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ANOTHER Damian Lillard Game-Winner, Russ Clowns Rudy Gobert PLUS Vince Carter Joins | Run It Back



ANOTHER Damian Lillard Game-Winner, Russ Clowns Rudy Gobert PLUS Vince Carter Joins | Run It Back

Up it back it back good Monday morning a frigid Monday morning for uh many of you out there this is run it back on FanDuel TV uh let’s get the intros in my name is Michelle uh we have sham shiria Stadium Insider in Chicago Shams how is

It it’s I don’t know negative 15ga -2 it’s bad out here for sure but St warm yeah I just don’t go outside ever uh Chandler as you can tell by laughing he’s still out in LA and L will in Atlanta Atlanta is fine right or

No we cool yeah we got a couple freeze warnings we don’t we don’t we don’t do well with rain and in cold weather but that’s about it let’s say that’s very Texas likee uh all right we’re going to get into it look there were a lot of football games yesterday but Dame

Lillard did not get the memo uh he decided to entertain the nation Kings bucks Lillard wins this one in overtime 14 43 142 for his team he had 298 and4 Giannis throwing in a triple double no big deal but it is this moment that we need to talk about 5.2 left no timeouts

Left for the bucks Here Comes D 3 seconds d p for theall Dave time is Alive and Well in Milwaukee I he just I can’t smile it’s like the whole thing but he’s back um all right Chandler we’ll start with you you know right off the heels of this

Kind of a play is there anyone you’d rather have taking the last shot in a game right now I don’t think so I mean this guy he’s done it he’s done it over and over again he did it directly in my face for my last game ever in the rockets in the

Playoffs he’s done it from against Paul George the Thunder uh this is what he does uh Steph Curry is probably you know the a better shooter so I could also go with him but when it comes to crunch time man this guy’s got no fear he’s got

Ice in his veins and he’s done too many of these too many times for me not to pick him life the line so no I’m I’m going with Dame 10 times out of 10 because the guy is clutch he’s most guy a lot of guys don’t have this Gene a lot

Of guys are scared to miss this shot scared to take this shot not only is he not scared he usually makes it so I’m I’m rolling with Dam yeah I I know it’s a sore spot for you Chandler like you just mentioned he he he hit a gamewinner on your on your

Very last game as a Houston Rocket but I’m not getting ahead of myself I know they hadn’t had a lot of these moments this year but Steph Curry is still the guy that’s going to take that shot for me and Damon is going to be a close

Second by the way he’s going to be the close second I like the Dame time I like the seriousness I love it pointing at the watch he got the kids doing it you know even Tyrese halberton wanteded to get in and say it was his time now but a

Lot of guys forget very fast because the the Warriors are struggling but give me Steph Curry to shoot that shot 10 times out of 10 I do love that he never breaks character like that’s actually a pretty legit moment my question though because we’ve sort of we’ve talked about it

Everybody’s talked about it whether or not Dame has found his actual spot on this team the the jelling if they need more time Chandler where are you on that process well offensively I think we knew this was going to be a fit even just talking about it talking about

Hypothetical who would be great for them it would be Dame Lillard the way he shoots the ball the way he opens up the floor when you look at their offensive numbers they’re second points per game scoring 125 points a game they’re fourth in Pace they’re third in field goal percentage they’re fourth and

Three-point percentage so it’s offensively they’re Elite now they’re the third best offense in the NBA they’re the 19th best defense that’s where their holds are always going to be that’s where they’re going to have to figure it out that’s where I think getting guys like Jay Crowder is is

Going to help but the way he like I said the way he shoots the ball the way Giannis attacks in transition the way Brook Lopez can step out and shoot threes I still think Chris Middleton fully healthy is is a huge huge Plus for this team moving forward um yeah I mean

It works offensively and Damen Lillard now he’s played enough games to be comfortable to understand the offense when to play off Giannis when to pick his spots and they’re flourishing on that end to be Contender though they’re going to have to lock in they’re going to have to get guys like Jay Crowder

Back Pat C’s got to be healthy he going to take everyone on that side of the ball because that that the offense they’re gonna score points Lou right they’ve already nipped this in they’ve already nipped this in the bud they got a play through Dame you

Know if you look at jannis triple double last night you know nine of his all nine of his field goals are two-point are two-point field goals and so Dame gives them uh he gives that option where he can stretch the floor make big time gamewinners like that I I don’t know if

You put the ball in Jan’s hand to make that that particular play you know maybe Chris Middleton but out of the three out of the three guys the three stars that are on that team you got to play through Dame Lillard if you want to score points on the offensive end like chanler

Mentioned though defensive defensively that’s where that’s going to be their killes Hill that’s going to be where they have a lot of issues but offensively they absolutely have to play through Dame Lillard I want to talk about great feelings in sports especially in basketball I always think

The I’ve started to think the Block’s cooler than the dunk but is there anything better than a game win now from my personal experience you know I’ve always been intrigued I would love to score a touchdown I think touchdowns are cool you know you probably score you

Probably get an opportunity to do it once in a game twice if you’re really good or if you’re lucky you know I think that’s why they dance so hard that’s why they celebrate so much so touchdowns look pretty cool to me but gamewinners are also very

Dope do we have a game winner for Lou yeah I want to see it I want to see this real quick Chandler you don’t get to talk about gamewinners yet all right just hold on here we go oh oh no it’s drunk what is that clip from the NFL Lou

We couldn’t see it all right CH you can talk about it take your word for it no I was just gonna say gamewinners are just a different feel because you could play awful all game long it doesn’t me what happened but if you’re there in crunch

Time like Dame just was it kind of eliminates everything that happened before the ultimate task is to win the game so the fact that you can do that put your team on your back it just kind of especially if you had a struggling night or if you were a rough shooting

Night then you go and do something like that uh it’s it’s awesome it’s so good um there there’s a moment afterwards I look I’m not GNA ever badmouth Mike Brown and I’m certainly not going to start today after the performance he put in while being ejected in the fourth last night eting

Like some of the foul calls and his post game is amazing want to dip let me let me see that man I just want to show you guys why I got kicked out of the game right here this is in the first H uh this is in the third third quarter

With 128 left to go in in the third and right here you can wa you can watch go back and watch he uh Fox barely puts his hand on uh on Dame’s hip okay incidental contact he didn’t push him or anything he barely puts his hand on there and

They give him three free throws now he brought a laptop Chandler I I love this move so he went ahead and argued his case right there in the post game what’ you think yeah I mean it’s hilarious first of all it’s like Pat be bringing the iPad to the ref in the

Middle of the game this is the this is the closest thing that we’ve seen to it and I I feel what he’s saying he respected that listen I I understand refs are human they’re going to make mistakes but when I don’t get the same consistency or I have two different refs

Explaining me two different foul calls and the actual rules it’s too late in the season to to not know the rules or how you can guard somebody so that really puts the coach in a box if he’s not fully understanding what’s a foul and what’s not a foul at this juncture

Of the season in Mike Brown’s career that’s an issue so I think that’s that’s where his frustration came from is just the inconsistency you know Fox puts his hand on on somebody that’s a foul the next play he doesn’t because he didn’t extend his hand it just seems like

There’s a lot of gray area for him that he needs to figure out because we’re getting into the nitty-gritty here of the season and you know games come down to this and and this can’t keep happening where you know coaches are getting upset with the refs and the foul

Calls and the inconsistency so I think as a as a group the refs need to be better but obviously the coaches need to know the rules right like the co he he’s got to know how to that makes his job impossible if he doesn’t know the actual

Rules on how he can coach his guys on how to defend so that’s a real problem but I understand it’s it’s it’s a frustrating a game and when you feel like you played hard enough and you competed hard enough all night long to win the game and you feel like you kind

Of got screwed over by the refs it’s frustrating the laptop should be a part of every single what Lou why you laughing you loved it no it was hilarious I’ve never seen the laptop just be brought up so quick uh Shams we we mentioned earlier in the

Season already you’ve already had a few reports that the Kings the Raptors were involved in some talks concerning Pascal and then it seemed like that just died down but it looks like they still need a piece is there a chance that picks back up before the

Deadline my sense is that the kings are going to take a measured approach ahead of the trade deadline we’re just about three and a half weeks away from the trade deadline so the kings are going to be patient I think they’ll be measured they’re among the offers that Toronto

Has on the table potentially for Pascal cakam it’s around Harrison Barnes and draft picks a couple other salaries as well but for the Kings it’s been about the timing of a deal they’ wanted to get get a deal done sooner than later and not have to wait they want to bring in a

Player whoever that player is whether it’s sakam or anyone else into the fold uh and and really build that chemistry that’s necessary the other thing is framework I’m told Toronto kind of uh you know when you ask for more late in the process it it it changes the

Equation it changes the framework and when the Kings uh decided to pull out about a week and a half two weeks ago um it really made it so that the it’s really on the Raptors at this point to come back to them if a deal is going to

Get done uh the Raptors continue to be engaged with teams on seum the Indiana Pacers are one of the teams that they are are have been talking to over the last couple weeks so the seaka market still is ongoing the kings are are there potentially but only if Toronto wants to

Go back to them but I I think overall the Kings have a few targets and they’re going to be measured overall oh that deadline’s going to be fun again this year moving on to the next game I keep waiting to see if this Timberwolves teams for real or not um looks like it

Here they hang on late beating the Clippers one 9 105 Anthony Edwards 339 and6 goar once again 1518 had four blocks cat Kawai had 26 94 Paul George not a great night for Paul George he only five of 19 from the field um huge win for Minnesota Anthony Edwards talked

About so positively all of the time I know we’re always looking for the next face of the League and John Morant for a second looked like it could be him and we know how that has been going Anthony Edwards is the face of the league I propose it do you like it

Chandler yes I’m buying it he’s I’ve said multiple times he’s my favorite player to watch he’s my favorite player to listen to uh not only is he so talented you know and he’s much C TV he has that Showtime you know ticket sales like a javar rant like a Zion where he’s

Explosive he’s he’ll dunk on you he’ll cross you over he’ll hit crazy shots so he’s so exciting to watch but he’s also just putting up you know MVP First Team all NBA numbers and percentages and he defends and you don’t really see two-way players this year especially uh you know

This young in their career like Anthony Edwards and he’s on the first team in the west so yeah I think his trajectory is unbelievable um I find him wildly hilarious in everything he says that so he’s just he’s a likable dude he’s likable he’s just a Hooper he just wants

To go out there and play and no one expected this team to be this good let’s be honest they’re 28 and 11 they’re by far the best defensive rating in the NBA so they have guys that can score the basketball and they have guys that can

Lock up and clamp and the vers they’re versatile they have deep veteran guys on the bench that can help so this team is for real but they only go as far as this kid and yeah he definitely could be the new face of the NB even in that market

And that small of a town he’s gonna be an absolute star he already is he’s very hella entertaining Lou um goar was once called part of the worst trades in NBA history and now here we are 18 rebounds four blocks I I feel like every single

Person called it one of the worst trades in NBA history and now he’s sitting here on this team and they seem not to be falling yet I mean I know people have their doubts but is it a good trade now it’s working it’s working you can’t

You can’t say it’s a bad trade it’s working I think I think he’s found he’s found his Groove with this team you know he’s he’s going to be a defensive player he’s going to rebound he’s going to do the intangibles and that’s going to allow cat and Ant-Man to go out there

And score a basketball and Lead this team you know he’s he’s one of those he’s in a position where he can be an unsung hero for this group you know I don’t know if that was a dominant performance so to speak you know those those are the type of stat lines that

You don’t really feel throughout the course of the game but he’s doing his part he’s doing his job and that’s what make great teams great you know everybody understands their positions everybody understands their roles you go out and do them and Rudy Gober has been

That if they need somebody to be a rim protector he’s has been that they need somebody to offensive rebound and rebound and give them Second Chance opportunities he’s been that as well a lot of guys hadn’t been have had the opportunity to come into the lane

Because of Rudy goar so at the time I was one of those people that was very critical of that trade I didn’t understood I didn’t understand where it was going to work I didn’t understood I don’t understand where he was going to fit but it’s been working for this group

And they’re standing P at the number one spot they just needed a little time to marinate look he’s not perfect he air balled a couple of free throws which was very very funny to some including Russell Westbrook hey let me know what you do I

Got you I got you I’m watching for you right now all right all right you shoot he’s shooting right now two does that happen a lot I mean I feel like if you’re sitting those are your seats that’s a pretty good vantage point but is that common

I I love it this is a listen this is a competitive sport that’s going to give the edge to a lot of guys even though they lost this game that is a hilarious clip I I love it and especially Russell Westbrook he’s always been a troll he

Always has a good time during games with trash talking and getting on the guy skin this is this is a hilarious clip to me you know what’s confusing to me is the Russell Westbrook has done this before he’s he’s shot multiple airballs from the free Thro line so I don’t understand

Why he thinks it’s so using the video and the B hey T you know it’s always great to get the you know it’s always great to get the attention off of you in something that you do as well it’s always F fun when you got somebody else

To make fun yeah he’s deflecting crazy here because he’s done this multiple times and not to mention goar came down at the end of the game and hit some big Fritos to put this game on ice so good for Rudy goar and as funny as this was

Yeah I was confused by the messenger this one because Russ has had his fair share of airballs well look self-awareness is not something we Embrace as a society Chandler and I’m okay with that if it makes for entertaining moments for the rest of us um look Shams they’re in first place

Right now so you think okay don’t do anything and yet there’s always room for improvement and as the trade deadline looms do we expect movement in Minnesota Tim Connelly the timal they’re going to be aggressive they’re trying to see can we get another bench player another shooter another guard in that

Rotation so I I expect Tim Connelly to be aggressive and with new ownership there Mark Lori Alex Rodriguez I think they’re going to want to see how much can we push the needle here into the luxury tax potentially and see who we can add but Le let’s give Mike connley

Jr his flowers he’s he’s averaging 11 points per game this year 46% from three-point range the stats never tell the story with Mike Conley and everyone in Minnesota they Rave about his leadership his impact on Anthony Edwards on Carl Anthony towns on Rudy gobear they played together in Utah and that

Relationship doesn’t go unnoticed in Minnesota and he’s going to be a free agent in the off season um but the the value that he has there the imprint that he’s put on that organization after that trade when they acquired him they traded away d’angel Russell in that three- team

Trade with Utah and la and Mike Conley Jr has made an impact there I’m told they want to keep him there long-term moving forward so um I think they’re going to be aggressive but a lot of their growth has already happened internally and I think Mike Conley Jr is

A major reason why long term how much longer is this cat going to play Sean I mean he’s 36 right now he’s he’s playing big minutes he’s averaging 11 points a game shooting 46% he’s a guy that came in wasn’t a great shooter and now he’s averaging 46% from three so

Listen only Mike Conley Jr can answer that question but definitely more than a year he could be like the Udonis Haslam where he just is there for many many years I’ll tell you this he’s by far the nicest sweetest teammate I’ve ever had in my life so I know what the on court

Productivity that he’s bringing he’s gonna want to be sweet dude he could not be nicer he is the greatest dude of all time so I’m happy that he’s still healthy and going I like that the wise the wise man in although 36 is not I mean look not that old uh Scoops time

With Shams of course a Full Slate of it’s MLK day we’ve got tons of great basketball on the Slate but one game in particular Shams the return of Draymond Green what’s going on yeah Draymond Green has been cleared to play tonight against the Grizzlies um he’s been ramping up all last week was

Practicing doing five on five uh playing with with the coaches and so they’ve gone eight and8 without him defensively for sure is where they’re going to look at him to make a Major Impact I spoke to Draymond Green on Friday night in Chicago and he told me off the court uh

This team him Steph Curry Cay Thompson the rest of rest of the roster they’re like this there’s as close as they’ve ever been but he told me we need to figure that out and we need to make that happen on the court uh and that all needs to translate and that starts with

Him being in the lineup that starts with him being there and being healthy and I told him I think he’s going to have the most Major Impact defensively but he stopped me he told me no offensively and I think the glue that he’s been to that team providing another ball handler for

Steph Curry for Klay Thompson we’ll see tonight will be the start and this window that the Warriors have between now and the trade deadline a lot of decisions will be made for them for Mike Dunley Jr in the next few weeks I mean yeah I think they need help everywhere

Chandler but all eyes will be on Draymond obviously as we wait and see what has changed has anything changed what are your expectations I think he’s gonna come in there and do what he does I think he’s gonna be vocal I think he’s gonna be energetic I I can’t think he’s gonna

Just magically be this different person out there uh that’s not Draymond that’s not what makes Draymond Green great it’s it’s like DeMar cousins these guys they are who they are and that’s what there’s some of that is is the value that they have and I agree with him that it’s not

Just defens with him because he is a second point guard out there he knows the offense he knows how to play off clay and Steph and get them in their spots find them in the in transition dribble handoffs so he does provide more than just defense and at this point they

Need everything they need all Hands-On deck this team is struggling so anything to kind of give them a little boost of energy and a breath fresh air is going to help so I’m sure they’re extremely hyped to have him back tonight yeah for me I want Draymond to

Be Draymond I think that’s what makes him different that’s what makes him special for this organization and and how he’s carried himself you know outside of the outside of the many many outbursts and the things that we’ve seen in in in the near in in just this past

You know Season other than that I want to see him play with energy like Chandler mentioned I want to see him play energetic I want to get I want him to give the referees the hard time I want to give the other team the hard

Time that’s the makeup of him he puts so much attention on himself he allows the other guys to do their jobs clean and get out of there so I don’t want to see a lot of changes from draym obviously you know when it comes to the flagrant

Fing and all of those things that aren’t basketball related we want to take that out but basketball-wise I just want to see him do him by the way L they’re they’re a game and a half out of the play in so I remember you you said it

You were like these guys Aren’t Dead they’re not they’re not out of it they have a chance to kind of continue to to get into that plan and now with everything that’s happened in Memphis it’s crazy to think it’s right there for them to get in and just be a matchup

Nightmare for whoever they get and everything that’s happened to Memphis is where we’re going now um when it rains it absolutely floods in Memphis apparently Shams Desmond Bane now what happened Desmond Bane he injured his ankle last week and it’s a Grade Three ankle sprain he’s going to be out at

Least 6 weeks that Mak that means him Marcus Smart each out 6 weeks could be even longer than that after the reevaluation so those two guys are out for the foreseeable future Brandon Clark is out at least through the All-Star break uh no idea when he’s going to be

Back we already know johnar out for the season laam surgery you have step Adams out for the season after his knee surgery Derrick Rose has been week to week with a hamstring strain this team is 14 and 25 there’s six games in front of the worst team in in the west the San

Antonio I I think that’s really the trajectory of where this team is is headed and that that should be a competition in of itself this is a Grizzlies team that’s that’s likely going to have a high Lottery Pick and I think that is actually going to be a

Blessing uh and and it could give them options you either draft really high but even more than that that could be a trade chip that you use if you have a high draft pick you’re the the Grizzlies you have a lot of young players your core is already young what could you do

In the trade market in the offseason with a high lottery pick I think think a lot of teams are going to be focused on the Grizzlies come summertime but right now it’s unfortunate what this Grizzlies team is is going through they’ve got eight available healthy players including their two-way contracts we

Know what a healthy fully loaded gries team can be it’s far from that right now Shams like you said this is gonna be a blessing in disguise for them they know they’re not a contender without John Morant and now they can kind of officially tank without tanking because

These are actual real injuries like Desmond Bane actually spr his ankle the other night these guys are actually hurt but like you said why why play these guys finish middle of the pack get a worse pick this chalk it up get these guys fully healthy and now you’re

Looking at a really dangerous team when you add a lottery pick uh to this current roster and you have a lot of trade assets so again it’s it’s a it’s a tough break for them but I think this is the best thing that could happen to them

At this part of the season I just couldn’t believe it the bad news keeps coming Sean i g to say goodbye to you and I mean this do not go outside okay we’ll let you know when you can run it back we’ll be back with more back up back up back we

Legendary I don’t believe what I just saw we legendary are you kidding me half man half amazing we’re legendary never gets old 22-year vet in the league eight-time Allstar joining us now great color Vince Carter that’s just popping off the screen I tried to do something little different man I know we’re all

Boring with our black shirt whatever hey that’s hard to wear a black shirt what’s crazy I know we’re the worst oh look okay we started the show rightfully so with Dame Lillard’s game-winning shot uh it was his fourth all time from three and only one player has more buzzer

Beating threes in his career who that slow down Dame got slow down a little bit D got to slow down a little bit shoot to two man nope nope are you nervous are you nervous he’s coming for you n i mean you know records are made

To be broken I know at some point uh it’s G to happen and that’s what Dame does I mean he has the ability to shoot the three-point shot from the line to half court and anywhere in between uh oh I remember this one one of my favorites

That I told Coach I was going for the three for the win he like all right cool uh but uh yeah Dame has that ability I mean he’s he’s a clutch player not afraid of the big moment regardless of who’s on the court who’s he around so

Yeah I expect to not to last long where’s the Dallas one in the corner over there by the bench oh I’m sure to show up I’m sure to show up chanler remembers all of them uh that was the last one the the the Lakers it’s

Just been a weird year for the Lakers I think that’s fair to say they’ve lost seven of their last 10 and we know that Anthony Davis took bit of a responsibility for Saturday’s loss to the Jazz but what’s going on whose fault is it can you put the blame even in one

Place I personally don’t think you can put the the the fault in one place I mean naturally it happens and the first person they look at is the coach uh and why can’t you get this team you know together why can’t you win with all this

Talent but I I think it’s a it’s a mixture of everything and and we saw last year we we’re in this same situation where they were losing they look at the coach and then all of a sudden you know just like I say well it’s now the GM’s responsibility to fix

This problem you have to fix this problem you you see that it’s not working in the locker room you see guys whatever you give them their chance and now it’s time to kind of put it together to make your run because February if not excuse me I’m used to February being

Halfway but All-Star break is coming around the corner and then once Allstar break gets here it’s all about getting in position so I think they need to kind of figure out what they want to do now move some pieces I know we hear Whispers of different guys that they want but I I

Think it’s a mixture of everything confidence obviously we’re hear LeBron being disgruntled uh but you you’re gonna have to figure this out every all the the masterminds behind moving people gonna have to sit down and figure it out immediately in my opinion it’s it’s crazy because the inseason tournament

Was literally 20 minutes ago it feels like but the season ended today they’re not even in the play in Vince I it’s weird to imagine a world especially now where LeBron doesn’t make it further into any kind of a pro season can you see it I’m gonna say why I think in my

Opinion I think it’s it’s a it’s a it’s a sample side so it’s like once the playoffs get here you your your focus changes you you know what you have to do when the se you talking about a longer season uh you guys uh you know LeBron

Probably needed to to rest or minutes while he was playing more minutes to to make sure that they won once they got themselves in position and and right now it’s just guys aren’t playing well you know everybody’s disgruntled you’re looking here whatever the situation may be and of course you’re hearing the

Outside noise which in reality you know we know well for for sure I I well you’ve been around both of y’all it you know when I got in the game you didn’t the outside noise was just people talking not social media and all that stuff and you can turn the TV off it’s

Hard to turn it all off and particularly in La yeah guys that we talked so much about the moves that pelinka made and it looked like a genius and what they were able to pull off but that that roster is there so are we thinking that the front

Office is letting LeBron down by not doing more is what they did not enough Chandler like what what is happening and what needs to happen I think the turnaround that they had last year is kind of why some people are give them some Grace right because you hear all

These rumors that D’Angelo Russell ruie they were waiting for that date to come where those guys are available I think they’re going to still make those moves they’re waiting on Gabe Vincent to get healthy to put him back in the starting lineup then there’s questions is Austin

Reeds do they want to continue to build around him and him be that third fourth option or do they include him in a play and kind of take that risk and go and get a Zack LaVine or a DeMar rosen someone like this so I think pinka did

Such a good job turning their season around a lot of people aren’t panicking but when you look at this in the last 10 games they’re three and seven now you’re hearing all these different stories how everyone’s disgruntled and LeBron James can’t be their best player and their most energizing energized player every

Single night the frustration is mounting up so I fully look for them to make a move but a lot of times a player in a locker room it’s obnoxious just hearing every day you’re going to get traded this guy’s going to so DLo has got to

Try and stay focused we see him skipping media so now he’s clearly pissed off so feel like sometimes just the best play is just to make a move pull the bandaid off and then you have your team moving forward to build with and to try and compete with but right now there’s two

Up in the air for them to succeed Lou are you agreeing with that I feel like you’re shaking I play yeah cuz I’ve played for the Lakers it’s a completely different environment completely different level of expectation where you’re in that when you’re in that purple and gold look this

Is the Los Angeles Lakers this is America’s team when it comes to basketball they have a standard of championships they don’t care about division titles even though they hung up the End season tournament Banner that was kind of that was kind of funny considering it was the Lakers but this

Team has such a level of Excellency that they expect they’re going to make moves you know some of these guys that they championed early on in the season and early on in their careers and they were going to be this and that it’s not working out they’re going to make some

Moves and they’re going to put LeBron James and Anthony Davis in a position to be Championship contenders and Championship ready coming out of that break hey I want to say one thing real quick uh Jay you you talked about uh how they’re hear D’Angelo Russell in particular hearing about the the rumors

All the time and and and but that’s that’s our game you know we can I mean if you think about that for us all the years that we’ve played we’ve always you know I can say I’ve always heard my name in trading in trading block and I’m sure

You guys have done the same but at some point you got to block that out and play what is on the front of your jersey until further notice and that’s how you get past that you know I mean like I said I know every day you pick up a

Phone and you can see it you can hear it on the news and he hear a whisper but like at some point you have to have that discipl like all right cool whatever’s gonna happen is gonna happen let me make sure I’m playing the best basketball I

Can play whether on this team or I get moved because when you go somewhere else you want to be in rhythm in a Groove for your new team as well so I I just think you got to be able to figure out you have to be able to block the noise out

And it’s going to be the it’s a part of the circle around you and I don’t know any of these guys who who who are frustrated with that their Circle but I’m like let’s not talk about that you know what build me up and and and and sometimes you got to self motivate

Yourself well but build me up man and and and help me get past this and get out of this phone I feel like you’re talking to the do and listen not only that VC I was I was with D’Angelo Russell his rookie year this has been a narrative surrounding his his name since

The beginning of time in his NBA career so at this point if I’m here I’m taking that chip on my shoulder and I’m going out there and I’m playing the best basketball that I can possibly play and give me an opportunity to kind of clean

Up my name and say Hey listen y’all got me messed up I’m a valuable piece on this team and I can help this team get from get from point A to point B you know so if I’m him I’m taking that as stride and I’m using that as motivation

I’m just playing better basketball it is crazy because there’s certain guys there’s certain guys like like buddy hee has been on the trading block his entire career right so it is you hear it’s part of the business all the time but when it comes to you you can see certain guys they get

Salty and they don’t take that but as long as you have the understanding like you’re saying Vince and you’re playing basketball at the end of the day right like so you have to stay ready you have to stay motivated you have to block out all that stuff even though nowadays with

Social media everyone has a voice everyone an opinion it’s tough and these these guys get frustrated I want to make moves but I I don’t want there to be any rules in place Vince we’re going to start with you nobody’s Untouchable on this Lakers team what are you going to

Do I feel I feel like the first thing you need to do is solidify your your point guard position uh and not put the expectation on LeBron to be the ball handler and I think Lou said or or CH one of you guys said you can’t expect

LeBron to do everything ohuh CH you said that the emotional leader you’re playing your most minutes with the most energy so I just think think you need to find another floor General I and I’m going to say a guy like a Rondo who’s not afraid

To get in ads Pace who’s not afraid to get in uh LeBron’s face and and get those guys correct in moments as well but also be a floor General out there and create for other guys because I feel like at some point you’re gonna run LeBron in the ground he’s great he’s one

Of the best to ever do it but at some point you’re going to have to have somebody to take the pressure off in we always say Ad ad okay fine he does it in spurts as well but you still need a floor General in my opinion and some

Shooting and some shoot oh good lord well who’s who’s Rondo like that you could go get there’s nobody like Rondo like that’s tough I don’t I don’t hate dejonte Murray on this team if I can flip him for DLo DLo and ruy in a pick or something for dejonte Murray

He’s young he’s going into his prime he can score he can facilitate he can defend he kind of fits this culture of this roster cuz I like their role player like Vince I like Tori and Prince I like cam those guys know their roles but they

Need somebody else to kind of set the table they definitely need LeBron healthy they definitely need Anthony Davis dominating but they do need that Rondo dejon Murray that kind of that lead guard to take over and Austin Reeves is great but he’s I I we’ve seen that he’s better off the bench he’s

Better going to that against second string defenses he can score he can shoot the ball but I do think they’re one trade away and I do think they have interesting assets that other teams would like and so for me it’s it listen we have three different opinions on what they

Should fix that’s a bad that’s a bad thing because I feel like they’re losing a lot of these Wing matchups man you got to go out there and get you a a der rozan you got to go get a LaVine I’m I’m not I wouldn’t even be mad that you put

Uh SE yakum in that position someone that can win those Wing matchups because at the end of the day I agree with you guys you need a floor General you need somebody who’s going to set the table but we all know LeBron James is going to

Bring that ball up the floor and he’s going to control the tempo of the game he’s going to control everything on both ends of the floor um with just his leadership skills and that’s that’s just how he plays he’s going to be the point guard of that team so for me when he

Goes out you got to be able to give the ball to somebody in that mid post that’s going to face up they can give you both options to turn around and go get you a bucket and on the other end of the floor you know sit down and guard somebody as

Well and I I just feel like you know Prince is a is a great guy in that position Austin Reed is a great great guy in that position before the the aspirations for the Lakers they need a big name guy yes or no Vince LeBron wins another

Title uh this year or in general ever oh man that’s a tough question um no no Chandler it’s so hard to tell right is he is he gonna go to the best team in three years and play you know and play with his son years I’m just I’m not

Counting this dude out still play in three years the easy answer is no right the Lakers aren’t winning this year who knows what they’re going to look like next year but man I’m not counting this dude out to do anything so you’re such a chicken you are such a chicken no my

Answer is no for now but you know Champion so that’s my answer to no for now championships they’re getting so watered down everyone anyone can just go sign a 10day right now and get a championship in you know I don’t know I can’t I don’t know what’s going to

Happen in two or three years oh really you don’t know what’s going to happen say no come on my answer is gave us all thank you you gave us all that fluff just not to say a clean no give us a clean no are you running for office what

Was that Lou are you a no or yes yeah no all right okay moving on let’s go to the Warriors let’s do this uh yeah look I don’t want to just talk about the Lakers struggling because we got a Warriors team that also looks lost and they’ve admittedly said that um

Steve K said Steph’s already wiped out Vince earlier in the show we were thinking Warriors can never be truly counted out but to think that Steph is already wiped out and hear that is this team done there I mean my answer would kind of fill into what CP said earlier I mean

You never can count these guys out but you know I think they are fragile I think they’re fragile right now and I I think they need to they need to find some youth in some offense I mean I think a Zack LaVine like you know some pop they need

Something you know we already talk about they’re young guys I mean moody and kaminga I think they have potential but my my thing with kaminga for instance I I I think they’re trying to make him be a newer version of Draymond instead of utilizing the skill that he has they

Want him to be a a Creator and making plays and he he’ll tell you he wants to get Buckets that’s what he is so I I I just think it’s just you have to find the pieces that fit with your Superstars I mean if you’re gonna if you’re GNA

Keep them you better be nurturing and and trying to mature some of your younger guys on the back end coming up because right now it’s just where are they they’re gonna at best I think they’re going to be in the middle of the pack and obviously when you get to the

Playoffs anything can happen because of their experience but I think a lot of a lot of it honestly guys my this is my opinion I think Draymond plays a huge role because yes he he’s the floor General on the defensive end and like he said offensively he’s going to make a

Big difference but I I think what it’s doing right now it’s wearing step down because he’s trying to answer the question on the court but answer those Whispers and talks off the court as well I am a leader I am me I can do this I

Can do that you know it’s just it’s a lot going on so I think they’re going to need the best ver version of Draymond but I I think they’re they’re they’re middle the pack at at best right now so are they cooked or not we’re giving a lot of run they’re

Not they’re not burnt bacon they’re not burnt bacon man they’re not they’re they’re not they’re not go ahead Lou if if wiped out is if wiped out is 27 points a game I would love to be wiped that’s fact I would love to be wiped out I

Think this is a I think this is a smoke screen I think Steve cerr is trying to unarm everybody and he’s going to sneak in they play in with Steph Curry being wiped out at 27 points a game yeah it’s a good version well hold on because the

Kaminga thing is like he’s we’ve already heard you know he was a little bit disillusioned didn’t love what was going on he and Steve Kerr had a talk but they have like three of the best vets of all time on that team if you guys are on

That team what are you telling kaminga like what are you getting him to understand so hopefully this thing can smooth Vince I mean you’re just constantly first of all you just got to figure out how he ticks because you can’t I’ve learned and Lou you you’ve been in young

Young locker rooms as well everybody isn’t wired the same and and then from there you just kind of just figure it out you got to talk through situations good and bad uh when he comes out when he’s frustrated once they you it’s just young guys are harder to talk to

Now because of the money they’re making man it’s just the reality the entitl yeah man it’s it’s just hard to go the locker room as a veteran and especially I mean they have a lot of them that are proven and and you would think when those guys talk you listen and they do

But at the same time they’re like yeah but you know in in kaminga situation I could go out there and get Buckets I can score I can go get Buckets like you and I think when you go to gold state correct me guys if I’m wrong you you

Fall in the pecking order in that system you know of of priority scoring and kaminga feels like he’s a guy that should be high priority putting the ball in the basket and that’s not what they’re asking of him right now and you know what have we even confirmed have we even confirmed that

Kaminga said that you know I see that it said reports came out that he’s lost faith in Steve CER but he’s getting an opportunity to play he’s getting opportunity to go out on the floor each and every night play Big minutes since Draymond has been out and he’s produced

He’s played well and I think that carries over so I don’t even know if we confirm that he even said something like this or or or even have those sentiments you know sometimes you get these reports and you get you get people that say that they have a unknown source and all of

Those things but from from the vantage point that I have it looks like he’s had an opportunity to play and he’s taking advantage of the situation I mean look the way it was told in the news and the media was it was actually a beautiful narrative

Because it was he was not a not happy had a talk with Steve Kerr and then came out and having a great game so you know whoever if it’s real if it’s not real if it’s planted it it did what it was supposed to do um this is a Warriors

Team it’s interesting you say pecking order because if you don’t fall in uh we’ve seen what happens as well you get shipped out so three and seven over their last 10 12th Place Chandler do you do you make moves I mean it’s hard to even ask that about this Warriors team

But here we are yeah I I don’t know what moves that they can make you I mean I think right now I think everybody is on the table unless your name is Steph Curry he’s the only one that’s consistently played an elite level this year Draymond obviously

Been in and out of the lineup for other issues Klay Thompson’s had an up and down year Andrew Wiggins I don’t know what’s going on with him but you know when they made that Championship run a couple years ago he was arguably their best player their second best player for

Sure so I I think that theyve put a lot of pressure on this young core that they have right kaminga Moody pinski and I don’t think that any of those guys are ready for that next step and to become the face of a franchise and I think that’s scary for the organization when

You see your guys clay Draymond Steph getting old and they don’t really have those Replacements in place yet so you see kaminga he’s unhappy he goes and plays a career high in minutes and and and great but I don’t think he produced as much as they expected I don’t think he’s

Developed as quick as they’ve wanted um and they’re kind of stuck in this no man land where they’re trying to maximize the maximize this this time that Steph Curry is playing at this level and they haven’t and it’s frustrating and I’m sure they’re looking and Mike Dunley he

Took over a tough job man Bob Meers got out of this at the perfect time and I don’t know what there is to do because there’s there is Young assets that other teams could use they are they going to pay Klay Thompson are they going to trade Draymond Green so there’s so many

Unanswered questions that this team can do but I think for this season you just try and rally you try and you try and find a way to sneak into that play in because then anything can happen if you’re fully healthy and I think it starts tonight with getting Draymond

Green back and I think this fall into in in the line of what Lou was talking about about the expect expectation of the organization this is the Golden State Warriors when you come in as a as a young rookie you have to learn and follow what’s going on follow the

Process and pick it up as quickly as possible if not you know there’s time to move on like you said they’re trying to utilize the window they have with obviously Draymond clay and Steph and and and some of the and some of the other guys who’ve been there but if you

Can’t it’s like oh my goodness they’re GNA move on anywhere else any other organization maybe not the Lakers but any other organization they’ll have patience with these the young Talent of kaming because he is a talent this guy is gonna be something in this league I

Think Moody is g to be something in this league but unfortunately it’s it’s where he is you know what I’m saying it’s you you could you we all look at those two young guys and like n they’re gonna be something it’s just not there you have

To fall in line which is tough for these young guys and you said it it’s it’s just you know what these guys you know it’s just they feel like they should be this regardless of who they’re playing with and it’s not going to work there and that’s the problem they see clay

Struggling they see Draymond struggling they’re like damn I can I can do that like why aren’t my minutes going up why and they or wig yeah exactly so they’re thinking that their role should be bigger and and they’re just you know they don’t understand like you talked about the

Pecking order and the respect and putting these vets ahead of them they think they can be doing so much more right now than they give the opportunity man it’s flying by time flying by VC a pleasure as always uh we will talk soon and we’re taking a quick break here run it back

We’ll be back very impressive oh goodness that man does have a family y’all we going to start with some o oh my dear oh my that’s a two for one yeah D that is a two for one that ain’t bad I mean bit of an exaggeration but that’s fine not often

You see the ankle breaker and the poster at the same yeah no side yeah Josh stronges for the side man I mean it looks like the Lakers I like that I like that were like eh he tried to go for the twohand block that did not pan out for him yeah oh Jaden

Ivy spotting oh get off that Rim y’all still ain’t won five games get off the rim yeah you’re not allowed to hang and stare like that five dubs come on guys you got to find victories where they are yeah trying to get that is a star down though oh that hold

On this is about right I like that I like that one Jackson Davis that’s nice it’s crazy cuz he’s love lower than the guy than Jackson Davis Dunkey and somehow still gets the block here yeah he is ran that’s weird ran out of talent the meanest thing I’ve ever heard

That’s crazy oh oh gotta have one got to have one there’s the Rookie of the Year guys I was going to go see wimy today what me TI in the house shut up come on you just show up dude you’re L will Michelle I’m on a red eye

Why play I’m going to play golf EV bit actually oh look at this oh that’s fun that I Y that was he’s silly I like that that’s I like that that is why Aaron Gordon is important always cutting out of the corners dun is almost extinct or is that

Why Aaron Gordon is a lot better these days because he’s getting times like this when he cuts that is two things can be true yeah God that’s fun all right let’s take a look around wait like I said dunker though it’s it’s it’s holiday today um

We have thunder Laker I don’t I mean this I don’t think this is going to end well but we’re going to talk about it any anyways it’s the late game on the docket Thunder have won eight of their last 10 they’re legit SGA MVP so many

Letters is over under for tonight 32 and a half what are we taking there Chandler you’re the bet man I’m gonna take the over but I’m so confused by that line I don’t know how on Earth the Lakers are favored by one and a half I’m all over

The the Thunder getting points they’re better at everything than the Lakers I like the Lakers tonight and I like Shay going over 32 and a half wow over 3 half these dudes can’t even get in the club Lou they’re not going out they didn’t go out last night they’re too young

Point I’m going I I like I like Shay Gil just Alexander to go for a good 35 piece tonight you know I I like OKC winning this game I don’t know why all of the odds in the Lakers favor for this one maybe is it in LA maybe that’s the

Reason why you know cuz they’re a good home team other than that I like OKC Thunder it has to just be that yeah it has to just be that they’re home there there’s no other reason for a point and a half right seems a little bit Sil to

Me uh you know what we got 30 seconds left we got two big football games why not I got Bill’s bucks who’s with me oh wow the Bucks huh Chandler I am four for four so far I want to talk football oh Lou why are you a Cowboys

Fan let’s talk when we back to LA we’ve got a chance you know today I don’t know why it’s stressful I don’t know why

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10:55 T-WOLVES VS CLIPPERS
18:20 SHAMS SCOOPS
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46:00 THAT MAN HAS A FAMILY
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  1. These guys are dumber than a box of rocks; it’s Westbrick who is the guy who can’t shoot straight. Russ isn’t the sharpest tool in the shed.

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