FIRST TAKE | Bad for NBA if Mavs, Suns, Lakers, Warriors are in play-in??? – Stephen A. & JJ Redick

FIRST TAKE | Bad for NBA if Mavs, Suns, Lakers, Warriors are in play-in??? – Stephen A. & JJ Redick

Playing right now features some big names Luca and the Mavericks are seventh tied with the Kings the Suns and their big three are a half game back and then you got LeBron’s Lakers and Steph Curry’s Warriors in the nine and 10 spots by the way Mad Dog you know that

JJ reic has a new podcast out with LeBron just did LeBron that’s a tremendous job very very good is he a fan a fan of what first take oh I we’ve never talked about first take how do you not get into the idea what pay attention

Of first of all he’s not and even if he did he wouldn’t admit it that’s a good answer and that’s life he’s a big sports fan though isn’t he oh yeah likes the football likes the college NCAA tournament all that thing okay great guy great player and an absolute basketball

Sant him with JJ will be must see oh he haven’t started basketball no first yeah on the train two is already recorded every chance I get so you go out there and do it with them or you do it via Zoom what do you do be a mixture

Of both the first the first four will be in person for sure how long about 30 minutes 45 minutes or now that’s pretty damn good yeah look at that JJ re you know I mean I know you you know JJ re he

BF I saw him talking I I I I kind of you know if I may if I oh here we go is this what this I kind of want to see JJ reck getting fired up with LeBron sitting across from him you know I’m just saying will little personality that personality

Let It Shine Let It Shine thanks for the show Nots you know what a pet people mine is what is is when you release one thing and everyone immediately gives you feedback unsolicited yeah it’s just a well you do it why not me okay well listen I’m only a hype woman not that

You guys need it so leave me out of this okay Stephen A would it be bad for the NBA if these are the four teams that are in the play in tournament at the end of the season and the four teams being a MTH Suns Lakers Warriors yes it would be

And the reason why it would be is because it would ensure that half of those dudes aren’t in the playoffs it would ensure that you know Luca and Kyrie KD and and and and and Booker and Bill Moro kadi and Booker of course LeBron ad

Steph at least you know three or four of those players not in the playoffs at all that would be that would not be a good thing I think the NBA has young Stars it should be promoting more should be giving more shine to and especially some of these home environments I mean to

Look at Sacramento last year when they were going up against Golden State I’m talking about the crowd I’m talking about the Ambiance of it all I think it’s spectacular to see Dallas’s crowd is really really great for their games particularly when Luca and and Kyrie

Gets going we see all of that and so you know you want to see that kind of environment come postseason time with the Stars on the court you look at guys like that you know from a talent perspective all of them should be in the playoffs but you got to produce you got

To win games and unfortunately if if the playing at least three to four of those players would not be participating come play off time and that would not be a good thing now the NBA that would be a problem but this is what the playing thing was all about to begin with make

Sure that they play hard throughout the course of the year to avoid the one game and when you’re under 500 like Atlanta or the Bulls are doesn’t have as much juice but these are four pretty decent teams they’re all over 500 the Lakers in Golden State As Stevie just said have a

Lot of Hall of Famers so does Phoenix and so does Dallas but the NBA Jay is a that is a star driven league and if they lose LeBron they lose Curry they lose uh uh Thompson they lose Devin Booker they lose donic that is a big hit if they lose four or five

Of these big guys for a best of seven Series in the first round it’s good for the NBA for the playin ratings I will say that it’s good for that good for that and but look I I think it’s important to note it’s not like all of

These teams would be out of the playoffs you’re still getting two of these team so you’re still getting four or five of these Stars you go down the Western Conference Shay yic Anthony Edwards Fox sabonis Zion Ingram kawhai PG Harden plus whoever makes it out of the play in

There’s enough stars in the Western Conference I think the whole conversation around the next face of the NBA The Changing of the Guard we’ve talked about this for like a month now after the All-Star break and I I I I believe this this year in particular there’s a huge opportunity for somebody

In some team there’s a huge opportunity for somebody some team does feel like a Changing of the Guard just asking this question well yeah absolutely and it’s a changing it’s a change of the Guard it’s a huge opportunity as well but I would say this to you the reason why I say it

Hurts is because you know you the seven to eighth seed or I’m sorry you’re the ninth or the 10th seed one you know you want it done pretty much you got one more game you’d like to see them and you’ve seen Stars before go home in the

First round hell when magic and the Lakers were winning you saw magic lose to Ralph Samson and elijan in the first round you know we’ve seen something like that happen before we get that part I’m just simply saying you know to to to have a best of seven and to not see them

As a part of that even though you’ve got three or four other dudes that’s going to be in there those three or four Dudes that’s going to be out Stephen this is this is though this is the reality the NBA is facing yeah this is the reality

And let’s be honest when we talk star power we’ve all seen the numbers when we talk star power it really comes down to two guys yes it comes down to Steph and those guys are in the nine and 10 spot that’s right as it stands today one of

Those guys wouldn’t be in the play well maybe both because the N right right at least one at least one at least one correct um here’s a good question for you will the Pelican not the Pelicans will the Mavericks Suns and Kings who are separated by one game and two of

Them are going to be in the play in will they be motivated as players the last five six games of the year to avoid the one game playoff oh my gosh Absolut they got a little tweak they go out there and they play the game absolutely absolutely that’s important yeah absolutely that’s

What the NBA wants they want these I think that’s the difference between college and the NBA right College comes down to one game you have an off shooting night you’re going to lose yeah I joke all the time like people I was like you every every last game in the

Tournament you played at Duke that you you guys lost and you didn’t shoot well I’m like well nope yes I I didn’t shoot well we lost that’s what happened when I played at Duke you don’t want it to come down you want it to come down to a

Series you want that guaranteed playoff spot the better team wins the series and in a one game anything can happen right exactly this would be the third time in four years that the Lakers are in the playing tournament last year was the only time somebody in the playing

Tournament advance past the first round but three times in the last four years to get to the playoffs you got to play in the playing tournament I’m looking at the Lakers like come on fellas come on now now last year maybe it’s a top heavy roster well last year you had something

Good because Miami had that was from two seasons ago Miami playing the playing last year got to the final and the Lakers playing the play and got to the conference final so last year the playing winners had a had a good run of success I’m sorry to interrupt you may

Continue oh you’re not interrupting we always want to hear from you you’re dismissed all right class is dismissed go do your eight other jobs great to see you all right coming up fore for love for for for for for for spe speech

FIRST TAKE | Bad for NBA if Mavs, Suns, Lakers, Warriors are in play-in??? – Stephen A. & JJ Redick