00:00The Miami Heat blew out the Hornets, 144 to 117.
00:05Gentlemen, as we sit here today, a week into the season, a week and a day,
00:11the Heat lead the NBA in points per game, and they lead the NBA in pace.
00:16They're number two in net rating.
00:18Different era.
00:19Tell them the Jaime Hawkins Jr. numbers.
00:21Bro, Jaime Hawkins Jr. leads the NBA in plus-minus on the floor.
00:28And let me read you his numbers over the first four games
00:33because, truthfully, it is just, like, insane stuff.
00:36I'll pull him up for you right now.
00:38But insane what he has done, the way he's revitalized his career.
00:42Can he keep that?
00:42It is impressive, but it was what?
00:45I think the beginning of the fourth, and every time that ball stopped,
00:48he was on his knees breathing hard.
00:51Can they keep up this pace of play because they are flying.
00:54It seems almost impossible, but God bless them.
00:56I mean, they kept it up without Norman Powell.
00:58Yesterday, no Norman Powell, no Tyler Hero.
01:01You score 144 points.
01:05Jaime Hawkins Jr., just in terms of scoring the basketball,
01:08has been outstanding, but I was just reading this.
01:10Jaime has the best defensive rating in the NBA in the regular season right now.
01:15Amazing.
01:15That's what's crazy about all this.
01:17Was there talk with him?
01:18I don't even know.
01:19Was there talk with him after the season about rededicating myself to,
01:23like, something was lacking last season.
01:25Was there talk, like, this is a man possessed?
01:28Look out for Jaime Hawkins Jr.?
01:30Did anyone, like, or is this a surprise?
01:32He had a 41-point game, the final game of the regular season last year.
01:36Nobody played.
01:37Jaime plays.
01:38He has a 41-point game.
01:40I remember after that, some people saying, hey, like, where's this guy been?
01:44We saw it his rookie season.
01:4631 on Christmas Day when Jimmy Butler was out, beat the 76ers.
01:50Where's that guy been?
01:51But, no, coming into training camp, I didn't think Jaime was going to get a lot of burn
01:55to start the season.
01:56I really didn't.
01:58I'm not kidding.
01:59Like, this guy is in the best shape he's ever been in, and he is, without a doubt,
02:05the best player on the Miami Heat right now.
02:08Norman Powell is handling the scoring.
02:10Bam Adebayo is doing everything.
02:11Jaime Hawkins Jr., the lineups with Jaime, are better than any lineup in the NBA.
02:16Hey, what, what, because we're this fast-paced, whatever they want to call it.
02:20What was the offense that we used to run?
02:22Real slow, wait until two seconds left?
02:24Yeah.
02:24Jimmy Butler style.
02:25Pound the ball, screen, screen, screen, horns, screen, Jimmy Butler in the corner,
02:327-6-5, pray.
02:34That's what, like, can this offense, because it seems like he's getting the ball at the
02:37top of the key and literally just ISOing the big guy.
02:41Does this offense help him out more?
02:42Because he wasn't great in the old pounding ground, whatever the hell you just called.
02:45Yeah, it's more conducive to what suits him, which is get into the painted area.
02:51Get into the painted area.
02:52He's also finishing at a much higher efficiency this season.
02:57His numbers are legitimately absurd, but it's everybody.
03:01It's not just Jaime.
03:01Like, it's everybody.
03:02Oh, Bam gets, he had big falafel out there last night and was doing him at the three-point line.
03:06What was Bam's over-under last night?
03:09I can't remember.
03:09Was it 22-and-a-half?
03:1022-and-a-half.
03:11And he ended with 22, I think, right?
03:1226.
03:13Oh, 26?
03:14I thought he ended with 22.
03:15And Bam missed about five bunnies, too.
03:19He got some good points, relief points in garbage time yesterday.
03:23I'm not going to lie.
03:24I was surprised he was still in, because I remember looking at the game, and I was surprised
03:28that he was still playing, because it seemed to be a blowout.
03:30Yeah, Bam had 26 yesterday.
03:32Oh, so he hit the over, okay.
03:3310 of 16 in the game.
03:35He had seven in the fourth.
03:37Kalil needs to stop shooting threes.
03:39What was Kalil's total?
03:40Kalil didn't have a good game yesterday.
03:42How many did he end with?
03:4414.
03:44Oh, so he hit the over as well.
03:45I mean, he's a minus 14.
03:47The only player for the Heat that was a minus.
03:48That doesn't matter as long as you hit your over, if someone bet the over.
03:51He shot four threes from the same spot, bricked them all.
03:58Buy in now.
03:59That's all I'm telling you.
04:00Buy in right now.
04:01All right.
04:02You've seen enough.
04:04No, I mean, no joke.
04:06We were kidding in the last hour.
04:08It's going to be important to see how they do on this road trip.
04:10Three of those four teams are legitimate West Coast contenders.
04:14I know the Lakers are without Luka.
04:15They're without LeBron, but that's still a tough place to win.
04:19But Norman Powell's questionable.
04:21But, like, people are talking about, oh, what's going to happen when Tyler Hero comes back?
04:25How's that going to work?
04:25They should trade Tyler Hero.
04:27They're running the best offense in the NBA.
04:29They put up 144 points without Norman Powell.
04:31They can't make an offensive juggernaut and Tyler Hero work in this offense.
04:36It makes no sense.
04:38It doesn't make any sense.
04:39They're going to be better.
04:40I loved his look last night in the sweater.
04:43It's hard to believe it's Tyler Hero.
04:45Yeah, I get that money.
04:46You change your look.
04:47Did you see his Harry Potter look the other night?
04:49Yeah.
04:50I meant to send it to you guys.
04:52I had a video of it.
04:53I mean, he just dressed like he's going to Hogwarts.
04:57Outfit cost $47,000.
04:59Ira tweeted out, Norman Powell took the flight today with the Heat to San Antonio, as did
05:04all but Terry Rozier.
05:08I don't want to be negative, but playing at that pace, there's going to be a lot of injuries.
05:12Well, I think that, I mean, you know that going in, I think, if you're Spoh, like that's
05:16part of the equation.
05:17It's like that kind of pace is going to be indicative, I think, of a team that's got to
05:25rest players.
05:26Talking about load management.
05:27It's got to rest players throughout the season because it's impossible to keep that pace
05:30up, but it's obviously a decision that they feel comfortable making.
05:34But it's why they drafted Kasper Siakutonis, who I know has been out, so it's not the best
05:38example, but he's somebody who can just run.
05:41Pella Larson yesterday stepped in for Norman Powell.
05:45He ended up scoring 17 points, 6 of 10 shooting, 3 of 6 from beyond the arc.
05:52That's why when you say, what are they doing that's helping Jaime?
05:54Bro, this stuff is helping everybody.
05:57Davion Mitchell looks like a legit great point guard right now.
06:02Everybody's executing their efficiencies off the chart, and it's all because of how they're
06:07playing.
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