Michael Wilbon

Via Michael well bonds -- us every day everything -- Michael how are yeah. -- doing just ordinary very well I I I think it should go on the not unnoticed that you knew what -- resilient wasn't Toney face that he didn't. I -- what's it like in Boston we will want you big in Boston.

There's no reason I wouldn't be it from me without like can be -- I have a -- No coveted Patriots game has not come and bought two yeah you know outcome and it you know -- Logan they feel well to hell and it was cold you don't do much outside and you know with the Celtics be out of it I don't cover much baseball anymore. With the Celtics being sidelined the last you know fifteen years in terms of late playoffs. God that he has changed so much I think I am here. But it's just in and out as great -- to be around for a few days and beat in the city and not you know. Not to have anything given the deep suburbs but for -- for businesses that there's a great time to be -- to be here now with everything that's going on.

And Michael Bob Ryan makes the point that this NBA final four if you will is what it's supposed to be the four best teams. With the four best records of one or do you agree with that would you prefer some new blood like Chris Paul -- the -- involved.

Good question. I'm not going to that would prefer this -- I you know -- in the play but they'd be easy to sort of see they weren't ready. Yet and why would they be mean a total playoff neophyte. But it was so great and an eight -- surpassed I think all our expectations. I guess I am okay with that I would I would certainly rather have been given the when he played the regular season eight Suns Lakers. And the June that the human drop off from that as a sportswriter Alba. You know Shaq played against the Lakers negated Shaq and Kobe global block. But there's no way to -- these four -- there's no way to objective these these fourteen these are the four best teams in The League but when not if that means that it in the regular --

And I so I assume just not because of your television affiliation you like probably 99% of the world outside of the four cities. Want to -- Boston LA in the finals.

Out of these four Burnett Beckham becomes the Brindisi. You know Serbia and other to do what television -- I'm not going to get paid me more or less money based on who wins. I just laugh at DL if you guessed and would force -- public has been. Two weeks did it could be Los Angeles and Boston that the that it could -- heading to Detroit to -- talk about Foxborough be in forward in this -- used to complain about that's. You know that people ask we root for that I root for the cities that want to be and so that's fairly easy for me I guess. The story lines sword drawn but I -- I'm coming to have a new appreciation -- Jack over the stuff. Every year a new appreciation or renewed for Antonio Spurs I mean. It is amazing what they do every year and they're probably at least appreciated champion in any sport in I don't know modern time.

Yeah but. The same old thing and so to an extent and the Pistons LA Boston -- that -- he's fresh is new and exciting again I think everyone's rooting for that and I'm -- as you sitting here watching. Detroit lost to Michael do you think it's more likely to see the Celtics went in Detroit Detroit win in Boston.

I think -- I didn't vote. I you know I've ever been decided on -- to think putting was present I think I expect to -- went tonight. And that he would be 11 and we sort of get back to work two additional situation what is with. And that sort of thing I don't think either one of these teams -- their home games you know will it mean -- wrong about that but at Detroit did not play well the at all. In game one and I just don't keep them coming out having that sort of deal what are sort of effort.

Now bobbled what you what you got sources you players talk -- you do get the sense from your sources that Billups is hurt. Or just the little rusty and it dessert. Can they win and they win with -- when -- 5075% Chauncey Billups.

I don't think they can't win with the with the that opposite choppy built in Dayton fatal mistake isn't going to the -- so back into it. You know you know you've you missed thirteen days United likely going to be -- meet these forms so. I think you can -- 75% -- first two or three games they have around into it again. When he's going to have to be himself as we get later in this series to be you know he didn't. But he couldn't explode and I made sure he tried to. But up but just definitely understood the -- that it -- brackets with the script with that injury issue Bellamy with a hamstring injury. You know take some guys think we've come back --

You know Michael everybody has they Ray Allen theory and I know from Reading your call you do was well won't that be.

I think the one I'd subscribe to from talk into what I would not -- impartially two things one. You have the ball all the time I mean he he's incapable all -- at Milwaukee. They shared a little bit with Glenn big dog Robinson and the Robinson was sort of on his way out of -- on the -- up. Any of their this year -- my -- did -- much to Seattle's now in this situation where. Yeah this year and I will I would commit until the beginning of of these and we all talked about how this sport to work and will potentially wide wouldn't work. And Hillary that it wasn't going to work is if people or if it's too with those guys yourself short any it would still actually and they work. -- I think that there has something to do with that this is not this is not the wave -- Ray Allen has played. Room for twelve years just it's completely different. Now having said that I also think there's something to effect he's had these injuries -- ankles and he gets off the floor to -- junction. He's it is not it'll light a hopefully that shot. Keep up off the floor at this point after twelve years of 32 years old with these injuries to his legs I think that affects the way. That shot. Comes off and I think that we've seen that all season and I think there's accompanied that they don't know which can attribute is just one factor.

Wouldn't you agree that the success he had in the regular season is when he was sharing it with the other two guys and that worked out pretty well. And end and.

Studied specific team that. You know army -- it was not the same reality that we saw over the years in the regulars -- either.

Evidently showed he could -- it autism may be not as much but he could shoot out brightly.

It -- you get nearly doubled his his his accuracy was off the regular season the numbers support -- is not. The same but again I think his accuracy was off I think if you if you take it all the shots that you got the ball all the time that you future is still in that. Rip them if you will please the world are if you do that all the sudden you're shut it down to they need to be depth. When you play it would Garnett and pierce the -- need to beat down to that team to win it's still point to effect the way equal about what you do.

We heard your take yesterday on Chicago Bulls draft who you think you they should take -- of the current NBA and if you were general manager and somehow David stern said or trading in new team. You get one pick one guy help any team to start your team -- obviously I guess it probably comes down to three guys who would you start who would start your team with in the NBA Michael LeBron yeah oh yeah on the absolutely.

It's amazing Ray Allen last year. Was fifth in the NBA in scoring he was yeah like two hoops away from a scoring title it doesn't seem boss now because.

But he did but he did you don't think he can hit it beat -- that this year we rip them and you know what. This guy did not sacrifice and games for the good thing it would teacher. If he can't possibly be established what do you think for the game the -- would not have been the story they were this year would have had mr.

You talked to a former NBA coach who thinks the problem is that Allen style where he leaps as opposed to set shooters. He talks about -- carried Jon Barry and and Larry Bird would be one of those who did yeah. Didn't have to elevate to shoot openers is couldn't after Allen asked the past elevate to shoot and elevating gets tougher as you get older and you get ankle surgeries.

I I think there's a lot I think there's a lot to that again I think that the numbers -- you know right. Remember you gospel wilderness to Mitch Richmond. Who had just take a great career much of it was a obscurity inspectorate was anything that when he was great. Anything -- get traded to Washington and it will just sort of call it would just eat it left it all out here in twelve years. When you play that position you'd look at the positions where -- last forever that that really don't want. And he was just sort of physically and spit because he played so hard for so many years. Outlook the east there's a finite number of shots you have --

We think that's possible this possible reality.

I don't think of that theory as it applies to the Celtics how much longer how big is the window when you see how Garnett and pierce especially and you -- pro Ray Allen and there. How they play how intense. Every game is regular season playoffs how much longer can this team keep up this -- or how how wide do you think the window is Michael.

Just two years I -- how would I have looking at him now look at the -- To that you look at when you don't print that's what it is all in my schedule -- Madieu Williams in my -- And then after the Portland trailblazers remind you of took to mean anyway. I I think. He'd been here next year I really do I'm not an average at least -- about that I think that. Call later in the -- that you either so the numbers can be deadly gas. It has played hard every night they didn't heal people criticize people criticize the lead in BA. The part about -- millionaire how to open stretches for the Gordon emotional topic didn't do that.

Which is coming back to bite him perhaps Michael when you think about it. Did San Antonio did Detroit -- this hard every night the regular season.

You know they'd have to I think that don't I think you're right it it -- sort of get hurt you on the back and but the Spurs in instances and don't they kept pace themselves they knew how to do that. Any I didn't need to sort of get the top seeded need to prove to themselves what. It was they were people look at the regular season to that are one topic did need to I think.

Michael -- I'd be interested speaking criticism of the NBA your take on Tim donning the or at least through his attorney's comments that. You've got a hundred games other officials are worse last doing it and that relationship between coaches and players and you know league officials. Has changed the outcome of come of games in this league.

Then build -- if you get -- other officials that indeed better named a to have some sort of proof. Theory and if it's eighty doesn't have that -- league got to listen and as a bigger problem Peary. In terms -- in terms of the relationships affect of course relationships. Always affect something that the objective and that happens in baseball happens more in basketball because a halt more open call are subjected to more of the time. But if -- of course the relationships organist and could we're talking about whether or not to -- player technical just personal history -- one way or the other yeah. You deep deep dark -- and it took not to should activists say he's really good guy like and therefore -- technical. But didn't want to be something in the air in -- actually decides whether or not he'd give him. B coach or player the benefit of the doubt that support Beckham be -- where he -- two point two of course it -- Affects the game itself I think he will be no I eat just the two to St. Pete any game. It has that much subjectivity did not affect about relationships but in terms of hoping about gambling. You know if he's got names put about there at least I'm not being publicly but he better -- investigators. In The League better have a conversation with a that's that's that's. Deep field and he better produce some evidence of what he's talking about.

Are back to the relationship concept can I assume that you were commissioner for a day as an example you would not allowed Joey Crawford to refereed a San Antonio semi final game against the Lakers.

I think I would not allow -- that the president speaking of objectivity yet are probably would not allow that they have.

figure what it's occurs to me and -- from your take on this especially this is you know pro basketball's final four that the football virtual BBA AFC NFC title game weekends. If indeed a referee from one of those two entities came out and said listen about a hundred of these games other officials are doing at the relationships. Would this be a bigger story in the NFL on on on NFC and AFC championship weekend some former official came out and said the things that -- is that about the NBA.

Yes and indeed part of that is that anything that happens with the NFL is -- big story yeah period. You know -- any -- things that I think there -- non stories. Are bigger in the NFL are revealed that Ben Nelson of the pre season schedule in the NFL this defeated is that it's you know the result of religion Watergate. So I think he'll appeal much -- to do with how the two sports are covered differently I think the other team in. Question from a proponent of if you talk -- David stern handled very masterfully. The whole notion of you know turning on gotta eat right away yeah. And taking sort of the pressure off The League they disguised as a roll top. Let's nail into the wall and that strategy. Seems to work at least -- doubt it is proven that it wasn't just one rogue cop as part larger pattern. Then this is going to be bigger or a specific need there's nobody gains you can tied at two league games casino what. That's Sacramento Lakers game in 2002 this guy worked at the one where they got 31 free throws Lowell. Didn't did it becomes a bigger store Betsy has got to be more specific with -- meeting in BA game.

Hey Bob Bryan wrote the other day that the New England Patriots are the most reviled and despised team in the land as they. As a well traveled guy in your observation would that is right they've that hated.

Would have been great question are around I don't I don't -- I I. I resented I think resented I think -- it'll work I would immediately talked to. It just we know the great question position -- to -- your initial bill Belichick's face which of course they do purposely to the crowd even more riled -- the Boston. They shall Belichick sitting there and and the and the deal station. Because it every other building he would state beat people but brought stuff. I think he hasn't much to do with double check it it doesn't mean anything just tell -- Belichick -- spike it has been with Belichick period but it's fascinating really couldn't beat the reaction to him here but I think he had absolutely presented no question.

Michael we appreciate the time sullen -- Roger calling with -- another year Rayner show on the the lines of we're going to.

Multiple lot in my hotel room that's pretty impressive resident. I'm very much appreciate you guys have -- has been awhile but it could talk this bother that is well. Thank you very much IRR I don't know a lot of it in the NBA playoffs -- you born at the end of March Madness so what do you spent some time -- of the summer.

Stop work and so much for current smell the roses would -- born yet.

It would be a lot like that could get a start immediately noticed this sort of three week a victory referral given at least -- good quality sleep during the NBA playoffs yes. By the time I helm the big do we sleep that night everything will be fine. Some White policy give up firing it even being able to sleep a Michael well I'm from Washington Post and beat the I think I'm Michael talked nail guys Michael will want them