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Danny Ainge In Studio, Celtics In The Finals, Mavs Up 3-0, Remembering Bill Walton And 35 Minutes From Our 2017 Interview With Him
We remember the legend that is Bill Walton after his passing on Monday (-). The Celtics clinch the Eastern Conference and are headed to the Finals (-). The Mavs spent the weekend beating the Wolves and Luka/Kyrie are playing on another level (-). The Rangers go up 2-1 and Memes is in hell (-). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Angel Hernandez retiring, Draymond Green crying poor, Nadal losing at the French Open and more (-). We welcome Danny Aigne in studio to talk about his career in basketball, being an incredible 3 sport athlete, the 86 Celtics and great Bill Walton stories, moving into an executive role, trading for KG and Ray Allen, rebuilding the Celtics and his role with the Jazz now (-). We finish with Pardon Your Take (-). Plus a very special re-release of 35 minutes of our 2017 interview with Bill Walton for all new listeners (check out the video version as well that hasnt been released until today) (-).
Recap
PFT CommenterKyrie Irving has never lost a closeout game
Kyrie Irving has never lost a closeout game. That's interesting. Yeah. So just remember that if you're new to DraftKings, listen up.
HankThe Celtics are a seasoned team that knows how to make big plays in high-pressure moments
The Celtics are a seasoned team that knows how to make big plays and that's what they did time and time again in this series. In the past when it feels like they turtle up in close games and kind of turn into more iso ball... they didn't do that at all. They found a way to win.
Big CatThe NBA scheduling is crazy for making teams wait until June 6th to start the Finals
I'm rooting for double sweep just so we can make fun of the NBA scheduling. Fans have to book their hotels and tickets months ago... there's no way anyone, any fan books their hotels and plane tickets for the NBA Finals months in advance. It doesn't make any sense.
PFT CommenterLuka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are the best offensive backcourt of all time
Kyrie and Luka, the best offensive backcourt of all time. And people laughed at [Kenny the Jet Smith] and then they played three games and they're like, maybe he's not that far off.
MaxKyrie Irving is a better player than Jrue Holiday
Kyrie's better... than Jrue Holiday? Yeah. Because I don't think he's better than Tatum but has hasn't been playing out of this, out of his mind. Their championship experience supersedes the Celtics because their championship guy is better.
PFT CommenterI'm sprinkling a bet on the Timberwolves to be the first team to come back from down 3-0
I may put a little future on the Wolves to be the first team to come back and... Timberwolves plus a thousand. They just can't be any worse. And the thing is, they're not playing good, but they're still building leads into the fourth quarter.
Big CatThe WNBA fans and media are ruining the fun of sports with cultural think pieces
Caitlin Clark is adding so many new fans and there's a lot of fans that are just taking the fun out of sports. Everything that happens in the WNBA now has to be a fucking bigger cultural talking point. It's like, hey, it's fucking sports. Shut the fuck up... there's seven think pieces after every game she plays.
Hot Seat Cool Throne
Big CatDraymond Green is 'going out sad' and only complaining because his career is ending
I think Draymond Green knows it's over and he's going out really sad, just complaining. He's made $177 million... for him to say that the fines are the big problem... I think there might be a small part of him when he goes to bed at night, he's like, did I call Steph like a couple rings? And it's over. He's grasping at whatever he can to try to keep it going.
Big CatConor McGregor will lose to Michael Chandler in his return fight
I love this energy. I think he's probably gonna lose to Michael Chandler. But I like the fact that Conor McGregor just like us is like, it's Memorial Day weekend. Like diet starts Tuesday. Fight camp starts Tuesday.
Interview
Danny AingeMichael Jordan is the best player I ever played against
Well, Michael Jordan. Yeah, I would say that's fair answer... Michael is so fun to play with, right. I mean, he's a great competitor as we all know.
Danny AingeThe 1986 Celtics are the greatest team of all time, better than the 1996 Bulls
No, no, no. Not up there. It's above [the 1996 Bulls]... Best team of all time. In my unbiased team... we were 50 and 1 [at home]. That's insane... we just assumed [playing the Lakers in the Finals] was gonna happen. We weren't gonna lose either way.
Danny AingeIf a player is a great athlete and has a good brain, shooting is the skill they can always learn
I mean, if a guy is a great athlete and a good player has a good brain but can't shoot, I think that's a good bet... they can learn that. Like Scotty Pippen, Magic Johnson... they weren't great shooters... they still would've been great players. Kawhi Leonard was another guy that wasn't a great shooter in college and turned out to be one of the best.
Danny AingeJimmy Butler is my biggest draft regret
I would say Jimmy Butler is the first one that comes to mind. It was, you know, he was a late first round pick and he was seriously in our thoughts of drafting and we went another direction and Jimmy turned out to be a great player. And that's probably the one I regret the most.