00:00Let me throw this at you because it's a complete hypothetical and I'll even share with you
00:08the reaction of one of the four of us as the four of us always talk over text and sometimes
00:15you know even just face to face as we get things ready for a show I threw something out
00:20and Grandy for one was like that's a complete eye roll for me and I'm telling you right now
00:27that some of you when you hear what I'm about to say that that will also be your reaction if
00:32you're driving right now just try not to roll your eyes that can be really dangerous you probably will
00:37roll your eyes stay safe and stay thirsty my friends but I have to think because a I'm a fan
00:46and B they've been so successful through the years I have to believe that the Warriors aren't stupid
00:55I mean you're allowed to believe that just can we go can we can I put that down as premise
01:00one do
01:01you believe the Warriors I think stupid is too harsh okay I think that Mike Dunleavy is unproven
01:07his track record is already a little bit spotty and I think that the owner has at times allowed
01:14his self-confidence and his hubris to affect decisions are they stupid of course not yeah
01:19those are those are all fine things nobody's perfect and and I think a lot of us believe that
01:24on some level whether it's the player whether it's the business whether it's the timing mistakes were
01:30made in in this whole process by by the Golden State Warriors but I also have to believe that when
01:37they finally pulled the trigger four years of battling through social media and no doubt face-to-face
01:44behind the scenes with one another at one another over how to handle Jonathan Kaminga for four years
01:51you did this and then February 5th arrives and and that's that's what you do you pull that trigger
01:59that's it that's the move you made I have to believe that the Golden State Warriors that day
02:06when they hung up the phone and said okay Hawks we've got a deal call Adam Silver let's get this
02:12thing
02:12approved they had to have had a plan they have to have had a plan and that plan had to
02:18include
02:19what do we do if Kristaps flat out can't play right and I think it's pretty it's pretty clear what
02:26they
02:26did and whether or not they were dangling Draymond or Jimmy for Giannis that thing was a non-starter
02:31obviously from the get-go and so your pivot was to Porzingis and I think your pivot was we'll get
02:37the
02:38salary slot and if he can play that's great and ideally he plays mediocre with promise that way
02:44we can sign him and keep him and have some room in there as well there are enough scenarios in
02:49there
02:49I think that could play out still that would help them save a little bit of face but as we
02:54look back
02:55on the whole thing you just described four and a half years at Kaminga there were so many junctures
03:00where they failed to do the right thing okay so salary slot right that's the worst case scenario
03:07that's pretty sexy it's not it's but that's my point so what do you do with said salary slot
03:13remember the premise 30 million basically remember the premise everything for Steph agree with it
03:19disagree with it doesn't matter that's what they're doing yeah and they have structured everything
03:24so that next year is last year that is when all of the contracts come to an end Draymond comes
03:32to an
03:32end even Steph comes to an end they refused to trade Jonathan for any contracts that Jimmy will
03:38be up as well Jimmy will be up they in fact refused to give Kaminga a two plus one why
03:44because it could
03:45potentially go beyond next year next year next year next year then Jimmy gets hurt that that
03:52complicates all of it for sure but in this moment if that's what you have you've got a 30 million
03:59dollar salary slot and next year how can you get your fans to a not be angry and and be
04:10believe that
04:12what you've just done this move at this time with Jonathan Kaminga was not an embarrassment what could
04:19you do boy you would have to make a splash a really big splash like you did at this deadline
04:25with
04:25Giannis oops you didn't we spent 80% of our radio row media row at Super Bowl talking about the
04:31Greek
04:32freak and that didn't happen or you could go to last year where you made a big splash you brought
04:36in
04:37Jimmy Butler it worked you went on a little baby run it's a baby run you got a series and
04:42then a game
04:43for whatever reasons we don't need to re-adjudicate but you would have to do something big like that
04:48and many people I'm sure would would think about that and depending on who you're bringing in there
04:53might be an eye roll all right then get ready to roll your eyes hold on I should get some
04:57eye drops
04:58they're a little dry today this is this is how the Warriors can get the fan base back on their
05:04side
05:04even though some of you will I would bet you're going to be like annoyed by it at first glance
05:13but when it happens oh you'll be there this is a great build up you'll be there I wish I
05:17brought
05:17my drum roll you you you will buy tickets you will watch games um it's going to be wonderful for
05:2595
05:257 the game oh man I'm gonna call you Bob because you are the builder right now
05:32one year deal for LeBron James there's your 30 million dollar salary slot 30 million yeah he's
05:39going to take a pay cut yeah of course he is I mean he did this year what's he making
05:4345 I think
05:44it's like 50 50 yeah he's not making the max and now he's like you know now he's well into
05:50his 40s
05:51right who isn't on this team and and and the Lakers like they don't even want him anymore
05:56the Luca LeBron thing is not working no there's something going on in LA LeBron is going to play
06:01somewhere else next year you don't actually buy that he's retiring do you no no he's making 52.6
06:08did you notice what I just said I didn't say this makes the Warriors champs next year no I get
06:15it
06:15I said it's the shiny object theory this is what you can do that would a satisfy everything for Steph
06:23B make you fancy again see on some level there is a path to competition like you wouldn't be bad
06:32I don't know that you'd have the health to be the best I don't know I mean I mean depending
06:37on
06:37so many variables Steph a year older Jimmy off an ACL LeBron to be 42 Draymond is already like really
06:47declined so yep I mean at your best but but that's pretty I mean you could be good at your
06:52best but what would what would be best for Draymond right now if you're if you're gonna plant your flag
06:56with Draymond Green how does Draymond Green still act as a functional basketball player I have an idea
07:03put Steph and LeBron next to him watch how good he looks again well it's mainly probably with LeBron
07:09as well and last night was a great example of Draymond without Steph because there were so many
07:14possessions where Draymond was just on the right side of the floor waiting with his hands up waiting
07:19for the ball to come his way and shoot the three he did play really good defense I thought on
07:23Kawhi
07:24especially early in the game but Draymond has been kind of rendered a role player so would LeBron give
07:30him a little bit of new life yes and we know that Steph does as well so and then you
07:35acquire Jimmy
07:36Butler at the deadline yeah in theory theory and often ACL you know it's gonna take him some time
07:43maybe the rest of that year to to ramp up I mean the best case scenario I don't hate but
07:48the reality
07:49of the way I look at it is I mean Steph is he's barely gonna play 35 games this year
07:54well I mean
07:55and then we'll see about next year next year is next year and how does the health and the load
07:59management of all look here's the question I want to answer and thank you on YouTube uh it's the
08:06uh the real Elisi uh just sent this message in and I love it's a very fair question but I'm
08:12also
08:13ready with the answer what all caps why are we trying to get older in a young man's league
08:20because you have no other choice yeah for one year one basically here and you already shunned your
08:29number one player under 25 one year you would be LeBron Steph Draymond uh second half of Jimmy
08:38Butler surrounded by Al and the pups and watch how much better Moses Moody for example looks to you
08:46when he's standing on the floor with LeBron Jimmy Draymond and Steph this is wide open three pointers
08:55whenever I would put the over under on a game that those guys all play together one singular game
09:01I'll take the over look good luck I'm telling you it's just one year get it and you want entertaining
09:09you got no there's no way to get younger there is no way to get younger well you'll get younger
09:15in
09:15the draft yeah you're gonna have a draft pick too he gets to come play also I mean he gets
09:19to come
09:19yeah he gets to come be on the team you coaching maybe I mean unconfirmed a lot still to be
09:25determined
09:26but it's I mean that would be a thing it would definitely be an interesting thing to do this is
09:32what I would do this is what I would do if this is what I would try to do if
09:38I'm the Golden State
09:39Warriors in the wake of what feels like they just gave Jonathan Kamingo away for nothing this is what
09:46what I would do for one year
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