Draymond Green and Baron Davis react to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors taking a 2-1 lead over the Houston Rockets after a 104-93 victory in their first home game of the NBA playoffs. Dray and Baron discuss Steph stepping up with a big performance in Jimmy Butler's absence, Jalen Green sending shots at Dray after the game, and Steve Kerr getting winning contributions from Gary Payton II, Buddy Hield, and Jonathan Kuminga. They react to the other NBA playoffs series, including Anthony Edwards' Minnesota Timberwolves going up 2-1 on LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers, Aaron Gordon's AMAZING tip-in at the buzzer tying up the series with the Los Angeles Clippers for the Denver Nuggets, Jalen Brunson's New York Knicks stealing one on the road against Cade Cunningham's Detroit Pistons, Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks bouncing back against Tyrese Haliburton's Indiana Pacers, and the series between Jayson Tatum's Boston Celtics and Paolo Banchero's Orlando Magic getting contentious. Dray also speaks on losing out on NBA Defensive Player of the Year to Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley.
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1:30 - Steph leads Warriors over Rockets in Game 3
7:00 - Jalen Green's trash talk
12:00 - Dray finishing 3rd in DPOY voting
21:00 - Gary Payton II, Buddy Hield & Jonathan Kuminga making impacts
29:30 - Wild finish to Nuggets-Clippers Game 4
39:00 - Knicks-Pistons, Bucks-Pacers, Celtics-Magic, Wolves-Lakers
52:00 - Dray winning Hustle Player of the Year
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
The volume.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What's good, Welcome back to the Draymond Green Show with
my brother the Legend d D. What's happening to my dog?
Speaker 1 (00:17):
What's something I bro? How you feeling man? Big win?
How you feeling big Tom ship Man? That was a
big win?
Speaker 2 (00:25):
You know, come back home and maintain home court without Jimmy. Incredible.
That's how you That's how you hold it down. I
love the way we showed up.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, yeah, show up. The defense really showed up. It
was a big win, especially without Jimmy. Steph went crazy.
That was probably one of the best Steph Curry packages
that I've seen from not just killing you with the three,
but from a league guard perspective, a playmaker perspective, controlling
(01:00):
the game tempo. He put all that together.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
I think he did that. He wasn't turning the ball over.
That was me turning over, right, but he was. He
wasn't turning the ball over, and he made every single
play when we had nothing going on offensively. He just
willed us because the defense. I think the defense was there,
Like at one point, I think it was maybe six
minutes to go in the half, five minutes to go
and a half and they had thirty seven points and
(01:24):
we had twenty four to twenty six or something like that.
But we knew we couldn't hit any shots, and so
Steve said in that time out, He's like, Yo, our
defense is holding up. Just make sure the defense keep
holding up. We will find the rhythm offensively. And we couldn't.
But Chef got going and he just willed us there
(01:44):
to end that second half. That's second quarter, and we
went in the high time of three going in, I
mean down three, going in down three, we were like,
we're good, like because they weren't scoring the ball and
we didn't play well and we're down three. So he
dominated the game like he completely controlled everything, even with
(02:06):
the blitz. You know, the blitz is the blitz is
made to speech you up like he was making the ball. Yeah, absolutely,
he was in total control. He got he got whatever
it was that he wanted. If he wanted to make
the pass and the blitz, he made the pass. He
wanted to beat the trap. He beat the trap like
he got whatever it was that he wanted when he
wanted to it was. It was beautiful to see, like
(02:28):
you said, especially with robins, as he calls himself with
with with Robin howt uh. It was beautiful to see
man just complete domination.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Speaking of Robin, Jimmy Butler, I g post thanks Batman
and team excluding Buddy. I would have to agree with that.
You know, I'll be picking on Buddy too. Damn Buddy,
wake you last well. Tonight Buddy showed up in a
major way.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Buddy hit big for eleven for three, he sat down
on the defensive end, he did like Buddy. Buddy played
great basketball tonight and Buddy got into it with Jason
Green at the end. Yeah, what was that about? You know,
we just call him Buddy out his name and stuff.
You know, I don't really I don't. I don't really
(03:19):
rock with that, you know what I'm saying. But it
is what it is. You know, we move on to
the next game. The game was over, we won the game.
We move on to the next game. Man, you know
how we rocking? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I saw Jimmy on the bench being vocal talking to Kaminga,
talking to Buddy, talk about his presidence out there even
on the bench with those guys in that playoff environment
and what it means having him still as a presidence
over there on the bench for yourself and then for
(03:50):
the Comingias and the buddies.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
It was huge because Jimmy just see the game differently,
you know. And although like, hey, when you're when you're
on a bench with a coach coaching staff, the last
thing you want is them coaching you up every play
like you just kind of But when you got a
teammate right there and they're coaching you up, it's a
totally different vibe. And so it was just another it
(04:13):
was just another coach on the bench. Uh that is
kind of talking every single play. You know what I'm
saying that he was locked into the game. He was,
you know, dropping jewels over there and things that he saw. Man,
it was it was great. Obviously we want them out
there on the floor, but you know that wasn't possible today.
So you take, uh what he was bringing on the bench,
(04:35):
you you you bottle that up however you can. He
walked in looking like Frank Lucas with the mink caught
on and started the game, So you knew he was coming.
He was he was coming to the bench to bring
a presence and he was definitely that presents of the bench.
Shout out to my guy friend, shut out Frank Lucas.
(04:57):
He had to allo pass right there. It was fire.
You know what I'm saying. You went with Frank walk
in looking like that, gotta get it done. He got hot,
was hitting right because come on, and he came out
of Oh boy, walk out there with a comforter on.
(05:19):
They got all right quick, you got it was like, alright, no,
I look back up that mom was gone, I said.
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Speaker 1 (05:36):
And don't forget to follow us on all social media.
At Draymond's show, all right, dumb nation, y'all know what's up?
You and Jalen Green? Yeah, I was getting into it. Uh,
And then Jalen Green said, you know, just talking. He
can't really do much of anything, so talking is his
(05:57):
only way.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Jayleen Grain on Draymond Grain, Yeah, no, that's cool. I
don't do much. That's fine. I don't do much. Just
do what I have to do. But I don't do much,
you know what I'm saying. So he was balling, no problem.
I'm happy he see it that way. That's incredible. Shout
out to him.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
A lot of times those are like blanket statements fat
because you can start believing that and then I ain't
gonna say nothing.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
That's how you get to ask, That's how you get
your ask.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
There's a fine line between respect and disrespect. You gotta
be careful because they can't translate on the court as oh,
I don't feel like closing out, or I ain't gonna
try and box out, or I'm just gonna let him
drive to the hall.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
So you know, be careful.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
That's what I would say to the young FEMA, especially
in the playoffs, because it's just a different level. It's
a different level top and it's a different level of
talking and backing it up when it comes to the playoffs.
And we've seen that countless amount of times with really
talented players going to the media and almost giving that
(07:14):
energy out to themselves. I mean, you've seen it with PG,
You've seen it with t MAC. You gotta be careful,
especially when you're in battle and go be in the
series where you gotta battle it out. So let's talk
about this tech. Let's talk about this tech. Okay, First,
I thought we was gonna be more aware of our
(07:37):
technical file.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
I was very aware of that, very aware. I'm like, bro,
you wanted that tech dude. That was the third or
fourth time somebody walking to me while I'm going for
a layup and it's not called. I had to get
that one, all right, because clearly you ain't called it yet.
You clearly ain't filling my press. So I'm gonna make
(08:00):
sure you feel my presence now. I definitely wanted that one,
and then you know, I move on. It was a
game changer, and I was like, I felt like that
one was needed in that moment, and I went and
I got it, and then we move on it. It
also turned me up, so it was great it did.
It was great. It turned me up. Like I knew
I needed that in that moment, and I did that
(08:22):
and it was incredible. And yeah, that one wasn't unnecessary.
That one was very necessary. Yeah, you ran ing down
on that one.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
I was like, okay, joint one, fat teg. But it
did spark a fire in the defense. Defense in the
fourth quarter, Well, you got some really big defensive plays,
a block, a bunch of stops to flex in the
steel on Van Flick.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
I mean, your instincts was bubbling, you was.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Covering right, you was covering Uh, you was an architect
on that defense.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
What were you saying out there? You know, I think
when you that's not our third time planning. You know,
like once you start to get to game three and
four in the series, like there's not much that's going
to happen that's going to be a surprise, you know,
like you start to figure out what they like to
get to, what they like to go to, and stuff
ain't going well, you know, like you just start to
(09:15):
figure different things out. And so for me, like after
seeing a team the third time in a row, like
you gotta trust your instincts because more likely than not,
your instinct is going to be right if you watch them,
you know, if you study your stuff. And so I
trusted my instincts a lot, but also know like we
needed stops and we needed that win, and I knew
(09:37):
that I needed to come up big on the defensive
and I couldn't quite find my rhythm offensively, So what
are you going to do to impact the game? And
for me, that was like, all right, I'm about to
go down here. I'm gonna try to get every stop.
I'm gonna try to get my hand in every play
in one way or another. And you know I was
able to cost some have it. You know, that last
play was probably the most fun, with getting the outlet
(09:58):
to GP off off the turn and over. You know,
but that was you know, that's just what it boils
down to. I saw that he had sought Jalen Green open,
so I saw it. I was, you know, I was
the last line of defense. You see. I just ran
away from the rem because I saw that he saw
him open and he turned his back, so I knew
he thought he'd still be open. I took off out
(10:21):
of there. I was able to come up with the
ball and get it off the GP and that put
the finishing touches on the game.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
To me, it was a testament of why I thought
you should have been Defensive Player of the Year, but
you finished third SEC. Congratulations on that. But what is
the process like when it comes to hear he won
or where he placed, and what was your reaction when
you found out that you didn't win?
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Interestingly enough, we all find out at the same time.
You find out when it releases on T and T.
I was gambling on the plane and I went on it.
I moved on, like you know, it ain't much you
can do about it the same my first rodeo. This
ain't my first time being in the race, you know,
feeling like I should win and not win. It ain't
the first time that's ever happened, you know. So this
(11:13):
I'm sure Dyson Daniels was crushed because I know that feeling. Yeah,
like your first time being in the running and you
don't come up with it Like I know that that feeling,
so I've experienced it before. If anything, I feel for
Dyson Dames, you know what I'm saying, because he had
a great defensive year and this is his first time
(11:33):
going through that. This is his first time experiencing that feeling.
The damn I didn't get it. I was like, I'm fine,
Like I'm moving on, like I've been through that before.
So no big deal with me. But I will say
congratulations to Evan Mobley Man. Yeah, that incredible. I've been
(11:53):
a fan of here since USC. I know you don't
like that name, but I've been a fan of you
know what I'm saying that to see him continue to grow, uh,
continue to become the player that everybody thought that he become.
I had so many conversations with Kenny last summer just
about what Evan Mobley can become and how to see
(12:14):
things like I'm happy as hell to see him get that,
So shout out to him, man, Darius Garland, them and
shit was throwing shade like they ain't none of that,
and don't be a clown, you know what I'm saying,
Like it is what it is. We was in the
running he wanted. That's great and the number one see
with the second best record in the NBA. Who mad
(12:35):
at that? You know? So these little, you know, little
dudes throwing shade, Congratulations to him. You know, I was
surprised by Darius Garland throwing shade when he came on
on the podcast and there was us vouching for him
to be an All Star when he was begging. You know. So,
like I said, shout out to Evan Mobley. That was
super dope to see him win des Flair of the Year.
(12:58):
You know, I'm one of the guys I root for
young guys. You know what I'm saying. I'm not one
of them guys that don't want to see young guys
do well.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
If anything, welcome to the table. One shout out to
Avian Mobley. I think he had an amazing year he
was key clutch. He has been on the rise ever
since he stepped in the league and been reaching his potential.
So shout out to him for winning Defensive Player of
the Year. I always look out awards like that and say, Okay,
(13:28):
whoever didn't win, that doesn't mean you did not win.
That means you won too, because you're up there as
one of the best defenders in the league.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Absolutely, you don't win the war, you move on.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
And I actually think it it motivated you, man, because
you just playing some hell of the defense out here
in Game three.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
You had something to prove.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
And if that's the case, I tell you, like, I
take that all day.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Now for sure. Listen, you always gonna try to find
fuel and whatever you can. I will say I didn't
find a bush. If I want to lock guys down anyway,
that's kind of that's who I am, you know. I
take pride in that. But if however you can so
you know, like I said, it was obviously wanted to
win it, but to be in the conversation at thirty five,
(14:18):
still at elite level, will continue to play at an
elite level. I got no shame in it. I'll show
show up next year. Throw my name back in the
hat because I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do what
I gotta do on a defensive end. So be right
there again, big all, be right there again.
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Speaker 1 (16:24):
Talking about Elite you know, having Jimmy out, other players
stepping up the guard play in this game was huge.
Gary Payton second had eleven of a sixteen points in
the fourth quarter. Talk about his impact.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
Man, I thought GP was huge. He's one of the
best finishers around the rim in the game for real. Uh,
you know, he he doesn't play the guard position for us,
and you know, me and Luna always joke with him
like gu a small ball five. You know, he got
every finish around the rim that every big wish they at,
you know, and like he is extremely impressive. Then you know,
(17:06):
he was getting those those doves to the rim, couple
tough finishes and then all of a sudden the trade
ball going in and we obviously know what he does
on the defensive end, you know, So when you're getting
that type of production from g on the offensive end
and already knowing what he's doing on the defensive end,
like you said with robbing out, it was great because
you needed that production from somewhere and it wasn't going
(17:27):
to be one guy. It gives you the production that
Jimmy gives you. But as a collective, we can all
do that and make up what he brings, you know,
as a collective group. And that's how it got to be.
When you missing one of your stars, and G was man.
G played some great basketball. He showed up, especially you
know with the shoulder bothering him, you know, from the
no call when he was tripped in Houston. Showed up
(17:49):
in a major way. Shout out to GP.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Yeah, talking about being a superstar in your role. He
embodied that tonight. The physicality in the three ball, finishing inside,
like he said, it steals the defense. It amazes me
someone that small can play, you know, on the defensive end,
can play with one and switched to five and try
(18:16):
and block the shot. I mean, his energy is is
incredible and it's just good to see my little dog
out there getting busy. Another one of my dog's Buddy,
he showed up for us today seventeen points. I know
he has a good relationship with Jimmy obviously with the tweet.
What did you say the buddy postgame about his performance
(18:41):
Game three? Because Buddy, Buddy is a funny personality, man,
that's my guy.
Speaker 2 (18:45):
Buddy's hilarious, man. I know, I was just talking to
him really throughout the game. Buddy used to be like
you go say somethingbody like, he talks so fast. And
now he's coming up to me like that got you
the ball. When when Steven Adams was able to get
to steal I need to and I'm like, wow, Buddy,
(19:06):
like that is a huge step in the right direction.
You're coming to seek me to talk about. So, m
what Jimmy's doing must be working, because no, but Buddy, honestly, man,
he was huge. He hit big shots, timely threes, He
hit some very timely threes, and he was good on
the defensive end. It was good to see Buddy hot
(19:29):
that game. Like I said, need a collective guys stepping up,
and Buddy was right there in the mix for us.
We're gonna need him continue to play that way. Also
shout out to Steve because I know people was calling
for Steve, like, oh, why you're still playing Buddy, and
Steve's I'm going to continue to play Buddy. You saw
that's what his shot making ability. We need that shot
(19:50):
making ability out there on the floor. And a locked
in Buddy is a very good buddy. So we gonna
need Buddy continue to stay locked in like that. Shots
won't fall every single night, but when you're great shooter
like he is, they fore most nights.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
Yeah, he'll get open, he'll get open and he was
playing on the defensive end.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
He was playing scrappy.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
He will get his shots as long as he don't
chase him, He's gonna get open and have opportunities to
make shots.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
And he was big. He was huge. I also wanted
to speak about Jonathan Kaminga. His defense starting off on Jalen.
Speaker 5 (20:24):
Green was huge, big time, swaking him big talk the
game and when you don't allow the guy, when you
don't allow a guy to get a rhythm to start
the game, that can change the game for offensive players.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
So also wanted to speak on that. Jonathan Kaminga's defensive
pressure on the ball to start the game was huge,
mongers huge, huge, especially Jalen Green coming off that game
too performance where he was just having his way to
establish that at the beginning of the game.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
It's saying, you, buddy, are gonna get the attention that
you deserve. You know, I've been waiting for that, but Kamingia,
I've been waiting for that all year and so it
was a joy to see that. So shout out to
Jonathan Kaminga for stepping up in the beginning and establishing
himself on the defensive end. Because now he's going to
(21:17):
have a breakthrough offensive game, mark my words. And you
guys haven't been playing. It hasn't been a high scoring series.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Facts, I think we still got a breakout game for sure.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
And just talking about everybody stepping up, Jimmy, Jimmy Butler
is still questionable for Game four. I don't know if
he's going to try and play, but if he does, uh,
you know there's a chance if he plays. You know,
you're looking to go up three to one going into
Game four. What do you have to improve on for
(21:50):
the rest of the series, and then, especially if Jimmy
is out, what are the things you guys have to
do to better your chance is to close this series.
Speaker 2 (22:01):
I have to improve personally. I gotta stop turning the
goddamn ball. I agree. That is my self improvement. Us
as a team, I think we cleaned up that in
the night. We only had ten turnovers. As a team,
I think we improve offensive rebound wise, and saying that
they still have fifteen, let's get that the eleven, you know,
so let's get that to eleven or twelve, so I think,
(22:23):
and then some of those be like two or three
offensive rebounds on the same possession. So sometimes the numbers
can look a little more skew than it actually is.
But overall, I thought we did a great job on
the defensive boards. But what I think the one thing
that I would like to see us improve up on
as a team is just continue to improve our game
plan discipline. We have a very young team. It's there
(22:45):
a lot of guys first time in the playoffs, first
time in this situation, and so as you continue to
get more and more experienced under your belt in the playoffs,
you hope to see guys continue to take those steps.
And what I will say through three, if you come
to playing, I've seen guys taking those steps. But we
all know we can be better, and so I'd just
(23:06):
like to see us continue to improve up on our
game plan discipline just as a team.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
Overall, I truly believe when the shot clock is running down,
when the ball is in the non score we meaning
the three to four on the five scorers on the team,
y'all got active. And when I mean getting active, you
start you shut down the next pass. So a lot
(23:34):
of those one on one opportunities wind up in the
hands of a Dylan Brooks right trying to make plays
eat trying to make plays, and I think that was
really really that was really balanced and a focused defense
when you can when you know, like oh, Dylan Brooks
got the bass eight seconds, make him make the play.
(23:56):
But at the same time, I also think that when
you guys do do that and you see people like
Dylan Brooks or Thompson, you gotta be aware and that
they will miss shots and that's how them offense. The
rebounds happened because you start you start looking at the shot,
looking at the miss, and then that's how they attack.
But it was great defense at the end of the
(24:18):
game because you start allowing the ball on the defensive
side to go to a weekend offensive scorer. And that's
why I think you guys were successful tonight.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
No, Yeah, that was huge for sure, And I wouldn't
necessarily say that was game playing, you know, it's just
kind of you filling the game out as out there.
I think anytime you can take first couple of options
away make teams do what they don't necessarily want to
do is always going to be good. So yeah, man,
shout out to our defense again. My guy Jerry stack House.
(24:52):
He has a certain mentality that he brings to the
defense and we just try to follow that take it
around the league a little bit. Man. I didn't get
opportunity to see it obviously live, but I saw it
on that game. You was there, Clippers, that game tough call.
I don't know how to judge it. I think for
me personally, I've never seen a game winner like that.
(25:14):
Uh you were there? Have you ever seen an ending
like that in the playoffs? No? That was wild? Dude?
What was your man thought? Being there?
Speaker 1 (25:25):
My thought was it should go to overtime because hand
was on top of the ball.
Speaker 2 (25:32):
But when you look at the play.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
His hand was not on the ball when the red
light hit and it was in the cylinder. So it
was like, damn, how do you to me? You know,
shout out to the refs on those because that's that's a.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
Big call to make this call. It changes It could
change that, It could change the outlook, which could change
the entire playoffs. Like it's a huge call to making
that in that moment.
Speaker 1 (26:05):
But like I said, the Clippers shouldn't have put themselves
in that situation, especially when you're at home, you have
the advantage, and I think when they put you know,
when they picked up the pressure on defense when they
were down to get back in the game. That's the
same type of pressure that they needed the entire game.
Speaker 2 (26:28):
So I think that they were going through lulls and
then at.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
The end of the game, like we all know, it's
not always the game when it's shot, it's always the tipping.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
And that goes back.
Speaker 1 (26:39):
To way back end of the day where Houston lost
in the Final four a game Elijah Wah to the
great Jimmy Valbano with basically an airball putback. So I
mean it's a heartbreaker because as a coach, as a player,
the shot was off. It's a controversial call, but you
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shouldn't have been in that situation, and it was just devastating.
I mean, the old Clipper Arena was rocking and Denver
got away with one.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
They did shout out to Lorenzo Charles, by the way,
getting that put back for n stayed back in the day.
When I look at that series now, I say that's
two games that the Clippers have let get away. I'm
not sure if you can win a series against a
really good team given two games away with that type
of margin.
Speaker 5 (27:31):
Area.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Yeah, I know, I agree. Now I'm saying that The
Clippers have obviously the system, but Kawhi Leonard, who is
just playing at an EEE level and which will always
give them a chance. They got Ronnie Luke on the bench,
which always gives them a chance. But it's just hard
to beat. It's hard to beat the team four times
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to essentially beat them one for sure, come back tonight
and have a real chance at winning that game and
not coming up with those two. I think those two
could possibly cost you later. But then saying, now, who
do you have taking that? I just think like that
I could get tough man. That can get hard.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
You know what I'm saying though very much. So you've
let two games slip away. You had, you had those
games and your clutches. But I still think the Clippers
are the more team.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:25):
What I did see from Denver is, you know, he
just got to keep going that joker. You gotta keep
wearing Joker down. He's doing everything out there. I was
on the Denver side of the court, so I got
a chance to see, you know, how the bench, You know,
the conversations in the huddle, and a lot is being
(28:45):
asked a joker to do a lot.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
A lot of the thinking a lot.
Speaker 1 (28:48):
Of co coaching, a lot of playing and coaching, talking
to teammates.
Speaker 2 (28:54):
He has a lot of responsibility.
Speaker 1 (28:56):
And then him not having Russ out there, you don't
to have another vocal person and you have, like you
have a lot of non vocal players. It's just hard
to communicate and and to get energy and motivation when
guys are are not like really dialed in. And I
think the Clippers they unlock Norman Powle Zubaca has been playing, right,
(29:20):
We talked about that. But the unlock of Norman power,
I think is gonna be huge. And then now it's
gonna be a Bogdanovich or a Batoon are done. Somebody
from the Clippers now has to step up and be,
you know that that fifth. They need a fifth, sixth
person that they can rely on now to close out
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this series that's gonna make big plays for them. They
need some They need some big plays from Derek Jones,
They need some big plays from Done, They need some
big plays from Batun. They need those guys to make
winning plays over these next three games. Yeah, no, almost definitely,
most definitely. But they can win in Denver. They can
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win in Dinner.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
They shown that actually they shown that actually twice, Yeah, twice, right, right,
right right, So I'm not worried about them going back
to Denver.
Speaker 1 (30:11):
Yeah, they let a couple get away.
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There are four to one series.
Speaker 1 (31:33):
The first is Nicks Pistons My next Knicks tape.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
Let's go Bay up to one on Detroit.
Speaker 1 (31:42):
Every game has been a slug fest back and forth,
Jalen bruston the show while he's clutched player of the Year.
I predicted that this series was gonna go uh nix
and six. How you feeling about your Detroit Pistons still?
Speaker 2 (31:57):
I think they too have given games away at that
game game one way was bizarre. Nonetheless, this is what
I expected. I expected the Pistons to have a chance
to win this series, and they are showing that. And
that's also what Isaiah Stewart been out. He's missed the
last two games, and I thought he'd be a vital
part of this series. And they're still showing. Paul Reed
(32:19):
has stepped up huge, They're they're still playing really good basketball.
So I'm not sure. I didn't see what it was
that's been keeping Stuwarie out. I'm not sure if he
will still be out, but if they get him back,
I'm telling you, man, watch out, Nicks. They get Stewart
back because that's just another body that could throw a cat.
(32:41):
That's another enforcer. You know, there's this series been a
little testy. You get your enforcer out there, not another enforcer.
Your enforcer out there is always harder for the home
team and tough for the home team. I think I
think the Knick's gonna struck.
Speaker 1 (32:59):
Yeah, And I don't think the Knicks have been in
that situation where they've had that margin for air.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
Right.
Speaker 1 (33:07):
You look at the Clippers and you say, damn the Clippers.
Let Denver get to But they still got Kawhi, they
still got James, they still got you know, super elite
veteran experience that have been have played back.
Speaker 2 (33:23):
To the wall. That's a fact.
Speaker 1 (33:26):
I want to see Detroit and I know they're gonna
come out fighting. I know they're gonna play that type
of basketball. But Game four, Game four is all about will,
intellect right, and small, small, small, small margin for air,
especially when you're the home team.
Speaker 2 (33:47):
This is true because they got these pistons, ain't got
nothing to lose, man. They playing with the Church's money,
with the house money. These pistons, Man, watch out because
they come and for bloody man.
Speaker 1 (34:00):
The pencils was one of my team that they was
one of my teams in the East. I just think
that they're gonna the next on the mission, the next
on the mission improved something. The first thing they got
to prove is, hey, we're getting out this first round
again so we can go to the Conference Semis.
Speaker 2 (34:17):
This is true. The Bucks bounce back there downald two
to one. After winning Game three, Gary Trent stepped up huge.
He was put in the start lineup score thirty six.
Give Doc his credit BD, that's just an adjustment, and
that man came through in nine threes. I think this
series will end up tied up to the two headed
(34:39):
back to uh Indiana for Game five, and what I
will say is if this series get to two to two,
I got the Bucks taking this Seriesugh great adjustment, Doc Rivers,
great adjustment. Needed adjustment. Game for is pivotal.
Speaker 1 (35:02):
I just still think Indiana is not afraid of the Bucks.
Indiana feels like they can beat the Bucks down the stretch.
And it took thirty six points in ninth and a
nine to three performance from Gary Try Junior, shout out
to my dog.
Speaker 2 (35:20):
He came in, he rocked out. But you're asking for that.
Speaker 1 (35:27):
Where did that come from and why didn't we get
any type of combination of those thirty six points in
their two losses.
Speaker 2 (35:36):
So well, I'll tell you why role players play better
at home. They do. Role players play better at home,
which is why I say if this series ends up
two to two, the Bucks gonna take it because they're
gonna go back on the road and Dame gonna find
his stride. Yanna's gonna be honest, Dame go find and
Brook Lopez is a champion. He been there before, you
(35:58):
know what I'm saying. Bobby Porters is champion. He been
there before. I think if they get this serious to
two to two, they going to Game five like, oh
we got them, and they gonna feel that. So I'm
telling you, if they get this to two to two,
watch Out Bucks winning Bucks and six Bucks winning four
in a row. They get this to two to two,
watch Out championship pedigree means something. Now, Andyanna does have
(36:21):
some championship pedigree over there in Pascal Siaka, Yeah, they
don't have multiple and I think that's gonna be the difference. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (36:30):
I think the difference is Rick Carlisle is going to
make the adjustment heading in the game for it's gonna
be a battle of adjustments Game four, and I think
it's gonna come down to uh Doc versus Rick Carlisle
respecting for let's get next those who make those adjustments.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
Who tweets the lineup.
Speaker 1 (36:51):
You know, somebody is gonna be sitting down the stretch
while somebody is cooking. We don't know who it is,
but it's gonna be up to, you know, one of
these coaches to make that move. Next up the Celtics
two to one on the Magic coach Missoula. When Perzingis
started linking, he said, I like watching him bleed. This
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series is very physical and the only way, the only
way that the Orlando Magic can say in this series
is to be physical.
Speaker 2 (37:24):
What are your thoughts. That's the fact. They don't have
the talent that the Boss and Celtics have, so they
gotta jump the game up. They gotta be physical. That's
the only way they can compete, and they're doing it.
I think they're doing a great job of it. More
physical than one would like, I'm sure, but you know
that's the nature of it. Got to stand up through that,
to that and go through it. So they are playing
(37:45):
that physical. I was happy to see JT's back. But yeah,
it's a very physical series. I think they're doing what
they gotta do. So they're executing their game plan what
they need to execute. You gotta give them their credit. Yeah,
they gotta be scrappy, that's it.
Speaker 1 (38:02):
They gotta be scrappy, keep the score close and hope
that Paulo can be that person for you in the
playoffs that can make magical moments.
Speaker 2 (38:13):
No pun intended, But I do like coach Missoula.
Speaker 1 (38:19):
Yeah, he told Jason Jason Tatum man get up, get up?
Right he talking about I like watching him bleed, just
that that DNA, that fabric. Just a coach speaking to that.
And when you watch Boston, they tough, they resilient. They
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don't they don't bend or break, you know, they don't, right,
they feed off of that, and they they all got.
Speaker 2 (38:49):
This chip on their shoulder. They Ye, you have to
if you want to be one of them teams that
pop up every year. You know what I'm saying that
being running every year and they doing that, you got
to get them their credit. But they definitely feed off
Joe's energy for sure. T Wolves are leading the series
two to one. Luca was sick in Game three, they said,
(39:11):
and Jaden McDaniels stepped up with thirty points and Brian
both did what you expect Andon Bron to do. Looking
forward to seeing a healthier Luca in Game four, I
think the Lakers, you know, they can go on the
road and win the game. They got Luka, Doncic and
Lebron James. I think they have to figure that small
(39:32):
lineup out when they take Rudy Gobertt. You know, a
lot of the Lakers game plan seems to be built
on picking on Rudy Gobert when they take him out.
I think he played twenty four to twenty five minutes
last game. When they take him out and they go
to Niles Reed at the five. The Lakers has seemed
to struggle with that lineup in the series. Game two,
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they got away because Nasrie was in foul trouble and
so they didn't have to deal with that lineup. So
I think the key to the Lakers figuring this, you know,
this this team out is seeing if they can figure
that lineup out, because that's the lineup that's been beating them,
and so it'll be good to see, uh be fun
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to watch and see what adjustments JJ Redick makes his
first playoff series, you know, and see what adjustments he
make to deal with that lineup.
Speaker 1 (40:24):
Yeah, I would say, Uh, one thing I noticed about
JJ Redick and you know a lot of young coaches
when they when they come into the league early, you
can tell what type of coach that they will be
based on game to game preparation. And JJ Redick is
one of those coaches. So being down to one, he's
(40:46):
gonna watch a lot of take He's gonna watch where
the mistakes are happening, similar to sposal when Sposter was
young coming up, he was great at making the adjustment
from game one to game two. Oh we lost game one,
Oh game two, We're not gonna lose because we've corrected
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all our mistakes. And a lot of times coaches do
better in phil in preparation for the next day. And
it's and it's tough making adjustments, especially when you're a
rookie coach, especially when when it's your first time. So
I look for the Lakers and JJ to be able
to clean some things up. And he's a coach that
(41:29):
makes game game to game adjustments right. And you have coaches,
you know, like Steve Kerr right, that has that experience
that make in game adjustments. I think he'll work his
way up to that. But but for now, the Lakers
will be prepared for Game four for the Rudy Gobert matchup.
Speaker 2 (41:51):
When Rudy Gobert.
Speaker 1 (41:52):
Goes out, you know how to handle Julius Randall, put
more pressure on him and stop Minnesota from getting to
the front of the rib. I think that's the Lakers problem,
like they not letting they not forcing Minnesota to be
a jump shooting team and prove that if y'all gonna
shoot all these threes or shoot jumpers, they let them
get to the bucket two into the front of the row.
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And the Lakers have no shot blockers down there that
you know that's stopping the timberworld, especially Jami dak Daniels
he having his way.
Speaker 2 (42:22):
I was just about to say, do they have the
personnel to like keep the stop them at the rim though?
Because that team athletics in law, like they got great
lanth they're athletic, So is there like, do the Lakers
have the answer to stop them from getting to the
rim dough and finishing at the room, because that's one
(42:44):
of their strengths.
Speaker 1 (42:46):
The Lakers have good individual defenders are hustle defenders.
Speaker 2 (42:52):
They don't have good weak side defenders. Bron with the exception.
Speaker 1 (43:00):
Is great, but Bron is at a place in time
in his career where he can't cover. He knows if
he has to cover everything on the defensive end.
Speaker 2 (43:11):
You think you can't get to thirty eight or thirty
six or thirty eight or whatever.
Speaker 1 (43:16):
You can't do that, Yeah, you can't. You can't do that.
And when you look at Vanderbilt, he's a good defender, right,
but he's not a good help defender. Hachi Moore is
not a good help defender. Then you have a weaker
defender in Luca, which requires a lot of help defense
right because people are attacking Luca. So like for the Warriors, Looney,
(43:40):
great help week side defender, Get back to you man
box out, Dramond Green, great week side help defender, right,
great on ball defender. The Lakers can defend you and
put pressure on the ball, but they can't stop you
from getting to the red.
Speaker 2 (44:00):
We shall see. So who you got winning that series?
Speaker 1 (44:03):
I still got the Lakers. I just think you know, Lebron,
Lebron and Luca, they still got a half to figure
out and if they click, then I think Minnesota is
in trouble.
Speaker 2 (44:17):
Is tough for anybody? Yeah, this is It's tough Minnesota. Yeah,
it's tough. Click all right.
Speaker 1 (44:27):
Last topic, I want to send the huge congratulations to
my dog, Dremond Green for winning the NBA Hustle Player Award.
The War honors a player who makes the effort plays
that go unnoticed in the box score but significantly contributes
to the team's success. This award, to me, embodies a
(44:51):
lot of what you've done this year, how you've been available, accessible,
a lynch pin in this defense. What does it mean
to you to get the award? And congratulations again on
the well brother, I appreciate it. I mean a lot.
Speaker 2 (45:06):
I think anytime you can be recognized in this leading
it's special, you know what I'm saying. So obviously I
was still in a little in my feelings about the
defensive player of you when I found out about this,
So I ain't reposting nobody all day or anything, and
I was like, I'm waiting, waited. Then the end of
the night I made sure I reposted everybody, but very appreciative.
So to explain to people what this award is because
(45:28):
I didn't really understand either. It's a calculation. So this
this award is a calculation, uh like steals, blocks, deflections, uh,
screen setting, you know, getting your teammates over it, you know,
weeks I help like, it's a calculation of different things. Uh.
And after the calculation, I was the winner. So I'm
very thankful. Uh So it is the one award in
(45:51):
the NBA that has a formula that has a criteria.
But like I said, said, any time that you can
be recognized in this league as the greatest players in
the world in this league, anytime to be recognized, I'm thankful.
Speaker 1 (46:09):
So thank you to the calculation, to the calcul So
it's not it's not opinion based. It's actually fact and
statistic based. So that's that's even better.
Speaker 2 (46:19):
Yesterday I was like, this is fired people.
Speaker 6 (46:24):
Man, you reposted you know, man, let's run that up.
Let's run that up today. Everybody repost it again. I
appreciate it, man, I appreciate y'all. I'm always thankful to
be a part of this league. I don't take it
from granted one bit. It's the best leading in the world.
Speaker 2 (46:47):
And you know, to still be a part of it
after thirteen years and still playing at a high level.
I'm forever grateful, forever, thankful, whatever, grateful to this organization
who took the chance on me thirteen years of when
I was labeled a tweener and that was a death sentence.
So thank y'all, Thank y'all for tuning in. We appreciate y'all.
(47:07):
Shout out to all of you, We love y'all. Thank
you until the next time. And that's a wrap from
this episode of The Trademon Green Show. With a the
lection in himself, Baron Davis, the volume
The volume.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
What's good, Welcome back to the Draymond Green Show with
my brother the Legend d D. What's happening to my dog?
Speaker 1 (00:17):
What's something I bro? How you feeling man? Big win?
How you feeling big Tom ship Man? That was a
big win?
Speaker 2 (00:25):
You know, come back home and maintain home court without Jimmy. Incredible.
That's how you That's how you hold it down. I
love the way we showed up.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Yeah, yeah, show up. The defense really showed up. It
was a big win, especially without Jimmy. Steph went crazy.
That was probably one of the best Steph Curry packages
that I've seen from not just killing you with the three,
but from a league guard perspective, a playmaker perspective, controlling
(01:00):
the game tempo. He put all that together.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
I think he did that. He wasn't turning the ball over.
That was me turning over, right, but he was. He
wasn't turning the ball over, and he made every single
play when we had nothing going on offensively. He just
willed us because the defense. I think the defense was there,
Like at one point, I think it was maybe six
minutes to go in the half, five minutes to go
and a half and they had thirty seven points and
(01:24):
we had twenty four to twenty six or something like that.
But we knew we couldn't hit any shots, and so
Steve said in that time out, He's like, Yo, our
defense is holding up. Just make sure the defense keep
holding up. We will find the rhythm offensively. And we couldn't.
But Chef got going and he just willed us there
(01:44):
to end that second half. That's second quarter, and we
went in the high time of three going in, I
mean down three, going in down three, we were like,
we're good, like because they weren't scoring the ball and
we didn't play well and we're down three. So he
dominated the game like he completely controlled everything, even with
(02:06):
the blitz. You know, the blitz is the blitz is
made to speech you up like he was making the ball. Yeah, absolutely,
he was in total control. He got he got whatever
it was that he wanted. If he wanted to make
the pass and the blitz, he made the pass. He
wanted to beat the trap. He beat the trap like
he got whatever it was that he wanted when he
wanted to it was. It was beautiful to see, like
(02:28):
you said, especially with robins, as he calls himself with
with with Robin howt uh. It was beautiful to see
man just complete domination.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
Speaking of Robin, Jimmy Butler, I g post thanks Batman
and team excluding Buddy. I would have to agree with that.
You know, I'll be picking on Buddy too. Damn Buddy,
wake you last well. Tonight Buddy showed up in a
major way.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Buddy hit big for eleven for three, he sat down
on the defensive end, he did like Buddy. Buddy played
great basketball tonight and Buddy got into it with Jason
Green at the end. Yeah, what was that about? You know,
we just call him Buddy out his name and stuff.
You know, I don't really I don't. I don't really
(03:19):
rock with that, you know what I'm saying. But it
is what it is. You know, we move on to
the next game. The game was over, we won the game.
We move on to the next game. Man, you know
how we rocking? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I saw Jimmy on the bench being vocal talking to Kaminga,
talking to Buddy, talk about his presidence out there even
on the bench with those guys in that playoff environment
and what it means having him still as a presidence
over there on the bench for yourself and then for
(03:50):
the Comingias and the buddies.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
It was huge because Jimmy just see the game differently,
you know. And although like, hey, when you're when you're
on a bench with a coach coaching staff, the last
thing you want is them coaching you up every play
like you just kind of But when you got a
teammate right there and they're coaching you up, it's a
totally different vibe. And so it was just another it
(04:13):
was just another coach on the bench. Uh that is
kind of talking every single play. You know what I'm
saying that he was locked into the game. He was,
you know, dropping jewels over there and things that he saw. Man,
it was it was great. Obviously we want them out
there on the floor, but you know that wasn't possible today.
So you take, uh what he was bringing on the bench,
(04:35):
you you you bottle that up however you can. He
walked in looking like Frank Lucas with the mink caught
on and started the game, So you knew he was coming.
He was he was coming to the bench to bring
a presence and he was definitely that presents of the bench.
Shout out to my guy friend, shut out Frank Lucas.
(04:57):
He had to allo pass right there. It was fire.
You know what I'm saying. You went with Frank walk
in looking like that, gotta get it done. He got hot,
was hitting right because come on, and he came out
of Oh boy, walk out there with a comforter on.
(05:19):
They got all right quick, you got it was like, alright, no,
I look back up that mom was gone, I said.
He made oh man, Remember to subscribe to The Draymond
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Speaker 1 (05:36):
And don't forget to follow us on all social media.
At Draymond's show, all right, dumb nation, y'all know what's up?
You and Jalen Green? Yeah, I was getting into it. Uh,
And then Jalen Green said, you know, just talking. He
can't really do much of anything, so talking is his
(05:57):
only way.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Jayleen Grain on Draymond Grain, Yeah, no, that's cool. I
don't do much. That's fine. I don't do much. Just
do what I have to do. But I don't do much,
you know what I'm saying. So he was balling, no problem.
I'm happy he see it that way. That's incredible. Shout
out to him.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
A lot of times those are like blanket statements fat
because you can start believing that and then I ain't
gonna say nothing.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
That's how you get to ask, That's how you get
your ask.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
There's a fine line between respect and disrespect. You gotta
be careful because they can't translate on the court as oh,
I don't feel like closing out, or I ain't gonna
try and box out, or I'm just gonna let him
drive to the hall.
Speaker 2 (06:48):
So you know, be careful.
Speaker 1 (06:51):
That's what I would say to the young FEMA, especially
in the playoffs, because it's just a different level. It's
a different level top and it's a different level of
talking and backing it up when it comes to the playoffs.
And we've seen that countless amount of times with really
talented players going to the media and almost giving that
(07:14):
energy out to themselves. I mean, you've seen it with PG,
You've seen it with t MAC. You gotta be careful,
especially when you're in battle and go be in the
series where you gotta battle it out. So let's talk
about this tech. Let's talk about this tech. Okay, First,
I thought we was gonna be more aware of our
(07:37):
technical file.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
I was very aware of that, very aware. I'm like, bro,
you wanted that tech dude. That was the third or
fourth time somebody walking to me while I'm going for
a layup and it's not called. I had to get
that one, all right, because clearly you ain't called it yet.
You clearly ain't filling my press. So I'm gonna make
(08:00):
sure you feel my presence now. I definitely wanted that one,
and then you know, I move on. It was a
game changer, and I was like, I felt like that
one was needed in that moment, and I went and
I got it, and then we move on it. It
also turned me up, so it was great it did.
It was great. It turned me up. Like I knew
I needed that in that moment, and I did that
(08:22):
and it was incredible. And yeah, that one wasn't unnecessary.
That one was very necessary. Yeah, you ran ing down
on that one.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
I was like, okay, joint one, fat teg. But it
did spark a fire in the defense. Defense in the
fourth quarter, Well, you got some really big defensive plays,
a block, a bunch of stops to flex in the
steel on Van Flick.
Speaker 2 (08:46):
I mean, your instincts was bubbling, you was.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Covering right, you was covering Uh, you was an architect
on that defense.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
What were you saying out there? You know, I think
when you that's not our third time planning. You know,
like once you start to get to game three and
four in the series, like there's not much that's going
to happen that's going to be a surprise, you know,
like you start to figure out what they like to
get to, what they like to go to, and stuff
ain't going well, you know, like you just start to
(09:15):
figure different things out. And so for me, like after
seeing a team the third time in a row, like
you gotta trust your instincts because more likely than not,
your instinct is going to be right if you watch them,
you know, if you study your stuff. And so I
trusted my instincts a lot, but also know like we
needed stops and we needed that win, and I knew
(09:37):
that I needed to come up big on the defensive
and I couldn't quite find my rhythm offensively, So what
are you going to do to impact the game? And
for me, that was like, all right, I'm about to
go down here. I'm gonna try to get every stop.
I'm gonna try to get my hand in every play
in one way or another. And you know I was
able to cost some have it. You know, that last
play was probably the most fun, with getting the outlet
(09:58):
to GP off off the turn and over. You know,
but that was you know, that's just what it boils
down to. I saw that he had sought Jalen Green open,
so I saw it. I was, you know, I was
the last line of defense. You see. I just ran
away from the rem because I saw that he saw
him open and he turned his back, so I knew
he thought he'd still be open. I took off out
(10:21):
of there. I was able to come up with the
ball and get it off the GP and that put
the finishing touches on the game.
Speaker 1 (10:28):
To me, it was a testament of why I thought
you should have been Defensive Player of the Year, but
you finished third SEC. Congratulations on that. But what is
the process like when it comes to hear he won
or where he placed, and what was your reaction when
you found out that you didn't win?
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Interestingly enough, we all find out at the same time.
You find out when it releases on T and T.
I was gambling on the plane and I went on it.
I moved on, like you know, it ain't much you
can do about it the same my first rodeo. This
ain't my first time being in the race, you know,
feeling like I should win and not win. It ain't
the first time that's ever happened, you know. So this
(11:13):
I'm sure Dyson Daniels was crushed because I know that feeling. Yeah,
like your first time being in the running and you
don't come up with it Like I know that that feeling,
so I've experienced it before. If anything, I feel for
Dyson Dames, you know what I'm saying, because he had
a great defensive year and this is his first time
(11:33):
going through that. This is his first time experiencing that feeling.
The damn I didn't get it. I was like, I'm fine,
Like I'm moving on, like I've been through that before.
So no big deal with me. But I will say
congratulations to Evan Mobley Man. Yeah, that incredible. I've been
(11:53):
a fan of here since USC. I know you don't
like that name, but I've been a fan of you
know what I'm saying that to see him continue to grow, uh,
continue to become the player that everybody thought that he become.
I had so many conversations with Kenny last summer just
about what Evan Mobley can become and how to see
(12:14):
things like I'm happy as hell to see him get that,
So shout out to him, man, Darius Garland, them and
shit was throwing shade like they ain't none of that,
and don't be a clown, you know what I'm saying,
Like it is what it is. We was in the
running he wanted. That's great and the number one see
with the second best record in the NBA. Who mad
(12:35):
at that? You know? So these little, you know, little
dudes throwing shade, Congratulations to him. You know, I was
surprised by Darius Garland throwing shade when he came on
on the podcast and there was us vouching for him
to be an All Star when he was begging. You know. So,
like I said, shout out to Evan Mobley. That was
super dope to see him win des Flair of the Year.
(12:58):
You know, I'm one of the guys I root for
young guys. You know what I'm saying. I'm not one
of them guys that don't want to see young guys
do well.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
If anything, welcome to the table. One shout out to
Avian Mobley. I think he had an amazing year he
was key clutch. He has been on the rise ever
since he stepped in the league and been reaching his potential.
So shout out to him for winning Defensive Player of
the Year. I always look out awards like that and say, Okay,
(13:28):
whoever didn't win, that doesn't mean you did not win.
That means you won too, because you're up there as
one of the best defenders in the league.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Absolutely, you don't win the war, you move on.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
And I actually think it it motivated you, man, because
you just playing some hell of the defense out here
in Game three.
Speaker 2 (13:48):
You had something to prove.
Speaker 1 (13:50):
And if that's the case, I tell you, like, I
take that all day.
Speaker 2 (13:54):
Now for sure. Listen, you always gonna try to find
fuel and whatever you can. I will say I didn't
find a bush. If I want to lock guys down anyway,
that's kind of that's who I am, you know. I
take pride in that. But if however you can so
you know, like I said, it was obviously wanted to
win it, but to be in the conversation at thirty five,
(14:18):
still at elite level, will continue to play at an
elite level. I got no shame in it. I'll show
show up next year. Throw my name back in the
hat because I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do what
I gotta do on a defensive end. So be right
there again, big all, be right there again.
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Speaker 1 (16:24):
Talking about Elite you know, having Jimmy out, other players
stepping up the guard play in this game was huge.
Gary Payton second had eleven of a sixteen points in
the fourth quarter. Talk about his impact.
Speaker 2 (16:40):
Man, I thought GP was huge. He's one of the
best finishers around the rim in the game for real. Uh,
you know, he he doesn't play the guard position for us,
and you know, me and Luna always joke with him
like gu a small ball five. You know, he got
every finish around the rim that every big wish they at,
you know, and like he is extremely impressive. Then you know,
(17:06):
he was getting those those doves to the rim, couple
tough finishes and then all of a sudden the trade
ball going in and we obviously know what he does
on the defensive end, you know, So when you're getting
that type of production from g on the offensive end
and already knowing what he's doing on the defensive end,
like you said with robbing out, it was great because
you needed that production from somewhere and it wasn't going
(17:27):
to be one guy. It gives you the production that
Jimmy gives you. But as a collective, we can all
do that and make up what he brings, you know,
as a collective group. And that's how it got to be.
When you missing one of your stars, and G was man.
G played some great basketball. He showed up, especially you
know with the shoulder bothering him, you know, from the
no call when he was tripped in Houston. Showed up
(17:49):
in a major way. Shout out to GP.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Yeah, talking about being a superstar in your role. He
embodied that tonight. The physicality in the three ball, finishing inside,
like he said, it steals the defense. It amazes me
someone that small can play, you know, on the defensive end,
can play with one and switched to five and try
(18:16):
and block the shot. I mean, his energy is is
incredible and it's just good to see my little dog
out there getting busy. Another one of my dog's Buddy,
he showed up for us today seventeen points. I know
he has a good relationship with Jimmy obviously with the tweet.
What did you say the buddy postgame about his performance
(18:41):
Game three? Because Buddy, Buddy is a funny personality, man,
that's my guy.
Speaker 2 (18:45):
Buddy's hilarious, man. I know, I was just talking to
him really throughout the game. Buddy used to be like
you go say somethingbody like, he talks so fast. And
now he's coming up to me like that got you
the ball. When when Steven Adams was able to get
to steal I need to and I'm like, wow, Buddy,
(19:06):
like that is a huge step in the right direction.
You're coming to seek me to talk about. So, m
what Jimmy's doing must be working, because no, but Buddy, honestly, man,
he was huge. He hit big shots, timely threes, He
hit some very timely threes, and he was good on
the defensive end. It was good to see Buddy hot
(19:29):
that game. Like I said, need a collective guys stepping up,
and Buddy was right there in the mix for us.
We're gonna need him continue to play that way. Also
shout out to Steve because I know people was calling
for Steve, like, oh, why you're still playing Buddy, and
Steve's I'm going to continue to play Buddy. You saw
that's what his shot making ability. We need that shot
(19:50):
making ability out there on the floor. And a locked
in Buddy is a very good buddy. So we gonna
need Buddy continue to stay locked in like that. Shots
won't fall every single night, but when you're great shooter
like he is, they fore most nights.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
Yeah, he'll get open, he'll get open and he was
playing on the defensive end.
Speaker 2 (20:07):
He was playing scrappy.
Speaker 1 (20:09):
He will get his shots as long as he don't
chase him, He's gonna get open and have opportunities to
make shots.
Speaker 2 (20:16):
And he was big. He was huge. I also wanted
to speak about Jonathan Kaminga. His defense starting off on Jalen.
Speaker 5 (20:24):
Green was huge, big time, swaking him big talk the
game and when you don't allow the guy, when you
don't allow a guy to get a rhythm to start
the game, that can change the game for offensive players.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
So also wanted to speak on that. Jonathan Kaminga's defensive
pressure on the ball to start the game was huge,
mongers huge, huge, especially Jalen Green coming off that game
too performance where he was just having his way to
establish that at the beginning of the game.
Speaker 1 (20:54):
It's saying, you, buddy, are gonna get the attention that
you deserve. You know, I've been waiting for that, but Kamingia,
I've been waiting for that all year and so it
was a joy to see that. So shout out to
Jonathan Kaminga for stepping up in the beginning and establishing
himself on the defensive end. Because now he's going to
(21:17):
have a breakthrough offensive game, mark my words. And you
guys haven't been playing. It hasn't been a high scoring series.
Speaker 2 (21:24):
Facts, I think we still got a breakout game for sure.
Speaker 1 (21:29):
And just talking about everybody stepping up, Jimmy, Jimmy Butler
is still questionable for Game four. I don't know if
he's going to try and play, but if he does, uh,
you know there's a chance if he plays. You know,
you're looking to go up three to one going into
Game four. What do you have to improve on for
(21:50):
the rest of the series, and then, especially if Jimmy
is out, what are the things you guys have to
do to better your chance is to close this series.
Speaker 2 (22:01):
I have to improve personally. I gotta stop turning the
goddamn ball. I agree. That is my self improvement. Us
as a team, I think we cleaned up that in
the night. We only had ten turnovers. As a team,
I think we improve offensive rebound wise, and saying that
they still have fifteen, let's get that the eleven, you know,
so let's get that to eleven or twelve, so I think,
(22:23):
and then some of those be like two or three
offensive rebounds on the same possession. So sometimes the numbers
can look a little more skew than it actually is.
But overall, I thought we did a great job on
the defensive boards. But what I think the one thing
that I would like to see us improve up on
as a team is just continue to improve our game
plan discipline. We have a very young team. It's there
(22:45):
a lot of guys first time in the playoffs, first
time in this situation, and so as you continue to
get more and more experienced under your belt in the playoffs,
you hope to see guys continue to take those steps.
And what I will say through three, if you come
to playing, I've seen guys taking those steps. But we
all know we can be better, and so I'd just
(23:06):
like to see us continue to improve up on our
game plan discipline just as a team.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
Overall, I truly believe when the shot clock is running down,
when the ball is in the non score we meaning
the three to four on the five scorers on the team,
y'all got active. And when I mean getting active, you
start you shut down the next pass. So a lot
(23:34):
of those one on one opportunities wind up in the
hands of a Dylan Brooks right trying to make plays
eat trying to make plays, and I think that was
really really that was really balanced and a focused defense
when you can when you know, like oh, Dylan Brooks
got the bass eight seconds, make him make the play.
(23:56):
But at the same time, I also think that when
you guys do do that and you see people like
Dylan Brooks or Thompson, you gotta be aware and that
they will miss shots and that's how them offense. The
rebounds happened because you start you start looking at the shot,
looking at the miss, and then that's how they attack.
But it was great defense at the end of the
(24:18):
game because you start allowing the ball on the defensive
side to go to a weekend offensive scorer. And that's
why I think you guys were successful tonight.
Speaker 2 (24:29):
No, Yeah, that was huge for sure, And I wouldn't
necessarily say that was game playing, you know, it's just
kind of you filling the game out as out there.
I think anytime you can take first couple of options
away make teams do what they don't necessarily want to
do is always going to be good. So yeah, man,
shout out to our defense again. My guy Jerry stack House.
(24:52):
He has a certain mentality that he brings to the
defense and we just try to follow that take it
around the league a little bit. Man. I didn't get
opportunity to see it obviously live, but I saw it
on that game. You was there, Clippers, that game tough call.
I don't know how to judge it. I think for
me personally, I've never seen a game winner like that.
(25:14):
Uh you were there? Have you ever seen an ending
like that in the playoffs? No? That was wild? Dude?
What was your man thought? Being there?
Speaker 1 (25:25):
My thought was it should go to overtime because hand
was on top of the ball.
Speaker 2 (25:32):
But when you look at the play.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
His hand was not on the ball when the red
light hit and it was in the cylinder. So it
was like, damn, how do you to me? You know,
shout out to the refs on those because that's that's a.
Speaker 2 (25:49):
Big call to make this call. It changes It could
change that, It could change the outlook, which could change
the entire playoffs. Like it's a huge call to making
that in that moment.
Speaker 1 (26:05):
But like I said, the Clippers shouldn't have put themselves
in that situation, especially when you're at home, you have
the advantage, and I think when they put you know,
when they picked up the pressure on defense when they
were down to get back in the game. That's the
same type of pressure that they needed the entire game.
Speaker 2 (26:28):
So I think that they were going through lulls and
then at.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
The end of the game, like we all know, it's
not always the game when it's shot, it's always the tipping.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
And that goes back.
Speaker 1 (26:39):
To way back end of the day where Houston lost
in the Final four a game Elijah Wah to the
great Jimmy Valbano with basically an airball putback. So I
mean it's a heartbreaker because as a coach, as a player,
the shot was off. It's a controversial call, but you
(27:02):
shouldn't have been in that situation, and it was just devastating.
I mean, the old Clipper Arena was rocking and Denver
got away with one.
Speaker 2 (27:10):
They did shout out to Lorenzo Charles, by the way,
getting that put back for n stayed back in the day.
When I look at that series now, I say that's
two games that the Clippers have let get away. I'm
not sure if you can win a series against a
really good team given two games away with that type
of margin.
Speaker 5 (27:31):
Area.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Yeah, I know, I agree. Now I'm saying that The
Clippers have obviously the system, but Kawhi Leonard, who is
just playing at an EEE level and which will always
give them a chance. They got Ronnie Luke on the bench,
which always gives them a chance. But it's just hard
to beat. It's hard to beat the team four times
(27:53):
to essentially beat them one for sure, come back tonight
and have a real chance at winning that game and
not coming up with those two. I think those two
could possibly cost you later. But then saying, now, who
do you have taking that? I just think like that
I could get tough man. That can get hard.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
You know what I'm saying though very much. So you've
let two games slip away. You had, you had those
games and your clutches. But I still think the Clippers
are the more team.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (28:25):
What I did see from Denver is, you know, he
just got to keep going that joker. You gotta keep
wearing Joker down. He's doing everything out there. I was
on the Denver side of the court, so I got
a chance to see, you know, how the bench, You know,
the conversations in the huddle, and a lot is being
(28:45):
asked a joker to do a lot.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
A lot of the thinking a lot.
Speaker 1 (28:48):
Of co coaching, a lot of playing and coaching, talking
to teammates.
Speaker 2 (28:54):
He has a lot of responsibility.
Speaker 1 (28:56):
And then him not having Russ out there, you don't
to have another vocal person and you have, like you
have a lot of non vocal players. It's just hard
to communicate and and to get energy and motivation when
guys are are not like really dialed in. And I
think the Clippers they unlock Norman Powle Zubaca has been playing, right,
(29:20):
We talked about that. But the unlock of Norman power,
I think is gonna be huge. And then now it's
gonna be a Bogdanovich or a Batoon are done. Somebody
from the Clippers now has to step up and be,
you know that that fifth. They need a fifth, sixth
person that they can rely on now to close out
(29:42):
this series that's gonna make big plays for them. They
need some They need some big plays from Derek Jones,
They need some big plays from Done, They need some
big plays from Batun. They need those guys to make
winning plays over these next three games. Yeah, no, almost definitely,
most definitely. But they can win in Denver. They can
(30:02):
win in Dinner.
Speaker 2 (30:03):
They shown that actually they shown that actually twice, Yeah, twice, right, right,
right right, So I'm not worried about them going back
to Denver.
Speaker 1 (30:11):
Yeah, they let a couple get away.
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Speaker 1 (31:33):
The first is Nicks Pistons My next Knicks tape.
Speaker 2 (31:38):
Let's go Bay up to one on Detroit.
Speaker 1 (31:42):
Every game has been a slug fest back and forth,
Jalen bruston the show while he's clutched player of the Year.
I predicted that this series was gonna go uh nix
and six. How you feeling about your Detroit Pistons still?
Speaker 2 (31:57):
I think they too have given games away at that
game game one way was bizarre. Nonetheless, this is what
I expected. I expected the Pistons to have a chance
to win this series, and they are showing that. And
that's also what Isaiah Stewart been out. He's missed the
last two games, and I thought he'd be a vital
part of this series. And they're still showing. Paul Reed
(32:19):
has stepped up huge, They're they're still playing really good basketball.
So I'm not sure. I didn't see what it was
that's been keeping Stuwarie out. I'm not sure if he
will still be out, but if they get him back,
I'm telling you, man, watch out, Nicks. They get Stewart
back because that's just another body that could throw a cat.
(32:41):
That's another enforcer. You know, there's this series been a
little testy. You get your enforcer out there, not another enforcer.
Your enforcer out there is always harder for the home
team and tough for the home team. I think I
think the Knick's gonna struck.
Speaker 1 (32:59):
Yeah, And I don't think the Knicks have been in
that situation where they've had that margin for air.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
Right.
Speaker 1 (33:07):
You look at the Clippers and you say, damn the Clippers.
Let Denver get to But they still got Kawhi, they
still got James, they still got you know, super elite
veteran experience that have been have played back.
Speaker 2 (33:23):
To the wall. That's a fact.
Speaker 1 (33:26):
I want to see Detroit and I know they're gonna
come out fighting. I know they're gonna play that type
of basketball. But Game four, Game four is all about will,
intellect right, and small, small, small, small margin for air,
especially when you're the home team.
Speaker 2 (33:47):
This is true because they got these pistons, ain't got
nothing to lose, man. They playing with the Church's money,
with the house money. These pistons, Man, watch out because
they come and for bloody man.
Speaker 1 (34:00):
The pencils was one of my team that they was
one of my teams in the East. I just think
that they're gonna the next on the mission, the next
on the mission improved something. The first thing they got
to prove is, hey, we're getting out this first round
again so we can go to the Conference Semis.
Speaker 2 (34:17):
This is true. The Bucks bounce back there downald two
to one. After winning Game three, Gary Trent stepped up huge.
He was put in the start lineup score thirty six.
Give Doc his credit BD, that's just an adjustment, and
that man came through in nine threes. I think this
series will end up tied up to the two headed
(34:39):
back to uh Indiana for Game five, and what I
will say is if this series get to two to two,
I got the Bucks taking this Seriesugh great adjustment, Doc Rivers,
great adjustment. Needed adjustment. Game for is pivotal.
Speaker 1 (35:02):
I just still think Indiana is not afraid of the Bucks.
Indiana feels like they can beat the Bucks down the stretch.
And it took thirty six points in ninth and a
nine to three performance from Gary Try Junior, shout out
to my dog.
Speaker 2 (35:20):
He came in, he rocked out. But you're asking for that.
Speaker 1 (35:27):
Where did that come from and why didn't we get
any type of combination of those thirty six points in
their two losses.
Speaker 2 (35:36):
So well, I'll tell you why role players play better
at home. They do. Role players play better at home,
which is why I say if this series ends up
two to two, the Bucks gonna take it because they're
gonna go back on the road and Dame gonna find
his stride. Yanna's gonna be honest, Dame go find and
Brook Lopez is a champion. He been there before, you
(35:58):
know what I'm saying. Bobby Porters is champion. He been
there before. I think if they get this serious to
two to two, they going to Game five like, oh
we got them, and they gonna feel that. So I'm
telling you, if they get this to two to two,
watch Out Bucks winning Bucks and six Bucks winning four
in a row. They get this to two to two,
watch Out championship pedigree means something. Now, Andyanna does have
(36:21):
some championship pedigree over there in Pascal Siaka, Yeah, they
don't have multiple and I think that's gonna be the difference. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (36:30):
I think the difference is Rick Carlisle is going to
make the adjustment heading in the game for it's gonna
be a battle of adjustments Game four, and I think
it's gonna come down to uh Doc versus Rick Carlisle
respecting for let's get next those who make those adjustments.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
Who tweets the lineup.
Speaker 1 (36:51):
You know, somebody is gonna be sitting down the stretch
while somebody is cooking. We don't know who it is,
but it's gonna be up to, you know, one of
these coaches to make that move. Next up the Celtics
two to one on the Magic coach Missoula. When Perzingis
started linking, he said, I like watching him bleed. This
(37:14):
series is very physical and the only way, the only
way that the Orlando Magic can say in this series
is to be physical.
Speaker 2 (37:24):
What are your thoughts. That's the fact. They don't have
the talent that the Boss and Celtics have, so they
gotta jump the game up. They gotta be physical. That's
the only way they can compete, and they're doing it.
I think they're doing a great job of it. More
physical than one would like, I'm sure, but you know
that's the nature of it. Got to stand up through that,
to that and go through it. So they are playing
(37:45):
that physical. I was happy to see JT's back. But yeah,
it's a very physical series. I think they're doing what
they gotta do. So they're executing their game plan what
they need to execute. You gotta give them their credit. Yeah,
they gotta be scrappy, that's it.
Speaker 1 (38:02):
They gotta be scrappy, keep the score close and hope
that Paulo can be that person for you in the
playoffs that can make magical moments.
Speaker 2 (38:13):
No pun intended, But I do like coach Missoula.
Speaker 1 (38:19):
Yeah, he told Jason Jason Tatum man get up, get up?
Right he talking about I like watching him bleed, just
that that DNA, that fabric. Just a coach speaking to that.
And when you watch Boston, they tough, they resilient. They
(38:42):
don't they don't bend or break, you know, they don't, right,
they feed off of that, and they they all got.
Speaker 2 (38:49):
This chip on their shoulder. They Ye, you have to
if you want to be one of them teams that
pop up every year. You know what I'm saying that
being running every year and they doing that, you got
to get them their credit. But they definitely feed off
Joe's energy for sure. T Wolves are leading the series
two to one. Luca was sick in Game three, they said,
(39:11):
and Jaden McDaniels stepped up with thirty points and Brian
both did what you expect Andon Bron to do. Looking
forward to seeing a healthier Luca in Game four, I
think the Lakers, you know, they can go on the
road and win the game. They got Luka, Doncic and
Lebron James. I think they have to figure that small
(39:32):
lineup out when they take Rudy Gobertt. You know, a
lot of the Lakers game plan seems to be built
on picking on Rudy Gobert when they take him out.
I think he played twenty four to twenty five minutes
last game. When they take him out and they go
to Niles Reed at the five. The Lakers has seemed
to struggle with that lineup in the series. Game two,
(39:52):
they got away because Nasrie was in foul trouble and
so they didn't have to deal with that lineup. So
I think the key to the Lakers figuring this, you know,
this this team out is seeing if they can figure
that lineup out, because that's the lineup that's been beating them,
and so it'll be good to see, uh be fun
(40:14):
to watch and see what adjustments JJ Redick makes his
first playoff series, you know, and see what adjustments he
make to deal with that lineup.
Speaker 1 (40:24):
Yeah, I would say, Uh, one thing I noticed about
JJ Redick and you know a lot of young coaches
when they when they come into the league early, you
can tell what type of coach that they will be
based on game to game preparation. And JJ Redick is
one of those coaches. So being down to one, he's
(40:46):
gonna watch a lot of take He's gonna watch where
the mistakes are happening, similar to sposal when Sposter was
young coming up, he was great at making the adjustment
from game one to game two. Oh we lost game one,
Oh game two, We're not gonna lose because we've corrected
(41:07):
all our mistakes. And a lot of times coaches do
better in phil in preparation for the next day. And
it's and it's tough making adjustments, especially when you're a
rookie coach, especially when when it's your first time. So
I look for the Lakers and JJ to be able
to clean some things up. And he's a coach that
(41:29):
makes game game to game adjustments right. And you have coaches,
you know, like Steve Kerr right, that has that experience
that make in game adjustments. I think he'll work his
way up to that. But but for now, the Lakers
will be prepared for Game four for the Rudy Gobert matchup.
Speaker 2 (41:51):
When Rudy Gobert.
Speaker 1 (41:52):
Goes out, you know how to handle Julius Randall, put
more pressure on him and stop Minnesota from getting to
the front of the rib. I think that's the Lakers problem,
like they not letting they not forcing Minnesota to be
a jump shooting team and prove that if y'all gonna
shoot all these threes or shoot jumpers, they let them
get to the bucket two into the front of the row.
(42:13):
And the Lakers have no shot blockers down there that
you know that's stopping the timberworld, especially Jami dak Daniels
he having his way.
Speaker 2 (42:22):
I was just about to say, do they have the
personnel to like keep the stop them at the rim though?
Because that team athletics in law, like they got great
lanth they're athletic, So is there like, do the Lakers
have the answer to stop them from getting to the
rim dough and finishing at the room, because that's one
(42:44):
of their strengths.
Speaker 1 (42:46):
The Lakers have good individual defenders are hustle defenders.
Speaker 2 (42:52):
They don't have good weak side defenders. Bron with the exception.
Speaker 1 (43:00):
Is great, but Bron is at a place in time
in his career where he can't cover. He knows if
he has to cover everything on the defensive end.
Speaker 2 (43:11):
You think you can't get to thirty eight or thirty
six or thirty eight or whatever.
Speaker 1 (43:16):
You can't do that, Yeah, you can't. You can't do that.
And when you look at Vanderbilt, he's a good defender, right,
but he's not a good help defender. Hachi Moore is
not a good help defender. Then you have a weaker
defender in Luca, which requires a lot of help defense
right because people are attacking Luca. So like for the Warriors, Looney,
(43:40):
great help week side defender, Get back to you man
box out, Dramond Green, great week side help defender, right,
great on ball defender. The Lakers can defend you and
put pressure on the ball, but they can't stop you
from getting to the red.
Speaker 2 (44:00):
We shall see. So who you got winning that series?
Speaker 1 (44:03):
I still got the Lakers. I just think you know, Lebron,
Lebron and Luca, they still got a half to figure
out and if they click, then I think Minnesota is
in trouble.
Speaker 2 (44:17):
Is tough for anybody? Yeah, this is It's tough Minnesota. Yeah,
it's tough. Click all right.
Speaker 1 (44:27):
Last topic, I want to send the huge congratulations to
my dog, Dremond Green for winning the NBA Hustle Player Award.
The War honors a player who makes the effort plays
that go unnoticed in the box score but significantly contributes
to the team's success. This award, to me, embodies a
(44:51):
lot of what you've done this year, how you've been available, accessible,
a lynch pin in this defense. What does it mean
to you to get the award? And congratulations again on
the well brother, I appreciate it. I mean a lot.
Speaker 2 (45:06):
I think anytime you can be recognized in this leading
it's special, you know what I'm saying. So obviously I
was still in a little in my feelings about the
defensive player of you when I found out about this,
So I ain't reposting nobody all day or anything, and
I was like, I'm waiting, waited. Then the end of
the night I made sure I reposted everybody, but very appreciative.
So to explain to people what this award is because
(45:28):
I didn't really understand either. It's a calculation. So this
this award is a calculation, uh like steals, blocks, deflections, uh,
screen setting, you know, getting your teammates over it, you know,
weeks I help like, it's a calculation of different things. Uh.
And after the calculation, I was the winner. So I'm
very thankful. Uh So it is the one award in
(45:51):
the NBA that has a formula that has a criteria.
But like I said, said, any time that you can
be recognized in this league as the greatest players in
the world in this league, anytime to be recognized, I'm thankful.
Speaker 1 (46:09):
So thank you to the calculation, to the calcul So
it's not it's not opinion based. It's actually fact and
statistic based. So that's that's even better.
Speaker 2 (46:19):
Yesterday I was like, this is fired people.
Speaker 6 (46:24):
Man, you reposted you know, man, let's run that up.
Let's run that up today. Everybody repost it again. I
appreciate it, man, I appreciate y'all. I'm always thankful to
be a part of this league. I don't take it
from granted one bit. It's the best leading in the world.
Speaker 2 (46:47):
And you know, to still be a part of it
after thirteen years and still playing at a high level.
I'm forever grateful, forever, thankful, whatever, grateful to this organization
who took the chance on me thirteen years of when
I was labeled a tweener and that was a death sentence.
So thank y'all, Thank y'all for tuning in. We appreciate y'all.
(47:07):
Shout out to all of you, We love y'all. Thank
you until the next time. And that's a wrap from
this episode of The Trademon Green Show. With a the
lection in himself, Baron Davis, the volume
Host
Draymond Green
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