May 3, 2024 • 29 mins
The guys hop on for an emergency pod to discuss the Lakers firing Darvin Ham and who the replacement might be. #volume
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Speaker 4 (01:47):
Brother, it happened, fellas. The Lakers are officially out of pocket.
They have fired.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
I see what you did there? Wow, p joke right there,
you having a great day.
Speaker 5 (02:01):
I was keeping that one, you know where I was
keeping it.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
I was keeping right here.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
I had that one on Tuck since that fucking sham's
story dropped right after the game I did. It is official.
Woes broke the news, uh with some context. So I'm
going to read the whole tweet because there's a there's
there's there's other information. As Woes likes to do in
these moments. There's other information sprinkled in their breaking. The
(02:30):
Lakers dismissed coach Darvin Ham uh. He was ninety and
seventy four with the Western Conference Finals birth to play
in victories and an in season title. Lakers lost in
five games to Denver. Lakers GM Rob Polinka informed Ham
of the decision in a phone call a short time ago.
After run to Western Finals a year ago and winning
forty seven games this season, it will likely be Ham's
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successor who will get chance to benefit from organization using
major draft capital to upgrade roster in off season. Ham
is the first Lakers coach to make the playoffs and
not return the following season since Phil Jackson in twenty eleven.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Gentlemen, and we're very happy for that feeling.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Well, I mean, this is the right move.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Like, you know, before the Denver series, we got the
report that they were probably sticking with him, and we
were like, no, no, like what are we doing here?
But then you know, after that series, you know, we
got that bombshell, like five minutes after the end of
the Lakers series. You know that shows that you know,
Sean's was sitting on that ship for a minute. It
had been in the works for probably a week or so,
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and now you know, the dude is gone and the
Lakers are in the search. And it's just always so
funny how it always works out that when a team
is in a coaching search, a Lebron team is in
a coaching search, he's somehow a free agent at you know,
that season, right.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
That's how it always shakes out. You know, that's weird.
Speaker 4 (03:56):
Weird.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Yeah, so so, I mean, you know, and and Lebron,
I think for sure, you know, but Lebron always had
input on who his coaches were going to be, right like,
you know, but I think this time he knows I've
got maybe two more seasons where i can legitimately make
a go at a championship. I don't think he's gonna
budge on who he wants this guy to be this time,
(04:20):
I really don't. I think that he would leave Los
Angeles if they do not put the coach in there.
I don't know where he go, but I think he
probably would leave for like a one year deal and
go somewhere if they do not give him the guy
that he wants.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Somewhere that at least would give him a fucking decent coach.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Yeah, you know what I mean, Like where would he go?
Speaker 1 (04:38):
So, like, I'm glad they finally realize you just can't
throw a great at forty years old with just a guy,
you know what I mean at the head coaching position.
You know, thank god they got rid of him. Remember
when y'all told me that they were talking about keeping him.
I'm just like, can we like.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
You reacted to that news like I told you something
in my family was in the hospital, like we told you,
like Tyler said, no, they said they're gonna keep him
no matter what, and you went like someone cut the
strings holding your body and you're like, no, what.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Bro Like year forty, like Tyler said, we probably have
two maybe three more years of this guy. And you're
you and you get you don't get give him a
chance at all with the coach like Darvin, you feel
me so.
Speaker 5 (05:24):
Like, I don't know who they choose. I would prefer
it not be an experiment, though.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Let's get a fucking certified guy with another certified fucking
goat and let them get a go at it. Let's
just try that. Let's not get cute anymore. Fuck the dumb, sick,
fuck the cute shit, you know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (05:44):
We need a real that position coaching the fucking Lakers.
I hope it's Tyler.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Let's figure out how to make that happen, because I mean,
I don't want any more cute shit. I know we
talked about JJ. Do do we want to wait and
talk about that? I know we talked about JJ him
him being an option, you know what I mean? And
I think he's a brilliant basketball mind. But I would
prefer some and I would prefer I like him better
better than Darvin, but I would prefer somebody who has
(06:11):
some coaching pedigree, something under their belt that we know
we could count on in big moments that we've seen.
Speaker 5 (06:16):
And I think Tyler is that.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Okay, on the counter of three, everyone say their top pick, one, two, three, Tyler.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
He should have He should have been the guy who
was brons coach from the very moment he put on
the Lakers starts.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
That should have been their guy.
Speaker 5 (06:31):
This is their chance to make it right.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
You tried to fuck with him and offer him three
years when the you know, everybody averages five years. It's
a going rate for a new head coach, you know
what I'm saying. And they tried to trick They tried
to trick it. You know, bullshit, you.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Now you get a chance to make it right. Let's
make it right, you know what I mean. Come on, we've.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
Seen what he's done with the Clippers with all those injuries.
You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
They haven't really accomplished a whole lot, you know, as
far as what we would want to do.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
At this point. And he's done, bro let him coach
a big league to.
Speaker 5 (07:09):
Please, please please?
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Uh Shams's sweet extensive search will comment soon with candidates
such as Mike Budenholzer, Kenny Atkinson, JJ Reddick, and and
this is critical if he becomes available Tylo among others,
because the only problem with TYLERU is Steve Balmer has
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to decide that the Lakers get to make something right
with their superstar. And I don't know if, like we
we talked about this in the group chat, the time
is right for the Clippers to rebuild right now, it's
kind of clear where everything is headed for them with
this current iteration. And I don't even say that in
a haterish negative kind of a way, like it's just
the the string is run out on what they put
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together with this group. But they're opening a stadium next year.
I don't think you're going to open a stadium with
a year where you're trying to get good draft picks.
That's not likely. It's likely to be a year where
they're trying to string together something competitive. And so the
question is how much of attacks would Steve Balmer exact
on the Lakers for trying to solve their problems while
(08:12):
not making his team better, you know what I mean?
And I don't That might be ugly. That might be ugly,
and the price, and the price might be too. I
really think that's a big question. I think if they
can get tyleru if you read between the lines on
the story that they put out, like we said right
after the game, Lebron is clearly in almost a co
ownership relationship with Genie Buss at this point. I mean
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that they're they're clearly so aligned. There was never any
question that she was going to fire Darbaham after that
story came out. And I also still the only thing
I would disagree with Tyler about. I do think he's
in LA for the reasons we talked about on the
pod with his family, but also it just seems like
he and she are really connected on he's helping to
run this team, he's going to be I wouldn't be
surprised if he gets a stake in the team after
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he retires, Like he seems like he's fully invested in
with her right now. But that doesn't mean he's not
gonna leverage that, you know, to the Maxim Braun is
a master of using his leverage physically and also in
the front court, and so I don't think there's any question.
If they can get ty Lou, they will get tied.
I just I would be shocked unless he really would
(09:16):
pick JJ Reddick over Tylo, which would also shock me.
I just think he's probably understanding it might be unlikely
that Steve Balmer is even willing to talk to them
about that, Like, why would I solve your problem? You
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Speaker 5 (10:30):
What is the confidence in JJ?
Speaker 1 (10:31):
I know Jay is a great basketball mind, but a
guy that's never coached on any level. You know, why
is there so much confidence in him that he could
do that? It's very different understanding.
Speaker 4 (10:45):
What it is he has the complexion for expectation. Would
you agree, I mean, that's part of it. Would you
not agree? That's part of it? I mean, why is
why is Steve Steve Steve Kerr's expert? Like that? I
think this Kerr is the model that It's like, here's
someone who knows the sport, who you trust, is good
at managing personalities, and I like, I think that's basically
(11:08):
the case. And whether you agree or disagree with it,
I think that that's the that's the case that they're
sort of making for JJ Reddick.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Okay, okay, I mean Steve played at the highest level too,
thom he won what five chips? Jay didn't have that
experience under under fire, and so I think that means
a lot too, where what we've seen Steve Kerr staying
on all ten in big moments, hitting enormous shots, dragon
nuts at, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
In his position learning from Phil Jackson and Popovich too.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
And Popovich, yes, you feel me so that I think
JJ's brilliant, a brilling basketball mind. But I think that's like,
I don't think that's necessarily equivalent. You know what I'm
saying when it comes to comparing the two and what
they can bring to the table.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
That's I mean.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
But but yeah, and I agree with you. I feel
the exact same way, but it might not be about
what we feel. It might be about twenty three. Right, Like,
because earlier this week when Jackson dropped, well, someone dropped
the clip I think it was Jackson dropped that Rashad
mccamt's clip about how he was like, he was like, yo,
JJ is going to try to be a head coach
in this league. And I was like, bro, I got
(12:13):
my ten four hat on here too. I was like,
because he was on he was on a media blitz,
like you know, the last week or so, and I
was like, what is this for? And and and then
you know, you start connecting the dots. You're like, Lebron
hopped out here with this dude mid season and did
a podcast, right.
Speaker 4 (12:28):
No, Tyler was because of the he's so concerned with
the state.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Of Yeah, Bron is a calculated dude who sees the
bigger picture of shit. Right, Bron is just not gonna
hop out here and do a podcast just to do
a podcast. It's starting to click now that that podcast
with him and JJ that is an audition real, that
is showing people how they are on the same page,
how they are both basketball computer minds, how they would
(12:53):
be incredible together with the x's and o's. And you know,
I don't know how high Bron is on Tyler. I
think I would think he would want Tyler as the
first pick, but it's his first pick here. But but
like we said, we don't know if that's feasible. But JJ,
there's nothing holding JJ back if the Lakers want JJ,
and if JJ wants to go there, you know, and
if Bron is co signing him too.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
So I don't know, just something to keep your eyes on, Bro,
Like JJ might be Bron's guy here.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Man, I think there's a chance that Bron could like
there's a coexistence type thing. We're like, yes, you're the coach,
but he'd probably have a little more say so with JJ,
you feel me, because JJ doesn't have the experience and
they have that relationship in bond off the court already,
So I see how that can appeal to Bron in
that way. He's like, I'll take care of the guys.
(13:37):
You know what I'm saying. You just do your thing,
you know what I'm saying. While I'm on the court,
or in the locker room with the guys or whatever.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
I think that I don't know.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
Well, I think the question around that and listen, I
you know obviously, hey, listen, how do I feel about
Darvin Hamley things? Y'all know, I don't drink. They sent
us this after the Lakers won the championship of twenty twenty.
I've been saving your first special occasion.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
I'm not gonna put.
Speaker 5 (14:00):
Uh Okay, I'm not gonna drink. I was gonna jump.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
You're gonna open that motherfucker up and a loaf of bread.
Speaker 5 (14:11):
And right, and that's their first drink. Un, Let's let
us set something up, you know what I mean?
Speaker 4 (14:19):
But I do, I do want to acknowledge that Darvin
ham is. I think he's a good dude. I think
he could turn into a great coach. I think the
problem for him is used the coach of the Lakers,
and you can sense his frustration with that role of
why does everyone care so fucking much? Why can't I
lose to the fucking Grizzlies on a Tuesday without.
Speaker 5 (14:40):
The world minds anywhere? Though?
Speaker 4 (14:43):
That's fair, but I think it's it's like he could
grow into a better coach. If he's coaching the Hornets
or something, right, like he just you got thrown onto
center stage, you know, with with the whole world watching
to learn how to ride a bike. You know, like
it's understandable that it went the way it went. That's
my concern about JJ Reddick, Like it's just my cont
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like because manage it. Like what you just described might
sound good in theory, But how does Anthony Davis respond
to JJ Reddick and Braun having a separate relationship. How
does you know, like it's it's it's a but it's
a tricky situation in the locker room. And I think
what Tyler and what we've talked about with TYLERU is
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he held Braun accountable in a way that everybody Yeah,
and I think that that's important. I don't know that
I like, you know, JJ Reddick is six months older
than Braun, Like they are contemporaries, Like they are friends
with a media venture who probably would greatly enjoy sitting
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in the Lakers coaches room drinking wine together after games.
I don't know that that's the right dynamic if Braun,
If that's the dynamic Braun wants to me, Braun has
the keys to the car. And as that article pointed out,
the Lakers take care of their stars. Bro. They took
care of Kobe. They're not gonna have Braun going and
becoming a sixer because they hired fucking Mike Budenholzer against
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his wishes. I don't see a world where that happens.
But that does not mean that it's the right choice.
And I'm trying to be a little smarter about that
as we weren't with some of the roster moves that
the Lakers have made that Braun pushed for right. So
that's that's where I'm That's where my hesitancy is. But
I'm happy that we're in this situation because man was
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I was genuinely depressed when they're like, now we're gonna
run it back with darbraenhams a lot, I.
Speaker 6 (16:35):
Just refuse to believe it because I felt like everybody,
like you, I felt like guys that know basketball ten
times better than me couldn't see what I was seeing
and come to a different conclusion.
Speaker 5 (16:49):
I think part of my reaction.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
Was that doesn't make any sense in any part of
the multiverse, you know what I'm saying, Like, nobody who
you know understands anybody about basketball wouldever come to the
conclusion that he should get another years on what we
saw doesn't make any sense. So I think that's what
my confusion, confusion was. But the thing with JJ, I
wonder what happens when they disagree. We know what happens
(17:12):
in Tylee. Whe they disagree, you know what I mean?
Tyler will at least have the comfort to say I
disagree with that. You know what I'm saying, and we
need to do this. You feel me what happens when
they when when there's disagreement as much JJ and Bron
or Ady or whatever Holsey Hamm of that stuff. And
that's why I say being a great basketball mine is
is important the job, right but you but having some
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experience with how to you know, operate in that position
is equally important in this situation as a Laker, do
you want your first head coach job to be with
Bron on the Lakers? In the I was just saw
with darvinham and Westbrook and you know, I mean JJ,
I mean JJ Reddick.
Speaker 5 (17:54):
I think NBA players are there.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
We talked about you have to have a particular to
be a nigga sitting on a bench at the NBA.
You have to have thought you were a god in
batht Why at one point in your life you thought
you were the best player ever on the planet, you
know what I'm saying.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
So you have a particular mindset, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
So he played an NBA ejection was a dog where
he was from, and Duke, he was a dog to
everybody fucking hated him. And he's still stood tall. Was
not uncomfortable with that shit. So I think he does
believe that he has what it takes in order to
be the head coach of the Lakers. But I mean,
once you get into that hot seat, you know we've
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seen it should be hotter than you think.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
Brother, you feel me.
Speaker 3 (18:36):
I think we have to kind of examine what Bron's
perception of a good coach would be.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
And I'm gonna use I'm gonna use Ad as a
contrast here.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
Like you know, Ad had basically has basically said us
so many words, Bro, I don't know what I'm supposed
to be doing out there right Like, Like you know,
he has said that, you know he needs a coach
to provide guidance. I don't think Bron is on is
on that same angle where he's looking for guidance from
a coach. I think views a good coach having good
basketball acumen as someone who's on the same page with him.
Bron knows how fucking smart he is with this basketball shit, right,
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and he needs someone who's gonna be in accord with him,
who's gonna walk, you know, hooked arm with him on
this ship. And JJ's that, like, Bro, they just they're
they're doing a podcast to show their synergy together, you know.
And and like I said, I think JJ is probably
his guy. But if they can't get Tyleru, man, and
and and and like I said, I I.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Don't want the new guy either.
Speaker 4 (19:28):
I want the proven guy.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
I want Tyleru.
Speaker 3 (19:29):
I want to Tyloo there from his very first you know,
from when he touched down in LA.
Speaker 4 (19:34):
But I mean.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
There's also part of me that is that's like in
Bron's last few years. If he wants JJ and we
can't get Tylu, like why put a coach there who's
just going to frustrate the shut out of him and
and probably you know, have limited success as well. So
I don't know, man, It's it's a sticky fucking situation.
Speaker 4 (19:54):
Bro. Did you see the clip they put out most
recently of the two of them are talking about drying
up a play to win a game, like you're down
by one at the end of the game.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
That is a campaign video. Dog, That is a campaign video.
Fucking James Reddick twenty twenty four.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
Dogs, they said, simultaneously, simultaneously turn your head turn you
know what I mean, like like like one, two three,
turn his back, you.
Speaker 2 (20:19):
Know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (20:21):
Like they counted his shit down, bro, And.
Speaker 4 (20:23):
It was I mean, what's funny is if you look
at it as a campaign video, it did a lot
of things you're supposed to do. It was convincing. They
associated themselves with correct brands. They said, look at Steve
Kerr and the Warriors, look at the Celtics doing this.
The name of the play is victory, right, Like It's
like you're you're really putting a lot of effort into
(20:46):
that is a campaign video. Yeah, but also you're addressing
your constituencies exact frustration. Where was this in a one
point for the Lakers? Why did it always feel like
Michael Malone was the guy that you would want to
be coaching? What like the Lakers have always had that guy?
(21:08):
The Lakers had Pat Riley, the Lakers have Phil Jackson.
Why are we and why are Lakers fans feeling like
I wish we had their guy? Like that's not something
Lakers fans know how to do, you know what I mean?
And so I thought, I totally agree with you. I
had the exact same thought, what super Pac funded this shit?
That was like, look at how it could be drawing
(21:29):
up plays at the end of the game versus you know,
the clip of Jarvin up writing initials of players on
the clipboard. You know that we talked about.
Speaker 7 (21:39):
And that's the thing, Like I understand why Lakers fans
are hesitant to to have JJ Redick as a coach.
Speaker 4 (21:45):
He would be a first time NBA coach.
Speaker 7 (21:47):
But that's the upside if you're trying to like spin
it optimistically, It's like he has he was in the
league recently, so he feels like he can connect with
players still, and he has this whiteboard ability that not
only Darwin him not have, but like not every NBA
coach has period, Like not everyone is that super skilled
at that. So like while see if Kurz obviously like
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the absolute peak peak peak peak version of this, like
player turned coach who's never coached before. If you can
get seventy five percent of that, it's not that's that's
an optimistic look at it. But I can understand why
some Lakers hands have won.
Speaker 5 (22:23):
Do y'all baseball what you're saying? It seems like y'all
think he wants JJ even over time? What do you think?
Speaker 4 (22:33):
I've seen JJ Reddick's name in too many things to
not feel that that's something that's been put out there intentionally.
Speaker 3 (22:38):
Yeah, I think I think JJ is this guy. Whether
it's because he knows there's no way for them to
get Lou or even if there was a way for
him to get Lou, right, Like, that's the only question
I have there.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
I really do think jj'son's gout.
Speaker 5 (22:49):
Why would they put it out there publicly if there's
no way to get time? What is the reasoning behind that?
You think?
Speaker 2 (22:56):
I mean, maybe to say, hey, we fucking tried, Bomer
doesn't want to play with us, you know, maybe.
Speaker 4 (22:59):
There's that, Yeah, yeah, you got to get caught trying
a little bit. I think sometimes especially because we see
how important the expectations game is for the Lakers, and look,
Broun is about legacy building. He does not want to
go out of LA the way that this season ended.
I have Lakers fans all over the Old Head community
in Long Beach, people all over Facebook. If they build
his motherfucker a statue, I'm done. That's not how he
(23:21):
wants to leave. That's not how he wants to leave
the Lakers. He wanted to come move his family to
LA where they already live in LA. He wanted to
move his business interest to LA as well. Right of
playing basketball, be successful with a top level team brand,
and be the guy in on the East coast hub
in Miami. I got the middle of the country in Cleveland,
and I got the west coast of LA, and I
(23:42):
could walk into any you know. I mean like that's
that's for sure part of the way that he's thought
about this. So I think they had to manage expectations.
You don't want Lakers fans going fuck. We should have
got Tyler again. If JJ Redick messes up, we're pissed
off at him. And Bron brought in another one of
his friends that didn't work out. So I think they're
thinking about the expectations and managing that with Tylou. But
(24:04):
I also think there's some you know, we talked in
the group chat right like like Doc Rivers was acquired
via trade or whatever, like it does happen. But if
you look at the Lakers with all I mean, has
the coaching been a huge issue, yes, But if you
look at the Lakers, the issue is like depth and
role players. So you're giving up draft picks to spend
on the coach, you know, I mean, I think that's
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kind of a tough like.
Speaker 5 (24:26):
Like you see in the.
Speaker 4 (24:29):
Report from WOS, they're signaling that they're willing to spend
the draft capital to bring in people to win now,
and I think they have to signal that Tobraun. But
I also do think that they're serious about it. So
if you're giving up some of that capital to get
the coach, it's going to limit who you can bring
in around them. And they're not like one piece away
right now. So I think it might be smarter to
(24:50):
take a bigger chance on the coach but get more
of a sure thing with the players, especially if the
coach is going to let Braun help out with the player,
you know, I don't know, I think that they're The
math makes sense to some extent.
Speaker 5 (25:02):
We talked about Bron staying in LA.
Speaker 1 (25:04):
But like say they choose Mike Budholes or whatever, you
feel me a guy that in the big moments outside
of the one time you know that Jannis went Yiannis,
you feel me full, Yo, honest, you know as pretty
much you know, fell under pressure, been out coach. You
don't see bron as much as he wants to be
in LA shaking like Babe Savannah, I know, but I
(25:26):
got two years left. There is no fucking way I
can go out this way. We're talking about legacy, you
know what I mean? Like you like you just spoke
to We're not talking about like you know, Yes, I
want to be here.
Speaker 5 (25:38):
We will.
Speaker 1 (25:38):
This is this is where we'll spend where with our
retire will move here. This is where we're gonna build
the business and all that ship. You feel me un
interrupt this out here, all of that ship. But Yo,
when it comes to basketball, me leaving and me leaving
this game, I can't leave under Mike Boudaholes, you feel me.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
Like I think it's possible.
Speaker 3 (25:55):
I mean there is Uh, there's a team out there
in another city that's fucking media capital of the world,
that's just one guy away in New York, like, Bro,
I think I think I think that bron I don't think,
like I said, bron is for sure gonna leverage his
ship to where y'all got to get my guy or
I'm gonna leave. You could say he's selling Wolf tickets
or not. But I do not think he's bluffing. I
think he I think it's very possible he would leave
(26:17):
if they don't go with his guy.
Speaker 1 (26:18):
Bro.
Speaker 5 (26:19):
I think so too, Man.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
I just can't see him just accepting that staying here
and going out sadegy like, that's not how a nigga
thede pushed themselves to be the greatest basketball of all times.
Speaker 4 (26:31):
I don't think he's leaving, and I don't think it's
just the Kenny Convince Savannah. I think it's that he
wants to be there for his kids, and his kids
are like like, like from everything I've heard, Bro, Bronnie
was going to USC from the time he was like
you know, I mean, it's just like they're gonna keep
everyone together because that's the most important thing to him.
But I also don't think we'll ever find out if
(26:51):
he's bluffing or not, because I think the Lakers are
gonna hire who he wants to hire.
Speaker 1 (26:55):
Let's hope though, mm I got my Lakers shorts all
right now, ain't going nowhere.
Speaker 8 (27:04):
That color of yellow looks too good on you, you
know what, man? You know, and Pops see this skinned nigga.
Yellow looks great on his skin. Brother, all right, that's
all the time we got. We'll be back live after
games soon enough. But congratulations Lakers fans.
Speaker 5 (27:20):
We did it, and they fucking god, Bro, I hate
to root him. The downfall of a black nigga, you.
Speaker 3 (27:26):
Know what I'm saying, A black a black nigga as
opposed to a white nigga.
Speaker 5 (27:31):
I was happy to see that nigga doing funk out
of here, Bro, you know what I'm saying. God, bless
whatever you do. Thank God, it's not over here. You
feel the story pressed the love brother over there.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
With you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (27:46):
He's gonna be a great assistant who was just like
you know, a player's coach, the guy who kind of
you know, alleviates conflicts like that what he always was.
Speaker 5 (27:55):
And that's great.
Speaker 1 (27:56):
That's a very successful coach in the grand scheme of things,
you know what I mean. But hey, wish you the
best doing that somewhere else, brother, good luck, nice little handshake,
you know what I.
Speaker 5 (28:13):
Mean, sending them, Pat him on his ass, send him
on his way. Fuck you mean.
Speaker 4 (28:19):
Abundance of life somewhere you got.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
You got a whole lot of life right now. Dog,
ain't nothing on your schedule, A whole lot of money.
Speaker 5 (28:29):
Yeah, and a whole lot of money.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
You know, job in the world.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
Bro, Hey, have enjoy yourself.
Speaker 4 (28:34):
What advice would we give to Dharmaham moving forward? You
still have an abundance of life.
Speaker 3 (28:38):
Man.
Speaker 4 (28:38):
You know you've got healthiness and wealthiness literally and figuratively,
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Speaker 4 (01:47):
Brother, it happened, fellas. The Lakers are officially out of pocket.
They have fired.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
I see what you did there? Wow, p joke right there,
you having a great day.
Speaker 5 (02:01):
I was keeping that one, you know where I was
keeping it.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
I was keeping right here.
Speaker 4 (02:09):
I had that one on Tuck since that fucking sham's
story dropped right after the game I did. It is official.
Woes broke the news, uh with some context. So I'm
going to read the whole tweet because there's a there's
there's there's other information. As Woes likes to do in
these moments. There's other information sprinkled in their breaking. The
(02:30):
Lakers dismissed coach Darvin Ham uh. He was ninety and
seventy four with the Western Conference Finals birth to play
in victories and an in season title. Lakers lost in
five games to Denver. Lakers GM Rob Polinka informed Ham
of the decision in a phone call a short time ago.
After run to Western Finals a year ago and winning
forty seven games this season, it will likely be Ham's
(02:52):
successor who will get chance to benefit from organization using
major draft capital to upgrade roster in off season. Ham
is the first Lakers coach to make the playoffs and
not return the following season since Phil Jackson in twenty eleven.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Gentlemen, and we're very happy for that feeling.
Speaker 2 (03:14):
Well, I mean, this is the right move.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
Like, you know, before the Denver series, we got the
report that they were probably sticking with him, and we
were like, no, no, like what are we doing here?
But then you know, after that series, you know, we
got that bombshell, like five minutes after the end of
the Lakers series. You know that shows that you know,
Sean's was sitting on that ship for a minute. It
had been in the works for probably a week or so,
(03:37):
and now you know, the dude is gone and the
Lakers are in the search. And it's just always so
funny how it always works out that when a team
is in a coaching search, a Lebron team is in
a coaching search, he's somehow a free agent at you know,
that season, right.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
That's how it always shakes out. You know, that's weird.
Speaker 4 (03:56):
Weird.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Yeah, so so, I mean, you know, and and Lebron,
I think for sure, you know, but Lebron always had
input on who his coaches were going to be, right like,
you know, but I think this time he knows I've
got maybe two more seasons where i can legitimately make
a go at a championship. I don't think he's gonna
budge on who he wants this guy to be this time,
(04:20):
I really don't. I think that he would leave Los
Angeles if they do not put the coach in there.
I don't know where he go, but I think he
probably would leave for like a one year deal and
go somewhere if they do not give him the guy
that he wants.
Speaker 1 (04:31):
Somewhere that at least would give him a fucking decent coach.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Yeah, you know what I mean, Like where would he go?
Speaker 1 (04:38):
So, like, I'm glad they finally realize you just can't
throw a great at forty years old with just a guy,
you know what I mean at the head coaching position.
You know, thank god they got rid of him. Remember
when y'all told me that they were talking about keeping him.
I'm just like, can we like.
Speaker 4 (04:56):
You reacted to that news like I told you something
in my family was in the hospital, like we told you,
like Tyler said, no, they said they're gonna keep him
no matter what, and you went like someone cut the
strings holding your body and you're like, no, what.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Bro Like year forty, like Tyler said, we probably have
two maybe three more years of this guy. And you're
you and you get you don't get give him a
chance at all with the coach like Darvin, you feel
me so.
Speaker 5 (05:24):
Like, I don't know who they choose. I would prefer
it not be an experiment, though.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
Let's get a fucking certified guy with another certified fucking
goat and let them get a go at it. Let's
just try that. Let's not get cute anymore. Fuck the dumb, sick,
fuck the cute shit, you know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (05:44):
We need a real that position coaching the fucking Lakers.
I hope it's Tyler.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
Let's figure out how to make that happen, because I mean,
I don't want any more cute shit. I know we
talked about JJ. Do do we want to wait and
talk about that? I know we talked about JJ him
him being an option, you know what I mean? And
I think he's a brilliant basketball mind. But I would
prefer some and I would prefer I like him better
better than Darvin, but I would prefer somebody who has
(06:11):
some coaching pedigree, something under their belt that we know
we could count on in big moments that we've seen.
Speaker 5 (06:16):
And I think Tyler is that.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Okay, on the counter of three, everyone say their top pick, one, two, three, Tyler.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
He should have He should have been the guy who
was brons coach from the very moment he put on
the Lakers starts.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
That should have been their guy.
Speaker 5 (06:31):
This is their chance to make it right.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
You tried to fuck with him and offer him three
years when the you know, everybody averages five years. It's
a going rate for a new head coach, you know
what I'm saying. And they tried to trick They tried
to trick it. You know, bullshit, you.
Speaker 5 (06:44):
Know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Now you get a chance to make it right. Let's
make it right, you know what I mean. Come on, we've.
Speaker 5 (06:49):
Seen what he's done with the Clippers with all those injuries.
You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 1 (06:52):
They haven't really accomplished a whole lot, you know, as
far as what we would want to do.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
At this point. And he's done, bro let him coach
a big league to.
Speaker 5 (07:09):
Please, please please?
Speaker 4 (07:11):
Uh Shams's sweet extensive search will comment soon with candidates
such as Mike Budenholzer, Kenny Atkinson, JJ Reddick, and and
this is critical if he becomes available Tylo among others,
because the only problem with TYLERU is Steve Balmer has
(07:31):
to decide that the Lakers get to make something right
with their superstar. And I don't know if, like we
we talked about this in the group chat, the time
is right for the Clippers to rebuild right now, it's
kind of clear where everything is headed for them with
this current iteration. And I don't even say that in
a haterish negative kind of a way, like it's just
the the string is run out on what they put
(07:52):
together with this group. But they're opening a stadium next year.
I don't think you're going to open a stadium with
a year where you're trying to get good draft picks.
That's not likely. It's likely to be a year where
they're trying to string together something competitive. And so the
question is how much of attacks would Steve Balmer exact
on the Lakers for trying to solve their problems while
(08:12):
not making his team better, you know what I mean?
And I don't That might be ugly. That might be ugly,
and the price, and the price might be too. I
really think that's a big question. I think if they
can get tyleru if you read between the lines on
the story that they put out, like we said right
after the game, Lebron is clearly in almost a co
ownership relationship with Genie Buss at this point. I mean
(08:32):
that they're they're clearly so aligned. There was never any
question that she was going to fire Darbaham after that
story came out. And I also still the only thing
I would disagree with Tyler about. I do think he's
in LA for the reasons we talked about on the
pod with his family, but also it just seems like
he and she are really connected on he's helping to
run this team, he's going to be I wouldn't be
surprised if he gets a stake in the team after
(08:55):
he retires, Like he seems like he's fully invested in
with her right now. But that doesn't mean he's not
gonna leverage that, you know, to the Maxim Braun is
a master of using his leverage physically and also in
the front court, and so I don't think there's any question.
If they can get ty Lou, they will get tied.
I just I would be shocked unless he really would
(09:16):
pick JJ Reddick over Tylo, which would also shock me.
I just think he's probably understanding it might be unlikely
that Steve Balmer is even willing to talk to them
about that, Like, why would I solve your problem? You
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Speaker 5 (10:30):
What is the confidence in JJ?
Speaker 1 (10:31):
I know Jay is a great basketball mind, but a
guy that's never coached on any level. You know, why
is there so much confidence in him that he could
do that? It's very different understanding.
Speaker 4 (10:45):
What it is he has the complexion for expectation. Would
you agree, I mean, that's part of it. Would you
not agree? That's part of it? I mean, why is
why is Steve Steve Steve Kerr's expert? Like that? I
think this Kerr is the model that It's like, here's
someone who knows the sport, who you trust, is good
at managing personalities, and I like, I think that's basically
(11:08):
the case. And whether you agree or disagree with it,
I think that that's the that's the case that they're
sort of making for JJ Reddick.
Speaker 1 (11:15):
Okay, okay, I mean Steve played at the highest level too,
thom he won what five chips? Jay didn't have that
experience under under fire, and so I think that means
a lot too, where what we've seen Steve Kerr staying
on all ten in big moments, hitting enormous shots, dragon
nuts at, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (11:33):
In his position learning from Phil Jackson and Popovich too.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
And Popovich, yes, you feel me so that I think
JJ's brilliant, a brilling basketball mind. But I think that's like,
I don't think that's necessarily equivalent. You know what I'm
saying when it comes to comparing the two and what
they can bring to the table.
Speaker 2 (11:50):
That's I mean.
Speaker 3 (11:51):
But but yeah, and I agree with you. I feel
the exact same way, but it might not be about
what we feel. It might be about twenty three. Right, Like,
because earlier this week when Jackson dropped, well, someone dropped
the clip I think it was Jackson dropped that Rashad
mccamt's clip about how he was like, he was like, yo,
JJ is going to try to be a head coach
in this league. And I was like, bro, I got
(12:13):
my ten four hat on here too. I was like,
because he was on he was on a media blitz,
like you know, the last week or so, and I
was like, what is this for? And and and then
you know, you start connecting the dots. You're like, Lebron
hopped out here with this dude mid season and did
a podcast, right.
Speaker 4 (12:28):
No, Tyler was because of the he's so concerned with
the state.
Speaker 3 (12:31):
Of Yeah, Bron is a calculated dude who sees the
bigger picture of shit. Right, Bron is just not gonna
hop out here and do a podcast just to do
a podcast. It's starting to click now that that podcast
with him and JJ that is an audition real, that
is showing people how they are on the same page,
how they are both basketball computer minds, how they would
(12:53):
be incredible together with the x's and o's. And you know,
I don't know how high Bron is on Tyler. I
think I would think he would want Tyler as the
first pick, but it's his first pick here. But but
like we said, we don't know if that's feasible. But JJ,
there's nothing holding JJ back if the Lakers want JJ,
and if JJ wants to go there, you know, and
if Bron is co signing him too.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
So I don't know, just something to keep your eyes on, Bro,
Like JJ might be Bron's guy here.
Speaker 1 (13:16):
Man, I think there's a chance that Bron could like
there's a coexistence type thing. We're like, yes, you're the coach,
but he'd probably have a little more say so with JJ,
you feel me, because JJ doesn't have the experience and
they have that relationship in bond off the court already,
So I see how that can appeal to Bron in
that way. He's like, I'll take care of the guys.
(13:37):
You know what I'm saying. You just do your thing,
you know what I'm saying. While I'm on the court,
or in the locker room with the guys or whatever.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
I think that I don't know.
Speaker 4 (13:44):
Well, I think the question around that and listen, I
you know obviously, hey, listen, how do I feel about
Darvin Hamley things? Y'all know, I don't drink. They sent
us this after the Lakers won the championship of twenty twenty.
I've been saving your first special occasion.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
I'm not gonna put.
Speaker 5 (14:00):
Uh Okay, I'm not gonna drink. I was gonna jump.
Speaker 2 (14:09):
You're gonna open that motherfucker up and a loaf of bread.
Speaker 5 (14:11):
And right, and that's their first drink. Un, Let's let
us set something up, you know what I mean?
Speaker 4 (14:19):
But I do, I do want to acknowledge that Darvin
ham is. I think he's a good dude. I think
he could turn into a great coach. I think the
problem for him is used the coach of the Lakers,
and you can sense his frustration with that role of
why does everyone care so fucking much? Why can't I
lose to the fucking Grizzlies on a Tuesday without.
Speaker 5 (14:40):
The world minds anywhere? Though?
Speaker 4 (14:43):
That's fair, but I think it's it's like he could
grow into a better coach. If he's coaching the Hornets
or something, right, like he just you got thrown onto
center stage, you know, with with the whole world watching
to learn how to ride a bike. You know, like
it's understandable that it went the way it went. That's
my concern about JJ Reddick, Like it's just my cont
(15:05):
like because manage it. Like what you just described might
sound good in theory, But how does Anthony Davis respond
to JJ Reddick and Braun having a separate relationship. How
does you know, like it's it's it's a but it's
a tricky situation in the locker room. And I think
what Tyler and what we've talked about with TYLERU is
(15:25):
he held Braun accountable in a way that everybody Yeah,
and I think that that's important. I don't know that
I like, you know, JJ Reddick is six months older
than Braun, Like they are contemporaries, Like they are friends
with a media venture who probably would greatly enjoy sitting
(15:47):
in the Lakers coaches room drinking wine together after games.
I don't know that that's the right dynamic if Braun,
If that's the dynamic Braun wants to me, Braun has
the keys to the car. And as that article pointed out,
the Lakers take care of their stars. Bro. They took
care of Kobe. They're not gonna have Braun going and
becoming a sixer because they hired fucking Mike Budenholzer against
(16:09):
his wishes. I don't see a world where that happens.
But that does not mean that it's the right choice.
And I'm trying to be a little smarter about that
as we weren't with some of the roster moves that
the Lakers have made that Braun pushed for right. So
that's that's where I'm That's where my hesitancy is. But
I'm happy that we're in this situation because man was
(16:30):
I was genuinely depressed when they're like, now we're gonna
run it back with darbraenhams a lot, I.
Speaker 6 (16:35):
Just refuse to believe it because I felt like everybody,
like you, I felt like guys that know basketball ten
times better than me couldn't see what I was seeing
and come to a different conclusion.
Speaker 5 (16:49):
I think part of my reaction.
Speaker 1 (16:50):
Was that doesn't make any sense in any part of
the multiverse, you know what I'm saying, Like, nobody who
you know understands anybody about basketball wouldever come to the
conclusion that he should get another years on what we
saw doesn't make any sense. So I think that's what
my confusion, confusion was. But the thing with JJ, I
wonder what happens when they disagree. We know what happens
(17:12):
in Tylee. Whe they disagree, you know what I mean?
Tyler will at least have the comfort to say I
disagree with that. You know what I'm saying, and we
need to do this. You feel me what happens when
they when when there's disagreement as much JJ and Bron
or Ady or whatever Holsey Hamm of that stuff. And
that's why I say being a great basketball mine is
is important the job, right but you but having some
(17:33):
experience with how to you know, operate in that position
is equally important in this situation as a Laker, do
you want your first head coach job to be with
Bron on the Lakers? In the I was just saw
with darvinham and Westbrook and you know, I mean JJ,
I mean JJ Reddick.
Speaker 5 (17:54):
I think NBA players are there.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
We talked about you have to have a particular to
be a nigga sitting on a bench at the NBA.
You have to have thought you were a god in
batht Why at one point in your life you thought
you were the best player ever on the planet, you
know what I'm saying.
Speaker 5 (18:10):
So you have a particular mindset, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
So he played an NBA ejection was a dog where
he was from, and Duke, he was a dog to
everybody fucking hated him. And he's still stood tall. Was
not uncomfortable with that shit. So I think he does
believe that he has what it takes in order to
be the head coach of the Lakers. But I mean,
once you get into that hot seat, you know we've
(18:32):
seen it should be hotter than you think.
Speaker 5 (18:34):
Brother, you feel me.
Speaker 3 (18:36):
I think we have to kind of examine what Bron's
perception of a good coach would be.
Speaker 2 (18:42):
And I'm gonna use I'm gonna use Ad as a
contrast here.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
Like you know, Ad had basically has basically said us
so many words, Bro, I don't know what I'm supposed
to be doing out there right Like, Like you know,
he has said that, you know he needs a coach
to provide guidance. I don't think Bron is on is
on that same angle where he's looking for guidance from
a coach. I think views a good coach having good
basketball acumen as someone who's on the same page with him.
Bron knows how fucking smart he is with this basketball shit, right,
(19:07):
and he needs someone who's gonna be in accord with him,
who's gonna walk, you know, hooked arm with him on
this ship. And JJ's that, like, Bro, they just they're
they're doing a podcast to show their synergy together, you know.
And and like I said, I think JJ is probably
his guy. But if they can't get Tyleru, man, and
and and and like I said, I I.
Speaker 2 (19:27):
Don't want the new guy either.
Speaker 4 (19:28):
I want the proven guy.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
I want Tyleru.
Speaker 3 (19:29):
I want to Tyloo there from his very first you know,
from when he touched down in LA.
Speaker 4 (19:34):
But I mean.
Speaker 3 (19:37):
There's also part of me that is that's like in
Bron's last few years. If he wants JJ and we
can't get Tylu, like why put a coach there who's
just going to frustrate the shut out of him and
and probably you know, have limited success as well. So
I don't know, man, It's it's a sticky fucking situation.
Speaker 4 (19:54):
Bro. Did you see the clip they put out most
recently of the two of them are talking about drying
up a play to win a game, like you're down
by one at the end of the game.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
That is a campaign video. Dog, That is a campaign video.
Fucking James Reddick twenty twenty four.
Speaker 1 (20:10):
Dogs, they said, simultaneously, simultaneously turn your head turn you
know what I mean, like like like one, two three,
turn his back, you.
Speaker 2 (20:19):
Know what I mean?
Speaker 5 (20:21):
Like they counted his shit down, bro, And.
Speaker 4 (20:23):
It was I mean, what's funny is if you look
at it as a campaign video, it did a lot
of things you're supposed to do. It was convincing. They
associated themselves with correct brands. They said, look at Steve
Kerr and the Warriors, look at the Celtics doing this.
The name of the play is victory, right, Like It's
like you're you're really putting a lot of effort into
(20:46):
that is a campaign video. Yeah, but also you're addressing
your constituencies exact frustration. Where was this in a one
point for the Lakers? Why did it always feel like
Michael Malone was the guy that you would want to
be coaching? What like the Lakers have always had that guy?
(21:08):
The Lakers had Pat Riley, the Lakers have Phil Jackson.
Why are we and why are Lakers fans feeling like
I wish we had their guy? Like that's not something
Lakers fans know how to do, you know what I mean?
And so I thought, I totally agree with you. I
had the exact same thought, what super Pac funded this shit?
That was like, look at how it could be drawing
(21:29):
up plays at the end of the game versus you know,
the clip of Jarvin up writing initials of players on
the clipboard. You know that we talked about.
Speaker 7 (21:39):
And that's the thing, Like I understand why Lakers fans
are hesitant to to have JJ Redick as a coach.
Speaker 4 (21:45):
He would be a first time NBA coach.
Speaker 7 (21:47):
But that's the upside if you're trying to like spin
it optimistically, It's like he has he was in the
league recently, so he feels like he can connect with
players still, and he has this whiteboard ability that not
only Darwin him not have, but like not every NBA
coach has period, Like not everyone is that super skilled
at that. So like while see if Kurz obviously like
(22:07):
the absolute peak peak peak peak version of this, like
player turned coach who's never coached before. If you can
get seventy five percent of that, it's not that's that's
an optimistic look at it. But I can understand why
some Lakers hands have won.
Speaker 5 (22:23):
Do y'all baseball what you're saying? It seems like y'all
think he wants JJ even over time? What do you think?
Speaker 4 (22:33):
I've seen JJ Reddick's name in too many things to
not feel that that's something that's been put out there intentionally.
Speaker 3 (22:38):
Yeah, I think I think JJ is this guy. Whether
it's because he knows there's no way for them to
get Lou or even if there was a way for
him to get Lou, right, Like, that's the only question
I have there.
Speaker 2 (22:47):
I really do think jj'son's gout.
Speaker 5 (22:49):
Why would they put it out there publicly if there's
no way to get time? What is the reasoning behind that?
You think?
Speaker 2 (22:56):
I mean, maybe to say, hey, we fucking tried, Bomer
doesn't want to play with us, you know, maybe.
Speaker 4 (22:59):
There's that, Yeah, yeah, you got to get caught trying
a little bit. I think sometimes especially because we see
how important the expectations game is for the Lakers, and look,
Broun is about legacy building. He does not want to
go out of LA the way that this season ended.
I have Lakers fans all over the Old Head community
in Long Beach, people all over Facebook. If they build
his motherfucker a statue, I'm done. That's not how he
(23:21):
wants to leave. That's not how he wants to leave
the Lakers. He wanted to come move his family to
LA where they already live in LA. He wanted to
move his business interest to LA as well. Right of
playing basketball, be successful with a top level team brand,
and be the guy in on the East coast hub
in Miami. I got the middle of the country in Cleveland,
and I got the west coast of LA, and I
(23:42):
could walk into any you know. I mean like that's
that's for sure part of the way that he's thought
about this. So I think they had to manage expectations.
You don't want Lakers fans going fuck. We should have
got Tyler again. If JJ Redick messes up, we're pissed
off at him. And Bron brought in another one of
his friends that didn't work out. So I think they're
thinking about the expectations and managing that with Tylou. But
(24:04):
I also think there's some you know, we talked in
the group chat right like like Doc Rivers was acquired
via trade or whatever, like it does happen. But if
you look at the Lakers with all I mean, has
the coaching been a huge issue, yes, But if you
look at the Lakers, the issue is like depth and
role players. So you're giving up draft picks to spend
on the coach, you know, I mean, I think that's
(24:25):
kind of a tough like.
Speaker 5 (24:26):
Like you see in the.
Speaker 4 (24:29):
Report from WOS, they're signaling that they're willing to spend
the draft capital to bring in people to win now,
and I think they have to signal that Tobraun. But
I also do think that they're serious about it. So
if you're giving up some of that capital to get
the coach, it's going to limit who you can bring
in around them. And they're not like one piece away
right now. So I think it might be smarter to
(24:50):
take a bigger chance on the coach but get more
of a sure thing with the players, especially if the
coach is going to let Braun help out with the player,
you know, I don't know, I think that they're The
math makes sense to some extent.
Speaker 5 (25:02):
We talked about Bron staying in LA.
Speaker 1 (25:04):
But like say they choose Mike Budholes or whatever, you
feel me a guy that in the big moments outside
of the one time you know that Jannis went Yiannis,
you feel me full, Yo, honest, you know as pretty
much you know, fell under pressure, been out coach. You
don't see bron as much as he wants to be
in LA shaking like Babe Savannah, I know, but I
(25:26):
got two years left. There is no fucking way I
can go out this way. We're talking about legacy, you
know what I mean? Like you like you just spoke
to We're not talking about like you know, Yes, I
want to be here.
Speaker 5 (25:38):
We will.
Speaker 1 (25:38):
This is this is where we'll spend where with our
retire will move here. This is where we're gonna build
the business and all that ship. You feel me un
interrupt this out here, all of that ship. But Yo,
when it comes to basketball, me leaving and me leaving
this game, I can't leave under Mike Boudaholes, you feel me.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
Like I think it's possible.
Speaker 3 (25:55):
I mean there is Uh, there's a team out there
in another city that's fucking media capital of the world,
that's just one guy away in New York, like, Bro,
I think I think I think that bron I don't think,
like I said, bron is for sure gonna leverage his
ship to where y'all got to get my guy or
I'm gonna leave. You could say he's selling Wolf tickets
or not. But I do not think he's bluffing. I
think he I think it's very possible he would leave
(26:17):
if they don't go with his guy.
Speaker 1 (26:18):
Bro.
Speaker 5 (26:19):
I think so too, Man.
Speaker 1 (26:20):
I just can't see him just accepting that staying here
and going out sadegy like, that's not how a nigga
thede pushed themselves to be the greatest basketball of all times.
Speaker 4 (26:31):
I don't think he's leaving, and I don't think it's
just the Kenny Convince Savannah. I think it's that he
wants to be there for his kids, and his kids
are like like, like from everything I've heard, Bro, Bronnie
was going to USC from the time he was like
you know, I mean, it's just like they're gonna keep
everyone together because that's the most important thing to him.
But I also don't think we'll ever find out if
(26:51):
he's bluffing or not, because I think the Lakers are
gonna hire who he wants to hire.
Speaker 1 (26:55):
Let's hope though, mm I got my Lakers shorts all
right now, ain't going nowhere.
Speaker 8 (27:04):
That color of yellow looks too good on you, you
know what, man? You know, and Pops see this skinned nigga.
Yellow looks great on his skin. Brother, all right, that's
all the time we got. We'll be back live after
games soon enough. But congratulations Lakers fans.
Speaker 5 (27:20):
We did it, and they fucking god, Bro, I hate
to root him. The downfall of a black nigga, you.
Speaker 3 (27:26):
Know what I'm saying, A black a black nigga as
opposed to a white nigga.
Speaker 5 (27:31):
I was happy to see that nigga doing funk out
of here, Bro, you know what I'm saying. God, bless
whatever you do. Thank God, it's not over here. You
feel the story pressed the love brother over there.
Speaker 2 (27:45):
With you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (27:46):
He's gonna be a great assistant who was just like
you know, a player's coach, the guy who kind of
you know, alleviates conflicts like that what he always was.
Speaker 5 (27:55):
And that's great.
Speaker 1 (27:56):
That's a very successful coach in the grand scheme of things,
you know what I mean. But hey, wish you the
best doing that somewhere else, brother, good luck, nice little handshake,
you know what I.
Speaker 5 (28:13):
Mean, sending them, Pat him on his ass, send him
on his way. Fuck you mean.
Speaker 4 (28:19):
Abundance of life somewhere you got.
Speaker 2 (28:24):
You got a whole lot of life right now. Dog,
ain't nothing on your schedule, A whole lot of money.
Speaker 5 (28:29):
Yeah, and a whole lot of money.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
You know, job in the world.
Speaker 5 (28:32):
Bro, Hey, have enjoy yourself.
Speaker 4 (28:34):
What advice would we give to Dharmaham moving forward? You
still have an abundance of life.
Speaker 3 (28:38):
Man.
Speaker 4 (28:38):
You know you've got healthiness and wealthiness literally and figuratively,
like it's all in front of you. So go enjoy
somewhere else. By im
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