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Basketball Insights: Breaking Down NBA News & Tuesday's Slate
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1/14/2025
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00:00
Are you kidding me? A double shot with the one and only motif. My boy, Coach Young, Coach
00:10
James Young, a double shot on a Tuesday. What is better than that? So I just told you, Chops
00:17
playing against one of the best teams in the area, and they'll be in the States this year.
00:21
That team, I don't even want to mention names, but you know who they are. I know their coach.
00:27
I played against him, big boy, 6'7". His dad was a legendary coach, and they're losing early,
00:32
but Chop hit a big three. They keep yelling, don't let 35 shoot the ball. He keeps yelling
00:39
because he's seen her the last two years light it up, and she's already hit one bomb. Saturday,
00:44
she hit the go-ahead three in a big game that they won. They were down the whole game.
00:48
She gave him the lead and then a big free throw, and they won the game by five.
00:52
They're a game under 500, which they've never been since she's been there.
00:55
So I'm proud of her. It's crazy, but the fact that I get to talk hoops with you is way better.
01:00
So let me start with this. I'm going to call time now.
01:07
Bro, can we talk about your daughter? Folks, I want you to say something about my girl Chop.
01:13
She's got 25 made field goals this year. 24 of them are threes.
01:21
Can we talk about a mid-range game here?
01:24
Can we have a discussion about a mid-range game?
01:29
She's got no other game at all than that Jack, that big Jack.
01:33
All right, let's talk about Jimmy Butler for a second.
01:37
I'm about fed up to hear with this guy. Like, honestly, what a cancer he's become.
01:46
Did you see Hero Sandwich when they went on the road?
01:49
He's like, we just want to get away from it all and be a band of brothers that play ball
01:55
and get back to balling and winning. We got enough here already.
01:59
And that's a nice way of saying we don't need him.
02:01
This guy is such a prima donna.
02:05
Can you imagine him trying to show up Pat Riley?
02:07
Pat Riley's dealt with Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Cooper, Worthy, and Titles,
02:14
and he's got to put up with his brother who never stops with me, me, me, I, I, I.
02:19
I'm sick and tired of it. He's not even worth it, bro.
02:23
Yeah, and Shaq, and LeBron, and D-Wade, and Chris Bosh.
02:29
I mean, this guy's dealt with everyone, Riles.
02:32
And folks, I want you to understand something.
02:35
It's not the first time he did this in Chicago.
02:39
He did this in Minnesota. He did this in Philadelphia.
02:43
Simply put, folks, Jimmy Butler wants to get paid.
02:48
Simply put, if Riles gave him the extension in the summer, we wouldn't be talking about it.
02:53
But Riles said, you got to show up and play.
02:56
We're not giving you an extension.
02:58
And here's the reason why Riles holds some of the cards here.
03:02
He can let this play out.
03:04
And then when Jimmy Butler becomes a free agent,
03:07
remember folks, only one team could sign him to a max deal.
03:10
I think that's Brooklyn. He's not going to Brooklyn.
03:13
So Riles can just let this play out.
03:15
Jimmy's going to do his little dance.
03:17
He's going to take bad shots.
03:19
He's going to change his hair colors.
03:20
He's going to try and be a new version of Dennis Rodman without the rings.
03:25
So at the end of the day, listen, Riles holds the cards.
03:28
And yeah, they're going to get rid of him.
03:30
But Riles may send him to somewhere like, I don't know, Portland.
03:34
Or somewhere like that where he could just go and—
03:36
Wouldn't that be great?
03:37
That would be great.
03:38
Send him to the Shanghai Ducks, you know, of the CBL.
03:44
You know, CBI.
03:45
Send him over to the Chinese Basketball Association.
03:46
Jimmy Butler, calm down with that mess.
03:48
It's never worth it.
03:50
So what about the Pistons?
03:54
They went into the Garden last night.
03:56
And Kate Cunningham put on a show going north-south,
03:59
dunking balls right through their defense,
04:01
like slicing through whipped cream.
04:04
I mean, my guy was going right through the wedding cake.
04:07
And right to the ten.
04:08
And they beat the Knicks.
04:09
Now, what do you think is wrong with the Knicks?
04:13
Beyond the fact that their starting five is good
04:16
and that they can beat anybody, really, almost.
04:19
And then, is it their depth?
04:22
Is it their lack of bench?
04:24
Is it—what is the problem?
04:26
Yes.
04:27
It's their lack of depth.
04:29
It's no bench.
04:30
It's not having a rim protector in Mitchell Robinson.
04:33
I mean, I thought the easiest play was taking the over in a game
04:38
because the Knicks are going to score.
04:39
Their defense is middle of the road right now, Pharrell,
04:41
and they don't have a rim protector.
04:43
And you saw some comments being made
04:46
about maybe a little bit of selfish play and selfish attitude
04:49
coming out of New York.
04:50
It's the first time I kind of heard that kind of stuff with the Knicks.
04:54
But listen, at the end of the day, as much as I knocked them,
04:58
can we give JB Bickerstaff his flowers?
05:01
Can we talk about the job that this guy is doing in Detroit?
05:04
I mean, he may have more wins right now, Pharrell,
05:06
than he had all of last year or the year before, right?
05:10
So—
05:10
I do.
05:11
And you know what it is, is that's a young team.
05:14
So when you look at teams like—all right, like how it's Houston this year.
05:19
Detroit's that team in the East that I want to watch
05:22
because they got young players.
05:24
What do they do at the deadline?
05:27
But when—at the end of the day,
05:29
when Kate Cunningham is healthy and playing Pharrell,
05:31
he's a top 25 player in the NBA.
05:34
So how about the Pacers rising, coach?
05:38
Yeah, listen, they've won a bunch of games in a row.
05:40
They have a big matchup tonight.
05:42
It's actually one of my plays.
05:43
You have six in a row.
05:44
It's actually one of my plays tonight.
05:46
I'm actually going against the Pacers tonight in a rebound spot against Cleveland.
05:51
Cleveland is minus eight and a half point favorite on the road.
05:54
Now, you do know that Tyrese Halliburton is questionable.
05:57
Cleveland Cavaliers 26-12 ATS this year.
06:01
It's only 6-4 in the last 10 games.
06:04
That means, Pharrell, they were 20-8 against the spread to begin the year.
06:10
I think they get a big rematch in the game tonight in Indy.
06:14
So, you know, they're so hot.
06:16
They beat them in the Rocket.
06:17
And now you're saying they're going to go home and fold up shop?
06:20
When they just beat them, you don't think they can cover that number at the least
06:23
and lose by a couple, three, four?
06:26
It's a better game than that?
06:28
Well, I think I'm concerned about the fact that no Halliburton is
06:31
because at the end of the day, Tyrese has started to play somewhat better as of late.
06:37
You know, if you look at some of his last four, he went out early in that game.
06:40
But before that, 25-16, 23-27, 5-10, 13-8, eight assists.
06:46
So, he's been playing better Halliburton.
06:48
I just look at a team like Cleveland, that's their first like kind of bad loss of the year.
06:54
I just think they rebound tonight in Indy.
06:57
Hoosier pro plays.
06:59
We'll do the college plays when we come back in the next segment.
07:03
Let's hit these pro plays tonight beyond the Cavs.
07:07
Yeah, you know, we're going to go with the over in the Suns versus the Hawks.
07:11
This is a game of 235-1-1.
07:13
Listen, Suns have gone under this number 10 straight times.
07:17
But they're playing the Hawks.
07:18
The game's going to get up and down.
07:19
Give me over 235-1-1.
07:21
Next, Nuggets minus 3.5 at the Mavericks.
07:24
I know Kyrie is questionable, but the Nuggets are playing well.
07:28
Why, Pharrell? Pharrell, let Russ cook.
07:33
Russell Westbrook in the starting lineup has brought something there.
07:37
To go along with that, I'm going to go with Michael Porter Jr.
07:40
over points, rebounds, and assists.
07:43
I think it's at 21. And I'm sorry, points and rebounds at 21.5.
07:47
And then lastly, Bradley Beal over 3.5 assists.
07:50
If I think that Suns-Hawks game gets up and down the floor,
07:54
then Bradley Beal as a secondary facilitator and ball handler
07:59
should be able to get guys involved.
08:01
Bradley Beal over 3.5 assists tonight.
08:03
Teams we never talk about, but we're going to do it now because they deserve it.
08:07
The Sactown Kings.
08:09
How about what they've been doing with Sabonis and company?
08:12
Going from hell to heaven.
08:14
They're now a game over .500, and they've won 7 of 10.
08:18
Well, Pharrell, I went on this network a couple of weeks ago,
08:21
and I cussed them all the way out for what they did to Mike Brown.
08:24
But I guess it's paying off because they played better.
08:28
Because at the end of the day, especially Darren Fox had to look himself in the mirror.
08:31
Folks, they're creeping up here in that division.
08:35
They're not far out of it.
08:37
They could still win this division in the Pacific.
08:40
Right now, they are, I think, 1.5 games out.
08:43
So look at Sacramento.
08:45
I still think they're the best team in the Pacific.
08:48
They win that division.
08:50
How about Houston? Same thing. 7 of 10.
08:52
They won again last night by a bucket and a tough one as a Toyota.
08:56
That is a tough team with one of the best coaches in the league,
09:00
with a young roster, and I'm going to say this.
09:02
If there's a spot that I want to see Jimmy Butler go to, it's Houston.
09:07
If he goes to Houston, watch out.
09:10
Yeah, listen, screw Jimmy Butler.
09:12
I'm no longer a fan of his at all.
09:14
In fact, I'm against him now from here on out.
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