Reaction to LeBron & Luka’s LOSS to Kawhi & Clippers + BIZARRE Lakers & Jeanie Buss story

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Jason reacts to Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and the Los Angeles Clippers beating LeBron James, Luka Doncic, and the Los Angeles Lakers, Joel Embiid putting on a vintage performance leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a win over Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets, the bizarre story from Baxter Holmes about Jeanie Buss and the Lakers, and finally discusses who had a worse title defense between the 2020 Lakers or the 2022 Golden State Warriors with Steph Curry.

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Timeline
0:00 – Start
1:00 – Lakers/Clippers reaction
32:51 – 76ers/Rockets reaction
34:43 – Jeanie Buss / Lakers story
46:40 – Worse title defense

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  3. Totally agree with your take Jason,
    I've been pulling my hair on why the Lakers don't deploy ball pressure enough…. I've never seen them press full court disrupting ball handlers as they bring the ball up the court…. Never deploy selective traps more frequently… Lay off the ball handlers too often….
    I would play Vando in 4-5 min shifts just doing that….full court press, fronting, trapping…. Infact I've been saying this….I would start Vando just to set the tone on defense… My offense be damned… With Luka, LeBron and when Reaves comes back…. They can create offense 3 on 5…. If required…

  4. I knew things had gotten ugly behind the scenes with the Buss family but didn't realize how crazy it really was. Jeanie Buss was a lousy owner, flat out. The story reminds me a little of what happened here in Denver with the Broncos after Pat Bowlen–the definition of a great owner like Jerry Buss–began to lose him mental faculties. Basically a war broke out among his children which ruined the franchise for almost a decade. Finally the Penner Walton group bought the team and have turned it around in just a few years. Same thing will happen with the Lakers. Jeanie Buss may stay as a figurehead but the new owners will be calling the shots. Better days for the Lakers ahead IMO.

  6. Caruso wasn’t really a cash constraint decision. They just didn’t value him… bad scouting. Bron wanted him.. so did AD.

    They could’ve (and should’ve) kept him. And… Lebron has played ALL his damn contracts and have SEVERAL of his ideas vetoed for her to put that on Bron. Dumb… Everyoen wants the narrative of Bron applying pressure to organizations pushed on him, like he’s sat out, or faked injuries, or demanded out of an agreement. It’s revisionist fakery… haters man. I tell ya! lol!

  7. The way Rich Paul has put pressure on us and the Mavericks with AD do you really think Lebron didn't threaten the Lakers to get Westbrook??? C'mon. You would've done the same thing as Rob.

  11. Mailbag: Why don’t the rebuilding teams ever try to make moves to try to win. For example: Why doesn’t a team like the Wizards ever try to overpay for a superstar and try to build around them. I’m am completely baffled how a team can not even have desires of competing for the play-in after decades of losing

  12. Mailbag: Hi Jason, love the show. You've covered your reasons for moving to Colorado a few times, but if you had to convince someone to move there as well, what's your pitch? I am a college student looking for potential destinations to move to after college, and that area does appeal to me.

  13. Dude….Jason…..you are so on the pulse, it's just ridiculous. Loved your LaBron/Jeanie take. As a new-ish NBA fan, you break it down in such an understandable way.

  14. as a Nuggets fan who also supports the Mavericks and the Rockets based on where I live, I have really enjoyed watching the Mavericks play again now that Laconic Luka is someone else's problem! he can be "too cool for school" on someone else's team.

  16. Mailbag: Hey Jason, there have been reports that the Rockets are willing to move draft capital for the right move in acquiring a guard. And after the Rockets win against the Pistons, I believe we should make a trade for one of the Bulls' guards (Coby, Ayo, or Tre). Any one of them would give us more guard play and the threat of an on-ball creator that can shoot and pressure the rim, so we aren’t so reliant on KD and Alpi creating all the offense. I would like to get Ayo as he would be the cheaper option but I think Coby would raise our offensive floor and ceiling, even though he would most likely be a rental. The trade I like is DFS + 2026 CHI 2nd + 2027 PHX 1st for Ayo or Coby. The Bulls would cash in on one of their young players and get a 3&D vet in DFS who can help their defense and would be an expiring contract next year since the last two years of his deal are non-guaranteed. My new starting lineup would be Coby/Ayo, Amen, Tari, KD, and Alpi with a bench of Reed, Okogie, Jabari, and Steven/Capela. This would have three shooters around Alpi and Amen while having two defensive wings to balance our lineups. Curious to hear your thoughts on who would be a trade target for you to help the Rockets improve? Thank you for your great analysis and all your hard work.

  20. People, especially Rob Pelinka, seem to forget that SGA was in the same draft class as Luka. He wants to win NOW too! He was just in the Finals. He saw SGA sweep MVP awards last season. Joker is a multiple MVP. Ant and Wemby are on the way. Build for NOW and the future. But that requires a competent GM.

  21. I wish LeBron never joined the Lakers. I wish he had gone back to Miami, to a fanbase that is not toxic and actually understands ball besides worshipping Kobe (God rest his soul). AD would’ve gone to the Heat, and they would’ve built a much better roster around them with a competent GM and owner. Not to mention a HOF coach he’s already familiar with.

  22. Mailbag: Hey Jason, hope you are well. Thank you for your great work. Question related to the trade deadline and the state of the Warriors right now.
    What do you think Steph should do ahead of the trade deadline? I've been thinking a lot about it and I am such a huge Steph's fan that I feel the Warriors should explore all the big bang option in the next few days.
    – Trading Butler and JK for an upgrade.
    – Trading Draymond and Butler for a big splash.
    – Trading Steph, Draymond and Butler to different team and reset.
    I want Steph to succeed and if I was him, I don't think I can sit by and have the "we'll wait and see over the summer" dialog the upper management have had over the years…
    Thank you.

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