1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:21,160 Hey everyone, it's your sports friend Bobby Labida and I'm here back for week 12 of NBA 2 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:22,160 action. 3 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:26,860 I'm going to get you caught up on the biggest ish that happened this past week. 4 00:00:26,860 --> 00:00:33,840 So if you fell out of a rock and into a window, I got you. 5 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,200 We have a great episode in store for you. 6 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,260 And if not, you get your money back. 7 00:00:38,260 --> 00:00:41,600 This week, we're going to be talking about our three storylines of the week. 8 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:43,680 I mean, we're talking about some trends. 9 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,880 I'm going to have a new section called boo, you stink. 10 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,680 And we're going to be talking about some news and notes. 11 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,400 But before we get into that, let's hear from our sponsor this week. 12 00:00:55,400 --> 00:01:02,600 Our zebras and no, I'm not talking about the zebras on the court, the referees. 13 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:09,240 I'm talking about literal zebras because they would be better at the job of roughing a 14 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:16,120 basketball game than the people we put on the court most of the time. 15 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,440 This week had a lot of rough drama and I'm excited to get into it. 16 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:21,440 And you know what? 17 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:26,240 Report your local zoo because maybe one day those zebras could do some good for the world. 18 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,200 Unlike those zebras on the court. 19 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:36,880 Whoa, whoa, man, that felt so good to just to to release that to just just to be free. 20 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:41,760 Listen, if you want to be a real sports fan, this is one thing we can all agree upon. 21 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:46,240 Doesn't matter what color jersey you wear. 22 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:47,240 Fuck the refs. 23 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:48,240 Just fuck them. 24 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:49,240 Fuck them. 25 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:57,240 I'm going to be a real sports fan. 26 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:08,080 Normally, I like to keep my audio clip short. 27 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:12,640 However, if I did that for this clip, that would be a disservice to each and every one 28 00:02:12,640 --> 00:02:13,640 of you. 29 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:21,120 I don't want to deprive you of this generational coach rant by the Toronto Raptors coach in 30 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,640 a game where he felt the Lakers were getting a lot of calls. 31 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:26,240 The Raptors weren't outrageous. 32 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:27,640 What happened tonight? 33 00:02:27,640 --> 00:02:29,140 This is completely beers. 34 00:02:29,140 --> 00:02:30,560 This is shame. 35 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:31,560 Shame for the referees. 36 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,280 Shame for the league to allow this. 37 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:39,420 Twenty three free throws for them and we get two free throws in a four quarter. 38 00:02:39,420 --> 00:02:41,400 Like how to play the game. 39 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:46,920 I understand respect for all stars and all of that, but we have star players on our team 40 00:02:46,920 --> 00:02:47,920 as well. 41 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:53,520 How is possible as Scotty Barnes, who is all star caliber player in this league, he goes 42 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:59,440 every single time to the rim with force and trying to get to the rim without flapping 43 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,640 and not trying to get foul calls. 44 00:03:01,640 --> 00:03:04,840 He gets two free throws for the whole game. 45 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:05,840 How is that possible? 46 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,920 How are you going to explain that to me? 47 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:09,120 They had to win tonight. 48 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,200 If that's the case, just let us know so we don't show up for the game. 49 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:14,360 Just give them a win. 50 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,120 But that was not fair tonight. 51 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,320 And this is not happening first time for us. 52 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,720 Scotty Barnes is going to be all star. 53 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,760 He's going to be the face of this league. 54 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:28,600 And what's happening over here during the whole season, I've been calling you back. 55 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:29,600 It's a complete crap. 56 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:35,260 Who you just heard there was Darko Rogovic, the coach of the Toronto Raptors. 57 00:03:35,260 --> 00:03:42,000 We as sports fans have been blessed with some amazing postgame coach rants. 58 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:47,120 But this one is one of the best one in years. 59 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:52,360 I love that Darko Rogovic is here going to bat for his players. 60 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:57,440 And you know, if I'm his player, I'm going to be like, you know, coach has my back. 61 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:04,240 He's willing to get fined because he got fined $25,000 for that rant. 62 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:07,060 And he's willing to try to, you know, defend us. 63 00:04:07,060 --> 00:04:10,120 And I think that's a good thing for a coach to do. 64 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:16,400 Now this is a tough story for me to talk about because I am a Lakers fan. 65 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:19,720 And for many of you listening, that's probably the worst thing about me. 66 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,800 And you know what I'd say to that? 67 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:22,800 Fair. 68 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,040 That is a fair criticism. 69 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,040 But you know what? 70 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:28,400 I'm also just a fan of basketball. 71 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,840 And there's a couple of things that we have to keep in mind. 72 00:04:31,840 --> 00:04:38,000 So it was 23 to 2 in the fourth quarter in terms of the free throw shots. 73 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,560 23 for the Lakers and 2 for the Raptors. 74 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,400 Now the Lakers the last couple of years have gotten the most foul calls. 75 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,920 And I think a lot of people think it's a Lakers whistle. 76 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,480 And I do think there are some elements of it. 77 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,400 I think you need to consider the context. 78 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:57,400 Anthony Davis draws a lot of fouls because in order to stop him a lot of the time, you 79 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:58,400 need to foul him. 80 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:03,080 You have LeBron who can prick and prod in a way and get defenses uneasy and can draw 81 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:07,640 fouls and Austin Reeves is excellent at making defenders uncomfortable. 82 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:14,320 But I think the 23 and 2 just like saying, hey, this team had more free throws can be 83 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:15,520 disingenuous. 84 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:23,480 Now definitely they missed a couple of calls that I think, you know, a call that the Lakers 85 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,040 got the Raptors didn't get. 86 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:29,440 There were a couple of those, but you have to keep in mind eight of those free throws 87 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:35,360 came from intentional fouls in the last minute trying to stop the Lakers on possessions. 88 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:38,320 The last two minute report came out from the league and said there should have been two 89 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,920 more fouls placed on the Raptors. 90 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,000 So it should have actually been a bigger differential. 91 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:47,920 The last two minute report, if you're unfamiliar with this, the league releases a report and 92 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:53,320 says basically if there are any errors in refereeing the last few minutes of the game. 93 00:05:53,320 --> 00:06:01,360 Usually these reports are hard to trust because oftentimes it can feel like a CYA situation 94 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:02,360 with the league. 95 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,760 And this report said that there were two more fouls that should have been given on the Raptors. 96 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,720 So it should have been 27 to two. 97 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:09,720 Was there a disparity? 98 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:10,720 Yes. 99 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:12,600 Was it as bad as it sounds? 100 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:13,600 No. 101 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,860 However, regardless of me being a Lakers fan, I think this is an awesome rant. 102 00:06:17,860 --> 00:06:21,880 You know, hopefully Scotty Barnes gets that whistle. 103 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:26,880 I think refs tend to overcorrect because they're human and when something gets focused on, 104 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,000 they have an overreaction to it, which shouldn't be the case, right? 105 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:31,600 It should be fair and objective. 106 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:36,440 And the Raptors definitely missed some calls and that game ended up being very, very close. 107 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,720 It ended up being a one point game. 108 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:43,560 Though the worst thing about that game was that maybe the free throws, but the fact that 109 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:48,440 the last minute took like 15 real life minutes. 110 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:50,580 Basketball. 111 00:06:50,580 --> 00:06:51,960 We got to figure out these endings. 112 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:53,120 I get it. 113 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:58,260 We need a foul, but we got to, there's got to be a way to speed this up because it shouldn't 114 00:06:58,260 --> 00:07:00,520 take so freaking long. 115 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,560 But this was not the only ref drama. 116 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:07,680 There was ref drama involving the Celtics, Jalen Brown against the Indiana Pacers. 117 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:12,660 He went up for a shot and was very clearly fouled and did not get the call. 118 00:07:12,660 --> 00:07:14,780 It was challenged or reviewed. 119 00:07:14,780 --> 00:07:22,440 And upon being looked at again, they decided, yeah, there was no foul, which listen, I'm 120 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:29,120 a Lakers fan and I'm here defending a Celtics player saying they should have been fouled. 121 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:30,780 This is how egregious this is. 122 00:07:30,780 --> 00:07:38,680 This is why refs, you make me say, yeah, the Celtics should have won. 123 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:39,680 They should have got that. 124 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:40,680 Look what you did. 125 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:41,880 Look what you've done to me. 126 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:49,520 And this is why all of us again, we should see you bros. 127 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:50,640 I'm Ernie Johnson. 128 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,520 So this game is out of hand, obviously. 129 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,840 One hundred to sixty two is the score in Milwaukee. 130 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,780 Celtics of resting the rest of their starters for the rest of the night. 131 00:07:59,780 --> 00:08:04,320 So we're thinking, let's see what else is going on in the league. 132 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,480 And Oklahoma City, by the way, is up 36. 133 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:09,160 So we're not going there. 134 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,120 We'll try the Knicks and the Mavs. 135 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:16,840 And it's a forty seven twenty eight game, but it's closer than what's going on in the 136 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:17,840 main streets. 137 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:23,680 January 11th, two thousand twenty four. 138 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,000 The birthday of friend of the show, friend of the pod, Kenny Gunanan. 139 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,420 Shout out to Kenny. 140 00:08:28,420 --> 00:08:36,120 But also the day where the worst basketball took place this season, because every single 141 00:08:36,120 --> 00:08:39,720 game had a disastrous blowout. 142 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,300 And here are just some of the highlights. 143 00:08:42,300 --> 00:08:46,940 The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Celtics 135 to 102. 144 00:08:46,940 --> 00:08:52,600 But that's not as bad as it actually was at halftime. 145 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:56,000 The Celtics were down 38 to 75. 146 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,600 The Bucks almost had double their score. 147 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:04,360 This is the largest deficit that the Bucks that the Celtics have had at halftime in the 148 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,240 game since 1967. 149 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:11,400 We had not been on the moon, y'all, but the Celtics did it. 150 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:16,280 But they weren't the only ones to have a historically bad day. 151 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:22,400 The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 139 to 77. 152 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:29,960 The 62 point margin of victory is the fifth largest in all of NBA history. 153 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:36,400 So we got a lot of really bad history happening on this cold, cold January day. 154 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,880 However, pretty much every game was a blowout. 155 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:41,360 It wasn't even close. 156 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:45,400 The only game that was close was a game that took place in France. 157 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:49,520 What is going on? 158 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:54,600 Well in case you were wondering what is going on, if you've been paying attention recently, 159 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:58,640 there's been a lot more blowouts than there had been prior to the season. 160 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:03,840 And I listened to a couple of people on their fears on why this is happening, a couple of 161 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:08,120 podcasts, and I thought I would share some of this information with all of you of why 162 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:09,400 this could be happening. 163 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,740 And is this actually a real thing? 164 00:10:11,740 --> 00:10:15,720 And the data shows it is a real thing for a couple of reasons. 165 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:22,360 First is prior to the end season tournament, games were closer than they typically had 166 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:24,160 been at that point in the season. 167 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:30,400 Like historically, there were less blowouts, but since that point, there have been a higher 168 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,200 level of blowouts. 169 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,280 And there are a couple of theories for why this could be the case. 170 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:41,920 Is first that the threshold for the games in order to win an award this year, you have 171 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,640 to get 65 games in. 172 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:51,640 And so teams may be more likely to throw in the white flag a little bit earlier. 173 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:52,640 Throw in the white flag. 174 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:57,600 You know, you throw in the towel and wave the white flag, whatever you're doing with 175 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,400 the flag, you wave it. 176 00:11:00,400 --> 00:11:04,880 And the reason for that is like, okay, I don't want my players to be hurt. 177 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,880 They have to play a little more than maybe they would in a normal season. 178 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:14,160 And as a result, you see this being part of the situation. 179 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:18,520 Another factor is that offenses are better than they have been ever. 180 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:23,720 We see that some of the highest offensive ratings of all time are happening currently. 181 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,800 And they also did data that right now we're seeing shooting at a very high rate. 182 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:33,960 Historically, the only other seasons that have as high a free throw percentage or not 183 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:39,880 free throw percentage, but field goal percentage as this happened like in the seventies. 184 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:43,720 And the reason for this is that players are getting really good with threes and they're 185 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,360 making really efficient shots. 186 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,480 Like the shot selection that players are doing is better than ever. 187 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,480 They're being more efficient than ever. 188 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:59,280 And so when you have one team that's on, that's going to be more noticeable, especially when 189 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:04,520 you have a faster pace of play, which we do right now compared to the historical average. 190 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,960 So teams are playing faster and they're shooting better. 191 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,160 And so when you combine that with maybe a team that is not doing that or is not shooting 192 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,600 well, you're going to see more blowouts. 193 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:22,680 And many of the people that were talked to as part of these podcasts on people like that 194 00:12:22,680 --> 00:12:25,760 work in the league also pointed to the in season tournament. 195 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:30,680 It being a new phenomenon that maybe some teams are more sluggish after it. 196 00:12:30,680 --> 00:12:35,440 And some teams, maybe they had that molar earlier than they normally do. 197 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,880 And so they're playing with more cohesion. 198 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:42,160 And so the highs are high, but the lows are low. 199 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:48,640 And it led to something I don't think I've ever seen in a basketball game when the Celtics 200 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:56,080 lost and to give some credit to the Celtics, it was the second day of a back to back and 201 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,440 against the Timberwolves who they beat in overtime. 202 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:03,720 So it was a very long day the night before and they had to travel. 203 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,800 The Celtics didn't start any other starters in the second half. 204 00:13:06,800 --> 00:13:10,200 And I've never seen that in a blowout. 205 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:14,320 But I usually see them at least try for the third and then the fourth is when they give 206 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:15,320 up. 207 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:20,400 So maybe that even speaks to the credence of what people are saying about that. 208 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:24,360 We wave the towel faster because we don't want our players to get hurt. 209 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:31,640 But hopefully we won't see basketball as bad as this going forward. 210 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:41,120 Bill, they're demoralizing, but he's so long and able to hang in the air. 211 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:47,920 It looked like it was perfect timing. 212 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:54,280 Victor Wimbenyano scored the first 13 points in the second half for the Spurs. 213 00:13:54,280 --> 00:14:01,240 And I think we're seeing more and more of just the brilliance of Victor. 214 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:05,880 And what was so great about these possessions, if you have a chance to watch the highlights, 215 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:11,040 is Victor's just pretty much in the paint and his players, his teammates are just throwing 216 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:12,680 the ball to him. 217 00:14:12,680 --> 00:14:17,960 And he's seven foot three, four and can just almost dunk standing. 218 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,480 He doesn't have to jump, which is crazy. 219 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,520 But he can jump and he's very athletic. 220 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:26,440 And so he's just dunking over these people. 221 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:28,440 And it's just wild to see. 222 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:31,960 It just is so easy. 223 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:36,320 And also the Spurs have won a couple of games by blowouts. 224 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:40,760 Now, granted, they're against the Hornets and the Pistons. 225 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,800 So they're beating bad teams, but they're beating teams. 226 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,520 And I think that's a good thing. 227 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,920 And they're beating the bad teams very badly. 228 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:54,680 And so, you know, if they're able to do that, you know, I think no one expected the Spurs 229 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:59,880 to come into this year, you know, with really strong playoff chances. 230 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:06,120 But I think, you know, I think that the Spurs, assuming they make some good deals because 231 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:12,560 in good trades, just because I think they have some players that will not be on, should 232 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:15,840 not be have a high. 233 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:21,560 I hate saying these things, but should not be important players on championship level 234 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:22,560 teams. 235 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:24,960 I think there's some pieces there that you can work with. 236 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:32,080 And I think, you know, you assemble even a pretty mediocre and OK cast around Victor, 237 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:37,840 especially as he gets better at basketball, because he's already so good and he already 238 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,600 feels so polished. 239 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:43,720 And you know, it doesn't matter that he's like 19 years old. 240 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:45,280 It's just it's just crazy. 241 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:49,680 Like, you know, basketball fans, if you're out there, you know, barring something or 242 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:54,720 for scene, I think we're going to be watching him play basketball for a very long time. 243 00:15:54,720 --> 00:16:02,200 And it always feels cool to me when it feels like we're at the beginning of someone's 244 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:08,920 long and prolific career, because you can be like, I remember when I was so much younger, 245 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:14,500 you know, like, I mean, think of like LeBron, you know, you probably some people listen, 246 00:16:14,500 --> 00:16:15,500 this can invoke. 247 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:20,000 So you have a family like when he entered the league. 248 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:21,920 And so I think that's just I think that's just really cool. 249 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:29,120 And I'm hoping that the Spurs can do right by Victor and do some good for San Antonio. 250 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:34,400 All right, y'all, we're going to talk about some quick news and notes from around the 251 00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,160 league first in unfortunate injury news. 252 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:44,080 John Morant is going to be out for the rest of the year after having shoulder surgery 253 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:49,060 for a torn labrum in his right shoulder, which is his shooting shoulder. 254 00:16:49,060 --> 00:16:53,760 And this is really unfortunate because he just made a comeback and he was all the things 255 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,800 you expect and hope for John Morant to be. 256 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:00,520 He's an amazingly physically gifted athlete. 257 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:05,960 He can jump like I swear, it's like he's jumping off a trampoline. 258 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:11,840 He can get high in such an interesting and aerodynamic way. 259 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,520 It's just like hard to describe. 260 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:19,280 It just feels like he's being catapulted off of the ground when he jumps. 261 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,040 But unfortunately, he's out for the rest of the year. 262 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:28,320 And I think you'll see that the Grizzlies will probably shut this team down and just, 263 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:34,120 you know, hope to get a decent draft pick and, you know, reload next season when they 264 00:17:34,120 --> 00:17:39,080 don't have their entire team injured, because I feel like almost all of their players are 265 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:40,080 injured. 266 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:44,440 And it's unfortunate because I'm a big fan of the Grizzlies coach. 267 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:50,320 I think he brings an intensity that feels good. 268 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:55,120 And I feel like the Grizzlies have been a very good team the last couple of years and 269 00:17:55,120 --> 00:18:02,800 they do get slept on just given they haven't placed as high in the playoffs as they should. 270 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:07,840 But they've put together some really good regular seasons with John and sometimes even 271 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,040 without John in the past. 272 00:18:09,040 --> 00:18:15,800 And I think to be able to do that with and without a star player is a sign of good coaching. 273 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:25,600 So I wish the Grizzlies good luck as they finish out this year because they'll be going 274 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:27,280 to Cancun early. 275 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:32,040 And in opposite news of going to Cancun, the Pistons and Wizards have finalized a deal 276 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:37,840 to bring Marvin Bagley, Isaiah Livers in two second round picks to the Wizards for Danilo 277 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,440 Gellinari and Mike Mascalla. 278 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,520 Normally at this time of the year, you see trades between a contending team and a non 279 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,000 contending team. 280 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,440 So this is unique to have a trade between two non contending teams. 281 00:18:48,440 --> 00:18:51,320 The reason they're doing this is they've been trying to move Marvin Bagley. 282 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:56,160 The Pistons have been and so the Wizards are going to accept a salary dump. 283 00:18:56,160 --> 00:19:00,180 And the Pistons had to give up two draft picks to get Marvin Bagley. 284 00:19:00,180 --> 00:19:03,480 And now they have to give up two draft picks to get rid of him. 285 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,840 And when your team is struggling as much as the Pistons, you want draft picks. 286 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:10,120 You want the ability to refire, reload. 287 00:19:10,120 --> 00:19:17,600 So I think this is a failing of the Pistons for an office that they had to acquire him 288 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,920 with a lot of assets and lose him via a lot of assets. 289 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:26,860 And so congrats to everyone involved in what will be likely the middest trade of the year. 290 00:19:26,860 --> 00:19:29,160 But introducing our newest segment. 291 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:38,480 Chicago is a sports town and what we witnessed today when Jerry Krause's name was called 292 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:43,440 and the people that booed Jerry Krause and his widow who was accepting this honor for 293 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,720 him, it was the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. 294 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:51,960 I hurt for that lady, brought her to tears and whoever booed her in this arena should 295 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,480 be ashamed of themselves. 296 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:54,960 It was that's not Chicago. 297 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:56,280 That's New York, Philly. 298 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:57,280 Chicago's not like that. 299 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,520 We don't have a reputation of being that way. 300 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,680 And whether you like Jerry Krause or not, that man brought six championships here. 301 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:08,360 He didn't shoot a basket nor did he get a rebound, but he put six titles up in this 302 00:20:08,360 --> 00:20:09,360 ring. 303 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:10,360 There's a lot of teams doing that. 304 00:20:10,360 --> 00:20:14,600 In this new segment called Boo You Stink, I will talk about something that stinks and 305 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:16,300 something that stinks. 306 00:20:16,300 --> 00:20:19,880 Some pungent smell is coming from the city of Chicago. 307 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,800 Now Chicago, I love your city. 308 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:23,800 It's a beautiful city. 309 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,600 It's a little too cold, but it's a great place. 310 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:33,320 However, Chicago fans had been criticized this week after booing former general manager 311 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,740 Jerry Krause during his ring ceremony. 312 00:20:36,740 --> 00:20:42,440 What happened was Jerry Krause, who has passed away, was the general manager of the Bulls 313 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:44,700 predominantly during the Jordan years. 314 00:20:44,700 --> 00:20:46,760 And this is what he's remembered for. 315 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:52,120 Unfortunately for Jerry, the last dance documentary, and if you're unfamiliar, Michael Jordan 316 00:20:52,120 --> 00:20:58,200 did a 10 part documentary showcasing his last season on the Bulls. 317 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,240 Everyone kind of knew the writing was on the wall. 318 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:04,040 And part of the reason the writing was on the wall was decisions that Jerry made. 319 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:10,200 The documentary made Jerry look unfavorable to many and really made Michael Jordan look 320 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:14,400 good and a lot of other partners on the Bulls. 321 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:16,520 But it really made Jerry look bad. 322 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,840 And this has made fans turn on Jerry Krause since he's passed away. 323 00:21:20,840 --> 00:21:25,200 The unfortunate thing is his wife was there, Thelma. 324 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:30,480 And upon the ring ceremony, whose name was announced, and booze filled the stadium, which 325 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:33,560 led his wife to tears. 326 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,360 And it was really heartbreaking to watch. 327 00:21:35,360 --> 00:21:40,880 And this led to a lot of criticism by the Bulls commentators and other people around 328 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,160 the Bulls basically being like, what are you doing? 329 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:49,080 This man, it was part and had hand in six championships that were brought to this to 330 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,160 the city, you know, to this team. 331 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:56,240 And so sports fans, I'm all for booing appropriately, right? 332 00:21:56,240 --> 00:22:01,960 Booing your rival in the fourth quarter at the most important moment. 333 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,200 Good. 334 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:10,360 Booing a man who is getting awarded who's dead while his elderly wife was there to the 335 00:22:10,360 --> 00:22:11,920 point where she cried. 336 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:16,120 Greg Popovich said about the situation is that he feels like fans are meaner nowadays. 337 00:22:16,120 --> 00:22:19,440 Fans, I want you to be intense, but not be mean. 338 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,400 I think those are different are different things. 339 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,720 And I like intensity, but I don't like meanness. 340 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:29,200 And Chicago, that was just mean. 341 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:33,040 So this is why. 342 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:43,840 In this week's Streaks and Trends segment, we're going to talk about some trends, a good 343 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,120 one and a bad one. 344 00:22:45,120 --> 00:22:46,920 We're going to start with a bad one. 345 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:52,280 Historically speaking, this season, the bad teams are worse than ever. 346 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,920 The data that backs us up is net rating. 347 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:59,440 If you're unfamiliar, net rating basically means how many points do you score more than 348 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,440 your opponent per game? 349 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:06,760 And so if it shows not only are you winning, but are you winning by a lot or a little? 350 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:11,740 And sometimes this can show more than actually how many games you've won because it speaks 351 00:23:11,740 --> 00:23:15,760 to how high the highs are and how low the lows are. 352 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,160 And the lows this year are staggering. 353 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:23,040 Prior to this season, there had only ever been one team with a negative 10 rating in 354 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,740 a single season. 355 00:23:24,740 --> 00:23:29,000 This year there are two and there are three on the cuffs of being there. 356 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:33,080 And these three teams were just there, but because they pulled out some wins, looking 357 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:38,180 at you Spurs who were the worst in this category a couple of weeks ago, but after two blowouts 358 00:23:38,180 --> 00:23:41,500 are actually now fifth worse. 359 00:23:41,500 --> 00:23:47,480 But the bottom five teams are so bad compared to everyone else. 360 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:52,360 And I think what's happening here is that the good in the league, this league, I think 361 00:23:52,360 --> 00:23:54,400 is more talented than ever. 362 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:59,580 So the good is in a lot of places, but it is not in these places. 363 00:23:59,580 --> 00:24:04,960 And so it makes it more staggering the difference between the good and the bad, because I think 364 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:10,800 the bad is not necessarily more bad than, you know, some teams of the past. 365 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:15,160 You know, I think any of these teams could probably be the Sixers who were tanking in 366 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,600 2014, 2015. 367 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:24,520 However, that doesn't matter when the good in the surrounding environment is stronger 368 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,000 or better than ever. 369 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,780 It just makes you seem worse. 370 00:24:27,780 --> 00:24:33,520 And so for these teams, if you're a fan of these teams, you know, look forward, start 371 00:24:33,520 --> 00:24:37,800 scouting, start watching college basketball, see what player may be on your team in the 372 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:40,720 future, because it's not going to go far. 373 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,960 I kid you should support your team even when they suck. 374 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:48,720 But when they suck, at least you don't have to worry about about them, you know, having 375 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,160 hope like I do as a Lakers fan. 376 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:54,360 I do this thing where I have hope and then they take it away. 377 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:59,160 As we saw in a game just yesterday where they were beaten by the Utah Jazz and the Utah 378 00:24:59,160 --> 00:25:02,720 Jazz are my good streak. 379 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:08,880 The Utah Jazz went from pretty well under 500 and nowhere in the playoff conversation 380 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:13,720 to now they have a winning record and they're in the play in tournament as of today, which 381 00:25:13,720 --> 00:25:14,720 is crazy. 382 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:18,840 The Utah Jazz are 14 and four in their last 18. 383 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:23,160 And I think the reason they've been doing it is they're playing like a well run team, 384 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:25,000 like they seem to be well coached. 385 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,600 And some players have really stepped up. 386 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:30,320 Colin Sexton has is playing his best season ever. 387 00:25:30,320 --> 00:25:32,000 He's finally healthy. 388 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,960 You have John Collins, who's playing great. 389 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:42,800 You have Laurie Markkinen, who he was my second round pick in fantasy basketball this year. 390 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:44,200 And I'm happy with that pick. 391 00:25:44,200 --> 00:25:45,840 He's a great contributor. 392 00:25:45,840 --> 00:25:47,560 He can do all sorts of things. 393 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:51,320 He shoots the three really well at a high volume for how big he is. 394 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:54,280 He can get you some defenses fast and rebounds. 395 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,600 And he's just really talented. 396 00:25:56,600 --> 00:26:02,880 And I think with him here, he's able to shine in a way he hasn't been able to in his previous 397 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,000 stops. 398 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:08,040 And you have Chris Dunn playing really excellent defense. 399 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,640 He's been on every player. 400 00:26:10,640 --> 00:26:12,760 It doesn't matter how good you are. 401 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:18,040 And sometimes in a single possession, he will move from one defender to another, to another, 402 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,040 to another. 403 00:26:19,040 --> 00:26:25,000 There is one possession that in the Milwaukee game where he literally covered every single 404 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,720 player in one drop in one possession. 405 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:29,720 That's crazy. 406 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:31,080 But he's got that motor. 407 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:32,080 He's got that hustle. 408 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:38,400 And unfortunately, I think for the Jazz and Jazz fans, you can probably expect at the 409 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,520 trade deadline to lose some players. 410 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:46,000 Danny Ains, the general manager, he's addicted to trades. 411 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:52,000 But I think if you're in the Jazz's position, unless you think you have a real chance at 412 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,880 a championship, you're probably kicking the can down the road. 413 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,480 I don't necessarily think teams should do that. 414 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:03,720 I think if you have a chance to make the playoffs, you should at least always try. 415 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,960 At least try to make the playoffs, especially when they've been playing so well. 416 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:08,400 And they've been beating really good teams. 417 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:12,760 It's not like they're beating the bad teams. 418 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,200 And you can be like, oh, OK, cool. 419 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:19,280 They're beating the best teams in the league and showing that they can hold up. 420 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:24,760 And so Utah, keep on Utah-ing, jazzing. 421 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:30,720 Utah, you really should have changed your name when you moved. 422 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,840 Is there jazz in Utah? 423 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:34,880 Is there happiness in Utah? 424 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:35,880 Utah is beautiful. 425 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,560 Yeah, I'm going to end it there. 426 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:39,560 All right. 427 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:45,680 Thank you for listening to another week of Omni Sports with your host, Bobby Labida. 428 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:50,320 And as we sign off for the day, I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. 429 00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:52,920 If you're still listening, I really appreciate it. 430 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:59,560 If you look to engage with us a little more, you can find us on TikTok X Instagram. 431 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:04,480 Feel free to email us at omnisports423 at gmail.com. 432 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:11,120 Also if you're in the Spotify app, there's now a way to send a voice message to the show. 433 00:28:11,120 --> 00:28:15,920 I don't know how it works, but I trust that you'll figure it out if you want to. 434 00:28:15,920 --> 00:28:16,920 No pressure. 435 00:28:16,920 --> 00:28:18,520 You don't have to talk more than you want to. 436 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,080 This is a podcast. 437 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,320 You thought this would be just a me to you experience. 438 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:26,280 And now all of a sudden I'm bringing up that it could be a you to me experience and that 439 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:27,280 seems overwhelming. 440 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:28,280 I get it. 441 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:29,280 I get it. 442 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:32,720 For my fantasy players out there, don't forget to put your players in your starting lineups 443 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:33,720 and make your acquisitions. 444 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:38,640 I'm sorry this week we don't have any tips for you, anything specific. 445 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:44,320 But if there's any tips you're looking for, again, feel free to reach out and have a great 446 00:28:44,320 --> 00:28:45,320 week. 447 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:54,680 I'll see you next time.