LeBron a d shrewder.

They don't have leading scores two and three.

How concerned are you?

Well, look, I think this team will bounce back, obviously, then playing against the Utah Jazz the next game.

If then the shooter is still not available, it's gonna be a loss.

But here's the real question.

You have to start asking yourselves, If you are Frank Vogel or Rob Pelinka, how do you manage LeBron James minutes?

How many games do you sit him out?

You have to start thinking low management for LeBron.

I do not think seating is as important in this race.

I mean, look, obviously you don't wanna play to a degree against Utah.

You rather have Utah play the Clippers, but with no fans in the stands, it doesn't really matter.

It makes sure that LeBron James is healthy and ready to go and fully rested when you get to that point this season, so you have to start building in some strategy for him to get some nights off.

James Harden has a legit shot to win this whole thing toe win.

M v p of this whole thing.

It is his numbers.

With the way Kevin Durant has been out.

Think about this key.

He went from forcing his way out of Houston, gaining £30 honey buns, allegedly part.

Do whatever he wanted to do to get his way out, OK, forced his way out, gets to the Brooklyn Nets and has been having an M V P like season thus far with the Nets.

Katie's been hurt, which means that James Harden has to shine more.

And here's what worries me about on the other side is that I said LeBron James has a chance to run away with this M V P award, but also, while you're doing this when a D is out, you're playing LeBron James at these crazy minutes, and he played 43 minutes last night.

Now I know we always say that LeBron James is superhuman and that he's a machine and there's no signs of him wearing down, which only makes it more incredible if he's able to sustain this type of pace, which I wouldn't advise them to do is a franchise after the All Star break.

I think you have to think more long term with LeBron, but it makes you start to think.

Okay, Katie's out.

James Harden trending up LeBron James with a D out.

But do you want to scale back his minutes?

Just a little bit to make sure that LeBron James is ready when it gets chance when 80 does come back so they can hit full steam at the right time in order for them to win their second NBA championship back to back For LeBron James, that's a major legitimate questions that they ask yourself if you're robbed Plank or Frank Vogel.

Well, I think I think you you take your cue from the player, though.

Jay.

And if, if LeBron feels like he could still go at a 36 minute type pace, then you allow him to do it.

He's there for his teammates.

Like he said, he's not their toe worry about load management.

He's there to to continue to get those guys better, continue to keep pushing, and everybody understands that not having uh, Schroeder in and not having a d there with them things they're gonna be a little more difficult in terms of James Harden.

I mean, all he was doing was playing possum.

I mean, we we joked around and said £30 allegedly whatever it looked like right in that uniforms, it looked like he had a lot of chicken and honey buns and limit peppers extra crispy, all flats and look like that.

He switched the uniforms the next day.

It looked like he took off the Fat Man suit and he's been cooking every sense.

But that's who.

He's a professional, and when you get professional players like that, that's been consistent throughout their career.

He could hit.

He could turn on the switch and go back to the norm with no problem at all.

I'm just saying in little, Brown said last night, Zubin, he doesn't believe he needs more rest.

But this is This is where it becomes extremely interesting for Frank Vogel.

Right at this stage of LeBron James career, he's never going to not say no.

He's gonna wanna play every game and key.

You and I have talked about this.

Sometimes you need that coach and say, Hey, I need to help you get out of your own way If it's not in the best long term interests of where we need to be granted, you're gonna take LeBron James LeBron James Q.

Two to a certain point key to a certain point where you're like, Look, I need you to save a lot of that gas that you're exerting right now for the long run, which is down the stretch, because that's when you need it the most.

You, you, you, you and I may feel that way at times.

But LeBron's best basketball comes in the end and in the playoffs.

So even though he's playing all these minutes, his best stuff is always later, no matter how many minutes he's playing.

So we may look at her, you may look at it and say, Well, he needs to save some gas He No, he does.

He got a couple of tanks.

He's good to go And that's the way he feels.

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