1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: All right, here's Blake Barrett's long time card carrying member 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: of the Left Covenant. 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 2: I'm going to call him an agent. 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 1: He's gonna correct me with a different title, but nevertheless 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,639 Speaker 1: he is some form of a sports agent with a 6 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: institute for athletes and he joins us in studio. Now, 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Blake Barrett's the agent or Blake Barrett's the what and 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: good morning. 9 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 3: Good morning pa. 10 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 4: Whatever you want to call me works for me. We 11 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 4: chanst him an agent by trade. 12 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 3: I don't know. 13 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 4: I'm a life manager, advisor, marriage counselor real estate agent. 14 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 3: I don't know what I am anymore. 15 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: That ain't bad, though my only count one falls off. 16 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: You got five other on which to on which to 17 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: fall and h and Maxwell Fuller over there's looking for 18 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: a job, so maybe he can help you with the 19 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: perfect marriage counseling portion of the equation. All right, three 20 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 1: two tell us about Team i FA and what you 21 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: guys do. 22 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:52,239 Speaker 3: What do we do? 23 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 4: So we're we are a NFL management company, so it's 24 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 4: a traditional agency. So we negotiate NFL contracts on our players, 25 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 4: behalf with NFL teams. We do all of the marketing 26 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 4: and brand partnerships off the field, we lead most of 27 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 4: the philanthropic initiatives, a lot of clients servicing and now 28 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 4: with NIL it's dipped down, has just gotten younger. So 29 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 4: we probably have twenty five or thirty collegiate players around 30 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 4: the country from Michigan, Alabama to Texas to Duke we 31 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 4: I don't know, maybe have four or five high school 32 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 4: players now it's same. 33 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,280 Speaker 3: So conceptually we're doing the same thing. 34 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 4: It's just going further downstream and the timelines change. 35 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 3: And I already didn't have a life. 36 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 4: Do I have less of a life? 37 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 3: And yeah, Like we're trying to help in all areas 38 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 3: that we can help it. 39 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 4: So whether we can do it internally or we outsource it, 40 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 4: you know, the more we can help help these young 41 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 4: men navigate life and help their families and be financially 42 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 4: stable and be doing the right thing and being great 43 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 4: men on and off the field and growing and maturing. 44 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 3: And that's the goal. It's a full time job. 45 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: With IFA under your leadership forever. But just the team 46 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: team if a what what makes it a brotherhood? 47 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 4: You know, I think we've really stuck to our just 48 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 4: like our mission of like really dialing and helping these 49 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 4: these men and families in their life, and I think 50 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 4: that gets ignored in this business a lot. We just 51 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 4: haven't moved the goalposts, you know, we're stuck to how 52 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 4: we do things. And we want high character guys and 53 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 4: mature guys and expect them to be self aware and 54 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 4: expect them to communicate well and work as hard as 55 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 4: they can. And we're not looking for guys you we're 56 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 4: asking guys to go to the Hall of Fame. We're 57 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 4: asking them to you know, stick to those things. And 58 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 4: and we're going to bust our tail to help in 59 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 4: all the different areas that we can. And and I 60 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 4: don't want to overcomplicate it. I don't want to oversimplify it. 61 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 4: We're not curing cancer. We're not sending people to Mars. 62 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 4: We're just really good at our job and we have 63 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 4: all the relationships and we're very transparent and and if 64 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 4: the other side of the coin inhibits those instills, those things, 65 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 4: then that we can go accomplish things. If we can't 66 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 4: do stuff, we're gonna say we can't do stuff. It's 67 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 4: not it's just there's a lot of bs in this space. 68 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 4: So when once your read through the BS or different 69 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 4: agendas or different motives. You can cut to the chase 70 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 4: pretty quickly and do great work for the Adam Delens 71 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 4: or the c. J. Hams or the Blake Cashman's because 72 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 4: it's uh, they appreciate it. 73 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 3: Everyone's going to work. 74 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: Blake is the president and founder of a team if 75 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: A AT team if A via X or at Blake 76 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: Barrett's via X, b A r at Z, somebody I 77 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: and we around here have known for quite some time. 78 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: And when it comes to clients, you just mentioned the 79 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: representation of Adam Thlen, CJ. Ham and Blake Cashman and 80 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: so many more. How do you secure clients to represent? 81 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: And how competitive is that part of the deal? I mean, 82 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: I guess now you know I'm gonna leave high school 83 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 1: lot of it. I guess with a name, image and 84 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: likeness with college football, like I would imagine, it's just 85 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: become more of a shark tank, right. 86 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I think ninety eight percent of our 87 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 4: clients are coming from referrals. So whether it's a current client, 88 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 4: a coach at the school, an athletic director, a position coach, 89 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 4: it's mostly referrals. We're not really cold calling players or 90 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 4: waiting outside their locker room or doing all these crazy things, 91 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:19,919 Speaker 4: and I always been good, like it opened up a 92 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 4: new pool of talent, But it's still the wild wild West, 93 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 4: and there's a significant lack of education in the space, 94 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 4: both on the team side and the player side, and 95 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 4: there's a lot of misinformation, so everyone's reading a bunch 96 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 4: of stuff or hearing from their teammate or I don't. 97 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 3: Need an agent, I can just go do this. And 98 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 3: in fact, it's it's. 99 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 4: Really complicated at the collegiate level because everyone's operating differently, 100 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 4: and if you don't have the you don't have the 101 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,240 Speaker 4: relationships with the gms at every school or the head coaches, 102 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 4: the offensive coordinators to get the real information, it's impossible 103 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 4: to do the job. 104 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 3: So well, how does that work? 105 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: I mean that that's a wonderful point because not every 106 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: school has a Mike Lombardi at North Carolina, And whether 107 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: Mike does good work or bad work, he's an identifiable 108 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 1: GM for a program. So say you represent somebody at 109 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: a school that doesn't have somebody in that role. They 110 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: got their budget, they you know, they want to drop 111 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 1: this here, and you're going to try to negotiate it 112 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: to another number. 113 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 3: Like, how does that work? 114 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 4: I think it starts with just like gathering the information, 115 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 4: because like if a player decides, hey, you know, I've. 116 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 3: Whittled my process down to duke. 117 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 4: And SMU and TCU and LSU, and this is what 118 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 4: they've told me. A lot of times what the coaches 119 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 4: are telling them isn't really true, or maybe the GM 120 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 4: and the coach aren't on the same page, or maybe 121 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 4: they're telling you you're the guy and you're the sixth 122 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 4: guy that they're recruiting. So we have to go in and 123 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 4: just cut to the chase and get the information. It's 124 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 4: not really about just negotiating more dollars. It's gathering the 125 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 4: information and laying it out for the families. So they're 126 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 4: actually comparing apples to apples. So if you want to 127 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 4: go to Washington, you know they're only going to keep 128 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,600 Speaker 4: your spot open at Washington till July first. So if 129 00:05:58,640 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 4: you think you're going to drag this into our October, 130 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 4: no problem. You may lose your opportunity at Washington. And 131 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 4: Washington's gonna pay a five hundred grand a year and 132 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 4: Michigan's going to pay four hunder grand a year, and 133 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 4: and this receive this receivers coach, you really liked and 134 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 4: fits your scheme well, and they don't have any other 135 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 4: twenty seven receivers. You really break it down the same 136 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 4: way we're breaking down NFL free agency. It's just a 137 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 4: little more complicated because there's a lot more schools. There 138 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 4: really isn't a proper allocation of dollars. You have all 139 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 4: these kind of nil agents that aren't even certified. 140 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 3: They don't know what they're doing. There's just a and. 141 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 4: Then a lot of times, you know, there's the college 142 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 4: programs don't really know what they're doing yet because it's 143 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 4: so new to them. I think they're catching up and 144 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 4: they're having more NFL like NFL type of front offices 145 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 4: where you have talent evaluators and the proper medicals and 146 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 4: proper schematic. 147 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 3: Fits and there's a hierarchy. 148 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 4: But if you're just if you're just trying to throw 149 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 4: everything at the wall and seeing what sticks you're or 150 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 4: you're betting on the wrong guys, you're gonna get left behind. 151 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: So if you have a college player who wants to transfer, 152 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: and you know, with the NCAA basketball tournament taking place now, 153 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: it just amazes me every year where you know, I 154 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: don't follow this stuff, closely, ma'am. But you know, you'll, 155 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: you'll this card will go for twenty seven for a team, 156 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: and then you'll hear the box or the analysts say, 157 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: oh yeah, last year he won a championship with the 158 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: Florida Gators, and I'm like damn, and he transferred, you know, 159 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 1: and then like oh he started at SMU, then he 160 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: went to VCU, then he was a star with the Gators, 161 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: and now he's with Arizona. So when it comes to 162 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: the transfers and the nil to the side, but the transfers, 163 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: you're involved in that too, right, I mean, from if anything, 164 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: from a council standpoint, right, yeah, one hundred percent. 165 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 4: I mean, you know, the idea is I don't really 166 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:45,560 Speaker 4: want guys to transfer. 167 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 3: So if you're going to transfer, it's how you chose 168 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 3: the school. Did you choose. 169 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 4: Based on your priorities? What's important to you? Is winning 170 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 4: important to you? Is playing outside important to you? Is 171 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 4: compensation important to you? Is playing early important to you? 172 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 4: Is playing in a power for conference? Import Whatever your 173 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 4: priorities are, you got to start there and your priorities should, 174 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 4: hopefully in a perfect world, align with the compensation. But 175 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 4: that doesn't always happen. So if you're going to leave, 176 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 4: why are you leaving? Are you Is it just because 177 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 4: you want to make more money somewhere else? Is it 178 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 4: because your coach left? Is it because you don't like 179 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 4: the scheme? Is it because you don't like the academics? 180 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 4: You want to be closer to home. Once you identify 181 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 4: what your priorities are and there's a legitimate reason for leaving, 182 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 4: there's nothing wrong with that. That's just got to be 183 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 4: communicated properly to coaches and other programs. Communication is a 184 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,119 Speaker 4: lot of the problem in this space. Like kids don't communicate, 185 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 4: families don't communicate. A lot of agents don't communicate. Like 186 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 4: if everyone just puts the cards on the table and 187 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 4: is being fair and reasonable, it isn't that hard to 188 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 4: accomplish the test. If everyone is being dishonest, it makes 189 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 4: it a lot harder. 190 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: And double b it's it's changed how teams draft players 191 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: in that you know, now you know they're gonna they 192 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: and was not they need to? I know they do like, Okay, well, 193 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: let's let's get in the weeds here as to why 194 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: he left here? 195 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 3: Why do he leave here? 196 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: You know, they do all the background stuff and the 197 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 1: sneaky chats and sneaky chats with the background with agents 198 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: and everything. So there could be a little problem that 199 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: like nobody knows about, or maybe there's not and the 200 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: person has wander lust, and some teams don't necessarily want 201 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: players like that on their team. Yowlake Barrett's team, if 202 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: A AT team, if A VX, if you'd like to 203 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: learn more, represented Adam Thielen and CJ. Hamm all of 204 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: their careers and there was a retirement celebration for them 205 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 1: last week at Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center. Uh, the 206 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: first and foremost the team with the way they set 207 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: up the Vikings Entertainment Network. Wow, I mean that was 208 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: so beautiful. You were there with your family and I 209 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 1: saw you. Your family was there right, Yeah, your daughters 210 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: one daughter once saw him, My wife. 211 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 2: Okay, got it. 212 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 1: And and CJ's family was there likewise, Adams, it what 213 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,719 Speaker 1: a day. What a couple of guys. But didn't you 214 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 1: sense when they were both chatting that, I mean, the 215 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: what's next plan is not easy? You know, it can 216 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: be daunting for those who have you know, their creatures 217 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: of habit and routine is good for a lot of 218 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,960 Speaker 1: people and sometimes that's all they know. But instead of 219 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: being good at a lot of things, they become great 220 00:10:23,600 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: at certain things. But like you know, Adam was like, 221 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: all right, so you know, I played golf last week. 222 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: I'm taking a golf lesson. I think I have my 223 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: second golf lesson coming up next week, and I'm going 224 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: to do this with the kids. And how do you 225 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: help them with that segue from the adrenaline, the intensity, 226 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 1: the competitiveness, the brotherhood that is the locker room too. 227 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 4: Now it's quiet, Yeah, I mean I think it's with 228 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 4: every guy, and those guys specifically, it's been a it's 229 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 4: been on their mind or conversation for a while and 230 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 4: they've started to get more involved for different things in 231 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:04,880 Speaker 4: the off season and their foundation and different businesses and 232 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 4: talk about it with the family with like the understanding 233 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 4: of and nothing's going to replace the locker room. 234 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:11,319 Speaker 3: Nothing's going to replace Sundays. 235 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 4: And when you decide to make that decision, really give it, 236 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 4: you know, considerable thoughts. 237 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 3: You don't ever want to have regrets. 238 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 4: And they're so personable, they're soul philanthropic, they're faith based, 239 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 4: they got great families. Everyone in town wants to spend 240 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 4: time with them and meet them. Every opportunity is at 241 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 4: their fingertips, and they don't have to figure it out tomorrow, 242 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 4: you know, like you with of course, it's also just 243 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:38,959 Speaker 4: enjoy some of this time because like you missed a 244 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 4: lot on weekends with your kids, you missed a lot 245 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 4: of opportunities, and not business opportunities, just like life opportunities. 246 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 4: And you're still really young in the real world, even 247 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 4: though you think you're old in the NFL world. So 248 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 4: enjoy it. You don't have to figure it out tomorrow. 249 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 4: You know, spend time, you know what areas you like 250 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 4: to be in. You know, Adam wants to take all 251 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 4: these meetings now and you didn't want to take meetings 252 00:11:59,080 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 4: two years ago. 253 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 3: It's great, like you don't have to You're not make 254 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 3: a decision for the rest. 255 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 4: Of your life tomorrow. You know, you're just dabbling and 256 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 4: seeing what interests you. And it's great. 257 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 3: So that's terrific. 258 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: And and with Adam and CJ, you know, and and 259 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: did you represent Marcus Ryls? I did not, Okay, So 260 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: but he's in this mix where it is you would 261 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: know more about this than me. With all the pro sports, 262 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 1: the NFL is really the only one where you can 263 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,679 Speaker 1: come from under the cover of darkness, have to audition, 264 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,719 Speaker 1: workout just to get part of the rookie camp. You're 265 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 1: not invited, but you're on your way there and the 266 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: practice squad and that ninety undred and ten k that 267 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,320 Speaker 1: comes with it or whatever. But you're you're you're in 268 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: the chat, as the kids would say, you're on the team. 269 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: And then to have the careers they had. The NFL 270 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,400 Speaker 1: is like the only pro sports league that does that. Yeah, 271 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: it's crazy. 272 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 4: I was telling Brazinski the other day, like, there should 273 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 4: be a thirty for thirty on this because this may 274 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 4: never happen again. It's certainly never gonna happen again in 275 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 4: my career. Ah, but like to have both those guys 276 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 4: play again each other in high school and be the 277 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 4: last guy on the roster and then make the roster 278 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 4: and then play well and stay healthy at the right 279 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 4: time and go to Pro Bowls and Walter Paytonman of 280 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 4: the Year and then be best friends and work out 281 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 4: in the off season and retire Vikings Like that's so 282 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 4: storybook a great You can't that'll never happen again. That's 283 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 4: like I don't know, winning a lottery ticket and buying 284 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 4: a lottery ticket, winning again or something. 285 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: Somebody actually did that. A former football player Google this. Really. 286 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 3: Do you remember the name Thomas Hollywood Henderson. No. 287 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: He was a linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys back when 288 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: they were going to the Super Bowl with Tom Landry 289 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:37,680 Speaker 1: Staubach at Dorset in that group. I'm not sure about 290 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: Tony Dorset, but Hollywood Henderson left the NFL. Drugs were involved. 291 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: It was bad, Okay, he was a good player in Texas. 292 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: Played the lottery, hit it for tens of millions, played 293 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 1: it again later that year, hit it again. No way, Yeah, 294 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: Thomas Hollywood Henderson, you. 295 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 3: Can go ahead and got look this up. That's insane. 296 00:13:58,679 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 3: IM lying to you. 297 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: Hey, you mentioned the name of Rob Razinski, the acting 298 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: general manager for the Minnesota Vikings. Do you I'm gonna 299 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,560 Speaker 1: ask you, not like you to speak for all agents. 300 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: Do you become friends with gms and coaches or is 301 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: that a no note giving you maybe and like, I 302 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 1: don't know, a dog fight, negotiation battle someday with them. 303 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 4: I do, man, I don't know how everyone else operates it. 304 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 4: I consider Rob and I really close. We talk personally professionally, 305 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 4: Like I love Rob. That doesn't mean I love every GM, 306 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 4: but like I have no issue being friends with them 307 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 4: because I think the more transparent, honest, and credible you 308 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 4: are in life, whether it's whatever job you're in, you 309 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 4: can speak freely and like I respect Rob and what 310 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 4: he does, just like I did Quazi or Rick or whoever, 311 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 4: or George bainor whoever was in the role. We can 312 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 4: disagree with tize, but like I respect what their job is, 313 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 4: and I think they respect what my job is, and 314 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 4: like I don't. I'm not going in there and bs ing, 315 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 4: Like I'm just telling them the truth the same way 316 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 4: I would talk to my wife. The same way. It's 317 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 4: to upa like we can disagree, but like you're not 318 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 4: getting nonsense out of me, and there's not nonsense. You 319 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 4: can actually respect each other, and I don't take it personally. 320 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 4: Like there's business decisions like I didn't. I didn't want 321 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 4: Jonathan Allen to be released, you know, like he got released. 322 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 4: That was a decision the team made for different reasons. 323 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 4: Whether you squeezed Rob no, I didn't squeeze Rob at all. 324 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 3: I wanted more vikings. 325 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 4: I got guys retiring, guys getting cut. I got to 326 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 4: replenish the Vikings cupboard, it's empty. 327 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: You're so great, man, Blake Barrett's nine to noon. A 328 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:31,280 Speaker 1: few quick, He's to close here. I don't know what 329 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: you're doing next week or whatever, but like a couple 330 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: of the rap would like you to stop by too 331 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,720 Speaker 1: frequently because there's so many things to talk about, specifically 332 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:44,080 Speaker 1: with the owners meetings next week. Now, IFA, were you 333 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: doing what you do? It's multiple decades now, right, twenty 334 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: odd years? Yeah, I'm old, so you've seen a lot 335 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,560 Speaker 1: for a long time in your estimation. 336 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 3: What makes a good general manager? 337 00:15:58,040 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: Uh? 338 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 4: To me, I think a good general man jer is 339 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 4: one that can predominantly check their ego at the door, 340 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 4: under be self aware, understand what they're good at and 341 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 4: not good at, communicate well, and lay out the vision 342 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 4: for the program, whether it's the program or the NFL organization. 343 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 4: And they don't have to be the smartest guy in 344 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 4: the room. They don't have to get all the credit. 345 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 4: What they have to do is put the right people 346 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 4: in the right places. So call it being the CEO. 347 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,200 Speaker 4: If you're if you're a great talent evaluator, then that 348 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:30,880 Speaker 4: should be your skill set and you should hand off 349 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 4: other stuff to other people. If you're a great, If 350 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 4: you're a great, you know, salary cap guru them get 351 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 4: the business and the finances in order and hire the 352 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 4: right people to evaluate talent and let them let them 353 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 4: go do their jobs. 354 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 3: That's what I think. 355 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: Lastly, with you know Feeland and CJ. Ham retiring, you've 356 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 1: got Blake Cashman. 357 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 3: In the stable. 358 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: And he's been awesome for the Minnesota Vikings, better for 359 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: the Vikings than he. 360 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 3: Was with the Texans, and he was good with the Texans. 361 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: But but you've added you've added some new players to 362 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: to I f A and and one of them is 363 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: low key one of my favorite underrated players in the NFL. 364 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: And audience probably doesn't. 365 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 3: Like hearing it. 366 00:17:07,640 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: He's a Green Bay Packer. He's a linebacker named Edgern 367 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 1: Cooper and he went to Texas A and M correct correct, Yeah, 368 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: And I remember talking to O'Connell and I think Wes 369 00:17:17,080 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 1: Phillips about him a couple of years ago. I mean, 370 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: he was a demon on wheels. Holy Cowley was unbelievable. 371 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: Halfley comes in, he's the defensive coordinator. Well, I mean, 372 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: Jeff's extremely gifted, or he wouldn't become the new head coach. 373 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: Of the Miami Dolphins. But they're going to be changes. 374 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: So now we got Rashan Gary with his hand in 375 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: the grass. It's not hitting for whatever the reason, it 376 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 1: just changed. Micah comes in the whole thing change. But 377 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: with your guy Edgerrin, it was fascinating watching him last 378 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 1: year because he didn't have the sacks or the tackles 379 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,879 Speaker 1: for loss that he did the year before. So clearly 380 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: it's not he's playing a different role to help them 381 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:58,719 Speaker 1: now with Micah. But whatever he pushed through to change games, 382 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 1: because he changes games really really good. But he's still 383 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: super underrated. How do you get somebody like that in 384 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 1: your stable? And what do you think of his game? 385 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,199 Speaker 4: He got referred to us by the mutual relationship. He 386 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 4: was looking for new representation, and I think he's one 387 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 4: of the best young linebackers in football. 388 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 3: To everything that you just said, me too. 389 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:21,360 Speaker 4: He's smart, he gets it and get everybody lined up. 390 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 4: He's athletic. I think you know the question now is 391 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:26,200 Speaker 4: like do you put guys like that? Do you have 392 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 4: him wear the green dot and get everybody lined up 393 00:18:28,280 --> 00:18:30,360 Speaker 4: and be responsible for everybody or do you find other 394 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 4: people that can do that so he can roam. 395 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:33,640 Speaker 3: That's kind of the age. 396 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 4: Old question that a lot of teams struggle with is 397 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 4: like do you want your best players, your most athletic players, 398 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 4: to also be calling the defense because you're so you know, 399 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 4: like even Cashman here, he's responsible for a lot of 400 00:18:44,960 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 4: other things independent of what Blake Cashman does, and you 401 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:49,480 Speaker 4: have to have people that are selfless. 402 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 3: You have to be people that listen. 403 00:18:52,920 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 4: You have people that communicate really well in heat of 404 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 4: the moment up you know, situations, and that's not easy 405 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 4: and at its complicated defense. 406 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 3: So that's the angel. 407 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 4: Question, Like if he had kway Walker or sorry, it 408 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:07,600 Speaker 4: was it Kuai Walker last. 409 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 3: Year kway Walker and Igbari. 410 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 4: And he just left the a free agency, so he 411 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 4: had agreed. Last year he went to the Raiders. I 412 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 4: believe that was quiet. Yeah, so I don't know what 413 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 4: they're going to do moving forward, but those are good 414 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 4: problems to have when you have really talented players that 415 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 4: are also mature, that are also intelligent, that can also 416 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 4: call the defense and get everybody lined up if you 417 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 4: need them. 418 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 3: Tom, it's a luxury. 419 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 2: Come by next week if you get a chance. 420 00:19:31,240 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 4: Okay, well next week I'm on spring break with the kids, right, 421 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 4: so I won't be able to do that. 422 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:37,560 Speaker 3: I could do it via the phone. I'm play. I 423 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,160 Speaker 3: wouldn't do that too. We could do the phone otherwise 424 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:41,120 Speaker 3: the following week. I'll be back. 425 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: You are fantastic, great catching up at the combine and 426 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: the retirement ceremony. God bless you and your family and 427 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: I'll see you soon. 428 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 3: You too, man, You're the man. 429 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: Thank you, Mike Barrett's Institute for Athletes Team if A 430 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:58,000 Speaker 1: back after that, Wolves and Rockets Tonight, Chris Finch talked 431 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: about the Wolves and the Rockets. Earlier this year, we 432 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,480 Speaker 1: began chatting about Bones Highland in his game at Boston. 433 00:20:03,680 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 5: Well, I think you know, Bones is the hardwired scorer 434 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 5: and he can really put the ball in the basket 435 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 5: and doing a variety of ways. He plays with great 436 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 5: pace and you know he's he's really been kind of 437 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:18,919 Speaker 5: the guy to pick up the scoring where you know, 438 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 5: where we're missing Anthony. And he's not only just done 439 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 5: it with you know, good scoring numbers, but he's also 440 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 5: done it with timely scoring, like he's coming off the 441 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 5: bench and really kind of giving us a jolt when 442 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 5: perhaps we've you know, struggled to score coming out of 443 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 5: the gate, So I think that's like the biggest thing. 444 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 5: And then you know, throughout a long run. He's playing 445 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,120 Speaker 5: kind of long shifts right now, and you know he'll 446 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 5: have multiple you know, spots during that shift where he'll score. 447 00:20:50,640 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 5: But I really love what he's he's dealing with. Just 448 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,520 Speaker 5: the pace in general, and the chemistry that he has 449 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 5: with Io right now is pretty high level for being, 450 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 5: you know, being so new together. 451 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: It's I mean, yeah, I was going to get to that. 452 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,160 Speaker 1: I mean, it's being so new together for sure. It's 453 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 1: just high level. I mean how how confidently and cohesively 454 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,960 Speaker 1: those two played together. And you know, Sunday at Boston, 455 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: I know Naz missed that Friday night game against Portland, 456 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:20,359 Speaker 1: and you know it's it's a conversation for a different time. 457 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:24,959 Speaker 1: Naz Reid and his ferocity on Sunday, how about that? 458 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:26,879 Speaker 1: I mean he played with his hair on fire. 459 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, he was awesome. I mean, you know, he struggled 460 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 5: early on. It was expected that, you know, he missed 461 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 5: a couple of games in the NBA, and he's surprised. 462 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 5: How how rusty you get, you know, you're coming back 463 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 5: into you know, a race where everyone's going hundred miles 464 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 5: an hour and you're trying to get at the speed. 465 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 5: But he kept sticking with it. Everything he did was aggressive. 466 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:51,439 Speaker 5: Then he caught his little run just you know, right 467 00:21:51,480 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 5: when we needed it most. I thought he's done that 468 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:55,879 Speaker 5: a couple of times, you know, he had. We had 469 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 5: a big game in Denver a few weeks earlier. You 470 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 5: were there, and he kind of struggled early and then 471 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 5: caught fire late and was kind of a difference maker 472 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 5: offensively for us. 473 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 1: You coach Finch, you've been harping on them a bit 474 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: to rebound better, and Io Desumu clearly was listening. Man 475 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: eight boards a game, the last four eight boards a game, 476 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: the last four In what ways does that help you 477 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: guys win games? 478 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 5: Well, I mean yeah, I mean our defense, our first 479 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 5: shot defense is the top five defense in the league. 480 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,800 Speaker 5: You know, our defense overall has falling to kind of 481 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 5: eight to nine range, which is, you know, we're it's 482 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:41,880 Speaker 5: largely just being drugged down by our inability to rebound consistently. 483 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 5: And you know, Rudy off the floor, we really struggled 484 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:50,160 Speaker 5: at times. And when I've always maintained that, like when 485 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 5: you know you're never going to be a really good 486 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 5: rebounder until your guards are great rebounders, just because the 487 00:22:56,640 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 5: nature of the game right now is so many long, 488 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 5: long shots, threes, long rebounds. You know, people crashing home 489 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 5: from the perimeter in waves more so than they ever 490 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 5: have done in the past. So your guard's got to 491 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 5: join the rebounding party. 492 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: Jaden McDaniels has fifty six shots the last four games, 493 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: fifty six the last four. He had sixty two shots 494 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 1: the eight previous. He's made seven threes the last four 495 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: and that's more. 496 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 2: Than he made the last month of games. 497 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 1: Is Jaden McDaniels playing as freely right now as you've 498 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: seen maybe since that Denver win where I saw you 499 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago. 500 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, I think you know right now. You know 501 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 5: he didn't you know, he didn't shoot the ball well 502 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 5: coming out of the gate in Boston, but I think, you know, 503 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,399 Speaker 5: just knowing the ball is going to keep coming in 504 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:51,679 Speaker 5: his direction and sticking with it. And he made a 505 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 5: really big one out of a timeout, three out of 506 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 5: timeout that we really needed to go in. He needed 507 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 5: to see it go into and I kind of got 508 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 5: his mind right, And yeah, he's you know, he's playing 509 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 5: really good offensive basketball. Right now, it is probably playing 510 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 5: great at both ends, as he always does. 511 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 2: Any idea when Anthony comes back, nothing. 512 00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:17,399 Speaker 5: Definite yet, I think I think tomorrow will get another update. 513 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,879 Speaker 1: So he was out there on the court shooting. I 514 00:24:19,880 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: think I saw on the social media machine, right, that's 515 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: a good step. 516 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 5: Yeah, absolutely, he's you know, he's out there. He's started 517 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,480 Speaker 5: as a turn to play a protocol. So yeah, he's 518 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 5: definitely out there doing some basketball things. Uh. 519 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 1: Well, and and speaking of that, speaking of him, last week, 520 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 1: we talked about Edwards watching things from Afar and maybe 521 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: seeing some eye opening stop. Is it fair to say 522 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: when the ancillary players you have are more involved, things 523 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: are at their best, not only for Anthony but for 524 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:51,480 Speaker 1: the team. 525 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 5: I think you could say that for any team, right know, 526 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 5: for sure, I get I'm just a huge believer in that. 527 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 5: You know, everybody, buddy, basketball the highly connected sport. Everybody's 528 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 5: got to be a part of what we're doing. 529 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:08,760 Speaker 3: I think five guys work. 530 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 5: For one shot every single time down. I think that 531 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 5: everyone has a has a part to play, whether it 532 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 5: be you know, spacing, moving, cutting, screening, passing to each other, 533 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,800 Speaker 5: all that stuff matters. Yeah, I think what we need 534 00:25:20,840 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 5: to maintain when Anthony comes back. Is our pace is 535 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 5: really good right now. You know, early movement is really 536 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,439 Speaker 5: good right now, and you know these are things that 537 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:33,879 Speaker 5: we've done with him as well. And then but you know, 538 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 5: consistency consistently at this time to develop that that rhythm 539 00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 5: that will need heading into the postseason. 540 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,200 Speaker 1: Chris Finch courtesy of Second Harvest Heartland and two Harvest 541 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: dot Org. Finch, He's on the board, so two Harvest 542 00:25:45,800 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: dot Org if you'd like to help, that'd be cool. 543 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: And I'm also prize picks. I mentioned it earlier in passing. 544 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: You guys held the Celtics to ninety two points, I 545 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:56,719 Speaker 1: mean and it was Tatum Brown Derek White, so they 546 00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: got their NB three there. What what played into that 547 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 1: that that was spectacular? 548 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 5: Well, I think you know, our on ball defense or 549 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 5: one on one defense was really really good. That's where 550 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 5: it starts with Boston. They heavy io team with great 551 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,080 Speaker 5: players who can break you down and get their own 552 00:26:15,160 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 5: shot and create for each other, and then that starts 553 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 5: a chain reaction and usually leads to a high number 554 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 5: of three point shots. So if you're really good there 555 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 5: and don't give them second shot opportunities, you know, you 556 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 5: got to got a chance, and you know we've got 557 00:26:30,840 --> 00:26:33,560 Speaker 5: good one on one defenders that way, and they took 558 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 5: the challenge and they were outstanding. 559 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: How Julius Randall? How does Julius respond to hard coaching? 560 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: And and I I asked that because I know you 561 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: guys go back years to your New Orleans days and 562 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: and on this radio show and other places you always 563 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,160 Speaker 1: have have just voiced loudly that you love his game. 564 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: You're quite fond of him, and you guys go go 565 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,840 Speaker 1: far back. So like when when when the coaching is 566 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:00,640 Speaker 1: hard with him, how does respond? 567 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 5: He's great? I mean, you know he also he played 568 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 5: for Calipari in college, like he's just so I was coaching. 569 00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 5: He's he played for Tibbs in New York, Like you know, 570 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:15,199 Speaker 5: these guys are truth tellers. And then he wants that, 571 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 5: you know, I think you know he's he's We're lucky 572 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:23,200 Speaker 5: in that regard, you know. But uh, and and everything 573 00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,199 Speaker 5: still remains. I do love his game. I know how 574 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 5: important he is for us. Uh, he's extremely important. I 575 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 5: thought he played really good the other day. He just 576 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 5: didn't connect, you know, his shot just didn't go to 577 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 5: go in. But everything else we needed him to do. 578 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 5: He did. He rebounded at a high level. Yep, he 579 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,959 Speaker 5: guarded at a high level. You know, we still were 580 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 5: able to generate offense through him. He stuck with it. 581 00:27:43,440 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 5: He made big, big three down the stretch. 582 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 3: He helped us. 583 00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 5: Close that game. And and that's you know, that's the 584 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 5: way you want guys like your best players respond. 585 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 3: Nine rebounds at the Garden for Julius. 586 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,520 Speaker 1: Hey, I don't exactly know what the rules are here, Chris, 587 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: but like if I bring up a college player name, 588 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: can you talk about him? 589 00:28:03,080 --> 00:28:04,800 Speaker 5: Uh? I prefer not to. 590 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 3: All Right, well, let's let's go. 591 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,680 Speaker 1: Let's go in code because you just mentioned John Calipari. Well, 592 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm Paul Allen, So I'm PA. There are a lot 593 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 1: of people in the world with initials DA, and they 594 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 1: happen to be young, you know, like fresh into the scene. 595 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: I mean, Calipari, let's just say, has some good players, 596 00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: doesn't he? 597 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:27,080 Speaker 3: Right? Sure does? 598 00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I'm be watching a tournament, Like I 599 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 5: don't pay too much attention to college basketball throughout the season. 600 00:28:32,400 --> 00:28:34,879 Speaker 5: I see it from here from time to time, you know, 601 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:37,240 Speaker 5: as we get to this point, like the front office, 602 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 5: so you know, flew me in on some people to 603 00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 5: maybe watch, and I'll certainly ask questions like, hey, tell 604 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 5: me about this guy and that guy, and you know, yeah, 605 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,560 Speaker 5: because it's a lot a lot easier for me to 606 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 5: watch basketball with these, you know, the tournament games each 607 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 5: time because they're so yeah profile and you know exactly 608 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 5: where to find everybody. 609 00:28:58,080 --> 00:28:58,600 Speaker 3: So yeah. 610 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: Likewise, i mean, like if you have a nice shirt, 611 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: you know you may have a cuff for your sleeve. 612 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 3: And holy cow. 613 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 2: I don't watch college basketball league. 614 00:29:07,720 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: There's a lot of this is new to me, and 615 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 1: I'm like, holy cow, with this kid anyway, free too. 616 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: Chris Finch second Harvest Heart LAMB Prize picks. What did 617 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: what did that Schengen triple double at Chicago look like? 618 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:22,440 Speaker 3: On film? 619 00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 1: I Mean, the Bulls defense ain't great, but still despite losing, 620 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:28,959 Speaker 1: and you've got Houston tonight, he chewed them up. 621 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 2: Holy cow. 622 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,800 Speaker 5: Well, I mean he's I mean, he's a tremendously skilled player. 623 00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 5: I mean he's he's an offensive system unto himself. He 624 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 5: can score, he's got touch, he can shoot from inside, outside, 625 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,400 Speaker 5: he can pass. He's really good in the pocket when 626 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:46,400 Speaker 5: they give them the ball against pressure at the top 627 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 5: of the floor. You know, it's been funny like the 628 00:29:51,200 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 5: times that we've played them over the last few years. 629 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:57,720 Speaker 5: You know, whoever kind of wins the matchup between him 630 00:29:57,720 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 5: and Rudy has kind of won the game. So and uh, 631 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 5: and he's a handful because he. 632 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 1: Has a lot of game with ut with the Rockets, Chris, 633 00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: with with Amen Thompson, are they kind of like you guys? 634 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: And I know Van Bleed's down for the year, but 635 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: with with Thompson, are they kind of like you guys 636 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: in that they don't have a traditional point guard? And 637 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,280 Speaker 1: and if so, how does that factor into the way 638 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: they play? 639 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 5: Yeah, they're very much uh, you know, they very much 640 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 5: operated on traditional point guard. 641 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 3: Uh. 642 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:33,480 Speaker 5: But you know they're they're in they're and you know, 643 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 5: he can even extrapolate that out like to Jewel to 644 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 5: you know, Sengoon is a primary playmaker for them as 645 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 5: much as anything in the center of the floor, just 646 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:43,160 Speaker 5: the way that. 647 00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 3: We use Julius. 648 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 5: They have a you know, potent scorer that commands a 649 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 5: lot of attention with the and he gets the ball 650 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:54,200 Speaker 5: early in the offense all the time, just like Anthony 651 00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 5: does for us. That's obviously Durant I'm talking about. And 652 00:30:58,440 --> 00:31:02,200 Speaker 5: then Thompson. He's he handles, he's like a one man 653 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 5: fast break. They do a really good job of playing 654 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 5: him at the bottom of the floor and the dunker 655 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:11,560 Speaker 5: along the baseline. He's elite. I think the numbers will 656 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 5: tell you he's probably he is the best offensive rebounding 657 00:31:15,960 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 5: guard in the history of the game. So he's he's 658 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 5: just a force there. So the things that he can 659 00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 5: do well, he's elite at. Even though he's not necessarily 660 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:28,479 Speaker 5: a true point guard. They use him in in a 661 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:30,320 Speaker 5: very smart and strategic way. 662 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 2: And I'm glad you mentioned Durant. 663 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: Julius and Durant had an epic scoring battle when you 664 00:31:36,440 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: guys met a couple of months ago. Each went for 665 00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:42,160 Speaker 1: thirty nine KD shot for fourteen free throws that game. 666 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: He's almost thirty eight years of age and still scores 667 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:46,920 Speaker 1: with the best of them, doesn't he. 668 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,880 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, it's it's incredible to watch, like his 669 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:56,280 Speaker 5: game is extremely smooth and polished, and it just feels 670 00:31:56,280 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 5: like every time he shoots it, it's going to go in. 671 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:00,680 Speaker 5: And that's you know, the coach's kind of kind of 672 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 5: a crummy feeling because it feels like you can't really 673 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 5: bother them all that much? Is this such great length, 674 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 5: unbelievable touch? You know, he makes hard shots look easy? 675 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:10,760 Speaker 3: All right? 676 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: Last two here, man, I appreciate you Wolves into Rockets 677 00:32:13,600 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 1: tonight at Target Center. H Do you think the Rockets 678 00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,280 Speaker 1: are going to play Hacker Rudy again this time? 679 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 3: Hacker Gobert. 680 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 1: He shot ten free throws that January game, sad he 681 00:32:23,520 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: only made two and it actually it really factored into 682 00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: the loss. 683 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 2: You think they're going to do that tonight? 684 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:33,680 Speaker 5: I don't know. We'll see. I mean, there's every chance, 685 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 5: and I think sometimes people wait to see how Rudy's 686 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 5: been shooting him through the game before they decide to 687 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:42,200 Speaker 5: do that. But generally most teams wrap Rudy up if 688 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,760 Speaker 5: he's around the around the basket and make him earn 689 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 5: it from a free throw line. 690 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:49,440 Speaker 1: After tonight, last one, only three left at home in 691 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: the regular season, and from the Lakers down to the 692 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 1: Rockets with you you guys in Denver in between Joker 693 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: at a just a nasty triple double last night. What 694 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: an absolute battle it's going to be for the three 695 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: and four spots and home court. What what do you 696 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: like about the way you guys are playing right now? 697 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,239 Speaker 5: Well, yeah, I think for us, it's you know, our 698 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 5: defense is really it feels like it's really kind of 699 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:16,920 Speaker 5: found itself in terms of its consistency. We know what 700 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 5: it's going to look like every time down the floor. 701 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 3: I like that. 702 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 5: I feel as as I've felt all season. You know, 703 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 5: we're able, We're capable of winning, uh anywhere against anybody, 704 00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 5: but you know, we're also capable of the opposite. So 705 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 5: but I think our focus has been pretty good right now. 706 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 5: I think the Portland game, you know, it wasn't wasn't great. 707 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 5: We struggled offensively there a little bit, we struggled to rebound, 708 00:33:44,120 --> 00:33:47,760 Speaker 5: but everything else we did, you know, it was I 709 00:33:47,800 --> 00:33:50,920 Speaker 5: thought was kind of on point. You know, it wasn't 710 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:54,760 Speaker 5: It wasn't a game plan issue or anything like that. 711 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 5: It wasn't like an execution issue. It was literally just 712 00:33:58,240 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 5: had to go get the ball a little bit more 713 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 5: when we made a misshot. But if we if we 714 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:05,320 Speaker 5: can if we can rebound like we did the other 715 00:34:05,400 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 5: day against Boston, if we can do that consistently consistently, 716 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:10,719 Speaker 5: you know, we're gonna be just fine. 717 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: Chris, have a great day and to tear up the 718 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:14,799 Speaker 1: Rockets tonight. We'll talk next week. 719 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:17,120 Speaker 5: All right, thanks, take care of. 720 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:31,560 Speaker 2: Finchy. Finchy was a nice run, Is. 721 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 5: It that good? 722 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 3: You gotta vibe? 723 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,240 Speaker 2: I mean you are a vibe, but do you gotta vibe? 724 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 6: No, I don't got a vibe for those no ballsing 725 00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:41,799 Speaker 6: segments of Nine to Noon. 726 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:46,239 Speaker 3: It's lunch shot. It's just lunchtime, isn't it. 727 00:34:46,239 --> 00:34:50,360 Speaker 6: It's always just lunchtime, though, shout out to it's just lunch. 728 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 6: The best matchmakers in the world, almost said the State, 729 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:56,720 Speaker 6: but that would be cutting them in a little short. 730 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:58,399 Speaker 3: They're the best match makers. 731 00:34:58,080 --> 00:34:58,720 Speaker 2: In the world. 732 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 6: No universe, in the whole galaxy, the universe, multiverse. 733 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:08,360 Speaker 1: Though you need the right data on Mars, contact young Maxwell. 734 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:12,040 Speaker 1: It's got a little marsh into him. But you know, 735 00:35:12,520 --> 00:35:14,800 Speaker 1: it's been great working with you the last couple of days. 736 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:18,879 Speaker 1: You know, I always enjoy it, and and that I've 737 00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:22,120 Speaker 1: mentioned it's just lunch a few times, you know, because 738 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: I know you endorse them, and I just think it's 739 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: really cool, you know that, Like you're not a card carrying, 740 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 1: full time member of the Core four Power Trip nine 741 00:35:31,239 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 1: to Noon program. Bumper to bumper, and somebody gives you 742 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: an opportunity. Man, when people get people opportunities. I think 743 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:38,520 Speaker 1: that's great. 744 00:35:38,719 --> 00:35:41,480 Speaker 6: It's it's amazing, and honestly, shout out to It's just lunch, 745 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 6: Shout out to the Bridge Media Group. Shout out to 746 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,920 Speaker 6: Abby our sale the member of our sales team that 747 00:35:47,080 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 6: helped hook that for me. And it's been it's been 748 00:35:49,120 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 6: nothing but positivity with them, and they're the best people. 749 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 6: Getting a chance to kind of like how you do 750 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:56,439 Speaker 6: with metell Ford doing an interview every month, I'm kind 751 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:58,120 Speaker 6: of just kind of shooting the breeze with them and 752 00:35:58,160 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 6: seeing where they're at with the business and everything. 753 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 3: They're they're the best people. 754 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,320 Speaker 6: So it's it's been a blessed and truly an honor, 755 00:36:04,680 --> 00:36:07,400 Speaker 6: uh and a blessing to be endorsed by It's just lunch, 756 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:07,919 Speaker 6: all right. 757 00:36:08,000 --> 00:36:11,319 Speaker 1: The the NFL Draft is a month from tomorrow, nine 758 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:14,960 Speaker 1: to noon. Probably should start focusing on it and talking 759 00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 1: about it a little more than we have one of 760 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: these days. Yours truly operating at this stage of the 761 00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:24,720 Speaker 1: equations team free. Uh So, Therefore, in lemming like fashion, 762 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 1: following a lot of the uh the online notifications and 763 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:32,160 Speaker 1: predictions and mocks and things like that, uh, there is 764 00:36:32,239 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: a Dylan Tinaman who who is a He is a 765 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:40,800 Speaker 1: defensive back, a kind of a hybrid safety, but safety 766 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:44,120 Speaker 1: by trade for the Oregon Ducks. That's uh, that's who 767 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: most people think we'll be coming to the Minnesota Vikings. 768 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:51,840 Speaker 1: Young Maxwell offered a controversial nickname for Tinaman if he 769 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: were drafted by the Vikings. Did so earlier in the show, 770 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:59,040 Speaker 1: maybe it was yesterday, and he thinks Dylan Tinaman would 771 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,640 Speaker 1: be so good with the Minnesota Vikings that the secondary 772 00:37:02,680 --> 00:37:04,920 Speaker 1: should be called Tinaman Square. 773 00:37:05,239 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 3: I always love that one. 774 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:10,520 Speaker 2: Proby Bryant. Though I have. 775 00:37:10,520 --> 00:37:13,640 Speaker 1: Steam just quickly, I have steam, steam starting to roll 776 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:18,240 Speaker 1: in somebody as somebody has told me some things about 777 00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:22,200 Speaker 1: Kenyan Sadiq a tight end for Oregon, and I can't 778 00:37:22,239 --> 00:37:23,040 Speaker 1: read the whole text. 779 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:23,959 Speaker 3: We don't have enough time. 780 00:37:23,960 --> 00:37:26,799 Speaker 1: But it's like right mix of physical assets to become 781 00:37:26,840 --> 00:37:29,759 Speaker 1: the focal point of a prolific passing game. And we 782 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:33,120 Speaker 1: have a good times laden prolific passing game here. Kenyon 783 00:37:33,200 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 1: Salik tight end Oregon, blocks his guts out of the 784 00:37:36,920 --> 00:37:39,839 Speaker 1: point of attack, doesn't always display great hands, but when 785 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,480 Speaker 1: he reels the ball in, he might be the fastest 786 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:47,160 Speaker 1: tight end in football at any level four three forty 787 00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: at the combine the comparison My Guys Given Me with 788 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:56,439 Speaker 1: Kenyan Sadik Trey McBride though, something to keep in mind 789 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:59,600 Speaker 1: a month from tomorrow. Thank you Max, Thanks to everybody 790 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:03,280 Speaker 1: for listening. May God bless you and all of your families. 791 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,759 Speaker 1: And I'm Paul Allen. Thank you for listening to nine 792 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:07,920 Speaker 1: to Noon at FN one hundred point three k f 793 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:08,399 Speaker 1: a N. 794 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:10,560 Speaker 3: The program is coming up next. 795 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:19,480 Speaker 4: Podcast Today's Paul Allen's Show, or listen back to previous 796 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:20,480 Speaker 4: show and interviews 797 00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:26,399 Speaker 6: By going to the iHeartRadio app or kfan dot com