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00:00Let me ask you about Zach.
00:04Now I'm a big believer in the kid because I have never in my life seen a guy seal the
00:11way he sealed in college basketball, the way he would stick his ass out and get the rock
00:16and get in position in the low block and make a little mini hook.
00:20It was like taking candy from a baby.
00:22And I said, I don't care what anyone says, because they all said he was going to suck
00:27in the NBA, be a terrible draft pick, terrible player, never make it, never amount to a hill
00:34of beans.
00:35And I thought they were all full of Shaq.
00:38How is he?
00:39And what's it like watching him kind of develop and come into his own?
00:45He's been really solid.
00:47I mean, he still has those moments like a lot of rookies do where the game looks a little
00:51fast for him and especially for him at his size.
00:54Anthony Davis is a really good low post defender, and he gave him fifths the three times or
00:59the two times he's played against him.
01:01Zach came back Sunday, had a double double, a lot of that on the offensive end, cleaning
01:05up misses, which is exactly what the Grizzlies were asking him to do.
01:09They knew they were going to play fast.
01:10They just said, look, we're not asking you to become faster or be a 25 point per game
01:15night.
01:16Just be Zach Eady.
01:17Be 7'4", 300 pounds, set big screens, roll to the basket, protect the rim, clean up on
01:22the offensive glass, and score 12-14 and grab 7-8 rebounds.
01:27And that's what he's doing.
01:28He does have nice touch.
01:30It's going to come with confidence when he shoots it.
01:32He had a great look over Davis Sunday night, but came up short.
01:36I think sometimes he goes up and thinks, should I be shooting this like a lot of rookies will.
01:41He's a really quiet guy.
01:42He works very, very hard.
01:44But I've been amazed at his shooting ability.
01:47He doesn't take a lot of threes, but when he takes them, he makes them.
01:50I mean, he hit one point with six of his first nine.
01:52Now that's not going to hold up, but if this guy makes one out of every three, it's a bonus
01:57and he's not going to shoot them all the time.
02:00He's going to be a big piece of what happens moving forward.
02:04Now will he be the starter or will it remain Brandon Clark?
02:07That's going to be a Taylor Jenkins decision because Brandon's more athletic and knows
02:12job better and knows how to be ready.
02:14There's been multiple times this year, and you've seen this a lot probably, Scotty, where
02:19a guy that has incredible court vision, your teammates aren't always ready for the ball.
02:23Brandon is when it comes to job.
02:25Zach is not quite there yet fully, so that will play a factor in it.
02:29But he unfortunately rolled his ankle, came back, but he looks good to go.
02:33It'll be interesting to see what he does Thursday night against a Warriors team that doesn't
02:37have a lot of size, but has Draymond Green.
02:39And oh, by the way, the guy you mentioned in that skirmish, Dennis Schroeder, went to
02:42the Warriors, so we're going to see him for a fifth time this year.