Embiid Ducking Jokić? NBA All-Star Snubs, and Clippers Hot Streak | Run it Back

Embiid Ducking Jokić? NBA All-Star Snubs, and Clippers Hot Streak | Run it Back

Back back good Monday morning this is run it back FanDuel TV um joined by my great Friends Chandler Parsons and Lou Williams here and Sham shiria joining us from his lair out in Chicago as he gets ready for the trade is are you trade deadline prepping already

Shams I mean 10 10 days away so we’re ready we’re definitely getting ready right now nitty gritty drinks and like yeah you’re just stuck in that house for a while until then but the good news is up until then we’ve got things to talk about and uh this last week was just a

Scoring Juggernaut if you will I’m going to throw this full screen up well I’m not somebody in the control room is but I just want to point it out we had eight players with 40 or more points four of them with 60 or more and two dudes had

Over 70 um okay which one of these was the most impressive good luck see I think it was Joel embiid me and Lou are going to argue on this one I think first of all this was a statement game it was against wanyama National TV he won to

Prove that this is’s going to dominate him from start to finish and it was efficient he got to the free thr line I don’t think he took his first three till the second half it’s it’s he was just a Sheer Shack performance they won the game um was actually closer than I

Thought it would be I think they only end up happy with the 10 point loss there um but this was down a career high and and rebound with 18 so to me this was a tone setter this was an example he said all right Wy you’re going to be the

Future of the NBA but right now it’s mine and then he sat out against yic son and then he sat out against correct so piggy back off of Joel and beid I was I guess I was a little toned deaf watching that game cuz I just remember being on my phone

Constantly looking up and I was like damn he’s not passing the ball at all and that was that was gun he was gunning for it yeah that was my initial thought and then we looked up I was like he he might have 40 at halftime and so but my

Pick is going to be my pick is going to be Luca dunin returning to Atlanta efficient 73 points damn near had a triple double with it 10 and seven to go along with it and like we always like to talk about it’s against a team that originally drafted him and traded him

Away for the rights to Trey young so we talk about statement games him and him and Trey young they have this weird little quiet Cold War rivalry that’s not really talked about a lot so for him to go to Atlanta and do this was very impressive to me this is this is going

To get my vote yeah I mean this game was insane too and honestly the best week is Devin Booker the guy’s averaging D near 50 points uh and I would say the PJ Washington PJ Washington way to get in there he just snuck on that screen

Putting up a 40 ball know what I’m saying that’s that’s what if hold on what if that’s Shams favorite performance of the week sham who are you most impressed by this past week uh I’m I’m breaking the to I’m going with LCA donic anytime you can have the most

Points since Kobe Bryant 81 uh you have to pick that player second player since Kobe Bryant to have multiple 60-point games before turning 25 as well and like lose just said he did it against the team that drafted him he did against Trey young he did in Atlanta they were

Short-handed without Kyrie Irving without Dante exom in the lineup and I mean honestly just watching that game compared to Joel embiid’s game Joel embiid was shooting a lot down the stretch Luka D I think could have had 80 uh I think there were moments where he

He passed the ball up he was he was he in situations where he could have been fouled went to the free throw line but he passed the ball he’s making the right basketball play there was one play he also he drove uh K kicked out to a

Teammate multiple times I I just think he could have had 80 but he played the right way and and he took what the defense gave and the defense wasn’t really that present against U against Dallas the defense gave him everything Shams so he could have had the 80 by the

Way if we’re talking about gunning Carl Anthony towns he they were trying a said they were trying to get him a 100 in the first half yeah man didn’t even score in the first half he he was watching him right it’s hard when you get going like

This though you you want to get your teammate involved you want them to set a record and this was the first week of games where I said like oh my God someone could actually get close to 100 points like what are we saying I want to see that it’s ridiculous how all these

Games were unbelievable so let me ask you because there always going to be negatives to everything right do you are there any negatives to having these types of performances is it watering anything down for you I think for old head basketball players I think they’re watered down cuz they giving them the

Opportunity to shatter all these records they are getting to the free throw line a lot like when you see Joel embiid getting 25 27 free throws that’s not fun for a fan experience but I will say fans kids they like points they like scoring when you grow up when ask someone ask

You how you play the first question is how many points did you have that’s what the NBA is entertaining that’s why it’s fun so I think it’s great for the league to have this but yeah now as a coach like a Steve CER who hates it yep how do

You coach the defense now cuz these guys are getting so Elite at getting to the line drawing fouls getting players in foul trouble to where they are forced to be in the bonus and go to the free throw line so it goes both ways but yeah I think it’s more entertaining for fans

And for NBA people to to watch points being scored in high scoring games yeah I think I think Joel 70 was first and I was like this is this is great and then cats was was next and I was like wow this is amazing like two big guys really

Going at and then by the third one I was like this looks bad I was like you know this looks bad this is a this is an ey sore because now you’re going to have people complaining about uh the lack of Defense being played and trust me guys guys that

Who are defensive minded in the NBA they’re trying they’re putting out the effort but the rues stands on the offensive guys side we do have to understand we are in the sports entertainment business fans love to see a lot of points being scored it’s almost impossible to touch guys now and they’re

Just rigging these guys that can score the high clip they’re just rigging these games up but you give a guy like Luca you give them credit man they making a bunch of shots too yeah it’s not like teams and coaches don’t go through training camp and work on their defense

And schemes and coverages and stuff you saw dwel embiid he was getting triple teamed at one point not like they didn’t want him to keep scoring this they were just they were convinced that all right we’re either going to foul him or we’re going to make someone else do it but as

A coach it is getting impossible to be able to teach these guys how to defend without giving up this many points cuz we already know the three-pointers are going up at a high rate the pace is played at a faster rate so naturally there’s going to be more points what

About the idea that Steve Kerr said that changes actually need to be made to defensive positioning do you think is that even realistic no CU what you can’t make these players less talented they’re still going to change the rule to something else they’re going to find

Ways around it to continue to score to continue to get the whistle called for them so it doesn’t matter whatever it is look at the load management thing you can control that to a point right guys you’re still going to find ways to sit out games and Miss games and still meet

The threshold of being in these Awards so no matter what it is I do think coaches it’s tough for but again I I think this is great for the NBA I think it’s great for the fans because people want to see this entertainment my only requirement though is you have to win

The game you can’t have the 62 and oh yeah we don’t celebrate the we don’t celebrate he he was probably I don’t know if the Charlotte won was the only two two of De were lost I don’t know if Portland I’m assuming lost when he had

40 but like that to me is the least impressive because they lost I think I think cats was the only one that no I think Devon had a couple well Devon had a he had a 40 one of those 40s as a loss looking at Devon’s weak not one game

Even one of those a 40 in a loss we’ve seen that movie before but a 60 in the lill that’s kind of and you can H argue they lost the game going to him trying to feed him they got lost yeah they got lost in in in a different type of yeah I

Like that um the Luca part of all things because it’s not just the 73 where he sits at top that list he also had two triple doubles a 73o performance against the Hawks 18 rebounds against the Celtics 17 assists against the Kings uh is there a more complete player in your

Mind I’m going to I’m going to split this between between Luca and yic yeah those two guys are are just unbelievable to me and in the way that they’re they’re able to have nights where they’re going to have big scoring outbursts and at the same time be able

To have a lot of assist and getting their teammates involved I actually I’ll give it to I’ll give joic the edge because you can visibly see him make his team better you know it’s guys on that floor that are are having successful years just simply based on playing and

Being on the floor with him Luca Luca’s unreal as well it’s going to be one of those two those are the most complete players like L said they get their teammates involved but they also score the points they have the most usage rate where the ball’s in their hand right

Luca every single possession he’s he’s making the play so it’s either he’s getting someone involved he’s getting a hockey assist the assist or he’s taking the shot and you have to be extremely talented to do that they’re both big for their position but they’re both are point guards they both can switch none

Of neither of them are the best defending you know guys in the league but when you look at offensive minded most complete players that can do it all can handle can passion shoot can score it’s those two guys um I need a magic ball moment who will be the next to score

70 Steph Curry wants in I got Steph Curry St Steph is next to have 70 I think he’s going to get so frustrated he’s going to go berserk where he’s going to have like 18 threes in a game so angry he’s going to be pissed off

They’re yeah and it’s going to be these are his types of conversations these are his moments he want he wants to be a part of this convers the only one that doesn’t feel right that he’s not on that board yeah kind of weird to not have him

On there um all right we got a Clippers moment here they uh they won by 19 in Boston tyou described this one as a quote measuring stick performance for the team I mean you already thought they were legit contenders so I don’t know does this do anything to add to that I

You know for me I never I never look at one individual game as that makes me a contender I beat this team on any given night anybody can beat anybody so I don’t really put a lot of stock into that I I put my energy towards them

Being 21 and4 in the last 25 games since they figured it out this team is this team is rolling in they’re scary and it’s it really doesn’t matter who you’re putting in front of them right now they’re just playing really good basketball obviously Boston has been one

Of the top teams all year and so for the Clippers to figure it out go out there and get a big win and and um a statement win at that I can understand where coach leou is coming from with with saying this is a measuring stick performance

But I don’t put stock in one game but the last 25 they’ve been incredible yeah I agree and I I think this gives them confidence they’re going to know eventually they’re going to have to go through the Boston Celtics maybe that’s in the finals but or it’s going to have

To be in the finals but they’re the top team they’re the everybody’s favorite they’re and to hold them to 996 points to play how they played they’re figuring it out and I think with all that talk how they should have done the trade that that’s all now just an old memory now we

Got guys that are all bought into their roles everybody seems to be happy and they know at this point of their career whether PG Kawai James Harden Russell Westbrook they’re just being judged on winning and they’re doing that like Lou just said they’re 21-4 in the last 25

Games they’re now earning the trust in people around the league where they are a real real Contender because they can score and they can defend they show only letting the Celtics to 96 I remember going to their game last week they were down about 13 at the six minute Mark um

I T I tapped my nephew Julius I said come on let’s go and then I looked at him I said uh let me see what they do after the timeout and they went on an 18 and 180 run to close that game out down 13 at the 6-minute Mark getting a

10-point win just based on the Firepower Russell Westbrook having energy playing creating turnovers kawh Leonard anchoring them down a stretch and then once you deal with kawhai you forget that you have James hard um on isos Paul George is in the corner you have to

Guard all of these guys um you got to guard them straight up you can’t really help and so that’s a weapon that they’ve used theyve found something that works for them they’re going to be a scary and they’re deep they’re deep they got Norman po they got Terence man they got

These two bigs that can come in and we always talk about that this it’s going to come down to bench play yeah and so rotations will shrink a little bit come postseason but when you have the luxury when you can you they can almost afford

An injury now cuz they just got guys to fill right in don’t put that in the universe I hope not cuz they Lord remember when we didn’t think it would work yeah that was fun that was fun right those were fun days oh the memories like a long time ago it feels

Like a thousand years ago feel like last season I know like literally few weeks it feels like um Shams five straight you heard them 21 and four over the last 25 what’s your biggest take away from what you’re seeing from them the roles 100% it’s like what L said just being at the

Game seeing the role that Russell Westbrook plays coming off the bench he can literally change the tenor of a game we spoke about it last week I mean he comes off the bench some some days he might not have it but like most Knights he brings a level of energy coming off

That bench James Harden has has eased into that role as the point guard of this team they’ve been searching for a point guard a guy that can that can set the table for Kawhi Leonard for Paul George theyve search searching for that guy for years they finally got that in

James Harden and kawii Leonard to me has played for the most of this season as the best player on this team he should be an All-Star Reserve he’s been healthy the majority of the season and Paul George he’s healthy I know he’s been in and out of the lineup with this groin

Injury but he’s looking good as well so this is a team that’s healthy and when I was around this team uh what I the vibe I got is it’s four players from La they all want to win a championship they’re all here to sacrifice they’re all here to win a championship Kawhi Leonard

Signs an extension a few weeks ago for under the max contract uh Paul George is in line next at some point then James Harden in the off season after that so this is a team that’s committed that seems to be sacrificing at at the right

Time this team one game out of the one spot and this is I think a part of the Season Two where you see an old mature team like this continue to win games they’re going to finish number one I love the idea they’re like four Dudes

From La just want to come on home and win win for their City I mean for their city for put the city doesn’t even care no they care about the other team I know and that’s such a bummer maybe this will do something for that I hope I hope um

Moving on to the embiid of it all because yeah as you know no show it was the second matchup that we were going to see between he and yic um but he has now missed every game in Denver dating all the way back to 2019 Chandler what is the deal with that

This my guy I love him this is a weird situation where I think the NBA is going to look into this and not let him do this anymore this is this is you can’t do this this is the definition of load management it just so happens to be

Against the other best big man in the league which makes it worse almost like the he’s ducking jokic I don’t think he’s ducking he just play him but he kind but he kind of is I don’t think he’s ducking yic he can’t breathe in

Denver so it’s the AL to he want to play Denver looking hard to bre I was just looking up when was the last time that he played in Denver because I don’t in 2019 I don’t think this is a yish thing he just show what he can do against him

Yeah I don’t think he likes to play in Denver it’s like he doesn’t sit when the nuggets come to chil so it’s not exactly that it’s a different thing and this was so last minute that even like the broadcast Crews were kind of thrown off

So do you think he gets there and he thinks all right this might be the trip I can do it and he tries to breathe and I don’t think he’s going to ever play there for the rest of his career that seems to be the trend right like he’s

Listen it’s been F it’s been five years Joel I promise you it’s not that bad it’s going to be a few minutes and then you’ll get over you’ll be fine bro what if it’s what if it’s phly Denver in the finals as he said gosh so you get some reps cuz by

The way that could happen that 100% happen you better get some reps there hit the alter G or hit whatever with the altitude you can tra there’s so much it’s it’s not it’s really not a big deal for real you right you few minutes a few minutes and then after that your body

Adjust one two three times this is five years the NBA I guarantee you looks into this and allows it no more yeah they’re not happy about it Michael Malone was like I don’t know how you go from being active and available to out I’m sure the league will do their due diligence

Because that’s frowned upon Shams what can they do cuz this was this was kind of a big deal this was nationally televised it wasn’t until before the game that we found out like what will they do Joel embiid did injures KN the previous game but he wasn’t on the

Team’s injury report the day before the game wasn’t on the injury report all day he didn’t enter the injury report I’m told till 15 minutes before tip off and for sure that’s something that the leag will have to review um as Michael Malone said and as every team in the league

Knows uh you know the the league will look into uh these situations especially when it’s a last second scratch like this when the player wasn’t on the injury report Michael Malone spoke to it we didn’t know that he he was even a possibility that he would sit out we’ve

Been preparing all day and then 15 minutes 5 minutes before the game he’s a scratch at least if he was on the injury report I think the Sixers uh would you know this would be a different conversation uh the league does tend to look into this situ I would expect the

Same now what is like how does the league decipher of what’s real what’s not like what if he had a headache what if he had back spasms you know what I mean like how do you how do you even get to that to even accuse someone of Faking something for load management that’s

What I’m saying there’s so many gray areas where I wonder because of track record there if they take that into account I don’t know if it can even do that and did he practice the day before he did shoot around that he doesn’t play in the game no he was literally warming

Up for the yeah this one’s tough this one’s tough if if he was on the injury report going into the game I don’t think this would have been a question I think everyone would have understood it would have been something that was that was known but the fact that he was on the

Injury report there was no mention of any injury uh the Sixers were clearly preparing for him to play and then 15 minutes before the game he gets on the report just how late that was how tardy was that was I think it will be looked up I’m playing a little catchup here on

The first five years was it like a game where he played then missed in Denver and then played again or was he actually out for like a week or two or whatever when when those games happen I can’t give you facts but I can tell you in

Five years I get it’s a mix of both I’m sure because there’s no way he’s always in a chunk of injured games yeah it’s a a little fishy I think it was it was one particular it was one particular time that they really was saying that he was

Ducking yic cuz I believe he played in the game missed the Denver game played again after that and by the way shout out to the Denver fans who had their embiid missing signs ready to go they were ready that was quick they knew it’s been five years not that quick they KN

They knew he wasn’t playing D and by the way and they go to that game thinking oh he’s actually sucks for the kids Inver that love Joel to that not seen him play in person in 5 years a kid that used to like him at five he’s down 10 years old

He’s still play Jo it’s kind of crazy he’s never going to see a give it up kid pick a new player it’s not happen kid plays a different sport by or move it’s one or the other um LeBron James don’t know if you know he’s in his 21st season and had

A night against the Warriors this was a double overtimer by the way and he finished with 36 points a career-high 20 rebounds and 12 assists s um I I don’t know how many ways we can talk about how impressive he is maybe do you have anything different to add can you add

Anything at this point every single time we watch him play We are watching history being made at this point um I hadn’t seen him on a run like this since 2010 his first year in Miami where when he turned villain that was some of my favorite basketball to watch LeBron when

He was just angry and going to dunk everything uh had the black mask at one point but this is impressive man to be be an old man staying on that rim and it’s he’s getting better it’s almost like he’s getting better I’m seeing aspects of his game that I hadn’t seen

Throughout the years you know he’s become a better three-point shooter better pull up tough shot yeah tough in the mid-range he’s just playing completely different man this is impressive yeah these aren’t easy buckets and the way he’s doing it he does it such a variety of ways where

He’s still getting out transition he’s still he’s one of the more exciting players still at 39 years old so it’s ridiculous what he’s doing if this team somehow wins a championship no if you it’s the most impressive season of all time everything this guy’s gone through

All the other you know hot great teams in the NBA if this team of everything he’s done if they somehow find a way I don’t care if they make a move or they don’t make a move a championship with this guy there’s no more debate who’s the best there’s this is the most

Impressive it’s two people in sports that I’ve learned throughout the years to never bet against uh oh here we go Patrick Mahomes right and LeBron James those two guys always give themselves an opportunity no matter what anybody’s saying no matter what the circumstances are they always give themselves an

Opportunity would you would do you think the Lakers faithful will then accept him as a Laker if he were able to pull that off because it’s still a little weird here it’s a little weird yes I I think they should be over that but yes all

Right it’s not going to happen I just want to hypothetically ask you if that could happen what would they do if it does it’ll be insane Melle I me sure it’ll be insane if I Sprout seven more legs that would be insane too but that’s

Not going to happen either it make you a fighter thank you uh Warriors are 19 and 24 sitting in the 12th Place in the Western Conference and we saw the video maybe you haven’t but Steph Curry is like ripping his jersey after the game Hulk style

Uh again there was a time when I’d say of course they can get out of this hole but it’s a different time do you see a way no I I think this team unless they make a move which I still don’t even think there’s a move out there to put

Them in a level to compete with these other teams so no it’s frustrating you can see this and this dates back to you know months ago when you can clearly you know he’s frustrated in the interview is clearly his body language on the court I’ve never seen this version of Steph

Curry so when you’re seeing him rip his jerseys and roll his eyes he’s over it and he’s getting to the point too where they’re the 12 seed they’re not even in the playin and again it’s it’s a tough situation because do they actually move Klay Thompson or Draymond Grant

Everything that they’ve done for this organization for this city how would the fan base react so they’re kind of in they don’t have that many assets no one really wants Andrew Wiggins the kinga’s now shown signs that he could actually be a real building block moving forward

But no besides him being the next guy to score 70 I don’t see what’s going on I don’t see anything POS heard any of those guys say like we’re still we still feel good about where we are you haven’t heard any of those type of type of conversations being had coming out of

There it looked like they’re not having any fun it’s just a frustrating season from top to bottom it started frustrating still if they did say that though wouldn’t you just kind of roll your eyes and be like I’m not no no because you’ve seen it before you’ve

Seen this team it doesn’t feel the same it doesn’t feel it doesn’t feel the same but you’ve seen this team go on historic runs and so I would have to take that for face value until they prove me different but still the body language the energy statement is not being made

Every time that we hear about a statement it’s it’s Steve ker complaining about refereeing at this point and so it’s just it just feels different for this group right now and the league is just too deep it’s too talented it’s too good this season for I

Think them to even again barring a move that they bring in something magical which I don’t see that orve they’ve been in 12th and you know six weeks now they hadn’t they hadn’t moved and so at this point we got to take it for what it is there too many

Teams better three and seven in the last 10 Shams look the deadline as we have already mentioned is 10 days away um Lakers and Warriors I’m assuming will both be active what are you expecting two teams on totally different ends right now the Lakers W five of

Seven I think they’re going to keep doing their due diligence deont m is a name that you can look at right now and if they were able to bring him in potentially could could Elevate them even more that’s a game-changing player uh I haven’t heard any new movement in

Those conversations but they’re going to do the due due diligence the Warriors are on the other end of the stick like you guys just mentioned they’ve lost six of eight games we we’ve talked about it we’ve discussed it everyone is on the table except for Steph Curry and so when

You think about it realistically Jonathan kaminga Brandon psky those are two guys that they’re high on they want to keep long term they view as part of their core moving forward they’re going to take calls on Andrew Wiggins Chris Paul you know could they get interest

Even on a guy like Klay Thompson uh I think those are those are very much open conversations for the Warriors they have to be open-minded this is a team that’s five games under 500 in that 12th spot outside of the playin they’ve got a high

High tax bill as well as well so uh this is a team that’s reeling clearly uh we’ll see if there’s going to be any moves over the next 10 days for them is you know kaminga psky you know those guys are their future but they don’t believe in Draymond Green and Klay

Thompson enough to even trade those guys to get something back to win now that doesn’t even make sense to do that so it’s the opposite they have to now shop those two guys keep the future pieces keep Steph Curry and see if you can get something then return for an Andrew

Wiggins or a Chris Paul but you can’t there’s it’s not it’s not possible it’s weird obviously anything’s possible but it’s it’s just so crazy for me to Fathom clay and or Draymond being traded anywhere else no I picture them retiring and working for them years to come they

Can’t go to like clay rides his bike to work like you can’t you can’t do that in most places that’s just not how it works um moving on to Doc Rivers feels like a thousand years ago that that all went down but yes got a lot of action this

Just’s a lot going on Doc Rivers um had an alltime quote on taking over the Bucks midseason and I quote I’ve never done this I wouldn’t wish this on anyone it’s going to be challenge what now what I’m sorry you get drafted into something be honest if

If the milwauke Bucks called me out of this studio to coach a coach a team and it’s my opportunity to to join the team mid-season as the head coach I would really like it to be but we’ll also give you $40 million yes we give you we give

You 40 million in three Allstars to work with two starters by the way like come on what are we doing well that’s a I understand you were trying to get across but it didn’t hit how you he’s never taken over someone’s job he he’s trying

To take the edge off a little bit and tell people hey look this is this is going to be tough and you know he’s trying to get ahead of the narrative nah doc this is no you got to you got to perform bro you got to you got to make

It happen if anybody can do it I I believe in you but no this this quote didn’t hit how you thought something’s in the water with doc saying this Tyron L saying this is his biggest challenge with that tal te like bro go be Bonnie Williams go take over the Wizards that

That those are tough GS that’s a tough gig I’m taking Talent over anything all the time and I get what he’s he’s he’s never taken over team halfway he’s now has to earn their respect he’s got to go in there he’s got he didn’t have a

Training camp to put his they were 30 and 13 when he got the gig like you’re taking over you’re taking over the second best team with two starters and a deep team that’s been there before it’s probably the best job to take over so I don’t understand this one bit and he got

$40 million it’s guaranteed all guaranteed doc I love you but stop I know I love doc but this one is not it’s not the one um chams can you tell us anything about maybe reaction from players upon learning that they got a new coach the two most important guys Daman

Lard Lillard jannis DMO you could tell the respect level they have for Doc Rivers I think there there’s there’s some hope that things will be different there and they’re going to have a new voice to look at a guy that commands respect a guy that they know has won and

And can manage them and can get more out of them defensively that’s the biggest side of the ball this team is taking a step back this year they’ve changed their methods they’ they’ve changed their schemes multiple times now Doc Rivers coming in I think the players do

Have a level of confidence in Doc Rivers you spent time around the team all weekend he traveled with the team to Denver he’s going to make his coaching debut tonight against the Nuggets so there is optimism that Doc Rivers will be an upgrade over what they had previously he’s also hired Dave vager

And Rex claman as his lead assistants for for his new coaching staff so I I I think this is an upgrade the question is is Doc Rivers going to be enough to take this team to the next level I mean it’s not a soft first game hell game to come

Back that’s a tough uh it’s a tough entree um quick break I’m not I’m not asking quick break uh coming up Scoops and that I got we’ll be back back back R it back ooh that sound to me one thing and one thing only time for the Scoops with

Shams man Saturday’s game for the Knicks was something but the Julius Randall injury was bit of a downer Shams what’s the latest it’s expected Julius Randall will miss at least a few weeks with that shoulder dislocation he had X-rays that showed that dislocation he underwent an

MRI over the weekend I’m told there has been optimism after the initial reviews of that MRI he’s been undergoing multiple second opinions ever since that MRI on Saturday night those are have been ongoing and so they’re trying to get a full picture as far as the timetable exactly the extent of the

Injury there has been some optimism which is good news for the Knicks and and hopeful for the Knicks that this is not a longterm season ending surgery type of injury but but anytime you have an injury like a dis it’s all about what happens afterward what’s the MRI like what’s the damage is

There significant damage and what else comes through in that testing so far there is a level of optimism I think they’re what 12- two since the anobi trade it’s been quite the fun ride to take for this Nick team um they just got to stay sort of in that area they can do

That without Julius for a bit right I mean I don’t think their contenders with him so I don’t think that’s the question but I I think I think what you think the Nick are a contender this year it’s just tone go ahead I know it’s the delivery

It’s just it’s like a heart surgery I don’t think they’re going to win a championship you’re going to die said the doctor yeah like I don’t think but yeah I think they can find ways to stay afloat I think that how they you know a guy stepped up like Isaiah hartenstein

When Mitchell Robinson went out now someone else has to step up with Julius Rowell and they have Jaylen Brunson playing at an All-Star starter level they have OG who’s now giv them this whole version of defense and versatility so there are going to be more roles

Where I can see them going smaller now have Josh Hart play the four um and they can yeah they can hang in there and kind of stick in that four five range but Contender no well no I I I like I like the story line I I I I think we’re going

To see some of the best basketball we’ve seen out of Jaylen Bronson considering he’s probably going to feel like he’s an Allstar snub is and OG this is an opportunity for OG to really show the Knicks fans who he really is with Julius renold being out being able to take on a

Bigger role chams what’s up let’s give some love to Julius R though I I know there’s some Flack Michelle you live in New York I’m sure there’s a lot of flack at different points with Julius Rand but this is the he has not missed a game so

Far this season tonight it’s the first game he’s missed he’s played through ankle surgery at the beginning of the Season he’s been durable and his value to the team I think we’re going to see it the scoring that he provides with Jaylen Brunson you need another guy and

I think the RJ Barrett Emanuel quickle trade the guy that helped the most is Julius Rand because it freed up the guy that you really want to have touches that’s jul Julius Randall Jaylen Brunson 249 and five this season his splits have gotten better and listen this most 20

And 10 game by a Nick player over the last 25 years so julus R has been putting in work and I think we have to give him credit I it’s a complicated relationship Nick’s fans have with Julius Randle but right now they’re in they’re in the love period so it’s a

Bummer of the timing on this one um all right the NBA announced there’s a uh an All-Star Game new event seams talk to us yes Stephen Curry and Sabrina UNESCO will have a Three-Point Shootout at all-star weekend I’m told it’s going to be on Saturday night and it’s going to

Likely have a charity component to it it’s not going to be part of the actual Three-Point Contest but it’s going to be a separate thing that the league the WNBA are going to team up on doing sa UNESCO has the record for for three-pointers made for points made in a

Three-Point Contest in the WNBA Steph Curry we know about his prowess he has the NBA’s record for most most points most three-pointers made in a contest so they’re going to be facing off I know Lou is a big fan of this event yeah I look I look forward to it but I think

You know with with so so us trying to find so many different things to do Allstar Weekend we’ve thrown around the idea of 101 and all of these other things this is an event that I can I can roll with and I’mma shake the tree up a

Little bit I’m going with Sabrina oh let’s do it my shout out to Winners United my my my young ladies Women’s Basketball team that I coach we wear her shoes We’re big fans I’m going with Sabrina yeah I do love this too this is this is these girls could they can play

They can shoot the ball this is a chance where the whole world can see it going up against that everyone knows stuff Curry’s the best shooter ever I think this is going to be fun kind of hope she wins why didn’t we think of this this seems almost obvious why didn’t we think

Of this I feel like we were behind on that one dang it Shams we’ve been busy thinking about a thousand other events didn’t get to this one love you mean it uh see you tomorrow bright and early and now we will go to that man has

A family and we start with the best moment I believe they call this the Sham God oh that by the way we might have been wrong about the Rookie of the Year thing oh what no you are you are 1,000% CH is about to be All-Star reserve and when

Rookie of the year maybe you’re right you just put them up next to each other who’s better but I like this if he would have dunked he dunked that out yeah the guy can really do it all Michelle we love him great GL tell him I’m sure he’ll sleep better tonight at

9:30 when he goes to bed do not text him out that all right here comes the caucas yeah he B our look oh there’s two of them and he blew by one two of them there three there’s three of them wait a minute that is a hate crime not

Three got blown by and then you know we got to take charges and swipe fellas we don’t jump charges and swipe or foul him you should just teach change we need stop the verticality white guy yeah yeah go back to the bill and beer rules yeah put him on the

Ground it’s not our strength wow Richard sick post defense by the way too it’s kind of right this was insane this was nuts but what was the end result of this game I don’t remember oh that’s right the Spurs won eat it Chandler great all they get to

Sixth pick instead of whatever man they’re building progress is happening and I like it this was NS that’s pretty good that’s a dumb angle he could be pissed off that he’s not starting to two two seed in the west like he’s he should be up there there’s some good arguments

Like I think got to get the fans out to vote that is nuts got to get yeah we blame we blame the fans right Bo there it is welcome back to your regular schedule program kler with the verticality yeah just like they T I’m looking ahead and I’m like oh I mean

This is what you’re taught for years to do but guys are too athletic guys are too talented this this doesn’t work go straight up no foul I actually remember being taught that in fifth grade instead of getting a I’d rather get a foul than get nuts in my face

Wow uh and that’s without the alcohol I hope you feel good Vegas is Vegas is going to be right be wasted by 2:00 in Vegas perfect um yes this was the craziest thing he’s done I think this was an insane block he he cuffed it I mean it’s kind of it’s silly

There’s so much to look at and then he’s there I’m looking at two other things before we get he would have hit his head on the backboard if in Duck just it’s an amazing that’s my rookie of the year right there runner up Rookie of the Year what a

Year h a season here we go oh dang it I thought we were thought we had one for the home team was about we thought we had one for the home team just as we change dead narrative blue was even like excited about their Ben two got up and then got

Back down real quick oh he went in hard damn Lor good block yeah that was a great block you he’s not going vertical he’s going to beat it up he want to block that little verticality no verticality look at look at the bench look at the

Ben where you play it off act like there’s a bug and sit back down we really thought that was going to be sure and it wasn’t Curry let see oh my oh God come here ad below the rim below the Rim action here I mean good for him for even trying ad

Chasing him around like that that’s a lot yeah that’s tough to do that’s that’s tough to do I’m just going to do it you have to stay so close to him obviously and then he just comes right back and then there’s nothing nothing you can do was the clock running down oh

Yeah woo coming up we’re going to take a look at some Players whose stock is going up when run it back returns ooh oh that’s sound effect yeah we’re halfway through the season pretty much almost kind of and so we want to know who stock right now in these guys

Opinion is going up players coaches everybody you guys go let’s do it I’m going to chill and walk it made me wear shoes for this Lou I’m wearing let’s do I got my you know all right I’m styling and profiling you know what I’m saying

Oh yeah I like that okay all right who’s leading this I glue you’re up first yeah I I’ll lead us first up I got cam Thomas of the Brooklyn Nets started 21 games this year in those 21 games averaging 23 points a game also what I’m most impressed about cam Thomas earlier this

Year he said he was willing to do whatever it takes for this team to be successful whether it’s coming off the bench whether it’s to be a starter I love the attitude of a young 22y old guy who’s trying to find his footing in the

League one of the best scores one of the best young scores so my stock is going up on cam Thomas I love cam Thomas ain’t funny with Cam Thomas he’s all business Camp Thomas is someone to you can plug on any team any system and he is a

Bucket getter I love that pick mine a little more obvious than this I like jayen Williams he’s been an absolute stud ever since he was drafted 12th out of Santa Clara he made the huge rookie year last year and now he’s even made a bigger jump this year he’s averaging

18.6 points four rebounds four assists he’s arguably the most versatile player if Shay wasn’t on this team he is their go-to guy he leads them in fourth quarter points he’s tied with Luca donit in the fourth quart with 14th in the NBA in the fourth quarter scoring so he’s

Been more most consistent he started 42 games he plays a lot of minutes plays 32 minutes a game this kid is a Bonafide stud and he’s going to be an All-Star one day I love it man considering he’s one of those pieces from that that young core he gives them gives them another

Look like you said he plays very uptempo perfect fit for the Oklahoma City Thunder I’m buying stocking in this 20 plus point games 19 times this season he’s at over 20 points fire kid now the other way he’s good at Tik Tok too now we’re going the other way no on

We got one more hold on I got I got one more cuz I want to I want to show I want to show love to one of my young rookies this is my this is one of my personal Rooks very good kid has an opportunity to play I’m I’m buying stock and Jaylen

Johnson Jaylen stay off of that Rim nobody’s safe under there he’s always a rim threat eight listen 18-minute uh increase in minutes being played and he’s taking full advantage of him last year he was averaging 5.6 this year he’s averaging 15 and8 quite possibly and he’s shooting 50 55% from the field

Quite possibly one of our most improved players candidates yeah when you look at a jump like this from 5 to 15 I think that is the most improved player this kid has made such a Le you can clearly this summer he spent time he’s always been athletic he plays Above the Rim but

Now he’s putting a little more you know skill to his game he’s shooting 55% from the field which is outrageous for a wing he’s not forcing everything he knows his role he’s defending this kid also buying high high stock in him the jump from Year to one to two has been really

Impressive it’s three J is it two jayen in now two bad here Michelle stock down we’re doing bad okay I’m going a lot of jayen I think we hit every jayen got jayen green listen I think this kid number two pick overall in the draft the Rockets are struggling they’re three and

Eight over their last 11 games I think everyone expected this kid when you look at his numbers they’re still very good this kid is extremely talented but when you see the degress the the increase in points per game you never want to see that you want to see young kids have

Jumps you want to see them continue to rise I don’t think he’s in the great situation where he doesn’t have a you know a lot of structure I think udoka is going to help him eventually but this kid he’s he’s a high volume shooter his field goal percentage is down to 40% he

Doesn’t really get other teammates involved so this kid has the talent to figure it out and be an all NBA type of guy but you just I want to see a jump from him so I’m I’m off him right now got to find you just got to find a

Rhythm you know when you when you’re dealing with with a young player and you put so much put so much stock into him to carry organization he has to he has to find a way to create better opportunities for himself on the offensive end shot selection is going to

Be a problem for him got to watch some film find his spots on the floor where he’s going to be successful I think he figures it out but right now stock is going down and and with that being said I’m going to go out to the Bay Area the

Person that stock is going down for me is going to be head coach Steve Kerr we’ve seen so many highs with that organization so many highs with that coach now at this point that what we’re seeing now we don’t love it every time we’re seeing coach on screen now it’s a

Complaint about the referees the body language is bad this team hadn’t gotten gotten it together so I’m losing stock I’m going to sell I agree when you look at you look at the the situation at hand all the drama all the theatrics they’ve had a lot of that does fall on the

Coaching step coaches are consistently fired for what he’s going through so I do think that see everything he’s done for this organization he’s one of the greatest coaches of all time but I don’t know how much longer he has here with kind of this season how negative everything is surrounding how frustrated

He’s been uh yeah I think the stock here is going down but again I think he’ll have a safe job any usually we see him make really really good in-game adjustments he finds lineups that works that’s successful he finds those Diamonds in the Rough those young guys

That he can put out on the floor he’s struggling with finding that with this particular group it’s just not a good look right now you heard it here stocks going down stocks going up that’s tough that’s a tough one for me I don’t like that you don’t like Steve I don’t like

It either cuz I it’s not an easy job for anybody I really enjoy watching Steve Co you know you wouldn’t wish on anybody has to share to blame all right fair enough uh we’ll take a quick break when we come back we’re going to take a look at tonight’s Timberwolves Thunder match up

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Download the app today make your first bet a layup fandu official Sportsbook partner of the NBA uh so it came out over the weekend and then obviously there always be snubs but it felt like there were some that hurt more than others um the allstar game starters MH

Dame Lillard got the nod over Jaylen Brunson and Donovan Mitchell that that felt weird and in the west LeBron got the nod over Kawai probably more explainable um do we need to change the way this entire thing gets done because it doesn’t feel right I think there

Could be some adjustments and also I I can’t argue the LeBron one we talked about earlier this is a great season this is a historic season for his age to me Damen Lillard I I don’t get this he’s had a great year the numbers are fantastic but when you look at these

Other guys I would have preferred Jaylen Brunson or Tyrese halberton to get that starting spot they’ve carried their teams they don’t have a Giannis on their team um so to me that’s the big one Kawhi Leonard obviously he’s healthy he’s back not everyone’s going to make

It every single year but yeah I think it’s a little bit The Players voting if the players going to vote I’m not and I hate someone I’m not voting for them so it’s a little skewed but the fans the media I don’t know how they change it

But yeah there’s always always going to be this conversation where there’s a snub each and every well halberton is a starter oh he is you could make the call that like a maxi maybe Max Brunson but Brunson for sure brunson’s probably the he’s probably the one yeah I well I said

It at the beginning of the Season we’re going to see some of the best basketball being played this year and everybody showing up and showing out I I think there could be some guys that are interchangeable but it’s only five spots and you have eight to nine guys on both

Sides that’s playing really well that that deserves the opportunity starters and so I don’t think you ever get this right I know but look I’m not even saying anything bad about Damen Lillard it’s just this isn’t the season in which I would put him above the others it just

Feels weird but it’s 50% I could agree with you but it’s but it’s half of it as a fan vote yeah and Dam he’s been around for a while kids love them the shoes the Dame time the gamewinners that’s going to impact more than a you know IND well

Not Indiana but like new Jaylen Brunson and Tyrese Maxi they’re not and and you have to think he has he has his own shoe of course he had uh they had promotions and all of that type of stuff that that’s on his side that the other guys

Probably won’t have until they get to a point where they’re respected as a Dame Lil so I want to know how the NBA like the NBA players are 25% of the vote do you guys do they make you vote you have to voluntarily go how’s that work you

Don’t have to it’s like basically fill it out on a little app so it’s there like they’re just like hey have you done this today yeah and you don’t write your name on it either I’m I’m willing to bet 90% of us probably don’t even do it for

Real yeah did you do it I I did it really there’s 50% there you go there you have it that is not good and a lot of times you’re just voting for your own teammates like I guarantee all the Bucks voted for Damen Lillard obviously they’re probably

Voting for Chris Middleton like you vote for your guys you vot for against these people so you’re really not when when you’re in a season you’re really not paying attention to what somebody else is doing like do you think Devin Booker voted for Luca like no like there’s like

There’s just no way you just can’t no by the way Stephen Adams got voted that’s what Conrad just told me in my ear that’s not right that’s you guys aren’t taking it seriously this is a this is your civil Duty one year Nate Robertson was doing a

Whole campaign on Twitter to get people to vote him in the game he got close uh Zaza pul Jeremy almost made it it’s it’s the fan base is is a big part of it was there one last year too was it Andrew wig wi yeah that was a big one too

Started yeah I know it is kind of broken a little bit but I don’t I I don’t know how we get this right I don’t know how we get it right either but I will say this if having Jaylen Brunson be mad results in the types of games that

They’ve had in as a result of this then and now with Randall out he’s going to have keep it up more chance yeah I say who cares about the All-Star game he still gets in though but OB it’s a it’s a different thing to say I’m an All-Star

Starter and All-Star Reserve but he still gets in congrats on a great season this is this is one of many to come Jaylen Bronson is going to be one of those guys he’s he ain’t going nowhere by the way where are we on our hash let

Shams play I for I think Dr the ball on that there’s another Allstar snub did he did he get in did we don’t know yet the big celebrity list hasn’t been reveal we got to look we got to look into that that’ll do it for us we will be back

Tomorrow with some more run back it never never work no barely that

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00:00 INTRO
00:38 HUGE GAMES
07:40 LUKA DONCIC
09:30 CLIPPERS VS CELTICS
14:00 JOEL EMBIID SITTING OUT
18:50 WARRIORS VS LAKERS
21:12 WARRIORS STRUGGLES
23:20 TRADE MARKET
25:15 DOC RIVERS
28:30 SHAMS SCOOPS
37:40 PLAYERS STOCK
43:23 ALL-STAR SNUBS

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