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L. A Lakers Nation Welcome end of

1:12

the Lakers nation.com Podcast I am

1:14

Trevor Lane. We've. Got a lot

1:17

to talk about on today's show. Some

1:19

really important news about the Lakers draft

1:21

pick for this coming summer. No.

1:24

Guts or the big Odd that

1:26

we've got the whole situation with

1:28

Lakers players baby wanting to switch

1:30

coaches mid and turns your what

1:32

of the Lakers assistant coaches. Read.

1:35

Talk about that of what that might mean for the

1:37

future. As. Well plus well look

1:39

picked by the curtain. I'm recording this way

1:42

later than I intended to in the evening.

1:44

It's kind of the mill the night right

1:46

now. Why? Am I doing that well?

1:48

Because I started digging it, do some stats and

1:50

looking back at line ups and looking back at

1:52

where things went wrong with the Lakers this season.

1:55

And. I would down that rabbit hole turned into

1:57

a pretty epic rant over on eggs. So yeah,

1:59

I've got a lot of stuff. Lot of

2:02

decisions that were made of the course the sees the

2:04

we need to get into. On. Today's show

2:06

as well. plus we are they could be

2:08

get the standings and where things are out

2:10

with all that but first. Let's.

2:13

Go Here. Lebron. James.

2:15

Thinks. That the Lakers. Are. Still

2:18

as good as anyone. This

2:20

is what the Brown said after the Lakers unfortunate

2:22

laws. a to the Gods they warriors. He said

2:25

it is what it is. At the end of

2:27

the day were as good as any team. The

2:29

league when we're a whole and we're we're not.

2:31

We're not. It's. Hard for us to

2:33

make up, especially have a guy like a

2:35

D not playing. It's pretty much impossible to

2:38

make up for what he provides for a

2:40

Bob ballclub both offensively and defensively of the

2:42

he's not wrong. About a d.

2:45

A D is absolutely critical to this

2:47

team. I have talked about this a

2:50

little bit, but. The Lakers.

2:52

Since the All Star break they play the

2:54

Golden State Warriors. Three. Times. Three.

2:56

Times in those three games, twelve

2:59

quarters of basketball being played In

3:01

those three games. The Lakers have

3:04

had the Broad and Anthony Davis

3:06

for one quarter. That's. It

3:08

just one quarter. In. Those twelve

3:10

quarters of basketball that works

3:12

collectively plane. In. The

3:14

remaining eleven quarter's bioware in the Lakers.

3:16

The one quarter they played with Lebron

3:18

Lady, they one that quarter by six.

3:21

They. Won by six. The. Eleven

3:23

remaining quarters that they did not have

3:25

both Le Bron of A D they

3:27

only had one or the other. Any

3:30

to those games. They. Won just

3:32

two of those eleven quarters. Just.

3:34

Two of them out of eleven quarters. when they only

3:37

had one of Le Bron James it at the Davis,

3:39

the one quarter they did have them. the one. Where

3:42

the comfortably them one by six so he's not wrong

3:44

with the brown. comes on he says yeah, it would.

3:47

While. It's really hard to to not

3:49

have a d to make up for that. No.

3:52

Question: The steam defensively is not been good

3:54

The best defensive player of Dame Best friends

3:56

player in the league at the very least

3:58

one of the best offensive. The in the league.

4:01

So. Yeah, no kidding. the major for Anthony

4:03

Davis. he can do it. It's it's not gonna

4:05

happen. Of Zoc A, you

4:07

can't just make up for a D,

4:09

but. That's not the part

4:11

that really caught my attention. It's the.

4:14

Were as good as any team in

4:17

the league. When. We're a whole.

4:21

It got me. Think it is that is that Le Bron.

4:24

Trying to talk himself into this.

4:27

Idea that he works were as

4:29

good as anybody, right? Because.

4:31

That's certainly should be the message in the locker

4:33

room right now. Heading into the

4:35

postseason heading into the play in which by

4:37

the way earlier this evening as I'm recording

4:40

this ah the Lakers became walked into the

4:42

play and which also you heard that. In.

4:44

The Standings: Or the

4:47

Lakers now officially stuck in the plane. But

4:50

are they really as good as anyone? in the a beer way

4:52

you look at the record. Forty. Five Thirty

4:54

Five. They are ten games above Five

4:56

hundred. They have already surpassed last season's

4:58

wintle. When. You factor in those

5:01

two things. The. The

5:03

rants that I'm going to go on later

5:05

on in the show. Sounds.

5:08

Petulant, And Ridiculous. The.

5:10

Lakers are. Better.

5:12

The season that the who were last season. They're.

5:15

Winning at a very nice clip. Their.

5:18

Well above five hundred. But.

5:20

The west around them is

5:23

insane. The. Western Conference.

5:26

Is. Really good look at this. look at all

5:28

the fifty when teams. In the

5:30

west. The. Rockets for

5:32

some time. We're above what they're not

5:34

a more but they were above five

5:36

hundred and not even making the play

5:38

in. That's. How good!

5:40

The Western Conference's. You.

5:43

Look at the Eastern Conference where teams

5:45

are sputtering across the finish line. Look.

5:48

I'm like those long distance runners you're

5:51

talking about, like the cross country that

5:53

the Iron Man marathon runners. We're at

5:55

the end of the race or legs

5:58

are jelly. And a fish

6:00

we can't move any more. Like their

6:02

legs, even though they are these insane

6:04

endurance athletes. Their legs physically cannot

6:06

keep going and they just wobble would fall

6:09

and and it's and it's all was heartbreaking

6:11

right to watch them as they're trying to

6:13

get their bodies that are shutting down to

6:15

get across the face with Southeastern Conference right

6:17

now. right? That the except

6:19

for those those goals and green. Boston.

6:24

Everybody else in the Eastern Conference's is

6:26

the wobbly legged. Endurance

6:28

Runner just barely trying to make

6:30

it. Across. The finish line right

6:32

now that's these de look of west. In.

6:35

My god, these teams is trading body blows

6:37

all the way across. All the way

6:39

across the finish line. So.

6:41

The Lakers by that sense where the broad

6:43

says were as good as a one room

6:45

while yeah, I. Mean, look

6:47

at the west, There's so much parity. These.

6:50

Teams are all good. Are you tell

6:52

me the Lakers couldn't beat the Clippers?

6:55

In a seven game series? Know they don't really good.

6:57

For. The Lakers be the Thunder and a seven game series?

7:00

How ya they could. And

7:02

so in that sense. He's

7:05

not wrong. He's.

7:07

Not wrong. That's the parody of the Western Conference

7:09

and that's what should be promoted. Ride out the

7:11

locker room that eighth. It. Doesn't matter

7:13

the where the ninth seed probably going to

7:15

be the Tenzin with talk about that, minutes

7:18

doesn't matter. What seed we

7:20

are. We're. Still right there. Quality.

7:22

Wise and Were Were. When we're at our

7:25

best, we are a problem. Where

7:27

it were something that's difficult for teams to handle.

7:30

But. Here's the other peace to that. So

7:32

that says he's not wrong when you're at your best. But.

7:38

As Sex said back in the day, You.

7:41

Are would you consistently do? So.

7:44

You're peak. It's what do you do consistently.

7:46

The only thing the Lakers done consistently. the

7:48

season. Is. Being consistent. At

7:51

this point, that's who they are. Is

7:54

an inconsistent team? down again if they're

7:56

hot, if they catch somebody, and they're

7:58

playing well and they've largely played well

8:00

recently. Yes, They can be a problem. For.

8:02

Any team but the teams that are truly

8:05

next level or the teams that can consistently

8:07

perform. Not the teams who sometimes perform and

8:09

sometimes don't and we're going to get Edu.

8:11

A variety of reasons why this team has

8:13

not always performed at the level that they

8:16

should. So when the brown said were as

8:18

good as anyone. Okay, when they're

8:20

at their peak and it would I favor them

8:22

against Denver. Know? What I favor

8:24

them? A good Sacramento maybe.that? matchups tough

8:26

to. But. Without

8:29

their best. To the give anybody

8:31

a run. Yes, that's reason for optimism. For.

8:33

The post season. But. Ultimately, your

8:35

record is what your record his. Insults

8:38

Le Bron of he says were as

8:40

good as anybody else period. No,

8:43

not. The right? That's That's what

8:46

the season have shown us. Because. You've

8:48

not consistently. Performed. A

8:50

That Bomb. And in a Western conference

8:52

that is especially unforgiving. That's.

8:54

Really stood out. again. if this was last season

8:56

the the Lakers had this record their the four

8:59

seed right now we're all talking about the post

9:01

season. Nobody's complaining about theme and everybody's excited. About

9:03

what's coming up for the plans. To

9:06

contact certainly matters. The season there in

9:08

what's going on around them has changed

9:10

in a negative way. A lot of

9:12

the perception of the this Lakers team.

9:15

But. Nonetheless, They.

9:18

Are what they are, They. Were the route

9:20

where they're at the standings and they're not there

9:22

because they're just as good as the Denver Nuggets

9:24

are just as good as the Wolves are just

9:26

as good as the Thunder. Any of those are

9:28

the teams. They're not as

9:30

good. Because. They haven't been able

9:32

to do it consistently. Throughout. The season.

9:35

And with a very small margin for error. That's

9:37

been magnified. But.

9:40

Again, take a pic of the standings. Right

9:44

L A, Lakers and Nine seed. The important column.

9:47

It's the last column. Or

9:49

they are lau locked in because Phoenix One

9:51

they are now locked in of other one.

9:53

Last night against Clippers, they're not locked in

9:55

to the play in. They will be a

9:57

play and team. There's no path to get.

10:00

The six you. Could. They still move

10:02

up. Yes, They could. Let. Some

10:04

things have got a break there. were hiding

10:06

right now. The best

10:08

look. I don't want to get her body thinking oh

10:10

this is totally going to happen. They're going to move

10:13

up. I think the most

10:15

likely scenario is the Lakers or the Tennessee. Why?

10:17

Because they don't have a tie breaker with the

10:19

Warriors and I don't trust the warriors is gonna

10:21

are going to go to lose any of the

10:23

remaining games they have to give me games I

10:25

believe once it gets Portland yellowing it's huge off.

10:28

Just. Put the wins on the record right now. Those

10:30

are. That's that's done. Those teams are done. They're.

10:33

Not playing their done. Mean.

10:35

Good lord the jazz was thirteen around. Britain.

10:39

They've won game against New Orleans. I

10:42

don't trust New Orleans to win that game. Maybe.

10:44

They will and ah, surprises right now I think

10:46

that's the most. That's the most I'm gonna let

10:48

myself up for right now is that the Pelicans

10:51

beat the Warriors and that gives the Lakers a

10:53

chance to at least you if you're in the

10:55

nine ten match up at these be at home.

10:58

Without. When it Memphis, we're Lakers. when

11:00

it gets Memphis on Friday when it gets New

11:02

Orleans on Sunday. Gold stay

11:04

drops one dame. Against. Your legs

11:06

and then that puts you into the nine

11:09

seed. Again, which at this point

11:11

the Lakers needed to carved their name under

11:13

the desk of the Ninety Two. But he

11:15

knows their their kids were. They've been stuck

11:17

most of the season. But.

11:20

I think that's probably the. Bet.

11:22

That's the best I'm gonna let myself hope for.

11:25

Right now are their paths for the Lakers to

11:27

move up further. Sure, Sacramento could drop few games

11:29

that could allow them to move up. Who knows,

11:31

maybe New Orleans drops all three of their games.

11:33

And that allows the Lakers to pass them. It's

11:35

not impossible for the Lakers to move up. I.

11:38

Don't want people get their hopes up right

11:40

now though. I'm assuming they'll probably wind up

11:43

stuck in. The night the

11:45

ten seated the most likely outcome.

11:47

The. Nine. May. Be possible

11:49

or it. So.

11:51

That's where things are on the standings right now. Not.

11:56

Great. Not great

11:58

but again Michael Brown said. If.

12:00

This team when they're at their

12:02

best and they're healthy. I

12:05

don't big is wrong and saying there's

12:07

good as anyone ever done consistently. But.

12:10

If it it's a big if. They

12:12

can click. The. Right time.

12:14

it's the right teams and somehow

12:17

battle their way into the postseason.

12:19

You. Never know. But. With Denver

12:22

Wedding last night. That.

12:24

Means Denver's the one see if the Lakers

12:26

are nine or ten. They're. Only path

12:28

in the playoffs would be to play Denver and

12:30

run one if they're in the nine ten. That's

12:34

assuming Denver holds out of the one seed. And

12:38

you never know, but they haven't

12:40

been Denver And eight games though.

12:43

Not ideal. Not

12:45

ideal. Okay, I

12:47

am going to get into my rant

12:50

here. In. Just a moment about where

12:52

this all went wrong. After the

12:54

Lakers this season, what's going on? Lot of talk

12:56

about Darvon Ham. Have two things for

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I get to. They'll. Add. The

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first is a little giveaway were

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out or it the other thing. That.

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I want to get into. His.

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New. Not the mailbag. Not

14:10

yet. We'll get to the mailbag, most likely. I

14:12

got out order your there we go is this.

14:17

Some. News came out. Kevin

14:19

O'connor of The Ringer can go through

14:21

this into a piece about Ronnie James

14:23

said that from what he's heard, the

14:25

Pelicans are going to allow the Lakers

14:27

to keep their picked this year and

14:29

instead take the pic in. Twenty Twenty

14:31

Five remembers. that's one of the big

14:33

question marks right now. It's. Will

14:35

the Lakers have a pick this year? Or

14:37

and twenty twenty five? From my understanding, the Lakers

14:40

have until or the Pelicans have until sometime

14:42

around the beginning of June to officially make the

14:44

decision on whether out there what the Lakers

14:46

pick this year or later. We've.

14:48

Basically been operating under the premise that the

14:50

Pelicans if the Lakers pick was in the

14:52

lottery this year, they would take it. If

14:54

it was not, they would wait until Twenty

14:57

Twenty Five. However, This. Draft class.

14:59

It's not great. It's. Not

15:01

great, That's the. The common perception is that

15:03

this draft class is not great so does

15:05

make sense if you're the pelicans To save

15:07

me in the Bronx gonna be for the

15:09

next year. Who knows what happens with the

15:11

Lakers the summer. Nights.

15:14

Wait, Let's wait a year and

15:16

see what happens. So. That

15:18

means if this is accurate, That

15:21

the Pelicans are indeed going to say

15:23

no, we don't want the Lakers twenty

15:25

twenty four pick. We're going to take

15:27

twenty twenty five instead. What? that would

15:30

me? Is. That Twenty Twenty Five's first

15:32

round pick ghost is about. it. doesn't matter

15:34

where, does it could be anywhere? One through

15:36

thirty. And it goes

15:38

to the Pelicans name. Protections met him.

15:41

A Lakers pick will go to the Pelicans in

15:43

twenty twenty five if they differ it to next

15:45

year. Came. For. The

15:47

Lakers for this year. That means they

15:49

will have a draft pick. Now where

15:52

will that draft pick Way it depends

15:54

on ultimately how things have things settle

15:56

him pay where things go in in

15:58

the remainder of the season. They ultimately stay

16:00

and do they make it into the playoffs or that

16:02

is going to determine. Where they

16:04

ultimately lan. Now. If

16:07

the pelicans. Take the

16:10

Lakers pick. Or. Don't take

16:12

the Lakers pick this year. The.

16:14

Lakers could keep the back. But.

16:16

I honestly wouldn't and we will at Lakers.

16:18

Nation will keep you up to date or

16:21

not. the draft prospects break everything down, will

16:23

make sure you know who could be there

16:25

because you never know. I thought the

16:27

Lakers were pretty likely to trade last years back. And

16:30

obviously they didn't. I.

16:33

Feel more strongly that. Whether

16:36

the Pic is this year or next year twenty twenty four

16:38

or Twenty twenty five, the Lakers are going to do everything

16:40

they can to trade it. I. Think they're

16:42

guide your the mckenna trade it's probably and

16:44

at least one other future pick to. Maybe.

16:47

They have twenty twenty four or twenty twenty five.

16:49

Let's say they have twenty twenty fourth. They also

16:51

a twenty twenty nine and twenty thirty one to

16:53

potentially move. Those three picks are

16:55

now available for the Lakers to trade

16:57

so. If you're the Lakers

16:59

and a pelican, save that, We're going to wait until

17:02

twenty twenty five to take your pick. Well, Yeah.

17:05

That that gives you even more instead of I

17:07

think. To. Improve the team right now

17:09

because you don't even even if. Save.

17:11

A brown says hey, I'm at I'm gonna walk

17:13

away unless you guys improve the team right now.

17:15

Okay, we don't. You have the silver lining in

17:17

that scenario. Of what least we have our draft

17:20

pick A Maybe maybe we can get a Cooper

17:22

flag or somebody like that and Twenty twenty five

17:24

will bottom this thing out Now. You're

17:26

going to have your pics so. The.

17:28

Lakers would have no motivation to that in that

17:30

scenario. I don't think they're motivated to take any

17:32

way. But. They would have no motivation to

17:34

not your thing you can to try to improve

17:36

the team. right? Now obviously within

17:38

reason, you don't want to go crazy

17:41

to start sacrificing future assets for nothing

17:43

but. I think the Lakers

17:45

will be very motivated wet regardless of whether

17:47

it's a twenty twenty Four or twenty twenty

17:49

five first round pick. I'll. Be

17:52

surprised if on draft night the Lakers are

17:54

not making that selection for another team. If

17:56

they don't find some kind of a move,

17:58

I think they're going. This

18:03

is an important step. Hear

18:05

the pelican saying hey, Will.

18:07

Take twenty forty Five. And was. It's not official,

18:09

but if that isn't he the path to take,

18:11

we're going to take twenty Twenty five. The Lakers.

18:13

They'll get twenty Twenty four. They. Can trade

18:15

the pick as soon as they use it. As

18:17

soon as it's not a pic, it's a player.

18:19

It will no longer fall under the step in

18:22

rule which has that you get for a consecutive

18:24

picks. That's why you betrayed the picked this year

18:26

even though the pelicans will have next years back.

18:28

So soon as it's not a pic, it's a

18:30

player. You. Can officially execute

18:32

the trade course he negotiated well in

18:34

advance. You. Get that little weird situation

18:36

where the player would say Lakers pick winds

18:39

up at around seventy. Ah the

18:41

player will go up and put on the Lakers had

18:43

met be everybody will know they're actually going somewhere else.

18:45

And. Bad sob. That's what I'm expecting for drop

18:47

As I did, the Lakers make a move with

18:49

effect. If not, on the off chance that they

18:51

don't move, it of course will keep you up to date. On.

18:54

Exactly who they could select. Maybe.

18:57

There's some big, the the draft around

18:59

there, but important update here that right

19:02

now the expectation is that the Pelicans

19:04

will. Take. The Lakers pick

19:06

this year instead. they'll take twenty

19:08

twenty five or it. Let's.

19:11

Get into. Fill

19:16

of has just lost the respect of

19:19

the youth league football team he closes.

19:21

He was asked what New England to

19:23

do in the draft and his answer

19:25

was subjectively terrible. The Athletic just wrote

19:28

a great article about this, but still

19:30

it's doesn't have the Athletic for the

19:32

respective a boisterous group of eleven year

19:35

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20:54

I was. Ranting about

20:56

over on. Was tuck

20:58

little bit about this? So. The

21:02

Lakers. There's a rumor floating around.

21:05

That. Lakers players. Really

21:08

wanted. Ah, Darvon darvon

21:10

him out midseason. And

21:12

they want to fill handed to take over. There

21:15

when affiliated to take over as. The.

21:17

Team's head coach. And.

21:20

A wanted to get into. All.

21:22

Of that. Ah,

21:26

Why? Why

21:29

is this the? Why? Would this be the case? And

21:31

again, I don't. I

21:34

can't say. I

21:36

had say that this is. A. Hundred

21:38

percent accurate. Might. I

21:40

don't know for sure. That. This is a

21:42

true, at least a rumor that's out there right now.

21:45

It's not like it's coming from load. Pay.

21:48

I haven't heard this from inside the team or

21:50

anything with that, so again, I can't I'm not

21:52

going to look at this and say this is

21:54

one hundred percent from. Cape.

21:57

But it's a rumor it's gonna run out there. That.

22:01

Said. When. I

22:03

look back on this Lakers season. You

22:06

know there's a. There's a line.

22:09

In our in the movie Mr Mrs. Smith the

22:11

one with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. not the

22:14

new like tv series one but there's a line

22:16

in it that the Brad Pitt as where he

22:18

says. I. Guess at

22:20

the end you think about you think about the beginning.

22:24

And it's a great line. Great. Line.

22:28

And this we're not at the and right now. They're.

22:30

Still basketball to be played. And.

22:33

Sometimes. Crazy things do happen. it is

22:36

the and ba but a lot of people already

22:38

starting to look back on the season and and

22:40

kind of. Point. Fingers and figure out

22:42

okay, what? Why did this team wind up in

22:44

the nine seed right now? Maybe the ten? See

22:47

Why did this not? This. The

22:49

a margin for error was nonexistent. But why did

22:51

they not? Do. Better than this.

22:54

And so what? I'm looking back right now. And.

22:57

I'm looking at okay for the end of the regular

22:59

season. Why did they were they not hire the night.

23:04

And. You think about similar concerns that were brought

23:06

up midseason from players about players being frustrated with

23:08

Darvon. I've heard this specifically from inside the team

23:10

that would lower. The players are frustrated right with

23:12

with Darby. Now I'm talking about in the middle

23:15

is you're not tied by Right now that I've

23:17

heard this inside my the middle season, we're here

23:19

in this thing. So.

23:21

If players are frustrated with Arvind, why would they

23:24

be? Why would they want. A

23:26

guy like my so handy to potentially

23:28

take over. And be the head

23:30

coach. Why would there be that frustration? And.

23:33

I think it comes down to a lot of

23:35

these numbers. That. I found on

23:37

acts that are that are that are going over

23:39

an ex that a pretty damning. When

23:41

you look at. What Debenhams

23:44

Done! Guy. So. I'm

23:46

just gonna go in and and put this up. Forever.

23:49

To see. You.

23:51

Know. Darvon

23:53

him. He

23:56

made some decisions over the course of

23:58

the season and those does. The

24:00

region's. I believe. Cost.

24:04

Him a lot of the support from his players.

24:06

so listen to this. The

24:09

Lakers gave really how tomorrow three year deal worth

24:11

fifty one million dollars of the summer. They.

24:13

Told ruby hey, you're one of our T guys. Then.

24:16

That that's what the money says. You're one of our

24:18

T guys. He. Did not

24:20

become a full time staff starter and actually I was wrong

24:22

on this date he didn't have become a full time starter

24:24

till beginning of February. Wasn't January twenty first like it is

24:27

on the screen, run out. The.

24:29

Lakers have gone since, really became

24:31

a fulltime started. Lakers gone twenty

24:33

three and thirteen. A

24:35

sixty four percent win percentage, A.

24:38

Winning rate of sixty four percent is the fourth

24:40

seed right now. They.

24:42

Be the foresee. That. You

24:44

can say while you're jumping to conclusions that assuming

24:46

really playing all season would have ah ultimately med

24:48

the the Lakers are still willing of that clip

24:50

all season long and all that look I get

24:53

it. Not saying. Sixty.

24:55

Four percent when right? I'll seasonal they had to do

24:57

Just start really the entire she's. A

25:00

three. Month.

25:03

You. Look at the decisions Darwinian made with the starting

25:05

lineup and this is not. Start

25:08

saying really was healthy and they're all season

25:10

Because he did have three separate injuries that

25:13

kept him out, There were times where this

25:15

decision was out of Darvon Hams hands. He.

25:17

Did not have the decision to make. But.

25:21

Factor this and. Conversely,

25:25

Austin Raves got benched eight games into the

25:27

season. Think

25:30

about that. Really hot summer. Gets

25:33

doesn't get to start till February.

25:36

Austin Reeves got eight games.

25:40

He. Was slumping the beginning of season and

25:42

he got benched a games and. Tory.

25:45

And friends started every game he

25:48

played. From. The season opener

25:50

to February. Third, Fifty.

25:53

One games of Tory in

25:55

France. A career back

25:57

up. Being.

25:59

Us. After. Him.

26:01

Writers took ribs spot in the starting

26:04

lineup and didn't get moved out of

26:06

the starting lineup in till January fifteenth.

26:09

And came had some injuries the knocked him out. Things

26:11

like that. But forty one

26:13

games in the season. That

26:16

was when Tim got moved out of starting lineup. So

26:20

you look at that if you're a player on the

26:22

Lakers roster. And

26:24

you're a player that was with the team last

26:26

year and all summer long they're talking about continuity

26:28

and how great it's gonna be that they can

26:31

begin to grab the ball, go ride, pick up.

26:33

Right where we left off. And.

26:37

The guys that got you.

26:39

To. Were you when in last year's post

26:41

season? Had eight games of

26:44

leeway before being put to the bench. And

26:47

didn't get to start. Despite.

26:49

Your at Vanderbilt being out. For.

26:51

Pretty much the entire time. Didn't.

26:53

Get to start! Until

26:55

the beginning of February. That's. Ruby in

26:58

Austin. Those. Two guys the came

27:00

into the season talking continuity as a team

27:02

was talking continuity. Were.

27:04

Pushed to the side. So.

27:07

That Cam Reddish, who's on a

27:09

veteran minimum, and Tory and Prince

27:11

who's on a biannual exception. Could.

27:14

Start Now here's the thing.

27:17

Because. I know everybody's gonna look about and they're

27:19

going to say about fire him clearly. This.

27:21

Is all Darvon Hams thoughts?

27:23

Looks, There is method to

27:26

the madness. I'm not saying

27:28

that this is all completely

27:30

indefensible. Type Not. Geared.

27:33

Vanderbilt I believe was going to start to begin the season.

27:35

I think he was going to be in the starting lineup.

27:37

It was going to be Austin, it was gonna be dealer.

27:39

who's gonna be better. I made the case. For.

27:42

Really hot summer up or summer I was

27:44

saying I thought really would get the starting

27:46

job. Why? Because they invested more money in

27:48

Ruby and oftentimes the money talks it tells

27:50

you. What a team thinks of a

27:52

player and what how they're going to utilize them.

27:54

Really was getting started money to me that said

27:57

really was going to start but I totally got

27:59

skillset wise. Why? Going to be your vanderbilt

28:01

but you're available gets hurt. And

28:04

it does it go to really. Instead

28:06

it goes to Torreon. Prince. Now.

28:10

If you go from a Plus defender

28:12

and your band about with deal at

28:14

austin of the backcourt to a guy

28:16

who at best is a is okay.

28:19

Defensive player it's or a breads. I

28:21

get it. Why? A. Guy

28:23

like him Reddish who is especially

28:25

that policies and was. A pretty.

28:28

Solid defensive player. Would. Be

28:30

inserted alongside the had low Russell. In.

28:33

Order to give you a plus defensive

28:35

plants. The big question is why would

28:37

Kim Reddish be put in place of?

28:40

Austin. Reeves and not Tory imprints. When

28:42

Austin was the guy you committed to over

28:44

the summer said your our guy You're a

28:47

huge part of our team moving forward and

28:49

yet that's the guy that got eight games.

28:52

To. Put himself out of a slob. And

28:54

then saw the bench in favor

28:56

of Cam instead of Tory Brits.

28:59

Who. Did is on a one year by in

29:01

your exception. When

29:04

you look at the player archetypes, What?

29:07

Darwin Hibs doing here. You. Go

29:09

Okay right? Put a defensive player of

29:11

next to the Deirdre Russell that makes

29:13

sense but a bigger weighing that can

29:15

shoot the ball next to D Low

29:17

and next to A next to Reddish.

29:20

The. Next to Le Bron and A D

29:22

Story Brits, they make sense right through

29:24

looking at those archetypes. Ego Okay with

29:26

this is a sensible thing to do.

29:29

But. Then when you add in the context of

29:31

the contracts to be added the context of

29:33

the chemistry. And. You see the gamble

29:35

the Darwin him is taking? Here's the problem. They

29:38

rated to. It's

29:40

that if this doesn't work, you've got a

29:42

lot of explaining to do. This.

29:45

Damn well better work. if

29:47

you're going to do that. said, it did work

29:49

for a little bit. It did were

29:51

forbid there was stretches where where they were just

29:54

fine with that group. But.

29:56

Ultimately, You. Are

29:58

choosing fit. In

30:01

terms of. A. Solid defensive player

30:03

in cam who can't shoot. And

30:05

a player who can super not defend and

30:07

Torreon and a guard who can super not

30:10

defendant in Deal of your choosing. That said,

30:13

Over. The.

30:15

Top and talent there's no question asked. Reeves

30:17

and Really Hot from Earth or more Tailored

30:19

said. That. Juri Prince and Cam

30:22

reddish. And. The. Money.

30:24

That. You paid those guys. You're going against

30:27

the grain. That is the move that

30:29

most people would not make. And

30:31

there's a problem when you make a move that

30:33

most people wouldn't. When you make a move that's

30:35

going to be controversial. If. It

30:37

doesn't work. You're. Gonna hear

30:40

about it. If it

30:42

doesn't work, you're going to hear all about. What

30:45

a mistake he was. Right idea Tony

30:47

Some second a lot seconds or less

30:49

sons. Everybody. Was talking

30:51

about how dumb it was that they were gonna

30:53

play no sir. Amare Stoudemire was going to be

30:55

so does a power forward. He's going to be

30:57

a center. What? Shawn.

31:00

Marion is gonna be a powerful these too

31:02

small to get play power forward. But.

31:05

It worked. Because. They won. The.

31:08

Revolutionize the game. He worked.

31:10

If it didn't work, By.

31:13

Did Tony would have been. Rent run

31:15

out of town. We.

31:17

See that all the time. We see

31:19

this concept. right?

31:22

When you go against the grain on something.

31:25

It. Better work if you're gonna do

31:27

that. If you're going to tell everybody

31:29

else you're wrong. This is

31:31

going to work. It has to.

31:35

I always think of William Seward. The.

31:38

Purchase of Alaska. Us Purchase. Purchase of

31:40

Alaska. Would that happen? Or tiger move

31:42

it? eighteen hundreds. When that happened, William

31:44

Seward was last that. They.

31:46

It was called Seward's Folly

31:49

Purchasing Alaska. So. What did

31:51

you buy? Why? Did Why did? Why did

31:53

we buy? That's why the United States by this from

31:55

Russia. You got us. Ice.

31:57

And polar bears Great! Thank you very much for

31:59

buying a last. Fantastic.

32:02

Well done William Seward. And then guess what?

32:05

They. Found gold. their. Rights he

32:07

rationalize that it look at all this land we

32:10

want expand our territory would have more layered and

32:12

and all that and then they found gold everyone

32:14

oh. Was. Great. Nice

32:16

job Williams Your unfortunately William Seward very passed

32:18

away at that point. But. It

32:21

works. Ultimately, And worked

32:23

now instead he passed away before he did the

32:26

credit for it. Would. Work.

32:28

Right. He went against the grain. He did what

32:31

everybody else was. I don't do this. Don't go

32:33

by Alaska, the ice. What ahead They bought it.

32:36

And in the long run. He

32:38

worked. right? Would.

32:42

Darvon him in the long run. What's.

32:45

Gone on making that decision that I'm

32:47

gonna play Guys that I've got a

32:50

history with that. Are

32:52

not getting paid as much that are not

32:54

as talented but I believe they're going to

32:56

be the better fit with the Brandon A

32:58

D. It better

33:00

work. And it hasn't. It

33:03

hasn't. Not the long run, right story, Brits.

33:05

He's been much better coming off the bench

33:08

in that role that he's familiar with. That's.

33:12

Been an easy change to see. And

33:15

Darvon him stuck with them while

33:17

not giving Austin Reeves. That

33:19

kind of leeway, not giving really

33:21

hot summer have that opportunity to

33:23

start to start despite those guys

33:26

being paid way more. Can. Reddish

33:28

sticking in the starting lineup as long as

33:30

he did. There were

33:32

some burse were work. And

33:34

there is a method to the madness. But.

33:36

Those the kind of decisions that this time

33:39

a year. Start. To become

33:41

less and less defensible when you're looking back

33:43

on games that you lost. The. Maybe

33:45

you should have, especially when you ultimately do

33:47

change and you put ruin the did starting

33:50

lineup and suddenly the team is winning. Hard.

33:53

Not to look back and thanked him. What?

33:56

Could have been. Had. Darvin not

33:58

decided to go. The going.

34:01

So didn't we get into this whole

34:03

concept of Vivid? Did players want still

34:05

here to to take over? players who

34:07

are clamoring to have that chemistry, that

34:09

consistency. The. Didn't buy into the gamble

34:12

the Darwin was taking it. It probably did.

34:15

Because. Bill Handy was. Probably. Going to

34:17

be more on the side of a let's play

34:19

the guys who got us where we got you

34:21

last year. Let's lean into the chemistry. Let's lean

34:23

into. Their. Overall talent. And

34:26

off we go. Now. I

34:28

was only thing I'd I'd mentioned on

34:30

here. Also talked a little bit about

34:32

Max Christie. And seeing him

34:34

not play that module of there's a lot

34:36

of things right now. The. Lakers

34:38

fans are frustrated with. And

34:41

you can see where players to be frustrated

34:43

with those things to. If

34:47

you look at this Lakers team. With.

34:50

Ruby on the court. With

34:52

Kim reddish. Off

34:54

the court, With. For imprints.

34:56

Off the court, The. Lakers

34:58

have just been a better team. That's.

35:01

What the advanced metrics dollars? That's what the

35:03

stats tells. The. Lakers have been a

35:05

better team. With. Those guys off the court.

35:07

their net. Six. Or

35:09

seven. With. Ruby in the

35:11

starting lineup. They're. Winning basketball games

35:13

with those guys out there. As the

35:15

broad says her, good enough to beat

35:17

anybody. When they're healthy, when their

35:19

whole. As. The

35:21

Lakers took too long to ultimately settle on

35:24

that top and minor. And that's not to

35:26

say that Ruby, the great defensive player. He.

35:28

Thought there's reason to doubt that this lineup would

35:30

have been this good too. But.

35:32

What's happened is and what. This is what

35:34

we didn't predict or darted didn't expect to

35:36

see happen. Their office has

35:39

been so good with that group. Said.

35:41

It's made up. For. The defense. That's.

35:44

We've largely seen. With. That starting

35:46

unit that includes really includes Austin. Dyilo

35:48

Le Bron. And. Anthony Davis said.

35:51

When. We look at this season. We. Look

35:53

at what happened. Why the Lakers

35:55

aren't where they want to go right now?

35:58

You. Look at those decisions. There was against the grain

36:01

decisions that were made by Durbin Him. That's certainly

36:03

part of it. Is. That everything

36:05

Know. And Orbit has made some

36:07

good decisions to this year. I don't want

36:09

to just point all of the blame at

36:11

Darvon A of and I'll dig that's honest.

36:14

There's. Other things that happened to the

36:16

schedules brutal. The. Context of a

36:18

Western Conference. The. Bread this was last

36:21

year we be singing Darwin's praises Visits he would

36:23

be like the four seed right out. The context

36:25

of the Western Conference is pretty rough to. A

36:28

com a moon be singing his praises, but still. But

36:30

much better right? the be the four

36:33

seed right now if they. Get.

36:35

A look at course the injuries, look at everything

36:37

else has happened. the schedule, the back to backs

36:39

they've had this your. There's so many things. That.

36:42

Have come together. To put

36:44

the Lakers were there at currently. But.

36:47

When we look back at the costly

36:49

stretches of the season, And

36:51

we see lineups them weren't optimal.

36:55

There's. Gonna be a lot of fingers. Pointed.

36:57

Darvon him. And those voices

36:59

are going to be louder when the decisions that

37:01

he was making. Were. Ones that

37:03

win against. The grain and

37:05

against the decision the most people make. And

37:08

that's exactly the situation. There. were

37:10

a bright out so the video another as

37:12

this plays out. Obviously

37:15

there's gonna be a lot of fingers pointed at

37:17

Darvon him. Summer. Rightfully so.

37:21

If. The the players indeed

37:23

wanted so a handy in

37:25

his the Coach midseason. You.

37:27

Would have to imagine. Those. Are

37:30

conversations that are going to come up again? During

37:33

exit interviews. Over. The summer.

37:36

In the negotiations with the Brown to get

37:38

him to resign, negotiations with the Edge of

37:40

Russell get him to resign. You.

37:42

Have to imagine. That they're going

37:44

to bring up. Hey. We. Were

37:47

all excited! To. Keep

37:49

the team from last year. And.

37:52

From day one. He. Went

37:54

away from that. From. Day one, he went

37:56

away from that. and then as soon as we put

37:58

Humpty Dumpty back together again. He

38:00

may not. Last year we played those guys together.

38:02

things got better. And. He waited wait

38:04

too long. He gave way too much

38:06

leeway to Cam to Tories who are

38:08

just fine. His players I'm not against.

38:10

Came reddish Tory Breads. They're. Just

38:12

fine as players. Fact:

38:15

I think Tory princes a bargain still

38:17

on his contract. He.

38:19

Just can ask him to be a starter. Center.

38:21

Came. They got asked. To.

38:24

Do things. That. Was out

38:26

of their wheelhouse. There. Was above their

38:28

pay grade. And that's not on either

38:30

one of them. That's not their fault.

38:33

The coaches are making the decisions that. That's

38:36

on them. And that

38:39

is going to be decision. That.

38:41

Gets analyzed a lot and talked about a lot. Both.

38:44

Within and without the Lakers the summer.

38:47

Okay, As I said though, It's

38:51

not summer time yet. That.

38:53

Over. Still, Two games

38:55

to play. Yeah, Memphis on Friday of Norland

38:58

on Sunday. Who knows what's gonna happen in

39:00

the standings again. most likely. The. Lakers

39:02

are going out the battle their way out of the Nine

39:04

Ten matchup. Most. Likely they're gonna be

39:06

ten. Maybe. They'll

39:08

get nine. If something

39:10

somewhat miraculous happens maybe the hate when

39:13

that be great, that could be eight,

39:15

but most likely they're gonna have to

39:17

battle it out. And we'll

39:19

see. Where. The chips fall where they

39:21

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system. I did. You want

40:44

to get into our the mailbag your dog but

40:46

a few things before I. Mercifully.

40:48

Finally, Shut. My brain off

40:51

here have been thinking too much Lakers season.

40:53

And.and go to bed. Bugs are Tyler.

40:56

Said. This teammate willing to play games on the

40:58

road. Bench. A d Next game. Dude.

41:01

Cost us over a damn headache. I.

41:03

Don't want to see him into the play on. Fire.

41:05

Him as well. Pathetic. Of

41:08

see a lot of people mad at Anthony Davis. Lot.

41:10

Of people. Madame Le Bron. It.

41:13

Seems like. And.

41:16

This is what Darwin him kind of hinted at. I

41:18

mentioned this on a I'm Alive sorts

41:20

video that I did a live video

41:22

through the shorts platform. I should say

41:25

like the theme as long. But.

41:27

I did that over the You Tube channel yesterday. Darvon

41:32

seems to think about he would

41:34

not confirm. That.

41:37

Ah, Anthony Davis' is sick. That

41:40

he's dealing with an illness that would get he wouldn't

41:42

confirm it. He said yep, talk to the doctor which

41:44

is ridiculous. He said that the reporters which is ridiculous

41:46

to the reporters can talk to the doctors anyway. He's.

41:49

Obviously deflecting or maybe he doesn't see know

41:51

what's going on with a d but. I

41:54

don't. Look. More broad made

41:57

it pretty clear he couldn't play. right?

41:59

He. What you Le Bron made a pretty clear

42:01

based on the way you described how he was feeling,

42:04

in the fact that he didn't. Move.

42:07

He. Didn't get out of his room he

42:09

said it till the warriors games like he

42:12

went home before the Wolves game. When.

42:15

He realized oh my gosh, I'm I'm really

42:17

sick. And since we didn't get out

42:19

of bed, For the next few days. And

42:22

then came to the games. The Warriors game was

42:24

his first day out of bed. Out

42:27

of his bedroom. By. That was his first

42:29

day feeling like he had some kind of injury

42:31

or it energy and you could see it on

42:33

the for. You could see that he wasn't hundred

42:35

percent you could see as energy levels. not there.

42:37

He was sick. That.

42:39

May be what's going on with a D as

42:41

well. There has been confirmed, will see it, the

42:43

Lakers. You want to confirm that or whatever, but

42:45

it's what Darwin was. Kind of

42:47

sort of tiptoeing around for some reason, not wanting

42:49

to the say what was going on eighty. Whatever.

42:53

But. If

42:56

he's sick, he said it's unfortunate timing.

42:59

And. If you had the same thing of the brown, god's sake of

43:02

that a D got the same thing. I

43:05

trust that if they were able to play, they

43:07

would have played. It

43:09

doesn't see. Here's the thing. Lot

43:12

of people are mad, right? Lot of people are

43:14

frustrated. They're mad. They want to

43:16

vent that frustration towards something. Right

43:19

towards Darvon him for the Anthony Davis

43:21

towards the broad James. These guys are

43:23

soft coby would never all that kind

43:25

of stuff. right? And

43:28

I understand that. That. Frustration from.

43:31

It. And I respect that frustration. The.

43:33

Frustration shows that you care. There's

43:37

something that just doesn't have the ring of

43:39

truth to me. And.

43:41

That's this idea. That.

43:44

The brawn. And a d.

43:46

Would play through. All. Of

43:49

the injuries, the pumps, the

43:51

bruises, everything else. All.

43:54

The way through the season up to now. They.

43:57

Would get to now would just a

43:59

few games last. And they

44:01

can pull up the standings just as well as anyone

44:03

else can. They. Are well aware

44:05

of where the Lakers right in the standings.

44:08

That. They would play through all of this.

44:11

Just. Get to Now. And

44:14

then say now I'm out. If

44:16

there was any way they could play. There

44:19

was any way. They

44:22

could play st. Now you know what? In

44:24

a. Way. That

44:28

damn to me, just it doesn't have the ring

44:30

of truth. I have a

44:32

hard time believing that that's what they did.

44:34

That. They played that hard all season

44:37

long. And them when they got

44:39

to the and when they got to these important games

44:41

they just went. No. I

44:43

don't feel like anymore. I'm good. I'm

44:46

done. I'm gonna go home. The.

44:50

Doesn't make sense. Honestly that

44:52

that the does not make sense. That

44:55

would be like if the Griswold

44:57

family. Traveled from

45:00

Chicago. All. The

45:02

Way to Wally World. Got.

45:04

To wally World and rather than like in the movie.

45:06

Follow a classic movie because of you guys. haven't seen

45:09

it gives. Go go check it out! They.

45:12

Get all the way they're Rather than the park

45:14

being close, there's a cloud in the sky. And

45:18

a disco no. Not. A

45:20

perfectly sunny day? That's it. Let's let's try back. Let's

45:23

go home. Doesn't

45:25

make sense, right? You.

45:28

Go through everything. Everything that went

45:30

through to get there. All the stuff over

45:32

the course of the journey. rights from running

45:34

outta gas and crashing the car and that

45:37

hubcaps being stolen and all that other stuff.

45:39

That. happened of about that trip. To

45:42

finally get there. If

45:45

they were really not that sick.

45:47

The brawn May d. Felix.

45:50

Finally getting to the combination of your journey

45:52

and just saying. Now.

45:55

Does. This does this is a this as work. I

45:58

don't feel like it. I'm. Gonna. Why?

46:03

Why? Do that. I know people say oh because

46:05

they're soft. Look,

46:07

I don't know the answer. I'm not the brown.

46:09

I'm not a D. Maybe.

46:11

Both a bit. Maybe they are both villa okay.

46:13

this you know what? man. I'm gonna call sick.

46:15

That adds Philly. Taken a day off. At.

46:21

A doubt it. Doesn't make

46:23

sense then. It's like

46:25

out go it on this long arduous journey. And

46:29

then. Call. It off to. There's a

46:31

cloud in the sky. That's what

46:33

people seem to think. That. These guys

46:35

did. It

46:38

just doesn't have the ring of truth to me. doesn't make

46:40

sense. Ah

46:43

this oh says wow man we're not

46:45

going to make the playoffs. Ham cost

46:47

us not coaching properly the end of

46:49

the third and a d Ah with

46:52

the marbles on the line screws us

46:54

with an injury or bad play and

46:56

a headache. I hate this organization

46:58

Again, I just out of frustration. I

47:01

really do. And.

47:04

I. Think as a lake of where you've got.

47:06

you've got right to feel frustrated. I

47:09

hope that they can. Find

47:12

some way to to salvage this. But.

47:15

It doesn't look good. The I Do Not Look

47:17

Good right now like a lie or Do Not Look

47:20

Good. At. A good.

47:22

There's a lot going on here. The on the

47:24

Broad A D. Injuries. Illness.

47:27

Darvon him as the so much happening

47:29

here. so much context. But.

47:33

Yeah. I understand the

47:35

frustration. And lot the warriors.

47:37

It. Was a twenty six threes

47:39

at a sixty four percent clip. So.

47:43

When you look at that game. The

47:45

ears be able to stand up. There

47:48

had been thirty four hundred times.

47:52

In the and being. In

47:54

India history that a team is taken forty

47:56

or more, threes, thirty four hundred, Out

47:59

Of those. Third, Four hundred times. No

48:02

One. No. One. Has

48:06

shot as well from three as the Warriors that against

48:08

the Lakers. In

48:10

thirty four hundred games. No

48:13

one's done that Now you can say. Well,

48:15

that scheme. And.

48:17

To a degree. You're right. The Lakers game

48:20

all season. Has. Been that they will

48:22

leave certain guys open and make them shoot.

48:24

Dream on? What? Five of five from three.

48:26

This. Is the way it's been all season. They.

48:29

Leave certain guys open if those certain guys

48:31

hit their shots. The. Lakers are probably going

48:33

to lose and that's exactly what happens. Game happened to

48:35

them without the eczema they played. the Mavs early in

48:37

the season. happened to them in this game for him

48:40

on Greenwood. Five five and three in the first half.

48:43

That. Happened. That's the Lakers

48:45

defensive scheme. You could say they shouldn't hate that

48:47

defensive scheme. But. That's the scheme.

48:50

That. They've been relying on all season now. You

48:52

can also say well, why are some real trees

48:54

wide open. People. Jump to

48:56

Anthony Davis was out. But. That

48:58

is a matter because they were shooting threes eighties of the

49:00

paper. The Lakers had to

49:02

help moron drives into the paint driving take

49:04

actions because eighty was back there. They.

49:07

Didn't feel comfortable without a d behind

49:09

them that allowed the warriors to get

49:11

more open books from three. Sir Anthony

49:13

Davis' absence did matter. For. The

49:15

Lakers. They talked about this and by the way, the

49:17

Lakers also admitted after the game said oh yeah, this

49:20

is our scheme You we know. We.

49:22

Leave certain guys open if that makes a three

49:24

week super capital. And

49:26

you can say that's dumb and and all that,

49:28

but that's that's what's the plan is. So.

49:32

I don't look at us and say well it's to

49:35

starboard hims coaching At the end of third of the

49:37

warriors would resort from three. They. Hit

49:39

a clip. A ever hit threes at a

49:41

historic clip. At a good part of that

49:43

is on the Lakers deep as. Are. And

49:45

how they skimmed as but. That's.

49:49

That's what happened. I don't. I target

49:51

have to serve coaching the end of the third. Definitely. Which,

49:53

But by the way, you should have had a different you'd

49:55

rather for is no question. But. The warriors were

49:57

going to be tough to beat. Regardless,

49:59

If they hit. Sixty Four percent from three

50:01

on that volume. Again, that is a

50:03

historic number. People are stand up a

50:06

historic number. That's. What The warriors happened?

50:08

Do. Against the Lakers unfortunate.

50:11

That. That's what they had to do against Alway. But.

50:14

That's what happened. Horoscope.

50:16

Said. Dray, Gary Payton the second;

50:19

Ad Andrew Wiggins all over fifty percent from

50:22

three. Comedy at it's finest. Like I said

50:24

on President, this is never happened before. In

50:28

thirty four hundred games. Never. Happened.

50:31

That's. How It's you. I talked about how

50:33

you have to avoid outlier shooting performances. This

50:37

is as outlier of an outlier she's he

50:39

performance as you can get. When.

50:41

It has literally never happened

50:44

before. A

50:47

W It's exhausting the season for the

50:49

front office refusing to make marginal trades

50:51

to improve the roster the him just

50:53

being there. It's a waste. How

50:56

many times a season is him but a game

50:58

go out of control? Too many. At

51:01

but. Again, It's.

51:05

Not all on durbin him but at a W.

51:07

I agree with you. I. Really

51:09

had he takes his hands off the wheels.

51:11

Way too much. As the

51:13

Wheels and I'm talking about specifically the time

51:16

outs. Not controlling games with

51:18

time outs. It's drove me crazy

51:20

all season. You. Guys have heard me

51:22

raids about a plenty of times. At

51:24

it and it hasn't gotten better. He's.

51:26

Explained his rationale for it. Made

51:29

some sense. And then not

51:31

executed that plan. He

51:34

said the he's like early on in the

51:36

season. The Corsica Posto might

51:38

pay our code, so. Why?

51:42

Why? Why are you not using time

51:44

outs? What's going on here? And

51:46

average rationale, which was a sound one was, well,

51:48

you know, I want to make sure that I've

51:50

got time outs ready in the fourth quarter so

51:52

I don't have to pull the broader A D.

51:54

I can take a time out and there's a

51:56

minute or two minute rest or whatever. Very,

52:00

that's that's perfectly reasonable. You want to play Le

52:03

Bron Lady the whole forth? You would have time

52:05

outs in your pockets. That way you can get

52:07

them rest. Cool. Great!

52:09

Okay, so we're expecting to see that right? We're

52:11

expecting to see Fourth Quarter. You're a part of

52:13

the way through the brought a deal. Will tire

52:15

Okay cool timeout are at a buddy get arrest.

52:18

Good. Or as get up to catch your breath so I can we be in

52:20

the game. As that happened, know. For.

52:23

The most part, know that hasn't happened. That.

52:26

Was his explosion? So the what's the explanation.

52:29

Because. You want to build trust in your players.

52:31

That's why you let the big rugs go. And

52:34

you just bleed points. And

52:36

you don't. Called a timeout to stop the momentum

52:38

and you've already they're given up a lead or

52:40

allowed a team to build a big big lead.

52:44

What's. The rationale them. You.

52:48

Want your team to find their way to? That's Not this group.

52:51

Because you're not Phil Jackson. And

52:53

this isn't two thousand and one. So.

52:57

I'm with u A w. I get

52:59

it. The games have gone out of control.

53:01

Yeah, And

53:03

can say at the same time it's

53:05

not all and darvon him and. He's.

53:08

Made some mistakes this year. He's

53:11

part of it. Big part of it's. Not

53:13

all of it. The department.

53:16

Josie. Only plus

53:18

about this is one step closer to

53:20

a darvon him firing this guy's terrible terrible

53:23

terrible my be a top three worse

53:25

coach I'd ever seen. honestly. I

53:27

think there's one thing adjacent Kelly says i

53:30

how and be a coaches are worse than

53:32

him. I get everybody said in a garbage.

53:34

Durbin equals bad, right? That's where there. Are

53:38

they would think we need to keep in mind. Is

53:40

that Most N B A

53:42

fans? Most sports fans. Think.

53:45

Their coach sucks. I've seen

53:47

heat fans complain about our Spoelstra before.

53:50

Know joe. Who's the best

53:52

coach in the and be a problem with. Every

53:56

fan base is going to play by their coach. That's

53:58

the way that it goes. How.

54:02

Are some of the complaints about him? Over the top?

54:05

The into the realm of hyper hyperbole. Yes.

54:10

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54:12

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Of dread said Duvernay, a Benson Braun cost us. I

55:32

mean the Broncos play the whole game. When he pulled

55:34

the broader the of the third against The Warriors, that's

55:36

when the words were not a big run. Ah

55:38

yeah, but he. Cannot

55:41

like. I don't blame Garbutt him for benching brought Le Bron,

55:43

They're not a line of that he put in. His.

55:46

Yet I was. Okay, I blame blame

55:48

him for that benching Le Bron to blame

55:51

for that one K subside the bubble. The

55:53

Le Bron Lakers era is a failed. I

55:56

mean that's gonna be a discussion for a bigger

55:58

for of for bigger sourdough. The day. Is

56:02

One championship. And

56:05

off from the Le Bron era in the late

56:07

with the Lakers. Is. That

56:09

enough. And one

56:11

Western Conference finals run. And.

56:14

I had a handful of early exits and

56:16

we'll see. what happens is your. Is

56:20

that enough? Watch. Image.

56:23

That's. Going to be a conversation course. not for

56:26

today but that will be a composition. Drop.

56:29

In a must win we allowed target practice,

56:31

blow it all up, and rebuild. I can't

56:33

take this habitual. Mediocrity

56:35

anymore? There's.

56:38

A lot of reasons for

56:40

the Lakers not just being

56:42

consistently great and dominant. Now

56:45

that we're into the to well into the two

56:47

thousands and I know that there's a lot you

56:49

know it league wide that we could talk about

56:51

their. But. He.

56:54

The most when we allow target practice. The

56:56

Lakers defense was certainly lacking. Some.

56:58

Of that is the absence of

57:00

Anthony Davis. Some of that is

57:03

the warriors target practice. Warriors hitting

57:05

shots. At some of that is

57:07

the Lakers defensive schemes as have talked about. So.

57:09

You had all those things come together. They

57:12

created a really bad night now. Blow

57:15

it all up and rebuilt. Okay,

57:18

What? Is what is that? What?

57:20

Does that look like. Blow. It all up

57:22

and rebuild. Let's talk about that Does

57:24

animal a fetish for this? I know a

57:26

lot of people look at the same in

57:29

a and a knee jerk reaction right when

57:31

something harms us which is what happens with

57:33

what is what is happening the season. You've.

57:36

Got something that is causing you

57:38

pain, not physical pain unless you

57:40

punch something and frustration. But

57:42

emotional pain? What? The Lakers have done this. is.

57:45

A and again there are Ten Daves about

57:47

five hundred. There's.

57:49

A lot of context beyond just the Lakers about. I

57:51

don't think there's bad as what people seem to think

57:53

they are, but given the context of the season is

57:55

not it. right? At especially the

57:57

Expectations cabinet. But. When.

58:01

Something is bad. something harms you are

58:03

need jerk reaction. used to lash back

58:06

out at that thing. Rights it's to.

58:09

Get. That thing away from us. Mates:

58:12

Have you ever played fantasy football? Or

58:14

baseball? Or basketball or whatever. And.

58:16

You rage, Trade someone, you're dumber.

58:19

I do that sometimes. Where. A

58:21

player will just have an awful awful

58:23

game or a string of awful games

58:26

and I'm just like man, I can't

58:28

even look at this guy on my

58:30

roster anymore. Get this guy off my

58:32

team and I trade. I'm. Probably.

58:35

For less than that, I should. Write.

58:38

Because. I'm so sick of seeing that are

58:40

my roster that that guy cost me three

58:42

weeks right of wins. And you're

58:44

frustrated. And you want

58:47

that thing gone, Whatever it is it's give

58:49

you that paint gone right now it's is

58:51

Lakers team and so people want it gone.

58:53

Get rich, Fire These guys.

58:57

Into the Sun. Get rid of this

58:59

group. And. Unfortunately, we've been

59:01

here too often. We. Were here with

59:03

the Russell Westbrook years. We. Had

59:05

our first that first Russell Westbrook year when we are

59:07

like praying Trevor Ariza would come back and stuff. I

59:09

have been. People. Were so ready!

59:12

To. See those guys no longer put on a

59:14

Lakers jersey So. When we

59:16

get frustrated with the team there is that

59:18

can a natural human knee jerk reaction of.

59:21

Take. This thing that is hurting me.

59:24

And. Get it away. Get

59:26

this thing away from me. But let's start

59:29

realistically at the Lakers were to go into

59:31

a rebuild, blow it all up, and rebuild.

59:34

Because. I've seen this. If people say. Well.

59:37

A brown was a Max Le Bron what's a no

59:39

trade clause which is something that we've talked about that

59:41

recently there's come up. Brian when

59:44

or started bit about that about how Le Bron probably want to

59:46

no trade clause and and in a new deal with the Lakers.

59:48

People said. Don't. You

59:51

become. Get. Rid of Le Bron. Bron

59:54

The problem. You can't pay Le

59:56

Bron fifty motes. I've seen a lot of that. Seen.

59:59

A lot of them. Here's

1:00:01

the thing that. Let's

1:00:04

say you do that guy. People that have said

1:00:06

well trained the brown or or just. Let

1:00:09

Le Bron walk away. If.

1:00:12

You do that. You live abroad. Walk away.

1:00:15

You. Still have a three day was on the books. You've.

1:00:18

Got a capital for dealer. Get a happy that

1:00:20

you're pregnant. Pay him. Austen.

1:00:23

Really vandal. All those guys that we

1:00:25

celebrated Voyager citing say hey, you're gonna

1:00:28

have continuity the then Darvon didn't news

1:00:30

the next year and. Didn't.

1:00:32

Take advantage That got noting told. Maybe.

1:00:34

Was too late. I'm. All

1:00:37

those guys that you've added means that.

1:00:40

If Le Bron were to walk away, The

1:00:42

Lakers still wouldn't have much spending per. Still,

1:00:45

When. I guess what?

1:00:47

There's nobody to spend it on anyway? So

1:00:51

if you want to talk about rebuilding with his team,

1:00:53

blow it all up. You. Are really

1:00:55

Gavin? really? rebuild? Hey.

1:00:57

Le Bron. We're. Not

1:00:59

you're a more. Sorry. Go somewhere

1:01:02

else. The first

1:01:04

Lakers Never going to bet. They.

1:01:06

Built their entire reputation or are being a superstar.

1:01:08

Friendly organization that I can do that. They.

1:01:10

Want the broader retire liquor. And.

1:01:13

They believe that doing so. Treating. The

1:01:15

broad wealth will be the next superstar down the road

1:01:17

is gonna see that go, oh yeah, you guys were

1:01:19

good with superstars are. I'll. Come join up!

1:01:21

Part of the reason why they give Coby that big

1:01:24

deal they did coming off of his achilles injury. The

1:01:26

people said they were crazy. But. Maybe

1:01:29

that med something terms of waiting the barometer

1:01:31

on. That's the Lakers Imo

1:01:33

right now. But. If

1:01:35

they. Were. To just let Le Bron

1:01:37

walk away. It's A. That's it. If there's no the

1:01:39

broad, no point having a D either. Open.

1:01:41

Up the bidding, somebody com trade for Anthony

1:01:43

Davis. Are you going to recoup some assets?

1:01:45

Or sure you will. But. You're also going

1:01:48

to be known as the team. I couldn't win

1:01:50

with the brawn. The. Last,

1:01:52

le Bron. That. Then traded away

1:01:54

Anthony Davis and you're starting from scratch.

1:01:58

And it wasn't that long ago that we were here. What?

1:02:00

Not long ago that we were praying that

1:02:03

Brandon Ingram. Would. Be the guy.

1:02:05

And Brandon Ingram is fantastic now.

1:02:09

But. It's not the guy. Is. Not

1:02:11

have one a star. That's

1:02:13

what all of these teams are praying for.

1:02:16

The. The next guy they draft is going

1:02:18

to become a want a star because

1:02:20

there's only so many of them in

1:02:22

the league. And the truth

1:02:24

about today's and Jay's is it's the haves

1:02:26

and have nots if you have one of

1:02:29

those guys. You

1:02:31

can go places that the teams that don't

1:02:33

simply can't. That's just

1:02:35

reality. So.

1:02:38

We'll go back into an era

1:02:40

of praying. That

1:02:42

whoever the Lakers draft. Whoever

1:02:45

they're able to acquire the trade. Is

1:02:48

going to be com that guy. What

1:02:51

are the odds that they're going to? It's

1:02:54

much harder to find that guy. That

1:02:56

it is. Keep that guy when he vertigo. Right

1:03:00

now the Lakers have the brunt. eighty is the brought

1:03:02

older? Yes, They're gonna go still hunting on the trade

1:03:05

market the summer. They're gonna go see what they can

1:03:07

find and he can make the argument. Hey, maybe they

1:03:09

could take some assets from an Anthony Davis trade. They

1:03:11

can use them to find another star something like that.

1:03:14

But. In. Terms of a

1:03:16

full rebuild. I

1:03:20

think the grass is greener of fact

1:03:22

is kind of taking hold their. Any.

1:03:25

The this team is hurting me right now.

1:03:28

So. Get rid of

1:03:30

them. Anything will be better than this. A

1:03:33

year from now. If the Lakers in

1:03:36

a rebuild. And we've just watched

1:03:38

them when seventeen games or something. Man.

1:03:42

You. Know organ meats argue about? Who.

1:03:45

Can they get? How can they get

1:03:47

another star? Is there some way they can

1:03:49

get somebody? To

1:03:51

come join the team. That's

1:03:56

just. Reality.

1:04:00

So I wouldn't be eager for this team

1:04:02

to go into a rebuilt. It

1:04:06

doesn't always work out. I. Know we can

1:04:08

look at some rebuild and say hey look at look

1:04:10

what I would okay seen other get sta and they've

1:04:12

got chat and and they're going to be a great

1:04:14

team for years to come. Jab

1:04:17

and look at. Look at the Pistons. Did

1:04:20

a number one pick? Wears

1:04:23

a gotten them. Look at

1:04:26

how many teams draft guys and. It.

1:04:29

Doesn't work out or make a trade for a guy

1:04:31

that they think is gonna become that guy. And

1:04:33

it doesn't work out. There's

1:04:37

no guarantees. Without. Path.

1:04:40

So. Again, I

1:04:43

know people are fresher with his team right now. But.

1:04:46

Just remember, the grass is always greener on

1:04:49

the other side. A

1:04:52

rebuild. Wow, that's some day.

1:04:55

They will have to go down that path. Someday.

1:05:00

But. For now. I

1:05:02

don't think the Lakers as frustrating as the season is.

1:05:04

Ben. I don't think the Lakers have any interest.

1:05:07

In blowing it all up, especially when.

1:05:10

They minute they probably would have their twenty twenty

1:05:12

five pack. They don't have their twenty twenty seven

1:05:14

bag. That makes a

1:05:16

little more difficult to. Okay

1:05:18

everybody. It's the middle the

1:05:20

night. I'm exhausted. I've

1:05:23

spent way too much time. Looking at

1:05:25

where things went wrong a horrific courses later

1:05:27

season. but I appreciate all of you for

1:05:30

joining the show today. For. hanging

1:05:32

out, And die

1:05:34

commiserating. Through. What's right now?

1:05:36

difficult stretch for the Lakers. They.

1:05:39

Gotta win two games. When

1:05:41

on Friday. See. Where the chips

1:05:43

fall? Without. Against

1:05:46

done a good start. The Pelicans on Sunday.

1:05:48

Maybe it could be that they're locked into

1:05:50

a seed. By. Sunday in their

1:05:52

lives. Bench everybody. Whatever happens happens, doesn't matter.

1:05:54

We'll see. We'll see what happens over the

1:05:56

next few days. By time.

1:05:59

Again is not. The Lakers are put themselves in a

1:06:01

very difficult spot. With. Is

1:06:03

not over. The. Broad says the same as good

1:06:05

as as good as anyone. I. Think

1:06:07

is right. That. Is can

1:06:09

consistently get there. To. We'll

1:06:12

see what Lakers team shows up from here on

1:06:14

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1:06:16

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