00:00Some NBA news yesterday, the Rockets, they lose Fred Van Vliet,
00:06one of the funnest names in the NBA, also a very good player.
00:09Fred Van Vliet is likely done for the season,
00:13torn ACL for the Rockets point guard.
00:17Now, I did take a perusing, you know, because you lose Fred Van Vliet.
00:22You know what you need, Leroy.
00:24What do you need?
00:25You need experience in the backcourt, Jennifer.
00:28Unfortunately, I'm just concerned about them.
00:35They got big goals this year.
00:38What am I doing?
00:39You're trying to unload scary tears.
00:41No, no, no, no, no.
00:42Unload is a tough term.
00:44I don't like that term, unload.
00:46So what term do you want to use?
00:47Well, see if we can help each other out, you know?
00:51See if we can help each other out.
00:54I knew exactly where that was going.
00:56Here's the thing, though, because I, I, I, I, a couple of things I didn't know.
01:00Okay.
01:00When I, when I first, you know, first of all, I didn't like that.
01:03Everybody jumped to conclusions on my tweet yesterday.
01:05Very rude of people to do that.
01:07What was your tweet?
01:08What do you mean, Brittany?
01:10I mean, we all knew what you meant when you said that.
01:13All I said, I tweeted out yesterday.
01:15I tweeted out yesterday.
01:15I tweeted out yesterday after the news of Fred Van Vliet.
01:22I said, tough news for Fred Van Vliet.
01:25Sounds like they could use some experience in the backcourt.
01:28That's all I said.
01:29It's exactly what you just said.
01:30And we all have the same reaction.
01:31But I don't understand why you, you know, I didn't, you know why I didn't mention scary
01:35Terry's name.
01:36If he, if he, I mean, that is an idea.
01:38That is an idea that you guys put out there.
01:40That is an idea.
01:41Interesting.
01:42Interesting that you would mention that.
01:43But here's the thing, two problems with this one trade.
01:50Okay.
01:51Let's say we do a, a terror.
01:53Here's the problem with Terry Rozier.
01:55He makes $26.6 million this year.
01:5926.6 million.
02:00Their team is way too young to even get that money.
02:03There's just, yeah, there's just not a lot.
02:04First of all, there's not a lot of guys that could trade right at this moment because they
02:07have a lot of new deals that they sign.
02:09There's dates on when guys can actually get moved when they sign new contracts.
02:12Trust me.
02:12I looked at the trade machine yesterday and I didn't get a lot of good returns.
02:16I couldn't, I couldn't, I honestly couldn't figure out a path other than taking back Fred
02:19Van Vliet, who has a torn ACL.
02:21So that's like damage is done.
02:23Right.
02:23He also has another year on top of it.
02:25So there's really, there wasn't a path there.
02:27And then the other path that could happen is if the heat were to go to Terry, we talked
02:38buyout, but here's the problem.
02:40They're so up against it at the aprons.
02:43They can only afford somebody.
02:45I think starting in December to not go up against their thresholds and their taxes.
02:49So it appears my, uh, my hope to solve the Rockets problem because I'm very, uh, you know,
02:57I'm very considerate of their issues.
03:00I don't think that he could be of help and services here.
03:03That's tough for them.
03:04Also, somebody did point out to this, uh, cause a Rockets fan got wind of my tweet and they
03:09said that they don't think I'm in Thompson would like that very much.
03:11And I had forgotten that terror is your punched him right in the face last year.
03:15Remember that you forget everything when you want to put it into the, when you see, when
03:22you get blood, when there's blood in the water and you see certain things that you really
03:25want, you will forget all past history.
03:30Okay.
03:31I don't like to think of it like that.
03:33I was, but yeah, of course you don't know because you want to get rid of scary Terry.
03:37So I don't want to overlook, please.
03:38I don't, I mean, that's, that's very harsh.
03:41What else do you call it when you get so excited without, that's not fair.
03:47I was just seen of, no, that's not true.
03:50I have no disgust towards Terry Rozier, but he doesn't seem like he's going to have a
03:55carved out role here.
03:56So I'm trying to help him out.
03:57I'm trying to help the Rockets out that he don't have them along the way.
04:01Consequences are what the consequences are.
04:04You know what I mean?
04:05You're not convincing anybody here.
04:06No, I just, you know, that some, some things, you know, have their own fallout, you know,
04:14I'm not trying to dump anybody.
04:15I'm happy to have Terry Rozier on the team this year.
04:18Oh my goodness.
04:19Nobody believes you.
04:20Here he goes.
04:21Nobody believes you.
04:22Nobody believes you.
04:23You guys are just so gung-ho getting rid of him.
04:27No, no, I don't know what you're referring to.
04:30Nobody believes that nonsense.
04:32Say it one more time.
04:34Try to do it with a straight face.
04:35Because you can't.
04:36What do you, say what with a straight face?
04:38You're happy with who?
04:40Oh, I'm happy to have Terry Rozier on the team this year.
04:42Why are you laughing?
04:43Oh, look at the laugh.
04:44The laugh came.
04:44I'm not laughing.
04:46You guys, you guys, if you guys are rats off a ship on Terry Rozier, I don't know what
04:50to tell you.
04:50I mean, I'm, but I don't know how much the coaches.
04:54No, that's not fair.
04:54But I don't know if the coaching staff here, you know, there's so much baggage here with
04:58the FBI thing.
04:59You know what, you know what happens when you get the FBI happens?
05:02What is protection?
05:03Sometimes you need a fresh start in a new location, you know, in Texas.
05:09There's more space there, right?
05:17Everything's bigger in Texas.
05:18That's what they say.
05:19It's amazing to me.
05:22Truly amazing.
05:25How cutthroat you are when it comes to, like, get rid of players or that.
05:30I don't think I am cutthroat.
05:31I think I am very patient.
05:34I think that I am a, yeah.
05:37You would disagree with that?
05:38Yes.
05:38Why?
05:41By how a guy just was out for the year and you've already started peacocking about trade
05:49deals.
05:51Peacocking is a tough term.
05:52I don't like that.
05:53You're like, they don't have any point guards.
05:59Nobody on the roster.
06:00Who are they going to go with?
06:01Reed Shepard.
06:02You're a rookie.
06:03Didn't play last year.
06:04He's just going to take the reins over from veteran.
06:07He needs someone with experience.
06:08He needs some scars.
06:10Oh, he's got scars.
06:11He goes, go over to work.
06:15And why would they trade, to be honest with you, why would they trade for someone who's
06:23basically on the list?
06:25It's fair.
06:26It's fair.
06:27It's fair.
06:29It's probably more likely, maybe a December buyout.
06:31Maybe this could happen.
06:33You know?
06:34And then why?
06:35He'd get a haircut on the tax.
06:37Why do they think you're going to buy him out?
06:41Would they trade for him when they could get him at a date?
06:43I don't really think there's a trade.
06:44I looked at, you know, because I'm not, not that I was eager to do it, but I did look at
06:48the trade machine last night and I didn't see a lot of good pathways there.
06:51You know, like they just signed.
06:53I was like, oh, Steven Adams.
06:54They just gave him a contract.
06:55They want to get traded for Terry Rozier.
06:56That's not going to happen.
06:57Jabari Smith.
06:57He's a good young player.
06:58You know, they just don't have a lot of paths.
07:00No, because you were eager.
07:01Because their team is too young.
07:03Yeah.
07:03They're young.
07:04And then the guys that aren't, you know, Dorian Finney-Smith, they just got, you know, he's
07:07not young, but they just signed him to a contract.
07:09So as you can see, the paths, but I wasn't eager, Brittany, you're making it seem like
07:13I was, you know.
07:14It seems like you were pretty eager.
07:15Like you watching F1 on a Sunday, you're eager to watch it.
07:18It wasn't that kind of excitement.
07:20It was more like you watching NASCAR.
07:21Like, yeah, maybe I'll turn it in, tune in.
07:23You've been known to kick the tires on all situations.
07:26Kick the tires.
07:27I'm just, I'm looking at all avenues, you know, see what's out there.
07:32Did your text or your tweet at any point go, hear me out?
07:37I wasn't hearing anything out.
07:39I just was pointing something out about the Rockets.
07:40No, I'm saying you wanted people, okay, hear me out.
07:42If people make their own conclusions, that's on them.
07:45And are you hoping they find the same conclusions as you were?
07:47They seem to come to the conclusions you guys did.
07:50I mean, you know, good ideas by all of you.
07:52Good ideas.
07:53Interesting.
07:54There are no bad ideas here.
07:55We're just brainstorming.
07:56But I'm excited for Terry Rozier.
07:57I think he could have a great bounce back season.
07:59You're missing one said requirement.
08:01Hmm?
08:01Brainstorming.
08:02What's that?
08:02Brain.
08:03That's not nice, man.
08:05A real bastard.
08:06Do you know that?
08:07Brain.
08:09Point for the hero.
08:11Which you were just storming.
08:14You're storming everything, too.
08:16Like, what are you doing?
08:18What?
08:18And, like, the dude just is out for the year.
08:21Right.
08:22And you're already talking about, well, you need a point.
08:24Sports moves on.
08:26Sorry for Fred Van Vliet.
08:28I love how people in the tweet.
08:32What?
08:33They just have.
08:36They have Toby with the mask.
08:38Yeah.
08:40Dude, why?
08:41Interesting conclusions people have.
08:43I know just the guy.
08:45You know?
08:45Why?
08:46Interesting.
08:47Why?
08:47What?
08:48Why?
08:49Why?
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