1 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: Jenny, It's time, Johnny, Donny, I didn't do something about 2 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: that right now? 3 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 2: Well, Dayline? 4 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 3: Who knew it would be Dayline Dallas, Texas, where, according 5 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 3: to legend, I was fired for wearing Bermuda shorts. Not 6 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 3: a true story, but like a lot of legends here 7 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 3: fan related, nobody really even cares all that much about 8 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 3: the truth. Johnny Athletic joins us via the via the 9 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 3: Connectico Water Systems Hotline. Here's the first question from the audience, Johnny. 10 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 3: This is from a John in Hutchinson asked Johnny about 11 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 3: his ex burner account that he was just to compliment himself. 12 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 4: Oh, man, yes, that's right. Yeah, there was. 13 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,119 Speaker 5: There was one compliment that was thrown my way. Uh, 14 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,839 Speaker 5: I believe last week mentioned that I was I think 15 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 5: one of their favorite sports writers in the country or 16 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 5: something like that, and so I said thank you, and 17 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 5: of course, as should be the case, my Twitter audience 18 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 5: picked up on that and said, you must be making 19 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 5: this up and wow, given yourself compliments and because he 20 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 5: did spell my name right, and so that must have 21 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 5: been the giveaway that I was out there just trying 22 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 5: to kind of fluff my own feathers a little bit. 23 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:38,760 Speaker 5: But you know, sometimes you got to do that just 24 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 5: to get some confidence. 25 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 2: I knew nothing about that. That's pretty interesting. You learn 26 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 2: a lot. 27 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 3: I've learned a lot of things today on the on 28 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 3: the program. All right, so you're in Dallas to track Anthony. 29 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: We're going to get to that part of the story 30 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 3: in a minute. But I don't think I've asked you 31 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 3: this in forever. A lot of people nationally have tended 32 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 3: to assume or believe, but the Wolves are going to 33 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 3: be the team moved to the Eastern Conference once expansion 34 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 3: is announced? 35 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 2: Is it? 36 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 3: Are you as certain of that? What are they I 37 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 3: guess maybe some of the parameters of that. What are 38 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 3: some of the behind the scenes dealings and negotiations you're 39 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 3: hearing or do you think that that's done, the negotiations 40 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 3: over and it's it's it's going to be the Wolves 41 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 3: because they want to move a good team or a good, 42 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: healthy franchise to the Eastern Conference. 43 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 5: Yeah, Dan, So I don't think it's just all set 44 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 5: in stone yet that they would be the team to move, 45 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 5: but from talking to people around the league, not just 46 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 5: with the Timberwolves, but you know, in the league office 47 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 5: and and with other teams that are just kind of 48 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 5: trying to have these conversations. It certainly looks like they 49 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 5: are in the pole position if I if I could 50 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 5: say that, I mean, certainly Memphis is further east than 51 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 5: the Timberwolves. New Orleans is another candidate that could be 52 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 5: moved east as well. But I think that a couple 53 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 5: of things kind of are in the Timberwolves favor right now. 54 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 5: Number one is if they are the team that moves east, 55 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 5: there's kind of a real natural clustering of teams that 56 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,359 Speaker 5: they could be grouped with when you talk about Milwaukee 57 00:03:20,400 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 5: and Chicago and Detroit and Indiana and kind of depending 58 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 5: on how they divvy everything up, but there's just a 59 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 5: nice little NFC North kind of kind of grouping that 60 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 5: they could be with. And then you stick New Orleans 61 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 5: with the Texas teams, and there's just a lot of 62 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 5: kind of easy geography that way. 63 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 4: In terms of grouping teams. 64 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 5: But there is another thing, and I do believe that 65 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 5: getting a star caliber player of Anthony Edwards type to 66 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 5: go east, even if that might be a short term. Look, 67 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 5: you know, and you're making these decisions, these teams are. 68 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 4: Gonna be here for a long time. 69 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 5: But like having the guy like an over there in 70 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 5: a when the kind of balance of power from a 71 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 5: star perspective is so tilted toward the West. I do 72 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 5: think that that that might factor into the discussions as well. 73 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 5: That would make the Wolves an attractive team to move 74 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 5: over there. 75 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 3: Do you believe, I mean, I think the commissioner has 76 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:24,799 Speaker 3: said zero expansion teams is on the table, one expansion 77 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 3: team is on the table, and two will be on 78 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 3: the table as well. Do you think it's a deadlock 79 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 3: sinch that it will indeed be two? 80 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 4: It feels like it will be too dan. 81 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 5: I mean, certainly, there's already been a lot of talk about, 82 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 5: you know, the expansion fees that the any group in 83 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 5: Las Vegas and any group in Seattle would pay. And 84 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 5: I think that one of the drivers of this decision 85 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 5: to explore expansion and to really ultimately to go to 86 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 5: expand is that every owner in the league would get 87 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 5: a huge check. And so that would mean that, you know, 88 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 5: you're talking about double the fees if you bring in 89 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 5: two teams, and and you know, there's this debate about, well, 90 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 5: would it be better for you know, the Timberwolves than 91 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 5: any other team to just stand pack at thirty teams, 92 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 5: so then you'll get one thirtieth of the TV revenue 93 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 5: rather than one thirty second. But if each team coming 94 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 5: in cot seven billion dollars, yes, which is which is 95 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 5: I think entirely possible. That's a five hundred million dollar 96 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 5: check going to every team, and I think that would 97 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 5: kind of be enough to sway people into saying, yeah, 98 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 5: why don't we go with two? 99 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 2: Yeah? I uh. 100 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 3: And again the estimate's going going or from I here, 101 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: from seven billion to ten, ten would sound high to me. Yeah, 102 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 3: given the Lakers, I think we're ten. But it's I 103 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 3: was just mentioning. You know, if you're Glenn Taylor and 104 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,720 Speaker 3: you feel like you've lost a couple of times, you 105 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: lost when you sold the team at a discount price 106 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 3: I think he realized eventually, and then you lost in arbitration, 107 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 3: and then you're going to lose again when the new 108 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 3: owners are going to get half a billion as they're 109 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 3: part of the proceeds of the you know, the thirty 110 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 3: teams for expansion. If it is let's just say eight 111 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 3: billion a team, that's two teams sixteen billion. That's that's 112 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 3: three time losing for not that anybody again, Glenn Taylor's fine. 113 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 3: In terms of money, I don't think that's the issue, 114 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 3: but I'm sure that's got to be in the back 115 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 3: of his mind somewhere. 116 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:30,919 Speaker 2: All Right, you decided to track the Wolves to to. 117 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 3: Dallas and Anthony Edwards and his return, So I know 118 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 3: you've got a lot of flexibility. You're Johnny athletic, and 119 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 3: you plan for these sorts of contingencies, and this is 120 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: the stretch run, and then there are the playoffs. 121 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 2: This is where you make your money. 122 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 3: But a particular reason why you thought it was so 123 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 3: important to be there on the scene for the Edwards return. 124 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, I just think you know, first of all, I 125 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 5: initially I did not plan on coming down here for 126 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 5: this one. But once on Saturday, I started to get 127 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 5: real strong indications that Anthony was going to be back. 128 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 5: I think that, you know, the bosses at the New 129 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 5: York Times also thought that it'd be good to have 130 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 5: boots on the ground here in Dallas. But it's just 131 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 5: gonna be This is just an an enormously important thing 132 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 5: to track as closely as we can right now, Dan, 133 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 5: because you want to see how Anthony Edwards comes back, 134 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 5: how the knee looks, how the team is reacting to 135 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 5: his return, and of course you know a lot of 136 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 5: that we can see watching from TV, and I would 137 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 5: have made do had I stayed at home. 138 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 4: But like, there's just nothing. 139 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 5: There's no substitute for being up close in the locker room, 140 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 5: being able to talk to coaches and players, being able 141 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 5: to ask whatever questions I need asked, and and all 142 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 5: of those things. And he were talking about if he 143 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 5: comes back and he looks fresh, and he looks you spry, 144 00:07:57,720 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 5: and and and and all of the things, that he 145 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 5: can be that right away maybe, but as he kind 146 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 5: of comes into this, they all of a sudden become 147 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 5: a team that you really worry about in the playoffs. 148 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 5: If that knee is not working, or if the team 149 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 5: kind of struggles to acclimate around Anthony Edwards again, that 150 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 5: makes them a lot more vulnerable in the playoffs. And 151 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,679 Speaker 5: so this was just to be there for the first 152 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 5: time he gets back and to really track kind of 153 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 5: how that process is going to look. 154 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 4: It just I think it was too important not to 155 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 4: be here, no. 156 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: Question about that. 157 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 3: So the question now we've got to think is at 158 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:36,599 Speaker 3: eight games left, six eight game road. If I'm not mistaken, 159 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 3: I'm trying to track the standings, and I'm getting a 160 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 3: feel that we've kind of boxed ourselves in to five 161 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 3: or six, because I think now Denver they've won six 162 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 3: straight despite some of their struggles, they've won six in 163 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 3: a row, and now they're effectively three games ahead of us, 164 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,839 Speaker 3: right because they're two technically, but they have the tiebreaker 165 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 3: on us. So you know, it looks to me like 166 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 3: we're not going to move up. The question is, you know, 167 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 3: whether we stay the same. 168 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 2: Or move down. 169 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,440 Speaker 3: Do you get a sense on how the coaching staff, 170 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 3: how you know, the GM, how they feel about this 171 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 3: last stretch of games, how critical they think they are. 172 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I think that Dan. 173 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 5: The impression that I get is that the team is 174 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 5: less sort of concerned about their specific seeding. Are they 175 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 5: four or five, six, whatever it is. Of course they 176 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 5: don't want to be seven. They want to stay in 177 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 5: that top six and be just in the playoffs and 178 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 5: avoid the playing, but they're less concerned about, you know, 179 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 5: where they are in that top six then really how 180 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:49,960 Speaker 5: they're playing going into the playoffs, because this team, right 181 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 5: or wrong, has kind of carried itself for most of 182 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 5: the season as if you know, the regular season is 183 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 5: cool and everything, But we're really going to turn it 184 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:02,080 Speaker 5: on once the playoffs start. And I do believe that 185 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 5: they are from one through nine or so individually as 186 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 5: talented as almost any team in the league. So theoretically 187 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 5: like they can absolutely click in together and you beat 188 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 5: anyone in the first round and try to kind of 189 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 5: move forward in this. But they do need to put 190 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 5: their parts together and play kind of much better defense. 191 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 4: Now that Anthony Edwards is. 192 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 5: Back, and then smooth out a lot of their half 193 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 5: court offensive issues and try and get those things locked 194 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 5: in before the first round of the playoffs begin. And 195 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 5: so I think you're going to see a lot of 196 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 5: that focus is just on how they are playing and 197 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 5: how they are executing and less concern about can we 198 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 5: get to four or five or whatever it is. 199 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, that makes sense, And part of that, as we've 200 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 3: talked about, is the challenge once as Edwards gets reacclimated, 201 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 3: making sure that the good stuff that you've been getting 202 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 3: many games at least out of Bones and out of 203 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 3: Desumu when he's been available, don't get lost. Right, So, 204 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,679 Speaker 3: is there a method by which because the balls and 205 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 3: Edwards hands a lot, and that's not unusual, it's not 206 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 3: even in men as an indictment. But is there a 207 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 3: way I guess does it have to do mainly with 208 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 3: combinations and guys coming off the bench and who you're using. 209 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 3: But to me, if this team's going to go any 210 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 3: place this year, they got to try to find a 211 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 3: way to bottle that, even with Edwards back. 212 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 5: Yeah, I agree with you, Dan, because I do think 213 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 5: that they have to be able to play offensively two 214 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 5: ways when the playoffs begin, and one way which they 215 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,679 Speaker 5: are fairly good at is playing in the half court 216 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 5: with Anthony Edwards with getting his own shot, getting rolling 217 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 5: that way. But what Bones and Io do is allow 218 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:02,079 Speaker 5: them to play in the open court, play and transition 219 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 5: and get easy buckets. And I think that the optimistic viewpoint, 220 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 5: at least from inside the Timberwolves, is that while Ant 221 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 5: was watching these last six games, first of all, he 222 00:12:15,679 --> 00:12:19,559 Speaker 5: saw how effective Ant and Bone or studie Bones and 223 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 5: Iile can be in that regard. 224 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 4: But then secondly, I do. 225 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 5: Think that just giving them all of that responsibility and 226 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 5: more shots and just more activity offensively may have allowed 227 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 5: them to catch the more of a rhythm than they 228 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 5: were in when Anthony Edwards Wash was out or it 229 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,240 Speaker 5: was playing and so I think that, you know, they 230 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 5: can maybe incorporate a little bit more because there's gonna 231 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 5: be more confidence with those guys, and Ant has seen it, 232 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 5: and so maybe he will be a little bit more 233 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 5: kind of open minded to spreading the wealth around and 234 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 5: and everything will come into place. But I do think 235 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 5: that you know, they're gonna there's gonna be some reacclamation 236 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 5: to They're going to have to figure some of that out. 237 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,199 Speaker 5: Because we can also say Dan that you know, it 238 00:13:05,240 --> 00:13:08,439 Speaker 5: looked good at times with Island Bones, but the hard numbers, 239 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 5: the Wolves were number one in defense when Ant was out, 240 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 5: they were twenty eighth in offense. So they have like 241 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 5: they have a lot to work on as he gets back, 242 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 5: and he's gonna help them a lot offensively. It's just 243 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 5: a matter of kind of making all of the pieces 244 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 5: mesh together a little bit better. 245 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 2: So what's the lowdown on Jayden? 246 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 3: Do you think there is legitimate concern within the organization 247 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 3: about him being available at close to one hundred percent 248 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 3: for the start of the playoffs, which is a ways off. Remember, 249 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 3: because we got the we got basically close to two 250 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 3: weeks left and then we've got obviously the play in 251 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 3: week So is there a real concern there because they've 252 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 3: obviously up the ante on what the injury is. 253 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 2: So what are you hearing on that? 254 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 4: Yeah. I spoke to a few people. 255 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 5: Around kind of the organization around Jayden this afternoon just 256 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 5: get a handle on it, And everything that I'm told 257 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 5: is that they are not concerned about Jayden being ready 258 00:14:03,520 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 5: for the playoffs, that he will be back and be 259 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 5: in good shape by the time the playoffs begin. But 260 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 5: the bone bruise. When you have a bone bruise on 261 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 5: your knee like that, it is a painful injury, and 262 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 5: so I do think that there was a sense that 263 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:21,440 Speaker 5: he needs some time to just rest it and Rehabit 264 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 5: does not need any surgery or anything like that, but 265 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 5: it's painful enough that it's going to be limiting him 266 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 5: for a little bit, and they wanted to take some 267 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 5: of the pressure off of him by giving it a 268 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 5: week to week kind of diagnosis. As is right now, 269 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:39,120 Speaker 5: that means like definitely not playing on this road trip. 270 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 5: Just kind of sit back, get your rehab. But if 271 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 5: all goes according to plan and if things go well, 272 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 5: I would not be surprised to see him back before 273 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 5: the end of the regular season. 274 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 4: Give him a few games to tune up before the 275 00:14:54,600 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 4: playoffs begin. 276 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,440 Speaker 5: We will see how his body responds. 277 00:14:57,840 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 4: But there are plenty of people. 278 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 5: That believe that, you know, this is not any kind 279 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 5: of major thing, and certainly not one that could keep 280 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 5: him out for three weeks or a month and jeopardize 281 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 5: kind of his availability at the start of the first round. 282 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 2: Johnny is Desumo available tonight. 283 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 5: He is available tonight. So that's a big you know, 284 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,880 Speaker 5: when you when you lose Jaden and all the defense 285 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 5: that he provides and sneakily all of the offense that 286 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:25,000 Speaker 5: he provides as well. Getting Io back after a couple 287 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 5: of games out is a big thing for them. 288 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 3: I have not paid attention to the Mavericks in a 289 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 3: while for obvious reasons. Is Cooper flag back playing and 290 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 3: they shut him down? Where is he? 291 00:15:37,000 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 5: They have not shut him down yet, So he's been playing. Honestly, 292 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 5: have to check tonight if he's available. You just never 293 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 5: know night tonight with some of these things. But but he, yes, 294 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 5: he is. He's been playing. It's been interesting. He's I 295 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 5: think losing the Rookie of the Year battle. The tom 296 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 5: Ca Nipple is fellow dookie that seems to be kind 297 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 5: of an open and shutcase now given all the success 298 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 5: that Arlt has had. But you know, Cooper's been great 299 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,840 Speaker 5: when he's been healthy and playing, but it's been it's 300 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 5: been a little more sporadic of late. 301 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 4: But I think he's going to be in. 302 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 5: The lineup tonight, which would be nice because that would 303 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 5: be the first time that I've seen him play against 304 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,600 Speaker 5: the Wolves, so that would be be a fun thing 305 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:17,960 Speaker 5: to watch. 306 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, Guards, he just checked. He does not see him. 307 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:21,800 Speaker 3: I don't think he's listed on the injury report, so 308 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:26,200 Speaker 3: perhaps that means he will be available this evening in 309 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 3: Dallas where you are. Johnny Athletic is filing a lave 310 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 3: report from Dallas, Texas, where the Wolves will be back 311 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 3: in action against the Mavericks. Is that a cafe and game, 312 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 3: Guardsy would think its yeah, yes, wild until Thursday, that's right. 313 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 3: They got this time to regroup and we're no rest 314 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 3: for the weary, So that game will be on the 315 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 3: flagship FM one hundred point three The Fan. A couple 316 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 3: of league questions beyond the uh what we've already discussed. 317 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 3: The blowback from the union uarding this belief that we 318 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 3: need to revisit the sixty five game minimum because it 319 00:17:07,280 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 3: is affecting players who have undoubtedly legitimate, big time injuries. 320 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 3: I think they cited Kate Cunningham, who what did he 321 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,159 Speaker 3: end up with? A collapse lung? Was it or is 322 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 3: it a punctured lung? I can't remember one of the 323 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:23,360 Speaker 3: other collapse long So I think we all know why 324 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 3: was put in place. It was put in place because 325 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 3: the players and maybe the organizations could not police themselves. 326 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 3: I find it unfortunate this condition because a lot of 327 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 3: these injuries are legit, right, these aren't load management players. 328 00:17:38,640 --> 00:17:40,199 Speaker 2: But I don't know what you do about it. 329 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 3: I think if if you know, you got to be 330 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 3: philosophical about it and say, well, them's the breaks. 331 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 2: It's too bad. It's unfortunate. 332 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 3: But there is a reason that decision, the original decision 333 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 3: was not made in a vacuum. 334 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:53,520 Speaker 2: So where do you think this is going to go? 335 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 2: What do you make of it? 336 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's going to. 337 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,960 Speaker 5: Be interesting to see what happens with the league kind 338 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 5: of looking at it in the offseason, because Adam Silver 339 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 5: is on record saying, hey, I think that this. 340 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 4: Minimum is working. 341 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 5: It's getting more players to play, it's reducing load management, 342 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 5: which I tend to agree with them with here's the 343 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 5: other sticky wicket that the players are in. They collectively 344 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 5: bargained with the league on this number of sixty five games, 345 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 5: and so they agreed to this, and it is unfortunate 346 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:32,640 Speaker 5: this year that so many guys have been hurt. And 347 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 5: so maybe I don't know, maybe there's a compromise and 348 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,440 Speaker 5: you reduce it to sixty two games or something like that, 349 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 5: and so that's a round twenty that a player could 350 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 5: miss and still be eligible. But I hope that they 351 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:50,360 Speaker 5: actually don't go down much further Dan, because I do 352 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 5: think as well that it is something that this league 353 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 5: needs to contend with. They have to have players playing, 354 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 5: especially their star players playing, and if one season there 355 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 5: is a particularly high number of star players who are ineligible, 356 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 5: that is unfortunate. But I think you got to look 357 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:12,919 Speaker 5: at the greater good with it and see if overall 358 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 5: it helps the load managation management issue, which I believe 359 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 5: is the biggest issue this league faces on a day 360 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 5: in and day out basis. And so I'm not sure 361 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 5: what exactly they will come to in terms of a 362 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 5: compromise or a change, if they make one at all, 363 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 5: but I wouldn't be too reactionary on this because I, 364 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 5: like Adam Silver, believe that it has been effective in 365 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 5: getting more players to avoid some of those nights where, 366 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,239 Speaker 5: you know what, I'm just this is a good night 367 00:19:43,320 --> 00:19:44,880 Speaker 5: to take off. I'm just going to take it off 368 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 5: because I think that's a bad look and it's a bad, 369 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 5: you know, bad thing for the fans as well. 370 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:51,440 Speaker 3: Do we know who's starting tonight? Is it gonna be 371 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,280 Speaker 3: Commy again or is it going to be Io back 372 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 3: in the lineup. 373 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 5: I would assume it's going to be io back because 374 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,439 Speaker 5: he was starting before Mike Conley will It will be 375 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 5: interesting to see how he's doing because he played big 376 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 5: minutes two games in a row, and I don't think 377 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 5: I don't think, I know his body was feeling it 378 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 5: as well, is all I would say. So exactly what 379 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 5: kind of availability he has for tonight we will see. 380 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 5: But it just makes a whole lot of sense for 381 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,639 Speaker 5: Io assuming it'll be back in that starting lineup and 382 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 5: trying to again build some more chemistry with Aunt. You know, 383 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:29,240 Speaker 5: he also when you lose Jayden's defense, Iowa is not 384 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 5: Jaden defensively, but he's at least bigger and stronger than 385 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,479 Speaker 5: Mike Conley is to give them another defensive presence in 386 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:37,479 Speaker 5: that starting lineup. 387 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:43,919 Speaker 3: Does the organization share the viewpoint that you confirmed in 388 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 3: one of your weekend pieces and that Guarzie and I 389 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,040 Speaker 3: have talked about here on this show for a while, 390 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,119 Speaker 3: that it's difficult to have all that much sympathy for 391 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 3: the Wolls late walls with injuries, given how healthy compared 392 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 3: to many of their Western Conference rivals they have been 393 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 3: through much of this season, and that they didn't take 394 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 3: full advantage of that health. Does the organization are they 395 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 3: brutally honest enough with itself as an organization to say, 396 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 3: you know, we can use that as an excuse now 397 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 3: because they are piling up a little bit, But you know, 398 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 3: look around the conference Denver for example, They've been dealing 399 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 3: with it the entire season, and here they are still 400 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 3: ahead of us in the standings. 401 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. 402 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 5: Absolutely, I think one thing, if there is something admirable 403 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 5: about the leadership of this organization, both coaching staff, front office, 404 00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 5: and I think even with the players as well, there 405 00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 5: is certainly a recognition around across the organization that they 406 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 5: have left meat on the bone with the way that 407 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 5: they approached or played in that first two and a 408 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 5: half months. 409 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:53,240 Speaker 4: Of this season. 410 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 5: That's why, you know, we talked to Chris Finch before 411 00:21:57,400 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 5: last game when they were missing three starters against Detroit, 412 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 5: and he just said, yeah, look that you know, everyone's 413 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 5: dealing with it. And I was talking to another person 414 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:11,080 Speaker 5: in the organization today who basically said, you know, literally 415 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 5: all we needed to do was win two or three 416 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 5: of those games that we never should have dumped, and 417 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 5: we would have been in perfect position. So there is 418 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 5: definitely no woe with us within the organization right now, 419 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 5: you know, they just I think there's more lamenting that 420 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 5: this is a team that just never really dug in 421 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 5: at that at, you know, for the first two three 422 00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 5: months of the regular season, and now they're kind of 423 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 5: reaping what they sow. 424 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,639 Speaker 3: I think we'll wrap up with what appears to me 425 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 3: to be one of Kevin Falness's burner texts. 426 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:45,640 Speaker 2: I'll just read it. 427 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,400 Speaker 3: So the commissioner likes the sixty five game rule because 428 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 3: that means players will play. What did I say about 429 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 3: the league? Imagine this thought process in the NHL. I'm 430 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 3: not a big hockey fan. He's not fooling us. We 431 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 3: know that's far. But if the players can play, they play. 432 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 3: Floor is yours, mister basketball? 433 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I think that what I would say 434 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 5: is that everyone in a position of power, many people 435 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 5: in a position of power in basketball, understand that this 436 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 5: is an issue that they're facing. They are not running 437 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 5: and hiding from it. And that's why we have the 438 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 5: sixty five game rule. And I do think that there 439 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 5: is there has been an influx of kind of analytically 440 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:35,600 Speaker 5: driven quant folks who are in front offices running teams. 441 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 4: Now and they have just said that. 442 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 5: No, you have to be if you're a smart team, 443 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 5: if you only play your players this many games or 444 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 5: this many minutes, and that's what forward. 445 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 4: Thinking, quote unquote teams do. 446 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 5: And I do think that that viewpoint, while maybe scientifically accurate, 447 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:00,920 Speaker 5: is absolutely detrimental to the product on the floor. 448 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 4: You want to talk hockey, it's not. 449 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 5: The same like the physical toll on an NBA player's 450 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 5: body for running, jumping, cutting, moving in the way that 451 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 5: this game is played over forty eight minutes and the 452 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,080 Speaker 5: way that this game has evolved is so much more 453 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 5: taxing on a body than an NHL player skating around. 454 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 4: Now. Of course NHL players. 455 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 5: Get hit, Yeah, they deal with injuries that way, and 456 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 5: they're very tough guys. I'm just I would never dispute that, 457 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 5: but but there is certainly much evidence that the wear 458 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 5: and tear on an NBA player's body is greater than 459 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 5: it's ever been, and I think that, you know, people 460 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:45,880 Speaker 5: are trying to account for that, but in the end, 461 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 5: they got to play like it is. It is the 462 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,560 Speaker 5: worst part about the league that I love the most, 463 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 5: and and there's just too many people that look at 464 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,199 Speaker 5: just the bottom line and don't think about kind of 465 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:59,639 Speaker 5: the many, many, many fans who get so upset when 466 00:24:59,640 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 5: they should up to a game and then see an 467 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 5: hour beforehand that play at star Ax is not playing. 468 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:05,760 Speaker 5: It's a bad look for the league. 469 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 4: There's no doubt about it. 470 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 2: Johnny. 471 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 3: I hope you enjoy my former Bermuda Schwortz laden Town 472 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,800 Speaker 3: the doubt for the greater Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex tonight. 473 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 3: I hope you get accomplished what you want this evening, 474 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: and we will be in touch as soon as next week, 475 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 3: if not sooner. 476 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,720 Speaker 4: Had some great text mechs for launch. 477 00:25:24,760 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 5: I think at Billboard that'said former home of Dan Barrero 478 00:25:28,280 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 5: like that coming in so I mean, I feel your 479 00:25:31,080 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 5: presence around here. 480 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 3: It's just impossible to Johnny, I am so forgotten that 481 00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 3: when the Dallas Morning News sports department had some kind 482 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 3: of I don't know if it was like twenty year anniversary, 483 00:25:44,760 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 3: they put out like a basically a special section. There 484 00:25:48,160 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 3: were two writers who were not even mentioned in it. 485 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 3: Gary Myers was one and I was the other. And 486 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 3: I was the first guy, Dave Smith. 487 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 2: Dave Smith was the. 488 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 3: Guy the big shot of sports at I used to 489 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 3: run the Boston Globe and the Washington Star. I was 490 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,959 Speaker 3: the first guy he hired in the Big Revolution. And 491 00:26:07,040 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 3: I yeah, they that that that that's how far out 492 00:26:09,240 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 3: of pocket eye, am man. 493 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 2: It's it's long. It was a good run, but it 494 00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 2: was many, many decades ago. 495 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 5: Hey, that's that's just bulletin board material for you, though, 496 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 5: Like as you've risen up to where you are in 497 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 5: the radio world, like you did it on SPIKEE. You 498 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 5: did it on on motivation like that. 499 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:28,640 Speaker 3: That's exactly right. Use it for decades and decades. There's 500 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 3: no question have done. Tonight, We'll be watching and listening 501 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:32,440 Speaker 3: right here on the fan. 502 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 2: Thank you. 503 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:34,479 Speaker 3: Thanks Dan. 504 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 2: That's the one and only John Krazinski who is just 505 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 2: getting well. 506 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 3: You can imagine the hockey community reaction to the Johnny 507 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 3: comparison regarding the laboring, the labors, the challenges, the physical 508 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 3: and mental challenges of being a pro hockey player as 509 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 3: opposed to a pro basketball player. We'll get to some 510 00:26:57,400 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 3: of that, We'll get to a couple of other contraver 511 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 3: rasial items, and I'll give you the very latest microwave 512 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 3: update when we can. 513 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 6: Feel the energy of the state of hockey, and I 514 00:27:06,640 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 6: think we're about to in the inbox. Minnesota Wild Hockey's 515 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 6: back at Grand Casino Arena. Don't miss the speed, the hits, 516 00:27:12,560 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 6: the roar of the crowd. Next game's Thursday. Get your 517 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:29,640 Speaker 6: tickets now at wild dot com slash tickets. 518 00:27:36,320 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 1: Seven. 519 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 3: One guy writes, why do we have the nerd from 520 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 3: Polar Express on comparing the toughness of hockey players? Wow 521 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 3: and basketball player. That's a very specific subscription, it really is. 522 00:27:49,359 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 2: Which nerd? 523 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 3: It would be interesting to see where Johnny Athletics info 524 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 3: about the wear and chair and NBA players bodies being 525 00:27:55,200 --> 00:27:57,119 Speaker 3: greater than the wear and tear on NHL players' bodies 526 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 3: comes from. Both are brutal? Is he just using basketball 527 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 3: centric anecdotal evidence. That's Chuck from next to Hazelton Johnny Athletic, 528 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,920 Speaker 3: plus the theory that NBA players experienced pharma physical damage 529 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:15,880 Speaker 3: NHL players one, two, three, four laugh emojis. 530 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 2: But you know what. 531 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:23,119 Speaker 3: Guards these conscience. That's another one of Baldness's burner accounts. 532 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 3: Rights PST basketball. PST basketball is more taxing on a 533 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 3: body than hockey. Preposterous and laughable six pine two guy rights. 534 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 3: Remember NBA players do play shifts longer than two minutes 535 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 3: at a time six' five to one. Guy, Yeah i'm 536 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,000 Speaker 3: sure THE nba players use a lot more energy flopping 537 00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 3: on the floor every thirty, seconds along with their eighty 538 00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:52,240 Speaker 3: timeouts that they get during every. Game you can sort 539 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:53,840 Speaker 3: of see where this is. Going we really are the 540 00:28:53,840 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 3: state of. Hockey, yes, yes that's. It hockey community is 541 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 3: going to lose their minds Over johnny SAYING nba players 542 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 3: are more, tech games are more. Taxing i'm players' bodies 543 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 3: IN nhl games AND i am here for all of. 544 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 3: It Ask Eric sinek Nominating Johnny athletic FOR. PST nba 545 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 3: is more physically demanding THAN. Nhl, johnny you are entering 546 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 3: the shadow. Realm six' one, Two guy oh, my god 547 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:26,480 Speaker 3: basketball more taxing six FIVE one pst twenty twenty seven 548 00:29:26,640 --> 00:29:29,360 Speaker 3: is a. Done deal that was the Worst take i've. 549 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:33,280 Speaker 3: Ever heard DAN the, NBA is i can't that Might be, 550 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 3: i've Sceen so i'm not going to. Read it bad 551 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:43,440 Speaker 3: Take By johnny and then the guy who really wasn't 552 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:47,280 Speaker 3: fall us The Earlier fallnest burner count says, not Fallness, 553 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 3: thank god apparently taking a shot at at fallness as. 554 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:54,600 Speaker 3: As well do you want to wait into the middle of, 555 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 3: that ONE because i think this for me falls unto 556 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 3: the classification of apples and oranges a. 557 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 2: Little bit it's. Completely different it's utterly. 558 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 3: DIFFERENT games i, Do think and it got a little 559 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,120 Speaker 3: heated when you were gone with me last week on. 560 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 3: THIS subject i do think because we have the, tanking 561 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 3: issue because we do have a load management trend that 562 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 3: necessitated the sixty five game minimum rule at the very start, 563 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 3: of it that people mistake, those PROBLEMS which i think 564 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:36,000 Speaker 3: the league is attempting to at least, Address, with oh 565 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 3: it's an easy it's such an, easy game and there's 566 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:43,479 Speaker 3: really not that much effort when players are playing, Being 567 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:47,320 Speaker 3: exhibited and again it doesn't help you when you have 568 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 3: teams that want to lose and, our routine they are 569 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 3: losing by not, just losing but losing by twenty thirty or, 570 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 3: forty points right by. REWARDED fortune i don't know what 571 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 3: to tell you if you believe that playing professional basketball 572 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 3: is not an extremely and endeavor to the body and, 573 00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 3: the mind especially at the pace with which it's more 574 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:13,760 Speaker 3: it's more, RECENTLY played i think that goes BACK to 575 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 3: i think a belief that you just don't, like basketball 576 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 3: which is, not illegal but that is what really is 577 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:24,360 Speaker 3: driving some of the people who tend to dismiss, the 578 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:28,520 Speaker 3: effort the physical effort that's involved with the greatest basketball 579 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 3: in terms of just, physical talent the greatest talent in. 580 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 6: THE world i think there's a middle ground between the 581 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 6: people that say they expend all that energy flopping all 582 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 6: over the place like The one texture did exactly And 583 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 6: The steve kerr approach, of going you guys don't even 584 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,720 Speaker 6: understand how difficult this thing is, Right now like the 585 00:31:48,520 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 6: truth is somewhere in, The middle like we all recognize 586 00:31:51,120 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 6: it's probably it's probably harder to play than it's, ever 587 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:56,840 Speaker 6: been and it probably is more taxing and guys are 588 00:31:56,840 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 6: playing longer and all, Of THAT but i still don't 589 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:04,880 Speaker 6: think where it's asking too much to not do, the tanking, 590 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,640 Speaker 6: load management all the things that we've. 591 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 2: Gone over it's. 592 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 3: It's what it Is a it is an absolutely. Grueling 593 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 3: game and it it's true hockey players aren't out there 594 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 3: the same amount. OF time, i mean, look at, for 595 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:23,440 Speaker 3: example how many do do HOW many a cl injuries 596 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 3: compare at least this one type of injury IN the nba, 597 00:32:29,280 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 3: to hockey AND and i don't even think. It's, close 598 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 3: now that doesn't mean hockey is a. Sissy game it 599 00:32:35,200 --> 00:32:38,480 Speaker 3: doesn't mean, it's soft but it just means that there 600 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:43,000 Speaker 3: is there's a grueling aspect to this that just because 601 00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,320 Speaker 3: there stops and starts with a whistle that are different 602 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,760 Speaker 3: from from hockey where once the action gets going it 603 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 3: can go for. A while, i mean it ends up 604 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 3: becoming sort of this silly battle of of of which 605 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 3: game you? Like better that that that's the truth. Of 606 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 3: it for, most people it's they're they're going to tend 607 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,840 Speaker 3: to really analyze this in any sort of detached. Scientific 608 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 3: WAY it's i can't. Stand basketball they don't they. EVER 609 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,080 Speaker 3: try i see them even though the people who generally 610 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 3: say that watch one game of year maybe and it 611 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 3: or they Watched the wolves for three months in, The 612 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 3: city well that could. Be true that could be part 613 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:21,080 Speaker 3: of it is. As well speaking of, the hockey HERE'S 614 00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 3: what i, Will, say YEAH because i got somebody now 615 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 3: saying hockey is by far more taxing in the BODY 616 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:30,960 Speaker 3: that i. Categorically reject at the, Very least i'm more 617 00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 3: in the gray area of its apples and oranges in 618 00:33:33,080 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 3: terms of the kite type of taxing done on. The 619 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:40,560 Speaker 3: BODY but i couldn't disagree more with the notion that 620 00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,959 Speaker 3: that that hockey is far more taxing on. The body 621 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 3: that's somebody who just wants to believe that because it's 622 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 3: probably guards. 623 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:49,280 Speaker 2: These conscience but go ahead. 624 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:52,840 Speaker 6: An olive branch to guard, these conscience or at least 625 00:33:52,880 --> 00:33:56,280 Speaker 6: a congratulations. Or something i'm not sure what, it is 626 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 6: But as I'm in sacramento flying Home, ON saturday i 627 00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 6: See the kevin fall in his sweet for beyond the 628 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:05,280 Speaker 6: pond where they have both of The new gopher. Hockey 629 00:34:05,320 --> 00:34:10,120 Speaker 6: coaches they've got representation from basically ALL the ncaa. Regional 630 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 6: sites that's huge games if you are a hockey fan 631 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:15,759 Speaker 6: and you're not listening to. That Show As glenn mason, 632 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,359 Speaker 6: would say, You're, wrong like how do you do better than? 633 00:34:18,360 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 2: That line that's a. 634 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 6: Good lineup although mix russo In obviously, mikletti's involved he 635 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:22,520 Speaker 6: wasn't This. 636 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:25,480 Speaker 3: Past Saturday, working sure there's some very tough questioning during 637 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:25,879 Speaker 3: the both. 638 00:34:25,880 --> 00:34:28,360 Speaker 2: Those, interviews well what are you gonna ask the? 639 00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 3: NEW coaches, i mean Who's the Gopher Coach? Brett larson 640 00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 3: i'd ask him about? His record the RECORDS not i 641 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,680 Speaker 3: mean IT'S it's i actually stood this is the irony 642 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 3: of me. Being ripped also now me being lumped In 643 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 3: with johnny and being ripped by the. HOCKEY community i 644 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:49,600 Speaker 3: stood up for the hockey hardcorese who have shown less 645 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,920 Speaker 3: than great enthusiasm for, the hire, which doesn't by, the 646 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 3: way mean it's a, bad HIGHER but i actually stood 647 00:34:57,360 --> 00:35:00,840 Speaker 3: for them and said you're allowed to not necessarily be 648 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:03,319 Speaker 3: overjoyed or, say well could there been a different way? 649 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:05,600 Speaker 3: To go or really is this what you want? To 650 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 3: do because they're all getting, Ripped, though well you guys. 651 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 3: Are unrealistic what do? You want you wanted the, old 652 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,279 Speaker 3: guy you wanted the. Other guy mots go out and 653 00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 3: now you're unhappy with who. They got that was basically the. Levelle, position, 654 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 3: now well well you can think, both things you can 655 00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 3: THINK and i wasn't Calling for motsko's head by, any 656 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 3: means but the Smiling at assen, obviously was or at 657 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:29,239 Speaker 3: least he. URGED it i think based on what we 658 00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:34,759 Speaker 3: know or think we know Regarding MUTUAL but i just, you, 659 00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:37,200 Speaker 3: Know no i'm half kidding obviously about the questioning. 660 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 2: Somebody's new it's not like you're gonna pound away. At 661 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:46,440 Speaker 2: THEM but I don't, i mean is it we're in the. 662 00:35:46,440 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 3: Hockey community has there been a feeling a long time 663 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 3: that whenever you have another, hockey opening that's the guy 664 00:35:55,160 --> 00:35:55,520 Speaker 3: you got to. 665 00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:57,120 Speaker 2: GO get i don't think that was. 666 00:35:57,160 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 3: The thinking that doesn't, mean again he can't be A 667 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:01,960 Speaker 3: great and, You know louis is gonna be mad at 668 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 3: me because apparently he was on the committee. RECOMMENDING it 669 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:07,120 Speaker 3: I think mikletty, loves him yeah. And all, and look 670 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:12,040 Speaker 3: they know obviously exponentially more about HOCKEY that. I do 671 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:15,680 Speaker 3: but you know that's also a little country, club ish 672 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 3: and so, you know if you if you go all 673 00:36:18,560 --> 00:36:21,279 Speaker 3: the way back to, his head coaching record from the 674 00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:22,840 Speaker 3: beginning in a couple of. 675 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:23,960 Speaker 2: Different leagues it's it's. 676 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:29,239 Speaker 3: NOT been, i mean his best stretch was when when 677 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 3: he Was using moscow The players moscow had. 678 00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 2: Left behind. You, know now you know you, could, say. 679 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,239 Speaker 3: Well that's another reason why you shouldn't have Moved on 680 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:40,400 Speaker 3: moscow in the. First, place here that's a. Different discussion i'm, behind. 681 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:43,920 Speaker 3: Schedule though let's get a pause. In now we'll get 682 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,000 Speaker 3: to a couple of other texts that have come in 683 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 3: regarding the the hockey versus. Basketball discussion can't they? IS 684 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 3: this i know this isn't probably. Controversial enough can't they 685 00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 3: both be? Incredibly, grueling yes forms of athletic competition on 686 00:37:00,040 --> 00:37:01,800 Speaker 3: people's bodies, and minds and THEM both. 687 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,080 Speaker 2: I just don't, to me it's but it's just different 688 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 2: kinds of different types, of grueling. 689 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:11,799 Speaker 3: For sure, all right six four six eighty Six Bratch 690 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 3: ON bryant kfa and. 691 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 2: TEXT line i. 692 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 3: Don't forget We've Got alec lewis FROM the nfl owners 693 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:19,719 Speaker 3: meetings at five. Point thirty we'll come back with a 694 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:22,839 Speaker 3: little bit of breaking vikings news on that front. 695 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 2: As well stay to. 696 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:26,760 Speaker 6: Wow, every game Every moment cafean brings you to men's 697 00:37:26,760 --> 00:37:28,520 Speaker 6: college basketball tournament Driven By Dave. 698 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,320 Speaker 2: Smith motors you can Tune in. 699 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:34,279 Speaker 6: Saturday on The free iHeartRadio app to catch the insanity 700 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:35,920 Speaker 6: from the greatest host city in, The. 701 00:37:35,960 --> 00:37:38,360 Speaker 2: World indianapolis do. 702 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:41,480 Speaker 3: You know what's really more grueling than either being a 703 00:37:41,520 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 3: hockey player or a basketball player doing a show? Without 704 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 3: coffee try standing by, the way the backup the other 705 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:55,399 Speaker 3: microwave worked absolutely fine of, the coffee no Difficulties as 706 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,319 Speaker 3: i've just pit punched the buttons in and there. It 707 00:37:57,440 --> 00:38:00,360 Speaker 3: was by, the way for the, record tonight at the 708 00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:02,040 Speaker 3: end of, the show we're going to distance. Six thirty 709 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:04,640 Speaker 3: yes the end of the, SHOW tonight i will complete 710 00:38:04,640 --> 00:38:08,480 Speaker 3: the CLEANUP that i started yesterday and stopped and the 711 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 3: let's put, this way if the microwave is messed up, 712 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:17,279 Speaker 3: again yesterday by THE time i, come in mark, my 713 00:38:17,400 --> 00:38:19,840 Speaker 3: words that will be part of a conspiracy to. Smear 714 00:38:19,920 --> 00:38:22,799 Speaker 3: me it will, be clean spick. And span it will 715 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 3: look better than ever. 716 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:26,359 Speaker 2: After. The show that's. 717 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,439 Speaker 3: My guarantee it's just not a lot of time during 718 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:30,319 Speaker 3: breaks to get to do it as THOROUGHLY as. I 719 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:31,719 Speaker 3: want and you got a show, to DO and i 720 00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 3: do have a show. To do but you know what's 721 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,840 Speaker 3: more grueling, than either? What's that try try standing in 722 00:38:36,920 --> 00:38:40,719 Speaker 3: center field for? Nine, innings, oh devastating especially if you're 723 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:42,279 Speaker 3: playing Against the twins and there's not a lot. Of, 724 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,880 Speaker 3: action wow we're down two to one in the looks 725 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:49,520 Speaker 3: like the bottom. Of seven Seven In, kansas city after 726 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:53,719 Speaker 3: having lost the rubber game of the series Yesterday to 727 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:59,480 Speaker 3: Baltimore Home. Openers, Thursday, Correct yes. Sosnami day we're supposed 728 00:38:59,480 --> 00:39:02,120 Speaker 3: to get measure terble Snow. On thursday we just don't 729 00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:02,359 Speaker 3: know how. 730 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:02,839 Speaker 2: Much yet? 731 00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 3: Why not HERE'S and i hate going down this ROAD 732 00:39:08,200 --> 00:39:10,200 Speaker 3: because i got into it late last week and it 733 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:11,120 Speaker 3: was just a series. 734 00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:12,480 Speaker 2: Of meltdowns. 735 00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:17,839 Speaker 3: People find the viral video of a basketball player not 736 00:39:17,880 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 3: trying in a given situation and they use that, to, 737 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,120 Speaker 3: say well nobody tries In basketball Hoover. 738 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:23,200 Speaker 2: Or friday by, the way Was? 739 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:23,319 Speaker 3: It? 740 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:26,560 Speaker 2: Friday? Thursday friday we've got my? 741 00:39:26,560 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 3: Bad tomorrow then two more Okay In kansas City Than. 742 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,799 Speaker 3: Tampa Bay. Tampa bay but, go ahead the viral. Video 743 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:37,000 Speaker 3: yep so there by the way to. The microwave te's there's. 744 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:39,920 Speaker 3: Nothing new i've spent as much time on IT as i. 745 00:39:39,960 --> 00:39:43,799 Speaker 3: Really intended there is, no update there's, nothing controversial there's no. 746 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:44,919 Speaker 2: Tomorrow at there's. 747 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:47,440 Speaker 3: No subterfuse you'll get the you'll get three more hours 748 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:48,160 Speaker 3: of it tomorrow. 749 00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,200 Speaker 2: At twelve. Exactly right. 750 00:39:53,440 --> 00:39:59,840 Speaker 3: The number of baseball players hit hitters who loaf or 751 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:02,200 Speaker 3: semi loaf coming. 752 00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:03,799 Speaker 2: Out of the batter's box to. First base. 753 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,120 Speaker 3: Why is there not more discussion? About that you know 754 00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,960 Speaker 3: why there isn't, because well there's a couple. Of Reasons 755 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,759 Speaker 3: one i'm not going to get into because it became controversial. 756 00:40:13,880 --> 00:40:17,080 Speaker 3: Last week but the OTHER one i will give because 757 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:20,960 Speaker 3: to a, certain extent baseball. Has conceded many baseball organizations 758 00:40:20,960 --> 00:40:24,560 Speaker 3: have conceded on. That subject they've just sort of given. 759 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:25,400 Speaker 2: It up. 760 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:32,799 Speaker 3: And The point i'm making is to pretend that basketball 761 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,520 Speaker 3: is the only sport in which we ever see less 762 00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:40,719 Speaker 3: than maximum effort is. Demonstrably false we just the people 763 00:40:40,760 --> 00:40:43,040 Speaker 3: who don't like basketball concentrate. 764 00:40:43,080 --> 00:40:43,479 Speaker 1: On it. 765 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 2: And it's also easier to see in a. 766 00:40:47,239 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 3: Basketball game then, let's say on an offensive line where 767 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 3: you whiff on, your block harder to see that in 768 00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 3: the group unless it gets isolated on the replay right 769 00:40:58,239 --> 00:41:00,719 Speaker 3: and the individual ends up getting a sack on. The 770 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:05,239 Speaker 3: quarterback so, trust me if you live with, that delusion you, 771 00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:09,160 Speaker 3: are delusional but you want to believe it because you 772 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:10,960 Speaker 3: don't like, the sport which is. 773 00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:12,719 Speaker 2: AGAIN legal i would just. 774 00:41:12,719 --> 00:41:16,600 Speaker 3: Say pick your reasons better or don't bother with some 775 00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:22,520 Speaker 3: of those reasons. Real quick, the well it probably is 776 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:24,480 Speaker 3: going to be part of the top five to, five 777 00:41:24,520 --> 00:41:27,000 Speaker 3: ANYWAY but i, teased it so let's get. 778 00:41:27,040 --> 00:41:27,400 Speaker 2: To It the. 779 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:31,879 Speaker 3: VIKINGS announcing I Think rob razinski made this official That 780 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:36,000 Speaker 3: the vikings will Pick Up jordan addison's fifty year option the, 781 00:41:36,080 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 3: wide receiver and that of course means he's back as 782 00:41:39,719 --> 00:41:44,359 Speaker 3: the presumably the number two Receiver Behind. Justin jefferson maybe 783 00:41:44,440 --> 00:41:46,640 Speaker 3: not a, big surprise but worthy. Of mention maybe more 784 00:41:46,680 --> 00:41:49,920 Speaker 3: details to come on the. Top five. 785 00:41:52,640 --> 00:41:54,840 Speaker 2: This will get. Him going this is from tinfoil hat 786 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:55,640 Speaker 2: Guy From. 787 00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:58,520 Speaker 3: Harris minnesota hockey players came and stand in the ice 788 00:41:58,520 --> 00:42:00,879 Speaker 3: for longer than. Thirty, Seconds meanwhile i'm players can play 789 00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:04,160 Speaker 3: all forty, eight minutes playing elite offensive offense and guarding 790 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:04,920 Speaker 3: the best athletes in. 791 00:42:05,000 --> 00:42:06,880 Speaker 2: The planet IT'S, the nba and it's a. 792 00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:10,160 Speaker 3: Case closed hockey fans are so sensitive that. 793 00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:12,120 Speaker 2: Part's true that's. Been proven. 794 00:42:13,960 --> 00:42:16,560 Speaker 3: Only different basketball hockey. Is toughness hockey players have the 795 00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:19,080 Speaker 3: edge major edge and. Toughness love both sports equally tough 796 00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:21,839 Speaker 3: on the. Old body, johnny's right the skates do most 797 00:42:21,880 --> 00:42:22,400 Speaker 3: of the work. 798 00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:23,319 Speaker 1: In. 799 00:42:23,400 --> 00:42:30,719 Speaker 3: Hockey well one undisputed fact is that hockey is much 800 00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 3: harder on teeth. Than basketball in immortal words of Co Pilot, 801 00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:39,279 Speaker 3: roger murdoch You tell falness to Try dragging Walton and 802 00:42:39,360 --> 00:42:42,160 Speaker 3: lanier up and down the court for forty. Eight minutes 803 00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:45,520 Speaker 3: that's a great Callback To Kareem abdul jabbar in the Motion. 804 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:49,040 Speaker 2: Picture airplane thank you for, the memories thank you for the. 805 00:42:49,080 --> 00:42:49,960 Speaker 2: Great time we. 806 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:54,879 Speaker 3: Love you because that cliche, was Out then kareem doesn't, 807 00:42:54,880 --> 00:42:56,200 Speaker 3: play deep doesn't play try hard. 808 00:42:56,200 --> 00:43:01,640 Speaker 2: On defense this is. 809 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:05,120 Speaker 3: Very scientific people who don't understand the differences between playing 810 00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:08,200 Speaker 3: back hockey basketball don't understand. Energy systems our body used for. 811 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:11,680 Speaker 3: Either sport hockey is. Highly anaerobic you can only sustain 812 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:15,480 Speaker 3: thirty six thirty to sixty seconds of sustained effort due 813 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:17,600 Speaker 3: to the use of the glycolic. 814 00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:20,399 Speaker 2: Energy system is that the? Right, Turn wow i've never. Heard, 815 00:43:20,440 --> 00:43:21,600 Speaker 2: that plus you're on an. 816 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:25,040 Speaker 3: Unstable sun stable service ice and balancing on a one 817 00:43:25,200 --> 00:43:28,840 Speaker 3: eighth inch. Of steel basketball is more aerobic and played 818 00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:32,560 Speaker 3: on a. Stable service nodak hockey Guy. RIGHTS dan i 819 00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:34,960 Speaker 3: will absolutely agree that basketball is, more TAXING and i 820 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:37,640 Speaker 3: am a. Hockey guy there's a reason some people play 821 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,920 Speaker 3: hockey recreationally into, old age but hardly anyone does. In 822 00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:44,719 Speaker 3: basketball it's the running and jumping, on hardwood not the. 823 00:43:44,760 --> 00:43:50,960 Speaker 3: Actual physicality so the debate goes on and on. AND 824 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:54,719 Speaker 3: on I Mentioned alec lewis in about a half hour very, 825 00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:58,879 Speaker 3: Latest vikings intel and steam from the winter Of the 826 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:03,960 Speaker 3: owner's Meetings, In. Phoenix arizona what do we have for tough? 827 00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:05,640 Speaker 2: A lot we've got the twins. 828 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:09,319 Speaker 6: In Action anthony edwards Is back march madness koc at the. 829 00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:12,040 Speaker 6: Owners meetings some good news for go for men's basketball 830 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:12,680 Speaker 6: as it pertains to. 831 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:14,720 Speaker 2: Next year it is a full slate