1 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: Final hour of a Friday nine to noon affair. It'snortowin 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: for Pa joining me now The Athletic Theathletic dot Com. 3 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: John Krasinski at j O N k r A W 4 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: c z y N s K I v X. How 5 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: you doing, Johnny? 6 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 2: I'm doing good in order. How are you doing? Man? 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: It's a beautiful day. Indeed, just I need these stempts 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: to increase and we will get there. And that's that's 9 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: about what I'm thinking about. I'm thinking about a hockey 10 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: team getting a w. The Twins dysfunction appears to be continuing, 11 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,959 Speaker 1: and I'm thinking about our hoop squad handling ok. 12 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 3: C last night. 13 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: And you know, this is a weird way to put it, 14 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: but just kind of to kick things off, John, what 15 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: is the level of impressed that we should be as 16 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: Rubes and fans watching what we did last night? The 17 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: Wolves handling OKC in town to make it three in 18 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: a row. 19 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'll you know, you could look at it two ways. 20 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: One is that in the city didn't have three rotation players, 21 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: including one starter Jalen Williams out, Alex Caruso, AJ Mitchell 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 2: both all out, and so say, well, yeah, the Thunder 23 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 2: were shorthanded, so was it really that impressive? But then 24 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: on the other side, the Wolves were on the second 25 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: night of a back to back, they were on their 26 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 2: fourth game and five nights, and yet they still were 27 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 2: the more physically imposing, more aggressive, just cleaner and better 28 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: playing team. And so I did walk out of Target 29 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 2: Center impressed, and I think that it was needed because 30 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: now they've won three in a row after that ugly 31 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 2: five game losing streak, and it does feel like they've 32 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 2: got a little bit of their swagger back. And when 33 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: you watch this team play a high level opponent, that 34 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 2: is when they are always at their best. To get 35 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: a little maddening when they don't take some other teams 36 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 2: seriously and they mess around. But they came out right 37 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 2: from the start against the best team in the league, 38 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 2: and they took the fight to them. And for me, 39 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 2: you know, for that reason, I just I just think 40 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: that that was a really good win for them last night. 41 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, I lean that way as well. Now, it's as 42 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: unpredictable as it can be. You mentioned that, and it's 43 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 1: I'm just it's almost I don't want to say it's 44 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: cliched or stereotypical, but kind of the idea of this 45 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,959 Speaker 1: team not having it potentially in a in a midweek 46 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: game against the Wizards, but then they show up against OKAC. 47 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:33,959 Speaker 3: You think they were. 48 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,600 Speaker 1: Stung at all by that five game loss streak to 49 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: maybe lend to the idea that that this this is 50 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: what we're going to get maybe more often moving forward. 51 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 2: Well, yeah, I think so. But I also do think 52 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 2: that they are having some soul searching in terms of 53 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: just the character of the group a little bit in 54 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: terms of Anthony Edwards said it last night after the game, 55 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 2: he said, look, I've got to be more locked in 56 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 2: defensively against some of those teams that aren't as good. 57 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 2: Like when he faces the Shay Gildes, Alexander and the Thunder, 58 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 2: he is ready to roll defensively and he is He 59 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 2: puts out amazing effort the whole game. When they are 60 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 2: facing Dallas without any of their guys, you know, the 61 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 2: Warriors without any of their guys, he does go through 62 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 2: the motions and so that is a part of his 63 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 2: maturity process that has to get better. I think Jade 64 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: mcguaniels has a bit of that same energy, you know 65 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: and approach sometimes as well. And when those two are 66 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: locked in defensively on the perimeter. It just makes an 67 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 2: enormous difference. And when they are kind of just you know, 68 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: playing it fifty percent and and and and and not 69 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: giving it everything they've got, then then the Wolves look 70 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: rather ordinary. But those two guys are special when they 71 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 2: decide that they're gonna, you know, clench their jaws and 72 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 2: and get in front of you and not let you score. 73 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: And that's what we saw last night. And so it 74 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 2: is their challenge to do it more often and be 75 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 2: more consistent at the same time. Nor No, they're thirty 76 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 2: and nineteen, they're in fifth place in the West, and 77 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: they're in really good shape, especially compared to where they 78 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: were last season, and so, you know, we'll see how 79 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 2: this all plays out, but definitely some still some maturing 80 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 2: to do on that front. 81 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned Jaden McDaniels, And I feel 82 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: like that there's been some laziness on my side of 83 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: this in terms of underestimating Jaden McDaniels because I want 84 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more consistency with him, But he's having 85 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: the best season of his career and creating a new 86 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: floor for himself, so it's almost like I need to 87 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: realign exactly what I want for him, and we'll get 88 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 1: to the whole trade thing, the honest thing. I'll pick 89 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: your brain about that in a few minutes. But Jaden's 90 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 1: been a part of that conversation, and I'm just I've really, 91 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: I think, spend too much time underestimating him, because he 92 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: will have those nights again where it's like hello, you know, 93 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 1: one of eight, but they're becoming more nights last night, 94 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: like last night, where when you need him, he's absolutely there. 95 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, And I do think that is something that 96 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: is not unique to you, Nordo, and I do think 97 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: all the Timberwolves fans listening right now, one thing that 98 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 2: is clear to me is that you're a Timberwolves fan, 99 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 2: you're really interested in this team. You're watching them on 100 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 2: a nightly basis, You're seeing them every single game, and 101 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: so you're just following them more closely, and you're thinking 102 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 2: to yourself, Gosh, Jaden, come on, like, why can't you 103 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 2: just be consistent every night? But if you watch the 104 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,799 Speaker 2: vast majority of players in this league not named Nikola Jokicic, 105 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 2: not named Shay gilg just Alexander, maybe you throw Giannis 106 00:05:53,080 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 2: and there a few others like, they all go through 107 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 2: these ups and downs. They're all going to have, you know, 108 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 2: one night every five six where you're like, man, what 109 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: was going on there? And I think, to Jade McDaniel's credit, 110 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 2: the number of those nights is reducing, and also the 111 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 2: ceiling that he is reaching when he's at his best 112 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 2: is higher than it's ever been. He five for five 113 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,919 Speaker 2: from three last night. I mean, that was amazing. He 114 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 2: is shooting like forty three percent from three point range 115 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 2: this year, which is incredible. And so we have seen 116 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: him take his game consistently up and up and up 117 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 2: over the last couple of years. And so now when 118 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 2: he hits those big nights, he is legitimately an excellent player. 119 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 2: And then when he goes into those dips they usually 120 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 2: are fewer and further between. But he's just generally speaking, 121 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 2: playing at an incredibly high level right now. 122 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, he is. And I think I have it. 123 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: It's maybe he's a victim of expectations and I have 124 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,240 Speaker 1: again fallen badly into that where he gets the extension 125 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 1: and you hear about you know, hey, we got Connolly 126 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: in town. We know that he's he's going to be 127 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: quick to the punch, with with big opportunities, the ruty trade, 128 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: et cetera, and just kind of his his reputation, and hey, 129 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: if we're going to make a move, well, well Jaden's untouchable. Okay, 130 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: Well what is the ceiling for a guy to reach 131 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: where he's untouchable. I think there's maybe just some misguided 132 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: expectations potentially again that I have fallen into in terms 133 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,400 Speaker 1: of what his role should be, what he can be. 134 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: Because if you are digging deeply, like like you do, Johnny, 135 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: you are seeing again that new floor created, the bad 136 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: nights are fewer, and he is again raising his own ceiling. 137 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: It feels like on a night by night basis. 138 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's you know, it is interesting, Like you look 139 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 2: at who he is, you know, twenty five years old. 140 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 2: He's on a really good contract right now, he is 141 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 2: overplaying his contract and that's a very good thing if 142 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 2: you're the Timberwold. So you factor that into sort of 143 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 2: your calculus on do you trade him and or do 144 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 2: you not? And I really do believe Nordo that he 145 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 2: is at a level where it's not untouchable, because what 146 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 2: you if you follow this league long enough, I mean, shoot, 147 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: every player gets traded Luka doncis got traded, so like 148 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 2: there's very very very few untouchable to Anthony Edwards is 149 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:38,119 Speaker 2: untouchable right now, of course, but when Manyama is untouchable. 150 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 2: But like for Jaden, he has gotten to the point 151 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,679 Speaker 2: with his development, with his importance to this team, with 152 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 2: the way that the rest of the guys really just 153 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 2: enjoy him, that it would take, I believe, a megastar player, 154 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 2: you know, foreshadowing here to get the Timberleves to really 155 00:09:01,400 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 2: consider moving Jane McGinnis. I don't think you move him 156 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 2: for another Robin. To Anthony Edwards batman, I think he 157 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 2: is that guy. If you find another Batman to bring in, 158 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 2: then that's when you really look at is this something 159 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 2: that you have to consider? 160 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 1: Absolutely? And Finch's just standing around like Alfred, just trying 161 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: to see how the whole thing goes now the most 162 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,440 Speaker 1: important thing. You'll be asked all day. And I know 163 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:33,080 Speaker 1: you're not a medical professional. What's up with the toe, Johnny? 164 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 1: So this thing and I can't get it out of 165 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: my head, Like when I hear infection in a toe 166 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: with Anthony Edwards, this foot management I'm picturing like Gang Green, 167 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: like I'm picturing like a dog gnawn on this thing 168 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: and it's just like open sores, like it's leprosy or 169 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: something like that. 170 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 3: Do we know what's up with the toe? 171 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: A guy that never misses games, missing a lot of 172 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: games and just hopefully his health's okay, obviously, But is 173 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: this kind of what we've seen in terms of managing it. 174 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: Is this just what we're going to have to deal 175 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 1: with maybe for the duration of this season. 176 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's it's it's been a nagging thing or like 177 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,880 Speaker 2: that he's had to just deal with, I think longer 178 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 2: than some of us expected. I know that he's gotten 179 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 2: a ton of treatment on it. I mean he's had 180 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 2: some you know, antibiotics and things for the for the infection. 181 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 2: But the one of the things that is a problem 182 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 2: right now for the Wolves and for Anthony Edwards is 183 00:10:30,520 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 2: the volume of games played right now is really really high. 184 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 2: You know they are. I think they're playing ten games 185 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 2: and seventeen days. They just finished four and five nights, 186 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 2: lots of back to backs, and I think that, you know, 187 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 2: the constant playing is not helping that tow heal oka. 188 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 2: And so it's not something that is like debilitating, It's 189 00:10:56,840 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: not something that they're worried about being a long term 190 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 2: shoe for him or like needing you know, real surgery 191 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 2: or anything like that. But it is one of those 192 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 2: things that if you don't get several days and you know, 193 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 2: extended time to really you know, rest it and treat 194 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 2: it and everything, and you have to keep going back 195 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 2: and putting your sweaty foot in that sweaty shoe and 196 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 2: playing for thirty eight minutes a night like that's just 197 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 2: it's hard to get it to heal. So I think 198 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 2: there is some hope that the All Star break will 199 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,120 Speaker 2: give him a little bit of time to get off 200 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 2: of his feet and maybe he comes back out of 201 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 2: there with with this issue reduced. But right now it 202 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,240 Speaker 2: is just kind of one of those things that's lingering around, 203 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 2: and so I think, you know, you might see another 204 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 2: instance or two over the next month or so where 205 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 2: he has to take a game off just to just 206 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 2: to rest it and give it a little more time. 207 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 2: But yeah, that's been it's been a frustrating thing for 208 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 2: him to have to deal with, for sure. 209 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt about it. 210 00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: Just let the toe Breathe hopefully can find some time 211 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: to right get that thing healthy again. 212 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 3: So let well, let's just let's dig into it. 213 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: NBA trade deadlines around the corner that the headline, of course, 214 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: multiple reports that Tim Connolly and the Wolves one of 215 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: one of a handful of of executive well of teams, 216 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: and then Tim Conley a handful of executives pondering this, 217 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: this whole Yannis thing, now the Bucks, this is where 218 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: it just what do you think? 219 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 3: How about this? 220 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: What do you think about this whole Yannis thing and 221 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,080 Speaker 1: the Wolves as the trade deadline approaches. 222 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, man, it's super interesting, and I mean, you know, aggregators, 223 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 2: calm down here. But like as I kind of lay 224 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 2: this out, understand that every team in the league right 225 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 2: now is looking at Janna Santa Dakoupo and seeing if 226 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 2: they can find a way to bring in these that 227 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 2: special of a player. He's the top three player in 228 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 2: the League's been all NBA the last nine seasons. He 229 00:12:57,240 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 2: is a dominant, dominant force, and so the Wolves absolutely 230 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 2: are looking at scenarios and trying to see if there 231 00:13:07,640 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 2: is something out there that makes sense for them to 232 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 2: get done to bring Giannis to Minnesota. There's certainly been 233 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 2: a lot of national reporting about Janni's being open to 234 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 2: coming here, and I don't have any reason to doubt 235 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:26,559 Speaker 2: any of that reporting. The thing that gets really complicated 236 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 2: for the Timberwolves and for a lot of teams that 237 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 2: are trying to trade mid season like this, is that 238 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 2: they don't have the draft pick compensation right now to 239 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 2: offer to Milwaukee. If they're going to trade their face 240 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 2: of the franchise, their best player of all time, they're 241 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:48,080 Speaker 2: going to want to rebuild with draft picks to get 242 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 2: younger and try and find that next big star. The 243 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 2: Wolves do not have picks to trade, and so in 244 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 2: the absence of that, they can try and look for 245 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 2: third and fourth team to bring in to the mix, 246 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 2: and maybe you send the player X to another team 247 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 2: and get a draft pick out of that, and player 248 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,319 Speaker 2: why to another team and get a draft pick out 249 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 2: of that, and then you can send those picks to Milwaukee. 250 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 2: But whenever you have to add third and fourth teams, 251 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 2: it just gets so so complicated to be able to 252 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 2: pull it off. So when I put you know, the 253 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 2: odds of Minnesota getting Yanni's very high right now. No, 254 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,560 Speaker 2: I think it's just especially mid season, it's just really 255 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:30,560 Speaker 2: really hard to pull a deal like this off. But 256 00:14:30,760 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: I am not going to rule it out because Tim 257 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 2: Connolly is very aggressive and he does have contacts all 258 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 2: over the league, and he does know how to broker 259 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:45,320 Speaker 2: deals like this. So they are in on the Jannis Onnatakumpo. 260 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 2: They are looking at it. It's just a very very 261 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:53,280 Speaker 2: complicated picture to try and sketch out to see if 262 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 2: they can come up with what it would take to 263 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 2: get it done. 264 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: Well, I'm glad I just to let you the expert out, 265 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: because that's what I've been thinking about, Johnny is. You know, 266 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: we can do the ESPN trade machine and we can 267 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: make the money pop and all of that. 268 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 3: But in the end, they don't I mean, this sounds dumb. 269 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,400 Speaker 3: They don't need Jay Well. 270 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: They could use Jaden McDaniels actually, but like Julius Randall, 271 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: they don't even they don't even need Rudy. Maybe they 272 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: appreciate Randall because of an expiring contract. They're kind of 273 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: on the short term with that. You're not you're not 274 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: rebuilding when you have Ryan Rollins and aj Green filling 275 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: out your starting backcourt, When Kyle kuzma Is is your 276 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: mid range contributor. When Miles Turner, whose acquisition has been 277 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: nothing short of well mostly a disappointment slash disaster. 278 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 3: You you need young talent, and. 279 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: So it does become, hey, we got to flip Julie's 280 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: for a first et cetera to X y Z team 281 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: and then flip that to to Milwaukee. 282 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 3: I mean, that's kind of a rats nest man. 283 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 2: It really is. It really is. And I mean, so 284 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 2: what we don't know exactly from the Bucks is what 285 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 2: they want out of this. You could make an argument, 286 00:16:05,760 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 2: Nordo and I would make an argument that if you 287 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 2: want to rank sort of the available assets out there 288 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 2: in the market for Jana Senatokumpo, you might say, hey, 289 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 2: would I take a twenty five year old two way 290 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 2: wing who's shooting forty three percent from three, who may 291 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 2: be as a third option in Minnesota, may be well 292 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 2: positioned to really blossom if he's the number one option 293 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 2: or number two on our team and maybe raise that 294 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 2: that ceiling even higher. If there's a lot to be 295 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 2: said for getting a player like that back, But if 296 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 2: they just really want to say, you know what, we 297 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 2: are going to tear this thing all the way down 298 00:16:56,160 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 2: to the studs and we're going to go after just 299 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 2: draft pick compensation and really just rebuild from the ground up. Well, 300 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 2: then maybe you know, another team would offer the Wolves 301 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 2: multiple first round picks for Jade McDaniels, as they should, 302 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 2: and maybe another team would offer a first round pick 303 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 2: for Julius Randalls had a great year, and then you 304 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 2: package those picks together and then you got a little 305 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 2: something more of what Milwaukee wants. But we don't really 306 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 2: know exactly, and there is I will say this too 307 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 2: normal for every fan salivating. There is a lot of 308 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 2: speculation that Milwaukee is using this little run up to 309 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 2: the deadline as a way to set the market and 310 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 2: then maybe they will wait until the summer to trade 311 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,400 Speaker 2: him when there will be more picks available, when there'll 312 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 2: be more things going on. And so it is entirely 313 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 2: possible that Yanni stays in Milwaukee through the rest of 314 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 2: this season and then they go and look at this summer, 315 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 2: right before the draft, something to happen. So there could 316 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 2: be a little gamesmanship going on right now, but we'll 317 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 2: we'll have to see. But either way, it's just like 318 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 2: there's just a lot of moving parts and any time 319 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 2: that it's not just teammate negotiating with Team B and 320 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:18,120 Speaker 2: you got to bring in C and D maybe or whatever. 321 00:18:18,560 --> 00:18:22,439 Speaker 2: That just really slows down the ability to get a 322 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:26,119 Speaker 2: deal done. And so I'm not holding my breath, but 323 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 2: I'm also just I'm just not ruining it out. 324 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 3: Just one or two to close here. 325 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: John Krasinski The Athletic Theathletic dot Com follow him on 326 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: x at j O N k r A W c 327 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:41,239 Speaker 1: z y n Ski with that, this has just been 328 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: in my head for the last few hours. 329 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 3: Could be done. 330 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: Jaden McDaniels, and he's really dominated this conversation. But in 331 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,719 Speaker 1: the context of a trade that would include him, how 332 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: much would that matter to Anthony Edwards? Given chemistry, relationship, friendship, 333 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: all of those things. Is that something that has to 334 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: be weighed in. 335 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:03,439 Speaker 2: One hundred percent? Does Nordo? I mean he said last night, 336 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 2: probably for the tenth time that I've heard over the 337 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 2: last couple of years, that Jaden's his favorite player in 338 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 2: the NBA. They came in in the same draft class. 339 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 2: They they they get along very very well, their games, 340 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:22,000 Speaker 2: compliment each other, and has enormous respect for how much 341 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 2: improvement that Jaden has made since he came into the league, 342 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 2: with the work ethic that he has. And so, yeah, 343 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 2: I don't think that the Wolves take any of that lightly. Certainly, 344 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 2: when you look at the ability to get a player 345 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 2: of Gianni's caliber, literally an all time great, that absolutely 346 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 2: has to at least make you think about it. It 347 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 2: doesn't mean that you ultimately do it. It doesn't mean 348 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 2: that Anthony Edwards would ultimately be just like, yeah, let's 349 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 2: get this deal done. But usually if you want to 350 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,400 Speaker 2: get something big, you got to pay some and big. 351 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 2: And I think that's what they're looking at right now. 352 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,960 Speaker 2: And again, I don't think that you know, they have 353 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 2: settled on any sort of I guess price that they 354 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 2: would for sure pay. I think they're just looking at 355 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 2: a lot of different scenarios right now. And ant sure 356 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 2: has to be at least a small small part of 357 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,960 Speaker 2: that discussion process, and there's got to be some indication 358 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 2: from him that he would be okay with that before 359 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 2: they moved forward with it. And I don't I'm not 360 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 2: saying that he has done that at all, But yes, 361 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 2: I think Ants has reached a level of play and 362 00:20:37,440 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 2: a status within the organization that he does deserve to 363 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 2: be having at least a bit of a say in 364 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 2: a move of this magnitude. And so if they ended 365 00:20:48,920 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 2: up doing it, it would be something that Anthony Edwards 366 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 2: would be supportive of. And if they don't do it, 367 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 2: maybe one of the reasons was would be that Aunt 368 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,120 Speaker 2: would say, hey, look, Jaden's my guy. Let's just roll 369 00:20:59,160 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 2: with what we have here. 370 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, last thing for you. In the end, we're big 371 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: game hunting with Giannis. Meanwhile, at one point we were 372 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,159 Speaker 1: just talking like, I wonder if like TJ. McConnell can 373 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: make a difference at the point guard spot. I mean, 374 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 1: the trade deadlines next Thursday. You know, Jannis isn't going 375 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: to be the only thing that Tim connolly has popping 376 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: on the table as we approach the deadline, right. 377 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, one hundred percent. I actually think, like if you're 378 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 2: a betting man, you would say, there, the far greater 379 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 2: likelihood is that once the dust settles after the trade deadline, 380 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:41,760 Speaker 2: the Wolves have added someone to be a bench guard, scorer, 381 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 2: ball handler, like a Kobe White, like an Io Desummu, 382 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 2: like a you know, Trade Jones, or you know, a 383 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:53,280 Speaker 2: Benedict Mathern, or like Aura McConnell or someone like that, yep, 384 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 2: Collin Sexton, someone like that, you know, rather than Yannis. Like, 385 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,640 Speaker 2: I think certainly that the Wolves are exploring the honest thing, 386 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 2: and they probably do not want to make a move 387 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 2: until they know for sure they're out on on the 388 00:22:07,359 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 2: honest but I would expect that by the end of 389 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 2: this that I think, I think Jim Connelly will add 390 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 2: somebody to the bench to help fortify that a little bit. 391 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 3: I love it, man. 392 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: Thanks for thanks for your time nine to noon as always, 393 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: and uh and for the intel. 394 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 3: Brother, have an awesome weekend. We'll catch up again soon, 395 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:27,880 Speaker 3: all right, thanks Nordle, thank you. 396 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: That's John Krasinsky covering the Wolves for the Athleticviathletic dot 397 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: com at j O N k r A w c 398 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: z y N s k I v X. I practice 399 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: that in the mirror so I can say I can 400 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: say it correctly. It's a fun name to say. But 401 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: John Krasinski, whether it's us, it's Barrero, always great work 402 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:50,360 Speaker 1: covering the team and offering us his intel. So there 403 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:54,080 Speaker 1: it is, honest. That's gonna be tough. A guard of 404 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: some sort much more likely. But but between now and Thursday, 405 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: we're going to keep covering it, Brett with with the 406 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,600 Speaker 1: bonus bucks, and then we're gonna jump back to the 407 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: hockey team. 408 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 3: Pat Mcalletty joins me. Next, the fan wants give you 409 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 3: a shot to win those bonus bucks with the National 410 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 3: Cash contest at the Cafe dot Com. The keyword is credits. 411 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 3: The keyword credits KFA dot com keywor. 412 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:18,840 Speaker 4: Credit deep in his own zone now ten seconds Laught 413 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 4: Middleton plays at back of his own cage. 414 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:22,400 Speaker 3: You're off, will just sit there. 415 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 4: The Flames wave the white flag in the wild with 416 00:23:26,880 --> 00:23:29,879 Speaker 4: two Lake goals in the third after getting two of 417 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,240 Speaker 4: the opening frame, I've taken a four one win here 418 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:36,679 Speaker 4: in the final game of this home stand over the 419 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:40,800 Speaker 4: Calgary Flames. That's the home team wins all three of 420 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 4: the season series between these sides in Minnesota. 421 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 3: Now thirty one wins. 422 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 5: On the year. 423 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: Final couple segments nine to New Nordowen for PA on 424 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 1: a Friday and in with me via the hotline right now, 425 00:23:57,480 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: the Connecticut Water Systems hot Line. Nicoletti at Pat Mick 426 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 1: two six via X. How you doing, mister Micalletty. 427 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 5: Well, first, I need to apologize to you for not 428 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 5: being able to come in yesterday due to physical therapy. 429 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 5: So I want to publicly apologize to you for for that. 430 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 5: Other than that, I'm doing fine. 431 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: What an odd. Uh, what an odd thing to apologize for. 432 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 3: Patrick. I mean, we we need you up and bounce, 433 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 3: and I don't like to. 434 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:32,520 Speaker 5: Let you down. You know that when you call I I, 435 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 5: you know I find it that I need to and 436 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:39,160 Speaker 5: want to oblige. 437 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 1: And I and I am forever thankful. But I'll tell 438 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: you what I appreciate you. I appreciate And by the way, 439 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: not coming in yesterday, Uh, that just gets everybody with 440 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 1: baited breath excited for Beyond the Pond tomorrow, which I 441 00:24:53,960 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: believe features some big timers, doesn't it tend to noon with. 442 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 3: Which you Scott, Yes. 443 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 5: Uh. We we've got the general manager, Bill Garon joining 444 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 5: and and as Kevin refers to him, and I don't 445 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 5: as America's favorite blogger, Michael Russo, So yeah, itally great 446 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 5: to have him on before he leaves for the Olympics, 447 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:24,000 Speaker 5: which he will be covering, and so always good to 448 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:28,239 Speaker 5: get Michael on with all the scoops and information that 449 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 5: we need about the Olympics and possible trades that may occur, 450 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:36,280 Speaker 5: and so yeah, it'll be should be a good show. 451 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: And and as part of that tomorrow talking about moves, 452 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: talking about trades, we will dig in wild win last night. 453 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,880 Speaker 1: Love it did it in regulation, Love that too for one. 454 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: Over the Flames. We're just a grindy like team, man. 455 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's that's a painful walk to the 456 00:25:51,160 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: finish line going against Calgary. 457 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:56,920 Speaker 5: But yeah, you know, Calgary's had a tough year. But 458 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 5: but they play hard. And you know that's the thing 459 00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 5: about the National Hockey League, right the best league in 460 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 5: the world. You can't take any nights off. And but 461 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 5: you know it is such as you pointed out, a 462 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:12,679 Speaker 5: meat grinder of what all of these teams are going 463 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 5: through right now is you know, some nights, you know 464 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:19,440 Speaker 5: you might feel it, the other team doesn't feel it. 465 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 5: And if you're not feeling it, well it's gonna be tough, 466 00:26:21,960 --> 00:26:24,200 Speaker 5: and it's gonna be and it's gonna be hard to win. 467 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:27,639 Speaker 5: And Calgary put up you know, I mean, listen, they 468 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 5: dominated a large part of that game last night. But 469 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:36,280 Speaker 5: but Minnesota found a way to come out on top. 470 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 5: And that that's what good teams do. 471 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:42,240 Speaker 1: Indeed, you know how much of a grind is it now? 472 00:26:42,280 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: With with eighty four games around the around the corner here, 473 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: then you have the Olympics, So that's not everybody's participating 474 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: in the Olympics. We know that, but then potentially a 475 00:26:53,080 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: long playoff run. I mean, how many how much does 476 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: that add up over the course. 477 00:26:58,200 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 3: Of a season. 478 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 5: It's it's crazy. It's crazy because I mean, you think 479 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 5: about it. You know, you know, you're getting hit, you're 480 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 5: getting slashed, you're getting cross checked, and those those wear 481 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 5: on you. And you know you might feel it the 482 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 5: first time and then I'm okay, and you know, the 483 00:27:19,880 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 5: second time and the third time, and game after game 484 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:28,399 Speaker 5: after game, and and you know, I listen, you know, 485 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 5: we get on players for not having a good game 486 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,479 Speaker 5: or a good stretch or what have you, but you 487 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 5: don't know what they're going through and what they're playing through. 488 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:44,439 Speaker 5: And you know, you know, instead of taking themselves out 489 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 5: of the lineup, they're playing and they're playing through stuff. 490 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:50,359 Speaker 5: And then and then you know, you get to the playoffs, 491 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 5: and you know, we always find out, don't we after 492 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,360 Speaker 5: the playoffs of this guy was playing with a broken 493 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:01,240 Speaker 5: whatever and or you know, or you know, severely pulled 494 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 5: muscle or whatever the case may be. But these guys 495 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 5: play through it, and it is it is a grind, 496 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 5: and it's really like get through it. You know, just 497 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 5: get through the season and you know, get to the 498 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,280 Speaker 5: playoffs somewhat healthy and and and take your chances. 499 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: Maybe maybe for our favorite hockey team, it's just get 500 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 1: to the pause, get to the Olympic break. 501 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 3: What what are you? What are you loving? Patrick? 502 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: What are you maybe not loving right now about our 503 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 1: favorite hockey team? 504 00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:37,679 Speaker 5: Well, I think their resilience is showing, you know, just 505 00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 5: the things that we just talked about, they find a way. 506 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:49,000 Speaker 5: Uh you know, listen, getting Quinn Hughes makes a major 507 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 5: major difference. If you only watched the game last night. 508 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 5: My god, some of the things he does. But you know, 509 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:59,200 Speaker 5: I like a lot of the things that they're doing. 510 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 5: I think if they really really want to be considered 511 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 5: a contender to win the Cup, I think, you know, 512 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 5: I I think they need to make another move or too, 513 00:29:12,800 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 5: quite frankly, if if they're if they're going to make 514 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:19,920 Speaker 5: a run. And I'm and I know that Bill Garan 515 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 5: knows that, and I think he's working hard to do that. 516 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:25,960 Speaker 3: Well, that's see. 517 00:29:26,080 --> 00:29:28,920 Speaker 1: I I've talked the last couple of days just jumping in. 518 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: I was off earlier in the week back in the 519 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: back in the saddle. I've talked with Fallness about it. 520 00:29:34,680 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: I obviously wasn't going to ask John Hines, Hey, you 521 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 1: know what do you think about big game hunting at 522 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: the trade deadline? I didn't ask to coach that. You 523 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:43,800 Speaker 1: guys will talk to Bill Garon of course about that, 524 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 1: I assume tomorrow. But just kind of the conversation and 525 00:29:47,560 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: everything about this, it feels like has surrounded yes, pervalstet 526 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: and I just I think there's a substantial risk associated with, 527 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,560 Speaker 1: you know, making a move where you get better up front, 528 00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: potentially with let's just say, game changing center right frontline center. 529 00:30:04,800 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: Love that, Okay, Well, if there's any injury issue on 530 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: the back end with gus Bus that leaves you incredibly vulnerable. 531 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 3: And and we I got. 532 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:15,720 Speaker 1: People talking the last couple of days like hey, I 533 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 1: wonder if Flurry can still suit it up, like oh 534 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: my goodness, what what that would look like? And the 535 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:24,720 Speaker 1: bind that that could put us in worst case scenario. 536 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 3: I just where's your what are your thoughts on all that? 537 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:32,760 Speaker 5: Well, here's the way I look at it, Eric. The 538 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 5: way I look at it is, how often do you 539 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 5: get a chance to win a Stanley Cup? Very very 540 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 5: very rare, right, very and and you can say, well, 541 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 5: that's a trade question, pack or don't trade that guy. 542 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 5: He's our future. But when do you say that the 543 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:57,200 Speaker 5: future is now, that this is our time? Because you 544 00:30:57,320 --> 00:30:59,960 Speaker 5: know as well as I do, in sports, your window 545 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 5: close is awfully quick, and you know you've got guys 546 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:07,480 Speaker 5: like Capri Sof and Zucarello and you know, guys like 547 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 5: you know, guys like that, the window closes, they get 548 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 5: older and and and then what then you rebuild when 549 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,959 Speaker 5: you're off and Wallstead and those guys get to that 550 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 5: prime age. And when do you stop saying that and 551 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 5: say that the time is now. Now? Do I think 552 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:32,680 Speaker 5: it's very risky to move a Wallstead? Of course I do, 553 00:31:33,800 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 5: because you know he is so good, And what if 554 00:31:36,560 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 5: Gustafson goes down. I think that they understand that, they 555 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 5: know that, and if they do trade Wallstead, guess what 556 00:31:45,880 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 5: I guess. My guess is that a goalie would come 557 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 5: back and return now may not be the caliber of 558 00:31:53,480 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 5: a Wallstead, but maybe a guy at that who's played 559 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,480 Speaker 5: in the league before we has some experience who can 560 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 5: back up gustas in. So you know that that's one scenario. Secondly, 561 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 5: I don't necessarily think that in terms of big game hunting, 562 00:32:13,880 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 5: that they have to get the best center that's available. 563 00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 5: They may want to get a player that is trustworthy, 564 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 5: that they can count on, that's got experience, that's been 565 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:31,560 Speaker 5: in these types of situations before. And so I don't 566 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 5: necessarily think that they have to get that number one 567 00:32:37,160 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 5: guy that is out there necessarily. So you know, we'll 568 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 5: we'll see which way they go. But they certainly, I believe, 569 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 5: really need to add you know, either another forward or 570 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 5: two and or a you know, another another defenseman. So 571 00:32:58,200 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 5: we'll see what happens. 572 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: Question, but just kind of picture it in your head, 573 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:05,480 Speaker 1: just moving forward. Right, So we got the tandem what 574 00:33:05,640 --> 00:33:07,800 Speaker 1: we have, and we like the tandem. It's Gus Bust 575 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:12,200 Speaker 1: and Volstat. If there were if we come playoff time, 576 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: John Hines would probably just go with one, right. I mean, 577 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: how how often do you truly see I mean the guys. 578 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:24,040 Speaker 3: That tandem they have in Colorado is ridiculous. 579 00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 1: But I assume come playoff time you appreciate the tandem, 580 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: but you in the end are probably riding with one guy. 581 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 3: Is that accurate? 582 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 5: Yeah? I think I think you almost have to. And 583 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,000 Speaker 5: I you know, I think in the years past, you know, 584 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 5: Minnesota really wasn't that contender, and so they were looking 585 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:47,520 Speaker 5: for that one guy, that goaltender, yeah, you know, to 586 00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 5: start stealing games, to really energize the team and get 587 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 5: behind them and you know, use that psychology to get 588 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 5: them past the first round, the second round, et cetera. Uh. 589 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 5: This year, I think it's different because they're a different 590 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,920 Speaker 5: team and they will be considered, you know, uh, a 591 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 5: team that that has a crack at at getting you know, 592 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 5: past Colorado to get to the conference finals and and 593 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:19,239 Speaker 5: maybe to the Stanley Cup. And so I think they'll 594 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,080 Speaker 5: go with one guy, and I think Usson will be 595 00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 5: that guy. 596 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 3: Last thing for you, and then I'm then I'm gonna pause. 597 00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:27,600 Speaker 1: I just have a buddy up in North Dakota and 598 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,479 Speaker 1: he's just ragging on on our Gophers right now, mister 599 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: micaty Uh. They're I believe, hosting Wisconsin this weekend. But 600 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 1: tough season for the getting. 601 00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 5: At Fox nine by the way, tonight with Jim Rich 602 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:40,360 Speaker 5: and myself. 603 00:34:40,040 --> 00:34:43,520 Speaker 3: Yes, what do we think about the Gophers. 604 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:49,960 Speaker 5: It's been a tough year. It's it's it's uh. Uh 605 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:54,680 Speaker 5: they're playing better, but they can't. They're they're really having 606 00:34:54,680 --> 00:34:57,920 Speaker 5: a tough time. Scoring goals or power plays been terrific, 607 00:34:58,719 --> 00:35:01,480 Speaker 5: but they can't get to three. Uh. In the twenty 608 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:05,799 Speaker 5: five games this year, they scored two or less, and 609 00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:09,800 Speaker 5: that's been a big issue for him. They're awfully young, 610 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 5: and I think the talent that they have, the young 611 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:19,320 Speaker 5: guys have have talent, but they're just not ready yet. 612 00:35:19,360 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 5: And so it's been it's been a difficult year. Uh. 613 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:26,720 Speaker 5: They're still grinding, they're still trying. Yeah, so the effort 614 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 5: has been there, so you know, it's just it's just 615 00:35:30,160 --> 00:35:34,080 Speaker 5: been one of those down years. But but you know, 616 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:36,320 Speaker 5: there's there's still some season left. 617 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:38,440 Speaker 3: Absolutely, you're the very best. 618 00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:40,799 Speaker 1: I appreciate you anytime I get to chat with you, 619 00:35:41,239 --> 00:35:43,520 Speaker 1: and hopefully we can do this again next week. 620 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:48,280 Speaker 5: Absolutely all right, please accept my apology for yesterday. 621 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 3: No, you're forever forgiven. Thanks man. 622 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,799 Speaker 1: That's that's Pat mcalletty Pat Mac two six six and 623 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:58,800 Speaker 1: beyond the Pond tomorrow here Bill Garrin from a trade perspective, 624 00:35:58,800 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 1: potentially state of the team. You'll hear from Russo of 625 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:04,800 Speaker 1: course around eleven o'clock. I believe they'll post this stuff 626 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:08,000 Speaker 1: on X to be certain when we return. Final segment 627 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:11,400 Speaker 1: it will be a short one, but massive, massive news 628 00:36:11,200 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: has just broken via Tom Pelisero. 629 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:15,800 Speaker 3: What a day for news. Whether it was the Twins 630 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 3: in Derek Falvey. 631 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: According to Tom Pelisero of NFL Network, Quasia Dolfo Mensa 632 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:28,719 Speaker 1: has been fired by the Minnesota Vikings, Thanks so much. 633 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:31,320 Speaker 1: Whether it was Chad Greenway, it was Gorgie, it was 634 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 1: Joe Donald, Johnny Krazinski of the Athletic, Pat mcletty, you 635 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 1: heard him last segment again a potpourri feast if you 636 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:41,799 Speaker 1: will on a Friday, Nordowen for PA Derek Falvey. The 637 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:46,200 Speaker 1: twins mutually agreed to part ways and the baseball team's 638 00:36:46,239 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: probably just like, you know, what a week? How can 639 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:51,880 Speaker 1: we why can't we ever measure up to the NFL? 640 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:58,760 Speaker 1: As news breaking Tom Pelisero, NFL Network, and I imagine 641 00:36:58,960 --> 00:37:01,520 Speaker 1: you might hear from him next week and it'll be 642 00:37:01,560 --> 00:37:05,120 Speaker 1: an interesting conversation with Pelisero with the Power Trip Morning show. 643 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:06,800 Speaker 3: But news breaking. 644 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:11,239 Speaker 1: He posted it, Quasi Adelfo Mensa has been fired as 645 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:15,799 Speaker 1: Vikings general manager. That is effectively all the news that 646 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:18,800 Speaker 1: I have and all that I've seen. Potential for a 647 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:22,359 Speaker 1: presser or a statement to be released at some point soon, 648 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:27,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure by the team themselves, but the dam breaking 649 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 1: with the general manager and as we are out of 650 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:32,680 Speaker 1: time on a nine to noon today, I mean, we 651 00:37:32,760 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 1: got commons a buzz in the hallway right now. Everybody 652 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,840 Speaker 1: in the program's next they're going to have it handled, 653 00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:44,479 Speaker 1: certainly in longer form fashion. But the drafts, the free 654 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: agency again, I thought Alec Lewis's piece earlier in the week, 655 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: and you kind of wonder, and at some point we'll 656 00:37:51,680 --> 00:37:53,920 Speaker 1: kind of we'll get more insight into it. But you 657 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:57,480 Speaker 1: think about in hindsight how they handle the quarterback situation 658 00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 1: free agency. You spend more money than anybody else in 659 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 1: the NFL in terms of what you're putting into the 660 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:07,280 Speaker 1: roster you get, the result you get, and the decision 661 00:38:07,320 --> 00:38:10,800 Speaker 1: making behind all of that behind the curtain with this team, 662 00:38:10,880 --> 00:38:13,760 Speaker 1: and in four seasons, can you say that the Vikings 663 00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:16,760 Speaker 1: are more poised at this stage as we enter twenty 664 00:38:16,840 --> 00:38:20,120 Speaker 1: twenty six to compete for a Super Bowl even than 665 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 1: we were at the end of twenty twenty one. That's 666 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 1: a very very difficult conversation to have, very difficult to 667 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,920 Speaker 1: really say that you are or that you have moved 668 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 1: the meter farther enough to get better. So Quacy Delfomensa, 669 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:36,839 Speaker 1: we'd make jokes about it. How about that twenty twenty 670 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:40,799 Speaker 1: two draft. How many starters have we drafted defensively over 671 00:38:40,840 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 1: the last four or five seasons. All of that has 672 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:49,600 Speaker 1: led to clearly culminating with the dismissal of Quasi Adelfomensa. 673 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,000 Speaker 3: Again, that's really just it that. 674 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: In terms of the news, they are on the search 675 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:58,399 Speaker 1: for a new decision maker, for a new general manager. Again, 676 00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:01,120 Speaker 1: waiting to hear more from the team. But of course 677 00:39:01,160 --> 00:39:04,000 Speaker 1: this is going to dominate nine to noon on Monday morning, 678 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:04,960 Speaker 1: massive news. 679 00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 3: The timing of it. 680 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:09,960 Speaker 1: You're seeing Drake May and Sam Darnold in the Super Bowl. 681 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:12,320 Speaker 1: What do you think about it? Well, in some ways 682 00:39:12,320 --> 00:39:14,640 Speaker 1: we just got an answer. So thank you so much 683 00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:16,600 Speaker 1: for listening to nine to Noon. It's been Nordo in 684 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,760 Speaker 1: for PA. Thank you all for listening. The grum is next, 685 00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:22,560 Speaker 1: It's the Fan have an awesome weekend. 686 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:27,600 Speaker 3: Podcast, Today's Paul Allen Show. 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