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  • looking at Yanni's first and foremost that loss that they took to the Miami Heat today and I were having this conversation.

  • Can you flip the switch?

  • Can you coach that sort of dog mentality into a guy like Yannis who doesn't seem to have that of his own right off the bat?

  • You don't think he has any?

  • Not any.

  • I mean, I think he's got some, But if we're talking about people comparing him to Jimmy Butler, do you think you can get there?

  • Do you think you did that?

  • Not too, Not too many people who has that kind of dog that Jimmy Butler has.

  • Let's just start right there.

  • But I think Yonas has, you know, a good bit in them.

  • Um, could you have MAWR?

  • Yeah, but I think you know you can't compare.

  • You know, Jimmy Butler and units with the toughness.

  • ITT's like Pat Beverley versus I don't know, going drugs or something like that.

  • It's just some people got that that natural dog in them.

  • That is true.

  • That is true, Trevor.

  • Well, speaking of Jimmy Butler, I know you were there in Philly with the process, so I want you to take us behind the scenes behind the curtain of what was going down.

  • Because now we're seeing tweets from drawing bead.

  • What did you put like?

  • I forgot what you tweeted.

  • What if what's going on in Philly?

  • Can you Can you help us?

  • You know, tell us what's going on behind the scenes because a lot of change seems to be happening.

  • Um, I hate that you all put me on the spot, but, you know, um, I don't like to put business in the street, but let's just say Philly wasn't my favorite destination.

  • And, you know, when I was in the NBA, uh, they got a lot of things to work out.

  • Um, they got, you know, some good pieces.

  • You know, Joe and and Ben, you know, especially those two being the main guys.

  • Um, they got some good pieces.

  • They just got to figure it out first in the management and, you know, work his way down, makes you say that.

  • What?

  • What?

  • What would you What would you think is necessary on the court for them to find success because we've seen them go longer, you know, without Horford and Tobias Harris.

  • But what do you think is really the missing piece for that team?

  • At least on the court?

  • Yeah, I think they need a little bit more shooting.

  • Honestly, Andi, I think it's been, would have played.

  • You know, those playoffs this year in the playoffs, I think, would have been, Ah, big difference, you know, probably a lot better outcome.

  • They maybe could have won the serious because I think it didn't tell me if there's definitely that much of a game changer, you know, even though he, you know, can't shoot what everybody?

  • Um, but you know, he's such a game changer on the defensive end, you know, passing the ball.

  • He just make everybody else better when he's out there talking to Trevor Booker with us here on CNN and goal of Junior and Trevor.

  • Speaking of game changers, Houston's got two of them.

  • And yet, down the stretch in the game last night, both seemed to struggle.

  • Is this a situation where we look at James Harden and say no ifs, ands or buts?

  • Because you're the biggest star on that team?

  • The balls gotta be in your hands at the end of that game, definitely gotta be in his hands.

  • Um, restless struggling right now.

  • So James definitely has to take over now with it being his team.

  • Um, you know, a lot of people say that, you know, he tends to shy away in the playoffs, and you know the struggle a little bit, but, you know, if you wanna be a superstar, you gotta go get the ball, you know, and show everybody and shit Those naysayers up.

  • Trevor, what have you seen from the bubble?

  • Basketball?

  • We're seeing a tremendous play from Donovan Mitchell, Jamal Murray, even Damian Lillard while he was in there with Portland.

  • What sort of has made an impression on the basketball?

  • Played in the bubble for you?

  • Um, a lot more shooters, you know, people, you know.

  • Ah, lot more confident, uh, in the bubble.

  • I'm not sure I think is, you know, it's less pressure because there's no fans that they could have something to do with it.

  • But you're seeing ah, lot of shooters and the ones you know, the shooters, the regular shooters.

  • Um, you know, they're making, you know, even more.

  • You see Jamal Murray, Donovan Mitchell.

  • It's just I think it's easier to get in a rhythm, you know, inside the bubble before we let you go.

  • What do you think about the top teams?

  • The Bucks, Obviously.

  • The Lakers, the Clippers, all teams that have sort of dealt with their own forms of adversity.

  • What team do you think is sort of built to succeed in this environment?

  • Um, honestly, I would say probably.

  • I mean, it's a couple of them, the Clippers, you know, just because of Doc Rivers, you know, he's such a great teacher, and you know, when he speaks, everybody listens.

  • Eso they have a great leader, you know, and dog.

  • And then it goes a long way.

  • Also, the Lakers just because of the Brown, you know, LeBron is just I mean, he's used to adversity, you know, him being the best player in the game, you know, people you know, they're gonna hate on him.

  • They're gonna do whatever.

  • But, um, I think he's the best player to ever play the game.

  • And I say that because, you know, if you look at him, you know what he's doing on the court, not only on the court, but, um, you know, often court the way he handles social issues.

  • He's just putting, you know, putting a lot on his back.

  • And he's, you know, wearing everything so well.

  • He's like, um really like Superman.

  • You know?

  • Um, S o They have a great leader in LeBron.

  • And, you know, I think that goes a long way.

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looking at Yanni's first and foremost that loss that they took to the Miami Heat today and I were having this conversation.

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