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But I got the big diplomat my other brother Gelannie McCay j mcinn filling in for my brother. So let's get right to it. My boy status check NBA NBA Playoff latest Celtics and Nets. I can't really be mad for the simple fact that they're definitely out playing Brooklyn and it being out coached. Tatum has taken the challenge uh to guard Katie at the step up on both fans, he's definitely looking like the better player in this series.

I can't hate on that. Of the Celtons are the way more physical team, I can't hear hate on that. But what I can can hate on the Steve Nash. He is doing the terrible job coaching. You want to throw Blake in there. The last minutes of the game and see how quickly times of the ryand start getting a different field. You've got Blake and LaMarcus Artis on the sideline. I don't care if they're old or not. They have the experience, they physical and they know how

to play in these type of games. So he's definitely get our coach. But I give all the credit to the young guys in Boston and and uh the head coach. They're doing a great job. Absolutely. I think at some point in time we got to start talking about coach Nash, you know, very beloved as a player, but rights right now he's on he's on the coaching he's on the

sideline making a couple of questionable decisions. Like to your point, I think that between LaMarcus and Blake, they could have squeezed out of fifteen twenty minutes out of the power forward center physicians, regardless of what the point of rebound position look like. But another point you spoke to is it's is it about time we start looking at the Celtics as the formula for winning, you know, like you said, we can't be mad at it. And they won through

the draft. Danny Ames won through the draft, obviously, Brad Stevens went to the front office and took over the driver's the driver's seat. But they won through the draft. They didn't do it through free agency. Um, you gotta take your hat off to what they're getting down, best team, best defense in the league. They got an identity on offense now as opposed to talented is players just trying

to outdo each other. You know, as much as it pains me and you to to, you know, give this to eat and nasty name, it might be a time that we know, give them the least a hat tap out there in Boston, even though it pains me to say that. Oh yeah, I mean that's and that's just what it is. Broad They got the deepest and player the year. They're just a better team and they're showing it right now. And take our hats off to him. Next team, Heating Hawks heat up three one. They came

in Atlanta and got one. Uh, Jimmy Butter has been playing great. Um, I knew Miami was gonna win this series. Miami is focused on the championship. They wouldn't focus gonna get into the playoffs. They weren't Folk was gonn getting out of the first round of second round, out of out of West, All Eastern Conference Finals. They weren't about

winning the championship. They got the experience. They got the team with Kyle Lowry and jim on that with Jimmy Butlo on that team, they had the championship championship experience they need because both of these guys are all stars. Both of these guys are proven in this league and they know how to win. Great coach and spostra Um. It's over for allowting this game. Yeah, I mean Atlanta

is an advertising right now. They might be the you know, they might be the truffle fries to for for you know, the the heat to get to their next their next entrede. But I watched a couple of positions. I've watched a lot of that Heat game, and they're dialed in on defense man, their attention to detail, the wind players that where they're adjusting and funding, funding, funding the people to their principles. Bad amount of bio can obviously switch out

on the floor. We've talked about it on the show, how he's versatil and obviously can protect the rim. Jimmy's out there. They're just bullying. They're bullying trade they're bullying the young hawks. They're not giving them an opportunity to succeed at any level, whether that's bringing the ball up and he's getting passed off to another person, and then by the time he gets to the half court, he has to deal with Jimmy and somebody else. So that's a lot like how do you got to play, Steff?

I feel like Trey Young is gonna have to, you know, sit with this one to have a big offseason where he starts suddressing issues with his body. Like remember when Steph came back with a little more cat when when he was a little skinny. I think Trey is gonna have to look at some doing something like that. He's gonna end up shooting half court shots, you know what I mean the rest of his career. Yep. And they gave that hundred million. You know, I'm happy he got

his money, But that wasn't the batman. I mean, that wasn't the robbing to being a batman. To trade Young? You know, yeah, you know the fan of nah trade trade need a wing man, another guy, bigger player that can make more plays. Next team, We'll go to a Sixers and Raptors man. Toronto was able to squeeze one out Game four at home. Um and be playing hurt. But I I see, um put it up your clothes in this series out and beat it just too much. Right now, I still waiting to see what player James

Harden is gonna be. Actually, Maxie has been the second best player in this series, behind and then b. He's been playing well. Even Tobias has been playing well. Like I said, Toronto showed a little signs every any team can get one at home because of the crowd in the field. But Philadelphia is gonna intererstate this game. Yeah, Doc Rivers is back in that three one situation. I hope that, you know, they don't give any more weight to that. But like he said, Um, the MBD is

just too much. Even a halfway interest to James or out of check or whatever's going on with James is too much for the Raptors to deal with. You got one at home, Like he said, everybody's excited in the sets. You know, there's the exchange between Champagne and Joe Joel after the game. But at the end of the day, I think that's gonna be the highlight of this series. No disrespect Facts. Next in the East. Last one, we'll go with Bucks and bulls Man. The Bucks up three one.

Chicago was feeling good. They got that one win and man thought they were gonna do something. But once again the Greek freak the most dominant players and shock um, he got it on his mind he could take over games and from the first round and second round. He definitely can do that as great as he is great coach with Bud, but is a great great coach. They pay attention to detail. I've been coached by Bud and

I've been I've seen this. Scotten reports that he would be prepared before games and you know everything the team like to do, which way they like to go, every every move they like to make you know everything that you need to know to guard somebody. And but Bud is one of the best at that. You know. Mil Walker is definitely closed the series out to at home. Yep, nothing else to say there. It was good that they didn't getting better to sweep. I know Bud, you know

Darvin Hamm is over there. I believe darfn Haim still his longtime assistance. Shout out d ham my dog. But like you said, too much attention to detail. Too much playoff experience, too much Greek free. Grayson Allen is playing a role in these playoffs ironically, you know what I mean. For how much home drum there is about him, He's carved out a nice niche in the absence of p J. Tucker. It's not p J Tucker, but he's it's Grace and Allen's version of what that role should be, giving him

a little bit more offense. So I think it's gonna play out well in the playoffs. So that series is over. I just help Zach and the Mark and rest up, you know what I mean, in the off season and make another round Carusoe getting hit. We'll talk about entry injuries later. I think the Chicago has just been through too much. And that's that's that's series is over. One more thing for we lead to East. You know we're re calling this on the Monday, Bro, But he check

this out. The Celtist could be fall when it's come out, they could be sweeping boys and as Philadelphia could be done with Toronto. To what you think about that facts, I mean like he could like by the time you know, like by exactly what you said, by the time this comes out, that broom could be out the swifter, the broom, the little I robot whatever you know. It goes across the floor these days to get people up out of there and get the you know, get people in the

trash can. But they could be on the beach somewhere. And just in just a couple of hours here, moving on to the West Coast, we got the Warriors Nuggets. Man, the Warriors team is finally healthy. The team we want to see their playing like the three one against the Nuggets going home. I definitely see it. Stephan Clay having a big game, finishing this thing out. Yo just been great,

but he's just not enough. I think Draymond Green is showing why he's so important to that team, being able to make these big plays and and and defend Yoka, especially in the in the in the pivotal moments of the game, last two minutes of the game, he manning up and guarding one on one. I think that's big for his team. But they show on a lot of signs of the champion team, championship team that we've seen in the past, and I'm happy to see them back.

I'm happy to see them all healthy, winning and feeling good. About themselves because the league needed. I know I'm a Warrior for life uh as being alumni, but uh it's gonna be a tough game for them to close out because I know Yoki Gendeva is not gonna go easy. Yeah, they gotta they gotta motivated m VP candidate that doesn't want to go out on his home court. I agree with you completely about the Warriors. It's good to see Draymond turned back up. It's good to see the full

contingent out there on the court, Draymond, staff Clay being available. Obviously, Pool has done a great job and put himself into but they got a like commina that those young players that got a lot of experience while Steph was out, while Dre is out, they're able to keep themselves focused and when they get an opportunity at the end of the game and big games during playoffs, shout out to

those young kids. They're having their moments. So I can't imagine not being a bad thing for the Warriors moving forward. The Nuggets, they don't have their full compliments that they usually work with. But like you said, joke is the m v P. He might be able to pull another one out on home, depending on what's going on on the Warriors situation. But the Warriors should take care of business and not to like again, not in the near future.

We're gonna go on to the Sons and Pelicans. This is a surprise series for a lot of people because of the injury to Devin Booker, and it's showing how important he is to this team. But I gotta give props to Willie Green and the Pelicans because regardless who's on the court, these guys are coming prepared. They're competing their young team, a real young team, and a lot of these guys just their first time experience in the playoffs.

So to be without Zion, a new team, a young coach, and to be able to compete with the best team in the league to be too too. Regardless who's on the court right now, they still have Chris Paul. Kudos to them and shouts out to them. But for being ready to play and stepping up to the moment. I don't know how long the book is gonna be out, um, but they definitely need him at as you as you see. But if he if he don't come back in the series, it's gonna be harder things to get out of this one.

It's gonna be a problem. El Sinco. You already already know that that matchup with Valutunist and Jackson Hayes them at the four and five. I feel like it's is a lot for for them to deal with right now. Willie green Is, you know, it's done a great job with the lineups and getting the matchups that he thinks that he need. Obviously, Devin Booker not being there, there's a big hole. Crowder didn't have a great start to the playoffs. I think he hit like he's finally hit

his first three last game. He's been able to do some things defensively well, like that he normally does. But I think they got a problem. You know what's gonna be the issue is is Alvarado. The Alvarado CP three thing is a thing for this series. Every series has a backstory. He is getting on CP three's last nerves, you know what I mean. I just love everything about him. He was the a C C player, the defensive player

of the year. I love the hair and the bun in the New York He's just not fearful, like you said, like he fits with that young team. He's not fearful. He got him with the with the what the what the job ass thing he does when he post the ball from behind you. CP three didn't think he's gonna be able to get him. He seems to know about the situation. He knows this is a good time to play himself into some money. Jack, get us some type

of identity. But with the fan base, be a favorite, you know, a fan favorite, so I just want to kill I just think we should keep an eye on that situation. And like you said, nobody thought the Pelicans. And Pelicans been through a lot, from the twelfth seed into the playing into these moments. I think they're primed and ready for a situation where if a superstar falls out. I think because they're young, they don't know no better. And theause this this this could be our first round upset.

Shout out C. J. Mccaully too for for leading these young boys and carrying the team right now. He's bawling Grizzlys t Wolves, Man, I see this one going seven. You look at Game one, because the stars are showing up in this series. Game one to start, one of the stars in Minnesota after was stepped up. He had a big game for the point game. Game one game too. You've seen that job wasn't going like that. He told everybody, stay calm, don't worry about it. They gets in Minnesota.

Minnesota get off to a good stop, but the star again, Josh shows up again and carries his team to come back win in Minnesota Game four. The other star in Minnesota, Cat was like, nah, it ain't going down as the polt of that team. He's done it. So the stars are showing up in this series. I see it going seven. But it's a good series to watch. This has been one of my best favorite series to watch. To watch the matturation and Cat during this playoff series because he

could have easily laid the laid the egg. He didn't have the best start um the way, Like you said, the stars are showing up and providing moments, not you know, not one to relinquish any type of advantage. I think this is this is up there with one of the better series we've seen this postseason. We obviously know Jaws gonna step to the table. He's is probably gonna have some signature moments by the end of this playoff series. At the end of this playoffs season, but like Desmond Bain.

Didn't he go like two straight games hitting seven threes or something like that during the season. So again, stat you played in the playoffs. We both played in the league. There are times in the playoffs where you can play yourself into a bad from one playoff series playing in the pressure ride situation. We know a lot of guys, a lot of guys, even not as talented as guys in contract situations, but the fact that they came through in those playoffs series for fan bases, it became fan

fan favorites. They were able to play that to a couple of multi year contract you know what I mean, for a little bit of stability. So I think that's an opportunity for a guy on Memphis or the Wolves team. There's a couple of players that are in those situations. So that should be you know, there should be an asterisk next to that series because it's been a good win and it should continue to be. Yeah, definitely gonna

be good. When I'm tuned the end of that one final playoff series in the Western Conference, the Jazz and MAVs. Hey man, I'm I'm just gonna start it with saying bye, I'm upset with Jay Kidd. Let me tell you why I'm upset with. Let me tell you why I'm upset with, Jay Kidd. You go and you go up in the series to one, you win the first game in Utah.

Brunson is bawling. He is carrying his team. Lucas still injured, but Luca getting the chance to rest, and you bring Luca back game for and y'all end up having to let down because Brunson had to take the seat back to Luca. You gotta ride that wave. You gotta let Brunson continue to roll and give Luca another another game to rest. And then that just in case you could arrest you. You You could have sealed it at home. But they made a bad decision with bringing Luca back that game.

The should have let Bronson rock out, but shot out, shot out to Bondanovitch, he is really taking the uh, the challenge to guard Luca. He picking him up full court, getting still trying to getting pushed offs on Luca. Lucas still killing him, but he's taking the challenge and UH and they're playing well. Donovan Mitchell and a big for the play where to see that game the other day.

But I think if if the if the marriage would have left brushing Rock again on the road just to see because there was rolling with without without Luca, and gave Luca an extra day to rest. I think they'll be going home three one instead of two too. Yeah, that's that's tough. I mean, if Jaked, if Lucas probably putting a lot of pressure on Jaked, if Jack kid don't want to lose no playoff game in his first stint, if there's some of you know, if Lucas some type

of Luca is available, I get it. That's the fifty fifty. But to your point, Jathan Brunson has been balling, you know what I mean, and he has the pulse of that team. He's done a great job in Lucas absence. He's kind of done a great job under the tutelage of JACIB. But you know, that's I couldn't. I could easily understand that, you know, JACB being sweating about getting Luca back into the line, because I'm pretty sure it

was coming from on high. Luca. He probably was second guesting, like if I'm gonna go out, I might as well go out, you know with Luca. But you you do have there is some validity to your point about you know, protecting your superstar and the fact that Brentson was playing so well, let's talk about injuries, man, How important injuries all to the playoffs. I always talk about when we won the championship and oh three we went, we ran through that, we were into Dallas in the Western Conference

finals and Dirk got hurt. That was a big load off us. You know, we end up winning four two, But I know everybody in their mama, no, it would have been a different series if Dirt would have been there. Right, I'm not saying they would have won, but you know what I'm saying, it might not have been four to probably the seven games. But having to beat out, having Step out, having Simmons out, having Booked out, and having

Middleton out. That is all stars, that is all key players, two teams, you know, And uh, I really think that Phoenix is gonna feel it the most, you know, not having book his scoring, his leadership on the team. They don't even have close to having other players that can go out there and get buckets like he can. And uh, as you see in this series is uh, it's taking a lot of pressure off New Orleans on defense because they don't have to worry about the problem coming down

to getting thirty to four. They every night, right they can they can really focus on Chris Paul his playmaking and try to see what other guys are are ready to step up and beat you, and they they don't have guys it's ready to do that right now. But so for me, you know, um, definitely not having a Simmons for Brooklyn also is a big problem. Um. But with me, it's not the same as em beating book in Middleton. It's not the same. This guy just don't

want to play. I mean, you want to, you want to show video, You want to show videos a duncan, but you can't. You could while you while you can't do that in the game. I just don't get that your team is at the point where they are about the season is about to be ended by Boston, and now you're still sitting on the sidelines, probably worrying about some lawsuits. You got to get some money or I

don't know what's going on. But I would not want to be his teammate right now because I know I'd be speaking my mind to him and I'm pretty sure he would like Man, it's tough. It's tough to to to not have an opinion on how things have gone. If we're in the locker room together, if we're on the team together, it's like I'm trying to hold you down. It's like, I mean, come on, man, I'm not asking that you come out here and you know, give me

a double double. But if you can come out here and play fifteen minutes, help out on the defense of some of the defensive responsibilities, some of the ball handling. We already talked about injuries and nobody's healthy and have we both played through injuries. He played a lot more minutes heavy, with a lot more responsibilities than I have. But it can be done. These are the moments that the playoffs are about, and beat is doing it with

a handle on. That means everything. So although Steph is out on the court, we still know that he's not at add percent. Booker Middleton Zion for Pete Sex, you know what I mean. We can't even get his eye on. Is trying to get on the court, going between the legs, letting people know he wants to rock, you know what I mean, sitting on the sideline, thirsty. I just don't see the thirstiness and being sentence on the sideline cool and then Jimmy hend the sunglasses chilling and the spongebobish

types outfit. It's not enough urgency for me, considering what what that team has already been through, for the coaches and the front office people that have put their jobs on the line to put the young Memphis team the room. Just a little bit of appreciation and activity I feel like would have went a long way as far as the Ben Simmons saga goes. But again to your great point, injuries have always been appointed the game, a part of

the game, especially in the playoffs. But you know what I mean as far as it goes with Ben, we would like to see him at least try. I don't even care if he's the video of him trying and then his back hurts and they pull him out. At least that does help us in the locker room and the sideline with the fellas. I don't know what they're playing off off season if he's gonna be there, like, he's still gonna have some type of buying with with

with the guys. So injuries are a part. I think they're gonna have a play a bigger part in this playoffs. We we don't know if anybody else is gonna get hurt moving forward. So like you had another great point about CP three having to make an adjustment because he usually else to the fourth quarter and then he starts

turning on his offense. But right now he doesn't have deep book to take over that first, second, and third quarter, and he's gonna be hell is stressed out by the time he gets to the fourth and he's playing against Alvarado. So injury is gonna be a major factor grooming forward. And and and the closed Middleton Milwaukee, we gotta watch. We gotta watch that because Middleton is definitely their closer and they need him in those closing moments because the

regree can only do so much as playmaking. So you need to watch that as well. Good car on the Radar, presented to you by Draft Kings, Injuries and storyline shape up.

The latest odds for conference winners the conference winners for the Eastern Conference, they have Boston plus one thirty five, Miami plus three hundred, Milwaukee plus three fifty, and Philly plus three ninety, which one of them all As you're taking Jay Mack after I've seen what I've seen from Miami, man, and in the last if it can carry you over, Like I always try to take a chance. I know it's easy to say Austin and Milwaukee in a couple of the sad class, but I always take a chance

with some of my picks. So I'm gonna roll with those Miami odds. Yeah, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go with Miami tune now, and I like the way they if just just the way it's shaping out right now, they'll be matching up with Boston. I like the way they match up with Boston. Not not sure if they can beat Boston, but I like the match up. I know they're a physical team and they're gonna meet their

physicality right Yeah. Absolutely. And the collaboration in Miami between Spo and Karen shoutout tough Jews and in unity over there, they seem they have like an open form of discussion before even gets to the bench, and you know that means you know what that means in the locker room like that, especially in the playoff room, that means everything. So they just seem dialed in too much attention to detail. Like we spoke earlier, and too much, too much spoke. Yeah,

those player voices definitely matter. Let's go to the Western Conference. They gotta go to State plus one thirty Phoenix plus two twenty, Memphis plus five hundred and Dad, it's plast one thousand. How are you going there? Go to State. I'm gonna take that. I'm gonna take that. Golden State. Phoenix was the sexy pick at first, you know, but

the injuries happen. You know, the Western Conference is injury interesting because you got Lucas injury, you got the young Memphis team, you got Devin Booker's injury, You've got Steph coming back from injury. So the Western Conference is really a lot, really predicated on health. But I'm gonna go with the Golden State Warriors. I like what i've seen. I think that Denver is gonna push them just enough in this first round to get them geared up for

the next round. Yeah, Memphis in Dallas, they're not ready yet. Their young team, dame that they don't have the team they need to to pull this off. Phoenix, no Booker, no go. Uh, Golden State go to stay healthy. Right now, they're looking good. They've been there. That's a that's a smart bit with me gonna go to State absolutely going one more. I'm making oh Man Alright. So we had a chance to have my brother the real McDonald's game m v P Shaheen Holloway the new coaches, Seaton Hall.

We had him on the show, Um is a great show. He told us a lot of stuff about how he was feeling in his journey to being where he had now the head coaches seating all check his tea's out you as the head coach, former head coach of St. Pete made a historical n C double a run uh this past march, being able to build them up, Uh, not only into a Cinderella story, but just a well disciplined team that played hard, had a lot of heart. Uh. What was that talk to us about that process and

how that happened. You know it was at first it was tough, right, any time you go from a high major to a low major. Right, things that you're not used to know far as budget and how you travel and you know, having a strength coach and things like that. So I had to work through all that stuff. But at the end of the day, to be honest with you, Matt, I which we just gotta do that with that one the ball right, just do it. That was hungry, had

chip on his shoulder, that was underrecruited. People didn't believe in them. I brought them in. You know, I like tough guys. I I played a certain way, so I want God to fit my personality right, So when I was going through the process of recruiting guys, I wanted guys like that, gods that you know, just hungry and it's kind of something to prove. I want to know, eat your food, you feel me. And that's kind of the guys I brought in. But how hard was it?

And what did you tell your guys when you decided to take the seat and job seat and seeing the whole head spot. Well, I'll be honest with you, Matt, it was it was easy, right, Um not say easy at this point. The guys made it easy for me. Right, I want to locker room and we was in there for three hours, bro, just chopping it up, kicking it. And theil guy was like, Coach, you gotta go. You know that's home. You work your butt off for this opportunity, Like that's something that we would do if we had

the opportunity. So when they told me that, you know it was it made it easy for me. That's beautiful looking back on the journey, on the experience, what particularly stood out to you about this tournament run? You know what? Just right for these guys, you know, And obviously I'm sitting here told to you guys, I'm blessed to be here, But it wasn't for those guys, I wouldn't be it today talking to you guys, right, So for me, for them, it was like everything right. You know, you ad admit major,

you know, you work your your butt off. You look at this type of stuff on TV growing up, and for them guys to be in that spotlight and performed the way they performed, Like I just was sitting back taking it in like for real, for real, Like I'm sitting there like these guys get a chance to build Dave brand right now, right, I just love the attention for them and beyond you just playing against the best teams and knocking them off real talk, what was it

like when you signed your name as the head coach? Right right, So I'm gonna be you know, this is a real show, so you gotta be be real, right, And I looked at that I had to make sure it was good because this is home, and when home, you don't want to mess it up, right, You don't want to go in there and make sure it's the right situation with the right people. And I trust the people that was here at the time right now, UM, and I can't mess it up. It's too important for me. Yeah.

Works I think I speak for all of us. Works out and you see what kind of culture you build over there. Next up the abuson Classic I can't wait. Let's talk about this week July. And obviously you've been there. You've been a part of everything I've been doing in Memphis, and it's a blessing to have Showtime CBS on board this year and also body Armor coming on as a sponsor as well. I think it's gonna be a beautiful thing,

a beautiful week I've been coaching this year. One I'm excited to, uh to see what these kids gonna bring again this year. But Jolynni started off, what you're looking forward to this week, uh, seeing from these young guys

and your experience of the Alaniser classes. From my experience, every everything, everything, the moment we got there, everything has been authentic, you know, shout out to buy being in joy there that I have haven't seen two guys that cared so much about the project in a long time. Their passion speaks volumes the minute I got there. The authenticity, the fact that we're leading and all American game for

Chuck is just baffling to me. And to see your passion about the project and how you pour into the kids. How when you first you know what I mean, converted you. You know you've been You actually kept going out there. You're faster, you went prayed, uh, kept kept that schedule. So just watching everything coming to come to fruition obviously shout out to Showtime and Showtime always reaching back and giving the voices you know what I mean to us the athletes and trusting us to go out with different

projects with the vision. Shout out b D, Shout out CBS for hasn't been a long time, stag. I want you to you don't want to leave some room for you to talk about it. But it hasn't been going on for like ten or fifteen years. It's only been a couple of years that a bunch of former players really got the chance, you know, really decided to get together to give you know, flowers to one of our

most revere basketball players. So I'd like to leave the Florida talk to you about how short the window that's been, and then how good has it been for you know, showtime and former players to get out, you know, get out and prop up on our own. Yeah, man, three to four years. Man, I just at the first, I gotta start with Bobby and John. I think, you know, just a passion Bobby and him loving Chuck the way and loving a out the way. We all love him

and want to see ay I get as flowers. We as athletes don't really come across too many friends like that that want to see us get our flowers, but not just talk about it, go out about action and doing it the right way. And I think for a how to have this game allons the classic right now to be just as big as the McDonald's game, if not bigger. I know one thing it is that's different. We're way more authentic and we're really a part of the culture with this game. It's just a blessing, man.

And you know, like I said, Bobby and jo just uh, these two guys are angels to Chuck to be able to have this game and for me to be a part of from year one, man, just to be able to coach these kids, be around them and understand and help them understand how important it is that one of ours has a game, how important it is for us for them to come out there and really put on the show, play their hardest, and and and and behave just as good as they will behave at any other

high school classic, you know, like the mcdowance game and anything else. And we are providing more. You know, we have NBA players everywhere a part of the coach. We have the best coaches. Uh. Like you said, Showtime CBS. Name another game that that that's affiliated with Showtime CVS. So, like I said, shout out to Bobby too, man, I think it's just everything is coming together for a reason, man.

And I think the reason why it's happening because you're putting a whole a group, a group of genuine men together to come up with great ideas and all love chucked the same. But I'll understand the business side of it, and we're making it work, you know what I mean. So shout out to everybody involved. Man. I think, uh, you know, e Ray, everybody now everybody involved with with what we're doing down there and being involved with this

obvicence class. It's a movie, man, and I'm just I'm I get emotional, but I'm just happy that I'm being a part of something that Abson deserves. No, I'm big at big Time, Eddie Murphy coming to America. I'm very happy to be here vibes when when when it comes to the Iverson Classic and being a part of the Showtime team in the footprint them, so yeah, shout out to the team and everybody in tire, Shout out to Bobby and jo and I can't wait to see him

Memphis in a couple of day. Brother. Closing thoughts, Stack, You've obviously been very vocal on I g H the last couple of days, the last couple of weeks, well the last your whole I g lifetime. But this last post in particular, you spoke on creators, uh in our stories, whether that be athletes, black creators, and and you know people that look like us. You know, if you if you follow Stack Stack five on Instagram, you will be

very familiar for the post. With the post, but I'd like to give this give you a little time to expand on your post. I think feel that there was a little more that you wanted to say. Then you left a little meat on the bone, you know, as as opposed to your ir G post. So I'm gonna give you the floor to expand on what exactly you meant by that post. Yeah, well, you know, it's at a point now where we can't be using other people

for examples. I mean, you use other people as excuses for our success or other people as excuses for telling our stories wrong. We have so many shows now, we have so many avenues and platforms like we have all the smoke or war winning shows like ours and other and other platforms that we control our own narrative. And it seems anytime we have um some type of issue or go through something in life where it blows up in the media and it's just an instant hit when

people talk about it is drama. When it's time for us to really everything's out and really clear the story out and tell the truth, we always go to places where these are the same people that was demeaning you the whole time, right so, and and then you runt to them to tell you runting them to tell your story and really they're not laughing, but they're not laughing

with you, they're laughing at you. And we put ourselves in these and in these predicaments so many times where our stories been getting told by other people and after after all over the media, all over the tabloids. Oh, I didn't say that all Why they twisted it like that?

They didn't ask me that that way, you know. So it just it just sucks that we're still trying to use um other people for excuses when we work so hard to be in a position we are now to be able to have podcasts, to be able to have shows that we control our on that to tell our own stories and tell them the right way. I appreciate all of athletes and guests that's been on our show

because that's what they trusted to do. They come there and we want to catch that vibe that we bring, but also expect us to touch on some real topics and to and to open up to them the same way they opened up to us. But they know they're guarded. At the same time, we're not trying to demean anyone, and a lot of rappers are are using the million dollars a game with Gillen Willow as their platform to tell their stories because they know it's gonna be told right.

It ain't gonna be watered down, and people are gonna be able to hear it clear. We have to take advantage of each other, uh and and and support each other to be proud of each other. But being in a position that for a long time we couldn't be in right, So we gotta take advantage of these opportunities.

The doors are open if we don't get it together and and and rally up like some many other communities, and like we always talk about in our community about rallying together and putting them played together and making it beneficial for everybody. One thing that I I love about working for show Time, and honestly, while I feel so honored to be working about working with you and Matt, is that the time. Nobody knows the time and the

effort you guys put into this. And even before I came on, there was a great period where you have to make sure you sweat me about being you know, technique, making sure I got everything study and everything. Shout out to e who you know what I mean, who who are studying that the need so the authenticity cannot be duplicated.

It's not fake. Nothing about this show is fake. I think we always have a responsibility, even in the edits when I'm on the post side, about making sure we're painting everybody with enough love and life as you and Matt do on the show, saying I know everybody on the team takes that very seriously, whether it's the cameraman,

audio guy. It's just so like it really feels like almost like an NBA environment where you know somebody's coming from the front office and you know somebody's helping you with this and that, Like, I take my job very seriously, you know what I mean. I'm very proud to wear all the smoke merchandise. I take you know, my my relationship with you and Matt seriously. You know, obviously we're ours is gonna We knew each other for a long time,

but it's continue to evolve in this space. And I couldn't whole heartily agree with you about taking advantage about using us to tell our stories and then we don't have an excuse to blame somebody else. Yeah, and I gotta I gotta go back and give that shot at the showtime. You know, this one thing I love about the partnership. Then let us come to that does control our own environment. Like one thing about Once you meet me and Matt, you'll understand that we open everybody. You know,

love fall. We have love fall. We are we stand on that, you know what I mean, and we want to see everybody win. So if we can create that type of environment, you know, we're all races working together, getting the job done, everybody feeling good and enjoining their work and their work environment. If we can create this environment such a short time, there's so many other people that's willing to create that environment but don't have that don't have the opportunity, right. So if you see people

with that opportunity, continue to support them. And if you know they're paying the narrative the right way and doing the right thing and not trying to demean any race or any culture, you've got to support them because that's the type of shows we need on TV, and that's the people that need to be controlling the narrative. Well, he said, what's burning available every week at showtime YouTube and on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok at show basketball. Yeah, I have a good one piece m