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you like to see filling on? Which team? I would take? The white boy? What to do? There was rolling as dubi's at Nellie's house. I put Woody Harrelson from white Man can't jump on on going state? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah he was, but the behind the head jumper. Welcome back to another edition of What's Burning Jack? What's up with you? What's up? My brother? Happy holidays? What's going on? Yeah? Man,

same to you, man, Just animal house over here. Ashton banging on the door trying to get in, said he wants to work kids, ready to start making some money. It can't be mad at that, man. Yeah, right, let's get to it man. Heading to two. It's it's a mess with the COVID protocol. Everyone's in and out. It's hard to keep track of who's what. But we got the top five in the Eastern Conference right now as the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee, Miami Heat, and the

surprised team of the year thus far. I think besides Chicago would be Cleveland. I really like how hard they're playing with guys in and out. Um. You know, it's probably gonna be that way the whole year. You're hearing Kyrie is possibly coming back soon. What do you think about the Eastern Conference so far? Well, I think the longest Katie's in the Eastern Conference. We know who's the favorite. Obviously, Milwaukee is always gonna be around. With the way they're playing.

I think they kind of lose. They lost the live when they got rid of Pza Tucker. They got rid of their toughness. Man, I don't think they did the same team. But you still gotta worry about them being at their defended champions and uh and and and then that's what That's kind of where I'm at with the East. You know, I'm not really putting too many teams in. Yes, Cleveland is in the top five. They're definitely doing well.

I'm playing hard. Coach got them playing hard, But I don't see them being there when they counts um from I really say, from four um down, it could really be a toss up because a lot of these teams are close. A lot of this kid is gonna come down to the end of the season. But not having all these teams healthy, think the East Conference would be different if we've seen four teams. Yeah, I think Milwaukee starting to turn their corner. Uh, you know, struggled early obviously,

the loss of p J. Tucker was big. Janice was in and out. They're playing some good basketball late. You know, my surprise my team of the year to watch Chicago that at number two. They just played hard. I just like how hard they play on both of them and move the ball. Looked like they're having fun. And like you said, I mean, if you've got Katie, you know you're gonna be the favorite. You're hearing Kyrie is gonna come back part time, which is dope. Um. You know

Harden played on Christmas. I still can't believe shorthanded what they did to the Lakers with just hard. But we'll talk about that ship later. The Western Conference, the head of the class go to State, followed by Phoenix, Utah, Memphis and the Clippers holding tied at five. We just found out Paul George will missed the next month with an elbow injury. John Moran is back in Memphis. What

do you make of this Western Conference picture? Man, Listen, the Golden State Wars are coming to win the championship. That's all I'm gonna saying. Man, everybody's talking about they're they're really concerned to talking about what the Lakers are not doing. Let's talk about what Golden State and what Phoenix is doing. These two teams are showing that they're way better than every team in the West right now.

They're playing like they keeping it. They're doing everything right, keeping the players healthy, all the things that lining up for both of these teams to be there at the end. And I love the way Golden State is rocking right now. I agree we I think I definitely owe a Phoenix and apology because I didn't think they were I thought, obviously it takes a lot to get to the to the finals, but I thought they had a lot of things line up in their favor with you know, a

lot of the team's missing star players. But they came out this year. I think with that on their shoulder, they've been playing great basketball. And then again, Golden state. Both these teams are very deep, you know. I mean, they're not just starter or heavy. They get production from their bench, playing hard Um Utah's Utah. I still think they're one player away. I like how hard Memphis plays. Man,

they got a bunch of dogs out there. They play on both ends of the floor, Um Clippers with Paul George. I mean that the West is so congested, and you know, I think there's a handful of games that separate like five from fourteen almost, So don't be surprised if they make a slide now with PG and Kauai out um. You know, Denver hasn't been healthy. The Lakers are a mess, Dallaside, Luca in and out. Minnesota is a tough team. But it's still early, you know what I mean. We're going

into two. We just passed Christmas, so kind of the first third of this season somewhat as under wraps. But again, like you said, Jack, I think everyone's talking about what the Lakers aren't doing, and I don't know, you know, I was someone who said early on that I thought post All Star would be to see the best team, and I still think we'll see the best Lakers post because they're they're just an older team. But you know, I'm starting looking and see like they just don't have

Their team isn't constructed very well. They just released Isaiah Thomas. They picked up Darren Collison and UM Stanley Johnson. I liked the way Stanley Johnson played the other night UM against against Brooklyn. You know it's a big, strong, six five six six wing defender who's not afraid to play some defense. But this team is gonna need some help. Man. Now, the mileston't pass for Lebron. James passes Kobe Bryant and Kareem in the record books, being the all time leadings

score on Christmas Day. I think what Jeff Van Gunny said, when you play a lot, you have a chance to get a lot of records. I think Lebron's played sixteen times on Christmas UM and has been able to pass two historic Lakers UM thoughts on that accomplishment. I think, when this guy's done, I mean he's gonna have every a majority of every fucking record that ever was set in this game. Man, who cares? But he scored the most points on Christmas Day when you played every Christmas Day, like,

come on, you every day and your career. Every year your career, you play on Christmas bro Like, yeah, okay, it's cool, but you know, I mean I could have done without that one. You know. The fan of that stat a fun crazier status. Lakers on a five game skid, uh eighties been out for a little bit. I want to say they're two games under five hundred. Obviously their window is closing. You know, Lebron has been great, but

there's no mystery. He's getting older and older. He has to miss you know, time here and there just to kind of maintain his body. Again, this that this roster is is a little bit crazy. Going into the trade deadline. What type of moves you think that the Lakers front officer should be looking for? Well, it's it's it's hard to say, because you had some key piece that you let go, Like I really liked Isaiah, because if you kept Isaiah that I gave, you didn't sensor to probably

move Westbrook if you need to. You know what I mean. I honestly think that that this team can get it done together. And I'm gonna go back to what I said before they won the championship. I don't like the coach. I don't like the coach and and and as you see now, he got all these different stars, these different personalities, and he can't make them come together. He can't make them buy in and be on one the car, and

that's why they're losing. But this team has a lot of talent, Matt, I don't care if they're old or not. Um Anthony David's got to take care of his body. Man. You know I'm not calling him baby to him, duncan no more because he's too fragile. He weighed too fragile, He missed too many games. Uh to be somebody that this team is counting on all the money they're paying the dog. So I think this this team is a disaster right now, from the coach on down. And you

can't just blame it on one person. I don't know who they're gonna trade for to make this right, But I can't even see nobody want to come in there and step into that mess. Right? Do you see Westbrook being traded before they trade their line? In your opinion

or or let me ask this. I don't want to put you on the spot and you don't actually want would you trade if you're the GM, would you trade Westbrook going into this trade the line me personally, I wouldn't because you know, west one of my favorite players in the league. But the way he's playing right now,

I can see it happen. I can see, you know, I can see him being on the trading blocks because he he is one guy that that they can't trade and the other teams would want you know what I'm saying, even even though you know they might want to get rid of some money, They might want to get rid of Ben Simmons, who knows, But it's there's certain situations that I think Russ can fall in man, But I don't think a D and Bron gonna nowhere. Yeah, no, I definitely don't think a D and Lebron are going

to hire. But again, obviously some of a D injuries are bad luck. But you know, when you look at a D as far as the skill set, because you know, I think, and I've always been a huge fan, a D still him. I think Janice has obviously past him now and to me, a D is still more skilled. But the way Janice continues to develop, and I just think the motor he plays with sets him apart like he had just he just his effort is unbelievable on

both ends. And can you imagine if a D had Joannice's battery when we saw that at the beginning of the season when they played in Milwaukee. A D didn't want that smoke. A D did not want the smoke. Greek Creek was looking forward the whole game, looking for him, running on them, dunking on just just looking forward. And that's the difference. And I have to say that too, because I was high on after the days. Right now, it's not even close with Greek Fik is way ahead

of him. Now. I agree, you agree, you to agree, and again, and it's not even talent, I mean because to me, a D is obviously still more skilled than Yannice. Janice just got more dog, more heart, in my opinion, And I hope that a D kind of sees, you know, when you sit out for a long time, you kind of see where your team needs you the most. Especially with the player like him, they could do everything. But I just hope he's more assertive when he comes back.

Obviously we want him to stay healthy, but he needs to be more assertive on both ends, man, because he could do it on both ends. It just doesn't seem like sometimes he wants to that will to win that Janis has, that's something you can't teach man. That's why he's so specially everybody don't have that will. You know, he might not be the best shoot and all that, but he has the will to win and you need that in your store. Yeah. Absolutely, that hunger, that dog

that desire. Next up on the Radar, presented you by DraftKings. Closing out the year, we get a chance to see last year's MVP Joker versus Steph Curry, who's leading odds on to win m v P this year. They get a chance to play two times this week Tuesday and Thursday. Um Curry currently is odds on to win m v P this year at one point three to one, followed

by Katie two point five to one. Obviously Golden State number one team in the West, the number one team in the league, followed by the top seed in the East Brooklyn and Katie also leads a league in scoring, followed by Janice nine to one. Odds. Joker has been doing a lot this year. Man numbers are crazy. Shorthanded Denver team, He's twelve to one and then in bed someone who I said, he needs to go to the front offense, tell him they need to make a motherfucking

move or trade me because they're wasting man. This dude is out here killing, playing as many games as possible and putting in work. Jack got Bet. I just get so impressed on how he's taking guards off the perimeter and shooting step backs and and shot fake jumpers and all this kind of like I haven't seen that since

Boogie and I really like him. Like I said, I just think he's wasting his time right now with this team being so stubborn and not trading, trading away Ben Simmons, But that's neither here there Uh, In this talented group, who are the two guys you like the most? Of course Curt Man Curry's leading for me what he's done this year, just picking up from last year. Way he could have been m VP last year. I think he's just showing how special was he breaking records as well

at the top of the Western Conference. That says a lot, uh, considering Clare is not there and his play still coming back, and this team is gaining more and more confidence, the young players are gaining more and more confidence. I just love what stuff is doing and and the leader he's become not only the best shooter or one of the best players league, but the leader he has become has

been special. With Katie too, Uh, not having Kyrie, everything that's going on with Kyrie, James being in and out and still trying to plug this team together the way he's been carrying his team, leading the league and scoring. Those two guys, man are definitely my leaders for m VP. I could I'll be happy with either one of them winning it, but it would be good to see both of these teams. I'll plaguing each other for strim Agreed, Agreed,

I couldn't. I mean, I couldn't say more. You know, Steff has been doing this thing, Katie has been doing this thing. And when you look take a deeper look at Brooklyn outside obviously they're big three, they don't have a very good roster and that's what, all due respect, they just don't get the same thing with l A.

They don't have a very good roster. You know. You people see names on paper and think they fit, but then come when it comes to mystery and actually getting down there and doing it, it's been a different thing. You know what, I mean, so the particularly l A and and and the Nets have been trying to build you know, grab you know, uh, you know, free agents

at the low level um. But what I like about Gold State in the showing and the Phoenix Touba Gold State in particular, is they've been able to keep their core together and they've just been adding pieces, you know, over the last few years. You know, obviously fiends getting CP and been able to add pieces, but they've been able to keep their core. These other teams, uh, you know who who people talk about Lakers, and that's in particular.

You know, every year they're starting with you know, their stars and they're trying to build a whole team around them in one offseason. So I always say chemistry plays a big part in team success, and you're really starting to see that. But you know, as good as Katie is, he's been able to keep this team above float, you know, pretty much, not single handedly, but pretty goddamn close single handedly. All right, next up, secure the bag my money line.

We're gonna give you three players that we feel like are out performing their contracts, starting with Bobby Poor. Just in Milwaukee, he signed a two year, nearly nine million dollar deal took a discount to stay with this team. But he's at nearly sixteen points nine rebounds in twenty eight minutes of game, shooting from the free throw from the three point line, and the Bucks are seventeen and nine with him in the lineup. Another guy on there out there in Milwaukee and our brother. I'm so happy

to see this. DeMarcus Cousins signed. You know, they just picked him up about a month ago. Uh, he signed a one year, two million dollars non guaranteed. The last five games, he's at fourteen points, nearly nine rebounds in twenty three minutes, and I know he's gonna add that depth and toughness. Obviously not a wing defendant that p J. Tucker was, but definitely brings that same mentality and toughness and and that's both in imports and into Marcus and

last but not least, Patty Mills. Man, he's been killing the way he's been playing. You know, everyone always thought he was just a system guy in San Antonio, and he did that great. But he did his thing in the Olympics last year and him and Kadi are are Are are definitely carrying this Brooklyn team. Um thoughts on those three guys, and and you know, you and I were guys that often were underpaid. But you know, hopefully these guys will get what they're worth. Um this season.

My thoughts on those three guys, well, I'm gonna start at the bottom with Patty mills Man, with Brooklyn Man. One thing about that you can't teach championship experience. You can't teach knowing your role, knowing how to buy in and being able to fit in any system. And Patty mills that guy, tough minded. It's proven in the in the World Olympic Games, was scoring big buckets. He's went on the championship teams. He's been in a great organization where you know how to be a professional every all

all across the board. Patty, Patty mills Field checks all those boxes. Man, He's something. He should have been one of the highest free agents this summer, you know, considering what he brings to the table every night and on the deepest event, he's he's a tough nos defender, so he definitely deserves he definitely deserves a lot more money. But I'm glad, I know, Katie, glad he got Patty Meal in the back card with him Boogey. Of course I'm happy for Booget. May you know that's how guy.

We've been fighting for booking for a while, and Uh, we talked about the toughness we're losing p Ja Tucker where they add that a lot of toughings with Boogie. I didn't know if there's gonna let him play and be the Boogie that week that we all know he could be. But as you see, Budd's letting him rock. But it's familiar to a lot of people. Don't know what Bud's familiar with coaching to Big Man with David

Robinson and Tim Dunkan. He did it for a couple of years when I was there as well we won the championship, So he knows how to give both guys that shine and give the guys both from to beat themselves because they're totally different. I like to look for him in Milwaukee and uh hopefully can ride this out and have a good year and get another contract because he still can play Bobby Porter's of course, I think he deserved more money for the year he had and

the contribution to the championship team. You know what I mean, We all know he deserved more money. But I see what he's thinking. He's in a great position. He's a fan favorite, you know what I mean. Uh, he's a champion. I think he knows his time won't come with the money, and maybe it wasn't this year, you know, considered when all the money they already spent there. So I like his training thought, I like I like the way he's thinking.

And nothing but the best to all those guys. Yeah, I mean, if I'm not mistaken, body, Bobby Porters was out the league before last year. I think he was. He was out for a minute, you know, So you don't come in and play a big part on the championship team, get a ring and then again to get you know, ship only nine million, ain't you know? Obviously that's some good money. But agreed. I think hopefully he keeps this numbers up after next year, he'll be able

to get himself a nice deal. But you know, best to luck to obviously the boogie, uh, you know, to be able to hang in there after all the injury ship we said, and that was one thing when when when when they signed him, we both said, you know, hopefully they give him a chance to actually play and they'll just bring him to sit on the bench, and they've been able to do that, so he definitely still has some game left and he's gonna help them in

the playoffs. I guarantee that. Yeah. I mean, I think obviously the way everything you said about Patty Mills about his you know, the way he cares himself as a professional, um, you know, being brought up in that San Antonio organization, and he's kind of a plug and play guy, whether

you need him to start or come off the bench. Uh, he's been huge for this team, especially considering the way James and James has been in and out, and then Kyrie hasn't been there at all, and and and Patty Mills has been someone who's been able to step up as a starter and come off the bench and bring

you firepower. So you know, when this team gets healthy, if they get healthy and get Kyrie back, those four guys, I don't know if there's a better four score is in the game that play on the same team as those four. So it's gonna be fun to see if they can get everyone back. Make sure you check out our episode with Seth Curry at the top of the New Year, January six. Don't miss it. Here's the teaser

January seven, nearly a year ago. Uh game versus the nets you tested positive after spending the first quarter of the bench were placed in isolation at Barclays in the in In response to that, you guys had to quarantine. Um, this all, all, this quarantine and COVID is not new but fairly new. How has that kind of affected you? Uh? Personally being obviously you know a family man, father first and husband first and foremost. But then also you know,

attending to your job. It's tough. It's tough as a balance. I mean, is you got a job where you gotta go out there and do your job, provide for your family, played the game that you love. But at the same time you gott you try to be careful, take care of your family. Uh. You know, that's what you sign up for if you if you sign up to play in the league this year, you sign up for a little bit of risk going out there and possibly get

getting the virus bringing it back home. But hopefully everybody year around is doing their part and the many good party if you get it right now, nobody's getting seriously sick around the league right now. So, Um, that's that's the positive part of it, outside of kind of having a somewhat steady yourself off the quarters. Anything else that you do different um from your day to day during the season, that you didn't do since we've been in product and since we've been in since we've had this

pandimen Uh. Last year it was crazy, you can really the hotel. But this year, um, kind of getting back to the normal, normal routine and stuff you like to do on the role. Me personally, I'm in the hotel, go out to eat with a few people every once in a while on a row. Um, So my routine don't change too much. Um. It's more the guy that I had to get out in the streets a little bit more of that laughter. The Taylor was back a little bit. Jackie might have been a trouble bro. Yeah,

I would. I wouldn't have made it. I wouldn't have made it, man. Yeah, it's it's a struggle for them building team chemistry. How has the business for a lot going on over there? You know, Doc Rills is a great coach somebody me in mad respect, you know, but how how has it been this year with everything going on? Building the chemistry with you got it's been solid outside of being everybody came back was on the team last year for the most part, so we know we know

each other. Chemistry been solid. Ben had been around the team too much, um, so it's not like he's coming in and out of practice, in and out of games messing up the chemistry. We kind of know who we got. Obviously be missing a big peace from last year, but we know who we got and we're trying to make it work um with it with the talent we have, and it's just up and down season. Were obviously guys at out the line with Covid that's the biggest thing

in chemistry wise. I kind of find like, obviously being four players, I kind of think I know the answer. But when all that Ben ship was going on at the beginning of the season, was that it kind of feels like that you guys will probably be a lot You guys were still locked in the locker room. It was just really outside noise doing all the talking, or was it there a little bit of rumbling inside the locker room as well? It was solid in the locker room.

One time we talked about it was obviously Doc addressed it earlier in the season. Um, first day of trained to camp in and then one time we talked about it and when the media come in, that Philly media, that's all you want to talk about, is is drama when we get in front of them obviously doing their jobs, but when we step on the floor, Like I said, we knew who we had in the locker room. We knew it was gonna show up to play every day and we're trying to make it work. So um we honestly,

like I said, we tried. We kind of cheated like a long term energy injury. We knew Ben was gonna be there for the for the start of season. You gotta you gotta address fan questions, Bibbins, who was the best teammate besides each other that you played with? Oh? Man, I have I mean sorry, it's hard question. Yeah, but my the majard of my teammates who I consider my close friends and still my brothers to this day, they

all was in Golden State. I talked to you know what I mean, I really um and don't know when that wasn't was Jermaine O'Neil, but all my other brothers. I basically I was in Golden State with him. That was my closest friends that go to state team. Yeah, um, outside that going Marke's Dames too, I got kid Leak's a good call. Outside that going state team, I would say, uh code CP, DeAndre and then Draymond Green. I think

those are all I mean. Obviously, it's funny because you kind of have it in it's naturally kind of have preconceived notions about people before you play, or they have them about you. But when you play, there's not too many bad people in the league, you know what I mean. Like you may think think a certain thing of someone, but you get a chance to meet him or play with him. Everybody is pretty cool in the league, you

know what I mean. I I haven't had really I didn't really have no like asshole asshole teammates, to be honest with you. But Wad was my guy too, Yeah yeah crash. Next fan question at eight sixty Wolf, if either of y'all could change up a part of your game for someone else's who was in the league right now? Who and what would it be. I was a good shooter, I was. I was a nice size, I was, you know, I had a lot of hard But if I could add anything to my game and take someone with somebody

else game. I would take Kyrie Irvan's handles my size. With those handles, I was damned unstoppable already, but if I had those handles, it was a real problem that be trouble. I think I would take uh, Kevin Durant's guard skills who because I mean I was I was just I was just actually just talking about it with Nick this morning when he was cutting my hair. He was talking about it is it's safe to say that Kevin Durant could be the greatest score of all time.

And I think, obviously that's a loaded question, but like one of the main things I said, just this motherfucker's seven ft two guard, you know, I mean, so it's just like come home, and so that would be mine.

Jamaican prints oh three. Huge fan of the show, but watching you guys who since we believe My question is with all the COVID happening around the league, which fictional basketball movie character would you like to see filling on which team fictional I would go with probably um right now, this league being so soft, I gotta go my boy would hairs as on butterm Mota I got moved. I would like to see him in the league right now,

punking people, dunking on boards. I would take the white boy, what the dude there was rolling this dubis in Nellie's house. I put Woody Harrelson from White Man, Can't Jump on on Golden State. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. He was nice. He was nice. It was nice with them behind the back, but the behind the head jumper, he was nice. He had no hops, but he was nice. Next fan question at nahannan dot Underscore, what was your reaction when Kobe

dropped eighty one oh Man Ship. I remember two. I was sitting with I was in Philly, not playing smoking watching it one one of my home girls. It was over and just in in in in this man. It was just to see it, to see how HoTT he got. Obviously, everyone always saw I would have did this. I would have did that. That motherfucker was in such a zone that it was just a beautiful thing to watch. Man. So I was. I was happy. Two things I thought of.

One after I scored, I had a forty point triple double dog, and I thought I was gonna were gonna be able to play two weeks after. For about two weeks, I was so tired. How do you have the stamina to score eighty one in the NBA second Hi half? The team ain't filed out. It's no way that men, you can be on the same team. Man and I don't care who is playing that me and you don't both filet before somebody get eighty one points from us. I'm sorry you've never seen it. Yeah, I mean, like

I said, that goes what I was saying. We all said we we would did this is but we definitely would have fouled And Cob knew that about the stuff, you know. I mean, Cob knew there was never gonna be an easy night whenever, you know, he played against us. It was always had to earn everything. But like I said, he was in such his own But yeah, I definitely would have fouled out. He would have some horror fouls, but it probably would have made it matter, so right

it was. It was a beautiful thing. White nose. One thousand thoughts on experience or talent being the biggest factor on crafting a championship team. I think for me, you know, my championship year, I was I was blessed because I was coming into something that was already structured, you know. So I was I was coming into be a piece, uh uh, not not even a big piece, but a piece that mattered. And um, having Tim, Tim Duncan and

David Robinson. You know, I just had to be a star on my role like you always say, Matt, and I went and did that, you know, I was, I was, I was willing to learn. You know. Pop told me if I played defense, I'll play on this team. He didn't say I would be a start, And I ended up being a start on the championship team and hitting big shot first round, West Conference finals and finals to

have the team wins. So I think for me it was it was a situation that I was blessed to be in to be able to come play with David Robins, Tima. But also I didn't go there trying to be the star, because I knew that wasn't my role. I went there being a tough nosed kid that can make big shots, you know what I'm saying. And it worked out. So just just be you and if it fit you know what, if it worked for you, do if it don't, something else will. I mean, I feel like both of those

go hand in hand. Obviously, you need talent to get there, but once you get there, you need experience, you know. That's why you can never really trust any young team. Um. Golden State was a fairly young team when they made their first championship run the fifteen, but normally it's an experienced veteran team, you know. So that's why wherever ever, everyone is holding out hope for the Lakers because they're that their experienced veteran team. All that they haven't been

to get along. They just got a lot of miles and a lot of experience. So talent gets you there, but you need experience once you get there. So to me, they go hand in hand. New Year's resolution ships. I was actually thinking about this the other day in the shower, Jack, what are some of your New Year's resolutions? I mean, I'm I'm I just wanna continue to be great. I want to continue to uh push my family to continue to get more and more healthy, eat right, live right.

But but but for the show wise, as for us to show, I want to get out on the road. I want to, you know, even though with all this stuff going on, I want to be able to touch our all these audiences and our fans and in a safe environment and and and and enjoy being around people. Man. I want to you know, I want to I want to entertain, I want to laugh, I want to dance. I want to do all those things that that that

comes with our show man. But I want to incorporate our fans and this year coming and uh and just be the best we can be. Man. I agreed, I said, I went to got a chance to go watch Gilly and Waller's Million Dollars about the Game Live show and it was dope. And then also shout out Wallow Man, you sent that. Obviously Instagram has been working with me.

Something been on Instagram, but you sent that thing. And how you know we're not against each other, you know, I mean we all together into and together we're creating something special. Man, make sure go to he posts so goddamn much, but go check out his post. It was a dope post. My other resolutions definitely eat healthy. I want to read more and then stop procrastinating. I gets so busy, I procrastinate and push it off and I want to stop doing that. So those are probably my

three things. Closing thoughts. Joe Johnson shout out Joe Johnson in the Big Three ice cube Um getting a bucket for the Celtics after starting there twenty years ago. Jack, Right now, there's gonna be a lot of guys getting a chance, And if we weren't so far removed, I would tell us to get on a little workout plan and get back out there. But we've seen guys like Darren Collinson, Lance Stevenson, Stanley Johnson, C J. Miles, Brandon, Knight, Lankston, Galloway,

Moody a UM. Hopefully Isaiah Thomas lands on his feet somewhere. He just was let go after his first ten day with the Lakers. I told Jamal Crawford, man dustin knees, dust the shoes off and warming them knees up, because he definitely still has some game in it. But it's an interesting time right now with the way COVID has hit this league and giving guys that are getting another shot. But I guarantee some of these guys are gonna end up sticking and getting another three or four years out

of this. Yeah. I don't want to hear nothing about these names of Jamal Crawford and Jerald Smith name in it. These guys have been Both of these guys work on their game all year around. They love the game. I teach you still be in the league. Um, it's just crazy, man. And then you know, like you just said though, and if a motherfucker gave me a good two months, I go out there and take one of them chump's job. You know what I'm because a lot of you can tell my love for the game. Some of these guys

just happy being around, you know what I'm saying. We we we want to make sure that our presses with felt so um good guys like Gerald Smith in the game. Get you guys like Jamal Crawford in the game, and stop getting these guys just throw them in the league because you feel like they're gonna come and just be a yes man. No, you want guys that's gonna come

in there and compete and play. And um, I think there's a lot of guys in the league that's not in the league right now that can feel those roles definitely and and also feel those roles and playing, but also that mentorship. And I think we talked about that, like there's nothing not many O g s left in the game because the game is so young now, and I definitely think he could use it. It could definitely use that kind of ship. That ship isn't valuable um

moving forward. One thing you want to see in the NBA in two Kyrie Irving re Irving. That's what I want to see in the NBA for twenty two. Man. However, they gotta do it, when they're gonna do it. I'm ready to see the kid back on the court. Man. I know everybody else sees too, agreed, one thousand per cent. And I want to see everyone healthy and safe and and and just getting back to basketball because I want

it's just been so weird. I don't remember Jack maybe and we're just old, but I don't remember health being such a big issue when we played in the league. Like now, it's almost like you gotta worry about every team star being hurt. And I'm not even take covid away from the equation. I'm just talking about health as

far as physical health, you know what I mean. Like when we played again, we played, we try to play eighty two games every season, and it wasn't really that big of a deal because you knew guys are gonna be there, and you knew guys for the most part, are gonna be healthier. As a healthier they can be in the playoffs. Nowadays, Man, these stars are missing so much playoff action and it's shaping the road to the championships.

So with all that said, I just want to see guys obviously physically healthy and then you know, with the COVID ship healthy out there so we can get some good basketball, uh, going towards the playoffs. Well that's a wrap. You can catch what's burning every week on Showtime Basketball YouTube and on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at Show Basketball. Hey see y'all next week. M