Ep10

That looked perfect. On my end, it looked perfect. I like watching you. Let's get it poppin'. Out of ten. Promise land. We had it. Pathetic. We're not quitters. We'll say that. No, you interrupted me. And we're delusional. We think we'll make it. RJ's ready to quit his job, ladies and gentlemen. Outlaw. I got outed. I went to a happy hour. So I didn't re-share the LinkedIn post, right, that Lucky posted. Very sweet. But I didn't... Yeah, but he still... He didn't just, like, post it and was like, go listen. He typed up a nice thing. VP vibes. I don't want to say it in all business, but... Yeah, I was at a... Someone saw it. Someone at work saw it. And they were like, hey, I just want to say, like, that's super cool. I've always wanted to do that. But really cool. So we worked together. We're at a happy hour. And the basketball game's on. And I'm, like, talking to somebody. And I'm like, oh, yeah, I'm a huge basketball nerd. I love basketball. I was like, okay, so he's really good this year. And the guy who saw it on LinkedIn, he's like, yeah, he's a huge basketball nerd. He has a podcast. And everybody just, like, stops. Everybody just stops. And they're like, are you serious? My boss is there. And he's like, really? And, oh, my gosh, I was just like, wow, this is crazy. Yeah. Yeah, I was embarrassed. I was embarrassed. This is what you call it, talent? This is a talent. It is. Yeah. Yeah. Social media, effort, time. Post-production, effort, time. Recording, effort, time. Doing pre-production. I don't even have a camera. I don't even have a camera. I've never seen them in my life. Clearly, let's move the fuck on. Yeah, shut the fuck up, please. Fuck, Boston. Dude, they shoot so many threes. It's crazy. Like, obviously, they were number one in the league. But they literally live and die by the three. They're shooting 40 threes a night. 40. Did you ever think that a team would be putting up 40 shots? These guys are only taking like 90 shots. Half of their shots are threes. Oh my god, Jalen Brown. I don't like Al Horford, either. I don't like Al Horford, man. Derek White is a baller, dude. Holy shit, Derek White is so good. Everybody's got to love Drew Holiday, right? Yeah. Yeah, I agree. I don't know, man. There's something about Boston. The green color also, like, it's tacky. It's tacky. Yeah. Yeah. I will say this. Jason Tatum had a great quote at the end of the last game. I don't know if you saw it. But basically, he's been saying, obviously, he hasn't been scoring well. They've been winning. They're the best team in the NBA. They won executive of the year. They're the best team in the NBA. Constructed roster. Sorry, let me repeat it. I'll repeat it. Sorry. So the Celtics. Fuck, I forgot where I started. So Jason, okay, I remember. Jason Tatum, he had a great quote at the end of the last game. Obviously, he hasn't been shooting the ball well. He hasn't been scoring. But they've still been winning. So it's kind of gone a little under the radar. But he finally had a great game. Game three, he really took over. He had, like, 30 points. He was aggressive early on. He had his step-back threes. He was cutting from the elbow. Just a really impressive game. But at the end of the game, he didn't go to the media and was like, hey, I told you guys. I can turn it on whenever I want, throw it in their face, be like, I'm still him. He was very insightful. He basically talked about, like, hey, I respect what you guys do. Obviously, it's the conversation you guys are having that fuels the whole NBA circle, right? And that's what you guys are supposed to talk about and put the pressure on us as players to perform better. And it's on us to take that and, you know, try to pull some constructive criticism from it and make ourselves better from that. And I just thought it was a very insightful quote that he had and a way to think about the media instead of how most players do, which is they're always out to get us. Hell, yeah. Fuck Boston. You're probably right, yeah. Yeah, I love the hooray. Yeah, it is. They played really well. They played really well in the game while he was out, though. They almost won. It was very close, competitive. I was shocked. They all pulled together somehow. But, yeah, man, like, they just can't win without Donovan Mitchell. Donovan Mitchell really is that, like, I've been super impressed by him. Obviously, they had that first-round exit last year. They were, like, the fourth or fifth seed again last year, and then they had that first-round exit. And this year, I was like, maybe he's not that guy. Like, he was kind of injured for a while, and I was like, yeah, they might get bounced again, right? The Magic Series looked pretty tough. But I will say, man, Donovan Mitchell is a superstar. Donovan Mitchell is a superstar. Do you think he's good enough to be the number one option on a championship team? And, yeah, they are. Obviously, they won that one game. I think it was game two. They won. Obviously, they won game two. I think that was because of Evan Mobley. He played very well. I think it was game three. I think it was game four. I think it was game five. I think it was game six. I think it was game seven. I think it was game eight. He played very well. But, yeah, something is just not there. Obviously, Jared Allen is still hurt. I don't know when he's going to be back. But Darius Garland has been very inconsistent. I don't know what's not working for him. Maybe he's just not a playoff performer. I've watched him make some really bad plays with the balls, man. I know his turnover numbers aren't awful, but the way he's turning the ball over, it's just like, dude, what are you doing? Like a lead pass and a fast break, like you messed that up. You can't do that in the playoffs. Well, they've gone against two really good defensive teams, so that's part of it. But, yeah, with all of that, you know, they've still been winning games. Yeah, I've been super impressed by Donovan Miller. I've been super impressed by him. I've been super impressed by him. I've been super impressed by him. I've been super impressed by him. You see Braun at the game? You see Braun at the game? Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. Low recruit. It's the second round. Yeah, paid. Unbelievable. Just disgraceful, pathetic, just very, let's just, it is what it was. It was a temper tantrum. He felt he was getting mugged. I saw a lot of flailing, if I'm being honest, a lot of selling the call, which the numbers all try to do. Jokic flops a lot, Murray flops a lot. The game was a lot more physical than we've seen, but dude, just get on and play with it. If they're going to be physical on one end, learn to play physical on the other end, and don't just cry. You literally are a teenager. You're throwing stuff on the court. I've never seen anything like that. I've never seen anything like that. Anthony, I don't know if you can hear me. Anthony Edwards, what a competitor on the other end. Kevin Garnett. 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I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. So yeah. Hold on. Really exciting series. Game 5 coming up. It might go to 7. But let's move the fuck on. Alright. Going back to the east. Nixon Pacers. Oh my god man. Did he really have a choice? Did he have a choice though? No. But like this year wasn't his fault. Like. Who does he play? He has Julius Randle out. You want Precious's 2? 40 minutes? You want to play Precious's 2 of 40 minutes though? He had fucking. He had. He had fucking Jonathan Sims out there. Exactly. He. Got the ball. This is how I'll explain to you guys. Who the fuck Jonathan Sims is. Jonathan Sims. Is a player who. Got inbounded the ball. Dribbled up to the half court line. Dead stopped his dribble. And didn't know what to do with it. And got an 8 second turnover. He had to play playoff minutes. Because of how injured the Knicks are. Like. Bad luck dude. Everyone's injured. Everyone's injured. Yeah. But. OG Anobis out. Mitchell Robinson's out. Julius Randle's out. It's just absolutely. Decimated. In the half court. So. Gotta love that sneaky athlete. Blue. Blue collar. Get to the game. Do all the right things. Yeah. And the bucks who were banged up. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No like you said. You have to play the teams that are in front of you. The Pacers obviously had. A rough. You know going. Finding some consistency. I think it pays. It's been a big deal for them. Game. Game three. Sorry. Game three and four. They made a big deal about playing. More physical defense. Which I really liked. But game four I was really impressed. You could see how far they wanted to push the ball. And. Yeah man talking about the Knicks. And how tired they are. Game four was brutal. Like you could tell the transition defense. Nobody was matching up. Josh Hart. Who's a fan favorite. The toughest guy out there. He was looking lost. Like I've never seen Josh Hart. Not know where to go. Like he's. Just didn't have the energy. To run out to the corners. Pick up. The guys like. They just look lost. Like three people on two. And the Pacers. I don't know. But within 10 minutes of watching the game. I was like this stuff doesn't even matter. This is just icing on the cake. If they just run the ball. They're going to win. Because the Knicks just couldn't match up. They just couldn't play transition defense correctly. I don't know. Yeah. And. All you need is a little luck. Also right. They've had. A couple of teams that have gotten injured. Who's to say. Someone on the Celtics can't. Right. If they move forward. I still think there's a chance the Knicks. Yeah. The East is just really banged up. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's what you get when you play hard all season. And you win yourself the first seed. You get an advantage in most of these matchups. But. Yeah. You know. I don't want to get caught up on the Celtics again. But. They have some things where it's still like. Are they championship ready? I. Yeah. And I guarantee. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I thought that was going to be really bad. Smackdown. WrestleMania. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, my God. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And yeah, like I said, I'm impressed with Mark for trying to find a creative solution. It was not one that I had thought of, but they need to do more. Keep finding ways to either get the bigs out of the paint, or to get them off the court completely. So they can actually rebound and get in the paint, or they will lose this series, they will lose the next two games. Yeah. Yeah, we're kind of, yeah, I agree. We're at like 50 minutes. So, yeah. No, don't use it too much, bro. So, we talked about our, yeah. Yeah. Can you explain now? Can you explain now? Because I forgot. Okay. How could I possibly be cheating? I'm on camera. First guess. Is there a picture of these players? No, let's skip it. So not, okay, so in the wrong conference, and not, so it's got to be a guard, and now it's in the east. Oh, yeah. Damn, LeBron James was an awful pick, huh? Yeah. But not in the western conference is the big thing, I think, and they are not a small forward or a power forward or a center, so it's got to be a guard. In the east. Let's guess. I don't want to go too much on the other end now. Donovan Mitchell. I was going to guess Trae Young, but then he's so short. That's it? Okay. Dean Wade? Yes? Fuck. Who's the... Is Dean Wade a guard? Fuck. Yeah, there's another white guard. I thought his name was... I thought his name was Dean Wade. Garland's short. Garland's like 6'1". No, no. How many guesses do I have left? I have five guesses left? Paris LeVert? We're number two or one, right? One, two, three, four, five. Who comes off the bench for... Who comes off the bench for Mitchell? Give me a hint. This ain't going to happen, but... I ain't guessing this. God. Sam? I don't know. I don't know. I never would have guessed that. I never would have guessed that. No, it wasn't. No, it wasn't. Fuck this game! Disappointed. All right. I've been tweeting while I've been out. Like I said, like I'm not... God damn, bro. I like how you just talked about it and you're all trying to not worry. You got this, dude. Okay. It's going to automatically cut it. All right, so guess the player. He is in the east. And he is taller than 6'6". It's yellow, yeah. And they are younger than 23. And they wear a number lower than 11. Of course, that's how the game is played. I would have said that. That's up to you to decide. They are not in the same division. Oh, they are in the same division, I meant. Yeah, they are. He is taller than 6'6". He's 6'8". Oh, yeah. I did say that. So he's shorter than 6'8". Now. And he is older than 19. He says it's negative one. How could you ask me if it's below zero? Of course, it's above zero. I would have told you that. I would have told you that. So, not in the southeast division. We're going to cut this because I should have been telling you the position, too. I didn't. I'll let you have that, bitch. Well, Tyrese Maxey is not 6'7". I should actually guess that for you. Tyrese Maxey is incorrect. The only correct thing is the Eastern Conference. Taller than 6'2". Younger than 23, which is the same age as Jaime. And still, it's a number above zero. The Atlantic division is incorrect. The Atlantic division is incorrect. Absolutely not. Overturned. This game has taken us over 15 minutes. Well, we'll cut so much of it, so we'll see him better, I guess. I'm putting the guess in. I do, because Cam Thomas is a fucking guard. That's the Atlantic division. I know. Correct. That was a... Jairus Walker. That is correct. Guys, RJ cheated. Let's go over this really quickly, people. 1, 2, 3, 4 guards. When he knew after the first one it was not a guard. He guessed two players with the same exact number. He guessed two players with the same exact age. He guessed two players in the same division. And then guessed two players in the other division, which was also wrong. And then he fucking nailed it. And you know what I'll say? That's a mic drop moment, and we'll never play this game again. Good job. Good job, dude. Top of the world! Let's go. It's 10 o'clock. It's 10 o'clock. So we're going to wrap it up here, guys. We're going to wrap it up. We're going to wrap it up. It's a little sad. It's a little sad. Yeah. Honestly. No, I'm just not going to say it. We appreciate you guys. Please, please subscribe to the podcast. Rate the podcast. You can find us on all places you listen to podcasts. Nice. Yeah. So, yeah, please follow us there. Retweet our stuff. Tweet at us. Any engagement. Thanks for listening. Peace. Yeah, I noticed that.