1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Happy to be joined by a new school, but old school, 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: best school because of his uh his old soul heart. 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: Parker Fox joins us each and every Monday around this 4 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: time and a love you. 5 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 2: Love you too. 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: B What strictly hoops guy Joe Dee doing these days? 7 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 1: That's a good question. I saw he was just right. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, I saw he was just actually watching Saint Louis 9 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,360 Speaker 2: the Bilkins. Is that right? Is that there? Yeah? They 10 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,159 Speaker 2: have a college team. Yeah they have. They have a 11 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 2: good thing going. Oh, yeah, they have a good thing. 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: Thirty years he takes I'm hold up now, the Billikins 13 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: have tried incredibly hard for about three decades. 14 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 2: They just haven't been able to get over the hump. Yeah, 15 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: they're they got it going on. This year they have, 16 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: they have a really solid team. Robbie Advia he's the 17 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:50,239 Speaker 2: uh they call him Cream Abdul Jabbar, which is just 18 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: an excellent, just an excellent nickname. He's got the retro specs, 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 2: he's got the tattoos. I think he's got a little 20 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 2: Mexican in him. And he's just like he plays so hard. 21 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: He he just sees the game. He's got me Jokichen, 22 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: I mean, he's you know sees the game passing wise, 23 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 2: you can shoot the three, you can get inside. Yeah, 24 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,839 Speaker 2: he's a real talent. I played him at Indiana State 25 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 2: two years ago in the Sycamore. He was a sycamore. Yeah, 26 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 2: he was a sycamore. Most famous sycamore of all time, 27 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: Larry Bird. Yeah. 28 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 3: So yeah, yeah, we got to play in that gym, 29 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 3: didn't they didn't Indiana State kind of take over kind 30 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 3: of the buzz of the tournament. Did they get to 31 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: the sweet sixteen or something like that, or because he 32 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 3: was you mentioned that that in particular Robbie something maybe yeh, 33 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,360 Speaker 3: he was kind of the the toast of the town 34 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 3: for a minute. 35 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:38,399 Speaker 2: Oh yeah he was. And now Saint Louis with him 36 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 2: at their first in the A ten. So like they're 37 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: in a position, you know, looking really good. Yeah, like 38 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 2: Temple and U Mass. Temple and U Mass and yeah, 39 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: who else is in that like George George Washington, George 40 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: Mason Fordham. Yeah, let's go, we go, we can go 41 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: for bar No, no, no, we played him, yeah yeah. 42 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 2: Their place in terre Haute, Indiana, Indiana State, you got 43 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: the big Larry Bird Shrine, just like some little run 44 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 2: of the mill Indiana town. I'm sure Chris Hockey knows 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 2: all about it. But yeah, and they just they kicked 46 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 2: our butts down there. We went into there and they 47 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 2: just they took it to us, probably beat us by 48 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: twenty I don't remember the exact score, but just dominated us. 49 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 2: And now that whole team and coaching staff moved on 50 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 2: to Saint Louis and they got to going on over there. 51 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: You remember the the well, you weren't alive then. But 52 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: have you heard of what Larry Bird's the initial nickname 53 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 1: was when he came out of Indiana State. 54 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 2: Some white something. What do they call him? 55 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 3: I don't know. 56 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: I want you to say it? Oh gosh, God, no, 57 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: I just want somebody else to say it. I have 58 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 2: no idea. All right, Oh is it Larry Bird, Larry Legend, 59 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: the hick from French lick, from fresh lick, the hick 60 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 2: from French lick, Larry Bird. I'll tell you what. I've 61 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 2: heard some stories of Larry Bird and the left hand 62 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: the game where he's told them I'm only going to 63 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 2: shoot with my left hand and dominate. 64 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: Just the stories of him, the All Star Game story 65 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: is as you you need to research this. Well, he 66 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: was in the it might have been the inaugural or 67 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: his first three point shooting contest at the All Star Game. Yep, 68 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: nobody could find him. Where's Larry, Where's Larry? And uh 69 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: x amount of minutes before the contest. He rolls into 70 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,920 Speaker 1: the locker room, ye looks at all the Reggie Millers 71 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: of the world and says, y'all are running for second, 72 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: and then just went out and warmed up and won it. 73 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 2: Unbelievable. I just to hear the kind of mental approach 74 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 2: that he took, and I think he would just take 75 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: time off in the off season, just go back home 76 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 2: and and and go whatever the heck French lick is 77 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: and and go back there and and just dominate. I 78 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 2: don't know. I just love the story of Larry Bird 79 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 2: and and everything that he's about, and just his demeanor, 80 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: his mentality. I think that's something that that goes underrated 81 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 2: these days. 82 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: You think strict it's a strictly hoops, right, strictly b ball, Yeah, 83 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: strictly b ball, you think of strictly be ball guy 84 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: Joe Door, Yeah, get himself back in the. 85 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 2: Covenant for a couple of segments. Maybe he today, Yeah, 86 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 2: he loved it. I think he would love to come back. 87 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 2: We got to get him back here. Let's do that video. 88 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: I might have his phone number. 89 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, so I'll get in touch with him when you 90 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: when you leave from a lot, if you don't mind me. 91 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 2: Of course cotecting your friends, and of course get him 92 00:04:24,279 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: in here. My friends are your friends, brother, my friends 93 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 2: are your friends. 94 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: I don't know, like seven consecutive segments on Thursday. There 95 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: you go, it wouldn't be a bad idea. Well all right, 96 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: the uh yeah, the well, the Wolves sure made a 97 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 1: statement against Okac, didn't they. 98 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: That was I'm telling you a pa I've watched a 99 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 2: lot of Wolves hoops this year. That was one of 100 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 2: the most fun games I've watched all year, just just 101 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 2: the mentality that they came into with that game. They 102 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 2: were not going to be bullied, they were not going 103 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 2: to be It's just one of those old like boxing 104 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: quotes where it's just like the winner of boxing matches 105 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 2: is the one that's always the aggressor. Right, not always, 106 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 2: but but usually the mentality is, Hey, I'm going to 107 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: come out and we're going to put our foot forward 108 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 2: versus playing defense and taking a step backwards. That's exactly 109 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 2: what I saw from the Wolves that game, Dante DiVincenzo 110 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 2: I thought was just an underrated part of that game, 111 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: just his ability to defend. I can't remember the exact possession, 112 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: but got switched on to Shay and just brought the 113 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 2: force to him, got a defensive stop, our ball going 114 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 2: the other way, and you could just see the emotion. 115 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 2: And I think this game was big for the Wolves, 116 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: just kind of getting back on track after some of 117 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 2: those losses and all these trade rumors and stuff like that, 118 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 2: to just know that, hey, who knows what's going to 119 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 2: happen trade wise, anything could happen, but we're still confident 120 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 2: with what we have in this locker room that we 121 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,839 Speaker 2: can win games and we can find a way to 122 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 2: beat the best team in the world, Oklahoma City Thunder. 123 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: Now I'm watching Shay Gilgess Alexander Moore this year really 124 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: I ever have in my life. And we'll just leave 125 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: it at that. He's not the league's MVP. I don't 126 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: know who the league's MVP is. It ain't him. I mean, 127 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: he'll put fifty on you, he'll get to the line 128 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: twelve times and make eleven of him. But like the facility, 129 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: maybe this plays into Jalen Williams. The perimeter guy's not 130 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: having a great year. Yeah, and you know, off that injury. 131 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 2: I don't think he played against US either that right now, 132 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 2: so he's out. He was out and he was in. 133 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 2: He's out again. 134 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: Home Grin mostly is off the charts good right now. 135 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: All Star this year? Oh yeah, he had six blocks together. 136 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: I mean he's he's he's a menacing presence what he is. 137 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: But with Gil, with Shade Gildes, Alexander like, his assists 138 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: are way downs, rebounding great. He's never been a big 139 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 1: time three point shooter. Steeles wise, he's pretty good. But 140 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: I don't know who the MVP would be. I don't 141 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 1: think it's him. I like Kid Cunningham. 142 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: He's been he's been the guy that I think it 143 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 2: might be a little bit of a long shot, but 144 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: he's been the guy that I've seen this year. I'm 145 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 2: pretty sure he's an All Star starter this year. And 146 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:52,159 Speaker 2: in the Eastern Conference. His ability and Jalen Durant is 147 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 2: his big man. He is a reserve in the Eastern 148 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 2: Conference this year. So they got Kate Is Kaid's a 149 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 2: starter and Jalen Durant is as a reserve in the 150 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 2: e Stern All Stars, which is just awesome for a 151 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 2: team where you know, Detroit basketball, they've been struggling right 152 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: like they've they've been having a tough time. And my 153 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 2: former team at Eric Curry is a player development coach 154 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 2: over there, and he tells me just the mentality that 155 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,119 Speaker 2: Caid comes in with every single day. He's a leader. 156 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 2: He's not just this big vocal like I'm gonna yell 157 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: at you guy, but just leads with his actions, does 158 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 2: everything the right way. And they really have it rolling 159 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 2: over there. JB. Bickerstaff former Gopher as well. They have 160 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 2: it rolling. They're in Detroit. 161 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 3: Well, I mean, how do you not to go from 162 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 3: and I know they made the playoffs last year and 163 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 3: that's kind of just back end. You know, they got 164 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 3: handled by the Knicks. But other than that, that's their 165 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 3: third playoff appearance, Yeah, in seventeen or eighteen seasons. And 166 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 3: now they are the top seed and they're not top 167 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 3: seed in a grind here. They're in the top seed 168 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 3: by like six games. Cad Cunningham is a tour because 169 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 3: I honestly, whether it's Sga Jokic for me, just kind 170 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 3: of rolled the ball out and he should be talked 171 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 3: about Wemby of course, even though you know, with this 172 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: aft thing and just kind of managing that. Yeah, he's 173 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 3: a freaking unicorn. But Kate Cunningham is a great name 174 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 3: because of the turnaround of that team in concert with 175 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 3: some other stuff. But him leading that charge, that's a 176 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 3: great one. Well it's him Blaine exactly. I mean he 177 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 3: he would miss large patches with injury. 178 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 2: Oh totally. And he's healthy and he's he's he's the 179 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 2: ball is always in his hands. And they have a 180 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: six game lead now in the East. So this isn't 181 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 2: a team that's just like you know, I think Knicks 182 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 2: or next and then Celtics are right there. But but 183 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 2: they're just dominating and and and if you if you 184 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 2: truly love just just the game, and you love a 185 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 2: true point guard. Kid, kid's got twenty five a game. 186 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: He's giving me a twenty five game. He's shooting it 187 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: well from three. His assists numbers are up nine point 188 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 2: eight assists per game. Wow, he's almost as the rebounds 189 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 2: have to be by seven six. Yeah, So he's right 190 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 2: there and he's doing it at a really high level. 191 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 2: And I think if you're a true, true basketball guy 192 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 2: and you just like to watch the game. This Pistons team, 193 00:08:55,520 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: they're they're really fun. 194 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: Well the I mean since you went down that road, yeah, 195 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: Bias Harris, Oh yeah, I mean seriously, resurgence man, you 196 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: can't you can't have a Detroit Pistons related conversation without 197 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: without including kind of the the the common thread of 198 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:19,439 Speaker 1: calm Tobias Harrison is he's gonna give you thirteen to 199 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: nine every single game, but you know what he's gonna 200 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: do it with. 201 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 2: Class yep, and he's he's fourth on their team in minutes. 202 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 2: If I think if you would have said that to 203 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 2: somebody at the being of the season, they wouldn't believe you. Well, 204 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,079 Speaker 2: I would have thought he'd be third. Old guys get tired, right, 205 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,720 Speaker 2: isn't that what you say? Old guys days get tired? 206 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 3: Maybe is half the league hurt by the way, Yeah, 207 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 3: because whether you're talking about Tobias Harris and I'm scouring 208 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 3: the waiver wire going how did I miss out on 209 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 3: Kelly Ubray? You got Paul George getting suspended for twenty 210 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 3: five games. I'm trying to figure out who David Barlow 211 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 3: is Brooks might be dominic Dylan Brooks down and down 212 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 3: in Phoenix because Jalen Green keeps hurting himself bomb every 213 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 3: single time it takes the court. 214 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: Well, look at the opportunity afforded something. Look at the 215 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:09,200 Speaker 1: opportunity afforded a young man, fine young man too, Anthony Black, 216 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: there you go for the Orlando Magic. Gosh many haja 217 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: academies jailing. Suggs makes a mistake of going down yep, 218 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: and Black goes Wilson Ivant. Well, well, Black rolls in 219 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 1: and represents incredibly well, basically takes the job from him. 220 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: Suggs comes back and they're like, nah, we got to 221 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: find a way to have two point guards out of here. 222 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 2: With Black and Sugs. 223 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: We got to play an undersized Desmond Bane at the 224 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:35,079 Speaker 1: small forward spot. 225 00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 2: Whi's been great as well, Yeah, really good. 226 00:10:37,040 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 3: Same thing a year ago with speaking of the sixers, 227 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 3: how about that Grimes cat that gets traded for Dallas. 228 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 3: He's going for thirty a night because everyone's hurt, and 229 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 3: now he's five points off the bench with a couple 230 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 3: of dimes. 231 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: Man, the entire freaking league is hurt right now. Poor 232 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: man's Dennis Shrewder, Wint and Grimes. There's no doubt about it. 233 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 2: Well, here without the peroxide up front. 234 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: But the thing is our are they hurt or is 235 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: it an overly cautious, overly conservative approach to keep things 236 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,319 Speaker 1: as fresh as you possibly can into the second half 237 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 1: of the season. 238 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 2: And here's the example. The Utah Jazz. 239 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: They have this guy nobody including myself, had heard of 240 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: until a year and change ago, Keishawn George. Okay, well, 241 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: I mean my man goes for twenty five a game 242 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: and about seven. 243 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 2: I mean, he's the bomb. He is a major, major. 244 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: Underrated offensive contributor in the National Basketball Association. He's a bucket. 245 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,360 Speaker 1: But is he a wagon? But here's the deal. It 246 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: wasn't a wagon or a bucket the other night. Why 247 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 1: because he had played X amount consecutive games. They gave 248 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,199 Speaker 1: him the night off, gave him the night off. Yeah, 249 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 1: came back the next game. Yeah, I watched. I watched 250 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: that game last night, Utah versus Toronto. 251 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 2: I've mentioned a couple of times my best buddy jameson 252 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 2: Battle plays for the Raptors and oh my gosh, just 253 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 2: an ugly, ugly, ugly game, one of one of the 254 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:02,559 Speaker 2: worst games I watched in a while. But yeah, he 255 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 2: didn't play. Ace Bailey was bad, thirty minutes, four points. 256 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: Walter Clayton, Well they're Clayton ran as hard as again. 257 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,560 Speaker 2: I know, I know, eighteen minutes there. 258 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 3: But is Jamison Battle getting any of those pearl minutes? 259 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 2: He's not getting too many. You know, just played four 260 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 2: minutes last night. Just ran a little stint. One of 261 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 2: those guys played in two months. I know he's been. 262 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 2: They just don't have a big over there in Toronto. 263 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 2: They got they got no situation. You're starting Colling Murray 264 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 2: Boyles at at your five spot, who was three at 265 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 2: South Carolina last week. Yeah, so you're just in a 266 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 2: You're in a peculiar, peculiar situation with no big they 267 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 2: bring that mama. Kelish Vili off the best, Yep, Sandro 268 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 2: he played, had twenty minutes last night. He was excellent. Yeah, 269 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: he was excellent last night. 270 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: Well there's a there's a question I've been meaning to 271 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: ask you for quite some time, and it evolves the NBA. 272 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 1: Here's the here's the statement, and I want you to 273 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: to comment on the statements. Not really a question, it's 274 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 1: a statement. So I know you've been wondering. Yep, what 275 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: I really like about the Houston Rockets is their losses 276 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 1: never compound. They only have one three game losing streak 277 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 1: all year. So these guys lose, dust themselves off. 278 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: They're back. They're back, I mean right in the face 279 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 2: of negativity. 280 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: They're back. They don't let negativity compound. 281 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 2: Mature team, right, that's when when you have a leader 282 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 2: like kd at the helm for your team, it's a 283 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 2: mature player. That's a guy that's that's seen everything that 284 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 2: comes with the league, and he's playing at a high 285 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 2: level right now. And then you add in a guy 286 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 2: in Alfred Sengoon, who I believe is as good, if 287 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:37,160 Speaker 2: not top three four centers in the NBA. I think 288 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 2: he's right there at least. I think his skill set 289 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 2: is as elite as they come. And then you just 290 00:13:42,160 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 2: surround that with talent Terry Easton, Reed Shepherd, Jabari Smith 291 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 2: and Men Thompson. I truly believe if Fred van Vliet 292 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 2: was healthy, this would be an NBA championship caliber team 293 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 2: this year. 294 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,800 Speaker 3: Wow, you think there's something that just the dynamic is 295 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 3: different because you mentioned mature team with Katie at the top. 296 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 2: For the most part, you just ran. 297 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 3: Through a bunch of names of some young cats that 298 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 3: probably grew up dreaming of playing with Kevin Durant. 299 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 2: Totally. You think that creates maybe a cool dynamic. 300 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 3: Well An Thompson's of the world, Oh yeah, still a 301 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 3: little wet behind the years, like yes, mister Durant, do 302 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 3: whatever we needed to do to win. 303 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, it's just kind of some good vibes there. Yeah, totally. 304 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 2: I think if you're a young guy coming in this league, 305 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 2: like look at Jabari Smith, He's a similar game to 306 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 2: Kevin Durant if you're not every single day just being 307 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 2: a sponge to what Kevin Durant has to say and 308 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 2: even read Shepherd a shooting you know, shooting guard type 309 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 2: of guy. Tarry Easton can defend, can shoot the three ball. 310 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 2: Like if you're not looking to kd as like, hey, 311 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 2: whatever you say goes. You're the captain of this team. 312 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 2: I'm gonna soak up all the information I can get 313 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 2: from you. If that's not the approach that, then you're 314 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 2: approaching it the wrong way. And I think you look 315 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,040 Speaker 2: at this Houston team and I think you're right, Pa. 316 00:14:47,280 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 2: They nothing compounds with them. They they're a team where 317 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 2: it's it's gonna be tough in a seven game series 318 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 2: to out those guys. 319 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 4: Check your watch, can't tell me what time it is? 320 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: Hey, Sports Talk time eleven twenty one on the peak. 321 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 4: Your head out and tell me what the climb it is. 322 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 2: It ain't bad, It ain't that bad right now. 323 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: In fact, it's quite good here in the studio at 324 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: kfa M for multiple reasons, but mostly at this moment, 325 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:21,160 Speaker 1: having a Parker Fox and Nordo by my side. It 326 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 1: is is Jannis going to get traded? And what are 327 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: the rumors? 328 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 2: I mean he's supposed to do? Right? Like, we really 329 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: don't know. And I think it's one of those unique 330 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 2: situations where it could be anywhere. I'll speak from from 331 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 2: the Timberwols standpoint. I think everybody wants him here. I 332 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 2: see a lot of people that are like, yeah, bring 333 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:41,520 Speaker 2: bring you honest here. Yeah. I think, of course I 334 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 2: hate it, Pa, I don't want him here. I'd rather 335 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 2: stick with what we got and I'd rather find maybe 336 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 2: some sort of point guard situation. But I truly believe 337 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 2: that if you go. 338 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: To find a lot of people, because there's a lot 339 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: to be learned about a statement like that. 340 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 2: There is true. And I think this is just the 341 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 2: rumblings that I've seen on social media about hey we 342 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 2: need Giannis, you know, after the the quasi stuff, there's like, okay, 343 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 2: after now we got now we go after Yannis, right, 344 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 2: Like that's the next step here as a Minnesota sports franchise. 345 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 2: I don't like it. I think I truly believe that 346 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 2: what we have can work if we if we put 347 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 2: it the right way. I just think you have to 348 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 2: give up too much for Jannis. I don't want to 349 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 2: see Jada McDaniels go. I would hate to to do 350 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 2: that kind of trade. I would hate to see nas 351 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 2: Reed go as well. So I think it's a situation 352 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 2: where you really have to assess, like what are you 353 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 2: looking for right now? I think this is a championship 354 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 2: caliber team. Now what does it take to win a championship? 355 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 2: I don't know if you're adding Yannis at the right 356 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: piece for that. 357 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: But wait, the question is not necessarily like who do 358 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: the fans want? Yeah, here, there, and everywhere. It's like 359 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:54,560 Speaker 1: from a from a steam standpoint, like shams and yeah, 360 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 1: Brian yeah, that guy, Brian Horse, Windhorse, Yeah. I mean, 361 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: are they sharing anything that would be like ear to 362 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: the ground hearing this. 363 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 2: I've I've heard the Warriors a lot so. 364 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 1: You got to give up Raymond and or Butler, and 365 00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 1: Butler's done for the Ace. 366 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you probably have to go Kuminga too. He wants 367 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 2: out of that situation. So I think if there's a 368 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 2: team that has the potential of Steth Curry, I think 369 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:23,719 Speaker 2: is beat up a little bit. But I don't know 370 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 2: if moving Giannis to Golden State is something that Yannis 371 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 2: wants either. I don't know if there's a there's a 372 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,679 Speaker 2: championship road there in the future. I think that's just 373 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 2: kind of a neutral move for a guy like Jannis. 374 00:17:34,359 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 3: That sounds ridiculous, right, And if you're the Bucks, by 375 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 3: the way, I mean, it's not like I can read 376 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 3: Dave Sinikin's mind and all the Bucks loving fans that 377 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 3: exist out there. For Milwaukee, I want picks, man, Yeah, 378 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 3: I don't want to sit there. And kind of similarly 379 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 3: that that's a problem maybe for for the Timberwolves, at least. 380 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 3: The way I've looked at it is, it isn't just 381 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 3: here's Randall. I've been just throwing names out there. Whatever 382 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 3: Randall or Rudy or Vincenzo. It's I gotta get this 383 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 3: team involved. That's gonna give me a first for Randall, 384 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 3: and then I flipped that first to Milwaukee orright, Jay's 385 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 3: too first for x YS. You know, Jaden McDaniels kind 386 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 3: of feels like that's on the no move side of 387 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 3: things maybe, but we'll see. I've gotten farther down the 388 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 3: road to agree with you, Parker from just what we 389 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 3: have here in totality versus what it would take to 390 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 3: bring you onis here. 391 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 2: Didn't even know that was a thing, that that roster 392 00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 2: would look mighty thin, I think at the end of that. 393 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, you mentioned Jonathan Kuminga yep in closing for this segment. 394 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:39,000 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, guys. I once had a 395 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: case of Kuminga. And anyway, check you watch and tell 396 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 1: me what time it iss mors talk time eleven twenty 397 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: five up, pick. 398 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 4: Your head out and tell me what the climb it is. 399 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: It ain't hot. I'm Paul Allen. Nor Do has some 400 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: cash to give away. 401 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 3: Indeed, the fan wants to give you a shot to 402 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,560 Speaker 3: win some bonus bucks with the National Cash Contest. Go 403 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 3: to KFA and dot com enter the keyword money. You 404 00:19:04,160 --> 00:19:07,879 Speaker 3: could win some money. Enter the keyword money at the website. 405 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,439 Speaker 3: The website is KFA and Windy Lee for. 406 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:15,679 Speaker 2: Milan Sunday Sunday, Fired Up, Super Bowl Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday. 407 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 2: I'm trying to move the flight back, but it's one 408 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 2: of those things where it's like, if I'm over in Milan, 409 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 2: am I gonna stay up till two or something in 410 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 2: the morning to watch the Super Bowl? I don't know 411 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 2: you will. Probably You're right, Nordal, because I do think 412 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 2: it's going to be an awesome game. I think it's 413 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 2: going to be one of the best Super Bowls we've 414 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 2: had in a while. Love both these teams. I'm a 415 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 2: big Drake mayfan. And then you got the whole. You 416 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 2: got boy A Mafe, my guy there in Seattle, and 417 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 2: then you got the whole. 418 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:46,360 Speaker 1: Sam Darnold, bit So Adrias, Jack Gibbons, Jack Gibbons, Yeah, 419 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: they get Gibbins. 420 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,399 Speaker 2: That's the guy right there. Man, So you got you 421 00:19:49,480 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 2: got Gophers on both sides, you got, you got talent. 422 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 2: I'm looking forward to that game. 423 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: But one flying to Milan, Yeah, the assumption is you 424 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: stop in Amsterdam and right probably get some to. 425 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:09,000 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm to scenic city. This holy definitely. I 426 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 2: think we got a quick layover at Amsterdam. But rent 427 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 2: a bike. It can rent a bike. I heard that's 428 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 2: the best thing to do. There are more bikes than 429 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 2: people in Amsterdam. I think I learned to play soccer 430 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 2: in wooden shoes. There you go, Yeah, see Quinton Post. 431 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 2: Maybe he'll be there. 432 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: I think he's yeah, see a wind mill coast. I'm 433 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: the Milwaukee Bucks and I trade Giannis to Golden State. 434 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: I'm banging my fist down on that four mic. I'm 435 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: making sure went and Post as part of that deal. 436 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: Get the big dutchman. You gotta do it right, let's go. 437 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 2: Ye. 438 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 1: So well, uh well, Hoiberg's team finally took a loss. Yeah, 439 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,440 Speaker 1: I had the audacity to take an al Freddy Hoiberg. 440 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 2: I know. And and that was that was a game, 441 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:51,359 Speaker 2: that was a that was a really good game. And 442 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 2: then you know they they double back and play an 443 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 2: Illinois team. I think that was yesterday or two days ago, 444 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 2: in an awesome game at Nebraska. This Illinois team, I think, 445 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 2: is they're good enough to win it all. They got 446 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:08,159 Speaker 2: a freshman and this kid, Keaton Waggler. You got to 447 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:10,040 Speaker 2: look him up, man, he is he's going to be 448 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 2: a top I like to say five definitely a top 449 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,520 Speaker 2: ten pick in this NBA draft. Went for forty nine 450 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 2: at Purdue the other day as a freshman, as an 451 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 2: eighteen year old kid doesn't have a piece of hair 452 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,399 Speaker 2: on his chin, and for for I think he went 453 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:25,120 Speaker 2: for forty nine. 454 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: You think he is Jared Allen of the Cleveland Cavaliers 455 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: in those blocks yesterday. 456 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I know I like Nebraska's team, PA, I 457 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 2: really do. They've they're big man rank mass. He's been 458 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 2: out with a little bit of a flu bug. We 459 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,239 Speaker 2: were so right about that guy. I was so right 460 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 2: about him, so right about him. I think he's so talented, 461 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 2: but he hits that flu bug. And you know, you 462 00:21:46,160 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 2: got to go to Michigan and they put up a 463 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 2: really good game. Then you got Illinoy at the crib. 464 00:21:49,600 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 2: So it's tough when your best players out of games, 465 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,359 Speaker 2: but it just shows you the fight in this. You know, 466 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:55,520 Speaker 2: Nebraska team, I don't know if they're a sweet sixteen 467 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 2: level team. They have the talent to be. I think 468 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 2: they have the coaching to be as well, But elite guards, 469 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 2: that's my answer in March, And I know we'll talk 470 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,399 Speaker 2: about it as March rolls on here and we'll get 471 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 2: into some our college hoops, but I like elite guards 472 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 2: and that's why I go to Arizona the well with 473 00:22:10,720 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 2: Nebraska with Freddy's team, the Lawrence JaMarcus Lawrence. Thank you yea. 474 00:22:17,359 --> 00:22:20,360 Speaker 2: You you follow it more closely than me and us. Yep. 475 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: So maybe this has happened before. Can't say I've ever 476 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: seen it. Had a conversation with Fred Hoiberg a couple 477 00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: of weeks ago that we played on KFAM. Lawrence was 478 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:36,439 Speaker 1: in the Nebraska Covenant. Yep, hated it, left, had a 479 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: good year and came back. How often do you see 480 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: people transfer and transfer back? Very very rarely, such a 481 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: unique story. 482 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 2: Yeah, went to Rhode Island, kind of found his groove 483 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 2: over there at Rhode Island and then came back and 484 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,400 Speaker 2: he's been excellent, shooting the ball at a really high level. 485 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 2: They got three guys kind of at the wing and 486 00:22:55,280 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 2: guard position, and Pryce Sandford, Braden Frank Fragger and JaMarcus Lawrence, 487 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 2: and those guys can all hoop. So I think if 488 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 2: if you talk about a team where where you got 489 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 2: deep back court, I think that's a team that could 490 00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 2: win a lot of games. And I really like the 491 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 2: way Nebraska plays they play hard. Their defense is so 492 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 2: hard to play against. Any time you get a post catch, 493 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 2: they just send a double team there on the baseline 494 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:16,199 Speaker 2: and it just mixes up a lot of things you 495 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 2: want to do offensively. So we'll see what it looks 496 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 2: like down the stretch. They kind of got a light 497 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 2: schedule with with Rutgers Northwestern Penn State, so they should 498 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 2: win a lot of a lot of games here as 499 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 2: they go down the stretch. 500 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:29,760 Speaker 1: Uh, Nordo, Yeah, do you happen to have a good 501 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:31,440 Speaker 1: seven minutes of conversation in you? 502 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 2: I absolutely do. Thank you. 503 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 3: Let me go back for just a second, though. This 504 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:44,159 Speaker 3: kid quits Hoiberg. Yeah, moves on unquits Hoiberg. Wow. I 505 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 3: mean that's so you're you're saying we we shouldn't necessarily 506 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 3: believe that we've seen the last a Koy Parrich in Minnesota. 507 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. Yeah, I expect him to be back 508 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:56,160 Speaker 2: level of optimism. That was my laugh in the background. Yeah, 509 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:59,480 Speaker 2: that's that's too good. No, Yeah, he JaMarcus Law started 510 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 2: twenty three game teams at Nebraska twenty twenty three twenty 511 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 2: twenty four season. Then he goes to Rhode Island and 512 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 2: you know, plays a bunch of minutes, you know, but 513 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,879 Speaker 2: he doesn't. He averaged nine points, and now he's back 514 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:11,600 Speaker 2: in Nebraska in the Big Ten, averaging eleven points, shooting 515 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 2: it at thirty nine percent from three. 516 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:15,960 Speaker 1: You have an all time favorite Rhode Island basketball player, 517 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: because I do. 518 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 2: Actually, my former teammate Tyler Cochran is there this year, 519 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 2: so I'm going to go with my guy TC. I don't. 520 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:23,600 Speaker 2: I don't. I couldn't really name a whole lot more. 521 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 2: I don't know what one? What do you got? 522 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: Murdo's about ready to have fifteen, So I'm turned with 523 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: the right to the internet machine. Katino Mobiley, I don't 524 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 1: know that one. Ooh, Cap Mobley, Katino Mobley, old school. 525 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,159 Speaker 2: Guard Rhode Island. 526 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 3: Wow, No, I had no idea went there. I know 527 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 3: the name Lamar Odom went there. Are you familiar with Odom? 528 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 2: Yeah? Of course? 529 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 3: Uh to the Gophers momentarily, and then I did want 530 00:24:46,920 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 3: to ask you getting back to the kind of the 531 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 3: howl here. Hopefully they just absolutely smash the mefice tonight. 532 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,520 Speaker 3: We're opening the show tomorrow with Chris Finch. By the way, 533 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 3: the head coach is in the mixed Tonchi finchy finchy 534 00:25:00,480 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 3: to the Gophers team though, is this is this gonna 535 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 3: be the the game by game fight here? 536 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 2: Yeah? Where? 537 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 3: I mean they give it freaking everything, dude, and they're 538 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 3: they're under man. 539 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 2: We get that. 540 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 3: But Medved, Medved, you can tell the the equity and 541 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 3: the coaching. I mean, everything is coming down to the 542 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 3: freaking wire. It's just feels like a lack of resources 543 00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:21,920 Speaker 3: thing right now for the. 544 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:24,959 Speaker 2: Maroon and Gold. Yeah, he wants it bad, you can tell. 545 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:28,199 Speaker 2: But I think he also understands what he has in 546 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:30,040 Speaker 2: front of him. And I think that's something as a 547 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:32,280 Speaker 2: coach that's that's kind of hard to get to, just 548 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 2: in terms of, you know, you never want to admit defeat, 549 00:25:35,760 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 2: right Like, you never want to go into a game 550 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 2: and be like, oh, we can't win this game. You 551 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:42,359 Speaker 2: go into Purdue and you play really well. But and 552 00:25:42,359 --> 00:25:44,920 Speaker 2: then you go into Penn State last night, two nights ago, 553 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 2: and and you play really good. I thought they were 554 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 2: gonna pull the game off, and yeah, you know, kid 555 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 2: makes a buzzer beater and then it's like, you know, 556 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:52,679 Speaker 2: you're holding your head down, but hey, look look up 557 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 2: a little bit. You got to go play Michigan State 558 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 2: Tuesday or Wednesday, actually the fourth at six pm. And 559 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 2: now you got a top ten team in the country 560 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 2: coming into your house, so there's no time to kind of, 561 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:04,520 Speaker 2: you know, drown in the misery, drowned in the sorrow. 562 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 2: You gotta find ways to adjust. But I really like him, man, 563 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 2: I really think he's the man for the job. But 564 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 2: you're right, Nordo, and he got seven guys, and two 565 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 2: of them are, you know, kind of fringed. Ones a 566 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 2: freshmen and ones a kid who didn't who red shirted 567 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 2: last year and didn't play, and now he's coming back 568 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:21,719 Speaker 2: and he brings a lot of energy and a lot 569 00:26:21,760 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 2: of talent and Grayson Grove. But you really only got 570 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 2: five six guys, and you're talking about going into places 571 00:26:26,640 --> 00:26:28,960 Speaker 2: on the Big ten and trying to win games. It's 572 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 2: very difficult. 573 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 3: Where where are you in terms of So we discussed 574 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 3: the Yannis thing. Yeah, but doesn't it feel that that 575 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 3: that's almost in the end, it's fun fodder And just 576 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 3: even from a fantasy hoop standpoint, it's like, I wonder 577 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:43,919 Speaker 3: what Giannis would look like on this team. But to 578 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 3: that end, we still kind of need that guy that 579 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 3: maybe Pops off the bench and can play a little 580 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 3: point right, Like that's still that that has not left 581 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 3: your mind. It has at left mind in terms of 582 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 3: the a topic no for this team at the deadline. Well, 583 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,760 Speaker 3: I think when you when you go into a year, right, 584 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 3: you want to consider your elf to have your bases covered. 585 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 2: Right. So if you're the front office, you're looking into 586 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 2: the year and you're saying, Okay, we got our front 587 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 2: court covered with Rudy and Julius, and then we have 588 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:11,920 Speaker 2: our guy in our front car off the bench and 589 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 2: nas reed, Okay, what's our backcourt situation? Where we got Dante, 590 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 2: we got Ants, we got Jalen Clark to play some defense. 591 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 2: But where's the next ball handler? Could it be Dillingham? 592 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,920 Speaker 2: Could it be the age of Mike Conley? And both 593 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:26,639 Speaker 2: of those answers have kind of been no. So I 594 00:27:26,640 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 2: think as you adjust into the trade deadline, you have 595 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:31,119 Speaker 2: to look at where's your weaklink? And I think you're right, 596 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:33,680 Speaker 2: it's that it's that extra ball handler, It's that extra 597 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 2: point guard type of mentality. I don't know if there 598 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 2: is a move out there that makes sense, Like I 599 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 2: don't know if adding a trade Jones is something that 600 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 2: could be interesting or a Tias Jones type of situation. 601 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:48,239 Speaker 2: I truly believe that, and I mentioned it earlier. I 602 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 2: think we have enough and I think that there's a 603 00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:53,360 Speaker 2: possibility where we can make it work. So I'm really 604 00:27:53,359 --> 00:27:55,440 Speaker 2: excited to see what it does look like headed into 605 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 2: the trade deadline. 606 00:27:56,160 --> 00:28:01,200 Speaker 1: All right to close? What can we do with you 607 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 1: in Milan? What can nine to noon do with you 608 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 1: in Milan? 609 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 2: Now? Now here's the deal. 610 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:11,880 Speaker 1: The first question in fairness needs to be what are 611 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: the power trips plans with you? Because they get first 612 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: call on p Fox Tailor and some winkle. 613 00:28:18,880 --> 00:28:20,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, we haven't even chatted. We haven't chatted it yet. 614 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: Okay, we'll go alphabetically here because we were the first 615 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 1: to think about you to bring it up. 616 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:25,359 Speaker 2: There you go. 617 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:33,959 Speaker 1: So you got Cove Hockey, Lambert Allen. So what what 618 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,479 Speaker 1: can we do with you in Milan? 619 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 2: Well? Whatever makes sense for you, guys. I'd love to 620 00:28:37,560 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 2: love to call in and whatever is a big word. 621 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 2: Whatever is a big word. But I'd love to keep 622 00:28:42,200 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 2: updates on you know, things that are going on there 623 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 2: in Milan. I'll obviously watching you know, wolves back here 624 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 2: at home watching the Super Bowl watch. 625 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: I'm more talking about like there's a chance you run 626 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: into Eddie the Eagle Snoop Dogg, or there's a chance 627 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: you run into rolling down the street with Snoop Dogg 628 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:07,240 Speaker 1: sipping on and juice laid back. But we got Gaylor, Yeah, 629 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 1: we got some winkle. Yeah, Mabby Murphy. We have h 630 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: we have fabes and quinsy and and bolts, and you 631 00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: might be around all of them, Billy g. So let's 632 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: uh yeah, let's let's try to make a player two 633 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:21,080 Speaker 1: while you're over there. 634 00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 2: Okay, there's gonna be some good Minnesota connections here, sir. 635 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 3: Are you going to have the freedom like, hey, I 636 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 3: want to go check out the loge? I wonder what 637 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 3: do you know any of that yet? In terms of 638 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 3: you know, I hear this, this curling squad might be 639 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 3: pretty good. You have some freedom to to explore a 640 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 3: little bit. I do have the freedom to explore. 641 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 2: I just know that we will be in Milan, and 642 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 2: only speed skating, ice hockey, and figure skating is in Milan. 643 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 2: Everything else is like five hours north. Yeah, so it's 644 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 2: kind of separated because Eric Eric Heiden, there's a chance 645 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,480 Speaker 2: to chat with Eric Hyden. There you go keep it 646 00:29:52,520 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 2: and catch up could you do a lots or an axle? 647 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 3: Are you familiar with the specifics of the figure skating 648 00:29:58,760 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 3: world triple axle? 649 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,479 Speaker 2: I capture the dream is all I know from Blades 650 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 2: of Glory. That's about as That's about as. 651 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: Far as it's about as far as I get anybody 652 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: happened to speaking of hockey there. So we have like 653 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,880 Speaker 1: The Miracle or the new doc Yeah, did you watch it? 654 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 2: Phenomenal? Oh, I gotta watch it. 655 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:22,840 Speaker 1: It is so cool going behind the scenes with these kids, 656 00:30:22,880 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: and like your guy, Kurt Russell did a great job, 657 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,120 Speaker 1: you know, on the movie The Miracle. 658 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, fantastic. 659 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:31,080 Speaker 1: I can see why they used Kurt after seeing some 660 00:30:31,120 --> 00:30:32,840 Speaker 1: of this Herbie behind the scenes stuff. 661 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 2: Yeah. 662 00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: That documentary that that I watched somewhere within the last 663 00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: ten days on Netflix. Holy cal was that good. 664 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 2: I think Mike Ruzioni commented on it and he said 665 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 2: it's even better than The Miracle Movie, which the Miracle 666 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 2: Movie is a top you know, ten to fifteen movies. 667 00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 2: I absolutely love it. 668 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: Well, we'd like to call you frequently, of course, maybe 669 00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: twice the show certainly, but you can work that out 670 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: with Nordo ab and Lani Okay, certainly. That's great seeing 671 00:30:58,720 --> 00:30:59,959 Speaker 1: you and I love you. I love you too, man. 672 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:04,400 Speaker 1: Thank you as Parker Fox AFA and Sports Talk Time 673 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: is eleven forty one. A cute, cute until the I 674 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: got a few things that I wrote down here i'd 675 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:17,160 Speaker 1: like to share with you before we leave, and one 676 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 1: of them is when I was discussing UH Minnesota Vikings 677 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 1: executive vice president of operations, Rob Razinski, a name many 678 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:31,400 Speaker 1: have known as the as we would say, money magician, uh, 679 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: the the capologist. 680 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,520 Speaker 2: So people have heard that name. We we've we've. 681 00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: Talked rather extensively about him today and a word that 682 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: that that I've used frequently was the way somebody described 683 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:50,800 Speaker 1: him to me this weekend, and the word connector, connector 684 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: was a key word. So I wrote all this stuff 685 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 1: down right now or actually over the weekend, and I 686 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: just want in order to hear it. And if there's 687 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 1: anything that hits you, anything that sticks with you that 688 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:09,719 Speaker 1: we can segue into tomorrow, then we can do that. 689 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 2: But here it is. 690 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: I kind of shared the first part, but it's moving 691 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:22,960 Speaker 1: forward with Quasia doofa mensa very much somebody who belongs 692 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,800 Speaker 1: in the National Football League. It just may not be 693 00:32:25,880 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 1: with a general managerial job. So moving forward with the 694 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 1: contract they gave Kevin after the last year, he has 695 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: to have a big say in all of it. And 696 00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:40,160 Speaker 1: that's cool if so, because he cares, he's smart, and 697 00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 1: he's done terrific work winning game seasons that there were challenges, 698 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: and he probably had the most to do with Brian 699 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 1: Flores returning. So yeah, if Ko has Ko power with 700 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: some or all decisions, that's all good with me. I 701 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:00,560 Speaker 1: don't know that to be the case, and I'm talking 702 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: moving forward, moving forward, but I don't know that to 703 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: be the case, but I wanted to state mind now, 704 00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:12,760 Speaker 1: the next GM, all right, this word connector the master 705 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 1: of the money, beloved Briz is running it through the 706 00:33:16,760 --> 00:33:21,240 Speaker 1: draft and off that previous chat we just had about 707 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,760 Speaker 1: the head coach and decision making power he may or 708 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: may not have. The next general manager, in my estimation, 709 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: has to be comfortable with that role if it exists. 710 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:36,880 Speaker 1: But here's my key to the equation. It's my key 711 00:33:36,920 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: to the equation sponsored by Metropolitan Ford and eb Or. 712 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 1: Is that Slumberland, Continental Diamond, TimberTech, Steve's Appliances and so on, 713 00:33:45,640 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: Early Bird Electric, Matt Heally and so on. Key to 714 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: the equation. Be cool if if this person is one 715 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:58,120 Speaker 1: who develops a relationship of respect, where maybe said person 716 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: can like counsel Kevin when he's hurting or mad, and 717 00:34:02,480 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: do so privately and born with love. You know who 718 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: your dogs are, all right, you know who your dogs are? 719 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:14,440 Speaker 1: Then hire a dog, a man's best friend. That whole 720 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:19,399 Speaker 1: thing sounds like Rob Brazinsky to me, Brazinsky Brazensky gets 721 00:34:19,400 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: a draft. I mean, I've been joking around like this, 722 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: you know, in passing on the radio show today. What 723 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:29,160 Speaker 1: if Prasinsky goes eight for eight, I mean, fija fi 724 00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:34,240 Speaker 1: ja fairness and jesting act. We know more than one 725 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:38,160 Speaker 1: leads to draft picks, but this is sweet. I mean, 726 00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:41,160 Speaker 1: what if there are some wild cards up Robbie's sleeve. 727 00:34:42,080 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: Remember he found the poison pill and it shook the 728 00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: league forever. Somebody who's like Kevin my man, let's chat 729 00:34:53,080 --> 00:34:57,719 Speaker 1: about whatever and there. I have no idea if that 730 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 1: was quasy or not. I'm saying I think if the 731 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: case is, the head coach has even more pressure on him. 732 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:11,040 Speaker 1: The new GM needs to be of dog status like 733 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:16,160 Speaker 1: O'Connell and McVeigh and Read and Spags and Zimmer and 734 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: norv one liner alert with that last one. A connector, 735 00:35:24,120 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 1: somebody with the gift of leadership, honesty, sans agenda, connecting 736 00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:36,040 Speaker 1: all the right way even when picks are bad. Play 737 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: calls her second guest or. When you nail all the 738 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,600 Speaker 1: draft selections and free agents and the obliterating of a 739 00:35:42,640 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: team's middle zone concepts is of the greatest show on 740 00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:51,520 Speaker 1: turf variety. I mean, just that sounds like Brazenski to me. 741 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:54,600 Speaker 1: If he wants it, his sole focus would be on 742 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:58,840 Speaker 1: being the connector. And at this stage of his career, 743 00:35:59,560 --> 00:36:05,280 Speaker 1: I lead out Rob has wander lust, meaning he's looking 744 00:36:05,320 --> 00:36:10,120 Speaker 1: to uproot and move and use this to pave to 745 00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:12,720 Speaker 1: pave his way to the next best thing on the docket. 746 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 1: So that's just kind of when I said that word connector, 747 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: I just felt it better needed to be explained in 748 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 1: good morning. 749 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, good morning. 750 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 3: I think that that word matters in this in this 751 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:28,760 Speaker 3: particular sense, just given really since the news erupted on Friday, 752 00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 3: all the reporting that has come out, and you know, 753 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,800 Speaker 3: it's it's what we know is fact versus what we've heard, 754 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:38,280 Speaker 3: and just kind of putting a bow on the regime 755 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,399 Speaker 3: and you start to hear, you know, were there more 756 00:36:40,440 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 3: tensions in this spot and just maybe dissension in terms 757 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 3: of final decision making in XYZ spot. 758 00:36:47,600 --> 00:36:48,640 Speaker 2: QB has come. 759 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:51,240 Speaker 3: Up a lot connector over the course of the weekend 760 00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:54,840 Speaker 3: that the connector piece of that matters with Brazinski clearly 761 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 3: based on some of the reporting we've seen in recent days, 762 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,800 Speaker 3: I I'm going to water I'm going to kind of 763 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,400 Speaker 3: kind of water this down or diluted a bit, because 764 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,799 Speaker 3: I feel, you know, since Quasy's been fired and as 765 00:37:06,840 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 3: we sit here today, we've been talking about a lot more, 766 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:12,920 Speaker 3: I think than really what is the crux of the 767 00:37:12,960 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 3: situation that led to Quasy leaving, and that is actually 768 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:19,439 Speaker 3: just being better in the draft and that and kind 769 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 3: of the downstream impact of when you aren't able to 770 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:26,480 Speaker 3: nail and Razinski goes eight to eight, he goes four 771 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:28,359 Speaker 3: of eight. We got a few months and we'll we'll 772 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:31,640 Speaker 3: find that out. So whether you know, whatever the future 773 00:37:31,719 --> 00:37:34,759 Speaker 3: is for the permanent GM, but really truly to the 774 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 3: basics of it, it doesn't even matter that he took 775 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:41,960 Speaker 3: two weeks off during camp in twenty twenty three. That 776 00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:45,600 Speaker 3: people have just absolutely locked into mentally over. 777 00:37:45,480 --> 00:37:46,720 Speaker 2: The last forty eight hours. 778 00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:51,520 Speaker 3: It doesn't matter because you would never have started talking 779 00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 3: about that if we were more successful in the drafts, 780 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:58,359 Speaker 3: which led us down a road where we were potentially 781 00:37:58,400 --> 00:38:01,880 Speaker 3: not over leveraged financially and having to go so deep 782 00:38:02,200 --> 00:38:04,879 Speaker 3: into the free agent market the way that this team did, 783 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,440 Speaker 3: spending the most in the NFL a year ago. The 784 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,439 Speaker 3: crux for me, he's a connector. You trust this guy, 785 00:38:10,520 --> 00:38:14,839 Speaker 3: you believe in Briz for good reason. Briz unbelievable dude 786 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 3: that that we have in Rob Brazinski. There's no freaking 787 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,760 Speaker 3: doubt about that. But all of this is a push. 788 00:38:20,840 --> 00:38:24,040 Speaker 3: That connector piece leads us to late April where this 789 00:38:24,120 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 3: team just needs to be better in the draft. And 790 00:38:26,760 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 3: it sounds like Rob in concert with Ko mister Flores 791 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 3: six million a year Gregson for meflow though so we 792 00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:38,160 Speaker 3: Washington and so and so that is. 793 00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:41,040 Speaker 4: Really just for me kind of my focus. Let's bring 794 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:41,359 Speaker 4: it back. 795 00:38:41,440 --> 00:38:44,320 Speaker 3: Let's stop talking about paternity leave for a second, if weekend, 796 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,480 Speaker 3: and just think, Man, if this team's better in the draft, 797 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,959 Speaker 3: this team's going to be better in twenty twenty six. 798 00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: In closing, I wholeheartedly want to thank kfa N and 799 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: iHeart all the way up the chain for the catch 800 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:01,319 Speaker 1: of breath free Spin Spin at the Bingo Wheel. I 801 00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,560 Speaker 1: went to New Orleans for two full days and walked 802 00:39:03,600 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 1: the streets in anonymity and went to lamenting and eating 803 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:11,960 Speaker 1: and walking. And this is what hit me super hard. 804 00:39:12,640 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: That one liner I unfurled two fridays ago lacked awareness 805 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 1: of how others were feeling, and also was such a 806 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:24,040 Speaker 1: stupid curveball it eliminated, if only for three and a 807 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:28,719 Speaker 1: half seconds. The fact that this time slot and real 808 00:39:28,840 --> 00:39:33,480 Speaker 1: estate has been, is and will be a place for 809 00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:37,960 Speaker 1: those who endure political snarkiness in their lives and are 810 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:41,319 Speaker 1: looking to find a getaway spot. Because nine to Noon 811 00:39:42,080 --> 00:39:45,760 Speaker 1: never ventures down that road. I did for some reason, 812 00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 1: and I'm remorseful I did. Thanks for listening. Have a 813 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:50,319 Speaker 1: nice day. 814 00:39:58,600 --> 00:39:59,280 Speaker 2: To noon. 815 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,640 Speaker 4: Temple Reverily, the game is over. 816 00:40:05,000 --> 00:40:10,479 Speaker 2: Christmasson's good time. See what that's some bad time? 817 00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:12,319 Speaker 4: Double thorn? 818 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:19,600 Speaker 2: Lucky we got It's good news of money. Leave them up. 819 00:40:26,320 --> 00:40:29,600 Speaker 3: Podcast Today's Paul Allen Show, or listen back to previous 820 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,560 Speaker 3: show and interviews like going to the iHeartRadio app or 821 00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:34,560 Speaker 3: g f a n dot com.