00:00I'm going to be very interested to see if Damian Lillard has any effect on John Moran, both on and
00:07off the court.
00:08It was the John Moran show in Memphis.
00:10They catered to his every whim, which turned out to be totally detrimental to the team.
00:15You know, you got one of the most respected NBA players of the last couple of decades in Damian Lillard.
00:23You know, if he can get John Moran to focus on basketball, is it me or is that one of
00:28the best backcourts in the NBA this year?
00:31It could be absolutely lethal if he stays focused.
00:35Well, I mean, I guess I would play the other side on Lillard, I would ask.
00:39Like, I mean, what does Lillard have at this point?
00:40I'm asking a legit question.
00:42I don't know.
00:43Like, I know that he went to Milwaukee and said that the only reason why he was going there was
00:47to win a championship and maybe end his career there.
00:50He missed an entire year and now is going to finish with Portland.
00:54But is this a one and done?
00:55Like, I don't know.
00:56Like, I haven't seen Lillard play in two years.
00:58And by the way, what I saw in Milwaukee wasn't great.
01:01So, you know, to your point, yes, that obviously getting the most out of John Moran is important.
01:06But I don't know what Lillard is.
01:07That would be, I guess, my question to you.
01:09Is he a top 10 guy still at his position in the NBA?
01:14Is he top 20 or is this the end of his career this year?
01:16I don't know the answer.
01:18You would know better than me.
01:20Well, he's a 36-year-old, you know, again, just absolute sniper who.
01:29I think we may have lost Joe there.
01:31That was.
01:31We see LeBron.
01:35To be what he was, Craig.
01:38Right.
01:39He doesn't need to be what he was 10 years ago.
01:42He just needs to be that veteran presence with Denny Avija and Moran.
01:47They got more than enough scoring.
01:49They just need some, a leader, somebody in that clubhouse that's going to be able to put it, to help
01:55put it all together.
01:55Because a first-time head coach does not scream like he knows what he, this isn't Phil Jackson we're talking
02:02about.
02:03So, I would just argue that be whatever you can be.
02:07Just be a leader.
02:08And I think he's at least that I think we can agree on.
02:10See you next time.
