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And here's what he said about their acquisition of Quite Leonard.

Doc said, Quote.

He said, I want to play for you And he pointed at me.

He said, Mr Bomber, I love the things you do and what you stand for, but your team is not good enough.

If you don't change your team, I'm not coming.

We actually had a list of guys, which was a mistake, but we got lucky.

He went on to say, We shouldn't have had a list because then you got to choose who you want to play with, and the assumption was that we could get them.

We didn't know if we could get anybody.

We just showed him guys that we thought would match with him.

When we saw Paul George his name, he said, I want to play with him.

I am floored by this.

I see the list.

I'm floored, but I wonder menu like a menu be like on Mr Leonard?

Who would you like to play with?

On that menu are team players.

They're locked up in long term deals with other teams.

Yeah, I'm shocked by this.

I mean the gall of the Clippers to do this and then to pull it off.

I'm shocked.

It's I mean, it's pretty amazing and that's feels like a teaser to me, though.

Like what?

We had this list that's just asking for someone to say, Yeah, I'm a need to see a copy of the list Real quick was on there that they were trying to get, especially because in that article that a rash wrote.

He said that Paul George is who Kawai basically like you, said Ham, pick of Appetizers Main.

Ah, yes, they'll have the whole story you'll have.

But who else was there that he was decided that Paul, George somebody butler rumors.

But the other people were free agents, I imagine.

Right?

So who and Paul George, You know, there's some questions with him coming back from injury and what's going on with that.

But the thing that stuck out to me in those comments was shouting out Steve Balmer because Steve bomber, to me, embodies the new type of NB Oh, how so he is the hands on guy.

In that article, they were talking about how Steve Balmer.

They would send up to Toronto.

He would sit courtside just so Kawai would know.

Hey, we're here.

We're not going anywhere.

And we're here from top down.

We're not here, you know, with with just the coach or just a couple of players, or we're gonna shoot you a text.

We're going to really work hard to make sure you know, our owner, the person at the very top is going to be there.

And that is so different.

Ramona Shelburne just came out with that.

Donald Sterling's that's so different from the owners of the path is good point.

I mean, he is their recruiting and and Kawai says he points to Steve Bomber and says, I'm really impressed by you and what you do and what you stand for.

This is just the other thing I'm going to need.

And then Steve Bomber pulls that off.

I mean, other known or should be taking note.

Really, What they love about that quote is the Clippers have a good season.

They exceeded expectations.

They took two games from the Warriors and quite late in meeting me, like not good enough.

If you're the Clippers like we just had a great season way.

You're all right, but you're not really you're not.

And we, you know, we were talking about the Nets.

I actually see the Nets and the Clippers last season.

Similar teams who both added two superstars but two very different types of all stars on either team exceeded expectations.

Seem to have a really good time, Seem to gel.

Had great chemistry, good coaching, good front office.

Everything's going well, adding superstars and now one never know.

Yeah, and it was Never know if this, you know, the chemistry is a very fickle thing, and these personalities that quite isn't have a personality.

But Paul George is personality.

Kyrie Irving in the mix like the jury is still out on.

If adding a superstar to these sort of like over over exceeding role players is going to play out for their favor.

But it seems to me I am much less nervous about the personality clashes of or lack of personality clashes between Paul, George and Kawai on.

I mean, it's not like the Clippers don't have big personalities Lou Williams and those types of guys.

Do you see Pat better working on the Beach and Tim's.

He's going to be the M V P.

This year.

He's already my EVP work out in the beach in Tim's.

Well, the Rockets have been feeling themselves little bit.

You know, we have James Harden doing a big article, Tim.

And for Tito.

He was here recently, and now it's Dale Morris chance to speak up about the Rockets.

He was talking to the Houston Chronicle, and he said that they should be the favorites and he crunched the numbers as he does, and he said, There's a 30% chance they win the championship.

Do you think Dale Morrie is right to think that the Rockets are the favorites in the West?

I will never put my math skills up against Cheryl Mori's math skills.

I mean, I picked my major based on okay, only one math class.

Excellent.

Mine was what time I started.

I was like no class before 10 a.m. Business whatever.

So I'm not going to say that his numbers the 30% chance I'm not gonna argue with that.

Just from a macro view, though, it doesn't seem to me super realistic that the rockets are going to be the team that comes out of even the team that comes out of the West, let alone really win.

I could see it happening.

I mean, the Clippers, to me, just feel like they're such there.

Such heavy favorites.

I really like the Nuggets.

If if Yokich is able to stay healthy, if Jamal Murray is able to take something of hers, right, And so to me, I'm thinking of all the teams that I would potentially put above the Rockets.

I would put the Lakers up there.

I put the Clippers tell you on the Rockets quickly, Let me try to sell you okay?

Last year, one of the problems of Rockets, James Harden, had to do everything for them.

You stagger James Harden and Russell Westbrook's minutes.

You start them together, you finish the game together.

But then you stagger.

He's been playing less you to get the actual James hard from the regular season in the playoffs this year.

Load management Also Capella Erik Gordon P.

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Tucker.

You're not buying this at all.

I can tell from the rock eyebrow yourself.

I I'm sorry you haven't sold me on.

Tell me how Russ and James Harden are going to play together.

Not that's the secret they're not.

You stagger them.

I really think that's gonna be a thing.

I don't think you'll see them on the floor together.

We're playing.

We're betting on the end of the game.

I will also say this have won by the Clippers.

Why, Leonard?

Defensively, Paul, George defensively, Pat Bev defensively like they're gonna they're gonna hold to team two under 70 points.

I swear.

T not going to happen.

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