The Herd with Colin Cowherd - HOUR 3 - NBA, three words

Episode Date: March 29, 2022

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They're better this morning than they were 20 games ago with him, aren't they? Oh, come on, Colin. You know what? This is the problem with you having me on the show this late end of the show is that there's so much that I have to fix once I get here. And I've only got five, ten minutes. I don't have enough time. But here's the distinction. And I love the comparisons that you made with Derek Rose.

And you could have added Kobe Bryant in there. There are certain guys. To answer your question, I have a vote. Is John Morant going to be at the top of my ballot? No, absolutely not. Is 18 and 2 without him going to convince a lot of voters that he doesn't even deserve to be on the ballot? Probably so. But the idea that they don't need John Morant because they're 18 and 2 without him is ignoring the fact that there are different types of most valuable players.

Sometimes there's the physical guy. There's the guy like the Chris Paul, who is the distributor. who does things that gets everybody the ball and gets them shots. Chris Paul benefits from that because he knows that he can't do those things. So he has to utilize the pieces around him. And then there are guys like John Morant and Derek Rose who are as much, and I'd even throw Steph Curry in this category, emotional and mental most valuable players,

and that they are inspirational and that their team knows if we can get this guy to the playoffs, If we can get this guy with home court advantage, he can take us where few players can take us. And that's what John Morant gives you. Now, this is, Taylor Jenkins is one of my coach of the year candidates in a big way. And they have extremely good role players. They also, they have a great composition as far as their roster. They can exist and function without job because of that.

But make no mistake. The reason they're playing the way that they're playing, the reason that the Chicago Bulls played the way they did with and for Derek Rose is because they know what that guy is capable of in terms of taking them to the next level in the postseason. John Morant, one of the few guys whose numbers actually go up in the playoffs. And I'm going to date myself here real quickly, but I'm going to give you an example of what I mean. I covered the Warriors when Chris Weber after his first year. Second year was wanted out, wanted to be traded.

That team, in spite of Chris Weber not being on the floor with the hope and the expectation that he was going to be back and what they would be able to accomplish went seven and one. And then he was traded. And the hope of what he would do for them completely extinguished, they won seven more games that entire season. They came back to who they were because they lost that hope and what they could be because of the same. of that one player. That is what's driving the Memphis Grizzlies in much the same way that it drives the Chicago Bulls. So you made a convincing argument. It just doesn't take into account that there are other factors in what a most valuable player is. So I'm watching winning time. Have you seen that, Joy, have you seen? Okay, so I've watched five episodes. It's wildly entertaining. Oh, it's so

it's, and I watched the first one. I was like, oh, no, it grows on you. The, the, I mean, I mean, it really is fascinating. But one of my takeaways is is there's a lot of conflict in it. Jerry Buss, Jack McKinney, Magic and Kareem, Jerry West, conflict, battles. That's how they made it into a dynasty. Battles.

Brady and Belichick didn't go to dinner in 20 years. Behind the scenes, battles. And one of the things I liked about it, Magic and Kareem, they made Kareem uncomfortable. They brought in a young kid. They took the ball out of his hand. You can't do 15 skyhooks tonight. And I said to myself, that Jerry Buss's brilliance was he challenged this legendary Kareem.

He challenged the NBA. He challenged Red Arbeck. And I said, we have a similar situation now because it was a dead franchise and he revived it. They're not a dead franchise now. But like a Kareem, they've got a LeBron who's still great. But he doesn't like to play with young players. he's got his way of doing things and will Jeannie Bus

say no no no no no I'm going to take a page from my father I'm going to challenge the icon we're going to get rid of these guys outside of LeBron we're going to force him to play with young players play at a faster pace or whatever it was so as I watched winning time I thought the gateway into rebuilding this puppy

your dad gave it to you now I may be reaching here but my question is The Lakers aren't dead, but they feel like they're close to it. I think they need a big swing. They're not making the playoffs. They get extinguished in an hour if they got in. What do you make of them in the next 12 to 24 months? I like your idea.

I don't know that Jeannie Buss or Ra Palingka or anybody at this point in terms of the power. You're not what you're not taking into account that is as big as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in his day and as iconic. he in no way had the power and authority that LeBron James and the clutch agency have versus what the Lakers have at this state. So I like your idea. It's also at that time the salary, I'm not even sure that there was a salary cap in that day and age. I don't think there was. At this point, that's something that you have to deal with. And can you exchange all these pieces?

in the time that it is going to take you to get where you need to go during LeBron James's whatever he has left. That's the issue. There's just so many elements in the way. Again, I'm going to date myself, but at the very beginning of my career, actually covered the 49ers when Eddie DeBardolo was still the owner. And they didn't have, he could buy his way and he was going to. I'm going to buy my way to Super Bowls and was willing to spend more in a variety of ways than any other owner. That's the approach that Jerry Buss took and is demonstrating through winning time. And that ability to do that, that just that unilateral, I'm going to take everything I've got and I'm just going to go after it. The rules today prevent you from doing it

on the timeline that would be necessary to win another championship with LeBron Jay. Okay. So I'm not into this whole Brooklyn thing. The other day I was talking about this. You're into the Philly thing. How's that feeling right now? Let's slow down. You're very recency bias, Buecker. But I will say this. I mean, listen, Kyrie and Durant, the best small closer, the best big clothes are arguably in the game. They're going to be a handful. I think they're, I'll say this. I don't buy Miami and Boston going forward.

Miami has great athletes in Bam and Butler, but not great closers. And I think Boston, I've seen it before. I mean, let's talk about Boston here. I know they're red hot. I don't buy them, beating. Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and I said this, I would take Brooklyn, believe it or not, over Boston, if Ben Simmons came back and never shot and just defended, if he just came and I got his length, I don't buy into, I think Boston, I've seen it before. What do you make of what they're doing right now? Yeah, no, no, no. Defensively, they're the best team in the league right now,

and they found a stride. What they are, to me, are the San Antonio Spurs, and that they are maximizing what they're able to do on a nightly basis. and playing hard or harder than anybody else, and that's getting them wins. And their confidence has risen. But the question is, is once you get to the postseason, can you go to another level?

And again, I don't want to come back to John Moran, but John Moran is one of those guys who can go to another level. Derek Rose can go to another level. K.D. can go to another level. Kyrie can go to another level. LeBron, I can go down the line. Who's going to another level for the Boston Celtics? Jason Tatum?

I need to see it. I haven't seen it consistently. And is that it? Can Jason Tatea be so good that he takes, he elevates the rest of your team? That's the question. So I'm with you. And I feel the same way with the Miami Heat. They play as close to their capabilities on a nightly basis, much like the Spurs. And that's what gets them their great regular season records. But when you get to the postseason, everybody plays hard. Yes. And now it's a matter of, Do I have that one guy who can elevate us? Can we take our game to another level? Can our coach take us to another level? And that's what needs to be demonstrated by both the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics. So I am 100% with you as far as those two. It's the Bucks. It's the Nets.

It's the Sixers. And then it's the Celtics and the Heat as far as the pecking order in the Eastern Pactors. Yeah. In the regular season, there is a clear advantage to play good defense and play hard, Miami and Boston. Everybody in the postseason plays hard. So you lose that advantage. And now it's just, who's taking a shot with 2.30 to go? That's why, even though the Brooklyn stuff is a lot of nonsense, the minute Kyrie can play a home game. And I get the best big closer and the best small closer, I mean, seriously, it's a shot-making league. Once you get to the playoffs, Rick, it's a shot-making game because they're all fairly close games. It is, and it's also a matter of, can you, like, can you ratchet your game up?

Last year, the Nets were 23rd in defensive rating in the regular season. They were the third best defensive team in the playoffs once they got there because everybody just locked in and said, we're going to give our, give her all. James Hardin was a really good defensive player last year. We've seen Kyrie Irving at times pretty stingy defensively, so we know what they're capable of. They still have some holes. there's no question about it. But can they elevate themselves?

They're 22nd in defensive rating now. I would expect that they're going to be a much better team defensively in the postseason. But by the way, and just as a last tag on the John Morant thing, go back and look at who they played in those 20 games. There was a lot of Sacramento, a lot of Portland, a lot of Houston. A lot of bottom dwellers that that team took care of when John Morant was not in the lineup. Team Houston has got a long. Portland team plays very hard. All right, Buechre, get out of.

Oh, my goodness. Rick Buechre. Okay, they played some dogs. Some welcome mats, nonetheless. Be sure to catch live editions of the herd weekdays in noon Eastern, 9 a.m. Pacific. On Fox Sports Radio, FS1, and the IHeart Radio app. All right, Joy Taylor with the news.

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Search Learn the Hardway and listen now. Turn on the news. This is the herd line news. Well, Amari Cooper is a brown now, and Kevin Savansky talked about how happy he is that he is on their roster. I think the first thing you notice when you meet Amari is just how physically, how big he is and how imposing he can be. And you see that in his play. He's physical with the ball in his hands. He can snap open versus man coverage.

He's been a productive player in his career. He's made a lot of plays, someone that we're going to be counting on. Really excited to get to work with him. 72 catches, I think, is his career average kind of. You get about 70, 72 catches. Last season, he had 68 receptions, 865 yards, and eight touchdowns. It was his first season with fewer than 1,000 yards receiving since 2017. Total pro.

He's a total route running pro. And in a league with speed and all these great athletes, he's kind of one of those. He's your Chris Paul. His highlights don't blow us away. DeAndre Hopkins do, Cooper Cot. A lot of the great receivers are like, it's wow stuff. Mike Evans' physical size. You look up, he's got 72 catches and six touchdowns.

So they have Donovan People's roster, Donofo people's Jones on their roster still, and they were reportedly still trying to sign Jarvis Landry, who the chiefs may be interested in it as well. So they've got a one and they've got a three. Yes. So if they go draft the two, they're fine. David and Joku's an excellent tight end.

They just didn't throw to him for the last three years. My thing with the, and I, look, I love Amari Cooper to the Browns. I think it's a great move for them. I don't think Dallas is as good without him. Even C.D. Lamb is a great receiver, but we've seen the numbers, as you showed earlier, of Doc Prescott without Amari Cooper. I once again just feel like the Browns are really good on paper. They have a lot of talent. Yes.

We say this. We've been saying this. Yes. For a long time. I like Kevin Stefansky. I thought for a moment that the culture was shifting in Cleveland and I don't believe that it is. So I'm fully in, I had already sold all my baker's stock,

which is essentially selling my sock on the Browns. They have talents everywhere. I'm just going to wait, sit back and see. I have no zero expectations for how all of this is going to play out because I don't believe that the Browns have a good culture. Well, they don't. Yeah. The GM and coach are trying to change it,

but the owner's got a lot of say. Yeah. That is very debatable. I do not know what's going to happen with the Cleveland Browns. I have no expectations. They have shown nothing to show me that they are overcoming the reputation that they've had for the last 20 years. You want a playoff game. Yeah.

When you look at the roster that they've had and the talent that they have, they are underachieving. Yeah. So I'm not picking on them, but like you are what you do. And you are habitually in the same situation. so I think it's a great move for them. They have a lot of talent, but they've had a lot of talent. The first pick in this year's draft is the 44th in the second round. It was good receivers there.

Yeah. So there was a lot of talk about the overtime rules last season, particularly in the postseason. What's it fair? And today, the NFL owners voted to allow each team a possession during overtime, but only during the postseason. A source also added that changing it for the postseason only should not be interpreted as a dry run for also changing it during the regular season down the line. There remains very strong resistance to extending it during regular season games. This rule change was proposed by the Eagles and the Colts, although their proposal wasn't

playoff specific. So regular season overtime rules will remain the same. I know there is a little bit of reaction towards, you know, NFL defense is being dead, and this means it's the end of defense. And I get it. I like a good strong defense. Defensive players throughout history have been some of my favorite players in the history of the game. I get it. But you can't have all the rules skewing towards the offensive side of the

ball. You can't put the value monetarily and criticism and emphasis on one particular position that's on the offensive side of the ball and the quarterback. And now in a lot of ways on your skill positions. And then expect NFL defenses in the biggest moments against the best offenses to be able to get stops. And this is all determined by a coin flip. You just can't put that much emphasis on a coin flip. So I am perfectly fine with this change. I think it does actually make the game more fair. And in the postseason, when everything's on the line,

you don't want players, coaches, organizations walking away from the game saying, man, we could have won this if the coin had flipped our way. Yeah, I mean, nobody thinks that the overtime rule is changing the landscape of the playoffs. Like the teams that get in should get in, the teams that don't don't. But it is possible to argue that they did change the landscape of a Super Bowl when Brady got the ball first against Mahomes. Remember that like three or four years ago? Yes. Nobody's saying, you know, the league, if you change the overtime rules, it would dramatically change the regular season.

No, it wouldn't. The good teams get in. There's too much, there's too many games, too much meat on the bone. When you get into a sudden death chiefs Brady Mahomes, then it can change the history of the league. Correct. If the great. And so that's what you're trying to avoid here. It's not screwing the regular season up.

No, and I like that they don't, they don't need to change it during the regular season. No. It's essentially even because during the regular season, you're not going against the best competition and the best quarterbacks and the best coaches and the best skill players. But you don't want to alter history. Correct. And also during the regular season, it's a long situation. You're extending the amount of time and hours and hits and plays that these players are going through

and then they have to play next week. You obviously do you have to do that in the postseason as well, but it's not as punitive to your body. So I think this is a great change. I think fans will like it, players will like it, organizations to your point will like it because it's not affecting history the way that it was. It just can't come down to a coin flip when you have all the rules leaning towards the offensive side of the ball. So I love this change. So last night we are in the middle of the tournament still and last night's game was amazing. So I was doing something. Twitter was going crazy. Yes. This was supposed to be the game of the year. It was an incredible basketball.

Showcase. It was so much fun. So the number two Yukon women's team defeated number one NC States, 9187 and double overtime last night. It's the 14th consecutive final four for Yukon. It was the first double overtime game in the elite eight or later in the history of the women's basketball tournaments. It had nine ties and 13 lead changes. So the Huskies led by three with six point two seconds to go in the first overtime. But Chiquia Brown Turner hit a corner three, an unbelievable shot to send it to the second overtime. Yukon star, Paige Becker, scored 27 points on 10 of 15 shooting. She was unbelievable.

She had missed 19 games earlier this season to knee injury, so she's the reigning national player of the year. And the Wolfpack fell short of appearing in the program's first final four since 1998. They ended their incredible season, 13 and 4, but it was a fantastic game. And Gino was incredibly emotional. I mean, he was crying after the game. it was one of the best games he's ever been a part of,

and he's led the Huskies to 22 Final Four appearances. It was a fantastic watch. It was, it was one of those, there was a point in overtime where I literally, I gasped. Like, I was like, I couldn't believe it. It was such a great game. So now the Huskies will play Stanford on Friday, and South Carolina will play Louisville,

who just beat Michigan, 6250, and South Carolina beat Creight in 80 to 50. So both of these matchups are going to be incredible. Joy with the news. Well, that's the news. And thanks for stopping by. It was funny because there were so many NBA guys on social media going, the hell is going on, you've got to turn this game on.

It honestly was one of the best basketball games I've watched. It was fantastic. That's where social media is great. Like if I'm doing stuff, I'm not paying attention, and somebody goes, you've got to see blank. Yeah. And you're like, oh, I can't turn my TV on. I would have no idea.

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I'm not sure what those are. She travels a lot. Yes. A lot is too. All right, here we go. NFC, three-word game. Let's start Rams. McVeigh's the way.

Listen, they lost some really good pieces. They lost their best offensive linemen and their best pass rusher. You trust Sean McVeigh. He's built the best culture. my opinion in the NFL, I'm going to trust him. They got eight draft picks, none in the first, none of the second. In Sean, we trust. Niners, Trays Bay.

Now, they upgraded at corner and at safety. Let's see what works. It's not a quarterback-centric offense. I think he's a raw prospect still, but I think Shanahan is one of the great scheme coaches or perhaps the best in the league. So here we go. Cardinals. Murray up offense. Listen, they re-signed James Connor and Zach Ertz.

They're also going to get DeAndre Hopkins back. Listen, there's some drama with him. You got to re-sign him. What were you before him? What are you now? You're an ascending franchise. I know he's difficult. That guy in Green Bay is too.

It's a quarterback league now more than ever. Resign him. Seahawks. Legion of whom? Yeah, it's the 28th ranked defense. They've made changes on the staff last several years. Now it's Drew Lockett quarterback. I don't know what they are.

I think they're Atlanta of the Pacific Northwest. They've got a couple of nice pieces. They're moving Bobby Wagner. I think they should draft a quarterback. Ninth pick, I'd take Malik Willis. Packers, not Adams family. Devonte Adams is gone. and so now it's Alan Lazzard, Randall Cobb, and Amari Rogers, who is a rookie out of Clemson,

who's kind of a return guy. It's not great. And they draft late first round. I would trade those two picks to get somewhere in the top 15 seriously and try to hit a home run at wide receiver. Because they really, you know, they don't have the cap space. Aaron Rogers is a 13.5% cap hit. They don't have a lot of space. Vikings.

The Minna So-So Vikings. Listen, Zadaria Smith and Hunter have 70 sacks in four years. I do think I will say this. They have an offensive coach. Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins, if not at odds, weren't great together, didn't mesh together. The winner this year is Kirk Cousins. New contract, new offensive coach. Bears, taking the fields, Justin Fields,

It's your team. They lost key pieces. Kaleel Mack defense, Alan Robinson offense, and they've only got one receiver, Darnel Mooney, who had over 500 yards. Let's see.

It's a weak division. I'm interested. I don't know how good he is. He's big. He's athletic and he's got a heck of an arm. Let's see. Lions. Gough and running.

DJ Jark. DJ Chark and Amon St. Brown from USC. He's got two good young receivers. I don't think offense is their problem. They couldn't stop anybody. I think their offense is okay. I would not draft a quarterback.

I would go get, if I could, a pass rusher. Somebody solved that defense. But, you know, Jared Gough didn't have a great record without Sean McVeigh. But in the end, when I watch them play, I don't think Gough is the issue. They are literally, you know, they played pretty hard against really good teams. They have no depth and no defense. Buccaneers. Brady back ribs.

that was awful, but we just thought we'd play with that. Listen, you know what Tom does. Tom's back, recruiting's back. They'll be really good. Russell, Gage, if you have not seen him from Atlanta, because you don't watch Atlanta games, pretty good player. He'll be their number three receiver behind Chris Godwin and Mike Evans. Cameron, braid at tight end, maybe gronk.

He's a good player. Falcons, an empty nest. Listen, they're tanking. They have massive dead cat Matt Ryan Money. Marcus Moriota is actually fun to watch and can win games. He is just a guy that's a little bit brittle. Saints. Winston lose some.

Yeah, the Saints are going to go with James Winston, and there are obviously some limitations with James Winston, but it's not a good quarterback draft. They don't have the pick. He is productive. The question now, Sean Payton's gone, defensive coach. Now the head coach, how's it work? My guess is not particularly well.

Panthers on the prowl. Well, they could still trade for Baker Mayfield. That's the rumor this morning. Good luck with that. They're paying Sam Darnold. I think you tough it out and see what you can do for a year. Cowboys. Boys lose toys.

Cedric Wilson. Amari Cooper, Lyle Collins, Randy Gregory, Connor Williams. I know it's a bad division. That is a lot of ammo and a lot of physical talent. Not been a good season, off season for Jerry Jones. Eagles, glass half fill. Hassan Reddick is one of the really good pickups, a linebacker. Jalen Hertz got you to the playoffs.

They have three high first round picks. My takeaway on these picks is I wouldn't go quarterback. I'd get a receiver. I'd go offensive line. Keep your eye in Philadelphia. Glass half fill. Commanders, whence upon time. All right, I like Carson Wentz, better than America.

Big, strong, and athletic, mistake prone. Say it again. If Derek Carr doesn't make the greatest throw of his career to Hunter and fro. They make the playoffs. I'm going to take him to win the division. At the chagrin of every reasonable person in America. Finally, Giants, Jones in for change. Listen, I don't think Brian Dayball, I think he wants the draft of course.

back, but the owners who reached for Daniel Jones are going to give him another chance. My problem with Daniel Jones is it's just I feel like I've hit the ceiling and I don't like what I see from the ceiling. I feel a little bit that with Tua. I'm seeing the ceiling. It's not high enough. But the Mara family, Brian Daybolt, they're going to have to give him a year, see if he can elevate him.

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