If they do have the Big Three.

If they somehow figure this thing out with Kyrie and the three of them together, do they win the championship this year?

I don't know if they win the championship.

I'm still not gonna.

I'm still gonna have.

The Lakers is the prohibitive favorite because I love the chemistry, not just the talent of chemistry.

Um, but I will say this with or without Kyrie Earth.

This is finals or bust.

You don't make it to the Finals.

It's a failure.

You cannot have two juggernauts like James Harden and Kevin Durant together and don't come out of the Eastern Conference.

You look at the Philadelphia 70 Sixers.

Ben Simmons still can't shoot, refuses to shoot.

He's attempted about 23 pointers this entire year.

The other day I watch somebody back into the paint about 10 ft away from him and damn to shoot a jump shot.

That's problematic for me, even though they've surrounded or Joel and be with shooters and he's playing like an M v P.

In the case of the Greek freak, Yana said that the company he still has to work on his perimeter game.

Come playoff time, when defense is get back collapse and force you in the shooting More perimeter shots.

You still got to show me that you could be that dude and then you got to go up against K D.

Fresh off for 18 months after an Achilles tear.

Your first eight games, you're averaging 29 or 54% shooting.

There is no excuse on God's green Earth for this team not to be in the NBA Finals out of the Eastern Conference playing a simple and they wanted to come together.

We had world earlier saying that this was hatched, sort of.

Over the summer, Harden and Katie wanted come together, so that means we would think that they would each be willing to sacrifice the way they will need to on the floor for each other.

How do you see that?

I'm not.

I'm not concerned about that at all.

I don't think that James Harden gets enough credit for even though he dribbles a lot and what have you because he had the luxury of being able to do that in Houston.

This dude can register, assist even out of shape and not playing aggressively.

He still left Houston averaging 24 10.

You know, in the first few games this brother is that guy.

He can play the point guard spot.

He can play off guard Andi with Kevin Durant.

If there is a reason to be unselfish, he would be the reason because he's one of the most unselfish offensive superstars you've ever seen.

The issue is Kyrie, Irving.

We don't know where he's at.

Physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually.

We don't know where the hell Kyrie Irving is.

A figuratively and literally, and as a result of that, that's going to be a huge question mark.

That's one of the biggest reasons why they went about the business of going all in with James Harden yesterday because you don't know what's gonna happen with Kyrie Irving.

We don't even know if he's gonna be there.

I've heard MBA folks talk to me yesterday.

They said to me, Listen, Kyrie keeps this up.

Brooklyn might be in a position to void his contract.

Now he's not stupid.

He ain't gonna walk away from $33.33 million.

35 million next year and and then after that, a player option for 36 million.

But he is.

They are not pleased with what's going on with him right now.

He's got to get his act together because if he doesn't and Kevin Durant sits up there and says, Hey, man, we got to move forward.

Um, then it's gonna be about Kevin Durant.

James Harden, Ali.

I wanna keep it here if I can.

We were gonna go over to the Urban Meyer stuff again.

The latest on Urban Meyer is We're waiting to see if by the way, by the way, there's nothing to get in today.

Urban.

My congratulations.

They've made one playoff appearance since 2000 and seven.

They're lucky.

Tohave Urban Meyer.

Good luck.

You got a task ahead of you.

He can handle it.

End of discussion.

Fair enough.

Jacksonville.

But as I want to stay here because you said and it was, it got a lot of attention yesterday that you believe if Carrie's head just isn't in it, which it doesn't appear to be that he should just retire.

What was your thinking there?

Um, he's just retired because he's not prioritizing.

Basketball's not prioritize doing this job.

Greeny.

You have a great great show in the morning.

Right now would get up.

I do first take.

You know what?

We get paid for a reason.

It's not just because of our ability to perform on the air because we're trustworthy.

Kevin Durant's got his contract.

James Harden's got his country.

You got superstars like LeBron James and others why you have to prove that you're trustworthy, that you're going to show up to work and when we look a superstar.

Steph Curry Uh, Kevin Durant, LeBron James.

Thes guys.

The one good thing you could say about them.

They love ball and they're going to show up to play.

What does Kyrie Irving doing?

We don't know.

We're hearing that the media Europeans.

We're hearing that.

You know what?

He's just on a level intellectually.

There was so many more important things going on, etcetera, etcetera.

Well, every word that comes out of his mouth from the opening tap with the media, he's been basically saying basketball is not that important.

It's not a priority, but you got your hand out for your money.

It does not work that way.

You have to show up the city of Brooklyn.

Listen, they've got a lot of folks in there that they're doing well.

And then you have other folks that are impoverished.

We understand it.

Carrier and very philanthropic.

Very charitable, A good dude, Hearts in the right place.

But the reality is, is that despite all the things that's going on in this world, when it come to Brooklyn, they want to see that man at the Barclays Center.

They want to see him performing on that court with Kevin Durant.

They're excited about the possibilities and you got to show up.

And if you're going to give the impression that it's not a priority, then why should I pay you for something that's not important to you?

Go on and do what you gotta do and then come back unretired when you're ready to commit yourself the way that you're gonna admit it.

But until then, he should not be a part of this team.

If he doesn't want to be a part, he's healthy enough to play, and he's not playing.

What possible excuse is that when you did play since February 1st, you gotta injured.

You had the right shoulder injury.

You've been out all of these months.

You weren't around in the bubble.

Now you come back and then you don't want to play for personal reasons while you're seeing partying with family members and friends.

No, I ain't.

Nobody got time for that.

Go on.

I have to let you go.

Because first take is coming up, but just super quickly.

Do you have any sense of how long the nets are willing to let this go?

If I do not, I do not.

But I would tell you that he lucky he's lucky.

It ain't me.

He's lucky I'm not Sean marks.

Listen, I'd have Kevin Durant off of your man.

Come here, man.

Let me talk to U K.

D.

Um, how long we got to deal with this?

Because he here because of you.

If you didn't want him here, he won't be here because we were cool.

We got Spencer did with the Caris Levert.

We were cool.

Alright.

But you we want you so bad.

How long we got to deal with this?

Because I need a window.

Because after that window, he lucky I pray the older please Kyrie, I'd give him till the weekend because he's healthy now.

If he injured, that's different.

He's healthy.

He'd have until Sunday night.

Monday.

If I don't see you, man, he'd be in trouble.

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