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00:00We talked about his happiness that you can hear in this quote, but let's rock this thing again
00:07So you can hear the other part of it again?
00:09This is from Virgin Radio in Dubai Jimmy Butler my pocket is gonna feel it from the taxes
00:13But you know the taxes were great and in Miami, but I'm so happy over there organizations top-notch
00:20Obviously, you know I get to play with Steph, so I'm a fan of him. Just like
00:2599.9% of the the world
00:27And you know a chance of winning a championship what more can you ask for and dream lines on the team?
00:33Get along quite well yeah a lot of dominoes
00:37Fun as well. Oh, he's the best and you don't realize how great he is and to
00:42Actually get on his team and how smart and how he'll do anything to win and I respect that the most out of anything
00:49It's all about winning all the time with that dude. I'm learning okay. I love this and
00:55But but I also laugh at it at the same time
00:58We've learned since LeBron James is coming to the league that the way to do
01:02This is to pair up see if you can even get three right whether that's
01:08LeBron and Wade and Bosch or if it's gonna be Garnett and Pierce and Ray Allen and whatever if it's gonna be Durant coming to
01:16The Warriors for the first time in some time it feels like Steph Curry has paired up
01:21He's paired up with another true NBA one
01:25Offensive dog and so that's great yes
01:28They've both had their 35th birthday, so we can tuck that into the conversation, but this whole thing is fascinating to me
01:35They've played four games
01:38For basketball games yes, okay three in one we have in four games
01:44Two references by star players to championships in very very public formats
01:51Already after four basketball games. I'm not mad at it
01:56I'm not here to say that it's not possible or that there's not an avenue or all of these things
02:02But I am here to say that this has to be on some level the honeymoon talking right and
02:10I do wonder warrior fans how this grabs you
02:14Because we have gone from two weeks ago where my sort of straw poll is is that most warrior fans self-included?
02:21We're kind of down on this being the trade
02:25Jimmy Butler like a little bit down on then he showed up and everybody's playing very nice
02:30And then you win a couple basketball games and predictably that gets a little bit more positive
02:36But is it me or have we gotten to the word championship a little quick a
02:43Little quick way too quick way too quick. You're the 10th seed so right now if the season ended today
02:50Which it doesn't and I get that but you'd have to win a playing game
02:54win a playing game to be the 8th seed and go to OKC and
03:00So you'd have to beat them in a best-of-seven and okay fine
03:04You do the first part of that which is win two playing games and this organization has never won even one playing game
03:10I believe they are oh and three in their history in playing games, but Jimmy wasn't a part of that
03:16So you're the 8th seed good job. You go to OKC. They are 25 and 3 at home this year
03:22so you have to go to OKC and be
03:26One of the the three teams that actually win a game in OKC
03:30And I think the Warriors might be one of them didn't they win in OKC earlier this year
03:36So good, but you have to go there and you have to beat OKC four out of seven times, okay?
03:41You do that and you become one of the few eight seeds to ever knock off a number one
03:46Now go beat either Memphis or Denver and then go beat either the Lakers or Houston and then go beat Boston
03:53That's a big ask November 10th. They won by 11 at Oklahoma City. That was the game in which jet home
04:00Yeah, yep, and it moved the Warriors record to 8 and 2 on the young season, okay since then they've gone
04:0720 and 25
04:09Correct, and if you want to take out the Jimmy Butler games, they've been
04:1417 and 24 and then they got Jimmy they've gone 3 and 1 so after that win
04:19They went 17 and 24 in half an NBA year 41 games worth of basketball
04:25You were basically
04:28Not even Portland you're you were Portland
04:31For the entire half of the year Portland can suddenly play. I don't know if anybody notices this stuff sneaky
04:37Yeah, well, I mean if you actually look at what Portland has done the last month you you'll be stunned you'd be stunned
04:45If you know and I know everybody watches NBA at a different level some not at all
04:50There's some a ton some only watch their team the Portland Trailblazers
04:54Have now lost three games in a row
04:57But prior to that, let's see 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 they won 10 of 11
05:06Portland yeah
05:07Portland Portland won 10 of 11
05:11so
05:12Yeah, man, they are sneaky. That's good word. Yeah, they're young. They're young and they're starting to figure a few things out
05:18Well, they're young and they don't know better like they're young and they don't realize that they're not supposed to be
05:23Only two and a half three and a half out of the 11 seed and I mean they're five back of the ten
05:29Which is a lot but Portland's not thinking like this season's over
05:33They're not in tank mode like Utah on the Pelicans fine. You're done. You've got no chance
05:38You're like Portland or Utah rather is 14 and a half out of the ten with
05:44You know 27 to go you're done actively trying to lose but Portland is thinking
05:48Alright we we got action the turn a corner a little bit the Warriors having two more times
05:54The Warriors like toward the end. I think you're right. They the second to the last game of the year April 11th. Yep
06:01The Warriors will be in Portland and Portland will be here on
06:06March 10th, okay. Yeah, I'll be here on March 10th. So yeah, I'll deal with scoot now
06:12Well, all of a sudden those are not like rubber stamp W's any no, no, they're not
06:18Yeah, they're not although the Warriors and this is the tuck this into our conversation
06:24The Warriors have the easiest schedule of any team in the Western Conference
06:30The rest of you know now yeah from here on out. Okay, so
06:34Whatever it's worth, but I guess what for me
06:36It's not worth a lot because what we've seen this year is they lose the games
06:40They should win and they win the games. We all think they won't win but hold on devil's advocate. Who's they?
06:46Well the Warriors but now you got Jimmy those are you got he me but that's not the Warriors anymore. He's him. Well
06:53Like so here's what I would have been comfortable with. This is how I'll say it if
06:59Everybody the minute Jimmy got here and you see four games and they win three of them and even the one that they lost
07:04I remember the way I felt coming out of that was a great basketball game
07:07It surprised everybody because Dallas was down so many people but Kyrie was phenomenal and I came but in the next day and I'm like
07:15Doesn't concern it's frustrating, but it doesn't concern me even in the loss
07:19You could see this is a better team than they were so I'll grant you that this is a better team and and I'll say
07:25What I've said all week, which is that I am very very comfortable now that assuming health. This is a playoff team
07:33This is a playoff team
07:35it's wild to me how many people are using championship contention as
07:41A phrase right now when talking about warrior basketball after four games and
07:47you know, I heard Steini and guru earlier today talking about some hypotheticals and
07:52And Evan was weighing in he's like, well, those are irrelevant because they're hypotheticals and I'm like, well, hold on
07:58Sure, they they didn't happen. The Warriors did they are three and one with Jimmy Butler
08:04So that's that's reality
08:06But I I do think we have to check ourselves and for instance ask
08:11How would you feel right now about the Warriors outlook if they had lost that game in Houston?
08:19last
08:20Thursday night. How would you feel a little different? Not a lot different. Maybe a little different. Would you yeah
08:26I think people would feel way different
08:28What depends on how you look at it because the Dallas game was one that they probably should have won and yes
08:33Kyrie went off and all the rest of it
08:34but that's a game that you should have won Dallas was
08:39Undermanned and you went in there against really Kyrie and clay and not a whole lot else
08:44You should win right and Houston you should have lost
08:47So for me, I look at those two and think you gave one away you stole one you went three and one
08:53So that's fine. Why do you think they should have lost in Houston?
08:56I think that Houston is what and Houston didn't really play all their guys the whole game
09:01But I look at that being a second half of a back-to-back and you've got an older team and you're wrapping up a long road
09:08trip that for me is one of those games that I would call a
09:12Scheduled loss against a younger more athletic a defensive minded team
09:17That's one that I would look at and you know, if you want to play the schedule game the rest of the way
09:22No, I mean they've handled Houston this year. They've handled them. Yeah, I just didn't like the spot
09:29I hear you end of the first half
09:31Second half of back-to-back end of a road trip and still trying to figure out, you know
09:36Jimmy Butler and making him fit and no cominga. No, I would have thought that game would have been one you lost
09:41Yeah, I get it. But I like Houston to me, especially having lost now seven of nine games
09:46Yeah, I think they built a record that was a little inflated like they're good. They're good, but they're young
09:53Again, like that's that's a team that all things being equal
09:57Actually could make the case that the Warriors are better than Houston
10:01I know their record is nowhere near as good right, but I like I like him against Houston
10:06but anyway
10:07my point is is you get to the end of these four games and
10:10And and that's where my head goes like I think the Warriors are a playoff team
10:15But this was a real quick arrival at now. We are championship contenders