Gil's Arena - Boston BATTLES Back!!!

Episode Date: May 4, 2023

The Boston Celtics Battle Back to Win Game 2 vs the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Playoffs. Gilbert Arenas breaks down how Jaylen Brown and the Celtics spoiled the return of NBA MVP Joel Embiid to even the series. Other NBA Topics include, previewing a wild weekend of playoff basketball between the Lakers - Warriors and Suns - Nuggets!!! Sign up for Underdog Fantasy HERE with promo code GILSARENA and get a $100 first deposit match: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-gi... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Got Brandon Jennings in his dog, Freedom. Got Rashad McCants rocking the crown. And Brandon, appreciate you. You came through with your chef, Chef Ma. You brought some brunch before the show. Thank you. Fire. Shout out to Chef Ma.

Fire, fire. Fire, fire. Thank you. Appreciate it. Because you know we ordered food, chef, and he thought I forgot, so he reminded me. Underdog, chef, that's on my rider, okay, goddammit? I ain't gonna lie. Free food. It was fire.

It's about to be nap time. I'm gonna try and get through the show, but that itis is kicking in. We'll see how long it'll hold out for, but Gil, I see you rocking the legendary throwback today. Tell people a little bit of something about it. Yes, this is J-Mac. If everybody remember that inspirational story where the ball boy, he was autistic, came in the game. He was hoping he got a layup, and he ended up. It's his job to fetch water and mop up other people's sweat at Lisa Fina High School in Rochester, New York.

But for the last regular season game of his senior year, the coach let Jason, better known as J-Mac, suit up and play the final four minutes. That's him going in, number 52. With the headband. Everyone in the crowd was hoping for a win at most. But J-Mac had other ideas. He stepped outside the three-point line and drained it.

That was hot as a pistol jmack ended up three pointers right after the other he had 20 points total and each time a shot went in his teammates and the crowd went a little crazy. Y'all know we didn't pay for that shit. High as a pistol, baby! So you know, as soon as I seen that story, man, it was so inspirational. I called the school, talked to him and his father, and they sent me the actual Jersey. Did you watch the Jersey? No So it's still got it. Oh got it. J. Mack my J Mac. That's tough. J Mac Crazy thing is autistic, but he graduated at 15 years old. That's legend brilliant

Here's my question though. If I'm the other team I'm gonna let you hit the one courtesy three But I can't get 20 piece some point it's time to lock up They did I'm the other team, I'm gonna let you hit the one courtesy three, but I can't get 20 piece some point It's time to lock up They did I'm saying He won the SP award I think for best sports moment that year method then president we won't say his name who gave him the nickname J Mac You know Not my favorite president which we'll just say that. He didn't care about black people.

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The show is out here flourishing. So I mentioned we have chef my food and brandy was actually Pat Bev chef. Yeah Metro Boomin's okay. Okay Metro okay. Metro Boomin wants some more? Okay, all right, okay. You know, speaking of Pat Bev, I don't know if y'all saw, but, you know, Pat Bev's one of the most controversial hoopers in the game today. Never one to bite his tongue. During a recent episode of the Pat Bev pod,

he said that at least 50% of players in the league don't actually love basketball. He also added this context. What is it like when you have a teammate who you know doesn't love basketball? Most time, most teammates I know who don't love basketball are the really fucking good ones. Like are the most skilled. It's the wildest shit in the world.

How does that work? Because the skill over you have so much skill you know, it's free-form. You know, you get a guy who get all the girls you ain't got to do the preparation. You ain't got to get your car washed. You ain't got to order a restaurant. You get all the ladies. The preparation is different when you got so much skill. You could just show up to the game

and give a motherfucking 30, 40. That might work against other teams who aren't that good. You know what I'm saying? But you can't do that in the playoffs. Do you think players wind up winning championships that don't love basketball? Sometimes. Is there thieves who plan a bank robbery who don't plan it right who get away?

Yeah. Is it thieves who plan a bank robbery perfect and get their ass caught? You're damn right. So yeah, that's how the shit go. That is how the shit go. So Gil, I got to ask you, do you agree with Pat Bev? Can you get some smoke?

No. Yes. Yes. Give Pat Bev some smoke. Time to talk about it, Gil. Dive in. Dive in. Here we go.

No, no, no, no, no, no. Dive in. Here we go. No, no, no, no, no, no. That is the biggest. When I make takes sometimes and people don't understand what I'm saying is because you guys never played the game. They're watching the game. So they think MVPs in championships validate what a star is what a someone who actually Loved this game and there's Hall of Famers in this game Their top five top ten in in This sport in every sport that didn't love it, right?

They were just gifted so much that they had the fucking advantage over everyone. Doesn't mean they loved the game. Doesn't mean that they prepared like everyone else. They just had something better than everyone else. They can jump higher. They ran faster. Their IQ was, but they did not apply

themselves. And what ends up happening is when you have a group that don't love it and you love it Majority of those players are called what cancer to the team right remember Jimmy Butler Yeah, Minnesota, Minnesota. Right was called what bad? Guy yeah, I had team guy Yeah, you put them on a you put them in a winning organization where everyone wants to win, look who he is now. The leader.

Right? The media killed this man. Yep. Look where those other players are today. Talk about it. Still trying to figure out who the fuck they are. Right. Right?

And that's the difference. Like, money to guys who really want to win doesn't matter. It's just another number. It's getting better, trying to be perfect. So when you hear someone like Kobe say this, you guys call me a ball hog because I don't want to pass the ball. What he's meaning is this. You're not in practice with him every single day.

You're not on the bus. You're not on the bench after a game. We're getting beat by 30 and motherfuckers over there giggling and shit talking about what strip club they go to. You're not dreaming, having bad nightmares of plays that's running through your brain, right? You don't, you're not in there. So when you

tell me why didn't I pass him the ball, because he don't love this shit. He's just doing it because he wants to take care of his family, right? He want to do it because a writing checks they do that right in check They're writing checks or might as well go ahead and get it. Come on man. Like that is the difference I'm not the selfish one because I'm not passing the ball They're selfish for wanting it knowing that they don't do nothing to deserve this bitch

Can we can we talk about it? Can we talk about it? Because this is why I consider Kobe, this is my perception of looking at what the greatest of all time is and embodies the love and the excellence of the game. And I feel Kobe with his work ethic, what he showed the world that he can do when you count him out is greatness because he willed it. It's like, I'm going to work harder than you.

I'm going to be that guy that's going to show you that you can't outwork me because I love this shit. Mike, he was just like what you said. Walk up on the court, just like Pat Beff say, man, you can just go out there and just fucking go out there and play and just do the shit. Mike, the last dance, he said, man, I'm tired of this shit. I'm going to go do some other shit. Went and go play some baseball.

Went and played some golf, and he came back. Cole couldn't walk away from it. He couldn't spend two minutes away from the game. And just like I know you, when it come down to really focusing in those four or five years as you was really trying to get to the bag, you can't breathe without this shit. You really love this shit. You dissect this shit like students. It's real.

So when I look at other players like he's saying, you can tell they don't love it. You can smell it on them like, man, you don't want it. You don't want it more than me. I'm less than you and you don't want it more than me. I can't root for you, bro don't want it more than me. I'm less than you, and you don't want it more than me. I can't root for you, bro. I want it more than you. At 38, I want it more than a lot of you niggas out there right now. I'll take it from you right now just because I love this shit.

And that's what I love about, you know, our culture because we love this shit for real. I think, like, in this generation, too, with too with the game of basketball, we see so much. We get access to things before we even have to make it now, way more than when we did. Back then, yeah, we got stuff, but we still had to... All we knew was just rankings. Somebody was ranked higher than us. Now, it's a kid, he'll have a highlight tape and that's all he going off of. And then next thing you know, he ain't working, he's just eating off that social media buzz that people are just telling you.

So I think that's why a lot of players don't love it. And you have so much access to other things in life now. You see so much. So your focus is not as dialed in as it used to be when we were younger because we didn't have access to a lot of things. That's all we had. And also, like, with the Jordan thing. See, that's different.

Okay, so when you talk about the pinnacle of just all sports, the GOATs, the ones they call the GOATs, the GOATs were the gifted ones that also had the work ethic. Like, so when you really talk about the last dance, Jordan was the work ethic. So when you really talk about The Last Dance, Jordan was the ultimate asshole. He was the ultimate asshole because he demanded more from everyone. When they ran Lion, he was first. Every single time.

He had the breakfast club. You come over here, we're going to work out first. I want to make sure the guys that I'm relying on is working. Fuck the rest of them. I'm going to make sure you guys are working, we're doing what we're doing, then we'll go to fucking practice, right? So somebody like Kobe, right?

He don't have the engine as Jordan, right? So he can only get to a certain level, right? The engine, if he has the same work ethic. This is what makes him great. Mm-hmm, right? so when what frustrates a guy like Patrick Beverly is He has to work day in and day out for every minute He plays every dollar he gets. And you have a guy who just sits there, you know, just coming in, collecting the check. Averaging 20, all team, all NBA. And Pat Bev is like, man, if I just, oh, my God, if I just.

Some of y'all are sitting there. You're understanding, but you're not applying it. There's times where you'd be like, man, if I was just four inches taller, I'd be weight. That's Patrick Beverly thinking. Or if you're in the workplace and you're like, man, if I knew the manager like he does and all these hours I put in and he just comes in here and he gets all these promotions. That's what we're talking about. You're doing everything possible while this person just comes in every

10 minutes, they leave, they own a they're not putting the preparation, but the guy who has the talent and the preparation, that's what makes them him. And it's not jealousy on Pat Baird's part. No, no. Some people can get in miscarriage

like, oh, he, hey, he... Nah, it's admiration because he's like, man, that motherfucker so talented, he don't even got to come in here and put in the work that I be putting in. I wish I was that goddamn talented. I wish I had this access, that... And I've always loved both sides, you know what I'm saying, because the other side sometimes don't see Pat Bev. Mike don't see how Pat Bev admired the fact that he come in here and do what he do, but also he kind of jealous of it because he's like, man, I would do so much more with that

shit. You know what I'm saying? You just come in here and just fucking boom, boom, boom and get up out of here. Hit about 20 shots and get up out of here. Me, I got to be in here two, three hours. And I feel like I'm more accomplished because I'm spending more time. But you don't have to because you booby gifts. Yeah, and in my era, you know, my years,

you know, I used to go to the gym before the game, about three o'clock, right? The one consistent person I seen every time we played was Kobe. He ranked one. Ranked two, Ray Allen. Yep. Before the game. Like, we're talking like three o'clock, 3.30,. Ranked two, Ray Allen. Yep. Before the game. We're talking like

3 o'clock, 3.30, 3 o'clock. Way too early. Ray Allen, third Steve Nash. Now think about every star that came in that era. The most consistent three I've seen before games. Kobe,

Ray, and Steve Nash. Jim Ratz. When you talk about people who played and dominated in that era, and then you say, how come you wasn't the greatest ever? Because he loved the benefits of being a... Yes. Just like 50% of y'all don't give a fuck about y'all job, y'all just collecting the check. I'm going to say more than 50 Pat Bev gave 50% it's more like 25% that actually love it

Love when you're talking about loving the game loving the game means Like I cannot stop thinking about this shit Like when I go home we finish our game. I'm already looking at what the other stars did I'm not on the phone talking to girls. I'm on the what? God damn it, AI. Like, it triggered me. AI scored 50.

I want to get in the gym. Man. Like, how long? What time? Where you staying at? Is there a 24-hour fitness? I got to get to the gym. The love of the process of the game.

The love of it. A lot of players don't have the love of the actual game. Priority number one. And I know a lot of people out there are like, oh, man, if I was this tall or that, whatever, I'd be doing this. It's like, you still got to put the work in. It's a lot of seven-foot motherfuckers that ain't in the league that's doing basic shit. But what Pat Bev is coming from, that guy who works his ass off, he's doing everything he can, and he just ain't getting looked at

because of his height or something, right? And he's like, man, if I were just four inches taller, man, I'll be a D1 player. That's how Pat Bev is looking like. Man, as much time I put in this game, I'm sacrificing to stay in the league, right? I don't go to the clubs, I don't do this, I prep around there. And you

just, fuck. And you can see sometimes it's like, when you want it more than someone else, it just oozes out of them and out of you. You can see me be like, I just don't want to be around you, bro. I want it more than you. I want it more than you, nigga. There's Hall of Famers. There's

top five players that they played the game. They played it. They that they played the game they played it they didn't love the game they didn't dedicate their lives to the game it was they got checks the life of it getting women being famous and all of that like you know there's guys that love the game right that mean you know they got the love of the game claws in their game meaning i can play anywhere i want at any time and that's what it is Well, like when I heard Jordan had that to protect himself. I got that in my contract I want the love of the game of my contract

So when I go play on a street at Venice Beach, you can't take my contract, right? I just want to be able to play where I see fit right? Then you have guys who who loved the the atmosphere? Yes of what it brings. What it brings. You know what I mean? It's like a rap, but that's the difference between the Jay-Z, the Kanye, the Drakes and all that versus these young rappers who just make one song and they want to drink the lean

and doing all this versus a guy who spends his months in these studios preparing, right? And then when you see him, it's just more flash pictures, sending it off, but you never really see him in public like that. It's the association to the game. They want the association. Remember when we got in the league, they say you show your NBA card. If you came to the club and you show your NBA card, you get in. You have no problems and none of that shit.

It's the association. And now they give guys opportunities to be in the NBA so they can say they were NBA players, and that alone is clout that's to die for. People out there, the fans, they'd be like, man, I'd do anything to be an NBA player, or say I was in the NBA, and da, da, da, da, da. But it's like, man, but what you really here for? We not here for that. Especially if you chasing greatness. It ain't about, man, but what are you really here for? We're not here for that. Especially if you're chasing greatness.

It ain't about the clout and what it can get you. It's about, man, what I'm leaving, my legacy. So we all know there's hoopers out there that will play for free, right? Yep. I'm sure I'm sitting on the couch with three of them right now. But like anything in life, shit changes once money gets involved. So how much of the business of basketball getting in the way of the love of basketball and all those things you guys just mentioned? Some people just like being associated with it. gets involved. So how much is the business of basketball getting in the way of the love of basketball

and all those things you guys just mentioned? Some people just like being associated with it, but once it becomes a business now, when we all started hooping, the dream was to go to the league, but it wasn't, I want to go to the league because I want to get a $100 million contract. I just want to go to the league because I want to be amongst the best in this craft. But then you get to the league and it's like, well shit, I need my money. So how much does the business of basketball get get in the way of the level basketball? It doesn't the money doesn't affect the people who love it

because if I love something The money's gonna follow it if I if I'm dedicating my life to something the money's gonna trail I just got a focused on what I love. So, you know, Steph, you know, making 44 million at the beginning, he's not worrying about 44 million dollars because he knows as long as I'm healthy, as long as I'm doing what I'm doing, two, three hundred is following me.

It's coming. It's two, three hundred is coming. Right? Same thing with LeBron. Like, the money's coming. As long as, Greek the coming. Greek the freak. Greek the freak. You can tell how someone plays the game.

How someone plays the game. We can see the improvement. You think Dane Dollar. You think Dane Dollar's worrying about dollars? No. No, he's not worrying about you can see every the preparation i remember the the funniest thing he's ever done is when someone was like yeah you need to be working out and he says well you want me to go out there and do all this stuff and he had like

oh they were shooting the guns he's doing all this goofy shit to mock what everyone else is doing right and which is the funny part about it. He's mocking you like, yeah, just because I don't post it don't mean I'm doing it. I'm not here for validation. This is what I do for a living. And they hate you for that. When you don't do it for validation

and you mock them about what they expect you to do and what they expect to see. I love that. Because they never know what we truly are doing in a gym We don't want to document that shit. We don't want to show you the late hours Especially after bad game where we got to get that

I got to make 50 in a row before I go to sleep and I keep missing on 48 I'm not going to sleep until I make this like people don't understand that kind of grind comes from the love like When I go in the gym 24 hour and I touch one of them basketballs, I'm like, uh-oh. But if they happen to have an NBA ball in there, it's like... That'd be mine. It's like getting my affinity songs. It's like, ah! That's the one you be taking my shit, bro?

Man, it's going down. It's going down. I'm leaving my ball there, man, because I know nobody going to take it. It's going down. It's going down. When you love it... That's respect. It's going down. It's going down. I'm leaving my ball there, man, because I know nobody's going to take it. It's going down. It's going down.

When you love it like that, man, it changes everything. The DNA is structured in your body, man, because you love the game that much. So let's talk about this next generation. We can all look back now as older gentlemen. We had it a lot easier than these kids have nowadays. We didn't really have social media and all these things going on. Brandon, you mentioned the highlight mixtapes. Like, that stuff was just kind of starting.

I remember your mixtape dropped. Like, that was just starting in that era. Well, now these kids are in the gym. There's 30 cameras. You know, I see it all the time. They're playing at the cameras. It just doesn't feel like it's the same experience. It's different.

Like, they got the IG followings. They got all this shit cracking. But do you feel like the new generation, the next generation, they still love the game the same way? I think they still love it. I think some of them do. It's just hard.

Like I said, social media today, man. Social media, you just never know. That's just the growth of life and everything around us. I guess it just depends on what you're teaching your kid, how involved you are with them when it comes to basketball and testing them, trying to see if they really love it or not.

So I think that will never go anywhere, I think, as far as the parenting skills. I think that's just what it comes down to, is the parenting skills. And that's the reason that how you're raising your children or what you're telling your children during their early years determines who they're going to be if they get to the NBA, right?

Yep. If you're preaching to your fucking seven, 15, 17-year-old kids, like, you know, when you, you know, you got to get there, you got to take care of the family, you got to take it. That's all that's embedded in their brain. Get to the NBA so I can take care of my family. So they're only doing it. They're doing it for a reason that has nothing to do with them. You have to let the child fall in love with what he's doing for him to be him or she to be great Yeah, but if he thinks he's doing it or she's doing it to pay you back for being a parent

He's it's a failure. Yeah, because you're not Maximizing the dollar. Yeah, right. Yeah if you supposed to be a top five pick right in Top five picks if you do the average of the top five pick For the career, they're guaranteed anywhere from to 15 to 170 top five picks 210 to 170 to Top five picks. 210 to 170.

The average. The bottom end. That means as a top five pick, that's what you're supposed to make. If you don't make that, you failed. If you go around running around talking about yeah, I made 70 million. I made

100 million. The fuck were you playing this game for? Because they was giving you this. All you had to do was just apply yourself. But you thought just because you did something to take care of some people, you thought that was fucking something to brag about. That's not bragging. That's not a brag.

So it's parents. Stop telling your fucking kid to be this parent. He's not a brag. Yeah. So it's parents. Stop telling your fucking kid to be this. He's not a parent. He's a kid. Yeah. Let him love the game. Once he loves the game, then the purpose becomes trying to be great. If he's chasing greatness, the bags are chasing him.

Absolutely. But if his job was to get to the NBA so he can buy you a house, sweetheart, once he gets you that house, he thinks his job is done. Yep. Yep. You're going to lose that house because when he gets, he can't make another payment, you're going to have to sell that house. Now you're back to where you started.

Yep. Yep. That's why parents should never lose their own goals in life. of the payment, you're going to have to sell that house and now you're back to where you started. That's why parents should never lose their own goals in life. That's why you got to keep having it. Your child's success is not your success. That's the biggest thing. That's why a lot of parents be losing relationships with their kids because

you didn't take care of your business when you had your opportunity. Now you want to sit here and wait on your child. You don't get rewarded for being a good parent. That's what you're supposed to do. I'm not even going to lie. I hate, like I don't hate it. I understand it's programmed.

I hate when NBA players or just sports players get to the league, right? And they're like, what you going to do? I'm going to buy my mama a house that she dreamed of. His career is done. That's all I'm thinking. Because that's not how it's supposed to work. If you want your mom to move with you or you want to pay off or do this, let her work for you, let her be your assistant or, you know, something that she can actually

bring you value. But if you're saying, all right, I made this money. Now I got to move backwards to take care of someone to bring them here. She's taken or he's taken father or mother is taking money away from the next generation. So 90% of athletes, by the time their kids get old enough, they can't enjoy that same lifestyle that your mama did, that your father did. Your father, though, is supposed to enjoy the lifestyle. His job was to get you there. You're there. He didn't want to buy the niggas some new golf clubs. Cool.

Give him a little Hyundai or some shit that makes his life easier. But he should be happy. As a father, he should be happy that you did everything. As a mother, you did everything to get them to that place. Their job now for the legacy is to make sure your grandkids is in a better situation. Not you buy a $4 million house, you buy me a $2 million house. That's backwards money.

I've never seen a white, I've never seen a white player go on TV and say, I'm going to buy my parents a house. No, for real. Fuck no. Their parents, hey, you did your job.

Living in trade, I don't give a fuck if they're living in trade or something. They probably got a new plush ass RV, but they're not spending millions. What I'm saying is they're not spending millions backwards. That's the slave mentality. Let me give you a context though

because I agree. But then my dad gave me a challenge that I wanted to reward him because I was able to accept the challenge and then accomplish the challenge, right? Which was, his challenge to me was, you want to be like these drug dealers and these old, these 25, 26-year-old guys keep coming up in and out of these gyms playing with you. I was 12 at the time. You want to be like them? Keep bringing these C's and D's in this house. You want to be like out of these gyms playing with you. I was 12 at the time. You want to be like them?

Keep bringing these C's and D's in this house. You want to be like one of these guys? You want to be a washed-up NBA player or ex-college player or something? That fueled me. It was the ultimate challenge, as you said, the turning point that turns you into that monster. It wasn't my dad trying to live through me, so I didn't

have that stigma on me where my parents was trying to push me just because they wanted attention it was boy you got a choice live like this you can live like this but for me my my repayment for them was not necessarily let me go get my mom the house she dreams of but let me show them that I appreciate them instilling morals and Integrity and me enough to make a decision that would keep me out of the streets because it kept me here Like you want to be this type of player? You can't bring these bad grades You can't be distracted and you can't be in the streets You got to be here

so I knew that they wasn't gonna interfere and try to be or get any of my light because they just gave me an option. And I think that a lot of the kids out there, they don't have the parenting to give them that option because the parents want to be in the light. They don't give them the, you can be like this, boy. You can be like this, boy. It's going to be on you. They push them that one way because they know what success they can get from it. And that leaves a kid kind of blinded. I appreciate my family and my mom and my dad for instilling that in me because they gave me an option. Hopefully these kids out here get better options

from idols and people they look up to like us so that we can push them in the right direction. Yeah, I ain't have that option. I ain't have that option. I had to figure it out. My dad passed when I was eight. So I had to figure it out early. Like, I had to go play. I remember I had to play AAU games just to make money. Yeah.

Like, for my family. You know, to keep a roof over our head. So it's just different. I mean, I think for me, I just learned survival. I've always been a kid to take a roof over our head. So it's just different. I mean, I think for me, I just learned survival. I've always been a kid to take a risk. I didn't mind like, you know, leaving Dominguez, going Oak Hill, you know, being the first to go overseas and, you know, always do something different. So I always felt like, you know, even the kids who do grow up

with a single parent mother or whatever, just find something that you that you love to do and be passionate about it. Luckily, it was basketball for me. And basketball takes us to so many different places in the world. So being able to travel helped me just grow and become better. How much pressure did you feel as a kid having to do it? You said you're playing AAU games for money and support your family. But having to be essentially the man at that age, the man of the house,

how much pressure did you feel? I mean, it was a lot of pressure because you never know. Single parent mother, just me and my brother, my mom moving us from LA to Orange County just to try to get different diversity in life. Going to school in Orange County, being the only black kid in an all white school at that time, sixth, seventh grade, having to learn different ways. I've always felt like that was the challenge. But my mom, she always wanted better for us too though.

So that's what I will give her. She always wanted better, wanted me to see more. My only advice is just for parents, moving forward, don't be a bill for your kid. Don't be a bill for your kid don't be a bill you know be an asset right he did your child is not the man that you don't have no more as a single mother no i'm just saying you know don't be a like this is this is child support for my child right you know that don't make sense yeah it just be an asset meaning you know he's not just taking care of you and you're doing nothing because that just an added bill that eventually he's going to be looking at trying to figure out how do I

cut this loss without you know you know messing up the relationship with my mom because you know a son does not want to tell his mother no right be an asset be an assistant be um a marketing the marketing manager or something. Be someone, an agent. Be someone that brings value to your asset, as you can say. Don't be a bill. That's all I. Yeah, because the relationship is going to end. The relationship is going to always end. It's going to end.

You and your child's relationship is going to end because your child's going to see this one day from his financial advisor or from whoever's taking care of it. They're going to be like, yo, listen, this is too much. You're going to have to back your mother or your parent, whatever. You're not in a relationship with them. And that's the funny thing.

That's going to be the talk one day. It's going to backfire. The kid is going to look at it like, Jesus Christ, come on already. He's going tofire. Every time. The kid is gonna look at it like... Every time. Like, Jesus Christ, like, come on already. You know what I mean? The kid's gonna have his own family. His own family.

His own kids. You know, his boys. And then you got the boys, the friends, everybody asking. Yeah. There's a lot going out. Ain't nothing coming in. Nothing. And that's when you really look at it like, damn, man, I'm pouring a lot out.

You ain't sent me shit. In the 10 years, you ain't sent me shit in the 10 years so talking about success stories we got to talk about Lamar Jackson I noticed the basketball show but after agreeing on a five-year deal worth up to 260 million about a week ago I think it was 185 million guaranteed Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson finally signed his deal today, officially making him the highest paid player in NFL history, I think based on total value of the contract. But, yeah, you already know. That 185 guaranteed already off top is not bad.

So, okay, so does he get that one lump? No, I think they will probably break it down. I don't know what the actual signing bonus is. That's what I thought, too. No, the signing bonus, he gets it. The signing bonus, he would get it all. So signing bonus gets up front? Up front.

But I don't know what the actual signing bonus number is versus the guaranteed money and how they've structured that to break it down per year. But he's got $185 guaranteed. Okay. But two, I think, $60. If he hits all the, you know, he probably won't. That's the janky shit about NFL deals. You hear that $260 number more times than not. So that's why they care more about the guaranteed. Yeah, guaranteed money in't. That's the janky shit about NFL deals. You hear that 260 number more times than not.

So that's why they care more about the guarantee. Yeah, guarantee money in football. That makes sense. We're a hoop. You sign that 260. I'm getting 260 unless it goes to arbitration or whatever it may be. But Lamar took a lot of shit from the haters for negotiating his contract without an agent. But he saved himself about 3% of commission.

You know, our statistician team did the math. That's about like $8 million, pretty close to. So Gil, will we see more superstars follow Lamar's lead and start doing these contracts without an agent? More superstars? I mean, you've got to kind of be at that superstar level. When you're talking about those type of deals, that type of negotiation,

there's only a handful of guys who's capable of who has like they can They're big enough to say well fuck it then we'll just go to free ages like I'm willing to sit out this year, right? He was one of them, right? That's just not something everyone can. You have the audacity. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Not a lot of motherfuckers would just get up there and try that shit. So no, I do not see a bunch of superstars doing it. There's only a few,

and the few who do it, I mean, eight would, listen, it's 3%, right? I don't think this was about an agent. I think this was more about I'd rather deal with them directly. My relationship with them is a personal one, and you're just in the way right now.

And, you know, sometimes, you know, an agent doesn't do justice because the agent is thinking about his 8%, so he don't give a fuck where he gets his 8% from. Yep. Right? You know, 4 million to 8 million, he don't care.

It's just 4 million to 8 million when there's principles involved. It's principles of, okay, 160 is guaranteed. I said I want 185, period. I don't care about the rest of the number. 185 guaranteed. Guaranteed. Guaranteed is what I want.

And my agent was like, you just take the 160. It's not about 160. I just said 180. You're not listening. You know what I mean? You're not listening to me. You're not listening not about 160. I just said 180. You're not listening. You know what I mean? You're not listening. You're not listening. And that's what they be doing.

You're not listening. I said 180. I'm saying it for a fucking reason, motherfucker. We're trying to prove a point. I'm going with 185. I mean, that's why you ultimately got to believe in yourself. Because we probably all deal with that even still now. I mean, I deal with that shit on my side.

Where there's an offer and it's like, no, I know what my value is. And the agent hit me like, you sure you want it? I'm like, look, I'm good. I'll figure it out. But it's to get to that point. I'm not saying that because I'm crazy. And Lamar wasn't saying that. You know what I mean?

Lamar wasn't saying that because he was crazy. I saw what Deshaun Watson got. I'm an MVP. Break bread. I think I'm the only motherfucker who will write a contract. And if I don't like it, nah, y'all can cut this shit up. I don't give a fuck. Fuck this. Cut it up. Hey think I'm the only motherfucker who will write a contract and if I don't like it, nah, y'all can cut this shit up. I don't give a fuck. I'm the only one.

I'll sign a deal. Yeah. And then I'll see somebody else like, they getting paid what? Hey, hold on. I don't like that shit. Bring that deal back. We already signed a deal. I don't give a fuck about what I just signed.

Send me a new contract. Or just sue. We already signed it. I don't give a fuck about what I just signed. Send me a new contract. Or just sue me, goddammit. You got to move like a white man in this game. For real. Even if you sign the shit, the reality is that don't really mean anything. I don't mean it. Run it back. Bring it back.

My signature on shit. Run it. I do not care what I wrote. I don't care about the fine print. We going to go to court. I locked the motherfucking door. I locked not care what I wrote. I don't care about the fine print. We gonna go to court. I don't care. I'll lock the motherfucking door. I'll lock the door. I'll lock the door. Even looking at somebody like a KD, I signed a

four or five year extension with the Nets. I do not give a fuck. I don't want to play her anymore. I'm out. I'm out. Give me the Phoenix. It is what it is. I think the last question here, Brandon, you kind of hit on it a little bit, but I think about my dad too when he was coming up. Kind similar situation a lot of y'all got it got a big bag But everybody just comes out the woodwork friends family cousins

And you really start to feel that pressure that all these people that are dependent on you But they're only dependent on you because they want to a slice of that pie They want a piece of that back. So how hard is it dealing with family and friends asking you for money? Oh Me oh any of y'all. You said his name. I thought you talked about it earlier, but that was like- I mean, it's hard. I mean, it's hard because you have all this money. Everybody knows you have it.

Your money's public. You can go right to ESPN. So I was just talking about this with the kids at the McDonald's game this year. I was telling them, your favorite word need to be no. Just completely no, the word no. It doesn't matter what your contract is. It doesn't matter what you're making. Remember, you got to pay taxes, you got to pay lawyer fees, you got to pay all type of

other things. So I was just telling him just learn to say the word no, man. Just no, just not right now. You should be able to enjoy what you've been working hard for. Your first couple years, because you don't know. They say a pro career is what, three to five years. That first three to five years, you need to figure out what can last you for the next 10 years with your money.

I think the biggest word is just know. I got three words. I'm broke, bitch. I'm broke. I ain't got it. Look who I hang with. I don't hang with. I ain't got it.

I don't got it. Don't ask me for shit. I ain't got shit. I've been broke for a long time. I don't plan on getting no money no time soon. I used to always tell them, hey, this shit going and shit going don't make Don't make me look around and you gone too because this is why you was here Just for the bag just for the ride and I found out the hard way. That's why I'm broke bitch Fuck around me. I'm got shit on that shit. Well, look we go on the yacht tomorrow, but I'm broke bitch

You feel me? I don't tell nobody nothing Yeah, you came because you can't tell nobody nothing. Yeah. Because you can't trust nobody. When they smell the money, they come around. Well, that's the hard part, too. I mean, like, Brandon, like you said, it gets announced, oh, you signed this deal for X amount. So they already see it. You know what I mean?

Yeah. No, they really do. They already see it. You're going to get the phone. Why do you think my phone still to today, I don't grow incoming calls so I can read your text message first I'm bro. I started seeing a man. I don't mean I don't mean ash You know what I do soon as I read the first one I usually don't do this well not today But what I could tell me oh, yeah bills need, I ignore everyone for at least

a week to see if they come back with it. I remember I used to tell my dad, I was like, yo, my brother need this and that. That's what's up. And you're also- Because I tell them, I said, listen, I tell them this, I said, listen, once you enable a person, then they're handicapped, right? Someone says they need money for a bill and you pay that bill, every then they're handicapped. Right? You know, someone says they need money for a bill, and you pay that bill. Every month, they're looking for you to pay that bill.

Yeah, you're creating habits. You're creating, yes. I want my money back. I'd be like, yo, hey, I always, listen, I used to say no, right? I used to say no all the time. Then I'd start saying yes. Right? I'd start, yeah, no, I got you.

Right? Send some financial advisor. And I I start, yeah, no, I got you. Right? Send him a financial advisor. And I'm like, hell fuck no. Click. And then my financial advisor come up with the, ah, you know, right now, you know, his bills and this and this. Let that out. Listen.

So you're not the bad guy. I'm not the bad guy. Yeah. Because it's just like, yeah, because you are creating habits and you're going to, it's going to be a time where you're, when you do love this person and you're going to have to be like, tell them like, yo, watch the fuck out. Yeah. Like, yo, just leave me alone.

Like, I don't even want to fuck with you no more. Because you look, because now you're starting to look at people differently. You know what I'm saying? Because now you don't even want to be around them because you know, every time around, they're going to ask me for something. They're going to try to milk you in. That should become the norm. I try to make you feel good.

No, no, listen. I'll tell everybody, I'll tell everybody,. At the beginning, everybody got yes one time. The second time, never talked to them again. I ain't got it. One year, I changed my number. One year, I changed my number 120-something times. I don't give a fuck about them. Listen, listen.

I don't care about nobody's feelings like that, right? How did you keep up with the contact list? I don't need to keep no contact. Fuck that contact. You don't have anybody you want to hit on? All these niggas is beggars. I need them for yeah, what they all begging What do I need them click click like I can go through my phone right now the month just started I probably got $10,000 worth the request of something. I ain't got it. I ain't got it

You know how many people you know how many friends and family members been to my house? Two! Come on. I'm from here. I've never thrown a house party. I don't have no friends over. We feel special. Like where you live at? We feel special.

We definitely grateful. But for the most part, it's like, man, that house you? That ain't my house. On the interview, that ain't my house. That's the company's house. I don't do that shit. You're not gonna look and this motherfucker over here like, that is a big ass house, Gil. The motherfucker's high. That's what I used to say. company's house. I don't do that shit The motherfuckers high

Yeah, and I embrace that no incoming call thing I still have incoming calls I don't answer I need to see what the text is About this even from family like it'd be my mom's like what do you need first? I like we can discuss this is pertinent.. Like, what do you need first? All right, Glenn, we can discuss this. This is pertinent. You know what's even crazier, though? Because we heard about these stories before we got to the NBA, right? And for me personally, I heard them, and I used to listen to them like, damn, that shit crazy. Damn, that shit crazy. That shit crazy.

That's our first thing. That's our first thing. That's never going to happen to me and my family, though. We tight. We like this, my nigga. And the first request, and then the second request, and then cousins, and then remember me? And we in high school together, and then you start getting this long line around the block

of niggas. It's like, remember? And I'm your, and I need this. And it's like, I ain't got it, my man. I ain't got it. If I didn't know you before I got money, then you already have a wall up. And then everybody that I had friends with before, all I'm doing is just testing who you are. This is how, like, I'm'm ruthless right? You can't trust shit

I'm talking about when it comes to friendship like you tell me a story that the old man. I need about $2,500 right, you know for rent and I'm like, oh man, okay I ain't you know, I mean let me get back to you on that one, right? I'll come on a 31st and I say yo, hey, I Got this bag of money I'm trying to hire from the BM, right? I counted every dollar to the T. Tell you I haven't counted it yet. And then, right, give it to you and be like,

I'll be back in a week, right? Hey, can you count it for me? Let me know how much it is. Just to see if you steal a dollar. I mean, I want you to be delinquent on your rent before you take to pay that rent just because you didn't think I counted it.

I lost a lot of friends like that. Yup. Put that shit on the counter. Listen, it's just crazy how they like, when you get to the league and people ask you for money and stuff and it's like, now that I'm older I be looking like, well, can that person do the same for me if I ask? No, bro. Like, you know what I'm saying?

Like, can you reciprocate the same energy? I used to ask just to prove the point. Like, I think that's what youngins need to start realizing, too. Listen. Like, can they reciprocate the same energy?

Can you reciprocate? Yes. We're going to treat ourselves like birds, right? If we are considered eagles, right, I don't want no fucking pigeon. I don't want no pigeon.. I don't want no pigeon.

You gotta hand feed pigeons. They hand feed it, throw the bread on the floor, they nibble and pick. No, if I'm up here, that means I'm flying at a whole different altitude, so that means everybody with me gotta fly at the same altitude and we're coming down to hunt. I don't wanna have to come down and try to bring you to an altitude that you can't, like, I don't want to, I don't want to uplift your life.

I don't want no, no, what is it, Lois Lane. I want Superwoman. I want Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman, Superwoman. I want someone in that caliber. I do not want a Lois Lane,

someone that I got to keep stopping to protect. Well, you did what? How much you need? You don't want no casuals? No casuals? I need to go to the mall. I need to like that. I don't want like, God damn.

That's a pedestrian. I don't like that shit. Listen, that shit. Listen, the shit is cute. The shit is cute when we're in our 20s. Yeah. Yeah. Right? Oh, nothing but my looks. The shit is cute when we're in our 20s. Yeah, yeah. Right? Oh, nothing but my looks.

Oh, my God. My looks. Oh, my looks. That shit is cute in your 20s. Yep. Right? Being, oh, Birkin bag, Birkin bag. I don't want no woman who thinks Birkin bags is life.

Yeah, stop it. I want someone who thinks, like, Birkin bag money? I can go buy this plot of land over here. I can flip this. I can turn that. Gucci Mane, listen. Gucci Mane's wife was a... What's her name? Keisha.

Keisha. That should be gold. Where he can say, hey, here's my two million. I'm about to go to jail. She takes the two million, flip it. When he get out, he got eight million. That's what an eagle woman looks like. Absolutely.

Take your two. 99% of every other woman, that shit would have been gone. For sure. And she would have been with the next. She would have been the whole. Here's two million. Protect it for me. Turn it into eight.

But that's us knowing that we can't get that type of loyalty, though. You know what I'm saying? Unless there's money behind it. Right? It's like childhood friends expecting people who you brought with you to hold you down like that. Right? But they all are envious of your spot. And they're waiting for you to fall so they can either say, I told you so.

Or to try to step into that spot and be like, oh, it's me. It's my turn now. And it's like, we don't get that support system, right? So let's just say niggas do fall and they waiting for somebody, another eagle to come by and not support them. But hey, man, give me a little bit to clip my wings so I can get my wing back. I got my wing. I'm going to be up there with y'all in a second.

I'm back. I'm back. But I'm not a pigeon so I could get my wing back. I got my wing. I'm going to be up there with y'all in a second. I'm back. I'm back. But I'm not a pigeon. I'm an eagle. But my motherfucking wing, I got shot down by a motherfucker trying to clip me. You know what I'm saying? Nigga, clip me. I'm down here with these pigeons.

I'm down here with these pigeons. I need one of my eagle. And that's what you did for a nigga like me. You came through. It's like, yo, you don't deserve to be down here with me. Come on over here, you know what I'm saying? Get some light on that motherfucker, on the wings, you know what I'm saying? So I understand that whole dynamic, bro.

Like, that shit really do make sense. Shit, I agree. I'm a part of it, too. That's why we're here at Gil's Arena. Appreciate you, Gil. Me and my children. But look, we've done a lot of talk about life, money. It's time to talk some basketball.

It is basketball. It is basketball. It's the important part of basketball and life. Off the court, let's talk about some on the court, the less important part that our fans have been talking about. Let's talk about these Sixers and these Celtics. So Joel Embiid made his return to the court for game two of the Sixers-Celtics

Eastern Conference semis, fresh off winning his first MVP. But the Sixers got smacked by 34, and Embiid finished the game with 15 points, three rebounds, and five blocks. He was pulled with like two minutes to go in the third

with the team down 21, didn't come back in. So we talked about it a little bit yesterday, should he have, now that we saw it, did Embiid come back too soon from the knee injury? He ain't got nothing to do with his knee. I told you it was going to be trash.

You did. Embiid is like Greek the Freak to Miami. Their scheme is for him personally. He's going to have to sack, I told you, James Harden who was going to back up, give him the ball.

If that's going to happen, Boston's winning this series. Because Embiid himself can't beat Boston. He has proven that he can't. He's been swept in the playoffs by Boston, that same young group. Like, they're getting older, too, so there's nothing changing. Right? Same two, same three people sweeping him. Right?

So he can't do it on his own. So running the offense around and beat against Boston is going to be the downfall. Yeah. Like, James Harden showed that they didn't plan for James Harden. They didn't plan for James Harden to do what James Harden's doing. But they planned for Embiid, Embiid back, see what happens. That stupid shit he's trying, pump fake on the three, the long pump fake, that shit works

against other, not this team right here. They're built for this. So, I seen it coming. Fuck his knee. I mean, I feel like he should have waited to game three. Not this team right here. They're built for this. So I've seen it coming. Fuck his knee. I mean, I feel like he should have waited to game three, especially after he announced getting MVP with the crowd, Philly. Like, you know what I'm saying?

Just that momentum coming back home, like playing game two. I just like, I don't know. I just knew it was going to be nasty too. Did the league put him in a bad spot by making the announcement before game two as opposed to making it before game three? Now he comes back to Philly, home crowd, gets the love. They're literally in like a hotel conference room. No. He just looked thirsty.

He looked kind of thirsty. He didn't even have to play. You could have just waited until you got back to Philly. I was already going to get the split anyway. They probably weren't going to take two games in Boston anyway. Let's just say, man, fuck all that shit. Fuck that injury you're going to play.

It's the playoffs. Ain't no motherfucking excuses no more. You play hurt unless you injured, big fella. Get your big ass out there and hoop. Okay, now you go out there. You just got the MVP. Ain't no fucking excuses. We don't give a fuck.

It's game time. Popcorn's popping. Why are you 15-3? 15-3? You only had three rebounds for the first half? We watched Looney get 13 in the first half? Nine in the first quarter? For those of us on these pick-ems.

So what did we say? We can't let you. We can't bail him out. He must have lost the bet. I did. He must have lost his pick. I'm upset. I'm upset. 25.5. I'm like, did. He must have lost his pick. I'm upset. I'm upset.

25.5. I'm like, oh, he's going to get that. Triggered. I'm triggered. Underdogs at the end. But what you just said is like, all right, he's not going to be able to bounce back. You ain't trust him coming in knowing that he's going to have this type of performance. And when he showed the world the type of shit, it's like, man, what you doing, bro?

Because there ain't no excuses no more. You got what you wanted. MVP. Finally. Tears. Exuberance. Fuck all that shit, nigga. You had 15-3.

And now I think the series is in jeopardy. Like you said, they not going to be able to come back and change anything different from playing against Boston because they've been playing against Boston. I mean, it's just some teams have your number, and you really have to take a soul search to say, all right, I see what they're doing. I'm not going to be able to average 30 and 20 against this group, right? If I want to win, if I want to win, maybe 17 and 10 is the number, James Harden, you're

going to take the front seat. Take the front seat. They're not planning for you, and maybe at the end of James Harden, you're going to take the front seat. Take the front seat. They're not planning for you. And maybe at the end of the game, while they're paying attention to you, I can maybe take over here and there and take over moments. But running the offense through me, that shit is dead. You're not running the offense through Embiid and going to win this series. If you, Harden, or let's say you, Harden, and I'm Embiid,

are we having this conversation together? Are we coming outside of practice? Are we having a powwow between each other? Like, hey, bro, this is how we should approach this shit, my nigga. You go ahead and you take the front seat. I'm going to get back seat. We're going to go talk to the coach and see how this works. But we need to figure out something between each other.

I mean, how many players have self-awareness that they know that they, like he, it might be to the point where he really think that, okay, I got you now. Now I can beat him, right? I'm the MVP. I need the ball. Like, the ego is the biggest thing that comes between teams. So are they having that conversation? No, they're not having that

conversation. Should they have that conversation? If they want to get out of the second round, they should, right? If they want to get out of the second round, they should, right? If they want to get out of this round, yes. But they're not. I mean, they should. It should look like it's like that. That's what I'm asking.

I'm like, if they have that conversation, it should be easy. I mean, aren't you a coach? You're a scout in Portland. There's fucking synergy out here, right? Synergy. Synergy can tell you everything that's going on. I can give a synergy report on the coach himself of when he's good, what plays he makes, what plays don't work.

If you're not smart enough to look at the reports and analyze it and try to figure out how to be better, then I don't give a shit what happens to your team. But I can tell you, you keep trying to run that offense through Embiid against Boston Celtics. Out of here. Good luck. So while we're on the subject of Embiid, you know, poor performance,

but I think the most egregious thing from that game was the flop. So I know we got the video of it, but I wanted to get your guys' opinion of it. How bad is this Embi B flop? Is it legit? Is it extras on it? I mean, it could be his left leg. Left leg could have been weak.

Fuck off. His left leg could have been weak. So, I mean, who knows? Are they in a penalty? Are they in a penalty? Were they in a penalty? Does he get free throws after that? It all depends on how the game is played. If he's just doing it just to do it.

Yeah. But if, like, if we're in a penalty and I got hit like that. Oh, yeah, that's a good flop. That's a great flop. That's a great flop. Is that his third foul? Now this is going to be his fourth foul. Now he's out of the game.

Like, all that matters. And what is your opinion? Obviously, the general public has an issue with flopping, but I think when you're playing in the game, you got three refs. The goal is to trick the refs, right? The goal is to get fouls. The goal is to do those things necessary to give your team an advantage to win. A lot of times, refs aren't that intelligent.

Let's just be real. They're susceptible. I think about Kobe back in the day screaming, hey, every time he shot. That stuff goes on. So, y'all four flopping against it. How do y'all really feel about it? I mean, I wouldn't say that I'm looking for the refs to manipulate the game in that way because offensively we can't. I mean, offensively we can't flop, but defensively there's not a lot you can do

as far as trying to get extra advantages. So, I mean, offensively, it's how you use it. Like, you know what I'm saying? Like Gil used to use it as good as anybody. Tony Parker, Ginobili. These are guys who, you know, you couldn't fucking touch. But then defensively, guys like Shane Battier, Rajah Bell, you know, all the floppers, the Bruce Bowens, you know,

those are guys that you couldn't stand playing against either because couldn't get an advantage so I mean it worked both ways I just love it being used intelligently and not cowardly I don't like the cowardly shit I'm saying using that shit just to fucking you know I'm saying I don't like that you know because then I have to use it up to my ability I don't like going into that bag I don't like that. You know what I'm saying? Because then I have to use it to my ability. I don't like going into that bag. I don't want to go to my petty bag. You got to go into your petty bag just to prove.

And look, he's Mr. Goddamn. Ooh, flop, flop, flop, flopping ass, petty ass nigga. Listen, I'm going to tell you. If I can manipulate. Listen, if you can manipulate the rule, then you're going to do it. That's just like anything in life. Yes, that's what I'm saying. Anything in life.

See, they only. You're going to bend the law. You're going to do it. That's just like anything in life. Anything in life. See, they only... We only say it for a sport. They say, oh, they're doing too much flopping, right? If I can drive, knowing he's going to try to cut me off, and then I stop, and then he runs into me. Do not get mad because I'm smarter than

this person. But that's not a flop, though, Gil. But it is, because I'm stopping, he's hitting me, I'm flopping. Or I'm running, and then stopping in front of you i'm fine like if i can manipulate human behavior we're gonna do it and if you say oh that's stupid then why do people today still go to burger places asking for water cups putting sprite in it it. If you know they're dumb enough to give you the cup, right? If you're dumb enough to give me the cup so I can go play, we're going to manipulate the system as we can. There's no difference at the next level.

You're going to manipulate it. We've seen you put Sprite in that cup, Gilbert. You're going to manipulate it. No matter how much money you make in life, if I do not feel like having that, paying that $4 for the regular, I'm always going to hit the water cup and put the Sprite in it.

And then motherfuckers get brazen now. They'll put the, like, back in the day, you could put the Sprite, because it looked like water. Because it looked like water. Now it's straight Coke. Like, whatever. I'm just like, shit, I'm just not paying that dollar.

And y'all not going to charge me for that cup, but. It's just manipulation, man. You know, it's, I don't,'t, if you know someone is a baiter, you're going into the game understanding that. You're going into the game understanding. Like if I'm playing against Trey Young, I know I have to play a certain way because I know at some point he's going to try to get me in foul trouble.

Just like on the defensive end, you know Marcus Smart is going to try to bait you to push off he's going to flop so as an offensive player I have to play him differently right knowing that you know he's grabbing me I know I can't react as soon as I do this soon as I do this he's going to carry the arm where I know there's things that come with it as a Hooper if you know this player flops a lot, you know, and B does a lot of flopping and flailing and playing like this You have to approach him Differently if you if you're gonna complain about it a coach I can't deal with this shit sub me out. Yeah I mean I the to go against it and then complain, oh, he flops too much, then you're stupid.

What kind of film are you watching? What we said yesterday about the intelligent defender and the athletic defender. That's the intelligent defender. Knowing Marcus Smart, I'm about to flail every chance I get just to get an advantage on the fouls. You know what I'm saying? You got two fouls in the first quarter, it's my advantage. Yeah. I mean, it's easy at this point.

You know what I'm saying? And then when you got guys that understand that type of shit, it makes it easier for the team. Now, the second unit is easier for them to put more pressure on guys to play more aggressive. I mean, that's the balance. It's the equilibrium of basketball, being able to flop when you can and knowing how to it's an art to it It ain't just no it ain't just no go out there and do it That's that well, then everybody should do it if everybody could do it. They will do it You don't think if everyone knew how to flop

That they can get their points up a little bit more, their points go up a little bit more, their bag goes up a little bit more. So if a guy who averages 10 can flop and get to 16, that's damn near 50 extra million dollars. He can't. He's not intelligent enough to know human behavior. He doesn't know if I put the ball here, people watch the ball. They're going to reach for the ball. The dummy reached for it. I pull up.

Right? Like, you have to be intelligent to do the things that a Trey Young and a James Harden doing. Understanding that you ride, like, you know, people ride knowing that, okay, they ride like this. All right, I'm going to handcuff it. Yep. Soon as he try to pull away, I'm going to pull up. Yep. These are human behavior

Type of things right knowing that if I get far away from him, he loves block shots He has a block thing in his contract every time I go to him pump fake knowing that he's he's he needs blocks Dravel McGee gotcha You know cuz I learned that from JaVale when I'm driving He will open up and then turn and then try to face the rim and try to meet it. Yep. All right Open up jump right into him. Wow. I'm not I don't need to shoot the free throw I mean, I don't need to try to make the basket. I'm just waiting for you to lip off the ground So they had to change that rule As long as they jump straight up, you know

That's where that rule came in from because I'm just running right at you man foul foul foul foul foul run right at you foul this is a foul no one uses it this is a foul say a player falls on the floor you have to be very intelligent

to understand this a player falls on the floor as an offensive player, you fail, and you got five fouls, right? You fail. Five fouls, randomly. I'm going to run over you. And fall. And fall. Just run over. I'm just going to run

right over you. Foul. He's not in defensive position. He tripped me. Six fouls. Get your dumbass out of the game. Get your dumbass out of the game It's a dumb ass out of the game like people like that is file that is that's That's part of it like you see motherfuckers on the floor fall in this stuff you take it off Maybe better see who got files down there trip over the old And if I'm playing against you you do some shit like that. I'm like this motherfuckers a cheater

You look at that cheater this motherfucker. Yeah, we man. This nigga's cheating, man. I got a foul full court shooting a three. I heard the coach say, yo, we have a foul to give. We have a foul to give. Hey, ref, they have a foul to give, so I'm

going to shoot a three from here. You told the ref that. I'm going to shoot a three from here. And the ref said, wait gonna shoot a three from here and the ref said wait what they have a foul to give they're about to use the foul i'm attempting a three from right here and you telling him he says if you're in three-point shooting motion then there's nothing i can do cool out of bounds dribble as soon as he ran up, just took off. Boom. Three shots. Coach got mad. Technical, four shots.

Wow. Dummies. Dummies. Dummies. What a guy. He got a technical because I did that. Like, you literally said it out loud. Foul to give.

Benefits of flopping right there. But that's understanding the human behavior part. So flopping until the defense catches up mentally, I'm cool with it. It ain't flopping, it's a foul. Y'all can discuss it at home. I'm still salty that they got rid of the shooting foul. Yeah, that was my shit. I'm watching shooting fouls happen all the time and they're telling me no. Which one?

When they're at the three-point line. And they do this? This should happen to Kings Warriors. De'Aaron Fox did it. It was a similar situation. He was underneath the hoop. He got the and one, but I've seen numerous times when they're at the three-point line or they're far out and they do it. They don't call it a shooting foul, even though the dudes are in their shooting motion. But they fucked it up.

Okay, so With a referee, I will look at, is that their shooting motion? Is that naturally their shooting motion? If I have it here, right? If I have it here, and you have the hand, and I go this way, that's not your shooting motion. Yeah, that's like a flop.

The only two players that I will give that to would have been Lonzo Ball and Kevin Martin. only two players that I will give that to would have been Lonzo Ball, Kevin Martin. Only two players because that's their shooting motion. So that's the shooting motion. This is not everybody else's shooting motion. So you doing this and shooting, that's not your shooting motion. And we wasn't doing that.

When we were getting that foul off, it wasn't that. It was when they have their hand in, literally it's hip to hip, holding the ball. We're waiting for them to put their arm right on our shooting arm. So then it's just a straight up motion because I'm shooting from here to here. So when they got their hand there, you're just waiting for them to come, put their hand right there and swoop. And then you got to act it out and flail a little bit. But now they're doing the left to right, which is, they're fucking the call up because they're

making it where every time you do go for that, it looks like you're trying to get the foul instead of just going into your shooting motion. Even little stuff like when people used to put their hand, you know, like, I don't know who, I took advantage of that shit. Battier started that shit. He put his hand in the, oh yeah, he, I don't know. I don't know who. I took advantage of that shit. Battier started that shit. Oh, yeah. He started that shit. Man, foul.

Every time. Soon as he put his hand, I just hit it. Boom, foul. I do that shit. Yeah, you going to stop that, dummy. Listen, I studied defense so much, understanding the rules of the boxing out and all of that. So people used to box out, close their hand in the face. Soon as I'm shooting, I'm sticking my hand.

I'm going right there. You done poked me in the eye, ref. That's a foul. Wow. Foul. Foul. Loophole. I used to do this one.

If I'm driving the ball, right? If I'm driving the ball and you call the whistle, I'm taking three, four steps. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. You can't call travel and you can't call it non-shooting foul. You have to actually give me the shooting foul. So if I go and I go in and I'm going to make sure I get my shit because it's in a dead period. Yes, it is.

Right? So they can't say Oh Wave the basket off shooting foul on the ground. They can't do that and they can't say alright no basket two free throws So they're stuck. They're stuck with letting the play finish. Yep. They're stuck with letting the play finish So if you get hit a whistle and I I'm like, all right, one, two, shit, fucking three. Fucking three. And one. And one. Listen, I said it all out of the loop. Holy shit, man.

I hope other hoopers are taking notes. I hope no refs are listening. I talk to refs. You got to. You got to. Man, listen, I asked. That's crossing the line. I asked refs, show me y'all angles.

All right, you got to sit there. You got to sit there. You got to sit there. You got to sit there. All right, now, what are you looking at? Bottom guy. All right, right here. What are you looking at? Here?

What are you looking at? Okay, here? All right. I used to be in the post, right? So, you know, I'm a small guard. So, when I got to switch, I got to play post defense. So, on my right, I couldn't do it with my left hand. So, on my right, because most guys is right with my left hand. So on my right, because most guys

is right-handed, I used to play like this, right? And I used to put this part and dig right into the hip because the guy behind me can't see this guy's not looking. And I used to just dig inside their hip and they'll be jumping like this. Travel. Every single time.

Right? Because you got to remember, this is their pivot, right? This is what they're... And I used to just dig and make them lift this up. Travel! That was my defense in the... I was the best defensive post guy in the world.

And I'm just fucking digging and just digging in there because it makes you want to lift or just do one of those. Let's go the other way. Kenyon Martin had a secret thing where he said when the bottom ref was on the left side and guys would try to jump and go to the rim, he would turn their hips in the

air. He didn't have to block the shot, he would just turn the hip. Couldn't see it. That's the beauty of the game, right? But that's what I'm saying. You can't fault players for manipulating the game. You can't fault it because that's what makes the game better is because guys are becoming clever and manipulating and it makes them get on their job. If they haven't caught up to it, that's not our problem. All right, gentlemen, let's keep this thing moving. Got to talk about our favorite series, Lakers-Warriors.

We got game two coming up tonight. Game one of Lakers-Warriors, Western Semis averaged 7.4 million viewers, makes it the most watched game one of a conference semis in the history of cable, which is even more wild when you consider that game started at 10 p.m. on the East Coast. And usually the East really be bringing them eyeballs in. But everybody wants to see LeBron versus Steph. So just quickly want to ask y'all, will the Lakers Warriors do better numbers than the finals this year, especially if the Lakers or Warriors aren't in that finals?

Yeah. Easy. It's possible. It's possible. It depends on... The only way it does better numbers is if the Lakers or Warriors is in that final. If it's

a Laker-Boston, then that's going to be the ultimate. It's going to be an all-timer. That's going to be the best numbers. Other than that, there's not enough. There's not a history of rivalry between the rest of it. Everybody's going to be like, eh. If Denver's in it, there's not a history of rivalry between the rest of it, and everybody's going to be like, eh.

If Denver's in it, it's just like having Spurs. Better, better, better. They're more exciting than the Spurs were, but it's still like, eh. Ratings are going to be different. It's going to be difficult, but I think as long as you keep the Lakers in there some way, somehow. But the biggest one is if Lakers' sons meet. Sons, yeah.

That would be a big one. If sons and – Nah, sons warriors, bro. Sons warriors. KD versus the Golden – Yeah, sons warriors would do it. I don't know. It all depends.

It all depends. But I'm just saying. But let's talk about the game now. Warriors didn't play bad in game one. I mean, what, 21 threes, play solid. If you told me the Warriors were going to make 21 threes and not win that game, that would be very concerning. Obviously, the free throw discrepancy and all that good shit.

What adjustments should the Warriors make in game two if they want to even up the series? Don't go small You can't you you you you're gonna happen you're gonna have to keep your bigs in what does that mean don't go small Don't we say they're deadly their deadly lineup, right is curry clay pool Wiggins Draymond, okay That line of his mom that you can't do that lineup. now while there's a LeBron in the ad. Yeah Now others abroad LeBron and the ad on the court LeBron

Wants that lineup because if he has that lineup who's stopping him from going to the basket? Right who stopped no one once he gets loaded who's protecting the basket from him? That's the trick of LeBron. He did that shit against us in the playoffs. When Elgouskis leaves, we take out Brendan. We put in a Michael Ruffin who's smaller. So when LeBron

decides to jump, Michael Ruffin's too small for him. So when you look at back then and look at all his game winners, there's no Brendan Haywood there. So you can't fall for the trick of lowering your... Why am I telling the motherfucking team for my life? Hey, stay small, guys.

Stay small. Come over here thinking about it. Analyst is not worried. That's my goddamn team. I fucked up because I put that question in there. Y'all not real fans. Y'all not real fans. Stay small. Y'all not real fans. Y'all not real fans. Stay small. Y'all not real fans anyway. You with us.

Stay small. Stay small. Gil, you with us. That's my fault. That's my fault. This is water. Way to go, Gil. That's my fault.

And I'm a little water drunk. I'm a little water drunk. Nah, I'm going to take the L on that one. As soon as I ask it, I'm like, why the fuck? I don't even want to hear it. Nah, I'm not real fans. Just don't know. Just Gilbert just saying shit.

Just don't know. Gilbert just saying shit. All right, I don't need to worry. Gil just be capping. He don't know basketball, Gil. Next. Say some shit. Run that small line about there, Warrior.

That's the key. That's the best. That death squat. Run that shit. That's good. So let's talk about LeBron a little bit. LeBron hasn't looked like himself since the foot injury. I think we can all admit that.

But he's been playing solid enough. I think average of 22 between both rounds. But he's had to adjust his game significantly. Draymond had this to say about the game one version of LeBron. Oh my gosh. LeBron is playing a totally different style, a totally different game than we've ever seen him play before. And it's interesting figuring it out. You're not used to seeing LeBron off the ball so much. And so I thought that was interesting and something that we'll have to adjust to. It's just not your typical LeBron running the show, which is a bit weird.

So question for all y'all, Gil, we'll start with you. Is this version of LeBron enough? For them, yes. For them to win this series? Yep, because they're not like Embiid in Boston. They was not expecting LeBron to not be off the ball, going backdoor. They're expecting LeBron up front where they can load up a certain way, and they've handled that for the last four times they've met.

Right? This LeBron James who's off the ball and now Draymond's like, wait, do I switch or do not I switch? Are we corralling? So him playing as a second or third option is not what Golden State has expected and now they really have to actually adjust to him. Like he's decoying and they was not expecting him to decoy.

Well, now they're expecting it because they've seen it. No, they're still not. You've played this man four years as a number one option and he's purposely going to number three option knowing that you're not prepared for it. That makes, like, that. Listen. Draymond has a third, I mean, LeBron James is the third option, sitting in the corner, depending on him to make the shot. We living with that.

Even if you just going to be the guy going diving for the alley-oop at the end of a pick and roll. That's what y'all degrading LeBron James to, to that? And then that's a threat for Draymond? Like, this is a style that you never seen before? Like, fuck all that shit. You setting up yourself for excuses for when y'all get y'all ass beat, you saying that LeBron playing a different game. No, no, no.

Ain't no different game. LeBron being LeBron, he's just on a whole other element of the court where he don't have to handle the ball no more. He don't got to, right? He didn't have to handle the ball no more. He don't got to. Right? He didn't have to with Kyrie either. We wasn't setting up that excuse. Oh, we see a different style of LeBron we never seen before.

Fuck all that, bro. LeBron going to play off the ball. He not going to make those shots. He shoot, what, 29% from the three. We going to let him shoot the threes. If he going to dive, he going to get alley-oops. We need to crack back. But at the end of the day, it's like you're not taking nothing away. No, that's the point it's like he's still not do they're not used to cracking back for someone going for the lob because

Whoever they love wasn't going for the last So now that you have some some guy from the corner jumping for lobs It makes their off their defense a little different. But why? Because in the pick and roll at this point, you're not doubling anybody in the pick. You're going under or you're switching. So the weak side rotations are not going to be the same to give up a lob because no

one's turning the corner. If you had a point guard that was turning the corner, then we would be concerned. But now they're depending on LeBron to be that guy. I think also, hold on, freedom. I don't think he's listening to the words that are coming out of my mouth. She agrees. You're not listening to the words that are coming out of the mouth.

They're not prepared for LeBron to be off the ball because he's never been off the ball just like Boston wasn't prepared for James Harden to be this guy they are preparing the preparation is less yield the less it's not a higher grade of preparation for LeBron being off the ball it is it's not yeah it is you're not giving up anything but a lob that's it you're not giving up anything but a lob. That's it. You're not giving up anything more You're giving up less actually, okay Let's let's try this way if we are playing Timberwolves in the playoffs Right and our defense is structured around KG in

Mid post in the bottom post playing a certain game, right? You are in the corner now. a certain game, right? You were in the corner. Now they put you over here and KG over here. You're the ISO man. He's a floater. We're not prepared for what he has to do on this side because you probably sat in the corner shooting three. Now he's ducking under. He's flashing.

We're not prepared for none of this. It's a different. But it's one less point that you're preparing for. I'm shooting a three and he's ducking in. He's ducking in. He's running under. He's caving. He's doing all.

We're not two to three. No, it's not two to three. You're going to take two to three, five shots. He's still going to get 20 shots, but it's different. He done messed up the whole algorithm of our game plan because he's not in the structure where we put him at we plan three four days so he's gonna get the same 20 shots they're not where we thought they were gonna be right but it doesn't fuck up our game plan for defending you because it just puts you in another spot and you're less effective in this spot than you would be with

the ball at the top. You're doing LeBron at the top with the ball is more effective. No, it's not. I'm going for a lob that no one thought. No one's seen lobs coming. No one's thrown lobs in the half court office to LeBron. Of course not, because he doesn't play on the wing without the ball. If he has the ball and he's coming off the pick and roll, those are more lobs for AD.

Not him. Yes. So now that LeBron, now the guy who's guarding LeBron is usually guarding LeBron at the top of the key. Right. Now he has to be a help man. In no rotation defense on practice has he ever been a help guy. But who is he helping? He's not helping off to a shooter now.

He's never been a help guy. So if AD's diving, he don't know what to a shooter now. He's never been a help guy. So if AD's diving, he don't know what the fuck to do. He's never been here. He's been the guy who's guarding Bron. I can't say that because he's still a fucking basketball player. We still practice rotations. No. We still practice rotations.

He definitely know where to go. It's definitely a different situation, I agree. But I'm saying it's not too different to the point where it's going to affect Golden State winning or losing based on LeBron being a fucking backdoor guy. I think LeBron's supporting cast, like I think we mentioned, is better than that Cleveland team. So this is like what Draymond was saying, we're seeing a different LeBron because Lakers' supporting cast is better, I feel like, than that Cleveland team.

So he is going to play different this year. Lakers supporting Cass is better, I feel like, than that Cleveland team. So, you know, he is going to play different this series. Like, in Memphis, he was the guy with the ball, probably, right? In Memphis, right? So this series, yeah, he's going to, like you said, you've got to sacrifice. So he's sacrificing because he has better talent around him to where he can play off the ball. So, yeah, that's why they're not ready for it. They're not ready for it.

They're not ready for Bron coming off, you know, backdoor lofts. Like, they want Bron right here. Yeah, I get to see him. So we're going to get up. They're not ready for Braun coming off backdoor lofts. They want Braun right here. Yeah, I get to see him. So we're going to get up. Okay, he's going to go right. He's going to load up. All right, everybody shift. All right, it's on that side.

All right, everyone stay home because he's going to do a step back. We've counted all this stuff, right? We're not expecting Artie's flashing. Like, whose man is this? Artie backdoor. That's your help. Well, I was supposed to wait for AD to come. No one said he's going to go for the lob.

Now I got AD diving him going for the lob. I was not expecting that. Then you got D'Angelo with the ball. You got Austin Reeves that can dribble it. So, yeah, I'm chilling. Why do you think Little Wrinkles? I'm just saying as far as know your personnel, right, and the play calls. Like, we know the play calls, right?

We know what calls they're going to play. They're not calling those plays. But I'm just saying. We know what those plays are. If they're not calling those plays, they got new plays that they're calling. We got to adjust accordingly to that new play. The next day. This particular game we're talking about now, after these adjustments, I'm saying that LeBron didn't give you so much new shit to the point where you don't know that his adjustment to playing in the corner in a three off the ball is something like a new invention. It's not a new invention, Draymond.

You guys can handle this just like this. It's a new invention for them. You've beat this man three times? Yeah. Two? Three? This year? Period.

You beat him three times, so you know him personally. Yeah. But two, three. This year? Period. You beat him three times, so you know him personally. Yeah. This is like Steph never dribbling the ball up the court, and then him and Klay Thompson switch places, right? Now, like, Klay is coming off the pick and roll, and then Curry is doing all the running behind the scenes. No one prepared for them to do that. For our scheme.

Now they become harder. No, our scheme doesn't change. It do change. We're still switching on the screens. We're still switching the handoffs. We're still going over. Everything is the same. The only thing changes is the position.

Because now you're switching clay pick and roll with Draymond makes it worse because now that pick and roll switch. You giving up too much? No, what I mean, that pick and roll switch. Now Draymond usually just dies, passes to clay, clay shoots. Now he passes. Now he can go do another whole set and screen roll that no one prepared for because they never prepared for two switches.

Different. But look, regardless of the preparation, our tendencies are our tendencies. What we say we're going to do, whether it's switch, trap, whatever it is, it's going to be a call regardless. Who it is, it don't matter. Because if we got a system of defense, we're not going to change up what we do on the side. Pick and roll, on the side. Red. We're switching. At the top.

Switching. Redded. No matter who it is, this is our principles. That's what I'm saying. They're not going to change the principles based on who's moving and what different pieces or different situations. So you're going to leave LeBron open in the corner for a three? You live with that?

We would live with that. You live with that? Because he's 29%. He's 29% from three. And he's the worst in the league. so we're going to live with that. He just made that shit up. I promise. Wait, LeBron got the worst three-point percentage in the league?

Behind Russ. Hold on. Let me see. I'm still not living with it. He shot 32.1% this year regular season. I'm living with it. If we're talking about all the guys that's on the court, LeBron taking the shot out of AD, D-Lo, and Austin Rivers.

But you're still giving it. But that's the difference. He's 29% dribbling the ball doing a step back versus just sitting in the corner by himself. Not necessarily. It's just three-pointer. Three-pointer is three-pointer. No, it's not. Fuck no.

He was one for eight, I want to say, in game one, too. Not all off the dribble. What I'm saying, dribbling, like most of his threes are are step back going to his left versus I get to sit in the corner. He's not catching and shooting threes. LeBron probably is shooting 60%. He'd probably shoot six out of ten. Open threes? Open threes. That's game over.

Yeah, that's game over. You can't live with that. No, I'm saying like if we're shooting around the joint and you got to hit 8 out of 10, he's 6 out of 10. No. Yes. Every spot? Every spot. Every 6, 7 out of 10 out of every spot. LeBron is not an 8 out of 10-er.

Man, Wes, listen. We're NBA, bro. Majority of NBA. I don't even want you to give that false narrative. Majority of NBA players, 10 spots, they're at 6 or 7. The worst. Russell Westbrook is at seven. By himself, spots.

So look, I'm giving up LeBron. LeBron wide open in the corner. What, third quarter, fourth quarter? I'm living with LeBron shooting that open three. I'm not going to give him 20 of them. I'm not going to give him 20 shots. But out of 10, I'm not giving Draymond 10 open threes in a corner by himself.

Hell yeah. Hell yeah. He going to make two of them. Two out of 10? No. Two out of 10, three out of 10. Draymond? No.

By himself? By himself. Wide open. Not by himself. With the juices flowing, wide open, three out of 10. What's the pressure of the game? I'll tell you. Yeah, pressure of the game.

No, no, no. I'm going to tell you the difference. Everyone says Lonzo Ball, three percentage went up, right? After his first year, or after his first couple years, I said, bullshit.

The percentage went up, but the difference is, his first year, he was shooting off the dribble. When he went left, he had to do the step back, then pull that. His second year, he realizes he's better as a catch and shoot three-point shooter. He's already got his feet loaded. When he got it, boom. His percentage went up because he was doing more of the spot shooting versus the coming

off the dribble shooting. Same guy just stopped doing one less versus the other shooting percentage went up. They all thought he was a better three-pointer, which it wasn't. I agree. I agree. So how much of these adjustments are on the opposing coach or players in game? Obviously, like you said, the Warriors have seen LeBron now since 2015. Listen, playoffs is chess, right? You heard him. We have to adjust to LeBron doing something different. Now, Lakers have to counter that and do something

different since they prepared for this. That's what I was going to ask you. It's that. It's outsmarting what you think. If I'm a coach in a playoff, I'm not saying shit. I'm not saying nothing. What do you think about you got to do? I'm not thinking right now. I'm a coach in the playoffs. I'm not saying shit. I'm not saying nothing. What do you think about you got to do? I'm not thinking right now.

I'm not thinking. I'm not thinking. I'm not thinking. So do you agree with what Draymond said? Yes. They really, they do have to. No, I'm saying like putting that out there. No.

Like for everybody to see. No, I wouldn't, because you don't know. One, you're talking about a goddamn robot. He thinks and hears everything. He sees everything. He's calculating everything in real time on the court. So he's understanding what's going on. So when you put information out there, there's certain guys that's taking that information and is like, I'm going to use it.

When Paul George and Pat Beverly said, I had to call my friends. Oh, they don't want to win. They're not mentally here. I said that. They're not mentally there. They're not going they have no chance of winning You're when you put some certain stuff in the air just talking. There's people out there Like me like LeBron like a Kobe that's processing what you're saying and getting in between it. Yeah Right. So that's that's too much information. I'm like, for me, too much information that you put out there, even though it's a little, little. A little bit, yeah. Okay, they have to adjust.

All right. They're going to try to adjust this, this, this. Then we're going to do this, this, and this. So that's why I kind of hinted at the sweep, man, because it looked like after Draymond confirming it, they don't know what to do. Like, we took, we, they gave the best shot to the Lakers, and now that they came up on the short end of the stick, they're like, damn, we got to go back and figure out what the fuck they did to pull out this game because we didn't expect that.

They didn't expect that type of outcome. So, for me tonight, it's going to be A.D. It's going to be can AD show up the way he did in game one. Can he put together two back-to-back performances, which he's yet to do so far in these playoffs? Like Reeves, if I'm Reeves, if I'm Lakers, I'm going to make Reeves more aggressive tonight. He has to be.

If I can make, agree, like I'm telling, hey listen, attack the fucking basket early. Get very aggressive early because they're not expecting, they're not expecting you to be super aggressive.

You become super aggressive and makes them adjust, now we can go back to our normal game plan. Those are the things that you gotta do in the playoffs. Like,

Reeves, you had 10 points, listen, you Like Reeves, you had 10 points. Listen, you can shoot, pass. Be very ultra aggressive. And he wasn't, I want to say, he wasn't super aggressive in the first half of game one. I need him to take 10 shots in the first half. Yeah, he wasn't looking to score. He was missing shots, though.

I need him to. I mean, it's also his first, like, what is this, first playoffs? Yeah. Yeah, his first playoffs. So, you know, I can always feel like game one for him is always going to be a little more rustic. It's always going to be a little more rustic. Yeah.

For him. And then after that, he'll get like, you know. But game one against Memphis, I think he had the 20 piece like, you know what I mean? I'm just saying like. It all varies. But I've been watching him break. I mean, different rounds. Different rounds.

That ball get, that ball feel like a brick. It's match up though. It's like Austin is matching up against Klay. And if you think about it, like that's, whether or not we like it or not, it's like Austin is matching up against Klay. And if you think about it, whether or not we like it or not, that's a childhood looking up to someone like, that's Klay Thompson I'm playing up against. So I feel like Austin

is still measuring up whether or not he feels he's better than Klay or he can be better than Klay. And then once he gets that swag where he's looking at them like, man, you ain't better than me. Then he turned up. He'll never be better than me. I'm not saying he is. I'm just saying just the mentality.

As a Hooper, though, does he have to believe that he is? To go out there and have a chip. But you got to say it. As long as he keeps it. I do not want to put that in the air. I'm not putting it in the universe, but I got to go out there and think. I got to go cook. Clay is one of those quiet assassins that you say something wrong, you will

never see it coming, and he's going to come out here and burn us for 60. Clay is fine. He Clay where Clay's at. Reeve's not that type of guy to begin with. Unless you come talking shit to him, he's not really a guy. That's why I said, don't do none of this to Clay. Don't do none of this. Say that for Jordan Poole.

When you're down 20, when Golden State is down 20, there's only one man I'm worried about, Clay Thompson. Because he don't have, he don't, scoring and time and possession does not factor into that man's brain. It's 0-0 on the clock and he's going to shoot shots like the fucking score. There ain't nobody in that arena. And those are the players you hate. Those are the players you got to fear the most.

The one who has no concept of misses and makes. Just give me the players you hate. Those are the players you got to fear the most. The one who has no concept of misses and makes. Just give me the ball, shot. Give me the ball, shot. Oh, we're up three. He's not playing basketball. That's the guy that I know. He's the most dangerous. Curry

is going to go down as Curry, but Klay Thompson when they're down 15, 16 is the biggest factor to all comebacks because he has no concept of scoring and time and missing and just give me the ball, I'll do what I do, and then let me know who won. Klay don't even be playing basketball, man. He just be out there shooting. It's just him and him.

It's a hot shot out there. There ain't nobody else even out there on the floor. He just give me, once I touch it, it's up. You remember that movie, what's that movie with Boston, it was Boston, Celtic Pride?

Celtic Pride? No, no, the Bank Robbers. Oh, Town. Yeah, the Town. Town. When Klay Thompson is this friend, when you say, hey man, don't ask me no questions.

We got to go beat up some people and this and this. And he's like, whose car we taking? That's right. Whose car we taking? That's the town. He don't care about no details. We're going to find out tonight what's what. I think I just want to give you all this stat before.

Oh, where did I go? It was a it was an interesting game to stat Home team after losing game one is one 15 straight game twos and I think that the words are looking to make it We're looking to make it 16 we're gonna see that tonight Gil I Mean, I don't like that to oh like game one is the easiest game to win, right? It's the it's the easiest game to win in a playoff. Who signed you over? You picked the word.

No, no. Game one is the easiest to win for a road team. Yeah, for sure. For a road team because there's more pressure on the home team to defend their home. Once they get smacked in the face, then it's like, oh, shit. All right. You know, so, you know, I'm pretty sure that Golden State might come out here and win by motherfucking 20 or 30.

And I'll give you another stat. LeBron has never lost a playoff series when he's been up 2-0. Wait, they lost the finals, right? Okay. Yeah, I don't know. To the Mavs? No. So y'all basically saying they're going to split.

They cheated us. They cheated us. Y'all supporting the split for the night. Lakers losing the night. Yeah. No, I mean, I was supporting that if they weren't going to play LeBron and AD. Me, mathematically, 60-40, go to state. Damn, so I'm the only motherfucker up here that's going for the Lakers.

You think the Lakers can win? Absolutely. They have to. It's 2-0. It's in crypto. Everybody's coming out to the show. I mean, Chase. It's in Chase.

Everybody coming out to be disappointed. Everybody coming out to the show. Chase. Chase. It's in Chase. Everybody coming out to be disappointed. Everybody coming out to be disappointed. It would be a beautiful thing to see and I think the basketball guys how they finished LeBron

throughout the year. Curry might have like eight threes in the first quarter. I can see it being like a 30, 40 point blowout. Like something just

super nasty. For Golden State? Yeah, Golden State is coming in and smacking that ass. I think it's going to be a close game. I can tell you this right now.

I know one thing that's going south. I know one person who adjusted ass. I think it's going to be a close game. I can tell you this right now. I know one person who adjusted. Curry. What are they going to do different? Different. Pass it. You're going to play me this way.

Set a screen. Flare them. Flare them. Run them all. Oh, they're going to do all that shit. Yes! That shit sounded good. All right!

That shit sounded so great. I didn't know what the fuck you were doing with your hands and shit. None of that's happening. He was overplaying them like this. He's going to go do one of these, stop, take off. They're going to set a screen. He's going to hit the screen. They're going to flare.

So you switching, non-switching. No threes. No, it don't matter. Then I'm going to take all twos, mid-range twos. All twos decrease the score. Listen, I'm going to tell you thisos, mid-range twos. All twos. All twos decrease the score. Listen, I'm going to tell you this. You hit four jumpers on anybody, whatever that game plan was, went out the window. You talking about twos?

Yes. Four twos? If I hit four shots, I don't give a shit. The threes, layups, free throws, the concept of no threes. Like, no, no, no. He's been backdooring me. I'm good. I'm good. It's different from four th a three's in the road

Oh, it don't matter for three or four layups if you get four layer two dunks to lay up. Okay timeout I come on guys. What are we doing? Well for threes? God damn it guys what the fuck is going on for three? Taking the hands out of pocket. It's okay for it. It's a different coach not an individual coach, not an individual. Human. For the crowd. I don't care about no crowd. A human being. Four threes in a row. A human being.

It's up. If a coach told you, push me left, we don't want Gilbert to go right. Push me left. And I just hit four jumpers left on you. You're not pushing me left as hard as you was before. Look, I'm going to the coach. Now I'm going right. I'm going to the coach.

Push your ass forward right. Now you got to push me back left. I'm doing it. I'm going to the coach. Now I'm going right. I'm going to the coach. Push your ass forward right now. You got to push me back left. I'm doing it. I'm going to the coach. I'm saying, coach. I'm doing what you're saying. I'm doing what you're saying, coach.

He said, hey, we're living with it. You're questioning it. Hey, coach, we're going to live with it? We're going to live with it. Uh-huh. What are you going to do? Ah, he going to... He going to adjust naturally.

He going to adjust naturally. It's human behavior, man. It's human behavior. All right, well, let's keep this thing moving. We're going to go to the next one. We're going to go to the next one. We're going to go to the next one. We're going to go to the next one. We're going to go naturally. He's going to adjust naturally. It's human behavior, man. It's human behavior. All right, well, let's keep this thing moving.

Had a great show so far today, but now it's time for Mostly Fans. Let's see if the chat came through with some good questions, if they came through with some good subscriptions. Remember to like and subscribe. That Gil's Arena, so we can keep these lights on. Why are we looking up there like y'all? Because that Jumbo Tron is beautiful, Gil. I'm trying to write if I get one at the crib I need to start putting the questions up there then it's not putting the questions up there

But uh, all right, cuz the question for the group gills start with you. What player do you want to see get their first ring the most? Chris Paul Okay, Brendan Chris Paul. Okay. Brandon. Go back to me. Okay. Rashad, who do you want to see get their first ring the most? In the playoffs? In this playoffs?

Yeah. Okay. We'll go with this play. I mean, it could be whoever. Whoever. It's a broad question. I'm going to say Dame if it's anybody. Okay.

You know, Dame be my guy. He get a chip but if it's anybody in the In the playoffs I'd like to see Joker get one Okay, Tatum Like see telling me this first ring. I'm gonna go to guys little unconventional He hasn't been in league a long time, but Austin Reeves I'm gonna go with the guys with unconventional hasn't been a league a long time, but Austin Reeves. I'm gonna go with Mo Bamba to

Awesome reason Obama get their first read. I think that would be a beautiful sight Who you're strong undrafted everything? Cuz I mean LeBron got one too Bobby is deserving. That was a good one. Reeves is a dude. No, I'm just fucking around. But, all right, question number two. What NBA team would everyone most want to coach?

If you could coach one NBA team currently, what team would it be? Right now, what NBA team would I want to coach? Hmm. Ooh, Houston. Okay, why? Because there's enough young talent out there and with my discipline and the way I look at the game, I think I can turn those guys into superstars. Do you think they will listen to you? Yep.

Okay. Brandon, who would you coach? The Bucks. The Bucks is six. Yeah, the Bucks, easy. Would you have lost that first round playoff game if you was coaching the Bucks is six. Yeah, Bucks, easy. Would you have lost that first-round playoff game if you was coaching the Bucks? No. We winning that shit.

I'm winning that shit. I'm winning that shit. We call the timeouts. We make good adjustments. Rashad, you coach any team in the NBA right now? Boston. I like the Celtics. I add a little flair, probably try to pick up another big, but I like what they got. Or Miami.

Miami, South Dates. Oh man, I wasn't even thinking location. I'm thinking Miami too. I'm thinking Miami. He lost. Nah, I ain't lose. Houston's cracking too. They thinking about the atmosphere.

I'm thinking about the goddamn team and players. I think of Miami. He lost. Nah, I ain't lose. Houston's cracking too good. They thinking about the atmosphere. I'm thinking about the goddamn team and players. All that. Nah, nah, nah. It all come together. Boston cold as hell. Wait, no income tax in Texas, no income tax in Florida, right?

So both of y'all. I don't give a fuck about none of that. I got four hybrid players that's like athletic. I can turn them all into max players. I'm thinking about that shit. I don't give a fuck about no strip clubs. You got the worst team in the league. You got the worst team.

You're the bottom feeder. We ain't worried about you. Who? Bottom feeder. You gonna take a couple years. I got some young boys over there. It's gonna take your time. I got some young boys over there.

Take your time, though. We gonna be trying to score 200. We in the playoffs. 200. We in the playoffs. All right, last question for y'all. Game of 21, but you can't go over 21. Who's winning between the three of y'all?

They said four, but I'm not winning over 21 who's winning between the three yard except for but I'm not winning. I'm tired. And don't even ask stupid ass shit like that. I'm getting right to it. I do not lose. I'm gonna put the bread up. I was

dribbles. What would we do? You can go three dribbles. Man, y'all better ask. I'm gonna ask. Oh, good. I like my we're talking about right now. Right now.

Right now. I'm like current like the eight within the next couple weeks. I'm gonna ask. I'm gonna ask. I'm gonna'all better ask the players. I'm good. I like my chance. We're talking about right now, right now. Right now, right? Current. Like within the next couple weeks, we may set a game up and see what's great. Nobody, listen, nobody's winning.

Nobody move but me and the money. Nobody move but me and the money. I ain't even playing from whatever, from shooting it, from whatever, driving it. Backing you down, whatever. It's 21. They gotta king of the backing you down. Whatever is 21 No, no, it's 21. It's 21. I'm gonna put some more in everybody's commissary Don't vote for me Me already told me a long time ago I just talked my shit on the internet. This shit ain. This shit ain't in real life now. We have a shooting contest.

Yeah, we can put some bread up. Bet it. We need to do that. All of it. Whatever. Three-point shooting contest? Anything. Bet it.

Three-point shooting contest. Bet it. Anything from anywhere. First of all, you know I'm in the gym. I don't care. I care about none of that. You see me. My second workout.

When I come to the gym, we see each other. I don't care about none of that. All right. Underdog, put the put the egg, you know put the goddamn thing up. I might even give you I might spot you tension Hey, look, I don't might spot you 10 shot. I don't You gotta be able to move the suit I can do this all day all right All day we might to put something together for summer league some we need the people to be got a court Jump and move the suit. I can do this all day. All right. I'm out of that one. All day. We might have to put something together for Summer League. We need the people to pull up. He got a court upstairs.

He has a court upstairs. I need a facility. I need a facility. You better not say 24 hours. I need a crowd. Don't say 24 hours. I need witnesses. Put a hoop right here.

That's my super idea. When? Put a hoop anywhere. We want you. I want you in it too. You get smoked too, boy. I think I just did a video 46 straight. What does that mean?

What it mean? You didn't get 66 straight. I mean, I'm godlike. I'm godlike. You didn't get 66 straight. Yo, they say we need to do neutral court. Let's get an arena. Neutral court.

Neutral. Doesn't have a 10-foot rim. 10-foot rim. Then I have the advantage. All right. I'm him. They should call me Nate Smith. God damn it.

I shot 432 for 500. Me and that motherfucker. 432 for 500? 432 for 500. What's that? He said he shot 432 for 500? 432 for 500. What's that? He said he shot 432 for 500. 432 shots for... 86.4%, Gil.

You think you got it? We only gonna do 100, though. Show's going off the rails. That motherfucker shooting 86%. That shit sounds good when you're playing against motherfucking people that's 24. That was just shooting. That was just me shooting, bro. That's just shooting, my nigga.

That's just me on a board day. I'm bored. I'm shooting. Just shooting. In the gym shooting, my nigga. I'm not playing around. 86%. Get it off.

Let it be known. You know I own both the records for threes, right? Yeah, that's what we're doing. 100. I'm not playing around 86% get it off let it be known you know I own both the records for threes right yeah that's what 100 100 out of 104 96 out of 100 I don't even know

what the 80s look like I shot 49 for 50 in Vegas after coming in the gym 49 for 50 look at a 9 o'clock

workout I was on Patron and Red Bull up until 7am I came in and shot 49 for 50, my nigga, in a workout. And that was the first thing we did. Underdog. That was the first thing we did.

Underdog. Like, when I tell him I was shooting, I do this. Underdog. I didn't do it in the game like he did. Make this a bet. But I do this. We don't bet. It could be a pick-em.

Make this a pick-em. I do this. Make this a pick-em. We can make this. I can give him up. I do this to pick up. We can make this. I can I can give him 10. He goes, oh, the player matchup. We can do the player matchup. One thing he do when McCann get it over his head, you're dead.

I know you want in. He don't want no smoke. He don't want no smoke. Oh, you and I play. Look at your muscles. We're not going to put your shit down. He's not beating me. Listen, we are either. It's on the IG, man. Oh Muscles ready to put your shit down Listen we are either this on the IG

Maddie is it automatic bro? We got it. We're job pull up everybody out there. We're job pull up. We did an event Three-point contest with Josh show up cuz we're gonna hit under dog. We're gonna make What I'm a 40 percenter from three, bro. What? I'm a 40 percenter from three, bro. That's what I do, man. They saying set it up. I beat one-handed, man. Don't make me go back to one-handed. Gil, look.

My career did not start in the NBA, my nigga. Gil, my career did not start in the NBA. I nigga. I think I made 78% from the one hand. My career did not start in the NBA. 78% from one hand. I was a sharpshooter for a very long time. Not just in the NBA, bro. This is what I do.

We're going to find out. We're going to find out. We're getting the crowd. I'm not coming in last. This summer, this is it. How about this? We got to do this.. This is it. Yeah, how about this? What what what what that did we go that we got to do this Let's go today Let's shoot today. I went smoke right now

Come on. I got shoes in the car got shorts on now. We can shoot now the new suit all day I'm my god. He got he got basketball Shorts under your jeans you all the fun He got he got basketball There's gonna be a set up we're to Tim. We're gonna set it up. I say do it in Vegas. We gotta see his Vegas They ain't gonna be they not really rock one underdog like they need to be we could do it in LA drew Lee We could pick somewhere make it a spectacle. I'ma hear gotta be some beverages for everybody some snacks I know I know Nick Young go one in on this too. I know he can shoot like that We're gonna get that's what he going to be saying. The special pick him, the higher lower, we're going to get all that factored in.

I ain't know he can shoot like that. He might come in last. I ain't know McKim can shoot like that. I mean, you better ask. I ain't going to come in last. You better ask Vini and them boys up there. He's used to trash talking. He's not used to it coming at him.

And I'm going last. It is Gil Zarin. No, no, no. The reason I'm going last is because if I set up and, no the reason I'm going last because if I said like Like if I set up and then hit 98 it kind of like fucks y'all up I won't try to be at y'all confident high cuz people go like be laying, you know stuff on y'all so I want y'all to go first get hype, oh, I mean 92 if you bomb out you could just Slide out to the exit. You just slide like nothing happened. It's like you do you just go never know?

I'll got first he was blown out never lost. I'll go first. like nothing happened. It's like, did Gil just go? No, he didn't go. I'll go first. He was blown out. I've never lost. I'll go first. I've never lost. I'm undefeated, bro. Don't worry about it. I'll go first.

I've never lost. Well, I'm looking forward to it. We're going to get this thing going. I think we're playing. We're going to make this thing happen.

We want y'all to pull up. We got to give the Chaston love. Let them come through too for all the love they've been showing us. Give them something they can shake hands, meet. Everybody was talking

about the one thing. We got you. We're going to live. We goters need to come to the job. We're going live. We got to go live. He can shoot it, Gil. He can shoot it. Let's do it. Hey, Brandon, he can shoot it. You probably don't know, Brandon.

He can shoot it. He can shoot it, Brandon. Brandon, he can shoot it. The problem is, he don't realize I'm in the gym every day. I'm in there. I'm in there every day. Shooting. Shooting.

Right now, I train my son 530 every day. So when he do see me, that's me coming back to the gym. I'm in there. I'm in there every day. Shoot it. Shoot it. I got to train my son 530 every day. So when he do see me, that's me coming back to the gym. I'm in there. They did a poll right now. The poll's at 64% Gil, 26% Brandon, 9% Shia. The poll's on me. Shit, Gil. You got to go deliver.

You got to go deliver. You think that matters? You got to go deliver. Let them see it. Let them see it. Half of the motherfuckers don't even know who I am. They don't even know that I played in North Carolina. Look at it.

Do you think I would trust the poll? Don't know that I played in North Carolina. You think I would trust that? You don't even know I played in North Carolina. It says nine. You don't even know. It says nine. All time.

That's probably family and friends. All time. That's probably family and friends. All time. That's probably family and friends. You got people rolling with you. All time, bro. Hey, chat. He chat he done cuz he gonna be thinking about it again as soon as it's over He'll go to the gym right now he don't know how confident he don't know how confident I really

Wearing a crown is they can think I give a fuck about what somebody in the chat thing man. I'm the goat bro I'll do this for real. I'll wear this in for a reason Well, I don't know shit nigga. I am this shit. I do this on that note We got to wrap the show for today, but we appreciate y'all pulling up the gills arena presented by underdog fantasy Back on Tuesday