We won't even pretend you're Chuck, but we'll ask the questions we were going to ask him.

Game two of the Blazers Warriors is tonight.

Charles picked the Blazers toe win in the West that anything you saw in game one persuade you that Charles is wrong on this one.

I have not been on board with Charles on that pick since he made the that proclamation on our air.

I just don't see it even without Kevin Durant.

I just think Golden State is too good to beat four times.

And so you know Portland.

You know, I like what the Blazers have, but I just don't think they can beat Golden State four times, you know, And And I think in Game one, unless you're gonna make you know Clay and Steph a lot more uncomfortable.

You cannot allow those guys to make shots.

And the pressure certainly is on Lillard and McCollum to respond again.

And I think if you go down to nothing in this Siri's, it's it's it's gonna be tough to overcome.

Well, Ernie, how surprised, Then argue that the warriors are doing this without Kevin Durant, and I presume them from their first answer.

You presume they can keep doing it without Kevin Durant.

I think it's much easier if you have Kevin Durant in the mix, obviously, but you know, this is not an unfamiliar situation for Golden State to be in.

They want a championship without Kevin Durant.

I think their bench was better when they when they did win that championship before Katie got there.

But, uh, you're still dealing with two of the best shooters out there.

You're dealing with a guy, you know, like I think the Andrew Bogut's pickup was huge.

I think he gives him a real solid, veteran presence.

Who knows how the system runs and a guy who makes good decisions on the floor.

And no, this is This is still a very good Golden State team on If I don't know if they get cousins into that mix at some point, I know they've been saying that he's maybe close to two returning and we'll just see when Katie gets back.

But again, too much, too much championship pedigree, in my opinion and I just don't think I just don't think Portland can beat them in a Siri's.

So Clay Thompson says he listens to classical music and get this nature sounds nature sounds to get up for a game Before you guys go out there with shack.

God knows what Shack listens to with Kenny with Charles, what do you do to get ready for them?

What is every?

What is it like for all of you before you go out on the set?

I also listen to nature sounds, but their actual sounds.

I just go out into nature and listen to what it has to offer, you know, for me, preparing for that show.

That's the work part of my job.

The show itself is not work.

I mean, I've sitting there with with Kenny Shack and Charles, who have been in every conceivable situation on a basketball floor.

And I'm just kind of staying in my lane, trying to get us from Point A to point B to Point C.

And nobody cares what I think about what a team might be saying with 1.7 seconds to play in the huddle.

Those guys have all been there, so I'm just trying Teoh be heard from time to time to keep shack from attacking Charles and s.

Oh, yeah, that's the That's the easy part of my job.

You all.

I mean, and so the only time I really listened and I listen to nature sounds when I'm trying to get to sleep at night.

You know, I'll put that call map on and listen and listen to stuff and fall asleep.

But, no, I have nothing special.

As far as a pregame routine to go to sleep.

I listen the wilbon sounds, I've got a tape.

It works, right?

That's right.

That works.

Oh, no.

You, your guys, your guys shown never puts me anywhere near that.

I watch you guys strictly for entertainment value and for all, I would liken glean from you that I can use on my show so that I feel like I know what I'm talking about.

Of course, earning.

You and Turner have the Eastern Conference finals, Raptors bucks.

I'm sort of just sort of uncertain myself in the Raptors.

Buck Syriza's well, you saw you honest last night when you're watching the games let particularly last night with Shaq and Charles.

Do they look at ya, honest as somebody who was one of their peers?

Or do they think a young guy newfangled guys still hold out to learn?

You know what I think is?

And here this is always the real barometer for me on current players is when I see Shack and Charles and Kenny rendered speechless from time, the time by a move that they see.

Then I know a guy has arrived and I see that from time to time.

When when they're watching the honest player, when they're shaking their head and say, Man, how does the guy do that?

So he's he's the real deal, and it's scary to think of how good he can get if he develops a consistent jumper and could do something other than just drive through the lane.

It'll be amazing.

But we had Oscar Oscar Robertson on the show last night and we said, Hey, do you need to do you need to have him develop a jumper?

He said Magic never developed a jumper.

He turned out okay, So when I you can hear from our guys and here from the big Oh, yeah, the guys, the guys certainly arrived.

Thank you so much, Ernie.

Appreciate it very much.