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Joy Taylor is joining me in a Friday and we have a little breaking news. Money Williams is the new coach the Phoenix Suns which means what many believe was the Lakers talk choice chose one of the losing his franchises in the world.

The Phoenix Suns in chaos. They run through coaches. I mean it's a Phoenix a mess and money Williams chose that over the Lakers. Joy will have more of this coming up in a half hour.

So it does appear now. Ty Lou is not only a front runner, but it for the Lakers. It would appear so, but it is the Lakers. So we're all just watching and finding out at the same time. Yeah, just started. So money Williams who the Lakers, according to various reports, kind of wanted to hire because they're worried about giving the franchise to Ty Lou and it looks like optically it's it's Ty Lou and the bronze franchise.

Well, they don't have a choice now. Ty Lou is going to be the guy. Money Williams, the guy in Phoenix. Again, Joy Taylor has more than that in 30 minutes. I want to start with what I think is the most enjoyable team to watch on the NBA, not the Warriors. Philadelphia.

Because when you talk about what makes a great TV show and sports is a television show basically I need I need excellence. I need talent. There's nothing wrong with something being a little bit of a hot mess. I like a bunch of stuff. Philadelphia gives me everything.

I got the next version of Shaq. I got Jimmy Butler's attitude. I got social media stars. I got a coach that can get fired. Philadelphia gives me everything I want in sports.

Hope, draw my talent. And by the way, they're four best players. All want Mac Steels and they all come with qualifiers.

Joel M. B. Health issue Jimmy Butler attitude issue Tobias Harris, not that great Jimmy Ben Simmons can shoot. And they all want to be stars and they all have star potential.

And I'm watching this series and I'm not going to be mean here Toronto. But let's be honest Toronto. Coil energy leaving and that is not being mean. That's being honest. This is your entertainment reality. Jim Carey, Mike Myers, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Justin Bieber, Coil Leonard.

Sean Mendez, Wayne Gratsky. I'm not being mean Canada. This is your entertainment reality. Maple syrup industry. Donate industry, lumber industry. People stay in Canada entertainment. They come down here.

We have a conversion rate. You know, right now I looked this morning. A dollar in Canada is 74 cents in America. And that's about what the raptors are. They're about 74% of the sixers talent. That's about what they are. Nothing against Fred Van Vleet.

17 to the 19 ESPN basketball experts picked the raptors because it feels smart. And we like Canada and they're awesome people and Toronto's global and Vancouver's amazing. Everybody likes Canada. I like Canada. I go to Canada every other year.

But the conversion rate you're about 74% of the sixers talent. All the talent in this series. It's on Philadelphia. Some of it's crazy. Some of it's nuts. Some of it can't stay healthy. Some of it can't shoot. Some of it thinks it's way better than it is.

I mean Philadelphia is all what makes sports great. Seven best players in this series. Five or sixers and be Butler Simmons Harris and JJ Ruddick played really well last night. I like Kauai.

I like Kauai. I like Pascal. See how come but you know, see how comes gotten better. There's a ceiling. He's a nice kid and Kauai is leaving. And I'm not being mean. This is your reality. Toronto. This team is so one sided in the playoffs when Kauai liners on the floor.

The Raptors are plus one 13 when he's off the floor. They're minus 54. I feel bad. This feels gratsky. It feels like Myers. It feels Ryan Gosling. It feels sun. Men as it feels Rhinels Reynolds.

Kauai is out of there. He knows it. He's the whole team. All year long. We want to say nice stuff about Canada and Toronto. They're awesome neighbors. It's amazing. Country. They're good people. They don't have the ego like America. But if you walked into a YMCA and you saw Toronto and you saw Philadelphia. You'd be like, I'm picking those dudes and be looks like a baby shack. Simmons is a six 10 and a half point guard. Butler is all that.

Butler is all attitude and talent. JJ red Xcrapie guy flying around the court hitting threes. He's what Toronto wishes Fred Van Vliet was. I got to be honest with you. This series. I know. I know everybody picked Toronto. And I know their chemistry is great. Yesterday. Joe LNB data quote. He said, chemistry is overrated. I just want to play with good players. And the Raptors shoot 39% when Kauai is off.

The floor. We love you. Baby dinosaurs. And it used to be the LeBron meteor that ended your life. Made you extinct. It's going to be Philadelphia. And I know they're kind of a crazy nutty ego. Crazy messy. Four guys all want to get paid Max. Philadelphia is America. A lot of ego. A lot of talent. A lot of crazy. A lot of nuts. Probably break up.

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