The Herd with Colin Cowherd - What's Wright - NBA Playoff Predictions: Lakers-Timberwolves, Playoff Jimmy ERUPTS in Warriors win

Episode Date: April 17, 2025

Nick Wright recaps the Golden State Warriors Play-In victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, including dominant games by Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry. Then, Nick reveals the key matchup in each playo...ff matchup and whether or not Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves will be able to stop LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and the Los Angeles Lakers. Later, Nick breaks down the preseason win totals for the NFC and what he’s betting on. Finally, as always, Nick and Damonza answer your questions. #Volume #HerdSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:03:11 I think your mom and your 11-year-old sister are going to the Kendrick Lamar concert. I'll be watching Lakers Timberwolves. So, as much as I like Kendrick, I like my side of that equation. Here's what missed the cut for today's show. Jalen Hertz named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people. A handful of other sports people made it. I and I'm not gonna do too much on this, but I did find it because so I checked last year's list as well Mahomes made it last year or Hertz made it this year so maybe it's just Super old champion quarterback tends to make it
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Starting point is 00:06:24 DeManzai, let's get to the Warriors avoiding total disaster. Yeah, so, uh, playoff. Jimmy has arrived or play in Jimmy, whatever you want to call it. He cooked, him and Steph combined for 75 points in that game the other day. And he seems pretty confident in their ability to push to the playoffs and possibly make it to the finals. But saying, I think any team has a chance to win when I'm on the team, but I know any team that has Steph on the team has a chance to win.
Starting point is 00:06:51 And Golden State is minus 200 against the Rockets in this series. Do you think that they deserve to be favored there? Certainly not big favorites. and listen, I'll just lead with the lead. I think the Rockets are going to win. I do not know how anyone could have watched Warriors Grizzlies
Starting point is 00:07:11 and come away more confident in the Golden State Warriors. Be more confident in playoff Jimmy and playoff Jimmy's ability to generate fouls and get to the free throw line and that is even more valuable. Jimmy's ability ability
Starting point is 00:07:30 that a decade plus into his career, no one has figured out guys, he's going to pump fake. Guys, he's not actually going to go up on the first attempt. He just wants to get you in the air and then he just wants to jump directly
Starting point is 00:07:43 into your chest and get to the free throw line. That is doubly valuable on the Warriors de Monzae because he gets the warriors in the bonus. And by getting them in the bonus, then if you, clutch or grab Steph off the ball, it's a free two points. When you have the greatest free throw
Starting point is 00:08:05 shooter in NBA history on your team, if your team gets in the bonus, that is super valuable. He was great. Steph, it's so interesting with Steph because I talked about this on the TV show, I maybe mentioned it here, a couple things on Steph. And then we'll get to why I'm not as confident in the Warriors. People were mad that Buddy Healed got the potential. game tying shot against the clippers and not step and step's career he's not been good at you know final seconds to tire win the game shots he's like 22% on threes in his career playoffs and regular season in that spot he is however the best ever by a mile at dagger threes at up one late up too late and hit the three that just absolutely lights the arena on fire and rips the
Starting point is 00:09:04 opponent's heart out. And he had a couple of those in this game. Also, I did find it interesting and credit to him. On Tuesday show, I talked about how he gets subbed out offense, defense, late in games. And with 57 seconds left in that game, they did sub him out for defense. I mean, in a part, really a part of a Reggie Miller master class of broadcasting. They said Steph is resting. He was not resting.
Starting point is 00:09:38 He was taken out for defensive purposes. But then with five seconds left in a defensive possession, they put him back in. He guarded the inbounder and generated a five second call. Wait, did you want, did you want Reggie Miller to be like, yes, Stefan Curry's not great at defense. He's a liability.
Starting point is 00:09:58 so he's sitting down right now. No, I, I, no, I, he doesn't have to add his opinion, but he, they, they, they could have just said what the actual facts. It was not that he was resting. It was offense, defense substitutions. I would have, yes, I would have expected the, the, the, the, an accurate portrayal. However, like, we got, I mean, that was a, that, that was a reggie toward a force on that call. Jod turns his ankle. He's like, Did he actually step on someone's foot? No way to tell. Rub some dirt on it.
Starting point is 00:10:31 Is he taking Advil? What's going? It's just, I mean, it was so bad that Kevin Wilds, who is the nicest person in the world and never says anything bad about anyone, sent out the following tweet. The suggestions I'm hearing for healing Jaws ankle, go to his happy place, take an Advil and hop on the bike, walk it off, Tie his sneakers very tight.
Starting point is 00:10:59 That's as close to cutting commentary about another broadcaster as you'll ever get from old KW on Twitter. But that's neither here nor there. Warriors got the win. But that was ugly, man. You're up 20 against a Grizzlies team that has beaten in the last two and a half months to Monzae. The Grizzlies have beaten one above 500 team. Detroit Pistons and and Jock gets hurt and has to miss time and it's still you're trailing in the fourth quarter and there were a lot to me of just really flashing red lights about the
Starting point is 00:11:45 Warriors and about being concerned about the Warriors in this matchup against Houston. Here's the first one. They didn't play Eadie off the court which means Houston's going to be able to play even Adams. If you can't Zach Edy, listen, Edie had some really good moments and some really bad moments. He's got to, and I don't want to sound like your seventh grade junior high bat gym teacher, but keep the ball above your head kid. Get the rebound. Keep it up. Don't bring it down. Your seven four, the warriors aren't playing anybody over six eight. Keep the ball up. and then you're not going to get stripped
Starting point is 00:12:24 and getting those problems. But he was a force, obviously, on the glass, and Demonsie against the Rockets, who are the best offensive rebounding team in the league, that now showed me, oh, if they want to play Shingoon and Stephen Adams at the same time, they're going to be able to get away with it.
Starting point is 00:12:49 Yeah. And just crush Golden State on the glass. Now you might say, how are those guys going to defend in space? Here's the other sneaky thing about the Warriors. With these lineups, they're now rolling out there. They have a lot of guys that you do not have to guard at the three point line. Dremont's been hitting threes. They will let Dremont shoot.
Starting point is 00:13:14 Jimmy Butler will make one clutch three a game, and other than that, just turn them down. Gary Payton is not trying to shoot threes. There's a lot of guys in... Say it again? Just pods and her. No, pods is, pods will shoot. And so it's weird to say about a Warriors team
Starting point is 00:13:34 that is the greatest shooter of all time. But they're not an unbelievable shooting team because of the people they have out there. That's why they're playing the kid that was drafted three picks that had of Brony, Quentin Post. The seven-footer. to go shoot threes. And so I just, I think if you're,
Starting point is 00:13:58 this is how I would handicap the series. As far as who I think is, the Warriors obviously have the best player. They have the best player by a considerable margin. So Steph's the best player. Shingun's the second best player. Jimmy Butler's the third best player And then
Starting point is 00:14:24 Jalen Green Amen Thompson Then Draymond Green And then Five Rockets Fred Van Bleet Even though I you know not a huge fan of his Dylan Brooks
Starting point is 00:14:41 The entire rocket's bench You'd take all those guys Over Moody or Gary Payton Or Looney or whomever, Quentin Post, Guy Santos, guys, the Warriors are playing. Cominga's now just done, out of the rotation entirely. Yeah, I was going to say,
Starting point is 00:15:03 if the Warriors see themselves go down, like, do you think there's a chance of Kaminga pops out in this series? I don't. I don't. I think that they, so I'm going to read you a quote that I read in an article last night. I feel like he don't want to pass the ball to Steph as much as they want to. him to this oh I left out money healed by the way when I was talking shooters obviously
Starting point is 00:15:25 healed's a great shooter but healed was not healed was considered unplayable by the sixers in their playoff lineups last year and the comming of things weird so from the san Jose mercury news yesterday comminga skipped pregame introductions and arrived late to the bench before both Sunday and Tuesday's DMP coach decision games. After Sunday's game, he took to the court and put up shots instead of using one of the Warriors, many practice courts, which are mostly hidden from cameras and reporters. Did he fulfill his role as modest as it might have been, or did he try to do his own thing? Was the question that they ended the article on.
Starting point is 00:16:13 And so I say all that to say this. I like the Rockets in this series. And I certainly think the Warriors being bigger favorites against the Rockets than the Lakers are against the Timberwolves is crazy to me. Like, I don't look at this as a series. I'd be shocked if the Warriors won, obviously. But I do think this is going to be a hard-fought seven games. and the game seven's in Houston,
Starting point is 00:16:51 and what an amazing moment for the Rockets fans when every year standing between them and a finals appearance when they had a real championship caliber team were these Golden State Warriors. And now you have, in my opinion, the better team, certainly the more rusted team, maybe the healthier team, Steph's playing amazing despite the fact that he has a soft cast on his shooting hand.
Starting point is 00:17:23 It's remarkable. But that concerns me. You have multiple guys that are excited to mix it up with Jimmy and Steph and Dylan Brooks and Amen Thompson. And you can potentially knock them out of the playoffs. And either way, whoever wins this series is going to be beat to hell getting into round. two with the Lakers waiting for. And so that, yes, obviously for the Lakers, they would have
Starting point is 00:17:56 rather the Grizzlies won the Warriors Grizzlies game, and then their route to the conference finals, road to the conference finals means round two, you're either playing a super young Rockets team or this incredibly foolish Grizzlies team. But I just don't look at the
Starting point is 00:18:14 Warriors as the jugglers. The juggernaut that they appeared to be two weeks ago. Since then, the rocket shut them down. They blew a game to the Spurs. They lost to the Clippers in a game they treated like a game seven. And they damn near blew a game to a Grizzlies team that hasn't beaten a good team in two and a half months. And so, I now, I will say this.
Starting point is 00:18:40 And this is a concern. If we expect these games to be close, De Manzee, who do you try? on the Rockets to go get a bucket late. I guess the answer is Jalen Green. Oh, well, obviously, Sangoon's not taking the ball up, but I'd say get Sangoon the ball on the paint. I mean, if you need a three, then 100% Jalen Green.
Starting point is 00:19:05 Van Vleet's also got championship experience. Who has championship experience? Van Blyte. Oh, Van Bleet. That is true. No, no, no. Van Vleet does. And I've seen he's hit big shots and in some big spots, too.
Starting point is 00:19:17 So I mean, oh, yeah, Van Vleet had some huge. shots in the NBA finals against Steph. That's the other thing. Like, you just have a lot of guys with a lot of belief that they can at least hamper or annoy Steph's going to be great. And here's the other thing about Jimmy. I mean, Jimmy scored 38 and was brilliant. Jimmy was brilliant against the Clippers.
Starting point is 00:19:42 And it maybe seems like I was a little too pessimistic about playoff Jimmy existing this year. But he's not going to be putting up these 30 plus point games with regularity. Even Prime Playoff Jimmy was not doing that. He would pop off for these big games and then he would have somewhat
Starting point is 00:20:03 more quiet games. And so I did not think it was a positive that they needed 38 from him, 37 from Steph, and that they still, it still came down to the final moments.
Starting point is 00:20:20 Yeah, escape by, and I think there was a lot of times in that game where they took Curry completely out of it, and like Scotty Pippman, that was Scottie Pippen Jr. And you have Houston Rockets who are a better defensive team all around. So I think they'll be able to mitigate that really well. Yep. You can go ahead with your follow-up questions before we move on. Oh, gosh, the thing just exes out on me. Yeah, so Draymond and Stephen, oh my gosh, this is so bad.
Starting point is 00:20:47 Draywan and Stephen Adams have a history of a couple groin shots and body slams. Set a fake line on Draymond incidents this series. Well, listen, I think that is a real storyline. I think that's a real storyline is Draymond and Dylan Brooks both trying to bait the other guy. Here is what I would say is the difference. Draymond is so much more important to the Warriors than Dylan Brooks is to the Rockets. So there will be a bunch of, you know, double technicals,
Starting point is 00:21:28 stare downs, and I am historically not at all a fan of Dylan Brooks. And one of the reasons I'm not a fan of Dylan Brooks is, I think he's a dirty, dangerous player. but that's also a huge bummer for the Warriors because Dylan Brooks will like try to undercut somebody Dylan Brooks will do things that put other guys in jeopardy and Draymond is just going to play incredibly physical and tough
Starting point is 00:22:02 and might occasionally like now I guess you know Draymond does have a soft spot for hitting European 6th centers. This is kind of his favorite thing. Or, you know what I mean? Whether it's Stephen Adams, he's not European, Rudy Gobert, Demontas, Subonis, so maybe Shingoon needs to keep his head on a swivel. But yeah, I mean, this is going to be a real fight. Neme, Udocha, is going to encourage the fight. Yeah. That's the other piece of it. And I thought, before
Starting point is 00:22:38 we move on to Lakers Wolves, I thought the officiating and Warriors was an utter abomination and I thought it was an abomination in the worst way which is the refs seem to be almost intentionally controlling the flow of the game and by that I mean this the first 45 minutes of that game were so unfairly officiated in the warrior's favor it was Jimmy had 18 free throws. It was every single close call went the Warriors way. And then despite that, the Grizzlies were in it.
Starting point is 00:23:23 And then it felt like the refs were like, okay, time to switch sides. And then there were three just phantom, awful calls against the Warriors that made it to where, okay, this game's going to come down to the final minute, final seconds. And then it felt to be like the refs like, okay, let's get even again five seconds on the Grizzlies game over.
Starting point is 00:23:50 And so I thought it was one of the most poorly officiated games of the year. And I just hope that the refs do a better job when the actual playoffs begin. Because what you see too often is one team gets a huge. hugely beneficial whistle. The refs, then it feels like catch a glimpse of the scoreboard and see the free throw differential. And they're like, okay, time to get it about even.
Starting point is 00:24:24 Don't want anyone to say that, you know, we were being unfair here. And so I absolutely hate that. And I hope in the postseason, the refs are better. All right, let's get to Lakers, Timberwolves. Lakers have the second best odds of the West to win the title right now at minus 1.95. Anthony Edwards says he loves the position that the Timberwolves...
Starting point is 00:24:46 Hold on. The second best odds to win in the West to win the title, minus $1.995 in round one. In round one, sorry. You're fine. Go ahead. And yeah, so Anthony Edwards says he loves where the Timberwolves are at right now and saying, I love the fact that everybody wants the Lakers to win.
Starting point is 00:25:03 That's how it's supposed to be. They don't want the Timberwolves to win, and I get that. What is the key to this series? Well... The only chance the Timberwolves have is if Julius Randall for the first time in his career plays well in the playoffs. And we've never seen that happen. So I'm going to pull it up. I'm looking down if you're watching on YouTube because I'm pulling up on my phone.
Starting point is 00:25:33 Julius Randall's playoff career is truly disastrous. And it's not overstated. it's not being unfair. It is what it is. It is in 2021, in the first round against the Hawks, that's the famous Trey Young series. You see, oh, he was 18, 11, and 4. That's actually good.
Starting point is 00:26:02 On 29% from the field. So his first playoff series ever, he was 29%. from the field. Then two years later, against Cleveland in round one, he was 14 and 6 a game. That was after an all-MBA season, on 33% from the field.
Starting point is 00:26:27 And then, and they won that series. And then the next round against Miami, he was 18 and 10, which is much better, on 41% from the field, which is okay. In his playoff career is 28% from 3. And then last year, obviously, he was hurt for the playoffs, and it didn't really seem like Nick's fans were all that bummed about it. And so he is yet to have a single great playoff series,
Starting point is 00:27:06 and even if you go to individual playoff games, you are hard-pressed to find more than one good one. Game one last or two years ago against Miami, he was really good. He was 25, 12, and 8 on 44% from the field, which is about as good as you can hope for from him. But in his playoff, career and he has one other game against Miami where he was 20 and 9 on 61%.
Starting point is 00:27:43 But what's that joke everybody likes to make? He's shooting tour dates or whatever. Oh, yeah. That thing? 311. Yeah. So in his career, in ascending order, he is in the playoffs from the field to for 15, three for 15, three for 14, six for 23, four for 15, three for 10, five for 16,
Starting point is 00:28:16 seven for 20, seven for 19, eight for 21, and then five games, 40 percent from the field or better, eight for 20, eight for 18, four for nine, and then the two good games, seven for 13 and eight for 13. Go ahead and swing the rock big dog. So that's a 15 game playoff sample size. He's been good in two of them. So he's got to be, what are you laughing about that I'm being too mean? No, no, no.
Starting point is 00:28:47 After you said that, I just, I whispered, go ahead and swing that rock big dog. Oh, yeah. I didn't hear it. Yeah, so for real, though. So that is, he's got to be good for them to have a chance. And by the way, going to be tough because he's going to be gar on the other end. he's going to be guarding LeBron James a lot. So he is the absolute key.
Starting point is 00:29:13 Now, other than him, I am really interested in how much can Austin Reeves, how much energy can Austin Reeves make Anthony Edwards expend on the defense's? event because I know there have been some thoughts that Ant is going to try to guard LeBron or Luca that's a terrible idea. Ant's a very good defender but he is simply too small for either one of those guys. Jaden McDaniels will spend a lot of time on LeBron and Luca.
Starting point is 00:29:57 Julius Randall will spend some time on LeBron and Luca. Nas Reid might try. Dante's not going to be able to do it. but point is Anthony Edwards is going to end up matched up on Austin Reeves a fair amount. Now, I don't think the Lakers have anybody who can slow down Anthony Edwards. Now, oddly, they did well against him in the regular season, but I would just go ahead and pencil in Anthony Edwards for 30 again. He's going to average 30 in this series.
Starting point is 00:30:33 Just so be it. can Austin make him have to defend enough and run around enough that he is a little tired on the offensive end at the end of these games because you do remember
Starting point is 00:30:49 that I listen I get it you had to trade Luca Donchich because he's an out of shape alcoholic I understand Nico but it was Anthony Edwards who might as well be chiseled out of granite who said he was exhausted in the conference finals last year, not Luca.
Starting point is 00:31:09 And so now it's a lot of time off, and it's round one, and there's a lot of days between the games, but how much energy can you make Ant expend on the defensive end? And then the only other real, the only way for, in my opinion, for the Timberoles to have a real chance, is if Luca's three, is not falling.
Starting point is 00:31:37 Because if Lucas 3 is falling, then what you are going to see is LeBron really picking and choosing his spots in the first three quarters of these games and then taking over in the fourth. Something he has not had the luxury of doing much at all in his whole career,
Starting point is 00:32:02 but certainly in his Lakers career. but you saw it in that Lakers Mavs game where LeBron, you know, hand off the joystick for the first three quarters, then best player on the court in the fourth quarter. You've seen it a few times this year. And so Julius Randall's got to be good for them to have a chance. Nas Reid's going to be super important. And I haven't even mentioned Rudy Gobert because here's the thing. I think Rudy's in a really rough spot here.
Starting point is 00:32:34 it's not just that Luca has tortured him on multiple continents. It's not just that Luca hit the biggest shot of his career over him. But it's also that the Lakers want to play small. His offensive limitations will allow them to play small because they're not going to be able to just, you know, dump the ball down to Gobert and be like, hey, you have Dorian Finney Smith or Rudy Hachamura on you. Give us that sweet baby hook you've got.
Starting point is 00:33:10 That's not going to be a thing. And defensively, we have seen, if you play five out, Rudy really, really struggles. And so I would guess that Ant is awesome. and it doesn't matter all that much in this series. And I said it to you guys on Tuesday, I'll say it again. The Lakers minus a game and a half at plus 120, I think is probably my favorite bet of this round of the playoffs.
Starting point is 00:33:53 All right, what else you have on this series? Do you think this could be the start of a Luca ant rivalry? So I'd love that. And I do think that they have personalities that would mesh for a rivalry. I do think that both of these teams, you know, they shouldn't meet in the playoffs consistently moving forward. I don't look at Ant yet as the caliber of player of Luca. and I don't think that there is much of an argument. What, Damase?
Starting point is 00:34:40 You don't see them as the same caliber of player? I get like Lucas like slightly better. Yeah, I look at Luke as a guy I expect to win multiple MVP's. There's only two other guys in the league in that caliber and they both already have multiple. as far as prime guys, I mean, you know, in Janus and Yokic. And I look at Ant as a guy who might win one. You know what I mean? So like I, if you set Luca career MVP's number at one and a half,
Starting point is 00:35:17 I would immediately say over. And if you set Ant's number of career MVP's at a half, I would say I need like I got to really think about this so that you know that's the and I think it's I think it's an almost impossibility that Luca never wins a league MVP
Starting point is 00:35:39 and I think it's a coin flip of Anta so again we're in the margins here but yeah I do look like and I think a good evidence of that is if the Lakers had traded Anthony Edwards Max Christie and a first round pick, I'm sorry, if the Lakers had traded Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and a first round
Starting point is 00:36:02 pick for Anthony Edwards, we wouldn't two months later still be like, that's the dumbest shit I've ever seen in my life? Is it because they want to move the team? Like, you would have legitimately, you know, debates on each side, like, okay, who got better? Like, does it make, and I understand for the way the Timberwolves are constructed, it wouldn't even make sense. But yeah, that's how I, so, and I really like him, but I think he needs to level up a tiny bit. Now, he's not as old as Luca. You know what I mean? He hasn't been in the league quite as long.
Starting point is 00:36:40 And so there is that. Go ahead. Do you, well, were you done with the, with the first follow up? I was, I was going to ask if you see, uh, JJ Redick's stock. rising or how much you see it rising this offseason? Well, it depends on the playoff run. I mean, if they get bounced in round one, it won't. People will be like, Darvin Ham made conference finals his first year.
Starting point is 00:37:03 But I think it's already pretty obvious that JJ Reddick has done an excellent job as first year as the Lakers head coach. Now, we'll see how he handles the playoffs. I know there's some, in some circles, there is a belief that the Lakers have been kind of using a playoff style defense in the regular season and to deal with their lack of size and that that might have been a mistake by JJ because now they're not going to have an extra gear
Starting point is 00:37:34 and more people have seen it so they can prepare for it. I'm less concerned with that than others. But yeah, I think JJ has done an excellent job. I think that there was a legitimate argument to include him on Coach of the Year ballots this year. And so credit to JJ, who people know I historically not the biggest fan of as far as a media presence, but he did a really good job. All right, let's go to the play in and stuff.
Starting point is 00:38:01 And so the Mavs and the heat, they lived to fight another day. They face the Grizzlies and the Hawks tomorrow. The magic also already advanced and they face my Celtics in round one. Do you think the Celtics have anything to worry about there? Absolutely not. And listen, the magic are a very good defensive team. They cannot score. And now the magic are the best team in the league at denying three-pointers
Starting point is 00:38:27 and the Celtics live at the three. But I, this is how I feel about your Celtics this round. Then I have a question for you. If this series goes six games, it is a failure by Boston. Yeah. Like, sweeping teams is hard. So, like, if Orlando gets one, so be it. But if you guys are playing a game six against the magic,
Starting point is 00:38:56 then I would start to be like, oh, maybe the championship hangover is real. Like, there's no reason whatsoever to put yourself in a position against this magic team where this thing is not over in four or five. And I now, I know Jalen's been saying all the right things and the team saying, all the right things. Would you be against the Boston Celtics saying, Jalen, take two full weeks, man. We don't need you this round.
Starting point is 00:39:31 We're going to let you rest and get that knee as healthy as healthy as possible for a round two battle against likely the Knicks. I mean, we could probably arrest somebody in round two if we wanted to. But yeah, I'm perfectly fine with that. I don't think you could rest people against the Knicks. I think the Knicks are fully healthy. You'll need your full compliment. But, I mean, certainly not rest your second best player.
Starting point is 00:39:54 Yeah, I was not to say maybe not Jalen Brown, but we could rest somebody. Sure. And so I don't think they will. But that to me is the most interesting part of Celtics magic is not who's going to win. The most interesting part of Celtics magic is how does Jalen Brown's knee look. and the most interesting part of thunder grizzlies or thunder mabs is honestly should be nothing the mabs will not be able to score with the thunder and the grislies will not be able to defend the thunder i would be i would be shocked
Starting point is 00:40:33 if either one of those goes six and i do not care who the calves play in round one i'm just telling you right now like they they're either playing the hawks or uh the heat and they will crush either one of them. All right, one more, before he gets a playoff predictions, one more follow-up. Yeah, do you think that it is, oh yeah, is it more likely that tomorrow will be the last time that we see Trey in Atlanta or Jal on Memphis? Probably Trey in Atlanta, but here is what I find interesting. We have, and just odd coincidence, but they all play the same. same position. They were all taken within four years of each other in the draft. They were all top
Starting point is 00:41:21 five picks. This triumvirate of silly southeastern point guards, John Memphis, Lamello and Charlotte, and Trey in Atlanta. And Trey's been in the league the longest. This is your seven for Trey. What'd you say? I was a lot to say, Trey not as much as the other guys, but I see what here. going there. I mean, I don't know. Trey was playing keep away from a ref in a playoff game. It was like high school bully stuff that he was doing to the ref. That was crazy. It was like honest to God. It was disrespectful. Trey did to the ref what DeMonsei used to do to Diora after his games. I never seen anything like it. Like, oh, you want the ball? Nope. It's mine. Like it's really just a remarkable thing that he did. And so I, I think.
Starting point is 00:42:17 that a three-way three-team trade of Jod to Charlotte, just get him in a more peaceful city, less to do, you know, Jod to Charlotte, him and Brandon Miller, that's interesting, Lamello to Atlanta, because that's an unsurious franchise anyway, Lamello would love it there, and my dad. as well, you know what I mean, give them some highlights. And Trey to Memphis, where they have theoretically a good enough defensive personnel they can cover for some of his offensive woes, he can play true point guard. I think that's interesting.
Starting point is 00:43:09 It obviously wouldn't happen, but I think all three of those guys for their careers could use a change of scenery. And you could kind of set. the fans on all three of those trades potentially. Yeah. Did you feel a little, like, I felt a little, I don't want to say I felt bad. I did feel bad.
Starting point is 00:43:31 I felt a little bad for John Rand watching the Golden State game. He seemed like to show himself. Like, take the celebrations away from him. He hits a three, goes back all solemn. It's just like, it's funny seeing that. Yeah, God forbid. Just be serious on the basketball court for a minute
Starting point is 00:43:47 in the biggest game of the season. I mean, listen, this poor guy who wasn't, able to pantomime explosions. You know, during a huge game. I didn't. I just, listen, I want the best for Jha. I like him. I like his dad.
Starting point is 00:44:02 I love the city of Memphis. And I understand people are probably mad at me because I've been one of the biggest public scolds the last few weeks towards him. But it just, at some point, you got to grow up. All right, let's quick hit or do these other playoff series. But go ahead. So the only series that Vegas is,
Starting point is 00:44:20 is really as close as Denver and the Clippers, which is basically a coin toss or a picking whatever you want to call it. What do you make of these series and how they're being priced? All right. So then Knicks are minus 400 against Detroit. Detroit's plus 310. I think that's too high of a price. I do expect this series to go six games. And I'm really excited to watch Cade Cunningham in the playoffs. Like that, my biggest thing is watch Cade Cunningham in the playoffs and watch the Knicks in the playoffs. This, you know, fully healthy Knicks team, see how they look. But I would be very surprised if Detroit won.
Starting point is 00:44:57 I just think plus three tens too big of a price. Pacers bucks. The Pacers are clearly the better team. I honestly think they're the better coach team. Both teams have championship coaches in Carlisle Island and Doc. I think Pacer's better coach team. Yannis, since Dame went out, has been playing point center. He's averaging nine.
Starting point is 00:45:18 assists a game and has just been awesome. Janice also has not won a playoff game or series in three years. Milwaukee, even though they're the underdog, they've got to win. You can't go out in the first round three straight years during Janus's prime. A Boston, Orlando, just stay healthy, everybody. We've talked a lot about Lakers, Minnesota, and Golden State, Houston. And Denver Clippers, man, oh man, I can't. cannot wait to watch every single game of that series.
Starting point is 00:45:52 Jamal Murray back, the Clippers, you know, have their championship starting five, and it's been so weird to hear people that just want to vote. And Joker's unbelievable, and was unbelievable this year. But people that just want the MVP every single year, no matter what, to go to Nikola Yokic,
Starting point is 00:46:15 recreate this Nuggets team like, It's this some just shit team that is when it's the it's their championship Starting five basically four of their five key players are champions like now I don't love their bench at all Russ has been bad I don't think it is a Overall nearly as complete of a team as Joker deserves But this idea that it's just this horse shit roster that had to be drag to 50 wins. Now, if he were to make the finals with this roster, that is unreal. But, and shout out to Zach Lowe for, you know, making it clear.
Starting point is 00:47:03 But this idea that, oh, no one on Denver other than Joker would get minutes for Oklahoma City. And that's why Joker's the MVP over Shea, there are four guys on the Nuggets who would play Big minutes for the Thunder. Joker, obviously, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Michael Porter Jr. Now, the rest of their players wouldn't crack the Thunder's rotation, which is why the Thunder are so deep and so good. But let's not overstate that. The key to Denver Clippers, other than the obvious, will Kauai stay healthy,
Starting point is 00:47:43 is going to be, do we get playoff Jamal Murray? that's a positive. And do we get playoff James Hardin? That's a negative. And also, you know, what can Chris Dunn do defensively on the perimeter against the nuggets? And does interim head coach Adelman, Dave Adelman, you know you're old, man, when you start doing the thing that I used to laugh at broadcasters for doing, which is they call the famous son the dad's name. So Rick Adelman was a famous NBA coach forever.
Starting point is 00:48:23 Whenever I see Dave Adelman, I think of Rick, but set that aside. Will Dave Adelman have the courage to sit Russell Westbrook in Crunchtime? Because that's what you're going to have to do. And so that is... That's crazy, man. We talk about it. I just got to sit him in crunch time.
Starting point is 00:48:46 It's not like a defensive liability. It's just if the game is close and if it's on the wire, Westfield can't be on the court. I mean, Russ, I, listen, fair is fair. I did this to Julius Randall. I should do it to Russ. Russ playoff series the last few years.
Starting point is 00:49:10 I mean, it's truly unfathomable. So last year against Dallas, 19 minutes per game gave you a nice, robust 6, 4, and 1 on 23% shooting. Okay? Oh, no, that's not fair. I'm sorry, 23% from 3. He was 26% from the field. The previous year in round 1 scored a lot and had, I think, one, I think, one really good game still 41% from the field.
Starting point is 00:49:46 The previous time he was in the playoffs when he was the best player on the Wizards in that series, 33% from the field. Russell Westbrook since Kevin Durant left the Thunder. So think about how long that is. Since Kevin Durant left the Thunder is shooting in the postseason
Starting point is 00:50:12 38% from the field, 29% from 3. I mean, that's a, that is, Kevin Durant left the Thunder a year before Luca was drafted. So, like, it's a long time. And so you just can't play him.
Starting point is 00:50:30 And so I wonder if Atulman will be able to do it. And by the way, maybe you will, because supposedly one of the issues for Michael Malone was he wanted to keep playing it. And he wanted to play him. you know, in crunch time over the young guys. All right, firing actually did make sense as time went by and facts came out.
Starting point is 00:50:49 Honestly, it was crazy at the time. It seems like it. And it seems like the players were fine with it. All right, I promised we were going to get to the NFC over unders. But before we do that, the NBA 82 game grind is done.
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Starting point is 00:56:26 All right, all of our win totals, by the way, are courtesy of draft kings and a recap of what we did in the AFC. We went under on the Patriots, over on the Jets, under on the Steelers, a tentative over on the Ravens, over on the Jags, under on the Titans, over on the Chiefs, and over on the Raiders. All right, uh, Demonse, you go ahead and give me each team and we'll do the NFC as quickly as we can here. Go ahead. Yes, sir. So you've got, uh, the Eagles, they're over understead at 11 and a half. So if I had to make a pick here, I would go slight under, but you don't have to make a pick. Like, this is tougher schedule, you know, did guys the, you know, did the Super Bowl relax them a bit? But they did, you know, they won 14 games last year.
Starting point is 00:57:23 But I would, I would, that's a stay away for me. And this next one is a more interesting one. Go ahead. we got the commanders they're over under is nine and a half so I'm going to go under nine and a half for the commanders purely because I think the whole world's going to be on the over I think that schedule's tougher
Starting point is 00:57:52 I think that you're not going to sneak up on anybody I had the schedule in front of me I'm going to pull it up again we talked to this actually on the TV show yesterday. So they don't have a single game outside of the division with a team that everyone expects to be awful. So, and again, we're not always right about that, but they don't have any what I would call layup games. So their home schedule outside of the division,
Starting point is 00:58:26 Seattle, Chicago, Denver, the Raiders, the Lions. That's not brutal, but no layups. Now, maybe you think the Raiders are going to be awful. I don't. Their road schedule, no easy ones either. Packers, Chiefs, Chargers, Vikings, Falcons, dolphins. So you add to that, Dax should be healthy. You know, you would think he's going to be healthy.
Starting point is 00:58:49 I think the Giants are going to be slightly better. I think everyone's going to be on the commanders. I think that you now have a little more tape on Jaden. And last year, they were. so great in the clutch close games. I'll go slight under. The Cowboys are at 7.5. That's a stay away to me.
Starting point is 00:59:10 That number's exactly right. And now the interesting one, De Manz. Yeah, we've got the Giants. They're over under is five and a half. Over under five and a half. With plus money on the over, plus $1.15, I like the Giants over. I think the Giants
Starting point is 00:59:29 The head coach and GM know If we're not good this year We're fired So I expect them on draft day to be aggressive Like you could see them potentially trading future picks to move up Because they're like well if we're not good Those aren't going to be our picks You know that's somebody else's problem
Starting point is 00:59:48 They're going to be able to draft Abdul Carter at number three They're going to go from Tommy DeVito At quarterback and Daniel Jones at quarterback to Russell Wilson, who will be fine, won't be good, it'll be fine. Can the Giants win seven games? I think they can.
Starting point is 01:00:09 I like the Giants over. Let's go to the NFC North. First off, we got the Lions. They're over under is 10 and a half. So this will be a tentative over for me, for the Detroit Lions. I've battled with this one a bit. I don't think they're going to be a 15 win juggernaut again,
Starting point is 01:00:30 but you get Aidan Hutchinson back. I don't love losing both coordinators. And by the way, this might be a flip-flop. I don't remember, like, I am, you know, I actually, I'm rescinding what I said there. This is a stay away. Yeah, I was a shocker, given what you said about the commanders,
Starting point is 01:00:56 like more confident in them winning less than going under nine and a half than the Lions 10. Well, I think the Lions, listen, the Lions concern for me is the coordinator losses. Like that to me is, you know, losing both Aaron Glennie and Ben Johnson. And how much does being so close to the Super Bowl the last two years hurt them? But I still think they're the best team in that division. and do I think that that division's not going to have any team win 11 games? Probably not.
Starting point is 01:01:30 But I had said this was a tentative over. When I talked about it on TV, I was squeamish about it. That's a stay away for me. All right, let's go to the other ones. We got the Packers. They're over under's nine and a half. That to me is the exact right line, so I'll stay away from that one as well. I think the Packers, again, if I had to pick, I would pick an under,
Starting point is 01:01:52 but you don't have to pick. You don't have to bet these. This is a big year for Jordan Love. Yeah. And where it's not that people are out on Jordan Love, but not quite as in on him as they were this time last year when they were a trendy Super Bowl pick. I also think the division's brutal.
Starting point is 01:02:15 So that, to me, that number is exactly right. And, you know, I'll stay away from it. Next one. I feel like I know where you're going here. here. We got the Bears over under eight and a half. Yeah, you do know where I'm going. I am going over. I think a much better offensive line, a much better Caleb Williams, a much better head coach. And another opportunity to draft an impact player in the top 10, all those reasons.
Starting point is 01:02:42 I'm not going to say Bears to the Super Bowl like I did last year. That was a mistake. But I think they should be in the mix. for a wild card spot all year. I also still crazily think that if they don't allow that Hail Mary against Washington, maybe that whole season goes differently. But it was probably good for them to clean house the way they did. But I will take the Bears over.
Starting point is 01:03:09 And now the most intriguing one in the division, DeMonze. We've got the Vikings. They're over under set at eight and a half. With heavy juice on the over at minus 145. So I'm going to stay away from this one. The question is, really, how much do I trust Kevin O'Connell? Do I think that Kevin O'Connell, with any healthy quarterback, can just get you to double-digit wins? They won 13 games with Kirk Cudson, they won 14 games with Sam Darnold.
Starting point is 01:03:48 And the reason it's a stayaway for me is because they seem at least a little unsure. about the health of J.J. McCarthy's knee, and that concerns me by itself. But I love the infrastructure. I really like the roster. And so I will stay away for now. Somebody, like, whoever finishes last in that division is going to be devastated. Like, every team in that division feels like they should be a playoff team.
Starting point is 01:04:23 The Vikings are projected to finish last. they won 14 games last year. So my only pick in that division is the Bears over. I'm going to save us time here. On the NFC South, my lien is I'm staying away from this entire gross division. The Bucks number is nine and a half, the Falcons number is seven and a half, the Saints number is six and a half, and the Panthers number is six and a half. And I'm just, I'm staying away from that entire division because there are three picks in the NFC West I like.
Starting point is 01:04:56 so let's go through them. First, we got the Niners. They're over under set at 10 and a half. Yeah, I like the under. Yeah. I think that them being the favorites to win that division and having the highest win total in that division is disrespectful to the Rams.
Starting point is 01:05:14 I also think a team that lost Huffanga and Greenlaw and Debo and, you know, was clearing out this money to pay Brock. and we don't know how healthy Christian McCaffrey is going to be. We don't know when Brandon Ayup's going to be back from his ACL. We don't know when finally Trent Williams the age is going to show up. I just, I love Shanahan. I think this is the least talented roster he's had in years there. And they were a six-win team last year, so I don't, or seven-win team, I don't, I think six-wins.
Starting point is 01:05:54 six and 11 last year. I don't know where the five extra wins are coming from. I know they were, you know, destroyed by injury last year. They probably won't be quite as disastrous injury luck this year. But no Debo, no Greenlaw, who I understand, they didn't like, he and Hu Fonga missed a lot of time last year with injury.
Starting point is 01:06:14 Other losses on the defensive line. I do like them adding Robert Sala, but that to me isn't under. Yeah. You've got the Rams. They're over on. at 9.5. And this to me is the clear and easy over.
Starting point is 01:06:28 I think they're the best team in the division, kind of a last ride with Stafford. They were able to keep their left tackle. I think Devante Adams will be better than Cooper Cup for them. They've drafted that defensive line full of young guys last year. You expect them all to be better. I wonder if they consider, you know, spending a premium draft pick on a running back,
Starting point is 01:06:52 nothing it's Kieran Williams but I think there's a good running back class maybe they go tight end I don't know but I think the Rams are a legitimate Super Bowl contender this year so I don't mind paying the juice on the over
Starting point is 01:07:09 9 and a half minus 1 30 especially when you consider the fact that they they dealt like the 9ers did with brutal injuries last year,
Starting point is 01:07:24 and they still were the only team to give the Eagles a game in the playoffs, found their way into the playoffs, won the division, all that. All right, next. We got the Seahawks. They're over, under's eight and a half. This is the only one I'm staying away from.
Starting point is 01:07:37 I think they got worse at quarterback, but, and obviously they lost, you know, some receivers, but I like their coach. I also think the schedule's not brutal, and so that's a stay away from me. And this was maybe the most shocking over under on the board to me, Damase. We got the Cardinals. They're over under a set at eight and a half. Yeah, that's a steaming under.
Starting point is 01:08:05 I don't know why we would think the Cardinals are going to win more games than they lose. I don't know why anyone would think Kyler's going to be able to be good for 17 games. I don't know what defensive personnel they have that you love other than Buda Baker. I know they have some young players they've invested money in, but I expect the Cardinals to be bad. I would have guessed their preseason over under would have been six and a half like it was last year. What did they do to earn?
Starting point is 01:08:38 They did win eight games last year, but to earn a better benefit of the doubt. I don't get that one. So in the NFC, we are going Giants over Command. under bears over Niners under Rams over and Cardinals under. All right, remember to every reminder to everybody like rate, subscribe review, hit the bell, do all that stuff. It actually really helps. I'm gonna check. Did we officially during today's show hit 200,000? I'm being told we did not. What a failure by us.
Starting point is 01:09:15 Geez Louise, I need to be better. Bad job by me. We got a few minutes left in today's show to hit it. I think we're like 200 away, but so we'll hit it at some point today. All right, DeMonte, let's do some of these listener questions if we could. Breezy says, do you think this is a good chance for Janus to have a 2018 LeBron-type postseason? Well, it would be, I mean, that's what he would have to do. I just don't. 2018 LeBron might be the single best version of LeBron. There's an argument for it, and Janus is not quite that caliber of player.
Starting point is 01:09:51 and the East is harder than it was in 2018. So it would be a chance for it, but I don't think he can do it. Next. Rule of halves, ask, would you do one of those Jubilee shows versus 20 sports fans like Skip did? If so, what would you like the premise to be? I'd never rule anything out. And I think it might be fun to debate a bunch of strangers. but so I wouldn't rule it out
Starting point is 01:10:24 so maybe I would do that at some point that could be fun I haven't watched the skip thing but a little bit of it yeah and so I so maybe at some point I'm not sure next Ronnie asked Nick if the Lakers beat the T-Wools could you see Minnesota go after coach Mike Malone well I don't think they would fire Chris Finch
Starting point is 01:10:46 I do know obviously the Tim Rulves are built by the guy who built the nuggets and, you know, so they have a relationship. But I don't know if they'd fire Chris Finch. I think he's done a good job. But yes, if they did fire Chris Finch, I assume that's who they would go for. Right.
Starting point is 01:11:02 Next. Quad asks, if Jimmy Butler wins, is it bad for basketball? Guys like Tatum, Yokich, Aunt Harden, LeBron, and so on should just rest and relax during the regular season and then turn it on. Well, I understand what you're saying there.
Starting point is 01:11:19 But, A, Jimmy's an older player. He didn't always do this. He has the last few years. And B, it's, if you're saying if he wins the entire thing, I get what you mean. Like, if he wins the whole thing and is awesome the whole way, like that we would want guys, it would make the regular season feel less important.
Starting point is 01:11:42 I get that, but I think bad for basketball is too strong. All right, next. No, go too hard to find. hard to find as a double question Nick did the Mavs still retire Lucas number and DeMonsay when are you streaming again? Oh okay well
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Starting point is 01:12:16 I feel a little strange about it once I start the video put a, but yeah, I'll definitely take a crack at it soon and you guys will be alerted. Um, and then he has said, will the Mavs still retire Lucas number? That's an interesting one. I mean, if so, it won't be for a very, very long time. Like, it'd be after his career. The answer's probably not. Like, maybe, you got to see how the whole.
Starting point is 01:12:41 Yeah, you trade a guy away and then, and then retire his number. It's kind of weird. Yeah. Uh, now some people think the heat should retire. or Jimmy's number at some point. So I don't know. Not if you're annoying on your way out. I'm sorry.
Starting point is 01:12:55 I agree with you. I agree with you. And Noel said, what about the AFC win totals? That was our April 8th episode. So you can go back on the YouTube page or in a podcast feed and you'll be able to find my full thoughts on all of those. All right.
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