

when it comes to playing with LeBron. Okay, what point guard do you put next to him? You got to have somebody who don't give a damn. You can't have anybody who cares. I don't think D-Lo cares, but I don't think he got the credentials and the... Style of play.

And the, like the, I'm not going to say the clout, but the clout to be like, I don't give a damn what LeBron's talking about. Yeah. Like Kyrie had the clout, the credentials to be like, yeah, I don't give a fuck.

And Bron respected Kyrie game so much that he would let him be him. Yeah. I don't know if he respect D-Lo game that much. Like, sometimes when D-Lo shoot, if you watch the game or some of the shots he take, Ryan be like, he start doing that shit. He would never do that with Kyrie. I think he truly believe Kyrie can make all those shots.

Sometimes I don't believe he think D-Lo can make those. I 100% agree. Even in this art situation, like with Rui early on in the game, he's like, I'm on a heater right now. Like, swing that shit. You can tell he's like, I'm on a heater right now. Swing that shit. You can tell he's like, all right, I rock with y'all,

but y'all ain't got the accomplishments. I don't trust y'all enough to really just be doing what y'all want to be doing. That's a fact. He only really trusts AD and probably Brownie.

For sure. But I got to ask, is that because, you know what I'm saying, obviously with him being a team for so long, he come from the old NBA where everybody

can't just do that. But nowadays, you got people coming off the bench, six, seven, eight men. They might get up six or seven threes and that'd just be

the offense for the night. Yeah. You can tell how much he trusts Austin Reeves. Yeah. For some reason, he fuck with Austin Reeves. I mean, Austin Reeves

is a good player. He code. But I think he believes he can make that shot or he can do that. It's something that he does in practice or the work he put in to make Brian

like, yeah, I fuck with that. But some of the other guys, I don't know if he rocking with all of them. Or at some point, bro, just say fuck it and start putting the confidence in your players, bro. You too old to be pouting, bro. B-Lo going to shoot his shot. B-Lo going to shoot his shots, bro.

You know he going to tweak out, but they just say we got the next one instead of just tripping all the time. I don't like that part about Brian. I agree. And I think another thing is, like you said, if you're not going to be able to move nobody, this is who you're stuck with. So at this point, yeah, you know what it is. Lock in, bro.

You're trying to win, bro. Just lock in. What do you think? I mean, obviously, we know LeBron's on. But do you think that the Lakers are a contender in the West? I never did. They built a team to contend in the West. I never did. They built a team to contend in the West. I never did.

Nah. They coming to Puerto Rico with us. One, two, three. I'm just saying, while we hooping, though, let's make the best of it, bro. Who getting the flights, bro? It's too long, bro. I ain't got it. GD Buss?

I never liked it. I never liked it. I told you Ben Simmons was getting the flights, bro. I never liked their team, man. I don't like his way it's set up. I don't like D'Angelo Russell with that team. Rui's a good player. I like him on that team, but I don't like his way of setup. I don't like D'Angelo Russell with that team. Rui's a good player. I like him on that team, but

I don't like him as a focal point, like a starter. I like him coming off the bench getting buckets. They just need some more solid role players. Maybe some more veterans, or I don't know. I don't like the Lakers. I ain't gonna lie. It's a weird roster, because if you look at it from a defensive standpoint, you got AD who could possibly be a DPO I can't ever hear, but

right now they're 28. LeBron does not should be expected to be playing real defense at 65 years old. So you got the wings like Cam Reddish, who you expect to come off the pitch to play defense. He ain't did much. We ain't seen Jerry Vanderbilt yet. So it's like, okay, the things that y'all were identified as that made y'all successful, y'all don't have that, and you have pieces that y'all seem unsatisfied about.

What do they do? They just don't have no solid role players. I mean, Austin Reeves is a good player. Cam Reddish, we all want so much more from Cam Reddish. We all think he could be really good, but it's that potential thing. And I think he didn't run out of potential. I mean, he got to start delivering.

But I mean, a good defender, but offensively, he gives you nothing right now. Yeah, even with players like Gabe Vincent, they expected to come there and be able to shoot three at a high volume. It hasn't quite worked out you nothing right now. Yeah, even with players like Gabe, Vince, they expected to come there and be able to shoot three at a high volume. It hasn't quite worked out the way it did. I told you, I'm asleep on Gabe. Bring Bronny up, man.

I told you. Bronny is in South Bay. I mean, for now, but he's suiting up when they play Philly. Like, we're playing JV and varsity. Like Max Christie, two-quarters JV, three-quarters varsity. Bronny got the best restriction for JV. It's crazy. Like, Max Christie, though, like, he got paid.

You know what I mean? We talked about him getting some money, and I just don't see it. I ain't hating, man. I just don't see it. I wasn't hating. I just knew. I'm like, it's not wrong playing Bronny, bro. We're a rebuilding team, bro.

Let the show begin, bro. Yeah, bro. I'm all in on the Bronny's not wrong playing Bronny, bro. We're a rebuilding team, bro. Let the show begin, bro. Yeah, bro. I'm all in on the Bronny, bro. Play Bronny, bro. You're right. Bro, like, seriously. Man, if they start playing Bronny for real, for real, bro, free LeBron. I'm going to start the chess, bro.

Free Bron, bro. We sad. We sad, bro. We are sad for real. We are sad with two superstars. LeBron should not be at the end of his career, bro. Playing for this type of play, bro. Why, bro? You asked him to come here.

Let's keep it real. You asked for your son to come here. Touche. So let's play it out. Let's rock out. Y'all the weak team of the league, for sure. Because to me, to have two superstars is, I don't know, bro. Y'all should be kicking ass, bro.

At that caliber, y'all should be kicking ass, bro. At that caliber, y'all should be kicking ass. Y'all not even going to be a top five seed in the West. Nah. I mean, they help. They surround and help, man. That does matter, bro.

The role players, they not. That shit matters, bro. But they good enough, bro. I don't know. Hey, you know what's funny? It was just like, what if we get to a point where LeBron got to do,

LeBron got to do every other point guard he played with and get him traded. He get Bronny drafted and then traded. Bronny, that'd be the craziest thing to possible. Nah, let me get some tick before you trade me though. You know what? They probably can't trade nobody because everybody going to ask for Bronny in the trade. You know what I mean?

We trying to get rid of D-Lo. We'll put Bronny in there. We'll take D-Lo. For sure. Since we got drafted, we got to trade for him. Yeah, they going to be stuck with D-Lo. We going to get rid of D-Lo. We'll put Bronny in there and we'll take D-Lo. For sure. Since we got drafted, we got to trade for him. Yeah, they going to be stuck with D-Lo. They going to get Bronny anyway.

How many years is on D-Lo contract? Do y'all know? Like two? Get him out of there though, man. Not offhand. He need to go. I think he only have one, if I'm correct,

because I think he had a one plus one. He a good player, man. He just got to go somewhere else, man. The Lakers ain't for him, man. Like, Lakers need like, Dame Lillard. I mean, I know I'm, like, going crazy. Like, that's a lot of money to get Dame. But Dame, Brian will respect Dame.

You already seen him. He's like, if I had a Dame Lillard, you know what I'd do? Yeah, so if he had, like, a player like Dame or something, then he would be willing to, like, oh, you can shoot that shot. I know you can make it. You a Hall of Famer. He'd have more respect. You see how he treated Rondo when Doe was there.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Awesome respect. Yeah. That makes sense, though. They need a point guard like that. Shit. I don't know if there's any more of those in the league,

but just somebody that can facilitate, man. D-Lo trying to score 20, y'all. That's what he trying to do. He don't care about winning, bro. Yeah. And last knowledge before we get out of here. JJ Reddy, you said his coaching effect, I know he's still mowing it out.

Do you think there's something he could do differently to kind of help with this team? Or does he think that the relationship with him and D-Lo need to change? Because if they're going to be stuck with D-Lo, they got to figure it out. But I feel like if he's doing that, that could be a confidence situation again

or an unbelief situation. If your coach don't believe you and Brian don't believe you, but you're still stuck here, now you ain't getting nothing out of him. I think JJ is super competitive. As a first-year coach, I mean, my first-year coach in high school, you are so competitive, and you know how you will handle

things. You know how you will compete. When you see somebody have that same talent level, or even more athleticism, or whatever, and you're like, man, you should use it differently. You should compete like this. And they don't. It's a little frustrating. So I think he's learning that now.

Like, shit, if you had the heart I had, like, that's probably what he's saying. If you play, like, all the talent and skill you have, you have my heart, you'll be great. But it don't work like that. For sure. Makes sense. Speaking of great coaching, man, the Cavaliers, 9-0, best start in franchise history. Are they the best team in the East?

I guess for now. The Cavs, the best team in the East right now, yes. Overall, it's to be determined. I'm just happy

the way they play. I enjoy watching Kenny coach that group. It's a good group. I don't know if they're the best team in the East. Okay, okay. Versus the Warriors. You know what I'm saying?

Warriors 71 tied in the first in the West with your sons, man. The OKC. Are they the best team in the West? The Warriors? Of course not. They are the Tim Tebow of the league right now. Why? You're going to put Tim Tebow's smoke with Steph Curry point guard on that team.

So disrespectful. Oh, yeah. Because 18, they're not winning nothing. Trace, you know we love you nasty, but you can come to Puerto Rico too. It's over with. Where are y'all staying at? It's 82.

We can get an Airbnb somewhere. It's 82 games in the season, bro. We're on game eight. I'm not putting the Warriors nowhere near in the top five seed in the West, bro. Nah, the Warriors going to be a top five seed in the West. I. Nah, the Warriors gonna be a top five seed

in the West. I mean, it's a big game tonight. Very big game. It's rare for us to say that the Cavs and or the Cavs and Warriors is a big game

in these last couple of years. I mean, they both been. I mean, the Cavs been good, but the Warriors been, I guess, okay. So for them to be back at the top, like the old days with Bron

and Steph going at it to have the Cavs and the Warriors being a big game, that's pretty dope. And what's crazy, during that time period, I mean, even though a lot of people started seeing LeBron in the finals

and kind of not breaking up, but they had some classic battles. Like, even if you go to the holiday games, like that Christmas game where Kenny first came is one of the craziest holiday games of all time. Yeah.

The Cavs and the Warriors got a dope history. But it's a new regime. I mean, new coaches. Kenny used to be in on the Warriors staff last year. For him to be having the success he's having right now, I bet it's probably a good feeling for

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That's crazy. Why you call them stretch, bro? Because the game I used to play when I played video games, bro. NBA Streaks, bro. Everybody's talking about they want you to play 2K, man. They want me to teach you how to play 2K.

Yeah, I got to set up the streaming room so I can get on, bro. I got a bunch of supporters, bro. They want me to stream. We got to go find you. You know what's crazy? I made your bill last night, Paul. I made a five of supporters, bro. They want me to stream. We got to go find you. You know what's crazy? I made your bill last night, Paul.

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but right now Donovan Mitchell and Darius Gard best duo in the league oh that's a good argument though shout out to Lou Will you know what I'm saying

on the show he said that yeah right now man they both the most I'd probably say they're the best duo

right now they playing the best I mean team rolling I mean but I still like the Giannis and Dame even though they're not winning best. I mean, team rolling. I mean, but I still like the Giannis and Dame, even though they're not winning. Both of them are producing.

Most definitely. I don't know if they're the best duo, but they're winning, so. I'd give it to them right now, for sure. I had to think on them. But yeah, so far as how they're playing and got their team rocking, they got it for sure. Then who the second best? I mean, I still think the first is JB and JT right now.

Okay. Yeah, I still got respect. I know JB been out, but I mean, I saw what they did when they was together. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I got respect. That's a good call. It's still ugly right now, but I got to commit what they're doing because the Cavs don't win the close games because they were losing last year.

For sure. So, got to show some love there too. But obviously, I think it's just early season luck. You know what I'm saying? You think they're going to fizzle out. You feel like this is something that could sustain the whole year I ain't saying they gotta be number one in the East

but do you think they could finish top three possibly that'd be okay that'd be okay cause my favorite duo is you know Shaq and Kobe

who is that the worst duo they are my boys figured it out we five and three baby the worst duo we figured it out y'all wanna bet on

when we play the Cavs yeah who was in the Cavs 100 bet on when we play the Cavs? Yeah. Who was in the Cavs? 100. 100 apiece. I got the Cavs. For sure. You got the Cavs?

Donovan Mitchell better than me. Okay. This is on wax. Say that again? Donovan Mitchell better. He better than me. That's why he laughing. That's why he laughing.

I'm rolling with Don, man. That's sweet tea. The double cup got him wilder today. That's the NCG cup Yeah Top of the top I probably would have Been cremated

So y'all It's on wax No Rihanna It's on wax Warriors I mean the Wolves Versus the Cavs I got down to this

Luis You just Hey Luis I ain't never seen AE go for 45 in the bubble Man stop bro We ain't playing the bubble

I ain't seeing it We was in a different for 45 in the bubble. Man, stop, bro. We ain't playing the bubble. We was in a different bubble in 2020. What you talking about? A bubble caprice, man. He was in a different bubble. He ain't left the bubble. He was in a bubble caprice. We was cracking shit in COVID.

I ain't stop. Listen, send a video. Oh, this ain't 520. My bad, y'all. It's Friday. Bonus episode because we love y'all. Nah, for real, though. Hey, low-key, Donovan Mitchell is just as good as AE, bro.

Sleep, bro. Sleep. Why not? I'm sleepy. It's wicked. Well, he don't do that. I like the conversation. What did AE do better than Donovan Mitchell? I think that AE is a better defender than Donovan Mitchell.

And he's more explosive. What? Ooh, that's tough. That's tough. What? Ooh, that's tough. That's tough, bro. Ooh, that's tough. The body bags that Ed has racked up in his short amount of time in the NBA, bro, is different, bro. When Anthony Edwards go to the paint, it's not the same.

Early Utah Jazz, Donovan Mitchell, of course. Done contests. But he's more relaxed score now, bro. He ain't punching like that no more, bro. I'm just keeping it real. Donovan Mitchell gets just as much buckets as AE. AE just talking. He more likable.

He got more swag, more likable. Sound like a better 2K build to me. Nah, Donovan Mitchell just like a 2K. I mean, you know, just get his business done. He don't talk much. He just be chilling. Get into it. You know, he grew up a little different.

Okay, like on the Jamie Foxx show. It was two stars on there, bro. Braxton and Jamie. Nah, you're not going to do my man diving like that. Donovan Mitchell is Braxton Harden. I like the stats. Uh-oh. Braxton P. Harden is Donovan Mitchell.

I can't see that for him. Anthony Edwards. The fact that guy got to zoom in so he can see like this is crazy. Maybe I wear glasses. What we doing? So he averaged 31 or what's that? That's minutes. 24 and 23.

Come on, man. What we talking about? Career stats? I'm telling y'all, bro. I know basketball, bro. I mean, you played it. I'm just saying. It just looked good, bro.

Has Donovan ever made it to let his team to the Eastern Conference or Western Conference Finals? I don't know if they made it. They had some good teams, though. Utah had some good years. Is that where Brigham Young is? I mean, shit, if I had a Rudy Gobert. Shout out to Brandon Davies.

If I had a Rudy Gobert, a Cat. Shout out to Cats, too. A Cat, a Mike Conley. He did have them. He ain't had Cat, though. He had a cat. He had a cat. He didn't have Rudy Go- He didn't have Rudy Go-

He didn't have Rudy Go-Bear and Mike Conley. He had a cat. And they was trash, bro. They just blew it at the fleet against the Nuggets. They ain't have a cat, bro. No, listen. Donald Mitchell had a cat in them, bro. Why the Warriors? If Donovan Mitchell had cat in them, bro.

Why the Minnesota Timberwolves was so good last year, bro, is because I told y'all, Anthony Edwards got that John Morant effect, bro, to his team. I'm not saying he don't. That shit matters.

I say he more likable, but I'm just saying he's definitely more like a star. As a basketball player. Hold on, girl. I'll call you back. That's what I'm saying. I'm serious.

She meddling like I like like I was saying payday Friday when it come to them as individual players bro Donovan Mitchell

shoot way better than Edwards he just has explosive no not no more Donovan Donovan is a he get

he get he ain't catch niggas like he did I ain't see I love AE game but I ain't catch niggas like he did in his home. I love AE game, but I ain't seen AE have that back and forth like Murray and Donovan Mitchell had. The back and forth? Nah, I ain't seen that yet.

Bro, stop playing so much, bro. Not to that level, but he went to KD, but just not to that level where it was mono and mono like that. Stop playing so much, bro. But that was a legendary matchup between them two for sure. Come on, bro. That was one of the best things we ever seen on TV, bro. Come on, bro. I'm serious, bro. You don't like that so much, bro. But that was a legendary matchup between them two for sure. That was one of the best things we ever seen on TV, bro. Come on, bro. I'm serious, bro.

That wasn't? It was good for the sport, bro. Yeah. Anthony Edwards every day. We look at the stats right now. Pure dog. He averaged 23 for his career. He averaged 24.

Listen, bro. Dang, you're 25. He been in the league longer. And he was the number one pick. That's what make it worse. That's your team. He was the 13th pick. So what?

You still a lottery? Yeah, but that ain't your team. When was the 13th pick. So what? You still a lottery? Yeah, but that ain't your team. I went number one for a reason, though. Don't sleep. I came in number one, and I was that nigga. You was. What was you talking about? But he is, too, I guess.

I told you. It's Jamie Foxx. You got Braxton P. Harnedbrick. I love Braxton. One of the funniest motherfuckers on that show. But Jamie is the star, bro. I shoot the three better than you. I shoot from the field better than you. I shoot from the field

better than you. And my free throw is higher than you. My effective field goal is higher than yours. He said, which field? Which field you shooting? On and off.

What are you talking about? You just from Atlanta, bro. You from Atlanta. Listen, we're going to let y'all argue about this in the competition. This is going to be a funny, real if they ever make it this, but I want to move on

from this subject and want to ask y'all, is there any off-season trades that, you know what I'm saying, we're looking at early in the season, any teams that missed, like some teams who should have made some additions

that didn't or that made the wrong ones? You're looking here, like maybe with the Heat, talking about Jimmy Butler, you know, talking about Giannis possibly moving on. Is there any trades

y'all see early on happening or some teams that y'all feel like should have got more work done in the off-season? Yeah, I'm pissed. P.J. Tucker's still not in the NBA, bro. Okay.

Shout out to P, man. He's supposed to be on my burnout crash out bets every night. So, I don't know when the deadline is when you got to pick

a motherfucker up, but P.J., I got you. We're going to put up you on this show. Draft games, going to make sure he get on the team

just so he can have your parlay. Come on, bro. It's crazy. Go. Yeah, bro. Come on, bro. It's crazy. Go to the Lakers. They sad, bro. You want to fix the Lakers with P.J. Tucker? Come on, man.

Cam Reddick sent him to this. I love people. He don't fit the script. But they need, bro. He don't fit the script. They don't need a 3 and D. You crazy. They don't need D.

Pause. The 3. I don't know if he shoot him no more, man. Man, he cornered three specials. They don't got nobody sitting in the corner, bro. Yeah, they do. Yeah, they do. That's all they got. No, they don't, bro. They need a P.J. Okay, so outside of P.J., anybody else?

I don't care about nobody else. Y'all got it. I mean, it's still early. I think Jimmy Butler and them can get rolling but I don't I don't really watch the heat too much man I ain't excited

I seen the other day he could have shot a three was confused a little bit I don't know I don't really watch Pacers short to you somebody well yeah

we definitely use a backup big looking at JaVale McGee because every other backup we have at the 4-5 has unfortunately hurt their Achilles

which is crazy but Jarrace Walker been hooping for y'all, man. Hey, listen, man. I'm happy that he's got the down-to-the-floor this season. He's showing that he's, you know what I'm saying,

the potential is there. Him and Benedict Mather, we didn't add much in the offseason, but them coming back as contributors is definitely what we needed. I still think that the rotation

needs to get sewed up, but yeah, I'm happy with them. I don't know how we always give on the Pacers. You know why? I don't know why I hate the Pacers. I used to play for the Pacers. In fact, I'm happy with them too. I don't know how we always give on the Pacers. You know why? I don't know why I hate the Pacers. I used to play for the Pacers.

In fact, I'm a Pacer fan now. No, we cool. Utah. Yeah, we cool. How was the best point guard y'all had? You haven't had a point guard like me ever since. You were Jamal Tinsley. Tyrese just got more freedom.

Oh, that's hate. That's hate. I can miss too. Nah, I'm just joking. That's definitely hate. That's definitely hate. Who was the point guard when Victor Oladipo was there?

Y'all remember? Nah, when Victor Oladipo was there? Darren Collison. Yeah, Darren Collison. 0-7. 0-9 draft. That's crazy.

I forgot about that too. He was a good guard for the Pacers. Yeah, he did play good. Definitely. Always7, 09 draft. That's crazy. I forgot about that, too. He was a good goer for the Pacers. Yeah, he did play good. Definitely. Always a consummate professional. I want to ask about Utah because, obviously, they're in the Cooper Classic. Who put that mic together? Freaky Mickey.

Freaky Mickey in the morning show? That's his name in the morning show. It's crazy. Screwed for a lot. It's all good. You know. Walker Kessler. Do y'all feel like he's going to move on from the Jazz?

I've been seeing him in college section. A lot of trade rumors, obviously. Walker Kessler. Do y'all feel like he's going to move on from the Jazz? I've been seeing him and Kyle Sexton in a lot of trade rumors. Obviously with the Lakers, they put anybody in there. But I feel like he's a big that can move around. That can definitely help some teams. I know, again, it's still early, but. He's a good defender, good rim protector. Capable big. I mean, he would be good for the Pacers, honestly, right now.

Pull up. But for the Lakers, I don't know. The Lakers need everything. Yeah, I guess they do. They really do. They actually need Kyle Sexton. He would be a great fit for the Lakers, I don't know. The Lakers need everything. Yeah, they really do. They actually need Collin Sexton. He would be a great fit for the team. Yeah, they actually do need Collin Sexton. He don't give a damn.

Yeah, and I think he got the scoring potential off the bench that they need because they have no bench scoring. Yeah. And I think that's somebody they might need for real. And from a defensive standpoint, he definitely will. You know what I'm saying? He'll get an effort. Yeah, he'll get an effort.

For sure. All right, y'all going Warriors with a win or Cavs? I told you, man. I'm going Cavs. I'm going Draymond. Warriors. Shout out to the Warriors. Going to Warriors.

Another fire game. Suns and Mavs. Top of one in the East right now. You spoke highly about the Suns, man. Who's top of one in the East? You mean Wes? Oh, Wes. Excuse me.

Yeah, Wes. Yeah, I like to correct shit on them. I was going to correct shit. Wes accomplished my apologies. Mavs sitting at fifth right now. What's up, man? I'm not a Mavs. I like the Mavs, but, you know, Kyle, I'm an anti-athlete,

so we got to get rolling right now. You said anti or anti? Anti. You know what I mean? You've seen my collection. I got to go get them. And then you got War Prayer. I got three. I my collection. I got to go get them. And then you got one pair of moccasins. I got three.

I got three. Don't disrespect the tribe. Which one's tribe? Me and Kyle. Red Diner Feather. Me and Kyle. Be careful throwing them signs. You don't know nothing about them.

Me and Kyle. And like come back and sell them. Luis, clip it up. I know what that means. Y'all crazy. But what y'all think about Klay Thompson so far on the maps? He just fitting in, bro.

He ain't doing nothing, bro. He ain't solid, bro. Nah, but he has up and down game. Y'all know Klay is my guy, bro, but he has scored 20. He averaging 14 and a half right now. He's been bro, but he has scored 20. He averaging 14.5 right now. Been three, but it's up and down, though. He ain't found his groove yet, for real.

Look at the games, game by game. I'm telling y'all, it's up and down. I mean, he's not going to be the Klay Thompson that we once seen with the Warriors, but to be a spot-up shooter for them, I think he's doing all right. 14 points, yeah. He's the type of player that in the playoffs, you need him to have at least two or three good games that serious. No, I think that's when he's doing all right. He's the type of player that in the playoffs, you need him to have at least two or three good games that serious.

That's when he's going to kill. I think his experience and his reliability in the playoffs, he's going to have them two or three games to give them just enough when they're having a bad night to push them over the hump. But the Suns, man, the real bud. The bud, bro. I'm telling you. The buds. The magic school buds. I've been a part of one of them teams where you just get rolling.

But he puts you in the right position to be successful. He going to push all your buttons. He'll challenge you. He confrontational. So I think, I mean, they found their groove right now. For sure. Who getting the dub tonight? Suns, baby.

You going with the Suns? Who you rolling with? I'm going to go with the Mavs. For some reason, Luka plays great against Devin Booker. Yes, always. He always turns up against Devin Booker. He always turns up against Devin Booker and everything. He's going to be

one of them nights. 100 on that game? It's like 100. What's money to anybody nowadays? Ooh. I don't speak that language. I'm just saying,

who cares? I'm just saying, respect the word. Tax is about to go. Let me stop. Quit talking. I ain't got the answer check about this one.

That's on wax look man they just hey they just got nevermind I'll tell y'all later I'll tell y'all on 520 catch me on Monday I'll tell y'all the real

he's just telling niggas pockets I'll tell y'all the real oh that's crazy I'll tell y'all the real on Monday $100 hey

DraftKings the treat does well the parlay's been hit the real crash on parlay, $100, hey, DraftKings, the treat does well, man. The parlay's been hit. The real crash on parlay. I'm telling y'all the one he ain't get y'all, it hit yesterday. That's on the close range.

That's on, that's on the only fan. I can watch it, it's crazy. The Bob's one of the only fans that's completely out of pocket. That's on the only fans. Oh,

y'all are nuts, man. That's on the of pocket. That's how the only fans. Oh, yeah. That's what the bartender. That's what the bartender. Oh, my God. I'm just playing. Oh, he's over there. Okay. Say less, K. We're going to turn this goddamn water show up.

Okay. Y'all going to think this is my fucking shot at night. He keep playing. All right? No, man. Y'all crazy. I'm just saying because everybody kept saying, people, she need to be a staple on the show. I'm like, yeah, that's funny. Once a week,

I get it. We're happy to kiki tweet. Well, y'all play too much. speaking of struggling teams amen to Bucks man they probably got a dub 13th in the East right now they beat the Jazz if that counts

but these four teams y'all feel like gonna turn around quicker you got the Bucks at 2-6 76ers at 1-6

last Knicks 3-4 6 in the East and the Lakers 500 at 10 in the West yeah we gotta talk about these struggling teams, man.

Yeah, it's a lot of questions. I want to start with the 76ers. Tyrese Maxey, like you said, man, they put too much workload on my boy. Hamstring injury, he's supposed to be out a couple weeks. Kyle Lee. You called it, man. You said he was doing too much.

You did say that. And I said he wasn't doing enough. He's still young, y'all. But I really be why I like him. So I watch him play like for real, bro. He plays super hard

because he's trying to overcompensate for what they don't have and what they missing, bro. So to see him go down with a hamstring injury, bro, that's I hate that.

He was logging a lot of minutes. You said that, though. Yeah, bro. You see, I'm like, bro, he's I get it. He young, y'all. Y'all playing him too hard, bro. Give though. Yeah, bro, you see? I'm like, bro, I get it. He young, y'all. Y'all playing him too hard, bro. Give him a break, bro. Put Eric Gordon in the game, bro.

So y'all think it's over for the Sixers, man? No, it's over, bro. They're losing him. Yeah. PG, he back playing, but NB being out. When NB come back, it's him and PG show. Do y'all think that's a capable duo to get them

rolling I think for this team to be successful they need all of them hitting at all cylinders and I think this injury with Tyrese Maxey definitely pushes them back

also with Embiid with the suspension him missing games bro we have to see I mean I know what he can do but he got to get back into playing basketball

so that might take another 6, 7, 8, 9 games now what how long are you out with a hamstring the hamstring is tricky that's the worst i ain't gonna say it's the worst but that's one of them you can't really diagnose it so a couple weeks is crazy when you don't want players if you say your hamstring hurt but because you can't diagnose it you can't tell

somebody really feel but that was a tricky one man especially the way he plays so fast he could be feeling good and he make a quick burst and he can re-hurt it again that fast so he might be out a month and the way that that team is designed

they need him he was the one part that they was like okay reliable like I know these other two dudes don't get hurt they're going to be low management but we expect him to play

the whole season to carry us to get to a good seed now your plans are right so now I wonder at this team man like what do you start thinking? Because at some point you got to figure out, all right, is this season a wash? Do you feel like next year just running back?

I don't know. I mean, I know it's early, but they got some stuff they got to figure out. That's a fact. The Knicks, I think we said Tom will tell with them, but just another update. How y'all feel about the Knicks? You think it'll take a little bit more time for them to figure out? Made for This Mountain is a podcast that exists to empower listeners to rise above their struggles, break free from the chains of trauma, and silence the negative voices that have kept them small.

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah, but I think they straight up. Yeah, they're going to be okay. They in the East. The third best team in the East

is 500 right now. So they straight. Indiana Pacers, you know what team it is. They'll be all right. I mean, I think they just going to have to catch a rhythm. I think Jalen Brunson, not saying he having a bad year, but he's just not himself right now. So they straight. And then the Pacers, you know what team it is. They'll be all right. I mean, I think they just going to have to catch a rhythm.

I think Jalen Brunson, not saying he having a bad year, but he just not himself right now. Like, last year, every time I seen him play,

I was like, JB, JB, JB. Now I'm starting to be like, JB, he's kind of deferring a little bit to Cat, and I understand he trying to get him,

you know, build some camaraderie with him, but like, he got hope. You know what I mean? Is that one of those things you feel like less could have been more? For sure.

I always said that. When I said they had to trade J.R. Smith, I mean J.R. Smith, Julius Randle, they traded him, but I knew they were going to go get Cat, but I just love when everything is surrounding JB. He plays better. Their team believes in him. The city believes in him, And the city was behind him. I mean, I don't know if they're really happy about Cat. I mean, he

killing. I know they like him, but I think they like the vibes from last year. I can see that. I mean, we spoke about the Bucks on this podcast, but like we said, is it one of the situations still for the same? We need to wait for Chris Middleton? Or I should phrase, can they wait for Chris Middleton? When is he coming back, y'all?

That's a good question. Has that been noted? He hasn't been cleared for 5-on-5 yet. We got a couple weeks. What do you have, ankle surgery, right? Yeah, so it's a possibility he'll be out another couple weeks. Look what it takes for them to win two games. What do you think, B.A.?

I think if you're out of the issue smooth, it's early. If it's going to take for you to wait for your other piece to come, I feel like y'all be straight. The East ain't powerful this year. Now, if y'all was in the West, it might be a little wicked. You know what I mean? But it's like I said, it's 82 games, bro. This is way too early to be.

Like, the Lakers are trash. The Raptors are trash. Who else? Utah, trash. But other teams that we predicted to be at the Lakers are trash, the Raptors are trash. Who else? Utah, trash. But other teams that we predicted to be at least contenders, they'd be okay because they got the foundation and solid. Most definitely. Do you feel like Giannis is patient enough?

I guess that's the question. He cutting the fool over there. Because he putting the pressure on. I know, like you said, it makes sense to wait until Chris Mills and get there. But if he going to keep putting the pressure on like that, and we know with his history he gonna get somebody up out that chair

he just need to go back to what Jeff said like what he used to before he got out of the hype just get back to his hoop bro his hoop bro he should just put his head down and hoop

and we ain't never hear from Giannis we ain't we ain't never hear from Giannis we just used to see and Giannis is killing MVP, MVP level every year

he just put his head down and hoop and now you know when we hearing about Giannis in the media and stuff, I don't like it. I like Giannis and just hooped. For sure. Excuse me. Recapping last night's games, T-Wills beat the Bulls 135-119.

I ate 33 a night. Taking care of business. Yeah, the parlay almost hit, man. But you taking for the 40 piece? I had him for 30. Okay, excuse me. Okay. He held his end up

for the parlay for you he was three threes too you know what I mean so Chuck you got your bet on that you know what I mean we came through but that was a light win for us

we ain't we could have took tonight off against the Bulls that ain't nobody for sure so is AE like where do you put him in the rank of the top

the top 10 players right now of all time nah hell nah I'll keep it simple where do you feel like in the rank of the top 10 players right now? Of all time? Nah. Hell nah. I'll keep it simple. Where do you feel like? Who's the best two-guard in the NBA?

Him. I'm going with Donovan Mitchell right now. So far, his top 10 players in the league right now? I don't know. I'd give him six. Well, I was going to ask y'all this later, but since we're here, the MVP ladder, you know what I'm saying, earlier in the season, at 10, you got Tyrese Maxey. Nine, you got Giannis. 8, Luka.

7, AE. 6, Kevin Durant. 5, Donovan Mitchell. 4, SGA. 3, Yoke. 2, Tatum. And number 1, Anthony Davis. Yeah. That list could be mixed around. I could be shuffled like Apple Music. It's early, bro.

It's early. I can't. To say MVP, bro. It's early. Very early. I can't. To say MVP, they played too many games. Now, if this was the, I ain't got no disrespect, but, you know, the WNBA played less games than Jeff and them at Pike.

So, if it was that, if it was that. What's your problem with the W, bro? With that scheduling? What's up, bro? Yeah, I want to get paid

a trillion dollars, bro. And y'all got a YMCA, PYBC schedule, bro. And y'all play at 11 o'clock every day. Me and DJ went to go see the Fever play, bro. It was 1 p.m., bro. We had to rest our day to ourselves, bro. We go to our personal game. So you can't go on a date at the Fever game?

Well, Kalen made it hot. You better not go on a date to a Kal Facebook game. So you can't go on a date at the Fever game. Well, Kalen, Kalen made that hot. You better not go on a date to a Kalen game. You go, you better not. Kalen, it used to be Mad Day.

You feel me? You could take a freak there. It's over. Nah, it's Bob's time. It's long gone. But now you can't even take a girl with you though

because your girl might get swooped. Yeah, she might because they demons over there. For real, the Juana man of them is OD over there. You know what I mean?

Shout out to E. Weasley. They animals. They had to lie with it, nigga, on the front. They the motherfucking 2,000 ravens. I see. Oh, man. Ray Wallace. E. Weasley, damn. Ray Lewis. Eat Whizzy, damn near Ed Reed.

He's born with the pigs. She married, man. Oh, respect, Lord. Shouts, Eat Whizzy. You crazy. The Bucks beat the Jazz yesterday, 120 through the 100. I don't even count if you beat the Jazz,

but Dame, Giannis, 30 balls apiece. Listen, man, we said we're going to still figure it out. Question is, is Dame still top five PG? I mean, he playing great this year. Let's not slight Dame at all. I mean, his stats are crazy. Yeah, he's 28-7. He's definitely killing.

I mean, they just got to get some wins, but top five PG for sure. Oh, hell yeah. He just want to win. He going to get his numbers. That's life for him to get a bucket. He ready to win, though, at this stage of his career. And I respect him a lot because they be asking him the same dumb questions in his interviews. And he just like, I'm just hooping.

I don't know what more y'all want from me. It ain't like I'm out here laying 15, 16 bad games. I'm out here putting 30 and up in games without Giannis to put us in position to win. I'm getting 40. What more do y'all want from this man? I mean, damn, 28 and 7. Come on, bro. You're back in Portland again.

MVP type numbers, bro. 28 and 7. Bro, you're killing. You're just not winning. For sure. If they was for real, if they was 500, he'd be in the MVP with the list you just had. He'd be up there. Yeah, because he's killing, bro. He's killing. Shout out to Dame

Dollar, man. Verified Buckets Behan. Who was getting to it yesterday, man? Man, who is on the Verified Bucket today? Let's see.

Who was on the list, bro? Before y'all do that, they've been saying a lot that they should blow the bucks up. Do you feel that way? I feel like if Giannis

ain't happy, then you got to do whatever you want to do to keep him or you got to move him. What would you do, B-Han? You think they... Yeah, get rid of him, bro. Get rid of Giannis?

Yes, bro. Rebuild the whole city? Where would you go if you want Giannis to go? If you could. If you, B-Han, playing GM, where do you send him?

Giannis, go where you celebrate and not where you tolerate it. He celebrated in Milwaukee. Nah, nah, nah. We're done with that. Why, they let T.A. go? Yeah, Milwaukee is tremors.

We need to go to live. That's an over transit. So, where you going? Man, send him. Send him to Golden State. Where you want to go, bro? Let him go play with Klay, bro. Klay?

I mean, I'm sorry. I'm Steph. My fault. So, you would like to see Johnson? Yeah, I think that's where he want to go. So, you give'm sorry. I'm Steph. My fault. So you would like to see Giannis? Yeah, I think that's where he want to go.

So you give up Draymond? Oh, for sure. Draymond. They have to be willing to accept Draymond. That's just what you want.

Go to North Carolina, bro. Go to Charlotte, bro. You should make that call, baby. No, don't send my daughter.

Draymond need to go to Charlotte. Yes. Giannis need to go to Golden State. For sure, bro. Who Milwaukee get?

Whew. Trace, I'm sorry. So Trace going to Milwaukee. Yep. Kaminga. Kawanga. Yep. Kawanga.

Kawanga's crazy. Kaminga going. Who else we got over there? Moody. Moses Moody definitely gone. Moses Moody gone, bro. We need some more for Giannis About three first-round picks. Nah, no first-round picks, bro.

Send about 30 million. Just send some cash. Send a relief. Send cash considerations. I would love to see the historic number of the cash. I don't even think you can send that much. Send cash considerations. That's what it's called, cash considerations.

Yeah, don't trade. That's normally a couple million. You send 30 million, it's crazy. For y'all, this is called cash considerations. Yeah, don't trade. That's normally a couple mil. You said 30 million? It's crazy. For Giannis, bro. This is not soccer. Nah, bro. Giannis is still peak, bro.

You gotta cash out for Giannis, bro. When you offer that package, they gonna 2K with you. I don't think. You gotta trade Wigg. Wigg. Moody.

You gotta trade that entire line up except Steph Curry. Nah, bro. You gonna have Buddy Hill, line up except Steph Curry. Nah, bro. You got to have Buddy Hill, Giannis, and Steph. That's enough. That's enough, bro. Steph and Giannis is cheating. Yeah, bro.

That would be cheating. Steph and Giannis is cheating. Now, we can put some role players. If they had the Lakers role players with Steph, Giannis, and Buddy. But Dame is the same person as Steph. No. No. No, no, no, no.

And I love Dame. How not? What does, what do Steph, I mean, besides winning the championships, but if you just go player for player, what do Steph do that Dame don't do? See, this ain't fair to Dame because being compared to the GOAT ain't really never fair, but, bro, that's the best person ever to shoot a basketball. Even though Dame is a phenomenal shooter. Literally, Dame is second. But it's the difference between first and second. I know, but, like, it's the best person ever shoot a basketball. Even though Damon's a phenomenal shooter. Literally, Damon's second.

But it's the difference between first and second. I know, but it's not even that big of a difference. Nah, bro, I can't do my dog name like that, bro. That's a terrible comparison, bro. How? I'm just, I'm different, bro.

I'm different. I'm different, bro. Steph is different than the Steph effect is different, bro. I'm different. I'm different, bro. Steph is different. The Steph effect is different, bro. Steph got people wearing Under Armour shoes, bro. A lot comes with me, bro. People wear Dame shoes. Nah, people love Dame shoes, but I'm saying people are wearing Steph's,

bro. Under Armour, people, I seen a motherfucker with an all white pair of Steph Curry's on, bro, in a regular outfit. What was that? They out of pocket. Bro, they was walking in the factory before Jeff sold it. They was in the factory.

They out of pocket, bro. Is that breaking news? I would say Steph, he's been with a really good organization. I mean, he had Kevin Durant as a team at one point true bro but he also had Clay Thompson also second best he also had Harrison Barnes Sean Livingston them are nice players

name me who Dane played with besides Giannis and CJ McCollum CJ McCollum he's not Clay Thompson no bro I'm sleeping. He's not Kevin Durant. Dame played

one of my favorite power fours of all time, LaMarcus Aldridge, bro. He played

with him when he was a rookie. Pure dog, bro. I'm just saying. He didn't

get enough years with him. I love Dame game. And Dame, to me, can shoot

the ball like Steph Curry. I get that. But the impact on the game

is just different, bro. KD or LaMarcus Aldridge? Well, it's impact on the game is just different, bro. KD or Lamar Gazzardo? Well, it's a no-brainer for that. Okay. CJ McCullum or Klay Thompson? I'm taking Klay just off.

But I ain't mad if somebody took CJ. I'm a Klay fan. I like CJ McCullum. They got one of the best mid-range guys ever, but you got Klay fucked up. Yeah, Klay. I think people will take. Some people will take CJ McCullum over Klay, bro. Sean Livingston.

Steph Curry plays off the ball better than Dame Lillard. I mean, it's probably a luxury that Dame didn't get to play off the ball. I mean, that's not Steph Curry's fault, though, but that's a difference.

I'm saying, but... That's a difference, bro. Who was... I do that better than Dame Lillard. I mean, I know we taking up time doing this, but who is Dame's

power forward that can play like Draymond? Bro, I don't know. To be a crash... Nobody. He can play with nobody. Okay, bro, it's hard to be Crash Bandicoot in the NBA, bro.

Damn. I'm just saying he was at a disadvantage. I feel like if you replace Dame with Steph, they probably still win a championship

with them teams. He played with KD and all them. They probably will still win a championship. And I'm not... And I feel like if you put Steph with that

Portland team, they probably get the same results that... I just feel like Damian's more ball-dominant than Steph Curry, bro. And in that system... It had to be. Right, but in that system, I feel like he gotta be ball-dominant in Milwaukee, bro. I don't know if Damian gonna run around off screens and shit

like that, bro. I'm saying he got to be. Who going to facilitate anything? Your point I understand. You're basically saying, you know, the circumstances are different. The talent is similar, but at the same time, it's just like with all Kings and Sitter, you still got to I still got to put Steph in that situation. Let's not get it twisted. I'm not hating on

Steph. We talking about top 75. We talking about some of the best PG's ever. Yeah, we talking about top 75 players. No, Jeff is talking about skill for skill. We ain't talking about the accolade shit. We not doing that. Yeah, I mean, they both top 10 point guards when it's all finished.

It's hard to say what Steph does better. I just think Steph affects the game. When you can play off the ball and on the ball, and I've done it. At a high level, bro, it's different, bro, than the motherfucker that always got the ball in their hands. I think they built teams around him better than Portland built team around Dame. I 100% agree.

Yeah, like, they knew what Steph Curry did well, and they got people around him to do it. Like, all right, we need to point forward in Draymond because Steph didn't play point guard at Davidson. He ran around and was a two guard. So let's get somebody who can play point forward and get Steph open shots. Even underrated.

Them trading Monte to get Bogut for that same reason to have those screens to have to keep the ball in his hands to run off screens to pass the ball.

Yeah, I 1,000% agree with you there. I think you're absolutely right about that, bro. But I'm saying that's the difference in the game, though. I'm so better organization.

Nah, bro. I think Steph is a better passer. I think Steph is a much better passer than Dan. I mean, look who you're passing to. I'm going to be a good passer if I'm passing to KD and fucking Clay Thompson. You can't knock DJ Point for that, though. I'm not knocking it, bro. Damn near are, bro.

When he drives so many people and he's making good reads, I mean, that's what I'm saying. I ain't saying he's a phenomenal. Is that a good read? If I'm throwing to KD what I'm saying. I ain't saying he a phenomenon. Is that a good read? Hell yeah. If I'm throwing a KD and I'm throwing a Klay Thompson, I look like a good passer because I was throwing a Kyle Corbin. He did that for three years, bro. You weren't a good passer?

I was cool, but Kyle Corbin made me look like a great passer. You had Kyle. You had Kyle. You had Josh. You had Joe. You had a lot of people, bro. Even DeMar Curl had some assists from you. Yeah, but I'm just saying, like. For real a lot of people, bro. Even DeMar Curl had some assists from you. Yeah, but I'm just saying, like...

For real. Shout to my guy. He almost slipped into the All-Star game because of Jeff. That's a fact. But look. When you throw in a KD and Klay Thompson, when we running a pick and roll, Draymond rolling, and you help a little bit on KD,

I'm going to look like a great passer. And I'm not saying Steph can't pass. That's where I got to say you slighting it, bro. I'm not. You are, bro. Because Steph can't pass that's where I gotta say you slighting it bro I'm not you are bro cause Steph can't help that he the first championship he won bro

that's what he got dealt with that's a good team I'm not Steph Curry is the best point guard ever I'm not saying that he's a great player

so you're saying Dame is second I'm not saying he's the second I just said he said it's close his accolades don't match up with to be the best. 100%.

So where would you put Dame as a top 10? His accolades ain't gonna ever add up to be better than some of these great players. If he's top 75, I feel like you gotta be top 10. Yeah, but I'm just saying you can't be like, oh, he better than Westbrook because he never won MVP. Westbrook won MVP.

You can't say he better than all these other dudes because... I'd probably take Dame over Westbrook, but... I wouldn't be mad at you. The comments below this, man. We got two great comparisons today.

First, we got AE. Yeah, that's my verified book. It's my fault, y'all. That's my verified book. No, you're right. Great conversation. I'm going to go with

Lamar Jackson, man. Doing what he do his best, man. Four CDs. That's the man right there for sure every time. Yeah, he... If we want to compare him he

Lamar Lamar Jackson yeah he Lamar Jackson there you go he about to say something crazy who we compare to I'm just saying

he about to say Tom Brady hell nah I don't want to say that I'm about to say Pat Mahomes that's like Pat he Dame Lillard to Pat

like to Steph Curry I like that Pat Mahomes and Steph Curry I like that light skin Dame Lillard I shouldn my, like to Steph Curry. I like that. Pat Mahomes. I ain't going to hate. Steph Curry. I like that. Light skin. Dame Lillard Thug. I like that.

I shouldn't say that, but Lamar Jackson. Nah, he called that back to the team, bro. Nah. Hey, man, I need Lamar Jackson to get a Super Bowl. Yeah. Because it's like I need Dame to get a chip. If Lamar Jackson get a Super Bowl, Dame get a chip, we look at them differently. Yeah, bro.

I need Lamar to get a chip, bro, so we can talk about him the way he deserves to be celebrated for sure. That's a fact, bro. Your favorite segment of the show, be here, get well soon. Who needs some encouragement on this lovely Friday morning? Yeah, we're going to take Davis Bynum. Andrew Bynum, first cousin. Is this confirmed?

Yes, it is, bro. Cal State Fullerton. Their daddies are brothers, bro. Hey, look at this video, man. This video is one of the nastiest close-ups I've ever seen in my life. Coach T, I need you to check this out, man. Use your iPad.

My boy don't know how to use the iPad. It's all good. Ricky, Mike, put the video up, bro. I don't know how to work this stuff, bro. I keep seeing a hub on here, but not the stuff I need for work. That's crazy. Yeah, like, Mike, I didn't want Pornhub.

I said I wanted it. Oh, wow. They banned this anyway. Why do I keep. Mike, I didn't want Pornhub. I said I wanted it. Oh, wow. They banned this anyway. Why do I keep popping up? They didn't ban me. You're going UGs. Oh, wow. I told y'all, you Lord.

For the L. See, this is what we got to do with Freaky Mike not prepared. We got to just start going 520 on him. Damn, Mike, her ass fat. That's a hell of an algorithm, my boy. Man, he make us do...

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That boy got us in his hidden folder. Midgets. I got y'all. Yo, check this out. Look at this close up. Why are you tapping him on? That's hard, bro.

You're out of pocket, bro. Why are you tapping? That's worse than my man doing cocaine for his wrestling move, bro. That's who got to get well soon y'all got that video that's the nastiest

closeout I've ever seen in my life why would you just ball tap somebody for a closeout but his face make it crazier cause he trying to do

a no look like magic with the yee hee yee hee shlap also the Jazz is on the Get Well Soon list, too. Nah, they gonna stay on there.

Trash. Them and the 76ers. I think we're gonna have a run in Get Well Soon with the Jazz. What the? Oh, this is crazy. All right, Mike.

Why is Paige up there? Paige. See, this is why we can't record on Fridays, boy. Is that Andrew Martinez? Oh, my God. I just a love her.

Shag. Hey, Mike took a picture with his arms around his daddy's neck. Look at his back. Is that you and your daddy? This is not the podcast. Be here if you want to win some money this weekend. What you got for them? Oh man, crash out, divorce her immediately.

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