IT IS WHAT IT IS - Episode 21 #ITISWHATITISTALK

Episode Date: July 23, 2023

THE JA MORANT SITUATION IS GETTING ANNOYING...

Hello, I said it's only one. Oh, he ain't got it, he ain't got it. He done heard his time. Welcome back to It Is What It Is. I'm Treasure Wilson, aka Sat Baby, along with your hosts, Kim and Mace. What's good, boy? You alright? Yep. Well, we're going to get straight into it. We're saying our hellos, but John Morant shared his goodbyes with Instagram. He made an individual story post saying, love you, ma, love you, pops.

And then he gave a shout out to his girl saying you're the greatest baby girl with the last post saying, bye. We now learn that Adam Silver says they've uncovered additional info on John Morant and will release the news once the NBA finals are over. What are your thoughts? It's a John Morant story every three days. Like every two days is John

Morant. To be honest with you, I'm getting kind of sick of the whole John Morant situation. The thing about it is John Morant is being talked about this much because he's a superstar. If he wasn't a superstar and as good as he is, nobody would really give a fuck. So he's going to

be a topic. But personally, I'm sick of it. They're dragging it in the ground. I understand that Adam Silver's going to wait till the finals is over because if you announce his punishment now, nobody's going to focus on the finals. They're going to be like, oh, they gave Ja 30 games or they gave Ja 20 games or 40 games.

So they're going to wait. But what this also does, create anticipation of what the punishment's going to be. But I'm just kind of sick of the whole John Morant thing. Look, some new videos came out when he turned blood when he was a teenager. When he was a teenager. He was a teenager.

I didn't know about that. Maybe he doesn't- Yeah, showing his chains and all that. Yeah, maybe he does have a history of gang activity. I have no idea, but what I will say is I'm sick of it because we're talking about more John Morant off the court than on the court. This kid was second team all NBA last year to not make it any NBA first, second or third team this year.

And I just think he needs to get back to what made us as fans like him, basketball. But at the same time, look, he got caught with guns twice. Yeah. Or not caught, you know, on social media with the gun. But his sneakers sold out. His sneakers sold out. And then I just seen the- The red ones.

Yeah. I see the sneakers. Just playing, John. We just be having fun. Don't take it serious. I don't give a fuck. The red ones sold out. They sold out.

That's the one. I don't know which one, so I know they sold out. The red ones sold out. Yeah, so what the fuck? We ain't playing. They just sold out. And then not only that, I seen somebody with a John Morant tattoo on his thigh, a grown man holding a gun.

So the question really is, is this making him his legend bigger for us off the street? So when he come back, like, nah, street niggas supporting it, man. Fuck Adam Silver and the rest of the niggas. We got your back. Because for him to get caught with guns. I don't know if right now that's the position he should take. No, no, no. You're absolutely right.

You're in the NBA. You cannot take that position at all whatsoever. Yeah, absolutely. You cannot take that position. But it's all you know how to speak. Look, I don't do it in the public. Nobody looks at you. Hit a three and go like this.

Hit a three on this. So that's what I'm saying it's off the court it's legend growing in urban America especially with the youth like

fuck that John ain't do nothing wrong but as far as the NBA he's going to get punished but sneakers sold out

tattoos with guns that's what I would really like to know in the streets among let's say 14 to 25 year olds how how are they viewing Ja Morant in this situation? Rob Markman, I think Ja is, I think he's kind of playing a dangerous game.

He's almost like the boy that cries wolf. So it's like, if he's serious this time, he really has to go through with changing. He got to cut his hair, he got to change his image because he's seeing himself wrong. So he's behaving wrong because he's seeing himself wrong. And Ja, if you're watching this, I'm here to help you. If you need help, reach out to me. I know some people that can really help you. If I can't help you, I could probably direct you in some ways you could get help.

But it's just the way he's seeing himself and his surroundings. And I think I wouldn't be surprised if he get a real punishment this time. Rob Markman, Now he going to get a punishment. I've seen Adam- Rob Markman, A few games. Rob Markman, No, I've seen Adam Silver do an interview about it. And Adam Silver said he felt betrayed.

Because when he got caught with the gun the first time, Adam Silver went to meet with him personally. Or he went to meet Adam Silver. Whatever, they had a meeting. Rob Markman And he came to Florida and he was supposed to be rehabilitated. Rob Markman Adam Silver said, I sat down with him. This Adam Silver's exact words when he's doing the interview with, I don't know if it was

Malika Andrews, whoever he did an interview with. Rob Markman Jalen Rose. Rob Markman Yeah, maybe. He was just, no I'm talking about Adam Silver did an interview with somebody. I can't remember. Whatever it was, he was like, I felt betrayed. I felt like Ja told me he's going to do the right thing, and then to see him not do the right thing.

Yeah, we're going to take care of it. Rob Markman Yeah, this is really going to show who Adam Silver is. This is going to begin to let us see what his legacy is like, because we know how David Stern handled the brawl in wherever that was, in Detroit or wherever, when they had that fight. And he really stuck to his guns and got some change.

Carmelo snuffed somebody in the garden. He gave Carmelo about 35, 40 games for that. What I will say about Adam Silver is this. The reason why I think that John Morant punishment is going to be harsh is because I think Adam Silver is cooler than David Stern. But if you play him, he feels played. Like even when he really got to make his point, like he went to meet with Kyrie when all that shit was going on with Kyrie.

He's like, Kyrie's not racist. I just met with Kyrie. That's the last thing he is. It's racist. Yeah. Same thing with John. He goes to meet John. He trusts John.

Then John betrays him. Same thing with John. He goes and meets John. He trusts John. Then John betrays him. Adam Silver, first year, he got in the league. Donald Sterling, out of here. We ain't even giving you no time.

Yeah, he definitely handled that. Second, out of here. Just now, a lot of people don't know. That's probably, you know, with Monty Williams getting fired and whatever's going on in Phoenix. The original Suns owner at the beginning of the season said something racial. Adam Silver said, we'll give you some time, but you're out of here. It's a new owner now with Monty Williams. What do you think would happen if Adam Silver just said, you know what?

This whole year, he's not playing. Would you think that's too stringent? He the type, though. He definitely the type because he said I gave you a chance. He's definitely the type to be like you played me my nigga.

Like yo my nigga you played me. You got them watching me thinking I'm soft. I gotta make an example. I don't want to do this. I don't want to do this. But you know a lot of speculation is 25 games. A lot of speculation is 30 games, in between 20 and 30 games.

I don't think 20 games would be enough. I think what Adam Silver doing now that you mention it, he might give him 50% of the games or 41 games out. I think if Melo got that for punching somebody in a game, he has to get more than that. I ain't hurt nobody, though. He hurt more people than me. No, for real.

Yo, when you got everybody watching you, kids looking up to you, you're the nation. No, For real, people are watching this. If you don't correct this, this is going to pause. There's going to be a spillover for this.

I can't continue. Then when it gets really out of control and people want to correct it, this is where you correct it at the roof. Remember when we was little, they said nipping in the butt? This is where you got to correct it. Adam Silver is

definitely a nipping in the butt, poor ass nigga. Because if he doesn't do it now, just think about it right now. If he's already saying bodies, children, all of this right now, what you think is after this? I think that's the cry for help to be like, oh n all of this right now. What you think is after this? I think that's the cry for help to be like, oh, niggas is on me.

Let me just go. Remember we was talking about- Mental health. Mental health is- Every time. Each time. You know what he said was he was saying goodbye to social media. We talked about that with Mikey Williams.

And why they send cops to his house. Because, no, he said all this after the cops and everything came to a... for a wellness check. They came to check on him. But after he's like, no, I was just saying it for my social media. But back to what you said, no, you wasn't. You know you wasn't. Rob Markman He was trying to fake us out.

Rob Markman Yeah, exactly. Rob Markman I'll kill you. Rob Markman Yeah, yeah, yeah. Then when shit got public... Rob Markman No, you can't say I'll kill you. I apologize. I unalive myself. There you go.

But see, you don't announce that you, when you're doing bad, you don't announce by the social media. Mikey Williams, Radio Salad. Social media gone. You don't even see it. So I just think that he's young with a lot of money. Gary Coleman syndrome going on, I don't know how much the father has to say or the mother has to say, but it's a lot of

shit off the court that shouldn't be happening and it doesn't look like it's going in the right direction. Rob Markman And people are bringing those videos out to show that this is not something new. This is something that has been going on all along. And that's what Adam Silver think he's going to put us on or something. We already know. Awe, good points. Well, let us know what you guys think is next for Ja. We'll be right back.

Excuse me. After last night performance, we're going to do this again? Not tonight. I don't think so. One love. Excuse me? After last night performance, we're gonna do this again? Yeah. That's right. I don't think so. And make sure you close the door behind you. Yup, man. Choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, choo, I'm back. Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. What the hell, man?

Muchacho, levantate. Toma esto, bébetelo. Bueno? Bueno, bueno, cuña. Okay. Bueno. right now right now right now yeah welcome back okay so steven a made his list of players Welcome back. Okay, so Stephen A. made his list of players worthy of a Supermax contract. In order, he has Steph Curry, LeBron James, Giannis, Luka, then Jason Tatum. Is there anybody that you think he is missing, and what would be your list? I think everybody he named should get money. Stephen Curry definitely should get the money.

LeBron definitely should get the money. Giannis definitely should get the money. Luka need more money. Jason Tatum, not as much, but he deserved the money according to his last performance. But they left off the Joker. How are you going to leave off the Joker? I agree. I think Jason Tatum or Luke I shouldn't be on the list at all.

You don't think Luke I should be on the list? Why not? I forgot to hear this. No problem. I don't think Luke I makes anybody better. He ran out the coach that won Dallas, and mad uh the mavericks their only championship in franchise history they wasn't getting along and he left uh collins was his name i forget the the coach that was coaching the mavericks before um before jason kate jason kidd

he won the mavericks a championship he's a great coach you see i indiana playing great in the beginning of the season as well him and and Luka was bumping heads. Rob Markman They always get rid of the coach for the young players. They got rid of Jerry Sloan for Darren Williams, remember? Rob Markman That was crazy. That was crazy. Look, Michael Jordan got rid of his first coach and got Phil Jackson there.

So I'm not disagreeing with that. I'm just saying that's the only coach that got you a franchise, a championship. I'm just giving the first example. Secondly, I don't think that Luka makes anybody better. I think that he has a problem trusting players and because he's really good. So I don't think that he trusts anybody on his team to be like, you take the last shot

or you take the last shot. Is he going to get, can he get 40? Yeah. Can he get 50? Can he average 32, 33 in his sleep shot or you take the last shot. Is he going to get can he get 40 year? Can he get 50? Can he average 32, 33 in his sleep? Absolutely. I think he can. But is he making anybody better? They were in the sixth seed when Kyrie got there. They ended up not even making a plan.

Yeah, Luka, I don't know if he's a team player. They did really well last year when they beat the Suns last season, when they beat the Suns, last season when they beat the Suns and eventually ended up losing the Golden State. Yeah. But I just don't trust Luka as a team player. Individual? Absolutely.

So if you want to give him the max of his individual performance, cool, but is he going to take my franchise to the next level? I don't know if he's a team player that can do that. Yeah. And you thought Tatum should have gotten the money? Should have gotten the money? No. We just talked about tatum last episode i think the tatum has a hitman super gifted basketball wise he just i don't know that last series tatum is gifted until game seven every every year he had every eve every year not only seven, even in his last series of the second half and

fourth quarter, he's averaging four points. Superstars, first team, all NBA, Supermax contracts cannot average three or four points in the fourth quarter for Supermax dollars. No, no, no, no, no. You want Supermax. This is why you're getting the money. Exactly. This is why we're paying you.

We're not paying you for the first three quarters. We're paying you for the fourth quarter. So I'm not saying he's not a talent that doesn't deserve it. But back to I don't trust him. You are saying he doesn't deserve it. Yeah, that's true. I am saying he doesn't deserve it. But what I'm saying is here my reasoning.

I'm saying not talent-wise. I'm doing it based off situation-wise. Yeah. I'm saying not talent wise. I'm doing it based off situation wise. Every situation you get put in to be the superstar that you are, you never come through in this situation. You're a max player talent wise. Yeah, you win the Colby Rich band, play like Colby. Yeah, situation wise, you never show up in the situation.

So no, look, why would I pay you to get us to go 82 and 0 and we lose in the second round? Yeah. What are we doing? And all we're saying is what everybody else is saying. So before you get looking at us like we really care, I can't tell you how much I don't care. So what would you think Tatum deserves the supermax? I think I think he deserved the supermax if his knee is going to be right, if his foot is going to not hurt, if his elbow is going to be in place.

You know all the excuses that he can come up with. Same seven niggas start limping and shit. I don't like that shit. I don't like that shit when niggas start talking about like game seven, nigga missed a shot. I'm like, I'm good, I'm good. But you know how niggas be like, you like, Game 7, nigga, miss it. Nigga, his shots are about shh. I'm good, I'm good. But you know how niggas be like, you know how I be? Like, I'm good, but they give you a fake reason to be like they still hurt. So you know

we about to lose. The body language that we about to lose. That's what it is. The body language. They be talking to the ref. You like, yo, the ref is not doing this. Yeah, so right now, Jason Tatum, he's on the clock for me. I think as a talent, he deserves it. His situations, I don't know.

I can't say. Luka, as a talent, he deserves it. But do you make the team better? I think Luka deserves the money. Yo, listen, Murda. Luka deserves the money. And not because I get tickets to Dallas. You get tickets to Dallas.

It's a real favor to the shit. Look, Sham God, my man, you know we got friends in Dallas. You get tickets to Dallas. It's a real favor to the shit. Look, Sham God, my man, you know, we got friends in Dallas. We got friends over there. Shout out to the whole crew in Dallas. You know, Mark Cuban, everybody. Mark, don't pay him. He's not dirt. Dirt made other niggas better.

Dirt took you to the promised land. Do you think, Luke, I'm going to take you to the promised land? I don't know. Put it like this. Let me ask you this. Everything going on in the West, is Luka taking them to the chip in the next five? Not in the West. In the next five?

If they get, what's his name? What's the guy named? Middleton? If they get Middleton and Kyrie, they'll be strong. They going to be better than Phoenix? I don't know about Phoenix. Are they going to be better than Phoenix? I don't know about Phoenix. Are they gonna be better than Denver? Absolutely not.

What we paying niggas this much money for? I don't know why they paying them today. Why would we pay Luka all this money if we're telling me that they're not gonna be better than Phoenix and they're not gonna be better than Denver, why would I pay this nigga $390 million? I would say because- They got to pay that because of TV. I'm about to say that, absolutely. The TV deals.

But not only that, you got to put assets, pause in the seat to make sure that you sell tickets because you got to have Superstar to sell tickets. But if we're going basically off niggas trying to get to the chip. I think they should have kept Jalen Brunson. That's a good point. That's a great point. I would agree with you on that. They should have kept Jalen Brunson. How do you leave Joke off of that list? Now, that's absolutely possible.

I respect you, Stephen A., but Joke not being on that list is crazy. For who deserves the Supermax with what he's doing right now? Right. I think he may not have said Joker because Joker car track isn't about to be up. I don't care what your reason was, Stephen A. Joker belongs on that list. You got Batman on here. You got to have the Joker on here.

So then my question for y'all is if you keep Steph Curry, LeBron James, Giannis, you guys are, if young Luka and Jason, who would the two players be? I would take Luka or Jason Tatum and put the Joker on. Is there one more person you think? And I don't think Embiid was on his list.

I don't trust Embiid either. That's another nigga I don't trust. That's another nigga I do not trust. That's another nigga I do not trust. No, I can go with that. I do not trust MB. I'd rather stick with anybody on that list but MB. Yeah, and if you fear the truth, don't get upset with it is what it is.

People are trusting us to tell the truth. So every time we get an opportunity, we're going to tell the truth. I think, I think Joker deserved that money though. What you think about that? I don't know, I don't know anybody on this list

that deserves that money more than Joker. Alright, let's look, I'm looking at a couple names here. Who deserved the money more than Joker? Nobody.

Okay. Nobody. I'm not going to say anybody, but I think he's just, I'm just telling you, I don't have Stephen A's Reason and why I don't care what his reason is

He may be in the middle of a contract He just signed a contract like two and a half years ago He may not be up for a Supermax So maybe they're only talking about people Whose contract is coming up I could be wrong We can give them that But if we just talk about niggas

I'm just talking about if somebody deserved a contract. What you think about? But I don't think Stephen A. What you think about Shy at OKC? Too early? Yeah, he deserved that money. It might be too early. He deserved that money.

What about Jimmy Butler? Jimmy Butler deserves that money. What about Damian Lillard? Damian Lillard definitely deserves that money. What about De'Aaron Fox? He deserves the money. These are a bunch of people that we're naming that deserve the money that's not on the list. Yes.

And that's just the names I'm just reading off that I'm pulling up for right now. So, I mean, look. Listen. We can do a list of who doesn't deserve the money. It's a lot of people. that I'm pulling up for us right now. So I mean, look, if we want to listen, we can do a list of who doesn't deserve the money. It's a lot of people. Listen, there's some names I can't do here too. So if we're talking about see a situation in basketball for me, not saying I'm not only going off talent because you got Joker, right? I'm not joking. You got Luca, right? Yeah. And we're saying he does a dozen deserve super max. But then you got to say Luca deserves it. Right. And we're saying he does or doesn't deserve Supermax.

But then you got- And I say Luca deserves it. Right. And I say he don't. You say he doesn't. Right. But then I'm looking at myself in the mirror at the same time, too. Yeah.

But how would I give De'Aaron Fox the Supermax and not Luca? You get what I'm saying? So I'm talking to myself because I said no to Luca, but I'm looking at- Yeah, De'Aaron Fox took them further than Luka. Situational basket. Yeah. See? Yo.

Yeah. That's what y'all are saying. Yeah, okay. I like you when you talk smart like this. I do. I like you when you talk smart like this. I was trying to reel you in. That's what I was doing.

Yeah, okay. You beat me too. You went to the same school as me. Yeah. We went to the same school. So that's what I'm going. When I say situational basketball, I'm not always going off talent. I'm going off what you did and what you lead your team to.

De'Aaron Fox basically took them to seven games with Steph in them. So in the first round. Damian Lillard, we already know him. He may not have made the playoffs, but we know what he's capable of. Yeah, he earns his money. Yeah. Sha, he didn't even have Chet with him this year. You know what I'm saying? First team, all NBA.

It's a lot of people. We already see what playoff Jimmy is doing. It's a lot of people they may own. If you only have to put five people, I'm taking Luka off, and Jason Tatum off. That is just me. I'm not saying that they don't deserve a title.

You can't take Giannis off. LeBron and Steph, they definitely earned this. I'm keeping them three. I'm not saying that Luka don't deserve some bread. You taking Embiid off? He on Stephen A. List? No. No.

What I'm taking them off of. on Stephen A. List? No. What I'm taking them off of? Do you agree with that? No, no, I don't. I'm not trusting the process. The process is over. The process is over. I don't trust the process. The process is over.

We gave you enough years with the process. It's just not in the cards for y'all niggas. Y'all niggas was up. They had Boston too. They had them niggas up three to two. And they let them niggas was up. They had Boston too. They had them niggas up three to two. And they let them niggas come back. Gilly and them going to be killing you over there. He dissed them niggas too.

Gilly said, fuck them niggas. He said, Gilly said, Gilly said, yo, if the Sixers lose to Boston, they tired of losing to Boston. He said, everybody can get the fuck out of here. Doc River. He said, everybody but Joe LNB can leave. He said, I can get rid fuck out of here, Dr. River. He said, everybody but Joe LNB can leave. He said, I can get rid of everybody. The coach too. He said, let them niggas lose to Boston.

We sick of losing to Boston. Everybody got to get the fuck out of town. Yo, that's crazy. That was his words. You don't think they should keep James Harden? Keep him do what? Play basketball? Yeah.

I mean, every team is not going to win the championship. This is what I'm realizing. Rob Markman, Jr.: Since when? George is brand new to everything. He's not going to win the championship. He's just felt this all tonight. What the fuck is you talking about? The golden...

Rob Markman, Jr.: Some people's dreams are illusions. Yeah, yo, listen... Rob Markman, Jr.: They're actually not going to win. You're not going to win. So, what I will say about James Harden, now that you brought it up, he like, I think People's dreams are illusions. Yeah. They're actually not going to win. You're not going to win. So what I will say about James Harden, now that you brought it up, he like, I think he's coming to the premonition that he's not going to win.

So he like, what's up in Houston? He like, let me go back home and pick. I'm not going to win. Because niggas try to lead back to Houston. Because he like, yo. Yeah, because you get to that place where you start recognizing what it takes to be a champ is not your lifestyle.

Or they're not putting me in the right position for us. Either way. It's not the position because they keep trading. Over the last couple of years, we've seen so many people be put together and not win that that whole idea of super teams don't even guarantee you to win no more. Yeah, this is true. And the three point era might be over. I don't know about that.

It's just about niggas is going back to the rack. But you know, because of Steph Curry and Golden State, they're going to shoot. Until them niggas don't make the playoffs, they'll shoot. And other teams will shoot. Like, Boston killed they son of a bitch. Rob Markman That's why I said that because a lot of teams shot themselves out of the series this playoffs. So it made me feel like the three point era might be over.

Rob Markman Or niggas might just be like, get us some niggas who can shoot threes. Rob Markman Yeah, it seemed like everybody tried to play like Golden State almost. And it hurt a lot of teams, especially Boston. Yeah. Right. I don't like Boston playing like that.

I hate them playing like that. They killed themselves living off the three. Not only that, it was a tough point in the series. Like one game they hit probably like seven. It was a point in the series. I don't remember going into game seven, but I remember going into game six, they were shooting 66 or 68% from two. Why go away from that? If you're shooting almost 70% from two point range, why would you go away from that and

start shooting threes to shoot yourself out the series? Well, all good points. Let us know your list in the comments down below we'll be right back. She call this thing about toxic Four years of counting Got you feeling like an option Maybe I'm on my own problem, babe She tired of hearing, I don't know

What's happening, me won't fall Dealing with this thing called trust. But she really thinking about it. She want to be free. Put out my head. Cause she want to be free. Welcome back. Monte Williams and the Detroit Pistons have agreed on a six-year,

$78.5 million deal to make him the franchise's new head coach. It's the largest coaching deal in NBA history. Wow. What are your thoughts? I think Monte has done a great job. I think he did actually better when he was coaching the New Orleans Pelicans. I think he did better as a coach there. I think he underachieved at Phoenix.

Just giving an objective view because when you're loaded with that much talent, you should perform better. You definitely shouldn't be able to be a team that get bounced out before, I mean, before the Western Conference Finals. I think, you know, that's unacceptable. And then he get moved around to another place, and I think I'm just expecting better. What about you?

My level of acceptance is high. I think Martin's a good coach. I think... Who do you think he coached the best at? Phoenix or New Orleans? They did a good job in Phoenix. I think that, you know, they was a couple years away and they traded for Kevin Durant.

They had a good team in Phoenix. They went to the chip, didn't win the chip. But you can't say no to Kevin Durant. They had a good team in Phoenix. They went to the chip, didn't win the chip. But you can't say no to Kevin Durant. And what happened is that made their team thin. Chris Paul was hurt. Aiton sat out. They had no bench. And they needed somebody else to put the blame on.

Also, what we was talking about last segment is that the owner that's there now didn't hire Monte Williams. Yeah. The owner came in the middle of this season because of some racial shit that happened between the last owner. So I don't think the owner was full on with Monte Williams. He's like, I just got to deal with you, but I didn't want you.

I'm the new owner. I want to bring in who the fuck I want to bring in. Yeah. But I think all these coaches are playing musical chairs, to be totally honest with you. Nick Nurse gets fired. Now he's coaching Philly. Monty Williams gets fired. He's coaching the Pistons.

Doc Rivers is probably going to go to the Suns. All these niggas just flip-flopping jobs. You know what I'm saying? It's all going different places in the same way. So they're still not going to give Mark Jackson a job. Exactly. We'll get to Mark in a minute. But to answer your question where he coached at the best,

I think he did a great job in New Orleans. I think he did a great job in Phoenix. He's an assistant as well. But what a lot of people don't realize is that Monty Williams' wife died in a car accident, leaving him a widower to take care of his kids. And anything that he's achieved since that happened in 2016 anything he's achieved you don't know the mental pressure that deals with so for him to be at the level

coaching that he is now i hope he gets to the next level but you know just for all the stuff that he's accomplished since then i think it's great and then do you guys think he's getting paid too much though is the question this is Rob Markman, Jr.: That's a wild number right here. 78.5 million. Rob Markman, Jr.: 78 now, because that's over 10 a year. What I will say is this, who wants to coast the Pistons and live in Detroit right now? No disrespect to Detroit, but I'm saying that's not a good franchise to take over. That's one of the...

Rob Markman, Jr.: I think he'll prove himself. If he turn this situation around, then he's worth the money. We'll see. But nobody wants to coast to Pistons. Nobody wants to be in Detroit. It's cold. It's not a good organization at the moment. And not this in Pistons.

It's true. They used to be really good. And it's a really good city when they're winning. But for him to go there, nigga, like, you got to break the bank, my nigga. Like, nobody wants this job. And not only that, whoever the owner, the GM, or the business, they keep firing niggas every other year. Every two years, you can't get a consistent coach over there.

So Monty probably like, look, lock me in for this, because if shit don't go right the first two years, y'all niggas is not going to can me. And if y'all do, this is how much I'm getting. So I think because of the location and where he's at, that's why he got this much. Would he get this much if he went to coach in Milwaukee? No. Would he get this much in Philly?

No, because in Milwaukee, you got a superstar. In Philly, you got two superstars. In Milwaukee, you got a superstar. In Philly, you got two superstars. So you're going to a team superstar-less and not making the playoffs however many years, and it's cold, and you have no momentum going there. Pay me, my nigga. Pay me. That makes sense.

That makes sense. Especially the team. When you look at that roster, you think, what is he going to do? You got to do something special in the draft. They got a lot of money to spend if they want to get a free agent. But it's really not attractive. You know what I'm saying? Like, it's not sexy at all. That's why he got paid the money.

Yeah, man. You got niggas talking about, yo, they said it's the no fly zone. My niggas can't come see me. I thought you got to get permission. You got to get to come see me. You got to check in and shit. Niggas got to be like, yo, if that go for basketball too, the no fly zone, there's a lot of shit that going on in Detroit that you some rules and shit, niggas.

I don't know if this goes over for athletes like rappers, but who knows the fucking rules? You ain't got to check in if you play for the Pistons. Who fucking knows, man? Good point. Also on the topic of basketball, Warriors general manager Bob Myers steps down as the franchise's president and general manager.

He told ESPN, it's just time. Thoughts? Whenever somebody does that, that means they see something that we don't see yet. That's a fact. And I see it. I already see it. He already sees that in his eyesight that Golden State is not going to be the team they used to be. I don't think people walk away from winning.

I think so basically my opinion on this is I was looking at some numbers. So he got there in 2011. His first pick with that job is Draymond Green. First person he ever drafted. Then you renegotiate

Steph's contract. Then you renegotiate Klay's contract. Then you renegotiate Clay's contract. Then you bring in Kevin Durant. Also drafted Poole. Give Poole the $130 million. So what's going on now, you built a rapport with these people. You're not only the GM, you're their friend, you're at the weapons, you're at the family. You done gave out probably close to a billion dollars to these people with everybody that

I just named. And everybody's contract is expiring. Draymond Green has one more year and he has an option out at 27 million. The niggas is like, Draymond my man, I don't know about this. He asking for 200 million. I can't tell him no, because he won four chips. Yeah, I leave them holding the bag. Yeah.

So basically like this, my man, I can't tell him no. Clay's about to get 47 million. Wow. And niggas like Clay, you ain't had one the last time we had a great yo, but that's Clayton Baller. Not the last. I mean, not the last couple of games, but not Clayton Clayson this season. They ain't the clay that we used to. They would have been able to beat the Lakers if Clayton was Clayton.

Yeah, you're right. But what I'm saying is he has a rapport with these people. Contracts are expiring. And now it's time to tell them no. He's never had to tell them no before that's what i'm that's exactly you don't want to be the person to break that bad news exactly that's exactly even steve kirk keeps saying oh we don't have these championships without draymond yeah but you're not saying you're gonna bring them back. Rob Markman, Right. Exactly. So Bob Myers is the person to do all that and he's never said no.

He'd be like, we can't do 110 but we got 100 for you. And now- Rob Markman, We're not going to be anywhere near that 200. Rob Markman, Right. So right now everybody contracts up and he's like, these things get older and they want a lot of money and they're not playing up to the expectation to the money they're going to give. I'm not going to let them stain my reputation. Yeah.

And they're my friends. So at the same time, let me say goodbye, because any organization will be happy to have me. I took niggas to six championships for 10 years. That's what Jerry West did. Jerry West did the same thing. Right. So I think that's why Bob Myers really left. Not saying that his contract wasn't up or anything, but he has friendships with these niggas.

He don't want to tell them no. And that's the right thing to do. Yeah, I think so 100%. Don't act like we... It's classy. But you ain't low, nigga. Yeah, you ain't low. We know what's going on.

We ain't low. You don't want to tell Draymond and Clay and them niggas you ain't producing like you used to. And I can't give you another $200 and something million. And that's what it is. So you don't be the bad guy. You don't want to tell them you're living to and I can't give you another 200 and something million. And that's what it is. So he don't be the bad guy. You don't want to tell him. You're living off the name. You're no longer that person. You're living

off the name. Well, we're investigative journalists over here. Let us know your thoughts and we'll be right back. Yeah. Oh, he ain't got it. Yeah. Something nasty to my back. For what? You gonna hit me with that? Man, I'm gonna fuck you up. It's been four years and I feel like we're not progressing. Like, I don't...

I don't want to be with nobody else other than him. It should be iffy when I think we gon' crash. We'll talk about our future wish we didn't ask. Gon' fuck around and be the nigga

that she had over. Free. Go and punch my ticket. I did. Y'all still breathing. Look at me. I'm still the reason how much I got. Let's say this. Welcome back. Okay, so we're going to do something a little different. We're going to go through a couple teams, but pretend you're in the GM role, okay? So starting with the Lakers and the Celtics, what would you do for the team?

What needs to go? What needs to change? If I was starting with the Lakers, the thing I would do with the Lakers is probably, there's a lot need to change on that team. To win, I would get rid of D'Angelo Russell. I would probably trade him. Probably trade him.

I don't know what team he would go to, but that would be the first thing I would do. Then I would re-sign with a guy named Austin Reeves. And then when you think of LeBron and AD, I'm not sure about that dynamic as well. I would be willing to do some different things on that team. I think definitely getting rid of Russell, but I think, and I don't know if this is going over the top, because I really don't like Anthony Davis' body language against the Joker this year. I think bringing in Dwight Howard, bringing in JaVale McGee, somebody who's going at least,

not saying they're better, can compete with the Joker, but at least it's a big body pause on him. Yeah, if you do that, then you can keep Anthony Davis. Yeah, yeah. You need to bring in another center that's going to at least deal with the Joker. You have to deal with the Joker the next 10 years in the Western Conference. You're going to

have to deal with him. And secondly, and this is a conversation that we were having the last week, I don't know how it would go, but if you could get Damian Lillard on the Lakers with Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee, then we could talk because you have to

compete with Jamal Murray. And Damian Lillard's not having all that shit Jamal Murray do to people that I've been seeing the last few weeks, a month or so. You think so? I don't think Damian Lillard's not having all that shit Jamal Murray do to people that I've been seeing the last few weeks, a month or a month and a half. You think so? I don't think Damian Lillard. If Jamal Murray get off, Damian Lillard getting off. Yeah.

Damian Lillard, he just got that ego. Yeah, that's what I was thinking as well. You're not going to just do whatever you want to do. Yeah. Or you could bring in Kyrie Irving, the dancing machine. Yeah. I don't know if Jamal Murray want them problems on the defensive end. That kid right there is a dancing machine.

And the reason I say Kyrie Irving, I know you've been having a lot of off-the-court issues, but what I will say, and people have a short memory, is that three straight finals with LeBron James. Well, you know, two of them, they was hurt. Him and Kevin Love was hurt. The one he wasn't hurt, they win. You get what I'm saying?

The other two, the one that he didn't win before he went to Boston, they had Kevin Durant. So what I will say is this. Damian Lillard or Kyrie Irving at the point, and if you can bring in another big man, a legit big man that can get you 12 rebounds, maybe five, six, seven points that can get you 12 rebounds, maybe five, six, seven points, but get you the rebounds, get you six hard fouls on Joker.

Because that's who you're recruiting for. You're not recruiting for the rest of the West Coast. Rob Markman, Jr.: Would you get DeMarcus Cousins? Rob Markman, Jr.: Not at this point. Not at this point. Rob Markman, Jr.: I think DeMarcus Cousins was a really big star at one point, and then he started chasing rings.

Rob Markman What about Wiseman? They had Wiseman in Golden State, but I don't know. I haven't seen Wiseman play any pro games. Rob Markman Yeah, I don't know what happened to Wiseman. Yeah, I don't know how good he is in the pros, so I don't know if Wiseman is a great choice. But if you ask me, I'm going straight to Dwight Howard. He's in China. He's in China. He's in shape.

He's been playing well over there. And one thing for sure, two things for certain, you want to chip with him already. But he's athletic. He ain't just going to not say that he can handle the Joker. But one thing- Rob Markman He'll get a lot of offensive rebounds. He's going to give you- Rob Markman Putbacks.

Rob Markman 100% effort every night. Rob Markman All the things that were missing from their team. Yep. So that's what I would do with the Lakers and the other team was. Boston. Boston. This is what I think. Listen, I wouldn't do nothing this year exactly.

We would need to figure out why are we one game away from winning the Eastern Conference Finals again. You don't think you know that already? What would you say? I think it's just soft. Hey, yeah. We almost got through two shows, man. Forget it.

We almost got through the whole show, man. Yeah. We almost. I love you. I love you more. You said a lot of things that I try to keep it professional for the last...

Yo, Jeezy, he said niggas is soft and hit the gavel. No. Niggas is soft and that's that. What I was going to say is we was

going to talk about Golden State, right? Who's number two team in GFA? Boston.

What would you do in Boston? Boston, but yeah, Golden State, six series Phoenix.

All right, cool. Being that, what I was going to say is if it doesn't work out this

year with Boston. Jordan Poole. You said it. Jordan Poole. You said it. Jordan Poole, Wiggins for Jalen Brown. For Jalen Brown. They should do that now. Yeah.

So you send Jalen Brown to Golden State. Yep. And what I would do is. For Jordan Poole and Anthony Wiggins. They kind of the future. I may send Klay. Much as I love Klay, you don't want to lose D. Wiggins

plays both ends of the floor. If you put Klay on Boston, it wouldn't be good for Boston because then they don't have any dribble penetration. I'm saying I have to explain what I'm saying. I can't find the other words.

They don't have nobody that'll really attack the basket. Tatum wouldn't attack the basket? Tatum is settling for jump shots. You just told me a nigga can't go left. I'm sending a nigga left all day. He can't attack the basket if he can't go left. I'm sending a nigga left all day. He can't attack the basket if he can't go left. The fucking report is out. You better be a good look at it. Did you see how they

lost? Who? Boston. All they kept doing was shooting threes. Tatum is trying They were trying to beat Golden State. Since they lost to Golden State it seemed like they came back this year and said we're going to be ready for those threes.

And they kind of tailored their style to fit Golden State. But then they didn't meet Golden State. They met Jimmy Butler. Right, absolutely. I'm just throwing scenarios out there. Right now, and I'm a Clay Fed. I'm not seeing Clay Fed. They got Brodgen. He can't get to the basket.

Brodgen can score, though. But not really. He can't beat nobody off the dri Rodden can score, though. But not really. He can't beat nobody off the dribble, just blow by them. That's why they got him. I think he can score. I think he can get his own. But I don't know. That's why they won game away.

Yeah. I got my answer now. That's why they won game away. They think they can do something until they get in the pressure, and now they can't do it. I told niggas I didn't trust Boston anyway. So before it even got to this point. So I'm just thinking of scenarios that could possibly help Boston.

I don't know if I'm getting rid of Jordan Poole and Wiggins when everybody else on the team is 34, 35 years old. You know what I'm saying? These are the two people that's going to be around once Clay... What about sending Jalen Brown to Atlanta? For who? You know he want to go to Atlanta. He's from Atlanta.

You know he probably want to play in Atlanta. Well, listen, man. At the end of the day, I'm just trying to go if I was a GM, what I would really do. Rob Markman For Murray and somebody else. Rob Markman Yeah. I don't think they're going to get rid of Jalen Brown or Tatum. I'm just saying scenarios. I think they're going to keep both of them young kids.

They too young to get rid of them. If it don't work next year, I think they will. But moving on to Golden State, that's the real question. Like, what are we doing? Jalen Brown Something has to be done in Golden State. Yeah, what are we doing in Golden State? Because you're running into this same Laker team, and you're going to run into this same Denver team next year.

And you're going to run into the same Sacramento team that took you seven. Yeah, and they're going to be better next year. Yeah, and they're going to have more confidence. They're going to be better next year. Yeah, and they're going to be ready for them. They're going to have more confidence. So right now, Golden State will be the fourth seed. They'll be the fourth seed in the West. So if they came back, they cannot show up with that same team. Everybody is saying they got to get stronger in the front court,

but everybody keep ignoring that until they find out they need it. Because Joker is just going to run through whatever team that's out there, their front court, because nobody can DM up. Yeah, I'm trying to sit here and look at Golden State, the age of their players, to see how old they are. Because, look, I think it's right here now that I'm looking at it. So, Golden State Warriors roster. Yeah, the age is right here.

Steph Curry's 35. Yeah. Yeah, Draymond Green is 33. Okay. Andre Inquidala, 39. Yeah, Andre got to go, too. Clay Thompson is 33. We got to bring Andre to the coaching side. So everybody that we've known from that four-man championship team is 33 and over.

Andrew Wiggins, he's 28. Jordan Poole, he's 23 years old. Gary Payton's 30. So the people that you're talking about trading, that's their future. And they just paid them X amount of dollars. It wasn't, you know, I think Wiggins got 146 and Poole got 130. Those are they banking on for their future. Not saying that they won't trade them.

But at the end of the day, the people that we know won these championships only got a few years left to. the people that we've known won these championships only got a few years left to play for the state. Yeah, but I think they're going to let Clay and Steph retire as warriors. They're not letting them retire anyplace else. But at the end of the day, Bob Myers is gone. You don't know what

the fuck about to happen. The owner could be in cahoots with Bob Myers. You leave so then we can blame it on the next guy. Exactly. That's exactly what I was saying when I was talking about the Bob Myers shit. That was my point. The shit was

the next thing that come, when they get rid of Clay as Draymond and all that, you know. If I was there, that would have never happened. He gonna give him the call. Yeah, exactly. I heard what happened to you. Yeah, yeah. That's sad. Yep. So I think that's what that's about. That's the truth.

Okay, the Sixers. Oh, my goodness. What could they do with that team? I like the team. I just don't like, um... You probably have to... I don't know what you could do with that team. They're another team that just can't get over the hump pause.

Like, Max, he's decent. James Hart, and he wants to go back to Philly. Joel Embiid been telling us to trust the process for however long. I just don't trust that team, and I don't know if that all gels together. Joel Embiid. Joel Embiid is the only one left from the process. Yeah, I agree. Where is Markel Fultz?

Yeah, everybody's gone. Where's Ben Simmons? I agree. Everybody in that have an issue. Whoever the GM, Darryl Moore, you got a hell of a job to figure out what the fuck you want to do over there. You got a league MVP that people are saying shouldn't even got the MVP. The Joker should have got it. Yeah.

So you got a hell of a sum on your hands. I hope it works out for you. But James Harden talking about going back to Houston, it's a lot of shit. So James Harden, Lee, what else could you do with the team? That's the question. That's why we're here actually. We don't know. This is one I'm stuck on.

All these questions, like listen, you know what's really dope about this question? It puts yourself in these people's shoes. Yeah. Like, yo. You don't have many options. You really got to sit and think about, what the fuck would I do? Am I going to get rid of Joe and pull him on? Like, you got to make these decisions.

Yeah, you got to really make up your mind what you're going to do and live with it. Yeah, and if it don't go right. People are going to call you smart or stupid because of that move. Absolutely. Okay, and the it don't go right... People are going to call you smart or stupid because of that move. Absolutely. Okay, and the last one, Phoenix. They need help. Listen, Aiden, I don't know, because Aiden and Margie Williams had a problem. They got rid of Margie Williams.

Aiden, are you going to be the person, a player that they thought you was going to be? Like, niggas thought you was about to be some nigga that all... Niggas thought you was the next Elijah Ward. Yeah, and all this other shit. Will Chamberlain. Bill Russell. Are you going to be that nigga now that Monty Williams is gone? That's A.

Chris Paul, will you last through the whole playoffs? That's B. I have no problem with Devin Booker, no problem with KD, but that Bench is thin. They still don't have a coach right now. We don't even know who's going to coach them. It looks like Doc Rivers because the other two coaches already done got their job, Nick Nurse and Monty Williams.

So now, again, we already see Doc Rivers. I'm not saying that's going to be the coach. We see the Doc Rivers-Chris Paul combo don't work. They was in the Clippers for six, seven years together. So if Doc goes to phoenix then does that mean chris is leaving he's under contract i don't think that he's leaving i think the reason they haven't announced it because i don't know if them two mesh and that's probably the conversations that's going on behind doors right now so i don't know but i know one thing they need depth one

thing denver has and they even know it's an eight-man rotation, those three players that come off the bench are good. And they got two other players that's even better. Right. That's not playing at all. Yeah, Reggie and DeAndre Jordan as well. But even like you said, that's the point for GM. Where did you find Bruce Brown at?

You know what I'm saying? I didn't know about Bruce Brown. Bruce Brown, brown baller that's that's gm's job and scout's job to find these players and be like he'll fit good here because bruce brown is a perfect fit on denver so that's why these gm's supposed to get paid when they get paid to find the booth to find you and pool in the g league yeah you know you could easy to get the superstars but where do you find the pieces to go around and to make the team better? Good points.

That's a tough decision to be in, but at least we're not in it. So yeah, we have. I was Phoenix. I'll be trying to land the kid on my money base on that team. I think he'll make the difference on that team. And what I would say is I know this isn't what we do for a living, but trust me, if I was in this position, Pauce, I'd make a motherfucking decision and live with it.

Because when you got the job, you can't second guess yourself. You got to sit home and make the best decision and be like, this is what it is. And if you draft Sam Bowie, you just look dumb. When you get Kwame Brown in the first pick, you look dumb. But you got to live with your decision. You can't be sitting there, like, biting your fingernails. You gotta make a choice and go with it. Okay, so, before we head out,

there are speculation rumors that LeBron is considering playing in San Antonio with Victor Wembyn Yama if that's where he gets drafted. Could you see it happening for real? Oh my goodness. If LeBron pulls that off, could you see it happening for real oh my goodness if Braun pulls that off then he

he would go down as a GOAT the GOAT GM yeah the GOAT GM that's what I meant listen I think it's all rumors if LeBron do that I'm going to be honest I'm going to be pissed

I'm going to be pissed the fuck off I don't like just going to wherever. Why? Why would you be pissed? You go to Miami with Chris Bosh and D-Wade. Then you go back. You see what's going on, like Kyrie Irving. Kyrie cooking.

Yeah. Then you know what? You're going to call Kevin Love. You get rid of Wiggins, the number one pick out there today. Kev, we're going to get you over here some type of way. You go over there to win a championship. Then you get AD to quit New Orleans Pelicans and go over there to win the championship.

So then this makes sense. I'm not saying they don't, and I'm not saying everybody don't follow their own legacy, but God damn, man, just sticking out for a little while somewhere. So if he does go there what did you just say cam there you go that was great that was great y'all i gotta admit that my bad I said, whoa. Back. Whoa.

Say no more. Back. Back. Back. I'm out of one type of people next time we film. One type of shit. Holy champ. Holy champ.

Is this what he said? Did he just say holy champ? Did he just say holy champ? Did he say holy champ? That's crazy, but I let it go. That was stupid, man. Y'all did so well. We was doing well today.

Yeah, we've been real professional for the last two shows. Listen, I don't like LeBron going to San Antonio. What I will say is this. I don't think LeBron's leaving L.A. I think whatever he got going on, he's going to stick it out in L.A. Pause. Because his son is in USC. He got all these different businesses with Maverick Carter in L.A.,

and I just think that he's trying to retire in L.A. because of all the stuff that he has going on outside of basketball. What did he say you think he'll do? That's crazy that you even want to hear it again. That's crazy. That's for his infringement. That's crazy that you want to hear it. They're on camera going like this.

It was crazy. No, but yo, if LeBron goes to San Antonio, let's say he does, right? Maybe that's the way to teach Victor to be the next LeBron. If LeBron goes there and then you take Damon Lillard to join him, what do you think of that team then? I'm not mad at that, but I just think that LeBron, I think if LeBron had any intentions of him and his family leaving L.A., his son would have went to Ohio State.

That's what I think. I think if they had any plans on leaving that California area, his son would have been the man in Ohio State. You know what I'm saying? I think that's where he would have went if they had plans on leaving, but he ended up staying at home. I don't think LeBron

is leaving L.A., but you could be right. Don't put nothing past LeBron. That's true. Did you say he was thinking at all? I personally think LeBron and L.A. But you could be right. Don't put nothing past LeBron. That's true. I mean, I personally... Did he say he was thinking at all? I personally think LeBron and L.A. are locked in, though. Not that, but he said he was thinking something. I think LeBron and L.A. are locked in.

I don't think he's going anywhere else. It would be interesting to see if he did go somewhere else, but I highly doubt it. What I'll say is this. I think LeBron is going to sign some one-year contracts. If his contract... I don't know when his contract is up and figure out where his son gets drafted at. Yeah. LeBron is going to sign some one-year contracts. I don't know when his contract is up.

And figure out where his son gets drafted at. And then see if that makes sense. Yeah, it would be good to see them both play on the same team. It would. That would be great for history. It would be dope. Well, we will see what happens. Thanks for tuning in to this episode.

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