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Let's get to it. Status check Eastern Conference that's just starting to find their rhythm when he's seven other last tenths and at fourteen and six, LaMarcus Aldrich has been turning back the clock, averaging nineteen over his last five. Just in Joe Harris ankle surgery out four to eight weeks. Let's talk about this next team. YEA thought Joe Harris was hurt since last year. I ain't seen it. For the playoffs, he was absent, No, he was cast for the Ghost and now he's hurt. I hope he get

back soon, but he wasn't doing that anyway. Um. LaMarcus Ardris is big for them, bro. It's big coming back after after he said he was gonna retire. But to see him back on the court, to see the contribution he's given to this team with everything they're going through like Joe Harris being out and Kyrie not being there, is big for that team and uh and Io. For his team to be successful even if Kyrie don't come back, he has to continue to play this way. He has

to go back to his all star phone. I agree, Aldrich. I think we've talked about we think Paul Millsap needs to step up and Blake Griffin. You know, they kind of did the Kers recipe where they got a bunch of older free agents, uh for for a good price. And I think these guys are just gonna have to find the rhythm. Will Kyrie come back? I think that's still a question the world is wondering James Harden hopefully

finding his rhythm of soon. He mentioned that it's it's been tough for him trying to really find his rhythm and when he's supposed to do what. But I think that's something he'll work itself through. Um Again, I think this team is fine. As long as you've got Kevin Durant and you can be healthy when it matters, you're always gonna have a shot to win bucks getting healthy

turning the corner. Since Middleton came back seventh straight, had missed the previous eight before that, UH really like this team. I think Janice obviously took that step to show the world what type of player he is and what's he's about. It's good, it's good to have him back, and some the fact that he's the big shot maker. He initiates the offense and he takes a lot uh pressure of Greek free He's the most dominant player in the game. He gets all attention. But having Meddles in the court

makes his team a championship team. Without him, they're not. Yeah, he's definitely their closer, and they just signed our brother DeMarcus cousins Man, So hoping he gets a chance to really kind of find his rhythm. These situations are tricky because sometimes they may sign you on a non guaranteeing you really not get a chance to do your ship. So hopefully they give him a chance to do something, because I definitely think he still has something in the tank.

As of Monday, eleven teams are separated by only four games in the East. Obviously, the Nets are at the top of that Milwaukee number two, Washington three, Chicago, Milwaukee, Charlotte, Nick's, Atlanta, Cleveland, and then Boston and Philly are on the outside looking in. And the playing situations right now, this what this East is wild, and it's it's really similar to the to

the West. But let's talk about the East right now, Like you can go on a four or five six game winning streak and climb from the gutter to a top four seed in the Eastern Conference. Yeah, because you gotta look at the East. You know, you've got so many teams that still don't even know they're for a roster. You know, You've got Philly, you got Brooklyn still missing Kyrie, you know what I mean. You've got a lot of teams in Chicago just getting guys healthy, Philly having guys

in and out. You know, So the East is up for grabs. I think, you know, you know, Miami, Brooklyn and Milwalker should be at the top. But can He's got teams like Boston turning around, can Philly turning around? Atlanta's in the thick of the things. I don't believe the Knicks. I never will. Cleveland hots hots hoes, Cleveland in the top eight, like it's the Eastern Conference is crazy.

Shouting to the coach um in Cleveland for getting these guys playing bigger staff Man, Right, that's the name bag staff right, Yeah, that's the home that that's the homie. But the way the East looks right now, I guarantee you, Matt, come April, it will not look like that. And I love again with what they're doing in Cleveland and that they're playing with the newfound energy and it's without their point guard if Colin Sexton, I'm not mistaken, it's still

out but these guys play hard. Mobile is over there, uh in the Rookie b Year conversation. But I really obviously Brooklyn is Brooklyn, but I really like that Miami Washington Chicago that two three four area. Happy for Washington Chicago both with revamped rosters out there playing really good basketball. Then obviously Miami adding Kyle Lowry and these guys finding their rhythm. Uh, this is gonna be dope to watch

down the stretch. Obviously, you know we've still got sixty plus games left in the season, but it's gonna be back and forth all season. Um, and it's gonna be fun to watch. Now looking at the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors, these dudes are amazing. Sitting at the top of the league at eighteen and two. Steph Curry is on some real Steph Curry ship. Probably put to me Jack playing the best basketball in his career. And that's saying a lot because he's the only United's MVP

this league has ever seen. And I think he's playing the best he's played. Uh. He's at twenty eight point four points a game, six point nine and say seven assists and uh six rebounds shooting from the three. Uh, he is definitely in MVP mode. Um, Clay Thompson and James Wiseman, we're sent over to the G League to build the greatest G League ever. That Santa Cruz team is gonna be jumping for the next week or so. So Clay is close. Uh, what do you think about

this Warrior team? That's what I think about him. Everybody's thinking the same way what you just said. We're close to having Clay back. We're close to getting out full team back. They get Clay and Wiseman back and continue to play at the level they're playing at. Man, this team is definitely a championship team. I'm not surprised, Like like I said, steps picking our way he left off last year. He's always been one of the best shooters in the game, first to ever hit a thousand threes

in the season already. Goddamn uh was was still bro just this team. They can get healthy with Clay and get wising back to the way they posted play. This team can win the West easy. Not even It's not even a conversation a black people, like it's Clay gonna be healthy, what team is gonna be It's not even a conversation on where the way stuff playing, if Clay come back and why I can come back? This team can come out to West. Yeah. I think with or

without um Clay, this team is a championship team. And that's saying a lot because we know what Clay is capable of. Um. Him coming back is important. You know, he's getting that bug he was. You know, he sat on the bench post game with the towel on his head like he's been out for two years. So I hope he can just come back and you know, walk his way back into shape because being out that long

with the type of injuries he has is scary. Um. One thing I want to say about this team, though, that is different from other teams in the league, and this is probably why they're back on track, is this team has kept their core together. I don't I don't know if you can name another team you know, there's been able to keep their core core together. So even when they had, you know, two down years, Drey was still there, Steph was in there out being hurt, they

were able to bring ing love back. Teams don't keep their court anymore, and they used to kind of be the staple of the NBA back in the day, but now that superstars move so much that it's rare for a team to keep their court together. And I think that's why now when they were able to develop these young players the last two years when the team was down, UM, shout out Jordan Pool. I think he's going to be a star. Um. It's been good to see the development

of these guys and now they're ready. I think one person is gonna be a key for this team on both ends of the floor. And I think finally because he's always kind of been a what if to me. Um, you know, Andrew Wiggins is playing really good basketball offensively and defensively. He's someone that could, you know, guard your best player, and you know that Clay coming back, he's gonna be slow for a little bit. That's normally his role. So I love what Wiggins has been able to do.

He's finally in a great situation with a great you know, uh, great team around him in a bunch of events, and uh, like you said, Jack, this team is definitely preparing to come out of the West next up the hottest team that it was crazy to say that. You know, Golden State is eighteen and two, but NIX is one six team straight and they're sitting one game behind Golden State. UM as of Monday, Booker three straight thirty point games on the road, him and CP are doing with him

and CP, do UM talk to me about this Phoenix team? Well, with me, I think this finished finishing me still from like they have something to prove, you know a lot of people and it's just it's just the facts. Every team they played last year in the playoffs had one of they start players injured. So they feel like they're not getting the respect that they deserve. And uh, and that's a that's a right of way to look at it.

I think they still have something to prove. And when you play like that, it's it shows right now that the way they're playing right now that they have something to prove and they want to let you out know that we didn't make it to the Western Conference finals. On accident. We are we are we are. We are that team, and we're here to show it again this year,

and they're getting off to a great start. I have one agree, and I was one of those people that kind of doubted them for the reasons you said earlier. I thought they had you know, obviously getting there is still tough, but I felt like it just laid out perfect. And I love when I'm wrong about stuff like this, Like Phoenix is a legit contender this season. Um, you know, they're getting healthy with Aidan back, JaVale McGee has been playing great. Shout out JaVale McGee stepped up big when

Aiden was down. Uh, but CP has been able to turn back the clock. Man. CP is still in you know, normally you don't find point guards his age still able to do what he does and and and really run a team. And he's been doing a great job of that. And you know, we already know Devin Booker is one of the best players in the league. So shout out Phoenix. A couple of big injuries in the Western Conference. Jack

Jah sprain knee will be out a few weeks. Glad it wasn't because I saw that when it first happened before they knew what happened, and it wasn't like a non contact. I'm just like, oh, ship, those non contacts are the dangerous one. Um. He's been having a breakout season at nearly twenty five points of games, seven assists, and uh about five and a half rebounds a game. Obviously, the team had to play without him last year and kind of stayed afloat. Talk to me about this Memphis

Grizzly team and how important Jow is to this team. Yeah, I mean, as far as he go, they go, they go no world without John. I think, Um, the best thing about about the injury is we hasn't we haven't heard it is serious. We haven't heard that he needs uh season ended surgery or nothing like that. So it's just a sprain. We've all sprayed down, kneeds we and and it falls into that area of ten de nitis where you can't really move it. It's just real tender

ice it. He'll be back. It's nothing serious. So um, I think that's that they need to just hold onto that and hold on to the positive because they know the season is is for nothing without John Moran. Yeah, I mean this team has and again Thankfully it's not a major injury. But this I like this team. Man, They're young, they play hard. Brooke Jackson, you know, Kyle Anderson Bane they play hard over there, and they play a certain way. And I know that that that that

Memphis City appreciates the way they played. Man. So definitely looking forward to him getting healthy and back on the court. Unfortunately, Michael porter Um possibly having or he's having back surgery. They haven't given a time to but back surgery normally means you're gonna be out for the remainder of the season. Uh. He just signed his five year extension the kicks in next season, so this was always the what if with him.

You know, he had back problems coming in. Uh he was able to battle through those and and and show flashes of of how amazing can be awarded with the max extension. Uh, now he's going back under the knife. How does Denver approach this situation? And what do they do now that they're down him? And uh Murray, Uh, they have ship creep. I mean this this this is this is the same guy who dropped in the draft a couple of places because of the same back injury.

Because they was worried about his back, and he missed the beginning. He missed the beginning of his rookie career because of his back. So this is this is not nothing that that's that's not serious, you know what I mean? This He almost stopped playing because it is so too I honestly, just my personal opinion, I don't think he proved enough to get that five year extensions. Yeah, he played well in the playoffs a little bit, but he

didn't prove enough to get that five year extension. And he didn't prove he was durable enough to because you know, when you when you give a guy that much money, you're gonna get the ball a lot. You need to be on the court, and I didn't see that in him from the jump. I'm sending pass to him that he gets well on the surgey and success, but I kind of had a feeling that this guy wasn't endurable

enough to be a player, especially the money making. I agree with half of your uh statement there um As far as flashes and talent, I thought he was a max guy, and I knew because I've been following him for a while through high school and everything. I questioned the durability you know, anytime back because one of those things you can't funk with, like you can't back is to me, probably the worst injury, maybe even worse than needs, because you know back is can't walk with a bad back.

So I agree, And that's what scares me. And and and once you start getting involved with nerves, and you know that's what I'm hearing, that's you know, some have to do some nerves as well. It's just an unfortunate situation, man.

So definitely praying for m Hope to leave this surgery. Um, we'll get him into a position where he could return next year, and and and and keep hoooping because again this kid is six nine, six ten, can shoot, can jump, can dribble, can do everything, man, So we definitely want to see him back on the court. Next up on the Radar, presented you by DraftKings Man, we get a treat this week. The Warriors and the Sons, the team with the two best records, play Tuesday and Friday Western

Conference Finals. Odds Draft King has the Warriors at three to one odds and the Suns at five and a half to one odds. Jack, is it too early to think that we're seeing the Western Conference Finals this week. Way too early, way too early. We know how injuries playing part in the season. We know how some teams can turn their team around. We know how one trade can turn the team around so many aspects in the season that that could be a big that it's too early.

We've both been a part of this league for a long time. We know the dynamics and making the season successful and making the season unsuccessful, and you have so much time for all those things to come into place. So it's hard to say right now. I completely agree. And I think as players, we know we never looked at it, even like if you were on the top team playing another top team early in the season, we were never like, oh is this We're going to see

them and the It was never really liked that for players. Um, it's more just you know, to me, it's more outside media stirring up, you know, trying to get more eyeballs on the game. But what I will say is I'm just excited to see these two teams play period. Uh. You know, Phoenix with sixteen straight Warriors at eighteen and two, Uh, it's just gonna be some good basketball anytime. Stephan cp Link,

It's gonna be a battle. But forecasting the future, Um, if we do see this in the Western Conference finals, Stephan cleft, fully health healthy, Stephan Clay backcourt, fully healthy, CP three, and Devin Booker backcourt. What backcourt are you taking? Just backcourts alone. I'm going with Steph and Clay because you got you got two of the best shows of the Dame that you got. Even book is one of the best shows in the game too, So I'll go

with Stephans before I go with CP book. Yeah, I mean I would agree with you, but it's you know, CP and book are definitely, you know, getting their recognition as one of the best best backcourts in the game. But you know, you gotta go with the old, faithful Javille. I think JaVale McGee is gonna be the the fact in that game. Yeah, he's big. I love the way he's been able to do what he does next up securing the bag buy money line. Uh, Spencer did when

he is an interesting dude. I never got a chance to meet him, but I've always heard from Afar just a creative way he's been structuring his contracts. Uh. He got a three year, fifty four million dollar deal from the Wizards in one of the craziest signing trades ever.

But he has these incentives where he gets one one and a half million if he plays fifty or more games, so coming off an injury, um, A hundred k if the Wizards make the second round, five hundred and seventy one thousand if the Wizards make the Eastern Conference Finals, in another four hundred thousand if the Wizards make it to the finals, and only one dollar if they win the finals. So he has a bunch of these weird incentives in his contract. But you remember when he was

with the Nets, he got paid in bitcoin. Um, this dude is definitely money oriented and thinking about you know, just the future, in the in the way we should receive money. What are your thoughts about the way he does his creative contracts. Some mother is just too smart, you know what I'm saying, Like like like he too smart, Like I listen scowdos to him. I wish, I wish I was just smart to him. But bro, you've got too much time on your hand, all right? I do

you funk with you? I love a kind I love with you the way you play, and I love it you overcame the injury and came back. But bro, you got too much time with your hand. Yeah, that could be the greatest you ever given me. But one thing outside of his creative contracts and you're amazing answer. He's fitting well over there. He's right at up right under fifteen points a game. So definitely bounced back from his injury. Now he's solid Madden. When he was in Brooklyn, you know,

he was a big part of Brooklyn successful. He got hurt. He belonged in this league and he gonna dominate, and he overcame an injury. That that gives other people who's going through stuff like that the motivation to get out of it and to still be successful. He's doing that. This guy before he got hurt, no telling where his career would have been and no telling what role will have on what team right now because he was one of those players like this kid can run the team.

He could be the star of the team. But to bounce back from this injury and the way Washington is plan right now being one of the top teams in the East, it says a lot to him. Yeah, I mean he's healthy now, he's secured the bag. Now he's getting paid creatively. But most importantly, he's putting. He's putting, He's doing what he's supposed to do on the court, and that's what's most important because all this other ship

wouldn't matter if he wasn't playing well. And he's been able to come you back, like for an injury, like you said, and play well and help his team be a top four team in the Eastern Conference. Man, So definitely shout out spent to them way this Thursday, December two. Make sure you don't miss the conversation Jack and I have with our brothers. Shout out million dollars with the game. And Gillian Waller, we had a dope conversation with him when we was out in New York. Um, enjoy this teaser.

Who you feel like it's gonna win the championship this year? I feel like it's gonna be hard to beat Golden State. I feel like when they get the kid wise men back because he's a defensive, he's a he's a ring protector and and he he could finish a little bit and he got a little fifteen and seventeen footed that he can knocked down. I feel like the boy's gonna

be up they already running the ship. Imagine when they get clean and cleanland man, let's be for real, man clean like a lion sitting there looking at goddamn seventeen, Will the beast walk up? What I'm saying? He can't wait to get come back. They're gonna be on one. And we already knew he's gonna come back because he

one of them kids. He put the work in and he feel disrespected to he didn't get the top sent He feels disrespected and I'll feel do he Probably he's the second grader shoot of all time in my opinion, you have no question. I feel like if you second to do anything in the league, should probably be in the fucking top seventy five. And you got championships as well,

and you big reason why y'all won the championships. It's could have been m v P and any one of them champions absolutely So for me, it's like I don't see nobody beating Golden State. We're now to fan questions. Here we go. Jesse underscore, h underscore ninety four. Good question. Who wins a seven game series? Fully healthy? We believe Warriors or the current Warriors squad? Listen, Bro what's burnings bro Bed healthy? Bed healthy and a healthy team. We're

beating anybody. We We showed you all we can beat anybody. We beat the Mavericks, the best team in the league with d VP, so we can beat anybody if we're healthy. I don't give it that who it is. The first The first thing people would say is we they have Steph but healthy Baron Davis who can guard to motherfucker's don't know Bed was playing defense to full court. They'll

pick you up. And I think we would have gave We would have had to put stuff on the ground a couple of times though, you know what I mean, Like, yeah, we were me like we were a mean team. They have a little bit of you know, obviously Draymond holds it down for that team, and that team, you know, we're not taking anything away from what they did. Obviously you're asking two players that played on the other team. But I think fully healthy and with this team right now,

we definitely give them some problems. We had three Draymond's with a three ball man man and they don't forget about j rich or give you thirty peters to come in and give you twenty mon come and get man, be a drench is running the floor, blocking shots, rebounding, catching dunk tips lives Like, Yeah, we had we had some ship. It would have been fun. Bro. I wish there's a way some what some smart motherfucker needs to

come up with a way to replay like simulated. Yeah, like a real simulation of the eight you know, I mean the ninety two bulls and whoever, and me and Draymond. Don't get text. It's not a real simulation. Who are you talking about? Meet them right with y'all? That's what I used to tell people with this thing. I was like, we had a whole team of Draymond's like as far as his approach and his attitude and the way he has his teams back, like we all were ready to fight.

He's the one that has to fight for that team, like we was all ready to fight on or off the court. So it was always some ship with us. Next fan question and Jen, if either you were to give your draft your drafted young self any advice about the best way to prepare and stay in a long term career as a player, what would it be? Jack? You know what's crazy is it's just so much attention on ship like that. Now, when we came in, we

was just on our own. I think obviously shout out to our vets because that's how that's who used to kind of show us the ropes. But it wasn't really no talk about saving, investing and all this other ship and how to you know, eating healthy, like, none of that was talked about it. It's crazy because it wasn't really that long ago, but you know, it was twenty

years ago. So um, if we came in now knowing, you know, how to invest our money, we can turn our money into bitcoin, and we need to eat healthy and do this, and we didn't do none of that ship and still lasted fourteen years and did well on both sides. So uh, would I give myself any advice? No, man, I would just I would say stay out of trouble. But outside of that, I liked, you know, I was, I was learning on the fly. Well, my answer probably

has nothing to do with basketball. I wouldn't. I wouldn't told myself, don't be such as a fucking rock star, John be such a don't be Yeah, I was a rock star, like I was living the rappers life in the NBA. You know what I'm saying I was. I was. Actually I was doing shows on the road, like I was doing a whole bunch stuff that didn't have nothing to do with basketball. So I would tell my younger self,

don't be so much of a rock star. I know, I know it's hard for me to accept that because I am one, But I would have told myself, don't be a rock star, just chill out and play basketball. Me knowing you, the way I know you, the way I look at you, you put your life. You was a rock star than a gang banger than an NBA player. Accurate, very accurate, very accurate. Third, basketball was third on your list if you still did a great job at it, but the other two were the priority for you. Ship last,

and you still did it good. You mustage the other two things great ship I trained underscored thirty two. Do you like the rule change in the flow of the game this season? Uh? Not really, I don't. I don't like the rule that they put in this probably don't think I like. I don't like the rule they put in for James Harden just because James Harden's smart enough to get your arms locked in every time you reach

when you drive. That's a skill, don't take don't take that away from him, because a lot of players aregatint stupid files by using their hands and not sliding their feet. So that's the only thing I hate. They James Harden was exploiting the league and exploiting a lot of defensive players not been able to move they feel and use their hands. And now that it took that away from him, And I don't think that was fat, bro, I think

it's affecting this game. Definitely affected his game. But I'm on the other side, I love it because, you know, having to guard him. I used to hate when I was playing good defense and he was somehow get my hand wrapped up in this fucking armpit. I'm like, bro, I wasn't even near your artfit. How's my my motherfucking handing your armpit right now? So I like that, to be honest with you, because but again, great skill. He found out a way that he was a cheak code.

He found out a way to get this dude was getting fifteen to twenty free throws every single night, and with him not getting that now is is part of the reason why I feel like he's struggling. He has to kind of just go back to because he's always been a great player. He's gonna figure that out. He's always one of the best scores we've ever seen. But he had manipulated the game so much that he knew

he was gonna get fifteen. Could you imagine every night knowing he's gonna get fifteen to twenty just from the free throw line? Bro crazy, insane? But yes, I like the flow of the game. Um, you know, they get to be a little bit more physical now they're not calling these these these weird wrap wrap up foul. So definitely the flow of the game is better. Next fan

question at Chris Booze the Nawski should Ki? Should the Keys try to be built around the arean ox is trading for a young talented big slash draft picks or have da beyond tyrese backcourt duo? This is a good question for me because you know I'm over there working now. Um, you wouldn't know. Dearra Fox is a great young talent who scores the ball well. Um, but I think he la or when he needs to learn how to do is be a leader. He's the best player on the team,

but he's not necessarily the leader. And I think that's what that team lacks. And then another thing I feel like that would put him to the next level. I still think it's coming, is being able to set his teammates up because he's not a very good creator for teammates. And you know, we're in a such a shooting league now that uh, you know, you need a point guard that could do both and he could definitely score. He's starting to find his rhythm this season. UM, So I

don't know. I wouldn't say that he is a franchise player, so to speak. And I say that with all due respect because I really like his game. I think he would be if if they were able to get a true number one, I think he would be a great too. Um. They got a lot of talent though, with Davion Davion Mitchell and and Tyrese Halibert in their backcourt. Um, and they probably are the future of the team. Um. But

right now, I like dearon Fox. But uh, you know, I went in and I went in on I feel like King's management needs to do a better job of putting talent um uh in that small market because you know, they just fired Luke Walton. You know you're a big fan of Luke, but it's gonna be a revolving door that that that seat in Sacramento is gonna keep turning over until they put some some some real talent out there. So that's my take. Next up, Middy Smitty Underscore Hooper fifteen.

If the NBA were to introduce a new award that recognized a tough, scrappy players like yourselves, p J. Tucker, Pat Bev, et cetera, what would call that award? Um, good question. I probably would call it Hustle Player Award. Hustle Player. That's that's the Hustle Award, the hustle a war. That's a really a that's an NBA term. I was gonna say something like the Gutter Award, Yeah, the grinder, But I like you at the Hustle Award. I like that they can actually they might be able to use

that jack the Hustle Award. Mm hmm. We would have definitely got a couple of hustle awards. That's one world I Noah could have won. Are they can call it the Tony Allen Award, ronad Tess Awards, something like that. They ain't gonna name the award after the real nigger. No, no, because because if that's gave Vernon Maxwell, I one man yearning Maxwell as long as partner. In closing. Congratulations to Kevin Durant on passing Alan Iverson for twenty five all

time on the scoring lead. Next up is ray Allen Patrick ewing your West, Reggie Miller, and then Alice English to get the twenty. Uh. Jack Katie has been a hell of a scorers whole career. When it's said and done, where do you feel like he'll be in on the scoring list? Shout out to Senim Reaper. That's when our real brothers, they ain't just somebody we're cool with anybody. That's when our real brothers. He had part of the fraternity,

to the real Shout out to the snipe. Um. I think he'd finished top ten, if not top five, if he stay healthy. If he would have missed the time he missed, he would have been closer than that. Um. He's he's he's most of one of the most efficient players we've seen. He's guaranteed the average with he's averaging now every year. If he stay healthy, I see him top five, top ten. Yeah, I agreed. I definitely think he'll reach that top five, because what is the early thirties.

He's still gotta He's still got a good five years. And the great thing about him is his game not based on athleticism, you know what I mean. So he's six eleven doing all that ship. So even when he's not as athletic as he is now, he'll still be able to do what he does because it's it's footwork and it's the length and getting to his shots. So he's gonna be a problem. You got still got Katie on your hands for another good run man, Next stuff. John Wall has met with the Houston Rockets. He wants

to return to playing. You know, he's million over the next two They try to trade him. No one's taken that contract. Uh. The Rockets want him to play a secondary role on this team, a come more of a complimentary role. H What do you think? Um, how do you think that's gonna work out? I don't know. John Wall is my brother as well, but my cousin is the coach of the team, Steven Silas. But I think they need to send him to a team like Philly as somewhere else. But I think the younger, the young

guys they got, they need to start developing them. We know what John Wall is, we know what the player he is. He's still one of the best point guards in the league. But I think he needs to be on the team that has a chance to win the championship now to get the best out of his last couple of years because he's been so injured. You know, I I don't think that's gonna work. I think it's gonna be a point where he's overshadowed young guys that they want to see growth and it's not gonna it's

not gonna turn into winning, and it's gonna become a problem. Yeah, I mean, I still think John Wall is a lot of good years left. Um, you know, for him to bounced back off the injuries he had, averaging twenty game when he was playing last year. But I don't know if Houston is a spot. But then again, no one's gonna take that two years ninety plus a million dollar contracts. So it's it's gonna be interesting because if he is gonna play, it's gonna have to be in Houston for

a little while. And like you said, now it's time to develop the young talent on that team. So really see how this plays out. But let me say this, though Ben Simmons for for John Walt, Ben Simmons can become can go there, be with the younger guys and play a better position than the point guard. He can pay a power forward and be a you know, a facilitator, and and and and in the contracts, you know, so it's ways to get around. I just don't see you know that working with John wat But I would love

to see h Philly next up. Shout out Boogie Cousins. Son's a non guaranteed deal to add some depth to the Milwaukee Bucks. Uh thoughts on this the lostate toughness with p J. Tucker. They need to get that toughness back. Boogiees that guy. Obviously he's not on the wing with it, but the toughness, that respect he has and him being on the court, it's gonna it's gonna make Greek more confident, and it's gonna take a little pressure from having Book on the people don't know. The last couple of last

year we've seen Book in the playoffs. He was carrying the Clippers for a couple of games against the Clippers. I mean, excuse me, gets the finish signs They just didn't play him that much. He played well in the playoffs last year and showed he still had a lot in the tank. Hoping he gets the opportunity to play

there and give this team some good minutes. I'm happy for Buggy Man, but it just it hurts my soul to think about how his his his his career has kind of detoured because his first what seven years, he was the best big man in the game, better than Joel and be don't get no one says no one was doing what book he was doing, point triple doubles, point point center. He was mean, he was nasty. I

love Boogies game. And then he's one hustle play away from signing a two million dollar extension and tears his achilles. I was at that game, man, and then just starts bouncing and then gets then tears a qua and comes back in record time for the Warriors and then tears the a c L. I'm just like god Dad, this dude was on pace to be and hopefully he'll still

make it. But first about Hall of Famer man and and be predominant, perdominant, you know, dominant big in the game, and you know with joking with all due respected Joker and in b they weren't as good as Boogie. Um, so just fucked up. Always praying for him, happy for him.

I hope again, like I said earlier, hope he really gets a chance though, you know, I mean, don't sign him and have him sitting there, you know, let him get to get his feet wet, learned the offense, and then give him some time to really, you know, show that he can help the team, because I hate when situations like this happened, where he'll get signed to a ten day or whatever the funk deal they're gonna give him and then not really give him a chance and

cut him because then not now another team that that will probably be his last chance. Another team is not gonna give him a chance after that. So I hope you give him a chance to play and shout out my bro Boogie. And no big man has had the bag that Boogie had on the court, but a chem Elijah on it was no big mag crossing over between his legs. Alijuan was the only one to do that. Boogie was the second coming of that and he was mean.

It was Shock and Kim Elajuan combined for seven years and then he moved out to the he moved out to the perimeter to for some Rashid Wilace and this ship, like Boogie was his motherfucker man. And what I loved about it he was mean and they just don't have them type of players no more. But yeah, best of luck our brother, Boogie part Man. Condolences UM to Virgil Ablow Rest in peace. UM sending love and and and strength to his wife and two children. Uh. The iconic

artist passed away this weekend. Um Man fashion icon off most people, if you're not really into it, only known for maybe the off white stuff. But this man has been in the game for a long time. Tight with Kanye Um forty one, you know, you never really know. You know, he had this battle, same with Chadwick Boseman. He know he did it in private. You know he struggled with it with with with just his family knowing and never really told no one. So when he died

it shocked everyone. But it just really goes to show man, you just never know what people are going through, what people are dealing with, man, And people treat people right live because you never know. When you know, forty one, man, I'm about to be forty two next month, you know you're forty two forty three. Is it's sad man. Yeah, you know, you never know what people are going through. And the one thing about it, everybody's going through something.

You might not see it, they might not tell you, but everybody's going through some sources. It's improudive that you cordially treat people the way you want to be treated. That's something we stand on. Um, I got, I got, I got on my off right today for for Virgin Man, rest in peace and love to your family. But icon trend set us. Uh, he would definitely live on because his fashion and this imprint on the fashion game, uh is something that can't be duplicated. So we're gonna continue

to represent for him. Man. Like I said, I got my off fight on the day, and I'm gona continue to rocket for him. Uh. This one hit different, Jack because like when I saw it um this week and I'm just like damn, and I've never met him, never shook ends, don't know him at all, So I just know him as a fan of his art, and it hit you know normally, you know, obviously in the circles we in, we kind of know a lot of people, and so it's it means a lot when someone dies.

But I didn't know this guy at all, but still like when this one hit, I'm just like, damn, Like, this dude really did an amazing job and and really lived his life man and again sending love to his family. What's Burning available every week on Showtime Basketball YouTube and on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at Show Basketball. See you all next week.