Basketball Insights: Breaking Down NBA News & Tuesday's Slate

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00:00Are you kidding me? A double shot with the one and only motif. My boy, Coach Young, Coach

00:10James Young, a double shot on a Tuesday. What is better than that? So I just told you, Chops

00:17playing against one of the best teams in the area, and they'll be in the States this year.

00:21That team, I don't even want to mention names, but you know who they are. I know their coach.

00:27I played against him, big boy, 6'7". His dad was a legendary coach, and they're losing early,

00:32but Chop hit a big three. They keep yelling, don't let 35 shoot the ball. He keeps yelling

00:39because he's seen her the last two years light it up, and she's already hit one bomb. Saturday,

00:44she hit the go-ahead three in a big game that they won. They were down the whole game.

00:48She gave him the lead and then a big free throw, and they won the game by five.

00:52They're a game under 500, which they've never been since she's been there.

00:55So I'm proud of her. It's crazy, but the fact that I get to talk hoops with you is way better.

01:00So let me start with this. I'm going to call time now.

01:07Bro, can we talk about your daughter? Folks, I want you to say something about my girl Chop.

01:13She's got 25 made field goals this year. 24 of them are threes.

01:21Can we talk about a mid-range game here?

01:24Can we have a discussion about a mid-range game?

01:29She's got no other game at all than that Jack, that big Jack.

01:33All right, let's talk about Jimmy Butler for a second.

01:37I'm about fed up to hear with this guy. Like, honestly, what a cancer he's become.

01:46Did you see Hero Sandwich when they went on the road?

01:49He's like, we just want to get away from it all and be a band of brothers that play ball

01:55and get back to balling and winning. We got enough here already.

01:59And that's a nice way of saying we don't need him.

02:01This guy is such a prima donna.

02:05Can you imagine him trying to show up Pat Riley?

02:07Pat Riley's dealt with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cooper, Worthy, and Titles,

02:14and he's got to put up with his brother who never stops with me, me, me, I, I, I.

02:19I'm sick and tired of it. He's not even worth it, bro.

02:23Yeah, and Shaq, and LeBron, and D-Wade, and Chris Bosh.

02:29I mean, this guy's dealt with everyone, Riles.

02:32And folks, I want you to understand something.

02:35It's not the first time he did this in Chicago.

02:39He did this in Minnesota. He did this in Philadelphia.

02:43Simply put, folks, Jimmy Butler wants to get paid.

02:48Simply put, if Riles gave him the extension in the summer, we wouldn't be talking about it.

02:53But Riles said, you got to show up and play.

02:56We're not giving you an extension.

02:58And here's the reason why Riles holds some of the cards here.

03:02He can let this play out.

03:04And then when Jimmy Butler becomes a free agent,

03:07remember folks, only one team could sign him to a max deal.

03:10I think that's Brooklyn. He's not going to Brooklyn.

03:13So Riles can just let this play out.

03:15Jimmy's going to do his little dance.

03:17He's going to take bad shots.

03:19He's going to change his hair colors.

03:20He's going to try and be a new version of Dennis Rodman without the rings.

03:25So at the end of the day, listen, Riles holds the cards.

03:28And yeah, they're going to get rid of him.

03:30But Riles may send him to somewhere like, I don't know, Portland.

03:34Or somewhere like that where he could just go and—

03:36Wouldn't that be great?

03:37That would be great.

03:38Send him to the Shanghai Ducks, you know, of the CBL.

03:44You know, CBI.

03:45Send him over to the Chinese Basketball Association.

03:46Jimmy Butler, calm down with that mess.

03:48It's never worth it.

03:50So what about the Pistons?

03:54They went into the Garden last night.

03:56And Kate Cunningham put on a show going north-south,

03:59dunking balls right through their defense,

04:01like slicing through whipped cream.

04:04I mean, my guy was going right through the wedding cake.

04:07And right to the ten.

04:08And they beat the Knicks.

04:09Now, what do you think is wrong with the Knicks?

04:13Beyond the fact that their starting five is good

04:16and that they can beat anybody, really, almost.

04:19And then, is it their depth?

04:22Is it their lack of bench?

04:24Is it—what is the problem?

04:26Yes.

04:27It's their lack of depth.

04:29It's no bench.

04:30It's not having a rim protector in Mitchell Robinson.

04:33I mean, I thought the easiest play was taking the over in a game

04:38because the Knicks are going to score.

04:39Their defense is middle of the road right now, Pharrell,

04:41and they don't have a rim protector.

04:43And you saw some comments being made

04:46about maybe a little bit of selfish play and selfish attitude

04:49coming out of New York.

04:50It's the first time I kind of heard that kind of stuff with the Knicks.

04:54But listen, at the end of the day, as much as I knocked them,

04:58can we give JB Bickerstaff his flowers?

05:01Can we talk about the job that this guy is doing in Detroit?

05:04I mean, he may have more wins right now, Pharrell,

05:06than he had all of last year or the year before, right?

05:10So—

05:10I do.

05:11And you know what it is, is that's a young team.

05:14So when you look at teams like—all right, like how it's Houston this year.

05:19Detroit's that team in the East that I want to watch

05:22because they got young players.

05:24What do they do at the deadline?

05:27But when—at the end of the day,

05:29when Kate Cunningham is healthy and playing Pharrell,

05:31he's a top 25 player in the NBA.

05:34So how about the Pacers rising, coach?

05:38Yeah, listen, they've won a bunch of games in a row.

05:40They have a big matchup tonight.

05:42It's actually one of my plays.

05:43You have six in a row.

05:44It's actually one of my plays tonight.

05:46I'm actually going against the Pacers tonight in a rebound spot against Cleveland.

05:51Cleveland is minus eight and a half point favorite on the road.

05:54Now, you do know that Tyrese Halliburton is questionable.

05:57Cleveland Cavaliers 26-12 ATS this year.

06:01It's only 6-4 in the last 10 games.

06:04That means, Pharrell, they were 20-8 against the spread to begin the year.

06:10I think they get a big rematch in the game tonight in Indy.

06:14So, you know, they're so hot.

06:16They beat them in the Rocket.

06:17And now you're saying they're going to go home and fold up shop?

06:20When they just beat them, you don't think they can cover that number at the least

06:23and lose by a couple, three, four?

06:26It's a better game than that?

06:28Well, I think I'm concerned about the fact that no Halliburton is

06:31because at the end of the day, Tyrese has started to play somewhat better as of late.

06:37You know, if you look at some of his last four, he went out early in that game.

06:40But before that, 25-16, 23-27, 5-10, 13-8, eight assists.

06:46So, he's been playing better Halliburton.

06:48I just look at a team like Cleveland, that's their first like kind of bad loss of the year.

06:54I just think they rebound tonight in Indy.

06:57Hoosier pro plays.

06:59We'll do the college plays when we come back in the next segment.

07:03Let's hit these pro plays tonight beyond the Cavs.

07:07Yeah, you know, we're going to go with the over in the Suns versus the Hawks.

07:11This is a game of 235-1-1.

07:13Listen, Suns have gone under this number 10 straight times.

07:17But they're playing the Hawks.

07:18The game's going to get up and down.

07:19Give me over 235-1-1.

07:21Next, Nuggets minus 3.5 at the Mavericks.

07:24I know Kyrie is questionable, but the Nuggets are playing well.

07:28Why, Pharrell? Pharrell, let Russ cook.

07:33Russell Westbrook in the starting lineup has brought something there.

07:37To go along with that, I'm going to go with Michael Porter Jr.

07:40over points, rebounds, and assists.

07:43I think it's at 21. And I'm sorry, points and rebounds at 21.5.

07:47And then lastly, Bradley Beal over 3.5 assists.

07:50If I think that Suns-Hawks game gets up and down the floor,

07:54then Bradley Beal as a secondary facilitator and ball handler

07:59should be able to get guys involved.

08:01Bradley Beal over 3.5 assists tonight.

08:03Teams we never talk about, but we're going to do it now because they deserve it.

08:07The Sactown Kings.

08:09How about what they've been doing with Sabonis and company?

08:12Going from hell to heaven.

08:14They're now a game over .500, and they've won 7 of 10.

08:18Well, Pharrell, I went on this network a couple of weeks ago,

08:21and I cussed them all the way out for what they did to Mike Brown.

08:24But I guess it's paying off because they played better.

08:28Because at the end of the day, especially Darren Fox had to look himself in the mirror.

08:31Folks, they're creeping up here in that division.

08:35They're not far out of it.

08:37They could still win this division in the Pacific.

08:40Right now, they are, I think, 1.5 games out.

08:43So look at Sacramento.

08:45I still think they're the best team in the Pacific.

08:48They win that division.

08:50How about Houston? Same thing. 7 of 10.

08:52They won again last night by a bucket and a tough one as a Toyota.

08:56That is a tough team with one of the best coaches in the league,

09:00with a young roster, and I'm going to say this.

09:02If there's a spot that I want to see Jimmy Butler go to, it's Houston.

09:07If he goes to Houston, watch out.

09:10Yeah, listen, screw Jimmy Butler.

09:12I'm no longer a fan of his at all.

09:14In fact, I'm against him now from here on out.

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