By the time the playoffs roll around, defense is another story.

How do you see the nets right now?

Well, I would agree with you on, you know, historically, were these three on the perimeter?

Correct.

There's only been one other time where you had, uh, something that was, uh, similar to this.

And that was when they were all in O k.

C.

When you have Westbrook, Harden and Durant in O k.

C.

They had a chance to be what we're talking about today in terms of Durant Harden and now Kyrie Irving.

So I don't the perimeter.

I don't know if there's ever been three dynamic perimeter players on the same team at this level ever in the history of the game.

With the exception of okay, see, when they were all young, um, you know, moving forward, you know, on the defensive side.

You know, Max, I come from that school.

Were defense wins championship.

Although you you could be great offensively.

But if if they don't get their act together defensively, um, there they're not gonna have the type of success that we all know they can have, you know, you bring up, okay?

See?

And even.

Okay.

See, Westbrook couldn't shoot it like Kyrie.

And then I think about Golden State.

Michael Thomas texted me mad the other day because what about Golden State?

What about the dubs?

Because his boys on that team, his son And while those three guys could all shoot and Clay could get his own shot.

But not on a level of Kyrie Irving, you know, getting his own shot.

I don't think there's ever been that combination.

You know, You get your own shot at that level and you shoot at that level, not just score.

It's It's amazing.

The defense is going to be the question, Isaiah, the Lakers do play defense.

You know, the Lakers are a top offensive and defensive team.

Does anyone have a chance to knock them off this year?

But for Brooklyn does have a chance if they decided to defend.

And this is this has been Now, this is where the coaching comes in, right?

Can you can you put a defensive game plan in that your team is going to buy in and going to be inspired?

and motivated Thio play on both ends of the floor and, you know, the the great, the great players.

That's why they always seek out.

You know, the great coaches, Uh, because they do want to be challenged on both sides of the ball.

They do want to reach their potential and, you know, every every coach can't coach great player, so, you know, shock.

You know, if Shack don't meet Phil Jackson, I'm not sure what we see.

How The shack in Orlando.

If Jordan doesn't meet Phil Jackson, I'm not sure what we see out of Jordan in Chicago.

If Kobe doesn't meet Phil Jackson, I'm not sure what we see out of Kobe.

You know, they would have had careers.

Yeah, And if I don't meet Chuck Daly, right?

You know, it s so great coaching.

You know it for the great players, they not only do they demanded, but they need it, get to the next level and maximize and reach their full potential.

So it's gonna be a lot of person on that coaching staff in Brooklyn that I'm seeing right now.

We're defensively.

They got to get their act together because nobody questions what's going on offensively?

Yeah, that's interesting.

The great players want to be challenged the way shack throughout that challenge to Donovan Mitchell the other day and a lot of people took that the wrong way.

And shock is saying I'm just trying to motivate him.

I want to talk to you quickly before I let you go because we're running up against it now, is there?

Um, M v P So far this season, I think if a laugh, I don't think he's gonna win it.

But if it came out today, I would give it to em be, I think the way he's been playing on both ends of the floor, by the way, LeBron that was, You know, let me ask you about this.

Well, I think that was a dirty play led by LeBron.

I don't think he's a dirty player, but that was a dirty play and be was up in the air, shoved him with both hands.

Gasol didn't give him a place to land, gave a little tap in the back to Embiid, came down hard, was not the same player the rest of the game after that, but they still held on to win.

I think Embiid so far is the M V p.

Was that a dirty play?

And who's the M V p?

I say LeBron James is the M v P.

And, um, I would say, Definitely questionable.

Um, I wouldn't say dirty because we because of LeBron James history, we know he's not a dirty player.

Uh, in that instance, though, uh, you know, you you definitely don't push a player when he's up in the air like that s o.

But that's not LeBron James history.

It's not, but I m v p.

He's the M v P right now over Embiid and over K d.

Who by the way, the Nets aren't playing defense.

But K d is not only killing it offensively, I say he's taking the toughest perimeter assignment every night.

You know, I like he is playing defense, So I I think all three of those guys Aaron it No.

Yeah, they're in it.

And, you know, I would say, you know, when Katie is healthy like he is now, In the last couple of years, K D has been the best player in the NBA.

Now LeBron has the as the historical Um you know, uh uh, book that makes him arguably, you know, the greatest player ever.

But these last couple of years, when we Kevin Durant was healthy, he was the best player, and he's playing at their level now, however, next defensively, you know, if if they don't get their act together, then they're going to get penalized.

And Katie will be penalized because of the lack of the defensive effort by the Brooklyn Nets.

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