April 18, 2025 • 13 mins
NBC SPORTS Bay Area Bonta Hill hops on The A-Team to preview everything coming over the weekend and into the series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The fifth time the Houston Rockets and the Golden State
Warriors get together in the postseason begins on Sunday night.
To that end, Bonte Hill from ninety five to seven
to the Fan, and NBC Sports Bay Area joins us
here on the A team had a chance to talk
with you this morning on your program, so have an
idea of where things are coming from. We want to
(00:20):
share all that with our listeners, and I really appreciate
you joining me here. This is a series that I
figured at some point was going to happen again if
the Golden State Warriors maintained their excellence and pulled off
what honestly was one of the best trades at the deadline.
At what point after Jimmy Butler's arrival did you realize
the basically five hundred basketball team that the Warriors were
(00:42):
before he got there would turn into a legitimate Western
Conference threat.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Man, Thanks for having me on your program, and you
did such a great job on ours. Hopefully I could
match it there and meet that standard. But look, it
took a while because they were playing a bunch of
teams awayter full string. They had beat the New York Thinks,
Madison Square Garden there was no Carlyn Dinny Towns. They
beat the Nicks on the Saturday night at home. There
was no Jalen Brunton. They were playing a bunch of
(01:08):
teams that were shorthanded, but you couldn't deny the form
of the team and the balance that Jimmy Butler gave
this team on a nightly basis. And then all of
a sudden, the Warriors, who were dead last at free
throw percentage and dad last at free throw attempts, all
of a sudden skyrocketed when Jimmy Butler arrived and now
their third at free throw attips since he's been on
board with the Warriors. And then the four again, the
(01:30):
ballance of the offense to you saw steffand Curry droppers,
some fifty six point games and fifty two point games,
and it was undeniable how different this team looked in
Layton games where you knew that Jimmy Butler, if you
want to play isolation basketball, which the Warriors haven't really
been able to do since Kevin Durant left, all of
a sudden you become an ISO team, which is not
bad in Kurt Sein situations. And you got a guy
(01:51):
who knows how to get to the free throw line.
So I would say it took about ten to fifteen
games and realized that, oh snap, maybe they are a
threating the Western Conference. Maybe he can into the top
six or at least, you know, I know they didn't
avoid to play a situation, but at least they were
able to host the game in a play a situation.
But I would say it took about ten to fifteen
games didn't know that, Oh yes, Jimmy Butler isn't a
(02:12):
back pole player, can't take this steam to the next level.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And I'll remind our listeners, but I think they know
this from listening to us throughout these last several weeks.
I called the Warriors a threat because I believe every
team is a threat. I think the thunder are obviously
much better than everybody else, but we'll see what the
matchups dictate. But two through eight, when we figure out
who eight is, they're all threats, especially if it's not
the Mavericks. But anyway, what about the Steph Curry effect.
(02:36):
We say Jimmy this and Jimmy that, and I noticed
it very very quickly. Steph Curry was thirty first in
the NBA in scoring prior to Jimmy's arrival, and when
the Rockets and Warriors met on April sixth, he was
fourth in the NBA in scoring during the time that
they had played together. His life, unless we're talking about
the April sixth game, but for two months, his life
(02:57):
was made so much easier. How much more life did
that give him, maybe personally and emotionally as he's later
in his career, and then about for the team's sake,
hope that he can turn in some of the previous
editions of Steph's postseason performances.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
There's no doubt that Steph Curry was reinvigorated with the
trade and the Wayers had to do something. Now I
know Jimmy Butler was at the first option they went.
They had a full court press on Kevin Durant to
try to bring him back from the Valley and the Sun.
Kevin Durant wanted no parts to coming back here, which
is understandable considering how some of the things ended here.
Once Jimmy Butler arrived, and even the first game was
(03:33):
a little klunky because the winners were down twenty four
points in Chicago Bulls. They step Curry needed to go
nuclear in a third quarter to win that game. But
there's no doubt now Stephand Curry outside of that Rockets
game back on eight for six, where he's seeing less
double teams and he's seeing less blitches because of the
third of Jimmy Butler and his playmaking, the ability able
to get up Like look at Brenda Patiski for example,
(03:55):
Krende patiskin his last thirty four games a shooting forty
one percent from three. He just had a hot streak
over the last two weeks where he was shooting fifty
from three. So now all of a sudden, you got
these guys hit he open shots, and it's like, well,
we can't really leave Steph like that. So there's no
doubt that we won our season awards. On a Warriors
three game show, we gave out our season awards and
we basically said Jimmy and Stephford co MVPs because before Jimmy,
(04:18):
obviously the lawyers were in timph place. I mean when
Jimmy arrived, steps had a thirteen to thirty five game
against the LA Lakers, he had a thirteen or excuse me,
a twelve to thirty one game against the low league
getaw Jazz. His efficiency went out the window. He was
shooting in the thirties low thirties from the three point line.
So Jimmy Butler arrived in obviously giving the Warriors an
extra playmaker next to score, a legit threat who could
(04:41):
be an alpha dog on the other team in this league. Yes,
it's made easier for Seth and Curry and around here
you never hear about his bilateral de tod nightas the
Pelvit coundchoosion shirt kept him out of a game or two,
but his numbers were threw the Russ. Jimmy Butler's right,
He's around twenty nine to thirty in game. He's back
into forty for the three point line. He's back in
(05:01):
the high forties from the field. So Jimmy Butler definitely hit.
Being that second playmaker, that second superstar to be that
dynamic duo has made life a lot easier for second Curry.
Jimmy Butler, who did in this series knowing that Onan
Thompson and Dylan Brooks will be all over Steph and
Dell blitz him at half court. That's where Jimmy Butler
comes into play because Jimmy Butler knows what to do
(05:23):
with the basketball. What's it's in his hands playing off
of Steph Curry double team.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Bonte Hill ninety five to seven, the fan contributor and
pre and post game host for NBC Sports A Bay Area. Now,
let's not dismiss the April sixth game. What's the discussion
been like since that day since a team was able
to do that? And I've said many times, it's not
like there's a formula for slowing down Steph Curry that
other teams can now follow because they don't have the
(05:48):
Rockets personnel. It's a formula the Rockets can attempt. Again,
I don't think any other team has the personnel to
even attempt that and maybe be as successful. What was
the talk internally with the team and amongst the media
about how they're dockets were at least able to execute
it as well as they did for one night.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Well, I think they were able to get the lawyers'
attention because I believe the Rockets had just beaten Oklahoma
City in their previous game before playing the Larwriors. So
I remember previewing that game saying, Wow, they beat Oklahoma City,
beat them up pretty good, and we kept waiting for
the Rockets of team the Huston Conquerce something I mentioned
to you earlier, and they just went't same and they
ended up winning fifteen to seventeen for in one stretch.
(06:26):
And so we already understood the physicality the Rockets. We've
seen that all season on. These teams have played five times,
and I know the Lawyers had held the Rockets and
when they were one hundred points and three straight meetings,
which you think about the meetings after the first one
where they Warriors outlasted the Rockets and overtime they had
a thirty point league. But I think the Rockets discovered
something with their small ball lineup. The Rockets has slowed
(06:46):
the pace so much where they dictated tempo against the Doves,
and you look at the numbers throughout the season against
the Rockets, the Warriors averas one hundred three points a game.
That is low for them, one hundred three points a
game against the Rockets. So people understand out here that
it's going to be physical how their officials call it,
or they allow some of the physicality to happen, which
(07:06):
I think they will, which have no problem with that.
And they saw Aman Thompson in that third quarter back
on April six, but he basically took over the game
without scoring. Is defending ninety four feet away from the hoop,
pressing step and Curry doubling. I remember played before the
end of the third quarter where he basically sat down
positive and basically didn't allow him to get a shot
up before the end of the quarter. Maybe just stared
(07:28):
at him, gonna say, wow, this guy is unbelievable. And
then he mentioned Givarde span Tiger coming off that bench.
Who I think could play the small ball five in
a small ball lineup is Shangoon doesn't have it. Roland.
There's a healthy respect for these Rockets now. When James
Harden and Daryl Moury and Mike D'Antoni was coming to town,
there was no love. There is no respect. We didn't
like the way the Rockets played the threes and freeze
(07:51):
and no big range jumpers. This Rockets team, I think
Warrior fans are standing and I think the Warriors them
sales a understand that, Okay, these guys aren't pumps. They're
not gonna They're not going to be intimidated. We're gonna
come at you. Now. The Rockets may not be able
to shoot worth the damn That's what they hurt them
in this series, their inability to put the ball in
the basket consistently. However, we understand that they can get
(08:13):
out and run. They'll crash the offensive last. It ain't
got athletes. Gazell's Harry Easton, I don't have to tell
you he watched them all season along. So there is
a healthy respect for this group of Rockets here. And
for Cebu Dunker. We know he's not no punk and
we just saw him a couple of years ago with
the Boston Hillstis leave them from an NBA finals, so
he's a hell of them a coach, this is a
good team. We all know about Dylan Brooks, so Lawyer
(08:36):
fans aren't put on notice now. A lot of us
are preging the Warriors in six. Obviously we gotta beat
Homers or whatnot. But there is a respect with Trahison
Rockets because of their athleticism, and they are lanked that
can really take away a lot of the axes into
Warriors like the run.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Which of the other Warriors do you think the other
team the Rockets should be most concerned with first playoff game? Ever,
for BP, there's Buddy heel. There's Jonathan kuminga who against
other teams like the Grizzlies the other night, was not
a factor, not a player. Against the Rockets, It's been
a very different story. Or anybody else that you think
Gary Payton the third who could be a much bigger
(09:10):
factor than maybe we or Rockets fans are anticipating.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
Well, I think Rockets fans should have this mindset. Anybody
but Steph, and let's just frame didn't new one on
one to knock up for the Pump Go Live. Jimmy
Butler has ten free throw attempts to the two meetings
that he's had against the Rockets this years. And we're
going to say Warriors. Jimmy Butler had eighteen three throw
attempts alone to the Aneteicus and Memphis Grizzlies. So that's
(09:35):
number one. So I fear anybody else. I don't think
he should per se because of what you just mentioned.
Grendon Kotiski has never been in his position before Modas
Moody hasn't gotten consistent into the playoffs before this, so
this is kind of new for him. As he's see
in thirty minutes as a starter and with the starting
five with Moody pose and then Big three with Raymond
(09:55):
Stephen Butler. There's seventeen to three. But I'm not sure
that the it's rocket Stanshion Fear anybody else. Now. The Warriors,
who have a good bench and benches average over forty
four points a game this season, but right now the
benches influx because Don the Domingo is not playing interceived
two straight DMPs and we're talking about a guy who
averages sixteen points per game. It's one of the stranger
(10:17):
things out here. See if Cours gone with his rotation
and JK is not in it some I'm sure we'll
discuss in the second, but I'm not sure there's another
guy rocket Stansion fear. If Draymond Green beaching from the
three point line, so be it. If Gary Paton the
second beaching from the three point line, so be it.
If Buddy Hills who's been inconsistent all season long and
only played twelve minutes against the Grizzies, so be it.
(10:39):
I think it's at the Rockets. It has to be
anybody with Steph and let's try to play Jimmy straight
up as much as possible so we don't have to
double off some of these other guys where they do
gain confidence. But I'm not sure there's another player Rockets
stansion here on his wayers roster.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
Yeah, definitely phrasing it that way. I would absolutely agree
there's no fear in any of those things happening. It's
a terrible three point shooter Lie Draymond Green makes them Well,
those are the shots you want them to be taking
on their offensive possessions. Well, you're like me, Bonte. You
got a lot of colleagues working on the radio side
and the TV side where any of them brave enough
Monty or Carris or anybody say yeah, I've got the
(11:14):
Rockets winning this series. I predict a Warrior season ender.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Not a chitch not in this series. Now, you'd be
surprised we were doing like all these potential matchups at
the Clippers and Lakers and the Nuggets actually picked up
Plakers over the Warriors at seven, picked the Clippers over
the Warriors of seven. I would not do this in
the season series. I think you know a lot of
people won to the six days offered to go to
Saint Warriors. I just didn't want no parts of the
(11:39):
Lakers in their first round. I didn't think that was
a good night jump from them, especially early on the Rockets.
Knowing that, look outside of Fred van Bleet and Dylan
Brooks and Jeff Green, who I know, I'm not sure
is going to play a lot of bit into the series.
There's not a lot of experience on the court. This
is new for a lot of those guys. So I
think this was a very advantageous series for the Warriors.
That's going to be difficult because this Rocket team, like
(12:01):
you watch all the matchups, he's good. These kids have
come down to the wire and they've been in the
low nineties or the low hundreds. It's going to be
a dogfight, and so the Warriors will have their work
cutoff for them. And they're beat up a little bit.
With Steph with the right thumb, I'm sure the Rockets
will target that right thumb. That's going to be a
tait H. Draymond Green's had a neck issue. Jimmy Butler
had a deep quantititut or deep guy bruise that I
(12:23):
heard if there was a regular season game, he would
have sat out. So where's he at health wise? I
do have the Warriors out last of the Rockets. He's six.
There's gonna be some ugly games. Would I be surprised
at the Rockets the Warriors in the seven game series.
I'm de mildly surprised because of the shooting. Now, you
guys are twenty first and three point shooting and they'll
go percentage. But here's the deal. Jalen Green found something
(12:44):
in that last game, and without Andrew Wiggs being that
point of protect defender on Jalen Green, all of a
sudden he can hunt Steph, he can hurt Brenda Pozemski
and try to get to a spots. So I do
worry about that with Jalen Green as he found a
bit of confidence back on eight or six against the Warriors,
because I believe in the first games he should be
twenty five percent from the floor. It's full of grant.
I had a grand total of forty two points. So
(13:06):
he is an aspectorum for me. Jalen Green is finding
the sponsor and he's feeling good and he's in the
groove looked out for the Rockets. But I still have
the Warriors in six in a very entertaining series.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
Well, I'll be sure to shoot you a text in
advance of the second round series between the Timberwolves and Rockets,
should that happen. Looking forward to this series, looking forward
to y'all's coverage on your end and ours on this
side of it, and very much appreciate the time this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
Bonte no, I appreciate you as well, man, thanks for
coming on this morning. You guys do a terrific job
out there in Datestown. It is fun. This is a
fun series, man, the young up and coming Rockets who's
not getting a lot of respect nationwide and gets the
Old Garden and go to Saint Warriors. This would be
a great, great series. And you guys got some suspense
with a and Thompson. I'm still in all what he
was doing in that third quarterback on April six,
The fifth time the Houston Rockets and the Golden State
Warriors get together in the postseason begins on Sunday night.
To that end, Bonte Hill from ninety five to seven
to the Fan, and NBC Sports Bay Area joins us
here on the A team had a chance to talk
with you this morning on your program, so have an
idea of where things are coming from. We want to
(00:20):
share all that with our listeners, and I really appreciate
you joining me here. This is a series that I
figured at some point was going to happen again if
the Golden State Warriors maintained their excellence and pulled off
what honestly was one of the best trades at the deadline.
At what point after Jimmy Butler's arrival did you realize
the basically five hundred basketball team that the Warriors were
(00:42):
before he got there would turn into a legitimate Western
Conference threat.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Man, Thanks for having me on your program, and you
did such a great job on ours. Hopefully I could
match it there and meet that standard. But look, it
took a while because they were playing a bunch of
teams awayter full string. They had beat the New York Thinks,
Madison Square Garden there was no Carlyn Dinny Towns. They
beat the Nicks on the Saturday night at home. There
was no Jalen Brunton. They were playing a bunch of
(01:08):
teams that were shorthanded, but you couldn't deny the form
of the team and the balance that Jimmy Butler gave
this team on a nightly basis. And then all of
a sudden, the Warriors, who were dead last at free
throw percentage and dad last at free throw attempts, all
of a sudden skyrocketed when Jimmy Butler arrived and now
their third at free throw attips since he's been on
board with the Warriors. And then the four again, the
(01:30):
ballance of the offense to you saw steffand Curry droppers,
some fifty six point games and fifty two point games,
and it was undeniable how different this team looked in
Layton games where you knew that Jimmy Butler, if you
want to play isolation basketball, which the Warriors haven't really
been able to do since Kevin Durant left, all of
a sudden you become an ISO team, which is not
bad in Kurt Sein situations. And you got a guy
(01:51):
who knows how to get to the free throw line.
So I would say it took about ten to fifteen
games and realized that, oh snap, maybe they are a
threating the Western Conference. Maybe he can into the top
six or at least, you know, I know they didn't
avoid to play a situation, but at least they were
able to host the game in a play a situation.
But I would say it took about ten to fifteen
games didn't know that, Oh yes, Jimmy Butler isn't a
(02:12):
back pole player, can't take this steam to the next level.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
And I'll remind our listeners, but I think they know
this from listening to us throughout these last several weeks.
I called the Warriors a threat because I believe every
team is a threat. I think the thunder are obviously
much better than everybody else, but we'll see what the
matchups dictate. But two through eight, when we figure out
who eight is, they're all threats, especially if it's not
the Mavericks. But anyway, what about the Steph Curry effect.
(02:36):
We say Jimmy this and Jimmy that, and I noticed
it very very quickly. Steph Curry was thirty first in
the NBA in scoring prior to Jimmy's arrival, and when
the Rockets and Warriors met on April sixth, he was
fourth in the NBA in scoring during the time that
they had played together. His life, unless we're talking about
the April sixth game, but for two months, his life
(02:57):
was made so much easier. How much more life did
that give him, maybe personally and emotionally as he's later
in his career, and then about for the team's sake,
hope that he can turn in some of the previous
editions of Steph's postseason performances.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
There's no doubt that Steph Curry was reinvigorated with the
trade and the Wayers had to do something. Now I
know Jimmy Butler was at the first option they went.
They had a full court press on Kevin Durant to
try to bring him back from the Valley and the Sun.
Kevin Durant wanted no parts to coming back here, which
is understandable considering how some of the things ended here.
Once Jimmy Butler arrived, and even the first game was
(03:33):
a little klunky because the winners were down twenty four
points in Chicago Bulls. They step Curry needed to go
nuclear in a third quarter to win that game. But
there's no doubt now Stephand Curry outside of that Rockets
game back on eight for six, where he's seeing less
double teams and he's seeing less blitches because of the
third of Jimmy Butler and his playmaking, the ability able
to get up Like look at Brenda Patiski for example,
(03:55):
Krende patiskin his last thirty four games a shooting forty
one percent from three. He just had a hot streak
over the last two weeks where he was shooting fifty
from three. So now all of a sudden, you got
these guys hit he open shots, and it's like, well,
we can't really leave Steph like that. So there's no
doubt that we won our season awards. On a Warriors
three game show, we gave out our season awards and
we basically said Jimmy and Stephford co MVPs because before Jimmy,
(04:18):
obviously the lawyers were in timph place. I mean when
Jimmy arrived, steps had a thirteen to thirty five game
against the LA Lakers, he had a thirteen or excuse me,
a twelve to thirty one game against the low league
getaw Jazz. His efficiency went out the window. He was
shooting in the thirties low thirties from the three point line.
So Jimmy Butler arrived in obviously giving the Warriors an
extra playmaker next to score, a legit threat who could
(04:41):
be an alpha dog on the other team in this league. Yes,
it's made easier for Seth and Curry and around here
you never hear about his bilateral de tod nightas the
Pelvit coundchoosion shirt kept him out of a game or two,
but his numbers were threw the Russ. Jimmy Butler's right,
He's around twenty nine to thirty in game. He's back
into forty for the three point line. He's back in
(05:01):
the high forties from the field. So Jimmy Butler definitely hit.
Being that second playmaker, that second superstar to be that
dynamic duo has made life a lot easier for second Curry.
Jimmy Butler, who did in this series knowing that Onan
Thompson and Dylan Brooks will be all over Steph and
Dell blitz him at half court. That's where Jimmy Butler
comes into play because Jimmy Butler knows what to do
(05:23):
with the basketball. What's it's in his hands playing off
of Steph Curry double team.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Bonte Hill ninety five to seven, the fan contributor and
pre and post game host for NBC Sports A Bay Area. Now,
let's not dismiss the April sixth game. What's the discussion
been like since that day since a team was able
to do that? And I've said many times, it's not
like there's a formula for slowing down Steph Curry that
other teams can now follow because they don't have the
(05:48):
Rockets personnel. It's a formula the Rockets can attempt. Again,
I don't think any other team has the personnel to
even attempt that and maybe be as successful. What was
the talk internally with the team and amongst the media
about how they're dockets were at least able to execute
it as well as they did for one night.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Well, I think they were able to get the lawyers'
attention because I believe the Rockets had just beaten Oklahoma
City in their previous game before playing the Larwriors. So
I remember previewing that game saying, Wow, they beat Oklahoma City,
beat them up pretty good, and we kept waiting for
the Rockets of team the Huston Conquerce something I mentioned
to you earlier, and they just went't same and they
ended up winning fifteen to seventeen for in one stretch.
(06:26):
And so we already understood the physicality the Rockets. We've
seen that all season on. These teams have played five times,
and I know the Lawyers had held the Rockets and
when they were one hundred points and three straight meetings,
which you think about the meetings after the first one
where they Warriors outlasted the Rockets and overtime they had
a thirty point league. But I think the Rockets discovered
something with their small ball lineup. The Rockets has slowed
(06:46):
the pace so much where they dictated tempo against the Doves,
and you look at the numbers throughout the season against
the Rockets, the Warriors averas one hundred three points a game.
That is low for them, one hundred three points a
game against the Rockets. So people understand out here that
it's going to be physical how their officials call it,
or they allow some of the physicality to happen, which
(07:06):
I think they will, which have no problem with that.
And they saw Aman Thompson in that third quarter back
on April six, but he basically took over the game
without scoring. Is defending ninety four feet away from the hoop,
pressing step and Curry doubling. I remember played before the
end of the third quarter where he basically sat down
positive and basically didn't allow him to get a shot
up before the end of the quarter. Maybe just stared
(07:28):
at him, gonna say, wow, this guy is unbelievable. And
then he mentioned Givarde span Tiger coming off that bench.
Who I think could play the small ball five in
a small ball lineup is Shangoon doesn't have it. Roland.
There's a healthy respect for these Rockets now. When James
Harden and Daryl Moury and Mike D'Antoni was coming to town,
there was no love. There is no respect. We didn't
like the way the Rockets played the threes and freeze
(07:51):
and no big range jumpers. This Rockets team, I think
Warrior fans are standing and I think the Warriors them
sales a understand that, Okay, these guys aren't pumps. They're
not gonna They're not going to be intimidated. We're gonna
come at you. Now. The Rockets may not be able
to shoot worth the damn That's what they hurt them
in this series, their inability to put the ball in
the basket consistently. However, we understand that they can get
(08:13):
out and run. They'll crash the offensive last. It ain't
got athletes. Gazell's Harry Easton, I don't have to tell
you he watched them all season along. So there is
a healthy respect for this group of Rockets here. And
for Cebu Dunker. We know he's not no punk and
we just saw him a couple of years ago with
the Boston Hillstis leave them from an NBA finals, so
he's a hell of them a coach, this is a
good team. We all know about Dylan Brooks, so Lawyer
(08:36):
fans aren't put on notice now. A lot of us
are preging the Warriors in six. Obviously we gotta beat
Homers or whatnot. But there is a respect with Trahison
Rockets because of their athleticism, and they are lanked that
can really take away a lot of the axes into
Warriors like the run.
Speaker 1 (08:48):
Which of the other Warriors do you think the other
team the Rockets should be most concerned with first playoff game? Ever,
for BP, there's Buddy heel. There's Jonathan kuminga who against
other teams like the Grizzlies the other night, was not
a factor, not a player. Against the Rockets, It's been
a very different story. Or anybody else that you think
Gary Payton the third who could be a much bigger
(09:10):
factor than maybe we or Rockets fans are anticipating.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
Well, I think Rockets fans should have this mindset. Anybody
but Steph, and let's just frame didn't new one on
one to knock up for the Pump Go Live. Jimmy
Butler has ten free throw attempts to the two meetings
that he's had against the Rockets this years. And we're
going to say Warriors. Jimmy Butler had eighteen three throw
attempts alone to the Aneteicus and Memphis Grizzlies. So that's
(09:35):
number one. So I fear anybody else. I don't think
he should per se because of what you just mentioned.
Grendon Kotiski has never been in his position before Modas
Moody hasn't gotten consistent into the playoffs before this, so
this is kind of new for him. As he's see
in thirty minutes as a starter and with the starting
five with Moody pose and then Big three with Raymond
(09:55):
Stephen Butler. There's seventeen to three. But I'm not sure
that the it's rocket Stanshion Fear anybody else. Now. The Warriors,
who have a good bench and benches average over forty
four points a game this season, but right now the
benches influx because Don the Domingo is not playing interceived
two straight DMPs and we're talking about a guy who
averages sixteen points per game. It's one of the stranger
(10:17):
things out here. See if Cours gone with his rotation
and JK is not in it some I'm sure we'll
discuss in the second, but I'm not sure there's another
guy rocket Stansion fear. If Draymond Green beaching from the
three point line, so be it. If Gary Paton the
second beaching from the three point line, so be it.
If Buddy Hills who's been inconsistent all season long and
only played twelve minutes against the Grizzies, so be it.
(10:39):
I think it's at the Rockets. It has to be
anybody with Steph and let's try to play Jimmy straight
up as much as possible so we don't have to
double off some of these other guys where they do
gain confidence. But I'm not sure there's another player Rockets
stansion here on his wayers roster.
Speaker 1 (10:53):
Yeah, definitely phrasing it that way. I would absolutely agree
there's no fear in any of those things happening. It's
a terrible three point shooter Lie Draymond Green makes them Well,
those are the shots you want them to be taking
on their offensive possessions. Well, you're like me, Bonte. You
got a lot of colleagues working on the radio side
and the TV side where any of them brave enough
Monty or Carris or anybody say yeah, I've got the
(11:14):
Rockets winning this series. I predict a Warrior season ender.
Speaker 2 (11:19):
Not a chitch not in this series. Now, you'd be
surprised we were doing like all these potential matchups at
the Clippers and Lakers and the Nuggets actually picked up
Plakers over the Warriors at seven, picked the Clippers over
the Warriors of seven. I would not do this in
the season series. I think you know a lot of
people won to the six days offered to go to
Saint Warriors. I just didn't want no parts of the
(11:39):
Lakers in their first round. I didn't think that was
a good night jump from them, especially early on the Rockets.
Knowing that, look outside of Fred van Bleet and Dylan
Brooks and Jeff Green, who I know, I'm not sure
is going to play a lot of bit into the series.
There's not a lot of experience on the court. This
is new for a lot of those guys. So I
think this was a very advantageous series for the Warriors.
That's going to be difficult because this Rocket team, like
(12:01):
you watch all the matchups, he's good. These kids have
come down to the wire and they've been in the
low nineties or the low hundreds. It's going to be
a dogfight, and so the Warriors will have their work
cutoff for them. And they're beat up a little bit.
With Steph with the right thumb, I'm sure the Rockets
will target that right thumb. That's going to be a
tait H. Draymond Green's had a neck issue. Jimmy Butler
had a deep quantititut or deep guy bruise that I
(12:23):
heard if there was a regular season game, he would
have sat out. So where's he at health wise? I
do have the Warriors out last of the Rockets. He's six.
There's gonna be some ugly games. Would I be surprised
at the Rockets the Warriors in the seven game series.
I'm de mildly surprised because of the shooting. Now, you
guys are twenty first and three point shooting and they'll
go percentage. But here's the deal. Jalen Green found something
(12:44):
in that last game, and without Andrew Wiggs being that
point of protect defender on Jalen Green, all of a
sudden he can hunt Steph, he can hurt Brenda Pozemski
and try to get to a spots. So I do
worry about that with Jalen Green as he found a
bit of confidence back on eight or six against the Warriors,
because I believe in the first games he should be
twenty five percent from the floor. It's full of grant.
I had a grand total of forty two points. So
(13:06):
he is an aspectorum for me. Jalen Green is finding
the sponsor and he's feeling good and he's in the
groove looked out for the Rockets. But I still have
the Warriors in six in a very entertaining series.
Speaker 1 (13:17):
Well, I'll be sure to shoot you a text in
advance of the second round series between the Timberwolves and Rockets,
should that happen. Looking forward to this series, looking forward
to y'all's coverage on your end and ours on this
side of it, and very much appreciate the time this afternoon.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
Bonte no, I appreciate you as well, man, thanks for
coming on this morning. You guys do a terrific job
out there in Datestown. It is fun. This is a
fun series, man, the young up and coming Rockets who's
not getting a lot of respect nationwide and gets the
Old Garden and go to Saint Warriors. This would be
a great, great series. And you guys got some suspense
with a and Thompson. I'm still in all what he
was doing in that third quarterback on April six,
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