and a Marc Spears, Michael Smith. Sometimes. Wear shirts
with
musical artists on there.
I'm thinking, Bob Marley, so much trouble in the world. Now.
Listen,
I'm telling you if Steph Curry doesn't have scrimmage time
before this Playoff Series starts. I'm wondering if Steph
Curry is going to be involved in this series
and Marc Spears. Are you with me that
I think the Nuggets might be able to pull off the upset.
If Steph Curry is not a hundred percent. What do you think?
Before I get started, I have to pay my bet and pay my Rivers.
Wait, we'll get,
we'll get to that. We'll get to that. Look at that s***. Look
at that. Look at that.
Answer. Your question.
Tomorrow is big for Steph will get to that
because tomorrow's their scrimmage day.
So I think after around tomorrow afternoon, we'll have
a lot of questions answered as to whether he will play or not.
The scrimmage thing to hear from Kerr was quite interesting
that he needed this. Image to in order to play
but they could still potentially scrimmage you again
on Thursday. I would think that because the game is on Saturday
night. They don't want to do that. Two days in a row,
you know, could step be a game-time decision
based on what curse said, tomorrow's today. So I'm very,
very intrigued by that. I was told last week that step will
be questionable for game one
that they're going to wrap him up this week. They kind of have
been a little quiet to the vest in terms of of what he's going
to be able to do. But
come on man. Yeah. I know you guys expect step to play
but I'm going to tell you who's not going to play.
Just came out a rose that can pause. Oh
from the Nuggets
got suspended for game 1
for pushing Wayne Ellington when they played the Lakers
the other day,
so okay nuggets will be down at the guard.
But you know what? You're going to
do you like the now? I like the nuggets in this series and
I have much respect for the Warriors and I was have you.
Oh, who were frowning? You don't like the nuggets in
the series?
If Steph plays no, definitely not.
I saw this lineup
before stuff got hurt. That was really, really scary.
It was Tim. Pull and clay
and the way they move the ball and then you got Dream On and
they're moving the ball to
loan. He's a really good password as well. That was just
too much to deal with it from a perimeter standpoint. And
I think you'll see a lot of that.
And if you watched how clay play
at the end of the regular season
plays back Place back and now he's in a position where at
minimum,
you know, he's going to have a day off between games. There's
not going to be any back-to-back.
And so game, 1 and 2. He has a lot of rest before game one,
obviously, before it came to, it's just a day
but
between game 2 and Game 3
is a three-day rest. So that that also, Could play in with
staff where they might say. You know what, let's bite
the bullet game wand,
play game two and then step will have several days off in
between. I just if Steph plays I just think there's just too
much Firepower offensively
for the Nuggets to match it.
Especially if they're a second and third best players aren't
playing.
I thought you were going to say, you know, who else is not
playing. How about you? I'll give us a some breaking news on
Luca because I was going to ask if Bishop t.d. Jakes, could,
you know, bring him into The Potter's House? Hello. Good.
Some hands on
that. Can't, you know what I'm saying? Like, I mean that blows
up everything. I'm looking at Dallas thinking, like gal could
be some kind of, you know, it's hard to be a dark horse as
the 4C went home, court advantage.
Although, Dallas could maybe a dark horse in the Western
Conference. But without the most, it may be the most
important player in the NBA to his team.
I mean, that could change everything in a player's we
just and it's not looking good for game 1 and I look good for
the series or
what. Do you know about
that? Those Caverns we take a while man, you know, yeah,
and when you were dealing with a superstar like that,
you tend to err on the side of caution because you don't want
to risk more injuries. So I'm
at least for the first couple games man. I'm expecting uh,
Spencer Dinwiddie into Miracles
and and with all due respect to Spencer did, what he was.
Awesome, since he's come over from Washington.
Utah stuff, right.
I mean,
I just don't see it.
I might have picked Utah on the series. Anyway, to be honest.
I really.
Yeah, I mean, I just think they
have a well-rounded team.
They don't have anything to really stop Rudy in the, in
the post. Although, you know, they got some size, but nothing that
could stop Rudy
if Don Civic is How do they match the scoring and
the assist that he gives?
I just that's that's too big of a void. That's probably
a bigger boy than anybody else has to deal with
and they haven't had him
gone for a lengthy amount of time to probably, you know,
pretty much know how to adjust without them. Although they
have five days of practice this week. So
no, I picked the Jazz and six actually.
Okay. Well, we've delayed it long enough
without further. Adieu.
Your man of your word.
Yes, Marc Spears.
Take it away.
I am a man of my word and all you have is your last name,
right? And and in December, I made a mistake.
Now. I will preface it by saying, I can't account for injuries.
I can't look into the future.
So I've happened don't beat yourself up too much. But it
I mean, hey injuries are part of the game,
but part of the game and I picked the Lakers in. What was
his November
or was this December?
It was November
long time. Maybe it's December. They
know what it was. They were. Yeah, they were struggling
pretty badly. So I won't cook. Yeah, it could have been either
way early on. Anyways, I'm belittling the whole thing.
I lost a bet to micro Holly.
We agreed that I didn't have to give them a case of wine,
but rather
a really nice big bottle of wine. That's, you know,
a magnum bottle.
And so I got him something pretty special. It's just, I'm
a read this because this is, this is not an everyday wine,
but you you're not every day, dude, the long-awaited, 2018
rhf Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon
produced by Frank Family Vineyard
name them. In honor of Richard Harvey Frank, the founder of the
vineyard and former executive at Paramount, Television, and
Disney Studios.
It's a small production
Source from to Mirror Vineyards located in Eastern Rutherford,
California
Cabernet is soft and supple
with current and black berry flavors
playing off the notes of cinnamon, dark chocolate,
and deep herbs.
Congratulations.
Enjoy your rougher Cabernet Sauvignon, blanc Family,
Vineyards and the bottles a lot bigger than the picture.
It's in the mail tomorrow.
Alright, what came of it,
a few things, a few things, a few things. First of all,
appreciate you brother. Love you. I know,
I know, and I knew
that you were going to come through
soft and supple. That's how I like my wine soft and supple.
There's a joke there, but I won't make it, and I'll say
this. Also,
I will not drink it until you come to Massachusetts.
I am going to, we're going to have a glass together, the two
of us. I know you always you travel.
So maybe you'll be here for the NBA. Find no data predicts Mom.
Hopefully, my cousin. Shout out to my cousin. Jacob are Mont.
I think he might be playing at Emerson College with Bill
curly.
So we'll go to a game
and then if he assuming he goes there
and afterwards,
we'll open that big bomb. I had to come.
That's a lot of wine.
That is so, you know,
I like my wine. So just again, it's a good job in to you and
make sure you, you
put it in the right fridge to, bro.
Just there, just to recap and put a bow on this, on this for
in case for those that don't get that big
smile to the damn smile. Yeah.
The BET was that the Lakers would get out of the first
round. They obviously did not make the play. Well, they get.
They get out of the first round. They did get
technically, made
out of the first round. Yeah. They got a body there. Sure,
I'd leave the country probably at this point. Yeah, that's one
way of looking at it.
Not the way you, you're interested. We most of us
anticipated. What moves can they make to get out of this?
Mess is the question. Both at head coach has given
a dysfunction when it comes to who's
running it lat. Cooked in that their kitchen, but also
Russel Westbrook. I saw a report a rumor
that Indiana rumor
about healed and Brogdon
for Russell Westbrook in a first round pick that feels too
good to be true for the Lakers. That would that would talk
about
something.
Here's what comes into play now. Now that he's in
the Russell's in the final year of his deal easier to trade.
So now you have teams that are like, but if you don't want you
to try and pick with it, right?
I mean, 29, you know, but okay, not give her
money after that. This one's actually. Yeah,
if I'm the Lakers, I'd probably do that. If I mean,
look, your window is about what so long, with a bron James, and
it's been obvious with impatience.
Yeah. That's the, that's the
right. Yeah. I mean,
the
Pacers have been trying to shed salary as you saw. It's
a bonus.
They even flirted with me.
Trade in Turner as well.
So though, I mean Perhaps it is certainly is a possibility.
There was rust makes like 40 is in the last year of his deal
that could shed a lot of contract. I'd still keep an eye
on if they're willing to trade to pick
with Houston as well. Because I mean,
I wish John Wall would have played. I wish you would have
just decided to come off the bench so we could, I think he
would have helped his stock if he did play and
you know, perhaps, they may decide.
John Wall with his catch and shoot abilities,
could be a big
pick as well or a big trade. But because Russ is in the last
year to deal expect some teams that are
considering Trading still salary, shedding some salary
getting in the mix much more than they were at the trade
deadline.
If think if they could get Brogdon and healed
after all of this, I don't know. Yeah,
they wanted to heal bad before. Remember watching him.
Last. Yeah, right. Yeah, okay, game technique
but healed as good but Brogdon, I mean first of all you have to
deal with contracts, both of those contracts and
doesn't Brogdon Brogdon has some injury concerns. I mean,
that's the thing with him. I like him when he's helped me.
But he's yeah,
he's doing a clubhouse.
The guy that catches.
All these really good
complementary player.
I think he and healed would give them the shooting
that they would have definitely need
in terms of coaches,
you know, there have been a lot of names, but I do hope that
they consider two guys
that are already on the staff David fist day landfill handy.
Both who have a lot of respect from
LeBron James. I hope they get interviews in the
the opportunity to at least
get a A shot at the job. But
I mean, I keep hearing names
when I hear names to me. If it's not connected
to LeBron James like to me it doesn't make sense you. He's
the best player on the team. He certainly has a lot of power on
that terminal slam enough.
Still got to be thinking about what face of the franchise.
I mean, this is like this.
Well, it's funny you say that because there's a report that
he made and we got,
yeah, let's sneak this in.
There's a report that he may
as shoe signing the extension that he's eligible for this year
and just play out next year, the last year of his contract.
So, if you're the Lakers, a, how worried are you be? Why
would you listen to em about a head coach? If he hadn't
committed to you for the Long Haul?
Well, yeah, I mean certainly if he decides to do that kind of
changes the game on it, right? I still think those two guys on
the staff for
one Fizzles, worthy of another opportunity and I think
Phil handy as a bright future
as a head coach in this league. So I mean, either,
either way, I think
they'd be fine there. But I think the NBA players
this is said respectfully to LeBron man. Take the money man.
Figure the rest out later, Paul. George gave you a map.
You signed a deal.
And you get your trade later, get your money.
You never know especially as you're getting older,
what your body could do.
And so I think the poor George model is the best model. Find,
you can't tell me that if LeBron Stein's a deal. And then
after next season decides,
he wants out that they're not going to accommodate them.
And fortunately, stay.
No, he always get might be in their best interest. Anyway.
Yeah,
I spared
you. Take the money, man.
Spears. Let's talk about last night. And I money moment for
the Minnesota Timberwolves and it may not mean a lot to a lot
of people but for them,
you know, second playoff appearance, since 2004,
they win the game over the Clippers
and they celebrate like crazy and they really got into it
Patrick Beverley in the arena on IG,
probably in the streets of Minnesota and say a Minneapolis
and Saint Paul. I don't know. But what did you think of
the celebration? They went too far
with Beverly. I think it's, you know, and he's always
emotional. Its it was Clippers induced
like if they had beat New Orleans and San Antonio
to get in, I don't know that he would have been that emotional
meeting the Clippers, basically got rid of them, right? And
didn't want to give him extra money.
And so, I think that
certainly has a lot to do
with the trolling
with the bitterness.
The fact that he cries a whatever.
Sachi room today.
Yeah, the fact that, you know, a it's
he got his 15 minutes of fame. It's about the end pretty soon.
So you might as well run with it, right? Yes. This might be
the most. We talked about Pat Bev, since he said, Russell
Westbrook out the playoffs
doing it much, but I am curious to see
the
him and Ja, I know he's going to be, certainly try to be
an irritant on jaw.
And intriguing thing about this series is
Memphis is now not Underdog anymore. Right?
Like and you're facing. It's almost like that Spider-Man
mean before they're pointing at each other.
You got two young
dogs.
Yeah, that are trying to prove something that are thirsty that
haven't done, anything
that want to show that they're ready to be
varsity teams in this league.
And, you know, it was one thing to do it in a regular season.
It's another thing to do it in the postseason. So,
It is not going to be scared of Memphis. They probably feel.
They're on the same level, if not better.
I'm that's a series. I wanted to see.
I'm really, really excited about that.
But I do think that like,
lost in all that,
like,
I'm telling you, this to Ant-Man is truth, bro, and we
talked about them before,
like that kid over here, that could
essentially be his first playoff game and he
Didn't play in the NCAA tournament. This is the first
time that his lights were bright with some amazing. Like,
I like more. Like I said, yes,
first play on the lights. Come on. I'll show up.
That's what he said, right? He showed up, man,
but I was like winning else. Has he had lights really
right? Right. And I go deep in joy.
You like,
whatever?
Trashcan ball kid is cold, man. Women. I get one every day. One
from day, one. Whatever you need me to do cleanup crate way
up 16. A superstar kids. Start buying - Jersey.
He's a good one.
He is the best one kudos to that young buck. I got spend
some time with him at Georgia. I saw it before he's special
and he has a personality to boot.
No doubt. Hey,
we got let you go. But on the way out, who gets the eighth
seed in both conferences, when this plan tournament is all
said and done at seven Wolves at 7:00,
who's eight in each in each conference.
I think the Clippers end up getting 860.
I'ma go with JB Bickerstaff in Cleveland.
I think they get to 82.
Wow.
Wow, even over Atlanta.
You got it Lana tonight.
Well, no, I mean olanta.
All
right. Well I'm saying.
I'ma go, I'm a, I have a, I have a feeling about leaving
the dear. I know trades will be mad at me for saying that,
but that the game is going to be in Cleveland that that
matters, although trick plays big games on the road.
I feel like Cleveland's gonna sneak into the playoffs
and I think big fella might be back to, so the afro will be
back that size.
As well, I think play a big difference.