1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,519 Speaker 1: Yeah, just in case you missed it, it's the top 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: five spot Stagers of the day. Now it's time for 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: Dan Barrero's Top five at five, brought to you by 4 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: Gutter Helmet of Minnesota. Never clean your gutters again. Learn 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: more at gutter Helmet MNT dot com. 6 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 2: All right, there's actually a lot of a lot of 7 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: newsy stuff to get you in the top five at five, 8 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: but we have nothing but time to do it. 9 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 3: Fifty four minutes from now, the Wolves will tip off 10 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 3: in Philadelphia against the seventy six ers, and Anthony Edwards 11 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 3: is available. He missed last night a little bit of 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 3: a knee injury, a little bit of an illness. An 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 3: hour ago, Johnny Krazinski, who's on the scene, mentioned that 14 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 3: he did get a pregame workout in that's Aunt, not Johnny. 15 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 3: Don't know if Johnny got his steps and wrote we'll 16 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 3: find out if he's going to play in a little 17 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 3: while and he is available. That came out about forty 18 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 3: minutes ago. Anthony Edwards missing last night's game, a one 19 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 3: thirteen one away loss to the Detroit Pistons. We'll be 20 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 3: back in the lineup tonight. As the Timberwolves continue to 21 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 3: jostle for playoff positioning in the Western Conference. Anything you 22 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:09,400 Speaker 3: want to talk about there before we talk about the 23 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 3: other injury in the Western Conference. 24 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 2: Only that I was I, you know, I tried it 25 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 2: still grade on a little tougher curve than other people 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 2: regarding the Wolves, And yesterday it sounded like a lot 27 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: of people thought that it was a moral victory for 28 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 2: the Wolves because they played competitively despite who they were 29 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 2: missing against the Pistons and himany I'm here to tell 30 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 2: you that I thought the offense was awful down the stretch. 31 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 2: I think in the fourth quarter they might have had 32 00:01:37,640 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 2: nine turnovers. We can double check that sloppy with the ball, 33 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: and look, there's still enough accomplished scores on this team 34 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: that we shouldn't go as dry as we did in 35 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 2: key moments of that game. So no, I got no 36 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: moral victory for you for last night at all, playing 37 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: Detroit close, and it was, you know, a good competitive 38 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: ball game. Come on, man, For individual games we still have. 39 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: Can Julius Randall score a little bit? I mean, does 40 00:02:08,520 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: he had any kind of scoring ability? Can Naz Reid score? 41 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 2: And I get it, he might be hurt whatever it 42 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 2: is he's had all kinds of difficulties. The Vincenzo is 43 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 2: supposed to be a scorer, correct, Yeah, he can, so 44 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: I just you know, I don't have any moral victory 45 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: from last night's game. I'm not saying that that ends 46 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 2: our chances in the postseason, but I did not like 47 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: the way we played at all down the stretch. We're 48 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 2: very close to being in a position where we're gonna 49 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: be stuck with the six spot, and then it's the 50 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:42,480 Speaker 2: game of well do you want to stay there? Because 51 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,839 Speaker 2: if the Lakers stay at three, you get to play 52 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 2: the Lakers. And it's looking more and more alike it's 53 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: gonna be the Lakers, perhaps without Luca. 54 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 3: I'm gonna get there in one second. The Wolves are 55 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 3: locked into the six. They can't get any further. They 56 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 3: have an officially doubts they can't. Yes, but Phoenix is 57 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 3: what three and a half games, no, four and a 58 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 3: half games behind us. 59 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 2: It would take literally a collapse. I mean we'd have 60 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 2: to probably lose all of our game and soon. 61 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 4: Yeah. 62 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 3: Right now, the Wolves are a game behind Houston, who 63 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,239 Speaker 3: we do play again one more time before the season, 64 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 3: so that can factor in. But you nailed the interesting 65 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 3: part here, is right now the Lakers, because they had 66 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 3: been on fire, just a ridiculous run, even so much 67 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 3: that I wasn't as annoyed by the usual Laker on set. 68 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 2: Now I wasn't either, And part of that too was 69 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 2: I believe what a lot of the people out there 70 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 2: are covering the team set is. What's different this time, too, 71 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 2: is Lebron is fully accepting the fact that he's number 72 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: three on this team, and that was an important change. 73 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: Even though I still didn't think the Lakers are a 74 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 2: team that were a threat to win the whole thing. 75 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 2: They don't really guard very many. 76 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 3: People, but Luca is the ultimate X factor, and he's 77 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 3: been playing at a ridiculous level. The Lakers right now 78 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 3: are a game ahead of the Nuggets in the three spot. 79 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 3: Nuggets are four, Rockets five, Wolves are six. I don't 80 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: know we mentioned at a time or two during the 81 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 3: show today, but if you missed it, last night, Luca 82 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 3: left the game against Oklahoma City with an obvious hamstring issue. 83 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 3: He's had a hamstring issue earlier in the season, and 84 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 3: just moments ago, ten minutes ago, Shams tweets out that 85 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 3: Luca is out indefinitely. He will miss the remainder of 86 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 3: the regular season, and his status is uncertain beyond that. 87 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 3: Dave McManamon jumps on top of that, he was part 88 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 3: of the shams report that it is a grade two hamstring, 89 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 3: which is not good. 90 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,279 Speaker 2: It's worse than a grade one. I for six. Grade 91 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 2: two is generally considered four to six. Like you said, 92 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 2: that was my quick google. 93 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: If my orthopedic excursion buddy's listening, he can text me 94 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 3: right now, four. 95 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:45,279 Speaker 2: Would be I mean, worth three weeks away from that series, right, 96 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 2: because you got the first week is the play and stuff? 97 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 2: Yes on Tuesday, And well if it's four, you say, well, 98 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 2: he might be able to join at some point, but 99 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 2: that certainly puts it on a dangerous plane for the 100 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 2: Lakers with the very decent possibility that he would not 101 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: available for round one. And if he's not available for 102 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 2: a round one, I don't think they're beating anybody. 103 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 3: Movie, but I mean, I'm just pulling it. I wanted 104 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:12,480 Speaker 3: to be sure, Okay, Yeah, I mean the playoffs. The 105 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 3: actual playoffs begin two weeks from tomorrow, on April eighteenth. 106 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 3: I think that's the play in weeks though, No, the 107 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 3: play in tournament is the fourteenth through the seventh. Really Okay, 108 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 3: that's the double check, because yeah, the last regular season 109 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:29,160 Speaker 3: game is April twelve, that's the KG Return to Target 110 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: Center game. Then the playing starts a couple of days 111 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 3: later through that week. April eighteenth is when the playoffs begin, 112 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 3: according to NBA dot Com. So even with the grade one, 113 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: he was in the meat grind. 114 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 2: All the other three teams Denver, the Wolves, and Houston 115 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,039 Speaker 2: are trying to do is jockey for position to be 116 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 2: opposite the Lakers. Now, right, that's gonna be the bit 117 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 2: and that's tricky because you don't know what the other 118 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: teams are gonna do. How you fake out the other 119 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 2: teams because that's going to be the matchup. Although I 120 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 2: still wouldn't mind playing Houston I either, because previously Houston 121 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 2: was the team that allegedly every other Western Conference playoff 122 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 2: team wanted to play, and they've won four in a row. 123 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 2: Now they have played actually a little better. You're right. 124 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 3: My orthopedic surgeon Buddy Is texted me and said everything 125 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 3: we said is pretty much spot on incorrect, good and 126 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: so I trust him more than I trust us, So 127 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 3: thank you. So the Luca thing is a big deal. 128 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 3: I Minnesota, while to have clinched a playoff birth. They 129 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 3: did it with a five two victory last night against 130 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 3: the Vancouver Canucks, Quinnesota taking on his former team, all 131 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 3: the old wild guys coming back to play us, and 132 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 3: we got the job done last night as we inch, 133 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 3: like you said, thankfully. 134 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 2: Closer to the postseason, we now how many times in 135 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 2: our history have we had two forty goal scorers on 136 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 2: the same team? 137 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 3: Not very much, right, Yeah, I know. Did Russell write 138 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 3: that today? I've read that is zero or one? It's 139 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 3: not very many. It made Yeah, zero or one, I 140 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 3: think is the answer, and it does speak to how 141 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 3: much better the offense. 142 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 2: Has tended to be in the Quinnesota era as well. 143 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,080 Speaker 2: Back to me was the headline from last night. And 144 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:03,359 Speaker 2: it's just good to get on the board. Not against 145 00:07:03,440 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 2: a great team obviously, but you're trying to build any 146 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 2: kind of momentum that you indeed can. 147 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 3: Their first multiple forty games scores in the same season 148 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 3: in team history. 149 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, which is a statement of in of itself. By 150 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 2: the way, we haven't had a lot of big knockers. Now, 151 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: we haven't had all big knockers. Speaking of that, have 152 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: you heard the WNBA expansion news? What was your favorite 153 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 2: Bridget Carlton moment collr BC got a good vibe. BC 154 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 2: became the first pick in the w NBA Expansion Draft, 155 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 2: drafted by I think she's Canadian, isn't she? But she 156 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 2: got drafted by the Portland fire starter in with the links. 157 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 2: The last two seasons she's gone. I mean it's a 158 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 2: compliment to the club obviously into the situation here, but 159 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: she is headed to expansion well so much. You're right. 160 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 3: She's an Ontario native. And Kendra Andrews ESPN, who I 161 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 3: think was in Sacramento for that Sweet sixteen and Elite 162 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 3: eight with the Gophers and everybody else was targeted by 163 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 3: the fire early. Portland did not want to give Toronto 164 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 3: a chance to do the Lindsay Whalen and bring her 165 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 3: back home. 166 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 2: They didn't want to give him a chance. That's not right, 167 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 2: that's not right. 168 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:15,680 Speaker 3: It's just that we had to wait for Whalen through 169 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 3: like eight years in connetic Yeah, we us think of 170 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 3: how much equity was lost there all those years. But 171 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 3: the comes out, the comeback to that would be, was well, 172 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 3: the league is a lot healthier now that no franchise 173 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 3: necessarily needs that anymore. I don't know if that's true 174 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 3: or not. Well, all I know is Connecticut's moving to 175 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 3: Houston now, so maybe they should have taken Page Beckers, 176 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 3: even though she's ours too gun belt tight. 177 00:08:38,800 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 2: She's down in Dallas. Question about that, all right? 178 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 3: I think that's good. Twins are losing three zero, it's freezing. 179 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 3: The game was delayed because of power outage. They extended 180 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 3: the two dollars beer sale through the end of the 181 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 3: second inning, and everybody was fired up about that. 182 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 2: Do we have a hit yet? I don't even know. 183 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 2: We have no runs. I'm not sure if we've even 184 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 2: had a hit to this point. Bailey over on the 185 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: mound is struggling a bit, giving up three runs through 186 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,200 Speaker 2: four innings. We'll come back with a shorty, a couple 187 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 2: of texts to follow up on, and then we will 188 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 2: prepare for Ben Gestling and then Minnesota Missso Timberwolves basketball 189 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 2: on the fan, the Sixers the opponent second game of 190 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 2: a back to backer, as we like to say in 191 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:18,719 Speaker 2: the business, that begins at the top of the six 192 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 2: o'clock hour. Yea, Laura Fisher reminds me that she no 193 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 2: longer knows what time enough said. The non award winning 194 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 2: TV shows that guards you and I co HOSTMD will 195 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 2: be on because of whatever programming on Fox nine tonight, 196 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 2: so you can check your local listings that they might 197 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 2: not meet anything. The other option is you just download 198 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: the Fox Local app and you will have access to 199 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 2: every show that's ever been done, including tonight's program that 200 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 2: is fairly sports heavy as well. So that might be 201 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 2: the best way to proceed for those who enjoy occasionally 202 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 2: watching us on the TV program called Enough said, hold 203 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 2: on a second, Dan. In regard to last night's game, 204 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 2: this is John from Minneapolis. Let's not forget that the 205 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 2: Pistons played without Kate Cunningham, the Pistons' best player and 206 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 2: one of the top ten players in the league. 207 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 4: Yeah. 208 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 2: Well, I certainly have mentioned it before if I didn't 209 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 2: mention it this time. What I'm saying is I don't 210 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 2: care if he was playing. I still didn't like the 211 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 2: way the Wolves finished that game. But if we're going 212 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,079 Speaker 2: to make an issue of Anthony Edwards being out, it 213 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 2: certainly cannot be forgotten that Kaid Cunningham was out as well. 214 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 2: Detroit has, I think better than we have figured out 215 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 2: how to play without its star. Now. He's a very 216 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 2: different kind of a star as well. Keep in mind 217 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:09,600 Speaker 2: that Anthony Edwards is expected to return tonight. On the 218 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:14,719 Speaker 2: Sixers side, Joel Embiid is now available. Originally it was 219 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 2: believed he was going to be out due to illness, 220 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 2: but I believe he is back in the lineup. And 221 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 2: did you see what Jeff George did? Well, Now that'd 222 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 2: be Paul George the other night. I think didn't in 223 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 2: his first or second game back from his suspension, score 224 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 2: like forty. Oh everybody. I mean, it's almost like we've 225 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 2: got so many points being scored in the league right now. 226 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 2: I'm not sure thirty or forty mean what they used to. 227 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: And I also think that more than ever, there's a 228 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 2: good chance that in the current environment, defensively or at 229 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 2: least in terms of a number of points scored, that 230 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:57,319 Speaker 2: Jordan would have averaged sixty this season in the NBA, 231 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 2: because there's there's some wild averages. Also, there's a lot 232 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: of the amateur doctors are getting in on the Luca 233 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 2: injury speculation and they're saying, on average, if it's a 234 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: grade too, you missed thirty four days now. Others have 235 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 2: said it's less than that. Who knows, but I guess 236 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 2: that's the same. That's true, I guess the thing so 237 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:31,200 Speaker 2: it certainly is bad enough, and that's tough that there's 238 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 2: reason to believe he will not be available to the 239 00:12:33,440 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 2: Lakers after As you say, I mean, Luca could be annoying. 240 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 2: We all know about carrat but the fact is he 241 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,680 Speaker 2: did finally. It should have taken this long, but he 242 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 2: got himself back in shape and had he merged the 243 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 2: last two months as I'm not going to say a 244 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,199 Speaker 2: front runner at all for MVP, but he was getting 245 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 2: himself in the race just because his production was ridiculous. 246 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,000 Speaker 2: On the other hand, on the and this was said 247 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 2: on the Lakers radio broadcast last night, he's got hammy issues. 248 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 2: Now you could say, well, you certainly can't blame it 249 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: on weight this time because he's in much better shape. 250 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 2: But the fact is he has had injury issues before 251 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 2: that have reared their head for whatever the reason. And 252 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 2: it's it's absolutely demonstrably true that as good as he's been, 253 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 2: if he's not available for the start of the playoffs, 254 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 2: you've lost a lot of the investment. Right another season, 255 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 2: and this year, a season in which the team seemed 256 00:13:38,000 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 2: to reinvent itself a little, they had a little bit 257 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 2: more going at center. Still not a great defensive team 258 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 2: by any means. Lebron settling into the to the emeritus 259 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:53,719 Speaker 2: role as the third wheel. But if you can't have 260 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,839 Speaker 2: him available when you need him, that's a problem. 261 00:13:55,880 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 3: And maybe the last year with Lebron that he's the 262 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 3: Lebron I think ten years ago or even five years ago. 263 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:07,000 Speaker 3: But as a third piece, that's a pretty good third 264 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 3: piece to have if you're the Lakers. Obviously reeves being 265 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 3: the second but for this whole iteration everything that they 266 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,440 Speaker 3: kind of built the last couple of years, and obviously 267 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 3: when you trade for Luca, you're not just thinking about 268 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 3: the Lebron years, which is why the trade is still 269 00:14:20,600 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 3: so nonsensical that that it even took place. It still 270 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 3: bothers me, like I think it bothers a lot of people, 271 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 3: like they're probably going to be a completely new looked 272 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,400 Speaker 3: team next year, depending on what happens with Lebron. There's 273 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 3: a lot of people think that he's not going to 274 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 3: be there next year. Only time I tell maybe, yeah, 275 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 3: I think it's that's the question. I mean, does he 276 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 3: want to play another year? By the way, why is 277 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 3: everybody it's become way too fashionable to pile on Memphis. 278 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 3: Three buddies again got to get the team out of Memphis. 279 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 3: And the dumbest observation I thought was from Draymond who 280 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 3: basically made it sound like they don't have enough. 281 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 2: What he say, world not whirlpools. He talked about like 282 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 2: hot to call tubs, things like that. I'm going that's 283 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,360 Speaker 2: a reason to move the team from Memphis to Nashville. 284 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 2: I don't know when it started. 285 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 3: I know that there was a Durant a podcast with 286 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,080 Speaker 3: Durant where he talked about it. And they call the 287 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 3: Weston in Memphis the worst hotel in the league. Yes, 288 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 3: that's another This is how we're gonna you're gonna curry favor. 289 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 3: You're gonna talk about you don't like the Weston. It's 290 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 3: not a good look for any of the players. Memphis 291 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 3: is a is a is a troubled town. And you 292 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 3: can argue that if you look at just the growth 293 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 3: of Nashville, you go, my god, NBA team, the FedEx 294 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 3: thing connection with Memphis, Nashville is the place to go. 295 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 2: You can make that argument. But the reasons that are 296 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 2: being given are in the category of privileged. Shall we say, 297 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 2: and and I mean, come on, what total do you 298 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 2: live in? And and in all honesty, I feel kind 299 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 2: of bad for for the for the Memphis fans. The 300 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 2: team is not poor, is not well run right now 301 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 2: right but I don't think it's been I think it 302 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 2: was a supported franchise when they had something huge. 303 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 3: Huge, And that's what I was thinking of, and I 304 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 3: was I just saw it come up again on the 305 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 3: old algorithm, and it must be because I was clicking 306 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 3: on it. Yeah, because I feel because it's easy when 307 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 3: you're not Memphis, if you're a city to go, oh yeah, 308 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 3: Memphis is terrible. Get them out. Every city you could 309 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 3: go through and say, don't like this, don't like that. 310 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 3: Arena's not good, this hotel is good, no place to eat. 311 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:32,840 Speaker 3: You could do it for every city, absolutely my definition. 312 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: And Memphis, poor old Memphis. They're just sitting there having to. 313 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 2: Live there all the time now, suffering with a team 314 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 2: that's a disaster, yes, But going to the games that 315 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 2: as recently as five years ago, they were a two 316 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 2: seeds playing the Wolves, the playing here the pat bevar 317 00:16:49,240 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 2: and it was a great team. 318 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 3: It was a great story and they appeared to me 319 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 3: to be an unbelievable fan base. Absolutely, so I agree 320 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 3: with you. I'm glad you brought it up because it's 321 00:16:58,080 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 3: it is so. 322 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 2: If you say so, well, there's not enough business infrastructure 323 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 2: or there are significant crime issues that make it difficult 324 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 2: for you know, if if those reasons existed, and I 325 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 2: don't know what does or what doesn't in Memphis, I 326 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 2: know there's been there's been some problems there before. Maybe 327 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 2: we can have that conversation. But when you're basically just 328 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 2: talking about the hotels not felt like the West and 329 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 2: the West is not good enough. We don't have enough 330 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 2: whirlpools or massage therapists. It's like, well, come on, man, 331 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 2: I think that Isn't that what Draymond referred to. 332 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 3: I didn't hear the Draymond part. I just heard the 333 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 3: KDP part. And then other people a ding the bridge 334 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 3: jumping in. I think that's the case. But then what 335 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 3: bothered me was other people were going, let's do this 336 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 3: for other leagues. What's the worst in the NFL? Like, 337 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:44,919 Speaker 3: who cares? They're all cities, they're all they've all got pros. 338 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 2: And cons and they and they yeah, and and in 339 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 2: some cases with some history, that's that's not bad and 340 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 2: in Memphis, they've had some they don't want at all, 341 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 2: but they've had some decent runs. And I've always felt 342 00:17:55,840 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 2: like those are the teams that feel more worse fighting 343 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 2: for those cities, you know, because they're not it's not 344 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 2: La La Land, it's not Miami, it's not fashionable places 345 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,239 Speaker 2: right where you go. Well, you know what, They've kind 346 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 2: of carved out a little bit of a niche here. 347 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:12,199 Speaker 3: Let's let them have it well, And I'll do the 348 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 3: thing that I hate, the cliche that I don't really 349 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 3: know if it's true, but I've heard it said so often, 350 00:18:17,119 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 3: and I think there's some factual evidence to back it up. 351 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 3: Memphis is a great basketball town historically, Yes, right, Yes, 352 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 3: whether it's college, the Penny Hard Memphis State back in 353 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 3: the day, Yes, obviously cal Pari had a great run there, 354 00:18:30,560 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 3: National Championship game. Derrick Rose like, I'll do this the 355 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 3: Saint Louis baseball town bit, But I've heard it's true, 356 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 3: and if you just look at it, it makes sense. 357 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 3: Memphis appears to be a great basketball town. So everybody 358 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:43,679 Speaker 3: needs to calm down about the West. 359 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 2: Let's find out if our five thirty guest has any 360 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 2: intel on JJ McCarthy hanging out at Yankee Stadium playing 361 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:56,320 Speaker 2: catch with the hockey player that we expect to add 362 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:59,919 Speaker 2: to the club in this offseason. Correct, is that Jack Quinn, 363 00:19:00,040 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 2: Jack Lynn? Yeah, that's the well, that's the rumor. 364 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 3: That's what we want to believe, right, Well, we want 365 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 3: to Adam, we want yeah, a couple of years. 366 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 2: Yeah, when when it's practical, we'll get to that. Anything 367 00:19:09,240 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 2: left over from the owner's meetings and who knows what else. 368 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 2: Ben Gesling is coming up next here in the fair. 369 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 2: It's the bumper to bumper show. 370 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 4: Rap. 371 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 2: Here's the money quote from day day on Memphis. Just 372 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 2: do everybody a favor and move that team to Nashville. 373 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 2: There are no great hotels in Memphis. I love the 374 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 2: people of Memphis. They're incredible. Shout out to the people 375 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 2: of Memphis. I love them. But just from an NBA standpoint, 376 00:19:56,040 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 2: there's not a sauna or a hot inside. Oh my god. Ah. 377 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 2: Just sometimes the players don't do this league any favors. 378 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,880 Speaker 2: And right now there's a lot of reasons to think 379 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,560 Speaker 2: that the players, at least some players, whether it comes 380 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 2: to load management or this just don't quite get it. 381 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:23,879 Speaker 2: Ben Gesling is with us via the the Kinnecticot Water 382 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:26,719 Speaker 2: System hotline. I don't know why I was blanking out 383 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 2: on that. We always appreciate their contributions. He's in the 384 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,439 Speaker 2: Lavelle spot because we talked to Lavell early from target Field. 385 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 2: He joined us at three point thirty today. Have you 386 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:40,479 Speaker 2: solved the mystery of what JJ McCarthy was doing at 387 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 2: Yankee Stadium today playing catch with a future member of 388 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 2: the Minnesota. 389 00:20:43,880 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 5: Wild I have not. 390 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 4: Wasn't he I saw him throwing a ball with Jack Hughes. 391 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, that was it exactly. Yeah. Yeah, we want him 392 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 2: down the road. We want to we want to add 393 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:56,840 Speaker 2: him at the team. 394 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I mean the Olympics here throwing to j 395 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 4: J McCarthy, the former national champ turned perhaps not quite 396 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 4: yet here of the Minnesota Vikings. Yeah, I don't know 397 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:11,080 Speaker 4: what he was doing there. I mean, I suppose probably 398 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 4: got an offer to go to the game. I think 399 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 4: his agency is based out there, so he wouldn't be 400 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 4: shocked if it was that they had tickets for it. 401 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 4: You probably something like that. But I'm sure we'll hear 402 00:21:22,359 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 4: from him in a couple of weeks, and it'll be 403 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 4: interesting to hear what the deal was there, But yeah, 404 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 4: see popped up on my social media feeds. 405 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 5: Today in a bit of an unexpected fashion. 406 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 4: So yeah, I mean a guy that I think has 407 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 4: been a big sports fan and followed a lot of 408 00:21:36,160 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 4: different things played hockey. So I probably know some of 409 00:21:38,840 --> 00:21:41,359 Speaker 4: those guys from the hockey world as he grew up playing. 410 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:45,680 Speaker 4: But yeah, I was interesting to see him on the 411 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 4: field at Yankee Stadium. Not what I expected to see him. 412 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 5: As I opened up social media today. 413 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 2: Just got word dateline New York, New York. Our quarterback, 414 00:21:56,440 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 2: our young quarterback, apparently suffered a Grade one hamstring poll 415 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 2: while playing catch. I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I had. 416 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 3: I didn't go with great too, our young quarterback too. 417 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 3: I like that our young quarterback, Queen Hughes, by the way, 418 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 3: a fellow Michigan man. Yeah, oh Jack not but Jack 419 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 3: Jacks is who we want to add, right, Yes, at 420 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 3: some point, and I believe JJ hung out with Quinn 421 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 3: somewhere recently as well, Like so he's locked in on 422 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:22,360 Speaker 3: the Hughes. 423 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,480 Speaker 2: I must explain it, believe it or not. I want 424 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:29,119 Speaker 2: to start with a Kirk Cousins question. He lands in 425 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 2: Vegas with the Raiders and I guess I was naive 426 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 2: enough to assume that the Raiders were prepared to take 427 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 2: Mendoza and have him start from the beginning. But I'm 428 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:45,320 Speaker 2: hearing more and more that they believe, and they've almost 429 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 2: they've they've already kind of said that they might be 430 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 2: absolutely comfortable with holding him out a bit, giving him 431 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 2: some time to figure out what city he's in, and 432 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 2: that there's every reason to believe that when the two 433 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:04,479 Speaker 2: thousd twenty six season begins with replacement refs, Kirk Cousins 434 00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 2: will be the starting quarterback for the Raiders. Is that 435 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 2: what you're hearing or what do you think? 436 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it's certainly possible that it goes that way. 437 00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, you've seen teams and the Vikings. 438 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 4: Obviously the reason Sam Darnold looks here for this was 439 00:23:17,359 --> 00:23:20,720 Speaker 4: for the same purpose that they didn't want their kid 440 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,000 Speaker 4: quarterback to start right away. And I think for the Raiders, 441 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:28,719 Speaker 4: we've seen enough of the infrastructure infrastructure issues there in 442 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,439 Speaker 4: terms of how well can they protect him, how well 443 00:23:31,480 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 4: are they equipped around him, that I would think there's 444 00:23:36,080 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 4: good reason to not have him play right away and 445 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 4: at least give him a little bit of time to 446 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 4: kind of learn the offense, get acclimated with what they 447 00:23:44,400 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 4: want him doing, and with Kirk Cousins, there's a lot 448 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 4: of familiarity there. Clint Kubiak, of course, the head coach 449 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 4: for the Raiders, was Kirk's offensive coordinator in twenty twenty one. 450 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 4: Andrew Dunoko, the offensive coordinator for the Raiders now, was 451 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 4: Kirk's quarterback coach with the Vikings last year on the 452 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,840 Speaker 4: Mike Zimmer staff as well. So he will come in 453 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 4: I think, pretty familiar with what Blair asking him to do, 454 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 4: and probably he'll get expected to teach some of that 455 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 4: to Fernando Mondoza. I think some of this is interesting 456 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 4: because it just shows you how quickly everything's changed. I mean, 457 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 4: twenty twenty four, he left Minnesota knowing that they were 458 00:24:19,440 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 4: going to draft a quarterback, and he didn't really want 459 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 4: to be the placeholder for whoever they were going to draft, 460 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 4: whether it was J. J. McCarthy or Drake May or 461 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 4: anybody else. He goes to Atlanta, and Atlanta of course 462 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 4: gives them the big contract and then gives Michael Pennix 463 00:24:35,520 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 4: the first round pick at number eight overall, and Kirk Cousins, 464 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 4: I think got from what I heard, like three minutes 465 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 4: of notice that they were going to make that pick. 466 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,200 Speaker 4: And I think he went so far as to stay 467 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:46,159 Speaker 4: on quarterback that second year he was on it that 468 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 4: if I had known that, I might have stayed in 469 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 4: Minnesota because I didn't want to go in and you know, 470 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 4: kind of be on a short clock. But I think, 471 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:57,359 Speaker 4: you know, some of it is you are only as 472 00:24:57,400 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 4: good as the options that are available to you. I 473 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 4: suppose he's going to be thirty eight. I think he 474 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,440 Speaker 4: probably saw, if I have a chance to start and 475 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 4: I have to turn the job over to somebody eventually, 476 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:11,359 Speaker 4: that's better than what I might have otherwise. So I 477 00:25:11,400 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 4: think some of this has just changed in a couple 478 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,639 Speaker 4: of years. The age plays into it, coming back to 479 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 4: the injury plays into it, and loses his job to 480 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 4: Penix that first year in Atlanta. But yeah, it's just 481 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 4: interesting to watch the change in him and the change 482 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 4: in his modern life, I guess, and you know where 483 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,040 Speaker 4: he's saying, now, I'm okay with this idea of. 484 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 5: Being the placeholder, because better than. 485 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 4: When I have available elsewhere. But yeah, I think that's 486 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 4: very much what he's looking at, and probably the best 487 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 4: case scenario for him is to get a decent start, 488 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 4: kind of show people he can play, and then Brananda 489 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 4: Mendoza comes in when he's ready and Kirk will thanks 490 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:53,480 Speaker 4: to the continued business excellence of Mike McCartney, Yeah, Nika 491 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:54,840 Speaker 4: decent Payda's. 492 00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:55,399 Speaker 2: Amazing once again. 493 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 4: Mike McCartney is one of one in that world. 494 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's spell at Hall of Fame when it comes 495 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 2: to negotiating. There's no question about that, that's for sure. 496 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:10,440 Speaker 2: You know you guys all wrote about I know you 497 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 2: got tied up with with an illness. But the persistent 498 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 2: thinking regarding the Wilf's what the Wilfs had to say, 499 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 2: I think it's mainly Mark Wilf regarding the general manager's 500 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 2: search was they're not showing any cards at this point 501 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 2: that were wide open. That and what I guess I'm 502 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 2: wondering is are they as wide open as they suggested 503 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 2: or is that just the public stance that they want 504 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:41,120 Speaker 2: to take, because I just I feel like it's such 505 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,600 Speaker 2: an important position. And I'm not saying, you know, Mark 506 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 2: Wil's or Ziggy's supposed to have future general manager options 507 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 2: in their wallet. You know that they carry around with 508 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 2: them in case they need a new GM. But it 509 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,320 Speaker 2: just seems odd to me that they're making it that 510 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:58,720 Speaker 2: whether it is actually as open ended as they are 511 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 2: making it sound on the base some of the stuff 512 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 2: that came out of Arizona. 513 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 4: What do you think, Yeah, yeah, it is. I would 514 00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 4: be a little surprised if they're actually sitting there going, well, 515 00:27:10,840 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 4: the day after. 516 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 5: The draft, we got to go find ourselves a general manager. 517 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 4: Now, I would be surprised if it's this like, our 518 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,720 Speaker 4: brains are not focusing on this whatsoever, and we are 519 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,199 Speaker 4: not doing some work ahead of time to get it 520 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,679 Speaker 4: to where we want, or at least to look at 521 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:29,760 Speaker 4: some options before we start the larger search. I do 522 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 4: think the timetable they have laid out is fairly consistent. 523 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 4: But the idea that they aren't doing any information gathering, 524 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 4: I don't necessarily think that's the case. I imagine there's 525 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 4: still some backgrounding, there's still some conversations going on. I'm 526 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 4: sure when you're at league meetings, you're talking to different people, Hey, 527 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 4: what do you think of this guy? What's he been 528 00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:52,640 Speaker 4: like to work with? And some of those things are 529 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 4: probably going on. 530 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 2: Now. 531 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 4: When they've talked about using a third party, to help 532 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 4: them assemble a list, and I think a lot of 533 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 4: the names they had on that list in twenty twenty 534 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 4: two when they hired Quasi ADELPAMENTSA. A lot of those 535 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 4: candidates that they talked to in that first set of 536 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,439 Speaker 4: interviews have been hired other places, whether that's Ryan Poles, 537 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,520 Speaker 4: whether that's montyasin Fort, whether that's Elliott Wolfe. I mean 538 00:28:15,240 --> 00:28:17,560 Speaker 4: a lot of those people have gone on to GM 539 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,879 Speaker 4: jobs other places, so they will have to reformat some 540 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 4: of that. There are a couple of names on the 541 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,240 Speaker 4: list that I don't think have gotten GM hires or 542 00:28:25,280 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 4: gotten jobs or hired to be a GM somewhere else. 543 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 4: So there may be a few of those that they 544 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 4: go back to. But I think a lot of this 545 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:35,119 Speaker 4: the thing I continue to be interested in, and they've said, 546 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 4: we're not thinking about it this way, We're focused on 547 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 4: the draft. But there's so much momentum I think from 548 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:44,600 Speaker 4: people you talk to around the league and even the 549 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 4: people you talk to in that building in terms of 550 00:28:47,280 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 4: how comfortable they feel with Rob Erzinski. I just I 551 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 4: wonder if they are going to look at this and say, 552 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 4: isn't this the best way to do it? If this 553 00:28:57,320 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 4: is somebody that already has relationships with the relationships with 554 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:05,400 Speaker 4: the head coach, with the coaching staff. I think they 555 00:29:05,440 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 4: will spend a fair amount of time thinking, maybe the 556 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 4: answer to this is already in our building, and the 557 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,520 Speaker 4: question becomes does he want it? Knowing that if you're 558 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:16,719 Speaker 4: the general manager and it doesn't go well, you're more 559 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:19,600 Speaker 4: susceptible to getting fired than you would be if you're 560 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 4: the cap guy. I mean, I think some of that 561 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 4: has to go into his thinking, But I do feel 562 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,959 Speaker 4: like there are a lot of people that would say 563 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,680 Speaker 4: this is pretty good the way it's set up, and 564 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:32,959 Speaker 4: there may not be any reason to tinker with something 565 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 4: that is already feeling like it's been fairly smooth. So 566 00:29:36,880 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 4: I mean, a lot of this will come down to 567 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 4: whether he wants it, whether they feel like they want 568 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 4: somebody with more of that scouting background, I guess, But yeah, 569 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 4: I will be very interested to see how all of 570 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 4: that shakes out, because I think there'd be an argument 571 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 4: to be made, and you probably talk to people in 572 00:29:51,040 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 4: that building that would make it that, you know, going 573 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 4: with the guy they have right now is not a 574 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 4: bad way to move forward with this thing. 575 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 2: I want Kyler Murray to be in that building as 576 00:30:03,560 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 2: often as legally possible. To me, he should be at everything. 577 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:13,760 Speaker 2: Do we know whether that's the expectation, whether that those 578 00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 2: sorts of things have been worked out, or do the 579 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,320 Speaker 2: Vikings not care about that kind of stuff. 580 00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,920 Speaker 4: I mean, I think every expectation is that he's going 581 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 4: to be there a lot. My understanding is he's already 582 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 4: been in Minnesota, is on his way to Minnesota. I 583 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 4: think all of those quarterbacks have been making plans to 584 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 4: get together. I mean, I think JJ McCarthy's back in 585 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 4: Minnesota now, and Carson wentz to Max Prosmer. I know 586 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 4: Max Prosmer's around. I saw him at the GOP for 587 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 4: Pro Day, So I think that's going to be something 588 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 4: where all of those guys are spending quite a bit 589 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 4: of time together pretty soon. And I would expect to 590 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,720 Speaker 4: see a lot of Kyler Murray in Minnesota pretty early 591 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 4: on in the offseason and probably even before that, because 592 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 4: they want him to learn the offense, They want him 593 00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 4: to get time with Justin Jefferson. They want all of 594 00:30:56,920 --> 00:31:00,120 Speaker 4: these quarterbacks to get time with Justin Jefferson too, as 595 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 4: part of the evaluation and part of the familiarizing themselves. 596 00:31:03,320 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 4: With what this offense is going to look like. But yeah, 597 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 4: I would expect he's here early and often, and I 598 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 4: think that's very much the plan is to get moving 599 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 4: with him and with this whole group as quickly as 600 00:31:16,200 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 4: they possibly can. 601 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 2: What is do you get too early for you to 602 00:31:20,840 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 2: get any sense of draft thinking for this team or 603 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:29,440 Speaker 2: how philosophically speaking? I think we've certainly seen a shift 604 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 2: when it comes to spending at this point. I think 605 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:34,560 Speaker 2: we're one of the lower spending teams this year, after 606 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 2: spending more than anybody last year and maybe even the 607 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 2: lead year before. What about from a draft perspective, do 608 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,560 Speaker 2: we know how we might see either a philosophical shift 609 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 2: or some other shift that is different than what we've 610 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:51,440 Speaker 2: had with the previous GM. 611 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,239 Speaker 4: Well, I think it is probably going to be a 612 00:31:55,320 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 4: little less. 613 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:01,040 Speaker 5: Predict I guess. 614 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 4: I think you're probably going to see a little more 615 00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 4: stick and pick, maybe a little bit of trade back, 616 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:11,920 Speaker 4: accumulate a couple other picks, but nothing like a move 617 00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:14,800 Speaker 4: from twelve to thirty two or anything like that that 618 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,520 Speaker 4: you know some or even the move that they may 619 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 4: have to get back into the first round with Dallas Turner. 620 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:22,880 Speaker 4: I think there is a philosophy of we need to 621 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 4: hit on some picks. We need to draft players that 622 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 4: can contribute. That may not have to be guys that 623 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 4: could start right away. I mean, I think if they 624 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 4: were to take somebody to spot where they already have starters, 625 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,200 Speaker 4: it doesn't have to be somebody that's stepping in on 626 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 4: day one to play a huge role. But I think 627 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:44,000 Speaker 4: a lot of this is going to be we just 628 00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 4: need to have a draft where you can look at 629 00:32:46,520 --> 00:32:50,280 Speaker 4: it and say there are four or five contributors from it. 630 00:32:50,400 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 4: And that has been a very long time since this 631 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 4: team has had that. I mean, you could go back, 632 00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,680 Speaker 4: you can make the case that the last draft they 633 00:32:59,720 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 4: had to it was really really impactful was twenty fifteen, 634 00:33:03,280 --> 00:33:05,640 Speaker 4: and that draft, of course, was a home run in 635 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 4: a lot of ways. It was Trey Wayne's in the 636 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:09,960 Speaker 4: first round, it was Eric Hendricks in the second, it 637 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:12,960 Speaker 4: was the Neil Hunter and the third Stefan DAGs. 638 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:13,280 Speaker 2: In the fifth. 639 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 4: I mean that draft was a big part of the 640 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 4: reason that team was in the NFC title game two 641 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,320 Speaker 4: years later. I mean, you had players who were on 642 00:33:21,400 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 4: rookie contracts that started to contribute and play major roles 643 00:33:25,360 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 4: on the team that was one game from the Super Bowl, 644 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 4: in fact, was I think favor to win an NFC 645 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 4: title game. But they need a draft class that has 646 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:38,280 Speaker 4: that type of impact. It's hard to say that you're 647 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 4: going to get that, but they just have not had 648 00:33:42,520 --> 00:33:44,560 Speaker 4: a draft in a very long time where you can 649 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:46,960 Speaker 4: look at it and say, yeah, there are several contributors, 650 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 4: and this draft class as it comes to fruition, as 651 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:55,720 Speaker 4: it kind of grows and develops, you could draw through 652 00:33:55,760 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 4: line from that draft to the team's success. It's just 653 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 4: it's been too long since that happened, and I think 654 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 4: the focus is going to be let's make sure we 655 00:34:04,120 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 4: are making solid picks. Let's make sure we are not 656 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:12,080 Speaker 4: trying to gain the board for maximum value so much 657 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 4: as you know, and find ways to develop players and 658 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 4: intellect players that everybody feels good about. Yeah, like I said, 659 00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 4: I think they may look for more picks and maybe 660 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 4: accumulate a few more over the course of that draft, 661 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 4: but I think it'll be a little less of you know, 662 00:34:28,760 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 4: trying to hit the green in two on a par 663 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,320 Speaker 4: five than perhaps what we saw with Quasia implements at times. 664 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,080 Speaker 4: So you know, what that turns out to be will 665 00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:40,560 Speaker 4: ultimately be that that story will be told over the 666 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:43,800 Speaker 4: next couple of years. But I think the overall philosophy 667 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:45,799 Speaker 4: probably looks a little more like that when you've heard 668 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:49,480 Speaker 4: roberts Inky talk about, you know, guardrails in the draft process. 669 00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,640 Speaker 4: I think some of those things are let's stick to 670 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 4: our board and let's stick to players we know, we 671 00:34:55,600 --> 00:34:57,880 Speaker 4: like and we trust, and we don't need to overthink 672 00:34:57,880 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 4: it from there. 673 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:02,319 Speaker 2: Are you feeling better by the way, Yes? 674 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 4: Yes, the little ripped through our house. Ah, yes, yeah, yeah, 675 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,880 Speaker 4: it's been going around everywhere. I think both of my 676 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 4: daughters have had it, you know, one got it before me, 677 00:35:14,239 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 4: one got it after me. Whether they got it from 678 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 4: me or from schools, whether I got it from them 679 00:35:18,440 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 4: or coaching, It's hard to know, but it was. I 680 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 4: felt okay by the end of the weekend, but it 681 00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:24,920 Speaker 4: was like, if this is this contagious, I probably should 682 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 4: be responsible and turn it over to Emily like or 683 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 4: who did a great job out there. But yeah, it 684 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,520 Speaker 4: was one of those that felt like probably playing on. 685 00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:35,319 Speaker 2: The high side of cautions the smart thing to do here, 686 00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 2: very responsible given it was a nice cushy trip right Arizona. 687 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:41,040 Speaker 2: I mean, I don't I don't know if you were 688 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 2: going to stay at the Biltmore like the owners were, 689 00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:45,879 Speaker 2: because Seaffert said they didn't have the budget to stay 690 00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 2: at the Builtmore. But still it sounds like it sounded 691 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 2: like a pretty nice location. It always is. 692 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,280 Speaker 4: I mean, that trip is one that's hard to pass 693 00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 4: up because generally. 694 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:57,240 Speaker 5: Everybody's in a pretty good mood. 695 00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 4: We get good access to people, they're a little more relaxed, 696 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 4: there's a little more willingness to kind of spend the 697 00:36:04,080 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 4: time talking and tell you what's going on. And yeah, 698 00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 4: the weather is typically it's it's in Florida or Arizona. 699 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 4: It sounds like it's going to be back in Arizona 700 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:14,640 Speaker 4: next year because I believe it was in Florida two 701 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:16,839 Speaker 4: years in a row. So there'll probably be another chance 702 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,479 Speaker 4: to go back to the Biltmore next year. But yeah, 703 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 4: it was, Uh, it was a bummer and not be 704 00:36:21,200 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 4: able to go. My parents are spend a little time 705 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 4: out there as plans to have dinner with them and 706 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:27,680 Speaker 4: see one of my best friends that moved out there 707 00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:31,360 Speaker 4: a few years ago. But yeah, it's uh, it was 708 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:32,839 Speaker 4: probably the right thing to do. 709 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:35,359 Speaker 5: But yeah, well we'll come back around to it another time. 710 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:36,160 Speaker 2: That it's A. 711 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 4: It's a it's not the toughest assignment on the Star 712 00:36:40,760 --> 00:36:42,719 Speaker 4: Tribune vikings calendar in a year. 713 00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 2: I will I will say that, have a terrific weekend 714 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:46,960 Speaker 2: and we will talk soon. Thank you, Ben. 715 00:36:48,120 --> 00:36:48,960 Speaker 4: All right, sounds good. 716 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,279 Speaker 2: Thanks Dan. Ben Gestling helping us out as he does 717 00:36:51,360 --> 00:36:55,680 Speaker 2: every Friday, covers the vikings for the Startabune and startabune 718 00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:59,839 Speaker 2: dot com. Here's the plan the rest of the night. 719 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,879 Speaker 2: There's a lot of catching up to do. First of all, 720 00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 2: I want to thank an outstanding array of guests. Lavelle 721 00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:08,759 Speaker 2: early and yes it was wobble bingo yet again. You'll 722 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 2: have to go back and listen. He joined at three 723 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:13,920 Speaker 2: point thirty from target Field. Richard Patino joined at four 724 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:16,240 Speaker 2: h two. We had a great time with him, catching 725 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:20,359 Speaker 2: up on his final four scouting report, how his first 726 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 2: year went and it was not the easiest, and some 727 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:26,840 Speaker 2: other I think good issues regarding our discussion regarding Nil, 728 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:31,480 Speaker 2: the future of big time college basketball, et cetera, and 729 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 2: of course Guessling. As we said, just wrapping up, we're 730 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 2: out at six tonight because we've got Timberwolves basketball the 731 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,160 Speaker 2: second of a back to backer Tonight, we were in 732 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:44,440 Speaker 2: Philly to take on the Sixers. Everybody well. Anthony Edwards 733 00:37:44,480 --> 00:37:47,840 Speaker 2: is expected to play. How healthy he is we don't know, 734 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 2: but he's supposed to start. Nazreed is supposed to play, 735 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 2: although he continues to send out these signals that he's 736 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:58,520 Speaker 2: not healthy as struggles with his shooting. There were some 737 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 2: signs but for all the discussion of signs of success 738 00:38:02,480 --> 00:38:03,920 Speaker 2: because he hit a couple threes, he was six for 739 00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 2: sixteen from the floor, but we'll see where that goes. 740 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:11,640 Speaker 2: And the Philly big man, Joel Embiid is expected to 741 00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:15,800 Speaker 2: start as well as he had been sick. So Wolves 742 00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 2: are in a position now where they might be perfectly 743 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 2: content to finish in the sixth spot if they can. 744 00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:24,080 Speaker 2: If that'll guarantee that they'll play the Lakers, who it 745 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:27,359 Speaker 2: appears now will be without Luca for the first round 746 00:38:27,400 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 2: of the playoffs. That's not a certainty, but on the 747 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:32,800 Speaker 2: basis of the fact he's now been listed as a 748 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 2: guy who is suffering from a Grade two hamstring pull, 749 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:41,000 Speaker 2: that would that's considered a partial tear, and that would 750 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:43,719 Speaker 2: likely mean he would not be available for basically close 751 00:38:43,760 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 2: to a month. So that's going to be the interesting 752 00:38:46,520 --> 00:38:49,319 Speaker 2: jockey now. Denver as a result, might end up moving 753 00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:52,799 Speaker 2: ahead of the Lakers. So if we stay at six, 754 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:56,520 Speaker 2: which I think there's a good chance we will, then 755 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:58,640 Speaker 2: it might end up being Denver. So we'll see where 756 00:38:58,640 --> 00:39:00,719 Speaker 2: all of that goes. I do have a number of 757 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:03,080 Speaker 2: programming reminders I want to get to beyond the Wolves tonight, 758 00:39:03,120 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 2: and the fan when we wrap up after Wolve, sixers 759 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:12,680 Speaker 2: will pick up in progress the Women's Final four correct, yes, 760 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:16,879 Speaker 2: and then tomorrow the men's final four National semifinals can 761 00:39:16,920 --> 00:39:20,080 Speaker 2: be heard on the fan as well. What's the order 762 00:39:20,280 --> 00:39:22,920 Speaker 2: to It's Yukon South Carolina first, right, Yes. 763 00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:24,600 Speaker 3: The game that you'll hear on the fan will be 764 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 3: Ucla and Texas. Okay, a rematch from a November game. 765 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 3: The only team to beat Ucla this year, gotcha. The 766 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:35,400 Speaker 3: men's final four order is Illinois and Connecticut first tomorrow 767 00:39:35,600 --> 00:39:39,040 Speaker 3: and then Michigan Arizona the two. Yeah, the primetime game 768 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,360 Speaker 3: is considered is the Michigan Arizona game. So all that 769 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:44,600 Speaker 3: stuff will be availble on the fan, and then I 770 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:45,400 Speaker 3: am working Easter. 771 00:39:45,520 --> 00:39:48,759 Speaker 2: I don't know. I think I'm pretty sure that Blake 772 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 2: Moore told me he was as well, So we'll be 773 00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:53,680 Speaker 2: able to review, a lot of stuff between nine and 774 00:39:53,960 --> 00:39:59,080 Speaker 2: eleven o'clock and perhaps a Twins winning streak. Did we 775 00:39:59,120 --> 00:40:01,680 Speaker 2: go ahead yet? Mis three? Of course still tied. I 776 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:04,759 Speaker 2: switched it over to the TESPN for basketball, but we 777 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,919 Speaker 2: were down three. Nothing came back and tied it to three. 778 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:07,839 Speaker 2: That's the last I knew. 779 00:40:07,920 --> 00:40:09,839 Speaker 3: At least we can do for the fans that brave 780 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:11,680 Speaker 3: the power outage and the weather, win. 781 00:40:11,600 --> 00:40:14,759 Speaker 2: The ball game. But so many obstacles. And yet look 782 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:17,080 Speaker 2: how time dollar beers are just wearing off right now, 783 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:20,360 Speaker 2: that's victory. Reality might be setting in. Enjoy the weekend. 784 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:22,799 Speaker 2: We will talk to you Sunday beginning of three, I 785 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,560 Speaker 2: should say, at nine am